-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GZ6PsVFIZaZ3Hph0XogFN+Wu5jC9/EKix6314XkPffY0FFneRZGAe9wmE2op3oYj lj+ESnD+ZYhv4WjbbfhYvA== 0000950144-97-004263.txt : 19970417 0000950144-97-004263.hdr.sgml : 19970417 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950144-97-004263 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 10 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19961231 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970415 SROS: NASD FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000793628 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-MISCELLANEOUS NONDURABLE GOODS [5190] IRS NUMBER: 870263643 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26046 FILM NUMBER: 97581604 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 244O S PROGRESS DR CITY: SALT LAKE CITY STATE: UT ZIP: 84119 BUSINESS PHONE: 8019722887 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O BAKER & HOSTETLER STREET 2: P O BOX 112 CITY: ORLANDO STATE: FL ZIP: 32802 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MAGENTA CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940217 10-K 1 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, INC. FORM 10-K 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 7, 1996] For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, INC. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter) Nevada 33-5628-NY 87-02623643 ------ ---------- ----------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification No.)
23/F Office Tower, Convention Plaza 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong Telephone: 011-852-2810-7205 (Address and telephone number of principal executive offices) Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock, $.001 par value (Title of class) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ----- ----- Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers in pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (Section 229.405) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ] State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant computed by reference to the price at which the stock was sold, or the average bid and asked prices of such stock, as of a specified date within 60 days prior to the date of filing. (See definition of affiliate in Rule 405, 17 CFR 230.405.): $13,423,387 as of April 10, 1997. Note: If a determination as to whether a particular person or entity is an affiliate cannot be made without involving unreasonable effort and expense, the aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates may be calculated on the basis of assumptions reasonable under the circumstances, provided that the assumptions are set forth in this Form. Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. 5,779,004 shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value (as of April 14, 1997). DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: Definitive Proxy Statement for 1996 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Schedule 14A) is incorporated by reference in Part I, Item 4, hereof. Page 1 of ____ pages Exhibit Index on Page 91 2 CONVENTIONS Unless otherwise specified, all references in this report to "U.S. Dollars," "Dollars," "US$," or "$" are to United States dollars; all references to "Hong Kong Dollars" or "HK$" are to Hong Kong dollars; and all references to "Renminbi" or "Rmb" or "yuan" are to Renminbi yuan, which is the lawful currency of the People's Republic of China ("China" or "PRC"). The Company and Billion Luck maintain their accounts in U.S. Dollars and Hong Kong Dollars, respectively. HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries maintain their accounts in Renminbi. The financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries are prepared in Renminbi. Translations of amounts from Renminbi to U.S. Dollars and from Hong Kong Dollars to U.S. Dollars are for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise indicated, any translations from Renminbi to U.S. Dollars or from U.S. Dollars to Renminbi have been made at the single rate of exchange as quoted by the People's Bank of China (the "PBOC Rate") on December 31, 1996, which was U.S.$1.00 = Rmb8.30. The Renminbi is not freely convertible into foreign currencies and the quotation of exchange rates does not imply convertibility of Renminbi into U.S. Dollars or other currencies. Translations from Hong Kong Dollars to U.S. Dollars have been made at the single rate of exchange as quoted by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited on December 31, 1996, which was US$1.00 = HK$7.74. All foreign exchange transactions take place either through the Bank of China or other banks authorized to buy and sell foreign currencies at the exchange rates quoted by the People's Bank of China. No representation is made that the Renminbi or U.S. Dollar amounts referred to herein could have been or could be converted into U.S. Dollars or Renminbi, as the case may be, at the PBOC Rate or at all. References to "Billion Luck" are to Billion Luck Company Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. References to "Central Government" refer to the national government of the PRC and its various ministries, agencies, and commissions. References to "Common Stock" are to the Common Stock, $.001 par value, of China Resources Development, Inc. References to "Company" are to China Resources Development, Inc., and include, unless the context requires otherwise, the operations of Billion Luck, HARC, First Supply, and Second Supply (all as hereinafter defined). References to "Farming Bureau" are to the Hainan Agricultural Reclamation General Company, a division of the Ministry of Agriculture, the PRC government agency responsible for matters relating to agriculture. References to "First Supply" are to First Goods And Materials Supply And Sales Corporation, a company organized in the PRC and a wholly-owned subsidiary of HARC. References to "GAAP" are to generally accepted accounting principles of the United States. References to "Guilinyang Farm" are to Hainan Province Guilinyang State Farm, a PRC entity which is owned and controlled by the Farming Bureau. References to "Hainan" are to Hainan Province of the PRC. References to "Hainan Reclamation Area" are to the 2,110,234 acres of formerly barren land in Hainan that the PRC Government has converted to productive agricultural use since 1952, which includes the largest rubber production base in China, as well as rubber production facilities, timber production facilities, cultivation areas for tea and tropical crops, and other industries. References to "Hainan State Farms" are to the rubber farms in Hainan controlled by the Farming Bureau. -2- 3 References to "HARC" are to Hainan Zhongwei Agricultural Resources Company Limited (formerly known as Hainan Agricultural Resources Company Limited, a Sino-foreign joint stock company organized in the PRC, whose capital is owned 56% by Billion Luck, 39% by the Farming Bureau and 5% by Guilinyang Farm. References to "Local Governments" are to governments in the PRC, including governments at all administrative levels below the Central Government, including provincial governments, governments of municipalities directly under the Central Government, municipal governments, county governments, and township governments. References to "MU" are to an area of approximately 667 square meters. References to "Operating Subsidiaries" are to the consolidated operations, assets and/or activities, as the context indicates, of First Supply, and Second Supply. References to the "PRC" or "China" include all territory claimed by or under the control of the Central Government, except Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. References to "PRC Government" include the Central Government and Local Governments. References to "Provinces" include provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government. References to "Restructuring Agreements" are to the Shareholders' Agreement on Business Restructuring among Billion Luck, the Farming Bureau and Guilinyang Farm, and the Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement among HARC, First Supply, Second Supply and the Farming Bureau, both of which were effective as of October 1, 1996. References to "Second Supply" are to Second Goods And Materials Supply And Sales Corporation, a company organized in the PRC and a wholly-owned subsidiary of HARC. References to "Series A Preferred Stock" are to the Company's Series A Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value, of which no shares are outstanding. References to "Series B Convertible Preferred Stock" are to the Company's formerly designated series B convertible preferred stock, $.001 par value, of which no shares are outstanding and which is no longer so designated. References to "Series B Preferred Stock" are to the Company's Series B Preferred Stock, $.001 par value, of which 3,200,000 shares are outstanding. References to the "State Plan" refer to the plans devised and implemented by the PRC Government in relation to the economic and social development of the PRC. References to "Tons" are to metric tons. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This report contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements. Those statements appear in a number of places in this report and include, without limitation, statements regarding the intent, belief and current expectations of the Company, its directors or its officers with respect to (i) the effect of the restructuring of HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries; (ii) the Company's ability to hedge against the risks associated with natural rubber prices by trading in natural rubber commodities futures; (iii) the Company's policies regarding investments, dispositions, financings, conflicts of interest and other matters; and (iv) trends affecting the Company's financial condition or results of operations. Any such forward-looking statement is not a guarantee of future performance -3- 4 and involves risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statement as a result of various factors. The accompanying information contained in this report, including without limitation the information set forth above and the information set forth under the heading, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition," identifies important factors that could cause such differences. With respect to any such forward-looking statement that includes a statement of its underlying assumptions or bases, the Company cautions that, while it believes such assumptions or bases to be reasonable and has formed them in good faith, assumed facts or bases almost always vary from actual results, and the differences between assumed facts or bases and actual results can be material depending on the circumstances. When, in any forward-looking statement, the Company, or its management, expresses an expectation or belief as to future results, that expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and is believed to have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that the stated expectation or belief will result or be achieved or accomplished. -4- 5 PART I [Item 1] BUSINESS GENERAL The Company was incorporated as Magenta Corp. on January 15, 1986, in the State of Nevada. The Company was formed to acquire businesses that would provide a profit to the Company. The Company had no operating business until control of it was acquired in December, 1994, by the former shareholders of Billion Luck, who exchanged all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Billion Luck for 10,800,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock. As a result of the acquisition, the former shareholders of Billion Luck acquired 90% of the issued and outstanding shares of the then outstanding Common Stock of the Company and the Company became the owner of all the outstanding shares of capital stock of Billion Luck. Billion Luck was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on December 14, 1993. It conducts its activities through the Operating Subsidiaries, which it controls through its 56% interest in HARC. HARC was established in Hainan Province, the People's Republic of China, by Billion Luck, Guilinyang Farm, and the Farming Bureau. Pursuant to an approval document dated March 16, 1997, issued by the Hainan Provincial Securities Management Office, the name of HARC was approved to be changed from "Hainan Agricultural Resources Company Limited" to "Hainan Zhongwei Agricultural Resources Company Limited." A new business license, valid until June 28, 2000, dated March 26, 1997, effecting the new name was obtained from the Hainan Provincial Industrial and Commercial Administration Bureau. HARC is a Chinese company incorporated on June 28, 1994, with a registered capital of Rmb100 million (US$12.05 million). Billion Luck made a cash contribution of Rmb56 million (US$6.75 million) to purchase a 56% interest in HARC. The remaining interests in HARC were acquired by Guilinyang Farm (5%) for a cash contribution of Rmb5 million (US$0.60 million) and by the Farming Bureau (39%) through the contribution of its interests in two of its subsidiaries, First Supply and Second Supply, which were valued at Rmb39 million (US$4.70 million) (based upon a valuation report prepared by the Hainan Accounting Office, a PRC Certified Public Accountant, as of December 31, 1992). Pursuant to an agreement dated January 31, 1994, between Billion Luck, Guilinyang Farm, and the Farming Bureau, the parties thereto agreed to establish HARC to act as the holding company of First Supply and Second Supply. The Company, through HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries, First Supply and Second Supply, purchases natural rubber produced by the 92 farms on the island of Hainan in the PRC, which are controlled by the Farming Bureau. In 1995, according to data published in China Statistical Yearbook 1996 and Statistical Yearbook of Hainan 1996, Hainan Province accounted for approximately 61% of the domestic production of natural rubber in the PRC, of which approximately 78% of that 61% is from the Hainan State Farms and approximately 22% is from non-state farms. Accordingly, the Hainan State Farms control 48% of the PRC's domestic output of natural rubber. The Operating Subsidiaries market and distribute the rubber to customers throughout the PRC, such as tire manufacturers, rubber processing plants, and import and export companies. These customers include state-owned and non-state-owned enterprises. Because of the price risk associated with certain firm commitments for the purchase of natural rubber, the Company, through HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries, enters into natural rubber commodities futures contracts to hedge the risk. As opportunities arise, HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries also have a team of futures experts to manage and enter into natural rubber commodities futures contracts that are not specific hedges, in anticipation of a rise or fall in the price of natural rubber, based on their knowledge of the supply and demand situation with respect to natural rubber in the PRC. In addition, the Operating Subsidiaries procure, for the Farming Bureau, the Hainan State Farms and other affiliated customers, many types of production materials, such as building materials, automobiles and automobile parts, farm equipment, fuel, and chemicals, as well as for other customers unaffiliated with the Farming Bureau. In 1996, HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries have diversified into trading of other agricultural products, like coffee beans. First Supply and Second Supply were originally established as state-owned enterprises in the PRC by the Farming Bureau. -5- 6 The following chart illustrates the equity ownership by percentage of each of the Company's subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996: -------------------------------------------------------------- CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, INC., a Nevada corporation -------------------------------------------------------------- 100% ------------------------------------------------------------ BILLION LUCK COMPANY LTD., a British Virgin Islands company ------------------------------------------------------------ 5% 56% 39% - ---------------------------- -------------------------- GUILINYANG FARM, FARMING BUREAU, a PRC entity a division of -------------------------------------------------------- the PRC Ministry of Agriculture HAINAN ZHONGWEI AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES COMPANY LIMITED, a PRC company ---------------------------------------------------------- 100% 100% ------------------------------------ -------------- -------------------------- FIRST SUPPLY, SECOND SUPPLY, a PRC company a PRC company (an "Operating (an "Operating Subsidiary") Subsidiary") -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------
ORGANIZATIONAL AND MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE OF HARC The assets of HARC consist primarily of the Operating Subsidiaries, First Supply and Second Supply, which together are divided into eight trading and servicing divisions. During the fourth quarter of 1996, HARC undertook a restructuring plan in order to rationalize and streamline its business operations and assets. The terms of the restructuring are set forth in a Shareholders' Agreement on Business Restructuring among the Farming Bureau, Guilinyang Farm and Billion Luck, and an Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement among the Farming Bureau, HARC, First Supply and Second Supply, both of which were effective on October 1, 1996, and are included as exhibits hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The purpose of the restructuring plan is to control management overhead and improve efficiency in order to enhance long-term benefits to the Company. The plan should result in the reduction of duplicative business divisions and associated management overhead, the elimination of excessive labor headcounts and redundant positions, the restructuring of HARC's asset base and the sale of non-core assets to improve liquidity ratios. The various former trading and servicing divisions of the Operating Subsidiaries have now been reduced to only a few principal trading and servicing divisions. Cash management and policy making will become more centralized, ensuring that capital resources can be allocated to trading divisions more efficiently and effectively. A simplified management structure should also enhance the efficiency of HARC's management reporting system. The Company's management believes that HARC's selling and administrative expenses will be substantially reduced following the full implementation of the restructuring. Savings resulting from reduced administrative expenses, staff costs and related costs, as well as proceeds from the sale of non-core assets, will improve the Company's liquidity and allow it to pursue additional investment opportunities. The business of HARC is principally divided into the natural rubber trade and materials trade. Each trading or servicing division is a profit center or cost center and has its own accounting function. Every quarter, each division submits its financial statements to First Supply or Second Supply for consolidation. Those companies, in turn, submit the combined accounts to HARC for consolidation. The General Manager of each division accounts for its results to the General Manager of First Supply or Second Supply, who, in turn, accounts for the overall results to the board of directors of HARC. HARC has a two-tier structure with a board of directors and a supervisory board. The board of directors is responsible for the day-to-day management of and all major decisions relating to HARC (except decisions that -6- 7 may be made by HARC's shareholders during a general meeting of the shareholders) and, as of December 31, 1996, was made up of 11 members, of which five were nominated by the Farming Bureau and six were nominated by Billion Luck. The Chairman of HARC was nominated by the Farming Bureau, and the Vice-Chairman was nominated by Billion Luck. The General Managers of First Supply and Second Supply are also members of the board of directors of HARC. The General Manager and the Chief Finance Officer of HARC are also members of the board. The General Manager of HARC was nominated by the Farming Bureau, and the Chief Finance Officer was nominated by Billion Luck. The supervisory board is responsible for supervising the board of directors and the senior management of HARC in order to prevent the abuse of rights and infringement of the interests of HARC and its shareholders and employees. Among other responsibilities, members of the supervisory board attend meetings of the board of directors and observe HARC's managers to ensure that their acts do not contravene any laws or regulations or HARC's articles of association or the resolutions of HARC's shareholders in meetings thereof. As of December 31, 1996, the supervisory board was made up of five members, two of which were nominated by Billion Luck and three of which were nominated by the Farming Bureau. Two of the three members nominated by the Farming Bureau were elected by the workers of HARC. The following chart illustrates the organizational and management structure of HARC: ------------------- ---------------------- BOARD OF SUPERVISORY DIRECTORS COMMITTEE ------------------- ---------------------- ------------------ GENERAL MANAGER -------------------- -------------------- --------------------- DEPUTY DEPUTY DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER GENERAL MANAGER GENERAL MANAGER -------------------- -------------------- ------------------ -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- FIRST SUPPLY(1) SECOND SUPPLY(2) HEADQUARTERS(3) -------------------- -------------------- --------------------
(1) The businesses in which First Supply's divisions engage include: Natural Rubber, Metals, Fuels & Chemicals, Farm Equipment & Machinery, Servicing, Building & Construction Materials, Fertilizers, Automobile Trading, Transport & Delivery. (2) The businesses in which Second Supply's divisions engage include: Natural Rubber, Fuels & Chemicals, Building & Construction Materials, Metals, Automobiles & Machinery, Futures Trading, Farm Equipment, Transport & Delivery, Iron & Steel. (3) The businesses in which the HARC headquarters engages include: Investment Holding, Trading of Agricultural Products and Futures Trading. ACTIVITIES OF HARC AND THE OPERATING SUBSIDIARIES The Operating Subsidiaries function as affiliated trading partners of the Farming Bureau and the Hainan State Farms. They purchase raw natural rubber (both dried and latex) from the Hainan State Farms and resell the raw natural rubber to customers throughout the PRC. The Operating Subsidiaries also sell production materials, including building materials, fertilizers, fuels, chemicals, farm equipment and machinery, automobiles, automobile parts and electrical appliances to the Hainan State Farms, the Farming Bureau, and other unaffiliated customers, and they trade natural rubber commodities futures to hedge the price risk associated with certain firm commitments for the purchase of natural rubber. HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries also enter into natural rubber commodities futures contracts which are not specific hedges. See Financial Statements and Notes included therein attached as Appendix A hereto. In fulfilling their role as trading partners of the Farming Bureau, the Operating Subsidiaries serve as a sales outlet for the raw natural rubber produced by the Hainan State Farms and procure production materials for the -7- 8 Farming Bureau and the Hainan State Farms. Before 1994, the Farming Bureau generally established the selling price of natural rubber in order to allow the Operating Subsidiaries to earn a pre-determined profit margin. Commencing in 1994, however, the Farming Bureau generally ceased establishing the selling price of natural rubber, and instead allowed the Operating Subsidiaries to determine the selling price according to market conditions, subject to a minimum gross profit margin of 3.5% (before the purchase discount, as discussed hereinbelow) to be earned by the Operating Subsidiaries on natural rubber purchased from the Hainan State Farms as set forth in the Sale and Purchase Agreement (as defined hereinbelow). With respect to the procurement of materials and supplies, the Operating Subsidiaries generally do not maintain significant levels of inventory, but instead locate suppliers and the necessary products upon the receipt of orders. Management of the Operating Subsidiaries has determined that this policy reduces holding costs and minimizes exposure to price fluctuations. However, in anticipating favorable market conditions or with respect to certain common items, the Operating Subsidiaries may maintain inventory levels in these limited circumstances sufficient to satisfy estimated demand for one to three months. With respect to the distribution of natural rubber, due to the seasonal nature of rubber production, the Operating Subsidiaries stockpile a certain amount of rubber inventory during the peak production season for sales in those periods with no rubber output (usually the first quarter of each year). Pursuant to a Long-Term Sale and Purchase Agreement dated November 5, 1994 (the "Sale and Purchase Agreement"), among the Farming Bureau, HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries, the Farming Bureau agreed to direct the Hainan State Farms to sell to HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries on a priority basis, and HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries have agreed to purchase from the Hainan State Farms raw natural rubber for sale under the same terms and conditions as are offered to other purchasers. If HARC or the Operating Subsidiaries are offered the same quantity and same price for natural rubber from a Hainan State Farm and a non-state farm, HARC or the Operating Subsidiaries, as the case may be, must purchase from the Hainan State Farm. If the price offered by the Hainan State Farm is higher than that from a non-state farm, HARC or the Operating Subsidiaries, as the case may be, may purchase from the non-state farm. Otherwise, there is no condition requiring the purchase of any particular quantity of raw natural rubber from the Hainan State Farms. The Sale and Purchase Agreement has a term of 15 years and, subject to applicable law, may not be terminated except upon the agreement of the parties. INDUSTRY SEGMENTS The Operating Subsidiaries are principally engaged in the distribution of natural rubber and the procurement of materials and supplies in the PRC. In conformity with Item 101(b) of Regulation S-K, the following table sets forth information related to Industry Segments (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1994 1995 1996 1996 ---- ---- ---- ---- (Rmb) (Rmb) (Rmb) (US$) (Unaudited (Audited (Audited (Audited Pro Forma) Historical) Historical) Historical) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Sales to unaffiliated customers (net of sales tax) Distribution of natural rubber 1,551,452 1,776,641 1,519,060 183,019 Procurement of materials & supplies and distribution of other agricultural products 98,246 72,880 102,745 12,379 --------- --------- --------- -------- 1,649,698 1,849,521 1,621,805 195,398 Sales to affiliated customers (net of sales tax) Distribution of natural rubber 28,575 1,630 -0- -0- Procurement of materials & supplies and distribution of other agricultural products 76,015 106,092 205,694 24,782 ------- ------- ------- ------ 104,590 107,722 205,694 24,782
-8- 9 Operating income Distribution of natural rubber 19,766 47,188 40,460 4,875 Procurement of materials & supplies and distribution of other agricultural products 6,194 1,607 57,682 6,950 ------ ------ ------- ------ 25,960 48,795 98,142 11,825 Identifiable assets Distribution of natural rubber 223,203 435,664 552,606 66,579 Procurement of materials & supplies and distribution of other agricultural products 308,998 231,748 151,458 18,248 ------- ------- ------- ------ 532,201 667,412 704,064 84,827
GENERAL The main business of the Operating Subsidiaries is the purchase and sale of natural rubber produced in Hainan. The Operating Subsidiaries are the primary distributors of the natural rubber produced by the Hainan State Farms, which constitute the largest natural rubber production base in China. Hainan State Farms' natural rubber output was approximately 200,000 tons and 182,000 tons in 1995 and 1996, respectively (a sales value of approximately Rmb2.6 billion (US$313 million) and Rmb2.4 billion (US$289 million) for 1995 and 1996, respectively). According to the Farming Bureau's Ninth Five-Year Plan (1995-2000), it is anticipated that the aggregate rubber output of the Hainan State Farms for the years 1995 to 2000 will be 1,100,000 tons, and that by the year 2000 the annual rubber output will reach 230,000 tons, with a sales value of approximately Rmb3 billion (US$361 million) at the 1996 average price level. It is also anticipated that by the year 2010, the annual rubber output of the Hainan State Farms will reach 250,000 tons, with a sales value of approximately Rmb3.3 billion (US$398 million) at the 1996 average price level. In addition, the Operating Subsidiaries engage in the trading of production materials and supplies and related commodities, such as building and construction materials; fuels and chemicals, including fertilizers and pesticides; and other products, including farm equipment and machinery, automobiles, automobile parts, and electrical appliances; which are connected with the agricultural production in Hainan. The foregoing materials are key elements in the continuation of the Hainan State Farms' rubber production. In 1996, HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries diversified into trading of other agricultural products like coffee beans. All of the Operating Subsidiaries' sourcing and trading activities are divided into (1) State Plan allocations, and (2) free market activities. With respect to State Plan allocations, the Central Government determines the price and quantity of the materials and supplies sold to designated end users, and the Operating Subsidiaries must strictly follow the allocation. However, the scale of State Plan Allocations is decreasing gradually and currently accounts for only 20% to 30% of the fertilizers supplied by the Operating Subsidiaries. All of the other production materials and natural rubber supplied by the Operating Subsidiaries are provided through free market sales. The price set forth in the State Plan is such that any profit derived from the sourcing and trading of fertilizers, if any, is comparatively lower than that derived from free market sales. With respect to natural rubber and related products, although they are provided through free market sales, the Operating Subsidiaries are guaranteed a minimum gross profit margin of 3.5% (before purchase discount, as discussed hereinbelow) by the Farming Bureau. To the extent that the gross profit for a particular year is less than this rate, the Farming Bureau is obligated to pay to HARC or the Operating Subsidiaries the shortfall. The combined net income before taxes, minority interests and reorganization expenses of HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries was Rmb43.76 million (US$5.27 million) in 1994, Rmb48.55 million (US$5.85 million) in 1995 and Rmb92.43 million (US$11.14 million) in 1996. RUBBER DISTRIBUTION The Company, through HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries, engages in the marketing and distribution of natural rubber and its complementary products and materials produced by the Hainan State Farms. Natural rubber occupies a position of strategic importance in the PRC, comparable to the iron, steel, coal, and oil industries. Industrial rubber consists of synthetic rubber and natural rubber, which have similar uses but different characteristics, so the two are not completely interchangeable. Both types of rubber can be used for making tires, but heavy duty tires, such as for planes and for some motor vehicles, must be made of natural rubber. -9- 10 Natural rubber can only be planted in limited geographical areas in the world. Today, most of the rubber plantations in the world are in Southeast and Southern Asia, which in 1995 accounted for 94% of the world's natural rubber output. According to China Statistical Yearbook 1996, China ranks 5th in the world in terms of natural rubber output. China's output accounted for 6.10%, 6.70% and 7.43% of the world's natural rubber output in 1993, 1994 and 1995, respectively. With its geographical location and humid tropical climate, Hainan province is the most suitable area for planting rubber trees in China, and Hainan has become the single most important production base of natural rubber in China, according to Statistical Yearbook of Hainan 1996. World Output of Natural Rubber by Country in 1995
Country or Region Tons ----------------- ---- (in thousands) Thailand 1,721 Indonesia 1,312 Malaysia 1,074 India 485 China 424 Philippines 178 Nigeria 105 Sri Lanka 105 Ivory Coast 97 Vietnam 84 Others 123 ----- TOTAL 5,708 ===== (Source: China Statistical Yearbook 1996)
Since January 1, 1952, the Farming Bureau, which controls approximately one quarter of the land area in Hainan, has developed the largest natural rubber production base in China with plantations covering approximately 3.6 million mu (approximately 620,470 acres or 968 square miles) in 1995, according to the Statistical Yearbook of Hainan 1996. The natural rubber output of the Farming Bureau and the Hainan State Farms was approximately 182,000 tons and 200,000 tons in 1994 and 1995, respectively, accounting for approximately 49% and 48% of the total domestic output in China in 1994 and 1995, respectively. The natural rubber output of the Hainan State Farms in 1996 was approximately 182,000 tons. According to the Farming Bureau's expansion plans and production capacity, it is anticipated that the aggregate natural rubber produced by the Hainan State Farms in the years 1995 to 2000 will be 1,100,000 tons, and that annual rubber output will reach 230,000 tons in the year 2000 and 250,000 tons in the year 2010. The Operating Subsidiaries function as affiliated trading partners of the Farming Bureau and the Hainan State Farms. They purchase raw natural rubber (both dried and latex) from the Hainan State Farms and resell the raw natural rubber to customers throughout the PRC. As described above, before 1994, the Farming Bureau generally established the selling price of natural rubber, based upon the then existing market conditions, in order to allow the Operating Subsidiaries to earn a pre-determined gross profit margin. Commencing in 1994, however, the Farming Bureau generally ceased establishing the selling price of natural rubber, and instead allowed the Operating Subsidiaries to determine the selling price according to market conditions, subject to a minimum gross profit margin of 3.5% (before purchase discount, as discussed hereinbelow). The natural rubber market in 1996 was not as favorable as in 1995. In 1995, the unit price of Chinese domestic natural rubber reached a historical high of approximately Rmb16,700 (US$2,012) per ton, with an average price for that year of approximately Rmb13,800 (US$1,663) per ton. The high price was caused by strong domestic demand for natural rubber and a high rubber price in the international market. The rubber price in the international market varies according to the demand by major rubber consuming countries (the largest being the United States, followed by China and Japan) and the supply from the major rubber producing countries (such as Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia). In 1996, due to weakened rubber consumption, especially in Japan and Korea, coupled with increased supply from certain major rubber producers in Asia, the rubber price in the international market dropped significantly. -10- 11 Major Asian rubber exporting countries, such as Thailand and Indonesia, have targeted China (the world's second largest consumer of rubber) for the sale of their natural rubber. These exporting countries have offered China many preferential policies to stimulate export sales of natural rubber, including longer credit terms, sales discounts and delivery in advance of payment. China imported approximately 550,000 tons of natural rubber in 1996, compared to 320,000 tons in 1995, representing an increase of 72%. Most of these imports were clustered in the fourth quarter of the 1996. This large influx of natural rubber, coupled with the weak domestic rubber consuming market in China, has caused the domestic rubber price in 1996 to drop from approximately Rmb15,500 (US$1,867) per ton at the beginning of the year to Rmb11,200 (US$1,349) per ton by the end of the year. The Company's gross profit margin on the distribution of natural rubber has not been seriously affected by the fluctuation of the domestic rubber price because (i) the Company has entered into rubber futures contracts to hedge against the risk of adverse price movement of natural rubber; (ii) under the Long-Term Supply and Purchase Agreement between the Operating Subsidiaries and the Farming Bureau, a minimum gross profit on distribution of natural rubber of 3.5% was guaranteed by the Farming Bureau; and (iii) purchase discounts were received from the farms in return for the payment of a rubber purchase deposit. The Company also maintains a team of experts to monitor the rubber futures market in China. As opportunities arise, HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries also enter into natural rubber futures contracts that are not specific hedges, in anticipation of a rise or fall in the price of natural rubber. SUPPLIERS HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries purchase natural rubber from the 92 farms comprising the Hainan State Farms, with the value of purchases totalling approximately Rmb1,532 million (US$185 million) in 1994, Rmb1,653 million (US$199 million) in 1995 and Rmb1,438 million (US$173 million) in 1996. The single largest supplier within the Hainan State Farms accounted for approximately 3% (Rmb49 million, US$5.9 million) of such purchases in 1994, 3% (Rmb57 million, US$6.9 million) in 1995 and 3% (RMB44.4 million, US$5.3 million) in 1996. No single farm accounted for more than 5% of the total purchases of natural rubber in any of the years 1994, 1995 or 1996, but all supplier farms are controlled under PRC law by the Farming Bureau. The top five supplier farms accounted for approximately 14% (Rmb218 million, US$26.3 million) of such purchases in 1994, 13% (Rmb223 million, US$26.9 million) in 1995 and 12% (Rmb168 million, US$20.2 million) in 1996. Purchases are principally made in Renminbi on an open account basis payable within 30 days, or on a "cash on delivery" basis. As a majority of their purchases are made in Renminbi, HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries have a limited exposure to fluctuations in exchange rates. Pursuant to the Sale and Purchase Agreement, the Farming Bureau agreed to direct the Hainan State Farms to sell to HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries on a priority basis, and HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries have agreed to purchase from the Hainan State Farms raw natural rubber for sale under the same terms and conditions as are offered to other purchasers. If HARC or the Operating Subsidiaries are offered the same quantity and same price for natural rubber from a Hainan State Farm and a non-state farm, HARC or the Operating Subsidiaries, as the case may be, must purchase from the Hainan State Farm. If the price offered by the Hainan State Farm is higher than that offered by a non-state farm, HARC or the Operating Subsidiaries, as the case may be, may purchase from the non-state farm. Otherwise, there is no condition requiring the purchase of any particular quantity of raw natural rubber from the Hainan State Farms. The Sale and Purchase Agreement has a term of 15 years and, subject to applicable law, may not be terminated except upon the agreement of the parties. The Sale and Purchase Agreement will expire on November 5, 2009. Pursuant to the Agreement on Rubber Purchase Deposits dated March 30, 1995, the Farming Bureau guarantees the supply of a minimum of 120,000 tons (the "Guaranteed Quantity") of natural rubber for each of the next three years. The Operating Subsidiaries are not obligated to purchase the Guaranteed Quantity. In consideration of this guarantee, the Operating Subsidiaries have maintained a purchase deposit on a rolling basis equivalent to 15% of the Guaranteed Quantity multiplied by the average market price of natural rubber for the previous quarter. In return, a purchase discount is offered to the Operating Subsidiaries for the purchase of natural rubber from the Hainan State Farms. MARKETING The Hainan State Farms are the dominant suppliers of raw natural rubber and natural rubber products in China. In 1995, they accounted for approximately 48% of the annual output of raw natural rubber. Because of the market position of the Hainan State Farms, the Operating Subsidiaries are the largest distributors of raw natural rubber and natural rubber products in China. -11- 12 HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries maintain a strong sales and marketing force consisting of 28 persons in the natural rubber business. The Operating Subsidiaries' sales and marketing personnel make regular visits to customers and to the Hainan State Farms to maintain contacts and monitor requirements. Currently, all sales and distribution of raw natural rubber and natural rubber products occur within the PRC. The business operations of HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries are conducted solely within the PRC; consequently, the Company is solely dependent upon trade in the PRC. The Company does not currently engage in any export trade from the PRC. CUSTOMERS Sales of natural rubber for 1994, 1995 and 1996 were Rmb1,580 million (US$190 million), Rmb1,778 million (US$214 million) and RMB1,519 million (US$183 million), respectively. The five largest customers for rubber, in the aggregate, accounted for approximately 9%, 19% and 27% of the total revenue derived from rubber sales for 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively. The single largest customer accounted for approximately 4%, 7% and 11% of such revenue for 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 1996, HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries had a total of approximately 490 customers for natural rubber and natural rubber products with only one customer accounting for more than 5% of total sales of such products. This customer was Shanghai Tire Group Company, which accounted for 11% of total sales of natural rubber in 1996. No other single customer accounted for more than 5% of total sales of natural rubber in 1996. Total sales for the year ended December 31, 1996, were Rmb1,519 million (US$183 million). SEASONALITY The geographic and climatic conditions in Hainan are such that natural rubber production has high and low seasons. Generally, there is no rubber harvest from January to March. The high season commences in April. Sales of natural rubber and natural rubber products generally grow in the second quarter and reach the peak in the third and fourth quarters due primarily to the increased production of natural rubber. All sales in the first quarter of a year relate to inventory maintained from the inventory of the prior year. The high season ends in November. Sales in the last two quarters accounted for 80%, 71% and 61% of the total sales for 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively. DISTRIBUTION The Operating Subsidiaries have their own warehouse facilities and transportation fleet for both natural rubber and materials consisting of 71 warehouses with a total area of 36,684 square meters, 73 trucks and 239 workers. Some of the natural rubber is shipped to customers by sea freight from the port of Haikou, Hainan, to other destination ports within the PRC. The Operating Subsidiaries also transport rubber from the Hainan State Farms to the port of Zhangjiang, PRC, which operates as a distribution center from where the natural rubber is delivered to customers by rail to destinations within the PRC. Some of the natural rubber is also delivered locally in Hainan. WORKING CAPITAL ITEMS The Operating Subsidiaries generally grant their purchasers the right to return substandard natural rubber, as determined by laboratories recognized by both parties. Sales returns or losses borne by the Operating Subsidiaries are reimbursed by the farm that supplied the substandard rubber. These sales returns could potentially impact the working capital levels of the Operating Subsidiaries if such returns were significant; however, in the past such sales returns have been insignificant. Prior to 1994, sales of rubber were made principally on an open account basis payable within 30 days. Starting in 1994, because of increased rubber demand, a significant portion of such sales are made on a "cash on delivery" basis. The Operating Subsidiaries have been working to recover aged accounts receivable while establishing policies to tighten credit control. Some of these policies require new customers to place deposits of 5% of the invoiced value of a purchase upon signing a sales contract or require full payment on or before delivery for small new customers. In addition, no sales are made to those customers with long outstanding balances with the Operating Subsidiaries until past due accounts receivable are settled. Following the tightening of the credit control policy, customers are now required to pay the balance of the invoiced value (after deducting the 5% deposit paid) on delivery. However, in order to maintain good customer relationships, extended payment terms of no more than one month may be granted to certain customers based on their credit and payment history with the Operating Subsidiaries. -12- 13 Due to the seasonal nature of rubber production, the Operating Subsidiaries stockpile a certain amount of rubber inventory during the peak production season for sales in those periods with no rubber output. Prior to July, 1992, the Farming Bureau was responsible for financing the Hainan State Farms during the winter months when there was no rubber production. In July, 1992, the Operating Subsidiaries began providing financing to the Hainan State Farms (primarily for working capital and to purchase materials and supplies). Accordingly, the Operating Subsidiaries obtained short term bank loans, which were generally secured by guarantees of the Farming Bureau, to provide such financing. When a rubber purchase was made by an Operating Subsidiary from a farm which had an outstanding balance in favor of HARC or the Operating Subsidiary from a prior financing advance, it was customary practice to credit the purchase price of the rubber against the balance on the financing account of such farm. Neither HARC nor the Operating Subsidiaries are obligated to provide any future financing advances to any Hainan State Farms. Pursuant to the Agreement on Rubber Purchase Deposits dated March 30, 1995, the Farming Bureau guarantees the supply of a minimum of 120,000 tons (the "Guaranteed Quantity") of natural rubber for each of the next three years. The Operating Subsidiaries are not obligated to purchase the Guaranteed Quantity. In consideration of this guarantee, the Operating Subsidiaries have maintained a purchase deposit on a rolling basis equivalent to 15% of the Guaranteed Quantity multiplied by the average market price of natural rubber for the previous quarter. (See Financial Statements and Notes included therein attached as Appendix A hereto.) Pursuant to the Shareholders' Agreement on Business Restructuring and the Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement, both effective as of October 1, 1996 (the "Restructuring Agreements"), HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries agreed to assign to the Farming Bureau the amounts due from the farms and the affiliates of the Farming Bureau as of September 30, 1996, and the Farming Bureau agreed to assume the obligations under the short term bank loans, as part of the corporate restructuring plan. The assignment of amounts due from farms and affiliates of the Farming Bureau was effective on October 1, 1996, and the assumption of short term bank loans will be effective upon approval of such banks, but no later than March 31, 1997. Under the Restructuring Agreements, the Farming Bureau had to obtain the banks' approval of the assumptions. As of September 30, 1996, the aggregate amount due from the farms and affiliates of the Farming Bureau amounted to approximately Rmb274 million (US$33 million), and the short term bank loans amounted to approximately Rmb293 million (US$35 million). According to the Restructuring Agreements, the Farming Bureau will be responsible for the payment of interest incurred on the bank loans after September 30, 1996. COMPETITORS There are several companies competing for business in the domestic natural rubber industry in the PRC. Among the Company's competitors are other major state-owned rubber producers under the control of different farming bureaus, with no direct relationship to the Hainan Farming Bureau. The market share of these rubber producers are generally significantly less than that of the Farming Bureau. There are also certain small, non-state owned rubber producers located in the provinces of Hainan, Guangdong, Yunnan, Guangxi, and Fujian. However, the quantities produced by these non-state owned farms and individuals are relatively insignificant. China Output of Natural Rubber by Region in 1995
Region Tons ------ ---- Hainan 260,384 Yunnan 130,844 Guangdong 29,754 Guangxi 2,672 Fujian 371 -------- TOTAL 424,025 ======== (Source: China Statistical Yearbook 1996)
According to the China Statistical Yearbook 1996, the rubber output from Hainan Province was 260,384 tons in 1995. According to the Statistical Yearbook of Hainan 1996, the rubber output from the Hainan State Farms was 202,488 tons in 1995. Consequently, the rubber output from non-state owned enterprises in Hainan Province accounted for approximately 57,896 tons, representing 22% of the total natural rubber output of Hainan Province in 1995. The natural rubber production by other domestic rubber producers is limited by the area of land suitable for rubber planting in the region. Due to the specific tropical climatic conditions required for rubber cultivation, the number of rubber producers is limited and no new domestic rubber production is expected to enter the market. Thus, the competition in the industry may be determined by the acquisition of land suitable for rubber cultivation. Due to -13- 14 the favorable climatic conditions in Hainan for rubber plantations and the fact that there is still land available in Hainan that the Farming Bureau can develop into rubber plantations, the Farming Bureau will likely remain as China's largest natural rubber producer for the foreseeable future. Domestic consumption for natural rubber has far exceeded domestic supply, and it is believed that this situation will continue. According to the China Statistical Yearbook 1996 and statistics provided by the International Natural Rubber Organization, in 1995 the domestic rubber output of the PRC and the rubber consumption of the PRC were 424,000 tons and 744,000 tons, respectively. Accordingly, the rubber output of the Farming Bureau in 1995 accounted for approximately 48% of the total domestic output of natural rubber and satisfied approximately 27% of the domestic consumption. The Company believes that the Operating Subsidiaries' affiliation with the Farming Bureau will continue to provide an important competitive advantage for the Operating Subsidiaries. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Management does not believe that there are any material requirements under PRC environmental law or regulations applicable to the Operating Subsidiaries which could have a material adverse effect on the capital expenditures, including capital expenditures required in order to comply with environmental laws and regulations, in the rubber distribution segment of the business of the Operating Subsidiaries. PROCUREMENT OF MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES AND DISTRIBUTION OF OTHER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS The Company, through the Operating Subsidiaries, also engages in the procurement of materials and supplies, such as building and construction materials, fuels and chemicals, including fertilizers and pesticides; and other products, including farm equipment and machinery, automobiles, automobile parts, and electrical appliances; which are connected with the agricultural production in Hainan. These sourcing and procurement activities were conducted primarily for the Hainan State Farms. The percentage of such sales to non-affiliates, which has become significant in recent years, was 56% in 1994, 41% in 1995 and 33% in 1996. The decrease of such sales to non-affiliates in 1995 and 1996 was due to the slow down of property and automobile markets (such customers are non-affiliates) due to the PRC Government's austerity measures. Sales of fertilizers, pesticides, etc., which are mainly sold to farms (affiliates) remained strong. Therefore, there were fewer sales to non-affiliates. In 1996, HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries also expanded into trading of other agricultural products like coffee beans. The sourcing and procurement activities generally commence upon the receipt by an Operating Subsidiary of an order to obtain certain of the various materials set forth above. Upon such receipt, the Operating Subsidiary identifies potential suppliers for the required production materials and obtains quotations from the various suppliers. In order to obtain the most favorable terms, the Operating Subsidiary will negotiate with many different suppliers, with pricing and quality being the main points of negotiation. The Operating Subsidiaries generally do not maintain significant levels of inventory, but instead locate suppliers and the necessary products upon the receipt of orders. Management of the Operating Subsidiaries has determined that this policy reduces holding costs and minimizes exposure to price fluctuations. However, in anticipating favorable market conditions or with respect to certain common items, the Operating Subsidiaries may maintain inventory levels sufficient to satisfy estimated demand for one to three months. Pursuant to the Sale and Purchase Agreement, the Farming Bureau agreed to direct the Hainan State Farms to purchase all of their requirements of production materials and other commodities offered by the Operating Subsidiaries and HARC under the same terms and conditions as are offered by other suppliers. In the case of production material and other commodities, a Hainan State Farm requests a price quote for a specified quantity of a particular item from HARC or the Operating Subsidiaries. Upon receiving the price quote, the Hainan State Farm can obtain quotes from other suppliers based on the same quantity of the requested item. The Hainan State Farm must inform HARC or the Operating Subsidiaries, as the case may be, of the amounts of the other quotes and, if any of the quotes are lower, HARC or the Operating Subsidiaries have the right to lower their quote to the level of the competing quote. In the event that the Operating Subsidiaries are unable to profitably match the terms offered to the Hainan State Farms by sources other than the Operating Subsidiaries, the Operating Subsidiaries will be required to sell to the Hainan State Farms at a loss or forebear from making such sales. If HARC or an Operating Subsidiary matches the competing quote based upon the same quantity of the item requested, the Hainan State Farm must purchase the item from HARC or the applicable Operating Subsidiary. Otherwise, the Hainan State Farm can purchase the item from the competing supplier. The Sale and Purchase Agreement has a term of 15 years and, subject to applicable law, may not be terminated except upon the agreement of the parties. The Sale and Purchase Agreement will expire on November 5, 2009. SUPPLIERS -14- 15 During 1996, HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries purchased production materials and other agricultural products from a total of approximately 408 suppliers. The value of the total purchases of production materials and other agricultural products was approximately Rmb130 million (US$15.7 million) in 1994, Rmb135 million (US$16.3 million) in 1995 and Rmb251 million (US$30.2 million) in 1996. The single largest supplier accounted for approximately 13% (Rmb17 million, US$2.0 million) of such purchases in 1994, and 11% (Rmb15 million, US$1.8 million) in 1995 and 16% (Rmb39 million, US$4.7 million) in 1996. The two largest suppliers accounted for 13% and 8% of such purchases, respectively, in 1994, the three largest suppliers accounted for 11%, 7% and 6%, respectively, of such purchases in 1995 and the four largest suppliers accounted for 16%, 12%, 6% and 6%, respectively, of such purchases in 1996 (and no other suppliers accounted for more than 5%). The top five suppliers accounted for approximately 29% (Rmb38 million, US$4.6 million) of such purchases in 1994, 26% (Rmb35 million, US$4.2 million) in 1995 and 44% (Rmb111 million, US$13.4 million) in 1996. Purchases are principally made in Renminbi on an open account basis payable within 30 to 90 days. As a majority of the purchases are made in Renminbi, HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries have limited exposure to fluctuations in exchange rates. MARKETING In accordance with the terms of the Sale and Purchase Agreement, HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries are the principal suppliers of production materials to the Farming Bureau and the 92 farms comprising the Hainan State Farms. The Operating Subsidiaries maintain a sales and marketing team of 94 persons for the procurement business. The sales and marketing team makes regular visits to the Farming Bureau, the Hainan State Farms and unaffiliated purchasers in order to maintain contacts and monitor requirements. Currently, all activities of HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries with respect to production materials and commodities occur within the PRC. The business operations of HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries are conducted solely within the PRC; consequently, the Company is solely dependent upon trade in the PRC. The Company does not currently engage in any export trade from the PRC. CUSTOMERS Sales of production materials and agricultural products by HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries for the years 1994, 1995 and 1996 totalled approximately Rmb174 million (US$21 million), Rmb179 million (US$22 million) and Rmb308 million (US$37.1 million), respectively. The five largest customers for production materials and other agricultural products accounted for approximately 9%, 6% and 37% of the total revenue derived from sales of production materials and agricultural products for 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively. The single largest customer accounted for less than 5% of such revenue for each of 1994 and 1995. The two largest customers accounted for 12% and 9%, respectively, of such revenue in 1996 (and no other customers accounted for 5% or more). HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries have a broad customer base and are not dependent upon any single customer for sales. However, aggregate sales to affiliates of the Farming Bureau accounted for 44%, 59% and 67% of the total revenue derived from sales of production materials and agricultural products for 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively. SEASONALITY The seasonal fluctuations experienced by the Operating Subsidiaries in the production materials procurement segment are significantly less severe than those experienced in connection with the rubber production operations. However, to the extent that the Operating Subsidiaries may buy goods and materials related to the rubber industry from suppliers, but sell such goods and materials on credit to Hainan State Farms, repayment may be affected by the seasonality of rubber production. WORKING CAPITAL ITEMS Sales by HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries are principally made in Renminbi. The Operating Subsidiaries have been working to recover aged accounts receivable while establishing policies to tighten credit control. In the past, most of the sales were made on an open account basis payable within 30 days. The new policies require "cash on delivery" terms for small or new customers. In addition, no sales are made to those customers with long outstanding balances with the Operating Subsidiaries until past due accounts receivable are settled. However, in order to maintain good customer relationships, extended payment terms of one to two weeks may be granted to certain customers based on their credit and payment history with the Operating Subsidiaries. No extended payment terms are granted for more than one month. For sales to the Hainan State Farms, more flexible payment terms may be allowed depending on credit history and regularity of purchase orders. Such payment terms -15- 16 may include an open account basis or the netting of the sales value of materials against the cost of natural rubber purchases by the Operating Subsidiaries. COMPETITORS Generally, as a result of the Sale and Purchase Agreement, HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries have no major competitors in their primary market in Hainan Province with respect to the sourcing and procurement of the wide range of production materials and commodities needed by the Farming Bureau, its affiliates, and the Hainan State Farms. With respect to other unaffiliated purchasers, HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries are subject to significant competition from certain suppliers owned and controlled by the Hainan Provincial Government and from a number of smaller suppliers of certain of the individual production materials and commodities in which the Operating Subsidiaries trade. Management believes that the Operating Subsidiaries' market share is approximately the same as that of the suppliers owned and controlled by the Hainan Provincial Government and that the Operating Subsidiaries and the government-controlled suppliers collectively have a market share of over 90% with respect to those production materials and commodities traded by the Operating Subsidiaries. Listed below are those competitors owned and controlled by the Hainan Provincial Government and the products with which they compete with the Operating Subsidiaries: Hainan Provincial Metals & Metals, building and construction materials Building Materials Company Hainan Provincial Petroleum Oils (diesel oil, gasoline and heavy oil) Company Hainan Provincial Production Pesticides and fertilizers Materials Company Hainan Provincial Automobiles Automobiles and automobile parts Trading Company Hainan Provincial Farm Farm equipment Equipment Company Hainan Provincial Fuels & Fuels and chemicals (including coal) Chemical Company Hainan Provincial Mechanical Electrical and mechanical equipment, & Electrical Company appliances and parts
The price and quality of products sold by the competitors are similar to that of the comparable products sold by the Operating Subsidiaries. However, the Operating Subsidiaries can usually arrange more prompt fulfillment of orders and shipment of goods due to their warehouse facilities and transportation fleet. Also, the Operating Subsidiaries can often offer more flexible payment terms than their competitors with respect to sales to the Hainan State Farms. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Due to the business nature of the Operating Subsidiaries in the procurement segment, management does not believe that there are any material requirements under PRC environmental law or regulations applicable to the Operating Subsidiaries which could have a material adverse effect on the capital expenditures, including capital expenditures required in order to comply with environmental laws and regulation, in the procurement segment of the business of the Operating Subsidiaries. PRC LEGAL SYSTEM The PRC is still in the process of developing a comprehensive system of laws. A significant number of laws and regulations dealing, in particular, with economic matters and foreign investment, protection of intellectual property, taxation, technology transfer and trade have been promulgated since 1978 when the PRC first embarked on its economic reform policy. The Constitution was amended in December 1982 to authorize foreign investment and to guarantee the "lawful rights and interests" of foreign investors in the PRC. -16- 17 National laws in the PRC are promulgated by the National People's Congress ("NPC"). However, when the NPC is not in session, its Standing Committee promulgates laws and the NPC acts as a rubber stamp. The State Council, certain of the entities affiliated with the State Council and people's congresses at the provincial and municipal levels are also vested with the power to promulgate administrative measures, rules and regulations having the force of law. The legal system in the PRC is based on written statutes, and decided cases do not constitute binding precedents, although such cases are sometimes referred to for guidance. The main legislation governing the judicial system is The Law of the People's Republic of China concerning the Organization of the Judicial System, which came into effect on July 1, 1979 and was amended on September 2, 1983. The main legislation governing civil procedure is The Law of the People's Republic of China on Civil Procedure (the "Civil Procedure Law") which came into effect on April 5, 1991. All foreign individuals, enterprises and other entities are given the same rights and obligations as PRC individuals, enterprises and other entities in instituting or defending proceedings in courts. If, however, the rights and obligations of PRC individuals, enterprises or other entities to institute or defend legal proceedings are subject to any restriction in any foreign jurisdiction, then reciprocal restrictions may be imposed by PRC courts on the rights and obligations of the individuals, enterprises and other entities of such jurisdictions to institute or defend legal proceedings in the PRC. Foreign individuals, enterprises and other entities who wish to retain legal counsel in instituting or defending any proceedings in a PRC court must retain lawyers qualified in the PRC. All civil cases are decided by the court on the basis of a majority vote and are subject to a two-tier procedure, with cases being heard by a court of first instance and then subject to appeal to an appellate court. Courts in the PRC are divided into four levels: the Supreme People's Court, the High People's Court, the Intermediate People's Court and the Elementary People's Court. At each level, there is a criminal division, a civil division, an economic division and an administrative division. Cases involving foreigners are usually first brought at the intermediate level. The PRC also has specialty courts which handle maritime military, maritime, railroad, forestry and traffic matters. The Supreme People's Court is the highest judicial establishment in the PRC. It is responsible for supervising all other courts. It has appellate jurisdiction over High People's Courts and specialty courts, and original jurisdiction in limited circumstances. It also adjudicates certain special criminal prosecutions. In case of uncertainty in relation to the interpretation of any law, rule or regulation, the Supreme People's Court may be asked to provide an opinion on the interpretation of such law, rule or regulation. Most judges in the PRC are members of the Chinese Communist Party (the "CCP"), and the party expects judges to carry out its policies. In an attempt to promote judicial independence, a long-standing "examination and approval" system of review by the CCP, which was used in cases involving the death penalty, foreigners and certain important decisions, was officially abolished in 1979. However, review of decisions by the party is still common. If a legally binding judgment or ruling is given by a PRC court, but the party against whom such judgment or ruling is to be enforced is not present or does not have any assets in the PRC, the person seeking enforcement may apply to the appropriate foreign court for recognition and enforcement of such judgment or ruling. Alternatively, where there is an applicable judicial assistance treaty or other arrangement for reciprocal enforcement of judgments between the PRC and the country in which the PRC judgment or ruling is sought to be enforced, the PRC court may be asked to seek the enforcement of such judgment or ruling directly through the courts in such foreign country. Similarly, if a party requests a PRC court to recognize or enforce a judgment or ruling given by a foreign court, such judgment or ruling will be recognized and enforced only where there is an applicable judicial assistance treaty or other arrangement for reciprocal enforcement of judgements between the PRC and the country of the court by which such judgment or ruling is given. Where there is an applicable judicial assistance treaty, a foreign court may directly request a PRC court to recognize and enforce such a judgment. The enforcement of such judgment or ruling, however, must not violate the public security, state sovereignty or basic principles of the law of the PRC or contradict the public interest of the PRC. If it is necessary to enforce such judgment or ruling, the PRC court will issue an enforcement order and will proceed with enforcement in accordance with PRC law. To date, the PRC has concluded judicial assistance treaties with only a few countries, including Belgium, France, Poland, Mongolia, Ukraine, Romania, Spain, Italy, Russia, Cuba, Thailand, Egypt, Khazakstan, Belarus, Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria. Foreign arbitral awards may be enforced in the PRC in accordance with the Civil Procedure Law, which provides that an application for enforcement shall be submitted to the Intermediate Peoples Court of the place where the party against whom enforcement is sought is domiciled or where such party's property is located. Application -17- 18 for enforcement shall be handled pursuant to international treaties to which the PRC is a party, most importantly the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the "New York Convention"), to which the PRC acceded in 1987. As of September 20, 1993, 129 states and territories were members of the New York Convention, including the U.S. and Hong Kong, to which Great Britain extended application of the Convention pursuant to its own accession. There is no express requirement in the Civil procedure Law, as in the case of foreign court judgments and rulings, that foreign arbitral awards which are brought for enforcement in the PRC must not violate the public security, state sovereignty or basic principles of the law of the PRC or contradict the public interest of the PRC. However, the New York Convention does permit a PRC court to refuse recognition and enforcement of a foreign arbitral course on the grounds that doing so would be contrary to the public policy of the PRC. Nonetheless, the Civil Procedure Law and the New York Convention allow PRC courts significantly less basis for rejecting an application or enforcement of a foreign arbitral award than exists in the case of foreign court judgments or rulings. A consistent record of enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, however, has yet to develop. The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ("CIETAC"), established in Beijing under the auspices of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, is one of two domestic arbitration organizations in the PRC charged with arbitrating foreign-related disputes. Under the new CIETAC arbitration rules, which came into effect on June 1, 1994, CIETAC has jurisdiction over any dispute arising from "international or external economic and trade transactions" with respect to which an arbitration agreement selecting CIETAC arbitration has been reached. The other arbitration organization exclusively arbitrates foreign-related maritime disputes. The CIETAC rules provide that an award rendered by a CIETAC tribunal shall be final and binding on the parties. The Civil Procedure Law also provides that a PRC court may only refuse to enforce a CIETAC final award in the event of procedural errors relating to the jurisdiction of CIETAC over a given dispute or the failure by an arbitration tribunal to abide by CIETAC rules, and may also deny execution of the award in the event that it determines that doing so would be against the "public interest". Although most arbitrations are conducted in Beijing, parties to a dispute may agree that the dispute be heard under the auspices of either of the two CIETAC sub-commissions established in Shenzhen and Shanghai. The parties may agree to appoint a single arbitrator to arbitrate a dispute, but normally three arbitrators form the arbitration panel. Each party selects one arbitrator and the chairman of CIETAC selects the third, who acts as chairman of the tribunal. Arbitrators must be selected from a panel of arbitrators maintained by CIETAC. The panel of arbitrators currently comprises 296 arbitrators, of which approximately one-third are either Hong Kong or foreign individuals. The CIETAC arbitration rules also describe grounds for challenging arbitrators. In deciding the substantive aspects of a dispute, the CIETAC arbitration tribunal must look to the governing law of the contract. PRC foreign economic contract law permits the parties to choose foreign or PRC law as the governing law in most cases. In the event that the parties have not chosen a governing law, PRC choice of law rules provide for the selection of the law which has the closest connection to the subject matter of the dispute. Also, on September 1, 1995, the Arbitration Law of the People's Republic of China became effective, allowing arbitration commissions to be established in major cities of the PRC and authorizing such commissions to arbitrate foreign-related disputes if the subject arbitration agreement submits such disputes to such commissions. The activities of HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries in China are by law subject, in some cases, to administrative review and approval by various national, provincial, and local agencies of the Chinese government. While China has promulgated an Administrative Procedure Law permitting redress to the courts with respect to certain administrative actions, this law appears to be largely untested in this context. Although the Company believes that the support of local, provincial, and national governmental entities benefits the Company's operations in connection with administrative reviews and receiving approvals, there can be no assurance that such approvals, when necessary or advisable, will be forthcoming. -18- 19 [Item 2] PROPERTIES The Company does not own any real property with respect to its operations. The headquarters of HARC, the warehouse and the other facilities of the Operating Subsidiaries are all located in Hainan Province in the PRC. HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries use warehouse and other facilities consisting of a total gross area of approximately 37,000 square meters. Pursuant to the Restructuring Agreements, surplus office facilities consisting of a total gross area of approximately 12,000 square meters were transferred to the Farming Bureau. The sales and administrative offices of the Operating Subsidiaries were relocated to the headquarters of HARC. As is typical in the PRC, the PRC government owns all of the land on which the improvements are situated. The local PRC governmental authorities in Hainan Province granted land use rights with respect to such land for an indefinite term to two related companies owned and controlled by the Farming Bureau. The rights of HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries to use the land on which the warehouse and other facilities are situated are subject to the rights of those two companies. Pursuant to an Agreement on Service and Cooperation dated November 5, 1994, the Farming Bureau has granted to HARC the right to occupy and use a portion of the land and the improvements situated thereon and, in consideration therefor, HARC has agreed to assume the payment of the related land use taxes attributable to such land. The term of that agreement is concurrent with the existence of HARC, which is initially 50 years and is subject to extension thereafter upon agreement of HARC's shareholders and the relevant approval authorities. The two related companies have also executed agreements endorsing the Agreement on Service and Cooperation with respect to the rights of HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries to use the land on which the warehouse and other facilities are situated, thereby joining the Farming Bureau in the granting of the land use rights to HARC. The Farming Bureau has also entered into a rental agreement with HARC with respect to the rental of a portion consisting of 532 square meters of a building located in Haikou City, PRC, in which HARC's corporate headquarters are located. Such rental agreement is for a period of 10 years at an annual rental of Rmb170,240 (US$20,511) payable in equal semi-annual installments. The rental agreement further provides that HARC shall be responsible for certain costs and expenses in connection with its use of the property. On August 9, 1996, an additional rental agreement was entered into between HARC and the Hainan Farming Bureau Testing Center, an affiliate of the Farming Bureau, on the same building to expand the office space and to house the sales and administrative functions of First Supply and Second Supply. The term of the lease is for a period of eight years (through September 30, 2004), and it covers an area of approximately 314 square meters at an annual rental rate of Rmb72,000 (US$8,675). [Item 3] LEGAL PROCEEDINGS In the opinion of management, there are no material legal proceedings pending or threatened against the Company or any of its subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996. [Item 4] SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS On December 30, 1996, pursuant to proper notice, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders. Several matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Company, and proxies were properly solicited from the holders of shares of the Company's common stock on December 13, 1996, the record date for the meeting established by the Company's Board of Directors. A quorum of shares entitled to vote was present at the meeting or represented by proxies, and the following matters were approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company: 1. a proposal by the Board of Directors to effect a one-for-ten reverse stock split of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share (56,923,534 votes for, 6,675 votes against); 2. an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, as revised, of the Company to increase the share ownership requirement for the calling of special meetings of the shareholders (56,929,534 votes for, 675 votes against); -19- 20 3. an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, as revised, of the Company to establish three classes of directors and clarify provisions affecting officers and directors (56,925,534 votes for, 4,675 votes against); 4. an amendment to the By-Laws of the Company to allow the Board of Directors to amend the By-Laws (56,923,534 votes for, 6,675 votes against); 5. an amendment to the Company's 1995 Stock Option Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock subject thereto and to decrease the required holding period for non-qualified stock options (56,925,534 votes for, 4,675 votes against); 6. the election of directors (56,929,534 votes for all nominees, 675 votes to withhold authority to vote for all nominees, and no individual votes to withhold authority to vote for any particular nominee); and 7. the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young as the Company's independent accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1996 (56,929,534 votes for, 675 votes against). The proxy materials sent to the shareholders of the company, which include the notice to shareholders and the full text of each of the above proposals as proposed and adopted, the Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of the Company, the Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company and the Company's Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Option Plan are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.4, 4.2, 3.7 and 10.34, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. [PART II] [Item 5] MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS The Company's Common Stock is quoted on the electronic inter-dealer quotation system operated by The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("The Nasdaq Stock Market"), a subsidiary of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD"), in the category of Small Cap Issues. The Company's Common Stock has been traded since August 7, 1995, on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol "CHRB." Prior to such date, the Company's Common Stock was traded in the over-the counter market on the OTC Bulletin Board (the "Bulletin Board") operated by the NASD under the symbol "CEVL." Until August 7, 1995, there was only a limited trading market for the Company's Common Stock. The following table sets forth the high and low bid prices for the Company's Common Stock as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market for each fiscal quarter of 1996, for that period during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 1995, during which high and low bid quotations were reported and for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 1995. The bid prices are inter-dealer prices, without retail markup, markdown or commission, and may not necessarily reflect actual transactions. All of the below quotations were obtained from the monthly statistical report provided to the Company by The Nasdaq Stock Market, and the quotations have been adjusted to give retroactive effect to the one-for-ten reverse stock split that was effective as of December 31, 1996:
Period High Bid Low Bid ------- -------- ------- 1996 Fiscal Year, quarter ended: March 31, 1996 . . . . . . . . . $62.50 $18.75 June 30, 1996 . . . . . . . . . 19.69 3.75 September 30, 1996 . . . . . . . 5.94 3.44 December 31, 1996 . . . . . . . 4.69 2.50 1995 Fiscal Year, quarter ended: September 30, 1995 . . . . . . . $55.00 $35.00 December 31, 1995 . . . . . . . 68.75 50.00
On April 14, 1997, there were 186 holders of record of the Company's Common Stock. The one-for-ten reverse stock split approved by the shareholders of the Company was made effective by the Company's Board of Directors on December 31, 1996. In addition, on December 31, 1996, the Board of Directors approved the exchange of 32 million pre-reverse shares of Common Stock, with substantial restrictions, held by Everbright Finance & Investment Company Limited, for 3.2 million shares of the Company's Series B Preferred Stock, with nearly identical restrictions. The terms of this exchange are set forth in the Exchange Agreement between the Company and Everbright Finance & Investment Company Limited, dated December 31, 1996, a copy of which is attached -20- 21 as Exhibit 10.33 and incorporated herein by reference. The Series B Preferred Stock is not entitled to participate in dividend distributions or distributions in the event of liquidation of the Company. See the Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Designation of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2 and incorporated herein by reference. The Company's two offshore private placements of common stock are fully disclosed in its Current Reports on Form 8-K, dated March 8 and July 8, 1996, which are incorporated herein by reference. The Company has not paid any dividends with respect to its Common Stock and has no present plan to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. The Company intends to retain its earnings to support the growth and expansion of its business. Any dividends paid in the future by the Company will be paid at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors and will be dependent upon distributions, if any, made by the Operating Subsidiaries through HARC to the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Billion Luck. Applicable PRC law and HARC's Articles of Association (the "Articles") require that, before HARC, as a limited joint stock company, distributes profits to investors, it must (1) satisfy all taxes; (2) provide for all losses incurred in previous years; and (3) allocate a specified percentage of remaining profits to each of the following: a surplus reserve (in the amount of 10% of such remaining profits), a collective welfare fund (in the amount of 10% of such remaining profits), and an incentive fund (in an amount between 5% and 10% of such remaining profits). The Articles provide that the foregoing may be adjusted by the HARC'S board of directors based upon HARC's business performance and development needs, subject to the approval of HARC's shareholders. Distributions of profits by the Operating Subsidiaries to HARC, and by HARC to Billion Luck are required to be pro rata in proportion to such party's investment in such company. In addition to the foregoing, any future determination to pay a dividend to holders of shares of Common Stock will depend on the Company's results of operations, its financial condition and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors. Since the acquisition of Billion Luck by the Company in December, 1994, the Company has not received any distributions from any of its subsidiaries and has not made any distributions to its shareholders. -21- 22 [Item 6] SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA The following table sets forth selected financial data of the Company and its subsidiaries. The selected consolidated financial data in the table for the Company's three fiscal years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996, are derived from the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein. The selected pro forma financial data in the table for the Company's fiscal years ended December 31, 1993 and 1994, are derived from the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information included elsewhere herein. The data should be read in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition," the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and related Notes thereto, the Combined Financial Statements of the Operating Subsidiaries, the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information, and other financial information included elsewhere herein.
In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts Year Ended December 31, 1993 1994 1994 1995 1996 1996 (Rmb) (Rmb) (Rmb) (Rmb) (Rmb) (U.S. $) (Unaudited (Unaudited (Audited (Audited (Audited (Audited Pro forma) Pro forma) Historical) Historical) Historical) Historical) INCOME STATEMENT DATA Sales 1,479,201 1,754,288 1,308,248 1,957,243 1,827,499 220,181 Sales tax (6,391) - - - - - ---------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------ ---------- Net sales 1,472,810 1,754,288 1,308,248 1,957,243 1,827,499 220,181 Cost of sales (1,421,268) (1,686,944) (1,263,309) (1,851,186) (1,677,056) (202,055) ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- Gross Profit 51,542 67,344 44,939 106,057 150,443 18,126 Depreciation of fixed assets (1,410) (1,981) (1,129) (2,820) (1,813) (218) Selling and administrative expenses (25,318) (39,403) (24,627) (54,442) (50,488) (6,083) ---------- ------------ ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- Operating income 24,814 25,960 19,183 48,795 98,142 11,825 Financial income/ (expense), net (1,737) 9,613 2,568 (33,212) (19,870) (2,394) Reorganization expenses (3,029) - (3,029) - - - Other income, net 13,238 8,216 5,612 28,654 6,054 729 ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- Income before income 33,286 43,789 24,334 44,237 84,326 10,160 taxes Income taxes (5,447) (6,564) (3,663) (6,909) (13,991) (1,686) -------- ----------- --------- ----------- ----------- ---------- Net income before minority interests 27,839 37,225 20,671 37,328 70,335 8,474 Minority interests (13,582) (16,341) (10,389) (18,153) (34,513) (4,158) ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- Net income after minority interests 14,257 20,884 10,282 19,175 35,822 4,316 ========== =========== ========== =========== =========== ========== Earnings per share* 11.88 17.40 8.57 15.56 9.55 1.15 ========== =========== ========== =========== =========== ========== OTHER FINANCIAL DATA Income before income taxes, minority interests, depreciation and amortization 34,696 45,770 25,463 47,057 86,139 10,378 ========== =========== ========== =========== =========== ========== BALANCE SHEET DATA Current assets 508,583 480,235 480,235 633,958 685,216 82,556 Working capital 2,227 65,808 68,709 143,986 301,474 36,322 Total assets 537,418 533,305 533,305 668,488 705,113 84,953 Current liabilities 506,356 414,427 411,526 489,972 383,742 46,234 Long-term liabilities - 54,075 54,075 - - - Minority interests 13,667 51,609 55,914 74,067 108,580 13,082 Total liabilities and minority interests 520,023 520,777 521,515 564,039 492,322 59,316 Shareholder's Equity 17,395 13,194 11,790 104,449 212,791 25,637
-22- 23 * The earnings per share information for the periods presented represents primary earnings per share of the Company as if the reverse stock splits in 1994 and 1996 had been completed at the beginning of the periods. Fully diluted earnings per share is not materially different from the primary earnings per share of the periods presented. [Item 7] MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and related Notes thereto, the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information, the combined financial statements of the Operating Subsidiaries and other financial information included elsewhere herein. The financial statements of the Company are prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP. OVERVIEW THE COMPANY The Company is a Nevada holding company whose only significant asset is a wholly-owned British Virgin Islands subsidiary, Billion Luck, which owns a 56% interest in HARC, a limited liability joint stock company organized in the PRC which, through the Operating Subsidiaries, markets and distributes natural rubber and rubber products produced by the Hainan State Farms and non-state farms in the PRC, sources building and production materials, chemicals, farm equipment and machinery, automobiles and other commodities for use primarily by the Hainan State Farms and other unaffiliated customers and trades in natural rubber commodities futures contracts. Accordingly, the Company will derive its revenues from the distributions paid to the Company through Billion Luck by HARC resulting from distributions paid by the Operating Subsidiaries. HARC pays distributions to its shareholders in accordance with their percentage interests as follows: Billion Luck (56%), Guilinyang Farm (5%) and Farming Bureau (39%). The Statements under "Results of Operations" and "Liquidity and Capital Resources" relate to the operations and condition of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Operating Subsidiaries were originally established as state-owned enterprises in the PRC by the Farming Bureau, a division of the Ministry of Agriculture of PRC. HARC was established on June 28, 1994, to act as the holding company of the Operating Subsidiaries. The Operating Subsidiaries principally engage in the marketing and distribution of raw natural rubber produced by the Hainan State Farms and non-state farms, and in the trading of natural rubber commodities futures contracts to hedge the price risk associated with certain firm commitments for the purchase of natural rubber. As opportunities arise, the Operating Subsidiaries also enter into natural rubber commodities futures contracts that are not specific hedges, in anticipation of a rise or fall in the price of natural rubber, based on their knowledge of the supply and demand situation with respect to natural rubber in the PRC. They also procure certain production materials and supplies which include building materials, fertilizers, fuels, chemicals, farm equipment and machinery, automobiles, automobile parts and electrical appliances for the Farming Bureau, the Hainan State Farms and other unaffiliated customers. In 1996, HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries also diversified into trading of other agricultural products like coffee beans. Prior to 1994, selling prices of natural rubber were generally set by the Farming Bureau in order to control the gross profit margin earned by the Operating Subsidiaries. Commencing in 1994, however, the Farming Bureau generally ceased establishing the selling price of natural rubber, and instead allowed Operating Subsidiaries to determine the selling price according to market conditions, subject to a minimum gross profit margin of 3.5% (before the purchase discount, as discussed hereinbelow) on natural rubber purchased from the Hainan State Farms. Generally, materials and supplies are sold at a higher profit margin than that of natural rubber. The primary cost of operating the business is the materials cost of natural rubber and other materials and supplies, as well as selling and administrative expenses. Pursuant to the Agreement on Rubber Purchase Deposits dated March 30, 1995, the Farming Bureau guarantees the supply of a minimum of 120,000 tons (the "Guaranteed Quantity") of natural rubber for each of the next three years. The Operating Subsidiaries are not obligated to purchase the Guaranteed Quantity. As consideration for this guarantee, the Operating Subsidiaries have maintained a purchase deposit on a rolling basis equivalent to 15% of the Guaranteed Quantity multiplied by the average market price of natural rubber for the previous quarter. In return, a purchase discount is offered to the Operating Subsidiaries for the purchase of natural rubber from the Hainan State Farms. Pursuant to the Restructuring Agreements, HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries agreed to assign to the Farming Bureau the amounts due from the farms and the affiliates of the Farming Bureau as of September 30, 1996, -23- 24 and the Farming Bureau agreed to assume the obligations under the short term bank loans, as part of the corporate restructuring plan. The assignment of amounts due from farms and affiliates of the Farming Bureau was effective on October 1, 1996, and the assumption of short term bank loans will be effective upon approval of such banks, but no later than March 31, 1997. Under the Restructuring Agreements, the Farming Bureau had to obtain the banks' approval of the assumptions. As of September 30, 1996, the aggregate amount due from the farms and affiliates of the Farming Bureau amounted to approximately Rmb274 million (US$33 million), and the short term bank loans amounted to approximately Rmb293 million (US$35 million). According to the Restructuring Agreements, the Farming Bureau will be responsible for the payment of interest incurred on the bank loans after September 30, 1996. On March 28, 1997, and March 31, 1997, the Operating Subsidiaries obtained approval from the relevant banks for the assumptions of the bank loans by the Farming Bureau. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following table shows the selected audited consolidated income statement data of the Company and its subsidiaries for the two fiscal years ended December 31, 1995 and 1996, and the selected unaudited pro forma consolidated income statements data of the Company and its subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1993 and 1994. The data should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and related Notes thereto, the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information and other financial information included elsewhere therein.:
(In thousands) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year Ended December 31, 1993 1994 1995 1996 (Rmb) (Rmb) (Rmb) (Rmb) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Unaudited (Unaudited (Audited (Audited Pro forma) Pro forma) Historical) Historical) Sales: Distribution of natural rubber 1,021,584 1,580,027 1,778,271 1,519,060 Procurement of materials and supplies and distribution of other agricultural products 457,617 174,261 178,972 308,439 --------- --------- --------- --------- 1,479,201 1,754,288 1,957,243 1,827,499 ========= ========= ========= ========= Gross profit (excluding sales tax) 57,933 67,344 106,057 150,443 Gross profit margin 3.9% 3.8% 5.4% 8.2% Income before income taxes 33,286 43,789 44,237 84,326 Income taxes (5,447) (6,564) (6,909) (13,991) ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- Net income before minority interests 27,839 37,225 37,328 70,335 Minority interests (13,582) (16,341) (18,153) (34,513) --------- ---------- ---------- --------- Net income after minority interests 14,257 20,884 19,175 35,822 ========= ========= ========= =========
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 SALES AND GROSS PROFIT Total net sales for the year ended December 31, 1996, decreased slightly by Rmb130 million or 6.6% to Rmb1,827 million, compared to Rmb1,957 million for the corresponding period in 1995. Net sales of natural rubber declined by Rmb259 million or 14.6% to Rmb1,519 million, compared to Rmb1,778 million for the corresponding period in 1995. The decline in natural rubber sales has been partially offset by the increase in procurement of materials and supplies. Net sales revenue for the procurement of materials and supplies increased significantly by Rmb129 million or 72% to Rmb308 million, compared to Rmb179 million for the corresponding period in 1995. As previously discussed, the natural rubber market in 1996 was not as favorable as in 1995 because of a weakened domestic rubber consumption market and a decline in the domestic natural rubber price caused by the -24- 25 large influx of imported natural rubber. The quantity of natural rubber sales decreased by approximately 18,000 tons or 13% to 120,000 tons, compared to 138,000 tons for the corresponding period in 1995. The unit price of natural rubber decreased from approximately Rmb15,500 per ton at the beginning of 1996 to approximately Rmb11,200 per ton by the end of 1996. During the third quarter of the year, the Company deliberately stockpiled natural rubber in anticipation of an upward price movement during the fourth quarter, when output is generally lower. However, the domestic price of natural rubber continued to be low during the fourth quarter because of the large influx of imported rubber during the fourth quarter. Following the completion of the Company's private offshore placements on March 8 and July 8, 1996, portions of the net proceeds from the offerings were invested into HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries as working capital to expand the distribution operations. During the year, the Company has expanded into trading of other agricultural products, such as coffee beans which were in high demand in China as a result of the active trading of coffee commodity futures in China. During the year, a quantity of approximately 8,500 tons of coffee beans were sold and a net sales revenue of approximately Rmb241 million was recorded, which carried an average gross profit of approximately 33%. The corresponding sales revenue was recorded under the procurement of materials and supplies. If sales of these agricultural products were excluded, net sales revenue from procurement of materials and supplies would drop by approximately Rmb112 million or 62% to Rmb67 million in 1996 from Rmb179 million in 1995. The decline was mainly due to the prolonged enforcement of the macroeconomic austerity measures implemented by the Central Government since mid-1993 to rein in the overheated Chinese economy, which has hampered the domestic consumption and demand for materials and supplies. Gross profits increased by Rmb44 million or 42% to Rmb150 million in 1996 from Rmb106 million in 1995. The overall gross profit margin also increased from 5.4% in 1995 to 8.2% in 1996. The increase was primarily attributable to the high gross profit margin earned from the trading of agricultural products. The gross profit margin on natural rubber distribution was down to 4.2% in 1996 from 5.3% on 1995 due to competition from imported natural rubber. The Company has mitigated the effect of adverse price movement for domestic rubber on the gross profit margin by entering into rubber futures contracts to hedge against the price risk associated with the holding of rubber inventory, rubber purchase commitments and anticipation of rubber purchases. The purchase discounts received from the farms, as well as the 3.5% gross profit margin guarantee, also helped to shield the Company against the effect of the drop in natural rubber prices on gross profit margins. SELLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Selling and administrative expenses decreased by Rmb3.9 million or 7.2% to Rmb50.5 million in 1996 from Rmb54.4 million in 1995. Pursuant to the Restructuring Agreements effective on October 1, 1996, the Company strategically consolidated and rationalized its various trading divisions in order to streamline its business operations and improve cost control. The successful implementation of the corporate restructuring and cost control measures has resulted in reduced administrative overhead, staff costs and related expenses. This reduction of administrative overhead, staff costs and related welfare expenses more than offset the increased legal and professional fees associated with regulatory compliance and public relations costs incurred as a result of the Nasdaq listing status of the Company. FINANCIAL EXPENSES, NET The net financial expenses decreased by Rmb13.3 or 40% to Rmb19.9 million in 1996 from Rmb33.2 million in 1995. The decrease in net financial expenses was primarily attributable to the reduction in bank interest expenses commencing in the fourth quarter of 1996 following the execution of the Restructuring Agreements effective on October 1, 1996. According to the Restructuring Agreements, all outstanding bank loans of the Operating Subsidiaries were deemed assigned to the Farming Bureau, together with the assignment of certain accounts receivable from the farms and certain affiliates of the Farming Bureau. As a result, all bank interest incurred by the Operating Subsidiaries commencing October 1, 1996, was borne by the Farming Bureau. OTHER INCOME, NET Other income decreased by Rmb22.6 million or 79% to Rmb6.1 million in 1996 from Rmb28.7 million in 1995. This significant reduction in other income was primarily due to the reduction in profit from the trading of commodity futures contracts for non-hedging purposes. A profit on the trading of commodity futures of Rmb10.6 million was recorded for the year 1995, compared to a profit of only Rmb1.4 million for the year 1996. In addition, a service fee of Rmb5 million was paid to the Farming Bureau in accordance with the Agreement on Service and Cooperation entered into between the Farming Bureau and HARC dated November 5, 1994. The agreement stipulates that the Farming Bureau is entitled to a service fee up to a maximum of Rmb5 million, calculated at a rate of 10% of HARC's annual net income before the service fee, as determined in accordance with -25- 26 U.S. GAAP, provided that the annual net income of HARC exceeds Rmb40 million after deducting such fee. No service fee was paid to the Farming Bureau in 1995 because the financial criteria for such payment was not met. YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994 For the following discussion and analysis, the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 1995 are compared to the pro forma results of operations for the year ended December 31, 1994. SALES AND GROSS PROFIT For the year ended December 31, 1995, total turnover was Rmb1,957 million compared with Rmb1,754 million for the corresponding period in 1994. This indicates a rise in sales by Rmb203 million, representing an increase of 11.6% as compared with the corresponding period last year. The increase in sales was mainly the result of an increase in natural rubber sales of Rmb198 million or 12.5% over last year, while sales of materials and supplies remained approximately unchanged as compared to last year. The increase in rubber sales was mainly due to the increase in sales quantity from 130,000 tons in 1994 to 138,000 tons in 1995, which was in line with a general increase in demand for natural rubber in the PRC. In addition, the increase in the average natural rubber selling price from approximately Rmb12,000 per ton in 1994 to Rmb13,000 per ton in 1995 also contributed to the overall increase in rubber sales. The proportion of materials and supplies sales to total sales remained low as a result of the sustained effect of the macroeconomic austerity measures introduced by the PRC government in late 1993, which has caused a sharp decrease in sales of production materials since late 1993. The increase in gross profit margin was mainly due to the increase in the gross profit margin of natural rubber sales from 3.4% in 1994 to 5.3% in 1995. This increase was mainly the result of purchase discounts of Rmb31.2 million received from farms pursuant to the Agreement on Rubber Purchase Deposits among the Farming Bureau, First Supply, Second Supply and HARC dated March 30, 1995. There were no purchase discounts before March 30, 1995. SELLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Selling and administrative expenses consisted mainly of wages and salaries, staff welfare, printing and stationery, pension contributions, entertainment, professional fees, repairs and maintenance, travel expenses and outward freight charges. Selling and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 1995 were Rmb54.4 million compared with Rmb39.4 million for that of 1994, representing an increase of 38%. The increase was mainly due to increases in salaries and staff welfare expenses, which amounted to Rmb4.3 million, increases in entertainment and office expenses, which amounted to Rmb1.7 million, and other miscellaneous expenses resulting from an increase in the number of employees and inflation. The increase also resulted from an increase in freight expenses due to increased sales volume. In addition, more legal and professional expenses and administrative expenses were incurred relating to the Company's headquarters in Hainan and Hong Kong. INTEREST INCOME/EXPENSES Interest expenses were derived from the short term bank loans borrowed by the Operating Subsidiaries which were mainly used to finance the rubber purchase deposits paid to the Hainan State Farms and the working capital needs of the Operating Subsidiaries. Interest income consisted of interest earned on bank deposits and interest on advances to the Hainan State Farms, the Farming Bureau and other related companies. Interest expenses increased by Rmb4.9 million, or 10.4%, from Rmb47.5 million for the year ended December 31, 1994, to Rmb52.4 million for the corresponding period in 1995. The increase was due principally to an increase in the bank loan interest rate since mid-1995. Interest income decreased by Rmb37.1 million, or 66.6% from Rmb55.6 million for the year ended December 31, 1994, to Rmb18.5 million for the corresponding period in 1995. The decrease was due mainly to -26- 27 the sharp decline in financing to the Hainan State Farms after the Agreement on Rubber Purchase Deposits, pursuant to which 15% purchase deposits have been maintained. OTHER INCOME Other income increased by Rmb20.5 million, from Rmb8.2 million for the year ended December 31, 1994, to Rmb28.7 million for the corresponding period in 1995. The increase was primarily due to an increase in net gains on trading of natural rubber futures contracts and an increase in management fees income. The Operating Subsidiaries principally engage in the marketing and distribution of natural rubber, and they engage in the trading of natural rubber commodities futures contracts to hedge the price risk associated with certain firm commitments for the purchase of natural rubber. However, as opportunities arise, the Operating Subsidiaries also enter into natural rubber commodities futures contracts that are not specific hedges, in anticipation of a rise or fall in the price of natural rubber, based on their knowledge of the supply and demand situation with respect to natural rubber in the PRC. For the year ended December 31, 1995, the Operating Subsidiaries realized a net gain on such transactions of Rmb10.6 million, which was classified as Other Income. For the year ended December 31, 1995, management fees of Rmb3,000 were charged to two companies owned and controlled by the Farming Bureau for their share of the Operating Subsidiaries' administrative expenses and for the use of the Operating Subsidiaries' office equipment, warehouse and staff. YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993 For the following discussion and analysis, the comparison of the results of operations for the years ended December 31, 1993 and 1994 is on a pro forma basis. SALES AND GROSS PROFIT For the year ended December 31, 1994, total turnover was Rmb1,754 million compared with Rmb1,479 million for the corresponding period in 1993. This indicates a rise in sales by Rmb275 million, representing an increase of 18.6% as compared with the corresponding period last year. As far as the sales of rubber are concerned, they increased by Rmb558 million or 54.7% as compared with the corresponding period last year. The increase was mainly due to the worldwide contraction in the supply of rubber in 1994 with demand grows continuously. The unit price of rubber has risen to a historical high of Rmb15,000 per ton. The average unit price of domestic rubber for 1994 was Rmb12,000 compared with that of Rmb7,300 in 1993. This accounted for the growth in sales of rubber for the year ended December 31, 1994. Turnover for production materials for the year ended December 31, 1994, was Rmb174 million compared with Rmb458 million in the corresponding period last year, representing a decrease of Rmb284 million, or 62% as compared with last year. The decrease was mainly attributed to the drastic fall in the sales of production materials, in particular, the building materials, due to the nationwide contraction in capital investment as a result of the implementation of a series of austerity measures by the central government to combat inflation. The greatest impact of the measures was on the real estate market which was further worsened by the introduction of the new property gain tax system. The effect of decrease in turnover for production materials on total turnover was to a certain extent eliminated by the rise in turnover of rubber. In the past, the selling prices of rubber were set by the Farming Bureau in order to allow a pre-determined profit margin. Commencing in 1994, the selling prices were allowed to fluctuate according to market demand and supply, subject to minimum gross profit margin of 3.5% with respect to natural rubber purchased from the Hainan State Farms. In 1994, an overall gross profit margin of 3.8% was generated. In 1993, a higher gross profit margin of 3.9% was generated. The higher gross profit margin was due mainly to a large quantity of rubber inventory which was previously purchased at lower prices and was on hand at the end of 1992. This inventory was then sold in 1993 at the higher prevailing selling price as determined by the Farming Bureau. SELLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Selling and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 1994 were Rmb39.4 million compared with Rmb25.3 million for that of 1993, representing an increase of 56%. The increase was mainly due to increases in salaries and staff welfare expenses, amounted to Rmb8 million, and increases in miscellaneous expenses due to inflation and increases in the number of divisions of the Operating Subsidiaries, which amounted to Rmb5 million. -27- 28 INTEREST INCOME/EXPENSES Interest expenses were derived from the short term bank loans borrowed by the Operating Subsidiaries which were mainly used to finance the working capital needs of the Hainan State Farms. Interest income was derived from bank deposits and the provision of funds to the Hainan State Farms through the current accounts with the Hainan State Farms. Interest expenses increased by Rmb3.3 million, or 7.5%, to Rmb47.5 million for the year ended December 31, 1994, from Rmb44.2 million for the corresponding period in 1993. The increase is due principally to an increase in the interest rate from the second half of 1993 forward and an increase in the bank loan for the financing of the working capital. Interest income increased by Rmb11 million, or 24.7% to Rmb55.6 million for the year ended December 31, 1994, from Rmb44.6 million for the corresponding period in 1993. Interest income increased more than the interest expenses because of the bank interest earned on the cash contribution of Rmb56 million from Billion Luck to HARC and the penalty interest charged on overdue accounts receivable balances. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES The Operating Subsidiaries' primary liquidity needs are to fund accounts receivable, inventories, rubber purchase deposits and, to a lesser extent, to expand business operations. The Operating Subsidiaries have financed their working capital requirements through a combination of internally generated cash and short term bank borrowing. Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities was (Rmb3.5 million), (Rmb119 million) and Rmb130 million in fiscal 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively. Net cash flows from the Operating Subsidiaries' operating activities are attributable to the Operating Subsidiaries' income and changes in operating assets and liabilities. The substantial increase in cash used in operating activities in 1995 was mainly due to the increase in purchase deposits paid to Hainan State Farms pursuant to the Agreement on Rubber Purchase Deposits and to the increase in inventory held at the year end in anticipation of a higher selling price for natural rubber during the non-harvest season in early 1996. However, the domestic price of natural rubber continued to be low during the first quarter of 1996 because of the large influx of imported natural rubber and weakened domestic demand. The Operating Subsidiaries have outstanding bank loans with Hainan Province Agricultural Bank - Sales Division, and Haikou City Agricultural Bank - - Xiuyin Sub-Branch. These loans amounted to Rmb293 million as at December 31, 1996, bearing a weighted average interest rate of 14.32% per annum. The bank loans are generally secured by a guarantee given by the Farming Bureau and mature not more than one year after such loans are originally made. Prior to mid-1992, the Farming Bureau generally undertook the financing obligations with respect to the Hainan State Farms and, therefore, the bank loans of the Operating Subsidiaries were insignificant. Afterwards, large amounts of funds from bank loans have been borrowed by the Operating Subsidiaries which are used to finance the Hainan State Farms' operation and to finance the sale of production materials to the Hainan State Farms. On March 30, 1995, HARC, First Supply and Second Supply entered into an agreement with the Farming Bureau pursuant to which the Farming Bureau guarantees the supply of a minimum of 120,000 tons (the "Guaranteed Quantity") of natural rubber for each of the following three years. The Operating Subsidiaries are not obligated to purchase the Guaranteed Quantity. In consideration of this guarantee, the Operating Subsidiaries have maintained a purchase deposit on a rolling basis which is equivalent to the Guaranteed Quantity multiplied by the average market price for natural rubber for the previous quarter. In return, a purchase discount is offered to the Operating Subsidiaries for the purchase of natural rubber from the Hainan State Farms. The Farming Bureau has guaranteed the availability of alternative financing for the Operating Subsidiaries to meet their liabilities in the event that the banks demand repayment of their outstanding loans, and it has guaranteed the recoverability of current accounts receivable from the Hainan State Farms and other related companies controlled and owned by the Farming Bureau. Pursuant to the Restructuring Agreements, HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries agreed to assign to the Farming Bureau the amounts due from the farms and the affiliates of the Farming Bureau as of September 30, 1996, and the Farming Bureau agreed to assume the obligations under the short term bank loans, as part of the corporate restructuring plan. The assignment of amounts due from farms and affiliates of the Farming Bureau was effective on October 1, 1996, and the assumption of short term bank loans will be effective upon approval of such banks, but no later than March 31, 1997. Under the Restructuring Agreements, the Farming Bureau had to obtain the banks' approval of the assumptions. As of September 30, 1996, the aggregate amount due from the farms and affiliates of the Farming Bureau amounted to approximately -28- 29 Rmb274 million (US$33 million), and the short term bank loans amounted to approximately Rmb293 million (US$35 million). According to the Restructuring Agreements, the Farming Bureau will be responsible for the payment of interest incurred on the bank loans after September 30, 1996. On March 28, 1997, and March 31, 1997, the Operating Subsidiaries obtained approvals from the relevant banks for the assumptions of the bank loans by the Farming Bureau. During the year ended December 31, 1996, the Company issued 1,283 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value US$0.001 per share, at a price of US$10,000 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of US$12.83 million. The terms of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, and other information concerning the sale of such stock, were set forth in the Company's two Forms 8-K dated March 8, 1996 and July 8, 1996, and are incorporated herein by reference. As of December 31, 1996, all shares of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock were converted to shares of Common Stock, and no shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock are currently authorized or outstanding. (The currently outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock have rights, preferences and limitations that are completely different from those of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. See Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2 attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.) The Company believes that the net proceeds from its capital raising efforts, together with the internally generated funds, will be sufficient to satisfy its anticipated working capital needs for at least the next 12 months. INFLATION Inflation has historically not had a material effect on the Operating Subsidiaries' operations. When the price of rubber or production materials has increased, these costs historically have been passed on to the customers. Furthermore, because the Operating Subsidiaries do not have either long term supply contracts or long term contracts with customers, prices are quoted based on the prevailing market price determined by supply and demand. Accordingly, the Company does not anticipate any material effect on its future revenues due to inflation; however, such inflation has generally resulted in upward pressure on wages and salary to employees. [Item 8] FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA The Company's Consolidated Financial Statements for the three fiscal years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, and the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 1994, are included herewith as Appendix A and incorporated herein by reference. [Item 9] CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE Information regarding the Company's change of accounting firms has been previously reported in the Company's Form 8-K/A dated March 16, 1995. [PART III] [Item 10] DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT IDENTIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS The following table sets forth the current directors and executive officers of the Company as of December 31, 1996, and the ages of and positions with the Company held by each of such persons:
Name Age Position - ---- --- -------- Yang Jiangang 35 Chairman of the Board of Directors Li Shunxing 46 Director and President Wang Faren 49 Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Yiu Yat Hung 45 Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Han Jian Zhun 48 Director and Vice President
-29- 30 Tam Cheuk Ho 34 Director and Chief Financial Officer Zhang Yibing 30 Director and Secretary Wong Wah On 33 Financial Controller
Mr. Yang Jiangang has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company since December, 1994. He is also a Director of HARC. Mr. Yang joined the Bank of China Head Office Beijing in 1983 and worked in the Treasury Division there from 1983 through 1993. He was transferred in January, 1990, to the Head Office to be the Deputy Manager of the Fixed Income Division, where he was in charge of fixed income investment of foreign exchange reserves of the PRC. In June, 1992, Mr. Yang was relocated to the Bank of China London Branch where he was in charge of treasury operations until April, 1993. He resigned from the Bank of China in April, 1993, and joined China Everbright Holdings Company Limited, which is a PRC state-owned enterprise with a number of overseas subsidiaries, as Deputy General Manager of the Finance Department. In October, 1993, Mr. Yang became the Deputy General Manager of Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Limited, a wholly-owned Hong Kong subsidiary of China Everbright Holdings Company Limited and a shareholder of the Company, and is presently the Director and Deputy General Manager. Mr. Yang graduated from Beijing International Relationship Institute with a Bachelor's degree. Mr. Li Shunxing has been the President of the Company since December, 1994, and a Director since March 15, 1995. He is also a Director of HARC. He has been the Director and General Manager of Worlder International Company Limited, a shareholder of the Company, and Director and Deputy General Manager of Worlder Shipping Limited, both of which are Hong Kong based, wholly-owned subsidiaries of SINOTRANS GROUP, a PRC state-owned enterprise, since September, 1992. From June, 1990 through August, 1992, Mr. Li was the Director and Executive Deputy General Manager of Cheemimet Finance Ltd. Hong Kong in charge of finance, property development and investment matters. For over 15 years, he has been working with conglomerates in China and their subsidiaries abroad under the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Corporation and has extensive experience in corporate management, finance, investment and foreign trade. Mr. Li graduated from the University of International Business & Economics, Beijing, in 1976 with a Bachelor's degree. Mr. Wang Faren has been a Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company since December, 1994. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of HARC. Mr. Wang joined the Farming Bureau in 1968 and worked for 13 years at the Hainan State Farms. Mr. Wang joined the top management of the Farming Bureau in 1986 as its Deputy Director. He became a Director of the Farming Bureau in October, 1991, and remains in that position today. Mr. Wang graduated from South China Tropical Species Research Institute, an agricultural engineering institute, and received extensive training on agricultural engineering, botany and tropical plantation. Mr. Wang has more than 25 years of experience in agricultural production and management. Mr. Yiu Yat Hung has been a Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company since December, 1994. He is also the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of HARC, and since June, 1988, has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Managing Director of Hong Wah Investment Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong incorporated private group of companies and a shareholder of the Company. From January, 1990 through December, 1992, Mr. Yiu was the Chairman of Shenzhen Hong Wah Industrial and Commerce Company, Ltd., a Sino-foreign limited liability joint stock company, and was responsible for the formulation of that entity's investment strategy. Mr. Yiu has more than 12 years of experience in the financial, commerce and industrial fields in both the PRC and Hong Kong. Mr. Yiu is currently a member of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong and the Federation of Hong Kong Industries. Mr. Yiu is also the Vice Chairman of the Shenzhen Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment and a standing committee member of the China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment. Mr. Han Jian Zhun has been a Director of the Company since December, 1994, and the Vice President since March 15, 1995. He is also the President and General Manager of HARC. Mr. Han joined the Farming Bureau in 1968 and has consistently addressed agriculture production and management issues. Mr. Han joined the top management of the Farming Bureau in 1986 and became the Deputy Director in 1991. Mr. Han was also the General Manager of Ba Ye State Rubber Farms from 1990 through 1991. Mr. Han is heavily involved in industrial management of the Farming Bureau. Mr. Tam Cheuk Ho has been a Director and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company since December, 1994. Prior to joining the Company, from July, 1984 through January, 1992, he worked as Audit Manager at Ernst & Young, Hong Kong, and from February, 1992 through September, 1992, as Financial Controller at Tack Hsin Holdings Limited, a listed company in Hong Kong, where he was responsible for accounting and financial functions. -30- 31 From October, 1992, through December, 1994, Mr. Tam was Finance Director of Hong Wah (Holdings) Limited. He is an associate of the Hong Kong Society of Accountants and a fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants. He is also a certified public accountant in Hong Kong. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Mr. Zhang Yibing has been a Director and the Secretary of the Company since December, 1994. He is also a Director of HARC. Mr. Zhang joined Bank of China Beijing Head Office in 1987, working in the Treasury and Asset Liability Sector. Mr. Zhang was assigned to Bank of China Sydney Branch in 1988 where he was in charge of foreign exchange and money market areas of the treasury. In March, 1991, Mr. Zhang was transferred to the Bank of China Beijing Head office where he was the Assistant Manager of Fixed Income Division until December, 1992, when he resigned from the Bank and joined China Everbright Holdings Co., Ltd. as Finance Manager. Mr. Zhang became the Corporate Finance Manager of Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Everbright Holdings Co. Ltd. and a shareholder of the Company, in October, 1993, and, in March, 1994, was appointed the Senior Manager of Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Ltd., where he was in charge of investment and lending. In February, 1995, Mr. Zhang became a director of Everbright. Mr. Zhang graduated from Beijing Foreign Languages Institute with a Bachelor's Degree. Mr. Wong Wah On is the Financial Controller of the Company and a member of the supervisory committee of HARC. He is responsible for assisting the Chief Finance Officer of the Company's treasury, accounting and secretarial functions. From October, 1992, through December, 1994, Mr. Wong was the Deputy Finance Director of Hong Wah (Holdings) Limited. From July, 1988, through October, 1992, he was the audit supervisor at Ernst & Young, Hong Kong. He received a professional diploma in Company Secretaryship and Administration from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and is a fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, the Hong Kong Society of Accountants, and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. He is also a certified public accountant in Hong Kong. As a result of the amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation approved by the shareholders of the Company at the annual meeting on December 30, 1996, the Company now has three classes of directors with staggered three-year terms. Each director is elected to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders held three years after his election and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified. In order to implement the three separate classes and staggered terms for directors, at the annual meeting on December 30, 1996, Messrs. Yiu Yat Hung and Tam Cheuk Ho were elected to serve in Class I until the annual meeting to be held in 1997 and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; Messrs. Wang Faren and Han Jian Zhun were elected to serve in Class II until the annual meeting to be held in 1998 and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; and Messrs. Yang Jiangang, Li Shunxing and Zhang Yibing were elected to serve in Class III until the annual meeting to be held in 1999 and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. The officers of the Company are elected annually at the first Board of Directors meeting following the annual meeting of shareholders, and hold office until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, unless sooner displaced. IDENTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEES The following table sets forth certain significant employees of the Company as of December 31, 1996 and the ages of and positions with the Company held by each of such persons:
Name Age Position ---- --- -------- Li Fei Lie 30 Project Manager
Mr. Li Fei Lie is the Project Manager of the Company. He is also vice president and a director of HARC, where he is responsible for accounting and financial control. In 1987, he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the Beijing University. In 1990, he obtained a Master's degree in Economics from the same university. From 1990 through April 1991, he was the Vice Chairman of the Beijing Agency of Guangxi Wuzhou Boiler Factory. From April, 1991 through October, 1992, he was the General Manager of the Development Department of Shenzhen Hong Wah Industrial and Commerce Company Ltd., a Sino-foreign limited liability joint stock company. In October, 1992, Mr. Li became Assistant to the General Manager of Hong Wah (Holdings) Limited and was responsible for the preparatory work relative to the incorporation of HARC. -31- 32 COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT Based upon the Company's review of Forms 3 and 4 furnished to the Company during its fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, and Forms 5 furnished to the Company with respect to its fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, the following beneficial owner of more than ten percent (prior to the reported transaction) of the Company's Common Stock reported a transaction on Form 5 which was previously reportable on Form 4: Everbright Finance & Investment Company Limited untimely filed a Form 5 on February 18, 1997, which reported a reportable transaction which occurred as of December 31, 1996. [Item 11] EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
----------------- Annual Compensation Long Term Compensation ----------------------------------------------------- Other Securities Annual Underlying All Other Salary Bonus Compensation Options Compensation Name and Principal Position Year (US$) (US$) (US$) (#) (1) (US$) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Li Shunxing, President 1996 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- 1995 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- 1994 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- Han Jian Zhun, Vice President, President of 1996 1,550 -0- -0- 600 -0- HARC 1995 646 -0- -0- 600 -0- 1994 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- Li Fel Lie, Projfect Manager, Vice President of 1996 31,008 2,584 38,759 10,000 -0- 1995 56,363 -0- -0- 10,000 -0- 1994 28,994 -0- -0- -0- -0- ==============================================================================================================
OPTION/SAR GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Potential Realizable Value at Assumed Annual Rates of Stock Individual Grants Price Appreciation for Option Term -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Total Number of Options Securities Granted to Underlying Employees Exercise Options in Fiscal Price (2) Expiration Name Granted(#)(1) Year (1) (US$/Sh) Date 0% 5% 10% ---- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Li Shunxing -0- N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Han Jian Zhun 600 0.25% 4.20 05/20/06 -0- $1,585 $4,016 Li Fei Lie 10,000 4.17% 4.20 05/20/06 -0- $26,414 $66,937 ===============================================================================================================
-32- 33 (1) The Company has granted no Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs"). For information regarding stock options issued pursuant to the Company's Stock Option Plan, see "Stock Options," hereinbelow. (2) As of December 31, 1996, none of the stock options held by Mr. Han or Mr. Li were exercisable. None of such options was "in-the-money" at such date, as the fair market value (as defined in the Company's Stock Option Plan and adjusted as a result of the one-for-ten reverse stock split) of the Common Stock on December 31, 1996, was US$2.81 per share. The Company paid its Chief Executive Officer, Li Shunxing, no annual salary or bonus in 1994, 1995 and 1996. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996, no director or executive officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries was paid a total annual salary and bonus in excess of US$100,000. Han Jian Zhun, the vice president and a director of the Company and the president of HARC, was paid an annual salary and bonus of US$0 for the year ended December 31, 1994, HK$5,000 (US$646) for the year ended December 31, 1995, and HK$12,000 (US$1,550) for the year ended December 31, 1996. As of August 1, 1995, Billion Luck entered into an Employment Agreement with Mr. Han. In accordance with the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Han has been employed by Billion Luck to perform such duties with respect to Billion Luck as Billion Luck's Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. Mr. Han shall receive a base salary of HK$12,000 (US$1,550) annually, which base salary shall be adjusted on each anniversary of the Employment Agreement to reflect a change in the applicable consumer price index or such greater amount as Billion Luck's Board of Directors may determine. The Employment Agreement has a term of three (3) years unless earlier terminated as provided therein. See "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions." Li Fie Lie, the Project Manager of the Company and the vice president and a director of HARC, was paid annual compensation of US$28,994 for the year ended December 31, 1994, HK$436,250 (US$56,363) for the year ended December 31, 1995, and HK$560,000 (US$72,351) for the year ended December 31, 1996. Also, as of August 1, 1995, Billion Luck entered into an Employment Agreement with Li Fei Lie. In accordance with the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Li has been employed by Billion Luck to perform such duties with respect to Billion Luck as Billion Luck's Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. Mr. Li shall receive a base salary of HK$240,000 (US$31,008) annually, which base salary shall be adjusted on each anniversary of the Employment Agreement to reflect a change in the applicable consumer price index or such greater amount as Billion Luck's Board of Directors may determine. The Employment Agreement has a term of three (3) years unless earlier terminated as provided therein. See "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions." In addition, on February 1, 1994, Billion Luck entered into a consulting agreement with Brender Services Limited, a British Virgin Islands company beneficially owned by Mr. Wong Wah On, the Financial Controller of the Company. In accordance with this consulting agreement, during the year ended December 31, 1994, a consulting fee of HK$880,000 (US$113,695), was paid to Brender Services Limited. On April 30, 1995, the Company entered into another consulting agreement pursuant to which Brender Services Limited agreed to provide consulting services to the Company for a period of five years commencing on May 1, 1995. In consideration of the services to be rendered by Brender Services Limited, the Company agreed to pay a consultancy fee of HK$170,000 (US$21,964) per month during the first two years of the term of the consulting agreement and a fee to be agreed upon by the parties, but not less than HK$170,000 (US$21,964) per month, for the remaining three years of the term. The Company also agreed to reimburse Brender Services Limited for all out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with rendering services under the agreement. During the year ended December 31, 1996, a consulting fee of HK$2,040,000 (US$263,566), was paid to Brender Services Limited. See "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions." Except for the foregoing, the Company has no employment contracts with any of its officers or directors and maintains no retirement, fringe benefit or similar plans for the benefit of its officers or directors. The Company may, however, enter into employment contracts with its officers and key employees, adopt various benefit plans and begin paying compensation to its officers and directors as it deems appropriate to attract and retain the services of such persons. The Company does not pay fees to directors for their attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors or of committees; however, the Company may adopt a policy of making such payments in the future. The Company will reimburse out-of-pocket expenses incurred by directors in attending Board and committee meetings. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, no holder of stock options exercised such options, and all stock options granted remained outstanding. Also during such fiscal year, no long-term incentive plans or pension plans were in effect with respect to any of the Company's officers, directors or employees. -33- 34 COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION The Company's Board of Directors did not have a compensation committee or a committee performing similar functions during the year ended December 31, 1996, and on other relationship existed during such year for which disclosure is required pursuant to Item 401(j) of Regulation S-K. [Item 12] SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF MORE THAN 5% OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK The following table sets forth, to the knowledge of management, each person or entity who is the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock or Series B Preferred Stock outstanding as of April 14, 1997, the number of shares owned by each such person and the percentage of the outstanding shares represented thereby.
Amount and Name and Address Nature of Percent of of Beneficial Owner Beneficial Ownership (1) Class (2) ------------------- ------------------------ --------- Everbright Finance & Investment 334,800 Common Stock 5.79% Co. Limited (2) 23/F., Office Tower 3,200,000 Series B Preferred 100% Convention Plaza 1 Harbour Road Wanchai, Hong Kong Worlder International Company 486,000 Common Stock 8.41% Limited (3) 21/F., Great Eagle Centre No. 23 Harbour Road Hong Kong
(1) The inclusion herein of any shares deemed beneficially owned does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership of these shares. (2) Of the 334,800 shares of Common Stock indicated, Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Limited ("Everbright") directly owns 199,800 shares, and the remaining 135,000 shares represent one-half of the 270,000 shares of Common Stock owned by Silverich Limited, which is one-half owned by Everbright and one-half owned by Worlder International Company Limited. (3) Of the 486,000 shares of Common Stock indicated, Worlder International Company Limited ("Worlder") directly owns 351,000 shares, and the remaining 135,000 shares represent one-half of the 270,000 shares of Common Stock owned by Silverich Limited, which is one-half owned by Worlder and one-half owned by Everbright. SHARE OWNERSHIP OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of Common Stock as of April 14, 1997, by (i) each director of the Company, (ii) each executive officer of the Company named in the summary compensation table, and (iii) all directors and executive officers of the Company as a group. All information with respect to beneficial ownership has been furnished by the respective director or executive officer (in the case of shares beneficially owned by each of them). Unless otherwise indicated in a footnote, each stockholder possesses sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares indicated as beneficially owned. -34- 35
Amount and Name of Nature of Percent of Beneficial Owner Beneficial Ownership (1) Class ---------------- ------------------------ ----- Yang Jiangang -0- N/A Li Shunxing -0- N/A Wang Faren -0- N/A Yiu Yat Hung 216,000 Common Stock (2) 3.74% Han Jian Zhun -0- (3) N/A Tam Cheuk Ho -0- (4) N/A Zhang Yibing -0- N/A Li Fei Lie -0- (5) N/A Wong Wah On 43,200 Common Stock(6) 0.75% All executive officers 259,200 Common Stock 4.49% and directors as a group
(1) The inclusion herein of any shares deemed beneficially owned does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership of these shares. (2) Hong Wah Investment Holdings Limited owns 216,000 shares of Common Stock. Hong Wah Investment Holdings Limited is a Hong Kong company of which Yiu Yat Hung, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, is a director. Additionally, Hong Wah Investment Holdings Limited is beneficially owned by Yiu Yat On, a brother of Yiu Yat Hung. In addition, Mr. Yiu was granted options to purchase 600 shares of Common Stock under the Company's Stock Option Plan as described under "Stock Options," below. (3) Han Jian Zhun was granted options to purchase 600 shares of Common Stock under the Company's Stock Option Plan as described under "Stock Options," below. (4) Tam Cheuk Ho was granted options to purchase 600 shares of Common Stock under the Company's Stock Option Plan as described under "Stock Options," below. (5) Li Fei Lie was granted options to purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock under the Company's Stock Option Plan as described under "Stock Options," below. (6) Brender Services Limited owns 43,200 shares of Common Stock. Brender Services Limited is beneficially owned by Wong Wah On, the Financial Controller of the Company. In addition, Brender was granted options to purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock under the Company's Stock Option Plan, and Mr. Wong was granted options to purchase 600 shares of Common Stock under the Plan, as described under "Stock Options," below. STOCK OPTIONS The Company adopted a Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") as of March 31, 1995. The Plan allows the Board of Directors, or a committee thereof at the Board's discretion, to grant stock options to officers, directors, key employees, consultants and affiliates of the Company. Initially, 2,400,000 shares of common stock could be issued and sold pursuant to options granted under the Plan. "Incentive Stock Options" within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), may be granted to employees, including officers, whether or not they are members of the Board of Directors, and nonqualified stock options may be granted to any such employee or officer and to directors, consultants, and affiliates who perform substantial services for or on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries. The Board of Directors, or a committee appointed by the Board (the "Committee"), is vested with authority to (i) select persons to participate in the Plan; (ii) determine the form and substance of grants made under the Plan -35- 36 to each participant, and the conditions and restrictions, if any, subject to which grants will be made; (iii) interpret the Plan; and (iv) adopt, amend, or rescind such rules and regulations for carrying out the Plan as it may deem appropriate. The Board of Directors has the power to modify or terminate the Plan and from time to time may suspend, and if suspended may reinstate, any or all of the provisions of the Plan except that (i) no modification, suspension, or termination of the Plan may, without the consent of the grantee affected, alter or impair any grant previously made under the Plan; and (ii) no modification shall become effective without prior consent of the shareholders of the Company that would (a) increase the maximum number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, except for certain adjustments allowed by the Plan; (b) change the classes of employees eligible to participate in the Plan; or (c) materially increase the benefits accruing to participants in the Plan. The Plan provides that the price per share deliverable upon the exercise of each Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the shares on the date the option is granted, as the Committee determines. In the case of the grant of any Incentive Stock Option to an employee who, at the time of the grant, owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, such price per share, if required by the Code at the time of grant, shall not be less than 110% of the fair market value of the shares on the date the option is granted. The price per share deliverable upon the exercise of each nonqualified stock option shall not be less than the higher of (i) the net tangible assets per share of the Company as of the end of the fiscal year immediately preceding the date of such granting; or (ii) 80% of the fair market value of the shares on the date the option is granted, as the Committee determines. Options may be exercised in whole or in part upon payment of the exercise price of the shares to be acquired. Payment shall be made in cash or, in the discretion of the Committee, in shares previously acquired by the participant or in a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock. The fair market value of shares of Common Stock tendered on exercise of options shall be determined on the date of exercise. As of July 1, 1995, pursuant to the recommendation of a committee of disinterested persons appointed by the board of directors in accordance with the terms of the Plan, the board of directors granted options to the following officers and directors to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock: Yiu Yat Hung 6,000 shares Tam Cheuk Ho 6,000 shares Han Jian Zhun 6,000 shares Wong Wah On 6,000 shares Li Fei Lie 100,000 shares
In addition, the board of directors granted options to the following employees and consultant to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock: Brender Services Limited 100,000 shares Cheung Yu Shum 500,000 shares Tse Chi Kai 300,000 shares Ma Sin Ling 500,000 shares Cheung Siu Yin 10,000 shares Woo Pui Yan 10,000 shares Kwok Kwan Hung 386,000 shares Fu Yang Guang 200,000 shares Lin Jia Ping 270,000 shares
All of the stock options were issued in accordance with the terms of the Plan at an exercise price of US$3.78 (the fair market value of the Common Stock as of July 1, 1995) and would have been exercisable beginning on July 1, 1996, and until July 1, 2005. As of May 20, 1996, the board of directors, in accordance with the recommendation, with respect to stock options granted to directors and officers, of a committee of disinterested persons appointed by the board of directors in accordance with the terms of the Plan, reduced the exercise prices of all of the outstanding options to US$0.42 (the fair market value of the Common Stock as of May 20, 1996). By virtue of this action, the outstanding options are now exercisable beginning on May 20, 1997, and until May 20, 2006. On January 30, 1996, the shareholders of the Company adopted an amendment to the Plan (a) to change the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan to that number of shares which would, in the aggregate and if deemed outstanding, constitute 20% of the Company's then-outstanding shares of Common Stock, as determined at the time of granting stock options, and (b) to allow Nonqualified Stock Options, as defined in the -36- 37 Plan, to be exercisable in less than one year (no currently outstanding options were changed by such amendment). Also, by virtue of the one-for-ten reverse stock split approved by the shareholders on January 30, 1996, and made effective by the board of directors on December 31, 1996, the number of shares subject to each outstanding option was reduced by a factor of ten, and the exercise price for the outstanding options was increased to US$4.20 per share (the fair market value of the Common Stock as of May 20, 1996, multiplied by ten). Other terms of the outstanding options were not affected, and the following stock options, which have been granted with respect to 240,000 shares of Common Stock, remain outstanding: Yiu Yat Hung 600 shares Tam Cheuk Ho 600 shares Han Jian Zhun 600 shares Wong Wah On 600 shares Li Fei Lie 10,000 shares Brender Services Limited 10,000 shares Cheung Yu Shum 50,000 shares Tse Chi Kai 30,000 shares Ma Sin Ling 50,000 shares Cheung Siu Yin 1,000 shares Woo Pui Yan 1,000 shares Kwok Kwan Hung 38,600 shares Fu Yang Guang 20,000 shares Lin Jia Ping 27,000 shares
[Item 13] CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS The following transactions with the management of the Company and others are noted: On January 31, 1994, the Farming Bureau, Guilinyang Farm, and Billion Luck entered into a Contract On Investment For The Setting Up Of Hainan Agricultural Resources Company Ltd. pursuant to which such parties agreed to establish HARC as a limited liability joint stock company under the Rules for Standardized Incorporated Companies in the PRC and the regulations of Hainan Province. The agreement provided that HARC's total initial capitalization of Rmb100 million (US$12 million) in assets and cash was to be contributed as follows: the Farming Bureau (39%), Guilinyang Farm (5%) and Billion Luck (56%). On July 7, 1994, HARC entered into a Contract of Investment in the Xilian Timber Mill with the Xilian State Rubber Farm, a subsidiary farm owned and controlled by the Farming Bureau, pursuant to which HARC subscribed for a 12.64% equity interest in the Xilian Farm Timber Mill ("Xilian Mill"), a timber factory in Hainan, PRC, for consideration of Rmb5.21 million (US$627,711). According to the agreement, HARC will be entitled to a fixed 20% return on its investment in Xilian Mill for a three-year period from the date of subscription. Thereafter, HARC will be entitled to Xilian Mill's profit in proportion to its percentage ownership of shares therein, subject to a minimum return of 20% on its investment. On December 24, 1994, the parties entered into a supplementary agreement reducing the amount of HARC's investment to Rmb5 million (US$602,410) but keeping unchanged HARC's percentage ownership of Xilian Mill at 12.64%. On July 11, 1994, HARC entered into an agreement with Guilinyang Farm pursuant to which Guilinyang Farm agreed to sell and HARC agreed to buy a 6.6% equity interest in Zhong Ya Aluminum Factory (the "Aluminum Factory"), an aluminum processing plant in Hainan, for consideration totalling Rmb5 million (US$602,410). In accordance with the terms of the agreement, HARC will be entitled to a minimum annual return of Rmb1 million ($120,482) in the Aluminum Factory for a two-year period from the date of acquisition. Thereafter, HARC will be entitled to pro rata distributions of the profit obtained from the operation of the Aluminum Factory in proportion to its percentage interest therein. On July 15, 1994, the Farming Bureau and HARC entered into a Rental Agreement for the rental of 532 square meters of a building located in Haikou City, PRC, in which HARC's corporate headquarters are located. Such rental agreement is for a period of 10 years at an annual rental of Rmb170,240 (US$20,511) payable in equal semi-annual installments. The rental agreement further provides that HARC shall be responsible for certain costs and expenses in connection with its use of the property. On November 5, 1994, the Farming Bureau, HARC, First Supply and Second Supply entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement, in connection with the Operating Subsidiaries' natural rubber purchases, materials sourcing and procurement activities. With respect to the natural rubber segment, the Farming Bureau agreed to -37- 38 direct the Hainan State Farms to sell to HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries on a priority basis, and HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries have agreed to purchase from the Hainan State Farms under the same terms and conditions as are offered to other purchasers. If HARC or the Operating Subsidiaries are offered the same quantity and same price for natural rubber from a Hainan State Farm and a non-state farm, HARC or the Operating Subsidiaries, as the case may be, must purchase from the Hainan State Farm. If the price offered by the Hainan State Farm is higher than that from a non-state farm, HARC or the Operating Subsidiaries, as the case may be, may purchase from the non-state farm. Otherwise, there is no condition requiring the purchase of any particular quantity of raw natural rubber from the Hainan State Farms. With respect to the production materials segment, the Sale and Purchase Agreement provides that the Farming Bureau will direct the Hainan State Farms to purchase all of their production materials and other commodities offered by HARC and the Operating Subsidiaries under the same terms and conditions as are offered by other suppliers. In the case of production material and other commodities, a Hainan State Farm requests a price quote for a specified quantity of a particular item from HARC or the Operating Subsidiaries, and HARC or an Operating Subsidiary provides a quote. Upon receiving the price quote, the Hainan State Farm can obtain quotes from other suppliers based on the same quantity of the requested item. The Hainan State Farm must inform HARC or the Operating Subsidiaries, as the case may be, of the amounts of the other quotes and, if any of the quotes are lower, HARC or the Operating Subsidiaries have the right to lower its quote to the level of the competing quote. If HARC or an Operating Subsidiary matches the competing quote based upon the same quantity of item requested, the Hainan State Farm must purchase the item from HARC or the applicable Operating Subsidiary. Otherwise, the Hainan State Farm can purchase the item from the competing supplier. The Sale and Purchase Agreement has a term of 15 years and, subject to applicable law, may not be terminated earlier except upon the agreement of the parties. The Sale and Purchase Agreement will expire on November 5, 2009. On March 30, 1995, parties entered into a Supplementary Agreement which clarified certain terms of the Sale and Purchase Agreement among the parties dated November 5, 1994, including the definitions of "annual gross profit margin" and "rubber sales revenue." The Supplementary Agreement is effective as long as the Sale and Purchase Agreement remains effective. On November 5, 1994, the Farming Bureau and HARC entered into an Agreement on Service and Cooperation, pursuant to which the Farming Bureau has agreed to grant to HARC certain land use and development rights related to the land on which the warehouses, factories, and other industrial and office facilities of HARC and the Operating Facilities are located and to provide certain related services to HARC. In consideration of the foregoing, HARC shall pay to the Farming Bureau an annual service fee equivalent to 10% of the consolidated after-tax profit of HARC up to a maximum of Rmb5 million (US$602,410), provided that HARC's consolidated after-tax profit, as computed in accordance to U.S. GAAP and audited by internationally recognized accountants, shall not be less than Rmb40 million (US$4,819,277). For the two years ended December 31, 1994 and 1995, no such payment was made by HARC under the Agreement because the financial criteria for such payment was not met. For the year ended December 31, 1996, the maximum amount of Rmb5 million (US$602,410) was paid by HARC to the Farming Bureau. On March 15, 1995, First Supply entered into an Agreement on Administrative Expenses Apportionment with Jin Long Corporation ("Jin Long"), a PRC company which is owned by the Farming Bureau, pursuant to which First Supply agreed to provide certain capital resources, office equipment, warehouse usage and personnel resources to Jin Long in exchange for a payment from Jin Long to First Supply of Rmb3 million (US$361,446) and Rmb3 million (US$361,446) for each of the year 1995 and 1996, respectively. On March 15, 1995, Second Supply entered into an Agreement on Administrative Expenses Apportionment with Jin Huan Corporation ("Jin Huan"), a PRC company which is owned by the Farming Bureau, pursuant to which Second Supply agreed to provide certain capital resources, office equipment, warehouse usage and personnel resources to Jin Huan in exchange for a payment from Jin Huan to Second Supply of Rmb3 million (US$361,446) and Rmb3 million (US$361,446) for each of the year 1995 and 1996, respectively. On March 30, 1995, HARC, the Operating Subsidiaries and the Farming Bureau entered into an Agreement on Rubber Purchase Deposits, pursuant to which the Farming Bureau guarantees the supply of a minimum of 120,000 tons (the "Guaranteed Quantity") of natural rubber for each of the next three years. The Operating Subsidiaries are not obligated to purchase the Guaranteed Quantity. In consideration of this guarantee, the Operating Subsidiaries have maintained a purchase deposit on a rolling basis equivalent to 15% of the Guaranteed Quantity multiplied by the average market price of natural rubber for the previous quarter. In return, a purchase discount is offered to the Operating Subsidiaries for the purchase of natural rubber from the Hainan State Farms. The Agreement has a term of 15 years. As of March 31, 1995, the Company entered into an Exchange Agreement with several of its shareholders whereby the Company's outstanding indebtedness to those shareholders, in the amount of approximately -38- 39 US$6,400,000, was exchanged for 6,400,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, which was authorized and issued by the Company as of that date. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock were issued pursuant to the Exchange Agreement to the shareholders as follows: Hong Wah Investment Holdings Limited (2,432,000 shares), Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Ltd. (1,184,000 shares), Worlder International Company Limited (1,184,000 shares), and Silverich Limited (1,600,000 shares). As of March 31, 1995, the Company adopted a Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to which the Company's Board of Directors, or a committee thereof at the Board's discretion, is authorized to grant stock options to officers, directors, key employees, consultants and affiliates of the Company. Initially, 2,400,000 shares of Common Stock were authorized for issuance under the Plan. As of July 1, 1995, the Board, in accordance with the recommendation, with respect to stock options granted to directors and officers, of a committee of disinterested persons appointed by the board of directors in accordance with the terms of the Plan, granted options for all 2,400,000 shares of Common Stock authorized under the Plan to various officers, directors and employees of the Company and to a consultant of the Company. As of May 20, 1996, the Board, in accordance with the recommendation, with respect to stock options granted to directors and officers, of a committee of disinterested persons appointed by the board of directors in accordance with the terms of the Plan, reduced the exercise prices of all of the outstanding options to US$0.42 (the fair market value of the Common Stock as of May 20, 1996). By virtue of this action, the outstanding options became exercisable beginning on May 20, 1997, and until May 20, 2006. On December 30, 1996, the shareholders of the Company adopted an amendment to the Plan (a) to change the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan to that number of shares which would, in the aggregate and if deemed outstanding, constitute 20% of the Company's then-outstanding shares of Common Stock, as determined at the time of granting stock options, and (b) to allow Nonqualified Stock Options, as defined in the Plan, to be exercisable in less than one year (no currently outstanding options were changed by such amendment). Also, by virtue of the one-for-ten reverse stock split approved by the shareholders on December 30, 1996, and made effective by the board of directors on December 31, 1996, the number of shares subject to each outstanding option was reduced by a factor of ten, and the exercise price for the outstanding options was increased to US$4.20 per share (the fair market value of the Common Stock as of May 20, 1996, multiplied by ten). Other terms of the outstanding options were not affected, and all of the outstanding stock options, which have been granted with respect to 240,000 shares of Common Stock, remain outstanding. See "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management." As of April 30, 1995, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Brender Services Limited pursuant to which Brender Services Limited agreed to provide accounting and consulting services to the Company for a period of five years commencing on May 1, 1995. In consideration of the services to be rendered by Brender Services Limited, the Company agreed to pay a consultancy fee of HK$170,000 (US$21,964) per month during the first two years of the term of the consulting agreement and a fee to be agreed upon by the parties, but not less than HK$170,000 (US$21,964) per month, for the remaining three years of the term. The Company also agreed to reimburse Brender Services Limited for all out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with rendering services under the agreement. During the year ended December 31, 1996, a consulting fee of HK$2,040,000 (US$263,566) was paid to Brender Services Limited. As of August 1, 1995, Billion Luck entered into an Employment Agreement with Han Jian Zhun. Mr. Han Jian Zhun is presently the vice president and a director of the Company and the president of HARC, but, in accordance with the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Han Jian Zhun has been employed by Billion Luck to perform such duties with respect to Billion Luck as Billion Luck's Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. Mr. Han Jian Zhun shall receive a base salary of HK$12,000 (US$1,550) annually, which base salary shall be adjusted on each anniversary of the Employment Agreement to reflect a change in the applicable consumer price index or such greater amount as Billion Luck's Board of Directors may determine. The Employment Agreement has a term of three (3) years unless earlier terminated as provided therein. As of August 1, 1995, Billion Luck entered into an Employment Agreement with Li Fei Lie. Mr Li is presently the Project Manager of the Company and the vice president and a director of HARC, but, in accordance with the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Li has been employed by Billion Luck to perform such duties with respect to Billion Luck as Billion Luck's Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. Mr. Li shall receive a base salary of HK$240,000 (US$31,008) annually, which base salary shall be adjusted on each anniversary of the Employment Agreement to reflect a change in the applicable consumer price index or such greater amount as Billion Luck's Board of Directors may determine. The Employment Agreement has a term of three (3) years unless earlier terminated as provided therein. During the two fiscal years ended December 31, 1995 and 1996, the Operating Subsidiaries engaged in the trading of natural rubber futures contracts through a broker owned by Jin Huan Corporation ("Jin Huan"), a PRC company which is owned by the Farming Bureau. These transactions resulted in payments of handling fees by the -39- 40 Operating Subsidiaries to the broker which amounted to Rmb4.4 million (US$530,120) and Rmb3.5 million (US$421,687) in 1995 and 1996, respectively. On March 25, 1996, HARC entered into a Loan Agreement with the Farming Bureau by which HARC borrowed Rmb35,867,857 (US$4,321,429) in order to more effectively utilize capital raised and to enable HARC to more effectively plan for its production operations and new investment projects for fiscal year 1996. The loan is interest-free and is to be repaid by conversion of the loan into registered capital of HARC upon the approval for such conversion by relevant government authorities. On December 31, 1996, a supplementary agreement was entered into between the same parties by which a new article was created to impose a right of set off against the loan or any additional loan made by the Farming Bureau to HARC against any amounts due to HARC by the Farming Bureau and/or its subsidiary companies and affiliates. On March 25, 1996, HARC entered into a Loan Agreement with the Company by which HARC borrowed Rmb45,650,000 (US$5,500,000) in order to more effectively utilize capital raised and to enable HARC to more effectively plan for its production operations and new investment projects for fiscal year 1996. The loan is interest-free, and it is to be repaid by conversion of the loan into registered capital of HARC upon the approval for such conversion by relevant government authorities. On July 22, 1996, the Company entered into an Exchange Agreement with Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Limited, pursuant to which all 6,400,000 outstanding shares of the Company's Series A Preferred Stock held by Everbright were exchanged for 32,000,000 shares of Common Stock, which were subject to substantial restrictions. Such restrictions included a waiver for seven years of rights to dividends and distributions upon dissolution and liquidation of the Company, and a waiver for eight years of the ability to have the shares included in any registration statement filed by the Company. On August 9, 1996, HARC entered into a rental agreement with the Hainan Farming Bureau Testing Center, an affiliate of the Farming Bureau located on the same floor of the building where HARC's headquarters is located. The term of the lease is for a period of eight years (through September 30, 2004) at an annual rental of Rmb72,000 (US$8,675), and it covers an area of approximately 314 square meters. As of October 1, 1996, the Farming Bureau, Guilinyang Farm and Billion Luck entered into a Shareholders' Agreement on Business Restructuring by which the operations of HARC, First Supply and Second Supply were restructured with effect from October 1, 1996. The restructuring was aimed to simplify and streamline the corporate structure of the Operating Subsidiaries by consolidating the various trading and servicing divisions into a few principal trading and servicing divisions. Certain non-core assets, liabilities and surplus employees were transferred to the Farming Bureau. As of October 1, 1996, and concurrent with the execution of the Shareholders' Agreement on Business Restructuring, the Farming Bureau, HARC, First Supply and Second Supply entered into an Asset and Staff Transfer Agreement by which certain non-core assets and liabilities with a net liabilities value of Rmb64.6 million (US$7.78 million), as determined by an independent professional valuer in the PRC, as well as certain surplus employees of the Operating Subsidiaries, were transferred to the Farming Bureau. As of December 31, 1996, the Company entered into another Exchange Agreement with Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Limited, pursuant to which the 32,000,000 pre-reverse-split shares of restricted Common Stock were exchanged for 3,200,000 post-reverse-split shares of the Company's Series B Preferred stock. The terms of the Series B Preferred stock were amended by the Board of Directors in connection with the new Exchange Agreement, and such Series B Preferred stock is not convertible and has no dividend rights or rights to receive distributions upon dissolution and liquidation of the Company. The Series B Preferred stock also may not be included in any registration statement filed by the Company, and the Company will not take any action to facilitate the registration of the Series B Preferred stock, until after July 22, 2000. In addition to these transactions, the following business relationships existed during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, for which disclosure is required: As disclosed in "Management and Certain Security Holders," hereinabove, Han Jian Zhun, the Vice President and a director of the Company, also serves as the Deputy Director of the Farming Bureau; and Wang Faren, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, also serves as the Director of the Farming Bureau. The nature and scope of the relationship between the Company and the Farming Bureau is set forth in "Business" and elsewhere hereinabove. -40- 41 [PART IV] [Item 14] EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K The following financial statements are filed as a part of this Form 10-K in Appendix A hereto: 1. Manually signed, independent auditors' report, together with consolidated financial statements for the Company and subsidiaries, including: a. Consolidated statements of income for the three years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996 b. Consolidated statements of changes in shareholders' equity for the three years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996 c. Consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 1995 and 1996 d. Consolidated statements of cash flows for the three years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996 e. Notes to consolidated financial statements. 2. Unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information of the Company and subsidiaries, including: a. Unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 1994 b. Notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information. The following Exhibits are filed as part of this Form 10-K:
Exhibit No. Exhibit Description ----------- ------------------- 3.1 Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, filed on January 15, 1986 (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 3.2 By-laws of the Registrant (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 3.3 Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, filed on November 18, 1994 (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 3.4 Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, filed on November 18, 1994 (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 3.5 Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, effective March 31, 1995, and filed on June 19, 1995 (Filed with Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1995, and with Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 19, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.)
-41- 42 3.6 Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, effective December 30, 1996 (Filed herewith.) 3.7 Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant, as amended on December 30, 1996 (Filed herewith.) 4.1 Certificate of Designation of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, filed on December 13, 1995 (Filed with Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 8, 1996, and incorporated herein by reference.) 4.2 Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Designation of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, effective December 31, 1997 (Filed herewith.) 10.1 Assignment Agreement dated January 21, 1994, by and between Hong Wah (Holdings) Limited and Billion Luck Company Ltd. (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.2 Contract on Investment for the Setting up of Hainan Agricultural Resources Company Ltd. dated January 31, 1994, by and among Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation General Company (the Farming Bureau), Hainan Province Guilinyang State Farm, and Billion Luck Company Ltd. (Original Chinese version with English translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.3 Loan Agreement dated May 10, 1994, by and among Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Limited, Worlder International Company Limited, Hong Wah Investment Holdings Limited, Silverich Limited, Brender Services Limited, and Billion Luck Company Ltd. (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.4 Credit Agreement dated June 1, 1994, by and among Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Limited, Worlder International Company Limited, Hong Wah Investment Holdings Limited and Billion Luck Company Ltd. (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.5 Contract on the Transfer of Share Ownership of Hainan Zhongya Aluminum Co., Ltd. dated July 11, 1994, by and between Hainan Province Guilinyang State Farm and Hainan Agricultural Resources Co., Ltd. (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.6 Letter Agreement dated August 8, 1994, by and among Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Limited, Worlder International Company Limited, Hong Wah Investment Holdings Limited and Billion Luck Company Ltd., supplementing Credit Agreement dated June 1, 1994 (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.7 Letter Agreement dated October 24, 1994, by and among Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Limited, Worlder International Company Limited, and Billion Luck Company Ltd. (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.8 Acquisition Agreement, by and among the Registrant and the shareholders of Billion Luck Company Ltd. (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.9 Agreement on Service and Cooperation dated November 5, 1994, by and between Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation General Company (the Farming Bureau) and Hainan Agricultural Resources Company Ltd. (Original Chinese version with English translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.)
-42- 43 10.10 Land Use Agreement dated November 5, 1994, by and between Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation No. 1 Materials Supply & Sales Company (First Supply) and Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation Jin Long Materials General Company (Original Chinese version with certified English translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.11 Land Use Agreement dated November 5, 1994, by and between Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation No. 2 Materials Supply & Sales Company (Second Supply) and Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation Jin Huan Materials General Company (Original Chinese version with certified English translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.12 Long-Term Sale and Purchase Agreement dated November 5, 1994, by and among Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation General Company (the Farming Bureau), Hainan Agricultural Resources Company Ltd., Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation No. 1 Materials Supply & Marketing Company (First Supply), and Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation No. 2 Materials Supply & Marketing Company (Second Supply) (Original Chinese version with English translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.13 Agreement on Assignment of Accounts Receivable dated November 5, 1994, by and among Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation General Company (the Farming Bureau), Billion Luck Company Ltd., Hainan Province Guilinyang State Farm, Hainan Agricultural Resources Company Ltd., Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation No. 1 Materials Supply & Marketing Company (First Supply), and Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation No. 2 Materials Supply & Marketing Company (Second Supply) (Original Chinese version with English translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.14 Rental Agreement, by and between General Bureau of Hainan State Farms (the Farming Bureau) and Hainan Agricultural Resources Company Limited (Original Chinese version with English Translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.15 Guaranty Agreement, by and among Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation General Company (the Farming Bureau), Hainan Agricultural Reclamation No. 1 Materials Supply & Sales Company (First Supply) and Hainan Agricultural Reclamation No. 2 Materials Supply & Sales Company (Second Supply) (Original Chinese version with certified English Translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.16 Financial Consulting Agreement dated February 1, 1994, by and between Brender Services Limited and Billion Luck Company Ltd., and Extension Agreement dated November 1, 1994, by and between Brender Services Limited and Billion Luck Company Ltd. (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.17 Exchange Agreement, by and among the Registrant, Hong Wah Investment Holdings Limited, Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Ltd., Worlder International Company Limited and Silverich Limited, executed as of March 31, 1995 (Filed with Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.18 China Resources Development, Inc., 1995 Stock Option Plan, adopted as of March 31, 1995 (Filed with Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1995, and the Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 19, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.)
-43- 44 10.19 Consulting Agreement between the Registrant and Brender Services Limited, dated April 30, 1995 (Filed with Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.20 Letter dated June 1, 1995, extending the repayment date to December 31, 1995, for loans extended to Billion Luck by Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Limited, Worlder International Company Limited and Hong Wah Investment Holdings Limited, pursuant to Credit Agreement dated June 1, 1994 (Filed with Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.21 Agreement on Administrative Expenses Apportionment between First Supply and Jin Ling Corporation, dated March 15, 1995 (Original Chinese version with English translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.22 Agreement on Administrative Expenses Apportionment between Second Supply and Jin Huan Corporation, dated March 15, 1995 (Original Chinese version with English translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.23 Agreement on Rubber Purchase Deposits among HARC, First Supply, Second Supply and the Farming Bureau, dated March 30, 1995 (Original Chinese version with English translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.24 Employment Agreement between Billion Luck and Han Jian Zhun, dated August 1, 1995 (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.25 Employment Agreement between Billion Luck and Li Fei Lie, dated August 1, 1995 (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.26 Contract on Investment in the Xilian Timber Mill between HARC and the State-Run Xilian Farm of Hainan Province dated July 7, 1994, and Supplementary Agreement dated December 24, 1994 (Original Chinese version with English translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.27 Exchange Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Limited, dated July 22, 1996 (Filed with Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 1996, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.28 Loan Agreement between HARC and the Farming Bureau, dated March 25, 1996, and the supplementary agreement dated December 31, 1996 (Certified English translation of original Chinese version filed herewith.) (To be filed by Amendment) 10.29 Loan Agreement between HARC and the Registrant, dated March 25, 1996 (Certified English translation of original Chinese version filed herewith.) (To be filed by Amendment) 10.30 Rental Agreement between HARC and the Hainan Farming Bureau Testing Center, dated August 9, 1996 (Certified English translation of original Chinese version filed herewith.) 10.31 Shareholders' Agreement on Business Restructuring among the Farming Bureau, Guilinyang Farm and Billion Luck, dated as of October 1, 1996 (Certified English translation of original Chinese version filed herewith.)
-44- 45 10.32 Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement among the Farming Bureau, HARC, First Supply and Second Supply, dated as of October 1, 1996 (Certified English translation of original Chinese version filed herewith.) 10.33 Exchange Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Limited, dated December 31, 1996 (Filed herewith.) 10.34 China Resources Development, Inc., Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended on December 30, 1996 (Filed herewith.) 11.3 Computation of Earnings Per Share for Fiscal Year ended December 31, 1996 (To be filed by Amendment) 16.1 Letter from H.J. Swart & Company, P.A., to Registrant dated March 22, 1995 (Filed with Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated March 16, 1995.) 21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant (Contained in Financial Statements filed herewith.) 27.4 Financial Data Schedule (Filed herewith. For SEC use only.) 99.4 Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement and Proxy distributed to shareholders in advance of annual meeting held on December 30, 1996 (Filed with Schedule 14A dated December 20, 1996, and incorporated herein by reference.)
During the last quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, the Company filed no reports on Form 8-K. -45- 46 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, INC. By: /s/ Li Shunxing ------------------------------ Li Shunxing, President Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Yang Jiangang Chairman of the Board of April 14, 1997 - ------------------------------------------- Directors Yang Jiangang /s/ Li Shunxing President/Director April 14, 1997 - ------------------------------------------- Li Shunxing /s/ Wang Faren Vice Chairman of the April 14, 1997 - ------------------------------------------- Board of Directors Wang Faren /s/ Yiu Yat Hung Vice Chairman of the April 14, 1997 - ------------------------------------------- Board of Directors Yiu Yat Hung /s/ Han Jian Zhun Vice President/Director April 14, 1997 - ------------------------------------------- Han Jian Zhun /s/ Tam Cheuk Ho Chief Financial Officer/ April 14, 1997 - ------------------------------------------- Director Tam Cheuk Ho /s/ Zhang Yibing Secretary/Director April 14, 1997 - ------------------------------------------- Zhang Yibing /s/ Wong Wah On Financial Controller April 14, 1997 - ------------------------------------------- Wong Wah On
-46- 47 APPENDIX A FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. Manually signed, independent auditors' report, together with consolidated financial statements for the Company and subsidiaries, including: a. Consolidated statements of income for the three years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996 b. Consolidated statements of changes in shareholders' equity for the three years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996 c. Consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 1995 and 1996 d. Consolidated statements of cash flows for the three years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996 e. Notes to consolidated financial statements. 2. Unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information of the Company and subsidiaries, including: a. Unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 1994 b. Notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information. -47- 48 Consolidated Financial Statements CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996 49 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Pages Report of independent auditors F-1 Consolidated statements of income F-2 Consolidated statements of changes in shareholders' equity F-3 Consolidated balance sheets F4 - F5 Consolidated statements of cash flows F-6 Notes to consolidated financial statements F-7 - F-40
50 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS The Board of Directors and Stockholders China Resources Development Inc We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of China Resources Development Inc (the "Company") and subsidiaries (collectively the "Group") as of December 31, 1995 and 1996, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Group at December 31, 1995 and 1996, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. ERNST & YOUNG Hong Kong March 10, 1997, except for Note 25, as to which the date is March 31, 1997 F-1 51 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data)
Year ended December 31, Notes 1994 1995 1996 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------ RMB RMB RMB US$ NET SALES 1,308,248 1,957,243 1,827,499 220,181 COST OF SALES (1,263,309) (1,851,186) (1,677,056) (202,055) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- GROSS PROFIT 44,939 106,057 150,443 18,126 DEPRECIATION OF FIXED ASSETS (1,129) (2,820) (1,813) (218) SELLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES (24,627) (54,442) (50,488) (6,083) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- OPERATING INCOME 19,183 48,795 98,142 11,825 FINANCIAL INCOME/(EXPENSES), NET 4 2,568 (33,212) (19,870) (2,394) OTHER INCOME, NET 5 5,612 28,654 6,054 729 REORGANIZATION EXPENSES 6 (3,029) -- -- -- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 24,334 44,237 84,326 10,160 INCOME TAXES 7 (3,663) (6,909) (13,991) (1,686) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- INCOME BEFORE MINORITY INTERESTS 20,671 37,328 70,335 8,474 MINORITY INTERESTS (10,389) (18,153) (34,513) (4,158) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- NET INCOME 10,282 19,175 35,822 4,316 ========== ========== ========== ========== EARNINGS PER SHARE 3(j) 8.57 15.56 9.55 1.15 ========== ========== ========== ==========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. F-2 52 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data)
Series B Series A convertible Series B Additional Common preferred preferred preferred paid-in Retained stock stock stock stock capital Reserves earnings Total --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes RMB RMB RMB RMB RMB RMB RMB RMB Total 120,000 shares of common stock outstanding after a reverse stock split of 6.67 to 1 13 10 - - - 638 - - 648 Issuance of 1,080,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the Reverse Acquisition (as defined hereinafter) 13 91 - - - 769 - - 860 Net income - - - - - - 10,282 10,282 Transfer to reserves 20 - - - - - 2,657 ( 2,657) - - -------- ------ -------- ------ ------- ------ ------ ------- Balance at December 31, 1994 101 - - - 1,407 2,657 7,625 11,790 Issuance of 6,400,000 shares of series A preferred stock 13 - 53,930 - - - - - 53,930 Issuance of 370 shares of series B convertible preferred stock, net of share offering costs 13 - - - - 19,554 - - 19,554 Net income - - - - - - 19,175 19,175 Transfer to reserves 20 - - - - - 6,273 ( 6,273) - -------- ------ -------- ------ ------- ------ ------ ------- Balance at December 31, 1995 101 53,930 - - 20,961 8,930 20,527 104,449 Issuance of 1,283 shares of series B convertible preferred stock, net of share offering costs 13 - - - - 72,520 - - 72,520 Conversion of 1,653 shares of series B convertible preferred stock to 4,579,004 shares of common stock 13 383 - - - ( 383) - - - Exchange of 6,400,000 shares of series A preferred stock for 3,200,000 shares of common stock with substantial restrictions ("Restricted Common Stock") 13 270 (53,930) - - 53,660 - - - Exchange of 3,200,000 shares of Restricted Common Stock for 3,200,000 shares of series B preferred stock 13 ( 270) - - 270 - - - - Reverse stock split, ten-to-one 13 ( 436) - - - 436 - - - Net income - - - - - - 35,822 35,822 Transfer to reserves 20 - - - - - 8,818 ( 8,818) - -------- ------ -------- ------ ------- ------ ------ ------- Balance at December 31, 1996 48 - - 270 147,194 17,748 47,531 212,791 ==== ======== ====== ======== ====== ======= ====== ====== =======
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. F-3 53 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data)
December 31, Notes 1995 1996 1996 ------------------------------------------ RMB RMB US$ ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents 56,942 131,006 15,784 Trade receivables (allowances for doubtful accounts in 1995 and 1996 - Nil) 31,991 4,212 508 Other receivables, deposits and prepayments 52,871 48,755 5,874 Inventories 8 103,776 55,452 6,681 Amounts due from related companies 15 288,503 147,221 17,737 Amount due from Farming Bureau 15 80,427 298,570 35,972 Other current assets 19,448 - - ----------- -------- --------- TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 633,958 685,216 82,556 FIXED ASSETS 9 21,491 6,504 784 INVESTMENTS 10 11,963 12,344 1,487 GOODWILL 1,076 1,049 126 ------------ -------- ------- TOTAL ASSETS 668,488 705,113 84,953 ======= ======= =======
F-4 54 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (continued) (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data)
December 31, Notes 1995 1996 1996 --------------------------------------------- RMB RMB US$ LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES Bank loans 11 293,000 292,560 35,248 Short term advances 12 86,917 -- -- Accounts payable 39,876 25,848 3,114 Other payables and accrued liabilities 21,533 43,295 5,216 Amounts due to related companies 15 22,654 -- -- Amounts due to shareholders 15 15,727 4,976 600 Income taxes payable 10,265 17,063 2,056 ------- ------- ------ TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 489,972 383,742 46,234 MINORITY INTERESTS 74,067 108,580 13,082 ------- ------- ------ TOTAL LIABILITIES AND MINORITY INTERESTS 564,039 492,322 59,316 ------- ------- ------ COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 21 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Common stock, US$0.001 par value: Authorized - 200,000,000 shares in 1996 and 1995 Issued and outstanding - 5,779,004 shares in 1996 and 1,200,000 shares in 1995 13 101 48 6 Preferred stock, authorized - 10,000,000 shares in 1996 and 1995: Series A preferred stock, US$1 par value: Authorized, issued and outstanding - Nil in 1996 and 6,400,000 shares in 1995 13 53,930 -- -- Series B convertible preferred stock, US$0.001 par value: Authorized - Nil in 1996 and 2,500 shares in 1995 Issued and outstanding - Nil in 1996 and 370 shares in 1995 13 -- -- -- Series B preferred stock, US$0.001 par value: Authorized - 3,200,000 shares in 1996 and nil in 1995 Issued and outstanding - 3,200,000 shares in 1996 and nil in 1995 -- 270 32 Additional paid-in capital 13 20,961 147,194 17,734 Reserves 20 8,930 17,748 2,138 Retained earnings 20,527 47,531 5,727 ------- ------- ------ TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 104,449 212,791 25,637 ------- ------- ------ TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 668,488 705,113 84,953 ======= ======= ======
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. F-5 55 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data)
Year ended December 31, 1994 1995 1996 1996 ----------------------------------------- Note RMB RMB RMB US$ CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income 10,282 19,175 35,822 4,316 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: Minority interests 10,389 18,153 34,513 4,158 Depreciation and amortization 1,129 2,848 1,840 222 Reorganization expenses 926 -- -- -- Gain on disposal of fixed assets -- (1,326) -- -- Decrease/(increase) in assets: Trade receivables (7,297) (9,995) (64,774) (7,804) Other receivables, deposits and prepayments (22,438) (8,249) (38,549) (4,644) Inventories (24,902) (12,025) 20,338 2,450 Amount due from Farming Bureau -- (80,427) (26,061) (3,140) Amounts due from related companies 76,054 (23,793) (65,718) (7,918) Other current assets -- (5,054) 5,054 609 Increase/(decrease) in liabilities: Amounts due to related companies (47,026) (813) 113,280 13,648 Accounts payable (35,147) (2,364) 47,661 5,743 Income taxes payable 3,663 6,602 6,798 819 Other payables and accrued liabilities 6,596 (6,647) 59,697 7,192 Amount due to Farming Bureau 24,295 (14,978) -- -- ------- -------- -------- ------- Net cash used in/(provided by) operating activities (3,476) (118,893) 129,901 15,651 ------- -------- -------- ------- CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY/(USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES Purchases of fixed assets (1,930) (4,275) (2,663) (321) Additions to construction in progress (5,249) -- -- -- Purchases of investments (10,003) -- (2,342) (282) Acquisition of subsidiaries (1,104) -- -- -- Proceeds from sale of construction in progress -- 19,299 -- -- Proceeds from sale of fixed assets 91 1,935 16 2 Proceeds from the sale of investments 108 59 -- -- Cash remitted to Farming Bureau (16,966) -- -- -- Loans to related companies (23,684) (1,072) (67,046) (8,078) Cash from repayment of loans by related companies 57,182 -- -- -- ------- -------- -------- ------- Net cash used in investing activities (1,555) (4,054) (72,035) (8,679) ------- -------- -------- ------- CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY/(USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES Issue of share capital less share offering costs 860 9,831 86,914 10,472 Loans from shareholders 63,850 5,807 -- -- Repayment of loans from shareholders -- -- (15,727) (1,895) Cash injected by minority interests 16 48,458 -- -- -- Proceeds from bank borrowings 8,000 175,000 -- -- Repayments of bank borrowings (46,980) (170,323) (440) (53) Loan from Farming Bureau -- -- 35,868 4,321 Short term advances -- 86,917 -- -- Repayment of short term advances -- -- (86,917) (10,472) Loans from related companies -- 3,500 -- -- Repayment of loans from related companies -- -- (3,500) (422) ------- -------- -------- ------- Net cash provided by financing activities 74,188 110,732 16,198 1,951 ------- -------- -------- ------- NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 69,157 (12,215) 74,064 8,923 Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of year -- 69,157 56,942 6,861 ------- -------- -------- ------- Cash and cash equivalents, at end of year 69,157 56,942 131,006 15,784 ======= ======== ======== =======
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. F-6 56 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 1. ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES China Resources Development Inc (the "Company") was formerly known as Magenta Corporation ("Magenta") which was incorporated in the State of Nevada, the United States of America. On December 2, 1994, pursuant to an Acquisition Agreement amongst Magenta and the shareholders (the "Billion Luck Shareholders") of Billion Luck Company Limited ("Billion Luck") the following occurred: (i) Magenta changed its name to China Resources Development Inc; (ii) a reverse stock split of 6.67 to 1 such that, immediately prior to the closing under the Acquisition Agreement, there were 120,000 issued and outstanding shares of common stock of US$0.001 par value, after adjusting for a reverse stock split in 1996 (note 13), and no other debt or equity securities of Magenta were outstanding; and (iii) the issuance to the Billion Luck Shareholders of an aggregate of 1,080,000 shares of common stock of the Company, after adjusting for the reverse stock split in 1996, in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Billion Luck. As a result of the closing of the Acquisition Agreement, the Billion Luck Shareholders owned 90% of the resulting outstanding common stock of the Company. The above transaction has been treated as a recapitalization of Billion Luck with Billion Luck as the acquirer (the "Reverse Acquisition"). Accordingly, the historical financial statements prior to December 2, 1994 are those of Billion Luck. Billion Luck was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (the "BVI") on December 14, 1993. Billion Luck's principal activity is to conduct activities through its subsidiary companies and its principal asset is a 56% equity interest in Hainan Agricultural Resources Company Limited ("Hainan Agricultural"). Pursuant to an agreement dated January 31, 1994 between Billion Luck, Guilinyang State Farm, and the Hainan Farming Bureau (the "Farming Bureau"), a division of the Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China (the "PRC"), Hainan Agricultural was established as a joint stock company in the PRC on June 28, 1994 to act as the holding company of First Goods And Materials Supply And Sales Corporation ("First Supply") and Second Goods And Materials Supply And Sales Corporation ("Second Supply") which are principally engaged in the distribution of natural rubber and the procurement of materials, supplies and other agricultural products. F-7 57 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 1. ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES (continued) Hainan Agricultural has a registered capital of RMB100,000. The contributions to the registered capital are as follows: Billion Luck 56% Guilinyang State Farm 5% Farming Bureau 39% 2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION The consolidated financial statements included the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively the "Group") as if the Reverse Acquisition as set out in note 1 had been completed on December 14, 1993. The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP"). This basis of accounting differs from that used in the statutory financial statements of the subsidiaries in the PRC which are prepared in accordance with the accounting principles and the relevant financial regulations in the PRC. The principal adjustment made to conform with US GAAP was the write-off of pre-operating expenses in the period of occurrence. 3. SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES (a) Basis of consolidation The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. The results of the subsidiaries of Billion Luck are consolidated from their effective dates of acquisition. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation. (b) Cash and cash equivalents The Group considers cash and cash equivalents to include cash on hand and demand deposits with banks with original terms to maturity of three months or less. At December 31, 1995 and 1996, cash and cash equivalents included foreign currency deposits equivalent to RMB17,839 (US$2,003 and HK$1,092) and RMB37,772 (US$3,445 and HK$8,578), respectively. F-8 58 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 3. SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) (c) Inventories Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and market value. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method. (d) Fixed assets and depreciation Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation of fixed assets is calculated on the straight-line basis to write off the cost less estimated residual value of each asset over its estimated useful life. The principal annual rates used for this purpose are as follows: Buildings 4% Leasehold improvements Over the term of the lease Machinery, equipment and motor vehicles 8-10% (e) Investments Investments are stated at cost less provisions for known losses and permanent diminutions in values, if any. (f) Foreign currency translations The subsidiaries' financial records except for Billion Luck are maintained and the statutory financial statements are stated in Renminbi ("RMB"), the national currency of the PRC. Foreign currency transactions and monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into RMB at the respective applicable rates of exchange quoted by the People's Bank of China (the "Unified Exchange Rate"). Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into RMB at the applicable Unified Exchange Rate at the respective balance sheet dates. The resulting exchange gains or losses are credited or charged to the consolidated statements of income. The books and records of the Company and Billion Luck are maintained in United States dollars ("US$") and Hong Kong dollars ("HK$"), respectively. The records of the Company and Billion Luck are remeasured into RMB using the respective applicable Unified Exchange Rate prevailing at the date of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities in HK$ and other foreign currencies are translated using the applicable Unified Exchange Rate at the balance sheet dates. The resulting exchange gains or losses are credited or charged to the consolidated statements of income. F-9 59 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 3. SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) (f) Foreign currency translations (continued) The translation of amounts from RMB into US$ for the convenience of the reader has been made at the Unified Exchange Rate quoted by the People's Bank of China on December 31, 1996 of US$1.00 = RMB8.30, and accordingly, differs from the underlying foreign currency amounts. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into US$ at that rate on December 31, 1996 or at any other date. The market risks associated with changes in exchange rates and the restrictions over the convertibility of RMB into foreign currencies are discussed in note 22. (g) Revenue recognition Sales represent the invoiced value of goods sold, net of returns. Revenue is recognized upon delivery of goods to customers. (h) Retirement benefits Retirement benefits paid to retired employees are charged to the statements of income as services are provided. (i) Goodwill Goodwill is amortised on the straight-line basis over 40 years. (j) Earnings per share The computation of primary earnings per share and pro forma primary earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 1996 is based on the weighted average number of common stock outstanding after giving effect to dilutive stock options, which are included as common stock equivalents using the treasury stock method and assumed to be converted to common stock. The number of shares used in computing the primary earnings per share was 3,752,682 as if the ten-to-one reverse stock split of the Company's common stock as set out in note 13 ("Reverse Stock Split") had been completed at the beginning of the year. Fully diluted earnings per share is not materially different from primary earnings per share. The computation of primary earnings per share and pro forma primary earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 1995 is based on the weighted average number of common stock outstanding after giving effect to dilutive stock options and series B convertible preferred stock, which are included as common stock equivalents using the treasury stock method and assumed to be converted to common stock, respectively. The number of shares used in computing the primary earnings per share was 1,232,607 as if the Reverse Stock Split had been completed at the beginning of the year. Fully diluted earnings per share is not materially different from primary earnings per share. F-10 60 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 3. SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) (j) Earnings per share (continued) For the year ended December 31, 1994, primary earnings per share is based on an aggregate of 1,200,000 shares of common stock outstanding as if the Reverse Acquisition and the Reverse Stock Split had been completed at the beginning of the year. (k) Income taxes Income taxes have been provided using the liability method in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". (l) Futures contracts The Group enters into natural rubber and coffee bean commodity futures contracts to hedge the price risk associated with existing natural rubber and coffee bean inventories and certain firm commitments for the purchase of natural rubber. Any gains or losses on qualifying hedges are recognized as an adjustment of the carrying amount of the inventories being hedged or are deferred and included as part of the cost of inventories received under the firm purchase commitments. As of December 31, 1996, the Group had deferred gains from such contracts for the hedging of existing inventories of RMB6,715 which was adjusted to the carrying value of the inventories being hedged. As of December 31, 1995, the Group had deferred losses from such contracts for the hedging of firm purchase commitments of RMB5,054 which was recorded as other current assets. The Group also enters into natural rubber commodity futures contracts that are not specific hedges and gains or losses resulting from changes in the market value of these types of futures contracts are recognized as income in the period of the change. For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995, the Group realized a net gain of RMB1,374 and RMB10,614, respectively, on such transactions (note 5). (m) Use of estimates The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. F-11 61 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 4. FINANCIAL INCOME/(EXPENSES), NET Financial income/(expenses), net represent:
Year ended December 31, --------------------------------- 1994 1995 1996 RMB RMB RMB Interest expenses (22,951) (52,409) (48,495) Interest income 25,879 18,575 29,602 Foreign exchange gains/(losses), net (360) 622 (977) ------- ------- ------- 2,568 (33,212) (19,870) ======= ======= =======
5. OTHER INCOME, NET Other income represents:
Year ended December 31, 1994 1995 1996 ---------------------------- Notes RMB RMB RMB Income from long term investments 1,033 2,000 1,525 Rental income 1,235 5,297 3,474 Net gains on trading of commodity futures contracts 3(1) -- 10,614 1,374 Management fees income 15(k) -- 6,000 6,000 Service fee to the Farming Bureau 15(h) -- -- (5,000) Others 3,344 4,743 (1,319) ------ ------ ------ 5,612 28,654 6,054 ====== ====== ======
F-12 62 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 6. REORGANIZATION EXPENSES During the year ended December 31, 1994, concurrent with the issuance to the Billion Luck Shareholders an aggregate of 10,800,000 shares of common stock of the Company in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Billion Luck, reorganization expenses were incurred which reduced net income by RMB3,029. The reorganization expenses included RMB2,103 and a 10% shareholding in the Company valued at RMB648 for the acquisition of the Company and RMB278 of consultancy fees and certain corporate reorganization costs incurred. 7. INCOME TAXES It is management's intention to reinvest all the income attributable to the Company earned by its operations outside the United States of America up to December 31, 1996. Accordingly, no United States corporate income taxes have been provided in these financial statements. Under current British Virgin Islands' law, any dividends the Group will distribute in future, and capital gains arising from the Group's investments are not subject to income taxes in the British Virgin Islands. Being wholly-owned subsidiaries of Hainan Agricultural, a Sino-foreign joint stock company having 56% of its outstanding shares held by a foreign owner, First Supply and Second Supply are governed by the Income Tax Law of the People's Republic of China concerning Foreign Investment Enterprises and Foreign Enterprises and various local income tax laws (the "Income Tax Laws"). Since First Supply and Second Supply are located in Hainan, a Special Economic Zone in the PRC, management expects that these subsidiaries will be entitled, from the date of completion of the corporate restructuring, to a preferential tax rate of 15% on income as reported in their statutory financial statements. Management is still in the process of registering First Supply and Second Supply with the PRC tax authority. A full tax provision at 15% on income of First Supply and Second Supply has been made in the financial statements. Hainan Agricultural is subject to a tax rate of 15% on income reported in its statutory financial statements. However, Hainan Agricultural has been granted a tax holiday under the Income Tax Laws with a tax exemption in the first year which is the period from June 28, 1994 (date of registration) to December 1994 (tax saving attributable to the Group of RMB281 or RMB0.23 per share, after adjusting for the Reverse Stock Split in 1996), and a 50% tax deduction in the second year of operation which is the year ended December 31, 1995 (tax saving attributable to the Group of RMB209 or RMB0.17 per share, after adjusting for the Reverse Stock Split in 1996). There will be no tax deduction thereafter. Pretax income from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996 was originated in the PRC. F-13 63 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 7. INCOME TAXES (continued) A reconciliation between the actual income tax expenses and income taxes computed by applying the statutory PRC tax rate applicable to foreign investment enterprises operating in Hainan, a Special Economic Zone in the PRC, to the income before income taxes is as follows:
Year ended December 31, 1994 1995 1996 ---------------------------- RMB RMB RMB Statutory PRC tax rate 15% 15% 15% Computed expected tax expenses 3,650 6,636 12,649 Impact of tax holiday of Hainan Agricultural (502) (374) -- Item which gives rise to no tax benefit: Net loss of the Company and Billion Luck 690 669 1,160 Others (175) (22) 182 ------ ------- ------ 3,663 6,909 13,991 ====== ======= ======
Undistributed earnings of the Company's foreign subsidiaries amounted to RMB55,190 at December 31, 1996 (1995: RMB22,995). Because those earnings are considered to be indefinitely invested, no provision for United States corporate income taxes on those earnings has been provided. Upon distribution of those earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise, the Company would be subject to United States corporate income taxes. Unrecognized deferred United States corporate income tax in respect of these undistributed earnings as at December 31, 1996 was RMB18,765 (1995: RMB7,818). No deferred income taxes have been provided based on the liability method prescribed by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 because the effect of all temporary differences is considered minimal. F-14 64 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 8. INVENTORIES Inventories comprise:
December 31, Note 1995 1996 RMB RMB Finished goods 105,002 62,167 Less: Deferred gains on related hedging futures contracts 3(1) -- (6,715) Provision for diminution in value (1,226) -- -------- ------- Finished goods, net 103,776 55,452 ======== ======= Year ended December 31, 1995 1996 ------------------- RMB RMB Movement of provision for diminution in value: Balance at beginning of year -- 1,226 Provision for the year 1,226 -- Written-back on disposal during the year -- (1,226) -------- ------- Balance at end of year 1,226 -- ======== =======
F-15 65 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 9. FIXED ASSETS Fixed assets comprise:
December 31, 1995 1996 -------------------- RMB RMB Cost Buildings and leasehold improvements 5,739 3,806 Machinery, equipment and motor vehicles 18,715 5,909 -------- ------- 24,454 9,715 Accumulated depreciation (2,963) (3,211) -------- ------- Net book value 21,491 6,504 ======== ======= All of the Group's buildings are located in the PRC.
The rights to use the land on which the buildings were erected were granted by the relevant PRC authorities, for an unspecified expiry period, to two related companies owned and controlled by the Farming Bureau. The Group agreed to assume the payment of the related land use tax in consideration for the granting of a right to occupy the land. The related land use taxes for the year ended December 31, 1996 amounted to RMB430 (1995: RMB430 and 1994: RMB201). 10. INVESTMENTS Investments comprise:
December 31, 1995 1996 --------------------- RMB RMB At cost: Unlisted shares 1,310 601 PRC government bonds 653 -- PRC joint ventures 10,000 11,743 -------- ------- 11,963 12,344 ======== =======
The PRC joint ventures represent First Supply's and Second Supply's investments in Hainan State-owned Zhong Ya Aluminum Factory ("Zhong Ya") and Xilian Farm Timber Mill ("Xilian Mill"), of RMB5,000 each as at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively, and Hainan Agricultural's investment in Hainan Far East Rubber Development Company Limited ("Far East") of RMB1,743 as at December 31, 1996 (1995: Nil). First Supply, Second Supply and Hainan Agricultural, all 56% held subsidiaries of the Group, hold an equity interest of 12.64% (1995: 12.64%) in Xilian Mill, 5.47% (1995: 5.47%) in Zhong Ya and 30% (1995: Nil) in Far East, respectively, as at December 31, 1996. F-16 66 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 11. BANK LOANS The Group's short term bank loans are all denominated in Renminbi and are used primarily to finance working capital needs. The short term bank loans are generally secured by guarantees given by the Farming Bureau, with original maturities not more than one year at a weighted average interest rate of 14.32% per annum as at December 31, 1996 (1995: 18.25% per annum). The Farming Bureau has agreed to arrange alternative financing for First Supply and Second Supply to meet their liabilities at any time should the banks terminate the bank financing. Pursuant to an Asset and Staff Transfer Agreement, all the bank loans will be transferred to the Farming Bureau once the proper approval has been obtained from the relevant banks, and effective from October 1, 1996, interest on the bank loans have been borne by the Farming Bureau until the effective transfer of the bank loans (notes 15(n) and 25). 12. SHORT TERM ADVANCES As of December 31, 1995, the Group had short term advances of RMB86,917 from China Commodity Futures Exchange Inc, a futures exchange in Hainan, the PRC, to finance the Group's working capital needs in the purchase of natural rubber. The amount was unsecured, interest-free and was repaid in full in 1996. 13. SHARE CAPITAL On December 2, 1994, pursuant to the Reverse Acquisition set out in note 1, the Company underwent a reverse stock split such that, immediately prior to the closing of the Acquisition Agreement, there were 1.2 million issued and outstanding shares of common stock of US$0.001 (RMB0.008) par value each. On closing of the Acquisition Agreement, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Billion Luck by the issue of an aggregate of 1,080,000 shares of common stock of US$0.001 (RMB0.008) par value each of the Company, after adjusting for the Reverse Stock Split in 1996. The difference between the nominal value of the Company's shares issued under the Reverse Acquisition and the paid-up value of the shares of Billion Luck was credited as additional paid-in capital. The Board of Directors of the Company approved an Action by Written Consent dated as of March 31, 1995 to amend the Company's Articles of Incorporation to authorize 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which 6,400,000 shares were designated as series A preferred stock, par value US$1 (RMB8.32) per share. F-17 67 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 13. SHARE CAPITAL (continued) Pursuant to the above-mentioned Action by Written Consent and an exchange agreement between the Company and certain shareholders of the Company, long term loans from certain shareholders of the Company of US$6,400 (RMB53,930) were exchanged for 6,400,000 shares of series A preferred stock of the Company. The series A preferred stock ranks senior to common stock with respect to dividends and other distribution rights and rights upon liquidation, winding up and dissolution. Each holder of the series A preferred stock shall have that number of votes on all matters submitted to shareholders equal to the number of shares of series A preferred stock held by such holder. The holders of series A preferred stock are entitled to receive noncumulative annual dividends payable starting from January 1, 1997 at a rate of 4% per annum prior to the payment of dividends on the common stock. The Board of Directors of the Company has the option to redeem the series A preferred stock in whole or in part at any date on or after January 1, 1997 on not less than 10 days' notice to the holders. Pursuant to an exchange agreement dated as of July 22, 1996 between the Company and the holder of series A preferred stock at that date (the "Holder"), all the 6,400,000 outstanding shares of series A preferred stock of the Company were exchanged on a five-for-one basis to 3,200,000 shares of common stock of the Company (the "Restricted Common Stock"), after adjusting for the Reverse Stock Split in 1996, and the Holder waived its rights to participate in dividends and distributions on dissolution or liquidation in connection with the Restricted Common Stock for a period of seven years and accepted limitations on future registration . According to a valuation of the Restricted Common Stock and series A preferred stock performed by an independent professional valuer in the United States of America, the exchange ratio of five Restricted Common Stock for one series A preferred stock of the Company represents an exchange at fair market values. On December 9, 1995, the Company designated a series of 2,500 shares of the Company's authorized preferred stock as series B convertible preferred stock, par value US$0.001 (RMB0.008) per share. F-18 68 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 13. SHARE CAPITAL (continued) The Company issued a Confidential Offshore Offering Memorandum on October 20, 1995 and a Supplementary Memorandum on December 7, 1995 to offer for sale to certain non-residents of the United States of America in an offshore offering in reliance upon Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, series B convertible preferred stock of the Company (the "First Share Offering"). As of December 31, 1995, gross proceeds of US$3,700 (RMB30,825) were received on the issuance of 370 shares of series B convertible preferred stock at a price of US$10,000 (RMB83,311) per share. As of March 8, 1996, the closing date of the First Share Offering, further gross proceeds of US$8,830 (RMB73,511) were received upon the issuance of 883 shares of series B convertible preferred stock at a price of US$10,000 (RMB83,251) per share. On June 30, 1996, the Company issued another Confidential Offshore Offering Memorandum in another offshore offering (the "Second Share Offering"), with terms similar to the First Share Offering. As of July 8, 1996, the closing date of the Second Share Offering, gross proceeds of US$4,000 (RMB33,300) were received on the issuance of 400 shares of series B convertible preferred stock at a price of US$10,000 (RMB83,251) per share. After deduction of share offering costs, net proceeds of RMB19,554 and RMB72,520 were received on the issuance of 370 shares and 1,283 shares of series B convertible preferred stock for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1996, respectively. Each share of series B convertible preferred stock is convertible at the holder's option into the Company's common stock at any time during the two-year period commencing on the 45th day following the date of the closing of the sale of such shares (the "Conversion Period"), based on a conversion formula set out in the terms of the series B convertible preferred stock. During the year ended December 31, 1996, all the 1,653 shares of series B convertible preferred stock were converted into 4,579,004 shares of common stock of the Company, after adjusting for the Reverse Stock Split in 1996, in accordance with the terms of the share offerings. On December 30, 1996, the Company's shareholders approved a ten-to-one Reverse Stock Split of the Company's Common Stock, which was made effective by the Board of Directors on December 31, 1996. With the par value unchanged at US$0.001 per share, the Reverse Stock Split was effected by a transfer to the additional paid-in capital account. All references in the consolidated financial statements referring to share and per share amounts of the common stock of the Company have been adjusted retroactively for the ten-to-one Reverse Stock Split. F-19 69 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 13. SHARE CAPITAL (continued) On December 31, 1996, the Board of Directors adopted a resolution providing for the amendment to the designation and terms of its 2,500 shares of authorized preferred stock previously designated as series B convertible preferred stock. The certificate of designation of the series B convertible preferred stock was amended and the stock was redesignated as series B preferred stock, which is no longer convertible. The authorized number of series B preferred stock has also been increased to 3,200,000 shares. Immediate before the redesignation, no shares of the series B convertible preferred stock were outstanding. The series B preferred stock entitles the holder to voting rights which are the same as the common stock of the Company. The shares of series B preferred stock have no rights to dividends or to distributions upon liquidation or dissolution of the Company and have limitations as to future registration. On December 31, 1996, the Company entered into another exchange agreement with the holder of the Restricted Common Stock whereby 3,200,000 shares of the Restricted Common Stock, after adjusting for the Reverse Stock Split in 1996, were exchanged on an one-for-one basis to 3,200,000 shares of series B preferred stock which have restrictions that are the same or more stringent than the Restricted Common Stock. Unlike the Restricted Common Stock, the restrictions on participation of dividends and distributions on dissolution will not lapse through the passage of time. 14. STOCK OPTIONS The Company adopted a stock option plan (the "Plan") as of March 31, 1995. The Plan allows the Board of Directors, or a committee thereof at the Board's discretion, to grant stock options to officers, directors, key employees, consultants and affiliates of the Company. Initially, 240,000 shares of common stock of the Company, after adjusting for the Reverse Stock Split in 1996, were permitted to be issued and sold pursuant to options granted under the Plan. All of the stock options were issued in accordance with the terms of the Plan on July 1, 1995 to certain officers, directors, employees and consultants of the Group at an exercise price of US$37.8 (RMB314.50) per share (the fair market value of the common stock as of July 1, 1995), after adjusting for the Reverse Stock Split in 1996, and are exercisable from July 1, 1996 to July 1, 2005. On May 20, 1996, pursuant to an Unanimous Written Consent of the committee appointed pursuant to the Plan and a resolution of a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company, the exercise price was changed to US$4.20 (RMB34.86) per share (the fair market value of the common stock as of May 20, 1996), after adjusting for the Reserve Stock Split in 1996. By virtue of that action, the outstanding options are now exercisable beginning on May 20, 1997 and until May 20, 2006. All stock options remained outstanding at the date of preparation of these financial statements. On December 30, 1996, a shareholders' meeting was held authorizing an amendment of the Plan increasing the number of common stock issuable under the Plan to 20% of the Company's outstanding common stock, as determined at the time of granting the stock options. Such shares may represent authorized but unissued shares as well as repurchased or forfeited shares for any grant under the Plan that was expired or unexercised. Further amendments were made to give the Board of Directors the ability to set a holding period of less than one year for non-qualified stock options. F-20 70 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 14. STOCK OPTIONS (continued) The Company has elected to follow Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" ("APB 25") and related Interpretations in accounting for its stock options because, as discussed below, the alternative fair value accounting provided for under Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("FASB 123"), requires use of option valuation models that were not developed for use in valuing employee stock options. Under APB 25, because the exercise price of the Company's stock options equals the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation expense is recognized. Pro forma information regarding net income and earnings per share is required by FASB 123, and has been determined as if the Company had accounted for its stock options under the fair value method of that Statement. The fair value for these options was estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions for 1995 and 1996, respectively: risk-free interest rates of 6.50% and 6.78%; no dividend yield; volatility factors of the expected market price of the Company's common stock of 141.38% and 42.13%; and a weighted-average expected life of the option of 6 years. The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options which have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Because the Company's stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management's opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its stock options. For the purposes of pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the options is amortized to expense over the options' vesting period. The Company's pro forma information is as follows:
Year ended December 31, Note 1995 1996 ------------------------- RMB RMB Pro forma net income 15,669 28,566 Pro forma earnings per share - Primary 3(j) 12.71 7.61
F-21 71 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 15. RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS The Group's amounts due from/to Farming Bureau and farms (the "Farms") and other related companies owned and/or controlled by the Farming Bureau comprise:
December 31, 1995 1996 ------------------------------ RMB RMB Due from related companies: Deposits paid to Farms and other related companies for the purchase of natural rubber (note 15(b)) 262,104 - Farms 9,395 52,300 Jin Long Corporation ("Jin Long") 5,657 50,562 Jin Huan Corporation ("Jin Huan") 5,134 44,359 Other related companies 6,213 - ------- ------- 288,503 147,221 ======= ======= Due to related companies: Farms 13,634 - Other related companies 9,020 - ------- ------- 22,654 - ======= ======= Due from Farming Bureau: Deposits for the purchase of natural rubber (note 15(b)) - 229,372 Others 80,427 58,589 ------- ------- 80,427 287,961 ======= =======
In 1996, pursuant to a restructuring defined hereinafter, deposits paid to Farms and other related companies for the purchase of natural rubber were transferred to the Farming Bureau. F-22 72 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 15. RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS (continued) The weighted average interest rates per annum charged on the balances with the above related companies, the Farming Bureau and the shareholders of the Company at the balance sheet date were summarized as follows:
December 31, 1995 1996 ------------------------------------------ RMB RMB Due from related companies: Deposits paid to Farms and other related companies for the purchase of natural rubber Interest-free Interest-free Farms 18.25% Interest-free Jin Long 18.25% Interest-free Jin Huan 18.25% plus rental Interest-free income from certain properties owned by Jin Huan Other related companies Interest-free, N/A except for RMB3,350 at Due to related companies: Farms Interest-free N/A except for RMB3,500 at 18.00% Other related companies Interest-free N/A Due from Farming Bureau: Deposits for the purchase of natural rubber N/A Interest-free Others 18.25% Interest-free Due to shareholders 10.23% Interest-free
In connection with a restructuring defined hereinafter and effective from October 1, 1996, amounts due from the Farming Bureau and related companies have become interest-free (note 15(n)). The deposits paid for the purchase of natural rubber will be set off against the future receipt of natural rubber. F-23 73 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 15. RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS (continued) All of the amounts due from related companies are secured by a guarantee given by the Farming Bureau. The balances with the Farming Bureau and the shareholders of the Company are unsecured. A significant portion of transactions undertaken by the Group has been effected with the Farming Bureau and companies owned and/or controlled by the Farming Bureau, as well as with shareholders of the Company, which were summarized as follows: (a) Sales of rubber products and procurement of materials and supplies Pursuant to a sales and purchase agreement dated November 5, 1994 amongst the Farming Bureau, Hainan Agricultural, First Supply and Second Supply, the Farming Bureau agreed to guarantee the supply of natural rubber to Hainan Agricultural, First Supply and Second Supply for a period of 15 years from November 5, 1994 under the same terms and conditions as are offered to other purchasers of natural rubber with a first right of refusal to First Supply and Second Supply. First Supply and Second Supply also, from time to time, sourced natural rubber from other farms not owned or controlled by the Farming Bureau. The Farming Bureau also agreed to purchase certain products sourced by First Supply and Second Supply for a period of 15 years from November 5, 1994 at prices acceptable to all parties with a first right of refusal to First Supply and Second Supply. (b) Sales and purchases of natural rubber The Farming Bureau allows First Supply and Second Supply to set the selling price of natural rubber according to market conditions, and guarantees a minimum gross profit margin of 3.5% (before purchase discounts set out below) earned by First Supply and Second Supply on natural rubber purchased from the Farms. On March 30, 1995, the Group entered into an agreement with the Farming Bureau pursuant to which, with effect from March 30, 1995, the Farming Bureau guarantees the supply of a minimum of 120,000 tonnes (the "Guaranteed Quantity") of natural rubber for each of the next 3 years. The Group is not obligated to purchase the Guaranteed Quantity. In consideration for this, the Group has maintained a purchase deposit with related companies or the Farming Bureau on a rolling basis equivalent to 15% of the Guaranteed Quantity multiplied by the average market price of natural rubber for the previous quarter. In return, a purchase discount is offered to the Group for the purchase of natural rubber from the Farms. F-24 74 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 15. RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS (continued) (b) Sales and purchases of natural rubber (continued) Purchase and sales transactions with the Farms and other related companies were as follows:
Year ended December 31, 1994 1995 1996 ------------------------------------ RMB RMB RMB Purchases of natural rubber from the Farms and other related 855,805 1,652,707 1,438,420 companies Sales of goods to the 28,893 88,564 12,876 Farms Sales of goods to other related companies 31,474 19,158 46,302 ======= ========= =========
(c) Interest income and expenses
Year ended December 31, 1994 1995 1996 --------------------------------- RMB RMB RMB Interest income and rental in lieu of interest received from: Farming Bureau -- 5,596 12,382 Related companies 20,311 8,953 12,920 ------- --------- --------- 20,311 14,549 25,302 ======= ========= ========= Interest expenses paid to: Farming Bureau 69 679 -- Shareholders of the Company 167 1,378 271 ------- --------- --------- 236 2,057 271 ======= ========= =========
(d) Retirement plans First Supply and Second Supply participate in a defined contribution retirement plan administered by a State-owned insurance company controlled by the Farming Bureau. Contributions made to the retirement plan during the year ended December 31, 1996 were RMB1,580 (1995: RMB1,591 and 1994: RMB975). F-25 75 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 15. RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS (continued) (e) Transfers of assets
Year ended December 31, 1994 1995 1996 ------------------------------- RMB RMB RMB Disposal of construction in progress to Jin Long -- 19,299 -- Disposal of fixed assets and construction in progress to Jin Huan 1,927 -- -- Disposal of fixed assets to Jin Long -- 1,773 -- Transfer of assets and liabilities to the Farming Bureau pursuant to the Restructuring (as defined in note 15(n) hereinafter), net -- -- 227,950 ======= ========= =========
(f) Acquisition agreements Pursuant to an agreement dated July 11, 1994 entered into between Hainan Agricultural and Guilinyang State Farm, Hainan Agricultural acquired from Guilinyang State Farm a 6.6% equity interest in Zhong Ya for a cash consideration of RMB5,000. Pursuant to the agreement, Hainan Agricultural is entitled to a minimum annual return of RMB1,000 in Zhong Ya for a two year period from the date of acquisition. Thereafter, Hainan Agricultural will be entitled to Zhong Ya's profit in proportion to its shareholding therein. (g) Assignment agreement Pursuant to an assignment agreement dated January 21, 1994 between Billion Luck and Hong Wah (Holdings) Limited ("Hong Wah Holdings"), which is owned by the shareholders of Hong Wah Investment Holdings Limited, a shareholder of the Company, Billion Luck paid a sum of HK$1,000 (RMB1,091) to Hong Wah Holdings in consideration for the assignment of the right for the formation of Hainan Agricultural to Billion Luck. F-26 76 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 15. RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS (continued) (h) Service fee payable to the Farming Bureau Pursuant to an agreement dated November 5, 1994 between the Farming Bureau and Hainan Agricultural, the Farming Bureau has agreed to grant Hainan Agricultural certain land use and development rights to the land on which the warehouse, factories, and other industrial and office facilities of Hainan Agriculatural, First Supply and Second Supply are located and to provide certain related services to Hainan Agricultural. In consideration for this, the Farming Bureau is entitled to an annual service fee to a maximum of RMB5,000, calculated at 10% of Hainan Agricultural's annual consolidated net income before the service fee as determined in accordance with US GAAP, provided that the annual consolidated net income exceeds RMB40,000 after deducting such service fee. For the year ended December 31, 1996, RMB5,000, being the maximum amount under the agreement, was payable to the Farming Bureau. For the year ended December 31, 1994 and 1995 no service fee was paid to the Farming Bureau as the above-mentioned condition was not met in both periods. (i) Rental agreements with the Farming Bureau and a related company On July 15, 1994, Hainan Agricultural entered into a rental agreement with the Farming Bureau for the leasing of a portion of a building located in Hainan, the PRC commencing on October 1, 1994. The rental agreement is for a period of 10 years at an annual rental of RMB170 payable in equal semi-annual instalments. On August 9, 1996, Hainan Agricultural entered into another rental agreement with a company controlled by the Farming Bureau for the lease of a portion of a building located in Hainan, the PRC commencing on October 1, 1996. The rental agreement is for a period of 8 years at an annual rental of RMB72 for the first 4 years and to be negotiated by the two parties for the remaining 4 years. Rental is payable in equal semi-annual instalments. For the year ended December 31, 1996, rental charges of RMB188 were paid to the Farming Bureau and the related company (1995: RMB170 and 1994: RMB43). (j) Consultancy fees Pursuant to a mandate letter dated February 1, 1994, which was amended on November 1, 1994, between Billion Luck and Brender Services Limited ("Brender"), a shareholder of the Company, Billion Luck agreed to pay Brender consultancy fees of HK$80 (RMB89) per month and pursuant to a revised consulting agreement dated April 30, 1995, Brender agreed to provide accountancy and consulting services to the Company for a period of 5 years commencing on May 1, 1995. In consideration of the services to be rendered, the monthly consultancy fees paid by Billion Luck were increased to HK$170 (RMB184) per month during May 1, 1995 to April 30, 1997. For the remaining three years starting from May 1, 1997 onwards, the consultancy fees are to be agreed upon by Billion Luck and Brender, but not less than HK$170 (RMB184) per month. For the years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996, consultancy fees of HK$880 (RMB979), HK$1,680 (RMB1,815) and HK$2,040 (RMB2,193) were paid to Brender, respectively. F-27 77 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 15. RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS (continued) (k) Management fees income from Jin Long and Jin Huan For the year ended December 31, 1996, management fees of RMB3,000 (1995: RMB3,000 and 1994: Nil) were charged to each of Jin Long and Jin Huan for their share of the Group's administrative expenses and for their use of the Group's office equipment, warehouses and staff. (l) Handling fees paid on trading of natural rubber futures The Group engaged in the trading of natural rubber futures through a broker owned by Jin Huan and paid handling fees to the broker amounting to RMB3,451 for the year ended December 31, 1996 (1995: RMB4,424 and 1994: Nil). (m) Set-off of trade receivables Pursuant to a set-off agreement dated November 5, 1994 (the "Agreement") amongst the Farming Bureau, Billion Luck, Guilinyang State Farm, Hainan Agricultural, First Supply and Second Supply, First Supply and Second Supply's trade receivables outstanding as of June 28, 1994, the date of the establishment of Hainan Agricultural, that had remained unsettled as at September 30, 1994 were set off against the respective current account balances payable to the Farming Bureau. The total amount set-off under the Agreement was RMB100,947. (n) Restructuring of operations In the third quarter of 1996, the Group initiated a plan to restructure its operations in Hainan, the PRC (the "Restructuring"). Pursuant to a Shareholders' Agreement on Business Restructuring (the "Restructuring Agreement"), the operations of Hainan Agricultural, First Supply and Second Supply (collectively, the "Operating Subsidiaries") were restructured effective from October 1, 1996. The Restructuring has resulted in the simplification of corporate structure by consolidating the operations of several trading and servicing divisions and the transfer of certain assets, liabilities, including certain amounts due from the Farms and other related companies of the Farming Bureau, and surplus employees to the Farming Bureau, a 39% shareholder of Hainan Agricultural. In addition, as part of the Restructuring, bank loans of the Operating Subsidiaries will be transferred to the Farming Bureau once the proper approval has been obtained from the relevant banks (note 25). Despite the downsizing of several operations, the Restructuring has not resulted in the discontinuance of any line of businesses as all the operations have been taken up by the remaining divisions. Pursuant to an Asset and Staff Transfer Agreement (the "Transfer Agreement"), the value of the assets and liabilities transferred was determined based on their fair value at the effective date of transfer as determined by a professional independent valuer in the PRC. Based on their valuation, there are no material differences between the fair value and the carrying values (as determined under US GAAP) of those assets and liabilities transferred. The Farming Bureau has endeavored to take over all the transferred employees and arrangements have been made with an insurance company controlled by the Farming Bureau to transfer the retirement plan (note 23) of those employees to the Farming Bureau. F-28 78 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 15. RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS (continued) (n) Restructuring of operations (continued) Based on the valuation by the independent valuer, the fair value of assets/liabilities of the Operating Subsidiaries, excluding bank loans of RMB292,560, that were transferred to the Farming Bureau are as follows:
RMB Trade receivables 92,553 Other receivables, prepayments and other current assets 42,665 Inventories 27,986 Amounts due from related companies 274,046 Fixed assets 15,821 Investments 1,961 Amounts due to related companies ( 127,458) Accounts payable ( 61,689) Other payables and accrued liabilities ( 37,935) --------- 227,950 =========
Pursuant to the Transfer Agreement, a net liability of RMB64,610, including short-term bank loans of the Group of RMB292,560 will be transferred to the Farming Bureau upon the effective transfer of the bank loans and the amount would be used to reduce the amount due from the Farming Bureau and other related companies. As at December 31, 1996 and before the transfer of bank loans, assets and liabilities with a net asset value of RMB227,950 were transferred to the Farming Bureau. In connection with the Restructuring and effective from October 1, 1996, amounts due from the Farming Bureau and other related companies owned and/or controlled by the Farming Bureau have become interest-free. Starting from October 1, 1996, interest expense on bank loans of the Group have been borne by the Farming Bureau until the effective transfer of the bank loans to the Farming Bureau. (o) Exchange of series A preferred stock to Restricted Common Stock and exchange of Restricted Common Stock to series B preferred stock As at the dates of the respective exchanges, two directors of the Company are also directors of the holder of series A preferred stock and Restricted Common Stock, respectively. F-29 79 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 15. RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS (continued) (p) Loan from the Farming Bureau On March 25, 1996, Hainan Agricultural entered into a loan agreement with the Farming Bureau by which Hainan Agricultural by which Hainan Agricultural borrowed RMB35,868. The loan is unsecured, interest-free and it is expected to be repaid by conversion of the loan into registered capital of Hainan Agricultural upon the approval for such conversion by relevant government authorities. On December 31, 1996, a supplementary agreement was entered into between Hainan Agricultural and the Farming Bureau by which a new article was added to impose a right of set-off against the loan or any additional loan made by the Farming Bureau to Hainan Agricultural against any amounts due to Hainan Agricultural, its subsidiary companies and/or affiliates. 16. ACQUISITION OF HAINAN AGRICULTURAL The fair value of assets/liabilities of First Supply and Second Supply as at June 28, 1994 contributed by the Farming Bureau for the subscription of the 39% equity interest in Hainan Agricultural, as set out in note 1, are as follows:
RMB Cash and cash equivalents 48,458 Trade receivables 115,646 Other receivables and prepayments 31,255 Inventories 66,849 Amounts due from related companies 353,190 Fixed assets 16,661 Construction in progress 14,050 Investments 2,148 Bank loans ( 327,303) Amount due to Farming Bureau ( 111,868) Amounts due to related companies ( 66,993) Accounts payable ( 77,109) Accrued liabilities ( 25,984) --------- Fair value of net assets contributed 39,000 =========
Billion Luck acquired its 56% interest in Hainan Agricultural on June 28, 1994 for a consideration of RMB56,000. The purchase method was used to account for this acquisition. The results of Hainan Agricultural are consolidated from the date of acquisition. F-30 80 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 16. ACQUISITION OF HAINAN AGRICULTURAL (continued) The unaudited consolidated results of operations on a pro forma basis as if First Supply and Second Supply had been acquired as of January 1, 1994 are as follows:
Year ended December 31, 1994 RMB (Unaudited) Sales 1,754,288 Sales taxes - ------------- Net sales 1,754,288 Cost of sales ( 1,686,944) Depreciation of fixed assets ( 1,981) Selling and administrative expenses ( 39,403) ------------- Operating income 25,960 Financial income, net 9,613 Other income 8,216 Reorganization expenses - ------------- Income before income taxes 43,789 Income taxes ( 6,564) ------------- Income before minority interests 37,225 Minority interests ( 16,341) ------------- Net income 20,884 ============= Pro forma earnings per share, based on 1,200,000 shares of the Company's common stock as adjusted for the ten-to-one Reverse Stock Split 17.40 =============
F-31 81 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 17. SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Year ended December 31, 1994 1995 1996 ----------------------------- RMB RMB RMB Cash paid during the year for: Interest expenses 25,321 49,963 28,258 Income tax -- 307 7,193 ====== ====== ======= Non-cash investing and financing activities: Series A preferred stock issued for conversion of long term loans from shareholders -- 53,930 -- Conversion of 1,653 shares of series B convertible preferred stock to 4,579,052 shares of common stock -- -- 383 Exchange of 6,400,000 shares of Series A preferred stock for 3,200,000 shares of Restricted Common Stock -- -- 53,930 Exchange of 3,200,000 shares of Restricted Common Stock for 3,200,000 shares of Series B preferred stock -- -- 270 Transfer of assets and liabilities to the Farming Bureau pursuant to the Restructuring (note 15(n)), net -- -- 227,950 ====== ====== =======
F-32 82 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 18. CONCENTRATION OF RISK Concentration of credit risk: Financial instruments that potentially subject the Group to significant concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash deposits, trade receivables and amounts due from the Farming Bureau and related companies. (i) Cash deposits The Group places its cash deposits with an international bank and various PRC Stated-owned financial institutions. (ii) Trade receivables The Group sells to customers located throughout the PRC. Concentration of credit risk with respect to trade receivables is limited due to the large number of entities comprising the Group's customer base. The Group carefully assesses the financial strength of its customers and generally does not require collateral. (iii) Amounts due from the Farming Bureau and related companies The Farming Bureau has guaranteed the recoverability of all the amounts due from related companies, all of which are State-owned entities owned and/or controlled by the Farming Bureau. The Farming Bureau is a division of the Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China. Current vulnerability due to certain concentrations: The Group's operating assets and primary source of income and cash flows are its interests in its subsidiaries in the PRC. The value of the Group's interests in these subsidiaries may be adversely affected by significant political, economic and social uncertainties in the PRC. Although the PRC government has been pursuing economic reform policies for the past 18 years, no assurance can be given that the PRC government will continue to pursue such policies or that such policies may not be significantly altered, especially in the event of a change in leadership, social or political disruption or unforeseen circumstances affecting the PRC's political, economic and social life. There is also no guarantee that the PRC government's pursuit of economic reforms will be consistent or effective. F-33 83 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 18. CONCENTRATION OF RISK (continued) The Group is dependent on the Farming Bureau for providing substantially all of the supply of natural rubber. While Hainan Agricultural, First Supply and Second Supply have entered into an agreement with the Farming Bureau which requires the Farming Bureau to prioritize allocation of natural rubber in favor of First Supply and Second Supply (the "Operating Subsidiaries"), there can be no assurances that this agreement will result in continued allocations of satisfactory supplies of natural rubber. Additionally, the Operating Subsidiaries are dependent upon the Farming Bureau to purchase a significant portion of the materials and supplies sold by the Operating Subsidiaries in their current procurement operations. Although the Group and the Farming Bureau have entered into a Long-Term Sale and Purchase Agreement dated November 5, 1994 (the "Sale and Purchase Agreement"), which requires the Farming Bureau to purchase on a priority basis from the Operating Subsidiaries the types of materials and supplies currently procured for it, there can be no assurances that the Farming Bureau will actually purchase such materials or supplies or that market terms will be sufficient to allow the Operating Subsidiaries to sell any such materials or supplies to the Farming Bureau on terms which are profitable to the Company. The Sale and Purchase Agreement has a 15 year term; however, its enforceability in the PRC would be subject to broad discretion and interpretive powers of the courts and equitable terms which allow either party to terminate the agreement if the other materially defaults. Damages for actual losses may be awarded to the non-defaulting party. Currently, a large proportion of the Group's revenue comes from the sale of natural rubber and the procurement of materials and supplies in the PRC, which is vulnerable to the increase in the level of competition from overseas suppliers of natural rubber and the change in the supply and demand relationship with companies owned and/or controlled by the Farming Bureau. 19. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS The following methods and assumptions were used by the Group in estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments: (i) Cash and cash equivalents The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents approximate their fair value. (ii) Amounts due to/from the Farming Bureau, related companies and shareholders The carrying amounts are reasonable estimates of the fair values due to the short maturity of these assets and liabilities. F-34 84 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 19. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued) (iii) Investments Investments in PRC government bonds are stated at cost which approximate their fair values. It was not practicable to estimate the fair values of the Group's investments in non-traded investments because of the lack of quoted market prices and the inability to estimate fair values without incurring excessive costs. The carrying amounts of RMB11,963 and RMB12,344 at December 31, 1995 and 1996, respectively, represent the Group's best estimates of current economic values of these investments. (iv) Short-term bank loans The carrying amounts of the Group's short-term bank loans approximate their fair values due to their short maturity. 20. RESERVES AND DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS In accordance with the relevant PRC regulations and the articles of association of Hainan Agricultural (the "Articles of Association"), appropriations representing 10% of the net income as reflected in its statutory financial statements will be allocated to each of surplus reserve and collective welfare fund. Subject to certain restrictions set out in the relevant PRC regulations and the Articles of Association, the surplus reserve may be distributed to Billion Luck, the Farming Bureau and Guilinyang State Farm in the form of share bonus issues. The Group's share of the amounts transferred to the surplus reserve for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996 were RMB1,328, RMB3,137 and RMB4,409, respectively. In accordance with the relevant PRC regulations and the Articles of Association, the collective welfare fund must be used for capital expenditure on staff welfare facilities. Such facilities are for the use of the staff and are owned by Hainan Agricultural. The Group's share of the amounts transferred to the collective welfare fund for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996 were RMB1,329, RMB3,136 and RMB4,409, respectively. According to relevant laws and regulations in the PRC, distributable reserves of Hainan Agricultural and its subsidiaries are determined in accordance with the relevant PRC accounting rules and regulations. The amounts of retained earnings of Hainan Agricultural and its subsidiaries that are included on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996 that are available for distribution are RMB10,626, RMB27,844 and RMB62,951, respectively. F-35 85 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 21. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (a) Lease commitments Future minimum payments under operating leases for the leasing of buildings at December 31, 1996 were as follows:
RMB 1997 242 1998 242 1999 242 2000 242 2001 242 Thereafter 684 ----- Total minimum lease payments 1,894 =====
Rental expenses under operating leases for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996 amounted to RMB43, RMB170 and RMB188, respectively. (b) Futures contracts As of December 31, 1996, the Group had open short positions in respect of its natural rubber commodity futures contracts, maturing through 1997, with a notional value of RMB30,497 (1995: RMB119,670). F-36 86 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 22. FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE The Renminbi ("RMB") is not freely convertible into foreign currencies. Effective from January 1, 1994, a single rate of exchange is quoted daily by the People's Bank of China (the "Unified Exchange Rate"). However, the unification of the exchange rates does not imply convertibility of RMB into United States dollars ("US$") or other foreign currencies. All foreign exchange transactions continue to take place either through the Bank of China or other banks authorized to buy and sell foreign currencies at the exchange rates quoted by the People's Bank of China. Approval of foreign currency payments by the Bank of China or other institutions requires submitting a payment application form together with suppliers' invoices, shipping documents and signed contracts. The Unified Exchange Rates at December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996 were US$1 : RMB8.45, US$1 : RMB8.32 and US$1 : RMB8.30, respectively. 23. RETIREMENT BENEFITS As stipulated by the PRC regulations, First Supply and Second Supply participate in a defined contribution retirement plan administered by a State-owned insurance company controlled by the Farming Bureau (the "Retirement Plan"). First Supply and Second Supply are required to make contributions to the Retirement Plan at a rate of 21% of the aggregate of basic salaries, allowances and bonus of its existing staff. All staff of First Supply and Second Supply are covered under the Retirement Plan and upon retirement, the retired staff are entitled to a monthly pension payment borne by the above-mentioned insurance company under the Retirement Plan. First Supply and Second Supply are not responsible for any payments beyond the contributions to the Retirement Plan as noted above. The amounts of contributions paid by First Supply and Second Supply, which were charged to the consolidated statements of income, amounted to RMB975, RMB1,591 and RMB1,588 for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively. F-37 87 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 24. SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION The Group is principally engaged in the distribution of natural rubber and the procurement of materials, supplies and other agricultural products in the PRC. The Group did not engage in any export sales during the years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996. Business segment Reportable information on the Group's segments are as follows:
Year ended December 31, 1994 1995 1996 ------------------------------------- RMB RMB RMB Net sales: Distribution of natural rubber: Net sales to unaffiliated customers 1,199,691 1,776,641 1,519,060 Net sales to affiliates 27,366 1,630 -- --------- --------- --------- 1,227,057 1,778,271 1,519,060 --------- --------- --------- Procurement of materials, supplies and other agricultural products: Net sales to unaffiliated customers 48,190 72,880 102,745 Net sales to affiliates 33,001 106,092 205,694 --------- --------- --------- 81,191 178,972 308,439 --------- --------- --------- Total net sales 1,308,248 1,957,243 1,827,499 ========= ========= =========
F-38 88 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 24. SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued) Business segment (continued)
Year ended December 31, 1994 1995 1996 ------------------------------------- RMB RMB RMB Operating income: Distribution of natural rubber 17,538 47,188 40,460 Procurement of materials, supplies and other agricultural products 1,645 1,607 57,682 ------- ------ ------ Total operating income 19,183 48,795 98,142 ======= ====== ====== Depreciation: Distribution of natural rubber 841 2,562 1,066 Procurement of materials, supplies and other agricultural products 288 258 747 ------- ------ ------ Total depreciation expenses 1,129 2,820 1,813 ======= ====== ====== Capital expenditures: Distribution of natural rubber -- -- -- Procurement of materials, supplies and other agricultural products 7,179 4,275 2,663 ------- ------ ------ Total capital expenditures 7,179 4,275 2,663 ======= ====== ====== Year ended December 31, 1994 1995 1996 ------------------------------------- RMB RMB RMB Identifiable assets: Distribution of natural rubber 223,203 435,664 552,606 Procurement of materials, supplies and other agricultural products 308,998 231,748 151,458 ------- ------- ------- Total identifiable assets 532,201 667,412 704,064 Goodwill 1,104 1,076 1,049 ------- ------- ------- Total assets 533,305 668,488 705,113 ======= ======= =======
F-39 89 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) 25. SUBSEQUENT EVENT On March 28, 1997 and March 31, 1997, the Operating Subsidiaries obtained approvals from the relevant banks for the transfer of bank loans with a total amount of RMB292,560 to the Farming Bureau pursuant to the Restructuring. 26. COMPARATIVE AMOUNTS Certain comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current year's presentation. F-40 90 EXHIBITS 91 EXHIBITS INDEX
Exhibit No. Exhibit Description Page No. ----------- ------------------- -------- 3.1 Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, filed on January 15, 1986 (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 3.2 By-laws of the Registrant (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 3.3 Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, filed on November 18, 1994 (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 3.4 Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, filed on November 18, 1994 (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 3.5 Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, effective March 31, 1995, and filed on June 19, 1995 (Filed with Quarterly Report on Form 10- Q/A for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1995, and with Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 19, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.) 3.6 Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, effective December 30, 1996 (Filed herewith.) 97 3.7 Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant, as amended on December 30, 1996 (Filed herewith.) 101 4.1 Certificate of Designation of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, filed on December 13, 1995 (Filed with Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 8, 1996, and incorporated herein by reference.) 4.2 Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Designation of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, effective December 31, 1996 (Filed herewith.) 110 10.1 Assignment Agreement dated January 21, 1994, by and between Hong Wah (Holdings) Limited and Billion Luck Company Ltd. (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.2 Contract on Investment for the Setting up of Hainan Agricultural Resources Company Ltd. dated January 31, 1994, by and among Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation General Company (the Farming Bureau), Hainan Province Guilinyang State Farm, and Billion Luck Company Ltd. (Original Chinese version with English translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.3 Loan Agreement dated May 10, 1994, by and among Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Limited, Worlder International Company Limited, Hong Wah Investment Holdings Limited, Silverich Limited, Brender Services Limited, and Billion Luck Company Ltd. (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.4 Credit Agreement dated June 1, 1994, by and among Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Limited, Worlder International Company Limited, Hong 48A
92 Wah Investment Holdings Limited and Billion Luck Company Ltd. (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.5 Contract on the Transfer of Share Ownership of Hainan Zhongya Aluminum Co., Ltd. dated July 11, 1994, by and between Hainan Province Guilinyang State Farm and Hainan Agricultural Resources Co., Ltd. (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.6 Letter Agreement dated August 8, 1994, by and among Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Limited, Worlder International Company Limited, Hong Wah Investment Holdings Limited and Billion Luck Company Ltd., supplementing Credit Agreement dated June 1, 1994 (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.7 Letter Agreement dated October 24, 1994, by and among Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Limited, Worlder International Company Limited, and Billion Luck Company Ltd. (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.8 Acquisition Agreement, by and among the Registrant and the shareholders of Billion Luck Company Ltd. (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.9 Agreement on Service and Cooperation dated November 5, 1994, by and between Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation General Company (the Farming Bureau) and Hainan Agricultural Resources Company Ltd. (Original Chinese version with English translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.10 Land Use Agreement dated November 5, 1994, by and between Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation No. 1 Materials Supply & Sales Company (First Supply) and Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation Jin Long Materials General Company (Original Chinese version with certified English translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.11 Land Use Agreement dated November 5, 1994, by and between Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation No. 2 Materials Supply & Sales Company (Second Supply) and Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation Jin Huan Materials General Company (Original Chinese version with certified English translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.12 Long-Term Sale and Purchase Agreement dated November 5, 1994, by and among Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation General Company (the Farming Bureau), Hainan Agricultural Resources Company Ltd., Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation No. 1 Materials Supply & Marketing Company (First Supply), and Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation No. 2 Materials Supply & Marketing Company (Second Supply) (Original Chinese version with English translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.)
48B 93 10.13 Agreement on Assignment of Accounts Receivable dated November 5, 1994, by and among Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation General Company (the Farming Bureau), Billion Luck Company Ltd., Hainan Province Guilinyang State Farm, Hainan Agricultural Resources Company Ltd., Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation No. 1 Materials Supply & Marketing Company (First Supply), and Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation No. 2 Materials Supply & Marketing Company (Second Supply) (Original Chinese version with English translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.14 Rental Agreement, by and between General Bureau of Hainan State Farms (the Farming Bureau) and Hainan Agricultural Resources Company Limited (Original Chinese version with English Translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.15 Guaranty Agreement, by and among Hainan Province Agricultural Reclamation General Company (the Farming Bureau), Hainan Agricultural Reclamation No. 1 Materials Supply & Sales Company (First Supply) and Hainan Agricultural Reclamation No. 2 Materials Supply & Sales Company (Second Supply) (Original Chinese version with certified English Translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.16 Financial Consulting Agreement dated February 1, 1994, by and between Brender Services Limited and Billion Luck Company Ltd., and Extension Agreement dated November 1, 1994, by and between Brender Services Limited and Billion Luck Company Ltd. (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.17 Exchange Agreement, by and among the Registrant, Hong Wah Investment Holdings Limited, Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Ltd., Worlder International Company Limited and Silverich Limited, executed as of March 31, 1995 (Filed with Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.18 China Resources Development, Inc., 1995 Stock Option Plan, adopted as of March 31, 1995 (Filed with Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1995, and the Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 19, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.19 Consulting Agreement between the Registrant and Brender Services Limited, dated April 30, 1995 (Filed with Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.20 Letter dated June 1, 1995, extending the repayment date to December 31, 1995, for loans extended to Billion Luck by Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Limited, Worlder International Company Limited and Hong Wah Investment Holdings Limited, pursuant to Credit Agreement dated June 1, 1994 (Filed with Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.21 Agreement on Administrative Expenses Apportionment between First Supply and Jin Ling Corporation, dated March 15, 1995 (Original Chinese version with English translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.)
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Page No. -------- 10.22 Agreement on Administrative Expenses Apportionment between Second Supply and Jin Huan Corporation, dated March 15, 1995 (Original Chinese version with English translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.23 Agreement on Rubber Purchase Deposits among HARC, First Supply, Second Supply and the Farming Bureau, dated March 30, 1995 (Original Chinese version with English translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.24 Employment Agreement between Billion Luck and Han Jian Zhun, dated August 1, 1995 (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.25 Employment Agreement between Billion Luck and Li Fei Lie, dated August 1, 1995 (Filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.26 Contract on Investment in the Xilian Timber Mill between HARC and the State-Run Xilian Farm of Hainan Province dated July 7, 1994, and Supplementary Agreement dated December 24, 1994 (Original Chinese version with English translation filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.27 Exchange Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Limited, dated July 22, 1996 (Filed with Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 1996, and incorporated herein by reference.) 10.28 Loan Agreement between HARC and the Farming Bureau, dated March 25, 1996, and the supplementary agreement dated December 31, 1996 (Certified English translation of original Chinese version filed herewith.) (To be filed by Amendment) 114 10.29 Loan Agreement between HARC and the Registrant, dated March 25, 1996 (Certified English translation of original Chinese version filed herewith.) (To be filed by Amendment) 10.30 Rental Agreement between HARC and the Hainan Farming Bureau Testing Center, dated August 9, 1996 (Certified English translation of original Chinese version filed herewith.) 10.31 Shareholders' Agreement on Business Restructuring among the Farming Bureau, Guilinyang Farm and Billion Luck, dated as of October 1, 1996 (Certified English translation of original Chinese version filed herewith.) 10.32 Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement among the Farming Bureau, HARC, First Supply and Second Supply, dated as of October 1, 1996 (Certified English translation of original Chinese version filed herewith.) 10.33 Exchange Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Limited, dated December 31, 1996 (Filed herewith.) 10.34 China Resources Development, Inc., Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended on December 30, 1996 (Filed herewith.) 11.3 Computation of Earnings Per Share for Fiscal Year ended December 31, 1996 (To be filed by Amendment) 16.1 Letter from H.J. Swart & Company, P.A., to Registrant dated March 22, 1995 (Filed with Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated March 16, 1995.)
48D 95 21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant (Contained in Financial Statements filed herewith.) 27.4 Financial Data Schedule (Filed herewith. For SEC use only.) 99.4 Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement and Proxy distributed to shareholders in advance of annual meeting held on December 30, 1996 (Filed with Schedule 14A dated December 20, 1996, and incorporated herein by reference.)
48E EX-3.6 2 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORP. 1 EXHIBIT 3.6 Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, effective December 30, 1996 2 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, INC. We, the undersigned President and Secretary of China Resources Development, Inc. (the "Corporation"), in accordance with NRS 73.390, do hereby certify the following: 1. The Board of Directors of the Corporation, at a special meeting held on November 29, 1996, adopted resolutions to amend the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation, as such Articles of Incorporation have been amended from time to time, as follows: (a) Article V of the Articles of Incorporation is hereby deleted in its entirety and restated as follows: STOCKHOLDERS MEETING: Meetings of the shareholders shall be held at such place within or without the State of Nevada as may be provided by the By-laws of the corporation. Special meetings of the shareholders may be called by the President or any other executive officer of the corporation, the Board of Directors, or any member thereof, or by the record holder or holders of at least thirty percent (30%) of all shares entitled to vote at the meeting. Any action otherwise required to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders, except election of directors, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by shareholders having at least a majority of the voting power. (b) Article VIII of the Articles of Incorporation is hereby amended to add the following sentences to the beginning of Article VIII: BOARD OF DIRECTORS: The number of directors of the corporation shall be a minimum of three and the maximum of 25, approximately one-third of whom shall be classified as "Class I" directors, approximately one-third of whom shall be classified as "Class II" directors and approximately one-third of whom shall be classified as "Class III" directors. Class I, Class II and Class III directors shall be elected in consecutive years. Each director shall serve as a director until the annual meeting of shareholders occurring in the year 3 three years following his election and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, Class I directors shall be elected for one-year terms, and Class II directors shall be elected for two-year terms, at the annual meeting of shareholders where three classes of directors are initially established. (c) The provisions of Article IX designated "OFFICERS", "ELECTION" and "TERM OF OFFICE" are each hereby deleted in their entirety and restated as follows: OFFICERS: The officers of the corporation shall consist of a Chairman of the Board of Directors, a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, a Treasurer or Chief Financial Officer and a Financial Controller, who shall perform such duties and have such authority as usually pertains to such officers of a corporation or as may prescribed by the Board of directors from time to time. ELECTION: Directors shall be elected at the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders, as set forth in Article VIII, and the persons receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared duly elected to the positions for which votes are solicited, providing such numbers shall represent a majority of all votes cast. Within ten (10) days after the election, the directors shall meet and elect a Chairman, President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer or Chief Financial Officer and Financial Controller. TERM OF OFFICE: The term of office of directors shall be as forth in Article VIII, and the term of office of all officers shall be from time to time as determined by the Board of Directors, provided all directors and officers shall hold office until their successors are duly elected and qualified. All provisions of Article IX, other than those specifically addressed in paragraph 3 above, shall remain as part of Article IX in their entirety. 2. The number of shares of stock of the Corporation which are outstanding and entitled to vote on an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation is Eleven Million Nine Hundred Ninety- -2- 4 Nine Thousand Four Hundred and Eighteen (11,999,418) shares of Common Stock. 3. The said changes and amendments set forth herein have been consented to and approved by a vote of the stockholders holding at a majority of each class of stock outstanding and entitled to vote thereon. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned President and Secretary of the Corporation have executed this Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation this 31st day of January, 1997. /s/ Li Shunxing -------------------------------------------- Li Shunxing, President /s/ Zhang Yibing -------------------------------------------- Zhang Yibing, Secretary Signatures verified by: /s/ Dominic Yiu Kuen Lai - ---------------------------------- Print Name: DOMINIC YIU KUEN LAI ----------------------- Notary Public Hong Kong [SEAL] -3- EX-3.7 3 AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS 1 EXHIBIT 3.7 Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant, as amended on December 30, 1996 2 AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS OF CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, INC. ARTICLE I. - OFFICES The office of the Corporation shall be located in any City and State designated by the Board of Directors. The Corporation may also maintain other offices at such other places within or without the United States as the Board of Directors may, from time to time, determine. ARTICLE II. - STOCKHOLDERS 1. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held if called by the Board of Directors within five months after the close of the fiscal year of the Corporation, for the purpose of electing directors, and transacting such other business as may properly come before the meeting. 2. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute, may be called by the president or by the directors, and shall be called by the president at the request of the holders of not less than ten percent of all the outstanding shares of the corporation entitled to vote at the meeting. 3. PLACE OF MEETING The directors may designate any place, either within or without the State unless otherwise prescribed by statute, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting called by the directors. A waiver of notice signed by all stockholders entitled to vote at a meeting may designate any place, either within or without the state unless otherwise prescribed by statute, as the place for holding such meeting. If no designation is made, or if a special meeting be otherwise called, the place of meeting shall be the principal office of the corporation. 4. NOTICE OF MEETING Written or printed notice stating the place, day and hour of the meeting and, in case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered not less than 10 nor more than fifty 50 days before the date of the meeting, either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of 3 the president, or the secretary, or the officer or persons calling the meeting, to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail, addressed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the corporation, with postage thereon prepaid. 5. CLOSING OF TRANSFER BOOKS OR FIXING OF RECORD DATE. For the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination of stockholders for any other proper purpose, the directors of the corporation may provide that the stock transfer books shall be closed for a stated period but not to exceed, in any case, 30 days. If the stock transfer books shall be closed for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders, such books shall be closed for at least 15 days immediately preceding such meeting. In lieu of closing the stock transfer books, the directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such determination of stockholders, such date in any case to be not more than 45 days and, in case of a meeting of stockholders, not less than 15 days prior to the date on which the particular action requiring such determination of stockholders is to be taken. If the stock transfer books are not closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders, or stockholders entitled to receive payment of a dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is mailed or the date on which the resolution of the directors declaring such dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of stockholders. When a determination of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders has been made as provided in this section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. 6. QUORUM. At any meeting of stockholders 50% of the outstanding shares of the corporation entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of stockholders. If less than said number of the outstanding shares are represented at a meeting, a majority of the shares so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified. The stockholders present at a duly organized meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum. -2- 4 7. PROXIES. At all meetings of stockholders, a stockholder may vote by proxy executed in writing by the stockholder or by his duly authorized attorney in fact. Such proxy shall be filed with the secretary of the corporation before or at the time of the meeting. 8. VOTING Each stockholder entitled to vote in accordance with the terms and provisions of the certificate of incorporation and these by-laws shall be entitled to one vote, in person or by proxy, for each share of stock entitled to vote held by such stockholders. Upon the demand of any stockholder, the vote for directors and upon any question before the meeting shall be by ballot. All elections for directors shall be decided by majority vote; all other questions shall be decided by majority vote except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or the laws of this State. ARTICLE III. - BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1. GENERAL POWERS. The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by its board of directors. The directors shall in all cases act as a board, and they may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of their meetings and the management of the corporation, as they may deem proper, not inconsistent with these by-laws and the laws of this State. 2. NUMBER, TENURE AND QUALIFICATIONS. The number of directors of the corporation shall be a minimum of three and a maximum of twenty-five. Each director shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified. 3. REGULAR MEETINGS. A regular meeting of the directors, shall be held without other notice than this by-law immediately after, and at the same place as, the annual meeting of stockholders. The directors may provide, by resolution, the time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings without other notice than such resolution. 4. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the directors may be called by or at the request of the president or any two directors. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the directors may -3- 5 fix the place for holding any special meeting of the directors called by them. 5. NOTICE Notice of any special meeting shall be given at least 5 days previously thereto by written notice delivered personally, or by telegram or mailed to each director at his business address. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. If notice be given by telegram, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when the telegram is delivered to the telegraph company. The attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except wherein a director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. 6. QUORUM At any meeting of the directors a majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but if less than said number is present at a meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. 7. MANNER OF ACTING The act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the directors. 8. NEWLY CREATED DIRECTORSHIPS AND VACANCIES. Newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors and vacancies occurring in the board for any reason except the removal of directors without cause may be filled by a vote of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum exits. Vacancies occurring by reason of the removal of directors without cause shall be filled by vote of the stockholders. A director elected to fill a vacancy caused by resignation, death or removal shall be elected to hold office for the unexpired term of his predecessor. 9. REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS Any or all of the directors may be removed for cause by vote of the stockholders or by action of the board. Directors may be removed without cause only by vote of the stockholders. -4- 6 10. RESIGNATION A director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board, the president or the secretary of the corporation. Unless otherwise specified in the notice, the resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof by the board or such officer, and the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. 11. COMPENSATION No compensation shall be paid to directors, as such, for their services, by resolution of the board a fixed sum and expenses for actual attendance at each regular or special meeting of the board may be authorized. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. 12. PRESUMPTION OF ASSENT A director of the corporation who is present at a meeting of the directors at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent to such action with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered mail to the secretary of the corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of such action. 13. EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMITTEES The board, by resolution, may designate from among its members an executive committee and other committees, each consisting of three or more directors. Each such committee shall serve at the pleasure of the board. ARTICLE IV. - OFFICERS 1. NUMBER The officers of the corporation shall be a president, a vice-president, a secretary and a treasurer, each of whom shall be elected by the directors. Such other officers and assistant officers as may be deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the directors. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person. -5- 7 2. ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE The officers of the corporation to be elected by the directors shall be elected at a meeting of the directors held when determined by the directors. Each officer shall hold office until his successor shall have been duly elected and shall have qualified or until his death or until he shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided. 3. REMOVAL Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the directors may be removed by the directors whenever in their judgment the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. 4. VACANCIES A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise, may be filled by the directors for the unexpired portion of the term. 5. SALARIES The salaries of the officers shall be fixed from time to time by the directors and no officer shall be prevented from receiving such salary by reason of the fact that he is also a director of the corporation. ARTICLE V. - CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECK AND DEPOSITS 1. CONTRACTS The directors may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. 2. LOANS No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the corporation and no evidences of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by a resolution of the directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. 3. CHECKS, DRAFTS, ETC. All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation, shall be signed by such officer or officers, -6- 8 agent or agents of the corporation and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the directors. 4. DEPOSITS All funds of the corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositaries as the directors may select. ARTICLE VI. - CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES AND THEIR TRANSFER 1. CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES Certificates representing shares of the corporation shall be in such form as shall be determined by the directors. Such certificates shall be signed by the president and by the secretary or by such other officers authorized by law and by the directors. All certificates for shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The name and address of the stockholders, the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the stock transfer books of the corporation. All certificates surrendered to the corporation for transfer shall be canceled and no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate for a like number of shares shall have been surrendered and canceled; except that in case of a lost, destroyed or mutilated certificate a new one may be issued therefor upon such terms and indemnity to the corporation as the directors may prescribe. 2. TRANSFERS OF SHARES (a) Upon surrender to the corporation or the transfer agent of the corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, and cancel the old certificate; every such transfer shall be entered on the transfer book of the corporation which shall be kept at its principal office. (b) The corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share as the holder in fact thereof, and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share on the part of any other person whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as expressly provided by the laws of this state. ARTICLE VII. - FISCAL YEAR The fiscal year of the corporation shall end on the 31st day of December in each year. -7- 9 ARTICLE VIII. - DIVIDENDS The directors may from time to time declare, and the corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by law. ARTICLE IX. - SEAL The directors shall provide a corporate seal which shall be circular in form and shall have inscribed thereon the name of the corporation and the words, "Corporate Seal". ARTICLE X. - WAIVER OF NOTICE Unless otherwise provided by law, whenever any notice is required to be given to any stockholder or director of the corporation under the provisions of these by-laws or under the provisions of the articles of incorporation, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. ARTICLE XI. - AMENDMENTS These by-laws may be altered, amended or repealed and new by-laws may be adopted by a vote of a majority of a quorum of the directors, or by a vote of the stockholders representing a majority of a quorum of all the shares issued and outstanding at any annual stockholders' meeting or at any special stockholders' meeting when the proposed amendment has been sent out in a notice of such meeting. The By-laws of China Resources Development, Inc. (the "Corporation"), were amended and restated pursuant to (i) a resolution of the Board of Directors of the corporation unanimously adopted at a special meeting of the Board held on November 29, 1996, and (ii) a vote by the shareholders of the corporation holding at least a majority of each class of stock outstanding and entitled to vote, at the annual meeting of shareholders held on December 30, 1996. -8- EX-4.2 4 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF DESIG. 1 EXHIBIT 4.2 Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Designation of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, effective December 31, 1996 2 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES, RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS OF SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK, $.001 PAR VALUE, OF CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, INC. China Resources Development, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Corporation"), with its principal place of business at 23/F., Office Tower, Convention Plaza, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, hereby certifies that pursuant to authority conferred upon its Board of Directors by the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, and by the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada, the Board of Directors, at its annual meeting held on December 31, 1996, adopted a resolution providing for the amendment to the designation and terms of a series of its 10,000,000 shares of authorized preferred stock previously designated as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, previously consisting of 2,500 shares, the content of which resolution is hereafter set forth in its entirety: RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority expressly granted to and vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions of its Articles of Incorporation, the Certificate of Designation designating a series of 2,500 shares of the Corporation's authorized class of preferred stock, established as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $.001 par value (the "Series B Convertible Preferred Stock"), is hereby amended pursuant the terms hereof. The number of shares of the Corporation's authorized class of preferred stock to be designated as Series B Preferred Stock (no longer convertible) (the "Series B Preferred Stock") shall be increased to 3,200,000 shares, and the preferences and relative, participating, optional, or other special rights of, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions imposed upon the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock are hereby amended and restated as follows: The text of the original designation of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is as follows: Each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall be convertible into shares of the Corporation's Common Stock, $.001 par value (the "Common Stock"), at any time during the two-year period commencing on the 45th day following the date of the closing of the sale of such share (the "Conversion Period"), upon delivery to the Corporation by the record holder thereof of a notice of conversion (the "Conversion Notice") and the surrender to the Corporation at its corporate offices at 2440 South Progress Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84119, or at any other place designated in writing by the Corporation, of the certificates for shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to be so converted. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall equal the number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted, multiplied by $10,000 per share (the "Share Price"), divided by the Conversion Factor (as hereafter defined). "Conversion Factor" means the lesser of (a) the product derived by multiplying (i) the average closing bid price of the Common Stock on the electronic inter-dealer quotation system operated by Nasdaq, Inc., a subsidiary 3 of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASDAQ System"), for the five consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of the delivery of the Conversion Notice to the Corporation by (ii) 69%, or (b) the product derived by multiplying (i) the average closing bid price of the Common Stock on the NASDAQ System for the five consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of the delivery of the Subscription Agreement for the related shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to the Corporation by (ii) 85%. Upon the expiration of the Conversion Period, all remaining issued and outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall be converted as of such expiration date into the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the above-referenced formula. None of the shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to any voting rights whatsoever in connection therewith. The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock has no preemptive or other subscription rights and is not subject to any future calls or assessments. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, and holders of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock have no rights whatsoever to dividends or to distributions upon liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation. The Corporation may, at its option and in its sole discretion, issue any other class or series of preferred stock with rights and preferences superior to or in parity with the rights and preferences attributable to the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. The forgoing designation of the shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is hereby deleted and replaced with the following designation of Series B Preferred Stock: The shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to voting rights to the same extent and in the same manner as shares of Common Stock, such shares of Series B Preferred Stock being aggregated with any outstanding Common Stock at the record date of any vote for voting purposes of the Corporation. The Series B Preferred Stock has no preemptive or other subscription rights and is not subject to any future calls or assessments. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and holders of Series B Preferred Stock have no rights whatsoever to dividends or to distributions upon liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation. No shares of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be included in a registration statement filed by the Corporation and the Corporation shall not take any action to facilitate the registration of such shares; provided, however, notwithstanding the forgoing, the Corporation may, at its option and in its sole discretion, include the Series B Preferred Stock in a registration statement filed by the Corporation after July 22, 2000. -2- 4 The Corporation may, at its option and in its sole discretion, issue any other class or series of preferred stock with rights and preferences superior to or in parity with the rights and preferences attributable to the Series B Preferred Stock. There are no shares of Series B Preferred Stock currently outstanding. The only class or series of stock which, before this amendment, is senior to the Series B Preferred Stock is the Corporation's Series A Preferred Stock, of which there are no shares of such Series A Preferred Stock which remain outstanding. WITNESS the seal of the Corporation and the signatures of its authorized officers this 14th day of February, 1997. CORPORATION: ATTEST: CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, INC. /s/ Zhang Yibing By:/s/ Li Shinxing - ------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Zhang Yibing, Secretary Li Shunxing, President Signatures verified by: /s/ Dominic Yiu Kuen Lai - ------------------------------ Print Name: DOMINIC YIU KUEN LAI --------------------- Notary Public Hong Kong [SEAL] -3- EX-10.30 5 RENTAL AGREEMENT 1 EXHIBIT 10.30 Rental Agreement between HARC and the Hainan Farming Bureau Testing Center, dated August 9, 1996 (Certified English translation of original Chinese version.) The undersigned officer of China Resources Development, Inc., hereby represents that the following is a fair and accurate English translation of the original Chinese version of the Rental Agreement between HARC and the Hainan Farming Bureau Testing Center, dated August 9, 1996. /s/ Wong Wah On --------------------------------- Wong Wah On, Financial Controller 2 RENTAL AGREEMENT PARTY A: HAINAN FARMING BUREAU TESTING CENTER PARTY B: HAINAN AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES COMPANY LIMITED Party A and party B agreed the terms and conditions as follows: 1. Party A has agreed to rent the sixth floor of Second Phase of the Farming Bureau Building (the "Building") to Party B for office use. 2. The rental period is for eight years which starts from October 1, 1996 to September 30, 2004. After the completion of the rental period, if Party B still wish to use the Building, under the same terms and conditions as offered to other party, Party A should give Party B the priority to rent the Building. 3. The rental are charged by intervals. from October 1, 1996 to September 30, 2000, the monthly rental payment is Rmb Six Thousand Only. From October 1, 2000 to September 30, 2004, the monthly rental payment is decided by mutual agreement of both parties based on the market price at that time with preferential terms as offered by Party A. 4. The rental amount is paid semi-annually in advance. The first installment should be paid within 10 days after the signing of this agreement. The following rental payments should be made payable within 10 days after every six months. 5. This agreement shall be terminated automatically if Party B delays the rental payment for two months. 6. If Party B intends to make any renovation work on the Building, Party B should inform Party A of the scale of the renovation work first and renovate in accordance with the rules and regulations as imposed by the government. All the costs and expenses incurred thereon and all the effect inherent with the renovation work should be borne by Party B. 7. Party B shall not change the structure of the Building and its usage. After the termination or expiry of this agreement, Party B should demolish any add-in facilities and make the Building clean. 8. Party B shall take the sole responsibility of the safety and sanitary of the Building. 9. Party B shall not sub-lease the Building, or otherwise, Party A shall have the right to terminate this agreement and retain the Building. 10. All the electricity and building management fee shall be decided by Party B and the Management Division of Farming Bureau Building mutually, and shall be paid by Party B directly to the Management Division of Farming Bureau Building. 11. During the rental period, Party A shall have the right to retain the Building in accordance with the requirements imposed by its superior government divisions because of the changes in State or government policies. Under this situation, Party A should inform Party B 30 days in advance and terminate the agreement. Party A should also repay back the excess of the rental to Party B and Party B should move out the Building unconditionally. 12. Any taxes or government charges payable during the rental period should be borne by either party in accordance with the terms of this agreement. 3 13. Both parties shall make any supplementary provisions after mutual agreement and these provisions shall have the same legal effects as other provisions in this agreement. 14. This agreement has altogether four copies, each party shall retain two copies. This agreement is effective upon the date of signing by both parties. For and on behalf For and on behalf Hainan Farming Bureau Testing Center Hainan Agricultural Resources Company Limited /s/ Huang Xiang Qian /s/ Lin Jia Ping ______________________________ ___________________________ Date: August 9, 1996 EX-10.31 6 SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT ON BUSINESS RESTR. 1 EXHIBIT 10.31 Shareholders' Agreement on Business Restructuring among the Farming Bureau, Guilinyang Farm and Billion Luck, dated as of October 1, 1996 (Certified English translation of original Chinese version.) The undersigned officer of China Resources Development, Inc., hereby represents that the following is a fair and accurate English translation of the original Chinese version of the Shareholders' Agreement on Business Restructuring among the Farming Bureau, Guilinyang Farm and Billion Luck, dated as of October 1, 1996. /s/ Wong Wah On --------------------------------- Wong Wah On, Financial Controller 2 SHAREHOLDERS' AGREEMENT ON BUSINESS RESTRUCTURING Parties involved: General Bureau of Hainan State Farms (the "Farming Bureau") Registered address: Nongken Street, Xiuying Caopo, Haikou City, Hainan Province, China. Guilinyang State Farm ("Guilinyang") Registered address: Lingshan, Qiongshan City , Hainan Province, China. Billion Luck Company Ltd. ("Billion Luck") Registered address: Cregue Buildings, P.O. Box 116, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. WHEREAS, Hainan Agricultural Resources Co. Ltd. ("HARC") was legally established on June 28, 1994. The parties involved in this Agreement represent all the shareholders of HARC. Farming Bureau owns 39% shares of HARC, Guilinyang owns 5% shares of HARC and Billion Luck owns 56% shares of HARC. WHEREAS, all the parties agree that, since the incorporation of HARC, the natural rubber marketing and distribution operation has been its core business operation with good operating results and represents one of the main sources of income of HARC. WHEREAS, the parties also agree that the performance of certain procurement of materials and supplies operations of HARC is not too satisfactory with overlapping divisions, excessive manpower and high operating costs. In order to improve the operating perfermance of HARC, the business operations shall be restructured. WHEREAS, in the process of streamlining of the corporate structure and rationalization of manpower, office facilities which become excessive or assets with low return shall be sold. HARC shall transfer these assets together with the corresponding liabilities to Farming Bureau. Farming Bureau, HARC, First Supply and Second Supply shall enter into a separate "Asset and Staff Transfer Agreement" in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. WHEREAS, the purpose of the restructuring is to reduce cost, to direct the working capital from businesses with low return to businesses with high return and to improve the operating performance. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows: The headings used in this Agreement are given for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified, the followings shall be referred as: "Effective Date" are to the meaning of the provisions under Article 9 of this Agreement. "Base Date" are to September 30, 1996. "Accepted Accounting Standard of PRC" are to the accounting standard, rules and regulations as adopted in the PRC. 1 3 "Assets Fair Value" are to the meaning of the provison under Article 3.5 of this Agreement. "First Supply" are to First Goods And Materials Supply And Sales Corporation. "Second Supply" are to Second Goods And Materials Supply And Sales Corporation. "Transferors" are to HARC, First Supply and Second Supply, collectively. "Assets" are to the assets, rights, contracts, etc., which are transferred by the Transferors to Farming Bureau. The details of which are listed out in the Exhibit 'Statement of Assets and Liabilities'. "Liabilities" are to all the liabilities which are transferred by the Transferors to Farming Bureau. The details of which are listed out in the Exhibit. "Statement of Assets and Liabilities" "Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement" are to the agreement which are signed by HARC, First Supply, Second Supply and Farming Bureau for the transfer of assets to Farming Bureau (see Exhibit 1). "Statement of Assets and Liabilities" represents the Exhibit to the Asset and Staff Transfer Agreement. "This Agreement" are to the provisions of this Agreement, including this Agreement and its Exhibits. "Farming Bureau" are to General Bureau of Hainan State Farms and unless the context requires otherwise, includes its directly or indirectly controlled subsidiaries, branches, divisions, associated companies, joint ventures and legal entities. "Records" are to the files, records, information, techniques or other information with business value which relate to the assets transferred. "Transferred Staff" are to the redundant staff of the Transferors who are taken over by Farming Bureau. "Accounts receivable" refers to the accounts receivable included in the Exhibit- Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement. "Accounts payable" refers to the accounts payable included in the Exhibit-Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement. "Other reseivables" refers to the other receivables included in the Exhibit - Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement. "Other payables" refers to the other payables included in the Exhibit - Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement. "Long Term Investments" refers to the long term investments included in the Exhibit- Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement. "Fixed assets" refers to the fixed assets included in the Exhibit-Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement. "Inventories" refers to the inventories included in the Exhibit-Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement. "Contracts" are to all the written and verbal contracts transferred to Farming Bureau, including the contracts between the Transferors and the Transferred Staff. 2 4 "Responsibilities and Obligations" are to all the contractual and legal responsibilities and obligations with respect to the assets, liabilities and personnel transferred to Farming Bureau. 1 ORGANIZATION RESTRUCTURING 1.1 The wholly owned subsidiaries of HARC, First Supply and Second Supply, whose name are to be changed to "Hainan Agricultural Resources First Development Ltd." ("First Development") and "Hainan Agricultural Resources Second Development Ltd." ("Second Development"), respectively. 1.2 The existing trading divisions of First Supply shall consolidated into two trading divisions of First Development, namely, Rubber Division and Materials and Supplies Procurement Division. A new division to handle the import and export trade will also be established. Rubber Division continues to be the core operation for natural rubber marketing and distribution. Materials and Supplies Division are consolidated from the existing various materials and supplies divisions of First Supply. Its principal businesses are to procure the production materials for the Hainan State Farms and other customers, as well as trading of other materials. Import and Export Division shall be responsible for the import and export trading of rubber, rubber products and other materials. 1.3 The existing trading divisions of Second Supply shall also be consolidated into two trading divisions of Second Development, namely, Rubber Division, and Materials and Supplies Division. A new Import and Export Division shall also be established to handle the impot and export trade. These divisions have the same functions as those divisions of First Development. 1.4 HARC shall establish a new division for investment management which is responsible for all the investment activities of HARC. 1.5 The Board of Directors and management team of HARC shall be responsible for the following matters: (1) coordinate and allocate the workload among all the divisions of HARC, First Supply and Second Supply, and work out a detail plan for this. (2) plan and carry out a detail action plan to complete the establishment of the aforementioned divisions. (3) amend and formulate the management system of HARC and its subsidiaries. (4) adjust and consolidate the accounting records of HARC and its subsidiaries. (5) appoint the executive management team of HARC and its subsidiaries. (6) amend and formulate the articles of associations of HARC and its subsidiaries. 1.6 Any shareholders of HARC shall have the right to employ an independent accountant to audit the adjusted accounting records immediately following the restucturing exercise. 2 TRANSFER OF STAFF 3 5 2.1 After the streamlining of the corporate structure of HARC, HARC and its subsidiaries shall implement a staff reallocation program in order to improve the operating efficiency and to reduce operating costs. 2.2 A summary of the number of staff, categorized by functions, remains in HARC, First Supply and Second after the restructuring exercise is set out in the Exhibit to this Agreement. 2.3 All the staff that are regsred as redundant under this Agreement shall be taken over by Farming Bureau. But HARC and Farming Bureau shall take other appropriate procedures by mutual agreement to deal with those staff whom Farming Bureau are not willing to take over. 2.4 HARC, First Supply and Second Supply shall terminate the employment in accordance with the employment contract terms with the Transferred Staff and comply with all the legal requirements. The Transferors and Farming Bureau shall take all the necessary steps in obtaining the termination approval from the staff. The Farming Bureau shall also provide employment to the Transferred Staff on a reasonable term of which the remuneration shall not be less than the existing staff of Farming Bureau with comparable grading and qualification. 2.5 Farming Bureau shall assist to resolve any disputes arising from the Transferred Staff of HARC, First Supply and Second Supply following the restructuring exercise. 2.6 The insurance contracts of the Transferred Staff shall also be transferred to Farming Bureau at the same time when the staff are transferred. Farming Bureau shall compensate the Transferors with equivalent monetary value of the contracts. 2.7 According to the legal requirements and the employment contract terms, if there are any redundancy costs which the Transferors are required pay to the Transferred Staff. Such redundancy costs shall be reimbursed by Farming Bureau. 3 TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 3.1 In the process of streamlining of the corporate structure and rationalization of manpower, the office facilities which become excessive or assets with low return shall be transferred by HARC, First Supply and Second Supply to Farming Bureau together with the corresponding liabilities. The parties involved shall enter into a separate agreement to govern the transfer of assets, liabilities and staff. A sample of the "Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement" is shown as an Exhibit. 3.2 All parties in this Agreement shall ensure that the transfer of assets and liabilities, as shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, to Farming Bureau pursuant to the Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement entered into between the Transferors and Farming Bureau will follow all the legal procedures. Farming Bureau shall acquire all the assets and assume all liabilities transferred. 3.3 Apart from the assumption of the responsibilities and obligations of the liabilities corresponding to the assets transferred, Farming Bureau shall not bear any other responsibilities and obligations that arises before the transfer and which should be borne by the Transferors. 3.4 The transfer methods for all kinds of assets and liabilities shall follow all the legal procedures and comply with all legal requirements. 3.5 The value of the net assets transferred shall be based on the fair value as of the Base Date. Those fair values shall be determined by an independent valuers jointly employed by the parties in this Agreement. 4 6 3.6 Farming Bureau shall be responsible for the recovery of all the accounts receivable. If necessary, the Transferors shall provide any assistance and records for the collection of the accounts receivable. All the costs and expenses incurred thereon by the Transferors shall be borne by Farming Bureau. 3.7 Except for those disputes which have already been disclosed to Farming Bureau, the Transferors shall be responsible for all the losses and expenses for any disputes with third parties on the rights of ownership of the transferred assets, if the disputes are related to the events occurred and conditions existing before the Base Date which the Farming Bureau are not accountable. Any such losses incurred by Farming Bureau thereon shall also be compensated by the Transferors. If the disputes are related to the events occurred after the Base Date which are not the responsibilities of HARC, then Farming Bureau shall be solely accountable and should bear all the expenses and losses incurred thereon. 3.8 Except for those mortgages and rights of lien which have already been disclosed to Farming Bureau, the Transferors shall bear all the expenses and losses incurred resulting from claims of any mortgages or rights of lien on the transferred assets by third parties and if these mortgages or rights of lien were created before the Base Date. Any expenses and losses incurred by Farming Bureau thereon shall also be compensated by the Transferors. If the mortgages or rights of lien on the transferred assets are created after the Base Date, Farming Bureau shall bear all the expenses and losses incurred thereon. 3.9 The Transferors shall not warrant the quality of any tangible assets transferred, including but not limit to, fixed assets, consumable stores, etc.. For those assets which are specificially excluded by Farming Bureau before the Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement becomes effective, they shall be handled separately by mutual agreement of the parties involved. 3.10 Any losses resulting from litigations or government actions on the assets transferred shall be borne by Farming Bureau if the results of such litigations and actions are not yet finalized before the Base Date. For those assets which are specifically excluded by Farming Bureau before the Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement becomes effective, they shall be handled separately by mutual agreement of the parties. 3.11 Notwithstanding other provisions in this Agreement, the bank loans owed by the Transferors to the banks and the amounts owed by Farming Bureau's subsidiary farms to the Transferors shall be transferred as follows: the amounts receivable from the subsidiary farms and related companies of Farming Bureau shall be transferred to Farming Bureau on the Effective Date. Farming Bureau shall be responsible to procure the consent of the banks for the transfer of the bank loans no later than March 31, 1997. Before the bank loans are formally transferred to Farming Bureau, Farming Bureau shall be responsible for the repayment of the principal outstanding and all the bank interest incurred commencing from the Base Date. Any amount received or receivable from the subsidiary farms by the Transferors after the Base Date shall belong to Farming Bureau. The outstanding amount of the bank loans shall be used to reduce the amounts payable by Farming Bureau to the Transferors when the bank loans are formally transferred. 3.12 Farming Bureau represents and warrants to the Transferors that Farming Bureau clearly understands and has carried out its own assessment to the conditions and risks with respect to the assets and liablities to be transferred by the Transferors pursuant to this Agreement. Farming Bureau convenants to the Transferors that Farming Bureau shall bear all the rights, rewards, risks and obligations of ownership of the transferred assets and the corresponding liabilities immediately after the Base Date. Farming Bureau shall not tender any claims and requests for 5 7 compensation with respect to any changes in the conditions and risks of the transferred assets and liabilities that may arise after the Base Date. 4 PAYMENT 4.1 Except for the provision of Article 3.11 of this Agreement, Farming Bureau shall pay to the Transferors in cash the amount equivalent to the fair value of the net assets transferred in accordance with the provision of Article 3.5. In the event that the transfer is a net liabilities, the amount of the net liabilities shall then be used to reduce the amount due by the Farming Bureau to the Transferors. 4.2 A lump sum payment for the value of net assets transferred shall be made by the Farming Bureau in accordance with the instructions of the Transferors within 120 days upon the date of this Agreement. 5 TRANSFER OF CONTRACTS 5.1 The Transferors shall transfer the contracts related to the assets and liabilitiess transferred to Farming Bureau. 5.2 Upon the effectiveness of the Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement, all the rights and obligations of the Transferors inherent in the contracts transferred shall be ended as of the Base Date, even though the legal procedures for such transfer may not yet be completed. After the Base Date, all the rights and obligations of the contracts shall rest on Farming Bureau. 5.3 The Transferors shall have the obligations to provide all the details for the performance of the contracts transferred to Farming Bureau, but shall not have the obligations to compensate Farming Bureau for any losses incurred by Farming Bureau resulting from the performance or non-performance of the such contracts. For those contracts which are specifically excluded by Farming Bureau before the Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement becomes effective, they shall be handled separately by mutual agreement of the parties. 6 RECORDS 6.1 The Transferors shall transfer all the relevant records related to the assets to Farming Bureau. 6.2 The records transferred shall only limit to those which are kept by the Transferors as of the Effective Date. The Transferors shall not be held responsible for the incompleteness and incorrectness of the records transferred, but shall give reasonable assistance on their rectification if requested by Farming Bureau. All the costs incurred thereon shall be borne by Farming Bureau. 7 TAXES AND CHARGES 7.1 All the taxes and government charges related to the holding or usage of the assets, as derived in accordance with the Accepted Accounting Standard of PRC, shall be borne by the Transferors, if those charges should be accounted for before the Base Date in accordance with the accounting standard, or otherwise, shall be borne by Farming Bureau. 7.2 Any taxes and government charges in relation to the transfer of assets, as derived in accordance with the Accepted Accounting Standard of PRC, shall be borne by the parties involved in accordance with the legal requirements. All other charges shall be shared by the Transferors and Farming Bureau on a reasonable basis. 6 8 INSURANCE 8.1 The beneficiary of the insurance contracts purchased by the Transferors on the assets shall be changed to Farming Bureau. Before the completion of this process, any insurance compensation received by the Transferors shall be paid to Farming Bureau. 8.2 The insurance premium which has been paid by the Transferors shall be borne by the Transferors if those premium should be accounted for before the Base Date in accordance with the accounting standard, or otherwise, shall be borne by Farming Bureau. 9 EFFECTIVE DATE This Agreement shall become effective and binding on all parties on October 1, 1996. 10 ACTIONS AT EFFECTIVE DATE 10.1 As of the Effective Date of this Agreement, the parties shall present the following documents: (1) In accordance with the Articles of Associations and the legal requirements, this Agreement shall be signed by the shareholders, board of directors or other authorized persons and accompanied with the photocopies of all the necessary and signed documents in making this Agreement effective. (2) The photocopies of other documents, certificates or approval letters as are required in accordance with the laws and the requirements of the relevant government authorities. (3) The properly executed Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement. 11 OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 11.1 The parties in this Agreement are legally established persons and have the authority to carry out businesses, to owe debts, to sign contracts and to have the civil rights. 11.2 This transaction is not outside the scope of the businesses of the respective parties. 11.3 This Agreement are signed by the legally authorized persons only. 12 CONFIDENTIALITY In the process of restructuring, the parties to this Agreement shall not disclose any information to third parties unless the disclosure isrequired by laws. 13 OTHER STIPULATIONS 13.1 The provisions of this Agreement overrule any other provisions among the parties which contradict with the provisions of this Agreement. 13.2 The Chinese version of this Agreement is the only valid version. 13.3 This Agreement is executed on November 29, 1996. 7 9 General Bureau of Hainan State Farms /s/ Han Jian Zhun ______________________________ Authorized Representative Guilinyang State Farm /s/ Lin Shi Luan ______________________________ Authorized Representative Billion Luck Company Ltd. /s/ Li Fei Lie ______________________________ Authorized Representative 8 10 SHAREHOLDERS' AGREEMENT ON BUSINESS RESTRUCTURING EXHIBIT 2 Pursuant to the Shareholders' Agreement on Business Restructuring, the districbution of employees (according to functions) of Hainan Agricultural Resources Company Ltd., First Goods and Materials Supply and Sales Corporation and the Second Goods and Materials Supply and Sales Corporation will be as follows:
Number of employees ------------------- Administration and management 25 Accounting and Finance 29 Sales and Purchases 122 Warehousing and transport 239 ---- TOTAL 415 ====
9 EX-10.32 7 ASSETS AND STAFF TRANSFER AGREEMENT 1 EXHIBIT 10.32 Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement among the Farming Bureau, HARC, First Supply and Second Supply, dated as of October 1, 1996 (Certified English translation of original Chinese version.) The undersigned officer of China Resources Development, Inc., hereby represents that the following is a fair and accurate English translation of the original Chinese version of the Assets and Staff Transfer Agreement among the Farming Bureau, HARC, First Supply and Second Supply, dated as of October 1, 1996. /s/ Wong Wah On --------------------------------- Wong Wah On, Financial Controller 2 ASSETS AND STAFF TRANSFER AGREEMENT Hainan Agricultural Resources Co. Ltd. ("Party B") was legally established on June 28, 1994. First Goods And Materials Supply And Sales Corporation ("Party C") and Second Goods And Materials Supply And Sales Corporation ("Party D") are the wholly owned subsidiaries of Party B. The General Bureau of Hainan State Farms ("Party A") is one of the shareholders of Party B. The above parties come into an agreement on the transfer of assets and liabilities together with the transfer of staff by Party C and Party D to Party A as follows: The headings used in this Agreement are given for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified, the followings shall be referred as: "Effective Date" are to the meaning of Article 8 of this Agreement. "Base Date" are to September 30, 1996. "Accepted Accounting Standard of PRC" are to the accounting standard, rules and regulations as adopted in the PRC. "Assets Fair Value" are to the meaning of the provison under Article 1.4 of this Agreement. "Transferors" are to Party B, Party C and Party D, collectively. "Assets" are to the assets, rights, contracts, etc., which are transferred by the Transferors to Party A. The details of which are listed out in the Exhibit - -Statement of Assets and Liabilities. "Liabilities" are to all the liabilities which are transferred by the Transferors to Farming Bureau. The details of which are listed out in the Exhibit -Statement of Assets and Liabilities. "Statement of Assets and Liabilities" are to the contents as shown in the Exhibit. "This Agreement" are to the provisions of this Agreement, including this Agreement and its Exhibits. "Party A" are to Party A and unless the context requires otherwise, includes its directly and indirectly controlled subsidiaries, branches, divisions, associated companies, joint ventures and legal entities. "Records" are to the files, records, information, techniques or other information with business value which relate to the assets transferred. "Transferred Staff" are to the redundant staff of the Transferors who are taken over by Party A. "Accounts receivable" refers to the accounts receivable included in the Exhibit - - Statement of Assets and Liabilities to this Agreement. "Accounts payable" refers to the accounts payable included in the Exhibit - Statement of Assets and Liabilities to this Agreement. "Other reseivables" refers to the other receivables included in the Exhibit - Statement of Assets and Liabilities to this Agreement. 1 3 "Other payables" refers to the other payables included in the Exhibit - Statement of Assets and Liabilities to this Agreement. "Long term investments" refers to the long term investments included in the Exhibit - Statement of Assets and Liabilities to this Agreement. "Fixed assets" refers to the fixed assets included in the Exhibit - Statement of Assets and Liabilities to this Agreement. "Inventories" refers to the inventories included in the Exhibit - Statement of Assets and Liabilities to this Agreement. "Contracts" are to all the written and verbal contracts transferred to Party A, including the contracts between the Transferors and the Transferred Staff. "Responsibilities and obligations" are to all the contractual and legal responsibilities and obligations with respect to the assets, liabilities and personnel transferred to Party A. "Shareholders' Agreement on Business Operations Restructuring" are to the shareholders' agreement on business operations restructuring as entered by Party A, Party B and Billion Luck. 1 TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 1.1 According to the provisions of this Agreement, the parties in this Agreement shall fulfill their respective obligations and responsibilities. The Transferors shall transfer the assets and liabilities as shown in Statement of Assets and Liabilities to Party A as of the Effective Date. Party A shall purchase the assets and assume the corresponding liabilities as of the Effective Date and shall bear all the responsibilities and obligations inherent to the transfer since then. 1.2 Apart from the assumption of the responsibilities and obligations of the liabilities corresponding to the assets transferred, Party A shall not bear any other responsibilities and obligations that arises before the transfer and which should be borne by the Transferors. 1.3 The transfer methods for all kinds of assets and liabilities should follow all the legal procedures. 1.4 The value of the net assets transferred shall be based on fair value as of the Base Date. Those fair values shall be determined by an independent valuer jointly employed by the parties to this Agreement. 1.5 Party A shall be responsible for the recovery of all the accounts receivable. If necessary, the Transferors shall provide any assistance and records for the collection of the accounts receivable. All the costs and expenses incurred thereon by the Transferors shall be borne by Party A. 1.6 Except for those disputes which have already been disclosed to Party A, the Transferors shall be responsible for all the losses and expenses for any disputes with third parties on the rights of ownership of the transferred assets, if the disputes are related to the events occurred and conditions existing before the Base Date which Party A are not accountable. Any such losses incurred by Party A thereon shall also be compensated by the Transferors. If the disputes are related to the events occurred after the Base Date which are not the responsibilities of the Transferors, then Party A shall be solely accountable and should bear all the expenses and losses incurred thereon. 2 4 1.7 Except for those mortgages and rights of lien which have already been disclosed to Party A, the Transferors shall bear all the expenses and losses incurred resulting from claims of any mortgages or rights of lien on the transferred assets by third parties and if these mortgages or rights of lien were created before the Base Date. Any expenses and losses incurred by Party A thereon shall also be compensated by the Transferors. If the mortgages or rights of lien on the transferred assets are created after the Base Date, Party A shall bear all the expenses and losses incurred thereon. 1.8 The Transferors shall not warrant to Party A the quality of any tangible assets transferred, including but not limit to, fixed assets, consumable stores, etc.. For those assets which are specifically excluded by Party A before this Agreement becomes effective, they shall be handled separately by mutual agreement of the parties involved. 1.9 Any losses resulting from litigations or government actions on the assets transferred shall be borne by Party A if the results are not yet finalized before the Base Date. For those assets which are specifically excluded by Party A before this Agreement becomes effective, they shall be handled separately by mutual agreement of the parties. 1.10 Notwithstanding other provisions in this Agreement, the bank loans owed by the Transferors to the banks and the amounts owed by Party A's subsidiary farms to the Transferors shall be transferred as follows: the amounts receivable from the subsidiary farms and related companies of Party A shall be transferred to Party A on the Base Date. Party A shall be responsible to procure the consent of the banks for the transfer of bank loans no later than March 31, 1997. Before the bank loans are formally transferred to Party A, Party A shall be responsible for the repayment of the principal outstanding and all the bank interest incurred commencing from the Base Date. Any amount received or receivable from the subsidiary farms and related conpanies by the Transferors after the Base Date shall belong to Party A. The outstanding amount of the bank loans shall be used to reduce the amounts payable by Party A to the Transferors when the bank loans are formally transferred. 1.11 Farming Bureau represents and warrants to the Transferors that Farming Bureau clearly understands and has carried out its own assessment to the conditions and risks with respect to the assets and liablities to be transferred by the Transferors pursuant to this Agreement. Farming Bureau convenants to the Transferors that Farming Bureau shall bear all the rights, rewards, risks and obligations of ownership of the transferred assets and the corresponding liabilities immediately after the Base Date. Farming Bureau shall not tender any claims and requests for compensation with respect to any changes in the conditions and risks of the transferred assets and liabilities that may arise after the Base Date. 2 PAYMENT 2.1 Except for the provision of Article 1.10 of this Agreement, Party A shall pay to the Transferors in cash the amount equivalent to the fair value of the net assets transferred in accordance with the provision of Article 1.4. In the event that the transfer is a net liabilities, the amount of the net liabilities shall be used to reduce the amount due by Party A to the Transferors. 2.2 In the event that the transfer is a net assets, Farming Bureau shall pay to the Transferors the consideration for the fair value of the net assets transferred in accordance to their respective instructions. 3 5 2.3 Party A shall settle the consideration for the transfer of net assets within 120 days upon the date of this Agreement. 2.4 Except for the obligations and responsibilities inherent to the said transfer pursuant to this Agreement, Party A shall not bear any other responsibilities and obligations which should be borne by the Transferors. After the Effective Date, the Transferors shall not have any responsibilities and obligations on matters in connection with the said transfer that arises after the Base Date and are not in relation to conditions existing before the Base Date. If any party incurs any losses which shall be the responsibilities of the other party, the former shall notice the latter in writing accompanied with the necessary proving documents. The party who receives the notice shall indemnify the other party within 30 days of receiving the notice. 2.5 Any other payments under the provisions of this Agreement shall also be made within 30 days of receiving the notice from the other party. 3 TRANSFER OF STAFF 3.1 From the Effective Date onwards, all the redundant staff under this Agreement shall be taken over by Party A. But the Transferors and Party A shall take other appropriate procedures by mutual agreement to deal with those staff whom Party A request not to take over before the Effective Date. 3.2 The Transferors shall terminate the employment in accordance with the employment contract terms with the staff and comply with all the legal requirements. The Transferors and Party A shall take all the necessary steps in obtaining the termination approval from the staff. Party A shall also provide employment to the Transferred Staff on a reasonable term of which the remuneration should not be less than the existing staff of Party A with comparable grading and qualification. 3.3 In the event that the Transferred Staff are not willing to terminate the employment relationship with the Transferors and, at the same time, the Transferors is unable to legally terminate the employment contracts singly as of the Effective Date, the Transferors shall continue to employ those staff until the contracts can be terminated in accordance with the legal requirements. Except for Article 3.1 provides otherwise, Party A shall warrant to take over those staff within one year as from the Effective Date. 3.4 The insurance contracts of the Transferred Staff shall also be transferred to Party A at the same time when the staff are transferred. Party A shall compensate the Transferors with equivalent monetary value of the contracts. 3.5 After the transfer, Party A shall agree the Transferred Staff to carry on any necessary work and allocate reasonable working schedules for a smooth changeover of the Transferors. 3.6 According to the legal requirements and the employment contract terms, any redundancy costs which the Transferors pay to the Transferred Staff shall be reimbursed by Party A. 4 TRANSFER OF CONTRACTS 4.1 The Transferors shall transfer the contracts related to the assets transferred to Party A. 4.2 The Transferors shall take all the reasonable steps to obtain the confirmation from the third parties in respect to the transfer of contracts. If the above confirmation 4 6 cannot be obtained on or before the Effective Date, the Transferors agree to continue to cooperate with Party A in obtaining the confirmation and make the necessary arrangements for the fulfillment of contracts by Party A. If the confirmation cannot be obtained eventually, the Transferors shall fulfill the contracts in accordance with the instructions of Party A. All the rights and responsibilities thereon shall be borne by Party A. 4.3 After the Effective Date, all the rights and responsibilities of the Transferors inherent from the contracts transferred shall be ended as of the Base Date, even though the legal procedures for the transfer may not yet be completed. After the Base Date, all the rights and responsibilities of the contracts shall rest on Party A. 4.4 The Transferors shall have the obligations to provide all the details for the performance of the contracts transferred to Party A, but shall not have obligations to compensate Party A for any losses incurred by Party A resulting from the performance or non-performance of such contracts. For those which are specifically excluded by Party A before the Effective Date, they shall be handled separately by mutual agreement of the parties. 5 RECORDS 5.1 The Transferors shall transfer all the relevant records related to the assets and liabilities to Party A. 5.2 The records transferred shall only limit to those which are kept by the Transferors as of the Effective Date. The Transferors shall not be held responsible for the incompleteness and incorrectness of the records transferred, but shall give reasonable assistance on their rectification if requested by Party A. All the costs incurred thereon shall be borne by Party A. 5.3 For the sake of continuation of the Transferors' business operations, the Transferors may retain the duplicated copies of the records transferred and shall inform Party A the details of the duplicated copies retained if requested by Party A. 5.4 The parties shall cooperate to make any necessary changes to the records for the fulfillment of transfer of rights of ownership of the assets in accordance with the legal requirements. 6 TAXES AND CHARGES 6.1 All the taxes and government charges related to the holding or usage of the assets, as derived in accordance with the Accepted Accounting Standard of PRC, shall be borne by the Transferors, if those charges shall be accounted for before the Base Date in accordance with the accounting standard, or otherwise, shall be borne by Party A. 6.2 Any taxes and government charges in relation to the transfer of assets shall be borne by the parties involved in accordance with the legal requirements. All other charges shall be shared by the Transferors and Party A on a reasonable basis. 7 INSURANCE 7.1 The beneficiary of the insurance contracts purchased by the Transferors on the assets shall be changed to Party A. Before the completion of this process, any insurance compensation received by the Transferors should be paid to Party A. 5 7 7.2 Party A shall inform the insurance companies of the changes and handle the changing procedures. The Transferors shall provide any necessary assistance for the changes. 7.3 The insurance premium which has been paid by the Transferors shall be borne by the Transferors if those premium should be accounted for before the Base Date in accordance with the Accepted Accounting Standard of PRC, or otherwise, shall be borne by Party A. 8 EFFECTIVE DATE This Agreement shall become effective and binding on October 1, 1996. --------------- 9 TRANSFERORS' WARRANTIES BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE Unless otherwise stated, the Transferors shall warrant the following before this Agreement becomes effective: (1) If this Agreement becomes effective within 6 months from the Base Date, the Transferors shall warrant to run the business with the assets and liabilities in reasonable efficiency between the Base Date and the Effective Date. (2) If this Agreement becomes effective after 6 months from the Base Date, the Transferors shall warrant not to use the assets for pledges which are outside the normal course of business between the Base Date and the Effective Date. (3) As requested by Party A, the Transferors shall allow the designated staff of Party A to inspect the accounting records and operation information of the Transferors for the sake of protecting Party A's interests. 10 ACTIONS AT EFFECTIVE DATE 10.1 As of the date this Agreement becomes effective, the Transferors shall present the following documents to party A: (1) In accordance with the Articles of Associations of the Transferors and the legal requirements, this Agreement should be signed by the shareholders, board of directors or other authorized persons and accompanied with the photocopies of all the necessary and signed documents in making this Agreement effective. (2) The photocopies of other documents, certificates or approval letters as are required in accordance with the laws and the requirements of government authorities. 10.2 As of the date this Agreement becomes effective, Party A shall present the following documents to the Transferors: (1) In accordance with the Articles of Associations of Party A and the legal requirements, this Agreement shall be signed by the shareholders, board of directors or other authorized persons and accompanied with the photocopies of all the necessary and signed documents in making this Agreement effective. 6 8 (2) The photocopies of other documents, certificates or approval letters as are required in accordance with the laws and the requirements of the relevant government authorities. 11 ALL PARTIES' WARRANTIES AFTER EFFECTIVE DATE 11.1 The parties shall cooperate to inform the third parties in relation to the assets and liabilities transferred and make all the necessary arrangements in obtaining their confirmation of the transfer. 11.2 The parties shall cooperate and be responsible to assure smooth procedures for staff transfer and to avoid any unnecessary losses of the staff as a result of transfer. 11.3 The Transferors shall sign all the necessary documents as requested by Party A, and shall agree and take all reasonable steps to assist Party A to develop its operations in relation to the assets transferred. 11.4 The Transferors shall not sign any agreements, make any written or verbal contracts, or take any actions in relation to the assets transferred without the prior consent of Party A. 11.5 When Party A takes any actions or sign any agreements in relation to the assets, it shall not impair the Transferors' interests. In addition, when Party A intends to take any actions or sign any agreements which involve the Transferors, it should inform the Transferors and accept any advices as reasonably raised by the Transferors. 11.6 After the Effective Date, the Transferors may still develop any kinds of business with the customers who are related to the assets and liabilities transferred. And Party A shall not object on it. 12 TRANSFERORS' REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 12.1 The Transferors are the legally established persons and have the authority to carry out businesses, to owe debts, to sign contracts and to have the civil rights. 12.2 This transaction is not outside the scope of the businesses of the Transferors. 12.3 The signatories of the Transferors have received proper authorization to sign this Agreement. 12.4 The Transferors have paid reasonable efforts in providing the information and messages related to the assets and liabilities transferred to Party A in suitable means. 13 PARTY A'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 13.1 Party A is a legally established person and has the authority to carry out businesses, to owe debts, to sign contracts and to have the civil rights. 13.2 This transaction is not outside the scope of the businesses of the Transferors. 13.3 This Agreement are signed by the legally authorized persons only. 14 COMPENSATIONS 7 9 14.1 The Transferors shall compensate Party A of any losses for the following events, including but not limit to, direct economic losses, third parties compensation and the corresponding legal fees and litigation costs: (1) Any defaulting acts of the Transferors after the Effective Date; (2) Any default or failure of the Transferors in complying with the provisions, convenants and warranties of this Agreement. 14.2 Party A shall compensate the Transferors of any losses, including but not limit to, direct economic losses, third parties compensation and the corresponding legal fees and litigation costs for the following events: (1) Any defaulting acts of Party A after the Effective Date; (2) Any default or failure of Party A in complying with the provisions, convenants and warranties of this Agreement. 14.3 If any events as mentioned in 14.1 and 14.2 occur which cause litigations or claims against any party of this Agreement by the third parties, that party shall inform the other party, which he considers to be responsible, immediately for deciding the defensive actions. 14.4 The party who receives the compensation shall pay efforts to minimize his losses incurred and shall assist the party who pay the compensation in exercising the right to claim any other third parties to recover the compensation. 15 LIABILITIES FREE BY DISCLOSURE If any party of this Agreement informs and makes disclosure to the other parties to this Agreement for any matters which accounts to a non-compliance of that party with any provisions of this Agreement before the Effective Date, that party shall not be held responsible for any compensation for losses incurred unless that party is requested by the any other parties of this Agreement in writing for providing rectification means before the Effective Date. 16 CONFIDENTIALITY In the process of restructuring, the parties in this Agreement shall not disclose any information to third parties unless the disclosure is required by laws. 17 OTHER STIPULATIONS 17.1 The rights and responsibilities of this Agreement are not transferable. 17.2 The notices as required by this Agreement shall be in the means of ordinary mail, facsimile or direct delivery. The mailing address and facsimile number shall be those used for ordinary business operation. The notices should be deemed to be received after 3 days from the day of issue. 17.3 The provisions of this Agreement overrule any other provisions among the parties which contradict with the provisions of this Agreement. 17.4 The invalidation or non-executable of any provisions of this Agreement shall not make the other provisions invalid, unless the parties are unable to rectify it so as to make this Agreement becomes unfair. 8 10 17.5 The Chinese version of this Agreement is the only valid version. 17.6 This Agreement is signed on November 29, 1996. Party A : General Bureau of Hainan State Farms /s/ Han Jian Zhun ______________________________ Authorized Representative Party B : Hainan Agricultural Resources Company Ltd. /s/ Li Fei Lie ______________________________ Authorized Representative Party C : First Goods And Materials Supply And Sales Corporation /s/ Chen Yu Xiang ______________________________ Authorized Representative Party D : Second Goods And Materials Supply And Sales Corporation /s/ Lin Ming Jiao ______________________________ Authorized Representative 9 EX-10.33 8 EXCHANGE AGREEMENT 1 EXHIBIT 10.33 Exchange Agreement by and between the Registrant and Everbright Finance & Investment Co. Limited, dated December 31, 1996 2 EXCHANGE AGREEMENT THIS EXCHANGE AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made as of the 31st day of December, 1996, by and among CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, INC., a Nevada corporation (the "Issuer"), and EVERBRIGHT FINANCE & INVESTMENT CO. LTD., a Hong Kong company (the "Holder"). W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, the Issuer has previously issued to certain shareholders an aggregate of 6,400,000 shares of the Issuer's Series A Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value (the "Series A Stock"), all of which shares of Series A Stock were acquired by Holder; and WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Holder previously entered into an Exchange Agreement dated July 22, 1996, whereby the Holder exchanged the Series A Stock for 32,000,000 shares of Issuer's common stock, $.001 par value (the "Common Stock"), with substantial restrictions as to the participation of such shares of Common Stock in dividends, distributions on dissolution and future registrations; and WHEREAS, the Issuer has approved a one-for-ten reverse split of its outstanding shares of common stock, effective on the date hereof, and, as a result of the reverse stock split, the Holder now owns 3,200,000 shares of Common Stock; and WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Holder deem it to be in the best interest of the Company to now exchange the Common Stock for shares of the Issuer's Series B Preferred Stock (the "Series B Stock") which have restrictions that are the same or more stringent that those of the Common Stock. NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged and confessed, the parties agree as follows: 1. Exchange. a. Exchange Shares. The 3,200,000 shares of Common Stock, with substantial restrictions, held by the Holder shall be exchanged for Series B Stock based on an exchange rate of one share of Series B Stock for each share of Common Stock. In accordance therewith, the Holder shall deliver to the Issuer the stock certificate representing the 32,000,000 pre-reverse-split shares of Common Stock held by the Holder, properly endorsed for transfer, and the Issuer shall deliver to the Holder a stock certificate representing 3,200,000 shares of Series B Stock (the "Exchange Shares") in exchange (the "Exchange") for the Holder's 3,200,000 post-reverse-split shares of Common Stock. 3 b. Waiver of Dividend and Distribution Rights; Restriction on Public Trading. The Holder and the Issuer agree that the Series B Stock shall have no rights (i) to receive dividends in connection with the Exchange Shares, and (ii) to receive distributions in the event of liquidation of the Issuer. In addition, the Holder and the Issuer agree that the Issuer will not include the Exchange Shares in any registration statement filed by the Issuer and will not take any action to facilitate the registration of the Exchange Shares until after July 22, 2000. The foregoing restrictions will be set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B Preferred Stock filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada. The Holder also agrees that any transfer of the Exchange Shares will be conditioned upon the receipt by the Issuer of the transferee's written waiver of dividend and distribution rights and acceptance of restrictions on public trading. c. Exchange. The Exchange shall occur as of the date of this Agreement (the "Effective Date"). The parties agree that there are no other conditions to the obligation of the Holder to exchange the Common Stock for the Exchange Shares. 2. Representations and Warranties of Issuer. Issuer represents and warrants to the Holder as follows: a. Issuer. Issuer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada. b. Authority. Issuer has all necessary corporate power and authority to enter into and carry out this Agreement. All corporate actions and proceedings on the part of Issuer, its directors and shareholders necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance by Issuer of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the authorization, issuance and delivery of the Exchange Shares, have been lawfully and validly taken. This Agreement is the valid and binding obligation of the Issuer, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws and principles now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights in general and by general principles of equity and except that the enforcement of the indemnity provisions of Paragraph 5 may be limited by federal or state securities laws, other laws or the public policy underlying any such laws. c. Fully Paid and Non-Assessable Shares. Upon the Exchange, the Exchange Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and will be free of any liens, charges, encumbrances, restrictions on transfer or -2- 4 preemptive rights (except such that arise by acts of the Holder, under federal, state or foreign securities laws or that exist by reason of this agreement or any agreement heretofore entered into between the Holder and the Issuer) (each, a "Lien"). d. No Violation. Neither the execution, delivery and performance by Issuer of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby nor the issuance of the Exchange Shares will: (i) violate any provision of Issuer's Articles of Incorporation, as amended from time to time, or Issuer's By-Laws; (ii) violate any provision of any statute or law or any judgment, decree, order, regulation or rule of any court or governmental authority to which Issuer or any of its properties or assets is subject, which violation could have, singly or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, properties, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of Issuer; or (iii) violate, breach, constitute a default under, permit the termination or acceleration of, or result in the creation of any Liens upon the Exchange Shares or any material property of Issuer under any agreement, instrument or obligation to which Issuer is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets is bound, which violation, breach, default, termination acceleration or Lien could have, singly or in the aggregate, any material adverse effect on the business, properties, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of Issuer. e. No Defaults. Issuer is not in violation of: (i) its Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws as in effect on the effective date of this Agreement; (ii) any statute or law or any judgment, decree, order, regulation or rule of any court or governmental authority, which violation could have, singly or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, properties, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of Issuer; or (iii) any material agreement to which Issuer is a party or by which any of its properties or assets is bound, which violation could have, singly or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, properties, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of Issuer. f. No Consents. No notice to or filing with, and no authorization, consent or approval of, any domestic or foreign court or any public or governmental body or authority is necessary for the consummation by Issuer of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the issuance of the Exchange Shares except: (i) as may be required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), the securities or Blue Sky laws of any jurisdiction or the corporate laws of the State of Nevada (including the Filing), (ii) notices or filings of which the failure to give or make, or authorizations, consents and approvals of which the failure to obtain, is based on information given to Issuer by the -3- 5 Holder with respect to the Holder or its business, operations or ownership; (iii) filings to amend the terms of the Issuer's Series B Stock to comply with the terms of this Paragraph 1.b of this Agreement; and (iv) notices or filings of which the failure to give or make, and authorizations, consents and approvals of which the failure to obtain, would not individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of Issuer or adversely affect the operations or prospects of Issuer to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. g. No Brokers or Finders. Issuer has retained no finder or broker in connection transactions contemplated by this Agreement and hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Holder harmless from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of an agent's fee to any broker or other individual or entity (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) arising from any act by Issuer or any of its agents. 3. Representations and Warranties of Holder. The Holder hereby represents and warrants to Issuer as follows: a. Holder. The Holder is a company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. b. Authority. The Holder has all necessary power and authority to enter into and carry out this Agreement. This Agreement is the valid and binding obligation of the Holder, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws and principles now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights in general and by general principles of equity and except that the enforcement of the indemnity provisions of Paragraph 5 may be limited by federal or state securities laws, other laws or the public policy underlying any of such laws. c. No Violation. Neither the execution, delivery and performance by the Holder of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will: (i) violate any provision of any statute or law or any judgment, decree, order, regulation or rule of any court or governmental authority to which the Holder or any of its properties or assets is subject, which violation could have, singly or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Holder or its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; or (ii) violate, breach, constitute a default under, permit the termination or acceleration of, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any material property of the Holder under any agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Holder is a party or by which the Holder or -4- 6 any of its properties or assets is bound, which violation, breach, default, termination, acceleration or Lien could have, singly or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Holder its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. d. No Consents. No notice to or filing with, and no authorization, consent or approval of, any domestic or foreign court or any public or governmental body or authority is necessary for the consummation by the Holder of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the receipt of the Exchange Shares except: (i) as may be required under the 1933 Act, the securities or Blue Sky laws of any jurisdiction or the corporate laws of the State of Nevada; (ii) notices or filings of which the failure to give or make, or authorizations, consents and approvals of which the failure to obtain, is based on information given to the Holder by Issuer with respect to Issuer or Issuer's business, operations or ownership; and (iii) notices or filings of which the failure to give or make, and authorizations, consents and approvals of which the failure to obtain, would not individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Holder or adversely affect Holder's ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. e. Investment Intent. The Holder is acquiring the Exchange Shares solely for the Holder's own account and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof. The Holder understands that the Exchange Shares have not been registered under the 1933 Act by reason of specified exemptions therefrom which depend upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Holder's investment intent as expressed in this Subparagraph (e). f. Restricted Securities. The Holder understands that the Exchange Shares may not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of without registration and/or qualification under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws or Blue Sky Laws, or an exemption therefrom, and that in the absence of appropriate registration and/or qualification, or exemption therefrom, the Exchange Shares must be held indefinitely. The Holder further understands that the Issuer will take no action to effect or facilitate such registration and/or qualification until after July 22, 2000, at the earliest. The Holder will not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Exchange Shares except pursuant to appropriate registration and/or qualification or an appropriate exemption therefrom. Further, the Holder understands that the Issuer will require, as a condition to any transfer of the Exchange Shares, that any transferee of the Exchange Shares enter into an agreement by which such transferee will waive its dividends rights and rights to distributions upon liquidation of the Issuer in substantially the manner set forth in Paragraph 1.b. The Holder agrees to the placement of a legend on the certificate or -5- 7 certificates representing the Exchange Shares setting forth the foregoing restrictions. g. Experience. The Holder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in making investments of this type that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of acquiring the Exchange Shares. h. Receipt of Information. The Holder has been furnished access to Issuer's business records relating to the Exchange Shares, and such additional information and documents as the Holder has requested, and has been afforded an opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from representatives of Issuer concerning the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the acquisition of the Exchange Shares. i. Accredited Investor. The Holder is an "accredited investor," as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act. j. No Dividends or Distributions. The Holder understands that the Exchange Shares are shares of Common Stock, except that, by virtue of the Holder's waiver of dividend and distribution rights in Paragraph 1.b and for the period set froth in such paragraph, the Exchange Shares do not entitle the Holder to receive dividends as may be declared by the Board of Directors of the Issuer from time to time or to receive distributions in the event of liquidation of the Issuer. k. No Brokers or Finders. The Holder has retained no finder or broker in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Issuer harmless from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of an agent's fee to any broker or other individual or entity (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) arising from any act by the Holder or any of its agents. 4. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, for the period of any applicable statutes of limitations. 5. Indemnification. Each party agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other party from any claim, demand, loss, liability, damage or expense, including, without limitation, interest, penalties and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of investigation, incurred as a result of any material inaccuracy, misrepresentation or breach of any representation, warranty, -6- 8 covenant or agreement on the part of such party under or pursuant to this Agreement and the Exhibits and Schedules hereto, if any. 6. General Provisions. a. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications which are required or may be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if transmitted by facsimile with receipt acknowledged, or upon delivery, if delivered personally or by a recognized commercial courier with receipt acknowledged, or upon the expiration of 72 hours after mailing, if mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: If to Issuer: CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, INC. Room 2005, 20th Floor Universal Trade Center 3-5A Arbuthnot Road Central, Hong Kong Attn: Mr. Li Shunxing, President Telephone No.: (852) 2810-6226 Facsimile No.: (852) 2810-6963 With a copy to: BAKER & HOSTETLER Post Office Box 112 Orlando, FL 32802-0112 Attn: Kenneth C. Wright Telephone No.: (407) 649-4000 Facsimile No.: (407) 841-0168 If to Holder: EVERBRIGHT FINANCE & INVESTMENT CO. LIMITED 23/F., Office Tower Convention Plaza 1 Harbour Road Wanchai, Hong Kong Attn: Mr. I.P. Zhang, Director Telephone No.: (852) 2537-6689 Facsimile No.: (852) 2526-9912 Any party from time to time may change its address, facsimile number or other information for the purpose of notices to that party by giving notice specifying such change to the other parties hereto. b. Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Schedules and Exhibits, if any, to this Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to its subject matter and no party shall be entitled to benefits other than those specified herein, and all prior agreements, statements, -7- 9 representations and warranties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement are superseded by this Agreement. c. Amendments and Waivers. Neither this Agreement, nor any of its provisions, may be amended or modified in any way, except by express written agreement of the parties hereto. Neither any obligation of a party to this Agreement, nor any breach or default by a party under this Agreement, may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a statement in writing signed by the party against which the enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. No waiver by any party of any term or condition of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a waiver of the same or any other term or condition of this Agreement on any future occasion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder shall have no power to revoke, and the Issuer shall have no power to allow the revocation of, the Holder's waiver of dividend and distribution rights and the restrictions on public trading set forth in Paragraph 1.b. d. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties and their respective successors, heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives and assigns. e. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be construed as invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason and in any respect, and if the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability does not destroy the basis of the bargain herein, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, enforceable in accordance with its terms as if such provisions had not been included, or had been modified as provided below, as the case may be. To carry out the intent of the parties hereto as fully as possible, the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision(s) , if possible, shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary and possible to render such provision(s) valid and enforceable. f. Headings. The captions and headings to the Paragraphs and Subparagraphs of this Agreement are inserted for purposes of convenience only, are not part of this Agreement and shall be given no force or effect in construing or interpreting the meaning of this Agreement or any of its provisions. g. Counterparts. This Agreement shall be in writing and may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. h. Expenses. Issuer and the Holder shall each pay its own expenses with respect to this Agreement and the -8- 10 transactions contemplated hereby; provided that Issuer shall pay any stamp or other taxes (excluding income taxes) which may be payable upon the issuance of the Exchange Shares. i. Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the law of the State of Florida without reference to the conflict of laws principles thereof. The courts of Florida in the Ninth Judicial Circuit, and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Orlando Division), shall be the exclusive courts of jurisdiction and venue for any litigation, special proceeding or other proceeding as between the parties that may be brought, or arise out of, in connection with, or by reason of this Agreement. The Holder hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such courts. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized signatories, effective as the date first set forth above. "Issuer" CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, INC., a Nevada corporation By:/s/ Li Shunxing -------------------------------- Li Shunxing, President "Holder" EVERBRIGHT FINANCE & INVESTMENT CO. LIMITED, a Hong Kong company By:/s/ Zhang Yibing -------------------------------- Zhang Yibing, Director and Authorized Signatory -9- EX-10.34 9 AMENDED AND RESTATED 1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN 1 EXHIBIT 10.34 China Resources Development, Inc., Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended on December 30, 1996 2 CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED 1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN 1. Purpose. The plan shall be known as The China Resources Development, Inc., Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). The purpose of the Plan shall be to promote the long-term growth and profitability of China Resources Development, Inc. (the "Company"), and its subsidiaries by (i) providing certain officers, key employees, directors, consultants, and affiliates of the Company and its subsidiaries with incentives to improve stockholder values and contribute to the success of the Company and (ii) enabling the Company to attract, retain and reward the best available persons for positions of substantial responsibility. Grants of incentive or nonqualified stock options, or any combination of the foregoing, may be made under the Plan. 2. Definitions. (a) "Incentive Stock Option" means an option conforming to the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). (b) "Nonqualified Stock Option" means any stock option other than an Incentive Stock Option. (c) "Subsidiary" and "subsidiaries" mean a corporation or corporations of which outstanding shares representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of such corporation or corporations are owned directly or indirectly by the Company. (d) "Disability" means a permanent and total disability as defined in Section 72(m)(7) of the Code. (e) "Retirement" means termination of one's employment with the approval of the Committee. (f) "Cause" means the occurrence of one of the following: (i) Conviction for a felony or for any crime or offense lesser than a felony involving the property of the Company or a subsidiary. (ii) Conduct that has caused demonstrable and serious injury to the Company or a subsidiary, monetary or otherwise, as evidenced by a final determination of a court or governmental agency of competent jurisdiction in effect after exhaustion or lapse of all rights of appeal. 3 (iii) Gross dereliction of duty or other grave misconduct, as determined by the Company. (g) "Competition" is deemed to occur if a participant who has terminated employment subsequently obtains a position as a full-time or part-time employee, as a member of the board of directors, or as a consultant or advisor with or to, or acquires an ownership interest in excess of five percent (5%) of, a corporation, partnership, firm or other entity that engages in any of the businesses of the Company or any subsidiary with which the participant was involved in a management role at any time during the last five years of his employ- ment with the Company or any subsidiary. (h) "Change in Control" shall mean an event that would be required to be reported in response to Item 1 of Form 8-K or any successor form thereto promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") if the Company were subject to such Act (or that is so required if and when the Company is subject to such Act). (i) "Fair Market Value" of a share of Common Stock of the Company shall mean, with respect to the date in question, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as quoted by the National Association of Securities Dealers through its OTC Bulletin Board or its automated quotation system ("NASDAQ"); or, if the Company's Common Stock is listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges on a national stock exchange, either (x) the average of the highest and lowest officially-quoted selling prices on such exchange or (y) the closing sale price of such stock, as selected by the Committee; or if the Company's Common Stock is not quoted by the NASD or NASDAQ, traded on such an exchange, or otherwise traded publicly, the value determined, in good faith, by the Committee. 3. Administration. A. The Plan shall be administered by a the Board of Directors or by a committee appointed by the Board of Directors consisting of at least three of its members. No member of the Committee, while a member, shall be eligible to participate in the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, and subject to ratification of the grant by the Board of Directors (if so required by applicable state law), the Committee shall be authorized to (i) select persons to participate in the Plan, (ii) determine the form and substance of grants made under the Plan to each participant, and the conditions and restrictions, if any, subject to which such grants will be made, (iii) interpret the Plan and (iv) adopt, amend, or rescind such rules and regulations for carrying out the Plan as it may deem appropriate. Decisions of the -2- 4 Committee on all matters relating to the Plan shall be in the Committee's sole discretion and shall be conclusive and binding on all parties, including the Company, its stockholders, and the participants in the Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. The Committee and shall keep full records and accounts of its proceedings and transactions, and all such transactions shall be reported to the Board of Directors. No member of the Board of Directors or the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any stock option granted under it. B. The Committee may select one of its members as its chairman, and shall hold meetings at such time and places as it may determine. Acts by a majority of the Committee, or acts reduced to and approved in writing by a majority of the members of the Committee, shall be the valid acts of the Committee. All references in this Plan to the Committee shall mean the Board of Directors if no Committee has been appointed. From time to time the Board of Directors may increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies however caused, or remove all members of the Committee and thereafter administer the Plan. C. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 3.A., stock options may be granted to members of the Board of Directors; however, no stock option shall be granted to any person who is, at the time of the proposed grant, a member of the Board of Directors unless such grant has been approved by a majority vote of the other members of the Board of Directors. All grants of stock options to members of the Board shall in all other respects be made in accordance with the provisions of this Plan applicable to other eligible persons. Member of the Board of Directors who either (i) are eligible for stock options pursuant to the Plan or (ii) have been granted stock options may vote on any matters affecting the administration of the Plan or the grant of any stock options pursuant to the Plan, except that no such member shall act upon the granting to himself of stock options, but any such member may be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at any meeting of the Board of Directors during which such action is taken with respect to the granting to him of stock options. D. Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph 3, in the event the Company registers any equity security pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act -3- 5 of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), any grants of stock options to directors made at any time from the effective date of such registration until six months after the termination of such registration shall be made only by the Board of Directors; provided however, that if a majority of the Board of Directors is eligible to participate in the Plan or in any other stock option or other stock plan of the Company or any of its affiliates, or has been so eligible at any time within the preceding year, any grant of stock options to directors must be made by, or in accordance with the recommendation of, a committee consisting of three or more persons who may, but need not be, directors or employees of the Company appointed by the Board of Directors but having full authority to act in the matter, none of whom is eligible to participate in this Plan or any other stock option or other stock plan of the Company or any of its affiliates, or has been eligible at any time within the preceding year. The requirements imposed by the preceding sentence shall also apply with respect to grants to officers who are not also directors. Once appointed, the committee shall continue to serve until otherwise directed by the Board of Directors. 4. Shares Available for the Plan. Subject to adjustments as provided in Section 12, the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company (hereinafter the "shares") which may be issued pursuant to the Plan is that number of shares which would, in the aggregate and if deemed outstanding, constitute 20% of the Company's then-outstanding shares of Common Stock, as determined at the time of granting stock options. Such shares may represent authorized but unissued shares. If any grant under the Plan expires or terminates unexercised, becomes unexercisable or is forfeited as to any shares, such unpurchased or forfeited shares shall thereafter be available for further grants under the Plan. 5. Participation. Participation in the Plan shall be limited to those officers, directors, key employees, consultants and affiliates of the Company and its subsidiaries selected by the Committee. Nothing in the Plan or in any grant there-under shall confer any right on an employee to continue in the employ of the Company or shall interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate an employee at any time. Incentive or nonqualified stock options, or any combination thereof, may be granted to such persons and for such number of shares as the Committee shall determine (such individuals to whom grants are made being herein called "optionees"). A grant of any type made hereunder in any one year to an eligible employee shall neither guarantee nor -4- 6 preclude a further grant of that or any other type to such employee in that year or subsequent years. The maximum number of shares with respect to which incentive or nonqualified options, or any combination thereof, may be granted to any single individual in any one calendar year shall not exceed 500,000 shares. 6. Incentive and Nonqualified Options. The Committee may from time to time grant to eligible participants Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, or any combination thereof. The options granted shall take such form as the Committee shall determine, subject to the following terms and conditions. (a) Price. The price per share deliverable upon the exercise of each Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the shares on the date the option is granted, as the Committee determines. In the case of the grant of any Incentive Stock Option to an employee who, at the time of the grant, owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, such price per share, if required by the Code at the time of grant, shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the shares on the date the option is granted. The price per share deliverable upon the exercise of each Nonqualified Stock Option shall not be less than the higher of (i) the net tangible assets per share of the Company as of the end of the fiscal year immediately preceding the date of such grant, or (ii) 80% of the Fair Market Value of the shares on the date the option is granted, as the Committee determines. (b) Cash Exercise. Options may be exercised in whole or in part upon payment of the exercise price of the shares to be acquired. Payment shall be made in cash or, in the discretion of the Committee, in shares previously acquired by the participant or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock. The Fair Market Value of shares of Common Stock tendered on exercise of options shall be determined on the date of exercise. (c) Cashless Exercise. Options may be exercised in whole or in part upon delivery to the Secretary of the Company of an irrevocable written notice of exercise. The date on which such notice is received by the Secretary shall be the date of exercise of the option, provided that within five business days of the delivery of such notice the funds to pay for exercise of the option are delivered to the Company by a broker acting on behalf of the optionee -5- 7 either in connection with the sale of the shares underlying the option or in connection with the making of a margin loan to the optionee to enable payment of the exercise price of the option. In connection with the foregoing, the Company will provide a copy of the notice of exercise of the option to the aforesaid broker upon receipt by the Secretary of such notice and will deliver to such broker, within five business days of the delivery of such notice to the Company, a certificate or certificates (as requested by the broker) representing the number of shares underlying the option that have been sold by such broker for the optionee. (d) Terms of Options. The term during which each option may be exercised shall be determined by the Committee, but in no event shall an Incentive Stock Option be exercisable in whole or in part in less than one year or, in the case of a Nonqualified Stock Option, more than ten years and one day from the date it is granted, or, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, ten years from the date it is granted; and, in the case of the grant of an Incentive Stock Option to an employee who at the time of the grant owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, in no event shall such option be exercisable, if required by the Code at the time of grant, more than five years from the date of the grant. All rights to purchase shares pursuant to an option shall, unless sooner terminated, expire at the date designated by the Committee. The Committee shall determine the date on which each option shall become exercisable and may provide that an option shall become exercisable in installments. The shares constituting each installment may be purchased in whole or in part at any time after such installment becomes exercisable, subject to such minimum exercise requirement as is designated by the Committee. The Committee may accelerate the time at which any option may be exercised in whole or in part. Unless otherwise provided herein, an optionee may exercise an option only if he or she is, and has continuously been since the date the option was granted, an employee of the Company or a subsidiary. Prior to the exercise of the option and delivery of the stock represented thereby, the optionee shall have no rights to any dividends or be entitled to any voting rights on any stock represented by outstanding options. (e) Limitations on Grants. If required by the Code at the time of grant of an Incentive Stock Option, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the grant date) of shares for which such option is exercisable for the first time during any calendar year may not exceed US$100,000. -6- 8 (f) Termination of Employment; Change in Control. If a participant ceases to be an officer, employee, or director of the Company or any subsidiary due to death or Disability, each of the participant's options that was granted at least one year prior to death or Disability shall become fully vested and exercisable and shall remain so for a period of one year from the date of termination of employment, but in no event after its expiration date; and all options granted to such participant less than one year prior to death or Disability shall be forfeited. If a participant ceases to be an officer, employee or director of the Company or any subsidiary upon the occurrence of his or her Retirement, each of his or her options granted at least one year prior to Retirement shall become fully vested and exercisable and shall remain so for a period of five years from the date of Retirement, but in no event after its expiration date, provided that the participant does not engage in Competition during that five-year period unless he receives written consent to do so from the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Incentive Stock Options not exercised by such participant within 90 days after Retirement will cease to qualify as Incentive Stock Options and will be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options under the Plan if required to be so treated under the Code. All options granted to such participant less than one year prior to Retirement shall be forfeited. If a participant ceases to be an officer or employee of the Company or any subsidiary due to Cause, all of his or her options shall be forfeited. If a participant ceases to be an officer or employee of the Company or any subsidiary for any reason other than death, Disability, Retirement or Cause, each of his or her options that was exercisable on the date of termination shall remain exercisable for, and shall otherwise terminate at the end of, a period of 90 days after the date of termination of employment, but in no event after its expiration date; provided that the participant does not engage in Competition during such 90-day period unless he or she receives written consent to do so from the Board. All of the participant's options that were not exercisable on the date of such termination shall be forfeited. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if a participant ceases to be an officer, employee or director of the Company or any subsidiary, for any reason other than Cause, the Committee at its sole discretion may accelerate the vesting of any option so that it will -7- 9 become fully vested and exercisable as of the date of such participant's termination of employment. If there is a Change in Control of the Company, there will be an automatic acceleration of the vesting of any outstanding option so that it will become fully vested and exercisable as of the date of the Change in Control. 7. Withholding of Taxes. The Company may require, as a condition to any grant under the Plan or to the delivery of certificates for shares issued hereunder, that the grantee pay to the Company, in cash, any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to any grant or any delivery of shares. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may permit participants to pay such taxes through the withholding of shares otherwise deliverable to such participant in connection with such grant or the delivery to the Company of shares otherwise acquired by the participant. The Fair Market Value of shares of Common Stock withheld by the Company or tendered to the Company for the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations under this section shall be determined on the date such shares are withheld or tendered. The Company, to the extent permitted or required by law, shall have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind (including salary or bonus) otherwise due to a grantee any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to any grant or to the delivery of shares under the Plan, or to retain or sell without notice a sufficient number of the shares to be issued to such grantee to cover any such taxes, provided that the Company shall not sell any such shares if such sale would be considered a sale by such grantee for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. 8. Written Agreement. Each employee to whom a grant is made under the Plan shall enter into a written agreement with the Company that shall contain such provisions, consistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be established by the Committee. 9. Transferability. No option granted under the Plan shall be transferable by an employee otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or the rules thereunder. An option may be exercised only by the optionee or his guardian or legal representative; provided that Incentive Stock Options may be exercised by such guardian or legal representative only if permitted by the Code and any regulations promulgated thereunder. -8- 10 10. Listing and Registration. If the Committee determines that the listing, registration, or qualification upon any securities exchange or under any law of shares subject to any option is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of same or the issue or purchase of shares thereunder, no such option may be exercised in whole or in part or no shares issued unless such listing, registration or qualification is effected free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee. 11. Transfer of Employee. Transfer of an employee from the Company to a subsidiary, from a subsidiary to the Company, and from one subsidiary to another shall not be considered a termination of employment. Nor shall it be considered a termination of employment if an employee is placed on military or sick leave or such other leave of absence which is considered as continuing intact the employment relationship; in such a case, the employment relationship shall be continued until the date when an employee's right to reemployment shall no longer be guaranteed either by law or by contract. 12. Adjustments. In the event of a reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares, merger, consolidation, distribution of assets, or any other change in the corporate structure or shares of the Company, the Committee shall make such adjustments as it deems appropriate in the number and kind of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, in the number and kind of shares covered by grants made under the Plan, and in the exercise price of outstanding options. In the event of any merger, consolidation or other reorganization in which the Company is not the surviving or continuing corporation, all options that were granted hereunder and that are outstanding on the date of such event shall be assumed by the surviving or continuing corporation. 13. Termination and Modification of the Plan. The Board of Directors, without further approval of the shareholders, may modify or terminate the Plan and from time to time may suspend, and if suspended, may reinstate any or all of the provisions of the Plan, except that (i) no modification, suspension or termination of the Plan may, without the consent of the grantee affected, alter or impair any grant previously made under the Plan, and (ii) no modification shall become effective without prior approval of the stockholders of the Company that would (a) increase (except as provided in Section 12) the maximum number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan; (b) change the -9- 11 classes of employees eligible to be participants; or (iii) materially increase the benefits accruing to participants in the Plan. With the consent of the grantee affected thereby, the Committee may amend or modify the grant of any outstanding option in any manner to the extent that the Committee would have had the authority to make such grant as so modified or amended, including without limitation to change the date or dates as of which an option becomes exercisable. The Committee shall be authorized to make minor or administrative modifications to the Plan as well as modifications to the Plan that may be dictated by requirements of federal or state laws applicable to the Company or that may be authorized or made desirable by such laws. 14. Commencement Date; Termination Date. The date of commencement of the Plan shall be March 31, 1995. Unless previously terminated, the Plan shall terminate at the close of business on March 31, 2005. 15. Cash Awards. The Committee may authorize cash awards to any participant receiving shares under the Plan in order to assist such participant in meeting his or her tax obligations with respect to such shares. 16. Provisions Applicable Solely to Insiders. The following provisions shall apply only to persons who are subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to securities of the Company ("Insiders"): (a) No Insider shall be permitted to transfer any securities of the Company acquired by him, except to the extent permitted by 17 C.F.R.ss.240.16a-2(d)(1), upon the exercise of any Incentive Stock Option or Nonqualified Stock Option, until at least six months and one day after the later of (i) the day on which such security is granted to the participant or (ii) the day on which the exercise or conversion price of such security is fixed. (b) An Insider may elect to have shares withheld from a grant made under the Plan or tender shares to the Company in order to satisfy the tax withholding consequences of a grant made under the Plan, only during the period beginning on the third business day following the date on which the Company releases the financial information specified in 17 C.F.R.ss.240.16b- 3(e)(1)(ii) and ending on the twelfth business day following such date. -10- 12 (c) Notwithstanding Section 19 (b)(ii) hereof, an Insider may elect to have shares withheld from a grant made under the Plan in order to satisfy tax withholding consequences thereof by providing the Company with a written election to so withhold at least six months in advance of the withholding of shares otherwise issuable upon exercise of an option. The China Resources Development, Inc., 1995 Stock Option Plan was amended and restated pursuant to (i) a resolution of the Board of Directors of the corporation unanimously adopted at a special meeting of the Board held on November 29, 1996, and (ii) a vote by the shareholders of the corporation holding at least a majority of each class of stock outstanding and entitled to vote, at the annual meeting of shareholders held on December 30, 1996. -11- EX-27 10 FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE
5 1,000 RENMINBI YUAN YEAR DEC-31-1996 JAN-01-1996 DEC-31-1996 8.30 131,006 0 4,212 0 55,452 685,216 6,504 3,211 705,113 383,742 0 0 270 48 212,743 705,113 1,827,499 1,833,553 1,677,056 1,729,357 0 0 19,870 84,326 13,991 35,822 0 0 0 35,822 9.55 9.54
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