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Related Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

NOTE 9 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Mr. Kang is the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Ever-Glory Enterprises (HK) Ltd. (Ever-Glory Enterprises) is the Company's major shareholder. Mr. Xiaodong Yan was Ever-Glory Enterprises' sole shareholder and sole director. Mr. Huake Kang, Mr. Kang's son, acquired 83% interest of Ever-Glory Enterprises and became its sole director in 2014. All transactions associated with the following companies controlled by Mr. Kang or his son are considered to be related party transactions, and it is possible that the terms of these transactions may not be the same as those that would result from transactions between unrelated parties. All related party outstanding balances are short-term in nature and are expected to be settled in cash.

Other income from Related Parties

JiangsuWubijia Trading Company Limited ("Wubijia") is an entity engaged in high-grade home goods sales and is controlled by Mr. Kang. Wubijia has sold their home goods on consignment in certain Company's retail stores since the third quarter of 2014. During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company received $31,479 and $33,622 from the customers and paid $25,838 and $19,188 to Wubijia through the consignment, respectively. The net profit of $5,641 and $14,435 was recorded as other income during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Other expenses due to Related Parties

Included in other expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are rent costs due to entities controlled by Mr. Kang under operating lease agreements as follows:

	2019		2018
	(In thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Chuzhou Huarui		53		58
Kunshan Enjin		22		13
Total	$	75	$	71

The Company leases Chuzhou Huarui and Kunshan Enjin's warehouse spaces because the locations are convenient for transportation and distribution.

Purchases from and Sub-contracts with Related Parties

The Company purchased raw materials from Nanjing Knitting totaling $0.20 million and $0.33 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

In addition, the Company sub-contracted certain manufacturing work to related companies totaling $5.1 million and $3.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company provided raw materials to the sub-contractors and charged a fixed fee for labor provided by the sub-contractors.

Sub-contracts with related parties included in cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

	2019		2018
	(In thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Ever-Glory Vietnam	$	2,579	$	1,914
Chuzhou Huarui		1,507		867
Fengyang Huarui		106		484
Nanjing Ever-Kyowa		347		349
EsC'eLav		88		-
Jiangsu Ever-Glory		425		45
Total	$	5,052	$	3,659

Accounts Payable – Related Parties

The accounts payable to related parties at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows:

	2019		2018
	(In thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Ever-Glory Vietnam	$	1,519		1,863
Fengyang Huarui		223		622
Nanjing Ever-Kyowa		593		580
Chuzhou Huarui		671		888
Nanjing Knitting		144		171
Jiangsu Ever-Glory		890		632
Total	$	4,040	$	4,756

Amounts Due From Related Parties-current assets

The amounts due from related parties at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows:

	2019		2018
	(In thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Jiangsu Ever-Glory	$	63	$	122
Esc'elav		12		70
Total	$	75	$	192

Jiangsu Ever-Glory is an entity engaged in importing/exporting, apparel-manufacture, real-estate development, car sales and other activities. Jiangsu Ever-Glory is controlled by Mr. Kang. During three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company and Jiangsu Ever-Glory purchased raw materials on behalf of each other in order to obtain cheaper purchase prices. The Company purchased raw materials on Jiangsu Ever-Glory's behalf and sold to Jiangsu Ever-Glory at cost for $0 and $0.3 million during the three month period ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Jiangsu Ever-Glory purchased raw materials on the Company's behalf and sold to the Company at cost for $424,675 and $22,235 during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Amounts Due From Related Party under Counter Guarantee Agreement

In March 2012, in consideration of the guarantees and collateral provided by Jiangsu Ever-Glory and Nanjing Knitting, the Company agreed to provide Jiangsu Ever-Glory a counter guarantee in the form of cash of not less than 70% of the maximum aggregate lines of credit obtained by the Company. Jiangsu Ever-Glory is obligated to return the full amount of the counter-guarantee funds provided upon expiration or termination of the underlying lines of credit and is to pay annual interest at the rate of 6.0% of amounts provided. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, Jiangsu Ever-Glory has provided guarantees for approximately $41.4 million (RMB 278 million) and $33.4 million (RMB 230.0 million) of lines of credit obtained by the Company, respectively. Jiangsu Ever-Glory and Nanjing Knitting have also provided their assets as collateral for certain of these lines of credit. The value of the collateral, as per appraisals obtained by the banks in connection with these lines of credit is approximately $30.6 million (RMB 205.5 million) and $29.9 million (RMB 205.5 million) as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Mr. Kang has also provided a personal guarantee for $24.6 million (RMB 164.8 million) and $14.5 million (RMB 100.0 million) as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

At December 31, 2018, $9.9 million (RMB 68.2 million) was outstanding due from Jiangsu Ever-Glory under the counter guarantee agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, an additional $2.1 million (RMB 14.0 million) was provided to and repayment of $3.5 million (RMB23.5 million) was received from Jiangsu Ever-Glory under the counter-guarantee. As of March 31, 2019, the amount of the counter-guarantee was $8.7 million (RMB 58.7 million) (the difference represents currency exchange adjustment of $0.2 million), which was 21.1% of the aggregate amount of lines of credit. This amount plus accrued interest of $0.5 million have been classified as a reduction of equity, consistent with the guidance of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletins 4E and 4G. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the amount classified as a reduction of equity was $9.3 million and $10.4 million, respectively. Interest of 0.5% is charged on net amounts due from Jiangsu Ever-Glory at each month end. Since April 1, 2015, interest rate has changed to 0.41% as the bank benchmark interest rate decreased. Since January 1, 2019, interest rate has changed to 0.3625% as the bank benchmark interest rate decreased. Interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively.