IDEANOMICS, INC. - Quarter Report: 2008 June (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:
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June
30, 2008
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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 ______________
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Commission
file number:
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000-19644
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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
August 12, 2008, the issuer had 50,415,341 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.
JUNE
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 June
30, 2008 (unaudited) and December 31, 2007
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F-1 |
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the Six
Months and Three Months Ended
June
30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)
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F-2 |
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Six
Months Ended June 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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1-12
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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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13-14
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
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15
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Item
1 - Legal Proceedings.
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15
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Item
2 - Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds.
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15
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Item
3 - Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
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15
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Item
4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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15
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Item
5 - Other Information.
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15
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Item
6 - Exhibits.
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15
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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 Jian Guangdian
Jiahe Digital Television Co., Ltd. located in mainland People’s Republic
of China (the “PRC” or “China”),
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our
ability to complete our payments relating to the recent acquisition
of
Shandong Radio & Broadcasting Newspaper Group in the PRC if its
performance goals are met,
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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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our
ability to obtain PRC government consent to introduce certain new
services
to existing or new customers,
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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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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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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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our
anticipated needs for working
capital.
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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
June
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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4,061,482
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$
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472,670
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Marketable
equity securities, available for sale, at fair value
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2,363,000
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-
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Accounts
receivable
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82,370
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136,655
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Inventory
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748,613
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642,313
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Prepaid
expenses
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1,721
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14,781
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Other
current assets
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98,415
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73,947
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Total
current assets
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7,355,601
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1,340,366
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Property
and equipment, net
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10,101,108
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10,333,105
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Intangible
asset
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1,929,845
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1,981,307
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Other
assets
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1,859,448
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-
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Total
assets
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$
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21,246,002
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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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861,942
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$
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835,257
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Accrued
expenses
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636,704
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554,073
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Deferred
revenue
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1,362,923
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1,252,313
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Payable
to Jinan Parent
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3,540,307
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3,308,443
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Other
current liabilities
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25,156
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25,905
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Total
current liabilities
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6,427,032
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5,975,991
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Convertible
notes payable
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4,513,850
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-
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Deferred
tax liability
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353,806
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366,672
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Total
liabilities
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11,294,688
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6,342,663
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Minority
interest in Jinan Broadband
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4,592,266
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4,879,802
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Common
shares to be issued
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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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Common
stock $.001 par value; 95,000,000 shares authorized, 50,331,213
and
50,048,000 issued and outstanding
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50,331
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50,048
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Additional
paid-in capital
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13,145,252
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10,485,874
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Accumulated
deficit
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(8,786,559
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(8,845,426
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Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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950,024
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331,764
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Total
shareholders' equity
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5,359,048
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2,022,260
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Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
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$
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21,246,002
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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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Six Months Ended
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June 30,
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June 30,
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June 30,
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June 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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1,053,367
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$
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718,055
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$
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2,056,633
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$
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718,055
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Cost
of revenue
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543,857
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400,372
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896,055
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400,372
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Gross
profit
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509,510
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317,683
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1,160,578
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317,683
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Selling,
general and administrative expenses
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310,808
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260,857
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811,914
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425,561
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Professional
Fees
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168,163
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233,365
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305,416
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373,365
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Depreciation
and amortization
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694,075
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521,029
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1,441,530
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521,029
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Loss
from operations
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(663,536
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)
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(697,568
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(1,398,282
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(1,002,272
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Interest
and other income (expense):
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Settlement
gain
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1,300,692
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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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(64,049
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(135
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(120,183
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(4,362
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Interest
income
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3,535
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5,137
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19,126
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5,137
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Gain
on sale of securities
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17,498
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-
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17,498
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-
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Other
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(24,463
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-
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(60,388
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-
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Income
(loss) before minority interest
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569,677
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(692,566
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(241,537
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(1,001,497
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Minority
interest loss in Jinan Broadband
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119,476
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149,832
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287,538
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149,832
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Income
(loss) before income taxes
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689,153
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(542,734
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46,001
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(851,665
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Income
tax benefit
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(6,433
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-
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(12,866
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-
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Net
income (loss)
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$
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695,586
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$
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(542,734
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)
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$
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58,867
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$
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(851,665
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)
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Net
income (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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(0.01
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$
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0.00
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$
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(0.02
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Diluted
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$
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0.01
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$
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(0.01
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$
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0.00
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$
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(0.02
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Weighted
average shares outstanding
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Basic
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50,297,145
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49,694,044
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50,185,120
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42,902,897
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Diluted
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60,635,811
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49,694,044
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63,114,715
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42,902,897
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See
notes
to consolidated financial statements.
F-2
China
Broadband, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
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June 30,
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June 30,
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2008
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2007
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
income (loss)
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$
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58,867
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$
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(851,665
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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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91,250
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50,748
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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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-
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Depreciation
and amortization
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1,441,530
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521,029
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Minority
interest
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(287,536
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(149,832
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Deferred
income tax (benefit)
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(12,866
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-
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Change
in assets and liabilities, net of effects of Jinan Broadband
acquisition:
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Accounts
receivable
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54,285
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(111,764
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Inventory
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(106,300
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(167,419
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Prepaid
expenses and other assets
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(11,408
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(101,328
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Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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321,370
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(195,909
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Deferred
revenue
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110,610
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168,147
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Other
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46,512
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33,309
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Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
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388,124
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(804,684
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Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Investment
in Jinan Broadband
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-
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-
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Investment
deposit in Shandong Newspaper
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(1,449,248
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)
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-
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Proceeds
from sale of marketable equity securities
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339,998
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-
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Acquisition
of property and equipment
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(1,115,686
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(175,611
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Net
cash used in investing activities
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(2,224,936
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(175,611
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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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-
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Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
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-
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-
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Proceeds
from private placement offering
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-
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4,000,000
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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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Payable
to Jinan Parent
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231,864
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(651,470
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Net
cash provided by financing activities
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4,977,364
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2,928,030
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Effect
of exchange rates changes on cash
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448,260
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128,734
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Net
increase in cash
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3,588,812
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2,076,469
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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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4,061,482
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$
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2,179,639
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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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$
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325,000
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Shares
issued as a penalty for non-registration of 7% Convertible
Notes
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$
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422,178
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$
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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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$
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56,711
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$
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-
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Acquisition
of Jinan Broadband:
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Fair
value of assets acquired
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$
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-
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$
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11,497,317
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Liabilities
assumed
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$
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-
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$
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2,186,360
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Consideration
paid:
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Cash
paid
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$
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-
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$
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2,572,125
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Cash
amount owed
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$
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-
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$
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3,055,000
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Minority
interest
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$
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-
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$
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5,319,524
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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 subsidiary
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 August 1, 2008 (after
the end of the quarter covered by this report), a television programming
guide
publication business joint venture in the Shandong Province of China (see
Note 3
below). Through June 30, 2008, 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. In addition, during
this
period, the Company, through a PRC based subsidiary joint venture, acquired
a
Shandong based print media and television programming guide business as provided
in Note 3 below.
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/A.
The accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007 has been
derived from the audited balance as of that date included in the Form 10-KSB/A.
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 six months ended June 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.
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.
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.
F-4
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.
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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 China Broadband
and
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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·
|
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.
|
·
|
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, our placement agent for the January 2008 Financing and
a party to
the Settlement Agreement, completed the January 2008 Financing
concurrently upon execution by all related parties of the Settlement
Agreement.
|
·
|
Mr.
David Zale, Mr. Jonas Grossman and Mr. James Cassano were appointed
as
directors joining Messrs. Yue Pu and Clive Ng on the
board.
|
·
|
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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F-5
·
|
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.
|
The
following table provides the details of the net gain the Company recognized
as a
result of the Settlement Agreement during the quarter ended June 30, 2008
which
is recorded in “Interest and other income (expense)” in the accompanying
Statement of Operations:
Receipt
of Cablecom Holdings Shares
|
$
|
2,515,500
|
||
Waiver
of accrued compensation
|
212,054
|
|||
Warrant
extensions
|
(1,426,862
|
)
|
||
|
||||
Net
Gain
|
$
|
1,300,692
|
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 three months and six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company incurred
approximately $64,000 and $120,000, respectively, in interest expense related
to
these Notes. Accrued interest on the Notes of approximately $64,000 at June
30,
2008 is included in accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheet. 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.
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 2.5% based on the total amount
sold
to investors, or $121,250 based on $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 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 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 from of approximately $1.4 million (based on prevailing exchange
rates at the time for 10 million RMB) which would be contributed to Shandong
Media as working and acquisition capital. The Company has paid approximately
$1,400,000 towards the initial consideration which is classified within “Other
Assets” in the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2008.
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 $757,757 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
$2.2 Million and $4.5 based on current exchange rates.
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:
·
|
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;
|
·
|
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 $757,575 presuming current
exchange rates are in effect at such time).
|
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 August 2008. The results of the Shandong Newspaper Business
will
be consolidated with the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of
August 1, 2008.
4. Convertible
Notes
On
January 11, 2008, as described in Note 2 above, 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 six months ended June 30, 2008 the Company incurred
$64,000 and $120,000, 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 in May 2008, with the consent
of
the Note holders, 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. No assurance can be made that these holders will be willing to accept
stock in lieu of cash payments for interest in future payments.
F-8
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 June 30, 2008 the Company recorded and unrealized
gain of $170,000 in accumulated other comprehensive income as a component
of
shareholders’ equity on the balance sheet related 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. 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 June 30, 2008, no write down was required to
record
other than temporary impairment of securities.
Assets
measured at fair value on a recurring basis
On
January 1, 2008, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”). SFAS
157 provides a single definition of fair value and a common framework for
measuring fair value as well as new disclosure requirements for fair value
measurements used in financial statements. Under SFAS 157, fair value is
determined based upon the exit price that would be received by a company
to sell
an asset or paid a company to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction
between market participants, exclusive of any transaction costs. Fair value
measurements are determined by either the principal market or the most
advantageous market. The principal market is the market with the greatest
level
of activity and volume for the asset or liability. Absent a principal market
to
measure fair value, the Company has used the most advantageous market, which
is
the market where the Company would receive the highest selling price for
the
asset or pay the lowest price to settle the liability, after considering
transaction costs. However, when using the most advantageous market,
transactions costs are only considered to determine which market is the most
advantageous and these costs are then excluded when applying a fair value
measurement. The adoption of SFAS 157 did not have a material effect on the
Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
SFAS
157
creates a three-level hierarchy to prioritize the inputs used in the valuation
techniques to derive fair values. The basis for fair value measurements for
each
level within the hierarchy is described below, with Level 1 having the highest
priority and Level 3 having the lowest.
Level
1:
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities.
Level
2:
Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted
prices
for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable in
active markets.
Level
3:
Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant
inputs are unobservable.
F-9
Following
are the major categories of assets measured at fair value on a recurring
basis
during the six months ended June 30, 2008 using quoted prices in active markets
for identical assets (Level 1); significant other observable inputs (Level
2);
and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):
|
Level
1
|
|
Level
2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Total
|
||||||
Cash
equivalents
|
$
|
4,061,482
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
4,061,482
|
|||||
Marketable
equity securities
|
2,363,000
|
-
|
-
|
2,363,000
|
|||||||||
|
$
|
6,424,482
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
6,424,482
|
The
Company’s investments in cash equivalents consist of short-term (less than 90
days) investments in checking, savings and bank money market funds and are
priced at fair value and actively traded, thus recorded in Level 1
above.
The
Company’s investments in short-term marketable equity securities are exposed to
price fluctuations. The fair value measurements for short-term marketable
equity
securities are based upon the quoted price in active markets multiplied by
the
number of shares owned exclusive of any transaction costs and without any
adjustments to reflect discounts that may be applied to selling a large block
of
the securities at one time. The Company does not believe that the changes
in
fair value of these assets will materially differ from the amount that could
be
realized upon settlement or that the changes in fair value will have a material
effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial position. However,
the ultimate amount that could be realized upon sale or settlement is dependent
on several factors including external market conditions, the terms and
conditions of a sale agreement, the counterparty to a sale agreement, the
investment’s liquidity in capital markets and the length of time to liquidate an
equity investment.
6. Net
Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic
net
income (loss) per share has been computed by dividing the net income (loss)
by
the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income
(loss) per share has been computed by dividing the net income (loss) by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding assuming exercise of
dilutive warrants, options and convertible notes, 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.
The
following table sets forth the computation of basic earnings per
share:
Three Months Ended
|
Six Months Ended
|
||||||||||||
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Numerator:
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
695,586
|
$
|
(542,734
|
)
|
$
|
58,867
|
$
|
(851,665
|
)
|
|||
Denominator:
|
|||||||||||||
Weighted
average common
|
|||||||||||||
shares
outstanding
|
50,297,145
|
49,694,044
|
50,185,120
|
42,902,897
|
|||||||||
Basic
earnings (loss) per share
|
$
|
0.01
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
0.00
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
F-10
The
following table sets forth the computation of diluted earnings per
share:
Three Months Ended
|
Six Months Ended
|
||||||||||||
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Numerator:
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
695,586
|
$
|
(542,734
|
)
|
$
|
58,867
|
$
|
(851,665
|
)
|
|||
Add:
Convertible Note Interest
|
63,673
|
-
|
119,807
|
-
|
|||||||||
$
|
759,259
|
$
|
(542,734
|
)
|
$
|
178,674
|
$
|
(851,665
|
)
|
||||
Denominator:
|
|||||||||||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding - Basic
|
50,297,145
|
49,694,044
|
50,185,120
|
42,902,897
|
|||||||||
Incremental
shares from assumed conversion of stock options, warrants and convertible
note
|
10,338,666
|
-
|
12,929,595
|
-
|
|||||||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding - Diluted
|
60,635,811
|
49,694,044
|
63,114,715
|
42,902,897
|
|||||||||
Diluted
earnings (loss) per share
|
$
|
0.01
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
0.00
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
The
computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2008 excluded the 4,000,000 warrants issued in the 2007 Private
Placement as their inclusion would have been antidilutive.
7. Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive
income (loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 is
as
follows:
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
||||
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
||
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
695,586
|
$
|
(542,734
|
)
|
||
Other
comprehensive income:
|
|||||||
Unrealized
gain on marketable equity securities
|
170,000
|
-
|
|||||
Currency
translation adjustment
|
313,022
|
149,528
|
|||||
Comprehensive
income (loss)
|
$
|
1,178,608
|
$
|
(393,206
|
)
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
||||
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
||
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Net income
(loss)
|
$
|
58,867
|
$
|
(851,665
|
)
|
||
Other
comprehensive income:
|
|||||||
Unrealized
gain on marketable equity securities
|
170,000
|
-
|
|||||
Currency
translation adjustment
|
448,260
|
149,528
|
|||||
Comprehensive
income (loss)
|
$
|
677,127
|
$
|
(702,137
|
)
|
F-11
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 gain on marketable equity securities. For the six months ended
June
30, 2008, the changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) are
as
follows:
Accumulated Other
|
||||
Comprehensive
|
||||
Income (Loss)
|
||||
BALANCE,
December 31, 2007
|
$
|
331,764
|
||
Change
for the six months ended June 30, 2008, net of taxes
|
618,260
|
|||
BALANCE,
June 30, 2008
|
$
|
950,024
|
8. Stock
Based Compensation
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
six
months ended June 30, 2008, respectively, in connection with the issuance
of
stock options to employees.
·
|
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
June 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 3.75 years.
F-12
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 June 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 June 30, 2008
|
100,000
|
$
|
1.00
|
9.75
|
||||||
Options
exercisable at June 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 June 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 quarter ended June 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-13
On
January 11, 2008 the Company issued Broker Warrants expiring June 11, 2013
(see
Note 1 above) in connection with the January 2008 Financing of Notes and
Class A
Warrants 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 six months ended
June 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.
The
following table provides the details of the total stock based compensation
during the six months ended June 30, 2008:
Stock
option expense
|
$
|
8,216
|
||
Warrant
expense
|
14,198
|
|||
Stock
issued in lieu of interest
|
56,711
|
|||
Stock
issued as non registration penalty
|
12,125
|
|||
|
||||
Total
stock compensation expense
|
$
|
91,250
|
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
June 30, 2008 our only intangible asset relates to the purchase price associated
with the service agreement resulting from our Jinan Broadband subsidiary
acquisition. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, the Company is amortizing this
service agreement over the 20 year term of this agreement, resulting in a
recorded amortization expense of approximately $26,000 and $51,000 during
the
three and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively.
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.
F-14
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.
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.
[RL
NOTE- if there is any change in the way we are accounting for things this
quarter, for example, how we now amortize prepaids that should be indicated
and
the result of the same should be indicated. Even if we do not have a material
change in the numbers, since this is a material change in our methodologies,
it
could be material and should be noted separately. Same with any other changes
that we may have been implementing as a result of the SEC
LETTERS]
F-15
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 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 subsidiary in the People’s Republic of China
(“PRC”), a cable broadband business based in the Jinan region of China and,
effective August 1, 2008, acquired a television programming guide publication
business joint venture in the Shandong Province of China (see below and Note
3
to Financial Statements above). Currently, our principal activity is providing
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. We operate in a single
segment.
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 quarter ended June 30, 2008 which
is recorded in “Interest and other income (expense)” in the accompanying
Statement of Operations:
Receipt
of Cablecom Holdings Shares
|
$
|
2,515,500
|
||
Waiver
of accrued compensation
|
212,054
|
|||
Warrant
extensions
|
(1,426,862
|
)
|
||
Net
Gain
|
$
|
1,300,692
|
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”).
1
During
the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company incurred
approximately $64,000 and $120,000, 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. Accrued interest on the Notes of approximately $64,000 at June 30, 2008
is
included in accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheet. 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 $64,000 for interest accrued
through June 30, 2008.
Results
of Operations
The
following table presents the increases (decreases) in each major statement
of
operations category for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008
as
compared to the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively.
The following discussion of “Results of Operations” references these increases
(decreases).
Increase (Decrease) in Consolidated
|
Increase (Decrease) in Consolidated
|
||||||||||||
Statements of Operations Categories
|
Statements of Operations Categories
|
||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended
|
For the Six Months Ended
|
||||||||||||
June 30, 2008 vs. 2007
|
June 30, 2008 vs. 2007
|
||||||||||||
Amount
($)
|
%
|
Amount
($)
|
%
|
||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
335,312
|
47
|
%
|
$
|
1,338,578
|
186
|
%
|
|||||
Cost
of revenue
|
143,485
|
36
|
%
|
495,683
|
124
|
%
|
|||||||
Gross
profit
|
191,827
|
60
|
%
|
842,895
|
265
|
%
|
|||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
30,123
|
12
|
%
|
386,353
|
91
|
%
|
|||||||
Professional
fees
|
(65,202
|
)
|
-28
|
%
|
(67,949
|
)
|
-18
|
%
|
|||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
192,874
|
37
|
%
|
920,501
|
177
|
%
|
|||||||
Loss
from operations
|
34,032
|
-5
|
%
|
(396,010
|
)
|
40
|
%
|
||||||
Interest
and other income (expense), net
|
1,228,211
|
24554
|
%
|
1,155,970
|
149157
|
%
|
|||||||
Income
before minority interest
|
1,262,243
|
-182
|
%
|
759,960
|
-76
|
%
|
|||||||
Minority
interest loss in Jinan Broadband
|
(30,356
|
)
|
-20
|
%
|
137,706
|
92
|
%
|
||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
1,231,887
|
-227
|
%
|
897,666
|
-105
|
%
|
|||||||
Income
tax benefit
|
(6,433
|
)
|
-
|
(12,866
|
)
|
-
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
1,238,320
|
-228
|
%
|
$
|
910,532
|
-107
|
%
|
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.
Our
revenues are principally based on the number of paying cable broadband internet
customers in the Shandong province of China. As of June 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 increased efforts on internal growth
by Jinan Broadband after our acquisition of them.
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:
·
|
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 June 30, 2008 Compared
to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2007
Revenues
Revenue
for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was approximately $1,053,000 as
compared to approximately $718,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007
and
increase of approximately $335,000 or 47%. The increase in revenue is primarily
attributable to the increased number of paying subscribers during the three
months ended June 30, 2008 of 59,000 as compared to the 45,000 paying
subscribers during the three months ended June 30, 2007. Revenue consisted
of
sales to our PRC based Internet consumers, cable modem consumers, business
customers and other internet and cable services. We expect that our revenues
will increase as we continue to grow our business and add new
regions.
3
Gross
Profit
Gross
profit for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was approximately $510,000
as
compared to $318,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007, an increase
of
approximately $192,000 or 60%. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue was
48.4%
for the three months ended June 30, 2008 as compared to 44.2% for the three
months ended June 30, 2007.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses
Selling,
general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2008
increased approximately $30,000 to $291,000 as compared to $261,000 for the
three months ended June 30, 2007. Selling, general and administrative expenses
during the 2008 period included salaries and personnel costs of approximately
$184,000 and insurance costs of approximately $22,000. During the 2007 period
selling general and administrative expenses included salaries and personnel
costs of approximately $103,000 and sales, marketing and promotional expenses
of
approximately $56,000. We expect that our selling, general and administrative
expenses will increase as we continue to grow our business and add new
regions.
Professional
Fees
Professional
fees for the three months ended June 30, 2008 decreased by approximately $65,000
to $168,000 as compared to $233,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008.
Professional fees during the 2008 period included legal costs of approximately
$89,000, accounting fees of approximately $63,000 and consultant costs of
approximately $16,000. Professional fees during the 2007 period included legal
costs of approximately $71,000, accounting fees of approximately $130,000 and
consultant costs of approximately $33,000. The increased professional fees
in
the 2007 period related to the professional costs associated with the
acquisition of Jinan Broadband. We expect our costs for professional services
to
remain significant as we continue to acquire new entities and implement our
growth strategy as set forth.
Depreciation
and Amortization
Depreciation
and amortization expense for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was
approximately $714,000 as compared to $521,000 for the three months ended June
30, 2007. Depreciation and amortization expense during the 2008 period includes
depreciation expense of $646,000 on the property, plant and equipment at our
Jinan broadband subsidiary, $26,000 of amortization expense related to our
service contract and $42,000 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 $521,000 on the
property, plant and equipment at our Jinan broadband subsidiary.
Interest
and Other Income (Expense)
We
recorded a net income amount of approximately $1,233,000, in interest and other
income (expense) during the three months ended June 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 $64,000 and $24,000 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 $3,000
of interest income earned on our cash balances. During the three months ended
June 30, 2007 we recorded a net income amount of approximately $5,000 on our
cash balances, in interest and other income (expense), net.
4
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. During the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 $119,000 and
$150,000, respectively, of our operating losses were allocated to Jinan Parent.
Income
Tax Benefit
Our
income tax benefit was $6,000 and $0, respectively, for the three months ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007.
Six
Months Ended June 30, 2008 Compared
to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007
Revenues
Revenue
for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was approximately $2,057,000 as compared
to approximately $718,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and increase
of
approximately $1,339,000 or 186%. The increase in revenue is primarily
attributable to our having operations for a full six months in the 2008 period
as compared to only three months of operations in the 2007 period as well as
the
increased number of paying subscribers during the six months ended June 30,
2008
of 59,000 as compared to the 45,000 paying subscribers during the six months
ended June 30, 2007. Revenue consisted of sales to our PRC based Internet
consumers, cable modem consumers, business customers and other internet and
cable services. We expect that our revenues will increase as we continue to
grow
our business and add new regions.
Gross
Profit
Gross
profit for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was approximately $1,161,000
as
compared to $318,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007, an increase of
approximately $843,000 or 265%. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue was
56.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2008 as compared to 44.2% for the six
months ended June 30, 2007.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses
Selling,
general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2008
increased approximately $386,000 to $812,000 as compared to $426,000 for the
six
months ended June 30, 2007. The increase is primarily attributable to our having
operations for a full six months in the 2008 period as compared to only three
months of operations in the 2007 period. Selling, general and administrative
expenses during the 2008 period included salaries and personnel costs of
approximately $479,000, network connection costs of $93,000 and insurance costs
of approximately $41,000. During the 2007 period selling general and
administrative expenses included salaries and personnel costs of approximately
$139,000, sales, marketing and promotional expenses of approximately $69,000
and
travel expense of $86,000. We expect that our selling, general and
administrative expenses will increase as we continue to grow our business and
add new regions.
Professional
Fees
Professional
fees for the six months ended June 30, 2008 decreased by approximately $68,000
to $305,000 as compared to $373,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008.
Professional fees during the 2008 period included legal costs of approximately
$126,000, accounting fees of approximately $115,000 and consultant costs of
approximately $64,000. Professional fees during the 2007 period included legal
costs of approximately $73,000, accounting fees of approximately $145,000 and
consultant costs of approximately $156,000. 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 as we continue to acquire new
entities and implement our growth strategy as set forth.
5
Depreciation
and Amortization
Depreciation
expense for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was approximately $1,442,000
as
compared to $521,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The increase is
primarily attributable to our having operations for a full six months in the
2008 period as compared to only three months of operations in the 2007 period.
Depreciation and amortization expense during the 2008 period includes
depreciation expense of $1,348,000 on the property, plant and equipment at
our
Jinan broadband subsidiary, $51,000 of amortization expense related to our
service contract and $42,000 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 $521,000 on the
property, plant and equipment at our Jinan broadband subsidiary.
Interest
and Other Income (Expense)
We
recorded a net income amount of approximately $1,157,000, in interest and other
income (expense) during the six months ended June 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 $120,000, 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 $47,000 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 $19,000 of interest income earned on
our
cash balances.
During
the six months ended June 30, 2007 we recorded a net income amount of
approximately $1,000 in interest and other income (expense), net which consisted
of $5,000 in interest income earned on our cash balances offset by $4,000 of
interest expense.
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. During the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 $287,000 and
$150,000, respectively, of our operating losses were allocated to Jinan Parent.
Income
Tax Benefit
Our
income tax benefit was $13,000 and $0, respectively, for the six months ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of
June 30, 2008 we had $4,061,000 of cash on hand and working capital of $929,000.
As of June 30, 2008, we had total current liabilities of $6,427,000.
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 $1.2 million to fund the remaining portion
of our required working capital contribution. During the three months ended
June
30, 2008, the Company incurred $64,000 in interest expense related to these
notes which is included in accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheet.
With the consent of the Note holders, in May 2008, the Company issued an
aggregate of 75,614 shares to the Note holders in lieu of cash of approximately
$56,000 for the interest accrued as of 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. 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.
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Cash
Flows
Operating
activities for six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, after
adding back non-cash items (used) cash of approximately $(27,000) and
$(430,000), respectively.
During
such period other changes in working capital provided (used) cash of
approximately $415,000 and $(375,000) respectively, resulting in cash being
provided by (used in) operating activities of $388,000 and $(805,000),
respectively.
Investing
activities for six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 used cash of $2,225,000
and $176,000, respectively. The 2008 amounts consisted of additions to property
and equipment in the amount of $1,116,000 and the down payment for the
acquisition of Shandong Newspaper in the amount of $1,449,000 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 six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 provided cash of
$4,977,000 and $2,928,000, 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 $232,000. 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 $651,000.
Our
WOFE
and our Jinan Broadband subsidiary, which is our only operating subsidiary
as of
June 30, 2008, 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 $448,000 and $129,000 during the six months ended June 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. 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.
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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 August 2008 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 to implement this
business plan or, if implemented, that it will be successful.
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, anticipated 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.
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
In
late
April 2008, the Company received the 390,000 Cablecom Holdings Shares from
Clive
Ng, in connection with the Settlement Agreement. In accordance with the terms
of
the Settlement Agreement, the Company was to receive the Cablecom Holdings
Shares from Mr. Ng subject to any lock up or similar restriction applicable
to
Clive Ng. Accordingly, the Company entered into a lock up agreement with China
Cablecom Holdings with respect to the Cablecom Holdings Shares, containing
substantially similar lock up restrictions as in effect with Mr. Ng’s shares of
China Cablecom Holdings, dated as of April 24, 2008 (the “Cablecom Lock Up
Agreement”).
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Pursuant
to the Cablecom Lock Up Agreement, the
Company has agreed that without the consent of China Cablecom Holdings, except
as otherwise provided in the Lock Up Agreement (i) until the earlier
of the date (the "Trade Commencement Date"), that (x) is six months after April
9, 2008 , and (y) a registration statement with respect to such Shares, shall
be
declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (which was declared
effective on May 2, 2008), the Company shall not directly or indirectly offer,
sell, contract to sell, gift, exchange, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber
or
dispose of the Shares (or enter into any transaction which is designed to,
or
might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition, (whether by actual
disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or
otherwise), or any affiliate of the Company other than China Cablecom Holdings,
or any person in privity with the Company or any affiliate of the Company,
other
than China Cablecom Holdings), directly or indirectly, including the
establishment or increase in a put equivalent position or liquidation or
decrease in a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of
the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder
(each of the foregoing referred to as a "Disposition"); (ii) for a period of
6
months after the Trade Commencement Date, not to effect a Disposition of more
than 33⅓% of his Closing Shares and Escrow Shares, if any such Escrow Shares
have been released as of such time and (iii) for a period of 12 months after
the
Trade Commencement Date not to effect a disposition of more than 66⅔% of the
Shares, if any such Escrow Shares have been released as of such time.
The
foregoing is a summary only of the Lock Up Agreement. A registration statement
with respect to the Cablecom Holdings Shares was declared effective on May
2,
2008, however, no assurance can be made that the registration statement will
remain effective for any period of time, or that the shares will be liquid
at
favorable prices at times that the Company desires and is able to sell such
shares.
Warrant
Extensions
During
the second quarter of 2008, and as a result of the receipt of releases from
certain holders of warrants issued in the Company’s private placement of
8,000,000 shares of common stock and 4,000,000 warrants exercisable at $2.00
per
share (the “Investor Warrants”) in 2007, as contemplated by the Settlement
Agreement, the Company extended the expiration dates of all 4,000,000 Investor
Warrants from March of 2009, through January 11, 2013.
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.
Accordingly, approximately $1,400,000 was recorded within “Other Assets” in the
consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2008.
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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 $757,757 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
$2.2 Million and $4.5 based on current exchange rates.
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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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
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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 $757,575 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 August 2008. Accordingly, the results of the Shandong Newspaper
Business will be consolidated with the Company’s consolidated financial
statements as of August 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.
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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.
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.
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Foreign
Currency Translation
The
Company’s Jinan Broadband subsidiary business is 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.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
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.
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.
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.
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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 August 7, 2008 was approximately 6.87 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
August 7, 2008, the Company had not entered into any type of hedging or interest
rate swap transaction.
Item
4. 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 June 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. 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.
Management’s
Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management
is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over
financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company’s internal control over
financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes
those policies and procedures that:
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(i)
pertain
to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the
Company;
(ii) provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are
being made only in accordance with authorization of Management; and
(iii)
provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of
unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could
have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because
of inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not
prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance may
deteriorate.
Management
assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting as of June 30, 2008. In making this assessment, management used the
criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organization of the Treadway
Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on that
assessment, Management has concluded that the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting was effective as of June 30, 2008. Nonetheless, because
of
previous late filings during the 2007 year and because of our PRC operations,
management has retained a PRC based consultant to assist with financial
accounting processing and reporting. In addition, as a result of managements
assessment that prepaid internet services should be amortized, management has
set up internal controls to record and assess prepaid internet services on
an
ongoing basis as well as historically.
This
Form
10-Q does not include an attestation report of the Company's registered public
accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.
Management's report was not subject to attestation by the company's registered
public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission
that permit the Company to provide only management's report in this report.
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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 June 30, 2008 or thereafter other than has been disclosed in Current
Reports on Form 8-K.
In
May
2008 the Company issued, an aggregate of 75,614 shares to the ten Note holders
(all of whom are accredited investors) in lieu of interest through March 31,
2008, plus late penalty fees. In July 2008, the Company issued an aggregate
of
85,333 shares to these ten Note holders, in lieu of cash interest of
approximately $64,000 through June 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 June
30,
2008, to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned on August 19, 2008,
thereunto duly authorized.
CHINA
BROADBAND, INC
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By:
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/s/
Marc Urbach
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Name:
Marc Urbach
Title:
President (Principal Executive Officer)
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By:
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Yue Pu
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Name:
Yue Pu
Title:
Vice Chairman (Principal Accounting Officer, Principal Financial
Officer)
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