Item 1. Business This annual report contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks in the section entitled “Risk Factors”, that may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
Our financial statements are stated in United States Dollars (US$) and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
In this annual report, unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars and all references to “common shares” refer to the common shares in our capital stock.
As used in this annual report, the terms “we”, “us”, “our” and “our company” refer to Asia Pacific Boiler Corporation and our wholly owned subsidiary, Million Place Investments Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation, unless otherwise indicated.
Corporate Overview
We were incorporated in Nevada on June 23, 2011, to engage in the business of real estate investment consulting with respect to properties located in Panama. We have not started operations. We have not generated revenues from operations, but must be considered a development stage business.Our statutory registered agent in Nevada is National Registered Agents Inc. of Nevada located at 1000 East William Street, Suite 204, Carson City, Nevada 89701. Our business office is Unit 10 & 11, 26th Floor, Lippo Center, Tower 2, 89 Queensway Admiralty, Hong Kong.
We are a company with no operations. As of the date hereof, we have not been successful in our real estate investment consulting operations. Historically, we have been able to raise a limited amount of capital through private placements of our equity stock, but we are uncertain about our continued ability to raise funds privately.
On November 5, 2012, we filed Articles of Merger with the Nevada Secretary of State to change our name from “Panama Dreaming Inc.” to “Asia Pacific Boiler Corporation”, to be effected by way of a merger with our wholly-owned subsidiary Asia Pacific Boiler Corporation, which was created solely for the name change.
Also on November 5, 2012, we filed a Certificate of Change with the Nevada Secretary of State to give effect to a forward split of our authorized, issued and outstanding shares of common stock on a 4 new for 1 old basis and, consequently, our authorized common stock increased from 100,000,000 to 400,000,000 shares, and our then issued and outstanding common shares increased from 7,950,000 to 31,800,000, all with a par value of $0.00001. Our preferred stock remained unchanged with 100,000,000 preferred shares authorized, par value $0.00001, and no preferred shares issued or outstanding.
The forward split and name change became effective with the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board at the opening of trading on November 9, 2012. Our CUSIP number is 04521K 107.
Corporate History
Previously we intended to offer real estate consulting services through our website to persons located in North America and around the world, who were interested in investing in real estate located in Panama. We intended to cater to the newly located or inexperienced real estate investors who did not have a preexisting relationship with a real estate agent in Panama. Our plan was to assist the investor by locating qualified local real estate agents in Panama who would assist with the issues relating to the purchase of real property in Panama. For providing such service, we were to be paid a fee by our customer once the purchase was made.
Our management has been analyzing the various alternatives available to our company to ensure our survival and to preserve our shareholder's investment in our common shares. This analysis has included sourcing additional forms of financing to continue our business as is, or mergers and/or acquisitions. At this stage in our operations, we believe either course is acceptable, as our operations have not been profitable and our future prospects for our business are not good without further financing.
We are focusing our preliminary merger/acquisition activities on potential business opportunities with established business entities for the merger of a target business with our company. In certain instances, a target business may wish to become a subsidiary of our company or may wish to contribute assets to our company rather than merge. We anticipate that any new acquisition or business opportunities by our company will require additional financing. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be able to acquire the financing necessary to enable us to pursue our plan of operation. If our company requires additional financing and we are unable to acquire such funds, our business may fail.
In implementing a structure for a particular business acquisition or opportunity, we may become a party to a merger, consolidation, reorganization, joint venture, or licensing agreement with another corporation or entity. We may also acquire stock or assets of an existing business. Upon the consummation of a transaction, it is likely that our present management will no longer be in control of our company and our existing business will close down. In addition, it is likely that our officers and directors will, as part of the terms of the acquisition transaction, resign and be replaced by one or more new officers and directors.
We anticipate that the selection of a business opportunity in which to participate will be complex and without certainty of success. Management believes that there are numerous firms in various industries seeking the perceived benefits of being a publicly registered corporation. Business opportunities may be available in many different industries and at various stages of development, all of which will make the task of comparative investigation and analysis of such business opportunities extremely difficult and complex.
We may seek a business opportunity with entities who have recently commenced operations, or entities who wish to utilize the public marketplace in order to raise additional capital in order to expand business development activities, to develop a new product or service, or for other corporate purposes. We may acquire assets and establish wholly-owned subsidiaries in various businesses or acquire existing businesses as subsidiaries.
At this stage, we can provide no assurance that we will be able to locate compatible business opportunities, what additional financing we will require to complete a combination or merger with another business opportunity or whether the opportunity's operations will be profitable.
If we are unable to secure adequate capital to continue our business or alternatively, complete a merger or acquisition, our shareholders will lose some or all of their investment and our business will likely fail.
On August 5, 2014, we entered into and closed a share exchange agreement with Million Place Investments Ltd. and the shareholders of Million Place. Pursuant to the terms of the share exchange agreement, we agreed to acquire all 10,000 of the issued and outstanding shares of Million Place’s common stock in exchange for the issuance by our company of 7,500,000 shares of our common stock to the shareholders of Million Place. As a result of these transactions, Million Place became our wholly owned subsidiary. The 7,500,000 shares were subsequently issued, increasing the number of our issued and outstanding common shares to 39,300,000.
Million Place was incorporated on April 30, 2012 under the laws of the British Virgin Island (BVI) to engage in any lawful corporate undertaking, including but not limited to mergers and acquisitions.
Pursuant to a share transfer agreement dated December 3, 2012, Million Place purchased from John Gong, a director and officer of our company, 14.7 million shares at Renminbi (“RMB”) 1.00 per ordinary share (approximately $2,227,273 in the aggregate) in the share capital of Inner Mongolia Yulong Pump Production Company Limited (Yulong Pump) thereby acquiring an equity interest of 49% in Yulong Pump. Yulong Pump is a China foreign joint venture corporation engaged in the sale and manufacture of industrial equipment, and in the acquisition, development and exploitation of residential, commercial, and industrial real estate assets. The business of Yulong Pump is further described below. In acquiring a 49% interest in Yulong Pump, Million Place became the deemed cooperative foreign joint venture partner of Yulong Pump.
Pursuant to People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) law, the partners in a cooperative foreign joint venture are permitted to share profits on an agreed basis and not necessarily in proportion to capital contribution. The joint venture is not required to be a distinct legal entity from its partners and management and financial control of the foreign joint venture may be determined at the discretion of the partners by mutual agreement provided that, upon termination of the joint venture, all fixed assets will become the property of the Chinese participant in the joint venture. Pursuant to the December 3, 2012 share transfer agreement, Million Place was entitled to appoint the board of directors of Yulong Pump. Further, absent an agreement between Million Place and Yulong Pump, the articles of association of Yulong Pump provide for distribution of dividends amongst its shareholders in proportion to the number of shares held by them.
On April 25, 2014, Million Place entered into a share sale and purchase agreement with Qin Xiu Shan, a former officer and director of our company, whereby Mr. Qin, who is the beneficial owner of a 51% interest in Yulong Pump, granted to Million Place the option to purchase an additional 2% equity interest in Yulong Pump (being 600,000 shares) for the aggregate purchase price of RMB 1.00 per share or approximately $96,278 in the aggregate. The option is perpetual and without provision for termination. With its acquisition of a 49% equity interest together with an option to purchase an aggregate 51% equity interest, Million Place is seeking to establish a majority equity stake in Yulong Pump.
On May 22, 2014, Million Place entered into a joint venture contract with Yulong Pump pursuant to which the companies intend to jointly engage in the manufacture of industrial boilers, the provision of consultancy services for the design of boiler systems, the manufacture of industrial water pumps and accessories, and the acquisition and development of real estate. Pursuant to the joint venture contract, Million Place will be solely responsible all operations and management of the joint venture and shall have exclusive authority to enter into agreements on behalf of the joint venture. Million Place will in turn receive compensation for services it provides to the joint venture and shall be entitled to a 49% share of profit generated by the joint venture. Both Million Place and Yulong Pump shall be entitled to engage in business that is competitive with the joint venture. Pursuant to the joint venture contract, Yulong Pump has allocated its 143,106 square foot commercial property located in Wulateqianqi, Mongolia to the joint venture operation. That property is currently under construction and is further described below. Additional assets or operations may be allocated to the joint venture on an ongoing basis.
On February 1, 2014, Yulong Pump entered into a warranty deed agreement with Qin Xiu San, a former officer and director of our company, pursuant to which Mr. Qin agreed to transfer to Yulong Pump by July 31, 2014 all outstanding securities of Hohhot Devotion Boiler General Company Private Limited (“Hohhot Devotion Boiler”). On August 5, 2014, the warranty deed was extended to October 31, 2014. The warranty deed does not specify financial consideration for the transfer and, as at the date of this report, the acquisition has not been completed and our company is seeking a further extension until June 30, 2015. There is no guarantee that the transfer will be completed or that it will be completed on terms favorable to Yulong Pump.
Hohhot Devotion Boiler is a PRC company with approximately 300 employees engaged in the manufacture and sale of industrial boilers, and in real estate development in the Hohhot region of Inner Mongolia, China. It is the largest manufacturer of boilers in Inner Mongolia. Together, Devotion Boiler and Yulong Pump are concurrently planning to begin construction of a new state of the art boiler manufacturing factory with a planned investment of approximately $250 million. The companies intend to commence staffing and training of the new boiler plant employees concurrently with the start of construction. Yulong Pump and Devotion Boiler also intend to rezone for commercial and residential use industrial land owned by Devotion Boiler in Inner Mongolia. As at the date of this report, the acquisition of Devotion Boiler by Yulong Pump remains incomplete, and there is no guarantee that any such acquisition will be completed. Further, there is no guarantee that Yulong Pump or Devotion Boiler will successfully finance the construction of their planned boiler facility.
Through our wholly owned subsidiary, Million Place, together with its joint venture partner, Yulong Pump, we adopted a multi-pronged business plan involving the acquisition, development and exploitation of residential, commercial, and industrial real estate assets, the manufacture and sale of industrial water pumps and accessories and industrial boilers, and the provision of consultancy services for the design of industrial boiler systems.
On November 6, 2014, we changed our fiscal year end to December 31from June 30.
Our director and officer, John Gong Chin Ong, is the controlling shareholder, principal officer, and a director of Million Place. Mr. Qin XiuShan, a former officer and director of our company, is the majority shareholder, principal officer and a director of Hohhot Devotion Boiler. Both John Gong Chin Ong and Qin XiuShan are affiliated shareholders and principals of Yulong Pump.
Business of Inner Mongolia Yulong Pump Production Company Limited
Yulong Pump was incorporated on October 6, 1998 under the laws of the PRC to engage in any lawful corporate undertaking, including, but not limited to, selected mergers and acquisitions.
In 1998, Yulong Pump paid a total of RMB 799,000 or $131,985 to acquire land use rights in Wuchuan, Inner Mongolia, for the purposes of establishing a manufacturing facility. From 1998 until 2008, Yulong Pump was engaged in the manufacture of industrial water pumps for a variety of applications in Wuchuan, Inner Mongolia. In 2008, Yulong Pump ceased its water pump manufacturing activities due to a decrease in demand for its products and increasing obsolescence of its manufacturing infrastructure. The land use rights for the Wuchuan property expire in 2046 and are eligible for renewal subject to additional costs. The Wuchuan property is located in the city centre of Wuchuan, a suburb of Hohhot. Yulong Pump intends to explore the potential for commercial development of these lands. The land use right has not been transferred to Yulong Pump as of December 31, 2014. Yulong Pump has written off the net amount of land use right as of December 31, 2014.
Since the termination of its water pump manufacturing operations, Yulong Pump has engaged in the identification and acquisition of other industrial manufacturing assets, and in the acquisition, development and exploitation of residential, commercial, and industrial real estate assets.
In 2008, Yulong Pump transformed itself from a local resident China company to a foreign joint venture company. As a result, the company has become an entity with the status of a foreign joint venture company with registered capital of RMB30 million (approximately $4,839,181), which consists of 30 million shares of authorized, issued and outstanding voting common stock with a par value of RMB1.0 per share ($0.16).
In 2013, Yulong Pump applied to the Foreign Investment Committee of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to raise the registered capital from RMB 30 million to RMB 600 million(approximately $96,783,624). This was approved in November 2013.
During the year 2013, Yulong Pump raised RMB 188,355,325 ($31,114,083) as a contribution from its president and chief executive officer, Qin Xiu Shan.
On August 5, 2013, Yulong Pump entered into real estate sales contracts with Wulanteqianqi Hua Yuan Real Estate Limited Company pursuant to which Yulong Pump acquired the land use rights, expiring on September 15, 2080, to the third, fourth and fifth floors of a 6 story commercial building under development and located in Wulanteqianqi, Mongolia, China. The leasehold area of the property is approximately 143,106 square feet. Yulong Pump paid RMB 188,355,325 (approximately $31,114,083) in consideration of the land use rights. The property is under construction with completion anticipated by fallof 2015. The Wulateqianqi property was subsequently allocated to the joint venture between Million Place and Yulong Pump pursuant to the joint venture agreement dated May 22, 2014. Million Place is therefore responsible for the administration and management of the property and entitled to receive 49% of the joint venture proceeds. The parties intend to lease the facility to tenants upon completion of construction and a potential tenant has been identified.
On February 1, 2014, Yulong Pump entered into a warranty deed agreement with Qin Xiu Shan pursuant to which Mr. Qin has agreed to transfer to Yulong Pump by July 31, 2014 all outstanding securities of Devotion Boiler. The warranty deed agreement does not provide for financial consideration. On August 5, 2014, the warranty deed was extended to October 31, 2014. As at the date of this report, the acquisition has not been completed and there is no guarantee that the transfer will be completed or that it will be completed on terms favorable to Yulong Pump. Hohhot Devotion Boiler is a PRC company with approximately 300 employees engaged in the manufacture and sale of industrial boilers, and in real estate development in the Hohhot region of Inner Mongolia, China. It is the largest manufacturer of boilers in Inner Mongolia. Together, Devotion Boiler and Yulong Pump are concurrently planning to begin construction by July 1 2015 of a new state of the art boiler manufacturing factory with a planned investment of approximately $250 million. The companies intend to commence staffing and training of the new boiler plant employees concurrently with the start of construction. Yulong Pump and Devotion Boiler also intend to rezone for commercial and residential use industrial land owned by Devotion Boiler in Inner Mongolia. As at the date of this report, the acquisition of Devotion Boiler by Yulong Pump remains incomplete, and there is no guarantee that any such acquisition will be completed. Further, there is no guarantee that Yulong Pump or Devotion Boiler will successfully finance the construction of their planned boiler facility.
Emerging Growth Company
We are an Emerging Growth Company as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act.
We shall continue to be deemed an emerging growth company until the earliest of:
(a) the last day of the fiscal year of the issuer during which it had total annual gross revenues of $1,000,000,000 (as such amount is indexed for inflation every 5 years by the Commission to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, setting the threshold to the nearest 1,000,000) or more;
(b) the last day of the fiscal year of the issuer following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of common equity securities of the issuer pursuant to an effective registration statement under this title;
(c) the date on which such issuer has, during the previous 3-year period, issued more than $1,000,000,000 in non-convertible debt; or
(d) the date on which such issuer is deemed to be a ‘large accelerated filer’, as defined in section 240.12b-2 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto.’.
As an emerging growth company we are exempt from Section 404(b) of Sarbanes Oxley. Section 404(a) requires issuers to publish information in their annual reports concerning the scope and adequacy of the internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting. This statement shall also assess the effectiveness of such internal controls and procedures.
Section 404(b) requires that the registered accounting firm shall, in the same report, attest to and report on the assessment on the effectiveness of the internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting.
As an emerging growth company we are exempt from Section 14A and B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which require the shareholder approval of executive compensation and golden parachutes.
We have elected not to opt out of the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised accounting standards pursuant to Section 107(b) of the JOBS Act.
Products and Services
Through our wholly owned subsidiary, Million Place, we are presently engaged in the acquisition, development and management of commercial real estate assets in cooperation with our joint venture partner, Yulong Pump. Together with Yulong Pump, we are also seeking to engage in the manufacture and sale of industrial water pumps and accessories and industrial boilers for commercial buildings, and the provision of consultancy services for the design of boiler systems.
Our current business activities are governed by a joint venture contract dated May 22, 2014 between Million Place and Yulong Pump pursuant to which we intend to jointly engage in the manufacture of industrial boilers, the provision of consultancy services for the design of boiler systems, the manufacture of industrial water pumps and accessories, and the acquisition and development of real estate. Pursuant to the joint venture contract, Million Place is solely responsible for all operations and management of the joint venture and has the exclusive authority to enter into agreements on behalf of the joint venture. Million Place will in turn receive compensation for services it provides to the joint venture and shall be entitled to a 49% share of profit generated by the joint venture. Both Million Place and Yulong Pump are entitled to engage in business that is competitive with the joint venture. Pursuant to the joint venture contract, Yulong Pump has allocated its 143,106 square foot commercial property located in Wulateqianqi, Mongolia to the joint venture operation. Additional assets or operations may be allocated to the joint venture on an ongoing basis. Million Place is to be responsible for management of the joint venture.
Wulateqianqi Development
On August 5, 2013,Yulong Pump entered into real estate sales contracts (lease agreements)with Wulateqianqi Hua Yuan Real Estate Limited Company pursuant to which Yulong Pump acquired the land use rights, expiring on September 15, 2080, to the third, fourth and fifth floors of a 6 story commercial building under development and located in Wulanteqianqi, Mongolia, China. The leasehold area of the property is approximately 143,106 square feet. Yulong Pump paid RMB 188,355,325 (approximately $31,114,083) in consideration of the land use rights. The property is under construction with completion anticipated by fall of 2015. Pursuant to the joint venture contract dated May 22, 2014, the Wulateqianqi property has been assigned to the joint venture under the management of our wholly owned subsidiary, Million Place. Accordingly, we will be responsible for the management of the property. The parties intend to lease the facility upon completion of construction and a potential tenant has been identified.
Prospective Boiler Business
On February 1, 2014, Yulong Pump entered into a warranty deed with Qin Xiu Shan, a former officer and director of our company, pursuant to which Mr. Qin pledged to deliver to Yulong Pump the outstanding securities of Devotion Boiler by July 31, 2014. On August 5, 2014, the warranty deed was extended to October 31, 2014 and we are seeking a further extension to June 20, 2015. The warranty deed does not specify financial consideration for the transfer and, as at the date of this report, the acquisition has not been completed. There is no guarantee that the transfer will be completed or that it will be completed on terms favorable to Yulong Pump. Devotion Boiler is a PRC company engaged in the manufacture and sale of industrial boilers, and in real estate development in the Hohhot region of Inner Mongolia, China. It is the largest manufacturer of boilers in Inner Mongolia. Together, Devotion Boiler and Yulong Pump are concurrently planning to begin construction on July 1, 2015 of a new state of the art boiler manufacturing factory with a planned investment of approximately $250 million. The companies intend to commence staffing and training of the new boiler plant employees concurrently with the start of construction. Yulong Pump and Devotion Boiler also intend to rezone for commercial and residential use industrial land owned by Devotion Boiler in Inner Mongolia.
Markets
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of Northern China
The geographical focus of our current and planned operations is the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of Northern China, with an emphasis on the western city of Bayannur Prefecture (where our current joint venture activities with Yulong Pump are focused), and the Inner Mongolian capital of Hohhot City and surrounding Wuchuan County. Hohhot, in particular, is home to the Hohhot Export Processing Zone, a 2.2 square kilometer industrial complex established in 2002 to serve as a dedicated export processing zone for industries such as electronics assembly and manufacturing, telecommunications equipment production, garment and textiles production, trading and distribution, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, food and beverage processing, instruments and industrial equipment production, medical equipment and supplies, shipping and warehousing logistics and heavy industry.
Inner Mongolia has abundance of resources especially coal, cashmere, natural gas, rare earth elements, and has more deposits of naturally occurring niobium, zirconium and beryllium than any other province-level region in China. However in the past, the exploitation and utilization of resources were rather inefficient, which resulted in poor returns from rich resources. Inner Mongolia is also an important coal production base, with more than a quarter of the world’s coal reserves located in the province. It plans to double annual coal output by 2010 (from the 2005 volume of 260 million tons) to 500 million tons of coal a year.
Industry in Inner Mongolia has grown mainly around coal, power generation, forestry-related industries, and related industries. Inner Mongolia now encourages six competitive industries: energy, chemicals, metallurgy, equipment manufacturing, processing of farm (including dairy) produce, and high technology. Well-known Inner Mongolian enterprises include companies such as ERDOS, Yili, and Mengniu.
The nominal GDP of Inner Mongolia in 2010 was 1.16 trillion yuan ($172.1 billion), a growth of 16.9% from 2008, with an average annual increase of 20% from the period 2003-2007. Its per capita GDP reached 37,287 Yuan ($5,460) in 2009. In 2008, Inner Mongolia's primary, secondary, and tertiary industries were worth 90.7 billion Yuan, 427.1 billion Yuan, and 258.4 billion Yuan respectively. The urban per capita disposable income and rural per capita net income were 14,431 Yuan and 4,656 Yuan, up 16.6% and 17.8% respectively.
As with much of China, economic growth has led to a boom in construction, including new commercial development and large apartment complexes.
Real Estate Industry in Inner Mongolia
China experienced an unprecedented growth in property values between 2005 and 2009, during which time housing prices tripled. In 2011, government efforts to curb market speculation and to cool the market resulted in a controlled price correction through 2013. Nevertheless, certain markets, and namely those in large cities like Beijing and Shanghai, where prices rose 16 percent and 17 percent, respectively, have defied cooling efforts. In Inner Mongolia, the average price of residential property in the capital city of Hohhot increased by 10% in 2013, ranking 24 out of 70 major cities in China in 2013. Thus far in 2014, the housing market has entered into a correction phase, with prices of new homes falling by 0.5 percent in June and 0.32 percent in May, according to the China Real Estate Index System Survey (CREIS) released on July 1, 2014. Before the May drop, real estate prices in China’s 100 largest cities had been on an almost two-year-long rise. Earlier, the official survey released by the national bureau of statistics on June 18 showed that one half of 70 cities saw prices fall in May, the largest number in two years. In response to the softening market, the city of Hohhot, capital of Inner Mongolia, announced in late July, 2014 that it was ending restrictions on purchasing multiple apartments and would open up sales to non-residents. Additional municipalities with similar restrictions on real estate sales are likely to follow suit in coming months. We anticipate that these measures will lead to a controlled correction in the Inner Mongolian market.
Boiler Industry in China, Generally
We seek to operate in a specialized industry in the manufacture of boiler products such as hot water boiler, gas boiler, combined heat and power boiler, circulating fluidized bed boiler and power plant boiler and it supporting parts. Industrial boiler production in China increased over the years. Currently there are around 5,000 boiler manufacturing companies in China. Industrial boilers are mainly used for industrial production, heating and hot water supply.
Industrial boilers are important thermal power equipment, widely used in factory power, building heating and other aspects of life. With the implementation of large and medium-sized cities coal ban measures and centralized heating, together with mounting popularity of combined heat and power , coal-fired industrial boilers will follow the large-capacity, high performance and low emissions development, while gas boilers, oil-fired boiler, water-source heat pump, air-source heat pumps, electric boilers and air conditioning heating will witness rapid development.
China has been the largest boiler market in the world since 2002, according to McCoy Power Reports. In 2008, it accounted for more than 50% of both global revenues and number of units ordered. As a result of the major power shortage crisis that occurred between 2002 and 2004, the government and independent power producers made considerable investments in power plants, particularly coal-fired plants. As all coal-fired plants need a boiler, this led to a significant increase in orders in 2003. Orders were lower from 2004 to 2006, although they remained significantly above pre-2003 order volumes. 2007 saw another surge in demand, when China ordered 95,000MW of coal-fired boilers, according to Frost & Sullivan Limited.
The Chinese government understands that a strong power infrastructure is required to sustain economic growth and ensure a stable supply of electricity. As a result, the demand for boilers is expected to remain at relatively high levels for the foreseeable future.
North China only accounts for 12% of the total number of boiler manufacturers in China, leaving a great potential for both development and profit exploration.
Competition
Many of our competitors have longer operating histories, better brand recognition and greater financial resources than we do. In order for us to successfully compete in our industry we will need to:
· establish our products’ competitive advantage with customers;
· develop a comprehensive marketing system; and
· increase our financial resources.
However, there can be no assurance that even if we do these things we will be able to compete effectively with the other companies in our industry.
We believe that we will be able to compete effectively in our industry because of a competitive advantage offered by our products. We believe that the products we are able to offer will provide to be attractive to consumers due to their low cost. We will attempt to inform our potential customers of this competitive advantage through various online marketing techniques and positive word of mouth advertising.
However, as we are a newly-established company, we face the same problems as other new companies starting up in an industry, such as lack of available funds. Our competitors may be substantially larger and better funded than us, and have significantly longer histories of research, operation and development than us. In addition, they may be able to provide more competitive products than we can and generally be able to respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in legislation and regulations relating to the industry. Additionally, our competitors may devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products or services than we do. Increased competition could also result in loss of key personnel, reduced margins or loss of market share, any of which could harm our business.
Intellectual Property
We do not hold any intellectual property.
Government Regulation
The national, provincial and local governments in the China are highly bureaucratized. The day-to-day operations of our business require us to interact frequently with representatives of Chinese government institutions. The effort to obtain the registrations, licenses and permits necessary to carry out our business activities can be daunting. Significant delays can result from the need to obtain governmental approvals, which may have an adverse effect on the profitability of our operations. In addition, compliance with regulatory requirements applicable to the handling and processing of waste materials may increase the cost of our operations, which could adversely affect our profitability.
Chinese Law, Generally
China’s legislative bodies have enacted a tremendous volume of statutes, regulations, policies, directives and other forms of legislation in the past several decades. Despite this abundance of legislation, the state of the law on any given point is sometimes difficult to determine with certainty. It is not uncommon, for example, to encounter vague, ambiguous or contradicting legal provisions, or to discover areas with respect to which the law is silent. Where legal uncertainty is encountered in the United States, legal and business professionals look to the courts and quasi-judicial bodies (tribunals and commissions, for example), to provide an authoritative and binding interpretation upon which they can structure their affairs. In China, however, the body of published case law is sparse, and is generally not binding on other courts and quasi-judicial bodies. This serves to empower China’s administrative authorities, which often have significant discretion in the manner in which they choose to interpret and apply the law. Administrative policy can vary, frequently from case to case and over time, and can be rigid, formalistic and bureaucratic. This often requires foreign businesses and investors to be flexible in their approach to achieving their objectives.
Environment
The Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China is responsible for uniform supervision and control of environmental protection in China. It formulates national environmental quality and discharge standards and monitors China’s environmental system. Environmental protection bureaus at the county level or above are responsible for environmental protection within their respective jurisdictions.
Environmental regulations require companies to file an environmental impact report with the relevant environmental bureau for approval before undertaking the construction of a new production facility or any major expansion or renovation of an existing production facility. New facilities built pursuant to this approval are not permitted to operate until the relevant environmental bureau has performed an inspection and is satisfied that the facilities are in compliance with environmental standards.
The environmental protection law requires facilities that produce pollutants or other hazards to incorporate environmental protection measures in their operations and establish an environmental protection responsibility system. Such a system includes adoption of effective measures to control and properly dispose of waste gases, water and residue, dust or other waste materials. Any entity that discharges pollution must register with the relevant environmental protection authority.
Penalties for breaching the Environmental Protection Law include a warning, payment of damages, and imposition of a fine. Any entity undertaking a construction project that fails to install pollution prevention and control facilities in compliance with environmental standards for a construction project may be ordered to suspend production or operation and fined. Criminal liability may be imposed for a material violation of environmental laws and regulations that causes loss of property or personal casualty.
Effect of Environmental Regulations
As we conduct our manufacturing activities in China, we are subject to the requirements of Chinese environmental laws and regulations on air emission, waste water discharge, solid waste and noise. We aim to comply with those environmental laws and regulations. We are not subject to any admonitions, penalties, investigations or inquiries imposed by the environmental regulators, nor are we subject to any claims or legal proceedings to which we are named as defendant for violation of any environmental law or regulation. We do not have any reasonable basis to believe that there is any threatened claim, action or legal proceedings against us that would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
We expect to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations relating to our business, and at this time, we do not anticipate incurring any material capital expenditures to comply with any environmental regulations or other requirements.
While our intended projects and business activities do not currently violate any laws, any regulatory changes that impose additional restrictions or requirements on us or on our potential customers could adversely affect us by increasing our operating costs or decreasing demand for our products or services, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
Amount Spent on Research and Development the Last Two Fiscal Years
We have not spent any money during each of the last two fiscal years on research and development activities.
Employees
We are a development stage company and currently have no employees. Each of our officers and directors provide their services without remuneration on an as-needed basis. We intend to hire additional employees on an as needed basis.
Item 1A.
Item 1A. Risk Factors Risks Related To Our Business
We have a history of losses and no revenues, which raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
As of December 31, 2014, we have incurred net losses of $4,068,888. We can offer no assurance that we will ever operate profitably or that we will generate positive cash flow in the future. In addition, our operating results in the future may be subject to significant fluctuations due to many factors not within our control, such as the unpredictability of when customers will order products, the size of customers’ orders, the demand for our products, and the level of competition and general economic conditions.
Our company’s operations will be subject to all the risks inherent in the establishment of a developing enterprise and the uncertainties arising from the absence of a significant operating history. No assurance can be given that we may be able to operate on a profitable basis.
Due to the nature of our business and the early stage of our development, our securities must be considered highly speculative. We have not realized a profit from our operations to date and there is little likelihood that we will realize any profits in the short or medium term. Any profitability in the future from our business will be dependent upon the successful commercialization or licensing of our core products, which themselves are subject to numerous risk factors as set forth below.
We expect to continue to incur development costs and operating costs. Consequently, we expect to incur operating losses and negative cash flows until our products gain market acceptance sufficient to generate a commercially viable and sustainable level of sales, and/or additional products are developed and commercially released and sales of such products made so that we are operating in a profitable manner. Our history of losses and no revenues raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
We have had negative cash flows from operations since inception. We will require significant additional financing, the availability of which cannot be assured, and if our company is unable to obtain such financing, our business may fail.
To date, we have had negative cash flows from operations and have depended on sales of our equity securities and debt financing to meet our cash requirements. We may continue to have negative cash flows. We have estimated that we will require $1,197,000 to carry out our business plan for the next twelve months. There is no assurance that actual cash requirements will not exceed our estimates. We will require additional financing to finance working capital and pay for operating expenses and capital requirements until we achieve a positive cash flow.
Our ability to market and sell our advertising services will be dependent upon our ability to raise significant additional financing. If we are unable to obtain such financing, we will not be able to fully develop our business. Specifically, we will need to raise additional funds to:
· support our planned growth and carry out our business plan;
· hire top quality personnel for all areas of our business; and
· address competing technological and market developments.
We may not be able to obtain additional equity or debt financing on acceptable terms as required. Even if financing is available, it may not be available on terms that are favorable to us or in sufficient amounts to satisfy our requirements. Any additional equity financing may involve substantial dilution to our then existing shareholders. If we require, but are unable to obtain, additional financing in the future, we may be unable to implement our business plan and our growth strategies, respond to changing business or economic conditions, withstand adverse operating results and compete effectively. More importantly, if we are unable to raise further financing when required, we may be forced to scale down our operations and our ability to generate revenues may be negatively affected.
We have a limited operating history and if we are not successful in continuing to grow our business, then we may have to scale back or even cease our ongoing business operations.
We have no history of revenues from operations and have no significant tangible assets. We have yet to generate positive earnings and there can be no assurance that we will ever operate profitably. Accordingly, we must be considered in the development stage. Our success is significantly dependent on a successful commercialization of our products. Our operations will be subject to all the risks inherent in the establishment of a developing enterprise and the uncertainties arising from the absence of a significant operating history. We may be unable to develop successful products or achieve commercial acceptance of our products or operate on a profitable basis. We are in the development stage and potential investors should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by enterprises in the development stage. If our business plan is not successful, and we are not able to operate profitably, investors may lose some or all of their investment in our company.
If we fail to effectively manage the growth of our company and the commercialization of our advertising services, our future business results could be harmed and our managerial and operational resources may be strained.
As we proceed with the commercialization of our products and the expansion of our marketing and commercialization efforts, we expect to experience significant growth in the scope and complexity of our business. We will need to add staff to market our services, manage operations, handle sales and marketing efforts and perform finance and accounting functions. We anticipate that we will be required to hire a broad range of additional personnel in order to successfully advance our operations. This growth is likely to place a strain on our management and operational resources. The failure to develop and implement effective systems, or to hire and retain sufficient personnel for the performance of all of the functions necessary to effectively service and manage our potential business, or the failure to manage growth effectively, could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
Because we face intense competition from larger and better-established companies that have more resources than we do, we may be unable to implement our business plan or increase our revenues.
The market for our products is intensely competitive and highly fragmented. Many of these competitors may have longer operating histories, greater financial, technical and marketing resources, and enjoy existing name recognition and customer bases. New competitors may emerge and rapidly acquire significant market share. In addition, new services and technologies likely will increase the competitive pressures we face. Competitors may be able to respond more quickly to technological change, competitive pressures, or changes in consumer demand. As a result of their advantages, our competitors may be able to limit or curtail our ability to compete successfully.
In addition, many of our large competitors may offer customers a broader or superior range of services and technologies. Some of our competitors may conduct more extensive promotional activities and offer lower commercialization and licensing costs to customers than we do, which could allow them to gain greater market share or prevent us from establishing and increasing our market share. Increased competition may result in significant price competition, reduced profit margins or loss of market share, any of which may have a material adverse effect on our ability to generate revenues and successfully operate our business. Our competitors may develop technologies superior to those that our company currently possess. In the future, we may need to decrease our prices if our competitors lower their prices. Our competitors may be able to respond more quickly to new or changing opportunities, services, technologies and customer requirements. Such competition will potentially affect our chances of achieving profitability, and ultimately affect our ability to continue as a going concern.
Parts of our company’s business plan are dependent on business relationships with various parties
We expect to rely in part upon third party manufacturers, and distribution partners to sell our products, and we may be adversely affected if those parties do not actively promote their products. Further, if our products are not timely delivered or does not perform as promised, we could experience increased costs, lower margins, liquidated damage payment obligations and reputational harm.
We may not be able to secure additional financing to meet our future capital needs due to changes in general economic conditions.
We anticipate requiring significant capital to continue development of our planned products to meet market evolution, and execute our business plan, generally. We may use capital more rapidly than currently anticipated and incur higher operating expenses than currently expected, and we may be required to depend on external financing to satisfy our operating and capital needs. We may need new or additional financing in the future to conduct our operations or expand our business. Any sustained weakness in the general economic conditions and/or financial markets in the United States or globally could adversely affect our ability to raise capital on favorable terms or at all. From time to time we have relied, and may also rely in the future, on access to financial markets as a source of liquidity to satisfy working capital requirements and for general corporate purposes. We may be unable to secure debt or equity financing on terms acceptable to us, or at all, at the time when we need such funding. If we do raise funds by issuing additional equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership percentages of existing stockholders would be reduced, and the securities that we issue may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of the holders of our common stock or may be issued at a discount to the market price of our common stock which would result in dilution to our existing stockholders. If we raise additional funds by issuing debt, we may be subject to debt covenants, which could place limitations on our operations including our ability to declare and pay dividends. Our inability to raise additional funds on a timely basis would make it difficult for us to achieve our business objectives and would have a negative impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our business and operating results could be harmed if we fail to manage our growth or change.
Our business may experience periods of rapid change and/or growth that could place significant demands on our personnel and financial resources. To manage possible growth and change, we must continue to try to locate skilled scientists and professionals and adequate funds in a timely manner.
Risks Relating to Ownership of Our Securities
Our stock price may be volatile, which may result in losses to our shareholders.
The stock markets have experienced significant price and trading volume fluctuations, and the market prices of companies listed on the Over-the-counter Bulletin Board quotation system in which shares of our common stock are listed, have been volatile in the past and have experienced sharp share price and trading volume changes. The trading price of our common stock is likely to be volatile and could fluctuate widely in response to many factors, including the following, some of which are beyond our control:
· variations in our operating results;
· changes in expectations of our future financial performance, including financial estimates by securities analysts and investors;
· changes in operating and stock price performance of other companies in our industry;
· additions or departures of key personnel; and
· future sales of our common stock.
Domestic and international stock markets often experience significant price and volume fluctuations. These fluctuations, as well as general economic and political conditions unrelated to our performance, may adversely affect the price of our common stock.
Our common shares may become thinly traded and you may be unable to sell at or near ask prices, or at all.
We cannot predict the extent to which an active public market for trading our common stock will be sustained. Although the trading volume of our common shares increased significantly recently, it has historically been sporadically or “thinly-traded,” meaning that the number of persons interested in purchasing our common shares at or near bid prices at certain given time may be relatively small or non-existent.
This situation is attributable to a number of factors, including the fact that we are a small company which is relatively unknown to stock analysts, stock brokers, institutional investors and others in the investment community who generate or influence sales volume. Even if we came to the attention of such persons, those persons tend to be risk-averse and may be reluctant to follow, purchase, or recommend the purchase of shares of an unproven company such as ours until such time as we become more seasoned and viable. As a consequence, there may be periods of several days or more when trading activity in our shares is minimal or non-existent, as compared to a seasoned issuer which has a large and steady volume of trading activity that will generally support continuous sales without an adverse effect on share price. We cannot give you any assurance that a broader or more active public trading market for our common stock will develop or be sustained, or that current trading levels will be sustained.
The market price for our common stock is particularly volatile given our status as a relatively small company, which could lead to wide fluctuations in our share price. You may be unable to sell your common stock at or above your purchase price if at all, which may result in substantial losses to you.
Shareholders should be aware that, according to SEC Release No. 34-29093, the market for penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such patterns include (1) control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer; (2) manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases; (3) boiler room practices involving high-pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced sales persons; (4) excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differential and markups by selling broker-dealers; and (5) the wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the resulting inevitable collapse of those prices and with consequent investor losses. Our management is aware of the abuses that have occurred historically in the penny stock market. Although we do not expect to be in a position to dictate the behavior of the market or of broker-dealers who participate in the market, management will strive within the confines of practical limitations to prevent the described patterns from being established with respect to our securities. The occurrence of these patterns or practices could increase the volatility of our share price.
We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends to our common shareholders.
We presently do not anticipate that we will pay dividends on any of our common stock in the foreseeable future. If payment of dividends does occur at some point in the future, it would be contingent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements, and general financial condition. The payment of any common stock dividends will be within the discretion of our board of directors. We presently intend to retain all earnings after paying the interest for the preferred stock, if any, to implement our business plan; accordingly, we do not anticipate the declaration of any dividends for common stock in the foreseeable future.
Volatility in our common share price may subject us to securities litigation.
The market for our common stock is characterized by significant price volatility as compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price will continue to be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. In the past, plaintiffs have often initiated securities class action litigation against a company following periods of volatility in the market price of its securities. We may, in the future, be the target of similar litigation. Securities litigation could result in substantial costs and liabilities and could divert management's attention and resources.
The elimination of monetary liability against our directors, officers and employees under Nevada law and the existence of indemnification rights of our directors, officers and employees may result in substantial expenditures by our company and may discourage lawsuits against our directors, officers and employees.
Our Articles of Incorporation contains a specific provision that eliminates the liability of our directors and officers for monetary damages to our company and shareholders. Further, we are prepared to give such indemnification to our directors and officers to the extent provided for by Nevada law. We may also have contractual indemnification obligations under our employment agreements with our officers. The foregoing indemnification obligations could result in our company incurring substantial expenditures to cover the cost of settlement or damage awards against directors and officers, which we may be unable to recoup. These provisions and resultant costs may also discourage our company from bringing a lawsuit against directors and officers for breaches of their fiduciary duties, and may similarly discourage the filing of derivative litigation by our shareholders against our directors and officers even though such actions, if successful, might otherwise benefit our company and shareholders.
Our business is subject to changing regulations related to corporate governance and public disclosure that have increased both our costs and the risk of noncompliance.
Because our common stock is publicly traded, we are subject to certain rules and regulations of federal, state and financial market exchange entities charged with the protection of investors and the oversight of companies whose securities are publicly traded. These entities, including the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the SEC and FINRA, have issued requirements and regulations and continue to develop additional regulations and requirements in response to corporate scandals and laws enacted by Congress, most notably the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Our efforts to comply with these regulations have resulted in, and are likely to continue resulting in, increased general and administrative expenses and diversion of management time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities. Because new and modified laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations in many cases due to their lack of specificity, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This evolution may result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and additional costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to our disclosure and governance practices.
We will incur increased costs and compliance risks as a result of becoming a public company.
As a public company, we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses. We will incur costs associated with our public company reporting requirements. We also anticipate that we will incur costs associated with recently adopted corporate governance requirements, including certain requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as new rules implemented by the SEC and FINRA. We expect these rules and regulations, in particular Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to significantly increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities more time-consuming and costly. Like many smaller public companies, we face a significant impact from required compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Section 404 requires management of public companies to evaluate the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. The SEC has adopted rules implementing Section 404 for public companies as well as disclosure requirements. We are currently preparing for compliance with Section 404; however, there can be no assurance that we will be able to effectively meet all of the requirements of Section 404 as currently known to us in the currently mandated timeframe. Any failure to implement effectively new or improved internal controls, or to resolve difficulties encountered in their implementation, could harm our operating results, cause us to fail to meet reporting obligations or result in management being required to give a qualified assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting. Any such result could cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a material adverse effect on our stock price.
We also expect these new rules and regulations may make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers. We are currently evaluating and monitoring developments with respect to these new rules, and we cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs.
We are an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act of 2012, and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our common stock less attractive to investors.
We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile. We will remain an “emerging growth company” for up to five years, although we will lose that status sooner if our revenues exceed $1 billion, if we issue more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt in a three year period, or if the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of any June 30.
Our By-laws contain provisions indemnifying our officers and directors against all costs, charges and expenses incurred by them.
Our by-laws contain provisions with respect to the indemnification of our officers and directors against all expenses, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by him or her in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which they were made parties by reason of his or her being or having been one of our directors or officers.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
A decline in the price of our common stock could affect our ability to raise further working capital, it may adversely impact our ability to continue operations and we may go out of business.
A prolonged decline in the price of our common stock could result in a reduction in the liquidity of our common stock and a reduction in our ability to raise capital. Because we may attempt to acquire a significant portion of the funds we need in order to conduct our planned operations through the sale of equity securities, a decline in the price of our common stock could be detrimental to our liquidity and our operations because the decline may cause investors to not choose to invest in our stock. If we are unable to raise the funds we require for all of our planned operations, we may be forced to reallocate funds from other planned uses and may suffer a significant negative effect on our business plan and operations, including our ability to develop new products and continue our current operations. As a result, our business may suffer and not be successful and we may go out of business. We also might not be able to meet our financial obligations if we cannot raise enough funds through the sale of our common stock and we may be forced to go out of business.
If we issue additional shares in the future, it will result in the dilution of our existing shareholders.
We are authorized to issue up to 400,000,000 shares of common stock and 100,000,000 preferred shares all with a par value of $0.00001. Our board of directors may choose to issue some or all of such shares to acquire one or more businesses or to provide additional financing in the future. The issuance of any such shares will result in a reduction of the book value and market price of the outstanding shares of our common stock. If we issue any such additional shares, such issuance will cause a reduction in the proportionate ownership and voting power of all current shareholders. Further, such issuance may result in a change of control of our company.
Trading of our stock may be restricted by the Securities Exchange Commission's penny stock regulations, which may limit a stockholder's ability to buy and sell our stock.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted regulations which generally define "penny stock" to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and "accredited investors". The term "accredited investor" refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer's confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability of our common stock.
FINRA sales practice requirements may also limit a stockholder's ability to buy and sell our stock.
In addition to the "penny stock" rules described above, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), formerly the National Association of Securities Dealers or NASD, has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer's financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, the FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.
Item 1B.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
Item 2.
Item 2. Properties Our business office is located at Our business office is Unit 10 & 11, 26th Floor, Lippo Center, Tower 2, 89 Queensway Admiralty, Hong Kong. We currently pay $8,190 per month for the rent of this space.
Item 3.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings We know of no material, existing or pending legal proceedings against our company, nor are we involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation. There are no proceedings in which our director, officer or any affiliates, or any registered or beneficial shareholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.
Item 4.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures Not Applicable.
PART II
Item 5.
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities In the United States, our common shares are quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol “PADR.” The following quotations, obtained from Stockwatch, reflect the high and low bids for our common shares based on inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not represent actual transactions. Our common shares began trading on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board on June 26, 2012.
The high and low bid prices of our common stock for the periods indicated below are as follows:
(1) Over-the-counter market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission, and may not represent actual transactions.
(2) During the period there were no trades in our shares.
Our transfer agent is Quicksilver Stock Transfer, 6623 Las Vegas Blvd. South, #255 Las Vegas, Nevada 89119, telephone: (702) 629-1883; fax: (702) 562-9791.
Holders
As of April 9, 2015, there were 39 holders of record of our common stock. As of such date, 39,300,000 shares of our common stock were issued and outstanding.
Dividends
We have not declared any cash dividends, nor do we intend to do so. We are not subject to any legal restrictions respecting the payment of dividends, except that they may not be paid to render us insolvent. Dividend policy will be based on our cash resources and needs and it is anticipated that all available cash will be needed for our operations in the foreseeable future.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities; Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities
We did not sell any equity securities which were not registered under the Securities Act during the year ended December 31, 2014 that were not otherwise disclosed on our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or our current reports on Form 8-K filed during the year ended December 31, 2014.
Equity Compensation Plans
We do not have in effect any compensation plans under which our equity securities are authorized for issuance and we do not have any outstanding stock options.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Company
We did not purchase any of our shares of common stock or other securities during our fourth quarter of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
Item 6.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
Item 7.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and the related notes for the years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 that appear elsewhere in this annual report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to those discussed below and elsewhere in this annual report, particularly in the section entitled "Risk Factors" beginning on page 14 of this annual report.
Cash Requirements
Over the next 12 months, through our wholly owned subsidiary, Million Place, we intend to engage in the acquisition, development and management of commercial real estate assets in cooperation with our joint venture partner, Yulong Pump. Together with Yulong Pump, we are also seeking to engage in the manufacture and sale of industrial water pumps and accessories and industrial boilers for commercial buildings, and the provision of consultancy services for the design of boiler systems. We anticipate that we will incur the following operating expenses during this period:
We will require funds of $1,197,000 over the next twelve months (beginning January 1, 2015) to execute our business plan. These funds may be raised through equity financing, debt financing, or other sources, which may result in further dilution in the equity ownership of our shares. There is no assurance that we will secure any additional financing or maintain operations at a level sufficient for an investor to obtain a return on their investment in our common stock. Further, we may continue to be unprofitable.
Future Financings
We anticipate continuing to rely on equity sales of our shares of common stock in order to continue to fund our business operations. Issuances of additional shares will result in dilution to our existing stockholders. There is no assurance that we will achieve any additional sales of our equity securities or arrange for debt or other financing to fund our planned activities.
Purchase of Significant Equipment
We do not anticipate the purchase or sale of any plant or significant equipment during the next 12 months.
Going Concern
There is significant doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Our company has incurred a net loss of $4,068,888for the year ended December 31, 2014 and has generated no revenues. The continuity of our future operations is dependent upon our ability to raise additional capital and to successfully execute our business plans in a timely manner. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We intend to continue relying upon the issuance of equity securities to finance our operations. However there can be no assurance we will be successful in raising the funds necessary to maintain operations, or that a self-supporting level of operations will ever be achieved. The likely outcome of these future events is indeterminable. The financial statement does not include any adjustment to reflect the possible future effect on the recoverability and classification of the assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result should we cease to continue as a going concern.
Results of Operations
The following summary of our results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 which are included herein.
Our operating results for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 are summarized as follows:
Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2014were $1,851,989 compared with $61,497 for the year ended December 31, 2013. The $1,790,492 increase in operating expenses was mainly attributed to increases in consulting fees, management fees, legal and accounting fees and general and administrative expenses related to a bad debt expense in the amount of $1,425,000. We also incurred $2,146,899 in losses from equity investment.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Working Capital
Cash Flows
As of the date of this report, we have yet to generate any revenues from our business operations.
As of December 31, 2014, our total current assets were $6,946 and our total current liabilities were $2,078,374. We had cash of $6,946 as of December 31, 2014 and a working capital deficit of $2,071,428.
During the year ended December 31, 2014 we spent $441,031 on operating activities, whereas we spent $170,882 on operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2013. The $270,149 increase in our expenditures on operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013 is due to loss from equity investment of $2,146,899 and bad debt expense of $1,425,000 offset by and accounts payable of $14,042 a net loss of $3,998,888.
During the year ended December 31, 2014 $1,425,000 was used investing activities compared to $Nil used in investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2013.The increase is due to a bad debt expense.
During the year ended December 31, 2014 $1,872,977 was provided by financing activities compared to $170,882 provided by financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2013. The increase is due to increases in proceeds from the issuance of common stock, proceeds from accounts payable to a related party and proceeds from advances from related parties.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to stockholders.
Contractual Obligations
As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide tabular disclosure obligations.
Critical Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles 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. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Business Combinations
We evaluate each investment in a business to determine if we should account for the investment as a cost-basis investment, an equity investment, a business combination or a common control transaction. An investment in which we do not have a controlling interest and which we are not the primary beneficiary but where we have the ability to exert significant influence is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. For those investments that we account for in accordance ASC 805, Business Combinations, we record the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at our estimate of their fair values on the date of the business combination. Our assessment of the estimated fair value of each of these can have a material effect on our reported results as intangible assets are amortized over various lives. Furthermore, a change in the estimated fair value of an asset or liability often has a direct impact on the amount to recognize as goodwill, which is not amortized. Often determining the fair value of these assets and liabilities assumed requires an assessment of the expected use of the asset, the expected cost to extinguish a liability or our expectations related to the timing and the successful completion of the integration of the business. Such estimates are inherently difficult and subjective and can have a material impact on our financial statements. We account for business combinations under a method similar to the pooling-of-interest method ("Pooling-of-Interest") when the combination is with a business under common control with us by our majority shareholder.
Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share
The basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss adjusted on an "as if converted" basis, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus potential dilutive securities. For the year ended December 31, 2014, there were no potentially dilutive securities outstanding.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Our company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. As of the year ended December 31, 2014, there were no cash equivalents. We maintain a bank account in Hong Kong that principally consists of cash.
Income Taxes
Our company accounts for income taxes under the Financial Accounting Standards Board of Financial Accounting Standard ASC 740, "Accounting for Income Taxes." Under ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under ASC 740, the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. There was no current or deferred income tax expense or benefits for years ending December 31, 2014 and 2013.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-10, Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements. ASU 2014-10 eliminates the distinction of a development stage entity and certain related disclosure requirements, including the elimination of inception-to-date information on the statements of operations, cash flows and stockholders’ equity. The amendments in ASU 2014-10 will effective prospectively for annual reporting periods begin after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those annual periods. However, early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2014-10 during the year ended December 31, 2014, thereby no longer presenting or disclosing any information required by Topic 915.
In August 2014, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15 “Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (“ASU 2014-15”).
In connection with preparing financial statements for each annual and interim reporting period, an entity’s management should evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or within one year after the date that the financial statements are available to be issued when applicable). Management’s evaluation should be based on relevant conditions and events that are known and reasonably knowable at the date that the financial statements are issued (or at the date that the financial statements are available to be issued when applicable). Substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern exists when relevant conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, indicate that it is probable that the entity will be unable to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or available to be issued). The term probable is used consistently with its use in Topic 450, Contingencies.
When management identifies conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, management should consider whether its plans that are intended to mitigate those relevant conditions or events will alleviate the substantial doubt. The mitigating effect of management’s plans should be considered only to the extent that (1) it is probable that the plans will be effectively implemented and, if so, (2) it is probable that the plans will mitigate the conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
If conditions or events raise substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, but the substantial doubt is alleviated as a result of consideration of management’s plans, the entity should disclose information that enables users of the financial statements to understand all of the following (or refer to similar information disclosed elsewhere in the footnotes):
a. Principal conditions or events that raised substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern (before consideration of management’s plans).
b. Management’s evaluation of the significance of those conditions or events in relation to the entity’s ability to meet its obligations.
c. Management’s plans that alleviated substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
If conditions or events raise substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, and substantial doubt is not alleviated after consideration of management’s plans, an entity should include a statement in the footnotes indicating that there is substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or available to be issued). Additionally, the entity should disclose information that enables users of the financial statements to understand all of the following:
a. Principal conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
b. Management’s evaluation of the significance of those conditions or events in relation to the entity’s ability to meet its obligations.
c. Management’s plans that are intended to mitigate the conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The amendments in this update are effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. Early application is permitted.
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, when adopted, will have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
Item 7A.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
Item 8.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors
Asia Pacific Boiler Corporation
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Asia Pacific Boiler Corporation (the "Company") as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company was not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits 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 consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated 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 the Company as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has had no revenues and income since inception. These conditions, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans concerning these matters are also described in Note 3, which includes the raising of additional equity financing or merger with another entity. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/Anton & Chia, LLP
Newport Beach, CA
April 15, 2015
Asia Pacific Boiler Corp.
(fka Panama Dreaming Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Asia Pacific Boiler Corp. (fka Panama Dreaming Inc.) (“Asia Pacific” or the “Company” or “we” or “us”), have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Asia Pacific was incorporated in Nevada on June 23, 2011 for the purpose of offering real estate consulting services to persons located in North America who are interested in investing in real estate located in Panama.
On November 5, 2012, the Company filed Articles of Merger with the Nevada Secretary of State to change its name from “Panama Dreaming Inc.” to “Asia Pacific Boiler Corporation”, to be effected by way of a merger with its wholly-owned subsidiary Asia Pacific Boiler Corporation, which was created solely for the name change.
Also on November 5, 2012, the Company filed a Certificate of Change with the Nevada Secretary of State to give effect to a forward split of its authorized, issued and outstanding shares of common stock on a 4 new for 1 old basis and, consequently, the Company’s authorized common stock increased from 100,000,000 to 400,000,000 shares, and the Company’s issued and outstanding common shares increased from 7,950,000 to 31,800,000, all with a par value of $0.00001. The Company’s preferred stock remained unchanged with 100,000,000 preferred shares authorized, par value $0.00001, and no preferred shares issued or outstanding.
The forward split and name change became effective with the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board at the opening of trading on November 9, 2012.
On November 6, 2014, the Company changed the fiscal year end to December 31 from June 30. These financial statements and this Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2014.
Merge with Million Place Investments Ltd.
On August 5, 2014, we entered into and closed a share exchange agreement with Million Place Investments Ltd. (“Million Place”) and the shareholders of Million Place. Pursuant to the terms of the share exchange agreement, we agreed to acquire all 10,000 of the issued and outstanding shares of Million Place’s common stock in exchange for the issuance by our company of 7,500,000 shares of our common stock to the shareholders of Million Place. As a result of these transactions, Million Place has become our wholly owned subsidiary. We would have 39,300,000 issued and outstanding common shares upon issuance of the 7,500,000 shares of common stock. On November 19, 2014, we authorized and issued the 7,500,000 shares of common stock.
Business of Million Place Investments Ltd.
Million Place was incorporated on April 30, 2012 under the laws of the British Virgin Island (BVI) to engage in any lawful corporate undertaking, including but not limited to mergers and acquisitions.
Pursuant to a Share Transfer Agreement dated December 3, 2012, Million Place purchased from John Gong, 14.7 million shares at Renminbi (RMB) 1.00 per ordinary share (approximately $2,227,273 in the aggregate) in the share capital of Inner Mongolia Yulong Pump Production Company Limited (Yulong Pump) thereby acquiring an equity interest of 49% in Yulong Pump. Yulong Pump is a China foreign joint venture corporation engaged in the sale and manufacture of industrial equipment, and in the acquisition, development and exploitation of residential, commercial, and industrial real estate assets. The business of Yulong Pump is further described below. In acquiring
a 49% interest in Yulong Pump, Million Place became the deemed cooperative foreign joint venture partner of Yulong Pump.
Pursuant to PRC law, the partners in a cooperative foreign joint venture are permitted to share profits on an agreed basis and not necessarily in proportion to capital contribution. The joint venture is not required to be a distinct legal entity from its partners and management and financial control of the foreign joint venture may be determined at the discretion of the partners by mutual agreement provided that, upon termination of the joint venture, all fixed assets will become the property of the Chinese participant in the joint venture. Pursuant to the December 3, 2012 Share Transfer Agreement. Million Place was entitled to appoint the board of directors of Yulong Pump. Further, absent an agreement between Million Place and Yulong Pump, the articles of association of Yulong Pump provide for distribution of dividends amongst its shareholder in proportion to the number of shares held by them.
On April 25, 2014 Million Place entered into a Share Sale &Purchase Agreement with Qin Xiu Shan, our formerPresident,former Chief Executive Officer and former Director, whereby Mr. Qin, who is the beneficial owner of a 51% interest in Yulong Pump, granted to Million Place the option to purchase an additional 2% equity interest in Yulong Pump (being 600,000 shares) for the aggregate purchase price of RMB 1.00 per share or approximately $96,278 in the aggregate. The option is perpetual and without provision for termination. With its acquisition of a 49% equity interest together with an option to purchase an aggregate 51% equity interest, Million Place is seeking to establish a majority equity stake in Yulong Pump.
On May 22, 2014 Million Place entered into a Joint Venture Contract with Yulong Pump pursuant to which the companies intend to jointly engage in the manufacture of industrial boilers, the provision of consultancy services for the design of boiler systems, the manufacture of industrial water pumps and accessories, and the acquisition and development of real estate. Pursuant to the Joint Venture Contract, Million Place will be solely responsible all operations and management of the joint venture and shall have exclusive authority to enter into agreements on behalf of the joint venture. Million Place will in turn receive compensation for services it provides to the joint venture and shall be entitled to a 49% share of profit generated by the joint venture. Both Million Place and Yulong Pump shall be entitled to engage in business that is competitive with the joint venture. Pursuant to the Joint Venture Contract, Yulong Pump has allocated its 143,106 square foot commercial property located in Wulateqianqi, Mongolia to the joint venture operation. That property is currently under construction and is further described below. Additional assets or operations may be allocated to the joint venture on an ongoing basis.
Business of Inner Mongolia Yulong Pump Production Company Limited
Inner Mongolia Yulong Pump Production Company Limited (“Yulong Pump”) was incorporated on October 6, 1998 under the laws of the Peoples Republic of China to engage in any lawful corporate undertaking, including, but not limited to, selected mergers and acquisitions.
In 1998, Yulong Pump paid a total of RMB 799,000 ($131,985) to acquire land use rights in Wuchuan, Inner Mongolia for the purposes of establishing a manufacturing facility where. From 1998 until 2008, Yulong Pump was engaged in the manufacture of industrial water pumps for a variety of applications in Wuchuan, Inner Mongolia. In 2008, Yulong Pump ceased its water pump manufacturing activities due to a decrease in demand for its products and increasing obsolescence of its manufacturing infrastructure. The land use rights for the Wuchuan property expire in 2046 and are eligible for renewal subject to additional costs. The Wuchuan property, is located in the city centre of Wuchuan, a suburb of Hohhot. Yulong pump intends to explore the potential for commercial development of these lands. The land use right has not been transferred to Yulong Pump as of December 31, 2014. Yulong Pump has written off the net amount of land use right as of December 31, 2014.
Since the termination of its water pump manufacturing operations, Yulong Pump has engaged in the identification and acquisition of other industrial manufacturing assets, and in the acquisition, development and exploitation of residential, commercial, and industrial real estate assets.
In 2008, Yulong Pump transformed itself from a local resident China company to a foreign joint venture company. As a result, the Company has become an entity with the status of a foreign joint venture company with registered capital of RMB ￥30 million (approximately USD$4,839,181), which consists of 30 million shares of authorized, issued and outstanding voting common stock with a par value of RMB ￥1.0 per share (USD$0.16).
In 2013, Yulong Pump applied to the Foreign Investment Committee of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to raise the registered capital from RMB 30 million to RMB 600 million.(approximately USD$96,783,624). This was approved in November 2013.
During the year 2013, Yulong Pump raised RMB ￥188,355,325 (USD$31,114,083) as a contribution from its president and CEO, Qin Xiu San.
On August 5, 2013 Yulong Pump entered into Real Estate Sales Contracts (Lease Agreements) with WulateqianqiHua Yuan Real Estate Limited Company pursuant to which Yulong Pump acquired the land use rights, expiring on September 15, 2080, to the third, fourth and fifth floors of a 6 story commercial building under development and located in Wulanteqianqi, Mongolia, China. The leasehold area of the property is approximately 143,106 square feet. Yulong pump paid RMB 188,355,325 (approximately USD $31,114,000) in consideration of the land use rights. The property is under construction with completion anticipated by Fall of 2015. The Wulateqianqi property was subsequently allocated to the joint venture between Million Place and Yulong Pump pursuant to the Joint Venture Agreement dated May 22, 2014. Million Place is therefore responsible for the administration and management of the property and entitled to receive 49% of the joint venture proceeds. The parties intend to lease the facility upon completion of construction and a potential tenant has been identified.
On February 1, 2014, Yulong Pump entered into a Warranty Deed Agreement with Qin Xiu San, a former officer and former director of the Company, pursuant to which Mr. Qin has agreed to transfer to Yulong Pump by July 31, 2014 all outstanding securities of Hohhot Devotion Boiler General Company Private Limited (“Hohhot Devotion Boiler”). The Warranty Deed Agreement does not provide for financial consideration. Hohhot Devotion Boiler is a PRC company with approximately 300 employees engaged in the manufacture and sale of industrial boilers, and in real estate development in the Hohhot region of Inner Mongolia, China. It is the largest manufacturer of boilers in Inner Mongolia. Together, Devotion Boiler and Yulong Pump are concurrently planning to begin construction in March 2014 of a new state of the art boiler manufacturing factory with a planned investment of approximately USD$250 million. The companies intend to commence staffing and training of the new boiler plant employees concurrently with the start of construction. Yulong Pump and Devotion Boiler also intend to rezone for commercial and residential use industrial land owned by Devotion Boiler in Inner Mongolia. As at the date of this report, the acquisition of Devotion Boiler by Yulong Pump remains incomplete, and there is no guarantee that any such acquisition will be completed. Further, there is no guarantee that Yulong Pump or Devotion Boiler will successfully financing the construction of their planned boiler facility. On August 5, 2014, the warranty deed was extended to October 31, 2014. As at the date of this report, the acquisition has not been completed and our company is seeking a further extension until June 30, 2015. There is no guarantee that the transfer will be completed or that it will be completed on terms favorable to Yulong Pump.
Through our wholly owned subsidiary, Million Place, together with its joint venture partner, Yulong Pump, we adopted a multi-pronged business plan involving the acquisition, development and exploitation of residential, commercial, and industrial real estate assets, the manufacture and sale of industrial water pumps and accessories and industrial boilers, and the provision of consultancy services for the design of industrial boiler systems.
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles 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 consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Business Combinations
We evaluate each investment in a business to determine if we should account for the investment as a cost-basis investment, an equity investment, a business combination or a common control transaction. An investment in which we do not have a controlling interest and which we are not the primary beneficiary but where we have the ability to exert significant influence is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. For those investments that we account for in accordance ASC 805, Business Combinations, we record the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at our estimate of their fair values on the date of the business combination. Our assessment of the estimated fair value of each of these can have a material effect on our reported results as intangible assets are amortized over various lives. Furthermore, a change in the estimated fair value of an asset or liability often has a direct impact on the amount to recognize as goodwill, which is not amortized. Often determining the fair value of these assets and liabilities assumed requires an assessment of the expected use of the asset, the expected cost to extinguish a liability or our expectations related to the timing and the successful completion of the integration of the business. Such estimates are inherently difficult and subjective and can have a material impact on our financial statements. We account for business combinations under a method similar to the pooling-of-interest method ("Pooling-of-Interest") when the combination is with a business under common control with us by our majority shareholder.
Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share
The basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss adjusted on an "as if converted" basis, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus potential dilutive securities. For the year ended December 31, 2014, there were no potentially dilutive securities outstanding.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Asia Pacific considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2014, there were no cash equivalents. We maintain a bank account in Hong Kong that principally consists of cash.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under the Financial Accounting Standards Board of Financial Accounting Standard ASC 740, "Accounting for Income Taxes." Under ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under ASC 740, the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. There was no current or deferred income tax expense or benefits for the periods ending December 31, 2014 and 2013.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements.
In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-10, Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements. ASU 2014-10 eliminates the distinction of a development stage entity and certain related disclosure requirements, including the elimination of inception-to-date information on the statements of operations, cash flows and stockholders’ equity. The amendments in ASU 2014-10 will effective prospectively for annual reporting periods begin after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those annual periods. However, early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2014-10 during the year ended December 31, 2014, thereby no longer presenting or disclosing any information required by Topic 915.
In August 2014, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15 “Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (“ASU 2014-15”).
In connection with preparing financial statements for each annual and interim reporting period, an entity’s management should evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or within one year after the date that the financial statements are available to be issued when applicable). Management’s evaluation should be based on relevant conditions and events that are known and reasonably knowable at the date that the financial statements are issued (or at the date that the financial statements are available to be issued when applicable). Substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern exists when relevant conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, indicate that it is probable that the entity will be unable to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or available to be issued). The term probable is used consistently with its use in Topic 450, Contingencies.
When management identifies conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, management should consider whether its plans that are intended to mitigate those relevant conditions or events will alleviate the substantial doubt. The mitigating effect of management’s plans should be considered only to the extent that (1) it is probable that the plans will be effectively implemented and, if so, (2) it is probable that the plans will mitigate the conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
If conditions or events raise substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, but the substantial doubt is alleviated as a result of consideration of management’s plans, the entity should disclose information that enables users of the financial statements to understand all of the following (or refer to similar information disclosed elsewhere in the footnotes):
a. Principal conditions or events that raised substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern (before consideration of management’s plans)
b. Management’s evaluation of the significance of those conditions or events in relation to the entity’s ability to meet its obligations
c. Management’s plans that alleviated substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
If conditions or events raise substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, and substantial doubt is not alleviated after consideration of management’s plans, an entity should include a statement in the footnotes indicating that there is substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or available to be issued). Additionally, the entity should disclose information that enables users of the financial statements to understand all of the following:
a. Principal conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern
b. Management’s evaluation of the significance of those conditions or events in relation to the entity’s ability to meet its obligations
c. Management’s plans that are intended to mitigate the conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The amendments in this Update are effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. Early application is permitted.
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, when adopted, will have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
NOTE 3. GOING CONCERN
These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which implies Asia Pacific will continue to meet its obligations and continue its operations for the next fiscal year. Realization value may be substantially different from carrying values as shown and these financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should Asian Pacific be unable to continue as a going concern. As of December 31, 2014, Asia Pacific has not generated revenues and has accumulated losses of $4,354,791 since inception. The continuation of Asia Pacific as a going concern is dependent upon the continued financial support from its shareholders, the ability of Asia Pacific to obtain necessary equity financing to continue operations, and the attainment of profitable operations. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding the Asia Pacific’s ability to continue as a going concern.
NOTE 4. INVESTMENT
The Company, through Million Place, has a 49% interest in Yulong Pump, a pump and boiler production company in Inner Mongolia since December 1, 2012. We use the equity method to account for investments in Yulong Pump; accordingly, our results of operations include the Company’s proportionate share of the net income or loss of Yulong Pump. Our judgment regarding the level of influence over each equity method investment includes considering key factors such as our ownership interest, representation on the board of directors, participation in policy-making decisions and material intercompany transactions. Since the investment loss exceeded the carrying amount of an investment accounted for the equity method, the investment is reduced to zero as of December 31, 2014. The Company will resume applying the equity method only after its share of that net income equals the share of net losses not recognized during the period the equity method was suspended.
As of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the carrying value of the Company’s investment in Yulong Pump amounted to $0 and $2,146,899, respectively. Investment loss from Yulong Pump amounted $2,146,899 and $55,650 for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The investment loss is mainly attributable to impairment of the long-lived assets in Yulong Pump.
NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
As of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, other receivable from a related party amounted to $0 and $0. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company lent $1,425,000 to Hohhot Devotion Boiler and is interest free, due on demand, and with no collateral. Full amount was written off to bad debt expenses due to uncertainty of collectability.
As of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, advances from the Company’s chairman, chief executive officer and director, John Gong, amounted to $61,239 and $31,797, respectively. The advances are payments made by John Gong to cover expenses related to its operations. The advance is non-interest bearing, and payable on demand.
As of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, accounts payable to a related party, G Capital Limited, amounted $504,532 and $155,808, respectively. The payable is for providing management services to the Company. John Gong is the CEO and a shareholder of G Capital Limited.
On August 5, 2014, the Company acquired Million Place, a related party under common control. Accordingly, in accordance with ASC Topic 805, with respect to business combination for transactions between entities ender common control, the merger has been accounted for using Pooling-of-Interest with no adjustment to the historical basis of the Million Place or the Company. The Balance sheets, statement of operations and statement of cash flows for Million Place have therefore been included in all period presented as if we had been combined at all times the entities were under common control.
NOTE 6. SHARES TO BE ISSUED
Total shares to be issued amounted to $1,494,500 and $0 as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
On April 2, 2014, the Company received $230,000 and agreed to issue shares pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act for $1.50 per share.
On April 4, 2014, the Company received $130,000 and agreed to issue shares pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act for $1.50 per share.
On April 4, 2014, the Company received $876,311 and agreed to issue shares pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act for $1.50 per share. $311 of the proceeds was booked as shareholder’s contribution and $876,000 was booked as shares to be issued as of June 30, 2014.
On April 7, 2014, the Company received $15,000 and agreed to issue shares pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act for $1.50 per share.
On April 7, 2014, the Company received $144,000 and agreed to issue shares pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act for $1.50 per share.
On April 17, 2014, the Company received $60,000 and agreed to issue shares pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act for $1.50 per share.
On May 2, 2014, the Company received $15,000 and agreed to issue shares pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act for $1.50 per share.
On May 19, 2014, the Company received $15,000 and agreed to issue shares pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act for $1.50 per share.
On May 21, 2014, the Company received $19,500 and agreed to issue shares pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act for $1.50 per share.
On May 21, 2014, the Company received $60,000 and agreed to issue shares pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act for $1.50 per share.
Shares issuance commission of $70,000 was booked against shares to be issued.
NOTE 7. STOCKHOLDER’S (DEFICIT) EQUITY
On November 5, 2012, we filed a Certificate of Change with the Nevada Secretary of State to increase our authorized capital from 100,000,000 common shares to 400,000,000 common shares. On the same date, we affected a forward split of our authorized, issued and outstanding shares of common stock on a four for one (4:1) basis. All prior share amounts have been restated retroactively.
On April 4, 2014, the Company received $876,311 and agreed to issue shares pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act for $1.50 per share. $311 of the proceeds were booked as shareholder’s contribution and $876,000 were booked as shares to be issued as of June 30, 2014.
On August 5, 2014, the Company entered into and closed a share exchange agreement with Million Place and the shareholders of Million Place. Pursuant to the terms of the share exchange agreement, the Company agreed to acquire all 10,000 of the issued and outstanding shares of Million Place’s common stock in exchange for the issuance by the Company of 7,500,000 shares of common stock to the shareholders of Million Place. As a result of these transactions, Million Place has become our wholly owned subsidiary. Because the Company and Million Place are under common control, it is required under GAAP to account for the acquisition in a manner similar to the pooling of interest method of accounting. Under this method of accounting, the Company reflected in its balance sheet the assets of Million Place at the company’s historical carryover basis instead of reflecting the fair market value of assets and liabilities. The Company also retrospectively recast its financial statements to include the operating results of Million Place from the date these assets were originally acquired by the company (the dates upon which common control began). On November 19, 2014, the Company authorized and issued the 7,500,000 shares.
On April 25, 2014, Million Place entered into a share sale and purchase agreement with Qin Xiu Shan, our former president, chief executive officer and director, whereby Qin Xiu Shan, who is the beneficial owner of a 51% interest in Yulong Pump, granted to Million Place the option to purchase an additional 2% equity interest in Yulong Pump (being 600,000 shares) for the aggregate purchase price of RMB 1.00 per share or approximately $96,278 in the aggregate. The option is perpetual and without provision for termination. With its acquisition of a 49% equity interest together with an option to purchase an aggregate 51% equity interest, Million Place is seeking to establish a majority equity stake in Yulong Pump. As of the report date, Million Place has not executed this option.
NOTE 8. INCOME TAXES
The income tax expense in the consolidated statements of operations consisted of:
United States
Asia Pacific is incorporated in United States, and is subject to corporate income tax rate of 34%.
As of December 31, 2014, the Company has net accumulated operating losses of approximately $4,354,791 that begin expiring in 2031. The potential benefit of the company’s net operating losses has not been recognized in these financial statements because the Company cannot be assured it is more likely-than-not it will utilize the net operating losses carried forward.
Item 9.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure There were no disagreements related to accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, internal controls or auditing scope or procedure during the two fiscal years and interim periods, including the interim period up through the date the relationship ended.
Item 9A.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), our company carried out an evaluation, with the participation of our company’s management, including our president (our principal executive officer) and our chief financial officer (our principal financial officer and principal accounting officer), of the effectiveness of our company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Report. Based upon that evaluation, our president (our principal executive officer) and our chief financial officer (our principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) concluded that our company’s disclosure controls and procedures are not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by our company in the reports that our company files or submits under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our company’s management, including our president (our principal executive officer) and our chief financial officer (our principal financial officer and principal accounting officer), as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) for our company. Our company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance, not absolute assurance, regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our company’s assets; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, and that our company’s receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our 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. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions and that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Our management, including our president (our principal executive officer) and our chief financial officer (our principal financial officer and principal accounting officer), conducted an evaluation of the design and operation of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014 based on the criteria set forth in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. This evaluation included review of the documentation of controls, evaluation of the design effectiveness of controls, testing of the operating effectiveness of controls and a conclusion on this evaluation. Based on this evaluation, our management concluded our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as at December 31, 2014 due to the following material weaknesses which are indicative of many small companies with small staff: (i) inadequate segregation of duties and effective risk assessment; and (ii) insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of both US GAAP and SEC guidelines.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2014 that have materially or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
Item 9B.
Item 9B. Other Information On March 18, 2014, Yang Chin Leong resigned as secretary our company and was concurrently appointed as a director of our company. Mr. Leong remains as our company’s chief financial officer, treasurer and director. Mr. Leong’s resignation was not the result of any disagreements with our company regarding our operations, policies, practices or otherwise.
Also on March 18, 2014, we appointed Hogan Zhang as our company’s secretary and also appointed and Qin Xiu Shan as a director. At the time, Qin Xiu Shan also acted as our company’s president.
On September 15, 2014, Qin Xiu Shan resigned as president, chief executive officer and director of our company and Hogan Zhang resigned as corporate secretary. The resignations of Mr. Qin and Mr. Zhang were not the result of any disagreements with our company regarding our operations, policies, practices or otherwise.
Concurrently on September 15, 2014, John Gong Chin Ong consented to act as chief executive officer of our company and Philip Kwan Swee Seng consented to act as secretary. Mr. Ong is also a director and chairman of our board of directors.
PART III
Item 10.
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance The following individuals serve as the directors and executive officers of our company as of the date of this annual report. All directors of our company hold office until the next annual meeting of our shareholders or until their successors have been elected and qualified. The executive officers of our company are appointed by our board of directors and hold office until their death, resignation or removal from office.
Business Experience
The following is a brief account of the education and business experience during at least the past five years of each director, executive officer and key employee of our company, indicating the person’s principal occupation during that period, and the name and principal business of the organization in which such occupation and employment were carried out.
John Gong Chin Ong (John Gong) - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director
John Gong was appointed as or president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, secretary, treasurer and director on September 24, 2012. On November 30, 2012, he resigned as president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, secretary, treasurer and was appointed as chairman. On September 15, 2014 Mr. Gong was re-appointed as our chief executive officer.
Mr. John Gong has worked for several major financial institutions, including Citibank, N.A. Singapore, where he was an investment manager in the investment advisory and investment management unit, Peregrine Investment Holdings, UBS, (as an associate director), Merrill Lynch International Bank (as a vice president) and head of investments at Allied Capital Management.
He was employed upon graduation as a management associate at Citibank in 1988, where he was responsible for asset allocation and strategic investment input to the banks’ Investment Policy Committee. He started the Asian Discretionary Portfolio for Citibank clients (AD) which invest funds in the Asian equity markets.
Besides being involved in managing the funds and advising clients on various investments and mergers / acquisitions, he has also written several articles on the economic and investment environment for Asia, on behalf of the bank in its Monthly Economic Review, and other publications for use by the bank's relationship managers and clients. The Singapore newspaper, Straits Times, has quoted some of his views and comments.
He is active in raising funds for companies from large private equity investors and through the International Capital Markets and is advisor to several large multinational and publicly-listed companies in South East Asia, and USA. He has also a strong relationship with major global private equity firms, investment banks, and securities lawyers, accountants, and other investment securities service providers.
Mr. Gong graduated from Washington State University, Washington, U.S.A., in 1986 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, with a concentration in finance at the age of 19. He has been a guest speaker at the National University of Singapore.
Mr Gong qualified as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) in 1992, and is a Life Member of the American Association of Individual Investors (USA), Life member of Computerized Investing (USA), and was a Member of Association of Investment Management Research, and Member of Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts.
We appointed Mr. Gong as an officer and director of our company because of his experience and success with capital raising and investment banking, given the critical aspect of capital raising for start-up companies.
Yang Chin Leong (Simon Yang) - Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director
Yang Chin Leong (Simon Yang) was appointed as chief financial officer, secretary and treasurer of our company on November 22, 2012. On March 18, 2014, Mr. Yang resigned as secretary and was appointed a director of our board of directors.
Mr. Yang graduated from University of Otago, New Zealand and was admitted into New Zealand Society of Accountants in 1981 as an Associate Chartered Accountant. Mr. Yang spent the first three years of his career in a professional accounting firm and thereafter was in the finance functions in commercial business sectors. Mr. Yang worked with Barr Burgess & Stewart (affiliate firm of then Coopers & Lybrand) for three years after graduation in New Zealand and moved back to Singapore in 1980 where he worked for a short period with European Standards Electronics (now known as Thomson Multi Media) as an accountant and then joined the Member firm of SIMEX, Sin Huat Bullion Pte. Ltd. (a founding member firm of the predecessor to SIMEX; GES, the Gold Exchange of Singapore) as its administration and finance manager. This was followed by being the internal audit/manager as well as director of operations for subsidiary companies of Tuan Sing Limited and serving as company director of the subsidiary companies in Malaysia.
Simon Yang then joined American multi-national telecommunication company AT&T Consumer Products as its methods/audit manager initially and was later reassigned to the finance department as its accounting manager. Mr. Yang left to join NatSteel Electronics as finance and administration director and moved on to the investment holding company of NatSteel Limited, NatSteel Technology Limited, as its chief financial officer. Subsequently he left to join WyWy Creative Lifestyle (a joint venture firm between Singapore Technology Group and WyWy Group) as its chief operating officer running family lifestyle business.
After a long professional career Mr. Yang left to pursue his own interests.
He was appointed as an officer and director of our company for his knowledge of accounting rules and regulations, corporate governance, internal control and experience in financial management for a large corporation and public companies.
Philip Kwan Swee Seng - Secretary
Philip Kwan Swee Seng was appointed as secretary of our company on September 15, 2014. Mr. Philip Kwan, is a marketing and human resources management specialist with over 30 years’ experience working in Asia and abroad. Mr. Kwan has worked as Human Resource Manager since 1974 and he has worked for various multinational corporations such as Murata Electronics, Tomy Toy, Yamashina Seiko-sho and Showa Plastics. In 1995, he established Total Asia Pacific Marketing Pty. Ltd. in Australia, and was the Managing Director of that company, which was engaged in marketing finished non-ferrous metal production from Australia to Singapore and the other south Asian countries until 2005. In year 1998, he established James Walker Singapore Pte. Ltd. for James Walker Group of Companies from UK and held the position of Finance Director until 2006. Since 2007, he has served as the Regional HR Manager of the publicly listed company Teledata Singapore Ltd., where he is responsible for the company’s administrative and HR management of the regional offices in the Asian Region. Prior to his management career, Mr. Kwan served a three year tour of duty as a logistic officer with a rank of lieutenant in the Singapore Armed Forces, and 1 year in the Ministry of Defense as a Defense Executive officer.
Mr. Kwan holds a Certificate in Industrial Relations from the Institute of Work Managers (UK), a Professional Diploma in Management Studies from North Staffordshire Polytechnic (UK) and a Diploma in Management Consultancy from the National Productivity Board (UK) (now known as Spring). He is an ordinary member of British Institute of Management, Singapore Institute of Management and Singapore Institute of Human Resource Management. Mr. Kwan attended the Autonomous Learners World Caucus at Oxford University in United Kingdom in 2010. Subsequently, he was appointed as the official organizer of the First Asia Autonomous Learners World caucus in Singapore in year 2011. At present Mr. Philip Kwan is under the internship of Emeritus Professor Gary J
Confessore of the George Washington University DC USA for Certified LAP Coach to provide professional coaching for Learner Autonomy Profiling analysis.
We appointed Mr. Kwan because of administrative, managerial and human resources expertise which we believe will be invaluable to our company as we execute our business plan and expand our operations.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between any of our directors, executive officers and proposed directors or executive officers.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
To the best of our knowledge, none of our directors or executive officers has, during the past ten years:
1. been convicted in a criminal proceeding or been subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offences);
2. had any bankruptcy petition filed by or against the business or property of the person, or of any partnership, corporation or business association of which he was a general partner or executive officer, either at the time of the bankruptcy filing or within two years prior to that time;
3. been subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction or federal or state authority, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting, his involvement in any type of business, securities, futures, commodities, investment, banking, savings and loan, or insurance activities, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity;
4. been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated;
5. been the subject of, or a party to, any federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated (not including any settlement of a civil proceeding among private litigants), relating to an alleged violation of any federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation, any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order, or any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or
6. been the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26)), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1(a)(29)), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.
Conflicts of Interest
There are no conflicts of interest. Further, we have not established any policies to deal with possible future conflicts of interest.
Audit Committee Financial Expert
We do not have an audit committee financial expert. We do not have an audit committee financial expert because we believe the cost related to retaining a financial expert at this time is prohibitive. Further, because we have no operations, at the present time, we believe the services of a financial expert are not warranted.
Audit Committee and Charter
We have a separately-designated audit committee of the board. Audit committee functions are performed by our board of directors. None of our directors are deemed independent. All directors also hold positions as our officers. Our audit committee is responsible for: (1) selection and oversight of our independent accountant; (2) establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, internal controls and auditing matters; (3) establishing procedures for the confidential, anonymous submission by our employees of concerns regarding accounting and auditing matters; (4) engaging outside advisors; and, (5) funding for the outside auditory and any outside advisors engagement by the audit committee. Our audit committee charter was attached as an exhibit to our annual report filed on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 12, 2012.
Code of Ethics
We adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to all of our directors, officers, employees and consultants, which is a “code of ethics” as defined by applicable rules of the SEC. Our Code of Ethics was attached as an exhibit to our annual report filed on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 12, 2012. If we make any amendments to our Code of Ethics other than technical, administrative, or other non-substantive amendments, or grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from a provision of our Code of Ethics to our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, or certain other finance executives, we will disclose the nature of the amendment or waiver, its effective date and to whom it applies in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC.
We will provide a copy of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to any person without charge, upon request. Requests may be sent in writing to: Asia Pacific Boiler Corporation, Unit 10 & 11, 26th Floor, Lippo Centre Tower 2, 89 Queensway Admiralty, Hong Kong.
Disclosure Committee and Charter
We have a disclosure committee and disclosure committee charter. Our disclosure committee is comprised of all of our officers and directors. The purpose of the committee is to provide assistance to the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer in fulfilling their responsibilities regarding the identification and disclosure of material information about us and the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of our financial reports. Our disclosure committee charter was attached as an exhibit to our annual report filed on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 12, 2012.
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Our common stock is not registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Accordingly, our officers, directors, and principal stockholders are not subject to the beneficial ownership reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
Item 11.
Item 11. Executive Compensation The particulars of the compensation paid to the following persons:
(a) our principal executive officer;
(b) our principal financial officer;
(c) each of our three most highly compensated executive officers who were serving as executive officers at the end of the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013; and
(d) up to two additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been provided under (c) but for the fact that the individual was not serving as our executive officer at the end of the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, who we will collectively refer to as the named executive officers of our company, are set out in the following summary compensation table, except that no disclosure is provided for any named executive officer, other than our principal executive officers, whose total compensation did not exceed $100,000 for the respective fiscal year:
(1) John Gong Chin Ong was appointed as or president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, secretary, treasurer and director on September 24, 2012. On November 30, 2012 he resigned as president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, secretary, treasurer and was appointed as chairman. On September 15, 2014, Mr. Gong was re-appointed as chief executive officer of our company.
(2) Qin Xiu Shan was appointed as president of our company on November 22, 2012 and as a director of our company on March 18, 2014. On September 15, 2014 Mr. Qin resigned as president, chief executive officer and director of our company.
(3) Yang (Simon) Chin Leong was appointed as chief financial officer, secretary and treasurer of our company on November 22, 2012. On March 18, 2014 he resigned as secretary and was appointed as a director.
Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table
There are no employment contracts, compensatory plans or arrangements, including payments to be received from our company with respect to any executive officer, that would result in payments to such person because of his or her resignation, retirement or other termination of employment with our company, or its subsidiaries, any change in control, or a change in the person’s responsibilities following a change in control of our company.
Stock Option Plan
Currently, we do not have a stock option plan in favor of any director, officer, consultant or employee of our company.
Stock Options/SAR Grants
During our fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 there were no options granted to our named officers or directors.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
No equity awards were outstanding as of the year ended December 31, 2014.
Compensation of Directors
We do not have any agreements for compensating our directors for their services in their capacity as directors, although such directors are expected in the future to receive stock options to purchase shares of our common stock as awarded by our board of directors.
We have determined that none of our directors are independent directors, as that term is used in Item 7(d)(3)(iv)(B) of Schedule 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined by Rule 4200(a)(15) of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules.
Pension, Retirement or Similar Benefit Plans
There are no arrangements or plans in which we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for directors or executive officers. We have no material bonus or profit sharing plans pursuant to which cash or non-cash compensation is or may be paid to our directors or executive officers, except that stock options may be granted at the discretion of the board of directors or a committee thereof.
Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards
We do not have any long-term incentive plans that provide compensation intended to serve as incentive for performance.
Indebtedness of Directors, Senior Officers, Executive Officers and Other Management
None of our directors or executive officers or any associate or affiliate of our company during the last two fiscal years is or has been indebted to our company by way of guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar agreement or understanding currently outstanding.
Indemnification
Under our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the corporation, we may indemnify an officer or director who is made a party to any proceeding, including a law suit, because of his position, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in our best interest. We may advance expenses incurred in defending a proceeding. To the extent that the officer or director is successful on the merits in a proceeding as to which he is to be indemnified, we must indemnify him against all expenses incurred, including attorney's fees. With respect to a derivative action, indemnity may be made only for expenses actually and reasonably incurred in defending the proceeding, and if the officer or director is judged liable, only by a court order. The indemnification is intended to be to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Nevada.
Regarding indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, which may be permitted to directors or officers under Nevada law, we are informed that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, indemnification is against public policy, as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
Item 12.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters The following table sets forth, as of April 9, 2015, certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common shares by each shareholder known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common shares, as well as by each of our current directors and executive officers as a group. Each person has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of common stock, except as otherwise indicated. Beneficial ownership consists of a direct interest in the shares of common stock, except as otherwise indicated.
(1) Under Rule 13d-3, a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise has or shares: (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of shares; and (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose or direct the disposition of shares. Certain shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one person (if, for example, persons share the power to vote or the power to dispose of the shares).In addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if the person has the right to acquire the shares (for example, upon exercise of an option) within 60 days of the date as of which the information is provided .In computing the percentage ownership of any person, the amount of shares outstanding is deemed to include the amount of shares beneficially owned by such person (and only such person) by reason of these acquisition rights. As a result, the percentage of outstanding shares of any person as shown in this table does not necessarily reflect the person’s actual ownership or voting power with respect to the number of shares of common stock actually outstanding on April 9, 2015. As of April 9, 2015, there were 39,300,000 shares of our company’s common stock issued and outstanding.
(2) John Gong Chin Ong (John Gong) was appointed as or president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, secretary, treasurer and director on September 24, 2012. On November 30, 2012 he resigned as president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, secretary, treasurer and was appointed as chairman. On September 15, 2014, Mr. Gong was re-appointed as chief executive officer of our company.
(3) Yang Chin Leong (Simon Yang) was appointed as chief financial officer, secretary and treasurer of our company on November 22, 2012. On March 18, 2014 he resigned as secretary and was appointed as a director.
(4) Philip Kwan Swee Seng was appointed as secretary of our company on September 15, 2014.
Changes in Control
We are unaware of any contract or other arrangement or provisions of our Articles or Bylaws the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change of control of our company. There are not any provisions in our Articles or Bylaws, the operation of which would delay, defer, or prevent a change in control of our company.
Item 13.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence Except as disclosed herein, no director, executive officer, shareholder holding at least 5% of shares of our common stock, or any family member thereof, had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction, or proposed transaction since the year ended December 31, 2014, in which the amount involved in the transaction exceeded or exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at the year-end for the last three completed fiscal years.
As of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, other receivable from a related party amounted to $0 and $0. During the year ended December 31, 2014, our company lent $1,425,000 to Hohhot Devotion Boiler which is interest free, due on demand, and with no collateral. Full amount was written off to bad debt expenses due to uncertainty of collectability.
As of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, advances from our company’s chairman, chief executive officer and director, John Gong, amounted to $61,239 and $31,797, respectively. The advances are payments made by John Gong to cover expenses related to its operations. The advance is non-interest bearing, and payable on demand.
As of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, accounts payable to a related party, G Capital Limited, amounted $504,532 and $155,808, respectively. The payable is for providing management services to our company. John Gong is the chief executive officer and a shareholder of G Capital Limited.
Promoters and Certain Control Persons
We did not have any promoters at any time during the past five fiscal years.
Director Independence
We currently act with two directors, consisting of John Gong and Simon Yang. We have determined that none of our directors is an “independent director” as defined in NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4200(a)(15).
We do not have a standing audit, compensation or nominating committee, but our entire board of directors acts in such capacities. We believe that our members of our board of directors are capable of analyzing and evaluating our financial statements and understanding internal controls and procedures for financial reporting. The board of directors of our company does not believe that it is necessary to have an audit committee because we believe that the functions of an audit committee can be adequately performed by the board of directors. In addition, we believe that retaining an independent director who would qualify as an “audit committee financial expert” would be overly costly and burdensome and is not warranted in our circumstances given the early stages of our development.
Item 14.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services The aggregate fees billed for the most recently completed fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and for fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of the financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for these fiscal periods were as follows:
Travel reimbursement
Our board of directors pre-approves all services provided by our independent auditors. All of the above services and fees were reviewed and approved by the board of directors either before or after the respective services were rendered.
Our board of directors has considered the nature and amount of fees billed by our independent auditors and believes that the provision of services for activities unrelated to the audit is compatible with maintaining our independent auditors’ independence.
PART IV
Item 15.
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a)
Financial Statements
(1)
Financial statements for our company are listed in the index under Item 8 of this document
(2)
All financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, not material or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.
(b)
Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description
(2)
Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement, Liquidation or Succession
2.1
Share Exchange Agreement dated August 5, 2014 among Asia Pacific Boiler Corporation, Million Place Investments Limited, and the shareholders of Million Place Investments Limited (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2014)
(3)
(i) Articles of Incorporation; and (ii) Bylaws
3.1
Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on August 15, 2011)
3.2
Bylaws (incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on August 15, 2011)
3.3
Articles of Merger (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2012)
3.4
Certificate of Change (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2012)
3.5
Certificate of Incorporation of Million Place Investments Ltd. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2014)
3.6
Articles of Association of Million Place Investments Ltd. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2014)
(10)
Material Contracts
10.1
Letter of Intent dated February 14, 2014, with Million Place Investments Limited (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 18, 2014)
10.2
Share Transfer Agreement dated December 3, 2012 between Million Place Investments Limited, and Gong Chin Ong (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2014)
10.3
Share Sale and Purchase Agreement (Option Agreement) dated April 25, 2014 between Million Place Investments Limited and Qin Xiu Shan (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2014)
10.4
Joint Venture Agreement dated May 22, 2014 between Million Place Investments and Yulong Pump. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2014)
Exhibit Number
Description
10.5
Warranty Deed between Yulong Pump and Qin Xiu Shan (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2014)
10.6
Purchase Agreement dated August 5, 2013 between Yulong Pump and Wulateqianqi Hua Yuan Real Estate Limited Company (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2014)
10.7
Purchase Agreement dated August 5, 2013 between Yulong Pump and Wulateqianqi Hua Yuan Real Estate Limited Company. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2014)
10.8
Purchase Agreement dated August 5, 2013 between Yulong Pump and Wulateqianqi Hua Yuan Real Estate Limited Company (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2014)
10.9
Extension of Warranty deed between Yulong Pump and Qin Xiu Shan dated August 5, 2014 (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2014)
(14)
Code of Ethics
14.1
Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 12, 2012)
(21)
Subsidiaries of the Registrant
21.1
Million Place Investments Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation (wholly owned)
(31)
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification
31.1*
Section 302 Certification under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of the Principal Executive Officer
31.2*
Section 302 Certification under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of the Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
(32)
Section 1350 Certification
32.1*
Section 906 Certification under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of the Principal Executive Officer
32.2*
Section 906 Certification under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of the Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
(99)
Additional Exhibits
99.1
Audit Committee Charter (incorporated by reference to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 12, 2012)
99.2
Disclosure Committee Charter (incorporated by reference to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 12, 2012)
101*
Interactive Data File
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
*
Filed herewith.
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.
ASIA PACIFIC BOILER CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Dated: April 15, 2015
/s/ John Gong Chin Ong
John Gong Chin Ong
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer )
Dated: April 15, 2015
/s/ Yang Chin Leong
Yang Chin Leong
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Dated: April 15, 2015
/s/ John Gong Chin Ong
John Gong Chin Ong
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer )
Dated: April 15, 2015
/s/ Yang Chin Leong
Yang Chin Leong
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)