20-F
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F
(Mark One)
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
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SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 |
Date of event requiring this shell company report
Commission file number: 001-33765
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of Registrants name into English)
Cayman Islands
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
17/F, Sky Plaza
No. 46 Dongzhimenwai Street
Dongcheng District
100027, Beijing
Peoples Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
Conor Chiahung Yang
AirMedia Group Inc.
17/F, Sky Plaza
No. 46 Dongzhimenwai Street
Dongcheng District
100027, Beijing
Peoples Republic of China
Phone: +86 10 8438 6868
Email: conor@airmedia.net.cn
(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class |
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Name of exchange on which each class is to be registered |
American Depositary Shares, each
representing two ordinary shares,
par value $0.001 per share
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Nasdaq Global Market |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the Issuers classes of capital or common
stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report. 134,425,925 ordinary shares, par
value US$0.001 per share, as of December 31, 2008.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule
405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No þ
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is
not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated
filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer þ Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the
financial statements included in this filing:
U.S. GAAP þ International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International
Accounting Standards Board o Other o
If Other has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which
financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. Item 17 o Item 18 o
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to
be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the
distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes o No o
INTRODUCTION
Unless otherwise indicated and except where the context otherwise requires, references in this
annual report on Form 20-F to:
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ADSs are to our American depositary shares, each of which represents two ordinary shares; |
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CAAC are to the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China, a PRC
governmental agency; the largest airports in China are measured by the number of air passengers in the 2007 Airport Data Report of
CAAC and the largest airlines in China are measured by the number of air passengers in
China Civil Aviation, a journal sponsored by the CAAC; |
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China or the PRC are to the Peoples Republic of China, excluding, for the
purpose of this annual report only, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan; |
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Nasdaq are to the Nasdaq Global Market; |
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ordinary shares are to our ordinary shares, par value US$0.001 per share; |
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preferred shares are to our Series A redeemable convertible preferred shares and
Series B redeemable convertible preferred shares, all of which were converted into our
ordinary shares upon the completion of our initial public offering on November 13,
2007; |
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RMB and Renminbi are to the legal currency of China; and |
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US$, U.S. dollars, $, and dollars are to the legal currency of the United
States. |
Unless the context indicates otherwise, we, us, our company, our, and AirMedia refer
to AirMedia Group Inc., its subsidiaries and consolidated variable interest entities and their
subsidiaries. Although AirMedia does not directly or indirectly own any equity interests in its
consolidated variable interest entities or their subsidiaries, AirMedia effectively controls, and
is the primary beneficiary of these entities, through a series of contractual arrangements with
them and their record owners. We have consolidated the financial results of these variable interest
entities and their subsidiaries in our consolidated financial statements in accordance with the
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of the U.S. See Item 4. Information on the CompanyC.
Organizational Structure, Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party TransactionsB. Related
Party Transactions and Item 3. Key InformationD. Risk Factors for further information on our
contractual arrangements with these parties.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This annual report on Form 20-F contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking
statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that
may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those
expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
You can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as may, will,
expect, anticipate, aim, estimate, intend, plan, believe, likely to or other
similar expressions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current
expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect
our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. These
forward-looking statements include:
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our anticipated growth strategies; |
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our future business development, results of operations and financial condition; |
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our plans to expand our air travel advertising network into additional locations,
airports and airlines; |
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competition in the advertising industry and the air travel advertising industry in
China; |
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the expected growth in consumer spending, average income levels and advertising
spending levels; |
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the growth of the air travel sector in China; and |
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PRC governmental policies relating to the advertising industry. |
You should thoroughly read this annual report and the documents to which we refer with the
understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from and worse than our
expectations. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements with these cautionary statements.
Other sections of this annual report include additional factors that could adversely affect our
business and financial performance.
This annual report contains statistical data that we obtained from various government and
private publications. We have not independently verified the data in these reports. Statistical
data in these publications also include projections based on a number of assumptions. The air
travel industry and the advertising industry in China, particularly the out-of-home and air travel
advertising sectors, may not grow at the projected rates or at all. The failure of the air travel
industry and the advertising industry to grow at the projected rates may have a material adverse
effect on our business and the market price of our ADSs. Furthermore, if any one or more of the
assumptions underlying the statistical data turns out to be incorrect, actual results may differ
from the projections based on these assumptions. You should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements. In particular, this annual report contains statistical data from an
August 2007 report of Sinomonitor commissioned by us, or the Sinomonitor report. The calculation of
digital TV screens in the Sinomonitor report does not include digital TV screens in VIP lounges for
logistical reasons.
You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We
undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise.
PART I
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS
Not Applicable.
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
Not Applicable.
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION
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Selected Financial Data |
Selected Consolidated Financial Data
The following table represents our selected consolidated financial information. The selected
consolidated statement of operations data for the period from August 7, 2005, the date we commenced
operations, to December 31, 2005 and the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008 and the
consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 have been derived from
our audited consolidated financial statements for the relevant periods which have been audited by
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd., an independent registered public accounting firm, and are
prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The audited consolidated financial statements
for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008 are included elsewhere in this annual report.
The selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with, and are qualified in
their entirety by reference to, our consolidated financial
statements and related notes included elsewhere in this annual report and Item 5. Operating
and Financial Review and Prospects below. Our historical results do not necessarily indicate
results expected for any future periods.
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Period from |
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August 7, 2005 |
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Year ended |
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to December 31, |
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December 31, |
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December 31, |
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2005 |
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(in thousands, except share, per share and per ADS data) |
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Consolidated Statements of Operations Data: |
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Revenues: |
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Digital frames |
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US$ |
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US$ |
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1,263 |
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US$ |
45,011 |
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Digital TV screens in airports |
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887 |
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10,502 |
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26,921 |
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47,591 |
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Digital TV screens on airplanes |
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405 |
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4,868 |
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11,093 |
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19,227 |
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Billboards on gate bridges in airports |
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6,051 |
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Other displays |
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58 |
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3,526 |
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4,334 |
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7,660 |
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Total revenues |
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1,350 |
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18,896 |
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43,611 |
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125,540 |
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Business tax and other sales tax |
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(961 |
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(1,983 |
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(6,107 |
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Net revenues |
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1,348 |
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17,935 |
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41,628 |
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119,433 |
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Cost of revenues |
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(3,189 |
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(10,040 |
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(21,365 |
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(70,995 |
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Gross profit/(loss) |
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(1,841 |
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7,895 |
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20,263 |
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48,438 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Selling and marketing (including
share-based compensation of nil, $274
and $1,158 in 2006, 2007 and 2008,
respectively) |
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(2,751 |
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(4,813 |
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(10,171 |
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General and administrative (including
share-based compensation of nil,
$18,831 and $3,805 in 2006, 2007 and
2008, respectively) |
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(1,293 |
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(21,982 |
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(14,374 |
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Total operating expenses |
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(837 |
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(4,044 |
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(26,795 |
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(24,545 |
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Income/(loss) from operations |
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(2,678 |
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3,851 |
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(6,532 |
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23,893 |
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Interest income |
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1,745 |
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5,379 |
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Other income |
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1,135 |
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Income/(loss) before income taxes and
minority interest |
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(2,675 |
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3,868 |
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30,407 |
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Income tax benefits |
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273 |
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197 |
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195 |
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Net income/(loss) before minority
interest |
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(2,402 |
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4,065 |
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(4,592 |
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30,905 |
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Minority interest |
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Share of loss on equity method
investments |
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(520 |
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Net income/(loss) |
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(2,402 |
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4,066 |
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(5,110 |
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US$ |
30,198 |
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Deemed dividends on Series A
convertible redeemable preferred
sharesAccretion of redemption premium |
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(296 |
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US$ |
(1,440 |
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US$ |
(1,201 |
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Deemed dividends on Series B
convertible redeemable preferred
sharesAccretion of redemption premium |
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US$ |
(2,152 |
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Net income/(loss) attributable to
holders of ordinary shares |
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US$ |
(2,698 |
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US$ |
2,626 |
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US$ |
(8,463 |
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US$ |
30,198 |
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Net income/(loss) per ordinary
sharebasic |
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(0.04 |
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US$ |
0.03 |
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(0.12 |
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US$ |
0.23 |
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Net income/(loss) per ordinary
sharediluted |
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(0.04 |
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US$ |
0.03 |
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(0.12 |
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0.22 |
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Net income per Series A preferred
sharebasic |
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US$ |
0.01 |
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US$ |
0.06 |
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US$ |
0.04 |
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Net income per Series B preferred
sharebasic |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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US$ |
0.32 |
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N/A |
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Net income
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Basic |
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US$ |
(0.08 |
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US$ |
0.06 |
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US$ |
(0.23 |
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US$ |
0.45 |
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Diluted |
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US$ |
(0.08 |
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US$ |
0.06 |
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US$ |
(0.23 |
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US$ |
0.44 |
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Weighted average shares used in
calculating net income (loss) per
ordinary sharebasic |
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62,400,000 |
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62,400,000 |
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73,469,589 |
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133,603,419 |
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Weighted average shares used in
calculating net income (loss) per
ordinary sharediluted |
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62,400,000 |
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62,400,000 |
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73,469,589 |
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137,782,135 |
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Period from |
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August 7, 2005 |
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Year ended |
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Year ended |
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Year ended |
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to December 31, |
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December 31, |
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December 31, |
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December 31, |
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2005 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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(in thousands, except share, per share and per ADS data) |
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Weighted average shares used in
calculating net income per Series A
preferred sharebasic |
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37,600,000 |
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37,600,000 |
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31,461,918 |
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N/A |
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Weighted average shares used in calculating
net income per Series B preferred
sharebasic |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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6,706,849 |
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N/A |
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Note: (1) |
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Each ADS represents two ordinary shares. |
The following table presents a summary of our consolidated balance sheet data as of December
31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008:
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As of December |
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As of December |
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As of December |
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As of December |
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31, 2008 |
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(in thousands) |
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Consolidated Balance Sheet Data: |
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Cash |
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US$ |
2,952 |
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US$ |
2,086 |
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US$ |
210,915 |
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US$ |
161,534 |
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Total assets |
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6,371 |
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20,547 |
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266,859 |
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329,891 |
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Total liabilities |
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2,765 |
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9,511 |
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9,257 |
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28,028 |
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Series A convertible redeemable preferred shares |
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12,296 |
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13,736 |
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Series B convertible redeemable preferred shares |
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Ordinary shares |
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62 |
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62 |
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133 |
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134 |
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Total shareholders (deficiency) equity |
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(2,690 |
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221 |
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257,605 |
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300,732 |
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The following table presents a summary of our condensed consolidated statements of cash flow
for the period from August 7, 2005 to December 31, 2005, and the years ended December 31, 2006,
2007 and 2008, respectively.
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Period from |
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August 7, 2005 |
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Year ended |
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Year ended |
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Year ended |
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to December 31, 2005 |
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December 31, 2006 |
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December 31, 2007 |
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December 31, 2008 |
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(in thousands) |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow: |
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities |
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US$ |
(3,277 |
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US$ |
2,020 |
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US$ |
(6,510 |
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US$ |
3,586 |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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(762 |
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(5,346 |
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(15,673 |
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(56,692 |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
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6,984 |
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2,285 |
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229,989 |
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789 |
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Exchange Rate Information
Our reporting and financial statements are expressed in the U.S. dollar, which is our
reporting and functional currency. However, substantially all of the revenues and expenses of our
consolidated operating subsidiaries and variable interest entities are denominated in RMB. This
annual report contains translations of RMB amounts into U.S. dollars at specific rates solely for
the convenience of the reader. The conversion of RMB into U.S. dollars in this annual report is
based on the noon buying rate in The City of New York for cable transfers of RMB as certified for
customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Unless otherwise noted, all translations
from RMB to U.S. dollars and from U.S. dollars to RMB in this annual report were made at a rate of
RMB6.8225 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect as of December 31, 2008. We make no
representation that any RMB or U.S. dollar amounts could have been, or could be, converted into
U.S. dollars or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate, the rates stated below, or at all.
The Chinese government imposes control over its foreign currency reserves in part through direct
regulation of the conversion of RMB into foreign exchange. See Item 3. Key InformationD. Risk
FactorsRisks Related to Doing Business in ChinaFluctuations in the value of the Renminbi may
have a material adverse effect on your investment and Restrictions on currency exchange may
limit our ability to receive and use our revenues or financing
effectively for discussions of the effects of fluctuating exchange rates and currency control
on the value of our ADSs. On April 24, 2009, the noon buying rate was RMB6.8250 to US$1.00.
The following table sets forth information concerning exchange rates between the RMB and the
U.S. dollar for the periods indicated. These rates are provided solely for your convenience and are
not necessarily the exchange rates that we used in this annual report or will use in the
preparation of our periodic reports or any other information to be provided to you. The source of
these rates is the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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Noon Buying Rate |
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2004 |
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8.2765 |
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8.2768 |
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8.2774 |
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8.2764 |
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2005 |
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8.0702 |
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8.1826 |
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8.2765 |
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8.0702 |
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2006 |
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7.8041 |
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7.9579 |
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8.0702 |
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7.8041 |
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2007 |
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7.2946 |
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7.5806 |
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7.8127 |
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7.2946 |
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2008 |
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6.8225 |
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6.9193 |
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7.2946 |
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6.7800 |
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October |
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6.8388 |
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6.8358 |
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6.8521 |
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6.8171 |
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November |
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6.8254 |
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6.8281 |
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6.8373 |
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6.8220 |
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December |
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6.8225 |
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6.8539 |
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6.8842 |
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6.8225 |
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2009 |
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January |
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6.8392 |
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6.8360 |
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6.8403 |
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6.8360 |
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February |
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6.8395 |
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6.8363 |
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6.8470 |
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6.8241 |
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March |
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6.8329 |
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6.8360 |
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6.8438 |
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6.8240 |
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April (through April 24) |
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6.8250 |
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6.8318 |
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6.8361 |
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6.8250 |
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average of the daily rates during the relevant period. |
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Capitalization and Indebtedness |
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Risk Factors |
Risks Related to Our Business
Our limited operating history may not provide an adequate basis to evaluate our future
prospects and results of operations.
We began our business operations in August 2005. Our limited operating history may not provide
a meaningful basis for you to evaluate our business, financial performance and prospects. It is
also difficult to evaluate the viability of our air travel advertising network because we do not
have sufficient experience to address the risks frequently encountered by early stage companies
using new forms of advertising media and entering new and rapidly evolving markets. Certain members
of our senior management team have worked together for only a relatively short period of time and
it may be difficult for you to evaluate their effectiveness, on an individual or collective basis,
and ability to address future challenges to our business.
Given our limited operating history, we may not be able to:
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manage our relationships with airports and airlines to retain existing
concession rights contracts and obtain new concession rights contracts to operate
digital and other media platforms in leading airports and on airlines on
commercially advantageous terms or at all; |
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retain and acquire advertising clients; |
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manage our relationships with third-party non-advertising content providers; |
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secure a sufficient amount of low-cost digital frames and digital TV screens
from our suppliers; |
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manage our expanding operations, including the integration of any past and
future acquisitions; |
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increase and diversify our revenue sources by successfully expanding into other
advertising media platforms, including traditional media platforms in leading
airports; |
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respond to competitive market conditions; |
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respond to changes in the PRC regulatory regime; |
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maintain adequate control of our costs and expenses; or |
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If we are unsuccessful in addressing any of these risks, our business may be materially and
adversely affected.
If advertisers or the viewing public do not accept, or lose interest in, our air travel
advertising network, we may be unable to generate sufficient cash flow from our operating
activities and our prospects and results of operations could be negatively affected.
The market for air travel advertising network in China is relatively new and its potential is
uncertain. We compete for advertising spending with many forms of more established advertising
media, such as television, print media, Internet and other types of out-of-home advertising. Our
success depends on the acceptance of our air travel advertising network by advertising clients and
agencies and their continuing and increased interest in this medium as a component of their
advertising strategies. Our success also depends on the viewing public continuing to be receptive
towards our media network. Advertisers may elect not to use our services if they believe that
consumers are not receptive to our network or that our network does not provide sufficient value as
an effective advertising medium. Likewise, if consumers find some element of our network to be
disruptive or intrusive, airports and airplane companies may decide not to allow us to operate our
air travel advertising network in airports or place our programs on airplanes and advertisers may
view our network as a less attractive advertising medium compared to other alternatives. In that
event, advertisers may determine to reduce their spending on our network and air travel
advertising.
Air travel advertising is a relatively new concept in China and in the advertising industry
generally. If we are not able to adequately track air traveler responses to our programs, in
particular tracking the demographics of air travelers most receptive to air travel advertising, we
will not be able to provide sufficient feedback and data to existing and potential advertising
clients to help us generate demand and determine pricing. Without improved market research,
advertising clients may reduce their use of air travel advertising and instead turn to more
traditional forms of advertising that have more established and proven methods of tracking
effectiveness.
If a substantial number of advertisers lose interest in advertising on our media network for
these or other reasons or become unwilling to purchase advertising time slots on our network, we
will be unable to generate sufficient revenues and cash flow to operate our business, and our
revenues, prospects and results of operations could be negatively affected.
The recent global economic and financial market crisis has had and may continue to have a
negative effect on the market price of our ADSs, and could have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.
The recent global economic and financial market crisis has caused, among other things, a
general tightening in the credit markets, lower levels of liquidity, increases in the rates of
default and bankruptcy, lower consumer and business spending, and lower consumer net worth, in the
United States and other parts of the world. This global economic and financial market crisis has
had, and may continue to have, a negative effect on the market price of our ADSs, the volatility of
which has increased as a result of the disruptions in the financial
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markets. It may also impair our
ability to raise funds through capital market transactions or enter into other financial
arrangements if and when additional funds become necessary for our operations. We believe many of
our advertisers have also been affected by the current economic turmoil. Current or potential
advertisers may no longer be in business, may be unable to fund advertising purchases or determine
to reduce purchases, all of which would lead to reduced demand for our advertising services,
reduced gross margins, and increased delays of payments of accounts receivable or defaults of
payments. We are also limited in our ability to reduce costs to offset the results of a prolonged
or severe economic downturn given our fixed concession fee costs associated with our operations.
Therefore, the global economic and financial market crisis could have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow. In addition, the timing and
nature of any recovery in the economic and financial markets remains uncertain, and there can be no
assurance that market conditions will improve in the near future or that our results will not
continue to be materially and adversely affected.
We derive substantially all of our revenues from the provision of air travel advertising
services. Recent slowdown in the air travel advertising industry in China may materially and
adversely affect our revenues and results of operations.
Substantially all of our historical revenues and expected future revenues have been and will
be generated from the provision of air travel advertising services, in particular through the
display of advertisements on digital frames located in airports and digital TV screens located in
airports and on airplanes. Our other types of advertising media platforms, such as billboards and
painted advertisement on gate bridges, light box displays and shuttle bus displays are also located
in or near airports. We plan to expand into additional media platforms with a focus on increasing
our market share in traditional media in the air travel sector. As the air travel advertising
industry in China has been adversely affected by the recent economic slowdown, our revenues and
results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
If we are unable to carry out our operations as specified in existing concession rights
contracts, retain existing concession rights contracts or obtain new concession rights
contracts on commercially advantageous terms, we may be unable to maintain or expand our
network coverage and our costs may increase significantly in the future.
Our ability to generate revenues from advertising sales depends largely upon our ability to
provide a large air travel advertising network to display our clients advertisements. This, in
turn, requires that we retain existing concession rights contracts and obtain new concession rights
contracts to operate in airports and on airlines.
As of March 1, 2009, we had concession rights to place and operate our digital frames in 26
airports and digital TV screens in 51 airports and to place our programs on the digital TV screens
of 10 airlines. As of March 1, 2009, we operated at 22 airports out of the 26 airports and 41 out
of the 51 airports where we had obtained contractual concession rights to operate our digital
frames and digital TV screens, respectively. As of March 1, 2009, we had concession rights to place
advertisements on gate bridges located in 10 major airports. We may roll out our operations of
digital frames in the additional four airports and our operations of digital TV screens in the
additional 10 airports where we have concession rights in the future. However, we cannot assure you
that we will be able to carry out our operations in these airports as specified in the concession
rights contracts.
A majority of our concession rights contracts to operate in airports and on airlines have
terms ranging from three to five years without any automatic renewal provisions. As of December 31,
2008, 43 out of 104 and 9 out of 13 of our concession rights contracts to operate in airports and
on airlines, respectively, would be
subject to renewal by the end of 2010. The concession fees that we incur under our concession
rights contracts comprise a significant portion of our cost of revenues and accounted for
approximately 37.7%, 28.8% and 38.3% of our net revenues in 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively. As
of March 31, 2009, we were contractually obligated to pay in aggregate US$315.7 million under our
concession rights contracts through the year 2015. Airports and airlines tend to increase
concession fees over time. As some of our concession rights contracts will terminate in the next
several years, we may experience a significant increase in our costs of revenues. If we are unable
to pass increased concession costs on to our advertising clients through rate increases, our
operating margins and earnings could decrease and our results of operations could be materially and
adversely affected.
Furthermore, as of December 31, 2008, 57 out of 104 and 11 out of 13 of our concession rights
contracts to operate in airports and on airlines, respectively, contained provisions granting us
certain exclusive
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concession rights. The scope of the exclusivity, however, varies from contract to
contract. Most of these exclusivity provisions limit the scope of our exclusivity to the operation
of digital frames and digital TV screens in specific areas of an airport or to certain types of
programs on airplanes. We cannot assure you that we will be able to retain these contracts, with or
without exclusivity provisions, upon their expiration. If we were to lose exclusivity, in
particular with the major airports and leading airlines, we may lose market share if our customers
decide to place their advertisements on any competing digital frames or digital TV screens or
otherwise decrease their spending on our network. Furthermore, certain concession rights contracts
contain provisions allowing the airports to terminate the contracts unilaterally without any
compensation due to governmental policy reasons or the restructuring or reorganization of the
airports. We cannot assure you that our concession rights contracts will not be terminated, whether
with or without justification. In addition, most of our concession rights contracts were entered
into with the advertising companies operated by or advertising agencies hired by airports or
airline companies, and not with the airports or airline companies directly. Although these
advertising companies and agents have generally assured us in writing that they have the rights to
operate advertising media in airports or on airplanes and all of them have performed their
contractual obligations, we cannot assure you that airports or airline companies will not challenge
or revoke the contractual concession rights granted to us by their advertising companies or agents.
If any airport or airline company challenges or revokes the concession rights granted to us under
the relevant contracts, our business could be materially and adversely affected.
We plan to renew our existing concession rights contracts and enter into new concession rights
contracts for operating our air travel advertising network in airports and on airlines. There is no
assurance that we will be able to retain our concession rights contracts or obtain new concession
rights contracts for our digital frames and digital TV screens or programs on exclusive or
commercially viable terms, or at all. If we fail to retain our concession rights contracts to
operate in major airports or on key airlines, or retain exclusivity, if a significant number of our
existing concession rights contracts are terminated or not renewed, or if we are unable to
effectively expand our network by obtaining new concession rights contracts, advertisers may find
advertising on our network unattractive and may not wish to purchase advertising time slots on our
network, which would cause our revenues to decline and our business and prospects to deteriorate.
A significant portion of our revenues has been derived from the five largest airports and
three largest airlines in China. If any of these airports or airlines experiences a material
business disruption, we would likely incur substantial losses of revenues.
We derived 55.8% of our total revenues in 2008 from the five largest airports in China:
Beijing Capital International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
International Airport, Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and Shenzhen International Airport. A material
business disruption, major construction or renovation, or a natural disaster affecting any of these
airports in our network could render our advertising media in such airport inoperative or
materially limit the locations where we can place our digital frames, digital TV screens and other
air travel advertising media.
In addition, we derived 12.8% of our advertising revenues in 2008 from the three largest
domestic airlines in China: China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Air China. If any
of these airlines loses market share and we are not able to add other airlines or increase the
revenues generated from existing airlines in our network, our advertising clients may decide to
spend less on our advertising network.
We expect these five airports and three airlines to continue to contribute a significant
portion of our revenues in the foreseeable future. If there were a material business disruption in
any of these airports or airlines, we would likely incur substantial losses of revenues.
We depend on third-party program producers to provide the non-advertising content that we
include in our programs. Failure to obtain high-quality content on commercially reasonable
terms could materially reduce the attractiveness of our network, harm our reputation and
cause our revenues to decline.
The programs on the majority of our digital TV screens include a mix of
advertising and non-advertising content. Substantially all of the non-advertising content
played over our network is provided by third-party content providers
such as China International TV Corporation and various local
television stations and television production companies.
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There is no assurance that we will be able to renew these contracts or obtain non-advertising
content on satisfactory terms, or at all. In addition, some of the third-party content providers
that currently do not charge us for their content may do so in the future. To make our programs
more attractive, we must continue to secure contracts with these and other third-party content
providers. If we fail to obtain a sufficient amount of high-quality content on a cost-effective
basis, advertisers may find advertising on our network unattractive and may not wish to purchase
advertising time slots on our network, which would materially and adversely affect our ability to
generate revenues from our advertising time slots and cause our revenues to decline and our
business and prospects to deteriorate.
If we are unable to attract advertisers to purchase advertising time on our network, we will
be unable to maintain or increase our advertising fees, which could negatively affect our
ability to grow our profits.
The fees we charge advertising clients and agencies for advertisements on our network depend
on the size and quality of our network and the demand by advertisers for advertising time on our
network. We believe advertisers choose to advertise on our network in part based on the size of our
network, the desirability of the locations where we have placed our digital frames and digital TV
screens and the attractiveness of our network content. If we fail to maintain or increase the
number of our displays, solidify our brand name and reputation as a quality air travel advertising
provider, or obtain high-quality non-advertising content at commercially reasonable prices,
advertisers may be unwilling to purchase time on our network or to pay the levels of advertising
fees we require to grow our profits.
We have incurred net losses in the past and may incur losses in the future.
For the period from August 7, 2005, the date we commenced operations, to December 31, 2005, we
incurred a net loss of US$2.4 million. We incurred a net loss of US$5.1 million for the year ended
December 31, 2007. We pay concession fees to airports for placing and operating our digital
displays and to airlines for placing our programs on their digital TV screens. These fees
constitute a significant portion of our cost of revenues and accounted for approximately 37.7%,
28.8% and 38.3% of our net revenues in the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively.
Most of the concession fees are fixed under the concession rights contracts with an
escalation clause and payments are usually due three or six months in advance. However, our
revenues may fluctuate significantly from period to period for various reasons. If our revenues
decrease in a given period, we may be unable to reduce our cost of revenues as a significant
portion of our cost of revenues is fixed, which could materially and adversely affect our results
of operations and result in a net loss in the period.
When our current advertising network of digital frames and digital TV screens reaches
saturation in the major airports and airlines where we operate, we may be unable to offer
additional time slots to satisfy all of our advertisers needs, which could hamper our
ability to generate higher levels of revenues and profitability over time.
When our network of digital frames and digital TV screens reaches saturation in any particular
airport or airline, we may be unable to offer additional advertising time slots to satisfy all of
our advertisers
needs. We would need to increase our advertising rates for advertising in such airports or
airlines in order to increase our revenues. However, advertisers may be unwilling to accept rate
increases, which could hamper our ability to generate higher levels of revenues over time. In
particular, the utilization rates of our advertising time slots in the five largest airports and on
the three largest airlines are higher than those in other network airports or airlines and
saturation of digital frames and digital TV screens in these airports or airlines could have a
material adverse effect on our growth prospects.
Our strategy of expanding our air travel advertising network by building new media platforms
and expanding into traditional media may not succeed, and our failure to do so could
materially reduce the attractiveness of our network and harm our business, reputation and
results of operations.
In 2008, our air travel advertising network primarily consisted of standard digital frames and
digital TV screens. Our growth strategy includes broadening our service offerings by continuing to
increase our digital media network coverage and expanding into traditional media to become a
comprehensive air travel advertising provider in China.
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In particular, we have significantly expanded our digital frame platform by upgrading our
light box displays to digital frames and installing new digital frames. As of March 1, 2009, we
operated 2,428 digital frames in 22 airports. We intend to significantly increase the number of our
digital frames in the near future. We could incur significant costs in installing new digital
frames or in upgrading our light box displays to digital frame displays.
In addition, our growth strategy includes expanding into the traditional air travel
advertising market to provide a broader range of advertising opportunities to our clients and to
become a one-stop provider for air travel advertising. We have taken the initial steps by expanding
our air travel advertising network to cover the advertising business on gate bridges in airports
and diversifying our media resources to include billboards and painted advertisements. In March
2009, we obtained the contractual concession rights to operate various traditional advertising
media including billboards, light boxes and other formats in Beijing Capital International Airport
and light boxes in Shenzhen International Airport.
The majority of our concession rights contracts containing exclusive concession rights only
grant us exclusivity with respect to digital frames and digital TV screens. By entering and
expanding into traditional advertising media platforms, we may face competition from other
companies that are already in these areas. We also have limited experience working in these areas.
It is uncertain how these businesses will perform, and there is the risk that they may not succeed
at all. Our failure to expand our air travel advertising network to introduce new platforms and
into new areas could materially reduce the attractiveness of our network and harm our business,
reputation and results of operations.
If advertising registration certificates are not obtained for our airport advertising
operations where such registration certificates are deemed to be required, we may be subject
to administrative sanctions, including the discontinuation of our advertisements at airports
where the required advertising registration is not obtained.
On May 22, 2006, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, or the SAIC, amended the
Provisions on the Registration Administration of Outdoor Advertisements, or the new outdoor
advertisement provisions. Pursuant to the new outdoor advertisement provisions, advertisements
placed inside or outside of the departure halls of airports are treated as outdoor advertisements
and must be registered in accordance with the local SAIC by advertising distributors. However,
the terms advertising distributors and departure halls are not defined under the new outdoor
advertisement provisions or other PRC laws and regulations.
To ensure that our airport operations comply with the applicable PRC laws and regulations, we
are in the process of making inquiries with the local SAICs in the cities in which we have
operations or intend to operate with respect to the application for an advertising registration
certificate. However, the local SAICs with whom we consulted have expressed different views on
whether the advertisements shown on our digital frames and digital TV screens would be regarded as
outdoor advertisements and how to register those advertisements. As of the date of this annual
report, only Shanghai and Beijing SAICs have accepted our application and issued the outdoor
advertising registration certificates. Some local SAICs need more time to
consider the implementation of the new outdoor advertising provisions. Other SAICs do not
require us to register our advertisements.
We intend to register with the relevant SAICs if we are required to do so, but we cannot
assure you that we will obtain any applicable registration certificates in compliance with the new
outdoor advertisement provisions, or at all. If a required registration is not obtained, the
relevant local SAICs may require us to forfeit our advertising income and may impose administrative
fines of up to RMB30,000 on us. They may also require us to discontinue advertisements at airports
where the required advertising registration is not obtained, which may result in a breach of one or
more of our agreements with our advertising clients and materially and adversely affect our
business and results of operations.
If we fail to obtain approvals for including non-advertising content in our programs, we may
be unable to continue to include such non-advertising content in our programs, which may
cause our revenues to decline and our business and prospects to deteriorate.
A majority of the digital frames and digital TV screens in our network include programs that
consist of both advertising content and non-advertising content. On December 6, 2007, the State
Administration of Radio, Film or Television, or the SARFT, issued the Circular regarding
Strengthening the Management of Public Audio-Video in Automobiles, Buildings and Other Public
Areas, or the SARFT Circular. According to
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the SARFT Circular, displaying audio-video programs such
as television news, films and television shows, sports, technology and entertainment through public
audio-video systems located in automobiles, buildings, airports, bus or train stations, shops,
banks and hospitals and other outdoor public systems must be approved by the SARFT.
The relevant authority in China has not promulgated any implementation rules on the procedure
of applying for the requisite approval pursuant to the SARFT Circular. We intend to obtain such
approval for our non-advertising content, but we cannot assure you that we will obtain such
approval in compliance with this new SARFT Circular, or at all. If the requisite approval is not
obtained, we will be required to eliminate non-advertising content from the programs displayed on
our digital frames and digital TV screens and advertisers may find our network less attractive and
be unwilling to purchase advertising time slots on our network, which may cause our revenues to
decline and our business and prospects to deteriorate.
Because we rely on third-party agencies to help source advertising clients, our failure to
retain key third-party agencies or attract additional agencies on favorable terms could
materially and adversely affect our revenue growth.
We engage third-party agencies to help source advertising clients from time to time. We do not
have long-term or exclusive agreements with these agencies, including our key third-party agencies,
and cannot assure you that we will continue to maintain favorable relationships with them. If we
fail to retain key third-party agencies or attract additional agencies, we may not be able to
retain existing advertising clients or attract new advertisers or advertising agency clients and
our business and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. Furthermore, the
fees that we paid to these third-party agencies constituted a significant portion of our net
revenues in the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 200813.2%,17.2% and 15.2%, respectively.
It is important therefore for us to maintain favorable commercial terms with these third-party
agencies.
We have been dependent on a limited number of customers for a significant portion of our
revenues and this dependence may reoccur in the future, which would make us more vulnerable
to the loss of major customers or delays in payments from these customers.
A small number of customers historically accounted for a significant portion of our revenue.
Our top five customers collectively accounted for approximately 27.5%, 25.2% and 21.7% of our total
revenues in the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively. Our largest customers
have changed from year to year primarily as a result of our limited operating history and rapid
growth, broadened customer base and increased sales. No single advertising client accounted for
more than 10% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, and we do
not expect to be as dependent on a small number of customers in the future. Given our limited
operating history and the rapid growth of our industry, we cannot assure you that we will not once
again be dependent on a small number of customers in the future.
If we fail to sell our services to one or more of our major customers in any particular
period, or if a large customer purchases less of our services, fails to purchase additional
advertising time on our network or cancels some or all of its purchase orders, our revenues could
decline and our operating results could be adversely affected. In addition, the dependence on a
small number of customers could leave us more vulnerable to delays in payments from these
customers. We are required under certain of our concession rights contracts to make prepayments.
Although we do receive some prepayments from customers, there is typically a lag between the time
of our prepayment of concession fees and the time that we receive payments from our customers. As
our business expands and revenues grow, we have experienced and may continue to experience an
increase in our accounts receivable. Our accounts receivable increased from US$13.5 million as of
December 31, 2007 to US$38.4 million as of December 31, 2008. If our major customers are
significantly delinquent with their payments, our financial conditions and liquidity may be
materially and adversely affected.
If we are unable to adapt to changing advertising trends and the technology needs of
advertisers and consumers, we will not be able to compete effectively and we will be unable
to increase or maintain our revenues, which may materially and adversely affect our business
prospects and revenues.
The market for air travel advertising requires us to continuously identify new advertising
trends and the technological needs of both advertisers and consumers, which may require us to
develop new formats, features and enhancements for our advertising network.
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We must be able to quickly and cost-effectively expand into additional advertising media and
platforms beyond digital frames and digital TV screens if advertisers find these other media and
platforms to be more attractive and cost-effective. In addition, as the advertising industry is
highly competitive and fragmented with many advertising agencies exiting and emerging, we must
closely monitor the trends in the advertising agency community. We must maintain strong
relationships with leading advertising agencies to make certain that we are reaching the leading
advertisers and are responsive to the needs of both the advertising agencies and the advertisers.
We currently play advertisements on digital frames through wireless network and on digital TV
screens in our network airports through closed-circuit television systems and we currently play
advertisements on our network airplanes mostly through video tapes. We may be required to incur
development and acquisition costs in order to keep pace with new technology needs but we may not
have the financial resources necessary to fund and implement future technological innovations or to
replace obsolete technology. Furthermore, we may fail to respond to these changing technology
needs. For example, if the use of broadband networking capabilities on our advertising network
becomes a commercially viable alternative, and we fail to implement such changes on our network or
fail to do so in a timely manner, our competitors or future entrants into the market who take
advantage of such initiatives could gain a competitive advantage over us.
If we cannot succeed in defining, developing and introducing new formats, features and
technologies on a timely and cost-effective basis, advertising demand for our advertising network
may decrease and we may not be able to compete effectively or attract advertising clients, which
would have a material and adverse effect on our business prospects and revenues.
We face significant competition in the PRC advertising industry, and if we do not compete
successfully against new and existing competitors, we may lose our market share, and our
profitability may be adversely affected.
We face significant competition in the PRC advertising industry. We compete for advertising
clients primarily on the basis of network size and coverage, location, price, the quality of our
programs, the range of services that we offer and brand recognition. We compete for overall
advertising spending with other alternative advertising media companies, such as Internet, street
furniture, billboard and public transport advertising companies, and with traditional advertising
media, such as newspapers, television, magazines and radio. We also compete for advertising dollars
spent in the air travel advertising industry. While we have a large market share of the digital
frames and digital TV screens located in airports and airplanes, we compete, and will compete, with
other media platforms of advertising, for which we do not have exclusivity, including billboards,
light boxes and print media. In addition, we may also face competition from new entrants into air
travel advertising in the future.
Significant competition could reduce our operating margins and profitability and result in a
loss of market share. Some of our existing and potential competitors may have competitive
advantages, such as significantly greater brand recognition, financial, marketing or other
resources and may be able to mimic and adopt our business model. In addition, several of our
competitors have significantly larger advertising networks than we do, which gives them an ability
to reach a larger number of overall potential consumers and which may make them less susceptible to
downturns in particular sectors, such as air travel. Moreover, significant competition will provide
advertisers with a wider range of media and advertising service alternatives, which could lead to
lower prices and decreased revenues, gross margins and profits. We cannot assure you that we will
be able to successfully compete against new or existing competitors.
Our results of operations are subject to fluctuations in the demand for air travel, which is
affected by, among other things, seasonality, general economic conditions, terrorist
attacks, security measures and plane crashes, and a decrease in the demand for air travel
may make it difficult for us to sell our advertising time slots.
Our results of operations are directly linked to the fortunes of the air travel industry.
Demand for air travel fluctuates significantly from period to period, is subject to seasonality due
to holiday travel and weather conditions, and is particularly susceptible to downturns in the
economy. In addition, among other things, terrorist attacks, or the fear of such attacks,
additional security measures, plane crashes and significant and persistent air travel delays could
lead to a reduction in the growth of the air travel industry in China.
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Business travel is one of the primary drivers of the air travel industry. In times of economic
growth, air travel tends to increase. Conversely, in times of economic slowdown, air travel tends
to decrease significantly. In light of the recent economic downturn, overall air passengers in
China have decreased, which may cause advertisers to reduce their spending on our air travel
advertising network.
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in the U.S. involving commercial aircraft severely
and adversely affected the air travel industry in the U.S. and throughout the world. Any future
terrorist activity involving the air travel industry could have an equal or greater impact. There
have been highly reported attempted acts of terrorism involving aircraft flying out of Heathrow
Airport in London and JFK International Airport in New York. Additional terrorist attacks or fear
of such attacks, even if not made directly on the air travel industry, may negatively affect the
air travel industry and the demand for air travel.
Terrorist attacks have also resulted in significantly increased security costs and associated
passenger inconvenience. Since September 11, 2001, the Transportation Security Administration in
the U.S. has implemented numerous security measures that affect airport and airline operations and
costs, the effects of which may ultimately affect the demand for air travel. Increasingly, China
and other countries in Asia are adopting similarly stringent security measures that may lead some
air travelers to consider other travel options, such as trains, cars and boats, as more convenient
and less intrusive. In addition, these security measures have resulted in higher costs for airports
and airlines, which may result in our having to incur higher concession fees.
In addition, an aircraft crash or other accident could create a public perception that air
travel is not safe or reliable, which could result in air travelers being reluctant to fly.
Significant aircraft delays due to capacity constraints, weather conditions or mechanical problems
could also result in lower demand for air travel, especially for shorter domestic flights.
If the demand for air travel decreases for any of these or other reasons, advertisers may be
reluctant to advertise on our network and we may be unable to fill our advertising time slots and
charge premium prices.
A decrease in demand for our advertising services may materially and adversely affect our
ability to generate revenues, our financial condition and results of operations.
Demand for our advertising services, and the resulting advertising spending by our clients,
may fluctuate due to changes in general economic conditions and advertising spending typically
decreases during periods of economic downturn.
Our clients may reduce the money they spend to advertise on our network for a number of
reasons, including:
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A decrease in demand for advertising media in general and for our advertising services in
particular would materially and adversely affect our ability to generate revenues from our
advertising services, and our financial condition and results of operations.
If we fail to manage our growth effectively, we may not be able to take advantage of market
opportunities, execute our expansion strategies or meet the demands of our advertising
clients.
We have experienced a period of rapid growth and expansion that has placed, and continues to
place, significant strain on our management personnel, systems and resources. We must continue to
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operations to meet the demands of advertisers for a larger and more diverse network
coverage. To accommodate our growth, we anticipate that we will need to implement a variety of new
and upgraded operational and financial systems, procedures and controls, including the improvement
of our accounting and other internal management systems, all of which require substantial
management efforts.
We will also need to continue to expand, train, manage and motivate our workforce as well as
manage our relationships with airports, airlines and third-party non-advertising content providers.
We must add sales and marketing offices and personnel to service relationships with new airports
that we aim to add as part of our network. As we add new digital frames, digital TV screens and
other media platforms, we will incur greater maintenance costs to maintain our equipment.
All of these endeavors will require substantial managerial efforts and skill, as well as the
incurrence of additional expenditures. We cannot assure you that we will be able to manage our
growth effectively, and we may not be able to take advantage of market opportunities, execute our
expansion strategies or meet the demands of our advertising clients.
Past and future acquisitions may have an adverse effect on our ability to manage our
business.
In July 2008, we acquired the advertising business on gate bridges in several airports by
purchasing 100% of the equity interest in Excel Lead International Limited, or Excel Lead, and 80%
of the equity interest in Flying Dragon Media Advertising Co., Ltd., or Flying Dragon. We may not
be able to effectively integrate the gate bridge advertising business into our operations. We plan
to continue to acquire businesses, technologies, services or products which are complementary to
our core air travel advertising network business. Past and future acquisitions may expose us to
potential risks, including risks associated with:
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Any of the potential risks listed above could have a material and adverse effect on our
ability to manage our business, our revenues and net income.
We may need to raise additional debt funding or sell additional equity securities to make such
acquisitions. The raising of additional debt funding by us, if required, would result in increased
debt service obligations and could result in additional operating and financing covenants, or liens
on our assets, that would restrict our operations. The sale of additional equity securities could
result in additional dilution to our shareholders.
We do not expect to sustain our recent rates of growth in revenue or the numbers of
airlines, airports or digital frames and digital TV screens in our network.
We have experienced significant growth in revenues in recent years. Our net revenues increased
substantially from US$17.9 million in 2006 to US$119.4 million in 2008. Our network was located in
41 airports and on nine airlines as of December 31, 2008, compared to 28 airports and nine airlines
by the end of 2006. The number of digital frames in airports increased from 632 as of December 31,
2007 to 2,156 as of December 31, 2008 while the number of digital TV screens operated by us in
airports and on which we place our programs on airplanes increased from 1,562 and 16,015 as of
December 31, 2006, to 2,854 and 49,482 as of December 31, 2008, respectively. We do not expect to
achieve similar rates of growth in revenues or the number of airports, digital frames
or digital TV screens in our network in future periods.
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Our quarterly and annual operating results are difficult to predict and may fluctuate significantly
from period to period in the future.
Our quarterly and annual operating results are difficult to predict and may fluctuate
significantly from period to period based on the seasonality of air travel, consumer spending and
corresponding advertising trends in China. In addition, air travel and advertising spending in
China generally tend to increase during the golden holiday periods, such as the National Day
weekend in October and the Chinese New Year holiday in January or February, and tend to decrease
during the fourth quarter. Air travel and advertising spending in China is also affected by certain
special events such as the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and related government measures. As a result,
you may not be able to rely on period-to-period comparisons of our operating results as an
indication of our future performance.
We may experience seasonality effects due to the seasonality of air travel and advertising
spending in China. Other factors that may cause our operating results to fluctuate include a
deterioration of economic conditions in China and potential changes to the regulation of the
advertising industry in China, which are discussed elsewhere in this annual report. If our revenues
for a particular quarter are lower than we expect, we may be unable to reduce our operating costs
and expenses for that quarter by a corresponding amount, which would harm our operating results for
that quarter relative to our operating results for other quarters.
Our business depends substantially on the continuing efforts of our senior executives, and
our business may be severely disrupted if we lose their services.
Our future success heavily depends upon the continued services of our senior executives and
other key employees. In particular, we rely on the expertise and experience of our chief executive
officer, Herman Man Guo, our president, Xiaoya Zhang, our chief operating officer, James Zhonghua
Feng, our chief financial officer, Conor Chiahung Yang and our executive president, Ken Zijian
Zeng. We rely on their industry expertise, their experience in our business operations and sales
and marketing, and their working relationships with our advertising clients, airports and airlines,
and relevant government authorities.
If one or more of our senior executives were unable or unwilling to continue in their present
positions, we might not be able to replace them easily or at all. If any of our senior executives
joins a competitor or forms a competing company, we may lose clients, suppliers, key professionals
and staff members. Each of our executive officers has entered into an employment agreement with us,
which contains non-competition provisions. However, if any dispute arises between our executive
officers and us, we cannot assure you the extent to which any of these agreements could be enforced
in China, where these executive officers reside, in light of the uncertainties with Chinas legal
system. See Risks Related to Doing Business in ChinaUncertainties with respect to the PRC
legal system could limit the legal protections available to us or result in substantial costs and
the diversion of resources and management attention.
Failure to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting could
have a material and adverse effect on the trading price of our ADSs.
We are subject to reporting obligations under the U.S. securities law. The Securities and
Exchange Commission, or the SEC, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, adopted rules requiring every public company to include a management report
on such companys internal control over financial reporting in its annual report, which must also
contain managements assessment of the effectiveness of the companys internal control over
financial reporting. In addition, an independent registered public accounting firm must attest to
the effectiveness of the companys internal control over financial reporting. These requirements
first applied to our annual report on Form 20-F for this fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
Our management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective
as of December 31, 2008. Our independent registered public accounting firm has issued an audit
report, which is included elsewhere in this annual report and has concluded that we maintained, in
all material aspects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008.
However, if we fail to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting in the future,
our management and our independent registered public accounting firm may not be able to conclude
that we have effective internal control over financial reporting at a reasonable assurance level.
This could negatively affect the reliability of our financial information and result in the loss of
investors confidence in our reported financial information, which in turn could negatively impact
the trading price of our ADSs, result in lawsuits being filed against us by our shareholders or otherwise harm our
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reputation. Furthermore, we have incurred and anticipate that we will continue to incur
considerable costs and use significant management time and other resources in an effort to comply
with Section 404 and other requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
We may need additional capital, which, if obtained, could result in dilution or significant
debt service obligations. We may not be able to obtain additional capital on commercially
reasonable terms, which could adversely affect our liquidity and financial position.
We may require additional cash resources due to changed business conditions or other future
developments. If our current sources 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
convertible debt securities or additional equity securities could result in additional dilution to
our shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations
and could result in operating and financing covenants that would restrict our operations and
liquidity.
In addition, our ability to obtain additional capital on acceptable terms is subject to a
variety of uncertainties, including:
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We cannot assure you that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us,
if at all. Any failure to raise additional funds on favorable terms could have a material adverse
effect on our liquidity and financial condition.
We may be subject to, and may expend significant resources in defending against government
actions and civil suits based on the content we provide through our air travel advertising
network.
Civil claims may be filed against us for fraud, defamation, subversion, negligence, copyright
or trademark infringement or other violations due to the nature and content of the information
displayed on our network. If consumers find the content displayed on our network to be offensive,
airports or airlines may seek to hold us responsible for any consumer claims or may terminate their
relationships with us. Offensive and objectionable content and legal standards for defamation and
fraud in China are less defined than in other more developed countries and we may not be able to
properly screen out unlawful content.
In addition, if the security of our content management system is breached and unauthorized
images, text or audio sounds are displayed on our network, viewers or the PRC government may find
these images, text or audio sounds to be offensive, which may subject us to civil liability or
government censure despite our efforts to ensure the security of our content management system. Any
such event may also damage our reputation. If our advertising viewers do not believe our content is
reliable or accurate, our business model may become less appealing to viewers in China and our
advertising clients may be less willing to place advertisements on our network.
We may be subject to intellectual property infringement claims, which may force us to incur
substantial legal expenses and, if determined adversely against us, may materially disrupt
our business.
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Our commercial success depends to a large extent on our ability to operate without infringing
the intellectual property rights of third parties. There is no assurance that our displays or
other aspects of our business do not or will not infringe upon patents, copyrights or other intellectual property rights
held by third parties. We may become subject to legal proceedings and claims from time to time
relating to the intellectual property of others in the ordinary course of our business. If we are
found to have violated the intellectual property rights of others, we may be enjoined from using
such intellectual property, and we may incur licensing fees or be forced to develop alternatives.
In addition, we may incur substantial expenses and diversion of management time in defending
against these third-party infringement claims, regardless of their merit. Successful infringement
or licensing claims against us may result in substantial monetary liabilities, which may materially
and adversely disrupt our business.
We have limited insurance coverage in China, and any business disruption or litigation we
experience might result in our incurring substantial costs and the diversion of resources.
The insurance industry in China is still at an early stage of development. Insurance companies
in China offer limited business insurance products and do not, to our knowledge, offer business
liability insurance. While business disruption insurance is available to a limited extent in China,
we have determined that the risks of disruption, cost of such insurance and the difficulties
associated with acquiring such insurance on commercially reasonable terms make it impractical for
us to have such insurance. As a result, except for fire insurance and our liability insurance for
directors and officers, we do not have any business liability, disruption or litigation insurance
coverage for our operations in China. Any business disruption or litigation may result in our
incurring substantial costs and the diversion of resources.
We face risks related to health epidemics, which could materially and adversely affect air
travel and result in reduced demand for our advertising services or disrupt our operations.
Our business could be materially and adversely affected by the effect of a health epidemic or
outbreak on the economic and business climate. Any prolonged recurrence of avian flu, SARS, or
another epidemic or outbreak in China may have a material adverse effect on demand for air travel
in China. For example, the SARS outbreak in 2003 and 2004 alarmed air travelers around both the
region and the world raising issues pertaining to health and travel. During this time period, the
SARS outbreak significantly deterred air travel and had a material and adverse effect on the air
travel industry. From 2005 to 2008, there have also been reports on the occurrence of avian flu in
various parts of China, including a few confirmed human cases and
deaths. More recently, human cases of swine flu virus infection have
been identified internationally.
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new outbreak of SARS, increased outbreaks of avian flu or swine flu,
or the occurrence of other epidemics may result in health or other
government authorities requiring the closure of our offices or other businesses, including airports
and airline operations which comprise the primary locations where we provide our advertising
services. A health epidemic could result in a significant drop in demand for air travel and
ultimately our advertising services, severely disrupt our business operations and adversely affect
our financial condition and results of operations.
If one or more of our PRC subsidiaries fails to maintain or obtain qualifications to receive
PRC preferential tax treatments, we will be required to pay more taxes, which may have a
material adverse effect on our result of operations.
On March 16, 2007, the PRC National Peoples Congress passed the Enterprise Income Tax Law,
or the EIT Law, which imposes an uniform income tax rate of 25% on most domestic enterprises and
foreign investment enterprises. The EIT Law became effective on January 1, 2008. Under the EIT
Law, entities that qualify as high and new technology enterprises strongly supported by the
state are entitled to the preferential income tax rate of 15%. A companys status as a high and
new technology enterprise strongly supported by the state is valid for three years, after which
the company must re-apply for such qualification in order to continue to enjoy the preferential
income tax rate. In addition, according to the Administrative Regulations on the Recognition of
High and New Technology Enterprises, the Guidelines for Recognition of High and New Technology
Enterprises and the Notice of Favorable Enterprise Income Tax Policies jointly issued by the PRC
Ministry of Science and Technology, the PRC Ministry of Finance and the PRC State Administration
of Taxation in April 2008, July 2008 and February 2008, respectively, new software enterprises
can enjoy an income tax exemption for two years beginning with their first profitable year and a
50% tax reduction to a rate of 12.5% for the subsequent three years.
On December 26, 2007, the PRC State Council issued the Notice of the State Council
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Implementation of Transitional Rules for Enterprise Income Tax Incentives, or Circular
39. Based on Circular 39, certain enterprises established before March 16, 2007 that were
eligible for tax exemptions or reductions according to the then effective tax laws and
regulations can continue to enjoy such exemption or reduction until
it expires. Furthermore, according to Circular 39, enterprises that were eligible for the preferential
tax rates according to the then effective tax laws and regulations may be eligible for a gradual
rate increase to 25% over the 5-year period beginning from January 1, 2008. Specifically, the
applicable rates under such an arrangement for such enterprises that enjoyed the 15% tax rate
prior to the effectiveness of the new PRC tax law will be 18% in 2008, 20% in 2009, 22% in 2010,
24% in 2011 and 25% in 2012. However, according to the Notice on Prepayment of Enterprise Income
Tax issued by the State Administration of Taxation on January 30, 2008, the gradually increased
rate of Enterprise Income Tax, or EIT, during the transition period is not applicable to entities
that qualified for preferential tax rates as high and new technology enterprises alone and they
would be subject to EIT at 25% from January 2008 if they cannot qualify as high and new
technology enterprises under the EIT Law and regulations.
AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., or AM Technology, has qualified as a high and new
technology enterprise under the former EIT Law and was subject to a 15% preferential EIT. In
addition, AM Technology is registered and operates in the Beijing New Technology Industry
Development Zone. As a result, AM Technology was exempt from EIT from 2006 to 2008, and will be
entitled to a 50% tax reduction from 2009 to 2011 under the former Foreign-Invested Enterprise
Income Tax Law and the relevant implementation rules. AM Technology was recognized as a high and
new technology enterprise supported by the state under the new rules in December 2008. As a
result, it is entitled to continue to enjoy a preferential EIT at the rate of 7.5% from 2009 to
2011 and a preferential EIT of 15% thereafter. Xian Air Media Chuangyi Technology Co., Ltd, or
Xian AM, qualified as a software enterprise in August 2008 by the Technology Information
Bureau of Shanxi Province and has received an written approval from Xian local tax bureau that
it will be granted a two-year exemption from EIT commencing on its first profitable year and a
50% reduction of the 25% EIT rate for the succeeding three years. Shenzhen AirMedia Information
Technology Co., Ltd., or Shenzhen AM, was subject to a 15% preferential tax EIT rate as it is
located in Shenzhen and is currently subject to EIT on its taxable income at the gradual rate
pursuant to Circular 39. Shenzhen AM submitted its application to be qualified as a high and new
technology enterprise strongly supported by the State under the new PRC tax law in March 2009
and if successful, will be eligible for a 15% EIT rate.
There is no assurance that our PRC subsidiaries will be able to maintain or obtain
qualifications to receive the above preferential tax treatments. We will be required to pay more
taxes if they fail to become or continue to be eligible to receive PRC tax benefits, which may
have a material adverse effect on our result of operations.
Dividends payable to us by our wholly-owned operating subsidiaries may be subject to PRC
withholding taxes, or we may be subject to PRC taxation on our worldwide income and
dividends distributed to our investors may be subject to PRC withholding taxes under the new
PRC tax law.
Under the PRC tax laws effective prior to January 1, 2008, dividends paid to foreign investors
by foreign-invested enterprises, such as dividends paid to us by our PRC subsidiaries, were exempt
from PRC withholding tax. Under the EIT Law and its implementation rules, dividends payable by a
foreign-invested enterprise in China to its foreign investors who are non-resident enterprises are
subject to a 10% withholding tax, unless any such foreign investors jurisdiction of incorporation
has a tax treaty with China that provides for a different withholding arrangement. The British
Virgin Islands, where our wholly owned subsidiary and the 100% shareholder of Shenzhen AM is
incorporated, does not have such a tax treaty with China. Air Media (China) Limited, the 100%
shareholder of AM Technology, is incorporated in Hong Kong. According to the Mainland and Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region Arrangement on Avoiding Double Taxation or Evasion of Taxation on
Income agreed between China and Hong Kong in August 2006 and the relevant rules, dividends paid by
a foreign-invested enterprise in China to its direct holding company in Hong Kong will be subject
to withholding tax at a rate of 5% (if the foreign investor owns directly at least 25% of the
shares of the foreign-invested enterprise). The EIT Law provides, however, dividends distributed
between qualified resident enterprises will be exempted. As the term resident enterprises needs
further clarification and explanation, we cannot assure you that the dividends distributed by
Shenzhen AM, AM Technology and Xian AM to their direct shareholders would be regarded as dividends
distributed between qualified resident enterprises, and be exempted from the EIT.
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Under the EIT Law, enterprises organized under the laws of jurisdictions outside China with
their de facto management bodies located within China may be considered PRC resident enterprises
and therefore be subject to EIT at the rate of 25% on their worldwide income. Under the
implementation rules of the EIT Law, de facto management bodies is defined as the bodies that
have material and overall management and control over the business, personnel, accounts and properties of the enterprise. It remains unclear how the PRC
tax authorities will interpret such a broad definition. We believe we are not a PRC resident
enterprise. However, if we were considered a PRC resident enterprise, we would be subject to the
PRC enterprise income tax at the rate of 25% on our worldwide income; dividend income we receive
from the PRC subsidiaries, however, would be exempt from PRC tax since such income to a PRC
resident recipient is exempted under the new EIT Law.
With the newly imposed 10% PRC dividend withholding tax, we will incur an incremental PRC tax
cost when PRC profits are distributed to ultimate shareholders. In addition, if we are determined
to be a PRC resident enterprise under the new PRC tax system and receive income other than
dividends, our profitability and cash flow would be adversely impacted due to our worldwide income
being taxed in China under the new PRC tax law.
Moreover, under the new PRC tax law, foreign ADS holders may be subject to a 10% withholding
tax upon dividends payable by us and gains realized on the sale or other disposition of ADSs or
ordinary shares, if such income is sourced from within the PRC. Although our company is
incorporated in the Cayman Islands, it remains unclear whether the dividends payable by us or the
gains our foreign ADS holders may realize will be regarded as income from sources within the PRC if
we are classified as a PRC resident enterprise. Any such tax on our dividend payments will reduce
the returns of your investment.
Risks Related to Regulation of Our Business and to Our Structure
Compliance with PRC advertising laws and regulations may be difficult and could be costly,
and failure to comply could subject us to government sanctions.
PRC advertising laws and regulations require advertisers, advertising operators and
advertising distributors, including businesses such as ours, to ensure that the content of the
advertisements they prepare or distribute are fair and accurate and are in full compliance with
applicable law. Violation of these laws or regulations may result in penalties, including fines,
confiscation of advertising fees, orders to cease dissemination of the advertisements and orders to
publish an advertisement correcting the misleading information. In circumstances involving serious
violations, the PRC government may revoke a violators license for advertising business operations.
As an air travel advertising service provider, we are obligated under PRC laws and regulations
to monitor the advertising content that is shown on our network for compliance with applicable law.
In general, the advertisements shown on our network have previously been broadcast over public
television networks and have been subjected to internal review and verification of such networks.
We are still required to independently review and verify these advertisements for content
compliance before displaying the advertisements. In addition, if a special government review is
required for certain product advertisements before they are shown to the public, we are obligated
to confirm that such review has been performed and approval has been obtained. In addition, for
advertising content related to certain types of products and services, such as food products,
alcohol, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and medical procedures, we are required to confirm that the
advertisers have obtained requisite government approvals including the advertising clients
operating qualifications, proof of quality inspection of the advertised products, government
pre-approval of the contents of the advertisement and filing with the local authorities.
We endeavor to comply with such requirements, including by requesting relevant documents from
the advertisers. However, we cannot assure you that each advertisement that an advertiser or
advertising agency client provides to us and which we include in our network programs is in
compliance with relevant PRC advertising laws and regulations or that the supporting documentation
and government approvals provided to us by our advertising clients in connection with certain
advertising content are complete. Although we employ qualified advertising inspectors who are
trained to review advertising content for compliance with relevant PRC laws and regulations, the
content standards in the PRC are less certain and less clear than in those in more developed
countries such as the U.S. and we cannot assure you that we will be able to properly review the
content to comply with the standards imposed on us with certainty.
If the PRC government finds that the agreements that establish the structure for operating
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China business do not comply with PRC governmental restrictions on foreign investment in
the advertising industry and in the operating of non-advertising content, we could be
subject to severe penalties.
Substantially all of our operations are conducted through our contractual arrangements with
our consolidated variable interest entities in China, Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd., or AM
Advertising, Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd, or Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC
Advertising Co., Ltd., or AirMedia UC, and Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd., or
AM Yuehang. Though PRC regulations currently permit 100% foreign ownership of companies that
provide advertising services, any foreign entities that invest in the advertising services industry
are required to have at least three years of direct operations in the advertising industry outside
of China. In addition, PRC regulations currently prohibit foreign investment in the production and
operation of any non-advertising content. We do not currently directly operate an advertising
business outside of China and thus cannot qualify under PRC regulations until three years after we
commence any such operations outside of China or until we acquire a company that has directly
operated an advertising business outside of China for the required period of time. Accordingly, our
three subsidiaries, Shenzhen AM, AM Technology and Xian AM are currently ineligible to apply for the required
licenses for providing advertising services in China.
Our advertising business is primarily provided through our contractual arrangements with our
four consolidated variable interest entities in China. AM Advertising is owned by Shengshi Lianhe
and three PRC citizens: Herman Man Guo, Qing Xu and Xiaoya Zhang. Shengshi Lianhe is owned by three
PRC citizens: Herman Man Guo, Qing Xu and Xiaoya Zhang. AirMedia UC is owned by two PRC citizens:
Herman Man Guo and Qing Xu. AM Yuehang is owned by two PRC citizens: James Zhonghua Feng and Tao
Hong. Our variable interest entities are the major companies through which we provide advertising
services in China. They directly operate our advertising network, enter into concession rights
contracts and sell advertising time slots to our clients. We depend on our variable interest
entities to operate our advertising business. We have entered into contractual arrangements with
our variable interest entities, pursuant to which we, through AM Technology, provide technical
support and consulting services to our variable interest entities. In addition, we have entered
into agreements with our variable interest entities and each of their shareholders, which provide
us with the substantial ability to control our variable interest entities. For a description of
these contractual arrangements, see Item 4. Information on the CompanyC. Organizational
Structure and Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party TransactionsB. Related Party
Transactions.
Under the equity pledge agreements, the shareholders of our variable interest entities
respectively pledged their equity interests in our variable interest entities to AM Technology.
This pledge was duly created by recording the pledge on AM Technologys register of shareholders in
accordance with the PRC Security Law, which governed the validity of such pledge prior to the
effectiveness of the PRC Property Rights Law.
According to the PRC Property Rights Law, however, effective as of October 1, 2007, and
Measures for the Registration of Equity Pledge with Administration for Industry and Commerce,
effective as of October 1, 2008, such pledge will be effective upon registration with the relevant
administration for industry and commerce. AM Technology is in the process of applying for such
registration with the local administration for industry and commerce. Before the completion of such
registration procedure, we cannot assure you that the effectiveness of such pledge can be
recognized in PRC courts if disputes arise on certain pledged equity interest or that AM
Technologys interests as pledgee will prevail over those of third parties.
If we or any of our variable interest entities are found to be in violation of any existing or
future PRC laws or regulations or fail to obtain or maintain any of the required permits or
approvals, the relevant PRC regulatory authorities, including the SAIC, which regulates advertising
companies, and the SARFT, would have broad discretion in dealing with such violations, including:
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The imposition of any of these penalties would result in a material and adverse effect on our
ability to conduct our business.
We rely on contractual arrangements with AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC and AM
Yuehang and their shareholders for a substantial portion of our China operations, which may
not be as effective as direct ownership in providing operational control.
We rely on contractual arrangements with AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC and AM
Yuehang to operate our advertising business. For a description of these contractual arrangements,
see Item 4. Information on the CompanyC. Organizational Structure and Item 7. Major
Shareholders and Related Party TransactionsB. Related Party Transactions. These contractual
arrangements may not be as effective as direct ownership in providing us with control over our
variable interest entities. Under the current contractual arrangements, as a legal matter, if our
variable interest entities or their shareholders fail to perform their respective obligations under
these contractual arrangements, we may have to incur substantial costs and resources to enforce
such arrangements, and rely on legal remedies under PRC law, including seeking specific performance
or injunctive relief, and claiming damages, which we cannot assure you will be effective.
Many of these contractual arrangements are governed by PRC law and provide for the resolution
of disputes through either arbitration or litigation in the PRC. Accordingly, these contracts would
be interpreted in accordance with PRC law and any disputes would be resolved in accordance with PRC
legal procedures. The legal environment in the PRC is not as developed as in other jurisdictions,
such as the United States. As a result, uncertainties in the PRC legal system could limit our
ability to enforce these contractual arrangements, which may make it difficult to exert effective
control over our variable interest entities, and our ability to conduct our business may be
negatively affected.
Contractual arrangements we have entered into among our subsidiaries and variable interest
entities may be subject to scrutiny by the PRC tax authorities and a finding that we owe
additional taxes or are ineligible for our preferential tax treatment, or both, could
substantially increase our taxes owed, and reduce our net income and the value of your
investment.
Under PRC law, arrangements and transactions among related parties may be audited or
challenged by the PRC tax authorities. If any of the transactions we have entered into among AM
Technology and our variable interest entities are found not to be on an arms length basis, or to
result in an unreasonable reduction in tax under PRC law, the PRC tax authorities have the
authority to disallow our tax savings, adjust the profits and losses of our respective PRC entities
and assess late payment interest and penalties. A finding by the PRC tax authorities that we are
ineligible for the tax savings we achieved for the period from August 7, 2005, the date we
commenced operations, to December 31, 2005 or in 2006, 2007 and 2008, or that Shenzhen AM, AM
Technology, Xian AM, AM Advertising and its subsidiaries, Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC or AM Yuehang are
ineligible for their preferential tax treatment, would substantially increase our taxes owed and
reduce our net income and the value of your investment.
We may rely principally on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our
wholly-owned operating subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have,
and any limitation on the ability of our operating subsidiaries to pay dividends to us could
have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business.
We are a holding company, and we may rely principally on dividends and other distributions on
equity paid by AM Technology, Shenzhen AM and Xian AM for our cash requirements, including the funds
necessary to service any debt we may incur. If AM Technology,
Shenzhen AM or Xian AM incur debt on its own
behalf in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict
the ability of AM Technology, Shenzhen AM or Xian AM to pay dividends or make other distributions to us. In addition, the PRC tax
authorities may require us to adjust our taxable income under the contractual arrangements AM
Technology currently has in place with our variable interest entities in a manner that would
materially and adversely affect AM Technologys ability to pay dividends and other distributions to
us.
Furthermore,
relevant PRC laws and regulations permit payments of dividends by AM
Technology, Shenzhen AM and Xian AM only out of their retained earnings, if any, determined in accordance with PRC
accounting standards and regulations. Under PRC laws and regulations,
AM Technology, Shenzhen AM and Xian AM
are also required to set aside a portion of net income each year to fund certain reserve funds.
These reserves are not distributable as cash dividends. In addition, subject to certain cumulative limits, the
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reserve fund requires annual appropriations of at least 10% of after-tax income
to be set aside prior to payment of dividends until such reserve fund is equal to at least 50% of
the respective registered capital of AM Technology, Shenzhen AM or
Xian AM. As a result of these PRC laws
and regulations, our PRC subsidiaries and our PRC variable interest entities are restricted in
their ability to transfer a portion of their net assets to us whether in the form of dividends,
loans or advances.
Although
none of Shenzhen AM, Xian AM or AM Technology has any present plan to pay any cash dividends
to us in the foreseeable future any limitation on the ability of AM
Technology, Shenzhen AM or Xian AM to
pay dividends or make other distributions to us could materially and adversely limit our ability to
grow, make investments or acquisitions that could be beneficial to our business, or otherwise fund
and conduct our business.
Changes in laws and regulations governing air travel advertising or otherwise affecting our
business in China may result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and may
materially and adversely affect our business prospects and results of operations.
There are no existing PRC laws or regulations that specifically define or regulate air travel
advertising. It has been reported that the relevant PRC government authorities are currently
considering adopting new regulations governing air travel advertising. We cannot predict the timing
and effects of such new regulations. Changes in laws and regulations governing the content of air
travel advertising, our business licenses or otherwise affecting our business in China may result
in substantial costs and diversion of resources and may materially and adversely affect our
business prospects and results of operations.
Risks Related to Doing Business in China
Adverse changes in the political and economic policies of the PRC government could have a
material adverse effect on the overall economic growth of China, which could reduce the
demand for our services and have a material adverse effect on our competitive position.
Substantially all of our assets are located in China and substantially all of our revenues are
derived from our operations in China. Accordingly, our business, financial condition, results of
operations and prospects are affected significantly by economic, political and legal developments
of China. The Chinese economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many
respects, including:
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While the Chinese economy has experienced significant growth in the past decades, growth has
been uneven both geographically and among various sectors of the economy. The PRC government has
implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources.
Some of these measures may benefit the overall Chinese economy, but may also have a negative effect
on us. We cannot predict the future direction of political or economic reforms or the effects such
measures may have on our business, financial position or results of operations. Any adverse change
in the political or economic conditions in China, including changes in the policies of the PRC
government or in laws and regulations in China, could have a material adverse effect on the overall
economic growth of China and in the air travel advertising industry. Such developments could have a
material adverse effect on our business, lead to a reduction in demand for our services and
materially and adversely affect our competitive position.
Uncertainties with respect to the PRC legal system could limit the legal protections
available to us or result in substantial costs and the diversion of resources and management
attention.
We
conduct our business primarily through AM Technology, Shenzhen AM and Xian AM, which are subject to
PRC laws and regulations applicable to foreign investment in China and, in particular, laws
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wholly-foreign owned companies. The PRC legal system is based on written statutes.
Prior court decisions may be cited for reference but have limited precedential value. Since 1979,
PRC legislation and regulations have significantly enhanced the protections afforded to various
forms of foreign investments in China. However, since these laws and regulations are relatively new
and the PRC legal system continues to rapidly evolve, the interpretations of many laws, regulations
and rules are not always uniform and the enforcement of these laws, regulations and rules involve
uncertainties, which may limit the legal protections available to us. In addition, any litigation
in China may be protracted and result in substantial costs and the diversion of resources and
management attention.
Fluctuations in the value of the Renminbi may have a material adverse effect on your
investment.
The value of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar and other currencies is affected by, among
other things, changes in Chinas political and economic conditions and Chinas foreign exchange
policies. On July 21, 2005, the PRC government changed its decade-old policy of pegging the value
of the Renminbi to the U.S. dollar. Under the new policy, the Renminbi was permitted to fluctuate
within a narrow and managed band against a basket of certain foreign currencies. This change in
policy caused the Renminbi to appreciate approximately 21.5% against the U.S. dollar over the
following three years. Since reaching a high against the U.S. dollar in July 2008, however, the
Renminbi has traded within a narrow band against the U.S. dollar, remaining within 1% of its July
2008 high but never exceeding it. As a consequence, the Renminbi has also fluctuated sharply since
July 2008 against other freely traded currencies, in tandem with the U.S. dollar.
The reporting and functional currency of our Cayman Islands parent company is the U.S. dollar.
However, substantially all of the revenues and expenses of our consolidated operating subsidiaries
and affiliate entities are denominated in Renminbi. Substantially all of our sales contracts were
denominated in Renminbi and substantially all of our costs and expenses is denominated in Renminbi.
To the extent that we need to convert U.S. dollars into Renminbi for our operations, depreciation
of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar would have an adverse effect on the Renminbi amount we
receive from the conversion. Conversely, if we decide to convert our Renminbi into U.S. dollars for
the purpose of dividend distribution or for other business purposes, appreciation of the U.S.
dollar against the Renminbi would have a negative effect on the U.S. dollar amount available to us.
Fluctuations in the exchange rate will also affect the relative value of any dividend we issue
which will be exchanged into U.S. dollars and earnings from and the value of any U.S.
dollar-denominated investments we make in the future.
Very limited hedging transactions are available in China to reduce our exposure to exchange
rate fluctuations. To date, we have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to
reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk. While we may decide to enter into hedging
transactions in the future, the availability and effectiveness of these hedges may be limited so
that we may not be able to successfully hedge our exposure at all. In addition, our currency
exchange losses may be magnified by PRC exchange control regulations that restrict our ability to
convert RMB into foreign currency. As a result, fluctuations in exchange rates may have a material
adverse effect on your investment.
Restrictions on currency exchange may limit our ability to receive and use our revenues or
financing effectively.
Substantially all of our revenues and expenses are denominated in RMB. If our RMB-denominated
revenues increase or RMB-denominated expenses decrease in the future, we may need to convert a
portion of our revenues into other currencies to meet our foreign currency obligations, including,
among others, payments of dividends declared, if any, in respect of our ordinary shares or ADSs.
Under Chinas existing foreign exchange regulations, Shenzhen
AM, AM Technology and Xian AM are able to pay
dividends in foreign currencies, without prior approval from State Administration of Foreign
Exchange, or SAFE, by complying with certain procedural requirements. However, we cannot assure you
that the PRC government will not take measures in the future to restrict access to foreign
currencies for current account transactions.
Foreign exchange transactions by our subsidiary and variable interest entities in China under
capital accounts continue to be subject to significant foreign exchange controls and require the
approval of, or registration with, PRC governmental authorities. In particular, if we or other
foreign lenders make foreign currency loans to our subsidiaries or variable interest entities in China, these loans must be registered with the
SAFE, and if we finance them by means of additional capital contributions, these capital
contributions must be approved or registered by certain government authorities including the SAFE,
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their local counterparts. These limitations could affect the ability of
these entities to obtain foreign exchange through debt or equity financing, and could affect our
business and financial condition.
PRC regulations relating to the establishment of offshore special purpose companies by PRC
residents and registration requirements for employee stock ownership plans or share option
plans may subject our PRC resident beneficial owners or the plan participants to personal
liability, limit our ability to inject capital into our PRC subsidiaries, limit our
subsidiaries ability to increase their registered capital or distribute profits to us, or
may otherwise adversely affect us.
Current regulations promulgated by SAFE require PRC residents and PRC corporate entities to
register with local branches of SAFE in connection with their direct or indirect offshore
investment activities. These regulations apply to our shareholders who are PRC residents and may
apply to any offshore acquisitions that we make in the future.
Under the SAFE regulations, PRC residents who make, or have previously made, direct or
indirect investments in offshore companies, will be required to register those investments. In
addition, any PRC resident who is a direct or indirect shareholder of an offshore company is
required to file or update the registration with the local branch of SAFE, with respect to that
offshore company, any material change involving its round-trip investment, capital variation, such
as an increase or decrease in capital, transfer or swap of shares, merger, division, long-term
equity or debt investment or creation of any security interest. Moreover, the PRC subsidiaries of
that offshore company are required to urge the PRC resident shareholders to update their SAFE
registration with the local branch of SAFE when such updates are required under applicable SAFE
regulations. If any PRC shareholder fails to make the required SAFE registration or file or update
the registration, the PRC subsidiaries of that offshore parent company may be prohibited from
distributing their profits and the proceeds from any reduction in capital, share transfer or
liquidation, to their offshore parent company, and the offshore parent company may also be
prohibited from injecting additional capital into their PRC subsidiaries. Moreover, failure to
comply with the various SAFE registration requirements described above could result in liability
under PRC laws for evasion of applicable foreign exchange restrictions, such as restrictions on
distributing dividend to our offshore entities or pecuniary measures against us.
We cannot provide any assurances that all of our shareholders who are PRC residents will make
or obtain any applicable registrations or approvals required by these SAFE regulations. The failure
or inability of our PRC resident shareholders to comply with the registration procedures set forth
therein may subject us to fines and legal sanctions, restrict our cross-border investment
activities, or limit our PRC subsidiaries ability to distribute dividends or obtain
foreign-exchange-dominated loans to our company.
As it is uncertain how the SAFE regulations will be interpreted or implemented, we cannot
predict how these regulations will affect our business operations or future strategy. For example,
we may be subject to more stringent review and approval process with respect to our foreign
exchange activities, such as remittance of dividends and foreign-currency-denominated borrowings,
which may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. In addition, if we
decide to acquire a PRC domestic company, we cannot assure you that we or the owners of such
company, as the case may be, will be able to obtain the necessary approvals or complete the
necessary filings and registrations required by the SAFE regulations. This may restrict our ability
to implement our acquisition strategy and could adversely affect our business and prospects.
In December 2006, the Peoples Bank of China promulgated the Administrative Measures of
Foreign Exchange Matters for Individuals, or the PBOC Regulation, setting forth the respective
requirements for foreign exchange transactions by PRC individuals under either the current account
or the capital account. In January 2007, SAFE issued implementing rules for the PBOC Regulation,
which, among other things, specified approval requirements for certain capital account transactions
such as a PRC citizens participation in the employee stock ownership plans or stock option plans
of an overseas publicly-listed company. On March 28, 2007, SAFE promulgated the Application
Procedure of Foreign Exchange Administration for Domestic Individuals Participating in Employee
Stock Holding Plan or Stock Option Plan of Overseas-Listed Company, or the Stock Option Rule. Under
the Stock Option Rule, PRC citizens who are granted stock options by an overseas publicly-listed
company are required, through a PRC agent or PRC subsidiary of such overseas publicly-listed
company, to register with SAFE and complete certain other procedures. We and our PRC employees who have been granted
stock options are subject to the Stock Option Rule. If we or our PRC optionees fail to comply with these regulations, we or
our PRC optionees may be subject to fines and legal sanctions. See Item 4. Information on
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the CompanyB. Business OverviewRegulationSAFE Regulations on Offshore Investment by PRC Residents
and Employee Stock Options.
The new M&A rule sets forth complex procedures for acquisitions conducted by foreign investors
which could make it more difficult to pursue growth through acquisitions.
On August 8, 2006, six PRC government and regulatory authorities, including the PRC Ministry of
Commerce and the Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission, or the CSRC, promulgated a rule entitled
Provisions regarding Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors, or
the New M&A Rule, which became effective on September 8, 2006. The New M&A Rule, among other
things, sets forth complex procedures and requirements that could make merger and acquisition
activities by foreign investors more time-consuming and complex, including requirements in some
instances that the Ministry of Commerce be notified in advance of any change-of-control transaction
in which a foreign investor takes control of a PRC domestic enterprise. Part of our growth
strategy includes acquiring complementary businesses or assets. Complying with the requirements of
the New M&A Rule to complete such transactions could be time-consuming, and any required approval
processes, including obtaining approval from the Ministry of Commerce, may delay or inhibit the
completion of such transactions, which could affect our ability to expand our business or maintain
our market share. In addition, if any of our acquisitions were subject to the New
M&A Rule and were found not to be in compliance with the requirements of the New M&A Rule in the future, relevant
PRC regulatory agencies may impose fines and penalties on our operations in the PRC, limit our
operating privileges in the PRC, or take other actions that could have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition, results of operations, reputation and prospects.
Risks Related to Our ADSs
The trading price of our ADSs has been volatile.
The trading price of our ADSs has been and may continue to be subject to wide fluctuations.
During the year of 2008, the trading prices of our ADSs on the Nasdaq
ranged from US$3.80 to
US$26.51 per ADS and the closing sale price on April 24, 2009
was US$5.59 per ADS. The price of our
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In addition, the securities market has from time to time experienced significant price and
volume fluctuations that are not related to the operating performance of particular companies.
These market fluctuations may also have a material adverse effect on the market price of our ADSs.
Substantial future sales or perceived potential sales of our ADSs in the public market could
cause the price of our ADSs to decline.
Additional sales of our ordinary shares in the public market, or the perception that these
sales could occur, could cause the market price of our ADSs to decline. In addition, certain
holders of our ordinary shares have the right to cause us to register the sale of a certain number
of our shares under the Securities Act. Registration of these shares under the Securities Act would
result in these shares becoming freely tradable without restriction under the Securities Act
immediately upon the effectiveness of the registration. Sales of these registered shares in the
public market could cause the price of our ADSs to decline.
You may not have the same voting rights as the holders of our ordinary shares and may not
receive voting materials in time to be able to exercise your right to vote.
Except as described in this annual report and in the deposit agreement, holders of our ADSs
will not be able to exercise voting rights attaching to the shares evidenced by our ADSs on an
individual basis. Holders of our ADSs will appoint the depositary or its nominee as their
representative to exercise the voting rights attaching to the shares represented by the ADSs. You
may not receive voting materials in time to instruct the depositary to vote, and it is possible
that you, or persons who hold their ADSs through brokers, dealers or other third parties, will not
have the opportunity to exercise a right to vote.
Your right to participate in any future rights offerings may be limited, which may cause
dilution to your holdings and you may not receive cash dividends if it is impractical to
make them available to you.
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We may from time to time distribute rights to our shareholders, including rights to acquire
our securities. However, we cannot make rights available to you in the United States unless we
register both the rights and the securities to which the rights relate under the Securities Act or
an exemption from the registration requirements is available. Under the deposit agreement, the
depositary bank will not make rights available to you unless both the rights and the underlying
securities to be distributed to ADS holders are either registered under the Securities Act or
exempt from registration under the Securities Act. We are under no obligation to file a
registration statement with respect to any such rights or securities or to endeavor to cause such a
registration statement to be declared effective and we may not be able to establish a necessary
exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Accordingly, you may be unable to participate
in our rights offerings and may experience dilution in your holdings.
The depositary of our ADSs has agreed to pay to you the cash dividends or other distributions
it or the custodian receives on our ordinary shares or other deposited securities after deducting
its fees and expenses. You will receive these distributions in proportion to the number of ordinary
shares your ADSs represent. However, the depositary may, at its discretion, decide that it is
inequitable or impractical to make a distribution available to any holders of ADSs. For example,
the depositary may determine that it is not practicable to distribute certain property through the
mail, or that the value of certain distributions may be less than the cost of mailing them. In
these cases, the depositary may decide not to distribute such property to you.
You may be subject to limitations on transfer of your ADSs.
Your ADSs are transferable on the books of the depositary. However, the depositary may close
its transfer books at any time or from time to time when it deems expedient in connection with the
performance of its duties.
In addition, the depositary may refuse to deliver, transfer or register transfers of ADSs
generally when our books or the books of the depositary are closed, or at any time if we or the
depositary deem it advisable to do so because of any requirement of law or of any government or
governmental body, or under any provision of the deposit agreement, or for any other reason.
You may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your
rights through the U.S. federal courts may be limited, because we are incorporated under
Cayman Islands law, conduct a substantial portion of our operations in China and the
majority of our directors and officers reside outside the United States.
We are incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and conduct a substantial portion of our operations
in China through AM Technology, Shenzhen AM and Xian AM. A majority of our directors and officers reside
outside the United States and a substantial portion of their assets are located outside of the
United States. As a result, it may be difficult or impossible for you to bring an action against us
or against these individuals in the Cayman Islands or in China in the event that you believe that
your rights have been infringed under the securities laws or otherwise. Even if you are successful
in bringing an action of this kind, the laws of the Cayman Islands and of China may render you
unable to enforce a judgment against our assets or the assets of our directors and officers. There
is no statutory recognition in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the United States,
although the courts of the Cayman Islands will generally recognize and enforce a non-penal judgment
of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits.
Our corporate affairs are governed by our memorandum and articles of association, as amended
and restated from time to time, and by the Companies Law (2007 Revision) and common law of the
Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take legal action against us and our directors,
actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors are to a large
extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is
derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from
English common law, which provides persuasive, but not binding, authority. The rights of our
shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under Cayman Islands law are not
as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedents in the United States.
In particular, the Cayman Islands has a less developed body of securities laws than the United
States and provides significantly less protection to investors. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have
standing to initiate a shareholder derivative action in U.S. federal courts.
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As a result, our public shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests
through actions against us, our management, our directors or our major shareholders than would
shareholders of a corporation incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States.
Our memorandum and articles of association contain anti-takeover provisions that could
adversely affect the rights of holders of our ordinary shares and ADSs.
We have included certain provisions in our memorandum and articles of association that could
limit the ability of others to acquire control of our company, and deprive our shareholders of the
opportunity to sell their shares at a premium over the prevailing market price by discouraging
third parties from seeking to obtain control of our company in a tender offer or similar
transactions.
We have included the following provisions in our articles that may have the effect of delaying
or preventing a change of control of our company:
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Our board of directors has the authority to establish from time to time one or
more series of preferred shares without action by our shareholders and to
determine, with respect to any series of preferred shares, the terms and rights of
that series, including the designation of the series, the number of shares of the
series, the dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights, voting rights, and
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Our board of directors may issue a series of preferred shares without action by
our shareholders to the extent of available authorized but unissued preferred shares. Accordingly, the issuance of preferred shares may adversely affect the
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Subject to applicable regulatory requirements, our board of directors may issue
additional ordinary shares or rights to acquire ordinary shares without action by
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Our corporate actions are substantially controlled by our principal shareholder who could
exert significant influence over important corporate matters, which may reduce the price of
our ADSs and deprive you of an opportunity to receive a premium for your shares.
As
of April 27, 2009, our principal shareholder, Herman Man Guo, beneficially owned
approximately 41.8% of our outstanding ordinary shares. In addition,
as of April 27, 2009, Global
Gateway Investments Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CDH China Growth Capital Management
Company Limited, or CDH, beneficially owned approximately 19. 9% of our outstanding ordinary
shares. These shareholders, if acting together, could exert substantial influence over matters such
as electing directors and approving material mergers, acquisitions or other business combination
transactions. This concentration of ownership may also discourage, delay or prevent a change in
control of our company, which could have the dual effect of depriving our shareholders of an
opportunity to receive a premium for their shares as part of a sale of our company and reducing the
price of our ADSs. These actions may be taken even if they are opposed by our other shareholders.
In addition, these persons could divert business opportunities from us to themselves or others.
We may be classified as a passive foreign investment company, which could result in adverse
U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. Holders.
Based on the price of our ADSs and ordinary shares and the composition of our income and
assets, we believe that we were not a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for United
States federal income tax purposes for our taxable year ended December 31, 2008. However, the
application of the PFIC rules is subject to ambiguity in several respects and, in addition, we must
make a separate determination each year as to whether we are a PFIC (after the close of each
taxable year). Accordingly, we cannot assure you that we will not be a PFIC for our current taxable
year ending December 31, 2009 or any future taxable year. In particular, we believe that there is a
significant risk that we will be a PFIC for our taxable year ending December 31, 2009 unless the
market price of our ADSs increases and/or we invest a substantial amount of the cash and other passive assets
we hold in assets that produce active income. A non-U.S. corporation will be considered a PFIC for
any taxable year if either (1) at least 75% of its gross income is passive income or (2) at least
50% of the value of its assets (based on an average of the quarterly values of the assets during a
taxable year) is attributable to assets that
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produce or are held for the production of passive income. The value of our assets will be determined based on the market price of our ADSs, which is
likely to fluctuate. In addition, the composition of our income and assets will be affected by how,
and how quickly, we utilize the cash (or other passive assets or investments) we have on hand or
raise in any offering. If we were treated as a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder
held an ADS or an ordinary share, certain adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences could apply
to the U.S. Holder. For example, if we are a PFIC, U.S. Holders will become subject to increased
tax liabilities under U.S. tax laws and regulations with respect to any gain recognized or the sale
of our ADSs or ordinary shares and certain distributions, and will become subject to burdensome
reporting requirements. See Item 10. Additional InformationE. TaxationUnited States Federal
Income TaxationPassive Foreign Investment Company.
ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
A. History and Development of the Company
We are a Cayman Islands incorporated holding company that conducts operations through our
subsidiaries, consolidated variable interest entities and the variable interest entities
subsidiaries in China. We commenced operations in August 2005 in China through Shengshi Lianhe, a
consolidated variable interest entity of our principal subsidiary, AM Technology. We established
another wholly-owned subsidiary, Shenzhen AM, in June 2006 in China. In order to facilitate foreign
investment in our company, we established an offshore holding company, Broad Cosmos Enterprises
Limited, or Broad Cosmos, as a company registered in the British Virgin Islands in June 2006. To
prepare for our initial public offering, we incorporated AirMedia Group Inc. in the Cayman Islands
in April 2007 as our listing vehicle and as our holding company, followed by a share exchange
between AirMedia Group Inc. and Broad Cosmos. As a result of the share exchange, AirMedia Group
Inc. acquired 100% of the equity interests in Broad Cosmos, which in turn holds 100% of the equity
interests in AM Technology and Shenzhen AM.
On November 13, 2007, we completed our initial public offering, in which, including the
exercise of the over-allotment options, we issued and sold 13,500,000 ADSs, representing 27,000,000
of our ordinary shares, and certain of our then shareholders sold 3,750,000 ADSs, representing
7,500,000 of our ordinary shares, in each case at a public offering price of US$15.00 per ADS. On
November 7, 2007, we began trading our ADSs on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol AMCN.
In July 2008, we acquired our current airport gate bridge advertising business by purchasing all of
the equity interest in Excel Lead and an 80% equity interest in Flying Dragon. The consideration
for the acquisition of Excel Lead consisted of an initial cash consideration of US$0.3 million and a
contingent consideration to be determined based on the after-tax net profit performance of Excel
Lead in the second half of 2008, the full year of 2009 and 2010, respectively, in an aggregate amount of up to US$27.3
million in cash and 1,530,950 of our ordinary shares, or up to US$40.3 million in cash only, at the
sole discretion of the sellers of Excel Lead. In 2008, we paid a total of US$6.6 million to the
sellers of Excel Lead, including the US$0.3 million initial cash consideration and a US$6.3 million
advance payment of the contingent consideration. In addition, we paid US$1.5 million in cash for
the acquisition of the 80% equity interest in Flying Dragon in 2008.
Our principal executive offices are located at 17/F, Sky Plaza, No. 46 Dongzhimenwai Street,
Dongcheng District, Beijing 100027, Peoples Republic of China. Our telephone number at this
address is +86-10-8438-6868 and our fax number is +86-10-8460-8658. Our registered office in the
Cayman Islands is P.O. Box 309GT, Ugland House, South Church Street, George Town, Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands. Our telephone number at this address is +1-345-949-8066.
B. Business Overview
Overview
We operate the largest digital media network in China dedicated to air travel advertising. We
believe we have the leading market share of digital frames in airports in China. We operate over
95% of the digital TV screens that display advertisements in the 15 largest airports in China,
according to the Sinomonitor report. The advertising portion of our programs accounts for over 80%
of the total length of the advertisements played on the digital TV screens for each of the three
largest airlines in China. As of March 1, 2009, we operated 2,428 digital frames and 2,752 digital
TV screens in airports and place our programs on 49,482 digital TV screens on airplanes. Due to PRC
regulatory restrictions on foreign ownership of advertising businesses in China, we operate our
advertising business through our consolidated variable interest entities and their subsidiaries in
China. We have a series of contractual arrangements with these variable interest entities and their
record owners that enable us to effectively control and derive substantially all of the economic
benefits from these variable interest entities.
Currently, we have contractual concession rights to operate digital frames in 26 airports in
China. As of March 1, 2009, we operated 2,428 digital frames in 22 airports. We plan to gradually
roll out our digital frame operations in the additional four airports and intend to significantly
increase the number of digital frames in our network. As of March 1, 2009, we had contractual
concession rights to operate digital TV screens in 51 airports, including all of the 30 largest
airports in China. As of March 1, 2009, our digital TV screens were located in 41 airports in
China, including the five largest airports, Beijing Capital International Airport,
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Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Shanghai Hongqiao International
Airport and Shenzhen International Airport. In addition, we have contractual concession rights to
place our programs on the routes operated by 10 airlines, including the three largest airlines in
China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Air China. We are also currently the
sole sales agent in mainland China to sell advertisements on both the international and domestic
routes operated by Dragonair and Cathay Pacific Airways.
In July 2008, we expanded into the traditional air travel advertising market through
acquisition of an airport gate bridge advertising business. As a result, we have
obtained the contractual concession rights to place advertisements on gate bridges located in 10
major airports in China. Our advertisements on gate bridges include billboard advertisements on
interior walls of gate bridges and painted advertisements on exterior walls of gate bridges. As of
March 1, 2009, we placed 2,806 billboard advertisements on 134 gate bridges located in 10 major
airports in China, including Terminals 1 and 2 of Beijing Capital International Airport and
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport; and we placed painted advertisements on 46 gate bridges
located in 10 major airports in China.
In addition, in March 2009, we obtained the contractual concession rights to operate various
traditional advertising media including billboards, light boxes and other formats in Beijing
Capital International Airport and light boxes in Shenzhen International Airport. We will continue
to acquire new media platforms to provide a broader range of advertising opportunities for our
clients and to become a one-stop provider for air travel advertising.
Air travel advertising in China has experienced significant growth in recent years as a result
of growth in Chinas advertising market and air travel sector. By focusing on air travel
advertising, we enable our advertising clients to target air travelers in China, who we believe are
an attractive demographic for advertisers due to their higher-than-average disposable income. We
strategically place our digital frames and digital TV screens and other displays in high-traffic
locations of airports, particularly in areas where there tend to be significant waiting time, such
as departure halls, security check areas, boarding gates, baggage claim areas and arrival halls. In
addition, the digital TV screens on our network airplanes are located in highly visible locations
in passenger compartments and on the back of passenger seats. Furthermore, gate bridges connect
terminal gates with airplanes. They are the areas through which every air passenger must pass
before and after he or she boards airplanes. Our combined coverage in airports and on airplanes
enables our programs to attract air travelers at multiple points during their travel experience,
from check-in, boarding, flight time, to arrival.
We combine advertising content with non-advertising content, such as news, weather, sports and
comedy clips, in our digital TV screen programs. We have agreements to show documentary clips
provided by China International TV Corporation in airports and on airplanes. We also obtain program clips such as Home Video
Heroes and Globe Trekker from other third-party content providers. We believe this makes air
travelers more receptive to the advertisements included in our programs and ultimately makes our
programs more effective for our advertising clients. Our standard programs in airports currently
include 25 minutes of advertising content during each hour of programming and are shown for
approximately 16 hours per day. The length of our in-flight programs typically ranges from
approximately 45 minutes to an hour per flight, approximately five to 13 minutes of which consist
of advertising content.
We derive revenues principally by selling advertising time slots on our network to our
advertising clients, including both direct advertisers and advertising agencies. Since commencing
operations in August 2005 to December 31, 2008, a total of 439 advertisers have purchased
advertising time slots on our network. Our advertisers consist of international and domestic
brands. Our top fifteen advertisers for 2008 in alphabetical order included China Mobile, China
Unicom, Dragon Bay Villa, GE, Great Wall Wine, Haier, Hitachi, HSBC, Land Rover, Lexus, Mengniu
Dairy, Nissan, Samsung, Toyota and Vodone.com., which collectively accounted for 43.9% of our
revenues for 2008.
We have grown rapidly since we commenced operations. The number of airports and airlines in
which we operated and the number of digital TV screens operating in our network increased from 16,
six and 12,385 as of December 31, 2005 to 41, nine and 52,336 as of December 31, 2008,
respectively. Our net revenues increased from US$17.9 million in 2006 to US$119.4 million in 2008,
representing a compound annual growth rate of 158.3%. In 2008, we achieved a net income of US$30.2
million.
Advertising Services
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We generate revenues from advertising services at the following platforms: digital frames in
airports, digital TV screens in airports and on airplanes, billboards and painted advertisements on
gate bridges in airports and other displays in airports, such as traditional advertising displays
and light boxes.
Digital Frames in Airports
We own and operate a network of digital frames, strategically placed in areas of airports such
as departure halls, terminals and arrival halls, where most of the air travelers congregate and
spend significant time waiting. Our digital frames are high-definition LCD screens that change
digital picture displays every 12 seconds. Our digital frames include standalone digital frames
and TV-attached digital frames. Standalone digital frames display advertisements on vertical or
horizontal display panels and all of our standalone digital frames were newly installed in our
network airports, in sizes from 63 to 82 inches. TV-attached digital frames consist of a vertical
digital frame beneath a digital TV screen and most of our TV-attached digital frames were upgraded
from light boxes, in sizes ranging from 46 to 50 inches. As of March 1, 2009, we operated 2,428
digital frames in 22 airports, 698 of which were standalone digital frames, and 1,730 of which were
TV-attached digital frames. Our digital frames play advertising content repeatedly in ten-minute
cycles.
We believe digital frames provide an effective advertising platform to our advertising
clients. We sell our advertisements on digital frames in one-week units which affords scheduling
flexibility and cost-effectiveness to our clients. In addition, as our digital frames are located
in both domestic and international terminals in a number of airports, our clients can choose to
place their advertisements in domestic terminals only, international terminals only or a mix of
domestic and international terminals. This flexibility in terms of location selection provides our
clients with the ability to tailor their advertisement packages to effectively attract their target
audiences. We also continue to diversify the arrangement and placement of our digital frames to
offer enhanced visual effects. For example, in Guangzhou International Airport we put our digital
frames in sets of two or three screens together as a group. An advertisement can be displayed in
one picture on multiple screens to better attract air travelers attention.
We began placing clients advertisements on 46-inch digital frames upgraded from light box
displays at Terminal 2 of Beijing Capital International Airport in December 2007. The new digital
frames at Terminal 3 began displaying paid advertisements at the end of February 2008. We started
selling advertisements on digital frames in five additional airports in April 2008 and another
seven airports in early May 2008. We intend to significantly increase the number of our digital
frames in the near future.
Digital TV Screens in Airports
As of March 1, 2009, we operated 2,752 digital TV screens in 41 airports in China and had
entered into concession rights contracts to operate digital TV screens in 51 airports in China.
The 41 airports in which we operate digital TV screens accounted for approximately 95.0% of the total air travelers in China in 2008
according to CAAC.
Our most common form of digital advertising in airports is closed-circuit television displays.
We strategically place our digital TV screens in high-traffic areas of airports such as departure
halls, security check areas, boarding gates, baggage claim areas and arrival halls, where there
tend to be significant waiting time. A majority of our standard digital TV screens are 42-inch
plasma display panels, or PDPs, or liquid crystal displays, or LCDs.
Our airport programs consist of advertising and non-advertising content and are played for
approximately 16 hours per day. Our non-advertising content is played in two-hour cycles, during
which our advertising content is repeated hourly. During each hour, 25 minutes of the program
consists of advertising content provided to us by our advertising clients and the rest of the
program consists of non-advertising content such as sports and entertainment content provided by
third-party content providers. In addition to the separate advertising messages or videos, which are updated weekly, we promote the brand names of our advertising clients by
naming our programs after their brand names. The non-advertising content consists of humor clips
such as The Worlds Funniest Home Videos, sports clips such as soccer, basketball and extreme
sports, movie previews and interviews with celebrities, as well as the latest world fashion shows
provided by Fashion TV. These programs are generally updated monthly, with the programs in Shanghai
Pudong and Hongqiao airports updated weekly.
In addition to the traditional displays, some of our major network airports also have feature
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We will seek to expand our use of these applications and develop other technically advanced
display platforms to other airports in our network in the future.
Digital TV Screens on Airplanes
As of March 1, 2009, our programs were placed on 49,482 digital TV screens on over 2,300
routes of 10 airlines. The displays on our network airplanes, which have been installed by aircraft
manufacturers, are located at the top of passenger compartments and on the back of passenger seats.
The digital TV screens at the top of passenger compartments typically range from 14 inches to 50
inches in size and there are approximately 10 to 300 on each plane. The display screens on the back
of passenger seats typically range from seven inches to nine inches in size, depending on the class
of the passenger seating area, and typically there is a display screen behind each passenger seat.
Our airplane display programs are played once for approximately 45 minutes to an hour per
flight. Approximately five to 13 minutes of each program consists of advertising content provided
to us by our advertising clients and the rest of the program consists of non-advertising content.
The non-advertising content on our planes includes the latest domestic and international news,
market updates and sports snapshots and other content similar to that shown on our airport
programs. We also promote brand names of our advertising clients through our programs by naming our
programs after their brand names or displaying their logos on the corner of the screens during the
programs. We have obtained rights from film production companies to play blockbuster films on
airplanes in our network.
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most of the airplanes on which our programs are played use video tape
or DVD players
to play video messages and most of these airplanes only have one
video tape or DVD playing unit,
passengers are not typically given a selection of channels.
Billboards and Painted Advertisement on Gates Bridges in Airports
In July 2008, we acquired a business selling advertisements on gate bridges in airports. As a
result, we have obtained the contractual concession rights to place advertisements on gate bridges
located in 10 major airports in China. The addition of gate bridges to our air travel advertising
network has diversified our media resources to include billboard and painted advertisements.
Our advertisements on gate bridges in airports includes billboard advertisements on interior
walls of gate bridges and painted advertisements on exterior walls of gate bridges. Our billboard
advertisements measure 0.6 meter by 0.9 meter in size. As of March 1, 2009, we placed 2,806
billboard advertisements on 134 gate bridges located in 10 major airports in China, including
Terminals 1 and 2 of Beijing Capital International Airport and Guangzhou Baiyun International
Airport. As of March 1, 2009, we placed painted advertisements on 46 gate bridges located in 10
major airports in China.
Other Displays
In March 2009, we entered into a concession rights contract with Beijing Capital International
Airport to operate traditional advertising formats including billboards, light boxes and other
formats in 376 locations in Terminals 1, 2, and 3 of Beijing Capital International Airport. We
started operating in most of these 376 locations in April 2009. We also entered into a concession
rights contract with Shenzhen International Airport to operate 90 light boxes in the arrival
walkways of Terminals A and B of Shenzhen International Airport. We started operating light boxes
in most of these 90 locations in April 2009.
Light box advertisements are static poster advertisements illuminated with back lighting and
set underneath our digital TV screens. As of March 1, 2009, we operated 292 light boxes in 17
airports. We will
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upgrade 128 of these static light boxes to 46-inch digital frame displays that
will run advertisements across a ten-minute cycle.
We also have digital TV screens on top of newspaper racks. In Guangzhou Baiyun International
Airport and Shenzhen International Airport, we have placed 50 14-inch digital TV screens on top of
newspaper racks, which play advertising content repeatedly in 20-minute cycles.
Advertising Network
Airports
As of December 31, 2008, we had entered into 104 concession rights contracts to operate our
digital frames, digital TV screens and other displays in 51 airports in China, covering
substantially all of the major airports in China. Our air travel advertising network currently
includes 41 airports in China, including the five largest airports in China, Beijing Capital
International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Shanghai Pudong International
Airport, Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Shenzhen International Airport, where we have
placed and operated an aggregate of 828 digital frames and 1,077 digital TV screens. We derived
more than 55.8% of our total revenue in 2008 from these five airports and we believe advertising in
other airports in our network will further drive the increase of our revenues.
As of December 31, 2008, 57 out of these 104 concession rights contracts to operate in
airports contained provisions granting us exclusive concession rights. The scope of the
exclusivity, however, varies from contract to contract. Most of these exclusivity provisions limit
the exclusivity to certain areas of an airport. For example, our contract with Guangzhou Baiyun
International Airport granted us the exclusive right to operate all the closed-circuit displays
located in the domestic and international arrival and departure areas.
We also have concession rights contracts to place advertisements on gate bridges or operate
other displays, such as billboards and light box displays. For example, we have concession rights
to place advertisements on gate bridges located in 10 major airports in mainland China, including
Beijing Capital International Airport and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport.
Most of the concession fees are fixed under the concession rights contracts with escalation,
meaning fixed increases over each year of the agreement, and payments are usually due three or six
months in advance. The concession fee that we pay for operation in each airport varies by its
passenger volume and the city where the airport is located. As part of the value added service to
our network airports, we provide up to 10% of the non-advertising content at the request of the
network airports to provide displays of flight and airport information on our digital TV screens
without charging the airports any fee. A majority of our concession rights contracts for our
digital frames and digital TV screens in the airports have terms ranging from three to five years
without any automatic renewal provisions. However, under some agreements we can opt to renew the
agreements three or five months before the expiration of certain concession rights contracts, on
the condition that we renew on similar commercial terms as those proposed by any third party. As of
December 31, 2008, 43 out of 104 of our concession rights contracts to operate in airports would be
subject to renewal by the end of 2010, including the concession rights contracts to operate in the
four major airports in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. The number of displays and placement
locations are explicitly specified in the majority of our concession rights contracts. As of
December 31, 2008, five out of seven of our gate bridge concession rights contracts would be
subject to renewal by the end of 2010.
Airlines
Our programs are currently placed on over 49,400 digital TV screens located on over 2,300
routes operated by the following 10 airlines:
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Among the 13 concession rights contracts we had entered into to place our programs on these
network airlines as of December 31, 2008, 11 concession rights contracts contained provisions
granting us exclusive concession rights. The scope of the exclusivity, however, varies from
contract to contract. Most of these exclusivity provisions limit the exclusivity to certain types
of programs played on airplanes. For example, our concession rights contract for our programs on
Air China granted us the exclusive right to operate the Air Panorama program, including both
advertising and non-advertising content, that is played on all routes operated by Air China and we
have the exclusive right to operate the Eastern Airlines Entertainment program under our concession
rights contracts for our programs on China Eastern Airlines. Most of the concession fees are fixed
under the concession rights contracts with an escalation clause, varying by the number of routes and
airplanes, type of aircraft and the departure and destination cities. Some of the concession rights
contracts set forth the number and model of airplanes on which our programs can be played. As of
December 31, 2008, nine out of 13 of our concession rights contracts to operate on airlines would
be subject to renewal by the end of 2010.
In March 2008, we entered into an agreement with China Eastern Media Corporation, Ltd., a
subsidiary of China Eastern Group and China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited operating the
media resources of China Eastern Group, to establish a joint venture, Beijing Eastern Media
Corporation, Ltd., or BEMC. China Eastern Media Corporation holds 51% stake of BEMC and we hold the
remaining 49% stake. BEMC obtained concession rights of certain media resources from its
shareholders, including the digital TV screens on airplanes of China Eastern Airlines, and paid
concession fees to its shareholders as consideration. The operation period of the joint venture is
currently fixed at 50 years. Although we do not expect this joint venture to materially change our
currently effective concession rights contracts with and our existing operations on China Eastern
Airlines, we believe this innovative strategic partnership will further strengthen our relationship
with China Eastern Group and help retain our contractual concession rights to operate our programs
on China Eastern Airlines in the future. Going forward we intend to operate additional media
resources other than digital TV screens that will be obtained by this joint venture, including
other existing media resources of China Eastern Airlines and new media resources to be developed
through cooperative efforts by China Eastern Airlines and us. BEMC did not generate any revenue
from third parties in 2008.
In August 2008, we entered into an exclusive agency agreement to be the sole sales agent in
mainland China to sell advertisements on both international and domestic routes operated by
Dragonair and Cathay Pacific Airways from August 2008 to December 31, 2010. According to the
agreement, we would earn commissions by selling advertisements on routes operated by Dragonair and
Cathay Pacific Airways to advertisers. There was no revenue contribution from this new agency
commission model in 2008.
Advertising Clients, Sales and Marketing
Our Advertising Clients
Advertisers purchase advertising time slots on our advertising network either directly or
through advertising agencies. Many advertisers negotiate the terms of the advertising purchase
agreements directly with us. We rely on advertising agency clients for a significant portion of our
sales. Our advertisers consist of international and domestic brands. From the commencement of our
operations in August 2005 to December 31, 2008, a total of 439 advertisers have purchased
advertising time slots on our network, 251 of which purchased advertisements on our network
directly and 188 of which purchased advertisements through advertising agencies. Our top fifteen
advertisers for 2008 in alphabetical order included China Mobile, China Unicom, Dragon Bay Villa,
GE, Great Wall Wine, Haier, Hitachi, HSBC, Land Rover, Lexus, Mengniu Dairy, Nissan, Samsung,
Toyota and Vodone.com., which collectively accounted for 43.9% of our revenues in 2008.
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We have a broad base of international and domestic advertisers in various industries. In 2008,
the top three industries which advertise on our network were automobile, electric appliances and
food, tobacco and wines, based on revenues derived from companies in these industries. Advertising
for the automobile industry, the electric appliances industry and the food, tobacco and wines
industry accounted for approximately 26.4%, 19.6% and 13.6% of our total revenues in 2008,
respectively.
We offer advertisers 12-second time slots of advertising on digital frames and five-, 15- or
30-second time slots of advertising on digital TV screens in our network. Our sales are made
pursuant to written contracts with commitments ranging from one week to several months. The sales
contracts typically fix the duration, time and frequency of advertisements. Payments under the
certain sales contracts are subject to our clients receipt of monitoring reports which verify the
proper display of the advertisements. We generally require our clients to submit advertising
content at least seven days prior to the campaign start date. We also reserve the right to refuse
to display advertisements that are not in compliance with content requirements under PRC laws and
regulations.
For the period from August 7, 2005, the date we commenced operations, to December 31, 2005,
Shanghai Volkswagen and Mengniu Dairy accounted for 15.5% and 10.8% of our total revenues,
respectively. No single advertising client accounted for more than 10% of our total revenues for
2006, 2007 and 2008.
Sales and Marketing
We provide a number of services in connection with each clients advertising campaign. We rely
on our experienced sales team to assist advertisers in structuring advertising campaigns by
analyzing advertisers target audiences and consumer products and services. We conduct market
research, consumer surveys, demographic analysis and other advertising industry research for
internal use to help our advertisers to create effective advertisements. We also purchase or
commission studies containing relevant market study data from third-party market research firms
such as Sinomonitor. We typically consult such studies to assist us in evaluating the effectiveness
of our network to our advertising clients and to illustrate to our clients our ability to reach
targeted demographic groups effectively.
Our experienced advertising sales team is organized by region and city with presence in 21
cities. Our regional marketing managers have an average of seven years of experience in the
advertising industry in China. The members of our current sales team have an average of four years
of sales experience in the advertising industry. We provide in-house education and training to our
sales force to ensure they provide our current and prospective clients with comprehensive
information about our services, the advantages of using our air travel advertising network as a
marketing channel, and relevant information regarding the advertising industry. Our
performance-linked compensation structure and career-oriented training are key drivers that
motivate our sales employees.
We actively attend various public relation events to promote our brand image and the value of
air travel digital advertising. We also market our advertising services by displaying our name and
logo on all of our digital TV screens and by placing advertisements on third-party media from time
to time, including CCTV.
We engage third-party agencies to help source advertising clients. Agency fees are calculated
based on a pre-set percentage of revenues generated from the clients introduced to us by the
agencies.
Pricing
The listing prices of our advertising services vary by the size of the airport or airline in
which the advertisement is placed, the demand of advertising services for each airport and
airlines, as well as by the number of time slots purchased. Prices for advertisements on our
network are fixed under our sales contracts with advertisers or advertising agency clients,
typically at a discount to our listing prices. We increased our listing prices in April 2007,
October 2007 and January 2008, and going forward we plan to review our listing prices periodically.
Programming
Our digital frames in airports play advertising content repeatedly in ten-minute cycles
throughout the day. We compile each cycle from advertisements of 12-seconds in length provided by
advertisers to us. We generally update the contents displayed on our digital frames on a weekly
basis.
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A majority of our digital TV screens in airports play programs in a two-hour cycle repeatedly
throughout the day and our digital TV screens on our network airplanes play programs ranging from
45 minutes to one hour once per flight. We compile each cycle from advertisements of five-, 15- or
30-seconds in length provided by advertisers to us and from non-advertising content provided by
third-party content providers. We generally create a programming list on a weekly and monthly basis
for programs played in airports and on airlines, respectively, by first fixing the schedule for
advertising content according to the respective sales contract with our clients to guarantee the
agreed duration, time and frequency of advertisements. We then add the non-advertising content to
achieve an optimal blend of advertising and non-advertising content.
Substantially all of the advertising content on our network is provided by our advertising
clients. All of the advertising content displayed on the portion of the network we operate directly
is reviewed by qualified members of our staff to ensure compliance with PRC laws and regulations.
See RegulationRegulation of Advertising ServicesAdvertising Content. We update advertising
content for our programs played on the digital TV screens in our network airports and airplanes on
a weekly and monthly basis, respectively. Substantially all of the non-advertising content played over our network is provided by
third-party content providers such as China International TV
Corporation and various local television stations and television
production companies.
In March 2008, we established a strategic partnership with Shanghai Media Group, or SMG, the
second largest comprehensive media group in China, to provide TV programs to air travelers.
According to the agreement with WingsMedia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SMG, we obtained the
exclusive right to show selected news, theme programs and documentary clips provided by SMG in
airports and on airplanes of our network from March 2008 to February 2010. We have also entered
into program purchase agreements with various television production companies to acquire the right
to play certain of their programs on our network at fixed prices.
Our programming team edits, compiles and records into digital format all of our network
programs according to the programming list. Each programming list and pre-recorded program is
carefully reviewed by the head of the execution team to ensure the accuracy of the order, duration
and frequency as well as the appropriateness of the content.
Airports
For content displayed on digital frames in our network airports, our programming team edits
the content received from the advertisers into JPG files or Adobe flash files and delivers them to
the display control panel in each of our network airports through CDMA wireless network, which in
turn transmits the contents to each digital frame through Wi-Fi Alliance local wireless network.
For the programs played on our digital TV screens in our network airports, our programming team
converts content to a MPEG file and delivers it to the local execution teams in our network
airports nationwide. The local execution team uploads the MPEG file to the local servers in each
network airport, which transmits the pre-recorded programs to each digital TV screen through the
closed-circuit television system in the airport. In each airport, we either use the closed-circuit
television systems provided by the airport or install our own systems. The more technically
advanced systems used in eight airports, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen,
enable us to simultaneously monitor digital TV screens from our headquarters in Beijing.
Airplanes
Most of the network airplanes use video tape players to show video programs while others use
DVD players or digital format data players. Our programming team converts the content from digital
format to video tapes and mails a master video tape to each airline on a monthly or weekly basis.
For airlines that display news programs, we transfer edited news and advertising contents in
digital format to airlines on a daily basis through secured online services. Airlines generally
review the pre-recorded programs that we provide before duplicating and distributing the video
tapes to each airplane. Flight attendants on each airplane are responsible for the daily operation
of our programs on the airplane digital TV screens.
Display Equipment Supplies and Maintenance
The primary hardware required for the operation of our network are the digital frames and
digital TV screens that we use in our media network. Our digital frames are flat-panel LCD
displays. The majority of our
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digital TV screens consist of PDPs and LCDs. Maintaining a steady
supply of our display equipment is important to our operations and the growth of our network. The
top five suppliers of our digital frames were Samsung, Haier, HPC, Sharp and Hitachi as of December
31, 2008, which collectively provided 100% of our total digital frames. As of December 31, 2008 the
top three suppliers of our digital TV screens were Hitachi, Haier and Konka, which collectively
provided 99.9% of our total digital TV screens. Our digital frame suppliers typically provide us
with one- to two-year warranties while our TV screen suppliers typically provide us with one-year
warranties.
Approximately 2.1% of our digital TV screen purchases in 2008 were made through barter
transactions, which means we provided advertising time slots to the digital TV screen manufacturers
in exchange for the digital TV screens. Such barter transactions are based on our determination of
the fair value of the advertising time slots exchanged for digital TV screens.
Our service team cleans, maintains and monitors digital frames, digital TV screens and other
displays in our network airports on a daily basis. We have engaged two to four skilled maintenance
staff for each network airport to make five scheduled inspections on our displays every day. They
report any technical problems that they cannot solve on-site to our technicians in Beijing who
strive to remotely analyze and fix problems within 12 hours.
Customer Service
Our customer service team is responsible for compiling monitoring reports to clients as
evidence that their advertisements are played on our network within one week after launching the
advertising campaign. We also provide our advertising clients with weekly reports prepared by third
parties, which verify the proper functioning of our displays and the proper dissemination of the
advertisement by conducting on-site evaluations and polls to analyze the effectiveness of and
public reaction to the advertisement. In addition, our network airports and airlines are also
actively involved in the monitoring process and provide our clients with stamped certificates
certifying the playing of the advertisements.
Competition
We compete primarily with several different groups of competitors:
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advertising companies that operate airport advertising networks, such as JC Decaux,
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other advertising media companies, such as Internet, street furniture displays,
billboard and public transport advertising companies, and with traditional advertising
media, such as newspapers, television, magazines and radio, some of which may advertise
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We compete for advertising clients primarily on the basis of network size and coverage,
location, price, quality of our programs, the range of services that we offer and our brand
recognition. Many of our competitors have a variety of competitive advantages over us, such as
larger resources. Many competitors have a longer history than us in the out-of-home advertising
industry and may have a more extensive network that extends beyond the air travel sector and offers
a more diversified portfolio. This may make their network more attractive to advertising clients
and less reliant on a particular advertising sector. In addition, we may also face competition from
new entrants into the air travel advertising sector in the future.
Intellectual Property
To protect our brand and other intellectual property, we rely on a combination of trademark
and trade secret laws as well as confidentiality agreements with our employees, sales agents,
contractors and others. We are in the process of registering three trademarks in China, including
, AirMedia and our business logo. We have registered our domain name
www.AirMedia.net.cn with
the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. We do not hold any patents or copyrights
and cannot be certain that our efforts
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to protect our intellectual property rights will be adequate
or that third parties will not infringe or misappropriate these rights.
Legal Proceedings
We are currently not a party to any material legal proceeding. From time to time, however, we
may be subject to various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business.
Regulation
We operate our business in China under a legal regime consisting of the State Council, which
is the highest authority of the executive branch of the National Peoples Congress, and several
ministries and agencies under its authority including the SAIC.
Chinas Advertising Law was promulgated in 1994. In addition, the State Council, SAIC and
other ministries and agencies have issued regulations that regulate our business, all of which are
discussed below.
Limitations on Foreign Ownership in the Advertising Industry
The principal regulations governing foreign ownership in the advertising industry in China
include:
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On October 31, 2007, the Ministry of Commerce and National Development and Reform Commission
jointly issued and amended Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue, effective since
December 1, 2007. According to the Provisions on Guiding the Orientation of Foreign Investment
which became effective on April 1, 2002, foreign investment projects are divided into four
categories: encouraged, permitted, restricted and prohibited. The foreign investment projects that
are encouraged, restricted and prohibited shall be listed in the Foreign Investment Industrial
Guidance Catalogue. The foreign investment projects that do not fall into the categories of
encouraged, restricted or prohibited projects shall be the permitted foreign investment projects.
The permitted foreign investments projects shall not be listed in the Foreign Investment Industrial
Guidance Catalogue. Applicable regulations and approval requirements vary based on the different
categories. Investments in the PRC by foreign investors through wholly foreign-owned enterprises
must be in compliance with the applicable regulations, and such foreign investors must obtain
governmental approvals as required by these regulations. Since the advertising industry is not
listed in the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue, it falls into the permitted foreign
investment category.
The Administrative Regulations on Foreign-invested Advertising Enterprises require foreign
entities that directly invest in the advertising industry to have at least two years of direct
operations in the advertising industry outside of China. Since December 10, 2005, foreign investors
have been permitted to directly own a 100% interest in advertising companies in China, but must
also have at least three years of direct operations in the advertising industry outside of China. PRC laws and regulations do not permit the transfer of any
approvals, licenses or permits, including business licenses containing a scope of business that
permits engaging in the advertising industry. In the event we are permitted to acquire the equity
interests of our variable interest entities under the rules allowing for complete foreign
ownership, our variable interest entities would continue to hold the required advertising licenses
consistent with current regulatory requirements.
Since we have not been involved in advertising outside of China for the required number of
years, our domestic PRC operating subsidiaries are currently ineligible to apply for the required
advertising services licenses in China. Our advertising business is currently mainly provided
through our contractual arrangements with our consolidated variable interest entities in China,
including AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC and AM Yuehang. Our variable interest
entities are the major companies through which we provide advertising services in China. Our
subsidiary, AM Technology, has entered into a series of contractual arrangements with our PRC
operating affiliates and their respective subsidiaries and shareholders under which:
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a substantial portion of the economic benefits of our PRC operating affiliates and
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we have an exclusive option to purchase all of the equity interests in our PRC
operating affiliates in each case when and to the extent permitted by PRC law. |
See Item 4. Information on the CompanyC. Organizational Structure and Item 7. Major
Shareholders and Related Party TransactionsB. Related Party Transactions.
In the opinion of Commerce & Finance Law Offices, our PRC legal counsel:
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the respective ownership structures of AM Technology and our consolidated variable
interest entities are in compliance with existing PRC laws and regulations; |
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the contractual arrangements among AM Technology and our consolidated variable
interest entities, in each case governed by PRC law, are valid, binding and
enforceable, and will not result in any violation of PRC laws or regulations currently
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except for the SAIC outdoor advertising registrations and the SARFT approval for our
non-advertising content, the PRC business operations of our variable interest entities
as described in this annual report are in compliance with existing PRC laws and
regulations in all material respects. |
We have been advised by our PRC legal counsel, however, that there are some uncertainties
regarding the interpretation and application of current and future PRC laws and regulations.
Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the PRC regulatory authorities, in particular the SAIC
(which regulates advertising companies), will not in the future take a view that is contrary to the
opinion of our PRC legal counsel. We have been further advised by our PRC counsel that if the PRC
government determines that the agreements establishing the structure for operating our PRC
advertising business do not comply with PRC government restrictions on foreign investment in the
advertising industry, we could be subject to severe penalties. See Item 3. Key InformationD.
Risk FactorsRisks Related to Regulation of Our Business and to Our StructureIf the PRC
government finds that the agreements that establish the structure for operating our China business
do not comply with PRC governmental restrictions on foreign investment in the advertising industry
and in the operating of non-advertising content, we could be subject to severe penalties.
Regulation of Advertising Services
Business License for Advertising Companies
The principal regulations governing advertising businesses in China include:
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These regulations stipulate that companies that engage in advertising activities must obtain
from the SAIC or its local branches a business license which specifically includes within its scope
the operation of an advertising business. Companies conducting advertising activities without such
a license may be subject to penalties, including fines, confiscation of advertising income and
orders to cease advertising operations. The business license of an advertising company is valid for
the duration of its existence, unless the license is suspended or revoked due to a violation of any
relevant law or regulation. We do not expect to encounter any difficulties in maintaining our
business licenses. Each of our variable interest entities has obtained such a business license from the local branches of the SAIC as required by existing PRC
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Advertising Content
PRC advertising laws and regulations set forth certain content requirements for advertisements
in China, which include prohibitions on, among other things, misleading content, superlative
wording, socially destabilizing content or content involving obscenities, superstition, violence,
discrimination or infringement of the public interest. Advertisements for anesthetic, psychotropic,
toxic or radioactive drugs are also prohibited. The dissemination of tobacco advertisements via
media is also prohibited as well as the display of tobacco advertisements in any waiting lounge,
theater, cinema, conference hall, stadium or other public area. There are also specific
restrictions and requirements regarding advertisements that relate to matters such as patented
products or processes, pharmaceuticals, medical instruments, agrochemicals, foodstuff, alcohol and
cosmetics. In addition, all advertisements relating to pharmaceuticals, medical instruments,
agrochemicals and veterinary pharmaceuticals advertised through radio, film, television, newspaper,
magazine, out-of-home and other forms of media, together with any other advertisements which are
subject to censorship by administrative authorities according to relevant laws and administrative
regulations, must be submitted to the relevant administrative authorities for content approval
prior to dissemination. We do not believe that advertisements containing content subject to
restriction or censorship comprise a material portion of the advertisements displayed on our
network.
Advertisers, advertising operators and advertising distributors are required by PRC
advertising laws and regulations to ensure that the content of the advertisements they prepare or
distribute are true and in full compliance with applicable law. In providing advertising services,
advertising operators and advertising distributors must review the prescribed supporting documents
provided by advertisers for advertisements and verify that the content of the advertisements comply
with applicable PRC laws and regulations. In addition, prior to distributing advertisements for
certain commodities which are subject to government censorship and approval, advertising
distributors are obligated to ensure that such censorship has been performed and approval has been
obtained. Violation of these regulations may result in penalties, including fines, confiscation of
advertising income, orders to cease dissemination of the advertisements and orders to publish an
advertisement correcting the misleading information. In circumstances involving serious violations,
the SAIC or its local branches may revoke violators licenses or permits for advertising business
operations. Furthermore, advertisers, advertising operators or advertising distributors may be
subject to civil liability if they infringe on the legal rights and interests of third parties in
the course of their advertising business.
Outdoor Advertising
The Advertising Law stipulates that the exhibition and display of outdoor advertisements must
not:
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obstruct commercial and public activities or create an unpleasant sight in urban
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In addition to the Advertising Law, the SAIC promulgated the Outdoor Advertising Registration
Administrative Regulations on December 8, 1995, as amended on December 3, 1998 and May 22, 2006,
respectively, which governs the outdoor advertising industry in China.
Outdoor advertisements in China must be registered with the local SAIC before dissemination.
The advertising distributors are required to submit a registration application form and other
supporting documents for registration. After review and examination, if an application complies
with the requirements, the local SAIC will issue an Outdoor Advertising Registration Certificate
for such advertisement. The content, format, specifications, periods and locations of dissemination
of the outdoor advertisement must be submitted for filing with the local SAIC. See Item 3. Key
InformationD. Risk FactorsRisks Related to Our BusinessIf advertising registration
certificates are not obtained for our airport advertising operations where such
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registration certificates are deemed to be required, we may be subject to administrative
sanctions, including the discontinuation of our advertisements at airports where the required
advertising registration is not obtained.
In addition, according to the SARFT Circular dated December 6, 2007, displaying audio-video
programs such as television news, films and television shows, sports, technology and entertainment
through public audio-video systems located in automobiles, buildings, airports, bus or train
stations, shops, banks and hospitals and other outdoor public systems must be approved by the
SARFT. The relevant authority in China has not promulgated any implementation rules on the
procedure of applying for the requisite approval pursuant to the SARFT Circular. See Item 3. Key
InformationD. Risk FactorsRisks Related to Our BusinessIf we fail to obtain approvals for
including non-advertising content in our programs, we may be unable to continue to include such
non-advertising content in our programs, which may cause our revenues to decline and our business
and prospects to deteriorate.
Regulations on Foreign Exchange
Foreign exchange regulation in China is primarily governed by the following rules:
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Under the Exchange Rules, the RMB is convertible for current account items, including the
distribution of dividends, interest payments, trade and service-related foreign exchange
transactions. Conversion of RMB for capital account items, such as direct investment, loan,
security investment and repatriation of investment, however, is still subject to the approval of
the SAFE or its qualified local branches.
Under the Administration Rules, foreign-invested enterprises may only buy, sell and/or remit
foreign currencies at those banks authorized to conduct foreign exchange business after providing
valid commercial documents and, in the case of capital account item transactions, obtaining
approval from the SAFE. Capital investments by foreign-invested enterprises outside of China are
also subject to limitations, including approval by the Ministry of Commerce, the SAFE and the State
Development and Reform Commission or their respective qualified local branches.
Regulations on Dividend Distribution
The principal regulations governing dividend distributions of wholly foreign-owned companies
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Under these regulations, wholly foreign-owned companies in the PRC may pay dividends only out
of their accumulated profits as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards. The
distribution of dividends by a wholly foreign-owned enterprise out of China is subject to
examination by banks designated by the SAFE. In addition, based on PRC accounting standards, these
wholly foreign-owned companies are required to set aside at least 10% of their after-tax profits
each year, if any, to fund certain statutory reserve funds. A company is required to set aside its
profits to fund the reserve until its cumulative total reserve fund is equal to at least 50% of the
companys registered capital. At the discretion of these wholly foreign-owned companies, they may
allocate a portion of their after-tax profits based on PRC accounting standards to staff welfare
and bonus funds. These reserve funds and staff welfare and bonus funds are not distributable as
cash dividends.
In addition, under the new PRC enterprise income tax law, dividends generated after January
1, 2008 and payable by a foreign-invested enterprise in China to its foreign investors who are
non-resident enterprises will be subject to a 10% withholding tax unless any such foreign
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incorporation has a tax treaty with China that provides for a different withholding
arrangement. The British Virgin Islands, where our wholly owned subsidiary and the
100% shareholder of Shenzhen AM is incorporated, does not have such a tax treaty
with China. Air Media (China) Limited, the 100% shareholder of AM Technology, is incorporated
in Hong Kong. According to the Mainland and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Arrangement on Avoiding Double Taxation or Evasion of Taxation on Income agreed between
China and Hong Kong in August 2006, dividends paid by a foreign-invested enterprise in China to
its direct holding company in Hong Kong will be subject to withholding tax at a rate of 5% (if
the foreign investor owns directly at least 25% of the shares of the foreign-invested
enterprise). The new PRC tax law provides, however, dividends distributed between
qualified resident enterprises are exempted. According to the Implementation Regulations of
the Enterprise Income Tax Law, the qualified dividend and profit distribution from equity
investment between resident enterprises shall refer to investment income derived by a resident
enterprise from the direct investment in other resident enterprises with exception to the
investment income from circulating stocks issued publicly by resident enterprises and traded on
stock exchanges where the holding period is less than 12 months. As the term resident
enterprises needs further clarification and interpretation, we cannot assure you that the
dividends distributed by Shenzhen AM, AM Technology and Xian AM
to their direct shareholders would be
regarded as dividends distributed between qualified resident enterprises, and be
exempted from the EIT. See Item 3. Key Information D. Risk Factors Risks Related to our
BusinessDividends payable to us by our wholly-owned operating subsidiaries may be subject to
PRC withholding taxes, or we may be subject to PRC taxation on our worldwide income and dividends
distributed to our investors may be subject to PRC withholding taxes under the new PRC tax law.
SAFE Regulations on Offshore Investment by PRC Residents and Employee Stock Options
SAFE issued a public notice in January 2005 concerning foreign exchange regulations on mergers
and acquisitions in China. The public notice stated that if an offshore company controlled by PRC
residents intends to acquire a PRC domestic company, such acquisition will be subject to strict
examination by the relevant foreign exchange authorities. The public notice also stated that the
approval of the relevant foreign exchange authorities is required for any sale or transfer by PRC
residents of a PRC domestic companys assets or equity interests to foreign entities, such as us,
for equity interests or assets of the foreign entities. In April 2005, SAFE issued another public
notice. In accordance with the April notice, if an acquisition of a PRC company by an offshore
company controlled by PRC residents has been confirmed by a Foreign Investment Enterprise
Certificate prior to the promulgation of the January notice, the PRC residents must each submit a
registration form to the local SAFE branch with respect to their respective ownership interests in
the offshore company, and must also file an amendment to such registration if the offshore company
experiences material events, such as changes in the share capital, share transfer, mergers and
acquisitions, spin-off transaction or use of assets in China to guarantee offshore obligations. The
April notice also provided that failure to comply with the registration procedures set forth in the
April notice may result in a restriction on the PRC companys ability to distribute profits to its
offshore parent company and to increase its registered capital.
On October 21, 2005, SAFE issued a new public notice which became effective on November 1,
2005. The new notice repealed the January and April 2005 SAFE notices, effective from November 1,
2005. The October 2005 notice also required every PRC resident to register with the local SAFE
branch before setting up a special purpose company outside of China. PRC residents who had set up
or controlled such special purpose offshore companies before November 1, 2005 are required to
register with the local SAFE branch before March 31, 2006. On May 29, 2007, SAFE issued a new
public notice requiring PRC companies to urge their PRC resident shareholders to register or update
their SAFE registration with the local SAFE branch as required under the October 2005 notice.
Failure to register with SAFE will subject such PRC residents to personal liability, and may also
limit our ability to contribute additional capital into our PRC subsidiary or our subsidiarys
ability to distribute dividends to us, or otherwise adversely affect our business.
In December 2006, the Peoples Bank of China promulgated the Administrative Measures of
Foreign Exchange Matters for Individuals, or the PBOC Regulation, setting forth the respective
requirements for foreign exchange transactions by PRC individuals under either the current account
or the capital account. In January 2007, SAFE issued implementing rules for the PBOC Regulation,
which, among other things, specified approval requirements for certain capital account transactions
such as a PRC citizens participation in the employee stock ownership plans or stock option plans
of an overseas publicly-listed company. On March 28, 2007, SAFE promulgated the Application
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Individuals Participating in Employee Stock Holding Plan or Stock Option Plan of Overseas
Listed Company, or the Stock Option Rule. The purpose of the Stock Option Rule is to regulate
foreign exchange administration of PRC domestic individuals who participate in employee stock
holding plans and stock option plans of overseas listed companies.
According to the Stock Option Rule, if a PRC domestic individual participates in any employee
stock holding plan or stock option plan of an overseas listed company, a PRC domestic agent or the
PRC subsidiary of such overseas listed company shall, among others things, file, on behalf of such
individual, an application with SAFE to obtain approval for an annual allowance with respect to the
purchase of foreign exchange in connection with stock holding or stock option exercises as PRC
domestic individuals may not directly use overseas funds to purchase stock or exercise stock
options. Concurrent with the filing of such application with SAFE, the PRC subsidiary shall obtain
approval from SAFE to open a special foreign exchange account at a PRC domestic bank to hold the
funds required in connection with the stock purchase or option exercise, any returned principal or
profits upon sales of stock, any dividends issued upon the stock and any other income or
expenditures approved by SAFE. The PRC subsidiary also is required to obtain approval from SAFE to
open an overseas special foreign exchange account at an overseas trust bank to hold overseas funds
used in connection with any stock purchase.
All proceeds obtained by PRC domestic individuals from sales of stock shall be fully remitted
back to China after relevant overseas expenses are deducted. The foreign exchange proceeds from
these sales can be converted into RMB or transferred to such individuals foreign exchange savings
account after the proceeds have been remitted back to the special foreign exchange account opened
at the PRC domestic bank. If the stock option is exercised in a cashless exercise, the PRC domestic
individuals are required to remit the proceeds to the special foreign exchange account.
Although
many issues relating to the Stock Option Rule still require further
interpretation, we and our PRC employees who have been granted stock
options are subject to the
Stock Option Rule. If we or our PRC employees
fail to comply with the Stock Option Rule, we and/or our PRC employees may face sanctions imposed
by foreign exchange authority or any other PRC government authorities.
In addition, the General Administration of Taxation has issued a few circulars concerning
employee stock options. Under these circulars, our employees working in China who exercise stock
options will be subject to PRC individual income tax. Our PRC subsidiaries have obligations to file
documents related to employee stock options with relevant tax authorities and withhold individual
income taxes of those employees who exercise their stock options. If our employees fail to pay and
we fail to withhold their income taxes, we may face sanctions imposed by tax authorities or any
other PRC government authorities.
C. Organizational Structure
The following diagram illustrates our corporate structure as of March 1, 2009:
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Shengshi Lianhe is 79.86% owned by Herman Man Guo, our founder, chairman, chief
executive officer and an ultimate owner of our ordinary shares, 11.94% owned by Qing Xu, our
director and an ultimate owner of our ordinary shares and 8.2% owned by Xiaoya Zhang, our
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AM Advertising is 96.76% owned by Shengshi Lianhe, 2.833% owned by
Herman Man Guo, our founder, chairman, chief executive officer and an ultimate
owner of our ordinary shares, 0.241% owned by Qing Xu, our director and an ultimate
owner of our ordinary shares and 0.166% owned by Xiaoya Zhang, our president, director
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AirMedia UC is 82.76% owned by Herman Man Guo, our founder, chairman, chief
executive officer and an ultimate owner of our ordinary shares and 17.24% owned by Qing
Xu, our director and an ultimate owner of our ordinary shares. AirMedia UC became a
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20% owned by Tao Hong. Yuehang became a consolidated variable
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D. Property, Plants and Equipment
Our headquarters are located in Beijing, China, where we lease over 2,800 square meters of
office space. Our branch offices lease approximately 3,997 square meters of office space in
approximately 20 other locations.
ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results
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operations in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes
included elsewhere in this annual report on Form 20-F. This discussion may contain
forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties.
Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking
statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth under Item 3. Key
InformationD. Risk Factors or in other parts of this annual report on Form 20-F.
A. Operating Results
Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations
Our operating results are substantially affected by the following factors and trends.
Demand for Our Advertising Time Slots
The demand for our advertising time slots is directly related to the demand for air travel
and advertising spending in China. The demand for air travel is in turn affected by general
economic conditions, the affordability of air travel in China and certain special events that may
attract air travelers into and within China. Advertising spending is also particularly
sensitive to changes in general economic conditions. The increase or decrease in demand
for air travel and advertising spending could affect the attractiveness of our network to
advertisers, our ability to fill our advertising time slots and the price we charge for our
advertising time slots.
Service Offerings
Currently, our air travel advertising network primarily consists of standard digital frames
and digital TV screens. We intend to broaden our service offerings by adding new advertising media
platforms to make our network more comprehensive and effective. In particular, we have recently
expanded our air travel advertising network to cover the advertising business on gate bridges in
airports and have diversified our media resources to include billboards and painted advertisements.
We have also recently obtained the contractual concession rights to operate various traditional
advertising formats in two major airports. We believe our broadened service offerings will provide
our advertising clients with more choices in selecting and combining different air travel
advertising platforms that best suit their advertising needs and preferences. It will also expand
the consumer reach of the advertisements shown on our network and allow us to cross-sell different
advertising services. Ultimately, we believe these efforts will increase and diversify the sources
of revenue we can generate from our network of airports and airplanes.
Number of Our Advertising Time Slots Available for Sale
The number of time slots available for our digital frames and digital TV screens in airports
during the period presented is calculated by multiplying the time slots per week per airport by
the number of weeks during the period presented when we had operations in each airport and then
calculating the sum of all the time slots available for each of our network airports. The
number of time slots available for our digital TV screens on airplanes during the period
presented is calculated by multiplying the time slots per airline per month by the number of
months during the period presented when we had operations on each airline and then calculating
the sum of all the time slots for each of our network airlines.
By increasing the number of airports and airlines in our network, we can increase the number
of advertising time slots that we have available to sell. In addition, the length of our
advertising cycle can potentially be extended to longer durations depending on demand in each
airport or airline. However, advertisers may be unwilling to accept placement of their
advertisements on a longer time cycle which decreases the frequencies of their advertisements
displayed each day. See Item 3. Key Information D. Risk Factors Risks Related to our
BusinessWhen our current advertising network of digital frames and digital TV screens reaches
saturation in the major airports and airlines where we operate, we may be unable to offer
additional time slots to satisfy all of our advertisers needs, which could hamper our ability to
generate higher levels of revenues and profitability over time.
Pricing
The average selling price we charge for our advertising time slots is calculated by dividing
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advertising revenue by the number of 12-second equivalent advertising time slots for digital
frames in airports and 30-second equivalent advertising time slots for digital TV screens in
airports and on airplanes sold during that period, after taking into account any discounts
offered. The primary factors that affect the effective price we charge advertising clients for
time slots on our network and our utilization rate include the attractiveness of our network to
advertisers, which depends on the number of displays, the number and scale of airports and
airplanes in our network, the level of demand for time slots, and the perceived effectiveness by
advertisers of their advertising campaigns placed on our network. We may increase the average
selling prices of our advertising time slots from time to time depending on the demand for our
advertising time slots.
A significant percentage of the programs played on our digital TV screens in airports and on
airlines includes non-advertising content. We do not directly generate revenue from
non-advertising content, but instead obtain such content from third party content providers. We
believe that the combination of non-advertising content with advertising content makes air
travelers more receptive to our programs, which in turn makes the advertising content more
effective for our advertisers. We believe this in turn allows us to charge a higher price for
each advertising time slot. We closely track the program blend and customer demand to optimize
our ability to generate revenue for each program cycle.
Utilization Rate
Our utilization rate is the total time slots sold as a percentage of total time slots
available during the relevant period. In order to provide meaningful comparisons of our
utilization rate, we normalize our time slots into 12-second units for digital frames in airports
and 30-second units for digital TV screens in airports and on airplanes, which we can then compare
across network airports, airlines and periods to chart the normalized utilization rate of our
network by airports and airlines and over time. Our utilization rate is primarily affected by the
demand for our advertising time slots and our ability to increase the sales of our advertising time
slots, especially those advertising time slots on our network airports in second tier cities. We
plan to strengthen our sales efforts in these cities by building local sales teams to increase our
direct sales of advertising time slots in these cities and ultimately improve our utilization rate.
Network Coverage and Concession Fees
The demand for our advertising time slots and the effective price we charge advertising
clients for time slots on our network depend on the attractiveness and effectiveness of our network
to our advertising clients. This, in turn, is related to the breadth of our network coverage,
including significant coverage in the major airports and airlines that advertisers wish to reach.
As a result, it has been, and will continue to be, important for us to secure and retain concession
rights contracts to operate our digital frames, digital TV screens and other displays in major
airports and to place our programs on major airlines and to increase the number of displays which
we operate in those airports and programs we place on those airlines.
Concession fees constitute a significant portion of our cost of revenues. Airports and
airlines tend to increase concession fees over time, and a significant increase in concession fees
will increase our cost while our revenues may not increase proportionately, or at all. It will
therefore be important to our results of operations that we secure and retain these concession
rights contracts on commercially advantageous terms.
Revenues
We generate revenues from the sale of advertising time slots on our air travel
advertising network. The following table sets forth the revenues generated from each of
our advertising categories, both in absolute amounts and as percentages of total revenues
for the periods indicated.
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Year ended |
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Year ended |
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Year ended |
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December 31, 2006 |
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December 31, 2007 |
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December 31, 2008 |
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(in thousands except percentages) |
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Revenues: |
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Digital frames |
|
US$ |
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|
|
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% |
|
US$ |
1,263 |
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|
2.9 |
% |
|
US$ |
45,011 |
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|
35.9 |
% |
Digital TV screens in airports |
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10,502 |
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55.6 |
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26,921 |
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61.7 |
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47,591 |
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|
37.9 |
|
Digital TV screens on airplanes |
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4,868 |
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25.8 |
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|
11,093 |
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25.4 |
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|
19,227 |
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15.3 |
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Year ended |
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Year ended |
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Year ended |
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December 31, 2006 |
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December 31, 2007 |
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December 31, 2008 |
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(in thousands except percentages) |
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Billboards on gate bridges in
airports |
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|
|
|
|
|
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6,051 |
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4.8 |
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Other displays |
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3,526 |
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18.6 |
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4,334 |
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10.0 |
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7,660 |
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6.1 |
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Total revenues |
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18,896 |
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|
|
100.0 |
|
|
|
43,611 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
|
|
|
125,540 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
|
Business tax and other sales tax |
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(961 |
) |
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(5.1 |
) |
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|
(1,983 |
) |
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|
(4.5 |
) |
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|
(6,107 |
) |
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|
(4.9 |
) |
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Net revenues |
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US$ |
17,935 |
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|
94.9 |
% |
|
US$ |
41,628 |
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|
95.5 |
% |
|
US$ |
119,433 |
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|
95.1 |
% |
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|
Revenues from our digital frames in airports accounted for 2.9% and 35.9% of our total
revenues for the years ended 2007 and 2008, respectively. We started generating revenues from
digital frames located in Beijing Capital International Airport in December 2007. In 2008, we have
significantly expanded the number of digital frames in our network. As of December 31, 2008, we
operated 2,156 digital frames in 22 airports. We plan to gradually roll out our operations in the
additional four airports where we have contractual concession rights to operate digital frames.
Revenues from our digital TV screens in airports accounted for 55.6%, 61.7% and
37.9% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively.
As of December 31, 2006, we operated 1,562 digital TV screens in 28 airports. As of December 31,
2007, we operated 2,041 digital TV screens in 39 airports. As of December 31, 2008, we operated
2,854 digital TV screens in 41 airports.
Revenues from our digital TV screens on airplanes accounted for 25.8%, 25.4% and
15.3% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively.
Our network was located on nine, nine and nine airlines as of December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008,
respectively.
Revenues from billboards on gate bridges in airports accounted for 4.8% of our total
revenues for the year ended December 31, 2008. We started generating revenues from billboards on
gate bridges in airports in the third quarter of 2008. As of December 31, 2008, we have
concession rights to place advertisements on gate bridges located in 10 major airports in
mainland China, including Terminals 1 and 2 of Beijing Capital International Airport and
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport.
Revenues from our other displays accounted for 18.6%, 10.0% and 6.1% of our total revenues
for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively. We have offered light box
displays since the commencement of our operations. At the same time, we continue to diversify
our display offerings and in March 2009, we entered into traditional advertising market by
obtaining concession rights to operate traditional media formats such as billboards, light boxes
and other formats in Beijing Capital International Airport and Shenzhen International Airport.
We believe that our ability to broaden our service offerings and increase and diversify our
revenue sources will be increasingly important in the future. With the recent addition of
certain traditional advertising formats, we expect that revenues from our other displays will
increase in 2009.
We exchange advertising time slots with other businesses for assets or services, such as
digital TV screens and office rental from time to time. We recognized US$0.8 million, US$0.4
million and US$1.1 million in revenues from the exchange of our advertising time slots for
assets or services for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively. No costs
were directly attributable to these revenues.
Our PRC subsidiaries and consolidated variable interest entities are subject to PRC
business tax and other sales related taxes at the rate of 8.5% on total revenues after
deduction of certain costs of revenues permitted by the PRC tax laws. We deduct these business
taxes and other sales taxes from revenues to arrive at net revenues.
Cost of Revenues
Our cost of revenues consists primarily of concession fees, agency fees and other costs,
including digital frames and digital TV screen depreciation costs, digital frames and digital
TV screen maintenance costs and non-advertising content costs. The following table sets forth
the major components of our cost of revenues, both in absolute amounts and as percentages of
net revenues for the periods indicated.
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Year ended |
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Year ended |
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Year ended |
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December 31, 2006 |
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December 31, 2007 |
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December 31, 2008 |
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|
(in thousands except percentages) |
|
Net revenues |
|
US$ |
17,935 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
US$ |
41,628 |
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|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
US$ |
119,433 |
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|
100.0 |
% |
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Cost of revenues |
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Concession fees |
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|
(6,758 |
) |
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|
(37.7 |
) |
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|
(11,992 |
) |
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|
(28.8 |
) |
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|
(45,704 |
) |
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|
38.3 |
% |
Agency fees |
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|
(2,361 |
) |
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|
(13.2 |
) |
|
|
(7,172 |
) |
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|
(17.2 |
) |
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|
(18,164 |
) |
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15.2 |
% |
Others |
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|
(921 |
) |
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|
(5.1 |
) |
|
|
(2,201 |
) |
|
|
(5.3 |
) |
|
|
(7,127 |
) |
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|
6.0 |
% |
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|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
Total cost of revenues |
|
US$ |
(10,040 |
) |
|
|
(56.0 |
)% |
|
US$ |
(21,365 |
) |
|
|
(51.3 |
)% |
|
US$ |
70,995 |
|
|
|
59.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Concession Fees
We incur concession fees to airports for placing and operating our digital frames, digital
TV screens and other displays and to airlines for placing our programs on their digital TV
screens. These fees constitute a significant portion of our cost of revenues and accounted for
approximately 37.7%, 28.8% and 38.3% of our net revenues in years ended December 31, 2006, 2007
and 2008, respectively. Most of the concession fees are fixed under the concession
rights contracts with an escalation clause, which requires fixed fee increases over each
year of the agreement, and payments are usually due three or six months in advance. The
concession fees that we incur under concession rights contracts for our digital frames and
digital TV screen in airports vary by the airports passenger flow, the city where the airport is
located and the profile of air passengers. The concession fees that we incur under concession
rights contracts for our programs on airlines vary by the number of routes and airplanes, type of
aircrafts and the departure and destination cities.
Concession fees tend to increase over time as growth in passenger volume increases demand
for air travel advertising among advertisers. Our concession fees have increased significantly
due to the new concession rights contracts that we have entered into in 2007 and 2008. As some
of our concession rights contracts are subject to renewal in the next several years, we may
experience a significant increase in our concession fees in order to retain these concession
contracts.
Agency Fees
We engage third-party agencies to help source advertising clients from time to
time. These third-party agencies assist us in identifying and introducing advertisers to us.
In return, we pay them fees if any of these advertisers generates advertising revenues for us.
Fees that we pay to these third-party agencies are calculated based on a pre-set percentage of
revenues generated from the clients introduced to us by the third-party agencies and are paid
when payments are received from the clients. We record these agency fees as cost of
revenues ratably over the period in which the related advertisements are displayed.
Agency fees accounted for 13.2%, 17.2% and 15.2% of our net revenues for the years ended
December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively. We expect to continue using these third-party
agencies in the near future.
Others. Our other cost of revenues accounted for 5.1%, 5.3% and 6.0% of our net revenues for
the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively, and include the following:
Display Equipment Depreciation. Generally, we capitalize the cost of our digital
frames and digital TV screens and recognize depreciation costs on a straight-line
basis over the term of their useful lives, which we estimate to be five years.
The primary factors affecting our depreciation costs are the number of digital frames
and digital TV screens in our network and the unit cost for those displays, as well as
the remaining useful life of the displays.
Display Equipment Maintenance Cost. Our display maintenance cost consists of
salaries for our network maintenance staff, travel expenses in relation to
on-site visits and monitoring and costs for materials and maintenance in connection with the upkeep of our
advertising network. The primary factor affecting our display equipment maintenance
cost is the size of our network maintenance staff. As we add new digital frames and
digital TV screens and other media platforms, we expect that our network maintenance
staff, and associated costs, will increase.
Non-advertising Content Cost. We do not produce or create any of the
non-advertising content shown on our network. The non-advertising content played over
our network is provided
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by third-party content providers either for free or at fixed prices. Some of the third-party content providers that currently do not
charge us for their content may do so in the future and other third-party
content providers may increase the prices for their programs over time. This may
increase our cost of revenues in the future.
Operating Expenses
Our operating expenses consist of general and administrative expenses and selling and
marketing expenses. The following table sets forth the two components of our operating
expenses, both in absolute amount and as a percentage of net revenues for the periods
indicated.
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|
|
Year ended |
|
|
Year ended |
|
|
Year ended |
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|
|
December 31, 2006 |
|
|
December 31, 2007 |
|
|
December 31, 2008 |
|
|
|
(in thousands except percentages) |
|
Net revenues |
|
US$ |
17,935 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
US$ |
41,628 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
US$ |
119,433 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative
expenses |
|
|
(1,293 |
) |
|
|
(7.2 |
) |
|
|
(21,982 |
) |
|
|
(52.8 |
) |
|
|
(14,374 |
) |
|
|
(12.0 |
) |
Selling and marketing expenses |
|
|
(2,751 |
) |
|
|
(15.3 |
) |
|
|
(4,813 |
) |
|
|
(11.6 |
) |
|
|
(10,171 |
) |
|
|
(8.5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
US$ |
(4,044 |
) |
|
|
(22.5 |
)% |
|
US$ |
(26,795 |
) |
|
|
(64.4 |
)% |
|
US$ |
(24,545 |
) |
|
|
(20.6 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We expect that our operating expenses will further increase in the future as
we expand our network and operations and enhance our sales and marking activities.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses accounted for 7.2%, 52.8% and 12.0% of our net
revenues for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively. Our general and
administrative expenses included a one-time share-based compensation expense of US$17.5 million
in 2007 and share-based compensation expenses of US$3.8 million in 2008. General and
administrative expenses consist primarily of office and utility expenses, salaries
and benefits for general management, finance and administrative personnel, depreciation
of office equipment, public relations related expenses and other administration
related expenses. Excluding the share-based compensation expenses in 2008, we expect that our
general and administrative expenses will increase in the near term as we hire additional
personnel and incur additional costs in connection with the expansion of our business.
Selling and Marketing Expenses
Selling and marketing expenses accounted for 15.3%, 11.6% and 8.5% of our net revenues for
the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively. Our selling and marketing
expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits for our sales and marketing
personnel, office and utility expenses related to our selling and marketing activities,
traveling expenses incurred by our sales personnel, expenses for the promotion, advertisement
and sponsorship of media events, and other sales and marketing related expenses. We expect
selling and marketing expenses to increase as we invest greater resources in sales and
marketing of our air travel advertising network.
Minority Interest
On October 10, 2006, through our consolidated variable interest entity, AM Advertising, we acquired 75% of the equity interest in AirTV United Media & Culture Co., Ltd., or
AirTV United, which holds a license granted by the SARFT to produce and operate
television programs in airports and on airplanes. AirTV United entered into business
cooperation agreements with AM Advertising and Shengshi Lianhe respectively in June 2007 to
provide program collecting, selecting, editing and compiling services to AM Advertising and
Shengshi Lianhe. We recorded minority interest in 2006, 2007 and 2008 to account for the
interests of 25% held by the other shareholder in AirTV United. In July 2008, we acquired 80%
of the equity interest in Flying Dragon, the operator of advertisement network on gate bridges
in airports in China. We recorded a minority interest in 2008 to account for the 20% interest
held by the other shareholder in Flying Dragon.
Equity Method Investments
In January 2007, through our consolidated variable interest entity, AM Advertising, we acquired
a 51% equity interest in Beijing Aiyike Information Technology Ltd., or Beijing Aiyike. Because the
minority equity owners of Beijing Aiyike had substantive participating rights in making major
operating decisions for Beijing Aiyike, this acquisition was accounted for under the equity method of
accounting. In November 2008, we sold our interest in Beijing Aiyike to a third party.
In March 2008, we formed a joint venture, BEMC, with China Eastern Media Corporation, Ltd. China
Eastern Media Corporation Ltd. holds 51% stake of BEMC and we hold the remaining 49% stake. This
investment was accounted for under the equity method of accounting since we have the ability to
exercise significant influence on the operation of BEMC.
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Taxation
Under the current laws of the Cayman Islands, we are not subject to tax on its income or
capital gains. In addition, payments of dividends by us are not subject to withholding tax in the
Cayman Islands.
We did not record any Hong Kong profits tax for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 on
the basis that Royal Mart Limited and Glorious Star Investment Limited did not have any assessable
profits arising in or derived from Hong Kong for 2007 and 2008.
PRC Enterprise Income Tax
On March 16, 2007, the PRC National Peoples Congress passed the EIT Law, which imposes an
uniform income tax rate of 25% on most domestic enterprises and foreign investment enterprises.
The EIT Law became effective on January 1, 2008. Under the EIT Law, entities that qualify as
high and new technology enterprises strongly supported by the state are entitled to the
preferential income tax rate of 15%. A companys status as a high and new technology
enterprises strongly supported by the state is valid for three years, after which the company
must re-apply for such qualification in order to continue to enjoy the preferential income tax
rate. In addition, according to the Administrative Regulations on the Recognition of High and
New Technology Enterprises, the Guidelines for Recognition of High and New Technology Enterprises
and the Notice of Favorable Enterprise Income Tax Policies jointly issued by the PRC Ministry of
Science and Technology, the PRC Ministry of Finance and the PRC State Administration of Taxation
in April 2008, July 2008 and February 2008, respectively, new software enterprises can enjoy an
income tax exemption for two years beginning with their first profitable year and a 50% tax
reduction to a rate of 12.5% for the subsequent three years.
On December 26, 2007, the PRC State Council issued Circular 39. Based on Circular 39,
certain enterprises established before March 16, 2007 that were eligible for tax exemptions or
reductions according to the then effective tax laws and regulations can continue to enjoy such
exemption or reduction until it expires. Furthermore, according to Circular 39, enterprises that
were eligible for the preferential tax rates according to the then effective tax laws and
regulations may be eligible for a gradual rate increase to 25% over the 5-year period beginning
from January 1, 2008. Specifically, the applicable rates under such an arrangement for such
enterprises that enjoyed the 15% tax rate prior to the effectiveness of the new PRC tax law will
be 18% in 2008, 20% in 2009, 22% in 2010, 24% in 2011 and 25% in 2012. However, according to the
Notice on Prepayment of EIT issued by the State Administration of Taxation on January 30, 2008,
the gradually increased EIT rate during the transition period is not applicable to entities that
qualified for preferential rates as high and new technology enterprises alone and they would be
subject to EIT at 25% from January 2008 if they cannot qualify as high and new
technology enterprises under the EIT Law and regulations.
AM Technology has qualified as a high and new technology enterprise and is registered and
operates in the Beijing New Technology Industry Development Zone. As a result, it was entitled
to a three-year exemption from EIT from 2006 to 2008, and will be entitled to a preferential EIT
at the rate of 7.5% from 2009 to 2011 and a preferential EIT of 15% thereafter. Xian AM
qualified as a software enterprise in August 2008 by the Technology Information Bureau of
Shanxi Province and has received the written notice from Xian local tax bureau that it will be
granted a two-year exemption from EIT commencing on its first profitable year and a 50% deduction
of the 25% EIT rate for the succeeding three years. Shenzhen AM was subject to 15% preferential
tax EIT rate as it is located in Shenzhen and is currently subject to EIT on the taxable income
at the gradual rate pursuant to Circular 39. Shenzhen AM submitted its application to be qualified as a high and new technology enterprise strongly supported by the State under
the new PRC tax law in March 2009 and if successful, will be eligible for a 15% EIT rate. See
Item 3. Key InformationD. Risk FactorsRisks Related to Our Business If one or more of our
PRC subsidiaries fails to maintain or obtain qualifications to receive PRC preferential tax
treatments, we will be required to pay more taxes, which may have a material adverse effect on
our result of operations. AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirTV United, AM Film, AirMedia UC,
AM Yuehang, Flying Dragon and AM Wenzhou were registered in the PRC, are all subject to 25% EIT
on the taxable income in accordance with the EIT Law.
Furthermore, under the new PRC tax law, a resident enterprise, which includes an
enterprise established outside of China with management located in China, are subject
to PRC income tax. If the PRC tax authorities subsequently determine that the Company and
its subsidiaries established outside of
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China should be deemed as a resident enterprise, the Company and its subsidiaries established outside of China will be subject to PRC income tax at a
rate of 25%. In addition, under the new PRC enterprise income tax law, dividends generated after
January 1, 2008 and payable by a foreign-invested enterprise in China to its foreign investors
who are non-resident enterprises are subject to a 10% withholding tax, unless any such foreign
investors jurisdiction of incorporation has a tax treaty with China that provides for a
different withholding arrangement. The British Virgin Islands, where our wholly owned
subsidiary and the 100% shareholder of Shenzhen AM is incorporated, does not have
such a tax treaty with China. Air Media (China) Limited, the 100% shareholder of AM
Technology, is incorporated in Hong Kong. According to the Mainland and Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region Arrangement on Avoiding Double Taxation or Evasion of Taxation on
Income agreed between China and Hong Kong in August 2006, dividends paid by a foreign-invested
enterprise in China to its direct holding company in Hong Kong will be subject to withholding tax
at a rate of 5% (if the foreign investor owns directly at least 25% of the shares of the
foreign-invested enterprise). The new PRC tax law provides, however, dividends distributed
between qualified resident enterprises are exempted. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provision, according to the Implementation Regulations of the Enterprise Income Tax Law, the
qualified dividend and profit distribution from equity investment between resident enterprises
shall refer to investment income derived by a resident enterprise from the direct investment in
other resident enterprises with exception to the investment income from circulating stocks issued
publicly by resident enterprises and traded on stock exchanges where the holding period is less
than 12 months. We do not believe we and our subsidiaries located outside the PRC are PRC
resident enterprises. However, as the term resident enterprises needs further clarification
and interpretation, we cannot assure you that the dividends
distributed by Shenzhen AM, AM
Technology and Xian AM to their direct shareholders would be regarded as dividends distributed
between qualified resident enterprises, and be exempted from the EIT. See Item 3. Key
Information D. Risk Factors Risks Related to our BusinessDividends payable to us by our
wholly-owned operating subsidiaries may be subject to PRC withholding taxes, or we may be subject
to PRC taxation on our worldwide income and dividends distributed to our investors may be subject
to PRC withholding taxes under the new PRC tax law.
Critical Accounting Policies
We prepare our financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which requires us to make
estimates and assumptions that affect our reporting of, among other things, assets and
liabilities, contingent assets and liabilities and revenues and expenses. We
continually evaluate these estimates and assumptions based on the most recently
available information, our own historical experiences and other factors that we
believe to be relevant under the circumstances. Since our financial reporting process
inherently relies on the use of estimates and assumptions, our actual results could differ from
our expectations. This is especially true with some accounting policies that require
higher degrees of judgment than others in their application. We consider the policies
discussed below to be critical to an understanding of our audited consolidated
financial statements because they involve the greatest reliance on our managements judgment.
Revenue Recognition
We derive revenues from selling advertising time slots on our air travel advertising
network. For the year ended December 31, 2008, substantially most of the advertising revenues are
generated from digital frames in airports and digital TV screens in airports and on airlines.
We typically sign standard contracts with our advertising customers, which require us to run
the advertisers advertisements on our network in specified airports and on specified airplanes for
a period of time.
We recognize advertising revenues ratably over the performance period for which the
advertisements are displayed, so long as collection of the fees remains probable.
Deferred Revenue
Prepayments from customers for advertising service are deferred and recognized as revenue when
the advertising services are rendered.
Non-monetary Exchanges
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We periodically exchange advertising time slots with other entities for assets or services,
such as digital TV screen network equipment and office rental. Consistent with the guidance in
APB Opinion No. 29 Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions, as amended by FASB Statement
No. 153 Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets, an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29, such
transactions are accounted for as nonmonetary exchange, and based on guidance in EITF 99-17
Accounting for Advertising Barter Transactions, we recognize revenue and assets/expenses of the exchanges based on the fair value of the advertising provided, which can be
determined based on our historical practice of receiving cash. For the years ended December 31,
2006, 2007 and 2008, the amounts of revenues recognized for nonmonetary transactions were
US$0.8 million, US$0.4 million and US$1.0 million, respectively. No costs are directly
attributable to these revenues.
Concession Fees
We entered into concession rights contracts with airports and airlines, under which we
have the right to use the spaces or equipment of the airports and airlines to display
advertisements. The concession rights contracts are treated as operating lease arrangements.
Fees under concession right agreements with airports and airlines are usually due every
three or six months. Payments made are recorded as current assets and current liabilities
according to the respective payment terms. Most of the concession fees are fixed with
escalation, which means fixed increase over each year of the agreement. The total concession
fee under each concession right agreement is charged to the consolidated statements of
operations on a straight-line basis over the agreement periods, which is generally between three
and five years.
Agency Fees
We pay agency fees to advertising agencies, which assist us in identifying and introducing
advertisers to us, based on a certain percentage of revenue made through the advertising agencies
upon receipt of payment from advertisers. The agency fees are direct costs to generate
revenues and they are charged to the consolidated statement of operation ratably over the
period in which the advertising is displayed.
Prepaid and accrued agency fees are recorded as current assets and current liabilities according to the relative timing of payments made and advertising services provided.
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entity
PRC laws and regulations currently limit foreign ownership of companies that provide
advertising services, including out-of-home advertising services. In order to comply with
these foreign ownership restrictions, we conduct substantially all of our activities through
our variable interest entities Shengshi Lianhe, AM Advertising, AirMedia UC, AM Yuehang and their
subsidiaries. We have entered into a series of contractual arrangements with Shengshi Lianhe, AM
Advertising, AirMedia UC, AM Yuehang and their subsidiaries. Through these contractual
arrangements, we have the ability to effectively control Shengshi Lianhe, AM Advertising,
AirMedia UC, AM Yuehang and their subsidiaries and are considered the primary beneficiary of
Shengshi Lianhe, AM Advertising, AirMedia UC, AM Yuehang and their subsidiaries. Accordingly,
Shengshi Lianhe, AM Advertising, AirMedia UC, AM Yuehang and their subsidiaries are variable interest entities of our company under U.S. GAAP and we consolidate their
results in our consolidated financial statements.
Income Taxes
We recognize deferred income taxes for temporary differences between the tax basis of assets
and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements, net operating loss carry
forwards and credits, by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years.
Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it
is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
We record current income taxes in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to us as
enacted by the relevant tax authorities.
We adopted Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an
interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
Under FIN
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48, the impact of an uncertain income tax position on the income tax return must be
recognized at the largest amount that is more-likely-than not to be sustained upon audit by the
relevant tax authority. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized if it has less
than a 50% likelihood of being sustained. Additionally, FIN 48 provides guidance on
de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure
and transition.
Share-based Compensation
For the options granted to our executive officers, directors and employees, we
have accounted for these options to employees in accordance with SFAS No.123(R)Share-Based
Payment by recognizing compensation expenses based on the grant-date fair value over the
period during which the grantee is required to provide service in exchange for the award.
For the options granted to consultants, we have accounted for these options in accordance with
EITF 96-18Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for
Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services. The compensation
expenses relating to options granted to these consultants have been recognized entirely in
July and November 2007 at the time the options were granted.
The fair value of the option award was estimated on the date of grant or the date of
modification using the Black-Scholes option pricing model that uses the assumptions
including fair value of the ordinary shares underlying to the options, risk free interest rate,
expected life, expected dividend yield and expected volatility. The Black-Scholes model is
one of the most commonly used models that meet the criteria required by SFAS No.123(R) in
estimating fair value of employee share options.
The risk-free rate for periods within the expected life of the option was based on the
implied yield rates of China International Bond denominated in US dollars as of the
grant date. The expected life of options represented the period of time the granted
options were expected to be outstanding. As we did not have sufficient historical exercising
pattern to be followed in estimating the expected life, the expected life was estimated as the
average of the contractual term and the vesting period. The employees that were granted the share
options were expected to exhibit similar behavior. As we expected to grow the business with
internally generated cash, we did not expect to pay dividend in the foreseeable
future. The expected volatility was based on the historical volatilities of comparable
publicly traded companies engaged in similar business because we did not have sufficient historic
volatility data of our own ordinary shares, which commenced being publicly traded after our
initial public offering in November 2007.
Our Results of Operations
The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated results of operations for the
periods indicated. This information should be read together with our consolidated financial
statements, including the related notes, that appear elsewhere in this annual report.
Our limited operating history makes it difficult to predict our future operating
results. Therefore, our historical consolidated results of operations are not necessarily
indicative of our results of operations you may expect for any future period.
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Consolidated Statements of Operations Data: |
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Revenues: |
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Digital frames |
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US$ |
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US$ |
1,263 |
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US$ |
45,011 |
Digital TV screens in airports |
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10,502 |
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26,921 |
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47,591 |
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Digital TV screens on airplanes |
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4,868 |
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11,093 |
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19,227 |
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Billboards on gate bridges in airports |
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6,051 |
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Other displays |
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3,526 |
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4,334 |
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7,660 |
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Total revenues |
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18,896 |
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43,611 |
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125,540 |
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Business tax and other sales tax |
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(961 |
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(1,983 |
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(6,107 |
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Net revenues |
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17,935 |
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41,628 |
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119,433 |
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Cost of revenues |
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(10,040 |
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(21,365 |
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(70,995 |
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Gross profit |
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7,895 |
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20,263 |
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48,438 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Selling and marketing |
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(2,751 |
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(4,813 |
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(10,171 |
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General and administrative |
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(1,293 |
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(21,982 |
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(14,374 |
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Total operating expenses |
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(4,044 |
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(26,795 |
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(24,545 |
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Income (loss) from operations |
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3,851 |
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23,893 |
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Interest income |
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17 |
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1,745 |
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5,379 |
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Other income |
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1,135 |
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Income tax benefits |
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197 |
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195 |
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498 |
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Minority interest |
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1 |
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2 |
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(382 |
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Share of loss on equity method investments |
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(520 |
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(325 |
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Net income (loss) |
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US$ |
4,066 |
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US$ |
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US$ |
30,198 |
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The following table presents selected operating data for the years ended December 31,
2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively.
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December 31, 2007 |
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December 31, 2008 |
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Selected Operating Data: |
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Digital frames in airports |
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Number of airports in operation |
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1 |
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22 |
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Number of time slots available for sale(1) |
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354 |
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48,570 |
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Number of time slots sold(2) |
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128 |
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9,559 |
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Utilization rate(3) |
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36.2 |
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19.7 |
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Average advertising revenue per time slot sold(4) |
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US$ |
9,841 |
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US$ |
4,709 |
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Digital TV screens in airports |
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Number of airports in operation |
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28 |
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39 |
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41 |
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Number of screens in our network airports |
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1,562 |
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2,041 |
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2,854 |
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Number of time slots available for sale(5) |
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42,800 |
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77,574 |
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100,624 |
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Number of time slots sold(2) |
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14,409 |
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28,359 |
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27,223 |
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Utilization rate(3) |
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36.6 |
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27.1 |
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Average advertising revenue per time slot sold(4) |
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US$ |
729 |
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US$ |
949 |
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US$ |
1,748 |
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Digital TV screens on airplanes |
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Number of airlines in operation |
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9 |
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9 |
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9 |
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Number of screens on our network airplanes |
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16,015 |
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17,417 |
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49,482 |
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Number of time slots available for sale(5) |
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1,356 |
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1,752 |
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1,878 |
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Number of time slots sold(2) |
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568 |
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845 |
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962 |
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Utilization rate(3) |
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41.9 |
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48.2 |
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51.2 |
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Average advertising revenue per time slot sold(4) |
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US$ |
8,572 |
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US$ |
13,132 |
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US$ |
19,992 |
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Notes: (1) |
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After our adjustment of time-slot length in mid May, we define a time slot as a
12-second equivalent advertising time unit for digital frames in airports, which is shown during each advertising cycle on a weekly
basis in a given airport. Our airport advertising programs are shown repeatedly on a
daily basis during a given week in 10-minute cycles, which allows us to sell a maximum
of 50 time slots per week. The number of time slots available for our digital frames in
airports during the period presented is calculated by multiplying the time slots per
week per airport by the number of weeks during the period presented when we had
operations in each airport and then calculating the sum of all the time slots available
for each of our network airports. |
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Number of time slots sold refers to the number of 30-second equivalent
advertising time units for digital TV screens in airports and digital TV screens on
airplanes or 12-second equivalent advertising time units for digital frames in
airports sold during the period presented. |
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Utilization rate refers to total time slots sold as a percentage of total
time slots available for sale during the relevant period. |
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Average advertising revenue per time slot sold for digital TV screens in
airports, digital TV screens on airplanes and digital frames in airports is calculated
by dividing our revenues derived from digital TV screens in airports, digital TV
screens on airplanes and digital frames in airports by their respective number of time
slots sold, respectively. |
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(5) |
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We define a time slot as a 30-second equivalent advertising time unit for
digital TV screens in airports and digital TV screens on airplanes, which is shown
during each advertising cycle on a weekly basis in a given airport or on a monthly
basis on the routes of a given airline, respectively. Our airport advertising programs
are shown repeatedly on a daily basis during a given week in one-hour cycles and each
hour of programming includes 25 minutes of advertising content, which allows us to
sell a maximum of 50 time slots per week. The number of time slots available for our
digital TV screens in airports during the period presented is calculated by
multiplying the time slots per week per airport by the number of weeks during the
period presented when we had operations in each airport and then calculating the sum
of all the time slots available for each of our network airports. The length of our
in-flight programs typically ranges from approximately 45 minutes to an hour per
flight, approximately five to 13 minutes of which consist of advertising content. The
number of time slots available for our digital TV screens on airplanes during the
period presented is calculated by multiplying the time slots per airline per month by
the number of months during the period presented when we had operations on each
airline and then calculating the sum of all the time slots for each of our network
airlines. |
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Year Ended December 31, 2008 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2007
Net Revenues. Our net revenues increased by 186.9% from US$41.6 million in 2007 to US$119.4
million in 2008. The increase was primarily due to (1) a significant increase in revenues
generated from the sale of advertising time slots of our digital frames in airports from US$1.3
million in 2007 to US$45.0 in 2008, (2) an increase in revenues generated from the sale of
advertising time slots of our digital TV screens in airports from US$26.9 million in 2007 to
US$47.6 million in 2008, (3) an increase in revenues generated from the sale of advertising time
slots of the digital TV screens on airplanes from US$11.1 million in 2007 to US$19.2 million in
2008, and (4) revenues of US$6.1 million generated from the sale of billboard advertising on gate
bridges in airports in the second half of 2008.
The increases were due in large part to the expansion of our network, the increase in average
selling prices per time slot sold and the increase in time slots sold for digital frames in
airports and digital TV screens on airplanes. We expanded our digital frame network coverage from
the one-month operation in Beijing Capital International Airport in 2007 to 22 airports as of
December 31, 2008 and the expansion of our digital TV screen advertising network coverage from 39
airports as of December 31, 2007 to 41 airports as of December 31, 2008. As a result, the number
of advertising time slots available for sale in airports increased from 354 in 2007 to 48,570 in
2008 for digital frames and from 77,574 in 2007 to 100,624 in 2008 for digital TV screens. The
number of advertising time slots available for sale on airlines increased from 1,752 in 2007 to
1,878 in 2008.
The number of time slots sold for digital frames in airports increased from 128 in 2007 to
9,559 in 2008. The number of time slots sold for digital TV screens in airports decreased from
28,539 in 2007 to 27,223 in 2008. For airlines, the number of time slots sold increased from 845 in
2007 to 962 in 2008. The increases were due to (1) our continued sales efforts (2) the growing
acceptance of the emerging air travel digital advertising, (3) our rapid build-up of our brand and
reputation among advertising clients, and (4) the increase in the number of network airports and
airlines in which we operated. Primarily due to the increases in time slots available for sale, our
utilization rates decreased from 36.2% to 19.7% for digital frames in airports, and from 36.6% to
27.1% for digital TV screens in airports from 2007 to 2008. Our utilization rate increased from
48.2% to 51.2% for airlines from 2007 to 2008.
In addition, average selling prices per time slot sold increased for digital TV screens in
airports and on airlines as we increased the listing prices for our advertising time slots of the
digital TV screens in select airports and fewer discounts off the listing price were offered to our
customers in 2008. The average selling price per time slot sold for digital TV screens in our
network airports increased from US$949 in 2007 to US$1,748 in 2008. For network airlines, the
average selling price per time slot sold increased from US$13,132 to US$19,992 for those periods.
The average selling prices per time slot sold decreased for digital frames in airports from
US$9,841 in 2007 to US$4,709 in 2008, as the listing prices of digital frames in the newly operated
airports in 2008 were significantly lower than the listing price of digital frames in Beijing
Capital International Airport, which was the only airport where we had operation of digital frames
in the fourth quarter of 2007.
Cost of Revenues. Our cost of revenues increased by 232.3% from US$21.4 million in 2007 to
US$71.0 million in 2008. The increase was primarily due to the increases in concession fees and
other components of cost of revenues. Our cost of revenues as a percentage of our total net
revenues increased from 51.3% in 2007 to 59.4% in 2008.
Concession fees for 2008 were US$45.7 million, representing an increase of 281.1% from US$12.0
million in 2007 due to additional new concession contracts. Concession fees as a percentage of net
revenues in 2008 increased to 38.3% from 28.8% in 2007 because concession fees were fixed once
concession rights contracts were entered into while revenues generated from newly signed concession
rights contracts need time to ramp up.
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Operating Expenses. Our operating expenses decreased by 8.4% from US$26.8 million in 2007 to
US$24.5 million in 2008. Operating expenses as a percentage of our total net revenues decreased
from 64.4% in 2007 to 20.6% in 2008. Our total operating expenses in 2008 included share-based
compensation expenses of US$5.0 million while our total operating expenses in 2007 included
one-time share-based compensation expenses of US$17.5 million. Our operating expenses excluding
share-based compensation expenses and amortization of acquired intangible assets were US$18.4
million in 2008, increased by 147.6% from US$7.4 million in 2007. Total operating expenses
excluding share-based compensation expenses and amortization of acquired intangible assets as a
percentage of net revenues in fiscal year 2008 decreased to 15.4% in 2008 from 17.9% in 2007.
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Selling and Marketing Expenses. Our selling and marketing expenses increased
from US$4.8 million in 2007 to US$10.2 million in 2008. This increase was primarily
due to the expansion of the direct sales force and higher marketing expenses. |
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General and Administrative Expenses. Our general and administrative expenses
decreased from US$22.0 million in 2007 to US$14.4 million in 2008. Our general and
administrative expenses excluding share-based compensation expense increased from
US$3.2 million in 2007 to US$10.5 million in 2008, primarily due to the increase in
the number of our administrative staff in support of our growing operations and our
compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. |
Income(loss) from Operations. We recorded US$23.9 million of income from operations in 2008,
as compared to our loss from operations of US$6.5 million in 2007 as a cumulative result of the
above factors.
Income Taxes. We recorded US$498,000 income tax benefits in 2008 with an effective tax rate
of negative 1.6% and we recorded US$195,000 income tax benefits in 2007 with an effective tax
rate of negative 4.1%, due to the preferential PRC enterprise income tax treatments enjoyed by
our PRC subsidiaries.
Net Income. As a result of the foregoing, we had net income of US$30.2 million in 2008, as
compared to our net loss of US$5.1 million in 2007.
Year Ended December 31, 2007 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2006
Net Revenues. Our net revenues increased by 132.1% from US$17.9 million in 2006 to US$41.6
million in 2007. The increase was primarily due to (1) a significant increase in revenues
generated from the sale of advertising time slots of our digital TV screens in airports from
US$10.5 million in 2006 to US$26.9 million in 2007, (2) an increase in revenues generated from
the sale of advertising time slots of the digital TV screens on airplanes from US$4.9 million in
2006 to US$11.1 million in 2007, and (3) revenues of US$1.3 million generated from the sale of
advertising time slots of our digital frames in airports in the fourth quarter of 2007.
The increases were due in large part to the expansion of our network coverage from 28 airports
as of December 31 2006 to 39 airports as of December 31, 2007, respectively. In addition, in the
beginning of 2007, we increased the length of our advertising cycle in airports from 20 minutes per
hour of our programs to 25 minutes per hour. As a result of the greater breadth of our network
coverage and the longer advertising cycle, the number of advertising time slots available for sale
in airports increased from 42,800 in 2006 to 77,574 in 2007. The number of advertising time slots
available for sale on airlines increased from 1,356 in 2006 to 1,752 in 2007.
The number of time slots sold for airports increased from 14,409 in 2006 to 28,359 in 2007.
For airlines, the number of time slots sold increased from 568 in 2006 to 845 in 2007. The
increases were due to (1) the growing acceptance of the emerging air travel digital advertising,
(2) our rapid build-up of our brand and reputation among advertising clients, and (3) the increase
in the number of network airports and airlines in which we operated. As a result, our utilization
rates increased from 33.7% in 2006 to 36.6% in 2007 for airports, and from 41.9% to 48.2% for
airlines for those same periods.
In addition, average selling prices per time slot sold increased for both airports and
airlines as we increased the listing prices for our advertising time slots of the digital TV
screens in airports and on airplanes twice by over 30% each time in April 2007 and October 2007.
The average selling price per time slot sold for
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our network airports increased from US$729 to
US$949 in 2006 and 2007, respectively. For network airlines, the average selling price per time
slot sold increased from US$8,572 to US$13,132 for those periods.
We started generating revenues from digital frames located in Beijing Capital International
Airport in the fourth quarter of 2007. We upgraded 90 light box displays to 46-inch digital
frames at Terminal 2 of Beijing Capital International Airport and have begun placing clients
advertisements on these frames in the beginning of December 2007. As of December 31, 2007, we had
installed 328 46-inch digital frames at Terminal 3 of Beijing Capital International Airport. The
new digital frames at Terminal 3 have begun displaying paid advertisements when Terminal 3 was open
for testing at the end of February 2008. We intend to significantly increase the number of our
digital frames in the near future.
Cost of Revenues. Our cost of revenues increased from US$10.0 million in 2006 to US$21.4
million in 2007. The increase was primarily due to an increase in concession fees from US$6.8
million in 2006 to US$12.0 million in 2007. Our cost of revenues as a percentage of our total net
revenues decreased from 56.0% in 2006 to 51.3% in 2007.
The increase in concession fees was due primarily to the significant increase in the number of
concession rights contracts that we had, from 49 as of December 31, 2006 to 107 as of December 31,
2007, and the higher amounts of concession fees that we incurred in 2007 after the renewal of
certain existing concession rights contracts. The increase in third-party agency fees we paid was
due to the increase in the number of agencies that we used and in the number of customers that
these third-party agencies helped us source as we sought to grow our business to fill a larger
number of time slots available for sale and at higher prices.
Operating Expenses. Our operating expenses increased by 562.6% from US$4.0 million in 2006
to US$26.8 million in 2007. Operating expenses as a percentage of our total net revenues
increased from 22.5% in 2006 to 64.4% in 2007. Our total operating expenses in 2007 included a
one-time share-based compensation expenses of US$17.5 million. Our operating expenses excluding
share-based compensation expenses and amortization of acquired intangible assets were US$7.4
million in 2007, increased by 86.4% from US$4.0 million in 2006. Total operating expenses
excluding share-based compensation expenses and amortization of acquired intangible assets as a
percentage of net revenues in fiscal year 2007 decreased to 17.9% in 2007 from 22.2% in 2006.
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Selling and Marketing Expenses. Our selling and marketing expenses increased
from US$2.8 million in 2006 to US$4.8 million in 2007. This increase was primarily
due to an increase of US$1.0 million in salaries and benefits for our sales and
marketing personnel as we grew our sales staff, an increase of US$0.4 million in
office and utility expenses related to our sales and marketing activities, and an
increase of US$0.3 million in travel expenses incurred by our sales and marketing
personnel. |
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General and Administrative Expenses. Our general and administrative expenses
increased from US$1.3 million in 2006 to US$22.0 million in 2007, primarily due to an
increase of 17.5 million in share-based compensation expenses in connection with the
one-time share transfer of 5,000,000 ordinary shares in September 2007 and the
employee stock option grants made in 2007, an increase of US$0.5 million in salaries
and benefits for our administrative personnel as our operations have grown and an
increase of approximately US$0.3 million in professional fees. |
Income(loss) from Operations. We recorded US$6.5 million loss from operations in 2007, as
compared to our income from operations of US$3.9 million in 2006 as a cumulative result of the
above factors.
Net Income. As a result of the foregoing, we had net loss of US$5.1 million in 2007, as
compared to our net income of US$4.1 million in 2006 as a result of an one-time share-based
compensation expense of US$17.5 million in connection with the share transfer of 5,000,000
ordinary shares in September 2007 by a principal shareholder of our company to Mr. Herman Man
Guo, our chairman and chief executive officer.
Inflation
In recent years, China has not experienced significant inflation, and thus historically
inflation has not had a significant effect on our business. According to the National
Bureau of Statistics of China, the change in the Consumer Price Index in China was 1.8%,
1.5%, 4.8% and 5.9% in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008,
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respectively.
B. Liquidity and Capital Resources
To date, we have financed our operations primarily through internally generated
cash, the sale of preferred shares in private placements and the proceeds we received from our
public offering. As of December 31, 2008, we had approximately US$161.5 million in cash. We
generally deposit our excess cash in interest bearing bank accounts. Although we consolidate the
results of our variable interest entities in our consolidated financial statements, we can only
receive cash payments from them pursuant to our contractual arrangements with them and their
shareholders. See Item 4. Information on the Company C. Organizational Structure. Our
accounts receivable as of December 31, 2008 included US$10.4 million billed receivable and
US$28.0 million unbilled receivable. Unbilled receivable represents amounts earned under advertising
contracts in progress but not billable as of December 31, 2008. We intend to maintain our
current policies for collections of accounts receivable, which typically provide a credit period
no longer than 120 days following the advertisement is displayed, and expect our accounts
receivable to increase as a result of the increase in our advertising service revenues.
Our principal uses of cash primarily include capital expenditures, contractual
concession fees and, to a lesser extent, salaries and benefits for our employees and
other operating expenses. We expect that these will remain our principal uses of cash
in the foreseeable future. However, we may use additional cash to fund strategic
acquisitions, although we are not currently negotiating any material acquisitions.
The following table shows our cash flows with respect to operating activities,
investing activities and financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and
2008:
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(in thousands) |
|
|
Year ended |
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Year ended |
|
Year ended |
|
|
December 31, 2006 |
|
December 31, 2007 |
|
December 31, 2008 |
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(in thousands) |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities |
|
US$ |
2,020 |
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|
US$ |
(6,510 |
) |
|
US$ |
3,586 |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(5,346 |
) |
|
|
(15,673 |
) |
|
|
(56,692 |
) |
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
2,285 |
|
|
|
229,989 |
|
|
|
789 |
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash |
|
|
(866 |
) |
|
|
208,829 |
|
|
|
(49,381 |
) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash |
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
1,023 |
|
|
|
2,936 |
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Cash at the beginning of the period |
|
|
2,952 |
|
|
|
2,086 |
|
|
|
210,915 |
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Cash at the end of the period |
|
|
2,086 |
|
|
|
210,915 |
|
|
|
161,534 |
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Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was US$3.6 million for the year ended December 31,
2008. This was primarily attributable to (1) our net income of US$30.2 million from the operation
of our advertising networks and (2) an increase of US$10.6 million in accounts payable primarily
consisting of the concession fees payable under our concession rights contracts for our digital
frames, digital TV screens or programs due to the expansion of our network coverage and increased
number of concession rights contracts. The foregoing was partly offset by (1) an increase of
US$24.4 million in accounts receivable from our customers due to our increased sales, (2) an
increase of US$15.9 million in prepaid concession fees under our concession rights contracts with
the airports and airlines, and (3) an increase of US$8.9 million in long-term deposits primarily
as security for office rental deposits.
Net cash used in operating activities was US$6.5 million for the year ended December 31,
2007.
This was primarily attributable to (1) an increase of US$11.7 million in prepaid concession
fees under our concession rights contracts with the airports and airlines, (2) an increase of
US$7.8 million in accounts receivable from our customers due to our increased sales, and (3) an
increase of US3.8 million in long term-deposits primarily as security for office rental deposits.
The foregoing was partly offset by (1) our net profit of US$16.2 million from the
operation of our advertising networks, and (2) an increase of US$1.6 million in accounts
payable primarily consisting of the concession fees payable under our concession rights
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contracts for our digital TV screens or programs due to the expansion of our network coverage and
increased number of concession rights contracts.
We had cash provided by operating activities of US$2.0 million in 2006. This was primarily
attributable to (1) our net income of US$4.1 million generated from the operation of our
advertising networks, (2) an increase of US$1.8 million in accounts payable primarily
consisting of the concession fees payable under our concession rights contracts for our
digital TV screens or programs due to the expansion of our network coverage, and (3) an increase
of US$1.0 million in deferred revenues derived from prepayment by customers due to
our increased sales. The foregoing was partly offset by (1) an increase of US$4.5
million in accounts receivable from our customers due to our increased sales, and (2)
an increase of US$1.1 million in other current assets primarily attributable to our
prepayment of agency fees to third-party agencies and advance payments to our employees.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2008 amounted
to US$56.7 million, mainly as a result of (1) our purchases of equipment, primarily digital
frames and digital TV screens for US$50.4 million, and (2) US$6.3 million for the advance payment
of contingent considerations in connection with our acquisition of the airport gate bridge
advertising business.
Net cash used in investing activities amounted to US$15.7 million for the year ended
December 31, 2007, mainly as a result of (1) our purchases of equipment, primarily digital TV
screens, for US$13.0 million, and (2) the final US$1.3 million payment to acquire a 75% equity
interest in AirTV United. The initial US$2.0 million payment of the total consideration of US$3.3
million for the 75% equity interest was paid in 2006. We also used US$1.3 million for a long-term
investment in connection with our acquisition of a 51% equity interest in Beijing Aiyike.
Net cash used in investing activities in 2006 amounted to US$5.3 million, mainly
as a result of our purchases of equipment, primarily digital TV screens, for US$3.3 million
and the purchase of intangible assets, primarily to acquire a 75% equity interest in AirTV
United, for an initial US$2.0 million payment out of total consideration of US$3.3 million,
the balance of which was recorded as amount due to a related party as of December
31, 2006.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities amounted to US$0.8 million for the year ended
December 31, 2008, as a result of the proceeds from stock option exercises.
Net cash provided by financing activities amounted to US$230.0 million for the year ended
December 31, 2007, mainly as a result of (1) US$190.8 million of the proceeds from our initial
public offering in November 2007, (2) the US$39.0 million of net proceeds from our Series B
preferred share placement in June 2007, and (3) the final drawdown of US$2.9 million of
the total US$12.0 million proceeds from our Series A preferred share placements.
Net cash provided by financing activities in 2006 amounted to US$2.3 million,
mainly as a result of US$3.1 million of proceeds from our Series A preferred share
placements, partly offset by our repayment of note payable of US$0.8 million.
Capital Expenditures
We incurred capital expenditures of US$7.4 million, US$13.0 million and US$50.4 million for
the
years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively. Our capital expenditures were
made primarily to purchase digital TV screens, digital frames and associated equipment for
our network. We also periodically exchange advertising time slots with other entities for digital
TV screens, other equipment and office rental through barter transactions.
We expect to incur capital expenditures of approximately US$32.2 million in 2009
primarily to purchase additional digital frames, upgrade our light box displays to digital
frames and install mega LED
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screens.
We believe that our current cash and anticipated cash flow from operations will be
sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs, including our cash needs for capital
expenditures for the next 12 months. We may, however, require additional cash due to
changing business conditions or other future developments, including any investments or
acquisitions we may decide to pursue. If our existing cash is insufficient to meet
our requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity securities, debt securities or borrow
from lending institutions.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In September 2006, FASB issued SFAS 157. Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted the
measurement and disclosure other than those requirements related to nonfinancial assets and
liabilities in accordance with guidance from FASB Staff Position 157-2, Effective Date of FASB
Statement No. 157, which delayed the effective date of SFAS 157 for all nonfinancial assets and
nonfinancial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the
financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually), until the beginning of fiscal year
2009. We do not expect the adoption of SFAS 157 for nonfinancial assets and liabilities will
have a significant effect on our consolidated financial statements.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations: (Revised 2007) (SFAS
141R). SFAS 141R is relevant to all transactions or events in which one entity obtains control
over one or more other businesses. SFAS 141R requires an acquirer to recognize any assets and
noncontrolling interest acquired and liabilities assumed to be measured at fair value as of the
acquisition date. Liabilities related to contingent consideration are recognized and measured at
fair value on the date of acquisition rather than at a later date when the amount of the
consideration may be resolved beyond a reasonable doubt. This revised approach replaces SFAS
141s cost allocation process in which the cost of an acquisition was allocated to the individual
assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair value. SFAS 141R requires
any acquisition-related costs and restructuring costs to be expensed as incurred as opposed to
allocating such costs to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as previously required by
SFAS 141. Under SFAS 141R, an acquirer recognizes liabilities for a restructuring plan in
purchase accounting only if the requirements of SFAS 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with
Exit or Disposal Activities, are met. SFAS 141R allows for the recognition of pre-acquisition
contingencies at fair value only if these contingencies are likely to materialize. If this
criterion is not met at the acquisition date, then the acquirer accounts for the non-contractual
contingency in accordance with recognition criteria set forth under SFAS 5, Accounting for
Contingencies, in which case no amount should be recognized in purchase accounting. SFAS 141R is
effective as of the beginning of an entitys first fiscal year that begins after December 15,
2008. We do not expect the adoption of SFAS 141R will have a significant impact on our
consolidated financial statements.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated
Financial Statements-An Amendment of ARB No. 51, or SFAS 160. This Statement amends ARB 51 to
establish accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and
for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. It clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a
subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity and should be reported as equity
on the financial statements. SFAS 160 requires consolidated net income to be reported at amounts
that include the amounts attributable to both the parent and the noncontrolling interest.
Furthermore, disclosure of the amounts of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and
to the noncontrolling interest is required on the face of the financial statements. SFAS 160 is
effective as of the beginning of an entitys first fiscal year that begins after December 15,
2008. We do not expect the adoption of SFAS 160 will have significant impact on our consolidated
financial position or results of operations, other than certain changes to the presentation of
the financial statements.
In April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FAS142-3: Determination of the Useful
Life of Intangible Assets. This FSP amends the factors that should be considered in developing
renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible
asset under FASB Statement No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. This FSP is effective
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal
years. Early adoption is prohibited. The guidance for determining the useful life of a
recognized intangible asset in this FSP shall be applied prospectively to intangible assets
acquired after the effective date. We are in the process of assessing the potential impact the
adoption of FSP 142-3 may have on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.
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At a November 24, 2008 meeting, the FASB ratified the consensus reached by the Task Force in
Issue No. 08-6: Equity Method Investment Accounting Considerations, or EITF 08-6. Because of the
significant changes to the guidance on subsidiary acquisitions and subsidiary equity transactions
and the increased use of fair value measurements as a result of Statements 141(R) and 160,
questions have arisen regarding the application of that accounting guidance to equity method
investments. EITF 08-6 provides guidance for entities that acquire or hold investments accounted
for under the equity method. This issue is effective for transactions occurring in fiscal years
and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Early adoption is not permitted.
We do not expect the adoption of EITF 08-6 will have significant impact on our consolidated
financial position or results of operations.
C. Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, Etc.
Intellectual Property
To protect our brand and other intellectual property, we rely on a combination of trademark
and trade secret laws as well as confidentiality agreements with our employees, sales agents,
contractors and others. We are in the process of registering three trademarks in China, including
, AirMedia and our business logo. We have registered our domain name www.AirMedia.net.cn with
the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. We do not hold any patents or
copyrights and cannot be certain that our efforts to protect our intellectual property
rights will be adequate or that third parties will not infringe or misappropriate these rights.
We cannot assure you that our efforts to protect our intellectual property rights will be
adequate or that third parties will not infringe or misappropriate these rights. If
others are able to copy and use our proprietary information and operational system
and other proprietary technology platform without spending time and resources to
develop their own, we may not be able to maintain our competitive position.
Furthermore, the application of laws governing intellectual property rights in China is
uncertain and evolving and could involve substantial risks to us. If litigation is necessary to
enforce our intellectual property rights or determine the scope of the proprietary rights of
others, we may have to incur substantial costs or divert other resources, which could harm our
business and prospects.
D. Trend Information
Other than as disclosed elsewhere in this annual report, we are not aware of any trends,
uncertainties, demands, commitments or events since January 1, 2008 that are reasonably likely to
have a material adverse effect on our net revenues, income, profitability, liquidity or capital
resources, or that caused the disclosed financial information to be not necessarily indicative of
future operating results or financial conditions.
E. Off-balance Sheet Arrangements
We have not entered into any financial guarantees or other commitments to guarantee the
payment obligations of any third parties. We have not entered into any derivative contracts that
are indexed to our shares and classified as shareholders equity, or that are not reflected in
our consolidated financial statements. Furthermore, we do not have any retained or contingent
interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity or
market risk support to such entity. We do not have any variable interest in any unconsolidated
entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit support to us or
engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with us.
F. Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
We have entered into operating lease agreements primarily for our office spaces in
China. These leases expire through 2010 and are renewable upon negotiation. In addition, the
contract terms of our concession rights contracts are usually three to five years. Most of these
concession rights expire through 2015 and are renewable upon negotiation. The following table sets
forth our contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of December 31, 2008:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payment Due by Period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less than 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
more than 5 |
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|
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Total |
|
|
year |
|
|
1-3 years |
|
|
3-5 years |
|
|
years |
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
Operating lease agreements |
|
US$ |
2,053 |
|
|
US$ |
1,435 |
|
|
US$ |
618 |
|
|
US$ |
|
|
|
US$ |
|
|
Concession rights contracts |
|
|
160,024 |
|
|
|
66,142 |
|
|
|
71,534 |
|
|
|
16,237 |
|
|
|
6,111 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
US$ |
162,076 |
|
|
US$ |
67,577 |
|
|
US$ |
72,152 |
|
|
US$ |
16,237 |
|
|
US$ |
6,111 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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Other long-term liabilities, such as non-current deferred tax liabilities, have been
excluded from the above table due to the uncertainty of the timing of payments. The above table
also excludes the contingent consideration to be paid in connection with our acquisition of the
gate bridge advertising business in 2008, which would amount to a total of up to US$27.3 million in cash and 1,530,950 of our ordinary
shares, or up to US$40.3 million in cash only, at the sole discretion of the sellers of Excel Lead,
over the next two years, depending on the after-tax net profit performance of Excel Lead in the
second half of 2008, the full year of 2009 and 2010, respectively.
G. Safe Harbor
This annual report on Form 20-F contains forward-looking statements that relate to future
events, including our future operating results and conditions, our prospects and our future
financial performance and condition, all of which are largely based on our current expectations and
projections. The forward-looking statements are contained principally in the sections entitled
Item 3. Key InformationD. Risk Factors, Item 4. Information on the Company and Item 5.
Operating and Financial Review and Prospects. These statements are made under the safe harbor
provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these
forward-looking statements by terminology such as may, will, expect, anticipate, future,
intend, plan, believe, estimate, is/are likely to or other and similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties.
We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and
projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial
condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. These forward-looking
statements include:
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our anticipated growth strategies; |
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our future business development, results of operations and financial condition; |
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our plans to expand our air travel advertising network into additional
locations, airports and airlines; |
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competition in the advertising industry and the air travel advertising industry
in China; |
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the expected growth in consumer spending, average income levels and advertising
spending levels; |
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the growth of the air travel sector in China; and |
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PRC governmental policies relating to the advertising industry. |
You should read thoroughly this annual report and the documents that we refer to in this
annual report with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different
from and worse than what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these
cautionary statements. Other sections of this annual report include additional factors which could
adversely impact our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in an evolving
environment. New risk factors and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for
our management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all
factors 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. You
should not
rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We undertake no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
A. Directors and Senior Management
The following table sets forth information regarding our directors and executive officers as
of the date of this annual report.
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Directors and Executive Officers |
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Age |
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Position/Title |
Herman Man Guo
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|
45 |
|
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Xiaoya Zhang
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46 |
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Director and President |
Qing Xu
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48 |
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Director |
Shichong Shan
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|
|
78 |
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Independent Director |
Donglin Xia
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|
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48 |
|
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Independent Director |
Junjie Ding
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45 |
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Independent Director |
Songzuo Xiang
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|
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44 |
|
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Independent Director |
James Zhonghua Feng
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|
38 |
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Chief Operating Officer |
Conor Chiahung Yang
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|
46 |
|
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Chief Financial Officer |
Wei He
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|
34 |
|
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Chief Public Relations Officer |
Ken Zijian Zeng
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|
|
47 |
|
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Executive President |
Jacky Jian Li
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|
|
52 |
|
|
Vice President of Operations |
Aaron Ting Pan Tsoi
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|
|
37 |
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Vice President of Sales |
Mr. Herman Man Guo is our founder and has served as the chairman of our board of directors and
our chief executive officer since our companys inception. He was the general manager of Beijing
Sunshine Media Co., Ltd. from 1997 to 2004. From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Guo served as the deputy general
manager of Beijing Trade & Technology Development Company. Prior to that, he worked in China Civil
Aviation Development Service Company in 1988. Mr. Guo received his bachelors degree in applied
mathematics from Peoples Liberation Army Information Engineering University in China in 1983 and
currently attends the Executive MBA program at Peking University in China.
Mr. Xiaoya Zhang has served as our director and president since our companys inception. From
1995 to 2004, Mr. Zhang was a department director of China Investment Engineering Consulting
Company. Prior to that, he served as the deputy general manager of Dalian Zhongxing Industrial
Company from 1992 to 1995. From 1989 to 1992, Mr. Zhang served as the program manager of China
Agriculture Development Trust Investment Company. Mr. Zhang received his bachelors degree in
mathematics from Shandong University in China in 1983 and his masters degree in system engineering
from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in China in 1989.
Mr. Qing Xu has served as our director since October 2005. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Xu served as
a vice president of Zhongyuan Guoxin Investment Guarantee Co., Ltd. Prior to that, he served as a
department director of China Haohua Group Co., Ltd. from 1997 to 2003 and as a department manager
of Beijing Trade & Technology Development Company from 1991 to 1997. Mr. Xu was a secretary at the
PRC State Council Secretary Bureau from 1984 to 1991. Mr. Xu received his associates degree in
business and economics management from Beijing Normal University in 1996.
Mr. Shichong Shan has served as our independent director since July 2007. Mr. Shan has retired
since 1996. Before he retired, Mr. Shan had held a number of senior executive positions in various
government agencies and other organizations in the aviation industry in China, including CAAC. Mr.
Shan attended the college program at the Eastern China Military and Politics Institute in China.
Mr. Donglin Xia has served as our independent director since October 2007. Mr. Xia is an
accounting professor of the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University. He is also an
advisor to the Accounting Standard Committee of the Ministry of Finance in China and the deputy
chairman of the Section of Basic Accounting Theory of the Accounting Society
of China. He served as the head of the accounting department at the School of Economics and
Management, Tsinghua University from 1998 to 2000. Mr. Xia currently serves on the board of Huaneng
Power International, a power generation company in China that is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange, Shanghai Stock Exchange and Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Shantui Construction Machinery Co.,
Ltd., a soil-moving equipment company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in China, and Xinxing
Pipes Group, a company manufacturing ductile iron pipes and steel listed on the Shenzhen Stock
Exchange in China. Mr. Xia received his Ph.D. degree in economics from the Research Institute of
Fiscal Science of the Ministry of Finance in China in 1994.
Mr. Junjie Ding has served as our independent director since November 2008. Mr. Ding is also
an independent director of SinoMedia Holding Limited, a media advertising operator in China that
is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Mr. Ding is a vice president of the Communication
University of China and the
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deputy officer of the China Advertising Association of Commerce. With
nearly 20 years of experience in the media and advertisement industry, Mr. Ding is the editor of
various periodicals, such as International Advertising and the Annual Book of Chinese Advertising
Works. He received his Ph.D. degree in communications in 2003 from the Communication University of
China.
Dr. Songzuo Xiang has served as our independent director since November 2008. He currently
serves on the board of Hurray Holding Co., Ltd., a Nasdaq-listed company providing music and
music-related products to mobile users in China, and China Digital TV Co. Ltd., a NYSE-listed
company providing conditional access systems to Chinas digital television market. Dr. Songzuo
Xiang previously served as the Deputy Director of the Fund Planning Department at the Peoples Bank
of China Shenzhen Branch and was an investment manager at Shenzhen Resources & Property Development
Group. He was a visiting scholar at Columbia University from May 1999 to July 2000 and at Cambridge
University from October 1998 to May 1999. Dr. Xiang received his bachelors degree in engineering
in Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1986, his masters degree in international
affairs from Columbia University in 1999, his masters degree in management science in 1993 and his
Ph.D. degree in economics in 1993 from Renmin University in China.
Mr. James Zhonghua Feng has served as our chief operating officer since October 2005. Before
joining us in 2005, he served as the general manager of New Changan Media Advertising Company from
2004 to 2005. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Feng served as the deputy general manager of Beijing Tianzhi
Creative Advertising Company. Prior to that, he was the general manager of the Beijing and Shanghai
branches of Shenzhen Nantong Umbrella Industry Group Co., Ltd. Mr. Feng received his bachelors
degree in Chinese literature from Sichuan Normal University in China in 1993 and currently attends
the Executive MBA program at Peking University in China.
Mr. Conor Chiahung Yang has served as our chief financial officer since March 2007. Prior to
joining our company, he was the chief executive officer of Rock Mobile Corporation from 2004 to
February 2007. From 1999 to 2004, Mr. Yang served as the chief financial officer of the Asia
Pacific region for CellStar Asia Corporation. Mr. Yang was an executive director of Goldman Sachs
(Asia) L.L.C. from 1997 to 1999 and the chief investment officer of Sherwood Inc. from 1996 to
1997. Mr. Yang was a vice president of Lehman Brothers Asia Limited from 1994 to 1996 and worked at
Morgan Stanley Asia from 1992 to 1994. Mr. Yang received his bachelors degree in food science from
Fu Jen University in Taiwan in 1985 and his MBA degree from University of California, Los Angeles
in 1992.
Ms. Wei He has served as our chief public relations officer since May 2006. Prior to joining
our company, she worked as the deputy general manager of Taixiang Investment Consulting Co. Ltd.
from 2003 to 2006. Prior to this, she served as the director of the liaison department of Kelon
Electrical Holdings Company Ltd. from 2000 to 2002. She served as the account manager of Hongkong
Pengli Group from 1999 to 2000. She received her bachelors degree from Qufu Normal University in
China in 1998 and her MBA degree from the City University of Washington in 2006.
Mr. Ken Zijian Zeng has served as our executive president since January 2008. Prior to
joining our company, he served as the general manager of Asiaray Media Group, an out-of-home
advertising company with operation in approximately 30 airports in China, where he oversaw its
overall operation and management from
1999 to 2007 and expanded its business from approximately 6 airports to 30 airports. From
2002 to 2005, Mr. Zeng served as the general manager of Posterscope China, an outdoor advertising
company. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Zeng ran his own business of international trade between Australia
and China. Prior to that, Mr. Zeng worked as a programmer at Industrial and Commercial Bank of
China from 1990 to 1997. Mr. Zeng received his bachelors degree in computer science from
University of Technology Sydney in Australia in 1991 and another bachelors degree in automatic
control from Sun Yat-sen University in China in 1983.
Mr. Jacky Jian Li has served as our vice president of operations since October 2005. Prior to
joining our company, Mr. Li worked for ASDM International Advertising Co., Ltd. from 2003 to 2005,
where he was a program director. From 2002 to 2003, he served as a program director of CCTV. He was
the deputy general manager of Super Star Reader Company from 2000 to 2002 after he served as the
chief representative of Polyglot International in China from 1993 to 2000. Mr. Li received his
bachelors degree in Chinese literature from Peking University in China in 1983.
Mr. Aaron Ting Pan Tsoi has served as our vice president of sales since June 2008. Prior to
joining our company, Mr. Tsoi served as a regional managing partner of North Asia at MindShare
Beijing, a leading global media network of the WPP Group, where he oversaw the accounts for the
North Asia markets, Peoples
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Republic of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan since 2006. From March
2001 to May 2006, Mr. Tsoi served as the general manager of MediaCom China, a Grey Group company,
where he was in charge of the overall operation of the Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou offices. Mr.
Tsoi received his bachelors degree in economics from the University of Hong Kong in 1993.
Employment Agreements
We have entered into employment agreements with all of our senior executive officers, Herman
Man Guo, Xiaoya Zhang, James Zhonghua Feng and Conor Chiahung Yang. Under these employment
agreements, each of our four executive officers is employed for a specified time period, subject to
automatic extension unless either we or the executive officer gives a one-month prior notice to
terminate such employment. We have also entered into employment agreements with our other executive
officers, including Jacky Jian Li, Ken Zijian Zeng, Aaron Tsoi and Wei He. Each of the contract
terms was a period of two or three years. We may terminate the employment for cause, at any time,
without notice or remuneration, for certain acts of the employee, including but not limited to a
conviction or plea of guilty to certain crimes, negligence or dishonesty to our detriment and
failure to perform the agreed-to duties after a reasonable opportunity to cure the failure. An
executive officer may terminate his employment at any time without notice or penalty if there is a
material reduction in his authority, duties and responsibilities or if there is a material
reduction in his annual salary before the next annual salary review. Furthermore, either we or an
executive officer may terminate the employment at any time without cause upon advance written
notice to the other party. These agreements do not provide for any special termination benefits,
nor do we have other arrangements with these executive officers for special termination benefits.
Each executive officer has agreed to hold, both during and after the employment agreement
expires or is earlier terminated, in strict confidence and not to use, except as required in the
performance of his duties in connection with the employment, any confidential information, trade
secrets and know-how of our company or the confidential information of any third party, including
our variable interest entities and our subsidiaries, received by us. In addition, each executive
officer has agreed to be bound by non-competition restrictions set forth in his or her employment
agreement. Specifically, each executive officer has agreed not to, for a period ranging from one to
two years following the termination or expiration of the employment agreement, (i) carry on or be
engaged or interested, directly or indirectly, as shareholder, director, employee, partner, agent
or otherwise carry on any business in direct competition with our business; (ii) solicit or entice
away from us, or attempt to solicit or entice away from us, any person or entity who has been our
customer, client or our representative or agent or in the habit of dealing with us within two years
prior to such executive officers termination of employment; (iii) solicit or entice away from us,
or attempt to solicit or entice away from us, any person or entity who has been our officer,
manager, consultant or employee within two years prior to such executive officers termination of
employment; or (iv) use a name including the word AirMedia or any other words used by us in our
name or in the name of any of our products or services, in such a way as to be capable of or likely
to be confused with our name or the name of our products or services.
B. Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers
In 2008, the aggregate cash compensation to our executive officers was approximately US$1.1
million and the aggregate cash compensation to our non-executive directors was approximately
US$70,735.
Share Options
In July 2007, we adopted the 2007 Share Incentive Plan to attract and retain the best
available personnel, provide additional incentives to employees, directors and consultants, and
promote the success of our business. As of the date of this annual report, our board of directors
has authorized the issuance of up to 17,000,000 ordinary shares upon the exercise of awards granted
under our plan. As of December 31, 2008, options to purchase a total of 10,395,000 of
our ordinary shares have been granted and 9,902,052 options were outstanding. These options will vest on a
straight-line basis over a three-year period, with one-twelfth of the options vesting each quarter
from the date of grant.
The following table summarizes, as of the date of this annual report, the options granted to
our senior executive officers, directors and to other individuals as a group, without giving effect
to the options that were exercised or terminated, if any.
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Herman Man Guo |
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2,000,000 |
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2.00 |
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July 2, 2017 |
Xiaoya Zhang |
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1,000,000 |
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2.00 |
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July 2, 2017 |
James Zhonghua Feng |
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2.00 |
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November 29, 2012 |
Conor Chaihung Yang |
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2.00 |
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Shichong Shan |
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2.00 |
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Donglin Xia |
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Zijian Zeng |
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On December 10, 2008, to provide better incentive to our employees, our board of
directors approved an adjustment to the exercise price of the stock options previously granted on
November 29, 2007. The exercise price of each option was originally $8.50 per ordinary share. The
revised exercise price for each option is $2.98 per ordinary share. |
The following paragraphs summarize the terms of our 2007 Share Incentive Plan.
Plan Administration. Our board of directors, or a committee designated by our board or
directors, will administer the plan. The committee or the full board of directors, as appropriate,
will determine the provisions and terms and conditions of each option grant.
Award Agreements. Options and stock purchase rights granted under our plan are evidenced by a
stock option agreement or a stock purchase right agreement, as applicable, that sets forth the
terms, conditions and limitations for each grant. In addition, the stock option agreement and the
stock purchase right agreement also provide that securities granted are subject to a 180-day
lock-up period following the effective date of a registration statement filed by us under the
Security Act, if so requested by us or any representative of the underwriters in connection with
any registration of the offering of any of our securities.
Eligibility. We may grant awards to our employees, directors and consultants or any of our
related entities, which include our subsidiaries or any entities in which we hold a substantial
ownership interest.
Acceleration of Options upon Corporate Transactions. The outstanding options will terminate
and accelerate upon occurrence of a change-of-control corporate transaction where the successor
entity does not assume our outstanding options under the plan. In such event, each outstanding
option will become fully vested and immediately exercisable, and the transfer restrictions on the
awards will be released and the
repurchase or forfeiture rights will terminate immediately before the date of the
change-of-control transaction provided that the grantees continuous service with us shall not be
terminated before that date.
Term of the Options. The term of each option grant shall be stated in the stock option
agreement, provided that the term shall not exceed 10 years from the date of the grant.
Vesting Schedule. In general, the plan administrator determines, or the stock option agreement
specifies, the vesting schedule.
Transfer Restrictions. Options to purchase our ordinary shares may not be transferred in any
manner by the optionee other than by will or the laws of succession and may be exercised during the
lifetime of the optionee only by the optionee.
Termination of the Plan. Unless terminated earlier, the plan will expire and no further awards
may be granted after July 2017. Our board of directors has the authority to amend or terminate the
plan subject to shareholder approval to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law.
However, no such action may (i) impair the rights of any optionee unless agreed by the optionee and
the plan administrator or (ii) affect the plan administrators ability to exercise the powers
granted to it under our plan.
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C. Board Practices
Our board of directors currently consists of seven directors. A director is not required to
hold any shares in the company by way of qualification. A director may vote with respect to any
contract, proposed contract or arrangement in which he is materially interested. A director may
exercise all the powers of the company to borrow money, mortgage its undertaking, property and
uncalled capital, and issue debentures or other securities whenever money is borrowed or as
security for any obligation of the company or of any third party.
Committees of the Board of Directors
We have established two committees under the board of directors: the audit committee and the
compensation committee. We currently do not plan to establish a nominating committee. The
independent directors of our company will select and recommend to the board for nomination by the
board such candidates as the independent directors, in the exercise of their judgment, have found
to be well qualified and willing and available to serve as our directors prior to each annual
meeting of our shareholders at which our directors are to be elected or re-elected. In addition,
our board of directors has resolved that director nominations be approved by a majority of the
board as well as a majority of the independent directors of the board. In compliance with Rule
5605(b)(1) of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules, all members of our audit committee and compensation
committee are independent directors. We have adopted a charter for each of the board committees.
Each committees members and responsibilities are described below.
In 2008, our board held meetings or passed resolutions by unanimous written consent 15 times.
Audit Committee. Our audit committee consists of Messrs. Songzuo Xiang, Shichong Shan and
Donglin Xia. We have determined that Messrs. Songzuo Xiang, Shichong Shan and Donglin Xia satisfy
the independence requirements of Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, and Rule 5605(c)(2)(A) of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules. The audit
committee will oversee our accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of the
financial statements of our company. The audit committee will be responsible for, among other
things:
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selecting the independent auditors and pre-approving all auditing and non-auditing
services permitted to be performed by the independent auditors; |
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reviewing with the independent auditors any audit problems or difficulties and
managements response; |
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reviewing and approving all proposed related-party transactions, as defined in Item
404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act; |
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discussing the annual audited financial statements with management and the
independent auditors; |
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reviewing major issues as to the adequacy of our internal controls and any special
audit steps adopted in light of material control deficiencies; |
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annually reviewing and reassessing the adequacy of our audit committee charter; |
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such other matters that are specifically delegated to our audit committee by our
board of directors from time to time; |
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In 2008, our audit committee held meetings or passed resolutions by unanimous written consent
five times.
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Compensation Committee. Our compensation committee consists of Messrs. Junjie Ding, Shichong
Shan and Donglin Xia. We have determined that Messrs. Junjie Ding, Shichong Shan and Donglin Xia
satisfy the independence requirements of Rule 5605(d) of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules. Our
compensation committee assists the board in reviewing and approving the compensation structure of
our directors and executive officers, including all forms of compensation to be provided to our
directors and executive officers. Our chief executive officer may not be present at any committee
meeting during which his compensation is deliberated. The compensation committee will be
responsible for, among other things:
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reviewing periodically and approving any long-term incentive compensation or equity
plans, programs or similar arrangements, annual bonuses, employee pension and welfare
benefit plans. |
In 2008, our compensation committee held meetings or passed resolutions by unanimous written
consent five times.
Duties of Directors
Under Cayman Islands law, our directors have a statutory duty of loyalty to act honestly in
good faith with a view to our best interests. Our directors also have a duty to exercise the skill
they actually possess and with such care and diligence that a reasonably prudent person would
exercise in comparable circumstances. In fulfilling their duty of care to us, our directors must
ensure compliance with our memorandum and articles of association. A shareholder has the right to
seek damages if a duty owed by our directors is breached.
Terms of Directors and Officers
All directors hold office until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. A
director may only be removed by the shareholders. Officers are elected by and serve at the
discretion of the board of directors.
D. Employees
We had 165, 451 and 564 employees as of December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively. The
following table sets forth the number of our employees by area of business as of December 31, 2008:
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Generally we enter into standard employment contracts with our officers, managers and other
employees. According to these contracts, all of our employees are prohibited from engaging in any
other employment during the period of their employment with us. The employment contracts with
officers and managers are subject to renewal every three years and the employment contracts with
other employees are subject to renewal every year.
In addition, we enter into standard confidentiality agreements with all of our employees
including officers and managers that prohibit any employee from disclosing confidential information
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employment with us. Furthermore, the confidentiality agreements include a
covenant that prohibits all employees from engaging in any activities that compete with our
business up to two years after the period of their employment with us.
None of our employees is a member of a labor union and we consider our relationship with our
employees to be good.
E. Share Ownership
The following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our
ordinary shares, as of April 27, 2009, by:
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each person known to us to own beneficially more than 5.0% of our ordinary shares. |
The calculations in the shareholder table below are based on 131,132,919 ordinary shares
issued and outstanding as of April 27, 2009. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with
the rules and regulations of the SEC. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a
person and the percentage ownership of that person, we have included shares that the person has the
right to acquire within 60 days after April 27, 2009, including through the exercise of any option,
or other right or the conversion of any other security. These shares, however, are not included in
the computation of the percentage ownership of any other person.
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Herman Man Guo(1) |
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55,276,068 |
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Qing Xu(2) |
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6,950,560 |
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Xiaoya Zhang(3) |
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3,206,798 |
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Shichong Shan |
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Donglin Xia |
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James Zhonghua Feng |
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Conor Chiahung Yang |
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Ken Zijian Zeng |
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Wealthy Environment Limited(4) |
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54,109,402 |
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Global Gateway Investments Limited(5) |
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26,100,000 |
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Aggregate beneficial ownership of our company by such
director or officer is less than 1% of our total outstanding ordinary
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Includes (i) 53,747,558 ordinary shares held by Wealthy Environment Limited, a British
Virgin Islands company wholly owned by Mr. Guo,
(ii) 361,844 ordinary shares held by Wealthy Environment
Limited, in the form of ADSs, each representing two ordinary shares
of the company, and (iii) 1,166,666 ordinary shares issuable upon
exercise of options held by Mr. Guo that are exercisable within
60 days after April 27, 2009. The business address of Mr. Guo is 17/F, Sky Plaza, No.46 of Dongzhimenwai Street,
Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. |
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Includes 6,950,560 ordinary shares held by Mambo Fiesta Limited, a British Virgin
Islands company wholly owned by Mr. Xu. The business address of Mr. Xu is 17/F, Sky
Plaza, No.46 of Dongzhimenwai Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. |
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Includes 2,623,466 ordinary shares held by Great Bridges International
Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company wholly owned by Mr. Zhang, and 583,332
ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of options held by Mr. Zhang that are
exercisable within 60 days after April 27, 2009. The business address of Mr. Zhang is
17/F, Sky Plaza, No.46 of Dongzhimenwai Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. |
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Includes 53,747,558 ordinary shares of the company and
361,844 ordinary shares of the company in the form of ADSs. Wealthy Environment Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin
Islands, is wholly owned and controlled by Herman Man Guo. The registered address of
Wealthy Environment Limited is P.O. Box 173, Kingston Chambers, Road Town Tortola,
British Virgin Islands. |
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All of the issued and outstanding shares of Global Gateway Investments Limited
are wholly owned by CDH Fund II, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership. CDH
China Growth Capital Holdings Company Limited, or CDH Growth Capital Holdings, a Cayman
Islands exempted limited liability company, is the general partner of CDH Fund II and
has the power to direct CDH Fund II as to the voting and disposition of shares directly
and indirectly held by CDH Fund II. The investment committee of CDH Growth Capital
Holdings comprises Wu Shangzhi, Jiao Shuge and Liu Xinlai. Changes to the investment
committee require the approval of the directors of CDH Growth Capital Holdings. The
directors of CDH Growth Capital Holdings are nominated by the principal shareholders of
CDH Growth Capital Holdings, being (1) an affiliate of Capital Z Partners, (2) an
affiliate of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, and (3) China Diamond
Holdings II, L.P., a British Virgin Islands limited partnership controlled by senior
members of the CDH Fund II investment team. The registered address for Global Gateway
Investments Limited is P.O. Box 957, Offshore Incorporation Centre, Road Town, Tortola,
British Virgin Islands. |
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Mambo Fiesta Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, is
wholly owned and controlled by Qing Xu. The registered address of Mambo Fiesta Limited is
P.O. Box 173, Kingston Chambers, Road Town Tortola, British Virgin Islands. |
None of our existing shareholders have different voting rights from other shareholders. We are
not aware of any arrangement that may, at a subsequent date, result in a change of control of our
company.
As
of April 27, 2009, 131,132,919 of our ordinary shares were issued and outstanding. To our
knowledge, we had only one record shareholder in the United States, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
which is the depositary of our ADS program and held approximately 31.8% of our total outstanding
ordinary shares as of April 27, 2009. The number of beneficial owners of our ADSs in the United
States is likely to be much larger than the number of record holders of our ordinary shares in the
United States.
For the options granted to our directors, officers and employees, please refer to B.
Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers.
ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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Please refer to Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and EmployeesE. Share Ownership. |
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Contractual Arrangements
Since December 10, 2005, foreign investors have been permitted to own directly a 100% interest
in PRC advertising companies with at least three years of direct operations outside of China. We do
not currently directly operate an advertising business outside of China and cannot qualify under
the PRC regulations allowing 100% foreign ownership of a PRC advertising company any earlier than
three years after we commence any such operations or until we acquire a company which has directly
operated an advertising business for the required period of time. Accordingly, since we have not
been involved in the direct operation of an advertising business outside of China, our domestic PRC
subsidiaries, AM Technology, Shenzhen AM and Xian AM which are considered foreign-invested, are currently
ineligible to apply for the required advertising services licenses in China. Our advertising
business is currently provided through contractual arrangements with our consolidated variable
interest entities in China, principally AM Advertising, certain of its subsidiaries, Shengshi
Lianhe, AirMedia UC and AM Yuehang.
Our consolidated variable interest entities directly operate our advertising network, enter
into concession rights contracts and sell advertising time slots to our clients. We have been and
are expected to continue to be dependent on our variable interest entities to operate our advertising business
until we qualify for
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direct ownership of an advertising business in China under the PRC laws and
regulations and acquire our variable interest entities as our direct, wholly-owned subsidiaries. AM
Technology has entered into contractual arrangements with our variable interest entities, pursuant
to which AM Technology provide exclusive technology support and service and technology development
services in exchange for payments from them. In addition, AM Technology has entered into agreements
with our variable interest entities and each of their shareholders which provide AM Technology with
the substantial ability to control our variable interest entities. These agreements are summarized
in the following paragraphs.
Technology Support and Service Agreements. Pursuant to the technology support and service
agreements and the supplementary agreements thereto between AM Advertising and AM Technology,
Shengshi Lianhe and AM Technology, AirMedia UC and AM Technology, and AM Yuehang and AM Technology,
respectively, AM Technology has the exclusive right to provide to AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe,
AirMedia UC and AM Yuehang technology consulting services, including research and development of
technologies related to AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC and AM Yuehangs operation,
the maintenance and monitoring of displays and programming systems, research on the solution of
technical problems, and other related technical support and services. AM Technology owns the
intellectual property rights developed in the performance of these agreements. The service fees
that AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC and AM Yuehang pay to AM Technology,
respectively, should be in amounts that guarantee that AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC
or AM Yuehang can achieve, after deducting such service fees payable to AM Technology, a net
cost-plus rate of no less than 0.5% in the case of AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe and AirMedia UC,
or 1.0% in the case of AM Yuehang, which final rate should be determined by AM Technology. The net
cost-plus rate refers to the operating profit as a percentage of total costs and expenses of a
certain entity. These service fees should be settled by the end of each quarter and subject to
adjustments in the annual account settlement that should be completed within three months after the
end of each fiscal year. These agreements run for ten-year terms and are subject to automatic
renewal for an additional ten-year term provided that no objection is made in the twenty-days prior
to the renewal of the term.
Technology Development Agreements. Pursuant to the technology development agreements and the
supplementary agreements thereto between AM Advertising and AM Technology, Shengshi Lianhe and AM
Technology, AirMedia UC and AM Technology and AM Yuehang and AM Technology, respectively, AM
Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC and AM Yuehang exclusively engage AM Technology to
provide technology development services. AM Technology owns the intellectual property rights
developed in the performance of these agreements. The service fees that AM Advertising, Shengshi
Lianhe and AirMedia UC pay to AM Technology, respectively, should be in amounts that guarantee that
AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe and AirMedia UC can achieve, after deducting such service fees
payable to AM Technology, a net cost-plus rate of no less than 0.5%, which final rate should be
determined by AM Technology. The net cost-plus rate refers to the operating profit as a
percentage of total costs and expenses of a certain entity. The service fees that AM Yuehang pays
to AM Technology should be an amount mutually agreed by AM Yuehang and AM Technology in the first
month of each year. These service fees should be settled by the end of each quarter and subject to
adjustments in the annual account settlement that should be completed within three months after the
end of each fiscal year. These agreements run for ten-year terms and are subject to automatic
renewal for an additional ten-year term provided that no objection is made within twenty-days prior
to the renewal of the term.
Call Option Agreements. Under the call option agreements among AM Advertising, AM Technology,
and the shareholders of AM Advertising, among Shengshi Lianhe, AM Technology and the shareholders
of Shengshi Lianhe, among AirMedia UC, AM Technology and the shareholders of AirMedia UC and among
AM Yuehang, AM Technology and the shareholders of AM Yuehang, respectively, the shareholders of AM
Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC and AM Yuehang irrevocably granted AM Technology or its
designated third party an exclusive and irrevocable right to purchase from AM Advertising, Shengshi
Lianhe, AirMedia UC or AM Yuehangs shareholders, as the case may be, to the extent permitted under
PRC law, all of the equity interests in AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC or AM Yuehang,
as the case may be, for the minimum amount of consideration permitted by the applicable law without
any other conditions. AM Technology agrees to provide a guarantee for AM Advertising, Shengshi
Lianhe, AirMedia UC or AM Yuehangs performance of their obligations under any contracts or
agreements relating to their business operations and committed to provide loans to support the
business development needs of AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC or AM Yuehang or when AM
Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC or AM Yuehang suffers any operating difficulties. In
April 2008, AM Technology provided an
entrusted loan in the amount of US$5.9 million and US$4.4 million to Shengshi Lianhe and AM
Advertising, respectively, to meet their working capital needs. As of
December 31, 2008, US$3.7 million of these entrusted loans
was outstanding.
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Equity Pledge Agreements. Under the equity pledge agreements among AM Advertising, AM
Technology and the shareholders of AM Advertising, among Shengshi Lianhe, AM Technology and the
shareholders of Shengshi Lianhe, among AirMedia UC, AM Technology and the shareholders of AirMedia
UC and among AM Yuehang, AM Technology and the shareholders of AM Yuehang, respectively, the
shareholders of AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC and AM Yuehang pledged all of their
equity interests in AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC or AM Yuehang, as the case may be,
to AM Technology to guarantee AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC or AM Yuehangs
performance of its obligations under the technology support and service agreements and the
technology development agreements. AM Technology has the right to receive dividends from the shares
pledged by the shareholders of AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC and AM Yuehang.
Loan
Agreements. In 2007 and 2008, AM Technology entered into loan
agreements with, and extended interest-free loans in the
aggregate amount of US$675,899 to, the record owners of the following consolidated variable interest
entities: AM Advertising, AirMedia UC and AM Yuehang. These loans were made solely in connection
with the initial capitalization and the subsequent increase of registered capitals of the
applicable variable interest entities by the respective record owners. All record owners of these
variable interest entities have pledged their respective equity interests in these entities to AM
Technology to secure their obligations to repay the loans upon maturity. Each loan agreement will
expire ten years from the date thereof.
Authorization Letters. Each shareholder of AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC and AM
Yuehang has executed an authorization letter to authorize AM Technology to exercise certain of its
rights as shareholder of AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC or AM Yuehang, as the case
may be, including voting rights, the rights to enter into legal documents to transfer any or all of
its equity interests in AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC or AM Yuehang, as the case may
be, and the rights to designate the general manager of AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC
and AM Yuehang in the shareholder meetings. Such authorization letters will remain effective during
the respective operating periods of AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirMedia UC and AM Yuehang.
Business Cooperation Agreements. AirTV United, a PRC company 75% owned by AM Advertising,
holds a license to produce and operate television programs to be played in airports and on
airplanes, which was granted by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. Under the
business cooperation agreements between AirTV United and AM Advertising, and AirTV United and
Shengshi Lianhe, respectively, AirTV United agreed to provide program collecting, selecting,
editing and compiling services to AM Advertising and Shengshi Lianhe to satisfy their requirements
for non-advertising contents shown in airports or on airplanes. AirTV United owns the copyrights
developed in the performance of these agreements. AM Advertising and Shengshi Lianhe pay AirTV
United a certain amount of service fees based on the program acquisition costs of AirTV United, the
number and experience of program editing staff of AirTV United and the contents and value of the
programs provided by AirTV United. AirTV United agreed not to enter into similar cooperation
agreements or arrangements with any third parties without the written consent of AM Advertising and
Shengshi Lianhe. These agreements run for ten-year terms.
Amounts Due to BEMC
We assigned concession rights of certain media resources to BEMC, our joint venture with China
Eastern Media Corporation, Ltd. As of December 31, 2008, we
received US$408,000 deposit from BEMC as
the consideration for the assignment of these concession rights.
Amounts Due to Sunshine Media Co., Ltd.
Sunshine Media Co., Ltd., or Sunshine, is a PRC company that was incorporated in September
1997. It was formed by Herman Man Guo, our chairman and chief executive officer, Qing Xu, our
director, and other third party shareholders. Its principal business operation is to sell flight
tickets for airlines.
In 2005, Sunshine paid to third parties on our behalf the costs of purchasing digital TV
screens and certain operating expenses, and we agreed to reimburse Sunshine. We do not expect to
enter into similar
arrangements with Sunshine in the future. In October 2006, AM Advertising acquired a 75%
equity interest in AirTV United from Sunshine at a purchase price of approximately US$3.3 million.
Our amounts due to Sunshine were US$0.6 million and US$2.6 million as of December 31, 2005 and
2006, respectively. The amount for 2005 comprised operating expenses paid by Sunshine on behalf of
and reimbursable by us for the purchase of digital TV screens. The amount for 2006 comprised
operating expenses paid by Sunshine on behalf
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of and reimbursable by us for the purchase of digital
TV screens and payable in connection with AM Advertisings acquisition of 75% of the equity
interest in AirTV United from Sunshine. The amount due to Sunshine has been paid off by us in June
2007.
Amounts Due from Beijing Aiyike
We entered into an agreement with Beijing Aiyike, of which we own a 51% equity interest, in
June 2007 to provide short-term, interest free and unsecured loans to Beijing Aiyike, which was
repaid in July 2007.
In November 2008, we sold the investments in Beijing Aiyike to a third party for cash
consideration of US$0.7 million.
Private Placements
Series A Preferred Shares
In October 2005, we and CDH entered into an agreement, according to which we agreed that CDH
or its affiliate would acquire a Series A preferred share interest in us. Under this agreement, CDH
or its affiliate was obligated to pay US$12.0 million to us in return for a Series A preferred
share interest of 37.6% of our total equity interest on an as converted basis, with the payments to
be made at our discretion. CDH, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, paid approximately US$6.0
million and US$3.0 million in 2005 and 2006, respectively, and paid the remaining balance in
February 2007. In February 2007, we and Global Gateway Investments Limited, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of CDH, entered into a Series A share purchase agreement to document the issuance of a
Series A preferred share interest contemplated under the October 2005 agreement.
In conjunction with the October 2005 agreement, CDH agreed to transfer up to 5,000,000
ordinary shares (converted from CDHs Series A preferred shares) to Herman Man Guo, our founder,
chairman and chief executive officer, if we achieved certain pre-determined performance benchmarks.
On September 27, 2007, the share transfer arrangement was amended to eliminate the performance
benchmarks and CDH transferred 5,000,000 ordinary shares (converted from CDHs Series A preferred
shares) to Mr. Guo without any conditions in recognition of his service to us.
Each of the remaining outstanding Series A preferred shares was automatically converted into
one ordinary share upon the closing of our initial public offering in November 2007.
Series B Preferred Shares
In June 2007, we issued and sold an aggregate of 16,000,000 Series B Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Shares, par value US$0.001 each, in a private placement pursuant to a Series B share
purchase agreement dated April 26, 2007 at an aggregate price of US$40.0 million to a group of
investors, including OZMO, which purchased 3,868,000 shares, OZMA, which purchased 3,447,200
shares, SIMF, which purchased 684,800 shares, and AM SPV Limited, which purchased 8,000,000 shares
from us. The 16,000,000 Series B preferred shares were automatically converted into 5,925,925
ordinary shares upon the completion of our initial public offering in November 2007. The price at
which the Series B preferred shares converted into ordinary shares was 90% of the initial public
offering price.
Shareholders Agreement
In connection with our Series A private placement in October 2005, we and certain of our
shareholders entered into a shareholders agreement in March 2007 to further document the
shareholding relationship agreed upon in October 2005. That shareholders agreement was terminated
in June 2007 when we and certain of our shareholders entered into a new shareholders agreement,
dated as of June 7, 2007, with the
Series B investors pursuant to the Series B private placement. The June shareholders agreement
was further amended and restated on September 27, 2007. Under this agreement, we have granted
certain of our shareholders customary registration rights, including demand and piggyback
registration rights and Form F-3 registration rights.
Share Exchange
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Pursuant to a share exchange agreement dated June 7, 2007 among AirMedia Group Inc., Broad
Cosmos, Global Gateway Investments Limited and Herman Man Guo, Qing Xu and Xiaoya Zhang, or the
Existing Shareholders, AirMedia Group Inc. acquired all of shares of Broad Cosmos from Global
Gateway Investments Limited and each Existing Shareholders in exchange for the issuance of
substantially identical equity securities of AirMedia Group Inc. to Global Gateway Investments
Limited and each Existing Shareholders as held in Broad Cosmos immediately prior to the share
exchange. As a result, AirMedia Group Inc. owns 100% of the outstanding equity securities of Broad
Cosmos and Global Gateway Investments Limited and the Existing Shareholders together owned (prior
to the Series B private placement) 100% of the outstanding equity securities of AirMedia Group Inc.
Share Options
See Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and EmployeesB. Compensation of Directors and
Executive OfficersShare Options.
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Not applicable. |
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information |
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We have appended consolidated financial statements filed as part of this annual report. |
Legal and Administrative Proceedings
We may be subject to legal proceedings, investigations and claims incidental to the conduct of
our business from time to time. We are not currently a party to, nor are we aware of, any legal
proceeding, investigation or claim which, in the opinion of our management, is likely to have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Dividend Policy
We have never declared or paid any dividends, nor do we have any present plan to pay any cash
dividends on our ordinary shares in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain most, if
not all, of our available funds and any future earnings to operate and expand our business.
Our board of directors has complete discretion in deciding whether to distribute dividends.
Even if our board of directors decides to pay dividends, the timing, amount and form of future
dividends, if any, will depend on, among other things, our future results of operations and cash
flow, our capital requirements and surplus, the amount of distributions, if any, received by us
from our subsidiaries, our financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors deemed
relevant by our board of directors.
If we pay any dividends, we will pay our ADS holders to the same extent as holders of our
ordinary shares, subject to the terms of the deposit agreement, including the fees and expenses
payable thereunder. Cash dividends on our ordinary shares, if any, will be paid in U.S. dollars.
Except as disclosed elsewhere in this annual report, we have not experienced any significant
changes since the date of our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual
report.
ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING
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Our ADSs, each representing two of our ordinary shares, have been listed on the Nasdaq Global
Market since November 7, 2007. Our ADSs trade under the symbol AMCN. For the period from November
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7, 2007 to
April 24, 2009, the trading price of our ADSs on the Nasdaq Global Market has ranged
from US$3.80 to US$26.51 per ADS. The following table provides the high and low trading prices for
our ADSs on the Nasdaq Global Market for (1) the year 2008; (2) the first quarter in 2009, the
fourth quarter in 2007 and all quarters in 2008; and (3) each of the past six months.
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26.51 |
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6.96 |
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5.74 |
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3.94 |
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4.77 |
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3.80 |
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Markets |
Our ADSs, each representing two of our ordinary shares, have been listed on the Nasdaq
Global Market since November 7, 2007. Our ADSs trade under the symbol AMCN.
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Dilution |
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Expenses of the Issue |
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ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Memorandum and Articles of Association |
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We incorporate by reference into this annual report our amended and restated memorandum and
articles of association filed as Exhibit 3.2 to our F-1 registration statement (File No.
333-146825), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 19,
2007.
We have not entered into any material contracts other than in the ordinary course of business
and other than those described in Item 4. Information on the Company or elsewhere in this annual
report on Form 20-F.
See Item 4. Information on the CompanyB. Business OverviewRegulationRegulations on
Foreign Exchange.
The following summary of the material Cayman Islands and United States federal income tax
consequences of an investment in our ADSs or ordinary shares is based upon laws and relevant
interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of this Registration Statement, all of which are
subject to change. This summary does not deal with all possible tax consequences relating to an
investment in our ADSs or ordinary shares, such as the tax consequences under state, local and
other tax laws.
Cayman Islands Taxation
The Cayman Islands currently levies no taxes on individuals or corporations based upon
profits, income, gains or appreciation and there is no taxation in the nature of inheritance tax or
estate duty. No Cayman Islands stamp duty will be payable unless an instrument is executed in,
brought to or produced before a court in the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands is not party to any
double tax treaties. There are no exchange control regulations or currency restrictions in the
Cayman Islands.
PRC Taxation
Under the Income Tax Law for Enterprises with Foreign Investment and Foreign Enterprises
effective prior to January 1, 2008, dividends payable to non-PRC investors are exempt from PRC
withholding tax. In addition, under the PRC laws effective prior to January 1, 2008, any dividends
payable, or distributions made, by us to holders or beneficial owners of our ADSs would not be
subject to any PRC tax, provided that the holders or beneficial owners have not been physically
resident in the PRC for a period of one year or more and have not become subject to PRC tax.
Under the new PRC tax law, which took effect on January 1, 2008, enterprises established
outside of China whose de facto management bodies are located in China are considered resident
enterprises, and are generally subject to the uniform 25% enterprise income tax rate as to their
global income. Under the implementation rules of the new PRC tax law, de facto management bodies
is defined as the bodies that have material and overall management and control over the business,
personnel, accounts and properties of the enterprise. Substantially all of our management is
currently based in China, and may remain in China after the effectiveness of the EIT Law. In
addition, although the new PRC tax law provides that dividend income between qualified resident
enterprises is exempted income, it is unclear what is considered a qualified resident enterprise
under the new PRC tax law. Even a foreign enterprise otherwise classified as a non-
resident enterprise shall be subject to the EIT on its income derived from PRC at the rate of
25% provided it has an establishment and premise in the PRC and at 10% provided its income derived
from PRC is not effectively connected with that establishment and premise or it has no
establishment or premise in the PRC.
Furthermore, unlike the Income Tax Law for Enterprises with Foreign Investment and Foreign
Enterprise effective prior to January 1, 2008, which specifically exempted withholding tax on
dividends payable to non-PRC investors, under the new PRC tax law, foreign corporate shareholders
and corporate ADSs holders may be subject to a 10% income tax upon the dividends payable by us or
on any gains they realize from the transfer of our shares or ADSs, if such income is regarded as
income from sources within the PRC. Given the fact that (i) the new PRC tax law does not define
what is sources within the PRC, (ii) whether we would be regarded as Resident Enterprise is not
clear; and (iii) official clarification of the proper interpretation and implementation of the new
PRC enterprise income tax law has not been promulgated, it is uncertain whether
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foreign corporate shareholders and corporate ADSs holders may be subject to a 10% income tax upon the dividends
payable by us or on any gains they realize from the transfer of our shares or ADSs. If we are
required under the new tax law to withhold PRC income tax on our dividends payable to our non-PRC
corporate shareholders and ADSs holders or on any gains of the transfer of their shares or ADSs,
your investment in our ADSs or ordinary shares may be materially and adversely affected.
United States Federal Income Taxation
The following discussion describes the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S.
Holders (defined below) under present law of an investment in the ADSs or ordinary shares. This
discussion applies only to U.S. Holders that hold the ADSs or ordinary shares as capital assets and
that have the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. This discussion is based on the tax laws of
the United States as in effect on the date of this registration statement and on U.S. Treasury
regulations in effect or, in some cases, proposed, as of the date of this registration statement,
as well as judicial and administrative interpretations thereof available on or before such date.
All of the foregoing authorities are subject to change, and it is possible that such change will
apply retroactively and affect the tax consequences described below.
The following discussion does not deal with the tax consequences to any particular investor or
to persons in special tax situations such as:
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persons holding an ADS or ordinary share as part of a straddle, hedging, conversion
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persons that actually or constructively own 10% or more of our voting stock; |
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persons who acquired ADSs or ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of any
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persons holding ADSs or ordinary shares through partnerships or other pass-through
entities. |
U.S. HOLDERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS ABOUT THE APPLICATION OF THE U.S. FEDERAL
TAX RULES TO THEIR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES AS WELL AS THE STATE AND LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX
CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF ADSs OR ORDINARY SHARES.
The discussion below of the U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. Holders will apply
if you are the beneficial owner of ADSs or ordinary shares and you are, for U.S. federal income tax
purposes,
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a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax
purposes) organized under the laws of the United States, any state or the District of
Columbia; |
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an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its
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a trust that (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United
States and the control of one or more U.S. persons or (2) has a valid election in
effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. |
If you are a partner in a partnership or other entity taxable as a partnership that holds ADSs
or ordinary shares, your tax treatment will depend on your status and the activities of the
partnership.
The discussion below assumes that the representations contained in the deposit agreement are
true and that the obligations in the deposit agreement and any related agreement will be complied
with in accordance with the terms. If you hold ADSs, you should be treated as the holder of the
underlying ordinary shares represented by those ADSs for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
The U.S. Treasury has expressed concerns that intermediaries in the chain of ownership between
the holder of an ADS and the issuer of the security underlying the ADS may be taking actions that
are inconsistent with the beneficial ownership of the underlying shares (for example, pre-releasing
ADSs to persons who do not have the beneficial ownership of the securities underlying the ADSs).
Accordingly, the availability of the reduced tax rate for dividends received by certain
non-corporate U.S. Holders (discussed below) could be affected by actions taken by intermediaries
in the chain of ownership between the holder of ADSs and our company if as a result of such actions
the holders of ADSs are not properly treated as beneficial owners of underlying shares.
Taxation of Dividends and Other Distributions on the ADSs or Ordinary Shares
Subject to discussions below under Passive Foreign Investment Company, the gross amount of
all our distributions to you with respect to the ADSs or ordinary shares will be included in your
gross income as ordinary dividend income on the date of actual or constructive receipt by the
depositary, in the case of ADSs, or by you, in the case of ordinary shares, but only to the extent
that the distribution is paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined
under U.S. federal income tax principles). Such dividends will not be eligible for the
dividends-received deduction allowed to corporations in respect of dividends received from other
U.S. corporations.
With respect to non-corporate U.S. Holders, including individual U.S. Holders, for taxable
years beginning before January 1, 2011, dividends will be qualified dividend income that is taxed
at the lower applicable capital gains rate, provided that certain conditions are satisfied,
including that (1) the ADSs or ordinary shares are readily tradable on an established securities
market in the United States or we are eligible for the benefit of the income tax treaty between the
United States and the PRC, (2) we are not a passive foreign investment company (as discussed below)
for either our taxable year in which the dividend is paid or the preceding taxable year, and (3)
certain holding period requirements are met. United States Treasury Department guidance indicates
that our ADSs, upon listing on the Nasdaq Global Market (but not our ordinary shares), will be
readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States. There can be no
assurance that our ADSs will be considered readily tradable on an established securities market in
later years. You should consult
your tax advisors regarding the availability of the lower rate for dividends paid with respect
to our ADSs or ordinary shares.
Dividends will constitute foreign source income for foreign tax credit limitation purposes. If
the dividends are qualified dividend income (as discussed above), the amount of the dividend taken
into account for purposes of calculating the foreign tax credit limitation will be limited to the
gross amount of the dividend, multiplied by the reduced rate divided by the highest rate of tax
normally applicable to dividends. The limitation on foreign taxes eligible for credit is calculated
separately with respect to specific classes of income. For this purpose, dividends distributed by
us with respect to the ADSs or ordinary shares will constitute passive category income or, in the
case of certain U.S. Holders, constitute general category income. If PRC withholding taxes apply
to dividends paid to you with respect to the ADSs or ordinary shares, you may be able to obtain a
reduced rate of PRC withholding taxes under the income tax treaty between the United States and the
PRC if certain requirements are met. In addition, subject to certain conditions and limitations,
PRC withholding taxes on dividends may be treated as foreign taxes eligible for credit against your
U.S. federal income tax liability. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the
creditability of any PRC tax.
To the extent that the amount of the distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings
and profits (determined under U.S. federal income tax principles), it will be treated first as a
tax-free return of your
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tax basis in your ADSs or ordinary shares, and to the extent the amount of
the distribution exceeds your tax basis, the excess will be taxed as capital gain. We do not intend
to calculate our earnings and profits under U.S. federal income tax principles. Therefore, a U.S.
Holder can expect that a distribution will be reported as a dividend even if that distribution
would otherwise be treated as a non-taxable return of capital or as capital gain under the rules
described above.
Taxation of a Disposition of ADSs or Ordinary Shares
Subject to discussions below under Passive Foreign Investment Company, you will recognize
capital gain or loss on any sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of an ADS or ordinary share
equal to the difference between the amount realized (in U.S. dollars) for the ADS or ordinary share
and your tax basis (in U.S. dollars) in the ADS or ordinary share. If you are a non-corporate U.S.
holder (such as an individual), you will be eligible for reduced tax rates if you have held the
ADSs or ordinary shares for more than a year. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to
limitations. Any such gain or loss that you recognize will be treated as U.S. source gain or loss
for foreign tax credit limitation purposes, subject to exceptions and limitations. However, in the
event we are deemed to be a Chinese resident enterprise under PRC tax law, we may be eligible for
the benefits of the income tax treaty between the United States and the PRC. In such event, if PRC
tax were to be imposed on any gain from the disposition of the ADSs or ordinary shares, a U.S.
Holder that is eligible for the benefits of the income tax treaty between the United States and the
PRC may elect to treat such gain as PRC source income. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax
advisors regarding the creditability of any PRC tax.
Passive Foreign Investment Company
Based on the price of our ADSs and ordinary shares and the composition of our income and
assets, we believe that we were not a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for United
States federal income tax purposes for our taxable year ended December 31, 2008. However, the
application of the PFIC rules is subject to ambiguity in several respects and, in addition, we must
make a separate determination each year as to whether we are a PFIC (after the close of each
taxable year). Accordingly, we cannot assure you that we will not be a PFIC for our current taxable
year ending December 31, 2009 or any future taxable year. In particular, we believe that there is a
significant risk that we will be a PFIC for our taxable year ending December 31, 2009 unless the
market price of our ADSs increases and/or we invest a substantial amount of the cash and other
passive assets we hold in assets that produce active income. A non-U.S. corporation is considered a
PFIC for any taxable year if either:
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We will be treated as owning our proportionate share of the assets and earning our
proportionate share of the income of any other corporation in which we own, directly or indirectly,
25% or more (by value) of the stock.
We must make a separate determination each year as to whether we are a PFIC. As a result, it
is possible that our PFIC status will change. In particular, because the total value of our assets
for purposes of the asset test will be calculated using the market price of our ADSs and ordinary
shares, our PFIC status will depend in large part on the market price of our ADSs and ordinary
shares. Accordingly, it is possible that fluctuations in the market price of the ADSs and ordinary
shares will result in our being a PFIC for any year. In addition, the composition of our income and
assets will be affected by how, and how quickly, we utilize the cash (or other passive assets or
investments) we have on hand or raise in any offering. If we are a PFIC for any year during which
you hold ADSs or ordinary shares, we will continue to be treated as a PFIC for all succeeding years
during which you hold ADSs or ordinary shares, absent a special election. For instance, if we cease
to be a PFIC, you can avoid some of the adverse effects of the PFIC regime by making a deemed sale
election with respect to the ADSs or ordinary shares, as applicable. If we are a PFIC for any
taxable year and any of our foreign subsidiaries is also a PFIC, a U.S. Holder would be treated as
owning a proportionate amount (by value) of the shares of the lower-tier PFIC for purposes of the
application of these rules. You are urged to consult your tax advisors about the application of the
PFIC rules to any of our subsidiaries.
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If we are a PFIC for any taxable year during which you hold ADSs or ordinary shares, you will
be subject to special tax rules with respect to any excess distribution that you receive and any
gain you realize from a sale or other disposition (including a pledge) of the ADSs or ordinary
shares, unless you make a mark-to-market election as discussed below. Distributions you receive
in a taxable year that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions you received
during the shorter of the three preceding taxable years or your holding period for the ADSs or
ordinary shares will be treated as an excess distribution. Under these special tax rules:
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effect for that year and the interest charge applicable to underpayments of tax will be
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The tax liability for amounts allocated to years prior to the year of disposition or excess
distribution cannot be offset by any net operating losses for such years, and gains (but not
losses) realized on the sale of the ADSs or ordinary shares cannot be treated as capital, even if
you hold the ADSs or ordinary shares as capital assets.
Alternatively, a U.S. Holder of marketable stock (as defined below) in a PFIC can make a
mark-to-market election for such stock of a PFIC to elect out of the tax treatment discussed in the
two preceding paragraphs. However, such election cannot be made with respect to any lower tier
PFIC. If you make a mark-to-market election for the ADSs or ordinary shares, you will include in
income each year an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the ADSs or
ordinary shares as of the close of your taxable year over your adjusted basis in such ADSs or
ordinary shares. You are allowed a deduction for the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of the
ADSs or ordinary shares over their fair market value as of the close of the taxable year. However,
deductions are allowable only to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains on the ADSs or ordinary
shares included in your income for prior taxable years. Amounts included in your income under a
mark-to-market election, as well as gain on the actual sale or other disposition of the ADSs or
ordinary shares, are treated as ordinary income. Ordinary loss treatment also applies to the
deductible portion of any mark-to-market loss on the ADSs or ordinary shares, as well as to any
loss realized on the actual sale or
disposition of the ADSs or ordinary shares, to the extent that the amount of such loss does
not exceed the net mark-to-market gains previously included for such ADSs or ordinary shares. Your
basis in the ADSs or ordinary shares will be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amounts.
If you make a mark-to-market election, the tax rules that apply to distributions by corporations
which are not PFICs would apply to distributions by us, except that the lower applicable capital
gains rate for qualified dividend income discussed above under Taxation of Dividends and Other
Distributions on the ADSs or Ordinary Shares would not apply.
The mark-to-market election is available only for marketable stock, which is stock that is
traded in other than de minimis quantities on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter
(regularly traded) on a qualified exchange or other market, as defined in applicable U.S.
Treasury regulations. We expect that the ADSs will be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market and,
consequently, if you are a holder of ADSs and the ADSs are regularly traded on the Nasdaq Global
Market, the mark-to-market election would be available to you were we to be or become a PFIC.
If a non-U.S. corporation is a PFIC, a holder of shares in that corporation can avoid taxation
under the rules described above by making a qualified electing fund election to include its share
of the corporations income on a current basis, or a deemed sale election once the corporation no
longer qualifies as a PFIC. However, you can make a qualified electing fund election with respect
to your ADSs or ordinary shares only if we agree to furnish you annually with certain tax
information, and we do not intend to prepare or provide such information.
If you hold ADSs or ordinary shares in any year in which we are a PFIC, you will be required
to file Internal Revenue Service Form 8621 regarding distributions received on the ADSs or ordinary
shares and any gain realized on the disposition of the ADSs or ordinary shares.
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You are strongly urged to consult your tax advisor regarding the application of the PFIC rules
to your investment in ADSs or ordinary shares.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
Dividend payments with respect to ADSs or ordinary shares and proceeds from the sale, exchange
or redemption of ADSs or ordinary shares will be subject to information reporting to the Internal
Revenue Service and possible U.S. backup withholding at a current rate of 28%, unless the
conditions of an applicable exception are satisfied. Backup withholding will not apply to a U.S.
Holder who furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number and makes any other required
certification or who is otherwise exempt from backup withholding. U.S. Holders who are required to
establish their exempt status can provide such certification on Internal Revenue Service Form W-9.
U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the U.S. information
reporting and backup withholding rules.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts withheld as backup withholding can be
credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability, and you can obtain a refund of any excess
amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules by timely filing the appropriate claim for
refund with the Internal Revenue Service and furnishing any required information.
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We are subject to the periodic reporting and other informational requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Under the Exchange Act, we are
required to file reports and other information with the SEC. Specifically, we are required to file
annually a Form 20-F no later
than six months after the close of each fiscal year, which is December 31. Copies of reports
and other information, when so filed, may be inspected without charge and may be obtained at
prescribed rates at the public reference facilities maintained by the Securities and Exchange
Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain
information regarding the Washington, D.C. Public Reference Room by calling the Commission at
1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a web site at
www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and
information statements, and other information regarding registrants that make electronic filings
with the SEC using its EDGAR system. As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules
under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of quarterly reports and proxy
statements, and officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and
short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
We will furnish JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., the depositary of our ADSs, with our annual
reports, which will include a review of operations and annual audited consolidated financial
statements prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, and all notices of shareholders meetings and
other reports and communications that are made generally available to our shareholders. The
depositary will make such notices, reports and communications available to holders of ADSs and,
upon our request, will mail to all record holders of ADSs the information contained in any notice
of a shareholders meeting received by the depositary from us.
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For a listing of our subsidiaries, see Item 4. Information on the CompanyC. Organizational
Structure.
ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Interest Rate Risk
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Our exposure to interest rate risk primarily relates to the interest income generated by
excess cash, which is mostly held in interest-bearing bank deposits. We have not used derivative
financial instruments in our investment portfolio. Interest earning instruments carry a degree of
interest rate risk. We have not been exposed nor do we anticipate being exposed to material risks
due to changes in market interest rates. However, our future interest income may fall short of
expectations due to changes in market interest rates.
Foreign Exchange Risk
Our financial statements are expressed in U.S. dollars, which is our reporting and functional
currency. However, substantially all of the revenues and expenses of our consolidated operating
subsidiaries and affiliate entities are denominated in RMB. Substantially all of our sales
contracts are denominated in RMB and substantially all of our costs and expenses are denominated in
RMB. We have not had any material foreign exchange gains or losses. Although in general, our
exposure to foreign exchange risks should be limited, the value of your investment in our ADSs will
be affected by the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollars relative to the RMB because the value
of the business of our operating subsidiaries and entities is effectively denominated in RMB, while
the ADSs will be traded in U.S. dollars. Furthermore, a decline in the value of the RMB could
reduce the U.S. dollar equivalent of the value of the earnings from, and our investments in, our
subsidiaries and PRC-incorporated affiliates in China.
The value of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar and other currencies is affected by, among
other things, changes in Chinas political and economic conditions and Chinas foreign exchange
policies. On July 21, 2005, the PRC government changed its decade-old policy of pegging the value
of the Renminbi to the U.S. dollar. Under the new policy, the Renminbi was permitted to fluctuate
within a narrow and managed band against a basket of certain foreign currencies. This change in
policy caused the Renminbi to appreciate approximately 21.5% against the U.S. dollar over the
following three years. Since reaching a high against the U.S. dollar in July 2008, however, the
Renminbi has traded within a narrow band against the U.S. dollar, remaining within 1% of its July
2008 high but never exceeding it. As a consequence, the Renminbi has fluctuated sharply since July
2008 against other freely traded currencies, in tandem with the U.S. dollar. It is difficult to
predict how long the current situation may last and when and how it may change again. We have not
used any forward contracts or currency borrowings to hedge our exposure to foreign currency
exchange risk.
Inflation
In recent years, China has not experienced significant inflation, and thus historically
inflation has not had a significant effect on our business. According to the National Bureau of
Statistics of China, the change in the Consumer Price Index in China was 1.8%, 1.5%, 4.8% and 5.9%
in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively.
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
Not Applicable.
PART II
ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES
None.
ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS
See Item 10. Additional Information for a description of the rights of securities holders,
which remain unchanged.
The following Use of Proceeds information relates to the registration statement on Form F-1
(File number: 333-146825) filed by us in connection with our initial public offering. The
registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on November 6, 2007. We received net
proceeds of approximately US$187.0 million from our initial public offering.
As of December 31, 2008, the net proceeds from our initial public offering have been used as
follows:
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In 2009, we expect to use the net proceeds received from our initial public offering as
follows: approximately US$32.2 million to fund capital expenditure and approximately US$13.6
million for other general corporate purposes, which may include strategic acquisitions of
businesses that could complement our existing capabilities and businesses.
ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief
executive officer and our chief financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure
controls and procedure, as such term is defined under 13a-15(f) promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based on that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief
financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of
the end of the period covered by this annual report.
Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over
financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of
consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and
includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in
reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of a companys
assets, (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, and that a companys receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of a companys management and directors, and (3) provide reasonable assurance
regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of a
companys assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, a system of internal control over financial reporting can
provide only reasonable assurance with respect to consolidated financial statement preparation and
presentation and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because
of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may
deteriorate.
As required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related rules as promulgated
by the Securities and Exchange Commission, management assessed the effectiveness of our internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008 using criteria established in Internal
Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission.
Based on this assessment, management concluded that our internal control over financial
reporting was effective as of December 31, 2008 based on the criteria established in Internal
Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission.
Our management has excluded from our assessment for internal control over financial reporting
that of Excel Lead and Flying Dragon, which were acquired on July 4, 2008 and July 7, 2008,
respectively, and in aggregate accounted for 2.5% and 3.2% of our net and total assets,
respectively, 6.5% of our revenues and 3.3% of our net income on a consolidated basis as of and for
the year ended December 31, 2008.
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The effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008 has
been audited by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd., an independent registered public accounting
firm, who has also audited our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2008.
Attestation Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of AirMedia Group Inc.
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of AirMedia Group Inc. (the
Company), its subsidiaries, its variable interest entities (the VIEs) and its VIEs
subsidiaries (collectively the Group) as of December 31, 2008, based on the criteria established
in Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of
the Treadway Commission. As described in Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial
Reporting, management excluded from its assessment the internal control over financial reporting at
Excel Lead International Limited and Flying Dragon Media Advertising Co., Ltd., which were acquired
on July 4, 2008 and July 7, 2008, respectively, and whose financial statements, in aggregate, constitute 2.5% and
3.2% of net and total assets, respectively, 6.5% of revenues and 3.3% of net income of the
consolidated financial statement amounts as of and for the year ended December 31, 2008.
Accordingly, our audit did not include the internal control over financial reporting at Excel Lead
International Limited and Flying Dragon Media Advertising Co., Ltd. The Companys management is
responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the
accompanying Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on the Groups internal control over financial reporting based on our
audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was
maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal
control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and
evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk,
and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe
that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the
supervision of, the companys principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons
performing similar functions, and effected by the companys board of director, management and other
personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes those
policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail,
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2)
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of
financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts
and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management
and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely
detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have
a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including
the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements
due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any
evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods
are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions,
or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, the Group maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, based on the criteria established in Internal
Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule as of and for the
year ended December 31, 2008 of the Group and our report dated
April 28, 2009 expressed an
unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial statement schedule.
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Changes in Internal Control
There were no adverse changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred
during the period covered by this annual report on Form 20-F that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting.
ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
Our board of directors has determined that Donglin Xia, a member of our audit committee, is an
audit committee financial expert. Donglin Xia is an independent director as defined by Nasdaq
Marketplace Rule 5605(a)(2) and under Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act.
ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS
Our board of directors has adopted a code of ethics that applies to our directors, officers,
employees and agents, including certain provisions that specifically apply to our chief executive
officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer, chief technology officer, vice
presidents and any other persons who perform similar functions for us. We have filed our code of
business conduct and ethics as an exhibit to our registration statement on Form F-1 (No.
333-146825).
ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The following table sets forth the aggregate fees by categories specified below in connection
with certain professional services rendered by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd., our principal
external auditors, for the periods indicated. We did not pay any other fees to our auditors during
the periods indicated below.
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principal auditors, other than the audit fees and audit-related fees, which mainly included
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The policy of our audit committee is to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided
by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd., including audit services, audit-related services, tax
services and other services as described above, other than those for de minimus services which are
approved by the Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit.
ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES
Not applicable.
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ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
No equity securities of our company were purchased by or on behalf of our company or any
affiliated purchaser (as such term is defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act) of our
company in the year ended December 31, 2008. In December 2008, our board of directors authorized a
repurchase of up to US$50 million worth of our outstanding ADSs throughout 2009.
We commenced repurchases of our ADSs in the open market pursuant to our share repurchase plan
in the first quarter of 2009 through an agent. As of the date of this
annual report, we have purchased a total of
1,646,502 ADSs at a total cost of US$7.4 million. The ordinary shares underlying the repurchased
ADSs have been canceled pursuant to Cayman Islands law.
ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANTS CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
Not applicable.
ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5620(a) requires each issuer to hold an annual meeting of shareholders
no later than one year after the end of the issuers fiscal year-end. Nasdaq Marketplace Rule
5635(c) and IM-5635-1 require each issuer to seek shareholder approval for any material amendments
to the issuers equity compensation plans, including a repricing of outstanding options. However,
Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5615(a)(3) permits foreign private issuers like us to follow home country
practice in certain corporate governance matters.
Maples and Calder has provided a letter to the Nasdaq Stock Market certifying that under
Cayman Islands law, we are not required to hold annual shareholder meetings. We followed home
country practice with respect to annual meetings and did not hold any annual meeting of
shareholders in 2008. We may hold additional annual shareholder meetings in the future if there
are significant issues that require shareholder approval.
Maples and Calder, our Cayman Islands counsel, has also provided a letter to the Nasdaq Stock
Market certifying that under Cayman Islands law, we are not required to seek shareholder approval
for any material amendments to our equity compensation plans. In 2008, we followed home country
practice with respect to our 2007 Share Incentive Plan by amending it to permit repricings of
options without seeking shareholder approval. On December 10, 2008, we adjusted the exercise price
of the stock options granted on November 29, 2007.
Other than the above, we have followed and intend to continue to follow the applicable
corporate governance standards under Nasdaq Marketplace Rules.
In accordance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5250(d)(1), we will post this annual report on Form
20-F on our company website www.airmedia.net.cn. In addition, we will provide hard copies of our
annual report free of charge to shareholders and ADS holders upon request.
PART III
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
We have elected to provide financial statements pursuant to Item 18.
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The consolidated financial statements of AirMedia Group Inc. are included at the end of this
annual report.
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ITEM 19. EXHIBITS
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1.1
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Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of our F-1 registration statement (File No.
333-146825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on October
19, 2007) |
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2.1
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Registrants Specimen Certificate for Ordinary Shares (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.2 (included as Exhibit A thereof) of our F-1
registration statement (File No. 333-146825), as amended, initially filed
with the Commission on October 19, 2007) |
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2.2
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Form of Deposit Agreement among the Registrant, the depositary and holder
of the American Depositary Receipts (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.3 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-146825), as amended,
initially filed with the Commission on October 19, 2007) |
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2.3
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Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement originally dated as of June
7, 2007, as amended and restated on September 27, 2007, among the Company
and Shareholders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of our F-1
registration statement (File No. 333-146825), as amended, initially filed
with the Commission on October 19, 2007) |
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4.1
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Amended and Restated 2007 Share Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 of our Registration Statement on Form S-8 (file no.
333-148352) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December
11, 2008) |
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4.2
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Form of Indemnification Agreement with the Registrants directors and
officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of our F-1
registration statement (File No. 333-146825), as amended, initially filed
with the Commission on October 19, 2007) |
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4.3
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Form of Employment Agreement between the Registrant and an Executive
Officer of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of
our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-146825), as amended,
initially filed with the Commission on October 19, 2007) |
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4.4
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Investment Framework Agreement dated October 18, 2005, as amended on
September 27, 2007, among Man Guo, Qing Xu and CDH China Management
Company Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of our F-1
registration statement (File No. 333-146825), as amended, initially filed
with the Commission on October 19, 2007) |
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4.5
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Series A Convertible Preferred Share Purchase Agreement dated February 28,
2007, as amended on September 27, 2007, among Broad Cosmos Enterprises
Ltd., certain of its shareholders, its existing group companies and Global
Gateway Investments Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of
our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-146825), as amended,
initially filed with the Commission on October 19, 2007) |
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4.6
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Series B Convertible Preferred Share Purchase Agreement dated April 26,
2007 among the Registrant, certain of its shareholders, its existing group
companies, OZ Master Fund, Ltd., OZ Asia Master Fund, Ltd., OZ Global
Special Investments Master Fund, L.P. and AM SPV Limited (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.6 of our F-1 registration statement (File No.
333-146825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on October
19, 2007) |
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4.7
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Share Exchange Agreement dated June 7, 2007 among the Registrant, Man Guo,
Qing Xu, Xiaoya Zhang and Global Gateway Investments Ltd. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.7 of our F-1 registration statement (File No.
333-146825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on October
19, 2007) |
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4.8
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Agreement for the Transfer and Assumption of Various Obligations and
Rights under the February 28, 2007 Share Purchase Agreement, dated June 7,
2007, among the Registrant, Broad Cosmos Enterprises Ltd., Global Gateway
Investment Ltd., consolidated subsidiaries and variable interest equities
of the Registrant and Man Guo, Qing Xu and Xiaoya Zhang (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.8 of our F-1 registration statement (File No.
333-146825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on October
19, 2007) |
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Exhibit Number |
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Description of Document |
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4.9
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English Translation of Business Cooperation Agreement dated June 14, 2007
between Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. and AirTV United Media &
Culture Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of our F-1
registration statement (File No. 333-146825), as amended, initially filed
with the Commission on October 19, 2007) |
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4.10
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English Translation of Business Cooperation Agreement dated June 14, 2007
between Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. and AirTV United Media &
Culture Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of our F-1
registration statement (File No. 333-146825), as amended, initially filed
with the Commission on October 19, 2007) |
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4.11*
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English Translation of Amended Power of Attorneys dated November 28, 2008
from each of the shareholders of Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co.,
Ltd. |
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4.12
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English Translation of Amended and Restated Technology Development
Agreement dated June 14, 2007 between AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co.,
Ltd. and Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.12 of our F-1 registration statement (File No.
333-146825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on October
19, 2007) |
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4.13
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English Translation of Supplementary Agreement dated November 30, 2007 to
the Amended and Restated Technology Development Agreement dated June 14,
2007 between AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing Shengshi
Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of
our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-33765) filed with the
Commission on April 30, 2008) |
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4.14
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English Translation of Amended and Restated Technology Support and Service
Agreement dated June 14, 2007 between AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co.,
Ltd. and Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.13 of our F-1 registration statement (File No.
333-146825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on October
19, 2007) |
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4.15
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English Translation of Supplementary Agreement dated November 30, 2007 to
the Amended and Restated Technology Support and Service Agreement dated
June 14, 2007 between AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing
Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 of our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-33765) filed
with the Commission on April 30, 2008) |
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4.16
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English Translation of Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement dated
June 14, 2007 among AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing
Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. and the shareholders of Beijing
Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.14 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-146825), as
amended, initially filed with the Commission on October 19, 2007) |
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4.17*
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English Translation of Supplementary Agreement dated November 28, 2008 to
the Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement dated June 14, 2007 among
AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Shengshi Lianhe
Advertising Co., Ltd. and the shareholders of Beijing Shengshi Lianhe
Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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4.18
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English Translation of Amended and Restated Call Option Agreement dated
June 14, 2007 among AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing
Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. and the shareholders of Beijing
Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.15 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-146825), as
amended, initially filed with the Commission on October 19, 2007) |
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4.19*
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English Translation of Supplementary Agreement dated November 28, 2008 to
the Amended and Restated Call Option Agreement dated June 14, 2007 among
AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Shengshi Lianhe
Advertising Co., Ltd. and the shareholders of Beijing Shengshi Lianhe
Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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4.20*
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English Translation of Amended Power of Attorneys dated November 28, 2008
from the shareholders of Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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4.21
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English Translation of Amended and Restated Technology Development
Agreement dated June 14, 2007 between AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co.,
Ltd. and Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.17 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-146825),
as amended, initially filed with the |
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Exhibit Number |
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Description of Document |
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Commission on October 19, 2007) |
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4.22
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English Translation of Supplementary Agreement dated November 30, 2007 to
the Amended and Restated Technology Development Agreement dated June 14,
2007 between AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirMedia
Advertising Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of our
annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-33765) filed with the Commission
on April 30, 2008) |
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4.23
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English Translation of Amended and Restated Technology Support and Service
Agreement dated June 14, 2007 between AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co.,
Ltd. and Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.18 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-146825),
as amended, initially filed with the Commission on October 19, 2007) |
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4.24
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English Translation of Supplementary Agreement dated November 30, 2007 to
the Amended and Restated Technology Support and Service Agreement dated
June 14, 2007 between AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing
AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4
of our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-33765) filed with the
Commission on April 30, 2008) |
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4.25
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English Translation of Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement dated
June 14, 2007 among AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing
AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. and the shareholders of Beijing AirMedia
Advertising Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of our
F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-146825), as amended, initially
filed with the Commission on October 19, 2007) |
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4.26*
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English Translation of Supplementary Agreement No. 1 dated June 19, 2008
to the Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement dated June 14, 2007
among AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing AirMedia
Advertising Co., Ltd. and the shareholders of Beijing AirMedia Advertising
Co., Ltd. |
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4.27*
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English Translation of Supplementary Agreement No. 2 dated November 28,
2008 to the Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement dated June 14,
2007 among AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing AirMedia
Advertising Co., Ltd. and the shareholders of Beijing AirMedia Advertising
Co., Ltd. |
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4.28
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English Translation of Amended and Restated Call Option Agreement dated
June 14, 2007 among AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing
AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. and the shareholders of Beijing AirMedia
Advertising Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 of our
F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-146825), as amended, initially
filed with the Commission on October 19, 2007) |
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4.29*
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English Translation of Supplementary Agreement No. 1 dated June 19, 2008
to the Amended and Restated Call Option Agreement dated June 14, 2007
among AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing AirMedia
Advertising Co., Ltd. and the shareholders of Beijing AirMedia Advertising
Co., Ltd. |
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4.30*
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English Translation of Supplementary Agreement No. 2 dated November 28,
2008 to the Amended and Restated Call Option Agreement dated June 14, 2007
among AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing AirMedia
Advertising Co., Ltd. and the shareholders of Beijing AirMedia Advertising
Co., Ltd. |
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4.31*
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English Translation of
Supplementary Agreement dated November 28, 2008
among AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Guo Man, a shareholder
of Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd., supplementing the original Loan
Agreement dated June 14, 2007 |
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4.32*
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English Translation of Amended Power of Attorneys dated November 28, 2008
from the shareholders of Beijing AirMedia UC Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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4.33
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English Translation of Technology Development Agreement dated June 14,
2007 between AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirMedia
UC Advertising Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 of
our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-146825), as amended,
initially filed with the Commission on October 19, 2007) |
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4.34
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English Translation of Supplementary Agreement dated November 30, 2007 to
the Amended and Restated Technology Development Agreement dated June 14,
2007 between AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirMedia
UC |
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Exhibit Number |
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Description of Document |
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Advertising Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of our
annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-33765) filed with the Commission
on April 30, 2008) |
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4.35
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English Translation of Technology Support and Service Agreement dated June
14, 2007 between AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing
AirMedia UC Advertising Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.23 of our F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-146825), as amended,
initially filed with the Commission on October 19, 2007) |
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4.36
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English Translation of Supplementary Agreement dated November 30, 2007 to
the Amended and Restated Technology Support and Service Agreement dated
June 14, 2007 between AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing
AirMedia UC Advertising Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.6 of our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-33765) filed with the
Commission on April 30, 2008) |
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4.37
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English Translation of Equity Pledge Agreement dated June 14, 2007 among
AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing AirMedia UC Advertising
Co., Ltd. and the shareholders of Beijing AirMedia UC Advertising Co.,
Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 of our F-1 registration
statement (File No. 333-146825), as amended, initially filed with the
Commission on October 19, 2007) |
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4.38*
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English Translation of Supplementary Agreement dated November 28, 2008 to
the Equity Pledge Agreement dated June 14, 2007 among AirMedia Technology
(Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing AirMedia UC Advertising Co., Ltd. and the
shareholders of Beijing AirMedia UC Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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4.39
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English Translation of Call Option Agreement dated June 14, 2007 among
AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing AirMedia UC Advertising
Co., Ltd. and the shareholders of Beijing AirMedia UC Advertising Co.,
Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 of our F-1 registration
statement (File No. 333-146825), as amended, initially filed with the
Commission on October 19, 2007) |
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4.40*
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English Translation of Supplementary Agreement dated November 28, 2008 to
the Call Option Agreement dated June 14, 2007 among AirMedia Technology
(Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing AirMedia UC Advertising Co., Ltd. and the
shareholders of Beijing AirMedia UC Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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4.41*
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English Translation of Supplementary Agreement dated October 31, 2008
among AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and the shareholders of
Beijing AirMedia UC Advertising Co., Ltd., supplementing the original Loan
Agreement dated January 1, 2007 |
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4.42*
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English Translation of Power of Attorneys dated April 1, 2008 from each of
the shareholders of Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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4.43*
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English Translation of Technology Development Agreement dated April 1,
2008 between AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing Yuehang
Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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4.44*
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English Translation of Technology Support and Service Agreement dated
April 1, 2008 between AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing
Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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4.45*
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English Translation of Supplementary Agreement dated June 25, 2008 to the
Technology Support and Service Agreement dated April 1, 2008 between
AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing Yuehang Digital Media
Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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4.46*
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English Translation of Equity Pledge Agreement dated April 1, 2008 among
AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Yuehang Digital Media
Advertising Co., Ltd. and the shareholders of Beijing Yuehang Digital
Media Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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4.47*
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English Translation of Call Option Agreement dated April 1, 2008 among
AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Yuehang Digital Media
Advertising Co., Ltd. and the shareholders of Beijing Yuehang Digital
Media Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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4.48*
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Share Purchase Agreement dated July 4, 2008 among the Registrant, First
Reach Holdings Limited and Excel Lead International Limited |
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8.1*
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Subsidiaries of the Registrant |
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Exhibit Number |
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Description of Document |
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11.1
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Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of the Registrant (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.1 of our F-1 registration statement (File No.
333-146825), as amended, initially filed with the Commission on October
19, 2007) |
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12.1*
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CEO Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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12.2*
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CFO Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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13.1*
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CEO Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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13.2*
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CFO Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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15.1*
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Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd. |
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15.2*
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Consent of Commerce & Finance Law Offices |
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15.3*
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Consent of Sinomonitor |
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15.4*
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Consent of Maples and Calder |
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Filed with this Annual Report on Form 20-F |
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SIGNATURES
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F
and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its
behalf.
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AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
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By: |
/s/ Herman Man Guo |
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Name: |
Herman Man Guo |
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Title: |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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Date:
April 28, 2009
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AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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F-2 |
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F-4 |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of AirMedia Group Inc. (the
Company), its subsidiaries, its variable interest entities (the VIEs) and its VIEs
subsidiaries (collectively the Group) as of December 31, 2007 and 2008 and the related
consolidated statements of operations, shareholders equity (deficiency) and comprehensive
income (loss), and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008 and
related financial statement schedule included in Schedule I. These consolidated financial
statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Companys
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial
statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide
a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the consolidated financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2007 and 2008,
and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended
December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement
schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken
as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects, the information set forth therein.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the Groups internal control over financial reporting as
of December 31, 2008, based on the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and
our report dated April 28, 2009 expressed an unqualified opinion on
the Groups internal
control over financial reporting.
/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd.
Beijing, The Peoples Republic of China
April 28, 2009
F-1
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share related data)
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December 31, |
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December 31, |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash |
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$ |
210,915 |
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$ |
161,534 |
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
of $455 and $1,521 in 2007 and 2008 |
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13,478 |
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38,386 |
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Prepaid concession fees |
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13,130 |
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32,706 |
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Other current assets |
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2,393 |
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7,830 |
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Deferred tax assets current |
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95 |
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380 |
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Total current assets |
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240,011 |
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240,836 |
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Acquired intangible assets, net |
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4,862 |
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9,027 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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15,985 |
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62,443 |
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Long-term investments |
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788 |
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1,099 |
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Long term deposits |
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4,706 |
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14,724 |
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Deferred tax assets non-current |
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|
507 |
|
|
|
1,762 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS |
|
|
266,859 |
|
|
|
329,891 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
|
4,666 |
|
|
|
15,696 |
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
|
1,309 |
|
|
|
5,664 |
|
Deferred revenue |
|
|
1,712 |
|
|
|
2,929 |
|
Income tax payable |
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
852 |
|
Amounts due to related parties |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
408 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
7,730 |
|
|
|
25,549 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability non-current |
|
|
1,527 |
|
|
|
2,659 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
9,257 |
|
|
|
28,208 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments (Note 19) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interest |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
951 |
|
Shareholders equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary shares ($0.001 par value; 162,400,000 shares authorized in 2007 and 2008;
133,425,925 shares and 134,425,925 shares issued and outstanding
as of December 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively) |
|
|
133 |
|
|
|
134 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
263,130 |
|
|
|
268,881 |
|
Statutory reserve |
|
|
1,782 |
|
|
|
5,593 |
|
Retained earnings (accumulated deficiency) |
|
|
(10,317 |
) |
|
|
16,070 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
|
2,877 |
|
|
|
10,054 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shareholders equity |
|
|
257,605 |
|
|
|
300,732 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES, MINORITY INTEREST,
AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
|
$ |
266,859 |
|
|
$ |
329,891 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-2
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share related data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year |
|
|
For the year |
|
|
For the year |
|
|
|
ended |
|
|
ended |
|
|
ended |
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
18,896 |
|
|
$ |
43,611 |
|
|
$ |
125,540 |
|
Business tax and other sales tax |
|
|
(961 |
) |
|
|
(1,983 |
) |
|
|
(6,107 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net revenues |
|
|
17,935 |
|
|
|
41,628 |
|
|
|
119,433 |
|
Cost of revenues |
|
|
10,040 |
|
|
|
21,365 |
|
|
|
70,995 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit |
|
|
7,895 |
|
|
|
20,263 |
|
|
|
48,438 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling and marketing (including share-based compensation
of nil, $274 and $1,158 in 2006, 2007 and 2008,
respectively) |
|
|
2,751 |
|
|
|
4,813 |
|
|
|
10,171 |
|
General and administrative (including share-based
compensation of nil, $18,831 and $3,805 in 2006, 2007
and 2008, respectively) |
|
|
1,293 |
|
|
|
21,982 |
|
|
|
14,374 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
4,044 |
|
|
|
26,795 |
|
|
|
24,545 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income/(loss) from operations |
|
|
3,851 |
|
|
|
(6,532 |
) |
|
|
23,893 |
|
Interest income |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
1,745 |
|
|
|
5,379 |
|
Other income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,135 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income/(loss) before income taxes and minority interest |
|
|
3,868 |
|
|
|
(4,787 |
) |
|
|
30,407 |
|
Income tax benefits |
|
|
197 |
|
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
498 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income/(loss) before minority interest |
|
|
4,065 |
|
|
|
(4,592 |
) |
|
|
30,905 |
|
Minority interest |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
(382 |
) |
Share of loss on equity method investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(520 |
) |
|
|
(325 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income/(loss) |
|
|
4,066 |
|
|
|
(5,110 |
) |
|
|
30,198 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deemed dividend on series A and B convertible redeemable
preferred shares Accretion of redemption premium |
|
|
(1,440 |
) |
|
|
(3,353 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income/(loss) attributable to holders of ordinary shares |
|
|
2,626 |
|
|
|
(8,463 |
) |
|
|
30,198 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income/(loss) per ordinary share basic |
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
|
$ |
(0.12 |
) |
|
$ |
0.23 |
|
Net income/(loss) per ordinary share diluted |
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
|
$ |
(0.12 |
) |
|
$ |
0.22 |
|
Net income per Series A preferred share basic |
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
Net income per Series B preferred share basic |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
$ |
0.32 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares used in calculating net income/(loss)
per ordinary share basic |
|
|
62,400,000 |
|
|
|
73,469,589 |
|
|
|
133,603,419 |
|
Weighted average shares used in calculating net income/(loss)
per ordinary share diluted |
|
|
62,400,000 |
|
|
|
73,469,589 |
|
|
|
137,782,135 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares used in calculating net income
per Series A preferred share basic |
|
|
37,600,000 |
|
|
|
31,461,918 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares used in calculating net income
per Series B preferred share basic |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
6,706,849 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-3
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Comprehensive |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
other |
|
|
shareholders |
|
|
income (loss) |
|
|
|
Ordinary shares |
|
|
Subscription |
|
|
Additional |
|
|
Statutory |
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
comprehensive |
|
|
equity |
|
|
for the |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
receivable |
|
|
Paid in capital |
|
|
reserve |
|
|
deficit |
|
|
income |
|
|
(deficiency) |
|
|
year |
|
|
Balance as of January 1, 2006 |
|
|
62,400,000 |
|
|
$ |
62 |
|
|
$ |
(62 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(2,698 |
) |
|
$ |
8 |
|
|
$ |
(2,690 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Deemed dividend on series A
convertible redeemable preferred shares Accretion of redemption premium |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,440 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,440 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Provision for statutory reserve |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
102 |
|
|
|
(102 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
285 |
|
|
|
285 |
|
|
$ |
285 |
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,066 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,066 |
|
|
|
4,066 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2006 |
|
|
62,400,000 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
102 |
|
|
|
(174 |
) |
|
|
293 |
|
|
|
221 |
|
|
|
4,351 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscription received |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deemed dividend on series A convertible redeemable
preferred shares-Accretion of redemption premium |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,201 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,201 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Deemed dividend on series B convertible redeemable
preferred shares-Accretion of redemption premium |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,152 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,152 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Conversion of Series A convertible redeemable preferred
shares into ordinary shares upon initial public offering |
|
|
37,600,000 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,937 |
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of Series B convertible redeemable preferred
shares into ordinary shares upon initial public offering |
|
|
5,925,925 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41,146 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41,152 |
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for statutory reserve |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,680 |
|
|
|
(1,680 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of ordinary shares upon IPO |
|
|
27,500,000 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
190,785 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
190,813 |
|
|
|
|
|
IPO expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,806 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,806 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Share-based compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,105 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,105 |
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,584 |
|
|
|
2,584 |
|
|
|
2,584 |
|
Net loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,110 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,110 |
) |
|
|
(5,110 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2007 |
|
|
133,425,925 |
|
|
|
133 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
263,130 |
|
|
|
1,782 |
|
|
|
(10,317 |
) |
|
|
2,877 |
|
|
|
257,605 |
|
|
|
(2,526 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
788 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
789 |
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for statutory reserve |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,811 |
|
|
|
(3,811 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share-based compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,963 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,963 |
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,177 |
|
|
|
7,177 |
|
|
|
7,177 |
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30,198 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30,198 |
|
|
|
30,198 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2008 |
|
|
134,425,925 |
|
|
$ |
134 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
268,881 |
|
|
$ |
5,593 |
|
|
$ |
16,070 |
|
|
$ |
10,054 |
|
|
$ |
300,732 |
|
|
$ |
37,375 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-4
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In U.S. dollars in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year |
|
|
For the year |
|
|
For the year |
|
|
|
ended |
|
|
ended |
|
|
ended |
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
4,066 |
|
|
$ |
(5,110 |
) |
|
$ |
30,198 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
provided by (used in) operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interest |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
382 |
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts |
|
|
268 |
|
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
1,027 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
522 |
|
|
|
1,386 |
|
|
|
5,545 |
|
Share-based compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,105 |
|
|
|
4,963 |
|
Share of loss on equity method investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
520 |
|
|
|
325 |
|
Loss on disposal of property and equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
1,180 |
|
Changes in assets and liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable |
|
|
(4,455 |
) |
|
|
(7,827 |
) |
|
|
(24,376 |
) |
Prepaid concession fees |
|
|
(844 |
) |
|
|
(11,658 |
) |
|
|
(15,933 |
) |
Other current assets |
|
|
(1,083 |
) |
|
|
(980 |
) |
|
|
(1,226 |
) |
Long term deposits |
|
|
(97 |
) |
|
|
(3,764 |
) |
|
|
(8,882 |
) |
Accounts payable |
|
|
1,829 |
|
|
|
1,613 |
|
|
|
10,623 |
|
Amounts due to related parties |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
(150 |
) |
|
|
396 |
|
Amounts due to shareholders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(210 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
|
985 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
2,357 |
|
Deferred revenue |
|
|
1,015 |
|
|
|
428 |
|
|
|
(2,036 |
) |
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net |
|
|
(197 |
) |
|
|
(227 |
) |
|
|
(1,766 |
) |
Income tax payable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
809 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
|
|
2,020 |
|
|
|
(6,510 |
) |
|
|
3,586 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of a business, net of cash acquired of $2,351 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
562 |
|
Advance payment for contingent consideration in connection with
a business combination |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,334 |
) |
Purchase of property and equipment |
|
|
(3,377 |
) |
|
|
(13,046 |
) |
|
|
(50,412 |
) |
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
Purchase of intangible assets |
|
|
(1,969 |
) |
|
|
(1,324 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Purchase of long-term investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,303 |
) |
|
|
(1,181 |
) |
Proceeds from disposal of a long-term investment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
671 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(5,346 |
) |
|
|
(15,673 |
) |
|
|
(56,692 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment of note payables |
|
|
(795 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from amounts due to shareholders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of series A convertible redeemable preferred shares |
|
|
3,080 |
|
|
|
2,920 |
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of series B convertible
redeemable preferred shares, net of issuance cost of $1,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
39,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term borrowings from a bank |
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,068 |
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment of short-term borrowings to a bank |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13,068 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Proceed from issuance of ordinary shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
190,813 |
|
|
|
|
|
IPO expenses paid |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,806 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Proceed from stock option exercises |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
789 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
2,285 |
|
|
|
229,989 |
|
|
|
789 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes |
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
1,023 |
|
|
|
2,936 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH |
|
|
(866 |
) |
|
|
208,829 |
|
|
|
(49,381 |
) |
CASH, BEGINNING OF YEAR |
|
|
2,952 |
|
|
|
2,086 |
|
|
|
210,915 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH, END OF YEAR |
|
$ |
2,086 |
|
|
$ |
210,915 |
|
|
$ |
161,534 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW
INFORMATION NON-CASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
51 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Income tax paid |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
885 |
|
Amount due to related party for acquisition of intangible assets |
|
$ |
1,341 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of property and equipment acquired in exchange of
advertising services rendered |
|
$ |
699 |
|
|
$ |
286 |
|
|
$ |
1,041 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-5
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
1. |
|
ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
Introduction of the Group |
|
|
|
AirMedia Group Inc. (AirMedia or the Company) was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on
April 12, 2007. |
|
|
|
AirMedia, its subsidiaries, its variable interest entities (VIEs) and VIEs subsidiaries
(collectively referred to AirMedia and its subsidiaries or the Group) operate air travel
TV media network in the Peoples Republic of China (the PRC) with exclusive contracts and
concession rights to operate digital displays and billboards on gate bridges in the major
airports in the PRC, and on the airplanes operated by major airline companies in the PRC. |
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2008, details of the Groups subsidiaries, VIEs and VIEs subsidiaries
are as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Date of |
|
|
|
Percentage of |
|
|
incorporation/ |
|
Place of |
|
economic |
Name |
|
acquisition |
|
incorporation |
|
ownership |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intermediate Holding Company: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Broad Cosmos Enterprises Ltd.
|
|
June 26, 2006
|
|
British Virgin Islands (BVI)
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Excel Lead International Limited (Excel Lead)
|
|
August 1, 2008
|
|
BVI
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subsidiaries: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AirMedia Technology Co., Ltd. (AM Technology)
|
|
September 19, 2005
|
|
the PRC
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shenzhen AirMedia Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen AM)
|
|
June 6, 2006
|
|
the PRC
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Xian AirMedia Chuangyi Science and
Technology Co., Ltd (Xian AM)
|
|
December 31, 2007
|
|
the PRC
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Royal Mart Limited (Royal Mart)
|
|
December 24, 2007
|
|
Hong Kong
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Glorious Star Investment Limited (Glorious Star)
|
|
August 1, 2008
|
|
Hong Kong
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
VIEs: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd.
(Shengshi Lianhe)
|
|
August 7, 2005
|
|
the PRC
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beijing
AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. (AM Advertising)
|
|
November 22, 2005
|
|
the PRC
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beijing
AirMedia UC Advertising Co. Ltd. (AirMedia UC)
|
|
January 1, 2007
|
|
the PRC
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co. Ltd.
(AM Yuehang)
|
|
January 16, 2008
|
|
the PRC
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
VIEs subsidiaries: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beijing AirTV United Media & Culture Co., Ltd.
(AirTV United)
|
|
October 10, 2006
|
|
the PRC
|
|
|
75 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beijing AirMedia Film culture Co. Ltd. (AM Film)
|
|
September 13, 2007
|
|
the PRC
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Flying Dragon Media Advertising Co., Ltd.
(Flying Dragon)
|
|
August 1, 2008
|
|
the PRC
|
|
|
80 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wenzhou AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. (AM Wenzhou)
|
|
October 17, 2008
|
|
the PRC
|
|
|
100 |
% |
F-6
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
1. |
|
ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES continued |
|
|
|
The VIE arrangements |
|
|
|
Chinese regulations currently limit foreign ownership of companies that provide advertising
services, including out-of-home television advertising services. Since December 30, 2005,
foreign investors have been permitted to own directly a 100% interest in PRC advertising
companies if the foreign investor has at least three years of direct operations outside of
PRC. |
|
|
|
However, since the Group has not been involved in the direct operation of the advertising
business outside of the PRC over three years, the PRC subsidiaries of the Group, AM
Technology , Shenzhen AM and Xian AM which are considered foreign-invested, are currently
ineligible to apply for the required advertising service licenses in the PRC. |
|
|
|
The Group therefore conducts substantially all of its activities through Shengshi Lianhe, AM
Advertising, AirMedia UC and AM Yuehang (the VIEs) and the VIEs subsidiaries. The VIEs
have entered into a series of agreements with AM Technology as below: |
|
|
|
Technology support and service agreement: AM Technology provides exclusive
technology supports and consulting services to the VIEs and VIEs are required to pay AM
Technology for the technical and consulting services they are provided. The VIEs pay
to AM Technology annual service fees in the amount that guarantee that the VIEs can
achieve, after deducting such service fees payable to AM Technology, a net cost-plus
rate of no less than 0.5% in the case of AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe and AirMedia
UC, or 1.0% in the case of AM Yuehang, which final rate should be determined by AM
Technology. The net cost-plus rate refers to the operating profit as a percentage of
total costs and expenses of a certain entity. |
|
|
|
|
Technology development agreement: VIEs exclusively engage AM Technology to provide
technology development services. AM Technology owns the intellectual property rights
developed in the performance of these agreements. The VIEs pay to AM Technology annual
service fees in the amount that guarantee that the VIEs can achieve, after deducting
such service fees payable to AM Technology, a net cost-plus rate of no less than 0.5%
in the case of AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe and AirMedia UC, which final rate should
be determined by AM Technology. The net cost-plus rate refers to the operating
profit as a percentage of total costs and expenses of a certain entity. |
|
|
|
|
Call option agreement: Under the call option agreements, the shareholders of VIEs
irrevocably granted AM Technology or its designated third party an exclusive option to
purchase from VIEs shareholders, to the extent permitted under PRC law, all the equity
interests in the VIEs, as the case may be, for the minimum amount of consideration
permitted by the applicable law without any other conditions. In addition, AM
Technology will act as guarantor of VIEs in all operation related contracts, agreements
and transactions and commit to provide loans to support the business development needs
of VIEs or when the VIEs are suffering operating difficulties. In
2008, AM Technology provided such loans without collateral in the
amount of $10,260 to the VIEs. The loans balance, $3,664 as of
December 31, 2008, was fully eliminated in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements. |
F-7
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
1. |
|
ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES continued |
|
|
|
The VIE arrangements continued |
|
|
|
Equity pledge agreement: Under the equity pledge, the shareholders of the VIEs
pledged all of their equity interests, including the right to receive declared
dividends, in the VIEs to AM Technology to guarantee VIEs performance of its
obligations under the technology support and service agreement and the technology
development agreement. |
|
|
|
|
Authorization letter: Each shareholder of the VIEs has executed an authorization
letter to authorize AM Technology to exercise certain of its rights, including voting
rights, the rights to enter into legal documents and the rights to transfer any or all
of its equity interest in the VIEs. Such authorization letters will remain effective
during the operating periods of the VIEs. |
Through the above contractual arrangements, AM Technology has obtained 100% of shareholders
voting interest in the VIEs, has the right to receive all dividends declared and paid by the
VIEs and may receive substantially all of the net income of the VIEs through the technical
support and service fees as determined by AM Technology. As a result, AM Technology
receives substantially all of the VIEs expected residual returns and holds variable
interests in the VIEs. Since AM Technology is the primary beneficiary of the VIE
arrangement, it consolidates the VIEs under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Interpretation (FIN) No. 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities-an
interpretation of ARB No. 51, which requires certain variable interest entities to be
consolidated by the primary beneficiary of the entity if the equity investors in the entity
do not have characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient
equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated
financial support from other parties.
Other than the contractual arrangements described above, because the management and certain employees
of AM Technology also serve in the VIEs as management or employees, certain operating costs
paid by AM Technology, such as payroll costs and office rental, were recharged to the VIEs.
The following financial statement amounts and balances of Air Medias VIEs were included in
the accompanying consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December
31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
63,520 |
|
|
$ |
149,487 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
60,112 |
|
|
|
150,114 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-8
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
1. |
|
ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES continued |
|
|
|
The VIE arrangements continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net revenue |
|
$ |
17,942 |
|
|
$ |
53,801 |
|
|
$ |
119,521 |
|
Net (loss) income |
|
|
4,713 |
|
|
|
539 |
|
|
|
(4,182 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
History of the Group and corporate reorganization
The Groups history began with the commencement of operation by the following shareholders
in Shengshi Lianhe, a company registered in the PRC, on August 7, 2005. Prior to the
commencement of operations, Shengshi Lianhe had no assets, no liabilities and no operations.
It was incorporated on March 12, 2001 with the following owners:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage |
|
|
of ownership |
|
|
|
|
|
Mr. Guo, Man (Guo, Man) |
|
|
79.86 |
% |
Mr. Xu, Qing (Xu, Qing) |
|
|
11.94 |
% |
Mr. Zhang, Xiaoya (Zhang, Xiaoya) |
|
|
8.20 |
% |
Shengshi Lianhe began to enter into concession right agreements with airports and airlines
to display advertising at those airports and on airplanes.
In October 2005, Guo, Man, Xu, Qing and Zhang, Xiaoya, (collectively the founding
shareholders) and CDH China Management Company Limited entered into a legally binding
agreement (the 2005 Agreement), according to which CDH China Growth Fund II L.P. or its
affiliate (collectively CDH), became an investor through the ownership of convertible
preferred shares. CDH is a third party private equity fund. Under this 2005 Agreement:
|
(i) |
|
the founding shareholders obtained 100% of the common stock issued and
outstanding in AM Technology, which entered into a VIE arrangement with Shengshi in
November, 2005, and any new entities formed in the Group. Assuming the conversion of
the convertible preferred interest held by CDH into ordinary shares, the founding
shareholders would hold 62.4% of total ordinary shares. |
|
|
(ii) |
|
CDH agreed to contribute $12,000 cash into the business in return for a
convertible redeemable preferred share interest, which represents 37.6% of the total
equity interest in AM Technology on an if converted basis and in any new entities
formed in the Group (see Note 14). |
F-9
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
1. |
|
ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES continued |
|
|
|
History of the Group and corporate reorganization continued |
|
|
|
Upon CDHs investment, the equity interest structure of AM Technology on and as converted
basis was as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage |
|
|
of ownership |
|
|
% |
|
|
|
|
|
Guo, Man |
|
|
49.83 |
|
Xu, Qing |
|
|
7.45 |
|
Zhang, Xiaoya |
|
|
5.12 |
|
CDH |
|
|
37.60 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
100.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
In anticipation of making such an investment, in August 2005, CDH had established AirMedia
(China) Ltd. in Hong Kong with 100% ownership through AM International, a wholly owned BVI
company and in September 2005, AirMedia (China) Ltd. established a wholly owned PRC
subsidiary, AM Technology.
There was no change in control of the underlying business of Shengshi Lianhe before and
after CDH became a shareholder of AM Technology and this has been treated as a
recapitalization of the Shengshi Lianhe business with no change in basis.
Broad Cosmos was incorporated in the BVI on June 26, 2006 for the purpose of holding a 100%
equity interest in AM Technology and other subsidiaries and VIEs formed subsequent to the
incorporation of AM Technology.
In March 2007, Broad Cosmos executed a share split which made total ordinary shares issued
and outstanding 62,400,000.
On April 12, 2007, the shareholders of Broad Cosmos incorporated AirMedia in the Cayman
Islands as a new holding Company of Broad Cosmos and executed a 1 to 1 share swap between
Broad Cosmos and AirMedia. As a result, AirMedia has become the holding company of Broad
Cosmos and its subsidiaries, its VIEs and its VIEs subsidiary. The impact of this share
split and share swap has been retroactively reflected in the Groups consolidated financial
statements.
In November 2007, the Group completed an initial public offering (IPO) and issued
13,750,000 American depositary shares representing 27,500,000 of the Companys ordinary
shares. Immediately prior to the completion of the IPO, all of the Companys then
outstanding Series A preferred shares and Series B preferred shares were automatically
converted into 32,600,000
ordinary shares and 5,925,925 ordinary shares, respectively.
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AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
2. |
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
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Basis of presentation |
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The consolidated financial statements of the Group have been prepared in accordance
with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
(US GAAP). |
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Basis of consolidation |
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The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the
Company, its subsidiaries, its VIEs and its VIEs subsidiaries. All inter-company
transactions and balances have been eliminated upon combination. |
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Use of estimates |
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The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities and revenue and expenses in the financial statements and
accompanying notes, including allowance for doubtful accounts, the useful lives of
and impairment for property and equipment and intangible assets, impairment of
long-term investment and valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Actual results
could differ from those estimates. |
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Significant risks and uncertainties |
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The Group participates in a dynamic industry and believes that changes in any of the
following areas could have a material adverse effect on the Groups future financial
position, results of operations, or cash flows: the Groups limited operating
history; advances and trends in new technologies and industry standards; competition
from other competitors; regulatory or other PRC related factors; and risks associated
with the Groups ability to attract and retain employees necessary to support its
growth; risks associated with the Groups growth strategies; and general risks
associated with the advertising industry. |
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(e) |
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Property and equipment, net |
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Property and equipment, net is carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and
amortization. Depreciation and amortization is calculated on a straight-line basis
over the following estimated useful lives: |
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Digital display network equipment
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5 years |
Furniture and fixture
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5 years |
Computer and office equipment
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5 years |
Vehicle
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5 years |
Leasehold improvement
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Shorter of the term of the lease |
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or the estimated useful lives of the assets |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
2. |
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES continued |
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Impairment of long-lived assets |
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The Group reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may no longer be
recoverable. When these events occur, the Group measures impairment by comparing the
carrying value of the long-lived assets to the estimated undiscounted future cash
flows expected to result from the use of the assets and their eventual disposition.
If the sum of the expected undiscounted cash flow is less than the carrying amount of
the assets, the Group would recognize an impairment loss based on the fair value of
the assets. |
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Equity method investments |
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Investee companies over which the Company has the ability to exercise significant
influence, but does not have a controlling interest are accounted for using the
equity method. Significant influence is generally considered to exist when the
Company has an ownership interest in the voting stock of the investee between 20% and
50%, and other factors, such as representation on the investees Board of Directors,
voting rights and the impact of commercial arrangements, are considered in
determining whether the equity method of accounting is appropriate. |
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Cost method investment |
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For investments in an investee over which the Group does not have significant
influence, the Group carries the investment at cost and recognizes income as any
dividends declared from distribution of investees earnings. The Group reviews the
cost method investments for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying value may no longer be recoverable. An impairment loss is
recognized in earnings equal to the difference between the investments cost and its
fair value at the balance sheet date of the reporting period for which the assessment
is made. The fair value of the investment would then become the new cost basis of
the investment. No impairment charges were recorded during the years presented. |
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Acquired intangible assets |
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Acquired intangible assets with finite lives are carried at cost less accumulated
amortization. |
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Amortization of finite-lived intangible assets is computed using the straight-line
method over the following estimated economic lives: |
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TV program license
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20 years |
Customer relationships
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3.4 years |
Contract backlog
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1.2 years |
Agreements with airports
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3.8 years |
Non-compete agreements
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4.4 years |
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AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
2. |
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES continued |
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Revenue recognition |
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The Groups revenues are derived from selling advertising time slots on the Groups
air travel digital media network. For the year ended December 31, 2008,
substantially most of the advertising revenues are generated from digital frames in
airports, digital TV screens in airports, digital TV screens on airlines and
billboards advertising on gate bridges in airports. |
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The Group typically signs standard contracts with its advertising customers, who
require the Group to run the advertisers advertisements on the Groups network in
specified airports and on specified airplanes for a period of time. The Group
recognizes advertising revenues ratably over the performance period for which the
advertisements are displayed, so long as collection of the fees remains probable. |
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Deferred revenue |
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Prepayments from customers for advertising service are deferred and recognized as
revenue when the advertising services are rendered. |
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Non-monetary exchanges |
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The Group periodically exchange advertising time slots with other entities for assets
or services, such as digital screen network equipment and office rental. Consistent
with the guidance in APB Opinion No. 29 Accounting for nonmonetary transactions as
amended by FASB Statement No. 153 Exchanges of nonmonetary assets, an amendment of
APB Opinion No. 29, such transactions are accounted for as nonmonetary exchange, and
based on guidance in EITF 99-17, Accounting for Advertising Barter Transactions, the
Group recognizes revenue and assets/expenses of the exchanges based on the fair value
of the advertising provided, which can be determined based on the Groups historical
practice of receiving cash. The amounts of revenue recognized for nonmonetary
transactions were $759, $430 and $1,049 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007
and 2008, respectively. No direct costs are attributable to the revenues. |
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Business tax and other sale related taxes |
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The Groups PRC subsidiary and VIEs are subject to business tax and other sale
related taxes at the rate of 8.5% on total revenues after deduction of certain costs
of revenues permitted by the PRC tax laws. Business tax is recorded as a deduction
to revenue when incurred. |
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AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
2. |
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES continued |
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(l) |
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Concession fees |
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The Group enters concession right agreements with airports and airlines, under which
the Group has the right to use the spaces or equipment of the airports and airlines
to display the advertisements. The concession right agreement is treated as an
operating lease arrangement. |
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Fees under concession right agreements with airports and airlines are usually due
every three or six months. Payments made are recorded as current assets and current
liabilities according to the respective payment terms. Most of the concession fees
are fixed with escalation, which means fixed increase over each year of the
agreement. The total concession fee under each concession right agreement is charged
to the consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the
agreement periods, which is generally between three and five years. |
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(m) |
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Agency fees |
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The Group pays fees to advertising agencies based on certain percentage of revenue
made through the advertising agencies upon receipt of payment from advertisers. The
agency fees are charged to cost of revenues in the consolidated statement of
operation ratably over the period in which the advertising is displayed. Prepaid and
accrued agency fees are recorded as current assets and current liabilities according
to relative timing of payments made and advertising service provided. |
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(n) |
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Other operating leases |
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Leases where substantially all the rewards and risks of ownership of assets remain
with the leasing company are accounted for as operating lease. Payments made under
operating leases are charged to the consolidated statements of operations on a
straight-line basis over the lease periods. |
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(o) |
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Advertising costs |
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The Group expenses advertising costs as incurred. Total advertising expenses were
$239, $400 and $1,430 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008,
respectively, and have been included as part of selling and marketing expenses. |
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AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
2. |
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES continued |
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(p) |
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Foreign currency translation |
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The functional and reporting currency of AirMedia is the United States dollar (US
dollar). Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the
US dollar are translated into the US dollar at the rates of exchange ruling at the
balance sheet date. Transactions in currencies other than the US dollar during the
year are converted into US dollar at the applicable rates of exchange prevailing when
the transactions occurred. Transaction gains and losses are recognized in the
statements of operations. |
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The financial records of the Groups subsidiaries, its VIEs and its VIEs
subsidiaries located in the PRC are maintained in its local currency, the Renminbi
(RMB), which is the functional currency of these entities. Assets and liabilities
are translated using the exchange rates in effect on the balance sheet date. Equity
accounts are translated at historical exchange rates. Revenues, expenses, gains and
losses are translated using the transaction weighted average rate for the year.
Translation adjustments are reported as cumulative translation adjustments and are
shown as a separate component of other comprehensive income in the accompanying
consolidated statements of shareholders equity (deficiency) and comprehensive income
(loss). |
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(q) |
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Income taxes |
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Deferred income taxes are recognized for temporary differences between the tax basis
of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements, net
operating loss carry forwards and credits, by applying enacted statutory tax rates
applicable to future years. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance
when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or
all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Current income taxes are
provided for in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to the Group as
enacted by the relevant tax authorities. |
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The Group adopted Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes-an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 for the years ended December
31, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Under FIN 48, the Group may recognize the tax benefit from
an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position
will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical
merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from
such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater
than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 also
provides guidance on de-recognition of income tax assets and liabilities,
classification of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, accounting
for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, and income tax disclosures. |
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AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
2. |
|
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES continued |
|
(r) |
|
Share based payments |
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|
|
Share-based payment transactions with employees are measured based on the grant date
fair value of the equity instrument issued in accordance with the FASB Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, and
recognized as compensation expense over the requisite service period based on a
straight-line attribution method, with a corresponding impact reflected in additional
paid-in capital. |
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Share-based payment transactions with non-employees are accounted for as share based
compensation expense in accordance with EITF 96-18, Accounting for Equity Instruments
That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with
Selling, Goods or Services. |
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|
(s) |
|
Comprehensive income (loss) |
|
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|
|
Comprehensive income (loss) includes net income (loss) and foreign currency
translation adjustments. Comprehensive income (loss) is defined as the change in
equity during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances except
for transactions resulting from investments by shareholders and distributions to
shareholders. |
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(t) |
|
Concentration of credit risk |
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|
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Financial instruments that potentially expose the Group to concentrations of credit
risk consist primarily of cash and accounts receivable. The Group places their cash
with financial institutions with high-credit ratings and quality. |
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|
|
The Group conducts credit evaluations of customers and generally do not require
collateral or other security from their customers. The Group establishes an
allowance for doubtful accounts primarily based upon the age of the receivables and
factors relevant to determining the credit risk of specific customers. The amount of
receivables ultimately not collected by the Group has generally been consistent with
managements expectations and the allowance established for doubtful accounts. |
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|
|
|
There was no customer, which accounted for 10% or more of total revenues, for each of
the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively and there was no
customer accounting for 10% or more of accounts receivable for each of the years
ended December 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively. |
F-16
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
2. |
|
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES continued |
|
(u) |
|
Fair value |
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|
|
The Group adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements (SFAS 157) on January 1, 2008 for all financial assets and
liabilities and nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed
at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually).
SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and
expands disclosures about fair value measurements. |
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|
|
SFAS 157 defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset
or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants
at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and
liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Group considers
the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and it considers
assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. |
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|
SFAS 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the
use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring
fair value. A financial instruments categorization within the fair value hierarchy
is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value
measurement. SFAS 157 establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure
fair value: |
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|
|
Level 1 |
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|
|
Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active
markets for identical assets or liabilities. |
|
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|
|
Level 2 |
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|
|
Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted
prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability such as
quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for
identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent
transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant
inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by,
observable market data. |
|
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|
|
Level 3 |
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|
|
Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to
the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value
of the assets or liabilities. |
|
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|
|
The Group did not have any financial assets and liabilities or nonfinancial assets
and liabilities that are measured at fair value on recurring basis as of December 31,
2008. |
F-17
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
2. |
|
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES continued |
|
(v) |
|
Fair value of financial instruments |
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|
|
The carrying amounts of accounts receivable, accounts payable, amounts due to related
parties and income tax payable approximate their fair values due to the short-term
maturity of these instruments. |
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|
|
The fair value of the long-term investments is not disclosed because it is not
readily determinable. |
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|
(w) |
|
Net income/(loss) per share |
|
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|
|
Basic net income (loss) per share are computed by dividing net income/(loss)
attributable to holders of ordinary shares by the weighted average number of ordinary
shares outstanding during the year. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that
could occur if securities or other contracts to issue ordinary shares (convertible
preferred stock, forward contract, warrants to purchase ordinary shares, contingently
issuable shares, common stock options and warrants and their equivalents using the
treasury stock method) were exercised or converted into ordinary shares. Potential
common shares in the diluted net income/(loss) per share computation are excluded in
periods of losses from continuing operations, as their effect would be antidilutive. |
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|
|
The holders of Series A preferred shares and Series B preferred shares were entitled
to share dividends on a pro rata basis, as if their shares had been converted into
ordinary shares. Accordingly, the Group used the two-class method in computing net
income (loss) per share for the year 2006 and 2007. Under the two-class method, net
income was allocated on a pro rata basis to each class of ordinary shares and other
participating securities based on their participating rights. Net losses applicable
to holders of ordinary shares were allocated to ordinary shares because the Series A
and Series B preferred shares were not contractually obligated to participate in
sharing losses. |
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|
(x) |
|
Recently issued accounting standards |
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|
|
In September 2006, FASB issued SFAS 157. Effective January 1, 2008, the Group
adopted the measurement and disclosure other than those requirements related to
nonfinancial assets and liabilities in accordance with guidance from FASB Staff
Position 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157, which delayed the
effective date of SFAS 157 for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities,
except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial
statements on a recurring basis (at least annually), until the beginning of fiscal
year 2009. The Group does not expect the adoption of SFAS 157 for nonfinancial
assets and liabilities will have a significant effect on the Groups consolidated
financial statements. |
F-18
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
2. |
|
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES continued |
|
(x) |
|
Recently issued accounting standards continued |
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|
|
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations: (Revised 2007)
(SFAS 141R). SFAS 141R is relevant to all transactions or events in which one
entity obtains control over one or more other businesses. SFAS 141R requires an
acquirer to recognize any assets and noncontrolling interest acquired and liabilities
assumed to be measured at fair value as of the acquisition date. Liabilities related
to contingent consideration are recognized and measured at fair value on the date of
acquisition rather than at a later date when the amount of the consideration may be
resolved beyond a reasonable doubt. This revised approach replaces SFAS 141s cost
allocation process in which the cost of an acquisition was allocated to the
individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair
value. SFAS 141R requires any acquisition-related costs and restructuring costs to
be expensed as incurred as opposed to allocating such costs to the assets acquired
and liabilities assumed as previously required by SFAS 141. Under SFAS 141R, an
acquirer recognizes liabilities for a restructuring plan in purchase accounting only
if the requirements of SFAS 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or
Disposal Activities, are met. SFAS 141R allows for the recognition of
pre-acquisition contingencies at fair value only if these contingencies are likely to
materialize. If this criterion is not met at the acquisition date, then the acquirer
accounts for the non-contractual contingency in accordance with recognition criteria
set forth under SFAS 5, Accounting for Contingencies, in which case no amount should
be recognized in purchase accounting. SFAS 141R is effective as of the beginning of
an entitys first fiscal year that begins after December 15, 2008. The Group does
not expect the adoption of SFAS 141R will have a significant impact on the Groups
consolidated financial statements. |
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|
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements-An Amendment of ARB No. 51 (SFAS 160). This
Statement amends ARB 51 to establish accounting and reporting standards for the
noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary.
It clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest
in the consolidated entity and should be reported as equity on the financial
statements. SFAS 160 requires consolidated net income to be reported at amounts that
include the amounts attributable to both the parent and the noncontrolling interest.
Furthermore, disclosure of the amounts of consolidated net income attributable to the
parent and to the noncontrolling interest is required on the face of the financial
statements. SFAS 160 is effective as of the beginning of an entitys first fiscal
year that begins after December 15, 2008. The Group does not expect the adoption of
SFAS 160 will have significant impact on its consolidated financial position or
results of operations, other than certain changes to the presentation of the
financial statements. |
F-19
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
2. |
|
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES continued |
|
(x) |
|
Recently issued accounting standards continued |
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|
In April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FAS142-3: Determination of the
Useful Life of Intangible Assets. This FSP amends the factors that should be
considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the
useful life of a recognized intangible asset under FASB Statement No. 142, Goodwill
and Other Intangible Assets. This FSP is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is
prohibited. The guidance for determining the useful life of a recognized intangible
asset in this FSP shall be applied prospectively to intangible assets acquired after
the effective date. The Group is in the process of assessing the potential impact
the adoption of FSP 142-3 may have on its consolidated financial position or results
of operations. |
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|
|
At a November 24, 2008 meeting, the FASB ratified the consensus reached by the Task
Force in Issue No. 08-6: Equity Method Investment Accounting Considerations (EITF
08-6). Because of the significant changes to the guidance on subsidiary
acquisitions and subsidiary equity transactions and the increased use of fair value
measurements as a result of Statements 141(R) and 160, questions have arisen
regarding the application of that accounting guidance to equity method investments.
EITF 08-6 provides guidance for entities that acquire or hold investments accounted
for under the equity method. This issue is effective for transactions occurring in
fiscal years and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Early
adoption is not permitted. The Group does not expect the adoption of EITF 08-6 will
have significant impact on its consolidated financial position or results of
operations. |
3. |
|
SEGMENT INFORMATION AND REVENUE ANALYSIS |
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|
|
The Group is mainly engaged in selling air-traveling television advertising time slots and
digital frame advertising time slots on their network of television screens and digital
frame screens located in high traffic airports and on airplanes of airline companies
throughout PRC. |
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|
|
In accordance with SFAS No. 131, Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information, the Group chief operating decision maker has been identified as the Chief
Executive Officer, who reviews consolidated results when making decisions about allocating
resources and assessing performance of the Group; hence, the Group has only one operating
segment. The Group has internal reporting that does not distinguish between markets or
segments. |
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AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
3. |
|
SEGMENT INFORMATION AND REVENUE ANALYSIS continued |
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|
|
Geographic information |
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|
|
The Group operates in the PRC and all of the Groups long-lived assets are located in the
PRC. Although the Group operates through multiple airports and airlines in PRC which
include Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu and Wenzhou etc, it believes it
operates in one segment as all airports and airlines provide selling digital frame
advertising time slots, air-traveling television advertising time slots and billboards
advertising on gate bridges in airports to the customers and advertisers. |
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|
|
Revenue by service categories |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
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|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
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Revenues: |
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Digital frames |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,263 |
|
|
$ |
45,011 |
|
Digital TV screens in airports |
|
|
10,502 |
|
|
|
26,921 |
|
|
|
47,591 |
|
Digital TV screens on airplanes |
|
|
4,868 |
|
|
|
11,093 |
|
|
|
19,227 |
|
Billboards on gate bridges in airports |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,051 |
|
Other displays |
|
|
3,526 |
|
|
|
4,334 |
|
|
|
7,660 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
18,896 |
|
|
$ |
43,611 |
|
|
$ |
125,540 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4. |
|
BUSINESS ACQUISITION |
|
|
|
Acquisition of Advertising Business on Gate Bridges in Airports |
|
|
|
In July 2008, the Group acquired 100% of the equity interest in Excel Lead and 80% of the
equity interest in Flying Dragon, which operate the advertising business on gate bridges in
10 airports in mainland China, with an initial cash consideration of $1,789. The
transaction further expanded the Groups air travel advertising network to cover the
advertising business on gate bridges in airports, and diversify its media resources to
include billboard advertisements. |
|
|
|
Contingent consideration will be paid to the selling shareholders in installments based on
the after-tax net profit of the acquired business for each of the periods from July 1, 2008
to December 31, 2008 and of the years of 2009 and 2010. The total contingent considerations
will be up to $27,257 in cash and 1,530,950 ordinary shares of AirMedia, or up to $39,653 in
cash only, at the sole discretion of the selling shareholders. |
F-21
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
4. |
|
BUSINESS ACQUISITION continued |
|
|
|
Acquisition of Advertising Business on Gate Bridges in Airports continued |
|
|
|
The transaction was considered as an acquisition of a business and accordingly the purchase
method of accounting has been applied in accordance with SFAS No. 141, Business Combination
(SFAS 141). The acquired net assets were recorded at their estimated fair values on the
acquisition date. |
|
|
|
The Group recognized $4,160, which represented the excess of the fair value of the net
assets acquired over the initial cash consideration, as a liability in respect of contingent
consideration in accordance with SFAS 141. The aggregate initial recognized consideration of
$5,949 consisted of the following: |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash consideration |
|
$ |
1,789 |
|
Contingent consideration |
|
|
4,160 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,949 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The purchase price was allocated as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
period |
|
Cash acquired |
|
$ |
2,351 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable |
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other current assets |
|
|
3,498 |
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer relationships |
|
|
699 |
|
|
3.4 years |
Contract backlog |
|
|
1,461 |
|
|
1.2 years |
Agreements with airports |
|
|
2,547 |
|
|
3.8 years |
Non-compete agreements |
|
|
172 |
|
|
4.4 years |
Deferred revenue |
|
|
(3,076 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
|
|
(1,220 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Minority interest |
|
|
(571 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total consideration |
|
$ |
5,949 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The 20% interest held by other shareholders of Flying Dragon is recorded as minority
interest in the consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statement of operations. |
F-22
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
4. |
|
BUSINESS ACQUISITION continued |
|
|
Acquisition of Advertising Business on Gate Bridges in Airports continued |
|
|
|
The following unaudited pro forma information summarizes the results of operations for the
years ended December 31, 2008 of the Group as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1,
2008. The following pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the
results that would have occurred had the acquisition been completed at the beginning of the
periods indicated, nor is it indicative of future operating results: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year |
|
|
ended December 31, |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
(unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma revenue |
|
|
132,096 |
|
Pro forma net income |
|
|
32,061 |
|
Pro forma net income per ordinary share-basic |
|
|
0.23 |
|
Pro forma net income per ordinary share-diluted |
|
|
0.22 |
|
|
|
The Group made an advance payment of $6,334 to the selling shareholders on the date of
acquisition. The advance payment is interest-free without collateral. The amount will be
used to offset the contingent considerations based on the future after-tax net profit of the
acquired business and the excess amount over the final contingent consideration to be determined,
if any, will be repayable to the Group after the availability of the 2010 operating results
of the acquired business. |
|
|
|
The amount of contingent consideration, based on the after-tax net profit of acquired
business in the second half of 2008, was determined to be $2,340 in 2008, which was paid by
offsetting the advance payment as set out in preceding paragraph. Accordingly, the
remaining balance of advance payment in other current assets was $3,994 (Note 7) and the
liability in respect of contingent consideration in accrued expenses and other current
liabilities was $1,820 (Note 11) as of December 31, 2008. |
|
|
|
Management believes the payment of the contingent consideration based on 2009 earnings
will probably exceed the advance payment balance as of December 31, 2008, and accordingly
the balance was recorded in other current assets of the balance sheet as of December 31,
2008 as set out in Note 7. |
F-23
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
|
(a) |
|
Equity method investments |
|
|
|
|
The Group had the following equity method investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying |
|
Name of company |
|
Percentage |
|
|
value |
|
|
Percentage |
|
|
value |
|
|
|
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beijing Aiyike Information
Technology Ltd.
(Beijing Aiyike) (1) |
|
|
51 |
|
|
$ |
788 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Beijing Eastern Media Corporation,
Ltd. (BEMC) (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
953 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
788 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
953 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1): |
|
On January 1, 2007, the Group, through AM Advertising, a VIE of
the Group, acquired 51% equity interest of Beijing Aiyike, an advertising
service provider focusing on exhibit advertising at airports in the PRC, with
initial cash consideration of $640. An additional cash consideration of $663
was paid on October 22, 2007 in line with that the founders of Beijing Aiyike
obtained certain concession rights from certain airports as defined in the share
purchase agreement. Because the minority equity owners have substantive
participating rights in making major operating decisions, including annual
budgets and appointment of CEO and his/her compensation, among others, over
Beijing Aiyike, the acquisition was accounted for using the equity method of
accounting in accordance with EITF 96-16, Investors Accounting for an Investee
When the Investor Has a Majority of the Voting Interest but the Minority
Shareholder or Shareholders Have Certain Approval or Veto Rights. |
|
|
|
The Group shared the loss of Beijing Aiyike of $520 and $243 for the year
ended December 31, 2007 and the ten-month period ended October 31, 2008,
respectively. |
|
|
|
On November 1, 2008, the Group sold the investment in Beijing Aiyike to a
third party with the cash consideration of $671. A gain of $42, which
represented the excess of consideration received and the carrying amount of
the investment as of November 1, 2008, was recognized as share of loss from
equity method investments in the consolidated statements of operation. |
F-24
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
5. |
|
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS continued |
|
(a) |
|
Equity method investments continued |
|
|
|
(2): |
|
In March 2008, the Group entered into a definitive agreement with
China Eastern Media Corporation, Ltd., a subsidiary of China Eastern Group and
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited operating the media resources of
China Eastern Group, to establish a joint venture, BEMC. BEMC was incorporated
on March 18, 2008 with China Eastern Media Corporation and the Group holding 51%
and 49% equity interest, respectively. BEMC obtained concession rights of
certain media resources from its shareholders, including the digital TV screens
on airplanes of China Eastern Airlines, and paid concession fees to its
shareholders as consideration. The total paid in capital of BEMC was $2,119,
which was contributed by both parties proportionately. |
|
|
|
The investment was accounted for using equity method of accounting since the
Group has the ability to exercise the significant influence to the operation
of BEMC. |
|
|
|
The Group shared the loss of BEMC of $124 from the loss for the year ended
December 31, 2008. |
|
|
|
The financial statement amounts and balances of the investments as shown in its
financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
|
|
$1,929 |
|
Total assets |
|
|
2,028 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
84 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
84 |
|
Total net revenue |
|
|
1,353 |
|
Loss from operations |
|
|
(700 |
) |
|
(b) |
|
Cost method investment |
|
|
|
|
Beijing AirMedia City Outdoor Advertising Co., Ltd (AM Outdoor) was incorporated on
December 4, 2008 and the Group holds 10% shares as of December 31, 2008. The
investment was carried at cost of $146. As of December 31, 2008, AM Outdoor did
not commence to operating activities. |
F-25
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
6. |
|
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET |
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net consists of the following: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Billed receivable |
|
$ |
5,389 |
|
|
$ |
10,370 |
|
Unbilled receivable |
|
|
8,089 |
|
|
|
28,016 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
13,478 |
|
|
$ |
38,386 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unbilled receivable represents amounts earned under advertising contracts in progress but
not billable at the respective balance sheet dates. These amounts become billable according
to the contract term. The Group anticipates that substantially all of such unbilled amounts
will be billed and collected within twelve months of the balance sheet dates. |
|
|
|
Movement of allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
beginning |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at |
|
|
|
of the |
|
|
Charge to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exchange |
|
|
end of the |
|
|
|
year |
|
|
expenses |
|
|
Write off |
|
|
adjustment |
|
|
year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
$ |
273 |
|
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
455 |
|
2008 |
|
$ |
455 |
|
|
|
1,027 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
$ |
1,521 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7. |
|
OTHER CURRENT ASSETS |
|
|
|
Other current assets consist of the follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
Receivable from underwriters |
|
$ |
631 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Advances to employees |
|
|
444 |
|
|
|
284 |
|
Short-term deposits |
|
|
328 |
|
|
|
1,488 |
|
Interest receivable |
|
|
326 |
|
|
|
158 |
|
Prepaid insurance premium |
|
|
214 |
|
|
|
146 |
|
Prepaid agency fees |
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
167 |
|
Other prepaid expenses |
|
|
367 |
|
|
|
1,593 |
|
Advance payment in connection with
a business acquisition (Note 4) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,994 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,393 |
|
|
$ |
7,830 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-26
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
7. |
|
OTHER CURRENT ASSETS continued |
|
|
|
Receivable from underwriters represents cash advance to one of the underwriters for the
expenses to be paid by the underwriter on behalf of the company in connection with the
Companys IPO. The balance was fully repaid by the underwriter in January 2008. |
|
|
|
Short-term deposits primarily consist of prepaid deposit for leasing office space and
bidding for concession rights. |
|
8. |
|
LONG-TERM DEPOSITS |
|
|
|
Long term deposits consist of the follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Concession fee deposits |
|
$ |
4,322 |
|
|
$ |
14,213 |
|
Office rental deposits |
|
|
384 |
|
|
|
511 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,706 |
|
|
$ |
14,724 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Concession fee deposits normally have terms of three to five years and are refundable at the
end of the concession terms. Office rental deposits normally have terms of two to three
years and are refundable at the end of the lease term. |
|
|
|
The long term deposits are not within the scope of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No.
21, Interests on Receivables and Payables, because they are intended to provide security for
the counterparty to the concession rights or office rental agreements. Therefore, the
deposits are recorded at costs. |
|
9. |
|
ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET |
|
|
|
Acquired intangible assets, net, consist of the following: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
carrying |
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
carrying |
|
|
carrying |
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
carrying |
|
|
|
amount |
|
|
amortization |
|
|
amount |
|
|
amount |
|
|
amortization |
|
|
amount |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TV program license (1) |
|
$ |
5,186 |
|
|
$ |
(324 |
) |
|
$ |
4,862 |
|
|
$ |
5,654 |
|
|
$ |
(629 |
) |
|
$ |
5,025 |
|
Intangible assets arising from
Business combinations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer relationships |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
701 |
|
|
|
(86 |
) |
|
|
615 |
|
Contract Backlog |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,466 |
|
|
|
(509 |
) |
|
|
957 |
|
Agreements with Airports |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,554 |
|
|
|
(280 |
) |
|
|
2,274 |
|
Non-compete agreements |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
172 |
|
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,186 |
|
|
$ |
(324 |
) |
|
$ |
4,862 |
|
|
$ |
10,547 |
|
|
$ |
(1,520 |
) |
|
$ |
9,027 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-27
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
9. |
|
ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET continued |
|
(1): |
|
On October 10, 2006, the Group, through AM Advertising, acquired 75% equity
interest of AirTV United with cash consideration of $3,310. AirTV United had no
material assets and liabilities and was inactive other than holding a TV program
production and operation license (TV program license), which is authorized by China
National TV & Movie Broadcasting Bureau. This license allows editing, producing and
operating non-advertising programs that are displayed on TV. The license has perpetual
life but is subject to annual compliance review by a government agency. The Company
determined the license has an estimated economic useful life of 20 years and computed
the amortization using the straight-line method. Accordingly, the purchase was
accounted for as an asset acquisition. The following table presents the allocation of
the acquisition costs: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total consideration |
|
$ |
3,310 |
|
|
|
|
|
Less: cash acquired |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost allocated to TV program license |
|
|
3,309 |
|
|
|
|
|
Plus: deferred income tax liability recognized |
|
|
1,631 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total acquired intangible asset cost
initially recognized |
|
$ |
4,940 |
|
|
20 years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The 25% interest held by other shareholders of AirTV United is recorded as minority
interest in the consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statement of operations. |
|
|
The amortization expenses for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008 were $55,
$254 and $1,170, respectively. The Group expects to record amortization expenses of $2,157,
$1,200, $1,197, $579 and $3,894 for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and thereafter,
respectively. |
F-28
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
10. |
|
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET |
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net consists of the follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Digital display network equipment |
|
$ |
15,739 |
|
|
$ |
65,481 |
|
Computer and office equipment |
|
|
551 |
|
|
|
994 |
|
Vehicle |
|
|
342 |
|
|
|
595 |
|
Leasehold improvement |
|
|
757 |
|
|
|
962 |
|
Furniture and fixture |
|
|
529 |
|
|
|
594 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,918 |
|
|
|
68,626 |
|
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
|
(1,933 |
) |
|
|
(6,183 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
15,985 |
|
|
$ |
62,443 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expenses recorded for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007
and 2008 were $467, $1,132 and $4,375, respectively. |
|
11. |
|
ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued payroll and welfare |
|
$ |
437 |
|
|
$ |
1,216 |
|
Other tax payable |
|
|
372 |
|
|
|
1,114 |
|
Contingent consideration in connection with a
business acquisition (Note 4) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,820 |
|
Others liabilities |
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
1,514 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,309 |
|
|
$ |
5,664 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Others liabilities primarily consist of professional fee, staff disbursement, social
insurance and miscellaneous operating expenses incurred but not yet paid. |
F-29
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
12. |
|
INCOME TAXES |
|
|
|
AirMedia is a tax-exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. |
|
|
|
Broad Cosmos and Excel Lead are tax-exempted company incorporated in the British Virgin
Islands. |
|
|
|
No provision for Hong Kong Profits Tax was made for the years ended December 31, 2007 and
2008 on the basis that Royal HK and Glorious Star did not have any assessable profits
arising in or derived from Hong Kong for the years. |
|
|
|
AM Advertising, Shengshi Lianhe, AirTV United, AM Film, AirMedia UC, AM Yuehang, Flying
Dragon and AM Wenzhou were registered in the PRC, are all subject to PRC Enterprise Income
Tax (EIT) on the taxable income in accordance with the relevant PRC income tax laws. EIT
rate for companies operating in the PRC was 33% prior to January 1, 2008. On March 16,
2007, the National Peoples Congress adopted the Enterprise Income Tax Law (the EIT Law),
which became effective on January 1, 2008. The EIT rate was reduced to 25% in accordance
with the EIT Law in 2008. |
|
|
|
AM Technology qualified for the New and High-Tech Enterprise (HNTE) status that would
allow for a reduced 15% tax rate under EIT Law since year 2006. AM Technology also
qualified as a HNTE located in a high-tech zone in Beijing and, therefore, was entitled to a
three-year exemption from EIT from year 2006 to 2008 and a preferential EIT of 7.5% from the
year 2009 to 2011. |
|
|
|
Shenzhen AM is subject to EIT on the taxable income at the gradual rate, which is 18% in
2008, and will be 20% in 2009, 22% in 2010, 24% in 2011, 25% in 2012, respectively, since it
is located in Shenzhen. Shenzhen AM submitted its application to be qualified as a HNTE in
March 2009 and if rewarded Shenzhen AM will enjoy a 15% preferential EIT rate since January
2009. |
|
|
|
Xian AM qualified as an Software Enterprise in August 2008 by Technology Information
Bureau of Shan Xi province, and has been agreed by the relevant tax authorities as entitled
to a two-year exemption from the EIT commencing from its first profitable year and an 50%
deduction of 25% EIT rate for the succeeding three years. |
|
|
|
The Group did not record any Hong Kong profits tax for the years ended December 31, 2007 and
2008 on the basis that Royal Mart and Glorious Star did not have any assessable profits
arising in or derived from Hong Kong for 2007 and 2008. |
|
|
|
Income tax benefits are as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes benefits: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(32 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,268 |
) |
Deferred |
|
|
197 |
|
|
|
227 |
|
|
|
1,766 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
197 |
|
|
$ |
195 |
|
|
$ |
498 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-30
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
12. |
|
INCOME TAXES continued |
|
|
|
The principal components of the Groups deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as
follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts |
|
$ |
95 |
|
|
$ |
380 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred tax assets |
|
|
95 |
|
|
|
380 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation of property and equipment |
|
|
185 |
|
|
|
274 |
|
Start-up cost |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Prepaid concession fee |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,087 |
|
Taxable loss arising from a disposal of
an equity method investment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
198 |
|
Net operating loss carry forwards |
|
|
318 |
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred tax assets |
|
|
507 |
|
|
|
1,762 |
|
Valuation allowance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net deferred tax assets |
|
|
602 |
|
|
|
2,142 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquired intangible assets |
|
|
1,527 |
|
|
|
2,659 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred tax liabilities |
|
$ |
1,527 |
|
|
$ |
2,659 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As management believes that the Group will generate taxable PRC statutory income in the near
future and it is more likely than not that all of the deferred tax assets will be realized,
no valuation allowance has been established for the deferred tax assets as of December 31,
2007 and 2008. |
|
|
|
The subsidiaries, registered in the PRC, had total net operating loss carryforward of $852
as of December 31, 2008. The net operating loss carry forwards for the PRC subsidiaries
will expire on various dates through 2013. |
F-31
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
12. |
|
INCOME TAXES continued |
|
|
|
Reconciliation between the provision for income taxes computed by applying the PRC EIT rate
of 25% or 33% to income before income taxes and the actual provision of income taxes is as
follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income/(loss) before provision
for income taxes |
|
$ |
3,868 |
|
|
$ |
(4,787 |
) |
|
$ |
30,407 |
|
PRC statutory tax rate |
|
|
33 |
% |
|
|
33 |
% |
|
|
25 |
% |
Income tax at statutory tax rate |
|
|
1,277 |
|
|
|
(1,580 |
) |
|
|
7,602 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Entertainment expenses exceeded the tax limit |
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
Payroll expenses exceeded the tax limit |
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
202 |
|
|
|
|
|
Others |
|
|
106 |
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
Effect of income tax holidays in subsidiaries
and VIEs in the PRC |
|
|
(1,784 |
) |
|
|
1,251 |
|
|
|
(9,217 |
) |
Effect of income tax rate difference in
other jurisdictions |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
(193 |
) |
|
|
1,036 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax benefits |
|
$ |
(197 |
) |
|
$ |
(195 |
) |
|
$ |
(498 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective tax rates |
|
|
(5.1 |
)% |
|
|
4.1 |
% |
|
|
(1.6 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
If the Groups subsidiaries and VIEs in the PRC were not in a tax holiday period in the year
ended December 31, 2008, net income/(loss) per share amounts would be as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in income tax expenses |
|
$ |
1,685 |
|
|
$ |
4,562 |
|
|
$ |
9,217 |
|
Decrease in net income/(loss) per
ordinary share-basic |
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
0.06 |
|
|
|
0.07 |
|
Decrease in net income/(loss) per
ordinary share-diluted |
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
0.06 |
|
|
|
0.07 |
|
Decrease in net income/(loss) per
preferred share A basic and diluted |
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
Decrease in net income/(loss) per
preferred share B basic and diluted |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Group did not identify significant unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended
December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008. The Group did not incur any interest and penalties
related to potential underpaid income tax expenses for the year ended December 31, 2006,
2007 and 2008. |
F-32
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
12. |
|
INCOME TAXES continued |
|
|
|
Since the commencement of operations in August 2005, the relevant tax authorities of the
Groups subsidiaries in PRC have not conducted a tax examination. As such, the Groups
subsidiaries, VIEs and VIEs subsidiary are subject to tax audits at the tax authoritys
discretion. |
|
|
|
Uncertainties exist with respect to how the current income tax law in the PRC applies to the
Groups overall operations, and more specifically, with regard to tax residency status. EIT
Law includes a provision specifying that legal entities organized outside of China will be
considered residents for Chinese Income tax purposes if the place of effective management or
control is within China. The Implementation Rules to the EIT Law provide that non-resident
legal entities will be considered China residents if substantial and overall management and
control over the manufacturing and business operations, personnel, accounting, properties,
etc, occurs within China. Additional guidance is expected to be released by the Chinese
government in the near future that may clarify how to apply this standard to taxpayers.
Despite the present uncertainties resulting from the limited PRC tax guidance on the issue,
the Group does not believe that its legal entities organized outside of China should be
treated as residents for EIT Law purposes. |
|
|
|
Under applicable accounting principles, a deferred tax liability should be recorded for
taxable temporary differences attributable to the excess of financial report over tax basis,
including those differences attributable to a more than 50% interest in a subsidiary.
However, recognition is not required in situations where the tax law provides a means by
which reported amount of that investment in subsidiary can be recovered tax-free and the
enterprise expects that it will ultimately use that means. |
|
|
|
The Company, which has subsidiaries located in the PRC, is subject to the PRC dividend
withholding tax of 10% when and if undistributed earnings are declared to be paid as
dividends commencing on January 1, 2008 to the extent those dividends are paid out of
profits that arose on or after January 1, 2008. |
|
|
|
Aggregate undistributed earnings of the Companys subsidiaries located in the PRC that are
taxable upon distribution to the Company of approximately $32,038 at December 31, 2008 are
considered to be indefinitely reinvested under APB opinion No. 23, because the Group does
not have any present plan to pay any cash dividends on its ordinary shares in the
foreseeable future and intends to retain most of its available funds and any future earnings
for use in the operation and expansion of its business. Accordingly, no deferred tax
liability has been made for the Chinese dividend withholding taxes that would be payable
upon the distribution of those amounts to the Company as of December 31, 2008. |
F-33
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
13. |
|
NET INCOME/(LOSS) PER SHARE |
|
|
|
The calculation of the net income/(loss) per share is as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year |
|
|
For the year |
|
|
For the year |
|
|
|
ended |
|
|
ended |
|
|
ended |
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
Net income/(loss) |
|
$ |
4,066 |
|
|
$ |
(5,110 |
) |
|
$ |
30,198 |
|
Deemed dividend on Series A convertible redeemable
preferred shares Accretion of redemption premium |
|
|
(1,440 |
) |
|
|
(1,201 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Deemed dividend on Series B convertible redeemable
preferred shares Accretion of redemption premium |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,152 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Net income/(loss) attributable to holders of ordinary shares |
|
|
2,626 |
|
|
|
(8,463 |
) |
|
|
30,198 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numerator used in basic and diluted net income/(loss) per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income/(loss) allocated for computing net
income/(loss) per ordinary share basic and diluted |
|
$ |
1,639 |
(i) |
|
$ |
(8,463 |
)(i) |
|
$ |
30,198 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income/(loss) allocated for computing net
income/(loss) per preferred share A basic |
|
|
2,427 |
(i) |
|
|
1,201 |
(i) |
|
|
|
|
Net income/(loss) allocated for computing net
income/(loss) per preferred share B basic |
|
|
N/A |
(i) |
|
|
2,152 |
(i) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares (denominator): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding used in computing
net income/(loss) per ordinary share basic |
|
|
62,400,000 |
(ii) |
|
|
73,469,589 |
|
|
|
133,603,419 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average ordinary and preferred shares outstanding used in
computing net income/(loss) per ordinary share diluted |
|
|
62,400,000 |
(iii) |
|
|
73,469,589 |
(iii) |
|
|
137,782,135 |
(iii) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding used in computing net
income/(loss) per preferred share A- basic |
|
|
37,600,000 |
|
|
|
31,461,918 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
Weighted average shares outstanding used in computing net
income/(loss) per preferred share B- basic |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
6,706,849 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income/(loss) per ordinary share-basic |
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
|
$ |
(0.12 |
) |
|
$ |
0.23 |
|
Net income/(loss) per ordinary share-diluted |
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
|
(0.12 |
) |
|
|
0.22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income/(loss) per preferred share A-basic |
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
Net income/(loss) per preferred share B-basic |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
$ |
0.32 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(i) |
|
The net income attributable to holders of ordinary shares was allocated between
ordinary shares and preferred shares on pro rata basis on the dividend participant
rights. Since each Series A and Series B preferred share had the same participating
right as each ordinary shares, the allocation was based on the number of ordinary
shares and Series A and Series B preferred shares issued. The net income allocated for
computing net income per preferred share-basic also contained the deemed dividend for
accretion of the redemption premium. |
|
|
(ii) |
|
The proceeds for subscription of ordinary shares were paid off in June 2007.
However, since the unpaid ordinary shares were entitled to full rights, such as right
to participate in dividends, for the full year 2006, they are included in computation
of net income (loss) per share. |
F-34
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
13. |
|
NET INCOME/(LOSS) PER SHARE continued |
|
(iii) |
|
The Group had securities outstanding which could potentially dilute basic net
income/(loss) per share, but which were excluded from the computation of diluted net
income/(loss) per share for the years end December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, as their
effects would have been anti-dilutive. For year 2006, such outstanding securities
consisted of 37,600,000 shares on Series A preferred shares. For 2007, such
outstanding securities consisted of 37,600,000 shares on Series A preferred shares,
16,000,000 shares on Series B preferred shares, and stock options of a weighted average
number of 4,083,329. For year 2008, such outstanding securities consisted of stock
options of a weighted average number of 2,320,767. |
|
|
|
|
The calculation of the weighted average number of ordinary shares in 2008 for the
purpose of diluted net income per share has included the effect of stock of a
weighted average number of 7,874,013 which gives rise to an incremental weighted
average number of 4,178,716 ordinary shares from the assumed conversion of these
stock options using the treasury stock method. |
14. |
|
CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SHARES |
|
|
|
Series A convertible redeemable preferred shares |
|
|
|
On October 18, 2005, CDH, the founding shareholders and AM Technology entered into an
agreement whereby CDH purchased an aggregate of $12,000 of the Series A convertible
redeemable preferred share interest in AM Technology, representing 37.6% voting power in the
Group. |
|
|
|
The preferred share interest in AM Technology was subsequently replaced with the preferred
shares representing the same interest in Broad Cosmos, which subsequently became the
corresponding number of preferred shares in AirMedia through share swap. |
|
|
|
The significant terms of Series A Preferred Shares were as follows. |
|
|
|
Dividends |
|
|
|
If the Group declares and pays any dividends on the ordinary shares, then, holders of Series
A Preferred Shares shall be entitled to share in such dividends on a pro rata basis, as if
their shares have been converted into ordinary shares. |
|
|
|
Liquidation preference |
|
|
|
In the event of any liquidation event, the shareholders of the series A preferred share
would be entitled to receive in preference to the shareholders of the ordinary shares a an
amount per Series A Preferred Shares equal to the Series A issue price plus all accrued or
declared but unpaid dividends. After full preference amount has been paid on all the shares
of the Series A Preferred Shares, any remaining funds or assets of the Group legally
available for distribution to
shareholders shall be distributed pro rata among the holders of the Series A Preferred
Shares (on an as-if-converted basis) together with the holders of the ordinary shares. |
F-35
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
14. |
|
CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SHARES continued |
|
|
|
Series A convertible redeemable preferred shares continued |
|
|
|
Voting rights |
|
|
|
Each Series A Share carries a number of votes equal to the number of ordinary shares then
issuable upon its conversion into ordinary shares. The Series A Preferred Shares generally
vote together with the Ordinary Shares and not as a separate class. |
|
|
|
Conversion |
|
|
|
Each holder of Series A Preferred Shares shall have the right, at such holders sole
discretion, to convert at any time and from time to time all or any portion of the Series A
Preferred Shares held by it into ordinary shares. The initial conversion ratio shall be on
a one for one basis, subject to certain general anti-dilution adjustments. |
|
|
|
The Series A Preferred Shares are automatically converted into ordinary shares upon the
closing of a qualified public offering, which means a firm commitment underwritten initial
public offering and listing on an internationally recognized stock exchange by the Group of
its ordinary shares representing at least 15% of the ordinary shares (on a fully diluted
basis immediately prior to such initial public offering) at a price per share implying a
pre-money valuation of the Group of at least $100,000. |
|
|
|
As the effective conversion price exceeded the fair value of ordinary shares on commitment
day of October 18, 2005, there was no beneficial conversion feature upon issuance of Series
A Preferred Shares. |
|
|
|
Redemption |
|
|
|
The Series A Preferred Shares shall be redeemed wholly or in part from time to time at the
election of holders of majority Series A Preferred Shares on or after the third anniversary
of the date of issuance of the Series A Preferred Shares. The redemption price will be
sufficient to yield a 12% annualized effective internal rate of return with respect to the
Series A Preferred Shares issue price, computed from the date of issuance of the Series A
preferred shares until the date that the redemption payment has been paid in full, plus any
declared but unpaid dividends thereon. |
|
|
|
The Group accrued the 12% premium over the redemption period as deemed dividends with debits
to the accumulated deficit of $1,440 and $1,201 for the year ended December 31, 2006 and
2007, respectively. |
|
|
|
On September 27, 2007, CDH converted 5,000,000 Series A preferred share into ordinary shares
and transferred the 5,000,000 ordinary shares to Mr. Guo Man in connection with the
share-based compensation arrangement as set out in Note 15. |
|
|
|
On November 7, 2007, all remaining outstanding 32,600,000 Series A preferred shares were
automatically converted into ordinary shares upon the IPO of the Company. |
F-36
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
14. |
|
CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SHARES continued |
|
|
|
Series B convertible redeemable preferred shares |
|
|
|
On June 8, 2007, AirMedia issued 16,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Shares for
consideration of $2.50 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $40,000. The
consideration was fully paid in June 2007 and the total proceeds were $39,000 (net of
issuance cost of $1,000). |
|
|
|
The significant terms of Series B Preferred Shares were as follows. |
|
|
|
Dividends |
|
|
|
If the Group declares and pays any dividends on the ordinary shares, then, holders of Series
B Preferred Shares shall be entitled to share in such dividends on a pro rata basis, as if
their shares have been converted into ordinary shares. |
|
|
|
Liquidation preference |
|
|
|
In the event of any liquidation event, the shareholders of the Series A and Series B
preferred shares (collectively Preferred Shares) shall be entitled to receive, on the same
basis, prior to any distribution to the holders of the ordinary shares or any other class or
series of shares, an amount per Preferred Share equal to the applicable issue price plus all
accrued or declared but unpaid dividends. After full preference amount has been paid on all
the shares of the Preferred Shares, any remaining funds or assets of the Group legally
available for distribution to shareholders shall be distributed pro rata among the holders
of the Preferred Shares (on an as-if-converted basis) together with the holders of the
ordinary shares. |
|
|
|
Voting rights |
|
|
|
Each Preferred Share carries a number of votes equal to the number of ordinary shares then
issuable upon its conversion into ordinary shares. The Preferred Shares generally vote
together with the ordinary shares and not as a separate class. |
|
|
|
Conversion |
|
|
|
Unless converted resulting from automatic conversion, the Series B Preferred Shares may not
be optionally converted unless the Company gives its prior written consent for such optional
conversion. Each Series B Preferred Share, if consented to by the Company in writing, shall
be convertible into such number of ordinary shares as is determined by dividing the Series B
issue price by the Series B conversion price in effect at the time of conversion. The
initial conversion ratio shall be on a one for one basis, subject to certain anti-dilution
adjustments. |
|
|
|
The Series B Preferred Shares shall automatically be converted into ordinary shares, at the
Series B conversion price determined below, upon the earlier of (i) the closing of an IPO
and (ii) the three year anniversary of the Series B original issue date. |
F-37
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
14. |
|
CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SHARES continued |
|
|
|
Series B convertible redeemable preferred shares continued |
|
|
|
Conversion continued |
|
|
|
In the event that triggering event is an IPO, the Series B conversion price shall
automatically be adjusted for purpose of such conversion to a price per ordinary share that
will result in the conversion of Series B Preferred Shares into such number of ordinary
shares that equal to the quotient of the Series B investment amount dividend by product of
ninety percent multiplied by the IPO price. IPO Price means the price per ordinary share
as set forth in the final prospectus and underwriting agreement for the IPO |
|
|
|
As the effective conversion price exceeded the fair value of ordinary shares on commitment
day of April 26, 2007, there was no beneficial conversion feature upon issuance of Series B
Preferred Shares as of June 8, 2007, the issuance date. On November 7, 2007, the conversion
price was adjusted to $6.75 determined by the ninety percent of the IPO price of the
Company. Since adjusted conversion price exceeded the fair value of ordinary shares on
commitment day of April 26, 2007, there was no beneficial conversion feature upon the
triggering contingency events, which was the IPO, occurred on November 7, 2007. |
|
|
|
Redemption |
|
|
|
The Series B Preferred Shares shall be redeemed wholly of in part from time to time at the
election of holders of Series B Preferred Shares holding at least twenty five percent of all
then outstanding Series B Preferred Shares, on or after February 27, 2010. The redemption
price will be sufficient to yield a 12% annualized effective internal rate of return with
respect to the Series B Preferred Shares issue price, computed from the date of issuance of
the Series B preferred shares until the date that the redemption payment has been paid in
full, plus any declared but unpaid dividends thereon. |
|
|
|
The Group accrued the 12% premium and the amortization of issuance cost over the redemption
period as deemed dividends with debits to the retained earnings of $2,152 for the year ended
December 31, 2007. |
|
|
|
On November 7, 2007, all remaining outstanding 16,000,000 Series B preferred shares were
automatically converted into ordinary shares upon the IPO of the Company. |
F-38
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
15. |
|
STOCK BASED PAYMENTS |
|
|
|
Share transfer from CDH to Mr. Guo Man |
|
|
|
Pursuant to the 2005 Agreement, in the event that the Groups 2006 audited net income after
certain agreed adjustments (the Adjusted Net Income) defined in the 2005 agreement
exceeded the pre-determined 2006 threshold, CDH should have transferred to Guo Man, a
founder, chairman and the Chief Executive Officer of the Group, 2006 Reward Shares up to
5,000,000 ordinary shares converted from Series A preferred shares, based on a graded
vesting increasing schedule, for zero consideration. If the 2006 Reward Shares did not
reach the maximum number of shares which was 5,000,000, and if the average Adjusted Net
Income of 2006 and 2007 exceeded pre-determined 2007 threshold, then CDH would have
transferred to Guo Man, the applicable 2007 Reward Shares, based on a graded vesting
increasing schedule, for zero consideration, until the aggregate number of 2007 Reward
Shares and 2006 Reward Shares equaled the maximum number of reward shares, which was
5,000,000. |
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2006, since the 2006 Adjusted Net Income did not meet the pre-determined
2006 threshold and management did not believe the average Adjusted Net Income of 2006 and
2007 would meet the pre-determined 2007 threshold, no share based compensation was
recognized in the statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006. |
|
|
|
On September 27, 2007, the share transfer arrangement was amended to eliminate the
performance conditions set out above and CDH transferred 5,000,000 ordinary shares,
converted from Series A preferred shares, to Mr. Guo Man without any conditions in
recognition of his service to the Company. As a result of the transaction, a share-based
compensation of $17,500 was recognized in the statement of operation for the year ended
December 31, 2007 at the fair value of the ordinary shares as of the date of share transfer
determined based on the estimated preliminary valuation of the Company in connection with
the IPO as of the date. |
|
|
|
2007 Stock incentive plan |
|
|
|
On July 2, 2007, the Board of Directors adopted the 2007 share incentive plan (the 2007
Option Plan) , which allows the Group to grant options to its employees and directors to
purchase up to 12,000,000 ordinary shares of the Company subject to vesting requirement.
On December 29, 2008, the Board of Directors amended 2007 Option Plan to allow the Group to
grant options to its employees and directors to purchase up to 17,000,000 ordinary shares.
No options shall be exercisable after ten years from the date of grant. On July 2, 2007,
The Group awarded options to the Companys four senior executives (the Senior Executive
Options) and certain other officers and employees (the Employee Options) to purchase an
aggregate of 4,600,000 and 3,125,000 ordinary shares of the Company, respectively, at an
exercise price of $2.00 per share. One twelfth of the Senior Executive Options will vest
each quarter until July 2, 2010. |
|
|
|
On July 20, 2007, the Board of Directors decided to remove the vesting clause that the
vesting of the Employee Option is subject to managements determination of whether the
grantee passes the periodic evaluation of the performance of each vesting period. After
this modification, the vesting of these Employee Option is only subject to services and one
twelfth of the Employee
Options will vest each quarter from July 20, 2010. Therefore, July 20, 2007 was treated as
the grant date of the Employee Options. |
F-39
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
15. |
|
STOCK BASED PAYMENTS continued |
|
|
|
2007 Stock incentive plan continued |
|
|
|
On July 20, 2007, the Board of Directors also granted options to certain consultants (the
Consultant Options) to purchase an aggregate of 340,000 ordinary shares of the company at
an exercise price of $2.00 per share. The Consultant Options have the same vesting schedule
with the Employee Options. |
|
|
|
On November 29, 2007, the Board of Directors granted options to the Companys non-employee
directors, employees and consultants to purchase an aggregate of 2,330,000 ordinary shares
of the Company, at an exercise price of $8.50 per share. One twelfth of the Options will
vest each quarter until November 29, 2010. |
|
|
|
On December 10, 2008, the Board of Directors voted to adjust the exercise price of the stock
options which were granted on November 29, 2007 from $8.50 per share to $2.98 per share.
The fair value of the options on December 10, 2008, the modification date, was $1.38 per
option calculated using black-scholes model based on the closing market price of the
ordinary shares of the Company on the date. The incremental compensation cost of the
re-priced options was $1,727, with totalling $626 recognized as compensation cost during
2008, and $1,101 to be recognized as expense over the remaining vesting period. |
|
|
|
The following table summarizes information regarding the stock options granted/modified: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value per |
|
Intrinsic value |
|
|
Options |
|
Exercise price |
|
ordinary share at |
|
per option at the |
Date of grant/modification |
|
granted |
|
per option |
|
the grant dates |
|
grant dates |
|
July 02, 2007 |
|
|
4,600,000 |
|
|
$ |
2.00 |
|
|
$ |
1.92 |
|
|
|
|
|
July 20, 2007 |
|
|
3,465,000 |
|
|
$ |
2.00 |
|
|
$ |
1.92 |
|
|
|
|
|
December 10, 2008 |
|
|
2,330,000 |
|
|
$ |
2.98 |
|
|
$ |
2.98 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
10,395,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average |
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average |
|
|
Number of |
|
exercise price |
|
Number of |
|
exercise price |
|
|
options |
|
per option |
|
options |
|
per option |
|
Outstanding at beginning of the year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,395,000 |
|
|
$ |
3.46 |
|
Granted |
|
|
10,395,000 |
|
|
$ |
3.46 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(394,614 |
) |
|
|
2.00 |
|
Forfeited |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(98,334 |
) |
|
|
4.38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at end of the year |
|
|
10,395,000 |
|
|
|
3.46 |
|
|
|
9,902,052 |
|
|
|
2.22 |
(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares exercisable at end of year |
|
|
672,083 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,742,469 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1): |
|
The weighted average exercise price per option as of December 31, 2008 has reflected the
impact of the exercise price adjustment made in the modification as set out in the preceding
paragraph. |
F-40
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
15. |
|
STOCK BASED PAYMENTS continued |
|
|
|
2007 Stock incentive plan continued |
|
|
|
The following table summarizes information with respect to stock options outstanding as of
December 31, 2008: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options exercisable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
average |
|
|
average |
|
|
intrinsic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
average |
|
|
intrinsic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
remaining |
|
|
exercise |
|
|
value as of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
exercise |
|
|
value as of |
|
|
|
Number |
|
|
contractual |
|
|
price per |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
Number |
|
|
price per |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
outstanding |
|
|
life |
|
|
option |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
exercisable |
|
|
option |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary shares |
|
|
9,902,052 |
|
|
|
7.48 |
|
|
$ |
2.22 |
|
|
|
3,057 |
|
|
|
3,742,469 |
|
|
$ |
2.20 |
|
|
|
1,186 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2008, options to purchase 6,703,334 ordinary shares were available for
future grant. |
|
|
|
The range of fair value of the options as of their respective grant/modification dates is as
follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year |
|
|
ended December 31, |
|
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options |
|
|
0.897-5.61 |
|
|
|
1.38 |
|
|
|
The fair value of each option granted was estimated on the date of grant/modification using
the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions used for grants during
the applicable period. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year |
|
|
ended December 31, |
|
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
Risk-free interest rate of return |
|
3.19%~5.57% |
|
1.08% |
Expected term |
|
3.5~5.81 years |
|
2.37 years |
Volatility |
|
39.0%~40.9% |
|
78.43% |
Dividend yield |
|
|
|
|
F-41
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
15. |
|
STOCK BASED PAYMENTS continued |
|
|
|
2007 Stock incentive plan continued |
|
(1) |
|
Volatility |
|
|
|
|
Expected volatility is estimated based on daily stock price of comparable company for
a period with length commensurate to expected term since the Company lacks historic
records of its own stock prices. The companies selected for reference were Focus
Media Holding Limited, Lamar Advertising Company, Clear Media Limited, Dahe Media
Company Limited, Tom Group Limited. |
|
|
(2) |
|
Risk-free rate |
|
|
|
|
Risk free rate is based on yield of US treasury bill as of valuation date with
maturity date same as the qualified IPO time. |
|
|
(3) |
|
Expected term |
|
|
|
|
The expected term is estimated by averaging the expiration period and the vesting
term. This is determined in accordance with information on the Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 107 of the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States. |
|
|
(4) |
|
Dividend yield |
|
|
|
|
The dividend yield was estimated by the Company based on its expected dividend policy
over the expected term of the options. The Company has no plan to pay any dividend
in the foreseeable future. Therefore, the Company considers the dividend yield to be
zero. |
|
|
(5) |
|
Exercise price |
|
|
|
|
The exercise price of the options was determined by the Companys board of directors. |
|
|
(6) |
|
Fair value of underlying ordinary shares |
|
|
|
|
When estimating the fair value of the ordinary shares on the grant dates before the
IPO of the Company in November 2007, management had considered a number of factors,
including the result of a third-party appraisal and equity transactions of the
Company, while taking into account standard valuation methods and the achievement of
certain events. After the IPO, the closing market price of the ordinary shares of
the Company as of the grant/modification date was used as the fair value of the
ordinary shares on that date. |
The Group recorded share-based compensation of nil, $19,105 and $4,963 for the year ended
December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively.
There was $8,531 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested share
options granted as of December 31, 2008. The expense is expected to be recognized over a
weighted-average period of 1.61 years on a straight-line basis.
F-42
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
16. |
|
SHARE REPURCHASE PLAN |
|
|
|
On December 29, 2008, AirMedias Board of Directors has authorized, but not obligated,
AirMedia to repurchase up to $50,000 worth of its own outstanding American Depositary Shares
(ADSs) throughout 2009. The repurchases will be made from time to time on the open market
at prevailing market prices, in negotiated transactions off the market, in block trades or
otherwise. AirMedia may execute its repurchase program pursuant to a plan in conformity
with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which allows
AirMedia to repurchase its ADSs pursuant to the pre-determined terms under the plan at any
time, including during periods in which it may be in possession of material non-public
information. The timing and extent of any purchases will depend upon market conditions, the
trading price of ADSs and other factors, and be subject to the restrictions relating to
volume, price and timing in accordance with applicable laws. No shares were repurchased as
of December 31, 2008. |
|
17. |
|
MAINLAND CHINA CONTRIBUTION PLAN |
|
|
|
Full time employees of the Group in the PRC participate in a government-mandated
multiemployer defined contribution plan pursuant to which certain pension benefits, medical
care, unemployment insurance, employee housing fund and other welfare benefits are provided
to employees. PRC labor regulations require the Group to accrue for these benefits based on
certain percentages of the employees salaries. The total contribution for such employee
benefits were $89, $392 and $1,270 for the year ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008,
respectively. |
|
18. |
|
STATUTORY RESERVES |
|
|
|
As stipulated by the relevant law and regulations in the PRC, the Groups subsidiaries in
the PRC are required to maintain non-distributable statutory surplus reserve.
Appropriations to the statutory surplus reserve are required to be made at not less than 10%
of profit after taxes as reported in the subsidiaries statutory financial statements
prepared under PRC GAAP. Once appropriated, these amounts are not available for future
distribution to owners or shareholders. Once the general reserve is accumulated to 50% of
the subsidiaries registered capital, the subsidiaries can choose not to provide more
reserves. The statutory reserve may be applied against prior year losses, if any, and may
be used for general business expansion and production and increase in registered capital of
the subsidiaries. Amounts contributed to the statutory reserve were $1,680 and $3,811 for
the year ended December 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively. As of December 31, 2008, the
aggregate amounts of capital and reserves restricted which represented the amount of net
assets of the relevant subsidiaries in the Group not available for distribution was
$187,056. |
F-43
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
|
(a) |
|
Rental leases |
|
|
|
|
The Group has entered into operating lease agreements principally for its office
spaces in the PRC. These leases expire through 2010 and are renewable upon
negotiation. Rental expenses under operating leases for the years ended December 31,
2006, 2007 and 2008 were $305, $846 and $1,368, respectively. |
|
|
|
|
Future minimum rental lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases
agreements were as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
Year ending |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009 |
|
$ |
1,435 |
|
2010 |
|
|
618 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,053 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(b) |
|
Concession fees |
|
|
|
|
The Group has entered into concession right agreements with airports and airlines.
The contract terms of such concession rights are usually three to five years. The
concession rights expire through 2015 and are renewable upon negotiation. Concession
fees charged into statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006, 2007
and 2008 was $6,758, $11,992 and $45,704, respectively. |
|
|
|
|
Future minimum concession fee payments under non-cancellable concession right
agreements were as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
Year ending |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009 |
|
$ |
66,142 |
|
2010 |
|
|
52,874 |
|
2011 |
|
|
18,660 |
|
2012 |
|
|
10,398 |
|
2013 and thereafter |
|
|
11,950 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
160,024 |
|
|
|
|
|
F-44
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
20. |
|
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES |
|
(a) |
|
Outdoor advertisement registration certificate |
|
|
|
|
On May 22, 2006, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, or the SAIC, a
governmental authority in the PRC, amended the Provisions on the Registration
Administration of Outdoor Advertisements, or the new outdoor advertisement
provisions. Pursuant to the amended outdoor advertisement provisions, advertisements
placed inside or outside of the departure halls of airports are treated as outdoor
advertisements and must be registered in accordance with the local SAIC by
advertising distributors. To ensure that the Groups airport operations comply
with the applicable PRC laws and regulations, the Group is in the process of making
inquiries with the local SAICs in the cities in which the Group has operations or
intends to operate with respect to the application for an advertising registration
certificate. However, the local SAICs with whom the Group consulted have expressed
different views on whether the advertisements shown on the Groups digital TV screens
should be regarded as outdoor advertisements and how to register those
advertisements. As of the date of this annual report, only Shanghai and Beijing SAIC
has accepted the Groups application and issued the outdoor advertising registration
certifications. Some local SAICs need more time to consider the implementation of the
new outdoor advertising provisions. Other SAICs do not require the Group to
register. The Group intends to register with the relevant SAICs if the Group is
required to do so, But the Group cannot assure that the Group will obtain the
registration certificate in compliance with the new outdoor advertisement provisions,
or at all. If the requisite registration is not obtained, the relevant local SAICs
may require the Group to forfeit advertising income earned. They may also require
the Group to discontinue advertisements at airports where the requisite advertising
registration is not obtained, which may result in a breach of one or more of the
Groups agreements with the Groups advertising clients and materially and adversely
affect the Groups business and results of operations. As of December 31, 2008, the
Group did not record a provision for this matter as management believes the
possibility of adverse outcome of the matter is unlikely and any liability it may
incur would not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition and its
results of operations. |
F-45
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
20. |
|
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES continued |
|
(b) |
|
Approval for non-advertising content |
|
|
|
|
A majority of the digital frames and digital TV screens in the Groups network
include programs that consist of both advertising content and non-advertising
content. On December 6, 2007, the State Administration of Radio, Film or Television,
or the SARFT, a governmental authority in the PRC, issued the Circular regarding
Strengthening the Management of Public Audio-Video in Automobiles, Buildings and
Other Public Areas, or the SARFT Circular. According to the SARFT Circular,
displaying audio-video programs such as television news, films and television shows,
sports, technology and entertainment through public audio-video systems located in
automobiles, buildings, airports, bus or train stations, shops, banks and hospitals
and other outdoor public systems must be approved by the SARFT. The Group intends to
obtain the requisite approval of the SARFT for the Groups non-advertising content,
but the Group cannot assure that the Group will obtain such approval in compliance
with this new SARFT Circular, or at all. If the requisite approval is not obtained,
the Group will be required to eliminate non-advertising content from the programs
included in the Groups digital frames and digital TV screens and advertisers may
find the Groups network less attractive and be unwilling to purchase advertising
time slots on the Groups network. As of December 31, 2008, the Group did not record
a provision for this matter as management believes the possibility of adverse outcome
of the matter is unlikely and any liability it may incur would not have a material
adverse effect on its financial condition and its results of operations. |
|
|
(c) |
|
Contingent consideration in connection with a business acquisition |
|
|
|
|
The Group is contractually obligated to pay additional consideration to the selling
shareholders contingently based on the future earnings of the acquired business as
set out in the Note 4. |
21. |
|
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
|
|
|
Details of amounts due to related parties as of December 31, 2007 and 2008 were as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
Name of related parties |
|
Relationship |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A shareholder with
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
more than 10% shareholding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CDH |
|
of the Company |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity method investment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BEMC |
|
of the Group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
408 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
|
$ |
408 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The amount due to BMEC represents the deposits received for publishing advertisement as of
December 31, 2008.
F-46
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2007 AND 2008
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
22. |
|
SUBSEQEUENT EVENT |
|
|
|
In accordance with the share repurchase plan as set out in
Note 16, as of April 28, 2009,
the Company had repurchased 1,646,502 ADSs, each representing two ordinary shares, of the
Company at a total cost of $7,387. The average executed price was $4.4864 per ADS. The
Company plans to continue to repurchase shares from time to time in 2009. |
F-47
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE I
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF PARENT COMPANY
BALANCE SHEET
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share related data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
186,501 |
|
|
$ |
60,998 |
|
Investment in subsidiaries |
|
|
17,466 |
|
|
|
73,944 |
|
Amount due from subsidiaries |
|
|
53,081 |
|
|
|
163,770 |
|
Other current assets |
|
|
1,225 |
|
|
|
4,249 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS |
|
|
258,273 |
|
|
|
302,961 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount due to subsidiaries |
|
|
668 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,174 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities |
|
|
668 |
|
|
|
2,229 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares ($0.001 par value; 162,400,000 shares
authorized in 2007 and 2008; 133,425,925 shares and
134,425,925 shares issued and outstanding
in 2007 and 2008 respectively) |
|
|
133 |
|
|
|
134 |
|
Additional paid in capital |
|
|
263,130 |
|
|
|
268,881 |
|
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) |
|
|
(8,535 |
) |
|
|
21,663 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
|
2,877 |
|
|
|
10,054 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shareholders equity |
|
|
257,605 |
|
|
|
300,732 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
|
$ |
258,273 |
|
|
$ |
302,961 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-48
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE I
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF PARENT COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In U.S. dollars in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year |
|
|
For the year |
|
|
For the year |
|
|
|
ended |
|
|
ended |
|
|
ended |
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative |
|
$ |
(1 |
) |
|
$ |
(19,135 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,397 |
) |
Selling and marketing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(327 |
) |
|
|
(1,213 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(19,462 |
) |
|
|
(6,610 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries |
|
|
4,066 |
|
|
|
12,863 |
|
|
|
32,813 |
|
Interest income |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1,489 |
|
|
|
3,995 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to holders of ordinary shares |
|
|
4,066 |
|
|
|
(5,110 |
) |
|
|
30,198 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deemed dividend on Series A and B convertible redeemable
preferred shares Accretion of redemption premium |
|
|
(1,440 |
) |
|
|
(3,353 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
2,626 |
|
|
$ |
(8,463 |
) |
|
$ |
30,198 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-49
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE I
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF PARENT COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except share related data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
other |
|
|
shareholders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary shares |
|
|
Subscription |
|
|
Statutory |
|
|
Additional |
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
comprehensive |
|
|
equity |
|
|
Comprehensive |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
receivable |
|
|
reserve |
|
|
Paid in capital |
|
|
deficit |
|
|
income |
|
|
(deficiency) |
|
|
income (loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of
January 1, 2006 |
|
|
62,400,000 |
|
|
$ |
62 |
|
|
$ |
(62 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(2,698 |
) |
|
$ |
8 |
|
|
$ |
(2,690 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Deemed dividend on series A convertible redeemable
preferred shares Accretion of redemption premium |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,440 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,440 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Provision for statutory reserve |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
102 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(102 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
285 |
|
|
|
285 |
|
|
$ |
285 |
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,066 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,066 |
|
|
|
4,066 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2006 |
|
|
62,400,000 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
102 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(174 |
) |
|
|
293 |
|
|
|
221 |
|
|
|
4,351 |
|
Deemed dividend on series A convertible redeemable
preferred shares Accretion of redemption premium |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,201 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,201 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Deemed dividend on series B convertible redeemable
preferred shares Accretion of redemption premium |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,152 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,152 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Series A convertible redeemable preference shares
converted into ordinary shares upon initial public offering |
|
|
37,600,000 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,937 |
|
|
|
|
|
Series B convertible redeemable preference shares
converted into ordinary shares upon initial public offering |
|
|
5,925,925 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41,146 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41,152 |
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of ordinary shares upon IPO |
|
|
27,500,000 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
190,785 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
190,813 |
|
|
|
|
|
IPO expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,806 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,806 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Subscription received |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for statutory reserve |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,680 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,680 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share-based compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,105 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,105 |
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,584 |
|
|
|
2,584 |
|
|
|
2,584 |
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,110 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,110 |
) |
|
|
(5,110 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2007 |
|
|
133,425,925 |
|
|
|
133 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,782 |
|
|
|
263,130 |
|
|
|
(10,317 |
) |
|
|
2,877 |
|
|
|
257,605 |
|
|
|
(2,526 |
) |
Ordinary shares issued for share based compensation |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
788 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
789 |
|
|
|
|
|
Share-based compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,963 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,963 |
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for statutory reserve |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,811 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,811 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,177 |
|
|
|
7,177 |
|
|
|
7,177 |
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30,198 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30,198 |
|
|
|
30,198 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2008 |
|
|
134,425,925 |
|
|
$ |
134 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
5,593 |
|
|
$ |
268,881 |
|
|
$ |
16,070 |
|
|
$ |
10,054 |
|
|
$ |
300,732 |
|
|
$ |
37,375 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-50
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE I
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF PARENT COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In U.S. dollars in thousands)
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For the year |
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For the year |
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For the year |
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ended |
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ended |
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ended |
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December 31, |
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December 31, |
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December 31, |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
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Net income/(loss) |
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$ |
4,066 |
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$ |
(5,110 |
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$ |
30,198 |
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Equity in earnings of subsidiaries |
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(4,066 |
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(12,863 |
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(32,813 |
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Share-based compensation |
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19,105 |
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4,963 |
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CHANGES IN WORKING CAPITAL ACCOUNTS |
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Other current assets |
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(595 |
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3,310 |
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Other current liabilities |
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(513 |
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(1,986 |
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Amount due to subsidiaries |
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(210 |
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(614 |
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Amount due from subsidiaries |
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(4,358 |
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(122,689 |
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Net cash used in operating activities. |
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(4,544 |
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(119,631 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
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Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired |
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(327 |
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Prepayment for contingent consideration |
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(6,334 |
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Net cash used in investing activities. |
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(64 |
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(39,659 |
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(6,661 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
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Proceeds from issuance of series A convertible
redeemable preferred shares |
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80 |
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2,920 |
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Proceeds from issuance of series B convertible
redeemable preferred shares,
net of issuance of $1,000 |
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39,000 |
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Proceed from issuance of ordinary shares |
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190,812 |
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IPO expense paid |
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(2,044 |
) |
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Proceeds from stock options exercises |
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789 |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
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80 |
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230,688 |
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789 |
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH |
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16 |
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186,485 |
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(125,503 |
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CASH, BEGINNING OF YEAR |
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16 |
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186,501 |
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CASH, END OF YEAR |
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$ |
16 |
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$ |
186,501 |
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$ |
60,998 |
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F-51
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
NOTES TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE I
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF PARENT COMPANY
(In U.S. dollars in thousands)
Notes:
1. |
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BASIS FOR PREPARATION |
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The Condensed Financial Information of the parent company, AirMedia Group Inc., only has
been prepared using the same accounting policies as set out in the Groups consolidated
financial statements except that the parent company has used equity method to account for
its investment in its subsidiaries, AM Technology, Shenzhen AM, Xian AM, Royal HK and
Glorious Star, and its VIEs, Shengshi Lianhe, AM Advertising AirMedia UC and AM Yuehang, and
VIEs subsidiaries, AirTV United, AM Film, Flying Dragon and AM Wenzhou. |
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2. |
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INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARIES AND VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES |
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The Company and its subsidiaries and its variable interest entities are included in the
consolidated financial statements where the inter-company balances and transactions are
eliminated upon consolidation. For the purpose of the Companys stand-alone financial
statements, its investments in subsidiaries and variable interest entities are reported
using the equity method of accounting. The Companys share of income and losses from its
subsidiaries and variable interest entities is reported as earnings from subsidiaries and
variable interest entities in the accompanying condensed financial information of parent
company. |
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3. |
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INCOME TAXES |
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The Company is a tax exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. |
F-52
EX-4.11
Exhibit 4.11
English Translation
Power of Attorney
I, Zhang Xiaoya, a citizen of the Peoples Republic of China (China), Chinese ID number:
130104196210091519, am a shareholder of Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. (Shengshi
Lianhe) and hold the 8.20% equity of Shengshi Lianhe. I hereby irrevocably authorize Mr. Xu
Qing to exercise the following rights within the valid term of this Power of Attorney:
Authorize Mr. Xu Qing (Chinese ID number: 11010119610220531x) to represent myself to
exercise my shareholder rights (including voting power) as specified by PRC laws and the articles
of association of Shengshi Lianhe at the shareholders meeting of Shengshi Lianhe, including, but
not limited to, signing related legal instruments with respect to the selling or transfer of all or
part of my equity in Shengshi Lianhe and as my authorized representative, nominating and appointing
the general manager of Shengshi Lianhe at the shareholders meeting of Shengshi Lianhe.
The precondition for the said authorization and entrustment is that Mr. Xu Qing is a
Chinese citizen and an employee of AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (AM Technology) and AM
Technology agrees to the said authorization and entrustment. Once Mr. Xu Qing no longer
serves AM Technology or AM Technology informs me to terminate the said authorization and
entrustment, I will immediately withdraw the entrustment and authorization granted herein to him
and will designate/authorize the other person as nominated by AM Technology to exercise any and all
my shareholder rights (including voting power) at the shareholders meeting of Shengshi Lianhe.
This Power of Attorney shall become effective as of the signing date and will remain in force
throughout the duration of Shengshi Lianhe, unless the Amended and Restated Call Option Agreement
jointly signed by me, AM Technology and Shengshi Lianhe on June 14, 2007 is prematurely terminated
for whatsoever reason.
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Zhang Xiaoya
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/s/ Zhang Xiaoya
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November 28, 2008 |
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English Translation
Power of Attorney
I, Xu Qing, a citizen of the Peoples Republic of China (China), Chinese ID number:
11010119610220531X, am a shareholder of Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. (Shengshi
Lianhe) and hold the 11.94% equity of Shengshi Lianhe. I hereby irrevocably authorize Mr. Guo
Man to exercise the following rights within the valid term of this Power of Attorney:
Authorize Mr. Guo Man (Chinese ID number: 110102196305041171) to represent myself to
exercise my shareholder rights (including voting power) as specified by PRC laws and the articles
of association of Shengshi Lianhe at the shareholders meeting of Shengshi Lianhe, including, but
not limited to, signing related legal instruments with respect to the selling or transfer of all or
part of my equity in Shengshi Lianhe and as my authorized representative, nominating and appointing
the general manager of Shengshi Lianhe at the shareholders meeting of Shengshi Lianhe.
The precondition for the said authorization and entrustment is that Mr. Guo Man is a
Chinese citizen and an employee of AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (AM Technology) and AM
Technology agrees to the said authorization and entrustment. Once Mr. Guo Man no longer
serves AM Technology or AM Technology informs me to terminate the said authorization and
entrustment, I will immediately withdraw the entrustment and authorization granted herein to him
and will designate/authorize the other person as nominated by AM Technology to exercise any and all
my shareholder rights (including voting power) at the shareholders meeting of Shengshi Lianhe.
This Power of Attorney shall become effective as of the signing date and will remain in force
throughout the duration of Shengshi Lianhe, unless the Amended and Restated Call Option Agreement
jointly signed by me, AM Technology and Shengshi Lianhe on June 14, 2007 is prematurely terminated
for whatsoever reason.
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Xu Qing
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/s/ Xu Qing
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November 28, 2008 |
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English Translation
Power of Attorney
I, Guo Man, a citizen of the Peoples Republic of China (China), Chinese ID number:
110102196305041171, am a shareholder of Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. (Shengshi
Lianhe) and hold the 79.86% equity of Shengshi Lianhe. I hereby irrevocably continue to authorize
Mr. Zhang Xiaoya to exercise the following rights within the valid term of this Power of
Attorney:
Authorize Mr. Zhang Xiaoya (Chinese ID number: 130104196210091519) to represent myself
to exercise my shareholder rights (including voting power) as specified by PRC laws and the
articles of association of Shengshi Lianhe at the shareholders meeting of Shengshi Lianhe,
including, but not limited to, signing related legal instruments with respect to the selling or
transfer of all or part of my equity in Shengshi Lianhe and as my authorized representative,
nominating and appointing the general manager of Shengshi Lianhe at the shareholders meeting of
Shengshi Lianhe.
The precondition for the said authorization and entrustment is that Mr. Zhang Xiaoya
is a Chinese citizen and an employee of AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (AM Technology)
and AM Technology agrees to the said authorization and entrustment. Once Mr. Zhang Xiaoya
no longer serves AM Technology or AM Technology informs me to terminate the said authorization and
entrustment, I will immediately withdraw the entrustment and authorization granted herein to him
and will designate/authorize the other person as nominated by AM Technology to exercise any and all
my shareholder rights (including voting power) at the shareholders meeting of Shengshi Lianhe.
This Power of Attorney shall become effective as of the signing date and will remain in force
throughout the duration of Shengshi Lianhe, unless the Amended and Restated Call Option Agreement
jointly signed by me, AM Technology and Shengshi Lianhe on June 14, 2007 is prematurely terminated
for whatsoever reason.
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Guo Man
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/s/ Guo Man
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November 28, 2008 |
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EX-4.17
Exhibit 4.17
English Translation
Supplementary Agreement to
the Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement
This Supplementary Agreement (this Agreement) is entered into among the following parties in
Beijing on November 28, 2008:
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Party A:
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AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. |
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Party B:
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Guo Man, Wang Zhenyu, Xu Qing and Zhang Xiaoya |
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Party C:
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Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. |
WHEREAS:
(1) |
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Party A, Party B and Party C signed the Equity Agreement (the Original Agreement) on June
14, 2007; |
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(2) |
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Guo Man, Wang Zhenyu, Xu Qing and Zhang Xiaoya signed an Equity Transfer Agreement on
November 28, 2008, by which it was agreed that Wang Zhenyu shall transfer his 30.03%, 4.49%
and 3.08% equity interests in Party C to Guo Man, Xu Qing and Zhang Xiaoya, respectively.
After the transfer, Guo Man, Xu Qing and Zhang Xiaoya shall own 79.86%, 11.94% and 8.20%
equity interests in Party C respectively. |
NOW THEREFORE, after friendly negotiation among Parties A, B and C, the Original Agreement
shall be amended, and each of the party agrees on the following the terms and conditions:
1. |
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Party A agrees that Wang Zhenyu transfers to Guo Man, Xu Qing and Zhang Xiaoya all of his
equity interests that was pledged to Party A under the Original Agreement. |
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2. |
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Guo Man, Xu Qing and Zhang Xiaoya agree to pledge all of their respective 79.86%,11.94% and
8.20% equity interests in Party C to Party A. The purpose of the pledge shall be the same as
stated in the Original Agreement. Guo Man, Xu Qing and Zhang Xiaoya agree to perform their
obligations set out in the Original Agreement. |
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3. |
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Upon effectiveness of this Agreement, in case of any difference in terms between the Original
Agreement and this Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail; terms absent from this Agreement
shall be governed by the Original Agreement. |
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4. |
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This Agreement is effective upon the signature by all parties to this Agreement. This
Agreement shall be signed in four counterparts, all of which shall have the same legal effect. |
[No text below]
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Party A: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Common seal: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (Seal)
Party B:
Signature: /s/ Guo Man
Signature: /s/ Wang Zhenyu
Signature: /s/ Xu Qing
Signature: /s/ Zhang Xiaoya
Party C: Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd.
Common seal: Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. (Seal)
2
EX-4.19
Exhibit 4.19
English Translation
Supplementary Agreement to
the Amended and Restated Call Option Agreement
This Supplementary Agreement (this Agreement) is entered into among the following parties in
Beijing on November 28, 2008:
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Party A:
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AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. |
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Party B:
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Guo Man, Wang Zhenyu, Xu Qing and Zhang Xiaoya (hereafter individually a
Shareholder and collectively the Shareholders) |
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Party C:
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Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. |
WHEREAS:
(1) |
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Parties A, B and C signed the Call Option Agreement on June 14, 2007 (Original Agreement); |
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(2) |
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Guo Man, Wang Zhenyu, Xu Qing and Zhang Xiaoya signed an Equity Transfer Agreement on
November 28, 2008, by which it was agreed that Wang Zhenyu shall transfer his 30.03%, 4.49%
and 3.08% equity interests in Party C to Guo Man, Xu Qing and Zhang Xiaoya, respectively.
After the transfer, Guo Man, Xu Qing and Zhang Xiaoya shall own 79.86%, 11.94% and 8.20%
equity interests in Party C respectively. |
Now therefore, after friendly negotiation among Parties A, B and C, the Original Agreement
shall be amended, and each of the party agrees on the following the terms and conditions:
1. |
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Party A agrees that Wang Zhenyu transfers all his equity interests in Party C to Guo Man, Xu
Qing and Zhang Xiaoya. |
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2. |
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After the transfer, Guo Man, Xu Qing and Zhang Xiaoya agree to grant Party A the call option
to purchase the 79.86%, 11.94% and 8.20% equity interests that they respectively hold in Party
C, pursuant to the terms and conditions under the Original Agreement. |
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3. |
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Upon effectiveness of this Agreement, in case of any difference in terms between the Original
Agreement and this Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail; terms absent from this Agreement
shall be governed by the Original Agreement. |
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4. |
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This Agreement is effective upon the signature by all parties to this Agreement. This
Agreement shall be signed in four counterparts, all of which shall have the same legal effect. |
[No text below]
1
Party A: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Common seal: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (Seal)
Party B:
Signature: /s/ Guo Man
Signature: /s/ Wang Zhenyu
Signature: /s/ Xu Qing
Signature: /s/ Zhang Xiaoya
Party C: Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd.
Common seal: Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. (Seal)
2
EX-4.20
Exhibit 4.20
English Translation
Power of Attorney
Our company, Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd., which is a limited liability
company registered in Beijing, the Peoples Republic of China (China) and whose registration
number is 1101042256681, is a shareholder of Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. (AM
Advertising) and holds the 96.76% equity of AM Advertising. Our company hereby irrevocably
authorizes Mr. Guo Man to exercise the following rights within the valid term of this Power
of Attorney:
Authorize Mr. Guo Man (Chinese ID number: 110102196305041171) to represent our company
to exercise our companys shareholder rights (including voting power) as specified by PRC laws and
the articles of association of AM Advertising at the shareholders meeting of AM Advertising,
including, but not limited to, signing related legal instruments with respect to the selling or
transfer of all or part of our companys equity in AM Advertising and as an authorized
representative of our company, nominating and appointing the general manager of AM Advertising at
the shareholders meeting of AM Advertising.
The precondition for the said authorization and entrustment is that Mr. Guo Man is a
Chinese citizen and an employee of AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (AM Technology) and AM
Technology agrees with the said authorization and entrustment. Once Mr. Guo Man no longer
serves AM Technology or AM Technology informs our company to terminate the said authorization and
entrustment, our company will immediately withdraw the entrustment and authorization granted herein
to him and will designate/authorize the other person as nominated by AM Technology to exercise all
our companys shareholder rights (including voting power) at the shareholders meeting of AM
Advertising.
This Power of Attorney shall become effective as of the signing date and will remain in force
throughout the duration of AM Advertising, unless the Amended and Restated Call Option Agreement
jointly signed by our company, AM Technology and AM Advertising on June 14, 2007 is prematurely
terminated for whatsoever reason.
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Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd.
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/s/ Guo Man
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November 28, 2008 |
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English Translation
Power of Attorney
I, Zhang Xiaoya, a citizen of the Peoples Republic of China (China), Chinese ID number:
130104196210091519, am a shareholder of Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. (AM Advertising)
and holds 0.166% equity of AM Advertising. I hereby irrevocably authorize Mr. Xu Qing to
exercise the following rights within the valid term of this Power of Attorney:
Authorize Mr. Xu Qing (Chinese ID number: 11010119610220531x) to represent myself to
exercise my rights (including voting power) as specified by PRC laws and the articles of
association of AM Advertising at the shareholders meeting of AM Advertising, including, but not
limited to, signing related legal instruments with respect to the selling or transfer of all or
part of my equity in AM Advertising and as my authorized representative, nominating and appointing
the general manager of AM Advertising at the shareholders meeting of AM Advertising.
The precondition for the said authorization and entrustment is that Mr. Xu Qing is a
Chinese citizen and an employee of AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (AM Technology) and AM
Technology agrees with the said authorization and entrustment. Once Mr. Xu Qing no longer
serves AM Technology or AM Technology informs me to terminate the said authorization and
entrustment, I will immediately withdraw the entrustment and authorization granted herein to him
and will designate/authorize the other person as nominated by AM Technology to exercise all my
shareholder rights (including voting power) at the shareholders meeting of AM Advertising.
This Power of Attorney shall become effective as of the signing date and will remain in force
throughout the duration of AM Advertising, unless the Amended and Restated Call Option Agreement
signed by me, AM Technology and AM Advertising on June 14, 2007 is prematurely terminated for any
reason.
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Zhang Xiaoya
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/s/ Zhang Xiaoya
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November 28, 2008 |
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English Translation
Power of Attorney
I, Xu Qing, a citizen of the Peoples Republic of China (China), Chinese ID number:
11010119610220531X, am a shareholder of Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. (AM Advertising)
and holds 0.241% equity of AM Advertising. I hereby irrevocably authorize Mr. Guo Man to
exercise the following rights within the valid term of this Power of Attorney:
Authorize Mr. Guo Man (Chinese ID number: 110102196305041171) to represent myself to
exercise my rights (including voting power) as specified by PRC laws and the articles of
association of AM Advertising at the shareholders meeting of AM Advertising, including, but not
limited to, signing related legal instruments with respect to the selling or transfer of all or
part of my equity in AM Advertising and as my authorized representative, nominating and appointing
the general manager of AM Advertising at the shareholders meeting of AM Advertising.
The precondition for the said authorization and entrustment is that Mr. Guo Man is a
Chinese citizen and an employee of AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (AM Technology) and AM
Technology agrees with the said authorization and entrustment. Once Mr. Guo Man no longer
serves AM Technology or AM Technology informs me to terminate the said authorization and
entrustment, I will immediately withdraw the entrustment and authorization granted herein to him
and will designate/authorize the other person as nominated by AM Technology to exercise all my
shareholder rights (including voting power) at the shareholders meeting of AM Advertising.
This Power of Attorney shall become effective as of the signing date and will remain in force
throughout the duration of AM Advertising, unless the Amended and Restated Call Option Agreement
jointly signed by me, AM Technology and AM Advertising on June 14, 2007 is prematurely terminated
for whatsoever reason.
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Xu Qing
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/s/ Xu Qing
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November 28, 2008 |
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English Translation
Power of Attorney
I, Guo Man, a citizen of the Peoples Republic of China (China), Chinese ID number:
110102196305041171, am a shareholder of Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. (AM Advertising)
and holds 2.833% equity of AM Advertising. I hereby irrevocably authorize Mr. Zhang Xiaoya
to exercise the following rights within the valid term of this Power of Attorney:
Authorize Mr. Zhang Xiaoya (Chinese ID number: 130104196210091519) to represent myself
to exercise my rights (including voting power) as specified by PRC laws and the articles of
association of AM Advertising at the shareholders meeting of AM Advertising, including, but not
limited to, signing related legal instruments with respect to the selling or transfer of all or
part of my equity in AM Advertising and as my authorized representative, nominating and appointing
the general manager of AM Advertising at the shareholders meeting of AM Advertising.
The precondition for the said authorization and entrustment is that Mr. Zhang Xiaoya
is a Chinese citizen and an employee of AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (AM Technology)
and AM Technology agrees with the said authorization and entrustment. Once Mr. Zhang Xiaoya
no longer serves AM Technology or AM Technology informs me to terminate the said authorization and
entrustment, I will immediately withdraw the entrustment and authorization granted herein to him
and will designate/authorize the other person as nominated by AM Technology to exercise all my
shareholder rights (including voting power) at the shareholders meeting of AM Advertising.
This Power of Attorney shall become effective as of the signing date and will remain in force
throughout the duration of AM Advertising, unless the Amended and Restated Call Option Agreement
jointly signed by me, AM Technology and AM Advertising on June 14, 2007 is prematurely terminated
for whatsoever reason.
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Guo Man
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/s/ Guo Man
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November 28, 2008 |
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EX-4.26
Exhibit 4.26
English Translation
Supplementary Agreement No. 1 to the
Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement
This Supplementary Agreement No. 1 (this Agreement) is entered into among the following parties
in Beijing on June 19, 2008:
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Party A:
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AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. |
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Party B:
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Guo Man, Wang Zhenyu, Xu Qing, Zhang Xiaoya, Beijing Shengshi
Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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Party C:
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Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. |
WHEREAS:
(1) |
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Party A, Party B and Party C signed the Amended and Restated Equity Agreement (the Original
Agreement) on June 14, 2007; |
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(2) |
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The registered capital of Party C was increased from RMB 10 million to RMB 50 million on June
19, 2008; |
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(3) |
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After Party C has increased its registered capital, the respective shareholding of each
person of Party B in Party C became: Guo Man holds 1.615% equity interests; Wang Zhenyu holds
1.218% equity interests; Xu Qing holds 0.241% equity interests; Zhang Xiaoya holds 0.166%
equity interests and Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. holds 96.76% equity
interests. |
Now therefore, after friendly negotiation among Parties A, B and C, the Original Agreement
shall be amended, and each of the party agrees on the following the terms and conditions:
1. |
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Article no. 3 under the recital part of the Original Agreement starting with WHEREAS shall
be amended to As a result of the increase in capital contribution by Party C, Guo Man holds
1.615% equity interests; Wang Zhenyu holds 1.218% equity interests; Xu Qing holds 0.241%
equity interests; Zhang Xiaoya holds 0.166% equity interests and Beijing Shengshi Lianhe
Advertising Co., Ltd. holds 96.76% equity interests. Each shareholder agreed to continue to
guarantee Party Cs performance of obligation under the Original Agreement, as amended. |
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Article no. 1 of the Original Agreement titled Pledge shall be amended to Guo Man, Wang
Zhenyu, Xu Qing, Zhang Xiaoya and Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. agreed to
pledge all of their respective 1.615%, 1.218%, 0.241%, 0.166% and 96.76% equity interests in
Party C to Party A, as a guarantee for Party Cs performance of its obligation under the
Original Agreement, as amended. |
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Upon effectiveness of this Agreement, in case of any difference in terms between the Original
Agreement and this Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail; terms |
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absent from this Agreement shall be governed by the Original Agreement. |
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This Agreement is effective upon the signature and/or stamp of common seal by all parties to
this Agreement. This Agreement shall be signed in six counterparts, and each party shall keep
one copy. All counterparts shall have the same legal effect. |
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Party A: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Common seal: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (Seal)
Party B:
Signature: /s/ Guo Man
Signature: /s/ Wang Zhenyu
Signature: /s/ Xu Qing
Signature: /s/ Zhang Xiaoya
Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd.
Common seal: Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. (Seal)
Party C: Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd.
Common seal: Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. (Seal)
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EX-4.27
Exhibit 4.27
English Translation
Supplementary Agreement No. 2 to the
Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement
This Supplementary Agreement No. 2 (this Agreement) is entered into among the following parties
in Beijing on November 28, 2008:
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Party A:
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AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. |
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Party B:
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Guo Man, Wang Zhenyu, Xu Qing, Zhang Xiaoya, Beijing Shengshi
Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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Party C:
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Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. |
WHEREAS:
(1) |
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Party A, Party B and Party C signed the Amended and Restated Equity Agreement and its
supplementary agreement No. 1 (the Original Agreement) in June 2007 and June 2008,
respectively, by which it was agreed that Party B shall pledge all their equity interests in
Party C to Party A; |
(2) |
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Guo Man and Wang Zhenyu signed an Equity Transfer Agreement in November 2008, by which it was
agreed that Wang Zhenyu shall transfer all his equity interests in Party C to Party B. After
the transfer, Guo Man s equity interests in Party C changed from 1.615% to 2.833%. |
Now therefore, after friendly negotiation among Parties A, B and C, the Original Agreement
shall be amended, and each of the party agrees on the following the terms and conditions:
1. |
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Party A agrees that Wang Zhenyu transfers to Guo Man and Xu Qing all of his equity interests
that was pledged to Party A under the Original Agreement. |
2. |
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Guo Man agrees to pledge all of his 2.833% equity interests in Party C to Party A after the
above-said transfer is completed. The purpose of the pledge shall be the same as stated in the
Original Agreement, and Guo Man agrees to perform his obligations set out in the Original
Agreement. |
3. |
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Upon effectiveness of this Agreement, in case of any difference in terms between the Original
Agreement and this Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail; terms absent from this Agreement
shall be governed by the Original Agreement. |
4. |
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This Agreement is effective upon the signature and/or stamp of common seal by all parties to
this Agreement. This Agreement shall be signed in fourteen counterparts, two of which shall
be kept by each of Party A and Party C, and ten shall be kept by Party B. All counterparts
shall have the same legal effect. |
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Party A: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Common seal: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (Seal)
Party B:
Signature: /s/ Guo Man
Signature: /s/ Wang Zhenyu
Signature: /s/ Xu Qing
Signature: /s/ Zhang Xiaoya
Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd.
Common seal: Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. (Seal)
Party C: Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd.
Common seal: Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. (Seal)
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EX-4.29
Exhibit 4.29
English Translation
Supplementary Agreement No. 1 to
the Amended and Restated Call Option Agreement
This Supplementary Agreement No. 1 (this Agreement) is entered into among the following
parties in Beijing on June 19, 2008:
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Party A:
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AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. |
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Party B:
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Guo Man, Wang Zhenyu, Xu Qing, Zhang Xiaoya and Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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Party C:
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Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. |
WHEREAS:
(1) |
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Parties A, B and C signed the Amended and Restated Call Option Agreement on June 14, 2007
(Original Agreement); |
(2) |
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The registered capital of Party C was increased from RMB 10 million to RMB 50 million on June
19, 2008; |
(3) |
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After Party C has increased its registered capital, the respective shareholding of each
person of Party B in Party C became: Guo Man holds 1.615% equity interests; Wang Zhenyu holds
1.218% equity interests; Xu Qing holds 0.241% equity interests; Zhang Xiaoya holds 0.166%
equity interests and Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. holds 96.76% equity
interests. |
Now therefore, after friendly negotiation among Parties A, B and C, the Original Agreement
shall be amended, and each of the party agrees on the following the terms and conditions:
1. |
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Article no. 1 under the recital part of the Original Agreement starting with WHEREAS shall
be amended to Guo Man, Wang Zhenyu, Xu Qing and Zhang Xiaoya, each of which being a citizen
of the Peoples Republic of China (China, solely for the purpose of this Agreement,
excluding Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region and
Taiwan), Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd., a limited liability company
incorporated in Beijing under the laws of the Peoples Republic of China, respectively hold
1.615%, 1.218%, 0.241%, 0.166 and 96.76% equity interests in Party C. |
2. |
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Upon effectiveness of this Agreement, in case of any difference in terms between the Original
Agreement and this Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail; terms absent from this Agreement
shall be governed by the Original Agreement. |
3. |
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This Agreement is effective upon the signature by all parties to this Agreement. This
Agreement shall be signed in six counterparts, and each party shall keep one counterpart. All
counterparts shall have the same legal effect. |
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Party A: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Common seal: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (Seal)
Party B:
Signature: /s/ Guo Man
Signature: /s/ Wang Zhenyu
Signature: /s/ Xu Qing
Signature: /s/ Zhang Xiaoya
Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd.
Common seal: Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. (Seal)]
Party C: Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd.
Common seal: Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. (Seal)
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EX-4.30
Exhibit 4.30
English Translation
Supplementary Agreement No. 2 to
the Amended and Restated Call Option Agreement
This Supplementary Agreement No. 2 (this Agreement) is entered into among the following
parties in Beijing on November 28, 2008:
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Party A:
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AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. |
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Party B:
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Guo Man, Wang Zhenyu, Xu Qing, Zhang Xiaoya and Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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Party C:
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Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. |
WHEREAS:
(1) |
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Parties A, B and C signed the Amended and Restated Call Option Agreement and its
supplementary agreement No. 1 in June 2007 and June 2008, respectively (the Original
Agreement); |
(2) |
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Guo Man and Wang Zhenyu signed an Equity Transfer Agreement in November 2008, by which it was
agreed that Wang Zhenyu shall transfer all his equity interests in Party C to Party B. After
the transfer, Guo Mans equity interests in Party C changed from 1.615% to 2.833%. |
Now therefore, after friendly negotiation among Parties A, B and C, the Original Agreement
shall be amended, and each of the party agrees on the following the terms and conditions:
1. |
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Party A agrees that Wang Zhenyu transfers all his equity interests in Party C to Guo Man. |
2. |
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After the transfer, Guo Man agrees to grant Party A the call option to purchase the 2.833%
equity interests that he owns in Party C, pursuant to the terms and conditions under the
Original Agreement. |
3. |
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Upon effectiveness of this Agreement, in case of any difference in terms between the Original
Agreement and this Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail; terms absent from this Agreement
shall be governed by the Original Agreement. |
4. |
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This Agreement is effective upon the signature by all parties to this Agreement. This
Agreement shall be signed in fourteen counterparts, two of which shall be kept by each of
Party A and Party C, and ten shall be kept by Party B. All counterparts shall have the same
legal effect. |
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Party A: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Common seal: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (Seal)
Party B:
Signature: /s/ Guo Man
Signature: /s/ Wang Zhenyu
Signature: /s/ Xu Qing
Signature: /s/ Zhang Xiaoya
Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd.
Common seal: Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd. (Seal)
Party C: Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd.
Common seal: Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. (Seal)
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EX-4.31
Exhibit 4.31
Translation
Supplementary Agreement to the Loan Agreement
THIS Supplementary Agreement (this Agreement) is entered into by the parties below in
Beijing on November 28, 2008:
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Party A:
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AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. |
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Registered address: Room 3088, Building 1, No. 2 of Hengfu Zhongjie,
Science Town, Fengtai District, Beijing |
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Party B:
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Guo Man |
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ID No.: 110102196305041171 |
WHEREAS,
1. |
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Party A is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated under the laws of the Peoples
Republic of China (PRC); |
2. |
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Party A entered into a Loan Agreement (the Original Agreement) on June 14, 2007 with Party
B, Xu Qing, Wang Zhenyu, Zhang Xiaoya, by which Party A offered a loan of RMB1,620,000 to
Party B, Xu Qing, Wang Zhenyu and Zhang Xiaoya for their investment in the equity of Beijing
AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. (AMAD). After the aforesaid investment, Party B, Xu Qing,
Wang Zhenyu and Zhang Xiaoya respectively holds 1.615%, 0.241%, 1.218% and 0.166% of the
equity of AMAD. |
3. |
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Party A agrees to offer Party B a second loan of RMB609,120 for his purpose of acquiring the
1.218% equity interests of AMAD held by Wang Zhenyu, a shareholder of AMAD. |
NOW THEREFORE, through friendly negotiations, both parties hereby agree as follows:
1. |
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Party A shall provide Party B an interest-free loan of RMB609,120, apart from the loan
offered by the Original Agreement. Party B agrees to accept the aforesaid loan. |
2. |
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Party B hereby confirms that the aforesaid loan has been duly received and has been used to
acquire the equity of AMAD held by Wang Zhenyu. After the acquisition, Party B holds 2.833% of
the equity of AMAD. |
3. |
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Party B shall perform the borrowers obligations in the Original Agreement with respect to
the loan offered by Party A in this Agreement. |
4. |
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The remaining terms in the Original Agreement shall remain unchanged. This Agreement is a
supplementary agreement to the Original Agreement, and shall have the same legal effect as the
Original Agreement. For any inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Original Agreement,
this Agreement prevails. The Original Agreement shall prevail for any matters not provided for
by this Agreement. |
5. |
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This Agreement shall become effective from the date of signing or the imprinting of seals by
both parties. This Agreement is executed in four originals, with each party hereto holding two
originals. All originals have the same legal effect. |
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Party A: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (seal of AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.)
Party B: Guo Man
/s/ Guo Man
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LOAN AGREEMENT
THIS LOAN AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is entered into by the parties below in Beijing on June
14, 2007:
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Party A:
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AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. |
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Registered address: Room 3088, Building 1, No. 2 OF Hengfu Zhongjie, Science
Town, Fengtai District, Beijing |
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Party B:
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Xu Qing |
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ID No.: 11010119610220531X |
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Party C:
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Guo Man |
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ID No.: 110102196305041171 |
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Party D:
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Wang Zhenyu |
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ID No.: 410103196311087018 |
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Party E:
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Zhang Xiaoya |
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ID No.: 130104196210091519 |
WHEREAS,
1. |
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Party A is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated under the laws of the Peoples
Republic of China (PRC); |
2. |
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Party B, Party C Party D and Party E are PRC citizens and Party B holds 1.21% of the equity
of Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd. (AMAD), Party C holds 8.07% of the equity of AMAD,
Party D holds 6.09% of the equity of AMAD and Party E holds 0.83% of the equity of AMAD;
(separately or together as Target Equity) |
3. |
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Party A undertook to provide Party B, Party C, Party D and Party E (separately or together as
the Borrower) on October 22, 2005 a sum of RMB1,620,000 as interest-free loan for the
Borrower to purchase the equity of AMAD. |
NOW THEREFORE, through friendly negotiations, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. |
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Party A lent to the Borrower an interest-free loan of a total of RMB1, 620,000, which
includes the loan of RMB120,690 to Party B, the loan of RMB 807,246 to Party C, the loan of
RMB 60,912 to Party D and the loan of RMB 82,944 to Party E (each of the aforesaid loans, or
together, Loan); the Borrower agrees to accept the aforesaid Loan. |
2. |
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The Borrower hereby confirms that the aforesaid Loan should be used for the purchase of the
equity of AMAD. |
3. |
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The loan term under this Agreement starts from the date when the Borrower receives the Loan
until ten (10) years after signing of this Agreement and may be extended subject to the mutual
agreement between the parties. During the loan term or any |
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extension thereof, Party A may inform the Borrower in writing that all or part of the Loan
under this Agreement is due and payable immediately and request the Borrower to repay the
Loan in the manner as specified herein if: |
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The Borrower resigns from or is dismissed by Party A or any of its affiliates; |
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(2) |
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The Borrower dies or loses its civil capacity or with limited capacity for
civil conduct; |
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(3) |
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The Borrower commits a crime or is involved in a crime; |
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(4) |
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Any other third party claims more than RMB100,000 against the Borrower; or |
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(5) |
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To the extent permitted by PRC laws, Party A or its designated person may
invest in the advertising agency and distribution businesses that AMAD is engaged in.
Party A may also give the Borrower a written notice about purchasing the Borrowers
equity in AMAD according to the provisions of the Call Option Agreement as set forth
in Article 4 below to exercise its call option. |
4. |
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The parties hereby agree and acknowledge that, to the extent permitted by PRC laws, Party A
shall be entitled but not obliged to, at any time, purchase, or designate other person
(including natural person, legal person or any other entity), to purchase all or part of the
equity held by Party B and/or Party C and/or Party D and/or Party E in AMAD (the Call
Option), provided, however, that Party A shall give a written notice about equity purchase to
Party B, Party C Party D and Party E. When Party A exercise the Call Option, the purchase
price of the Target Equity (Equity Price) shall be the lowest price permitted by the then
applicable PRC laws, unless the Target Equity shall be valued or the Equity Price is otherwise
specified restrictively by the then applicable PRC laws. The parties agree to execute the
Call Option Agreement with respect thereto. |
5. |
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The parties hereby agree and acknowledge that Party B and/or Party C and/or Party D and/or
Party E shall repay the Loan only in the manner as given below: when the Loan is due, at Party
As written request, if permitted by PRC laws, the Borrower or any of its successors,
assignees shall transfer its equity in AMAD to Party A or its designee and use the proceeds
from such equity transfer to repay the Loan under this Agreement. |
6. |
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The parties hereby agree and acknowledge that, except as otherwise provided herein, the Loan
under this Agreement shall be interest-free. However, when the Loan is due and the Borrower
needs to transfer its equity hereof to Party A or its designee, if the actual equity transfer
price is higher than the Borrowers loan principal due to legal requirements or other causes,
the excess shall be deemed as the loan interest or fund utilization costs to the extent
permitted by PRC laws, and be paid to Party A together with the loan principal. |
7. |
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The parties hereby agree and acknowledge that the Borrowers obligations under this Agreement
are deemed to be fully performed only if all the following requirements are met: |
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(1) |
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The Borrower has transferred all its equity in AMAD to Party A and/its
designee; and |
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The Borrower has paid to Party A as loan repayment all proceeds from equity
transfer. |
8. |
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Party A hereby represents and warrants to the Borrower that, as of the execution date of this
Agreement: |
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Party A is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated and validly existing
under PRC laws; |
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(2) |
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Party A has the authority to execute and perform this Agreement. The execution
and performance by Party A of this Agreement comply with its business scope, articles
of association or other organizational documents and Party A has obtained all the
necessary and appropriate approvals and authorizations with respect to the execution
and performance of this Agreement; |
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(3) |
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The loan principal offered to the Borrower is legally own by Party A; |
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(4) |
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The execution and performance of this Agreement by Party A do not violate any
laws, regulations, government approvals, authorizations, notices or other government
documents binding upon or influencing it, any agreement signed by it with any third
party or any undertaking made by it to any third party; and |
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Once executed, this Agreement shall constitute a legal, valid and binding
obligation of Party A, enforceable against Party A in accordance with its provisions. |
9. |
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The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Party A that, from the execution date of this
Agreement until this Agreement terminates: |
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AMAD is a limited liability company incorporated and validly existing under PRC
laws and the Borrower legally owns the equity of AMAD. |
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The Borrower has the authority to execute and perform this Agreement. The
execution and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement comply with the articles of
association or other organizational documents of AMAD and the Borrower has obtained all
necessary and appropriate approvals and authorizations with respect to the execution
and performance of this Agreement; |
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The execution and performance of this Agreement by the Borrower do not violate
any laws, regulations, government approvals, authorizations, notices or other
government documents binding upon or influencing it, any agreement signed by it with
any third party or any undertaking made by it to any third party; |
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Once executed, this Agreement shall constitute a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its
provisions; |
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(5) |
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The registered capital of AMAD has been paid up by the Borrower and AMAD has
obtained capital verification report issued by a qualified accounting firm; |
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(6) |
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Except the provisions stipulated in Equity Pledge Agreement and Call Option
Agreement as of June 14, 2007, the Borrower has not mortgaged, pledged or otherwise
encumbered its equity in AMAD, solicited an offer about the transfer of such equity to
any third party, made any commitment about the offer of any third party to purchase
such equity, or executed any agreement with any third party to transfer such equity; |
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(7) |
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There are no actual or threatened disputes, litigations, arbitrations,
administrative proceedings or other legal proceedings in connection with the Borrowers
equity in AMAD; and |
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(8) |
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AMAD has completed all government approvals, authorizations, licenses,
registrations, filing and other procedures necessary to carry out the business
activities within its business scope and to possess its assets. |
10. |
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The Borrower covenants that it shall, during the term of this Agreement, |
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Without Party As prior written consent, not sell, transfer, mortgage or
otherwise dispose of or allow any other security interest to be created on its equity
or other interests in AMAD, except the equity pledge and other rights set for the
benefit of Party A in the Equity Pledge Agreement as of June 14, 2007; |
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(2) |
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Without Party As prior written consent, not cause the shareholders meeting of
AMAD to adopt a resolution on selling, transferring, mortgaging or otherwise disposing
of, or allow any other security interest to be created on, its legal or beneficial
interest in AMAD, except to Party A and its designee; |
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(3) |
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Without Party As prior written consent, not vote for, support or sign at the
shareholders meeting of AMAD any resolution approving AMAD to be merged or
consolidated with, acquire or invest in any person; |
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(4) |
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Promptly inform Party A of any litigation, arbitration or administrative
proceedings pending or threatened against the Borrowers equity in AMAD; |
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(5) |
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Execute all necessary or appropriate documents, take all necessary or
appropriate actions and bring all necessary or appropriate lawsuits or make all
necessary and appropriate defenses against all claims in order to maintain its equity
in AMAD; |
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(6) |
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Not do any act and/or omission that may materially affect the assets, business
and liabilities of AMAD without Party As prior written consent; |
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(7) |
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At Party As request, appoint any person nominated by Party A as the director
of AMAD; |
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(8) |
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When Party A exercises its Call Option, transfer all of the Borrowers equity
in AMAD promptly and unconditionally to Party A and/or its designee to the extent
permitted by PRC laws; |
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(9) |
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Not request AMAD to distribute dividends or profits to it; |
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(10) |
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In case its equity in AMAD is transferred to Party A or its designee, the
Borrower will pay all equity transfer proceeds to Party A as the loan principal and
loan interests or fund utilization costs to the extent permitted by PRC laws; and |
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Comply strictly with the provisions of this Agreement, fully perform its
obligations under this Agreement and not do any act or omission that affects or impairs
the validity and enforceability of this Agreement. |
11. |
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Within the term of this Agreement, the Borrower undertakes that it will, in the capacity of
the shareholder of the AMAD, cause AMAD: |
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Not to supplement, amend or modify its articles of association in any way, or
to increase or decrease its registered capital, or to change its capital structure in
any way without Party As prior written consent; |
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(2) |
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To maintain and operate its business and deal with matters prudently and
effectively, in coherence with good financial and business rules and practices; |
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(3) |
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Not to sell, transfer, mortgage or otherwise dispose of, or cause any other
security interest to be created on, any of its assets, business or the beneficial or
legal interests of its income at any time after the signing of this Agreement without
Party As prior written consent; |
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Not to create, succeed, guarantee or permit any liability, without Party As
prior written consent, except (i) the liability arising from the normal course of
business, but not arising from loans; and (ii) the liability reported to Party A and
approved by Party A in writing; |
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(5) |
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To operate persistently all the business in the normal course of business to
maintain the value of its assets; |
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(6) |
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Not to execute any material contracts (a contract will be deemed material if
its value exceeds RMB 100,000), without Party As prior written consent, other than
those executed during the normal course of business; |
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(7) |
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To provide information concerning all of its operations and financial
performance at Party As request; |
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(8) |
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Not to be merged or consolidated with, acquire or invest in, any other person
without Party As prior written consent; |
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(9) |
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Not to amend the articles of association of the Borrower (if any) in any way; |
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(10) |
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Not to distribute dividends to its shareholders in any way without Party As
prior written consent. However, AMAD shall promptly distribute all its distributable
profits to Party As shareholders upon Party As request; |
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(11) |
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To inform promptly Party A of any pending or threatened suit, arbitration or
administrative proceedings concerning its assets, business or income; |
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(12) |
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To execute all necessary or appropriate documents, to take all necessary or
appropriate actions and to bring all necessary or appropriate lawsuits or to make all
necessary and appropriate defenses against all claims in order to maintain the
ownership over all its assets; |
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To comply strictly with the terms of Technology Support and Service Agreement,
Technology Development Agreement Equity Pledge Agreement and Call Option Agreement as
of June 14, 2007, and any other agreements executed by it with Party A from time to
time, to perform its obligations under aforesaid agreements, and not to do any act or
omission that affects the validity and enforceability of such agreements; |
12. |
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This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties and their
respective successors and assignees. Without prior written approval of Party A, the Borrower
shall not transfer, pledge or otherwise assign any of its rights, benefits or obligations
under this Agreement. |
13. |
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The Borrower hereby agrees that Party A may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement
to a third party without requiring the Borrowers consent, but such transfer shall be notified
in writing to the Borrower. |
14. |
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The formation, validity, interpretation, performance, amendment and termination of and
resolution of disputes in connection with this Agreement shall be governed by PRC laws. |
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Any dispute, controversy or claim arising from the interpretation or
performance in connection with this Agreement (including any question regarding its
existence, validity or termination) shall be settled by the parties through friendly
consultations. In case no settlement can be reached within thirty (30) days after one
party makes a request for settlement, either party may submit such dispute to China
International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) for arbitration in
accordance with its rules. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon the
parties. |
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The seat of arbitration should be Beijing. |
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The language of arbitration proceedings shall be Chinese. |
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This Agreement shall be formed on its signing date. The parties agree and acknowledge that
the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be effective as of October 22, 2005, the date
on which Party A granted the Loan to Party B, until the parties have performed their
obligations under this Agreement. |
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The Borrower cannot terminate or revoke this Agreement unless (a) Party A commits a gross
negligence, fraud or other material illegal acts; or (b) Party A goes bankrupt. |
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This Agreement may not be amended or modified except with a mutual agreement reached by the
parties. In case of anything not covered herein, the parties may sign a written supplementary
agreement. Any amendment, modification, supplement or annex to this Agreement shall form an
integral part of this Agreement. |
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This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral discussions or written agreements reached
by the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. |
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This Agreement is severable. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or
unenforceable, such provision shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the
remainder of this Agreement. |
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Each party hereto should keep in strict confidence the information concerning the other
partys business, operation, financial performance or other confidential data obtained under
this Agreement or during the performance of this Agreement. |
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Any obligation accrued before the expiration or premature termination of this Agreement shall
survive such expiration or premature termination. Articles 14, 15 and 21 shall survive the
termination of this Agreement. |
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This Agreement is executed in ten originals, with each party hereto holding two originals.
All originals have the same legal effect. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party has caused this Agreement to be executed by itself or its legal
representative or authorized representative as of the day and year as first above written.
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[Signing Page]
Party A: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Legal Representative
Authorized Representative: /s/ Guo Man
Common seal: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Party B: Xu Qing
Signature: /s/ Xu Qing
Party C: Guo Man
Signature: /s/ Guo Man
Party D: Wang Zhenyu
Signature: /s/ Wang Zhenyu
Party E: Zhang Xiaoya
Signature: /s/ Zhang Xiaoya
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EX-4.32
Exhibit 4.32
English Translation
Power of Attorney
I, Xu Qing, a citizen of the Peoples Republic of China (China), Chinese ID number:
11010119610220531X, am a shareholder of Beijing AirMedia UC Advertising Co., Ltd. (AirMedia UC)
and hold the 17.24% equity of AirMedia UC. I hereby irrevocably authorize Mr. Guo Man to
exercise the following rights within the valid term of this Power of Attorney:
Authorize Mr. Guo Man (Chinese ID number: 110102196305041171) to represent myself to
exercise my shareholder rights (including voting power) as specified by PRC laws and the articles
of association of AirMedia UC at the shareholders meeting of AirMedia UC, including, but not
limited to, signing related legal instruments with respect to the selling or transfer of all or
part of my equity in AirMedia UC and as my authorized representative, nominating and appointing the
general manager of AirMedia UC at the shareholders meeting of AirMedia UC.
The precondition for the said authorization and entrustment is that Mr. Guo Man is a
Chinese citizen and an employee of AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (AM Technology) and AM
Technology agrees to the said authorization and entrustment. Once Mr. Guo Man no longer
serves AM Technology or AM Technology informs me to terminate the said authorization and
entrustment, I will immediately withdraw the entrustment and authorization granted herein to him
and will designate/authorize the other person as nominated by AM Technology to exercise any and all
my shareholder rights (including voting power) at the shareholders meeting of AirMedia UC.
This Power of Attorney shall become effective as of the signing date and will remain in force
throughout the duration of AirMedia UC, unless the Call Option Agreement jointly signed by me, AM
Technology and AirMedia UC on June 14, 2007 is prematurely terminated for whatsoever reason.
Xu Qing
/s/ Xu Qing
November 28, 2008
Exhibit 4.32
English Translation
Power of Attorney
I, Guo Man, a citizen of the Peoples Republic of China (China), Chinese ID number:
110102196305041171, am a shareholder of Beijing AirMedia UC Advertising Co., Ltd. (AirMedia UC)
and hold the 82.76% equity of AirMedia UC. I hereby irrevocably authorize Mr. Zhang Xiaoya
to exercise the following rights within the valid term of this Power of Attorney:
Authorize Mr. Zhang Xiaoya (Chinese ID number: 130104196210091519) to represent myself
to exercise my shareholder rights (including voting power) as specified by PRC laws and the
articles of association of AirMedia UC at the shareholders meeting of AirMedia UC, including, but
not limited to, signing related legal instruments with respect to the selling or transfer of all or
part of my equity in AirMedia UC and as my authorized representative, nominating and appointing the
general manager of AirMedia UC at the shareholders meeting of AirMedia UC.
The precondition for the said authorization and entrustment is that Mr. Zhang Xiaoya
is a Chinese citizen and an employee of AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (AM Technology)
and AM Technology agrees to the said authorization and entrustment. Once Mr. Zhang Xiaoya
no longer serves AM Technology or AM Technology informs me to terminate the said authorization and
entrustment, I will immediately withdraw the entrustment and authorization granted herein to him
and will designate/authorize the other person as nominated by AM Technology to exercise any and all
my shareholder rights (including voting power) at the shareholders meeting of AirMedia UC.
This Power of Attorney shall become effective as of the signing date and will remain in force
throughout the duration of AirMedia UC, unless the Call Option Agreement jointly signed by me, AM
Technology and AirMedia UC on June 14, 2007 is prematurely terminated for whatsoever reason.
Guo Man
/s/ Guo Man
November 28, 2008
EX-4.38
Exhibit 4.38
English Translation
Supplementary Agreement to the Equity Pledge Agreement
This Supplementary Agreement (this Agreement) is entered into among the following parties in
Beijing on November 28, 2008:
Party A: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Party B: Guo Man, Wang Zhenyu, Xu Qing
Party C: Beijing AirMedia UC Advertising Co., Ltd.
WHEREAS:
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Party A, Party B and Party C signed the Equity Agreement (the Original Agreement) on June
14, 2007, by which it was agreed that Party B shall pledge all their equity interests in Party
C to Party A; |
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Guo Man, Wang Zhenyu and Xu Qing signed an Equity Transfer Agreement in November 2008, by
which it was agreed that Wang Zhenyu shall transfer all his equity interests in Party C to Guo
Man and Xu Qing. After the transfer, Guo Man and Xu Qing shall own 82.76% and 17.24% equity
interests, respectively, in Party C. |
Now therefore, after friendly negotiation among Parties A, B and C, the Original Agreement
shall be amended, and each of the party agrees on the following the terms and conditions:
1. |
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Party A agrees that Wang Zhenyu transfers to Guo Man and Xu Qing all of his equity interests
that was pledged to Party A under the Original Agreement. |
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Guo Man and Xu Qing agree to pledge all of their respective 82.76% and 17.26% equity
interests in Party C to Party A after the above-said transfer is completed. The purpose of the
pledge shall be the same as stated in the Original Agreement, and Guo Man and Xu Qing agree to
perform their obligations set out in the Original Agreement. |
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Upon effectiveness of this Agreement, in case of any difference in terms between the Original
Agreement and this Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail; terms absent from this Agreement
shall be governed by the Original Agreement. |
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This Agreement is effective upon the signature and/or stamp of common seal by all parties to
this Agreement. This Agreement shall be signed in seven counterparts, two of which shall be
kept by each of Party A and Party C, and three shall be kept by Party B. All counterparts
shall have the same legal effect. |
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Party A: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Common seal: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (Seal)
Party B:
Signature: /s/ Guo Man
Signature: /s/ Wang Zhenyu
Signature: /s/ Xu Qing
Party C: Beijing AirMedia UC Advertising Co., Ltd.
Common seal: Beijing AirMedia UC Advertising Co., Ltd. (Seal)
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EX-4.40
Exhibit 4.40
English Translation
Supplementary Agreement to the Call Option Agreement
This Supplementary Agreement (this Agreement) is entered into among the following parties in
Beijing on November 28, 2008:
Party A: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Party B: Guo Man, Wang Zhenyu, Xu Qing
Party C: Beijing AirMedia UC Advertising Co., Ltd.
WHEREAS:
(1) |
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Parties A, B and C signed the Call Option Agreement on June 14, 2007 (Original Agreement); |
(2) |
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Guo Man, Wang Zhenyu and Xu Qing signed an Equity Transfer Agreement in November 2008, by
which it was agreed that Wang Zhenyu shall transfer all his equity interests in Party C to Guo
Man and Xu Qing. After the transfer, Guo Man and Xu Qing shall own 82.76% and 17.24% equity
interests, respectively, in Party C. |
Now therefore, after friendly negotiation among Parties A, B and C, the Original Agreement
shall be amended, and each of the party agrees on the following the terms and conditions:
1. |
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Party A agrees that Wang Zhenyu transfers all his equity interests in Party C to Guo Man and
Xu Qing. |
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After the transfer, Guo Man agrees to grant Party A the call option to purchase the 82.76%
equity interests that he owns in Party C, pursuant to the terms and conditions under the
Original Agreement; Xu Qing agrees to grant Party A the call option to purchase the 17.24%
equity interests that he owns in Party C, pursuant to the terms and conditions under the
Original Agreement. |
3. |
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Upon effectiveness of this Agreement, in case of any difference in terms between the Original
Agreement and this Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail; terms absent from this Agreement
shall be governed by the Original Agreement. |
4. |
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This Agreement is effective upon the signature and/or stamp of common seal by all parties to
this Agreement. This Agreement shall be signed in seven counterparts, two of which shall be
kept by each of Party A and Party C, and three shall be kept by Party B. All counterparts
shall have the same legal effect. |
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Party A: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Common seal: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (Seal)
Party B:
Signature: /s/ Guo Man
Signature: /s/ Wang Zhenyu
Signature: /s/ Xu Qing
Party C: Beijing AirMedia UC Advertising Co., Ltd.
Common seal: Beijing AirMedia UC Advertising Co., Ltd. (Seal)
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EX-4.41
Exhibit 4.41
Translation
Supplementary Agreement to the Loan Agreement
This Supplementary Agreement (this Agreement) is entered into by the parties below in
Beijing on October 31, 2008:
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Party A:
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AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. |
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Registered address: Room 3088, Building 1, No. 2 of Hengfu Zhongjie, Science Town, |
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Fengtai District, Beijing |
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Party B:
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Guo Man |
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ID No.: 110102196305041171 |
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Party C:
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Xu Qing |
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ID No.: 11010119610220531X |
WHEREAS,
1. |
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Party A is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated under the laws of the Peoples
Republic of China (PRC); |
2. |
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Party A entered into a Loan Agreement (the Original Agreement) in January 2007 wit Party B,
Party C and Wang Zhenyu, by which Party A offered a loan of RMB1,000,000 to Party B, Party C
and Wang Zhenyu for their investments in the equity of Beijing AirMedia UC Advertising Co.,
Ltd. (AMUC). After the aforesaid investment, Party B, Party C and Wang Zhenyu respectively
holds 51.13%, 10.65% and 38.22% of the equity of AMUC. |
3. |
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Party A agrees to offer Party B and Party C a second interest-free loan of RMB382,200 for
their purpose of acquiring the 38.22% equity interests of AMUC held by Wang Zhenyu. |
NOW THEREFORE, through friendly negotiations, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. |
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Party A shall provide Party B an interest-free loan of RMB316,320 and offer Party C an
interest-free loan of RMB65, 880, apart from the loan offered by the Original Agreement. Party
B and Party C agree to accept the aforesaid loan. |
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Party B and Party C hereby confirm that the aforesaid loan has been duly received and has
been used to acquire the equity of AMUC held by Wang Zhenyu. After the acquisition, Party B
holds 82.76% of the equity of AMUC and Party C holds 17.24% of the equity of AMUC. |
3. |
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Party B and Party C shall perform the borrowers obligations in the Original Agreement with
respect to the loan offered by Party A in this Agreement. |
4. |
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The remaining terms in the Original Agreement shall remain unchanged. This Agreement is a
supplementary agreement to the Original Agreement, and shall have |
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the same legal effect as the Original Agreement.
For any inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Original Agreement, this Agreement prevails. The Original Agreement
shall prevail for any matters not provided for by this Agreement. |
5. |
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This Agreement shall become effective from the date of signing or the imprinting of seals by
the parties. This Agreement is executed in four originals, of which two are to be kept by
Party A and one is to be kept by each of Party B and Party C. All originals have the same
legal effect. |
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Party A:
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AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (seal of AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.) |
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Party B:
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Guo Man |
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/s/ Guo Man |
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Party C:
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Xu Qing |
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/s/ Xu Qing |
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LOAN AGREEMENT
THIS LOAN AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is entered into by the parties below in Beijing on
January 1, 2007:
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Party A:
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AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. |
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Registered address: Room 3088, Building 1, No. 2 OF Hengfu Zhongjie, Science |
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Town, Fengtai District, Beijing |
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Party B:
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Xu Qing |
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ID No.: 11010119610220531X |
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Party C:
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Guo Man |
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ID No.: 110102196305041171 |
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Party D:
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Wang Zhenyu |
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ID No.: 410103196311087018 |
WHEREAS,
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Party A is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated under the laws of the Peoples
Republic of China (PRC); |
2. |
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Party B, Party C and Party D are PRC citizens and Party B holds 10.65% of the equity of
Beijing AirMedia UC Advertising Co., Ltd. (AMUC), Party C holds 51.13% of the equity of AMUC
and Party D holds 38.22% of the equity of AMUC;(separately or together as Target Equity) |
3. |
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Party A granted to Party B, Party C and Party D (separately or together as the Borrower) on
October 20, 2006 a sum of RMB1,000,000 as interest-free loan for the Borrower to purchase the
equity of AMUC. |
NOW THEREFORE, through friendly negotiations, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. |
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Party A lent to the Borrower on October 20, 2006 the interest-free loan for the sum of RMB1,
000,000, which includes the loan of RMB106, 500 to Party B, the loan of RMB 511,300 to Party C
and the loan of RMB 382,200 to Party D (each of the aforesaid loans, or together, Loan); the
Borrower agrees to accept the aforesaid Loan. |
2. |
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The Borrower hereby confirms that the aforesaid Loan was duly received on October 20, 2006
and it has been used as the consideration for acquiring the equity of AMUC. |
3. |
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The loan term under this Agreement starts from the date when the Borrower receives the Loan
until ten (10) years after signing of this Agreement and may be extended subject to the mutual
agreement between the parties. During the loan term or any extension thereof, Party A may
inform the Borrower in writing that all or part of the Loan under this Agreement is due and
payable immediately and request the Borrower to repay the Loan in the manner as specified
herein if: |
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The Borrower resigns from or is dismissed by Party A or any of its affiliates; |
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(2) |
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The Borrower dies or loses its civil capacity or with limited capacity for
civil conduct; |
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(3) |
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The Borrower commits a crime or is involved in a crime; |
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(4) |
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Any other third party claims more than RMB100,000 against the Borrower; or |
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To the extent permitted by PRC laws, Party A or its designated person may
invest in the advertising agency and distribution businesses that AMUC is engaged in.
Party A may give the Borrower a written notice about purchasing the Borrowers equity
in AMUC according to the provisions of the Call Option Agreement as set forth in
Article 4 below to exercise its call option. |
4. |
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The parties hereby agree and acknowledge that, to the extent permitted by PRC laws, Party A
shall be entitled but not obliged to, at any time, purchase, or designate other person
(including natural person, legal person or any other entity), to purchase all or part of the
equity held by Party B and/or Party C and/or Party D in AMUC (the Call Option), provided,
however, that Party A shall give a written notice about equity purchase to Party B, Party C
and Party D. When Party A exercise the Call Option, the purchase price of the Target Equity
(Equity Price) shall be the lowest price permitted by the then applicable PRC laws, unless
the Target Equity shall be valued or the price of Target Equity is otherwise specified
restrictively by the then applicable PRC laws. The parties agree to execute the Call Option
Agreement with respect thereto. |
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The parties hereby agree and acknowledge that Party B and/or Party C and/or Party D shall
repay the Loan only in the manner as given below: when Loan is due, at Party As written
request, if permitted by PRC laws, the Borrower or any of its successors or assignees shall
transfer its equity in AMUC to Party A or its designee and use the proceeds from such equity
transfer to repay the Loan under this Agreement. |
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The parties hereby agree and acknowledge that, except as otherwise provided for herein, the
Loan under this Agreement shall be interest-free. However, when the Loan is due and the
Borrower needs to transfer its equity hereof to Party A or its designee, if the actual equity
transfer price is higher than the Borrowers loan principal due to legal requirements or other
causes, the excess shall be deemed as the loan interest or fund utilization costs to the
extent being permitted by PRC laws, and be paid to Party A together with the loan principal. |
7. |
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The parties hereby agree and acknowledge that the Borrowers obligations under this Agreement
are deemed to be fully performed only if all the following requirements are met: |
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The Borrower has transferred all its equity in AMUC to Party A and/its
designee; and |
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(2) |
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The Borrower has paid to Party A as loan repayment all proceeds from equity
transfer. |
8. |
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To secure the performance of the debts under this Agreement, The Borrower agrees to pledge
all its equity in AMUC to Party A (Equity Pledge). The parties acknowledge |
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and agree that, apart from the obligations under this Agreement, the principal obligation
guaranteed by the Equity Pledge shall include any and all the obligations of AMUC to Party
under the Technology Support and Service Agreement signed on January 1, 2007 and the
Technology Development Agreement signed on January 1, 2007. The parties agree to sign an
Equity Pledge Agreement to honor the above arrangement. |
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Party A hereby represents and warrants to the Borrower that, as of the execution date of this
Agreement: |
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Party A is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated and validly existing
under PRC laws; |
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Party A has the authority to execute and perform this Agreement. The execution
and performance by Party A of this Agreement comply with its business scope, articles
of association or other organizational documents and Party A has obtained all necessary
and appropriate approvals and authorizations with respect to the execution and
performance of this Agreement; |
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The loan principal offered to the Borrower is legally own by Party A; |
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The execution and performance of this Agreement by Party A do not violate any
laws, regulations, government approvals, authorizations, notices or other government
documents binding upon or influencing it, any agreement signed by it with any third
party or any undertaking made by it to any third party; and |
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Once executed, this Agreement shall constitute a legal, valid and binding
obligation of Party A, enforceable against Party A in accordance with its provisions. |
10. |
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The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Party A that, from the execution date of this
Agreement until this Agreement terminates: |
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AMUC is a limited liability company incorporated and validly existing under PRC
laws and the Borrower legally owns the equity of AMUC; |
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The Borrower has the authority to execute and perform this Agreement. The
execution and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement comply with the articles of
association or other organizational documents of AMUC and the Borrower has obtained all
necessary and appropriate approvals and authorizations with respect to the execution
and performance of this Agreement; |
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The execution and performance of this Agreement by the Borrower do not violate
any laws, regulations, government approvals, authorizations, notices or other
government documents binding upon or influencing it, any agreement signed by it with
any third party or any undertaking made by it to any third party; |
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Once executed, this Agreement shall constitute a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its
provisions; |
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The registered capital of AMUC has been paid up by the Borrower and AMUC has
obtained capital verification report issued by a qualified accounting firm; |
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Except the provisions stipulated in Equity Pledge Agreement and Call Option
Agreement as of January 1, 2007, the Borrower has not mortgaged, pledged or otherwise
encumbered its equity in AMUC, solicited an offer about the transfer of such equity to
any third party, made any commitment about the offer of any third party to purchase
such equity, or executed any agreement with any third party to transfer such equity; |
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There are no actual or threatened disputes, litigations, arbitrations,
administrative proceedings or other legal proceedings in connection with the Borrowers
equity in AMUC; and |
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AMUC has completed all government approvals, authorizations, licenses,
registrations, filing and other procedures necessary to carry out the business
activities within its business scope and to possess its assets. |
11. The Borrower covenants that it shall, during the term of this Agreement,
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Without Party As prior written consent, not sell, transfer, mortgage or
otherwise dispose of or allow any other security interest to be created on its equity
or other interests in AMUC, except the equity pledge and other rights set for the
benefit of Party A in the Equity Pledge Agreement as of January 1, 2007; |
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Without Party As prior written consent, not cause the shareholders meeting of
AMUC to adopt a resolution on selling, transferring, mortgaging or otherwise disposing
of, or allow any other security interest to be created on, its legal or beneficial
interest in AMUC, except to Party A and its designee; |
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Without Party As prior written consent, not vote for, support or sign at the
shareholders meeting of AMUC any resolution approving AMUC to be merged or
consolidated with, acquire or invest in any person; |
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Promptly inform Party A of any litigation, arbitration or administrative
proceedings pending or threatened against the Borrowers equity in AMUC; |
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Execute all necessary or appropriate documents, take all necessary or
appropriate actions and bring all necessary or appropriate lawsuits or make all
necessary and appropriate defenses against all claims in order to maintain its equity
in AMUC; |
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Not do any act and/or omission that may materially affect the assets, business
and liabilities of AMUC without Party As prior written consent; |
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At Party As request, appoint any person nominated by Party A as the director
of AMUC; |
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When Party A exercises its Call Option, transfer all of the Borrowers equity
in AMUC promptly and unconditionally to Party A and/or its designee to the extent
permitted by PRC laws; |
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Not request AMUC to distribute dividends or profits to it; |
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In case its equity in AMUC is transferred to Party A or its designee, the
Borrower will pay all equity transfer proceeds to Party A as the loan principal and
loan interests or fund utilization costs to the extent permitted by PRC laws; and |
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Comply strictly with the provisions of this Agreement, fully perform its
obligations under this Agreement and not do any act or omission that affects or impairs
the validity and enforceability of this Agreement. |
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Within the term of this Agreement, the Borrower undertakes that it will, in the capacity of
the shareholder of the AMUC, cause AMUC: |
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Not to supplement, amend or modify its articles of association in any way, or
to increase or decrease its registered capital, or to change its capital structure in
any way without Party As prior written consent; |
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To maintain and operate its business and deal with matters prudently and
effectively, in coherence with good financial and business rules and practices; |
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Not to sell, transfer, mortgage or otherwise dispose of, or cause any other
security interest to be created on, any of its assets, business or the beneficial or
legal interests of its income at any time after the signing of this Agreement without
Party As prior written consent; |
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Not to create, succeed, guarantee or permit any liability, without Party As
prior written consent, except (i) the liability arising from the normal course of
business, but not arising from loans; and (ii) the liability reported to Party A and
approved by Party A in writing; |
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To operate persistently all the business in the normal course of business to
maintain the value of its assets; |
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Not to execute any material contracts (a contract will be deemed material if
its value exceeds RMB 100,000), without Party As prior written consent, other than
those executed during the normal course of business; |
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To provide information concerning all of its operations and financial
performance at Party As request; |
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Not to be merged or consolidated with, acquire or invest in, any other person
without Party As prior written consent; |
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Not to amend the articles of association of the Borrower (if any) in any way; |
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Not to distribute dividends to its shareholders in any way without Party As
prior written consent. However, AMUC shall promptly distribute all its distributable
profits to Party As shareholders upon Party As request; |
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To inform promptly Party A of any pending or threatened suit, arbitration or
administrative proceedings concerning its assets, business or income; |
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To execute all necessary or appropriate documents, to take all necessary or
appropriate actions and to bring all necessary or appropriate lawsuits or to make all
necessary and appropriate defenses against all claims in order to maintain the
ownership over all its assets; |
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To comply strictly with the terms of Technology Support and Service Agreement,
Technology Development Agreement Equity Pledge Agreement and Call Option Agreement as
of January 1, 2007, and any other agreements executed by it with Party A from time to
time, to perform its obligations under aforesaid agreements, and not to do any act or
omission that affects the validity and enforceability of such agreements; |
13. |
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This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties and their
respective successors and assignees. Without prior written approval of Party A, the Borrower
shall not transfer, pledge or otherwise assign any of its rights, benefits or obligations
under this Agreement. |
14. |
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The Borrower hereby agrees that Party A may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement
to a third party without requiring the Borrowers consent, but such transfer shall be notified
in writing to the Borrower. |
15. |
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The formation, validity, interpretation, performance, amendment and termination of and
resolution of disputes in connection with this Agreement shall be governed by PRC laws. |
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(1) |
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Any dispute, controversy or claim arising from the interpretation or
performance in connection with this Agreement (including any question regarding its
existence, validity or termination) shall be settled by the parties through friendly
consultations. In case no settlement can be reached within thirty (30) days after one
party makes a request for settlement, either party may submit such dispute to China
International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) for arbitration in
accordance with its rules. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon the
parties. |
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(2) |
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The seat of arbitration should be Beijing. |
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(3) |
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The language of arbitration proceedings shall be Chinese. |
17. |
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This Agreement shall be formed on its signing date. The parties agree and acknowledge that
the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be effective as of October 20, 2006, the date
on which the Borrower was granted the Loan, until the parties have performed their obligations
under this Agreement. |
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18. |
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The Borrower cannot terminate or revoke this Agreement unless (a) Party A commits a gross
negligence, fraud or other material illegal acts; or (b) Party A goes bankrupt. |
19. |
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This Agreement may not be amended or modified except with a mutual agreement reached by the
parties. In case of anything not covered herein, the parties may sign a written supplementary
agreement. Any amendment, modification, supplement or annex to this Agreement shall form an
integral part of this Agreement. |
20. |
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This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral discussions or written agreements reached
by the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. |
21. |
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This Agreement is severable. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or
unenforceable, such provision shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the
remainder of this Agreement. |
22. |
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Each party hereto should keep in strict confidence the information concerning the other
partys business, operation, financial performance or other confidential data obtained under
this Agreement or during the performance of this Agreement. |
23. |
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Any obligation accrued before the expiration or premature termination of this Agreement shall
survive such expiration or premature termination. Articles 15, 16 and 22 shall survive the
termination of this Agreement. |
24. |
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This Agreement is executed in eight originals, with each party hereto holding two originals.
All originals have the same legal effect. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party has caused this Agreement to be executed by itself or its legal
representative or authorized representative as of the day and year as first above written.
[No text below]
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[Signature Page]
Party A: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Legal Representative
Authorized Representative: /s/ Guo Man
Common seal: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Party B: Xu Qing
Signature: /s/ Xu Qing
Party C: Guo Man
Signature: /s/ Guo Man
Party D: Wang Zhenyu
Signature: /s/ Wang Zhenyu
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EX-4.42
Exhibit 4.42
English Translation
Power of Attorney
I, Hong Tao, a citizen of the Peoples Republic of China (China), Chinese ID number:
110108196210191239, am a shareholder of Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd.
(Yuehang Digital) and hold the 20% equity of Yuehang Digital. I hereby irrevocably authorize Mr.
Zhang Xiaoya to exercise the following rights within the valid term of this Power of
Attorney:
Authorize Mr. Zhang Xiaoya (Chinese ID number: 130104196210091519) to represent myself
to exercise my shareholder rights (including voting power) as specified by PRC laws and the
articles of association of Yuehang Digital at the shareholders meeting of Yuehang Digital,
including, but not limited to, signing related legal instruments with respect to the selling or
transfer of all or part of my equity in Yuehang Digital and as my authorized representative,
nominating and appointing the general manager of Yuehang Digital at the shareholders meeting of
Yuehang Digital.
The precondition for the said authorization and entrustment is that Mr. Zhang Xiaoya
is a Chinese citizen and an employee of AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (AM Technology)
and AM Technology agrees to the said authorization and entrustment. Once Mr. Zhang Xiaoya
no longer serves AM Technology or AM Technology informs me to terminate the said authorization and
entrustment, I will immediately withdraw the entrustment and authorization granted herein to him
and will designate/authorize the other person as nominated by AM Technology to exercise any and all
my shareholder rights (including voting power) at the shareholders meeting of Yuehang Digital.
This Power of Attorney shall become effective as of the signing date and will remain in force
throughout the duration of Yuehang Digital, unless the Call Option Agreement jointly signed by me,
AM Technology and Yuehang Digital on April 1, 2008 is prematurely terminated for whatsoever reason.
Hong Tao
/s/ Hong Tao
April 1, 2008
Exhibit 4.42
English Translation
Power of Attorney
I, Fong Zhonghua, a citizen of the Peoples Republic of China (China), Chinese ID number:
513027197101055217, am a shareholder of Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd.
(Yuehang Digital) and hold the 80% equity of Yuehang Digital. I hereby irrevocably authorize Mr.
Guo Man to exercise the following rights within the valid term of this Power of Attorney:
Authorize Mr. Guo Man (Chinese ID number: 110102196305041171) to represent myself to
exercise my shareholder rights (including voting power) as specified by PRC laws and the articles
of association of Yuehang Digital at the shareholders meeting of Yuehang Digital, including, but
not limited to, signing related legal instruments with respect to the selling or transfer of all or
part of my equity in Yuehang Digital and as my authorized representative, nominating and appointing
the general manager of Yuehang Digital at the shareholders meeting of Yuehang Digital.
The precondition for the said authorization and entrustment is that Mr. Guo Man is a
Chinese citizen and an employee of AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (AM Technology) and AM
Technology agrees to the said authorization and entrustment. Once Mr. Guo Man no longer
serves AM Technology or AM Technology informs me to terminate the said authorization and
entrustment, I will immediately withdraw the entrustment and authorization granted herein to him
and will designate/authorize the other person as nominated by AM Technology to exercise any and all
my shareholder rights (including voting power) at the shareholders meeting of Yuehang Digital.
This Power of Attorney shall become effective as of the signing date and will remain in force
throughout the duration of Yuehang Digital, unless the Call Option Agreement jointly signed by me,
AM Technology and Yuehang Digital on April 1, 2008 is prematurely terminated for whatsoever reason.
Fong Zhonghua
/s/ Fong Zhonghua
April 1, 2008
EX-4.43
Exhibit 4.43
English Translation
Technology Development Agreement
THIS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is entered into by the parties below in
Beijing on April 1, 2008:
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Party A:
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AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. |
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Party B:
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Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. |
WHEREAS,
(1) |
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Party A is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated in accordance with law. It has a
stronger technology development capacity and also has ample experiences in respect of
technology development services; |
(2) |
|
Party B requires a professional technology company to provide technology development services
in the course of its operation and management; |
NOW, THEREFORE, Party A and Party B, through friendly negotiations and abiding by the principle of
equality and mutual benefit, hereby agree as follows:
1. |
|
Technology Development Services |
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1.1 |
|
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Party A agrees to provide technology
development services to Party B and Party B agrees to accept the technology development
services provided by Party A. |
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1.2 |
|
Party B shall actively assist Party A in fulfilling the said work, including, but
not limited to, providing related data, technology requirements, explanation, etc. |
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1.3 |
|
The valid term of this Agreement is ten (10) years, starting from the effective
date of this Agreement. Both parties agree that the term of this Agreement shall be
automatically extended for ten (10) years upon its expiry, unless either party informs
the other party of its intention of no extension at least twenty (20) days prior to the
expiration of this Agreement. |
Party A is the exclusive provider providing the technology development services hereunder to
Party B. Except with Party As prior written consent, Party B shall not accept the identical
or similar technology development services provided by any third party.
3. |
|
Intellectual Property Rights |
Any and all intellectual property rights arising from the performance of this Agreement,
including, but not limited to, copyright, patent right and technology
know-how, shall belong to Party A, and Party B may not be entitled to any right except those
as specified herein. Both parties agree that this article will survive the change,
cancellation or termination of this Agreement.
4.1 |
|
Both parties agree that as a consideration for the technology development services rendered
by Party A to Party B under Article 1.1 hereof, Party B shall pay Party A the service fee
pursuant to the stipulations of this Agreement. The amount of service fee and method of
payment are set forth in the annex hereto. This annex may be amended on the basis of
implementation after negotiations between both parties. |
4.2 |
|
Each party shall bear the taxes payable by it in connection with the execution or performance
of this Agreement in accordance with law. As requested by Party A, Party B shall endeavor to
assist Party A in obtaining the business tax exemption for all or part of its technology
service fee income under this Agreement, including, without limitation, providing related
documents and from time to time, signing the written agreements meeting the format
requirements for declaration to related department in charge of science and technology with
Party A with respect to the specific service items within the scope of this Agreement, but the
execution of these documents shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) the terms of
such written agreements are, in principle, consistent with those of this Agreement and may not
conflict with those of this Agreement; and (2) the execution of such documents does not
violate laws and regulations. |
4.3 |
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Party Bs shareholders will provide a pledge security to Party A for the technology service
fee payable by Party B under this Agreement by pledging their equity in Party B. |
Both parties agreed that all information relating to this Agreement is confidential. Neither
party shall disclose such information to any third party except its officers, directors,
employees, agents and professional consultants, albeit that no consents are required from the
opposite parties if disclosure of such information is mandated by law.
This article shall survive any change, cancellation or termination of this Agreement.
6. |
|
Defaulting Liabilities |
Both parties have the obligation to fully perform this Agreement. Where either party fails
to perform any of its obligations hereunder, or any of its representations or warranties
hereunder is materially untrue or inaccurate, such party shall be deemed to default under
this Agreement and shall be held liable for all the losses thus incurred to the other party.
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7.1 |
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Force Majeure refers to objective situations that are not foreseeable, avoidable and
surmountable. If either party becomes unable to perform this Agreement due to force majeure,
its obligation may be waived partly or fully, depending on the impact of the force majeure. If
the force majeure occurs after any delay of performance of obligations, the obligation shall
not be waived. |
7.2 |
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Should either party be prevented from performing this Agreement due to force majeure, the
prevented party shall without any delay notify the other party in order to mitigate any loss
caused to the other party. The prevented party shall also provide written proof of the force
majeure within 15 working days of the force majeure. |
Both parties acknowledge that this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and
understanding between both parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and completely
supersedes and replaces all prior oral and/or written agreements and understandings between
both parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
The execution, effectiveness, interpretation, performance, amendment, termination and dispute
resolutions of this Agreement shall be governed by the law of the Peoples of Republic of
China.
Any dispute arising from the performance of this Agreement shall be solved by both parties
through friendly negotiations. In case no resolution can be reached, such dispute shall be
referred to Beijing Arbitration Commission for arbitration in accordance with its arbitration
rules. Venue of arbitration shall be Beijing and arbitral award shall be final.
11. |
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Supplementary Provisions |
11.1 |
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The annex attached hereto shall form an integral part of this Agreement and has the same effect as
the remainder of this Agreement. |
11.2 |
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This Agreement shall come into effect as of the date of signing by both parties. |
11.3 |
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This Agreement is executed in two (2) originals in Chinese, one (1) original for each party.
All the original copies shall have the same legal effect. |
[No text below]
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Party A: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Authorized representative (signature): /s/ Guo Man
Name: Guo Man
Title:
Common seal: [Seal: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.]
Party B: Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd.
Authorized representative (signature): /s/ Fong Zhonghua
Name: Fong Zhonghua
Title:
Common seal: [Seal: Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd.]
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[Annex]
Service Fee Calculation Standard
1. |
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Party A and Party B agree that Party B shall pay technology support and technology service
fee to Party A according to the following requirements: |
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(1) |
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In the first month of each year (for the first year, it means the next month
after the signing of this Agreement), Party A and Party B determine the annual service
fee amount of this year. The annual service fee amount confirmed by both parties shall
be annexed to this Agreement respectively. |
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(2) |
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When both parties determine annual service fee amount, the technology service fee
of current year may be adjusted by giving due consideration to the following factors,
including, but not limited to: |
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(a) |
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The number of the employees to be assigned by Party A to render
services for Party B and the qualification of these employees; |
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(b) |
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The amount of time proposed for Party As employees to provide
services; |
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(c) |
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The specific contents and value of the services rendered by Party A; |
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(d) |
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Whether use licenses are provided to Party B with respect to specific
technologies (including patented and non-patented technologies) during the
provisioning of technology support and technology services; |
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(e) |
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The internal relations between Party As technology support and
technology services and Party Bs operating income. |
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(3) |
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Party B shall pay the said annual service fee evenly on a quarterly basis. Party
B shall, within fifteen (15) working days before each quarter finishes, pay the service
fee amount of this quarter to the bank account designated by Party A. |
2. |
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If Party A is of the opinion that the fee as set out in Article 1 of this Annex becomes
inappropriate for the change of objective situation and needs to be adjusted, Party B shall,
within seven (7) working days after receiving the written request about fee adjustment from
Party A, negotiate with Party A actively and in good faith so as to determine the new billing
standard or system. |
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EX-4.44
Exhibit 4.44
English Translation
Technology Support and Service Agreement
THIS TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT AND SERVICE AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is entered into by the parties
below in Beijing on April 1, 2008:
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Party A:
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AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. |
Party B:
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Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. |
WHEREAS,
(1) |
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Party A is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated in accordance with law. It has a
strong technology development and technology support capacity and also has ample experiences
in respect of technology support and services; |
|
(2) |
|
Party B requires a professional technology company to provide technology support and services
in the course of its operation and management; |
NOW, THEREFORE, Party A and Party B, through friendly negotiations and abiding by the principle of
equality and mutual benefit, hereby agree as follows:
1. |
|
Technology Support and Services |
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1.1 |
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Party A agrees to provide the following services to Party B: |
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1.1.1 |
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Perform research and development on related technologies according to
Party Bs business needs; |
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1.1.2 |
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Be responsible for the daily maintenance, monitoring, debugging and
troubleshooting of Party Bs advertising production and broadcasting system; |
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1.1.3 |
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As requested by Party B from time to time, carry out related investigations and
collect relevant data and materials concerning Party Bs technology problems and needs
during business operations; provide the investigation findings and reports within the
time limit required by Party B; |
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1.1.4 |
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Provide to Party B (such as, but not limited to) the technology design, schemes,
drawings, data, parameters, standards, programs, databases, technology research results
of the same type, reports, materials and data in connection with Party Bs technology
problems during operation; |
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1.1.5 |
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Timely answer Party Bs technology inquiries and if necessary, send personnel to
solve technology problems on site; |
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1.1.6 |
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Provide other related technology support and technology services for Party B
according to the provisions of this Agreement. |
1.2 |
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Party B shall actively assist Party A in fulfilling the said work, including, but not limited
to, providing related data, technology requirements, explanation. |
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1.3 |
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The valid term of this Agreement is ten (10) years, starting from the effective date of this
Agreement. Both parties agree that the term of this Agreement shall be automatically extended
for ten (10) years upon its expiry, unless either party informs the other party of its
intention of no extension at least twenty (20) days prior to the expiration of this Agreement. |
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2. |
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Exclusivity |
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Party A is the exclusive provider providing the technology support and services hereunder to
Party B. Except with Party As prior written consent, Party B shall not accept the identical
or similar technology support and services provided by any third party. |
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3. |
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Intellectual Property Rights |
|
|
|
Any and all intellectual property rights arising from the performance of this Agreement,
including, but not limited to, copyright, patent right and technology know-how, shall belong
to Party A, and Party B may not be entitled to any right except those as specified herein.
Both parties agree that this article will survive the change, cancellation or termination of
this Agreement. |
|
4. |
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Service Fee |
|
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Both parties agree that as a consideration for the technology support and technology services
rendered by Party A to Party B under Article 1.1 hereof, Party B shall pay Party A the
service fee pursuant to the stipulation of this Agreement. The amount of service fee and
method of payment are set forth in the annex hereto. This annex may be amended on the basis
of implementation after negotiations between both parties. |
|
5. |
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Confidentiality |
|
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Both parties agreed that all information relating to this Agreement is confidential. Neither
party shall disclose such information to any third party except its officers, directors,
employees, agents and professional consultants, albeit that no consents are required from the
opposite parties if disclosure of such information is mandated by law. |
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This article shall survive any change, cancellation or termination of this Agreement. |
|
6. |
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Defaulting Liabilities |
|
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Both parties have the obligation to fully perform this Agreement. Where either party fails
to perform any of its obligations hereunder, or any of its representations or warranties
hereunder is materially untrue or inaccurate, such party shall be deemed to default under
this Agreement and shall be held liable for all the losses thus incurred to the other party. |
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7. |
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Force Majeure |
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7.1 |
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Force Majeure refers to objective situations that are not foreseeable, avoidable and
surmountable. If either party becomes unable to perform this Agreement due to force majeure,
its obligation may be waived partly or fully, depending on the impact of the force majeure. If
the force majeure occurs after any delay of performance of obligations, the obligation shall
not be waived. |
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7.2 |
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Should either party be prevented from performing this Agreement due to force majeure, the
prevented party shall without any delay notify the other party in order to mitigate any loss
caused to the other party. The prevented party shall also provide written proof of the force
majeure within 15 working days of the force majeure. |
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8. |
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Entire Agreement |
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Both parties acknowledge that this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and
understanding between both parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and completely
supersedes and replaces all prior oral and/or written agreements and understandings between
both parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. |
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9. |
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Governing Law |
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The execution, effectiveness, interpretation, performance, amendment, termination and dispute
resolutions of this Agreement shall be governed by the law of the Peoples of Republic of
China. |
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10. |
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Dispute Resolution |
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Any dispute arising from the performance of this Agreement shall be solved by both parties
through friendly negotiations. In case no resolution can be reached, such dispute shall be
referred to Beijing Arbitration Commission for arbitration in accordance with its arbitration
rules. Venue of arbitration shall be Beijing and arbitral award shall be final. |
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11. |
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Supplementary Provisions |
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11.1 |
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The annex attached hereto shall form an integral part of this Agreement and has the same effect as
the remainder of this Agreement. |
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11.2 |
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This Agreement shall come into effect as of the date of signing by both parties. |
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11.3 |
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This Agreement is executed in two (2) originals in Chinese, one (1) original for each party.
All the original copies shall have the same legal effect. |
[No text below]
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Party A: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Authorized representative (signature): /s/ Guo Man
Name: Guo Man
Title:
Common seal: [Seal: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.]
Party B: Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd.
Authorized representative (signature): /s/ Fong Zhonghua
Name: Fong Zhonghua
Title:
Common seal: [Seal: Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd.]
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[Annex]
Service Fee Calculation Standard
1. |
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Party A and Party B agree that Party B shall pay technology support and technology service
fee to Party A according to the following requirements: |
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(1) |
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In the first month of each year (for the first year, it means the next month
after the signing of this Agreement), Party A and Party B determine the annual service
fee amount of this year. The annual service fee amount confirmed by both parties shall
be annexed to this Agreement, respectively. |
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(2) |
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When both parties determine annual service fee amount, the technology service fee
of current year may be adjusted by giving due consideration to the following factors,
including, but not limited to: |
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(a) |
|
The number of the employees to be assigned by Party A to render
services for Party B and the qualification of these employees; |
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(b) |
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The amount of time proposed for Party As employees to provide
services; |
|
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(c) |
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The specific contents and value of the services rendered by Party A; |
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(d) |
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Whether use licenses are provided to Party B with respect to specific
technologies (including patented and non-patented technologies) during the
provisioning of technology support and technology services; |
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(e) |
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The internal relations between Party As technology support and
technology services and Party Bs operating income. |
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(3) |
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Party B shall pay the said annual service fee evenly on a quarterly basis. Party
B shall, within fifteen (15) working days before each quarter finishes, pay the service
fee amount of this quarter to the bank account designated by Party A. |
2. |
|
If Party A is of the opinion that the fee as set out in Article 1 of this Annex becomes
inappropriate for the change of objective situation and needs to be adjusted, Party B shall,
within seven (7) working days after receiving the written request about fee adjustment from
Party A, negotiate with Party A actively and in good faith so as to determine the new billing
standard or system. |
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EX-4.45
Exhibit 4.45
English Translation
Supplementary Agreement
to the Technology Support and Service Agreement
Party A: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Party B: Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd.
Whereas Party A and Party B have entered into an Technology Support and Service Agreement
(hereinafter referred to as the Original Agreement) on April 1, 2008 in relation to the
engagement of Party A by Party B to provide technology support and technology service, the two
parties hereby agree to amend and supplement the Original Agreement by entering into this
supplementary agreement (hereinafter referred to as this Agreement), with the following specific
terms:
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1. |
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All the risks in connection with the technology development and after-sales
technology service under the Original Agreement shall be solely borne by Party A. Party A
shall be entitled to the portion of advertising profits that is related to technology. |
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2. |
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Article 1.1.6 of the Original Agreement shall be changed to: To provide to Party B,
in accordance with this Agreement, other related technology support and technology
services, including but not limited to equipment rental, joint marketing service, joint
procurement service, strategic management service, financial management service and human
resources management service. |
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3. |
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Article 4 of the Original Agreement shall be changed to: The technology development
and technology service fee chargeable by Party A on Party B shall guarantee that Party B
can achieve, after deducting the fees payable to Party A, a net cost-plus rate of no less
than 1%, to be rounded to the nearest RMB1,000; |
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Net cost-plus rate = Operating profit / Total cost and expenses x 100% |
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Where: Operating profit = Operating revenue - Operating cost - sales expenses -
administrative expenses |
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Total cost and expenses = Total operating cost + sales expenses + administrative expenses |
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If Party B records a loss before deducting the fees due to Party A, Party B shall not be
entitled to any fee payments from Party B. All the market risks and other risks shall be
solely borne by Party A. |
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4. |
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Term 1 under Article 1 of the annex to the Original Agreement shall be changed to:
Party A shall settle the accounts with Party B every quarter, and a yearly account
settlement shall be done within one month after each year end. After the end of each
quarter, the two parties shall settle the fees according to the confirmation letter. Party
B shall settle all the fees due to Party A within one week after receipt of the
confirmation letter from Party A. All fees shall be integrated and settled at the end of a
year. Party B shall provide to Party A a formal invoice showing the exact amount before
Party A pays. |
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5. |
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The authorized signatory for the quarterly earnings confirmation letter and
supplementary agreements within the validity of the Original Agreement shall be: |
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(1) |
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Name: Wu Wennan; Position: Financial Controller, being the agent for AirMedia
Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. |
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(2) |
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Name: Duan Qiuwen; Position: Chief ledger keeper, being the agent for Beijing
Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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6. |
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This Agreement is a supplementary agreement to the Original Agreement, and shall have
the same legal effect as the Original Agreement. The remaining terms in the Original
Agreement shall remain unchanged. For any inconsistencies between this Agreement and the
Original Agreement, this Agreement prevails. The Original Agreement shall prevail for any
matters not provided for by this Agreement. |
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7. |
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Any disputes that arise from or are related to the execution and performance of this
Agreement shall be resolved through friendly negotiation. If no agreement can be reached,
all disputes shall be brought to Beijing Arbitration Committee for an arbitral award. |
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8. |
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This Agreement shall become effective from the date of signing and the imprinting of
seals by the authorized representatives of both parties. The original Chinese copy has two
counterparts, each to be kept by one party. Both counterparts shall have the same legal
effect. |
(The rest of this page is left blank)
Party A: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (seal)
Authorized representative: /s/ Guo Man
Date: June 25, 2008
Party B: Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. (seal)
Authorized representative: /s/ Feng Zhonghua
Date: June 25, 2008
EX-4.46
Exhibit 4.46
English Translation
Equity Pledge Agreement
THIS EQUITY PLEDGE AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is entered into among the following parties in
Beijing on April 1, 2008:
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Party A:
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AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. |
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Party B:
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Fong Zhonghua, Hong Tao |
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Party C:
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Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. |
WHEREAS:
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Party A and Party C signed the Technology Development Agreement and the Technology Support
and Service Agreement on April 1, 2008; |
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On January 7, 2008, Party A and Party B signed the Loan Agreement (collectively with the
Technology Development Agreement and the Technology Support and Service Agreement shall be
referred to hereinafter as Master Contracts); |
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Fong Zhonghua and Hong Tao respectively holds 80% and 20% of equity interests in Party C.
Party B agrees to guarantee the payment obligations under the Master Contracts that it had
signed with Party C by means of an equity pledge. |
NOW, THEREFORE, Party A, Party B and Party C, through friendly negotiations, hereby agree on and
promise to abide by the following terms:
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Pledge |
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Fong Zhonghua and Hong Tao agree to pledge all their respective 80% and 20% equities in Party
C (Pledged Equity) to Party A, as a guaranty for the performance of obligations by Party B
and Party C under the Master Contracts. |
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Term of Pledge |
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The pledge under this Agreement shall become effective on the date when the equity pledge is
recorded in Party Cs register of shareholders. |
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After the guaranteed liabilities under the Master Contracts are fully repaid and Party B and
Party C no longer undertake any obligations under the Master Contracts, this Agreement is
terminated. So far as reasonably practicable, Party A shall assist in undergoing necessary
procedures so as to discharge the pledge of equity. |
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During pledge, if Party B and Party C fail to perform its obligations under any Master
Contract, Party A shall be entitled to dispose of right of pledge pursuant to the provisions
of this Agreement. |
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Scope of Pledge Guarantee |
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The guaranty scope of pledged equity under this Agreement covers any arrear, payment,
liquidated damages, compensation and expenses from realization of principal claims and right
of pledge payable but unpaid by Party B and Party C to Party A under the Master Contracts. |
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Registration |
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Party B undertakes to Party A that its execution of this Agreement and performance of the
obligations under this Agreement has obtained and/or will obtain the consent of Party Cs
shareholders meeting and the equity pledge under this Agreement will be recorded in Party Cs
register of shareholders. Party C agrees to render assistance. Party B and Party C shall
deliver the certificates of Party Bs capital contributions to Party C and register of
shareholders to Party A for keeping on the date of this Agreement. |
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The Parties agree that they will try to handle and cause the registration of the pledge under
this Agreement with the Industrial and Commercial Administration of Party Cs place of
registration. The Parties confirm that the failure to register the pledge under this Agreement
with the Industrial and Commercial Administration of Party Cs place of registration after the
execution of this Agreement will not affect the validity of this Agreement, unless such
registration is mandatory as specified by laws. |
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Yield |
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Within the period of pledge, Party A shall be entitled to the yield arising from the Pledged
Equity, including, but not limited to, the bonus, dividends, profit distribution,
distributable profits, arising from or received with respect to the Pledged Equity. |
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Representations of Party B |
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Party B is the owner of the equity. |
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Party B has not created any other security interest or third-party interests on
the Pledged Equity except the pledge under this Agreement. |
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Within the term of this Agreement, Party B undertakes to Party A that |
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Without Party As prior written consent, it will not transfer the
Pledged Equity or create or allow to be created any security interest on the
Pledged Equity, unless otherwise agreed upon by both parties. |
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It will comply with all the laws and regulations with respect to the
pledge of rights; present to Party A the notices, orders or suggestions with
respect to the right of pledge issued or made by the competent authority within
five (5) days upon receipt thereof; and comply with such notices, orders or
suggestions; or make an objection to or a statement on the foregoing matters at
the reasonable request of Party A or with the |
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consent from Party A. |
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6.3.3 |
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It will not cause Party Cs other shareholders not to distribute
Party Cs income. |
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It will not do or permit to be done any act that may adversely
affect Party As interests under the Amended Master Contracts and this Agreement
or the Pledged Equity. |
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Party B agrees that, for the purpose of this Agreement, Party A is entitled to
dispose of right of pledge in the manner as specified in this Agreement and Party As
right to exercise the right of pledge obtained from this Agreement will not be
interrupted or hindered by Party B or any of its successors or principals or any other
person through legal proceedings. |
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Party B warrants to Party A that, in order to protect or improve the guaranty for
the repayment of the expenses under the Master Contracts in this Agreement, Party B will
execute in good faith and cause other persons interested in the right of pledge to
execute all right certificates and contracts relating to the implementation of this
Agreement as required by Party A and/or perform and cause other interested persons to
perform the acts relating to the implementation of this Agreement as required by Party A
and provide convenience for the exercise of the rights and authority granted to Party A
under this Agreement. |
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Party B warrants to Party A that, in order to ensure Party As interests, Party B
will comply with and perform all warranties, undertakings, agreements, representations
and conditions. Where Party B does not perform, in whole or in part, its warranties,
undertakings, agreements, representations or conditions, Party B shall compensate all
losses thus incurred to Party A. |
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Disposal of the Pledged Equity |
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Party A and Party B hereby agree that, in case of any default, Party A shall be entitled to
exercise all the remedies and powers under PRC laws, transaction agreement and this Agreement
upon giving a written notice to Party B, including, but not limited to, auctioning or selling
the Pledged Equity and being first compensated with the proceeds from such disposal. Party A
shall not be liable for any loss arising from its reasonable exercise of such rights and
powers. |
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Party A shall be entitled to designate in writing its lawyer or other agent to exercise any
or all said rights and powers and Party B shall not raise any objection thereto. |
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7.3 |
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The reasonable expenses of Party A when it exercises any or all said rights and powers shall
be borne by Party B. Party A shall have the right to deduct such expenses from the payments
obtained by Party A from the exercise of its rights and powers. |
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The payments obtained by Party A from the exercise of its rights and powers shall |
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be used in the following order: |
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Pay all the expenses arising out of the disposal of the Pledged Equity and Party
As exercise of its rights and powers (including the remunerations for its lawyer and
agent); |
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Pay the taxes payable with respect to the disposal of the Pledged Equity; and |
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Pay the guaranteed liabilities to Party A. |
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If there is any balance after the above deductions, Party A shall return such balance to
Party B or the other person which is entitled to such balance in accordance with law or
regulations or place such balance under escrow with the notary public office in the place
where Party A is located (all the expenses arising therefrom shall be borne by Party B). |
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Party A shall be entitled to exercise any of its remedies simultaneously or successively.
Before Party A exercises the right to auction or sell the Pledged Equity under this Agreement,
it does not need to first exercise other remedies. |
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Transfer |
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8.1 |
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Without Party As prior written consent, Party B shall have no right to donate or transfer
any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, excluding the Call Option Agreement
signed by Party B and Party A. |
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8.2 |
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This Agreement shall bind upon Party B and its successors and inure to Party A and its
successors and assigns. |
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8.3 |
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Party A may, at any time, transfer any or all of its rights and obligations under the Master
Contracts to the person designated by it (natural person/legal person). In this case, the
transferee shall take over Party As rights and obligations under this Agreement as if it is a
party to this Agreement. When Party A transfers its rights and obligations under the Master
Contracts, at its request, Party B shall execute the related agreements and/or documents with
respect to such transfer. |
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8.4 |
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If the above transfer results in the change of pledgee, two new parties to pledge shall sign
a new pledge agreement. |
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Confidentiality |
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9.1 |
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Both parties agreed that all information relating to this Agreement is confidential.
Neither party shall disclose such information to any third party except its officers, directors,
employees, agents and professional consultants, albeit that no consents are required from the
opposite parties if disclosure of such information is mandated by law. |
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9.2 |
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This article shall survive the change, cancellation or termination of this Agreement. |
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10. |
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Defaulting Liabilities |
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Both parties have the obligation to fully perform this Agreement. Where either party |
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fails to perform any of its obligations hereunder, or any of its representations or
warranties hereunder is materially untrue or inaccurate, such party shall be deemed to
default under this Agreement and shall be held liable for all the losses thus incurred to the
other party. |
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Force Majeure |
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11.1 |
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Force Majeure refers to
objective situations that are not
foreseeable, avoidable and
surmountable. If either party becomes
unable to perform this Agreement due
to force majeure, its obligation may
be waived partly or fully, depending
on the impact of the force majeure. If
the force majeure occurs after any
delay of performance of obligations,
the obligation shall not be waived.
11.2 Should either party be prevented
from performing this Agreement due to
force majeure, the prevented party
shall without any delay notify the
other party in order to mitigate any
loss caused to the other party. The
prevented party shall also provide
written proof of the force majeure
within 15 working days of the force
majeure. |
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Governing Law |
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The execution, effectiveness, interpretation, performance, amendment, termination and dispute
resolutions of this Agreement shall be governed by the law of the Peoples of Republic of
China. |
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Dispute Resolution |
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Any dispute arising from the performance of this Agreement shall be solved by both parties
through friendly negotiations. In case no resolution can be reached, such dispute shall be
referred to Beijing Arbitration Commission for arbitration in accordance with its arbitration
rules. Venue of arbitration shall be Beijing and arbitral award shall be final. |
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14. |
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Supplementary Provisions |
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14.1 |
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This Agreement shall come into effect as of the date of signing by both parties. |
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14.2 |
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This Agreement is executed in four (4) originals in Chinese, one (1) original for each party.
All the original copies shall have the same legal effect. |
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Party A: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Authorized representative (signature): /s/ Guo Man
Name: Guo Man
Title:
Common seal: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (Seal)
Party B:
Signature: /s/ Fong Zhonghua
Signature: /s/ Hong Tao
Party C: Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd.
Authorized representative (signature): /s/ Fong Zhonghua
Name: Fong Zhonghua
Title:
Common seal: Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. (Seal)
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EX-4.47
Exhibit 4.47
English Translation
Call Option Agreement
THIS CALL OPTION AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is entered into among the following parties in
Beijing on April 1, 2008:
Party A: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Party B: Fong Zhonghua, Hong Tao (hereafter individually a Shareholder and collectively the
Shareholders)
Party C: Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd.
WHEREAS:
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Fong Zhonghua and Hong Tao are the citizens of the Peoples Republic of China (China, for
the purpose of this Agreement, excludes Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special
Administrative Region and Taiwan), who respectively 80% and 20% equity interests in Party C. |
Now therefore, the Parties hereby enter into this Agreement with respect to Party A purchasing the
equities held by the Shareholders in Party C, on and subject to the terms and conditions as set
forth below:
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Purchase and Sale of Equity |
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1.1 |
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Granting of Rights |
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The Shareholders hereby irrevocably grant to Party A an option (Call Option) to purchase or
cause any person or persons designated by Party A (Designee) to purchase from the
Shareholders at any time, to the extent permitted by PRC laws and according to the steps as
determined by Party A at its own discretion, all or part of their equity in Party C (Target
Equity) at the price specified in Article 1.3 of this Agreement. The Shareholders shall not
sell, sell by offer, transfer, donate or pledge the equity to any other third person other
than Party A and/or the Designee. Party C hereby agrees to the granting of the Call Option by
the Shareholders to Party A and/or the Designee. The person set forth in this article and
this Agreement means an individual, corporation, joint venture, partnership, enterprise,
trust or a non-corporation organization. |
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Exercising Steps |
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Subject to PRC laws and regulations, |
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1.2.1 |
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When this Agreement is signed, Party B shall agree that it will deliver the
Equity Transfer Contract signed as per the format in Annex 1 below and the Letter of
Consent signed as per Annex 2 below with respect to equity transfer to Party A for
keeping. |
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If Party A decides to purchase the Target Equity pursuant to Article 1.1 hereof,
it shall give a written notice to Party B, indicating the percentage of the Target
Equity to be purchased and the identity of purchaser. Party B and Party C shall, within
seven (7) days of receiving the notice from Party A, provide all the materials and
documents necessary to handle equity transfer. |
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1.2.3 |
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Except the notice as stated in Article 1.2.2, there are no other preconditions
or additional conditions or procedures for Party As exercise of the option to purchase
the Target Equity. |
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In the event that applicable PRC laws and regulations require appraisal of the
Target Equity or have other restrictions on the price of the Target Equity at the time
when Party A exercises the Call Option, the Parties agree that the Purchase Price of the
Target Equity shall be the lowest price permitted by applicable laws. |
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1.3.2 |
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In the event that Party A opts to purchase part of the Target Equity, the
Purchase Price shall be adjusted on the basis of the ratio of the purchased equity to
all the equity of Party C. |
1.4 |
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Transfer of the Target Equity |
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At each exercise of the Call Option: |
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1.4.1 |
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Each Shareholder shall cause Party C to convene a shareholders meeting in time,
at which to adopt a resolution on the transfer by the Shareholders of the Target Equity
to Party A and/or the Designee, and cause other Shareholders to waive the right of first
refusal to the Target Equity in writing; |
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1.4.2 |
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Each Shareholder shall, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement
and the Purchase Notice related to the Target Equity, enter into an equity transfer
contract with Party A and/or the Designee (as applicable) for each transfer; |
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The related Parties shall execute all other requisite contracts, agreements or
documents, obtain all requisite government approvals and consents and take all necessary
actions; without any security interest, transfer the valid ownership of the Target
Equity to Party A and/or the Designee, and cause Party A and/or the Designee to be the
legal owner of the Target Equity. In this Article and this Agreement, Security
Interest includes guaranty, mortgage, pledge, third-party right or interest, any share
option, right of acquisition, right of first refusal, right of set-off, retention of
title or other security arrangements, but excluding any security interest arising under
the Equity Pledge Agreement signed by Party A, Shareholders and Party C on April 1,
2008. |
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1.5 |
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Payment |
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The payment of the Purchase Price shall be subject to the negotiations between Party A and/or
the Designee and the Shareholders according to the laws applicable at the exercise of the
Call Option. |
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Undertakings Relating to Equity |
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2.1 |
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Undertakings of Party C |
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Shareholders and Party C hereby undertake that: |
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They will not supplement, amend or modify Party Cs articles of association in
any way, or increase or decrease its registered capital, or change its shareholding
structure by other means without Party As prior written consent; |
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Based on good financial and commercial standards and practices, Party C will
maintain its existence, prudently and effectively deal with its businesses and affairs
and make its best efforts to ensure that it continuously has the permits, licenses and
approvals necessary for its business operations and that these permits, licenses and
approvals are not cancelled; make its best efforts to keep its existing organization
structure and senior management personnel unchanged and continue to maintain its
relations with customers so as to ensure that the exercise of the Call Option by Party A
has no material adverse influence on Party Cs goodwill and operations; |
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Without Party As prior written consent, Party C will not sell, transfer,
mortgage or otherwise dispose of, or cause any other security interest to be created on,
any of Party Cs legal or beneficial rights on assets, business or income at any time
after the date of this Agreement; |
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Without Party As prior written consent, Party C will not distribute dividends
to its shareholders in any way. However, Party C shall promptly distribute all or part
of its distributable profits to its shareholders upon Party As request; |
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2.1.5 |
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If Party A exercises the Call Option pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement, Party C will do its best to obtain all the government approvals and other
consents (if applicable) necessary for the completion of equity transfer as early as
possible; |
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At Party As request, they will appoint the person nominated by Party A as the
director of Party C. |
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Undertakings of the Shareholders |
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The Shareholders hereby undertakes: |
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2.2.1 |
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Not to sell, transfer, mortgage or otherwise dispose of, or cause any other
security interest to be created on, the legal or beneficial right of any Target Equity
at any time after the date of this Agreement without Party As prior written consent,
except the right of pledge under the Equity Pledge |
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Agreement; |
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2.2.2 |
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Without Party As prior written consent, at the shareholders meeting of Party
C, not to agree to, support or execute a resolution on selling, transferring, mortgaging
or otherwise disposing of, or cause any other security interest to be created on, its
legal or beneficial right of any Target Equity, except to Party A or the Designee; |
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Without Party As prior written consent, at the shareholders meeting of Party
C, not to agree to, support or execute a resolution on approving Party C to be merged or
consolidated with, acquire or invest in any person; |
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To promptly inform Party A of any litigation, arbitration or administrative
proceedings pending or threatened against its Target Equity; |
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2.2.5 |
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To cause the shareholders meeting to approve the transfer of the Target Equity
under this Agreement; |
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2.2.6 |
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To execute all necessary or appropriate documents, take all necessary or
appropriate actions and bring all necessary or appropriate claims or make all necessary
and appropriate defenses against all claims in order to maintain its ownership over the
Target Equity; |
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2.2.7 |
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At Party As request, to appoint the person nominated by Party A as the director
of Party C; |
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2.2.8 |
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Upon Party As request as may be made from time to time, to transfer the Target
Equity unconditionally and promptly to Party A and/or the Designee at any time and cause
other Shareholders to waive the right of first refusal to the Target Equity; |
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To fully comply with the provisions of this Agreement and other agreements
entered into by and among Shareholders, Party C and Party A , to perform all obligations
under such agreements and not to do any act or omission that affects the validity and
enforceability of such agreements. |
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Assignment of Agreement |
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3.1 |
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The Shareholders and Party C shall not transfer any of their rights and obligations under
this Agreement to any third party without Party As prior written consent. |
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3.2 |
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The Shareholders and Party C hereby agree that Party A may, when necessary, transfer all its
rights and obligations under this Agreement to a third party without the consent of
Shareholders and Party C. Party A shall only need to notify Shareholders and Party C when
such transfers occur. No prior written consent of Shareholders and Party C is required. |
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Guaranty |
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If the Shareholders satisfy the relevant provisions of this Agreement, Party A agrees to act
as Party Cs performance guarantor in any contract, agreement or |
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transaction signed by Party C with any other third party with respect to Party Cs business
operations to provide a comprehensive performance guaranty for Party C to perform such
contract, agreement or transaction. In addition, Party A agrees to provide the loans for
Party C in the manner permitted by laws when necessary to meet Party Cs business needs or
solve Party Cs possible difficulty in fund turnover. |
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5. |
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Confidentiality |
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5.1 |
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Both parties agreed that all information relating to this Agreement is confidential.
Neither party shall disclose such information to any third party except its officers, directors,
employees, agents and professional consultants, albeit that no consents are required from the
opposite parties if disclosure of such information is mandated by law. |
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5.2 |
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This article shall survive the change, cancellation or termination of this Agreement. |
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6. |
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Defaulting Liabilities |
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Both parties have the obligation to fully perform this Agreement. Where either party fails
to perform any of its obligations hereunder, or any of its representations or warranties
hereunder is materially untrue or inaccurate, such party shall be deemed to default under
this Agreement and shall be held liable for all the losses thus incurred to the other party. |
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7. |
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Force Majeure |
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7.1 |
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Force Majeure refers
to objective situations that
are not foreseeable, avoidable
and surmountable. If either
party becomes unable to
perform this Agreement due to
force majeure, its obligation
may be waived partly or fully,
depending on the impact of the
force majeure. If the force
majeure occurs after any delay
of performance of obligations,
the obligation shall not be
waived. |
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7.2 |
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Should either party be
prevented from performing this
Agreement due to force
majeure, the prevented party
shall without any delay notify
the other party in order to
mitigate any loss caused to
the other party. The prevented
party shall also provide
written proof of the force
majeure within 15 working days
of the force majeure. |
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Annex |
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8.1 |
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When the Target Equity is
transferred, if the format of the
equity transfer contract as set forth
in Annex 1 to this Agreement needs to
be amended in accordance with PRC laws
and regulations until then, the
Parties shall make relevant amendments
in good faith and in accordance with
the requirements of PRC laws and
regulations. |
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8.2 |
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The annex attached hereto shall
form an integral part of this
Agreement and have the same legal
effect as the main body of this
Agreement. |
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Governing Law |
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The execution, effectiveness, interpretation, performance, amendment, termination and dispute
resolutions of this Agreement shall be governed by the law of the Peoples of Republic of
China. |
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10. |
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Dispute Resolution |
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Any dispute arising from the performance of this Agreement shall be solved by both parties
through friendly negotiations. In case no resolution can be reached, such dispute shall be
referred to Beijing Arbitration Commission for arbitration in accordance with its arbitration
rules. Venue of arbitration shall be Beijing and arbitral award shall be final. |
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11. |
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Supplementary Provisions |
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11.1 |
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This Agreement shall go into effect as of the date of signing by the Parties. This Agreement
shall be terminated after Party A exercises the call option over all Party Cs equity pursuant
to the provisions of this Agreement, unless prematurely terminated in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement or the other related agreement signed by the Parties. |
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Where Party A or Party C ceases to operate because its business term expires (including any
extension thereof) or because of other reason within the time as set forth in Article 11.1,
this Agreement shall be terminated simultaneously, unless Party A has transferred its rights
and obligations pursuant to Article 3.2. |
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11.3 |
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This Agreement is executed in four (4) originals in Chinese, one (1) original for each Party.
All originals shall have the same legal effect. |
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Party A: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Authorized representative (signature): /s/ Guo Man
Name: Guo Man
Title:
Common seal: AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (Seal)
Party B:
Signature: /s/ Fong Zhonghua
Signature: /s/ Hong Tao
Party C: Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd.
Authorized representative (signature): /s/ Fong Zhonghua
Name:
Title:
Common seal: Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. (Seal)
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[Annex 1]
Equity Transfer Contract
This Equity Transfer Contract (this Contract) is entered into among the following parties in
Beijing, China:
The Transferor: Fong Zhonghua
The Transferee:
Through friendly negotiations, it is hereby agreed by both parties with respect to equity transfer
as follows:
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The Transferor agrees to transfer its ___% equity in Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising
Co., Ltd. (Target Equity) to the Transferee, and the Transferee agrees to accept the Target
Equity. |
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Upon completion of equity transfer, the Transferor will no longer have any right or
obligation as a shareholder of Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. with
respect to the Target Equity, and the Transferee will have the rights and obligations as a
shareholder of Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. with respect to the Target
Equity. |
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In case of anything not covered herein, both parties may sign a supplementary agreement. |
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4. |
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This Contract shall become effective as of the date of signing by both parties. |
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5. |
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This Contract is executed in quadruplicate, one (1) copy for each party and the other copies
to be used to handle industrial and commercial changes. |
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The Transferor: Fong Zhonghua
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The Transferee: |
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Signature:
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Authorized representative (signature): |
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Date:
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Name: |
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Title: |
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Common seal |
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Date: |
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[Annex 1]
Equity Transfer Contract
This Equity Transfer Contract (this Contract) is entered into among the following parties in
Beijing, China:
The Transferor: Hong Tao
The Transferee:
Through friendly negotiations, it is hereby agreed by both parties with respect to equity transfer
as follows:
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The Transferor agrees to transfer its ___% equity in Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising
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obligation as a shareholder of Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. with
respect to the Target Equity, and the Transferee will have the rights and obligations as a
shareholder of Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. with respect to the Target
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[Annex 2]
Letter of Consent
To: Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd.
As a shareholder of Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd., I hereby agree and
acknowledge as follows:
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Agree that the other shareholders of Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd.
transfer their equities in Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. to AirMedia
Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. or a third party designated by it; |
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Agree to waive the right of first refusal when the other shareholders of Beijing Yuehang
Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. transfer their equities in Beijing Yuehang Digital Media
Advertising Co., Ltd. to AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. or a third party designated
by it; |
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Agree to execute or provide such documents as being necessary to handle equity transfer when
the other shareholders of Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. transfer their
equities in Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. to AirMedia Technology
(Beijing) Co., Ltd. or a third party designated by it. |
This Letter of Consent shall become effective as of its signing date.
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[Annex 2]
To: Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd.
As a shareholder of Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd., I hereby agree and
acknowledge as follows:
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Agree that the other shareholders of Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd.
transfer their equities in Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. to AirMedia
Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. or a third party designated by it; |
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Agree to waive the right of first refusal when the other shareholders of Beijing Yuehang
Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. transfer their equities in Beijing Yuehang Digital Media
Advertising Co., Ltd. to AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. or a third party designated
by it; |
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Agree to execute or provide such documents as being necessary to handle equity transfer when
the other shareholders of Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. transfer their
equities in Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd. to AirMedia Technology
(Beijing) Co., Ltd. or a third party designated by it. |
This Letter of Consent shall become effective as of its signing date.
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EX-4.48
Exhibit 4.48
EXECUTION VERSION
SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
AMONG
FIRST REACH HOLDINGS LIMITED
EXCEL LEAD INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
AND
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.
dated as of
July 4, 2008
Schedules
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Schedule A
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Disclosure Schedule |
Schedule 5.1
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Conduct of Business |
Schedule 5.2
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Filings and Consents |
Schedule 5.6
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Related Party Accounts |
Schedule 5.11
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Transfer by Seller |
Schedule 7.2(c)
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Exhibits
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Exhibit A
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Form of Lock-up Agreement |
Exhibit B
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Form of Registration Rights Agreement |
Exhibit C
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Form of Consulting Service Agreement |
Exhibit D
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Form of Seller and the Company British Virgin Islands Legal Opinions |
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SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of July 4, 2008 (the Effective Date), among
EXCEL LEAD INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands
having its registered office at P.O. Box 957, Offshore Incorporations Centre, Road Town, Tortola,
British Virgin Islands (the Company), FIRST REACH HOLDINGS LIMITED, a company
incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands having its registered office at P.O. Box 957,
Offshore Incorporations Centre, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands (the Seller),
and AIRMEDIA GROUP INC., a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands having its
registered office at P.O. Box 309GT, Ugland House, South Church Street, George Town, Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands (the Purchaser).
WHEREAS, the Seller, as of the First Closing Date, owns all issued and outstanding share
capital of the Company, including without limitation, any options, warrants and convertible bonds
convertible into ordinary shares of the Company (collectively, the Shares), representing
100% of the total issued and outstanding share capital of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Company conducts the Business (as defined below) through the Group Companies (as
defined below);
WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, the Shares, upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
2008 Audited Financial Statements means the audited consolidated financial
statements of the Purchaser for the six-month period beginning on July 1, 2008 and ending six
months thereafter, prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
2008 Consideration means the 2008 Cash Consideration as defined in Section
2.2(b)(v).
2008 Exchange Rate means the average of the monthly average exchange rate,
calculated using daily exchange rates during the relevant month, based on the noon buying rate in
The City of New York for cable transfers of RMB as certified by a globally recognized source, for
the twelve-month period covered by the 2008 Audited Financial Statements.
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2008 Payment Exchange Rate means the benchmark exchange rate (mid-point exchange
rate) between the United States dollar and RMB quoted by the Peoples Bank of China on a specific
date when any payment is actually made in 2008.
2008 Profit means the after-tax profit of the Purchaser, expressed in RMB,
attributable primarily to the Companys business and/or services in the Gate Bridge Air Travel
Industry for the six-month period starting from July 1, 2008 and ending six months thereafter in
2008, as reasonably determined by the Purchaser based on the 2008 Audited Financial Statements and
in consultation with independent public accountants of internationally recognized standing selected
by the Purchaser.
2009 Audited Financial Statements means the audited consolidated financial
statements of the Purchaser for the twelve-month period ending on the one year anniversary of the
Purchaser Year End, prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
2009 Consideration means the aggregate of the 2009 Share Consideration and the 2009
Cash Consideration.
2009 Exchange Rate means the average of the monthly average exchange rate,
calculated using daily exchange rates during the relevant month, based on the noon buying rate in
The City of New York for cable transfers of RMB as certified by a globally recognized source, for
the twelve-month period covered by the 2009 Audited Financial Statements.
2009 Profit means the after-tax profit of the Purchaser, expressed in RMB,
attributable primarily to the Companys business and/or services in the Gate Bridge Air Travel
Industry for the twelve-month period ending on the one year anniversary of the Purchaser Year End,
as reasonably determined by the Purchaser based on the 2009 Audited Financial Statements and in
consultation with independent public accountants of internationally recognized standing selected by
the Purchaser, subject to any further adjustment made according to Section 2.2(b).
2010 Audited Financial Statements means the audited financial statements of the
Purchaser for the twelve-month period ending on the two year anniversary of the Purchaser Year End,
prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
2010 Consideration means the aggregate of the 2010 Share Consideration and the 2010
Cash Consideration.
2010 Exchange Rate means the average of the monthly average exchange rate,
calculated using daily exchange rates during the relevant month, based on the noon buying rate in
The City of New York for cable transfers of RMB as certified by a globally recognized source, for
the twelve-month period covered by the 2010 Audited Financial Statements.
2010 Profit means the after-tax profit of the Purchaser, expressed in RMB,
attributable primarily to the Companys business and/or services in the Gate Bridge Air Travel
Industry for the twelve-month period ending on the two year anniversary of the
Purchaser Year End, as reasonably determined by the Purchaser based on the 2010 Audited
Financial Statements and in consultation with independent public accountants of internationally
recognized standing selected by the Purchaser, subject to any further adjustment made according to
Section 2.2(b).
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ADSs means the American depositary shares of the Purchaser as listed on the Nasdaq
Global Market.
Affiliate means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such specified Person.
Affiliated Company means any Group Company and its Affiliates in respect of which a
majority of the equity is not directly held but controlled by the Company as of the date of this
Agreement.
Aggregate Consideration means the aggregate of the Initial Cash Consideration, the
2008 Consideration, the 2009 Consideration, and the 2010 Consideration, provided that if the amount
for any of the 2008 Consideration, the 2009 Consideration or the 2010 Consideration so determined
produces a negative figure then no payment of any such Earnout Consideration shall be due to the
Seller.
Agreement means this Share Purchase Agreement among the parties hereto, as amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time.
AM ADS means the ADS of the Purchaser, each representing two AM Ordinary Shares.
AM Ordinary Shares means the ordinary shares, US$0.001 par value per share, of the
Purchaser.
AMCN Share Price is US$8.097, which is the average of fifty percent of the closing
prices of AM ADS as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market over the thirty (30)-day period ending
four (4) days prior to the Effective Date.
Ancillary Documents means all other agreements, documents and instruments required
to be delivered by any party pursuant to this Agreement, and any other agreements, documents or
instruments entered into at or prior to the First Closing in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby.
applicable Audited Financial Statements means any of the 2008 Audited Financial
Statements, the 2009 Audited Financial Statements or the 2010 Audited Financial Statements, as the
context may require.
applicable Earnout Share Consideration means any of the 2009 Share Consideration or
the 2010 Share Consideration, as the context may require.
Business means consulting services of the Group Companies, as currently operated or
presently proposed to be operated.
Business Day means a day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday) on
which banks are open for business in Hong Kong.
Cause means:
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obligations under the relevant employment agreement entered into by the
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Cash Consideration means collectively, the aggregate of the Initial Cash
Consideration, the 2008 Cash Consideration, the 2009 Cash Consideration and the 2010 Cash
Consideration, and any adjustment so made according to this Agreement.
Closing means the First Closing or each Earnout Closing.
Closing Date means the First Closing Date or each Earnout Closing Date.
Competing Business means the Business.
Contract means any contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether
written or oral and whether express or implied.
control (including the terms controlled by and under common control with), with
respect to the relationship between or among two or more Persons, means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or management of a Person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise, including the
ownership, directly or indirectly, of securities having the power to elect a majority of the board
of directors or similar body governing the affairs of such Person.
Disclosure Schedule means the Disclosure Schedule attached to this Agreement as
Schedule A, dated as of the Effective Date and the First Closing Date, delivered by the
Seller to the Purchaser at the Effective Date and the First Closing Date, respectively, in
connection with this Agreement.
Encumbrance means any security interest, pledge, mortgage, lien, charge, limitation,
condition, equitable interest, option, easement, encroachment, right of first refusal, adverse
claim or restriction of any kind, including any restriction on transfer or other assignment, as
security or otherwise, of or relating to use, quiet enjoyment, voting, receipt of income or
exercise of any other attribute of ownership. For the avoidance of doubt, software licenses
entered into in the ordinary course of business shall not constitute Encumbrances.
Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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Financing Lease means (i) any lease of property, real or personal, the obligations
under which are capitalized on the balance sheet of the Company and (ii) any other such lease to
the extent that the then present value of the minimum rental commitment thereunder should, in
accordance with U.S. GAAP, be capitalized on a balance sheet of the Company.
Fixed Exchange Rate means the exchange rate between the United States dollar and RMB
at the rate of US$1/RMB6.9467.
Gate Bridge Air Travel Industry means a segment of air travel advertising business
dedicated to placing advertisements in or on gate bridges in the airports.
Government Official means any official, director, politician, employee or other
similar Persons with a position at a Governmental Authority.
Governmental Authority means any government or governmental or regulatory body
thereof, or political subdivision thereof, whether federal, state, municipal, local or foreign, or
any agency, instrumentality or authority thereof, or any court or arbitrator (public or private).
Governmental Order means any order, writ, injunction, decree, stipulation,
determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority.
Group Companies means the Company, the Subsidiaries (including but not limited to
Glorious Star Investment Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong having its
registered office at 3/F New York House, 60 Connaught Road, Central, Hong Kong), the Affiliated
Companies and any Person that is not a natural person and that is controlled by a Group Company.
Indebtedness of a Person, at a particular date, means the sum (without duplication)
at such date of (i) indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property
or services in respect of which such Person is liable as obligor, (ii) indebtedness secured by any
lien on any property or asset owned or held by such Person regardless of whether the indebtedness
secured thereby shall have been assumed by or is a primary liability of such Person, (iii)
obligations of such Person under Financing Leases, (iv) the face amount of all letters of credit
issued for the account of such person and, without duplication, the unreimbursed amount of all
drafts drawn
thereunder, and (v) obligations (in the nature of principal or interest) of such Person in
respect of acceptances or similar obligations issued or created for the account of such Person.
Intellectual Property means all rights under patent, copyright, trademark or trade
secret Law or any other statutory provision or common law doctrine, including design rights.
Judgments means any and all judgments, orders, writs, directives, rulings,
decisions, injunctions (preliminary or permanent), decrees, assessments, settlement agreements or
awards of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator.
Knowledge of the Seller means, as to the Company, the actual and constructive
knowledge that has been acquired after due inquiry of all the executives and directors of the
Seller.
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Law means any statute, code, law, ordinance, regulation or rule or other legally
binding requirement of any Governmental Authority.
Legal Requirements means any and all applicable (i) federal, territorial, state,
municipal, local and foreign laws, ordinances and regulations, (ii) codes, standards, rules,
regulations, requirements, orders, interpretations and criteria issued under any federal,
territorial, state, local or foreign laws, ordinances or regulations, or by any Self-Regulatory
Organization and (iii) Judgments.
Lock-up Agreement means the Lock-up Agreement in the form set forth in Exhibit A
hereto, setting forth the terms and conditions concerning the restriction of any sale, transfer
or encumbrance of AM Ordinary Shares issued as part of the Aggregate Consideration.
Material Adverse Effect or Material Adverse Change means any effect or
change that would be or would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse (i) to the business,
assets, condition (financial or otherwise), operating results, or operations of such entity and its
subsidiaries and affiliated entities, taken as a whole, except (a) effects or changes (including
general economic and political conditions) that do not have a materially disproportionate effect
(relative to other industry participants) on such entity and generally affect the industry in which
such entity operates; (b) effects or changes relating to loss of employees, suppliers, vendors,
agents, customers or other business partners (including websites and portals) resulting primarily
from the announcement or pendency of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and (c) any
change or effect that results from any action taken at the request of the Purchaser or as required
by the terms of this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents or (ii) to the ability of the Purchaser
or of the Seller, as applicable, to timely consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or by any of the Ancillary Documents.
Permitted Encumbrances means (i) Encumbrances for Taxes not yet payable or being
contested in good faith, (ii) Encumbrances in respect of property or assets imposed by Law that
were incurred in the ordinary course of business, such as carriers,
warehousemens, materialmens and mechanics liens and other similar liens, (iii) pledges or
deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure obligations under workers compensation
laws or similar legislation or to secure public or statutory obligations, and (iv) survey
exceptions, reciprocal easement agreements and other customary encumbrances on title to real
property.
Person means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, trust,
unincorporated organization, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity.
Purchaser Year End means the end date of the six-month period following July 1,
2008.
PRC means the Peoples Republic of China, for the sole purpose of this Agreement,
excluding the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau and the territory of Taiwan.
Related Party means an Affiliate of the Company or the Seller.
Release has the meaning provided in 42 U.S.C. Section 9601(22).
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RMB means Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC.
Securities Act means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Self-Regulatory Organization means any U.S. or foreign securities or commodities
exchange, association, clearing agency or similar organization of which the relevant party is a
member or that otherwise has jurisdiction over the activities of such party.
Subsidiaries means any and all corporations, partnerships, limited liability
companies and other entities with respect to which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns more
than fifty percent (50%) of the securities having the power to elect members of the board of
directors or similar body governing the affairs of such entity.
subsidiaries means, with respect to any Person, any other Person fifty percent (50%)
or more of the voting equity of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by such first Person.
Tax or Taxes means any taxes of any kind, including but not limited to
those on or measured by or referred to as income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem,
franchise, profits, license, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp,
occupation, premium, value added, property or windfall profits taxes, customs, duties or similar
fees, assessments or charges of the same or similar nature, together with any interest, penalties
or other additions to tax that may become payable in respect thereof, imposed by any Taxing
Authority in accordance with applicable Law.
Tax Return means any return, report or statement required by applicable Law to be
filed by any Group Company with any Taxing Authority, showing Taxes or used to pay Taxes, including
any schedules or attachments thereto or amendment thereof.
Taxing Authority means, with respect to any Tax, the government entity or political
subdivision thereof that imposes such Tax and the agency (if any) charged with the collection of
such Tax for such entity or subdivision.
US$ of U.S. dollars means the lawful currency of the United States of
America.
U.S. GAAP means United States generally accepted accounting principles and practices
as in effect from time to time applied consistently throughout the periods involved.
Value in respect of the Aggregate Consideration means, subject to the provisions of
Section 9.4 hereof, in the case of consideration payable in AM Ordinary Shares, the cash value of
such Ordinary Shares calculated based on the AMCN Share Price.
Section 1.2 Other Defined Terms. The following terms shall have the meanings defined
for such terms in the Sections set forth below:
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2010 Share Consideration |
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Advance Payment |
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Balance Sheet |
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Balance Sheet Date |
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Bank Account |
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Company |
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Confidential Information |
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Currently Realizable |
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Earnout Closing Date |
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Earnout Cash Consideration |
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Earnout Consideration |
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Effective Date |
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Financial Statements |
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First Closing |
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First Closing Date |
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HKIAC |
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Indemnifying Party |
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Indemnity Claim |
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Initial Cash Consideration |
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Land Use Rights |
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Losses |
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Material |
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Material Contract |
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Previous Acquisition Agreements |
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Purchaser |
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Purchaser Indemnified Persons |
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Purchaser SEC Documents |
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Registration Rights Agreement |
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Related Party Accounts |
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Residual Payments |
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SEC |
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Shares |
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Section 1.3 Other Interpretive Provisions. The words hereof, herein and hereunder
and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole
and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references
are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. The words include, includes and including
shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without
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limitation. The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both
the singular and plural forms of such terms.
ARTICLE
II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES
Section 2.1 Transfer by the Seller to the Purchaser. (a) Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, (i) on the First Closing Date (as defined below), the
Seller shall sell, assign and transfer to the Purchaser, all of the Sellers right, title and
interest in and to the Shares owned by the Seller free and clear of all Encumbrances, and (ii) on
the First Closing Date, the Purchaser shall pay the Initial Cash Consideration to the Seller. The
purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall be effective as of the close of
business on the First Closing Date.
(b) On each Earnout Closing Date (as defined below) and subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement, the Purchaser shall issue and transfer to the Seller all of the
Purchasers right, title and interest in and to the applicable Earnout Share Consideration (if
any), free and clear of all Encumbrances.
Section 2.2 Consideration. Subject to any adjustment below, the Aggregate
Consideration shall be paid as follows:
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, in reliance on the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the parties contained herein and in the
Ancillary Documents and in consideration of the sale, assignment and transfer of the Shares, the
Purchaser shall on the First Closing Date pay the Seller (i) a total amount of US dollars in the
equivalent amount of RMB 2,240,000 (such amount, the Initial Cash Consideration)
calculated at the 2008 Payment Exchange Rate, and (ii) subject to any adjustment made according to
Section 2.2(b) below, a total amount of US dollars in the equivalent amount of RMB43,392,000 (such
amount, the Advance Payment) calculated at the 2008 Payment Exchange Rate, by transfer to
a bank account in the Sellers name held in Hong Kong (the Bank Account), the details of
which shall be notified by the Seller to the Purchaser three (3) Business Days before the First
Closing Date.
(b) The Purchaser agrees to pay the Seller additional consideration to the Sellers Bank
Account within three (3) Business Days following the date on which the 2008 Audited Financial
Statements are delivered to the Purchaser to its reasonable satisfaction, and the Seller agrees to
deduct a portion from the 2009 Profit or the 2010 Profit when the 2009 Consideration or the 2010
Consideration is paid by the Purchaser to the Seller or to return a certain amount of cash to the
Purchaser immediately after the availability of the 2010 Audited Financial Statements, as the case
may be, on the basis of the 2008 Audited Financial Statements to the Purchasers reasonable
satisfaction, in each case determined as follows:
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equal to the product of (1) RMB22,600,000 minus (2) the 2008 Profit shall
be deducted from the 2009 Profit or the 2010 Profit if the amount for the
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2008 Exchange Rate in the equivalent sum of (1) the amount so calculated
in the immediately proceeding sentence, multiplied by (2) 1.92, and such
return shall be made by the Seller to the Purchaser immediately after the
availability of the 2010 Audited Financial Statements if the amount for
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than or equal to RMB32,600,000, the Purchaser shall pay the Seller as
additional consideration an amount denominated in U.S. dollars calculated at
the 2008 Exchange Rate equal to the sum of (1) an amount, equal to the product
of (A) the 2008 Profit minus (B) RMB22,600,000, multiplied by (2) 1.92, in any
event such amount shall be capped in U.S. dollars in the equivalent amount of
RMB 19,200,000, calculated at 2008 Exchange Rate; |
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Purchaser shall pay the Seller as additional consideration in US dollars in
the equivalent amount of RMB19,200,000 calculated at the 2008 Exchange Rate;
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funds determined pursuant to Sections 2.2(b)(ii) and 2.2(b)(iii) above, as
applicable, is referred to herein as the 2008 Cash Consideration. |
(c) Subject to any adjustment made according to Section 2.2(b) above, the Purchaser shall
within three (3) Business Days following the date on which the 2009 Audited Financial Statements
are delivered to the Purchaser to its reasonable satisfaction, deliver to the Seller additional
consideration, if any, by delivering a number of AM Ordinary Shares as specified in Section 2.4(b)
and an amount denominated in U.S. dollars in readily available funds to the Bank Account, in each
case determined as follows:
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if the 2009 Profit is less than or equal to RMB39,000,000,
(x) a number of AM Ordinary Shares equal to the quotient of (A) the product of
(1) the 2009 Profit, translated into U.S. dollars using the Fixed Exchange
Rate, multiplied by (2) 0.96, divided by (B) the AMCN Share Price and (y) an
amount denominated in U.S. dollars in readily available funds equal to the
product of (A) the 2009 Profit, translated into U.S. dollars using the 2009
Exchange Rate, multiplied by (B) 0.96, in the case of each (x) and (y), as
adjusted pursuant to Section 2.2(e) below; |
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if the 2009 Profit is greater than RMB39,000,000 but less
than or equal to RMB49,000,000, (x) a number of AM Ordinary Shares
equal to the quotient of (A) RMB37,440,000, translated into U.S. dollars
using the Fixed Exchange Rate, divided by (B) the AMCN Share Price and (y)
an amount denominated in U.S. dollars in readily available funds equal to
the sum of (A) RMB37,440,000, translated into U.S. dollars using the 2009
Exchange Rate, and (B) the product of (1) an amount, equal to the 2009 |
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Profit minus RMB39,000,000, translated into U.S. dollars using the 2009
Exchange Rate, multiplied by (2) 1.92, in the case of each (x) and (y), as
adjusted pursuant to Section 2.2(e) below; |
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if the 2009 Profit is greater than RMB49,000,000, (x) a
number of AM Ordinary Shares equal to the quotient of (A) RMB37,440,000,
translated into U.S. dollars using the Fixed Exchange Rate, divided by (B) the
AMCN Share Price and (y) an amount denominated in U.S. dollars in readily
available funds equal to RMB56,640,000, translated into U.S. dollars using the
2009 Exchange Rate, in the case of each (x) and (y), as adjusted pursuant to
Section 2.2(e) below; and |
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the number of AM Ordinary Shares determined pursuant to
Sections 2.2(c)(i)(x), 2.2(c)(ii)(x) and 2.2(c)(iii)(x) above, as applicable,
is referred to herein as the 2009 Share Consideration. The amount
denominated in U.S. dollars in readily available funds determined pursuant to
Sections 2.2(c)(i)(y), 2.2(c)(ii)(y) and 2.2(c)(iii)(y) above, as applicable,
is referred to herein as the 2009 Cash Consideration. In the
Sellers sole option, if the Seller chooses to receive cash only, the 2009
Consideration shall be an amount equal to the sum of (A) the product of (1)
the 2009 Profit, subject to further adjustment made according to Section
2.2(b) above, multiplied by (2) 1.92, divided by (B) the 2009 Exchange Rate.
In any event, the 2009 Consideration shall not exceed the sum of (A)
RMB94,080,000 divided by (B) the 2009 Exchange Rate. |
(d) Subject to any adjustment made according to Section 2.2(b), the Purchaser shall within
three (3) Business Days following the date on which the 2010 Audited Financial Statements are
delivered to the Purchaser to its reasonable satisfaction, deliver to the Seller additional
consideration, if any, by delivering a number of AM Ordinary Shares as specified in Section 2.4(b)
and an amount denominated in U.S. dollars in readily available funds to the Bank Account, in each
case determined as follows:
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if the 2010 Profit is less than or equal to RMB50,700,000,
(x) a number of AM Ordinary Shares equal to the quotient of (A) the product of
(1) the 2010 Profit, translated into U.S. dollars using the Fixed Exchange
Rate, multiplied by (2) 0.96, divided by (B) the AMCN Share Price and (y) an
amount denominated in U.S. dollars in readily available funds equal to the
product of (A) the 2010
Profit, translated into U.S. dollars using the 2010 Exchange Rate,
multiplied by (B) 0.96, in the case of each (x) and (y), as adjusted
pursuant to Section 2.2(e) below; |
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if the 2010 Profit is greater than RMB50,700,000 but less
than or equal to RMB60,700,000, (x) a number of AM Ordinary Shares equal to
the quotient of (A) RMB48,672,000, translated into U.S. dollars using the
Fixed Exchange Rate, divided by (B) the AMCN Share Price and (y) an amount
denominated in U.S. dollars in readily available funds equal to the sum of (A)
RMB48,672,000, translated into U.S. dollars using the 2010 |
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Exchange Rate, and
(B) the product of (1) an amount, equal to the 2010 Profit minus
RMB50,700,000, translated into U.S. dollars using the 2010 Exchange Rate,
multiplied by (2) 1.92, in the case of each (x) and (y), as adjusted pursuant
to Section 2.2(e) below; |
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if the 2010 Profit is greater than RMB60,700,000, (x) a
number of AM Ordinary Shares equal to the quotient of (A) RMB48,672,000,
translated into U.S. dollars using the Fixed Exchange Rate, divided by (B) the
AMCN Share Price and (y) an amount denominated in U.S. dollars in readily
available funds equal to RMB67,872,000, translated into U.S. dollars using the
2010 Exchange Rate, in the case of each (x) and (y), as adjusted pursuant to
Section 2.2(e) below; and |
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the number of AM Ordinary Shares determined pursuant to
Sections 2.2(d)(i)(x), 2.2(d)(ii)(x) and 2.2(d)(iii)(x) above, as applicable,
is referred to herein as the 2010 Share Consideration. The amount
denominated in U.S. dollars in readily available funds determined pursuant to
Sections 2.2(d)(i)(y), 2.2(d)(ii)(y) and 2.2(d)(iii)(y) above, as applicable,
is referred to herein as the 2010 Cash Consideration. In the
Sellers sole option, if the Seller chooses to receive cash only, the 2010
Consideration shall be an amount equal to the sum of (A) the product of (1)
the 2010 Profit, subject to further adjustment made according to Section
2.2(b) above, multiplied by (2) 1.92, divided by (B) the 2010 Exchange Rate.
In any event, the 2010 Consideration shall not exceed the sum of (A)
RMB116,544,000 divided by (B) the 2010 Exchange Rate. |
(e) No fraction of a share of AM Ordinary Shares will be issued, and no certificates or scrip
for any such fractional shares shall be issued. In lieu thereof, the Seller who would otherwise be
entitled to receive a fraction of a share of AM Ordinary Shares (after aggregating all fractional
shares of AM Ordinary Shares to be received by such holder) shall receive from the Purchaser an
amount of cash (rounded to the nearest whole cent), without interest, equal to the product of (A)
such fraction, multiplied by (B) the AMCN Share Price.
Section 2.3 First Closing.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the closing of the
transactions contemplated by Section 2.1(a) of this Agreement (the First Closing) shall
take place at the offices of Latham & Watkins LLP in Hong Kong on a date (the First Closing
Date) as specified by the Purchaser in a notice to the Seller duly signed and delivered by the
Purchaser as promptly as practicable but in any event within five (5) Business Days following the
date of the satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions set forth in Articles VI and VII
hereof.
(b) At or prior to the First Closing, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser the following:
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all necessary documents, duly executed where so required, to
enable title in all the Shares owned by the Seller to pass fully and
effectively into the name of the Purchaser; |
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share certificates evidencing the Shares to be sold by the
Seller duly endorsed in blank, or accompanied by stock powers duly executed in
blank and with any required stock transfer tax stamps affixed; |
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all other previously undelivered documents required by this
Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to be delivered by the Seller to the
Purchaser at or prior to the First Closing Date in connection with the
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in respect of each Group Company, as the case may be, the
certificates of incorporation, common seal (if it exists), share register and
share certificate book (with any unissued share certificates) and all minute
books and other statutory books or such equivalent items in the relevant
jurisdiction as are kept by the relevant Group Company or are required by the
Law of the jurisdiction where such Group Company is incorporated to be kept by
such Group Company. |
(c) At the First Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Seller (i) the Initial Cash
Consideration, and (ii) evidence that the Purchaser has irrevocably made such payment according to
Section 2.2(a).
Section 2.4 Earnout Closings.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the closings of
the transactions contemplated by Sections 2.2(b), 2.2(c) and 2.2(d) of this Agreement (each an
Earnout Closing and collectively, the Earnout Closings) shall take place at the
place and on the date (each an Earnout Closing Date) as specified by the Purchaser in a
notice to the Seller duly signed and delivered by the Purchaser as
promptly as practicable but in any event within five (5) Business Days following the delivery
of the applicable Audited Financial Statements to the Purchaser.
(b) At or immediately after each Earnout Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Seller
true copies of the register of members of the Purchaser indicating the transfer to the Seller and
registration in the name of the Seller in respect of the applicable Earnout Share Consideration as
set forth opposite its name.
Section 2.5 Share Splits and Other Similar Events. Any number of shares to be
delivered pursuant to or price per share referenced in this Article II shall be equitably adjusted
in the event of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or reorganization after the date
hereof (for the avoidance of doubt no adjustment shall be made to account for additional issuances
of shares by the Purchaser in connection with any capital raising transaction or acquisitions by
the Purchaser).
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE SELLER
The Seller hereby represent and warrant to the Purchaser, as of the Effective Date and as of
the First Closing Date, that each of the following representations and warranties including those
as otherwise qualified or excepted as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule attached hereto is true
and correct.
Section 3.1 Due Organization, Good Standing and Power.
(a) The Company is a company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of British Virgin Islands. The Company (i) has the requisite power and authority (corporate
and other) to own, lease and operate its assets and to conduct the business now being conducted by
it and (ii) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in
good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties or
conducts any business so as to require such qualification. The Company has all requisite power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party and to
perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 3.1(b)(1) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has no
Liabilities or obligations and is not a party to any Contract, other than (i) this Agreement, the
Ancillary Documents to which it is a party and such Contracts as are
described in
Section 3.1(b)(2) of the Disclosure Schedule, and (ii) any Liabilities or obligations relating solely to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, by the Ancillary Documents or the Contracts described
in Section 3.1(b)(2) of the Disclosure Schedule.
Section 3.2 Authorization, Enforceability. The Company is in good standing in its
jurisdiction of incorporation and has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party and perform its obligations hereunder
and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which
the Company is a party and the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and
thereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company.
Section 3.3 Capitalization; Ownership and Transfer of Shares; Valid Issuance.
(a) Section 3.3 of the Disclosure Schedule hereto sets forth all outstanding ordinary shares,
preferred shares and other equity interests of the Company, including without limitation, any
options and warrants and convertible bonds convertible into ordinary shares of the Company,
representing 100% of the Companys share capital. All of the Shares were duly authorized for
issuance and are validly issued, fully paid (except as otherwise set forth in Section 3.3(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule) and non-assessable.
(b) The Seller is the only record and beneficial owner of the Shares in the Company and has
good and marketable title to such Shares, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances.
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(c) As of the date of this Agreement, the Seller owns 100%, and as of the First Closing Date
will own 100%, of all issued and outstanding share capital of the Company on a fully-diluted and
as-converted basis.
Section 3.4 Group Companies.
(a) Section 3.4 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth for each of the Group Companies (other
than the Company) (i) its jurisdiction of incorporation, formation or organization, as applicable,
and (ii) the number of authorized, issued and outstanding shares of each class of its capital stock
or other authorized, issued and outstanding equity interests, as applicable, the names of the
holders thereof, and the number of shares or percentage interests, as applicable, held by each such
holder, in each case representing 100% of such Group Companys equity capital. Each of the Group
Companies (other than the Company) is duly incorporated or formed, as applicable, validly existing
and, in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as
applicable, has the requisite corporate or similar power and authority (corporate and other) to
own, lease and operate its assets and to carry on its business now being conducted by it, and is
duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing
under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties or conducts any
business so as to require such qualification. All the issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock or other equity interests of such Group Companies are owned of record, free and clear of any
Encumbrances except as set forth in Section 3.4 of the Disclosure Schedule. All of such issued and
outstanding shares of the Group Companies (other than the Company) have been validly issued, are
fully paid and nonassessable and have not been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar
rights. Except as set forth in Section 3.4 of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no existing
option, warrant, call, right, commitment or other agreement of any character to which such Group
Company is a party requiring, and there are no securities of any such Group Company outstanding
which upon conversion or exchange would require, the issuance, sale or transfer or repurchase or
redemption or other acquisition of any additional shares of capital stock, issued or unissued, or
other equity securities of such Group Company or other securities convertible into, exchangeable
for or evidencing the right to subscribe for or purchase shares of capital stock or other equity
securities of such Group Company or relating to dividends or voting rights. Except as set forth in
Section 3.4 of the Disclosure Schedule, none of the Group Companies is a party to any voting trust,
other voting agreement or Contract with respect to any of the Shares or to any agreement relating
to the issuance, sale, redemption, transfer or other disposition of the capital stock of any of the
Group Companies (other than the Company).
(b) No shares of capital stock or other equity or ownership interests of any Group Company
have been issued in violation of any rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments under any
provision of applicable Law, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or comparable
organizational documents of any Group Company or any Contract to which the Group Company is a party
or by which the Group Company is bound.
Section 3.5 Corporate Records. The Company has made available to the Purchaser true,
correct and complete copies of the certificates of incorporation, by-laws or comparable
organizational documents and business licenses of each Group Company. Such certificates of
incorporation, by-laws, or comparable organizational documents and business licenses are in full
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force and effect. None of the Group Companies is in violation of any of the provisions of its
certificate of incorporation, bylaws or comparable organizational documents. The transfer books
and minute books of each Group Company that have been made available for inspection by the
Purchaser prior to the date hereof are true and complete.
Section 3.6 Financial Statements.
(a) Attached hereto as Section 3.6(a) of the Disclosure Schedule are copies of the unaudited
consolidated financial statements of the Company and the Group Companies for five (5) months ended
May 31, 2008. Such financial statements are collectively referred to herein as the Financial
Statements. The Financial Statements (i) are true, correct and complete and have been
prepared in accordance with the books and records of the Company and the Group Companies, (ii) have
been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods
indicated therein, and (iii) fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition and
results of operations and cash flows of the business as of the Company and the Group Companies, as
of and for the periods to which they relate, subject to normal adjustments in connection with
audit, which will not be material in amount or significant in the aggregate. For the purposes
hereof, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Business, which is included in the
Financial Statements, as of May 31, 2008, is referred to as the Balance Sheet and May 31,
2008 is referred to as the Balance Sheet Date. The books of account and financial
records of each Group Company are true and correct in all material respects and have been prepared
and are maintained in accordance with sound accounting practice. None of the Group Companies has
made any material changes in its accounting methods or practices since the Balance Sheet Date.
(b) Since the Balance Sheet Date, there has been no event the occurrence of which had a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company.
(c) The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with managements general or
specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of
financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with managements general or specific authorization; (iv) the recorded accountability
for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate actions are
taken with respect to any differences; and (v) each of the Group Companies has made and kept books,
records and accounts which, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions
and dispositions of assets of such entity and provide a sufficient basis for the preparation of
financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
(d) The Group Companies have no liabilities of any kind whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued,
contingent or otherwise, and whether due or to become due) that would be required to be reflected
in, or disclosed in the notes to, financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, other
than liabilities and obligations (i) reflected or reserved against the Balance Sheet or disclosed
in the notes thereto, (ii) disclosed in Section 3.6(a) of the Disclosure Schedule or (iii) in
excess of US$5,000 individually or US$10,000 in the aggregate not disclosed pursuant to clause (i)
or (ii).
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(e) As of the First Closing Date, the aggregate cash balances of the Company will exceed the
aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of the Company on a consolidated basis.
(f) None of the Group Companies is engaged in any trading activities involving commodity
contracts or other trading contracts which are not currently traded on a securities or commodities
exchange and for which the market value cannot be determined.
Section 3.7 No Approvals or Conflicts.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.7(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, the execution, delivery
and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and
will not (i) violate, conflict with or result in a breach by any Group Company of the
organizational documents of such Group Company, (ii) violate, conflict with or result in a breach
of, or constitute a default by any Group Company (or create an event which, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would constitute a default) or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or
acceleration under, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the properties of the
Group Companies under, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, franchise,
permit, lease, contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Group Companies or any of their
respective properties may be bound, (iii) violate or result in a breach of any Governmental Order
or Law applicable to the Group Companies or any of their respective properties or (iv) require any
order, consent, approval or authorization of, or notice to, or declaration, filing, application,
qualification or registration by such Group Company with, any Governmental Authority. No
Governmental Authorizations are required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Group
Companies of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents and the consummation by the Group Companies
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
Section 3.8 Licenses. Each of the Group Companies has obtained all licenses,
franchises, concessions, consents, authorizations, approvals, orders, certificates and permits of
and from, and has made all declarations and filings with, all Governmental Authorities necessary to
own, lease, license and use its properties, assets and conduct its business in the manner and such
licenses, consents, authorizations, approvals, orders, certificates or permits contain no
materially burdensome restrictions or conditions. To the Knowledge of the Seller, no regulatory
body is considering modifying, suspending or revoking any such licenses, consents, authorizations,
approvals, orders, certificates or permits and each of the Group Companies is in compliance with
the provisions of all such licenses, consents, authorizations, approvals, orders, certificates or
permits.
Section 3.9 Litigation. There are no suits, actions, arbitrations, proceedings or
investigations pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened against any of the Group
Companies.
Section 3.10 Absence of Certain Changes. Except as set forth in Section 3.10 of the
Disclosure Schedule or as contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, since
the Balance Sheet Date through the Effective Date of this Agreement, the Business of the Group
Companies has been conducted in the ordinary course consistent with past practice in all
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material respects. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as set forth in
Section 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule and as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or any of
the Ancillary Agreements, since the Balance Sheet Date through the date of this Agreement, there
has not been:
(a) any damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance), materially
affecting the business or assets of the Group Companies;
(b) any sale, purchase, option, subscription, warrant, call, commitment or agreement of any
character granted or made by any of the Group Companies in respect of its capital stock or other
equity interests (other than the issuance of Shares pursuant to outstanding options or warrants);
(c) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution in respect
of any shares of capital stock of any Group Company or any repurchase, redemption or other
acquisition by any Group Company of any outstanding shares of capital stock or other securities of,
or other ownership interest in, any Group Company;
(d) any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any Person or payment
of any fees or expenses to any Affiliate of the Company or the Seller, in an amount exceeding
US$5,000;
(e) any acquisition of assets or other disposition of assets by any of the Group Companies,
excluding acquisitions of assets in the ordinary course of business and capital expenditures;
(f) any merger or consolidation by any of the Group Companies with any Person;
(g) capital expenditures by any of the Group Companies which in the aggregate exceed US$5,000;
(h) any incurrence, assumption or guarantee of any indebtedness for borrowed money by any of
the Group Companies, and except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule attached hereto;
(i) any Encumbrance of assets of any of the Group Companies, other than Permitted
Encumbrances;
(j) any increase in the compensation of employees of any of the Group Companies other than in
the ordinary course of business;
(k) any loan made by any of the Group Companies to any director, officer or other member of
senior management of any of the Group Companies, except as otherwise disclosed in Section 3.10(k)
of the Disclosure Schedule attached hereto;
(l) any material change in the accounting methods or practices followed by any of the Group
Companies (other than such changes that have been required by Law or U.S. GAAP); or
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(m) any agreement or commitment by any of the Group Companies to do any of the foregoing.
Section 3.11 Tax Matters. Except as set forth in Section 3.11 of the Disclosure
Schedule:
(a) (i) All Tax Returns required to be filed by or on behalf of any Group Company have been
accurately prepared in all respects and filed in a timely manner (within any applicable extension
periods) and are true, correct and complete in all respects, (ii) all Taxes of the Group Companies
have been timely paid in full or will be timely paid in full by the due date thereof if due prior
to the First Closing Date, and the Group Companies have adequately provided for all Taxes in the
Financial Statements for which they are required to provide, (iii) none of the Group Companies has
liability for Taxes in excess of the accruals for Taxes reflected on the Financial Statements to
the extent such Taxes are required to be accrued under U.S. GAAP and (iv) no unresolved claims have
been asserted in writing by a Taxing Authority with respect to any Taxes of any of the Group
Companies;
(b) Each of the Group Companies is and has been in compliance with all applicable Laws
relating to the payment, withholding and exemptions of Taxes and has duly and timely withheld from
employee salaries, wages and other compensation and has paid over to the appropriate Taxing
Authorities all amounts required to be so withheld and paid over for all periods prior to the First
Closing Date under all applicable Laws;
(c) The Company has made available to the Purchaser complete copies of (i) all Tax Returns of
the Group Companies relating to the taxable periods ending after January 1, 2003, (ii) the portions
of any written audit report issued by a Taxing Authority within the last five (5) years relating to
any adjustments of any Group Company and (iii) all applications to qualify for Tax exemptions.
(d) No submissions made to any Taxing Authority in connection with obtaining Tax exemptions,
Tax holidays or reduced Tax rates contained any misstatement or omission that would have affected
the granting of such Tax exemptions, Tax holidays or reduced Tax rates;
(e) No written claim has been made by any Taxing Authority in any jurisdiction where a Group
Company does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to Tax by that jurisdiction. No
extensions or waivers of statutes of limitations with respect to any Tax Returns have been given by
or requested from any Group Company. There are no audits or investigations by any Taxing Authority
of any of the Group Companies in progress or that have been proposed in writing nor, to the
Knowledge of the Seller, does any Group Company have knowledge of any pending or threatened audit
or investigation by any Taxing Authority;
(f) All deficiencies asserted or assessments made against any Group Company as a result of any
examinations by any Taxing Authority have been fully paid in accordance with their stipulated due
date;
(g) No Group Company is a party to any tax indemnity, tax allocation or tax sharing or similar
agreement or arrangement (whether or not written) pursuant to which it could have any obligation to
make any payments after the First Closing; and
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(h) Other than in respect of Taxes not yet due and payable, there are no Encumbrances for
Taxes upon the assets of any Group Company.
Section 3.12 Dividends and Distributions.
(a) All dividends declared and payable on the equity interest of each Group Company out of its
available retained earnings computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP and subject to all adjustments
related thereto may under the laws and regulations of the U.S. as in effect on the date of this
Agreement may be converted into U.S. dollars and freely transferred out of the PRC for payment to
the Company, and as of the date of this Agreement all such dividends and other distributions will
not be subject to withholding or other taxes under the laws and regulations of the PRC and are
otherwise free and clear of any other tax, withholding or deduction in the PRC, and as of the date
of this Agreement without the necessity of obtaining any Governmental Order in the PRC, provided
such Group Company complies with all PRC foreign exchange control formalities and all according to
PRC Law promulgated prior to the execution of this Agreement.
(b) No contractual and other payments by the Group Companies will be subject to withholding
taxes under the laws and regulations of the PRC and are otherwise free and clear of any withholding
tax in the PRC, and without the necessity of obtaining any Governmental Order in the PRC all
according to PRC Law promulgated prior to the execution of this Agreement.
Section 3.13 Officers, Employees and Labor. Each of the Group Companies has complied
in all material aspects with all applicable Laws relating to the employment of labor, including
provisions thereof relating to wages, hours, social welfare, equal opportunity and collective
bargaining. There is no organized labor strike, dispute, slowdown or claim pending, or to the
Knowledge of the Company threatened, against or affecting any of the Group Companies. None of the
Group Companies has any Contract with any labor union.
(a) Section 3.13(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all officers of the Group
Companies and all other employees and consultants whose current annual salary or rate of
compensation (including bonuses, commissions and inventive compensation) is in excess of US$100,000
(or equivalent in a different currency), together with their current job titles or relationship to
the Group Companies.
(b) None of the employees of the Group Companies is obligated under any Contract to which any
Group Company is a party, or subject to any Governmental Order to which any Group Company is
subject, that would interfere with the use of his or her best efforts to promote the interests of
the Group Companies, that would conflict with the Business as currently conducted or that would
prevent such officers, employees or consultants from assigning to a Group Company inventions
conceived or reduced to practice or copyrights for materials developed in connection with services
rendered to the Group Company.
(c) None of the execution, delivery and performance of any of this Agreement and the Ancillary
Documents will (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent event)
constitute an event under any benefit plan or individual agreement to which the Company is a party
that will or may result in any payment (whether of severance pay or
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otherwise), acceleration, vesting or increase in benefits with respect to any employee, former
employee, consultant, agent or director of the Group Companies.
(d) Except as required by applicable Laws, none of the Group Companies has any obligation to
provide retirement, death or disability benefits to any of the present or past employees of the
Group Companies, or to any other Person.
(e) To the Knowledge of the Seller, (i) no labor dispute, work stoppage, slow down, strike or
other conflict with the employees of any of the Group Companies exists or is threatened or
contemplated, (ii) none of the Group Companies is engaged in any unfair labor practice, (iii) there
is no unfair labor practice complaint pending or threatened against any of the Group Companies
before any competent Governmental Authorities, and no grievance or arbitration proceeding arising
out of or under collective bargaining agreements is pending or threatened, and (iv) there has been
no violation of any laws, regulations, rules, orders, decrees, guidelines, judicial
interpretations, notices or other legislation of the PRC, Hong Kong, the United States or any other
jurisdiction applicable to any of the Group Companies relating to discrimination in the hiring of
employees, social welfare benefits, equal opportunity, collective bargaining, promotion or pay of
employees, applicable wage or hour laws, the payment or withholding of payroll or similar taxes for
employees, or any other applicable law or regulation concerning the employees of the Group
Companies.
Section 3.14 Loans. Except as set forth in Section 3.14 of the Disclosure Schedule,
none of the Group Companies has, directly or indirectly: (A) extended credit, arranged to extend
credit, or renewed any extension of credit, in the form of a personal loan, to or for any director
or executive officer of the Group Companies, or to or for any family member or Affiliate of any
director or executive officer of the Seller or the Group Companies; or (B) made any modification,
including any renewal thereof, to any term of any personal loan to any director or executive
officer of the Seller or the Group Companies, or any family member or Affiliate of any such
director or executive officer, which loan was outstanding as of the date hereof.
Section 3.15 Share Option and Other Plans. Except as set forth in Section 3.15 of the
Disclosure Schedule, none of the Group Companies has any pension, profit sharing, stock option,
employee stock purchase or other plan providing for incentives or other compensation to employees
(aside from any salary payable in thereto in the ordinary course), or any other employee benefit
plan. The Company has made available to the Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of all
documents, summary plan descriptions, insurance Contracts, third party administration Contracts and
all other documentation of the Group Companies created to embody all benefit plans, plus
descriptions of any benefit plans that have not been reduced to writing. Except for required
contributions or benefit accruals for the current plan year, no liability has been or is expected
to be incurred by any of the Group Companies under or pursuant to any applicable Law relating to
benefit plans and, to the Knowledge of the Seller, no event, transaction or condition has occurred
or exists that could result in any such liability to any of the Group Companies. Each of the
benefit plans listed in Section 3.15 of the Disclosure Schedule is and has at all times been in
compliance with all applicable provisions of applicable Law.
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Section 3.16 Intellectual Property.
(a) The Group Companies exclusively own or have a valid right to use any and all Intellectual
Property used in the Business. Intellectual Property owned or validly used by each Group Company
includes all of the software and Intellectual Property necessary to enable such Group Company to
conduct its Business in the manner in which such Business is currently being conducted.
(b) None of the Group Companies has taken any action or failed to take any action that could
reasonably be expected to result in the abandonment, cancellation, forfeiture, relinquishment,
invalidation or unenforceability of any of the registered Intellectual Property owned by the Group
Companies (including the failure to pay any filing, examination, issuance, post registration and
maintenance fees, annuities and the like and the failure to disclose any known prior art in
connection with the prosecution of patent applications). Each Group Company has taken all
reasonable steps in accordance with standard industry practices to protect its rights in its
Intellectual Property and at all times has maintained the confidentiality of all information that
constitutes or constituted a trade secret of each Group Company.
(c) All licenses licensed to any Group Company by a third party licensor are in full force and
effect, and none of the Group Companies is in default under any of such licenses, and no Person who
is a party to any of such licenses has exercised any termination rights with respect thereto.
(d) (i) No Group Company is a party to any pending legal proceedings which involve a claim of
infringement, unauthorized use, or violation of any intellectual property right by any Person
against such Group Company or challenging the ownership, use, validity or enforceability of, any
Intellectual Property owned by or exclusively licensed to such Group Company, and (ii) no Group
Company has received any notice or claim challenging a Group Company ownership of any of the
Intellectual Property owned (in whole or in part), nor to the Knowledge of the Seller is there a
reasonable basis for any claim that a Group Company does not so own any of such Intellectual
Property. All of each Group Companys rights in and to Intellectual Property owned by such Group
Company are valid and enforceable. No Intellectual Property owned by or to the Knowledge of the
Seller licensed to the Group Companies is subject to any outstanding order, judgment, decree,
stipulation or agreement restricting the use or licensing thereof by the Group Companies.
(e) To the Knowledge of the Seller, no Person is infringing, violating, misusing or
misappropriating any Intellectual Property owned by any Group Company, and no written claims have
been made against any Person by any Group Company.
(f) The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not result in
the loss or impairment of the Purchasers right to own or use any of the Intellectual Property
owned by any Group Company.
Section 3.17 Contracts.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.17(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, none of the Group
Companies is as of the date of this Agreement bound by (i) any Contract which contains
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restrictions with respect to payment of dividends or any other distribution in respect of its
capital stock, partnership interests or membership interests, (ii) any Contract requiring the
applicable Group Company to make future capital expenditures in excess of US$10,000 (either
individually or in the aggregate), (iii) any Contract relating to indebtedness of the applicable
Group Company in excess of US$10,000, (iv) any loan or advance by a Group Company to, or investment
by a Group Company in, any Person, in each case, which involves an amount in excess ofUS$10,000, or
any agreement, contract or commitment relating to the making of any such loan, advance or
investment, (v) any Contract with a Group Company, or any management, service, consulting or any
other similar type of Contract requiring payment of fees in excess of US$10,000 per year, (vi) any
Contract limiting the ability of any Group Company to engage in any line of business or to compete
with any Person, (vii) any warranty, guaranty or similar undertaking with respect to contractual
performance extended by any Group Company other than in the ordinary course of business, (viii) any
Contract requiring any payment to or by any Group Company having a value in excess of US$10,000
that cannot be terminated by the relevant Group Company without liability upon less than ninety
(90) days notice, (ix) any collective bargaining agreement with any labor union or other
representative of employees, (x) any Contract that governs any joint venture, partnership or other
cooperative arrangement or any other relationship involving a sharing of profits, (x) any Contract
that would result in the merger with or into or consolidation into another Person, (xi) any
Contract for the sale of any of the assets of any Group Company or for the grant to any Person of
any preferential rights to purchase any of its assets for an amount in excess of US$10,000, (xii)
any Contract that requires a consent to or otherwise contains a provision relating to a change of
control, or that would prohibit or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the Ancillary Documents, or (xiii) any amendment, modification or supplement in
respect of any of the foregoing (each of (i)-(xiii), a Material Contract).
(b) True and correct copies (or, if oral, written summaries) of each of the Material Contracts
have been made available to the Purchaser.
(c) Except as set forth in Section 3.17(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, each Material Contract
is in full force and effect, and is a valid and binding agreement of the relevant Group Company and
to Knowledge of the Seller each of the other parties thereto, enforceable against the Group Company
in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors
rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at
Law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Except as set forth in Section
3.17(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, no condition exists or event has occurred that (whether with or
without notice or lapse of time or both) would constitute a default by (x) any of the Group
Companies under any Material Contract or (y) to the Knowledge of the Seller, any other party to any
Material Contract.
Section 3.18 Certain Transactions. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 3.18 of
the Disclosure Schedule, (i) none of the Group Companies is indebted, either directly or
indirectly, to any Related Party in any amount whatsoever, other than for payment of salary for
services rendered and reasonable expenses, (ii) no Related Party is indebted to any of the Group
Companies or has any direct or indirect ownership interest (other than as a result of any ownership
interest held in the Company) in any of the Group Companies, (iii) no Related Party
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has any direct or indirect ownership interest, or contractual relationship, with any Person
with which any of Group Companies has a business relationship or any Person which, directly or
indirectly, competes with any of the Group Companies, and (iv) no Related Party is, directly or
indirectly, a party to or otherwise an interested party with respect to any Contract (or, to the
Knowledge of the Seller, any oral Contract) with any Group Company.
Section 3.19 Prior Acquisitions.
(a) Section 3.19 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list all of the companies, entities
and businesses acquired by the Group Companies in the last two years involving the payment by the
Group Companies of more than US$100,000 (in stock and/or cash). The Company has made available to
the Purchaser the agreements, Contracts and instruments entered into by the Group Companies in
connection with such acquisitions (the Previous Acquisition Agreements). Except as
described in Section 3.19 of the Disclosure Schedule, the payments required to be made by the Group
Companies under the terms of the Previous Acquisition Agreements or any other acquisitions made by
the Group Companies without regard to when such acquisitions were made (the Residual
Payments) do not exceed US$100,000.
Section 3.20 Compliance with Laws.
(a) Each of the Group Companies is, and at all times since January 1, 2004 has been, in
compliance with applicable Laws.
(b) No event has occurred or circumstance exists that (with or without notice or lapse of
time) may constitute or result in a violation by any of the Group Companies of, or a failure on the
part thereof to comply with, any applicable Law. None of the Group Companies has received any
notice or other written communication from any Governmental Authority regarding (A) any actual,
alleged, possible, or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any applicable Law, or (B)
any actual, alleged, or potential obligation on the part of any Group Company to undertake, or to
bear all or any portion of the cost of, any remedial action of any nature.
(c) None of the Group Companies or any director, officer, agent, employee, or any other Person
associated with or acting for or on behalf of the foregoing, has offered, paid, promised to pay, or
authorized the payment of any money, or offered, given a promise to give, or authorized the giving
of anything of value, to any Government Official, to any political party or official thereof or to
any candidate for political office (or to any Person where such Group Company, director, officer,
agent, employee or other Person knew or was aware of a high probability that all or a portion of
such money or thing of value would be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any
Government Official, political party, party official, or candidate for political office) for the
purposes of:
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Official, political party, party official, or candidate in his or its official
capacity, (y) inducing such Government Official, political party, party
official or candidate to do or omit to do any act in violation of the lawful
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inducing such Government Official, political party, party
official, or candidate to use his or its influence with any Government
Authority to affect or influence any act or decision of such Government
Authority, in order to assist such Group Company in obtaining or retaining
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(d) None of the Group Companies or any of the respective officers, employees, directors,
representatives, or agents of the foregoing has, within the past five years, (i) taken any action
in furtherance of any boycott not sanctioned by the United States; (ii) engaged in transactions
with any Governmental Authority, agent, representative or resident of, or any entity based or
resident in, any of the following countries: North Korea, Iraq, Libya, Cuba, Iran, Myanmar or
Sudan; or (iii) otherwise engaged in transactions with any entity or person that is the target of
U.S. economic sanctions, as designated by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets
Control on its list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons; or (iv) received
unlicensed donations or engaged in financial transactions with respect to which any of the Group
Companies knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the financial transaction poses a risk of
furthering terrorist attacks anywhere in the world.
(e) To the Knowledge of the Seller, none of the beneficial owners of any interest in any Group
Company is a Government Official, official of any political party or candidate for political
office.
Section 3.21 Insurance. Section 3.21 of the Disclosure Schedule lists all insurance
policies held in the names of the Group Companies covering the assets, employees and operations of
the Group Companies as of the date hereof. All such policies are in full force and effect, all
premiums due thereon have been paid and, where applicable, the Group Companies have complied in all
respects with the provisions of such policies and have not received any notice from any of its
insurance brokers or carriers that such broker or carrier will not be willing or able to renew
their existing coverage.
Section 3.22 Personal Property Assets.
(a) Each of the Group Companies has good title to, or holds by valid and existing lease or
license, all the tangible personal property assets reflected as assets of the Company on the
Balance Sheet or acquired after the Balance Sheet Date, free and clear of all Encumbrances except
for Permitted Encumbrances.
(b) The Group Companies own, or have valid leasehold interests in, all tangible personal
property assets necessary for the conduct of the Business as currently conducted and all such
assets are in reasonably good maintenance, operating condition and repair, normal wear and tear
excepted, other than machinery and equipment under repair or out of service in the ordinary course
of business.
Section 3.23 Real Property.
(a) Leased Properties. Section 3.23 of the Disclosure Schedule lists all real
property leased or subleased by any of the Group Companies. The Company has made available to the
Purchaser correct and complete copies of the leases and subleases covering the properties listed
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in Section 3.23 of the Disclosure Schedule. With respect to each lease and sublease and
except as otherwise specified in Section 3.23 of the Disclosure Schedule:
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no such lease or sublease has been mortgaged, deeded in trust
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(b) Land Use Rights. None of the Group Companies owns or has legal or equitable title
or other right or interest in any real property other than the land use rights (the Land Use
Rights) held by the Group Companies as set forth in Section 3.23 of the Disclosure Schedule or
as held pursuant to Lease. True and complete copies of the certificates evidencing the Land Use
Rights have been delivered to Purchaser or its agents or professional advisers and any land grant
premium required under applicable Law in connection with securing such Land Use Rights has been
fully paid. None of the land with respect to which the Land Use Rights relate constitutes arable
land that has been converted to other uses. The particulars of the Land Use Rights as set out in
Section 3.24 of the Disclosure Schedule are true and complete.
Section 3.24 No State Assets. None of the assets of the Group Companies constitute
state-owned assets and, inasmuch, are not required to undergo any form of valuation under
applicable Law in the PRC governing the transfer of state-owned assets prior to the consummation of
the transactions contemplated herein or in any of the Ancillary Documents.
Section 3.25 Brokers. Except as set forth in Section 3.25 of the Disclosure Schedule,
no finder, broker, agent, financial advisor or other intermediary has acted on behalf of the
Seller, the Group Companies or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the
negotiation or consummation of this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents, or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. All such negotiations or the consummation of this
Agreement or the Ancillary Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will
not give rise to any valid claim against any Group Company or the Purchaser for any brokerage or
finders commission, fee or similar compensation.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER
The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Seller as follows:
Section 4.1 Organization. The Purchaser is a corporation duly incorporated, validly
existing and in good standing under the Laws of the Cayman Islands. The Purchaser (i) has all
requisite corporate power and authority to own its assets and to carry on its business as now being
conducted by it and (ii) is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing in
the jurisdictions in which the ownership of its property or the conduct of its business requires
such qualification or license, except in the case of clause (ii) where the failure to be so
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or licensed would not reasonably be expected, in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Purchaser.
Section 4.2 Authorization, Enforceability. The Purchaser has the corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party
and perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party by the Purchaser and the performance by it of
its obligations hereunder and thereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of the Purchaser and no other corporate or stockholder proceedings or actions
are required to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by the Purchaser and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by
the other parties thereto, constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Purchaser, enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting
creditors rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in
equity or at Law) and subject to the effect of public policy on the enforceability of the
indemnification provisions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Section 4.3 No Approvals or Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the
Purchaser of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party and the consummation
by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i)
violate, conflict with or result in a breach by the Purchaser of the certificates of incorporation,
by-laws or equivalent documents of the Purchaser, (ii) violate, conflict with or result in a breach
of, or constitute a default by the Purchaser (or create an event which, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would constitute a default) or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or
acceleration under, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the properties of the
Purchaser under, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, franchise, permit,
lease, contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Purchaser or any of its properties may
be bound, (iii) violate or result in a breach of any Governmental Order or Law applicable to the
Purchaser or any of its properties or (iv) require any order, consent, approval or authorization
of, or notice to, or declaration, filing, application, qualification or registration with, any
Governmental Authority, except, with respect to the foregoing clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above,
as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Purchaser.
Section 4.4 Litigation. Other than as disclosed in any documents filed or furnished
by the Purchaser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) (the
Purchaser SEC Documents), there are no suits, legal actions, arbitrations, proceedings or
investigations pending or, to the Knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened against the Purchaser
that, if adversely determined against the Purchaser, would have a Material Adverse Effect on
Purchaser.
Section 4.5 Validity of Share Consideration. The AM Ordinary Shares issuable as the
Share Consideration will be duly authorized for issuance prior to each Earnout Closing (including
any acceleration thereof) respectively and, when issued and delivered in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement, will be validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable and free from
any Encumbrance; and the issuance of such AM Ordinary Shares will not be
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subject to preemptive or other similar rights and such delivery will convey to the Seller good
and valid title to such AM Ordinary Shares, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances (other than
any lock-up arrangements contemplated in the Lock-up Agreement and applicable securities laws).
Section 4.6 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations
and warranties contained in this Article IV, neither the Purchaser nor any other Person makes any
other express or implied representation or warranty to the Seller.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
Section 5.1 Conduct of Business Prior to the First Closing.
(a) Without the written consent of the Purchaser, until the First Closing, the Group Companies
(i) shall conduct the Business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business
consistent with commercially reasonable practice, (ii) shall not expand or change the scope of the
Business and (iii) shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to maintain satisfactory
relationships with customers and others having material business relationships with them. Except
as contemplated by this Agreement and except as set forth in Schedule 5.1, prior to the
First Closing, the Group Companies shall not do any of the following without the prior written
consent of the Purchaser:
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except for purchases and sales by a Group Company to or from
another Group Company, and except as otherwise disclosed in Schedule
5.1(a)(i), purchase, sell or issue any of their capital stock or other
equity interests or grant or make any option, subscription, warrant, call,
commitment or agreement of any character in respect of their capital stock or
other equity interests, including without limitation, any sale in connection
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except as otherwise set forth in Schedule 5.1(a)(ii),
declare, set aside, issue or pay any dividends or other distribution in respect
of any shares of capital stock of any Group Company or repurchase, redeem or
acquire any outstanding shares of capital stock or other securities of, or
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sell or otherwise dispose of any assets with value in the
aggregate in excess of US$10,000 or that are otherwise material assets,
excluding sales of assets in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice; |
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excluding (A) acquisitions in the ordinary course of business consistent with
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incur, assume or guarantee any Indebtedness for borrowed money or make any
payments or disbursements to any creditors other than in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice; |
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make any loan to any director, officer, or other member of
senior management of any of the Group Companies; |
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incur any Encumbrance of material assets, other than Permitted
Encumbrances; |
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increase the compensation of employees of the Group Companies
other than (A) in the ordinary course of business or (B) as required by any
agreement in effect as of the date hereof or as required by Law; |
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make any material change in the accounting methods or
practices followed by any of the Group Companies (other than such changes that
have been required by Law or U.S. GAAP); |
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enter into any contract that would be a Material Contract or that restricts
the Group Companies from engaging in any line of business in any geographic
area or competing with any Person that materially impairs the operation of the
business of the Group Companies, individually or taken as a whole; |
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enter into any partnership, limited liability company or joint
venture agreement; |
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except as set forth in Schedule 5.1(a)(xv) hereto,
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a change any method of Tax accounting, make or change any Tax
election, file any amended Tax Return, settle or compromise any material Tax
liability, agree to an extension or waiver of the statute of limitations with
respect to the assessment or determination of Taxes, enter into any closing
agreement with respect to any Tax or surrender any right to claim a Tax refund; |
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terminate, amend or make any material amendment to a Material Contract, other
than amendments made to customer Contracts made in the ordinary course of
business; |
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set forth in Schedule 5.1(a)(xviii), enter into, adopt or amend any
employment agreement or employee benefit plan with or for the benefit of any
of its employees; |
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(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the term commercially reasonable efforts shall not be
deemed to require any Person to give any guarantee or other consideration of any nature, including
in connection with obtaining any consent or waiver or to consent to any change in the terms of any
agreement or arrangement.
(c) During the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the First Closing Date,
the Seller will cause the Group Companies to afford the Purchaser and its counsel, accountants and
other authorized representatives, during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice to
the officers, directors, employees, accountants and other advisors and agents, properties, books,
records and contracts of the Group Companies, provided that such access does not interfere with
normal business operations. The parties hereto agree that the provisions of Section 5.9 hereof
shall continue in full force and effect following the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
All information obtained by the Purchaser and its counsel, accountants and representatives pursuant
to this Section 5.1(c) shall be kept confidential in accordance with Section 5.9 hereof.
Section 5.2 Filings and Consents. Except as otherwise set forth in Schedule
5.2, (A) each of the Seller and the Group Companies, on the one hand, and the Purchaser, on the
other hand, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and to cooperate in obtaining any
consent, approval, authorization or order of, and in making any registration or filing with, any
Governmental Authority or other Person required in connection with the execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement, including any filings pursuant to (i) any applicable competition
regulation, (ii) the Securities Act and Exchange Act, and (iii) any other applicable filings or
consents; and (B) the Company, the Seller and Purchaser each shall pay all filing fees required to
be paid in connection with their respective filings to be made under each such foreign law or
regulation.
Section 5.3 Tax Matters; Cooperation; Preparation of Returns; Tax Elections.
(a) The Company agrees to furnish or cause to be furnished to each other, upon request, as
promptly as practicable, such information and assistance relating to any of the Group Companies
(including access to books and records, employees, contractors and representatives) as is
reasonably necessary for the filing of all Tax Returns, the making of any election related to
Taxes, the preparation for any audit by any Taxing Authority, and the prosecution or defense of
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any claim, suit or proceeding relating to any Tax Return for any taxable year ending on or
before the First Closing Date. The Company shall retain all books and records with respect to
Taxes pertaining to the Group Companies until the expiration of all relevant statutes of
limitations (and, to the extent notified by the Purchaser, any extensions thereof). At the end of
such period, each party shall provide the other with at least ten days prior written notice before
destroying any such books and records, during which period the party receiving such notice can
elect to take possession, at its own expense, of such books and records.
(b) The Company shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and file all Tax Returns in respect of
any of the Group Companies for any taxable year ending on or before the First Closing Date. The
Company shall timely pay to the relevant Taxing Authority all Taxes due in connection with any such
Tax Returns.
(c) The Seller shall pay for all transfer, documentary, sales, use, registration and other
such transfer Taxes and related fees (including any penalties, interest, additions to Tax) incurred
in connection with this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents and the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby.
Section 5.4 Tax Indemnity. Subject to the limitations on liability set forth in
Section 9.1(a) and without duplication, the Seller indemnifies the Purchaser and its Affiliates and
each of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents and hold them harmless against
(i) all liability for Taxes of the Group Companies for all taxable periods (or portions thereof)
ending on or before the First Closing Date and (ii) all Taxes of any Person (other than any Group
Company) for which a Group Company is liable as a transferee, successor, by contract or otherwise
provided, however, the indemnity for Tax liabilities provided under this Section 5.4 and any
indemnity in Section 9 of this Agreement relating to Taxes or Tax liabilities shall not under any
circumstances cover any Taxes or Tax liabilities: (a) relating to any Group Company for any period
after the First Closing Date, (b) resulting from any act, transaction, omission or election of the
Purchaser, a Group Company, any Affiliates, or transferees thereof made or occurring after the
First Closing Date (other than the filing of any Tax Return in a manner consistent with past
practice or consistent with Law, any reasonable settlement of a Tax audit or proceeding, or any
actions expressly required by Law or expressly contemplated by this Agreement or that are in the
ordinary course of business), or (c) that are provided for in the Financial Statements or disclosed
in Section 3.11 of the Disclosure Schedule, further provided that the amount of any damages for
which indemnification is provided under this Section 5.4 shall be reduced to take into account any
net Tax benefit actually realized by the indemnified party as a result of the payment of such
damages. The Seller shall have the right to control at its own expense any Tax audit or
administrative or court proceeding relating to any Tax indemnity covered by this Section 5.4 and
make all decisions taken in connection with them including the selection of counsel, the decision
to pursue or forego any and all administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with
any Taxing Authority, pay the Tax claimed and sue for a refund where applicable Law permits such
refund suits or contest the Tax claim in any permissible manner, to the extent such audit or
proceeding relates to a period ending on or before the First Closing Date; provided, that if such
audit or claim could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Purchaser, the
Company, the Purchaser and the Seller shall jointly control such audit or proceeding (and share
costs and expenses accordingly) and there shall be no settlement without the consent of the other
party. If a claim is made by any Taxing
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Authority, which, if successful, might result in an indemnity payment to the Purchaser or its
Affiliates under this Section 5.4 the Purchaser shall give notice to the Seller in writing of such
claim to provide the Seller to reasonably enjoy its rights described in the preceding sentence.
Section 5.5 Employees; Benefit Plans. Nothing herein expressed or implied shall
confer upon any of the employees of the Seller, the Purchaser, the Group Companies, or any of their
Affiliates, any additional rights or remedies, including any additional right to employment, or
continued employment for any specified period, of any nature or kind whatsoever under or by reason
of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents.
Section 5.6 Related Party Accounts. Except as set forth in the Schedule 5.6,
prior to the First Closing, all Related Party Accounts shall be cash-settled or extinguished, such
that upon the First Closing there will be no related party accounts outstanding. As used herein,
Related Party Accounts shall mean with respect to each Group Company (i) all related
party receivables due to such Group Company from the Affiliates of the Company, the Seller and/or
its Affiliates (other than the Group Companies), other than receivables for goods and services
incurred in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) all related party payables of such Group
Company to the Affiliates of the Company, the Seller and/or its Affiliates (other than the Group
Companies), other than payables for goods and services incurred in the ordinary course of business.
Section 5.7 Obligations of the Group Companies. Each of the Company and the Seller
agrees to take any and all actions necessary (including prepayment of the terms of any indebtedness
of the Group Companies) and cause its Affiliates other than the Group Companies to be absolutely
and unconditionally relieved on or prior to the First Closing Date of all liabilities and
obligations, direct or indirect, primary or secondary, for the payment of money or otherwise,
including purchase or indemnification obligations, guarantees or performance bonds in respect of
any outstanding Indebtedness of the Group Companies.
Section 5.8 Non-Violation. Prior to the First Closing, neither the Seller nor any
Group Company will, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, take any action which would
result in any of the covenants contained in this Agreement and in the Ancillary Documents becoming
incapable of performance. The Seller will promptly advise the Purchaser of any action or event of
which the Seller becomes aware which would have the effect of making incorrect in any material
respect any such representations or warranties if given with reference to facts and circumstances
then existing or which has the effect of rendering any such covenants incapable of performance. Up
to the First Closing Date, the Seller agrees to notify the Purchaser of any information or matter
that comes to the Sellers attention that would render any of the representations and warranties
given in Article III, respectively, untrue in any material respect.
Section 5.9 Confidentiality. Each party hereto shall keep confidential, and shall
cause its officers, directors, and employees to keep confidential, the terms and conditions hereof
and of any Ancillary Document (collectively, the Confidential Information) except as the
Purchaser and the Seller mutually agree otherwise; provided that any party may disclose
Confidential Information (i) to the extent advised by competent legal advisors that such disclosure
is required by applicable Law and so long as, where such disclosure is to a Governmental Authority,
such party shall use all reasonable efforts to obtain confidential treatment of the Confidential
Information so disclosed, (ii) to the extent required by the rules of any stock exchange, (iii) to
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officers, directors, employees and professional advisors as necessary to the performance of
its obligations in connection herewith and with the Ancillary Documents so long as such party
advises each Person to whom the Confidential Information is so disclosed as to the confidential
nature thereof, and (iv) to its investors and any Person otherwise providing substantial debt or
equity financing to such party so long as the party advises each Person to whom the Confidential
Information is so disclosed as to the confidential nature thereof.
Section 5.10 Further Actions. Each of the parties hereto shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, do or cause to be done
all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law, and execute and deliver such
documents and other papers, as may be required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and by the Ancillary Documents.
Section 5.11 No Transfer by the Seller. Except as otherwise set forth in Schedule
5.13, from the date hereof through the First Closing, in no event shall the Seller transfer or
encumber, directly or indirectly, any interest in the Company or the entity through which it holds
its interest in the Company without the approval of the Purchaser; provided that to its limited
partners, its Affiliates (including to any person to whom such Affiliate would be allowed to
transfer such Affiliates shares pursuant to this Section), or to any successor to the Seller as
the result of any merger, consolidation or other reorganization; provided further that any
transferee in relation to any transfer pursuant to any of the foregoing exceptions shall enter into
an agreement or instrument prior to the transfer thereof and prior to the First Closing Date
pursuant to which such transferee shall agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which the transferor is a party.
Section 5.12 No 338(g) Election. The Purchaser, on behalf of itself and all of its
Affiliates, agrees not to make a 338(g) election under the United States Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, with respect to the interests in the Company, any Group Company and any
Affiliated Company acquired pursuant hereto.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS TO THE SELLERS OBLIGATIONS
The obligation of the Seller to effect the First Closing under this Agreement is subject to
the satisfaction, at or prior to the First Closing Date, of each of the following conditions,
unless validly waived in writing by the Seller.
Section 6.1 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made
by the Purchaser in this Agreement disregarding all qualifications and exceptions as materiality
and Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser, shall be true and correct as of the First Closing
Date as though such representations and warranties were made at such date (except that any
representations and warranties that are made as of a specified date shall be true and correct as of
such specified date), with only such exceptions as would not in the aggregate have or reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser; provided, however, that the effect of
such
exceptions shall not be applicable to any of the representations and warranties contained in
Sections 4.1 and 4.2, which shall be true and correct as of the First Closing Date.
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Section 6.2 Performance. The Purchaser shall have performed and complied in all
material respects with all agreements and obligations required by this Agreement to be so performed
or complied with by it prior to the First Closing.
Section 6.3 Officers Certificates. The Purchaser shall have delivered to the Seller
a certificate, dated as of the First Closing Date and executed by an executive officer of the
Purchaser, certifying to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in Sections 6.1 and 6.2
hereof.
Section 6.4 Injunctions. At the First Closing there shall not be in effect any Law or
Governmental Order directing that the transactions provided for herein not be consummated as
provided herein or which has the effect of rendering it impossible to consummate such transactions.
Section 6.5 Adverse Market Change. After the date hereof and prior to the First
Closing Date, there shall not have occurred a suspension or material limitation in trading in the
Purchasers securities on the Nasdaq Global Market which occurrence is still outstanding as of the
First Closing Date, if the effect of any such event in the reasonable judgment of the Company makes
it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and
the Ancillary Agreements.
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO THE PURCHASERS OBLIGATIONS
The obligation of the Purchaser to effect the First Closing or the applicable Earnout Closing,
as the case may be, under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the First
Closing Date or the applicable Earnout Closing, as the case may be, of each of the following
conditions, unless waived in writing by the Purchaser.
Section 7.1 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made
by the Seller in this Agreement, that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall
be true and correct in all respects, and the representations and warranties made by the Seller in
this Agreement that are not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects, in
each case, at and as of the First Closing Date as if such representations and warranties were made
at and as of the First Closing Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a certain
date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date).
Section 7.2 Performance.
(a) Covenant Compliance. The Seller shall have performed and complied in all material
respects with all agreements and obligations required by this Agreement to be performed or complied
with by them prior to the First Closing.
(b) Proceedings and Documents. All corporate and other proceedings in connection with
the transactions contemplated at the First Closing, and all documents incident thereto, shall be in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall have received
all such counterpart original and certified or other copies of such documents as the Purchaser may
reasonably request, including but not limited to the following:
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duly executed transfers in respect of the Shares in favor of
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the share certificates for the Shares; |
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if required, such waivers, consents and other documents as
the Purchaser may require to enable the Purchaser, or such other person as the
Purchaser may nominate, to be registered as holder of the Shares in accordance
with the provisions of Section 2.1; |
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copy of the board resolutions of the Seller authorizing the
execution of this Agreement; |
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a certified copy of the board resolutions of the Company and
copy of the board resolutions of any other Group Companies, as applicable,
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in the case of the Company, the approval of
the sale of the Shares to the Purchaser and a resolution that the
transfer of the Shares shall be approved for registration and
(subject only to the transfers being duly stamped, if necessary) the
transferee entered into the register of members; |
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new directors, legal representatives and
supervisors of the Group Companies (if any) shall be appointed in
accordance with the Purchasers nominations; |
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the resignations of the directors referred
to in Section 7.2(b)(viii) below shall be tendered and accepted with
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all existing mandates to banks shall be
revoked and authority shall be given to such persons as the Purchaser
may nominate to operate the relevant bank accounts with effect from
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the statutory books (written up to but not including the
First Closing Date), certificates of incorporation (including all certificates
of incorporation on change of name (if any), business license, finance chop,
contract chop and common seal (if any) of the Group Companies; |
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the personal bank signatory chops of those individuals with
authority to operate bank accounts of the Group Companies; and |
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copies of written resignations in the agreed terms to take effect from the
First Closing of all the directors of the Group Companies in each case
executed as a deed and relinquishing any right (past, present or future)
against the Company or, as appropriate, any other Group Company for loss of
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(c) Qualifications. The consents, waivers, approvals or other authorizations listed
in Schedule 7.2(c) shall have been obtained or otherwise satisfied and shall continue to
be in effect.
(d) No Material Adverse Change. There shall not have occurred since the Balance Sheet
Date a Material Adverse Change in respect of the Group Companies.
Section 7.3 No Indebtedness. The Seller and the Company will have taken such action,
or have caused the Group Companies to take such action, such that, and have provided to the
Purchaser documentation satisfactory to the Purchaser evidencing that, none of the Group Companies
has any outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money, other than any liabilities incurred in
ordinary course of business of the Group Companies consistent with past practices.
Section 7.4 Compliance/Officers Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to the
Purchaser a certificate, dated as of the First Closing Date and executed by an executive officer of
the Company, certifying to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in Sections 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3
hereof.
Section 7.5 Lock-up Agreement. The Seller shall have entered into a Lock-up Agreement
in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and each such agreement shall be in
full force and effect.
Section 7.6 Registration Rights Agreement. As of the First Closing, the Seller shall
have entered into the Registration Rights Agreement in form and substance substantially as set
forth in Exhibit B (the Registration Rights Agreement).
Section 7.7 Consulting Service Agreements. The Company shall procure the signing of a
consulting service agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, with
each of the consultants agreeable to the Purchaser at or prior to the First Closing Date.
Section 7.8 Corporate Matters. On or prior to the First Closing Date, all outstanding
options and warrants of the Company shall have been cancelled. The Seller shall have provided
evidence of such cancellation to the Purchasers reasonable satisfaction and of such option and
warrant holders consent to such cancellation.
Section 7.9 Legal Opinions. The Purchaser shall have received from the British Virgin
Islands counsel to the Seller written opinion with respect to the Seller and the Company, dated and
delivered as of the First Closing Date, in form and substance attached hereto as Exhibit D.
Section 7.10 Acquisition Opportunities. The Company shall have used its best efforts
to facilitate the introduction of the Purchaser to potential merger and acquisition opportunities.
Section 7.11 Due Diligence. The Purchaser shall have completed its legal, financial
and business due diligence investigation of the Company to its satisfaction.
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ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION
Section 8.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the
First Closing Date:
(a) by the mutual written consent of the Seller and the Purchaser;
(b) by either the Seller, on one hand, or the Purchaser, on the other hand, if any
Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an order, decree or ruling or
taken any other action restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions
contemplated hereby and such order, decree or ruling or other action shall have become final and
nonappealable;
(c) by the Purchaser, if the Seller breaches or fails to perform in any respect any of their
representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document and
such breach or failure to perform (A) would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in
Section 7.1 or Section 7.2 of Article VII, (B) cannot be or has not been cured within fifteen (15)
days following written notice of such breach or failure to perform and (C) has not been waived by
the Purchaser;
(d) by the Seller, if the Purchaser breaches or fails to perform in any material respect any
of its representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement or any Ancillary
Document and such breach or failure to perform (A) would give rise to the failure of a condition
set forth in Sections 6.1 or 6.2 of Article VI, (B) cannot be or has not been cured within fifteen
(15) days following written notice of such breach or failure to perform and (C) has not been waived
by the Seller; or
(e) by either the Seller, on one hand, or the Purchaser, on the other hand, if the First
Closing Date shall not have occurred (other than through the failure of any party seeking to
terminate this Agreement to comply fully with its obligations under this Agreement) on or before
June 30, 2008.
Section 8.2 Procedure and Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of
this Agreement and the abandonment of the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to Section 8.1
hereof, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given to all other parties. If this Agreement is
terminated and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are abandoned as provided herein:
(a) The Purchaser will upon request return to the Seller or destroy all documents, due
diligence materials, accounting working papers, transaction work papers, draft registration
statements of the Company and other material of the Company or the Seller relating to the
transactions contemplated hereby or obtained in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby, including any reports, summaries, studies or memorandums based on the foregoing material,
whether so obtained before or after the execution hereof (provided that the legal counsel of the
Purchaser may keep a copy of all such materials for evidentiary purposes only);
(b) The provisions in Section 5.9 shall continue in full force and effect; and
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(c) No party to this Agreement will have any liability under this Agreement to any other
except that nothing herein shall relieve any party from any liability for any willful breach of
this Agreement.
ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 9.1 Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by Seller.
Subject to the limits set forth in this Section 9.1, from and after the First Closing, the
Seller agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the Purchaser, its Affiliates (including, after the
First Closing, the Group Companies) and their respective officers, directors, stockholders,
employees, agents and representatives (the Purchaser Indemnified Persons) harmless from
and in respect of any and all losses, damages, costs and reasonable expenses (including reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel) (collectively, Losses), that they may incur arising out of
or due to any breach of any representation or warranty, covenant or other agreement of the Seller
contained in this Agreement and in the Ancillary Documents. The representations and warranties
given by the Seller set forth in Article III of this Agreement shall survive for a period of four
(4) years immediately following the First Closing Date, provided, however, that (i) the
representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4(a) shall survive for five (5)
years and (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.11 (Tax Matters) shall
survive the First Closing until ninety (90) days after the expiration of the applicable statute of
limitations. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, other than in the case of the
representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4(a).
(b) Indemnification by the Purchaser. Subject to the limits set forth in this Section
9.1, from and after the First Closing, the Purchaser agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the
Seller and its Affiliates and its respective officers, directors, employees, agents and
representatives (the Seller Indemnified Persons) harmless from and in respect of any and
all Losses that they may incur arising out of or due to any breach of any representation or
warranty, covenant or other agreement of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement and Taxes
resulting from any action taken by the Purchaser directly related to and primarily for Tax
purposes; provided that, with respect to all Losses indemnifiable pursuant to this paragraph (b)
arising from the failure of a representation or warranty herein by the Purchaser to be true and
correct, the Seller Indemnified Persons shall not be entitled to recover more than the Initial Cash
Consideration. The representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth in Article IV of this
Agreement shall survive for a period of one year immediately following the First Closing Date.
(c) Indemnification as Exclusive Remedy. The indemnification provided in this Article
IX, subject to the limitations set forth herein, shall be the exclusive post-Closing remedy
available to any party in connection with any Losses arising out of or resulting from this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Each party hereto shall take all reasonable
steps to mitigate its Losses after becoming aware of any event which could reasonably be expected
to give rise to any Losses. None of the parties hereto shall be liable under any
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provision of Section 9.1 of this Agreement for any consequential or punitive damages (other
than consequential or punitive damages payable to a third party).
(d) Indemnification Calculations. The amount of any Losses for which indemnification
is provided under this Article IX shall be computed net of any insurance proceeds received by the
indemnified party in connection with such Losses. If an indemnified party receives insurance
proceeds in connection with Losses for which it has received indemnification hereunder, such party
shall refund to the indemnifying party the amount of such insurance proceeds when received, up to
the amount of indemnification received. Each indemnified party agrees to use all reasonable best
efforts to seek all available insurance reimbursements in connection with matters that are the
subject of indemnification hereunder. If the amount with respect to which any claim is made under
this Article IX or under Section 5.4 (an Indemnity Claim) gives rise to a currently
realizable Tax Benefit (as defined below) to the party making the claim, the indemnity payment
shall be reduced by the amount of such Tax Benefit available to the party making the claim. For
purposes of this Section 9.1(d), a Tax Benefit to a party means an amount by which the
tax liability of such party (or group of Affiliates including such party) is actually reduced as a
result of Losses incurred by the indemnified party for which the indemnification payment is being
made. Where a party has other losses, deductions, credits or items available to it, the Tax
Benefit from any Losses, deductions, credits or items relating to the Indemnity Claim shall be
deemed to be realized after any other losses, deductions, credits or items. For purposes of this
Section 9.1(d), a Tax Benefit is currently realizable to the extent that such Tax Benefit can be
realized in the taxable period or year in which the indemnity payment is made or in any Tax Return
with respect thereto (including through a carryback to a prior taxable period) or in any taxable
period or year prior to the date of the Indemnity Claim. In the event that there should be a
determination disallowing the Tax Benefit, the indemnifying party shall be liable to refund to the
indemnified party the amount of any related reduction previously allowed or payments previously
made to the indemnifying party pursuant to this Section. The amount of the refunded reduction or
payment shall be deemed a payment under this Section and thus shall be paid subject to any
applicable reductions under this Section. The parties agree that any indemnification payments made
pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated for tax purposes as an adjustment to the Aggregate
Consideration, unless otherwise required by applicable Law.
(e) Notice and Opportunity to Defend. If there occurs an event which a party asserts
is an indemnifiable event pursuant to Section 9.1(a) or 9.1(b), the party or parties seeking
indemnification shall notify the other party or parties obligated to provide indemnification (the
Indemnifying Party) promptly. If such event involves any claim or the commencement of
any action or proceeding by a third person, the party seeking indemnification will give such
Indemnifying Party prompt written notice of such claim or the commencement of such action or
proceeding; provided, however, that the failure to provide prompt notice as provided herein will
relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder only to the extent that such failure
prejudices the Indemnifying Party hereunder. In case any such action shall be brought against any
party seeking indemnification and it shall notify the Indemnifying Party of the commencement
thereof, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel
selected by the Indemnifying Party and, after notice from the Indemnifying Party to such party or
parties seeking indemnification of such election so to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnifying
Party shall not be liable to the party or parties seeking indemnification
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hereunder for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred
by such party or parties in connection with the defense thereof. The Indemnifying Party and the
party seeking indemnification agree to cooperate fully with each other and their respective counsel
in connection with the defense, negotiation or settlement of any such action or asserted liability.
The party or parties seeking indemnification shall have the right to participate at their own
expense in the defense of such action or asserted liability. If the Indemnifying Party assumes the
defense of an action no settlement or compromise thereof may be effected (i) by the Indemnifying
Party without the written consent of the indemnified party (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed) unless all relief provided is paid or satisfied in full by the Indemnifying
Party or (ii) by the indemnified party without the consent of the Indemnifying Party. In no event
shall an Indemnifying Party be liable for any settlement effected without its written consent.
Section 9.2 Limitation on Indemnification. No claim may be asserted against either
party for breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein, unless
written notice of such claim or action is received by such party describing in reasonable detail
the facts and circumstances with respect to the subject matter of such claim on or prior to the
date on which the representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on which such claim is based
ceases to survive as set forth in Section 9.1 irrespective of whether the subject matter of such
claim shall have occurred before or after such date.
Section 9.3 Payment in Kind. Any indemnity payable by the Seller, may, at its option,
be paid with AM Ordinary Shares received by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement. For the
purposes of calculating the number of AM Ordinary Shares to be paid to satisfy any such indemnity,
the value of each AM Ordinary Share shall be an amount equal to forty percent (40%) (as
appropriately adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or reorganization) of
the closing price per AM ADS on the date one (1) Business Day prior to the payment of any such
indemnity.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1 Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the
Seller, the Company, and the Purchaser shall bear their own fees and expenses in connection with
the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including without limitation, legal and other
professional fees and expenses; provided that:
(a) all legal and other professional fees and expenses which were incurred by the Seller
relating or leading to the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and the
Ancillary Documents shall be borne by the Seller and paid in full at the First Closing;
(b) any auditing or accounting fees and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation
by the auditors of a special acquisition report or by the independent public accountants for the
purpose of calculating 2008 Profit, 2009 Profit and 2010 Profit shall be borne by the Seller.
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Section 10.2 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed under and governed by
the Laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of law principles.
Section 10.3 Materiality. As used in this Agreement, unless the context would require
otherwise, the terms material and the concept of the Material nature of an effect upon the
Group Companies or the Purchaser shall be measured relative to the entire business of the Group
Companies, taken as a whole, and the Purchaser and its subsidiaries and affiliated companies, taken
as a whole. There have been, however, included in the Disclosure Schedule or other schedules
attached hereto and may be included elsewhere in this Agreement items which are not Material
within the meaning of the immediately preceding sentence in order to avoid any misunderstanding,
and such inclusion shall not be deemed to be an agreement by the Seller or the Purchaser, as
applicable, that such items are material or to further define the meaning of such term for
purposes of this Agreement.
Section 10.4 Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented
except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by the Purchaser, the
Company, and the Seller.
Section 10.5 No Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests
or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any party hereto without the prior written consent of
(i) the Purchaser, in the case of assignment by the Seller, or (ii) the Seller, in the case of any
assignment by the Purchaser; provided that the Purchaser may assign its rights to acquire and hold
the Shares acquired hereunder but the Purchaser shall remain liable in all other respects for the
performance of the payment and other obligations hereunder.
Section 10.6 Waiver. Any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement which may be
lawfully waived may be waived in writing at any time by the Purchaser or the Seller each party
which is entitled to the benefits thereof. Any waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement
by any party hereto shall be binding only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf
of such party. No failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to or shall
constitute a waiver of such provision and no waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement
shall be deemed to or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (whether or not
similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
Section 10.7 Notices. Any notice, demand, or communication required or permitted to
be given by any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or
served for all purposes if (i) personally delivered, (ii) sent by a nationally recognized overnight
courier service to the recipient at the address below indicated or (iii) delivered by facsimile
which is confirmed in writing by sending a copy of such facsimile to the recipient thereof pursuant
to clause (i) or (ii) above:
If to the Purchaser:
AirMedia Group Inc.
17/F, Sky Plaza
No. 46 Dongzhimenwai Street
Dongcheng District
41
Beijing 100027
PRC
Attn: Fang Xin
Tel: 86-10-8438-6868
Fax: 86-10-8460-8658
If to the Seller:
First Reach Holdings Limited
P.O. Box 957
Offshore Incorporations Centre
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands
Attn: Li Na
Tel: 86-10-6709-2117
Fax: 86-10-6709-2107
or to such other address as any party hereto may, from time to time, designate in a written notice
given in like manner.
Except as otherwise provided herein, any notice under this Agreement will be deemed to have
been given (x) on the date such notice is personally delivered or delivered by facsimile or (y) the
next succeeding Business Day after the date such notice is delivered to the overnight courier
service if sent by overnight courier; provided that, in each case notices received after 4:00 p.m.
(local time of the recipient) shall be deemed to have been duly given on the next Business Day.
Section 10.8 Complete Agreement. This Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the other
documents and writings referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto contain the entire
understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede
all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to
the subject matter hereof and thereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Section 10.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and each of which shall
be deemed an original.
Section 10.10 Publicity. The Seller and the Purchaser will consult with each other
and will mutually agree upon any publication or press release of any nature with respect to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and shall not issue any such publication or press
release prior to such consultation and agreement except as may be required by applicable Law or by
obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with any securities exchange or any securities
exchange regulation, in which case the party proposing to issue such publication or press release
shall make all reasonable efforts to consult in good faith with the other party or parties before
issuing any such publication or press release and shall provide a copy thereof to the other party
or parties prior to such issuance.
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Section 10.11 Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 10.12 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is invalid, illegal
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent
of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability, without affecting in any way the remaining
provisions hereof in such jurisdiction or rendering that or any other provision of this Agreement
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any other jurisdiction.
Section 10.13 Third Parties. Nothing herein expressed or implied is intended or shall
be construed to confer upon or give to any Person or corporation, other than the parties hereto and
their permitted successors or assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section 10.14 Dispute Resolution. (a) Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of
or relating to this Agreement, or the interpretation, breach, termination or validity hereof, shall
be resolved through consultation. Such consultation shall begin immediately after one party hereto
has delivered to any other party hereto a written request for such consultation. If within thirty
(30) days following the date on which such notice is given the dispute cannot be resolved, the
dispute shall be submitted to arbitration upon the request of any party to such dispute with notice
to the others.
(b) The arbitration shall be conducted in Hong Kong under the auspices of the Hong Kong
International Arbitration Centre (the HKIAC). There shall be three (3) arbitrators.
Each opposing party to a dispute shall be entitled to appoint one arbitrator, and the third
arbitrator shall be jointly appointed by the disputing parties or, failing such agreement by thirty
(30) days after the appointment by each party of its arbitrator, the HKIAC shall appoint the third
arbitrator. At least one (1) arbitrator shall be qualified to practice New York law.
(c) The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in English. The arbitration tribunal shall
apply the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules as administered by the HKIAC at the time of the arbitration.
(d) The arbitrators shall decide any dispute submitted by the parties to the arbitration
strictly in accordance with the substantive laws of New York and shall not apply any other
substantive law.
(e) Each party hereto shall cooperate with the other in making full disclosure of and
providing complete access to all information and documents requested by the others in connection
with such arbitration proceedings, subject only to any confidentiality obligations binding on such
party.
(f) The award of the arbitration tribunal shall be final and binding upon the disputing
parties, and the prevailing party or parties may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for
enforcement of such award.
(g) Any party shall be entitled to seek preliminary injunctive relief from any court of
competent jurisdiction pending the constitution of the arbitral tribunal.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed by its
duly authorized officer, in each case as of the date first above written.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed by its
duly authorized officer, in each case as of the date first above written.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed by its
duly authorized officer, in each case as of the date first above written.
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Schedules
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Schedule A
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Disclosure Schedule |
Schedule 5.1
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Conduct of Business |
Schedule 5.2
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Filings and Consents |
Schedule 5.6
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Schedule 5.11
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Schedule 7.2(c)
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Qualifications |
Exhibits
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Exhibit A
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Form of Lock-up Agreement |
Exhibit B
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Form of Registration Rights Agreement |
Exhibit C
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Form of Consulting Service Agreement |
Exhibit D
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Form of Seller and the Company
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EX-8.1
Exhibit 8.1
List of Subsidiaries
Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries
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1. Broad Cosmos Enterprises Ltd.
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2. Air Media International Ltd.
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3. Excel Lead International Limited
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4. Air Media (China) Limited
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5. Royal Mart Limited
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Hong Kong |
6. Glorious Star Investment Limited
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7. AirMedia Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
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8. Shenzhen AirMedia Information Technology Co.,
Ltd.
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9. Xian AirMedia Chuangyi Technology Co., Ltd.
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Affiliated Entities Consolidated in the Registrants Financial Statement
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10. Beijing Shengshi Lianhe Advertising Co., Ltd.
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11. Beijing AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd.
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12. Beijing AirMedia UC Advertising Co., Ltd.
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13. Beijing Yuehang Digital Media Advertising Co., Ltd.
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14. Wenzhou AirMedia Advertising Co., Ltd.
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15. Beijing Eastern Media Corporation, Ltd.
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16. AirTV United Media & Culture Co., Ltd.
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17. Beijing AirMedia Film & TV Culture Co., Ltd.
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18. Flying Dragon Media Advertising Co., Ltd.
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EX-12.1
Exhibit 12.1
Certification by the Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Herman Man Guo, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of AirMedia Group Inc. (the Company);
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included
in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The Companys other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls
and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by
others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is
being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation
of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures and
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such
evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Companys internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the period covered by this annual report that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys internal
control over financial reporting; and
5. The Companys other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Companys auditors and the audit
committee of Companys board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
the Companys ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
Date:
April 28, 2009
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EX-12.2
Exhibit 12.2
Certification by the Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Conor Chiahung Yang, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of AirMedia Group Inc. (the Company);
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included
in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The Companys other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls
and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by
others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is
being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation
of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures and
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such
evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Companys internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the period covered by this annual report that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys internal
control over financial reporting; and
5. The Companys other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Companys auditors and the audit
committee of Companys board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
the Companys ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
Date:
April 28, 2009
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EX-13.1
Exhibit 13.1
Certification by the Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the annual report of AirMedia Group Inc. (the Company) on Form 20-F for
the year ended December 31, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date
hereof (the Report), I, Herman Man Guo, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that to my knowledge:
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financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date:
April 28, 2009
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EX-13.2
Exhibit 13.2
Certification by the Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the annual report of AirMedia Group Inc. (the Company) on Form 20-F for
the year ended December 31, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date
hereof (the Report), I, Conor Chiahung Yang, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that to my knowledge:
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financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date:
April 28, 2009
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EX-15.1
Exhibit 15.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements No. 333-148352, on Form
S-8 of our reports dated April 28, 2009, relating to the consolidated financial statements and
financial statement schedule of AirMedia Group Inc., its subsidiaries, its variable interest
entities (the VIE) and its VIEs subsidiaries (collectively, the Group) and the effectiveness
of the Groups internal control over financial reporting, appearing in this Annual Report on Form
20-F of AirMedia Group Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2008.
/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd.
Beijing, the Peoples Republic of China
April 28, 2009
EX-15.2
Exhibit 15.2
[Letterhead of Commerce & Finance Law Offices]
April 28, 2009
AirMedia Group Inc.
17/F, Sky Plaza, No. 46 DongZhimenwai Street
Dongcheng District
Beijing, 100027
Peoples Republic of China
Dear Sirs,
We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the heading Item 4. Information on the
CompanyB. Business Overview, insofar as they purport to describe the provisions of PRC laws and
regulations, in AirMedia Group Inc.s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31,
2008 (the Annual Report) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on April
28, 2009. We also consent to the filing with the SEC of this consent letter as an exhibit to the
Annual Report.
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Sincerely Yours,
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EX-15.3
Exhibit 15.3
[Letterhead of Sinomonitor International Co., Ltd.]
April 23, 2009
AirMedia Group Inc.
17/F, Sky Plaza, No. 46 DongZhimenwai Street
Dongcheng District
Beijing 100027
Peoples Republic of China
Dear Sirs:
We hereby consent to the use of our name, the reference to our August 2007 report commissioned
by AirMedia Group Inc. (the Report) and the inclusion of statistical data from the Report under
the headings Forward-Looking Statements and Item 4. Information on the CompanyB. Business
Overview in AirMedia Group Inc.s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on April 28, 2009. We also
consent to the filing with the SEC of this consent letter as an exhibit to the Annual Report.
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Sincerely yours,
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/s/ Mingchao Xiao
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Sinomonitor International Co., Ltd.
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15/F.North Wing.The Central Office Tower Of Beijing Junefield Plaza.No.10
Xuanwumenwai Street
Beijing 100052 ,China
EX-15.4
Exhibit 15.4
Our ref BNM\629535\3234498v2
Direct tel +852 2971 3004
E-mail barry.mitchell@maplesandcalder.com
AirMedia Group Inc.
17/F, Sky Plaza, No. 46 Dongzhimenwai Street
Dongcheng District
Beijing, 100027
Peoples Republic of China
28 April 2009
Dear Sirs
AirMedia Group Inc.
We have acted as legal advisors as to the laws of the Cayman Islands to AirMedia Group Inc., an
exempted limited liability company incorporated in the Cayman Islands (the Company), in
connection with the filing by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
(the SEC) of an annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2008 (the Annual
Report).
We hereby consent to the reference of our name under the heading Item 16G Corporate Governance in
the Form 20-F. We also consent to the filing with the SEC of this consent letter as an exhibit to
the Annual Report.
Yours faithfully
/s/ Maples & Calder
Maples and Calder