SUNRISE REAL ESTATE GROUP INC - Annual Report: 2008 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
(Mark
One)
x ANNUAL REPORT UNDER
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
fiscal year ended: December 31, 2008
o TRANSITION REPORT UNDER
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
Commission
file number: 000-32585
SUNRISE
REAL ESTATE GROUP, INC.
(Name of
Small Business Issuer in its Charter)
Texas
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6351
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75-2713701
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization) |
(Primary
Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification No.) |
Suite
701, No. 333, Zhaojiabang Road
Shanghai,
PRC 200032
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Issuer's
telephone number: + 86-21-6422-0505
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, $0.01 par
value
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by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in
Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
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The
issuer's net revenues for its most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2008
were US$8,075,193.
As of
March 31, 2009 the aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by
non-affiliates, 14,334,375 shares of Common Stock, was $4,371,984 based on an
average of the bid and ask prices of $0.305 per share of Common Stock on such
date.
The
number of shares outstanding of the issuer's Common Stock, $0.01 par value, as
of March 31, 2009 was 23,691,925 shares.
Transitional
Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes o No x
SUNRISE
REAL ESTATE GROUP, INC.
FORM
10-K
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
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Item
1.
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Description
of Business
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2
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Item
2.
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Description
of Property
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7
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Item
3.
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Legal
Proceedings
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7
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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7
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PART
II
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Item
5.
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Market
for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
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8
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Item
6.
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Selected
Financial Data
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8
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Item
7.
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation
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8
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Item
8.
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Financial
Statements
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22
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Item
9.
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Changes
In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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37
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Item
9A.
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Controls
and Procedures
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37
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Item
9B.
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Other
Information
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38
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PART
III
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Item
10.
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Directors,
Executive Officers, Promoters, Control Persons and Corporate Governance;
Compliance With Section 16(A) of the Exchange Act
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39
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Item
11.
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Executive
Compensation
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42
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Item
12.
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters
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43
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Item
13.
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions and Director
Independence
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43
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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44
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Item
15.
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Exhibits
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45
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1
Corporate
History
Sunrise
Real Estate Development Group, Inc. (“CY-SRRE”) was established in the Cayman
Islands on April 30, 2004 as a limited liability company. CY-SRRE was wholly
owned by Ace Develop Properties Limited, a corporation, (“Ace Develop”), of
which Lin Chi-Jung, an individual, is the principal and controlling shareholder.
Shanghai Xin Ji Yang Real Estate Consultation Company Limited (“SHXJY”) was
established in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) on August 14, 2001 as
a limited liability company. SHXJY was originally owned by a
Taiwanese company, of which the principal and controlling shareholder was Lin
Chi-Jung. On June 8, 2004, all the fully paid up capital of SHXJY was
transferred to CY-SRRE. On June 25, 2004 SHXJY and two individuals established a
subsidiary, namely, Suzhou Xin Ji Yang Real Estate Consultation Company Limited
(“SZXJY”) in the PRC, at which point in time, SHXJY held a 90% equity interest
in SZXJY. On December 24, 2004, SHXJY acquired 85% of equity interest in Beijing
Xin Ji Yang Real Estate Consultation Company Limited (“BJXJY”), a PRC company
incorporated on April 16, 2003 with limited liability. On August 9,
2005, SHXJY sold a 10% equity interest in SZXJY to a company owned by a director
of SZXJY, and transferred a 5% equity interest in SZXJY to
CY-SRRE. Following the disposal and the transfer, CY-SRRE effectively
held an 80% equity interest in SZXJY. On November 24, 2006, CY-SRRE, SHXJY, a
director of SZXJY and a third party established a subsidiary, namely, Suzhou
Shang Yang Real Estate Consultation Company Limited (“SZSY”) in the PRC, with
CY-SRRE holding a 12.5% equity interest, SHXJY holding a 26% equity interest and
the director of SZXJY holding a 12.5% equity interest in SZSY. At the date of
incorporation, SRRE and the director of SZXJY entered into a voting agreement
that SRRE is entitled to exercise the voting right in respect of his 12.5%
equity interest in SZSY. Following that, SRRE effectively holds 51% equity
interest in SZSY. On September 24, 2007, CY-SRRE sold a 5% equity interest in
SZXJY to a company owned by a director of SZXJY. Following the
disposal, CY-SRRE effectively holds 75% equity interest in SZXJY. On
November 1, 2007, SZXJY established a wholly owned subsidiary, Suzhou Xin Ji
Yang Real Estate Brokerage Company Limited (“SZXJYB”) in the PRC as a limited
liability company. On May 8, 2008, SHXJY established a wholly owned
subsidiary, Kunshan Shang Yang Real Estate Brokerage Company Limited (“KSSY”) in
the PRC as a limited liability company.
LIN RAY
YANG Enterprise Ltd. (“LRY”) was established in the British Virgin Islands on
November 13, 2003 as a limited liability company. LRY was owned by
Ace Develop, Planet Technology Corporation (“Planet Tech”) and Systems &
Technology Corporation (“Systems Tech”). On February 5, 2004, LRY
established a wholly owned subsidiary, Shanghai Shang Yang Real Estate
Consultation Company Limited (“SHSY”) in the PRC as a limited liability company.
On January 10, 2005, LRY and a PRC third party established a subsidiary, Suzhou
Gao Feng Hui Property Management Company Limited (“SZGFH”), in the PRC, with LRY
holding 80% of the equity interest in SZGFH. On May 8, 2006, LRY acquired 20% of
the equity interest in SZGFH from the third party. Following the acquisition,
LRY effectively holds 100% of the equity interest in SZGFH. On September 11,
2007 SHSY and other third parties established a subsidiary, namely, Suzhou Bin
Fen Nian Dai Administration Consultancy Company Limited (“SZBFND”) in the PRC,
with SHSY holding a 19% equity interest in SZBFND. On September 18, 2008, SHSY
established a wholly owned subsidiary, San Ya Shang Yang Real Estate
Consultation Company Limited (“SYSY”) in the PRC as a limited liability
company.
SHXJY,
SZXJY, BJXJY, SHSY, SZGFH, SZSY, SZXJYB, KSSY and SYSY commenced operations in
November 2001, June 2004, January 2004, February 2004, January 2005, November
2006, November 2007, May 2008 and September 2008 respectively. Each
of SHXJY, SZXJY, BJXJY, SHSY, SZGFH, SZSY, SZXJYB and KSSY has been granted a
twenty-year operation period and SYSY has been granted a thirty-year operation
period from the PRC, which can be extended with approvals from relevant PRC
authorities.
On August
31, 2004, Sunrise Real Estate Group, Inc. (“SRRE”), CY-SRRE and Lin Chi-Jung, an
individual and agent for the beneficial shareholder of CY-SRRE, i.e., Ace
Develop, entered into an exchange agreement under which SRRE issued 5,000,000
shares of common stock to the beneficial shareholder or its designees, in
exchange for all outstanding capital stock of CY-SRRE. The
transaction closed on October 5, 2004. Lin Chi-Jung is Chairman of
the Board of Directors of SRRE, the President of CY-SRRE and the principal and
controlling shareholder of Ace Develop.
Also on
August 31, 2004, SRRE, LRY and Lin Chi-Jung, an individual and agent for
beneficial shareholders of LRY, i.e., Ace Develop, Planet Tech and Systems Tech,
entered into an exchange agreement under which SRRE issued 10,000,000 shares of
common stock to the beneficial shareholders, or their designees, in exchange for
all outstanding capital stock of LRY. The transaction was closed on
October 5, 2004. Lin Chi-Jung is Chairman of the Board of Directors of SRRE, the
President of LRY and the principal and controlling shareholder of Ace
Develop. Regarding the 10,000,000 shares of common stock of SRRE
issued in this transaction, SRRE issued 8,500,000 shares to Ace Develop, 750,000
shares to Planet Tech and 750,000 shares to Systems Tech.
As a
result of the acquisition, the former owners of CY-SRRE and LRY hold a majority
interest in the combined entity. Generally accepted accounting
principles require in certain circumstances that a company whose shareholders
retain the majority voting interest in the combined business be treated as the
acquirer for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the
acquisition has been accounted for as a “reverse acquisition” arrangement
whereby CY-SRRE and LRY are deemed to have purchased SRRE. However,
SRRE remains the legal entity and the Registrant for Securities and Exchange
Commission reporting purposes. All shares and per share data prior to
the acquisition have been restated to reflect the stock issuance as a
recapitalization of CY-SRRE and LRY.
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SRRE was
initially incorporated in Texas on October 10, 1996, under the name of Parallax
Entertainment, Inc. (“Parallax”). On December 12, 2003, Parallax
changed its name to Sunrise Real Estate Development Group, Inc. On
April 25, 2006, Sunrise Estate Development Group, Inc. filed Articles of
Amendment with the Texas Secretary of State, changing the name of Sunrise Real
Estate Development Group, Inc. to Sunrise Real Estate Group, Inc., effective
from May 23, 2006.
SRRE and
its subsidiaries, namely, CY-SRRE, LRY, SHXJY, SZXJY, SZXJYB, SZSY, KSSY, BJXJY,
SHSY, SZGFH and SYSY are sometimes hereinafter collectively referred to as “the
Company.”
The
principal activities of the Company are property brokerage services, real estate
marketing services, property leasing services and property management services
in the PRC.
General
Business Description
SRRE was
incorporated on October 10, 1996 as a Texas corporation and was formerly known
as Parallax Entertainment, Inc. SRRE has gone through a series of transactions
leading to the completion of a reverse merger on October 5, 2004. Prior to the
closing of the exchange agreements described in “Corporate History” above, SRRE
was an inactive "shell" company. Following the closing, SRRE, through its two
wholly owned subsidiaries, CY-SRRE and LRY, has engaged in the property
brokerage services, real estate marketing services, property leasing services
and property management services in the PRC.
The
Company recognizes that in order to differentiate itself from the market, it
should avoid direct competition with large-scale property developers who have
their own marketing departments. Our objective is to develop a niche position
with marketing alliances with medium size and smaller developers, and become
their outsourcing marketing and sales agents.
SRRE
operates through a tier of wholly owned subsidiaries of Sunrise Real Estate
Development Group, Inc., a Cayman Islands corporation ("CY-SRRE") and LIN RAY
YANG Enterprise, Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company ("LRY"). Neither CY-SRRE
nor LRY have operations but conduct operations in Mainland China through their
respective subsidiaries that are based in the PRC. CY-SRRE operates through its
wholly owned subsidiary, SHXJY. LRY operates through its two wholly owned
subsidiaries, SHSY and SZGFH. SHXJY and SHSY are property agency business
earning commission revenue from marketing and sales services to developers. The
main business of SZGFH is to render property rental service, buildings
management and maintenance service for office buildings. Our company
organization chart is as follows:
Figure 1:
Company Organization Chart
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Our major
business was agency sales, whereby our Chinese subsidiaries contracted with
property developers to market and sell their newly developed property
units. For these services we earned a commission fee calculated as a
percentage of the sales prices. We have focused our sales on the whole China
market, especially in secondary cities. To expand our agency business, we have
established subsidiaries in Shanghai, Suzhou, Beijing, Kunshan and Hainan, and
branches in NanChang, YangZhou, NanJing and ChongQing.
During
the year of 2005 and 2006, SZGFH entered into leasing agreements with certain
buyers of the Sovereign Building underwriting project to lease the properties
for them. These leasing agreements on these properties are for 62% of the floor
space that was sold to third party buyers. In accordance with the leasing
agreements, the owners of the properties can have an annual rental return of
8.5% and 8.8% per annum for a period of 5 years and 8 years,
respectively. The leasing period started in the second quarter, 2006,
and the Company has the right to sublease the leased properties to cover these
lease commitments in the leasing period. As of March 31, 2009, 116 sub-leasing
agreements have been signed, the area of these sub-leasing agreements
represented 90% of total area with these lease commitments.
With a
relatively short history and smaller capital base, we recognize that in order to
differentiate ourselves from the market, we need to avoid direct competition
with large-scale property developers, who have their own marketing departments.
We plan to utilize our professional experience to carve a niche and position by
developing marketing alliances with medium size and smaller developers. This
strategic plan is designed to expand our activities beyond our existing revenue
base, enabling us to assume higher investment risk and giving us flexibility in
collaborating with partnering developers. The plan is aimed at improving our
capital structure, diversifying our revenue base, creating higher values and
equity returns.
In the
past seven years, we have established a reputation as a sales and marketing
agency for new projects. With our accumulated expertise and experience, we
intend to take a more aggressive role by participating in property investments.
We plan to select property developers with outstanding qualifications as our
strategic partners, and continue to build strength in design, planning,
positioning and marketing services.
Business
Activities
Our main
operating subsidiaries, SHXJY and SHSY, have engaged in sales and marketing
agency work for newly built property units. We also have developed a
good network of landowners and earned the trust of developers, allowing us to
explore opportunities in property investments.
In order
to build a cushion against the cyclical nature of the real estate industry and
have a more diversified revenue base, we established another operating
subsidiary, SZGFH, to deal with property management and rental
operations.
Commission Based
Services
Commission
based services refer to marketing and sales agency operations, which provide the
following services:
a.
Integrated Marketing Planning
b.
Advertising Planning & Execution
c. Sales
Planning and Execution
In this
type of business, we sign a marketing and sales agency agreement with property
developers to undertake the marketing and sales activities of a specific
project. The scope of service varies according to clients' needs; it could be a
full package of all the above services, a combination of any two of the above
services or any single service.
A major
part of our existing revenue comes from commission-based services. We secure
these projects via bidding or direct appointments. As a result of our
relationships with existing clients and our sales track record, we have secured
a number of cases from prior clients on subsequent phases of
projects.
Normally,
before a developer retains us, we will evaluate and determine the Average Sales
Value of a project. This value will be proposed to the developer, and the
parties will determine and agree on an Average Sales Value as the basis of our
agency agreement. The actual sales price of the project is generally priced
higher than the Average Sales Value depending on market conditions. On average,
we have been to sell the property at a small premium over Average Sales
Value.
Our
normal commission structure is a combination of the following:
a) Base
Commission of 1.0% - 1.5% based on the Average sales value.
b)
Surplus Commission of 10% - 30% based on the difference between Average Sales
Value and actual sales price.
Our
wholly owned subsidiaries, SHXJY and SHSY, engage in this sales and marketing
phase of our business.
Mainland China's Property
Sector
The
industry's macro environment is opening up, and the property sector is gradually
developing to be a more regulated market. Stable economic growth provides a
solid and secure base for investment returns in the property
sector.
4
GDP
Growth of PRC for the period of 2004 through 2008
GDP
GROWTH
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2004
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10.1 | % | ||
2005
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10.4 | % | ||
2006
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10.7 | % | ||
2007
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11.4 | % | ||
2008
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9.0 | % |
Government
regulation
On
January 3, 2008 the State Council issued the Circular of the State Council on
Promoting Efficient and Intensive Land Use. The Circular calls for strict
reviews of planning and standards for land use. It also puts forward specific
rules aiming to reduce the amount of idle lands and better implement economic
mechanisms for a more efficient use of land.
The
Measures for Land Registration went into effect in China on February 1, 2008,
signifying a step by the Ministry of Land and Resources to implement the
relevant provisions in the Property Law, which went into effect on October 1,
2007. The Measures delineate the categories of land-related rights that should
be registered, streamline the registration process, and add new types of
registration to better protect the holders of various rights.
In order
to regulate transactions involving state-owned land-use rights and to add
transparency to the transaction process, the Shanghai Municipal People’s
Government (the Shanghai Government) opened the Shanghai Land Exchange on March
1, 2008. In conjunction with the administration of the Exchange, the Shanghai
Government issued the Administrative Measures for the Shanghai Land Exchange on
February 28, 2008 and the Measures took effect on March 1, 2008.
On
December 20, 2008, the General Office of the State Council issued the Several
Opinions on Promoting the Sound Development of the Real Estate Market, which
took effect on the same day. In the Opinions, the General Office urges
provincial governments and the State Council’s committees to make their best
efforts in ensuring an adequate supply of social security housing. The central
government sets a three-year time frame to help lower-income households enhance
their living conditions by building more low-rent and low-price residences, and
renovating residences in poor condition. It also outlines favorable policies for
people purchasing their second residences to boost real estate sales. In order
to promote the resale of residences, the General Office provides tax exemptions
under certain conditions.
In
addition, the Opinions abolish the urban real estate tax. Both domestic and
foreign enterprises and individuals are entitled to the same tax rate provided
under the Interim Regulations on Real Estate Taxation of the People’s Republic
of China. It represents the Chinese government’s third adjustment to real estate
tax policies in 2008
Environmental
matters
None
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As of
December 31, 2008, we had the following number of employees:
Employees
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SRRE
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Administration
Dept.
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6
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Accounting
Dept.
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2
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Investor
Relations Dept.
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2
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Research
& Development Dept.
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5
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SHXJY
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Administration
Dept.
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9
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Accounting
Dept.
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3
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Research
& Development Dept.
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9
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Advertising
& Communication Planning Dept.
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3
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Marketing
Dept.
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38
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Nanchang
Branch of SHXJY
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Marketing
Dept.
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10
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Yangzhou
Branch of SHXJY
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Accounting
Dept.
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2
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Marketing
Dept.
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17
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Chongqing
Branch of SHXJY
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Accounting
Dept.
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2
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Marketing
Dept.
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11
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SZXJY
and Nanjing Branch
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Administration
Dept.
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10
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Accounting
Dept.
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3
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Research
& Development Dept.
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8
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Advertising
& Communication Planning Dept.
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6
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Marketing
Dept.
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52
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SZSY
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Marketing
Dept.
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24
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SZXJYB
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Marketing
Dept.
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7
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BJXJY
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Administration
Dept.
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1
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SHSY
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Administration
Dept.
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5
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Research
& Development Dept.
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5
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Accounting
Dept.
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2
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Marketing
Dept.
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6
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SYSY
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Marketing
Dept.
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12
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SZGFH
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Administration
Dept.
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1
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Accounting
Dept.
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3
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Marketing
Dept.
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4
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Total
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268
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6
Not
Applicable
ITEM
1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM
2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
We
currently rent our facilities at 7th Floor,
No.333, Zhaojiabang Road, Shanghai, PRC. We also have regional field
support offices in various cities in Mainland China, namely Suzhou, Beijing,
Nanchang, Yangzhou, Chongqing, Nanjing and Hainan. We lease the facilities that
house our regional field support offices.
During
the past four years, the Company has also acquired two floors and four units of
the Sovereign Building in Suzhou, PRC. The properties under
development were completed on March 31, 2006, and we have paid the full purchase
price to the property developer. In 2007, the title for these properties were
transferred to the Company. The Company decided that one floor will be held for
the Company’s own use, and the remaining properties will be held for long-term
investment purposes. Accordingly, the costs of the properties for the Company’s
own use was $2,213,659 and the investment properties was
$9,059,905.
As of
December 31, 2008, the bank loan
secured by the investment properties was $5,840,053 and bears interest at prime
rate as announced by the People’s Bank of China. The bank loan secured by the
properties for the Company’s own use was $409,680, which is repayable before
December 15, 2010 in monthly installments and bears interest at prime rate as
announced by the People’s Bank of China.
The
Company is not a party to any legal proceedings of a material
nature.
None.
7
Our
common stock is quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board system under the
symbol “SRRE.” The following table sets forth the high and low quotations of our
common stock reported by the OTCBB system for the periods
indicated.
Over-the-counter
market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up,
mark-down, or commissions, and may not necessarily represent actual
transactions.
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
2008
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2007
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High
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Low
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High
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Low
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First
quarter
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$ | 0.38 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 1.98 | $ | 1.65 | ||||||||
Second
quarter
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$ | 0.52 | $ | 0.12 | $ | 2.15 | $ | 1.02 | ||||||||
Third
quarter
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$ | 0.70 | $ | 0.12 | $ | 1.95 | $ | 0.25 | ||||||||
Fourth
quarter
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$ | 0.40 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.80 | $ | 0.15 |
As of
March 31, 2009, we had approximately 1,271 record holders of our common stock.
On March 31, 2009, the closing price of our common stock was $0.62.
No cash
dividends were declared on our common stock in 2008 and 2007. The major reason
for not declaring any cash dividends is that we are still a growing company and
require sufficient liquidity to fund our business activities. In the future, in
the event we have funds available for distribution, we may consider paying cash
dividends on our common stock.
The
Company did not repurchase any of its outstanding equity securities during the
year ended December 31, 2008.
No
securities of the Company were issued pursuant to any equity compensation plan
during the year ended December 31, 2008.
ITEM
6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Not
Applicable
The
following Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) is intended to help
the reader understand Sunrise Real Estate Group, Inc. (“SRRE”). MD&A is
provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our
financial statements and the accompanying notes.
OVERVIEW
In
October 2004, the former shareholders of Sunrise Real Estate Development Group,
Inc. (Cayman Islands) (“CY-SRRE”) and LIN RAY YANG Enterprise Ltd. (“LRY”)
acquired a majority of our voting interests in a share
exchange. Before the completion of the share exchange, SRRE had no
continuing operations, and its historical results would not be meaningful if
combined with the historical results of CY-SRRE, LRY and their
subsidiaries.
As a
result of the acquisition, the former owners of CY-SRRE and LRY hold a majority
interest in the combined entity. Generally accepted accounting
principles require in certain circumstances that a company whose shareholders
retain the majority voting interest in the combined business be treated as the
acquirer for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the
acquisition has been accounted for as a “reverse acquisition” arrangement
whereby CY-SRRE and LRY are deemed to have purchased SRRE. However,
SRRE remains the legal entity and the Registrant for Securities and Exchange
Commission reporting purposes. The historical financial statements
prior to October 5, 2004 are those of CY-SRRE and LRY and their
subsidiaries. All equity information and per share data prior to the
acquisition have been restated to reflect the stock issuance as a
recapitalization of CY-SRRE and LRY.
SRRE and
its subsidiaries, namely, CY-SRRE, LRY, Shanghai Xin Ji Yang Real Estate
Consultation Company Limited (“SHXJY”), Suzhou Xin Ji Yang Real Estate
Consultation Company Limited (“SZXJY”), Beijing Xin Ji Yang Real Estate
Consultation Company Limited (“BJXJY”), Shanghai Shangyang Real Estate
Consultation Company Limited (“SHSY”), Suzhou Gao Feng Hui Property Management
Company Limited (“SZGFH”), Suzhou Shang Yang Real Estate Consultation Company
Limited (“SZSY”), Suzhou Xin Ji Yang Real Estate Brokerage Company
Limited(“SZXJYB”), Kunshan Shang Yang Real Estate Brokerage Company Limited
(“KSSY”) and San Ya Shang Yang Real Estate Consultation Company Limited (“SYSY”)
are sometimes hereinafter collectively referred to as “the Company,” “our,” or
“us”.
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The
principal activities of the Company are real estate agency sales, real estate
marketing services, real estate investments, property leasing services and
property management services in the PRC.
RECENT
DEVELOPMENTS
Our major
business was agency sales, whereby our Chinese subsidiaries contracted with
property developers to market and sell their newly developed property
units. For these services we earned a commission fee calculated as a
percentage of the sales prices. We have focused our sales on the whole China
market, especially in secondary cities. To expand our agency business, we have
established subsidiaries in Shanghai, Suzhou, Beijing, Kunshan and Hainan, and
branches in NanChang, YangZhou, NanJing and ChongQing.
During
the year of 2005 and 2006, SZGFH entered into leasing agreements with certain
buyers of the Sovereign Building underwriting project to lease the properties
for them. These leasing agreements on these properties are for 62% of the floor
space that was sold to third party buyers. In accordance with the leasing
agreements, the owners of the properties can have an annual rental return of
8.5% and 8.8% per annum for a period of 5 years and 8 years,
respectively. The leasing period started in the second quarter, 2006,
and the Company has the right to sublease the leased properties to cover these
lease commitments in the leasing period. As of March 31, 2009, 116 sub-leasing
agreements have been signed, the area of these sub-leasing agreements
represented 90% of total area with these lease commitments.
RISKS
ASSOCIATED WITH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS FORM
10-K
In
addition to historical information, this Form 10-K contains forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs and
expectations, information currently available to us, estimates, projections
about our industry, and certain assumptions made by our management. These
statements are not historical facts. We use words such as "anticipates",
"expects", "intends", "plans", "believes", "seeks", "estimates", and similar
expressions to identify our forward-looking statements, which include, among
other things, our anticipated revenue and cost of our agency and investment
business.
Because
we are unable to control or predict many of the factors that will determine our
future performance and financial results, including future economic,
competitive, and market conditions, our forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance. They are subject to risks, uncertainties, and
errors in assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially
from those reflected in our forward-looking statements. We believe that the
assumptions underlying our forward-looking statements are reasonable. However,
the investor should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements. They only reflect our view and expectations as of the date of this
Form 10-K. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement in light of new information, future events, or other
occurrences.
There are
several risks and uncertainties, including those relating to our ability to
raise money and grow our business and potential difficulties in integrating new
acquisitions with our current operations, especially as they pertain to foreign
markets and market conditions. These risks and uncertainties can materially
affect the results predicted. The Company’s future operating results over both
the short and long term will be subject to annual and quarterly fluctuations due
to several factors, some of which are outside our control. These factors include
but are not limited to fluctuating market demand for our services, and general
economic conditions.
RECENTLY
ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In
October 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 157-3, “Determining the Fair
Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset is Not Active.” This
FSP clarifies the application of SFAS No. 157 in a market for that is not active
and provides an example to illustrate key considerations in determining the fair
value of a financial asset when the market for that financial asset is not
active. This FSP was effective for the Company upon issuance, including prior
periods for which financial statements have not been issued; and, therefore was
effective for the Company’s financial statements as of and for the three and
nine month periods ended September 30, 2008. There was no impact of adoption of
FAS 157 as the Company has no financial assets or liabilities which were not
classified as level I.
In May
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles.” SFAS No. 162 is intended to improve financial reporting
by identifying a consistent framework, or hierarchy, for selecting accounting
principles to be used in preparing financial statements that are presented in
conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for
nongovernmental entities. SFAS No. 162 is effective 60 days following the SEC's
approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing amendments to
AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles. Management does not anticipate that the
provisions of SFAS No. 162 will have an impact on the Company’s consolidated
results of operations or consolidated financial position.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business
Combinations,” (“SFAS 141R”) to improve the relevance, representational
faithfulness, and comparability of the information that a reporting entity
provides in its financial reports about a business combination and its effects.
This Statement applies to all transactions or other events in which an entity
obtains control of one or more businesses, and combinations achieved without the
transfer of consideration. SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007) is effective for business
combinations for which the acquisition date is in on or after the beginning of
the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15,
2008. The impact of adopting SFAS 141R will depend on the nature and
size of the future business combinations the Company consummates after the
effective date.
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FASB
statement No. 160 “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial
Statements- an amendment of ARB No. 51” was issued December of 2007. This
Statement establishes accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling
interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a
subsidiary. The Company believes that this new pronouncement
will have an immaterial impact on the Company’s financial statements in future
periods.
APPLICATION
OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Critical accounting policies for us include revenue
recognition, net earnings per common share, income taxes and segment
information.
Revenue
Recognition
Agency
commission revenue from property brokerage is recognized when the property
developer and the buyer complete a property sales transaction, and the property
developer grants confirmation to us to be able to invoice them accordingly. The
time when we receive the commission is normally at the time when the property
developer receives from the buyer a portion of the sales proceeds in accordance
with the terms of the relevant property sales agreement, or the balance of the
bank loan to the buyer has been funded, or recognized under the sales schedule
or other specific items of agency sales agreement with developer. At no point
does the Company handle any monetary transactions nor act as an escrow
intermediary between the developer and the buyer.
Revenue
from marketing consultancy services is recognized when services are provided to
clients.
Rental
revenue from property management and rental business is recognized on a
straight-line basis according to the time pattern of the leasing
agreements.
The
Company accounts for its underwriting sales revenue with underwriting rent
guarantees in accordance with SFAS No. 66 “Accounting for Sales of Real Estate”
(SFAS 66). Under SFAS 66, the deposit method should be used for the revenue from
the sales of floor space with underwriting rent guarantees until the rental
revenues generated by sub-leasing properties exceed the guaranteed rental amount
due to the purchasers.
All
revenues represent gross revenues less sales and business tax.
Net
Earnings per Common Share
The
Company computes net earnings per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128,
“Earnings per Share.” Under the provisions of SFAS No. 128, basic net
earnings per share is computed by dividing the net earnings available to common
shareholders for the period by the weighted average number of shares of common
stock outstanding during the period. The calculation of diluted net earnings per
share recognizes common stock equivalents, however; potential common stock in
the diluted EPS computation is excluded in net loss periods, as their effect is
anti-dilutive.
Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109 “Accounting
for Income Taxes.” Under SFAS No. 109, deferred tax liabilities or assets at the
end of each period are determined using the tax rate expected to be in effect
when taxes are actually paid or recovered. Valuation allowances are established
when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be
realized.
Segment
Information
The
Company believes that it operates in one business segment. Management views the
business as consisting of several revenue streams; however it is not possible to
attribute assets or indirect costs to the individual streams other than direct
expenses.
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We
provide the following discussion and analyses of our changes in financial
condition and results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2008,
with comparisons to the historical year ended December 31, 2007.
Revenue
The
following table shows the detail for net revenues by line of
business:
Years
ended December 31,
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2008
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%
to total
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2007
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%
to total
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%
change
|
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Agency
sales
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5,087,634 | 63 | 6,655,582 | 82 | (24 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Underwriting
sales
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- | - | 275,465 | 3 | (100 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Property
management
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2,987,559 | 37 | 1,170,277 | 15 | 155 | |||||||||||||||
Net
revenue
|
8,075,193 | 100 | 8,101,324 | 100 | (1 | ) |
The net
revenues for 2008 were $8,075,193, which decreased 1% from $8,101,324 of 2007.
In 2008, agency sales represented 63% of the total net revenues and property
management represented 37%. The decrease in 2008 was mainly due to the decrease
in our agency sales revenue.
Agency
sales
In 2008
63% of our net revenue was due to agency sales, which were from the business
activities of SHXJY, SHSY and their subsidiaries and branches. As compared with
2007, net revenue of agency sales in 2008 decreased 24%. Primary reasons for
this change was that in 2007 there were three projects that contributed net
revenue in the aggregate amount of $2.49million to SHXJY, and the net revenue
from these projects in 2008 decreased by $1.54million.
Because
of our diverse market locations, the current macro economic policies had little
impact on our business operations in agency sales in 2008, and we are seeking
stable growth in our agency sales business in 2009. However, there can be no
assurance that we will be able to do so.
Property
Management
During
the year of 2005 and 2006, SZGFH entered into leasing agreements with certain
buyers of the Sovereign Building underwriting project to lease the properties
for them. These leasing agreements on the Sovereign Building are for 62% of the
floor space that was sold to third party buyers. The leasing period started in
the second quarter of 2006, and in the leasing period SZGFH has the right to
sublease the leased properties to earn rental income. As of December 31, 2008,
125 sub-leasing agreements were signed. The area of these sub-leasing agreements
represents 94% of total area under these lease commitments. We expect that the
income from the sub-leasing business will be on a stable growth trend in 2009
and that it can cover the lease commitments in the leasing period as a whole.
However there can be no assurance that we will achieve these
objectives.
Cost of
Revenues
The
following table shows the cost of revenues detail by line of
business:
Years
ended December 31,
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2008
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%
to total
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2007
|
%
to total
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%
change
|
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Agency
sales
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3,008,265 | 45 | 3,212,473 | 47 | (6 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Underwriting
sales
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- | - | 214,559 | 3 | (100 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Property
management
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3,654,595 | 55 | 3,378,931 | 50 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
Cost
of revenue
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6,662,860 | 100 | 6,805,963 | 100 | (2 | ) |
The cost
of revenues for 2008 was $6,662,860; this was a decrease of 2% from $6,805,963
in 2007. In 2008, agency sales represented 45% of total cost of
revenues and property management represented 55%. The decrease in
cost of revenues in 2008 was mainly due to the decrease in our agency
sales.
Agency
sales
As
compared with 2007, cost of revenue of agency sales in 2008 decreased 6%. The
primary reason for the change was the decrease in our commissions paid to
marketing staff. In 2008, our commissions paid to marketing staff decreased
$414,924 compared to 2007.
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Property
management
During
the year of 2005 and 2006, SZGFH entered into leasing agreements with certain
buyers of the Sovereign Building underwriting project to lease the properties
for them. In accordance with the leasing agreements, the owners of the
properties can enjoy an annual rental return at 8.5% and 8.8% per annum for a
period of 5 years and 8 years, respectively.
The
leasing period started in the second quarter, 2006, and we recognized the rental
coverage that we pay under these leasing agreements as our cost. As certain
properties under this promotion package were not leased out in 2008, the Company
recorded a negative gross profit margin for 2008. We expect that these
properties will be leased out in 2009, the gross margin will be improved.
However, no assurance can be given that this will be the case.
An
accrual for onerous lease contracts, which is equal to the difference between
the present value of the sublease income and the present value of the associated
lease expense at appropriate discount rate, was recognised. The accrual for
onerous lease contacts was $535,811 as of December 31, 2007 and $446,456 as of
December 31, 2008.
Operating
Expenses
The
following table shows operating expenses detail by line of
business:
Years
ended December 31,
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2008
|
%
to total
|
2007
|
%
to total
|
%
change
|
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Agency
sales
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1,180,917 | 92 | 853,309 | 75 | 38 | |||||||||||||||
Underwriting
sales
|
- | - | 99,385 | 9 | (100 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Property
management
|
105,784 | 8 | 177,318 | 16 | (40 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
1,286,701 | 100 | 1,130,012 | 100 | 14 |
The
operating expenses of 2008 were $1,286,701; these increased 14% from $1,130,012
in 2007. In 2008, agency sales represented 92% of the total operating
expenses and property management represented 8%. The increase in
operating expenses in 2008 was mainly due to the increase in our agency sales
expenses.
Agency
sales
When
compared to 2007, the operating expenses for agency sales in 2008 increased 38%.
The primary reason for the increase in 2008 was the increase in staff cost,
business travel expenses and lease expenses of $230,810, $42,647 and $39,080
respectively, compared to 2007. These increased costs are incurred to strengthen
our marketing workforce.
Property
management
When
compared to 2007, the operating expenses for property management in 2008
decreased 40%. The main reason for the decrease was the agency commissions of
SZGFH. In 2008, the agency commissions decreased $63,278, compared to
2007.
General and Administrative
Expenses
The
general and administrative expenses in 2008 were $4,380,662, decreasing 6% from
$4,654,995 in 2007. Primary reasons for the change were the
following:
i)
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The
decrease in our staff cost. In 2008, our staff cost decreased $111,110,
compared to 2007.
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ii)
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The
decrease in legal fees. In 2008, legal fees decreased $120,942, compared
to 2007.
|
iii)
|
The
decrease in business travel expenses. In 2008, business travel expenses
decreased $145,807, compared to
2007.
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iv)
|
The
decrease in consulting fees. In 2008, consulting fees decreased $113,217,
compared to 2007.
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v)
|
In
2007, the bad debt expenses and fit-out expenses were $114,543 and
$80,579, and there was no such expenses in
2008.
|
vi)
|
In
2008, an impairment loss on equity investment of $83,399 and an impairment
loss on amount due from related party of $314,317 were
made
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vii)
|
In
2008, an impairment loss on advances to minority interest of consolidated
project venturers of $989,822 was
made.
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Interest
Expenses
When
compared to 2007, the interest expenses in 2008 decreased 34%. The interest
expenses relate to bank loans and promissory notes payable.
Major Related Party
Transaction
None.
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In 2008,
our principal sources of cash were revenues from our agency sales and property
management business. Most of our cash resources were used to fund our revenue
related expenses, such as salaries and commissions paid to the sales force,
daily administrative expenses and the maintenance of regional offices, and the
repayments of our bank loans and promissory notes.
We ended
the period with a cash position of $619,879 (including cash and cash equivalents
of $587,468 and restricted cash of $32,411). The Company’s operating activities
used cash in the amount of $3,746,656, which was primarily attributable to the
Company’s net loss in the amount of $6,028,907.
The
Company’s investing activities consumed cash resources of $630,032 in
2008.
The
Company’s financing activities used cash resources of $45,547 in 2008, which was
primarily attributable to the repayment to director and promissory
notes.
The
potential cash needs for 2009 will be the repayments of our bank loans and
promissory notes, the rental guarantee payments and promissory deposits for
various property projects.
We
anticipate that our current available funds, cash inflows from providing
property agency services and management services, and the proceeds from
investment properties will be sufficient to meet our anticipated needs for
working capital expenditures, business expansion and the potential cash needs
during 2009.
If our
business otherwise grows more rapidly than we currently predict, we plan to
raise funds through the issuance of additional shares of our equity securities
in one or more public or private offerings. We will also consider
raising funds through credit facilities obtained with lending
institutions. There can be no guarantee that we will be able to
obtain such funds through the issuance of debt or equity that are with terms
satisfactory to management and our board of directors.
The
Company has incurred losses of $6,028,907 for the year ended December
31, 2008 and had a net working capital deficiency of $7,014,364 as of December
31, 2008. The Company’s net working capital deficiency, recurring losses and
negative cash flows from operations raise substantial doubt about its ability to
continue as a going concern.
The
Company is negotiating a Share Purchase Agreement with Whole World Holding
Corporation (“Whole World”) to issue 57,000,000 underlying shares to Whole World
for a consideration of $20,000,000, which is scheduled to close on or before May
17, 2009. Management believes that the successful completion of the
aforesaid Share Purchase Agreement will enable the Company to have sufficient
cash flow to meet its obligations on a timely basis and ultimately to attain
successful operations in respect of the agency sales and building management
operations.
OFF BALANCE SHEET
ARRANGEMENTS
The Company has no off-balance sheet
arrangements.
RISK
FACTORS
SRRE has
identified a number of risk factors faced by the Company. These factors, among
others, may cause actual results, events or performance to differ materially
from those expressed in this 10-K or in press releases or other public
disclosures. You should be aware of the existence of these factors.
RISKS RELATING TO THE
GROUP
SRRE
is a holding company and depends on its subsidiaries’ cash flows to meet its
obligations.
SRRE is a
holding company, and it conducts all of its operations through its subsidiaries.
As a result, its ability to meet any obligations depends upon its subsidiaries’
cash flows and payment of funds as dividends, loans, advances or other payments.
In addition, the payment of dividends or the making of loans, advances or other
payments to SRRE may be subject to regulatory or contractual
restrictions.
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Our
invoicing for commissions may be delayed.
Generally,
we recognize our commission revenues after the contracts signed with developers
are completed and confirmations are received from the developers. However,
sometimes we do not recognize income even when we have rendered our services for
any of the following reasons:
a.
|
The
developers have not received payments from potential purchasers who have
promised to pay the outstanding sum by
cash;
|
b.
|
The
purchasers, who need to obtain mortgage financing to pay the outstanding
balance due, are unable to obtain the necessary financing from their
banks;
|
c.
|
Banks
are sometimes unwilling to grant the necessary bridge loan to the
developers in time due to the developers’ relatively low credit
rating;
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d.
|
The
developers tend to be in arrears with sales commissions; therefore, do not
grant confirmation to us to be able to invoice them
accordingly.
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Development
of new business may stretch our cash flow and strain our operation
efficiency.
Business
expansion and the need to integrate operations arising from the expansion may
place a significant strain on our managerial, operational and financial
resources, and will further contribute to a needed increase in our financial
needs.
Risks
associated with a Guaranteed Rental Return Promotion.
During
2005 and 2006, we launched a promotional package that allows property buyers and
investors to enjoy a 5 or 8 year guaranteed rental return at 8.5% or 8.8% of the
property purchase costs per annum for a leasing period of 5 or 8 years,
respectively. We are continuing to promote this package. The return is
guaranteed by SZGFH, whereby SZGFH’s principal activities are real estate
leasing and property management services. However, we may not successfully
sublease the targeted properties at prices higher than what we committed in the
promotional package. Our failure to do so could adversely affect our financial
condition.
Our
acquisition of new property may involve risks.
These
acquisitions involve several risks including, but not limited to, the
following:
a.
|
The
acquired properties may not perform as well as we expected or ever become
profitable.
|
b.
|
Improvements
to the properties may ultimately cost significantly more than we had
originally estimated.
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Additional
acquisitions might harm our business.
As part
of our business strategy, we may seek to acquire or invest in additional
businesses, products, services or technologies that we think could complement or
expand our business. If we identify an appropriate acquisition opportunity, we
might be unable to negotiate the terms of that acquisition successfully, finance
it, or integrate it into our existing business and operations. We may also be
unable to select, manage or absorb any future acquisitions successfully.
Furthermore, the negotiation of potential acquisitions, as well as the
integration of an acquired business, would divert management time and other
resources. We may have to use a substantial portion of our available cash to
consummate an acquisition. If we complete acquisitions through exchange of our
securities, our shareholders could suffer significant dilution. In addition, we
cannot assure you that any particular acquisition, even if successfully
completed, will ultimately benefit our business.
Our
real estate investments are subject to numerous risks.
We are
subject to risks that generally relate to investments in real estate. The
investment returns available from equity investments in real estate depend in
large part on the amount of income earned and capital appreciation generated by
the related properties, as well as the expenses incurred. In addition, a variety
of other factors affect income from properties and real estate values, including
governmental regulations, insurance, zoning, tax and eminent domain laws,
interest rate levels and the availability of financing. For example, new or
existing real estate zoning or tax laws can make it more expensive and/or
time-consuming to develop real property or expand, modify or renovate
properties. When interest rates increase, the cost of acquiring, developing,
expanding or renovating real property increases and real property values may
decrease as the number of potential buyers decrease. Similarly, as financing
becomes less available, it becomes more difficult both to acquire and to sell
real property. Finally, governments can, under eminent domain laws, take real
property. Sometimes this taking is for less compensation than the owner believes
the property is worth. Any of these factors could have a material adverse impact
on results of our operations or financial condition. In addition, equity real
estate investments, such as the investments we hold and any additional
properties that we may acquire, are relatively difficult to sell quickly. If our
properties do not generate sufficient revenue to meet operating expenses,
including debt servicing and capital expenditures, our income will be
reduced.
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Competition,
economic conditions and similar factors affecting us, and the real estate
industry in general, could affect our performance.
Our
properties and business are subject to all operating risks common to the real
estate industry. These risks include:
a.
|
Adverse
effects of general and local economic
conditions;
|
b.
|
Increases
in operating costs attributable to inflation and other factors;
and
|
c.
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Overbuilding
in certain property sectors.
|
These
factors could adversely affect our revenues, profitability and results of
operations.
Our business is susceptible to
fluctuations in the real estate market of China, especially in certain areas of
eastern China where a significant portion of our operations are concentrated,
which may adversely affect our revenues and results of
operations.
We
conduct our real estate services business primarily in China. Our business
depends substantially on the conditions of the PRC real estate market. Demand
for private residential real estate in China has grown rapidly in the recent
decade but such growth is often coupled with volatility in market conditions and
fluctuation in real estate prices. Following a period of rising real estate
prices and transaction volume in most major cities, the industry experienced a
severe downturn in 2008, with transaction volume in many major cities declining
by more than 40% compared to 2007. Average selling prices also declined in many
cities during 2008. Fluctuations of supply and demand in China’s real estate
market are caused by economic, social, political and other factors. To the
extent fluctuations in the real estate market adversely affect real estate
transaction volumes or prices, our financial condition and results of operations
may be materially and adversely affected.
As a
significant portion of our operations is concentrated in Shanghai, Jiangsu
Province, any decrease in demand or real estate prices or any other adverse
developments in these regions may materially and adversely affect our total real
estate transaction volumes and average selling prices, which may in turn
adversely affect our revenues and results of operations.
Our business may
be materially and adversely affected by government measures aimed at China’s
real estate industry.
The real
estate industry in China is subject to government regulations. Until 2008, the
real estate markets in a number of major cities in China had experienced rapid
and significant growth. Before the global economic crisis hit all the major
economies worldwide in 2008, the PRC government had adopted a series of measures
to restrain what it perceived as unsustainable growth in the real estate market.
From 2003 to 2007, the PRC government introduced a series of specific
administrative and credit-control measures including, but not limited to,
setting minimum down payment requirements for residential and commercial real
estate transactions, limiting availability of mortgage loans, and tightening
governmental approval process for certain real estate transactions.
Since
2008, the PRC government has relaxed such restrictions and introduced measures
aimed at stimulating residential property purchases by individuals and
stabilizing the real estate market. On October 22, 2008, the Ministry of
Finance, the State Administration of Taxation and the People’s Bank of China
lowered transaction taxes, minimum down payment requirements, and the mortgage
interest rate for certain residential real estate transactions. In
December 2008, the General Office of the State Council promulgated rules
that exempted certain residential real estate transactions from business tax and
urban real estate tax.
However,
despite the recent government measures aimed at maintaining the long-term
stability of the real estate market, we cannot assure you that the PRC
government will not adopt new measures in the future that may result in
short-term downward adjustments and uncertainty in the real estate market. Our
business may be materially and adversely affected as a result of decreased
transaction volumes or real estate prices that may follow these adjustments or
market uncertainty.
We
operate in a highly competitive environment.
Our
competitors may be able to adapt more quickly to changes in customer needs or to
devote greater resources than we can to developing and expanding our services.
Such competitors could also attempt to increase their presence in our markets by
forming strategic alliances with other competitors, by offering new or improved
services or by increasing their efforts to gain and retain market share through
competitive pricing. As the market for our services matures, price competition
and penetration into the market will intensify. Such competition may adversely
affect our gross profits, margins and results of operations. There can be no
assurance that we will be able to compete successfully with existing or new
competitors.
We
may be unable to effectively manage our growth.
We will
need to manage our growth effectively, which may entail devising and effectively
implementing business and integration plans, training and managing our growing
workforce, managing our costs, and implementing adequate control and reporting
systems in a timely manner. We may not be able to successfully manage our growth
or to integrate and assimilate any acquired business operations. Our failure to
do so could affect our success in executing our business plan and adversely
affect our revenues, profitability and results of operations.
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If
we fail to successfully manage our planned expansion of operations, our growth
prospects will be diminished and our operating expenses could exceed budgeted
amounts.
Our
ability to offer our services in an evolving market requires an effective
planning and management process. We have expanded our operations rapidly since
inception, and we intend to continue to expand them in the foreseeable future.
This rapid growth places significant demand on our managerial and operational
resources and our internal training capabilities. In addition, we have hired a
significant number of employees and plan to further increase our total work
force. This growth will continue to substantially burden our management team. To
manage growth effectively, we must:
a.
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Implement
and improve our operational, financial and other systems, procedures and
controls on a timely basis.
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b.
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Expand,
train and manage our workforce, particularly our sales and marketing and
support organizations.
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We cannot
be certain that our systems, procedures and controls will be adequate to support
our current or future operations or that our management will be able to handle
such expansion and still achieve the execution necessary to meet our growth
expectations. Failure to manage our growth effectively could diminish our growth
prospects and could result in lost opportunities as well as operating expenses
exceeding the amount budgeted.
We
may be unable to maintain internal funds or obtain financing or renew credit
facilities in the future.
Adequate
financing is one of the major factors, which can affect our ability to execute
our business plan in this regard. We finance our business mainly through
internal funds, bank loans or raising equity funds. There is no guarantee that
we will always have internal funds available for future developments or we will
not experience difficulties in obtaining financing and renewing credit
facilities granted by financial institutions in the future. In addition, there
may be a delay in equity fundraising activities. Our access to obtain debt or
equity financing depends on the banks' willingness to lend and on conditions in
the capital markets, and we may not be able to secure additional sources of
financing on commercially acceptable terms, if at all.
Our
recent transaction with Whole World Holding Corp may not be
consummated.
On March
10, 2009, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Whole World
to issue 57 million shares to Whole World for US $20 million. This agreement,
subject to standard closing terms and conditions, is scheduled to close on or
before May 17, 2009. Our business will be adversely affected if we do not obtain
the $20 million to be paid by Whole World.
We
may need to raise additional capital that may not be available on terms
favorable to us, if at all.
We may
need to raise additional capital in the future, and we cannot be certain that we
will be able to obtain additional financing on favorable terms, if at all. If we
cannot raise additional capital on acceptable terms, we may not be able to
develop or enhance our services, take advantage of future opportunities or
respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated requirements. To fully realize
our business objectives and potential, we may require additional financing. We
cannot be sure that we will be able to secure the financing we will require, or
that it will be available on favorable terms. If we are unable to obtain any
necessary additional financing, we will be required to substantially curtail our
approach to implementing our business objectives. Additional financing may be
debt, equity or a combination of debt and equity. If equity is used, it could
result in significant dilution to our shareholders.
Our
operations and growth prospects may be significantly impeded if we are unable to
retain our key personnel or attract additional key personnel, particularly since
experienced personnel and new skilled personnel are in short
supply.
Competition
for key personnel is intense. As a small company, our success depends on the
service of our executive officers, and other skilled managerial and technical
personnel, and our ability to attract, hire, train and retain personnel. There
is always the possibility that certain of our key personnel may terminate their
employment with us to work for one of our competitors at any time for any
reason. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in attracting and
retaining key personnel. The loss of services of one or more key personnel could
have a material adverse effect on us and would materially impede the operation
and growth of our business.
If
our partnering developers experience financial or other difficulties, our
business and revenues could be adversely affected.
As a
service-based company, we greatly depend on the working relationships and agency
contracts with its partnering developers. We are exposed to the risks that our
partnering developers may experience financial or other difficulties, which may
affect their ability or will to carry out any existing development projects or
resell contracts, thus delaying or canceling the fulfillment of their agency
contracts with us. Any of these factors could adversely affect our revenues,
profitability and results of operations.
If
we fail to establish and maintain strategic relationships, the market acceptance
of our services, and our profitability, may suffer.
To offer
services to a larger customer base, our direct sales force depends on strategic
partnerships, marketing alliances, and partnering developers to obtain customer
leads and referrals. If we are unable to maintain our existing strategic
relationships or fail to enter into additional strategic relationships, we will
have to devote substantially more resources to the marketing of our services. We
would also lose anticipated customer introductions and co-marketing benefits.
Our success depends in part on the success of our strategic partners and their
ability to market our services successfully. In addition, our strategic partners
may not regard us as significant for their own businesses. Therefore, they could
reduce their commitment to us or terminate their respective relationships with
us, pursue other partnerships or relationships, or attempt to develop or acquire
services that compete with our services. Even if we succeed in establishing
these relationships, they may not result in additional customers or
revenues.
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We
are subject to the risks associated with projects operated through joint
ventures.
Some of
our projects are operated through joint ventures in which we have controlling
interests. We may enter into similar joint ventures in the future. Any joint
venture investment involves risks such as the possibility that the joint venture
partner may seek relief under federal or state insolvency laws, or have economic
or business interests or goals that are inconsistent with our business interests
or goals. While the bankruptcy or insolvency of our joint venture partner
generally should not disrupt the operations of the joint venture, we could be
forced to purchase the partner’s interest in the joint venture, or the interest
could be sold to a third party. Additionally, we may enter into joint ventures
in the future in which we have non-controlling interests. If we do not have
control over a joint venture, the value of our investment may be affected
adversely by a third party that may have different goals and capabilities than
ours. It may also be difficult for us to exit a joint venture that we do not
control after an impasse. In addition, a joint venture partner may be unable to
meet its economic or other obligations, and we may be required to fulfill those
obligations.
We
are subject to risks relating to acts of God, terrorist activity and
war.
Our
operating income may be reduced by acts of God, such as natural disasters or
acts of terror, in locations where we own and/or operate significant properties
and areas from which we draw customers and partnering developers. Some types of
losses, such as from earthquake, hurricane, terrorism and environmental hazards,
may be either uninsurable or too expensive to justify insuring against. Should
an uninsured loss or a loss in excess of insured limits occur, we could lose all
or a portion of the capital we have invested in any particular property, as well
as any anticipated future revenue from such property. In that event, we might
nevertheless remain obligated for any mortgage debt or other financial
obligations related to the property. Similarly, wars (including the potential
for war), terrorist activity (including threats of terrorist activity),
political unrest and other forms of civil strife as well as geopolitical
uncertainty have caused in the past, and may cause in the future, our results to
differ materially from anticipated results.
We
have limited business insurance coverage in China.
The
insurance industry in China is still at an early stage of development. Insurance
companies in China offer limited business insurance products. As a result, we do
not have any business liability or disruption insurance coverage for our
operations in China. Any business disruption, litigation or natural disaster
might result in substantial costs and diversion of resources.
We
are incurring net losses and accumulated deficit and facing going concern
problem.
Net loss
in 2008 and 2007 were $6,028,907 and $ 4,753,249 respectively. Accumulated
deficit as at December 31, 2008 and 2007 were $12,188,648 and $ 6,157,723
respectively. As we have incurred substantial losses and accumulated deficit,
our net working capital deficiency, recurring losses and negative cash flows
from operations raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going
concern.
RISKS RELATING TO OUR
SECURITIES
Our
controlling shareholders could take actions that are not in the public
shareholders’ best interests.
As of
March 31, 2009, Ace Develop directly controls 38.08% of our outstanding common
stock and Lin Chi-Jung, our Chairman, is the principal and controlling
shareholder of Ace Develop. Accordingly, pursuant to our Articles of
Incorporation and bylaws, Ace Develop and Lin Chi-Jung, by virtue of their
controlling ownership of share interests, will be able to exercise substantial
influence over our business by directly or indirectly voting at either
shareholders meetings or the board of directors meetings in matters of
significance to us and our public shareholders, including matters relating
to:
a.
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Election
of directors and officers;
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b.
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The
amount and timing of dividends and other
distributions;
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c.
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Acquisition
of or merger with another company;
and
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d.
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Any
proposed amendments to our Articles of
Incorporation.
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Whole
World has agreed to purchase 57 million shares of common stock for $20 million,
which transaction will result in Whole World owning approximately 70% of our
issued and outstanding shares of common stock, which will give Whole World
effective control, including the matters stated above.
Future
sales of our common stock could adversely affect our stock price.
If our
shareholders sell substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market,
the market price of our common stock could be adversely affected. In addition,
the sale of these shares could impair our ability to raise capital through the
sale of additional equity securities.
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We
are listed on the OTC Bulletin Board, which can be a volatile
market.
Our
common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, a FINRA sponsored and operated
quotation system for equity securities. It is a more limited trading market than
the Nasdaq Capital Market, and timely and accurate quotations of the price of
our common stock may not always be available. Investors may expect trading
volume to be low in such a market. Consequently, the activity of only a few
shares may affect the market and may result in wide swings in price and in
volume.
We
may be subject to exchange rate fluctuations.
A
majority of our revenues are received, and a majority of our operating costs are
incurred, in Renminbi. Because our financial statements are presented in U.S.
Dollars, any significant fluctuation in the currency exchange rates between the
Renminbi and the U.S. Dollar will affect our reported results of operations. We
do not currently engage in currency-hedging transactions.
Trading
of our common stock is limited, which may make it difficult for investors to
sell their shares at times and prices that investors feel are
appropriate.
Trading
of our common stock has been extremely limited. This adversely effects the
liquidity of our common stock, not only in terms of the number of shares that
can be bought and sold at a given price, but also through delays in the timing
of transactions and reduction in security analysts’ and the media’s coverage of
us. This may result in lower prices for our common stock than might otherwise be
obtained and could also result in a larger spread between the bid and asked
prices for our common stock.
There
is a limited market for our common stock and an active trading market for our
common stock may never develop.
Trading
in our common stock has been limited and has been characterized by wide
fluctuations in trading prices, due to many factors that may have little to do
with a company’s operations or business prospects.
Because
it may be a “penny stock,” it will be more difficult for shareholders to sell
shares of our common stock.
In
addition, our common stock may be considered a “penny stock” under SEC rules
because it has been trading on the OTC Bulletin Board at prices lower than
$1.00. Broker-dealers who sell penny stocks must provide purchasers of these
stocks with a standardized risk-disclosure document prepared by the SEC. This
document provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of
risks involved in investing in the penny-stock market. A broker must also give a
purchaser, orally or in writing, bid and offer quotations and information
regarding broker and salesperson compensation, make a written determination that
the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser, and obtain the
purchaser’s written agreement for the purchaser. Broker-dealers also must
provide customers that hold penny stocks in their accounts with such
broker-dealers a monthly statement containing price and market information
relating to the penny stock. If a penny stock is sold to investors in violation
of the penny stock rules, investors may be able to cancel the purchase and get
the money back. The penny stock rules may make it difficult for investors to
sell their shares of our stock, and because of these rules, there is less
trading in penny stocks. Moreover, many brokers simply choose not to participate
in penny-stock transactions. Accordingly, investors may not always be able to
resell shares of our common stock publicly at times and at prices that investors
feel are appropriate.
Our
stock price is, and we expect it to remain, volatile, which could limit
investors’ ability to sell stock at a profit.
Since the
completion of the SRRE – CY-SRRE/LRY share exchange transactions the market
price of our common stock has ranged from a high of $2.15 per share to a low of
$0.05 per share in the 2008 and 2007. The volatile price of our stock makes it
difficult for investors to predict the value of our investment, to sell shares
at a profit at any given time, or to plan purchases and sales in advance. A
variety of factors may affect the market price of our common stock. These
include, but are not limited to:
a.
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Announcements
of new technological innovations or new commercial services by our
competitors or us;
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b.
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Developments
concerning proprietary rights;
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c.
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Regulatory
developments in Mainland China and foreign
countries;
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d.
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Period-to-period
fluctuations in our revenues and other results of
operations;
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e.
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Economic
or other crises and other external
factors;
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f.
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Changes
in financial estimates by securities analysts;
and
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g.
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Sales
of our common stock.
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We
will not be able to control many of these factors, and we believe that
period-to-period comparisons of our financial results will not necessarily be
indicative of our future performance.
The stock
market in general has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that may
have been unrelated and disproportionate to the operating performance of
individual companies. These broad market and industry factors may seriously harm
the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating
performance.
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Because
we have not paid and do not plan to pay cash dividends, investors will not
realize any income from an investment in our common stock unless and until
investors sell their shares at profit.
We did
not pay cash dividends on our common stock in 2008, and we do not anticipate
paying any cash dividends in the near future. Investors should not rely on an
investment in our stock if they require dividend income. Further, investors will
only realize income on an investment in our stock in the event they sell or
otherwise dispose of their shares at a price higher than the price they paid for
their shares. Such a gain would result only from an increase in the market price
of our common stock, which is uncertain and unpredictable.
We
intend to retain all of our earnings for use in our business and do not
anticipate paying any cash dividends in the near future.
The
payment of any future dividends will be at the discretion of the Board of
Directors and will depend upon a number of factors, including future earnings,
the success of our business activities, general financial condition, future
prospects, general business conditions and such other factors as our Board of
Directors may deem relevant.
RISKS RELATING TO THE REAL
ESTATE INDUSTRY IN YANGTZE DELTA AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PRC
The
real estate market in Yangtze Delta and other areas of the PRC is at an early
stage of development.
We are
subject to real estate market conditions in the PRC generally and Yangtze Delta
in particular. Private ownership of property in the PRC is still at an early
stage of development. Although there is a perception that economic growth in the
PRC and the higher standard of living resulting from such growth will lead to a
greater demand for private properties in the PRC, it is not possible to predict
with certainty that such a correlation exists as many social, political,
economic, legal and other factors may affect the development of the property
market.
The PRC
property market, including the Yangtze Delta property market, is volatile and
may experience oversupply and property price fluctuations. The central and local
governments frequently adjust monetary and other economic policies to prevent
and curtail the overheating of the PRC and local economies, and such economic
adjustments may affect the real estate market in Yangtze Delta and other parts
of China. Furthermore, the central and local governments from time to time make
policy adjustments and adopt new regulatory measures in a direct effort to
control the over development of the real estate market in China, including
Yangtze Delta. Such policies may lead to changes in market conditions, including
price instability and an imbalance of supply and demand of residential
properties, which may materially adversely affect our business and financial
conditions. Also, there is no assurance that there will not be over development
in the property sector in Yangtze Delta and other parts of China in the future.
Any future over development in the property sector in Yangtze Delta and other
parts of China may result in an oversupply of properties and a fall of property
prices in Yangtze Delta or any of our other markets, which could adversely
affect our business and financial condition.
We
face increasing competition, which may adversely affect our revenues,
profitability and results of operations.
In recent
years, a large number of property companies have begun undertaking property
sales and investment projects in Yangtze Delta and elsewhere in the PRC. Some of
these property companies may have better track records and greater financial and
other resources than we do. The intensity of the competition may adversely
affect our business and financial position. In addition, the real estate market
in Yangtze Delta and elsewhere in the PRC is rapidly changing. If we cannot
respond to the changes in the market conditions more swiftly or effectively than
our competitors do, our business and financial position will be adversely
affected.
If the
availability or attractiveness of mortgage financing were significantly limited,
many of our prospective customers would not be able to purchase the properties,
thus adversely affecting our business and financial position.
Mortgages
are becoming increasingly popular as a means of financing property purchases in
the PRC. An increase in interest rates may significantly increase the cost of
mortgage financing, thus reducing the affordability of mortgages as a source of
financing for residential property purchases. The PRC government has increased
the down payment requirements and imposed certain other conditions that make
mortgage financing unavailable or unattractive for some potential property
purchasers. There is no assurance that the down payment requirements and other
conditions will not be further revised. If the availability or attractiveness of
mortgage financing is further significantly limited, many of our prospective
customers would not be able to purchase the properties and, as a result, our
business and future prospects would be adversely affected.
Our
future prospects are heavily dependent on the performance of property sectors in
specific geographical areas.
The
properties we resell and intend to invest in are mainly based in Yangtze Delta.
Our future prospects are, therefore, heavily dependent on the continued growth
of the property sector around Yangtze Delta, and our business may be affected by
any adverse developments in the supply and demand or housing prices in the
property sector around Yangtze Delta.
The
current level of property development and investment activity in Yangtze Delta
and other markets is substantial. However, there is no assurance that such
property resale and investment activity in Yangtze Delta or any of our other
markets will continue at this level in the future or that we will be able to
benefit from the future growth of these property markets.
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Our
revenues and operating income could be reduced by adverse conditions specific to
our property locations.
The
properties we resell and intend to invest in are concentrated geographically and
are located predominately in Yangtze Delta. As a result, our business and our
financial operating results may be materially affected by adverse economic,
weather or business conditions in this area. Adverse conditions that affect
these areas such as economic recession, changes in extreme weather conditions
and natural disasters, may have an adverse impact on our
operations.
RISKS RELATING TO THE
PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA
All of
our current prospects and deals are generated in Mainland China; thus all of our
revenues are derived from our operations in the PRC. Accordingly, our business,
financial condition, results of operations and prospects are subject, to a
significant extent, to economic, political and legal developments in the
PRC.
PRC
economic, political policies and social conditions could adversely affect our
business.
The
economy of PRC differs from the economies of most developed countries in a
number of respects, including the amount of government involvement, level of
development, growth rate, control of foreign exchange and allocation of
resources.
The PRC
Government has been reforming the PRC economic system from planned economy to
market oriented economy for more than 20 years, and has also begun reforming the
government structure in recent years. These reforms have resulted in significant
economic growth and social progress. Although we believe these reforms will have
a positive effect on our overall and long-term development, we cannot predict
whether any future changes in PRC’s political, economic and social conditions,
laws, regulations and policies will have any adverse effect on our current or
future business, results of operations or financial condition.
Changes
in foreign exchange regulations may adversely affect our ability to pay
dividends and could adversely affect our results of operations and financial
condition.
Substantially
all of our revenues and operating expenses are denominated in Renminbi.
Conversion of Renminbi is under strict government regulation in the PRC. The
Renminbi is currently freely convertible under the "current account", including
trade and service related foreign exchange transactions and payment of
dividends, but not under the "capital account", which includes foreign direct
investment and loans. Under the existing foreign exchange regulations in the
PRC, we will be able to pay dividends in foreign currencies without prior
approval from the State Administration for Foreign Exchange by complying with
certain procedural requirements. However, there is no assurance that the above
foreign policies regarding payment of dividends in foreign currencies will
continue in the future.
Fluctuation
of the Renminbi could materially affect the value of, and dividends payable on,
the common stock.
The value
of the Renminbi is subject to changes in the PRC Government’s policies and
depends to a large extent on China’s domestic and international economic and
political developments, as well as supply and demand in the local market. Since
1994, the official exchange rate for the conversion of Renminbi to U.S. Dollars
has generally been stable, and in 2005 the official exchange rate between U.S.
Dollars and Renminbi had a little
fluctuation. However, we
cannot give any assurance that the value of the Renminbi will continue to remain
stable against the U.S. Dollar or any other foreign currency. Since our income
and profit are denominated in Renminbi, any devaluation of the Renminbi would
adversely affect the value of, and dividends, if any, payable on, our shares in
foreign currency terms.
Our
operations could be adversely affected by changes in the political and economic
conditions in the PRC. The PRC is our main market and accounted for
all of our revenue. Therefore, we face risks related to conducting business in
the PRC. Changes in the social, economic and political conditions of the PRC may
adversely affect our business. Unfavorable changes in government policies,
political unrest and economic developments may also have a negative impact on
our operations.
Since the
adoption of the “open door policy” in 1978 and the “socialist market economy” in
1993, the PRC government has been reforming and is expected to continue to
reform its economic and political systems. Any changes in the
political and economic policies of the PRC government may lead to changes in the
laws and regulations or the interpretation of the same, as well as changes in
the foreign exchange regulations, taxation and import and export restrictions,
which may, in turn, adversely affect our financial performance. While the
current policy of the PRC government seems to be one of imposing economic reform
policies to encourage foreign investments and greater economic decentralization,
we cannot assure that such a policy will continue to prevail in the
future.
The
PRC Legal System Embodies Uncertainties
The PRC
legal system is a civil law system based on written statutes. Unlike common law
systems, it is a system in which decided legal cases have little value as
precedents. In 1979, the PRC Government began to promulgate a comprehensive
system of laws and regulations governing economic matters in general. The
overall effect of legislation over the past 28 years has significantly enhanced
the protections afforded to various forms of foreign investment in Mainland
China. Our PRC operating subsidiaries, wholly foreign-owned enterprises
(“WFOEs”), are subject to laws and regulations applicable to foreign investment
in the PRC in general and laws and regulations applicable to WFOEs in
particular. However, these laws, regulations and legal requirements are
constantly changing, and their interpretation and enforcement involve
uncertainties. These uncertainties could limit the legal protections available
to us and other foreign investors. In addition, we cannot predict the effect of
future developments in the PRC legal system, including the promulgation of new
laws, changes to existing laws or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, or
the pre-emption of local regulations by national laws.
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Our
shareholders may not be able to enforce U.S. civil liabilities
claims.
Our
assets are located outside the United States and are held through subsidiaries
incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands and
the PRC. Our current operations are conducted in the PRC. In addition, our
directors and officers are residents of the PRC. As a result, it may be
difficult for shareholders to implement service of process on these individuals.
In addition, there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of China would
recognize or enforce judgments of United States courts obtained against the
Company or such persons predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the
securities laws of the United States or any state thereof, or be competent to
hear original actions brought in these countries against us or such persons
predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or any state
thereof.
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INDEX
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Balance Sheets -
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December
31, 2008 and 2007
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations -
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December
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Consolidated
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December
31, 2008 and 2007
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows -
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December
31, 2008 and 2007
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the
Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Sunrise
Real Estate Group, Inc.
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Sunrise Real Estate
Group, Inc. as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' deficit and cash flows for the years
ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to
have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over
financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining,
on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of Sunrise Real Estate Group,
Inc. as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 and the results of its consolidated
operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company
will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial
statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a
net capital deficiency that raise substantial doubt about its ability to
continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are
also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any
adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Hong
Kong, May 14, 2009
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Sunrise
Real Estate Group, Inc.
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
December
31,
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December
31,
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2008
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2007
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(Audited)
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(Audited)
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ASSETS
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Current
assets
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 587,468 | $ | 2,281,516 | ||||
Restricted
cash (Note 10)
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32,411 | 2,441,579 | ||||||
Accounts
receivable
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720,789 | 842,868 | ||||||
Promissory
deposits (Note 3)
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1,126,620 | 273,800 | ||||||
Amounts
due from venturers (Note 12)
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- | 1,069,484 | ||||||
Amount
due from related party (Note 12)
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- | 312,132 | ||||||
Other
receivables and deposits (Note 4)
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322,095 | 602,373 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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2,789,383 | 7,823,752 | ||||||
Property,
plant and equipment – net (Note 5)
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2,650,023 | 2,519,585 | ||||||
Equity
investment (Note 6)
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- | 78,033 | ||||||
Investment
properties (Note 7)
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8,194,880 | 7,800,228 | ||||||
Deferred
tax asset (Note 8)
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- | 1,021,059 | ||||||
Goodwill
(Note 9)
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13,307 | 13,307 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 13,647,593 | $ | 19,255,964 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
|
||||||||
Current
liabilities
|
||||||||
Bank
loans (Note 10)
|
$ | 6,044,893 | $ | 191,660 | ||||
Promissory
notes payable (Note 11)
|
963,006 | 976,435 | ||||||
Accounts
payable
|
340,353 | 230,654 | ||||||
Amount
due to directors (Note 12)
|
169,355 | 171,458 | ||||||
Amount
due to related party (Note 12)
|
127,900 | 159,561 | ||||||
Other
payables and accrued expenses (Note 13)
|
2,359,068 | 2,452,833 | ||||||
Other
tax payable (Note 14)
|
593,899 | 546,873 | ||||||
Income
tax payable (Note 15)
|
1,083,477 | 1,238,912 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
11,681,951 | 5,968,386 | ||||||
Commitments
and contingencies (Note 16)
|
||||||||
Long-term
bank loans (Note 10)
|
204,840 | 5,847,606 | ||||||
Long-term
promissory notes payable (Note 11)
|
11,111 | 111,112 | ||||||
Deposits
received from underwriting sales (Note 17)
|
8,275,725 | 7,743,240 | ||||||
Minority
interest of consolidated subsidiaries
|
488,330 | 431,674 | ||||||
Shareholders’
deficit
|
||||||||
Common
stock, par value $0.01 per share; 200,000,000 shares authorized;
23,691,925 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2008 and
December 31, 2007
|
236,919 | 236,919 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
3,620,008 | 3,620,008 | ||||||
Statutory
reserve (Note 18)
|
731,762 | 729,744 | ||||||
Accumulated
losses
|
(12,188,648 | ) | (6,157,723 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income (Note 19)
|
585,595 | 724,998 | ||||||
Total
shareholders’ deficit
|
(7,014,364 | ) | (846,054 | ) | ||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ deficit
|
$ | 13,647,593 | $ | 19,255,964 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Sunrise
Real Estate Group, Inc.
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(Audited)
|
(Audited)
|
|||||||
Net
Revenues
|
$ | 8,075,193 | $ | 8,101,324 | ||||
Cost
of Revenues
|
(6,662,860 | ) | (6,805,963 | ) | ||||
Gross
Profit
|
1,412,333 | 1,295,361 | ||||||
Operating
Expenses
|
(1,286,701 | ) | (1,130,012 | ) | ||||
General
and Administrative Expenses
|
(4,380,662 | ) | (4,654,995 | ) | ||||
Operating
Loss
|
(4,255,030 | ) | (4,489,646 | ) | ||||
Profit
on Disposal of Investment Properties
|
- | 1,115,025 | ||||||
Other
Income, Net
|
27,665 | 14,008 | ||||||
Interest
Income
|
13,199 | 29,072 | ||||||
Interest
Expenses
|
(623,928 | ) | (944,824 | ) | ||||
Loss
Before Income Tax and Minority Interest
|
(4,838,094 | ) | (4,276,365 | ) | ||||
Income
Tax (Note 15)
|
(1,164,307 | ) | (426,054 | ) | ||||
Loss
Before Minority Interest
|
(6,002,401 | ) | (4,702,419 | ) | ||||
Minority
Interest of Consolidated Subsidiaries
|
(26,506 | ) | (50,830 | ) | ||||
Net
Loss
|
$ | (6,028,907 | ) | $ | (4,753,249 | ) | ||
Loss
Per Share – Basic and Fully Diluted
|
$ | (0.25 | ) | $ | (0.20 | ) | ||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding
–
Basic and Fully Diluted
|
23,691,925 | 23,691,925 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Sunrise
Real Estate Group, Inc.
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
Common
Stock
|
Accumulated
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number
of
shares
issued
|
Amount
|
Additional
paid-in
capital
|
Statutory
reserve
|
other
comprehensive income
|
Accumulated
Losses
|
stockholders’
equity/
(deficit)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2006
|
23,001,614 | $ | 230,016 | $ | 2,922,997 | $ | 716,862 | $ | 286,267 | $ | (570,727 | ) | $ | 3,585,415 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance
of stock dividend
|
690,311 | 6,903 | 697,011 | - | - | (703,914 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss
for the year
|
- | - | - | - | - | (4,753,249 | ) | (4,753,249 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Profit
return to minority interest in subsidiary
|
- | - | - | - | - | (116,951 | ) | (116,951 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Transfer
between reserves
|
- | - | - | 12,882 | - | (12,882 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Translation
of foreign operations
|
- | - | - | - | 438,731 | - | 438,731 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
23,691,925 | $ | 236,919 | $ | 3,620,008 | $ | 729,744 | $ | 724,998 | $ | (5,157,723 | ) | $ | (846,054 | ) | |||||||||||||
Loss
for the year
|
- | - | - | - | - | (6,028,907 | ) | (6,028,907 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Transfer
between reserves
|
- | - | - | 2,018 | - | (2,018 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Translation
of foreign operations
|
- | - | - | - | (139,403 | ) | - | (139,403 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2008
|
23,691,925 | $ | 236,919 | $ | 3,620,008 | $ | 731,762 | $ | 585,595 | $ | (12,188,648 | ) | $ | (7,014,364 | ) |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Sunrise
Real Estate Group, Inc.
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
Increase/(Decrease)
in Cash and Cash Equivalents
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(Audited)
|
(Audited)
|
|||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities
|
||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (6,028,907 | ) | $ | (4,753,249 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to
|
||||||||
net
cash used in operating activities
|
||||||||
Depreciation
of property, plant and equipment
|
813,776 | 733,534 | ||||||
Impairment
loss on amount due from venturers
|
989,822 | - | ||||||
Valuation
allowance for deferred tax assets
|
1,085,723 | - | ||||||
(Gain)/Loss
on disposal of property, plant and equipment
|
(2,608 | ) | 9,092 | |||||
Loss
on disposal of equity interest in subsidiary
|
- | 14,750 | ||||||
Bad
debts
|
- | 114,543 | ||||||
Profit
on disposal of investment properties
|
- | (1,115,172 | ) | |||||
Impairment
losses
|
397,536 | 199,217 | ||||||
Minority
interest
|
26,506 | 50,830 | ||||||
Change
in:
|
||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
176,937 | 4,029,670 | ||||||
Promissory
deposits
|
(819,613 | ) | (65,755 | ) | ||||
Other
receivables and deposits
|
316,155 | (355,030 | ) | |||||
Amount
with related party
|
(22,775 | ) | 76,753 | |||||
Accounts
payable
|
92,220 | (321,477 | ) | |||||
Amounts
with venturers
|
83,672 | 543,487 | ||||||
Other
payables and accrued expenses
|
(257,916 | ) | 57,257 | |||||
Interest
payable on promissory notes
|
(377,371 | ) | 385,602 | |||||
Interest
payable on amount due to director
|
7,415 | (17,268 | ) | |||||
Other
tax payable
|
9,256 | 259,643 | ||||||
Income
tax payable
|
(236,484 | ) | (795,410 | ) | ||||
Restricted
cash
|
2,532,640 | (2,441,597 | ) | |||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(3,214,016 | ) | (3,390,580 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from investing activities
|
||||||||
Acquisition
of plant and equipment
|
(372,702 | ) | (158,346 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from disposal of plant and equipment
|
146,679 | 36,116 | ||||||
Acquisition
of equity investment
|
- | (74,961 | ) | |||||
Proceeds
from disposal of equity interest in subsidiary
|
- | 63,200 | ||||||
Proceeds
from disposal of investment properties
|
- | 6,470,212 | ||||||
Payment
for investment properties
|
(404,009 | ) | (2,233,841 | ) | ||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
(630,032 | ) | 4,102,380 | |||||
Cash
flows from financing activities
|
||||||||
Bank
loans repayment
|
(201,308 | ) | (8,069,964 | ) | ||||
Bank
loan obtained
|
- | 8,548,133 | ||||||
Repayment
of promissory note
|
(175,002 | ) | (2,849,236 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from promissory note
|
431,375 | 2,565,903 | ||||||
Repayment
to director
|
(104,380 | ) | (241,904 | ) | ||||
Advances
from director
|
94,862 | 250,000 | ||||||
Net
cash generated from financing activities
|
45,547 | 202,932 | ||||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
104,453 | 421,057 | ||||||
Net
(decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
(1,694,048 | ) | 1,335,789 | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
2,281,516 | 945,727 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of year
|
$ | 587,468 | $ | 2,281,516 | ||||
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information
|
||||||||
Cash
paid during the period:
|
||||||||
Income
tax paid
|
315,067 | 1,166,869 | ||||||
Interest
paid
|
623,928 | 576,490 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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(Expressed
in US Dollars)
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Sunrise
Real Estate Development Group, Inc. (“CY-SRRE”) was established in the Cayman
Islands on April 30, 2004 as a limited liability company. CY-SRRE was wholly
owned by Ace Develop Properties Limited, a corporation, (“Ace Develop”), of
which Lin Chi-Jung, an individual, is the principal and controlling shareholder.
Shanghai Xin Ji Yang Real Estate Consultation Company Limited (“SHXJY”) was
established in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) on August 14, 2001 as
a limited liability company. SHXJY was originally owned by a
Taiwanese company, of which the principal and controlling shareholder was Lin
Chi-Jung. On June 8, 2004, all the fully paid up capital of SHXJY was
transferred to CY-SRRE. On June 25, 2004 SHXJY and two individuals established a
subsidiary, namely, Suzhou Xin Ji Yang Real Estate Consultation Company Limited
(“SZXJY”) in the PRC, at which point in time, SHXJY held a 90% equity interest
in SZXJY. On December 24, 2004, SHXJY acquired 85% of equity interest in Beijing
Xin Ji Yang Real Estate Consultation Company Limited (“BJXJY”), a PRC company
incorporated on April 16, 2003 with limited liability. On August 9,
2005, SHXJY sold a 10% equity interest in SZXJY to a company owned by a director
of SZXJY, and transferred a 5% equity interest in SZXJY to
CY-SRRE. Following the disposal and the transfer, CY-SRRE effectively
held an 80% equity interest in SZXJY. On November 24, 2006, CY-SRRE, SHXJY, a
director of SZXJY and a third party established a subsidiary, namely, Suzhou
Shang Yang Real Estate Consultation Company Limited (“SZSY”) in the PRC, with
CY-SRRE holding a 12.5% equity interest, SHXJY holding a 26% equity interest and
the director of SZXJY holding a 12.5% equity interest in SZSY. At the date of
incorporation, SRRE and the director of SZXJY entered into a voting agreement
that SRRE is entitled to exercise the voting right in respect of his 12.5%
equity interest in SZSY. Following that, SRRE effectively holds 51% equity
interest in SZSY. On September 24, 2007, CY-SRRE sold a 5% equity interest in
SZXJY to a company owned by a director of SZXJY. Following the
disposal, CY-SRRE effectively holds 75% equity interest in SZXJY. On
November 1, 2007, SZXJY established a wholly owned subsidiary, Suzhou Xin Ji
Yang Real Estate Brokerage Company Limited (“SZXJYB”) in the PRC as a limited
liability company. On May 8, 2008, SHXJY established a wholly owned
subsidiary, Kunshan Shang Yang Real Estate Brokerage Company Limited (“KSSY”) in
the PRC as a limited liability company.
LIN RAY
YANG Enterprise Ltd. (“LRY”) was established in the British Virgin Islands on
November 13, 2003 as a limited liability company. LRY was owned by
Ace Develop, Planet Technology Corporation (“Planet Tech”) and Systems &
Technology Corporation (“Systems Tech”). On February 5, 2004, LRY
established a wholly owned subsidiary, Shanghai Shang Yang Real Estate
Consultation Company Limited (“SHSY”) in the PRC as a limited liability company.
On January 10, 2005, LRY and a PRC third party established a subsidiary, Suzhou
Gao Feng Hui Property Management Company Limited (“SZGFH”), in the PRC, with LRY
holding 80% of the equity interest in SZGFH. On May 8, 2006, LRY acquired 20% of
the equity interest in SZGFH from the third party. Following the acquisition,
LRY effectively holds 100% of the equity interest in SZGFH. On September 11,
2007 SHSY and other third parties established a subsidiary, namely, Suzhou Bin
Fen Nian Dai Administration Consultancy Company Limited (“SZBFND”) in the PRC,
with SHSY holding a 19% equity interest in SZBFND. On September 18, 2008, SHSY
established a wholly owned subsidiary, San Ya Shang Yang Real Estate
Consultation Company Limited (“SYSY”) in the PRC as a limited liability
company.
SHXJY,
SZXJY, BJXJY, SHSY, SZGFH, SZSY, SZXJYB, KSSY and SYSY commenced operations in
November 2001, June 2004, January 2004, February 2004, January 2005, November
2006, November 2007, May 2008 and September 2008 respectively. Each
of SHXJY, SZXJY, BJXJY, SHSY, SZGFH, SZSY, SZXJYB and KSSY has been granted a
twenty-year operation period and SYSY has been granted a thirty-year operation
period from the PRC, which can be extended with approvals from relevant PRC
authorities.
On August
31, 2004, Sunrise Real Estate Group, Inc. (“SRRE”), CY-SRRE and Lin Chi-Jung, an
individual and agent for the beneficial shareholder of CY-SRRE, i.e., Ace
Develop, entered into an exchange agreement under which SRRE issued 5,000,000
shares of common stock to the beneficial shareholder or its designees, in
exchange for all outstanding capital stock of CY-SRRE. The
transaction closed on October 5, 2004. Lin Chi-Jung is Chairman of
the Board of Directors of SRRE, the President of CY-SRRE and the principal and
controlling shareholder of Ace Develop.
Also on
August 31, 2004, SRRE, LRY and Lin Chi-Jung, an individual and agent for
beneficial shareholders of LRY, i.e., Ace Develop, Planet Tech and Systems Tech,
entered into an exchange agreement under which SRRE issued 10,000,000 shares of
common stock to the beneficial shareholders, or their designees, in exchange for
all outstanding capital stock of LRY. The transaction was closed on
October 5, 2004. Lin Chi-Jung is Chairman of the Board of Directors of SRRE, the
President of LRY and the principal and controlling shareholder of Ace
Develop. Regarding the 10,000,000 shares of common stock of SRRE
issued in this transaction, SRRE issued 8,500,000 shares to Ace Develop, 750,000
shares to Planet Tech and 750,000 shares to Systems Tech.
As a
result of the acquisition, the former owners of CY-SRRE and LRY hold a majority
interest in the combined entity. Generally accepted accounting
principles require in certain circumstances that a company whose shareholders
retain the majority voting interest in the combined business be treated as the
acquirer for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the
acquisition has been accounted for as a “reverse acquisition” arrangement
whereby CY-SRRE and LRY are deemed to have purchased SRRE. However,
SRRE remains the legal entity and the Registrant for Securities and Exchange
Commission reporting purposes. All shares and per share data prior to
the acquisition have been restated to reflect the stock issuance as a
recapitalization of CY-SRRE and LRY.
SRRE was
initially incorporated in Texas on October 10, 1996, under the name of Parallax
Entertainment, Inc. (“Parallax”). On December 12, 2003, Parallax
changed its name to Sunrise Real Estate Development Group, Inc. On
April 25, 2006, Sunrise Estate Development Group, Inc. filed Articles of
Amendment with the Texas Secretary of State, changing the name of Sunrise Real
Estate Development Group, Inc. to Sunrise Real Estate Group, Inc., effective
from May 23, 2006.
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Figure 1:
Company Organization Chart
SRRE and
its subsidiaries, namely, CY-SRRE, LRY, SHXJY, SZXJY, SZXJYB, SZSY, KSSY, BJXJY,
SHSY, SZGFH and SYSY are sometimes hereinafter collectively referred to as “the
Company.”
The principal activities of the Company
are property brokerage services, real estate marketing services, property
leasing services and property management services in the
PRC.
NOTE
2 –SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis
of Accounting and Principles of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and present the
financial statements of SRRE and its subsidiaries, CY-SRRE, LRY, SHXJY, SZXJY,
SZXJYB, SZSY, KSSY, BJXJY, SHSY, SZGFH and SYSY. All inter-company
transactions and balances have been eliminated.
Going
Concern
The
Company’s financial statements are prepared according to the accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America applicable to a
going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of
liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has incurred losses of
$6,028,907 for the year ended December 31, 2008 and had a net working capital
deficiency of $7,014,364 as of December 31, 2008. The Company’s net working
capital deficiency, recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations
raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going
concern.
The
Company is negotiating a Share Purchase Agreement (note 21) with Whole World
Holding Corporation (“Whole World”) to issue 57,000,000 underlying shares to
Whole World for a consideration of $20,000,000, which is scheduled to close on
or before May 17, 2009. Management believes that the successful
completion of the aforesaid Share Purchase Agreement will enable the Company to
have sufficient cash flow to meet its obligations on a timely basis and
ultimately to attain successful operations in respect of the agency sales and
building management operations. Accordingly, the accompanying
financial statements do not include any adjustments that may be necessary if the
Company is unable to continue as a going concern. However, there is no assurance
that the share issuance exercise will be successful, and the business will be
adversely affected if the Company do not obtain the $20 million to be paid by
Whole World.
29
Foreign
Currency Translation and Transactions
The
functional currency of SRRE, CY-SRRE and LRY is United States Dollars (“US$”)
and the financial records are maintained and the financial statements prepared
in US $. The functional currency of SHXJY, SZXJY, SZXJYB, SZSY, KSSY, BJXJY,
SHSY, SZGFH and SYSY is Renminbi (“RMB”) and the financial records are
maintained and the financial statements prepared in RMB.
Foreign
currency transactions during the period are translated into each company’s
denominated currency at the exchange rates ruling at the transaction dates. Gain
and loss resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in the
consolidated statement of operations. Assets and liabilities denominated in
foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are translated into each company’s
denominated currency at period end exchange rates. All exchange
differences are dealt with in the consolidated statements of
operations.
The
financial statements of the Company’s operations based outside of the United
States have been translated into US$ in accordance with SFAS
52. Management has determined that the functional currency for each
of the Company’s foreign operations is its applicable local
currency. When translating functional currency financial statements
into US$, period-end exchange rates are applied to the consolidated balance
sheets, while average period rates are applied to consolidated statements of
operations. Translation gains and losses are recorded in translation
reserve as a component of shareholders’ equity.
The
exchange rate between US$ and RMB had approximately 6% fluctuation during the
periods presented. The rates as of December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are
US$1: RMB6.8346 and US$1: RMB7.3046, respectively.
Property,
Plant, Equipment and Depreciation
Property,
plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the
straight-line method to allocate the cost of depreciable assets over the
estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
Estimated
Useful Life (in years)
|
||||
Furniture
and fixtures
|
5-10 | |||
Computer
and office equipment
|
5 | |||
Motor
vehicles
|
5 | |||
Properties
|
20 |
Maintenance,
repairs and minor renewals are charged directly to the statement of operations
as incurred. Additions and improvements are capitalized. When assets are
disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation thereon are removed
from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in the statement of
operations.
Investment
property
Investment
properties are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line
method to allocate the cost of depreciable assets over the estimated useful
lives of 20 years.
Significant
additions that extend property lives are capitalized and are depreciated over
their respective estimated useful lives. Routine maintenance and repair costs
are expensed as incurred. The Company reviews its investment property for
impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount of an investment property may not be recoverable.
Goodwill
SFAS No.
142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” requires that goodwill be tested
for impairment on an annual basis (December 31 for us) and between annual tests
if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not
reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value. These events
or circumstances could include a significant change in the business climate,
legal factors, operating performance indicators, competition, sale or
disposition of a significant portion of a company. Application of the goodwill
impairment test requires judgment, including the determination of the fair value
of a company. The fair value of a company is estimated using a discounted cash
flow methodology. This requires significant judgments including estimation of
future cash flows, which is dependent on internal forecasts, estimation of the
long-term rate of growth for our business, the useful life over which cash flows
will occur, and the determination of our weighted average cost of capital.
Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the
determination of fair value and/or goodwill impairment for a
company.
30
Revenue
Recognition
Agency
commission revenue from property brokerage is recognized when the property
developer and the buyer complete a property sales transaction, and the property
developer grants confirmation to us to be able to invoice them accordingly. The
time when we receive the commission is normally at the time when the property
developer receives from the buyer a portion of the sales proceeds in accordance
with the terms of the relevant property sales agreement, or the balance of the
bank loan to the buyer has been funded, or recognized under the sales schedule
or other specific items of agency sales agreement with developer. At no point
does the Company handle any monetary transactions nor act as an escrow
intermediary between the developer and the buyer.
Revenue
from marketing consultancy services is recognized when services are provided to
clients.
Rental
revenue from property management and rental business is recognized on a
straight-line basis according to the time pattern of the leasing
agreements.
The
Company accounts for underwriting sales in accordance with SFAS No. 66
“Accounting for Sales of Real Estate” (SFAS 66). The gain on underwriting sales
is recognized when the criteria in SFAS No. 66 have been met, generally when
title is transferred and the Company no longer has substantial continuing
involvement with the real estate asset sold. If the Company provides certain
rent guarantees or other forms of support where the maximum exposure to loss
exceeds the gain, it defers the related commission income and expenses by
applying the deposit method. In future periods, the commission income and
related expenses are recognized when the remaining maximum exposure to loss is
reduced below the amount of gain deferred.
All
revenues represent gross revenues less sales and business tax.
Net
Earnings per Common Share
The
Company computes net earnings per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128,
“Earnings per Share.” Under the provisions of SFAS No. 128, basic net
earnings per share is computed by dividing the net earnings available to common
shareholders for the period by the weighted average number of shares of common
stock outstanding during the period. The calculation of diluted net earnings per
share recognizes common stock equivalents, however; potential common stock in
the diluted EPS computation is excluded in net loss periods, as their effect is
anti-dilutive.
Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109 “Accounting
for Income Taxes.” Under SFAS No. 109, deferred tax liabilities or assets at the
end of each period are determined using the tax rate expected to be in effect
when taxes are actually paid or recovered. Valuation allowances are established
when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be
realized.
We
continue to account for income tax contingencies using a
benefit recognition model. Beginning January 1,
2007, if we considered that a tax position is 'more likely than not' of being
sustained upon audit, based solely on the technical merits of the position, we
recognize the benefit. We measure the benefit by determining the amount that is
greater than 50% likely of being realized upon settlement, presuming that the
tax position is examined by the appropriate taxing authority that has full
knowledge of all relevant information. These assessments can be complex and we
often obtain assistance from external advisors.
Under the
benefit recognition model, if our initial assessment fails to result in the
recognition of a tax benefit, we regularly monitor our position and subsequently
recognize the tax benefit if there are changes in tax law or analogous case law
that sufficiently raise the likelihood of prevailing on the technical merits of
the position to more likely than not; if the statute of limitations expires; or
if there is a completion of an audit resulting in a settlement of that tax year
with the appropriate agency.
Uncertain
tax positions, represented by liabilities on our balance sheet, are now
classified as current only when we expect to pay cash within the next 12 months.
Interest and penalties, if any, continue to be recorded in Provision for taxes
on income and are classified on the balance sheet with the related tax
liability.
Historically,
our policy had been to account for income tax contingencies based on whether we
determined our tax position to be 'probable' under current tax law of being
sustained, as well as an analysis of potential outcomes under a given set of
facts and circumstances. In addition, we previously considered all tax
liabilities as current once the associated tax year was under
audit.
Contingent
Liabilities
Pursuant
to SFAS No. 5, “Contingent Liabilities”, the Company accrues for a loss
contingency when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the
amount of such loss can be reasonably estimated. If no accrual is made for a
loss contingency because one or both of the conditions as stated above are not
met, or if an exposure to loss exists in excess of the amount accrued,
disclosure of the contingency shall be made when there is at least a reasonable
possibility that a loss or an additional loss may have been
incurred.
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Classification
of Obligations That Are Callable by the Creditor
Pursuant
to SFAS No. 78, “Classification of Obligations That Are Callable by the
Creditor”, the classification of long-term obligations that are or will be
callable by the creditor either because the debtor's violation of a provision of
the debt agreement at the balance sheet date makes the obligation callable or
because the violation, if not cured within a specified grace period, will make
the obligation callable.
The
Company classified such callable obligations as current liabilities unless the
creditor has waived or subsequently lost the right to demand repayment for more
than one year (or operating cycle, if longer) from the balance sheet date; or,
for long-term obligations containing a grace period within which the debtor may
cure the violation, it is probable that the violation will be cured within that
period, thus preventing the obligation from becoming callable.
Segment
information
The
Company believes that it operates in one business segment. Management views the
business as consisting of several revenue streams; however it is not possible to
attribute assets or indirect costs to the individual streams other than direct
expenses.
NOTE
3 - PROMISSORY DEPOSITS
The
balance of $1,126,620 (2007: $273,800) represents the deposits placed with
several property developers in respect of a number of real estate projects where
the Company is appointed as sales agent.
As of
December 31, 2008, $731,572 (2007: Nil) out of the total promissory deposits was
pledged to secure a promissory note payable in note 11.
NOTE
4 - OTHER RECEIVABLES AND DEPOSITS
December
31
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Advances
to staff
|
$ | 11,389 | $ | 20,486 | ||||
Rental
deposits
|
72,228 | 101,370 | ||||||
Prepaid
rental
|
205,811 | 406,833 | ||||||
Other
receivables
|
32,667 | 73,684 | ||||||
$ | 322,095 | $ | 602,373 |
NOTE 5 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND
EQUIPMENT – NET
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Furniture
and fixtures
|
$ | 146,873 | $ | 133,970 | ||||
Computer
and office equipment
|
325,862 | 275,988 | ||||||
Motor
vehicles
|
654,349 | 618,024 | ||||||
Properties
|
2,213,659 | 2,071,225 | ||||||
3,340,743 | 3,099,207 | |||||||
Less:
Accumulated depreciation
|
(690,720 | ) | (579,622 | ) | ||||
$ | 2,650,023 | $ | 2,519,585 |
All above
properties as of December 31, 2008 and as of December 31, 2007 were pledged to
secure a loan in note 10.
NOTE
6 – EQUITY INVESTMENT
On
September 11, 2007, SHSY invested a 19% equity interest in a PRC company named
Suzhou Bin Fen Nian Dai Administration Consultancy Company Limited (“SZBFND”).
As of December 31, 2008, the amount of equity investment was $83,399 (2007:
$78,033) and a corrsponding full impairment loss thereon was made in the year
(2007: $Nil).
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NOTE
7 – INVESTMENT PROPERTIES
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Investment
property
|
$ | 9,059,905 | $ | 8,092,319 | ||||
Less:
Accumulated depreciation
|
(865,025 | ) | (292,091 | ) | ||||
$ | 8,194,880 | $ | 7,800,228 |
The
investment properties included one floor and four units of a commercial building
in Suzhou, the PRC, from which the Company derives its underwriting sales
income. The investment properties were acquired by the Company for long-term
investment purposes and were pledged to secure a loan in note 10 as of December
31, 2008 and 2007. The carrying amount of $6,004,869 was pledged to a promissory
note payable in note 11 as of 31 December 2008.
As of
December 31, 2008, the four units (2007: None) of the investment properties were
leased to SZBFND, a related party of the Company, and 71% (2007: nil) of the
total area of the one remaining floor was leased out.
NOTE
8 – DEFERRED TAX ASSET
The net
deferred tax assets from continuing operations are determined under the
liability method based on the difference between the financial statement and tax
basis of assets and liabilities as measured by the enacted statutory tax rates.
The deferred tax provision (benefit) is the result of changes in these temporary
differences. As of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, the tax effect of
the temporary differences represents the deferred tax assets arising from the
deferred gain of the underwriting sale using the deposit method.
Deferred
tax assets consist of the following:
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Deferred
gain from underwriting sale
|
$ | 1,085,724 | $ | 1,021,059 | ||||
Tax
losses carried forward
|
2,158,736 | 1,208,127 | ||||||
3,244,460 | 2,229,186 | |||||||
Less
: Valuation allowances
|
(3,244,460 | ) | (1,208,127 | ) | ||||
$ | - | $ | 1,021,059 |
Deferred
tax assets were primarily raised from the deferred gain from underwriting sale
and the tax losses carryforwards. A valuation allowance has been established for
the entire deferred tax assets as management believes that the Group may not be
able to fully utilize the deferred tax assets because of the uncertainty of
the future profit streams.
NOTE
9 - GOODWILL
The
Company accounted for the acquisition of 20% of the equity interest in SZGFH as
described in Note 1 in accordance with SFAS No. 141 "Business Combinations",
which resulted in the recognition of goodwill. Goodwill represents the excess of
acquisition cost over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired as of
May 8, 2006. The portion of the purchase price allocated to goodwill was
$13,307. The Company has tested goodwill for impairment annually
during the forth quarter of each fiscal year using a fair value approach, in
accordance with the provisions of SFAS 142. As of December 31, 2008, the Company
completed the annual impairment test. Based on the result of the first step of
the test, the Company believes that there was no impairment of goodwill as of
December 31, 2008. If an event occurs or circumstances change that would more
likely than not reduce the fair value of the Company below its carrying value,
goodwill will be evaluated for impairment between annual year-end
tests.
NOTE
10 - BANK LOANS
Bank
loans included two bank loans, as listed below:
First,
the balance includes a bank loan of $5,840,053 (2007: $5,464,286), bears
interest at prime rate as announced by the People’s Bank of China and repayable
by an approximately $1,451,000 (2007: $1,357,285) payment on February 1, 2010
and an approximately $4,389,000 (2007: $4,107,001) payment on August 2, 2010.
This bank loan is secured by the properties as mentioned in Note 7 above as of
December 31, 2008 and 2007.
Pursuant
to the relevant loan agreement, the using of the bank loan is restricted to pay
for deposits and expenditures incurred in performing any real estate marketing
projects of the Company, and approval from the lending bank is required for any
transactions in excess of RMB1 million from the remaining balance. This balance
is recorded as restricted cash on the balance sheet.
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In the
year, the Company transferred approximately $1,478,000 (2007: $Nil) from the
restricted cash to the group companies other than the lending subsidiary to use
as their working capital, which were not in compliance with the loan
covenants. As these transfers were made without the consent of the
lender, the lender has a right either to call for immediate full repayment of
the loan or to charge interest at a rate of 150% of the rate as normally charged
as stipulated by the loan agreement. Accordingly, under SFAS No. 78
“Classification of Obligations that are Callable by the Creditors”, the Company
is required to reclassify the $5,840,053 (2007: $Nil) amount outstanding from
long term to short term. A potential interest charge of $149,139 (2007: Nil) was
disclosed as Contingent Liabilities in accordance with SFAS No. 5, “Contingent
Liabilities under Note 21.
Second,
the remaining bank loan of $409,680 (2007: $574,980) bears interest at prime
rate as announced by the People’s Bank of China, and is repayable before
December 15, 2010 in monthly installments. As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, the
bank loan is secured by the properties as mentioned in Note 5
above.
NOTE
11 – PROMISSORY NOTES PAYABLE
There are
four promissory notes, as listed below:
First,
the balance includes a promissory note of $144,443(2007: $244,445) and accrued
interest of $5,002 (2007: $Nil) thereon. This promissory note of $144,443 bears
interest at a rate of 5% per annum. The promissory note is unsecured and
repayable on a monthly basis until January 31, 2010.
Second,
the balance includes a promissory note of $75,000 (2007: $150,000) and accrued
interest of $10,729 (2007: $6,875) thereon. This promissory note of $75,000
bears interest at a rate of 5% per annum. This promissory note is unsecured and
the term of repayment is not specifically defined.
Third,
the balance includes a promissory note of $300,000 (2007: $300,000). This
promissory note of $300,000 (2007: $Nil) bears interest at a rate of 15% per
annum. This promissory note is unsecured and the term of repayment is not
specifically defined.
Fourth,
the balance includes a promissory note of $438,943 (2007: $Nil). This promissory
note of $438,943 (2007: $Nil) bears interest at a rate of 18% per annum. This
promissory note is secured by the promissory deposit of $731,572 as mentioned in
Note 3 above and one floor of the investment properties as mentioned in Note 7
above as of December 31, 2008 and the term of repayment is not specifically
defined.
NOTE
12 – AMOUNTS WITH RELATED PARTIES AND DIRECTORS
A related
party is an entity that can control or significantly influence the management or
operating policies of another entity to the extent one of the entities may be
prevented from pursuing its own interests. A related party may also be any party
the entity deals with that can exercise that control.
Amounts due from
venturers
The
Company has entered into co-operation agreements with two venturers (one of them
is an independent third party; the other is the Company’s ex-director, Chang
Shu-Ching) to jointly carry out a property underwriting project for a commercial
building in Suzhou, the PRC. According to the agreements, the
Company, Chang Shu-Ching and the other venturer are entitled to share 65%, 10%
and 25% of the net results of the project, respectively. On February 14, 2007,
the venturers entered into an additional agreement that Chang Shu-Ching obtained
25% of the net results of the project from the other venturer. As a result, the
Company and Chang Shu-Ching are entitled to share 65% and 35% of the net results
of the project, respectively.
As of
December 31, 2008, the amounts due from venturers were $989,822 (2007:
$1,069,484) and a full impairment loss thereon was provided in the year (2007:
$Nil).
Amount due from related
party
The
amount represents an advance to SZBFND which is unsecured, interest free and has
no fixed term of repayment. As of December 31, 2008, the amount due from related
party was $314,137(2007: $312,132) and a corresponding full impairment loss
thereon was made in 2008.
Amount due to
directors
Amount due to Lin
Chin-Jung
As of
December 31, 2008, the balance includes two loans and advances obtained from Lin
Chin-Jung.
The first loan includes principal of
$62,742 (2007: $167,122) and accrued interest of $11,751 (2007: $4,336) thereon.
The principal is unsecured, bears interest at a rate of 9.6% per annum and the
term of repayment is not specifically defined.
The second loan includes principal of
$47,427 (2007: $Nil). The principal is unsecured, non-interest bearing and the
term of repayment is not specifically defined.
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The
advances and reimbursements of $25,645 (2007: $Nil) represented the salary
payable and rental reimbursement to Lin Chin-Jung outstanding as of December 31,
2008.
Amount due to Lin
Chao-Chin
A balance
of $21,790 (2007: $Nil) represented the salary payable and rental reimbursement
to Lin Chao-Chin outstanding as of December 31, 2008.
Amount due to related
party
The
amount includes a rental deposit received from SZBFND. Rental income of $544,679
(2007: $Nil) is
generated from leasing the investment properties to SZBFND during the period.
This amount is unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.
NOTE
13 - OTHER PAYABLES AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Accrued
staff commission & bonus
|
$ | 556,293 | $ | 1,013,650 | ||||
Rental
deposits received
|
676,121 | 519,352 | ||||||
Accrual
for onerous contracts
|
446,456 | 535,811 | ||||||
Other
payables
|
680,198 | 384,020 | ||||||
$ | 2,359,068 | $ | 2,452,833 |
NOTE
14 – OTHER TAX PAYABLE
Other tax
payable mainly represents the outstanding payables of business tax, urban real
estate tax and land appreciation tax in the PRC.
Business
tax is charged at a rate of 5% on the revenue from services rendered. At
December 31, 2008, the outstanding business tax payable was $188,639 (2007:
$181,350).
Urban
real estate tax is levied at 1.2% per annum on the standard value of the
buildings or 12% of rental income generated in accordance with the Provisional
Rules on Urban Real Estate Tax in the PRC. At December 31, 2008, the outstanding
urban real estate tax payable was $143,357 (2007: 120,472).
Land
appreciation tax is levied on the gain realized on the transfer of investment
properties in the year. Tax is charged in progressive rates ranging from 30% to
60% depending on the percentage gain realized. At December 31, 2008, the
outstanding land appreciation tax payable was $261,903 (2007:
245,051).
NOTE
15 – INCOME TAX PAYABLE
FIN 48 We adopted FASB
Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48) on
January 1, 2007. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes
recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” The
Interpretation prescribes a threshold for the financial statement recognition
and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken within an income
tax return. For each tax position, the enterprise must determine whether it is
more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination based
on the technical merits of the position, including resolution of any related
appeals or litigation. A tax position that meets the more likely than not
recognition threshold is then measured to determine the amount of benefit to
recognize within the financial statements. No benefits may be recognized for tax
positions that do not meet the more likely than not threshold. With respect to
United States federal and Chinese income taxes, no reclassification was
required.
Income
tax represents current PRC income tax, which is calculated at the statutory
income tax rate on the assessable income for the years ended December 31, 2008
and 2007. On January 1, 2008, China unified income tax rates for domestic and
foreign companies at 25 %.
The
provision for China income tax is consisted of:
Years
ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Current
PRC corporate income tax
|
$ | 78,584 | $ | 426,054 | ||||
Deferred
tax debit
|
- | - | ||||||
$ | 78,584 | $ | 426,054 |
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Reconciliation
between the provision for income taxes computed by applying the statutory tax
rate in Mainland China to income before income taxes and the actual provision
for income taxes is as follows:
Years
ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Provision
for income taxes benefit at statutory tax rate
|
$ | (1,209,524 | ) | $ | (1,380,096 | ) | ||
Tax
concessions
|
249,866 | 965,134 | ||||||
Permanent
difference
|
87,632 | (284,410 | ) | |||||
Effect
of change in FEIT tax rate
|
- | 202,146 | ||||||
Valuation
allowances
|
2,036,333 | 923,280 | ||||||
Income
tax
|
$ | 1,164,307 | $ | 426,054 |
NOTE
16- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Operating Lease
Commitments
During
the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company incurred lease expenses
amounting to $415,558 and $338,463, respectively. As of December 31, 2008, the
Company had commitments under operating leases, requiring annual minimum rentals
as follows:
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Within
one year
|
$ | 144,325 | $ | 132,628 | ||||
Two
to five years
|
42,995 | 133,847 | ||||||
Operating
lease commitments
|
$ | 187,320 | $ | 266,475 |
During
the year of 2005 and 2006, SZGFH entered into leasing agreements with certain
buyers of the Sovereign Building underwriting project to lease the properties
for them. These leasing agreements on these properties are for 62% of the floor
space that was sold to third party buyers. In accordance with the leasing
agreements, the owners of the properties can have an annual rental return of
8.5% and 8.8% per annum for a period of 5 years and 8 years,
respectively. The leasing period started in the second quarter, 2006,
and the Company has the right to sublease the leased properties to cover these
lease commitments in the leasing period. As of December 31, 2008, 125
(2007:97) sub-leasing agreements have been signed, the area of these sub-leasing
agreements represented 94% (2007: 76%) of total area with these lease
commitments.
As of
December 31, 2008, the lease commitments are as follows:
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Within
one year
|
$ | 3,225,101 | $ | 3,047,216 | ||||
Two
to five years
|
7,850,226 | 8,412,157 | ||||||
Over
five years
|
346,550 | 2,181,446 | ||||||
Operating
lease commitments arising from the promotional package
|
$ | 11,421,877 | $ | 13,640,819 |
An
accrual for onerous contracts was recognized which is equal to the difference
between the present value of the sublease income and the present value of the
associated lease expense at appropriate discount rate. The accrual for onerous
contacts was $535,811 as of December 31, 2007 and $446,456 as of December 31,
2008.
According
to the leasing agreements, the Company has an option to terminate any agreement
by paying a predetermined compensation. As of December 31, 2008, the
compensation to terminate all leasing agreements is $2,843,206 (2007:
$3,029,111). According to the sub-leasing agreements that have been signed
through December 31, 2008, the rental income from these sub-leasing agreements
will be $2,067,356 (2007: $1,991,366) within one year and $1,168,505 (2007:
$1,812,374) within two to five years. However, no assurance can be given that we
can collect all of the rental income.
NOTE
17 –DEPOSITS RECEIVED FROM UNDERWRTING SALES
The
Company accounts for its underwriting sales revenue with underwriting rent
guarantees in accordance with SFAS No. 66 “Accounting for Sales of Real Estate”
(SFAS 66). Under SFAS 66, the deposit method should be used for the revenue from
the sales of floor space with underwriting rent guarantees until the rental
revenues generated by sub-leasing properties exceed the guaranteed rental amount
due to the purchasers.
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NOTE
18 – STATUTORY RESERVE
According
to the relevant corporation laws in the PRC, a PRC company is required to
transfer at least 10% of its profit after taxes, as determined under accounting
principles generally accepted in the PRC, to the statutory reserve until the
balance reaches 50% of its registered capital. The statutory reserve can be used
to make good on losses or to increase the capital of the relevant
company.
NOTE
19 – ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
As of
December 31, 2008 and 2007, the only component of accumulated other
comprehensive income was translation reserve.
NOTE
20 – CONCENTRATION OF CUSTOMERS
During
the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the following customer accounted for
more than 10% of total net revenue:
Percentage
of Net Revenue for
the
years ended December 31,
|
Percentage
of Accounts Receivable
as
at December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Customer
A
|
13 | % | * | * | * | |||||||||||
Customer
B
|
10 | % | * | 24 | % | * | ||||||||||
Customer
C
|
* | 16 | % | * | 12 | % |
* less
than 10%
NOTE
21 – CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
As
mention in Note 10 above, the Company transferred approximately $1,478,000 from
the restricted cash to the group companies other than the lending subsidiary to
use as their working capital, which were not in compliance with the loan
covenants during the year. As these transfers were made without the consent of
the lender, the lender has a right either to call for immediate full repayment
of the loan or to charge interest at a rate of 150% of the rate as normally
charged as stipulated by the loan agreement. The contingent liabilities of
estimated charge of interests for the year ended 31 December, 2008 are
approximately $146,139 (2007: $Nil).
NOTE
22 – SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On March
10, 2009, Sunrise Real Estate Group, Inc., entered into a Share Purchase
Agreement with Whole World Holding Corporation (“Whole World”) to issue 57
million shares to Whole World for US $20 million. This agreement, subject to
standard closing terms and conditions, is scheduled to close on or before May
17, 2009.
In
connection with the issue of its shares to Whole World or their designees,
Sunrise will rely on Regulation S as its exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. All of such persons are non-US
persons and agree that the shares may not be transferred or sold except in
accordance with the provisions of Regulation S and/or compliance with the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 or in reliance upon an
applicable exemption therefrom. The certificates representing the Sunrise shares
shall bear a legend reflecting such transfer restrictions and stop transfer
orders will be placed with the transfer agent against these shares.
ITEM
9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
None.
Our Chief
Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2008.
Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer have concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures
were effective as of December 31, 2008, to ensure that information required to
be disclosed in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods
specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and ensure that
information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to our
management, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
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Changes
in internal control over financial reporting
As of
June 30, 2008, we had identified the significant deficiencies related to the
failure to correctly apply accounting principle in underwriting revenue
recognition and to recognize the minority interest. Our management have
remediated these significant deficiencies by taking the following
actions.
a. our
Chief Financial Officer and our chief accounting officer have been required to
review the application of accounting principles and clearly define the
accounting method adopted in revenue recognition and accounting for minority
interests;
b.
management has been reviewed and approved these accounting methods before they
have been adopted.
Except
for the above, there were no changes in our internal controls over financial
reporting during the year ended December 31, 2008, that have materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls
over financial reporting.
Management's Report of
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
|
·
|
Pertain
to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and
fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the
company;
|
|
·
|
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 authorizations of management and
directors of the company; and
|
|
·
|
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 its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not
prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness
to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the
policies or procedures may deteriorate.
The
company’s management assessed the effectiveness of the company’s internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008. In making
this assessment, the company’s management used the criteria set forth by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in
Internal Control-Integrated Framework.
This
annual report does not include an attestation report of our independent
registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial
reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our independent
registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities
and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in
this annual report. However, in connection with its audit of our financial
statements, our independent registered public accounting firm reported no
material weaknesses in our internal controls over our ability to produce
financial statements free from material misstatements. We determined that there
were no material weaknesses in the Company’s internal controls and therefore
they were effective as of December 31, 2008.
ITEM
9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None
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ITEM
10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS, CONTROL PERSONS AND CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
Date
of Appointment
|
Name
of Individual
|
Age
|
Position
with Company
|
|||
October
28, 2003
|
LIN
CHI-JUNG
|
49
|
Chief
Executive Officer, President and Chairman
|
|||
May
23, 2005
|
LIN
CHAO-CHIN
|
59
|
Director
and Senior Vice President
|
|||
November
28, 2006
|
LIN
HSIN-HUNG
|
54
|
Executive
Director
|
|||
November
23, 2004
|
CHEN
REN
|
61
|
Director
|
|||
November
23, 2004
|
FU
XUAN-JIE
|
79
|
Director
|
|||
November
23, 2004
|
LI
XIAO-GANG
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Director
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August
23, 2005
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ZHANG
XI
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Director
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Following
is biographical information for each of the 7 directors consisting of the age,
principal occupation, and other relevant information. The designation of
"Affiliated" noted beside the director’s name indicates that the director is an
officer or employee of Sunrise. The designation of “Independent” noted beside
the director’s name indicates that the director is considered an independent
director with in the meaning of the Marketplace Rules of the Nasdaq Stock
Market, Inc., which is the independence standard that we have chosen to report
under.
Lin Chi-Jung, CEO, Chairman,
and President (Affiliated)
Lin
Chi-Jung, age 49, is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of SRRE. He also
serves as our President and CEO and the Chairman of all of our operating
subsidiaries. Mr. Lin began serving as a Director of SRRE on October 28, 2003,
and was appointed Chairman on October 11, 2004. He founded Shanghai Xin Ji Yang
Real Estate Consultation Co., Ltd. (“SHXJY”) in late 2001, Shanghai Shang Yang
Real Estate Consultation Co., Ltd. (“SHSY”) in early 2004 and Suzhou Gao Feng
Hui Property Management Co., Ltd. (“SZGFH”) in early 2005. Under his leadership
and management, SHXJY, SHSY and SZGFH have grown rapidly. Prior to establishing
this property business, Mr. Lin invested in the film making and publishing
businesses. In his younger days, Mr. Lin was a well known actor in Chinese
communities around the world, including Mainland China, Taiwan, North America
and South East Asia.
Lin Chao-Chin, Director
(Affiliated)
Lin
Chao-Chin, age 59, was appointed as a director on May 23, 2005, and serves on
our Compensation and Governance and Nominating Committees. He is one of the
co-founders of SHXJY. Mr. Lin brings with him 28 years of real estate industry
experience, particularly in the areas of agency, property investment, and
development services. Prior to starting his business in Mainland China, he
co-founded Taipei Xin Lian Yang Property Co. Ltd. in Taiwan in the early 1980’s.
Under Mr. Lin’s leadership, this business had contracted sales of NTD 120
Billion (approx. US$ 3.4 billion) and 800 employees. In 2001 he joined Lin
Chi-Jung to re-establish his career in Mainland China. Currently, Lin Chao-Chin
is managing the day-to-day business operation of SHXJY. Lin Chao-Chin graduated
from Taiwan Chung Yuan University with a Bachelors Degree in Business
Administration.
Lin Hsin-Hung, Executive
Director
Lin Hsin
Hung, age 54, was appointed as an executive director on November 28, 2006. He
graduated from the Economics Department of Taiwan Wen Hua College in 1981. Mr.
Lin has served as the Chairman of the Board of Tian Li Manufacture Corporation,
Ding Kai Industry Corporation, Hua Wei Development Corporation and an executive
Director of Di Heng Capital Management Corporation.
Chen Ren, Director
(Independent)
Chen Ren,
age 61, was appointed an independent director on November 23, 2004. Mr. Chen is
Chairman and General Manager of Shanghai Real Estate Group of Companies. He has
been involved in the Shanghai real property market for the past 15 years. Among
some of the companies that he has been associated with are: Shanghai She-ye
Property Ltd, Shanghai Rui Nan Property Limited, the General Manager of Shanghai
Gong Zhi Jing Center and Shanghai An Ju Property Development
Center.
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Fu Xuan-Jie, Director
(Independent)
Fu
Xuan-Jie, age 79, was appointed an independent director on November 23, 2004,
and serves on our Audit, Compensation, and Governance and Nominating Committees.
Mr. Fu has been an attorney since February 1980 and has practiced law in
his co-founded firm, Fu Xuan-Jie & Associates Law Office since April 1994.
Mr. Fu specializes in corporate and international law, especially in the areas
of international compensation and other financial matters. Among the clientele
that Mr. Fu serves are Coca-Cola, Banque Endosuez, AT&T, and
L'Oreal.
Li Xiao-Gang, Director
(Independent)
Li
Xiao-Gang, age 51, was appointed an independent director on November 23, 2004,
and serves on our Audit, Compensation, and Governance and Nominating Committees.
Mr. Li graduated from Shanghai Finance and Economics University in 1984, and
joined the Shanghai Academy of Social Science. In 1992, he was appointed the
deputy director of the Economics Law Consultation Center of the Shanghai
Academy. In 2000, he was the Director of the Foreign Investment Research Center
of the Academy. From 1992 to the present, Mr. Li has served as a Director cum
Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Consultation Association.
Zhang Xi, Director
(Independent)
Zhang Xi,
age 38, was appointed an independent director on August 23, 2005, and serves as
Chairman of our Audit Committee. He has a Doctorate Degree in Economics, and he
is a Senior Economist, a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Public
Appraiser. He is working as a Vice President of Shanghai General Building
Material Group Corporation. He has also served in Shanghai Zhonghua Audit
Company as the manager of the International Department, Shanghai Zhangjiang
Hi-tech Zone Development Company, Ltd. as Vice General Manager and Financial
Controller, and Shanghai Zhang Jiang Semiconductor Industry Park Co., Ltd. as
General Manager.
Other
Executive Officers
Wang Wen Yan, the Company’s
Chief Financial Officer. Previously the financial controller, Mr. Wang, 30 years
old, has been with the Company since May 2005. He worked in a real estate
development company for 4 years before joining the Company. He graduated from
Shanghai University with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting and has a Master’s
degree at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
Family
Relationships
There are
no family relationships among directors, executive officers, or person nominated
or chosen to become the directors or executive officers.
Code
of Ethics
On
October 8, 2005, we adopted a code of ethics. We believe our code of
ethics is reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and promote honest and ethical
conduct; provide full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in
public reports; comply with applicable laws; ensure prompt internal reporting of
code violations; and provide accountability for adherence to the code. The
Company will provide to any person without charge, upon request, a copy of the
corporate code of ethics. Any person wishing a copy should write to Alice Wang,
Sunrise Real Estate Group, Inc., Suite 701, No. 333, Zhaojiabang Road, Shanghai,
PRC 200032.
Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our executive
officers, directors and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of
our equity securities to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these filings must be
furnished to the Company. Based solely on a review of the copies of such reports
furnished to the Company and written representations that no other reports were
required, during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, all Section 16(a)
filing requirements applicable to our executive officers, directors and greater
than 10% beneficial owners have been met on a timely basis.
Information
Concerning our Board and Committees of our Board
The
Company’s Board has three standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance
and Nominating Committee, and a Compensation Committee. We have a written
Audit Committee Charter, a written Governance and Nominating Committee Charter
and a written Compensation Committee Charter. Except for Lin Chao-Chin, all of
our directors serving on our committees are “independent” within the meaning of
the Marketplace Rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., which is the
independence standard that we have chosen to report under.
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Audit Committee and Audit
Committee Financial Expert
Our Board
established the Audit Committee on August 23, 2005. The Audit Committee consists
of three members, Fu Xuan-Jie, Li Xiao-Gang, and Zhang Xi, all of whom are
“independent” within the meaning of the Marketplace Rules of the Nasdaq Stock
Market, Inc., which is the independence standard that we have chosen to report
under. At least one member of the Audit Committee, Zhang Xi, is a financial
expert, as that term is used under Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation
S-B.
Governance and Nominating
Committee
The
Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board consists of Mr. Lin Chao-Chin,
Mr. Li Xiao-Gang and Mr. Fu Xuan-Jie. The primary duties of the Governance and
Nominating Committee are to identify and review candidates for the Board and
recommend candidates for election to the Board, periodically review the skills
and characteristics required of Board members in the context of the current
Board, and periodically review the Company’s corporate governance policies and
recommend modifications to the Board as appropriate. The Governance and
Nominating Committee operates pursuant to a charter that was approved by our
Board, a current copy of which is available on our website at www.sunrise.sh under the heading
“Investor” and subheading “Corporate Governance.”
Our
shareholders may recommend director nominees, and the Governance and Nominating
Committee will consider nominees recommended by shareholders. We anticipate that
nominees recommended by shareholders will be evaluated in the same manner as
nominees recommended by anyone else, although the Governance and Nominating
Committee may prefer nominees who are personally known to the existing directors
and whose reputations are highly regarded. The Governance and Nominating
Committee will consider all relevant qualifications as well as the needs of the
company in terms of compliance with SEC rules.
While the
selection of qualified directors is a complex, subjective process that requires
consideration of many intangible factors, the Governance and Nominating
Committee and the Board takes into account the following criteria, among others,
in considering directors and candidates for the board: judgment, experience,
skills and personal character of the candidate, and the needs of the
Board.
The
Governance and Nominating Committee conducts a process of making a preliminary
assessment of each proposed nominee based upon the resume and biographical
information, an indication of the individual’s willingness to serve and other
background information. This information is evaluated against the criteria set
forth above and our specific needs at that time. Based upon a preliminary
assessment of the candidate(s), those who appear best suited to meet our needs
may be invited to participate in a series of interviews, which are used as a
further means of evaluating potential candidates. On the basis of information
learned during this process, the Governance and Nominating Committee determines
which nominee(s) to recommend to the Board to submit for election at the next
annual meeting. The Governance and Nominating Committee uses the same process
for evaluating all nominees, regardless of the original source of the
nomination.
Compensation
Committee
The
Compensation Committee of the Board consists of Mr. Lin Chao-Chin, Mr. Li
Xiao-Gang and Mr. Fu Xuan-Jie. The primary duties of the Compensation Committee
are to annually review and approve the Company’s compensation strategy to ensure
that employees are rewarded appropriately; review annually and approve corporate
goals and objectives relevant to executive compensation; annually review and
determine elements of compensation of the CEO and other officers; and review and
recommend compensation for non-employee members of our Board. The Compensation
Committee operates pursuant to a charter that was approved by our Board, a
current copy of which is available on our website at www.sunrise.sh under the heading
“Investor” and subheading “Corporate Governance.”
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ITEM
11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The
following table reflects the compensation paid to the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer and each of the Company’s compensated executive officers whose
compensations exceeded $100,000 in fiscal years 2008 and 2007 for services
rendered to the Company and its subsidiaries.
Name
and Principal Position
(a)
|
Year
(b)
|
Salary
($)
(c)
|
Bonus
($)
(d)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
(e)
|
Option
Awards
($)
(f)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
(g)
|
Change
in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
Earnings
($)
(h)
|
All
Other Compensation
($)
(i)
|
Total
($)
(j)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Lin
Chi-Jung
CEO,
President & Chairman
Executive
Officer of subsidiaries
|
2008
2007
|
130,851
145,976
|
0
21,950
|
0
0
|
0
0
|
0
0
|
0
0
|
23,869(2)
91,796
|
154,720
259,722
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Lin
Chao-Chin
Senior
Vice President
Managing
director of subsidiaries
|
2008
2007
|
130,851
145,976
|
0
21,950
|
0
0
|
0
0
|
0
0
|
0
0
|
23,869(2)
91,796
|
154,720
259,722
|
(1)
|
There
are no stock option, retirement, pension, or profit sharing plans for the
benefit of our officers.
|
(2)
|
Lin
Chi-Jung and Lin Chao-Chin each received housing allowance of $18,693 and
travel allowance of $5,176 during the year
2008.
|
Option/SAR
Grants
The
Company has no stock option plan or other equity incentive plan in place.
Accordingly, no individual grants of stock options, whether or not in tandem
with Stock Appreciation Rights (“SARs”) and freestanding SARs have been made to
any executive officer or any director since the Company’s inception,
accordingly, no stock options have been exercised by the Company’s officers or
directors in any fiscal year.
DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION
Name
(a)
|
Fees
Earned or Paid in Cash
($)
(b)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
(c)
|
Option
Awards
($)
(d)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
(e)
|
Change
in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
Earnings
(f)
|
All
Other Compensation
($)
(g)
|
Total
($)
(h)
|
|||||||||||||||
LIN
CHI-JUNG
|
14,379
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14,379
|
|||||||||||||||
LIN
CHAO-CHIN
|
14,379
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14,379
|
|||||||||||||||
LIN
HSIN-HUNG
|
16,680
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
16,680
|
|||||||||||||||
FU
XUAN-JIE
|
13,804
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13,804
|
|||||||||||||||
LI
XIAO-GANG
|
13,804
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13,804
|
|||||||||||||||
CHEN
REN
|
13,804
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13,804
|
|||||||||||||||
ZHANG
XI
|
13,804
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13,804
|
(1)
|
There
are no stock option, retirement, pension, or profit sharing plans for the
benefit of directors.
|
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ITEM
12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The
following table sets forth, as of March 31, 2009, the number and percentage of
our 23,691,925 shares of common stock outstanding that were beneficially owned
by (1) each person known to the Company to be the beneficial owner of five
percent or more of our common stock, (2) each director and named executive
officer, and (3) all of the Company's directors and executive officers as a
group. Unless otherwise indicated, the person listed in the table is the
beneficial owner of, and has sole voting and investment power with respect to,
the shares indicated.
Title
of Class
|
Name
and Address
|
Amount
and Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership
|
Percent
of Class
|
|||||||
Common
|
Lin
Chi-Jung
|
9,022,800 | (1) | 38.08 | % | |||||
Suite
701, No. 333, Zhaojiabang Road
|
||||||||||
Shanghai,
PRC 200032
|
||||||||||
Common
|
LIN
HSIN-HUNG
|
334,750 | (2) | 1 | % | |||||
Suite
701, No. 333, Zhaojiabang Road
|
||||||||||
Shanghai,
PRC 200032
|
(1)
|
These
shares are owned by Ace Develop Properties Limited, of which Mr. Lin
Chi-Jung is the sole beneficiary
owner
|
(2)
|
These
shares are owned by Glorystar International Enterprise Limited, of which
Mr. Lin Hsing Hung is a minority shareholder and an
officer.
|
Changes
in Control
On March
10, 2009, Sunrise Real Estate Group, Inc., entered into a Share Purchase
Agreement with Whole World Holding Corporation (“Whole World”) to issue 57
million shares to Whole World for US $20 million. This agreement, subject to
standard closing terms and conditions, is scheduled to close on or before May
17, 2009.
In
connection with the issue of its shares to Whole World or their designees,
Sunrise will rely on Regulation S as its exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. All of such persons are non-US
persons and agree that the shares may not be transferred or sold except in
accordance with the provisions of Regulation S and/or compliance with the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 or in reliance upon an
applicable exemption therefrom. The certificates representing the Sunrise shares
shall bear a legend reflecting such transfer restrictions and stop transfer
orders will be placed with the transfer agent against these shares.
ITEM
13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
Certain
Relationships
Amounts due from
venturers
The
Company has entered into co-operation agreements with two venturers (one of them
is an independent third party; the other is the Company’s ex-director, Chang
Shu-Ching) to jointly carry out a property underwriting project for a commercial
building in Suzhou, the PRC. According to the agreements, the
Company, Chang Shu-Ching and the other venturer are entitled to share 65%, 10%
and 25% of the net results of the project, respectively. On February 14, 2007,
the venturers entered into an additional agreement that Chang Shu-Ching obtained
25% of the net results of the project from the other venturer. As a result, the
Company and Chang Shu-Ching are entitled to share 65% and 35% of the net results
of the project, respectively.
As of
December 31, 2008, the amounts due from venturers were $989,822 (2007:
$1,069,484) and a full impairment loss thereon was provided in the year (2007:
$Nil).
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Amount due from related
party
The
amount represents an advance to SZBFND which is unsecured, interest free and has
no fixed term of repayment. As of December 31, 2008, the amount due from related
party was $314,137 and a corresponding full impairment loss thereon was
made.
Amount due to
directors
Amount due to Lin
Chin-Jung
As of
December 31, 2008, the balance includes two loans and advances obtained from Lin
Chin-Jung.
The first loan includes principal of
$62,742 and accrued interest of $11,751 thereon. The principal is unsecured,
bears interest at a rate of 9.6% per annum and the term of repayment is not
specifically defined.
The second loan includes principal of
$47,427. The principal is unsecured, non-interest bearing and the term of
repayment is not specifically defined.
The
advances and reimbursements of $25,645 represented the salary payable and rental
reimbursement to Lin Chin-Jung outstanding as of December 31, 2008.
Amount due to Lin
Chao-Chin
A balance
of $21,790 represented the salary payable and rental reimbursement to Lin
Chao-Chin outstanding as of December 31, 2008.
Amount due to related
party
The
amount includes a rental deposit received from SZBFND. Rental income of $544,679
is generated from leasing the investment properties to SZBFND during the period.
This amount is unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.
Director
Independence
Fu
Xuan-Jie, Li Xiao-Gang, Chen Ren and Zhang Xi, constitute a majority of the
Board of Directors and are each “independent” within the meaning of the
Marketplace Rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.,
ITEM
14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Audit
Fees
The
aggregate fees billed by BDO Limited (formerly known as BDO McCabe Lo Limited)
for services rendered during the year ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 are
described as follows:
Fees for
audit and review services amounted to $130,300 in 2008 and $141,500 in 2007,
respectively. Fees for audit and review services include the annual audit of the
consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, and
review of the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
Audit-Related
Fees
Aggregate
fees billed for all audit-related services rendered by BDO Limited were $13,000
for 2007. Fees for audit related services include audits required in the Form
8-K and review of related documents. There were no audit-related fees billed by
BDO Limited in 2008.
Tax Fees
There
were no tax services fees paid to BDO Limited; they are not the tax accountants
of the Company.
All Other
Fees
BDO
Limited did not bill the Company any additional fees for professional services
rendered to the Company during fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and
2007.
Policy
on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of
Independent Auditors
According
to the charter of the Audit Committee, the Company’s policy on pre-approval of
audit and permissible non-audit services of independent auditors is to
pre-approve all audit services and permissible non-audit services by the
independent accountants, as set forth in Section 10A of the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the SEC. The Audit Committee may
establish pre-approval policies and procedures, as permitted by Section 10A of
the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the
SEC, for the engagement of independent accountants to render services to the
Company, including but not limited to policies that would allow the delegation
of pre-approval authority to one or more members of the Audit Committee,
provided that any pre-approvals delegated to one or more members of the Audit
Committee are reported to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled
meeting.
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ITEM
15. EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
|
Description
|
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Lin Chi-Jung, pursuant to Rule 15d-14(a).
|
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Wang Wen-Yan, pursuant to Rule 15d-14(a).
|
|
32.1
|
Certifications
of Lin Chi-Jung, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350.
|
|
32.2
|
Certifications
of Wang Wen-Yan, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
1350.
|
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SIGNATURES
In
accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
Sunrise Real Estate Group, Inc. | |||
|
/s/ Lin Chi-Jung | ||
BY: Lin Chi-Jung | |||
Principal Executive Officer and Director | |||
DATE: May 14, 2009 |
In
accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
||
/s/
Lin Chi-Jung
|
Principal
Executive Officer
|
May
14, 2009
|
||
Lin
Chi-Jung
|
and
Director
|
|||
/s/
Wang Wen-Yan
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
May
14, 2009
|
||
Wang
Wen-Yan
|
||||
/s/
Lin Chao-Chin
|
Director
|
May
14, 2009
|
||
Lin
Chao-Chin
|
||||
/s/
Lin Hsin-Hung
|
Director
|
May
14, 2009
|
||
Lin
Hsin-Hung
|
||||
/s/
Fu Xuan-Jie
|
Director
|
May
14, 2009
|
||
Fu
Xuan-Jie
|
||||
/s/
Li Xiao-Gang
|
Director
|
May
14, 2009
|
||
Li
Xiao-Gang
|
||||
/s/
Chen Ren
|
Director
|
May
14, 2009
|
||
Chen
Ren
|
||||
/s/
Zhang Xi
|
Director
|
May
14, 2009
|
||
Zhang
Xi
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