-----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, F6ZrfeOGsCg3rBReLxMmp4T749zKPlZOH02aG618ICPZAQpxZKcDeZDyeweVBOUD 3kJWq7pvvfTgn7WwvLNNWg== 0001144204-07-068013.txt : 20071218 0001144204-07-068013.hdr.sgml : 20071218 20071218115611 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-07-068013 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071217 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20071218 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071218 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CHINA BROADBAND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000837852 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-RETAIL STORES, NEC [5990] IRS NUMBER: 201777837 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-19644 FILM NUMBER: 071312084 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1900 NINTH STREET STREET 2: 3RD FLOOR CITY: BOULDER STATE: CO ZIP: 80302 BUSINESS PHONE: 760-804-8844 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1900 NINTH STREET STREET 2: 3RD FLOOR CITY: BOULDER STATE: CO ZIP: 80302 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALPHA NUTRA INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20060922 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALPHA NUTRACEUTICALS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040115 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SIERRA ROCKIES CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970604 8-K 1 v097374_8k.htm

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 17, 2007
 
CHINA BROADBAND, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-19644
(Commission File Number)
20-1778374
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
1900 Ninth Street, 3rd Floor Boulder, Colorado 80302
Telephone No.: (303) 449-7733
(Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal
executive offices and principal place of business)
 
 
(Former name or address, if changed since last report.)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On December 5, 2007, China Broadband, Inc. (the “Company”), through its subsidiary located and organized in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”), Jinan Zhong Kuan Dian Guang Information Technology Co., Ltd., (“Jinan Zhong Kuan ”), entered into a non-binding letter of intent (the “Letter of Intent”) with Shandong Radio & Broadcasting Newspaper Group (“Shandong Newspaper”), a PRC entity in the television program guide, newspaper and magazine publishing business in the PRC, holding exclusive provincial television program guide publishing license in Shandong province, providing for the creation of a joint venture in the PRC (the “Joint Venture”) that would own and operate Shandong Newspaper’s television program guide publishing business (the “Shandong Newspaper Business”). A copy of the Letter of Intent is furnished herewith.

As part of the consideration to be paid under the Letter of Intent, the Company would fund the Joint Venture’s operations by payment of a total of US $4,068,062 (based on US Conversion rates for 30,000,000 RMB as of the date hereof) with the first payment of approximately US $2,034,031 due on February 5, 2008.

The acquisition of the Shandong Newspaper Business is conditioned upon, among other things, completion of satisfactory due diligence of the parties and the final negotiation of terms of an Exclusive Service Agreement and Exclusive Advertising Agency Agreement which govern the rights, responsibilities and revenue sharing terms of the parties by January 18, 2008, and the first payment of $2,034,031 being made to fund the Joint Venture by February 5, 2008, as well as satisfaction of other closing conditions by such time.

No assurance can be made that final definitive transaction documents will be agreed to, that all closing conditions will be satisfied, or that the transaction will be consummated for any reason. In addition, the Company has not secured any financings for the foregoing acquisition and no assurance can be made that it will be able to do so.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.

Not applicable. 

(b) Pro forma financial information.

Not applicable.

(c) Shell company transactions.

Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits.

The Exhibits to this report are listed in the Index to Exhibits which immediately follows the signature page hereto.
  
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
     
 
CHINA BROADBAND, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: December 17, 2007
By:   /s/ Pu Yue
 
Chief Executive Officer
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Executive Officer
 
 
 
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
Exhibits
Description
10.1
Letter of Intent between Shandong Radio & Broadcasting newspaper Group and Jinan Zhong Kuan Dian Guang Information Technology Co., Ltd.
 
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EX-10.1 2 v097374_ex10-1.htm
Strictly Confidential

[Reference Translation]










Letter of Intent









Shandong Radio & Broadcasting Newspaper Goup


and

Jinan Zhong Kuan Dian Guang Information Technology Co. Ltd.







 







 
December 2007

 
 

 
 
LETTER OF INTENT

This Letter of Intent (LOI) is dated this fifth day of December 2007

by and among

(1)
Shandong Radio & Broadcasting Newspaper Group (Party A), a company incorporated under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) with its registered address at No.3, Qingnian East Road, Licheng District, Jinan, Shandong Province, PRC, 250011;

and

(2)
Jinan Zhong Kuan Dian Guang Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Party B), a company incorporated under the laws of PRC, with its registered address at Room 1014, Wenjiao Tower, No. 1 Qingnian East Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, PRC, 250011;

(individually a Party, and collectively the Parties).

1.
Transaction

 
1.1
Subject to the completion of a satisfactory due diligence within the scope proposed by Party B in accordance with paragraph 2 of this LOI, Party B shall contribute RMB 30,000,000. Party A shall contribute assets, valued at RMB 30,000,000, that are related to business of Shandong Radio & Broadcasting Newspaper Group (Including TV Weekly Magazine, Movie Times Magazine, and Shandong Radio & Broadcasting Newspaper). The Parties seek to jointly incorporate a company that shall be named, on a temporary basis, Shandong TV Guide Mediao Group Co. Ltd. (New Company), and located in Jinan, in which Party A and Party B shall hold, respectively, 50% and 50% of the equity interest therein. The business scope of the New Company shall include, without limitation, the technical consulting service, information consulting service, TV program production, advertising design, advertising agency services; and other business operations which are approved by the Parties.

 
1.2
When the New Company is incorporated, Party A shall enter into Exclusive Operating Service Agreement (Exclusive Service Agreement) and Exclusive Advertising Agency Agreement (Exclusive Advertising Agreement) with the New Company. The terms set forth in the Exclusive Service Agreement and the format of such agreements shall be to the complete satisfaction of party B. In accordance with these agreements, Party A shall accept the exclusive consultation services related to all newspaper and magazine publishing business and grant the exclusive advertising agency rights to the New Company. (The incorporation of the New Company, the signing of “Exclusive Service Agreement” and “Exclusive Agency Agreement” are collectively named “Transaction”).
 
 
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2.
Financial, Technical and Legal Due Diligence

 
2.1
Party B and its advisors shall undertake financial, technical and legal due diligence of Party A and the companies and entities related to the operations of Party A within 30 days following the signing of this LOI. For the avoidance of doubt, the technical due diligence will examine details of the user information database, agreements with users, intellectual property and other related aspects of the assets and business. Party B has provided a due diligence checklist and the proposed scope of the due diligence prior to the date of this LOI.

 
2.2
Party A shall use its best efforts to facilitate the due diligence by providing documentation and corporate information in a timely manner upon the request of Party B and its advisors.

 
2.3
Concurrently with and on the basis of the due diligence findings, the Parties agree to discuss and consider the most efficient structures for the Transaction and to devise a restructuring plan to be implemented prior to the closing of the Transaction.

3.
Definitive Agreements

Subject to satisfactory due diligence and agreement on the restructuring plan, within 45 days after the signing of this LOI, the Parties agree to sign and, where necessary, cause their affiliated persons to sign, a number of agreements for the Transaction (Definitive Agreements), including without limitation: cooperative framework agreement, Exclusive Service Agreement, and Exclusive Advertising Agency Agreement. The Parties shall set forth specific provisions regarding the restructuring plan in the cooperative framework agreement.
 
 
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4.
Closing
 
The Parties agree that, unless Party B expressly desires otherwise, the closing of the Transaction shall be conditional upon the following, namely:

 
4.1
the completion of a full financial and legal due diligence of Party A and its related companies and entities by Party B’s advisors with Party A’s assistance as set forth in paragraph 2 above, and the result of such due diligence is satisfactory to Party B in all material aspects;

 
4.2
the Parties having entered into the Definitive Agreements listed in paragraph 3 above and having performed their obligations thereunder;

 
4.3
the restructuring plan having been implemented and completed; and

 
4.4
all necessary consents and/or approvals being granted by third parties (including governmental authorities) and all subsequent registrations and administrative filings being completed.

5.
Non-Binding Nature

The Parties agree that, except for paragraphs 7 and 9 hereof, this LOI is not intended to be a binding agreement, but merely reflects the Parties’ understanding to date. After signing hereof, the Parties will proceed to undertake further negotiations and to commence with the Transaction in accordance with the process specified in paragraph 2 above and on the basis of this LOI.

6.
Non-Competition

 
6.1
After the completion of the Transaction, Party A shall not, through its shareholders and affiliated companies, without first obtaining the written approval of Party B, operate any business or undertake any cooperation with any third parties that are identical or similar to the Transaction.

 
6.2
Each Party shall minimize any existing or potential conflicts of interest during the Transaction and shall disclose the existence or awareness of any such conflict to the other Party.
 
 
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7.
Confidentiality
 
The Parties agree that all information related to the negotiation of this Transaction and any other associated information deemed by any Party to be confidential (including, without limitation, information relating to any Party’s business and intellectual property rights) disclosed to the other Party during the negotiations relating to this LOI will only be used for the purpose of the Transaction only, and the Parties will take appropriate measures to ensure that such information will not be acquired by any third party through inappropriate means. The obligations of this paragraph 7 shall survive any termination of the LOI.

If either Party violates the provisions of this paragraph 7, it shall be liable to the other Party for the damages caused thereby.

8.
Good Faith Negotiations

 
8.1
The Parties agree to negotiate in good faith to sign the Definitive Agreements and any other documents required for the closing of the Transaction within 30 days after the execution of this LOI.

 
8.2
If the Transaction cannot be completed within 45 days hereof, all transactions for purposes of the Transaction will immediately cease except for the Parties’ confidentiality obligations specified in paragraph 7 hereof, and neither Party shall be liable to the other Party for any other obligations herein. The timeframe prescribed in this clause may be adjusted through mutual agreement between the Parties.

9.
Exclusivity

Party A agrees that, within 60 days from the date hereof:

 
9.1
it will negotiate exclusively with Party B with respect to Party A's businesses contemplated in the Transaction (whether by merger, equity sale, asset sale or otherwise), an investment by any person in Party A, or any other transaction inconsistent with the Acquisition contemplated by this LOI, and immediately will terminate any existing negotiations with any other party with respect to any such transaction;

 
9.2
it will not and will cause its shareholders not to, directly or indirectly (through agents or otherwise), encourage or solicit any inquiries or accept any proposals by, or engage in any discussions or negotiations with or furnish any information to, any other person concerning any such sale or investment; and
 
 
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9.3
if Party A or any of its shareholders receive any proposal or other communication from a third party relating to a proposed purchase of or investment in Party A's businesses or any portion thereof, Party A will promptly communicate to Party B the substance thereof. Party A will cause its shareholders to observe the terms of this LOI, and Party A will be responsible for any breach of this LOI by any of its shareholders.
 
10.
Expenses

Each Party shall pay its own fees and expenses incurred with respect to this LOI and to the preparation and signing of the documents referred to in paragraph 8.1 above, including, without limitation, legal fees, taxes and stamp duties.

11.
Applicable Law 
 
This LOI shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with PRC law.

12.
Dispute Resolution 
 
All disputes arising from or in connection with this LOI shall be resolved through friendly consultation between the Parties. If the dispute cannot be resolved through such consultation, it shall be submitted to the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission in Beijing for arbitration, which shall be conducted in Chinese in accordance with the Commission’s arbitration rules in effect at the time of applying for arbitration. The arbitral award shall be final and binding upon the Parties.

13.
Language and Versions

This LOI shall be executed in 2 sets of originals and each Party shall receive 1 set of originals.
 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this LOI to be executed by their duly authorized representatives on the date first written above.

 

For and on behalf of


Shandong Radio & Broadcasting Newspaper Group

Chop: 

 

Signature: _________________

Name: Ms. Liu Hui Lan

Title: Publisher/President



Jinan Zhong Kuan Dian Guang Information Technology Co. Ltd.

Chop: 
 


Signature: _________________

Name: Mr. Pu Yue

Title: General Manager
 
 
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