Although the Company's press release dated July 21 in this regard originally suggested that the Audit Committee and its advisors would be publicly reporting the results of the independent investigation to investors, the Audit Committee today confirmed that the independent investigation would proceed as is customary in such corporate investigations, with the Audit Committee reporting such results to the full Board of Directors of the Company, who will then determine the appropriate remedial steps to be taken in light of the final report. The Audit Committee will rely on the advice of its own legal counsel in this regard and act in cooperation with the Company with a view to full transparency regarding the independent investigation process. As previously reported, Loeb & Loeb LLP, is in the process of engaging a forensic accounting firm in connection with launching the independent investigation, and the Audit Committee expects to be in a position to announce this engagement shortly.
On Tuesday Evening, June 14th, 2011 (US time), we contacted the CEO of Daijiang Enterprise Group, Xuejiang Zheng, to discuss the bizarre claims that Yuhe’s management had made in an investor conference call earlier in the day. We were baffled and outraged at what Mr. Zheng told us. The following bullet points summarize Mr. Zheng’s statements (see transcript and audio recording in update link for irrefutable proof that:
The following update elaborates on our findings with respect to YUII and provides additional proof that Daijiang acquisition documents were fabricated.click here for updateWe wish to disclose that we have contacted YUII’s auditor, Child, Van Wagoner, and Bradshaw, requesting that they reassess their opinion on YUII’s 2009 financial statements, given that there is now ~$12.553MM of investor money unaccounted for. We also wish to disclose that we intend to offer assistance to Mr. Zheng in any lawsuit that he decides to file against YUII in the United States.
Yesterday, June 13, 2011 we released a report detailing our findings from due diligence conducted on YUII's alleged acquisition of 13 farms from Dajiang Enterprise Group Co., Ltd. During the course of our investigation a Geo investigator had two telephone conversations with Dajiang's Chairman and General Manager, Mr. Xuejiang Zheng. Mr. Zheng was asked a series of questions concerning the status of Dajiang's farms and whether they had already been sold to YUII. As detailed in our report, Mr. Zheng categorically denied the farms had been sold to YUII. He went on to make harshly negative comments about YUII and its business practices and reputation.
Today, YUII management conducted a conference call to address the issues raised in our report. YUII's management confirmed that Mr. Zheng had indeed talked to our investigator and they did not challenge our summation of his comments. Instead they asserted that Mr. Zheng had been asked misleading questions and our investigator falsely stated he represented US investors interested in investing in business operations in China. Further, they said Mr. Zheng would cooperate with YUII management to clear up any "misunderstandings" caused by his telephone conversations with our investigator. Management also offered documents to support the alleged acquisition.
To be clear, GeoInvesting did not contact Mr. Zheng seeking commentary on YUII. We simply asked straight forward questions looking for a yes or no response as to whether Dajiang had sold or committed to sell its farms to YUII or not. When asked directly if YUII had acquired Dajiang's farms, Mr. Zheng emphatically said, NO, seven times in our first conversation alone. He said no and meant no. Investors can review the transcripts of the calls between our investigator and Mr. Zheng and draw their own conclusions.
We remain highly skeptical of YUII's explanations concerning Mr. Zheng's statements. If YUII really acquired the farms from Dajiang, why under any set of circumstances would Mr. Zheng who was allegedly paid $12.1 million to complete the transaction deny the transaction took place? And, what would motivate him to lash out at YUII by making harsh statements charging the company was lying, had a poor reputation, was defrauding US investors, and that he rejected their advances and wanted nothing further to do with them? YUII's explanation would have us believe that Mr. Zheng contemplated selling chicken farms that he had already sold to YUII. We just don't buy YUII's explanation.
Further comments from the conference bring additional confusion:
In the coming days Geoinvesting will offer additional information regarding our findings from on-the-ground DD conducted both before and after the May 16th press release that reported YUII had taken possession of 11 of the 13 farms it claims to have acquired from Dajiang. We will also have additional comments regarding inconsistencies in today's conference call. In the meantime, please feel free to review our full original premium report dated June 13, 2011 along with the transcripts and recordings of our investigator's telephone conversations with Mr. Zheng. Below, you will also find the same report and supplements.
1st Call Audio
2nd Call Audio
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