China Green Agriculture, Inc. - Annual Report: 2008 (Form 10-K)
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CHINA
GREEN AGRICULTURE, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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36-3526027
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or other jurisdiction of
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3rd
Floor, Borough A, Block A. No.181, South Taibai Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi
Province,
People’s
Republic of China 710065
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
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FORM
10-K
ANNUAL REPORT
FISCAL
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2008
TABLE
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Business
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Properties
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Legal
Proceedings
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Market
for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
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Selected
Financial Data
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
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Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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Item
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Controls
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Item
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Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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Executive
Compensation
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholders Matters
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
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Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
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EXHIBIT
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
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FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISK
Certain
statements in this Report, and the documents incorporated by reference herein,
constitute "forward-looking statements". Such forward-looking statements include
statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, regarding, among other
things, (a) our projected sales, profitability, and cash flows, (b) our growth
strategies, (c) anticipated trends in our industries, (d) our future financing
plans, and (e) our anticipated needs for, and use of, working capital. They
are
generally identifiable by use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,”
“anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “continuing,”
“ongoing,” “expects,” “management believes,” “we believe,” “we intend,” or the
negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable
terminology. These statements may be found under “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Business,” as
well as in this Report generally. Actual events or results may differ materially
from those discussed in forward-looking statements as a result of various
factors including matters described in this report generally. In light of these
risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking
statements contained in this filing will in fact occur. You should not place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
The
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made,
and, except to the extent required by federal securities laws, we undertake
no
obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or
circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events.
Unless
otherwise noted, all currency figures in this filing are in U.S. dollars.
References to "yuan" or "RMB" are to the Chinese yuan (also known as the
renminbi). According to Xe.com as of September 25, 2008, US $1.00 = 6.82135
yuan
(or 1 yuan = US$ 0.14660).
The
"Company", "we," "us," "our," and the "Registrant" refer to (i) China
Green Agriculture, Inc. (“Green Nevada”, formerly known as Discovery
Technologies, Inc.), a corporation incorporated in the State of Nevada;(ii)
Green Agriculture Holding Corporation (“Green New Jersey”), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Green Nevada incorporated in the State of New Jersey; (iii)
Shaanxi TechTeam Jinong Humic Acid Product Co., Ltd. (“Techteam”), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Green New Jersey organized under the laws of the
People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”); and (vi) Xi’an Jintai Agriculture
Technology Development Company (“Jintai”), wholly-owned subsidiary of Techteam
in the PRC.
PART
I
Our
History
We,
through Techteam and Jintai, our indirectly wholly owned subsidiaries, research,
develop, manufacture and distribute humic acid organic liquid compound
fertilizer in 27 provinces in China. Humic acid is an essential natural, organic
ingredient for a balanced, fertile soil, and it is one of the major constituents
of organic matter. Techteam has one of the most advanced automated humic acid
production lines in China. It has a multi-tiered line of 119 fertilizer
products. We believe that we are one of the top producers and suppliers of
humic
acid organic liquid compound fertilizer in China with an annual production
capacity of approximately 10,000 metric tons currently. All of our humic acid
fertilizer products are certified by the PRC government as green products for
growing Grade AA “Green” foods.
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Techteam’s
wholly owned subsidiary, Jintai, was formed for researching and developing
humic
acid fertilizers. In the process of testing Techteam’s fertilizers, it produces
agricultural products including top-grade flowers, vegetables, and colored
seedlings which are sold to middle and high end consumers across
China.
The
Company was incorporated under the laws of the state of Kansas on February
6,
1987 under the name Videophone, Inc. The Company had no operations from December
1996 to December 2007. In October 2007, the Company was reincorporated in the
state of Nevada, and, on December 26, 2007, acquired all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of Green New Jersey which owns 100% of the capital
stock of Techteam through a share exchange in which the Company issued an
aggregate of 10,770,668 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share to
the
three shareholders of Green New Jersey in exchange for 100% of the issued and
outstanding shares of Green New Jersey’s capital stock (the “Share Exchange”).
As a result of the Share Exchange, the Company owns 100% of Green New Jersey
which is a holding company for Techteam.
The
Share
Exchange occurred simultaneous with a private placement on December 26, 2007,
in
which the company sold 6,313,616 shares of the Company’s common stock to 31
accredited investors (the “Investors”) for a purchase price of $20,519,255 (the
“Private Placement”).
After
the
acquisition of Green New Jersey, the Company changed its name to China Green
Agriculture, Inc., effective February 5, 2008. The trading symbol changed from
DCOV.OB to CGAG.OB on the same day.
Our
current corporate structure is set forth in the following diagram:
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Business
Operations
Overview
We
have
two business segments: (i) the research, development, production and
distribution of humic acid organic liquid compound fertilizer; and (ii) the
development, production and distribution of agricultural products, such as
top-grade fruits, vegetables, flowers and colored seedlings. The fertilizer
business is our main business which generated 83% and 88% of our total revenues
in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2007, respectively.
Our
business is conducted through our indirect wholly-owned PRC based operating
subsidiaries, Techteam (for the fertilizer business) and Jintai (for the
agricultural products business). Jintai is wholly owned by Techteam.
Our
humic
acid organic liquid compound fertilizers contain humic acid as one of their
major ingredients and our products are certified as Green Food Production
Material by the China Green Food Development Center. We developed thirteen
new
types of fertilizers during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008.
We
distribute our fertilizer products through 480 distributors in 27 provinces
in
the PRC.
Principal
Products and Services
Fertilizer
Products
We
believe that TechTeam has one of the most advanced automated humic acid
production lines in China. Humic acid is a complex natural, organic ingredient
that is essential for a balanced, fertile soil. It is one of the major
constituents of organic matter in fertile soil, making a vital contribution
to
the quality of the soil’s composition. When plant or animal matter decomposes,
it naturally turns into a form of humic acid-rich material, such as peat,
lignite or weathered coal.
Humic
acid exhibits a high capacity for cation exchange (a chemical process in which
cations of like charge are exchanged equally between a solid and a solution.)
which serves to chelate plant nutrient elements and release them as the plant
requires. The chelation process holds the nutrients in the soil solution and
prevents them from leaching and prevents runoff. Moreover, humic acids can
bind
soil toxins along with plant nutrients, thereby strongly stabilizing soils.
The
regular use of humic acid organic liquid compound fertilizer can reduce the
use
of fertilizer, insecticide, herbicide and water by 50% or more. This mechanism
is important to environmental protection, because it can prevent contamination
of water sources caused by runoff.
In
nature, humic acid improves soil structure and aeration, nutrient absorption,
water retention. It also increases soil’s buffering capacity against
fluctuations in pH levels, and reduces soil crusting and erosion problems from
wind and water as well as radical toxic pollutants. Humic acid promotes the
development of root systems, seed germination, overall plant development. It
also enhances health, resistance to stress and overall appearance of plants.
We
believe that there is no synthetic material currently known to match humic
acid's effectiveness and versatility.
The
pure
humic acid used in TechTeam’s fertilizer is distilled and extracted from
weathered coal by way of alkaline digestion and acid recrystallization. Our
products are dark brown to black in color, and principally used as a foliar
fertilizer (a liquid, water soluble fertilizer applied to a plant’s foliage by a
fine spray so that the plant can absorb the nutrients through its leaves),
or
sprayed directly on soil or injected into the irrigation systems. Benefits
of
using TechTeam’s products are to stimulate growth, yield, and protect plants
from drought, disease and temperature damage while improving soil structure
and
enhancing soil fertility. TechTeam has a multi-tiered product line which offers
119 products, covering three product categories: Broad Spectrum Fertilizers
for
general use, Functional Fertilizers for the enhancement of certain
characteristics and Tailored Fertilizers for very specific crops; which
accounted for 15.8%, 48.3% and 35.9% of our total revenues from fertilizer
products, respectively for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008.
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During
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, we earned approximately $18,658,425 in
gross revenues from our fertilizer products, or 83% of our total revenues.
Agricultural
Products
Jintai,
Techteam’s wholly owned subsidiary, was formed for the research and development
of humic acid fertilizers produced by Techteam. In the process of testing
Techteam’s fertilizers, it produces top-grade fruits, vegetables, flowers and
colored seedlings for commercial sale. Jintai produces the following categories
of products:
Top-grade
flowers: including principally, faber cymbidium and phalaenopsis. Those two
kinds of flowers are mainly distributed to the middle and high end consumers
in
Shaanxi Province and its adjacent areas. Their seedlings are distributed across
the country, especially the southern regions of China.
Green
vegetables and fruits: including, principally, Holland cucumbers, sweet and
colored pimientos and eggplant and Japanese watermelons which are distributed
to
middle and high-end consumers in Shaanxi Province, especially in Xi’an
city.
Multicolored
seedlings: including, principally, photinia serrulata which are distributed
to
customers across China.
During
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, we earned approximately $3,946,293 in
gross
revenues from our agricultural products, or 17% of our total
revenues.
Manufacturing
Process
Our
production procedure is scientifically designed and our automated production
line and strict quality control system ensures consistent high quality. Our
fully-automated production line is run by a central control system and only
needs the input of control technicians. The machinery and vats for the line
are
supplied by a local medical machinery manufacturer and the automated control
systems were developed by us. Our access rights management system ensures that
our proprietary ingredient mixes are protected at all times. Also, by linking
our computer server with the electronic scales on each of the material input
bins, the exact quantity of each element is delivered every time, thus
maintaining quality and reducing waste.
Our
factory occupies approximately 47,000 square meters of land. The production
facility is housed in a 6,427 square meter building. This facility contains
a
total of 21 vats, 9 of which have a volume of 8 metric tons (1,000 kg), 2 with
a
volume of 12 metric tons, 8 with volume of 2 metric tons and 2 with volume
of 1
metric ton. Eleven employees are dedicated to production.
We
have
been constructing new production facilities in order to increase fertilizer
production capacity from 10,000 tons per annum to 50,000 tons per annum. As
of
the date of this report, we have completed the foundation for the new facilities
and are currently constructing the main building of 13,803 square meters. We
have also finalized contracts for the purchase and installation of equipment
that will be used in the manufacturing facility, including dryers, mixers and
reactors, for $4.67 million. All the equipment were custom ordered from a third
party medical machinery manufacturer to function in accordance with our
proprietary automated control system, allowing us to manufacture high grade,
high quality fertilizer products.
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Raw
Materials and Suppliers
Fertilizer
Products
Among
all
the three materials that can be utilized to produce humic acid (weathered coal,
lignite and peat), we have chosen weathered coal as our principal raw material
because it is abundant and relatively cheap (about $50/metric ton). Although
there are numerous weathered coal suppliers available to us, to date, we have
been using, as our sole supplier Lupoling Coal Mine Industry and Trade Company
of Jinzhong City located in the Shaanxi Province (“Lupoling”) because of the
high quality weathered coal it provides and its closeness in location. We
utilize spectral analysis technology to select the raw material with the best
quality, and we have specially trained buyers to make sure that the quality
and
consistency of the raw materials are maintained.
In
addition to weathered coal, we also use up to 60 different components in our
production process, all of which can be readily obtained from numerous sources
in local markets.
Our
products are packaged in bottles, bags and boxes. Each type of packaging
material, along with packaging labels, is purchased from 3 to 4 manufacturers.
These materials are readily available.
Agricultural
Products
The
maternal plants of our top-grade flowers and multicolored seedlings are mainly
planted and cultivated in our research and development center maintained by
Jintai. We purchase the seeds of green vegetables and fruits from the agents
who
import them. We apply fertilizers produced to those products.
Inventory
For
our
fertilizer products, our efficient production methods allow for low inventory
levels, which are typically less than one week’s finished stock, with the
majority of orders being shipped directly to the client after production. We
typically carry an inventory of six months of weathered coal.
For
our
agricultural products, we carry a significant amount of inventory because we
need a significant amount of agricultural products to serve as our research
and
development base for our fertilizer research and development.
As
of
June 30, 2008, we have $368,444 in inventory for our fertilizer products and
$4,451,634 in inventory for our agricultural products.
Industry
and Principal Markets
Market
We
currently market our fertilizer products to private wholesalers and retailers
of
agricultural farm products in 27 provinces in the PRC. The leading five
provinces based on revenues for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 were
Heilongjiang (9.53%), Shandong (7.55%), Anhui (6.71%), Xinjiang (6.52%), and
Henan (6.51%). The geographically diverse distribution protects our leading
national market position from regional competitors. Our agricultural products
are distributed to the middle and high-end consumers all over China.
We
utilize a multi-tiered product strategy which allows us to tailor our products
to different needs and preferences of the different geographic regions across
China with different climate and soil conditions which grow different crops
with
varied needs for fertilizers. For example, in Southern and Eastern China,
farmers are able to grow high margin crops such as fruit and seasonal vegetables
where climate and rainfall condition permits. Therefore, they can gain more
return on investment from using more expensive and specialized fertilizers.
In
the Northwest areas, however, where farmers’ low profit margin crops prevent
them from investing too much in fertilizer and therefore, we market a broader
spectrum, low-cost fertilizer in that area.
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We
produce and sell approximately 10,000 metric tons of organic fertilizer products
per year. Our fertilizers are very concentrated liquids which generally require
an application of approximately 120 milliliter (“ml”) per mu (1 mu = .165
acres).
Our
research and development capabilities, described more fully below, allow us
to
develop products that are tailored to farmers’ specific needs in different
regions, different crops, humidity, weather and soil conditions that require
special fertilizers. For example, our “Red Medlar” product is specially designed
for medlar (a small, brown, apple like fruit, hard and bitter when ripe and
eaten only when partly decayed) in the Ningxia Autonomous Region. This product
can effectively increase medlar yield and protect it from foliar disease (the
most common culprit for decreased yields of medlar) and at the same time
increase the quality of the fruit.
Trend
China
is
both the world’s largest manufacturer and consumer of fertilizer. As of 2005,
Chinese fertilizer accounted for 33% of the total world output and 35% of the
total world consumption (Source: China National Agricultural Means of Production
Circulation Association). Fertilizers can be organic
(composed of organic matter), or inorganic
(made of
simple, inorganic chemicals or minerals). Inorganic fertilizers or chemical
fertilizers generally may lead to ecosystem degradation. Organic compound
fertilizer comprises a balance of both organic and inorganic substances, thereby
combining the speedy effectiveness of chemical fertilizers with the
environmental benefits of the organic fertilizers.
Due
to
shrinking arable land in China with a rapidly growing population and various
environmental concerns, we believe a greater emphasis will be put on the
development of organic compound fertilizers in the future.
Today,
with the rapid growth of PRC's economy and per capita income, people have become
more health conscious. As a result, there is a growing market demand for Green
food products. Fruits and vegetables labeled as Green are generally available
in
supermarkets throughout the PRC and are typically sold at higher
prices.
According
to the Journal of Organic Systems, a scientific journal particular to organic
systems published by a group of professors in Australia and New Zealand, China
may be at the onset of an organic agriculture revolution. From 2000 to 2006,
China has moved from 45th to second position in the world in number of hectares
under organic management. China now has more land under organic horticulture
than any other country. In the year 2005/2006, China added 12% to the world's
organic area. This accounted for 63% of the world's annual increase in organic
land, and China now has 11% of the world's organically managed land.
All
of
our fertilizer products are certified by the PRC government as Green products
for growing Grade AA “Green” foods. Green food certified by the China Green Food
Research Center can be divided into 2 groups: grade A (allowed to use certain
amount of chemical materials) and Grade AA (containing little or no chemical
materials - also know as organic food). Our humic acid organic liquid compound
fertilizer products have quickly gained market share and general acceptance
due
to their high, consistent quality and tailored advantages. We believe that
we
are one of the top producers and suppliers of humic acid organic liquid compound
fertilizer in the PRC with an annual production capacity of 10,000 metric tons
(1 metric ton=1,000kg). We currently produce a total of 119 different organic
fertilizer products.
Marketing
Our
sales
staff is trained to closely work with distributors and customers, providing
professional advice on customizing our products to the customers’ needs and
offering extensive customer support. In addition, our sales staff educates
and
informs our customers by organizing training courses about agricultural
techniques that are offered to the public on a regular basis.
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We
have a
team of five marketing personnel in our principal office who collect and analyze
marketing data from across the 27 provinces. By industry norms, we believe
that
our product development cycle of 3 to 9 months is relatively short. Because
we
collected information that includes the growth records of a variety of plants
cultivated in different soil and climate conditions and feedbacks from our
end
users, we are able to conduct nationwide market analysis, ascertain new product
needs, estimate demand and customer demographics and develop new products that
are tailored to current market needs.
Although
we utilize television advertisements and mass media, the majority of our
marketing efforts are conducted through joint activities with our distributors.
Through our distributors, TechTeam has contracted approximately 120 local
personnel. Those local personnel conduct on-site marketing activities using
pamphlets, brochures and posters at the point of sale outlets and provide after
sales services. TechTeam employs 107 marketing personnel (including the five
data collection staff we referred to in the paragraph immediately above). Our
staff works with and trains distributors and retail clients through lectures
and
interactive meetings. Our staff emphasizes the technological components of
our
products to help end users understand the differences in products and how to
use
them. Word-of-mouth advertising and sample trials of new products in new areas
are also an essential component of our marketing efforts. Also, we have set
up
nation-wide hotlines to answer customer questions and have constructed an SMS
text message platform to have real-time interaction with farmers. We have
recently commenced the use of the SMS platform which is currently available
only
in certain areas.
Our
best
selling fertilizers, which also have top sales volumes in the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2008, are listed below:
Product Name
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Quantity sold in
FY’08 (Unit:
metric ton)
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Unit Price (US$ Per Ton)
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1x20x250ml
Gua Guo Peng Da Xing
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625
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2,315
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100ml
Jin Jia
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593
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2,348
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1x20x250ml
Guang Pu
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469
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2,399
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1x200x25ml
Da Kuai Tou
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392
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2,443
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1x20x250ml
Shenggen Zhuangmiao
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310
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2,414
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Revenues
Products
Roughly
20 million farmers in the PRC are using our products. We produced and sold
approximately 10,000 metric tons of our fertilizer products for the fiscal
year
ended June 30, 2008.
The
Chinese fertilizer market is generally a commoditized industry. We use our
multi-tiered branding strategy to target different market segments with tailored
products. Currently, “JINONG” is our high end product, “ZHIMEIZI,” “LEPUSHI” and
“LIBANGNONG” are our middle tier products and “WEIYINONG” is our lower tier
product. The JINONG line has a total of 73 products, and accounted for
approximately 70.8% of our sales revenue and 45.6% of our net income,
respectively, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008.
Geographical
Areas
We
have
developed more than 119 different fertilizer products. The leading five
provinces by revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 are Henan,
Shandong, Heilongjiang, Anhui and Guangdong.
We
also
manufacture and export our humic acid organic liquid compound fertilizer to
some
foreign countries, including India, Ecuador, Pakistan and Lebanon through
contracted distributors. Total revenues from exported products currently account
for approximately 1% of TechTeam’s sales revenue. We anticipate that this amount
can increase significantly as we have recently contracted with foreign
distributors to sell our products.
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Seasonality
Normally,
our peak selling season for our fertilizer products are from March through
October. As such, we experience seasonal variations in our revenues and our
operating costs. Periods of cold weather may delay the application of the
fertilizer, or render it unnecessary thereby reducing demand for our products.
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, approximately 71% of our annual
fertilizer sales volume came from the first quarter (summer) and the fourth
quarter (spring), when demand for our fertilizer products typically peaks during
planting season and prior to harvest. We plan to develop our customer base
in
southern China such as Hainan province, which has a warm winter to mitigate
the
seasonal variations in our future revenues. The peak season for our agricultural
products is from July to December, which generated approximately $2.7 million
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008. The non-peak season for our
agricultural products is from January to June with $1.2 million in revenue
for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008. The seasonally variation on the sales
of
our agricultural products was attributable to the nature of the plants: the
first half of a calendar year is usually the planting season while the second
half of a calendar year is usually the fruiting season.
Distribution,
Sales Network, Customers
Fertilizer
Products
Fertilizer
product market is highly fragmented. Our strategy is to set up our own sales
network by establishing our distribution through strategic relationships with
distributors, who distribute our products to wholesalers and retailers, and
ultimately, the end users.
Currently,
we sell our products through a carefully constructed network of about 480
regional distributors covering 27 provinces in China. We developed approximately
80 new distributors during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 and terminated
approximately 50 distributors based on our evaluation of their performance.
The
distributors sell our products to the smaller, local wholesale and retail
outlets who then sell to the end users (typically farmers). We do not grant
provincial or regional exclusivity because there is currently no single
distributor sufficiently strong enough to warrant exclusivity. We enter into
non-exclusive written distribution agreements with chosen distributors who
demonstrate their ability in local business experience and sufficient regional
sales networks. The distribution agreements do not dictate distribution quantity
because changes in local market condition and weather changes can dramatically
affect sales quotas.
We
have
established representative offices and sales outlets in Beijing, Tianjin,
Shanghai and Chongqing with each office having three to four representatives.
These regional offices allow us to more effectively coordinate national sales
and marketing teams. In addition, our sales department works closely with
distributors in various provinces to promote our products, maintain our profile
and to continue to cultivate relationships.
For
the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, sales through our top 10 distributors accounted
for approximately 8.76% of our annual revenue, with the highest proportion
of
sales that any one customer represented accounting for approximately 1.09%
of
sales revenue. As we do not have a significant concentration of customers,
we
believe that the loss of any one customer would not have any significant effect
on our business.
As
of
June 30, 2008, we have a backlog orders in the amount of $230,000 while we
had
$170,000 in backlog orders as of June 30, 2007.
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Agricultural
Products
We
distribute our agricultural products as follows: The top-grade flowers are
mainly distributed through our fertilizer distribution network; the green
vegetables and fruits are mainly distributed to a variety of wholesale markets
and supermarkets in Xi’an City while our multicolored seedlings are distributed
to the seedling centers and planting companies in China with which we have
had
long term cooperation. The following is a list of our top five customers in
terms of revenues for our agricultural products in the fiscal 2008. They
generated approximately 40.4% revenues of the total revenues of our agricultural
products.
Ranking
|
Customer Names
|
Revenues
(US$)
|
Percent in total
Revenues of our
Agricultural Products
|
|||||||
1
|
Taiyuan Yuanlong Lvhua |
380,089
|
9.63
|
%
|
||||||
2
|
Chengdu Huadu Yuanyi |
345,130
|
8.75
|
%
|
||||||
3
|
Luxian Lvfeng Zhongzhichang |
342,464
|
8.68
|
%
|
||||||
4
|
Xianyang Qindu Nonglin Keji |
271,975
|
6.89
|
%
|
||||||
5
|
Yulin Tailong Yuanlin |
254,046
|
6.44
|
%
|
||||||
Total
|
1,593,703
|
40.39
|
%
|
Research
and Development
We
conduct our research and development activities through our wholly owned
subsidiary Jiantai through which we also sell high quality flowers and green
vegetables and fruits which are grown in our research greenhouses to airlines,
hotels and restaurants. We own a 137,000 square meter research and development
facility. The functions of the green research and development facility are
two-fold: (i) it provides testing and experimental data collection base for
the
function and feature of the new fertilizer products by imitating the various
growing conditions and stages or cycle for a variety of plants, such as flowers,
vegetables and seedlings which the fertilizers apply on and (ii) such plants
themselves can be sold to the customers and generate sales. Our research and
development capabilities allow us to develop products that are tailored to
farmers’ specific needs in different regions, different crops, humidity, weather
and soil conditions that require special fertilizers.
In
January 2007, we invested approximately $10 million to purchase and construct
an
advanced intelligent greenhouse to serve as our research and development base.
We believe it has quickly become one of the leading green fertilizer research
facilities in China. Flowers, fruits and vegetables that are grown for
experimental testing of TechTeam’s humic acid organic liquid compound
fertilizers in the greenhouses are of high quality and value and are sold to
local supermarkets and airline companies. We sold approximately $3,946,293
of
these products during the fiscal 2008. We believe these sales, which make our
research and development facility a profit center, provide us with a significant
strategic advantage.
New
Product Development Process
Quickly
developing new products and reducing the product development cycles are the
principal purposes of our research and development facilities. There are eight
distinct phases in our fertilizer products development cycle:
1.
Market
Research: Front line staff continually collects new field data relating to
changes in market demand such as new product market size, price sensitivity
and
competition.
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2.
Feasibility
Study Report: A team of five staff members correlate the data from across China
and compile a written feasibility study report on the basis of the information
collected detailing the product, expected market size, pricing, segmentation,
competition.
3.
Research
and Development Budget: A budget is calculated for the potential revenue and
cost of developing the new product.
4.
Research
and Development Approval: The budget report is presented for the CEO’s
approval.
5.
Laboratory
Sample and Test: Samples are made and tested in the laboratory using advanced
spectral analysis equipment.
6.
Field
Experiments: Field experiments are carried out, usually in the
greenhouse.
7.
Trial
Sales.
8.
Mass
Production.
New
Products
With
our
strong and advanced research and development, we have developed more than 119
products and continue to develop new products.
During
the fiscal year of 2008, the following five new products were developed, which
contributed $2,917,115 to the increase of our sales revenue for that
period:
1.
Guokangmei
Green Nutriment Fertilizer:
Supplies nutrients to strengthen and enhance fruit size and sugar
content.
2.
Jinong
Zhuangshi:
Balances the nutrients, stimulates the activity of plant enzymes and improves
the quality and accelerates the growth of plants. Compared to Zhuangshi,
developed in fiscal year 2007, Jinong
Zhuangshi
has
strong potential in a large number of elements, trace elements and humic acid
on
the basis of adding two types of plant growth regulators, and it has a quicker
potential effect.
3.
Libangnong
Humic Acid Potassium Fertilizer (Broad Spectrum Type): Supplies
potassium for the plants to improve the quality, and increase the vitamin and
sugar content. It is more advanced than Libangnong
Potassium fertilizer
in the
previous year, because the newer product mostly maintains a neutral PH value,
which enables a better function when it’s combined with other
pesticides.
4.
Zhimeizi
Organic Liquid Compound Fertilizer:
Meet
the overall needs of plants for nitrogen, phosphor, and potassium efficiently,
effectively and lastingly. Compared to Zhimeizi of previous year, the newly
developed product contains a higher proportion of HA and organic contents,
which
are more than 40 g/L.
5.
Yichongwang
No.1:
Used
through irrigation to stimulate seed germination and viability, and root
respiration and formation.
6. Suxiao
Chongshifei (Quick-impact fertilizer):
Promotes the rapid growth of crops, raising output.
7. Boron
Fertilizer:
Promotes
flowering and enhances flowering fruit setting rates.
8. Calcium-rich
Fertilizer:
Prevents
calcium deficiency caused by diseases.
9. Potassium-calcium
Anti-cracking fertilizer:
Prevents
cracking of fruit and promotes coloring.
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10. Yuzhuang:
Prevents
the excessive growth of corn.
11. Wangting:
Prevents
the excessive growth of peanuts and soybeans.
12. Yelvbao:
Adds
trace elements to prevent the yellow disease, lobular disease, and other
physiological diseases.
13. Libangnong:
Adds
nutrients to accelerate growth, increases production of crops
In
addition to developing new humic acid organic fertilizer products, we are
carrying out some projects to develop derivatives from humic acid; examples
are
humic acid liquid film mulch and humic acid sodium fodder additives. Also,
some
soil-less seeding and breeding of colored-leaf plants, rare-flowers and new
species of fruits and vegetables are in the research stages.
Intellectual
Property
Techteam
is the holder of the following trademarks registered with the PRC Trademark
Offices of National Industrial and Commerce Administrative Bureau (the “PRC
Trademark Offices”):
Trademark
|
Registration
Number
|
Valid
Term
|
Jinong
(“Farmers’ Helper”)
|
No.
1357523
No.
3906984
|
01/28/2000—01/27/2010
05/07/2007—05/06/2017
|
Zhimeizi
(“Make Plants Grow with Luster”)
|
No.
3724882
|
07/21/2005—07/20/2015
|
Lepushi
(“Make Farming Pleasant”)
|
No.
3724883
|
10/21/2005—10/20/2015
|
Techteam
is in the process of applying for the following trademark:
Trademark
|
Application
Type
|
Application
Number
|
Application
Receipt Date(as
evidence
from Trademark
Office’s
Acknowledgment
Receipt)
|
|||
Libangnong
(“Farmer’s Mighty Helper”)
|
Type
5 – for the application to pesticide and other chemical
products
|
6253154
|
10/17/2007
|
|||
Type
1 – for the application to fertilizer and other chemical
products
|
6253155
|
10/17/2007
|
A
registered trademark is protected for a term of ten years, renewable for another
term of ten years under the trademark law of the PRC, so long as an application
for renewal is submitted to the PRC Trademark Offices within six months prior
to
the expiration of the initial term.
Techteam
has also applied for two patents: one for a fertilizer formulation and one
for
our proprietary production line and manufacturing processes.
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In
addition to trademark and patent protection law in China, we also rely on
contractual confidentiality provisions to protect our intellectual property
rights and brand. Our research and development personnel and executive officers
are subject to confidentiality agreements to keep our proprietary information
confidential. In addition, they are subject to a covenant not to compete
following the termination of employment with our Company and they agree that
any
work product belongs to our Company. We also take the further steps of limiting
the number of people involved in production and, instead of making available
lists of ingredients in fertilizers to production employees, we refer to them
by
numbers.
Competition
Fertilizer
Products
The
Chinese fertilizer industry is highly fragmented. In 2005, there were
approximately 1,924 manufacturers, of which approximately 80% were small local,
regional manufacturers (Source: Chinese Fertilizer Net). Currently, our
competitors are numerous small-sized local manufacturers, 3-4 larger national
competitors, such as China Agritech, Inc., Qiqihaer Fuer Agriculture Co., Ltd.,
a company located at Heilongjiang Province in the PRC, Heze Exploitation Region
Caozhou Chamurgy Co., Ltd. and Guangxi Beihai Penshibao Co., Ltd. and 2-3
international companies.
Small
competitors are generally amino acid compound fertilizer producers, who are
very
price competitive. The smaller companies, however, tend to lack sufficient
quality control or process control technologies which lead to inconsistent
quality.
The
Chinese fertilizer market has been fully opened to foreign companies since
December 2006, the time of China’s entry into the World Trade Organization.
Accordingly, the PRC government has increased its fertilizer import quota and
reduced the import tariffs on foreign fertilizer to 1% since January 2007;
however, foreign fertilizers are generally more expensive than domestic
fertilizers and they may lack the advantage in getting their products
localized.
Agricultural
Products
Top-grade
flowers: (1) flowers: Our main competitors in Xi'an city and its surrounding
regions are Western Lanhua Company, Ningdong Branch of State Forestry
Administration and Sanbao Horticultural Company. Management believes that our
flower products have comparative advantages in terms of the advanced
technologies they are based on, the superior species of the seedlings we select
and the efficiency and stability of our products; (2) Flower seedlings. The
main
competitors of nationwide market are Tianjin Goods Company, Shanghai Crystal
Company, Beijing Sanyi Company, Jinri Company in Guangdong province and Yunnan
QianHui Company. Our management believes that the qualities of our flower
seedlings are superior and the performance of the seedlings is stable. In
addition, unlike most of our competitors who are in lack of the comprehensive
greenhouse facilities, our flower seedlings can be supplied all year long and
not limited to the change of season.
Green
Vegetables and Fruits: Our competitors are mainly the vegetable planting centers
and planters in Shaanxi, Shangdong and Gansu provinces that produce vegetables
such as cucumbers and peppers. Our selling point, which distinguishes us from
other competitors is our Techteam Green Garden for pollution-free green
vegetables and fruits. We apply our green fertilizer to our vegetables and
fruits and the middle and high end consumers recognize the advantages on that.
Multicolored
Seedlings: Our main competitors are Zhejiang Senhe Company and Jiangsu Xiaoshan
Zhongtian Technology Company. Our multicolored seedlings, mainly, red photinia
serrulata is pure in species. We offer a fair market price with quality plants
that have higher survival rates.
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Competitive
Position
Our
competitive position can be described in the following five aspects for our
fertilizer products:
1.
Nation-wide sales network
In
this
highly fragmented market, we were able to set up our own distribution channels
with private distributors and link them together. We have over 480 distributors
nation-wide across 27 provinces which sell its products to retail stores
scattered in villages and townships across China. Our distribution system and
sales network is one of the largest in the humic acid fertilizer products
industry in China. Most of our competitors, including those larger competitors,
do not have a sales team as large as ours which specializes in the sale of
humic
acid fertilizer products; however, certain of our larger competitors have better
access in certain local markets due to years of cooperation they have had with
particular local distributors. Despite of our existing wide sales network,
we
lack of full coverage in certain cities and counties. We are continuing to
expand our sales network coverage to cover more areas where we have distributors
and also expand our distribution to new areas.
2.
Strong Research and Development
Our
research and development is
managed effectively. Typically, it takes only three to nine months from the
decision to develop a new product to mass production, which ensures product
flow
and helps to maintain market share. Our
strong
research and development department is based at our intelligent greenhouse
facilities. The advanced equipment and soil-free techniques in such facilities
simulate the natural environment in different areas and control selected
factors. As a result, 60%-70% of TechTeam’s experimental work can be done in the
greenhouse, thereby speeding up product development cycles, and cutting costs
without sacrificing accuracy of results. During the fiscal year ended June
30,
2008, we generated approximately $3,946,293 revenue from our research and
development base
(i.e. from the sale of Jintai’s agricultural products) and we anticipate that
this source of revenue can grow in the future. For more information on our
research and development activities, please refer to “Research and Development;
Growth Strategy” of this annual report. We believe that our greenhouse facility
is in the leading position among our competitors including larger competitors;
however, our larger competitors may have better understanding in certain local
markets where they have developed over the years and have specifically
formulated fertilizers for local plant, soil and climate conditions. We are
trying to diversify our fertilizers to benefit a wider range of
plants.
3.
Well-known Brand
TechTeam
believes that its customers’ purchasing decisions are often based on strong
brand recognition. We are well recognized by end users in our specialty humic
acid fertilizers; however, certain large international fertilizer producers
and
traders who import fertilizers to China, such as Cuikang of Cuikang (Hong Kong)
Co., Ltd., a distributor for a British fertilizer company, Yara Phosyn Ltd,
PRC
have strong brand recognition and domestic customers generally perceive the
quality of the imported products as higher or more stable than fertilizers
currently produced in China.
4.
Automated Production Line and Process
All
of
our major production procedures are controlled by a centralized computer system
that can only be accessed by authorized personnel as programmed by such system,
and our 47,000
square meter production facility’s production
line is fully automated. Our automated systems ensure that content in each
product is measured exactly according to its recipe by linking the computer
server with the electronic weights on each of the material input bins. In
addition, spectral analysis is used to accurately check the composition of
materials. Management believes that our automated production line is one of
the
few advanced lines in our industry. We are applying for patent protection for
our proprietary production line; however our large competitors may have
production lines with larger production capacity than ours. Our existing
production capacity may not match the market demand in peak season and we are
constructing a new production line with an annual capacity of 40,000 metric
tons
to expand our production capacity.
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5.
Customer Support
We
have
contracted with more than 120 local sales people through our distributors to
do
on-site marketing for our products. The sales personnel speak local dialects
and
are familiar with local farmers’ needs. We have district managers, with each
responsible for all the marketing personnel and services in each region. We
believe our strong on-site marketing team with emphasis on after-sale services
separates us from our competitors, including larger competitors.
Please
refer to our description under “Competition - Agricultural Products” for
analysis for competitive position for our agricultural products.
Employees
TechTeam
has 145 full-time employees. Of that amount, 27 are in administration, finance
and research and development, 11 in production and 107 in marketing and sales.
Jintai has 40 full-time employees, among whom 15 are in research and
development, 7 in management and administration and 23 in technology and
marketing. Jintai also has approximately an average of 100 temporary employees
per year.
“Green”
Certification
All
of
our fertilizer products are certified by the PRC government as green products
for growing Grade AA “Green” foods. Green foods certified by the China Green
Food Development Center can be divided into 2 groups: Grade A (allowed to use
certain amount of chemical materials) and Grade AA (containing little or no
chemical materials - also know as organic foods). A green certification is
valid
for one year and renewable with an application within 90 days prior to the
expiration. Our certification was issued on October 1, 2007 and will expire
on
September 30, 2008. We are applying for an extension now.
Government
Regulation
Our
products and services are subject to regulation by governmental agencies in
the
PRC and Shaanxi Province. Business and company registrations, along with the
products, are certified on a regular basis and must be in compliance with the
laws and regulations of the PRC and provincial and local governments and
industry agencies, which are controlled and monitored through the issuance
of
licenses. Our licenses include:
Operating
license
Our
operating license enables us to undertake research and development, production,
sales and services of humic acid liquid fertilizer, sales of pesticides, and
export and import of products, technology and equipment. The registration No.
is
6100001020488, and it is valid from March 7, 2006 through March 6, 2010. Once
the term has expired, the license is renewable.
Fertilizer
Registration
Fertilizer
registration is required for the production of liquid fertilizer and issued
by
the Ministry of Agriculture of the PRC. The registration numbers are:
Agriculture Fertilizer No. 467, (2004) No. 0079, No. 1083, No. 1084 and No.
1085. The term of a fertilizer registration certificate is five years.
Fertilizer registration is renewable.
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Registration
No.
|
Trademark
|
Product
Name
|
Main Technique Index
|
Certificate
Issuance Date
|
Expiration
Date
|
|||||
No. 079
|
Ji
Nong
|
Yi
Chong Wang Yi Hao
|
N+P2O5+K2O≥150g/l;Humic
Acid≥20 g/l
|
12/31/2004.
|
12/
30/2009
|
|||||
No.
1085
|
Ji
Nong
|
Ji
Nong
|
Fe+Mn+Zn+B+Mo≥20
g/l; Amino acid
≥100
g/l
|
04/23/2008
|
04/22/2013
|
|||||
No.
1083
|
Ji
Nong
|
Ji
Nong
|
N+P2O5+K2O≥200g/l;Humic
Acid≥40 g/l
|
04/23/2003
|
04/22/2013
|
|||||
No.
1084
|
Ji
Nong
|
Ji
Nong
|
N+P2O5+K2O≥350g/l;Humic
Acid≥30 g/l
|
04/23/2003
|
04/22/2013
|
|||||
No.
467
|
Ji
Nong
|
Ji
Nong
|
N+P2O5+K2O≥23g/l;Humic
Acid≥80g/l
Cu+Fe+Mn+Zn+B+Mo≥60
g/l
|
04/23/2003
|
04/22/2013
|
ITEM
2. PROPERTIES
Principal
Office and Manufacturing Facilities
Our
principal executive offices are located at 3rd floor, Borough A, Block A. No.
181, South Taibai Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi province, PRC, 710065. The office space
is approximately 800 square meters in area. It was leased from the Group
Company, which is controlled by Mr. Li, our Chairman, President and CEO, for
a
term of five years from January 2008 at the annual rent of $19,266, at the
market rate in that area.
We
own a
factory in Yang Ling Agriculture High-tech Demonstration Zone, situated in
No. 6
Guhua 5 Road, Yangling, Xi’an, Shaanxi province, PRC, 712100. The factory
occupies an aggregate of approximately 47,081 square meters of land and contains
our production lines, office buildings, warehouses and research laboratories.
The office buildings of 340 square meters were leased from the Group Company,
which is controlled by Mr. Li, our Chairman, President and CEO, for a five-year
term from July 1, 2007 at an annual rent of $4,091, at the market rate in that
area. The production lines have a capacity of 10,000 tons of fertilizer per
annum. As we plan to expand our production capacity, we are constructing a
new
40,000 ton capacity production line on the same premise of our existing facility
by using approximately $13,797,000 from the Private Placement. We anticipate
that our new production lines can commence trial production in March 2009.
TechTeam’s
wholly owned subsidiary, Jintai, is located in Caotan Modern Agriculture
Development Zone in the northern suburb area of Xi’an. Jintai has nine
intelligent greenhouses and six affiliated buildings, occupying a total area
of
approximately 137,000 square meters. We plan to construct more research and
development facilities by using $1,031,742 from our Private Placement in 2007.
There is a mortgage on the Jintai buildings as of June 30, 2008 for a loan
of
$2,188,502 with Xi’an City Commercial Bank in China. There is no private
ownership of land in China. All land ownership is held by the government of
the
PRC, its agencies and collectives.
Land
use
rights can be transferred upon approval by the land administrative authorities
of the PRC (State Land Administration Bureau) upon payment of the required
land
transfer fee. We own the land use rights for the land on which our manufacturing
facility is situated, which have a term of 50 years from 2001. There is a
mortgage on the land use right as of June 30, 2008 for a loan of $2,188,502
with
Xi’an City Commercial Bank in China. We lease the 137,000 square meters of land
used for our research and development facility from Xi’an Jinong Hi-tech
Agriculture Demonstration Zone for 10 years from January 2008 with an annual
rent of approximately $13,690.
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ITEM
3
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We
know
of no material, active, pending or threatened proceeding against us, Green
New
Jersey, TechTeam or Jintai, nor are we involved as a plaintiff in any material
proceeding or pending litigation.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
There
were no matters that were submitted during the fourth quarter of 2008 to a
vote
of security holders.
PART
II
Market
Information
We
have
two classes of equity securities: (i) common stock, par value $.001 per share,
18,381,702 shares of which are outstanding as of September 22, 2008, and (ii)
preferred stock, par value $.001 per share, of which no shares are outstanding.
Our common stock was approved for quotation on the over-the-counter Bulletin
Board on August 27, 2007. It is currently quoted on the Over-the-Counter
Bulletin Board ("OTC-BB") under the symbol “CGAG”.
The
following table sets forth the high and low bid prices, in the OTC-BB market,
as
reported and summarized by Quarterly Trade and Quote Summary Report ordered
from
(https://www.otcbb.com/secure_asp/tradeact_report_request.asp?type=tandqm),
for
each fiscal quarter during each of the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008. These
prices are based on inter-dealer prices, without retail markup, markdown or
commission and may not represent actual transactions.
Quarter
Ended
|
High
|
|
Low
|
||||
09/30/2007
|
$
|
0.00
|
$
|
0.00
|
|||
12/31/2007
|
$
|
0.00
|
$
|
0.00
|
|||
03/31/2008
|
$
|
25.75
|
(2)
|
$
|
1.25
|
(2)
|
|
06/30/2008
|
$
|
30.00
|
(2)
|
$
|
3.00
|
(2)
|
(1)
|
Common
Stock not listed, quoted or traded.
|
(2)
|
The
High and Low are both recorded on low trading
volumes.
|
Holders
As
of
September 22, 2008, there were approximately 666 shareholders of record of
our
common stock. This does not reflect the number of persons or entities who held
stock in nominee or "street" name through various brokerage firms.
Dividends
Our
board
of directors has not declared a dividend on our common stock during the last
two
fiscal years or the subsequent interim period and we do not anticipate the
payments of dividends in the near future as we intend to reinvest our profits
to
grow our business.
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The
payment of dividends, if any, is at the discretion of the Board of Directors
and
is contingent on the Company's revenues and earnings, capital requirements,
financial conditions and the ability of our operating subsidiary, Techteam,
to
obtain approval to send monies out of the PRC. The PRC's national currency,
the
Yuan, is not a freely convertible currency.
Securities
Authorized for Issuance Pursuant to Option Agreement
We
currently do not have any formal equity compensation plans.
On
January 31, 2008, our Board of Directors authorized the Company to grant each
of
the employees listed in the following table (the “Grantees”) an aggregate of
123,000 options to purchase our common stock (the “Options”). Such Options have
a term of three years, and are exercisable at $3.25. On June 24, 2008, the
Grantees exercised 76,500 options on a cashless basis for an aggregate of 67,685
shares of common stock.
Name
|
|
Number of Common Stock
Underlying the Options
|
|
Number of Exercised
Options
|
|||
Yu
Hao
|
30,000
|
20,000
|
|||||
Jie
Ma
|
20,000
|
15,000
|
|||||
Xilong
Wang
|
20,000
|
15,000
|
|||||
Ale
Fan
|
6,000
|
3,000
|
|||||
Heng
Song
|
6,000
|
3,000
|
|||||
Yufan
Zhang
|
5,000
|
2,500
|
|||||
Jun
Xu
|
5,000
|
2,500
|
|||||
Wanjiao
Wang
|
5,000
|
2,500
|
|||||
Qiong
Li
|
5,000
|
2,500
|
|||||
Zhi
Li
|
5,000
|
2,500
|
|||||
Juan
Liu
|
2,000
|
1,000
|
|||||
Lixiang
Chen
|
2,000
|
1,000
|
|||||
Yingxia
Ma
|
2,000
|
1,000
|
|||||
Yong
Liu
|
2,000
|
1,000
|
|||||
Xiaoyan
Huang
|
2,000
|
1,000
|
|||||
Yan
Zhuang
|
2,000
|
1,000
|
|||||
Wei
Pu
|
2,000
|
1,000
|
|||||
Mingli
Wang
|
2,000
|
1,000
|
|||||
Total:
|
123,000
|
76,500
|
The
following table sets forth the details of an aggregate of 75,000 our outstanding
options granted to the directors and officers as of the date of this report.
The
options have a term of two years from the vesting dates.
Name of Grantee
|
Exercise Price
|
Number of
Common Stock
Underlying the
Options
|
Grant Date
|
Vest Date
|
|||||||||
Yizhao Zhang
|
$
|
6.00
|
3,000
|
4/8/2008
|
6/29/2008
|
||||||||
7,000
|
4/8/2008
|
7/1/2009
(1
|
)
|
||||||||||
10,000
|
|||||||||||||
Barry
Raeburn
|
$
|
6.00
|
7,500
|
4/8/2008
|
6/29/2008
|
||||||||
17,500
|
4/8/2008
|
7/1/2009(1
|
)
|
||||||||||
25,000
|
|||||||||||||
Huan
Chen (2)
|
$
|
6.00
|
12,000
|
4/23/2008
|
6/29/2008
|
||||||||
Ying
Yang
|
$
|
4.00
|
28,000
|
9/10/2008
|
7/1/2009
|
||||||||
Total:
|
75,000
|
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(1)
|
If
the position of director or officer is terminated prior to the vesting
date, such unvested options will terminate immediately on the date
of such
termination.
|
(2)
|
Effective
September 10, 2008, our former CFO, Mr. Huan Chen’s employment was
terminated. Consequently, 28,000 unvested options were terminated
effective September 10, 2008.
|
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities; Use of Proceeds from Unregistered
Securities.
On
December 26, 2007, the Company issued an aggregate of 6,313,616 shares of common
stock in the Private Placement. The shares of common stock were issued upon
reliance on Regulation D and Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of
1933.
On
December 26, 2007, in connection with the Redemption, as defined below, the
Company issued 111,386 shares of common stock to Messrs Michael Friess and
Sanford Schwartz, directors and officers of the Company prior to the Share
Exchange. The issuance was in reliance on Section 4(2) under the Securities
Act
of 1933.
Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities.
ITEM
6.
|
SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
|
Not
required.
ITEM
7.
|
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF
OPERATION
|
The
following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of
operations should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial
statements and the notes to those financial statements appearing elsewhere
in
this Form 10-K. This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements
that involve significant risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors,
such as the competition in the fertilizer industry and the impact of such
competition on pricing, revenues and margins, the weather conditions in the
areas where our customers are based, the cost of attracting and retaining highly
skilled personnel, the prospects for future acquisitions, and the factors set
forth elsewhere in this Form 10-K, our actual results may differ materially
from
those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Unless the context
indicates otherwise, as used in the following discussion, "Company”, "we,” "us,”
and "our,” refer to (i) China Green Agriculture, Inc. (“Green Nevada”, formerly
known as Discovery Technologies, Inc.), a corporation incorporated in the State
of Nevada; (ii) Green Agriculture Holding Corporation (“Green New Jersey”), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Green Nevada incorporated in the State of New Jersey;
(iii) Shaanxi TechTeam Jinong Humic Acid Product Co., Ltd. (“Techteam”), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Green New Jersey organized under the laws of the
People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”); and (vi) Xi’an Jintai Agriculture
Technology Development Company (“Jintai”), wholly-owned subsidiary of Techteam
in the PRC.
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Overview
We,
through our wholly owned subsidiaries, Techteam and Jintai, have two business
segments: (i) research, development, production and distribution of humic acid
organic liquid compound fertilizer; and (ii) development, production and
distribution of agricultural products, namely, top-grade fruits, vegetables,
flowers and colored seedlings. The fertilizer business has been our main
business which generated 83% and 88% of our total revenues in the fiscal years
ended June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2007, respectively.
Fertilizers
can be organic (composed of organic matter), or inorganic (made of simple,
inorganic chemicals or minerals). Inorganic fertilizers or chemical fertilizers
generally may lead to ecosystem degradation. Organic compound fertilizer
comprises a balance of both organic and inorganic substances, thereby combining
the speedy effectiveness of chemical fertilizers with the environmental benefits
of the organic fertilizers.
We
employ
a multi-tiered product strategy in which we tailor our products to different
needs and preferences of the different geographic regions across China. Each
region has varying climate and soil conditions and grows different crops which
require fertilizers which address local conditions. For example, in Southern
and
Eastern China, farmers are able to grow high margin crops such as fruits and
seasonal vegetables where climate and rainfall permits, hence they can gain
more
return on investment from more expensive, specialized fertilizers, whereas
in
Northwest areas, farmers’ low profit margin crops disincentivize investment in
fertilizer requiring that we market a more broad spectrum, low cost
fertilizer.
Roughly
20 million farmers are using our products. We produced and sold approximately
10,677 and 8,358 metric tons of our fertilizer products for the fiscal years
ended June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2007, respectively.
We
have
developed more than 119 different fertilizer products. The leading five
provinces by revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 are Heilongjiang,
Shandong, Anhui, Xinjiang, and Henan.
We
also
export our humic acid organic liquid compound fertilizer to some foreign
countries, including India, Ecuador, Pakistan and Lebanon through contracted
distributors. Total revenues from exported products currently account for
approximately 1% of our sales revenue.
We
conduct our research and development activities through our wholly owned
subsidiary, Jintai, through which we also sell high quality flowers, green
vegetables and fruits to airlines, hotels and restaurants. Jintai has a 137,000
square meter research and development facility where it tests new fertilizers
and grows high quality flowers, vegetables and seedlings for commercial sale.
Recent
Development
We
are
constructing new production facilities in order to increase our annual
fertilizer production capacity from the current 10,000 metric tons to 50,000
metric tons by using approximately $13 million from the proceeds we received
in
the private placement consummated in December 2007. We anticipate our new
production lines will commence trial production in March 2009, and we seek
to
commence actual production in August 2009.
Results
of Operations
The
following table shows the operating results of the Company on a consolidated
basis for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and June 30,
2007.
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Fiscal Year Ended
|
|
Fiscal Year Ended
|
|
||||
|
|
June 30, 2008
|
|
June 30, 2007
|
|||
Net
Sales
|
$
|
22,604,719
|
$
|
15,184,343
|
|||
Cost
of Goods Sold
|
9,792,856
|
6,598,606
|
|||||
Gross
Profit
|
12,811,862
|
8,585,737
|
|||||
Selling
Expenses
|
927,285
|
616,479
|
|||||
Operating
and Administrative Expenses
|
2,567,661
|
395,207
|
|||||
Operating
Income
|
9,316,917
|
7,574,051
|
|||||
Total
Other Income (expense)
|
(845,916
|
)
|
(360,297
|
)
|
|||
Income
Before Income Taxes
|
8,471,001
|
7,213,754
|
|||||
Provision
for Income Taxes
|
692,474
|
295,012
|
|||||
Net
Income
|
7,778,527
|
6,918,742
|
Net
Sales
Our
net
sales for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 were $22,604,719 (of which
Techteam and Jintai contributed $18,658,426 and $3,946,293 respectively), an
increase of $7,420,376, or 48.9%, from our net sales of $15,184,343
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 (of which Techteam and Jintai
contributed $13,330,626 and $1,853,716 respectively). This increase, which
was
offset by lower than anticipated sales during the fourth quarter resulting
from
an earthquake in Sichuan in May 2008 and a flood occurred in fourteen provinces
in June 2008, was attributable to: (i) an
increase in sales volume of existing products due to the expansion of our sales
network with increased distributors and sales personnel
in the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2008; (ii) the launch of thirteen new fertilizer
products which accounted for approximately 13% net sales for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2008; and (iii) the production of our greenhouse facility which
contributed $3,946,293 in net sales in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008.
Jintai generated $1,853,716 in revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30,
2007.
Cost
of Goods Sold
Cost
of
goods sold is primarily comprised of the cost of our raw materials and packaging
materials, direct labor, manufacturing overhead expenses and inventory count
loss. Our cost of goods sold for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 was
$9,792,856
(of
which Techteam and Jintai recorded $8,008,082 and $1,784,774, respectively),
an
increase of $3,194,250,
or
48.4%, as compared to $6,598,606 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. Cost
of goods sold as a percentage of net sales was 43.3% and 43.5% for the fiscal
years ended on June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The increase in cost of
goods sold was primarily due to the increase in our sales volume, as the cost
of
goods sold as a percentage of net sales for the fiscal year ended June 30,
2008
remained steady. Techteam’s cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 was 42.9%, whereas Jintai’s cost of goods
sold as a percentage of net sales for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 was
45.2%.
Gross
Profit
Our
gross
profit is equal to the difference between net sales and cost of goods sold.
Our
gross profit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 was $12,811,862 (of which
Techteam and Jintai contributed $10,650,343 and $2,161,519 respectively), an
increase of $4,226,125, or 49.2%, compared to $8,585,737 in gross profit for
the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. The increase in gross profit was attributable
to the increase in our net sales. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales
was
56.7% (57.1% for Techteam and 54.8% for Jintai) for the fiscal year ended June
30, 2008, as compared to 56.5% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. The
gross profit margin remained at the similar level.
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Selling
Expenses
Our
selling expenses consist primarily of salaries of sales personnel, advertising
and promotion expenses, freight charges and related compensation. Selling
expenses were $927,285 (among which Techteam and Jintai incurred $880,416 and
$46,868 respectively) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 as compared to
$616,479 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, an increase of $310,806 or
approximately 50%. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase
of
market promotion, salary of sales personnel and freight charges. In addition,
the rise in China’s consumer price index, the main gauge of inflation, increased
approximately 7.7% in May 2008 from the same month in the prior year. This
led
is to have higher costs for marketing and salaries.
Operating
and Administrative Expenses
Our
operating and administrative expenses consisted primarily of rental expenses,
related salaries, business development, depreciation and traveling expenses,
legal and professional expenses. Operating and administrative expenses were
$2,567,661 (among which Techteam and Jintai incurred $643,344 and $140,163
respectively) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, as compared to $395,207
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, an increase of $2,172,454. The increase
of $1,784,154 included a one time charge of $662,279
in connection with the Share Exchange we consummated in December 26, 2007,
$532,987
charges associated with our stock
options grant to directors and management members, and approximately $588,000
professional services fees in connection with fulfilling our compliance
obligations as a US public company, and the salaries of executive
officers.
Total
other expenses consisted of subsidy income from the government, interest income,
interest expense and bank charges. Total other expenses for fiscal years ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007 were $845,916 and $360,297, respectively. The $485,619
increase was mainly due to the accrual of $506,142 in liquidated damages
associated with the Private Placement. The liquidated damages were triggered
by
the fact that our registration statement on Form S-1 was not declared effective
by the Securities and Exchange Commission by May 24, 2008, the deadline set
forth in the Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Investors in the
Private Placement.
Operating
Income
Our
operating income was $9,316,917 (of which Techteam and Jintai generated
$9,126,583 and $1,974,488 respectively) for the fiscal year ended June 30,
2008,
as compared to $7,574,051 for the fiscal ended June 30, 2007, an increase of
$1,742,866, or approximately 23%. The increase was primarily attributable to
the
increase in our sales of fertilizer products from Techteam and our agricultural
products from Jintai.
Income
Taxes
Techteam,
our indirectly wholly owned operating subsidiary, incurred income tax expense
of
$692,474 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 and $295,012 for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2007, representing an increase of $397,462, or 134.7%.
The
increase was due to the increased operating income.
Techteam
is subject to preferable tax rate of 15% as a result of Techteam’s operation
being classified as High-Tech project under the new Enterprise Income Tax Law
(“EIT”) effective on January 1, 2008. Prior to that, Techteam enjoyed an income
tax holiday from August 24, 2007, the date on which it was acquired by Green
New
Jersey until December 31, 2007 due to its status as a wholly foreign owned
enterprise (“WFOE”) and the PRC regulations provided such tax incentive through
December 31, 2007. Jintai is exempt from paying income tax for calendar year
2008 as it produces the products which fall into the tax exemption list set
out
in EIT. Such exemption lasts as long as the related EIT does not
change.
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Net
Income
Net
income for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 was $7,778,527, an increase
of
$859,785 from $6,918,742, or 12.4% compared with that of the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2007. The increase was attributable to the increase in net sales as
analyzed above.
Discussion
of Segment Profitability Measures
Our
business consists of two segments - the sale of fertilizer products through
Techteam and the sale of agricultural products through Jintai. Each of the
segments prepares its own quarterly or annual business plans with regard to
marketing, research and development, production and sales along with financial
budgets and allocation of resources. Then, each of the segments submits their
proposed plan to the Company’s planning department which consists of personnel
from finance department, who review and discuss it with the management team
of
each segment to ensure accuracy and feasibility of the plans. The Company’s CEO
then receives the plans for final review and approval.
The
Company also has a quarterly planning and monthly forecasting process to provide
variation analysis to the annual plan. The process is subject to the same
authorization process as the annual planning process.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of
June 30, 2008, we had cash and cash equivalents of $16,612,416. Our current
assets were $25,026,275 and our current liabilities were $ 11,738,686 as of
June
30, 2008, which resulted in a current
ratio
of
approximately 2.13:1. Total stockholders' equity as of June 30, 2008 was
$17,263,441.
Our
management believes that the Company has sufficient cash, along with projected
cash to be generated by the business of the Company to support its operations
for the next twelve months.
The
following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the periods
indicated:
Fiscal Year Ended June 30
|
|||||||
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
||||
Net
cash provided by / (used in) operating activities
|
|
|
9,117,611
|
|
8,783,528
|
||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(10,623,021
|
)
|
(9,768,909
|
)
|
|||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
17,258,183
|
1,018,301
|
|||||
Effect
of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents
|
777,927
|
3,173
|
|||||
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
16,530,700
|
36,093
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning balance
|
81,716
|
45,623
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, ending balance
|
16,612,416
|
81,716
|
We
have
historically financed our operations and capital expenditures principally
through bank loans, and cash provided by operations. On December 26, 2007,
we
raised a total of approximately $20,519,255 from a private placement. We intend
to use the proceeds of the Private Placement to buy capital equipment, expand
our production and facilities and construct a
new
production line for an annual production capacity of 40,000 metric
tons.
Thereafter our total production capacity shall achieve 50,000 metric tons per
annum combining 10,000 metric tons from our existing production
line.
Operating
Activities
Net
cash
provided by operating activities was $9,117,611 for the fiscal year ended June
30, 2008, an increase of $334,083 from $8,783,528 of net cash provided by
operating activities for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. The increase
was
mainly due to the revenue recognized from increased sales volume described
above.
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Investing
Activities
Net
cash
used in investing activities in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 was
$10,623,021, which was an increase of $854,112 from $9,768,909 for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, due to advances made for the new production
line with an annual production capacity of 40,000 metric tons and the
improvement of research and development facilities.
Financing
Activities
On
December 26, 2007, we sold 6,313,617 shares of our common stock to 31 accredited
investors for $20,519,255 of gross proceeds in the Private Placement, or
$18,602,723 in net proceeds.
Net
cash
provided by financing activities in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 totaled
$17,258,183 as compared to $1,081,301 provided by financing activities for
the
corresponding period ended June 30, 2007. The increased $16,239,882 of the
cash provided by financing activities was mainly attributable to our engagement
in capital raising activities on December 26, 2007.
As
of
June 30, 2008, our loans payable were as follows:
Short term loans
payable:
|
Amount
Outstanding
|
Repayment Terms
|
Expiration Date
|
|||||||
Xi’an
Commercial Bank Xincheng Branch
|
$
|
2,188,502
|
Annual Interest Rate:
10.5825%, repaid on a
monthly basis
|
Initial Due Date:
04/01/2008
Renewed Due Date:
04/01/2009
|
||||||
Xi’an Beilin
District Rural Credit Union Wenyibeilu Branch
|
$
|
554,421
|
Annual
Interest Rate:
11.795%,
repaid on a
monthly
basis
|
Initial
Due Date:
09/16/2007
Renewed
Due Date:
09/16/2009
|
||||||
Agriculture
Bank Yanglingshifangqu Branch
|
$
|
1,459,002
|
Annual
Interest Rate:
9.71%,
repaid on a
monthly
basis
|
Due
Date:
12/28/2008
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
4,201,925
|
None
of
our officers or shareholders has made commitments to the Company for financing
in the form of advances, loans or credit lines.
Accounts
Receivable
We
had
$3,590,552 accounts receivable as of June 30, 2008, compared to $1,885,351
as of
June 30, 2007, an increase of $1,705,201. The increase was primarily due to
the
increase in our sales. The increase was also a result of the natural disasters
in certain areas where our clients located such as the earthquake occurred
in
May 2008 at Sichuan province and the flood occurred in the fourth quarter in
2008 in southern provinces in China. In reaction to such incidents, we provided
an extended credit term of one month to certain distributors while in the past
such distributors make the full payment upon delivery.
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Our
allowance for doubtful accounts was $96,065 as of June 30, 2008 compared with
$218, 796 as of June 30, 2007, a decrease of $122,731 due to the efforts we
made
to collect accounts receivables.
Inventories
We
had an
inventory of $3,988,979 as of June 30, 2008 as compare to $1,773, 802, an
increase of $2,215,177. The increase was due to the purchase of maternal plant
of Photinia Serrulata which we may use to cultivate its baby plant and save
costs for purchasing grown Photinia Serrulata in the future. The increase in
inventory was also a result of the less than expected sales of flowers and
seedlings in the fourth quarter of 2008 due to the natural disasters in certain
areas where some of our clients located.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
do not
have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Management's
discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of operations
are
based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared
in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. Our
financial statements reflect the selection and application of accounting
policies which require management to make significant estimates and judgments.
See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements, “Basis of Presentation and
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.” We believe that the following
paragraphs reflect the more critical accounting policies that currently affect
our financial condition and results of operations:
Use
of
estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
at
the date of the consolidated financial statements and the amount of revenues
and
expenses during the reporting periods. Management makes these estimates using
the best information available at the time the estimates are made. However,
actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Revenue
recognition
Sales
revenue is recognized at the date of shipment to customers when a formal
arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, the delivery is
completed, no other significant obligations of the Company exist and
collectibility is reasonably assured. Payments received before all of the
relevant criteria for revenue recognition are satisfied are recorded as unearned
revenue.
The
Company's revenue consists of invoiced value of goods, net of a value-added
tax
(VAT). No product return or sales discount allowance is made as products
delivered and accepted by customers are normally not returnable and sales
discounts are normally not granted after products are delivered.
Cash
and cash equivalents
For
statement of cash flows purposes, the Company considers all cash on hand and
in
banks, certificates of deposit and other highly-liquid investments with
maturities of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash and cash
equivalents.
Accounts
receivable
The
Company's policy is to maintain reserves for potential credit losses on accounts
receivable. Management reviews the composition of accounts receivable and
analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit
worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns
to
evaluate the adequacy of these reserves. Any accounts receivable that is
outstanding for more than three months will be accounted as allowance for bad
debts.
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Segment
reporting
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131 ("SFAS 131"), "Disclosure About
Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information" requires use of the
"management approach" model for segment reporting. The management approach
model
is based on the way a company's management organizes segments within the company
for making operating decisions and assessing performance. Reportable segments
are based on products and services, geography, legal structure, management
structure, or any other manner in which management disaggregates a
company.
During
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, the Company was organized into two main
business segments: (i) research, development, production and distribution of
fertilizers (Techteam) and (ii) development, production and distribution of
agricultural products (Jintai).
ITEM
7A.
|
QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISKS
|
Not
required.
ITEM
8.
|
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY
DATA
|
Balance
sheets, as of June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2007, and statements of operations,
stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the two years in the period
ended June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2007, together with the related notes and
the
reports of independent registered public accounting firms, are set forth on
the
“F” pages of this report.
ITEM
9.
|
CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
|
None.
ITEM 9A (T).
|
CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
|
EVALUATION
OF INTERNAL CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The
Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have reviewed
and
evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, which
included inquiries made to certain other of the Company's employees. Based
on
their evaluation, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer have each concluded that, as of June 30, 2008, the Company's disclosure
controls and procedures were effective and sufficient to ensure that we record,
process, summarize and report information required to be disclosed by the
Company in its periodic reports filed under the Securities and Exchange
Commission's rules and forms.
MANAGEMENT
REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the
reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statement for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles. Internal control over financial reporting includes those
policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that
in
reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and
dispositions of the assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance
that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles,
and
that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance
with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and
(iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection
of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that
could have a material effect on the financial statements.
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Any
system of internal control, no matter how well designed, has inherent
limitations, including the possibility that a control can be circumvented or
overridden and misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected
in a timely manner. Also, because of changes in conditions, internal control
effectiveness may vary over time. Accordingly, even an effective system of
internal control will provide only reasonable assurance with respect to
financial statement preparation. In addition, the design of any system of
controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future
events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving
its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls
may
become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the
degree of compliance with policies or procedures. Therefore, any current
evaluation of controls can not and should not be projected to future periods.
Management
assessed our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2008,
the
end of our fiscal year of 2008. In making this assessment, management used
the
criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (COSO) in "Internal Control-Integrated Framework." The COSO framework
summarizes each of the components of a company’s internal control system,
including (i) the control environment, (ii) risk assessment, (iii) control
activities, (iv) information and communication, and (v) monitoring.
Based
on
management's assessment using the COSO criteria, management has concluded that
the Company's internal control over financial reporting was effective as of
June
30, 2008 to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external reporting
purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
This
Annual Report does not include an attestation report of registered public
accounting firm, regarding internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered
public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report
in this Annual Report.
CHANGES
IN INTERNAL CONTROLS
There
were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during our fourth fiscal quarter of 2008 that has materially affected
or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial
reporting.
ITEM
9B.
|
There
is
no information required to be disclosed in a report on Form 8-K during the
fourth quarter of the year covered by this Form 10-K but not
reported.
PART
III
The
Company’s Directors and Executive Officers
Each
of
our current executive officers and each of our directors, except for Mr. Barry
Raeburn, is a resident of the PRC. As a result, it may be difficult for
investors to affect service of process within the United States upon them or
to
enforce court judgments obtained against them in the United States
courts.
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Position/Title
|
Age
|
|||
Tao
Li
|
Chairman
of Board of Directors,
|
|||
Chief
Executive Officer
|
||||
and
President
|
42
|
|||
Ying
Yang
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
33
|
||
Yu
Hao
|
Director
|
41
|
||
Lianfu
Liu
|
Director
|
69
|
||
Chairman
of Nominating Committee
|
||||
Audit
Committee Member
|
||||
Compensation
Committee Member
|
||||
Barry
Raeburn
|
Director
|
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|
||
Chairman
of Compensation Committee
|
||||
Audit
Committee Member
|
||||
Compensation
Committee Member
|
||||
Yizhao
Zhang
|
Director
|
37
|
||
Chairman
of Audit Committee
|
||||
Compensation
Committee Member
|
||||
Nominating
Committee Member
|
All
of
our directors hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders, and
until their successors have been qualified after being elected or
appointed.
The
following is a description of the business experience for at least the last
five
years regarding the above Officers and Directors.
Tao
Li,
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President.
Mr.
Li has served as the President and CEO of TechTeam since 2000. Mr. Li
established Xi’an TechTeam Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. in 1996 and established
TechTeam in 2000. He graduated from Northwest Polytechnic University and
obtained his Master’s degree in heat and metal treatment. Mr. Li is the current
Vice Chairman of the China Green Food Association. Previously, he has held
positions at the World Bank Loan Office of China Education Commission, National
Key Laboratory for Low Temperature Technology, and Northwest Polytechnic
University. Mr. Li is active in Shaanxi Province business and trade
organizations including as a member of the CPPCC Shaanxi Committee, the Shaanxi
Provincial Decision-Making Consultation Committee, Vice Chairman of the Shaanxi
Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce, Vice President of the Shaanxi
Overseas Friendship Association, Vice Chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Credit
Association, Vice Chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Youth Entrepreneurs
Association, Vice Chairman of the Xi’an Municipal Federation of Industry and
Commerce and Vice Chairman of the Xi’an Municipal Youth Entrepreneurs
Association.
Yu
Hao,
Director. Mr. Hao had served as interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company
from December 26, 2007 through April 23, 2008. He has served as its Director
of
Finance at TechTeam since 2002. Prior to that, he was a financial manager for
Shaanxi Fengxiang Automobile Repair Plant, and Shaanxi Baoji Xinsanwei Import
& Export Trading Co., Ltd. Mr. Hao holds a degree in Accounting from
Northwest Institute of Light Industry.
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Lianfu
Liu, Director, Chairman of Nominating Committee, Audit Committee Member and
Compensation Committee Member. Mr. Liu has served as the Chairman of the China
Green Food Association since 1998. From 1992 to 1998, Mr. Liu was a Director
and
Senior Engineer for the China Green Food Development Center. Prior to that,
Mr.
Liu was a Vice Director of the PRC Ministry of Agriculture. Mr. Li graduated
from Beijing Forestry University and studied soil conservation.
Barry
L.
Raeburn, Director, Chairman of Compensation Committee, Audit Committee Member
and Nominating Committee Member. Mr. Raeburn has been Chief Financial Officer
and Chief Operating Officer of LS2, Inc., a government services contractor
based
in Reston, VA since November 2007. From September 2005 to October 2007, Mr.
Raeburn was Executive Vice President of Finance and Corporate Development for
Harbin Electric, a developer and manufacturer of customized linear motors and
other special electric motors based in China. During his tenure at Harbin
Electric as Head of U.S Operations, he led the company in their successful
upgrade listing to the NASDAQ Stock Exchange, assisted in various M&A
evaluations, and provided key leadership in the areas of finance, accounting,
investor and public relations, SEC compliance, corporate governance, and
administration. Mr. Raeburn has extensive experience in global public equity
markets. From to April 2003 to September 2005, Mr. Raeburn worked as a specialty
technology analyst an investment bank covering early stage companies within
multiple industries. Mr. Raeburn spent the prior 6 years at a multi-billion
dollar investment advisory firm as a financial analyst responsible for
developing various quantitative ranking models and analyzing equity investments.
His previous experience also includes forecasting and analysis of major macro
economic activity. Mr. Raeburn graduated in 1996 with his BBA degree in Finance
and Risk Management from Temple University. Mr. Raeburn has been a director
of
Fushi Copperweld, Inc. since June 15, 2007 (NASDAQ: FSIN).
Yizhao
Zhang, Director, Chairman of Audit Committee, Compensation Committee Member
and
Nominating Committee Member. Mr. Zhang is the Chief Financial Officer of
Energroup Holdings Corporation (OTC BB: ENHD) since September 2008. Mr. Zhang
has over 13 years of experience in corporate finance, accounting, financial
advisory and portfolio investment. From March 2005 to May 2008, Mr. Zhang
consecutively held senior positions in Chinawe Asset Management Corporation
(OTC
BB: CHWE), China Natural Resources Incorporation (NASDAQ CM: CHNR) and Shengtai
Pharmaceutical Incorporation (OTC BB: SGTI). From early 2004 to January 2005
he
was a financial consultant in Hendrickson Asset Management LLC. Previously
from
1993 to 1999 Mr. Zhang was employed by Guangdong South Financial Services
Corporation in portfolio management and asset trading. He is a certified public
accountant of Delaware, and a member of American Institute of Certified
Accountants (AICPA). Mr. Zhang received a Bachelor degree in Economics from
Fudan University, Shanghai in 1992 and obtained an MBA degree with Financial
Analysis and Accounting concentrations from the State University of New York
at
Buffalo in 2003.Ying Yang, Chief Financial Officer. Immediately prior to her
joining the Company, she worked as the Financial Reporting and Analysis Manager
of Beckman Coulter, Inc. (“Beckman”), where she was employed since
August 2006. From December 2004 through July 2006, Ms. Yang worked for the
financial department of Ready Pac Foods, Inc., a supplier of fresh-cut produce
in California. Prior to that, Ms. Yang was a senior business analyst for Neman
Brothers Assoc. Inc., which is engaged in the textile and apparel industry
from
May 2003 through December 2004 and a business consultant for American Elite
Professional Management, Inc. from July 2002 through April
2003. Prior to her arrival in the U.S., Ms. Yang worked
for China National Chemical Fiber Corp. in Beijing. Ms. Yang graduated
from University of California, Irvine in 2002 with a Master’s Degree in Business
Administration (Majored in Finance). She received her bachelor’s degree in
Economics from University of International Business & Economics in Beijing,
China in June 1997. Ms. Yang has also received an Associate in
Risk Management (ARM) designation.
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Directors
and Executive Officers of TechTeam
TechTeam’s
current executive officers and Directors are as follows:
Position/Title
|
Age
|
|||
Tao Li
|
Director and Chief Executive Officer
|
|||
and President
|
42
|
|||
Xianglan Li
|
General Engineer
|
68
|
||
Yumin Liu
|
Technical Director
|
69
|
||
Yu Hao
|
Financial Manager
|
41
|
||
Feng Wang
|
Sales Director
|
31
|
||
XiuPing Ren
|
Director
|
32
|
||
Director
|
34
|
|||
WanJiao Wang
|
Director
|
27
|
||
Xue
Tao Chen
|
Director
|
37
|
Xianglan
Li, General Engineer. Professor Li has served as general engineer at TechTeam
since 2000. Professor Li graduated from Northwest A&F University and is an
expert in Chinese soil organic content.
Yumin
Liu, Technical Director. Professor Liu has served as Technical Director at
TechTeam since 2000. Professor Liu graduated from Northwest A&F University
and is a well-known expert in Agriculture, Geography and Soil & Water
Conservation.
Wang
Feng, Sales Director. Mr. Wang is the Director of Sales at TechTeam and has
been
with us since August 2002. Mr. Wang previously was our sales manager in the
Guangdong and Gansu areas.
Xiuping
Ren, Director. Mr. Ren is the Deputy Director of the Group Office of TechTeam
and has been with us since 2004. From 1999 to 2004 Mr. Ren held positions as
Director of Human Resources and Director of Market Planning of Xi’an Minsheng
Group.
Haihong
Xu, Director. Mr. Xu has served as the Director of the Administrative Group
of
TechTeam since 2007. He previously held positions with Xi'an Techteam
Engineering & Industry (Group) Co., Ltd., Shaanxi Tongli Information
Technology Co., Ltd and Xi'an Minsheng Group.
Wanjiao
Wang, Director. Ms. Wang has served as the Director of the Administrative Group
of TechTeam since 2006. She previously held the position of Deputy Director
of
the Administration Office at Yangling Jinong Humic Acid Product Co., Ltd.
Xuetao
Chen, Director. Mr. Chen has served as the General Manger of Shaanxi Tongli
Computer System Co., Ltd since 2002. He previously held a position as Vice
General Manger at Xi'an Yuansheng Investment Co., Ltd.
Family
Relationships
There
are
no family relationships among our directors or executive officers. To our
knowledge, none of our directors and executive officers (including the directors
and executive officers of our subsidiaries) has been involved in any of the
following proceeding during the past five years:
1.
|
any
bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such
person
was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of
the
bankruptcy or within two years prior to that
time;
|
2.
|
any
conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending
criminal
proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor
offenses);
|
3.
|
being
subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed,
suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently
or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting
his
involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities;
or
|
4.
|
being
found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the
SEC or
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal
or
state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been
reversed, suspended or vacated.
|
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Section 16(a)
Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires the Company’s
directors, executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of the Company’s
Common Stock to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership on Forms
3, 4
and 5 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Directors,
executive officers and greater than 10% stockholders are required by SEC rules
to furnish the Company with copies of Section 16(a) forms they file.
Based
upon a review of the filings made on their behalf during the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2008, as well as an examination of the Securities and Commission’s
EDGAR system Form 3, 4, and 5 filings and the Company’s records, the following
table sets forth exceptions to timely filings:
Name
|
Reporting
Event
|
Yinshing
David To, the 10% stockholders
|
Form
4s to be filed reporting the transfer of 3,267,838 shares of common
stock
from Yinshing David To to Mr. Tao on March 26, 2008
|
Tao
Li, Chairman, CEO and President
|
|
Yu
Hao, Director
|
Form
3/A to be filed reporting the correction of his option shares from
20,000
to 30,000 options and
Form
4 to be filed reporting the exercise of 20,000 options on June
24,
2008
|
Codes
of Ethics. On
May 27, 2008, our board of directors adopted a Code of Ethics (the “Code”) for
directors and all employees including executive officers.
As
described in the Code, the Company does not permit activities that give rise
to
conflicts of interest by directors, executive officers or employees.
Our
Code
is listed in Exhibit 14.1 to this report. Any amendment to, or waiver from,
a
provision of the Code of ethics will be posted in a report on Form
8-K.
Meetings
and Committees of the Board of Directors
The
Board
of Directors met two times by telephone conference during the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2008. The Board of Directors acted by written consent seven times.
In
addition, directors attended meetings of Board committees on which they served.
The Board’s standing committees are the Audit, Compensation and Nominating
Committees.
Committee
Membership
Audit
Committee
Our
board
of directors established an Audit Committee on May 27, 2008 and appointed
Messrs. Yizhao Zhang, Barry Raeburn and Lianfu Liu. Mr. Yizhao Zhang was
appointed as the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Board of Directors has
determined that each of our audit committee members is “independent” under the
Rules of NASDAQ, Marketplace Rule 4200(a)(15) and under Section 803 of the
Company Guide of American Stock Exchange. In addition, the Board has determined
that each of Messrs Yizhao Zhang and Barry Raeburn qualifies as an “audit
committee financial expert” as defined by the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
The
committee assists the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities
relating to:
· our
auditing, accounting and reporting practices;
· the
adequacy of our systems of internal controls;
· and
the quality and integrity of publicly reported financial disclosures.
In
this
role, the committee appoints the independent auditors and reviews and approves
the scope of the audit, the financial statements and the independent auditors’
fees. The Audit Committee met one time by telephone conference during the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2008 since its establishment on May 28, 2008.
The
Audit
Committee exercises the powers of the Board of Directors in connection with
our
accounting and financial reporting practices, and provides a channel of
communication between the Board of Directors and independent registered public
accountants.
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Compensation
Committee
The
Compensation Committee is comprised of three directors who meet the independence
requirements of NASDAQ, are “non-employee directors” for purposes of Rule 16b-3
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are “outside directors” for
purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The purpose of our
compensation committee is to discharge the responsibilities of our board of
directors relating to compensation of our executive officers. Specific
responsibilities of our compensation committee include:
·
reviewing
and recommending approval of compensation of our executive
officers;
·
and
reviewing and making recommendations to our board with respect to incentive
compensation and equity plans.
The
Compensation Committee met one time by telephone conference during the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2008 since its establishment on May 28, 2008.
Nominating
Committee.
This
committee is comprised of three directors who meet the independence requirements
of NASDAQ. This committee identifies and recommends candidates for Board
membership. The committee also considers the size, structure and general
composition of the Board. The Nominating Committee met one time by telephone
conference during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 since its establishment
on
May 28, 2008.
ITEM
11 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The
following table sets forth information concerning cash and non-cash compensation
paid by the Company and/or TechTeam to its Chief Executive Officer and former
Chief Financial Officer for each of the two fiscal years ended June 30, 2008
and
June 30, 2007.
Name and
Principal
Position
|
Year Ended
|
Salary ($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Stock
Awards
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
(S)
|
Non-
Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
|
All Other
Compensation
($)
|
Total
($)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Tao Li
CEO and President
|
06/30/2008
|
$
|
128,508
|
-
|
- |
-
|
-
|
-
|
128,508
|
||||||||||||||||
(PEO and Director)
|
06/30/2007
|
$
|
4,863
|
-
|
- |
-
|
-
|
$
|
2,963
|
$
|
7,627
|
||||||||||||||
Former CFO
|
06/30/2008
|
(1)
|
$
|
150,000
|
-
|
See the table below |
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||
(Former PFO)
|
06/30/2007
|
(2)
|
$
|
8,012
|
-
|
See the table below |
-
|
-
|
$
|
986
|
$
|
8,998
|
(1)
|
Mr.
Huan Chen served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company from
April
23, 2008 through September 10,
2008.
|
(2)
|
Mr.
Yu Hao served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company from
December
26, 2007 through April 22,
2008.
|
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Effective
September 10, 2008, Ms. Ying Yang was appointed as the Company’s Chief Financial
Officer and will receive the following compensation:
1.
|
An
annual salary of $130,000;
|
2.
|
Options
to purchase 28,000 shares – see details under “Outstanding Equity Awards
at Fiscal Year End” below.
|
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End.
On
January 31, 2008, we granted 30,000 stock options to our then CFO, Mr. Yu Hao
with a term of three years with an exercise price of $3.25. The Company granted
option to Mr. Hao along with other management members as an award for their
continuous services to the Company. Mr. Yu Hao continues to serve as the CFO
of
Techteam, our subsidiary.
On
April
23, 2008, we granted 40,000 stock options to our former CFO, Mr. Huan Chen,
to
purchase 40,000 shares of the common stock of the Company, exercisable at $6.00
per share with 12,000 options vesting on June 29, 2008 and 28,000 options
vesting on July 1, 2009, for an exercise term of two years. If his employment
is
terminated prior to the vesting date, any unvested options will be terminated.
On September 10, 2008, Mr. Huan Chen’s employment was terminated and therefore
the 28,000 unvested options were terminated on the same day.
On
September 10, 2008, we granted 28,000 stock options to our newly appointed
CFO,
Ms. Ying Yang. The options are exercisable at $4.00 per share, to vest on the
date of July 1, 2009. If her employment is terminated prior to the vesting
date,
any unvested options will be terminated. If her employment is terminated after
the vesting date, any vested but unexercised options shall terminate on the
91st
day
following the date of the termination of her employment.
The
following table provides information on all restricted stock and stock option
awards held by our named executive officers as of the date of this
report.
Option Awards
|
Stock
Awards
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexercisable
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)
|
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
|
Option
Expiration
Date
|
Number
of
Shares
or Units
of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
(#)
|
Market
Value
of
Shares
or
Units
of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
($)
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
Have Not
Vested
(#)
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market
or Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
Have Not
Vested
($)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Yu
Hao
Former
CFO
(former
PFO), current CFO of our Subsidiary
|
30,000
|
—
|
—
|
3.25
|
01/29/2011
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Huan
Chen CFO from 04/23/08 to 09/10/08 (former PFO)
|
12,000
|
—
|
—
|
6.00
|
06/28/2010
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Ying
Yang
CFO
(PFO)
|
—
|
28,000
|
—
|
4.00
|
—
|
28,000
|
* |
79,800
|
—
|
—
|
*
Based
on
$2.85 per share sale price at the closing of market on September 25,
2008.
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Employment
Agreements
Tao
Li.
Pursuant
to an employment agreement between Techteam and Mr. Tao Li dated January 16,
2008, Tao Li is employed by Techteam as its Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer for a term of five years, automatically be renewed at the
end
of the term on the same term and conditions for additional five-year periods
unless the Company or Mr. Tao Li gives the other party written notice indicating
otherwise at least 60 days prior to the renewal date. The agreement is
terminable immediately or with a 30 day prior notice under certain circumstances
listed under Section 5 therein. Mr. Li’s salary is RMB60,000 (approximately
$8,508) annually under the new employment agreement. Mr. Li’s previous
employment agreement dated March 22, 2007 was superseded by the new employment
agreement. In
addition, Mr. Tao Li has an annual salary of $120,000 starting from January
1,
2008.
Yu
Hao.
Pursuant
to an employment agreement between Techteam and Mr. Yu Hao dated October 15,
2004 for a term of two years to October 14, 2006 and the one dated October
15,
2006 for a term of two years to October 14, 2008, Mr. Yu Hao is employed by
Techteam as its Chief Financial Officer for a base salary of RMB 48,000
(approximately $6,806) per annum, adjustable pursuant to his performance. The
agreement is terminable by either party with 30 day prior written notice. On
October 18 2007, Mr. Hao’s base salary was increased to RMB60,000 (approximately
$8,508) per annum with other allowance (for transportation and communication)
of
RMB6,954 ( approximately $986).
Huan
Chen.
Pursuant
to an employment agreement between the Company and Mr. Huan Chen, Mr. Chen
served in the Company’s CFO position for a three-year term and will receive the
compensation as described above. His employment can be terminated by either
party by a written notice 30 days in advance. Effective September 10, 2008,
Mr.
Huan Chen’s employment was terminated.
Ying
Yang.
Pursuant to an employment agreement between the Company and Ms. Ying Yang,
Ms.
Yang is
to
serve as CFO of the Company for a term of one year with a renewal option for
an
additional year for the compensation as described above. Her employment can
be
terminated by either party with a prior notice or the Company can terminate
the
agreement without any notice for Cause as defined in the employment agreement.
Ms. Yang will receive the compensation as described above.
Director
Compensation
No
compensation was paid to our directors in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007.
Our
two
independent directors, Mr. Yizhao Zhang and Mr. Barry Raeburn are compensated
as
follows:
1.
Annual
compensation of $15,000;
2.
$500
per full Board of Directors meeting attended and $250 per full Committee meeting
attended in person (if he is to serve on any Committee the Board is to form
soon), for Mr. Barry Raeburn;
3.
Options at an exercise price of $6.00 as following:
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a)
25,000
options to Mr. Barry Raeburn with 7,500 options to be vested on June 29, 2008
and 17,500 options to be vested on July 1, 2009;
b)
10,000
options to Mr. Yizhao Zhang with 3,000 options to be vested on June 29, 2008
and
7,000 options to be vested on July 1, 2009.
The
directors will also be reimbursed for all of their out-of-pocket expenses in
traveling to and attending meetings of the Board of Directors and committees
on
which they serve.
ITEM
12.
|
The
following table sets forth certain information as of the date of this report
with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock, the sole
outstanding class of our voting securities, by (i) any person or group owning
more than 5% of each class of voting securities, (ii) each director, (iii)
each
executive officer and (iv) all executive officers and directors as a
group.
As
of the
date of this report, an aggregate of 18,381,702 shares of our common stock
were
outstanding.
Title of Class
|
Name and Address of Beneficial Owners
(1) (2)
|
Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership
|
Percent of Class
(3)
|
|||||||
|
Greater Than 5% Shareholders | |||||||||
Common Stock
|
Yinshing David To |
4,795,497
|
(4)
|
26.1
|
%
|
|||||
Common Stock
|
Tao Li |
5,446,396
|
(5)
|
29.6
|
%
|
|||||
|
Directors and Executive Officers | |||||||||
Common Stock
|
Tao
Li
President,
CEO and Chairman of the Board
|
See
the above.
|
See
the above.
|
|||||||
Common Stock
|
Yu
Hao
CFO
of subsidiary, Techteam
|
30,000
|
(6)
|
0.2
|
%
|
|||||
Common Stock
|
Ying
Yang
CFO
|
0
|
(7)
|
0
|
%
|
|||||
Common Stock
|
Lianfu
Liu
Director
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
||||||
Common Stock
|
Barry
Raeburn
Director
|
7,500
|
(8)
|
0.04
|
%
|
|||||
Common Stock
|
Yizhao
Zhang
Director
|
3,000
|
(8)
|
0.02
|
%
|
|||||
|
All executive officers and directors as a group |
5,486,896
|
29.8
|
%
|
(1)
Pursuant
to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, a person has beneficial ownership of
any
securities as to which such person, directly or indirectly, through any
contract, arrangement, undertaking, relationship or otherwise has or shares
voting power and/or investment power or as to which such person has the right
to
acquire such voting and/or investment power within 60 days.
(2)
Unless
otherwise stated, each beneficial owner has sole power to vote and dispose
of
the shares and the address of such person is c/o Shaanxi TechTeam Jinong Humic
Acid Product Co., Ltd., at 3rd Floor, Borough A, Block A. No.181, South Taibai
Road, Xian, Shaanxi Province, People’s Republic of China
710065.
37
(3)
In
determining the percent of common stock owned by the beneficial owners, (a)
the
numerator is the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by such
owner, including shares the beneficial ownership of which may be acquired,
within 60 days upon the exercise of the options, if any, held by the owner;
and
(b) the denominator is the sum of (i) the total 18,381,702 shares of common
stock outstanding as of the date of this report, and (ii) the number of shares
underlying the options, which the directors or the officers have the right
to
acquire upon the exercise of the options within 60 days (for those who have
options).
(4)
Among
the
4,795,497 shares of the common stock: (i) 1,089,280 shares of Common Stock
are
Earn In Shares pursuant to an agreement between Mr. Li and Mr. To as more fully
described under footnote (5) below. Mr. Li has earned an aggregate of 5,446,396
shares as a result of satisfying the first three conditions set forth in the
table listed below in footnote (5) leaving 1,089,280 shares to be earned; (ii)
3,156,808 shares of common stock are placed in an escrow account pursuant to
the
Make Good Escrow Agreement by and among the Company, Mr. To, the Investors
and
the escrow agent named therein. In the event that the Company does not achieve
not less than $12,000,000 for after tax net income and $0.609 for earnings
per
share for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, respectively (the “2009
Targets”), the 3,156,808 shares of common stock will be conveyed to the
Investors for no additional consideration. In the event that the Company meets
the 2009 Targets, the 3,156,808 shares will be transferred to Mr. Li because
Mr.
Li is the main management member of the Company; and (iii) Mr. To is the
beneficial owner 549,409 shares of common stock.
(5)
Pursuant
to the Call Option Agreement entered into between our Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer, Tao Li, and Yinshing David To, Mr. Li has the
opportunity to acquire up to 6,535,676 shares of our common stock (the “Earn In
Shares”), from Mr. To, upon the occurrence of the conditions described below. As
of the date of this report, Mr. Li has met the first three conditions set forth
below and earned a total of 5,446,396 shares of common stock, among which
897,387 shares were gifted to Mr. Li’s wife and 897,387 shares were gifted to
Mr. Li’s son.
Condition
|
Number of Mr. To's
Shares which may
be acquired
|
|
Entry
by Mr. Li and TechTeam into a new binding employment agreement for
a term
of not less than five years for Mr. Li to serve as TechTeam's Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of its Board of Directors.(Satisfied
as of
March 26, 2008)
|
3,267,838
(Acquired by Mr. Li
as of March 26,
2008)
|
|
The
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declaring a registration
statement
filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 effective,
or,
investors who purchased common stock from the Company pursuant to
the
Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of December 24, 2007 being
able to
sell their common stock under Rule 144, as then effective under the
U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. (Satisfied as of August 6,
2008)
|
1,089,279
(Acquired by Mr. Li
as of August 6,
2008)
|
|
TechTeam
achieving not less than $7,000,000 in pre tax profits, as determined
under
United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles consistently
applied (“US GAAP”) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. (Satisfied
as of September 19, 2008)
|
1,089,279
(Acquired by Mr. Li
as of the date of this
report)
|
|
TechTeam
achieving not less than $4,000,000 in pre tax profits, as determined
under
United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles consistently
applied (“US GAAP”) for the six months ended December 31,
2008.
|
1,089,280
|
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The
purposes of the arrangement between Mr. Li and Mr. To are: (i) to incentivize
Mr. Li in connection with TechTeam’s business and (ii) to comply with PRC laws
and rules which regulate the acquisition of PRC companies by non-PRC entities.
Mr.
Li
and Mr. To have also entered into a voting trust agreement, pursuant to which
Mr. Li has the right to vote the Earn In Shares on all matters.
(6)
On
January 31, 2008, we granted 30,000 shares of stock options to our former CFO,
Mr. Yu Hao, who is the CFO of Techteam, our subsidiary, immediately exercisable
in full, with an exercise price of $3.25 for a term of three years from the
date
of grant.
(7)
On
September 10, 2008, we granted 28,000 stock options to our newly appointed
CFO,
Ms. Ying Yang, to purchase 28,000 shares of the common stock of the Company,
exercisable at $4.00 per share. The options are to vest on July 1, 2009, for
an
exercise term of two years. Since the options are not exercisable within 60
days
from the date of this report, for the purposes of beneficial ownership pursuant
to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, Ms. Yang has no voting shares as of the
date of this report.
(8)
Barry
Raeburn and Yizhao Zhang have each been granted 25,000 options and 10,000
options on April 8, 2008, 7,500 options for Mr. Raeburn and 3,000 shares were
vested and exercisable on June 29, 2008. The balance of the options is to be
vested on July 1, 2009, which is beyond the 60 day period and therefore we
do
not include them into the table.
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
|
During
the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007, the former shareholders of TechTeam
advanced a total of $666,618 to TechTeam as unsecured, non-interest bearing
loans which were due on demand. The loan was fully paid off as of December
31,
2007.
Our
principal executive offices of approximately 800 square meters were leased
from
Xi’an Techteam Science and Technology Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. (the “Group
Company”) which is controlled by Mr. Li, our Chairman, President and CEO, for a
five-year term from January 2008, at the annual rent of $19,266, the market
rate
in that area. Techteam’s factory office buildings of 340 square meters were also
leased from the Group Company for a five-year term from July 1, 2007 at an
annual rent of $4,091, the market rate in that area.
Techteam’s
former shareholders, namely, Xi’an Yuansheng Guarantee & Investment Co.,
Ltd., wholly owned by Mr. Tao Li (owned 66% of Techteam), Mr. Xuetao Chen (owned
17.5% of Techteam) and Ms. Wanjiao Wang (owned 16.5% of Techteam) are related
to
the Company because Mr. Tao Li is President and Chief Executive Officer of
the
Company, Mr. Xuetao Chen and Ms. Wanjiao Wang are directors of Techteam. They
did not receive any consideration in exchange for their shares and only Mr.
Li
received the opportunity to acquire shares under the Call Option Agreement.
As
we described elsewhere in the prospectus effective August 6, 2008, Green New
Jersey purchased 100% of the capital stock of Techteam from Techteam’s
shareholders on August 24, 2007 for Techteam Purchase Price (approximately
$4.09
million) and obtained effective control of Techteam. On January 2, 2008,
Techteam received the Techteam Purchase Price paid by Green New Jersey to
Techteam’s former shareholders, who caused such payment to be delivered to
Techteam for use as working capital pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement
by and among the Company and the Investors in connection with the Private
Placement.
39
Issuance
of Common Stock to Former Majority Shareholder
On
December 26, 2007, we acquired 100% capital stock of Green New Jersey, through
a
share exchange in which we issued 10,770,668 shares of our common stock to
Green
New Jersey’s shareholders in exchange for 100% of Green New Jersey’s shares of
common stock (the “Share Exchange”). Immediately prior to the Share Exchange, we
redeemed 246,148 shares of common stock held by Michael Friess and Sanford
Schwartz for $550,000 and issued 111,386 new shares of common stock to Michael
Friess and Sanford Schwartz.
Procedures
for Approval of Related Party Transactions
Our
policy is that our board of directors is charged with reviewing and approving
all potential related party transactions. All such related party
transactions are then required to be reported under applicable SEC rules.
Otherwise, we have not adopted procedures for review of, or standards for
approval of, these transactions, but instead review such transactions on a
case-by-case basis.
PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTANT FEES AND
SERVICES
|
The
Company paid or accrued the following fees in each of the prior two fiscal
years
to its principal accountants:
1.
Kabani
& Company, Inc. (1)
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30,
2008
|
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30,
2007
|
||||||
Audit
Fees
|
$
|
110,000
|
$
|
50,000
|
|||
Audit
Related Fees
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Tax
Fees
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
All
Other Fees
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
110,000
|
$
|
50,000
|
2.
Schumacher & Associates, Inc. (2)
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30,
2008
|
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30,
2007
|
||||||
Audit
Fees
|
$
|
9,500
|
$
|
10,000
|
|||
Audit
Related Fees
|
$
|
500
|
(3)
|
$
|
-
|
||
Tax
Fees
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
All
Other Fees
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
10,000
|
$
|
10,000
|
(1)
|
Kabani
& Company, Inc has been the Company’s auditor since January 28, 2008
and the auditor of the Company’s subsidiaries Techteam and Jintai for the
most recent two fiscal years.
|
(2)
|
Schumacher
& Associates, Inc. was the Company’s auditor prior to January 28,
2008.
|
40
(3)
|
Audit
Related Fees were for Schumacher & Associates, Inc.’s review of the
registration statement on Form S-1 effective August 6,
2008.
|
In
the
event that we should require substantial non-audit services, the Board of
Directors would approve such services and the fees therefore.
PART
IV
Item
15.
|
Exhibits
and Financial Statement
Schedules
|
(a)
The
following documents are filed as part of this report:
Financial
Statements
The
following financial statements of China Green Agriculture, Inc. and Reports
of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms are presented in the “F” pages of
this report:
Reports
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms
|
F-1
|
|
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets - as of June 30, 2008 and 2007
|
F-2
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Income and Other Comprehensive
Income -
for
the Years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
|
F-3
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Shareholders’ Equity - for the Years ended
June
30, 2008 and 2007
|
F-4
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows - for the Years ended June 30,
2008
and 2007
|
F-5
|
|
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-6 - F-23
|
41
CHINA
GREEN
AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the
Board of Directors and Stockholders
China
Green Agriculture Inc. and its subsidiaries
We
have
audited the accompanying balance sheets of China Green Agriculture Inc. and
its
subsidiaries as of June 30, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' deficit, and cash flows for each
of the
two years in the period ended June 30, 2008. These 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 of these statements in accordance with the standards
of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance
about
whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. 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 financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of China Green Agriculture Inc.
and
its subsidiaries as of June 30, 2008 and 2007, and the results of its operations
and its cash flows for each of the two years ended June 30, 2008, in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
KABANI
& COMPANY, INC.
CERTIFIED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Los
Angeles, California
September
19, 2008
F-1
CHINA
GREEN AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
|
||||
AS
OF JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
Assets
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
16,612,416
|
$
|
81,716
|
|||
Restricted
cash
|
193,392
|
-
|
|||||
Accounts
receivable, net
|
3,590,552
|
1,885,351
|
|||||
Inventories
|
3,988,979
|
1,773,802
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
128,091
|
187,164
|
|||||
Advances
to suppliers
|
512,845
|
208,026
|
|||||
Total
Current Assets
|
25,026,275
|
4,136,059
|
|||||
Plant,
Property and Equipment, Net
|
18,199,456
|
11,757,931
|
|||||
Construction
In Progress
|
5,115,492
|
42,707
|
|||||
Intangible
Assets, Net
|
1,180,159
|
1,163,078
|
|||||
Total
Assets
|
$
|
49,521,382
|
$
|
17,099,775
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
Liabilities
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$
|
232,417
|
$
|
221,592
|
|||
Unearned
revenue
|
88,950
|
81,341
|
|||||
Other
payables and accrued expenses
|
455,228
|
301,625
|
|||||
Registration
rights liability
|
506,142
|
||||||
Advances
from other unrelated companies
|
344,628
|
543,210
|
|||||
Amount
due to related parties
|
31,121
|
666,618
|
|||||
Taxes
payable
|
5,878,275
|
2,276,720
|
|||||
Short
term loans
|
4,201,925
|
4,243,316
|
|||||
Total
Current Liabilities
|
11,738,686
|
8,334,420
|
|||||
Common
Stock, $.001 par value, 6,313,617 shares subject to
redemption
|
20,519,255
|
-
|
|||||
Commitment
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Stockholders'
Equity
|
|||||||
Preferred
Stock, $.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, Zero shares
issued
and outstanding
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Common
stock, $.001 par value, 780,000,000 shares authorized, 12,068,085
shares
issued and outstanding
|
12,068
|
10,771
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
1,200,077
|
2,642,517
|
|||||
Statury
reserve
|
1,882,797
|
880,252
|
|||||
Retained
earning
|
11,764,079
|
4,988,097
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
2,404,419
|
243,718
|
|||||
Total
Stockholders' Equity
|
17,263,441
|
8,765,355
|
|||||
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
|
$
|
49,521,382
|
$
|
17,099,775
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
|
F-2
CHINA
GREEN AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
|
||||
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Net
sales
|
$
|
22,604,719
|
$
|
15,184,343
|
|||
Cost
of goods sold
|
9,792,856
|
6,598,606
|
|||||
Gross
profit
|
12,811,862
|
8,585,737
|
|||||
Operating
expenses
|
|||||||
Selling
expenses
|
927,285
|
616,479
|
|||||
General
and administrative expenses
|
2,567,661
|
395,207
|
|||||
Total
operating expenses
|
3,494,945
|
1,011,686
|
|||||
Income
from operations
|
9,316,917
|
7,574,051
|
|||||
Other
income (expense)
|
|||||||
Other
income(expense)
|
43,694
|
957
|
|||||
Interest
income
|
50,106
|
-
|
|||||
Interest
expense
|
(933,053
|
)
|
(361,254
|
)
|
|||
Bank
charges
|
(6,663
|
)
|
|||||
Total
other income (expense)
|
(845,916
|
)
|
(360,297
|
)
|
|||
Income
before income taxes
|
8,471,001
|
7,213,754
|
|||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
692,474
|
295,012
|
|||||
Net
income
|
7,778,527
|
6,918,742
|
|||||
Other
comprehensive income
|
|||||||
Foreign
currency translation gain
|
2,160,701
|
261,432
|
|||||
Comprehensive
income
|
$
|
9,939,228
|
$
|
7,180,173
|
|||
Basic
weighted average shares outstanding
|
14,688,250
|
10,770,669
|
|||||
Basic
net earnings per share
|
$
|
0.53
|
$
|
0.64
|
|||
Diluted
weighted average shares outstanding
|
14,695,626
|
10,770,669
|
|||||
Diluted
net earnings per share
|
$
|
0.53
|
$
|
0.64
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
|
F-3
CHINA
GREEN AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||||||||||||
STATEMENTS
OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||||||||
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND
2007
|
Additional
|
Accumulated Other
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Number
|
Common
|
Paid In
|
Statutory
|
Retained
|
Comprehensive
|
Stockholders'
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Of Shares
|
Stock
|
Capital
|
Reserve
|
Earning
|
Income (loss)
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
BALANCE,
JUNE 30, 2006
|
10,770,669
|
$
|
10,771
|
$
|
2,574,915
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(1,050,393
|
)
|
$
|
(17,713
|
)
|
$
|
1,517,579
|
|||||||
Net
income for the year ended June 30, 2007
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
6,918,742
|
-
|
6,918,742
|
|||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Contribution
by related parties
|
-
|
67,602
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
67,602
|
||||||||||||||||
Transfer
to statutory reserve
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
880,252
|
(880,252
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
Accumulative
other comprehensive income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
261,432
|
261,432
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
BALANCE,
JUNE 30, 2007
|
10,770,669
|
10,771
|
2,642,517
|
880,252
|
4,988,097
|
243,718
|
8,765,355
|
|||||||||||||||
Recapitalization
for reverse merger
|
251,784
|
252
|
(12,565
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(12,313
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Stock
issued in relation to fund raising
|
977,948
|
978
|
(978
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
Shares
issuance cost
|
-
|
-
|
(1,916,532
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,916,532
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Contribution
by related parties
|
-
|
-
|
10,216
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
10,216
|
|||||||||||||||
Issuance
of stock options for compensation
|
-
|
-
|
477,487
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
477,487
|
|||||||||||||||
Exercised
of stock options-cashless
|
67,685
|
68
|
(68
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
Net
income for the year ended June. 30, 2008
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
7,778,527
|
-
|
7,778,527
|
|||||||||||||||
Transfer
to statutory reserve
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,002,545
|
(1,002,545
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
Accumulative
other comprehensive loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,160,701
|
2,160,701
|
|||||||||||||||
BALANCE,
JUNE 30, 2008
|
12,068,086
|
$
|
12,068
|
$
|
1,200,077
|
$
|
1,882,797
|
$
|
11,764,079
|
$
|
2,404,419
|
$
|
17,263,441
|
F-4
CHINA
GREEN AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
|
||||
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
7,778,527
|
$
|
6,918,742
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
|||||||
provided
by operating activities
|
|||||||
Share
capital contribution - rental and interest paid by
shareholders
|
10,216
|
65,894
|
|||||
Issuance
of stock options for compensation
|
477,487
|
-
|
|||||
Depreciation
|
988,240
|
372,862
|
|||||
Amortization
|
105,266
|
93,813
|
|||||
Decrease
/ (Increase) in current assets
|
|||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
(1,412,479
|
)
|
71,450
|
||||
Other
receivables
|
89,759
|
93,115
|
|||||
Inventories
|
(1,905,399
|
)
|
(578,072
|
)
|
|||
Advances
to suppliers
|
(265,955
|
)
|
(35,068
|
)
|
|||
Other
assets
|
(14,477
|
)
|
(8,038
|
)
|
|||
(Decrease)
/ Increase in current liabilities
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable
|
(73,799
|
)
|
(169,063
|
)
|
|||
Unearned
revenue
|
(1,309
|
)
|
(42,983
|
)
|
|||
Tax
payables
|
3,161,272
|
1,602,499
|
|||||
Other
payables and accrued expenses
|
180,261
|
398,377
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
9,117,611
|
8,783,528
|
|||||
Cash
flows from investing activities
|
|||||||
Acquisation
of plant, property, and equipment
|
(5,840,159
|
)
|
(9,739,708
|
)
|
|||
Additions
to construction in progress
|
(4,782,862
|
)
|
(29,201
|
)
|
|||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(10,623,021
|
)
|
(9,768,909
|
)
|
|||
Cash
flows from financing activities
|
|||||||
Repayment
of loan
|
(481,914
|
)
|
(191,922
|
)
|
|||
Shares
issuane cost
|
(1,916,532
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Proceeds
issuance of shares subject to redemption
|
20,519,255
|
-
|
|||||
Restricted
cash
|
(193,392
|
)
|
-
|
||||
(Payments)/proceeds
to/from related parties
|
(669,233
|
)
|
1,210,223
|
||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
17,258,183
|
1,018,301
|
|||||
Effect
of exchange rate change on cash and cash
equivalents
|
777,927
|
3,173
|
|||||
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
16,530,700
|
36,093
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning balance
|
81,716
|
45,623
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, ending balance
|
$
|
16,612,416
|
$
|
81,716
|
|||
Supplement
disclosure of cash flow information
|
|||||||
Interest
expense paid
|
$
|
(222,260
|
)
|
$
|
322,734
|
||
Income
taxes paid
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
|
F-5
CHINA
GREEN
AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
China
Green Agriculture Inc.
(the
“Company”, “we”, “us”) was incorporated as Videophone, Inc. in 1987 under the
laws of the State of Kansas. It later changed its name to Discovery Systems,
Inc. till June 13, 1990 and Discovery Technologies, Inc. from June 14, 1990
to
February 4, 2008. On November 30, 1996, the Company was suspended from being
a
Kansas corporation as a result of non-filing of required documents by the
state
of Kansas. From December 1996 to December 2007, the Company did not engaged
in
any operations and was dormant. The Company had been dormant from April 1991
until, the Company revived its charter effective December 4, 2006..
On
August
27, 2007 the Board of Directors unanimously adopted resolutions announcing
a
special meeting of shareholders to consider and act upon a proposed Agreement
and Plan of Merger, to reincorporate Discovery Technologies, Inc. (“Discovery
Technologies”) in the State of Nevada by merger with and into a Nevada
corporation with the same name ("Discovery Technologies Nevada") which Discovery
Technologies formed for such purpose (the "Migratory Merger"). Effective
September 24, 2007, shareholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger
as
described in the definitive proxy materials filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
In
accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, Discovery Technologies
adopted
the capital structure of Discovery Technologies Nevada, which includes total
authorized capital stock of 800,000,000 shares, of which 780,000,000 are
common
stock, with a par value of $.001 per share (the "Discovery Technologies Nevada
Common Stock") and 20,000,000 shares are blank check preferred stock, with
a par
value of $.001 per share (the "Preferred Stock"). In addition, on the Effective
Date described below, the issued and outstanding shares of our Common Stock
automatically converted into shares of Discovery Technologies Nevada Common
Stock at a ratio of nine (9) shares of our currently outstanding Common Stock
for one (1) share of Discovery Technologies Nevada Common Stock.
As
a
result of the reverse stock split of registrant's common stock, registrant's
outstanding shares of common stock were reduced from 18,746,196 shares to
2,083,339 shares. The Migratory Merger and reverse split became effective
on
October 16, 2007 (the "Effective Date").
Further
on December 18, 2007, the Company had another reverse stock split at a ratio
of
6.771:1. As a result, registrant's outstanding shares of common stock were
reduced from 2,083,339 shares to 308,084 shares.
All
references in the accompanying financial statements to the number of common
shares and per share amounts have been retroactively restated to reflect
the
reverse stock splits.
On
December 26, 2007, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding
capital stock (the “Green Agriculture Shares”) of Green Agriculture Holding
Corporation, a New Jersey corporation (“Green Agriculture” or “Green New
Jersey”), through a share exchange (the “Share Exchange”) in which the Company
issued 10,770,669 number of shares of its common stock, par value $.001 per
share (the “Common Stock”) to Green Agriculture’s shareholders in exchange for
the Green Agriculture Shares. Immediately prior to the Share Exchange, the
Company redeemed 246,148 shares of Common Stock held by Michael Friess and
Sanford Schwartz (the “Redemption”) for $550,000 and issued 111,386 new shares
of Common Stock to Messrs. Schwartz and Friess, two of our directors, who
then
appointed Tao Li as the Company’s Director and Chief Executive Officer who
proceeded to effect the Share Exchange. In connection to the redemption share
issuance, the Company also issued 78,462 shares of common stock to a consultant.
F-6
CHINA
GREEN
AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
exchange of shares with the Company has been accounted for as a reverse
acquisition under the purchase method of accounting because the stockholders
of
Green Agriculture obtained control of the Company. Accordingly, the exchange
of
shares by the two companies has been recorded as a recapitalization of the
Company, with the Company (Green Agriculture) being treated as the continuing
entity. The historical financial statements presented are those of Green
Agriculture. As a result of the reverse acquisition transaction described
above
the historical financial statements presented are those of Green Agriculture,
the operating entity. Pro-forma information is not presented because the
public
shell’s assets are immaterial. Transaction costs incurred in the reverse
acquisition have been charged to expense.
On
August
24, 2007, Green Agriculture Holding Corporation acquired 100% outstanding
shares
of Shaanxi TechTeam Jinong Humic Acid Product Co., Ltd. (“Techteam Jinong”)
which owns 100% equity of Xi’an Jintai Agriculture Technology Development
Company (“Xi’an Jintai” or “Jintai”). Green Agriculture was incorporated on
January 27, 2007 under the laws of the State of New Jersey with initially
two
shareholders owning 89% and 11% of its stock. As of December 25, 2007,
immediately prior to the share exchange between the Company and Green Holding,
Yinshing David To (95.1%), Paul Hickey (2.45%) and Greg Freihofner (2.45%),
(collectively, the “Green Holding Stockholders”) owned 100% of the outstanding
capital stock of Green Holding. Green Agriculture, through its Chinese
subsidiaries Techteam Jinong and Xi’an Jintai is engaged in the research and
development, manufacture, distribution and sale of green organic fertilizer.
The
exchange of shares with Techteam has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition
under the purchase method of accounting since the stockholders of the Techteam
obtained control of the consolidated entity. Accordingly, the merger of the
two
companies has been recorded as a recapitalization of Techteam, with Teahteam
being treated as the continuing entity. Inter-company amounts and balances
have
been eliminated.
Yangling
Techteam Jinong Humic Acid Product Co., Ltd. was founded in the People’s
Republic of China on June 19, 2000. On Febuary 28, 2006, Yangling Techteam
Jinong Humic Acid Product Co., Ltd changed its name to be Shaanxi Techteam
Jinong Humic Acid Product Co., Ltd. (“Techteam Jinong” or
“Jinong”).
On
January 19, 2007, Techteam Jinong incorporated Xi’an Jintai which provides
testing and experimental data collection base for the function and feature
of
the new fertilizer products produced by Techteam Jinong by imitating the
various
growing conditions and stages or cycles for a variety of plants, such as
flowers, vegetables and seedlings which the fertilizers apply on. Xi’an Jintai
also sells such plants themselves to the customers and generates
sales.
The
Company and its subsidiaries are engaged in the research and development,
manufacture, distribution and technical support of green organic fertilizer.
Techteam Jinong’s main business is to produce and sell fertilizers, and Xi’an
Jintai’s main business is to sell the products which are the by- products (fruit
and vegetables) from the development experiment of the fertilizers.
F-7
CHINA
GREEN
AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Effective
February 5, 2008, the Company changed its name from Discovery Technologies,
Inc.
to China Green Agriculture, Inc. to better reflect its business. Related
to the
name change, the trading symbol changed from DCOV.OB to CGAG.OB on the same
day.
The
Company’s current structure is set forth in the diagram below:
NOTE
2 – BASIS OF PRESETATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
Principles
of consolidation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the
Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries—Green Agriculture, Techteam Jinong and
Xi’an Jintai. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been
eliminated in consolidation.
Use
of
estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
at
the date of the consolidated financial statements and the amount of revenues
and
expenses during the reporting periods. Management makes these estimates using
the best information available at the time the estimates are made. However,
actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
F-8
CHINA
GREEN
AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Cash and cash equivalents
For
statement of cash flows purposes, the Company considers all cash on hand
and in
banks, certificates of deposit and other highly-liquid investments with
maturities of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash and cash
equivalents. Cash overdraft as of balance sheet date will be reflected as
liabilities in the balance sheet. As of June 30, 2008 and 2007, cash and
cash
equivalents amounted to $16,612,416 and $81,716 respectively.
Accounts
receivable
The
Company's policy is to maintain reserves for potential credit losses on accounts
receivable. Management reviews the composition of accounts receivable and
analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit
worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns
to
evaluate the adequacy of these reserves. As of June 30, 2008 and 2007, the
Company had accounts receivable of $3,590,552 and $1,885,351, net of allowance
for doubtful accounts of $96,065 and $218,796 respectively.
Advances
to suppliers
The
Company makes advances to certain vendors for purchase of its materials.
As of
June 30, 2008 and 2007, the advances to suppliers amounted to $512,845 and
$
208,026 respectively.
Inventories
Inventory
is valued at the lower of cost (determined on a weighted average basis) or
net
realizable value. Management compares the cost of inventory with the net
realizable value and an allowance is made for writing down the inventory
to its
net realizable value, if lower than the cost.
Property,
plant and equipment
Property,
plant and equipment are recorded at cost. Gains or losses on disposals are
reflected as gain or loss in the year of disposal. The cost of improvements
that
extend the life of property, plant, and equipment are capitalized. These
capitalized costs may include structural improvements, equipment, and fixtures.
All ordinary repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred.
Depreciation
for financial reporting purposes is provided using the straight-line method
over
the estimated useful lives of the assets:
F-9
CHINA
GREEN
AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
Estimated Useful Life
|
|||
Building
|
10-40
years
|
|||
Leasehold
improvements
|
3-5
years
|
|||
Machinery
and equipment
|
5-15
years
|
|||
Vehicles
|
3-5
years
|
Leasehold
improvements are amortized over the lease term or the estimated useful life,
whichever is shorter.
Impairment
The
Company applies the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard
No.
144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" ("FAS
No.
144"), issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"). FAS No.
144
requires that long-lived assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events
or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may
not
be recoverable through the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to
result
from the use and eventual disposition of the assets. Whenever any such
impairment exists, an impairment loss will be recognized for the amount by
which
the carrying value exceeds the fair value.
The
Company tests long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment
and
intangible assets subject to periodic amortization, for recoverability at
least
annually or more frequently upon the occurrence of an event or when
circumstances indicate that the net carrying amount is greater than its fair
value. Assets are grouped and evaluated at the lowest level for their
identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows of
other
groups of assets. The Company considers historical performance and future
estimated results in its evaluation of potential impairment and then compares
the carrying amount of the asset to the future estimated cash flows expected
to
result from the use of the asset. If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds
estimated expected undiscounted future cash flows, the Company measures the
amount of impairment by comparing the carrying amount of the asset to its
fair
value. The estimation of fair value is generally measured by discounting
expected future cash flows as the rate the Company utilizes to evaluate
potential investments. The Company estimates fair value based on the information
available in making whatever estimates, judgments and projections are considered
necessary. There was no impairment of long-lived assets for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2008.
Revenue
recognition
The
Company's revenue recognition policies are in compliance with Staff Accounting
Bulletin (SAB) 104. Sales revenue is recognized at the date of shipment to
customers when a formal arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable,
the delivery is completed, no other significant obligations of the Company
exist
and collectibility is reasonably assured. Payments received before all of
the
relevant criteria for revenue recognition are satisfied are recorded as unearned
revenue. As of June 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company had unearned revenues
of
$88,950 and $81,341, respectively.
The
Company's revenue consists of invoiced value of goods, net of a value-added
tax
(VAT). No product return or sales discount allowance is made as products
delivered and accepted by customers are normally not returnable and sales
discounts are normally not granted after products are delivered.
F-10
CHINA
GREEN
AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Advertising
costs
The
Company expenses the cost of advertising as incurred or, as appropriate,
the
first time the advertising takes place. Advertising costs for the fiscal
year
ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were $260,764 and $333,913,
respectively.
Income
taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes using an asset and liability approach which
allows for the recognition and measurement of deferred tax assets based upon
the
likelihood of realization of tax benefits in future years. Under the asset
and
liability approach, deferred taxes are provided for the net tax effects of
temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities
for
financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.
A
valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if it is more likely
than not these items will either expire before the Company is able to realize
their benefits, or that future deductibility is uncertain.
The
Company records a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, if any, based
on
its estimates of its future taxable income as well as its tax planning
strategies when it is more likely than not that a portion or all of its deferred
tax assets will not be realized. If the Company is able to utilize more of
its
deferred tax assets than the net amount previously recorded when unanticipated
events occur, an adjustment to deferred tax assets would increase the Company
net income when those events occur. The Company does not have any significant
deferred tax assets or liabilities in the PRC tax jurisdiction.
Foreign
currency translation
The
functional currency of the Company is RMB. The Company uses the United States
dollar ("U.S. dollars") for financial reporting purposes. The Company's
subsidiaries maintain their books and records in their functional currency,
being the primary currency of the economic environment in which their operations
are conducted. In general, for consolidation purposes, the Company translates
the subsidiaries' assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars using the applicable
exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date, and the statement of
income
is translated at average exchange rates during the reporting period. Gain
or
loss on foreign currency transactions are reflected on the income statement.
Gain or loss on financial statement translation from foreign currency are
recorded as a separate component in the equity section of the balance sheet,
as
component of comprehensive income. The functional currency of the Company
is
Chinese Renminbi. In particular, Renminbi ("RMB"), the PRC's official currency,
is the functional currency of the Company. Until July 21, 2005, RMB had been
pegged to US$ at the rate of RMB8.28: US$1.00. On July 21, 2005, the PRC
government reformed the exchange rate system into a managed floating exchange
rate system based on market supply and demand with reference to a basket
of
currencies. In addition, the exchange rate of RMB to US$ was adjusted to
RMB8.11: US$1.00 as of July 21, 2005. The People's Bank of China announces
the
closing price of a foreign currency such as US$ traded against RMB in the
inter-bank foreign exchange market after the closing of the market on each
working day, which will become the unified exchange rate for the trading
against
RMB on the following working day. The daily trading price of US$ against
RMB in
the inter-bank foreign exchange market is allowed to float within a band
of 0.3%
around the unified exchange rate published by the People's Bank of China.
This
quotation of exchange rates does not imply free convertibility of RMB to
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 invoices, shipping
documents and signed contracts.
F-11
CHINA
GREEN
AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Fair
values of financial instruments
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standard No. 107, "Disclosures about Fair Value of
Financial Instruments", requires that the Company disclose estimated fair
values
of financial instruments.
The
Company's financial instruments primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents,
accounts receivable, other receivables, advances to suppliers, accounts payable,
other payable, tax payable, and related party advances and
borrowings.
As
of the
balance sheet dates, the estimated fair values of the financial instruments
were
not materially different from their carrying values as presented on the balance
sheet. This is attributed to the short maturities of the instruments and
that
interest rates on the borrowings approximate those that would have been
available for loans of similar remaining maturity and risk profile at respective
balance sheet dates.
Segment
reporting
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131 ("SFAS 131"), "Disclosure About
Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information" requires use of the
"management approach" model for segment reporting. The management approach
model
is based on the way a company's management organizes segments within the
company
for making operating decisions and assessing performance. Reportable segments
are based on products and services, geography, legal structure, management
structure, or any other manner in which management disaggregates a
company.
During
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, the Company was organized into two main
business segments: produce fertilizer (Jinong) and agricultural products
(Jintai). The following table presents a summary of operating information
and
year-end balance sheet information for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008
and
2007.
For the fiscal year ended June 30
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Revenues
from unaffiliated customers:
|
|||||||
Fertilizer
|
$
|
18,658,426
|
$
|
13,330,626
|
|||
Agricultural
products
|
3,946,293
|
1,853,716
|
|||||
Consolidated
|
$
|
22,604,719
|
$
|
15,184,343
|
|||
Operating
income (expense) :
|
|||||||
Fertilizer
|
$
|
9,126,583
|
$
|
6,891,202
|
|||
Agricultural
products
|
1,974,488
|
682,849
|
|||||
Reconciling
item (1)
|
(588,888
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Reconciling
item (2)
|
(1,195,266
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Consolidated
|
$
|
9,316,917
|
$
|
7,574,051
|
|||
Identifiable
assets:
|
|||||||
Fertilizer
|
$
|
43,930,733
|
$
|
15,627,865
|
|||
Agricultural
products
|
4,601,269
|
1,471,910
|
|||||
Reconciling
item (1)
|
795,988
|
-
|
|||||
Reconciling
item (2)
|
193,392
|
-
|
|||||
Consolidated
|
$
|
49,521,382
|
$
|
17,099,775
|
|||
Net
income:
|
|||||||
Fertilizer
|
$
|
8,050,577
|
$
|
6,235,837
|
|||
Agricultural
products
|
1,974,869
|
682,905
|
|||||
Reconciling
item (1)
|
(574,499
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Reconciling
item (2)
|
(1,672,420
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Consolidated
|
$
|
7,778,527
|
$
|
6,918,742
|
|||
Interest
expense:
|
|||||||
Fertilizer
|
$
|
426,478
|
$
|
361,254
|
|||
Agricultural
products
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Reconciling
item (1)
|
433
|
-
|
|||||
Reconciling
item (2)
|
506,142
|
-
|
|||||
Consolidated
|
$
|
933,053
|
$
|
361,254
|
(1)
Reconciling amounts refer to the unallocated assets or expenses of Green
Agriculture.
(2)
Reconciling amounts refer to the unallocated assets or expenses of the parent
Company.
F-12
CHINA
GREEN
AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Statement
of cash flows
In
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 95, "Statement
of Cash Flows," cash flows from the Company's operations is calculated based
upon the local currencies. As a result, amounts related to assets and
liabilities reported on the statement of cash flows may not necessarily agree
with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet.
Recent
accounting pronouncements
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements”, which is an amendment of Accounting Research
Bulletin (“ARB”) No. 51. This statement clarifies that a
noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the
consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated
financial statements. This statement changes the way the consolidated
income statement is presented, thus requiring consolidated net income to
be
reported at amounts that include the amounts attributable to both parent
and the
noncontrolling interest. This statement is effective for the fiscal
years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after
December 15, 2008. Based on current conditions, the Company does not
expect the adoption of SFAS 160 to have a significant impact on its results
of
operations or financial position.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business
Combinations.” This statement replaces FASB Statement No. 141,
“Business Combinations.” This statement retains the fundamental requirements in
SFAS 141 that the acquisition method of accounting (which SFAS 141 called
the purchase method) be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer
to be identified for each business combination. This statement defines the
acquirer as the entity that obtains control of one or more businesses in
the
business combination and establishes the acquisition date as the date that
the
acquirer achieves control. This statement requires an acquirer to recognize
the
assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest
in the
acquiree at the acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that
date,
with limited exceptions specified in the statement. This statement applies
prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is
on or
after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or
after
December 15, 2008. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 160 to
have
a significant impact on its results of operations or financial
position.
In
March,
2008, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities”. The new standard is intended to improve
financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by
requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their
effects on an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash
flows. It is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and
interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application
encouraged. The new standard also improves transparency about the location
and
amounts of derivative instruments in an entity’s financial statements; how
derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under
Statement 133; and how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect
its financial position, financial performance, and cash flows.
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FASB
Statement No. 161 achieves these improvements by requiring disclosure of
the
fair values of derivative instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular
format. It also provides more information about an entity’s liquidity by
requiring disclosure of derivative features that are credit risk–related.
Finally, it requires cross-referencing within footnotes to enable financial
statement users to locate important. Based on current conditions, the Company
does not expect the adoption of SFAS 161 to have a significant impact on
its
results of operations or financial position.
In
May 0f
2008, FSAB issued SFASB No.162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles. The pronouncement mandates the GAAP hierarchy reside in the
accounting literature as opposed to the audit literature. This has the practical
impact of elevating FASB Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts in the
GAAP
hierarchy. This pronouncement will become effective 60 days following SEC
approval. The company does not believe this pronouncement will impact its
financial statements.
In
May of
2008, FASB issued SFASB No. 163, Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance
Contracts-an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 60. The scope of the statement
is limited to financial guarantee insurance (and reinsurance) contracts.
The
pronouncement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31,
2008.
The company does not believe this pronouncement will impact its financial
statements.
NOTE
3 – INVENTORIES
Inventories
consist of the following as of June 30, 2008 and 2007:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Raw
materials
|
$
|
77,000
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Supplies
and packing materials
|
207,138
|
153,498
|
|||||
Work
in progress
|
3,570,127
|
-
|
|||||
Finished
goods
|
134,714
|
1,620,303
|
|||||
Totals
|
$
|
3,988,979
|
$
|
1,773,802
|
NOTE
4 – OTHER ASSETS
Other
assets consist of the following as of June 30, 2008 and 2007
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Other
receivable
|
$
|
93,987
|
$
|
157,132
|
|||
Promotion
samples
|
-
|
30,032
|
|||||
Promotion
material
|
34,104
|
-
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
128,091
|
$
|
187,164
|
Other
receivables represent advances made to non-related companies and employees
for
$79,397 and notes receivable from various customers for $14,590. The amounts
were unsecured, interest free, and due on demand.
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AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
5 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, AND CONSTRUCTION IN
PROGRESS
Property,
plant and equipment consist of the following as of June 30, 2008 and
2007:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Building
and improvements
|
$
|
8,795,804
|
$
|
7,223,219
|
|||
Vehicles
|
23,753
|
21,387
|
|||||
Machinery
and equipment
|
10,263,668
|
5,165,338
|
|||||
Agriculture
assets
|
887,518
|
-
|
|||||
Total
|
19,970,743
|
12,409,944
|
|||||
Less:
accumulated depreciation
|
(1,771,287
|
)
|
(652,013
|
)
|
|||
Total
property, plant and equipment
|
$
|
18,199,456
|
$
|
11,757,931
|
Depreciation
expenses for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were $988,240
and
$372,862, respectively.
Agriculture
assets consist of reproductive trees that are expected to be commercially
productive
for
a
period of eight years.
Consrtuction
in Progress:
As
of
June 30, 2008 and 2007, construction in progress, representing construction
for
a new product line, amounted to $5,115,492 and $42,707,
respectively.
NOTE
6 - INTAGIBLE ASSETS
The
intangible assets comprised of following as of June 30, 2008 and
2007:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Land
use right, net
|
$
|
915,864
|
$
|
844,623
|
|||
Technology
know-how, net
|
264,295
|
318,455
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
1,180,159
|
$
|
1,163,078
|
Under
the
People's Republic of China's governmental regulations, the government owns
all
land. However, the government grants the user a “land use right” (the Right) to
use land. The Company has recognized the amounts paid for the acquisition
of
rights to use land as an intangible asset and amortizing over a period of
fifty
years which was approved by the government.
A
shareholder contributed the land use rights on August 16, 2001. The land
use
right was recorded at cost of $1,062,898. The land use right is for fifty
years.
The land use right consists of the following as of June 30, 2008 and 2007:
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
$
|
1,062,898
|
$
|
881,497
|
||||
Less:
accumulated amortization
|
(147,034
|
)
|
(36,874
|
)
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
915,864
|
$
|
844,623
|
TECHNOLOGY
KNOW-HOW
A
shareholder contributed the technology know-how on August 16, 2001. The
technology know-how is recorded at cost of $857,174. This technology is the
special formula to produce humid acid. The technology know-how is valid for
10
years. The technology know-how consists of the following as of June 30, 2008
and
2007:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Technology
Know-how
|
$
|
857,174
|
$
|
771,819
|
|||
Less:
accumulated amortization
|
(592,879
|
)
|
(453,364
|
)
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
264,295
|
$
|
318,455
|
Total
amortization expenses of intangible assets for the fiscal years ended June
30,
2008 and 2007 amounted to $ 105,266 and $93,813, respectively.
Amortization
expenses of intangible assets for the next five years after June 30, 2008
are
as
follows:
$
|
106,975
|
|||
2
year after
|
106,975
|
|||
3
year after
|
106,975
|
|||
4
year after
|
28,401
|
|||
5
year after
|
21,258
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
370,585
|
NOTE
7 - RELATED PARTIES TRANSATIONS
The
“Amount due to related parties” reprented the advances from the Company’s one
shareholder (in 2008) and
shareholder and subsidiaries owned by the shareholders (2007). The amounts
were
unsecured,
non-interest bearing and due
on
demand.
As of
June
30,
2008 and 2007,
amount
due to related parties amounted to $31,121 and 666,618, respectively.
NOTE
8 - ACCRUED
EXPENSES
AND OTHER PAYABLES
Accrued
expenses and other payables of the following as of June 30, 2008 and
2007:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Payroll
payable
|
$
|
15,379
|
$
|
30,081
|
|||
Welfare
payable
|
178,500
|
173,376
|
|||||
Accrued
expenses
|
148,070
|
61,315
|
|||||
Other
levy payable
|
113,279
|
36,853
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
455,228
|
$
|
301,625
|
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AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
9 - LOANS PAYABLES
As
of
June 30, 2008 and 2007, the loan payables were as follows:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Short
term loans payable:
|
|||||||
Xi’an
Commercial Bank Xincheng Branch
|
$
|
2,188,502
|
$
|
1,970,580
|
|||
Xi’an
Beilin District Rural Credit Union Wenyibeilu Branch
|
554,421
|
499,214
|
|||||
Agriculture
Bank Yanglingshifangqu Branch
|
1,459,002
|
1,773,522
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
4,201,925
|
$
|
4,243,316
|
At
June
30, 2008, the Company had a loan payable of $2,188,502
to
Xi’an
Commercial Bank Xincheng Branch
in
China, with an annual interest rate of 10.5825%, and due on April 1, 2009.
The
loan is pledged by the land use right and property of the Company.
At
June
30, 2008, the Company had a loan payable of $554,421
to
Xi’an
Beilin District Rural Credit Union Wenyibeilu Branch
with an
annual interest rate of 11.795%, and due on September 16, 2009. The loan
is
guaranteed by a former shareholder.
At
June
30, 2008, the Company had a loan payable of $1,459,002
to
Agriculture
Bank in China Yanglingshifangqu Branch,
with an
annual interest rate of 9.71%, and due on December 28, 2008. The loan is
guaranteed by the former shareholder.
The
interest expense was $426,911 and $361,254 for the fiscal years ended June
30,
2008 and 2007, repectively.
NOTE
10 - TAXES PAYABLES
Taxes
payables consist of the following as of June 30, 2008 and 2007:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
VAT
payable
|
$
|
4,495,140
|
1,824,259
|
||||
Income
tax payable
|
1,038,651
|
302,907
|
|||||
Other
levies
|
344,484
|
149,554
|
|||||
$
|
5,878,275
|
2,276,720
|
NOTE
11 – ADVANCES FROM UNRELATED COMPANIES
Advances
from unrelated companies were $ 344,628 and $543,210 at June 30, 2008 and
2007,
respectively. The advances were due on demand, unsecured and non interest
bearing .
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GREEN
AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
12 – OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)
Other
income (expenses) mainly consists of interest expense and subsidy income
from
the government.
NOTE
13 – INCOME TAXES
The
Company utilizes SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes," which requires
the
recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future
tax
consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements
or
tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for
the tax
consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets
and
liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based
on
enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which
the
differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are
established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount
expected to be realized.
The
Company is subject to PRC Enterprise Income Tax at a rate of 33% on the net
income. For the year 2007, the company can enjoy tax-free benefit because
it
becomes a foreign invested company according to the PRC tax law.
The
provision for income taxes as of June 30, 2008 and 2007 consisted of the
following:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Current
income tax - Provision for China income and local tax
|
$
|
692,474
|
$
|
295,012
|
|||
|
|
||||||
Deferred
taxes
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Total
provision for income taxes
|
$
|
692,474
|
$
|
295,012
|
The
following table reconciles the U.S. statutory rates to the Company’s effective
tax rate as of June 30, 2008 and 2007:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Tax
at statutory rate
|
34
|
%
|
34
|
%
|
|||
Foreign
tax rate difference
|
(19
|
)%
|
(19
|
)%
|
|||
Net
operating loss in other tax jurisdiction for where no benefit is
realized
|
(8
|
)%
|
(11
|
)%
|
|||
Total
|
7
|
%
|
4
|
%
|
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CHINA
GREEN
AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Beginning
January 1, 2008, in the People's Republic of China (PRC) the new Enterprise
Income Tax (“EIT”) law will replace the existing laws for Domestic Enterprises
(“DES”) and Foreign Invested Enterprises (“FIEs”). The new standard EIT rate of
25% will replace the 33% rate currently applicable to both DES and FIEs.
The two
years tax exemption and three years 50% tax reduction tax holiday for
production-oriented FIEs will be eliminated. From
January 1, 2008, Techteam
Jinong
is
subject to income tax at a rate of 15%. Xi’an Jintai is exempt from paying
income tax for calendar 2007 as it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Techteam
which was exempt from income tax. Jintai is also exempt from paying income
tax
for calendar 2008 as it produces the products which fall into the tax exemption
list newly issued by the government.
Due
to
non-operation in U.S. and tax free status in China, the Company had no deferred
tax for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.
NOTE
14 - CURRENT VULNERABILITY DUE TO CERTAIN CONCENTRATIONS
The
Company's operations are all carried out in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company's
business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced
by the
political, economic and legal environments in the PRC, and by the general
state
of the PRC's economy.
The
Company's operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and
significant risks not typically associated with companies in the North America
and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the
political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange.
The
Company's results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies
with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency
conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among
other
things.
MAJOR
CUSTOMERS AND VENDORS
There
were three vendors from which the Company purchased more than 10% of its
raw
materials for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 with each vendor individually
accounting for about 12%, 10%, and 10%. Accounts payable to the venders amounted
to $0, $26,907, and $0 as of June 30, 2008.
There
was
no customer that accounted for over 10% of the total sales for the fiscal
year
ended June 30, 2008.
NOTE
15– STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
6,313,617
shares of common stock were issued to 31 accredited investors (the “Investors”)
at $3.25 per share in a private placement of the Company’s common stock that was
completed on December 26, 2007. If any governmental agency in the PRC challenges
or otherwise takes any action that adversely affects the transactions
contemplated by the Exchange Agreement, and the Company cannot undo such
governmental action or otherwise address the material adverse effect to the
reasonable satisfaction of the Investors within sixty (60) days of the
occurrence of such governmental action, then, upon written demand from an
Investor, the Company shall promptly, and in any event within thirty (30)
days
from the date of such written demand, pay to that Investor, as liquidated
damages, an amount equal to that Investor’s entire Investment Amount with
interest thereon from the Closing date until the date paid at the rate of
10%
per annum. As a condition to the receipt of such payment, the Investor shall
return to the Company for cancellation of the certificates evidencing the
Shares
acquired by the Investor under the Agreement. In accordance with EITF D-98:
“Classification and Measurement of Redeemable Securities”, the Company has
classified the equity as temporary equity, as “Common Stock, $.001 par value,
6,313,617 shares subject to redemption”.
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GREEN
AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
977,948
shares were issued to the consultants relating to the private placement.
Net
proceeds from the private placement were $18,602,723, of which $188,388 was
received in January 2008. The direct costs related to this placement, including
legal and professional fees, were deducted from the related proceeds and
the net
amount in excess of par value was recorded as additional paid-in capital.
The
total of $4,250,000 was placed in escrow and booked as restricted cash. The
total of $4,250,000 in escrow is pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement
and
the Holdback Make Good Agreement entered into in connection with the placement
for the following:
1. |
$2,000,000
is held pending the company hiring a qualified CFO. The Company
appointed
a CFO in April 2008.
|
2. |
$2,000,000
is held pending the company hiring two independent directors, therefore
constituting a majority independent directors in the board. The
Company
appointed a majority of independent directors in April 2008.
|
3. |
$250,000
is for the retaining of an Investors Relation firm.
|
As
of
June 30, 2008, the balance of restricted cash is $193,392.
In
connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Private Placement,
the
Company also entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”) and a lockup agreement (the “Lockup Agreement”). Among other
things, the Securities Purchase Agreement: (i) establishes targets for after
tax
net income and earnings per share for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2009
at
not less than $12,000,000 and $0.609, respectively (the “2009 Targets”); (ii)
provides for liquidated damages in the event that PRC governmental policies
or
actions have a material adverse effect on the transactions contemplated by
the
Share Exchange Agreement (a “Material Adverse Effect”); and (iii) requires us to
hire a new, fully qualified chief financial officer (“CFO”) satisfactory to the
Investors. In order to secure our obligations to meet the 2009 profit target
and
earnings per share target, Mr. To has placed 3,156,808 shares of Common Stock
(“2009 Make Good Shares”) into an escrow account pursuant to the terms of the
Make Good Escrow Agreement by and among us, Mr. To, the Investors and the
escrow
agent named therein. In the event we do not achieve either of the 2009 Targets,
the 3,156,808 shares of Common Stock will be conveyed to the Investors pro-rata
in accordance with their respective investment amount for no additional
consideration. In the event that we meet the 2009 Targets, the 3,156,808
shares
will be transferred to Mr. Tao Li. If PRC governmental actions or policies
result in a Material Adverse Effect, as defined in the Securities Purchase
Agreement, that cannot be reversed or cured to the Investors’ reasonable
satisfaction, we will be obligated to pay to the Investors as liquidated
damages
the entire principal amount of their investment, with interest at 10% per
annum.
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GREEN
AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Within
45
days of the closing of the Private Placement (the “Filing Date”), the Company
was obligated to file a registration statement with the Commission covering
and
registering for re-sale all of the common stock offered and sold in the Private
Placement. If a registration statement was not filed by the Filing Date,
the
company would have been obligated to pay the Investors liquidated damages
equal
in amount to one percent (1%) of the principal amount subscribed for by the
Investors for each month (or part thereof) after the Filing Date until the
registration statement is filed (“Filing Damages”).
If
the
registration statement is not declared effective by the Commission within
150
days after the closing of the Private Placement (the “Effective Date”), the
company will be obligated to pay liquidated damages to the Investors equal
in
amount to one percent (1%) of the principal amount subscribed for by the
Investors for each month (or part thereof) after the Effective Date until
the
registration statement is effective (“Effectiveness Damages”). The aggregate of
Filing Damages and Effectiveness Damages is subject to a cap of ten percent
(10%).
In
accordance with this agreement the company has accrued $506,142 as registration
right liability and interest expense for the year ended June 30, 2008. There
will be additional expense of $198,353 recorded in the next
quarter.
NOTE
16– STATUTORY
RESERVE
As
stipulated by the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (PRC), net
income after taxation can only be distributed as dividends after appropriation
has been made for the following:
i)
Making
up cumulative prior years' losses, if any;
ii)
Allocations to the "Statutory surplus reserve" of at least 10% of income
after
tax, as determined under PRC accounting rules and regulations, until the
fund
amounts to 50% of the Company's registered capital;
iii)
Allocations of 5-10% of income after tax, as determined under PRC accounting
rules and regulations, to the Company's "Statutory common welfare fund",
which
is established for the purpose of providing employee facilities and other
collective benefits to the Company's employees; and Statutory common welfare
fund is no longer required per the new cooperation law executed in
2006.
iv)
Allocations to the discretionary surplus reserve, if approved in the
shareholders' general meeting.
In
accordance with the Chinese Company Law, the Company has allocated 10% of
its
net income to surplus. The amount allocated to the surplus reserve amounted
to
$1,002,545 and $880,252 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively.
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GREEN
AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
On
January 31, 2008, the Company issued 123,000 stock options to its employees
with
an exercise price of $3.25 and term of three years. Compensation expense
as of
June 30, 2008 recorded was $388,452. On June 24, 2008, the employees requested
a
cashless exercise of 76,500 options at an exercise price of $3.25 per share.
Based on the formula provided in the options agreement, the employees received
67,685 shares.
The
assumptions used in calculating the fair value of options granted using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model are as follows:
Risk-free
interest rate
|
2.27
|
%
|
||
Expected
life of the options
|
3
year
|
|||
Expected
volatility
|
252
|
%
|
||
Expected
dividend yield
|
0
|
%
|
On
April
8, 2008, the Company issued 35,000 stock options to two directors with an
exercise price of $6 and term of two years. 10,500 options vested on June
29,
2008, and 24,500 options vested on July 1, 2009. Compensation expense as
of June
30, 2008 recorded was $50,041.
The
assumptions used in calculating the fair value of options granted using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model are as follows:
Risk-free
interest rate
|
1.87
|
%
|
||
Expected
life of the options
|
2
year
|
|||
Expected
volatility
|
540
|
%
|
||
Expected
dividend yield
|
0
|
%
|
On
April
23, 2008, the Company issued 40,000 stock options to the CFO with an exercise
price of $6 and term of two years. 12,000 options vested on June 29, 2008,
and
28,000 options vested on July 1, 2009. Compensation expense as of June 30,
2008
recorded was $38,994.
The
assumptions used in calculating the fair value of options granted using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model are as follows:
Risk-free
interest rate
|
2.22
|
%
|
||
Expected
life of the options
|
2
year
|
|||
Expected
volatility
|
544
|
%
|
||
Expected
dividend yield
|
0
|
%
|
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CHINA
GREEN
AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Options
outstanding at June 30, 2008 and related weighted average price and intrinsic
value is as follows:
Exercise
Prices
|
Total
Options
Outstanding
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life
(Years)
|
Total
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
|
Options
Exercisable
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Aggregate Intrinsic
Value
|
|||||||||||||
$3.25-$6
|
121,500
|
2.19
|
$
|
4.95
|
69,000
|
$
|
4.15
|
23,250
|
The
following table summarizes the options outstanding as of June 30, 2008:
|
Options
Outstanding
|
|||
Outstanding,
July 1, 2007
|
-
|
|||
Granted
|
198,000
|
|||
Forfeited/Canceled
|
-
|
|||
Exercised
|
(76,500
|
)
|
||
Outstanding,
June 30, 2008
|
121,500
|
NOTE
18 - COMMITMENT
In
July
2007, the Company signed an office lease with the shareholder and started
to pay
the rent for $890
per
month. The Company recorded annual rent expenses of $19,266 and $20,455 for
the
fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Rent expenses for
the 5
years after June 30, 2008 are as follows:
1
year after
|
$
|
19,266
|
||
2
year after
|
19,266
|
|||
3
year after
|
19,266
|
|||
4
year after
|
19,266
|
|||
5
year after
|
19,266
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
96,330
|
F-23
(b)
Exhibits
See
the
Exhibit Index following the signature page of this report, which Index is
incorporated herein by reference.
42
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
Green Agriculture, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
Date: September
26, 2008
|
By:
|
/s/
Tao Li
|
|
|
Tao
Li, President and CEO
(principal
executive officer)
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Ying Yang
|
|
|
|
Ying
Yang, Chief Financial Officer
(principal
financial officer and principal
accounting
officer)
|
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
September
26, 2008
|
|
/s/
Tao Li
|
|
|
Tao
Li, Chairman of the Board of Directors
|
|
|
|
September
26, 2008
|
|
/s/
Yu Hao
|
|
|
Yu
Hao, Director
|
|
|
|
September
26, 2008
|
|
/s/
Lianfu Liu
|
|
|
Lianfu
Liu, Director
|
|
|
|
September
26, 2008
|
|
/s/
Yizhao Zhang
|
|
|
Yizhao
Zhang, Director
|
|
|
|
September
26, 2008
|
|
/s/
Barry Raeburn
|
|
|
Barry
Rayburn, Director
|
S-1
China
Green Agriculture, Inc.
Exhibit
Index to Annual Report on Form 10-K
For
the Year Ended June 30, 2008
3.1
|
Articles
of Incorporation (1)
|
3.2
|
Bylaws
(1)
|
4.1
|
Specimen
Common Stock Certificate (2)
|
4.2
|
Certificate
of Change filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada
on
December 18, 2007 (4)
|
4.3
|
Certificate
of Correction (5)
|
10.1
|
Agreement
and Plan of Merger between Discovery Technologies, Inc. and Discovery
Technologies, Inc., dated August 27, 2007. (3)
|
10.2
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement by and among the Company, Green Agriculture Holding
Corporation, Shaanxi TechTeam Jinong Humic Acid Product Co., Ltd.,
and the
investors named therein, dated December 24, 2007.
(4)
|
10.3
|
Share
Exchange Agreement by and among Green Agriculture Holding Corporation,
the
Company and the shareholders of Green New Jersey named therein, dated
December 24, 2007. (4)
|
10.4 |
Registration
Rights Agreement by and among the Company and the investors named
therein,
dated December 24, 2007. (4)
|
10.5 |
Lock-Up
Agreement between Mr. Yinshing David To, Mr. Tao Li and the Company,
dated
December 24, 2007.(4)
|
10.6 |
Closing
Escrow Agreement by and among Green Agriculture Holding Corporation,
the
investors named therein, and Tri-State Title & Escrow, LLC, as escrow
agent, dated December 24, 2007.(4)
|
10.7 |
Make
Good Escrow Agreement by and among the Company, the investors named
therein, Yinshing David To and Tri-State Title & Escrow, LLC, as
escrow agent, dated December 24,
2007.(4)
|
10.8
|
Holdback
Escrow Agreement by and among the Company, the investors named therein,
and Tri-State Title & Escrow, LLC, as escrow agent, dated December 24,
2007. (4)
|
10.9
|
Call
Option Agreement between Tao Li and Yinshing David To, dated December
24,
2007. (4)
|
10.10
|
Waiver
and Consent by and among the Company and a majority of the Investors
dated
April 4, 2008. (6)
|
10.11
|
Stock
Option Agreement by and among the Company and Barry Raeburn dated
April 8,
2008. (6)
|
10.12
|
Stock
Option Agreement by and among the Company and Yizhao Zhang dated
April 8,
2008.(6)
|
10.13
|
Stock
Option Agreement by and among the Company and Yu Hao dated January
31,
2008.(6)
|
10.14
|
Form
of Stock Option Agreement by and between the Company and the eighteen
employees for the grant of an aggregate of 123,000 options.
(8)
|
E-1
10.15
|
Agreement
by and between the Company and CCG Elite regarding investor relations
service dated January 23, 2008. (7)
|
10.16
|
Employment
Agreement, dated September 10, 2008, by and between the Company
and Ms.
Ying Yang. (9)
|
10.17
|
Option
Agreement, dated September 10, 2008, by and between the Company
and Ms.
Ying Yang. (9)
|
14.1 |
Code
of Ethics *
|
16.1
|
Letter
dated January 29, 2008 from Schumacher & Associates, Inc., to the
Securities Exchange Commission. (7)
|
21 |
Description
of Subsidiaries of the Company. (4)
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Tao Li pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a),
as
adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002*;
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Ying Yang pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a),
as
adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002*;
|
32.1
|
Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
|
* |
Filed
herewith.
|
(1)
|
Incorporated
by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB, for the quarter
ended
September 30, 2007, filed with the Commission on November 9,
2007.
|
(2)
|
Incorporated
by reference to our Form 10-SB12G filed with the Commission on May
24,
2007.
|
(3)
|
Incorporated
by reference to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, for the year ended
June
30, 2007, filed with the Commission on October 1,
2007.
|
(4)
|
Incorporated
by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on January 2, 2008.
|
(5)
|
Incorporated
by reference to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with
the
Commission on February 8, 2008.
|
(6)
|
Incorporated
by reference to our Amendment No. 1 to our Registration Statement
on Form
S-1 filed with the Commission on April 17,
2008.
|
(7)
|
Incorporated
by reference to our Amendment No. 2 to our Registration Statement
on Form
S-1 filed with the Commission on May 19,
2008.
|
(8)
|
Incorporated
by reference to our Amendment No. 3 to our Registration Statement
on Form
S-1 filed with the Commission on June 30,
2008.
|
(9)
|
Incorporated
by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission
on September 11, 2008.
|
E-2