China One Corporation (TSX VENTURE: IND) ("China One" or the
"Company") today announced financial results for the quarter ended
March 31, 2009. The unaudited consolidated interim financial
statements along with management's discussion and analysis have
been filed on SEDAR.
Revenue for the quarter was $621,762 compared to $111,054 in the
first quarter of 2008. Net loss for the quarter was $1,329,648 or
$0.01 per share as compared to a loss of $982,406 in the first
quarter of 2008. Revenue in the quarter includes $599,967 from milk
sales.
During the first quarter of 2009, two co-operation farms began
producing milk, which was sold to local dairy processors. Once the
volume of milk increases, IND can attract major dairy processors as
customers and expect to enjoy increased selling prices. The average
sale prices during the quarter include $0.51 (RMB 2.78) per
kilogram for the Bengbu co-operation farm and $0.44 (RMB 2.43) per
kilogram for the Dalian co-operation farm,. Management expects the
milk price to improve to RMB 2.8 - RMB 3.2 per kilogram when the
milk production picks up, allowing the Company to supply its raw
milk to major customers in those two areas.
During the quarter, the Company's herd size increased by
approximately 1,400 cows to a total of 8,417. Milk production and
acquisition of local cows progressed as expected during the
quarter. With the winter season completed, IND expects production
and cow acquisition activities to steadily improve.
On May 15, 2009, based on mutually agreeable terms, the Company
amended its original capital lease agreement with Tianbao Dairy
Inc. ("Tianbao") signed in 2007 and entered into an operating lease
with the same company by paying approximately $2.8 million (15
million RMB) over 10 years, which will be treated as an operating
lease. In this new lease agreement, the working capital will be
mainly from a low-interest loan from a local bank and subsidies
from the local government; while in the old capital lease
agreement, the working capital and farm lease were provided by
Tianbao at a 16.95% annual interest cost to the Company.
The Company is actively engaged in discussions with several
strategic partners and investors for the development of farms as
well as building joint ventures in developing new farms.
China One, through its operating subsidiaries, is an emerging
raw milk producer in China that is seeking to become a leading
provider of high quality raw milk to the Chinese dairy industry. To
meet China's increasing demand for dairy products, the Company is
using Canadian cattle genetics and North American farming practices
to establish and increase its dairy herd in China. At its 2009
shareholder meeting, China One intends to seek shareholder approval
to change its name to IND DairyTech Limited.
The Company plans to develop its herd in China through the use
of advanced breeding techniques employing Canadian Holstein embryos
that it intends to use to impregnate surrogate cows. These embryos
have been created through in vitro fertilization using sexed semen
to achieve an approximate 90% female birth rate. The use of these
advanced breeding techniques is expected to allow the Company to
rapidly expand its herd. The use of Canadian Holstein embryos also
provides a practical solution to China's ban on the import of live
Canadian cattle.
FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION
This news release contains forward-looking statements and
information that are based on the beliefs of management and reflect
China One's current expectations. Such statements and information
reflect the current view of China One with respect to risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially
from those contemplated in those forward-looking statements and
information.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our
actual results, performance or achievements, or other future
events, to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking information in this
news release includes information relating to the return of milk
prices to a certain price range, the increase in milk production,
the ability of the Company to supply raw milk to major customers,
the accounting treatment of operating leases, the source of working
capital, the development of farms and building joint ventures in
developing new farms, the development of the Company's dairy herd
in China, and the aim of becoming a leading provider of high
quality raw milk to the Chinese dairy industry.
There are a number of important factors that could cause China
One's actual results to differ materially from those indicated or
implied by forward-looking statements and information. Such factors
include, among others, risks related to China One's business such
as failure of the business strategy and limited operating history,
reliance on farm development partners, disruptions due to bovine
diseases, dependence on biotechnology, reduction in government
support and access to raw materials; risks related to China One's
operations, such as additional financing requirements and access to
capital, the ability to repay debt, reliance on key personnel,
fluctuation in feedstock costs, fluctuations in costs of
production, product spoilage and liability, loss of embryo
inventory, factors related to milk production, fluctuations in milk
prices, fluctuations in milk demand, lack of specificity in certain
agreements, litigation, indemnities, insurance, competition,
intellectual property and variations in cow lactation periods;
risks related to China One and its business generally such as
potential exposure to tax under Canadian tax, regulations of the
Peoples' Republic of China (the "PRC") relating to offshore special
purpose companies, recent PRC regulations relating to cross-border
mergers and acquisitions, environmental protection, currency
exchange rates and conflicts of interest; and risks related to
doing business in the PRC such as tax, repatriation of profit and
currency conversion, acquisition and appropriation of land use
rights, foreign investment, permits and business licences,
employment contracts, government intervention, shareholders' rights
and enforcement of judgments and a developing legal system.
China One cautions that the foregoing list of material factors
is not exhaustive. When relying on China One's forward-looking
statements and information to make decisions, investors and others
should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other
uncertainties and potential events. China One has assumed a certain
progression of its business, which may not be realized. It has also
assumed that the material factors referred to in the previous
paragraph will not cause such forward-looking statements and
information to differ materially from actual results or events.
However, the list of these factors is not exhaustive and is subject
to change and there can be no assurance that such assumptions will
reflect the actual outcome of such items or factors. For additional
information with respect to certain of these and other factors,
refer to the risk factors section of China One's Management's
Discussion & Analysis dated April 28, 2009 available on SEDAR
at www.sedar.com.
The forward-looking information contained in this news release
represents the expectations of China One as of the date of this
news release and, accordingly, is subject to change after such
date. Readers should not place undue importance on forward-looking
information and should not rely upon this information as of any
other date. While China One may elect to, it does not undertake to
update this information at any particular time except as required
in accordance with applicable securities legislation.
The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contacts: China One Corporation Jay Hussey Investor Relations
416-482-1411 jhussey@inddairytech.com www.inddairytech.com China
One Corporation James Xiang Chief Financial Officer 416-886-1261
james.xiang@ind.ca
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