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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2010

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

British Virgin Islands   2834   Not applicable

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

53 Niwang Rd

Shangri-La County, Diqing,

Yunnan Province, China 674400

 

CT Corporation System

111 Eighth Avenue

New York, New York 10011

(+86) 887 823 2158   (800) 624-0909

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of principal executive offices)

 

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone

number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

Bradley A. Haneberg, Esq.

Anthony W. Basch, Esq.

Christopher J. Mugel, Esq.

Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.

Three James Center, 1051 East Cary Street, 12th Floor

Richmond, Virginia 23219

(804) 771-5700 – telephone

(804) 771-5777 – facsimile

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box.    x

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    ¨

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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   x

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to such Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of Each Class of

Securities to be Registered

 

Proposed Maximum

Aggregate Offering

Price(1)

 

Amount of

Registration Fee

Ordinary Shares(2)

  $15,000,000   $1,069.50

Ordinary Shares(3)

  $2,835,000   $202.14

Placement Agent’s Warrants(3)

  $187   $0.01

Ordinary Shares Underlying Placement Agent’s Warrants(4)

  $1,875,000   $133.69

Total

  $19,710,187   $1,405.34(5)
 
 
(1)

The registration fee for securities is based on an estimate of the aggregate offering price of the securities, assuming the sale of the securities at the midpoint of the high and low anticipated offering prices set forth in the prospectus, and such estimate is solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(a).

(2)

In accordance with Rule 416(a), the Registrant is also registering an indeterminate number of additional ordinary shares that shall be issuable pursuant to Rule 416 to prevent dilution resulting from share splits, share dividends or similar transactions.

(3)

This registration statement also covers the resale under a separate resale prospectus by selling shareholders of up to 354,375 ordinary shares previously issued to such selling shareholders named in the resale prospectus. The registrant will not receive any proceeds from the sale of these shares. For purposes of this calculation, the Registrant has assumed the sale of these securities at the midpoint of the high and low anticipated offering prices set forth in the prospectus.

(4)

We have agreed to issue, on the closing date of this offering, warrants to our Placement Agent, Anderson & Strudwick, Incorporated (the “Placement Agent”), to purchase up to 10 percent of the aggregate number of ordinary shares sold by the Registrant (the “Placement Agent’s Warrants”). The price to be paid by the Placement Agent for the Placement Agent’s Warrants is $0.001 per warrant. Each Placement Agent’s Warrant may be exercised to purchase one of our ordinary shares. The closing date will be a date mutually acceptable to the Placement Agent and the Registrant after the minimum offering has been sold; provided, however, that the closing date will be on or before October 31, 2010. Assuming a maximum placement, on the closing date the Placement Agent would receive 187,500 Placement Agent’s Warrants at an aggregate purchase price of $187. The exercise price of the Placement Agent’s Warrants is equal to 125% of the price of the ordinary shares offered hereby. Assuming a maximum placement and an exercise price of $10.00 per share, we would receive, in the aggregate, $1,875,000 upon exercise of the Placement Agent’s Warrants. The ordinary shares underlying the Placement Agent’s Warrants are exercisable within one year of the date of this registration statement and are deemed to commence simultaneously with the Placement Agent’s Warrants.

(5)

Paid herewith.

 

 

 


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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This registration statement contains a prospectus to be used in connection with the initial public offering of up to 1,875,000 of the registrant’s ordinary shares on a best-efforts, minimum/maximum basis through the Placement Agent named on the cover page of that prospectus (the “IPO Prospectus”). In addition, the registrant is registering on this registration statement the resale of up to 354,375 ordinary shares (the “Registrable Securities”) held by selling shareholders. Consequently, this registration statement contains a second prospectus to cover these possible resales (the “Resale Prospectus”) by certain of the registrant’s shareholders named under the Resale Prospectus (the “selling shareholders”). The IPO Prospectus and the Resale Prospectus are substantively identical, except for the following principal points:

 

   

they contain different front and rear covers (including table of contents);

 

   

they contain different Offering sections in the Prospectus Summary section beginning on page 1;

 

   

they contain different Use of Proceeds sections on page 41;

 

   

the Dilution section is deleted from the Resale Prospectus on page 46;

 

   

a Selling Shareholders section is included in the Resale Prospectus beginning on page 46;

 

   

references in the IPO Prospectus to the Resale Prospectus will be deleted from the Resale Prospectus; and

 

   

the Placement section from the IPO Prospectus on page 104 is deleted from the Resale Prospectus and a Plan of Distribution is inserted in its place.

The registrant has included in this Registration Statement, after the financial statements, alternate pages to reflect the foregoing differences.

 


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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MAY 14, 2010

LOGO

SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Minimum Offering: 1,500,000 Ordinary Shares

Maximum Offering: 1,875,000 Ordinary Shares

This is the initial public offering of Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical, Inc., a British Virgin Islands company. We are offering a minimum of 1,500,000 and a maximum of 1,875,000 our ordinary shares. None of our officers, directors or affiliates may purchase shares in this offering.

We expect that the offering price will be between $7.50 and $8.50 per ordinary share. No public market currently exists for our ordinary shares. The offering price will be determined by the Placement Agent and the Company taking into account apparent demand for the ordinary shares, financial market conditions, market conditions for the Company, and other considerations as deemed to be relevant. We have applied for approval for quotation on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “TBET” for the ordinary shares we are offering. We believe that upon the completion of the offering contemplated by this prospectus, we will meet the standards for listing on the NASDAQ Global Market.

Investing in these ordinary shares involves significant risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 11 of this prospectus.

 

     Per Ordinary Share    Minimum Offering    Maximum Offering

Assumed public offering price

   $ 8.00    $ 12,000,000    $ 15,000,000

Placement discount

   $ 0.56    $ 840,000    $ 1,056,000

Proceeds to us, before expenses

   $ 7.44    $ 11,160,000    $ 13,950,000

We expect our total cash expenses for this offering to be approximately $600,000, exclusive of the above commissions. In addition, we will pay the Placement Agent a non-accountable expense allowance of 1% of the amount of the offering, or $187,500 (maximum offering, exclusive of shares registered under Rule 462(b)) or $150,000 (minimum offering). The Placement Agent must sell the minimum number of securities offered (1,500,000 ordinary shares) if any are sold. The Placement Agent is required to use only its best efforts to sell the securities offered. The offering will terminate upon the earlier of: (i) a date mutually acceptable to us and our Placement Agent after which the minimum offering is sold or (ii) October 31, 2010. Until we sell at least 1,500,000 ordinary shares, all investor funds will be held in an escrow account at SunTrust Bank, Richmond, Virginia. If we do not sell at least 1,500,000 ordinary shares by October 31, 2010, all funds will be promptly returned to investors (within one business day) without interest or deduction. If we complete this offering, net proceeds will be delivered to our company on the closing date. We will not be able to use such proceeds in China, however, until we complete certain remittance procedures in China. If we complete this offering, then on the closing date, we will issue ordinary shares to investors in the offering and Placement Agent Warrants to our Placement Agent exercisable at a rate of one warrant per share to purchase up to 10% of the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares sold in this offering.


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These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities commission nor has the Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

Anderson & Strudwick,

Incorporated

Prospectus dated                     , 2010


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Conventions That Apply to This Prospectus

Unless otherwise indicated, references in this prospectus to:

 

   

“$,” “US$,” “USD” and “U.S. dollars” are to the legal currency of the United States;

 

   

“China” and the “PRC” are to the People’s Republic of China, excluding, for the purposes of this prospectus only, Taiwan and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau;

 

   

“GMP” means Good Manufacturing Practices, a certification program applicable to Chinese pharmaceutical producers;

 

   

“ordinary shares” or “shares” are to our ordinary shares, par value USD$0.001 per share;

 

   

“NMIP” means the National Medical Insurance Program, China’s national medical insurance program;

 

   

“NDRC” means the National Development and Reform Commission, which imposes price controls on some pharmaceutical products;

 

   

“provinces” are the 31 provincial level governments in China, including 22 provinces, four municipalities directly administered under the PRC central government (for example, Beijing and Shanghai) and five autonomous regions (for example, Guangxi and Tibet);

 

   

“RMB”, “Renminbi” and ¥ are to the legal currency of China;

 

   

“SAFE” means China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange;

 

   

“SFDA” means the State Food and Drug Administration of the PRC;

 

   

“TCM” means traditional Chinese medicine; and

 

   

“we,” “us,” “our company” and “our” are to Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals Inc., a British Virgin Islands company (“TBET”), its predecessor entities and its consolidated subsidiaries, including Chinese Tibetan Pharmaceuticals Limited, a Hong Kong company (“CTP”); Yibo Information Consulting (Shenzhen) Company Ltd., a PRC company (“WFOE”), and Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited (“YSTP”) a PRC company, which WFOE controls by contractual arrangements.

This prospectus contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollar amounts at a specified rate solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all exchange conversions relating to our financial performance made in this prospectus are based upon a rate of RMB 6.8172 to US$1.00, which was the exchange rate on December 31, 2009. Conversions relating to the health care market and Chinese economy that are based on third-party sources may be based upon exchange rates at different dates.

Unless otherwise stated, we have translated balance sheet amounts with the exception of equity at December 31, 2009 at RMB 6.8172 to US$1.00 as compared to RMB 6.8420 to US$1.00 at December 31, 20082009. We have stated equity accounts at their historical rate. The average translation rates applied to income statement accounts for the year ended December 31, 2009 and the year ended December 31, 2008 were RMB 6.8296 and RMB 7.0685, respectively. We make no representation that the RMB or U.S. dollar amounts referred to in this prospectus could have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all. On May 13, 2010, the exchange rate was $1.00 to RMB6.82792. See “Risk Factors – Fluctuation of the Renminbi could materially affect our financial condition and results of operations” for discussions of the effects of fluctuating exchange rates on the value of our ordinary shares. Any discrepancies in any table between the amounts identified as total amounts and the sum of the amounts listed therein are due to rounding.

For the sake of clarity, this prospectus follows English naming convention of first name followed by last name, regardless of whether an individual’s name is Chinese or English. For example, the name of our chief executive officer will be presented as “Taylor Guo” or “Taylor Z. Guo”, even though, in Chinese, his name would be presented as “Ziqiang Guo.”


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Unless otherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus assumes:

 

   

no person will exercise any outstanding options;

 

   

the sale of 1,875,000 ordinary shares, the maximum number of shares offered in this offering; and

 

   

an assumed initial public offering price of $8.00 per unit, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

We have relied on statistics provided by a variety of publicly-available sources regarding China’s expectations of growth, China’s demand for pharmaceutical products and traditional Tibetan medicine. We did not, directly or indirectly, sponsor or participate in the publication of such materials.


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Prospectus Summary

This summary highlights key aspects of the information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. Because it is a summary, it does not contain all of the information that you should consider before making an investment decision. You should read the entire prospectus carefully, including the “Risk Factors” section and the financial statements and the accompanying notes to those statements. This summary contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements about our plans, objectives, expectations, assumptions or future events. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “we believe,” “we intend,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “could,” and similar expressions denoting uncertainty or an action that may, will or is expected to occur in the future. These statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. You should read the entire prospectus carefully, including the “Risk Factors” section and the financial statements and the notes to those statements.

Overview

Our company is a specialty pharmaceutical company focusing on the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of modernized traditional Tibetan medicines. We develop products in China for promoting health in human respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems. Our five SFDA-approved modernized traditional Tibetan medicines are designed to address large market opportunities. Our product development pipeline includes potential expanded uses of our existing products for additional medical indications and a number of new product candidates that are intended to address significant medical health needs in China.

We currently sell both prescription and over-the-counter traditional Tibetan medicines. We have developed and presently are selling five pharmaceutical products, all of which have received Chinese-government approval. In addition, we are in the process of developing several additional products for which we hope to secure government approval and to commercialize in the future. We sell our products principally to distributors in China, who in turn sell them chiefly to hospitals, hospital pharmacies and retail pharmacies.

Corporate Information

Our principal executive office is located at 53 Niwang Road, Shangri-La County, Diqing, Yunnan Province, China 674400. Our telephone number is (+86) 887 823 2158. Fax (+86) 887 823 2156. We do not maintain a corporate website at this time.

Geographic Market

Our products are sold throughout China. A majority of our sales are concentrated in the southern provinces of China, most notably Yunnan Province, Guangdong Province, and Zhejiang Province.

 

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LOGO

Our headquarters and manufacturing facilities are located in Shangri-La County, in Yunnan Province and close to the source of the raw materials we use to formulate our medicines. Yunnan Province is part of the Tibetan Plateau, a massive area at generally high altitude that is the habitat for a wide variety of plant species not readily found elsewhere. The Province has been said to have the greatest biodiversity of any area in China, and to host 60 percent of the plants used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Tibetan Medicine

Tibetan medicine has developed over the past seventeen centuries into a significant system to promote health and treat maladies. While traditional Tibetan medicine is generally considered alternative medicine in the West, it is accepted as mainstream medical practice in China and is regulated as such by the SFDA.

As currently formulated, traditional Tibetan medicine focuses on maintenance of healthy bodily systems and the study and treatment of causes of diseases. By contrast, Western medicine is sometimes said to focus on treatment of diseases rather than the causes of diseases. These different orientations led Yeshi Donden, who served as the current Dalai Lama’s personal physician for twenty years, to remark that, “Western medicine acts quickly and is helpful in cutting acute symptoms. On the other hand, Tibetan medicine acts gradually, over a long period of time.”

Tibetan medicine relies on treatments involving diet, behavior modification, herbal medicines and physical therapies. While changes in diet (types and amount of food and number and times of daily meals) and behavior (meditation, exercise, sleep and eating patterns) are generally considered important first treatments in Tibetan medicine, herbal medicines are typically the most common and important element of treatment. If necessary, Tibetan medicine also incorporates physical therapies such as acupuncture, massage, cupping, moxibustion (heating/burning herbs on the body) baths and inhalation therapy.

Tibetan herbal medications, the type of products we develop and sell, are composed of a wide variety of medicinal herbs, minerals and, to a lesser extent, animal substances. Medications always consist of several ingredients, generally consisting of one major group of ingredients and two minor groups. The major group is addressed to the intended effect. One minor group supports the major group, and the other minor group is intended to help suppress unwanted side effects.

While Tibetan medications have traditionally been used for all types of medical concerns, in the modern context, they have tended to be used to maintain general wellbeing and to treat or ameliorate chronic conditions that conventional Western medications either do not improve or improve only minimally. In such cases, individuals who use Tibetan medications tend to rely on them in part due to their relatively low level of side effects. Because traditional Tibetan medicine is oriented toward prevention, Tibetan medicines are often taken over a long period of time, even in the absence of any symptoms.

 

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Industry and Market Background – Generally

We operate in China’s healthcare industry, which is large and rapidly growing as a result of population growth, and aging of the population, the country’s growing wealth, and substantial government support. A recent OECD study indicates that spending hikes and regulatory changes in China have contributed to significant growth in health-care spending in the country, and that such spending in 2010 is likely to increase another 8.7 percent, with about 4.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) allocated to healthcare. The consulting firm Scientia Advisor projects that healthcare spending in China will reach $600 billion by 2015, a threefold increase over 2000 expenditures.

In April 2009, the Chinese government implemented large-scale healthcare reforms in an effort to significantly improve health care facilities and infrastructure and to extent health insurance company to ever larger segments of the population. The State Council allocated $123 billion as part of its New Medical Reform Plan. The Chinese government plans to improve the urban healthcare system by rebuilding and restructuring approximately 3,700 existing urban community health centers and 11,000 community health clinics. The plan will also accommodate the development of approximately 2,400 new urban health centers. In effect, the plan de-emphasizes the prevalence of large, magnet facilities in favor of smaller, more accessible clinics.

As part of its Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2006-2010), the Chinese government has actively supported the Chinese healthcare industry by providing a number of incentives and enacting several programs, including increased funding for building additional hospitals, research centers and other healthcare facilities, enacting healthcare reforms and standards and subsidizing healthcare services for its citizens. The Chinese government has announced it will spend an additional RMB850 billion on healthcare programs from 2009 to 2011, which is designed significantly bolster the Chinese healthcare market.

In addition, the China’s government is working to improve dramatically medical services available for the 800 million rural poor in China. Through the plan, the Chinese government contemplates the development of clinics in every village and a hospital in every county in China by the end of 2011. If successfully implemented, the plan would result in at least 2,000 new county hospitals and 29,000 village clinics.

Pharmaceutical sales and usage play a larger role in the Chinese healthcare market than in the healthcare sectors of many other countries. With a small share of the population presently enjoying insurance coverage, a still-developing state health-care system, and a massive rural and relatively poor population, individuals (who generally must pay for care out of pocket) and health-care providers rely heavily on medicines, both traditional and modern. One report states that the share of healthcare spending devoted to pharmaceuticals in China is three times that of the average for countries in the developed word.

The total sales of medicines in China, including both prescription and over-the-counter medicines, was US$33.9 billion (approximately RMB257 billion) in 2007, representing an increase of 25.6% from 2006 and a 2003-2007 compound average growth rate (“CAGR”) of 17.8%. It has been estimated that the Chinese market became the eighth largest pharmaceutical market in the world in 2007 from ninth in 2006.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (“TCM”) is a major and accepted segment of the health-care industry in China. The market for TCMs in China, including both prescription and over-the-counter medicines, was approximately $5.8 billion in 2005, accounting for approximately 20.9% of all expenditures on medicine in China. TCM products have been widely used in China for thousands of years and are deeply ingrained in the Chinese culture.

Industry and Market Background – Tibetan Medicine

Traditional Tibetan medicine is a sector of the TCM market segment. The market for Tibetan pharmaceuticals in China is a small but growing in relation to the overall pharmaceutical market in China. There are over one hundred producers of traditional Tibetan medicines, of which about 40 (including our company) have received some GMP certification. Many producers are relatively small, engage in little or no research and development, and employ traditional as opposed to modern formulation and manufacturing techniques.

 

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According to China Medicine Source Net (“CMSN”), in 2006, the 17 GMP-certified Tibetan medicine manufacturers in the Tibet Autonomous Region had total annual industrial output of RMB623 million or about $91,018,871. Overall, China’s Tibetan medicine industry in 2006 is estimated to have been about RMB1 billion in size, or about 0.5% of China’s total pharmaceutical industry. Yet, the Tibetan medicine industry as a whole is growing rapidly, CMSN projected that the Tibetan medicine industry is growing at an annual rate of 50 percent.

Our Opportunities

Generally, we believe that a number of demographic, social, economic and policy trends point to continued growth in the Chinese pharmaceutical market generally and the traditional Tibetan pharmaceutical product market in particular. These include:

 

   

China’s longstanding preference for TCM and Tibetan medicine remedies;

 

   

the rapid growth of the Chinese economy;

 

   

the aging population in China;

 

   

increases in government spending on public health care, as well as in providing medical care in rural areas;

 

   

government support for modernized TCM and Tibetan medicine as a key component of increasing quality of healthcare;

 

   

the rapidly growing over-the-counter market, of which TCM (including Tibetan medicine) makes up more than half; and

 

   

the relative low price of traditional Chinese medicines compared to Western medicine.

In addition, we believe that interest in traditional Tibetan medicines outside of China is both significant and growing.

Our Competitive Strengths

We believe that we have developed a strong position in the traditional Tibetan medicine market as a result of access to raw materials, research and development efforts, modern production techniques, an emphasis on quality control, high-quality, effective products and effective marketing. We believe these strengths position us to take advantage of the growth of the Chinese pharmaceutical market generally and the expansion of the traditional Tibetan medicine market in particular. More specifically, we have:

 

   

an established portfolio of five SFDA-approved, market-leading pharmaceuticals already in distribution;

 

   

worked to develop promising additional products that are in various stages of clinical testing and review for approval in anticipation of commercialization;

 

   

growing diversity in our product offerings, with four major categories of products for maintenance of health in the respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems;

 

   

strong research and development capabilities;

 

   

modern, sophisticated formulation and manufacturing techniques;

 

   

strict quality control procedures;

 

   

an experienced management team;

 

   

access to abundant raw materials used in traditional Tibetan medicine, but not generally available outside our geographical region;

 

   

effective marketing capabilities;

 

   

an established distribution network throughout China; and

 

   

received significant governmental support to protect and enhance traditional Tibetan medicine.

 

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Our Strategies

Our objectives are to maintain and strengthen the position of our products in the Tibetan medicine healthcare segment in China, develop new products and to increase the sales of our products. We will continue to integrate our marketing, sales, management, technology, research and development and capital resources, to continue build our brand awareness, and to become the market leader for the development, manufacture and commercialization of Tibetan pharmaceutical products throughout the world. We intend to achieve these objectives by:

 

   

promoting our existing brands to maintain national recognition;

 

   

developing and introducing additional products to broaden or strengthen our existing product pipeline;

 

   

expanding our distribution network for further market penetration;

 

   

building brand awareness;

 

   

expanding beyond the China healthcare market; and

 

   

pursuing strategic acquisition and licensing opportunities.

Our Challenges and Risks

Our ability to successfully execute our strategies is subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including those relating to:

 

   

competition from other traditional Tibetan medicine producers that, while generally smaller than our company, may also benefit from government support;

 

   

competition from other TCM and modern and Western medicine, which also is making inroads into the Chinese pharmaceutical market;

 

   

possible changes in perception of the efficacy of traditional Chinese and Tibetan medicines;

 

   

possible disruptions in access to needed quality raw materials;

 

   

the inability to forecast with certainty our ability to develop, prove the efficacy of and secure government approval for new pharmaceutical products;

 

   

possible changes in national or regional government policies relating to health care generally and the promotion and approval of traditional Tibetan medicines in particular;

 

   

our abilities to implement successfully our growth strategy; and

 

   

our ability to protect and safeguard our brands and product formulations.

In addition, we face risks and uncertainties that may materially affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Thus, you should consider the risks discussed in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus before investing in our ordinary shares.

Corporate Structure

Overview

TBET is a holding company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. TBET owns all of the outstanding capital stock of CTP, our wholly-owned subsidiary in Hong Kong. CTP in turn owns all of the outstanding capital stock of WFOE, our operating subsidiary based in Shenzhen, Guandong Province, China. WFOE has entered into control agreements with all of the owners of YSTP, which agreements allow WFOE to control YSTP. Through our ownership of CTP, CTP’s ownership of WFOE and WFOE’s contractual agreements with the owners of YSTP as well as YSTP itself, we control YSTP.

Corporate History – YSTP

Yunnan Diqing Shangri-La Tibetan Medicine Co., Ltd was incorporated on April 19, 2000 as a domestic Chinese corporation. On December 24, 2002, it changed its name to Yunan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited (“YSTP”). As YSTP has continued to grow, it has increased its registered capital, which presently stands at RMB 60,000,000 (approximately $8,801,267).

 

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Corporate History – TBET, CPT and WFOE

We formed TBET, CPT and WFOE in 2009, 2010 and 2010, respectively, in anticipation of registering the common shares of TBET in an initial public offering. In connection with the formation of TBET, CPT and WFOE, WFOE entered into certain control agreements with YSTP and its shareholders, pursuant to which we, by virtue of our ownership of CTP and CTP’s ownership of WFOE, control YSTP.

Control Agreements

We conduct our business in China through our subsidiary, WFOE. WFOE, in turn, conducts it business through YSTP, which we consolidate as a variable interest entity. WFOE and YSTP operate in connection with a series of control agreements, rather than through an equity ownership relationship.

Chinese laws and regulations currently do not prohibit or restrict foreign ownership in pharmaceutical businesses. However, Chinese laws and regulations do prevent direct foreign investment in certain industries. On March 26, 2010, to protect the Company’s shareholders from possible future foreign ownership restrictions, YSTP and all of the shareholders of YSTP entered into an Entrusted Management Agreement, Exclusive Option Agreement, Shareholders’ Voting Proxy Agreement and Pledge of Equity Interest Agreement (collectively, the “Control Agreements”) with WFOE in return for ownership interests in TBET. Through the formation of TBET as a holding company, YSTP investors now own 93% of the common shares of TBET. The remaining 7% of TBET’s common shares belong to other investors. TBET, in turn owns 100% of the equity of WFOE.

WFOE, YSTP and each of the shareholders of YSTP entered into the Control Agreements. Through the Control Agreements, we can substantially influence YSTP’s daily operations and financial affairs, appoint its senior executives and approve all matters requiring shareholder approval. As a result of these Control Agreements, which enable us to control YSTP and cause WFOE to absorb 100% of the expected losses and gains of YSTP, we are considered the primary beneficiary of YSTP. Accordingly, we consolidate YSTP’s operating results, assets and liabilities in our financial statements. For a description of these contractual arrangements, see “Our Corporate Structure—Contractual Arrangements with YSTP and YSTP’s Shareholders.”

 

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Our corporate structure is as follows:

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   Equity interest

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   Contractual arrangements including Entrusted Management Agreement and Exclusive Option Agreement. For a description of these agreements, see “Corporate Structure— Contractual Arrangements with YSTP and YSTP’s Shareholders.”

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   Contractual arrangements including Exclusive Option Agreement, Shareholders’ Voting Proxy Agreement and Pledge of Equity Interest Agreement. For a description of these agreements, see “Corporate Structure— Contractual Arrangements with YSTP and YSTP’s Shareholders.”

 

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The Offering

 

Ordinary Shares Offered:   

Minimum: 1,500,000 ordinary shares(1)

Maximum: 1,875,000 ordinary shares(1)

Shares Outstanding Prior to Completion of Offering:    11,812,500 ordinary shares
Shares to be Outstanding after Offering:   

Minimum: 13,312,500 ordinary shares

Maximum: 13,687,500 ordinary shares

Assumed Offering Price per Ordinary Share:    $8.00
Gross Proceeds:   

Minimum: $12,000,000

Maximum: $15,000,000

Proposed NASDAQ Global Market Symbol:    “TBET” (CUSIP No. G80649 109)
Transfer Agent:    Pacific Stock Transfer Company, 4045 S. Spencer Street, Suite 403, Las Vegas, NV 89119
Risk Factors:    Investing in these securities involves a high degree of risk. As an investor, you should be able to bear a complete loss of your investment. You should carefully consider the information set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus before deciding to invest in our ordinary shares.
Closing of Offering:    The offering contemplated by this prospectus will terminate upon the earlier of: (i) a date mutually acceptable to us and our Placement Agent after the minimum offering is sold or (ii) October 31, 2010. If we complete this offering, net proceeds will be delivered to our company on the closing date (such closing date being the above mutually acceptable date on or before October 31, 2010, provided the minimum offering has been sold). We will not complete this offering unless our application to list on the NASDAQ Global Market is approved. We will not be able to use such proceeds in China, however, until we complete certain remittance procedures in China. If we complete this offering, then on the closing date, we will issue shares to investors and Placement Agent Warrants to our Placement Agent exercisable at a rate of one warrant per share to purchase up to 10% of the aggregate number of ordinary shares sold in this offering.

 

(1)

We are also concurrently registering for resale under a separate prospectus up to 354,375 ordinary shares held by the selling shareholders named under the prospectus. None of the shares is being offered by us and we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the ordinary shares. In addition, none of the selling shareholders is an officer or director of our company, CTP, WFOE or YSTP.

 

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Placement

We have engaged Anderson & Strudwick, Incorporated as our Placement Agent to conduct this offering on a “best efforts, minimum/maximum” basis. The offering is being made without a firm commitment by the Placement Agent, which has no obligation or commitment to purchase any of our ordinary shares. Our Placement Agent is required to use only its best efforts to sell the securities offered. The offering will terminate upon the earlier of: (i) a date mutually acceptable to us and our Placement Agent after which at least 1,500,000 ordinary shares are sold or (ii) October 31, 2010. Until we sell at least 1,500,000 ordinary shares, all investor funds will be held in an escrow account at SunTrust Bank, Richmond, Virginia. If we do not sell at least 1,500,000 ordinary shares by October 31, 2010, all funds will be promptly returned to investors (within one business day) without interest or deduction. If we complete this offering, net proceeds will be delivered to our company on the closing date. We will not be able to use such proceeds in China, however, until we complete certain remittance procedures in China. None of our officers, directors or affiliates may purchase shares in this offering. If we complete this offering, then on the closing date, we will issue shares to investors and Placement Agent Warrants to our Placement Agent exercisable at a rate of one warrant per share to purchase up to 10% of the aggregate number of ordinary shares sold in this offering.

We have agreed with our Placement Agent to value our company based on a multiple of approximately seven times our targeted after-tax earnings for the year ending December 31, 2010, subject to the terms of a Make-Good Escrow Agreement to be executed before effectiveness of this registration statement. Although we do not currently pay any taxes on our income, we refer to this amount as our targeted 2010 audited net after-tax income to reflect our and our Placement Agent’s intention that the targeted amount will be net of any taxes that may apply to our company during 2010. If we are unable to achieve these targeted after-tax earnings, then there is a risk that our company would be considered overvalued based on this multiple. In order to mitigate some of this risk, certain shareholders of our company, Hong Yu and Taylor Z. Guo, have agreed to place 720,000 and 30,000 ordinary shares, respectively, that each owns beneficially into escrow that is equal to 40% of the maximum number of ordinary shares to be sold in this offering. Upon closing of this offering, the escrow agent will return any shares in excess of 40% of the actual number of ordinary shares sold in the offering. Such escrowed shares are referred to as the “Make-Good Shares.” The Make-Good Shares will remain in escrow with SunTrust Bank or another bank acceptable to our Placement Agent pending the filing of our company’s Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2010.

To the extent our audited after-tax earnings per share (for purposes of this calculation, earnings per share are to be calculated based solely on the number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding immediately after this offering, and not on any subsequently-issued shares) for the year ending December 31, 2010 are less than $0.9863, excluding any expenses associated with releasing the Make-Good Shares back to the original owners as described below, our company will redeem and cancel, pro rata, the Make-Good Shares without any additional consideration to the extent necessary to cause our audited after-tax earnings per share to be equal to $0.9863. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to redeem a sufficient number of Make-Good Shares to increase audited after-tax earnings per share to $0.9863 if our company either has low net income or any net losses in 2010.

Any remaining Make-Good Shares will be released from escrow to our initial shareholders upon the earlier of (i) one (1) business day after the termination of this offering without closing or (ii) thirty (30) calendar days after the filing of the Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2010 after redeeming any Make-Good Shares. Additionally, notwithstanding any other terms of the Make-Good Escrow, if our shares trade at or above 2.5 times the price of this offering for a period of five trading days within a ten day trading period, the Make-Good Escrow will terminate and the Make-Good Shares will be released to the initial shareholders. Any delay in redeeming the Make-Good Shares will delay the release of such remaining Make-Good Shares from escrow.

We believe the Make-Good Escrow arrangement benefits the shareholders of our company (other than those who may forfeit shares without consideration) because it is designed to increase the likelihood that our company will achieve the after-tax earnings per share upon which our valuation is based. To the extent Make-Good Shares are redeemed without cost, the after-tax per-share earnings will increase for all remaining outstanding shares. While we believe the Make-Good Escrow arrangement is a benefit to our shareholders, we may be unable to redeem enough Make-Good Shares to reach our targeted 2010 after-tax earnings per share. This could occur if we either have net losses or substantially lower than anticipated earnings. If this were to happen, our audited after-tax earnings

 

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after redemption of the Make-Good Shares could be less than $0.9863 per share. See “Risk Factors – Redemption of Make-Good Shares may be insufficient to cause our company to achieve targeted earnings and may reduce our management’s involvement and stake in our company.”

Placement Agent’s Warrants

In connection with this offering, we will, for a nominal amount, sell to our Placement Agent Warrants, exercisable at a rate of one warrant per share, to purchase up to ten percent of the shares sold in the offering. These warrants are exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance at a price equal to 125% of the price of the shares in this offering. If we complete the maximum offering, then on the closing date we will issue 187,500 warrants to the Placement Agent to purchase one ordinary share each. During the term of the warrants, the holders thereof will be given the opportunity to profit from a rise in the market price of our ordinary shares, with a resulting dilution in the interest of our other shareholders. The terms on which we could obtain additional capital during the life of these warrants may be adversely affected because the holders of these warrants might be expected to exercise them when we are able to obtain any needed additional capital in a new offering of securities at a price greater than the exercise price of the warrants. If the Placement Agent exercises all of its warrants, we would have between 1.27% (minimum offering) and 1.37% (maximum offering) more shares outstanding after the Placement Agent’s Warrant exercise than at the conclusion of the offering, assuming no other issuances (including any issuances under the share incentive plan). See “Placement.”

Summary Financial Information

In the table below, we provide you with summary financial data of our company. This information is derived from our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. Historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period. When you read this historical selected financial data, it is important that you read it along with the historical statements and notes and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

     For the Fiscal Year
ended
December 31,
 
     2009     2008  

Total Sales

   $ 23,008,031      15,580,269   

Income from Operations

     9,415,877      6,091,960   

Net Other Income (Expense)

     (170,899   (158,477

Net Income attributable to TBET

     9,244,978      5,933,483   

Other Comprehensive Income attributable to TBET

     12,709      99,172   

Comprehensive Income attributable to TBET

     9,257,687      6,032,655   

Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share (based on 11,782,500 and 11,632,500 TBET shares outstanding, on December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively) (1)

     0.78      0.51   

Pro forma Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share (based on 11,062,500 TBET shares outstanding, on each of December 31, 2009 and 2008) (2)

     0.84      0.54   
     December 31,  
     2009     2008  

Total Assets

   $ 18,920,333      16,787,522   

Total Current Liabilities

     3,833,643      2,343,715   

TBET Shareholders’ Equity

     11,504,574      10,874,675   

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

     18,920,333      16,787,522   

 

(1)

We have presented earnings per share in TBET after giving retroactive effect to the reorganization of our company that was completed on March 18, 2010, upon WFOE incorporation approval by Shenzhen Industry and Commerce Bureau.

 

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(2)

We have presented these pro forma earnings per share after (a) giving retroactive effect to the WFOE reorganization that was completed on March 18, 2010, and (b) assuming the redemption of all shares placed into escrow as described in the section entitled “Related Party Transactions – Make-Good Shares Subject to Redemption.” Based on 11,812,500 shares issued and outstanding as of May 14, 2010, the number of escrowed shares is based on 40% of an assumed maximum of 1,875,000 common shares. We provide this pro forma earnings for share information to allow potential investors to evaluate our earnings under alternative assumptions that the Make-Good Shares would or would not be redeemed.

Risk Factors

Investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below together with all of the other information included in this prospectus before making an investment decision. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face, but represent the material risks to our business. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could suffer. In that case, you may lose all or part of your investment. You should not invest in this offering unless you can afford to lose your entire investment.

Risks Related to Our Company

Our recent operating history makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects and results of operations.

While YSTP was incorporated in 2000, it operated as a very small business until recently, when business began to develop rapidly. We first became profitable in 2006. Accordingly, you should consider our future prospects in light of the risks and uncertainties experienced in evolving markets such as the growing market for traditional Tibetan medicine products in China. Some of these risks and uncertainties relate to our ability to:

 

   

develop additional products to attract and retain a larger customer base;

 

   

secure required governmental approvals;

 

   

attract additional customers and increased spending per customer;

 

   

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

 

   

respond to competitive market conditions;

 

   

respond to changes in our regulatory environment;

 

   

manage continuous growth;

 

   

manage risks associated with intellectual property rights;

 

   

maintain effective control of our costs and expenses;

 

   

raise sufficient capital to sustain and expand our business;

 

   

attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel; and

 

   

upgrade our technology to support additional research and development of new pharmaceutical products.

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

Potential disruptions in the capital and credit markets may adversely affect our business, including the availability and cost of short-term funds for liquidity requirements, which could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

In the last two years, the global economy has experienced a significant contraction, which has affected the availability of business and consumer credit. We may need to rely on the credit markets, particularly for short-term borrowings from banks in China, as well as the capital markets, to meet our financial commitments and short-term liquidity needs if internal funds are not available from our operations. Disruptions in the credit and capital markets, as have been experienced since mid-2008, could adversely affect our ability to draw on such short-term bank facilities. Our access to funds under such credit facilities is dependent on the ability of the banks that are parties to those facilities to meet their funding commitments, which may be dependent on governmental economic policies in China. Those banks may not be able to meet their funding commitments to us if they experience shortages of capital and liquidity or if they experience excessive volumes of borrowing requests from us and other borrowers within a short period of time.

 

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Long-term disruptions in the credit and capital markets, similar to those that have been experienced since mid-2008, could result from uncertainty, changing or increased regulation, reduced alternatives or failures of significant financial institutions and could adversely affect our access to liquidity needed for our business. Any disruption could require us to take measures to conserve cash until the markets stabilize or until alternative credit arrangements or other funding for our business needs can be arranged. Such measures could include deferring capital expenditures, and reducing or eliminating discretionary uses of cash.

Continued market disruptions could cause broader economic downturns, which may lead to lower demand for our products and increased likelihood that our customers will be unable to pay for our products. Further, bankruptcies or similar events by customers may cause us to incur bad debt expense at levels higher than historically experienced. These events would adversely impact our results of operations, cash flows and financial position.

Our ability to develop new Tibetan pharmaceutical products is uncertain.

We expend a significant amount of time and effort to develop and prove new products. Our products require long lead times to develop and test to secure regulatory approval and gain market acceptance. The nature of pharmaceutical development is that some products in which substantial investments are made ultimately prove not to be safe or effective, or otherwise prove not to be commercially viable. In addition to the long lead-time needed to develop, test and secure approval for traditional Tibetan medicine, the products often take a relatively long time to demonstrate their efficacy in use. As a result, the commercial success of any product may develop, if it develops at all, only over a long period of time.

Our operations are capital-intensive, and our business could be adversely affected if we fail to maintain sufficient levels of working capital.

Developing and testing these pharmaceutical products requires substantial investments of capital and effort over extended periods of time. Substantial time is needed to develop formulations suitable for use in products, to refine those formulations, and then to conduct clinical trials to determine the efficacy and safety of the products. At times formulations must be modified based on the results of laboratory or clinical testing. Changes in the availability of capital and credit may impair our ability to sustain development and testing efforts.

Our future capital needs are uncertain and we may need to raise additional funds in the future.

We may require additional cash resources in the future due to many factors, including:

 

   

changed business conditions or other future developments;

 

   

the time and expenses required to obtain, regulatory clearances and approvals;

 

   

the resources we devote to developing, manufacturing, marketing and selling our products;

 

   

our ability to identify and our desire or need to pursue acquisitions or other investments; and

 

   

the extent to which our products generate market demand.

If we need to obtain external financing, we cannot assure you that financing will be available in the amounts or on the terms acceptable to us, if at all. Our future capital needs and other business reasons could require us to sell additional equity or debt securities or obtain credit facilities. The sale of additional equity or equity-linked securities could result in additional dilution to our then existing shareholders. Additional debt financing may include conditions that would restrict our freedom to operate our business, such as conditions that:

 

   

limit our ability to pay dividends or require us to seek consent for the payment of dividends;

 

   

increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

 

   

require us to dedicate a portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our debt, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund capital expenditures, working capital and other general corporate purposes; and

 

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limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and our industry.

We cannot guarantee that we will be able to obtain any additional financing on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all.

We presently have a limited number of commercialized products, and are dependent on two products for the vast majority of our sales revenue.

At present, we have five products in commercial distribution. Two of these products account for the vast majority of our sales. Our Gentiana product (for certain respiratory conditions) and our Mandrake product (for certain gynecological conditions) together accounted for 70% of our sales revenue in both 2009 and 2008. While we are developing and working to better distribute other products, we expect these products to continue to generate the majority of our sales in the near future. Should we encounter problems in producing these products, or should competition for these types of products intensify, our revenues and operating results could be adversely affected.

We are dependent on access to raw materials, the availability and quality of which may vary.

Our products are each comprised of multiple ingredients, many of which are plants and herbs grown principally, if not exclusively, in the Tibetan highlands. While we have relatively good access to the raw materials we use, changes in weather, disease and insect infestations, supplier business relations and other circumstances could disrupt or interrupt our access to ingredients we require to manufacture our products. To the extent we do not have access to the raw materials necessary for the production of our products, our operating results would suffer.

We may be unable to consistently purchase needed raw materials of high quality.

We require high quality raw materials raw materials to manufacture our products, and as we purchase such raw materials from third parties, we may not consistently have access to raw materials that meet our standards.

We purchase all medicinal raw materials used for production from third parties. Raw medicinal materials for traditional Tibetan medicines are agricultural products difficult to standardize. During planting and processing, there is no uniform quality standard due to differences in natural climate, soil conditions, picking, drying and processing methods. We have established strict internal quality control standards according to medicinal materials quality standards of Chinese Pharmacopoeia, and we have set up strict operation procedures according to GMP requirements. Our purchased medicinal materials are inspected by our Department of Quality before warehousing. Nonetheless, circumstances may lead to shortages of supply of high-quality raw materials. If we cannot obtain needed quantities of quality ingredients, our ability to maintain production, satisfy customers, and obtain desired operational results will be adversely effected.

We depend on the skill and expertise of our research and development executive personnel.

We believe our strong research and development capabilities contribute to our success and prospects for future growth. There is no assurance, however, that we will be able to retain our personnel and add additional, sufficiently-skilled personnel in the future. If we fail to do so, it may adversely affect our ability to develop, manufacture and market our products, and thus adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, competition for these individuals could cause us to offer higher compensation and other benefits in order to attract and retain them, which could also materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

If we are unable to attract, train, retain and motivate our salespeople, sales of our products may be materially and adversely affected.

We rely on our salespeople, who are dispersed across China, to market our products to distributors. We believe that our leading position in the traditional Tibetan medicine market has resulted, to a significant extent, from the dedication, efforts and performance of our salespeople. We believe that our future success will depend on those same factors. If we are unable to attract, train, retain and motivate our salespeople, sales of our products may be materially and adversely affected.

 

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We operate in a highly competitive marketplace, which could adversely affect our sales and financial condition.

We compete on the basis of quality, price, product availability and security of supply, product development and customer service. Some competitors are larger than us in certain markets and may have greater financial resources that allow them to be in a better position to withstand changes in the industry. Our competitors may introduce new products based on more competitive alternative technologies that may cause us to lose customers which would result in a decline in our sales volume and earnings. Our customers demand high quality and low cost products and services. The costs of research and development and marketing expansion may continue to increase and thus adversely affect the competitiveness of our products. Competition could cause us to lose market share and certain lines of business, or increase expenditures or reduce pricing, each of which would have an adverse effect on our results of operations and cash flows.

As Tibetan Medicine industry has good development prospects and large market potential, more enterprises will enter into Tibetan Medicine industry in the future; current Tibetan Medicine enterprises will increase investment in research and development to become more competitive. Biological medicine and chemical medicine, as an alternative to traditional Tibetan medicine, will continuously be produced and could become threats to sales of our traditional Tibetan products. In addition, foreign pharmaceutical companies have accelerated their speed of entering China market with their new innovative medicines and special treatment medicine. Through localization, they can reduce the cost of production and gain more market share. All these competition will impact our sales and profitability.

We may not be able to manage the expansion of our operations effectively.

We were incorporated in 2000, became profitable in 2006, and have grown significantly in recent years. Our sales have increased 48% and 41% in 2009 and 2008, respectively. We anticipate that we will continue to grow through organic growth and potentially some strategic acquisitions. To manage the potential growth of our operations, we will be required to improve our operational and financial systems, procedures and controls, to increase manufacturing capacity and output, and to expand, train and manage our growing employee base. Furthermore, we will need to maintain and expand our relationships with suppliers, distributors, hospitals, retail pharmacies and other third parties. Our current and planned operations, personnel, systems, internal procedures and controls may not be adequate to support our future growth. If we are unable to manage our growth effectively, we may not be able to take advantage of market opportunities, execute our business strategies or respond to competitive pressures.

If we do not keep pace with rapid technological change, we will be unable to capture and sustain a strong market position.

The pharmaceutical industry in China is characterized by rapid changes in technology, constant enhancement of industrial know-how and the frequent emergence of new products. Future technological improvements and continued product developments in the pharmaceutical market may render our existing products obsolete or affect their viability and competitiveness. Therefore, our future success will largely depend on our ability to improve our existing products, diversify our product range and develop new and competitively priced products that can meet the requirements of the changing market. Should we fail to respond to these frequent technological advances by improving our existing products or developing new products in a timely manner, or should these products not achieve a desirable level of market acceptance, this may adversely affect our business and profitability.

Our products may prove to have side effects. If side effects associated with our current or future products, or with traditional Tibetan medicines generally, are significant, we may face regulatory, legal and commercial difficulties that could materially adversely affect our revenues and operating results.

Pharmaceutical products sometimes have side effects, which can be minor or life threatening. At present, we know of no material adverse drug reaction among any of our presently-commercialized products. The Chinese National Center for Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring has not found any adverse reactions among our products. Nonetheless, adverse effects may be discovered over time, or be found in newly-developed products.

 

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If significant side effects of our medicines are identified after they are marketed and sold,

 

   

those medicines listed in the national and provincial medicine catalogs may be removed from the catalogs or downgraded to a lower tier;

 

   

regulatory authorities may withdraw or modify their approvals of such medicines;

 

   

we may be required to reformulate these medicines, change the ways in which they are marketed, conduct additional clinical trials, change the labeling of these medicines or implement changes to obtain new approvals for our manufacturing facilities;

 

   

the products may be viewed as less attractive to hospitals, pharmacies and physicians, and as a result we may have less success in marketing and selling those products.

 

   

we may have to recall these medicines from the market and may not be able to re-launch them;

 

   

we may experience a significant decline in sales of the affected products;

 

   

our reputation may suffer; and

 

   

we may become a target of lawsuits.

The occurrence of any of these events would harm our sales of these products and substantially increase the costs and expenses of marketing these products, which in turn could cause our revenues and net income to decline. In addition, if any severe side effects are discovered to be associated with another manufacturer’s traditional Tibetan medicine products used to treat medical conditions similar to those that our medicines are used to treat, the reputation and, consequently, sales of our medicines could be adversely affected.

If WFOE is required to make a payment under its agreement to bear the losses of YSTP, our liquidity may be adversely affected, which could harm our financial condition and results of operations.

On March 26, 2010, WFOE entered into an Entrusted Management Agreement with YSTP. Pursuant to the Entrusted Management Agreement, WFOE agreed to bear the losses of YSTP. If YSTP suffers losses and WFOE is required to absorb all or a portion of such losses, WFOE will be required to seek reimbursement from YSTP. In such event, it is unlikely that YSTP will be able to make such reimbursement, and WFOE may be unable to recoup the loss WFOE absorbed at such time, if ever. Further, under the Entrusted Management Agreement, WFOE may absorb the losses at a time when WFOE does not have sufficient cash to make such payment and at a time when we or WFOE may be unable to borrow such funds on terms that are acceptable, if at all. As a result, any losses absorbed under the Entrusted Management Agreement may have an adverse effect on our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

WFOE’s contractual arrangements with YSTP may result in adverse tax consequences to us.

We could face material and adverse tax consequences if the Chinese tax authorities determine that WFOE’s contractual arrangements with YSTP were not made on an arm’s length basis and adjust our income and expenses for Chinese tax purposes in the form of a transfer pricing adjustment. A transfer pricing adjustment could result in a reduction, for Chinese tax purposes, of adjustments recorded by YSTP, which could adversely affect us by increasing YSTP’s tax liability without reducing WFOE’s tax liability, which could further result in late payment fees and other penalties to YSTP for underpaid taxes.

WFOE’s contractual arrangements with YSTP may not be as effective in providing control over YSTP as direct ownership.

We conduct substantially all of our operations, and generate substantially all of our revenues, through contractual arrangements with YSTP that provide us, through our ownership of WFOE, with effective control over YSTP. We depend on YSTP to hold and maintain contracts with our customers. YSTP also owns substantially all of our intellectual property, facilities and other assets relating to the operation of our business, and employs the personnel for substantially all of our business. Neither our company nor WFOE has any ownership interest in YSTP. Although we have been advised by DeHeng Law Offices, our Chinese legal counsel, that each contract under WFOE’s contractual arrangements with YSTP is valid, binding and enforceable under current Chinese laws and regulations, these contractual arrangements may not be as effective in providing us with control over YSTP as direct ownership of YSTP would be. In addition, YSTP may breach the contractual arrangements. For example, YSTP

 

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may decide not to make contractual payments to WFOE, and consequently to our company, in accordance with the existing contractual arrangements. In the event of any such breach, we would have to rely on legal remedies under Chinese law. These remedies may not always be effective, particularly in light of uncertainties in the Chinese legal system.

The shareholders of YSTP have potential conflicts of interest with us, which may adversely affect our business.

Neither we nor WFOE owns any portion of the equity interests of YSTP. Instead, we rely on WFOE’s contractual obligations to enforce our interest in receiving payments from YSTP. Conflicts of interests may arise between YSTP’s shareholders and our company if, for example, their interests in receiving dividends from YSTP were to conflict with our interest requiring these companies to make contractually-obligated payments to WFOE. As a result, we have required YSTP and each of its shareholders to execute irrevocable powers of attorney to appoint the individual designated by us to be his attorney-in-fact to vote on their behalf on all matters requiring shareholder approval by YSTP and to require YSTP’s compliance with the terms of its contractual obligations. We cannot assure you, however, that when conflicts of interest arise, these companies’ shareholders will act completely in our interests or that conflicts of interests will be resolved in our favor. In addition, these shareholders could violate their agreements with us by diverting business opportunities from us to others. If we cannot resolve any conflicts of interest between us and YSTP’s shareholders, we would have to rely on legal proceedings, which could result in the disruption of our business.

We rely on dividends paid by WFOE for our cash needs.

We rely primarily on dividends paid by WFOE for our cash needs, including the funds necessary to pay dividends and other cash distributions, if any, to our shareholders, to service any debt we may incur and to pay our operating expenses. The payment of dividends by entities organized in China is subject to limitations. Regulations in China currently permit payment of dividends only out of accumulated profits as determined in accordance with accounting standards and regulations in China. Under British Virgin Islands law, we may only pay dividends from surplus (the excess, if any, at the time of the determination of the total assets of our company over the sum of our liabilities, as shown in our books of account, plus our capital), and we must be solvent before and after the dividend payment in the sense that we will be able to satisfy our liabilities as they become due in the ordinary course of business; and the realizable value of assets of our company will not be less than the sum of our total liabilities, other than deferred taxes as shown on our books of account, and our capital. If we determine to pay dividends on any of our ordinary shares in the future, as a holding company, we will be dependent on receipt of funds from WFOE. See “Dividend Policy.”

Pursuant to the Implementation Rules for the new Chinese enterprise income tax law, effective on January 1, 2008, dividends payable by a foreign investment entity to its foreign investors are subject to a withholding tax of up to 10 percent. Pursuant to Article 10 of the Arrangement Between the Mainland of China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income effective on December 8, 2006, dividends payable by a foreign investment entity to its Hong Kong investor who owns 25% or above equity are subject to a withholding tax of up to 5 percent.

The payment of dividends by entities organized in China is subject to limitations, procedures and formalities. Regulations in China currently permit payment of dividends only out of accumulated profits as determined in accordance with accounting standards and regulations in China. WFOE is also required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profit based on Chinese accounting standards each year to its compulsory reserves fund until the accumulative amount of such reserves reaches 50% of its registered capital.

The transfer to this reserve must be made before distribution of any dividend to shareholders. The surplus reserve fund is non-distributable other than during liquidation and can be used to fund previous years’ losses, if any, and may be utilized for business expansion or converted into share capital by issuing new shares to existing shareholders in proportion to their shareholding or by increasing the par value of the shares currently held by them, provided that the remaining reserve balance after such issue is not less than 25% of the registered capital. For the years ended December 31, 2009, we made reserves of RMB9,532,480 ($1,395,579.64); in 2008, we made reserves of RMB 6,191,330 ($875,904.36).

 

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WFOE is also required to allocate a portion of its after-tax profits, as determined by its board of directors, to the general reserve, the staff welfare and bonus funds, and the enterprise expansion reserve, which may not be distributed to equity owners.

Pursuant to the Implementation Rules of the Law on Foreign-Invested Enterprises, effective on December 12, 1990, Foreign-Invested Enterprises are required to allocate a portion of their after-tax profits in accordance with their Articles of Association, to the general reserve, the staff welfare and bonus funds, and the enterprise expansion reserve. According to the Articles of Association of WFOE, the amount of each reserve is determined by WFOE’s board of directors. The general reserve is used to offset future extraordinary losses. The subsidiaries may, upon a resolution passed by the shareholders, convert the general reserve into capital. The employee welfare and bonus reserve is used for the collective welfare of the employees of the subsidiaries. The enterprise expansion reserve is used for the expansion of the subsidiaries’ operations and can be converted to capital subject to approval by the relevant authorities. These reserves represent appropriations of retained earnings determined according to Chinese law.

As of the date of this prospectus, the amounts of these reserves have not yet been determined, and we have not committed to establishing such amounts at this time. Under current Chinese laws, WFOE is required to set aside reserve amounts, but has not yet done so. WFOE has not done so because Chinese authorities grant companies flexibility in making a determination. Chinese law requires such a determination to be made in accordance with the companies’ organizational documents and WFOE’s organizational documents do not require the determination to be made within a particular timeframe. Although we have not yet been required by Chinese authorities to make such determinations or set aside such reserves, Chinese authorities may require WFOE to rectify its noncompliance and we may be fined if we fail to do so after warning within the time period set in the warning.

Additionally, Chinese law requires that the after-tax profits of foreign invested companies be distributed after a portion of after-tax profits is allocated to the reserve, therefore if for any reason, the dividends from WFOE cannot be repatriated to us or not in time, then it may detrimentally affect our cash flow and even cause us to become insolvent.

The retail prices of our principal products could be subject to government price controls.

The retail prices of some prescription and OTC medicines in China are subject to price controls administered by the Price Control Office under the National Development and Reform Commission, or the NDRC, and provincial price control authorities, either in the form of fixed prices or price ceilings. From time to time, the NDRC publishes a list of medicines subject to price controls. The NDRC directly regulates retail prices of certain medicines on the list and authorizes provincial price control authorities to regulate retail prices of the remainder on that list. Price controls apply to retail prices, but where they apply they necessarily also affect a producer’s and distributor’s ability to freely set wholesale prices. At present, none of our products are subject to price controls. Yet, should NDRC or provincial authorities decide to subject our products to price controls, it would impair our ability to set and raise prices and it could adversely affect our operating results.

We may not be able to obtain manufacturing or marketing approval from SFDA for our future products, and failure to obtain approvals for our future products could materially harm our business prospects.

All medicines must be approved by the SFDA before they can be manufactured, marketed or sold in China. The SFDA requires a pharmaceutical manufacturer to have successfully completed clinical trials of a new medicine and demonstrated its manufacturing capability before approval to manufacture that new medicine is granted. Clinical trials are expensive and their results are uncertain. In addition, the SFDA and other regulatory authorities may apply new standards for safety, manufacturing, labeling, marketing and distribution of future products. Complying with these standards may be time-consuming and expensive. Furthermore, our future products may not be efficacious or may have undesirable or unintended side effects, toxicities or other characteristics that may preclude us from obtaining approval or may prevent or limit their commercial use. As a result, we may not be able to obtain SFDA or other governmental approvals for our future products on a timely basis or at all. Even if we do obtain approvals, such approvals may be subject to limitations on the indicated uses for which we may market a product, which may limit the size of the market for such a product.

 

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Adverse publicity associated with our company or our products could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

We are highly dependent upon consumer perceptions of our company, the “Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals” brand, the “Xiangbala Jidan” trademark, our other trademarks and the safety and quality of our products. We could be adversely affected if the “Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals” brand, the “Xiangbala Jidan” trademark or any of our other trademarks is subject to negative publicity. We could also be adversely affected if any of our products or any similar products distributed by other companies prove to be, or are asserted to be, harmful to consumers. Because of our dependence upon consumer perceptions, any negative publicity associated with illness or other adverse effects resulting from consumers’ use or misuse of our products, or any similar products distributed by other companies, could also have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.

We may not be able to sufficiently and promptly respond to rapid changes in government regulation, treatment of diseases and customer preferences in the Chinese pharmaceutical industry, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The pharmaceutical industry in China is subject to extensive government regulation and supervision. In recent years, the Chinese government has introduced and implemented certain regulatory measures, and announced plans to implement additional rules and regulations with respect to the pharmaceutical industry, including those relating to: (i) changes in legislation or regulations governing the distribution, manufacturing or pricing of pharmaceutical products; (ii) additional quality control, licensing and certification requirements; (iii) changes in legislation or regulations governing the pricing, procurement, prescription and dispensing of essential and other medicines by public hospitals and other healthcare institutions; and (iv) changes in governmental funding for individual healthcare and pharmaceutical services. These measures may lead to significant changes in the Chinese pharmaceutical industry, and could result in increased costs and lowered profit margins for pharmaceutical distributors. The measures could also lead to decreases in the amount of our products and services purchased by our customers or the price they are willing to pay for our products and services. In addition, we cannot assure you that the Chinese government will continue to adopt policies supporting the pharmaceutical industry. The Chinese government may adopt laws and regulations that reduce support or the level of healthcare services and benefits provided in China. We cannot assure you that we will be able to adapt to such changes, and further cannot assure you that our business, financial condition and results of operations will not be adversely affected.

The Chinese pharmaceutical industry is also characterized by rapid advances in science and technology and the emergence or mutation of viruses and bacteria that together lead pharmaceutical manufacturers to discover and develop innovative new medicines and other pharmaceutical products and treatments. Our future success depends on our ability to improve and diversify our product portfolio by identifying such trends. We cannot assure you that we will be able to respond to emerging trends by improving our product portfolio and services or distributing new products in a timely fashion.

In addition to regulatory and industry changes, the preferences and purchasing trends of our customers with regard to pharmaceutical products can rapidly change. Our success depends on our ability to anticipate product lead-time and demand, identify customer preferences and adapt our product selection to these preferences. We must adjust our product availability, selection and inventory levels based on certain business requirements, sales trends and other market data. In addition, our product selection may not accurately reflect product life cycles, seasonality, backorders or customer preferences at any given time. We cannot assure you that we will be able to accurately respond to such changes in customer preferences and purchasing trends, and such failure may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and profitability.

We have not determined a specific use for a significant portion of the proceeds from this offering, and we may use the proceeds in ways with which you may not agree.

Our management will have considerable discretion in the application of the net proceeds received by us. In addition, we have reserved the right to re-allocate funds currently allocated to that purpose to our general working capital. If that were to happen, then our management would have significant discretion over even more of the net proceeds to be received by our company in this offering. You will not have the opportunity, as part of your

 

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investment decision, to assess whether the proceeds are being used appropriately. You must rely on the judgment of our management regarding the application of the net proceeds of this offering. The net proceeds may be used for corporate purposes that do not improve our efforts to achieve profitability or increase our stock price. The net proceeds from this offering may be placed in investments that do not produce income or that lose value. See “Use of Proceeds.”

We may incur additional environmental protection costs.

Even though the Company has implemented effective control on pollutant discharge according to environmental protection regulations and relative standards, with the increasing of people’s living standard and continuously enhancing of social and environmental protection consciousness, the state and local government may issue new laws and regulations in the future and increase environmental protection standards so as to make the Company pay higher environmental protection expenses. Additionally, as our capacity increases, we may incur more pollutant discharge expenses, which will lead to total increase of our environmental protection spending and impact our profitability.

The Chinese government could cancel its preferential tax policy, and subject us to income tax.

Pursuant to a tax preferential policy of the Yunnan Diqing Tibet Autonomous State (on March 17, 2008, the tax bureau of the Yunnan Diqing Tibet Autonomous State agreed to exempt the Company from national and provincial taxes through 2012. This measure implemented a policy to exempt from income tax enterprises in national autonomous areas that are deemed worthy of encouragement. In 2007, the Fifth Session of the Tenth National People’s Congress passed the Law of Enterprise Income Tax of the People’s Republic of China, which took effect on January 1, 2008 and provides further authority to autonomous area government agencies to decide to reduce or exempt local enterprises from income taxes. While we presently benefit from an exemption, and believe there is reason to expect a renewal or extension of some exemption, there is no assurance that our exemption will be renewed after 2012. If we do not enjoy such an exemption or reduction in the future, our operational results may be adversely affected.

The loss of any of our significant customers could reduce our revenues and our profitability.

Our key customers are principally pharmaceutical distributors in China. A few distributors account for a majority of our sales. We have not entered into long-term supply contracts with any of these major customers. Therefore, there can be no assurance that we will maintain or improve the relationships with these customers, or that we will be able to continue to supply these customers at current levels or at all.

As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, we had two customers that accounted for a significant portion of our revenues:)

 

Purchaser Name

   Percentage of Revenues
in Year ended
December 31, 2009
    Percentage of Revenues
in Year ended
December 31, 2008
 

Kunming Shangri-La Medicine Co., Ltd.

   23.0   27.7

Hangzhou Hesheng Medicine Co., Ltd.

   12.6   10.2

If we cannot maintain long-term relationships with our major distributors, the loss of a significant portion of our sales to them could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our products are not included in national and provincial medicine catalogs of the NMIP.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Security, together with other government authorities, determines which medicines are to be included in or removed from the national medicine catalog of the NMIP, thus entitling purchasers of those medicines to coverage and reimbursement under the Chinese health insurance program. Our products are not covered by the NMIP catalog. We have not sought to have any of our commercialized products in the NMIP program. We believe that our medicines can and do compete successfully without NMIP coverage because they are sold a modest prices and in large volume. Yet, if purchasers and end-users may perceive NMIP coverage for a medicine to be a competitive advantage; the lack of NMIP coverage for our products may be a competitive disadvantage.

 

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Failure to obtain approval from the SFDA to convert a provisional national production standard of our principal products to a national final production standard would require us to suspend or cease the production of these products.

After the SFDA approves a new medicine, it normally directs the manufacturer to produce that medicine according to a provisional national production standard, or a provisional standard. A provisional standard is valid for two years, during which the SFDA closely monitors the production process and quality consistency of the medicine in order to develop a national final production standard, or a final standard. Three months before a medicine’s provisional standard expires, the manufacturer of that medicine is required to apply to the SFDA to convert the provisional standard to a final standard. In practice, the SFDA’s approval process is time-consuming and could take a few years. However, during the SFDA’s review period (including after the expiration of the two-year provisional standard period), the manufacturer may continue to produce the medicine according to the provisional standard.

We have six products that have received SFDA approval (five of which have been commercialized), and other products in development that we hope to submit for SFDA approval. We have received final approval for our production processes for the five commercialized products that have received SFDA approval. We are now seeking approval for a seventh product. If our manufacturing processes do not received needed SFDA approval, our ability to grow and our operational results may be adversely affected.

We do not have business interruption, litigation, product liability or other insurance.

The insurance industry in China is still at an early state of development. In particular PRC insurance companies offer limited business products. As a result, we do not have any business liability, product liability, commercial, disruption or key man insurance coverage for our operations in China. Any business interruption, litigation or natural disaster may result in our business incurring substantial costs and the diversion of resources. Furthermore, our business exposes us to the risk of product liability claims, which are inherent in the manufacturing, testing and marketing of medicines. If a product liability lawsuit were to be brought against us, it is likely to divert the attention of our management from pursuing our business strategies and might be costly to defend. The successful assertion of product liability claims against us could result in potentially significant monetary damages and require us to make significant payments or require us to limit or forgo commercialization of those products. Should any natural catastrophes such as earthquakes, fire, floods or any acts of terrorism occur where our production facilities and our primary sources of raw materials are concentrated, or elsewhere in China, which constitutes our sole market,

we might suffer not only significant property damages but also loss of revenues due to interruptions in our business operations.

We may not pay dividends.

We do not anticipate paying any dividends on our ordinary shares. Although we achieved net profitability in 2006, we cannot assure you that our operations will continue to result in sufficient revenues to enable us to operate at profitable levels or to generate positive cash flows. Furthermore, there is no assurance our Board of Directors will declare dividends even if we are profitable. Dividend policy is subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on, among other things, our earnings, financial condition, capital requirements and other factors. If we determine to pay dividends on any of our ordinary shares in the future, we will be dependent, in large part, on receipt of funds from YSTP. See “Dividend Policy.”

Our failure to protect our intellectual property rights may undermine our competitive position, and litigation to protect our intellectual property rights or defend against third-party allegations of infringement may be costly and ineffective.

We rely primarily on trademarks, trade secrets, unpatented proprietary technologies, processes and know-how and other contractual restrictions to protect our intellectual property. These afford only limited protection and the actions we take to protect our intellectual property rights may not be adequate. Our trade secrets may otherwise become known or be independently discovered by our competitors. Third parties may infringe upon or

 

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misappropriate our proprietary technologies or other intellectual property rights, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results. Policing the unauthorized use of proprietary technology can be difficult and expensive. Also, litigation may be necessary to enforce our intellectual property rights, protect our trade secrets or determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others. The outcome of such potential litigation may not be in our favor and any success in litigation may not be able to adequately protect our rights. Such litigation may be costly and divert management attention away from our business. An adverse determination in any such litigation would impair our intellectual property rights and may harm our business, prospects and reputation. Enforcement of judgments in China is uncertain and even if we are successful in such litigation it may not provide us with an effective remedy. In addition, we have no insurance coverage against litigation costs and would have to bear all costs arising from such litigation to the extent we are unable to recover them from other parties. The occurrence of any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may be exposed to infringement or misappropriation claims by third parties, which, if adversely determined against us, could cause us to pay significant damage awards.

Our success depends largely on our ability to use and develop our technology and know-how without infringing on the intellectual property rights of third parties. The validity and scope of claims relating to patents, proprietary technologies or other intellectual property rights in the pharmaceutical industry involve complex scientific, legal and factual questions and analysis, and therefore may be highly uncertain. We may be subject to litigation involving claims of patent infringement or violation of intellectual property rights of third parties. The defense and prosecution of intellectual property suits, patent opposition proceedings and related legal and administrative proceedings can be both costly and time consuming and may significantly divert the attention and resources of our technical and management personnel. An adverse determination in any such litigation or proceedings to which we may become a party could subject us to significant liability to third parties, require us to seek licenses from third parties, to pay ongoing royalties or to redesign our products, or subject us to injunctions prohibiting the manufacture and sale of our products or the use of our technologies. Prolonged litigation could also result in our customers or potential customers deferring or limiting their purchase or use of our products until resolution of such litigation.

Customers may confuse our products with products of other traditional Tibetan or Chinese medicine companies that use the Chinese characters of “Tibet” or “Shangri-La” in their company names even where such use is not intended to infringe our trademarks.

We market and sell all of our products under a variety of trademarks. We believe that the public’s recognition of and familiarity with our brand is important to our business and that the growth of the market share of our products will depend to a significant extent upon the goodwill associated with this brand. Under the existing Chinese legal regime for intellectual property rights, limited legal remedies are available for a company to prevent the unauthorized use of its trademarks by other companies as part of their company names, unless these trademarks have been legally recognized as “well-known trademarks.” An unauthorized use of a well-known trademark as part of another company’s name can be restricted if this use is regarded as confusing consumers or misleading the public. Consumers may confuse our products with the traditional Chinese medicine products from other companies using “Tibet” and/or “Shangri-La” in or as part of their company names, and those products may be of inferior quality. This confusion could harm the reputation of our brand and cause consumers to refrain from purchasing our products, which in turn would adversely and materially affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our future success depends in part on our ability to make strategic acquisitions and investments. Our failure to consummate or handle the risks associated with these acquisitions and investments could have a material adverse effect on our market penetration and revenues growth.

As part of our plan to expand our manufacturing capacity and product offerings, we hope to make strategic acquisitions in the highly-fragmented traditional Tibetan medicine sector. Strategic acquisitions could subject us to uncertainties and risks, including:

 

   

high acquisition and financing costs;

 

   

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

 

   

cost of and difficulties in integrating acquired businesses and managing a larger business.

Our failure to address these risks successfully may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Risks Related to Our Industry

The Chinese healthcare industry is highly regulated, and the regulatory framework, requirements and enforcement trends may change frequently.

The healthcare industry in China is highly regulated. We are governed by various local, regional and national regulatory regimes in all aspects of our operations, including licensing and certification requirements and procedures for manufacturers of pharmaceuticals, operating and security standards and environmental protection. We cannot assure you that the legal framework, licensing and certification requirements and enforcement trends in the healthcare industry will not change, or that we will be successful in responding to such changes. Such changes may result in increased costs of compliance, which would adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

All pharmaceutical manufacturing companies in China are required to obtain certain permits and licenses from various Chinese governmental authorities, including Good Manufacturing Practice, or GMP, certifications for manufacturing operations. We have obtained permits, licenses and GMP certifications required for the manufacture of our pharmaceutical products. These permits and licenses held by us are generally valid for a maximum period of five years and subject to periodic renewal and/or reassessment by the relevant Chinese government authorities and the standards of such renewal or reassessment may change from time to time. We intend to apply for the renewal of these permits, licenses and certifications when required by applicable laws and regulations. Any failure by us to obtain and maintain all licenses, permits and certifications necessary to carry on our business at any time could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, any inability to renew these permits, licenses and certifications could severely disrupt our business, and prevent us from continuing to carry on our business. Any changes in the standards used by governmental authorities in considering whether to renew or reassess our business licenses, permits and certifications, as well as any enactment of new regulations that may restrict the conduct of our business, may also decrease our revenues and/or increase our costs, and materially reduce our profitability and prospects. Further, if the interpretation or implementation of existing laws and regulations changes or new regulations come into effect requiring us to obtain any additional permits, licenses or certifications that were previously not required to operate our existing businesses, we cannot assure you that we may successfully obtain such permits, licenses or certifications.

We are subject to regular inspections, examinations, inquiries or audits by the regulatory departments as part of the process of maintaining or renewing the various permits, licenses and certificates required for the manufacture and distribution of pharmaceutical products and the provision of related logistics services. In the event that any of our products or facilities fails such inspections, our business, profitability and reputation in the industry may be adversely affected.

We may be adversely affected by changes in environmental, employee health and safety and other laws and regulations.

Our operations are subject to a number of national, provincial and local laws and regulations. These include industry laws and regulations relating to environmental protection, employee health and safety, and tax. While we believe that we are and have been in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, we cannot guarantee that changes in laws or regulations, including environmental, employee health and safety, and tax laws and regulations, will not cause us to incur substantial additional expenditures to upgrade or supplement our existing facilities or subject us to an increased rate of taxation or fines and penalties. Any such changes in laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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China’s WTO accession may intensify competition in our businesses within China.

As a consequence of its joining the World Trade Organization (“WTO”), China has lowered tariffs on certain imported pharmaceutical products and opened its pharmaceutical distribution market to foreign participation. As a result, an increasing number of foreign investors, many of which have substantially greater financial and marketing resources than we do, may establish entities or ties with existing domestic pharmaceutical distributors in China to engage in the manufacture or distribution of pharmaceutical products in the domestic market. Such new entities or alliances between foreign investors and our competitors may erode our competitiveness and weaken our financial performance.

The existence of counterfeit pharmaceutical products in China’s pharmaceutical retail market may damage our brand and reputation and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

Certain Tibetan medicine products distributed or sold in China’s pharmaceutical retail market, including our products, may be counterfeit. Counterfeit products are products sold under the same or very similar brand names and/or having a similar appearance to genuine products. Counterfeit products, including counterfeit pharmaceutical products, are a significant problem in China. Such products divert sales from genuine products, often are of lower cost, often are or lower quality (having different ingredients or formulations, for example), and have the potential to damage the reputation for quality and effectiveness of the genuine product. The counterfeit pharmaceutical product regulation control and enforcement system in China is not able to completely eliminate production and sale of counterfeit pharmaceutical products. Any sale of counterfeit Tibetan products resulting in adverse side effects to consumers, may subject us to negative publicity and other administrative headaches and expenses. It could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

Our competitors may develop or commercialize products ahead of us.

The pharmaceutical market in China is intensely competitive, rapidly evolving and highly fragmented. Our competitors may develop products that are superior to or more affordable than ours or they may more effectively market products that compete with ours. We face direct competition from manufacturers of other traditional Tibetan

and Chinese medicines that are similar to our products. We also face competition from manufacturers of Western medicines, including multinational companies, that manufacture Western medicines with similar curative effects and that can be used as substitutes for our products. Many of our existing and potential competitors have substantially greater financial, technical, manufacturing and other resources than we do. Our competitors’ greater size in some cases provides them with a competitive advantage with respect to manufacturing costs because of their economies of scale and their ability to purchase raw materials at lower prices. Many of our competitors also have better brand name recognition, more established distribution networks and larger customer bases. In addition, many of our competitors have extensive knowledge of our target markets. As a result, they may be able to devote greater resources to the research, development, promotion and sale of their products or respond more quickly to evolving industry standards and changes in market conditions than we can. Our failure to adapt to changing market conditions and to compete successfully with existing or new competitors may materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

The ongoing anti-corruption campaign initiated by the Chinese government targeting state-owned hospitals could adversely affect our sales designated for hospitals.

The Chinese government has recently launched a nationwide campaign against corrupt practices that have been frequently engaged by state-owned hospitals in China, including their acceptance of kickbacks or other illegal gains and benefits in connection with their providing medical services and purchasing medical equipment and medicines. In mid-2006, the Chinese Ministry of Health ordered all state-owned hospitals to review, among other things, their procurement policies and procedures and self-correct problems and deficiencies, if any, by the end of 2006. As a result of this campaign, many state-owned hospitals have since diverted a significant portion of their attention and resources to their self-inspection and self-correction activities and are reviewing their procurement policies. If the anti-corruption campaign becomes more intensified, causing a significant change to the hospitals’ procurement policies and procedures or otherwise resulting in a further delay for state-owned hospitals to resume their normal procurement of our products, our sales designated for hospitals which we indirectly sold to through our distributors

 

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Risks Related to Doing Business in China

Adverse changes in political and economic policies of the Chinese government could have a material adverse effect on the overall economic growth of China, which could reduce the demand for our products and materially adversely affect our competitive position.

We conduct substantially all of our operations and generate all of our revenues in China. Accordingly, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects are affected significantly by economic, political and legal developments in China. The Chinese economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including:

 

   

the higher level of government involvement;

 

   

the early stage of development of the market-oriented sector of the economy;

 

   

the rapid growth rate;

 

   

the higher level of control over foreign exchange; and

 

   

the allocation of resources.

While the Chinese economy has grown significantly since the late 1970s, the growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy. The Chinese government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures benefit the overall Chinese economy, but may also have a negative effect on our business. For example, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations that apply to us.

The Chinese economy has been transitioning from a planned economy to a more market-oriented economy. Although the Chinese government has in recent years implemented measures emphasizing the utilization of market forces for economic reform, the Chinese government continues to exercise significant control over economic growth in China through the allocation of resources, controlling payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy and imposing policies that impact particular industries or companies in different ways.

Changes in China’s political and economic policies could harm our business.

China’s economy has historically been a planned economy subject to governmental plans and quotas and has, in certain aspects, been transitioning to a more market-oriented economy. Although we believe that the economic reform and the macroeconomic measures adopted by the Chinese government have had a positive effect on the economic development of China, we cannot predict the future direction of these economic reforms or the effects these measures may have on our business, financial position or results of operations. In addition, the Chinese economy differs from the economies of most countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD. These differences include:

 

   

economic structure;

 

   

level of government involvement in the economy;

 

   

level of development;

 

   

level of capital reinvestment;

 

   

control of foreign exchange;

 

   

methods of allocating resources; and

 

   

balance of payments position.

As a result of these differences, our business may not develop in the same way or at the same rate as might be expected if the Chinese economy were similar to those of the OECD member countries. See “Our Business”.

 

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Since 1979, the Chinese government has promulgated many new laws and regulations covering general economic matters. Despite these efforts to develop a legal system, China’s system of laws is not yet complete. Even where adequate law exists in China, enforcement of existing laws or contracts based on existing law may be uncertain or sporadic, and it may be difficult to obtain swift and equitable enforcement or to obtain enforcement of a judgment by a court of another jurisdiction. The relative inexperience of China’s judiciary, in many cases, creates additional uncertainty as to the outcome of any litigation. In addition, interpretation of statutes and regulations may be subject to government policies reflecting domestic political changes. Our activities in China will also be subject to administration review and approval by various national and local agencies of China’s government. Because of the changes occurring in China’s legal and regulatory structure, we may not be able to secure the requisite governmental approval for our activities. Although we have obtained all required governmental approval to operate our business as currently conducted, to the extent we are unable to obtain or maintain required governmental approvals, the Chinese government may, in its sole discretion, prohibit us from conducting our business. See “Our Business”

Uncertainties with respect to the Chinese legal system could limit the legal protections available to you and us.

We conduct substantially all of our business through our operating subsidiary in China, WFOE, which is a wholly foreign owned enterprise in China. WFOE is generally subject to laws and regulations applicable to foreign investment in China and, in particular, laws applicable to foreign-invested enterprises. The Chinese legal system is based on written statutes, and prior court decisions may be cited for reference but have limited precedential value. Since 1979, a series of new Chinese laws and regulations have significantly enhanced the protections afforded to various forms of foreign investments in China. However, since these laws and regulations are relatively new and the Chinese legal system continues to rapidly evolve, the interpretations of many laws, regulations and rules are not always uniform and enforcement of these laws, regulations and rules involve uncertainties, which may limit legal protections available to you and us. In addition, any litigation in China may be protracted and result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention.

A slowdown in the Chinese economy may slow down our growth and profitability.

The Chinese economy has grown at an approximately 9 percent rate for more than 25 years, making it the fastest growing major economy in recorded history. We cannot assure you that growth of the Chinese economy will

be steady or that any slowdown will not have a negative effect on our business. Several years ago, the Chinese economy experienced deflation, which may recur in the foreseeable future. More recently, the Chinese government announced its intention to use macroeconomic tools and regulations to slow the rate of growth of the Chinese economy, the results of which are difficult to predict. Adverse changes in the Chinese economy could impact the financial performance of the pharmaceutical industry in China. If such adverse changes were to occur in these industries, commercial shipping could decrease, which could, in turn, reduce the demand for our shipping agency services. See “Our Business”

Restrictions on currency exchange may limit our ability to receive and use our revenues effectively.

Most of our revenues and expenses are denominated in Renminbi. Under Chinese law, the Renminbi is currently convertible under the “current account,” which includes dividends and trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions, but not under the “capital account,” which includes foreign direct investment and loans. Currently, WFOE may purchase foreign currencies for settlement of current account transactions, including payments of dividends to us, without the approval of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, by complying with certain procedural requirements. However, the relevant Chinese government authorities may limit or eliminate our ability to purchase foreign currencies in the future. Since a significant amount of our future revenues will be denominated in Renminbi, any existing and future restrictions on currency exchange may limit our ability to utilize revenues generated in Renminbi to fund our business activities outside China that are denominated in foreign currencies.

Foreign exchange transactions by WFOE under the capital account continue to be subject to significant foreign exchange controls and require the approval of or need to register with Chinese government authorities, including SAFE. In particular, if WFOE borrows foreign currency through loans from us or other foreign lenders, these loans must be registered with SAFE, and if we finance WFOE by means of additional capital contributions, these capital contributions must be approved by certain government authorities, including the National Development

 

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and Reform Commission, or the NDRC, the Ministry of Commerce, or MOFCOM, or their respective local counterparts. These limitations could affect WFOE’s ability to obtain foreign exchange through debt or equity financing.

Recent Chinese regulations relating to the establishment of offshore special purpose vehicles by Chinese residents, if applied to us, may subject the Chinese resident shareholders of us or our parent company to personal liability and limit our ability to acquire Chinese companies or to inject capital into our Chinese subsidiary, limit our Chinese subsidiaries’ ability to distribute profits to us or otherwise materially adversely affect us.

In October 2005, SAFE issued a public notice, the Notice on Relevant Issues in the Foreign Exchange Control over Financing and Return Investment Through Special Purpose Companies by Residents Inside China, or the SAFE notice, which requires Chinese residents, including both legal persons and natural persons, to register with the competent local SAFE branch before establishing or controlling any company outside of China, referred to as an “offshore special purpose company,” for the purpose of overseas equity financing involving onshore assets or equity interests held by them. In addition, any Chinese resident that is the shareholder of an offshore special purpose company is required to amend its SAFE registration with the local SAFE branch with respect to that offshore special purpose company in connection with any increase or decrease of capital, transfer of shares, merger, division, equity investment or creation of any security interest over any assets located in China. Moreover, if the offshore special purpose company was established and owned the onshore assets or equity interests before the implementation date of the SAFE notice, a retroactive SAFE registration is required to have been completed before March 31, 2006. If any Chinese shareholder of any offshore special purpose company fails to make the required SAFE registration and amendment, the Chinese subsidiaries of that offshore special purpose company may be prohibited from distributing their profits and the proceeds from any reduction in capital, share transfer or liquidation to the offshore special purpose company. Moreover, failure to comply with the SAFE registration and amendment requirements described above could result in liability under Chinese laws for evasion of applicable foreign exchange restrictions.

Due to lack of official interpretation, some of the terms and provisions in the SAFE notice remain unclear and implementation by central SAFE and local SAFE branches of the SAFE notice has been inconsistent since its adoption. Because of uncertainty over how the SAFE notice will be interpreted and implemented, we cannot predict how it will affect our business operations or future strategies. For example, our present and prospective Chinese subsidiaries’ ability to conduct foreign exchange activities, such as the remittance of dividends and foreign currency-denominated borrowings, may be subject to compliance with the SAFE notice by our or our parent company’s Chinese resident beneficial holders. In addition, such Chinese residents may not always be able to complete the necessary registration procedures required by the SAFE notice. We also have little control over either our present or prospective direct or indirect shareholders or the outcome of such registration procedures. A failure by our Chinese resident beneficial holders or future Chinese resident shareholders to comply with the SAFE notice, if SAFE requires it, could subject us to fines or legal sanctions, restrict our overseas or cross-border investment activities, limit our subsidiary’s ability to make distributions or pay dividends or affect our ownership structure, which could adversely affect our business and prospects.

The Chinese government could change its policies toward private enterprise or even nationalize or expropriate private enterprises, which could result in the total loss of our investment in that country.

Our business is subject to significant political and economic uncertainties and may be adversely affected by political, economic and social developments in China. Over the past several years, the Chinese government has pursued economic reform policies including the encouragement of private economic activity and greater economic decentralization. The Chinese government may not continue to pursue these policies or may significantly alter them to our detriment from time to time with little, if any, prior notice.

Changes in policies, laws and regulations or in their interpretation or the imposition of confiscatory taxation, restrictions on currency conversion, restrictions or prohibitions on dividend payments to stockholders, devaluations of currency or the nationalization or other expropriation of private enterprises could have a material adverse effect on our business. Nationalization or expropriation could even result in the total loss of our investment in China and in the total loss of your investment in us.

 

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We must remit the offering proceeds to China before they may be used to benefit our business in China, and this process may take a number of months.

The proceeds of this offering must be sent back to the China, and the process for sending such proceeds back to the China may take several months after the closing of this offering. We may be unable to use these proceeds to grow our business until we receive such proceeds in China. In order to remit the offering proceeds to China, we will take the following actions:

 

   

First, we will open a special foreign exchange account for capital account transactions. To open this account, we must submit to SAFE certain application forms, identity documents, transaction documents, form of foreign exchange registration of overseas investments of the domestic residents, and foreign exchange registration certificate of the invested company.

 

   

Second, we will remit the offering proceeds into this special foreign exchange account.

 

   

Third, we will apply for settlement of the foreign exchange. In order to do so, we must submit to SAFE certain application forms, identity documents, payment order to a designated person, and a tax certificate.

The timing of the process is difficult to estimate because the efficiencies of different SAFE branches can vary significantly. Ordinarily the process takes several months but is required to be accomplished within 180 days of application by law.

We face risks related to health epidemics and other outbreaks.

Adverse public health epidemics or pandemics could disrupt business and the economies of China and other countries where we do business. From December 2002 to June 2003, China and other countries experienced an outbreak of a highly contagious form of atypical pneumonia now known as severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS. On July 5, 2003, the World Health Organization declared that the SARS outbreak had been contained. However, a number of isolated new cases of SARS were subsequently reported, most recently in central China in April 2004. During May and June of 2003, many businesses in China were closed by the Chinese government to prevent transmission of SARS. Moreover, some Asian countries, including China, have recently encountered

incidents of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza. We are unable to predict the effect, if any, that avian influenza may have on our business. In particular, any future outbreak of SARS, avian influenza or other similar adverse public developments may, among other things, significantly disrupt our business and force us to temporarily close our offices. Furthermore, an outbreak may severely restrict the level of economic activity in affected areas, which may in turn materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. We have not adopted any written preventive measures or contingency plans to combat any future outbreak of avian influenza, SARS or any other epidemic.

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

Changes in the value of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar, Euro and other foreign currencies are affected by, among other things, changes in China’s political and economic conditions. Any significant revaluation of the Renminbi may have a material adverse effect on our revenues and financial condition, and the value of, and any dividends payable on our shares in U.S. dollar terms. For example, to the extent that we need to convert U.S. dollars we receive from our initial public offering into Renminbi for our operations, appreciation of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar would have an adverse effect on Renminbi amount we would receive from the conversion. Conversely, if we decide to convert our Renminbi into U.S. dollars for the purpose of paying dividends on our ordinary shares or for other business purposes, appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the Renminbi would have a negative effect on the U.S. dollar amount available to us.

Recent changes in the Chinese labor law restrict our ability to reduce our workforce in China in the event of an economic downturn and may increase our production costs.

In June 2007, the National People’s Congress of China enacted new labor law legislation called the Labor Contract Law, which became effective on January 1, 2008. To clarify certain details in connection with the implementation of the Labor Contract Law, the Chinese State Council promulgated the Implementing Rules for the

 

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Labor Contract Law on September 18, 2008, which came into effect immediately. The new legislation formalized workers’ rights concerning overtime hours, pensions, layoffs, employment contracts and the role of trade unions. Considered one of the strictest labor laws in the world, among other things, this new law provides for specific standards and procedures for the termination of an employment contract and places the burden of proof on the employer. In addition, the law requires the payment of a statutory severance pay upon the termination of an employment contract in most cases, including the case of the expiration of a fixed-term employment contract. Further, the law requires an employer to conclude an “employment contract without a fixed-term” with any employee who either has worked for the same employer for 10 consecutive years or more or has had two consecutive fixed-term contracts with the same employer. An “employment contract without a fixed term” can no longer be terminated on the ground of the expiration of the contract, although it can still be terminated pursuant to the standards and procedures set forth under the new law. Because of the lack of precedents for the enforcement of such a law, the standards and procedures set forth under the law in relation to the termination of an employment contract have raised concerns among foreign investment enterprises in China that such “employment contract without a fixed term” might in fact become a “lifetime, permanent employment contract.” Finally, under the new law, downsizing of either more than 20 people or more than 10% of the workforce may occur only under specified circumstances, such as a restructuring undertaken pursuant to China’s Enterprise Bankruptcy Law, or where a company suffers serious difficulties in production and/or business operations, or where there has been a material change in the objective economic circumstances relied upon by the parties at the time of the conclusion of the employment contract, thereby making the performance of such employment contract not possible. To date, there has been very little guidance and precedents as to how such specified circumstances for downsizing will be interpreted and enforced by the relevant Chinese authorities. All of our employees working for us exclusively within China are covered by the new law and thus, our ability to adjust the size of our operations when necessary in periods of recession or less severe economic downturns may be curtailed. Accordingly, if we face future periods of decline in business activity generally or adverse economic periods specific to our business, this new law can be expected to exacerbate the adverse effect of the economic environment on our results of operations and financial condition.

If any dividend is declared in the future and paid in a foreign currency, you may be taxed on a larger amount in U.S. dollars than the U.S. dollar amount that you will actually ultimately receive.

If you are a United States holder, you will be taxed on the U.S. dollar value of your dividends, if any, at the time you receive them, even if you actually receive a smaller amount of U.S. dollars when the payment is in fact converted into U.S. dollars. Specifically, if a dividend is declared and paid in a foreign currency, the amount of the dividend distribution that you must include in your income as a U.S. holder will be the U.S. dollar value of the payments made in the foreign currency, determined at the spot rate of the foreign currency to the U.S. dollar on the date the dividend distribution is includible in your income, regardless of whether the payment is in fact converted into U.S. dollars. Thus, if the value of the foreign currency decreases before you actually convert the currency into U.S. dollars, you will be taxed on a larger amount in U.S. dollars than the U.S. dollar amount that you will actually ultimately receive.

We may become a passive foreign investment company, which could result in adverse U.S. tax consequences to U.S. investors.

Based upon the nature of our business activities, we may be classified as a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”), by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Such characterization could result in adverse U.S. tax consequences to you if you are a U.S. investor. For example, if we are a PFIC, a U.S. investor will become subject to burdensome reporting requirements. The determination of whether or not we are a PFIC is made on an annual basis and will depend on the composition of our income and assets from time to time. Specifically, we will be classified as a PFIC for U.S. tax purposes if either:

 

   

75% or more of our gross income in a taxable year is passive income; or

 

   

the average percentage of our assets by value in a taxable year which produce or are held for the production of passive income (which includes cash) is at least 50%.

The calculation of the value of our assets is based, in part, on the then market value of our ordinary shares, which is subject to change. In addition, the composition of our income and assets will be affected by how, and how quickly, we spend the cash we raise in this offering. We cannot assure you that we will not be a PFIC for any taxable year. See “Taxation – United States Federal Income Taxation—Passive Foreign Investment Company.”

 

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If relations between the United States and China worsen, our share price may decrease and we may have difficulty accessing U.S. capital markets.

At various times during recent years, the United States and China have had disagreements over political and economic issues. Controversies may arise in the future between these two countries. Any political or trade controversies between the United States and China could adversely affect the market price of our ordinary shares and our ability to access U.S. capital markets.

Because our operations are located in China, information about our operations are not readily available from independent third-party sources.

Because YSTP and WFOE are based in China, our shareholders may have greater difficulty in obtaining information about them on a timely basis than would shareholders of a U.S.-based company. Their operations will continue to be conducted in China and shareholders may have difficulty in obtaining information about them from sources other than the companies themselves. Information available from newspapers, trade journals, or local, regional or national regulatory agencies such as issuance of construction permits and contract awards for development projects will not be readily available to shareholders and, where available, will likely be available only in Chinese. Shareholders will be dependent upon management for reports of their progress, development, activities and expenditure of proceeds.

Our failure to obtain prior approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) of the listing and trading of our ordinary shares on a foreign stock exchange could significantly delay this offering or could have a material adverse effect upon our business, operating results, reputation and trading price of our ordinary shares.

On August 8, 2006, six Chinese regulatory agencies, including the Ministry of Commerce, the State Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the State Administration of Taxation, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the CSRC and SAFE, jointly issued the Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors (the “New M&A Rule”). The New M&A Rule became effective on September 8, 2006. This regulation contains provisions that purport to require that an offshore special purpose vehicle (“SPV”) formed for listing purposes and controlled directly or indirectly by Chinese companies or individuals shall obtain the approval of the CSRC prior to the listing and trading of such SPV’s securities on an overseas stock exchange. On September 21, 2006, the CSRC published procedures specifying documents and materials required to be submitted to it by SPVs seeking CSRC approval of overseas listings.

However, the application of the New M&A Rule remains unclear with no consensus currently existing among leading Chinese law firms regarding the scope and applicability of the CSRC approval requirement. Our Chinese counsel, DeHeng Law Offices, has advised us that, based upon their understanding of current Chinese laws and regulations:

 

   

We currently control our Chinese affiliate, YSTP, by virtue of WFOE’s VIE agreements with YSTP, but not through equity interest or asset acquisition which are stipulated in the New M&A Rule; and

 

   

In spite of the lack of clarity on this issue, the CSRC has not issued any definitive rule or interpretation regarding whether offerings like the one contemplated by this Prospectus are subject to the New M&A Rule.

The CSRC has not issued any such definitive rule or interpretation, and we have not chosen to voluntarily request approval under the New M&A Rule. If the CSRC requires that we obtain its approval prior to the completion of this offering, the offering will be delayed until we obtain CSRC approval, which may take several months. There is also the possibility that we may not be able to obtain such approval. If prior CSRC approval was required, we may face regulatory actions or other sanctions from the CSRC or other Chinese regulatory authorities. These authorities may impose fines and penalties upon our operations in China, limit our operating privileges in China, delay or restrict the repatriation of the proceeds from this offering into China, or take other actions that could have a material

 

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adverse effect upon our business, financial condition, results of operations, reputation and prospects, as well as the trading price of our ordinary shares. The CSRC or other Chinese regulatory agencies may also take actions requiring us, or making it advisable for us, to terminate this offering prior to closing.

Chinese regulation of loans and direct investment by offshore holding companies to Chinese entities may delay or prevent us from using the proceeds of this offering to make loans or additional capital contributions to our Chinese operating subsidiaries.

In utilizing the proceeds of this offering in the manner described in “Use of Proceeds,” as an offshore holding company of our Chinese operating subsidiaries, we may make loans or additional capital contributions to our Chinese subsidiaries.

Loans extended by foreign entities such as our company to either an FIE or a domestic Chinese company are subject to Chinese regulatory approvals and registration with the SAFE. For an FIE, such as WFOE, the Chinese regulators approve particular amounts for the FIE’s registered capital, which represents shareholders’ equity investments over a defined period of time, and the FIE’s total investment, which represents the total of the company’s registered capital plus permitted loans. The excess of the total investment over the registered capital represents the maximum amount of borrowings that an FIE is permitted to have under Chinese law. An FIE’s loans must be registered with the SAFE. A domestic Chinese company may borrow medium- and long-term loans from a foreign lender, such as our company, but must obtain NDRC approval for those loans. A domestic Chinese company may also borrow short-term foreign loans, subject, however, to a quota set by the SAFE from time to time.

In addition to loans, we may also decide to finance our subsidiaries by means of capital contributions. These capital contributions, whether to an FIE or a domestic Chinese company, must be approved by the Ministry of Commerce or its local counterparts. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain these government approvals on a timely basis, if at all, with respect to future capital contributions by us to our subsidiaries. If we fail to receive such approvals, our ability to use the proceeds of this offering and to capitalize our Chinese operations may be negatively affected, which could adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.

Risks Related to This Offering

There may not be an active, liquid trading market for our ordinary shares.

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our ordinary shares. An active trading market for our ordinary shares may not develop or be sustained following this offering. You may not be able to sell your shares at the market price, if at all, if trading in our ordinary shares is not active. The initial public offering price was determined by negotiations between us and the Placement Agent based upon a number of factors. The initial public offering price may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the trading market.

Investors risk loss of use of funds subscribed, with no right of return, during the offering period.

We cannot assure you that all or any shares will be sold. Anderson & Strudwick, our Placement Agent, is offering our shares on a best efforts minimum/maximum basis.” We have no firm commitment from anyone, including our affiliates, to purchase all or any of the shares offered. If subscriptions for a minimum of 1,500,000 shares are not received on or before October 31, 2010, escrow provisions require that all funds received be promptly refunded. If refunded, investors will receive no interest on their funds. During the offering period, investors will not have any use or right to return of the funds.

The market price for our ordinary shares may be volatile, which could result in substantial losses to investors.

The market price for our ordinary shares is likely to be volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response to factors including the following:

 

   

actual or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly operating results;

 

   

changes in the Chinese pharmaceutical industry;

 

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changes in the Chinese economy;

 

   

announcements by our competitors of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments;

 

   

additions or departures of key personnel; or

 

   

potential litigation.

In addition, the securities markets have from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are not related to the operating performance of particular companies. As a result, to the extent shareholders sell our ordinary shares in negative market fluctuation, they may not receive a price per share that is based solely upon our business performance. We cannot guarantee that shareholders will not lose some of their entire investment in our ordinary shares.

If our financial condition deteriorates, we may not meet initial objective listing standards related to net income on the NASDAQ Global Market (or, if we are listed at such time, continued listing standards) and our shareholders could find it difficult to sell our shares.

We have applied to list our common shares for trading on the NASDAQ Global Market. We have not yet been informed that our common shares will trade on the NASDAQ Global Market and can provide no assurance that our NASDAQ Global Market listing application will be approved. Additionally, we will not complete this offering unless our application to list on the NASDAQ Global Market is approved. In order to qualify for initial listing on the NASDAQ Global Market upon the completion of this offering, we must meet the following criteria:

 

   

(i) Equity Standard: we must have been in operation for at least two years, must have shareholder equity of at least $30,000,000 and must have a market value for our publicly held securities of at least $18,000,000; OR (ii) Market Value Standard: we must have a market value for our publicly held securities of at least $20,000,000 and must have a market value of our listed securities of at least $75,000,000; OR (iii) Income Standard: we must have net income from continuing operations in our last fiscal year (or two of the last three fiscal years) of at least $1,000,000, must have shareholder equity of at least $15,000,000 and must have a market value for our publicly held securities of at least $8,000,000; OR (iv) Total Assets/Total Revenue Standard: we must have total assets and total revenues in our last fiscal year (or two of the last three fiscal years) of at least $75,000,000 each and we must have a market value for our publicly held securities of at least $20,000,000; and

 

   

We must have at least 1.1 million publicly held shares;

 

   

The minimum bid price for our shares must be at least $4.00 per share;

 

   

We must have at least 400 round-lot shareholders;

 

   

We must have at least 3 (in the case of the Income Standard or Equity Standard) or 4 (in the case of the Market Value Standard or Total Assets/Total Revenue Standard) market makers; and

 

   

We must have adopted NASDAQ-mandated corporate governance measures, including a Board of Directors comprised of a majority of independent directors, an Audit Committee comprised solely of independent directors and the adoption of a code of ethics among other items.

As to the first objective listing requirement, we have applied for listing on the NASDAQ Global Market in reliance on the third test (“net income from continuing operations in our last fiscal year (or two of the last three fiscal years) of at least $1,000,000, must have shareholder equity of at least $15,000,000 and must have a market value for our publicly held securities of at least $8,000,000”). While our net income for 2009 and 2008 satisfied this objective requirement, a deterioration in our financial status combined with a protracted registration and offering period could cause us to fail to meet this requirement.

 

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The NASDAQ Global Market also requires companies to fulfill specific requirements in order for their shares to continue to be listed. In order to qualify for continued listing on the NASDAQ Global Market, we must meet the following criteria:

 

   

Equity Standard: our shareholders’ equity must be at least $10,000,000, we must have 750,000 publicly held shares and we must have a market value of publicly held shares of at least $5,000,000; OR Market Value Standard: the market value of our listed securities must be at least $50,000,000, we must have 1,100,000 publicly held shares, and we must have a market value of publicly held shares of at least $15,000,000; OR Total Assets/Total Revenue Standard: our total assets and total revenue in our last fiscal year (or two of the last three fiscal years) must have been at least $50,000,000 each, we must have 1,100,000 publicly held shares, and we must have a market value of publicly held shares of at least $15,000,000;

 

   

The minimum bid price for our shares must be at least $1.00 per share;

 

   

We must have at least 400 round lot shareholders or at least 2,200 total shareholders;

 

   

A market value of publicly held shares (excluding shares held by officers, directors and 10% or greater shareholders) of at least $70 million;

 

   

We must have at least 2 (Equity Standard) or 4 (Market Value Standard or Total Assets/Total Revenue Standard) market makers; and

 

   

We must have adopted NASDAQ-mandated corporate governance measures, including a Board of Directors comprised of a majority of independent directors, an Audit Committee comprised solely of independent directors and the adoption of a code of ethics among other items.

Although we have applied to have our common shares trade on the NASDAQ Global Market upon closing of this offering, investors should be aware that they will be required to commit their investment funds prior to the approval or disapproval of our listing application by the NASDAQ Global Market. We will not close this offering unless our listing application is approved. If our shares are delisted from the NASDAQ Global Market at some later date, our shareholders could find it difficult to sell our shares.

In addition, we have relied on an exemption to the blue sky registration requirements afforded to “covered securities”. Securities listed on the NASDAQ Global Market are “covered securities.” If we were unable to meet the NASDAQ Global Market’s listing standards, then we would be unable to rely on the covered securities exemption to blue sky registration requirements and we would need to register the offering in each state in which we planned to sell shares. Consequently, we will not complete this offering unless we meet the NASDAQ Global Market’s listing requirements.

In addition, if our common shares are delisted from the NASDAQ Global Market at some later date, we may apply to have our common shares quoted on the Bulletin Board or in the “pink sheets” maintained by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. The Bulletin Board and the “pink sheets” are generally considered to be less efficient markets than the NASDAQ Global Market. In addition, if our common shares are not so listed or is delisted at some later date, our common shares may be subject to the “penny stock” regulations. These rules impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers that sell low-priced securities to persons other than established customers and institutional accredited investors and require the delivery of a disclosure schedule explaining the nature and risks of the penny stock market. As a result, the ability or willingness of broker-dealers to sell or make a market in our common shares might decline. If our common shares are not so listed or are delisted from the NASDAQ Global Market at some later date or were to become subject to the penny stock regulations, it is likely that the price of our shares would decline and that our shareholders would find it difficult to sell their shares.

We will incur increased costs as a result of being a public company.

As a public company, we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as new rules subsequently implemented by the SEC and NASDAQ, have required changes in corporate governance practices of public companies. We expect these new rules and regulations to significantly increase our legal, accounting and financial compliance costs and to make certain corporate activities more time-consuming and costly. In addition, we will incur additional costs associated with our public company reporting requirements. We estimate that our costs for SEC reporting and continued listing on the NASDAQ Global Market to be between $500,000 and $1,000,000 per year that we did not experience prior to commencement of this offering.

 

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Our classified board structure may prevent a change in our control.

Our board of directors is divided into three classes of directors. Directors of each class are chosen for staggered three-year terms upon the expiration of their current terms, and each year one class of directors is elected by the shareholders. The staggered terms of our directors may reduce the possibility of a tender offer or an attempt at a change in control, even though a tender offer or change in control might be in the best interest of our shareholders. See “Management – Board of Directors and Board Committees.”

Future sales of our ordinary shares may depress our share price.

The market price of our ordinary shares could decline as a result of sales of substantial amounts of our ordinary shares in the public market, or the perception that these sales could occur. In addition, these factors could make it more difficult for us to raise funds through future offerings of ordinary shares. There will be an aggregate of 11,812,500 ordinary shares outstanding before the consummation of this offering and 13,687,500 ordinary shares outstanding immediately after this offering, if the maximum offering is raised. All of the ordinary shares sold in the offering will be freely transferable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, except for any shares purchased by our “affiliates,” as defined in Rule 144 of the Securities Act. The remaining ordinary shares will be “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144. These shares may be sold in the future without registration under the Securities Act to the extent permitted by Rule 144 or other exemptions under the Securities Act. See “Shares Eligible for Future Sale.”

You will experience immediate and substantial dilution.

The initial public offering price of our ordinary shares is expected to be substantially higher than the pro forma net tangible book value per share of our ordinary shares. Therefore, assuming the completion of the maximum offering, if you purchase ordinary shares in this offering, you will incur immediate dilution of approximately $6.25 or approximately 78% in the pro forma net tangible book value per ordinary share from the price per share that you pay for the ordinary shares. Assuming the completion of the minimum offering, if you purchase ordinary shares in this offering, you will incur immediate dilution of approximately $6.4 or approximately 80% in the pro forma net tangible book value per ordinary share from the price per share that you pay for the ordinary shares. Accordingly, if you purchase ordinary shares in this offering, you will incur immediate and substantial dilution of your investment. See “Dilution.”

Entities controlled by our employees, officers and/or directors will control a majority of our ordinary shares, decreasing your influence on shareholder decisions.

Assuming the sale of the maximum offering, entities controlled by our employees, officers and/or directors will, in the aggregate, beneficially own approximately 80% of our outstanding shares. Assuming the sale of the minimum offering, entities controlled by our employees, officers and/or directors will, in the aggregate, beneficially own approximately 82% of our outstanding ordinary shares. As a result, our employees, officers and directors will possess substantial ability to impact our management and affairs and the outcome of matters submitted to shareholders for approval. These shareholders, acting individually or as a group, could exert control and substantial influence over matters such as electing directors and approving mergers or other business combination transactions. This concentration of ownership and voting power may also discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our company, which could deprive our shareholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their shares as part of a sale of our company and might reduce the price of our ordinary shares. These actions may be taken even if they are opposed by our other shareholders, including those who purchase shares in this offering. See “Principal Shareholders.”

 

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A redemption of shares held by our founders may be insufficient to cause our company to achieve targeted earnings and may reduce our founders’ involvement and stake in our company.

As described in greater detail in the sections entitled “Related Party Transactions – Make-Good Shares Subject to Redemption” and “Placement—Market and Pricing Considerations,” our founders have agreed to place, on a prorated basis, that number of ordinary shares into escrow that is equal to 40% of the number of shares sold in this offering (such escrowed shares, the “Make-Good Shares”) pending determination of our audited net after-tax income for the year ending December 31, 2010. The Make-Good Shares will consist of 720,000 shares beneficially owned by Hong Yu and 30,000 shares beneficially owned by Taylor Z. Guo. Our company will redeem and cancel these Make-Good Shares pro rata without consideration to the extent necessary to cause our earnings per share to be at least $0.9863, excluding any expenses associated with releasing the Make-Good Shares back to the original owners.

We cannot guarantee that we will be able to redeem a sufficient number of Make-Good Shares to increase audited after-tax earnings per share to $0.9863 if our company either has lower net income or any net losses in 2010. To the extent there are an insufficient number of Make-Good Shares available for such redemption, our per-share after tax earnings may be less than $0.9863 for 2010.

As noted above, the holders of the Make-Good Shares are integral to our company’s success. Prior to the commencement of this offering, they collectively own 93% of our issued and outstanding shares. Assuming a maximum offering, they would collectively hold approximately 80%% of our shares upon completion of the offering. In the event all of the Make-Good Shares are redeemed, the founders of YSTP would collectively hold approximately 75% of our shares, assuming a maximum offering.

We will have an ongoing relationship with our Placement Agent that may impact our ability to obtain additional capital.

In connection with this offering, we have sold our Placement Agent Warrants to purchase up to 187,500 shares (assuming the maximum offering) for a nominal amount. These warrants are exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance at a price equal to 125% of the price of the ordinary shares in this offering. During the term of the warrants, the holders thereof will be given the opportunity to profit from a rise in the market price of our ordinary shares, with a resulting dilution in the interest of our other shareholders. The term on which we could obtain additional capital during the life of these warrants may be adversely affected because the holders of these warrants might be expected to exercise them when we are able to obtain any needed additional capital in a new offering of securities at a price greater than the exercise price of the warrants. See “Placement.”

We will have an ongoing relationship with our Placement Agent that may impact our shareholders’ ability to impact decisions related to our operations.

In connection with this offering, we have agreed to allow our Placement Agent to designate two non-voting observers to our Board of Directors until the earlier of the date that:

 

  (i) the investors that purchase shares in this offering beneficially own less than five percent (5%) of our outstanding shares; or

 

  (ii) the trading price per share is at least four (4) times the offering price for any consecutive 15 trading day period.

Although our Placement Agent’s observers will not be able to vote, they may nevertheless significantly influence the outcome of matters submitted to the Board of Directors for approval. We have agreed to reimburse the observers for their expenses for attending our Board meetings, subject to a maximum reimbursement of $6,000 per meeting and $12,000 annually, which amount is not more than the reimbursement payable to our directors. The observer will be required to certify that such travel expenses are not reimbursed by any other party. We will also pay observers the same amount as our independent directors receive. As of the date of this prospectus, Mr. L. McCarthy Downs III and Mr. Hayden Zou are serving as our Placement Agent’s observers to our Board of Directors. See “Management – Board of Directors Observer.”

 

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As the rights of shareholders under British Virgin Islands law differ from those under U.S. law, you may have fewer protections as a shareholder.

Our corporate affairs will be governed by our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (as they may be amended and modified from time to time), the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004 (the “BVI Act”), and the ordinary law of the British Virgin Islands. The rights of shareholders to take legal action against our directors, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under British Virgin Islands law are to a large extent governed by the ordinary law of the British Virgin Islands and by the BVI Act. The ordinary law of the British Virgin Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the British Virgin Islands as well as from English ordinary law, which has persuasive, but not binding, authority on a court in the British Virgin Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under British Virgin Islands law are not as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedents in some jurisdictions in the United States. In particular, the British Virgin Islands has a less developed body of securities laws as compared to the United States, and some states (such as Delaware) have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law.

As a result of all of the above, holders of our shares may have more difficulty in protecting their interests through actions against our management, directors or major shareholders than they would as shareholders of a U.S. company. For a discussion of significant differences between the provisions of the BVI Act and the laws applicable to companies incorporated in the United States and their shareholders, see “Description of Share Capital – Differences in Corporate Law.”

British Virgin Islands companies may not be able to initiate shareholder derivative actions, thereby depriving shareholders of the ability to protect their interests.

British Virgin Islands companies may not have standing to initiate a shareholder derivative action in a federal court of the United States. The circumstances in which any such action may be brought, and the procedures and defenses that may be available in respect to any such action, may result in the rights of shareholders of a British Virgin Islands company being more limited than those of shareholders of a company organized in the United States. Accordingly, shareholders may have fewer alternatives available to them if they believe that corporate wrongdoing has occurred. The British Virgin Islands courts are also unlikely to recognize or enforce against us judgments of courts in the United States based on certain liability provisions of U.S. securities law; and to impose liabilities against us, in original actions brought in the British Virgin Islands, based on certain liability provisions of U.S. securities laws that are penal in nature. There is no statutory recognition in the British Virgin Islands of judgments obtained in the United States, although the courts of the British Virgin Islands will generally recognize and enforce the non-penal judgment of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits. This means that even if shareholders were to sue us successfully, they may not be able to recover anything to make up for the losses suffered.

The laws of the British Virgin Islands provide little protection for minority shareholders, so minority shareholders will have little or no recourse if the shareholders are dissatisfied with the conduct of our affairs.

Under the law of the British Virgin Islands, there is little statutory law for the protection of minority shareholders other than the provisions of the BVI Act dealing with shareholder remedies. The principal protection under statutory law is that shareholders may bring an action to enforce the constituent documents of the corporation, our fourth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. Shareholders are entitled to have the affairs of the company conducted in accordance with the general law and the articles and memorandum.

There are ordinary law rights for the protection of shareholders that may be invoked, largely dependent on English company law, since the ordinary law of the British Virgin Islands for business companies is limited. Under the general rule pursuant to English company law known as the rule in Foss v. Harbottle, a court will generally refuse to interfere with the management of a company at the insistence of a minority of its shareholders who express dissatisfaction with the conduct of the company’s affairs by the majority or the board of directors. However, every shareholder is entitled to have the affairs of the company conducted properly according to law and the constituent documents of the corporation. As such, if those who control the company have persistently disregarded the

 

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requirements of company law or the provisions of the company’s memorandum and articles of association, then the courts will grant relief. Generally, the areas in which the courts will intervene are the following: (1) an act complained of which is outside the scope of the authorized business or is illegal or not capable of ratification by the majority; (2) acts that constitute fraud on the minority where the wrongdoers control the company; (3) acts that infringe on the personal rights of the shareholders, such as the right to vote; and (4) where the company has not complied with provisions requiring approval of a special or extraordinary majority of shareholders, which are more limited than the rights afforded minority shareholders under the laws of many states in the United States.

We may use the net proceeds in ways with which you may not agree.

While we do have some plans for the use of proceeds from this offering, we have not finally or firmly allocated specific portions of the net proceeds to us from this offering to particular purposes and have not yet determined all of our anticipated uses. Rather, our management will have significant flexibility in applying the net proceeds received by us. See “Use of Proceeds.” You will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether such proceeds are being used appropriately. You must rely on the judgment of our management regarding the application of the proceeds we receive from this offering. The proceeds we receive may be used for corporate purposes that do not improve our profitability or increase our share price. The proceeds we receive from this offering may also be placed in investments that do not produce income or that may lose value.

 

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Forward Looking Statements

We have made statements in this prospectus, including under “Prospectus Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Our Business” and elsewhere that constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements about our plans, objectives, expectations, assumptions or future events. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “we believe,” “we intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could” and similar expressions. These statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

Examples of forward-looking statements include:

 

   

projections of revenue, earnings, capital structure and other financial items;

 

   

statements of our plans and objectives;

 

   

statements regarding the capabilities and capacities of our business operations;

 

   

statements of expected future economic performance;

 

   

our expectations regarding governmental support for the development of the traditional Chinese pharmaceutical industry;

 

   

our expectations with respect to our ability to secure high-quality raw materials in the future;

 

   

competition from other manufacturers of pharmaceutical products, including manufacturers of traditional Chinese medicines;

 

   

our ability to effectively protect our existing and future intellectual property and not to infringe on the intellectual property of others; and

 

   

fluctuations in general economic and business conditions in China; and

 

   

assumptions underlying statements regarding us or our business.

The ultimate correctness of these forward-looking statements depends upon a number of known and unknown risks and events. We discuss many of these risks under the heading “Risk Factors” above. Many factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. Consequently, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

 

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Our Business

Overview.

TBET is a holding company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. TBET owns all of the outstanding capital stock of Chinese Tibetan Pharmaceuticals Limited, a Hong Kong company (“CTP”). CTP in turn owns all of the outstanding capital stock of Yibo Information Consulting (Shenzhen) Company Ltd., a company of the People’s Republic of China (“WFOE”), our operating subsidiary based in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. WFOE has entered into control agreements with all of the owners of Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited (“YSTP”), which agreements allow WFOE to control YSTP. Through our ownership of CTP, CTP’s ownership of WFOE and WFOE’s contractual agreements with the owners of YSTP, we control YSTP.

Our Corporate Structure

Our corporate structure is as follows:

LOGO

 

LOGO    Equity interest
LOGO    Contractual arrangements including Entrusted Management Agreement and Exclusive Option Agreement. For a description of these agreements, see “Corporate Structure— Contractual Arrangements with YSTP and YSTP’s Shareholders.”
LOGO    Contractual arrangements including Exclusive Option Agreement, Shareholders’ Voting Proxy Agreement and Pledge of Equity Interest Agreement. For a description of these agreements, see “Corporate Structure— Contractual Arrangements with YSTP and YSTP’s Shareholders.”

Corporate History – YSTP

Yunnan Diqing Shangri-La Tibetan Medicine Co., Ltd was incorporated on April 19, 2000 as a domestic Chinese corporation. On December 24, 2002, it changed its name to Yunan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited (“YSTP”). As YSTP has continued to grow, it has increased its registered capital, which presently stands at RMB 60,000,000 (approximately $8,801,267).

 

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Corporate History – TBET, CPT and WFOE

We formed TBET, CPT and WFOE in 2009, 2010 and 2010, respectively, in anticipation of registering the common shares of TBET in an initial public offering. In connection with the formation of TBET, CPT and WFOE, WFOE entered into certain control agreements with YSTP and its shareholders, pursuant to which we, by virtue of our ownership of CTP and CTP’s ownership of WFOE, control YSTP.

TBET was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on December 22, 2009 as a limited liability company. TBET is engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, marketing and selling of modernized traditional Tibetan medicines in China. Its wholly owned subsidiary, CTP was incorporated in Hong Kong on January 6, 2010 as a limited liability company. Other than the equity interest in CTP, the Company does not own any assets or conduct any operations.

WFOE was incorporated on March 18, 2010 as a wholly foreign owned enterprise, 100% owned by CTP.

On March 26, 2010, to protect the Company’s shareholders from possible future foreign ownership restrictions, YSTP and all of the shareholders of YSTP entered into an entrusted management agreement with WFOE, which provides that WFOE will be entitled to the full guarantee for the performance of such contracts, agreements or transactions entered into by YSTP. WFOE is also entitled to receive the residual return of YSTP. As a result of the agreement, WFOE will absorb 100% of the expected losses and gains of YSTP, which results in WFOE being the primary beneficiary of YSTP.

Control Agreements

Our relationships with YSTP and each of its shareholders are governed by a series of contractual arrangements. Under Chinese laws, each of WFOE and YSTP is an independent legal entity and neither of them is exposed to liabilities incurred by the other party. Other than pursuant to the contractual arrangements between WFOE and YSTP, YSTP does not transfer any other funds generated from its operations to WFOE.

The shareholders of YSTP entered into and caused YSTP to enter into an Entrusted Management Agreement, Exclusive Option Agreement, Shareholders’ Voting Proxy Agreement and Pledge of Equity Interest Agreement (collectively, the “Control Agreements”) with WFOE in return for ownership interests in MOE. Through the formation of TBET as a holding company, YSTP investors now own 93% of the ordinary shares of TBET. The remaining 7% of TBET’s ordinary shares belong to other investors. TBET, in turn owns 100% of the equity of YSTP.

Through the Control Agreements, we can substantially influence YSTP’s daily operations and financial affairs, appoint its senior executives and approve all matters requiring shareholder approval. As a result of these Control Agreements, which enable us to control YSTP, we are considered the primary beneficiary of YSTP. Accordingly, we consolidate YSTP’s operating results, assets and liabilities in our financial statements.

Contractual Arrangements with YSTP and Its Shareholders

We conduct our business in China through our subsidiary, WFOE. WFOE, in turn, conducts it business through YSTP, which we consolidate as a variable interest entity. WFOE and YSTP operate in connection with a series of control agreements, rather than through an equity ownership relationship.

Chinese laws and regulations currently do not prohibit or restrict foreign ownership in pharmaceutical businesses. However, Chinese laws and regulations do prevent direct foreign investment in certain industries. To protect the Company’s shareholders from possible future foreign ownership restrictions, YSTP and all of the shareholders of YSTP entered into a series of contractual arrangements, or Control Agreements. Under PRC laws, each of WFOE and YSTP is an independent legal entity and neither of them is exposed to liabilities incurred by the other party. Other than pursuant to the contractual arrangements between WFOE and YSTP, YSTP does not transfer any other funds generated from its operations to WFOE. Effective March 26, 2010, WFOE entered into a functionally identical set of Control Agreements with YSTP, which agreements provide as follows.

 

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As of May 6, 2010, YSTP investors own 93% of the ordinary shares of TBET. The remaining 7% of TBET’s ordinary shares belongs to other investors. TBET, in turn owns 100% of the equity of YSTP.

Entrusted Management Agreement. YSTP, WFOE, and the all of the shareholders of YSTP entered into an Entrusted Management Agreement, dated March 26, 2010 that provides that WFOE will be fully and exclusively responsible for the management of YSTP. As consideration for such services, YSTP has agreed to pay the entrusted management fee during the term of this agreement. The entrusted management fee will be equal to YSTP’s estimated earnings. Also, WFOE will assume all operation risks related to the entrusted management of YSTP and bear all losses of YSTP. The term of this agreement will be from the effective date thereof to the earliest of the following: (1) the winding up of YSTP; (2) the termination date of the Entrusted Management Agreement, as agreed by the parties thereto; or (3) the date on which WFOE completes the acquisition of YSTP.

Exclusive Option Agreement. YSTP and all of YSTP’s shareholders entered into an Exclusive Option Agreement with WFOE dated March 26, 2010, which option agreement provides that WFOE will be entitled to acquire such shares from the current shareholders upon certain terms and conditions. In addition, WFOE is entitled to an irrevocable exclusive purchase option to purchase all or part of the assets and business of YSTP, if such a purchase is or becomes allowable under PRC laws and regulations and WFOE so elects. The Exclusive Option Agreement also prohibits YSTP and its shareholders from transferring any portion of the equity interests, business or assets of YSTP to anyone other than WFOE. WFOE has not yet taken any corporate action to exercise this right of purchase, and there is no guarantee that it will do so or will be permitted to do so by applicable law at such times as it may wish to do so.

Shareholders’ Voting Proxy Agreement. All of the shareholders of YSTP have executed a Shareholders’ Voting Proxy Agreement with WFOE effective March 26, 2010 to irrevocably appoint the persons designated by WFOE with the exclusive right to exercise, on their behalf, all of their Voting Rights in accordance with applicable law and YSTP’s Articles of Association, including but not limited to the rights to sell or transfer all or any of their equity interests in YSTP and to appoint and elect the directors and Chair as the authorized legal representative of YSTP. This agreement will be only terminated prior to the completion of acquisition of all of the equity interests in, or all assets or business of YSTP.

Pledge of Equity Agreement. WFOE and all of the shareholders of YSTP have entered in Pledge of Equity Agreement, effective March 26, 2010, pursuant to which all shareholder pledges all of their shares (100%) of YSTP, as appropriate, to WFOE. If YSTP or any of its respective shareholders breaches its respective contractual obligations in “Entrusted Management Agreement”, “Exclusive Option Agreement” and “Shareholders’ Voting Proxy Agreement”, WFOE as Pledgee, will be entitled to certain right to foreclose on the pledged equity interests. Such YSTP shareholders cannot dispose of the pledged equity interests or take any actions that would prejudice WFOE’s interest. This pledge has been recorded with applicable authorities in China to perfect WFOE’s security interest.

 

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Use of Proceeds

After deducting the estimated placement discount and offering expenses payable by us, we expect to receive net proceeds of approximately $10,440,000 from this offering if the minimum offering is sold and $13,200,000 if the maximum offering is sold.

We do not have, at this time, a definitive plan to use the proceeds of the offering in particular ways. Generally, we intend to use the net proceeds of this offering to support and expand operations, with particular priority to efforts to expand our production and marketing capabilities as well as to strengthen and expand our distribution network. The precise amounts and percentage of proceeds we would devote to particular categories of activity will depend not only on the total amount of proceeds we generate in the offering, but also on prevailing market and business conditions as well as on the nature of particular opportunities that may arise from time to time. Similarly, the priority of our prospective uses of proceeds will depend on business and market conditions are they develop. Accordingly, we reserve the right to change the use of proceeds that we presently anticipate and describe herein. Nonetheless, based on our preliminary planning, we anticipate that the proceeds of the offering would be allocated to major categories of expense in approximately the following amounts:

 

Use of Net Proceeds

   Percentage of Net Proceeds  

Build Distribution Channel

   42

Brand Awareness, Marketing and Advertising

   20

Production Equipment Upgrade

   16

Working Capital, Advance to Distributors

   15

Sarbanes-Oxley Complaince-Related Professional Fees

   7

Total

   100

Our management will have considerable discretion in the application of the net proceeds received by us. We reserve the right to re-allocate funds tentatively allocated to that purpose to our general working capital. If that were to happen, then our management would have significant discretion over even more of the net proceeds to be received by our company in this offering. You will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the proceeds are being used appropriately. You must rely on the judgment of our management regarding the application of the net proceeds of this offering. The net proceeds may be used for corporate purposes that do not improve our efforts to achieve profitability or increase our stock price. The net proceeds from this offering may be placed in investments that do not produce income or that lose value.

Pending use of the net proceeds, we intend to invest our net proceeds in short-term, interest bearing, investment-grade obligations. These investments may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in our common shares. It is possible that we may become a passive foreign investment company for U.S. federal income taxpayers, which could result in negative tax consequences to you. These consequences are described in more detail in “Taxation.”

Dividend Policy

We anticipate that we will retain any earnings to support operations and to finance the growth and development of our business. Therefore, we do not expect to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. . Any future determination relating to our dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on a number of factors, including future earnings, capital requirements, financial conditions and future prospects and other factors the Board of Directors may deem relevant.

If we determine to pay dividends on any of our ordinary shares in the future, as a holding company, we will be dependent on receipt of funds from WFOE. Payments of dividends by WFOE to our company are subject to the requirement that foreign invested enterprises may only buy, sell and/or remit foreign currencies at those banks authorized to conduct foreign exchange business. Further, such remittances would require WFOE to provide an application for remittance that includes, in addition to the application form, a foreign registration certificate, board resolution, capital verification report, audit report on profit and stock bonuses, and a tax certificate. There are no such similar foreign exchange restrictions in the British Virgin Islands.

 

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Exchange Rate Information

Our business is conducted in China, and the financial records of WFOE and YSTP are maintained in RMB, their functional currency. However, we use the U.S. dollar as our reporting currency; therefore, periodic reports made to shareholders will include current period amounts translated into U.S. dollars using the then-current exchange rates, for the convenience of the readers. Our financial statements have been translated into U.S. dollars in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 830-10, “Foreign Currency Matters.” We have translated our asset and liability accounts using the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date. We translated our statements of operations using the average exchange rate for the period. We reported the resulting translation adjustments under other comprehensive income. Unless otherwise noted, we have translated balance sheet amounts with the exception of equity at December 31, 2009 at ¥6.8172 to $1.00 as compared to ¥6.842 to $1.00 at December 31, 2008. The average translation rates applied to income statement accounts for the year ended December 31, 2009 and the year ended December 31, 2008 were ¥6.8296 and ¥7.0685, respectively.

We make no representation that any RMB or U.S. dollar amounts could have been, or could be, converted into U.S. dollars or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate, or at all. The Chinese government imposes control over its foreign currency reserves in part through direct regulation of the conversion of RMB into foreign exchange and through restrictions on foreign trade. On May 13, 2010, the Forex rate was RMB6.82792 to $1.00. The Company does not currently engage in currency hedging transactions.

The following table sets forth information concerning exchange rates between the RMB and the U.S. dollar for the periods indicated.

Forex Exchange Rate

 

     (RMB per U.S. Dollar)
     Period End    Average

2004

   8.2765    8.2767

2005

   8.0702    8.17335

2006

   7.8041    7.93715

2007

   7.295    7.551

2008

   6.842    7.0685

2009

   6.8172    6.8296

2010

     

January

   6.82679    6.82705

February

   6.82601    6.8292

March

   6.82588    6.8263

April

   6.82523    6.82579

May (through May 13, 2010)

   6.82792    6.82678

 

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Capitalization

The following table sets forth our capitalization as of December 31, 2009 on a pro forma as adjusted basis giving effect to the sale of the minimum and maximum offering at an assumed public offering price of $8.00 per share and to reflect the application of the proceeds after deducting the estimated 7% placement fees, 1% non-accountable expense allowance and $600,000 in other offering expenses.

You should read this table in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus and “Use of Proceeds” and “Description of Capital Stock.”

Minimum Offering (1,500,000 Ordinary shares)

U.S. Dollars

December 31, 2009

 

     As Reported(1)    Pro Forma
Adjusted  for IPO(2)
 

Common shares

     

Shares(3)

     11,782,500      13,312,500   

Par Value Amount

   $ 11,782    $ 13,312.5   

Additional Paid-In Capital

   $ 8,375,795    $ 18,814,295 (4) 

Statutory Reserves

   $ 2,811,323    $ 2,811,323   

Retained Earnings

   $ 193,793    $ 193,793   

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

   $ 111,881    $ 111,881   

Total

   $ 11,504,574    $ 21,944,604   

Maximum Offering (1,875,000 Common shares)

U.S. Dollars

December 31, 2009

 

     As Reported(1)    Pro Forma
Adjusted  for IPO(2)
 

Common shares

     

Shares(3)

     11,782,500      13,687,500   

Par Value Amount

   $ 11,782    $ 13,687.5   

Additional Paid-In Capital

   $ 8,325,795    $ 21,573,920 (4) 

Statutory Reserves

   $ 2,811,323    $ 2,811,323   

Retained Earnings

   $ 193,793    $ 193,793   

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

   $ 111,881    $ 111,881   

Total

   $ 11,504,574    $ 24,704,604   

 

(1)

This column gives effect to the reorganization of our company that was completed on March 18, 2010, upon WFOE incorporation approval by Shenzhen Industry and Commerce Bureau.

(2)

Gives effect to the sale of the minimum offering and the maximum offering, as applicable, at an assumed public offering price of $8.00 per share and to reflect the application of the proceeds after deducting a 7% underwriting discounts,1% non-accountable expense allowance and our estimated offering expenses of $600,000.

(3)

Upon the closing of this Offering, we will cause Hong Yu and Taylor Z. Guo to place into escrow Make-Good Shares equal to 40% of the number of Shares we sell in this Offering. That amount will be between 600,000 and 750,000 Make-Good Shares, depending on whether we complete a minimum offering, a maximum offering or an offering between the minimum and maximum offering. These escrowed shares, which will be placed into escrow upon closing of this Offering, have not been removed from the Shares presented in the above Capitalization Tables. For further discussion of the escrow arrangement, please see “Summary – Placement”, “Risk Factors – A redemption of shares held by our founders may be insufficient to cause our company to achieve targeted earnings and may reduce our founders’ involvement and stake in our company”, “Related Party Transactions – Make-Good Shares Subject to Redemption.”

 

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(4)

Pro forma adjusted for IPO additional paid in capital reflects the net proceeds we expect to receive, after deducting a 7% underwriting discount, a 1% non-accountable expense allowance and approximately $600,000 in expenses, less the par value of the shares offered. In a minimum offering, we expect to receive net proceeds of $10,440,000 ($12,000,000 offering, less underwriting discount of $840,000, non-accountable expense allowance of $120,000 and offering expenses of $600,000), of which $10,438,500 would be attributable to additional paid in capital after deducting $1,500 in aggregate par value amount. In a maximum offering, we expect to receive net proceeds of $13,200,000 ($15,000,000 offering, less underwriting discount of $1,050,000, non-accountable expense allowance of $150,000 and offering expenses of $600,000), of which $13,198,125 would be attributable to additional paid in capital after deducting $1,875 in aggregate par value amount.

 

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Dilution

If you invest in our ordinary shares, your interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the initial public offering price per ordinary share and the pro forma net tangible book value per ordinary share after the offering. Dilution results from the fact that the per ordinary share offering price is substantially in excess of the book value per ordinary share attributable to the existing shareholders for our presently outstanding ordinary shares. Our net tangible book value attributable to shareholders at December 31, 2009 was $10,807,416 or approximately $0.91 per ordinary share. Net tangible book value per ordinary share as of December 31, 2009 represents the amount of total tangible assets less goodwill, acquired intangible assets and total liabilities, divided by the number of ordinary shares outstanding.

If the minimum offering is sold, we will have 13,312,500 ordinary shares outstanding upon completion of the offering. Our post offering pro forma net tangible book value, which gives effect to receipt of the net proceeds from the offering and issuance of additional shares in the offering, but does not take into consideration any other changes in our net tangible book value after December 31, 2009, will be approximately $21,247,416 or $1.60 per ordinary share. This would result in dilution to investors in this offering of approximately $6.40 per ordinary share or approximately 80% from the assumed offering price of $8.00 per ordinary share. Net tangible book value per ordinary share would increase to the benefit of present stockholders by $0.69 per share attributable to the purchase of the ordinary shares by investors in this offering.

If the maximum offering is sold, we will have 13,687,500 ordinary shares outstanding upon completion of the offering. Our post offering pro forma net tangible book value, which gives effect to receipt of the net proceeds from the offering and issuance of additional shares in the offering, but does not take into consideration any other changes in our net tangible book value after December 31, 2009, will be approximately $24,007,416 or $1.75 per ordinary share. This would result in dilution to investors in this offering of approximately $6.25 per ordinary share or approximately 78% from the assumed offering price of $8.00 per ordinary share. Net tangible book value per ordinary share would increase to the benefit of present shareholders by $0.84 per share attributable to the purchase of the ordinary shares by investors in this offering.

The following table sets forth the estimated net tangible book value per ordinary share after the offering and the dilution to persons purchasing ordinary shares based on the foregoing minimum and maximum offering assumptions.

 

     Minimum
Offering(1)
   Maximum
Offering(2)

Assumed offering price per ordinary share

   $ 8.00    $ 8.00

Net tangible book value per ordinary share before the offering

   $ 0.91    $ 0.91

Increase per ordinary share attributable to payments by new investors

   $ 0.69    $ 0.84

Pro forma net tangible book value per ordinary share after the offering

   $ 1.60    $ 1.75

Dilution per ordinary share to new investors

   $ 6.40    $ 6.25

 

(1)

Assumes net proceeds of $10,440,000 from offering of 1,500,000 common shares, calculated as follows: $12,000,000 offering, less underwriting discount of $840,000, non-accountable expense allowance of $120,000 and offering expenses of $600,000.

(2)

Assumes net proceeds of $13,200,000 from offering of 1,875,000 ordinary shares, calculated as follows: $15,000,000 offering, less underwriting discount of $1,050,000, non-accountable expense allowance of $150,000 and offering expenses of $600,000.

 

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Post-Offering Ownership

The following charts illustrate our pro forma proportionate ownership, upon completion of the offering under alternative minimum and maximum offering assumptions, by present shareholders and investors in this offering, compared to the relative amounts paid by each. The charts reflect payment by present shareholders as of the date the consideration was received and by investors in this offering at the assumed offering price without deduction of commissions or expenses. The charts further assume no changes in net tangible book value other than those resulting from the offering and provide alternative scenarios depending on whether the Make-Good Shares are redeemed. See “Risk Factors – A redemption of Make-Good Shares may be insufficient to cause our company to achieve targeted earnings and may reduce our management’s involvement and stake in our company,” “Related Party Transactions – Make-Good Shares Subject to Redemption” and “Placement – Market and Pricing Considerations.”

Scenario 1: Pro forma presentation assuming no redemption of any Make-Good Shares

 

     Shares Purchased     Total Consideration    

Average Price

     Amount (#)    Percent (%)     Amount ($)    Percent (%)     Per Share ($)

MINIMUM OFFERING

            

Existing shareholders

   11,812,500    88.7   10,807,416    47.4   0.91

New investors

   1,500,000    11.3   12,000,000    52.6   8.00

Total

   13,312,500    100   22,807,416    100   1.71
     Shares Purchased     Total Consideration     Average Price
     Amount (#)    Percent (%)     Amount ($)    Percent (%)     Per Share ($)

MAXIMUM OFFERING

            

Existing shareholders

   11,812,500    86.3   10,807,416    41.9   0.91

New investors

   1,875,000    13.7   15,000,000    58.1   8.00

Total

   13,687,500    100   25,807,416    100   1.89
Scenario 2: Pro forma presentation assuming redemption of all Make-Good Shares
     Shares Purchased     Total Consideration    

Average Price

     Amount (#)    Percent (%)     Amount ($)    Percent (%)     Per Share ($)

MINIMUM OFFERING

            

Existing shareholders

   11,062,500    88.1   10,807,416    47.4   0.98

New investors

   1,500,000    11.9   12,000,000    52.6   8.00

Total

   12,562,500    100   22,807,416    100   1.82
     Shares Purchased     Total Consideration    

Average Price

     Amount (#)    Percent (%)     Amount ($)    Percent (%)     Per Share ($)

MAXIMUM OFFERING

            

Existing shareholders

   11,062,500    85.5   10,807,416    41.9   0.98

New investors

   1,875,000    14.5   15,000,000    58.1   8.00

Total

   12,937,500    100   25,807,416    100   1.99

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our audited historical consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results and the timing of selected events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus.

Overview

We focus on the research, development, manufacturing, marketing and selling of modernized traditional Tibetan medicines in China. All of our current products are offered and derived from Tibetan based traditional medicines and are manufactured using plant based natural materials, particularly the herbs and minerals found in the high-latitude, low-temperature, and pollution-free environment of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. As of December 31, 2009, we sell 5 major prescription and over-the-counter Tibetan medicine products, each has certain medicinal functions and has demonstrated safety and efficacy in accordance with the China SFDA requirements for the treatment of at least one or more therapeutic indications.

Our manufacturing facility in China is GMP certified, fully integrated with manufacturing support systems including quality assurance, quality control and regulatory compliance. We have developed our own independent quality control systems in accordance with SFDA regulations. Our quality assurance team devotes significant attention to quality control for designing, manufacturing and testing our products, and is also responsible for ensuring that we are in compliance with all applicable national and local regulations and standards, as well as our internal policies. Our senior management team is also actively involved in setting quality assurance policies and managing internal and external quality performance. These support systems enable us to maintain high standards of quality for our products and deliver reliable products to our customers on a timely basis.

In the last two years, our business has grown rapidly as a result of China’s strengthening economy, our combining promotion of Tibetan culture with educational physician conferences and seminars and the strong demand for our medicine products resulted from the increase in the number of elderly people in China.

Year Ended December 31, 2009 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2008

Liquidity

Liquidity is the ability of a company to generate funds to support its current and future operations, satisfy its obligations and otherwise operate on an ongoing basis. At December 31, 2009 our working capital was $7,912,642 as compared to $ 6,238,872 at December 31, 2008.

Our cash balance at December 31, 2009 totaled $4,081,752, an increase of $1,370,200 over our balance at December 31 2008. During the fiscal year of 2009, we received cash from operating activities of $10,143,153.

We have financed our operations over the two years ended December 31, 2009 primarily through cash from operating activities. Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $10 million and 6 million in fiscal 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Other than the continued strength of China economy and the increased demand of our medicine products from the increase in the number of elderly people in China (all of which we believe may increase our liquidity if they continue), we are not aware of any trends or any demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that will result in or that are reasonably likely to result in our liquidity increasing or decreasing in any material way.

For 2010, we expect our main growth will be organic from existing operations. The demand for our products appears to be getting stronger, which we expect to generate more positive cash flow.

 

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Assuming we generate more positive cash flow from operation, and to the extent demand for our product increases, we may need to consider upgrading our existing production facility and purchasing additional machinery to expand our capacity. We anticipate spending approximately $2.2 million to do the upgrade and purchase. If we were to make such upgrade and purchases prior to the completion of this offering or if our cash flow were insufficient, such purchases could put pressure on our liquidity.

We are also investigating a plan to build our distributor network to a national presence. We expect that the total cost for building and recruiting distributors would be approximately $5.8 million. If this were to happen before we receive proceeds from IPO or if our cash flow were insufficient, we could face liquidity pressure.

Capital Resources

The following table provides certain selected balance sheets comparisons between years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:

 

     December 31,   

Increase/

 
     2009    2008    (Decrease)  

Cash

   $ 4,081,752    $ 2,711,552    $ 1,370,200   

Inventories

   $ 1,305,537    $ 1,419,099    $ (113,562

Accounts receivable

   $ 4,608,075    $ 2,980,698    $ 1,627,377   

Other current assets

   $ 200,836    $ 113,517    $ 87,319   

Due from shareholder

   $ 1,550,085    $ 1,357,721    $ 192,364   
                      

Total current assets

   $ 11,746,285    $ 8,582,587    $ 3,163,698   

Plant and equipment

   $ 6,079,984    $ 6,783,108    $ (703,124

Intangible assets

   $ 697,158    $ 878,720    $ (181,562
                      

Prepaid expense

   $ 396,906    $ 543,107    $ (146,201

Total assets

   $ 18,920,333    $ 16,787,522    $ 2,132,811   
                      

Accounts payable

   $ 2,830,032    $ 1,515,977    $ 1,314,055   

Other payables

   $ 1,003,611    $ 827,738    $ 175,873   
                      

Total current liabilities

     3,833,643      2,343,715    $ 1,489,928   
                      

 

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We maintain cash and cash equivalents in China. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, cash and cash equivalents were as follows:

 

     December 31,

Country

   2009    2008

China

   $ 4,081,752    $ 2,711,552
             

All of our cash in deposit balances at December 31, 2009 are in the form of RMB held in bank accounts at financial institutions located in the PRC. Cash held in banks in the PRC is not insured. The value of cash on deposit in China of approximately $4.08 million at December 31, 2009 has been converted based on the exchange rate as of December 31, 2009. In 1996, the Chinese government introduced regulations, which relaxed restrictions on the conversion of the RMB; however restrictions still remain, including but not limited to restrictions on foreign invested entities. Foreign invested entities may only buy, sell or remit foreign currencies after providing valid commercial documents at only those banks authorized to conduct foreign exchanges. Furthermore, the conversion of RMB for capital account items, including direct investments and loans, is subject to PRC government approval. Chinese entities are required to establish and maintain separate foreign exchange accounts for capital account items. We cannot be certain Chinese regulatory authorities will not impose more stringent restrictions on the convertibility of the RMB, especially with respect to foreign exchange transactions. Accordingly, cash on deposit in banks in the PRC is not readily deployable by us for purposes outside of China.

Current assets as of December 31, 2009 totaled $11,746,285, an increase of 37% compared to December 31, 2008. Current liabilities as of December 31, 2009 totaled $ 3,833,643, reflecting an increase of 64% from our December 31, 2008 balance.

Inventories as of December 31, 2009 were $1,305,537, a decrease of $113,562 compared to December 31, 2008. This decrease is due primarily to the better control of inventories management.

At December 31, 2009, we have no commitments for capital expenditures. While we do not have any agreements, understandings or commitments at this time for such activities, we may upgrade and purchase machinery for approximately $2.2 million, and build or recruit distributors for approximately $5.8 million. If we undertake any of these activities, we expect to do so without debt financing. Instead, we plan either to use our cash flow resources or proceeds of this offering to make such purchase. As such, any such expenditure would affect our available cash resources but would not affect any debt arrangements.

Principal Factors Affecting our Results of Operations

Revenues

We generate revenue mainly from the sales of our products. Our product revenues represent our total revenues from the sales of our products, less value-added taxes, or VAT.

Our principle products include 25 Ingredients Mandrake Pill and 15 Ingredients Gentiana Pill.

25 Ingredients Mandrake Pill is a product approved for the treatment of various women’s health indications including irregular menstruation, anemia, gynecological rheumatism, endometritis and pelvic inflammation.

15 Ingredients Gentiana Pill, is a product indicated to regulate lung, alleviate coughing and remove phlegm, and for the treatment of bronchus related coughing, asthma, and hoarseness.

 

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The following table sets out a breakdown of our revenues for the two products, and each item expressed as a percentage of our product revenues, for the periods indicated:

 

     For the year ended December 31,  
     2009     2008  
     Sales
amount
   %  of
product
revenues
    Sales
amount
   %  of
product
revenues
 

25 Ingredients Mandrake Pill

   $ 11,185,718    49   $ 7,789,246    50

15 Ingredients Gentiana Pill

   $ 4,941,706    21   $ 3,120,079    20
                          
   $ 16,127,424    70   $ 10,909,325    70
                          

Factors Affecting Revenues

The following factors affect the revenues we derive from our operations. For other factors affecting our revenues, see “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business.”

Industry-wide Factors. We have benefited significantly from the overall economic development in China in recent years and the increase in the number of elderly people in China, which together have resulted in increased expenditures on medicine in China, including traditional Tibetan medicine. The Chinese have long perceived and accepted traditional Tibetan medicine as a safe and effective solution to diseases, having the advantage of causing fewer side effects than western medicine, due to the natural ingredients used. With the improvement of living standards in China, the health care industry has grown substantially in recent years, which also stimulated the domestic demands for Tibetan medicine. As China’s elder population grows, as well as the increased awareness and perception of the safety of traditional Tibetan medicine products, the market demand for traditional Tibetan medicine products will keep growing.

Government accreditation in our industry. The market for Tibetan pharmaceutical products in China is only a very small portion of the overall pharmaceutical market in China. The annual production of Tibetan medicine amounts to approximately 1500 tons with 293 products marketed. However, the growth rate of the market for Tibetan pharmaceuticals is substantial, estimated at 50% a year by China Medicine Source Net (CMSN). One factor spurring growth has been the willingness of Chinese regulators to accredit Tibetan medicine. As of December 31, 2009, 14 Tibetan medicine products have been listed on the Protected Chinese Traditional Medicine List; 24 Tibetan medicine products have been included in the National Medicine Index; and 218 Tibetan medicine products have been certified by the SFDA.

Consolidation and expansion. In recent years, the Tibetan Medicine industry in China has made certain achievements in raw material cultivation, extraction of active ingredients and productions of Tibetan Medicine. The modernized extraction technology is widely applied. However, the equipments and production technology of most Tibetan medicine manufacturers are out dated and many of them are small on scale. Consolidation in the Tibetan medicine industry is likely to increase as inefficient and smaller operators are likely to be acquired or consolidated into larger manufacturer’s operations. As market demand grows stronger for our products, we believe that we must continue to expand our production capacity to seize additional market share. If we fail to make acquisitions or expand our production capacity, our revenue growth could slow.

Competition. We operate in a highly competitive marketplace. We compete our products on the basis of brand recognition, quality, price, product availability, and security of supply, product development and customer service. If any of our competitors come out with a product, not only has strong marketing campaign and lowered price, but also has better perceived quality and effectiveness, it could put great pressure on our products and result in a decline in our sales volume and earnings. Competition could cause us to lose market share and certain lines of business, or increase expenditures or reduce pricing, each of which would have an adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Negative Publicity. Adverse publicity associated with our company or our products could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. We are highly dependent upon consumer perceptions of our company

 

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and the safety and quality of our products. We could be adversely affected if the “Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals” brand, the “Xiangbala” trademark or any of our other trademarks is subject to negative publicity. We could also be adversely affected if any of our products or any similar products distributed by other companies prove to be, or are asserted to be, harmful to consumers. Because of our dependence upon consumer perceptions, any negative publicity associated with illness or other adverse effects resulting from consumers’ use or misuse of our products, or any similar products distributed by other companies, could also have a material adverse impact on our results of operations. In addition, the existence of counterfeit pharmaceutical products in the PRC pharmaceutical retail market may damage our brand and reputation and subject us to negative publicity and other administrative headaches and expenses. It could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

Costs and Expenses

We primarily incur the following costs and expenses:

Costs of goods sold. We incur a number of costs that factor in to costs of goods sold.

 

   

raw materials, which are primarily comprised of costs of the necessary active ingredients and supporting ingredients of pharmaceuticals we manufacture;

 

   

labor, including salaries and benefits for employees directly involved in manufacturing activities;

 

   

packaging costs, including cost of packaging materials for our products;

 

   

depreciation and amortization of manufacturing equipment and facilities. Due to our capacity expansion, depreciation and amortization expenses, measured in absolute terms, have increased significantly. We expect that depreciation and amortization expenses in absolute terms will continue to increase in the near future as we continue to grow; and

 

   

overhead, including utility, parts for and maintenance of production equipment, testing, and other expenses related to the manufacturing of our products.

Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation expense for our corporate staff and personnel supporting our corporate, professional fees (including consulting, audit and legal fees), travel and entertainment expenses, contractual performance obligations and office administrative and related expenses.

Factors Affecting Cost and Expenses

Supplies and commodity prices. The largest component of our cost relates to the price of raw materials. To the extent the prices of these materials vary, our cost of goods will fluctuate. For this reason, we may be affected by droughts, floods, crop diseases and the like, which tend to make raw material scarcer and thus expensive.

Transition to public company. Once we complete this offering, we expect that our administrative costs will increase significantly, as we need to comply with detailed reporting requirements.

Number of customers. The more customers we have, the greater we expect our selling expenses, travel expenses and the like will be. At present, we are able to sell substantially all of our products to a relatively small number of customers. We believe this concentration of customers has allowed us to focus our marketing and selling efforts in a relatively narrow area. As we expand and build our national distribution network, we expect to see a rise in the selling expense.

 

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Advertising expense. As we started rolling out our advertising campaign to build more brand awareness and consumers recognition, we’ll see increases in our advertising expenses related to our brand image promotion and recognition.

Results of Operations

 

     For the year ended December 31,  
     2009     2008  
     Amount    %     Amount    %  

Revenues

   $ 23,008,031    —        $ 15,580,269    —     

Cost of goods sold

   $ 11,303,118    49   $ 7,857,884    50

Gross profit

   $ 11,704,913    51   $ 7,722,385    50

Total operating expenses

   $ 2,289,036    10   $ 1,630,425    11
                          

Operating income

   $ 9,415,877    41   $ 6,091,960    39
                          

Our revenues increased from $15.58 million in 2008 to $23.01 million in 2009, or 48% increase. This is primarily due to continuous growth from the Company’s existing five principle products. As of December 31, 2009, our biggest product revenue contributor, 25 Ingredients Mandrake Pill, has increased sales 44% from $7.79 million in 2008 to $11.19 million in 2009. Expanding our existing distributor network also drove our revenue performance during 2009.

Our gross profit margins stayed relatively the same, from 50% in fiscal year 2008 to 51% in the same period of 2009. In 2009 we were able to expand our sales and controlled the cost, and successfully maintained the gross profit margins.

Selling expense increased by $206,026, or 26%, from $782,359 in 2008 to $ 988,385 in 2009. The increase in selling expense resulted from an increase in promotional efforts and media advertisement in 2009 to promote the Company’s 25 Ingredients Mandrake Pill and 15 Ingredients Gentiana Pill.

Research and development costs increased by $115,736, or 23%, from $502,827 in 2008 to $618,562 in 2009. This reflected our increased spending on research and development of new products.

The other general and administrative expenses increased by $336,850 in the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the year ended December 31, 2008 primarily as a result of business expansion. Payroll expense was majority of the increase in general and administrative expenses.

Net interest expense was $170,900 in 2009, compared to net interest expense of $158,477 in 2008.

Our net income for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were $9,244,978 and $5,933,483, respectively. The increase in net income is primarily a result of higher sales, efficient control, management of production costs and administrative expenses.

We realized significant growth in our business due to the strengthening of our marketing efforts. We host in-person product presentations, conference and seminars for physicians, other healthcare professionals and research scholars to promote and generate awareness of our pharmaceutical products. For our OTC pharmaceutical products, we also carry out consumer advertising and educational campaigns. As the pharmaceutical market in China continues to grow, we plan on hiring additional personnel for the sale, marketing and distribution of our pharmaceutical products to increase the market recognition of our products and awareness of our brand name.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

In the year ended December 31, 2009, our net increase in cash from operations totaled $1,370,200 and was comprised of $10,143,153 provided by operating activities, $8,785,288 used in financing activities, and the effect of prevailing exchange rates provided on our cash position of $12,334.

In the year ended December 31, 2008, our net increase in cash from operations totaled $1,295,797 and consisted of $6,049,836 provided by operating activities, $ 642,112 used in investing activities, $4,244,182 used in financing activities, and the effect of prevailing exchange rates on our cash position of $132,254.

Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities in the year ended December 31, 2009 totaled $10,143,153. The activities were mainly comprised of our net income of $9,244,978, an increase in accounts payable of $1,306,164, an increase in accrued expenses and other payables of $208,525, a decrease in inventories of $ 118,509 and prepaid expenses of $ 146,200, These increases were partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable of $ 1,613,598, and amount due from shareholder of $187,085. Non-cash transactions comprised of the followings: (i) $703,124 in depreciation; and (ii) $181,563 in amortization, and (iii) $157,500 in stock-based compensation.

In the year ended December 31, 2008, net cash provided by operations totaled $6,049,836. The activities mainly consisted of our net income of $ 5,933,483, an increase in accounts payable of $573,340, a decrease in advances to suppliers of $199,821 and prepaid expenses of $141,259. These increases were partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable of $ 961,302, inventories of $ 304,580 and amount due from shareholder of $ 137,839, and a decrease in accrued expenses and other payables of $199,798. Non-cash transactions comprised of (i) $611,935 in depreciation and (ii) $175,426 in amortization.

Cash Used in Investing Activities

No cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2009.

In the year ended December 31, 2008, our cash used in investing activities totaled $642,112. The activities were solely represented our cash payment in connection with the acquisition of plant and equipment.

Cash Used in Financing Activities

For the year ended December 31, 2009, net cash used in financing activities was $8,785,288. The activities were solely represented dividends paid to the shareholders made by YSTP.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, net cash used in financing activities was $4,244,182. The activities were solely represented dividends paid to the shareholders made by YSTP.

Off Balance Sheet Items

Under SEC regulations, we are required to disclose our off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, such as changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors. An off-balance sheet arrangement means a transaction, agreement or contractual arrangement to which any entity that is not consolidated with us is a party, under which we have:

 

   

Any obligation under certain guarantee contracts,

 

   

Any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity or similar arrangement that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to that entity for such assets,

 

   

Any obligation under a contract that would be accounted for as a derivative instrument, except that it is both indexed to our stock and classified in stockholder’s equity in our statement of financial position, and

 

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Any obligation arising out of a material variable interest held by us in an unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit risk support to us, or engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with us.

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that we are required to disclose pursuant to these regulations. In the ordinary course of business, we enter into operating lease commitments, purchase commitments and other contractual obligations. These transactions are recognized in our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

Critical Accounting Policies

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our audited consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these audited consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

A summary of significant accounting policies is included in this item are discussed in further detail in the notes to the audited consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. Management believes that the application of these policies on a consistent basis enables us to provide useful and reliable financial information about our operating results and financial condition.

Revenue Recognition

We follow the guidance of ASC 605, “Revenue Recognition,” and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104 and SAB Topic 13 for revenue recognition. In general, revenue from the sale of pharmaceutical products is recognized when the products are delivered to and received by the customers, collectability is reasonably assured and the prices are fixed and determinable.

We have distributor arrangements with certain parties for sale of its pharmaceutical products. The distributor agreements do not provide chargeback, price protection, or stock rotation rights. Accordingly, we record the revenue when products are delivered to and received by the distributors.

Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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. Actual results when ultimately realized could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates in the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 include the useful life of plant and equipment, intangible assets

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

We follow ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” (SFAS 157), as amended by Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Financial Staff Position (FSP) No. 157-2, on the effective date of FASB Statement No. 157. Those provisions relate to our financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value and our fair value disclosures related to financial assets and liabilities. ASC 820 (SFAS 157) defines fair value, expands related disclosure requirements and specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on the nature of the inputs used to

 

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develop the fair value measures. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. There are three levels of inputs to fair value measurements - Level 1, meaning the use of quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets; Level 2, meaning the use of quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active or are directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, meaning the use of unobservable inputs. Observable market data should be used when available. We did not have financial instruments during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.

Comprehensive Income

We follow ASC 205, “Presentation of Financial Statements,” and ASC 220 (SFAS 130), “Reporting Comprehensive Income,” to recognize the elements of comprehensive income. Comprehensive income is comprised of net income and all changes to the statements of stockholders’ equity, except those due to investments by stockholders, changes in paid-in capital and distributions to stockholders. Comprehensive income for 2009 and 2008 included net income.

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

In accordance with ASC 360-10 (SFAS 144), “Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, we periodically review our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. We recognize an impairment loss when the sum of expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. The amount of impairment is measured as the difference between the estimated fair value and the book value of the underlying asset. We did not record any impairment charges during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Newly Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Effective January 1, 2009, the Group adopted an authoritative guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) on business combinations. The guidance retains the fundamental requirements that the acquisition method of accounting (previously referred to as the purchase method of accounting) be used for all business combinations, but requires a number of changes, including changes in the way assets and liabilities are recognized and measured as a result of business combinations. It also requires the capitalization of in-process research and development at fair value and requires the expensing of acquisition-related costs as incurred. The Group has applied this guidance to business combinations completed since January 1, 2009.

Effective January 1, 2009, the Group adopted an authoritative pronouncement issued by the FASB regarding interim disclosures about fair value of financial instruments. The pronouncement requires disclosures about fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods as well as in annual financial statements of publicly traded companies. The pronouncement also requires those disclosures in summarized financial information at interim reporting periods. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have any significant impact on the Group’s financial condition or results of operations.

Effective January 1, 2009, the Group adopted an authoritative pronouncement issued by the FASB regarding recognition and presentation of other-than-temporary impairments. The pronouncement amends the other- than-temporary impairment pronouncement in US GAAP for debt securities to make the pronouncement more operational, and improves the presentation and disclosure of other-than-temporary impairments on debt and equity securities in financial statements. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have any significant impact on the Group’s financial condition or results of operations. Effective April 1, 2009, the Company adopted an authoritative pronouncement issued by the FASB regarding determining fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased and identifying transactions that are not orderly. The pronouncement provides clarification on estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased and on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction that is not orderly. The pronouncement emphasizes that even if there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability and regardless of the valuation technique(s) used, the objective of a fair value measurement remains the same. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction (that is, not a forced liquidation or distressed sale) between market participants at the measurement date under the then current market conditions. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have any significant impact on the Group’s financial condition or results of operations.

 

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Effective July 1, 2009, the Group adopted a new Accounting Standards Codification (the “ASC”) as issued by the FASB. The ASC has become the source of the authoritative US GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities and provides that all such pronouncement carries an equal level of authority. The ASC is not intended to change or alter existing GAAP. The ASC is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The adoption of the ASC did not have any significant impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

 

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Our Business

Our Company

Our company is a specialty pharmaceutical company focusing on the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of modernized traditional Tibetan medicines. We develop products in China for promoting health in human respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems. Our five SFDA-approved modernized traditional Tibetan medicines in distribution are designed to address large market opportunities. Our product development pipeline includes potential expanded uses of our existing products for additional medical indications and a number of new product candidates that are intended to address significant medical health needs in China.

We currently sell both prescription and over-the-counter products. We presently sell five products. We also have developed one additional pharmaceutical product that has received Chinese-government approval but that has not yet been introduced into the market. Still other products are in various stages of development, clinical trials, and review for government approval. We sell our products principally to distributors in China, who in turn resell the products principally to hospitals, hospital pharmacies, and retail pharmacies.

Our products are sold throughout China. A majority of sales are concentrated in southern provinces (most notably Yunnan Province, Guangdong Province, and Zhejiang Province. To date, we have not sold our products outside of China.

China’s Economic Development

China’s economy continues the rapid growth it has shown over recent decades. China’s gross domestic product grew from RMB9921.5 billion in 2000 to RMB33535.3 billion in 2009. Real GDP annual growth rates during that period ranged between 8.3 percent and 13 percent. While Chine suffered some consequences of the recent worldwide economic downturn, it has suffered less and recovered more quickly than most countries. Real GDP growth fell from an annual rate of 13 percent in 2007 to 9.0 percent in 2008 and 8.7 percent in 2009. A recent United Nations report estimates that the China economy will grow by about 8.8 percent in 2010. Another report stated that China’s real GDP grew at the end of the first calendar quarter of 2010 rose 11.9 percent from a year earlier. It also has been forecast that China’s economy may surpass Japan’s as the second largest in the world in 2010.

The rapid and sustained growth of the Chinese economy has resulted in steady growth in consumer wealth and spending. Consumer wealth is also broadening throughout the population: a recent Credit Suisse survey found that, between 2004 to 2009, the average household income of the 40-60 percent income group grew by 98 percent, and the income of the bottom 20 percent households also rose by 50 percent (the latter being attributed in part to the indirect benefits of improved farm profitability). The report anticipates that China’s share of global consumption will grow from 5.2 percent (US$1.72 trillion) in 2009 to 23.1 percent (US$15.94 trillion) in 2020, overtaking the US as the largest consumer market in the world.

China’s Healthcare Industry – Generally

From 1940 through the 1950s, China’s government developed a healthcare system that would address the main health considerations of the day – improved sanitation, improved diet and disease prevention. The healthcare system provided universal access to all Chinese citizens. In China’s rural areas local governments generally financed the healthcare system. The results of the government’s focus upon healthcare resulted in a dramatic long-term improvement of the health of China’s citizens. For example, in 1949, the life expectancy of a Chinese citizen was 35 years; by 2009, the life expectancy of a Chinese citizen had risen to over 73 years, more than six years greater than the worldwide average life expectancy.

In the 1980s, the Chinese government, led by Deng Xiaoping, introduced socialist market reforms designed to increase China’s presence in the international community while increasing the standard of living in China. However, these reforms also pushed an ever-increasing portion of healthcare costs upon individual citizens.

 

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Consequently, an ever-widening gap arose between the provision of healthcare services to citizens in wealthy, urban areas and those in poor, rural areas. In 1975, over 85% of the rural population was covered by government-provided healthcare; in 1997, that proportion had decreased to 10% of the rural population.

In April 2009, the Chinese government implemented large-scale healthcare reform. The State Council allocated $123 billion as part of its New Medical Reform Plan. In addition, the plan includes significant improvements to health care facilities and expansion of China’s health related infrastructure. A recent OECD study indicates that spending hikes and regulatory changes in China have contributed to significant growth in health-care spending in the country, and that such spending in 2010 is likely to increase another 8.7 percent, with about 4.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) allocated to healthcare, half of which comes from the private sector. The consulting firm Scientia Advisor projects that healthcare spending in China will reach $600B by 2015, a threefold increase over 2000 expenditures.

The Chinese government aims to improve the urban healthcare system by rebuilding and restructuring approximately 3,700 existing urban community health centers and 11,000 community health clinics. The plan will also accommodate the development of approximately 2,400 new urban health centers. In effect, the plan de-emphasizes the prevalence of large, magnet facilities in favor of smaller, more accessible clinics.

In addition, the plan is designed to improve dramatically medical services available for the 800 million rural poor in China. Through the plan, the Chinese government contemplates the development of clinics in every village and a hospital in every county in China by the end of 2011. If successfully implemented, the plan would result in at least 2,000 new county hospitals and 29,000 village clinics.

The rapid increase in the per capita disposable income of Chinese urban residents and the increase in the number of elderly people in China in recent years have resulted in increasing spending on prescription and OTC medicines, including traditional Chinese medicine.

China’s Market for Pharmaceutical Products

The pharmaceutical market in China has grown rapidly in recent years. According to Business Monitor International, the total sales of medicines in China, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, was US$33.9 billion (approximately RMB257 billion) in 2007, representing an increase of 25.6% from 2006 and a 2003-2007 CAGR of 17.8%. Business Monitor International estimates that the Chinese market became the eighth largest pharmaceutical market in the world in 2007 from ninth in 2006. The following chart sets forth the trend of PRC expenditures for prescription and over-the-counter medicines in the periods indicated:

Sales of prescription medicines are the principal component of pharmaceutical expenditures in China and are mostly made in hospitals. According to Business Monitor International, sales of prescription medicines grew from US$14.1 billion in 2003 to US$26.4 billion in 2007, representing a CAGR of 17.0%. In 2007, total sales of prescription medicines represented 77.9% of China’s total expenditures on medicine sales. The remaining expenditures were spent on over-the-counter medicines. In 2007, sales of over-the-counter medicines amounted to US$7.5 billion, representing a CAGR of 21.0% from 2003 to 2007. In addition to the primary growth drivers of healthcare spending in China described above, another factor expected to increase the amount of healthcare spending in China is the growing trend of PRC consumers to purchase non-prescription, over-the-counter medicines in non-hospital retail pharmacies.

 

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Data source: Business Monitor International

The Chinese pharmaceuticals market is fragmented but rapidly growing. According to Business Monitor International, the total sales of medicine in China grew at a CAGR of approximately 17.8% from 2003 to 2007, which we believe was driven by favorable socio-economic factors and strong government support. Furthermore, the Chinese government has recently announced a reform plan to spend RMB850 billion on health care, which is in addition to the regular healthcare budget, from 2009 to 2011 in order to increase the availability of healthcare, basic medicines and health insurance coverage in China. As a comparison, in 2007, the total healthcare expenditure in China was approximately RMB1.1 trillion, of which approximately RMB230 billion was government spending, according to the Ministry of Health. The healthcare reform plan is expected to accelerate growth in the Chinese pharmaceutical industry.

Pharmaceutical sales and usage play a larger role in the Chinese health-care market than in the health-care sectors of many other countries. With a small share of the population presently enjoying insurance coverage, a still-developing state health-care system, and a massive rural and relatively poor population, individuals (who generally must pay for care out of pocket) and health-care providers rely heavily on medicines, both traditional and modern. One report states that the share of health-care spending devoted to pharmaceuticals in China is three times that of the average for countries in the developed word.

In addition to the country’s general economic growth and the government’s emphasis on improving health care, we believe that China’s aging population is a key contributor to the increased expenditures on medicines because elderly people on average spend more on healthcare than younger people. In China, each urban resident over age 60 on average spent approximately RMB984.0 (US$126.1) on medicines in 2000, five times the average spending by an urban resident below age 60 in the same year, according to the China Industry Development Report for the Pharmaceutical Industry 2004 published by the China National Information Center. The portion of the Chinese population aged 60 and above has increased in both absolute numbers and as a percentage of the total population, and this trend is likely to continue in the next few decades. According to two surveys conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics in 2000 and 2005, the number of people in China aged 60 and above was approximately 130.0 million in 2000, or 10.5% of China’s entire population, and this number increased to approximately 144.1 million by 2005, representing 11.0% of the population.

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China has increased from 11.9% in 2003, or approximately 150.0 million people to 13.6%, or approximately 162.2 million people in 2007. Rising life expectancy is also expected to contribute to the growth of China’s aging population, both as an absolute number and as a percentage of the total population. We believe that the aging population in China, which historically spends the most on healthcare, will drive the growth of the PRC healthcare industry. The prevalence of chronic health problems, such as arthritis, cardiovascular diseases and cancer, is expected to increase with the growth of China’s population aged 60 or above. In addition, as living standards continue to improve and health consciousness grows in China, many lifestyle-related diseases are also increasing and becoming more widespread. For example, Business Monitor International estimates that sales of prescription cardiovascular medicines increased by 87% from US$2,765 million in 2003 to US$5,177 million in 2007, primarily as a result of the rising prevalence of heart disease in an aging population and increasingly unhealthy lifestyles in the population at large.

National Medical Insurance Program

The National Medical Insurance Program (“NMIP”), introduced in 1999, is the largest medical insurance program in China. As of the end of 2006, the number of participants enrolled in this program was 157.4 million, according to a statement made by the MLSS on January 18, 2007. According to a February 21, 2006 statement by the MLSS, the Chinese government intends to expand the program enrollment to 300 million of China’s urban population by the end of 2010. We believe that only a small percentage of the Chinese population can afford commercial insurance plans and that a majority of the Chinese population has no medical insurance coverage.

The national medicine catalog of the NMIP provides guidance on which prescription and OTC medicines are included in the program and to what extent the purchases of these medicines are reimbursable. At present, none of our commercialized products is eligible for NMIP reimbursement, and we do not anticipate seeking inclusion in the NMIP program for our medicines. We believe our medicines are better suited to sale at modest prices and in large volume, and that an ample market exists for them among both the insured and uninsured.

In September 2008, the State Council published a draft plan to ease the difficulties and minimize the costs for PRC citizens to obtain proper healthcare treatment. On 17 March 2009, the PRC Government issued the Opinion on Deepening the Healthcare System Reform (the “Opinion”). The State Council subsequently released the Notice on Important Implementing Plans for the Healthcare System Reform 2009-2011 (the “Implementing Plan”). The goal of the healthcare reform plan is to establish a basic, universal healthcare framework to provide Chinese citizens with safe, efficient, convenient and affordable healthcare. The Opinion calls for healthcare reform to be carried out in two steps:

 

   

Step One, which will be completed by 2011, aims to increase the accessibility while reducing the cost of healthcare. During this phase, the PRC Government will build up a network of basic healthcare facilities, expand the coverage of the public medical insurance system to cover 90% or more the population, as well as reform the drug supply and public hospital system.

 

   

Step Two, which will take place between 2011 and 2020, envisions the establishment of a universal healthcare system. The entire population should be covered by public medical insurance; drugs and medical services should be accessible and affordable to citizens in all public healthcare facilities.

While the PRC Government has neither provided a concrete timetable nor steps to implement certain tasks, such as the public hospital reform, it has released execution guidance for other tasks. Most notably, the PRC Government has announced it will spend an additional RMB850 billion from 2009 to 2011 on the healthcare industry. A significant portion will be expended to establish a basic healthcare medical insurance regime, which aims to cover over 90% of the national population by 2011, mainly through the Urban Worker Program, Urban Resident Program and the New Rural Insurance Scheme. The PRC Government further announced that the annual subsidy for each participant will be increased from RMB40 to RMB120 for Urban Resident Program participants, and from RMB80 to RMB120 for New Rural Insurance Scheme participants, starting from 2010. The reform plan will also raise the cap on claim payments from four times the local average annual income to six times such income. Another significant part of the spending plan focuses on healthcare facilities. The PRC Government plans to build 29,000 rural clinics in 2009. In the next three years, it plans to build an additional 5,000 rural clinics, 2,000 county-level hospitals and 2,400 urban community clinics in under-developed areas. This substantial increase in healthcare spending is expected to expedite the growth of the healthcare industry in China.

 

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In addition, the PRC Government has actively promoted the implementation of the New Rural Cooperative Medical Insurance Scheme (“New Rural Insurance Scheme”), which seeks to provide healthcare services to the vast rural areas of China. The program extends to cover approximately 2,729 counties in the PRC, which account for 95.4% of the total number of counties in the PRC. In addition, the program covers approximately 814 million rural residents, which accounts for approximately 91.5% of the total population engaged in the agricultural industry in China as of December 31, 2008.

Prescription Medicines and Hospitals

Most people in China seek both in-patient and out-patient medical treatments at state-owned hospitals, where doctors may only prescribe medicines that are listed on the hospital’s formulary. Hospital administrators generally decide whether to include a particular medicine on their formulary based upon a number of factors, including doctors’ interest in prescribing the medicine, the cost of the medicine, the perceived efficacy of the medicine and the hospital’s budget. Unlike in the United States, where patients typically fill their prescriptions at pharmacies unaffiliated with hospitals, out-patients in China typically fill their prescriptions at hospital pharmacies.

Substantially all hospitals in China are owned and operated by the government. State-owned hospitals generally have effective monopolies in their respective geographic areas, enabling them to use their market power to obtain prescription medicines from pharmaceutical companies at lower prices.

OTC Medicines and Retail Pharmacies

While out-patients in China generally fill their prescriptions at hospital pharmacies, they primarily purchase OTC medicines from retail pharmacies. To the extent that a medical condition can be treated with an OTC medicine, many Chinese people choose to purchase an OTC medicine instead of seeing a doctor in a hospital for a prescription medicine.

The retail pharmacy sector in China is highly fragmented. Retail pharmacies in China include pharmacy chain stores, individual stores, retail chain stores with OTC counters, and OTC counters in supermarkets. While they are expanding quickly, neither pharmacy chain stores nor retail chain stores with OTC counters have developed a nationwide presence in China. As a result, retail pharmacies tend to have less bargaining power than hospitals in procuring medicines from pharmaceutical companies.

A small portion of retail pharmacies in China is authorized for participation in the NMIP. A program participant may be reimbursed for the cost of a medicine included in the provincial medicine catalog only if he or she purchases that medicine from an authorized retail pharmacy. We refer to these pharmacies as authorized pharmacies.

In 2004, the Chinese government authorities began to enforce the regulation prohibiting advertisement of prescription medicines through mass media. However, OTC medicine can be advertised in the mass media.

We believe that Chinese consumers purchase OTC medicines based upon brand name recognition and price. Consumers gain familiarity with an OTC medicine through advertising, word-of-mouth and recommendations by pharmacy salespeople.

Traditional Chinese Medicine

We believe that TCM is and will remain mainstream medicine in China. We also believe that a majority of Chinese consumers gives equal consideration to Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine in choosing a medicine. According to the China Statistical Yearbook 2006-2008, traditional Chinese medicine accounted for approximately 21% of all medicines sold in China, based upon the sales revenues for each year between 2005 and 2007.

 

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Traditional Chinese medicine has been widely used in China for thousands of years and is therefore deeply ingrained in Chinese culture. The theory underlying traditional Chinese medicine is that the human body is a dynamic energy system, or Qi, that needs to harmonize and balance the different energies within it. Under this theory, a person becomes ill because his or her body experiences disharmony or an imbalance of energy. Traditional Chinese medicine seeks to restore harmony and the balance of energy within the patient’s body, thereby preventing, mitigating or curing diseases.

Historically, traditional Chinese medicine consisted primarily of mixtures of dried herbs and, in some cases, animal parts and minerals. In recent decades, pharmaceutical companies in China have applied modern production technologies to extract active ingredients out of the mixtures and formulate the extracts into a variety of dosage forms such as tablets, capsules and granules, which we refer to as modernized traditional Chinese medicines. These modernized formulations offer patients convenient forms of traditional Chinese medicine and also substantially improve their quality, consistency and dosage precision.

In general, traditional Chinese medicine has long been perceived by many Chinese to be safe and efficacious, while causing fewer side effects than Western medicine. Regulations regarding the safety and efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine in China are administered by the SFDA, the same regulatory agency responsible for oversight of Western medicine.

In 2008, 2,688 out of a total of 19,712 Chinese hospitals were designated as traditional Chinese medicine hospitals, according to the Chinese Ministry of Health Statistical Yearbook 2009. In addition to these traditional Chinese medicine hospitals, a significant majority of hospitals in China, including Western medicine hospitals, has a department dedicated to traditional Chinese medicine, and doctors with Western medical training in other departments of the hospital can also prescribe traditional Chinese medicine to their patients. By the end of 2008, China had 23 government medical schools specializing in traditional Chinese medicine education and practice. Western medical schools in China also offer traditional Chinese medicine curricula to their students.

The Chinese government is committed to supporting and promoting the development of traditional Chinese medicine. In the Chinese pharmaceutical industry five-year plan released in June 2006 by the National Development and Reform Commission, or the NDRC, the NDRC identified traditional Chinese medicine, particularly traditional Chinese medicines used for the treatment of diseases prevalent among middle-aged and elderly people, as a priority area that will receive governmental support. The State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a national government agency, formulates traditional Chinese medicine industry policies for the development of traditional Chinese medicine and provides research grants for traditional Chinese medicine research and development.

Traditional Tibetan Medicine

Tibetan medicine is classified as one type of Chinese traditional medicine. The Chinese have long perceived and accepted traditional Tibetan medicine as a safe and effective solution to diseases, having the advantage of causing fewer side effects than Western medicine, due to the natural ingredients used.

Tibetan medicine is a centuries-old medical system that employs a complex approach to diagnosis, incorporating techniques such as pulse analysis and urinalysis, and utilizes behavior and dietary modification, medicines composed of natural materials (e.g., herbs and minerals) and physical therapies (e.g. Tibetan acupuncture, moxabustion, etc.) to treat illness.

Traditional Tibetan medicine has a long history. It is a body of medicine that has developed over thousands years, founded on theory. Tibetan medicine is rooted in the traditional Tibetan culture, and is closely bounded with the local religion, philosophy, astronomy, climate, folk-custom, etc. Its theory, thinking mode (way of thinking), technical means, and medical ethic reflects Tibetan traditional culture. Tibetan Medicine is formed through years of clinical practice and summarization on the basis of assimilating medicine of other nationalities around. It bases on the “theory of three categories of disease cause” and forms versatile diagnosis and treatment systems with especially rich clinical experience of treating ordinary and frequent occurring illness. The main documentations of Tibetan medicine are “Four Volume Medicine Tantra”, “King Moon Diagnosis”, “Crystal Beads Herbs”, etc. The knowledge system of Tibetan Medicine and the splendid traditional culture of the Tibetan are the principal resources of the exploitation of Tibetan medicine and afford the theoretical base and cultural support for the development of Tibetan medicine.

 

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The vast Qinghai-Tibet Plateau area and the complicated and varied nature conditions make it possible for versatile plant, animal resources and the unique resource advantage for cultivation and development of Tibetan Medicine.

The market for Tibetan pharmaceuticals in China is a small portion of the overall medical market in China. The annual production of Tibetan medicine amounts to approximately 1500 tons with more than 293 products marketed.

One factor spurring growth has been the willingness of Chinese regulators to accredit products based on Tibetan medicine. At the present time, this accreditation includes:

 

   

14 products that have been listed on the Protected Chinese Traditional Medicine List;

 

   

24 products that have been included in the National Medicine Index;

 

   

218 products that have been certified by the SFDA; and

 

   

20+ products that have registered trademarks in China.

There are over one hundred producers of traditional Tibetan medicine in China. Many are quite small, employ only traditional manufacturing techniques, and engage in little or no research and development. Roughly 40 companies have received some level of GMP certification. According to China Medicine Source Net (“CMSN”), in 2006, the 17 GMP-certified Tibetan medicine manufacturers in Tibet Autonomous Region had a combined annual industrial output of RMB623 million or about $91,018,871. Overall, China’s Tibetan medicine industry was about RMB1 billion in size in 2006, about 0.5% of China’s total pharmaceutical industry at that time. The Tibetan medicine industry as a whole is growing rapidly, CMSN projected that the Tibetan medicine industry is growing at an annual rate of 50 percent.

Owing to a unique environment featuring large temperature difference between day and night, and alpine-cold and low pressure, we believe the active ingredients and bioactivity of the medicinal plants found in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which lies in part in the area where we reside, are particularly well suited to use in medicine. Tibetan medicinal material growing here are widely accepted and perceived in China to have special non-substitutability and higher pharmaceutical value and curative effects.

 

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OTC Tibetan Medicines

Since the implementation of Drug Classified Management, the OTC medicine market developed rapidly in China. In 1990, the sale of OTC medicines in China was only RMB1.9 billion. In 2007, the total was about RMB51 billion.(about $7.5 billion. reflecting a compound annual growth rate of 28%. The OTC pharmaceutical market is expected to increase at a rate of about 15% per year in the future. TCM and Tibetan medicines comprise the principal part of the OTC pharmaceutical market. The rapid development of OTC market therefore promises substantial opportunities for future growth for TCM and Tibetan medicine suppliers. Currently, the OTC species have reached 4,488, of which 3,511 or about 78% are traditional Chinese or Tibetan products.

Government Support of Tibetan Medicine

The Chinese government gives strong support to the pharmaceutical industry, especially support to the traditional Chinese and Tibetan medicine industry. China has set the goal to change from a large medicine producing country to a stronger, world first class medicine producing country. China plans to build this solid foundation during its Eleventh Five-year Plan period (2006-2010) by promoting the modernization of traditional Chinese and Tibetan medicine, developing modern biotechnology and creating more effective Chinese and Tibetan drugs made from herbs and other natural ingredients

The Eleventh Five-year Plan, Mid-Term and Long-Term Science and Technology Development Program, Healthcare Industry and Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry Development Plan all have listed the development of folk medicines of ethnic minorities as important issue.

The Yunnan Province government has enacted a series of preferential policies targeting Tibetan medicine for the purpose of enabling Yunnan province to become a “Biological Resources Power Province”. These efforts comprise part of an effort by the Province to build a brand awareness for the province as the principal source of resources for biological resources, such as plants and herbs used in medical production These measures include providing funds to scientific research and technology improvement, to simplify the medicine applying procedures, and to relax the requirements to get listed in the medical insurance program.

We believe the Chinese government is committed to supporting and promoting the development of modernized TCM and Tibetan medicine, as evidenced by the government formulating an industry development plan for the modernized TCM and Tibetan medicine sector. In addition, in the Chinese pharmaceutical industry five-year plan released in June 2006, the NDRC identified TCM and Tibetan medicines (particularly TCM and Tibetan medicines used for the treatment of diseases prevalent among middle-aged and elderly people) as a priority area for receiving governmental support.

We believe that TCM and Tibetan medicine will remain mainstream medicines in China and will continue to grow as a result of:

 

   

China’s longstanding preference for TCM and Tibetan medicine remedies;

 

   

the growing economy;

 

   

the aging population;

 

   

the increasing participation in the State Basic Medical Insurance System;

 

   

Increase in government spending on public health care;

 

   

government support for modernized TCM and Tibetan medicine as a key component of increasing quality of healthcare;

 

   

existence of well-recognized brands supported by a long history;

 

   

the rapidly growing over-the-counter market, in which TCM and Tibetan medicine makes up more than half; and

 

   

the relative low price compared to Western medicine.

 

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Our Strengths

We believe that we have developed a strong position in the traditional Tibetan medicine market as a result of access to raw materials, research and development efforts, a focus on quality control, modern production techniques and effective marketing. We believe these assets position us to take advantage of the growth of the Chinese pharmaceutical market generally and the expansion of the traditional Tibetan medicine market in particular. More specifically:

 

   

We have an established portfolio of SFDA-approved pharmaceuticals. We presently market five products, both prescription and OTC, and believe these products to be the market leaders among modernized traditional Tibetan medicines for the treatment of diseases of the human respiratory system, digestive system, urinary system and gynecological inflammation. We believe our products are unique in their formulas and composition, and we believe they are well perceived by our product users to have high efficacy and low cost compared to our competitors.

 

   

We have diversity in our product offerings. The company has developed four major categories of products with the treatment of respiratory, digestive and urinary systems, and reproductive diseases.

 

   

We have developed promising additional products. We have received government approval for our Wupeng Pill, a traditional Tibetan medicines that we plan to introduce in the market for treating insect bite, pestilence, diphtheria, anthrax, echinococcosis and leprosy. We’re also applying for government approval on Xuezang Guben Pill, a product for boosting energy and immune system, treating neurasthenia, insomnia and women’s menopausal symptoms. We have a number of other formulations in development, some of which are the currently in clinical trials.

 

   

We have strong research and development capabilities. The company has employed a large number of senior scientists in Tibetan Medicine. We have established a close cooperation with the China Academy of Medical Sciences and the Second Military Medical University of China People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to ensure research and innovation capacity strength in traditional Tibetan medicines.

 

   

We employ modern, sophisticated formulation and manufacturing techniques. Our medicine products are processed with modern equipment and advanced technology, unlike many traditional Tibetan pharmaceutical products. At the same time, the production system of the company consistently adheres to traditional Tibetan medicine principles and concepts, that is, of employing combinations of authentic herbs and traditional processing methods.

 

   

We employ rigorous quality control procedures throughout our operations. We devote substantial effort and attention to quality control, not only in manufacturing, but also in sourcing and selecting raw materials, testing and verifying raw material quality and purity, inspection of product in manufacture and after manufacture, management, and distribution and sales. All of our commercialized products have GMP certification, and our production equipment and facilities also are GMP certified.

 

   

We have an experienced management team. Our management team has extensive experience in the traditional Tibetan medicine sector, including spending the last 10 years exclusively in the Tibetan medicine industry. They have a proven track record of identifying, acquiring and developing modernized traditional Tibetan medicinal products with good sales potential as well as successfully manufacturing, marketing and distributing modernized traditional Tibetan medicine. Both our management team and staff are experienced in operating in the highly-regulated and rapidly-developing Tibetan pharmaceutical sector.

 

   

We have access to abundant raw materials used in traditional Tibetan medicine, but not generally available outside our region. Traditional Tibetan medicines are formulated from a variety of herbs and other ingredients that are available primarily or exclusively in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

 

   

We have an established distribution network throughout China. We currently contract with 19 distributors in China and plan to add to these relationships to target new markets.

 

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Our Strategies

Our objectives are to maintain and strengthen the market leadership of our products in Tibetan medicine segment in China, to develop additional products and to increase the sales of our other products. We will continue to integrate our marketing, sales, management, technology, research and development and capital resources, to continue build our brand awareness, and to become the market leader for the development, manufacture and commercialization of Tibetan pharmaceutical products. We intend to achieve these objectives by taking a variety of steps:

 

   

We plan to further promote our existing brands to achieve greater market penetration. We intend to support and grow the existing recognition and reputation of our brands and to maintain our branded pricing strategy through continued sales and marketing efforts. To achieve this goal, we plan to detail the efficacy and highlight the quality and benefits of our fast growing Tibetan pharmaceutical products to physicians at hospitals and clinics in all provinces in China, through combining promotion of Tibetan culture with educational physician conferences and seminars.

 

   

We are pursuing a vigorous research and development program to maintain a pipeline of products in development, and to introduce additional products to diversity our product offerings. We plan to focus our research and development capabilities towards expanding our existing portfolio of approved products. We have five prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical products in our portfolio that have been successfully commercialized, a sixth that has received SFDA approval and that we hope to commercialize in the future, and a seventh product that currently is under SFDA review for approval. In addition, we intend to conduct clinical trials for new modernized products and product line extensions for our existing products. We plan to introduce new modernized products to leverage our branded market leadership position, particularly in the therapeutic areas we already have an establishment to develop product line extensions for our existing products.

 

   

We are expanding our distribution network to diversify and broaden our market penetration. We intend to expand our reach by building or acquiring national or regional distribution points to drive additional growth of our existing and future products. We plan to build and improve our information system to better respond market demand, improve business process reorganization and optimization, enhance the collaboration among production, supply and sales, achieve good business cooperation on supply chain system, efficiently meet and exceed customer satisfaction, and better promote our products.

 

   

We will work to further develop procedures and systems to support our plans for expansion in research and development, manufacturing and marketing. Our research and development efforts are focused on new and innovative products with substantial market potential, as well as enhancement on existing products. We have forged research and development collaboration partnerships with some of the most prestigious research and development institutions in China, including China Academy of Medical Sciences and the Second Military Medical University of China PLA. In addition, we have plans to expand our manufacturing capacity and strengthen our distribution network both from the proceeds of this offering and from revenues from our operations.

 

   

We will work to build brand awareness. Our ultimate goal is to have our company name “Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals” and our brands and trademarks recognized and trusted by our target consumers. In addition, we plan to continue to broaden our marketing efforts outside of major cities in China and increase our market penetration in cities and rural areas where we already have a presence.

 

   

We hope to expand beyond the Chinese market. We also hope to expand our presence beyond China to international markets. We plan to work with other international pharmaceutical companies in cross selling of our products.

 

   

We will pursue strategic acquisition and licensing opportunities. We intend to selectively pursue strategic acquisition opportunities that we believe would grow our customer base, expand our product lines and distribution network, enhance our manufacturing and technical expertise or otherwise complement our business or further our strategic goals. Pursuing additional acquisitions is a significant component of our growth strategy. Our acquisition targets are Tibetan pharmaceutical companies who have very competitive products, with strong efficacy.

 

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Our Products

The five Tibetan medicines that Shangri-la currently produces are among those Tibetan medicines made with modern drug manufacturing techniques. The manufacturing equipments and techniques are certified under China’s national standards of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), and are in compliance with applicable regulations of the SFDA, which regulates both the pharmaceutical and the nutraceutical industries in China. The automatic production and testing processes facilitate the accurate execution of the formulae and the quality and quantity of the products. Moreover, the strict quality control and inspection procedures similarly enhance the consistent quality of our products.

Approved and Commercialized Products

The following table identifies the five products we have commercialized to date, and summarizes the manner in which they are distributed (whether by prescription or over the counter), and the indications or conditions for which they have received SFDA approval:

 

No.

  

Product Name

  

Form of
Distribution

  

Indication

  

Usage, Function

1    25 Ingredients Mandrake Pill    RX    Gynecology Disease    Regulate menses, treating endometritis, pelvic inflammations and women anemia
2    28 Ingredients Pinang Pill    RX    Urinary Tract    Improvement of kidney and lymph function
3    18 Ingredients Chebulic (Myrobalan) Frusemide Pill    RX   

Diabetes,

Nephropathy

   Improvement of kidney function, treating diabetes
4    15 Ingredients Gentiana Pill    OTC    Respiratory System    Regulating lung function, suppressing coughing and removing phlegm. Bronchusbronchus, hoarseness
5    Pomegranate Nichirin Pill    OTC    Digestive System    Improvement of kidney function and digestive system

A sixth product, our Wupeng Pill, has received SFDA approval but has not yet been commercialized. The Wupeng Pill is a traditional Tibetan medicine for use in treating insect bites, pestilence, diphtheria, anthrax, echinococcosis and leprosy. We hope to commercialize this product after we assess more fully its market potential.

Two of our products account for the vast majority of our sales. The Gentiana pill (comprised of 15 ingredients) and our Mandrake pill (comprised of 25 ingredients) together accounted for 70 percent of our sales in both 2009 and 2008 Our other current products combine for a much smaller share of our sales, namely our Pinang Pill (28 ingredients), Chebulic (Myrobalan) Frusemide Pill (18 ingredients) and our Pomegranate Nichirin Pill.

Our Mandrake pill is sold both as a prescription and as an OTC medicine. While there is no substantive difference between the two versions, as a prescription medicine, the Mandrake Pill is approved by the SFDA for the treatment of anemia in women, gynecological rheumatism and endometritis and pelvic inflammations. As an OTC medicine, it is approved for the treatment of irregular menstruation. The Mandrake pill is a formulation comprised of extracts of 25 different plants, including mandrake. It was developed based on a traditional recipe from the Tibet medicine mantra. In 2008 and 2009, sales of the Mandrake pill totaled RMB55.1 million and RMB76.4 million (US$11.2 million), representing 50% and 48% of our net revenues, respectively.

Our Gentiana pill is an OTC medicine used to treat coughing, asthma and improve the function of the lung. The Gentiana pill is a formulation comprised of 15 plant extracts and contain active ingredients in traditional Tibetan medicine literature as having phlegm removal and coughing relieving properties. In 2008 and 2009, sales of our Gentiana pill was RMB22.1 million and RMB33.8 million (US$4.9 million), representing 19% and 22 % of our net revenues, respectively.

 

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Product Pipeline

We have our own research, development and laboratory facilities and retain our own professional research and development team. We are actively developing a number of new medicines and formulations that were primarily acquired from third parties, as well as through joint research and development with universities and research institutions. As of March 31, 2010, we were at different stages of developing over 60 product candidates.

We have many formulations in different stages of development. Our Xuezang Guben Pill, a product for boosting energy and immune system, treating neurasthenia, insomnia and women’s menopausal symptoms, is now under review for SFDA approval, and we hope to receive approval sometime in 2011. A few other products are currently in clinical trials and are, we believe, particularly promising. The table below identifies the most promising products in development as well as the functions we believe they perform and the indications or uses to which we believe they can be put, subject to the successful completion of clinical trials and securing SFDA approval:

 

Medicines

  

Function

  

Indication

  

Status

Xuezang Guben pill    Improve kidney function, blood balance, sexual function; regulate endocrine disorder    Treatment of neurasthenia, insomnia, frequent urination, nocturnal emission and women’s menopausal symptoms    Applying for certificate of manufacturing and marketing
Shengke I    Improve kidney function, guard sperms, help urine, improve secretion function is islet cell. Increase the volume of blood flow in heart and brain    Treatment of diabetes    Phase III clinical testing
Shengke II    Reduction of sexual dysfunction, impotence; regulation of endocrine disorders.    Treatment of impotence and premature ejaculation, prostrate disease, memory loss    Phase II clinical testing
Jiuzan pill    Relief from stomach ailments    Treatment of chronic gastroenteritis and peptic ulcers    Phase II clinical testing
Antai pill    Improves liver function    Treatment of hepatitis B    Pre-clinical

Research and Development

Unlike many producers of traditional Tibetan medicines, we devote considerable effort to product research and development, which efforts we believe contribute greatly to our success and opportunities for growth. Our research and development department is responsible for new medicine initiation and approval, research and development, new medicine trial production, technology project application, and communication with universities and research institutes. Our R&D department is also responsible for analyzing potential drug projects, starting the establishment, intermediate evaluation, consultation, acceptance and other works of research and development projects.

 

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As of May 14, 2010, our research and development team consisted of 11 experienced researchers, engineers and developers. Of these, one holds a doctorate, two have masters degrees, four have bachelor degrees and four have associate degrees. In addition, some of our support employees regularly participate in our research and development efforts. We have developed R&D cooperative relationships with universities and medical institutes, including with China Academy of Medical Science Institute, and the Second Military Medical University of China PLA. In addition, we receive outside help from recognized industry experts. For example, Dr. Keji Chen, who’s China’s only fellow in the prestigious Institute of China Academy of Science coming from pharmaceutical industry, worked as a consultant to the company. Dr. Chen is, was a pioneer in the treatment of joint disease and cardiovascular disease through a combination of Western and traditional Chinese medicine . He is also widely recognized for his work in the treatment of coronary, spleen, and kidney conditions, as well as anti-aging.

Our research and development expenditures were RMB3.5 million and RMB4.2 million (US$0.6 million) in 2008 and 2009, respectively, representing 3.2% and 2.7% of our net revenues, respectively. Our research and development expenditures were primarily spent on the acquisition of product candidates and our research partnerships and, to a lesser degree, on remunerations for our research and development personnel.

Manufacturing

Our production facilities are located in Shangri-La County, Yunnan Province, a top region in China in terms of production of raw materials used in the manufacturing of traditional Tibetan medicines. Our unique location allows us to maintain close relationships with suppliers of medicinal herbs, to have lower transportation costs and to give us the option of farming our own medicinal herbs, which we believe is a competitive advantage. We have a policy of maintaining an inventory that allows us to have at least a three-month supply of raw materials. The company own the facility.

Most of our products are manufactured from an array of ingredients. Compared to most other producers of traditional Tibetan medicines, we employ relatively sophisticated techniques to formulate and produce our products, as well as to maintain quality control of our products and production processes. The ingredients used in our products have passed the drug standard issued by the PRC Ministry of Health, and are included in the “Chinese Pharmacopoeia”. We trace the source of raw materials, implement quality control procedures. We also have a clear inspection standard in place.

Our annual manufacturing capacity is 360 million pills. We have the capacity to increase production with our existing facilities and equipment, we believe that our continuing growth may soon necessitate additional equipment purchases and upgrades to plant facilities. We anticipate using portions of the proceeds to upgrade our production capacity, so we can reach full production limit as we grow our business. Our goal is to eventually increase the annual manufacturing capacity to 500 million pills, or 38% increase over existing manufacturing capacity. This utilization rate is calculated on the basis of one shift per day. Our facilities can be operated using two shifts per day.

Quality Control

We believe that our close attention to quality control, in all aspects of our operations, is an important contributor to our success and potential for growth. While many producers of traditional Tibetan medicines are small and may have fewer resources to devote to quality control and modern production techniques, ensuring quality is a major focus of our business.

We implement quality control procedures in compliance with the GMP standards and other SFDA regulations to ensure consistent quality in our products. The ingredients used in our products have passed the drug standard issued by the PRC Ministry of Health, and are included in the “Chinese Pharmacopoeia”. We trace the source of raw materials, implement quality control procedures that includes the inspection of all incoming raw materials. We inspect and test incoming ingredients, products in the course of production, and after production. All of our products meet or exceed GMP and relevant national drug quality standards. Our production equipment and facilities also are GMP-certified.

 

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We have set up a dedicated quality control department, which is responsible for product quality and raw materials management, internal quality control standards and the development of operating procedures and modifications, improving the quality standards of the test methods, and implementing tests of raw materials and finished products. We have implemented a series of corresponding quality control responsibilities among its personnel governing purchasing, production process control, product sales and after-sales service. In addition, we have set up a drug safety warning rapid response team that is directed by our CEO.

Distributors and Customers

We sell our products to independent distributors who resell these products to hospitals, clinics, retail pharmacies and other healthcare institutions throughout China. These distributors also handle distribution logistics, warehousing and transportation. We do not sell our products directly to hospitals or retail pharmacies.

We have appointed nineteen regional distributors across China, most of which are large pharmaceutical distribution companies affiliated with provincial or municipal governments in the provinces or cities in which they operate. We select our distributors based on their reputation, market coverage and sales experience, as well as financial and economic capabilities. We typically enter into annual supply contracts with our regional distributors, renewable for one year or more upon their expiration. These supply contracts set forth the target sales revenues and product prices and contain guidelines for the sale, order, delivery and payment arrangement of our products, including restrictions on the territories in which the products may be sold.

In 2009 and 2008, the following two distributors each accounted for more than 10% of our revenues: (from

 

Purchaser Name

   Percentage of Revenues in
Year ended December 31,
2009
    Percentage of Revenues in
Year ended December 31,
2008
 

Kunming Shangri-La Medicine Co., Ltd.

   23.0   27.7.

Hangzhou Hesheng Medicine Co., Ltd.

   12.6   10.2

In 2008 and 2009, sales to our top five distributors collectively accounted for 69% and 62% of our net revenues, respectively.

Our agreements with our distributors at present operate on annual terms but generally have been renewed. Distributors have been granted exclusive sales territories, but are not required to sell our products exclusively. Distributors are not subject to minimum or annual sales requirements, but we believe our ability to monitory distributor performance closely and terminate or not renew agreements provides us with the ability to incentivize and control distributors. Our terms of sale with distributors call for payment within 60 days.

In the future, we plan to expand significantly the number of distributors with which we work, both to lessen our dependence on existing distributors and to increase our market penetration. We presently plan to expend approximately $5.8 million over a two-year period to recruit additional distributors, achieve broader geographic coverage throughout China, and generally to strengthen our distribution network.

The ultimate customers of our prescription products are principally hospitals and hospital pharmacies. The ultimate customers of our OTC products are primarily retail pharmacies

Suppliers

We purchase raw materials from local farmers who either locally grow the plants or harvest them. We also purchase raw materials from local open markets where there exist many pharmaceutical stores who are specialized in supplying raw materials for production of Tibetan medicine.

We use the following principal suppliers for our operations. Our supplies consist primarily of raw materials for drug production. We believe the materials provided by our suppliers are widely available and do not anticipate that we will be unable to obtain these materials from other suppliers in the event our principal suppliers are unable or unwilling to supply us. One supplier, Chun Sheng, accounted for 18.7 percent of our purchases of ingredients in 2009 and 15.9 percent of our purchases of ingredients in 2009. Kunming Moringstar Pringing Company accounted for 18.3 percent of our purchases of packaging material in 2009 and 17.6% of such purchases in 2008.

 

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Marketing and Sales

We market and sell our products principally through our distribution network. We do not finance distributor advertising and promotion directly, but we do provide information and support to our distributors, We do expect distributor promotion of our products, and look for evidence of this as we monitor our distributor network In addition to promoting our products to distributors and others, as we work to expand our distribution network, we also directly promote our products to end users through advertising on radio and a variety of print media. Our efforts to strengthen our distribution network and to market directly to end users are both parts of our general effort to build brand awareness and name recognition.

Intellectual Property

We rely primarily on a combination of trademark and trade secret protections, as well as employee and third-party confidentiality agreements to safeguard our intellectual property.

Trademarks

The Chinese have domestic laws for the protection of rights in copyrights, patents, trademarks and trade secrets. The Chinese are also a signatory to all of the world’s major intellectual property conventions, including:

 

   

Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO Convention) (June 4, 1980);

 

   

Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (March 19, 1985);

 

   

Patent Cooperation Treaty (January 1, 1994); and

 

   

The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) (November 11, 2001).

The Chinese Trademark Law, adopted in 1982 and revised in 2001, with its implementation rules adopted in 2002, protects registered trademarks. The Trademark Office of the State Administration of Industry and

Commerce (“SAIC”), handles trademark registrations and grants trademark registrations for a term of ten years.

We market Xiangbala Jidan under a trademark that combines graphic designs and Tibetan characters of “Shangri-La.” We maintain eight registrations of our trademarks in the PRC, including registrations of combinations of the Chinese characters and graphic designs for “Zangyu”, “Shengke” and “Xiangbala Jidan”, and “Baofuwan.” A listing of our trademarks registered in China follows:

 

No

  

Trademark Name

  

Registration Number

  

Valid Through

  

Category

1    Zangyu    3273849    5/20/2014    Approved Use, Product Category 5
2    Shengke    3273850    1/6/2014    Approved Use, Product Category 5
3    (Design)    1573695    5/20/2011    Approved Use, Product Category 5
4    Xiangbala Jidan    1785280    6/13/2012.    Approved Use, Product Category 5
5    (Design)    1974689    12/6/2012    Approved Use, Product Category 5
6    (Design)    2013260    1/20/2013    Approved Use, Product Category 30
7    Baofuwan    3545820    9/13/2015    Approved Use, Product Category 5
8    (Design)    3545841    4/13/2015    Approved Use, Product Category 5

 

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We believe that our trademarks Xiangbala Jidan and Zangyu in particular are well recognized in China among physicians and hospital administrators, pharmacists and osteoporosis patients. We are working to strengthen, expand, and enforce our rights associated with these trademarks and brand names, the protection of which is important to our reputation and branding.

Trade Secrets

Many elements of our pharmaceutical composition, formulation, delivery and manufacturing methods and processes involve proprietary technologies, processes, know-how or data that are non-patentable. Other methods and formulations may be patentable, but we have determined that our business interests are better served by trying to protect them as trade secrets or confidential information. We rely heavily on trade secret protection and confidentiality agreements rather than patent laws to protect our rights in these proprietary technologies, processes, know-how and data. We have taken security measures to protect our rights in this regard. For example, all of our research and development personnel have entered into confidentiality, non-competition and proprietary information agreements with us. In addition, we maintain a segregation of duties among personnel involved in different stages of our production process. This segregation reduces the risk that a breach of these protections by any single staff member would result in a leakage of the entire production process of our products. We also implement other precautions, such as internal document controls and network assurance procedures and the use of a separate dedicated computer server, for our proprietary information and technical data.

Competition

The traditional Chinese medicine and Tibetan medicine sector in China is highly fragmented and intensely competitive. According to the 2006 China Pharmaceutical Market Research Report prepared by Compass International, a Beijing-based research company, in 2005 there were over 1,200 traditional Chinese medicine manufacturers in China (not including manufacturers of traditional sliced herbs). Of these manufacturers, in 2005, large-sized manufacturers contributed to 27.4% of the total sales of this sector, compared to 30.3% and 42.3% of sales by small- and medium-sized manufacturers, respectively, according to the same research report. According to the company size classification standards used by Compass International in the research report and which are set by the National Bureau of Statistics, a company with a headcount of over 2,000, sales of over RMB300 million and assets of over RMB400 million is classified as a large-sized company. On the other hand, for companies that do not meet all three criteria of a large-sized company, if the company has an employee headcount of at least 300, sales of at least RMB30 million and assets of at least RMB40 million, it is designated as a medium-sized company. Otherwise, it is considered to be a small-sized company. Under these standards, we believe that we would be designated as a medium-sized company.

Different categories of traditional Tibetan medicine companies.

The Tibetan medicine industry is only a segment of the TCM sector. It is now in a transition stage, evolving from a sector dominated by small, backyard enterprises to one increasingly characterized by larger-scale, industrial operations. Our competitors can be divided into two categories:

 

   

State-run pharmaceutical companies, such as Jingqiu Tibetan Medicine, Jinhe Tibetan Medicine and Tibetan Pharmaceutical Factory; and

 

   

Private or joint-venture enterprises, such as the Cheezheng Tibetan Medical Group and Niemula Tibet Medicine.

The state-owned enterprises have access to state financial and political support. They also entered into the market earlier than we did, and thus have accumulated management experiences and personnel in the Tibetan medicine business. Meanwhile, the joint-venture enterprises, like us, entered into market later, but, at least in our case, have grown quickly.

Currently the Tibetan drug manufacturers can be divided into two other categories. One category is comprised of many traditional Tibetan medicine companies that produce a variety of different products relies principally on medicinal formulations that have been “inherited” and used for many, many years. The other category, comprised of far fewer companies, employs more modern manufacturing techniques and research and development capabilities to formulate new products. Typically companies in this second

 

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category, in which we count ourselves as a member, focus on fewer products but higher quality and modern techniques. Other examples include such as Tibet Medicine Industry Company and Cheezheng Tibetan Medicine Company. The former one has developed emergency life saving medicine— rh-BNP on acute heart failure, which has changed people’s mind where Tibetan drug manufacturers can only make a living by relying on selling biological resources; the latter’s leading product Cheezheng Pain Relieving Plaster, annual sales in 2009 amounted $59.7 million, which tells people how big potential is for Tibetan medicine for just coming out one successful product.

Growth and increasing approval of traditional Tibetan medicine producers

According to China Medicine Source Net (CMSN), there exist more than 100 Tibetan medicine enterprises throughout China, of which about 40 have secured GMP authentication. In 2006, 17 GMP-certified Tibetan medicine manufacturers in Tibet Autonomous Region have total annual industrial output of RMB 623 million. China’s Tibetan medicine industry was about RMB1 billion in size in 2006, about 0.5% of China’s total pharmaceutical industry. The Tibetan medicine industry is believed to be growing rapidly: CMSN projected the Tibetan medicine industry as a whole to be growing at an average annual rate of about 50%.

Principal Bases of Competition

We believe that traditional Chinese medicine manufacturers primarily compete on the basis of:

 

   

brand name and reputation;

 

   

price;

 

   

perceived efficacy;

 

   

side effects;

 

   

marketing ability;

 

   

economies of scale;

 

   

customer service and customer support capabilities; and

 

   

customer base and customer loyalty.

We believe that our experience, relatively large size, attention to R&D and quality control, product quality and modern manufacturing and marketing techniques all position us to compete effectively in the areas listed above.

Principal competitors in the traditional Tibetan medicine sector

We face direct competition from other China-based manufacturers of traditional Tibetan medicines. We believe that the primary traditional Tibetan medicines manufacturers competing with our 25 Ingredients Mandrake Pill are Qinghai Jinke Tibetan Medicine Co., Ltd. and Qinghai Crystal Beads Tibetan Medicine High-tech Industry Co., Ltd. Both companies are PRC domestic pharmaceutical companies.

The following chart sets forth the primary competitors that compete with our other principal products:

 

Our Product

  

Primary Competitors

28 Ingredients Pinang Pill

  

Donggeer Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.

Xiongbalaqu Shenshui Tibetan Medicine Factory

18 Ingredients Chebulic (Myrobalan) Frusemide Pill

  

Tibet Shenhou Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Qinghai Caidamu High-tech Medicine Co., Ltd.

15 Ingredients Gentiana Pill

  

Ningxia Duowei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Qinghai Dimaer Tibetan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Pomegranate Nichirin Pill

  

Linzhiyutuo Tibetan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.,

Qinghai Tongtianhe Tibetan Medicine Co., Ltd.

 

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Environmental Matters

Medicine manufacturers in China must comply with environmental laws and regulations stipulated by the state, provincial and local environment protection authorities. Relevant laws and regulations include provisions relating to the treatment of sewage and exhaust fumes and the limitation of industrial pollution. Pharmaceutical companies are required to carry out an environmental impact assessment before commencing construction of their main production facilities as well as to construct accompanying pollution treatment facilities.

The major waste products of our manufacturing processes include:

 

   

organic waste from the extraction process – we have set aside a specific area within our facility to gather this organic waste for local farmers to remove and use as fertilizer;

 

   

waste water – we have our own waste water treatment facilities to treat the waste water from our production processes; and

 

   

alcohol – we have our own facilities for recycling alcohol.

We comply with the Environmental Protection Law of China as well as the applicable local regulations. In addition to statutory and regulatory compliance, we actively ensure the environmental sustainability of our operations. Penalties would be levied upon us if we fail to adhere to and maintain certain standards. Such failure has not occurred in the past, and we generally do not anticipate that it will occur in the future, but no assurance can be given in this regard.

Employees

As of May 14, 2010, we have 173 full-time employees, and no part-time employees. We anticipate that the number of our employees will remain about the same in the near future.

Insurance

We do not carry any building, commercial, liability, product liability or key man insurance. This is not unusual in China, where the business insurance market is relatively undeveloped.

Facilities

YSTP’s manufacturing and office facilities are located in Shangri-La County of Yunnan Province, China. The office facility is located in a single building having 17,014 square feet ; the manufacturing facility is in a single building of 52,374 square feet.

Assuming that we generate positive cash flow from operations and continued growth in demand, we may expand our production facility and purchase additional machines to expand our production capacity. We tentatively plan to expend approximately $2.2 million to upgrade production capabilities.

Legal and Administrative Proceedings

We are currently not a party to any material legal or administrative proceedings, and we are not aware of any threatened material legal or administrative proceedings against us. We may from time to time become a party to various legal or administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business.

 

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Regulations

Restriction on Foreign Ownership

The principal regulation in China governing foreign investors’ entry possibility and mode of investment vehicle in the industries in which they intend to invest is the Catalogue of Industrial Guidance for Foreign Investment, effective as of December 11, 2007 (the “Catalogue”). The Catalogue classifies the various industries into four categories: encouraged, permitted, restricted and prohibited. Pursuant to the Catalogue, YSTP is engaged in a “permitted” industry. Such a designation offers businesses distinct advantages. For example, businesses engaged in encouraged industries:

 

   

are not subject to restrictions on foreign investment, and, as such, foreigners can own a majority in Sino-foreign joint ventures or establish wholly-owned foreign enterprises in China; and

 

   

if a company has total investment of less than $100 million, the company is subject to regional (not central) government examination and approval which are generally more efficient and less time-consuming.

The National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce periodically jointly revise the Catalogue of Industrial Guidance for Foreign Investment. As such, there is a possibility that our company’s business in the future may fall into the scope of the definition of a restricted or prohibited industry. Should this occur, we would no longer benefit from the above designation.

Regulation of Foreign Currency Exchange and Dividend Distribution

Foreign Currency Exchange. The principal regulations governing foreign currency exchange in China are the Foreign Exchange Administration Regulations (1996), as amended, and the Administration Rules of the Settlement, Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange (1996). Under these regulations, Renminbi are freely convertible for current account items, including the distribution of dividends, interest payments, trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions, but not for most capital account items, such as direct investment, loan, repatriation of investment and investment in securities outside China, unless the prior approval of SAFE or its local counterparts is obtained. In addition, any loans to an operating subsidiary in China that is a foreign invested enterprise, cannot, in the aggregate, exceed the difference between its respective approved total investment amount and its respective approved registered capital amount. Furthermore, any foreign loan must be registered with SAFE or its local counterparts for the loan to be effective. Any increase in the amount of the total investment and registered capital must be approved by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce or its local counterpart. We may not be able to obtain these government approvals or registrations on a timely basis, if at all, which could result in a delay in the process of making these loans.

The dividends paid by the subsidiary to its shareholder are deemed shareholder income and are taxable in China. Pursuant to the Administration Rules of the Settlement, Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange (1996), foreign-invested enterprises in China may purchase or remit foreign exchange, subject to a cap approved by SAFE, for settlement of current account transactions without the approval of SAFE. Foreign exchange transactions under the capital account are still subject to limitations and require approvals from, or registration with, SAFE and other relevant Chinese governmental authorities.

Dividend Distribution. The principal regulations governing the distribution of dividends by foreign holding companies include the Foreign Investment Enterprise Law (1986), as amended, and the Administrative Rules under the Foreign Investment Enterprise Law (2001).

Under these regulations, foreign investment enterprises in China may pay dividends only out of their retained profits, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations. In addition, foreign investment enterprises in China are required to allocate at least 10% of their respective retained profits each year, if any, to fund certain reserve funds unless these reserves have reached 50% of the registered capital of the enterprises. These reserves are not distributable as cash dividends.

 

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Notice 75. On October 21, 2005, SAFE issued Notice 75, which became effective as of November 1, 2005. According to Notice 75, prior registration with the local SAFE branch is required for Chinese residents to establish or to control an offshore company for the purposes of financing that offshore company with assets or equity interests in an onshore enterprise located in China. An amendment to registration or filing with the local SAFE branch by such Chinese resident is also required for the injection of equity interests or assets of an onshore enterprise in the offshore company or overseas funds raised by such offshore company, or any other material change involving a change in the capital of the offshore company.

Moreover, Notice 75 applies retroactively. As a result, Chinese residents who have established or acquired control of offshore companies that have made onshore investments in China in the past are required to complete the relevant registration procedures with the local SAFE branch. Under the relevant rules, failure to comply with the registration procedures set forth in Notice 75 may result in restrictions being imposed on the foreign exchange activities of the relevant onshore company, including the increase of its registered capital, the payment of dividends and other distributions to its offshore parent or affiliate and capital inflow from the offshore entity, and may also subject relevant Chinese residents to penalties under Chinese foreign exchange administration regulations.

Chinese residents who control our company are required to register with SAFE in connection with their investments in us. Such individuals began this registration process on May 14, 2010. If we use our equity interest to purchase the assets or equity interest of a Chinese company owned by Chinese residents in the future, such Chinese residents will be subject to the registration procedures described in Notice 75.

New M&A Regulations and Overseas Listings

On August 8, 2006, six Chinese regulatory agencies, including the Ministry of Commerce, the State Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the State Administration for Taxation, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, CSRC and SAFE, jointly issued the Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors, or the New M&A Rule, which became effective on September 8, 2006. This New M&A Rule, among other things, includes provisions that purport to require that an offshore special purpose vehicle formed for purposes of overseas listing of equity interests in Chinese companies and controlled directly or indirectly by Chinese companies or individuals obtain the approval of CSRC prior to the listing and trading of such special purpose vehicle’s securities on an overseas stock exchange.

On September 21, 2006, CSRC published on its official website procedures regarding its approval of overseas listings by special purpose vehicles. The CSRC approval procedures require the filing of a number of documents with the CSRC and it would take several months to complete the approval process. The application of this new Chinese regulation remains unclear with no consensus currently existing among leading Chinese law firms regarding the scope of the applicability of the CSRC approval requirement.

Our Chinese counsel, DeHeng Law Offices, has advised us that, based on their understanding of the current Chinese laws and regulations:

 

   

We currently control our Chinese affiliate, YSTP, by virtue of WFOE’s VIE agreements with YSTP but not through equity interest acquisition nor asset acquisition which are stipulated in the New M&A Rule; and

 

   

In spite of the above, CSRC currently has not issued any definitive rule or interpretation concerning whether offerings like ours under this prospectus are subject to this new procedure.

Registration and Approval of Medicine

The pharmaceutical industry in China, including the traditional Chinese medicine sector, is highly regulated. The primary regulatory authority is the SFDA, including its provincial and local branches. As a developer, producer and distributor of medicinal products, we are subject to regulation and oversight by the SFDA and its provincial and local branches. The Law of China on the Administration of Pharmaceuticals provides the basic legal framework for the administration of the production and sale of pharmaceuticals in China and covers the manufacturing, distributing, packaging, pricing and advertising of pharmaceutical products. Its implementing regulations set forth detailed rules with respect to the administration of pharmaceuticals in China. We are also

subject to other Chinese laws and regulations that are applicable to business operators, manufacturers and distributors in general.

 

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A medicine must be registered and approved by the SFDA before it can be manufactured. The registration and approval process requires the manufacturer to submit to the SFDA a registration application containing detailed information concerning the efficacy and quality of the medicine and the manufacturing process and the production facilities the manufacturer expects to use. This process generally takes at least a few months and could be longer, depending on the nature of the medicine under review, the quality of the data provided and the workload of the SFDA. To obtain the SFDA registration and approval necessary for commencing production, the manufacturer is also required to conduct pre-clinical trials, apply to the SFDA for permission to conduct clinical trials, and, after clinical trials are completed, file clinical data with the SFDA for approval.

New Medicine. If a medicine is approved by the SFDA as a new medicine, the SFDA will issue a new medicine certificate to the manufacturer and impose a monitoring period of as long as five years. The length of the monitoring period is specified in the new medicine certificate. During the monitoring period, the SFDA will monitor the safety of the new medicine, and will neither accept new medicine certificate applications for an identical medicine by another pharmaceutical company, nor approve the production or import of an identical medicine by other pharmaceutical companies. For new medicines approved prior to 2002, the monitoring period could be longer than five years. As a result of these regulations, the holder of a new medicine certificate effectively has the exclusive right to manufacture the new medicine during the monitoring period.

Provisional National Production Standard. In connection with the SFDA’s approval of a new medicine, the SFDA will normally direct the manufacturer to produce the medicine according to a provisional national production standard, or a provisional standard. A provisional standard is valid for two years, during which the SFDA closely monitors the production process and quality consistency of the medicine to develop a national final production standard for the medicine, or a final standard. Three months before the expiration of the two-year period, the manufacturer is required to apply to the SFDA to convert the provisional standard to a final standard. Upon approval, the SFDA will publish the final standard for the production of this medicine. There is no statutory timeline for the SFDA to complete its review and grant approval for the conversion. In practice, the approval for conversion to a final standard is time-consuming and could take a few years. However, during the SFDA’s review period, the manufacturer may continue to produce the medicine according to the provisional standard.

Transitional Period. Prior to the latter of (1) the expiration of a new medicine’s monitoring period or (2) the date when the SFDA grants a final standard for a new medicine after the expiration of the provisional standard, the SFDA will not accept applications for an identical medicine nor will it approve the production of an identical medicine by other pharmaceutical companies. Accordingly, the manufacturer will continue to have an exclusive production right for the new medicine during this transitional period.

Continuing SFDA Regulation

Pharmaceutical manufacturers in China are subject to continuing regulation by the SFDA. If an approved medicine, its labeling or its manufacturing process is significantly modified, a new pre-market approval or pre-market approval supplement will be required by the SFDA. A pharmaceutical manufacturer is subject to periodic inspection and safety monitoring by the SFDA to determine compliance with regulatory requirements. The SFDA has a variety of enforcement actions available to enforce its regulations and rules, including fines and injunctions, recall or seizure of products, the imposition of operating restrictions, partial suspension or complete shutdown of production and criminal prosecution.

Pharmaceutical Product Manufacturing

Permits and Licenses for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers. A pharmaceutical manufacturer must obtain a pharmaceutical manufacturing permit from the SFDA’s relevant provincial branch. This permit is valid for five years and is renewable upon its expiration.

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pharmaceutical products it produces. GMP standards include staff qualifications, production premises and facilities, equipment, raw materials, environmental hygiene, production management, quality control and customer complaint administration. If a manufacturer meets the GMP standards, the SFDA will issue to the manufacturer a Good Manufacturing Practice certificate, or a GMP certificate, with a five-year validity period. However, for a newly established pharmaceutical manufacturer that meets the GMP standards, the SFDA will issue a GMP certificate with only a one-year validity period.

Pharmaceutical Distribution

A distributor of pharmaceutical products in China must obtain a pharmaceutical distribution permit from the relevant provincial or local SFDA branches. The distribution permit is granted if the relevant SFDA provincial branch receives satisfactory inspection results of the distributor’s facilities, warehouse, hygiene environment, quality control systems, personnel and equipment. A pharmaceutical distribution permit is valid for five years.

Restrictions on Foreign Ownership of Pharmaceutical Wholesale and Retail Businesses in China. Chinese regulations on foreign investment currently permit foreign companies to establish or invest in wholly foreign-owned companies or joint ventures that engage in wholesale or retail sales of pharmaceuticals in China. For retail sales, these regulations restrict the number and size of retail pharmacy outlets that a foreign investor may establish. Retail pharmacy chains with more than 30 outlets that sell a variety of branded pharmaceutical products sourced from different suppliers are limited to 49.0% foreign ownership unless the outlets are owned by a third party and operated under a foreign franchise.

Good Supply Practice Standards. The SFDA applies Good Supply Practice standards, or GSP standards, to all pharmaceutical wholesale and retail distributors to ensure the quality of distribution in China. The currently applicable GSP standards require pharmaceutical distributors to implement controls on the distribution of medicine, including standards regarding staff qualifications, distribution premises, warehouses, inspection equipment and facilities, management and quality control. A certificate for GSP standards, or GSP certificate, is valid for five years, except for a newly established pharmaceutical distribution company, for which the GSP certificate is valid for only one year.

Price Controls

The retail prices of prescription and OTC medicines that are included in the national medicine catalog are subject to price controls administered by the Price Control Office under the National Development and Reform Commission, or the NDRC, and provincial price control authorities, either in the form of fixed prices or price ceilings. The controls over the retail price of a medicine effectively set the limits for the wholesale price of that medicine. From time to time, the NDRC publishes and updates a national list of medicines that are subject to price control. Fixed prices and price ceilings on medicines are determined based on profit margins that the NDRC deems reasonable, the type and quality of the medicine, its production costs, the prices of substitute medicines and the extent of the manufacturer’s compliance with the applicable GMP standards. The NDRC directly regulates the price of some of the medicines on the list, and delegates the power to provincial price control authorities to regulate the remainder on the list. For those medicines under the authority of provincial price control authorities, each provincial price control authority regulates medicines manufactured by manufacturers registered in that province. Provincial price control authorities have the discretion to authorize price adjustments based on the local conditions and the level of local economic development.

Only the manufacturer of a medicine may apply for an increase in the retail price of the medicine and it must apply either to the NDRC, if the price of the medicine is nationally regulated, or to the provincial price control authorities in the province where it is registered, if the price of the medicine is provincially regulated. For a provincially regulated medicine, when provincial price control authorities approve an application, they will file the new approved price with the NDRC for confirmation and thereafter the newly approved price will become binding and enforceable across China.

At present, none of our products are subject to price controls.

 

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Tendering Requirement for Hospital Purchases of Medicines

Provincial and municipal government agencies such as provincial or municipal health departments also operate a mandatory tendering process for purchases by state-owned hospitals of a medicine included in provincial medicine catalogs. These government agencies organize a tendering process once every year in their province or city and typically invite manufacturers of provincial catalog medicines that are on the hospitals’ formularies and are in demand by these hospitals to participate in the tendering process. A government-approved committee consisting of physicians, experts and officials is delegated by these government agencies the power to review bids and select one or more medicines for the treatment of a particular medical condition. The selection is based on a number of factors, including bid price, quality and manufacturer’s reputation and service. The bidding price of a wining medicine will become the price required for purchases of that medicine by all state-owned hospitals in that province or city. This price, however, is effective for only one year before the following year’s tendering process, where the manufacturer of the winning medicine must submit a new bid.

The tendering requirement was first introduced in 2004 and has since been implemented across China. We understand that the level of present implementation of the tendering requirement varies among different provinces in China.

 

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Management

Directors and Executive Officers

The following table sets forth our executive officers and directors, their ages and the positions held by them:

 

Name

   Age   

Position

   Appointed

Mr. Hong Yu(1)

   50    Chairman of the Board and Director    2010

Mr. Taylor Z. Guo(1)

   38    Chief Executive Officer, Director    2010

Ms. Sabrina Y. Ren(1)

   38    Chief Financial Officer    2010

Dr. Wenbo Chen(1)

   74    Independent Director    2010

Mr. Youhang Peng( 1)

   48    Independent Director    2010

Mr. Solomon Chen( 1)

   33    Independent Director    2010

 

(1)

The business address for each of Mr. Yu, Mr. Guo, Ms. Ren, Dr. Chen, Mr. Peng and Mr. Chen is: 53 Niwang Road, Shangri-La County, Yunnan Province, China

Mr. Hong Yu. Mr. Yu has served as our Chair since April 2010. Mr. Yu is the founder of YSTP, and has served as its Chairman of the Board and General Manager (roughly equivalent to Chief Executive Officer) from 2000 until mid-2009. Mr. Yu holds a MBA from Yunnan Finance and Trade Institute. Mr. Yu was nominated as a director for his knowledge with Tibetan culture and medicine and his leadership of our company.

Mr. Taylor Z. Guo. Mr. Guo has served as a director and our CEO since 2010; he also has served as the General Manager (or CEO) of YSTP since mid-2009. From 2004 to 2009, Mr. Guo was director of Bao-Wei Electronics Limited. Mr. Guo holds a bachelor degree from Dalian University of Technology and a MBA from University of Minnesota. Mr. Guo was nominated as a director because of his operating and management experience.

Ms. Sabrina Y. Ren has served as our Chief Financial Officer since 2010; she serves in the same position for YSTP. From 2000 through 2009, she worked for Yunnan Kangle Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. Ms. Ren holds a bachelor degree of Accounting from Henan Financial Institute. Ms. Ren has been retained because of her significant finance and accounting experience, especially in pharmaceutical companies.

Dr. Wenbo Chen. Dr. Chen has served as an independent Director since April 2010. Dr. Chen has been chairman and chief physician of Beijing Medical Center of Famous Physicians since 1993, professor of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine since 1990. Dr. Chen also serves as director of China Geriatric Association and director of Beijing Association of Chinese Medicine. From 1981 through 1998, Dr. Chen was dean and president of Beijing Gulou (Drum Tower) Hospital of Chinese Medicine. Dr. Chen is recognized as a national level expert in traditional Chinese medicine. He was awarded “China’s 100 Top Doctors in Traditional Chinese Medicine”, and enjoys government special allowance issued to him by China Department of State. Dr. Chen has published many books, research papers, and articles. He was the editor for the Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Dr. Chen was nominated as a director because of his outstanding industry knowledge and reputation.

Mr. Youhang Peng. Mr. Peng has served as an independent Director since April 2010. Since 2004, Mr. Peng has been the Senior Managing Director of Caybridge International, Inc., whose principal address is in Coppell, Texas. Mr. Peng holds a bachelor degree from Tsinghua University and a master degree from University of California at Davis. Mr. Peng was nominated as an independent director because of his experience in capital markets.

Mr. Solomon Chen. Mr. Chen has served as an independent Director since April 2010. Since 2004, Mr. Chen has been audit manager of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA (Shenzhen) . Mr. Chen holds a bachelor degree from Xiamen University. Mr. Chen is a Certified Public Accountant (China) and a Certified Tax Accountant (China). Mr. Chen serves as our Audit Committee financial expert. Mr. Chen was nominated as an independent director because of his experience in audit, accounting, internal control review, and transactional advisory experience in merger and acquisitions.

 

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Summary Compensation Table

The following table shows the annual compensation paid by us for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009 to our principal executive officers.

 

Name and principal position

   Year    Salary    Bonus    Stock
Awards
   All Other
Compensation
   Total Paid

Mr. Taylor Z. Guo,
General Manager
(1)

   2009    $ 30,749    $ 0    $ 157,500    0    $ 188,249

Mr. Hong Yu,
General Manager
(2)

   2009    $ 96,638      0      0    0    $ 96,638

Mr. Hong Yu,
General Manager
(2)

   2008    $ 93,372      0      0    0    $ 96,372

 

(1)

Mr. Guo did not become CEO of TBET until 2010. In July 2009, he became General Manager (the equivalent of CEO) of YSTP, and he continues to hold that position. Under his employment agreement with TBET effective April 30, 2010, going forward he will receive annual compensation of $61,500. His employment does not provide for bonuses, options or other compensation. For his services as General Manager of YSTP for one-half of 2009, and for those services he was paid a salary of $30,749.00. In addition, Mr. Guo received non-cash compensation for services rendered in 2009 in the form of a non-plan stock award of 150,000 shares of TBET, the compensation value of which has been valued by our auditors are $157,500. As a result, Mr. Guo’s total compensation for 2009 was $188,249.

(2)

Mr. Yu served as General Manager of YSTP prior to Mr. Guo’s arrival in 2009. The salary number reported reflects his total compensation by YSTP, including compensation for his services as General Manager.

Employment Agreements

Generally

Under Chinese law, we may only terminate employment agreements without cause and without penalty by providing notice of non-renewal one month prior to the date on which the employment agreement is scheduled to expire. If we fail to provide this notice or if we wish to terminate an employment agreement in the absence of cause, then we are obligated to pay the employee one month’s salary for each year we have employed the employee. We are, however, permitted to terminate an employee for cause without penalty to our company, where the employee has committed a crime or the employee’s actions or inactions have resulted in a material adverse effect to us.

Our employment agreements with our executive officers generally provide for a term of three years, extendable for an additional two years, and a salary to be paid monthly. The agreements also provide that executive officers are to work an average of forty hours per week and are entitled to all legal holidays as well as other paid leave in accordance with Chinese laws and regulations and our internal work policies. Under such agreements, our executive officers can be terminated for cause without further compensation. The employment agreements also provide that we will pay for all mandatory social security programs for our executive officers in accordance with Chinese regulations. During the agreement and for three (3) years afterward, our executive officers are subject to keep trade secrets confidential. In addition, our employment agreements with our executive officers prevent them from rendering services for our competitors for a period of two (2) years after termination of employment.

To date, we have entered into “retainer agreements” with our officers and the chairman of our board of directors. These agreements went into effect on April 30, 2010; prior to April 30, 2010, YSTP’s officers served without formal, written agreements. The written agreements presently in place require full-time service for us, and provide for the payment of annual salaries plus the reimbursement of reasonably-incurred expenses. They do not provide for bonuses or other forms of compensation. Generally, our written retainer agreements have terms of three years, and automatic renewal terms of two years. They require that the individuals work exclusively for the company, and further provide that during the terms of the agreements and for twenty-four months thereafter the individuals may not render services for our direct or indirect competitors. The agreements further bind the individuals to confidentiality obligations throughout the terms of the agreements and for thirty-six months thereafter.

 

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Hong Yu

Mr. Yu entered into a retainer agreement with YSTP, effective April 30, 2010, providing for Mr. Yu to serve as our chairman of the board of directors. The agreement operates, unless sooner terminated as provided for in the agreement, for a term of the agreement is three years, and it is renewable for an additional two-year term. The agreement provides for payment to Mr. Yu of an annual salary of $96,650, payable in equal monthly installments, as well as reimbursement of expenses she reasonably incurs.

Taylor Z. Guo

Mr. Guo entered into a retainer agreement with YSTP effective April 30, 2010. It provides for Mr. Guo to serve as our CEO. The agreement operates for a term of three years, which term is renewable for a subsequent term of two years. The retainer agreements provides for an annual salary payable to Mr. Guo of $61,500, payable in equal monthly installments, as well as for the reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred by Mr. Guo. The retainer agreement is terminable by either party upon sixty days prior written notice.

Sabrina Y. Ren

Ms. Ren entered into a retainer agreement with YSTP, effective April 30, 2010, providing for Ms Ren to serve as our CFO. The agreement operates, unless sooner terminated as provided for in the agreement, for a term of the agreement is three years, and it is renewable for an additional two-year term. The agreement provides for payment to Ms. Ren of an annual salary of $44,000, payable in equal monthly installments, as well as reimbursement of expenses she reasonably incurs.

Duties of Directors

Under British Virgin Islands law, our directors have a duty to act honestly, in good faith and with a view to our best interests. Our directors also have a duty to exercise the care, diligence and skills that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. See “Description of Share Capital—Differences in Corporate Law” for additional information on our directors’ fiduciary duties under British Virgin Islands law. In fulfilling their duty of care to us, our directors must ensure compliance with our fourth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. We have the right to seek damages if a duty owed by our directors is breached.

The functions and powers of our board of directors include, among others:

 

   

appointing officers and determining the term of office of the officers;

 

   

authorizing the payment of donations to religious, charitable, public or other bodies, clubs, funds or associations as deemed advisable;

 

   

exercising the borrowing powers of the company and mortgaging the property of the company;

 

   

executing checks, promissory notes and other negotiable instruments on behalf of the company; and

 

   

maintaining or registering a register of mortgages, charges or other encumbrances of the company.

Board of Directors

Our board of directors currently consists of five (5) directors, including the chairman of the board. We expect that all current directors will continue to serve after this offering. There are no family relationships between any of our executive officers and directors.

The directors will be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as the then total number of directors permits. Class I directors shall face re-election at our annual general meeting of shareholders in 2010 and every three years thereafter. Class II directors shall face re-election at our annual general meeting of shareholders in 2011 and every three years thereafter. Class III directors shall face re-election at our annual general meeting of shareholders in 2012 and every three years thereafter.

 

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If the number of directors changes, any increase or decrease will be apportioned among the classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly as possible. Any additional directors of a class elected to fill a vacancy resulting from an increase in such class will hold office for a term that coincides with the remaining term of that class. Decreases in the number of directors will not shorten the term of any incumbent director. These board provisions could make it more difficult for third parties to gain control of our company by making it difficult to replace members of the Board of Directors.

A director may vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested, provided, however that the nature of the interest of any director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote on that matter. A general notice or disclosure to the directors or otherwise contained in the minutes of a meeting or a written resolution of the directors or any committee thereof of the nature of a director’s interest shall be sufficient disclosure and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction. A director may be counted for a quorum upon a motion in respect of any contract or arrangement which he shall make with our company, or in which he is so interested and may vote on such motion.

There are no membership qualifications for directors. Further, there are no share ownership qualifications for directors unless so fixed by us in a general meeting.

The Board of Directors maintains a majority of independent directors who are deemed to be independent under the definition of independence provided by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(15). Solomon Chen, Dr. Wenbo Chen and Youhang Peng are our independent directors.

Mr. Hong Yu serves as the chairman of the board of directors. He has entered into a retainer agreement for his services as chairman of the board of directors, which agreement carries an initial term of 36 months and a renewal term of 24 months. The agreement provides for an annual salary of $96,650, payable in monthly installments, as well as reimbursement of his reasonably-incurred expenses, for his services as chairman. Mr. Taylor Guo serves as a director, and is also our CEO. He has a retainer agreement compensating him for his services as CEO, but he receives no additional compensation for serving as a director.

Our Board of Directors plays a key role in our risk oversight. The Board of Directors makes all relevant Company decisions. As such, it is important for us to have both our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer serve on the Board as they play key roles in the risk oversight or the Company. As a smaller reporting company with a small board of directors, we believe it is appropriate to have the involvement and input of all of our directors in risk oversight matters.

There are no other arrangements or understandings pursuant to which our directors are selected or nominated.

 

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Committees of the Board of Directors

The board of directors may determine by resolution the existence, powers and composition of committees. Board committees that have been established, and their respective compositions, are as follows: an Audit Committee, presently chaired by Solomon Chen and also comprised of Wenbo Chen and Youhang Peng; a Compensation Committee, presently chaired by Youhang Peng and also composed of Solomon Chen and Wenbo Chen; and a Nominating Committee, now chaired by Solomon Chen and with both Wenbo Chen and Youhang Peng serving as members. The Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing the accounting and financial reporting processes of our company and audits of the financial statements of our company, including the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of our independent auditors. The Compensation Committee of the board of directors reviews and makes recommendations to the board regarding our compensation policies for our officers and all forms of compensation, and also will administer our incentive compensation plans and equity-based plans (but our board retains the authority to interpret those plans). The Nominating Committee of the board of directors is responsible for the assessment of the performance of the board, considering and making recommendations to the board with respect to the nominations or elections of directors and other governance issues. The nominating committee considers diversity of opinion and experience when nominating directors.

Director Compensation

All directors hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders at which their respective class of directors is re-elected and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. There are no family relationships among our directors or executive officers. Officers are elected by and serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Employee directors do not receive any compensation for their services. Non-employee directors will be entitled to receive $10,000 per year for serving as directors and may receive option grants from our company. In addition, non-employee directors are entitled to receive compensation for their actual travel expenses for each Board of Directors meeting attended.

Summary Compensation Table FY 2009 – Directors

 

Name

   Director Fees earned
or paid in cash
   Total(1)

Hong Yu (2)( 3)

   $ 0    $ 0

Taylor Z. Guo(2)

   $ 0    $ 0

Dr. Wenbo Chen(2)

   $ 0    $ 0

Mr. Youhang Peng(2)

   $ 0    $ 0

Mr. Solomon Chen(2)

   $ 0    $ 0

 

(1)

None of the directors received any common share awards, option awards, nonqualified deferred compensation earnings or non-equity incentive plan compensation in fiscal year 2009.

(2)

As TBET was not formed until 2010, none of the directors received any compensation in fiscal year 2009.

(3)

Mr. Yu has entered into a retainer agreement effective April 30, 2010 that contemplates payment to him of an annual salary of $96,650 for his services as chairman of the board, as well as for reimbursement of his reasonably incurred expenses. The agreement does not provide for separate compensation for his service on the board. He also serves as the chairman of YSTP’s board and, until mid-2009, served as its General Manager. In 1999, he received total compensation of $96,638 for his services as General Manager.

Contractual Arrangements with Domestic Companies and their Shareholders

We operate our business in China through a series of contractual arrangements with the Domestic Companies and their shareholders. For a description of these contractual arrangements, see “Our Corporate Structure – Contractual Arrangements with Domestic Companies and their Shareholders.”

 

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Relationship with our Placement Agent

In connection with this offering, we have agreed to allow our Placement Agent to designate two non-voting observers to our Board of Directors until the earlier of the date that:

 

   

the investors that purchase shares in this offering beneficially own less than 5% of our outstanding shares; or

 

   

the trading price per share is at least $24 per share for any consecutive 15 trading day period.

It is anticipated that Mr. Downs, our Placement Agent’s Senior Vice President, and Mr. Hayden Zou will serve as the Placement Agent’s observers to our Board of Directors.

Although our placement agent’s observers will not be able to vote, they may nevertheless influence the outcome of matters submitted to the Board of Directors for approval. We have agreed to reimburse the observers for their expenses for attending our Board meetings, subject to a maximum reimbursement of $6,000 per meeting and $12,000 annually, which amount is not more than the reimbursement payable to our directors. The observer will be required to certify that such travel expenses are not reimbursed by any other party. We will also pay observers the same amount as our independent directors receive.

Future Related Party Transactions

The Corporate Governance Committee of our Board of Directors must approve all related party transactions. All material related party transactions will be made or entered into on terms that are no less favorable to us than can be obtained from unaffiliated third parties. Related party transactions that we have previously entered into were not approved by independent directors, as we had no independent directors at that time.

Interested Transactions

A director may vote, attend a board meeting or sign a document on our behalf with respect to any contract or transaction in which he or she is interested. A director must promptly disclose the interest to all other directors after becoming aware of the fact that he or she is interested in a transaction we have entered into or are to enter into. A general notice or disclosure to the board or otherwise contained in the minutes of a meeting or a written resolution of the board or any committee of the board that a director is a shareholder, director, officer or trustee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company will be sufficient disclosure, and, after such general notice, it will not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction.

Remuneration and Borrowing

The directors may receive such remuneration as our board of directors may determine from time to time. Each director is entitled to be repaid or prepaid all traveling, hotel and incidental expenses reasonably incurred or expected to be incurred in attending meetings of our board of directors or committees of our board of directors or shareholder meetings or otherwise in connection with the discharge of his or her duties as a director. The compensation committee will assist the directors in reviewing and approving the compensation structure for the directors. Our board of directors may exercise all the powers of the company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge our undertakings and property or any part thereof, to issue debentures, debenture stock and other securities whenever money is borrowed or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the company or of any third party.

Qualification

A director is not required to hold shares as a qualification to office.

Share Incentive Plan

We intend to establish a pool for share options for our employees following the completion of this offering. This pool will contain options to purchase our common shares equal to up to five percent (5%) of the number of common shares outstanding at the conclusion of this offering, not including any shares underlying placement agent’s warrants. This pool will contain options to purchase up to 684,375 of our common shares subject to outstanding

 

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share options or reserved for issuance under our share incentive plan, assuming a maximum offering. The options will vest at a rate of 20% per year for five years. Options granted to employees will have a per share exercise price equal to the market price of the ordinary shares on the date of the option grant, except that options granted to employees on the date of the offering will have an exercise price equal to the offering price.

Limitation of Director and Officer Liability

Under British Virgin Islands law, each of our directors and officers, in performing his or her functions, is required to act honestly and in good faith with a view to our best interests and exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. Our memorandum and articles of association provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by British Virgin Islands law or any other applicable laws, our directors will not be personally liable to us or our shareholders for any acts or omissions in the performance of their duties. Such limitation of liability does not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunctive relief or rescission. These provisions will not limit the liability of directors under United States federal securities laws.

Our articles of association provide that the Company shall, subject to certain limitations, indemnify against all expenses, including legal fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonably incurred in connection with legal, administrative or investigative proceedings any person. among others, is or was, at the request of the Company, serving as a director of, or in any other capacity or is acting for the Company. We may only indemnify a director if he or she acted honestly and in good faith with the view to our best interests and, in the case of criminal proceedings, the director had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. The decision of our board of directors as to whether the director acted honestly and in good faith with a view to our best interests and as to whether the director had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful, is in the absence of fraud sufficient for the purposes of indemnification, unless a question of law is involved. The termination of any proceedings by any judgment, order, settlement, conviction or the entry of no plea does not, by itself, create a presumption that a director did not act honestly and in good faith and with a view to our best interests or that the director had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. If a director to be indemnified has been successful in defense of any proceedings referred to above, the director is entitled to be indemnified against all expenses, including legal fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonably incurred by the director or officer in connection with the proceedings.

We may purchase and maintain insurance in relation to any of our directors or officers against any liability asserted against the directors or officers and incurred by the directors or officers in that capacity, whether or not we have or would have had the power to indemnify the directors or officers against the liability as provided in our fourth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted for our directors, officers or persons controlling our company under the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Code of Ethics

We have put in place a code of ethics, entitled the “Code of Business Conduct and Ethics,” that applies to all of our employees, including but not limited to our chief executive officer and chief financial officer.

Related Party Transactions

Transactions among Subsidiaries

We operate our business in China through a series of contractual arrangements between WFOE and YSTP and its shareholders, who are related parties. For a description of these contractual arrangements, see “Our Corporate Structure – Contractual Arrangements with Domestic Companies and their Shareholders.”

 

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Transactions among Certain Directors, Shareholders and Affiliates

Kunming Shangri-La Medicine Co., Ltd. is a distributor of YSTP. Our chairman, Mr. Yu, owns 31% of it. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, YSTP had account receivables from Kunming Shangri-La Medicine of approximately $342,000 and $1,277,550, respectively. Such amounts were normal business transactions, payable in 60 days.

At December 31, 2009, YSTP had account receivables to related parties of approximately $1,550,085. Such amounts were payable pursuant to a loan to Mr. Hong Yu, our founder and chairman. As of May 1, 2010, Mr. Hong Yu has paid off such loan balance in full.

Make-Good Shares Subject to Redemption

As described in more detail in the section entitled “Placement – Market and Pricing Consideration” our company had been valued on a forward-looking basis for purposes of this offering. We and our Placement Agent agreed to value our company at a multiple of approximately seven (7) times our targeted 2010 audited net after-tax income. Based on a target 2010 audited net after-tax income of $13,500,000, we have been valued at approximately $94,500,000. Our targeted 2010 net after-tax income is not a projection but instead represents a negotiated target between our company and our Placement Agent. Although we do not currently pay any taxes on our income, we refer to this amount as our targeted 2010 audited net after-tax income to reflect our and our Placement Agent’s intention that the targeted amount will be net of any taxes that may apply to our company during 2010. Based on the above valuation of our company, our earnings per share would be approximately $0.9863. This amount is calculated by dividing $13,500,000 by 13,687,500 shares outstanding upon completion of a maximum offering, not including any shares in the incentive plan or the exercise of any Placement Agent Warrants.

Valuing a company on a forward-looking basis is subject to a number of risks, including the possibility that the company will not achieve the targeted income levels and that world markets may not maintain the same valuation for companies in general in the future. In order to mitigate some of this risk, certain key members of the management of our company have agreed to place that number of ordinary shares into escrow that is equal to 40% of the maximum number of shares to be sold in this offering. Upon closing of this offering, the escrow agent will return any shares in excess of 40% of the actual number of shares sold in the offering. Such escrowed shares are referred to as the “Make-Good Shares”). The Make-Good Shares will remain in escrow with SunTrust Bank or another bank acceptable to our Placement Agent pending the filing of our company’s Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2010.

To the extent our audited after-tax earnings per share issued and outstanding immediately after the offering for the year ending December 31, 2010 are less than $0.9863, excluding any expenses associated with releasing the Make-Good Shares back to the original owners, our company will redeem and cancel, pro rata, the Make-Good Shares without any consideration to the extent necessary to cause our audited after-tax earnings to be equal to $0.9863. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to redeem a sufficient number of Make-Good Shares to increase audited after-tax earnings per share to $0.9863 if our company either has low net income or any net losses in 2010. Any remaining Make-Good Shares will be released from escrow to Hong Yu and Taylor Z. Guo upon the earlier of (i) one (1) business day after the termination of this offering without closing or (ii) thirty (30) calendar days after the filing of the Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2010 after redeeming any Make-Good Shares. See “Risk Factors – A redemption of Make-Good Shares may be insufficient to cause our company to achieve targeted earnings and may reduce our management’s involvement and stake in our company.”

Because the Make-Good Shares have been escrowed as a condition of completing the initial public offering and will be released to the holders thereof without regard to such holders’ continued employment if YSTP meets the foregoing criteria, we have determined that no compensatory arrangement exists. Accordingly, we account for the Make-Good Shares as an element of the overall transaction and we do not recognize any compensation expense upon the return of such Make-Good Shares to the holders. If our company does not meet the criteria for releasing the Make-Good Shares, then we will redeem the Make-Good Shares without payment, resulting in the reduction of YSTP ordinary shares outstanding.

 

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Description of Share Capital

Our authorized capital stock consists of 50,000,000 ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per share. As of the date of this prospectus, 11,812,500 ordinary shares are issued and outstanding. An additional 684,500 shares of ordinary shares have been reserved for issuance upon exercise of outstanding options. The following summary description relating to our capital stock does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by our Memorandum and Articles of Association.

Ordinary Shares

Holders of ordinary shares are entitled to cast one vote for each share on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, including the election of directors. The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor and subject to any preference of any then authorized and issued preferred stock. See “Dividend Policy.” Such holders do not have any preemptive or other rights to subscribe for additional shares. All holders of ordinary shares are entitled to share ratably in any assets for distribution to shareholders upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, subject to any preference of any then authorized and issued preferred stock. The Memorandum of Association authorizes the Board of Directors may by resolution authorize the redemption, purchase or other acquisition of the ordinary shares, and in our Articles of Association the Board did authorize the redemption or purchase, subject to limitations and conditions stated therein. All outstanding ordinary shares are fully paid and nonassessable.

Limitations on the Right to Own Shares

There are no limitations on the right to own our ordinary shares.

Limitations on Transfer of Shares

Our Articles of Association gives our directors, at their discretion, the right to decline to register any transfer of shares.

Disclosure of Shareholder Ownership

There are no provisions in our Memorandum of Association or Articles of Association governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed.

Changes in Capital

We may from time to time by ordinary resolution increase the share capital by such sum, to be divided into shares of such amount, as the resolution shall prescribe. The new shares shall be subject to the same provisions with reference to the payment of calls, lien, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the shares in the original share capital. We may by ordinary resolution:

 

   

consolidate and divide all or any of our share capital into shares of larger amount than our existing shares;

 

   

convert all or any of our paid up shares into stock and reconvert that stock into paid up shares of any denomination;

 

   

in many circumstances, sub-divide our existing shares, or any of them, into shares of smaller amount provided that in the subdivision the proportion between the amount paid and the amount, if any, unpaid on each reduced share shall be the same as it was in the case of the share form which the reduced share is derived; and

 

   

cancel any shares which, at the date of the passing of the resolution, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled.

We may by special resolution reduce our share capital and any capital redemption reserve fund in any manner authorized by law. In addition, if earnings per share at the end of 2010 do not reach the percentage

prescribed in the Make Good Shares escrow agreement, some or all shares in escrow may be cancelled, in which case our total share capital would be reduced.

 

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Differences in Corporate Law

The BVI Act and the laws of the British Virgin Islands affecting British Virgin Islands companies like us and our shareholders differ from laws applicable to U.S. corporations and their shareholders. Set forth below is a summary of the significant differences between the provisions of the laws of the British Virgin Islands applicable to us and the laws applicable to companies incorporated in the United States and their shareholders.

Mergers and similar arrangements

Under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, two or more companies may merge or consolidate in accordance with Section 170 of the BVI Act. A merger means the merging of two or more constituent companies into one of the constituent companies and a consolidation means the uniting of two or more constituent companies into a new company. In order to merge or consolidate, the directors of each constituent company must approve a written plan of merger or consolidation, which must be authorized by a resolution of shareholders.

While a director may vote on the plan of merger or consolidation even if he has a financial interest in the plan, the interested director must disclose the interest to all other directors of the company promptly upon becoming aware of the fact that he is interested in a transaction entered into or to be entered into by the company.

A transaction entered into by our company in respect of which a director is interested (including a merger or consolidation) is voidable by us unless the director’s interest was (a) disclosed to the board prior to the transaction or (b) the transaction is (i) between the director and the company and (ii) the transaction is in the ordinary course of the company’s business and on usual terms and conditions.

Notwithstanding the above, a transaction entered into by the company is not voidable if the material facts of the interest are known to the shareholders and they approve or ratify it or the company received fair value for the transaction.

Shareholders not otherwise entitled to vote on the merger or consolidation may still acquire the right to vote if the plan of merger or consolidation contains any provision which, if proposed as an amendment to the memorandum or articles of association, would entitle them to vote as a class or series on the proposed amendment. In any event, all shareholders must be given a copy of the plan of merger or consolidation irrespective of whether they are entitled to vote at the meeting to approve the plan of merger or consolidation.

The shareholders of the constituent companies are not required to receive shares of the surviving or consolidated company but may receive debt obligations or other securities of the surviving or consolidated company, other assets, or a combination thereof. Further, some or all of the shares of a class or series may be converted into a kind of asset while the other shares of the same class or series may receive a different kind of asset. As such, not all the shares of a class or series must receive the same kind of consideration.

After the plan of merger or consolidation has been approved by the directors and authorized by a resolution of the shareholders, articles of merger or consolidation are executed by each company and filed with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands.

A shareholder may dissent from a mandatory redemption of his shares, an arrangement (if permitted by the court), a merger (unless the shareholder was a shareholder of the surviving company prior to the merger and continues to hold the same or similar shares after the merger) or a consolidation. A shareholder properly exercising his dissent rights is entitled to a cash payment equal to the fair value of his shares.

A shareholder dissenting from a merger or consolidation must object in writing to the merger or consolidation before the vote by the shareholders on the merger or consolidation, unless notice of the meeting was not given to the shareholder. If the merger or consolidation is approved by the shareholders, the company must give

 

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notice of this fact to each shareholder within 20 days who gave written objection. These shareholders then have 20 days to give to the company their written election in the form specified by the BVI Act to dissent from the merger or consolidation, provided that in the case of a merger, the 20 days starts when the plan of merger is delivered to the shareholder.

Upon giving notice of his election to dissent, a shareholder ceases to have any shareholder rights except the right to be paid the fair value of his shares. As such, the merger or consolidation may proceed in the ordinary course notwithstanding his dissent.

Within seven days of the later of the delivery of the notice of election to dissent and the effective date of the merger or consolidation, the company must make a written offer to each dissenting shareholder to purchase his shares at a specified price per share that the company determines to be the fair value of the shares. The company and the shareholder then have 30 days to agree upon the price. If the company and a shareholder fail to agree on the price within the 30 days, then the company and the shareholder shall, within 20 days immediately following the expiration of the 30-day period, each designate an appraiser and these two appraisers shall designate a third appraiser. These three appraisers shall fix the fair value of the shares as of the close of business on the day prior to the shareholders’ approval of the transaction without taking into account any change in value as a result of the transaction.

Shareholders’ suits

There are both statutory and ordinary law remedies available to our shareholders as a matter of British Virgin Islands law. These are summarized below:

Prejudiced members

A shareholder who considers that the affairs of the company have been, are being, or are likely to be, conducted in a manner that is, or any act or acts of the company have been, or are, likely to be oppressive, unfairly discriminatory or unfairly prejudicial to him in that capacity, can apply to the court under Section 184I of the BVI Act, among other things, for an order that his shares be acquired, that he be provided compensation, that the Court regulate the future conduct of the company, or that any decision of the company which contravenes the BVI Act or our memorandum and articles of association be set aside.

Derivative actions

Section 184C of the BVI Act provides that a shareholder of a company may, with the leave of the Court, bring an action in the name of the company to redress any wrong done to it.

Just and equitable winding up

In addition to the statutory remedies outlined above, shareholders can also petition for the winding up of a company on the grounds that it is just and equitable for the court to so order. Save in exceptional circumstances, this remedy is only available where the company has been operated as a quasi partnership and trust and confidence between the partners has broken down.

Indemnification of directors and executive officers and limitation of liability

British Virgin Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any provision providing indemnification may be held by the British Virgin Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime.

 

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Under our memorandum and articles of association, we indemnify against all expenses, including legal fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonably incurred in connection with legal, administrative or investigative proceedings for any person who:

 

   

is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that the person is or was our director; or

 

   

is or was, at our request, serving as a director or officer of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another body corporate or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

These indemnities only apply if the person acted honestly and in good faith with a view to our best interests and, in the case of criminal proceedings, the person had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

This standard of conduct is generally the same as permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law for a Delaware corporation.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers or persons controlling us under the foregoing provisions, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Anti-takeover provisions in our memorandum and articles of association

Some provisions of our memorandum and articles of association may discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our company or management that shareholders may consider favorable, including provisions that provide for a staggered board of directors and prevent shareholders from taking an action by written consent in lieu of a meeting. However, under British Virgin Islands law, our directors may only exercise the rights and powers granted to them under our memorandum and articles of association, as amended and restated from time to time, as they believe in good faith to be in the best interests of our company.

Directors’ fiduciary duties

Under Delaware corporate law, a director of a Delaware corporation has a fiduciary duty to the corporation and its shareholders. This duty has two components: the duty of care and the duty of loyalty. The duty of care requires that a director act in good faith, with the care that an ordinarily prudent person would exercise under similar circumstances. Under this duty, a director must inform himself of, and disclose to shareholders, all material information reasonably available regarding a significant transaction. The duty of loyalty requires that a director act in a manner he reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation. He must not use his corporate position for personal gain or advantage. This duty prohibits self-dealing by a director and mandates that the best interest of the corporation and its shareholders take precedence over any interest possessed by a director, officer or controlling shareholder and not shared by the shareholders generally. In general, actions of a director are presumed to have been made on an informed basis, in good faith and in the honest belief that the action taken was in the best interests of the corporation. However, this presumption may be rebutted by evidence of a breach of one of the fiduciary duties. Should such evidence be presented concerning a transaction by a director, a director must prove the procedural fairness of the transaction and that the transaction was of fair value to the corporation.

Under British Virgin Islands law, our directors owe the company certain statutory and fiduciary duties including, among others, a duty to act honestly, in good faith, for a proper purpose and with a view to what the directors believe to be in the best interests of the company. Our directors are also required, when exercising powers or performing duties as a director, to exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonable director would exercise in comparable circumstances, taking into account without limitation, the nature of the company, the nature of the decision and the position of the director and the nature of the responsibilities undertaken. In the exercise of their powers, our directors must ensure neither they nor the company acts in a manner which contravenes the BVI Act or our memorandum and articles of association, as amended and re-stated from time to time. A shareholder has the right to seek damages for breaches of duties owed to us by our directors.

Shareholder action by written consent

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of shareholders sufficient to constitute the requisite majority of shareholders who would have been entitled to vote on such matter at a general meeting; provided that if the consent is less than unanimous, notice must be given to all non-consenting shareholders. However, our memorandum and articles of association do not permit shareholders to act by written consent.

Shareholder proposals

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a shareholder has the right to put any proposal before the annual meeting of shareholders, provided it complies with the notice provisions in the governing documents. A special meeting may be called by the board of directors or any other person authorized to do so in the governing documents, but shareholders may be precluded from calling special meetings. British Virgin Islands law and our memorandum and articles of association allow our shareholders holding not less than 30% of the votes of the outstanding voting shares to requisition a shareholders’ meeting. We are not obliged by law to call shareholders’ annual general meetings, but our memorandum and articles of association do permit the directors to call such a meeting. The location of any shareholders’ meeting can be determined by the board of directors and can be held anywhere in the world.

Cumulative voting

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, cumulative voting for elections of directors is not permitted unless the corporation’s certificate of incorporation specifically provides for it. Cumulative voting potentially facilitates the representation of minority shareholders on a board of directors since it permits the minority shareholder to cast all the votes to which the shareholder is entitled on a single director, which increases the shareholder’s voting power with respect to electing such director. As permitted under British Virgin Islands law, our memorandum and articles of association do not provide for cumulative voting. As a result, our shareholders are not afforded any less protections or rights on this issue than shareholders of a Delaware corporation.

Removal of directors

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a director of a corporation with a classified board may be removed only for cause with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Under our memorandum and articles of association, directors can be removed from office, with cause, by a resolution of shareholders or by a resolution of directors passed at a meeting of directors called for the purpose of removing the director or for purposes including the removal of the director.

Transactions with interested shareholders

The Delaware General Corporation Law contains a business combination statute applicable to Delaware public corporations whereby, unless the corporation has specifically elected not to be governed by such statute by amendment to its certificate of incorporation, it is prohibited from engaging in certain business combinations with an “interested shareholder” for three years following the date that such person becomes an interested shareholder. An interested shareholder generally is a person or group who or which owns or owned 15% or more of the target’s outstanding voting shares within the past three years. This has the effect of limiting the ability of a potential acquirer to make a two-tiered bid for the target in which all shareholders would not be treated equally. The statute does not apply if, among other things, prior to the date on which such shareholder becomes an interested shareholder, the board of directors approves either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the person becoming an interested shareholder. This encourages any potential acquirer of a Delaware public corporation to negotiate the terms of any acquisition transaction with the target’s board of directors. British Virgin Islands law has no comparable statute. However, our memorandum and articles of association expressly provide for the same protection afforded by the Delaware business combination statute.

Dissolution; Winding Up

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, unless the board of directors approves the proposal to dissolve, dissolution must be approved by shareholders holding 100% of the total voting power of the corporation. Only if the dissolution is initiated by the board of directors may it be approved by a simple majority of the

 

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corporation’s outstanding shares. Delaware law allows a Delaware corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a supermajority voting requirement in connection with dissolutions initiated by the board. Under the BVI Act and our memorandum and articles of association, we may appoint a voluntary liquidator by a resolution of the shareholders or by resolution of directors.

Variation of rights of shares

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may vary the rights of a class of shares with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of such class, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Under our memorandum and articles of association, if at any time our shares are divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class may only be varied, whether or not our company is in liquidation, by a resolution passed at a meeting by a majority of the votes cast by those entitled to vote at a meeting of the holders of the issued shares in that class.

Amendment of governing documents

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation’s governing documents may be amended with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. As permitted by British Virgin Islands law, our memorandum and articles of association may be amended by a resolution of shareholders and, subject to certain exceptions, by a resolution of directors. Any amendment is effective from the date it is registered at the Registry of Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands.

 

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Principal Shareholders

PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

The following table sets forth information with respect to beneficial ownership of our common shares as of May 14, 2010 by:

 

   

Each person who is known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our outstanding common shares;

 

   

Each of our directors and named executive officers; and

 

   

All directors and named executive officers as a group.

The number and percentage of common shares beneficially owned before the offering are based on 11,812,500 common shares outstanding as of May 14, 2010. Information with respect to beneficial ownership has been furnished by each director, officer or beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common shares. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally requires that such person have voting or investment power with respect to securities. In computing the number of common shares beneficially owned by a person listed below and the percentage ownership of such person, common shares underlying options, warrants or convertible securities held by each such person that are exercisable or convertible within 60 days of May 14, 2010 are deemed outstanding, but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Except as otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table, or as required by applicable community property laws, all persons listed have sole voting and investment power for all common shares shown as beneficially owned by them. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes, the address for each principal shareholder is in the care of: Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group, Inc., 53 Niwang Road, Shangri-La County, Yunnan Province, China. As of the date of the Prospectus, we had 27 shareholders of record.

 

Named Executive

Officers and Directors

   Amount of
Beneficial  Ownership(1)
   Percentage
Ownership(2)
 

Hong Yu, Chairman of the Board

   3,280,000    27.8

Taylor Z. Guo, CEO and Director(3)

   4,484,500    38.0

Sabrina Y. Ren, CFO

   0    0

Dr. Wenbo Chen, Director

   0    0

Mr. Youhang Peng, Director

   0    0

Mr. Solomon Chen, Director

   0    0

 

(1)

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to the common shares.

(2)

The number of our common shares outstanding used in calculating the percentage for each listed person excludes the common shares underlying options held by such person.

(3)

Mr. Guo owns 150,000 shares directly and is the beneficial owner of another 4,334,500 shares, owned in fact by others, by reason of trust agreements giving him the right to vote those shares.

 

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Shares Eligible for Future Sale

Prior to this offering, there has been no market for our ordinary shares, and a liquid trading market for our ordinary shares may not develop or be sustained after this offering. Future sales of substantial amounts of ordinary shares, including ordinary shares issued upon exercise of outstanding options and exercise of the warrants offered in this prospectus in the public market after this offering or the anticipation of those sales could adversely affect market prices prevailing from time to time and could impair our ability to raise capital through sales of our equity securities.

Upon the completion of the offering, we will have outstanding 13,687,500 ordinary shares, assuming no the closing of the maximum offering and not including any shares underlying the underwriter warrants. Of these ordinary shares, the 1,875,000 ordinary shares sold in this offering and the up to 354,375 shares sold by the selling shareholders described above will be freely tradable without restriction under the Securities Act, except that any shares purchased by our “affiliates,” as that term is defined in Rule 144 of the Securities Act, may generally only be sold in compliance with the limitations of Rule 144 described below. The remaining approximately 11,458,125 ordinary shares outstanding will be restricted shares held by existing shareholders that could be sold pursuant to Rule 144. We have not agreed to register these restricted shares. We have not issued any warrants to purchase our ordinary shares or other securities convertible into our ordinary shares.

Rule 144

In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, beginning 90 days after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, a person (or persons whose shares are aggregated) who is deemed to be an affiliate of our company at the time of sale, or at any time during the preceding three months, and who has beneficially owned restricted shares for at least six months, would be entitled to sell within any three-month period a number of our ordinary shares that does not exceed the greater of 1% of the then outstanding ordinary shares or the average weekly trading volume of ordinary shares during the four calendar weeks preceding such sale. Sales under Rule 144 are subject to certain manner of sale provisions, notice requirements and the availability of current public information about our company. In addition, sales by our affiliates may be subject to the terms of lock-up agreements and Make-Good Escrow agreements. See “Shares Eligible for Future Sale – Lock-Up Agreements” and “Related Party Transactions –Make-Good Shares Subject to Redemption.”

A person who has not been our affiliate at any time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned his or her ordinary shares for at least six months, would be entitled under Rule 144 to sell such shares without regard to any manner of sale, notice provisions or volume limitations described above. Any such sales must comply with the public information provision of Rule 144 until our ordinary shares have been held for one year.

Rule 701

Securities issued in reliance on Rule 701 are also restricted and may be sold by shareholders other than affiliates of our company subject only to manner of sale provisions of Rule 144 and by affiliates under Rule 144 without compliance with its six-month holding period requirement.

Registration on Form S-8

We intend to file a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act as soon as practicable after the closing of this offering to register up to 1,368,750 of our ordinary shares subject to outstanding stock options or reserved for issuance under our stock incentive plan, such amount being equal to ten percent (10%) of the number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding after the closing of the offering, assuming a maximum offering. This registration will permit the resale of these ordinary shares by nonaffiliates in the public market without restriction under the Securities Act, upon the completion of the lock-up period described below. Ordinary shares registered pursuant to the Form S-8 held by affiliates will be subject to Rule 144 volume limitations. As of the date of this Prospectus, we have not issued any options to purchase our ordinary shares.

 

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Lock-Up Agreements

Each of our executive officers, directors and individuals who on the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part are the beneficial owners of more than 5% of our ordinary shares, has agreed not to register, offer, sell, contract to sell or grant any of our ordinary shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our ordinary shares or any warrants to purchase our ordinary shares (including, without limitation, securities of our company which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by such individuals in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and securities which may be issued upon the exercise of a stock option or warrant) for a period of (a) as to one-half (1/2) of the ordinary shares now or in the future beneficially owned by such individual, ninety (90) days after the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of this public offering and (b) as to the other one-half of such ordinary shares now or in the future beneficially owned by such individual, one hundred ninety (190) days after the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of this public offering. Upon the expiration of these lock-up agreements, additional ordinary shares will be available for sale in the public market.

Registration

We are concurrently registering for resale under a separate prospectus up to 354,375 shares of our ordinary stock held by the selling shareholders named in the prospectus. We are not offering any of these shares, and we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares.

 

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Summary of Shares Available for Future Sale

The following table summarizes the total shares potentially available for future sale. To the extent we sell a number of ordinary shares between the minimum and maximum offering, the below tables will be adjusted proportionately as to numbers of shares available for sale (as to option pool and Placement Agent shares) and dates on which such shares may be sold (as to currently outstanding shares).

Minimum Offering

 

Shares

  

Date Available for Sale

Currently Outstanding Shares: 11,812,500   

Up to 354,375

   After the date of this prospectus, the shares will have been registered upon a separate resale prospectus and will be tradable by certain selling shareholders listed in the resale prospectus pursuant to that prospectus.

9,443,125

   After 90 days from the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the public offering

1,415,000

   After 190 days from the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the public offering

600,000

   After 30 days after filing of Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2010, assuming no redemption of Make-Good Shares; any delay in redemption will also delay the release of these shares
Ordinary Shares in Option Pool: Up to 665,625    From vesting dates through expiration of grants
Ordinary Shares Underlying Placement Agent’s Warrants: 150,000    After 180 days from the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the public offering
Shares Offered in this Offering: 1,500,000    After the date of this prospectus, these shares will be freely tradable.

Maximum Offering

 

Shares

  

Date Available for Sale

Currently Outstanding Shares: 11,812,500   

Up to 354,375

   After the date of this prospectus, the shares will have been registered upon a separate resale prospectus and will be tradable by certain selling shareholders listed in the resale prospectus pursuant to that prospectus.

9,368,125

   After 90 days from the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the public offering

1,340,000

   After 190 days from the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the public offering

750,000

   After 30 days after filing of Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2010, assuming no redemption of Make-Good Shares; any delay in redemption will also delay the release of these shares
Ordinary Shares in Option Pool: Up to 684,375    From vesting dates through expiration of grants
Ordinary Shares Underlying Placement Agent’s Warrants: 1,875,500    After 180 days from the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the public offering
Shares Offered in this Offering: 1,875,500    After the date of this prospectus, these shares will be freely tradable.

 

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Tax Matters Applicable to U.S. Holders of Our Ordinary Shares

The following sets forth the material British Virgin Islands, Chinese and U.S. federal income tax matters related to an investment in our ordinary shares. It is directed to U.S. Holders (as defined below) of our ordinary shares and is based upon laws and relevant interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of this prospectus, all of which are subject to change. This description does not deal with all possible tax consequences relating to an investment in our ordinary shares, such as the tax consequences under state, local and other tax laws.

The following brief description applies only to U.S. Holders (defined below) that hold ordinary shares as capital assets and that have the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. This brief description is based on the tax laws of the United States in effect as of the date of this prospectus and on U.S. Treasury regulations in effect or, in some cases, proposed, as of the date of this prospectus, as well as judicial and administrative interpretations thereof available on or before such date. All of the foregoing authorities are subject to change, which change could apply retroactively and could affect the tax consequences described below.

The brief description below of the U.S. federal income tax consequences to “U.S. Holders” will apply to you if you are a beneficial owner of shares and you are, for U.S. federal income tax purposes,

 

   

an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;

 

   

a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;

 

   

an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

 

   

a trust that (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and the control of one or more U.S. persons for all substantial decisions or (2) has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

WE URGE POTENTIAL PURCHASERS OF OUR SHARES TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX

ADVISORS CONCERNING THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND NON-U.S. TAX

CONSEQUENCES OF PURCHASING, OWNING AND DISPOSING OF OUR SHARES.

People’s Republic of China Enterprise Taxation

The following brief description of Chinese enterprise laws is designed to highlight the enterprise-level taxation on our earnings, which will affect the amount of dividends, if any, we are ultimately able to pay to our shareholders. See “Dividend Policy.” Our company is not subject to any enterprise income tax. Our exemption from enterprise income tax derives from the Implementation Rules for the Law on Enterprise Income Tax, which exempts from enterprise income tax for enterprises located in minority ethnic autonomous areas and engaged in encouraged or permitted industries. If this exemption was to be terminated or we were to fail to qualify to receive these exemptions, we would be subject to taxation at the standard 25% for enterprise income taxes, unless we were otherwise to qualify for a decreased tax rate.

British Virgin Islands Taxation

Under the BVI Act as currently in effect, a holder of ordinary shares who is not a resident of the British Virgin Islands is exempt from British Virgin Islands income tax on dividends paid with respect to the ordinary shares and all holders of ordinary shares are not liable to the British Virgin Islands for income tax on gains realized during that year on sale or disposal of such shares. The British Virgin Islands does not impose a withholding tax on dividends paid by a company incorporated or re-registered under the BVI Act.

There are no capital gains, gift or inheritance taxes levied by the British Virgin Islands on companies incorporated or re-registered under the BVI Act. In addition, shares of companies incorporated or re-registered under the BVI Act are not subject to transfer taxes, stamp duties or similar charges.

There is no income tax treaty or convention currently in effect between the United States and the British Virgin Islands or between China and the British Virgin Islands.

 

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United States Federal Income Taxation

The following does not address the tax consequences to any particular investor or to persons in special tax situations such as:

 

   

banks;

 

   

financial institutions;

 

   

insurance companies;

 

   

regulated investment companies;

 

   

real estate investment trusts;

 

   

broker-dealers;

 

   

traders that elect to mark-to-market;

 

   

U.S. expatriates;

 

   

tax-exempt entities;

 

   

persons liable for alternative minimum tax;

 

   

persons holding our ordinary shares as part of a straddle, hedging, conversion or integrated transaction;

 

   

persons that actually or constructively own 10% or more of our voting shares;

 

   

persons who acquired our ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of any employee share option or otherwise as consideration; or

 

   

persons holding our ordinary shares through partnerships or other pass-through entities.

Prospective purchasers are urged to consult their tax advisors about the application of the U.S. Federal tax rules to their particular circumstances as well as the state, local, foreign and other tax consequences to them of the purchase, ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares.

Taxation of dividends and other distributions on our ordinary shares

Subject to the passive foreign investment company rules discussed below, the gross amount of distributions made by us to you with respect to the ordinary shares (including the amount of any taxes withheld therefrom) will generally be includable in your gross income as dividend income on the date of receipt by you, but only to the extent that the distribution is paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). The dividends will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction allowed to corporations in respect of dividends received from other U.S. corporations.

With respect to non-corporate U.S. Holders, including individual U.S. Holders, for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2011, dividends will be taxed at the lower capital gains rate applicable to qualified dividend income, provided that (1) the ordinary shares are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States, or we are eligible for the benefits of an approved qualifying income tax treaty with the United States that includes an exchange of information program, (2) we are not a passive foreign investment company (as discussed below) for either our taxable year in which the dividend is paid or the preceding taxable year, and (3) certain holding period requirements are met. Under U.S. Internal Revenue Service authority, ordinary shares are considered for purpose of clause (1) above to be readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States if they are listed on the NASDAQ Global Market. You are urged to consult your tax advisors regarding the availability of the lower rate for dividends paid with respect to our ordinary shares, including the effects of any change in law after the date of this prospectus.

Dividends will constitute foreign source income for foreign tax credit limitation purposes. If the dividends are taxed as qualified dividend income (as discussed above), the amount of the dividend taken into account for purposes of calculating the foreign tax credit limitation will be limited to the gross amount of the dividend, multiplied by the reduced rate divided by the highest rate of tax normally applicable to dividends. The limitation on foreign taxes eligible for credit is calculated separately with respect to specific classes of income. For this purpose, dividends distributed by us with respect to our ordinary shares will constitute “passive category income” but could, in the case of certain U.S. Holders, constitute “general category income.”

 

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To the extent that the amount of the distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles), it will be treated first as a tax-free return of your tax basis in your ordinary shares, and to the extent the amount of the distribution exceeds your tax basis, the excess will be taxed as capital gain. We do not intend to calculate our earnings and profits under U.S. federal income tax principles. Therefore, a U.S. Holder should expect that a distribution will be treated as a dividend even if that distribution would otherwise be treated as a non-taxable return of capital or as capital gain under the rules described above.

Taxation of Dispositions of Ordinary Shares

Subject to the passive foreign investment company rules discussed below, you will recognize taxable gain or loss on any sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of a share equal to the difference between the amount realized (in U.S. dollars) for the share and your tax basis (in U.S. dollars) in the ordinary shares. The gain or loss will be capital gain or loss. If you are a non-corporate U.S. Holder, including an individual U.S. Holder, who has held the ordinary shares for more than one year, you will be eligible for reduced tax rates of 0% (for individuals in the 10% or 15% tax brackets) or 15% for all other individuals, assuming the renewal of current capital gains rates prior to their scheduled expiration at the end of 2010. If capital gains preferential rates are not renewed, such gains would be taxable at the personal income rates then in place. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. Any such gain or loss that you recognize will generally be treated as United States source income or loss for foreign tax credit limitation purposes.

Passive Foreign Investment Company

Based on our current and anticipated operations and the composition of our assets, we do not expect to be a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes for our current taxable year ending December 31, 2010. Our actual PFIC status for the current taxable year ending December 31, 2010 will not be determinable until the close of such taxable year and, accordingly, there is no guarantee that we will not be a PFIC for the current taxable year. Because PFIC status is a factual determination for each taxable year which cannot be made until the close of the taxable year. A non-U.S. corporation is considered a PFIC for any taxable year if either:

 

   

at least 75% of its gross income is passive income; or

 

   

at least 50% of the value of its assets (based on an average of the quarterly values of the assets during a taxable year) is attributable to assets that produce or are held for the production of passive income (the “asset test”).

We will be treated as owning our proportionate share of the assets and earning our proportionate share of the income of any other corporation in which we own, directly or indirectly, at least 25% (by value) of the stock.

We must make a separate determination each year as to whether we are a PFIC. As a result, our PFIC status may change. In particular, because the value of our assets for purposes of the asset test will generally be determined based on the market price of our ordinary shares, our PFIC status will depend in large part on the market price of our ordinary shares. Accordingly, fluctuations in the market price of the ordinary shares may cause us to become a PFIC. In addition, the application of the PFIC rules is subject to uncertainty in several respects and the composition of our income and assets will be affected by how, and how quickly, we spend the cash we raise in this offering. If we are a PFIC for any year during which you hold ordinary shares, we will continue to be treated as a PFIC for all succeeding years during which you hold ordinary shares. However, if we cease to be a PFIC, you may avoid some of the adverse effects of the PFIC regime by making a “deemed sale” election with respect to the ordinary shares.

If we are a PFIC for any taxable year during which you hold ordinary shares, you will be subject to special tax rules with respect to any “excess distribution” that you receive and any gain you realize from a sale or other disposition (including a pledge) of the ordinary shares, unless you make a “mark-to-market” election as discussed below. Distributions you receive in a taxable year that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions you received during the shorter of the three preceding taxable years or your holding period for the ordinary shares will be treated as an excess distribution. Under these special tax rules:

 

   

the excess distribution or gain will be allocated ratably over your holding period for the ordinary shares;

 

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the amount allocated to the current taxable year, and any taxable year prior to the first taxable year in which we were a PFIC, will be treated as ordinary income, and

 

   

the amount allocated to each other year will be subject to the highest tax rate in effect for that year and the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed on the resulting tax attributable to each such year.

The tax liability for amounts allocated to years prior to the year of disposition or “excess distribution” cannot be offset by any net operating losses for such years, and gains (but not losses) realized on the sale of the ordinary shares cannot be treated as capital, even if you hold the ordinary shares as capital assets.

A U.S. Holder of “marketable stock” (as defined below) in a PFIC may make a mark-to-market election for such stock to elect out of the tax treatment discussed above. If you make a mark-to-market election for the ordinary shares, you will include in income each year an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the ordinary shares as of the close of your taxable year over your adjusted basis in such ordinary shares. You are allowed a deduction for the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of the ordinary shares over their fair market value as of the close of the taxable year. However, deductions are allowable only to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains on the ordinary shares included in your income for prior taxable years. Amounts included in your income under a mark-to-market election, as well as gain on the actual sale or other disposition of the ordinary shares, are treated as ordinary income. Ordinary loss treatment also applies to the deductible portion of any mark-to-market loss on the ordinary shares, as well as to any loss realized on the actual sale or disposition of the ordinary shares, to the extent that the amount of such loss does not exceed the net mark-to-market gains previously included for such ordinary shares. Your basis in the ordinary shares will be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amounts. If you make a valid mark-to-market election, the tax rules that apply to distributions by corporations which are not PFICs would apply to distributions by us, except that the lower applicable capital gains rate for qualified dividend income discussed above under “—Taxation of Dividends and Other Distributions on our Ordinary shares” generally would not apply.

The mark-to-market election is available only for “marketable stock”, which is stock that is traded in other than de minimis quantities on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter (“regularly traded”) on a qualified exchange or other market (as defined in applicable U.S. Treasury regulations), including the NASDAQ Global Market. If the ordinary shares are regularly traded on the NASDAQ Global Market and if you are a holder of ordinary shares, the mark-to-market election would be available to you were we to be or become a PFIC.

Alternatively, a U.S. Holder of stock in a PFIC may make a “qualified electing fund” election with respect to such PFIC to elect out of the tax treatment discussed above. A U.S. Holder who makes a valid qualified electing fund election with respect to a PFIC will generally include in gross income for a taxable year such holder’s pro rata share of the corporation’s earnings and profits for the taxable year. However, the qualified electing fund election is available only if such PFIC provides such U.S. Holder with certain information regarding its earnings and profits as required under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations. We do not currently intend to prepare or provide the information that would enable you to make a qualified electing fund election. If you hold ordinary shares in any year in which we are a PFIC, you will be required to file U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form 8621 regarding distributions received on the ordinary shares and any gain realized on the disposition of the ordinary shares.

You are urged to consult your tax advisors regarding the application of the PFIC rules to your investment in our ordinary shares and the elections discussed above.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

Dividend payments with respect to our ordinary shares and proceeds from the sale, exchange or redemption of our ordinary shares may be subject to information reporting to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and possible U.S. backup withholding at a current rate of 28%. Backup withholding will not apply, however, to a U.S. Holder who furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number and makes any other required certification on U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or who is otherwise exempt from backup withholding. U.S. Holders who are required to

 

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establish their exempt status generally must provide such certification on U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the U.S. information reporting and backup withholding rules.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts withheld as backup withholding may be credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability, and you may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules by filing the appropriate claim for refund with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and furnishing any required information.

 

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Enforceability of Civil Liabilities

We are incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands with limited liability. We are incorporated in the British Virgin Islands because of certain benefits associated with being a British Virgin Islands corporation, such as political and economic stability, an effective judicial system, a favorable tax system, the absence of exchange control or currency restrictions and the availability of professional and support services. However, the British Virgin Islands has a less developed body of securities laws as compared to the United States and provides protections for investors to a significantly lesser extent. In addition, British Virgin Islands companies may not have standing to sue before the federal courts of the United States.

Substantially all of our assets are located outside the United States. In addition, a majority of our directors and officers are nationals and/or residents of countries other than the United States, and all or a substantial portion of such persons’ assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon us or such persons or to enforce against them or against us, judgments obtained in United States courts, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state thereof.

We have appointed CT Corporation System as our agent to receive service of process with respect to any action brought against us in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York under the federal securities laws of the United States or of any State of the United States or any action brought against us in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the County of New York under the securities laws of the State of New York.

DeHeng Law Offices, our counsel as to Chinese law, has advised us that there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of China would (1) recognize or enforce judgments of United States courts obtained against us or such persons predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state thereof, or (2) be competent to hear original actions brought in each respective jurisdiction, against us or such persons predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or any state thereof.

DeHeng Law Offices has advised us that the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments are provided for under the Chinese Civil Procedure Law. Chinese courts may recognize and enforce foreign judgments in accordance with the requirements of the Chinese Civil Procedure Law based either on treaties between China and the country where the judgment is made or in reciprocity between jurisdictions. China does not have any treaties or other agreements with the British Virgin Islands or the United States that provide for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. As a result, it is uncertain whether a Chinese court would enforce a judgment rendered by a court in either of these two jurisdictions.

We have been advised by Kaufman & Canoles, our counsel as to British Virgin Islands law, that the United States and the British Virgin Islands do not have a treaty providing for reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments of courts of the United States in civil and commercial matters and that a final judgment for the payment of money rendered by any general or state court in the United States based on civil liability, whether or not predicated solely upon the U.S. federal securities laws, is unlikely to be enforceable in the British Virgin Islands. We have also been advised by Kaufman & Canoles that a final and conclusive judgment obtained in U.S. federal or state courts under which a sum of money is payable as compensatory damages (i.e., not being a sum claimed by a revenue authority for taxes or other charges of a similar nature by a governmental authority, or in respect of a fine or penalty or multiple or punitive damages) may be the subject of an action on a debt in the court of the British Virgin Islands under the ordinary law doctrine of obligation.

 

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Placement

We have engaged Anderson & Strudwick, Incorporated to conduct this offering on a “best efforts, minimum/maximum” basis. The offering is being made without a firm commitment by the Placement Agent, which has no obligation or commitment to purchase any of our shares. None of our officers, directors or affiliates may purchase shares in this offering.

Unless sooner withdrawn or canceled by either us or the Placement Agent, the offering will continue until the earlier of (i) a date mutually acceptable to us and our Placement Agent after which the minimum offering is sold or (ii) October 31, 2010 (the “Offering Termination Date”). The Placement Agent has agreed in accordance with the provisions of SEC Rule 15c2-4 to cause all funds received by the Placement Agent for the sale of the ordinary shares to be promptly deposited in an escrow account maintained by SunTrust Bank, N.A. (the “Escrow Agent”) as escrow agent for the investors in the offering. The Escrow Agent will exercise signature control on the escrow account and will act based on joint instructions from our company and the Placement Agent. On the closing date for the offering, net proceeds in the escrow account maintained by the Escrow Agent will be delivered to our company. We will not be able to use such proceeds in China, however, until we complete certain remittance procedures in China, which may take as long as six months in the ordinary course. If we do not complete this offering before the Offering Termination Date, all amounts will be promptly returned as described below.

If we complete this offering, then on the closing date, we will issue shares to investors and Placement Agent Warrants to our Placement Agent exercisable at a rate of one warrant per share to purchase up to 10% of the aggregate number of ordinary shares sold in this offering. In the event of any dispute between our company and the Placement Agent, including about whether the minimum offering has been sold and whether and how funds are to be reimbursed, the escrow agent is entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to resolve any such dispute.

Investors must pay in full for all ordinary shares at the time of investment. Payment for the units may be made (i) by check, bank draft or money order made payable to “SunTrust Bank” and delivered to the Placement Agent no less than four business days before the date of closing, or (ii) by authorization of withdrawal from securities accounts maintained with the Placement Agent. If payment is made by authorization of withdrawal from securities accounts, the funds authorized to be withdrawn from a securities account will continue to accrue interest, if any interest is to accrue on such amounts, at the contractual rates until closing or termination of the offering, but a hold will be placed on such funds, thereby making them unavailable to the purchaser until closing or termination of the offering. If a purchaser authorizes the Placement Agent to withdraw the amount of the purchase price from a securities account, such Placement Agent will do so as of the date of closing. The Placement Agents will inform prospective purchasers of the anticipated date of closing. If payment is made by check, investors should make all checks payable to the Escrow Agent.

Proceeds deposited in escrow with the Escrow Agent may not be withdrawn by investors prior to the earlier of the closing of the offering or the Offering Termination Date. If the offering is withdrawn or canceled or if the 1,500,000 share minimum offering is not reached and proceeds therefrom are not received by us on or prior to the Offering Termination Date, all proceeds will be promptly returned by the Escrow Agent without interest or deduction to the persons from which they are received (within one business day) in accordance with applicable securities laws. All such proceeds will be placed in a non-interest bearing account pending such time.

Pursuant to that certain placement agreement by and between the Placement Agent and us, the obligations of the Placement Agent to solicit offers to purchase the shares and of investors solicited by the Placement Agent to purchase our ordinary shares are subject to approval of certain legal matters by counsel to the Placement Agent. The Placement Agent’s ability to complete this “best efforts minimum/maximum” transaction is dependent upon the existence of stable U.S. trading markets. As such, the Placement Agent’s obligations under the placement agreement are also subject to various conditions which are customary in transactions of this type, including that, as of the closing of the offering, there shall not have occurred (i) a suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the publication of quotations on the NASDAQ Global Market; (ii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities in the State of New York or China; (iii) the engagement by the United States or China in hostilities which have resulted in the declaration of a national emergency or war if any such event would have a material adverse effect, in the Placement Agent’s reasonable judgment, as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the solicitation of offers to consummate the offering with respect to investors solicited by the Placement Agent on the terms and conditions contemplated herein.

 

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We have agreed to indemnify the Placement Agent against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, or to contribute to payments the Placement Agent may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.

The Placement Agent is offering the ordinary shares, subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by it, subject to conditions contained in the placement agreement, such as the receipt by the Placement Agent of officers’ certificates and legal opinions. The Placement Agent reserves the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part in the event (i) our representations or warranties are incorrect or misleading or we fail to fulfill our agreements with the Placement Agent; (ii) a material adverse change occurs affecting our business, management, property, assets, results of operations, condition or prospects; (iii) trading is suspended on any national securities exchange; (iv) war is declared; (v) a banking moratorium is declared in Virginia, New York or the U.S.; or (vi) any laws, regulations, court or administrative order or other governmental or agency act causes the Placement Agent to believe that our business or the U.S. securities markets will be materially adversely affected. The Placement Agent’s discretion in this regard is broad.

The Placement Agent intends to offer our ordinary shares to its retail customers only in states in which we are permitted to offer our ordinary shares. We have relied on an exemption to the blue sky registration requirements afforded to “covered securities”. Securities listed on the NASDAQ Global Market are “covered securities.” If we were unable to meet the NASDAQ Global Market’s listing standards, then we would be unable to rely on the covered securities exemption to blue sky registration requirements and we would need to register the offering in each state in which we planned to sell shares. Consequently, we will not complete this offering unless we meet the NASDAQ Global Market’s listing requirements.

In connection with this offering, the Placement Agent or certain of the securities dealers may distribute prospectuses electronically. No forms of prospectus other than printed prospectuses and electronically distributed prospectuses that are printable in Adobe PDF format will be used in connection with this offering.

Foreign Regulatory Restrictions on Purchase of our Shares

We have not taken any action to permit a public offering of our shares outside the United States or to permit the possession or distribution of this prospectus outside the United States. People outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about and observe any restrictions relating to this offering of our shares and the distribution of this prospectus outside the United States.

Commissions and Discounts

The Placement Agent has advised us that it proposes to offer the ordinary shares to the public at the initial public offering price on the cover page of this prospectus. The following table shows the public offering price, Placement Agent fee to be paid by us to the Placement Agent and the proceeds, before expenses, to us.

 

     Per Ordinary Share    Minimum Offering    Maximum Offering

Assumed public offering price

   $ 8.00    $ 12,000,000    $ 15,000,000

Placement discount

   $ 0.56    $ 840,000    $ 1,056,000

Proceeds to us, before expenses

   $ 7.44    $ 11,160,000    $ 13,950,000

We expect our total cash expenses for this offering to be approximately $600,000, exclusive of the above commissions. In addition, we will pay the Placement Agent a non-accountable expense allowance of 1% of the amount of the offering, or $187,500 (maximum offering, exclusive of shares registered under Rule 462(b)) or $150,000 (minimum offering). The Placement Agent must sell the minimum number of securities offered (1,500,000 ordinary shares) if any are sold. The Placement Agent is required to use only its best efforts to sell the securities offered. The offering will terminate upon the earlier of: (i) a date mutually acceptable to us and our Placement Agent after which the minimum offering is sold or (ii) October 31, 2010. Until we sell at least 1,500,000 shares, all investor funds will be held in an escrow account at SunTrust Bank, Richmond, Virginia. If we do not sell at least

 

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1,500,000 shares by October 31, 2010, all funds will be promptly returned to investors (within one business day) without interest or deduction. If we complete this offering, net proceeds will be delivered to our company on the closing date. We will not be able to use such proceeds in China, however, until we complete certain remittance procedures in China. If we complete this offering, then on the closing date, we will issue ordinary shares to investors in the offering and Placement Agent Warrants to our Placement Agent exercisable at a rate of one warrant per share to purchase up to 10% of the aggregate number of Ordinary shares sold in this offering.

Placement Agent’s Warrants

We have agreed to sell to the Placement Agent, on the closing date of this offering, at a price of $0.001 per warrant, Placement Agent’s Warrants exercisable at a rate of one warrant per share to purchase 10% of the number of ordinary shares issued by us in connection with the offering. We will issue between 150,000 and 187,500 Placement Agent’s Warrants in connection with this offering, depending on the number of ordinary shares sold in this offering. Each Placement Agent’s Warrant will be exercisable to purchase one ordinary share. The Placement Agent’s Warrants will be exercisable at 125% the offering price per ordinary share for a period of five years after issuance on the closing date of this offering. The Placement Agent’s Warrants may not be exercised, sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or hypothecated for a period of 180 days after the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the public offering, except to officers or partners and shareholders of the Placement Agent. This restriction is imposed pursuant to the requirements of FINRA Rule 5110(g)(1). If we do not complete this offering by selling at least the minimum number of ordinary shares, we will not issue any Placement Agent’s Warrants to our Placement Agent.

For the life of the Placement Agent’s Warrants, the holders thereof are given, at nominal costs, the opportunity to profit from a rise in the market price of our ordinary shares with a resulting dilution in the interest of other shareholders. Further, the holders may be expected to exercise the Placement Agent’s Warrant at a time when we would, in all likelihood, be able to obtain equity capital on terms more favorable than those provided in the Placement Agent’s Warrants.

We are required for the life of the Placement Agent’s Warrants to reserve sufficient ordinary shares to deliver upon exercise of the warrants and to take all necessary actions to ensure that we may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares on exercise of the warrants.

The Placement Agent has a right to demand registration of the ordinary shares in the event registered ordinary shares are not available at the time of exercise and an exemption from such registration is not otherwise available. If this happens, we will be required to file the registration statement within ninety (90) days after demand and to pay the costs associated with the registration other than the Placement Agent’s counsel fees and any underwriting or selling commissions. We are required to seek the listing of the shares on the same exchange on which our ordinary shares trade, if any.

To the extent we are unable to register the shares, the Placement Agent may exercise the warrant with a cashless exercise, which is designed to give the Placement Agent the economic benefit of exercising the Placement Agent’s Warrants. A cashless exercise, however, would not result in the payment of any exercise price to us.

The Placement Agent’s Warrants also contain anti-dilution provisions, consistent with applicable FINRA rules, to adjust the terms of the Placement Agent’s Warrants as necessary to protect against dilution in the event we reorganize, consolidate, merge or subdivide our shares.

Market and Pricing Considerations

There is not an established market for our ordinary shares. We negotiated with our Placement Agent to determine the offering price of our ordinary shares in this offering using a multiple of approximately seven (7) times our targeted after-tax net income for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. Noting past offerings completed by our Placement Agent, we believe that this multiple approximates the valuation multiples utilized in similar offerings for similarly-sized companies.

 

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In addition to prevailing market conditions, the factors considered in determining the applicable multiples were:

 

   

The history of, and the prospects for, our company and the industry in which we compete;

 

   

An assessment of our management, its past and present operation, and the prospects for, and timing of, our future revenues;

 

   

The present state of our development; and

 

   

The factors listed above in relation to market values and various valuation measures of other companies engaged in activities similar to ours.

Based on a target 2010 audited net after-tax income of $13,500,000, we have been valued at approximately $94,500,000. Our targeted 2010 net after-tax income is not a projection but instead represents a negotiated target between our company and our Placement Agent. Although we do not currently pay any taxes on our income, we refer to this amount as our targeted 2010 audited net after-tax income to reflect our and our Placement Agent’s intention that the targeted amount will be net of any taxes that may apply to our company during 2010. Because we have 11,812,500 shares outstanding prior to the commencement of this offering, each such share has been valued at $8.00 per share, the assumed offering price in this offering.

If we are unable to achieve the targeted after-tax earnings upon which our valuation is based, then there is a risk that our company would be considered overvalued based on this multiple. In order to mitigate some of this risk, Messrs. Hong Yu and Taylor Z. Guo has agreed to place a number of beneficially owned ordinary shares into escrow that is equal to 40% of the maximum number of shares to be sold in this offering. See “Related Party Transactions—Make-Good Shares Subject to Redemption.”

An active trading market for our ordinary shares may not develop. It is possible that after this offering the ordinary shares will not trade in the public market at or above the initial offering price.

The exercise price for the Placement Agent’s Warrants issued to our Placement Agent in connection with, and conditional on the closing of, this offering has been negotiated between our company and the Placement Agent. The exercise price (125% of the offering price of ordinary shares in this offering), along with the length of time the Placement Agent must wait before exercise (at least 180 days after the closing of this offering) are influenced by the valuation attributed by FINRA in its calculation of the acceptability of aggregate placement consideration.

Discretionary Shares

The Placement Agent will not sell any shares in this offering to accounts over which it exercises discretionary authority, without first receiving written consent from those accounts.

Application for Listing on the NASDAQ Global Market

We have applied to list our ordinary shares on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “TBET.” As this offering is a best-efforts offering, the NASDAQ Global Market has indicated that it is unable to admit our ordinary shares for listing until the completion of the offering and, consequently, the satisfaction of NASDAQ Global Market listing standards. If so admitted, we expect our ordinary shares to begin trading on the NASDAQ Global Market on the day following the closing of this offering. If our ordinary shares are eventually listed on the NASDAQ Global Market, we will be subject to continued listing requirements and corporate governance standards. We expect these new rules and regulations to significantly increase our legal, accounting and financial compliance costs.

Price Stabilization, Short Positions and Penalty Bids

In order to facilitate the offering of the ordinary shares, the Placement Agent may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the ordinary shares. In order to facilitate the offering, the Placement Agent may, but is not required to, bid for, and purchase, ordinary shares in the open market to stabilize the price of the ordinary shares. These activities may raise or maintain the market price of the ordinary shares above independent market levels or prevent or retard a decline in the market price of the ordinary shares. The Placement

 

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Agent is not required to engage in these activities, and may end any of these activities at any time. We and the Placement Agent have agreed to indemnify each other against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

We and the Placement Agent have agreed to indemnify each other against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

Legal Matters

Certain matters as to Virginia law and U.S. federal law in connection with this offering will be passed upon for us and for the Placement Agent by Kaufman & Canoles, P.C. The validity of the shares and certain legal matters relating to the offering as to British Virgin Islands law will be passed upon for us by Kaufman & Canoles, P.C. Certain legal matters relating to the offering as to Chinese law will be passed upon for us by DeHeng Law Offices, People’s Republic of China. Kaufman & Canoles, P.C. may rely upon DeHeng Law Offices with respect to matters governed by Chinese law.

Experts

Financial statements as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and for the years then ended appearing in this prospectus, have been included herein and in the registration statement in reliance upon the report of Acquavella, Chiarelli, Shuster, Berkower & Co., LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, appearing elsewhere herein, and upon the authority of that firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

Interests of Experts and Counsel

Attorneys with Kaufman and Canoles, P.C., representing our company with respect to this offering beneficially own 177,187 ordinary shares of our company as of the date of this prospectus.

Where You Can Find More Information

We have filed with the SEC under the Securities Act a registration statement on Form S-1 relating to the ordinary shares we and the selling stockholders are offering by this prospectus. This prospectus, which constitutes part of the registration statement filed with the SEC, does not contain all the information included in the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules thereto. For further information with respect to us and our ordinary shares, you should refer to the registration statement and its exhibits. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract, agreement or other document are not necessarily complete, and, where the contract, agreement or other document is an exhibit to the registration statement, any statement with respect to such contract, agreement or document is qualified by the provisions of such exhibit. You may examine and copy the registration statement, including the exhibits, at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You can obtain a copy of all or a portion of the registration statement by mail from the Public Reference Section of the SEC at the same address, upon payment of prescribed fees. You may obtain information on the operation of the public reference room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains a website that contains periodic reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC. The address of the website is http://www.sec.gov.

As a result of this offering, we will become subject to the information and periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and, in accordance therewith, will file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

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Consolidated Statements of Income

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

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ACSB Acquavella, Chiarelli, Shuster, Berkower & Co., LLP

 

517 Route one     1 Penn Plaza
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732.855.9600     New York, NY 10119

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Shangri-la Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Shangri-la Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, and the related consolidated statement of income, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flow for the years ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008. Shangri-la Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s management is responsible for these financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that out audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Shangri-la Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, and the consolidated results of its operation and its cash flow for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ Acquavella, Chiarelli, Shuster, Berkower & Co., LLP

Certified Public Accountants

New York, N.Y.

May 14, 2010

 

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SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN PHARMACEUTICAS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

 

      2009    2008
ASSETS      

Current Assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 4,081,752    $ 2,711,552

Accounts receivable- related party

     342,000      1,277,550

Accounts receivable- non-related party

     4,266,075      1,703,148

Other receivables

     101,948      101,578

Due from shareholder

     1,550,085      1,357,721

Trade deposits paid in advance

     98,888      11,939

Inventories

     1,305,537      1,419,099
             

Total current assets

     11,746,285      8,582,587

Property, plant and equipment, net

     6,079,984      6,783,108

Intangible assets

     697,158      878,720

Prepaid expenses

     396,906      543,107

Total Assets

   $ 18,920,333    $ 16,787,522
             

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     

Current Liabilities

     

Accounts payable

   $ 2,830,032    $ 1,515,977

Accrued expenses and other payables

     933,099      721,570

Value-added tax payable

     70,512      106,168
             

Total current liabilities

     3,833,643      2,343,715
             

Long-term Liabilities

     

Long-term loan

     3,582,116      3,569,132

Total liabilities

     7,415,759      5,912,847
             

Stockholders’ Equity:

     

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 11,782,500 and 11,632,500 issued and outstanding as of 12/31/09 and 12/31/08.

     11,782      11,632

Additional paid in capital

     8,375,795      8,218,445

Retained earnings

     193,793      1,129,863

Cum. Transl. Adjustment

     111,881      99,172

Statutory reserve

     2,811,323      1,415,563
             

Total stockholders’ equity

     11,504,574      10,874,675
             

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

   $ 18,920,333    $ 16,787,522
             

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

 

     2009     2008  

Sales, net

   $ 23,008,031      $ 15,580,269   

Cost of sales

     (11,303,118     (7,857,884
                

Gross profit

     11,704,913        7,722,385   

Selling, general and administrative expense

     (2,289,036     (1,630,425
                

Income from operations

     9,415,877        6,091,960   
                

Interest income

     14,062        19,172   

Interest expenses and bank charges

     (184,961     (177,649
                

Total Other Income (Expense)

     (170,899     (158,477
                

Income before income taxes

     9,244,978        5,933,483   

Income taxes

     —          —     
                

Net income

   $ 9,244,978      $ 5,933,483   
                

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     12,709        99,172   
                

Comprehensive income (loss)

     9,257,687        6,032,655   
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2009     2008  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net income

     9,244,978      $ 5,933,483   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by

    

Operating activities:

    

Depreciation

     703,124        611,935   

Amortization

     181,563        175,426   

Stock based compensation

     157,500        —     

Changes in assets and liabilities provided/(used) cash :

    

Accounts receivable

     (1,613,598     (961,302

Other receivables

     0        (24,758

Due from shareholder

     (187,085     (137,839

Trade deposit paid

     (86,749     199,821   

Inventories

     118,509        (304,580

Intangible assets

     0        —     

Prepaid expenses

     146,200        141,259   

Accounts payable

     1,306,164        573,340   

Accrued expenses and other payables

     208,525        (199,798

Value-added tax payable

     (35,977     42,848   
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     10,143,153        6,049,836   
                

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Purchase of property & equipment

     —          (642,112

Purchase of Intangible assets

     —          —     
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     0        (642,112
                

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Dividend Paid

     (8,785,288     (4,244,182
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     (8,785,288     (4,244,182
                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     12,334        132,253   

NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     1,370,200        1,295,796   

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR

     2,711,552        1,415,756   
                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR

   $ 4,081,752      $ 2,711,552   
                

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:

    

Interest paid

   $ 180,568      $ 174,466   
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

 

     Shares of
Common
Stock
Outstanding
In thousand
   Common
Stock
   Additional
Paid-in
Capital
   Accumulated
Retained
    Statuary
Reserve
   Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income/(Loss)
   Total  

Balance, January 1, 2008

   11,632,500    $ 11,632    $ 8,218,445    $ 316,466      $ 539,659    $ 0    $ 9,086,202   

Net income/(loss)

              5,933,483              5,933,483   

Distribution- Net income

              (4,244,182           (4,244,182

Transfer to statutory reserve

              (875,904     875,904         0   

Foreign currency translation adjustments

                   99,172      99,172   
                                                 

Balance, December 31, 2008

   11,632,500    $ 11,632    $ 8,218,445    $ 1,129,863        1,415,563    $ 99,172    $ 10,874,675   
                                                 

Balance, January 1, 2009

   11,632,500    $ 11,632    $ 8,218,445    $ 1,129,863        1,415,563    $ 99,172    $ 10,874,675   

Stock based compensation

   150,000      150      157,350              157,500   

Net (income) loss

              9,244,978              9,244,978   

Distribution- Net income

              (8,785,288           (8,785,288

Transfer to statutory reserve

              (1,395,760     1,395,760         0   

Foreign currency translation adjustments

                   12,709      12,709   
                                                 

Balance, December 31, 2009

   11,782,500    $ 11,782    $ 8,375,795    $ 193,793        2,811,323    $ 111,881    $ 11,504,574   
                                                 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

 

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SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Note 1 – ORGANIZATION

Shangri-la Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“the Company”) was incorporated on December 22, 2009 under the laws of British Virgin Islands. China Tibetan Pharmaceuticals Limited (“CTP”), the Company’s 100% owned subsidiary, was established in Hong Kong on January 6, 2010 as a limited liability company. Other than the equity interest in CTP, the Company does not own any assets or conduct any operations. CTP holds all of the outstanding equity interest in Yibo Information Consulting (Shenzhen) Company Ltd., a company established on March 18, 2010 in the PRC as a wholly foreign owned enterprise (“WFOE”). Other than the equity interest in WFOE, CTP does not own any assets or conduct any operations. Yunnan Diqing Shangri-La Tibetan Medicine Co., Ltd was incorporated on April 19, 2000 as a domestic Chinese corporation. On December 24, 2002, it changed its name to Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals Group Limited (“YSTP”). YSTP is engaged in manufacturing, marketing, selling, researching and developing modernized traditional Tibetan medicines in China

WFOE conducts its business through YSTP via a series of contractual arrangements. YSTP is consolidated as a variable interest entity (“VIE”). The Company does not conduct any substantive operations of its own, but conducts its primary business operations through WFOE’s VIE. The Company holds its interest in the VIE through WFOE.

Effective control over the VIE was transferred to the Company through the series of contractual arrangements without transferring legal ownership in the VIE (“reorganization”). As a result of these contractual arrangements, the Company maintained the ability to approve decisions made by the VIE and was entitled to substantially all of the economic benefits of the VIE, and therefore the Company consolidates the VIE. Immediately before and after the reorganization, the ultimate shareholder controlled the VIE; therefore, the reorganization is accounted for as a transaction between entities under common control. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared as if the current corporate structure had been in existence throughout the periods presented.

Chinese laws and regulations currently do not prohibit or restrict foreign ownership in pharmaceutical manufacturing businesses. However, Chinese laws and regulations do prevent direct foreign investment in certain industries. On March 26, 2010, to protect the Company’s shareholders from possible future foreign ownership restrictions, YSTP and all of the shareholders of YSTP entered into an entrusted management agreement with WFOE, which provides that WFOE will be entitled to the full guarantee for the performance of such contracts, agreements or transactions entered into by YSTP. WFOE is also entitled to receive the residual return of YSTP. As a result of the agreement, WFOE will absorb 100% of the expected losses and gains of YSTP, which results in WFOE being the primary beneficiary of YSTP.

WFOE also entered into a pledge of equity agreement with the principal shareholders, who pledged all their equity interest in these entities to WFOE. The pledge of equity agreement, which were entered into by each principal shareholder, pledged each of the principal shareholders’ equity interest in WFOE as a guarantee for the entrustment payment under the Entrusted Management Agreement. Administration for Industry and Commerce approved and registered such pledge of equity by which WFOE owns the right of pledge legally.

In addition, WFOE entered into an option agreement to acquire the principal shareholders’ equity interest in these entities at such times as it may wish to do so.

 

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SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2009

 

Note 1 – ORGANIZATION (Continued)

 

The followings are brief description of contracts entered between WFOE and YSTP:

(1) Entrusted Management Agreement. The domestic companies, YSTP and WFOE, have entered into an Entrusted Management Agreement, which provides that WFOE will be fully and exclusively responsible for the management of YSTP. As consideration for such services, YSTP has agreed to pay WFOE the management fee during the term of this agreement and the management fee shall equal to YSTP’s estimated earnings before tax. Also, WFOE will assume all operating risks related to this entrusted management service to YSTP and bear all losses of YSTP. The term of this agreement will be from the effective date thereof to the earlier of the following: (1) the winding up of YSTP, or (2) the termination date of this Agreement to be determined by the parties hereto, or (3) the date on which WFOE completes the acquisition of YSTP.

(2) Exclusive Option Agreement. All the shareholders of YSTP as well as YSTP has entered into an Exclusive Option Agreement with WFOE, which provides that WFOE will be entitled to acquire such shares form the current shareholders upon certain terms and conditions, meanwhile WFOE will be entitled an irrevocable exclusive purchase option to purchase all or part of the assets and business of YSTP, if such a purchase is or becomes allowable under PRC laws and regulations. The Exclusive Option Agreement also prohibits the current shareholders of YSTP as well as YSTP from transferring any portion of their equity interests, business or assets to anyone other than WFOE. WFOE has not yet taken any corporate action to exercise this right of purchase, and there is no guarantee that it will do so or will be permitted to do so by applicable law at such times as it may wish to do so.

(3) Shareholders’ Voting Proxy Agreement. All the shareholders of YSTP has executed a Shareholders’ Voting Proxy Agreement to irrevocably appoint the persons designated by WFOE with the exclusive right to exercise, on their behalf, all of their Voting Rights in accordance with the laws and YSTP’s Articles of Association, including but not limited to the rights to sell or transfer all or any of their equity interests of YSTP, and to appoint and elect the directors and Chairman as the authorized legal representative of YSTP. This agreement will be only terminated prior to the completion of acquisition of all of the equity interests in, or all assets or business of YSTP.

(4) Pledge of Equity Agreement. WFOE and the shareholders of YSTP have entered into a Pledge of Equity Agreement, pursuant to which all shareholder pledges all of their shares (100%) of YSTP, as appropriate, to WFOE. If YSTP or any of its respective shareholders breaches its respective contractual obligations in the “Entrusted Management Agreement”, “Exclusive Option Agreement” and “Shareholders’ Voting Proxy Agreement”, WFOE as Pledge, will be entitled to certain rights to foreclose on the pledged equity interests. Such YSTP shareholders cannot dispose of the pledged equity interests or take any actions that would prejudice WFOE’s interest

Except for the disclosed above, there are no arrangements that could require the Company to provide financial support to the variable interest entities, including events or circumstances that could expose the Company to a loss. As stated in the disclosure of various agreements between the Company and its VIE, the Company has rights to acquire any portion of the equity interests of the VIE. Also the Company may allocate its available funds to its VIE for business purpose. There are no fixed terms of such arrangements.

 

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SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2009

 

Note 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Company’s functional currency is the Chinese Renminbi; however the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been translated and presented in United States Dollars. These financial statements are prepared on a historical pro forma basis.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its subsidiary and variable interest entity (“VIE”) for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company has adopted the Consolidation Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC 810”) which requires a VIE to be consolidated by a company if that company is subject to a majority of the risk of loss for the VIE or is entitled to receive a majority of the VIE’s residual returns.

Translation Adjustment

As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the accounts of the Company were maintained, and its financial statements were expressed, in Chinese Yuan Renminbi (“CNY”). Such financial statements were translated into U.S. Dollars (“USD”) in accordance with the Foreign Currency Matters Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC 830”), with the CNY as the functional currency. According to ASC 830, all assets and liabilities were translated at the current exchange rate, stockholders’ equity is translated at the historical rates and income statement items are translated at the average exchange rate for the period. The resulting translation adjustments are reported under other comprehensive income in accordance with the Comprehensive Income Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC 220”), as a component of shareholders’ equity. Transaction gains and losses are reflected in the income statement.

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 revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Comprehensive Income

The Company follows the Comprehensive Income Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC 220”). Comprehensive income is a more inclusive financial reporting methodology that includes disclosure of certain financial information that historically has not been recognized in the calculation of net income.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Company’s operations are carried out in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments in the PRC, by the general state of the PRC’s economy. The Company’s business may be influenced by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2009

 

Note 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

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

Contingencies

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

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

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

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand and cash in time deposits, certificates of deposit and all highly liquid debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less.

Accounts Receivable

The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses on accounts receivable. Management reviews the composition of accounts receivable and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these reserves. Reserves are recorded primarily on a specific identification basis. These are no allowances for doubtful accounts as of December 31, 2009 and 2008.

Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (determined on a weighted average basis) or market,, if lower. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, inventories consist of the following:

 

     December 31,
     2009    2008

Raw materials

   $ 579,118    $ 748,648

Package materials

     137,902      137,136

Finished goods

   $ 588,517    $ 533,315
             

Total

   $ 1,305,537    $ 1,419,099
             

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2009

 

Note 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Property, Plant & Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to earnings as incurred; additions, renewals and betterments are capitalized. When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations. Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method for substantially all assets with estimated lives of:

 

Buildings

   20 years

Machinery and equipment

   10 years

Motor vehicles

   5 years

As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, Property, Plant & Equipment consist of the following:

 

     2009     2008  

Buildings

   $ 5,051,487      $ 5,051,487   

Plant and machinery

   $ 3,108,107      $ 3,108,107   

Motor vehicles

   $ 658,653      $ 658,653   
                

Sub-total

   $ 8,818,247      $ 8,818,247   

Less: Accumulated depreciation

   $ (2,738,263   $ (2,035,139
                

Property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 6,079,984      $ 6,783,108   
                

Depreciation expenses totaled $703,124 and $611,935 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated period of benefit, ranging from ten to fifty years. Management evaluate the recoverability of intangible assets periodically and take into account events or circumstances that warrant revised estimates of useful lives or that indicate that impairment exists. No impairments of intangible assets have been identified during any of the periods presented. The land use right will expire in 2050. All of the Company’s intangible assets are subject to amortization with estimated lives of:

 

Land use right

   50 years

Proprietary technologies

   10 years

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2009

 

Note 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Intangible Assets (Continued)

 

The components of finite-lived intangible assets are as follows:

 

     December 31,  
     2009     2008  

Proprietary technologies

   $ 1,644,962      $ 1,644,962   

Land use right

     274,160        274,160   
                
     1,919,122        1,919,122   

Less: Accumulated amortization:

     (1,221,965     (1,040,402
                
   $ 697,158      $ 878,720   
                

Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were $181,563, and $175,426 respectively.

The estimated future amortization expenses related to intangible asset as of December 31, 2009 are as follows:

 

2010

     181,563

2011

     181,563

2012

     181,563

2013

     5,857

2014

     5,857

Thereafter

   $ 140,755

Long-Lived Assets

Effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted the Property, Plant and Equipment Topic of the FASB Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC 360”), which addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets and supersedes SFAS No. 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of,” and the accounting and reporting provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30, “Reporting the Results of Operations for a Disposal of a Segment of a Business.” The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used in accordance with ASC 360, which requires impairment losses to be recorded on long-lived assets used in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets carrying amounts. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived assets. Loss on long-lived assets to be disposed of is determined in a similar manner, except that fair market values are reduced for the cost of disposal. Based on its review, the Company believes that, as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, there were no significant impairments of its long-lived assets.

Revenue Recognition

The Company’s revenue recognition policies are in compliance with the Revenue Recognition Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC 605”). Sales revenue is recognized at the date of shipment to customers when a formal arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, the delivery is completed, no other significant obligations of the Company exist and collectibility is reasonably assured.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2009

 

Note 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Payments received before all of the relevant criteria for revenue recognition are satisfied are recorded as unearned revenue.

The Company have distributor arrangements with certain parties for sale of its pharmaceutical products. The distributor agreements do not provide chargeback, price protection, or stock rotation rights. Accordingly, revenue is recognized when products are delivered to and received by the distributors.

Prepaid Expenses

Advertising expenses consist primarily of costs of promotion for corporate image and product marketing and costs of direct advertising. The Company records payments made to advertising companies for the purpose of reserving prime-time advertising space as prepaid expenses in the consolidated balance sheet. The Company expenses the prepaid advertising amount when the advertisement is published or aired. All other advertising costs are expensed as incurred.

Also, included in prepaid expenses is GMP authentication, which is being amortized during the period of the certificate of authentication.

Research and development costs

Research and development costs are incurred in the development of the new products and processes, including significant improvements and refinements to existing products. All research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

Income Taxes

The Company utilizes SFAS No. 109, “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 is entitled to exemption from PRC income tax between 2008 and 2012. According to tax preferential policy of Yunnan Diqing Tibet Autonomous State and approval of governmental tax agency, after approval of document by the tax bureau of the People’s Government Office of Yunnan Diqing Autonomous State, the tax bureau of the Yunnan Diqing Tibet Autonomous State agreed to exempt the Company from income tax for 5 years between 2008 and 2012.

In July 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), “Accounting for uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for Income Taxes by prescribing the minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. It also provides guidance on de-recognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition and clearly scopes income taxes out of SFAS 5, “Accounting for Contingencies.” FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. As a result of implementing FIN 48, there have been no adjustments to the Company’s financial statements. SFAS No. 109 and FIN 48 were superseded by the Income Taxes Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ ASC 740”) in September 2009. However, this portion of the codification has no application to the Company until 2010 as stated above.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2009

 

Note 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Statement of Cash Flows

In accordance with the Statement of Cash Flows Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC 230”), cash flows from the Company’s operations are based upon the local currencies. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are cash, accounts receivable and other receivables arising from its normal business activities. The Company places its cash in what it believes to be credit-worthy financial institutions. The Company has a diversified customer base, most of which are in China. The Company controls credit risk related to accounts receivable through credit approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures. The Company routinely assesses the financial strength of its customers and, based upon factors surrounding the credit risk, establishes an allowance, if required, for uncollectible accounts and, as a consequence, believes that its accounts receivable credit risk exposure beyond such allowance is limited. As of December 31, 2009, there was no allowance for uncollectible accounts as previously discussed.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued the following new accounting standards:

 

   

FASB Staff Position FAS No. 157-4, Determining Whether a Market Is Not Active and a Transaction Is Not Distressed, (“FSP FAS No. 157-4”) provides guidelines for making fair value measurements more consistent with the principles presented in SFAS No. 157. FSP FAS No. 157-4 provides additional authoritative guidance in determining whether a market is active or inactive and whether a transaction is distressed. It is applicable to all assets and liabilities (i.e., financial and non-financial) and will require enhanced disclosures. FSP FAS No. 157-4 was superseded by the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC 820”).

In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, “Subsequent Events”, which is included in ASC Topic 855, Subsequent Events. ASC Topic 855 established principles and requirements for evaluating and reporting subsequent events and distinguishes which subsequent events should be recognized in the financial statements versus which subsequent events should be disclosed in the financial statements. ASC Topic 855 also required disclosure of the date through which subsequent events are evaluated by management. ASC Topic 855 was effective for interim periods ending after June 15, 2009 and applies prospectively. Because ASC Topic 855 impacted the disclosure requirements, and not the accounting treatment for subsequent events, the adoption of ASC Topic 855 did not impact our results of operations or financial condition.

Effective July 1, 2009, the Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 105-10, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles – Overall (“ASC 105-10”). ASC 105-10 establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”) as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative U.S. GAAP for SEC registrants. All guidance contained in the Codification carries an equal

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2009

 

Note 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

level of authority. The Codification superseded all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other non-grandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification is non-authoritative. The FASB will not issue new standards in the form of Statements, FASB Staff Positions or Emerging Issues Task Force Abstracts. Instead, it will issue Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”). The FASB will not consider ASUs as authoritative in their own right. ASUs will serve only to update the Codification, provide background information about the guidance and provide the bases for conclusions on the change(s) in the Codification. References made to FASB guidance throughout this document have been updated for the Codification.

In August 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-05, Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value, which provides additional guidance on how companies should measure liabilities at fair value under ASC 820. The ASU clarifies that the quoted price for an identical liability should be used. However, if such information is not available, an entity may use, the quoted price of an identical liability when traded as an asset, quoted prices for similar liabilities or similar liabilities traded as assets, or another valuation technique (such as the market or income approach). The ASU also indicates that the fair value of a liability is not adjusted to reflect the impact of contractual restrictions that prevent its transfer and indicates circumstances in which quoted prices for an identical liability or quoted price for an identical liability traded as an asset may be considered level 1 fair value measurements. This ASU is effective October 1, 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard, but would not expect it to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

Note 3 – INDEBTEDNESS

Long-term debts were as follows:

 

     December 31,
     2009    2008

Secured long-term loans

   $ 3,582,116    $ 3,569,132

The interest expense was $180,568 and $174,466 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The secured long-term bank loans are secured by a pledge of certain of the Company’s machinery equipment and buildings. The pledged machinery equipment and buildings as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 had a net book value of $ 6,079,984 and $ 6,783,108, respectively.

As of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the secured long-term loans consisted of 2 bank loans. Both are due in November 2011 with annual interest rate of 5.05%

Note 4 – COMPENSATED ABSENCES

Regulation 45 of the local labor law of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) entitles employees to annual vacation leave after 1 year of service. In general, all leave must be utilized annually, with proper notification. Any unutilized leave is cancelled.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2009

 

Note 5 – TRADE DEPOSITS PAID IN ADVANCE

The Company advances to certain vendors for the purchase of materials. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the advances to suppliers amounted to $98,888 and $11,939, respectively.

Note 6 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Parties are considered to be related if one party has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operational decisions. Parties are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or common significant influence. The Revenue derived from related party transactions for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, were $5,301,094, and $ 4,313,685, respectively. As of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the balance of accounts receivable from related party were $ 342,000 and $1,277,550. As of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the balance of due from shareholders were $1,550,085 and $1,357,721, respectively. Such amount is non-interest bearing and due upon demand.

Note 7 – STATUTORY RESERVE

In accordance with the laws and regulations of the PRC, a wholly-owned Foreign Invested Enterprises income, after the payment of the PRC income taxes, shall be allocated to the statutory surplus reserves and statutory public welfare fund. Prior to January 1, 2006 the proportion of allocation for reserve was 10 percent of the profit after tax to the surplus reserve fund and additional 5-10 percent to the public affair fund. The public welfare fund reserve was limited to 50 percent of the registered capital. Effective January 1, 2006, there is now only one fund requirement. The reserve is 10 percent of income after tax, not to exceed 50 percent of registered capital.

Statutory Reserve funds are restricted for set off against losses, expansion of production and operation or increase in register capital of the respective company. Statutory public welfare fund is restricted to the capital expenditures for the collective welfare of employees. These reserves are not transferable to the Company in the form of cash dividends, loans or advances. These reserves are therefore not available for distribution except in liquidation. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company had allocated $ 2,811,323 and $1,415,563, respectively, to these non-distributable reserve funds.

Note 8 – OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Balances of related after-tax components comprising accumulated other comprehensive income, included in stockholders’ equity, as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, are as follows:

 

     Foreign Currency
Translation
Adjustment
   Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income

Balance at December 31, 2007

     —        —  

Change for 2008

     99,172      99,172

Balance at December 31, 2008

   $ 99,172    $ 99,172

Change for 2009

     12,709      12,709
             

Balance at December 31, 2009

   $ 111,881    $ 111,881
             

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2009

 

Note 9 – MAJOR CUSTOMERS AND CREDIT RISK

Details of customers accounting for 10% or more of total net sales of the Company are as follows:

 

     December 31,
     2009          2008

Kunming Shangri-La Medicine Co., Ltd

   $ 5,301,094    23.0   $ 4,313,685

Hangzhou Hesheng Medicine Co., Ltd

   $ 2,907,817    12.6   $ 1,583,471
               

Total

   $ 8,208,911    35.6   $ 5,897,156
               

Note 10 – SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company operates and manages its business as a single segment that includes primarily the development, manufacture and sale of modernized traditional Chinese medicine. The Company’s chief operating decision maker has been identified as Mr. Guo, the Chief Executive Officer, who reviews the consolidated results when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance of the Company.

The revenues attributable to our product groups are as follows:

 

     December 31,
     2009    2008

25 Ingredients Mandrake Pill

   $ 11,185,718    $ 7,789,246

15 Ingredients Gentiana Pill

   $ 4,941,706    $ 3,120,079

18 Ingredients Chebulic ( Myrobalan) Frusemide Pill

   $ 2,451,670    $ 1,567,877

Pomegranate Nichirin Pill

   $ 2,265,810    $ 1,535,484

28 Ingredients Pinang Pill

   $ 2,163,127    $ 1,567,583
             

Total

   $ 23,008,031    $ 15,580,269
             

Note 11 – COMMON STOCK

In 2009, the Company issued 150,000 shares of Company stock, valued at $157,500, for services rendered through December 31, 2009.

Note 12 – SUBSEQUENT EVENT

For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition and disclosure through May 14, 2010, the date of the financial statement issuance.

 

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No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information or to represent anything not contained in this prospectus. You must not rely on any unauthorized information or representations. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the shares offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The information contained in this prospectus is current only as of its date.

 

 

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Prospectus Summary

   1

Risk Factors

   11

Forward Looking Statements

   37

Our Business

   38

Use of Proceeds

   41

Dividend Policy

   41

Exchange Rate Information

   42

Capitalization

   43

Dilution

   45

Post-Offering Ownership

   46

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   47

Our Business

   57

Regulations

   75

Management

   80

Related Party Transactions

   86

Description of Share Capital

   88

Differences in Corporate Law

   89

Principal Shareholders

   94

Shares Eligible for Future Sale

   95

Enforceability of Civil Liabilities

   103

Placement

   104

Legal Matters

   108

Experts

   108

Interests of Experts and Counsel

   108

Where You Can Find More Information

   108

Financial Pages

   F-1

 

 

Until                          , 2010 (90 days after the commencement of this offering), all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as a Placement Agent and with respect to unsold allotments or subscriptions.

LOGO

SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Ordinary Shares

1,500,000 Share Minimum

1,875,000 Share Maximum

 

 

Prospectus

 

 

Anderson & Strudwick,

Incorporated

 


 

 

 

 

 



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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MAY 14, 2010

LOGO

SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN

PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

354,375 Ordinary Shares

This prospectus relates to the resale by the selling shareholders of up to 354,375 of our ordinary shares. The selling shareholders may sell ordinary shares, from time to time and in the principal market on which our shares is traded, at the prevailing market price or in negotiated transactions. We will not receive any proceeds from the sales by the selling shareholders.

No public market currently exists for our shares. We have applied for approval for quotation on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “TBET” for the ordinary shares we are offering.

The selling shareholders holding 354,375 shares offered through this prospectus may sell their shares once our ordinary shares have been registered and listed on the NASDAQ Global Market or another national exchange. Once, and if, our ordinary shares begin to be traded or quoted on any stock exchange, market, or trading facility, the selling shareholders may sell their shares, from time to time at the market price prevailing on the exchange, market, or trading facility, or at prices related to such prevailing market prices, or in negotiated transactions or a combination of such methods of sale.

Investing in our ordinary shares involves significant risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 11 of this prospectus.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of the prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

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No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information or to represent anything not contained in this prospectus. You must not rely on any unauthorized information or representations. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the shares offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The information contained in this prospectus is current only as of its date.

 

 

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Prospectus Summary

   1

Risk Factors

   11

Forward Looking Statements

   37

Our Business

   38

Use of Proceeds

   41

Dividend Policy

   41

Exchange Rate Information

   42

Post-Offering Ownership

   46

Capitalization

   43

Selling Shareholders

   46

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   47

Our Business

   57

Regulations

   75

Management

   80

Related Party Transactions

   86

Description of Share Capital

   88

Differences in Corporate Law

   89

Principal Shareholders

   94

Shares Eligible for Future Sale

   95

Enforceability of Civil Liabilities

   103

Plan of Distribution

   104

Legal Matters

   108

Experts

   108

Interests of Experts and Counsel

   108

Where You Can Find More Information

   108

Financial Pages

   F-1

Until                          , 2010 (90 days after the commencement of this offering), all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as a Placement Agent and with respect to unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOGO

SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

354,375

Ordinary Shares

 

 

Prospectus

 

 

Anderson & Strudwick,

Incorporated

 

 

 

 

 



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The Offering

  
Ordinary shares Offered by Selling Shareholders    354,375 shares
Ordinary shares Outstanding    11,812,500 shares(1)
Use of proceeds    We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of our ordinary shares by the selling shareholders.
NASDAQ Market Symbol    We have applied to use the symbol “TBET” for our ordinary shares. (CUSIP No. G80649 109)

 

(1)

Based on 11,812,500 of our ordinary shares outstanding as of the date of this prospectus. The number of ordinary shares outstanding excludes up to 1,875,000 ordinary shares to be offered on a best efforts, minimum/maximum offering concurrently herewith.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

The selling shareholders are selling all of the shares covered by this prospectus for their own accounts. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares.

 

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SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

The following table provides, as of the date of this prospectus, information regarding the beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares held by each of the selling shareholders, including:

 

   

the number of shares owned by each shareholder prior to this offering;

 

   

the percentage owned by each shareholder prior to completion of the offering;

 

   

the total number of shares that are to be offered for each shareholder;

 

   

the total number of shares that will be owned by each shareholder upon completion of the offering; and

 

   

the percentage owned by each shareholder upon completion of the offering.

We have agreed to register a total of 354,375 of our ordinary shares held by the selling shareholders. We are registering the shares under this prospectus.

 

Name of Selling Shareholder

   Number of
Ordinary
shares

Beneficially
Owned  Prior
to

the Offering
   Percentage  of
Common
Shares
Beneficially
Owned Prior
to the
Offering(1)
    Number  of
Ordinary
shares

Registered for
Sale Hereby
   Number of
Ordinary shares
Beneficially
Owned after
Completion of
the Offering(2)
   Percentage
Common
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
after
Completion
of the
Offering(2)
 

Xiumei Lan

   200,000    1.69   200,000    0    0.00

Hayden Zou

   200,000    1.69   70,000    130,000    1.10

Peizhen Jin

   30,000    0.25   10,000    20,000    0.17

Fulcan Investments LLC

   24,375    0.21   24,375    0    0.00

Richard Ng

   20,000    0.17   20,000    0    0.00

Daybreak Special Situations Master Fund, Ltd.

   20,000    0.17   20,000    0    0.00

Weixin Li

   5,000    0.04   5,000    0    0.00

Jianhua Zhou

   5,000    0.04   5,000    0    0.00

Total

   504,375    4.27   354,375    150,000    1.27

 

(1)

Based on 11,812,500 ordinary shares outstanding as of the date of this prospectus. The number of ordinary shares outstanding excludes up to 1,875,000 ordinary shares to be offered on a best efforts, minimum/maximum offering concurrently herewith.

(2)

Represents the amount of shares that will be held by the selling shareholders after completion of this offering based on the assumption that all shares registered for sale hereby will be sold. However, the selling shareholders may offer all, some or none of the shares pursuant to this prospectus, and to our knowledge there are currently no agreements, arrangements or understandings with respect to the sale of any of the shares that may be held by the selling shareholders after completion of this offering.

The selling shareholders acquired the shares for their own accounts in the ordinary course of business, and at the time they acquired the shares, they had no agreements, plans or understandings, directly or indirectly, to distribute the shares. None of the selling shareholders, to our knowledge, has had a material relationship with our company other than as a shareholder at any time within the past three years.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Once, and if, our ordinary shares begin to be traded or quoted on any stock exchange, market, or trading facility, the selling shareholders, who hold an aggregate of 354,375 ordinary shares offered through this prospectus, may sell their shares from time to time at the market price prevailing on the exchange, market, or trading facility, or at prices relating to the prevailing market prices, or in negotiated transactions or a combination of such methods of sale. The selling shareholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:

 

   

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

   

block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

   

purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

   

an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

   

privately negotiated transactions;

 

   

settlement of short sales entered into after the date of this prospectus;

 

   

broker-dealers may agree with the selling shareholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

 

   

a combination of any such methods of sale;

 

   

through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise; or

 

   

any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

In connection with the sale of our ordinary shares or interest therein, the selling shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of our ordinary shares in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The selling shareholders may also sell ordinary shares short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the ordinary shares to broker-dealers, which in turn may sell the securities. The selling shareholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

The selling shareholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. Because the selling shareholders may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the selling shareholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale. Each selling shareholder has informed us that it does not have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the ordinary shares.

We are required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by us incident to the registration of the shares. We have agreed to indemnify the selling shareholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities.

The resale shares will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with. The maximum commission or discount to be received by any FINRA member or independent broker/dealer will not be greater than 8% for the sale of any securities being registered pursuant to SEC Rule 415.

Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale shares may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to our ordinary shares for a period of two business days prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the selling shareholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of our ordinary shares by the selling shareholders or any other person.

Our placement agent in the public offering, Anderson & Strudwick, may assist the Selling Shareholders with the sale of their ordinary shares. To the extent the placement agent assists with any resale of such ordinary shares, the maximum commission or discount to be received by it in such capacity will not be greater than 8% for the sale of any securities being registered pursuant to SEC Rule 415.

 

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Shares Eligible For Future Sale

Prior to the initial public offering being conducted contemporaneously, there has been no market for our ordinary shares, and a liquid trading market for our ordinary shares may not develop or be sustained after this offering. Future sales of substantial amounts of ordinary shares, including ordinary shares issued upon exercise of outstanding options and exercise of the warrants offered in this prospectus in the public market after this offering or the anticipation of those sales could adversely affect market prices prevailing from time to time and could impair our ability to raise capital through sales of our equity securities.

Upon the completion of the initial public offering, we will have outstanding 13,687,500 ordinary shares, the closing of the maximum offering and not including any shares underlying the underwriter warrants. Of these ordinary shares, the 1,875,000 ordinary shares sold in the initial public offering and the 354,375 registered herewith will be freely tradable without restriction under the Securities Act, except that any shares purchased by our “affiliates,” as that term is defined in Rule 144 of the Securities Act, may generally only be sold in compliance with the limitations of Rule 144 described below. The remaining approximately 11,458,500 ordinary shares outstanding will be restricted shares held by existing shareholders that could be sold pursuant to Rule 144. We have not agreed to register these restricted shares. We have not issued any warrants to purchase our ordinary shares or other securities convertible into our ordinary shares.

Registration on Form S-1

We are concurrently registering the initial public offering of a minimum of 1,500,000 and a maximum of 1,875,000 of our ordinary shares.

Rule 144

In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, beginning 90 days after the effective date of the initial public registration statement, a person (or persons whose shares are aggregated) who is deemed to be an affiliate of our company at the time of sale, or at any time during the preceding three months, and who has beneficially owned restricted shares for at least six months, would be entitled to sell within any three-month period a number of our ordinary shares that does not exceed the greater of 1% of the then outstanding ordinary shares or the average weekly trading volume of ordinary shares during the four calendar weeks preceding such sale. Sales under Rule 144 are subject to certain manner of sale provisions, notice requirements and the availability of current public information about our company. In addition, sales by our affiliates may be subject to the terms of lock-up agreements and Make-Good Escrow agreements. See “Shares Eligible for Future Sale – Lock-Up Agreements” and “Related Party Transactions – Make-Good Shares Subject to Redemption.”

A person who has not been our affiliate at any time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned his or her ordinary shares for at least six months, would be entitled under Rule 144 to sell such shares without regard to any manner of sale, notice provisions or volume limitations described above. Any such sales must comply with the public information provision of Rule 144 until our ordinary shares have been held for one year.

Rule 701

Securities issued in reliance on Rule 701 are also restricted and may be sold by shareholders other than affiliates of our company subject only to manner of sale provisions of Rule 144 and by affiliates under Rule 144 without compliance with its six-month holding period requirement.

Registration on Form S-8

We intend to file a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act as soon as practicable after the closing of the initial public offering to register up to 684,375 of our ordinary shares subject to outstanding stock options or reserved for issuance under our stock incentive plan, such amount being equal to five percent (5%) of the number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding after the closing of the initial public offering, assuming a

 

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maximum offering. This registration will permit the resale of these ordinary shares by nonaffiliates in the public market without restriction under the Securities Act, upon the completion of the lock-up period described below. Ordinary shares registered pursuant to the Form S-8 held by affiliates will be subject to Rule 144 volume limitations. As of the date of initial public offering effective date, we have not issued any options to purchase our ordinary shares.

Lock-Up Agreements

Each of our executive officers, directors and individuals who on the effective date of the initial public registration statement are the beneficial owners of more than 5% of our ordinary shares, has agreed not to register, offer, sell, contract to sell or grant any of our ordinary shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our ordinary shares or any warrants to purchase our ordinary shares (including, without limitation, securities of our company which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by such individuals in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and securities which may be issued upon the exercise of a stock option or warrant) for a period of (a) as to one-half (1/2) of the ordinary shares now or in the future beneficially owned by such individual, ninety (90) days after the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of our initial public offering and (b) as to the other one-half of such ordinary shares now or in the future beneficially owned by such individual, one hundred ninety (190) days after the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of our initial public offering. Upon the expiration of these lock-up agreements, additional ordinary shares will be available for sale in the public market.

Summary of Shares Available for Future Sale

The following table summarizes the total shares potentially available for future sale. To the extent we sell a number of ordinary shares between the minimum and maximum offering in our initial public offering, the below tables will be adjusted proportionately as to numbers of shares available for sale (as to option pool and placement agent shares) and dates on which such shares may be sold (as to currently outstanding shares).

Minimum Offering

 

Shares

  

Date Available for Sale

Currently Outstanding Ordinary shares: 11,812,500

  

   354,375

   After the date of this prospectus, the shares will have been registered and will be tradable by the selling shareholders listed in this resale prospectus.

9,443,125

   After 90 days from the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the public offering conducted concurrently herewith

1,415,000

   After 190 days from the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the public offering conducted concurrently herewith

   600,000

   After 30 days after filing of Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2010, assuming no redemption of Make-Good Shares; any delay in redemption will also delay the release of these shares

Ordinary shares in Option Pool: 665,625

   From vesting dates through expiration of grants

Ordinary shares Underlying Placement Agent’s Warrants: 150,000

   After 180 days from the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the public offering conducted concurrently herewith

Shares Offered in this Offering: 1,500,000

   After the date of this prospectus, these shares will be freely tradable.

 

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Maximum Offering

 

Shares

  

Date Available for Sale

Currently Outstanding Ordinary shares: 11,812,500

  

   354,375

   After the date of this prospectus, the shares will have been registered and will be tradable by the selling shareholders listed in this resale prospectus.

9,368,125

   After 90 days from the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the public offering conducted concurrently herewith

1,340,000

   After 190 days from the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the public offering conducted concurrently herewith

   750,000

   After 30 days after filing of Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2010, assuming no redemption of Make-Good Shares; any delay in redemption will also delay the release of these shares

Ordinary shares in Option Pool: 684,375

   From vesting dates through expiration of grants

Ordinary shares Underlying Placement Agent’s Warrants: 187,500

   After 180 days from the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the public offering conducted concurrently herewith

Shares Offered in this Offering: 1,875,000

   After the date of this prospectus, these shares will be freely tradable.

 

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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The estimated expenses payable by us in connection with the offering described in this registration statement (other than the placement discounts and commissions) will be as follows. With the exception of the filing fees for the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission, FINRA and NASDAQ, all amounts are estimates.

 

U.S. Securities Exchange Commission registration fee

   $ 1,405.34

FINRA filing fee

   $ 2,471.00

NASDAQ listing fee

   $ 125,000

Legal fees and expenses for Chinese counsel

   $ 70,000

Legal fees and expenses for British Virgin Islands counsel

   $ 10,000

Legal fees and expenses for U.S. counsel

   $ 230,000

Accounting fees and expenses

   $ 130,000

Printing fees

   $ 30,000

Misc.

   $ 1,123.66

Total

   $ 600,000

 

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

British Virgin Islands law and our articles of association provide that we may indemnify our directors, officers, advisors and trustee acting in relation to any of our affairs against actions, proceedings, costs, charges, losses, damages and expenses incurred by reason of any act done or omitted in the execution of their duty in their capacities as such. Under our articles of association, indemnification is not available, however, if those events were incurred or sustained by or through their own willful neglect or default.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

We have not issued any unregistered securities in the last three years.

 

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

  (a) Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference in this prospectus:

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Document

     1.1

   Form of Placement Agreement (1)

 3(i).1

   Articles of Association of the Registrant (1)

 3(i).2

   Form of Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Registrant (1)

3(ii).1

   Memorandum of Association of the Registrant (1)

3(ii).2

   Form of Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association of Registrant (1)

 

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     4.1

   Specimen Share Certificate (2)

     4.2

   Form of Placement Agent Warrant (included in Ex. 10.1) (1)

     5.1

   Form of Opinion of Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., Virginia counsel (1)

     5.2

   Form of Opinion of Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., British Virgin Islands counsel (1)

   10.1

   Form of Placement Agent Warrant Agreement (1)

   10.2

   Translation of Entrusted Management Agreement for YSTP (1)

   10.3

   Translation of Shareholder Voting Proxy Agreement for WFOE (1)

   10.4

   Translation of Pledge of Equity Interest Agreement for WFOE (1)

   10.5

   Translation of Exclusive Option Agreement for YSTP (1)

   10.6

   Form of Lock-Up Agreement (1)

   10.7

   Form of Make-Good Escrow Agreement (1)

   10.8

   Translation of Medicinal Materials Procurement Contract (Ba Sang) (1)

   10.9

   Translation of Medicinal Materials Procurement Contract (Chun Sheng) (1)

   10.10

   Translation of Medicinal Materials Procurement Contract (Cili Peichu) (1)

   10.11

   Translation of Medicinal Materials Procurement Contract (Kunming Morningstar Printing Co.) (1)

   10.12

   Translation of Medicinal Materials Procurement Contract (Xiong Ba) (1)

   10.13

   Translation of Sales Contract (Hangzhou Hesheng Medicine Co. Ltd) (1)

   10.14

   Translation of Sales Contract (Kunming Shangri-La Medicine Co. Ltd.) (1)

   10.15

   Translation of Agreement on Prescription and Industrialization Development of Tibetan Medicine (Kunming Institute of Botany of Chinese Academy Of Sciences) (1)

   10.16

   Translation of Agreement on Research into Tibetan Medicine Pharmacology and Effect (Second Military Medical University of Chinese People’s Liberation Army) (1)

   10.17

   Retainer Contract (Taylor Z. Guo) (1)

   10.18

   Retainer Contract (Sabrina Ren) (1)

   10.19

   Retainer Contract (Hong Yu) (1)

   21.1

   Subsidiaries and Affiliate of the Registrant (1)

   23.1

   Consent of Acquavella, Chiarelli, Shuster, Berkower & Co., LLP (1)

 

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   23.2

   Consent of Kaufman & Canoles, Virginia counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1) (1)

   23.3

   Consent of Kaufman & Canoles, British Virgin Islands counsel (included in Exhibit 5.2) (1)

   23.4

   Consent of DeHeng Law Offices, Chinese counsel (included in Exhibit 99.1) (1)

   24.1

   Power of Attorney (included at page II-6) (1)

   99.1

   Form of Opinion of DeHeng Law Offices, Chinese counsel (1)

   99.2

   Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (1)

 

(1)

Filed herewith.

(2)

To be filed by amendment.

 

  (b) Financial Statement Schedules

None.

 

Item 17. Undertakings

The Registrant hereby undertakes:

 

  (a) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to:

 

  (i) include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

  (c) to file a post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of the securities that remain unsold at the end of the offering.
 
  (d) to file a post-effective amendment to include any financial statements required by Form 10-K at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering.

 

  (e)

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  the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registration of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person to the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

  (f) that, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

 

  (g) that, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

  (i) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the Registrant relating to the offering filed pursuant to Rule 424;

 

  (ii) any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the Registrant or used or referred to by the Registrant;

 

  (iii) the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the Registrant; and

 

  (iv) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the Registrant to the purchaser.

 

  (h) to provide to the Placement Agent at the closing specified in the Placement Agent agreements, certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the Placement Agent to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-1 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the People’s Republic of China, on the 14th day of May, 2010.

 

SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 

/s/ Taylor Z. Guo

  Taylor Z. Guo
 

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date:   May 14, 2010

 

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below does hereby constitute and appoint Taylor Z. Guo his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and sign any registration statement for the same offering covered by this Registration Statement that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and all post-effective amendments thereto and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Date:   May 14, 2010

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Hong Yu

   Chairman of the Board of Directors   May 14, 2010
Hong Yu     

/s/ Taylor Z. Guo

   Chief Executive Officer, Director   May 14, 2010
Taylor Z. Guo    (Principal Executive Officer)  

/s/ Sabrina Y. Ren

   Chief Financial Officer   May 14, 2010
Sabrina Y. Ren    (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)  

/s/ Wenbo Chen

   Director   May 14, 2010
Dr. Wenbo Chen     

/s/ Youhang Peng

   Director   May 14, 2010
Youhang Peng     

/s/ Solomon Chen

   Director   May 14, 2010
Solomon Chen     

 

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EX-1.1 2 dex11.htm EXHIBIT 1.1 EXHIBIT 1.1

Exhibit 1.1

SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(a British Virgin Islands company)

Minimum Offering: 1,500,000 Common Shares

Maximum Offering: 1,875,000 Common Shares

($         per share)

PLACEMENT AGREEMENT

_______ __, ___

Anderson & Strudwick, Incorporated

707 East Main Street, 20th Floor

Richmond, Virginia 23219

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned, Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a British Virgin Islands company (the “Company”), hereby confirms its agreement with you as follows:

1. Introduction. This Agreement sets forth the understandings and agreements between the Company and you whereby, subject to the terms and conditions herein contained, you will offer to sell, on a “best efforts, minimum/maximum” basis on behalf of the Company as provided in Section 4(a) (the “Offering”), at an offering price of U.S. $             per share, a minimum of 1,500,000 common shares and a maximum of 1,875,000 common shares, to be issued by the Company (the “Shares”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus prepared by the Company and dated [            ] (the “Prospectus”).

2. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company makes the following representations and warranties to you:

(a) Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-                ) (as defined below, the “Registration Statement”) conforming to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and the applicable rules and regulations (the “Rules and Regulations”) of the Commission. Such amendments to such Registration Statement as may have been required prior to the date hereof have been filed with the Commission, and such amendments have been similarly prepared. Copies of the Registration Statement, any and all amendments thereto prepared and filed with the Commission, and each related Preliminary Prospectus, and the exhibits, financial statements and schedules, as finally amended and revised, have been delivered to you for review. The term “Registration Statement” as used in this Agreement shall mean the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, including the Prospectus, any documents incorporated by reference therein, and all financial schedules and exhibits thereto, as amended on the date that the Registration Statement becomes effective. The term “Prospectus” as used in this Agreement shall mean the prospectus relating to the Shares in the form in which it was filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the 1933 Act or, if no filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the 1993 Act is required, shall mean the form of the final prospectus included in the Registration Statement when the Registration Statement becomes effective. The term “Preliminary Prospectus” shall mean any prospectus included in the Registration Statement before it becomes effective. The terms “effective date” and “effective” refer to the date the Commission declares the Registration Statement effective pursuant to Section 8 of the 1933 Act.

(b) A registration statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-                ) in respect of the registration of the Shares under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), has been filed with the Commission. Such registration statement in the form heretofore delivered to you has been declared effective by the Commission in such form. No other document with respect to such registration statement has heretofore been filed with the Commission. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement has been issued and no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated, or to the knowledge of the Company after due inquiry threatened, by the Commission (the various parts of such registration statement, including all exhibits thereto, each as amended at the time such part of the registration statement became effective, being hereinafter called the “Form 8-A Registration Statement”). The Form 8-A Registration Statement when it became effective conformed, and any


further amendments thereto will conform, in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and did not and will not, as of the applicable effective date, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

(c) Adequacy of Disclosure. Each Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the 1933 Act and the Rules and Regulations, and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by you expressly for use in the Registration Statement. When the Registration Statement shall become effective, when the Prospectus is first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations, when any amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective, when any supplement to the Prospectus is filed with the Commission and on the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), (i) the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any amendments thereof and supplements thereto will conform in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the Rules and Regulations, and (ii) neither the Registration Statement, the Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by you expressly for use in the Registration Statement.

(d) No Stop Order. The Commission has not issued any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus with respect to the Shares, and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or threatened by the Commission or the state securities or blue sky authority of any jurisdiction.

(e) Company; Organization and Qualification. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands with all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to conduct its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, and to own and operate its properties, investments and assets, as described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Company is not in violation of any provision of its memorandum or articles of association or other governing documents and is not in default under or in breach of, and does not know of the occurrence of any event that with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both would constitute a default under or breach of, any term or condition of any material agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which any of its properties, investments or assets is bound, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectus. Except as noted in the Prospectus, the Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any other corporation, association, or other entity. The Company has furnished to you copies of its articles and memorandum of association, as amended, and all such copies are true, correct and complete and contain all amendments thereto through the Closing Date.

(f) Validity of Shares. The Shares have been duly and validly authorized by the Company and upon issuance, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof, and will conform to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus. The preferences, rights and limitations of the Shares are set forth in the Prospectus under the caption “Description of Share Capital.” No party has any preemptive rights with respect to any of the Shares or any right of participation or first refusal with respect to the sale of the Shares by the Company. No person or entity holds a right to require or participate in the registration under the 1933 Act of the Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement; and, except as set forth in the Prospectus, no person holds a right to require registration under the 1933 Act of any Shares of the Company at any other time. The form of certificates evidencing the Shares complies with all applicable requirements of British Virgin Islands law.

(g) Capitalization. The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company is as set forth in the Prospectus under the caption “Description of Share Capital.” All of the issued and outstanding Shares of the Company have been duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and are non-assessable. Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, there is no outstanding option, warrant or other right calling for the issuance of, and no commitment, plan or arrangement to issue, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any security convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock of the Company.

 

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(h) Full Power. The Company has full legal right, power, and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement among the Company, SunTrust Bank (the “Escrow Agent”) and you (the “Escrow Agreement”), to issue and deliver the Shares as provided herein and in the Prospectus and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein and in the Prospectus. Each of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, liquidation, reorganization, or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in equity or at law, (ii) general equity principles, and (iii) limitations imposed by applicable laws or the public policy underlying such laws regarding the enforceability of indemnification or contribution provisions.

(i) Disclosed Agreements. All agreements between or among the Company and third parties expressly referenced in the Prospectus are legal, valid, and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, liquidation, reorganization, or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in equity or at law, (ii) general equity principles and (iii) limitations imposed by federal or state securities laws or the public policy underlying such laws regarding the enforceability of indemnification or contribution provisions.

(j) Consents. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, each consent, approval, authorization, order, license, certificate, permit, registration, designation or filing by or with any governmental agency or body or any other third party necessary for the valid authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Registration Statement and Prospectus, except such as may be required under the 1933 Act, 1934 Act, or under other applicable securities laws has been made or obtained and is in full force and effect.

(k) Litigation. There is not pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened or contemplated, any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry, or investigation before or by any court or any governmental authority or agency to which the Company may be a party, or to which any of the properties or rights of the Company may be subject, that is not described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus and (i) that may reasonably be expected to result in any material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) or business of the Company; or (ii) that may reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect any of the material properties of the Company; or (iii) that may reasonably be expected to adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is there any meritorious basis therefor.

(l) Financial Statements. The financial statements of the Company together with related schedules and notes included in the Registration Statement and Prospectus present fairly the financial position of the Company as of the dates indicated and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods specified. Such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved. The financial information schedules included in the Registration Statement and the amounts in the Prospectus fairly present the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with the financial statements included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. No other financial statements or schedules are required by Form S-1 or otherwise to be included in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Preliminary Prospectus. The unaudited pro forma financial information (including the related notes) included in the Prospectus or any Preliminary Prospectus complies as to form in all material respects to the applicable accounting requirements of the 1933 Act and the Rules and Regulations, and management of the Company believes that the assumptions underlying the pro forma adjustments are reasonable. Such pro forma adjustments have been properly applied to the historical amounts in the compilation of the information and such information fairly presents with respect to the Company the financial position, results of operations and other information purported to be shown therein at the respective dates and for the respective periods specified.

(m) Independent Accountants. Friedman LLP, who has audited certain financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, are, to the Company’s knowledge, independent public accountants as required by the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

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(n) Disclosed Liabilities. The Company has not sustained, since December 31, 2008, any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood, hurricane, accident, or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or arbitrators’ or court or governmental action, order, or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; and, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and except as otherwise stated in the Registration Statement and Prospectus or as set forth on the Disclosure Schedule, there has not been (i) any material change in the capital stock, long-term debt, obligations under capital leases, or short-term borrowings of the Company, (ii) any material adverse change, or any development that could be reasonably be seen as involving a prospective material adverse change in or affecting the business, prospects, properties, assets, results of operations or condition (financial or other) of the Company, (iii) any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, incurred or undertaken by the Company that is material to the business or condition (financial or other) of the Company, except for liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iv) any declaration or payment of any dividend or distribution of any kind on or with respect to the capital stock of the Company, or (v) any transaction that is material to the Company, except transactions in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectus.

(o) Required Licenses and Permits. Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, the Company owns, possesses, has obtained or in the ordinary course of business will obtain, and has made available for your review, all material permits, licenses, franchises, certificates, consents, orders, approvals, and other authorizations of governmental or regulatory authorities as are necessary to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted, or as contemplated in the Prospectus to be conducted (the “Permits”), and the Company has not received any notice of proceedings relating to revocation or modification of any such Permits.

(p) Internal Accounting Measures. The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Exchange Act), which (i) are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company is made known to the Company’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer by others within the Company; and (ii) are effective in all material respects to perform the functions for which they were established. The Company’s system of internal accounting controls provides reasonable assurance that: (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“US GAAP”); (C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (D) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate actions are taken with respect to any differences; and (E) the Company has made and kept books, records and accounts which, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of assets of such entity and provide a sufficient basis for the preparation of financial statements in accordance with US GAAP. There (x) are not any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data or (y) has not been any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls. Since the date of the most recent evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, there have been no significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Upon the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the Company will be in compliance in all material respect with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective and applicable to the Company as an “issuer” as defined under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

(q) Taxes. The Company has timely paid all taxes that have become due and no tax deficiency has been asserted against the Company, and the Company does not know of any tax deficiency that is likely to be asserted against the Company that if determined adversely to the Company, would, either individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, prospects, properties, assets, results of operations, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company. All tax liabilities are adequately provided for on the books of the Company.

(r) Compliance with Instruments. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, the compliance with the terms and provisions hereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, therein and in the Registration Statement and Prospectus by the Company, do not and will not

 

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violate or constitute a breach of, or default under (i) the memorandum or articles of association of the Company; (ii) any of the material terms, provisions, or conditions of any material instrument, agreement, or indenture to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound or by which its business, assets, investments or properties may be affected; or (iii) any order, statute, rule, or regulation applicable to the Company, or any of its business, investments, assets or properties, of any court or (to the knowledge of the Company) any governmental authority or agency having jurisdiction over the Company, or any of its business, investments, properties or assets; and to the knowledge of the Company do not and will not result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge, claim, or encumbrance upon any property or asset of the Company.

(s) Insurance. The Company maintains insurance (issued by insurers of recognized financial responsibility) of the types and in the amounts generally deemed adequate for its business and, to the knowledge of the Company, consistent with insurance coverage maintained by similar companies and similar businesses, all of which insurance is in full force and effect.

(t) Work Force. To the knowledge of the Company, no general labor problem exists or is imminent with the employees of the Company.

(u) Securities Matters. The Company and its officers, directors, or affiliates have not taken and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to, or that might reasonably be expected to, cause or result in or constitute the stabilization or manipulation of any security of the Company or to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares.

(v) Payment of Commissions and Fees. Except as stated in or contemplated by the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any affiliate of the Company has paid or awarded, nor will any such person pay or award, directly or indirectly, any commission or other compensation to any person engaged to render investment advice to a potential purchaser of Shares as an inducement to advise the purchase of Shares.

(w) Intellectual Property. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the Company owns, possesses, licenses or has other rights to use the patents and patent applications, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, technology, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary rights) and other intellectual property (or could acquire such intellectual property upon commercially reasonable terms) necessary to conduct its business in the manner in which it is being conducted (collectively, the “Company Intellectual Property”); except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, to the Company’s knowledge, none of the patents owned or licensed by the Company is unenforceable or invalid, and, to the Company’s knowledge, none of the patent applications owned or licensed by the Company would be unenforceable or invalid if issued as patents; to the Company’s knowledge, the Company is not obligated to pay a royalty, grant a license, or provide other consideration to any third party in connection with the Company Intellectual Property other than as disclosed in the Prospectus; except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the Company has not received any notice of violation or conflict with rights of others with respect to the Company Intellectual Property; except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, there are no pending or to the Company’s knowledge, threatened actions, suits, proceedings or claims by others that the Company is infringing any patent, trade secret, trade mark, service mark, copyright or other intellectual property or proprietary right; and except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the products or processes of the Company referenced in the Prospectus do not, to the knowledge of the Company, violate or conflict with any intellectual property or proprietary right of any third person.

(x) Forward Looking Statement. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.

(y) Industry Data. The industry-related and market-related statistics obtained from independent industry publications and reports and included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus agree with the sources from which they are derived.

(z) Related Party Transactions. No relationship exists between or among the Company and any director, officer, stockholder or affiliate of the Company which is required by the 1933 Act and rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1933 Act to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which is not so

 

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described and described as required in material compliance with such requirement. There are no outstanding loans, advances (except advances for business expenses in the ordinary course of business) or guarantees of indebtedness by the Company to or for the benefit of any of the officers or directors of the Company or any of their respective family members, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

3. Representations and Warranties of Placement Agent. You represent and warrant to the Company that:

(a) You are a member, in good standing, of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), and are duly registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act, and under the laws of each state in which you propose to offer the Shares, except where such registration would not be required by law.

(b) This Agreement when accepted and approved will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by you and is a valid and binding agreement of you, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, liquidation, reorganization, or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in equity or at law, (ii) general equity principles, and (iii) limitations imposed by federal and state securities laws or the public policy underlying such laws regarding the enforceability of indemnification or contribution provisions.

(c) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Prospectus relating to the Offering will not violate or constitute a breach of, or default under, your memorandum or articles of association, or any material instrument, agreement, or indenture to which you are a party, or violate any order applicable to you of any federal or state regulatory body or administrative agency having jurisdiction over you or your property.

4. Sale of Shares.

(a) Exclusive Agency. The Company hereby appoints you as its exclusive agent to offer for sale, and hereby agrees to sell during the Offering Period (as defined in Section 4.(c)), a minimum of 1,500,000 Shares and a maximum of 1,875,000 Shares, and on the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, you accept such appointment and agree to use your best efforts as agent to offer the Shares for sale for the account of the Company, on a cash basis only at the offering price of $             per Share. During the Offering Period (as defined below), the Company will not sell or agree to sell any debt or equity securities otherwise than through you. Subject to your commitment to sell the Shares on a “best efforts, minimum/maximum basis” as provided herein, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent you from entering into an agency agreement, underwriting agreement, or other similar agreement governing the offer and sale of securities with any other issuer of securities, and nothing contained herein shall be construed in any way as precluding or restricting your right to sell or offer for sale securities issued by any other person, including securities similar to, or competing with, the Shares. It is understood between the parties that there is no firm commitment by you to purchase any or all of the Shares.

(b) Obligation to Offer Shares. Your obligation to offer the Shares is subject to receipt by you of written advice from the Commission that the Registration Statement is effective, is subject to the Shares being qualified for offering under applicable laws in the states as may be reasonably designated by you, is subject to the absence of any prohibitory action by any governmental body, agency, or official, and is subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and in the Registration Statement.

(c) Offering Termination Date. The “Offering Period” shall commence on the day that the Prospectus is first made available to prospective investors in connection with the Offering and shall continue until the “Offering Termination Date,” which shall be the earliest of (i) the date the maximum number of Shares (1,875,000) offered have been sold, (ii) October 31, 2010, or (iii) such other date mutually agreeable to the parties hereto. The Company and you agree that unless the minimum number of Shares (1,500,000) offered are sold on or before the Offering Termination Date, all proceeds that have been paid for the Shares will be returned to the purchasers.

(d) Escrow Agent. Prior to the sale of all of the Shares, all funds received from purchasers of the Shares shall be placed in an escrow account (the “Escrow Account”) with the Escrow Agent pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, the form of which is attached as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and all payments of, from or on account of such funds shall be made pursuant to the Escrow Agreement. In the event that the Shares are not sold on or before the Offering Termination Date, all funds then held in the Escrow Account shall be returned promptly to the respective purchasers as provided in the Escrow Agreement.

 

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(e) Closing Date. As and when the closing of the Offering is effected, which shall be on or before the Offering Termination Date, and proceeds from the Shares sold are received and accepted, on such date (the “Closing Date”) and at such time and place as determined by you (which determination shall be subject to the satisfaction on such date of the conditions contained herein), the funds received from purchasers will be delivered by the Escrow Agent to the Company, by wire transfer of immediately available funds.

(f) Selling Commissions and Expense. In consideration for your execution of this Agreement and for the performance of your obligations hereunder, the Company agrees to pay you as follows:

(i) by wire transfer of immediately available funds on the Closing Date, if any, a Selling Commission computed at the rate of seven percent (7.0%) of the gross proceeds of the Shares placed in the offering;

(ii) at the closing of the offering, you will have the right to purchase Placement Agent Warrants for the purchase of Shares, equal to ten percent (10%) of the number of Shares sold by you in the Offering at a purchase price of $0.001 per share underlying the Placement Agent Warrants, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached to this Agreement. NASD Rule 2710(g)(1) generally provides that any securities of the Company that are unregistered and acquired by you or your related persons (A) during the 180-day period prior to the filing of the Registration Statement or (B) after such filing and deemed to be underwriting compensation by the FINRA shall not be sold during the Offering, or sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated, or be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of the securities (each, a “Transfer”) by any person for a period of 180 days immediately following the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement or commencement of sales in the Offering; provided, however, such restriction does not apply to Transfers to your officers or partners (each, a “Permitted Transferee”) during such time period if the securities so Transferred remain subject to the lock-up restriction noted above; and

(iii) by wire transfer of immediately available funds on the Closing Date, if any, an accountable expense allowance computed at the rate of one percent (1%) of the public offering price of the Shares sold by you; such expenses include, but are not limited to fees and expenses of your counsel, due diligence expenses and other expenses not prohibited by NASD Rule 2710.

(g) Finder’s Fees. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, neither you nor the Company, directly or indirectly, shall pay or award any finder’s fee, commission, or other compensation to any person engaged by a potential purchaser for investment advice as an inducement to such advisor to advise the purchase of the Shares or for any other purpose.

(h) Delivery of Share Certificates. Delivery of certificates in definitive form representing the Shares shall be made at the offices of Anderson & Strudwick, Incorporated or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Company and you, on such date as you may request (the “Date of Delivery”). The certificates representing the Shares shall be in such denominations and registered in such names as you may request in writing at least three full business days before the Date of Delivery. The certificates representing the Shares will be made available for examination and packaging at the offices of Anderson & Strudwick, Incorporated or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Company and you, not later than at least two (2) full business days prior to each Date of Delivery.

5. Covenants.

(a) Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants with you as follows:

(i) Notices. The Company immediately will notify you, and confirm such notice in writing, (A) of any fact that would make inaccurate any representation or warranty by the Company, and (B) of any change in facts on which your obligation to perform under this Agreement is dependent.

(ii) Effectiveness of Registration Statement. The Company will use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective (if not yet effective at the date and time this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto). If the Company elects to rely upon Rule 430A of the Rules and Regulations or the filing of the Prospectus is otherwise required under Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations, and subject to the provisions of Section 5.(a)(iii) of this Agreement, the Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 430A and will file the Prospectus, properly completed, pursuant to the applicable provisions of Rule 424(b) within the time prescribed. The Company will notify you immediately, and confirm the notice in writing, (i) when the

 

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Registration Statement, or any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, shall have become effective, or any supplement to the Prospectus, or any amended Prospectus shall have been filed, (ii) of the receipt of any comments from the Commission, (iii) of any request by the Commission to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the Prospectus or for additional information, and (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the suspension of the qualification of the Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the institution or threatening of any proceeding for any such purposes. The Company will use all reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or of any order preventing or suspending such use and, if any such order is issued, to obtain the withdrawal thereof at the earliest possible moment.

(iii) Amendments to Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Company will not at any time file or make any amendment to the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement (i) to the Prospectus, if the Company has not elected to rely upon Rule 430A, or (ii) if the Company has elected to rely upon Rule 430A, to either the Prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time it becomes effective or to the Prospectus filed in accordance with Rule 424(b), in either case if you shall not have previously been advised and furnished a copy thereof a reasonable time prior to the proposed filing, or if you or your counsel shall reasonably object to such amendment or supplement; provided, however, that if you shall have objected to such amendment or supplement, you shall cease your efforts to sell the Shares until an amendment or supplement is filed.

(iv) Delivery of Registration Statement. The Company has delivered to you or will deliver to you, without expense to you, at such locations as you shall request, as soon as the Registration Statement or any amended Registration Statement is available, such number of signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and of amended Registration Statements, if any, copies of all exhibits and documents filed therewith, and signed copies of all consents and certificates of experts, as you may reasonably request.

(v) Delivery of Prospectus. The Company will deliver to you at its expense, from time to time, as many copies of each Preliminary Prospectus as you may reasonably request, and the Company hereby consents to the use of such copies for purposes permitted by the 1933 Act. The Company will deliver to you at its expense, as soon as the Registration Statement shall have become effective and thereafter from time to time as requested during the period when the Prospectus is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, such number of copies of the Prospectus (as supplemented or amended) as you may reasonably request. The Company will comply to the best of its ability with the 1933 Act and the Rules and Regulations so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Shares as contemplated in this Agreement and in the prospectus. If the delivery of a prospectus is required at any time prior to the expiration of nine months after the time of issue of the Prospectus in connection with the offering or sale of the Shares and if at such time any events shall have occurred as result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made when such Prospectus is delivered not misleading or, if for any reason it shall be necessary during the same period to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to comply with the 1933 Act, the Company will notify you and upon your request prepare and furnish without charge to you and to any dealer in securities as many copies as you may from time to time reasonably request of an amended Prospectus or a supplement to the Prospectus that will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance, and in case you are required to deliver a prospectus in connection with sales of any of the Shares, upon your request but at your expense, the Company will prepare and deliver to you as many copies as you may request of an amended or supplemented Prospectus complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act.

(vi) Blue Sky Qualification. The Company, in good faith and in cooperation with you, will use its best efforts to qualify the Shares for offering and sale under the applicable “blue sky” or securities laws of such jurisdictions as you from time to time may reasonably designate and to maintain such qualifications in effect until the date on which the Company ceases to be obligated to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to qualify as a foreign entity in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to make any undertakings in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject. The Company will file such statements and reports as may be required by the laws of each jurisdiction in which the Shares have been qualified as above provided.

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(viii) Cooperation with Your Due Diligence. At all times prior to the Offering Termination Date, the Company will cooperate with you in such investigation as you may make or cause to be made of all the business and operations of the Company in connection with the sale of the Shares, and will make available to you in connection therewith such information in its possession as you may reasonably request, all of which you agree to safeguard as the confidential information of the Company and to refrain from using for any purpose adverse to the interests of the Company.

(ix) Transfer Agent. The Company will maintain a transfer agent and, if necessary under applicable jurisdictions, a registrar (which may be the same entity as the transfer agent) for its Shares.

(x) NASDAQ. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the quotation of its Shares on The NASDAQ Capital Market.

(xi) Actions of Company, Officers, Directors, and Affiliates. The Company will not and will use its best efforts to cause its officers, directors, and affiliates not to (i) take, directly or indirectly, prior to termination of the Offering contemplated by this Agreement, any action designed to stabilize or manipulate the price of any security of the Company, or that may cause or result in, or that might in the future reasonably be expected to cause or result in, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company, to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Shares, (ii) other than under this Agreement, sell, bid for, purchase, or pay anyone any compensation for soliciting purchases of the Shares or (iii) pay or agree to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting any order to purchase any other securities of the Company.

(xii) Upon the earliest of such time as (A) the investors in the Offering own less than ten percent (10%) of our outstanding voting securities or (B) the closing price of one of the Company’s Shares equals or exceeds $24.00 for a period of fifteen consecutive trading days, you will have the right, from time to time, to designate not more than two (2) persons to serve as a non-voting observers to the Company’s Board of Directors. This right shall be subject to our approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The observer to the Board will be entitled to receive up to $6,000 of reimbursed travel expenses per meeting attended in person, subject to a maximum of $12,000 per year, which amount is not in excess of the amount payable for the Company’s independent directors.

(b) Your Covenants. You covenant with the Company as follows:

(i) Information Provided. You have not provided and will not provide to the purchasers of Shares any written or oral information regarding the business of the Company, including any representations regarding the Company’s financial condition or financial prospects, other than such information as is contained in the Prospectus. You further covenant that, in connection with the Offering you will use your best efforts to comply with such purchaser suitability requirements

(ii) Prospectus Supplements. Until the termination of this Agreement, if any event affecting the Prospectus, the Company or you shall occur which, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, should be set forth in a supplement to the Prospectus, you agree to distribute each supplement of the Prospectus to each person who has previously received a copy of the Prospectus from you and you further agree to include such supplement in all future deliveries of the Prospectus. You agree that following notice from the Company that a supplement to the Prospectus is necessary, you will cease further efforts to sell the Shares until such a supplement is prepared and delivered to you.

(iii) Compliance with Laws, Etc. In your sale of the Shares, you will comply in all material respects with applicable laws, rules and regulations and the rules and regulations of applicable self-regulatory organizations (provided, however, that you shall be deemed not to have breached this covenant if your failure to so comply is based on a breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement and you shall have complied with Section 5.(b)(ii) above.

6. Payment of Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, and subject to the provisions of Section 10 of this Agreement, the Company hereby agrees that it will pay all fees and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement (excluding fees and expenses of counsel for you, except as specifically set forth below), including (a) the preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits), as

 

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originally filed and as amended, the Preliminary Prospectuses and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, and the cost of furnishing copies thereof to you, (b) the preparation, printing, and distribution of this Agreement, any selected dealer agreement, the certificates representing the Shares, the blue sky memoranda, and any instruments relating to any of the foregoing, (c) the issuance and delivery of the Shares, including any transfer taxes payable thereon, (d) the fees and disbursements of the Company’s counsel and accountants, (e) the qualification of the Shares under applicable securities laws in accordance with Section 5.(a) of this Agreement and any filing fee paid in connection with the review of the Offering by FINRA, including filing fees and fees and disbursements made in connection therewith and in connection with the blue sky memoranda supplied to you by counsel for the Company, (f) all costs, fees, and expenses in connection with the application for qualifying the Shares for quotation on the NASDAQ Capital Market, (g) the transfer agent’s and registrar’s fees and all miscellaneous expenses referred to in the Registration Statement, (h) costs related to travel and lodging incurred by the Company and its representatives relating to meetings with and presentations to prospective purchasers of the Shares reasonably determined by you to be necessary or desirable to effect the sale of the Shares to the public, (i) any escrow arrangements in connection with the transactions described herein, including any compensation or reimbursement to the Escrow Agent for its services as such, and (j) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of the Company’s obligations hereunder that are not otherwise specifically provided for in this Section.

7. Conditions of Your Obligations. Your obligations hereunder shall be subject to, in your discretion, the following terms and conditions:

(a) Effectiveness of Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have become effective not later than 5:30 p.m. on the date of this Agreement or, at such later time or on such later date as you may agree to in writing; and as of the Closing Date no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued under the 1933 Act and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or shall be pending or, to your knowledge or the knowledge of the Company, shall be contemplated by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the satisfaction of your counsel.

(b) Closing Date Matters. On the Closing Date, (i) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, as they may then be amended or supplemented, shall contain all statements that are required to be stated therein under the 1933 Act and the Rules and Regulations and in all material respects shall conform to the requirements of the 1933 Act and the Rules and Regulations; the Company shall have complied in all material respects with Rule 430A (if it shall have elected to rely thereon) and neither the Registration Statement nor the Prospectus, as they may then be amended or supplemented, shall contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) there shall not have been, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, any material adverse change in the business, prospects, properties, assets, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, (iii) no action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity shall be pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company that would be required to be set forth in the Prospectus other than as set forth therein and no proceedings shall be pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company before or by any applicable or other commission, board or administrative agency wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding could materially adversely affect the business, prospects, assets, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company other than as set forth in the Prospectus, (iv) the Company shall have complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on their part to be performed or satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date, and (v) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement shall be accurate in all material respects as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Date. On the Closing Date, you shall have received a certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to such effect and with respect to the following additional matters: (A) the Registration Statement has become effective under the 1933 Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus has been issued, and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to his knowledge, threatened under the 1933 Act; and (B) he has reviewed the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and, when the Registration Statement became effective and at all times subsequent thereto up to the delivery of such certificate, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto contained all statements and information required to be included therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and neither the Registration Statement nor the Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and, since the effective date of the Registration Statement, there has occurred no event required to be set forth in an amended or supplemented Prospectus that has not been so set forth.

 

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(c) Opinion of DeHeng Law Offices. At the Closing Date, you shall receive the opinion of DeHeng Law Offices, counsel for the Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to you, to the effect of Exhibit B.

(d) Opinion of Kaufman & Canoles, P.C. At the Closing Date, you shall receive the opinion of Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., British Virgin Islands counsel to the Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to you, to the effect of Exhibit C.

(e) Opinion of Your Counsel. At the Closing Date, you shall receive the favorable opinion of Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., your counsel, with respect to such matters as you may reasonably require and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass on such matters.

(f) Independent Public Accountants. At the time that this Agreement is executed by the Company, you shall have received from                      a letter, dated the date hereof, in form and substance satisfactory to you, confirming that they are independent public accountants with respect to the Company within the meanings of the 1933 Act and the Rules and Regulations, and stating in effect that:

(i) in their opinion, the financial statements and any supplementary financial information and schedule included in the Registration Statement and covered by their opinion therein comply as to form and in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the 1933 Act and the Rules and Regulations;

(ii) on the basis of limited procedures (set forth in detail in such letter and made in accordance with such procedures as may be specified by you) not constituting an audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, consisting of (but not limited to) a reading of the latest available internal unaudited financial statements of the Company, a reading of the minute books of the Company, inquiries of officials of the Company responsible for financial and accounting matters, and such other inquiries and procedures as may be specified in such letter, nothing came to their attention to cause them to believe that:

(A) the unaudited financial statements and supporting schedule and other unaudited financial data of the Company included in the Registration Statement do not comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the 1933 Act and the Rules and Regulations or are not presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis substantially consistent with that of the audited financial statements included in the Registration Statement;

(B) any other unaudited income statement data and balance sheet items included in the Prospectus do not agree with the corresponding items in the unaudited financial statements from which such data and items were derived, and any such unaudited data and items were not determined on a basis substantially consistent with the basis for the corresponding amounts in the audited financial statements included in the Prospectus;

(C) any unaudited pro forma financial information included in the Prospectus does not comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the 1933 Act and the Rules and Regulations or the pro forma adjustments have not been properly applied to historical amounts in the compilation of that information;

(D) at a specified date not more than five (5) days prior to the date of such letter, there was any change in the capital stock or long-term debt or obligations of the Company or there were any decreases in net current assets or net assets, shareholders’ equity, or other items specified by you from that set forth in the Company’s balance sheet at December 31, 2008, except as described in such letter; and

(E) for the period from December 31, 2008 to a specified date not more than five (5) days prior to the date of such letter, there were any decreases in revenues or operating income before interest, depreciation and amortization for the Company, in each case as compared with the corresponding period of the preceding year, except in each case for decreases that the Prospectus discloses have occurred or may occur or that are described in such letter; and

 

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(iii) in addition to the procedures referred to in clause (ii) above and the examination referred to in their reports including in the Registration Statement, they have carried out certain specified procedures, not constituting an audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, with respect to certain amounts, percentages, and financial information specified by you that are derived from the general accounting records of the Company, that appear in the Registration Statement or the exhibits or schedules thereto and are specified by you, and have compared such amounts, percentages, and financial information with the accounting records of the Company and with material derived from such records and have found them to be in agreement.

(f) Updated Comfort Letter. At the Closing Date, you shall have received from                      a letter, in form and substance satisfactory to you and dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to Section 7.(e) above, except that the specified date referred to shall be a date not more than five (5) days prior to the Closing Date.

(g) Post-Financial Developments. In the event that either of the letters to be delivered pursuant to Sections 7.(e) and 7.(f) above sets forth any changes, decreases or increases, it shall be a further condition to your obligations that you shall have reasonably determined, after discussions with officers of the Company responsible for financial and accounting matters and with Friedman LLP, that such changes, decreases or increases as are set forth in such letter do not reflect a material adverse change in the capital stock, long-term debt, obligations under capital leases, total assets, net current assets, or shareholders’ equity of the Company as compared with the amounts shown in the latest consolidated pro forma balance sheet of the Company, or a material adverse change in the revenues or operating income before interest, depreciation and amortization for the Company in each case as compared with the corresponding period of the prior year.

(h) Additional Information. On the Closing Date, you shall have been furnished with all such documents, certificates and opinions as you may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling your counsel to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Shares as contemplated in this Agreement and the matters referred to in Section 7.(b), and in order to evidence the accuracy and completeness of, any of the representations, warranties or statements of the Company, the performance of any of the covenants of the Company, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date in connection with the authorization, issuance and sale of the Shares as contemplated in this Agreement, shall be satisfactory in form and substance to you and to your counsel. The Company will furnish you with such number of conformed copies of such opinions, certificates, letters and documents as you shall reasonably request. Any certificate signed by any officer, partner, or other official of the Company and delivered to you or your counsel shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to you as to the statements made therein.

(i) Adverse Events. Subsequent to the date hereof, there shall not have occurred any of the following: (i) a suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ National Market or the NASDAQ Capital Market, (ii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities in the People’s Republic of China or New York, (iii) the outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United States or the People’s Republic of China or the declaration by the United States or the People’s Republic of China of a national emergency or war if the effect of any such event specified in this clause (iii) in your reasonable judgment makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or the delivery of the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus, or (iv) such a material adverse change in general economic, political, financial or international conditions affecting financial markets in the United States or the People’s Republic of China having a material adverse impact on trading prices of securities in general, as, in your reasonable judgment, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering of the Shares or the delivery of the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus.

(j) FINRA Review. FINRA, upon review of the terms of the Offering, shall not have objected to the Offering, the terms of the offering or your participation in the Offering.

(k) NASDAQ Quotation. The Shares shall be approved for quotation on The NASDAQ Capital Market.

If any of the conditions specified in this Section 7 shall not have been fulfilled when and as required by this Agreement to be fulfilled, this Agreement may be terminated by you on notice to the Company at any time at or prior to the Closing Date, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party, except as provided in Sections 6 and 10. Notwithstanding any such termination, the provisions of Section 8 shall remain in effect.

 

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8. Indemnification and Contribution.

(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company will indemnify and hold you harmless against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities, joint or several, to which you may become subject under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of the Company herein contained or any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse you for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by you in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by you expressly for use therein; provided further, that the indemnity agreement contained in Section 8.(a) with respect to any Preliminary Prospectus shall not inure to your benefit if you failed to send or give a copy of the Prospectus to such person at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of such Shares to such person in any case where such delivery is required by the 1933 Act or the Rules and Regulations and if the Prospectus would have cured any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission giving rise to such loss, claim, damage, or liability. In addition to its other obligations under this Section 8.(a), the Company agrees that, as an interim measure during the pendency of any such claim, action, investigation, inquiry, or other proceeding arising out of or based upon any statement or omission, or any alleged statement or omission, described in this Section 8.(a), it will reimburse you on a monthly basis for all reasonable legal and other expenses incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such claim, action, investigation, inquiry, or other proceeding, notwithstanding the absence of a judicial determination as to the propriety and enforceability of the Company’s obligation to reimburse you for such expenses and the possibility that such payments might later be held to have been improper by a court of competent jurisdiction. Any such interim reimbursement payments that are not made to you within thirty (30) days of a request for reimbursement shall bear interest at the prime rate (or reference rate or other commercial lending rate for borrowers of the highest credit standing) published from time to time by The Wall Street Journal (the “Prime Rate”) from the date of such request. This indemnity agreement shall be in addition to any liabilities that the Company may otherwise have. For purposes of this Section 8, the information set forth in the last paragraph on the front cover page (insofar as such information relates to you) and under “Placement” in any Preliminary Prospectus and in the Prospectus constitutes the only information furnished by you to the Company for inclusion in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, or the Registration Statement. The Company will not, without your prior written consent, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened action or claim or related cause of action or portion of such cause of action in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not you are a party to such action or claim), unless such settlement, compromise, or consent includes an unconditional release of you from all liability arising out of such action or claim (or related cause of action or portion thereof). The indemnity agreement in this Section 8.(a) shall extend upon the same terms and conditions to, and shall inure to the benefit of, each person, if any, who controls you within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act to the same extent as such agreement applies to you.

(b) Indemnification by You. You will indemnify and hold harmless the Company against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities to which the Company may become subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any breach of any warranty or covenant by you herein contained or any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, or the Prospectus or any such amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with written

 

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information furnished to the Company by you expressly for use therein, or (ii) you failed to deliver an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus that the Company made available to you prior to the Closing Date and that corrected any statement or omission in a Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which forms the basis for a claim against the Company; and will reimburse the Company for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action. In addition to its other obligations under this Section 8.(b), you agree that, as an interim measure during the pendency of any such claim, action, investigation, inquiry, or other proceeding arising out of or based upon any statement or omission, or any alleged statement or omission, described in this Section 8.(b), you will reimburse the Company on a monthly basis for all reasonable legal and other expenses incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such claim, action, investigation, inquiry, or other proceeding, notwithstanding the absence of a judicial determination as to the propriety and enforceability of your obligation to reimburse the Company for such expenses and the possibility that such payments might later been held to have been improper by a court of competent jurisdiction. Any such interim reimbursement payments that are not made to the Company within thirty (30) days of a request for reimbursement shall bear interest at the Prime Rate from the date of such request. This indemnity agreement shall be in addition to any liabilities that you may otherwise have. You will not, without the Company’s prior written consent, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened action or claim or related cause of action or portion of such cause of action in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not the Company is a party to such action or claim), unless such settlement, compromise, or consent includes an unconditional release of the Company from all liability arising out of such action or claim (or related cause of action or portion thereof). The indemnity agreement in this Section 8.(b) shall extend upon the same terms and conditions to, and shall inure to the benefit of, each officer and director of the Company and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act to the same extent as such agreement applies to the Company.

(c) Notices of Claims; Employment of Counsel. Any party that proposes to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 8 promptly shall notify in writing each party against which a claim is to be made under this Section 8 of the institution of such action but the omission so to notify such indemnifying party of any such action shall not relieve it from any liability it may have to any indemnified party except (i) to the extent that the omission to notify shall have caused or increased the indemnifying party’s liability, and (ii) that the indemnifying party shall be relieved of its indemnity obligation for expenses of the indemnified party incurred before the indemnifying party is notified. Such indemnifying party or parties shall assume the defense of such action, including the employment of counsel (satisfactory to the indemnified party) and payment of fees and expenses. An indemnified party shall have the right to employ its own counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless the employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by the indemnifying party or parties in connection with the defense of such action or the indemnifying party or parties shall not have employed counsel to have charge of the defense of such action or such indemnified party or parties reasonably shall have concluded that there may be defenses available to it or them that are different from or additional to those available to such indemnifying party or parties (in which case such indemnifying party or parties shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party or parties), in any of which events such fees and expenses shall be borne by such indemnifying party or parties. Anything in this paragraph to the contrary notwithstanding, an indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such claim or action effected without its written consent.

(d) Arbitration. It is agreed that any controversy arising out of the operation of the interim reimbursement arrangements set forth in Sections 8.(a) and 8.(b) hereof, including the amounts of any requested reimbursement payments, the method of determining such amounts and the basis on which such amounts shall be apportioned among the indemnifying parties, shall be settled by arbitration conducted pursuant to the Code of Arbitration Procedure of the FINRA. Any such arbitration must be commenced by service of a written demand for arbitration or a written notice of intention to arbitrate, therein electing the arbitration tribunal. In the event the party demanding arbitration does not make such designation of an arbitration tribunal in such demand or notice, then the party responding to said demand or notice is authorized to do so. Any such arbitration will be limited to the operation of the interim reimbursement provisions contained in Sections 8.(a) and 8.(b) hereof and will not resolve the ultimate propriety or enforceability of the obligation to indemnify for expenses that is created by the provisions of Sections 8.(a) and 8.(b).

 

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(e) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section 8.(a) or 8.(b) is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then the Company on the one hand and you on the other shall contribute to the amount paid or payable as a result of such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and you on the other from the Offering. If, however, the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is not permitted by applicable law, then the Company and you shall contribute to such amount paid or payable in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and you on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and you on the other shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the Offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the total selling commissions received by you in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or allegedly untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand or to information with respect to you and furnished by you respectively, in writing specifically for inclusion in the Prospectus on the other and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and you agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8.(e) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 8.(e). The amount paid or payable as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this Section 8.(e) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any such party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) with respect to the transactions giving rise to the right of contribution provided in this Section 8.(e) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The obligations in this Section 8.(e) for you to contribute are several in proportion to your respective underwriting obligations and not joint. For purposes of this Section 8.(e), each person, if any, who controls you within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as you, and each director of the Company who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company.

9. Representations and Agreements to Survive. Except as the context otherwise requires, all representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by you, or on your behalf, or by any controlling person, or by or on behalf of the Company, and shall survive until the fifth anniversary of the Offering Termination Date and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10 hereof.

10. Termination of Agreement.

(a) Termination of Agreement. You shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) if any representation or warranty of the Company hereunder shall be found to have been incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or the Company shall fail, refuse, or be unable to perform any of its agreements hereunder or to fulfill any condition of your obligations hereunder, (ii) if there shall have been since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, a material adverse change, or any development which could reasonably be expected to result in a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the business, prospects, management, properties, assets, results of operations, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, (iii) if trading on any national securities exchange shall have been suspended (other than for reasons unrelated to the securities markets), or minimum or maximum prices for trading generally shall have been fixed or maximum ranges for prices for all securities shall have been required on any such exchange by such exchange or by order of the Commission or any other governmental authority having jurisdiction, (iv) if there has occurred or accelerated any outbreak of hostilities or other national or international calamity or crisis or change in economic or political conditions the effect of which on the financial markets of the United States is such as to make it, in your reasonable judgment, impracticable to market the Shares or enforce contracts for the sale of the Shares, (v) if a banking moratorium has been declared by Virginia, New York or U.S. authorities, (vi) any applicable statute, regulation, rule, or order of any court or other governmental authority has been enacted, published, decreed, or otherwise promulgated that in your sole judgment materially adversely affects or will materially adversely affect the business or operations of the Company, or (vii) any action has been taken by any applicable government or agency in respect of its monetary or fiscal affairs that in your reasonable opinion has a material adverse effect on the securities markets in the United States. You shall have no liability to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise as a result of any such termination.

 

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(b) Result of Termination.

(i) If the sale of Shares provided for herein is not consummated by May 31, 2010 due to reasons beyond the control of either party hereto or if the Company abandons the Offering for reasons within its control, then in addition to its obligations with respect to expenses as set forth in Section 6, the Company will reimburse you on demand for all your reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and expenses of your counsel), including disbursements reasonably incurred by you in reviewing the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and in investigating and making preparations for the marketing of the Shares up to a maximum of $75,000.

 

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(ii) If the sale of the Shares provided for herein is not consummated for any other reason, the Company shall pay expenses as required by Section 6, and the neither party shall have any additional liability to the other except for such liabilities, if any, as may exist or thereafter arise under Section 8.

11. Notices.

(a) Method and Location of Notices. All communications hereunder, except as herein otherwise specifically provided, shall be in writing and shall be sent by overnight courier, hand-delivered, or confirmed facsimile transmission or electronic mail as follows:

To the Company:

Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

53 Niwang Rd.

Shangri-La County, Diquing

Yunan Province, China 674400

Peoples Republic of China

Attention:

Facsimile:

E-mail

with a copy to:

To you:

Anderson & Strudwick, Incorporated

707 East Main Street

20th Floor

Richmond, Virginia 23219

Attention: Mr. L. McCarthy Downs, III

Facsimile: (804) 648-3404

E-mail: mdowns@andersonstrudwick.com

with a copy to:

Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.

Three James Center

1051 East Cary Street, 12th Floor

Richmond, Virginia 23219

Attention: Bradley A. Haneberg, Esquire

Facsimile: (804) 771-5777

E-mail: bahaneberg@kaufcan.com

(b) Time of Notices. Notice shall be deemed to be given by you to the Company or by the Company to you when it is sent by overnight courier, hand-delivered, telecopied or emailed as provided in Section 11.(a).

12. Parties. This Agreement shall inure solely to the benefit of and shall be binding upon you, the Company and the controlling persons referred to in Section 8, and their respective successors, legal representatives and assigns, and no other person shall have or be construed to have a legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of or by virtue of this Agreement or any provision herein contained.

 

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13. Governing Law, Construction, and Time. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Specified time of day refers to United States Eastern Time. Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.

14. Description Headings. The descriptive headings of the several sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.

15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and if executed in more than one counterpart, the executed counterparts shall together constitute a single instrument.

If the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding between you and the Company, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding agreement between us.

 

Very truly yours,
SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN

 

PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

By:

   

Name:

 

Title:

 

Confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:

 

ANDERSON & STRUDWICK, INCORPORATED

By:

   

Name:

  L. McCarthy Downs, III

Title:

  Senior Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT A

Form of Warrant

 

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EXHIBIT B

Form of DeHeng Law Offices Opinion

 

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EXHIBIT C

Form of Kaufman & Canoles Opinion

 

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EX-3.I.1 3 dex3i1.htm EXHIBIT 3(I)(1) EXHIBIT 3(I)(1)

Exhibit 3(i).1

TERRITORY OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT 2004

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

A COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

1. REGISTERED SHARES

 

1.1. Every Shareholder is entitled to a certificate signed by a director of the Company, or any other person authorised by Resolution of Directors, or under the Seal specifying the number of Shares held by him and the signature of the director, officer or authorised person and the Seal may be facsimiles.

 

1.2. Any Shareholder receiving a certificate shall indemnify and hold the Company and its directors and officers harmless from any loss or liability which it or they may incur by reason of any wrongful or fraudulent use or representation made by any person by virtue of the possession thereof. If a certificate for Shares is worn out or lost it may be renewed on production of the worn out certificate or on satisfactory proof of its loss together with such indemnity as may be required by Resolution of Directors.

 

1.3. If several Eligible Persons are registered as joint holders of any Shares, any one of such Eligible Persons may give an effectual receipt for any Distribution.

 

2. SHARES

 

2.1. Shares and other Securities may be issued at such times, to such Eligible Persons, for such consideration and on such terms as the directors may by Resolution of Directors determine.

 

2.2. Section 46 of the Act (Pre-emptive rights) does not apply to the Company.

 

2.3. A Share may be issued for consideration in any form, including money, a promissory note, or other written obligation to contribute money or property, real property, personal property (including goodwill and know-how), services rendered or a contract for future services.

 

2.4. No Shares may be issued for a consideration other than money, unless a Resolution of Directors has been passed stating:

 

  (a) the amount to be credited for the issue of the Shares;

 

  (b) their determination of the directors of the reasonable present cash value of the non-money consideration for the issue; and

 

  (c) that, in the opinion, of the directors, the present cash value of the non-money consideration for the issue is not less than the amount to be credited for the issue of the Shares.


2.5. The Company shall keep a register (the “register of members”) containing:

 

  (a) the names and addresses of the Eligible Persons who hold Shares;

 

  (b) the number of each class and series of Shares held by each Shareholder;

 

  (c) the date on which the name of each Shareholder was entered in the register of members; and

 

  (d) the date on which any Eligible Person ceased to be a Shareholder.

 

2.6. The register of members may be in any such form as the directors may approve, but if it is in magnetic, electronic or other data storage form, the Company must be able to produce legible evidence of its contents. Until the directors otherwise determine, the magnetic, electronic or other data storage form shall be the original register of members.

 

2.7. A Share is deemed to be issued when the name of the Shareholder is entered in the register of members.

 

3. REDEMPTION OF SHARES AND TREASURY SHARES

 

3.1. The Company may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire and hold its own Shares save that the Company may not purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire its own Shares without the consent of Shareholders whose Shares are to be purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired unless the Company is permitted by the Act or any other provision in the Memorandum or Articles to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire the Shares without their consent.

 

3.2. The Company may only offer to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire Shares if the Resolution of Directors authorising the purchase, redemption or other acquisition contains a statement that the directors are satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that immediately after the acquisition the value of the Company’s assets will exceed its liabilities and the Company will be able to pay its debts as they fall due.

 

3.3. Sections 60 (Process for acquisition of own shares), 61 (Offer to one or more shareholders) and 62 (Shares redeemed otherwise than at the option of company) of the Act shall not apply to the Company.

 

3.4. Shares that the Company purchases, redeems or otherwise acquires pursuant to this Regulation may be cancelled or held as Treasury Shares except to the extent that such Shares are in excess of 50 percent of the issued Shares in which case they shall be cancelled but they shall be available for reissue.

 

3.5. All rights and obligations attaching to a Treasury Share are suspended and shall not be exercised by the Company while it holds the Share as a Treasury Share.

 

3.6. Treasury Shares may be transferred by the Company on such terms and conditions (not otherwise inconsistent with the Memorandum and the Articles) as the Company may by Resolution of Directors determine.

 

3.7. Where Shares are held by another body corporate of which the Company holds, directly or indirectly, shares having more than 50 per cent of the votes in the election of directors of the other body corporate, all rights and obligations attaching to the Shares held by the other body corporate are suspended and shall not be exercised by the other body corporate.

 

4. MORTGAGES AND CHARGES OF SHARES

 

4.1. Shareholders may mortgage or charge their Shares.

 

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4.2. There shall be entered in the register of members at the written request of the Shareholder:

 

  (a) a statement that the Shares held by him are mortgaged or charged;

 

  (b) the name of the mortgagee or chargee; and

 

  (c) the date on which the particulars specified in subparagraphs (a) and (b) are entered in the register of members.

 

4.3. Where particulars of a mortgage or charge are entered in the register of members, such particulars may be cancelled:

 

  (a) with the written consent of the named mortgagee or chargee or anyone authorised to act on his behalf; or

 

  (b) upon evidence satisfactory to the directors of the discharge of the liability secured by the mortgage or charge and the issue of such indemnities as the directors shall consider necessary or desirable.

 

4.4. Whilst particulars of a mortgage or charge over Shares are entered in the register of members pursuant to this Regulation:

 

  (a) no transfer of any Share the subject of those particulars shall be effected;

 

  (b) the Company may not purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any such Share; and

 

  (c) no replacement certificate shall be issued in respect of such Shares,

without the written consent of the named mortgagee or chargee.

 

5. FORFEITURE

 

5.1. Shares that are not fully paid on issue are subject to the forfeiture provisions set forth in this Regulation and for this purpose Shares issued for a promissory note, other written obligation to contribute money or property or a contract for future services are deemed to be not fully paid.

 

5.2. A written notice of call specifying the date for payment to be made shall be served on the Shareholder who defaults in making payment in respect of the Shares.

 

5.3. The written notice of call referred to in Sub-Regulation 5.2 shall name a further date not earlier than the expiration of 14 days from the date of service of the notice on or before which the payment required by the notice is to be made and shall contain a statement that in the event of non-payment at or before the time named in the notice the Shares, or any of them, in respect of which payment is not made will be liable to be forfeited.

 

5.4. Where a written notice of call has been issued pursuant to Sub-Regulation 5.3 and the requirements of the notice have not been complied with, the directors may, at any time before tender of payment, forfeit and cancel the Shares to which the notice relates.

 

5.5. The Company is under no obligation to refund any moneys to the Shareholder whose Shares have been cancelled pursuant to Sub-Regulation 5.4 and that Shareholder shall be discharged from any further obligation to the Company.

 

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6. TRANSFER OF SHARES

 

6.1. Shares may be transferred by a written instrument of transfer signed by the transferor and containing the name and address of the transferee, which shall be sent to the Company for registration.

 

6.2. The transfer of a Share is effective when the name of the transferee is entered on the register of members.

 

6.3. If the directors of the Company are satisfied that an instrument of transfer relating to Shares has been signed but that the instrument has been lost or destroyed, they may resolve by Resolution of Directors:

 

  (a) to accept such evidence of the transfer of Shares as they consider appropriate; and

 

  (b) that the transferee’s name should be entered in the register of members notwithstanding the absence of the instrument of transfer.

 

6.4. Subject to the Memorandum, the personal representative of a deceased Shareholder may transfer a Share even though the personal representative is not a Shareholder at the time of the transfer.

 

7. MEETINGS AND CONSENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

7.1. Any director of the Company may convene meetings of the Shareholders at such times and in such manner and places within or outside the British Virgin Islands as the director considers necessary or desirable.

 

7.2. Upon the written request of Shareholders entitled to exercise 30 per cent or more of the voting rights in respect of the matter for which the meeting is requested the directors shall convene a meeting of Shareholders.

 

7.3. The director convening a meeting shall give not less than 7 days’ notice of a meeting of Shareholders to:

 

  (a) those Shareholders whose names on the date the notice is given appear as Shareholders in the register of members of the Company and are entitled to vote at the meeting; and

 

  (b) the other directors.

 

7.4. The director convening a meeting of Shareholders may fix as the record date for determining those Shareholders that are entitled to vote at the meeting the date notice is given of the meeting, or such other date as may be specified in the notice, being a date not earlier than the date of the notice.

 

7.5. A meeting of Shareholders held in contravention of the requirement to give notice is valid if Shareholders holding at least 90 per cent of the total voting rights on all the matters to be considered at the meeting have waived notice of the meeting and, for this purpose, the presence of a Shareholder at the meeting shall constitute waiver in relation to all the Shares which that Shareholder holds.

 

7.6. The inadvertent failure of a director who convenes a meeting to give notice of a meeting to a Shareholder or another director, or the fact that a Shareholder or another director has not received notice, does not invalidate the meeting.

 

7.7. A Shareholder may be represented at a meeting of Shareholders by a proxy who may speak and vote on behalf of the Shareholder.

 

7.8. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be produced at the place designated for the meeting before the time for holding the meeting at which the person named in such instrument proposes to vote. The notice of the meeting may specify an alternative or additional place or time at which the proxy shall be presented.

 

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7.9. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in substantially the following form or such other form as the chairman of the meeting shall accept as properly evidencing the wishes of the Shareholder appointing the proxy.

[Name of Company]

I/We being a Shareholder of the above Company HEREBY APPOINT _____________________ of __________________ or failing him _________________ of ______________________ to be my/our proxy to vote for me/us at the meeting of Shareholders to be held on the          day of ________________, 20     and at any adjournment thereof.

(Any restrictions on voting to be inserted here.)

Signed this          day of _________________, 20    

________________________

Shareholder

 

7.10.  The following applies where Shares are jointly owned:

 

  (a) if two or more persons hold Shares jointly each of them may be present in person or by proxy at a meeting of Shareholders and may speak as a Shareholder;

 

  (b) if only one of the joint owners is present in person or by proxy he may vote on behalf of all joint owners; and

 

  (c) if two or more of the joint owners are present in person or by proxy they must vote as one.

 

7.11.  A Shareholder shall be deemed to be present at a meeting of Shareholders if he participates by telephone or other electronic means and all Shareholders participating in the meeting are able to hear each other.

 

7.12.  A meeting of Shareholders is duly constituted if, at the commencement of the meeting, there are present in person or by proxy not less than 50 per cent of the votes of the Shares entitled to vote on Resolutions of Shareholders to be considered at the meeting. A quorum may comprise a single Shareholder or proxy and then such person may pass a Resolution of Shareholders and a certificate signed by such person accompanied where such person be a proxy by a copy of the proxy instrument shall constitute a valid Resolution of Shareholders.

 

7.13.  If within two hours from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of Shareholders, shall be dissolved; in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the next business day in the jurisdiction in which the meeting was to have been held at the same time and place or to such other time and place as the directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting there are present within one hour from the time appointed for the meeting in person or by proxy not less than one third of the votes of the Shares or each class or series of Shares entitled to vote on the matters to be considered by the meeting, those present shall constitute a quorum but otherwise the meeting shall be dissolved.

 

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7.14.  At every meeting of Shareholders, the Chairman of the Board shall preside as chairman of the meeting. If there is no Chairman of the Board or if the Chairman of the Board is not present at the meeting, the Shareholders present shall choose one of their number to be the chairman. If the Shareholders are unable to choose a chairman for any reason, then the person representing the greatest number of voting Shares present in person or by proxy at the meeting shall preside as chairman failing which the oldest individual Shareholder or representative of a Shareholder present shall take the chair.

 

7.15.  The chairman may, with the consent of the meeting, adjourn any meeting from time to time, and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.

 

7.16.  At any meeting of the Shareholders the chairman is responsible for deciding in such manner as he considers appropriate whether any resolution proposed has been carried or not and the result of his decision shall be announced to the meeting and recorded in the minutes of the meeting. If the chairman has any doubt as to the outcome of the vote on a proposed resolution, he shall cause a poll to be taken of all votes cast upon such resolution. If the chairman fails to take a poll then any Shareholder present in person or by proxy who disputes the announcement by the chairman of the result of any vote may immediately following such announcement demand that a poll be taken and the chairman shall cause a poll to be taken. If a poll is taken at any meeting, the result shall be announced to the meeting and recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

 

7.17.  Subject to the specific provisions contained in this Regulation for the appointment of representatives of Eligible Persons other than individuals the right of any individual to speak for or represent a Shareholder shall be determined by the law of the jurisdiction where, and by the documents by which, the Eligible Person is constituted or derives its existence. In case of doubt, the directors may in good faith seek legal advice from any qualified person and unless and until a court of competent jurisdiction shall otherwise rule, the directors may rely and act upon such advice without incurring any liability to any Shareholder or the Company.

 

7.18.  Any Eligible Person other than an individual which is a Shareholder may by resolution of its directors or other governing body authorise such individual as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of Shareholders or of any class of Shareholders, and the individual so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same rights on behalf of the Eligible Person which he represents as that Eligible Person could exercise if it were an individual.

 

7.19.  The chairman of any meeting at which a vote is cast by proxy or on behalf of any Eligible Person other than an individual may call for a notarially certified copy of such proxy or authority which shall be produced within 7 days of being so requested or the votes cast by such proxy or on behalf of such Eligible Person shall be disregarded.

 

7.20.  Directors of the Company may attend and speak at any meeting of Shareholders and at any separate meeting of the holders of any class or series of Shares.

 

7.21.  An action that may be taken by the Shareholders at a meeting may also be taken by a resolution consented to in writing, without the need for any notice, but if any Resolution of Shareholders is adopted otherwise than by the unanimous written consent of all Shareholders, a copy of such resolution shall forthwith be sent to all Shareholders not consenting to such resolution. The consent may be in the form of counterparts, each counterpart being signed by one or more Shareholders. If the consent is in one or more counterparts, and the counterparts bear different dates, then the resolution shall take effect on the earliest date upon which Eligible Persons holding a sufficient number of votes of Shares to constitute a Resolution of Shareholders have consented to the resolution by signed counterparts.

 

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8. DIRECTORS

 

8.1. The first directors of the Company shall be appointed by the first registered agent within 6 months of the date of incorporation of the Company; and thereafter, the directors shall be elected by Resolution of Shareholders or by Resolution of Directors.

 

8.2. No person shall be appointed as a director, or nominated as a reserve director, of the Company unless he has consented in writing to be a director or to be nominated as a reserve director.

 

8.3. Subject to Sub-Regulation 8.1 minimum number of directors shall be one and there shall be no maximum number.

 

8.4. Each director holds office for the term, if any, fixed by the Resolution of Shareholders or Resolution of Directors appointing him, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. If no term is fixed on the appointment of a director, the director serves indefinitely until his earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

8.5. A director may be removed from office,

 

  (a) with or without cause, by Resolution of Shareholders passed at a meeting of Shareholders called for the purposes of removing the director or for purposes including the removal of the director or by a written resolution passed by a least 75% of the Shareholders of the Company entitled to vote; or

 

  (b) with cause, by a Resolution of Directors passed at a meeting of directors called for the purpose of removing the director or for purposes including the removal of the director.

 

8.6. A director may resign his office by giving written notice of his resignation to the Company and the resignation has effect from the date the notice is received by the Company or from such later date as may be specified in the notice. A director shall resign forthwith as a director if he is, or becomes, disqualified from acting as a director under the Act.

 

8.7. The directors may at any time appoint any person to be a director either to fill a vacancy or as an addition to the existing directors. Where the directors appoint a person as director to fill a vacancy, the term shall not exceed the term that remained when the person who has ceased to be a director ceased to hold office.

 

8.8. A vacancy in relation to directors occurs if a director dies or otherwise ceases to hold office prior to the expiration of his term of office.

 

8.9. Where the Company only has one Shareholder who is an individual and that Shareholder is also the sole director of the Company, the sole Shareholder/director may, by instrument in writing, nominate a person who is not disqualified from being a director of the Company as a reserve director of the Company to act in the place of the sole director in the event of his death.

 

8.10.  The nomination of a person as a reserve director of the Company ceases to have effect if:

 

  (a) before the death of the sole Shareholder/director who nominated him.

 

  (i) he resigns as reserve director, or

 

  (ii) the sole Shareholder/director revokes the nomination in writing; or

 

  (b) the sole Shareholder/director who nominated him ceases to be the sole Shareholder/director of the Company for any reason other than his death.

 

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8.11  The Company shall keep a register of directors containing:

 

  (a) the names and addresses of the persons who are directors of the Company, or who have been nominated as reserve directors of the Company;

 

  (b) the date on which each person whose name is entered in the register was appointed as a director of the Company, or nominated as a reserve director of the Company;

 

  (c) the date on which each person named as a director ceased to be a director of the Company;

 

  (d) the date on which the nomination of any person nominated as a reserve director ceased to have effect; and

 

  (e) such other information as may be prescribed by the Act.

 

8.12 The register of directors may be kept in any such form as the directors may approve, but if it is in magnetic, electronic or other data storage form, the Company must be able to produce legible evidence of its contents. Until a Resolution of Directors determining otherwise is passed, the magnetic, electronic or other data storage shall be the original register of directors.

 

8.13 The directors may, by Resolution of Directors, fix the emoluments of directors with respect to services to be rendered in any capacity to the Company.

 

8.14 A director is not required to hold a Share as a qualification to office.

 

9 POWERS OF DIRECTORS

 

9.1 The business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by, or under the direction or supervision of, the directors of the Company. The directors of the Company have all the powers necessary for managing, and for directing and supervising, the business and affairs of the Company. The directors may pay all expenses incurred preliminary to and in connection with the incorporation of the Company and may exercise all such powers of the Company as are not by the Act or by the Memorandum or the Articles required to be exercised by the Shareholders.

 

9.2 Each director shall exercise his powers for a proper purpose and shall not act or agree to the Company acting in a manner that contravenes the Memorandum, the Articles or the Act. Each director, in exercising his powers or performing his duties, shall act honestly and in good faith in what the director believes to be the best interests of the Company.

 

9.3 If the Company is the wholly owned subsidiary of a holding company, a director of the Company may, when exercising powers or performing duties as a director, act in a manner which he believes is in the best interests of the holding company even though it may not be in the best interests of the Company.

 

9.4 Any director which is a body corporate may appoint any individual as its duly authorised representative for the purpose of representing it at meetings of the directors, with respect to the signing of consents or otherwise.

 

9.5 The continuing directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body.

 

9.6 The directors may by Resolution of Directors exercise all the powers of the Company to incur indebtedness, liabilities or obligations and to secure indebtedness, liabilities or obligations whether of the Company or of any third party.

 

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9.7 All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments and all receipts for moneys paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed, as the case may be, in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by Resolution of Directors.

 

9.8 For the purposes of Section 175 (Disposition of assets) of the Act, the directors may by Resolution of Directors determine that any sale, transfer, lease, exchange or other disposition is in the usual or regular course of the business carried on by the Company and such determination is, in the absence of fraud, conclusive.

 

10 PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS

 

10.1 Any one director of the Company may call a meeting of the directors by sending a written notice to each other director.

 

10.2 The directors of the Company or any committee thereof may meet at such times and in such manner and places within or outside the British Virgin Islands as the directors may determine to be necessary or desirable.

 

10.3 A director is deemed to be present at a meeting of directors if he participates by telephone or other electronic means and all directors participating in the meeting are able to hear each other.

 

10.4 A director shall be given not less than 3 days’ notice of meetings of directors, but a meeting of directors held without 3 days’ notice having been given to all directors shall be valid if all the directors entitled to vote at the meeting who do not attend waive notice of the meeting, and for this purpose the presence of a director at a meeting shall constitute waiver by that director. The inadvertent failure to give notice of a meeting to a director, or the fact that a director has not received the notice, does not invalidate the meeting.

 

10.5 A director may by a written instrument appoint an alternate who need not be a director and the alternate shall be entitled to attend meetings in the absence of the director who appointed him and to vote in place of the director until the appointment lapses or is terminated.

 

10.6 A meeting of directors is duly constituted for all purposes if at the commencement of the meeting there are present in person or by alternate not less than one-half of the total number of directors, unless there are only 2 directors in which case the quorum is 2.

 

10.7 If the Company has only one director the provisions herein contained for meetings of directors do not apply and such sole director has full power to represent and act for the Company in all matters as are not by the Act, the Memorandum or the Articles required to be exercised by the Shareholders. In lieu of minutes of a meeting the sole director shall record in writing and sign a note or memorandum of all matters requiring a Resolution of Directors. Such a note or memorandum constitutes sufficient evidence of such resolution for all purposes.

 

10.8 At meetings of directors at which the Chairman of the Board is present, he shall preside as chairman of the meeting. If there is no Chairman of the Board or if the Chairman of the Board is not present, the directors present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

 

10.9 An action that may be taken by the directors or a committee of directors at a meeting may also be taken by a Resolution of Directors or a resolution of a committee of directors consented to in writing by a majority of directors or a majority of members of the committee, as the case may be, without the need for any notice. The consent may be in the form of counterparts each counterpart being signed by one or more directors. If the consent is in one or more counterparts, and the counterparts bear different dates, then the resolution shall take effect on the date upon which the last director has consented to the resolution by signed counterparts.

 

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11 COMMITTEES

 

11.1 The directors may, by Resolution of Directors, designate one or more committees, each consisting of one or more directors, and delegate one or more of their powers, including the power to affix the Seal, to the committee.

 

11.2 The directors have no power to delegate to a committee of directors any of the following powers:

 

  (a) to amend the Memorandum or the Articles;

 

  (b) to designate committees of directors;

 

  (c) to delegate powers to a committee of directors;

 

  (d) to appoint or remove directors;

 

  (e) to appoint or remove an agent;

 

  (f) to approve a plan of merger, consolidation or arrangement;

 

  (g) to make a declaration of solvency or to approve a liquidation plan; or

 

  (h) to make a determination that immediately after a proposed distribution the value of the Company’s assets will exceed its liabilities and the Company will be able to pay its debts as they fall due.

 

11.3 Sub-Regulation (b) and (c) do not prevent a committee of directors, where authorised by the Resolution of Directors appointing such committee or by a subsequent Resolution of Directors, from appointing a sub-committee and delegating powers exercisable by the committee to the sub-committee.

 

11.4 The meetings and proceedings of each committee of directors consisting of 2 or more directors shall be governed mutatis mutandis by the provisions of the Articles regulating the proceedings of directors so far as the same are not superseded by any provisions in the Resolution of Directors establishing the committee.

 

11.5 Where the directors delegate their powers to a committee of directors they remain responsible for the exercise of that power by the committee, unless they believed on reasonable grounds at all times before the exercise of the power that the committee would exercise the power in conformity with the duties imposed on directors of the Company under the Act.

 

12 OFFICERS AND AGENTS

 

12.1 The Company may by Resolution of Directors appoint officers of the Company at such times as may be considered necessary or expedient. Such officers may consist of a Chairman of the Board of Directors, a president and one or more vice-presidents, secretaries and treasurers and such other officers as may from time to time be considered necessary or expedient. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.

 

12.2 The officers shall perform such duties as are prescribed at the time of their appointment subject to any modification in such duties as may be prescribed thereafter by Resolution of Directors. In the absence of any specific prescription of duties it shall be the responsibility of the Chairman of the Board to preside at meetings of directors and Shareholders, the president to manage the day to day affairs of the Company, the vice-presidents to act in order of seniority in the absence of the president but otherwise to perform such duties as may be delegated to them by the president, the secretaries to maintain the register of members, minute books and records (other than financial records) of the Company and to ensure compliance with all procedural requirements imposed on the Company by applicable law, and the treasurer to be responsible for the financial affairs of the Company.

 

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12.3 The emoluments of all officers shall be fixed by Resolution of Directors.

 

12.4 The officers of the Company shall hold office until their successors are duly appointed, but any officer elected or appointed by the directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by Resolution of Directors. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Company may be filled by Resolution of Directors.

 

12.5 The directors may, by Resolution of Directors, appoint any person, including a person who is a director, to be an agent of the Company.

 

12.6 An agent of the Company shall have such powers and authority of the directors, including the power and authority to affix the Seal, as are set forth in the Articles or in the Resolution of Directors appointing the agent, except that no agent has any power or authority with respect to the following:

 

  (a) to amend the Memorandum or the Articles;

 

  (b) to change the registered office or agent;

 

  (c) to designate committees of directors;

 

  (d) to delegate powers to a committee of directors;

 

  (e) to appoint or remove directors;

 

  (f) to appoint or remove an agent;

 

  (g) to fix emoluments of directors;

 

  (h) to approve a plan of merger, consolidation or arrangement;

 

  (i) to make a declaration of solvency or to approve a liquidation plan;

 

  (j) to make a determination that the company will, immediately after a proposed distribution, satisfy the solvency test; or

 

  (k) to authorise the Company to continue as a company incorporated under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the British Virgin Islands.

 

12.7 The resolution of Directors appointing an agent may authorise the agent to appoint one or more substitutes or delegates to exercise some or all of the powers conferred on the agent by the Company.

 

12.8 The directors may remove an agent appointed by the Company and may revoke or vary a power conferred on him.

 

13 CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

 

13.1 A director of the Company shall, forthwith after becoming aware of the fact that he is interested in a transaction entered into or to be entered into by the Company, disclose the interest to all other directors of the Company.

 

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13.2 For the purposes of Sub-Regulation 13.1, a disclosure to all other directors to the effect that a director is a member, director or officer of another named entity or has a fiduciary relationship with respect to the entity or a named individual and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction which may, after the date of the entry into the transaction or disclosure, of the interest, be entered into with that entity or individual, is a sufficient disclosure of interest in relation to that transaction.

 

13.3 A director of the Company who is interested in a transaction entered into or to be entered into by the Company may:

 

  a) vote on a matter relating to the transaction;

 

  b) attend a meeting of directors at which a matter relating to the transaction arises and be included among the directors present at the meeting for the purposes of a quorum; and

 

  c) sign a document on behalf of the Company, or do any other thing in his capacity as a director, that relates to the transaction,

and, subject to compliance with the Act shall not, by reason of his office be accountable to the Company for any benefit which he derives from such transaction and no such transaction shall be liable to be avoided on the grounds of any such interest or benefit.

 

14 INDEMNIFICATION

 

14.1 Subject to the limitations hereinafter provided the Company shall indemnify against all expenses, including legal fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonably incurred in connection with legal, administrative or investigative proceedings any person who:

 

  a) is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director of the Company; or

 

  b) is or was, at the request of the Company, serving as a director of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another body corporate or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

 

14.2 The indemnity in Sub-Regulation 14.1 only applies if the person acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company and, in the case of criminal proceedings, the person had no reasonable cause to believe that their conduct was unlawful.

 

14.3 For the purposes of Sub-Regulation 14.2, a director acts in the best interest of the Company if he acts in the best interest of

 

  (a) the Company’s holding company; or

 

  (b) a Shareholder or Shareholders of the Company;

in either case, in the circumstances specified in Sub-Regulation 9.3 or the Act, as the case may be.

 

14.4 The decision of the directors as to whether the person acted honestly and in good faith and with a view to the best interests of the Company and as to whether the person had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful is, in the absence of fraud, sufficient for the purposes of the Articles, unless a question of law is involved.

 

14.5 The termination of any proceedings by any judgment, order, settlement, conviction or the entering of a nolle prosequi does not, by itself, create a presumption that the person did not act honestly and in good faith and with a view to the best interests of the Company or that the person had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

 

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14.6 Expenses, including legal fees, incurred by a director in defending any legal, administrative or investigative proceedings maybe paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such proceedings upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director to repay the amount if it shall ultimately be determined that the director is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company in accordance with Sub-Regulation 14.1.

 

14.7 Expenses, including legal fees, incurred by a former director in defending any legal, administrative or investigative proceedings may be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such proceedings upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the former director to repay the amount if it shall ultimately be determined that the former director is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company in accordance with Sub-Regulation 14.1 and upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Company deems appropriate.

 

14.8 The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this section is not exclusive of any other rights to which the person seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any agreement, Resolution of Shareholders, resolution of disinterested directors or otherwise, both as acting in the person’s official capacity and as to acting in another capacity while serving as a director of the Company.

 

14.9 If a person referred to in Sub-Regulation 14.1 has been successful in defence of any proceedings referred to in sub-Regulation 14.1, the person is entitled to be indemnified against all expenses, including legal fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the proceedings.

 

14.10 The Company may purchase and maintain insurance in relation to any person who is or was a director, officer or liquidator of the Company, or who at the request of the Company is or was serving as a director, officer or liquidator of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another company or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by the person in that capacity, whether or not the Company has or would have had the power to indemnify the person against the liability as provided in the Articles.

 

15 RECORDS

 

15.1 The Company shall keep the following documents at the office of its registered agent:

 

  a) the Memorandum and the Articles;

 

  b) the register of members, or a copy of the register of members;

 

  c) the register of directors, or a copy of the register of directors; and

 

  d) copies of all notices and other documents filed by the Company with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs in the previous 10 years.

 

15.2 Until the directors determine otherwise by Resolution of Directors the Company shall keep the original register of members and original register of directors at the office of its registered agent.

 

15.3 If the Company maintains only a copy of the register of members or a copy of the register of directors at the office of its registered agent, it shall:

 

  a) within 15 days of any change in either register, notify the registered agent in writing of the change; and

 

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  b) provide the registered agent with a written record of the physical address of the place or places at which the original register of members or the original register of directors is kept.

 

15.4 The Company shall keep the following records at the office of its registered agent or at such other place or places, within or outside the British Virgin Islands, as the directors may determine:

 

  a) minutes of meetings and Resolutions of Shareholders and classes of Shareholders;

 

  b) minutes of meetings and Resolutions of Directors and committees of directors; and

 

  c) an impression of the Seal.

 

15.5 Where any original records referred to in this Regulation are maintained other than at the office of the registered agent of the Company, and the place at which the original records is changed, the Company shall provide the registered agent with the physical address of the new location of the records of the Company within 14 days of the change of location.

 

15.6 The records kept by the Company under this Regulation shall be in written form or either wholly or partly as electronic records complying with the requirements of the Electronic Transactions Act (No. 5 of 2001) as from time to time amended or re-enacted.

 

16 REGISTER OF CHARGES

The Company shall maintain at the office of its registered agent a register of charges in which there shall be entered the following particulars regarding each mortgage, charge and other encumbrance created by the Company:

 

  a) the date of creation of the charge;

 

  b) a short description of the liability secured by the charge;

 

  c) a short description of the property charged;

 

  d) the name and address of the trustee for the security or, if there is no such trustee, the name and address of the chargee;

 

  e) unless the charge is a security to bearer, the name and address of the holder of the charge; and

 

  f) details of any prohibition or restriction contained in the instrument creating the charge on the power of the Company to create any future charge ranking in priority to or equally with the charge.

 

17 SEAL

The Company shall have a seal. The Company may have more than one Seal and references herein to the Seal shall be references to every Seal which shall have been duly adopted by Resolution of Directors. The directors shall provide for the safe custody of the Seal and for an imprint thereof to be kept at the registered office. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein the Seal when affixed to any written instrument shall be witnessed and attested to by the signature of any one director or other person so authorised from time to time by Resolution of Directors. Such authorisation may be before or after the Seal is affixed, may be general or specific and may refer to any number of sealings. The directors may provide for a facsimile of the Seal and of the signature of any director or authorised person which may be reproduced by printing or other means on any instrument and it shall have the same force and validity as if the Seal had been affixed to such instrument and the same had been attested to as hereinbefore described.

 

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18 DISTRIBUTIONS BY WAY OF DIVIDEND

 

18.1 The directors of the Company may, by Resolution of Directors, authorise a Distribution by way of dividend at a time and of an amount they think fit if they are satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that, immediately after the Distribution, the value of the Company’s assets will exceed its liabilities and the Company will be able to pay its debts as they fall due.

 

18.2 Dividends may be paid in money, shares, or other property.

 

18.3 Notice of any dividend that may have been declared shall be given to each Shareholder as specified in Sub-Regulation 20.1 and all dividends unclaimed for 3 years after having been declared may be forfeited by Resolution of Directors for the benefit of the Company.

 

18.4 No dividend shall bear interest as against the Company and no dividend shall be paid on Treasury Shares.

 

19 ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

 

19.1 The Company shall keep records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company’s transactions and that will, at any time, enable the financial position of the Company to be determined with reasonable accuracy.

 

19.2 The Company may by Resolution of Shareholders call for the directors to prepare periodically and make available a profit and loss account and a balance sheet. The profit and loss account and balance sheet shall be drawn up so as to give respectively a true and fair view of the profit and loss of the Company for a financial period and a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities of the Company as at the end of a financial period.

 

19.3 The Company may by Resolution of Shareholders call for the accounts to be examined by auditors.

 

19.4 The first auditors shall be appointed by Resolution of Directors; subsequent auditors shall be appointed by a Resolution of Shareholders or by Resolution of Directors.

 

19.5 The auditors may be Shareholders, but no director or other officer shall be eligible to be an auditor of the Company during their continuance in office.

 

19.6 The remuneration of the auditors of the Company maybe fixed by Resolution of Directors.

 

19.7 The auditors shall examine each profit and loss account and balance sheet required to be laid before a meeting of the Shareholders or otherwise given to Shareholders and shall state in a written report whether or not:

 

  a) in their opinion the profit and loss account and balance sheet give a true and fair view respectively of the profit and loss for the period covered by the accounts, and of the assets and liabilities of the Company at the end of that period; and

 

  b) all the information and explanations required by the auditors have been obtained.

 

19.8 The report of the auditors shall be annexed to the accounts and shall be read at the meeting of Shareholders at which the accounts are laid before the Company or shall be otherwise given to the Shareholders.

 

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19.9 Every auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books of account and vouchers of the Company, and shall be entitled to require from the directors and officers of the Company such information and explanations as he thinks necessary for the performance of the duties of the auditors.

 

19.10  The auditors of the Company shall be entitled to receive notice of, and to attend any meetings of Shareholders at which the Company’s profit and loss account and balance sheet are to be presented.

 

20 NOTICES

 

20.1 Any notice, information or written statement to be given by the Company to Shareholders may be given by personal service or by mail addressed to each Shareholder at the address shown in the register of members.

 

20.2 Any summons, notice, order, document, process, information or written statement to be served on the Company may be served by leaving it, or by sending it by registered mail addressed to the Company, at its registered office, or by leaving it with, or by sending it by registered mail to, the registered agent of the Company.

 

20.3 Service of any summons, notice, order, document, process, information or written statement to be served on the Company may be proved by showing that the summons, notice, order, document, process, information or written statement was delivered to the registered office or the registered agent of the Company or that it was mailed in such time as to admit to its being delivered to the registered office or the registered agent of the Company in the normal course of delivery within the period prescribed for service and was correctly addressed and the postage was prepaid.

 

21 VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION

The Company may by Resolution of Shareholders or by a Resolution of Directors appoint a voluntary liquidator.

 

22 CONTINUATION

The Company may by Resolution of Shareholders or by a resolution passed unanimously by all directors of the Company continue as a company incorporated under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the British Virgin Islands in the manner provided under those laws.

 

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We, MOSSACK FONSECA & CO. (B.V.I.) LTD., of P.O. Box 3136, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands for the purpose of incorporating a BVI Business Company under the laws of the British Virgin Islands hereby sign these Articles of Association the 22nd day of December, 2009.

 

Incorporator
/s/ Rosemarie Flax

Rosemarie Flax

Authorised Signatory

MOSSACK FONSECA & CO. (B.V.I.) LTD.

 

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EX-3.I.2 4 dex3i2.htm EXHIBIT 3(I)(2) EXHIBIT 3(I)(2)

Exhibit 3(i).2

TERRITORY OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004

AMENDED AND RESTATED

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

A COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

1. REGISTERED SHARES

 

1.1 Every Shareholder is entitled to a certificate signed by a Director or officer of the Company, or any other person authorized by Resolution of Directors, specifying the number of Shares held by him and the signature of the Director, officer or authorized person and the Seal may be facsimiles. A certificate may be issued in electronic form in accordance with the Electronic Transactions Act, 2001 as from time to time amended or re-enacted.

 

1.2 Any Shareholder receiving a certificate shall indemnify and hold the Company and its directors and officers harmless from any loss or liability which it or they may incur by reason of any wrongful or fraudulent use or representation made by any person by virtue of the possession thereof. If a certificate for Shares is worn out or lost it may be renewed on production of the worn out certificate or on satisfactory proof of its loss together with such indemnity as may be required and determined under the Company’s policy as set by Resolution of Directors.

 

1.3 If several Persons are registered as joint holders of any Shares, any one of such Persons may give an effectual receipt for any Distribution.

 

2. SHARES

 

2.1 Shares and other Securities may be issued at such times, to such Persons, for such consideration and on such terms as the Directors may by Resolution of Directors determine.

 

2.2 Section 46 of the Act (Pre-emptive Rights) does not apply to the Company.

 

2.3 A Share may be issued for consideration in any form, including money, a promissory note, or other written obligation to contribute money or property, real property, personal property (including goodwill and know-how), services rendered or a contract for future services.

 

2.4 The consideration for a Share with par value shall not be less than the par value of the Share. If a Share with par value is issued for consideration less than the par value, the person to whom the Share is issued is liable to pay to the Company an amount equal to the difference between the issue price and the par value.

 

2.5 No Shares may be issued for a consideration other than money, unless a Resolution of Directors has been passed stating:

 

  (a) the amount to be credited for the issue of the Shares;


  (b) the determination of the Directors of the reasonable present cash value of the non-money consideration for the issue; and

 

  (c) that, in the opinion of the Directors, the present cash value of the non-money consideration for the issue is not less than the amount to be credited for the issue of the Shares.

 

2.6 The Company shall keep a register (the “register of members”) containing:

 

  (a) the names and addresses of the Persons who hold Shares;

 

  (b) the number of each class and series of Shares held by each Shareholder;

 

  (c) the date on which the name of each Shareholder was entered in the register of members; and

 

  (d) the date on which any Person ceased to be a Shareholder.

 

2.7 The register of members may be in any such form as the Directors may approve, but if it is in magnetic, electronic or other data storage form, the Company must be able to produce legible evidence of its contents. Until the Directors otherwise determine, the magnetic, electronic or other data storage form shall be the original register of members.

 

2.8 A Share is deemed to be issued when the name of the Shareholder is entered in the register of members.

 

2.9 The entry of the name of a Person in the register of members as a holder of a Share is prima facie evidence that legal title in the Share vests in that Person.

 

2.10 No share may be issued by the Company that:

 

  (a) increases the liability of a person to the Company; or

 

  (b) imposes a new liability on a person to the Company,

unless that person, or an authorized agent of that person, agrees in writing to becoming the holder of the share.

 

3. REDEMPTION OF SHARES AND TREASURY SHARES

 

3.1 The Company may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire and hold its own Shares save that the Company may not, except pursuant to Article 3.7, purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire its own Shares without the consent of Shareholders whose Shares are to be purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired unless the Company is permitted by the Act or any other provision in the Memorandum or Articles to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire the Shares without their consent.

 

3.2 The Company may only offer to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire Shares if the Resolution of Directors authorizing the purchase, redemption or other acquisition contains a statement that the Directors are satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that immediately after the acquisition the value of the Company’s assets will exceed its liabilities and the Company will be able to pay its debts as they fall due.

 

3.3 Sections 60 (Process for acquisition of own shares), 61 (Offer to one or more shareholders) and 62 (Shares redeemed otherwise than at the option of company) of the Act shall not apply to the Company.

 

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3.4 Shares that the Company purchases, redeems or otherwise acquires pursuant to this Article may be cancelled or held as Treasury Shares except to the extent that such Shares are in excess of 50% of the issued Shares in which case they shall be cancelled to the extent of such excess but they shall be available for reissue.

 

3.5 All rights and obligations attaching to a Treasury Share are suspended and shall not be exercised by the Company while it holds the Share as a Treasury Share.

 

3.6 Treasury Shares may be transferred by the Company on such terms and conditions (not otherwise inconsistent with the Memorandum and the Articles) as the Company may by Resolution of Directors determine.

 

3.7 Where:

 

  (a) the Company undertakes any division of the issued Shares pursuant to section 40A of the Act, and

 

  (b) pursuant to such division a Shareholder holds a total number of Shares which includes a fractional Share,

the Company may compulsorily redeem such fractional Share so that (subsequent to such redemption) the Shareholder holds a whole number of Shares.

 

4. MORTGAGES AND CHARGES OF SHARES

 

4.1 Shareholders may mortgage or charge their Shares.

 

4.2 There shall be entered in the register of members at the written request of the Shareholder:

 

  (a) a statement that the Shares held by him are mortgaged or charged;

 

  (b) the name of the mortgagee or chargee; and

 

  (c) the date on which the particulars specified in subparagraphs (a) and (b) are entered in the register of members.

 

4.3 Where particulars of a mortgage or charge are entered in the register of members, such particulars may be cancelled:

 

  (a) with the written consent of the named mortgagee or chargee or anyone authorized to act on his behalf; or

 

  (b) upon evidence satisfactory to the Directors of the discharge of the liability secured by the mortgage or charge and the issue of such indemnities as the Directors shall consider necessary or desirable.

 

4.4 Whilst particulars of a mortgage or charge over Shares are entered in the register of members pursuant to this Article:

 

  (a) no transfer of any Share the subject of those particulars shall be effected;

 

  (b) the Company may not purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any such Share; and

 

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  (c) no replacement certificate shall be issued in respect of such Shares, without the written consent of the named mortgagee or chargee.

 

5. FORFEITURE

 

5.1 Shares that are not fully paid on issue are subject to the forfeiture provisions set forth in this Article and for this purpose Shares issued for a promissory note, other written obligation to contribute money or property or a contract for future services are deemed to be not fully paid.

 

5.2 A written notice of call specifying the date for payment to be made shall be served on the Shareholder who defaults in making payment in respect of the Shares.

 

5.3 The written notice of call referred to in Article 5.2 shall name a further date not earlier than the expiration of 14 days from the date of service of the notice on or before which the payment required by the notice is to be made and shall contain a statement that in the event of non-payment at or before the time named in the notice the Shares, or any of them, in respect of which payment is not made will be liable to be forfeited.

 

5.4 Where a written notice of call has been issued pursuant to Article 5.3 and the requirements of the notice have not been complied with, the Directors may, at any time before tender of payment, forfeit and cancel the Shares to which the notice relates.

 

5.5 The Company is under no obligation to refund any moneys to the Shareholder whose Shares have been cancelled pursuant to Article 5.4 and that Shareholder shall be discharged from any further obligation to the Company with respect to such cancelled Shares.

 

6. TRANSFER AND TRANSMISSION OF SHARES

 

6.1 Shares may be transferred by a written instrument of transfer signed by the transferor and containing the name and address of the transferee, which shall be sent to the Company for registration.

 

6.2 The transfer of a Share is effective when the name of the transferee is entered on the register of members.

 

6.3 If the directors or a duly authorized committee of directors of the Company are satisfied that an instrument of transfer relating to Shares has been signed but that the instrument has been lost or destroyed, they may resolve by Resolution of Directors:

 

  (a) to accept such evidence of the transfer of Shares as they consider appropriate; and

 

  (b) that the transferee’s name should be entered in the register of members notwithstanding the absence of the instrument of transfer.

 

6.4 Subject to the Memorandum, the personal representative of a deceased Shareholder may transfer a Share even though the personal representative is not a Shareholder at the time of the transfer.

 

7. MEETINGS AND CONSENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

7.1 Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Shareholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting (as provided for in Articles 7.3 and 7.4) of the Shareholders entitled to vote on such action and may not be effected by a Resolution consented to in writing.

 

7.2 All meetings of Shareholders (whether annual or special) shall be held on such dates and at such places as may be fixed from time to time by the directors.

 

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7.3 A meeting of Shareholders, which shall be held no more than once in each calendar year, for such business as may come before the meeting (the “annual meeting of Shareholders”) shall be held at such date and time as may be determined by the directors.

 

7.4 A meeting of Shareholders other than an annual meeting of Shareholders which shall be held for the consideration of any business, including the election of directors, shall hereinafter be referred to as a “special meeting of Shareholders.” A special meeting of Shareholders may be called by the directors pursuant to a Resolution of Directors at such date, time and for the consideration of any business as may be determined by the directors, save that upon the written request of Shareholders holding at least 30 percent of the votes of the outstanding voting Shares in the Company, the directors shall convene a special meeting of Shareholders in respect of the matter for which the meeting is requested. If a special meeting of Shareholders is called upon by the written request of Shareholders pursuant to the previous sentence, then such written request must specify the nature of the business proposed to be transacted and such business must be a proper matter for Shareholder action, and, as to any proposed business or director nominations that such Shareholders propose to bring before the meeting, such Shareholder must provide with such request the information set forth in subclauses (i) through (viii) of Article 7.17(a). Furthermore, any such business must comply with, and shall be subject to, the requirements and provisions of Articles 7.16(b) and 7.17(b).

 

7.5 Written notice of all meetings of Shareholders, stating the time, place and, in the case of a special meeting of Shareholders, the purpose or purposes thereof, shall be given by the Company pursuant to a Resolution of Directors not fewer than ten days before the date of the proposed meeting to those persons whose names appear as Shareholders in the register of members on the date of the notice and are entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

7.6 The directors may fix the date notice is given of a meeting of Shareholders, or such other date as may be specified in the notice, as the record date for determining those Shares that are entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

7.7 A meeting of Shareholders may be called on short notice:

 

  (a) if Shareholders holding not less than 90 percent of the total number of Shares entitled to vote on all matters to be considered at the meeting, or 90 percent of the votes of each class or series of Shares where Shareholders are entitled to vote thereon as a class or series together with not less than a 90 percent majority of the remaining votes, have agreed to short notice of the meeting, or

 

  (b) if all Shareholders holding Shares entitled to vote on all or any matters to be considered at the meeting have waived notice of the meeting and for this purpose presence at the meeting shall be deemed to constitute waiver.

 

7.8 The inadvertent failure of the directors to give notice of a meeting to a Shareholder, or the fact that a Shareholder has not received notice, does not invalidate the meeting.

 

7.9 A Shareholder may be represented at a meeting of Shareholders by a proxy who may speak and vote on behalf of the Shareholder.

 

7.10 The instrument appointing a proxy shall be produced at the place appointed for the meeting before the time for holding the meeting at which the person named in such instrument proposes to vote.

 

7.11 An instrument appointing a proxy shall be in such form as the Directors may from time to time determine or such other form as the chairman of the meeting shall accept as properly evidencing the wishes of the Shareholder appointing the proxy.

 

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Execution of the instrument appointing a proxy may be accomplished by the Shareholder or such Shareholder’s authorized officer, director, employee or agent signing such instrument by any reasonable means, including, but not limited to, by facsimile signature. A Shareholder may authorize another person or persons to act for such Shareholder as proxy by transmitting or authorizing the transmission of such communication evidencing the Shareholder’s intention to appoint a person or persons as his proxy by means of a telegram, cablegram, or other means of electronic transmission (including but not limited to, via internet or telephone) to the person who will be the holder of the proxy or to a proxy solicitation firm, proxy support service organization or like agent duly authorized by the person who will be the holder of the proxy to receive such transmission, provided that any such telegram, cablegram or the other means of electronic transmission (which must be supported by printed evidence thereof) must be either set forth or be submitted with written information from which it can be determined that the telegram, cablegram or printed evidence of the other electronic transmission was authorized by the Shareholder. Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or transmission created pursuant to this Article 7.11 may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.

 

7.12 The following applies where Shares are jointly owned:

 

  (a) if two or more persons hold Shares jointly each of them may be present in person or by proxy at a meeting of Shareholders and may speak as a Shareholder;

 

  (b) if only one of the joint owners is present in person or by proxy, he may vote on behalf of all joint owners; and

 

  (c) if two or more of the joint owners are present in person or by proxy, they must vote as one.

 

7.13 Subject to such limitations, restrictions, guidelines and procedures as may be established by the directors by Resolution of Directors from time to time, a Shareholder shall be deemed to be present at a meeting of Shareholders if he participates by telephone or other electronic means and all Shareholders participating in the meeting are able to hear each other.

 

7.14 A meeting of Shareholders is duly constituted if, at the commencement of the meeting, there are present in person or by proxy not less than 50% of the votes of the Shares entitled to vote on the Resolutions of Shareholders to be considered at the meeting. If a quorum be present, notwithstanding the fact that such quorum may be represented by only a single Shareholder or proxy, then such person may pass a Resolution of Shareholders and a certificate signed by such person accompanied where such person be a proxy by a copy of the proxy instrument shall constitute a valid Resolution of Shareholders. The Shareholders present at a duly called or held meeting of Shareholders at which a quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough Shareholders to leave less than a quorum, if any action (other than adjournment) is approved by at least a majority of the Shares required to constitute a quorum.

 

7.15 If within two hours from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of Shareholders, shall be dissolved; in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the next business day in the jurisdiction in which the meeting was to have been held at the same time and place or to such other time and place as the chairman of the meeting may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting there are present within one hour from the time appointed for the meeting in person or by proxy not less than one third of the votes of the Shares or each class or series of Shares entitled to vote on the matters to be considered by the meeting, those present shall constitute a quorum but otherwise the meeting shall be dissolved.

 

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7.16   (a)      At any annual meeting of Shareholders, only proposals of business which have been made in accordance with this Article shall be eligible to be brought before such meeting:

 

  (i) by or at the direction of the Chairman of the Board or by Resolution of Directors;

 

  (ii) by any Shareholder who is a holder of record as of the record date established pursuant to Article 7.6 who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the requirements and procedures set out in Article 7.17.

 

  (b) At any special meeting of Shareholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the notice of meeting made pursuant to Article 7.5.

 

7.17   (a)      For business to be properly brought to an annual meeting of Shareholders by a Shareholder, such business must be a proper matter for Shareholder action and the Shareholder must have given timely written notice thereof, either by personal delivery or by prepaid registered post to the Secretary of the Company (the “Secretary”) at the principal executive offices of the Company. To be considered timely in connection with an annual meeting of Shareholders, a Shareholder’s notice must be delivered not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days prior to the anniversary date of the prior year’s annual meeting of Shareholders; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting of Shareholders changed by more than 30 days from such anniversary date, notice from a Shareholder shall also be considered timely if it is delivered not earlier than 90 days prior to such annual meeting nor later than the later of (i) 60 days prior to such annual meeting or (ii) the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which public disclosure is first made of the date of such annual meeting of Shareholders. For the purposes of this Article 7.17, any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) of the original annual meeting of Shareholders whereby such meeting will reconvene within 30 days from original date shall be deemed, for purposes of notice, to be a continuation of such original annual meeting of Shareholders and no business may be brought before any reconvened meeting unless such timely notice of such business was properly given to the Secretary for the meeting as originally scheduled. A Shareholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set out:

 

  (i) a brief description of the proposal or the business desired to be brought before the meeting;

 

  (ii) the full text of the proposal or business (including the full text of any resolutions proposed for consideration, and, in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend either the Memorandum or the Articles of the Company, the full text of the proposed amendment) and such other information regarding such proposal as would be required in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission had such proposal been made by the Company;

 

  (iii) the reasons for making the proposal or conducting such business at the meeting;

 

  (iv) a representation that the Shareholder is a holder of record of Shares in the Company entitled to vote at such meeting and that such Shareholder intends to appear in person or by a proxy at the meeting to conduct the business being proposed as specified in the notice;

 

  (v) the name and address of record of the Shareholder proposing such business and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made;

 

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  (vi) the class and number of Shares of the Company which are owned beneficially or of record by such Shareholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made;

 

  (vii) any material interest of such Shareholder, and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, in such proposal or business and a description of all relationships, arrangements or understandings between the Shareholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and

 

  (viii) if the Shareholder or the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made intends to solicit proxies in support of such Shareholder’s or beneficial owner’s proposal, a representation to that effect.

 

  (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other Article contained in the Articles, nothing in Articles 7.4, 7.16(a)(ii), 7.16(b) or 7.17 shall be interpreted or construed to require the inclusion of information about any such proposal in any proxy statement distributed by, at the direction of, or on behalf of, the directors. The chairman of a meeting of Shareholders shall have the power and the duty, if the facts so warrant, to determine and declare to the meeting that business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of Articles 7.4, 7.16 or 7.17 and, if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted. Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in these Articles, if a Shareholder has notified the Company of his intention to present a proposal at a meeting of Shareholders and such Shareholder does not appear or send a qualified representative, as determined by the chairman of the meeting, to present such proposal at such meeting, the Company need not present such proposal for a vote at such meeting notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Company. Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in these Articles, a Shareholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in Articles 7.4, 7.16(a)(ii), 7.16(b) and 7.17. Nothing in these Articles shall be deemed to affect any rights of Shareholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Company’s proxy statement pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act.

 

7.18 At every meeting of Shareholders, the Chairman of the Board shall preside as chairman of the meeting. If there is no Chairman of the Board or if the Chairman of the Board is not present at the meeting, the vice-Chairman of the Board shall be the chairman of the meeting. If there is no vice-Chairman of the Board or if the vice-Chairman of the Board is not present at the meeting, the chief executive officer shall be the chairman of the meeting. In the absence of the chief executive officer, such other person as shall be selected by the Board shall act as chairman of the meeting. Subject to the Memorandum and these Articles, the Board may adopt by Resolution of Directors, rules and regulations for the conduct of meetings of Shareholders as it shall deem appropriate relating to:

 

  (a) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting and other matters pertaining to the conduct of the meeting;

 

  (b) maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present;

 

  (c) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting of shareholders of record, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the directors or chairman of the meeting shall determine;

 

  (d) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for commencement thereof; and

 

  (e) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants,

 

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7.19 Subject to the Memorandum, these Articles and any Resolution of Directors, the chairman of the meeting of Shareholders shall have the right and authority to prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct of meetings of Shareholders as he shall deem appropriate, including but not limited to the matters described in Articles 7.18 (a) through (e) above.

 

7.20 The chairman of the meeting may adjourn any meeting from time to time, and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.

 

7.21 At any meeting of the Shareholders, the chairman of the meeting is responsible for deciding in such manner as he considers appropriate whether any resolution proposed has been carried or not, and the result of his decision shall be announced to the meeting (including any adjournment thereof) and recorded in the minutes of the meeting. If the chairman has any doubt as to the outcome of the vote on a proposed resolution, he shall cause a poll to be taken of all votes cast upon such resolution. If the chairman fails to take a poll, then any Shareholder present in person or by proxy who disputes the announcement by the chairman of the result of any vote may immediately following such announcement demand that a poll be taken and the chairman shall cause a poll to be taken. If a poll is taken at any meeting, the result shall be announced to the meeting (including any adjournment thereof) and recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

 

7.22 Any person other than an individual shall be regarded as one Shareholder and subject to the specific provisions hereinafter contained for the appointment of representatives of such persons the right of any individual to speak for or represent such Shareholder shall be determined by the law of the jurisdiction where, and by the documents by which, the person is constituted or derives its existence. In case of doubt, the directors may in good faith seek legal advice and unless and until a court of competent jurisdiction shall otherwise rule, the directors may rely and act upon such advice without incurring any liability to any Shareholder.

 

7.23 Any person other than an individual which is a Shareholder of the Company may by resolution of its directors or other governing body of such person authorize such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Shareholders or meeting of any class of Shareholders of the Company, and the person so authorized shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the person which he represents as that person could exercise if it were an individual Shareholder.

 

7.24 The chairman of any meeting at which a vote is cast by proxy or on behalf of any person other than an individual may call for a notarially certified copy of such proxy or authority which shall be produced within 7 days of being so requested or the votes cast by such proxy or on behalf of such person shall be disregarded.

 

7.25 Directors of the Company may attend and speak at any meeting of Shareholders and at any separate meeting of the holders of any class or series of Shares.

 

7.26 No business of the Company shall be conducted at a meeting of shareholders except in accordance with the provisions of this Article 7.

 

8. DIRECTORS

 

8.1 The Directors shall be elected by a resolution of Shareholders passed in accordance with Article 8.8 below.

 

8.2 No person shall be appointed as a Director, or nominated as a reserve Director, of the Company unless he has consented in writing to be a Director or to be nominated as a reserve Director.

 

8.3 The minimum number of Directors shall be one and there shall be no maximum number.

 

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8.4 The Board shall be divided into three classes of Directors, as nearly equal in numbers as the then total number of Directors permits with the term of office of one class expiring each year.

 

8.5 At the annual meeting of Shareholders in 2010:

 

  (a) Directors of the first class shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the next succeeding annual meeting of Shareholders;

 

  (b) Directors of the second class shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the second succeeding annual meeting of Shareholders; and

 

  (c) Directors of the third class shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the third succeeding annual meeting of Shareholders.

 

8.6 At every succeeding annual meeting of Shareholders, the successors to the class of Directors whose term shall then expire shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the third succeeding annual meeting of Shareholders.

 

8.7 A Director who retires at the annual meeting of Shareholders shall be eligible for re-election. If he is not re-elected he shall retain office until the meeting elects someone in his place, or if it does not do so, until the end of the meeting.

 

8.8 The election of Directors at each duly convened and constituted annual meeting of Shareholders shall be determined by a plurality of the votes of the Shares entitled to vote thereon in which respect of which the Shareholders holding the Shares were present at the meeting in person or by proxy and being Shares in respect of which the votes were voted.

 

8.9 Each Director holds office for the term, if any, fixed by the Resolution of Shareholders appointing him, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

8.10 The Directors may at any time appoint any person to be a Director either to fill a vacancy or as an addition to the existing Directors. Where the Directors appoint a person as a Director to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director the term of appointment for that new Director shall not exceed the term that remained when the person who has ceased to be a Director ceased to hold office.

 

8.11 A vacancy in relation to Directors occurs if a Director dies or otherwise ceases to hold office prior to the expiration of his term of office.

 

8.12 Where the Company only has one Shareholder who is an individual and that Shareholder is also the sole Director, the sole Shareholder/Director may, by instrument in writing, nominate a person who is not disqualified from being a Director as a reserve director of the Company to act in the place of the sole Director in the event of his death.

 

8.13 The nomination of a person as a reserve director of the Company ceases to have effect if:

 

  (a) before the death of the sole Shareholder/Director who nominated him,

 

  (i) he resigns as reserve director, or

 

  (ii) the sole Shareholder/Director revokes the nomination in writing; or

 

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  (b) the sole Shareholder/Director who nominated him ceases to be able to be the sole Shareholder/Director for any reason other than his death.

 

8.14 The Company shall keep a register of directors containing:

 

  (a) the names and addresses of the persons who are directors of the Company or who have been nominated as reserve directors of the Company;

 

  (b) the date on which each person whose name is entered in the register was appointed as a director, or nominated as a reserve director, of the Company;

 

  (c) the date on which each person named as a director ceased to be a director of the Company;

 

  (d) the date on which the nomination of any person nominated as a reserve director ceased to have effect; and

 

  (e) such other information as may be prescribed by the Act.

 

8.15 The register of directors may be kept in any such form as the Directors may approve, but if it is in magnetic, electronic or other data storage form, the Company must be able to produce legible evidence of its contents. Until a Resolution of Directors determining otherwise is passed, the magnetic, electronic or other data storage shall be the original register of directors.

 

8.16 A Director is not required to hold a Share as a qualification to office.

 

8.17 A Director may be removed from office, with cause, by a Resolution of Shareholders or by Resolution of Directors passed at a meeting of directors called for the purpose of removing the director or for purposes including the removal of the director.

 

8.18 Without prejudice to the provisions of retirement by rotation hereinafter contained, the office of a Director shall be vacated in any of the events following, namely:

 

  (a) if he resigns his office by notice in writing delivered to the registered office or tendered at a meeting of the Board; or

 

  (b) if the Board resolves that he is through physical or mental incapacity or mental disorder no longer able to perform the functions of a Director; or

 

  (c) if he fails, without leave, to attend (whether or not an alternate Director appointed by him attends) three successive Board meetings or four Board meetings in any consecutive period of 12 months despite a notice being given to him prior to such third or fourth meeting (as the case may be) that the provisions of this paragraph might apply and not less than two-thirds of all the other Directors (excluding the Director concerned and, in his capacity as such, any alternate Director appointed by the Director concerned) resolving that his office should be vacated; or

 

  (d) if he becomes bankrupt or insolvent or makes an arrangement or composition with his creditors or applies to the Court in connection with a voluntary arrangement; or

 

  (e) any event analogous to those listed in Article 8.18(d) under the laws of any other jurisdiction occurs in relation to a Director; or

 

  (f) if he is prohibited by law from being a Director; or

 

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  (g) if he ceases to be a Director by virtue of the Act or is removed from office pursuant to these Articles.

In the case of Articles 8.18 (b) to (e) inclusive above, the Director shall be removed from office.

 

8.19 A Resolution of Directors declaring that a Director has vacated office under Article 8.18 shall be conclusive as to that fact and as to the ground of vacation as stated in the resolution.

 

8.20 Each Director shall have the power to appoint any person to be his alternate Director and may at his discretion remove such alternate Director. If such alternate Director is not another Director, such appointment, unless previously approved by the Board, shall have effect only upon and subject to it being so approved. Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be effected by notice in writing signed by the appointer and delivered to the registered office or tendered at a meeting of the Board. An alternate Director shall, if his appointer so requests, be entitled to receive notices of meetings of the Board or of committees of the Board to the same extent as, but in lieu of, the Director appointing him and shall be entitled to such extent to attend at and vote as a Director at any such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present and to exercise and discharge all the functions, powers and duties of his appointer as a Director and for the purposes of the proceedings at such meeting the provisions of these Articles shall apply as if he were a Director.

 

8.21 Every person acting as an alternate Director shall (except as regards power to appoint an alternate Director and remuneration) be subject in all respects to the provisions of these Articles relating to Directors and shall alone be responsible to the Company for his acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of or for the Director appointing him. An alternate Director may be paid expenses and shall be entitled to be indemnified by the Company to the same extent mutatis mutandis as if he were a Director but shall not be entitled to receive from the Company any fee in his capacity as an alternate Director except only such part (if any) of the remuneration otherwise payable to the Director appointing him as such Director may by notice in writing to the Company from time to time direct.

 

8.22 Every person acting as an alternate Director shall have one vote for each Director for whom he acts as alternate (in addition to his own vote if he is also a Director). The signature of an alternate Director to any resolution in writing of the Board or a committee of the Board shall, unless the notice of his appointment provides to the contrary, be as effective as the signature of his appointer.

 

8.23 An alternate Director shall ipso facto cease to be an alternate Director if his appointer ceases for any reason to be a Director provided that, if at any meeting any Director retires by rotation or otherwise but is re-elected at the same meeting, any appointment made by him pursuant to this Article which was in force immediately before his retirement shall remain in force as though he had not retired.

 

8.24 Each of the Directors shall be paid a fee at such rate as may from time to time be determined by the Board provided that the aggregate of all such fees so paid to Directors (excluding amounts payable under any other Article and any amount payable under any service contract) shall not exceed US$100,000 per annum, or such higher amount as may from time to time be determined by Resolution of Shareholders.

 

8.25 As the Board determines each Director may be paid his reasonable travelling, hotel and incidental expenses of attending and returning from meetings of the Board or committees of the Board or meetings of Shareholders or separate meetings of the holders of any class or series of Shares or of debentures of the Company and shall be paid all expenses properly and reasonably incurred by him in the conduct of the Company’s business or in the discharge of his duties as a Director. Any Director who, by request, goes or resides abroad for any purposes of the Company or who performs services which in the opinion of the Board go beyond the ordinary duties of a Director may be paid such extra remuneration (whether by way of salary, commission, participation in profits or otherwise) as the Board may determine and such extra remuneration shall be in addition to any remuneration provided for by or pursuant to any other Article.

 

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9. POWERS OF DIRECTORS

 

9.1 The business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by, or under the direction or supervision of, the Directors. The Directors have all the powers necessary for managing, and for directing and supervising, the business and affairs of the Company. The Directors may pay all expenses incurred preliminary to and in connection with the incorporation of the Company and may exercise all such powers of the Company as are not by the Act or by the Memorandum or the Articles required to be exercised by the Shareholders.

 

9.2 Each Director shall exercise his powers for a proper purpose and shall not act or agree to the Company acting in a manner that contravenes the Memorandum, the Articles or the Act. Each Director, in exercising his powers or performing his duties, shall act honestly and in good faith in what the Director believes to be the best interests of the Company.

 

9.3 If the Company is the wholly owned subsidiary of a holding company, a Director may, when exercising powers or performing duties as a Director, act in a manner which he believes is in the best interests of the holding company even though it may not be in the best interests of the Company.

 

9.4 Any Director which is a body corporate may appoint any individual as its duly authorized representative for the purpose of representing it at meetings of the Directors, with respect to the signing of consents or otherwise.

 

9.5 The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body.

 

9.6 The Directors may by Resolution of Directors exercise all the powers of the Company to incur indebtedness, liabilities or obligations and to secure indebtedness, liabilities or obligations whether of the Company or of any third party. The Directors shall have unlimited power to borrow money on behalf of the Company.

 

9.7 All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments and all receipts for moneys paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed, as the case may be, in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by Resolution of Directors.

 

9.8 For the purposes of Section 175 (Disposition of assets) of the Act, the Directors may by Resolution of Directors determine that any sale, transfer, lease, exchange or other disposition is in the usual or regular course of the business carried on by the Company and such determination is, in the absence of fraud, conclusive.

 

9.9 The Company has no power to grant loans to the Directors.

 

10. PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS

 

10.1 Any one Director may call a meeting of the Directors by sending a written notice to each other Director.

 

10.2 The Directors or any committee thereof may meet at such times and in such manner and places within or outside the British Virgin Islands as the Directors may determine to be necessary or desirable.

 

10.3 A Director is deemed to be present at a meeting of Directors if he participates by telephone or other electronic means and all Directors participating in the meeting are able to hear each other.

 

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10.4 A Director shall be given not less than 3 days’ notice of meetings of Directors, but a meeting of Directors held without 3 days’ notice having been given to all Directors shall be valid if all the Directors entitled to vote at the meeting who do not attend waive notice of the meeting, and for this purpose the presence of a Director at a meeting shall constitute waiver by that Director. The inadvertent failure to give notice of a meeting to a Director, or the fact that a Director has not received the notice, does not invalidate the meeting.

 

10.5 A meeting of Directors is duly constituted for all purposes if at the commencement of the meeting there are present in person or by alternate not less than one-half of the total number of Directors, unless there are only 2 Directors in which case the quorum is 2.

 

10.6 If the Company has only one Director the provisions herein contained for meetings of Directors do not apply and such sole Director has full power to represent and act for the Company in all matters as are not by the Act, the Memorandum or the Articles required to be exercised by the Shareholders. In lieu of minutes of a meeting the sole Director shall record in writing and sign a note or memorandum of all matters requiring a Resolution of Directors. Such a note or memorandum constitutes sufficient evidence of such resolution for all purposes.

 

10.7 At meetings of Directors at which the Chairman of the Board is present, he shall preside as chairman of the meeting. If there is no Chairman of the Board or if the Chairman of the Board is not present, the Directors present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

 

10.8 An action that may be taken by the Directors or a committee of Directors at a meeting may also be taken by a Resolution of Directors or a resolution of a committee of Directors consented to in writing by all Directors or by all members of the committee, as the case may be, without the need for any notice. The consent may be in the form of counterparts each counterpart being signed by one or more Directors. If the consent is in one or more counterparts, and the counterparts bear different dates, then the resolution shall take effect on the date upon which the last Director has consented to the resolution by signed counterparts.

 

11. COMMITTEES

 

11.1 The Directors may, by Resolution of Directors, designate one or more committees, each consisting of one or more Directors, and delegate one or more of their powers, including the power to affix the Seal, to the committee.

 

11.2 The Directors have no power to delegate to a committee of Directors any of the following powers:

 

  (a) to amend the Memorandum or the Articles;

 

  (b) to designate committees of Directors;

 

  (c) to delegate powers to a committee of Directors;

 

  (d) to appoint or remove Directors;

 

  (e) to appoint or remove an agent;

 

  (f) to approve a plan of merger, consolidation or arrangement;

 

  (g) to make a declaration of solvency or to approve a liquidation plan; or

 

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  (h) to make a determination that immediately after a proposed Distribution the value of the Company’s assets will exceed its liabilities and the Company will be able to pay its debts as they fall due.

 

11.3 Articles 11.2(b) and (c) do not prevent a committee of Directors, where authorized by the Resolution of Directors appointing such committee or by a subsequent Resolution of Directors, from appointing a sub-committee and delegating powers exercisable by the committee to the sub-committee.

 

11.4 The meetings and proceedings of each committee of Directors consisting of 2 or more Directors shall be governed mutatis mutandis by the provisions of the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors so far as the same are not superseded by any provisions in the Resolution of Directors establishing the committee.

 

11.5 Where the Directors delegate their powers to a committee of Directors they remain responsible for the exercise of that power by the committee, unless they believed on reasonable grounds at all times before the exercise of the power that the committee would exercise the power in conformity with the duties imposed on Directors under the Act.

 

12. OFFICERS AND AGENTS

 

12.1 The Company may by Resolution of Directors appoint officers of the Company at such times as may be considered necessary or expedient. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.

 

12.2 The officers shall perform such duties as are prescribed at the time of their appointment subject to any modification in such duties as may be prescribed thereafter by Resolution of Directors. In the absence of any specific prescription of duties it shall be the responsibility of the Chairman of the Board to preside at meetings of Directors and Shareholders, the Chief Executive Officer to manage the day to day affairs of the Company, the vice-presidents to act in order of seniority in the absence of the president but otherwise to perform such duties as may be delegated to them by the president, the secretaries to maintain the register of members, minute books and records (other than financial records) of the Company and to ensure compliance with all procedural requirements imposed on the Company by applicable law, and the Chief Financial Officer to be responsible for the financial affairs of the Company.

 

12.3 The emoluments of all officers shall be fixed by Resolution of Directors.

 

12.4 The officers of the Company shall hold office until their successors are duly appointed, but any officer elected or appointed by the Directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by Resolution of Directors. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Company may be filled by Resolution of Directors.

 

12.5 The Directors may, by Resolution of Directors, appoint any person, including a person who is a Director, to be an agent of the Company.

 

12.6 An agent of the Company shall have such powers and authority of the Directors, including the power and authority to affix the Seal, as are set forth in the Articles or in the Resolution of Directors appointing the agent, except that no agent has any power or authority with respect to the following:

 

  (a) to amend the Memorandum or the Articles;

 

  (b) to change the registered office or agent;

 

  (c) to designate committees of Directors;

 

  (d) to delegate powers to a committee of Directors;

 

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  (e) to appoint or remove Directors;

 

  (f) to appoint or remove an agent;

 

  (g) to fix emoluments of Directors;

 

  (h) to approve a plan of merger, consolidation or arrangement;

 

  (i) to make a declaration of solvency or to approve a liquidation plan;

 

  (j) to make a determination that immediately after a proposed Distribution the value of the Company’s assets will exceed its liabilities and the Company will be able to pay its debts as they fall due; or

 

  (k) to authorize the Company to continue as a company incorporated under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the British Virgin Islands.

 

12.7 The Resolution of Directors appointing an agent may authorize the agent to appoint one or more substitutes or delegates to exercise some or all of the powers conferred on the agent by the Company.

 

12.8 The Directors may remove an agent appointed by the Company and may revoke or vary a power conferred on him.

 

13. CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

 

13.1 A Director shall, forthwith after becoming aware of the fact that he is interested in a transaction entered into or to be entered into by the Company, disclose the interest to all other Directors.

 

13.2 For the purposes of Article 13.1, a disclosure to all other Directors to the effect that a Director is a member, director or officer of another named entity or has a fiduciary relationship with respect to the entity or a named individual and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction which may, after the date of the entry into the transaction or disclosure of the interest, be entered into with that entity or individual, is a sufficient disclosure of interest in relation to that transaction.

 

13.3 A Director who is interested in a transaction entered into or to be entered into by the Company may:

 

  (a) vote on a matter relating to the transaction;

 

  (b) attend a meeting of Directors at which a matter relating to the transaction arises and be included among the Directors present at the meeting for the purposes of a quorum; and

 

  (c) sign a document on behalf of the Company, or do any other thing in his capacity as a Director, that relates to the transaction, and, subject to compliance with the Act shall not, by reason of his office be accountable to the Company for any benefit which he derives from such transaction and no such transaction shall be liable to be avoided on the grounds of any such interest or benefit.

 

14. INDEMNIFICATION

 

14.1 Subject to the limitations hereinafter provided the Company shall indemnify against all expenses, including legal fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonably incurred in connection with legal, administrative or investigative proceedings any person who:

 

  (a) is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a Director, an officer or a liquidator of the Company; or

 

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  (b) is or was, at the request of the Company, serving as a director, an officer or a liquidator of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another body corporate or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

The indemnity in Article 14.1 only applies if the person acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company and, in the case of criminal proceedings, the person had no reasonable cause to believe that their conduct was unlawful.

 

14.2 The decision of the Directors as to whether the person acted honestly and in good faith and with a view to the best interests of the Company and as to whether the person had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful is, in the absence of fraud, sufficient for the purposes of the Articles, unless a question of law is involved.

 

14.3 The termination of any proceedings by any judgment, order, settlement, conviction or the entering of a nolle prosequi does not, by itself, create a presumption that the person did not act honestly and in good faith and with a view to the best interests of the Company or that the person had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

 

14.4 Expenses, including legal fees, incurred by a Director in defending any legal, administrative or investigative proceedings may be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such proceedings upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Director to repay the amount if it shall ultimately be determined that the Director is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company in accordance with Article 14.1.

 

14.5 Expenses, including legal fees, incurred by a former Director in defending any legal, administrative or investigative proceedings may be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such proceedings upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the former Director to repay the amount if it shall ultimately be determined that the former Director is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company in accordance with Article 14.1 and upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Company deems appropriate.

 

14.6 The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this section is not exclusive of any other rights to which the person seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any agreement, Resolution of Shareholders, resolution of disinterested Directors or otherwise, both as acting in the person’s official capacity and as to acting in another capacity while serving as a Director.

 

14.7 If a person referred to in Article 14.1 has been successful in defense of any proceedings referred to in Article 14.1, the person is entitled to be indemnified against all expenses, including legal fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the proceedings.

 

14.8 The Company may purchase and maintain insurance in relation to any person who is or was a Director, officer or liquidator of the Company, or who at the request of the Company is or was serving as a director, officer or liquidator of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another body corporate or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by the person in that capacity, whether or not the Company has or would have had the power to indemnify the person against the liability as provided in the Articles.

 

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15. RECORDS

 

15.1 The Company shall keep the following documents at the office of its registered agent:

 

  (a) the Memorandum and the Articles;

 

  (b) the register of members, or a copy of the register of members;

 

  (c) the register of directors, or a copy of the register of directors; and

 

  (d) copies of all notices and other documents filed by the Company with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs in the previous 10 years.

 

15.2 Until the Directors determine otherwise by Resolution of Directors the Company shall keep the original register of members and original register of directors at the office of its registered agent.

 

15.3 If the Company maintains only a copy of the register of members or a copy of the register of directors at the office of its registered agent, it shall:

 

  (a) within 15 days of any change in either register, notify the registered agent in writing of the change; and

 

  (b) provide the registered agent with a written record of the physical address of the place or places at which the original register of members or the original register of directors is kept.

 

15.4 The Company shall keep the following records at the office of its registered agent or at such other place or places, within or outside the British Virgin Islands, as the Directors may determine:

 

  (a) minutes of meetings and Resolutions of Shareholders and classes of Shareholders; and

 

  (b) minutes of meetings and Resolutions of Directors and committees of Directors.

 

15.5 Where any original records referred to in this Article are maintained other than at the office of the registered agent of the Company, and the place at which the original records are maintained is changed, the Company shall provide the registered agent with the physical address of the new location of the records of the Company within 14 days of the change of location.

 

15.6 The records kept by the Company under this Article shall be in written form or either wholly or partly as electronic records complying with the requirements of the Electronic Transactions Act, 2001 (No. 5 of 2001) as from time to time amended or re-enacted.

 

16. REGISTER OF CHARGES

The Company shall maintain at the office of its registered agent, a register of charges in which there shall be entered the following particulars regarding each mortgage, charge and other encumbrance created by the Company:

 

  (a) the date of creation of the charge;

 

  (b) a short description of the liability secured by the charge;

 

  (c) a short description of the property charged;

 

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  (d) the name and address of the trustee for the security or, if there is no such trustee, the name and address of the chargee;

 

  (e) unless the charge is a security to bearer, the name and address of the holder of the charge; and

 

  (f) details of any prohibition or restriction contained in the instrument creating the charge on the power of the Company to create any future charge ranking in priority to or equally with the charge.

 

17. SEAL

 

17.1 The Company shall have a Seal an impression of which shall be kept at the office of the registered agent of the Company. The Company may have more than one Seal and references herein to the Seal shall be references to every Seal which shall have been duly adopted by Resolution of Directors. The Directors shall provide for the safe custody of the Seal and for an imprint thereof to be kept at the registered office.

 

17.2 Except as otherwise expressly provided herein the Seal when affixed to any written instrument shall be witnessed and attested to by the signature of any one Director or other person so authorized from time to time by Resolution of Directors. Such authorization may be before or after the Seal is affixed, may be general or specific and may refer to any number of sealings. The Directors may provide for the Seal and/or for the signature of any Director or authorized person to be affixed by electronic means on any instrument in accordance with the Electronic Transactions Act, 2001 and it shall have the same force and validity as if the Seal had been affixed to such instrument and the same had been attested to as hereinbefore described.

 

17.3 A contract, agreement or other instrument executed by or on behalf of the Company by a Director or an authorized agent of the Company is not invalid by reason only of the fact that the Seal is not affixed to the contract, agreement or instrument.

 

17.4 An instrument is validly executed by the Company as a deed or an instrument under seal if it is either:

 

  (a) sealed with the Seal and witnessed by a Director or such other person who is authorized by the Memorandum and these Articles to witness the application of the Seal; or

 

  (b) it is expressed to be, or is expressed to be executed as, or otherwise makes clear on its face that it is intended to be, a deed and it is signed by a Director or by a person so authorized from time to time by Resolution of Directors.

 

18. DISTRIBUTIONS BY WAY OF DIVIDEND

 

18.1 The Directors of the Company may, by Resolution of Directors, authorize a Distribution by way of dividend at a time and of an amount they think fit if they are satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that, immediately after the Distribution, the value of the Company’s assets will exceed its liabilities and the Company will be able to pay its debts as they fall due.

 

18.2 Dividends may be paid in money, shares, or other property.

 

18.3 Notice of any dividend that may have been declared shall be given to each Shareholder as specified in Article 20.1 and all dividends unclaimed for 3 years after having been declared may be forfeited by Resolution of Directors for the benefit of the Company.

 

18.4 No dividend shall bear interest as against the Company and no dividend shall be paid on Treasury Shares.

 

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18.5 The Directors may, before authorizing any Distribution, set aside out of the profits of the Company such sum as they think proper as a reserve fund, any may invest the sum so set apart as a reserve fund upon such securities as they may select.

 

19. ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

 

19.1 The Company shall keep records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company’s transactions and that will, at any time, enable the financial position of the Company to be determined with reasonable accuracy.

 

19.2 The Company may by Resolution of Shareholders call for the directors to prepare periodically and make available a profit and loss account and a balance sheet. The profit and loss account and balance sheet shall be drawn up so as to give respectively a true and fair view of the profit and loss of the Company for a financial period and a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities of the Company as at the end of a financial period.

 

19.3 The Company may by Resolution of Shareholders call for the accounts to be examined by auditors.

 

19.4 The first auditors shall be appointed by Resolution of Directors; subsequent auditors shall be appointed by Resolution of Shareholders or by Resolution of Directors.

 

19.5 The auditors may be Shareholders, but no director or other officer shall be eligible to be an auditor of the Company during their continuance in office.

 

19.6 The remuneration of the auditors of the Company may be fixed by Resolution of Directors.

 

19.7 The auditors shall examine each profit and loss account and balance sheet required to be laid before a meeting of the Shareholders or otherwise given to Shareholders and shall state in a written report whether or not:

 

  (a) in their opinion the profit and loss account and balance sheet give a true and fair view respectively of the profit and loss for the period covered by the accounts, and of the assets and liabilities of the Company at the end of that period; and

 

  (b) all the information and explanations required by the auditors have been obtained.

 

19.8 The report of the auditors shall be annexed to the accounts and shall be given to the Shareholders.

 

19.9 Every auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books of account and vouchers of the Company, and shall be entitled to require from the directors and officers of the Company such information and explanations as he thinks necessary for the performance of the duties of the auditors.

 

19.10 The auditors of the Company shall be entitled to receive notice of, and to attend any meetings of Shareholders at which the Company’s profit and loss account and balance sheet are to be presented

 

20. NOTICES

 

20.1 Any notice, information or written statement to be given by the Company to Shareholders may be given by personal service or by mail addressed to each Shareholder at the address shown in the register of members or by email or facsimile to an email address or facsimile number notified for that purpose by a Shareholder to the Company.

 

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20.2 Any summons, notice, order, document, process, information or written statement to be served on the Company may be served by leaving it, or by sending it by registered mail addressed to the Company, at its registered office, or by leaving it with, or by sending it by registered mail to, the registered agent of the Company.

 

20.3 Service of any summons, notice, order, document, process, information or written statement to be served on the Company may be proved by showing that the summons, notice, order, document, process, information or written statement was delivered to the registered office or the registered agent of the Company or that it was mailed in such time as to admit to its being delivered to the registered office or the registered agent of the Company in the normal course of delivery within the period prescribed for service and was correctly addressed and the postage was prepaid.

 

21. VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION

The Company may by a Resolution of Shareholders or by Resolution of Directors appoint a voluntary liquidator.

 

22. CONTINUATION

The Company may by Resolution of Shareholders or by a resolution passed unanimously by all Directors of the Company continue as a company incorporated under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the British Virgin Islands in the manner provided under those laws.

 

23. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS WITH INTERESTED SHAREHOLDERS

 

23.1 Notwithstanding anything contained in the Memorandum or these Articles, the Company shall not engage in any business combination with any interested Shareholder for a period of 3 years following the time that such Shareholder became an interested Shareholder unless:

 

  (a) prior to such time the board of directors of the Company approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the Shareholder becoming an interested Shareholder;

 

  (b) upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the Shareholder becoming an interested Shareholder, the interested Shareholder owned at least 85% of the voting Shares of the Company outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for the purposes of determining the voting Shares outstanding (but not the outstanding voting Shares owned by the interested shareholder) those Shares owned (i) by persons who are directors and also officers and (ii) employee share plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether Shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or

 

  (c)

at or subsequent to such time the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at any annual or special meeting of the Shareholders by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting Shares which are not owned by the interested Shareholder.

 

23.2 The restrictions set forth in Article 23.1 shall not apply if:

 

  (a) Subject to the terms of the Memorandum, the Company by Resolution of Directors or a Resolution of Shareholders adopts an amendment to the Articles expressly electing not to be governed by this Article 23 or otherwise deletes this Article 23; provided that, such amendment of this Article 23 shall be effected in such a way as to ensure that it shall not be effective or operative until 12 months after the adoption of such amendment and shall not apply to any business combination between the Company and any Person who became an interested shareholder of the Company on or prior to such adoption.

 

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  (b) The Company does not have a class of voting Shares that is: (i) listed on a national securities exchange; (ii) authorized for quotation on The NASDAQ Capital Market; or (iii) held of record by more than 2,000 Shareholders, unless any of the foregoing results from action taken, directly or indirectly, by an interested Shareholder or from a transaction in which a person becomes an interested Shareholder.

 

  (c) A Shareholder becomes an interested Shareholder inadvertently and (i) as soon as practicable divests itself of ownership of sufficient Shares so that the Shareholder ceases to be an interested shareholder; and (ii) would not, at any time within the 3-year period immediately prior to a business combination between the Company and such Shareholder, have been an interested Shareholder but for the inadvertent acquisition of ownership.

 

  (d) The business combination is proposed prior to the consummation or abandonment of and subsequent to the earlier of the public announcement or the notice required hereunder of a proposed transaction which (i) is with or by a Person who either was not an interested Shareholder during the previous 3 years or who became an interested Shareholder with the approval of the board of directors of the Company or during a period described in Article 23.2(d), (ii) is approved or not opposed by a majority of the directors then in office (but not less than 1) who were directors prior to any Person becoming an interested Shareholder during the previous 3 years or were recommended for election or elected to succeed such directors by a majority of such directors, and (iii) constitutes one of the following transactions:

 

  A. a merger or consolidation of the Company (except for a specified merger);

 

  B. a sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in 1 transaction or a series of transactions), whether as part of a dissolution or otherwise, of assets of the Company or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Company (other than to any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary or to the Company) having an aggregate market value equal to 50% or more of either the market value of all of the assets of the Company determined on a consolidated basis or the aggregate market value of all the outstanding Shares of the Company; or

 

  C. a proposed tender or exchange offer for 50% or more of the outstanding voting Shares of the Company.

The Company shall give not less than 20 days’ notice to all interested Shareholders prior to the consummation of any of the transactions described in Articles 23.2(d)(iii)(A) and (B).

 

  (e) The business combination is with an interested Shareholder who became an interested Shareholder at a time when the restrictions contained in this Article 23 did not apply by reason of an amendment pursuant to Article 23.2(a) or 23.2(b) or at the time of registration by the Registrar of the notice of adoption of the Articles, which set forth this Article 23.

 

23.3 As used in this Article 23 only, the term:

 

  (a) “affiliate” means any Person that directly, or indirectly through 1 or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another Person.

 

  (b)

“associate,” when used to indicate a relationship with any person, means: (i) any corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity of which such person is a director, officer or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the owner of 20% or more of any class of voting stock or

 

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  voting Shares; (ii) any trust or other estate in which such person has at least a 20% beneficial interest or as to which such person serves as trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity; and (iii) any relative or spouse of such person, or any relative of such spouse, who has the same residence as such person.

 

  (c) “business combination,” when used in reference to the Company and any interested Shareholder, means:

 

  (i) Any merger or consolidation of the Company or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Company with (A) the interested Shareholder, or (B) with any other corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity if the merger or consolidation is caused by the interested Shareholder and as a result of such merger or consolidation Article 23.1 is not applicable to the surviving entity;

 

  (ii) Any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in 1 transaction or a series of transactions), except proportionately as a Shareholder of the Company, to or with the interested Shareholder, whether as part of a dissolution or otherwise, of assets of the Company or of any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Company which assets have an aggregate market value equal to 10% or more of either the aggregate market value of all the assets of the Company determined on a consolidated basis or the aggregate market value of all the outstanding Shares of the Company;

 

  (iii) Any transaction which results in the issuance or transfer by the Company or by any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Company of any Shares of the Company or of such subsidiary to the interested Shareholder, except: (A) pursuant to the exercise, exchange or conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into Shares of the Company or any such subsidiary which securities were outstanding prior to the time that the interested Shareholder became such; (B) pursuant to a merger of the Company with or into a single direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company; (C) pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or made, or the exercise, exchange or conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into Shares of the Company or any such subsidiary which security is distributed, pro rata to all holders of a class or series of Shares of the Company subsequent to the time the interested Shareholder became such; (D) pursuant to an exchange offer by the Company to purchase Shares made on the same terms to all holders of said Shares; or (E) any issuance, cancellation, redemption, buy back or transfer of Shares by the Company; provided however, that in no case under items (C)-(E) of this Article shall there be an increase in the interested Shareholder’s proportionate share of the Shares of any class or series of the Company or of the voting Shares of the Company;

 

  (iv) Any transaction involving the Company or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Company which has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of the Shares of any class or series, or securities convertible into the Shares of any class or series, of the Company or of any such subsidiary which is owned by the interested Shareholder, except as a result of immaterial changes due to fractional share adjustments or as a result of any purchase or redemption of any Shares not caused, directly or indirectly, by the interested Shareholder; or

 

  (v) Any receipt by the interested Shareholder of the benefit, directly or indirectly (except proportionately as a Shareholder of the Company), of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits (other than those expressly permitted in subparagraphs (i)-(iv) of this Article) provided by or through the Company or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

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  (d) “control,” including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with,” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting Shares, by contract or otherwise. A Person who is the owner of 20% or more of the outstanding voting stock of any corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity shall be presumed to have control of such entity, in the absence of proof by a preponderance of the evidence to the contrary; notwithstanding the foregoing, a presumption of control shall not apply where such Person holds voting stock, in good faith and not for the purpose of circumventing this section, as an agent, bank, broker, nominee, custodian or trustee for 1 or more owners who do not individually or as a group have control of such entity.

 

  (e) “interested Shareholder” means any Person (other than the Company and any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Company) that (i) is the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting Shares of the Company, or (ii) is an affiliate or associate of the Company and was the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting Shares of the Company at any time within the 3-year period immediately prior to the date on which it is sought to be determined whether such Person is an interested Shareholder, and the affiliates and associates of such Person; provided, however, that the term “interested Shareholder” shall not include (x) any Person who (A) owned Shares in excess of the 15% limitation set forth herein as of, or acquired such Shares pursuant to a tender offer commenced prior to, the date of registration by the Registrar of the notice of adoption of the Articles, which set forth this Article 25, or pursuant to an exchange offer announced prior to the aforesaid date and commenced within 90 days thereafter and either (I) continued to own Shares in excess of such 15% limitation or would have but for action by the Company or (II) is an affiliate or associate of the Company and so continued (or so would have continued but for action by the Company) to be the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting Shares of the Company at any time within the 3-year period immediately prior to the date on which it is sought to be determined whether such Person is an interested Shareholder or (B) acquired said Shares from a Person described in item (A) of this paragraph by gift, inheritance or in a transaction in which no consideration was exchanged; or (y) any Person whose ownership of Shares in excess of the 15% limitation set forth herein is the result of action taken solely by the Company; provided that such Person shall be an interested Shareholder if thereafter such Person acquires additional Shares of voting Shares of the Company, except as a result of further corporate action not caused, directly or indirectly, by such Person. For the purpose of determining whether a Person is an interested Shareholder, the voting Shares of the Company deemed to be outstanding shall include Shares deemed to be owned by the Person through application of Article 23.3(i) but shall not include any other unissued Shares of the Company which may be issuable pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options, or otherwise. Any determination made by the Board of Directors as to whether any Person is or is not an interested shareholder shall be conclusive and binding upon all shareholders of the Company.

 

  (f) “owner,” including the terms “own” and “owned,” when used with respect to any Shares of the Company, means a Person that individually or with or through any of its affiliates or associates:

 

  (i) beneficially owns such Shares, directly or indirectly; or

 

  (ii) has (A) the right to acquire such Shares (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise; provided, however, that a Person shall not be deemed the owner of Shares tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by such Person or any of such Person’s affiliates or associates until such tendered Shares is accepted for purchase or exchange; or (B) the right to vote such Shares pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding; provided, however, that a Person shall not be deemed the owner of any Shares because of such Person’s right to vote such Shares if the agreement, arrangement or understanding to vote such Shares arises solely from a revocable proxy or consent given in response to a proxy or consent solicitation made to 10 or more Persons; or

 

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  (iii) has any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except voting pursuant to a revocable proxy or consent as described in item (B) of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph), or disposing of such Shares with any other Person that beneficially owns, or whose affiliates or associates beneficially own, directly or indirectly, such Shares.

 

  (g) “specified merger” means a merger in connection with which all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) the agreement of merger does not amend in any respect the Memorandum or these Articles, (2) each Share outstanding immediately prior to the effective date of the merger is an identical outstanding or treasury share of the surviving company after the effective date of the merger, and (3) either no Shares of the surviving company and no shares, securities or obligations convertible into such Shares are to be issued or delivered under the plan of merger, or the authorized unissued Shares or the treasury Shares of the surviving company to be issued or delivered under the plan of merger plus those initially issuable upon conversion of any other shares, securities or obligations to be issued or delivered under such plan do not exceed 20% of the Shares of the Company outstanding immediately prior to the effective date of the merger.

 

  (h) “voting Shares” means Shares of any class or series entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company. Every reference to a percentage of voting Shares shall refer to such percentage of the votes of such voting Shares.

 

  (i) “voting stock” means, with respect to any corporation, stock of any class or series entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and, with respect to any entity that is not a corporation, any equity interest entitled to vote generally in the election of the governing body of such entity. Every reference to a percentage of voting stock shall refer to such percentage of the votes of such voting stock.

 

24. UNTRACED SHAREHOLDERS

 

24.1 When the registered address of any Shareholder appears to the Board to be incorrect or out of date such Shareholder may, if the Board so resolves, be treated as if he had no registered address and the Company will not thereafter be obliged to send to such Shareholder cheques, warrants, notices of meetings or copies of the documents referred to in these Articles; provided that no resolution as aforesaid shall be proposed by the Board until cheques or warrants sent to the registered address of such Shareholder have been returned by the Post Office or left uncashed on at least two consecutive occasions or, following one such occasion, reasonable enquiries have failed to establish any new address of such Shareholder.

 

24.2 The Company shall be entitled to sell at the best price reasonably obtainable any Share of a Shareholder or any Share to which a person is entitled by transmission if and provided that:

 

  (a) for a period of twelve years in the course of which at least three dividends have become payable in respect of the Share in question, no cheque or warrant sent by the Company through the post in a prepaid letter addressed to the Shareholder or to the person entitled by transmission to the Share at his address on the register of members or the other last known address given by the Shareholder or the person entitled by transmission to which cheques and warrants are to be sent has been cashed and no communication has been received by the Company from the Shareholder or the person entitled by transmission; and

 

  (b) the Company has at the expiration of the said period of twelve years by advertisement in both a leading national newspaper and in a newspaper circulating in the area in which the address referred to in paragraph (a) above is located given notice of its intention to sell such Share; and

 

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  (c) the Company has not during the further period of three months after the date of the advertisement and prior to the exercise of the power of sale received any communication from the Shareholder or person entitled by transmission.

 

24.3 To give effect to any such sale the Company may appoint any person to execute as transferor an instrument of transfer of such Share and such instrument of transfer shall be as effective as if it had been executed by the registered holder of such Share. The Company shall account to the Shareholder or other person entitled to such Share for the net proceeds of such sale and shall be deemed to be his debtor and not a trustee for him in respect of the same. Any money not accounted for to the Shareholder or other person entitled to such Share shall be carried to a separate account and shall be a permanent debt of the Company. Money carried to such separate account may either be employed in the business of the Company or invested in such investments (other than Shares or its holding company, if any) as the Directors may from time to time think fit.

We, MOSSACK FONSECA & CO. (B.V.I.) LTD., of P.O. Box 3136, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands for the purpose of disapplying Part IV of Schedule 2 of the Act hereby sign these Articles of Association the      day of             , 2010.

 

SUBSCRIBER   MOSSACK FONSECA & CO. (B.V.I.) LTD.
 

 

  (sd.)  

 

  Authorized Signatory
In the presence of: WITNESS  

 

  (sd.)  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EX-3.II.1 5 dex3ii1.htm EXHIBIT 3(II)(1) EXHIBIT 3(II)(1)

Exhibit 3(ii).1

LOGO

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

AND

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Incorporated this 22nd day of December, 2009.

MOSSACK FONSECA & CO. (B.V.I.) LTD.

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

e-mail: general@mossfon-bvi.com

website: www.mossfon.com


TERRITORY OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT 2004

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

OF

Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

A COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

1.1. In this Memorandum of Association and the attached Articles of Association, if not inconsistent with the subject or context:

Act” means the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (No. 16 of 2004) and includes the regulations made under the Act;

Articles” means the attached Articles of Association of the Company;

Chairman of the Board” has the meaning specified in Regulation 12;

Distribution” in relation to a distribution by the Company to a shareholder means the direct or indirect transfer of an asset, other than Shares, to or for the benefit of the Shareholder, or the incurring of a debt to or for the benefit of a Shareholder, in relation to Shares held by a Shareholder, and whether by means of a purchase of an asset, the purchase, redemption or other acquisition of Shares, a distribution of indebtedness or otherwise, and includes a dividend;

Eligible Person” mean individuals, corporations, trusts, the estates of deceased individuals, partnerships and unincorporated associations of persons;

Memorandum” means this Memorandum of Association of the Company;

“Registrar” means the Registrar of Corporate Affairs appointed under section 229 of the Act;

Resolution of Directors” means either:

 

  (a) a resolution approved at a duly convened and constituted meeting of directors of the Company or of a committee of directors of the Company by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at the meeting who voted except that where a director is given more than one vote, he shall be counted by the number of votes he casts for the purpose of establishing a majority; or

 

  (b) a resolution consented to in writing by the majority of directors or by the majority of members of a committee of directors of the Company, as the case may be;


Resolution of Shareholders” means either:

 

  (a) a resolution approved at a duly convened and constituted meeting of the Shareholders of the Company by the affirmative vote of a majority of in excess of 50% of the votes of the Shares entitled to vote thereon which were present at the meeting and were voted; or

 

  (b) a resolution consented to in writing by a majority of in excess of 50% of the votes of Shares entitled to vote thereon;

Seal” means any seal which has been duly adopted as the common seal of the Company;

Securities” means Shares and debt obligations of every kind of the Company, and including without limitation options, warrants and rights to acquire shares or debt obligations;

Share” means a share issued or to be issued by the Company;

Shareholder” means an Eligible Person whose name is entered in the register of members of the Company as the holder of one or more Shares or fractional Shares;

Treasury Share” means a Share that was previously issued but was repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Company and not cancelled; and

written” or any term of like import includes information generated, sent, received or stored by electronic, electrical, digital, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, biometric or photonic means, including electronic data interchange, electronic mail, telegram, telex or telecopy, and “in writing” shall be construed accordingly.

 

1.2. In the Memorandum and the Articles, unless the context otherwise requires a reference to:

 

  (a) a “Regulation” is a reference to a regulation of the Articles;

 

  (b) a “Clause” is a reference to a clause of the Memorandum;

 

  (c) voting by Shareholders is a reference to the casting of the votes attached to the Shares held by the Shareholder voting;

 

  (d) the Act, the Memorandum or the Articles is a reference to the Act or those documents as amended or, in the case of the Act, any re-enactment thereof; and

 

  (e) the singular includes the plural and vice versa.

 

1.3. Any words or expressions defined in the Act unless the context otherwise requires bear the same meaning in the Memorandum and the Articles unless otherwise defined herein.

 

1.4. Headings are inserted for convenience only and shall be disregarded in interpreting the Memorandum and the Articles.

 

2. NAME

The name of the Company is Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

3. STATUS

The Company is a company limited by shares.

 

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4. REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT

 

4.1 The first registered office of the Company is at Akara Bldg., 24 De Castro Street, Wickhams Cay 1, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, the office of the first registered agent.

 

4.2 The first registered agent of the Company is Mossack Fonseca & Co. (B.V.I.) Ltd., P.O. Box 3136, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

 

4.3 The Company may by Resolution of Shareholders or by Resolution of Directors change the location of its registered office or change its registered agent.

 

4.4 Any change of registered office or registered agent will take effect on the registration by the Registrar of a notice of the change filed by the existing registered agent or a legal practitioner in the British Virgin Islands acting on behalf of the Company.

 

5. CAPACITY AND POWERS

 

5.1 Subject to the Act and any other British Virgin Islands legislation, the Company has, irrespective of corporate benefit:

 

  (a) full capacity to carry on or undertake any business or activity, do any act or enter into any transaction; and

 

  (b) for the purposes of paragraph (a), full rights, powers and privileges.

 

5.2 For the purposes of section 9(4) of the Act, there are no limitations on the business that the Company may carry on.

 

6. NUMBER AND CLASSES OF SHARES

 

6.1 The Company is authorised to issue a maximum of 50,000,000 Shares with a par value of US$0.001 each of a single class.

 

6.2 The Company may issue fractional Shares and a fractional Share shall have the corresponding fractional rights, obligations and liabilities of a whole share of the same class or series of shares.

 

6.3 Shares maybe issued in one or more series of Shares as the directors may by Resolution of Directors determine from time to time.

 

7. RIGHTS OF SHARES

 

7.1 Each Share in the Company confers upon the Shareholder:

 

  (a) the right to one vote at a meeting of the Shareholders of the Company or on any Resolution of Shareholders;

 

  (b) the right to an equal share in any dividend paid by the Company; and

 

  (c) the right to an equal share in the distribution of the surplus assets of the Company on its liquidation.

 

7.2 The Company may by Resolution of Directors redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire all or any of the Shares in the Company subject to Regulation 3 of the Articles.

 

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8. VARIATION OF RIGHTS

If at any time the Shares are divided into different classes, the rights attached to any class may only be varied, whether or not the Company is in liquidation, with the consent in writing of or by a resolution passed at a meeting by the holder of not less than 50% of the issued shares in that class.

 

9. RIGHTS NOT VARIED BY THE ISSUE OF SHARES PARI PASSU

The rights conferred upon the holders of the Shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu therewith.

 

10. REGISTERED SHARES

 

10.1 The Company shall issue registered shares only.

 

10.2 The Company is not authorised to issue bearer shares, convert registered shares to bearer shares or exchange registered shares for bearer shares.

 

11. TRANSFER OF SHARES

 

11.1 The Company shall, on receipt of an instrument of transfer complying with Sub-Regulation 6.1 of the Articles, enter the name of the transferee of a Share in the register of members unless the directors resolve to refuse or delay the registration of the transfer for reasons that shall be specified in a Resolution of Directors.

 

11.2 The directors may not resolve to refuse or delay the transfer of a Share unless the Shareholder has failed to pay an amount due in respect of the Share.

 

12. AMENDMENT OF THE MEMORANDUM AND THE ARTICLES

 

12.1 Subject to Clause 8, the Company may amend the Memorandum or the Articles by Resolution of Shareholders or by Resolution of Directors, save that no amendment may be made by Resolution of Directors:

 

  (a) to restrict the rights or powers of the Shareholders to amend the Memorandum or the Articles;

 

  (b) to change the percentage of Shareholders required to pass a Resolution of Shareholders to amend the Memorandum or the Articles;

 

  (c) in circumstances where the Memorandum or Articles cannot be amended by the Shareholders; or

 

  (d) to Clauses 7, 8 or 9 or this Clause 12.

 

12.2 Any amendment of the Memorandum or the Articles will take effect on the registration by the Registrar of a notice of amendment, or restated Memorandum and Articles, filed by the registered agent.

 

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We, MOSSACK FONSECA & CO. (B.V.I.) LTD., of P.O. Box 3136, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands for the purpose of incorporating a BVI Business Company under the laws of the British Virgin Islands hereby sign this Memorandum of Association the 22nd day of December, 2009.

 

Incorporator
/s/ Rosemarie Flax

Rosemarie Flax

Authorised Signatory

MOSSACK FONSECA & CO. (B.V.I.) LTD.

 

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EX-3.II.2 6 dex3ii2.htm EXHIBIT 3(II)(2) EXHIBIT 3(II)(2)

Exhibit 3(ii).2

TERRITORY OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004

AMENDED AND RESTATED

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

OF

SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

A COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

1.1 In this Memorandum of Association and the attached Articles of Association, if not inconsistent with the subject or context:

Act” means the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (No. 16 of 2004) and includes the regulations made under the Act;

Articles” means the attached Articles of Association of the Company;

Board” means the board of Directors of the Company or the Directors present at a duly convened meeting of the Directors at which a quorum is present;

business day” means a weekday on which banks are generally open for business in the British Virgin Islands;

clear days” in relation to the period of a notice means that period excluding the day when the notice is given or deemed to be given and the day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect;

Directors” mean those persons holding office as directors of the Company from time to time;

Distribution” in relation to a distribution by the Company to a Shareholder means the direct or indirect transfer of an asset, other than Shares, to or for the benefit of the Shareholder, or the incurring of a debt to or for the benefit of a Shareholder, in relation to Shares held by a Shareholder, and whether by means of the purchase of an asset, the purchase, redemption or other acquisition of Shares, a transfer of indebtedness or otherwise, and includes a dividend;

electronic” means actuated by electric, magnetic, electro-magnetic, electro-chemical or electro-mechanical energy and “by electronic means” means by any manner capable of being so actuated and shall include e-mail and/or other data transmission service;

Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

executed” includes any mode of execution;


held” means, in relation to Shares, the Shares entered in the register of members as being held by a member and term “holds” and “holder” shall be construed accordingly;

month” means a calendar month;

paid up” means paid up or credited as paid up and includes any sum paid by way of premium;

Person” means individuals, corporations, trusts, the estates of deceased individuals, partnerships and unincorporated associations of persons;

present in person” means, in the case of an individual, that individual or his lawfully appointed attorney being present in person and, in the case of a corporation, being present by duly authorized representative or lawfully appointed attorney and, in relation to meetings, “in person” shall be construed accordingly;

public disclosure” means any disclosure in a press release issued or disseminated in a manner designated to provide broad, non-exclusionary distribution of the information to the public or in a document publicly filed or furnished by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or in a registration statement under the Securities Act;

Memorandum” means this Memorandum of Association of the Company;

Registrar” means the Registrar of Corporate Affairs appointed under section 229 of the Act;

Resolution of Directors” means either:

 

  (a) a resolution approved at a duly convened and constituted meeting of Directors or of a committee of Directors by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors present at the meeting who voted except that where a Director is given more than one vote, he shall be counted by the number of votes he casts for the purpose of establishing a majority; or

 

  (b) a resolution consented to in writing by all Directors or by all members of a committee of Directors of the Company, as the case may be;

Resolution of Shareholders” means (other than in respect of a resolution of Shareholders for the election of Directors) a resolution approved at a duly convened and constituted meeting of the Shareholders of the Company by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes of the Shares entitled to vote thereon in respect of which the Shareholders holding the Shares were present at the meeting in person or by proxy and being Shares in respect of which the votes were voted;

Seal” means any seal which has been duly adopted as the common seal of the Company;

Securities” means Shares and debt obligations of every kind of the Company, and including without limitation options, warrants and rights to acquire Shares or debt obligations;

Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time;

Securities and Exchange Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;

Share” means a common share issued or to be issued by the Company;

Shareholder” means a Person whose name is entered in the register of members of the Company as the holder of one or more Shares or fractional Shares;

 

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Treasury Share” means a Share that was previously issued but was repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Company and not cancelled;

written” or any term of like import includes information generated, sent, received or stored by electronic, electrical, digital, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, biometric or photonic means, including electronic data interchange, electronic mail, telegram, telex or telecopy, and “in writing” shall be construed accordingly.

 

1.2 In the Memorandum and the Articles, unless the context otherwise requires a reference to:

 

  (a) an “Article” is a reference to an article of the Articles;

 

  (b) a “Clause” is a reference to a clause of the Memorandum;

 

  (c) voting by Shareholders is a reference to the casting of the votes attached to the Shares held by the Shareholder voting;

 

  (d) the Act, the Memorandum or the Articles is a reference to the Act or those documents as amended or, in the case of the Act any re-enactment thereof; and

 

  (e) the singular includes the plural and vice versa.

 

1.3 Any words or expressions defined in the Act unless the context otherwise requires bear the same meaning in the Memorandum and the Articles unless otherwise defined herein.

 

1.4 Headings are inserted for convenience only and shall be disregarded in interpreting the Memorandum and the Articles.

 

2. NAME

The name of the Company is Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The Company was incorporated on the 22nd day of December, 2009 pursuant to the BVI Business Companies Act. The name of the Company may be changed and this Clause thereby amended by a Resolution of Directors.

 

3. STATUS

The Company is a company limited by shares.

 

4. REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT

 

4.1 At the time of filing of the notice disapplying Part IV of Schedule 2 of the Act, the registered office of the Company is at the offices of Akara Bldg., 24 DeCastro Street, Wickhams Cay, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, the office of the first registered agent.

 

4.2 At the time of filing of the notice disapplying Part IV of Schedule 2 of the Act, the registered agent of the Company is MOSSACK FONSECA & CO. (B.V.I.) LTD., of P.O. Box 3136, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

 

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4.3 The Company may by Resolution of Shareholders or by Resolution of Directors change the location of its registered office or change its registered agent.

 

4.4 Any change of registered office or registered agent will take effect on the registration by the Registrar of a notice of the change filed by the existing registered agent or a legal practitioner in the British Virgin Islands acting on behalf of the Company.

 

5. CAPACITY AND POWERS

 

5.1 Subject to the Act and any other British Virgin Islands legislation, the Company has, irrespective of corporate benefit:

 

  (a) full capacity to carry on or undertake any business or activity, do any act or enter into any transaction; and

 

  (b) for the purposes of paragraph (a), full rights, powers and privileges.

 

5.2 For the purposes of section 9(4) of the Act, there are no limitations on the business that the Company may carry on.

 

6. NUMBER AND CLASSES OF SHARES

 

6.1 The Company is authorized to issue a maximum of 50,000,000 common shares of a single class with par value of US$0.001 each.

 

6.2 The Company may issue fractional Shares and a fractional Share shall have the corresponding fractional rights, obligations and liabilities of a whole Share of the same class or series of Shares.

 

6.3 Shares may be issued in one or more series of Shares as the Directors may by Resolution of Directors determine from time to time.

 

7. RIGHTS OF SHARES

 

7.1 Each Share in the Company confers upon the Shareholder:

 

  (a) the right to one vote at a meeting of the Shareholders or on any Resolution of Shareholders;

 

  (b) the right to an equal share in any dividend paid by the Company; and

 

  (c) the right to an equal share in the distribution of the surplus assets of the Company on its liquidation.

 

7.2 The Company may by Resolution of Directors redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire all or any of the Shares in the Company subject to Article 3 of the Articles.

 

8. VARIATION OF RIGHTS

If at any time the Shares are divided into different classes, the rights attached to any class may only be varied, whether or not the Company is in liquidation, by a resolution passed at a meeting by a majority of the votes cast by those entitled to vote at a meeting of the holders of the issued Shares in that class.

 

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9. RIGHTS NOT VARIED BY THE ISSUE OF SHARES PARI PASSU

The rights conferred upon the holders of the Shares of any class shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu therewith.

 

10. REGISTERED SHARES

 

10.1 The Company shall issue registered Shares only.

 

10.2 The Company is not authorized to issue bearer Shares, convert registered Shares to bearer Shares or exchange registered Shares for bearer Shares.

 

11. TRANSFER OF SHARES

 

11.1 Subject to the provisions of Articles 6.2 and 6.3 of the Articles, the Company shall, on receipt of an instrument of transfer complying with Article 6 of the Articles, enter the name of the transferee of a Share in the register of members unless the Directors resolve to refuse or delay the registration of the transfer for reasons that shall be specified in a Resolution of Directors.

 

11.2 The Directors may not resolve to refuse or delay the transfer of a Share unless: (a) the Shareholder has failed to pay an amount due in respect of the Share; or (b) such refusal or delay is deemed necessary or advisable in the view of the Company or its legal counsel in order to avoid violation of, or in order to ensure compliance with, any applicable corporate, securities and other laws and regulation.

 

12. AMENDMENT OF THE MEMORANDUM AND THE ARTICLES

 

12.1 Subject to Clause 8, the Company may amend the Memorandum or the Articles by Resolution of Shareholders or by Resolution of Directors, save that no amendment may be made by Resolution of Directors:

 

  (a) to restrict the rights or powers of the Shareholders to amend the Memorandum or the Articles;

 

  (b) to change the percentage of Shareholders required to pass a Resolution of Shareholders to amend the Memorandum or the Articles;

 

  (c) in circumstances where the Memorandum or the Articles cannot be amended by the Shareholders; or

 

  (d) to Clauses 7, 8, 9 or this Clause 12.

 

12.2 Any amendment of the Memorandum or the Articles will take effect on the registration by the Registrar of a notice of amendment, or restated Memorandum and Articles, filed by the registered agent.

 

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We, MOSSACK FONSECA & CO. (B.V.I.) LTD., of P.O. Box 3136, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands for the purpose of disapplying Part IV of Schedule 2 of the Act hereby sign these Memorandum of Association the      day of             , 2010.

 

SUBSCRIBER   MOSSACK FONSECA & CO. (B.V.I.) LTD.
 

 

  (sd.)  

 

  Authorized Signatory
In the presence of: WITNESS  

 

  (sd.)  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EX-5.1 7 dex51.htm EXHIBIT 5.1 EXHIBIT 5.1

Exhibit 5.1

 

LOGO   

Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.

Three James Center, 12th Floor

1051 East Cary Street

Richmond, VA 23219

 

Mailing Address

Post Office Box 27828

Richmond, VA 23261

 

T (804) 771.5700

F (804) 771.5777

 

kaufCAN.com

                    , 2010

Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

53 Niwang Rd

Shangri-La County, Diqing,

Yunnan Province, China 674400

 

  Re: Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Dear Sir:

We have acted as Virginia counsel for Shangri-Law Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Ind., a British Virgin Islands corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-            ) and all amendments thereto (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on May     , 2010. The Registration Statement relates to the offering (the “Offering”) of (i) up to 1,875,000 of the Company’s common shares, $0.001 par value per share (such offered common shares, the “Offering Shares”; the Company’s common shares, the “Shares”), and (ii) up to 187,500 Placement Agent Warrants exercisable to purchase one Share each and the Shares underlying those Placement Agent Warrants. In addition, the Registration Statement registers the resale of an aggregate of 354,375 Shares (the “Resale Shares”) by certain selling shareholders.

In connection with this opinion, we have examined the Registration Statement and the prospectus contained therein (the “Prospectus”), the Company’s Articles and Memorandum of Association, as amended to date, and the originals, or copies certified to our satisfaction, of such records, documents, certificates, memoranda and other instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinions expressed below (collectively, the “Documents”). We are relying (without any independent investigation thereof) upon an Officer’s Certificate from an Officer of the Company, certifying to the truth and accuracy of the factual statements, covenants, representations and warranties set forth in the Documents. In addition, for all purposes of this opinion, as to questions of fact material to this opinion, we have, to the extent deemed appropriate, relied upon certain representations of certain officers of the Company.

The following opinion is given as to matters of Virginia law.

On the basis of the foregoing, and in reliance thereon, we are of the opinion that the Placement Agent Warrants to be issued pursuant to the Placement Agreement in connection with this Offering, when so issued, will be legal, binding obligations of the Company under Virginia law.


We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name in the Prospectus. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under section 7 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

Sincerely,
Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.
EX-5.2 8 dex52.htm EXHIBIT 5.2 EXHIBIT 5.2

Exhibit 5.2

 

LOGO   

Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.

Three James Center, 12th Floor

1051 East Cary Street

Richmond, VA 23219

 

Mailing Address

Post Office Box 27828

Richmond, VA 23261

 

T (804) 771.5700

F (804) 771.5777

 

kaufCAN.com

                , 2010

Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

53 Niwang Rd

Shangri-La County, Diqing,

Yunnan Province, China 674400

 

  Re: Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Dear Sir:

We have acted as British Virgin Islands counsel for Shangri-Law Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Ind., a British Virgin Islands corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-            ) and all amendments thereto (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on May     , 2010. The Registration Statement relates to the offering (the “Offering”) of (i) up to 1,875,000 of the Company’s common shares, $0.001 par value per share (such offered common shares, the “Offering Shares”; the Company’s common shares, the “Shares”), and (ii) up to 187,500 Placement Agent Warrants exercisable to purchase one Share each and the Shares underlying those Placement Agent Warrants. In addition, the Registration Statement registers the resale of an aggregate of 354,375 Shares (the “Resale Shares”) by certain selling shareholders.

In connection with this opinion, we have examined the Registration Statement and the prospectus contained therein (the “Prospectus”), the Company’s Articles and Memorandum of Association, as amended to date, and the originals, or copies certified to our satisfaction, of such records, documents, certificates, memoranda and other instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinions expressed below (collectively, the “Documents”). We are relying (without any independent investigation thereof) upon an Officer’s Certificate from an Officer of the Company, certifying to the truth and accuracy of the factual statements, covenants, representations and warranties set forth in the Documents. We have assumed the authenticity of the signatures and seals set forth in such Officer’s Certificate. In addition, for all purposes of this opinion, as to questions of fact material to this opinion, we have, to the extent deemed appropriate, relied upon certain representations of certain officers of the Company.

The following opinion is given as to matters of British Virgin Islands law.

Based upon the foregoing and in reliance thereon, it is our opinion that the Offering Shares of the Company and any Shares underlying the Placement Agent Warrants are duly authorized and will, upon the receipt of full payment, issuance and delivery in accordance with the terms of the offering described in the Registration Statement, be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable. In addition, it is our opinion that the Resale Shares have been duly authorized and are duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable Shares of the Company.


We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name in the Prospectus constituting a part thereof. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under section 7 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

Sincerely,

Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.

EX-10.1 9 dex101.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 EXHIBIT 10.1

Exhibit 10.1

SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

WARRANT AGREEMENT

                         ,         

Anderson & Strudwick, Incorporated

707 East Main Street

20th  Floor

Richmond, Virginia 23219

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a British Virgin Islands company (the “Company”), agrees to issue and sell to you a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase the number of common shares of the Company set forth herein, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.

1. Issuance of Warrant; Exercise Price. The Warrant, which shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, shall be issued to you concurrently with the execution hereof in consideration of the payment by you to the Company of the sum of US $0.001 cash per common share subject to the Warrant, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged. The Warrant shall provide that you and such other holder(s) of the Warrant, as such may be assigned in accordance herewith, shall have the right to purchase an aggregate of up              to common shares for an exercise price equal to $             per share (the “Exercise Price”), as described more fully herein. The number, character and Exercise Price of such shares are subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided, and the term “shares” shall mean, unless the context otherwise requires, the common shares and other securities and property receivable upon exercise of the Warrant. The term “Exercise Price” shall mean, unless the context otherwise requires, the price per share purchasable under the Warrant as set forth in this Section 1, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 5.

2. Notices of Record Date. In the event of (i) any taking by the Company of a record date with respect to the holder(s) of any class of securities of the Company for purposes of determining which of such holder(s) are entitled to dividends or other distributions, or any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire shares of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, (ii) any capital reorganization of the Company, or reclassification or recapitalization of common shares of the Company or any transfer in one or more related transactions of all or a majority of the assets or revenue or income generating capacity of the Company to, or consolidation or merger of the Company with or into, any other entity or person, or (iii) any voluntary or involuntary dissolution or winding up of the Company, then and in each such event the Company will mail or cause to be mailed to each holder of a Warrant at the time outstanding a notice specifying, as the case may be, (a) the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or right, and stating the amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right; or (b) the date on which any such reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, transfer, consolidation, merger, conveyance, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is to take place and the time, if any is to be fixed, as of which the holders of record of shares (or any other class of shares or securities of the Company, or another issuer pursuant to Section 5, receivable upon the exercise of the Warrant) shall be entitled to exchange their shares (or such other shares or securities) for securities or other property deliverable upon such event. Any such notice shall be deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, at least ten (10) days prior to the date therein specified, and the holder(s) of the Warrant(s) may exercise the Warrant(s) and participate in such event as a registered holder of shares, upon exercise of the Warrant(s) so held, within the ten (10) day period from the date of mailing such notice.

3. No Impairment. The Company shall not, by amendment of its organizational documents or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any other action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Agreement or of the Warrant, but will at all times in good faith take any and all action as may be necessary in order to protect the rights of the holder(s) of the Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (a) will at all times reserve and keep available, solely for issuance and delivery upon exercise of the Warrant, shares issuable from time to time upon exercise of the Warrant, (b) will not increase the par value of any common shares receivable upon exercise of the Warrant above the amount payable in respect thereof upon such exercise, and (c) will take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares upon the exercise of the Warrant, or any portion of it.


4. Exercise of Warrant.

(a) Exercise for Cash. At any time and from time to time on and after one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) and expiring on                     ,              at 11:59 p.m., Richmond, Virginia time (the “Exercise Period”), the Warrant may be exercised as to all or any portion of the whole number of shares covered by the Warrant by the holder thereof by surrender of the Warrant, accompanied by a subscription for shares to be purchased in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and by a check payable to the order of the Company in the amount required for purchase of the shares as to which the Warrant is being exercised, delivered to the Company at its principal office at Suite F, 23rd Floor, Building B, Jiangjing Mansion, 228 Yanjiang Ave., Jiangan District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China 430010, Attention: Hanying Li, Chief Executive Officer.

(b) Cashless Exercise. In addition, during the Exercise Period and to the extent that the Company has failed to register the shares issuable hereunder in accordance with Section 7 hereof within 90 days of the notification of the Company of the exercise of such demand registration right, the Warrant may be exercised as to all or any portion of the whole number of shares covered by the Warrant by the holder thereof by surrender of Warrant together with irrevocable instructions to the Company to issue in exchange for the Warrant the number of shares equal to the product of (i) the number of shares as to which the Warrant is being exercised multiplied by (ii) a fraction the numerator of which is the Current Value of any share less the Exercise Price therefor and the denominator of which is such Current Value. In the case of the purchase of less than all the shares purchasable under the Warrant, the Company shall cancel such Warrant and shall execute and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor for the unexercised balance. For the purposes hereof, “Exercise Date” shall mean the date on which all deliveries required to be made to the Company upon exercise of the Warrant pursuant to this Section 4 shall have been made.

(c) Issuance of Certificates. Upon the exercise of a Warrant in whole or in part, the Company will within five (5) days thereafter, at its expense (including the payment by the Company of any applicable issue or transfer taxes), cause to be issued in the name of and delivered to the Warrant holder a certificate or certificates for the number of fully paid and non-assessable shares to which such holder is entitled upon exercise of the Warrant. In the event such holder is entitled to a fractional share, in lieu thereof such holder shall be paid a cash amount equal to such fraction, multiplied by the Current Value of one full share on the date of exercise. Certificates for shares issuable by reason of the exercise of the Warrant shall be dated and shall be effective as of the date of the surrendering of the Warrant for exercise, notwithstanding any delays in the actual execution, issuance or delivery of the certificates for the shares so purchased. In the event the Warrant is exercised as to less than the aggregate amount of all shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant held by such person, the Company shall issue a new Warrant to the holder of the Warrant so exercised covering the aggregate number of shares as to which the Warrant remains unexercised. In addition to the foregoing, should the Company fail to issue the share certificate or certificates within the time limits referenced in the first sentence of this Section 4(c), if and to the extent not already utilized as to the Warrant or the shares underlying the Warrant, the holder may utilize the cashless exercise contained in Section 4(b) hereof.

(d) Current Value. For purposes of this section, “Current Value” is defined (i) in the case for which a public market exists for the shares at the time of such exercise, at a price per share equal to (A) the average of the means between the closing bid and asked prices of the shares in the over-the-counter market for 20 consecutive business days commencing 30 business days before the date of such notice, (B) if the shares are quoted on the NASDAQ Capital Market, at the average of the means of the daily closing bid and asked prices of the shares for 20 consecutive business days commencing 30 business days before the date of such notice, or (C) if the shares are listed on any national securities exchange or The NASDAQ National Market, at the average of the daily closing prices of the shares for 20 consecutive business days commencing 30 business days before the date of such notice, and (ii) in the case no public market exists at the time of such exercise, at the Appraised Value. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Appraised Value” is the value determined in accordance with the following procedures. For a period of five (5) days after the

 

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date of an event (a “Valuation Event”) requiring determination of Current Value at a time when no public market exists for the shares (the “Negotiation Period”), each party to this Agreement agrees to negotiate in good faith to reach agreement upon the Appraised Value of the securities or property at issue, as of the date of the Valuation Event, which will be the fair market value of such securities or property, without premium for control or discount for minority interests, illiquidity or restrictions on transfer. In the event that the parties are unable to agree upon the Appraised Value of such securities or other property by the end of the Negotiation Period, then the Appraised Value of such securities or property will be determined for purposes of this Agreement by a recognized appraisal or investment banking firm mutually agreeable to the holder(s) of the Warrant and the Company (the “Appraiser”). If the holder(s) of the Warrant and the Company cannot agree on an Appraiser within two (2) business days after the end of the Negotiation Period, the Company, on the one hand, and the holder(s) of the Warrant, on the other hand, will each select an Appraiser within ten (10) business days after the end of the Negotiation Period and those Appraisers will determine the fair market value of such securities or property, without premium for control or discount for minority interests. Such independent Appraiser(s) will be directed to determine fair market value of such securities or property as soon as practicable, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after the date of its selection. The determination by Appraiser(s) of the fair market value will be conclusive and binding on all parties to this Agreement. If there are two Appraisers, and they do not agree as to fair market value, then fair market value shall be determined to be the average of the fair market values as determined by each Appraiser. Appraised Value of each share at a time when (i) the Company is not a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (ii) the shares are not traded in the organized securities markets, will, in all cases, be calculated by determining the Appraised Value of the entire Company taken as a whole and dividing that value by the number of shares then outstanding, without premium for control or discount for minority interests, illiquidity or restrictions on transfer. The costs of the Appraiser(s) will be borne by the Company. In no event will the Appraised Value of the shares be less than the per share consideration received or receivable with respect to the shares or securities or property of the same class in connection with a pending transaction involving a sale, merger, recapitalization, reorganization, consolidation, or share exchange, dissolution of the Company, sale or transfer of all or a majority of its assets or revenue or income generating capacity, or similar transaction.

5. Protection Against Dilution. The Exercise Price for the shares and number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant, in whole or in part, is subject to adjustment from time to time as described in this Section 5. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Warrant Agreement is intended or may be construed to violate any FINRA Conduct Rule. In particular, the anti-dilution provisions of this Warrant Agreement shall be interpreted in compliance with Rule 5110(f)(2)(H)(vi) and (vii) of the FINRA Conduct Rules.

(a) Dividends, Subdivisions, Reclassifications, Etc. In case at any time or from time to time after the date of execution of this Agreement, the Company shall (i) take a record of the holders of shares for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or a distribution on shares payable in shares or another class of securities, (ii) subdivide or reclassify its outstanding share of shares into a greater number shares, or (iii) combine or reclassify its outstanding shares into a smaller number of shares, then, and in each such case, the Exercise Price in effect at the time of the record date for such dividend or distribution or the effective date of such subdivision, combination or reclassification shall be adjusted in such a manner that the Exercise Price for the shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant immediately after such event shall bear the same ratio to the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to any such event as the total number of shares outstanding immediately prior to such event shall bear to the total number of shares outstanding immediately after such event.

(b) Adjustment of Number of Shares Purchasable. When any adjustment is required to be made in the Exercise Price under this Section 5, (i) the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant, in whole or in part, shall be changed (upward to the nearest full share) to the number of shares determined by dividing (x) an amount equal to the number of shares issuable pursuant to the exercise of the Warrant immediately prior to the adjustment, multiplied by the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the adjustment, by (y) the Exercise Price in effect immediately after such adjustment, and (ii) upon exercise of the Warrant, the holder will be entitled to receive the number of shares of other securities referred to in Section 5(a) that such holder would have received had the Warrant been exercised prior to the events referred to in Section 5(a).

 

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(c) Adjustment for Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger, Etc. In the case of any reorganization or consolidation of the Company with, or any merger of the Company with or into, another entity (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation) or in case of any sale or transfer to another entity of the majority of assets of the Company, the entity resulting from such reorganization or consolidation or surviving such merger or to which such sale or transfer shall be made, as the case may be, shall make suitable provision (which shall be fair and equitable to each holder of a Warrant) and shall assume the obligations of the Company hereunder (by written instrument executed and mailed to each holder of a Warrant then outstanding) pursuant to which, upon exercise of the Warrant, at any time after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation, merger or conveyance, the holder shall be entitled to receive the common shares or other securities or property that such holder would have been entitled to upon consummation if such holder had exercised the Warrant immediately prior thereto, all subject to further adjustment as provided in this Section 5.

(d) Certificate as to Adjustments. In the event of adjustment as herein provided in the paragraphs of this Section 5, the Company shall promptly mail to each Warrant holder a certificate setting forth the Exercise Price and number of shares issuable upon exercise after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of facts requiring such adjustment. Such certificate shall also set forth the kind and amount of shares or other securities or property into which the Warrant shall be exercisable after any adjustment of the Exercise Price as provided in this Agreement.

(e) Minimum Adjustment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no certificate as to adjustment of the Exercise Price hereunder shall be made if such adjustment results in a change in the Exercise Price then in effect of less than five cents ($0.05) and any adjustment of less than five cents ($0.05) of any Exercise Price shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time of and together with any subsequent adjustment that, together with the adjustment or adjustments so carried forward, amounts to five cents ($0.05) or more; provided however, that upon the exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall have made all necessary adjustments (to the nearest cent) not theretofore made to the Exercise Price up to and including the date upon which such Warrant is exercised.

7. Registration Rights.

(a) Demand Registration Under the Securities Act of 1933. To the extent that sufficient shares have not been registered to permit exercise of the Warrant, then at any time commencing after the closing of the IPO, through and including             ,              parties who collectively hold a majority of the shares issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant shall have the right, exercisable by written notice to the Company, to have the Company prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), on one occasion, a registration statement and such other documents, including a prospectus, as may be necessary in the opinion of both counsel for the Company and counsel for you and any other holder of a Warrant, in order to comply with the provisions of the Act, so as to permit a public offering and sale of their respective Warrant, the shares underlying the Warrant or other securities held as a result of any adjustment made pursuant to Section 5 hereof (collectively, the “Registrable Securities”). The Company shall notify each holder of a Warrant and the shares underlying the Warrant of any such demand registration request within ten (10) days of receipt of such request. The notified holder(s) may participate in such demand registration by notifying the Company within ten (10) days after receiving the Company’s notification.

(b) Notice to Be Delivered. The Company covenants and agrees to give written notice of any registration request under Section 7(a) by you or any holder(s) to you and to all other holder(s) of a Warrant or the shares underlying a Warrant within ten (10) days from the date of the receipt of any such registration request.

(c) Covenants of the Company With Respect to Registration. In connection with any registration under Section 7(a) hereof, the Company covenants and agrees as follows:

(i) The Company shall use its best efforts to file a registration statement within ninety (90) days of receipt of any demand therefore in accordance with Section 7(a), shall use its best efforts to have any registration statement declared effective at the earliest practicable time, and shall furnish you and each holder desiring to sell the Registrable Securities held by you or the other holder(s) as a result of any adjustment made pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 hereof, such number of prospectuses as shall reasonably be requested.

 

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(ii) The Company shall pay all costs (excluding fees and expenses of counsel for you and any other holder(s) and any underwriting or selling commissions), fees and expenses in connection with all registration statements filed pursuant to Section 7(a) hereof including, without limitation, the Company’s legal and accounting fees, printing expenses, and blue sky fees and expenses. If the Company shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 7(d), the Company shall, in addition to any other equitable or other relief available to you and any other holder(s), be liable for any or all actual damages (which may include damages due to a loss of profit).

(iii) The Company will take all necessary action which may be required in qualifying or registering the Registrable Securities included in a registration statement for offering and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such states as are reasonably requested by you and any other holder(s), provided that the Company shall not be obligated to execute or file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation to do business under the laws of any such jurisdiction.

(iv) The Company shall indemnify you and any other holder(s) of the Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to any registration statement and each person, if any, who controls you or any other holder(s) within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), against all loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (including all expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim whatsoever) to which any of them may become subject under the Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, arising from such registration statement to the same extent and with the same effect as the provisions pursuant to which the Company has agreed to indemnify you in the Placement Agreement to be entered into by and between you and the Company (the “Placement Agreement”) and to provide for just and equitable contribution as set forth in the Placement Agreement.

(v) You and any other holder(s) of the Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to a registration statement, and their successors and assigns, shall severally, and not jointly, indemnify the Company, its officers and directors and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the 1934 Act, against all loss, claim, damage or expense or liability (including all expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim whatsoever) to which they may become subject under the Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, arising from information furnished by or on behalf of such holder(s), or their successors or assigns, for specific inclusion in such registration statement to the same extent and with the same effect as the provisions contained in the Placement Agreement pursuant to which you have agreed to indemnify the Company and to provide for just and equitable contribution as set forth in the Placement Agreement.

(vi) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as requiring you or any other holder(s) to exercise any portion of their Warrant prior to the initial filing of any registration statement or the effectiveness thereof.

(vii) The Company shall deliver promptly to you and any other holder(s) of the Registrable Securities participating in the offering copies of all correspondence between the Commission and the Company, its counsel or auditors and all memoranda relating to discussions with the Commission or its staff with respect to the registration statement and permit you and the other holder(s) of the Registrable Securities to do such investigation, upon reasonable advance notice, with respect to information contained in or omitted from the registration statement as it deems reasonably necessary to comply with applicable securities laws or rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”); provided that you and each such holder of the Registrable Securities agree not to disclose such information without the prior consent of the Company. Such investigation shall include access to books, records and properties and opportunities to discuss the business of the Company with its officers and independent auditors, all to such reasonable extent and at such reasonable times and as often as you and any other holder(s) of the Registrable Securities shall reasonably request.

(viii) If required by the underwriters in connection with an underwritten offering which includes Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 7, the Company shall enter into an underwriting agreement with one or more underwriters selected for such underwriting. Such

 

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underwriting agreement shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Company, you and each other holder of the Registrable Securities, and shall contain such representations, warranties and covenants by the Company and such other terms as are customarily contained in agreements of that type used by the underwriters. If required by the underwriters, you and the other holder(s) of the Registrable Securities shall be parties to any underwriting agreement relating to an underwritten sale of their Registrable Securities and may, at their option, require that any or all representations and warranties of the Company to or for the benefit of such underwriters shall, to the extent that they may be applicable, also be made to and for the benefit of you and the other holder(s) of the Registrable Securities. You and the other holder(s) of the Registrable Securities shall not be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the underwriters except as they may relate to you and the other holder(s) of the Registrable Securities and their intended methods of distribution.

(ix) In connection with any registration statement filed pursuant to Section 7 hereof, the Company shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, to you and each holder participating in any underwritten offering and to each underwriter, a signed counterpart, addressed to you, such holder(s) or underwriter, of (i) an opinion of counsel to the Company, dated as of the effective date of such registration statement (and, if such registration includes an underwritten public offering, an opinion dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement), and (ii) a “cold comfort” letter, dated the effective date of such registration statement (and, if such registration includes an underwritten public offering, a letter dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement), signed by the independent public accountants who have issued a report on the Company’s financial statements included in such registration statement, in each case covering substantially the same matters with respect to such registration statement (and the prospectus included therein) and, in the case of such accountants’ letter, with respect to events subsequent to the date of such financial statements, as are customarily covered in opinions of issuer’s counsel and in accountants’ letters delivered to underwriters in underwritten public offerings of securities.

(x) The Company shall promptly notify you and each holder of the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Act, upon the Company’s discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, and upon receipt of such notice you and each holder shall not effect any sale of securities and shall immediately cease utilizing or distributing such prospectus. At the request of you or any such holder(s), the Company shall promptly prepare and furnish to you or such holder(s) and each underwriter, if any, a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such securities, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made.

(xi) For purposes of this Agreement, the term “majority” in reference to you and the other holder(s) of a Warrant or the shares underlying an unexercised Warrant, shall mean in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the shares underlying the then outstanding Warrant(s) that have not been resold to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act or a registration statement filed with the Commission under the Act.

8. Stock Exchange Listing. In the event the Company lists its shares on any national securities exchange or market, the Company will, at its expense, also list on such exchange, upon exercise of a Warrant, all shares issuable pursuant to such Warrant.

9. Restrictive Legend. Executed copies of this Agreement shall be filed in the principal office of the Company. Instruments evidencing all or part of the Warrant shall contain the legend shown on Exhibit A until one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the Company’s IPO, after which time such legend may be removed at the request of the holder thereof.

 

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10. Successors and Assigns; Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of you and the Company and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

11. Notices. Any notice hereunder shall be given by registered or certified mail, if to the Company, at its principal office referred to in Section 5 and, if to a holder, to the holder’s address shown in the Warrant ledger of the Company, provided that any holder may at any time on three (3) days’ written notice to the Company designate or substitute another address where notice is to be given. Notice shall be deemed given and received after a certified or registered letter, properly addressed with postage prepaid, is deposited in the U.S. mail.

12. Severability. Every provision of this Agreement is intended to be severable. If any term or provision hereof is illegal or invalid for any reason whatsoever, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remainder of this Agreement.

13. Assignment; Replacement of Warrant. The Warrant and the shares underlying the Warrant may be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated by you prior to one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the Company’s IPO only to bona fide officers of Anderson & Strudwick, Incorporated, who in turn shall be subject to the same restriction. Any assignment shall be effected in accordance with the Form of Assignment attached hereto as Exhibit C. If the Warrant is assigned, in whole or in part, the Warrant shall be surrendered at the principal office of the Company, and thereupon, in the case of a partial assignment, a new Warrant shall be issued to the holder thereof covering the number of shares not assigned, and the assignee shall be entitled to receive a new Warrant covering the number of shares so assigned. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Warrant and appropriate bond or indemnification protection, the Company shall issue a new Warrant of like tenor.

14. Rights of Shareholders. Until exercised, the Warrant shall not entitle the holder thereof to any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company.

15. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia without giving effect to the principles of choice of laws thereof.

16. Definition. All references to the word “you” in this Agreement shall be deemed to apply with equal effect to any persons or entities to whom a Warrant has been transferred in accordance with the terms hereof, and, where appropriate, to any persons or entities holding shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant.

17. Headings. The headings herein are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of any of the provisions hereof.

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Very truly yours,

SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN

PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

By:    
Name:   Taylor Z. Gao
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

Accepted as of the                  day of                 ,         .

ANDERSON & STRUDWICK, INCORPORATED

By:    
Name:   L. McCarthy Downs, III
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT A

No.     

             Common Shares

(as may be adjusted pursuant to the

terms of the Warrant Agreement)

SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

COMMON SHARES PURCHASE WARRANT

THIS IS TO CERTIFY that ANDERSON & STRUDWICK, INCORPORATED or its assigns as permitted in that certain Warrant Agreement (the “Warrant Agreement”) dated             ,             between the Company (as hereafter defined) and Anderson & Strudwick, Incorporated is entitled to purchase at any time or from time to time on or after the closing of the initial public offering of the Company’s common shares and before             ,         ,                     common shares of Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a British Virgin Islands company (the “Company”), for an exercise price of $             per share. This Warrant is issued pursuant to the Agreement, and all rights of the holder of this Warrant are further governed by, and subject to the terms and provisions of such Warrant Agreement, copies of which are available upon request to the Company. The holder of this Warrant and the shares issuable upon the exercise hereof shall be entitled to the benefits, rights and privileges and subject to the obligations, duties and liabilities provided in the Warrant Agreement.

UNTIL ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS OR COMMENCEMENT OF SALES OF THE INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING OF SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., NEITHER ANDERSON & STRUDWICK, INCORPORATED NOR ANY ASSIGNEE OF ALL OR A PORTION OF THE RIGHTS PURSUANT TO THIS WARRANT MAY SELL, TRANSFER, ASSIGN, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATE ANY OF ITS RIGHTS PURSUANT TO THIS WARRANT OTHER THAN TO BONA FIDE OFFICERS OF ANDERSON & STRUDWICK, INCORPORATED. Subject to the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, of the Warrant Agreement and of this Warrant, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, only to the extent expressly permitted in such documents and then only at the office of the Company at Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 53 Niwang Rd., Shangri-La County, Diqing, Yunnan Province, China 674400 Attention: Taylor Z. Gao, Chief Executive Officer, by the holder hereof or by a duly authorized attorney-in-fact, upon surrender of this Warrant duly endorsed, together with the Assignment hereof duly endorsed. Until transfer hereof on the books of the Company, the Company may treat the registered holder hereof as the owner hereof for all purposes.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its proper corporate officers thereunto duly authorized.

 

SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN

PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

ATTEST:

By:

   

Name:

   

Title:

   


EXHIBIT B

FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION

To Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmacueticals, Inc.:

The undersigned, the holder of Warrant Number                  , hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the purchase right represented by such Warrant, and to purchase thereunder                 * common shares of Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

As payment therefor, the undersigned (mark one):

 

  ¨ herewith makes a payment in cash or by check of U.S. $            , or

 

  ¨ requests to utilize the cashless exercise provision in Section 4(b) of the Warrant Agreement.

Further, the undersigned requests that the certificate or certificates for such shares be issued in the name of and delivered to the undersigned. The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that shares to be received by the undersigned are subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in the Warrant.

  
(Signature)
  
  
(Address)

Dated:                             

 

* Insert here the number of common shares set forth on the face of the Warrant (or, in the case of a partial exercise, the portion thereof as to which the Warrant is being exercised), in either case without making any adjustment (which adjustment will be made in the issuance of such shares, other stock, securities, property, or cash) for additional common shares or any other stock or other securities or property or cash that, pursuant to the adjustment provisions of the Warrant, is deliverable upon exercise.


EXHIBIT C

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT

(To be signed only upon transfer of Warrant)

For value received, Anderson & Strudwick, Incorporated, the registered holder of the Warrant issued by Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to purchase                  shares of common stock represented by Warrant             , hereby sells, assigns and transfers of such Warrants to officers of Anderson & Strudwick, Incorporated as set forth below, with the remaining balance (            ) to be reissued to Anderson & Strudwick, Incorporated:

 

Assignee/Transferee     Amount Assigned/Transferred
         
   

Anderson & Strudwick, Incorporated does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint the undersigned’s attorney to make such transfer on the books of the Warrant Agent maintained for that purpose, with full power of substitution in the premises.

The undersigned represents and warrants that the transfer of the attached Warrant is permitted by the terms of the Warrant Agreement pursuant to which the attached Warrant has been issued, and the transferees hereof, by acceptance of this Agreement, agrees to be bound by the terms of the Warrant Agreement with the same force and effect as if a signatory thereto.

 

ANDERSON & STRUDWICK, INCORPORATED
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

Date:                             

Signature Guaranteed by:  

THE SIGNATURE SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM) PURSUANT TO S.E.C RULE 17 Ad-15.

EX-10.2 10 dex102.htm EXHIBIT 10.2 EXHIBIT 10.2

Exhibit 10.2

Entrusted Management Agreement

Between

Hong Yu

Luo Ga

Yang Xiaobei

Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited

and

Yibo Information Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

March 26, 2010

Shenzhen, China


Entrusted Management Agreement

This Entrusted Management Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into on March 26, 2010 in Shenzhen, China by:

Party A:

1. Hong Yu, a citizen of PRC with ID number 530112600104161, owns 79.5% shares of Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited;

2. Luo Ga, a citizen of PRC with ID number 53342119650505001X, owns 20% shares of Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited;

3. Yang Xiaobei, a citizen of PRC with ID number 110102195506010035, owns 0.5% shares of Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited;

4. Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited is an enterprise incorporated and existing within the territory of China in accordance with the law of the People’s Republic of China, the registration number of its legal and valid Business License is 533400000001833 and the legal registered address is 53 Niwang Road, Shangri-La County, Yunnan Province, China.

and

Party B: Yibo Information Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., is a company registered in Shenzhen, PRC, and the registration number of its legal and valid Business License is 440301503371231 and the legal registered address is B#6D11, Zhongshen Garden, South Caitian Rd., Futian, Shenzhen, China.

Whereas:

1. Party A constitutes Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited (hereinafter referred to as “Shangri-La Group”) and all of its shareholders holding all issued and outstanding shares of Shangri-La Group. Under this Agreement, Shangri-La Group, Hong Yu, Luo Ga and Yang Xiaobei have acted collectively as one party to this Agreement;

2. Yibo Information Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Party B”) is a company incorporated and existing within the territory of China in accordance with the law of the People’s Republic of China, the registration number of its legal and valid Business License is 440301503371231 and the legal registered address is B#6D11, Zhongshen Garden, South Caitian Rd., Futian, Shenzhen, China.

 

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3. Party A desires to entrust Party B to manage and operate Shangri-La Group;

4. Party B agrees to accept such entrustment and to manage Shangri-La Group on behalf of Party A.

Therefore, in accordance with laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, the Parties agree as follows after friendly consultation based on the principle of equality and mutual benefit.

Article 1 Entrusted Management

1.1 Party A agrees to entrust the management of Shangri-La Group to Party B pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Party B agrees to manage Shangri-La Group in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

1.2 The term of this Entrusted Management Agreement (the “Entrusted Period”) shall be from the effective date of this Agreement to the earliest of the following:

 

  (1) the winding up of Shangri-La Group, or

 

  (2) the termination date of this Entrusted Management Agreement to be determined by the Parties hereto, or

 

  (3) the date on which Party B completes the acquisition of Shangri-La Group.

1.3 During the Entrusted Period, Party B shall be fully and exclusively responsible for the management of Shangri-La Group. The management service includes without limitation the following:

 

  (1) Party B shall be fully and exclusively responsible for the operation of Shangri-La Group, which includes the right to appoint and terminate Shangri-La Group, members of Board of Directors and the right to hire managerial and administrative personnel etc. Party A or its voting proxy shall make a shareholder’s resolution and a Board of Directors’ resolution based on the decision of Party B.

 

  (2) Party B has the full and exclusive right to manage and control all cash flow and assets of Party A. Shangri-La Group shall open an entrusted account or designate an existing account as an entrusted account. Party B has the full and exclusive right to decide the use of the funds in the entrusted account. The authorized signature of the account shall be appointed or confirmed by Party B. All of the funds of Shangri-La Group shall be kept in this account, including but not limited to its existing working capital and purchase price received from selling its production equipment, inventory, raw materials and accounts receivable to Party B (if any), all payments of funds shall be disbursed through this entrusted account, including but not limited to the payment of all existing accounts payable and operating expenses, payment of employees salaries and purchase of assets, and all revenues from its operation shall be kept in this account.

 

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  (3) Party B shall have the full and exclusive right to control and administrate the financial affairs and daily operation of Shangri-La Group, such as entering into and performance of contracts, and payment of taxes etc.

1.4 As consideration for the services provided by Party B hereunder, Party A shall pay an entrusted management fee to Party B which shall be equal to the earnings before tax (if any) of Shangri-La Group. The entrusted management fee shall be as follows: during the term of this agreement, the entrusted management fee shall equal to Shangri-La Group’s estimated earnings before tax, being the monthly revenues after deduction of operating costs, expenses and taxes. If the earnings before tax is zero, Shangri-La Group is not required to pay the entrusted management fee; if Shangri-La Group sustains losses, all such losses will be carried over to next month and deducted from next month’s entrusted management fee. Both Parties shall calculate, and Party A shall pay, the monthly entrusted management fee within 20 days of the following month. The above monthly payment shall be adjusted after the end of each quarter but before the filing of tax return for such quarter (the “Quarterly Adjustment”), so as to make the after-tax profit of that quarter is zero. In addition, the above monthly payment shall be adjusted after the end of each fiscal year but before the filing for the yearly tax return (the “Annual Adjustment”), so as to make the after-tax profit of that fiscal year is zero.

1.5 Party B shall assume all operation risks out of the entrusted management of Shangri-La Group and bear all losses of Shangri-La Group. If Shangri-La Group has no sufficient funds to repay its debts, Party B is responsible for paying off these debts on behalf of Shangri-La Group; if Shangri-La Group’s net assets are lower than its registered capital, Party B is responsible for funding the deficit.

Article 2 Rights and Obligations of the Parties

2.1 During the term of this Agreement, Party A’s rights and obligations include:

 

  (1) to hand over Shangri-La Group to Party B for entrusted management as of the effectiveness date of this Agreement and to hand over all of business materials together with Business License and corporate seal of Shangri-La Group to Party B;

 

  (2) Party A has no right to make any decision regarding Shangri-La Group’s operations without the prior written consent of Party B;

 

  (3) to have the right to know the business conditions of Shangri-La Group at any time and provide proposals;

 

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  (4) to assist Party B in carrying out the entrusted management according to Party B’s requirement;

 

  (5) to perform its obligations pursuant to the Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, signed by and between Hong Yu, Luo Ga, Wei Xianjun and Yang Xiaobei and Party B on March 26, 2010 in Shenzhen, and not to violate the said agreement;

 

  (6) not to intervene Party B’s management over Shangri-La Group in any form by making use of shareholder’s power;

 

  (7) not to entrust or grant their shareholders’ rights in Shangri-La Group to a third party other than Party B without Party B’s consent;

 

  (8) not to otherwise entrust other third party other than Party B to manage Shangri-La Group in any form without Party B’s prior written consent;

 

  (9) not to terminate this Agreement unilaterally with for any reason whatsoever; or

 

  (10) to enjoy other rights and perform other obligations under the Agreement.

2.2 During the term of this Agreement, Party B’s rights and obligations include:

 

  (1) to enjoy the full and exclusive right to manage Shangri-La Group independently;

 

  (2) to enjoy the full and exclusive right to dispose of all assets of Shangri-La Group;

 

  (3) to enjoy all profits and bear losses arising from Shangri-La Group’s operations during the Entrusted Period;

 

  (4) to appoint all directors of Shangri-La Group;

 

  (5) to appoint the legal representative, general manager, deputy general manager, financial manager and other senior managerial personnel of Shangri-La Group;

 

  (6) to convene shareholders’ meetings of Shangri-La Group in accordance with the Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement and sign resolutions of shareholders’ meetings; and

 

  (7) to enjoy other rights and perform other obligations under the Agreement.

 

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Article 3 Representations and Warranties

The Parties hereto hereby make the following representations and warranties to each other as of the date of this Agreement that:

 

  (1) has the right to enter into the Agreement and the ability to perform the same;

 

  (2) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by each party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action;

 

  (3) the execution of this Agreement by the officer or representative of each party has been duly authorized;

 

  (4) each party has no other reasons that will prevent this Agreement from becoming a binding and effective agreement between both parties after execution;

 

  (5) the execution and performance of the obligations under this Agreement will not:

(a) violate any provision of the business license, articles of association or other similar documents of its own;

(b) violate any provision of the laws and regulations of PRC or other governmental or regulatory authority or approval;

(c) violate or result in a breach of any contract or agreement to which the party is a party or by which it is bound.

Article 4 Effectiveness

This Agreement shall take effect after it is duly executed by the authorized representatives of the parties hereto with seals affixed.

Article 5 Liability for Breach of Agreement

During the term of this Agreement, any violation of any provisions herein by either party constitutes breach of contract and the breaching party shall compensate the non-breaching party for the loss incurred as a result of this breach.

Article 6 Force Majeure

The failure of either party to perform all or part of the obligations under the Agreement due to force majeure shall not be deemed as breach of contract. The affected party shall present promptly valid evidence of such force majeure, and the failure of performance shall be settled through consultations between the parties hereto.

 

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Article 7 Governing Law

The conclusion, validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and the settlement of any disputes arising out of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China.

Article 8 Settlement of Dispute

Any disputes under the Agreement shall be settled at first through friendly consultation between the parties hereto. In case no settlement can be reached through consultation, each party shall have the right to submit such disputes to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission South China Sub-Commission. The Place of arbitration is Shenzhen. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on both parties.

Article 9 Confidentiality

9.1 The parties hereto agree to cause its employees or representatives who has access to and knowledge of the terms and conditions of this Agreement to keep strict confidentiality and not to disclose any of these terms and conditions to any third party without the expressive requirements under law or request from judicial authorities or governmental departments or the consent of the other party, otherwise such party or personnel shall assume corresponding legal liabilities.

9.2 The obligations of confidentiality under Section 1 of this Article shall survive after the termination of this Agreement.

Article 10 Severability

10.1 Any provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable due to the laws and regulations shall be ineffective without affecting in any way the remaining provisions hereof.

10.2. In the event of the foregoing paragraph, the parties hereto shall prepare supplemental agreement as soon as possible to replace the invalid provision through friendly consultation.

Article 11 Non-waiver of Rights

11.1 Any failure or delay by any party in exercising its rights under this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right.

 

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11.2 Any failure of any party to demand the other party to perform its obligations under this Agreement shall not be deemed as a waiver of its right to demand the other party to perform such obligations later.

11.3 If a party excuses the non-performance by other party of certain provisions under this Agreement, such excuse shall not be deemed to excuse any future non-performance by the other party of the same provision.

Article 12 Non-transferability

Unless otherwise specified under this Agreement, no party can assign or delegate any of the rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party nor can it provide any guarantee to such third party or carry out other similar activities without the prior written from the other party.

Article 13 Miscellaneous

13.1 Any and all taxes arising from execution and performance of this Agreement and during the course of the entrusted management and operation shall be borne by the Parties respectively pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations.

13.2 Any amendment entered into by the parties hereto after the effectiveness of this Agreement shall be an integral part of this Agreement and have the same legal effect as part of this Agreement. In case of any discrepancy between the amendment and this Agreement, the amendment shall prevail. In case of several amendments, the amendment with the latest date shall prevail.

13.3 This Agreement is executed by Chinese and English in duplicate and both the English version and Chinese version shall have the same effect. Each of the original Chinese and English versions of this Agreement shall be executed in 5 copies. Each party shall hold two original of each version.

13.4 In witness hereof, the Agreement is duly executed by the parties hereto on the date first written above.

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(Page of signature only)

Dated: March 26, 2010

Party A:

Hong Yu (Signature)

Luo Ga (Signature)

Yang Xiaobei (Signature)

Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited (Official seal)

Authorized representative: Hong Yu (Signature)

Party B:

Yibo Information Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Official seal)

Authorized representative: Tiangui Li (Signature)

 

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EX-10.3 11 dex103.htm EXHIBIT 10.3 EXHIBIT 10.3

Exhibit 10.3

SHAREHOLDERS’ VOTING PROXY AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

HONG YU

LUO GA

YANG XIAOBEI

AND

YIBO INFORMATION CONSULTING (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.

March 26, 2010

SHENZHEN, CHINA


Shareholders’ Voting Proxy Agreement

This Shareholders’ Voting Proxy Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into on March 26, 2010 between the following parties in Shenzhen:

Party A: Yibo Information Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

Registered Address: B#6D11, Zhongshen Garden, South Caitian Rd., Futian, Shenzhen, China

Party B:

1. Hong Yu, a citizen of PRC with ID number 530112600104161, owns 79.5% shares of Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited;

2. Luo Ga, a citizen of PRC with ID number 53342119650505001X, owns 20% shares of Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited;

3. Yang Xiaobei, a citizen of PRC with ID number 110102195506010035, owns 0.5% shares of Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited;

In this Agreement, Party A and Party B are called collectively as the “Parties,” each of them is called as the “Party,” and Party B are collectively called the “Grantors.”

WHEREAS:

1. Party A is a company incorporated under the laws of the People’s Republic of China;

2. As of the execution date of this Agreement, the Grantors are shareholders of Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited (the “Shangri-La Group”) and collectively legally hold all of the equity interest of Shangri-La Group;

 

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3. Each of the Grantors desires to appoint the persons designated by Party A to exercise its shareholder’s voting rights at the shareholders’ meeting of Shangri-La Group (“Voting Rights”) and Party A is willing to designate such persons.

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties hereby have agreed upon the following terms and conditions upon friendly consultations:

1. Each of Party B hereby agrees to irrevocably appoint the persons designated by Party A with the exclusive right to exercise, on his behalf, all of his Voting Rights in accordance with the laws and Shangri-La Group’s Articles of Association, including but not limited to the rights to sell or transfer all or any of his equity interests of Shangri-La Group, and to appoint and elect the directors and Chairman as the authorized legal representative of Shangri-La Group.

2. Each of Party B hereby agrees that Shangri-La Group’s board of directors should be the persons (the “Proxy Holders”) designated by Party A.

3. Party A agrees to designate such Proxy Holders pursuant to Section 1 of this Agreement, who shall represent Party B to exercise his Voting Rights pursuant to this Agreement.

4. All Parties to this Agreement hereby acknowledge that, regardless of any change in the equity interests of Shangri-La Group, each of the Grantors shall appoint the person designated by Party A with all Voting Rights. All Parties to this Agreement agree, neither of Party B can transfer his equity interests (the “Transferor”) of Shangri-La Group to any individual or company (other than Party A or the individuals or entities designated by Party A).

5. Each of the Grantors hereby acknowledges that he/she will withdraw the appointment of the persons designated by Party A if Party A changes such designated person and reappoints the substituted persons designated by Party A as the new Proxy Holders to exercise his Voting Rights at the shareholder’s meeting of Shangri-La Group.

 

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6. All authorization made under this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding upon the Grantors and each and every act and thing effected by the Proxy Holders pursuant hereto shall be as good, valid and effectual as if the same had been done by the Grantors. The Grantors hereby irrevocably and unconditionally undertake at all times hereafter to ratify and confirm whatsoever the Proxy Holders shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of all such authorization conferred by this Agreement.

7. The Grantors hereby irrevocably and unconditionally undertake at all times to indemnify, defend, and hold each of the Proxy Holders harmless from and against any and all actions, proceedings, claims, costs, expenses and liabilities whatsoever arising from the exercise or purported exercise of any of the powers conferred or purported to be conferred by this Agreement.

8. This Agreement has been duly executed by the parties’ authorized representatives as of the date set forth above and shall become effective upon execution.

9. This Agreement shall not be terminated prior to the completion of acquisition of all of the equity interests in, or all assets or business of, Shangri-La Group by Party A;

10. Any amendment and termination of this Agreement shall be in writing and agreed upon by the Parties.

11. The conclusion, validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and the settlement of any disputes arising out of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China.

 

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12. This Agreement is executed in both Chinese and English in five (5) copies; each Party holds one and each original copy has the same legal effect. Both the English version and Chinese version shall have the same legal effect.

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(Page of signatures only)

Dated: March 26, 2010

Party A:

Yibo Information Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Official seal)

Legal Representative/Authorized Representative: Tiangui Li (Signature)

Party B:

Hong Yu (Signature)

Luo Ga (Signature)

Yang Xiaobei (Signature)

This Agreement is agreed and accepted by:

Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited (Official seal)

Legal Representative/Authorized Representative: Hong Yu (Signature)

 

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EX-10.4 12 dex104.htm EXHIBIT 10.4 EXHIBIT 10.4

Exhibit 10.4

PLEDGE OF EQUITY AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

HONG YU

LUO GA

YANG XIAOBEI

AND

YIBO INFORMATION CONSULTING (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.

March 26, 2010

SHENZHEN, CHINA


Pledge of Equity Agreement

This Agreement is entered into on March 26, 2010 in Shenzhen, China by:

(1) Pledgors (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Party A”):

1. Hong Yu, a citizen of PRC with ID number 530112600104161, owns 79.5% shares of Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited;

2. Luo Ga, a citizen of PRC with ID number 53342119650505001X, owns 20% shares of Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited;

3. Yang Xiaobei, a citizen of PRC with ID number 110102195506010035, owns 0.5% shares of Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited;

and

(2) Pledgee (hereinafter referred to as “Party B”): Yibo Information Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.,a company registered in Shenzhen, PRC, and the registration number of its legal and valid Business License is 440301503371231;

Whereas:

1. Party A consists of all of the shareholders of Yunan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited (hereinafter referred to as Shangri-La Group), who legally hold all of the equity interest of Shangri-La Group.

2. Yibo Information Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. is a company incorporated and existing within the territory of PRC in accordance with the law of PRC, the registration number of its legal valid business license is 440301503371231 and its legal registered address is B#6D11, Zhongshen Garden, South Caitian Rd., Futian, Shenzhen, China.

 

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3. Shangri-La Group is a company incorporated and existing within the territory of PRC in accordance with the law of PRC, the registration number of its legal valid business license is 533400000001833 and its legal registered address is #53 Niwang Road, Shangri-La County, Yunnan Province, China.

4. Party B intends to acquire all of the equity interests or assets of Shangri-La Group. Prior to the completion of such acquisition, Party A agreed to entrust the management and operation of Shangri-La Group to Party B. In order to protect the interests of Party B, Party A agrees to pledge the 100% of equity interest of Shangri-La Group they own to Party B.

5. Party B accepts the pledge of the equity interest by Party A.

Therefore, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, the Parties hereto reach the Agreement through friendly negotiation on the principle of equality and mutual benefit and abide by the following terms and conditions

Article 1 Guaranteed Obligations

The equity interest pledged to guarantee shall be all of the rights and interests Party A is entitled to under all of the following listed agreements by and among Party A and Party B:

(a) Entrusted Management Agreement, by and between Party A, Shangri-La Group and Party B on March 26, 2010 in Shenzhen;

(b) Exclusive Option Agreement by and among Party A, Shangri-La Group and Party B on March 26, 2010 in Shenzhen;

 

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(c) Shareholders’ Voting Proxy Agreement, by and between Party A and Party B on March 26, 2010 in Shenzhen;

Article 2 Pledged Properties

Party A pledges, by way of first priority pledge, all of its rights, title and interest, in, to and under all or any part of:

(a) 100% of the equity interest in Shangri-La Group;

(b) 100% of the registered capital (“Registered Capital”) of Shangri-La Group;

(c) all investment certificates and other documents in respect of the Registered Capital of Shangri-La Group;

(d) all money, dividends, interest and benefits at any time arising in respect of all the equity interest and Registered Capital of Shangri-La Group; and

(e) all voting rights and all other rights or benefits attached to or accruing to the equity interest or the Registered Capital of Shangri-La Group to Party B.

Article 3 Scope of Guaranteed Obligations

The scope of the guaranteed obligations shall be all rights and interests Party A is entitled to obtain in accordance with all the agreements signed by and among Party A and Party B.

 

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Article 4 Pledge Procedure and Registration

Upon the execution date of this Agreement, Party A shall try its best efforts to process the registration procedures with relevant Administration for Industry and Commerce concerning the pledged equity interest herein and ensure that all other approval(s) from or registration with other relevant PRC authorities can be granted or duly secured.

Article 5 Transfer of Pledged Equity Interest

Party A shall not transfer any of the pledged equity interest without the prior written consent of Party B during the term of this agreement.

Article 6 Effectiveness, Modification and Termination

 

  6.1 This Agreement shall go into effect when it is signed by the authorized representatives of the Parties with seals affixed;

 

  6.2 Upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties hereto, neither party may modify or terminate this Agreement. Any modification or termination shall be in writing after both parties’ consultations. The provisions of this Agreement remain binding upon both parties prior to any written agreement on modification or termination.

Article 7 Governing Law

The execution, validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement and the disputes settlement under this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of PRC.

Article 8 Liability for Breach of Agreement

Upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, the Parties hereto shall perform their respective obligations under the Agreement. Any failure to perform the obligations stipulated in the Agreement, in part or in whole, shall be deemed as breach of contract and the breaching party shall compensate the non-breaching party for the loss incurred as a result of the breach.

 

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Article 9 Settlement of Dispute

The parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or performance of this Agreement through friendly consultation. In case no settlement can be reached through consultation within thirty (30) days after such dispute is raised, each party can submit such matter to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission South China Sub-commission in accordance with its rules then in effect. The arbitration shall take place in Shenzhen. The arbitration award shall be final, conclusive and binding upon both parties.

Article 10 Severability

 

  10.1 Any provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable due to the laws and regulations shall be ineffective without affecting in any way the remaining provisions hereof.

 

  10.2 In the event of the foregoing paragraph, the parties hereto shall prepare supplemental agreement as soon as possible to replace the invalid provision through friendly consultation.

Article 11 Miscellaneous

 

  11.1 The headings contained in this Agreement are for the convenience of reference only and shall not in any other way affect the interpretation of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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  11.2 The Agreement shall be executed in five copies, both in Chinese and English. Each party holds one Chinese and one English original, and the remaining shall be kept for completing relevant procedures. Each copy shall have equal legal force, and both the English version and Chinese version shall have the same effect.

 

  11.3 In witness hereof, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date described in the first page.

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(Page of signatures only)

Dated: March 26, 2010

Party A:

Hong Yu (Signature)

Luo Ga (Signature)

Yang Xiaobei (Signature)

Party B:

Yibo Information Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Official seal)

Authorized representative: Tiangui Li (Signature)

 

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EX-10.5 13 dex105.htm EXHIBIT 10.5 EXHIBIT 10.5

Exhibit 10.5

EXCLUSIVE OPTION AGREEMENT

AMONG

YIBO INFORMATION CONSULTING (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.

AND

HONG YU

LUO GA

YANG XIAOBEI

AND

YUNNAN SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP LIMITED

March 26, 2010


SHENZHEN, CHINA

EXCLUSIVE OPTION AGREEMENT

This Exclusive Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of March 26, 2010 between the following Parties in Shenzhen.

Party A: Yibo Information Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

Registered Address: B#6D11, Zhongshen Garden, South Caitian Rd., Futian, Shenzhen, China.

Party B:

1. Hong Yu, a citizen of PRC with ID number 530112600104161, owns 79.5% shares of Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited;

2. Luo Ga, a citizen of PRC with ID number 53342119650505001X, owns 20% shares of Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited;

3. Yang Xiaobei, a citizen of PRC with ID number 110102195506010035, owns 0.5% shares of Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited;

Party C: Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited

Registered address: 53 Niwang Road, Shangri-La County, Yunnan Province, China.

Legal Representative: Hong Yu

In this Agreement, Party A, Party B and Party C are called collectively as the “Parties” and each of them is called as the “Party”.

WHEREAS:

1. Party A is a company incorporated under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”);

 

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2. Party C is a limited liability company incorporated in Shangri-La County and with business license issued by the Shangri-La County Administration for Industry and Commerce;

3. As of the execution date of this Agreement, Party B shall be the shareholder of Party C and collectively legally hold all of the equity interest of Party C.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties through mutual negotiations hereby enter into this Agreement according to the following terms and conditions:

 

1. THE GRANT AND EXERCISE OF PURCHASE OPTION

 

  1.1 Grant: Party B hereby grant Party A an irrevocable exclusive purchase option to purchase all or part of the shares of Party C, currently owned by Party B; Party C further hereby grant Party A an irrevocable exclusive purchase option to purchase all or part of the assets and business of Party C. The aforesaid irrevocable purchase options shall be conducted in accordance with Article 1.3 of this agreement (the “Option”) and can be exercised only by Party A (or the qualified persons appointed by Party A). The term “person” used herein shall include any entity, corporation, partnership, joint venture and non-corporate organizations.

 

  1.2 Exercise Procedures:

1.2.1 Party A shall notify Parties B and C in writing prior to exercising its option (the “Option Notice” hereinafter).

 

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1.2.2 The next day upon receipt of the Option Notice, Parties B and C, together with party A (or the qualified person appointed by Party A), shall promptly compile a whole set of documents (the “Transfer Documents”) to be submitted to the government bodies for approving the shares or assets and business transfer in connection with the Option exercise so that the shares or assets and business transfer can be transferred, in whole or in part.

1.2.3 Upon the completion of the compilation of all the Transfer Documents confirmed by Party A, Parties B and C shall promptly and unconditionally obtain, together with Party A (or the qualified person appointed by Party A), all approvals, permissions, registrations, documents and other necessary approvals to effectuate the transfer of the shares or remaining assets and business of Party C in connection with the Option exercise.

 

  1.3 Exercise Condition: Party A may immediately exercise the option of acquiring the equity interests, assets or business of Party C whenever Party A considers it necessary or doable to acquire Party C in accordance with PRC laws and regulations.

 

2. PRICE OF ACQUISITION

 

  2.1 Party A and Party B shall enter into relevant agreements regarding the price of acquisition based on the circumstances of the exercise of option, and the consideration shall be refunded to Party A or Party C at no consideration in an appropriate manner decided by Party A.

 

  2.2 Party A has the discretion to decide the time and arrangement of the acquisition, provided that the acquisition will not violate any PRC laws or regulations then in effect.

 

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3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

  3.1 Each party hereto represents to the other Parties that: (1) it has all the necessary rights, powers and authorizations to enter into this Agreement and perform its duties and obligations hereunder; (2) Party B and Party C warrant, represent and guarantee that this Agreement, the Restructuring Exercise or the Listing shall be in compliance with any and all applicable PRC laws and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Party A and Party C for all fines, penalties, damages or claims sustained by Party A or Party C arising out of Party B’s or Party C’s violation of this section; and (3) the execution or performance of this Agreement shall not violate any contract or agreement to which it is a party or by which its assets are bounded.

 

  3.2 Party B and Party C hereto represent to Party A that: With respect to the equity interest held by Party B in Party C , (1) Party B are legally registered shareholders of Party C and have paid Party C the full amount of their respective portions of Party C’s registered capital required under the PRC laws; (2) except Pledge of Equity Agreement, signed by and between Party B and Party A on March 26, 2010 in Shenzhen, neither of Party B has mortgaged or pledged his shares of Party C , nor has either of them granted any security interest or borrowed against his shares of Party C in any form; and (3) neither of Party B has sold or will sell to any third party its equity interests in Party C .

With respect to the assets of Party C which may be transferred to Party A at Party A’s option hereunder, (1) Party C owns all such assets and has not mortgaged or pledged or otherwise encumber such assets; and (2) Party C has not sold or will sell to any third party such assets.

 

  3.3 Party C hereto represents to Party A that: (1) it is a limited liability company duly registered and validly existing under the PRC law; and (2) its business operations are in compliance with applicable laws of the PRC in all material aspects.

 

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4. COVENANTS

The Parties further agree as follows:

 

  4.1 Before Party A has acquired all the equity/assets and business of Party C by exercising the purchase option provided hereunder, Party C shall not:

4.1.1 sell, assign, mortgage or otherwise dispose of, or create any encumbrance on, any of its assets, operations or any legal or beneficiary interests with respect to its revenues (unless such sale, assignment, mortgage, disposal or encumbrance is relating to its daily operation or has been disclosed to and agreed upon by Party A in writing);

4.1.2 enter into any transaction which may materially affect its assets, liability, operation, shareholders’ equity or other legal rights (unless such transaction is related to its daily operation or has been disclosed upon Party A’s consent in writing); and

4.1.3 distribute any dividend to its shareholders in any manner.

 

  4.2 Before Party A has acquired all the equity/assets/business of Party C by exercising the purchase option provided hereunder, Party B shall not:

4.2.1 sell, assign, mortgage or otherwise dispose of, or create any encumbrance on, any of the equity held by them in Party C unless the pledge of such shares is made according to the Pledge of Equity Agreement, signed by and between Party B, C and Party A on March 26, 2010 in Shenzhen.

 

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  4.3 Before Party A has acquired all the equity/assets/business of Party C by exercising the purchase option provided hereunder, Party B and/or Party C shall not individually or collectively:

4.3.1 supplement, alter or amend the articles of association of Party C in any manner to the extent that such supplement, alteration or amendment may have a material effect on Party C’s assets, liability, operation, shareholders’ equity or other legal rights;

4.3.2 cause Party C to enter into any transaction to the extent such transaction may have a material effect on Party C’s assets, liability, operation, shareholders’ equity or other legal rights (unless such transaction is related to Party C’s daily operation or has been disclosed upon Party A’s consent in writing); and

 

  4.4 Party B and Party C shall entrust Party A to manage Party C in accordance with Entrusted Management Agreement, signed by and between Party B, C and Party A on March 26, 2010 in Shenzhen.

 

  4.5 Non Competition:

When Party A exercises the Option, each of Party B and Party C irrevocably and unconditionally agree and undertake to Party A that it shall not without the prior written consent of Party B:-

a. be directly or indirectly engaged or concerned (whether as an employee, agent, independent contractor, consultant, advisor or otherwise) in the conduct of any business competing with Party A’s Business (the “Business”);

 

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b. act as for his/its own account either alone or in partnership or be concerned as a director or shareholder in any company engaged in any business competing with the Business;

c. assist any person, firm or company with technical advice or assistance in relation to any business competing with the Business;

d. solicit or entice away or attempt to solicit or entice away the custom of any person, firm, company or organization who shall at any time have been a customer, client, distributor or agent of Party A or in the habit of dealing with Party A;

e. solicit or entice away or attempt to solicit or entice away from Party A any person who is an officer, manager or employee of Party A whether or not such person would commit a breach of his contract of employment by reason of leaving Party A;

f. in relation to any trade, business or company, use any name in such a way as to be capable of or likely to be confused with the name of Party A and shall use all reasonable endeavors to procure that no such name shall be used by any other person, firm or company;

g. otherwise be interested, directly or indirectly, in any business competing with the Business.

 

5. ASSIGNMENT OF AGREEMENT

 

  5.1 Party B and Party C shall not transfer their rights and obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of Party A.

 

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  5.2 Each of Party B and Party C hereby agrees that Party A shall have the right to transfer all of its rights and obligation under this Agreement to any third party whenever it desires. Any such transfer shall only be subject to a written notice sent to Party B and Party C by Party A, and no any further consent from Party Band Party C will be required.

 

6. CONFIDENTIALITY

The Parties acknowledge and confirm that any oral or written materials exchanged by the Parties in connection with this Agreement are confidential. The Parties shall maintain the secrecy and confidentiality of all such materials. Without the written approval by the other Parties, any Party shall not disclose to any third party any relevant materials, but the following circumstances shall be excluded:

 

  6.1 The materials is known or will be known by the public (except for any materials disclosed to the public by the Party who receives such materials);

 

  6.2 The materials are required to be disclosed under the applicable laws or the rules or provisions of stock exchange; or

 

  6.3 The materials disclosed by each Party to its legal or financial consultant relate to the transaction contemplated under this Agreement, and such legal or financial consultant shall comply with the confidentiality set forth in this Section. The disclosure of the confidential materials by an employee of any Party shall be deemed disclosure of such materials by such Party, and such Party shall be liable for breaching the contract. This Article 6 shall survive this Agreement even if this Agreement is invalid, amended, revoked, terminated or unenforceable by any reason.

 

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7. BREACH OF CONTRACT

Any violation of any provision hereof, any incomplete or mistaken performance of any obligation provided hereunder, any misrepresentation made hereunder, any material nondisclosure or omission of any material fact, or any failure to perform any covenants provided hereunder by any Party shall constitute a breach of this Agreement. The breaching Party shall be liable for any such breach pursuant to the applicable laws.

 

8. APPLICABLE LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

  8.1 Applicable Law

The execution, validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement and the disputes resolution under this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of PRC.

 

  8.2 Dispute Resolution

The Parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or performance of this Agreement through friendly consultation. In case no settlement can be reached through consultation within thirty (30) days after such dispute is raised, each can submit such matter to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission South China Sub-commission in accordance with its rules. The arbitration shall take place in Shenzhen. The arbitration award shall be final, conclusive and binding upon both Parties.

 

9. EFFECTIVENESS AND TERMINATION

 

  9.1 This Agreement shall be effective upon the execution hereof by all Parties hereto and shall remain effective thereafter.

 

  9.2 This Agreement may not be terminated without the unanimous consent of all the Parties except that Party A may, by giving a thirty (30) days prior notice to the other Parties hereto, terminate this Agreement.

 

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10. MISCELLANEOUS

 

  10.1 Amendment, Modification and Supplement

Any amendment and supplement to this Agreement shall be made by the Parties in writing. The amendment and supplement duly executed by each Party shall be deemed an integral part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement.

 

  10.2 Entire Agreement

The Parties acknowledge that this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matters therein and supersedes and replaces all prior or contemporaneous agreements and understandings in oral or written form.

 

  10.3 Severability

If any provision of this Agreement is adjudicated to be invalid or non-enforceable according to relevant PRC laws of the PRC, such a provision shall be deemed invalid only to the extent the PRC laws are applicable in China, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the other provisions hereof shall not be affected or impaired in any way. The Parties shall, through consultation based on the principal of fairness, replace such invalid, illegal or non-enforceable provision with valid provision so that any substituted provision may bring the similar economic effects as those intended by the invalid, illegal or non-enforceable provision.

 

  10.4 Headings

The headings contained in this Agreement are for the convenience of reference only and shall not in any other way affect the interpretation, explanation or the meaning of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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  10.5 Language and Copies

This Agreement is written in Chinese and English and both the English version and Chinese version shall have the same effect. This Agreement is executed in five (5) copies for each version; each Party holds one and each original copy has the same legal effect.

 

  10.6 Successor

This Agreement shall bind and benefit the successor or the transferee of each Party.

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IN WITNESS THEREFORE, the Parties hereof have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first written above.

Dated: March 26, 2010

PARTY A:

Yibo Information Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Official seal)

Legal Representative/Authorized Representative (Signature)

PARTY B:

Hong Yu (Signature)

Luo Ga (Signature)

Yang Xiaobei (Signature)

PARTY C:

Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited (Official seal)

Legal Representative/Authorized Representative: Tiangui Li (Signature)

 

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EX-10.6 14 dex106.htm EXHIBIT 10.6 EXHIBIT 10.6

Exhibit 10.6

Lock-Up Agreement

_________ __, ______

 

By Facsimile (    )

  

By Facsimile ((804) 648-3404)

Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, inc.    Anderson & Strudwick, Incorporated
B    707 East Main Street
Shangri-La County, Diqing    20th Floor
Yunnan Province, China 674400    Richmond, Virginia 23219
Attn: Hong Yu    Attn: L. McCarthy Downs, III,
         CEO             Senior Vice President

Re: Lock-Up Agreement

Dear Mr. Yu and Mr. Downs:

The undersigned understands that Anderson & Strudwick, Incorporated (the “Placement Agent”), proposes to enter into a Placement Agreement with Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), providing for the public offering (the “Offering”), by the Placement Agent of a minimum of 1,500,000 common shares and a maximum of 1,875,000 common shares (the “Shares”).

In consideration of the Placement Agent’s agreement to undertake the Offering of the Shares on a “best efforts, minimum/maximum” basis, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned agrees that the undersigned will not register, offer, sell, contract to sell or grant any Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for the Shares or any warrants to purchase the Shares (including, without limitation, securities of the Company which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and securities which may be issued upon the exercise of a stock option or warrant) for a period of (a) as to one-half (  1/2) of the Shares now or in the future beneficially owned by the undersigned, ninety (90) days after the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the public offering and (b) as to the other one-half of such Shares now or in the future beneficially owned by such individual, one hundred ninety (190) days after the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the public offering. The obligations under this lock-up period are separate from any obligations that may relate to the Make Good Escrow Agreement to be entered between the Placement Agent, an escrow agent, the Company and certain shareholders of the Company on the date hereof.

The undersigned understands that the Company, the Placement Agent and the Representatives will proceed with the Offering in reliance upon this Lock-up Agreement.

 

Very truly yours,
By:    
Name:    
Its:    
EX-10.7 15 dex107.htm EXHIBIT 10.7 EXHIBIT 10.7

Exhibit 10.7

Make Good Escrow Agreement

THIS MAKE GOOD ESCROW AGREEMENT (the “Make Good Agreement”), dated effective as of                     , 2010, is entered into by and among Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a British Virgin Islands corporation (the “Company”); Anderson & Strudwick, Inc. (“A&S”); Ms. Hong Yu and Mr. Taylor Gao in their individual capacities (collectively the “Make Good Pledgors” and each individually a “Make Good Pledgor”); and SunTrust Bank, N.A., as escrow agent (“Escrow Agent”).

WHEREAS, A&S has agreed, pursuant to the terms of that Placement Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “Placement Agreement”), to engage in a “best efforts, minimum/maximum” initial public offering of common shares (the “Offering”) of the Company. As an inducement to A&S to assist with the Offering and as set forth in the Placement Agreement, each Make Good Pledgor has agreed to place certain shares of the Company’s common shares, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”) into escrow for the benefit of the Company and investors in the Offering in the event the Company fails to satisfy certain After-Tax Net Income thresholds; provided, however, that the Shares will be returned to the Make Good Pledgors if the Shares (i) meet the definition of covered securities under the Securities Act of 1933 and (ii) have a closing price of at least 2.5 times the Offering price for five trading days in any ten trading day period.

WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of the Placement Agreement, the Company and Make Good Pledgors have agreed to establish an escrow on the terms and conditions set forth in this Make Good Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Escrow Agent has agreed to act as escrow agent pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Make Good Agreement; and

WHEREAS, all capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned them in the Placement Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises of the parties and the terms and conditions hereof, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Appointment of Escrow Agent. The Make Good Pledgors and the Company hereby appoint Escrow Agent to act in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Make Good Agreement, and Escrow Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to act in accordance with such terms and conditions.

2. Establishment of Escrow. Prior to the request of effectiveness for the Offering, the Make Good Pledgors shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Escrow Agent certificates evidencing an aggregate of 1,000,000 Shares (the “Escrow Shares”), along with bank signature stamped stock powers executed in blank (or such other signed instrument of transfer acceptable to the Company’s Transfer Agent). The Escrow Shares shall be pledged to secure the Company’s commitment to achieve the 2010 Target EPS (as defined below); provided, however, that the Escrow Shares will be returned to the Make Good Pledgors in accordance with Section 4(c) hereof in the event the Company meets the requirements of that section. As used in this Make Good Agreement, “Transfer Agent” means                                                  ., or such other entity hereafter retained by the Company as its stock transfer agent as specified in a writing from the Company to the Escrow Agent and A&S.

3. Representations of Make Good Pledgors. Each Make Good Pledgor hereby represents and warrants to A&S as follows:

a. All of the Escrow Shares are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company, and free and clear of all pledges, liens and encumbrances.

b. Performance of this Make Good Agreement and compliance with the provisions hereof will not violate any provision of any applicable law and will not conflict with or result in any breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon, any of the properties or assets of any Make Good Pledgor pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument binding upon such Make Good Pledgor, other than such breaches, defaults or liens which would not have a material adverse effect taken as a whole.


4. Disbursement of Escrow Shares.

a. Each Make Good Pledgor agrees that, upon the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 with the Commission (the “2010 Annual Report”), the Escrow Shares will be transferred to the Company and/or returned to each Make Good Pledgor, in order to cause the Company to achieve, to the extent possible, After-Tax Net Earnings Per Share for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 of at least $0.9863 per Share (the “2010 Target EPS”):

1. If the Company’s 2010 After-Tax Net Income divided by all issued and outstanding Shares (including the Escrow Shares) is at least equal to the 2010 Target EPS, then all Escrow Shares will be returned to the respective Make Good Pledgors. In such case, A&S shall provide written instruction (with a copy to the Company) and direct the Escrow Agent to return all such Escrow Shares to the respective Make Good Pledgors.

2. If the Company’s 2010 After-Tax Net Income divided by all issued and outstanding Shares (including the Escrow Shares) is less than the 2010 Target EPS, then A&S shall provide written instruction (with a copy to the Company) and direct the Escrow Agent (a) to return to the Make Good Pledgors (on a pro rata basis to each Make Good Pledgor) the number of Escrow Shares equal to:

Company’s 2010 After-Tax Net Income/2010 Target EPS) – all issued Shares other than Escrow Shares

and (b) to instruct the Transfer Agent to transfer to the Company (on a pro rata basis from each Make Good Pledgor) for no additional consideration a number of Make Good Shares that is equal to:

Escrow Shares – Escrow Shares returned to Make Good Pledgors

In the event the formulas set forth in Section 4(a)(2) would result in a fractional number of Escrow Shares being returned to any Make Good Pledgor, such fractional number shall be disregarded. In no event shall the failure by the Company to achieve the 2010 Target EPS result in the delivery by the Make Good Pledgors to the Company of a number of shares that is in excess of the number of Escrow Shares pledged hereunder. Subject to the timing of the Transfer Agent, transfers required under this Section shall be made to the Company within 30 Business Days after the date which the 2010 Annual Report is filed with the Commission, provided that Escrow Agent is given notice of the 2010 Annual Report’s filing and results. If the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 specify that the 2010 Target EPS shall have been achieved, no transfer of the Escrow Shares to the Company shall be required by this Section and A&S shall provide written instruction (with a copy to the Company) to the Escrow Agent to return all Escrow Shares deposited with the Escrow Agent to the Make Good Pledgors within 30 Business Days after the date which the 2010 Annual Report is filed with the Commission, provided that Escrow Agent is given notice of the 2010 Annual Report’s filing and results. The Escrow Agent need only rely on the letter of instruction from A&S in this regard and will disregard any contrary instructions. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely on the calculations provided by A&S in releasing the Escrow Shares for disbursement, with no further responsibility to calculate or confirm amounts.

b. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that the release of any of the Escrow Shares to the Company or the Make Good Pledgors or any other party is deemed to be an expense or deduction from revenues/income of the Company for the applicable year, as required under GAAP, then such expense or deduction shall be excluded for purposes of determining whether or not the 2010 Target EPS has been achieved by the Company. The parties further acknowledge that the Company will account for (i) any employee stock options granted under its stock incentive plan by expensing the value of such options as they become vested, beginning one year after the initial grant and (ii) any placement agent’s warrants granted in the Company’s initial public offering of common shares by netting the value of such warrants against offering proceeds.

c. Additionally, notwithstanding any other terms of the Make-Good Escrow, if our shares trade at or above 2.5 times the price of this offering for a period of five trading days within a ten day trading period, the Make-Good Escrow will terminate and the Make-Good Shares will be released to the initial shareholders. Any delay in redeeming the Make-Good Shares will delay the release of such remaining Make-Good Shares from escrow.

 

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5. Duration. This Make Good Agreement shall terminate upon the distribution of all the Escrow Shares in accordance with the terms of this Make Good Agreement. The Company agrees to promptly provide the Escrow Agent written notice of the filing with the Commission of any financial statements or reports referenced herein.

6. Escrow Shares. If any Escrow Shares are deliverable to the Company in accordance with this Make Good Agreement, (i) each Make Good Pledgor covenants and agrees to execute all such instruments of transfer (including stock powers and assignment documents) as are customarily executed to evidence and consummate the transfer of the Escrow Shares from Make Good Pledgor to the Company, to the extent not done so in accordance with Section 2; (ii) each Make Good Pledgor covenants and agrees not to sell any Escrow Shares for thirty (30) days after the release of the Escrow Shares; and (iii) following its receipt of the documents referenced in Section 6(i), the Company and Escrow Agent covenant and agree to cooperate with the Transfer Agent so that the Transfer Agent promptly transfers such Escrow Shares to the Company. Until such time as (if at all) the Escrow Shares are required to be delivered in accordance with this Make Good Agreement, any dividends payable in respect of the Escrow Shares and all voting rights applicable to the Escrow Shares shall be retained by each Make Good Pledgor. Should the Escrow Agent receive dividends or voting materials, such items shall not be held by the Escrow Agent, but shall be passed immediately on to the Make Good Pledgor and shall not be invested or held for any time longer than is needed to effectively re-route such items to the Make Good Pledgor. If the Escrow Agent receives a communication requiring the conversion of the Escrow Shares to cash or the exchange of the Escrow Shares for that of an acquiring company, the Escrow Agent shall solicit and follow the written instructions of each Make Good Pledgor; provided that the cash or exchanged shares are instructed to be redeposited into the Escrow Account. Each Make Good Pledgor shall be responsible for all taxes resulting from any such conversion or exchange.

7. Interpleader. Should any controversy arise among the parties hereto with respect to this Make Good Agreement or with respect to the right to receive the Escrow Shares, Escrow Agent and/or A&S shall have the right to consult and hire counsel and/or to institute an appropriate interpleader action to determine the rights of the parties. Escrow Agent and/or A&S are also each hereby authorized to institute an appropriate interpleader action upon receipt of a written letter of direction executed by the parties so directing either Escrow Agent or A&S. If Escrow Agent or A&S is directed to institute an appropriate interpleader action, it shall institute such action not prior to thirty (30) days after receipt of such letter of direction and not later than sixty (60) days after such date. Any interpleader action instituted in accordance with this Section 7 shall be filed in any court of competent jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the Escrow Shares in dispute shall be deposited with the court and in such event Escrow Agent and A&S shall be relieved of and discharged from any and all obligations and liabilities under and pursuant to this Make Good Agreement with respect to the Escrow Shares and any other obligations hereunder.

8. Exculpation and Indemnification of Escrow Agent and A&S.

a. Escrow Agent is not a party to, and is not bound by or charged with notice of any agreement out of which this escrow may arise. Escrow Agent acts under this Make Good Agreement as a depositary only and is not responsible or liable in any manner whatsoever for the sufficiency, correctness, genuineness or validity of the subject matter of the escrow, or any part thereof, or for the form or execution of any notice given by any other party hereunder, or for the identity or authority of any person executing any such notice. Escrow Agent will have no duties or responsibilities other than those expressly set forth herein. Escrow Agent will be under no liability to anyone by reason of any failure on the part of any party hereto (other than Escrow Agent) or any maker, endorser or other signatory of any document to perform such person’s or entity’s obligations hereunder or under any such document. Except for this Make Good Agreement and instructions to Escrow Agent pursuant to the terms of this Make Good Agreement, Escrow Agent will not be obligated to recognize any agreement between or among any or all of the persons or entities referred to herein, notwithstanding its knowledge thereof. A&S’s sole obligation under this Make Good Agreement is to provide written instruction to Escrow Agent (following such time as the Company files certain periodic financial reports as specified in Section 4 hereof) directing the distribution of the Escrow Shares. A&S will provide such written instructions upon review of the relevant After-Tax Net Earnings Per Share amount reported in such periodic financial reports as specified in Section 4 hereof. A&S is not charged with any obligation to conduct any investigation into the financial reports or make any other investigation related thereto. In the event of any actual or alleged mistake or fraud of the Company, its auditors or any other person (other than A&S) in connection with such financial reports of the Company, A&S shall have no obligation or liability to any party hereunder.

 

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b. Escrow Agent will not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it, or any action suffered by it to be taken or omitted, absent gross negligence or willful misconduct. Escrow Agent may rely conclusively on, and will be protected in acting upon, any order, notice, demand, certificate, or opinion or advice of counsel (including counsel chosen by Escrow Agent), statement, instrument, report or other paper or document (not only as to its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the truth and acceptability of any information therein contained) which is reasonably believed by Escrow Agent to be genuine and to be signed or presented by the proper person or persons. The duties and responsibilities of the Escrow Agent hereunder shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Make Good Agreement and no other or further duties or responsibilities shall be implied, including, but not limited to, any obligation under or imposed by any laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia upon fiduciaries. THE ESCROW AGENT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FOR ANY (I) DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES ARISING OUT OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER, OTHER THAN DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES WHICH HAVE BEEN FINALLY ADJUDICATED TO HAVE DIRECTLY RESULTED FROM THE ESCROW AGENT’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, OR (II) SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF THE ESCROW AGENT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSSES OR DAMAGES AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION.

c. The Company and each Make Good Pledgor each hereby, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless each of Escrow Agent, A&S and any of their principals, partners, agents, employees and affiliates from and against any expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, damages or losses suffered by Escrow Agent or A&S in connection with any claim or demand, which, in any way, directly or indirectly, arises out of or relates to this Make Good Agreement or the services of Escrow Agent or A&S hereunder; except, that if Escrow Agent or A&S is guilty of willful misconduct or gross negligence under this Make Good Agreement, then Escrow Agent or A&S, as the case may be, will bear all losses, damages and expenses arising as a result of its own willful misconduct or gross negligence. Promptly after the receipt by Escrow Agent or A&S of notice of any such demand or claim or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding relating to such demand or claim, Escrow Agent or A&S, as the case may be, will notify the other parties hereto in writing. For the purposes hereof, the terms “expense” and “loss” will include all amounts paid or payable to satisfy any such claim or demand, or in settlement of any such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding settled with the express written consent of the parties hereto, and all costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, paid or incurred in investigating or defending against any such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding. The provisions of this Section 8 shall survive the termination of this Make Good Agreement, and the resignation or removal of the Escrow Agent.

9. Compensation of Escrow Agent. Escrow Agent shall be entitled to compensation of $1,500 in the aggregate for its services under this Agreement, which compensation shall be paid by the Company. The fee agreed upon for the services rendered hereunder is intended as full compensation for Escrow Agent’s services as contemplated by this Make Good Agreement; providedhowever, that in the event that Escrow Agent renders any material service not contemplated in this Make Good Agreement, or there is any assignment of interest in the subject matter of this Make Good Agreement, or any material modification hereof, or if any material controversy arises hereunder, or Escrow Agent is made a party to any litigation pertaining to this Make Good Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, then Escrow Agent shall be reasonably compensated by the Company for such extraordinary services and reimbursed for all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, occasioned by any delay, controversy, litigation or event, and the same shall be recoverable from the Company. Prior to incurring any costs and/or expenses in connection with the foregoing sentence, Escrow Agent shall be required to provide written notice to the Company of such costs and/or expenses and the relevancy thereof and Escrow Agent shall not be permitted to incur any such costs and/or expenses which are not related to litigation prior to receiving written approval from the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

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10. Resignation of Escrow Agent. At any time, upon ten (10) days’ written notice to the Company, Escrow Agent may resign and be discharged from its duties as Escrow Agent hereunder. As soon as practicable after its resignation, Escrow Agent will promptly turn over to a successor escrow agent appointed by A&S the Escrow Shares held hereunder upon presentation of a document appointing the new escrow agent and evidencing its acceptance thereof. If, by the end of the 10-day period following the giving of notice of resignation by Escrow Agent, A&S shall have failed to appoint a successor escrow agent, Escrow Agent may interplead the Escrow Shares into the registry of any court having jurisdiction.

11. Records. Escrow Agent shall maintain accurate records of all transactions hereunder. Promptly after the termination of this Make Good Agreement or as may reasonably be requested by the parties hereto from time to time before such termination, Escrow Agent shall provide the parties hereto, as the case may be, with a complete copy of such records, certified by Escrow Agent to be a complete and accurate account of all such transactions. The authorized representatives of each of the parties hereto shall have access to such books and records at all reasonable times during normal business hours upon reasonable notice to Escrow Agent and at the requesting party’s expense.

12. Notice. All notices, communications and instructions required or desired to be given under this Make Good Agreement must be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or overnight courier, to the addresses listed on the signature pages hereto.

13. Execution in Counterparts. This Make Good Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

14. Assignment and Modification. This Make Good Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder of any of the parties hereto may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto. Subject to the foregoing, this Make Good Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No other person will acquire or have any rights under, or by virtue of, this Make Good Agreement. No portion of the Escrow Shares shall be subject to interference or control by any creditor of any party hereto, or be subject to being taken or reached by any legal or equitable process in satisfaction of any debt or other liability of any such party hereto prior to the disbursement thereof to such party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Make Good Agreement. This Make Good Agreement may be amended or modified only in writing signed by all of the parties hereto.

15. Applicable Law. This Make Good Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

16. Headings. The headings contained in this Make Good Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Make Good Agreement.

17. Attorneys’ Fees. If any action at law or in equity, including an action for declaratory relief, is brought to enforce or interpret the provisions of this Make Good Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees from the other party (unless such other party is the Escrow Agent), which fees may be set by the court in the trial of such action or may be enforced in a separate action brought for that purpose, and which fees shall be in addition to any other relief that may be awarded.

18. Merger or Consolidation. Any corporation or association into which the Escrow Agent may be converted or merged, or with which it may be consolidated, or to which it may sell or transfer all or substantially all of its corporate trust business and assets as a whole or substantially as a whole, or any corporation or association resulting from any such conversion, sale, merger, consolidation or transfer to which the Escrow Agent is a party, shall be and become the successor escrow agent under this Make Good Agreement and shall have and succeed to the rights, powers, duties, immunities and privileges as its predecessor, without the execution or filing of any instrument or paper or the performance of any further act.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Make Good Agreement as of the date set forth opposite their respective names.

 

COMPANY:

 

Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

By:    
Name:   Taylor Z. Gao
Title:   CEO
MAKE GOOD PLEDGORS:
 
Hong Yu
 
Taylor Z. Gao (individually)

A&S:

 

Anderson & Strudwick, Incorporated

By:    
Name:   L. McCarthy Downs III
Its:   Senior Vice President

ESCROW AGENT:

 

SunTrust Bank, N.A.

By:    
Name:    
Its:   Trust Officer, Escrow Services

 

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EX-10.8 16 dex108.htm EXHIBIT 10.8 EXHIBIT 10.8

Exhibit 10.8

Translation of Medicinal Material Procurement Contract

Party A (Purchaser): Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited

Party B (Supplier): Ba Sang

 

Product’s Name

   Spec    Unit    Quantity    Unit
Price
   Value
(RMB)
   Procurement Period    Memo
Wage edge seeds       kg    308    572.76    1,764,10.72    09.1.1-12.31   
Flower Snake       kg    2538    318.88    809,327.24    09.1.1-12.31   
Juniper Cream       kg    1090    247.09    269,326.54    09.1.1-12.31   
Meconopsis       kg    709    50.01    35,459.56    09.1.1-12.31   
Bear bile       kg    156    7834.56    1,222,190.71    09.1.1-12.31   
Nutmeg       kg    2244    123.08    276,186.91    09.1.1-12.31   
Dwarf Corydalis       kg    4464    176.74    788,947.13    09.1.1-12.31   
Ba Xiaga       kg    8451    197.09    1,665,632.89    09.1.1-12.31   
Possession of Woody       kg    6318    49.31    311,556.22    09.1.1-12.31   

The Aggregate Value: RMB 5,555,037.92

The Procurement Place: Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Medicine Group Co., Ltd.

Date of Delivery: Delivery within 20 days upon the signature of the Contract

Payment Method: Party A shall make payment of all the accounts payable within 10 days upon the entry of products in the warehouse and Party B shall draw the accounts receivable by presentation of the warehouse voucher.

Quality Standard: State Standard

Package: Polypropylene (PP) Knitted Bag or cloth bag free of any damage.

Quality Requirements by Party B: The products shall comply with the state quality standards as well as the agreed quality standard bases on the said quality standards; Packing Sound

Quality Requirements agreed by Both Parties: The Tibetan medicinal materials standard under the administration authorities of the Ministry of Public Health shall be executed.

Liability of Breach: The breached party shall make the compensation for the non-breach party by the amount equivalent to 30% of the aggregate value of the contract herein.

This contract is in duplicate and shall be effective upon both parties’ signature, seal, and putting one’s fingerprint.

Party A: Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited

Authorized Representative: Hong Yu (Signature)

Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited (Seal)

Signature Date: Jan 4, 2009

Party B: Ba Sang

Authorized Representative: Ba Sang (Signature):

Signature Date: Jan 4, 2009

EX-10.9 17 dex109.htm EXHIBIT 10.9 EXHIBIT 10.9

Exhibit 10.9

Translation of Medicinal Material Procurement Contract

Party A (Purchaser): Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited

Party B (Supplier): Chun Sheng

 

Product’s Name

   Spec    Unit    Quantity    Unit
Price
   Value
(RMB)
   Procurement Period    Memo

sal—Ammoniac

      kg    1235    74.75    92,317.06    09.1.1-12.31   

Fructus Hippophais

      kg    6450    201.77    1,301,397.07    09.1.1-12.31   

HgS

      kg    1266    313.21    396,527.69    09.1.1-12.31   

Barbary Wolfberry Fruit

      kg    3136    44.71    140,213.71    09.1.1-12.31   

Weeds Fruit

      kg    3198    41.11    131,458.68    09.1.1-12.31   

Bright Salt

      kg    1244    33.5    41,677.19    09.1.1-12.31   

Aconitum naviculare

      kg    3213    390.54    1,254,820.90    09.1.1-12.31   

Chinese Eaglewood

      kg    5105    1383.88    10,882,670.11    09.1.1-12.31   

Cardamon amomum

      kg    1714    162.12    447,098.21    09.1.1-12.31   

The Aggregate Value: RMB 14,688,180.62

The Procurement Place: Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Medicine Group Co., Ltd.

Date of Delivery: Delivery within 20 days upon the signature of the Contract

Payment Method: Party A shall make payment of all the accounts payable within 10 days upon the entry of products in the warehouse and Party B shall draw the accounts receivable by presentation of the warehouse voucher.

Quality Standard: State Standard

Package: Polypropylene (PP) Knitted Bag or cloth bag free of any damage.

Quality Requirements by Party B: The products shall comply with the state quality standards as well as the agreed quality standard bases on the said quality standards; Packing Sound

Quality Requirements agreed by Both Parties: The Tibetan medicinal materials standard under the administration authorities of the Ministry of Public Health shall be executed.

Liability of Breach: The breached party shall make the compensation for the non-breach party by the amount equivalent to 30% of the aggregate value of the contract herein.

This contract is in duplicate and shall be effective upon both parties’ signature, seal, and putting one’s fingerprint.

Party A: Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited

Authorized Representative: Hong Yu (Signature)

Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited (Seal)

Signature Date: Jan 5, 2009

Party B: Chun Sheng

Authorized Representative: Chun Sheng (Signature):

Signature Date: Jan 5, 2009

EX-10.10 18 dex1010.htm EXHIBIT 10.10 EXHIBIT 10.10

Exhibit 10.10

Translation of Medicinal Material Procurement Contract

Party A (Purchaser): Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited

Party B (Supplier): Cili Peichu

 

Product’s Name

   Spec    Unit    Quantity    Unit
Price
   Value
(RMB)
   Procurement
Period
   Memo

Chinese cinnamon

      kg    13968    39.98    544,482.10    09.1.1-12.31   

Xiaobopi San

      kg    2250    101.98    227,658.51    09.1.1-12.31   

Rhizoma Kaempferiae

      kg    3189    41.10    131,057.67    09.1.1-12.31   

Radix Et Rhizoma Rubiae

      kg    5303    113.17    600,153,10    09.1.1-12.31   

Marvel of Peru

      kg    21195    37.26    789,737.00    09.1.1-12.31   

Radix Onosmatis

      kg    5145    258.43    1,329,561.11    09.1.1-12.31   

Niter

      kg    2230    61.57    137,289.20    09.1.1-12.31   

The Aggregate Value: RMB 3,759,938.68

The Procurement Place: Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Medicine Group Co., Ltd.

Date of Delivery: Delivery within 20 days upon the signature of the Contract

Payment Method: Party A shall make payment of all the accounts payable within 10 days upon the entry of products in the warehouse and Party B shall draw the accounts receivable by presentation of the warehouse voucher.

Quality Standard: State Standard

Package: Polypropylene (PP) Knitted Bag or cloth bag free of any damage.

Quality Requirements by Party B: The products shall comply with the state quality standards as well as the agreed quality standard bases on the said quality standards; Packing Sound

Quality Requirements agreed by Both Parties: The Tibetan medicinal materials standard under the administration authorities of the Ministry of Public Health shall be executed.

Liability of Breach: The breached party shall make the compensation for the non-breach party by the amount equivalent to 30% of the aggregate value of the contract herein.

This contract is in duplicate and shall be effective upon both parties’ signature, seal, and putting one’s fingerprint.

Party A: Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited

Authorized Representative: Hong Yu (Signature)

Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited (Seal)

Signature Date: Jan 5, 2009

Party B: Cili Peichu

Authorized Representative: Cili Peichu (Signature)

Signature Date: Jan 5, 2009

EX-10.11 19 dex1011.htm EXHIBIT 10.11 EXHIBIT 10.11

Exhibit 10.11

Translation of Medicinal Material Procurement Contract

Party A (Purchaser): Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited.

Party B (Supplier): Kunming Morningstar Printing Co., Ltd.

 

Product’s Name

   Specification    Unit    Quantity    Unit
Price
   Value (RMB)    Procurement
Period
   Memo

Boxes

      s/es    3,966,659    0.07    262,471.07    09.1.1-12.31   

Instruction Manual

      piece    16,837,993    0.03    432,632,72    09.1.1-12.31   

Packing

      piece    169,365    0.03    4,347.59    09.1.1-12.31   

Cardboard Boxes

      s/es    165,775    7.7    1,276,241.88      

Small Boxes

      s/es    32,240,646    0.13    4,086,583.16    09.1.1-12.31   

Big Boxes

      s/es    13,116,781    0.65    8,506,400.95    09.1.1-12.31   

Sealing Labels

      s/es    43,552,765    0.01    256,455.81    09.1.1-12.31   

The Aggregate Value: RMB 14,825,133.18

The Procurement Place: Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Medicine Group Co., Ltd.

Date of Delivery: Delivery within 45 days upon the signature of the Contract

Payment Method: Party A shall make payment of all the accounts payable within 30 days upon the entry of products in the warehouse and Party B shall draw the accounts receivable by presentation of the warehouse voucher.

Quality Standard: State Standard

Package: Polypropylene (PP) Knitted Bag or cloth bag free of any damage.

Quality Requirements by Party B: The products shall comply with the state quality standards as well as the agreed quality standard bases on the said quality standards; Packing Sound

Quality Requirements agreed by Both Parties: The Tibetan medicinal materials standard under the administration authorities of the Ministry of Public Health shall be executed.

Liability of Breach: The breached party shall make the compensation for the non-breach party by the amount equivalent to 30% of the aggregate value of the contract herein.

This contract is in duplicate and shall be effective upon both parties’ signature, seal, and putting one’s fingerprint.

Party A: Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited

Authorized Representative: Hong Yu (Signature)

Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited (Seal)

Signature Date: Dec 4, 2008

Party B: Kunming Morningstar Printing Co., Ltd.

Authorized Representative: Liu Zhixiang (Signature)

Kunming Morningstar Printing Co., Ltd. (Seal)

Signature Date: Dec 4, 2008

EX-10.12 20 dex1012.htm EXHIBIT 10.12 EXHIBIT 10.12

Exhibit 10.12

Translation of Medicinal Material Procurement Contract

Party A (Purchaser): Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited

Party B (Supplier): Xiong Ba

 

Product’s Name

   Spec    Unit    Quantity    Unit
Price
   Value (RMB)    Procurement
Period
   Memo

Semen Punicae Granati

      kg    32195    50.84    1,636,824.71    09.1.1-12.31   

Fructus Malvae

      kg    4476    162.92    729,325.16    09.1.1-12.31   

Asparagus cochinchinensis

      kg    5088    27.2    138,378.66    09.1.1-12.31   

Tibetan Lengzi Qin

      kg    8398    37.15    311,997.61    09.1.1-12.31   

Himalayas Four o’clock

      kg    21195    37.26    789,737.00    09.1.1-12.31   

Puncturevine Caltrop Fruit

      kg    15534    42.03    652,828.28    09.1.1-12.31   

Common Dysosma Rhizome

      kg    6347    143.84    912,982.22    09.1.1-12.31   

The Aggregate Value: RMB 5,172,073.63

The Procurement Place: Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Medicine Group Co., Ltd.

Date of Delivery: Delivery within 20 days upon the signature of the Contract

Payment Method: Party A shall make payment of all the accounts payable within 10 days upon the entry of products in the warehouse and Party B shall draw the accounts receivable by presentation of the warehouse voucher.

Quality Standard: State Standard

Package: Polypropylene (PP) Knitted Bag or cloth bag free of any damage.

Quality Requirements by Party B: The products shall comply with the state quality standards as well as the agreed quality standard bases on the said quality standards; Packing Sound

Quality Requirements agreed by Both Parties: The Tibetan medicinal materials standard under the administration authorities of the Ministry of Public Health shall be executed.

Liability of Breach: The breached party shall make the compensation for the non-breach party by the amount equivalent to 30% of the aggregate value of the contract herein.

This contract is in duplicate and shall be effective upon both parties’ signature, seal, and putting one’s fingerprint.

Party A: Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited

Authorized Representative: Hong Yu (Signature):

Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited (Seal)

Signature Date: Jan 6, 2009

Party B: Xiong Ba

Authorized Representative: Xiong Ba (Signature):

Signature Date: Jan 6, 2009

EX-10.13 21 dex1013.htm EXHIBIT 10.13 EXHIBIT 10.13

Exhibit 10.13

Translation of Sales Contract

Supplier (hereinafter referred to “Party A”): Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited

Buyer (hereinafter referred to “Party B”): Hangzhou Hesheng Medicine Co. Ltd.

The Contract Signing Time: December 25, 2008

 

Name

   Specification    Quantity    Unit
Price
(RMB)
   Total Value    Memo

25 Ingredients Mandrake Pill

   0.5g/box    100boxes/6500units    1013.84    6,589,960.00   

28 Ingredients Pinang Pill

   1g/box    100boxes/1500units    1449.69    2,174,535.00   

18 Ingredients Myrobalan Frusemide Pill

   0.3g/box    100boxes/1470units    1514.16    2,225,815.20   

15 Ingredients Gentiana Pill

   0.3g/box    100boxes/3000units    1191.32    3,573,960.00   

Pomegranate Nichirin Pill

   0.65g/box    100boxes/1700units    1250.79    2,126,343.00   

Total: RMB 16,690,613.00

              

In accordance with related provisions of Contract Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Supplier and Buyer hereby, through friendly negotiation, have covenanted to execute this Contract as follows:

Article I Quality

1) Supplier shall provide the related copies of official approved product number;

2) Supplier shall provide the related quality standard, the outgoing inspection report;

3) The package of the product shall be marked clearly the product date, validity, and usage period;

4) The product shall be compliance with the related regulations of the laws or regulations and requirements of products;

5) The supplier’s provided products shall be generally no more than the 8-month validity period counting from the date of manufacturing;

6) In the event of any occurrence of the product quality, the supplier shall assume the liability thereof.

Article II Party A’s Rights and Obligations

1) Party A shall provide Party B with the products in conformance with the state quality standard. During the sales process, if any quality issue is inspected by the local Pharmaceuticals Supervision Administration, Party B shall dispatch related personnel to solve the issue actively and reduce the loss to the minimum degree. However, the fine shall be borne by Party A with the fine sheet issued by concerned authority.

2) Party A shall freely provide Party B with all the sales procedures and related propaganda samples by paying the postage if necessary and be responsible for all the post-service work.

3) During the contract period, Party A shall do its efforts to keep the price in a steady state and any adjustment of the price shall be made by mutual negotiation due to the market fluctuation.

4) After the contract takes effect, Party A shall not sell the products to any individual or agent without permission.

Article III Party B’s Rights and Obligations

1) Party B shall be obligated to keep custody of the products with due diligence and place the medicine into the inventory warehouse with GSP standard for preservation in the prevention of being molded, polluted and damped etc.


2) Party B shall carry out the propaganda activities in accordance with the regulations of the related laws and regulations within the scope of authorization. Provided, however, that Party B makes any breach act and causes any bad consequences, Party B shall assume all the liabilities herein.

3) Party B shall be forbidden to make any sales activity beyond the agreed products by using the documents provided by Party A; otherwise Party B shall assume all the liabilities thereof.

4) Party B is granted the agency priority with Party A’s other products within the agreed area.

5) Party B shall be forbidden to transfer the distribution right for whatever reasons within the agreed sales area.

Article IV Supplement and Modification

Any supplementary agreement can be reached by mutual negotiation for other issues where necessary in execution of the Sales Contract herein, and the supplementary agreement shall be same legal effect. Also, the related articles or clauses under the Sales Contract herein needed to be modified due to the changes of the expected conditions shall be conducted in written form by mutual parties upon negotiation.

Article V Delivery Method and Date

1) The method of Supplier’s delivery: Air Freight, Rail Transport, Land Transport (road)

2) Others:                                      ; pick-up of the products by Buyer

Article VI Settlement Method

1) Electronic Transfer by Bank 2) Bank Draft 3) Check 4) By cash 5) collection with acceptance

6) Others

Article VII Payment Method

1) Making payment of the previous batch

2) Making payment upon the products arrival

3) Monthly settlement

Article VIII Effectiveness of the Contract

The contract shall become effective from the date of signing and stamping by both parties hereto.

Supplier: Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited

Authorized Representative: Hong Yu (Signature)

Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals Group Limited (Seal)

Buyer: Hangzhou Hesheng Medicine Co. Ltd.

Authorized Representative: Wanli Jiang (Signature)

Hangzhou Hesheng Medicine Co. Ltd. (Seal)

EX-10.14 22 dex1014.htm EXHIBIT 10.14 EXHIBIT 10.14

Exhibit 10.14

Translation of Sales Contract

Supplier (hereinafter referred to “Party A”): Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited

Buyer (hereinafter referred to “Party B”): Kunming Shangri-La Medicine Co. Ltd.

The Contract Signing Time: December 22, 2008

 

Name

   Specification    Quantity    Unit Price
(RMB)
   Total Value    Memo

25 Ingredients Mandrake Pill

   0.5g/box    100boxes/16000units    1,013.84    16,221,440.00   

28 Ingredients Pinang Pill

   1g/box    100boxes/2900units    1,449.69    4,204,101.00   

18 Ingredients Myrobalan Frusemide Pill

   0.3g/box    100boxes/3100units    1,514.16    4,693,896.00   

15 Ingredients Gentiana Pill

   0.3g/box    100boxes/6650units    1,191.32    7,922,278.00   

Pomegranate Nichirin Pill

   0.65g/box    100boxes/3250units    1,250.79    4,065,067.50   

Total: RMB 37,106,782.50

              

In accordance with related provisions of Contract Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Supplier and Buyer hereby, through friendly negotiation, have covenanted to execute this Contract as follows:

Article I Quality

1) Supplier shall provide the related copies of official approved product number;

2) Supplier shall provide the related quality standard, the outgoing inspection report;

3) The package of the product shall be marked clearly the product date, validity, and usage period;

4) The product shall be compliance with the related regulations of the laws or regulations and requirements of products;

5) The supplier’s provided products shall be generally no more than the 8-month validity period counting from the date of manufacturing;

6) In the event of any occurrence of the product quality, the supplier shall assume the liability thereof.

Article II Party A’s Rights and Obligations

1) Party A shall provide Party B with the products in conformance with the state quality standard. During the sales process, if any quality issue is inspected by the local Pharmaceuticals Supervision Administration, Party B shall dispatch related personnel to solve the issue actively and reduce the loss to the minimum degree. However, the fine shall be borne by Party A with the fine sheet issued by concerned authority.

2) Party A shall freely provide Party B with all the sales procedures and related propaganda samples by paying the postage if necessary and be responsible for all the post-service work.


3) During the contract period, Party A shall do its efforts to keep the price in a steady state and any adjustment of the price shall be made by mutual negotiation due to the market fluctuation.

4) After the contract takes effect, Party A shall not sell the products to any individual or agent without permission.

Article III Party B’s Rights and Obligations

1) Party B shall be obligated to keep custody of the products with due diligence and place the medicine into the inventory warehouse with GSP standard for preservation in the prevention of being molded, polluted and damped etc.

2) Party B shall carry out the propaganda activities in accordance with the regulations of the related laws and regulations within the scope of authorization. Provided, however, that Party B makes any breach act and causes any bad consequences, Party B shall assume all the liabilities herein.

3) Party B shall be forbidden to make any sales activity beyond the agreed products by using the documents provided by Party A; otherwise Party B shall assume all the liabilities thereof.

4) Party B is granted the agency priority with Party A’s other products within the agreed area.

5) Party B shall be forbidden to transfer the distribution right for whatever reasons within the agreed sales area.

Article IV Supplement and Modification

Any supplementary agreement can be reached by mutual negotiation for other issues where necessary in execution of the Sales Contract herein, and the supplementary agreement shall be same legal effect. Also, the related articles or clauses under the Sales Contract herein needed to be modified due to the changes of the expected conditions shall be conducted in written form by mutual parties upon negotiation.

Article V Delivery Method and Date

1) The method of Supplier’s delivery: Air Freight, Rail Transport, Land Transport (road)

2) Others:                                          ; pick-up of the products by Buyer

Article VI Settlement Method

1) Electronic Transfer by Bank 2) Bank Draft 3) Check 4) By cash 5) collection with acceptance

6) Others

Article VII Payment Method

1) Making payment of the previous batch

2) Making payment upon the products arrival

3) Monthly settlement


Article VIII Effectiveness of the Contract

The contract shall become effective from the date of signing and stamping by both parties hereto.

Supplier: Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited

Authorized Representative: Hong Yu (Signature)

Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited (Seal)

Buyer: Kunming Shangri-La Medicine Co. Ltd.

Authorized Representative: Yingyun Zhang (Signature)

Kunming Shangri-La Medicine Co. Ltd. (Seal)

EX-10.15 23 dex1015.htm EXHIBIT 10.15 EXHIBIT 10.15

Exhibit 10.15

Translation of Agreement on Prescription and Industrialization Development of Tibetan Medicine

Party A: Kunming Institute of Botany of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Party B: Yunnan Shangri-la Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited

With a view to effectively carry out the project of “Modern Research & Industrialization Development of Chinese Traditional Medicine” as well as “Prescription and Industrialization Development of Tibetan Medicine” advocated by the Life Science and Technology Centre of Science and Technology Ministry, both parties, through flexibility research and friendly negotiation, entered into the Agreement herein as the following terms and conditions on the basis of sincere cooperation and mutual development.

1 Cooperation Item

Both parties agree that the mutual cooperation shall be focused on the newly-developed varieties of Tibetan medicine as well as its industrialization and promulgation.

2 Cooperation Way

Party B shall pay RMB 360,000.00 as the technical service fees to Party A annually, with the installment of RMB90, 000.00 quarterly.

Party A takes responsibility of normalization of Tibetan medicine prescription, research, experiment, technical development, and related materials.

Party B takes responsibility of trial production, markets exploitation, public co-ordination relationship and the required procedures by Pharmaceutical Supervision Bureau.

3 Obligation and Rights for both parties

Party A:

 

1) During the whole cooperation process, Party A shall be responsible for the trial experiment of “Modern Research & Industrialization Development of Chinese Traditional Medicine” by Science and Technology Ministry as well as its prescription and technology until the achievements are obtained.

 

2) During the whole cooperation process, Party A shall dispatch the technical personnel on the research site to ensure that the experiment criterion of Tibetan Medicine Varieties can be guaranteed.

 

3) Party A shall make a formal summary of the experiment research results, formulate the Standard Operation Procedures and then submit the said research results to Science and Technology Ministry.

 

4) Party A shall apply to Science and Technology Ministry for the protection of related patents and intellectual property rights as the main party with Party B’s being the subsidiary.

 

1


5) In the event that the personnel of Party A need to be engaged in such activities as communication, visit, or investigation at home and abroad upon the prior permission of Party B, Party B shall bear all the related expenses or fees.

Party B:

 

1) Party B shall be responsible for the collection of the needed funds and pay RMB 360,000.00 as the technical service fees to Party A annually, with the installment of RMB90, 000.00 quarterly.

 

2) Party B shall be responsible for the operation, management and supervision of the whole production process.

 

3) Party B shall be responsible for the investigation & research, exploitation and sales of marketing.

 

4) Party B is entitled to possess all the ownership and marketing operation rights to all the famous-brand Tibetan medicine products of the related items in the Agreement hereunder.

 

4 Both parties shall not publish, disclose or disseminate any technical materials obtained in the cooperation item under this agreement.

 

5

This Agreement will commence on the Effective Date of Dec1st, 2006 until Nov 30th, 2011 with a 5-year effective term.

 

6 Anything else not contained in this agreement shall be supplemented in writing by mutual friendly consultation.

 

7 This agreement is in quadruplicate and each party shall two copies, each copy being equally authentic and assuming the same legal effect.

Party A: Kunming Institute of Botany of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Authorized Person: Jun Zhou (Signature)

Kunming Institute of Botany of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Seal)

Party B: Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited

Authorized Person: Hong Yu (Signature)

Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited (Seal)

Time of Signature: Dec 29th, 2006

 

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EX-10.16 24 dex1016.htm EXHIBIT 10.16 EXHIBIT 10.16

Exhibit 10.16

Translation of Agreement on Research into Tibetan Medicine Pharmacology and Effect

Party A: Yunnan Shangri-la Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited

Party B: The Second Military Medical University of Chinese People’s Liberation Army

In order to support West China Development Drive, promote the Tibetan medicine modernization strategy and help those frontier backwards areas to alleviate poverty, Party B makes a resolution to provide support and assistance in Party A’s current products as well as its on-going research products by analysis of the Pharmacology and Effect. Therefore both parties, through friendly consultation, agree upon the following terms and conditions:

1. Party A is entitled to jointly establish the related Tibetan Medicine research institute with Party B and then participates in the development and research into the new varieties of Tibetan Medicine in Yunnan Province.

2 As Party A is the main responsibility-assuming unit of newly-developed flagship Tibetan medicine products listed in the Items of National Key Science& Technology Products Promulgation Program, Party B covenants and agrees to provide the technical support in the whole process therein.

3 Party B shall provide the technical support and the related materials as required by Party A.

4 Party A shall pay RMB 600,000.00 as the technical service fees to Party B annually, with the installment of RMB150, 000.00 quarterly.

5 Party B will provide Party A with the assistance in applying to Yunnan Pharmaceutical Supervision Bureau for four newly-developed Tibetan medicine varieties in accordance with the approval procedures as well as the related regulations, and Party B agrees that such products ownership shall belong to Party A.

6 Anything else not contained in this agreement shall be supplemented in writing by mutual friendly consultation with the principle of reciprocity.

7 This Agreement will commence on the Effective Date of Jan 1st, 2007 until Dec 1st, 2011 with a 5-year effective term.

Party A: Yunnan Shangri-la Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited

Authorized Person: Hong Yu (Signature)

Yunnan Shangri-la Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited (Seal)

Party B: The Second Military Medical University of Chinese People’s Liberation Army

Authorized Person: Mengchao Wu (Signature)

The Second Military Medical University of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (Seal)

EX-10.17 25 dex1017.htm EXHIBIT 10.17 EXHIBIT 10.17

Exhibit 10.17

RETAINER CONTRACT

This RETAINER CONTRACT (the “Contract”) is entered into on April 30, 2010 in Shangri-La, China by and between:

Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited, a company legally incorporated under the laws of People’s Republic of China, having a registered address at 53 Niwang Road, Shangri-La County, Yunnan Province, China. (hereinafter referred to as “SHANGRI-LA”)

AND:

Taylor Z. Guo, a citizen of PRC with Passport number G02189821 (hereinafter referred to as the “Taylor Z. Guo”)

(SHANGRI-LA and Taylor Z. Guo hereinafter collectively referred to as “Parties”)

1. PREAMBLE

The preamble is an integral part of this contract.

WHEREAS SHANGRI-LA requires the services of Taylor Z. Guo as CEO;

WHEREAS, Taylor Z. Guo agrees to provide SHANGRI-LA his full-time services as CEO;

WHEREAS the parties wish to confirm their agreement in writing;

WHEREAS the parties have the capacity and quality of exercising all the rights necessary for the conclusion and implementation of the contract herein;

THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

2. PURPOSE

2.1 Services

Taylor Z. Guo agrees to assume the full-time service for SHANGRI-LA (minimum of forty (40) hours per week) as the role of CEO during the entire tenure of the contract.


2.2 Term

This contract is for an initial term of 36 months, renewable for an additional period of 24 months unless either party terminates it in writing at least three (3) months prior to the expiration of the initial term;

3. CONSIDERATION

3.1 Service Awards

In consideration of the provision of services, SHANGRI-LA agrees to pay Taylor Z. Guo the basis compensation and a conditional Year-end award.

The gross amount of US 61,500.00 dollars annually is constituted by a basis compensation of US 61,500.00 dollars.

The basis compensation is calculated at the twelve (12) equal rate by monthly installments consecutively with the amount of US 5,125.00 dollars, less applicable withholding taxes.

3.2 Expenditure incurred

SHANGRI-LA will reimburse Taylor Z. Guo all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with this Contract, upon presentation of appropriate documentation;

3.3 Terms and conditions of payment

3.3.1 The sum of US 5,125.00 dollars (less applicable withholding taxes) shall be paid on the 6th of each month.

3.3.2 Expenses will be reimbursed upon presentation of an expense account on the 24th of each month.

4. SPECIAL PROVISIONS

4.1 Obligations of SHANGRI-LA

SHANGRI-LA agrees and undertakes to bring Taylor Z. Guo with collaboration and will provide necessary information to ensure the full and faithful discharge of services to be rendered;

4.2 Obligation of Taylor Z. Guo

Taylor Z. Guo agrees and undertakes to provide for services in a professional manner, according to the rules generally accepted by industry.


4.3 Commitment to confidentiality and nondisclosure

Taylor Z. Guo recognizes that any confidential information disclosed by SHANGRI-LA shall be of considerably strategic importance, and therefore only use the said confidential information for purposes of this contract. During the term of this Contract and for a period of 36 months following the end of it, Taylor Z. Guo is committed to SHANGRI-LA to:

a) keep confidential and not disclose the information;

b) take and implement all appropriate measures to protect the confidentiality of the information;

c) not disclose, transmit, exploit or otherwise use for its own account or others.

4.4 Exclusivity of service provider

During the term of this Contract and for a period of 12 months following the end of it, Taylor Z. Guo makes a commitment to SHANGRI-LA that it shall not render services to or for direct or indirect competitors of SHANGRI-LA.

4.5 Responsibilities

Taylor Z. Guo agrees and undertakes to:

4.5.1 support operations and administration of Board by advising and informing Board members, interfacing between Board and staff, and supporting Board’s evaluation of chief executive

4.5.2 oversee design, marketing, promotion, delivery and quality of programs, products and services

4.5.3 recommend yearly budget for Board approval and prudently manages organization’s resources within those budget guidelines according to current laws and regulations

4.5.4 effectively manage the human resources of the organization according to authorized personnel policies and procedures that fully conform to current laws and regulations.

4.5.5 assure the organization and its mission, programs, products and services are consistently presented in strong, positive image to relevant stakeholders.

4.5.6 oversee fundraising planning and implementation, including identifying resource requirements, researching funding sources, establishing strategies to approach funders, submitting proposals and administrating fundraising records and documentation.

4.6 Relationship between the parties

Neither party may bind the other in any way whatsoever to anyone, except for the provisions in accordance with the contract herein.


4.7 Representations and Warranties of Taylor Z. Guo

Taylor Z. Guo represents and warrants to SHANGRI-LA that:

a) he has the capacity required to undertake under this contract, and such capacity is not limited to any commitment to another person;

b) he has the expertise and experience required to execute and complete the its obligations under this contract;

c) he will render services in an efficient and professional manner, according to the rules generally accepted by industry;

4.8 Termination of Contract

Either party may terminate this contract at any time, upon presentation of a 60 days notice given to the other party. Amounts due and options purchases of shares will be delivered when calculated on a pro-rata to the time elapsed since the last payment or the last delivery of stock options.

5. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Unless specific provision to the contrary in this Agreement, the following provisions shall apply:

5.1 Force Majeure

Neither party can be considered default under this contract if the performance of its obligations in whole or in part is delayed or prevented by following a force majeure situation. Force majeure is an external event, unforeseeable, irresistible and absolutely impossible to fulfill an obligation.

5.2 Severability

If any provision of this Contract is held invalid by a competent court, the validity of the remainder of this Contract will not be affected, and the rights and obligations of the parties will be construed and enforced as if this Contract did not contain the invalid provision. The provisions of this Contract are severable.

5.3 Notices

Any notice to a party is deemed to have been validly given if in writing and sent by registered or certified mail, by bailiff or by courier to such party at the address listed at the beginning of this contract or any other address that the party may indicate a similar notice to another party. A copy of any notice sent by mail must be sent by one mode of delivery mentioned above.


5.4 Titles

The headings used in this contract are only for reference and convenience only. They do not affect the meaning or scope of the provisions they designate.

5.5 No Waiver

The inertia, neglect or delay by any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement shall in no way be construed as a waiver of such right or remedy.

5.6 Rights cumulative and not alternative

All the rights mentioned in this Agreement are cumulative and not alternative. The waiver of a right should not be construed as a waiver of any other right.

5.7 Totality and entire agreement

This contract represents the full and entire agreement between the parties. No statement, representation, promise or condition not contained in this agreement can and should be allowed to contradict, modify or affect in any manner whatsoever the terms thereof.

5.8 Contract Amendment

This contract may be amended only in writing signed by all parties.

5.9 Gender and Number

All words and terms used in this agreement shall be interpreted as including the masculine and feminine and singular and plural as the context or meaning of this contract.

5.10 Assignable

Neither party may assign or otherwise transfer to any third party or of his rights in this contract without the prior written permission of the other party to that effect.

5.11 Computation of time

In computing any period fixed by the contract:

a) the day that marks the starting point is not counted, but the terminal is;

b) non-juridical days (Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) are counted;

c) when the last day is not legal, the deadline is extended to the next juridical day.


5.12 Currencies

All sums of money under this contract refer to US Dollars.

5.13 Applicable Laws

This contract is subject to the laws of the People’s Republic of China.

5.14 Arbitration

Any dispute arising from or in connection with this contract shall be submitted to CIETAC, South China Sub-Commission for arbitration which shall be conducted in accordance with the Commission’s arbitration rules in effect at the time of applying for arbitration. The arbitral award is final and binding upon both parties.

5.15 Copies

When initialed and signed by all parties, each copy of this contract shall be deemed an original, but these examples do not reflect all one and the same agreement.

5.16 Scope of Contract

This contract binds the parties and their successors, heirs and assigns, respectively.

5.17 Solidarity

If a party consists of two or more persons, they are forced and severally liable to the other party.

5.18 Time is of Essence

If a party must fulfill an obligation under this contract within a specified time, the passage of time will effectively be part of this notice.

6. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CONTRACT

This Agreement shall enter into force on April 30, 2010.

SIGNED BY THREE (3) copies,

IN THE CITY OF SHANGRI-LA

DATED April 30, 2010


Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited
By:   Hong Yu (Signature)
Name: Hong Yu
Title: Chairman
By:   Taylor Z. Guo (Signature)
Name: Taylor Z. Guo
EX-10.18 26 dex1018.htm EXHIBIT 10.18 EXHIBIT 10.18

Exhibit 10.18

RETAINER CONTRACT

The RETAINER CONTRACT (the “Contract”) is entered into on April 30, 2010 in Shangri-La, China by and between:

Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited, a company legally incorporated under the laws of People’s Republic of China, having a registered address at 53 Niwang Road, Shangri-La County, Yunnan Province, China. (hereinafter referred to as “SHANGRI-LA”)

AND:

Sabrina Ren, a citizen of PRC with ID number 410802197203224026 (hereinafter referred to as the “Sabrina Ren”)

(SHANGRI-LA and Sabrina Ren hereinafter collectively referred to as “Parties”)

1. PREAMBLE

The preamble is an integral part of this contract.

WHEREAS SHANGRI-LA requires the services of Sabrina Ren as CFO;

WHEREAS, Sabrina Ren agrees to provide SHANGRI-LA her full-time services as CFO;

WHEREAS the parties wish to confirm their agreement in writing;

WHEREAS the parties have the capacity and quality of exercising all the rights necessary for the conclusion and implementation of the contract herein;

THISEFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

2. PURPOSE

2.1 Services

Sabrina Ren agrees to assume the full-time service for SHANGRI-LA (minimum of forty (40) hours per week) as the role of CFO during the entire tenure of the contract.


2.2 Term

This contract is for an initial term of 36 months, renewable for an additional period of 24 months unless either party terminates it in writing at least three (3) months prior to the expiration of the initial term;

3. CONSIDERATION

3.1 Service Awards

In consideration of the provision of services, SHANGRI-LA agrees to pay Sabrina Ren the basis compensation and a conditional Year-end award.

The gross amount of US 44,000.00 dollars annually is constituted by a basis compensation of US 44,000.00 dollars.

The basis compensation is calculated at the twelve (12) equal rate by monthly installments consecutively with the amount of US 3,666.00 dollars, less applicable withholding taxes.

3.2 Expenditure incurred

SHANGRI-LA will reimburse Sabrina Ren all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with this Contract, upon presentation of appropriate documentation;

3.3 Terms and conditions of payment

3.3.1 The sum of US 3,666.00 dollars (less applicable withholding taxes) shall be paid on the 6th of each month.

3.3.2 Expenses will be reimbursed upon presentation of an expense account on the 24th of each month.

4. SPECIAL PROVISIONS

4.1 Obligations of SHANGRI-LA

SHANGRI-LA agrees and undertakes to bring Sabrina Ren with collaboration and will provide necessary information to ensure the full and faithful discharge of services to be rendered;

4.2 Obligation of Sabrina Ren

Sabrina Ren agrees and undertakes to provide for services in a professional manner, according to the rules generally accepted by industry.


4.3 Commitment to confidentiality and nondisclosure

Sabrina Ren recognizes that any confidential information disclosed by SHANGRI-LA shall be of considerably strategic importance, and therefore only use the said confidential information for purposes of this contract. During the term of this Contract and for a period of 36 months following the end of it, Sabrina Ren is committed to SHANGRI-LA to:

a) keep confidential and not disclose the information;

b) take and implement all appropriate measures to protect the confidentiality of the information;

c) not disclose, transmit, exploit or otherwise use for its own account or others.

4.4 Exclusivity of service provider

During the term of this Contract and for a period of 24 months following the end of it, Sabrina Ren makes a commitment to SHANGRI-LA that it shall not render services to or for direct or indirect competitors of SHANGRI-LA.

4.5 Responsibilities

Sabrina Ren agrees and undertakes to:

4.5.1 support operations and administration of Board by advising and informing Board members, interfacing between Board and staff, and supporting Board’s evaluation of chief executive

4.5.2 oversee design, marketing, promotion, delivery and quality of programs, products and services

4.5.3 recommend yearly budget for Board approval and prudently manages organization’s resources within those budget guidelines according to current laws and regulations

4.5.4 effectively manage the human resources of the organization according to authorized personnel policies and procedures that fully conform to current laws and regulations.

4.5.5 assure the organization and its mission, programs, products and services are consistently presented in strong, positive image to relevant stakeholders.

4.5.6 oversee fundraising planning and implementation, including identifying resource requirements, researching funding sources, establishing strategies to approach funders, submitting proposals and administrating fundraising records and documentation.

4.6 Relationship between the parties

Neither party may bind the other in any way whatsoever to anyone, except for the provisions in accordance with the contract herein.


4.7 Representations and Warranties of Sabrina Ren

Sabrina Ren represents and warrants to SHANGRI-LA that:

a) She has the capacity required to undertake under this contract, and such capacity is not limited to any commitment to another person;

b) She has the expertise and experience required to execute and complete the its obligations under this contract;

c) She will render services in an efficient and professional manner, according to the rules generally accepted by industry;

4.8 Termination of Contract

Either party may terminate this contract at any time, upon presentation of a 60 days notice given to the other party. Amounts due and options purchases of shares will be delivered when calculated on a pro-rata to the time elapsed since the last payment or the last delivery of stock options.

5. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Unless specific provision to the contrary in this Agreement, the following provisions shall apply:

5.1 Force Majeure

Neither party can be considered default under this contract if the performance of its obligations in whole or in part is delayed or prevented by following a force majeure situation. Force majeure is an external event, unforeseeable, irresistible and absolutely impossible to fulfill an obligation.

5.2 Severability

If any provision of this Contract is held invalid by a competent court, the validity of the remainder of this Contract will not be affected, and the rights and obligations of the parties will be construed and enforced as if this Contract did not contain the invalid provision. The provisions of this Contract are severable.

5.3 Notices

Any notice to a party is deemed to have been validly given if in writing and sent by registered or certified mail, by bailiff or by courier to such party at the address listed at the beginning of this contract or any other address that the party may indicate a similar notice to another party. A copy of any notice sent by mail must be sent by one mode of delivery mentioned above.


5.4 Titles

The headings used in this contract are only for reference and convenience only. They do not affect the meaning or scope of the provisions they designate.

5.5 No Waiver

The inertia, neglect or delay by any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement shall in no way be construed as a waiver of such right or remedy.

5.6 Rights cumulative and not alternative

All the rights mentioned in this Agreement are cumulative and not alternative. The waiver of a right should not be construed as a waiver of any other right.

5.7 Totality and entire agreement

This contract represents the full and entire agreement between the parties. No statement, representation, promise or condition not contained in this agreement can and should be allowed to contradict, modify or affect in any manner whatsoever the terms thereof.

5.8 Contract Amendment

This contract may be amended only in writing signed by all parties.

5.9 Gender and Number

All words and terms used in this agreement shall be interpreted as including the masculine and feminine and singular and plural as the context or meaning of this contract.

5.10 Assignable

Neither party may assign or otherwise transfer to any third party or of her rights in this contract without the prior written permission of the other party to that effect.

5.11 Computation of time

In computing any period fixed by the contract:

a) the day that marks the starting point is not counted, but the terminal is;

b) non-juridical days (Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) are counted;

c) when the last day is not legal, the deadline is extended to the next juridical day.


5.12 Currencies

All sums of money under this contract refer to US Dollars.

5.13 Applicable Laws

This contract is subject to the laws of the People’s Republic of China.

5.14 Arbitration

Any dispute arising from or in connection with this contract shall be submitted to CIETAC, South China Sub-Commission for arbitration which shall be conducted in accordance with the Commission’s arbitration rules in effect at the time of applying for arbitration. The arbitral award is final and binding upon both parties.

5.15 Copies

When initialed and signed by all parties, each copy of this contract shall be deemed an original, but these examples do not reflect all one and the same agreement.

5.16 Scope of Contract

This contract binds the parties and their successors, heirs and assigns, respectively.

5.17 Solidarity

If a party consists of two or more persons, they are forced and severally liable to the other party.

5.18 Time is of Essence

If a party must fulfill an obligation under this contract within a specified time, the passage of time will effectively be part of this notice.

6. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CONTRACT

This Agreement shall enter into force on April 30, 2010.

SIGNED BY THREE (3) copies,

IN THE CITY OF SHANGRI-LA

DATED April 30, 2010


Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited
By:   Hong Yu (Signature)
Name:   Hong Yu
Title:   Chairman
By:   Sabrina Ren (Signature)
Name:   Sabrina Ren
EX-10.19 27 dex1019.htm EXHIBIT 10.19 EXHIBIT 10.19

Exhibit 10.19

RETAINER CONTRACT

This RETAINER CONTRACT (the “Contract”) is entered into on April 30, 2010 in Shangri-La, China by and between:

Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited, a company legally incorporated under the laws of People’s Republic of China, having a registered address at 53 Niwang Road, Shangri-La County, Yunnan Province, China. (hereinafter referred to as “SHANGRI-LA”)

AND:

Hong Yu, a citizen of PRC with ID number 530112600104161 (hereinafter referred to as the “Hong Yu”)

(SHANGRI-LA and Hong Yu hereinafter collectively referred to as “Parties”)

1. PREAMBLE

The preamble is an integral part of this contract.

WHEREAS SHANGRI-LA requires the services of Hong Yu as the Chairman of the Board of Directors;

WHEREAS, Hong Yu agrees to provide SHANGRI-LA his full-time services as the Chairman of the Board;

WHEREAS the parties wish to confirm their agreement in writing;

WHEREAS the parties have the capacity and quality of exercising all the rights necessary for the conclusion and implementation of the contract herein;

THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

2. PURPOSE

2.1 Services

Hong Yu agrees to assume the full-time service for SHANGRI-LA (minimum of forty (40) hours per week) as the role of the Chairman of the Board during the entire tenure of the contract.


2.2 Term

This contract is for an initial term of 36 months, renewable for an additional period of 24 months unless either party terminates it in writing at least three (3) months prior to the expiration of the initial term;

3. CONSIDERATION

3.1 Service Awards

In consideration of the provision of services, SHANGRI-LA agrees to pay Hong Yu the basis compensation and a conditional Year-end award.

The gross amount of US 96,650.00 dollars annually is constituted by a basis compensation of US 96,650.00 dollars.

The basis compensation is calculated at the twelve (12) equal rate by monthly installments consecutively with the amount of US 8,050.00 dollars, less applicable withholding taxes.

3.2 Expenditure incurred

SHANGRI-LA will reimburse Hong Yu all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with this Contract, upon presentation of appropriate documentation;

3.3 Terms and conditions of payment

3.3.1 The sum of US 8,050.00 dollars (less applicable withholding taxes) shall be paid on the 6th of each month.

3.3.2 Expenses will be reimbursed upon presentation of an expense account on the 24th of each month.

4. SPECIAL PROVISIONS

4.1 Obligations of SHANGRI-LA

SHANGRI-LA agrees and undertakes to bring Hong Yu with collaboration and will provide necessary information to ensure the full and faithful discharge of services to be rendered;

4.2 Obligation of Hong Yu

Hong Yu agrees and undertakes to provide for services in a professional manner, according to the rules generally accepted by industry.


4.3 Commitment to confidentiality and nondisclosure

Hong Yu recognizes that any confidential information disclosed by SHANGRI-LA shall be of considerably strategic importance, and therefore only use the said confidential information for purposes of this contract. During the term of this Contract and for a period of 36 months following the end of it, Hong Yu is committed to SHANGRI-LA to:

a) keep confidential and not disclose the information;

b) take and implement all appropriate measures to protect the confidentiality of the information;

c) not disclose, transmit, exploit or otherwise use for its own account or others.

4.4 Exclusivity of service provider

During the term of this Contract and for a period of 24 months following the end of it, Hong Yu makes a commitment to SHANGRI-LA that it shall not render services to or for direct or indirect competitors of SHANGRI-LA.

4.5 Relationship between the parties

Neither party may bind the other in any way whatsoever to anyone, except for the provisions in accordance with the contract herein.

4.6 Representations and Warranties of Hong Yu

Hong Yu represents and warrants to SHANGRI-LA that:

a) he has the capacity required to undertake under this contract, and such capacity is not limited to any commitment to another person;

b) he has the expertise and experience required to execute and complete the its obligations under this contract;

c) he will render services in an efficient and professional manner, according to the rules generally accepted by industry;

4.7 Termination of Contract

Either party may terminate this contract at any time, upon presentation of a 60 days notice given to the other party. Amounts due and options purchases of shares will be delivered when calculated on a pro-rata to the time elapsed since the last payment or the last delivery of stock options.


5. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Unless specific provision to the contrary in this Agreement, the following provisions shall apply:

5.1 Force Majeure

Neither party can be considered default under this contract if the performance of its obligations in whole or in part is delayed or prevented by following a force majeure situation. Force majeure is an external event, unforeseeable, irresistible and absolutely impossible to fulfill an obligation.

5.2 Severability

If any provision of this Contract is held invalid by a competent court, the validity of the remainder of this Contract will not be affected, and the rights and obligations of the parties will be construed and enforced as if this Contract did not contain the invalid provision. The provisions of this Contract are severable.

5.3 Notices

Any notice to a party is deemed to have been validly given if in writing and sent by registered or certified mail, by bailiff or by courier to such party at the address listed at the beginning of this contract or any other address that the party may indicate a similar notice to another party. A copy of any notice sent by mail must be sent by one mode of delivery mentioned above.

5.4 Titles

The headings used in this contract are only for reference and convenience only. They do not affect the meaning or scope of the provisions they designate.

5.5 No Waiver

The inertia, neglect or delay by any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement shall in no way be construed as a waiver of such right or remedy.

5.6 Rights cumulative and not alternative

All the rights mentioned in this Agreement are cumulative and not alternative. The waiver of a right should not be construed as a waiver of any other right.

5.7 Totality and entire agreement

This contract represents the full and entire agreement between the parties. No statement, representation, promise or condition not contained in this agreement can and should be allowed to contradict, modify or affect in any manner whatsoever the terms thereof.


5.8 Contract Amendment

This contract may be amended only in writing signed by all parties.

5.9 Gender and Number

All words and terms used in this agreement shall be interpreted as including the masculine and feminine and singular and plural as the context or meaning of this contract.

5.10 Assignable

Neither party may assign or otherwise transfer to any third party or of his rights in this contract without the prior written permission of the other party to that effect.

5.11 Computation of time

In computing any period fixed by the contract:

a) the day that marks the starting point is not counted, but the terminal is;

b) non-juridical days (Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) are counted;

c) when the last day is not legal, the deadline is extended to the next juridical day.

5.12 Currencies

All sums of money under this contract refer to US Dollars.

5.13 Applicable Laws

This contract is subject to the laws of the People’s Republic of China.

5.14 Arbitration

Any dispute arising from or in connection with this contract shall be submitted to CIETAC, South China Sub-Commission for arbitration which shall be conducted in accordance with the Commission’s arbitration rules in effect at the time of applying for arbitration. The arbitral award is final and binding upon both parties.

5.15 Copies

When initialed and signed by all parties, each copy of this contract shall be deemed an original, but these examples do not reflect all one and the same agreement.


5.16 Scope of Contract

This contract binds the parties and their successors, heirs and assigns, respectively.

5.17 Solidarity

If a party consists of two or more persons, they are forced and severally liable to the other party.

5.18 Time is of Essence

If a party must fulfill an obligation under this contract within a specified time, the passage of time will effectively be part of this notice.

6. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CONTRACT

This Agreement shall enter into force on April 30, 2010

SIGNED BY THREE (3) copies,

IN THE CITY OF SHANGRI-LA

DATED April 30, 2010

 

Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited
By:   Hong Yu (Signature)
Name:   Hong Yu
Title:   Chairman

Hong Yu

Hong Yu (Signature)

EX-21.1 28 dex211.htm EXHIBIT 21.1 EXHIBIT 21.1

Exhibit 21.1

Subsidiaries and Affiliate of Registrant

The follow are the Registrant and its subsidiaries:

Registrant (British Virgin Islands):

Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Subsidiary (Hong Kong):

China Tibetan Pharmaceuticals Limited

Subsidiary (PRC)

Yibo Information Consulting (Shenzhen) Company Ltd.

Affiliate (PRC)

Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limite (entity controlled pursuant to contractual arrangements with Registrant’s wholly owned subsidiary, Yibo Information Consulting (Shenzhen) company Ltd.)

EX-23.1 29 dex231.htm EXHIBIT 23.1 EXHIBIT 23.1

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the use of our report dated May 14, 2010 on the financial statements of Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries, for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 included herein on the registration statement of Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form S-1, and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Expert” in the prospectus.

/s/ Acquavella, Chiarelli, Shuster, Berkower & Co., LLP

Certified Public Accountants

New York, N.Y.

May 14, 2010

EX-99.1 30 dex991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Form of Chinese Legal Opinion

                         , 2010

Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

53 Niwang Rd

Shangri-La County, Diqing,

Yunnan Province, China 674400

 

  Re: Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Dear Sirs:

We are qualified lawyers of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) and are qualified to issue opinions on the laws and regulations of the PRC.

We have acted as PRC counsel for Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a British Virgin Islands corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-                 ) and all amendments thereto (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on May     , 2010. The Registration Statement relates to the offering (the “Offering”) of (i) up to 2,200,000 of the Company’s common shares, $0.001 par value per share (such offered common shares, the “Offering Shares”; the Company’s common shares, the “Shares”), and (ii) up to 187,500 Placement Agent Warrants exercisable to purchase one Share each as well as the Shares underlying those Placement Agent Warrants. In addition, the Registration Statement registers the resale of an aggregate of 354,275 Shares (the “Resale Shares”) by certain selling shareholders.

In rendering this opinion, we have examined the originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of documents provided to us by the Company and such other documents, corporate records, certificates issued by governmental authorities in the PRC and officers of the Company and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purposes of rendering this opinion.

In rendering this opinion, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity with authentic original documents submitted to us as copies and the completeness of the documents provided to us. We have also assumed that no amendments, revisions, modifications or other changes have been made with respect to any of the documents after they were submitted to us for purposes of this opinion. We have further assumed the accuracy and completeness of all factual statements in the documents.

As used herein, (a) “PRC Laws” means all laws, regulations, statutes, orders, decrees, guidelines, notices, judicial interpretations, subordinary legislations of the PRC which are publicly available (other than the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan Region); (b) “Governmental Agencies” means any court, governmental agency or body or any stock exchange authorities of the PRC (other than the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan Region); (c) “Governmental Approvals” means all approvals, consents, waivers, sanctions, authorizations, declarations, filings, registrations, exemptions, permissions, endorsements, annual inspections, qualifications, licenses, certificates and permits required by Governmental Agencies; (d) “Prospectus” means the prospectus, including all amendments or supplements thereto, that forms part of the Registration Statement.

On August 8, 2006, six PRC regulatory agencies, namely, the PRC Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”), the State Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the State Administration for Taxation, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”), and the State


Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”), jointly adopted the Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors (the “New M&A Rule”), which became effective on September 8, 2006. The New M&A Rule purports, among other things, to require offshore special purpose vehicles, or SPVs, formed for overseas listing purposes through acquisitions of PRC domestic companies and controlled by PRC companies or individuals, to obtain the approval of the CSRC prior to publicly listing their securities on an overseas stock exchange. On September 21, 2006, the CSRC published on its official website procedures specifying documents and materials required to be submitted to it by SPVs seeking CSRC approval of their overseas listings.

Based on our understanding of current Chinese laws, regulations and rules, including the New M&A Rule and the CSRC procedures announced on September 21, 2006:

 

   

The Company currently controls its Chinese affiliate, Yunnan ShangriLa Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited by virtue of VIE agreements between Yunnan Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceutical Group Limited and Technology Development Co., Ltd. and our affiliate, Yibo Information Consulting (Shenzhen) Company Ltd., a PRC company, but not through equity interest or asset acquisition which are stipulated in the New M&A Rule; and

 

   

In spite of the lack of clarity on this issue, the CSRC currently has not issued any definitive rule or interpretation regarding whether offerings like the one contemplated by this Prospectus are subject to the New M&A Rule.

This opinion relates to the PRC Laws in effect on the date hereof.

We hereby consent to the use of this opinion in, and the filing hereof as an exhibit to, the above-mentioned Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we fall within the category of the person whose consent is required under Section 7 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Yours sincerely,
  
DeHeng Law Offices
EX-99.2 31 dex992.htm EXHIBIT 99.2 EXHIBIT 99.2

Exhibit 99.2

SHANGRI-LA TIBETAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

This Code of Business Conduct and Ethics covers a wide range of business practices and procedures. It does not cover every issue that may arise, but it sets out basic principles to guide the employees of Shangri-La Tibetan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”). All of our employees must conduct themselves in accordance with these principles and seek to avoid even the appearance of improper behavior. The Company’s agents and representatives, including consultants and directors, to the extent practicable, shall also follow this Code.

This Code is in addition to and supplements the other policies and procedures which have been implemented by the Company. If a law conflicts with a policy in this Code, you must comply with the law; however, if a local custom or policy conflicts with this Code, you must comply with the Code. If you have any questions about a conflict, you should ask your supervisor how to handle the situation.

All claims of violations of this Code will be investigated by appropriate personnel. Those who violate the standards in this Code will be subject to disciplinary action. If you are in a situation that you believe may violate or lead to a violation of this Code, follow the guidelines described in Section 14 of this Code.

 

1. Compliance with Laws, Rules and Regulations

Obeying the law, both in letter and in spirit, is the foundation on which this Company’s ethical standards are built. All employees must respect and obey the laws of all jurisdictions in which the Company operates. Any employee who is unsure about any aspect of these laws should seek advice from supervisors, managers or other appropriate personnel.

 

2. Record-Keeping

Accuracy and reliability in the preparation of all business records is critically important to the Company’s decision-making process and to the proper discharge of its financial, legal, and reporting obligations. All of the Company’s books, records, accounts and financial statements shall be maintained in reasonable detail, shall appropriately reflect the Company’s transactions and shall conform both to applicable legal requirements and to the Company’s system of internal controls. Unrecorded or “off the books” funds or assets shall not be maintained unless permitted by applicable law or regulation.

Many employees regularly incur business expenses, which must be documented and recorded accurately. If you are not sure whether a certain expense is appropriate, consult the policy or ask your supervisor.

Business records and communications often become public, and we should avoid exaggeration, derogatory remarks, guesswork, or inappropriate characterizations of people and companies that can be misunderstood. This applies equally to e-mail, internal memos and formal reports. Records shall always be retained or destroyed according to the Company’s record retention policies.

 

3. Conflicts of Interest and Related Party Transactions

A “conflict of interest” exists when a person’s private interest interferes in any way with the interests of the Company. A conflict situation can arise when an employee, officer or director takes actions or has interests that may make it difficult to perform his or her Company work objectively and effectively. Conflicts of interest may also arise when an employee, officer or director, or members of his or her family, receives improper personal benefits as a result of his or her position in the Company. Loans to, or guarantees of obligations of, employees and their family members may create conflicts of interest. Loans to, or guarantees of obligations of, directors, executive officers and their family members are prohibited.

A conflict of interest almost always exists when a Company employee works concurrently for a competitor, customer or supplier. You are not allowed to work for a competitor as a consultant or board member. The best policy is to avoid any direct or indirect business connection with the Company’s competitors, customers or suppliers, except on the Company’s behalf.


A conflict of interest may occur when an employee of the Company has an ownership or financial interest in another business organization that is doing business with the Company. These transactions between the Company and the other organization are characterized as related party transactions. While not all related party transactions are improper, the Company must be aware of the details of each such transaction so that it can make a judgment as to the appropriateness of the transaction. If you or a family member have any ownership or financial interest in another organization that conducts business or seeks to conduct business with the Company, you must report the situation to the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and cooperate with the legal staff by providing all relevant facts. The CEO will determine whether or not the related party transaction is a conflict of interest.

Conflicts of interest are prohibited as a matter of Company policy, except under guidelines approved by the Board of Directors. Conflicts of interest may not always be clear, so if you have a question, you should consult with higher levels of management or the Company’s CEO. Any employee, officer or director who becomes aware of a conflict or potential conflict shall bring it to the attention of a supervisor, manager or other appropriate personnel or consult the procedures described in Section 14 of this Code.

 

4. Confidentiality

Employees must maintain the confidentiality of confidential information entrusted to them by the Company or its customers, except when disclosure is authorized by the CEO or legally mandated. Even within the Company, you should disclose confidential information only to those employees who need to know the information. Confidential information includes all non-public information that might be of use to competitors, or harmful to the Company or its customers, if disclosed. It also includes information that suppliers and customers have entrusted to us. The obligation to preserve confidential information continues even after employment ends.

 

5. Insider Trading

Employees who have access to confidential information are not permitted to use or share that information for stock trading purposes or for any other purpose except the conduct of the Company’s business. All non-public information about the Company shall be considered confidential information. To use non-public information for personal financial benefit or to “tip” others who might make an investment decision on the basis of this information is not only unethical but also illegal. If you have any questions, you should consult the Company’s CEO.

 

6. Corporate Opportunities

Employees, officers and directors are prohibited from taking for themselves personally opportunities that are discovered through the use of corporate property, information or position without the consent of the Board of Directors. No employee shall use corporate property, information, or position for improper personal gain, and no employee shall compete with the Company directly or indirectly. Employees, officers and directors owe a duty to the Company to advance its legitimate interests when the opportunity to do so arises.

 

7. Competition and Fair Dealing

The Company seeks to outperform its competition fairly and honestly. The Company seeks competitive advantages through superior performance, never through unethical or illegal business practices. Stealing proprietary information, possessing trade secret information that was obtained without the owner’s consent, or inducing such disclosures by past or present employees of other companies is prohibited. Each employee shall endeavor to respect the rights of and deal fairly with the Company’s customers, suppliers, competitors and employees. No employee shall take unfair advantage of anyone through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts, or any other intentional unfair-dealing practice.

The purpose of business entertainment and gifts in a commercial setting is to create good will and sound working relationships, not to gain unfair advantage with customers. No gift or entertainment shall ever be offered, given, provided or accepted by any Company employee, family member of an employee or agent unless it:

 

   

is not a cash gift,

 

   

is consistent with customary business practices,

 

   

is not excessive in value,

 

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cannot be construed as a bribe or payoff, and

 

   

does not violate any laws or regulations.

 

8. Discrimination and Harassment

The diversity of the Company’s employees is a tremendous asset. The Company is firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and shall not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment or any kind. Examples include derogatory comments based on racial, gender, religious, or ethnic characteristics and unwelcome sexual advances.

 

9. Health and Safety

The Company strives to provide each employee with a safe and healthful work environment. Each employee has the responsibility for maintaining a safe and healthful workplace for all employees by following safety and health rules and practices and reporting accidents, injuries and unsafe equipment, practices or conditions.

Violence and threatening behavior are not permitted. Employees must report to work in condition to perform their duties, free from the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs. The use of alcohol or illegal drugs in the workplace is not tolerated.

 

10. Protection and Proper Use of Company Assets

All employees shall endeavor to protect the Company’s assets and ensure their efficient use. Theft, carelessness and waste have a direct impact on the Company’s profitability. All Company assets should be used for legitimate business purposes. Any suspected incident of theft, carelessness, or waste of or with Company assets shall be immediately reported for investigation. Company equipment shall not be used for non-Company business, although incidental personal use may be permitted by your supervisor.

The obligation of employees to protect the Company’s assets includes its proprietary information. Proprietary information includes intellectual property such as trade secrets, patents, trademarks, and copyrights, as well as business, marketing and service plans, databases, records, salary information and any unpublished financial data and reports. Unauthorized use or distribution of this information would violate Company policy. It could also be illegal and result in civil and/or criminal penalties.

 

11. Accounting and Related Matters

All employees participate, in some measure, in the gathering of information made available to the Company’s accounting department for use in the Company’s financial reports and other information required to be publicly disclosed by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC. Each employee should endeavor to ensure that such information is accurate and complete in all material respects through full compliance with the Company’s accounting requirements, internal disclosure and accounting controls and audits.

 

12. Waivers of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

Any waiver of this Code for executive officers or directors may be made only by the Nominating Committee of the Board and shall be promptly disclosed as required by law or stock exchange regulation.

 

13. Administration of Code

This Code shall be administered by the Company’s CEO, who shall act as the Corporate Compliance Officer of the Company, Company employees are encouraged to seek guidance regarding the application or interpretation of this Code from the CEO and are expected to cooperate fully in any investigation of any potential violation of this Code.

 

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14. Reporting Violations; Compliance Procedures

All employees shall work to ensure prompt and consistent action against violations of this Code. However, in some situations it is difficult to know right from wrong. Since no one can anticipate every situation that will arise, it is important to have a way to approach a new question or problem. These are the steps to keep in mind:

 

   

Make sure you have all the factsIn order to reach the right solutions, you must be as fully informed as possible.

 

   

Ask yourself: What specifically am I being asked to do? Does it seem unethical or improper? This will enable you to focus on the specific question you are faced with and the alternatives you have. Use your judgment and common sense; if something seems unethical or improper, it probably is.

 

   

Clarify your responsibility and roleIn most situations there is shared responsibility. Are your colleagues informed? It may help to get others involved and discuss the problem.

 

   

Discuss the problem with your supervisor. You are encouraged to talk to your supervisor about any issues concerning illegal, unethical or improper behavior and when in doubt about the best course of action in a particular situation. This is the basic guidance for all situations. In many cases your supervisor will be more knowledgeable about the question, and will appreciate being brought into the decision-making process. Remember it is your supervisor’s responsibility to help solve problems.

 

   

Report serious violations to the Company’s CEOYou should report serious violations that have not been properly addressed by your supervisor or other resources of the Company to the CEO. However, if it is not appropriate to discuss an issue with the CEO, or if you believe that the CEO has not properly addressed the violations, you may contact any independent director of the Board of Directors. In the rare case that you become aware of a material legal violation or a breach of fiduciary duty by an employee of the Company, address your concerns to: Nominating Committee Chairman, Tianli Agritech, Inc., Suite F, 23rd Floor, Building B, Jiangjing Mansion, 228 Yanjiang Ave., Jiangan District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China 430010.

 

   

Reporting of accounting issuesIf you are aware of an issue concerning accounting, auditing or the Company’s internal accounting controls, address your concerns with the Company’s internal audit function or to the CEO. In the event that you believe that the Company has not properly responded to the issue, you may address your concerns to: Audit Committee Chairman, Tianli Agritech, Inc., Suite F, 23rd Floor, Building B, Jiangjing Mansion, 228 Yanjiang Ave., Jiangan District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China 430010.

 

   

You may report any possible violation in confidence and without fear of retaliationIf your situation requires that your identity be kept secret, your anonymity will be protected and you will be guaranteed confidentiality in the handling of your claim. It is the policy of the Company not to allow retaliation for reports of misconduct by others made in good faith by employees. Employees are expected to cooperate in internal investigations of misconduct.

 

   

Always ask first, act later: If you are unsure of, what to do in any situation, seek guidance before you act.

 

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