ITEM
2.01 COMPLETION OF ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS
On
December 12, 2017, we entered into and closed a share exchange agreement, or the Share Exchange Agreement, with AiXin (BVI)
International Group Co., Ltd. a British Virgin Islands corporation (“
AiXin BVI”)
, and Quanzhong Lin, the sole
stockholder of AiXin BVI (the “AiXin BVI Stockholder”), pursuant to which we acquired 100% of the outstanding capital
stock of AiXin BVI in exchange for 227,352,604 shares of our common stock (the “Share Exchange” or the “AiXin
Acquisition”). The foregoing description of the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the provisions of the Share Exchange Agreement filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this report, which are incorporated herein by reference.
After giving effect to the Share Exchange, we had outstanding 317,988,089 shares of common stock.
As
a result of the Share Exchange, AiXin BVI became our wholly-owned subsidiary, and we now own all of the outstanding shares of
HK AiXin International Group Co., Limited, a Hong Kong limited company (“AiXin HK”), which in turn owns all of the
outstanding shares of Chengdu AiXin Zhonghong Biological Technology Co., Ltd., a Chinese limited company (“AiXin Zhonghong”),
which markets and sells innovative, premium-quality nutritional products in Chengdu, China.
AiXin
BVI was incorporated on September 21, 2017 to serve as a holding company and AiXin HK was established in Hong Kong on February
25, 2016 to serve as an intermediate holding company. AiXin Zhonghong was established in the PRC on March 4, 2013, and on June
1, 2017 the local government of the PRC issued a certificate of approval regarding the foreign ownership of AiXin Zhonghong by
AiXin HK. Neither AiXin BVI nor AiXin HK had operations prior to December 12, 2017.
Prior to the AiXin Acquisition, Quanzhong Lin, our President and Chief Executive Officer, owned all of the
outstanding shares of AiXin BVI and 29,521,410 shares of our common stock, approximately 65% % of the outstanding shares of Mercari
Communications Group, Ltd. As a result of the Share Exchange, Mr. Lin now owns 256,874,014 shares of our common stock, approximately
80.78% of our outstanding shares, after giving effect to certain other issuances described under the caption “Market for
Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.”
For
accounting purposes, the acquisition has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition and has been treated as a recapitalization
of Mercari Communications Group, Ltd. effected by a share exchange, with AiXin BVI as the accounting acquirer. Since neither AiXin
BVI nor AiXin HK had operations prior to December 12, 2017, the historical financial statements of AiXin Zhonghong are
now the historical financial statements of the registrant, Mercari Communications Group, Ltd., and have been included in Item
9.01(a) of this report. The assets and liabilities of AiXin Zhonghong have been brought forward at their book value and no goodwill
has been recognized.
FORM
10 DISCLOSURE
As
disclosed elsewhere in this report, on December 12, 2017, we acquired AiXin BVI pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement
Item 2.01(f) of Form 8-K states that if the registrant was a shell company like we were immediately before the AiXin Acquisition,
then the registrant must disclose the information that would be required if the registrant were filing a general form for registration
of securities on Form 10. Accordingly, we are providing below the information that would be included in a Form 10 if we were to
file a Form 10. Please note that the information provided below relates to the combined enterprises after the AiXin Acquisition,
except that information relating to periods prior to the date of the AiXin Acquisition only relate to Mercari Communications Group,
Ltd, unless otherwise specifically indicated.
BUSINESS
Overview
We,
through our indirectly wholly owned subsidiary, AiXin Zhonghong, market and sell innovative, premium-quality nutritional products
in Chengdu, China. The products we market and sell are manufactured by unaffiliated parties. We currently offer 20 products, including
Oleesa Milk Powder, CO Q10, D-Ribose Powder, and other nutritional supplements. We offer these products directly to our clients
at events we organize and sponsor, at which our nutritional consultants/counselors and, on occasion, representatives of the manufacturer
promote the products and discuss the benefits derived from using the products. We also rely on client recommendations to market
and sell products and offer discounts to clients who purchase significant quantities of products for the purpose of marketing
and selling the products to their friends, family members and others. We also offer clients who purchase significant quantities
of products paid vacations, travel and other benefits. The products can be purchased at the events held by us, as well as any
of the fourteen sales offices we maintain in Chengdu.
Before
promoting a product, we research the product to determine whether the manufacturer is reputable and delivers unadulterated products,
and whether there is a basis for claiming the product can deliver the benefits claimed. We do not independently test products
to determine efficacy. Rather we rely upon third party reports and the information we can uncover in scientific and other literature.
Once we determine to offer a product and believe that it will be purchased by our clients, we will purchase a bulk quantity, enabling
us to acquire products at prices below those which are available to smaller distributors.
We
offer our clients personalized services, including educating them through seminars conducted by our nutritional counselors on
the benefits of the products we distribute, maintaining sales offices at which our clients can engage in recreational and social
activities where the products we offer are prominently displayed and can be picked up, conducting promotions with representatives
of the manufacturers of the products, and encouraging customer loyalty with incentives such as rewards and discounts based upon
the quantities of products purchased for individual use or sold to others. We believe that our marketing strategy which emphasizes
ongoing personal contact and support, coaching and educating our clients as to the benefits of the products we distribute is ideally
suited for selling nutritional products and builds confidence in and customer loyalty to our company and the products we sell.
We believe that this is particularly the case in China where the middle class is growing in size yet, due to lax enforcement and
limited laws and regulations, many manufacturers and distributors, particularly those of new and innovative products, are not
trusted by consumers. Thus, although our focus is our clients, the manufacturers we work with get the benefit of the trust our
clients have placed in us. Consequently, although certain of the products we distribute are produced by a variety of manufacturers,
we require the manufacturer or distributor from which we purchase a product to provide us with exclusive distribution rights within
a prescribed territory or package the product so that it is distinct from products sold to our competitors.
The
chart below presents our corporate structure:
Mercari
Communications Group, Ltd. (a Colorado corporation)
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AiXin
(BVI) International Group Co., Ltd (BVI)
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AiXin International Group Co., Limited (HK) (“AiXin HK”)
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Chengdu
Aixin Zhonghong Biological Technology Co., Ltd (PRC) (“AiXin Zhonghong”)
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Our
executive offices are located at Hongxing International Business Building 2, 14
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FL, No. 69 Qingyun South Ave., Jinjiang
District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China, and our telephone number is +86-400-6260600.
Products
We Offer
We
offer a variety of nutritional products, which change over time. In 2015 we offered 8 products; in 2016 we offered 11 products,
and we currently offer 20 products. Our most popular products are Oleesa Milk Powder, CO Q10 and D-Ribose Powder. We source and
purchase all our products through third party distributors and manufacturers which we carefully research before determining to
distribute a product.
We
study the attributes of new products introduced to us from time to time and after understanding the benefits which they claim
to offer we organize a group of professionals to experience and evaluate the products. After a series of detailed evaluations,
we recommend the products to our clients generally at direct marketing events organized by us. This process ensures our clients
get safe, quality products that suit their personal needs and upon which they can rely.
Marketing
and Sales Strategy
We
market and sell the products we offer directly to our clients, primarily utilizing person-to-person marketing to promote and sell
our products. These personal marketing efforts are supported by various mediums, including our marketing content, educational
events, open facilities and social business solutions. We believe our marketing strategy is effective because:
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nutritional counselors can educate consumers about our products face-to-face, which we believe is more effective for differentiating
our products than using traditional mass-media advertising, particularly when introducing a new product to an unsophisticated
group of consumers in an environment where it is difficult to obtain accurate, reliable product information;
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provides for actual product demonstrations and trial by potential consumers;
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allows our nutritional counselors to provide personal testimonials of product efficacy; and
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compared to other marketing methods, our nutritional counselors have the opportunity to provide consumers higher levels of
service and encourage repeat purchases.
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We
market the products we offer to two types of clients: individuals who buy our products directly from us primarily for personal
or family consumption; and individuals who personally buy, use and distribute our products to new clients.
We
offer those clients who purchase for their own personal use high-quality, innovative products that provide demonstrable benefits.
We attempt to obtain detailed personal information about each of our clients so that we can direct each of them to products that
best suit their needs and begin to distribute new products that will appeal to our clients. We track the purchases made by every
individual who purchases products directly from us. Based upon their purchasing history, we believe a significant majority of
our clients purchase the products we sell primarily for personal or family consumption and are not actively pursuing the opportunity
we offer to generate income by marketing and reselling products.
Our
strategy for increasing the number of clients interested in selling the products we offer to others and developing new clients,
and who demonstrate the ability to sell our products to others, is to provide them with compensation, often in the form of premiums
such as paid travel or vacations, or quantity purchase discounts and other incentives. We track the amount of products purchased
and frequency of purchases by those clients who sell the products we offer to others.
We
offer our clients a customer satisfaction guarantee. Under this guarantee, any customer who is not satisfied with a product we
offer for any reason may return it or exchange it for another product we offer based on customer’s claim and management’s
approval.
Because
of restrictions on direct selling and multi-level commissions in Mainland China, we have structured our business model based on
several factors: the guidance we have received from government officials, our interpretation of applicable regulations, our understanding
of the practices of other international direct selling companies operating in Mainland China, and our understanding as to how
regulators are interpreting and enforcing the regulations.
Competition
Products
The
category of nutritional products is very competitive and there are various channels through which such products are marketed to
consumers, including direct selling, through the internet, in specialty retailers and the discounted channels of food, drug and
mass merchandise. Aixin Zhonghong seeks to differentiate itself from this group by being familiar with its clients and providing
a personalized sales experience, and focusing on after-sale services where sales employees focus on the consultative sales process
through product education and the frequent contact and support that many sales employees have with the clients. From a competitive
standpoint, there are many providers and sales outlets of nutritional products in China. We believe that none have effectively
combined the product, personal coaching, education and the product access provided by our sales employees and, further, that these
efforts are compounded by the peer pressure our clients generate through our organized sales presentations.
Our
Competitive Advantages / Strengths
Client
Base
We
have clients who primarily join for a discount on products they consume and introductions to new products they might desire, along
with clients who also choose to profit by reselling our products. As of September 30, 2017, we had 3,000 existing clients, which
include preferred clients, who purchase products for personal and family use, and client distributors, who purchase products for
their own use and for distribution to others, and more than 7,000 potential clients (defined as someone who had attended an event
or purchased two products within the past two months).
People
become Aixin Zhonghong clients for a number of reasons. Many first start out as consumers looking to improve their health through
better nutrition. Some join simply to receive a better price on products they and their families can consume and enjoy, while
others join so they can resell our products and generate income.
Competitive
Advantages
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study the attributes of new products which become available and after researching the benefits which they claim to offer we
organize a group of professionals to experience and evaluate the products. Only after we have determined that a product is
safe, manufactured in conformance with appropriate standards, and has a basis for the claims made, do we recommend a product
to our clients. This process ensures our clients get safe, quality products that suit their personal needs and upon which
they can rely.
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clients vary greatly in age, background, health and physical condition. We organize activities and events so that we might
learn each client’s family background, physical condition and personal health needs, and categorize them into different
groups for different products. For example: “cardiovascular and cerebrovascular group”, “bones and joints”,
“heart health” …etc.
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also focus on after-sale services. Due to the large number of clients that are in the middle-to-older aged groups, we have
the ability to have products delivered to our clients’ homes by sales personal who can explain the product and demonstrate
its use. Our sales personnel are available on a 24 hour basis for questions from clients. Once a client purchases a product,
our in-house health advisors will contact him or her to give appropriate professional advice and consultation both over the
phone, of face-to-face if needed.
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Strategies
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On-site
Publicity. We have rooms available at our 14 sales offices throughout Chengdu at which our clients can gather to play cards,
enjoy afternoon teas, and engage in other activities. The products we distribute are displayed at each of these sites along
with appropriate literature and can be purchased by clients and visitors.
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Marketing
Events. We host large-scale marketing events for approximately 1000 participants once or twice every month and conduct events
for approximately 500 participants 4-5 times every month. These events are held at our premises or at restaurants and catering
halls. During each event products are demonstrated and our personnel explain the benefits of the products and, if available,
representatives of the manufacturer or distributor are on hand to respond to questions or make a presentation. We use holidays,
such as “National Day,” “New Year Day,” and “Mid-Autumn Day” as an opportunity to host
large-scale themed activities or events appropriate for the season.
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One-on-one
marketing. Sales people will explain and market products to clients one-on-one at our facilities, during marketing events
or at a client’s home or office, which gives a personal touch and more detailed explanation of products.
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Seasonality
In
general, there is no seasonality in the sales of nutrition products.
Regulation
General
The
distribution of nutritional products is subject to many laws, governmental regulations, administrative determinations and guidance
and similar constraints. Such laws, regulations and other constraints exist at the national, provincial and or local levels, including
regulations pertaining to: (1) the formulation, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, distribution, importation, sale and storage
of products; (2) product claims and advertising, including direct claims and advertising by us, as well as claims and advertising
by manufacturers and distributors of the products we offer, for which we may be held responsible; and (3) taxes.
Products
Prior
to commencing manufacture or distribution of a product, the manufacturer or distributor may be required to obtain an approval,
license or certification from the national, provincial or local government in China. Although we attempt to determine whether
all regulatory requirements have been met, we cannot monitor the manufacture of products and cannot be certain that all applicable
regulations are satisfied.
Regulation
of Nutritional Products.
Dietary
supplements are subject to regulation by the China Food and Drug Administration. Mainland China has highly restrictive nutritional
supplement product regulations. Products marketed as “health foods” are subject to extensive laboratory and clinical
analysis by government authorities, and the product registration process in Mainland China generally takes one to two years, but
may be substantially longer. We market both “health foods” and “general foods” in Mainland China. As a
secondary distributor, we are not in a position to obtain any required license, though we may be held liable if we were to distribute
a product which had not been properly tested and registered with the authorities. There is some risk associated with the common
practice in Mainland China of marketing a product as a “general food” while seeking “health food” classification.
If government officials feel the categorization of a product distributed by us is inconsistent with product claims, ingredients
or function, this could end or limit our ability to market such products.
As
the middle class has grown, the number of manufacturers and distributors of nutritional supplements in China has dramatically
increased. Many of these enterprises have often ignored applicable laws and distributed adulterated or inferior products. We believe
this has created a marketing opportunity which we have tried to exploit as a trusted source of products on which our clients can
rely. To the extent our reputation results from reviewing and testing products prior to distributing them, and then distributing
only products determined to be safe, it is incumbent upon us to ensure that the manufacturers and distributors upon which we rely
are trustworthy. A failure by any of these third parties could cause substantial damage to our reputation, business and financial
results.
Direct
Selling Regulations
Direct
selling is regulated by various national, provincial and local government agencies in China. These laws and regulations are generally
intended to prevent fraudulent or deceptive schemes, including “pyramid” schemes, which compensate participants primarily
for recruiting additional participants without significant emphasis on product sales to consumers.
We
believe we do not engage in direct selling activities subject to regulations prevalent in China. Nevertheless, the laws and regulations
governing direct selling may be modified or reinterpreted from time to time, which may cause us to change our sales compensation
and business models. In almost all of our markets, regulations are subject to discretionary interpretation by regulators and governmental
authorities. There is often ambiguity and uncertainty with respect to the implication of direct selling and anti-pyramiding laws
and regulations.
The
regulatory environment in Mainland China is particularly complex and continues to evolve. Mainland China’s direct selling
and anti-pyramiding regulations contain various restrictions, including a prohibition on the payment of multi-level compensation.
The regulations are subject to discretionary interpretation by provincial and local level regulators as well as local customs
and practices.
Employees
As
of September 30, 2017 we had approximately 78 full-time employees, of which approximately 41 were sales personnel and 37 are in
public relations and sales support.
Corporate
History
Mercari
Communications Group, Ltd., the registrant, was incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado on December 30, 1987. From
1988 until early in 1990, Mercari was engaged in the business of providing educational products, counseling, seminar programs,
and publications such as newsletters to adults aged 30 to 50. Mercari registered its common stock with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) under the Exchange Act in 1988. Mercari’s business failed in early 1990. Mercari ceased
all operating activities during the period from June 1, 1990 to August 31, 2001 and was considered dormant. During this period,
the registrant failed to file required reports with the SEC under the Exchange Act.
During
2001, Mercari was reactivated. Mercari has filed all delinquent documents with the Colorado Secretary of State and federal and
state tax authorities, and all reports required under the Exchange Act since 2002 and is now current in its reporting obligations
under the Exchange Act.
From
November 30, 2001 to March 1, 2004, Mercari was in the development stage.
On
November 9, 2009, Mercari entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) with Algodon
Wines & Luxury Development Group, Inc. or “Algodon” (formerly Diversified Private Equity Corporation or
“DPEC”), a then privately-held Delaware corporation, and Kanouff, LLC (“KLLC”) and Underwood Family
Partners, Ltd. (the “Partnership”), of which KLLC and the Partnership were the majority shareholders of the
Company (the “Stock Purchase”). In connection with the Stock Purchase, Algodon purchased and the Company sold, an
aggregate of 43,822,001 shares of common stock for a purchase price of $43,822, or $0.001 per share. In addition, Algodon
purchased 200 shares of common stock from KLLC and 200 shares of common stock from the Partnership for a purchase price of
$180,000 payable to each selling shareholder. Immediately following the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Stock
Purchase Agreement, Algodon owned an aggregate of 43,822,401 shares of our common stock, or approximately 96.5% of our
outstanding shares.
During
each of the years since Mercari was reactivated, we had no revenue and had losses approximately equal to the expenditures required
to reactivate and comply with filing and reporting obligations. Expenditures have been paid by Mercari from capital contributions
and loans made by Mercari’s principal stockholders and entities controlled by Mercari’s directors.
On
January 20, 2017, Algodon sold all 43,822,401 shares of our common stock, approximately 96.5% of our outstanding shares of common
stock as part of the transactions described under the caption “Security Ownership of Beneficial Owners and Management and
Related Stockholder Matters – Change In Control”, which resulted in a change in control of our company.
Prior
to the AiXin Acquisition on December 12, 2017, Mercari was a development stage company with nominal assets and without
employees, and therefore was considered a “shell company,” as that term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange
Act. As a result of the AiXin Acquisition, we are no longer a shell company.
RISK
FACTORS
An
investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below, together
with all of the other information included in this report, before making an investment decision. If any of the following risks
actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could suffer. In that case, the trading price of our
common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
Risks
Related to Our Business
We
require significant investment to expand our business.
We
will require significant expenditures in the foreseeable future to fund our ongoing operations and future growth. We intend to
fund our expenditures and growth out of internal sources of liquidity and/or through additional financing from external sources.
Our ability to obtain external financing in the future at a reasonable cost is subject to a variety of uncertainties, including:
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future financial condition, results of operations and cash flows;
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condition of the global and domestic financial markets; and
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in the monetary policy of the PRC government with respect to bank interest rates and lending practices.
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If
we require additional funds and cannot obtain them on acceptable terms when required or at all, we may be unable to fulfill our
working capital needs, upgrade our existing facilities or expand our business. These factors may also prevent us from entering
into transactions that would otherwise benefit our business or implementing our future strategies. Any of these factors may have
a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We
incurred a substantial net loss in 2016 and may not be able to continue to operate as a going concern.
We
suffered net losses of $2.08 million for 2016 and $0.92 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and had a
shareholders’ deficit of $2.02 million as of December 31, 2016 and of $3.05 million as of September 30, 2017.
The
report of our independent registered public accountants on our financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31,
2016 states that these factors raise uncertainty about our ability to continue as a going concern.
We
face intense competition, and if we do not compete successfully against existing and new competitors, we may lose market share
and suffer losses.
We
face intense competition. We believe that our ability to compete depends upon many factors both within and beyond our control.
Some of our current and potential competitors may have greater financial, marketing, user traffic and other resources than we
have. Certain of our competitors may be able to devote greater resources to marketing and promotional campaigns and devote substantially
more resources to website and system development than us. Increased competition may reduce our market share and require us to
increase our marketing and promotional efforts, which could negatively affect our operating margins or force us to incur losses.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to compete successfully against current and future competitors, and competitive
pressures may have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.
We
may have difficulty in managing our future growth and any associated increased scale of our operations.
We
expect to expand through both organic growth and acquisitions. Our future expansion may place a significant strain on our managerial,
operational, technical and financial resources. In order to better allocate our resources to manage our growth, we must hire,
recruit and manage our workforce effectively and implement adequate internal controls in a timely manner. If we are unable to
effectively manage our growth and the associated increased scale of our operations, our business, financial condition and results
of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
Any
damage to our reputation or our failure to enhance our recognition as a distributor of quality nutritional products may materially
and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We
believe that the market recognition and reputation we have achieved have significantly contributed to the success of our business.
Maintaining and enhancing our reputation is critical to our success and ability to compete. Many factors, some of which are beyond
our control, may negatively impact our reputation, such as:
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failure to maintain a pleasant and reliable experience for clients;
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adverse reaction of one or more of our clients to any product we distribute, including reactions caused by the delivery of
inferior or adulterated products by one of our suppliers; and
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negative publicity about us, including any actual or perceived product quality problems.
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If
we are unable to maintain a good reputation, further enhance our recognition as a distributor of quality nutritional products,
continue to develop our user loyalty and increase positive awareness of the products we offer, our results of operations may be
materially and adversely affected.
Changes
in economic conditions and consumer confidence in China may influence the market for nutritional products, consumer preferences
and spending patterns.
Our
business and revenue growth primarily depend on the size of the market for nutritional products in China. As a result, our revenue
and profitability may be negatively affected by changes in national, regional or local economic conditions and consumer confidence
in China. In particular, as we focus on our expansion in metropolitan markets, where living standards and consumer purchasing
power are relatively high, we are especially susceptible to changes in economic conditions, consumer confidence and customer preferences
of the urban Chinese population. External factors beyond our control that affect consumer confidence include unemployment rates,
levels of personal disposable income, national, regional or local economic conditions, and acts of war or terrorism. Changes in
economic conditions and consumer confidence could adversely affect consumer preferences, purchasing power and spending patterns.
A decrease in overall consumer spending as a result of changes in economic conditions could adversely affect our sales of nutritional
supplements and negatively impact our profitability. In addition, acts of war or terrorism may cause damage to our facilities,
disrupt the supply of the products we market and sell or adversely impact consumer demand. Any of these factors could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We
may not be able to timely identify or otherwise effectively respond to changing customer preferences, and we may fail to optimize
our product offering and inventory position.
The
market for nutritional products in China is rapidly evolving and is subject to rapidly changing customer preferences that are
difficult to predict. Our success depends on our ability to anticipate and identify customer preferences, and adapt our product
selection to meet these preferences. In particular, we must optimize our product selection and inventory positions based on sales
trends. We cannot provide assurance that our product selection will accurately reflect customer preferences at any given time.
If we fail to accurately anticipate either the market for our products or customers’ purchasing habits or fail to respond
to customers’ changing preferences promptly and effectively, we may not be able to adapt our product selection to customer
preferences or make appropriate adjustments to our inventory positions, which could significantly reduce our revenue and have
a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We
market a relatively few nutritional products from a limited number of manufacturers.
We
currently offer only 20 nutritional products from a limited number of manufacturers. Unless we are able to significantly increase
the number of nutritional and other products we market and sell and the number of manufacturers who distribute their products
through our distribution channel, we will be unable to increase our revenues and become profitable.
Our
business depends substantially on the continuing efforts of our executive officers and key employees, and our business may be
severely disrupted if we lose their services.
We
currently depend on the continued services and performance of the key members of our management team, in particular Mr. Quanzhong
Lin, our President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Lin is our founder and his leadership has played an integral role in our growth.
Our future success depends substantially on the continued efforts of our executive officers and key employees. If one or more
of our executive officers or key employees were unable or unwilling to continue their service, we might not be able to replace
them easily, in a timely manner, or at all, and our business may be severely disrupted, our financial conditions and results of
operations may be materially and adversely affected and we may incur additional expenses to recruit, train and retain personnel.
Our
key executives do not devote full time to our operations
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Mr.
Quanzhong Lin, our President and Chief Executive Officer, is involved in a number of businesses and does not devote full time
to our operations. Our positive reputation is derived from Mr. Lin’s business success and standing in the community. If
Mr. Lin does not devote sufficient attention to our business, our operations could suffer and our financial conditions and results
of operations may be materially and adversely affected. If Mr. Lin’s other businesses should fail or if his reputation in
the community should be impaired, our business could suffer and our financial conditions and results of operations may be materially
and adversely affected.
Some
of the other businesses operated by Mr. Lin or his affiliates may be deemed competitors of ours.
Mr.
Quanzhong Lin is engaged in other businesses, such as the retail pharmacies and internet marketing, which distribute products
which may be deemed competitive with products we distribute. Should such businesses prove more successful than ours, Mr. Lin could
choose to focus his attention on such business which could cause him to fail to devote sufficient attention to our business, our
operations could suffer and our financial conditions and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected
Our principal shareholder is not
familiar with American business practices.
Mr.
Quanzhong Lin, our founder and principal shareholder, is a citizen of the PRC and a successful entrepreneur in Chengdu. Mr. Lin
is not familiar with American business practices and is heavily influenced by the business culture in the PRC. Certain
governmental entities pay bonuses or subsidies to individuals in China whose companies become publicly traded in America and there
is a certain level of respect and prestige associated with being the Chinese principal of a company which is publicly traded in
the U.S. Mr. Lin’s motivation for causing the business of AiXin Zhongdong to become a part of a U.S. publicly-traded
company may differ from those of American entrepreneurs and his values may cause him to operate the business differently than
would an American entrepreneur.
If
we are unable to attract, train and retain qualified personnel, our business may be materially and adversely affected.
Our
future success depends, to a significant extent, on our ability to attract, train and retain qualified personnel, particularly
management, technical and marketing personnel with expertise in nutritional products. Our sales and customer service teams are
critical to maintaining the quality of our services as they frequently interact with our clients. We must continue to attract
qualified personnel at a fast pace to increase the number of our clients and products we distribute. As we are still a relatively
young company, our ability to train and integrate new employees into our operations may not meet the growing demands of our business.
If we are unable to attract, train, and retain qualified personnel, our business may be materially and adversely affected.
Our
business, financial condition and results of operations, as well as our ability to obtain financing, may be adversely affected
by the downturn in the global or Chinese economy.
It
is unclear whether the Chinese economy will resume its high growth rate. There is considerable uncertainty over the long-term
effects of the expansionary monetary and fiscal policies that have been adopted by the central banks and financial authorities
of some of the world’s leading economies, including the United States. Economic conditions in China are sensitive to global
economic conditions, as well as changes in domestic economic and political policies and the expected or perceived overall economic
growth rate in China.
The
sale of nutritional products may be affected by economic downturns. Our products may be viewed as discretionary by our clients,
who may choose to discontinue or reduce spending on such products during an economic downturn. In such an event, our ability to
retain existing clients and increase or maintain our sales will be adversely affected, which would in turn negatively impact our
business and results of operations.
Moreover,
a slowdown or disruption in the global or China’s economy may have a material and adverse impact on financing available
to us. There is a risk that our business, results of operations and prospects would be materially and adversely affected by any
global economic downturn or disruption or slowdown of China’s economy.
Future
strategic alliances or acquisitions may have a material and adverse effect on our business, reputation and results of operations.
We
may in the future enter into strategic alliances with various third parties to further our business purposes from time to time.
Strategic alliances with third parties could subject us to a number of risks, including risks associated with sharing proprietary
information, non-performance by the counter-party, and an increase in expenses incurred in establishing new strategic alliances,
any of which may materially and adversely affect our business. In addition, to the extent the strategic partner suffers negative
publicity or harm to their reputation from events relating to their business, we may also suffer negative publicity or harm to
our reputation by virtue of our association with such third parties, and we may have little ability to control or monitor their
actions.
In
addition, although we have no current acquisition plans, if we are presented with appropriate opportunities, we may acquire additional
assets, products, technologies or businesses that are complementary to our existing business, including businesses that are owned
or controlled by Mr. Lin or his affiliates. Future acquisitions and the subsequent integration of new assets and businesses into
our own would require significant attention from our management and could result in a diversion of resources from our existing
business, which in turn could have an adverse effect on our business operations. Acquired assets or businesses may not generate
the financial results we expect. Furthermore, acquisitions could result in the use of substantial amounts of cash, potentially
dilutive issuances of equity securities, the occurrence of significant goodwill impairment charges, amortization expenses for
other intangible assets and exposure to potential unknown liabilities of the acquired business. Moreover, the costs of identifying
and consummating acquisitions may be significant. In addition to possible shareholders’ approval, we may also have to obtain
approvals and licenses from the relevant government authorities in the PRC for the acquisitions and to comply with any applicable
PRC laws and regulations, which could result in increased costs and delay.
If
we or our PRC subsidiaries acquire any domestic companies in China, such acquisition will be subject to PRC laws and regulations
on foreign investment. We and our PRC subsidiaries are restricted or prohibited from directly acquiring interests in companies
in certain industries under PRC laws and regulations. Our consolidated affiliated entities outside of the PRC are not subject
to PRC laws and regulations on foreign investment and may acquire PRC companies operating in industries where foreign investments
are restricted or prohibited. However, there are uncertainties with respect to the interpretation and application of PRC laws
and regulations regarding indirect foreign investments in such industries.
We
have limited business insurance coverage.
Insurance
companies in China currently do not offer as extensive an array of insurance products as insurance companies do in more developed
economies. We do not have any business liability or disruption insurance to cover our operations. We have determined that the
costs of insuring for these risks and the difficulties associated with acquiring such insurance on commercially reasonable terms
make it impractical for us to have such insurance. Any uninsured occurrence of business disruption may result in our incurring
substantial costs and the diversion of resources, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial
condition.
Risks
Related to Doing Business in China
The
PRC government exerts substantial influence over the manner in which we must conduct our business activities.
The
PRC government has exercised and continues to exercise substantial control over virtually every sector of the Chinese economy
through regulation and state ownership. Our ability to operate in China may be harmed by changes in its laws and regulations,
including those relating to taxation, import and export tariffs, environmental regulations, land use rights, property and other
matters. We believe that our operations in China are in material compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
However, the central or local governments of the jurisdictions in which we operate may impose new, stricter regulations or interpretations
of existing regulations that would require additional expenditures and efforts on our part to ensure our compliance with such
regulations or interpretations. Accordingly, government actions in the future, including any decision not to continue to support
recent economic reforms and to return to a more centrally planned economy or regional or local variations in the implementation
of economic policies, could have a significant effect on economic conditions in China or particular regions thereof.
Uncertainties
in the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws and regulations could limit the legal protections available to you and us.
The
PRC legal system is based on written statutes. Unlike common law systems, it is a system in which legal cases have limited value
as precedents. In the late 1970s, the PRC government began to promulgate a comprehensive system of laws and regulations governing
economic matters in general. The overall effect of legislation over the past three decades has significantly increased the protections
afforded to various forms of foreign or private-sector investment in China. Our PRC subsidiary is subject to laws and regulations
applicable to various PRC laws and regulations generally applicable to companies in China. However, since these laws and regulations
are relatively new and the PRC legal system continues to rapidly evolve, the interpretations of many laws, regulations and rules
are not always uniform and enforcement of these laws, regulations and rules involve uncertainties.
From
time to time, we may have to resort to administrative and court proceedings to enforce our legal rights. However, since PRC administrative
and court authorities have significant discretion in interpreting and implementing statutory and contractual terms, it may be
more difficult to evaluate the outcome of administrative and court proceedings and the level of legal protection we enjoy than
in more developed legal systems. Furthermore, the PRC legal system is based in part on government policies and internal rules
(some of which are not published in a timely manner or at all) that may have retroactive effect. As a result, we may not be aware
of our violation of these policies and rules until sometime after the violation. Such uncertainties, including uncertainty over
the scope and effect of our contractual, property (including intellectual property) and procedural rights, and any failure to
respond to changes in the regulatory environment in China could materially and adversely affect our business and impede our ability
to continue our operations.
Changes
in China’s economic, political or social conditions or government policies could have a material adverse effect on our business
and operations.
All
of our assets and all of our clients are located in China. Accordingly, our business, financial condition, results of operations
and prospects may be influenced to a significant degree by political, economic and social conditions in China generally and by
continued economic growth in China as a whole.
China’s
economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including the level of government involvement,
level of development, growth rate, control of foreign exchange and allocation of resources. Although the PRC government has implemented
measures since the late 1970s emphasizing the utilization of market forces for economic reform, the reduction of state ownership
of productive assets, and the establishment of improved corporate governance in business enterprises, a substantial portion of
productive assets in China is still owned by the PRC government. In addition, the PRC government continues to play a significant
role in regulating industry development by imposing industrial policies. The PRC government also exercises significant control
over the PRC economic growth through allocating resources, controlling payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting
monetary policy, and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies.
While
China’s economy has experienced significant growth over the past decades, growth has been uneven, both geographically and
among various sectors of the economy, and may slow down in the future. Some of the government measures may benefit the overall
Chinese economy, but may have a negative effect on us. For example, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely
affected by government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations. Any stimulus measures designed to boost
the Chinese economy may contribute to higher inflation, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
For example, certain operating costs and expenses, such as employee compensation and office operating expenses, may increase as
a result of higher inflation.
If
relations between the United States and China worsen, investors may be unwilling to hold or buy our stock and our stock price
may decrease.
At
various times during recent years, the United States and China have had significant disagreements over political and economic
issues. Controversies may arise in the future between these two countries. Any political or trade controversies between the United
States and China, whether or not directly related to our business, could reduce the price of our common stock.
The
slowing economic growth in China may assert a negative impact on our operation and financial results.
According
to several articles published by the Wall Street Journal, CNN, and BBC News in January 2016, after experiencing rapid growth for
more than a decade, China’s economy has been hit by shrinking foreign and domestic demand, weak investment, factory overcapacity
and oversupply in the property market, and has experienced a painful slowdown in the last two years. In 2015, China’s economy
grew by 6.9%, compared with 7.3% a year earlier, marking its slowest growth in a quarter of a century. As the government tried
to shift the growth engine away from manufacturing and debt-fueled investment toward the services sector and consumer spending,
the outlook of the Chinese economy is uncertain.
In
the next two to three years, China’s growth performance could deteriorate because of the overhang of its real estate bubble,
massive manufacturing overcapacity, and the lack of new growth engines. The International Monetary Fund expected China’s
economy to grow by 6.5% in 2017. If China’s economy fails to grow as previously expected, it may negatively affect our business
operations and financial results.
Under
the EIT Law, we may be classified as a PRC “resident enterprise” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes. Such classification
would likely result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders and have a material adverse effect on our
results of operations and the value of your investment.
Under
the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, or the EIT Law, that became effective on January 1, 2008, an enterprise established outside
the PRC with “de facto management bodies” within the PRC is considered a “resident enterprise” for PRC
enterprise income tax purposes and is generally subject to a uniform 25% enterprise income tax rate on its worldwide income. Under
the implementation rules to the EIT Law, a “de facto management body” is defined as a body that has material and overall
management and control over the manufacturing and business operations, personnel and human resources, finances and properties
of an enterprise. In addition, a circular, known as SAT Circular 82, issued in April 2009 and amended in January 2014 by the State
Administration of Taxation, or the SAT, specifies that certain offshore incorporated enterprises controlled by PRC enterprises
or PRC enterprise groups will be classified as PRC resident enterprises if the following are located or resident in the PRC: senior
management personnel and departments that are responsible for daily production, operation and management; financial and personnel
decision making bodies; key properties, accounting books, company seal, and minutes of board meetings and shareholders’
meetings; and half or more of the senior management or directors having voting rights. Further to SAT Circular 82, the SAT issued
a bulletin, known as SAT Bulletin 45, which took effect in September 2011, to provide more guidance on the implementation of SAT
Circular 82 and clarify the reporting and filing obligations of such “Chinese-controlled offshore incorporated resident
enterprises.” SAT Bulletin 45 provides procedures and administrative details for the determination of resident status and
administration on post-determination matters. Although both SAT Circular 82 and SAT Bulletin 45 only apply to offshore enterprises
controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups, not those controlled by PRC individuals or foreign individuals, the determining
criteria set forth in SAT Circular 82 and SAT Bulletin 45 may reflect the SAT’s general position on how the “de facto
management body” test should be applied in determining the tax resident status of offshore enterprises, regardless of whether
they are controlled by PRC enterprises, PRC enterprise groups or by PRC or foreign individuals.
We
are subject to the 25% enterprise income tax. However, since all of our activities are in China, we
do not believe
AiXin Zhonghong or our company meet all of the conditions to be classified as a PRC resident enterprise., However, if we
engage in activities outside of Mainland China, the PRC tax authorities may classify AiXin Zhonghong or our company as a PRC
resident enterprise, which would result in a number of unfavorable PRC tax consequences. First, we or our offshore
subsidiaries will be subject to the uniform 25% enterprise income tax on our world-wide income, which could materially reduce
our net income. In addition, we will also be subject to PRC enterprise income tax reporting obligations.
Furthermore,
although dividends paid by one PRC tax resident enterprise to an offshore incorporated PRC resident enterprise controlled by PRC
enterprises or PRC enterprise groups should qualify as “tax-exempt income” under the EIT Law and Bulletin 45, we cannot
assure you that dividends paid by our PRC subsidiary to AiXin HK will not be subject to a 10% withholding tax, as the PRC foreign
exchange control authorities, which enforce the withholding tax on dividends, and the PRC tax authorities have not yet issued
guidance with respect to the processing of outbound remittances to entities that are treated as resident enterprises for PRC enterprise
income tax purposes but not controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups.
Finally,
dividends payable by us to our investors and gains on the sale of our shares may be become subject to PRC withholding tax.
We
may not be able to obtain certain benefits under the relevant tax treaty on dividends paid by our PRC subsidiaries to us
through AiXin HK.
We
are a holding company incorporated under the laws of Colorado and as such rely on dividends and other distributions on equity
from our PRC subsidiaries to satisfy part of our liquidity requirements. Pursuant to the EIT Law, a withholding tax rate of 10%
currently applies to dividends paid by a PRC “resident enterprise” to a foreign enterprise investor, unless any such
foreign investor’s jurisdiction of incorporation has a tax treaty with China that provides for preferential tax treatment.
Pursuant to a Notice 112 issued by the SAT in January 2008 and the Arrangement between the Mainland China and the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion, or the Double Taxation Arrangement
(Hong Kong), such withholding tax rate may be lowered to 5% if the PRC enterprise is at least 25% held by a Hong Kong enterprise
at all times within the 12-month period immediately prior to distribution of the dividends and is determined by the relevant PRC
tax authority to have satisfied other conditions and requirements under the Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement (Hong Kong) and other
applicable PRC laws. Pursuant to a SAT Circular 601 issued by the SAT in October 2009, non-resident enterprises that cannot provide
valid supporting documents as “beneficial owners” may not be approved to enjoy tax treaty benefits, and “beneficial
owners” refers to individuals, enterprises or other organizations which are normally engaged in substantive operations.
These rules also set forth certain adverse factors on the recognition of a “beneficial owner”. Specifically, they
expressly exclude a “conduit company,” or any company established for the purposes of avoiding or reducing tax obligations
or transferring or accumulating profits and not engaged in actual operations such as manufacturing, sales or management, from
being a “beneficial owner.” Whether a non-resident company may obtain tax benefits under the relevant tax treaty will
be subject to approval of the relevant PRC tax authority and will be determined by the PRC tax authority on a case-by-case basis.
In June 2012, the SAT further provides in an announcement that a comprehensive analysis should be made when determining the beneficial
owner status based on various factors supported by documents including the articles of association, financial statements, records
of cash movements, board meeting minutes, board resolutions, staffing and materials, relevant expenditures, functions and risk
assumption as well as relevant contracts and other information. Our Hong Kong subsidiary has not applied for the approval for
a withholding tax rate of 5% from the local tax authority as our PRC subsidiaries have not paid dividends due to their loss-making
status in the past and will not be able to pay dividends in the future until they have achieved accumulated profits. We plan to
have our Hong Kong subsidiary assume some managerial and administrative functions, as well as conduct other business functions
in the future. Once we implement such a plan, we do not believe that our Hong Kong subsidiary will be considered a conduit company
as defined under SAT Circular 601. However, our Hong Kong subsidiary as currently situated may be considered a conduit company
and we cannot assure you that the relevant PRC tax authority will agree with our view when our Hong Kong subsidiary applies to
obtain tax benefits under the relevant tax treaty in the future. As a result, although our PRC subsidiary is currently wholly
owned by our Hong Kong subsidiary, we may not be able to enjoy the preferential withholding tax rate of 5% under the Double Taxation
Arrangement (Hong Kong) and therefore be subject to withholding tax at a rate of 10% with respect to dividends to be paid by our
PRC subsidiary to AiXin HK.
Enhanced
scrutiny over acquisition transactions by the PRC tax authorities may have a negative impact on potential acquisitions we may
pursue in the future.
In
connection with the EIT Law, the Ministry of Finance and the SAT jointly issued a SAT Circular 59 in April 2009, and the SAT issued
a SAT Circular 698 in December 2009. Both SAT Circular 59 and Circular 698 became effective retroactively on January 1, 2008.
According
to SAT Circular 698, where a non-resident enterprise transfers the equity interests of a PRC “resident enterprise”
indirectly by disposition of the equity interests of an overseas holding company, or an Indirect Transfer, and the overseas holding
company is located in a tax jurisdiction that: (1) has an effective tax rate less than 12.5% or (2) does not tax foreign income
of its residents, the non-resident enterprise, being the transferor, must report to the relevant tax authority of the PRC “resident
enterprise” this Indirect Transfer. Using a “substance over form” principle, the PRC tax authority may disregard
the existence of the overseas holding company if it lacks a reasonable commercial purpose and was established for the purpose
of reducing, avoiding or deferring PRC tax. As a result, gains derived from such Indirect Transfer may be subject to PRC withholding
tax at a rate of up to 10%. SAT Circular 698 also provides that, where a non-PRC resident enterprise transfers its equity interests
in a PRC “resident enterprise” to its related parties at a price lower than the fair market value, the relevant tax
authority has the power to make a reasonable adjustment to the taxable income of the transaction. In addition, the PRC “resident
enterprise” is supposed to provide necessary assistance to support the enforcement of SAT Circular 698.
There
is little guidance and practical experience as to the application of SAT Circular 698, and it is possible that the PRC tax authorities
would pursue our offshore shareholders to conduct a filing regarding our offshore restructuring transactions where non-resident
investors were involved and would request our PRC subsidiary to assist in providing such disclosures. In addition, if our offshore
subsidiaries are deemed to lack substance they could be disregarded by the PRC tax authorities. As a result, we and our non-resident
investors may become at risk of being taxed under SAT Circular 698 and may be required to expend valuable resources to comply
with SAT Circular 698 or to establish that we should not be taxed under SAT Circular 698, which may have a material adverse effect
on our financial condition and results of operations or the non-resident investors’ investments in us.
By
promulgating and implementing these circulars, the PRC tax authorities have enhanced their scrutiny over the direct or indirect
transfer of equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise by a non-resident enterprise. The PRC tax authorities have the discretion
under SAT Circular 59 and SAT Circular 698 to make adjustments to the taxable capital gains based on the difference between the
fair value of the equity interests transferred and the cost of investment. Although we currently have no confirmed plans to pursue
any acquisitions in China or elsewhere in the world, we may pursue acquisitions in the future that may involve complex corporate
structures. If we are considered a non-resident enterprise under the EIT Law and if the PRC tax authorities make adjustments under
SAT Circular 59 or SAT Circular 698, our income tax costs associated with such potential acquisitions will be increased, which
may have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
PRC
regulations establish complex procedures for some acquisitions of PRC companies by foreign investors, which could make it more
difficult for us to pursue growth through acquisitions in China.
Six
PRC regulatory agencies promulgated regulations effective on September 8, 2006 that are commonly referred to as the M&A Rules.
The M&A Rules establish procedures and requirements that could make some acquisitions of PRC companies by foreign investors
more time-consuming and complex, including requirements in some instances that the Ministry of Commerce be notified in advance
of any change-of-control transaction in which a foreign investor takes control of a PRC domestic enterprise. In addition, national
security review rules issued by the PRC governmental authorities in 2011 require acquisitions by foreign investors of domestic
companies engaged in military-related or certain other industries that are crucial to national security to be subject to prior
security review. Moreover, the Anti-Monopoly Law requires that the Ministry of Commerce shall be notified in advance of any concentration
of undertaking if certain thresholds are triggered. We may expand our business in part by acquiring complementary businesses.
Complying with the requirements of the M&A Rules, security review rules and other PRC regulations to complete such transactions
could be time-consuming, and any required approval processes, including obtaining approval from the Ministry of Commerce, may
delay or inhibit our ability to complete such transactions, which could affect our ability to expand our business or maintain
our market share.
PRC
regulations relating to offshore investment activities by PRC residents may limit our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to increase
their registered capital or distribute profits to us, limit our ability to inject capital into our PRC subsidiaries, or otherwise
expose us to liability and penalties under PRC law.
The
PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or the SAFE, promulgated in October 2005 a SAFE Circular 75 that requires PRC citizens
or residents to register with SAFE or its local branch in connection with their establishment or control of an offshore entity
established for the purpose of overseas equity financing involving a roundtrip investment whereby the offshore entity acquires
or controls onshore assets or equity interests held by the PRC citizens or residents. In addition, such PRC citizens or residents
must update their SAFE registrations when the offshore special purpose vehicle undergoes material events relating to increases
or decreases in investment amount, transfers or exchanges of shares, mergers or divisions, long-term equity or debt investments,
external guarantees, or other material events that do not involve roundtrip investments. Subsequent regulations further clarified
that PRC subsidiaries of an offshore company governed by the SAFE regulations are required to coordinate and supervise the filing
of SAFE registrations in a timely manner by the offshore holding company’s shareholders who are PRC citizens or residents.
If these shareholders fail to comply, the PRC subsidiaries are required to report to the local SAFE branches. If our shareholders
who are PRC citizens or residents do not complete their registration with the local SAFE branches, our PRC subsidiary may be prohibited
from distributing its profits and proceeds from any reduction in capital, share transfer or liquidation to us, and we may be restricted
in our ability to contribute additional capital to our PRC subsidiary. Moreover, failure to comply with the various SAFE registration
requirements described above could result in liabilities for our PRC subsidiary under PRC laws for evasion of applicable foreign
exchange restrictions, including (1) the requirement by SAFE to return the foreign exchange remitted overseas within a period
specified by SAFE, with a fine of up to 30% of the total amount of foreign exchange remitted overseas and deemed to have been
evasive and (2) in circumstances involving serious violations, a fine of no less than 30% of and up to the total amount of remitted
foreign exchange deemed evasive. Furthermore, the persons-in-charge and other persons at our PRC subsidiary who are held directly
liable for the violations may be subject to criminal sanctions.
These
foreign exchange regulations provide that PRC residents include both PRC citizens, meaning any individual who holds a PRC passport
or resident identification card, and individuals who are non-PRC citizens but primarily reside in the PRC due to their economic
ties to the PRC. We have requested PRC residents holding direct or indirect interest in our company to our knowledge to make the
necessary applications, filings and amendments as required under SAFE Circular 75 and other related rules. However, we cannot
assure you that all of our shareholders who are PRC citizens and hold interests in us have registered with the local SAFE branch
as required under SAFE Circular 75. In addition, we may not be informed of the identities of all the PRC residents holding direct
or indirect interest in our company, and we cannot provide any assurances that these PRC residents will comply with our request
to make or obtain any applicable registrations or comply with other requirements required by SAFE Circular 75 or other related
rules. A failure by our PRC resident shareholders or future PRC resident shareholders to comply with the SAFE regulations, if
SAFE requires it, could subject us to fines or other legal sanctions, restrict our cross-border investment activities, limit our
PRC subsidiary’s ability to make distributions or pay dividends or affect our ownership structure, which could adversely
affect our business and prospects.
Furthermore,
it is unclear how these regulations, and any future regulation concerning offshore or cross-border transactions, will be interpreted,
amended and implemented by the relevant government authorities. We cannot predict how these regulations will affect our business
operations or future strategy. For example, we may be subject to a more stringent review and approval process with respect to
our foreign exchange activities, such as remittance of dividends and foreign-currency-denominated borrowings, which may adversely
affect our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, if we decide to acquire a PRC domestic company, either
we or the owners of such company, as the case may be, may not be able to obtain the necessary approvals or complete the necessary
filings and registrations required by the foreign exchange regulations. This may restrict our ability to implement our acquisition
strategy and could adversely affect our business and prospects.
Fluctuations
in exchange rates could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.
Substantially
all of our revenues and expenditures are denominated in RMB. As the functional currency for our PRC subsidiary and consolidated
affiliated entities is RMB, fluctuations in the exchange rate may cause us to incur foreign exchange losses on any foreign currency
holdings they may have. In addition, appreciation or depreciation in the value of the Renminbi relative to the U.S. dollar would
affect our financial results in U.S. dollar terms without giving effect to any underlying change in our business or results of
operations. If we decide to convert our RMB into U.S. dollars for the purpose of making payments for dividends on our ordinary
shares or for other business purposes, appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the RMB would have a negative effect on the U.S.
dollar amount available to us.
The
value of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar and other currencies is affected by, among other things, changes in China’s
political and economic conditions and China’s foreign exchange policies. On July 21, 2005, the PRC government changed its
decade-old policy of pegging the value of the RMB to the U.S. dollar, and the Renminbi appreciated more than 20% against the U.S.
dollar over the following three years. As a consequence, the Renminbi has fluctuated sharply since July 2008 against other freely
traded currencies, in tandem with the U.S. dollar. It is difficult to predict how long the current situation may last and when
and how it may change again. There remains significant international pressure on the PRC government to adopt a substantial liberalization
of its currency policy, which could result in a further and more significant appreciation in the value of the Renminbi against
the U.S. dollar. Significant revaluation of the Renminbi may have a material and adverse effect on your investment. For example,
to the extent that we need to convert U.S. dollars we receive from securities offering into Renminbi for our operations, appreciation
of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar would have an adverse effect on the Renminbi amount we would receive from the conversion.
Conversely, if we decide to convert our Renminbi into U.S. dollars for the purpose of making payments for dividends on our common
stock or for other business purposes, appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the Renminbi would have a negative effect on the
U.S. dollar amount available to us. In August 2015, the PRC Government devalued its currency by approximately 3%, represented
the largest yuan depreciation for 20 years. Concerns remain that China’s slowing economy, and in particular its exports,
will need a stimulus that can only come from further cuts in the exchange rate.
In
addition, appreciation or depreciation in the value of the Renminbi relative to the U.S. dollar would affect our financial results
reported in U.S. dollar terms without giving effect to any underlying change in our business or results of operations. The income
statements of our operations are translated into U.S. dollars at the average exchange rates in each applicable period. To the
extent the U.S. dollar strengthens against foreign currencies, the translation of these foreign currencies denominated transactions
results in reduced revenue, operating expenses and net income for our international operations. Similarly, to the extent the U.S.
dollar weakens against foreign currencies, the translation of these foreign currency denominated transactions results in increased
revenue, operating expenses and net income for our international operations. We are also exposed to foreign exchange rate fluctuations
as we convert the financial statements of our foreign subsidiaries into U.S. dollars in consolidation. If there is a change in
foreign currency exchange rates, the conversion of the foreign subsidiaries’ financial statements into U.S. dollars will
lead to a translation gain or loss, which is recorded as a component of other comprehensive income. Very limited hedging transactions
are available in China to reduce our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations. To date, we have not entered into any hedging transactions.
While we may enter into hedging transactions in the future, the availability and effectiveness of these transactions may be limited,
and we may not be able to successfully hedge our exposure at all.
Fluctuation
in the value of RMB may have a material adverse effect on your investment.
The
value of RMB against the U.S. dollar and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in political
and economic conditions. Our revenues, costs, and financial assets are denominated in RMB, while our reporting currency is the
U.S. dollar. Accordingly, this may result in gains or losses from currency translation on our financial statements. We rely entirely
on dividends from our operating subsidiary in China. Therefore, any significant fluctuation in the value of RMB may materially
and adversely affect our cash flows, revenues, earnings, financial position, and the value of, and any dividends payable on, our
stock in U.S. dollars. For example, an appreciation of RMB against the U.S. dollar would, to the extent that we need to convert
U.S. dollars into RMB for such purposes, make any new RMB denominated investments or expenditures more costly to us. An appreciation
of RMB against the U.S. dollar would result in foreign currency translation gains for financial reporting purposes when we translate
our RMB denominated financial assets into U.S. dollars, as the U.S. dollar is our reporting currency.
Dividends
we receive from our subsidiaries located in the PRC may be subject to PRC withholding tax.
The
EIT Law provides that a maximum income tax rate of twenty percent (20%) is applicable to dividends payable to non-PRC investors
that are “non-resident enterprises,” to the extent such dividends are derived from sources within the PRC. However,
the State Council has reduced such rate to ten percent (10%) through the implementation regulations. We are a Colorado holding
company and all of our income is derived from our AiXin Zhonghong subsidiary located in the PRC. Therefore, dividends paid to
us from China may be subject to the ten percent (10%) income tax if we are considered a “non-resident enterprise”
under the EIT Law. If we are required under the EIT Law and its implementation regulations to pay income tax for any dividends
we receive from our PRC subsidiaries, it may have a material and adverse effect on our net income and materially reduce the amount
of dividends, if any, we may pay to our shareholders.
We
may be exposed to liabilities under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Chinese anti-corruption laws, and any determination
that we violated these laws could have a material adverse effect on our business
.
We
are subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act, or FCPA, and other laws that prohibit improper payments or offers of payments
to foreign governments and their officials and political parties by U.S. persons and issuers as defined by the statute,
for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. We have operations, agreements with third parties and we make the majority
of our sales in China. PRC also strictly prohibits bribery of government officials. Our activities in China create the risk of
unauthorized payments or offers of payments by the employees, consultants, sales agents or distributors of our Company, even though
they may not always be subject to our control. It is our policy to implement safeguards to discourage these practices by our employees.
However, our existing safeguards and any future improvements may prove to be less than effective, and the employees, consultants,
sales agents or distributors of our Company may engage in conduct for which we might be held responsible. Violations of the FCPA
or Chinese anti-corruption laws may result in severe criminal or civil sanctions, and we may be subject to other liabilities,
which could negatively affect our business, operating results and financial condition. In addition, the U.S. government may seek
to hold our Company liable for successor liability FCPA violations committed by companies in which we invest or that we acquire.
Uncertainties
with respect to the PRC legal system could limit the legal protections available to you and us.
We
conduct all of our business through AiXin Zhonghong, our subsidiary in the PRC. AiXin Zhonghong is subject to laws and regulations
applicable to foreign investments in China and, in particular, laws applicable to foreign-invested enterprises. The PRC legal
system is based on written statutes, and prior court decisions may be cited for reference but have limited precedential value.
Since 1979, a series of new PRC laws and regulations have significantly enhanced the protections afforded to various forms of
foreign investments in China. However, since the PRC legal system continues to evolve rapidly, the interpretations of many laws,
regulations and rules are not always uniform and enforcement of these laws, regulations and rules involves uncertainties, which
may limit legal protections available to you and us. In addition, any litigation in China may be protracted and result in substantial
costs and diversion of resources and management attention. In addition, all of our executive officers and all of our directors
are residents of China and not of the US, and substantially all the assets of these persons are located outside the US. As a result,
it could be difficult for investors to effect service of process in the US or to enforce a judgment obtained in the US against
our Chinese operations, subsidiary and affiliate.
You
may have difficulty enforcing judgments against us.
We
are a Colorado holding company, but AiXin BVI is a British Virgin Islands corporation, AiXin HK is a Hong Kong company, and our
operating subsidiary AiXin Zhonghong, is located in the PRC. Virtually all of our assets are located outside the US and all of
our current operations are conducted in the PRC. In addition, all of our directors and officers are residents of China. Substantially
all of the assets of these persons are located outside the US. As a result, it may be difficult for you to effect service of process
within the US upon these persons. It may also be difficult for you to enforce in US courts judgments predicated on the civil liability
provisions of the US federal securities laws against us and our officers and directors. In addition, there is uncertainty as to
whether the courts of the PRC would recognize or enforce judgments of US courts. The recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments
are provided for under the PRC Civil Procedures Law. Courts in China may recognize and enforce foreign judgments in accordance
with the requirements of the PRC Civil Procedures Law based on treaties between China and the country where the judgment is made
or on reciprocity between jurisdictions. China does not have any treaties or other arrangements that provide for the reciprocal
recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments with the US. In addition, according to the PRC Civil Procedures Law, courts in
the PRC will not enforce a foreign judgment against us or our directors and officers if they decide that the judgment violates
basic principles of PRC law or national sovereignty, security or the public interest. So it is uncertain whether a PRC court would
enforce a judgment rendered by a court in the US.
Future
inflation in China may inhibit our ability to conduct business in China
.
In
recent years, the Chinese economy has experienced periods of rapid expansion and highly fluctuating rates of inflation. During
the past ten years, the rate of inflation in China has been as high as 20.7% and as low as -2.2%. These factors have led to the
adoption by the Chinese government, from time to time, of various corrective measures designed to restrict the availability of
credit or regulate growth and contain inflation. High inflation may in the future cause the Chinese government to impose controls
on credit and/or prices, or to take other action, which could inhibit economic activity in China, and thereby harm the market
for our products and our company.
Risks
Relating to Our Common Stock and Our Status as a Public Company
Our
common stock is quoted on OTC Pink which may have an unfavorable impact on our stock price and liquidity
.
Our common stock
is quoted on OTC Pink under the symbol "MCAR". The trading market for securities of companies quoted on OTC Pink or
other quotation systems is substantially less liquid than the average trading market for companies listed on a national securities
exchange. The quotation of our shares on OTC Pink or other quotation system may result in a less liquid market available
for existing and potential stockholders to trade shares of our common stock, could depress the market price of our common stock
and could have a long-term adverse impact on our ability to raise capital in the future.
Our
Chief Executive Officer who is our principal stockholder has substantial influence over our company, and his interests may not
be aligned with the interests of our other stockholders.
Quanzhong
Lin, our President and Chief Executive Officer, owns approximately 80.78% of our outstanding shares. As a result, Mr. Lin has
significant influence over our business, including decisions regarding mergers, consolidations, the sale of all or substantially
all of our assets, election of directors and other significant corporate actions. As a result of this concentration of ownership,
you and our other stockholders, acting alone, may not have the ability to determine the outcome of matters requiring stockholder
approval, including the election of our directors or significant corporate transactions. In addition, this concentration of ownership,
which is not subject to any voting restrictions, may discourage, delay or thwart efforts by third parties to take-over or effect
a change in control of our company which could deprive our stockholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their shares
as part of a sale of our company, and may limit the price that investors are willing to pay for our common stock.
Our
management is not familiar with the United States securities laws.
Our
management is generally unfamiliar with the requirements of the U.S. securities laws and may not appreciate the need to
devote the resources necessary to comply with such laws. A failure to adequately respond to applicable securities laws could lead
to investigations by the SEC and other regulatory authorities that could be costly, divert management’s attention and disrupt
our business.
Our
accounting personnel who are primarily responsible for the preparation and supervision of the preparation of our financial statements
under generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. have had no education or training in U.S. GAAP and SEC
rules and regulations pertaining to financial reporting, which could impact our ability to prepare our financial statements and
convert our books and records to U.S. GAAP.
We
maintain our books and records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the PRC, or PRC GAAP. Our accounting
personnel in the PRC who have the primary responsibilities of preparing and supervising the preparation of financial statements
under U.S. GAAP have had no education or training in U.S. GAAP and related SEC rules and regulations. As such, they
may be unable to identify potential accounting and disclosure issues that may arise upon the conversion of our books and records
from PRC GAAP to U.S. GAAP, which could affect our ability to prepare our financial statements in accordance with U.S.
GAAP. We have taken steps to ensure that our financial statements are in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including our hiring
of a U.S. accounting firm to work with our PRC accounting personnel and management to convert our books and records to
U.S. GAAP and prepare our financial statements. However, the measures we have taken may not be sufficient to mitigate the
foregoing risks. Furthermore, the need to comply with U.S. GAAP may require us to expend substantial amounts of resources
and time that could divert our management’s attention and disrupt our business.
We
will incur significant costs as a result of operating as a public company, and our management will be required to devote substantial
time to new compliance requirements, including establishing and maintaining internal controls over financial reporting, and we
may be exposed to potential risks if we are unable to comply with these requirements.
As
a public company we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley
Act”), together with rules implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable market regulators. These
rules impose various requirements on public companies, including requiring certain corporate governance practices. Our management
and other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time to these requirements. These rules will increase our legal
and financial costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly.
PRC
companies have historically not adopted a Western style of management and financial reporting concepts and practices, which include
strong corporate governance, internal controls and, computer, financial and other control systems. Most of our middle and top
management staff are not educated and trained in the Western system, and we may have difficulty hiring new employees in the PRC
with such training. As a result of these factors, we may experience difficulty in establishing management, legal and financial
controls, collecting financial data and preparing financial statements, books of account and corporate records and instituting
business practices that meet Western standards.
The
Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective internal controls for financial reporting and disclosure
controls and procedures. In particular, we must perform system and process evaluations and testing of our internal controls over
financial reporting to allow management to report on the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, as required
by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Compliance with Section 404 may require that we incur substantial accounting expenses
and expend significant management efforts. When we completed the acquisition of AiXin BVI, we adopted the financial reporting
controls and disclosure controls and procedures of AiXin Zhonghong. The financial controls and disclosure controls and procedures
of AiXin Zhonghong are not adequate for a public company. Among others weaknesses, the lack of familiarity of our accounting staff
with US GAAP constitutes a material weakness in our controls for financial reporting. We have taken steps to rectify this weakness,
including hiring a US accounting firm to work with our management and accounting personnel. There is no assurance, however, that
the steps taken to date will be sufficient to rectify this material weakness. In the event that we fail to remedy the weaknesses
in our controls over financial reporting and adopt appropriate disclosure controls and procedures, our financial reporting may
be deficient and we may fail to comply with the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act and other US securities
laws, in which event, the market price of our common stock could decline if investors and others lose confidence in the reliability
of our financial statements and we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by the SEC or other applicable regulatory authorities.
If
we become directly subject to the recent scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity involving U.S. publicly-traded Chinese companies,
we may have to expend significant resources to investigate and resolve the matter which could harm our business operations, stock
price and reputation and could result in a loss of your investment in our stock, especially if such matter cannot be addressed
and resolved favorably.
Recently,
U.S. public companies that have substantially all of their operations in China, particularly companies that have completed reverse
merger transactions, have been the subject of intense scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity by investors, financial commentators
and regulatory agencies, such as the SEC. Much of the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity have focused on financial and
accounting irregularities and mistakes, a lack of effective internal controls over financial accounting, inadequate corporate
governance policies or a lack of adherence thereto and, in many cases, allegations of fraud. As a result of the scrutiny, criticism
and negative publicity, the publicly traded stock of many Chinese companies has sharply decreased in value and, in some cases,
has become virtually worthless. Many of these companies are now subject to stockholder lawsuits, SEC enforcement actions and are
conducting internal and external investigations into the allegations. It is not clear what affect this sector-wide scrutiny, criticism
and negative publicity will have on our company, our business and our stock price. If we become the subject of any unfavorable
allegations, whether such allegations are proven to be true or untrue, we will have to expend significant resources to investigate
such allegations and/or defend our company. This situation will be costly and time consuming and distract our management from
growing our company. If such allegations are not proven to be groundless, our company and business operations will be severely
impacted and your investment in our stock could be rendered worthless.
Techniques
employed by manipulative short sellers in Chinese small-cap stocks may drive down the market price of our common stock.
Short
selling is the practice of selling securities that the seller does not own but rather has borrowed from a third party with the
intention of buying identical securities back at a later date to return to the lender. The short seller hopes to profit from the
difference in the sale price of the borrowed securities and the purchase price of the replacement shares. As it is therefore in
the short seller’s best interests for the price of the stock to decline, there have been incidents of short sellers publishing,
or arranging to publish negative opinions in order to create negative market momentum. While traditionally these disclosed shorts
have been limited in their ability to access mainstream business media or to otherwise create negative market rumors, the rise
of the Internet and technological advancements regarding document creation, videotaping and publication by weblog (“blogging”)
have allowed many disclosed shorts to publicly attack a company’s credibility, strategy and veracity by means of so-called
research reports that mimic the type of investment analysis performed by large Wall Street firms and independent research analysts.
These short attacks have, in the past, resulted in the selling of shares in the market, on occasion on a large scale and broad
base. Issuers with business operations based in the PRC, that have limited trading volumes and that are susceptible to higher
volatility levels than U.S. domestic large-cap stocks can be particularly vulnerable to such short attacks.
These
short seller publications are not regulated by any governmental, self-regulatory organization or other official authority in the
U.S., are not subject to the certification requirements imposed by the SEC in Regulation Analyst Certification and, accordingly,
the opinions they express may be based on distortion of the actual facts or, in some cases, fabrication of the facts. In light
of the limited risks involved in publishing such information, and the enormous profit that can be made from running just one successful
short attack, unless the short sellers become subject to significant penalties, it is more likely than not that disclosed shorts
will continue to issue such reports.
While
we intend to strongly defend our public filings against any such short seller attacks, oftentimes we are constrained, either by
principles of freedom of speech, applicable state law (often called Anti-SLAPP statutes), or issues of commercial confidentiality,
in the manner in which we can proceed against the relevant short seller. You should be aware that in light of the relative freedom
to operate that such persons enjoy – oftentimes blogging from outside the U.S. with little or no assets or identity requirements
– should we be targeted for such an attack and the rumors not dismissed by market participants, our stock will likely suffer
from a temporary, or possibly long term, decline in market price.
Because
we do not intend to pay any cash dividends on our common stock, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their
shares unless they sell them.
We
have not declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock nor do we anticipate paying any in the foreseeable future. Furthermore,
we expect to retain any future earnings to finance our operations and expansion. The payment of cash dividends in the future will
be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon our earnings levels, capital requirements, any restrictive
loan covenants and other factors the Board considers relevant.
Unless
we pay dividends, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them. We cannot assure
you that you will be able to sell shares when you desire to do so.
The
market price of our common stock can become volatile, leading to the possibility of its value being depressed at a time when you
may want to sell your holdings.
The
market price of our common stock can become volatile. Numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control, may cause the market
price of our common stock to fluctuate significantly. These factors include:
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Securities
class action litigation is often instituted against companies following periods of volatility in their stock price. Should this
type of litigation be instituted against us, it could result in substantial costs to us and divert our management’s attention
and resources.
Moreover,
securities markets may from time to time experience significant price and volume fluctuations for reasons unrelated to the operating
performance of particular companies. These market fluctuations may adversely affect the price of our common stock and other interests
in our Company at a time when you want to sell your interest in us.
If
we fail to develop and maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately report our financial
results or prevent fraud, as a result, current and potential stockholders could lose confidence in our financial reports, which
could harm our business and the trading price of our common stock.
Effective
internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and effectively prevent fraud. Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires us to evaluate and report on our internal controls over financial reporting. Compliance with
Section 404 requires that we strengthen, assess and test our system of internal controls to provide the basis for our report.
The process of strengthening our internal controls and complying with Section 404 is expensive and time consuming, and requires
significant management attention. We cannot be certain that the measures we undertake will ensure that we will maintain adequate
controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future. Furthermore, if we are able to rapidly grow our business, the
internal controls that we will need will become more complex, and significantly more resources will be required to ensure our
internal controls remain effective. Failure to implement required controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation,
could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. If we discover a material weakness in
our internal controls, the disclosure of that fact, even if the weakness is quickly remedied, could diminish investors’
confidence in our financial statements and harm our stock price. In addition, non-compliance with Section 404 could subject us
to a variety of administrative sanctions, including the suspension of trading, ineligibility for listing on the OTC Markets, and
the inability of registered broker-dealers to make a market in our common stock, which would further reduce our stock price.
There
is no active trading market for our shares of common stock.
There
is no active trading market for our common stock. There can be no assurance that a regular trading market for our securities will
develop, or that if one develops, that it will be sustained. The trading price of our securities could be subject to wide fluctuations,
in response to announcements by us or others, developments affecting us, and other events or factors. In addition, the stock market
has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations in recent years. These fluctuations have had a substantial effect on the
market prices for many companies, often unrelated to the operating performance of such companies, and may adversely affect the
market prices of the securities. Such risks could have an adverse effect on the stock’s future liquidity.
Our
common stock is subject to the “Penny Stock” Rules of the SEC and the trading market in our securities is limited,
which makes transactions in our stock cumbersome and may reduce the value of an investment in our stock.
The
SEC has adopted Rule 15g-9 which establishes the definition of a “penny stock,” for the purposes relevant to us, as
any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share,
subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require: (a) that a broker
or dealer approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks; and (b) the broker or dealer receive from the investor
a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased.
In
order to approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must: (a) obtain financial information
and investment experience and objectives of the person; and (b) make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny
stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable
of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks.
The
broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the Commission
relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form: (a) sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the
suitability determination; and (b) that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the
transaction. Generally, brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the “penny stock”
rules. This may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of our common shares and cause a decline in the market value of
our stock.
Disclosure
also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about the
commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the
rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to
be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny
stocks.
Under
our Articles of Incorporation, our Board of Directors has the authority, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock
with terms that may not be beneficial to common stock holders and with the ability to adversely affect stockholder voting power
and perpetuate the board’s control over our company.
Our
Board of Directors by resolution may authorize the issuance of preferred stock in one or more series with such limitations and
restrictions as it may determine, in its sole discretion, with no further authorization by security holders required for the issuance
of such shares. The Board may determine the specific terms of the preferred stock, including: designations; preferences; conversions
rights; cumulative, relative; participating; and optional or other rights, including: voting rights; qualifications; limitations;
or restrictions of the preferred stock.
The
issuance of preferred stock may adversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of common stock. Preferred stock
may be issued quickly with terms calculated to discourage, make more difficult, delay or prevent a change in control of our company
or make removal of management more difficult. As a result, the Board of Directors’ ability to issue preferred stock may
discourage the potential hostile acquirer, possibly resulting in beneficial negotiations. Negotiating with an unfriendly acquirer
may result in terms more favorable to us and our stockholders. Conversely, the issuance of preferred stock may adversely affect
the market price of, and the voting and other rights of the holders of the common stock. We presently have no plans to issue any
preferred stock.
We
may, in the future, issue additional shares of common stock, which would reduce investors’ percent of ownership and may
dilute our share value.
Our
Articles of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of 950 million shares of common stock. We have outstanding 317,988,089 shares
of common stock. The future issuance of common stock may result in substantial dilution in the percentage of our common stock
held by our then existing stockholders. We may value any common stock issued in the future on an arbitrary basis. The issuance
of common stock for future services or acquisitions or other corporate actions may have the effect of diluting the value of the
shares held by our investors, and might have an adverse effect on any trading market for our common stock.
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
On December 12,
2017, we entered into and closed a share exchange agreement, or the Share Exchange Agreement, with AiXin (BVI) International Group
Co., Ltd. a British Virgin Islands corporation (“
AiXin BVI”)
, and Quanzhong Lin, the owner of all of the outstanding
shares of AiXin BVI, pursuant to which we acquired 100% of the outstanding capital stock of AiXin BVI in exchange for 227,352,604
shares of our common stock (the “Share Exchange” or the “AiXin Acquisition”). The foregoing description
of the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the Share Exchange
Agreement filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this report, which are incorporated herein by reference. After giving effect to the Share Exchange,
we had outstanding 317,988,089 shares of common stock.
As
a result of the Share Exchange, AiXin BVI became our wholly-owned subsidiary, and we now own all of the outstanding shares of
HK AiXin International Group Co., Limited, a Hong Kong limited company (“AiXin HK”), which in turn owns all of the
outstanding shares of Chengdu AiXin Zhonghong Biological Technology Co., Ltd., a Chinese limited company (“AiXin Zhonghong”),
which markets and sells premium-quality nutritional products.in China.
AiXin BVI was incorporated
on September 21, 2017 to serve as a holding company and AiXin HK was established in Hong Kong on February 25, 2016 to serve as
an intermediate holding company. AiXin Zhonghong was established in the PRC on March 4, 2013, and on May 27, 2017, the local
government of the PRC issued a certificate of approval regarding the foreign ownership of AiXin Zhonghong by AiXin HK. Neither
AiXin BVI nor AiXin HK had operations prior to December 12, 2017.
Prior to the AiXin Acquisition,
Quanzhong Lin, our President and Chief Executive Officer, owned all of the outstanding shares of AiXin BVI and 29,521,410 shares
of our common stock, representing approximately 65% of the outstanding shares of Mercari Communications Group, Ltd. As
a result of the Share Exchange, Mr. Lin now owns 256,874,014 shares of our common stock, approximately 80.78% of our outstanding
shares, after giving effect to certain issuances described under the caption “Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
and Related Stockholder Matters.”
For accounting purposes,
the acquisition has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition and has been treated as a recapitalization of Mercari Communications
Group, Ltd. effected by a share exchange, with AiXin BVI as the accounting acquirer. Since neither AiXin BVI nor AiXin HK
had operations prior to December 12, 2017, the historical financial statements of AiXin Zhonghong are now the historical
financial statements of the registrant, Mercari Communications Group, Ltd, and have been included in Item 9.01(a) of this report.
The assets and liabilities of AiXin Zhonghong have been brought forward at their book value and no goodwill has been recognized.
We,
through our indirectly owned AiXin Zhonghong subsidiary, mainly
market
and sell innovative consumer products in China by offering a comprehensive line of premium-quality nutritional products. We sell
the products through our sales offices, exhibition events we organize and sponsor, as well as person-to-person marketing. our
revenue was primarily generated from sales of 20 products, which include Oleesa Milk Powder, CO Q10, D-Ribose Powder, and other
nutritional supplements. Our business mainly focuses on proactive approach to our customers such as hosting events for clients,
which we believe it’s ideally suited to marketing our products because sales of nutrition products are strengthened by ongoing
personal contact and support, coaching and education among the Company, our clients, and their clients towards a healthy and active
lifestyle.
The
chart below presents our corporate structure:
Mercari
Communications Group, Ltd. (a Colorado corporation)
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100%
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AiXin
(BVI) International Group Co., Ltd (BVI)
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100%
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HK
AiXin International Group Co., Limited (HK)
(“AiXin
HK”)
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100%
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Chengdu
Aixin Zhonghong Biological Technology Co., Ltd (PRC)
(“AiXin
Zhonghong”)
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Results
of Operations
Comparison
of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016
The
following table sets forth the results of our operations for the periods indicated as a percentage of net sales, certain columns
may not add due to rounding:
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2017
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2016
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$
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%
of Net Sales
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$
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%
of Net Sales
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Net
sales
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$
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650,348
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$
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2,279,383
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Cost
of sales
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246,765
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38
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%
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1,001,488
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44
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Gross
profit
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403,583
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62
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%
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1,277,895
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56
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Operating
expenses
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1,322,161
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203
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%
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1,511,480
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66
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Loss
from operations
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(918,578
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(141
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(233,585
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(10
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Non-operating
expenses, net
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(6,337
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(1
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(8,998
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(0.4
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Income
tax expense
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%
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Net
loss
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$
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(924,915
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(142
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$
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(242,583
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(11
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Net
Sales
Net
sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, was $0.65 million, while net sales for the nine months ended September 30,
2016, was $ 2.28 million, a decrease of $1.63 million or 72%. The 72% decrease in net sales was primarily due
to
reduction in promotional and marketing activities in response to the government’s policy of strengthening the supervision
of health products industry for avoiding false advertisement and unlawful marketing approach.
Cost
of Sales
Cost
of sales (“COS”) was $0.25 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to $1.0 million in the nine
months ended September 30, 2016, a decrease of $0.75 million or 75%. The decrease in our COS is attributable to the decrease in
net sales. The COS as a percentage to net sales was 38% in 2017 compared to 44% in 2016, resulting from decrease in purchasing
price of our products from vendors due to their reduction in price after the effect of the government’s policy on strengthening
the supervision of health products industry.
Gross
Profit
Gross
profit was $0.40 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to $1.28 million in the nine months ended September
30, 2016, a decrease of $0.87 million or 68%. The decrease in our gross profit was mainly due to the decrease in net sales. Gross
margin was 62% for 2017and 56% for 2016.
Operating
Expenses
Operating
expenses were $1.32 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to $1.51 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2016, a decrease of $0.19 million or 13%. The decrease in operating expenses was mainly due to the $0.20 million
decrease in selling expenses resulting from decreased sales.
Non-Operating
Expense, net
Net
non-operating expense was $6,337 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to $8,998 for the nine months ended September
30, 2016, a decrease of $2,661 of 30%. The decrease was due to decreased loss from fixed assets physical counting in the nine
months ended September 30, 2017.
Net
Loss
Our
net loss for the nine months ended September 30,2017, was $0.92 million compared to net loss of $0.24 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2016, an increase of $0.68 million or 281%. Net loss as a percentage of sales was 142% in the nine months
ended September 30, 2017, compared to 11% in the nine months ended September 30, 2016.
The
increase in net loss as a percentage of net sales was mainly due to significantly decreased sales.
Comparison
of the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
The
following table sets forth the results of our operations for the periods indicated as a percentage of net sales, certain columns
may not add due to rounding:
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
%
of Net Sales
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
%
of Net Sales
|
|
Net
Sales
|
|
$
|
3,082,725
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,611,409
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of sales
|
|
|
1,352,742
|
|
|
|
44
|
%
|
|
|
718,848
|
|
|
|
45
|
%
|
Gross
profit
|
|
|
1,729,983
|
|
|
|
56
|
%
|
|
|
892,561
|
|
|
|
55
|
%
|
Operating
expenses
|
|
|
3,799,897
|
|
|
|
123
|
%
|
|
|
1,067,326
|
|
|
|
66
|
%
|
Loss
from operations
|
|
|
(2,069,914
|
)
|
|
|
(67
|
)%
|
|
|
(174,765
|
)
|
|
|
(11
|
)%
|
Non-operating
expenses, net
|
|
|
(10,298
|
)
|
|
|
(0.3
|
)%
|
|
|
(17,755
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)%
|
Income
tax expense
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
%
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
%
|
Net
loss
|
|
$
|
(2,080,212
|
)
|
|
|
(68
|
)%
|
|
$
|
(192,520
|
)
|
|
|
(12
|
)%
|
Net
Sales
Net
sales for the year ended December 31, 2016, was $3.08 million, while net sales for the year ended December 31, 2015, was $1.61
million, an increase of $1.47 million or 91%. The 91% increase in total sales was primarily due to our aggressive sales inventive
and promotional policy such as offering free travel, and attractive commission policy, as well as our competitive product price.
We added three new products in the year ended December 31, 2016, which brought us additional sales of $0.46 million.
Cost
of Sales
Cost
of sales (“COS”) was $1.35 million in the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $0.72 million in the year ended
December 31, 2015, an increase of $0.63 million or 88%. The increase in our COS is attributable to increase of net sales. The
COS as a percentage to the sales was 44% in 2016 compared to 45% in 2015, resulting from our stable purchase price for the inventory.
Gross
Profit
Gross
profit was $1.73 million in the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $0.89 million in the year ended December 31, 2015. An
increase of $0.84 million or 94%. The increase in our gross profit was mainly due to the increase of net sales. Gross margin was
56% for 2016 and 55% for 2015.
Operating
Expenses
Operating
expenses was $3.80 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $1.07 million for the year ended December 31, 2015,
an increase of $2.73 million or 256%. The increase of operating expenses was mainly due to the $2.03 million capital market related
expenses (including auditing and legal fees of $200,000, due diligence and accounting fees of $135,000, shell company expense
of $300,000, travel expense of $90,000 and commission expense, and $0.24 million increase of sales commissions.
Non-Operating
Expense, net
Net
non-operating expense was $10,298 for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $17,755 for the year ended December 31, 2015,
a decrease of $7,457 of 42%. The decrease in net non-operating expense was mainly due to an increase in other income of $33,157,
which was mainly the rental income from leasing certain units of the Company’s office space.
Net
Loss
Our
net loss for the year ended December 31, 2016, was $2.08 million compared to net loss of $0.19 million for the year ended December
31, 2015, an increase of $1.89 million or 980%. Net loss as a percentage of sales was 68% in the year ended December 31, 2016
compared to 12% in the year ended December 31, 2015. This increase in net loss was attributable to increased G&A expenses
for capital market related professional and consulting fee, and commission expense in the year ended December 31, 2016, despite
we had increased sales by $1.47 million in 2016.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of September 30, 2017, cash and equivalents were $20,881, compared to $29,668 as of December 31, 2016 and $44,419 as of December
31, 2015. At September 30, 2017, we had a working capital deficit of $(5.84) million, as compared to $(4.83) million at December
31, 2016 and $(2.97) million at December 31, 2016. The increase in the working capital deficit of $1.01 million at September 30,
2017 as compared to December 31, 2016 was due to increased unearned revenue, accrued liability, other payables and an advance
from shareholder, The increase in the working capital deficit of 1.86 million at December 31, 2016 as compared to December 31,
2015, was mainly due to increased tax payable and an advance from a shareholder.
The
following is a summary of cash provided by or used in each of the indicated types of activities during the nine months ended September
30, 2017, December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
|
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
|
$
|
(15,792
|
)
|
|
$
|
(971,898
|
)
|
|
$
|
711,040
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
$
|
(7,727
|
)
|
|
$
|
(272,468
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,074,208
|
)
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
$
|
13,631
|
|
|
$
|
1,231,926
|
|
|
$
|
2,409,086
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Cash has historically been used in operations. Net cash used
in operating activities was $15,792 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $0.97 million for the year ended
December 31, 2016. This improvement was mainly due to a decrease in the net loss for the period, a decrease in accounts receivable,
an increase in accounts payable and a decrease in taxes payable.
Net
cash used in investing activities
Net
cash used in investing activities was $7,727 for nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to net cash used in investing
activities of $0.27 million for 2016. We paid $7,727 for purchase of property and equipment in the nine months ended September
30, 2017, as compared to $272,468 in the year ended December 31, 2016.
Net
cash used in investing activities was $0.27 million for 2016, compared to cash used in investing activities of $3.07 million for
2015. We paid $272,468 for purchase of property and equipment in the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $3.07 million for
purchase of property and equipment in the year ended December 31, 2015.
Net
cash provided by financing activities
Net
cash provided by financing activities was $13,631 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to $1.23 million for
the year ended December 31, 2016. The net cash provided by financing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was
due to an advance from a major shareholder for our working capital needs.
Net cash provided by financing
activities was $1.23 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $2.41 million in the year ended December 31,
2015. The net cash provided by financing activities in 2016 and 2015 was due to an advance from a major shareholder for our working
capital needs.
Impact
of Inflation
The
general annual inflation rate in China was 1.4% in 2015 and 3.0% in 2016 according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Our results
of operations may be affected by inflation, particularly rising prices for products and other operating costs.
Contractual
Obligations
We
have no long-term fixed contractual obligations or commitments.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
have not entered into any financial guarantees or other commitments to guarantee the obligations of any third parties. We have
not entered into any derivative contracts that are indexed to our shares and classified as shareholder’s equity or that
are not reflected in our combined financial statements. Furthermore, we do not have any retained or contingent interest in assets
transferred to an uncombined entity that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity. We do not have any
variable interest in any uncombined entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit support to us or engages
in leasing, hedging or research and development services with us.
Contingencies
The
Company’s former operations were conducted in the PRC and were subject to specific considerations and significant risks
not typically associated with company in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others,
the political, economic and legal environments in China and foreign currency exchange. The Company’s results may be adversely
affected by changes in PRC government policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion
and remittance abroad and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.
The
Company’s sales, purchases and expense transactions in China are denominated in RMB and all of the Company’s assets
and liabilities in China are also denominated in RMB. The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currencies under the current
PRC law. In China, foreign exchange transactions are required by law to be transacted only by authorized financial institutions.
Remittances in currencies other than RMB may require certain supporting documentation in order to affect the remittance.
Significant
Accounting Policies
While
our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2 to our financial statements, we believe the following accounting
policies are the most critical to aid you in fully understanding and evaluating this management discussion and analysis.
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying financial statements are prepared in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“US GAAP”).
The functional currency of Aixin is Chinese Renminbi (“RMB’’). The accompanying financial statements
are translated from RMB and presented in U.S. dollars (“USD”).
Going
Concern
The
Company suffered net losses of $2.08 million for 2016 and $0.92 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and
had a shareholders’ deficit of $2.02 million as of December 31, 2016 and of $3.05 million as of September 30, 2017. These
conditions raise a substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company plans to increase
its income by strengthening its sales force, providing attractive sales inventive program, and increasing marketing and promotion
activities. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Use
of Estimates
In
preparing financial statements in conformity with US GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements,
as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Significant
estimates, required by management, include the recoverability of long-lived assets, allowance for doubtful accounts, and the reserve
for obsolete and slow-moving inventories. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Accounts
Receivable
The
Company’s policy is to maintain an allowance for potential credit losses on accounts receivable. Management reviews the
composition of accounts receivable and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness, current
economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these reserves. During the years ended December
31, 2016 and 2015, bad debt expense was $7,018 and $2,800, respectively. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the bad debt allowance
for accounts receivable was $9,475 and $2,944, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, bad debt
expense was $16,963 and $12,191, respectively. As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the bad debt allowance was $27,279
and $9,475, respectively.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company’s revenue recognition policies comply with FASB ASC Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”. Sales are recognized
when a formal arrangement exists; the price is fixed or determinable; title has passed to the buyer, which generally is at the
time of delivery of the products or services; no other significant obligations of the Company exist and collectability is reasonably
assured. Payments received before all of the relevant criteria for revenue recognition are recorded as unearned revenue.
Sales
revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of value-added taxes (“VAT”). All of the Company’s products
sold in China are subject to the PRC VAT of 17% of the gross sales price. This VAT may be offset by VAT paid by the Company on
raw materials and other materials purchased in China. The Company records VAT payable and VAT receivable net of payments in the
financial statements. The VAT tax return is filed offsetting the payables against the receivables. Sales and purchases are recorded
net of VAT collected and paid as the Company acts as an agent for the government.
Foreign
Currency Translation and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The
functional currency of the Company is RMB. For financial reporting purposes, RMB is translated into USD as the reporting currency.
Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet dates. Revenues and expenses are translated
at the average rate of exchange prevailing during the reporting period.
Translation
adjustments arising from the use of different exchange rates from period to period are included as a component of stockholders’
equity as “Accumulated other comprehensive income”. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions
are included in income. There was no significant fluctuation in the exchange rate for the conversion of RMB to USD after the balance
sheet date.
The
Company uses FASB ASC Topic 220, “Comprehensive Income”. Comprehensive income (loss) is comprised of net income (loss)
and all changes to the statements of stockholders’ equity, except those due to investments by stockholders, changes in paid-in
capital and distributions to stockholders. Comprehensive loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 consisted
of net loss and foreign currency translation adjustments.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
In
May 2014, the FASB issued No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements
in Accounting Standards Codification 605 - Revenue Recognition and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Codification.
The standard requires that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an
amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In
August 2015, the FASB approved a one-year deferral of the effective date of the new revenue recognition standard. Public business
entities, certain not-for-profit entities, and certain employee benefit plans should apply the guidance in ASU 2014-09 to annual
reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. Earlier
application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2016, including interim reporting periods
within that reporting period. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Principal
versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue versus Net). In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts
with Customers (Topic 606), Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-11, Revenue
from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) - Rescission of SEC Guidance Because of ASU
2014-09 and 2014-16, and ASU 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) - Narrow Scope Improvements and Practical
Expedients. These ASUs clarify the implementation guidance on a few narrow areas and adds some practical expedients to the guidance
Topic 606. The Company is evaluating the effect that these ASUs will have on its financial statements and related disclosures.
In
June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326), which requires entities to measure
all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions,
and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This replaces the existing incurred loss model and is applicable to the measurement
of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods
within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application will be permitted for all entities for fiscal
years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the
impact that the standard will have on its financial statements and related disclosures.
In
August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. ASU 2016-15 clarifies
the presentation and classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective
for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early
adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact of ASU 2016-15 on its financial statements and
related disclosures.
In
November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. The guidance requires that
a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described
as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash
equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total
amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and
interim period within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The standard should
be applied using a retrospective transition method to each period presented. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of this
ASU will have a significant impact on its financial statements.
In
January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business, which
clarifies the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions
should be accounted for as acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The standard should
be applied prospectively on or after the effective date. The Company will evaluate the impact of adopting this standard prospectively
upon any transactions of acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses.
In
January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The guidance removes Step 2 of the goodwill
impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which
a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. The guidance should
be adopted on a prospective basis for the annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests beginning after December 15, 2019. Early
adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company
is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its CFS.
DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Directors
and Executive Officers
The
following table sets forth the names and ages of all directors and executive officers of the registrant as of the end of the last
fiscal year and on the date of this report:
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
Quanzhong
Lin
|
|
39
|
|
Director,
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
Yao-Te
Wang
|
|
40
|
|
Director
|
Guolu
Li
|
|
51
|
|
Chief Financial
Officer
|
Quanzhong
Lin
has served as a director, President and Chief Executive Officer of our company since February 2, 2017. Mr. Lin is a highly
successful entrepreneur in China, and currently serves as Chairman of Ai Xin Company Group, a diversified company which he founded
in 2008. In addition to Ai Xin Company, Mr. Lin has founded a number of companies located in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China,
engaged in various types of business, including pharmacies, retail outlets, hotel management services and global tourism.
Yao-Te
Wang
has served as a director of our company since December 12, 2017. Mr. Wang has been the Chief Executive Officer
of Ivy Service Group (China), which is a transnational consultant company in China, since 2015. From January 2016 to June 2016,
Mr. Wang participated the overall operation planning for Chongqing Cultural Assets and Equity Exchange. From June 2015 to January
2016, Mr. Wang helped with the overall brand strategy development for Swire Group, who merged the biggest baking brand in Southwest
China within more than 150 million RMB. From September 2014 to February 2015, Mr. Wang was the chairman special assistant for
JECUI Health Science Company. From July 2012 to August 2014, Mr. Wang was the Chief Executive Officer of Ivy Service Group (Taipei).
From August 2007 to June 2012, Mr. Wang was an instructor of National Defense University (Taipei), taught International Politics
and Economic Analysis. From September 2006 to August 2007, Mr. Wang was the Public Affair Officer of Marine Corps Headquarter
(Kaohsiung). From January 2005 to June 2006, Mr. Wang was a graduate internship and assistant of New York City Council/Denver
City Mayor Office. From September 2005 to January 2006, Mr. Wang worked as graduate internship at the McCann Group in New York
City. From December 1999 to May 2003, Mr. Wang was the First Lieutenant at Platoon Leader and Psychological Counselor (Marine
Corps). Mr. Wang received a Master’s degree in International Affairs at Columbia University in New York in 2006.
Guolu Li
became
our Chief Financial Officer on December 12, 2017. Mr. Li is a CPA who has served as managing director and Senior Accountant
at Chengdu Bixin, an accounting firm, since August 2016. From October 2013 to July 2016, Mr. Li was Deputy Financial Director
of Chengdu Geeya Science and Technology Co. (Shenzhen Stock Exchange). From August 2010 to May 2013, he was Senior Auditor at
Sichuan HengKun CPA Co., Ltd. From December 2007 to July 2010, he was Manager of the Audit Department at Sichuan Zhonglian, an
accounting firm. From July 2005 to December 2007, he was Chief Accountant at Shenzhen Heneng Group. From April 2000 to July 2005,
he was Manager of the Finance Department at Chengdu Unionfriend Network Co. (Shenzhen Stock Exchange). From January 1999
to March 2000, he was Assistant Auditor at Sichuan Junhe, an accounting firm. From July 1989 to December 1998, he was General
Assistant at Sichuan Petroleum Administration Bureau (SPA). Mr. Li received a Bachelor degree in Engineer Management from China
University of Petroleum (Beijing), in July 1989.
There
are no family relationships among any of our officers and directors.
Directors
hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Officers
are elected by the Board of Directors (“BOD”) and hold office until the earliest of their death, resignation
or removal from office.
Compensation
of Directors
No member of our BOD
received any compensation for his services as a director during the year ended May 31, 2017.
Corporate
Governance
Audit,
Nominating and Compensation Committees
Our BOD does not
have standing audit, nominating or compensation committees. Instead, the functions that might be delegated to such committees
are carried out by our BOD, to the extent required. Our BOD believes that the cost of establishing such committees, including
the costs necessary to recruit and retain qualified independent directors to serve on our BOD and such committees and the legal
costs to properly form and document the authority, policies and procedures of such committees, are not justified under our current
circumstances.
Our
BOD believes that its members have sufficient knowledge and experience to fulfill the duties and obligations of the audit committee
for the Company. None of the current Board members is an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of
the rules and regulations of the SEC. The Board has determined that each of its members is able to read and understand fundamental
financial statements and has substantial business experience that results in that member’s financial sophistication.
Our
BOD does not currently have a policy for the qualification, identification, evaluation, or consideration of board candidates and
does not think that such a policy is necessary at this time, because it believes that, given the limited scope of the Company’s
operations, a specific nominating policy would be premature and of little assistance until the Company’s business operations
are at a more advanced level. Currently the entire Board decides on nominees.
The
BOD does not have any defined policy or procedural requirements for shareholders to submit recommendations or nominations for
directors. The Company does not have any restrictions on shareholder nominations under its articles of incorporation or bylaws.
The only restrictions are those applicable generally under Colorado law and the federal proxy rules. The BOD will consider suggestions
from individual shareholders, subject to an evaluation of the person’s merits. Shareholders may communicate nominee suggestions
directly to the Board, accompanied by biographical details and a statement of support for the nominees. The suggested nominee
must also provide a statement of consent to being considered for nomination. There are no formal criteria for nominees.
Independent Directors
Yao-Te
Wang
is independent director as the term “independent”
is defined by Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5605(a)(2).
Shareholders
Communications
Shareholders
may communicate with the BOD and individual directors by submitting their communications in writing to the Company’s Corporate
Secretary at Hongxing International Business Building 2, 14
th
FL, No. 69 Qingyun South Ave., Jinjiang District, Chengdu
City, Sichuan Province, China. Any communications received that are directed to the BOD will be processed by the Corporate Secretary
and distributed promptly to the BOD or individual directors, as appropriate. If it is unclear from the communication received
whether it was intended or appropriate for the Board, the Corporate Secretary will (subject to any applicable regulatory requirements)
use his or her business judgment to determine whether such communications should be conveyed to the BOD.
Code
of Ethics
Due
to the limited scope of our current operations, the Company has not yet adopted a code of ethics that applies to our principal
executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar
functions.
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
Mercari
Communications Group, Ltd.
Summary
Compensation Table
No
compensation was paid to or earned by our executive officers for any purpose during the years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
None
of our executive officers was granted any options or equity awards during the year ended May 31, 2017 or held any options or other
equity awards at May 31, 2017.
AiXin
Zhonghong
The
following table sets forth information concerning compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to the chief executive officer of
AiXin Zonghong for services rendered in all capacities during the periods indicated. No other executive officer of AiXin Zhonghong
received total annual salary and bonus compensation in excess of $100,000 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.
Summary
Compensation Table
Name
and Principal Position
|
|
Year
|
|
|
Salary
($)
|
|
|
Bonus
($)
|
|
|
Total
($)
|
|
Quanzhong
Lin, President
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
$
|
13,098
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
13,098
|
|
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
$
|
13,723
|
|
|
$
|
6,422
|
|
|
$
|
20,145
|
|
Mr. Lin does not have an employment agreement with AiXin Zhonghong.
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS,
AND
DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Transactions
with Related Persons
The
following includes a summary of transactions since June 1, 2015, or any currently proposed transaction, in which we were or are
to be a participant and the amount involved exceeded or exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total
assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which any related person had or will have a direct or indirect
material interest (other than compensation described under “Executive Compensation”). We believe the terms obtained
or consideration that we paid or received, as applicable, in connection with the transactions described below were comparable
to terms available or the amounts that would be paid or received, as applicable, in arm’s-length transactions.
Mercari
Communications Group, Ltd.
From
December 14, 2011 to January 20, 2017, we received advances from Algodon, our then principal shareholder, for a total of $125,987
and $74,000 at May 31, 2017 and 2015 respectively, and aggregating $150,087 at January 20, 2017. These advances carried no interest
and were intended to be converted to equity in the future. These advances included $12,000 for the value of the services, shared
office and space and management oversight incurred by Algodon.
At May 31, 2017 and 2016,
the amounts due to our shareholders was $166,677 and $125,987, respectively.
On
December 12, 2017, we issued 15,074,695 shares of our common stock to each of Ethan Chuang, a director of our company until
the AiXin Acquisition, and Yao-Te Wang, who became a director upon consummation of the AiXin Acquisition, for executive services.
As
of the date of this report, we do not have in place any policies with respect to whether we will enter into agreements with related
persons in the future.
Other
than the foregoing, none of the directors or executive officers of the Company, nor any person who owned of record or was known
to own beneficially more than 5% of the Company’s outstanding shares of its Common Stock, nor any associate or affiliate
of such persons or companies, had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction that occurred since June 1, 2015,
or in any proposed transaction, which has materially affected or will affect the Company.
AiXin
Zhonghong
Advance
from a Shareholder
At
December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company had received an advance from a major shareholder of $2,095,064 and $819,702, respectively.
The advance was payable on demand, and bore no interest.
Office
Lease from a Major Shareholder
In May 2014, the Company entered a lease with its major shareholder for office use; the lease term is three
years until May 2017 with option to renew. The monthly rent was RMB 5,000 ($721), the Company was required to prepay each year’s
annual rent at 15th of May of each year. The Company renewed the lease in May 2017 for another three years until May 28, 2020 with
month rent of RMB 5,000 ($721), payable quarterly.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Change
in Control
On February 2,
2017, Quanzhong Lin purchased 29,521,410 shares of our common stock, approximately 65% of our outstanding shares of common stock,
for $300,000, from China Concentric pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement dated December 21, 2016. China Concentric had purchased
43,822,001 shares of our common stock, approximately 96.5%, of our outstanding shares of common stock, from Algodon Wines &
Luxury Development Group, Inc. (“Algodon”) on January 20, 2017, for $260,000 pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement
dated December 20, 2016, as amended. Algodon also assigned to China Concentric all its right, title and interest to amounts payable
to Algodon for non-interest bearing advances to our company, which advances, as of January 20, 2017 were $150,087, and any additional
advances made to our company up until the closing date as set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
On
February 2, 2017, in conjunction with the closing of the sale to Mr. Lin, our then BOD elected Mr. Lin as a director, Chairman
of the BOD, President and Chief Executive Officer of our company, effective upon the closing, and Ethan Chuang, who had served
as President of our company since January 20, 2017, as Vice President of our company. Mr. Chuang, who was elected to BOD on January
20, 2017, served as a director of our company until December 12, 2017, the date of the AiXin Acquisition.
Mr.
Lin, as the sole stockholder of AiXin Zhonghong, received 227,352,604 shares of our common stock in the Share Exchange, and now
owns 256,874,014 shares of our common stock, representing approximately 80.78% of our outstanding shares.
Security
Ownership
The
following table sets forth information concerning beneficial ownership of our common stock as of December 12, 2017, by
(i) any person or group with more than 5% of our common stock, (ii) each director, (iii) our chief executive officer and each
other executive officer whose cash compensation for the most recent fiscal year exceeded $100,000 and (iv) all such executive
officers and directors as a group.
Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting and investment power with respect to the securities.
Subject to applicable community property laws, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect
to all shares of common stock shown as beneficially owned by them. In addition, shares of common stock issuable upon exercise
of options, warrants and other convertible securities anticipated to be exercisable or convertible at or within sixty days of
December 12, 2017, are deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of the person holding those
securities, and the group as a whole, but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
As of December 12, 2017, we had outstanding 317,988,089 shares of common stock.
To
our knowledge, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of securities shown
as beneficially owned by them.
Name
of Shareholder
|
|
Amount
and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership
|
|
|
Percent
of
Common Stock
|
|
Directors
and Executive Officers:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quanzhong
Lin, Chairman and CEO
9 An Rong Lu Jingniu, Bldg 4 Unit 163
Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
|
|
|
256,874,014
|
|
|
|
80.78
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yao-Te
Wang, Director
704 No.9, Lane 14, Shijian St.
Tainan City, Taiwan, R.O.C.
|
|
|
15,074,695
|
|
|
|
4.74
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All
directors and executive officers as a group
|
|
|
271,948,709
|
|
|
|
85.52
|
%
|
MARKET
FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY,
RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Market
Information
Our
common stock is quoted on OTC Pink under the symbol “MCAR.”
There
exists only a very limited trading market for our common stock on the Pink tier of the OTC Markets (www.otcmarkets.com) with limited
or no volume. The quotations are inter-dealer prices without retail markups, markdowns or commissions, and may not necessarily
represent actual transactions.
Year
ended May 31, 2016
|
|
Low
|
|
|
High
|
|
First
Quarter
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
Second
Quarter
|
|
|
0.06
|
|
|
|
0.15
|
|
Third
Quarter
|
|
|
0.07
|
|
|
|
0.15
|
|
Fourth
Quarter
|
|
|
0.07
|
|
|
|
0.25
|
|
Year
ended May 31, 2017
|
|
Low
|
|
|
High
|
|
First
Quarter
|
|
$
|
0.36
|
|
|
$
|
0.40
|
|
Second
Quarter
|
|
|
0.20
|
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
Third
Quarter
|
|
|
0.15
|
|
|
|
0.40
|
|
Fourth
Quarter
|
|
|
0.21
|
|
|
|
0.30
|
|
Year
ended May 31, 2018
|
|
Low
|
|
|
High
|
|
First
Quarter
|
|
$
|
0.17
|
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
Second
Quarter
|
|
|
0.17
|
|
|
|
0.23
|
|
Third
Quarter (through December 12, 2017)
|
|
|
0.08
|
|
|
|
0.21
|
|
Holders
As
of December 13, 2017, we had approximately 26 record holders of our common stock.
Dividends
Since
inception we have not paid any dividends on our common stock. We currently do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the
foreseeable future on our common stock. Although we intend to retain our earnings, if any, to finance the exploration and growth
of our business, our BOD will have the discretion to declare and pay dividends in the future.
Payment
of dividends in the future will depend upon our earnings, growth, capital requirements, and other factors, which our BOD may deem
relevant.
Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
None.
Securities
Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The
following table sets forth information about the common stock available for issuance under compensatory plans and arrangements
as of May 31, 2017.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(c)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number
of securities
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
|
|
|
|
remaining
available
|
|
|
|
Number
of
|
|
(b)
|
|
|
for
future issuance
|
|
|
|
securities
to be
|
|
Weighted-average
|
|
|
under
equity
|
|
|
|
issued
upon
|
|
exercise
price of
|
|
|
Compensation
|
|
|
|
exercise
of
|
|
outstanding
options
|
|
|
plans
(excluding
|
|
|
|
outstanding
|
|
under
equity
|
|
|
securities
reflected in
|
|
Plan
Category
|
|
options
|
|
compensation
plans
|
|
|
column
(a))
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
compensation
plan approved by
security holders
|
|
None
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
compensation
plans not approved by
security holders
|
|
None
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
None
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
None
|
|
Penny
Stock Regulations
The
SEC has regulations which generally define so-called “penny stocks” to be an equity security that has a market price
less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exemptions. Our common stock is
a “penny stock” and is subject to Rule 15g-9 under the Exchange Act, or the Penny Stock Rule. This rule imposes additional
sales practice requirements on broker-dealers that sell such securities to persons other than established customers and “accredited
investors” (generally, individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual incomes exceeding $200,000, or $300,000
together with their spouses). For transactions covered by Rule 15g-9, a broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination
for the purchaser and have received the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to sale. As a result, this
rule may affect the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and may affect the ability of purchasers to sell any of our
securities in the secondary market, thus possibly making it more difficult for us to raise additional capital.
For
any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require delivery, prior to any transaction in penny stock, of
a disclosure schedule required by the SEC relating to the penny stock market. Disclosure is also required to be made about sales
commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative and current quotations for the securities. Finally,
monthly statements are required to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information
on the limited market in penny stock.
There
can be no assurance that our common stock will qualify for exemption from the Penny Stock Rule. In any event, even if our common
stock were exempt from the Penny Stock Rule, we would remain subject to Section 15(b)(6) of the Exchange Act, which gives the
SEC the authority to restrict any person from participating in a distribution of penny stock, if the SEC finds that such a restriction
would be in the public interest.
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities
On
December 12, 2017, we issued 15,074,695 shares of our common stock to Ethan Chuang, a director of our company until the AiXin
Acquisition, for executive services, and we issued 15,074,695 shares of our common stock to each of Yao-Te Wang, who became
a director upon consummation of the AiXin Acquisition, and Wanli Liu for consulting services.
On
December 12, 2017, we issued 227,352,604 shares of common stock to Quanzhong Lin, the sole stockholder of AiXin BVI,
in exchange for his shares of AiXin BVI, pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement.
The
issuance of the shares to Mr. Wang, Ms. Liu and Mr. Lin, each of whom is not a “U.S. person”, as defined in Rule 902
of Regulation S under the Securities Act, was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act under Regulation
S. The issuance of the shares to Mr. Chuang, an “accredited investor,” was exempt from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act under Rule 506 of Regulation D. The certificates evidencing the shares are endorsed with a restrictive Securities
Act legend.
DESCRIPTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
We are authorized to issue
20,000,000 shares of blank check preferred stock and 950,000,000 shares of common stock, $.0001 par value per share. As of December
12, 2017, after giving effect to the AiXin Acquisition and the issuances of 15,074,695 shares of common stock to
each of Messrs. Chuang and Wang and Ms. Liu described above under the caption “Recent Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities,”
we had outstanding 317,988,089 shares of common stock.
Holders
of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends when and as declared by our Board out of funds legally available therefore.
Upon dissolution of our company, the holders of common stock are entitled to share, pro rata, in our net assets after payment
of or provision for all of our debts and liabilities. Each share of common stock is entitled to participate on a pro rata basis
with each other share of such stock in dividends and other distributions declared on shares of common stock.
The
holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders and may not
cumulate their votes for the election of directors. The holders of common stock do not have preemptive rights to subscribe for
additional shares of any class that we may issue, and no share of common stock is entitled in any manner to any preference over
any other share of such stock.
SHARES
ELIGIBLE FOR SALE
As
of December 12, 2017, after giving effect to the AiXin Acquisition and the issuances of 15,074,695 shares of common
stock to each of Messrs. Chuang and Wang and Ms. Liu described above under the caption “Recent Sales of Unregistered Equity
Securities,”, we had outstanding 317,988,089 shares of common stock, of which all but 1,588,999 shares are restricted
securities under Rule 144 or owned by affiliates of our company.
Rule
144
Rule
144 permits a person who has beneficially owned restricted shares for at least six months to sell their shares provided that:
(i) such person is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates at the time of, or at any time during the three months preceding,
a sale and (ii) we are subject to the Exchange Act periodic reporting requirements for at least three months before the sale.
Persons
who have beneficially owned restricted shares for at least six months but who are our affiliates at the time of, or at any time
during the three months preceding, a sale, are subject to additional restrictions, by which such person would be entitled to sell
within any three-month period only a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of either of the following:
|
●
|
1.0%
of the number of shares of common stock then outstanding, which is now 3,179,881 shares; and
|
|
●
|
if
the common stock is listed on a national securities exchange, the average weekly trading volume of the shares of common stock
during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale.
|
Sales
by affiliates under Rule 144 are also limited by manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of
current public information about us.
Sales
Under Rule 144 By Non-Affiliates
Under
Rule 144, a person who is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates at the time of or at any time during the three months
preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned the restricted shares of common stock proposed to be sold for at least six months,
including the holding period of any prior owner other than an affiliate, is entitled to sell their shares without complying with
the manner of sale and volume limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144. We must be current in our public reporting if the non-affiliate
is seeking to sell under Rule 144 after holding his shares of common stock between six months and one year. After one year, non-affiliates
do not have to comply with any other Rule 144 requirements.
Restrictions
on the Use of Rule 144 by Shell Companies or Former Shell Companies
Rule
144 is not available for the resale of securities initially issued by companies that are, or previously were, blank check companies
like us, to their promoters or affiliates despite technical compliance with the requirements of Rule 144. Rule 144 also is not
for resale of securities issued by any shell companies (other than business combination related shell companies) or any issuer
that has been at any time previously a shell company. The SEC has provided an exception to this prohibition, however, if the following
conditions are met:
|
●
|
the
issuer of the securities that was formerly a shell company has ceased to be a shell company;
|
|
●
|
the
issuer of the securities is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
|
|
●
|
the
issuer of the securities has filed all Exchange Act reports and material required to be filed, as applicable, during the preceding
12 months (or such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports and materials), other than Form 8-K reports;
and
|
|
●
|
a
t
least one year has elapsed from the time that the issuer filed current Form 10 type information with the SEC reflecting its
status as an entity that is not a shell company.
|
As a result, Quanzhong
Lin, the former owner of AiXin BVI, will not be able to sell any of the 256,874,014 shares of common stock which he owns, including
the 227,352,604 shares he acquired in the Share Exchange, pursuant to Rule 144 until December 14, 2018.
INDEMNIFICATION
OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Article
IX of the Articles of Incorporation provides:
“A
director of this corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach
of fiduciary duty as a director except that this provision shall not limit the liability of a director to the corporation or to
its shareholders for monetary damages for: (i) any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or to its
shareholders; (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
(iii) acts specified in Section 7-108-403 of the Colorado Business Corporation Act, as it may be amended from time to time; or
(iv) any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the Colorado Business Corporation Act is
amended to authorize corporate actions further limiting to eliminating the personal liability of directors, then the liability
of a director of the corporation shall be limited or eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the Colorado Business Corporation
Act, as so amended.
Any
repeal or modification of this Article IX by the shareholders of the corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection
of a director of the corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.”
Section
40 of our By-laws provides as follows
:
Indemnification.
“The corporation may provide indemnification of officers, directors and employees as permitted under Section Colorado
Revised Statutes, 1973, as such statute may be in effect from time to time”.
Insofar
as indemnification by us for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers or persons
controlling the company pursuant to provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, or otherwise, we have been advised
that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification by such director, officer or controlling person of us in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being offered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
At
the present time, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving a director, officer, employee or other agent of ours
in which indemnification would be required or permitted. We are not aware of any threatened litigation or proceeding, which may
result in a claim for such indemnification.
PROPERTIES
AiXin
Zhonghong owns the following properties:
#69
Qingyun South Street, Building 7, 24
th
Floor, Unit # 2401 – 2413
Jinjiang
District, Chengdu City
#69
Qingyun South Street, Building 2, 14
th
Floor, Unit # 1401 – 1415
Jinjiang
District, Chengdu City
AiXin
Zhonghong leases the following properties:
Sales
Offices
:
Location
|
|
Size
(sq meters)
|
|
Annual
Rental(RMB¥)
|
|
Expiration
Date
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#68 Linyuan Road East, Building 7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peicheng District, Mianyang,
Chengdu
|
|
|
83.36
|
m2
|
|
¥
|
20,000
|
|
|
12/19/2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#99 Liucheng Avenue East,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wenjiang District, Chengdu
|
|
|
126.6
|
m2
|
|
¥
|
66,000
|
|
|
06/09/2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#236-238 Xintai Road West
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Xindu District, Chengdu
|
|
|
72
|
m2
|
|
¥
|
36,000
|
|
|
12/28/2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#287 Yihu Road West
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Qingbaijiang District, Chengdu
|
|
|
70.19
|
m2
|
|
¥
|
33,600
|
|
|
10/12/2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#17 Park Street
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jiangcheng Township, Jianyang, Chengdu
|
|
|
98
|
m2
|
|
¥
|
30,000
|
|
|
08/01/2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#69 East Road, unit 1-4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wujin Township, Xinjin County, Chengdu
|
|
|
227.06
|
m2
|
|
¥
|
33,000
|
|
|
05/30/2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#69 Qingyun South Street, Building 2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jinjiang District, Chengdu
|
|
|
248.77
|
m2
|
|
¥
|
60,000
|
|
|
05/28/2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#1 Jianshe Road North, Jinyang Park
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yanjiang District, Ziyang, Chengdu
|
|
|
61.09
|
m2
|
|
¥
|
26,000
|
|
|
12/31/2022
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#89 Anyang Road
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guanghan, Chengdu
|
|
|
25
|
m2
|
|
¥
|
15,600
|
|
|
07/03/2018
|
|
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
From
time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business.
However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to
time that may harm our business. We are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that we believe will have
a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.
CHANGES
IN REGISTERED INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
a)
Dismissal of BloomSchon CPAs LLC As Principal Accountant
1.
On July 18, 2017, we dismissed BloomSchon CPAs LLC (“BloomSchon”) as our independent registered principal accounting
firm. BloomSchon had been our independent registered principal accounting firm since September 29, 2015 and issued a report on
our financial statements for the year ended May 31, 2016. BloomSchon’s report on our financial statements for the fiscal
year ended May 31, 2016 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to
audit scope or accounting principles. Such report of BloomSchon was prepared assuming that we had the ability to continue as a
going concern. The decision to change auditors was approved by our BOD.
2.
During the year ended May 31, 2016 and the subsequent interim periods through the date of the filing of our Current Report on
Form 8-K reporting the dismissal of BloomSchon, (i) we did not have any disagreements with BloomSchon on any matter of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to
BloomSchon’s satisfaction, would have caused them to make reference thereto in their reports on our financial statements
for such periods, and (ii) there were no reportable events, as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
3.
We provided BloomSchon with a copy of disclosures in the Form 8-K reporting the dismissal of BloomSchon and requested that BloomSchon
furnish a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not it agreed with the statements made therein. A copy of BloomSchon’s
letter dated July 18, 2017, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 hereto.
(b)
Engagement of MJF & Associates, APC As Principal Accountant
1.
On July 18, 2017, we engaged MJF & Associates, APC (“MJF”) as our registered independent public accountants for
the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017. The decision to engage MJF was approved by our BOD.
2.
During our two most recent fiscal years ended May 31, 2016 and 2017, and through the date of filing of our Current Report on Form
8-K reporting the engagement of MJF, we did not consult with MJF on (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified
transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that may be rendered on our financial statements, and
MJF did not provide either a written report or oral advice to us that MJF concluded was an important factor considered by us in
reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue; (ii) any matter the subject of any disagreement,
as defined in Item 304 (a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions, or (iii) a reportable event within the meaning
set forth in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.