Excerpt from New Energy Systems 4th quarter 2010 conference call:
Dan Lavine: Oh,
congratulations on a great quarter and year. I am new to your story
and hold a small position, but would like to add at current prices. So
excuse my ignorance here, because like I said, I’m new to NEWN. Can you
please give me some color on the shareholder tenure with respect to New
Power and Kim Fai Solar pre-acquisition (inaudible)? For example, have
the shareholders at Kim Fai been the same since inception?
Ken Lin: I’m sorry, you mentioned the shareholder from original three subsidiary we acquired?
Dan Lavine: Yes, mm-hmm. The New Power and Kim Fai Solar, pre-acquisition.
Ken Lin: Yes, and I’m sorry – what exactly information you want to know about those shareholders?
Dan Lavine: Well, I guess for example, have the shareholders at Kim Fai been the same ever since the beginning?
Ken Lin: For Kim Fai and for those three companies we acquired, those shareholders, they are still the same shareholders as their original company.
Dan Lavine: Okay
Ken Lin: For
example, Kim Fai’s shareholders have eight shareholders, and those
eight shareholders is Kim Fai’s shareholders. And Anytone—I’m sorry,
Anytone I don’t remember exactly, but Anytone as I remember also have
eight shareholders over there, and that eight shareholders is—they are
separated. There is no relationship for those shareholders, but they are—they all remain as the shareholders of each subsidiary.
Dan Lavine: Okay, thank you.
GeoTeam Update:
The GeoTeam
has just obtained information indicating that Kim Fai shareholder base
changed several times before its acquisition by NEWN. The last
shareholder change before the acquisition by NEWN (Nov. 25, 2010, SAIC
date) was only three months (Aug. 25, 2010, SAIC date) before the
acquisition. Furthermore, the age of these eight shareholders, who
acquired Kim Fai on Aug. 25, 2010 and sold Kim Fai to NEWN, were fairly
very young at the time of the acquisition. Furthermore, the age of these latest shareholders are fairly young,
arousing our suspicions that they could not have been original
shareholders: The age distribution of these eight shareholders are as
follows:
Pre acquisition age distribution of Kim Fai Shareholders: (8 shareholders of Kim Fai are from 19 (1992) to 30 (1981) )
- one 29 year old (Born 1981) (Xiaowei Wang)
- one 27 year old (Born 1983) (Yijie Li)
- two 25 year old (Born 1985) (Qiongqiong Wang & Gong Wei)
- two 22 year old (Born 1988) (Feng Cheng & Chunfeng Zhang)
- one 20 year old (Born 1990) (Qing Xiong)
- one 18 year old (Born 1992) (Di Yuan)
None of the above occupy more than 15% shares (6*14%, 9% and 7%).
Investors should begin to ask questions, as this new information
clearly diverges from public statements made in the 2010 year end
conference call. Now we need to ask why
"For Kim Fai and for those three companies we acquired, those shareholders, they are still the same shareholders as their original company."
We also discovered that three of these eight
shareholders (Di Yuan, Qiong Xiong & Xiaowei Wang) reside
in Decheng District, Dezhou City. This location coincides with the
location of the current legal representative of New Power (Mr. Xiong
Guofu) and the current legal representative of E'Jenie (Ms. Fang
Xuemei). Two of these young shareholders (Wei Gong & Feng
Cheng) appear to live in Chibi City (county), which is the same city
(county) that the current legal representative of Kim Tai (Mr. Liu
Qunli) and current legal representative of Anytone (Mr. Weihe Yu, the
Chairman of NEWN) also seem to reside.
Meanwhile, even though Kim Tai started its
business on December 8, 2005, it only changed its name and business
direction to include solar energy operations after September 21, 2009
which is only one year from the acquisition deal with NEWN. At the time
of these changes, the two shareholders of Kim Tai were Wei Gong (one of
the eight young shareholders) (70%) and Weihai Yu (30%). Weihai Yu and Weihe Yu (the
chairman of NEWN) have the same last and middle names. Based on the
Chinese name tradition, it is possible that Weihai Yu and Weihe Yu are
related (brothers).
Based on the Chinese name tradition, it is possible to assume that Weihai Yu and Weihe Yu are related. Thus, we would like the company to comment on this:
One year later, after these significant changes involving Kim Tai business dealings, NEWN spent USD 24 million (USD 13 million cash and 11 million restricted share) to acquire a company which appears to have commenced its solar energy business for only one year, yet claims to generate significant revenues.
Please Note:
-
We
are still reviewing further details regarding the NEWN story,
including information surrounding past management stock sales. We are
also conducting a deeper review of PRC filings, originally obtained by
our team, that reveals a much smaller business for E'Jenie and Anytone
than what has been portrayed in SEC documents and SAIC filings recently
provided by the company (we would like to know if these filings were sent to the SAT agency).
-
Yesterday's S-3 filing is quite perplexing.
Disclosure: Short NEWN
Disclaimer:
By accessing and using the GeoInvesting website, you agree to be bound by the following
Terms of Service:
GeoInvesting is a publisher. Nothing published by GeoInvesting on the website shall
be deemed to be a recommendation as to the advisability on inadvisability of any
particular transaction in securities. You shall not republish or redistribute in
any medium any information either made available on or through the GeoInvesting
website without our express written authorization. You acknowledge that GeoInvesting
is not registered as an exchange, broker-dealer or investment advisor under any
federal or state securities laws, and that GeoInvesting has not provided you with
any investment advice or personalized information. Any information on the website
relating to securities has been provided for information purposes only and is not
to be treated as investment advice. Any information on the website relating to securities
is impersonal, and as such, is not tailored or directed to you or any other individual.
In no event shall GeoInvesting be responsible or liable for the accuracy or suitability
of any information transmitted or made available on its website, and shall not be
liable for any investment decisions or trading activity by you arising from such
information. Nothing in the website should be construed to be an offer or sale of
any security.
You should consult your financial advisor before making any investment decision
or engaging in any securities transaction because investing in any securities mentioned
in the website may or may not be suitable to you or for your particular circumstances.
You acknowledge that you are aware that investing in securities is an inherently
risky and speculative practice. Trading in securities can result in immediate and
substantial losses of invested capital.
GeoInvesting, its affiliates, employees, and the third party information providers
providing content to the website may, and in many instances do, hold positions in
securities mentioned in the website. Moreover, GeoInvesting, its affiliates, officers,
employees, and the third party information providers may, and in many instances
do, otherwise effect purchase or sale transactions in securities, including those
mentioned in the website. These facts should be taken into consideration by you
in connection with your decision to invest in securities.
GeoInvesting, its affiliates, officers, employees and third party information providers
make no warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy, adequacy or completeness
of any of the information contained in the website. All such materials are provided
to you on an "as is" basis, without any warranties as to the accuracy thereof or
fitness for a particular purpose or use nor with respect to the results which may
be obtained from the use of such materials. GeoInvesting, its affiliates, officers,
employees and third party information providers shall have no responsibility or
liability for any errors or omissions contained in the information made available
on the website nor shall they be liable for any damages, whether direct or indirect,
special or consequential even if they have been advised of the possibility of such
damages. In no event shall the liability of GeoInvesting, any of its affiliates,
officers, employees or third party information providers pursuant to any cause of
action, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise exceed the fee, if any, paid by
you for access to such materials in the month in which such cause of action is alleged
to have arisen. In no event shall GeoInvesting, any of its affiliates, officers,
employees or third party information providers be liable or in any way responsible
for information or opinions posted in the message board portion of the website by
individuals who are not affiliated with GeoInvesting. Furthermore, GeoInvesting
shall have no responsibility or liability for delays or failures due to circumstances
beyond its control.