IDEANOMICS, INC. - Quarter Report: 2008 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the
quarterly period ended: September
30, 2008
OR
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the
transition period from _______________ to ______________
Commission
file number: 000-19644
CHINA
BROADBAND, INC.
(Exact
name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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20-1778374
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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1900
Ninth Street, 3rd Floor
Boulder,
Colorado 80302
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(303)
449-7733
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(Address
of principal
executive
offices)
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(Issuer’s
telephone number)
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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 o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act).
Yes o
No x
As
of
November 18, 2008, the issuer had 50,500,398 shares of Common Stock issued
and
outstanding.
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a small reporting
company:
Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o
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Smaller
reporting company x
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CHINA
BROADBAND, INC.
September
30, 2008 FORM 10-Q QUARTERLY REPORT
INDEX
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Page
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PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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F-1
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Item
1. -
Financial Statements.
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F-1
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of
September 30, 2008 (unaudited) and December 31, 2007
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F-1 |
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the
Nine Months and Three Months Ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)
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F-2 |
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)
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F-3 |
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-4 |
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Item
2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of
Operation.
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1
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Item
3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk.
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13
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Item
4 - Controls and Procedures.
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13
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
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14
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Item
1 - Legal Proceedings.
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14
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Item
2 - Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds.
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14
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Item
3 - Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
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14
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Item
4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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14
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Item
5 - Other Information.
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14
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Item
6 - Exhibits.
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14
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Forward
Looking Statements
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other reports filed by China Broadband, Inc.
(the “company” ,“we”, “us” or “our”) contains or may contain forward looking
statements and information that are based upon beliefs of, and information
currently available to, the management of the company as well as estimates
and
assumptions made by its management. When used in the filings, the words
“may”, “will”, “should”, “estimates”, “anticipate”, “believe”,
“estimate”, “expect”, “future”, “intend”, “plan” or the negative of these terms
and similar expressions as they relate to the company or its management,
identify forward looking statements. Such statements reflect the current view
of
the company with respect to future events and are subject to risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other factors relating to the company. Such
forward-looking statements include statements regarding, among other things:
·
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our
ability to satisfy our obligations under our agreements with respect
to
our 2007 acquisition of the cable broadband business of Jinan Guangdian
Jiahe Digital Television Co., Ltd. located in mainland People’s Republic
of China (the “PRC” or “China”),
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·
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our
ability to satisfy our obligations under our agreements relating
to the
recent acquisition of Shandong Radio & Broadcasting Newspaper Group in
the PRC, which include, among other things, our requirement to make
additional payments if its performance goals are met,
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·
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our
anticipated needs for working capital and our difficulty in raising
additional capital given the current credit crises and the current
economic environment,
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·
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a
complex and changing regulatory environment in the PRC that limits
our
ability to pay dividends, currently permits only partial foreign
ownership
of certain PRC based businesses and that requires us to negotiate,
acquire
and maintain separate government licenses to operate each internet
business that we would like to acquire (or any other business we
would
like to acquire in the PRC),
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·
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our
ability to obtain PRC government consent to introduce certain new
services
to existing or new customers,
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·
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our
ability to implement complex operating and revenue sharing arrangements
that will enable us to consolidate our financial statements with
our
partially owned PRC based business or joint ventures, and to modify
and
adapt these business arrangements from time to time to satisfy United
States accounting rules,
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·
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our
ability to enter into agreements with and to consummate acquisitions
of
businesses in the PRC in the Shandong region and
elsewhere,
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·
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socio-economic
changes in the regions in the PRC that affect consumer internet
subscriptions,
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·
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the
ability of the PRC government to terminate or elect to not renew
any of
our licenses for various reasons or to nationalize our industry,
and
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Although
we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward looking statements
are
reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity,
performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including
the
securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the
forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual
results.
PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial
Statements
China
Broadband, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
September 30,
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December 31,
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||||||
2008
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2007
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||||||
(Unaudited)
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Assets
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|||||||
Current
assets:
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|||||||
Cash
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$
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5,131,815
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$
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472,670
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Marketable
equity securities
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799,000
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-
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|||||
Accounts
receivable
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30,663
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136,655
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Inventory
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881,973
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642,313
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Prepaid
expenses
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5,252
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14,781
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Other
current assets
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49,713
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73,947
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Total
current assets
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6,898,416
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1,340,366
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Property
and equipment, net
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9,807,915
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10,333,105
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Intangible
assets
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2,996,708
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1,981,307
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|||||
Other
assets
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1,092,195
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-
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|||||
Total
assets
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$
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20,795,234
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$
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13,654,778
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Liabilities
and Shareholders' Equity
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|||||||
Current
liabilities:
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|||||||
Accounts
payable
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$
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1,035,519
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$
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835,257
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Accrued
expenses
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573,004
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554,073
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Deferred
revenue
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1,351,137
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1,252,313
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Payable
to Jinan Parent
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3,548,932
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3,308,443
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Other
current liabilities
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26,732
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25,905
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Total
current liabilities
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6,535,324
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5,975,991
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Convertible
notes payable
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4,539,277
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-
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Deferred
tax liability
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347,373
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366,672
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Total
liabilities
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11,421,974
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6,342,663
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Minority
interest in operating subsidiaries
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5,968,322
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4,879,802
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Common
shares to be issued
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-
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410,053
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Commitments
and contingencies
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|||||||
Shareholders'
equity:
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|||||||
Preferred
stock $.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued
and
outstanding
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-
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-
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Common
stock $.001 par value; 95,000,000 shares authorized, 50,500,398 and
50,048,000 issued and outstanding
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50,501
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50,048
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Additional
paid-in capital
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13,271,969
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10,485,874
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Accumulated
deficit
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(9,333,390
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)
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(8,845,426
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)
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Accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss)
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(584,142
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)
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331,764
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Total
shareholders' equity
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3,404,938
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2,022,260
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Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
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$
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20,795,234
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$
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13,654,778
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See
notes
to consolidated financial statements.
F-1
China
Broadband, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
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Nine Months Ended
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September
30,
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September
30,
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September
30,
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September
30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Revenue
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$
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1,880,806
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$
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1,051,883
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$
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3,937,439
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$
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1,769,938
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|||||
Cost
of revenue
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949,299
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606,880
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1,845,354
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1,007,252
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Gross
profit
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931,507
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445,003
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2,092,085
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762,686
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Selling,
general and administrative expenses
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582,085
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275,020
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1,393,999
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700,581
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|||||||||
Professional
Fees
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141,785
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123,031
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447,201
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496,396
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|||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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768,951
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555,522
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2,210,481
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1,076,551
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Loss
from operations
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(561,314
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)
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(508,570
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)
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(1,959,596
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)
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(1,510,842
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)
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|||||
Interest
and other income (expense):
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Settlement
gain
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-
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-
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1,300,692
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-
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|||||||||
Interest
expense
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(89,333
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)
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(123
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)
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(256,776
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)
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(4,534
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)
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|||||
Interest
income
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16,300
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4,726
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35,426
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9,912
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|||||||||
Gain
on sale of securities
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-
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-
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17,498
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-
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|||||||||
Other
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349
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(158,057
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)
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(12,779
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)
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(158,057
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)
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||||||
Loss
before minority interest
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(633,998
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)
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(662,024
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)
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(875,535
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)
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(1,663,521
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)
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Minority
interest loss in operating subsidiaries
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80,734
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122,766
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368,272
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272,598
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|||||||||
Loss
before income taxes
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(553,264
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)
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(539,258
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)
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(507,263
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)
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(1,390,923
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)
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|||||
Income
tax benefit
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(6,433
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)
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-
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(19,299
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)
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-
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|||||||
Net
Loss
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$
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(546,831
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)
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$
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(539,258
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)
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$
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(487,964
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)
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$
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(1,390,923
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)
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Net
loss per share:
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|||||||||||||
Basic
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$
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(0.01
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)
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$
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(0.01
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)
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$
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(0.01
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)
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$
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(0.03
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)
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Diluted
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$
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(0.01
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)
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$
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(0.01
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)
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$
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(0.01
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)
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$
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(0.03
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)
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Weighted
average shares outstanding
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|||||||||||||
Basic
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50,416,266
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50,058,960
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50,262,731
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45,314,464
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|||||||||
Diluted
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50,416,266
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50,058,960
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50,262,731
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45,314,464
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See
notes
to consolidated financial statements.
F-2
China
Broadband, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
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|||||||
September 30,
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September 30,
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||||||
2008
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2007
|
||||||
Cash flows from operating
activities:
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|||||||
Net
loss
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$
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(487,964
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)
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$
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(1,390,923
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)
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Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
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|||||||
Stock
compensation expense
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218,137
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208,699
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|||||
Gain
on settlement agreement
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(1,300,692
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)
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-
|
||||
Gain
on sale of marketable equity securities
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(17,498
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)
|
-
|
||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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2,210,481
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1,076,551
|
|||||
Minority
interest
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(368,272
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)
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(272,598
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)
|
|||
Deferred
income tax (benefit)
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(19,299
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)
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-
|
||||
Change
in assets and liabilities, net of effects of Jinan Broadband and
Shandong
Newspaper acquisitions:
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|||||||
Accounts
receivable
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105,992
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397,587
|
|||||
Inventory
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(239,660
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)
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428,816
|
||||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
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33,763
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(83,396
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)
|
||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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431,247
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84,422
|
|||||
Deferred
revenue
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98,824
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252,351
|
|||||
Other
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(359,632
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)
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(5,440
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)
|
|||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
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305,427
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696,069
|
|||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
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|||||||
Proceeds
from sale of marketable equity securities
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339,998
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-
|
|||||
Acquisition
of property and equipment
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(1,450,363
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)
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(1,613,352
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)
|
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Net
cash used in investing activities
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(1,110,365
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)
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(1,613,352
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)
|
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Cash
flows from financing activities:
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|||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of convertible notes payable
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4,850,000
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-
|
|||||
Proceeds
from private placement offering
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-
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4,000,000
|
|||||
Issuance
costs associated with private placement and convertible
notes
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(104,500
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)
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(420,500
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)
|
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Payable
to Jinan Parent
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240,489
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(1,247,865
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)
|
||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
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4,985,989
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2,331,635
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|||||
Effect
of exchange rates changes on cash
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478,094
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164,437
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|||||
Net
increase in cash
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4,659,145
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1,578,789
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|||||
Cash
at beginning of period
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472,670
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103,170
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|||||
Cash
at end of period
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$
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5,131,815
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$
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1,681,959
|
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Supplemental
Cash Flow Information:
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|||||||
Cash
paid for interest
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$
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-
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$
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10,490
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Notes
payable converted to common stock
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$
|
-
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$
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325,000
|
|||
Shares
issued as a penalty for non-registration of 7% Convertible
Notes
|
$
|
422,178
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$
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-
|
|||
Shares
issued in lieu of cash for interest expense for January 2008 Convertible
Notes
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$
|
183,598
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Acquisition
of Shandong Newspaper:
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Fair
value of assets acquired
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$
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364,198
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$
|
-
|
|||
Liabilities
assumed
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$
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-
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Consideration
paid:
|
|||||||
Cash
paid
|
$
|
1,311,113
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$
|
-
|
|||
Cash
amount owed
|
$
|
145,679
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$
|
-
|
|||
Minority
interest
|
$
|
1,456,792
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Acquisition
of Jinan Broadband:
|
|||||||
Fair
value of assets acquired
|
$
|
-
|
$
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11,497,317
|
|||
Liabilities
assumed
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
2,188,360
|
|||
Consideration
paid:
|
|||||||
Cash
paid
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
2,572,125
|
|||
Cash
amount owed
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
3,055,000
|
|||
Minority
interest
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
5,319,524
|
|||
Convertible
Note Issuance
|
|||||||
Proceeds
received from issuance of Convertible Notes
|
$
|
4,850,000
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Debt
issuance costs converted to Convertible Notes
|
$
|
121,250
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Debt
issuance costs not converted to Convertible Notes
|
$
|
226,835
|
$
|
-
|
See
notes
to consolidated financial statements.
F-3
China
Broadband, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
1.
Basis
of Presentation
China
Broadband, Inc., a Nevada corporation and its subsidiaries (“China Broadband”,
“we,” “us,” or “the Company”) owns and operates, through its indirect
subsidiaries in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or “China”), a cable
broadband business based in the Jinan region of China and, effective as of
July
1, 2008 a television programming guide publication business joint venture in
the
Shandong Province of China (see Note 3 below). The principal activities of
the
Company are to provide cable and wireless broadband services, principally
internet services, Internet Protocol Point wholesale services, related network
equipment rental and sales, and fiber network construction and maintenance
through its Jinan Broadband subsidiary. In addition, beginning July 2008 and
as
a result of our recently acquired Shandong Newspaper subsidiary, we provide
a
print based media and television programming guide business. See Note 3 below.
The Company operates in the media segment.
The
unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared
by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. These unaudited consolidated financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and
the
notes thereto included in the Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-KSB,
as
amended. The accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007
has
been derived from the audited balance sheet as of that date included in the
Form
10-KSB, as amended. In the opinion of management, this financial information
reflects all adjustments necessary to present fairly the results for the interim
periods. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the
year ending December 31, 2008 or any other subsequent period.
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures.
Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.
These
unaudited financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company
will
continue as a going concern and, accordingly, do not include any adjustments
that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. The Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm’s report on the financial
statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year
ended December 31, 2007, contained an explanatory paragraph regarding the
Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
2. Settlement
Agreement and Convertible Note and Warrant Financing
On
January 11, 2008, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement (the
“Settlement Agreement”) by and among the Company and its subsidiaries, Stephen
P. Cherner, Maxim Financial Corporation, Mark L. Baum, BCGU, LLC, Mark I. Lev,
Wellfleet Partners, Inc., Yue Pu, Clive Ng, Chardan Capital Markets, LLC
(“Chardan Capital”), Jaguar Acquisition Corporation (“Jaguar”), and China
Cablecom Holdings, Ltd (“Cablecom Holdings”), pursuant to which the parties
released certain potential claims against one another, as more fully set forth
in this Note 2 below.
Simultaneously,
the Company consummated a private convertible note and warrant financing with
gross proceeds of $4,850,000 (the “January 2008 Financing”), through Chardan
Capital acting as Placement Agent and appointed three additional directors
to
the Company. The following is a summary only of the material terms of the
Settlement Agreement, Employment Agreement Amendments and the January 2008
Financing related agreements (including the note purchase agreement, the form
of
notes and form of warrants) which were filed as exhibits to our Current Report
on Form 8-K dated January 11, 2008.
F-4
Settlement
Agreement
The
Settlement Agreement was negotiated by the Company, its advisors and management
and certain shareholders, for purposes of facilitating the Company’s business
plan and expediting and facilitating the Company’s financing activities and
avoiding disputes between management and certain investors and consultants
concerning possible claims that such investors suggested might be brought
against these principals for their activities in forming and operating China
Cablecom and its entry into a merger with a subsidiary of Jaguar as being
violative of their employment agreements with the Company. The Settlement
Agreement provided, subject to the terms thereof, for general mutual releases
of
all executives and management and their affiliated entities and also provided
for the modification of employment agreements of both, Mr. Clive Ng, our
Chairman and Mr. Yue Pu, our Vice Chairman and former Chief Financial Officer.
The Settlement Agreement also called for the transfer of certain securities
by
Mr. Ng to the Company and to certain of the Company’s shareholders and
consultants, as elaborated further herein in exchange for releases in favor
of
the Company and management and their affiliates.
Among
other provisions, pursuant to the Settlement Agreement:
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Clive
Ng transferred 390,000 shares of common stock of Cablecom Holdings
(the
“Cablecom Holdings Shares”) to the Company. The Cablecom Holdings Shares
were transferred by Mr. Ng on an “as is basis”, except that such shares
would have the same lock-up restrictions, registration or other rights,
privileges or benefits as Mr. Ng has for all other shares to be issued
to
him by Cablecom Holdings. The 390,000 Cablecom Holdings Shares were
issued
to the Company in April 2008 upon satisfaction of certain conditions
in
the Settlement Agreement, including, receipt of releases from certain
parties listed therein and the shares have been registered for re-sale
by
Cablecom Holdings, subject to a lock up agreement. 50,000 Cablecom
Holdings Shares were sold in June 2008 for gross proceeds of approximately
$340,000.
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·
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The
Company and each of Messrs. Ng and Pu, have agreed to modifications
to the
employment agreements of such persons (the “Employment Agreement
Amendments”), reducing their time commitments to the Company and its
subsidiary and providing that once replacement executive officers
have
been hired (and in the case of Mr. Ng, assuming Mr. Pu continues
in his
role as chief financial officer, eliminating his executive duties
and he
will only continue as the Chairman and a director of the Company),
requiring in the case of Mr. Ng that he be subject to an ongoing
obligation to offer acquisition candidates in the stand-alone, independent
broadband business to China Broadband in the future (and recognizing
that
acquisition candidates involving acting as a joint venture provider
of
integrated cable television services in the People’s Republic of China and
related activities, but which does not include the provision of
Stand-Alone Broadband Services are the business of China Cablecom)
and
allowing them to continue to be involved with certain other activities
and
to continue in their executive capacities with Cablecom Holdings
or its
successor. In addition, Mr. Ng waived his right to receive all accrued
salary previously owed to him through January 11, 2008.
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·
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Mr.
Ng assigned 7,017,814 shares of Common Stock owned beneficially by
him to
the investors (other than Chardan Capital which did not receive shares
from Mr. Ng) in the private January 2008 Financing as described below,
thereby facilitating the January 2008 Financing while avoiding additional
dilution to the Company’s current stock and warrant
holders.
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Mr.
Ng transferred to certain private investors who acquired shares directly
from him in July of 2007, an aggregate of 566,790 shares of Common
Stock
owned beneficially by him, in exchange for releases from such
persons.
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Chardan
Capital, a party to the Settlement Agreement, completed the January
2008
Financing as placement agent, concurrently upon execution by all
related
parties of the Settlement
Agreement.
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Mr.
David Zale, Mr. Jonas Grossman and Mr. James Cassano were appointed
as
directors joining Messrs. Yue Pu and Clive Ng on the
board.
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F-5
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The
Company agreed to extend the expiration dates of 4,000,000 warrants
to
purchase our common stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share,
issued
to certain private placement investors (“Investor Warrants”) in the
Company’s private placement of common stock and warrants in 2007, from
March of 2009, through January 11, 2013, upon receipt of releases
from
holders of the Investor Warrants. All releases were obtained as of
May 2,
2008, resulting in the modification of all of the Investor Warrants.
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The
Company has offered to BCGU, LLC, WestPark Capital, Inc., Maxim Financial
Corporation, who were issued 500,000, 640,000 and 3,974,800 warrants
exercisable at $.60 per share in January of 2007, respectively, the
right,
at their discretion, to extend the exercisability period of their
respective warrants through January 11, 2013 or, in the alternative,
the
right to receive a scrip right to execute the unexercised portion
of their
warrants, at any time between the time of expiration date of their
unexercised warrants and continuing through January 11, 2013.
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The
following table provides the components of the net gain the Company recognized
as a result of the Settlement Agreement during the nine months ended September
30, 2008 which is recorded in “Interest and other income (expense)” in the
accompanying Statement of Operations:
Fair
value of Cablecom Holdings Shares
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$
|
2,515,500
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Waiver
of accrued compensation
|
212,054
|
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Warrant
extensions
|
(1,426,862
|
)
|
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Net
Gain
|
$
|
1,300,692
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Simultaneous
Closing of $4,971,250 Convertible Note and Warrant Financing, issuance of Shares
and Warrants; January 2008 Financing
On
January 11, 2008, simultaneously with the entry into the Settlement Agreement,
we entered into and consummated a subscription agreement (the “Subscription
Agreement”) with ten accredited investors (inclusive of Chardan Capital) with
respect to the issuance of an aggregate of $4,971,250 principal amount of
convertible notes (“Notes”) due January 11, 2013, and Class A Warrants to
purchase an aggregate of 6,628,333 shares of common stock of the Company at
$.60
per share expiring on June 11, 2013 (the “January 2008 Financing”).
The
gross
proceeds of the offering were $4,850,000. Chardan Capital applied its 2.5%
cash
commission ($121,250) towards a subscription for Notes and Class A Warrants
resulting in the issuance of an aggregate of $4,971,250 principal amount of
Notes. Interest on the Notes compounds monthly at the annual rate of five
percent (5%) with the maturity date on January 11, 2013, if not paid earlier.
Each holder of a Note can convert all or any portion of the then aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the Note, together with interest, into shares
of
Common Stock at a conversion price of $0.75 per share (6,628,333 shares as
of
the issuance date). The Notes have “full ratchet” anti dilution protection for
the first three years, pursuant to which the conversion price of the Notes
will
be adjusted downward in the event of the issuance by the Company of common
stock
or rights to acquire common stock at prices below $.75 per share (or below
such
other conversion price of the Notes as is then in effect) to such lower price.
Thereafter and until repaid, the Notes provide only for weighted average
anti-dilution price protection adjustment. In addition, the Notes are subject
to
certain customary anti-dilution protections for stock splits, combinations
or
similar transactions of the Company.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company incurred $184,000 in
interest expense related to these Notes. With the consent of the Note holders,
in May 2008 the Company issued 75,614 shares to the Note holders in lieu of
cash
of approximately $56,000 for interest accrued through March 31, 2008. In July
2008 the Company issued an additional 84,128 shares to the Note holders in
lieu
of cash of approximately $64,000 for interest accrued through June 30, 2008
and
on September 30, 2008 the Company issued an additional 85,057 shares to the
Note
holders in lieu of cash of approximately $64,000 for interest accrued through
September 30, 2008.
F-6
Placement
Agent Fee to Chardan Capital Markets, LLC
In
connection with their engagement as a placement agent, Chardan Capital has
been
compensated a $10,000 due diligence fee and reimbursement of legal and other
expenses, and a cash placement agent fee of $121,250 (based on 2.5% of
$4,850,000 of principal amount of Notes issued to other investors), which fee
has, pursuant to the terms of their engagement agreement, been applied to their
investment in a $121,250 Note and 161,667 Class A Warrants at the same terms
as
all other investors in the offering and whose value is included and discount
applied in the same manner as the Class A Warrants. In addition, Chardan Capital
was compensated warrants to acquire 1,131,667 shares of the Company’s common
stock at an exercise price of $.50 per share exercisable commencing January
11,
2008 and expiring on June 11, 2013 (the “Broker Warrants”). The Broker Warrants
are identical to the Class A Warrants in all other material respects. The
Company recognized the fair value of the Broker Warrants of $226,835 as debt
issuance costs and is amortizing such value over the five year life of the
Convertible Notes.
Assignment
By Clive Ng of Shares to Investors
To
incentivize the investors in the January 2008 Financing and facilitate such
financing, and as contemplated under the terms of the Settlement Agreement,
Mr.
Clive Ng, our Chairman and Majority Shareholder, assigned an aggregate of
7,017,814 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by him to the January 2008
Financing investors (other than Chardan Capital), at a nominal purchase price
of
$.01 per share.
Release
of Lock - Up Agreements
Prior
to
the assignment of the above shares to the January 2008 Financing investors,
the
Company, 88 Holdings, Inc., China Broadband Partners, Ltd., BCGU, LLC, MVR
Investments, LLC, Stephen P. Cherner and WestPark Capital, Inc. were each
shareholder parties to a Lock-Up Agreement dated as of January 23, 2007 (the
“Lock-Up Agreement”). The Lock-Up Agreement provided that each such shareholder
shall only be permitted to sell 5% of the shares originally issued to them
as
scheduled in the Lock-Up Agreement, during any 30 day period and, that the
Company’s management may review the lock up provisions and increase the number
of shares that may be sold provided that, among other conditions, such
modification is made pari
pasu among
all
shareholders subject to the Lock-Up Agreement based on their share ownership.
As
a condition subsequent to the January 2008 Financing requested by Chardan
Capital, and to remove any contractual restrictions relating to the 7,017,084
shares of Common Stock assigned by Mr. Ng to the Note investors to facilitate
the financing, the Company and each of the shareholder parties to the Lock-Up
Agreement agreed to the termination of this Lock-Up Agreement for all parties
effective as of January 13, 2008.
Appointment
of Additional Members to Board of Directors
Simultaneously
with the closing of the January 2008 Financing, and entry into the Settlement
Agreement, Messrs. David Zale, James Cassano and Jonas Grossman were appointed
as directors of the Company, joining Messrs. Clive Ng and Yue Pu. Prior to
the
appointment of Messrs. Zale, Cassano and Grossman, such persons had no
affiliations or business relationship with the Company, except that Mr. Grossman
was and continues to be, a partner and officer of Chardan Capital.
3. Shandong
Newspaper Cooperation Agreement
On
March
7, 2008, through our indirect WFOE subsidiary in the PRC, we entered into a
Cooperation Agreement (the "Shandong Newspaper Cooperation Agreement") by and
among, Shandong Broadcast & TV Weekly Press and Modern Movie & TV
Biweekly Press, each PRC companies (collectively "Shandong Newspaper"). The
Shandong Newspaper Cooperation Agreement provided for, among other terms, the
creation of a joint venture entity in the PRC, Shandong Lushi Media Co., Ltd.
("Shandong Media") that would acquire and operate Shandong Newspaper's
television program guide, newspaper and magazine publishing business in the
Shandong region of the PRC (the "Shandong Newspaper Business") which businesses
were previously owned and operated by the Shandong Newspaper entities pursuant
to exclusive licenses.
F-7
Under
the
terms of the Shandong Newspaper Cooperation Agreement and related transaction
documents, the Shandong Newspaper entities mentioned above will contribute
their
entire Shandong Newspaper businesses and transfer certain employees, to Shandong
Media in exchange for a 50% ownership interest in Shandong Media, with the
other
50% of Shandong Media to be owned by our PRC based operating subsidiary. In
exchange therefore, the Cooperation Agreement provides for total initial
consideration by us of approximately $1.4 million (based on prevailing exchange
rates at the time for 10 million RMB) of which we contributed $1.3 million
to
date and will contribute an additional $100,000 to Shandong Media as working
and
acquisition capital. The Shandong Newspaper entities contributed approximately
$92,000 of property and equipment, $44,000 of other tangible assets and will
contribute an additional $229,000 of cash. This resulted in an intangible asset
of approximately $1,092,000 which is recorded as “Intangible assets” in the
accompanying September 30, 2008 balance sheet.
In
addition to the initial purchase price of $1.4 million, the Shandong Newspaper
Cooperation Agreement provides for additional consideration of between 5 million
RMB and 20 million RMB (approximately $732,000 and $3,000,000 based on current
exchange rates), to be paid as a capital contribution to Shandong Media in
the
event that certain performance thresholds are met, for a total purchase price
of
between $2.1 and $4.4 million based on current exchange rates.
Specifically,
in the event that audited annual net profits during the first fiscal year (i.e.
calendar 2009) after closing of the transaction relating to the Shandong
Newspaper Cooperation Agreement:
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|
equals
or exceeds 16 million RMB, then we will be required to contribute
an
additional 20 million RMB (or, approximately $3,000,000 presuming
current
exchange rates are in effect at such time) to the Shandong Media
joint
venture;
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·
|
equals
or exceeds 4 million RMB but less than 16 million RMB, then we will
be
required to contribute 125% of such net profits to the Shandong Media
joint venture, and
|
·
|
is
less then 4 million RMB, then we will be required to contribute only
an
additional 5 million RMB (approximately US $732,000 presuming current
exchange rates are in effect at such time).
|
The
Shandong Newspaper Cooperation Agreement resulted in the creation of a Variable
Interest Entity (“VIE”)
as
defined under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No.
46R, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (“FIN-46R”). The intended
result of the contractual arrangements is that, as of September 30, 2008 the
economic risks and benefits of the Shandong Newspaper Business operations are
being primarily borne by the Company. The Company has contributed more capital
to date and may be required to make further capital contributions if Shandong
Newspaper meets certain performance targets. The contractual arrangements in
addition to the service agreements the Company has with the Shandong Newspaper
parent companies, provide under the relevant principles of United States
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“US GAAP”) for the consolidation of
the results of operations of Shandong Newspaper, with 50% of the Shandong
Newspaper net income included in the accompanying financial statements of the
Company.
Additional
Terms of Shandong Newspaper Cooperation Agreement
The
Shandong Newspaper Cooperation Agreement also provides that these businesses
will be operated primarily by employees contracted to Shandong Media through
secondment by the respective Shandong Newspaper entities.
In
addition, the Shandong Newspaper entities entered into an Exclusive Advertising
Agency Agreement and an Exclusive Consulting Services Agreement with Shandong
Media which require that the Shandong Newspaper entities shall appoint Shandong
Media as its exclusive advertising agent and provider of technical and
management support for a fee.
F-8
The
Company closed this transaction during the second quarter of 2008 with it
becoming effective upon the creation of the joint venture entity subsequently
created and becoming operational in July 2008. The results of the Shandong
Newspaper Business have been consolidated with the Company’s consolidated
financial statements as of July 1, 2008.
4. Convertible
Notes
As
described in Note 2 above, on January 11, 2008 the Company entered into and
consummated the Subscription Agreement with ten accredited investors with
respect to the issuance of an aggregate of $4,971,250 principal amount of Notes
due January 11, 2013, and Class A Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 6,628,333
shares of common stock of the Company at $.60 per share expiring on June 11,
2013. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 the Company
incurred $64,000 and $184,000, respectively, in interest expense related to
these Notes. Based on a predetermined presumed value of $.75 per share as set
forth in the Subscription Agreement and related documents during the nine months
ended September 30, 2008, with the consent of the Note holders, the Company
issued 244,799 shares to the Note holders in lieu of cash of approximately
$184,000 for interest accrued through September 30, 2008. No assurance can
be
made that these holders will be willing to accept stock in lieu of cash payments
for interest in future payments.
5. Marketable
Equity Securities
The
Company holds investments in certain “available-for-sale” marketable equity
securities all of which consist of the Cablecom Holdings Shares.
Available-for-sale securities are carried at estimated fair value, based on
available information. As of September 30, 2008 the Company recorded an
unrealized loss of $1,564,000 in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
as a component of shareholders’ equity on the balance sheet related to its
available for sale marketable equity securities.
During
June 2008, the Company sold 50,000 Cablecom Holdings Shares for gross proceeds
of approximately $340,000 leaving the Company with 340,000 Cablecom Holdings
Shares. As a result of this sale, the Company recognized a gain from the sale
of
these securities of approximately $18,000.
The
Company periodically reviews available for sale securities for impairment that
is other than temporary. At September 30, 2008, no write down was required
to
record other than temporary impairment of securities.
6. Net
Loss Per Share
Basic
and
Diluted net loss per share have been computed by dividing the net loss by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding. The assumed exercise
of
dilutive warrants, less the number of treasury shares assumed to be purchased
from the proceeds of such exercises using the average market price of the
Company’s common stock during each respective period, have been excluded from
the calculation of diluted net loss per share as their effect would be
antidilutive.
F-9
7. Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Loss
Comprehensive
loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 is as
follows:
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
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2008
|
2007
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(546,831
|
)
|
$
|
(539,258
|
)
|
|
Other
comprehensive income (loss):
|
|
||||||
Unrealized
loss on marketable equity securities
|
(1,564,000
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Currency
translation adjustment
|
29,834
|
35,703
|
|||||
Comprehensive
loss
|
$
|
(2,080,997
|
)
|
$
|
(503,555
|
)
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(487,964
|
)
|
$
|
(1,390,923
|
)
|
|
Other
comprehensive income (loss):
|
|
||||||
Unrealized
loss on marketable equity securities
|
(1,394,000
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Currency
translation adjustment
|
478,094
|
185,231
|
|||||
Comprehensive
loss
|
$
|
(1,403,870
|
)
|
$
|
(1,205,692
|
)
|
Changes
in the components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income are attributable
to
the currency translation adjustment from the Renminbi to the US dollar and
the
unrealized loss on marketable equity securities. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2008, the changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss are
as
follows:
Accumulated Other
|
||||
Comprehensive
|
||||
Income (Loss)
|
||||
BALANCE, December 31, 2007
|
$
|
331,764
|
||
Change
for the nine months ended September 30, 2008
|
(915,906
|
)
|
||
BALANCE,
September 30, 2008
|
$
|
(584,142
|
)
|
8. Stock
Based Compensation
The
following table provides the details of the total stock based compensation
during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Stock
issued for consulting services
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
208,699
|
|||
Stock
option amortization
|
8,216
|
-
|
|||||
Warrant
amortization
|
14,198
|
-
|
|||||
Stock
issued in lieu of interest
|
183,598
|
-
|
|||||
Stock
issued as non registration penalty
|
12,125
|
-
|
|||||
$
|
218,137
|
$
|
208,699
|
F-10
The
Company accounts for its stock option awards pursuant to the provisions of
SFAS
123(R) and recorded a charge of $0 and $8,216 during the three months and nine
months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, in connection with the issuance
of stock options to employees. During 2007 no options were outstanding and
company incurred no charges during the three and nine months ended September
30,
2007.
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|
Expected
volatility - the Company estimates the volatility of common stock
at the
date of grant using historical
volatility.
|
·
|
Expected
term - the Company estimates the expected term of options granted
based on
a combination of vesting schedules, term of the option and historical
experience.
|
·
|
Risk-free
interest rate - the Company estimates the risk-free interest rate
using
the U.S. Treasury yield curve for periods equal to the expected term
of
the options in effect at the time of
grant.
|
·
|
Dividends
- the Company uses an expected dividend yield of zero. The Company
intends
to retain any earnings to fund future operations and, therefore,
does not
anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable
future.
|
The
following table outlines the variables used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model.
|
2008
|
|||
|
|
|||
Risk
free interest rate
|
3.53
|
%
|
||
Volatility
|
188.76
|
%
|
||
Dividend
yield
|
-
|
%
|
||
Expected
option life
|
4
years
|
As
of
September 30, 2008, the Company had total unrecognized compensation expense
related to options granted to employees of $24,648, which will be recognized
over a remaining average period of 3.50 years.
Effective
as of the March 13, 2008, the board of directors of the company approved the
China Broadband, Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), pursuant to which
options or other similar securities may be granted. Qualified or Non-qualified
Options to purchase up to 2,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock may be
issued under the Plan. The Plan may also be administered by an independent
committee of the board of directors. 100,000 options have been issued under
the
plan.
A
summary
of option activity under the Plan as of September 30, 2008, and changes during
the period then ended, is presented below:
Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
|
||||||||
Options
outstanding at January 1, 2008
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Options
granted
|
100,000
|
1.00
|
9.75
|
|||||||
Options
exercised
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Options
terminated and expired
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Options
outstanding at September 30, 2008
|
100,000
|
$
|
1.00
|
9.75
|
||||||
Options
exercisable at September 30, 2008
|
25,000
|
$
|
1.00
|
9.75
|
In
connection with the Company’s Share Exchange, capital raising efforts in 2007
and the Company’s January 2008 Financing of Convertible Notes and Class A
Warrants described in Note 1 above, the Company has issued warrants to investors
and service providers to purchase shares of the Company at a fixed exercise
price and for a specified period of time. The following table outlines the
warrants outstanding as of September 30, 2008:
Number of
|
||||||||||
Warrants
|
Exercise
|
Expiration
|
||||||||
Name
|
Issued
|
Price
|
Date
|
|||||||
Maxim Financial Corporation
|
3,974,800
|
$
|
0.60
|
1/11/2013
|
||||||
WestPark
Capital, Inc.
|
640,000
|
$
|
0.60
|
1/11/2013
|
||||||
BCGU
LLC
|
500,000
|
$
|
0.60
|
1/11/2013
|
||||||
2007
Private Placement Investor Warrants
|
4,000,000
|
$
|
2.00
|
1/11/2013
|
||||||
January
2008 Financing Class A Warrants
|
6,628,333
|
$
|
0.60
|
1/11/2013
|
||||||
Chardan
Capital Broker Warrants
|
1,131,667
|
$
|
0.50
|
6/11/2013
|
||||||
Other
Warrants
|
67,500
|
$
|
0.60
|
3/13/2013
|
||||||
16,942,300
|
On
January 11, 2008, as part of the Settlement Agreement described above, the
Company agreed to extend the expiration date of the Maxim Financial Corporation,
WestPark Capital, BCGU and the 2007 Private Placement Investor warrants issued
in 2007 until January 11, 2013. As described in Note 2 the Company recorded
an
expense of $1,426,862 during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as a
result of the extension of these warrants.
On
January 11, 2008 the Company issued warrants in connection with the January
2008
Financing of Notes and Class A Warrants to ten accredited investors and Chardan
Capital as broker. The Company recorded the value of the Class A Warrants of
$504,661 as a discount to the Notes issued therewith and is amortizing this
discount over the five year life of the Notes.
F-12
On
January 11, 2008 the Company issued the 1,131,667 Broker Warrants expiring
June
11, 2013 (see Note 1 above) in connection with the January 2008 Financing to
Chardan Capital as broker. The Company is recognizing the value of the Broker
Warrants of $226,835 as debt issuance costs and in expensing the value over
the
five year life of the Convertible Notes.
Pursuant
to an agreement entered into in April 2007, the Company also issued warrants
to
a consultant for services provided on March 13, 2008, exercisable at $.60 per
share. The Company incurred an expense of $14,198 during the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 related to the issuance of these warrants and had total
unrecognized compensation expense related to these warrants of $7,099, which
will be recognized in April 2009.
9. Intangible
Asset
In
July
2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 142,
“Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS No. 142”). SFAS No. 142 requires
that goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives no longer
be
amortized, but instead be tested for impairment at least annually. This
pronouncement also requires that intangible assets with estimable useful lives
be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives and reviewed for
impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.”
In
accordance with SFAS No. 142, goodwill is allocated to reporting units, which
are either the operating segment or one reporting level below the operating
segment. We have determined that our reporting unit for purposes of applying
the
provisions of SFAS No. 142 is our operating subsidiary Jinan Broadband.
On
an
annual basis, we test goodwill and other indefinite life intangible assets
for
impairment. To determine the fair value of these intangible assets, there are
many assumptions and estimates used that directly impact the results of the
testing. In making these assumptions and estimates, we will use set criteria
that are reviewed and approved by various levels of management, and we will
estimate the fair value of our reporting units by using discounted cash flow
analyses.
As
of
September 30, 2008 we had no goodwill and our intangible assets relate to the
excess purchase price associated with the service agreement resulting from
our
Jinan Broadband and Shandong Newspaper acquisitions. At September 30, 2008
the
company has recorded intangible assets of approximately $2,997,000 of which
$1,904,000 relates to our acquisition of Jinan Broadband and $1,093,000 relates
to our acquisition of Shandong Newspaper. In accordance with SFAS No. 142,
the
Company is amortizing the Jinan service agreement over the 20 year term of
the
agreement, resulting in a recorded amortization expense of approximately $26,000
and $77,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008,
respectively. As of September 30, 2008, the company has not finalized its
determination of the fair value of its recent acquisition of Shandong Newspaper
and therefore has not recorded any amortization regarding this acquisition
during the three months ended September 30, 2008.
10. Income
Taxes
In
June
2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an Interpretation of FASB Statement No.
109
(FIN
48). FIN 48 is intended to clarify the accounting for uncertainty in income
taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements and prescribes the
recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken
in a
tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification,
interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and
transition.
Under
FIN
48, evaluation of a tax position is a two-step process. The first step is to
determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that a tax position will be
sustained upon examination, including the resolution of any related appeals
or
litigation based on the technical merits of that position. The second step
is to
measure a tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not threshold to
determine the amount of benefit to be recognized in the financial statements.
A
tax position is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than
50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.
F-13
Tax
positions that previously failed to meet the more-likely-than-not recognition
threshold should be recognized in the first subsequent period in which the
threshold is met. Previously recognized tax positions that no longer meet the
more-likely-than-not criteria should be de-recognized in the first subsequent
financial reporting period in which the threshold is no longer met.
The
adoption of FIN 48 during the year ended December 31, 2007 did not have a
material effect on the Company’s financial position
The
Company is subject to a 5% business tax on the business income of our Jinan
Broadband subsidiary.
Deferred
taxes are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary
differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial
statement purposes and income tax purposes using enacted rates expected to
be in
effect when such amounts are realized or settled. The effect on deferred taxes
of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes
the
enactment date.
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F-14
Item
2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of
Operations.
The
following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our
unaudited financial statements and related notes included in this report and
the
“Forward Looking Statements” in the beginning of this report and the “Risk
Factors” set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
December 31, 2007 and our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC, each
as amended. The statements contained in this report that are not historic in
nature, particularly those that utilize terminology such as “may,” “will,”
“should,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “believes,” or “plans” or
comparable terminology are forward-looking statements based on current
expectations and assumptions. These statements are based on current information
available to management.
Various
risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from
those expressed in forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ from expectations include, but are not limited to, those
set
forth under the sections “Forward Looking Statements” in the forepart of this
report and “Risk Factors” set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, as
amended, for the year ended December 31, 2007 and our Current Reports on Form
8-K, all of which should be read together.
Background
We
own
and operate, through our indirect subsidiaries in the People’s Republic of China
(“PRC”), a cable broadband business based in the Jinan region of China and a
television programming guide publication business joint venture in the Shandong
Province of China (see below and Note 3 to Financial Statements above). Our
principal activity is providing cable and wireless broadband and print based
media and television programming guide services. We operate in the media
segment. All references to dollar amounts herein which relate to operations
or
revenues from the PRC are converted to reflect RMB exchange rates to the US
dollar.
Settlement
Agreement
On
January 11, 2008, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement (the
“Settlement Agreement”) by and among the Company and its subsidiaries, Stephen
P. Cherner, Maxim Financial Corporation, Mark L. Baum, BCGU, LLC, Mark I. Lev,
Wellfleet Partners, Inc., Yue Pu, Clive Ng, Chardan Capital Markets, LLC
(“Chardan Capital”), Jaguar Acquisition Corporation (“Jaguar”), and China
Cablecom Holdings, Ltd (“Cablecom Holdings”), pursuant to which the parties
released certain potential claims against one another, as more fully set forth
in our financial statements in this report. .
The
following table provides the details of the net gain the Company recognized
as a
result of the Settlement Agreement during the nine months ended September 30,
2008 which is recorded in “Interest and other income (expense)” in the
accompanying Statement of Operations:
Fair
value of Cablecom Holdings Shares
|
$
|
2,515,500
|
||
Waiver
of accrued compensation
|
212,054
|
|||
Warrant
extensions
|
(1,426,862
|
)
|
||
Net
Gain
|
$
|
1,300,692
|
1
Issuance
of Share in Lieu of Cash Interest Payments on Convertible Notes
On
January 11, 2008, simultaneously with the entry into the Settlement Agreement,
we entered into and consummated a subscription agreement (the “Subscription
Agreement”) with ten accredited investors (inclusive of Chardan Capital) with
respect to the issuance of an aggregate of $4,971,250 principal amount of
convertible notes (“Notes”) due January 11, 2013, and Class A Warrants to
purchase an aggregate of 6,628,333 shares of common stock of the Company at
$.60
per share expiring on June 11, 2013 (the “January 2008 Financing”).
During
the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company incurred
approximately $64,000 and $184,000, respectively, in interest expense related
to
the $4,971,250 of Convertible Promissory Notes Issued January 11, 2008 (the
“Notes”). The Notes provided that interest thereon could be paid by issuance of
shares of Common Stock at a value of 1 share for each $.75 of interest being
paid. With the consent of the Note holders, during the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 the Company issued 244,799 shares to the Note holders in
lieu
of cash of approximately $184,000 for interest accrued through September 30,
2008.
Results
of Operations
The
following table presents the increases (decreases) in each major statement
of
operations category for the three months and nine months ended September 30,
2008 as compared to the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007,
respectively. The following discussion of “Results of Operations” references
these increases (decreases).
Increase (Decrease) in
Consolidated
|
Increase (Decrease) in
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||
Statements of Operations
Categories
|
Statements of Operations
Categories
|
||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended
|
For the Nine Months Ended
|
||||||||||||
September 30, 2008 vs. 2007
|
September 30, 2008 vs. 2007
|
||||||||||||
Amount ($)
|
%
|
Amount ($)
|
%
|
||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
828,923
|
79
|
%
|
$
|
2,167,501
|
122
|
%
|
|||||
Cost
of revenue
|
342,419
|
56
|
%
|
838,102
|
83
|
%
|
|||||||
Gross
profit
|
486,504
|
109
|
%
|
1,329,399
|
174
|
%
|
|||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
307,065
|
112
|
%
|
693,418
|
99
|
%
|
|||||||
Professional
fees
|
18,754
|
15
|
%
|
(49,195
|
)
|
-10
|
%
|
||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
213,429
|
38
|
%
|
1,133,930
|
105
|
%
|
|||||||
Loss
from operations
|
(52,744
|
)
|
10
|
%
|
(448,754
|
)
|
30
|
%
|
|||||
Interest
and other income (expense), net
|
80,770
|
-53
|
%
|
1,236,740
|
-810
|
%
|
|||||||
Income
before minority interest
|
28,026
|
-4
|
%
|
787,986
|
-47
|
%
|
|||||||
Minority
interest loss in operating subsidiaries
|
(42,032
|
)
|
-34
|
%
|
95,674
|
35
|
%
|
||||||
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
(14,006
|
)
|
3
|
%
|
883,660
|
-64
|
%
|
||||||
Income
tax benefit
|
(6,433
|
)
|
-
|
(19,299
|
)
|
-
|
|||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
(7,573
|
)
|
1
|
%
|
$
|
902,959
|
-65
|
%
|
2
The
Company was a development stage company with no business operations during
the
first three months 2007. Effective January 23, 2007 we acquired China Broadband,
Ltd. (“China Broadband Cayman”) and its operations which was already a party to
a Cooperation Agreement to acquire PRC based Jinan Broadband. Effective April
1,
2007, China Broadband Cayman and our WFOE completed the acquisition of the
Jinan
Broadband subsidiary.
During
the first three months of 2007 Jinan Broadband did not operate as its own
separate entity and constituted assets within a business division that was
separated out immediately prior to our acquisition. Accordingly, Jinan Broadband
results for the first three months of 2007 are not included for comparative
purposes as management believes that they are not meaningful.
During
2007 and the first six months of 2008 Shandong Newspaper did not operate as
its
own separate entity and constituted assets within a business division that
was
separated out immediately prior to our acquisition of it. Accordingly, Shandong
Newspaper results for 2007 and the first six months of 2008 are not included
for
comparative purposes as management believes that they are not
meaningful.
Our
revenues are principally based on the number of paying cable broadband internet
customers in the Shandong province of China and the number of subscribers to
our
print media and television programming guide services. As of September 30,
2008 Jinan Broadband had approximately 59,000 active paying subscribers for
its
services in this region as compared to 58,000 and 45,000 at December 31, 2007
and 2006, respectively. The increase is a result of internal growth by Jinan
Broadband after we acquired it. As of September 30, 2008 our Shandong Newspaper
business had a readership base of approximately 240,000 people.
Our
gross
revenues are dependent on several factors:
·
|
the
amount that we are permitted to charge for cable broadband internet
services in the regions we operate
in,
|
·
|
the
number of subscribers we have in each
region,
|
·
|
advertising
revenues, and
|
·
|
other
revenues from other permitted value added services that we
perform.
|
We
intend
to develop our business by growing internally to increase the subscribers for
our services in the regions we operate, acquiring other complimentary media
assets in the region and by acquiring licenses to operate the cable broadband
business in other regions.
Our
cost
of revenue consists primarily of the costs of products or services sold to
customers and personnel and other direct costs associated with providing
technical services. In the future, we may expand or alter our pricing structures
and policies. These changes would negatively reduce our gross margins. We may
also offer cross promotional discounts with other assets that we acquire in
order to grow overall company revenue to draw attention to our other product
offerings. In addition to pricing strategy, our gross margins will fluctuate
based on other factors, including:
3
·
|
the
cost of our products, including the extent of purchase volume discounts
we
are able to obtain from our
suppliers;
|
·
|
promotions
or special offers that we offer to attract new customers;
and
|
·
|
the
mix of products within each brand category that our customers
purchase.
|
Our
selling, general and administrative expenses consist of personnel costs
including taxes and benefits, rent and utilities, contract labor, insurance,
marketing, telecommunication and Internet costs, and other administrative
expenses. We expect selling, general and administrative expenses to increase
as
we grow our business.
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2008 Compared
to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2007
Revenues
Revenue
for the three months ended September 30, 2008 was approximately $1,881,000
as
compared to approximately $1,052,000 for the three months ended September 30,
2007 and increase of approximately $829,000 or 79%. The increase in revenue
is
primarily attributable to our acquisition of Shandong Newspaper which provided
us with approximately $720,000 of revenue during the period. In addition, the
number of paying subscribers for our Jinan Broadband business increased during
the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the number of paying
subscribers during the three months ended September 30, 2007. Revenue consisted
of sales to our PRC based Internet consumers, cable modem consumers, business
customers, print media customers and other internet, cable, television and
programming guide services. We expect that our revenues will increase as we
continue to grow our business.
Gross
Profit
Gross
profit for the three months ended September 30, 2008 was approximately $932,000
as compared to $445,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2007, an
increase of approximately $487,000 or 109%. Gross profit as a percentage of
revenue was 49.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared
to
42.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2007.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses
Selling,
general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30,
2008 increased approximately $307,000 to $582,000 as compared to $275,000 for
the three months ended September 30, 2007. The significant components of
selling, general and administrative expenses during the 2008 period included
salaries (including salaries to US personnel) and personnel costs of
approximately $311,000 and rent expense of approximately $46,000. During the
2007 period the significant components of selling general and administrative
expenses included salaries and personnel costs of approximately $130,000. We
expect that our selling, general and administrative expenses will increase
as we
continue to grow our business by adding new subscribers.
Professional
Fees
Professional
fees for the three months ended September 30, 2008 increased by approximately
$19,000 to $142,000 as compared to $123,000 for the three months ended September
30, 2008. Professional fees during the 2008 period included legal costs of
approximately $35,000, accounting fees of approximately $82,000 and consultant
costs of approximately $25,000. Professional fees during the 2007 period
included legal costs of approximately $41,000, accounting fees of approximately
$49,000 and consultant costs of approximately $33,000. We expect our costs
for
professional services to remain significant.
4
Depreciation
and Amortization
Depreciation
and amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2008 was
approximately $769,000 as compared to $556,000 for the three months ended
September 30, 2007. Depreciation and amortization expense during the 2008 period
includes depreciation expense of $720,000 on our property, plant and equipment,
$26,000 of amortization expense related to our service contract and $23,000
related to the amortization of debt issuance costs associated with the
Convertible Note . Depreciation expense during the 2007 period primarily relates
to the depreciation expense of $556,000 on our property, plant and equipment
in
the PRC.
Interest
and Other Income (Expense)
We
recorded net interest expense of approximately $73,000, in interest and other
income (expense) during the three months ended September 30, 2008. This amount
consisted primarily of interest expense related to the 5% Convertible Notes
issued on January 11, 2008 in the amount of $64,000 and $25,000 of amortization
expense related to the quarterly amortization of the Class A Warrant discount
applied to the Convertible Notes. These amounts were partially offset by $16,000
of interest income earned on our cash balances. During the three months ended
September 30, 2007 we recorded a net loss amount of approximately $153,000.
This
amount consisted primarily of the expense related to our requirement to issue
new shares in the amount of $158,000, as a result of our not registering the
1,300,000 shares issued upon the conversion of our 7% Convertible Promissory
Notes in the time frame required. This amount was partially offset by interest
income earned on our cash balances.
We
expect
to continue to incur interest expenses in connection with our issuance of our
$4,971,250 principal amount of Notes issued in January 2008, which compounds
monthly at the annual rate of five percent (5%) with the maturity date on
January 11, 2013.
Minority
Interest
49%
of
the operating loss of our Jinan Broadband subsidiary is allocated to Jinan
Parent and 50% of the operating loss of our Shandong Newspaper subsidiary is
allocated to the our Shandong Newspaper joint venture partner. During the three
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, $81,000 and $123,000, respectively,
of
our operating losses were allocated to these entities.
Income
Tax Benefit
Our
income tax benefit was $6,000 and $0, respectively, for the three months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007.
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2008 Compared
to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
Revenues
Revenue
for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was approximately $3,937,000 as
compared to approximately $1,770,000 for the nine months ended September 30,
2007 an increase of approximately $2,168,000 or 122%. The increase in revenue
is
attributable to (i) our acquisition of Shandong Newspaper that provided us
with
approximately $720,000 of revenue during the period; (ii) the inclusion of
our
Jinan Broadband’s operations for a full nine months in the 2008 period as
compared to only six months of operations in the 2007 period; and (iii) the
increased number of paying subscribers during the nine months ended September
30, 2008 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Revenue
consisted of sales to our PRC based Internet consumers, cable modem consumers,
business customers, print media customers and other internet, cable, television
and programming guide services. We expect that our revenues will increase as
we
continue to grow our business.
5
Gross
Profit
Gross
profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was approximately $2,092,000
as compared to $763,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, an
increase of approximately $1,329,000 or 174%, which increase was due primarily
to the Shandong Newspaper acquiisition. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue
was 53.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to 43.1%
for
the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses
Selling,
general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30,
2008
increased approximately $693,000 to $1,394,000 as compared to $701,000 for
the
nine months ended September 30, 2007. The increase is primarily attributable
our
acquisition of Shandong Newspaper during the period and to our inclusion of
operations at Jinan Broadband for a full nine months in the 2008 period as
compared to only six months of operations in the 2007 period. The significant
components of selling, general and administrative expenses during the 2008
period included salaries and personnel costs of approximately $803,000, network
connection costs of $93,000 and rent expense of approximately $58,000. During
the 2007 period the significant components of selling general and administrative
expenses included salaries and personnel costs of approximately $277,000,
network connection costs of $40,000, rent expense of $36,000 and travel expense
of $100,000. We expect that our selling, general and administrative expenses
will increase as we continue to grow our business.
Professional
Fees
Professional
fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 decreased by approximately
$49,000 to $447,000 as compared to $496,000 for the nine months ended September
30, 2008. Professional fees during the 2008 period included legal costs of
approximately $161,000, accounting fees of approximately $197,000 and consultant
costs of approximately $75,000. Professional fees during the 2007 period
included legal costs of approximately $114,000, accounting fees of approximately
$193,000 and consultant costs of approximately $189,000. The increased
professional fees in the 2007 period related to the professional costs
associated with the share exchange and the acquisition of Jinan Broadband.
We
expect our costs for professional services to remain significant.
Depreciation
and Amortization
Depreciation
and amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was
approximately $2,210,000 as compared to $1,077,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007. The increase is primarily attributable our acquisition
of
Shandong Newspaper during the period and to our inclusion of operations at
Jinan
Broadband for a full nine months in the 2008 period as compared to only six
months of operations in the 2007 period. Depreciation and amortization expense
during the 2008 period includes depreciation expense of $2,068,000 on our
property, plant and equipment, $77,000 of amortization expense related to our
service contract and $66,000 related to the amortization of debt issuance costs
associated with the Convertible Note . Depreciation expense during the 2007
period primarily relates to the depreciation expense of $1,077,000 on our
property, plant and equipment.
Interest
and Other Income (Expense)
We
recorded a net income amount of approximately $1,084,000, in interest and other
income (expense) during the nine months ended September 30, 2008. This amount
consisted primarily of the net gain on the Settlement Agreement in the amount
of
approximately $1,301,000, the gain on the sale of marketable equity securities
in the amount of $17,000, interest expense related to the 5% Convertible Notes
issued on January 11, 2008 in the amount of $184,000, the expense related to
our
requirement to issue new shares in the amount of $12,000, as a result of our
not
registering the 1,300,000 shares issued upon the conversion of our 7%
Convertible Promissory Notes issued by China Broadband Cayman in 2006 and
assumed by the Company upon the purchase of China Broadband Cayman in the time
frame required and $72,000 of amortization expense related to the quarterly
amortization of the Class A Warrant discount applied to the Convertible Notes.
These amounts were partially offset by $35,000 of interest income earned on
our
cash balances.
6
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2007 we recorded a net loss amount of
approximately $153,000 in interest and other income (expense), net which
consisted of the expense related to our requirement to issue new shares in
the
amount of $158,000, as a result of our not registering the 1,300,000 shares
issued upon the conversion of our 7% Convertible Promissory Notes in the time
frame required, partially offset by $5,000 in interest income earned on our
cash
balances.
We
expect
to continue to incur interest expenses in connection with our issuance of our
$4,971,250 principal amount of Notes issued in January 2008, which compounds
monthly at the annual rate of five percent (5%) with the maturity date on
January 11, 2013.
Minority
Interest
49%
of
the operating loss of our Jinan Broadband subsidiary is allocated to Jinan
Parent and 50% of the operating loss of our Shandong Newspaper subsidiary is
allocated to the our Shandong Newspaper joint venture partner. During the nine
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 $368,000 and $273,000, respectively,
of
our operating losses were allocated to these entities.
Income
Tax Benefit
Our
income tax benefit was $19,000 and $0, respectively, for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of
September 30, 2008 we had $5,132,000 of cash on hand and working capital of
$363,000. As of September 30, 2008, we had total current liabilities of
$6,535,000.
On
January 11, 2008 we entered into and consummated a subscription agreement with
ten accredited investors with respect to the issuance of an aggregate of
$4,971,250 principal amount of Notes due January 11, 2013, and Class A Warrants
to purchase an aggregate of 6,628,333 shares of common stock of the Company
at
$.60 per share expiring on June 11, 2013. In March 2008, we used approximately
$3.2 million of these proceeds to fund our second payment for our purchase
of
Jinan Broadband. In addition, in March 2008 we used $300,000 to fund our down
payment under the Shandong Newspaper Cooperation Agreement to Shandong Media
and
in April 2008 utilized an additional $1.1 million to fund the remaining portion
of our required working capital contribution for the Shandong Newspaper
business. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company incurred
$184,000 in interest expense related to these notes. Based on a predetermined
presumed value of $.75 per share as set forth in the Subscription Agreement
and
related documents during the nine months ended September 30, 2008, with the
consent of the Note holders, the Company issued 244,799 shares to the Note
holders in lieu of cash of approximately $$184,000 for interest accrued through
September 30, 2008. In addition, in April 2008 we received the 390,000 Cablecom
Holdings Shares that were part of the Settlement Agreement described above
and
recorded a gain of $2,515,000 upon receipt of the shares. In June 2008 the
Company sold 50,000 of the Cablecom Holdings Shares on the open market and
received gross proceeds of $340,000 and recorded a gain on the sale of
approximately $17,000. As a result of a significant decline in the price of
the
Cablecom Holdings Shares, and our selling restrictions under a lock up agreement
relating to these shares, we recorded an
unrealized loss of approximately $1.5 million on these shares through other
comprehensive income (loss) for the period ended September 30, 2008. Since
September 30, 2008, the price of the Cablecom shares has further declined.
The
fair value of the Cablecom shares at November 18, 2008 approximates
$420,000.
Cash
Flows
Operating
activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, after
adding back non-cash items provided (used) cash of approximately $235,000 and
$(378,000), respectively.
During
such period other changes in working capital provided cash of approximately
$71,000 and $1,074,000 respectively, resulting in cash being provided by
operating activities of $305,000 and $696,000, respectively.
7
Investing
activities for nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 used cash of
$1,110,000 and $1,613,000, respectively. The 2008 amounts consisted of additions
to property and equipment in the amount of $1,450,000 partially offset by the
proceeds from the sale of 50,000 Cablecom Holdings Shares in the amount of
$340,000. The 2007 amount consisted solely of additions to property and
equipment.
Financing
activities for nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 provided cash
of
$4,986,000 and $2,332,000, respectively. For 2008, this amount consisted of
proceeds from the issuance of the convertible notes of $4,850,000 partially
offset by $105,000 of payments related to issuance costs associated with the
convertible notes and an increase in the payable to Jinan Parent in the amount
of $240,000. For 2007, this amount included proceeds from the private placement
of $4,000,000 partially offset by $421,000 of payments related to issuance
costs
associated with the private placement offering and a decrease in the payable
to
Jinan Parent in the amount of $14,248,000.
Our
WOFE,
Jinan Broadband and Shandong Newspaper subsidiaries are located in China. All
of
their operations are conducted in the local currency of the Chinese Yuan also
known as Renminbi or RMB. The effect of exchange rates on cash between the
Chinese Yuan and the United States dollar, provided cash of $478,000 and
$164,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.
Need
for Additional Capital
We
have
raised $4.85 million (net of cost of capital and expenses) in our January 2008
Financing in order to fund our second payment for our purchase of Jinan
Broadband, which payment was due in January of 2008, to acquire Shandong
Newspaper and to cover the cost of interim operations. We made the second and
last payment for Jinan Broadband in March of 2008 and incurred no penalty for
making this payment in March.
In
March
2008 we used $300,000 to fund our down payment under the Shandong Newspaper
Cooperation Agreement to Shandong Media and in April 2008 utilized an additional
$1.1 million to fund the remaining portion of our required working capital
contribution. Additional capital will be needed to make payments to Shandong
Media in the event that certain revenue thresholds are met (See “Recent Events”
below). Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, we received 390,000 shares of
Cablecom Holdings Shares from Mr. Ng, in April 2008 of which 260,000 are subject
to lock-up provisions that expire within the next 12 months. In June 2008 the
Company sold 50,000 of the Cablecom Holdings Shares on the open market and
received gross proceeds of $340,000. During the three months ended September
30,
2008 the value of the Cablecom Holding Shares decreased by approximately $1.5
million, with further declines through the date of this report, resulting in
a
current value for these shares of approximately $420,000. The Cablecom Holding
Shares may continue to fluctuate and may decline further and are subject to
a
lock up agreement. Management does not believe that the Company has sufficient
capital to continue its growth and acquisition strategy without raising
additional capital and/or liquidating more of the Cablecom Holdings Shares.
We
intend
to grow primarily through marketing to increase our subscriber base and through
acquisitions of China based broadband, internet and cable businesses. Our
strategy also includes the purchasing of other complimentary media assets in
the
same regions.
Our
first
purchase of this nature was the completion of our acquisition of Shandong
Newspaper in a Joint Venture. Shandong Newspaper’s business includes three main
magazines: Shandong Broadcast & TV Weekly (Newspaper), TV Weekly Magazine
and Modern Movie Times Magazine (Bi-Weekly). We intend to invest our acquisition
cost in this Joint Venture to increase sales and advertising revenues of its
periodicals in order to become profitable, and to cross market with our other
asset, Jinan Broadband. No assurance can be made that we will be able to raise
capital if and as needed.
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The
amount and timing of our future capital requirements will depend upon many
factors, including the number and size of opportunities available to us, the
level of funding received by us, future private placements of our common stock,
the level of funding obtained through other financing sources, and the timing
of
such funding. In the event we are unable to raise additional capital we will
not
be able to sustain any growth or continue to operate.
Dividends
PRC
regulations prevent the payment of dividends absent compliance with certain
rules and obtaining appropriate government consents, which we believe will
not
happen in the near future, if ever. Moreover, even if we are profitable we
intend to retain any future earnings to finance the expansion of our business
and any necessary capital expenditures, and for general corporate purposes.
Accordingly, we do not expect to declare dividends in the foreseeable future.
Financial
Commitments
The
Company pays approximately $55,000 (400,000 RMB) annually for rent at its
facilities in Jinan, China, renewable on an annual basis. In addition the
Company pays approximately $40,000 (278,000 RMB) annually for rent for its
Shandong Newspaper facility.
The
Company utilizes approximately 1,000 square feet of space from Maxim Financial
Corporation for its corporate headquarters for a monthly rental fee of $2,000.
Maxim Financial Corporation provided consulting services to the Company during
the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 has agreed to discharge all rental
costs under the terms of its consulting agreement with the Company through
December 2007. In addition, Maxim Financial Corporation has agreed to defer
all
monthly rental payments beginning January 2008 until the Company’s next capital
raise subsequent to January 2008.
Recent
Events
Shandong
Newspaper Cooperation Agreement
On
March
7, 2008, through our indirect WFOE subsidiary in the PRC, we entered into a
Cooperation Agreement (the "Shandong Newspaper Cooperation Agreement") by and
among, Shandong Broadcast & TV Weekly Press and Modern Movie & TV
Biweekly Press, each PRC companies (collectively "Shandong Newspaper"). The
Shandong Newspaper Cooperation Agreement provided for, among other terms, the
creation of a joint venture entity in the PRC, Shandong Lushi Media Co., Ltd.
("Shandong Media") that would acquire and operate Shandong Newspaper's
television program guide, newspaper and magazine publishing business in the
Shandong region of the PRC (the "Shandong Newspaper Business") which businesses
were previously owned and operated by the Shandong Newspaper entities pursuant
to exclusive licenses.
Under
the
terms of the Shandong Newspaper Cooperation Agreement and related transaction
documents, the Shandong Newspaper entities mentioned above contributed their
entire Shandong Newspaper businesses and transfered certain employees, to
Shandong Media in exchange for a 50% ownership interest in Shandong Media,
with
the other 50% of Shandong Media to be owned by our PRC based operating
subsidiary. In exchange therefore, pursuant to the Shandong Newspaper
Cooperation Agreement provides we made an initial payment of approximately
$1.4
million (based on prevailing exchange rates at the time for 10 million RMB)
which was contributed to Shandong Media as working and acquisition capital.
In
addition to the initial purchase price of $1.4 million, the Shandong Newspaper
Cooperation Agreement provides for additional consideration of between 5 million
RMB and 20 million RMB (approximately $732,000 and $3,000,000 based on current
exchange rates), to be paid as a capital contribution to Shandong Media in
the
event that certain performance thresholds are met during the first 12 months
of
operations after closing the transaction for a total purchase price of between
$2.1 Million and $4.4 based on current exchange rates.
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Specifically,
in the event that audited annual net profits during the first year after closing
of the transaction relating to the Shandong Newspaper Cooperation Agreement:
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or exceeds 16 million RMB, then we will be required to contribute
an
additional 20 million RMB (or, approximately $3,000,000 presuming
current
exchange rates are in effect at such time) to the Shandong Media
joint
venture;
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equals
or exceeds 4 million RMB but less than 16 million RMB, then we will
be
required to contribute 125% of such net profits to the Shandong Media
joint venture, and
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is
less then 4 million RMB, then we will be required to contribute only
an
additional 5 million RMB (approximately US $732,000 presuming current
exchange rates are in effect at such time).
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Additional
Terms of Shandong Newspaper Cooperation Agreement
The
Shandong Newspaper Cooperation Agreement also provides that these businesses
will be operated primarily by employees contracted to Shandong Media through
secondment by the respective Shandong Newspaper entities.
In
addition, the Shandong Newspaper entities entered into an Exclusive Advertising
Agency Agreement and an Exclusive Consulting Services Agreement with Shandong
Media which require that the Shandong Newspaper entities shall appoint Shandong
Media as its exclusive advertising agent and provider of technical and
management support for a fee.
The
Company closed this transaction during the second quarter of 2008 with it
becoming effective upon the creation of the joint venture entity which entity
was created in July 2008. Accordingly, the results of the Shandong Newspaper
Business have been consolidated with the Company’s consolidated financial
statements as of July 1, 2008.
Critical
Accounting Policies
Our
discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is
based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
The preparation of these financial statements and related disclosures in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of
America requires our management to make judgments, assumptions and estimates
that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and
accompanying notes. Our management evaluates its estimates on an on-going basis
based on historical experience and on various other assumptions it believes
are
reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for
making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are
not readily apparent from other sources. We acquired our Jinan Subsidiary
effective April 1, 2007 and therefore our historical experience with operations
in China is limited and may change in the future as we continue to operate
our
Jinan subsidiary. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different
assumptions or conditions.
We
believe the following critical accounting policies affect our significant
judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its financial statements.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue
is recorded as services are provided to customers. The Company generally
recognizes all revenues in the period in which the service is rendered, provided
that persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the
sales price is fixed or determinable, and collection is reasonably assured.
The
Company records deferred revenue for payments received from customers for the
performance of future services and recognizes the associated revenue in the
period that the services are performed. Provision for discounts and rebates
to
customers and other adjustments, if any, are provided for in the same period
the
related sales are recorded.
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Accounts
Receivable
Accounts
receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount after deduction of trade
discounts, business tax and allowances. The Company considers accounts
receivable to be fully collectible; accordingly, no allowance for doubtful
accounts has been established. If accounts become uncollectible, they will
be
charged to statements of operations when that determination is made. Collections
on accounts previously written off, if any, are included in other income as
received.
Inventories
Inventories,
consisting of cables, fiber, connecting material, power supplies and spare
parts
are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost is determined using the
first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.
Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Expenditures
for
major renewals and betterments, which extend the original estimated economic
useful lives or applicable assets, are capitalized. Expenditures for normal
repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. The costs and
related accumulated depreciation of assets sold or retired are removed from
the
accounts, any gain or loss thereon is reflected in operations.
Depreciation
is provided for on the straight line basis over the estimated useful lives
of
the respective assets over a period of five years.
Intangible
Assets
We
will
perform indefinite life intangible asset impairment tests on an annual basis
and
between annual tests in certain circumstances. To determine the fair value
of
these intangible assets, there are many assumptions and estimates used that
directly impact the results of the testing. In making these assumptions and
estimates, the Company must make various assumptions regarding estimated future
cash flows and other factors in determining the fair values of the respective
assets. We will use set criteria that are reviewed and approved by various
levels of management, and we will estimate the fair value of our reporting
units
by using discounted cash flow analyses. If these estimates or their related
assumptions change in the future, the Company may be required to record
impairment charges for these assets in future periods. Any such resulting
impairment charges could be material to the Company’s results of
operations.
Income
taxes
Deferred
taxes are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary
differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial
statement purposes and income tax purposes using enacted rates expected to
be in
effect when such amounts are realized or settled. The effect on deferred taxes
of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes
the
enactment date.
Foreign
Currency Translation
The
businesses of the Company’s operating subsidiaries are currently conducted in
and from China in Renminbi. In this report, all references to “Renminbi” and
“RMB” are to the legal currency of China and all references to U.S. dollars,
dollars, $ and US$ are to the legal currency of the United States. The Company
makes no representation that any Renminbi or U.S. dollar amounts could have
been, or could be, converted into U.S. dollars or Renminbi, as the case may
be,
at any particular rate, the rates stated below, or at all. The Chinese
government imposes control over its foreign currency reserves in part through
direct regulation of the conversion of Renminbi into foreign exchange and
through restrictions on foreign trade. The Company uses the U.S. dollar as
its
reporting and functional currency. Translation adjustments are reported as
other
comprehensive income or expenses and accumulated as other comprehensive income
in the equity section of the balance sheet. Financial information is translated
into U.S. dollars at prevailing or current rates respectively, except for
revenues and expenses which are translated at average current rates during
the
reporting period. Exchange gains and losses resulting from retained profits
are
reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.
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Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FAS 142-3, “Determination
of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets” (“FSP FAS 142-3”). FSP FAS 142-3 amends
the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension
assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset
under SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”),
and requires additional disclosures. The objective of FSP FAS 142-3 is to
improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible
asset
under SFAS 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair
value of the asset under SFAS No. 141 (R), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS
141(R)”), and other accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America. FSP FAS 142-3 applies to all intangible assets, whether
acquired in a business combination or otherwise and shall be effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The guidance for
determining the useful life of intangible assets shall be applied prospectively
to intangible assets acquired after the effective date. The disclosure
requirements apply prospectively to all intangible assets recognized as of,
and
subsequent to, the effective date. Early adoption is prohibited. The Company
does not expect the adoption of FSP FAS 142-3 to have a material impact on
its
consolidated financial statements.
In
March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments
and
Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"), which amends and expands the disclosure
requirements of FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 133"), with the intent to provide users of
financial statements with an enhanced understanding of: (a) how and why an
entity uses derivative instruments; (b) how derivative instruments and related
hedged items are accounted for under SFAS No. 133 and its related
interpretations; and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items
affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows.
SFAS 161 requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for
using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and
gains and losses on derivative instruments and disclosures about
credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative instruments. This
statement applies to all entities and all derivative instruments. SFAS 161
is
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods
beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company has not yet determined the effect
on our consolidated financial statements, if any, upon adoption of SFAS No.
161.
In
February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. 157-2, Effective Date
of
FASB Statement No. 157 ("FSP 157-2"), which delays the effective date of SFAS
157 for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities. Therefore, the Company
has delayed application of SFAS 157 to its nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial
liabilities, which include assets and liabilities acquired in connection with
a
business combination, goodwill, intangible assets and asset retirement
obligations recognized in connection with final capping, closure and
post-closure landfill obligations, until January 1, 2009. The Company is
currently evaluating the impact of SFAS 157 for nonfinancial assets and
liabilities on the Company's financial position and results of
operations.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities. SFAS No. 159 permits companies to choose
to
measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. SFAS
No. 159 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning
after November 15, 2007. The adoption of SFAS No. 159 did not have a material
impact on our consolidated financial statements.
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In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (R), Business Combinations, and
SFAS
No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements. SFAS
No.
141 (R) requires an acquirer to measure the identifiable assets acquired, the
liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at their
fair values on the acquisition date, with goodwill being the excess value over
the net identifiable assets acquired. SFAS No. 160 clarifies that a
noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary should be reported as equity in the
consolidated financial statements. The calculation of earnings per share will
continue to be based on income amounts attributable to the parent. SFAS No.
141
(R) and SFAS No. 160 are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2008. Early adoption is prohibited. The
Company has not yet determined the effect on our consolidated financial
statements, if any, upon adoption of SFAS No. 141 (R) or SFAS No.
160.
Management
does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting
standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the
accompanying financial statements.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
do not
have any off balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have
a
current or future effect on our financial condition, revenues, results of
operations, liquidity or capital expenditures.
Item
3. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
All
of
our foreign operations are conducted in China and the Renminbi is the national
currency in which its operations are conducted. We have not utilized any
derivative financial instruments or any other financial instruments, nor do
we
utilize any derivative commodity instruments in its operations, nor any similar
market sensitive instruments.
The
exchange rate between the Renminbi and the U.S. dollar is subject to the PRC
foreign currency conversion policies which may change at any time. The exchange
rate at November 10, 2008 was approximately 6.83 Renminbi to 1 U.S. dollar,
and
the exchange rate is currently permitted to float within a very limited range.
We
believe that the weakening US dollar currently exposes us to significant market
risk. We currently raise capital in the US to fund our acquisitions and growth
in China. If the US dollar continues to weaken against the Renminbi we may
be
required to raise additional capital not anticipated or we may not be able
to
continue to operate, make required payments for agreements entered into or
fund
new acquisitions.
The
Company primarily invests its cash in checking, bank money market and savings
accounts.
As of
November 11, 2008, the Company had not entered into any type of hedging or
interest rate swap transaction.
Item
4T. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management
has reviewed the effectiveness of our "disclosure controls and procedures"
(as
defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))
as
of the end of the period covered by this report and have concluded that the
disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that material
information relating to the Company is recorded, processed, summarized, and
reported in a timely manner.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During
the quarter ended September 30, 2008, the Company’s management determined that
it is required to amortize revenues from prepaid subscribers in our Jinan
Broadband internet business, and accordingly implemented internal controls
to
record invoicing of prepaid internet services. Because of the foregoing and
because of certain late periodic report filings in 2007, management has retained
a PRC based consultant to assist with financial accounting processing and
reporting. In addition, management has set up internal controls to record and
assess prepaid internet services on an ongoing basis as well as historically.
Other than the foregoing, there have been no changes in the Company's internal
control over financial reporting during the last quarterly period covered by
this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings.
None.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds.
The
Company has not made any sales of unregistered Securities during the quarter
ended September 30, 2008 or thereafter other than has been disclosed in Current
Reports on Form 8-K.
In
July
2008 the Company issued an additional 84,128 shares to the Note holders in
lieu
of cash of approximately $64,000 for interest accrued through June 30, 2008
and
on September 30, 2008 the Company issued an additional 85,057 shares to the
Note
holders in lieu of cash of approximately $64,000 for interest accrued through
September 30, 2008. The Company believes that this issuance was exempt from
the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended pursuant
to
Section 4(2) as this issuance of restricted shares was only made to certain
accredited investors and not pursuant to an offering or other public
distribution.
Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
None.
None.
Item
6. Exhibits.
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Certification
by Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Sarbanes Oxley Section
302.*
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Certification
by Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to Sarbanes Oxley Section
302.*
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32.1
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Certification
by Principal Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.*
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32.2
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Certification
by Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350.*
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Filed
herewith.
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Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant
has duly caused this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
September 30, 2008, to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned on November
18, 2008, thereunto duly authorized.
CHINA
BROADBAND, INC
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Marc Urbach
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Marc Urbach
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President (Principal Executive
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Yue Pu
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Yue Pu
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Vice Chairman (Principal
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