As
filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on March 30, 2010
Registration
No. 333-165055
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
S-3/A
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
KANDI
TECHNOLOGIES, CORP.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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90-0363723
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
Number)
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Jinhua
City Industrial Zone
Jinhua,
Zhejiang Province
People’s
Republic of China
Post Code
321016
(86-579)
83906856
(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of
registrant's principal executive offices)
Hu
Xiaoming
Kandi
Technologies, Corp.
Jinhua
City Industrial Zone
Jinhua,
Zhejiang Province
People’s
Republic of China
Post Code
321016
(86-579)
83906856
(Name,
address, including zip code, and
telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy
to:
Robert S.
Matlin, Esq.
Robert
Shin, Esq.
K&L
Gates LLP
599
Lexington Avenue
New York,
NY 10022
212-536-3900
Approximate
date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: from time to time after the
registration statement becomes effective.
If the
only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to
dividend or reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ¨
If any of
the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other
than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box. x
If this
Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, please check the following box and list
the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. o
If this
Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the
Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this
Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a
post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the
following box. o
If this
Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to
General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or classes of
securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following
box. o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated
filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act.
Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o
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Smaller
reporting company x
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CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
TITLE OF EACH CLASS
OF SECURITIES TO BE
REGISTERED
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AMOUNT TO
BE
REGISTERED
(1)
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PROPOSED
MAXIMUM
OFFERING
PRICE PER
UNIT (4)
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PROPOSED
MAXIMUM
OFFERING
PRICE
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AMOUNT OF
REGISTRATION
FEE (5)
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Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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5,767,273 |
(2) |
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Shares
of Common Stock issuable as interest payments on the
Notes
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1,130,435 |
(3) |
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Total
Number of shares of Common Stock to be
registered:
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6,897,708 |
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$ |
4.11 |
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$ |
28,349,579.88 |
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$ |
2,021.33 |
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(1)
6,897,708 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Kandi
Technologies, Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), are being
registered hereunder. These shares of Common Stock may be issued upon
conversion of senior secured convertible notes or otherwise pursuant to the
terms of the senior secured convertible notes and/or upon exercise of the
warrants issued in conjunction with such notes (such aggregate amount of shares
calculated by the Company as of the date of this Registration Statement based on
130% of the sum of (i) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock initially
issuable upon conversion of senior secured convertible notes, (ii) the maximum
number of other shares of Common Stock initially issuable pursuant to the
convertible notes and (iii) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock
initially issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued in conjunction with the
notes). In addition to both economic and standard antidilution
adjustments, the conversion price of the notes is subject to additional
adjustments described below in “Recent Developments - Description of the
Securities Under the Financing - Notes - Conversion and Conversion Price
Adjustments”. For purposes of the calculation of the maximum number
of shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon conversion of the notes,
the Company has assumed such additional adjustments will result in an adjusted
conversion price of $2.75, which represents the lowest conversion price
adjustment permitted pursuant to such additional adjustment provisions in the
notes. In accordance with Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Registrant is also registering
hereunder an indeterminate number of shares that may be issued and resold
resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions. The Registrant will not rely on Rule 416 to cover
additional securities resulting from any adjustment provision contained in the
warrants issued in conjunction with the notes, including participation rights
and dilutive issuance.
(2)
5,767,273 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of senior secured
convertible notes and upon exercise of the warrants are being registered
hereunder (such aggregate amount of shares calculated by the Company as of the
date of this Registration Statement based on 130% of the sum of (i) the maximum
number of shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon conversion of senior
secured convertible notes, and (ii) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock
initially issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued in conjunction with the
notes).
(3)
1,130,435 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant the senior secured
convertible notes as interest in lieu of cash payments are being registered
hereunder. Such aggregate amount of shares is calculated by the
Company as of the date of this Registration Statement based on 130% of the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable as interest in lieu of cash
payments pursuant the notes. For purposes of calculating the maximum
number of shares of Common Stock initially issuable as interest pursuant to the
notes, the Company has assumed that the closing price of each trading day used
in determining such number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the
terms of the notes will equal $4.14, which was the closing price on February 19,
2010.
(4)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to
Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act based upon the price of $4.11 which was the
average of the high and low bid prices for the Company’s Common Stock on NASDAQ
Capital Market on February 19, 2010.
(5)
Computed in accordance with Section 6(b) of the Securities
Act. Previously paid.
THE
REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS
MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A
FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL
BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SECTION
8(a), MAY DETERMINE.
The
information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be
changed. We may not sell securities under this registration statement
until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to
sell any securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these
securities in any state where the offer or sale is not
permitted.
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PROSPECTUS
SUBJECT
TO COMPLETION, DATED March 30, 2010
6,897,708
Shares of Common Stock
KANDI
TECHNOLOGIES, CORP.
We are
registering 6,897,708 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share
(the “Common Stock”) for sale by the selling stockholders set forth herein
issuable upon conversion of senior secured convertible notes or otherwise
pursuant to the terms of the senior secured convertible notes and/or upon
exercise of the warrants issued in conjunction with such notes. Such
aggregate amount of shares calculated by the Company as of the date of this
Registration Statement based on 130% of (i) the maximum number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of senior secured convertible notes issued
on January 21, 2010 (the “Notes”), (ii) the maximum number of other shares of
Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Notes and (iii) the maximum number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of warrants issued in conjunction
with the Notes (the “Warrants”). In addition to both economic and standard
antidilution adjustments, the conversion price of the Notes is subject to
additional adjustments described below in “Recent Developments - Description of
the Securities Under the Financing - Notes - Conversion and Conversion Price
Adjustments”. For purposes of the calculation of the maximum number
of shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon conversion of the Notes, the
Company has assumed such additional adjustments will result in an adjusted
conversion price of $2.75, which represents the lowest conversion price
adjustment permitted pursuant to such additional adjustment provisions in the
Notes. The Company further has assumed for purposes of calculating
the maximum number of other shares of Common Stock initially issuable pursuant
to the Notes that the closing price of each trading day used in determining such
number of other shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Notes
will equal $4.14, which was the closing price on February 19, 2010.
The
selling stockholders identified in this prospectus, or their pledgees, donees,
transferees or other successors-in-interest, may offer the shares from time to
time through public or private transactions at prevailing market prices, at
prices related to prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices. We
will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of Common Stock or
Warrants. However, we may receive proceeds in connection with the exercise of
the Warrants, if they are exercised for cash. The selling
stockholders will sell the shares of Common Stock and Warrants in accordance
with the “Plan of Distribution” set forth in this prospectus. The
selling stockholders will bear all commissions and discounts, if any,
attributable to the sales of shares of Common Stock and Warrants. We will bear
all costs, expenses and fees in connection with the registration of the shares
of Common Stock and Warrants.
Investing
in our securities involves risks. See ‘‘Risk Factors’’ beginning on
page 15.
Our
Common Stock is traded on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol
“KNDI.” The last reported price of our Common Stock on
February 19, 2010 was $4.14 per share.
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or
accuracy of the prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
The date
of this prospectus is ___________ __ , 2010
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Page No.
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PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY
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1
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RECENT
DEVELOPMENTS
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5
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SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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15
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RISK
FACTORS
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15
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USE
OF PROCEEDS
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23
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SELLING
STOCKHOLDERS
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23
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PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
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26
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LEGAL
MATTERS
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28
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EXPERTS
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28
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INCORPORATION
OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
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28
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WHERE
YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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You
should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not
authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from that
contained in this prospectus. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these
securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state
where the offer or sale is not permitted. The information in this prospectus is
complete and accurate only as of the date of the front cover regardless of the
time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of shares. Except where the
context requires otherwise, in this prospectus, the words “Company,” “Kandi,”
“we,” “us” and “our” refer to Kandi Technologies, Corp., a Delaware
corporation.
PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY
This
summary highlights selected information from this prospectus. It does not
contain all of the information that is important to you. We encourage you to
carefully read this entire prospectus and the documents to which we refer you.
The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the detailed
information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.
Our
Company
Kandi
Technologies, Corp., founded in 2003 and headquartered in Zhejiang Province, The
Peoples Republic of China, (the PRC), achieved a listing on NASDAQ in March,
2008 with the symbol: KNDI. Kandi is one of China’s leading producers
of all terrain recreational vehicles, including go-karts, where it has been
China’s number one exporter. Kandi has increased its focus on fuel
efficient vehicles, including the all-electric mini-car, the Kandi
COCO. The Company has also begun to shift its sales away from the
export market to the growing domestic Chinese market. Kandi believes
that its mini-cars will become the Company’s largest revenue and profit
generators. The Company’s products can be viewed at http://www.chinakandi.com
..
General
Kandi’s
products include off-road vehicles (which includes ATVs, UTVs, and go-karts),
motorcycles and mini-cars.
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The Years Ended of December 31
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2008
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2007
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Sales Revenue
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Costs
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Sales Revenue
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Costs
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Off-Road
Business
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$
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39,654,296
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$
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30,263,909
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$
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33,434,662
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$
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26,294,696
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Motorcycle
Business
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3,297
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4,227
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-
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Mini-Car
Business
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856,195
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651,732
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Total
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$
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40,513,788
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$
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30,919,868
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$
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33,434,662
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$
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26,294,696
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Off-Road
Vehicles
In 2003
Kandi began mass production of go-karts. The Company is now one of the leading
manufacturers of go-karts in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), producing
approximately 15% of China’s global exports of this popular recreational
vehicle. Kandi produces a wide range of go-karts, from the 90cc class to the
1,000cc class in cylinder displacement. Kandi also produces four-wheeled
all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and specialized utility vehicles (UTVs), which are
ATVs special-fitted for agricultural and industrial use.
Motorcycle
Products
In late
2008, Kandi began sales of its newest motorcycle, the three-wheeled “TT,” which
was designed for enhanced safety and comfort, while maintaining the convenience
and fuel efficiency of a motorcycle. The Company expects significant
growth in the sales of the TT and expects to expand the product line in the near
term.
Mini-Car
Products
Kandi
began sales of its gas-powered super-mini car (“CoCo”) in August 2008. The first
generation of CoCo was designed for local neighborhood driving, with a 250cc
single cylinder, 4-stroke water-cooled engine with a top speed of 25 mph,
achieving 60 mpg. In 2009, the Company launched the electric CoCo, a stylish
mini-car which runs on electrical power. The electric CoCo is designed to
achieve a top speed of 25mph, and will have a driving range of 80 miles on a
single full charge. The Company expects to sell 50% of the electric CoCo it
produces in China, with the rest exported to markets in North
America.
The
following table shows the breakdown of Kandi’s revenues from its customers by
geographical markets based on the location of the customer during the fiscal
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007:
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The Years Ended of December 31
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2008
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2007
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Sales Revenue
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Units
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Percentage
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Sales Revenue
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Units
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Percentage
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North
America
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$
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7,292,482
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9,010
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18
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%
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$
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23,889,263
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33,446
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72
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%
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Europe
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6,264,492
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8,246
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19
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%
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China
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32,816,168
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40,545
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81
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%
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2,783,342
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3,665
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8
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%
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Other
Regions
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405,138
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501
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1
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%
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497,565
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458
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1
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%
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Total
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$
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40,513,788
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50,056
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100
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%
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$
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33,434,662
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45,815
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100
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%
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Sales
and Distribution
Kandi’s
sales are made through third-party distributors, which distribute Kandi’s
products to local wholesalers and retail dealers. Worldwide, Kandi sells its
products through six main independent distributors for off-road
vehicles.
Components
and Parts, Raw Materials and Sources of Supply
Kandi
manufactures the frames of its vehicles and assembles the vehicles in its
factory in Jinhua, China. Other components and parts, such as
engines, shock absorbers, electrical equipment and tires, are purchased from
numerous suppliers. The principal raw materials used by Kandi are
steel plate, aluminum, special steels, steel tubes, paints, and plastics, which
are purchased from several suppliers. The most important raw material
purchased is steel plate. There were six suppliers who accounted for
more than 5% of the Company’s purchases of major components and parts and
principal raw materials during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. Kandi
does not have and does not anticipate having any difficulty in obtaining its
required materials from suppliers and considers its contracts and business
relations with the suppliers to be satisfactory.
Seasonality
Kandi’s
motorcycle and off-road vehicle businesses have historically experienced some
seasonality. However, this seasonality has not generally been
material to our financial results.
Competitive
Strengths
The
global small vehicle markets are highly competitive. Competition in such markets
is based upon a number of factors, including price, quality, reliability,
styling, product features and warranties. As a relatively new entrant into the
market, many of our competitors are more diversified and have financial and
marketing resources that are substantially greater than those of
Kandi.
Employees
As of
December 31, 2008, Kandi had a total of 562 employees. None of our employees are
represented by any collective bargaining agreements.
Environmental
and Safety Regulation
Emissions
The
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the California Air
Resources Board (“CARB”) have adopted emissions regulations applicable to
Kandi’s products. CARB has emissions regulations for ATVs and off-road vehicles
which the Company already meets. In October 2002, the EPA established new
corporate average emission standards effective for model years 2006 through 2012
for non-road recreational vehicles, including ATVs and off-road
vehicles.
Kandi’s
motorcycles are also subject to EPA and CARB emission standards. Kandi believes
that its motorcycles have always complied with these standards. The CARB
regulations required additional motorcycle emission reductions in model year
2008 which the Company met. The EPA adopted the CARB emission limits in a
January 2004 rulemaking that allows an additional two model years to meet these
new CARB emission requirements on a nationwide basis.
Kandi’s
products are also subject to international laws and regulations related to
emissions in places where it sells its products outside the United States.
Europe currently regulates emissions from certain of the Company’s ATV-based
products, motorcycles, and mini-cars and the Company meets these requirements.
Canada’s emission regulations for motorcycles are similar to those in the U.S.
In December 2006 Canada proposed a new regulation that would essentially adopt
the U.S. emission standards for ATVs and off-road vehicles. These regulations
are expected to become effective in 2009.
Kandi
believes that its off-road vehicles, motorcycles and mini-cars have always
complied with applicable emission standards and related regulations in the
United States and internationally. Kandi is unable to predict the ultimate
impact of the adopted or proposed regulations on Kandi and its
business.
Use
regulation
State and
federal laws and regulations have been promulgated or are under consideration
relating to the use or manner of use of Kandi’s products. Some states and
localities have adopted, or are considering the adoption of, legislation and
local ordinances which restrict the use of ATVs and off-road vehicles to
specified hours and locations. The federal government also has restricted the
use of ATVs and off-road vehicles in some national parks and federal lands. In
several instances this restriction has been a ban on the recreational use of
these vehicles. Kandi is unable to predict the outcome of such actions or the
possible effect on its business. Kandi believes that its business would be no
more adversely affected than those of its competitors by the adoption of any
pending laws or regulations.
Product
Safety and Regulation
Safety
Regulation
The
federal government and individual states have promulgated or are considering
promulgating laws and regulations relating to the use and safety of Kandi’s
products. The federal government is the primary regulator of product safety. The
Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) has federal oversight over product
safety issues related to ATVs and off-road vehicles. The National Highway
Transportation Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) has federal oversight over
product safety issues related to on-road motorcycles.
In August
2008, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (the “Act”) was passed. The
Act includes a provision that requires all manufacturers and distributors who
import into or distribute ATVs in the United States to comply with the ANSI/SVIA
safety standards which were previously voluntary. The Act also requires the same
manufacturers and distributors to have ATV action plans filed with the CPSC that
are substantially similar to the voluntary action plans that were previously in
effect. Kandi currently complies with the ANSI/SVIA standard.
Kandi’s
motorcycles are subject to federal vehicle safety standards administered by
NHTSA. Kandi’s motorcycles are also subject to various state vehicle safety
standards. Kandi believes that its motorcycles have always complied with safety
standards relevant to motorcycles.
Kandi’s
products are also subject to international standards related to safety in places
where it sells its products outside the United States. Kandi believes that its
motorcycles and mini-cars have always complied with applicable safety standards
in the United States and internationally.
Principal
Executive Offices
Our
principal executive office is located in the Jinhua City Industrial Zone in
Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, PRC, 321016 and our telephone number (86-0579)
88-2239700.
The
Offering
Shares
of Common Stock being registered hereunder
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6,897,708
shares of Common Stock1
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Common
stock outstanding as of February 19, 2010
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19,961,000
shares of Common Stock
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Use
of Proceeds
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We
will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares of Common
Stock or Warrants. We may receive proceeds in connection with the exercise
of the Warrants, if exercised for cash. We intend to use any proceeds from
the exercise of any of the Warrants for working capital and other general
corporate purposes. There is no assurance that any of the Warrants will
ever be exercised for cash, if at all.
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Risk
Factors
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An
investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk and could
result in a loss of your entire investment. Prior to making an investment
decision, you should carefully consider all of the information in this
prospectus and, in particular, you should evaluate the risk factors set
forth under the caption “Risk Factors” beginning on page
15.
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The
NASDAQ Capital Market Symbol
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KNDI
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1 The
6,897,708 shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes or otherwise pursuant to
the terms of the Notes and/or upon exercise of the Warrants issued in
conjunction with such notes was calculated by the Company as of the date of
this Registration Statement based on 130% of (i) the maximum number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, (ii) the maximum number of
other shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Notes and (iii) the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of warrants
issued in conjunction with the Warrants. In addition to both economic and
standard antidilution adjustments, the conversion price of the notes is subject
to additional adjustments described below in “Recent Developments - Description
of the Securities Under the Financing - Notes - Conversion and Conversion Price
Adjustments”. For purposes of the calculation of the maximum number
of shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon conversion of the Notes, the
Company has assumed such additional adjustments will result in an adjusted
conversion price of $2.75, which represents the lowest conversion price
adjustment permitted pursuant to such additional adjustment provisions in the
Notes. The Company further has assumed for purposes of calculating
the maximum number of other shares of Common Stock initially issuable pursuant
to the Notes that the closing price of each trading day used in determining such
number of other shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Notes
will equal $4.14, which was the closing price on February 19,
2010.
RECENT
DEVELOPMENTS
On
January 21, 2010 (the “Closing Date”), we consummated a private placement of
$10,000,000 senior secured convertible notes and warrants to purchase an
aggregate of 800,000 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $10,000,000
in a private placement to Hudson Bay Fund LP, Hudson Bay Overseas Fund, Ltd.,
and Capital Ventures International (the “Investors”) pursuant to a Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 21, 2010 (the “Securities Purchase
Agreement”), on the terms set forth below (the “Financing”).
Pursuant
to the Securities Purchase Agreement, each Investor purchased a Note and a
Warrant. As discussed more fully below, the Notes are convertible
into shares of the Company’s Common Stock (as converted, the “Conversion
Shares”), and are entitled to earn interest which may be paid in cash or in
shares of Common Stock (the “Interest Shares”). The Warrants are
exercisable into shares of Common Stock (as exercised, the “Exercise
Shares”). The Conversion Shares, the Interests Shares and the
Exercise Shares are all subject to standard anti-dilution
provisions.
We are
registering 6,897,708 shares of Common Stock underlying the Notes and
Warrants. Using the closing market price quoted on NASDAQ as of the
Closing Date, $5.16, the total dollar value of the Common Stock underlying the
Notes and Warrants is $35,592.173.28.
The terms
of the Financing include a beneficial ownership limitation applicable to the
conversion of the Notes and the exercise of the Warrants, such that no Holder
(as defined below) may convert its Notes or exercise its Warrants if, after such
conversion or exercise, the Holder would beneficially own, together with its
affiliates, more than 4.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of Common
Stock. Each Holder may lower this limitation percentage at any time
or increase this limitation percentage to any other percentage not in excess of
9.99% upon sixty one (61) days’ prior written notice to the
Company.
In
connection with the Financing, the Company paid commissions to FT Global
Capital, Inc., Brean Murray, Carret & Co. and Canaccord Adams Inc. (the
“Placement Agents”), in the aggregate amount of $700,000, including expenses,
and issued the Placement Agents warrants to purchase an aggregate of 80,000
shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $6.5625 per share, subject to the
same resetting provisions as in the Warrants as described below.
Registration
Requirements
In
connection with the Financing, the Company is required to file a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
covering the resale of the Conversion Shares, any Interest Shares, and the
Exercise Shares. No later than sixty (60) days after the Closing
Date, the Company shall register for resale, by the Investors or their permitted
assigns (each, a “Holder”), at least the number of shares of Common Stock equal
to 130% of the sum of (i) the maximum number of Conversion Shares issuable upon
conversion of the Notes, (ii) the maximum number of Interest Shares issuable on
the Notes, and (iii) the maximum number of Exercise Shares issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants.
The
Company has agreed to use its best efforts to have the Registration Statement
declared effective within ninety (90) calendar days after the Closing Date, or
one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the Closing Date in the event the
Registration Statement is subject to a full review by the SEC. The
Company is obliged to amend the Registration Statement or file a new
Registration Statement in the event the number of shares available under any
Registration Statement is insufficient to cover the securities issuable or
exercisable under the Financing.
In the
event that Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of the
securities issuable or exercisable under the Financing, the Company shall
register such securities on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to
the Investors and shall undertake to register such securities on Form S-3 as
soon as such form is available. At all times, however, the Company
shall maintain the effectiveness of all Registration Statements then in effect
until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of
all the securities issuable or exercisable under the Financing has been declared
effective by the SEC.
The
Company will pay liquidated damages of 1.5% of each Holder’s initial investment
in the Notes and Warrants sold in the Financing per month if the Registration
Statement is not filed or declared effective within the foregoing time periods
or ceases to be effective prior to the expiration of certain deadlines provided
for in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the Closing
Date. However, no liquidated damages shall be paid (i) with respect
to any securities being registered that we are not permitted to include in the
Registration Statement due to the SEC’s application of Rule 415, or (ii) with
respect to any Holder, solely because such Holder is required to be described as
an underwriter under applicable securities laws, and such Holder elects not to
have its shares registered.
Pledge
Agreement
In
connection with the Financing, Excelvantage Group Limited, the holder of
approximately 60% of our outstanding shares of Common Stock (the “Majority
Stockholder”) entered into a Shareholder Pledge Agreement with the Investors as
of the Closing Date in order to induce the Investors to purchase the Notes and
Warrants under the Financing. Under the terms of the pledge
agreement, the Majority Stockholder agreed to grant to each Investor a separate,
continuing security interest in 2,800,000 shares of Common Stock held by the
Majority Stockholder (the “Pledged Shares”). The security interest in
the Pledged Shares was granted in order to secure prompt payment and due
performance by the Company and the Majority Stockholder of all liabilities,
obligations and undertakings owed to the Investors arising out of, outstanding
under, advanced or issued pursuant to the Financing. At all times,
the value of the Pledged Shares shall equal or exceed the aggregate principal
amount outstanding under the Notes, and the Majority Stockholder shall deliver
such additional collateral as is necessary for the value of such Pledged Shares
to at least equal (if not exceed) the aggregate principal amount outstanding
under the Notes. The Pledged Shares are to be returned to the
Majority Stockholder upon repayment or conversion of the Notes to Common
Stock.
Restriction
Period
For the
period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date immediately
following the ninety (90) day trading day anniversary of the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement (the “Effective Date”), the Company shall not offer,
sell, grant or otherwise dispose of any of its Common Stock (or the Common Stock
of any of its subsidiaries) or securities exercisable or convertible into shares
of Common Stock, debt, preferred stock or other instrument or security that is,
at any time, convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of
Common Stock, or securities exercisable to convertible into shares of Common
Stock (a “Subsequent Placement”). In addition to the foregoing
restrictions, for a period of one (1) year after the Closing Date, the Investors
have a right to participate in any Subsequent Placement; except that the
foregoing restrictions do not apply to certain issuances of the Company’s
securities, including, without limitation, issuances (i) under an approved
equity incentive plan (limited to 15% of the issued and outstanding shares of
Common Stock immediately prior to the Closing Date), and (ii) in connection with
mergers, acquisitions, strategic business partnerships or joint ventures, in
each case with non-affiliated third parties.
Payments in Connection with the
Financing
The
following table discloses payments the Company has made or may be required to
make to any Holder, any affiliate of any Holder, or any person with whom any
Holder has a contractual relationship regarding the Financing. It
also discloses the net proceeds the Company received from the
Financing.
Payments Made or to be Made
to the Holders in Connection with the Financing:
Payment Type
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Amount of Payment
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Interest
payments on the Notes
|
|
$ |
1,200,000 |
(1) |
Total
possible payments to Holders
|
|
$ |
1,200,000 |
(2) |
Net
Proceeds to the Company from the sale of the Notes and
Warrants
|
|
$ |
9,116,561.60 |
(3) |
The
total possible payments to Holders in the first year following the sale of
the Notes and Warrants
|
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$ |
600,000 |
(1), (2) |
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(1)
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The
Notes accrue interest at a rate of 6% per annum, which is paid quarterly
in either Interest Shares, cash, or in a combination of stock and cash at
the Company’s discretion.
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(2)
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In
addition to the interest payments, the Company may be required to make
other payments to the Holders in connection with the
Financing. Holders of the Notes are entitled to receive any
dividends paid and distributions made to holders of the Company’s Common
Stock to the same extent as if the Holders had converted the Notes into
Common Stock and had held the shares of Common Stock on the record date
for such dividends and distributions. The Company is required
to pay to the Holders a Late Charge of 18% on any amount of principal or
other amounts due which are not paid when due. In the event of any delay
in the filing or effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or in the
event any Holder of securities is unable to sell any securities underlying
the Notes or Warrants because of a failure by the Company to maintain the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or to file with the SEC any
required reports so that it is not in compliance with Rule 144, the
Company will be required to pay to the Holders, as partial relief for
damages, an amount in cash equal to 1.5% of such Holder’s original
principal amount of the Notes on the date of the delay and on each 30 day
anniversary of such delay until such securities are able to be
sold.
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(3)
|
This
dollar amount consists of $10,000,000, representing the total sale price
of the Notes and Warrants, less (i) legal fees totaling $183,438.40
(including Investors’ counsel’s fees), and (ii) payments made to the
Placement Agents totaling
$700,000.
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Description
of the Securities Under the Financing
Notes
The Notes
issued under the Financing are 2-year senior convertible notes with an aggregate
principal amount of $10 million. The Notes will accrue interest at a
rate of 6% per annum beginning on January 21, 2010 (the “Issuance Date”), which
will be paid on January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15 of each year to
the record Holder of each Note. The interest accrued is payable in
Interest Shares, although the Company may, at its option and upon written notice
to each Holder of the Notes, make such interest payments in cash or in a
combination of cash and Interest Shares. If a Note is converted prior
to maturity, the Company will pay the Holder an amount equal to the total
interest that would accrue on the Note from the Closing Date through maturity,
less any interest payments already made with respect to the converted
Note.
As of
the Closing Date, the total dollar value of the aggregate number of Conversion
Shares and Interest Shares issuable under the Notes that are being registered
for resale under this Registration Statement is $30,225,773.28.
Conversion
and Conversion Price Adjustments
Any
Holder of a Note is entitled to convert the Note into Conversion Shares at any
time by delivery of a notice of conversion to the Company (“Conversion
Notice”). On or before the third trading day after receipt of the
Conversion Notice, the Company must deliver to the Holder such number of
Conversion Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to the conversion.
The number of Conversion Shares the Holder will receive upon conversion of the
Notes will be determined by dividing the amount of principal being converted
plus any accrued and unpaid interest (“Conversion Amount”) by the conversion
price effective at the time of the conversion (the “Conversion Price”, and such
calculation, the “Conversion Rate”).
The Notes
have an initial Conversion Price of $6.25. The Conversion Price may
be reset on the twenty-first (21st)
consecutive trading day following (i) the date on which a Registration Statement
registering all the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of the
Notes and Warrants (the “Registrable Securities”) is declared effective by the
SEC, or (ii) if earlier, each of
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·
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the date the Registrable
Securities may first be sold under Rule 144;
and
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·
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the date that any of the
Registrable Securities are registered in a Registration
Statement.
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If the
Conversion Price is subject to adjustment as set forth above, it will be reset
to the lower of:
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·
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the then-existing Conversion
Price; and
|
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·
|
90% of the average of the volume
weighted average prices for each of the preceding ten complete consecutive
trading days.
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At no
time, however, will the Conversion Price be reset below $2.75 per share as a
result of a conversion price adjustment.
The
Conversion Price may also be subject to adjustment upon any change of control of
the Company, any subdivision or combination of any one or more classes of Common
Stock, or any issuance or sale by the Company of any shares of Common Stock at a
price lower than the effective Conversion Price immediately prior to such
issuance or sale (a “Dilutive Issuance”).
Rights
Under the Notes
Purchase
Rights
The
Holders of the Notes are entitled to purchase rights in the event the Company
grants, issues or sells any options, convertible securities or rights to
purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record
holders of any class of Common Stock. Each Holder will be entitled to
acquire such number of additional securities which the Holder could have
acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable
upon complete conversion of the Note.
Redemption Rights of the
Holders
At their
option, the Holders of the Notes are entitled to redemption rights on all or any
portion of the Notes upon the occurrence of (a) a change of control of the
Company, or (b) certain triggering events constituting an event of default, such
as:
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·
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failure of the Company to file
or maintain a Registration Statement under which the Holders may sell any
securities issuable or exercisable under the
Financing;
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·
|
suspension from trading of the
Common Stock;
|
|
·
|
failure by the Company to
convert the Notes into Conversion Shares within five (5) days of the
conversion date;
|
|
·
|
failure by the Company to pay
interest or other amounts due on the
Notes;
|
|
·
|
failure to remove any
restrictive legend on the certificates of the Conversion Shares;
and
|
|
·
|
suspension from trading or
failure of the Common Stock to be listed on a national securities exchange
for a period of five (5) consecutive trading days or for more than an
aggregate of ten (10) trading days in any 365-day
period.
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Redemption Rights of the
Company
Any
principle amount of the Notes outstanding at maturity will be redeemed by the
Company for the Conversion Amount at such time. The Company is
entitled to redeem, at any time after the six (6) month anniversary of the
Effective Date (or such date that all of the securities issued or issuable under
the Financing are eligible for resale), all, but not less than all, of the
Conversion Amount remaining under the Notes if the closing sale price of the
Common Stock listed on the principal market on which the Common Stock is sold
exceeds 175% of the Conversion Price for fifteen (15) consecutive trading days
and certain other conditions as set forth in the Notes are met. The
Company is also entitled to call the Notes for redemption at any time after the
six (6) month anniversary of the Effective Date, and upon delivery of a call
redemption notice to the Holders of the Notes, will pay the Holders an amount of
cash equal to 125% of the sum of any Conversion Amount being redeemed plus any
accrued and unpaid interest.
Miscellaneous
The
Holders of the Notes are not entitled to voting rights in their capacities as
such, except as required by law.
Reservation
of Shares of Common Stock
Pursuant
to the terms of the Financing, the Company must, with respect to each of the
Notes, initially reserve a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 130% of the
entire Conversion Rate with respect to the entire Conversion Amount of each Note
as of the Issuance Date. Thereafter, the Company must take all
actions necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and
unissued Common Stock such number of shares of Common Stock equal to 130% of the
number of shares of Common Stock necessary to effect the conversion of all of
the Notes then outstanding.
Warrants
The
Warrants issued under the Financing have a term of three (3) years and are
immediately exercisable upon issuance into an aggregate of 800,000 fully paid
and nonassessable Exercise Shares at an exercise price of $6.5625 per share (the
“Exercise Price”).
As of
the Closing Date, the total dollar value of the aggregate number of Exercise
Shares issuable under the Warrants that are being registered for resale under
this Registration Statement is $5,366,400.
Exercise
and Exercise Price Adjustments
The
Holders may exercise the Warrants at any time by delivering to the Company a
written notice of exercise and payment of an amount equal to the effective
Exercise Price (as of the date of exercise) multiplied by the number of Exercise
Shares as to which the Warrant is being exercised. Upon receipt of
the notice of exercise and payment, the Company will issue and deliver to the
Holder the number of Exercise Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to
the exercise.
The
Exercise Price may be reset on twenty-first (21st)
consecutive trading day following (i) the date on which a Registration Statement
registering all the Registrable Securities is declared effective by the SEC, or
(ii) if earlier, each of
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·
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the date the Registrable
Securities may first be sold under Rule 144;
and
|
|
·
|
the date that any of the
Registrable Securities are registered in a Registration
Statement.
|
If the
Exercise Price is subject to adjustment as set forth above, it will be reset to
the lower of:
|
·
|
the then-existing Exercise Price;
and
|
|
·
|
110% of the average of the volume
weighted average prices for each of the preceding ten (10) complete
consecutive trading days.
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At no
time, however, will the Exercise Price be reset below $3.00 per share as a
result of the foregoing adjustment.
The
Exercise Price is also subject to adjustment in the event the Company, at any
time after the Issuance Date, pays a stock dividend on, subdivides or combines
one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock, or issues or
sells any shares of Common Stock pursuant to a Dilutive Issuance.
Simultaneously
with any adjustment to the Exercise Price, the number of Exercise Shares that
may be purchased upon exercise of the Warrants will be increased or decreased
proportionally, such that after such adjustment, the aggregate Exercise Price
payable for the adjusted number of Exercise Shares will be the same as the
aggregate Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment of the
number of Exercise Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of the
Warrants.
Rights
Under the Warrants
Participation
Rights
The
Holders of the Warrants are entitled to participate in any dividend or other
distribution of assets, or rights to acquire assets, the Company makes to
holders of shares of Common Stock, and the Holders are entitled to participation
rights in the event the Company grants, issues or sells any options, convertible
securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property
pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock, to the same extent
that each Holder would have participated if such Holder had held the number of
Exercise Shares acquirable upon complete exercise of the Warrants immediately
before the date on which record is taken for such a distribution.
Cashless
Exercise
The
Holders of the Warrants are entitled to a cashless exercise of the Warrants if,
at the time of the exercise of the Warrants, a Registration Statement is not
effective for the resale by the Holder of all of the Exercise
Shares.
Miscellaneous
The
Holders of the Warrants, solely in their capacities as such, are not entitled to
vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of any share capital of the
Company, and Holders do not have any rights of a stockholder of the Company,
including any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action,
receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights or
otherwise prior to the exercise of the Warrants.
Reservation
of Shares of Common Stock
Pursuant
to the terms of the Financing, the Company must at all times keep reserved for
issuance under the Warrants the number of shares of Common Stock necessary to
satisfy the Company’s obligations to issue Exercise Shares. If at any
time the Company does not have a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved
shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligations under the Warrants, the
Company shall take all action necessary to increase the number of authorized
shares of Common Stock to a sufficient amount.
Explanatory
Note
The
tables and information set forth below in the remainder of this section disclose
certain information relating to Financing expenses and total proceeds that may
be received by the Company under the circumstances provided. As
described in more detail in each table and the related footnotes below, some of
the information provided is as of prior dates, including the date of the actual
sale of the Notes and Warrants.
Total Possible Profit for
Holders from Conversion Discount for Securities Underlying the Notes and
Warrants
Market
price per share of Common Stock underlying the Notes and Warrants as of
the Closing Date
|
|
$ |
5.16 |
(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion
Price per share of the Common Stock underlying the Notes on the Closing
Date
|
|
$ |
6.25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
possible shares of Common Stock underlying the Notes and Warrants
(assuming no interest payments and complete conversion throughout the term
of the Notes)
|
|
|
2,400,000 |
(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
Combined
market price of the total number of shares of Common Stock underlying the
Notes and Warrants, calculated by using the market price per share as of
the Closing Date
|
|
$ |
12,384,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
possible shares of Common Stock the Holders may receive (including
Interest Shares)
|
2,692,856
shares
|
(2) (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
Combined
Conversion Price of the total number of shares of Common Stock underlying
the Notes and Warrants, calculated by using the Conversion Price on
Closing Date and the total possible number of shares of Common Stock the
Holders may receive
|
|
$ |
16,811,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
possible discount to the market price as of the Closing Date, calculated
by subtracting the total Conversion Price on the Closing Date from the
combined market price of the total number of shares of Common Stock
underlying the Notes and Warrants on the Closing Date
|
|
The
Notes were not sold at a discount to market
|
(4) |
|
(1)
|
The
closing price of the Company’s Common Stock, as quoted on NASDAQ on
January 21, 2010.
|
|
(2)
|
Calculated
using the initial Conversion Price of $6.25. In accordance with
the Notes, the Conversion Price is subject to resetting provisions as
described below. At no point, however, will the Conversion
Price be reset below $2.75.
|
|
(3)
|
Interest
Shares are calculated using an interest rate of 6% and an Interest
Conversion Price of $4.14, which is the closing price of the Company’s
Common Stock, as quoted on NASDAQ on February 19,
2010.
|
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(4)
|
Assuming
the minimum Conversion Price of $2.75, the Combined Conversion Price of
the total number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Notes and
Warrants is $7,413,604. The total possible discount to the
market price would be
$4,970,396.
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The
Company is not aware of any selling stockholder or affiliates of any selling
stockholder holding any other warrants, options, notes or other securities of
the Company.
Resetting
Provisions
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Initial
Conversion Price:
|
|
$
|
6.25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Resetting
Provision:
The
Conversion Price is subject to being reset on the twenty-first (21st)
consecutive trading day following:
· The date the Registration
Statement registering the securities underlying the Notes and Warrants is
declared effective by the SEC; or
· If earlier, each
of:
o
The date the securities underlying the Notes and Warrants may first
be sold under Rule 144; and
o
The date that any of the securities underlying the Notes and
Warrants are registered in a Registration Statement
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
If
adjusted, the Conversion Price will reset to the lower
of:
· The then-existing
Conversion Price; or
· 90% of the average of
the volume weighted average prices for each of the preceding ten complete
consecutive trading days subject
to a minimum Conversion Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minimum
Conversion Price
|
|
$
|
2.75
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Initial
Exercise Price:
|
|
$
|
6.5625
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Resetting
Provision:
The
Exercise Price is subject to being reset on the twenty-first (21st)
consecutive trading day following:
· The date the Registration
Statement registering the securities underlying the Notes and Warrants is
declared effective by the SEC; or
· If earlier, each
of:
o
The date the securities underlying the Notes and Warrants may first
be sold under Rule 144; and
o
The date that any of the securities underlying the Notes and
Warrants are registered in a Registration Statement
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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If
adjusted, the Exercise Price will reset to the lower of:
· The then-existing Exercise
Price; or
· 110% of the average of the
volume weighted average prices for each of the preceding ten complete
consecutive trading days subject
to a minimum Exercise Price
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minimum
Exercise Price
|
|
$
|
3.00
|
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Gross Proceeds Paid or
Payable to Issuer, Payments Made by Issuer, Net Proceeds to
Issuer
Gross
proceeds paid or payable to the Company in connection with the
Financing
|
|
$
|
10,000,000
|
|
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|
|
|
|
All
payments that have been made or that may be required to be made by the
Company
|
|
$
|
1,200,000
|
(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Resulting
net proceeds to the Company
|
|
$
|
8,800,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined
total possible profit to be realized as a result of any conversion
discounts regarding the shares of Common Stock underlying the Notes and
Warrants that are held by the Holders
|
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The
Notes and Warrants
were
not sold at a
discount
to market
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage
of the total amount of all possible payments in connection with the
Financing and the total possible discount to the market price of the
shares of Common Stock underlying the Notes and Warrants, divided by the
net proceeds to the issuer from the sale of the Notes and Warrants, as
well as the amount of that resulting percentage averaged over the term of
the Notes and Warrants
|
|
|
13.6
|
%(3)
|
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(1)
|
The
Company is required to make interest payments on the Notes in the amount
of $1,200,000. In addition to the interest payments, the
Company may be required to make other payments to the Holders in
connection with the Financing. Holders of the Notes are
entitled to receive any dividends paid and distributions made to holders
of the Company’s Common Stock to the same extent as if the Holders had
converted the Notes into Common Stock and had held the shares of Common
Stock on the record date for such dividends and
distributions. The Company is required to pay to the Holders a
Late Charge of 18% on any amount of principal or other amounts due which
are not paid when due. In the event of any delay in the filing or
effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or in the event any Holder of
securities is unable to sell any securities underlying the Notes or
Warrants because of a failure by the Company to maintain the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement or to file with the SEC any required reports
so that it is not in compliance with Rule 144, the Company will be
required to pay to the Holders, as partial relief for damages, an amount
in cash equal to 1.5% of such Holder’s original principal amount of the
Notes on the date of the delay and on each 30 day anniversary of such
delay until such securities are able to be
sold.
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(2)
|
Assuming
the minimum Conversion Price of $2.75, the Combined Conversion Price of
the total number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Notes and
Warrants is $7,413,604. The total possible discount to the
market price would be
$4,970,396.
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(3)
|
This
percentage is calculated by dividing the total payments ($1,200,000) by
the total net proceeds
($8,800,000).
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Prior Security Transactions
with Selling Stockholders
There
have been no prior securities transactions between the Company (or any of its
predecessors) and the selling stockholders, any affiliates of the selling
stockholders, or any person with whom any selling stockholder has a contractual
relationship.
Number of Shares Outstanding
Held by Non-affiliates and Number of Shares Being
Registered:
Number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding prior to the Financing held by
persons other than the selling stockholders, affiliates of the selling
stockholders, and affiliates of the Company
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7,961,000 |
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Number
of shares of Common Stock registered for resale by the selling
stockholders in prior registration statements
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0 |
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Number
of shares of Common Stock registered for resale by the selling
stockholders that continue to be held by the selling
stockholders
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0 |
|
Number
of shares of Common Stock that have been sold in registered resale
transactions by the selling stockholders
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|
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0 |
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Common
stock being offered for resale to the public in accordance
herewith
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6,897,708 |
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Company’s
Financial Ability to Make Payments Due With Respect to Convertible Notes
Transaction
The
Company intends, and has a reasonable basis to believe that it will have the
financial ability, to make all payments with respect to the
Financing.
Company’s Relationships with
the Holders
In the
past three years, the Company has not had any relationship or arrangement with
any of the selling stockholders, their affiliates, or any person with whom the
selling stockholders have a contractual relationship regarding the
Financing.
Method of Determining the
Number of Shares Being Registered
The
Company seeks to register 6,897,708 shares of Common Stock on the Registration
Statement. This figure represents 130% of the sum of (i) the maximum
number of shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon conversion of the Notes
(assuming an initial conversion price of $2.75), (ii) the maximum number of
shares of Common Stock payable as interest pursuant to the Notes (assuming the
maximum interest rate of 18% and an interest conversion price of $4.14, which
was the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on February 19, 2010), and
(iii) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants. The calculation is illustrated in the table
below:
Principal
Amount of Notes:
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$ |
10,000,000 |
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Maximum
Interest Rate on Notes:
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18 |
% |
Principal
Conversion Price:
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$ |
2.75 |
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Interest
Conversion Price:
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$ |
4.14 |
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Required
Reserve Amount:
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130 |
% |
Interest Conversion
Amount
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(1) |
Interest
Per Year:
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$ |
1,800,000 |
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Interest
to Maturity (2 years):
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$ |
3,600,000 |
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Interest
Shares:
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869,565 |
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130%
of Interest Shares:
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|
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1,130,435 |
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Principal Conversion
Amount
|
|
|
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(2) |
Conversion
Shares:
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3,636,364 |
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130%
of Conversion Shares:
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4,727,273 |
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Warrants
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|
|
|
|
Warrant
Shares:
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800,000 |
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130% of Warrant
Shares:
|
|
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1,040,000 |
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Total
Shares to be Registered:
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|
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6,897,708 |
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(1)
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The
Interest Conversion Amount was calculated assuming the maximum interest
rate on the Notes (which would occur upon an Interest Conditions Failure,
as defined in the Notes), and an Interest Conversion Price of $4.14, which
was the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on February 19,
2010.
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(2)
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The
Principal Conversion Amount was calculated assuming the minimum Conversion
Price, $2.75. The Initial Conversion Price of the Notes is
$6.25, which is subject to resetting provisions as described
above. At no time, however, will the Conversion Price be reset
below $2.75.
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SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
prospectus contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
provide our current expectations or forecasts of future events. Forward-looking
statements include statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans,
objectives, intentions, assumptions and other statements that are not historical
facts. Words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “ongoing,”
“estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project”
or similar words or phrases, or the negatives of those words or phrases, may
identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not
necessarily mean that a statement is not forward-looking.
The risk
factors referred to in this prospectus could materially and adversely affect our
business, financial conditions and results of operations and cause actual
results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in any
forward-looking statements made by us, and you should not place undue reliance
on any such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks
only as of the date on which it is made and we do not undertake any obligation
to update any forward-looking statement or statements to reflect events or
circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events. The risks and uncertainties described below
are not the only ones we face. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is
not possible for us to predict which will arise. There may be additional risks
not presently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial to our
business. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our
business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause
actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking
statements. If any such risks occur, our business, operating results, liquidity
and financial condition could be materially affected in an adverse manner. Under
such circumstances, you may lose all or part of your investment.
The
industry and market data contained in this prospectus are based either on our
management’s own estimates or, where indicated, independent industry
publications, reports by governmental agencies or market research firms or other
published independent sources and, in each case, are believed by our management
to be reasonable estimates. However, industry and market data is subject to
change and cannot always be verified with complete certainty due to limits on
the availability and reliability of raw data, the voluntary nature of the data
gathering process and other limitations and uncertainties inherent in any
statistical survey of market shares. We have not independently verified market
and industry data from third-party sources. In addition, consumption patterns
and customer preferences can and do change. As a result, you should be aware
that market share, ranking and other similar data set forth herein, and
estimates and beliefs based on such data, may not be verifiable or
reliable.
RISK
FACTORS
You
should carefully consider the risks described below together with all of the
other information included in this report before making an investment decision
with regard to our securities. The statements contained herein that
are not historic facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. If any
of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or
results of operations could be harmed. In that case, the trading price of our
Common Stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your
investment.
Risks
Relating to Our Overall Business Operations
Our
limited operating history may not serve as an adequate basis to judge our future
prospects and results of operations.
We have a
limited operating history because we have only been in operation since
2003. This limited operating history, and the unpredictability of the
machinery production industry, makes it difficult for investors to evaluate our
businesses and predict future operating results. An investor in our securities
must consider the risks, uncertainties and difficulties frequently encountered
by companies in new and rapidly evolving markets. The risks and
difficulties we face include challenges in accurate financial planning as a
result of limited historical data and the uncertainties resulting from having
had a relatively limited time period in which to implement and evaluate our
business strategies as compared to older companies with longer operating
histories.
We
may not be able to comply with all applicable government
regulations.
We are
subject to extensive governmental regulation by the central, regional and local
authorities in the PRC, where our business operations take place. We believe
that we are currently in substantial compliance with all laws and governmental
regulations and that we have all material permits and licenses required for our
operations. Nevertheless, we cannot assure investors that we will continue to be
in substantial compliance with current laws and regulations, or that we will be
able to comply with any future laws and regulations. To the extent that new
regulations are adopted, we will be required to conform our activities in order
to comply with such regulations. Failure to comply with applicable laws and
regulations could subject us to civil remedies, including fines, injunctions,
recalls or seizures, as well as potential criminal sanctions, which could have a
material adverse effect on its business, operations and finances.
Compliance
with environmental regulations can be expensive, and noncompliance with these
regulations may result in adverse publicity and potentially significant monetary
damages and fines.
We use,
generate and discharge toxic, volatile and otherwise hazardous chemicals and
wastes in our research and development and manufacturing activities, and our
business operations generate noise, waste water, and gaseous and other
industrial wastes. We are therefore required to comply with all national and
local regulations regarding protection of the environment. We are in compliance
with current environmental protection requirements and have all necessary
environmental permits to conduct our business. However, if more stringent
regulations are adopted in the future, the costs of compliance with these new
regulations could be substantial. Additionally, if we fail to comply with
present or future environmental regulations, we may be required to pay
substantial fines, suspend production or cease operations. Any failure by us to
control the use of, or to restrict adequately the discharge of, hazardous
substances could subject us to potentially significant monetary damages and
fines or suspensions in our business operations. Certain laws, ordinances and
regulations could limit our ability to develop, use, or sell our
products.
Our
business depends substantially on the continuing efforts of our executive
officers, and our business may be severely disrupted if we lose their
services.
Our
future success depends substantially on the continued services of our executive
officers, especially our CEO and President, Mr. Hu Xiaoming. We do not maintain
key man life insurance on any of our executive officers. If any of
our executive officers are unable or unwilling to continue in their present
positions, we may not be able to replace them readily, if at
all. Therefore, our business may be severely disrupted, and we may
incur additional expenses to recruit and retain new officers. In
addition, if any of our executives joins a competitor or forms a competing
company, we may lose some of our customers.
We
may be subject to product liability claims, recalls or warranty claims, which
could be expensive, damage our reputation and result in a diversion of
management resources.
The
Company may be subject to lawsuits resulting from injuries associated with the
use of the vehicles that it sells. The Company may incur losses relating to
these claims or the defense of these claims. There is a risk that claims or
liabilities will exceed our insurance coverage. In addition, the Company may be
unable to retain adequate liability insurance in the future.
The
Company may also be required to participate in recalls involving our vehicles if
any prove to be defective, or we may voluntarily initiate a recall or make
payments related to such claims as a result of various industry or business
practices or the need to maintain good customer relationships. Such a recall
would result in a diversion of resources. While we do maintain product liability
insurance, we cannot assure you that it will be sufficient to cover all product
liability claims, that such claims will not exceed our insurance coverage limits
or that such insurance will continue to be available on commercially reasonable
terms, if at all. Any product liability claim brought against us could have a
material adverse effect on our results of operations.
Risks
Relating to Our Vehicle Machinery Production Operations
We
may be subject to significant potential liabilities as a result of defects in
production and product liability.
Through
our machinery production operations, we may be subject to production defect and
product liability arising in the ordinary course of business. These claims are
common to the machinery production industry and can be costly.
With
respect to certain general liability exposures, including manufacturing defect
and product liability, interpretation of underlying current and future trends,
assessment of claims and the related liability and reserve estimation process is
highly subjective due to the complex nature of these exposures, with each
exposure exhibiting unique circumstances. Furthermore, once claims are asserted
for construction defects, it is difficult to determine the extent to which the
assertion of these claims will expand geographically. We may not have sufficient
funds available to cover any liability for damages, the cost of repairs, and/or
the expense of litigation surrounding such claims, and future claims may arise
out of events or circumstances not covered by insurance and not subject to
effective indemnification agreements with our subcontractors.
The
vehicle machinery industry is highly competitive and we are subject to risks
relating to competition that may adversely affect our performance.
The
vehicle machinery industry is highly competitive, and our continued success
depends upon our ability to compete effectively in markets that contain numerous
competitors, some of which have significantly greater financial, marketing and
other resources than we have. Competition may reduce fee structures, potentially
causing us to lower our fees or prices, which may adversely impact our profits.
New or existing competition that uses a business model that is different from
our business model may put pressure on us to change our model so that we can
remain competitive.
Our
business is subject to the risk of supplier concentrations.
We depend
on a limited number of suppliers for the sourcing of major components and parts
and principal raw materials. As a result of this concentration in our supply
chain, our business and operations would be negatively affected if any of our
key suppliers were to experience significant disruption affecting the price,
quality, availability or timely delivery of their products. The partial or
complete loss of one of these suppliers, or a significant adverse change in our
relationship with any of these suppliers, could result in lost revenue, added
costs and distribution delays that could harm our business and customer
relationships. In addition, concentration in our supply chain can exacerbate our
exposure to risks associated with the termination by key suppliers of our
distribution agreements or any adverse change in the terms of such agreements,
which could have a negative impact on our revenues and
profitability.
General economic
conditions may negatively impact our results.
The
consumption of entertainment products such as go-karts and mini-cars is
dependant on continued economic growth, and the duration, pace and full extent
of the current growth environment remains unclear. Moderate or severe economic
downturns or adverse conditions may negatively affect our operations. These
conditions may be widespread or isolated to one or more geographic regions. A
tightening of the labor markets in one or more geographic regions may result in
fewer qualified applicants for job openings in our facilities. Higher wages,
related labor costs and other increasing cost trends may negatively impact our
results as wages and related labor costs.
Risks
Related to Doing Business in China
Change
in political and economic conditions may affect our business operations and
profitability.
Since our
business operations are primarily located in China, our business operations and
financial position are subject, to a significant degree, to the economic,
political and legal developments in China.
China's
government started implementing its economic reform policy in 1978, which
enabled China’s economy to gradually transform from a "planned economy" to a
"socialist market economy." In 1993, the concept of the socialist market economy
was introduced into the Constitution of China, and the country has since
experienced accelerated development of a market economy. A noteworthy recent
phenomenon is that non-state owned enterprises, such as private enterprises,
play an increasingly important role in the Chinese economy and the degree of
direct control by the PRC government over the economy is gradually
declining.
While the
Chinese government has not halted its economic reform policy since 1978, any
significant adverse changes in the social, political and economic conditions of
China may fundamentally impact China’s economic reform policies, and thus the
Company's operations and profits may be adversely affected.
Change
in tax laws and regulations in China may affect our business
operations.
Various
tax reform policies have been implemented in the PRC in recent years. Businesses
are still awaiting guidance from the government in interpreting certain PRC tax
policies. Moreover, there can be no assurance that the existing tax laws and
regulations will not be revised or amended in the future.
Uncertainties
with respect to the Chinese legal system could have a material adverse effect on
us and may restrict the level of legal protections to foreign
investors.
China's
legal system is based on statutory law. Unlike the common law system, statutory
law is based primarily on written statutes. Previous court decisions may be
cited as persuasive authority but do not have a binding effect. Since 1979, the
PRC government has been promulgating and amending the laws and regulations
regarding economic matters, such as corporate organization and governance,
foreign investment, commerce, taxation and trade. However, since
these laws and regulations are relatively new, and the PRC legal system
continues to rapidly evolve, the interpretation of many laws, regulations and
rules is not always uniform and enforcement of these laws, regulations and rules
involves uncertainties, which may limit legal protections available to
us.
In
addition, any litigation in China may be protracted and may result in
substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention. The legal
system in the China cannot provide the investors with the same level of
protection as in the U.S. The Company is governed by the law and regulations
generally applicable to local enterprises in China. Many of these laws and
regulations were recently introduced and remain experimental in nature and
subject to changes and refinements. Interpretation, implementation and
enforcement of the existing laws and regulations can be uncertain and
unpredictable and therefore may restrict the legal protections of foreign
investors.
Changes in
Currency Conversion Policies in China may have an material adverse effect on
us.
Renminbi
(“RMB”) is not a freely exchangeable currency. Since 1998, the State
Administration of Foreign Exchange of China has promulgated a series of
circulars and rules in order to enhance verification of foreign exchange
payments under a Chinese entity’s current account items, and has imposed strict
requirements on borrowing and repayments of foreign exchange debts from and to
foreign creditors under the capital account items and on the creation of foreign
security in favor of foreign creditors.
This may
complicate foreign exchange payments to foreign creditors under the current
account items and thus will affect the ability to borrow under international
commercial loans, the creation of foreign security, and the borrowing of RMB
under guarantees in foreign currencies. Furthermore, the value of RMB may become
subject to supply and demand, which could be largely impacted by international
economic and political environments. Any fluctuations in the exchange
rate of RMB could have an adverse effect on the operational and financial
condition of the Company and its subsidiaries in China.
You
may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing
foreign judgments or bringing original actions based on United States or other
foreign laws against us, our management or the experts named in the
prospectus.
We
conduct substantially all of our operations in China and substantially all of
our assets are located in China. In addition, all of our senior executive
officers reside in China. As a result, it may not be possible to effect service
of process within the United States or elsewhere outside China upon our senior
executive officers, including with respect to matters arising under U.S. federal
securities laws or applicable state securities laws. Moreover, our PRC counsel
has advised us that the PRC does not have treaties with the United States or
many other countries providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of
judgment of courts.
Risks
Relating to Ownership of Our Securities
Our
stock price may be volatile, which may result in losses to our
stockholders.
The stock
markets have experienced significant price and trading volume fluctuations, and
the market prices of companies listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market, the stock
market in which shares of our Common Stock are listed, have been volatile in the
past and have experienced sharp share price and trading volume changes. The
trading price of our Common Stock is likely to be volatile and could fluctuate
widely in response to many factors, including the following, some of which are
beyond our control:
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variations in our operating
results;
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changes in expectations of our
future financial performance, including financial estimates by securities
analysts and investors;
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changes in operating and stock
price performance of other companies in our
industry;
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additions or departures of key
personnel; and
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future sales of our Common
Stock.
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Domestic
and international stock markets often experience significant price and volume
fluctuations. These fluctuations, as well as general economic and political
conditions unrelated to our performance, may adversely affect the price of our
Common Stock.
One
stockholder owns a substantial portion of our outstanding Common Stock, which
may enable this stockholder to influence many significant corporate actions and
in certain circumstances may prevent a change in control that would otherwise be
beneficial to our other stockholders.
Excelvantage
Group Limited controls approximately 60.12% of our outstanding shares of Common
Stock. As a result, Excelvantage Group Limited could have a substantial impact
on matters requiring the vote of the stockholders, including the election of our
directors and most corporate actions. This control could delay, defer or prevent
others from initiating a potential merger, takeover or other change in our
control, even if these actions would benefit our other stockholders and the
Company. This control could adversely affect the voting and other rights of our
other stockholders and could depress the market price of our Common
Stock.
Our
common shares are thinly traded and you may be unable to sell at or near ask
prices, or at all.
We cannot
predict the extent to which an active public market for trading our Common Stock
will be sustained. Our common shares have historically been sporadically or
“thinly-traded,” meaning that the number of persons interested in purchasing our
common shares at or near bid prices at any given time may be relatively small or
non-existent.
This
situation is attributable to a number of factors, including the fact that we are
a small company which is relatively unknown to stock analysts, stock brokers,
institutional investors and others in the investment community who generate or
influence sales volume. Even if we came to the attention of such
persons, those persons tend to be risk-averse and may be reluctant to follow,
purchase, or recommend the purchase of shares of an unproven company such as
ours until such time as we become more seasoned and viable. As a consequence,
there may be periods of several days or more when trading activity in our shares
is minimal or non-existent, as compared to a seasoned issuer which has a large
and steady volume of trading activity that will generally support continuous
sales without an adverse effect on share price. We cannot give you any assurance
that a broader or more active public trading market for our Common Stock will
develop or be sustained, or that current trading levels will be
sustained.
The
market price for our Common Stock is particularly volatile given our status as a
relatively small company with a small and thinly traded “float” and lack of
current revenues which could lead to wide fluctuations in our share price. You
may be unable to sell your Common Stock at or above your purchase price if at
all, which may result in substantial losses to you.
Stockholders
should be aware that, according to SEC Release No. 34-29093, the market for
penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such
patterns include (1) control of the market for the security by one or a few
broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer; (2)
manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and
false and misleading press releases; (3) boiler room practices involving
high-pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced
sales persons; (4) excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differential and markups by
selling broker-dealers; and (5) the wholesale dumping of the same securities by
promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired
level, along with the resulting inevitable collapse of those prices and with
consequent investor losses. Our management is aware of the abuses that have
occurred historically in the penny stock market. Although we do not expect to be
in a position to dictate the behavior of the market or of broker-dealers who
participate in the market, management will strive within the confines of
practical limitations to prevent the described patterns from being established
with respect to our securities. The occurrence of these patterns or practices
could increase the volatility of our share price.
Substantial
sales of the shares of our Common Stock issuable upon conversion of our senior
secured convertible notes or exercise of warrants could adversely affect our
stock price or our ability to raise additional financing in the public capital
markets.
We issued
$10,000,000 2-year senior secured convertible notes and warrants to purchase an
aggregate of 800,000 shares of Common Stock to certain institutional investors
on January 21, 2010. Under the terms of the notes, the maximum number
of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion is 3,636,364 shares (not
including any shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue as interest
payments in lieu of cash), representing approximately 13% of our outstanding
Common Stock on a fully diluted basis.
If the
note holders convert their notes or if they exercise the warrants and sell a
substantial number of shares of our Common Stock in the future, or if investors
perceive that these sales may occur, the market price of our Common Stock could
decline or market demand for our Common Stock could be sharply reduced. The
conversion of the notes and subsequent sale of a substantial number of shares of
our Common Stock could also adversely affect demand for, and the market price
of, our Common Stock. Each of these transactions could adversely affect our
ability to raise additional financing by issuing equity or equity-based
securities in the public capital markets.
Antidilution
and other provisions in the senior secured convertible notes and the warrants
issued to the note holders may also adversely affect our stock price or our
ability to raise additional financing.
The
senior secured convertible notes and the warrants issued to the institutional
holders described above contains antidilution provisions that provide for
adjustment of the note conversion price and the warrant exercise price, and the
number of shares issuable under the warrants, upon the occurrence of certain
events. If we issue shares of our Common Stock, or securities convertible into
our Common Stock, at prices below the conversion price or exercise price, as
applicable, the conversion price of the notes will be reduced and the warrant
exercise price will be reduced and the number of shares issuable under the
warrant will be increased. The amount of such adjustment if any, will be
determined pursuant to a formula specified in the note and the warrant and will
depend on the number of shares issued and the offering price of the subsequent
issuance of securities. Adjustments to the warrant pursuant to these
antidilution provisions may result in significant dilution to the interests of
our existing stockholders and may adversely affect the market price of our
Common Stock. The antidilution provisions may also limit our ability to obtain
additional financing on terms favorable to us.
Moreover,
we may not realize any cash proceeds from the exercise of the warrants. A holder
of the warrant may opt for a cashless exercise of all or part of the warrant
under certain circumstances. In a cashless exercise, the holder of the warrant
would make no cash payment to us, and would receive a number of shares of our
common stock having an aggregate value equal to the excess of the then-current
market price of the shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the
warrant over the exercise price of the warrant. Such an issuance of common stock
would be immediately dilutive to the interests of other
stockholders.
We
do not anticipate paying any cash dividends.
We
presently do not anticipate that we will pay dividends on any of our capital
stock in the foreseeable future. If payment of dividends does occur at some
point in the future, it would be contingent upon our revenues and earnings, if
any, capital requirements, and general financial condition. The payment of any
dividends will be within the discretion of our Board of Directors. We presently
intend to retain all earnings, if any, to implement our business plan;
accordingly, we do not anticipate the declaration of any dividends in the
foreseeable future.
Fluctuation
in the value of the RMB may have a material adverse effect on your
investment.
The
change in value of the RMB against the U.S. dollar, the Euro and other
currencies is affected by changes in China’s political and economic conditions,
among other things. On July 21, 2005, the PRC government changed its
decade-old policy of pegging the value of the RMB to the U.S. dollar. Under
the new policy, the RMB is permitted to fluctuate within a narrow and managed
band against a basket of certain foreign currencies. This change in policy has
resulted in approximately 2.1% appreciation of RMB against the U.S. dollar.
While the international reaction to the RMB revaluation has generally been
positive, there remains significant international pressure on the PRC government
to adopt an even more flexible currency policy, which could result in a further
and more significant appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar. As a
portion of our costs and expenses is denominated in RMB, the revaluation in July
2005 and potential future revaluation has and could further increase our costs.
In addition, as we rely entirely on dividends paid to us by our operating
subsidiaries, any significant revaluation of the RMB may have a material adverse
effect on our revenues and financial condition. For example, to the extent that
we need to convert U.S. dollars we receive from this offering into RMB for
our operations, appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar would have
an adverse effect on the RMB amount we receive from the conversion. Conversely,
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.
If
the Company were to be delisted from NASDAQ, our Common Stock could be subject
to “penny stock” rules which could negatively impact our liquidity and our
stockholders’ ability to sell their shares.
Our
Common Stock is currently listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market. We must comply
with numerous NASDAQ MarketPlace rules in order to maintain the listing of our
Common Stock on NASDAQ. There can be no assurance that we can continue to meet
the requirements to maintain the NASDAQ listing of our Common Stock. If we are
unable to maintain our listing on NASDAQ, the market liquidity of our Common
Stock may be severely limited.
Volatility
in Our Common Share Price May Subject Us to Securities Litigation.
The
market for our Common Stock is characterized by significant price volatility as
compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price will continue
to be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. In the
past, plaintiffs have often initiated securities class action litigation against
a company following periods of volatility in the market price of its securities.
We may, in the future, be the target of similar litigation. Securities
litigation could result in substantial costs and liabilities and could divert
management's attention and resources.
The
Elimination of Monetary Liability Against our Directors, Officers and Employees
under Delaware law and the Existence of Indemnification Rights of our Directors,
Officers and Employees May Result in Substantial Expenditures by our Company and
may Discourage Lawsuits Against our Directors, Officers and
Employees.
Our
articles of incorporation do not contain any specific provisions that eliminate
the liability of our directors for monetary damages to our company and
stockholders; however, we are prepared to give such indemnification to our
directors and officers to the extent provided for by Delaware law. We may also
have contractual indemnification obligations under our employment agreements
with our officers. The foregoing indemnification obligations could result in our
company incurring substantial expenditures to cover the cost of settlement or
damage awards against directors and officers, which we may be unable to recoup.
These provisions and resultant costs may also discourage our company from
bringing a lawsuit against directors and officers for breaches of their
fiduciary duties, and may similarly discourage the filing of derivative
litigation by our stockholders against our directors and officers even though
such actions, if successful, might otherwise benefit our company and
stockholders.
Past
Activities Of Stone Mountain and Our Affiliates May Lead to Future
Liability.
Prior to
Stone Mountain entering into the share exchange agreement with Continental on
June 29, 2007, Stone Mountain engaged in businesses unrelated to our current
operations. Any liabilities relating to such prior business against which we are
not completely indemnified may have a material adverse effect on
us.
We
may need additional capital, and the sale of additional shares or other equity
securities could result in additional dilution to our
stockholders.
We
believe that our current cash, cash equivalents, and anticipated cash flow from
operations will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for the near
future. We may, however, require additional cash resources due to changed
business conditions or other future developments, including any investments or
acquisitions we may decide to pursue. If our resources are insufficient to
satisfy our cash requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity or debt
securities or obtain a credit facility. The sale of additional equity securities
could result in dilution to our stockholders. The incurrence of indebtedness
would result in increased debt service obligations and could result in operating
and financing covenants that would restrict our operations. We cannot assure you
that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at
all.
Our
business is subject to changing regulations related to corporate governance and
public disclosure that have increased both our costs and the risk of
noncompliance.
Because
our Common Stock is publicly traded, we are subject to certain rules and
regulations of federal, state and financial market exchange entities charged
with the protection of investors and the oversight of companies whose securities
are publicly traded. These entities, including the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board, the SEC and NASDAQ, have issued requirements and regulations
and continue to develop additional regulations and requirements in response to
corporate scandals and laws enacted by Congress, most notably the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002. Our efforts to comply with these regulations have resulted in, and
are likely to continue resulting in, increased general and administrative
expenses and diversion of management time and attention from revenue-generating
activities to compliance activities. Because new and modified laws, regulations
and standards are subject to varying interpretations in many cases due to their
lack of specificity, their application in practice may evolve over time as new
guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This evolution may
result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and additional
costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to our disclosure and governance
practices.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
We will
not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Common Stock by the selling
stockholders. We may receive proceeds from the issuance of shares of our Common
Stock upon the exercise of the Warrants, if exercised for cash. We intend to use
any proceeds from exercise of the Warrants for working capital and other general
corporate purposes.
SELLING
STOCKHOLDERS
The
shares of Common Stock being offered by the selling stockholders are those
issuable to the selling stockholders upon conversion of the Notes and otherwise
pursuant to the terms of the Notes with respect to the Notes and exercise of the
Warrants. For additional information regarding the issuance of the Notes and the
Warrants, see “Recent Developments” above. We are registering the shares of
Common Stock in order to permit the selling stockholders to offer the shares for
resale from time to time. Except for the ownership of the Notes and the Warrants
issued pursuant to the Financing, the selling stockholders who were investors in
the Financing have not had any material relationship with us within the past
three years.
The table
below lists the selling stockholders and other information regarding the
beneficial ownership (as determined under Section 13(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder) of
the shares of Common Stock held by each of the selling stockholders. The second
column lists the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the
selling stockholders, based on their respective ownership of shares of Common
Stock, Notes and Warrants, as of February 19, 2010, assuming conversion of
the Notes and exercise of the Warrants held by each such selling stockholder on
that date.
The third
column lists the shares of Common Stock being offered by this prospectus by the
selling stockholders and does not take in account any limitations on (i)
conversion of the Notes or issuance of Common Stock set forth therein or (ii)
exercise of the Warrants set forth therein.
In
accordance with the terms of a registration rights agreement with the holders of
the Notes and the Warrants, this prospectus generally covers the resale of
6,897,708 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes or
otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Notes and/or upon exercise of the
Warrants issued in conjunction with such notes. Such aggregate amount of shares
calculated by the Company as of the date of this Registration Statement is based
on 130% of the sum of (i) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of the Notes, (ii) the maximum number of other shares of Common
Stock issuable pursuant to the Notes and (iii) the maximum number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, in each case, determined as
if the outstanding Notes and Warrants were converted or exercised (as the case
may be) in full (without regard to any limitations on conversion, issuance of
Common Stock or exercise contained therein) as of the trading day immediately
preceding the date this registration statement was initially filed with the
SEC. In addition to both economic and standard antidilution adjustments,
the conversion price of the notes is subject to additional adjustments described
below in “Recent Developments - Description of the Securities Under the
Financing - Notes - Conversion and Conversion Price Adjustments”. For
purposes of the calculation of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock
initially issuable upon conversion of the Notes, the Company has assumed such
additional adjustments will result in an adjusted conversion price of $2.75,
which represents the lowest conversion price adjustment permitted pursuant to
such additional adjustment provisions in the Notes. The Company
further has assumed for purposes of calculating the maximum number of other
shares of Common Stock initially issuable pursuant to the Notes that the closing
price of each trading day used in determining such number of other shares of
Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Notes will equal $4.14, which
was the closing price on February 19, 2010. Because the conversion price of the
Notes and the exercise price of the Warrants may be adjusted, the number of
shares that will actually be issued may be more or less than the number of
shares being offered by this prospectus. The fourth column assumes the sale of
all of the shares offered by the selling stockholders pursuant to this
prospectus.
Under the
terms of the Notes and the Warrants, a selling stockholder may not convert the
Notes or exercise the Warrants to the extent (but only to the extent) such
selling stockholder or any of its affiliates would beneficially own a number of
shares of our Common Stock which would exceed 4.99%. The number of shares in the
second column reflects these limitations. The selling stockholders may sell all,
some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of
Distribution.”
Name of Selling Stockholder
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Number of Shares of Common
Stock Owned Prior to Offering
(1)(2)
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Maximum Number of
Shares of Common
Stock to be Sold
Pursuant to this
Prospectus(3) (4)
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Number of Shares of Common
Stock Owned After Offering(2)
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Number
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Percent
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Number
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Percent
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Hudson
Bay Fund, LP (5)
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492,000
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2.46
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%
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1,414,030
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0
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Hudson
Bay Overseas Fund Ltd. (6)
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708,000
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3.55
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%
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2,034,824
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0
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Capital
Ventures International (7)
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1,200,000
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6.01
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%
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3,448,854
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0
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(1)
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC.
Shares of Common Stock subject to options or warrants currently exercisable or
exercisable within 60 days of the date of this prospectus, are deemed
outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of the stockholder holding
the options or warrants and securities that are currently convertible or
convertible within 60 days of the date of this prospectus, but are not deemed
outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of any other stockholder.
Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table, we believe
stockholders named in the table have sole voting and sole investment power with
respect to the shares set forth opposite such stockholder’s name. Percentage of
ownership is based on 19,961,000 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of
February 19, 2010.
(2)
Pursuant to the terms of the Notes and the Warrants, at no time may a holder of
Notes and Warrants convert or exercise such holder’s Note or Warrant into shares
of our Common Stock if the conversion or exercise would result in such holder
beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the
Exchange Act and the rules thereunder) more than 4.99% of our then issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock; provided, however, that each holder may
lower this limitation percentage at any time or increase this limitation
percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% upon 61 days’ prior
written notice to the Company. The 4.99% beneficial ownership limitation does
not prevent a stockholder from selling some of its holdings and then receiving
additional shares. Accordingly, each stockholder could exercise and sell more
than 4.99% of our Common Stock without ever at any one time holding more than
this limit. The number and percent of shares of our Common Stock to be held by
the selling stockholders after the offering of the resale securities, assumes
all of the resale securities are sold by the selling stockholders and that the
selling stockholders do not acquire any other shares of our Common Stock prior
to their assumed sale of all of the resale shares.
(3)
Includes the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that each selling
stockholder may sell, regardless of the 4.99% beneficial ownership limitation,
more fully explained in footnote 2.
(4)
Includes shares of Common Stock, which may be issued upon conversion of the
Notes or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Notes and/or upon exercise of
the Warrants issued in conjunction with the Notes (such aggregate amount of
shares calculated by the Company as of the date of this Registration Statement
based on 130% of the sum of (i) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock
initially issuable upon conversion of the Notes, (ii) the maximum number of
other shares of Common Stock initially issuable pursuant to the Notes and (iii)
the maximum number of shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon exercise of
the Warrants). For purposes of the calculation of the maximum number of
shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon conversion of the Notes, the
Company has assumed such additional adjustments will result in an adjusted
conversion price of $2.75, which represents the lowest conversion price
adjustment permitted pursuant to such additional adjustment provisions in the
Notes. The Company further has assumed for purposes of calculating
the maximum number of other shares of Common Stock initially issuable pursuant
to the Notes that the closing price of each trading day used in determining such
number of other shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Notes
will equal $4.14, which was the closing price on February 19,
2010.
(5)
Includes shares of Common Stock, which may be issued upon conversion of the
Notes or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Notes and/or upon exercise of
the Warrants issued in conjunction with the Notes (such aggregate amount of
shares calculated by the Company as of the date of this Registration Statement
based on 130% of the sum of (i) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock
initially issuable upon conversion of the Notes held by Hudson Bay Fund LP, (ii)
the maximum number of other shares of Common Stock initially issuable pursuant
to the Notes held by Hudson Bay Fund LP and (iii) the maximum number of shares
of Common Stock initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant held by Hudson
Bay Fund LP). In addition to both economic and standard antidilution
adjustments, the conversion price of the notes is subject to additional
adjustments described below in “Recent Developments - Description of the
Securities Under the Financing - Notes - Conversion and Conversion Price
Adjustments”. For purposes of the calculation of the maximum number
of shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon conversion of the Notes, the
Company has assumed such additional adjustments will result in an adjusted
conversion price of $2.75, which represents the lowest conversion price
adjustment permitted pursuant to such additional adjustment provisions in the
Notes. The Company further has assumed for purposes of calculating
the maximum number of other shares of Common Stock initially issuable pursuant
to the Notes that the closing price of each trading day used in determining such
number of other shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Notes
will equal $4.14, which was the closing price on February 19, 2010. Sander
Gerber shares voting and investment power over these securities. Sander Gerber
disclaims beneficial ownership over the securities held by Hudson Bay Fund LP.
The selling stockholder acquired the securities offered for its own account in
the ordinary course of business, and at the time it acquired the securities, it
had no agreements, plans or understandings, directly or indirectly to distribute
the securities. In the ordinary course of business in trading
securities positions, Hudson Bay Fund, LP may enter into short
sales. However, no such short sales are entered into prior to the
public announcement of any private placement pursuant to which the applicable
securities were acquired by Hudson Bay Fund, LP and Hudson Bay Fund, LP is aware
of and adheres to the position of the Staff of the Commission set forth in Item
A.65 of the SEC Telephone Interpretations Manual.
(6) Includes
shares of Common Stock, which may be issued upon conversion of the Notes or
otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Notes and/or upon exercise of the
Warrants issued in conjunction with the Notes (such aggregate amount of shares
calculated by the Company as of the date of this Registration Statement based on
130% of the sum of (i) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock initially
issuable upon conversion of the Notes held by Hudson Bay Overseas Fund LTD, (ii)
the maximum number of other shares of Common Stock initially issuable pursuant
to the Notes held by Hudson Bay Overseas Fund LTD and (iii) the maximum number
of shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant held
by Hudson Bay Overseas Fund LTD). In addition to both economic and standard
antidilution adjustments, the conversion price of the notes is subject to
additional adjustments described below in “Recent Developments - Description of
the Securities Under the Financing - Notes - Conversion and Conversion Price
Adjustments”. For purposes of the calculation of the maximum number
of shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon conversion of the Notes, the
Company has assumed such additional adjustments will result in an adjusted
conversion price of $2.75, which represents the lowest conversion price
adjustment permitted pursuant to such additional adjustment provisions in the
Notes. The Company further has assumed for purposes of calculating
the maximum number of other shares of Common Stock initially issuable pursuant
to the Notes that the closing price of each trading day used in determining such
number of other shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Notes
will equal $4.14, which was the closing price on February 19, 2010. Sander
Gerber shares voting and investment power over these securities. Sander Gerber
disclaims beneficial ownership over the securities held by Hudson Bay Overseas
Fund LTD. The selling stockholder acquired the securities offered for its own
account in the ordinary course of business, and at the time it acquired the
securities, it had no agreements, plans or understandings, directly or
indirectly to distribute the securities. In the ordinary course of
business in trading securities positions, Hudson Bay Overseas Fund LTD may enter
into short sales. However, no such short sales are entered into prior
to the public announcement of any private placement pursuant to which the
applicable securities were acquired by Hudson Bay Overseas Fund LTD and Hudson
Bay Overseas Fund LTD is aware of and adheres to the position of the Staff of
the Commission set forth in Item A.65 of the SEC Telephone Interpretations
Manual.
(7) Includes
shares of Common Stock, which may be issued upon conversion of the Notes or
otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Notes and/or upon exercise of the
Warrants issued in conjunction with the Notes (such aggregate amount of shares
calculated by the Company as of the date of this Registration Statement based on
130% of the sum of (i) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock initially
issuable upon conversion of the Notes held by Capital Ventures International,
(ii) the maximum number of other shares of Common Stock initially issuable
pursuant to the Notes held by Capital Ventures International and (iii) the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon exercise of the
Warrant held by Capital Ventures International). In addition to both
economic and standard antidilution adjustments, the conversion price of the
notes is subject to additional adjustments described below in “Recent
Developments - Description of the Securities Under the Financing - Notes -
Conversion and Conversion Price Adjustments”. For purposes of the
calculation of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock initially issuable
upon conversion of the Notes, the Company has assumed such additional
adjustments will result in an adjusted conversion price of $2.75, which
represents the lowest conversion price adjustment permitted pursuant to such
additional adjustment provisions in the Notes. The Company further
has assumed for purposes of calculating the maximum number of other shares of
Common Stock initially issuable pursuant to the Notes that the closing price of
each trading day used in determining such number of other shares of Common Stock
in accordance with the terms of the Notes will equal $4.14, which was the
closing price on February 19, 2010. Heights Capital Management, Inc., the
authorized agent of Capital Ventures International, has discretionary authority
to vote and dispose of the shares held by Capital Ventures International and may
be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares. Martin
Kobinger, in his capacity as Investment Manager of Heights Capital Management,
Inc., may be deemed to have voting and dispositive powers for Capital Ventures
International. Mr. Kobinger disclaims any such beneficial
ownership of the shares held by Capital Ventures
International. Capital Ventures International is affiliated with one
or more registered broker-dealers. Capital Ventures International
purchased the shares being registered hereunder in the ordinary course of
business and at the time of purchase, had no agreements or understandings,
directly or indirectly, with any other person to distribute such
shares. Capital Ventures International does not hold an existing
short position in the Company's Common Stock.
* Less
than 1%.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
We are
registering the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and
otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants to
permit the resale of these shares of Common Stock by the holders of the Notes
and Warrants from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not
receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling stockholders of the
shares of Common Stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident
to our obligation to register the shares of Common Stock.
The
selling stockholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock
held by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or
more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of Common Stock are
sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling stockholders will be
responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions.
The shares of Common Stock may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed
prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices
determined at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. These sales may be
effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions,
pursuant to one or more of the following methods:
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on any national securities
exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or
quoted at the time of
sale;
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in the over-the-counter
market;
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in transactions otherwise than
on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter
market;
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through the writing or
settlement of options, whether such options are listed on an options
exchange or otherwise;
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ordinary brokerage transactions
and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits
purchasers;
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block trades in which the
broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position
and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the
transaction;
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purchases by a broker-dealer as
principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its
account;
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an exchange distribution in
accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
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privately negotiated
transactions;
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short sales made after the date
the Registration Statement is declared effective by the
SEC;
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broker-dealers may agree with the
selling securityholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a
stipulated price per share;
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a combination of any such methods
of sale; and
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any other method permitted
pursuant to applicable law.
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The
selling stockholders may also sell shares of Common Stock under Rule 144
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if available, rather
than under this prospectus. In addition, the selling stockholders may transfer
the shares of Common Stock by other means not described in this prospectus. If
the selling stockholders effect such transactions by selling shares of Common
Stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters,
broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts,
concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders or commissions from
purchasers of the shares of Common Stock for whom they may act as agent or to
whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as
to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those
customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection with sales of
the shares of Common Stock or otherwise, the selling stockholders may enter into
hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short
sales of the shares of Common Stock in the course of hedging in positions they
assume. The selling stockholders may also sell shares of Common Stock short and
deliver shares of Common Stock covered by this prospectus to close out short
positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The
selling stockholders may also loan or pledge shares of Common Stock to
broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.
The
selling stockholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of
the Notes, Warrants or shares of Common Stock owned by them and, if they default
in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties
may offer and sell the shares of Common Stock from time to time pursuant to this
prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other
applicable provision of the Securities Act amending, if necessary, the list of
selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in
interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling stockholders
also may transfer and donate the shares of Common Stock in other circumstances
in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest
will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this
prospectus.
To the
extent required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder,
the selling stockholders and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution
of the shares of Common Stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the
meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or
concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting
commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular
offering of the shares of Common Stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if
required, will be distributed, which will set forth the aggregate amount of
shares of Common Stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including
the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions
and other terms constituting compensation from the selling stockholders and any
discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to
broker-dealers.
Under the
securities laws of some states, the shares of Common Stock may be sold in such
states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in
some states the shares of Common Stock may not be sold unless such shares have
been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from
registration or qualification is available and is complied
with.
There can
be no assurance that any selling stockholder will sell any or all of the shares
of Common Stock registered pursuant to the registration statement, of which this
prospectus forms a part.
The
selling stockholders and any other person participating in such distribution
will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without
limitation, to the extent applicable, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which
may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of Common Stock
by the selling stockholders and any other participating person. To the extent
applicable, Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in
the distribution of the shares of Common Stock to engage in market-making
activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock. All of the foregoing may
affect the marketability of the shares of Common Stock and the ability of any
person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the
shares of Common Stock.
We will
pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to
the registration rights agreement, estimated to be
$[ ] in total, including, without limitation,
Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with
state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided, however, a selling stockholder
will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any. We will
indemnify the selling stockholders against liabilities, including some
liabilities under the Securities Act in accordance with the registration rights
agreements or the selling stockholders will be entitled to contribution. We may
be indemnified by the selling stockholders against civil liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act that may arise from any written information
furnished to us by the selling stockholder specifically for use in this
prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreements or we
may be entitled to contribution.
Once sold
under the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the
shares of Common Stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other
than our affiliates.
LEGAL
MATTERS
K&L
Gates LLP will pass upon the validity of the securities being offered
hereby.
EXPERTS
The
consolidated financial statements of Kandi Technologies, Corp. as of December
31, 2008 and 2007, and for the years then ended, have been incorporated by
reference herein in reliance upon the report of Weinberg & Company, P.A., an
independent registered public accounting firm incorporated by reference herein,
and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.
INCORPORATION
OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC
allows us to incorporate by reference the information we file with them, which
means:
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incorporated documents are
considered part of the
prospectus;
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we can disclose important
information to you by referring you to those documents;
and
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information that we file with the
SEC after the date of this prospectus will automatically update and
supersede the information contained in this prospectus and incorporated
filings.
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We
incorporate by reference the documents listed below that we filed with the SEC
under the Exchange Act:
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our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31,
2008;
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our Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2009, June 30, 2009 and September
30, 2009;
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our Current Reports on Form 8-K
filed on July 2, 2009 and January 21,
2010;
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our Proxy Statement on Form
DEF14A filed on November 6,
2009;
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our Information Statement on
Form DEF14C filed on February 26, 2010;
and
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the description of our Common
Stock contained in the registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration
No. 333-156582) filed with the SEC on January 6, 2009, and all amendments
and reports filed for the purpose of updating that
description.
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We also
incorporate by reference each of the documents that we file with the SEC under
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (1) after the date of the
initial filing of this registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a
part, prior to the effectiveness of this registration statement and (2) after
the date of this prospectus until the offering of the securities terminates. We
will not, however, incorporate by reference in this prospectus any documents or
portions thereof that are not deemed “filed” with the SEC, including any
information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of our current reports
on Form 8-K after the date of this prospectus unless, and except to the extent,
specified in such current reports.
We will
provide you with a copy of any of these filings (other than an exhibit to these
filings, unless the exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference into the
filing requested) at no cost, if you submit a request to us by writing or
telephoning us at the following address and telephone number:
Kandi
Technologies, Corp.
Jinhua
City Industrial Zone
Jinhua,
Zhejiang Province
People’s
Republic of China
Post Code
321016
Tel:
(86-579) 83906856
Any
statement contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the
extent that a statement contained herein, or in any subsequently filed document
which also is incorporated herein by reference, modifies or supersedes such
earlier statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
Any statement made in this prospectus concerning the contents of any contract,
agreement or other document is only a summary of the actual contract, agreement
or other document. If we have filed or incorporated by reference any contract,
agreement or other document as an exhibit to the registration statement, you
should read the exhibit for a more complete understanding of the document or
matter involved. Each statement regarding a contract, agreement or other
document is qualified by reference to the actual document.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We have
filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act
with respect to the shares of Common Stock and Warrants offered hereby. This
prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement, does not
contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement or the
exhibits and schedules filed therewith. For further information about us and the
Common Stock offered hereby, reference is made to the registration statement and
the exhibits and schedules filed therewith.
A copy of
the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules filed therewith may be
inspected without charge at the public reference room maintained by the SEC,
located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, and copies of all or any
part of the registration statement may be obtained from such offices upon the
payment of the fees prescribed by the SEC. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330
for further information about the public reference room. We also file annual,
quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the
SEC. The SEC also maintains an Internet web site that contains reports, proxy
and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file
electronically with the SEC. The address of the site is
http://www.sec.gov.
You
should rely only on the information contained in this document. We have not
authorized anyone to give any information that is different. This prospectus is
not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy
these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted. The
information in this prospectus is complete and accurate as of the date on the
cover, but the information may change in the future.
6,897,708
Shares of Common Stock
KANDI
TECHNOLOGIES, CORP.
PROSPECTUS
___________,
2010
PART
II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item
14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The
following table sets forth the expenses payable by the Registrant in connection
with the sale and distribution of the securities being registered hereby. All
amounts are estimated except the Securities and Exchange Commission registration
fee.
Securities
and Exchange Commission registration fee
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|
$
|
2,021.33
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|
Accounting
fees and expenses
|
|
$
|
5,000
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Printing
and engraving
|
|
$
|
5,000
|
|
Legal
fees and expenses
|
|
$
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total
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$
|
42,012.33
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Item
15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
We have
entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and officers
that provide the director or officer will not be personally liable to us or our
stockholders for or with respect to any acts or omissions in the performance of
his duties as a director or officer to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL
or any other applicable law.
Section
145 of the DGCL provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers
as well as other employees and agents of the corporation against expenses
(including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, in
connection with specified actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the
right of the corporation, as a derivative action), if they acted in good faith
and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A
similar standard is applicable in the case of actions by or in the right of the
corporation, except that indemnification only extends to expenses (including
attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense
or settlement of such action, and no indemnification shall be made where the
person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the corporation, unless
and only to the extent that a court determines is fair and reasonable in view of
all circumstances.
Our
certificate of incorporation provides that we shall indemnify and hold harmless
any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party or is
otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason
of the fact that the person is or was a director or an officer of the Company,
or is or was serving at our request, while a director or officer of the Company,
as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an
employee benefit plan, against all expense, liability and loss (including
attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts
paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection
with such action, suit or proceeding to the fullest extent permitted or required
by Delaware law. Except with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to
indemnification, we will indemnify any such person in connection with a
proceeding described above initiated by such person only if such proceeding was
authorized by our board of directors.
Section
102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides that a certificate of incorporation may contain a
provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the
corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director, provided that such provision may not eliminate or limit the
liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to
the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law,
(iii) under Section 174 (relating to liability for unauthorized acquisitions or
redemptions of, or dividends on, capital stock) of the DGCL, or (iv) for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Our
certificate of incorporation contains such a provision.
The
indemnification provisions contained in our certificate of incorporation are in
addition to any other right that a person may have or acquire under any statute,
bylaw, resolution of stockholders or directors or otherwise.
Item
16. Exhibits
The
following documents are exhibits to the registration statement:
Exhibit Number
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Description
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4.1**
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Certificate
of Incorporation of Stone Mountain Resources Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to
our Form SB-2, filed April 1, 2005 (Registration No. 333-123735)),
incorporated herein by reference
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|
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4.2**
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|
Certificate
of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Stone Mountain Resources,
Inc.
|
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4.3**
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|
By-laws
(filed as Exhibit 3.2 to our Form SB-2, filed April 1, 2005 (Registration
No. 333-123735)), incorporated herein by reference
|
|
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5.1*
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|
Opinion
of K&L Gates LLP
|
|
|
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10.1**
|
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 21, 2010 between Kandi
Technologies, Corp. and the Investors listed on the Schedule of Buyers
attached thereto (“SPA”)
|
|
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|
10.2**
|
|
Form
of Senior Secured Convertible Note issuable under the
SPA
|
|
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10.3**
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Form
of Warrant issuable under the SPA
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|
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10.4**
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|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of January 21, 2010 between Kandi Technologies,
Corp. and the Investors listed in the SPA
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|
|
|
10.5**
|
|
Shareholder
Pledge Agreement, dated as of January 21, 2010 between Kandi Technologies,
Corp. and Excelvantage Group Limited
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|
|
|
10.6**
|
|
Voting
Agreement, dated as of January 21, 2010 between Kandi Technologies, Corp.
and Excelvantage Group Limited
|
|
|
|
10.7**
|
|
Placement
Agent Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2010 among Kandi Technologies,
Corp., FT Global Capital, Inc. and Brean Murray, Carret &
Co.
|
|
|
|
10.8
|
|
Consulting
Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2009 between Kandi Technologies,
Corp. and FirsTrust Group, Inc.
|
|
|
|
23.1*
|
|
Consent
of Weinberg & Company, P.A., Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
|
|
|
|
23.2*
|
|
Consent
of K&L Gates LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
|
|
|
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24.1
|
|
Power
of Attorney (included in the signature page to the Registration
Statement)
|
*Filed
herewith
**Previously
filed.
Item
17. Undertakings
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
1.
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To file, during any period in
which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement:
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(i) To
include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
(ii) To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee”
table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that the
undertakings set forth in paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) do not apply
if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this
registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant
to Rule 424(b) that is part of this registration statement.
2.
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That, for the purpose of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona
fide offering
thereof.
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3.
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To remove from registration by
means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
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4.
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That, for the purpose of
determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any
purchaser:
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(i) Each
prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be
deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed
prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement;
and
(ii) Each
prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or
(b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B
relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or
(x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a)
of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be a part of and included in
the registration statement as of the earlier date such form of prospectus is
first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of
securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in
Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at
that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date
of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration
statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
Provided, however, that
no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated
by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is a part of the
registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale
prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in
the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration
statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective
date.
5.
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That, for the purpose of
determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933
to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities the
undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities
of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement,
regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the
purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by
means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant
will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell
such securities to such
purchaser:
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(i)
Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating
to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii)
Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of
the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
registrant;
(iii)
The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering
containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its
securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant;
and
(iv)
Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
registrant to the purchaser.
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supplement the prospectus, after the
expiration of the subscription period, to set forth the results of the
subscription offer, the transactions by the underwriters during the subscription
period, the amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by the
underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If any public
offering by the underwriters is to be made on terms differing from those set
forth on the cover page of the prospectus, a post-effective amendment will be
filed to set forth the terms of such offering.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
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
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that
it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Jinhua, The People’s Republic of China, on the 30th day of
March, 2010.
|
KANDI
TECHNOLOGIES, CORP.
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|
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By:
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/s/ Hu Xiaoming
|
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Hu
Xiaoming
|
|
|
President,
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman
of the Board
|
KNOW ALL
PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Hu Xiaoming and Zhu Xiaoying, and each of them acting
individually, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to sign any registration
statement for the same offering covered by this Registration Statement that is
to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all post-effective amendments thereto,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact
and agents or any of them, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
/s/ Hu Xiaoming
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|
President,
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman
of the Board
|
|
March
30, 2010
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Hu
Xiaoming
|
|
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Zhu Xiaoying
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Director
|
|
March
30, 2010
|
Zhu
Xiaoying
|
|
(Principal
Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting
Officer)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Zheng Mingyang
|
|
Director
|
|
March
30, 2010
|
Zheng
Mingyang
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Qian Min
|
|
Director
|
|
March
30, 2010
|
Qian
Min
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Yao Zhengming
|
|
Director
|
|
March
30, 2010
|
Yao
Zhengming
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Fong Heung Sang
|
|
Director
|
|
March
30, 2010
|
Fong
Heung Sang
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
/s/ Hu Wangyuan
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|
Director
|
|
March
30, 2010
|
Hu
Wangyuan
|
|
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit Number
|
|
Description
|
|
|
|
4.1**
|
|
Certificate
of Incorporation of Stone Mountain Resources Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to
our Form SB-2, filed April 1, 2005 (Registration No. 333-123735)),
incorporated herein by reference
|
|
|
|
4.2**
|
|
Certificate
of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Stone Mountain Resources,
Inc.
|
|
|
|
4.3**
|
|
By-laws
(filed as Exhibit 3.2 to our Form SB-2, filed April 1, 2005 (Registration
No. 333-123735)), incorporated herein by reference
|
|
|
|
5.1*
|
|
Opinion
of K&L Gates LLP
|
|
|
|
10.1**
|
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 21, 2010 between Kandi
Technologies, Corp. and the Investors listed on the Schedule of Buyers
attached thereto (“SPA”)
|
|
|
|
10.2**
|
|
Form
of Senior Secured Convertible Note issuable under the
SPA
|
|
|
|
10.3**
|
|
Form
of Warrant issuable under the SPA
|
|
|
|
10.4**
|
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of January 21, 2010 between Kandi Technologies,
Corp. and the Investors listed in the SPA
|
|
|
|
10.5**
|
|
Shareholder
Pledge Agreement, dated as of January 21, 2010 between Kandi Technologies,
Corp. and Excelvantage Group Limited
|
|
|
|
10.6**
|
|
Voting
Agreement, dated as of January 21, 2010 between Kandi Technologies, Corp.
and Excelvantage Group Limited
|
|
|
|
10.7**
|
|
Placement
Agent Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2010 among Kandi Technologies,
Corp., FT Global Capital, Inc. and Brean Murray, Carret &
Co.
|
|
|
|
10.8
|
|
Consulting
Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2009 between Kandi Technologies,
Corp. and FirsTrust Group, Inc.
|
|
|
|
23.1*
|
|
Consent
of Weinberg & Company, P.A., Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
|
|
|
|
23.2*
|
|
Consent
of K&L Gates LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
|
|
|
|
24.1
|
|
Power
of Attorney (included in the signature page to the Registration
Statement)
|
*Filed
herewith.
**Previously
filed.