UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
_________________________
 
FORM 10-Q
_________________________
(Mark One)
x
Quarterly report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
 
¨
Transition report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the transition period from                   to                   
 
Commission File No. 001-32569
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AMERICAN ORIENTAL BIOENGINEERING, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
_________________________
 
NEVADA
84-0605867
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
25th Floor, Great China International Exchange Square, No.1 Fuhua 1 Rd, Futian District,
Shenzhen, 518034, People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
86-451-8666-6601
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
_________________________
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   x     No   ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes   ¨     No   ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
       
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
x
       
Non-accelerated filer
¨   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes   ¨     No   x
 
The number of shares outstanding of each class the issuer’s common stock as of the latest practicable date is stated below
     
Title of each class of common stock
 
Outstanding as of May 8, 2009
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value
 
1,000,000
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
 
78,291,735
 
 
 

Table of Contents


   
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
       3
   
ITEM 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
       3
   
ITEM 2 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
       22
   
ITEM 3 – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
       28
   
ITEM 4 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
       28
   
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
       29
   
ITEM 1 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
       29
   
ITEM 1A – RISK FACTORS
       29
   
ITEM 2 – UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
       29
   
ITEM 3 – DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
       29
   
ITEM 4 – SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
       29
   
ITEM 5 – OTHER INFORMATION
       29
   
ITEM 6 – EXHIBITS
       29


 
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
AMERICAN ORIENTAL BIOENGINEERING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

ASSETS

   
March 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
   
Unaudited
       
CURRENT ASSETS
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 73,899,602     $ 70,636,510  
Accounts receivable, net of reserve of $130,631 and $226,330
               
at March  31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively
    31,812,778       36,982,167  
Inventories, net of provision for slow moving inventories
    17,954,075       13,042,123  
Advances to suppliers
    2,241,176       3,593,979  
Notes receivable
    1,039,914       708,076  
Refundable deposit
    6,397,106       6,396,996  
Taxes receivable
    823,737       -  
Deferred tax assets
    456,444       347,216  
Other current assets
    863,554       744,903  
Total Current Assets
    135,488,386       132,451,970  
                 
LONG-TERM ASSETS
               
Property, plant and equipment, net
    97,192,300       98,154,443  
Land use rights, net
    148,319,092       148,988,870  
Deposit for long-term assets
    6,355,148       6,347,174  
Construction in progress
    25,675,899       25,385,835  
Deferred tax assets
    1,322,194       1,313,832  
Other intangible assets, net
    22,426,393       23,690,440  
Goodwill
    28,543,226       28,543,226  
Long-term investment and advance
    55,554,438       54,963,064  
Unamortized financing cost
    3,983,911       4,215,983  
Total Long-Term Assets
    389,372,601       391,602,867  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 524,860,987     $ 524,054,837  


See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

 
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AMERICAN ORIENTAL BIOENGINEERING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

   
March 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
   
Unaudited
       
CURRENT LIABILITIES
           
Accounts payable
  $ 10,355,431     $ 12,287,887  
Notes payables
    3,277,285       3,262,877  
Other payables and accrued expenses
    13,578,351       19,766,652  
Taxes payable
    -       420,671  
Short-term bank loans
    7,441,276       7,140,148  
Current portion of long-term bank loans
    59,022       58,659  
Other liabilities
    2,738,113       2,253,440  
Deferred tax liability
    999,454       846,026  
Total Current Liabilities
    38,448,932       46,036,360  
                 
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
               
Long-term bank loans, net of current portion
    789,579       804,521  
Long-term notes payable
    -       269,908  
Deferred tax liabilities
    16,102,048       16,083,768  
Convertible notes
    115,000,000       115,000,000  
Total Long-Term Liabilities
    131,891,627       132,158,197  
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    170,340,559       178,194,557  
                 
COMMITMENTS
               
                 
EQUITY
               
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized;
               
1,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at March  31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively
    1,000       1,000  
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized;
               
78,291,735 and 78,249,264 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.
    78,292       78,249  
Common stock to be issued
    177,000       376,335  
Prepaid forward repurchase contract
    (29,998,616 )     (29,998,616 )
Additional paid-in capital
    196,352,466       195,741,544  
Retained earnings (the restricted portion of retained earnings is
               
$29,532,699 at March  31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively)
    157,790,182       149,923,681  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    29,464,472       29,086,006  
Total Shareholders’ Equity
    353,864,796       345,208,199  
NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST
    655,632       652,081  
TOTAL EQUITY
    354,520,428       345,860,280  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
  $ 524,860,987     $ 524,054,837  


See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

 
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AMERICAN ORIENTAL BIOENGINEERING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
 

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
REVENUES
  $ 46,077,190     $ 38,768,598  
COST OF GOODS SOLD
    17,660,338       12,477,636  
GROSS PROFIT
    28,416,852       26,290,962  
                 
Selling and marketing
    5,211,502       5,029,708  
Advertising
    5,567,357       4,394,341  
General and administrative
    4,565,643       3,912,683  
Depreciation and amortization
    1,858,915       977,210  
Total operating expenses
    17,203,417       14,313,942  
                 
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
    11,213,435       11,977,020  
                 
EQUITY IN EARNINGS FROM UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES
    437,794       -  
INTEREST INCOME (EXPENSE), NET
    (1,579,269 )     16,847  
OTHER EXPENSE, NET
    (98,609 )     (101,790 )
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    9,973,351       11,892,077  
                 
INCOME TAXES
    2,103,299       2,469,948  
                 
NET INCOME
    7,870,052       9,422,129  
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON-CONTROLLING  INTEREST
    (3,551 )     -  
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING  INTEREST
    7,866,501       9,422,129  
                 
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
               
                 
Foreign currency translation gain, net of tax
    378,466       6,934,434  
                 
TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAX
    378,466       6,934,434  
                 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
  $ 8,244,967     $ 16,356,563  
                 
NET INCOME PER SHARE
               
BASIC
  $ 0.11     $ 0.12  
DILUTED
  $ 0.11     $ 0.12  
                 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
               
BASIC
    74,538,593       78,191,242  
DILUTED
    86,917,603       78,192,795  


 See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

 
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AMERICAN ORIENTAL BIOENGINEERING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
(UNAUDITED)
 

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
Net income
  $ 7,870,052     $ 9,422,129  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    3,235,405       2,283,473  
Amortization of financing cost
    232,072       -  
Amortization of deferred consulting expenses
    24,000       56,500  
Reversal of doubtful accounts
    (95,923 )     (2,764 )
Changes in provision for slow moving inventories
    (54,055 )     (4,401 )
Deferred taxes
    54,118       2,744,506  
Common stock to be issued for services
    80,000       -  
Stock option compensation expense
    234,631       135,121  
Independent director stock compensation
    97,000       88,250  
Loss on disposal of assets
    1,993       -  
Equity in  (income) loss from unconsolidated entities
    (437,794 )     1,061  
                 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
(Increase) Decrease In:
               
Accounts receivable
    5,265,088       2,149,762  
Notes receivable
    (331,838 )     1,238,672  
Inventories
    (4,862,536 )     (7,751,721 )
Advances to suppliers and prepaid expenses
    1,352,803       2,867,037  
Other current asset
    (142,651 )     575,944  
                 
Increase (Decrease) In:
               
Accounts payable
    (1,932,456 )     606,495  
Other payables and accrued expenses
    (6,188,301 )     (2,418,510 )
Taxes payable
    (1,244,408 )     (639,865 )
Customer deposits
    -       (687,986 )
Other liabilities
    484,673       12,584  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    3,641,873       10,676,287  
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Purchases of construction in progress
    (343,238 )     (77,491 )
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
    (51,512 )     (99,812 )
Refundable deposit
    -       (16,447,719 )
Investments in and advances to equity investments
    (105,326 )     (3,728,000 )
Cash proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
    620       -  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (499,456 )     (20,353,022 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Proceeds from bank loans
    1,021,913       697,530  
Repayments of bank loans
    (744,538 )     (710,135 )
Repayment of capital lease
    -       (4,075 )
Proceeds from notes payable
    1,145,721       -  
Repayment of notes payable
    (1,405,494 )     -  
Net cash provided (used in) by financing activities
    17,602       (16,680 )
                 
NET INCREASE  (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    3,160,019       (9,693,415 )
                 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    103,073       2,314,557  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    70,636,510       166,410,075  
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
  $ 73,899,602     $ 159,031,217  

 
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

 
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AMERICAN ORIENTAL BIOENGINEERING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of March 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)


NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for annual financial statements. However, the information included in these interim financial statements reflects all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for the fair presentation of the consolidated financial position and the consolidated results of operations. Results shown for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be obtained for a full year. The condensed consolidated balance sheet information as of December 31, 2008 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with that report.

The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 160 , Accounting for Non-controlling Interests, an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin ("ARB") No.51, “Consolidated Financial Statement” , and has reclassified the December 31, 2008 minority interests balance to equity as a non-controlling interests. The change in presentation was not significant.

Basis of Consolidation - The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All of the Company’s subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements. Inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America 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 revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Management makes these estimates using the best information available at the time the estimates are made; however, actual results when ultimately realized could differ from those estimates. See “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section below.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Revenue Recognition – Revenues represent the invoiced value of goods sold, recognized upon the shipment of goods to customers. Revenues are recognized when all of the following criteria are met:

Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists,
Delivery has occurred or services have been rendered,
The seller's price to the buyer is fixed or determinable, and
 
Collectability is reasonably assured.

Selling and Marketing Expenses – Selling and marketing expenses include the costs of selling merchandise, including preparing the merchandise for sale, such as picking, packing, warehousing and order charges. All shipping and handling are expensed as incurred and outbound freight is not billed to customers.

Advertising Costs – The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred or the first time advertising takes place. Point of sale materials are accounted for as inventory and charged to expense as utilized.

Research and Development – Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Engineers and technical staff are involved in the production of our products as well as on-going research, with no segregation of the portion of their salaries relating to research and development from the portion of their salaries relating to production. The total salaries are included in cost of goods sold. Research and development expense for the period ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 is $277,345 and $215,434, respectively and is included in general and administrative expenses.

 
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AMERICAN ORIENTAL BIOENGINEERING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of March 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)


Foreign Currency Translation – The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in United States dollars (USD). The functional currency of the Company is the Chinese Renminbi (RMB). Capital accounts of the condensed consolidated financial statements are translated into United States dollars from RMB at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rates as of balance sheet date. Income and expenditures are translated at the average exchange rate for the quarter.
 
 
2009
 
2008
Quarter end RMB : US$ exchange rate
6.8456
 
7.0222
Average quarterly RMB : US$ exchange rate
6.8499
 
7.1682

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

Comprehensive Income – Comprehensive income is defined to include changes in equity except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Among other disclosures, items that are required to be recognized under current accounting standards as components of comprehensive income are required to be reported in a financial statement that is presented with the same prominence as other financial statements. Comprehensive income includes net income and the foreign currency translation gain, net of tax.

Stock Based Compensation – The Company adopted SFAS No. 123R in the first quarter of 2006, at which time the Company began recognizing an expense for unvested share-based compensation that has been issued or will be issued after that date. The Company adopted SFAS No. 123R on a prospective basis.

The Company estimates fair value of restricted stock based on the number of shares granted and the quoted price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The fair value of stock options is estimated using the Black-Scholes model. The Company’s expected volatility assumption is based on the historical volatility of Company’s stock. The expected life assumption is primarily based on historical exercise patterns and post-vesting termination behavior. The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

Stock compensation expense recognized is based on awards expected to vest, and there were no estimated forfeitures as the current options outstanding were only issued to founders and senior executives of the Company, which have very low turnover. SFAS No. 123R requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised in subsequent periods, if necessary, if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

The fair value of the stock based compensation expense for quarter ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 was $234,631 and $135,121, respectively.

Income Taxes – The Company accounts for income tax using an asset and liability approach and allows for recognition of deferred tax benefits in future years. Under the asset and liability approach, deferred taxes are provided for the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not these items will expire before either the Company is able to realize their benefits, or that future realization is uncertain. The Company had adopted FIN 48 January 1, 2007. See Note 18.

Segmental Reporting – T he Company has two operating segments based on its major lines of businesses: manufacturing and distribution. Each operating segment derives its revenues from the sale of products or services, respectively and each is the responsibility of a group of senior management of the Company who has knowledge of product and service specific operational risks and opportunities. The Company’s chief operating decision maker reviews and evaluates two sets of financial information deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.

 
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AMERICAN ORIENTAL BIOENGINEERING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of March 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)


For the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 the Company’s manufacturing and distribution revenue are as follows:
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
Unaudited
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Revenue from pharmaceutical products
  $ 34,679,469     $ 31,859,382  
Revenue from nutraceutical products
    8,912,393       6,909,216  
Total manufacturing revenue
    43,591,862       38,768,598  
Distribution revenue
    2,485,328        
                 
Total revenue
  $ 46,077,190     $ 38,768,598  

For the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 the Company’s operating income are as follows:
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
Unaudited  
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Operating income from pharmaceutical products
  $ 7,763,006     $ 9,232,216  
Operating income from nutraceutical products
    3,440,899       2,744,804  
Total manufacturing operating income
    11,203,905       11,977,020  
Distribution operating income
    9,530        
                 
Total operating income
  $ 11,213,435     $ 11,977,020  

At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the total assets for the manufacturing and distribution segments are as follows:
 
   
March 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
   
Unaudited
       
Manufacturing
  $ 462,790,565     $ 454,418,832  
Distribution
    50,228,388       52,466,119  
Corporate
    11,842,034       17,169,886  
                 
Total assets
  $ 524,860,987     $ 524,054,837  

Cash and Cash Equivalents – The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The majority of the Company’s cash as of March 31, 2009 is in our current working capital account, among which, $53,937,899 was the USD equivalent in RMB and Hong Kong Dollars held in China, and $19,961,703 was outside China in USD and Hong Kong Dollars. Included in the cash balance as of March 31, 2009 was $2,441,918 restricted cash for the issuance of bank acceptance notes.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments – SFAS 157 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three levels based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market.
 
These tiers include:
 
•   Level 1—defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;
   Level 2—defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and
   Level 3—defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

 
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AMERICAN ORIENTAL BIOENGINEERING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of March 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)


The assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis subject to the disclosure requirements of SFAS 157 as of March 31, 2009 are as follows:

   
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
 
Carrying value as of
March 31, 2009
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Cash and cash equivalents
73,899,602
73,899,602
-
-

Cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of highly rated money market funds at a variety of well-known institutions with original maturities of three months or less. The original cost of these assets approximates fair value due to their short term maturity.

New Accounting Standards –
 
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In June 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 03-6-1, “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities”. Under this FSP, if our instruments granted in share-based payment transactions are determined to be participating securities prior to vesting, we are required to use the two-class method of calculating earnings per share as described in SFAS No. 128, Earnings per Share, and to adjust our prior period earnings per share calculations. We adopted this FSP in 2009 and determined there was no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In April 2008 the FASB approved FSP FAS 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets . FSP FAS 142-3 amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets . It is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years and should be applied prospectively to intangible assets acquired after the effective date. The FSP also requires expanded disclosure related to the determination of useful lives for intangible assets and should be applied to all intangible assets recognized as of, and subsequent to the effective date. The adoption of FSP FAS 142-3 did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements.
 
In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. The statement amends and expands the disclosure requirements of FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. SFAS No. 161 is effective for our fiscal and interim period financial statements beginning 2009. The adoption of SFAS 161 did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations . The statement, which replaces Statement 141, Business Combinations , substantially changes the accounting for and reporting of business combinations including (i) expanding the definition of a business and a business combination; (ii) requiring all assets and liabilities of the acquired business, including goodwill, contingent assets and liabilities, and contingent consideration to be recorded at fair value on the acquisition date; (iii) requiring acquisition-related transaction and restructuring costs to be expensed rather than accounted for as acquisition costs; and (iv) requiring reversal of valuation allowances related to deferred tax assets and changes to acquired income tax uncertainties to be recognized in earnings. We will apply this statement prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is after January 1, 2009.
 
As of January 1, 2008, we adopted SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. In February 2008, the FASB approved FSP FAS 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157, which permitted companies to partially defer the effective date of SFAS No. 157, until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a nonrecurring basis. FSP FAS 157-2 did not permit companies to defer recognition and disclosure requirements for financial assets and financial liabilities or for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities that are remeasured at least annually. We applied the provisions of Statement 157 to our nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities on January 1, 2009. The adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 
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AMERICAN ORIENTAL BIOENGINEERING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of March 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)


Recently Issued Accounting Standards
 
In December 2008, the FASB approved FSP No. FAS 132(R)-1, Employers’ Disclosures about Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets , which provides guidance on an employer’s disclosures about plan assets of a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan. These disclosures include how investment allocation decisions are made, information about major categories of plan assets, significant concentrations of risks within plan assets, and fair value measurements of plan assets. Our effective date is December 31, 2009. We are not required to present the disclosures for prior periods.
 
On April 1, 2009, the FASB approved FSP FAS 141(R)-1, Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination That Arise from Contingencies, which amends Statement 141(R) and eliminates the distinction between contractual and non-contractual contingencies. Under FSP FAS 141(R), an acquirer is required to recognize at fair value an asset acquired or liability assumed in a business combination that arises from a contingency if the acquisition-date fair value of that asset or liability can be determined during the measurement period. If the acquisition-date fair value cannot be determined, the acquirer applies the recognition criteria in SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies and Interpretation 14, “Reasonable Estimation of the Amount of a Loss – and interpretation of FASB Statement No. 5,” to determine whether the contingency should be recognized as of the acquisition date or after it.
 
FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 amends the other-than-temporary impairment guidance in U.S. GAAP for debt securities to make the guidance more operational and to improve the presentation and disclosure of other-than-temporary impairments on debt and equity securities in the financial statements. It did not amend existing recognition and measurement guidance related to other-than-temporary impairments of equity securities. We are required to adopt this FSP for our interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. This FSP does not require disclosures for periods presented for comparative purposes at initial adoption. This FSP requires comparative disclosures only for periods ending after initial adoption.

On April 9, 2009, the FASB also approved FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments to require disclosures about fair value of financial instruments in interim period financial statements of publicly traded companies and in summarized financial information required by APB Opinion No. 28, Interim Financial Reporting . We are required to adopt this FSP for our interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. This FSP does not require disclosures for periods presented for comparative purposes at initial adoption. This FSP requires comparative disclosures only for periods ending after initial adoption.

 
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AMERICAN ORIENTAL BIOENGINEERING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of March 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)


NOTE 3 – EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, excluding common shares to be delivered under a prepaid forward repurchase contract (3,712,700 shares), during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed similar to basic earnings per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive.

The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders.

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
Unaudited
       
Numerator:
           
Net income
  $ 7,866,501     $ 9,422,129  
Interest expense on convertible securities, net of taxes
    1,437,500       -  
Amortization of  financing costs, net of tax es
    232,072       -  
Net income, as adjusted
  $ 9,536,073     $ 9,422,129  
                 
Denominator:
               
Weighted average shares outstanding – Basic
    74,538,593       78,191,242  
Effect of dilutive instruments:
               
Stock options
    -       -  
Convertible notes
    12,379,010       -  
Warrants
    -       1,553  
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted
    86,917,603       78,192,795  

The calculation of weighted average common shares outstanding for the diluted calculation excludes consideration of stock options covering 193,900 and 0 shares for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, because the exercise of these options would not have been dilutive for those periods due to the fact that the exercise prices were greater than the weighted average market price of our common stock for each of those periods.

As more fully discussed in Notes 13, the Company had certain convertible notes outstanding during the periods presented. The aggregate number of shares of common stock that could be issued in the future to settle these notes is deemed outstanding for the purposes of the calculation of diluted earnings per share. This approach, referred to as the if-converted method, requires that such shares be deemed outstanding regardless of whether the notes are then contractually convertible into the Company’s common stock. For this if-converted calculation, the interest expense and issuance costs (net of tax) attributable to these notes are added back to Net Income, reflecting the assumption that the notes have been converted.

NOTE 4 – INVENTORIES

Inventories are summarized as follows:
   
March 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
   
Unaudited
       
Raw materials
  $ 6,217,071     $ 5,569,981  
Work in progress
    3,340,637       2,350,291  
Finished goods
    8,514,381       5,289,280  
      18,072,089       13,209,552  
Less: provision for slow moving inventories
    (118,014 )     (167,429 )
Inventories, net
  $ 17,954,075     $ 13,042,123  


 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of March 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)


NOTE 5 – NOTES RECEIVABLE

Notes receivable are bank acceptance notes collected from customers. All the notes do not bear interest and are to be received within one year.

NOTE 6 – LAND USE RIGHTS

Land use rights consist of the following:

   
March 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
   
Unaudited
       
Cost of land use rights
  $ 152,416,921     $ 152,297,695  
Less: Accumulated amortization
    (4,097,829 )     (3,308,825 )
Land use rights, net
  $ 148,319,092     $ 148,988,870  

Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 was $784,630 and $267,623, respectively.

As of March 31, 2009, the net book value of land use rights pledged as collateral was $13,466,855. See Note 13.

NOTE 7 – CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS

Construction in progress as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was $25,675,899 and $25,385,835, respectively. During 2008, the Company acquired land use rights located close to its operating subsidiaries and started construction projects for the expansion of manufacturing facilities. These construction projects were in progress as of March 31, 2009.

NOTE 8 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

   
March 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
   
Unaudited
       
At cost:
           
  Buildings
  $ 91,314,702     $ 91,261,579  
  Machinery and equipment
    20,807,188       20,665,315  
  Motor vehicles
    1,564,119       1,568,059  
  Office equipment
    1,558,218       1,543,300  
  Other equipment
    482,631       482,097  
  Leasehold improvement
    29,187       29,150  
      115,756,045       115,549,500  
Less : Accumulated depreciation
               
  Buildings
    (5,315,359 )     (4,732,906 )
  Machinery and equipment
    (11,228,295 )     (10,782,285 )
  Motor vehicles
    (1,053,744 )     (998,535 )
  Office equipment
    (836,069 )     (771,630 )
  Other equipment
    (109,198 )     (91,078 )
  Leasehold improvement
    (21,080 )     (18,623 )
      (18,563,745 )     (17,395,057 )
Property, plant and equipment, net
  $ 97,192,300     $ 98,154,443  

Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 was $1,157,778 and $782,020, respectively.

As of March 31, 2009, the net book value of property, plant and equipment pledged as collateral for a bank loan was $7,070,888. See Note 13.

 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of March 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)


NOTE 9 – OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

Other intangible assets are summarized as follows:

   
March 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
   
Unaudited
       
At cost:
           
Product licenses
  $ 15,505,393       15,485,939  
Trademarks
    10,571,925       10,558,660  
Patents
    4,802,204       4,796,179  
Proprietary technology
    282,018       281,664  
Software
    73,734       73,640  
      31,235,274       31,196,082  
Less: Accumulated amortization
    (8,808,881 )     (7,505,642 )
Other intangible assets, net
  $ 22,426,393       23,690,440  

Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 was $1,292,997 and $1,233,830 respectively.

NOTE 10 –ACQUISITIONS

On October 18, 2008, the Company acquired from the Nuo Hua Investment Company Limited (“Nuo Hua”) shareholders all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Nuo Hua. Nuo Hua owns 55% equity of Yushuntang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in Jilin province, and 30% equity of a wholesale and a distribution company in Shandong province, (“Nuo Hua Affiliate”). Nuo Hua, through its subsidiary and affiliated company, distributes pharmaceutical products through sales network covering major urban and rural areas in China.

On October 20, 2008, the Company acquired from the GuangXi HuiKe Pharmaceutical Research and Development Co., Ltd. (“GHK”) shareholders all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of GHK. GHK is engaged in pharmaceutical research and product development leading to SFDA approval and expedient product launches in China. The Company provides research and development through innovative technology, raw material selection, extraction and production of pharmaceutical products.

The results of operations for Nuo Hua and GHK are included in the consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2009.

The following unaudited pro forma combined condensed statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 have been prepared as if the acquisitions of Nuo Hua and GHK occurred on January 1, 2008. The statements are based on accounting for the business acquisitions under purchase accounting. The pro forma information may not be indicative of the results that actually would have occurred if the acquisition had been in effect from and on the dates indicated or which may be obtained in the future.
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
Unaudited
 
   
2009
   
2008 Pro Forma Combined
 
Revenues
  $ 46,077,190     $ 45,059,619  
Income from Operations
    11,213,435       11,990,107  
Net Income attribute to controlling interest
    7,866,501       9,646,244  
Net Income Per Share
               
Basic
  $ 0.11     $ 0.12  
Diluted
  $ 0.11     $ 0.12  
Weighted Average number of shares outstanding
               
Basic
    74,538,593       78,191,242  
Diluted
    86,917,603       78,192,795  

 
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AMERICAN ORIENTAL BIOENGINEERING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of March 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)


NOTE 11 – INVESTMENTS AND ADVANCES IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES

Long-term investments and advances include our equity investment in China Aoxing Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. (“CAXG”), equity investments in a wholesale and distribution company in Shandong province, (“Nuo Hua Affiliate”) and Hezhou Jinji Color Printing Co Ltd. (“Jinji Printing”). CAXG is a China-based pharmaceutical company specializing in research, development, manufacturing and distribution of narcotic and pain-management products in China. Nuo Hua Affiliate maintains a significant presence in pharmaceutical wholesale and retail distribution in China. Jinji Printing is a color printing company focusing on the printing of external packaging materials.

The Company owns 36% equity interest in CAXG through an $18 million direct investment of its common stock in April 2008. The cost of investment in excess of our estimate of the underlying equity in net assets at the time of the investments was estimated to be around $1,369,799. The Company also owns 30% equity interest in Nuo Hua Affiliate through the acquisition of Nuo Hua Investment Company Ltd. in October 2008 and the Company owns 40% equity interest in Jinji Printing through the acquisition of Guangxi Lingfeng Pharmaceutical Co. in April 2006. Long-term investments are accounted for using the equity accounting method.

The following table summarizes the long-term investments and advances as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008:

   
March 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
   
Unaudited
       
Cost of investments:
           
CAXG
  $ 18,000,000     $ 18,000,000  
Nuo Hua Affiliate
    32,999,023       32,999,023  
Jinji Printing printing
    86,067       86,067  
Share of equity income (loss):
               
CAXG
    (1,637,869 )     (1,580,344 )
Nuo Hua Affiliate
    1,310,055       773,415  
Jinji Printing
    43,881       42,303  
Advances:
               
CAXG
    4,613,001       4,520,209  
Jinji Printing
    140,280       122,391  
                 
Long-term investment and advances
  $ 55,554,438     $ 54,963,064  

For the three months ended March 31, 2009 the Company’s equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities are as follows:
 
       
   
Three Months Ended March 31, 2009
Unaudited
 
Equity in income from Nuo Hua Affiliate
  $ 493,903  
Equity in loss from CAXG
    (57,525 )
Equity in income (loss) from Jinji Printing
    1,416  
Total equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities
  $ 437,794  

Included in the advance to CAXG is a RMB30 million, or approximately $4.3 million, convertible promissory note principal the accrued interest. The note bears interest at a rate of 8% payable quarterly in arrears and matures in one year. CAXG may elect to make the quarterly loan payments in cash or to convert the payments into shares of its common stock. The Company also has the option to receive payment in shares of CAXG’s common stock if CAXG is either unable to repay the loan in cash or consents to the conversion of its payment obligations into shares of its common stock.

 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of March 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)


NOTE 12 – DEPOSIT FOR LONG-TERM ASSETS

Deposits for long term assets are refundable deposits to acquire land use rights located in the PRC. The long-lived assets to be acquired will be for use in the expansion of some of the Company's current manufacturing facilities and are not intended for resale by the Company. The deposits will be reclassified to the respective accounts under the long lived assets upon the transfers of legal title.

NOTE 13 – DEBT

Short-term bank loans are obtained from local banks with interest rate from 5.31% to 7.47% per annum. All the short-term bank loans are repayable within one year and are secured by plant and equipment and land use rights owned by the Company. See Notes 7 and 9.

Long-term loan include s a mortgage loan that bears 4.25% interest per annum and is repayable over 15 years.

Current notes payable was $3,277,285 as of March 31, 2009 with interest rate from 1.98% to 7.06% per annum and is repayable on demand.

Interest expense for all outstanding debt was $114,984 and $201,249 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

NOTE 14 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES AND PREPAID FORWARD CONTRACT
 
On July 15, 2008, the Company closed a private offering and issued $115 million aggregate principal amount of 5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2015 (the “Notes”). The Notes were sold to qualified institutional buyers in a private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes was approximately $110 million, after deducting the placement agents’ commission and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The following is a brief summary of certain terms of this offering.
 
 
Total offering is $115,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due on July 15, 2015.
 
 
Interest at 5.00% per year, payable semiannually in arrears in cash.
 
 
The Notes are convertible, at the option of the holder, at any time prior to the close of business on the second business day preceding the maturity date based on an initial conversion rate of 107.6195 shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which represents an initial conversion price of approximately $9.29 per share. (See below)
 
 
The conversion rate is subject to certain adjustments. In particular, holders who convert their Notes in connection with certain fundamental changes may be entitled to a make whole premium in the form of additional shares of our common stock.
 
 
The initial conversion rate may be adjusted on January 15, 2009 if the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of our common stock for each of the 30 consecutive trading days ending on January 15, 2009 is less than $8.08 per share, then the conversion rate will be increased as a one-time purchase price adjustment such that the conversion price as adjusted would represent the greater of (1) 115.0% of such arithmetic average of the daily VWAP and (2) $8.08. (See below)
 
 
Holders may require the Company to purchase all or a portion of their Notes on July 15, 2013 for cash at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the purchase date.
 
 
If a fundamental change occurs, holders will have the right to require the Company to purchase for cash all or any portion of their Notes. The fundamental change purchase price will be 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be purchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the fundamental change purchase date.
 
 
The Notes will be direct unsecured, unsubordinated obligations and will rank equal in right of payment to all of the Company’s existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. The Notes will be effectively subordinated to all of the Company’s existing and future secured indebtedness.

 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of March 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)


 
Convertible notes issuance costs incurred by the Company that were directly attributable to the issuance of the  Notes were deferred and are charged to the consolidated statements of income using the straight-line method over the term of the convertible notes, the results of which approximate the effective interest rate method.
 
The Company has determined that the conversion feature embedded in the Notes is not required to be bifurcated and accounted for as a derivative pursuant to SFAS No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”, since the embedded conversion feature is indexed to the Company’s own stock, after considering EITF 07-5, “Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity's Own Stock”, and would be classified in shareholders’ equity if it was a free-standing instrument pursuant to guidance in EITF 00-19, “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock”. Further, since the conversion price of the Notes exceeded the market price of the Company’s ordinary shares on the date of issuance of the Notes, no portion of the proceeds from the issuance was accounted for as attributable to the conversion feature.
 
As of March 31, 2009, the conversion price was set at $8.08 per share.

NOTE 15 – PREPAID FORWARD SHARES REPURCHASE TRANSACTION
 
In connection with the offering of the Notes, the Company entered into a prepaid forward shares repurchase contract with an affiliate of the lead placement agent (“Merrill affiliate”). Pursuant to the prepaid forward shares repurchase contract, the Company paid approximately $30 million to the Merrill affiliate to fund the purchase of 3.7 million shares of common stock for settlement at or about maturity of the notes. The forward shares purchase transaction was also intended to reduce the potential dilution of our common stock that would result from the conversion of the Notes into shares of our common stock.
 
The Company accounted for the forward shares purchase transaction pursuant to guidance in EITF 00-19. Accordingly, the $30 million cost of the forward stock purchase transaction was recorded as a reduction to additional paid in capital in the Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2008 and will not recognize subsequent changes in fair value.
 
The Company is potentially subject to significant concentration of credit risk with respect to the prepaid forward repurchase contract. The fact that the Merrill affiliate has merged with Bank of America reduced the bankruptcy and default risk. We will closely monitor the third depositary and may request early settlement of the contract prior to the maturity of the convertible notes.

NOTE 16 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
Preferred Stock
 
The Company has 1,000,000 shares of Series A preferred stock (“Series A”) issued and outstanding. Pursuant to the terms of the Series A, the holder holds aggregate voting power equal to 25% of the combined voting power of our common stock and preferred stock. The percentage of voting power represented by the Series A cannot be diluted by the issuance of additional shares of common stock. The Series A has a liquidation preference equal to its initial issue price that will be paid to the holders of the Series A upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up and prior to any distributions being made to holders of our common stock.
 
Common Stock
 
A. Issuance of Common Stock
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company issued 42,471 restricted common stocks as stock compensation in connection with the services rendered by the Company’s independent directors in 2008.
 
B. Stock Options
 
The Company recorded total stock option compensation expenses of $234,631 for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Of the total value of the option grants, $3,652,310 has not yet been recognized and will be amortized over the requisite service periods.

 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of March 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)


 
The following table summarizes the stock option activities of the Company:  
             
   
Activity
   
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 
Outstanding as of January 1, 2009
    2,421,257     $ 8.58  
Granted
           
Exercised
           
Cancelled
           
                 
Outstanding as of March 31, 2009
    2,421,257     $ 8.58  
 
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of March 31, 2009:
 
 
Options Outstanding
 
Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices
Number of
Shares
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
(in years)
 
Number of
Shares
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
$8.54 - $10.74
   969,500
$         10.04
4
 
193,900
$        10.04
$4.95 - $8.35
1,451,757
$           7.61
5
 
        —
                —  
 
 
         
 
2,421,257
     
193,900
 
 
All options granted have no intrinsic value at grant date and at the date of this financial statements as exercise price of all vested or unvested options was higher than the market price. The weighted average fair value per share of the 2,421,257 options issued under the Company’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan is $2.08 per share. As of March 31, 2009, the Company has 193,900 outstanding vested stock options, with an exercise price above the average market price, are excluded from the Company’s diluted computation.
 
C. Common Stock to be Issued
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company recorded general and administrative expenses of $97,000 for the stock compensation in connection with the services rendered by the Company’s independent directors and $80,000 for a consultant. A total of 22,425 shares of common stock are issuable as of March 31, 2009.

NOTE 17 – COMMITMENTS
 
As of March 31, 2009, the Company entered into unconditional capital commitments for the purchase of land use rights and construction of manufacturing facilities in the People’s Republic of China for $5,933,820 within one year and $13,584,127 after one year. In addition, the Company had an advertisement contract commitment for $7,078,116.
 
As of March 31, 2009, the Company has no material unconditional purchase commitments for raw materials, packing materials.

 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of March 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)


NOTE 18 – TAXES

(a)  
Corporate Income Tax (“CIT”)

The Company has not recorded a provision for U.S. federal income tax for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 due to the net operating loss carry forward in the United States.

On March 16, 2007, the National People’s Congress of China approved the new Corporate Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “New CIT Law”), which is effective from January 1, 2008. Under the new CIT Law, the corporate income tax rate applicable to most companies is 25% instead of the old tax rate of 33%. The new CIT Law also provides certain tax concession to selective eligible companies. All our manufacturing subsidiaries, including GLP, Boke, Three Happiness, HSPL and CCXA were granted high-tech enterprise status and enjoy a favorable tax rate of 15% from 2008 to 2010. High-tech enterprise status is renewable and re-application should be done prior to the tax preferences expire. HQPL, Nuo Hua and GHK do not qualify for any tax concession and they have a 25% tax rate.
 
The Company’s tax expense differs from the “expected” tax expense as follows:

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Unaudited)
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Computed "expected" expense
  $ 2,492,450     $ 3,371,119  
Favorable tax rate effect
    (1,390,303 )     (868,678 )
Permanent difference
    1,001,152       (32,493 )
Income tax expense
  $ 2,103,299     $ 2,469,948  

The provisions for income taxes are summarized as follows:

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Unaudited)
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Current
  $ 2,182,283     $ 2,549,139  
Deferred
    (78,984 )     (79,191 )
Total
  $ 2,103,299     $ 2,469,948  
 
 
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AMERICAN ORIENTAL BIOENGINEERING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of March 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)


The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the Company’s net deferred tax liabilities as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 are as follows:

   
March 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
   
Unaudited
       
Deferred tax assets
           
Current
           
Bad debts
  $ 9,663     $ 9,651  
Other costs
    446,781       337,565  
Total current deferred tax assets
    456,444       347,216  
Non-current
               
Bad debts
    216,366       216,094  
Amortization
    171,231       164,313  
Other costs
    859,714       858,636  
Stock provision
    32,124       32,083  
Depreciation
    42,759       42,706  
Total non-current deferred tax assets
    1,322,194       1,313,832  
Total deferred tax assets
  $ 1,778,638     $ 1,661,048  
Deferred tax liabilities
               
Current
               
Over accrual of welfare
  $ (114,984 )   $ (114,840 )
Boke acquisition
    (805,826 )     (667,096 )
CCXA acquisition
    25,852       45,704  
Other
    (104,496 )     (109,794 )
Total current deferred tax liabilities
    (999,454 )     (846,026 )
Non-current
               
Over accrual of welfare
    (18,307 )     (18,283 )
Amortization
    (308,552 )     (291,034 )
Depreciation
    (155,722 )     (130,803 )
Government grant
    (948,381 )     (1,019,319 )
GLP acquisition
    (3,836,103 )     (3,831,290 )
CCXA acquisition
    (4,415,499 )     (4,429,843 )
Boke acquisition
    (2,851,834 )     (2,985,975 )
Others
    (238,778 )     (166,351 )
Other comprehensive income
    (3,328,872 )     (3,210,870 )
Total non-current deferred tax liabilities
    (16,102,048 )     (16,083,768 )
Total deferred tax liabilities
    (17,101,502 )     (16,929,794 )
Net deferred tax liabilities
  $ (15,322,864 )   $ (15,268,746 )

The Company adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 ,” (“FIN 48”), on January 1, 2007. The Company did not have any material unrecognized tax benefits and there was no effect on its financial condition or results of operations as a result of implementing FIN 48.

 
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AMERICAN ORIENTAL BIOENGINEERING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of March 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)

 
(b) Value Added Tax (“VAT”)
 
Enterprises or individuals who sell commodities, engage in repair and maintenance or import or export goods in the PRC are subject to a value added tax in accordance with the PRC laws. The value added tax standard rate is 17% of the gross sales price. A credit is available whereby VAT paid on the purchases of semi-finished products or raw materials used in the production of the Company’s finished products can be used to offset the VAT due on the sales of the finished products.
 
The VAT payable balance of $3,281,776 and $6,262,715 at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 respectively are included in Other Payables and Accrued Expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
 
(c) Tax Holiday
 
Income before income tax expense was $10 million and $11.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 and was mainly attributed to subsidiaries with operations in China. Income tax related to China income for the three months ended March 31, 2009 was $2.1 million. The combined unaudited pro forma effects of the income tax expense exemptions and reductions available to us are as follows:
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Unaudited)
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Tax holiday effect
  $ (1,390,303 )   $ 868,678  
Basic net income per share exclude tax holiday effect
  $ 0.12     $ 0.11  
 
 
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ITEM 2 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the information contained in the condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere herein and in conjunction with the Management’s Discussion and Analysis set forth in (1) the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, and (2) the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. Readers should carefully review the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)..

As used in this report, the terms “Company”, “we”, “our”, “us” and “AOB” refer to American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc., a Nevada corporation.

PRELIMINARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These include statements about our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies for the future, which we indicate by words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “we believe,” “AOB believes,” “management believes” and similar language. The forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of AOB and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those set forth in the discussion under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this report. Actual results may differ materially from results anticipated in these forward-looking statements. We base the forward-looking statements on information currently available to us, and we assume no obligation to update them.

Investors are also advised to refer to the information in our previous filings with the SEC, especially on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, in which we discuss in more detail various important factors that could cause actual results to differ from expected or historic results. It is not possible to foresee or identify all such factors. As such, investors should not consider any list of such factors to be an exhaustive statement of all risks and uncertainties or potentially inaccurate assumptions.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

This section should be read together with the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies included as Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2008 filed with the SEC.

Estimates affecting accounts receivable and inventories

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect our reporting of assets and liabilities (and contingent assets and liabilities). These estimates are particularly significant where they affect the reported net realizable value of the Company’s accounts receivable and inventories.

At March 31, 2009, the Company provided a $130,631 reserve against accounts receivable. Management’s estimate of the appropriate reserve on accounts receivable at March 31, 2009 was based on the aged nature of these accounts receivable. In making its judgment, management assessed its customers’ ability to continue to pay their outstanding invoices on a timely basis, and whether their financial position might deteriorate significantly in the future, which would result in their inability to pay their debts to the Company.

At March 31, 2009, the Company provided an allowance against its inventories amounting to $118,014. Management determination of this allowance is based on potential impairments to the current carrying value of the inventories due to slow moving of aged inventories.  In making its estimate, management considered the probable demand for our products in the future and historical trends in the turnover of our inventories.

While the Company currently believes that there is little likelihood that actual results will differ materially from these current estimates, if customer demand for our products decreases significantly in the near future, or if the financial condition of our customers deteriorates in the near future, the Company could realize significant write downs for slow-moving inventories or uncollectible accounts receivable.

 
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Policy affecting recognition of revenue

Among the most important accounting policies affecting our consolidated financial statements is our policy of recognizing revenue in accordance with the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104. Under this policy, all of the following criteria must be met in order for us to recognize revenue:

1.
Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists;
2.
Delivery has occurred or services have been rendered;
3.
The seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable; and
4.
Collectability is reasonably assured.

The majority of the Company’s revenue results from sales contracts with distributors and revenue is recorded upon the shipment of goods. Management conducts credit background checks for new customers as a means to reduce the subjectivity of assuring collectability. Based on these factors, the Company believes that it can apply the provisions of SAB 104 with minimal subjectivity.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT
 
A description of recent accounting pronouncements is set forth under “New Accounting Standards” in Note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and such description is incorporated herein by reference. Such description contains all of the information required with respect thereto.

 
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2009 AS COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008

The following table sets forth the amounts and the percentage relationship to revenues of certain items in our condensed consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008:

   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
REVENUES
  $ 46,077,190     $ 38,768,598       100 %     100 %
COST OF GOODS SOLD
    17,660,338       12,477,636       38.33       32.18  
GROSS PROFIT
    28,416,852       26,290,962       61.67       67.82  
Selling and marketing
    5,211,502       5,029,708       11.31       12.99  
Advertising
    5,567,357       4,394,341       12.08       11.33  
General and administrative
    4,565,643       3,912,683       9.91       10.09  
Depreciation and amortization
    1,858,915       977,210       4.03       2.52  
   Total operating expenses
    17,203,417       14,313,942       37.33       36.93  
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
    11,213,435       11,977,020       24.34       30.89  
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities
    437,794       -       0.95       -  
Interest income (expense), net
    (1,579,269 )     16,847       (3.43 )     0.04  
Other expense, net
    (98,609 )     (101,790 )     (0.21 )     (0.26 )
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    9,973,351       11,892,077       21.64       30.67  
Income taxes
    2,103,299       2,469,948       4.56       6.37  
NET INCOME
  $ 7,870,052     $ 9,422,129       17.08 %     24.30 %
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON-CONTROLLING  INTEREST
    (3,551 )     -       (0.01 )     -  
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING  INTEREST
    7,866,501       9,422,129       17.07       24.30  
                                 
NET INCOME PER SHARE
                               
BASIC
  $ 0.11     $ 0.12                  
DILUTED
  $ 0.11     $ 0.12                  

Revenues

Revenues for the first quarter of 2009 were $46,077,190, an increase of $7,308,592 over revenues for the first quarter of 2008. Revenues by segments and product categories were as follows:
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
   
Increase/
(Decrease)
   
Increase/
(Decrease)
   
2009
   
2008
 
Revenue from pharmaceutical products
  $ 34,679,469     $ 31,859,382     $ 2,820,087       8.85 %
Revenue from nutraceutical products
    8,912,393       6,909,216       2,003,177       28.99 %
Total manufacturing revenue
    43,591,862       38,768,598       4,823,264       12.44 %
Distribution revenue
    2,485,328             2,485,328       100 %
                                 
Total revenue
  $ 46,077,190     $ 38,768,598     $ 7,308,592       18.85 %

Sales of our pharmaceutical products increased by $2,820,087, or 8.85%, as compared to the same period of 2008 primarily due to the following factors:
 
    •
  
The sales of our prescription pharmaceutical products increased from $14,152,178 during the first quarter of 2008 to $16,203,190 in the same period of 2009, or a 14% increase. This is primarily due to the increase in sales of our prescription formulated Jinji capsule and CCXA prescription pharmaceutical products despite the decrease in sales of our SHL products. The overall increase in sales was supported by our continuous marketing efforts, increase in products offering, effective pricing strategy, as well as expanding coverage to the previously unaddressed rural market; and
   
 
The sales of our OTC pharmaceutical products increased from $17,707,204 to $18,476,279. This was attributable to the increase in sales of our Boke products as a result of improved recognition of our product supported by our marketing campaigns.

 
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Sales from our nutraceutical products increased from $6,909,216 during the first quarter of 2008 to $8,912,393 in the same period of 2009, representing a growth of 29% and it is primarily due to the following factors:
 
 
Sales of our Protein Peptide series of products increased by 21%, from $6,452,284 during the first quarter of 2008 to $7,827,427 in the same period of 2009. This increase was mainly attributed to the increase in sales of peptide coffee and peptide powder through our expanded distribution network; and
 
 
Sales of our nutraceutical beverage series increased by 169% from $398,770 during the first quarter of 2008 to $1,071,144 during the first quarter of 2009. This increase was mainly attributed to a new type of bio-functional beverage launched in the first quarter ended March 31, 2009.

The Company has recorded $2,485,328 distribution revenue from Nuo Hua, a majority owned subsidiary, during the first three months ended March 31, 2009. Since the Company’s investment in Nuo Hua did not occur until October, 2008, the Company had no distribution revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.

Cost of Goods Sold and Gross Profit
 
Cost of goods sold was $17,660,338 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to $12,477,636 for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Expressed as a percentage of revenues, cost of goods sold was 38% for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to 32% for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The increase in cost of goods sold as a percentage of revenues reflected sales of more lower margin products by CCXA, increase of raw material prices and lower margin distribution business from Nuo Hua.
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
             
   
2009
   
2008
   
Increase/
(Decrease)
   
Increase/
(Decrease)
 
Pharmaceutical products
  $ 11,717,925     $ 9,789,635     $ 1,928,290       19.70%  
Nutraceutical products
    3,552,913       2,688,001       864,912       32.18%  
Total manufacturing cost
    15,270,838       12,477,636       2,793,202       22.39%  
Distribution cost
    2,389,500             2,389,500       100%  
                                 
Total cost
  $ 17,660,338     $ 12,477,636     $ 5,182,702       41.54%  
 
The cost of goods sold of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products increased by 20% and 32% in the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2008, respectively. These increases are attributed to our increase in sales. The Company had no distribution revenue and thus there was no corresponding cost of goods sold with respect to distribution services for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
 
Gross profit increased by $2,125,890, or 8%, for the three months ended March 31, 2009 over the three months ended March 31, 2008. This increase reflected higher net sales.
 
Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues decreased from 68% in the comparable period of the prior year to 62% in the first quarter of 2009 due to lower margin distribution business and CCXA sold lower gross margin products than 2008.

Selling and Marketing

Selling and marketing expenses, including distribution expenses, increased from $5,029,708 in the three months ended March 31, 2008 to $5,211,502 in the same period of 2009, representing an increase of 4%. The details of our selling and marketing expenses are as follows:
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
             
   
2009
   
2008
   
Increase/
(Decrease)
   
Increase/
(Decrease)
Payroll
  $ 1,386,375     $ 1,413,222     $ (26,847 )     (2 %)
Promotional materials and fees
    1,885,432       1,398,706       486,726       35 %
Shipping
    815,085       846,077       (30,992 )     (4 %)
Traveling
    619,680       835,791       (216,111 )     (26 %)
Offices supplies
    114,682       199,719       (85,037 )     (43 %)
Sales conference
    259,923       176,703       83,220       47 %
Other expenses
    130,325       159,490       (29,165 )     (18 %)
TOTAL
  $ 5,211,502     $ 5,029,708     $ 181,794       4 %
 
 
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The increase in selling and marketing expenses in the quarter ended March 31, 2009 compared to the same quarter during 2008 was primarily due to the following factors:

 
Promotional materials and fees increased 35% from $1,398,706 to $1,885,432 during the first quarter of 2009 as compared to the same quarter of 2008. This was primarily due to the increase in our promotion activities and initiatives to support the continuous growth of our revenue.
 
The increase was partially offset by the decrease in traveling expenses which reflects the Company’s increased efforts in cost control.

Advertising

Advertising expenses increased by $1,173,016, from $4,394,341 in the first quarter of 2008 to $5,567,357 in the same quarter of 2009.  The increase in advertising expense resulted from an increase in promotional efforts and media advertisement to promote the Company’s Jinji series, Boke Nose Spray and Protein Peptide series of products.

Advertising expenses as a percentage of revenue increased slightly from 11% in the first quarter of 2008 to 12% in the same quarter of 2009.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses increased from $3,912,683 in the first quarter of 2008 to $4,565,643 in the same quarter of 2009, or a 17% increase.  The details of general and administrative expenses were as follows:
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
             
   
2009
   
2008
   
Increase/ (Decrease)
   
Increase/ (Decrease)
Professional fees - accounting
  $ 1,006,528     $ 758,001     $ 248,527       33 %
Payroll
    659,092       743,307       (84,215 )     (11 %)
Staff welfare and insurance
    307,481       324,412       (16,931 )     (5 %)
Trip and traveling
    227,826       261,461       (33,635 )     (13 %)
Stock compensation – directors
    331,631       223,371       108,260       48 %
Research and development
    277,345       215,435       61,910       29 %
Directors’ remuneration
    235,230       180,000       55,230       31 %
Office supplies
    155,537       178,572       (23,035 )     (13 %)
Vehicles and utilities
    147,497       162,911       (15,414 )     (9 %)
Conference fee
    87,619       48,719       38,900       80 %
Office rental
    33,385       60,559       (27,174 )     (45 %)
Investors relation and listing expenses
    81,000       59,651       21,349       36 %
Stock compensation – consultants
    104,000       56,500       47,500       84 %
Professional fees – legal and consulting
    132,848       51,297       81,551       159 %
Provision for bad debts
    (95,923 )     (2,764 )     (93,159 )     3370 %
Other expenses
    874,547       591,251       283,296       48 %
TOTAL
  $ 4,565,643     $ 3,912,683     $ 652,960       17 %

Our increase in general and administrative expenses in the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to the same period during 2008 was primarily due to the following factors:

 
Accounting related professional fees increased by $248,527, or 33% as compared to the same quarter during 2008, due primarily to the increase in audit fees relating to our increased number of subsidiaries being audited;
  
Research and development increased by $61,910, or 29%, as compared to the same quarter during 2008, due to our increased R&D effort of GLP and 3H;
  
Directors’ stock compensation increased by $108,260, or 48% as compared to the same quarter during 2008.   This was mainly a result of the new director compensation plan changed in April 2008; and
  
Other expenses increased by $283,296 during the first quarter of 2009 compared with the same quarter of 2008. This increase was primarily due to increases in local taxes and consumable amortization expenses.

 
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Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased by $881,705, or 90%, in the quarter ended March 31, 2009 compared to the same quarter during 2008. This increase was primarily due to the depreciation and amortization charges of the facilities and lands acquired at the end of 2008.

Interest Income (Expense), Net

Net interest expense was $1,579,269 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to net interest income of $16,847 for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The increase was mainly caused by convertible notes interest expense from July 2008.

Other expense, Net

Other expense was $98,609 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to $101,790 for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Other expense consisted mainly of the currency exchange loss incurred during the period.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 was $2,103,299, compared to $2,469,948 for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. The Company’s effective tax rate for this quarter was 21%.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash

Our cash balance at March 31, 2009 was $73,899,602, representing an increase of $3,263,092 or 5%, compared with our cash balance of $70,636,510 at December 31, 2008. The increase was mainly attributable to the net cash provided by operating activities of $3,641,873.

We plan to use our cash for acquisitions, research and development activities, sales and marketing of our products, and other general corporate purposes. We manage our cash based on thorough consideration of our corporate strategy as well as the macro economic situation. Factors we take into account when managing our cash include interest income, foreign currency fluctuation as well as the flexibility in executing our acquisition strategy.

Cash Flow

Cash flows from operations during the three months ended March 31, 2009 amounted to $3,641,873, compared with cash flows from operations of $10,676,287 in the same period of 2008. The decreased cash flow was primarily due to the decrease in our net income by 17%, to $7,870,052 in the first three months of 2009, compared with net income of $9,422,129 in the same period last year. The decrease was also due to the increase in our inventories of $4,862,536 to support our increased purchase and production activities, the repayment of accounts payable of $1,932,456, the decrease in other payables and accrued expenses by $6,188,301 and tax payable of $1,244,408. The decreased cash flow was offset by a decrease in our accounts receivable of $5,265,088.

Our cash flows used in investing activities amounted to $499,456 in the three months ended March 31, 2009.  During that period, we paid $343,238 for construction in progress.

Our cash flows from financing activities amounted to $17,602 in the three months ended March 31, 2009. During that period, we repaid $744,538 bank loans and received $1,021,913 from the short-term bank loans.

Working Capita l

Our working capital increased by $10,623,844 to $97,039,454 at March 31, 2009 as compared to $86,415,610 at December 31, 2008, primarily due to our increase in cash of $3,263,092, inventories of $4,911,952, a decrease of $1,932,456 in accounts payable as well as the $6,188,301 in other payables and accrued expenses. The increase was partly offset by a decrease in accounts receivable of $5,169,389, advances to suppliers of $1,352,803. The increase in inventory was mainly due to our maintaining higher inventory levels to prepare for increased operating activities. The decrease in cash was the result of more operational activities that demanded cash during the first quarter of 2009.
 
We currently generate our cash flow through operations. We believe that our cash flow generated from operations will be sufficient to sustain operations for at least the next twelve months. From time to time, we may identify new expansion opportunities for which there will be a need to use cash.
 
As of March 31, 2009, the Company entered into unconditional capital commitments for the purchase of land use rights and construction of manufacturing facilities in the People’s Republic of China for $5,933,820 within one year and $13,584,127 after one year. The Company has no material unconditional purchase commitments for raw materials, packing materials and advertising.

 
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ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK

During the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company issued 42,471 restricted common stocks as stock compensation in connection with the services rendered by the Company’s independent directors in 2008.

INFLATION

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

CURRENCY EXCHANGE FLUCTUATIONS

All of the Company’s revenues and a majority of its expenses in the three months ended March 31, 2009 were denominated in Renminbi (“RMB”), the currency of China, and were converted into US dollars at the exchange rate of 6.8456 to 1.  In the third quarter of 2005, the Renminbi began to rise against the US dollar.  As a result of the appreciation of the RMB, we recognized a foreign currency translation gain of $378,466 during the three months ended March 31, 2009.  There can be no assurance that RMB-to-U.S. dollar exchange rates will remain stable. A devaluation of RMB relative to the U.S. dollar would adversely affect our business, consolidated financial condition and results of operations.  We do not engage in currency hedging.
 
ITEM 3 – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
We do not hold any derivative instruments and do not engage in any hedging activities. Because most of our purchases and sales are made in RMB, any exchange rate change affecting the value of the RMB relative to the U.S. dollar could have an effect on our financial results as reported in U.S. dollars. If the RMB were to depreciate against the U.S. dollar, amounts reported in U.S. dollars would be correspondingly reduced. If the RMB were to appreciate against the U.S. dollar, amounts reported in U.S. dollars would be correspondingly increased.
 
ITEM 4 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”), we carried out an evaluation in accordance with the requirements of auditing standards and applicable U.S. rules.  The Company’s internal audit group, which includes its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), with respect to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q before its filing with the Commission.  The audit group made its evaluation pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act.

Based upon our evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.  Given the fact that our major operations are located China, the Company and the internal audit group consistently make efforts to coordinate the evolving control and disclosure environment in China with the regulatory environment in the United States.  The Company has identified this aspect as an area for improvement and is taking measures to train its staff for better performance.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the first fiscal quarter of 2009 covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
We are currently not involved in any litigation that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of our executive officers or any of our subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting our company, our common stock, or any of our subsidiaries, or against our Company’s or our Company’s subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse effect.
 
ITEM 1A – RISK FACTORS
 
In our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, we disclosed new risks and material changes from risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. There have been no material changes or new risks during the quarter ended March 31, 2009 to be disclosed. We hereby incorporate by reference the risk factors set forth in Item 1A of the Annual Report of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
ITEM 2 – UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company issued 42,471 restricted stocks as stock compensation in connection with the services rendered by the Company’s independent directors in 2008. The issuance of the foregoing shares was exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
ITEM 3 – DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
 
There have been no material defaults.
 
ITEM 4 – SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
 
There were no matters submitted to a vote of security holders during the period covered by this report.
 
ITEM 5 – OTHER INFORMATION
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 6 – EXHIBITS
 
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:

Exhibit No.
Description
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended
31.2
Certification of Acting Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted.

 
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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

AMERICAN ORIENTAL BIOENGINEERING, INC.
 
/s/ Tony Liu

TONY LIU
CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
DATED: May 11, 2009


/s/ Yanchun Li

YANCHUN LI
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
DATED: May 11, 2009

 
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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.
Description
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended
31.2
Certification of Acting Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted.
 
 
 
 
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