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GME INNOTAINMENT, INC. - Quarter Report: 2009 March (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended: March 31, 2009 
or
¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ____________ to _____________
Commission File No. 333-139008

GREAT EAST BOTTLES & DRINKS (CHINA) HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

FLORIDA
 
59-2318378
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Tax. I.D. No.)

203 Hankow Center, 5 - 15 Hankow Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
852-2192-4805
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x    No ¨

Indicate by check whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   
Yes x    No ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerate filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer and accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):
 
Large Accelerated Filer ¨      Accelerated Filer ¨ Non-Accelerated Filer ¨ Smaller Reporting Company x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes ¨    No x
 
As of March 31, 2009, the issuer had 40,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding.

 
 

 
 




TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
     
Item 1.
Financial Statements
3
     
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008
3
     
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2009 (Unaudited)
4
     
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2009 (Unaudited)
5
     
 
Notes To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
6
     
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion And Analysis Of Financial Condition And Results Of Operations
12
     
Item 3.
Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
16
     
Item 4T.
Controls And Procedures
18
   
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
 
     
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
18
     
Item 1A.  
Risk Factors
18
     
Item 2
Unregistered Sales Of Equity Securities And Use Of Proceeds
23
     
Item 3
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
23
     
Item 4
Submission Of Matters To A Vote Of Security Holders
23
     
Item 5
Other Information
23
     
Item 6
Exhibits.
24
   
SIGNATURES
24


 
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GREAT EAST BOTTLES & DRINKS (CHINA) HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

   
March 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Audited)
 
ASSETS
           
CURRENT ASSETS
           
Cash and cash equivalent
  $ 222,650     $ 69,958  
Pledged deposits
    5,603,248       3,704,253  
Accounts receivable, net
    2,740,657       2,016,545  
Inventories, net
    1,778,854       1,555,782  
Amount due from a related party
    -       1,094,679  
Prepaid expenses and other receivables
    728,153       830,471  
Total current assets
    11,073,562       9,271,688  
                 
PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT, NET
    22,233,878       21,322,104  
                 
LAND USE RIGHT, NET OF AMORTIZATION
    345,304       346,544  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 33,652,744     $ 30,940,336  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
LIABILITIES
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES
               
Bank loans
  $ 4,034,159     $ 4,006,774  
Accounts payable
    2,764,438       1,647,176  
Notes payables
    1,155,761       2,303,646  
Accrued expenses and other payables
    796,993       101,288  
VAT payables
    204,098       429,237  
Income tax payables
    552,541       263,310  
Amount due to a related party
    1,543,744       -  
Total current liabilities
    11,051,734       8,751,431  
                 
LONG-TERM BANK LOAN
    3,163,532       3,334,646  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    14,215,266       12,086,077  
                 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Common stock, Par value $0.01; 375,000,000 shares authorized; $0.01 par value; 40,000,000 shares and 8,000,000 shares issued and outstanding on March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively
    400,000       400,000  
Additional paid in capital
    9,795,277       9,795,277  
Capital reserves
    2,408,045       2,410,701  
Retained earnings
    2,686,800       2,234,341  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    4,033,128       3,899,956  
TOTAL COMPANY STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
    19,323,250       18,740,275  
                 
NONCONTROLLING INTEREST
    114,228       113,984  
TOTAL EQUITY
    19,437,478       18,854,259  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  $ 33,652,744     $ 30,940,336  
                 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 
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GREAT EAST BOTTLES & DRINKS (CHINA) HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

   
For the three months ended March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
REVENUE
  $ 9,292,691     $ 5,737,843  
                 
COST OF SALES
    7,773,428       4,386,109  
                 
GROSS MARGIN
    1,519,263       1,351,734  
                 
EXPENSES
               
Selling and distribution
    10,423       10,057  
General and administrative
    635,141       412,737  
                 
OPERATING INCOME
    873,699       928,940  
                 
OTHER INCOME/(EXPENSES)
               
Other income
    24,868       62,986  
Interest income
    12,854       25,984  
Bank loan interest
    (156,522 )     (171,170 )
Other interest expense
    (63,287 )     (56,225 )
OTHER EXPENSES, NET
    (182,087 )     (138,425 )
                 
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
    691,612       790,515  
                 
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
    239,442       156,297  
                 
NET INCOME
  $ 452,170     $ 634,218  
                 
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE
  NONCONTROLLING INTEREST
    (289 )     7,666  
                 
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY
  $ 452,459     $ 626,552  
                 
                 
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
               
   Gain on foreign exchange translation
    133,172       829,480  
                 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
  $ 585,631     $ 1,456,032  
                 
                 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING, BASIC AND DILUTED
    40,000,000       8,000,000  
                 
NET INCOME PER SHARE, BASIC AND DILUTED
  $ 0.01     $ 0.08  

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 
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GREAT EAST BOTTLES & DRINKS (CHINA) HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

   
For the three months ended March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Cash flow from operating activities
           
Net income
  $ 452,459     $ 626,552  
Adjustments for:
               
Depreciation
    505,740       408,473  
Amortization of land use rights
    2,339       2,231  
Noncontrolling interests
    (289 )     7,666  
                 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
                 
(Increase)/decrease in accounts receivable
    (724,112 )     366,657  
Increase in inventory
    (223,072 )     (268,825 )
Decrease/(increase) in amount due from a related party
    1,094,679       (3,939,094 )
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other receivables
    102,318       17,828  
Increase/(decrease) in accounts payable
    1,117,262       (361,746 )
Decrease in notes payable
    (1,147,885 )     (359,970 )
Decrease in VAT payables
    (225,139 )     (189,263 )
Increase in income tax payables
    289,231       92,231  
Increase in accrued expenses and other payables
    695,705       145,295  
                 
Net cash provided from/(used in) operating activities
    1,939,236       (3,451,965 )
                 
Investing activities
               
Purchase of plant and equipment
    (1,350,015 )     (86,181 )
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,350,015 )     (86,181 )
                 
Financing activities
               
Proceeds from bank loans
    -       8,963,942  
Repayment of bank loans
    (170,519 )     (6,923,104 )
(Increase)/decrease in pledged deposits
    (1,898,995 )     1,224,787  
Decrease in amount due to a related party
    1,543,744       -  
Decrease in capital reserves
    (2,656 )     (1,871 )
                 
Net cash (used in)/provided from financing activities
    (528,426 )     3,263,754  
                 
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    60,795       (274,392 )
                 
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes
    91,897       273,924  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    69,958       121,574  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
  $ 222,650     $ 121,106  
                 
Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 222,650     $ 121,106  
                 
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
               
                 
Cash paid for interest
  $ 219,809     $ 227,395  
                 
Tax (refunded)/paid by cash
  $ (49,789 )   $ 64,066  

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 
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GREAT EAST BOTTLES & DRINKS (CHINA) HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 2009
 

NOTE 1 ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

Great East Bottles & Drinks (China) Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) are a group of manufacturers producing beverage bottles which mainly are made of PET, a type of plastic with desirable characteristic for packaging including clear and wide range of color and shape, tough, good resistance to heat, moisture and dilute acid. Beverage bottles are manufactured and sold in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or “China”) for bottling of Carbonated Soft Drinks (“CSD”) for world brands and these beverage bottles are referred to as PET CSD bottles.  .  The Company also manufactures and sells PET CSD preforms which are pre-production tubes made from PET resin that can be placed by us or others into stretch blow-molding machines to make PET CSD bottles.

At March 31, 2009, details of the Company’s subsidiaries are as follows:

 
Name
 
Place of
incorporation
 
Effective
Ownership
 
 
Principal activities
             
Citysky Investment Holding Inc (“Citysky”)
 
the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”)
 
100%
 
Investment holdings
             
Great East Packaging International Limited
 
BVI
 
100%
 
Investment holding
             
Great East Packaging (Nanjing) Limited
 
BVI
 
100%
 
Investment holding
             
Great East Packaging (Xian) Limited
 
BVI
 
100%
 
Investment holding
             
Hangzhou Great East Packaging Co., Limited
 
PRC
 
99%
 
Production of beverage bottles
             
Nanjing Great East Packaging Co., Limited
 
PRC
 
100%
 
Production of beverage bottles
             
Xian Great East Packaging Co., Limited
 
PRC
 
100%
 
Production of beverage bottles

 

NOTE 2 – PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

The unaudited interim financial statements of the Company and the Company’s subsidiaries (see Note 1) for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 have been prepared pursuant to the rules & regulations of the SEC. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the following disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.  All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The functional currency for the majority of the Company’s operations is the Renminbi (“RMB”), while the reporting currency is the US Dollar.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2009 and the results of its operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.

The results of operations for the three months March 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year period.

 
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NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a)
Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains bank accounts in Hong Kong and China through its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

(b)
Inventories

Inventories consisting of raw materials, work-in-progress, goods in transit and finished goods are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Finished goods are comprised of direct materials, direct labor and a portion of overheads. Inventory costs are calculated using a weighted average, first in first out (FIFO) method of accounting.

(c)
Revenue Recognition

Revenue represents the invoiced value of goods sold recognized upon the shipment of goods to customers. Revenue is recognized when all of the following criteria are met:
 
i)  
Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists,
ii)  
Delivery has occurred,
iii)  
The seller's price to the buyer is fixed or determinable, and
iv)  
Collectability is reasonably assured.

(d)
Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed similar to basic earnings per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. As of March 31, 2009 and 2008, there were no dilutive securities outstanding.

 (e)
Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company values its financial instruments as required by SFAS No. 157, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments. The estimated fair value amounts have been determined by the Company, using available market information or other appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of fair value. Consequently, the estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized or would be paid in a current market exchange.
 
As of March 31, 2009, the Company’s financial instruments primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other deposits and prepayments, accounts payable, short-term bank loans, other payables and accruals, taxes payable, and amount due to a related party.  The estimated fair values of the financial instruments as of the balance sheet date were not materially different from their carrying values as presented, due to the short maturities of these instruments and the fact that the interest rates on the borrowings approximate those that would have been available for loans of similar remaining maturity and risk profiles at respective period/year ends.

 (f)
Foreign Currency Translation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in United States Dollars (US$). The functional currency of the Company is the Renminbi (RMB). Capital accounts of the condensed consolidated financial statements are translated into United States dollars from RMB at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rates as of balance sheet date. Income and expenditures are translated at the average exchange rate of the year.  The translation rates are as follows:

   
March 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
   
March 31, 2008
 
                   
Year end RMB : US$ exchange rate
    0.1463       0.1458       0.1423  
Average yearly RMB : US$ exchange rate
    0.1463       0.1446       0.1396  
                         
On July 21, 2005, the PRC changed its foreign currency exchange policy from a fixed RMB/US$ exchange rate into a flexible rate under the control of the PRC’s government.

 
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The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currency and all foreign exchange transactions must take place through authorized institutions.  No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into US$ at the rates used in translation.

 (g)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51 (“SFAS 160”), which addresses the accounting and reporting framework for noncontrolling interests by a parent company. SFAS 160 also addresses disclosure requirements to distinguish between interests of the parent and interests of the noncontrolling owners of a subsidiary. The Company adopted SFAS 160 on January 1, 2009. As a result the Company now reports noncontrolling interest as a component of equity in its consolidated balance sheet and below net (loss) income in its consolidated statement of operations. In addition, the provisions of SFAS 160 require that minority interest be renamed noncontrolling interest and that a company present a consolidated net income measure that includes the amount attributable to such noncontrolling interests for all periods presented. As required by SFAS 160, the Company has retrospectively applied the presentation to all prior year balances presented.

Save as the above, the Company does not expect that the adoption of the recent accounting pronouncements will have a material impact on its financial statements.


NOTE 4  INVENTORIES, NET

Inventories consisting of raw materials and finished goods are stated at the lower of weighted average cost or market value. Inventories are PET CSD bottles and its raw material, PET, that is used to manufacture the PET CSD bottles.

Inventories as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 are summarized as follows:

   
As of March 31, 2009
   
As of December 31, 2008
 
             
Raw materials
  $ 872,034     $ 592,281  
Work-in-progress
    648,914       725,482  
Finished goods
    304,919       331,787  
Goods-in-transit
    46,755       -  
Less: Provision for slow moving inventories
    (93,768 )     (93,768 )
                 
Inventories, net
  $ 1,778,854     $ 1,555,782  
                 
  
NOTE 5  PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property, plant and equipment of the Company consist primarily of manufacturing facilities and equipment owned and operated by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries in China. Property, plant and equipment as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 are summarized as follows:
       
   
As of March 31,
 2009
   
As of December 31, 2008
 
             
At cost:
           
Building
  $ 2,319,262     $ 2,311,935  
Machinery
    34,824,172       33,405,303  
Leasehold improvement
    394,672       393,426  
Office equipment
    1,170,826       1,134,841  
Transportation vehicles
    749,067       746,700  
Construction in progress
    2,005,963       1,995,134  
      41,463,962       39,987,339  
                 
Less: Accumulated depreciation
  $ (19,230,084 )   $ (18,665,235 )
                 
Property, plant and equipment, net
  $ 22,233,878     $ 21,322,104  
                 
 
Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 was $505,740 and $408,473, respectively.


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NOTE 6 – AMOUNT DUE TO A RELATED PARTY

Due to a related company consists of advances from Great East Packaging Holdings Limited (“GEPH”) to the Company. GEPH is related to the Company because of the common ownership with the sole shareholder of the Company.
 

NOTE 7 – BANK LOANS

The Company has entered into an arrangement with several banks to borrow funds on a short term basis to purchase raw materials or finance the business operations of the Company. Bank loans as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 included Hong Kong Dollar (“HKD”) and RMB bank loans. The table below shows the amounts owed by the Company to these banks along with the stated interest rate charged by these banks.

Bank loans of the Company as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 were summarized as follows:

   
Interest rate
   
Bank loans balance
 
 
 
Name of banks
 
As of March 31, 2009
   
As of December 31, 2008
   
As of March 31, 2009
   
As of December 31, 2008
 
                         
Hang Seng Bank
    7.750 %     7.750 %   $ 2,273,221     $ 2,338,544  
China Construction Bank
    7.470 %     7.470 %     877,793       875,020  
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
 
7.920% to
8.217%
   
7.920% to
8.217%
      1,287,431       1,283,363  
Bank of Communications
    6.831 %     7.330 %     1,170,391       1,166,694  
DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
    9.180 %     9.180 %     1,588,855       1,677,799  
                                 
                      7,197,691       7,341,420  
                                 
Less:
                               
Repayable after one year but within two years
                    (758,484 )     (740,304 )
Repayable after two years but within five years
                    (1,972,790 )     (2,056,504 )
Repayable after five year
                    (432,258 )     (537,838 )
                                 
Current portion
                  $ 4,034,159     $ 4,006,774  
                                 
The maturity dates for the above bank loans are summarized as follows:
         
 
 
 
Name of banks
 
Drawn down currency
 
 
 
Due date
 
Bank loans balance
 
 
As of March 31, 2009
   
As of December 31, 2008
 
                 
Hang Seng Bank
HKD
Feb 2015
  $ 1,130,251     $ 1,163,054  
Hang Seng Bank
HKD
Mar 2015
    1,142,970       1,175,490  
China Construction Bank
RMB
April 2009
    877,793       875,020  
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
RMB
Sept 2009
    848,534       845,853  
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
RMB
Sept 2009
    438,897       437,510  
Bank of Communications
RMB
June 2009
    1,170,391       1,166,694  
DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
RMB
Nov 2012
    1,588,855       1,677,799  
                     
        $ 7,197,691     $ 7,341,420  
 

 
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All bank loans were secured and guaranteed by the following:

Secured by:
Building and land use rights of the Company
 
Building and land use rights of Nanjing Crystal Pines Beverages & Packaging Co. Ltd., a related party
   
Guaranteed by:
Directors
 
Mr. Guy Chung
 
Mr. Stetson Chung
 
Related companies
 
Shanghai Great East Packaging Co. Ltd.
 
Shenyang Great East Packaging Co. Ltd.
 
Great East Packaging Holdings Ltd.
 
Janwise Limited
 
Great East Packaging (Hong Kong) Limited
   
Bank loan interest expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 were $156,522 and $171,170, respectively.

 
NOTE 8  TAX

(a)  Corporation Income Tax

The PRC subsidiaries of the Company are registered as foreign investment enterprises. Provision for PRC corporate income tax is calculated at 25% based on the estimated assessable profits.  BVI companies are not subjected to tax in accordance with the relevant tax laws and regulations of the BVI.

The corporate income tax rates applicable to the Company and its subsidiaries for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 are as follows:

 
Place of incorporation
 
March 31,
2009 and 2008
 
         
Citysky Investment Holdings, Inc
BVI
    0 %
Great East Packaging (Nanjing) Limited
BVI
    0 %
Great East Packaging International Limited
BVI
    0 %
Great East Packaging (Xian) Limited
BVI
    0 %
Hangzhou Great East Packaging Co., Limited
PRC
    25.0 %
Nanjing Great East Packaging Co., Limited
PRC
    25.0 %
Xian Great East Packaging Co., Limited
PRC
    25.0 %
           
The actual and effective corporate income tax was 34.6% and 19.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

   
For the three months ended March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
Amount
   
%
   
Amount
   
%
 
                         
Net income before provision for income taxes
  $ 691,612           $ 790,515        
                             
Tax at the applicable rate
    237,211       34.3       213,439       27.0  
Tax effect of tax exemption
    -       -       (17,797 )     (2.2 )
Tax losses not recognized
    23,684       3.4       -       -  
Tax effect of income not subject to tax
    (21,453 )     (3.1 )     (39,345 )     (5.0 )
                                 
TOTAL
  $ 239,442       34.6     $ 156,297       19.8  

The provisions for income taxes for each of the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 are summarized as follows:

   
For the three months ended March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Current
  $ 239,442     $ 156,297  
Deferred
    -       -  
                 
TOTAL
  $ 239,442     $ 156,297  
                 
There are no timing differences between reported book or financial income and income computed for income tax purposes.  Therefore, the Company has made no adjustment for deferred tax assets or liabilities.

 
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(a)  
Value Added Tax ("VAT")

In accordance with the current tax laws in the PRC, the VAT for domestic sales is levied at 17% on the invoiced value of sales and is payable by the purchaser. The PRC subsidiaries of the Company are required to remit the VAT they collects to the tax authority, but may offset these tax liabilities from the VAT for the taxes that they have paid on eligible purchases. The VAT payable balance of $204,098 and $429,237 at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively has been accrued and reflected as taxes payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

There is no VAT under current tax laws in the BVI.


NOTE 9  COMMON STOCK

The Company has authorized 375,000,000 shares $0.01 par value of common stock and has 40,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2009.


NOTE 10 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

In addition to the transactions detailed elsewhere in these financial statements, the Company entered into the following material transactions with GEPH for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008:

   
For the three months ended March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Sale of PET CSD bottles and materials
  $ 4,913,504     $ 1,611,956  
                 
Purchase of PET CSD bottles and materials
    3,610,409       1,385,720  

GEPH is related to the Company because of the common ownership with the sole shareholder of the Company.

In our opinion, the above transactions were entered into by the Company in the normal course of business.


NOTE 11  CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS

As of March 31, 2009, Nanjing Great East Packaging Co., Limited and Xian Great East Packaging Co., Limited, subsidiaries of the Company, had arranged three non-cancelable operating leases with three third parties for their production plants.   The expected annual lease payments under these operating leases are as follows:
       
   
 
 
 
     
2010
  $ 86,909  
2011
    21,069  
2012
    21,069  
2013
    15,802  
         
TOTAL
  $ 144,849  
         

NOTE 12 RECLASSIFICATIONS

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

 
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION

Note regarding forward – looking statements
 
This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These include statements about our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies for the future, which we indicate by words or phrases such as "anticipate", "expect", "intend", "plan", "will", "we believe", "the Company believes", "management believes" and similar language. The forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of the Company and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those set forth in the discussion under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in this report. The actual results may differ materially from results anticipated in these forward-looking statements. We base the forward-looking statements on information currently available to us, and we assume no obligation to update them.
 
Investors are also advised to refer to the information in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically Forms 10-K, 10-QSB and 8-K, in which we discuss in more detail various important factors that could cause actual results to differ from expected or historic results. It is not possible to foresee or identify all such factors. As such, investors should not consider any list of such factors to be an exhaustive statement of all risks and uncertainties or potentially inaccurate assumptions.
 
Except as otherwise indicated by the context, references in this Form 10-Q to “ “we”, “us”, “our”, “the Registrant”, “our Company” or “the Company” are to Great East Bottles and Drinks (China) Holdings, Inc., a Florida corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to (i) “BVI” are to British Virgin Islands; (ii) “PRC” and “China” are to the People’s Republic of China; (iii) “U.S. dollar,” “$” and “US$” are to United States dollars; (iv) “RMB” are to Yuan Renminbi of China; (v) “Securities Act” are to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and (vi) “Exchange Act” are to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
Our financial statements and related public financial information are based on the application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("US GAAP"). US GAAP requires the use of estimates; assumptions, judgments and subjective interpretations of accounting principles that have an impact on the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses amounts reported. These estimates can also affect supplemental information contained in our external disclosures including information regarding contingencies, risk and financial condition. We believe our use of estimates and underlying accounting assumptions adhere to GAAP and are consistently and conservatively applied. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may

 
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differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We continue to monitor significant estimates made during the preparation of our financial statements.
 
We believe the following is among the most critical accounting policies that impact our consolidated financial statements. We suggest that our significant accounting policies, as described in our consolidated financial statements in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, be read in conjunction with this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

We recognize revenue in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 104. All of the following criteria must exist in order for us to recognize revenue:
 
1. Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists;
2. Delivery has occurred;
3. The seller's price to the buyer is fixed or determinable; and
4. Collectability is reasonably assured.
 
The majority of the Company's revenue results from sales contracts with direct customers, and revenues are generated upon the shipment of goods. The Company's pricing structure is fixed, and there are no rebate or discount programs. Management conducts credit background checks for new customers as a means to reduce the subjectivity of assuring collectability. Based on these factors, the Company believes that it can apply the provisions of SAB 104 with minimal subjectivity.
 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
The Company does not expect that the adoption of any recent accounting pronouncements will have any material impact on its financial statements.
 
Results of Operations - Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 as Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2008

The following table summarizes the results of our operations during the three-month period ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, and provides information regarding the dollar and percentage increase or (decrease) from the three-month period ended March 31, 2009 to the three-month period ended March 31, 2008.

   
Three months ended March 31,
   
(Decrease)/
   
(Decrease)/
       
   
2009
   
2008
   
Increase
   
% Increase
       
Revenue
  $ 9,292,691     $ 5,737,843     $ 3,554,848       61.9  %  
 
 
Cost of sales
    7,773,428       4,386,109       3,387,319       77.2  %  
 
 
Gross margin
    1,519,263       1,351,734       167,529       12.4  %  
 
 
General and administrative
    635,141       412,737       222,404       53.9  %  
 
 
Sales and distribution
    10,423       10,057       366       3.6  %        
Operating income
    873,699       928,940       (55,241 )     (5.9 )%
Other income
    24,868       62,986       (38,118 )     (60.5 )%        
Bank interest
    143,668       145,186       (1,518 )     (1.05 ) %        
Other interest expense
    63,287       56,225       7,062       12.5  %  
 
 
Provision for income taxes
    239,442       156,297       83,145       53.2  %  
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest
    (289 )     7,666       (7,955 )     (103.7 )%        
Net income attributable to the
Company
    452,459       626,552       (174,093 )     (27.8 )%  
 
 
 
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Revenues

Revenue represents sales of PET CSD bottles and PET CSD preforms .  Revenue recorded $9.3 million in the first quarter of 2009, compared to $5.7 million the same period last year.  There was a substantial increase in magnitude in which sales of PET CSD preforms increased by $0.3 million to $4.4 million and sales of preforms trading increased by $3.3 million to $4.9 million.  The increase in sales of PET CSD bottles was mainly due to the increase in demand of PET bottles in Nanjing from Coca-Cola, our major customer.
 
Gross margin

Gross profit for first quarter 2009 was $1.5 million, a slight increase compared to $1.4 million from the same period last year.  However, the gross profit margin dropped sharply to16% of revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2009 from 24% of revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2008.  The decrease in gross profit margin was due to the change of product mix as mentioned previously and the percentage of sales of low-profit margin PET CSD preforms trading increased sharply (to 53% of revenue in the first quarter of 2009 to 28% of revenue in the first quarter of 2008).  Excluding PET CSD preforms , sales of PET CSD bottles recorded a gross profit of $1.4 million and margin 32%, as compared to gross profit and margin of $1.2 million and 29% in the first quarter of 2008.

Sales and marketing

Sales and marketing expenses were maintained at  $10,423 in the first quarter  2009 as compared to $10,057 in the same period 2008 . We implemented cost control measures on our sales team’s travelling and entertainment expenses in the year of 2008, which we will continue to monitor in 2009.

General and administrative

General and administrative expenses increased from $412,737 in the first quarter of 2008 to $635,141 for the same period 2009, representing an increase of $222,404 or 53.9%. The increase was mainly due to accruing certified officers’ salary and benefits as well as relevant accountancy and auditing fees for US filings in 2009 and 2008.

Bank interest expenses

Bank interest  decreased by $1,518 or 1.05% from $145,186 for the first quarter of 2008 to $143,668 for the same period 2009. The slight decrease was mainly due to the downward adjustment of interest rates  during the period.

Other interest expenses

Other interest increased by $7,062 or 12.5% from $56,225 for the first quarter of 2008 to $63,287 for the same period 2009. The increase was mainly due to greater interest expenses for funds supported by a related company.


Net income attributable to the Company

 
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Net income for the first quarter ended 2009 was $452,459 as compared to $626,552 in the same period 2008. The decrease was mainly attributable to  the accrued certified officers’ salary and benefits as well as US filing professional fees in 2009 and 2008.
 

Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Cash
 
Our cash balance at March 31, 2009 was $222,650, representing a  increase of $101,544 or 83.8%, compared with our cash balance of $121,106 as at March 31, 2008. The cash balances are comparable between the two balance sheet dates. The cash is mainly used to fund our operations.

Cash flow
 
Operating Activities

Net cash inflows from operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2009 amounted to $1,939,236, representing an increase in inflow of $ 5,391,201 compared with net cash outflows from operating activities of $3,451,965 in the same period of 2008. The increase in cash inflow was primarily due to repayment  from  our related companies as well as increase in normal deferred payments to suppliers during the period ended March 31, 2009.

Investing Activities

Net cash outflow from investing activities increased from $86,181 for the first quarter ended 2008 to $1,350,015 for the same period of 2009, representing a increase of 1466.5%. The significant increase in net cash outflows from investing activities was mainly attributable to payments made for purchases of new  injection machines in Nanjing production lines .

Financing Activities
 
Net cash flow used in financing activities was $528,426 for the first quarter of 2009, representing an decrease of $3,792,180 or 116.2% over the net cash inflow of $3,263,754 recorded in the same period of 2008. The change was due to advances from related companies in respect of purchasing new injection machine in Nanjing production lines and the decrease in our loan drawn down and increase in pledged deposits required by bank detailed in NOTE 12 of our financial statements for period ended March 31, 2009.
 
Working capital
 
Our working capital decreased by $3,894,931 to $21,828 at March 31, 2009 from $3,916,759 at March 31, 2008, primarily due to the increase in normal deferred payments to suppliers and distributors , increase in capital expenditure paid on behalf of a related company and repayment of bank short term loans in the first quarter of 2009.
 
We currently generate our cash flow through production and sales of PET CSD bottles and PET CSD preforms in China. We believe that our cash flow generated from operations will be sufficient to sustain operations for at least the next 12 months. There is no identifiable expansion plan as of March 31, 2009, but from time to time, we may identify new expansion opportunities for which there will be a need for use of cash.

 
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We do not have any off balance sheet arrangements

Inflation

Inflation has not had a material impact on our business and we do not expect inflation to have an impact on our business in the near future

Currency Exchange Fluctuations
 
All of the Company’s revenues and a majority of its expenses in the three months ended March 31, 2009 were denominated in Renminbi (“RMB”), the currency of China, and were converted into US dollars at the exchange rate of 6.835 to 1. In the third quarter of 2005, the Renminbi began to rise against the US dollar. There can be no assurance that RMB-to-U.S. dollar exchange rates will remain stable. A devaluation of RMB relative to the U.S. dollar would adversely affect our business, consolidated financial condition and results of operations. We do not engage in currency hedging.
 
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are exposed to various market risks arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as foreign exchange fluctuations and interest rates, which could impact our results of operations and financial position. We do not currently engage in any hedging or other market risk management tools, and we do not enter into derivatives or other financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

Fluctuations in the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies, primarily the Chinese Renminbi, could adversely affect our financial results. During the quarter ended March 31, 2009, approximately all of our sales are denominated in foreign currencies. We expect that foreign currencies will continue to represent a similarly significant percentage of our sales in the future. Selling, marketing and administrative costs related to these sales are largely denominated in the same respective currency, thereby mitigating our transaction risk exposure. We therefore believe that the risk of a significant impact on our operating income from foreign currency fluctuations is not substantial. However, for sales not denominated in U.S. dollars, if there is an increase in the rate at which a foreign currency is exchanged for U.S. dollars, it will require more of the foreign currency to equal a specified amount of U.S. dollars than before the rate increase. In such cases and if we price our products in the foreign currency, we will receive less in U.S. dollars than we did before the rate increase went into effect. If we price our products in U.S. dollars and competitors price their products in local currency, an increase in the relative strength of the U.S. dollar could result in our price not being competitive in a market where business is transacted in the local currency.

All of our sales denominated in foreign currencies are denominated in the Chinese Renminbi. Our principal exchange rate risk therefore exists between the U.S. dollar and this currency. Fluctuations from the beginning to the end of any given reporting period result in the re-measurement of our foreign currency-denominated receivables and payables, generating currency transaction gains or losses that impact our non-operating income/expense levels in the respective period and are reported in other (income) expense, net in our combined consolidated financial statements. We do not currently hedge our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. We may, however, hedge such exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in the future.
 

 
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Interest Rate Risk
 
Changes in interest rates may affect the interest paid (or earned) and therefore affect our cash flows and results of operations. However, we do not believe that this interest rate change risk is significant.
 
Inflation
 
Inflation has not had a material impact on the Company's business in recent years.

Currency Exchange Fluctuations
 
All of the Company's revenues are denominated in Chinese Renminbi, while its expenses are denominated primarily in Chinese Renminbi ("RMB"). The value of the RMB-to-U.S. dollar and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in political and economic conditions. Since 1994, the conversion of RMB into foreign currencies, including U.S. dollars, has been based on rates set by the People's Bank of China, which are set daily based on the previous day's inter-bank foreign exchange market rates and current exchange rates on the world financial markets. Since 1994, the official exchange rate for the conversion of RMB to U.S. dollars had generally been stable and RMB had appreciated slightly against the U.S. dollar. However, on July 21, 2005, the Chinese government changed its policy of pegging the value of RMB to the U.S. dollar. Under the new policy, RMB may fluctuate within a narrow and managed band against a basket of certain foreign currencies. Recently there has been increased political pressure on the Chinese government to decouple the RMB from the United States dollar. At the recent quarterly regular meeting of People's Bank of China, its Currency Policy Committee affirmed the effects of the reform on RMB exchange rate. Since February 2006, the new currency rate system has been operated; the currency rate of RMB has become more flexible while basically maintaining stable and the expectation for a larger appreciation range is shrinking. The Company has never engaged in currency hedging operations and has no present intention to do so.
 
Concentration of Credit Risk
 
Credit risk represents the accounting loss that would be recognized at the reporting date if counterparties failed completely to perform as contracted. Concentrations of credit risk (whether on or off balance sheet) that arise from financial instruments exist for groups of customers or counterparties when they have similar economic characteristics that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations to be similarly affected by changes in economic or other conditions as described below:

1.
The Company's business is characterized by new product and service development and evolving industry standards and regulations. Inherent in the Company's business are various risks and uncertainties, including the impact from the volatility of the stock market, limited operating history, uncertain profitability and the ability to raise additional capital.
 
2.
Approximately 100% of the Company's revenue is derived from China. Changes in laws and regulations, or their interpretation, or the imposition of confiscatory taxation, restrictions on currency conversion, devaluations of currency or the nationalization or other expropriation of private enterprises could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
3.
If the Company is unable to derive any revenues from China, it would have a significant, financially disruptive effect on the normal operations of the Company.
 

 
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ITEM 4T. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
 
Our Chief Executive Officer and acting Chief Financial Officer ("Certifying Officers") maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures that is designed to provide reasonable assurance that information, which is required to be disclosed, is accumulated and communicated to management timely. Under the supervision and with the participation of management, our Certifying Officers evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report. Based upon that evaluation, our Certifying Officers concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are ineffective .
 
Changes in internal controls
 
Our Certifying Officers have indicated that there were significant changes in our internal controls or other factors that could significantly affect such controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, and there were such control actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
 
Sarbanes – Oxley Act 404 compliance
 
The Company will establish an audit committee within the next nine months in 2009 with a view to complying with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the required date for smaller reporting companies and it is in the process of reviewing its internal control systems in order to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. However, at this time the Company makes no representation that its systems of internal control comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.




PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None.

ITEM 1A RISK FACTORS

Risks Related to Our Business
 
Our expansion strategy may not be proven successful.
 
One of our key strategies to grow our business is to aggressively expand our production capacity. We will need to engage in various forms of capacity expansion activities at corporate level, and of production activities at operational level in order to carry out our plans. Therefore, the Company’s proposed operations are subject to all of the risks inherent in the unforeseen costs and expenses, challenges, complications and delays frequently encountered in connection with the formation of any new business, as well as those risks that are specific to the bottled water industry in general. Despite our best efforts, we may never overcome these obstacles to financial success. There can be no assurance that the Company’s efforts will be successful or result in revenue or profit, or that investors will not lose their entire investment
 

 
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Supplying PET CSD bottles and PET CSD preforms to beverage and service companies constitutes a major portion of our revenue. Any delays in delivery may affect our sales, damage our long-term relationship with our client, and even incur penalty.
 
Sales made to beverage and service companies account for a large portion of our total sales. Recently, our production capacity is at more than 95%. If we fail to deliver the goods to those companies on time, we may run into a risk of damaging our long-term relationship with those clients.
 
Our results of operations may fluctuate due to seasonality.
 
Our sales are subject to seasonality. For example, we typically experience higher sales of bottled water in summer time in coastal cities while the sales remain constant throughout the entire year in some inland cities. In general, we believe our sales will be higher in the second and third quarter of the year when the weather is hot and dry, and lower in the fourth and first quarter of the year when the weather is cold and wet. Sales peak during the months from June to September. Sales can also fluctuate during the course of a financial year for a number of other reasons, including weather conditions and the timing of advertising and promotional campaigns. As a result of these reasons, our operating results may fluctuate. In addition, the seasonality of our results may be affected by other unforeseen circumstances, such as production interruptions. Due to these fluctuations, comparison of sales and operating results between the same periods within a single year, or between different periods in different financial years, are not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied on as indicators of our performance.

Increases in raw material prices that we are not able to pass on to our some of our customers would reduce our profit margins
 
The principal raw materials we use in our production are subject to a high degree of price volatility caused by external conditions like price fluctuations of PET raw materials-the byproducts of oil, which account for a significant portion of our product cost. We cannot guarantee that the price we pay for our raw materials will be stable in the future. Price changes to our raw materials may result in unexpected increases in production, packaging and distribution costs. We may be unable to increase the prices of our final products to offset these increased costs to some of our customers for instance, Pepsi, and therefore may suffer a reduction to our profit margins. We do not currently hedge against changes in our raw material prices.
 
We face increasing competition from both domestic and foreign companies, which may affect our market share and profit margin.
 
The PET bottles industry in China is highly competitive, and we expect it to continue to become even more competitive. Our ability to compete against these enterprises is, to a significant extent, dependent on our ability to distinguish our products from those of our competitor by providing high quality products at reasonable prices that appeal to consumers. Some of our competitors may have been in business longer than we have, may have substantially greater financial and other resources than we have and may be better established in their markets. Our competitors in any particular market may also benefit from raw material sources or production facilities that are closer to such markets, which provide them with competitive advantages in terms of costs and proximity to consumers.
 
We cannot assure you that our current or potential competitors will not provide products comparable or superior to those we provide or adapt more quickly than we do to evolving industry trends or changing market requirements. It is also possible that there will be significant consolidation in the PET bottle industry among our competitors, alliances may develop among competitors and these alliances may rapidly acquire significant market share. Furthermore, competition may lead competitors to substantially increase their advertising expenditures and promotional activities or to engage in irrational or predatory pricing behavior. We also cannot assure you that third parties will not actively engage in activities, whether legal or illegal, designed to undermine our brand name and product quality or to influence consumer confidence in

 
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our product. Increased competition may result in price reductions, reduced margins and loss of market share, any of which could materially adversely affect our profit margin. We cannot assure you that we will be able to compete effectively against current and future competitors.
 
Changes in the existing laws and regulations or additional or stricter laws and regulations on environmental protection in China may cause us to incur significant capital expenditures, and we cannot assure that we will be able to comply with any such laws and regulations.
 
We carry on our business in an industry that is subject to PRC environmental protection laws and regulations. These laws and regulations require enterprises engaged in manufacturing and construction that may cause environmental waste to adopt effective measures to control and properly dispose of waste gases, waste water, industrial waste, dust and other environmental waste materials, as well as fee payments from producers discharging waste substances. Fines may be levied against producers causing pollution. If failure to comply with such laws or regulations results in environmental pollution, the administrative department for environmental protection can levy fines. If the circumstances of the breach are serious, it is at the discretion of the central government of the PRC including all governmental subdivisions to cease or close any operation failing to comply with such laws or regulations. There can also be no assurance that operation will fail to comply with such laws or regulations. There can also be no assurance that the PRC government will not change the existing laws or regulations or impose additional or stricter laws or regulations, compliance with which may cause us to incur significant capital expenditure, which we may be unable to pass on to our customers through higher prices for our products. In addition, we cannot assure that we will be able to comply with any such laws and regulations.

We may not successfully manage our growth.
 
Our success will depend upon the expansion of our operations and the effective management of our growth, which will place a significant strain on our management and administrative, operational, and financial resources. To manage this growth, we must expand our facilities, augment our operational, financial and management systems, and hire and train additional qualified personnel. If we are unable to manage our growth effectively, our business would be harmed.
 
We rely on key executive officers. Their knowledge of our business and technical expertise would be difficult to replace.
 
We were founded in 1994 by Mr. Chung A San Guy. Since then, Mr. Stetson Chung, the son of Mr. Chung A San Guy and our highly experienced senior management team has developed us into a large scale PET bottle production company. Stetson Chung, together with other senior management, has been the key driver of our strategy and has been fundamental to our achievements to date. The successful management of our business is, to a considerable extent, dependent on the services of Stetson Chung and other senior management. The loss of the services of any key management employee or failure to recruit a suitable or comparable replacement could have a significant impact upon our ability to manage our business effectively and our business and future growth may be adversely affected.
 
The concentrated ownership of our common stock may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of our Company.
 
Our directors, officers, key personnel and their affiliates as a group beneficially own a majority of our outstanding common stock. As a result, these stockholders will be able to continue to exercise significant influence over all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors and approval of mergers, acquisitions and other significant corporate transactions.
 
Because our assets and operations are located outside the United States and a majority of our officers and directors are non-United States citizens living outside of the United States, investors may experience difficulties in attempting to enforce judgments based upon United States federal securities

 
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laws against us and our directors. United States laws and/or judgments might not be enforced against us in foreign jurisdictions.
 
All of our operations are conducted through subsidiary corporations organized and located outside of the United States, and all the assets of our subsidiaries are located outside the United States. In addition, all of our officers and directors are foreign citizens. As a result, it may be difficult or impossible for U.S. investors to enforce judgments made by U.S. courts for civil liabilities against our operating entities or against any of our individual directors or officers. In addition, U.S. investors should not assume that courts in the countries in which our subsidiaries are incorporated or where the assets of our subsidiaries are located (i) would enforce judgments of U.S. courts obtained in actions against us or our subsidiary based upon the civil liability provisions of applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws or (ii) would enforce, in original actions, liabilities against us or our subsidiary based upon these laws.


Because we became public by means of a “reverse merger”, we may not be able to attract the attention of major brokerage firms.
 
Additional risks may exist since we will become public through a “reverse merger.” Securities analysts of major brokerage firms may not provide coverage of us since there is little incentive to brokerage firms to recommend the purchase of our common stock. No assurance can be given that brokerage firms will want to conduct any secondary offerings on behalf of our company in the future.
 

There is not now, and there may not ever be, an active market for our common stock.
 
There currently is no market for our common stock. Further, although our common stock may be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, trading of our common stock may be extremely sporadic. For example, several days may pass before any shares may be traded. There can be no assurance that a more active market for the common stock will develop.
 
We cannot assure you that the common stock will become liquid or that it will be listed on a securities exchange.
 
We plan to list our common stock on the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Capital Market as soon as practicable. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to meet the initial listing standards of either of those or of any other stock exchange, or that we will be able to maintain any such listing. Until the common stock is listed on an exchange, we expect that it would be eligible to be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, another over-the-counter quotation system, or in the “pink sheets.” In those venues, however, an investor may find it difficult to obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of the common stock. In addition, if we failed to meet the criteria set forth in SEC regulations, various requirements would be imposed by law on broker-dealers who sell our securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. Consequently, such regulations may deter broker-dealers from recommending or selling the common stock, which may further affect its liquidity. This would also make it more difficult for us to raise additional capital.

We have never paid dividends.
 
We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any for the foreseeable future.
 
Our common stock is considered a “penny stock.”
 

 
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The SEC has adopted regulations which generally define “penny stock” to be an equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to specific exemptions. The market price of our common stock is less than $5.00 per share and therefore is a “penny stock.” Broker and dealers effecting transactions in “penny stock” must disclose certain information concerning the transaction, obtain a written agreement from the purchaser and determine that the purchaser is reasonably suitable to purchase the securities. These rules may restrict the ability of brokers or dealers to sell our common stock and may affect your ability to sell shares. In addition, if our common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board as anticipated, investors may find it difficult to obtain accurate quotations of the stock, and may find few buyers to purchase such stock and few market makers to support its price.
 
Risks relating to doing business in China
 
Substantially all of our business assets are located in China, and substantially all of our sales is derived from China. Accordingly, our results of operations, financial position and prospects are subject to a significant degree to the economic, political and legal development in China.
 
We derive a substantial portion of ours sales from China
 
Substantially all of our sales are generated from China. We anticipated that sales of our products in China will continue to represent a substantial proportion of our total sales in the near future. Any significant decline in the condition of the PRC economy could adversely affect consumer buying power and reduce consumption of our products, among other things, which in turn would have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.

Our inability to diversify our operations may subject us to economic fluctuations within our industry.

Our limited financial resources reduce the likelihood that we will be able to diversify our operations. Our probable inability to diversify our activities into more than one business area will subject us to economic fluctuations within the bottle industry and therefore increase the risks associated with our operations.
 
Our ability to implement our planned development is dependent on many factors, including the ability to receive various governmental permits.
 
In accordance with PRC laws and regulations, we are required to maintain various licenses and permits in order to operate our business at each of our production facilities including, without limitation, hygiene permits and industrial products production permits. We are required to comply with applicable hygiene and food safety standards in relation to our production processes. Failure to pass these inspections, or the loss of or suspend some or all of our production activities, could disrupt our operations and adversely affect our business.
 
The Company faces the risk that changes in the policies of the Chinese government could have a significant impact upon our ability to sustain our growth and expansion strategies.
 
Since 1978, the PRC government has promulgated various reforms of its economic system and government structure. These reforms have resulted in significant economic growth and social progress for China in the last two decades. Many of the reforms are unprecedented or experimental, and such reforms are expected to be modified from time to time. Although we cannot predict whether changes in China’s political, economic and social conditions, laws, regulations and policies will have any materially adverse effect on our current or future business, results of operation or financial condition.
 
Our ability to continue to expand our business is dependent on a number of factors, including general economic and capital market conditions in China and credit availability from banks and other lenders in

 
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China. Recently, the PRC government has implemented various measures to control the rate of economic growth and tighten its monetary policies. Slower economic growth rate may in turn have an adverse effect on our ability to sustain the growth rate we have historically achieved due to the aggregate market demand for consumer goods like bottles.
 
Failure to comply with the State Administration of Foreign Exchange regulations relating to the establishment of offshore special purpose companies by PRC residents may adversely affect our business operations.
 
On October 21, 2005, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange issued a new public notice which became effective on November 1, 2005. The notice requires PRC residents to register with the local State Administration of Foreign Exchange branch before establishing or controlling any company, referred to in the notice as a “special purpose offshore company”, outside of China for the purpose of capital financing. PRC residents who are shareholders of a special purpose offshore company established before November 1, 2005 were required to register with the local State Administration of Foreign Exchange Branch. Our beneficial owners need to comply with the relevant the State Administration of Foreign Exchange requirements in all material respects in connection with our investments and financing activities. If such beneficial owners fail to comply with the relevant the State Administration of Foreign Exchange requirements, such failure may subject the beneficial owners to fines and legal sanctions and may also adversely affect our business operations.


Our production operations and capacity are likely to be adversely affected by the earthquake in Xian that occurred in the middle of 2008.

An earthquake occurred in Xian, China in the middle of 2008. The earthquake could adversely affect GEBD production operations and capacity. It is likely to take time to recover GEBD’s production operations and capacity.


ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS 

None

 
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
 
None

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS 

None

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
 
On January 1, 2009, Mr. Michael Tam was officially named as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company.  Mr. Tam officially began his employment with the Company on November 24, 2008.  Mr. Tam obtained his Diploma in Accountancy from the Hong Kong Shue Yan College in 1985.  Mr. Tam also holds an MBA from Murdoch University in Perth, Australia.  Mr. Tam is a Fellow from the National Institute of Accountants, only one of three recognized accountancy bodies in Australia. Mr. Tam worked at a Hong Kong listed petrochemical company for over fifteen (15) years.

 
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In addition, the board has appointed Eddie Yue as Chief Operating Officer and Mr. Kwong Kwok Yan as Chief Marketing Officer.



ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
 
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
31.2
 
Certification of Acting Principal Accounting Officer filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
32.2
 
Certification of Acting Principal Accounting Officer furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

SIGNATURES
 
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
GREAT EAST BOTTLES & DRINKS (CHINA) HOLDINGS, INC.
   
Dated:  May 10, 2009.
/s/ Stetson Chung
 
Stetson Chung
 
Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 
GREAT EAST BOTTLES & DRINKS (CHINA) HOLDINGS, INC.
   
Dated:  May 10, 2009.
/s/ Michael Tam
 
Michael Tam
 
Chief Financial Officer


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