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PART
III
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Item
10.
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Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
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Item
11.
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Executive
Compensation.
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Item
12.
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Shareholder Matters.
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Item
13.
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, Director
Independence.
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Item
14.
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services.
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PART
IV
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Item
15.
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Exhibits.
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ITEM
10.
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DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE.
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Name
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Age
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Position
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Guohua
Ku
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47
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Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
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Lanwei
Li
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27
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Vice
President and Director of Business and Director
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Xinyu
Peng
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40
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Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
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Zhigang
Wu
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37
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Vice
President, Finance
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Nicolas
Shao
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37
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Director
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ITEM
11.
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EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION.
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Name and Principal Position
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Year
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Salary
($)
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Bonus
($)
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Stock
Awards
($)
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Option
Awards
($) (3)
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Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
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Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
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All
Other
Compensation
($)
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Total
($)
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Guohua
Ku (1)
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2008
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$ |
1,498
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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$ |
1,498
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Chief
Executive Officer
and
Chairman of the
Board
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2007
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Guangyu
Wu (2)
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2008
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$ |
66,
676
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—
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—
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$ | 57, 080 |
—
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—
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—
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$ |
123,756
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Former
Chief Executive
Officer
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2007
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$ |
33,399
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—
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—
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11,434 |
—
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—
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—
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$ | 44,833 |
(1)
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Guohua
Ku was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Company on December 10,
2008.
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(2)
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Guangyu
Wu resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Company on December 10,
2008.
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(3)
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The
amounts in this column reflect the dollar amounts recognized for financial
statement reporting purposes for the fiscal years ended December 31,
2008 and 2007, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payments” (“SFAS 123(R)”), for awards
made under our 2007 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, which include amounts
from awards granted in and prior to 2008. Assumptions used in
the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 15 to our audited
financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31,
2008.
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Option Awards
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Stock Awards
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Name
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Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Exercisable
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Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexercisable
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Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options (#)
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Option
Exercise
Price
($)
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Option
Expiration
Date
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Number
of Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested (#)
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Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
($ )
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Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested (#)
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Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares, Units or
Other Rights That
Have Not Vested
($)
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Guohua
Ku
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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Guangyu
Wu
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30,000 | 170,000 | (1) |
–
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$ | 0.80 |
8/4/2013
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–
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–
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–
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–
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(1)
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The
stock options, granted on August 4, 2008, vest as to 15% on February 2,
2009; 15% on August 4, 2009; 50% on August 4, 2010; and the remaining 20%
on August 4, 2011.
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Name
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Fees Earned
or
Paid in
Cash ($)
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Stock
Awards
($)
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Option
Awards
($) (1)
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Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
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Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
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All
Other
Compensation
($)
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Total
($)
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Nicolas
Shao
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hanqiao
Zheng
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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0 |
(1)
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The
aggregate number of option awards outstanding at December 31, 2008
for each of the directors was as
follows:
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Name
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Options
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Nicolas
Shao
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0 | |||
Hanqiao
Zheng
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0 |
ITEM
12.
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
SHAREHOLDER MATTERS.
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Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned
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Beneficial Owner
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Number of
Shares
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Percent
of
Class
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Carlyle
Asia Growth Partners III, L.P.
c/o
The Carlyle Group
1001
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 220
Washington,
DC 20004
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8,131,746 |
(1)
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22.32 | % | |||||
Guohua
Ku
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18,706,843 | 51.36 | % | ||||||
Lanwei
Li
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45,000 |
(2)
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* | ||||||
Zhigang
Wu
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18,000 |
(3)
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* | ||||||
Nicolas
Shao
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— | * | |||||||
All
executive officers and directors as a group
(5 persons)
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18,769,843 |
(4)
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51.53 | % |
*
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Less
than one percent (1%) of outstanding
shares.
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(1)
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The
amount shown and the following information is derived from Amendment No. 1
to the Schedule 13D filed jointly by (i) Carlyle Asia Growth Partners III,
L.P., a Cayman Islands exempt limited partnership (“Asia Growth”), (ii)
CAGP III Co-Investment, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempt limited partnership
(“Co-Investment”), (iii) CAGP General Partner, L.P., a Cayman Islands
exempt limited partnership, (iv) CAGP Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempt
company, (v) TC Group Cayman, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempt limited
partnership (vi) TCG Holdings Cayman, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempt
limited partnership, and (vii) Carlyle Offshore Partners II, Ltd. A Cayman
Islands exempt company, reporting beneficial ownership as of April 29,
2008. According to the amended Schedule 13D, Asia Growth and Co-Investment
are the record owners of 7,785,415 and 346,331 shares of Common Stock,
respectively. CAGP General Partner, L.P. is the general partner of both
Asia Growth and Co-Investment. CAGP General Partner, L.P. may, by virtue
of it being the general partner of Asia Growth and Co-Investment, be
deemed to have voting control and investment discretion over the
securities held by Asia Growth and Co-Investment. The sole general partner
of CAGP General Partner, L.P. is CAGP Ltd., a limited company that is
wholly owned by TC Group Cayman, L.P. The sole general partner of TC Group
Cayman, L.P. is TCG Holdings Cayman, L.P. Carlyle Offshore Partners II,
Ltd. Is the sole general partner of TCG Holdings Cayman, L.P. Each of CAGP
Ltd., TC Group Cayman, L.P., TCG Holdings Cayman, L.P., and Carlyle
Offshore Partners II, Ltd. May, by virtue of being the owner or general
partner, as the case may be, of CAGP General Partner, L.P., CAGP Ltd., TC
Group Cayman, L.P., and TCG Holdings Cayman, respectively, be deemed to
have voting control and investment discretion over the securities held by
Asia Growth and Co-Investment.
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(2)
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Includes
18,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of
options.
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(3)
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Includes
45,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of
options.
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(4)
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Includes
18,706,843 shares held directly and 63,000 shares issuable upon the
exercise of options.
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Plan Category
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Number of securities to be
issued
upon exercise of
outstanding
options,
warrants
and rights
(a)
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Weighted-
average exercise
price
of
outstanding
options,
warrants
and
rights
(b)
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Number of securities
remaining available for
future
issuance under
equity compensation plans
(excluding
securities
reflected
in column (a))
(c)
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Equity
compensation plans approved by shareholders
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Equity
compensation plans not approved by shareholders
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3,000,000 | $ | 0.80 | 0 | ||||||||
Total
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3,000,000 | $ | 0.80 | 0 |
ITEM
13.
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE.
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ITEM
14.
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PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
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2008
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2007
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Audit
Fees
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$ | 155,000 | $ | 137,500 | ||||
Audit-Related
Fees
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18,170 | 16,000 | ||||||
Tax
Fees
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— | — | ||||||
All
Other Fees
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— | — | ||||||
Total
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$ | 173,170 | $ | 153,500 |
ITEM
15.
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EXHIBITS,
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
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(a)
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Financial
Statements and Schedules
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(3)
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Exhibits.
Please see the list of exhibits set forth on our Exhibit Index, which is
incorporated herein by
reference.
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China Recycling Energy Corporation | |||
Date:
April 30, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Guohua Ku
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Guohua
Ku
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Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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Date:
April 30, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Xinyu
Peng
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Xinyu
Peng
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Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
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Date:
April 30, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Lanwei Li
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Lanwei
Li
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Director
and Vice President
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Date:
April 30, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Nicolas
Shao
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Nicolas
Shao
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Director
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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3.1
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Articles
of Incorporation (filed as Exhibit 3.05 to the Company’s Form 10-KSB for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001).
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3.2
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Second
Amended and Restated Bylaws (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K dated July 8, 2004).
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4.1
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Common
Stock Specimen (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form SB-2 dated
November 12, 2004; 1934 Act File No. 333-120431).
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10.1
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Securities
Exchange Agreement by and among Boulder Acquisitions, Inc., Sifang
Holdings Co., Ltd. and the shareholders of Sifang Holdings Co., Ltd.,
dated effective as of June 23, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 8,
2004).
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10.2
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Share
Purchase Agreement, dated January 24, 2007, between individual purchasers
and shareholders of China Digital Wireless, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 11.1 to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 26,
2007).
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10.3
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TRT
Joint Operation Agreement between Shanghai TCH Energy Technology Co. Ltd.
and Xi’an Yingfeng Science and Technology Co.Ltd. dated February 1, 2007
(filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated
April 9, 2007)
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10.4
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Share
exchange agreement between Hanqiao Zheng and Guohua Ku and a group of
individual purchasers all of whom are shareholders of Xi’an Yingfeng
Science and Technology Co. Ltd (“Yingfeng”) signed on February 22, 2007
and consummated on June 21, 2007 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 22, 2007)
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10.5
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Share
exchange agreement between Guohua Ku and a group of individual purchasers
all of whom are shareholders of Xi’an Yingfeng Science and Technology Co.
Ltd (“Yingfeng”) dated on August 22, 2007 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 23,
2007).
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10.6
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Share
purchase agreement between Guohua Ku and Hanqiao Zheng dated on August 23,
2007 2007 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form
8-K dated August 24, 2007).
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10.7
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Assets
Transfer and Share Issuance Agreement between Company and Hanqiao Zheng on
November 14, 2007 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K dated November 16, 2007).
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10.8
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Share
Purchase Agreement between Company and Hanqiao Zheng on November 16, 2007
(filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated
November 16, 2007).
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10.9
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Stock
and Notes Purchase Agreement, between Company, Sifang Holdings Co., Ltd.,
Shanghai TCH Energy Technology Co., Ltd. and Carlyle Asia
Growth Partners III, L.P. and CAGP III Co-Investment, L.P. dated November
16, 2007 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form
8-K dated November 16, 2007).
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10.10
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Amendment
to Stock and Notes Purchase Agreement, between Company, Sifang Holdings
Co., Ltd., Shanghai TCH Energy Technology Co., Ltd. and Carlyle Asia
Growth Partners III, L.P. and CAGP III Co-Investment, L.P. dated April 29,
2008 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
dated April 30, 2008).
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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10.11
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Form
of 10% Secured Convertible Promissory Note issued by the Company to
Carlyle Asia Growth Partners III, L.P. and CAGP III Co-Investment, L.P.
(filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated
November 16, 2007).
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10.12
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Form
of 5% Secured Convertible Promissory Note issued by the Company to Carlyle
Asia Growth Partners III, L.P. and CAGP III Co-Investment, L.P (filed as
Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November
16, 2007).
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10.13
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5%
Secured Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of
$5,000,000 issued by the Company to Carlyle Asia Growth Partners III, L.P.
and CAGP III Co-Investment, L.P 2008 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 30,
2008).
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10.14
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Form
of 5% Secured Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal
amount of $10,000,000 issued by the Company to Carlyle Asia Growth
Partners III, L.P. and CAGP III Co-Investment, L.P 2008 (filed as Exhibit
10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 30,
2008).
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10.15
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Registration
Rights Agreement between Company and Carlyle Asia Growth Partners III,
L.P. and CAGP III Co-Investment, L.P. dated November 16, 2007 (filed as
Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November
16, 2007).
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10.16
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Shareholders
Agreement between Company and Carlyle Asia Growth Partners III, L.P., CAGP
III Co-Investment, L.P., Hanqiao Zheng and Ping Sun dated November 16,
2007 (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
dated November 16, 2007).
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10.17
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Form
of Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement - Manager Employee (filed as
Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 8,
2008). *
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10.18
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2007
Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan (filed as exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated November 13,
2007).*
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10.19
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Form
of Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement - Non-Manager Employee (filed as
Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 8,
2008).
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14.1
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Code
of Ethics (filed as an Exhibit 14 to the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the period ending December 31,
2004).
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21.1
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Subsidiaries
(filed as Exhibit 21.1 on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated
November 16, 2007).
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23.1
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Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed as exhibit 23.1 to
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated March 23,
2009).
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31.1
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Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certification of the Chief Executive Officer.
†
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31.2
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Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certification of the Chief Financial Officer.
†
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32.1
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Section
1350 certification. †
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