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Risk Factors.
An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of
risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below and other
information contained in this prospectus before deciding to invest in our common
stock.
Our future revenue will be derived from the sale and
manufacture of healthcare products and medical drugs. Our business, financial
condition and/or results of operations may be materially adversely affected by
the nature and impact of these risks. In such case, the market value of our
securities could be detrimentally affected, and investors may lose part or all
of their investment. Please refer to the information contained under Business
in this prospectus for further details pertaining to our business and financial
condition.
Risks Related to the Healthcare Businesses
There are risks of increasing regulation of the healthcare
industry in the PRC and internationally that could have a material adverse
impact on our business.
In the next 20 years, our central government as well as
international regulatory bodies will focus more on the healthcare and beauty
industry. As a result, our enterprise will have to satisfy both PRC regulations
and international regulations applicable to our industry. The cost of compliance
may be high and may make the production of some healthcare and beauty products
too expensive to successfully market. In such event, our business could be
negatively impacted and revenues and earnings could decline.
If we fail to meet the New GMP Standards, the production at
certain of our old production lines will be suspended and our operations and
profitability would be adversely affected.
In the PRC, a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)certificate is
required for companies that produce medical drugs and health supplements. It is
also required to market our medical drugs and health supplements.
Humankind was incorporated in the PRC on December 14, 2003, and
completed its GMP certificate on April 24, 2007, which will last until February
14, 2019 and is expected to extend after that. HLJ Huimeijia was founded on
October 30, 2003, its latest GMP certificate was effective from November 12,
2009 to December 31, 2015. HLJ Huimeijia has applied a new certificate of GMP,
which is expected to be obtained in April 2017. If we are not able to satisfy
the requirements of the new GMP guidelines and obtain clearance from the CFDA,
our existing production lines in HLJ Huimeijia shall be suspended and we may be
subject to fines or other penalties if we continue to produce any products from
such lines, all of which may have a material and adverse impact on our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
Our industry is highly competitive, with numerous larger
companies with greater resources competing with us, and our failure to compete
effectively could reduce the number of new contracts awarded to us or adversely
affect our margins on contracts awarded.
Our competition includes a number
of large private PRC-based or foreign companies that produce and sell products
similar to ours. We compete primarily on the basis of quality, technological
innovation and price. Within our markets, we compete with many national,
regional and international manufacturers and distributors. Some of these
competitors have achieved greater market penetration or have greater financial
and other resources than us. In addition, there are a number of larger national
companies in our industry that could potentially establish a presence in our
markets and compete with us for contracts. As a result, we may need to accept
lower margins in order to compete against these competitors. If we are unable to
compete successfully in our markets, our relative market share and profits could
be reduced.
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If we fail to develop new products with high profit margins,
and our high profit margin products are substituted by competitor's products,
our gross and net profit margins will be adversely affected.
There is no assurance that we will be able to sustain our
profit margins in the future. The pharmaceutical industry in the PRC is very
competitive, and there may be pressure to reduce sale prices of products without
a corresponding decrease in the price of raw materials. In addition, new
products are constantly being introduced to the market. In order to increase our
sales and expand our market share, we may be forced to reduce prices in the
future, leading to a decrease in gross profit margin. The research and
development of new products and technology is costly and time consuming, and
there are no assurances that our research and development of new products will
either be successful or completed within the anticipated timeframe, if ever at
all. There is no assurance that our competitors' new products, technology, and
processes will not render our existing products obsolete or non-competitive. To
the extent that we fail to develop new products with high profit margins and our
high profit margin products are substituted by competitors' products, our gross
profit margins will be adversely affected.
Increased government regulation of our production and/or
marketing operations could diminish our profits.
At present, there is no significant government regulation of
the health claims that participants in our industry make regarding their
products. In addition, there is only limited government regulation of the
conditions under which we will manufacture our products. Other developed
countries, such as the United States and in particular, members of the European
Community, have far more extensive regulation of the operations of
nutraceuticals and plant-based cosmetics, including strict limitations on the
health-related claims that can be made without scientifically-tested evidence.
It is likely, therefore, that China will increase its regulation of our
activities in the future. To the extent that new regulations require us to
conduct a regimen of scientific tests of the efficacy of our products, the
expense of such testing would reduce our profitability. In addition, to the
extent that the health benefits of some of our products could not be fully
supported by scientific evidence, our sales might be reduced.
Price control regulations may decrease our
profitability.
The laws of the PRC provide for the government to fix and
adjust prices. The prices of certain medicines we distribute, including those
listed in the Chinese government's catalogue of medications that are
reimbursable under the PRCs social insurance program, or the Insurance
Catalogue, are subject to control by the relevant state or provincial price
administration authorities. The PRC establishes price levels for products based
on market conditions, average industry cost, supply and demand and social
responsibility. In practice, price control with respect to these medicines sets
a ceiling on their retail price. The actual price of such medicines set by
manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers cannot historically exceed the price
ceiling imposed by applicable government price control regulations. Although, as
a general matter, government price control regulations have resulted in drug
prices tending to decline over time, there has been no predictable pattern for
such decreases. It is possible that additional products may be subject to price
control, or that price controls may be increased in the future. To the extent
that our products are subject to price control, our revenue, gross profit, gross
margin and net income will be affected since the revenue we derive from our
sales will be limited and we may face no limitation on our costs. Further, if
price controls affect both our revenue and costs, our ability to be profitable
and the extent of our profitability will be effectively subject to determination
by the applicable regulatory authorities in the PRC.
Risks Related To Our Company
Our business is subject to the risk of supplier
concentration.
Our top supplier account for approximately 78% of the purchase
of the materials for our business as of June 30, 2016. As a result of this
concentration in our supply chain, our business and operations would be
negatively affected if our key supplier was to experience significant disruption
affecting the price, quality, availability or timely delivery of its products.
The partial or complete loss of the supplier, or a significant adverse change in
our relationship with the supplier, could result in lost revenue, added costs
and distribution delays that could harm our business and customer relationships.
In addition, concentration in our supply chain can exacerbate our exposure to
risks associated with the termination by the supplier of our distribution
agreements or any adverse change in the terms of such agreements, which could
have an adverse impact on our revenues and profitability.
Our planned expansion and technical improvement projects
could be delayed or adversely affected by, among other things, failures to
receive regulatory approvals, difficulties in obtaining sufficient financing,
technical difficulties, or human or other resource constraints.
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We intend to expand new production facilities during the next
few years. The costs projected for our planned expansion and technical
improvement projects and expansion may exceed those originally contemplated.
Costs savings and other economic benefits expected from these projects may not
materialize as a result of any such project delays, cost overruns or changes in
market circumstances.
Additionally, in order to construct a new plant, we may need to
apply for a short term loan from a local commercial bank to be used for working
capital. Because the lending policies of the local commercial banks are subject
to change, there is no guarantee that we will be able to obtain approval for
such a loan with conditions favorable to us in a timely manner or at all.
Failure to obtain intended economic benefits from these new
plants and technical improvements projects, either due to cost overruns, our
failure to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals or our failure to obtain
necessary loan financing on terms favorable to us could adversely affect our
business, financial condition and operating performances.
If the Company does not obtain financing when needed, its
business will fail.
As of June 30, 2016, we had cash and cash equivalents on hand
in the amount of $ 29,791,730 (audited). We predict that we will need
approximately $10,000,000 million to implement our business plan and meet our
capital expenditure needs over the next three years. We currently do not have
any arrangements for additional financing and we may not be able to obtain
financing when required. Obtaining additional financing would be subject to a
number of factors, including the market prices for our products, production
costs, availability of credit, prevailing interest rates and the market prices
for our common stock.
We cannot assure you that our growth strategy will be
successful.
Our strategies include to utilize direct distribution of
products to chain stores nationwide and to develop new markets through
innovation and research. However, many obstacles exist including, but not
limited to, competition from established companies in the access to chain stores
in China, their larger investment of funds on research and development. We
cannot, therefore, assure you that we will be able to successfully overcome such
obstacles and establish our products in any additional markets. Our inability to
implement this growth strategy successfully may have a negative impact on our
growth, future financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
If we fail to effectively manage our growth and expand our
operations, our business, financial condition, results of operations and
prospects could be adversely affected.
Our future success depends on our ability to expand our
business to address growth in demand for our products and services. In order to
maximize potential growth in our current and potential markets, we believe that
we must expand our manufacturing and marketing operations. Our ability to
accomplish these goals is subject to significant risks and uncertainties,
including:
the need for additional funding to construct additional
manufacturing facilities, which we may be unable to obtain on reasonable terms
or at all;
delays and cost overruns as a result of a number of factors,
many of which may be beyond our control, such as problems with equipment vendors
and manufacturing services provided by third-party manufacturers or
subcontractors;
our receipt of any necessary government approvals or permits
that may be required to upgrade or expand our operations in a timely manner or
at all;
diversion of significant management attention and other
resources; and
failure to execute our expansion plan effectively.
To accommodate our growth, we will need to recruit more
personnel and train and manage our growing employee base. Furthermore, our
management will be required to maintain and expand our relationships with our
existing customers and find new customers for our products. There is no
guarantee that our management can succeed in maintaining and expanding these
relationships.
If we encounter any of the risks described above, or if we are
otherwise unable to establish or successfully operate additional capacity or
increase our output, we may be unable to grow our business and revenues, reduce
our operating costs, maintain our competitiveness or improve our profitability
and, consequently, our business, financial condition, results of operations, and
prospects will be adversely affected.
The worldwide recession and credit crisis could impact our
business.
The tightening of credit in financial markets and the general
economic downturn could adversely affect the ability of our customers, and
suppliers to obtain the financing they need to make purchases from us, to
perform their obligations under agreements with us or even to continue their operations. The credit tightening and
decreased cash availability could also result in an increase in cancellation of
orders for our products and services and/or a decrease in demand for our
products and services in the markets in which we operate. While we believe that
the effects of the recession and credit crisis have abated, we are unable to
predict potential future economic conditions and disruptions in financial
markets or their effect on our business and results of operations, and the
consequences may be materially adverse.
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We rely on internal models to manage risk, to provide
accounting estimates and to make other business decisions. Our results could be
adversely affected if those models do not provide reliable estimates or
predictions of future activity.
We rely heavily on internal models in making a variety of
decisions crucial to the successful operation of our business, including
allowances for doubtful accounts and other accounting estimates. It is therefore
important that our models are accurate, and any failure in this regard could
have a material adverse effect on our results. Models are inherently imperfect
predictors of actual results because they are based on historical data available
to us and our assumptions about factors such as credit demand, payment rates,
default rates, delinquency rates and other factors that may overstate or
understate future experience. Our models could produce unreliable results for a
number of reasons, including the limitations of historical data to predict
results due to unprecedented events or circumstances, invalid or incorrect
assumptions underlying the models, the need for manual adjustments in response
to rapid changes in economic conditions, incorrect coding of the models,
incorrect data being used by the models or inappropriate application of a model
to products or events outside of the models intended use. In particular, models
are less dependable when the economic environment is outside of historical
experience, as has been the case recently. Due to the factors described above
and in "Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations", we may, among other things, experience actual charge-offs that
exceed our estimates and which are possibly greater than our allowance for
doubtful accounts, or which require material adjustments to the allowance.
Unanticipated and excessive default and charge-off experience can adversely
affect our profitability and financial condition and adversely affect our
ability to finance our business.
The success of our business depends upon the continuing
contributions of our Chief Executive Officer and other key personnel and its
ability to attract other employees to expand the business, whereas the loss of
key individuals or our inability to attract new employees could have a negative
impact on our business.
We rely heavily on the services of Mr. Xin Sun, our Chief
Executive Officer, as well as several other senior management personnel. Loss of
the services of any of such individuals would adversely impact our operations.
In addition, we believe that our technical personnel represent a significant
asset and provide us with a competitive advantage over many of our competitors.
We believe that our future success will depend upon our ability to retain these
key employees and our ability to attract and retain other skilled financial,
engineering, technical and managerial personnel. For example, we presently do
not have any directors or officers experienced with public company SEC reporting
and financial reporting requirements and we will be required to engage such
persons, and independent directors, in order to satisfy the quotation standards
of the Over-the-Counter-Bulletin Board on which our common stock is traded (not
currently required by OTCBB or SEC). In addition, as a result of failure to
engage qualified personnel we may be unable to meet our responsibilities as a
public reporting company under the rules and regulations of the SEC. In this
regard, we currently engage consultants to prepare SEC reporting and financial
reporting documents, and, in the future, may not be able to retain such
consultants due to a shortage of financial resources. None of our key personnel
is a party to any employment agreement. We do not currently maintain any key
man life insurance with respect to any of such individuals.
Our Chief Executive Officer have substantial influence over
our company, and their interests may not be aligned with the interests of our
other stockholders.
Our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Xin Sun, owns approximately
31.1% of our outstanding voting securities as of June 30, 2016, in a
fully-diluted share base. As a result, Mr. Sun has significant influence over
our business, including decisions regarding mergers, consolidations,
liquidations and the sale of all or substantially all of our assets, election of
directors and other significant corporate actions. This concentration of
ownership may also have the effect of discouraging, delaying or preventing a
future change of control, which could deprive our stockholders of an opportunity
to receive a premium for their shares as part of a sale of our company and might
reduce the price of our shares.
If we fail to continue recruiting professional personnel
with rich experience in U.S. GAAP and internal controls and procedures for
financial reporting, our ability to provide accurate financial statements in a
timely manner and comply with the requirements of the U.S. GAAP and internal
controls and procedures for financial reporting could be impaired, which could
cause our stock price to decrease substantially.
Our businesses are operated through our PRC subsidiaries, which
are obligated to maintain financial books and records in accordance with the PRC
Accounting Standards (PRC GAAP). We convert our financial statements according
to the U.S. GAAP for SEC reporting and information disclosure. Because none of
our employees have adequate training and experience in U.S. GAAP, we rely on a
financial consulting firm for financial reporting including the conversion of
books and records from PRC GAAP to U.S. GAAP.
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As a result, the progress and result of our financial reporting
may be affected by our limited experience and knowledge in U.S. GAAP and
internal controls and procedures for financial reporting. We plan to take
measures to improve our knowledge and experience in U.S. GAAP and internal
controls and procedures for financial reporting, include hiring a chief
financial officer with U.S. Certified Public Accountant qualification, U.S. GAAP
and SEC reporting experience and taking other measures. However, if we fail to
continue recruiting professional personnel with rich experience in U.S. GAAP and
internal controls and procedures for financial reporting, we may not be able to
provide accurate financial statements in a timely manner or comply with the U.S.
GAAP as it applies to us. The investor confidence in our company and the market
price of our common stock may be adversely affected by such failure.
Our Future revenues depend upon continued market acceptance
of our Waterlilies Soft Capsule (Sailuozhi)and Propolis and Black Ant Capsule
among mainstream consumers.
Currently we derive a majority of our revenue from the sale of
Waterlilies Soft Capsule (Sailuozhi) and Propolis and Black Ant Capsule sold by
Humankind, and we expect this will continue for the foreseeable future. If our
consumers do not increase their purchases and the market does not continue to
accept these products, our revenues will decline significantly, which would
negatively affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
Factors that may affect the market acceptance of our
Waterlilies Soft Capsule (Sailuozhi)and Propolis and Black Ant Capsule include
the price, availability of supply, competing products, and their applications in
mainstream consumer products. Many of these factors are beyond our control.
We have limited insurance coverage for our operations in
China.
The insurance industry in China is still at an early stage of
development. Insurance companies in China offer limited insurance products. We
have determined that the risks of disruption or liability from our business, the
loss or damage to our property, including our facilities, equipment and office
furniture, the cost of insuring for these risks, and the difficulties associated
with acquiring such insurance on commercially reasonable terms make it
impractical for us to have such insurance. As a result, we do not have any
business liability, disruption, litigation or property insurance coverage for
our operations in China except for insurance on some company owned vehicles. In
addition, We have not obtained fire, casualty or theft insurance and there is no
insurance coverage for our raw materials, goods, merchandise, furniture or
building located in the PRC. Any uninsured occurrence of loss or damage to
property, or litigation or business disruption may result in the incurrence of
substantial costs and the diversion of resources, which could have an adverse
effect on our operating results.
We may not be current in our payment of social insurance and
housing accumulation fund for our employees and such shortfall may expose us to
relevant administrative penalties.
The PRC laws and regulations require all employers in China to
fully contribute their own portion of the social insurance premium and housing
accumulation fund for their employees within a certain period of time. Failure
to do so may expose the employers to make rectification for the accrued premium
and fund by the relevant labor authority. Also, an administrative fine may be
imposed on the employers as well as the key management members.
The production of our health supplements and medicine
depends on the supply of high quality Traditional Chinese Medicine raw
materials.
The production of our health supplements and medicines depends
on the supply of Chinese raw materials of suitable quality. The quality and the
market prices of these raw materials may be adversely affected by various
factors such as the weather condition, the occurrence of nature disasters and
sudden increases in demand that would impact cost of our production. Bad quality
and increased market price of raw materials may adversely affect our business
operation.
The products of our Company may have side effects. If side
effects associated with our current or future products are not identified prior
to their marketing and sale, we may suffer as a result of product liability. We
may be required to withdraw such products from the market, change the labeling
of our product, or suffer product liability claim against us.
All heath supplements and medicines have certain side effect.
Although all of our heath supplements and medicines sold on market have passed
proper testing and are approved by CFDA, the products may still inadvertently
adverse effects on the health of the consumer. If such side effect is identified
after marketing and sale of the product, the product may be required to be
withdrawn from the market, or have a change in labeling. If a product liability
claim is brought against us, it may, regardless of merit or eventual outcome,
result in damage to our reputation, breach of contract with consumers, decreased
demand for our products, costly litigation and loss of revenue.
We may be exposed to potential risks relating to our
internal controls over financial reporting.
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As directed by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or
SOX 404, the SEC adopted rules requiring public companies to include a report of
management on the companys internal controls over financial reporting in their
annual reports. Under current law, the auditor attestation will not be required
as long as our filing status remains as a smaller reporting company, but we may
cease to be a smaller reporting company in future years, in which case we will
be subject to the auditor attestation requirement. We were subject to management
report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, and a report of our management
for the 2016 fiscal year is included under Item 9A of our latest annual report
concluding that, as of June 30, 2016, our internal controls over financial
reporting were not effective. If we cannot remediate the material weakness
identified in a timely manner or, if and when we are subject to the auditor
attestation report requirement, we are unable to receive a positive attestation
from our independent auditors with respect to our internal controls, investors
and others may lose confidence in the reliability of our financial statements,
which could adversely affect the price of our common stock.
We may be exposed to uncertainty relating to our investments
with various financial investment companies.
We may decide to pursue short-term or long-term investments
depends on various business conditions or future developments. The level of risk
associated with a particular investment or asset class varies, but investments
are generally subject to market risk, default risk, Inflation risk and mortality
risk. Due to these risks, investments generally subject to uncertainty of the
return of proceeds and possibly principles. In addition, hedging, insurance, and
other ways to manage risk are not always readily available. Any failure by the
Company to collect returns or principles of its investments could have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
We may be exposed to liabilities under the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act, and any determination that we violated the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act or Chinese anti-corruption law could have a material adverse
effect on our business.
We are subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act, or FCPA,
and other laws that prohibit improper payments or offers of payments to foreign
governments and their officials and political parties by U.S. persons and
issuers as defined by the statute for the purpose of obtaining or retaining
business. Chinese anti-corruption law also strictly prohibits bribery of
government officials. We have operations, agreements with third parties and make
sales in China, where corruption may occur. Our activities in China create the
risk of unauthorized payments or offers of payments by one of the employees,
consultants, sales agents or distributors of our Company, even though these
parties are not always subject to our control. It is our policy to implement
safeguards to prevent these practices by our employees. However, our existing
safeguards and any future improvements may prove to be less than effective, and
the employees, consultants, sales agents or distributors of our Company may
engage in conduct for which we might be held responsible.
Violations of the FCPA
or other anti-corruption laws may result in severe criminal or civil sanctions,
and we may be subject to other liabilities, which could negatively affect our
business, operating results and financial condition. In addition, the United
States government may seek to hold our Company liable for successor liability
FCPA violations committed by companies in which we invest or that we
acquire.
Risks Related to Doing Business in the PRC
The PRC laws and regulations governing the Companys current
business operations are sometimes vague and uncertain. Any changes in such PRC
laws and regulations may have a material and adverse effect on the Companys
business.
There are substantial uncertainties regarding the
interpretation and application of PRC laws and regulations, including but not
limited to the laws and regulations governing our business, or the enforcement
and performance of our arrangements with customers in the event of the
imposition of statutory liens, death, bankruptcy and criminal proceedings. The
Company and any future subsidiaries are considered foreign persons or foreign
funded enterprises under PRC laws, and as a result, we are required to comply
with PRC laws and regulations. These laws and regulations are sometimes vague
and may be subject to future changes, and their official interpretation and
enforcement may involve substantial uncertainty. The effectiveness of newly
enacted laws, regulations or amendments may be delayed, resulting in detrimental
reliance by foreign investors. New laws and regulations that affect existing and
proposed future businesses may also be applied retroactively. We cannot predict
what effect the interpretation of existing or new PRC laws or regulations may
have on our businesses.
A slowdown or other adverse developments in the PRC economy
may materially and adversely affect our customers, demand for our products and
our business.
We are a holding company. All of our operations are conducted
in the PRC and all of our revenues are generated from sales in the PRC.
According to several articles published by the Wall Street
Journal, CNN, and BBC News in January 2016, after experiencing rapid growth for
more than a decade, China's economy has been hit by shrinking foreign and
domestic demand, weak investment, factory overcapacity and oversupply in the
property market, and has experienced a painful slowdown in the last two years.
In 2015, China's economy grew by 6.9%, compared with 7.3% a year earlier,
marking its slowest growth in a quarter of a century. As the government tried to
shift the growth engine away from manufacturing and debt-fueled investment
toward the services sector and consumer spending, the outlook of the Chinese
economy is uncertain.
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In the next two to three years, Chinas growth performance
could deteriorate because of the overhang of its real estate bubble, massive
manufacturing overcapacity, and the lack of new growth engines. The
International Monetary Fund expected China's economy to grow by 6.3% this year
and 6% in 2017. If Chinas economy is further slowing down, it may negatively
affect our business operation and financial results.
Inflation in the PRC could negatively affect our
profitability and growth.
While the PRC economy has experienced rapid growth, such growth
has been uneven among various sectors of the economy and in different
geographical areas of the country. Rapid economic growth can lead to growth in
the money supply and rising inflation. If prices for our products rise at a rate
that is insufficient to compensate for the rise in the costs of supplies, it may
have an adverse effect on profitability. In order to control inflation in the
past, the PRC government has imposed controls on bank credits, limits on loans
for fixed assets and restrictions on state bank lending. Such an austere policy
can lead to a slowing of economic growth. In October 2004, the Peoples Bank of
China, the PRCs central bank, raised interest rates for the first time in
nearly a decade and indicated in a statement that the measure was prompted by
inflationary concerns in the Chinese economy. Repeated rises in interest rates
by the central bank would likely slow economic activity in China which could, in
turn, materially increase our costs and also reduce demand for our products.
Restrictions on currency exchange may limit our ability to
receive and use our sales revenue effectively.
Most of our sales revenue and expenses are denominated in RMB.
Under PRC law, the RMB is currently convertible under the current account,
which includes dividends and trade and service-related foreign exchange
transactions, but not under the capital account, which includes foreign direct
investment and loans. Currently, our PRC operating subsidiary may purchase
foreign currencies for settlement of current account transactions, including
payments of dividends to us, without the approval of the State Administration of
Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, by complying with certain procedural requirements.
However, the relevant PRC government authorities may limit or eliminate our
ability to purchase foreign currencies in the future. Since a significant amount
of our future revenue will be denominated in RMB, any existing and future
restrictions on currency exchange may limit our ability to utilize revenue
generated in RMB to fund our business activities outside China that are
denominated in foreign currencies.
Foreign exchange transactions by PRC operating subsidiaries
under the capital account continue to be subject to significant foreign exchange
controls and require the approval of or need to register with PRC government
authorities, including SAFE. In particular, if our PRC operating subsidiaries
borrow foreign currency through loans from us or other foreign lenders, these
loans must be registered with SAFE, and if we finance the subsidiaries by means
of additional capital contributions, these capital contributions must be
approved by certain government authorities, including the Ministry of Commerce,
or MOFCOM, or their respective local counterparts. These limitations could
affect their ability to obtain foreign exchange through debt or equity
financing.
Fluctuations in exchange rates could adversely affect our
business and the value of our securities.
The value of our common stock will be indirectly affected by
the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollars and RMB and between those
currencies and other currencies in which our sales may be denominated. Because
substantially all of our earnings and cash assets are denominated in RMB,
fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the RMB will
affect our balance sheet and our earnings per share in U.S. dollars. In
addition, appreciation or depreciation in the value of the RMB relative to the
U.S. dollar would affect our financial results reported in U.S. dollar terms
without giving effect to any underlying change in our business or results of
operations. Fluctuations in the exchange rate will also affect the relative
value of any dividend we issue that will be exchanged into U.S. dollars and
earnings from, and the value of, any U.S. dollar-denominated investments we make
in the future. In August 2015, the PRC Government devalued its currency by
approximately 3%, represented the largest yuan depreciation for 20 years. China
weakened the value of RMB currency by 6.9% to 6.64 against the US dollar on June
30, 2016 from 6.21 against the US dollar on August 1, 2016. Concerns remain that
Chinas slowing economy, and in particular its exports, will need a stimulus
that can only come from further cuts in the exchange rate.
Very limited hedging transactions are available in China to
reduce our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations. To date, we have not entered
into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign
currency exchange risk. While we may enter into hedging transactions in the
future, the availability and effectiveness of these transactions may be limited,
and we may not be able to successfully hedge our exposure at all. In addition,
our foreign currency exchange losses may be magnified by PRC exchange control
regulations that restrict our ability to convert RMB into foreign currencies.
We may be subject to fines and legal sanctions if we or our
Chinese employees fail to comply with PRC regulations relating to employee stock
options granted by overseas listed companies to PRC citizens.
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On December 25, 2006, the Peoples Bank of China issued the
Administration Measures on Individual Foreign Exchange Control, and its
Implementation Rules were issued by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange
(SAFE) on January 5, 2007. Both took effect on February 1, 2007. Under these
regulations, all foreign exchange matters involved in an employee stock holding
plan, stock option plan or similar plan in which PRC citizens participation
requires approval from the SAFE or its authorized branch. On March 28, 2007, the
SAFE issued the Application Procedure for Foreign Exchange Administration for
Domestic Individuals Participating in Employee Stock Holding Plans or Stock
Option Plans of Overseas Listed Companies, or Notice 78. Under Notice 78, PRC
individuals who participate in an employee stock option holding plan or a stock
option plan of an overseas listed company are required, through a PRC domestic
agent or PRC subsidiary of the overseas listed company, to register with the
SAFE and complete certain other procedures. We and our Chinese employees who
have been granted shares or stock options pursuant to our share incentive plan
are subject to Notice 78. However, in practice, there are significant
uncertainties with regard to the interpretation and implementation of Notice 78.
We are committed to complying with the requirements of Notice 78. However, we
cannot provide any assurance that we or our Chinese employees will be able to
qualify for or obtain any registration required by Notice 78. In particular, if
we and/or our Chinese employees fail to comply with the provisions of Notice 78,
we and/or our Chinese employees may be subject to fines and legal sanctions
imposed by the SAFE or other PRC government authorities, as a result of which
our business operations and employee option plans could be materially and
adversely affected.
Any recurrence of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or
SARS, H1N1 Flu or another widespread public health problem, could adversely
affect our operations.
A renewed outbreak of SARS, H1N1 Flu or another widespread
public health problem in the PRC, such as bird flu where most of our revenue is
derived, could have an adverse effect on our operations. Our operations may be
impacted by a number of health-related factors, including quarantines or
closures of some of our offices that would adversely disrupt our operations. Any
of the foregoing events or other unforeseen consequences of public health
problems could adversely affect our operations.
If we become directly subject to the recent scrutiny,
criticism and negative publicity involving certain U.S.-listed Chinese
companies, we may have to expend significant resources to investigate and
resolve the matter which could harm our business operations, stock price and
reputation and could result in a loss of your investment in our stock,
especially if such matter cannot be addressed and resolved quickly.
Recently, U.S. public companies that have substantially all of
their operations in China, particularly companies like us which have completed
so-called reverse merger transactions, have been the subject of intense
scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity by investors, short sellers,
financial commentators and regulatory agencies, such as the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission. Much of the scrutiny, criticism and negative
publicity has centered around financial and accounting irregularities and
mistakes, a lack of effective internal controls over financial accounting,
inadequate corporate governance policies or a lack of adherence thereto and, in
many cases, allegations of fraud. As a result of the scrutiny, criticism and
negative publicity, the publicly traded stock of many U.S. listed Chinese
companies has sharply decreased in value and, in some cases, has become
virtually worthless. Many of these companies are now subject to shareholder
lawsuits, SEC enforcement actions and are conducting internal and external
investigations into the allegations. It is not clear what affect this
sector-wide scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity will have on our company,
our business and our stock price. If we become the subject of any unfavorable
allegations, whether such allegations are proven to be true or untrue, we will
have to expend significant resources to investigate such allegations and/or
defend our company. This situation could be costly and time consuming and
distract our management from growing our company. If such allegations are not
proven to be groundless, our company and business operations will be severely
impacted and your investment in our stock could be rendered worthless.
Adverse changes in political and economic policies of the
PRC government could impede the overall economic growth of China, which could
reduce the demand for our products and damage our business.
We conduct all of our operations and generate all of our
revenue in China. Accordingly, our business, financial condition, results of
operations and prospects are affected significantly by economic, political and
legal developments in China. The PRC economy differs from the economies of most
developed countries in many respects, including:
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the higher level of government involvement;
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the early stage of development of the market-oriented sector of the
economy;
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the rapid growth rate;
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the higher level of control over foreign exchange; and
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the allocation of resources.
As the PRC economy has been transitioning from a planned
economy to a more market-oriented economy, the PRC government has implemented
various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of
resources. While these measures may benefit the overall PRC economy, they may
also have a negative effect on us.
Although the PRC government has in recent years implemented
measures emphasizing the utilization of market forces for economic reform, the
PRC government continues to exercise significant control over economic growth in
China through the allocation of resources, controlling payment of foreign currency-denominated
obligations, setting monetary policy and imposing policies that impact
particular industries or companies in different ways.
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Any adverse change in the economic conditions or government
policies in China could have a material adverse effect on the overall economic
growth and the level of new investments and expenditures in China, which in turn
could lead to a reduction in demand for our services and consequently have a
material adverse effect on our business and prospects.
We may be unable to complete a business combination
transaction efficiently or on favorable terms due to complicated merger and
acquisition regulations implemented on September 8, 2006.
The recent PRC Regulation on Mergers and Acquisitions of
Domestic Companies by Foreign Investors also governs the approval process by
which a PRC company may participate in an acquisition of its assets or its
equity interests. Depending on the structure of the transaction, the new
regulation will require the Chinese parties to make a series of applications and
supplemental applications to the government agencies. In some instances, the
application process may require the presentation of economic data concerning a
transaction, including appraisals of the target business and evaluations of the
acquirer, which are designed to allow the government to assess the transaction.
Government approvals will have expiration dates by which a transaction must be
completed and reported to the government agencies. Compliance with the new
regulations is likely to be more time consuming and expensive than in the past
and the government can now exert more control over the combination of two
businesses. Accordingly, due to the new regulation, our ability to engage in
business combination transactions has become significantly more complicated,
time consuming and expensive, and we may not be able to negotiate a transaction
that is acceptable to our stockholders or sufficiently protect their interests
in a transaction.
The new regulation allows PRC government agencies to assess the
economic terms of a business combination transaction. Parties to a business
combination transaction may have to submit to the Ministry of Commerce and the
other government agencies an appraisal report, an evaluation report and the
acquisition agreement, all of which form part of the application for approval,
depending on the structure of the transaction. The regulations also prohibit a
transaction at an acquisition price obviously lower than the appraised value of
the Chinese business or assets and in certain transaction structures, require
that consideration must be paid within defined periods, generally not in excess
of a year. The regulation also limits our ability to negotiate various terms of
the acquisition, including aspects of the initial consideration, contingent
consideration, holdback provisions, indemnification provisions and provisions
relating to the assumption and allocation of assets and liabilities. Transaction
structures involving trusts, nominees and similar entities are prohibited.
Therefore, such regulation may impede our ability to negotiate and complete a
business combination transaction on financial terms that satisfy our investors
and protect our stockholders economic interests.
Uncertainties with respect to the PRC legal system could
limit the legal protections available to you and us.
We conduct substantially all of our business through our
operating subsidiary in the PRC. Our operating subsidiaries are generally
subject to laws and regulations applicable to foreign investments in China and,
in particular, laws applicable to foreign-invested enterprises. The PRC legal
system is based on written statutes, and prior court decisions may be cited for
reference but have limited precedential value. Since 1979, a series of new PRC
laws and regulations have significantly enhanced the protections afforded to
various forms of foreign investments in China. However, since the PRC legal
system continues to rapidly evolve, the interpretations of many laws,
regulations and rules are not always uniform and enforcement of these laws,
regulations and rules involve uncertainties, which may limit legal protections
available to you and us. In addition, any litigation in China may be protracted
and result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management
attention. In addition, all of our executive officers and almost all of our
directors are residents of China and not of the United States, and substantially
all the assets of these persons are located outside the United States. As a
result, it could be difficult for investors to affect service of process in the
United States or to enforce a judgment obtained in the United States against our
Chinese operations and subsidiaries.
Under the Current Enterprise Income Tax, or EIT, Law, we may
be classified as a "resident enterprise" of China. Such classification will
likely result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC
stockholders.
We are a holding company incorporated under the laws of
Delaware. We conduct substantially all of our business through our wholly-owned
and other consolidated entities in China, and we derive all of our income from
these entities. Prior to January 1, 2008, dividends derived by foreign
enterprises from business operations in China were not subject to the Chinese
enterprise income tax. However, such tax exemption ceased as of January 1, 2008
and thereafter with the effectiveness of the new Enterprise Income Tax Law, or
EIT Law.
Under the EIT Law, if we are not deemed to be a resident
enterprise for Chinese tax purposes, a withholding tax at the rate of 10% would
be applicable to any dividends paid by our Chinese subsidiaries to us. However,
if we are deemed to be a resident enterprise established outside of China
whose place of effective management is located in China, we would be
classified as a resident enterprise for Chinese tax purposes and thus would be
subject to an enterprise income tax rate of 25% on all of our income, including
interest income on the proceeds from this offering on a worldwide basis.
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The regulations promulgated pursuant to the EIT Law define the
term place of effective management as establishments that carry out
substantial and overall management and control over the manufacturing and
business operations, personnel, accounting, properties, etc. of an enterprise.
The State Administration of Taxation issued a SAT Circular 82 on April 22, 2009,
which provides that the place of effective management of a Chinese-controlled
overseas-incorporated enterprise is located in China if the following
requirements are satisfied: (i) the senior management and core management
departments in charge of its daily operations function are mainly located in the
PRC; (ii) its financial and human resources decisions are subject to
determination or approval by persons or bodies located in the PRC; (iii) its
major assets, accounting books, company seals, and minutes and files of its
board and shareholders meetings are located or kept in the PRC; and (iv) no
less than half of the enterprises directors or senior management with voting
rights reside in the PRC. SAT Circular 82 applies only to overseas registered
enterprises controlled by PRC enterprises, not to those controlled by PRC
individuals. If the Companys non-PRC incorporated entities are deemed PRC tax
residents, such entities would be subject to PRC tax under the EIT Law. The
Company has analyzed the applicability of the EIT Law and related regulations,
and for each of the applicable periods presented, the Company has not accrued
for PRC tax on such basis.. In addition, although under the EIT Law and the
related regulations dividends paid to us by our PRC subsidiaries would qualify
as tax-exempted income, we cannot assure you that such dividends will not be
subject to a 10% withholding tax, as the PRC foreign exchange control
authorities, which enforce the withholding tax, have not yet issued guidance
with respect to the processing of outbound remittances to entities that are
treated as resident enterprises for PRC enterprise income tax purposes. As a
result of such changes, our historical operating results will not be indicative
of our operating results for future periods and the value of our shares of
common stock may be adversely affected. We are actively monitoring the
possibility of resident enterprise treatment and are evaluating appropriate
organizational changes to avoid this treatment, to the extent possible.
We may have difficulty establishing adequate management,
legal and financial controls in the PRC.
The PRC historically has not adopted a western style of
management and financial reporting concepts and practices, as well as in modern
banking, computer and other control systems. We may have difficulty in hiring
and retaining a sufficient number of qualified employees to work in the PRC. As
a result of these factors, we may experience difficulty in establishing
management, legal and financial controls, collecting financial data and
preparing financial statements, books of account and corporate records and
instituting business practices that meet western standards.
Risks Relating to the Common Stock
Our stock price may be volatile.
The market price of our common stock is likely to be highly
volatile and could fluctuate widely in price in response to various factors,
many of which are beyond our control, including the following:
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Additions or departures of key personnel;
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Our ability to execute our business plan;
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Operating results that fall below expectations;
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Loss of any strategic relationship;
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Industry developments;
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Economic and other external factors; and
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Period-to-period fluctuations in the Companys financial
results.
In addition, the securities markets have from time to time
experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are unrelated to the
operating performance of particular companies. These market fluctuations may
also materially and adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
There is currently no liquid trading market for our common
stock and we cannot ensure that one will ever develop or be sustained.
There is currently no liquid trading market for our common
stock. We cannot predict how liquid the market for our common stock might
become. Our common stock is currently approved for quotation on the OTC Bulletin
Board trading under the symbol CHHE. Should we fail to satisfy the quotation
standards for the OTC Bulletin Board, the trading price of our common stock
could suffer, the trading market for our common stock may be less liquid and our
common stock price may be subject to increased volatility.
We do not intend to pay dividends on shares of our common
stock for the foreseeable future, but if we intend to do so our holding company
structure may limit the payment of dividends to our stockholders.
We have no direct business operations, other than our ownership
of our subsidiaries. While we have no current intention of paying dividends,
should we decide in the future to do so, as a holding company, our ability to
pay dividends and meet other obligations depends upon the receipt of dividends
or other payments from our operating subsidiaries and other holdings and
investments. In addition, our operating subsidiaries, from time to time, may be
subject to restrictions on their ability to make distributions to us, including as a result of restrictive covenants in loan
agreements, restrictions on the conversion of local currency into U.S. dollars
or other hard currency and other regulatory restrictions as discussed below. If
future dividends are paid in RMB, fluctuations in the exchange rate for the
conversion of RMB into U.S. dollars may reduce the amount received by U.S.
stockholders upon conversion of the dividend payment into U.S. dollars.
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Chinese regulations currently permit the payment of dividends
only out of accumulated profits as determined in accordance with Chinese
accounting standards and regulations. Our subsidiaries in China are also
required to set aside a portion of their after tax profits according to Chinese
accounting standards and regulations to fund certain reserve funds. Currently,
our subsidiaries in China are the only sources of revenues or investment
holdings for the payment of dividends. If they do not accumulate sufficient
profits under Chinese accounting standards and regulations to first fund certain
reserve funds as required by Chinese accounting standards, we will be unable to
pay any dividends.
We are subject to penny stock regulations and restrictions
and you may have difficulty selling shares of our common stock.
The SEC has adopted regulations which generally define
so-called penny stocks to be an equity security that has a market price less
than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject
to certain exemptions. Our shares of common stock are subject to Rule 15g-9
under the Exchange Act, or the Penny Stock Rule. This rule imposes additional
sales practice requirements on broker-dealers that sell such securities to
persons other than established customers and accredited investors (generally,
individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual incomes exceeding
$200,000, or $300,000 together with their spouses). For transactions covered by
Rule 15g-9, a broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for
the purchaser and have received the purchasers written consent to the
transaction prior to sale. As a result, this rule affects the ability of
broker-dealers to sell our securities and may affect the ability of purchasers
to sell any of our securities in the secondary market.
For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the
rules require delivery, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, of a
disclosure schedule prepared by the SEC relating to the penny stock market.
Disclosure is also required to be made about sales commissions payable to both
the broker-dealer and the registered representative and current quotations for
the securities. Finally, monthly statements are required to be sent disclosing
recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information
on the limited market in penny stock.
Availability for sale of a substantial number of shares of
our common stock may cause the price of our common stock to decline.
If our stockholders sell substantial amounts of common stock in
the public market, or upon the expiration of any statutory holding period, under
Rule 144, it could create a circumstance commonly referred to as an overhang
and in anticipation of which the market price of our common stock could fall.
The existence of an overhang, whether or not sales have occurred or are
occurring, also could make more difficult our ability to raise additional
financing through the sale of equity or equity-related securities in the future
at a time and price that we deem reasonable or appropriate.