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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, 2006
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OR
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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Florida
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59-2549529
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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8th
Floor, No. 98 Min Chuan Road
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Hsien
Tien, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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N/A
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Page
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PART
I
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Item
1
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Business
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4
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Item
1A
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Risk
Factors
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15
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Item
2
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Properties
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21
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Item
3
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Legal
proceedings
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21
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Item
4
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Submissio n
of Matters to
a Vote
of Security Holders
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21
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PART
II
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Item
5
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Market
for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder
Matters
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21
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Item
6
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Selected
Financial Data
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22
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Item
7
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operation
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23
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Item
8
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
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29
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Item
9
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Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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29
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Item
9A
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Controls
and Procedures
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29
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Item
9B
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Other
Information
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31
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PART
III
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Item
10
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Directors
and Executive Officers of the Registrant
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31
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Item
11
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Executive
Compensation
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32
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Item
12
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and
Related Stockholder Matters
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35
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Item
13
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
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35
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Item
14
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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37
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PART
IV
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Item
15
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Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules
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37
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Signatures
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39
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Exhibit
Index
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40
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·
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We
start with the respective skills and abilities that children already
have
because the teaching system must consider
adaptability.
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·
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We
encourage interaction because the ultimate goal of learning a language
is
to communicate with others.
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·
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We
assist students’ comprehension with the language in various ways through
conversation coordination — e.g., interactive games, activities,
etc.
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·
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We
encourage children to participate fully in the learning process through
role-playing games.
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·
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We
foster our students’ abilities to learn independently; our teaching
focuses on guiding and inspiring a child’s self-learning
abilities.
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·
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We
create a relaxed, happy, and supportive learning environment so as
to
encourage children’s learning.
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·
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We
use consistent testing and learning methods for
children.
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·
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350
franchises; and
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·
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over
5,350 schools using our materials.
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·
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Hosting
the 2008 Olympics has triggered country-wide modernization, investments
in
infrastructure, and policy changes that encourage economic growth
in
China. In particular, the service industry has enjoyed significant
investment and modernization since the announcement of the 2008 Olympics.
Because of that industry’s demand for employees with English-language
skills, we believe that such modernization and growth will offer
broader
opportunities for private foreign business entities in general and
English-language education providers in
particular.
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·
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China’s
preparations for the 2008 Olympics have encouraged broad scientific
and
cultural advancements. Such advancements further China’s emphasis on
education and on its children. We believe that this will translate
into an
increased demand for English-language instruction.
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·
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Encouraging
multi-lingual abilities and improving the quality of education are
primary
concerns for the PRC government. Consequently, the English-language
instruction industry has seen a relaxation in government regulation
that
will allow KCEC to better realize its potential in
China.
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·
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As
a result of joining the World Trade Organization, China is transforming
its education systems to match international standards, including
English-language instruction.
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·
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Many
college graduates leave China to continue their academic careers
in
foreign countries where proficiency in the English language is a
necessity.
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·
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Many
foreign companies are establishing operations in China. The benefits
of
working for a foreign international company encourage parents to
ensure
their children acquire strong English-language skills that will qualify
them for such employment.
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·
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China
has a long-term plan to develop a more international orientation
for its
economy and its government. Such plan requires a larger pool of workers
with English-language skills. In 1996, the then Premier Mr. Zhu Rongi
stated that education is the key to promoting the PRC’s economy. This
fundamental principle evolved into specific policies implemented
by the
PRC in 2001 and 2003. These policies relaxed entry restrictions to
foreign
investment in the education industry and made it easier for foreign
education providers to operate in China. Article Three to the PRC
Private Education Promotion Law
stated that private education organizations are a beneficial and
desirable
attribute to society and should be highly encouraged and supported.
The
Chinese government has recently encouraged development of privately
operated elementary schools and has launched a cooperative program
aimed
at improving Chinese educational systems using foreign knowledge
and
resources. We believe such government policy will greatly expand
the
private elementary school market and create enormous market
potential.
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On
February 1, 2005, the PRC Government implemented the “Special Commercial
Permit Management Regulation” (the “Management Rule”), which superseded
the “Special Commercial Permit Management Regulation.” The Management Rule
promotes predictability for private businesses in China’s mixed economy.
It provides clear guidelines as to market entry requirements, disclosure
mechanisms, and regulations that affect and regulate private businesses.
The adoption of the Management Rule exemplifies the PRC Government’s
determination to support foreign investment in private business;
it
increased transparency and set out clear guidelines that allow KCEC
to
better comply with regulations, which in turn led to better efficiency
and
operational performance. Because China needs foreign resources and
know-how in the English-language education market, it has utilized
its
relaxed regulatory scheme to target companies like
KCEC.
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Management
guidelines specifically designed for individual regional districts
to
ensure that franchises are fully realizing their students’
potentials.
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Teaching
materials that can be applied in complete units and are not dependant
on
supplementary texts.
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Support
during the establishment of the
Franchise.
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Regularly
scheduled conferences and seminars for head teachers and supervisors
of
franchise schools that provide updated educational and promotional
strategies aimed at improving student enrollment and management of
the
franchises.
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Combined
promotional campaigns whereby the Company is responsible for planning
and
designing various print and broadcast
advertisements.
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Regularly
scheduled education training, administration and management seminars
for
franchise.
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2004
($)
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2005
($)
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2006
($)
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Sales
of goods
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6,822,420
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7,020,532
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6,774,260
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Franchise
income
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2,442,746
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2,289,655
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2,080,551
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Other
operating revenue
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463,947
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922,147
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856,772
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Total
operating revenue
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9,729,113
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10,232,334
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9,711,583
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·
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Preschool
English Teaching Seminar;
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·
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Children’s
English Teaching Seminar;
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·
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Caretaking
English Teaching Seminar; and
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·
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English
Kindergarten Teaching Seminar.
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December
31,
2005
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December
31,
2006
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Franchises
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350
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350
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Cooperating
schools*
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4,500
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5,000
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Category
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Class
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Student
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Levels
in Total
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Period
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Preschool
Learning
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Preschool
children
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Ages
3-6
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Six
levels
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Six
months
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Language
Learning
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Young
children
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Ages
7-9
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Fourteen
levels
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Six
months
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Language
Learning
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Older
children
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Ages
10-12
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Fourteen
levels
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Three
months
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·
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full
conformity with natural language-development patterns for listening,
speaking, reading, and writing;
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·
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design
and development based on the unique factors of individual students,
such
as age, learning habits, and cognitive
ability;
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·
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contemporary
topics that capture and reflect students’ interests and
needs;
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·
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practical
scenarios purposely designed to cater to daily life so as to increase
the
relevance of language usage;
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·
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emphasis
on oral communication;
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·
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games
and activities that give students an opportunity to practice language
skills and increase interest in learning
English;
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·
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categorization
of curriculum from easy to difficult with subjects that correspond
to the
subsequent levels; and
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diverse
subjects and content.
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Company
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Year
Established
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Internet
Learning
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Number
of Schools
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In
House R&D
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Interest
Administration Platform
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Automatic
Speech Analysis System
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Magazine
Publication
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Training
Program for Teachers
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Kid
Castle
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1986
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x
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250
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Giraffe
Language School
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1986
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450
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x
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Joy
Enterprise Organization
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1981
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230
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x
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x
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x
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Jordan’s
Language School
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1982
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x
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182
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x
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Gram
English
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1981
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x
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56
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x
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x
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Sesame
English Franchised Schools
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1987
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50
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Ha
Po Computer English School
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1996
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x
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150
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x
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Hess
Educational Organization
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1983
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40
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x
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x
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x
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Company
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Year
Established
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Internet
Learning
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Number
of Schools
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In
House R&D
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Interest
Administration Platform
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Automatic
Speech Analysis System
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Magazine
Publication
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Training
Program for Teachers
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Kid
Castle
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2001
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x
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137
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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English
First
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1993
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x
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80
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x
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x
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x
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New
Oriental
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1993
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x
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100
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x
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x
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x
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x
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DD
Dragon
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1997
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20
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x
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x
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Onlyedu
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2004
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x
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403
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x
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x
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BRIEF
SUMMARY OF COMPETITORS IN
TAIWAN
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Company
Name
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Description
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Joy
Enterprise Organization (“JEO”)
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JEO
was established in 1981. Its operation focuses on English learning
schools
and kindergartens. JEO is also engaged in the language education
publishing business. Currently JEO owns approximately 230 schools
in
Taiwan.
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Gram
English (“Gram”)
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Gram
was established in 1981. Gram focuses on English education for elementary
and high school children and for adults and is not present in the
kindergarten market. Currently, Gram has 56 schools in
Taiwan.
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Jordan’s
Language School (“Jordan”)
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Jordan
was established in 1982 and currently has 182 schools in Taiwan.
In
addition to English education, it is also engaged in teaching mathematics
and computer skills to children. In 2001, Jordan entered the market
in
mainland China.
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Giraffe
Language School (“Giraffe”)
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Giraffe
was established in 1986. Giraffe currently has 450 English schools
in
Taiwan, which is more than other competitors in Taiwan. Giraffe’s
operations include English schools and kindergarten.
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Ha
Po Computer English School
(“Ha
Po”)
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Ha
Po was established in 1996. It currently has 150 schools in Taiwan,
where
it offers both computer and English education.
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Sesame
English Franchised Schools, Taiwan (“Sesame”)
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Sesame
was established in 1987 in Taiwan. It is a franchise of an international
English educational institution. Currently it has 50 schools in
Taiwan.
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Hess
Educational Organization (“Hess”)
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Hess
was established in 1983 and currently has 40 English schools in Taiwan.
Hess also operates kindergartens.
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BRIEF
SUMMARY OF COMPETITORS IN CHINA
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Company
Name
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Description
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Onlyedu
Education Group (“Onlyedu”)
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Onlyedu
was established in 2004. It currently has over 430 franchise schools
located in 18 provinces of China.
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English
First
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English
First began its development in China in 1993 and currently has 80
kindergarten schools. Its franchise fee and its tuition are higher
than
the market average ,
which poses a significant entry barrier for potential franchises.
English
First has not been established long enough to be well
known.
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DD
Dragon Education Organization (“DDDEO”)
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DDDEO
was established in 1997. It currently has over 20 franchise schools
in the
PRC.
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New
Oriental Educational & Technology Group (“New
Oriental”)
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New
Oriental entered the Shanghai market in 1993 and caters to adult
students
rather than to children. It currently has over 100
schools.
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Following
the submission of materials, the MOE will review the materials and
submit
a decision within 90 days, subject to an extension of 30
days.
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If
the MOE approves the materials, the applicant must send three copies
of
the final version to the MOE. The MOE performs a final review and
makes a
final decision within 60 days.
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If
the MOE does not approve the initial submission, the applicant has
45 days
to resubmit the materials with any corrections that the MOE deems
necessary.
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The
MOE reviews the resubmitted materials and makes its decision within
45
days.
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If
the materials are not approved, or the corrections are not satisfactory
to
the MOE, the applicant has 30 days to make additional corrections
and
submit the corrected materials to the MOE. The MOE will then return
its
decision within 30 days.
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If
the MOE does not approve the corrections on the third resubmission,
the
applicant may appeal within 30 days and the MOE will review the appeal
and
make a decision within 30 days after its receipt of the
appeal.
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If
the appeal is rejected by the MOE, the applicant must start the approval
process over.
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the
location of the kindergarten must be in accordance with the safety
standards set by the CMOE;
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schoolmasters,
principals, and teachers must have a diploma from a teachers’ college or
higher and a background in children’s
education;
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school
staff must have the equivalent of a junior high education or diploma;
and
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nurses
and similar positions must have a high school education or
diploma.
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unlicensed
operation, where the location and environment are unsatisfactory
to
government standards; and
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distributing
materials that are inappropriate for children or materials that violate
the Educational Standards set by the
CMOE.
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maintain
and improve our current products and services and develop or license
new
products on a timely basis;
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compete
effectively with existing and potential competitors;
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further
develop our business activities;
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manage
expanding operations; or
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attract
and retain qualified personnel.
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increase
awareness of our brand and the availability of our products and
services;
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continue
to attract and develop relationships with educational institutions
and
regulatory authorities in our targeted geographic markets;
and
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continue
to attract and retain customers.
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branches
and franchises of international language instruction
companies,
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public
institutions and private schools,
and
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private
tutors.
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our
inability to adapt our products and services to local cultural traits
and
customs;
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our
inability to locate qualified local employees, partners, and
suppliers;
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difficulties
managing foreign operations;
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the
potential burdens of complying with a variety of foreign
laws;
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trade
standards and regulatory requirements;
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geopolitical
risks, such as political and economic instability and changes in
diplomatic and trade relationships;
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legal
uncertainties or unanticipated changes regarding regulatory requirements,
liability, export and import restrictions, tariffs, and other trade
barriers;
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uncertainties
of laws and enforcement relating to the protection of intellectual
property;
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political,
economic, and social conditions in the foreign countries where we
conduct
operations;
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currency
risks and exchange controls;
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potential
inflation in the applicable foreign economies; and
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foreign
taxation of earnings and payments received by us from our franchises
and
affiliates.
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our
financial condition;
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general
economic and capital market conditions;
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·
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availability
of credit from banks or lenders;
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·
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conditions
in the financial markets;
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investor
confidence in us; and
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economic,
political and other conditions in Taiwan and the
PRC.
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Nature
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Location
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Floor
Space (m2 )
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Registration
area
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No.
148, Jianguo Road, Hsien Tien, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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48
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Administrative
office
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8
th
Floor, No. 98, Min Chuan Road, Hsien Tien, Taipei, Taiwan,
ROC
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534
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Administrative
office
|
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8th
Floor, No. 100, Min Chuan Road, Hsien Tien, Taipei, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
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375
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Administrative
office
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Room
5, 8th Floor, No. 251, Min Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
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312
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Warehouse
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No.
459, Sec. 2, Zhongshan Rd., Huatan Shiang, Changhua County 503, Taiwan,
ROC
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5,000
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Nature
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Location
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Floor
Space (m2 )
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Administration
office
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4
th
Floor, No. 1277, Beijing West Road, Shanghai, PRC
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1092
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Warehouse
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No.
305, Lane 2638, Hongmei South Road, Shanghai, PRC
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800
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Fiscal
Year Ended on December 31, 2006
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High
Bid
|
Low
Bid
|
|||||
1st
Quarter
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0.25
|
0.12
|
|||||
2nd
Quarter
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0.15
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0.12
|
|||||
3rd
Quarter
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0.35
|
0.15
|
|||||
4th
Quarter
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0.15
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0.10
|
Fiscal
Year Ended on December 31, 2005
|
High
Bid
|
Low
Bid
|
|||||
1st
Quarter
|
1.29
|
0.88
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|||||
2nd
Quarter
|
0.88
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0.51
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|||||
3rd
Quarter
|
0.51
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0.37
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4th
Quarter
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0.54
|
0.25
|
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Years
Ended on December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2006
($)
|
2005
($)
|
2004
($)
|
2003
($)
|
2002
($)
|
|||||||||||
Statement
of Operations Data:
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|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Operating
Revenue
|
9,711,583
|
10,232,334
|
9,729,113
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8,591,383
|
6,572,974
|
|||||||||||
Operating
Costs
|
3,638,738
|
3,811,044
|
3,433,558
|
3,022,364
|
2,895,568
|
|||||||||||
Net
loss
|
46,211
|
1,698,282
|
1,254,592
|
1,940,591
|
1,906,996
|
|||||||||||
Loss
per share—basic and diluted
|
0.002
|
0.089
|
0.066
|
0.115
|
0.150
|
|||||||||||
Balance
Sheet Data:
|
||||||||||||||||
Current
assets
|
5,936,771
|
6,954,257
|
8,143,067
|
8,129,906
|
5,373,309
|
|||||||||||
Total
assets
|
9,373,223
|
10,982,937
|
12,781,424
|
12,542,216
|
9,772,872
|
|||||||||||
Current
liabilities
|
6,745,302
|
8,436,284
|
8,726,637
|
7,457,171
|
6,365,639
|
|||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
9,953,415
|
12,280,881
|
12,353,708
|
10,834,219
|
9,136,306
|
|||||||||||
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
(634,753
|
)
|
(1,326,571
|
)
|
393,925
|
1,707,997
|
636,566
|
|||||||||
|
9,373,223
|
10,982,937
|
12,781,424
|
12,542,216
|
9,772,782
|
|
Payments
Due by Period
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
Thereafter
|
|||||||||||||||
|
($
Thousand dollars)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Contractual
obligations
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Bank
borrowing
|
1,787
|
604
|
335
|
102
|
89
|
60
|
597
|
|||||||||||||||
Pension
benefit
|
87
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
17
|
70
|
|||||||||||||||
Operating
leases
|
597
|
346
|
197
|
54
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
|
2,471
|
950
|
532
|
156
|
89
|
77
|
667
|
|
·
|
Maintain
detailed records and produce comprehensive financial statements on
a
periodic basis allowing management to review and detect irregular
financial activities.
|
|
·
|
Place
different check-points on the progression of ordinary monetary activities
of the business.
|
|
·
|
Delineate
individual unit/departmental responsibilities and effectively separate
respective departmental transactions so as to avoid intentional
misappropriation of funds from taking
place.
|
|
·
|
All
departments requesting funds must obtain written approval from the
Chief
Executive Officer or the Chairman of the Board before the accounting
department may commence processing
payments.
|
|
·
|
All
fund transfer applications must be approved by the applicable department
supervisor before the application may be processed. No one can authorize
their own application. This is applicable to all staff including
staff at
the managerial level.
|
|
·
|
Fund
transfer applications in the PRC must additionally be approved by
the
headquarters in Taiwan.
|
|
·
|
All
fund transfer applications must be accompanied by supporting
documentation, such as a copy of the relevant contract copy of the
relevant invoice or stock pre-payment
statement.
|
|
·
|
Stock
purchases require the approval of the supervisor or manager of the
relevant department, the approval of the accounts department, and
a stock
receipt and suppliers’ certification. Finally the application must be
approved by the Chairman of the Board before funds may be
released.
|
|
·
|
All
pre-payments must be tracked by the fund applicant and the payments
must
be cleared within the month of payment or in accordance with the
date
stipulated in the relevant
contract.
|
Name
|
|
Age*
|
|
Position
within the Company
|
Mr.
Suang-Yi Pai
|
|
46
|
|
Chairman,
Director and Acting Chief Financial Officer
|
Mr.
Min-Tan Yang
|
|
41
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer and Director
|
Mrs.
Chin-Chen Huang
|
|
39
|
|
President
of Shanghai Operations and Director
|
Mr.
Ming-Tsung Shih
|
|
38
|
|
Director
|
Mr.
Robert Theng
|
|
45
|
|
Director
|
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name
and Principal Position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Stock
Awards ($)
|
Option
Awards ($)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation ($)
|
Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation Earnings ($)
|
All
Other Compensation ($)
|
Total
($)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Mr.
Min-Tan Yang
Chief
Executive Officer
|
2006
2005
2004
|
18,509
-
-
|
-
-
-
|
-
-
-
|
-
-
-
|
-
-
-
|
-
-
-
|
-
-
-
|
18,509
-
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Mr.
Suang-Yi Pai
Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
|
2006
2005
2004
|
18,190
-
-
|
-
-
-
|
-
-
-
|
-
-
-
|
-
-
-
|
-
-
-
|
-
-
-
|
18,190
-
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Mrs.
Chin-Chen Huang
President
of Shanghai operation
|
2006
2005
2004
|
70,565
59,129
63,077
|
-
-
-
|
-
-
-
|
-
-
-
|
-
-
-
|
-
-
-
|
3,746
5,505
4,164
|
(i)(ii) |
74,311
64,634
67,241
|
(i) |
Estimated
annual retirement benefits of Mrs. Huang under the Company’s
non-contributory defined benefit retirement plan, includes health,
accident, and labor insurance premiums in the aggregate amount of
$2,160,
accrued retirement benefits under the Company’s non-contributory defined
benefit retirement plan in the amount of
$1,586.
|
(ii) |
Estimated
annual retirement benefits of Mrs. Huang under the Company’s
non-contributory defined benefit retirement plan, includes health,
accident, and labor insurance premiums in the aggregate amount of
$3,582,
accrued retirement benefits under the Company’s non-contributory defined
benefit retirement plan in the amount of
$1,923.
|
Name
|
Plan
Name (i)
|
Number
of Years Credited Service
(#)
|
Present
Value of Accumulated Benefit
($)
|
Payments
During Last Fiscal Year
($)
|
|||||||||
CEO/PEO
Mr.
Min-Tan Yang
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
CFO/PFO
Mr.
Suang-Yi Pai
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
President
of Shanghai operation
Mrs.
Chin-Chen Huang
|
Old
and New
|
(i)
|
4
|
84,125
|
1,586
|
(i)
|
The
calculation of pension benefits under the Old Plan is applied prior
to
July 1, 2005 and calculation of pension benefits under the New Plan
is
applied after July 1, 2005.
|
Suang
Yi Pai
|
Min
Tan Yang
|
Chin
Chen Huang
|
Ming
Tsung Shih
|
Robert
Theng
|
Name
(a)
|
Fees
Earned
or
Paid
in
Cash
($)
(b)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
(c)
|
Option
Awards
($)
(d)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
(e)
|
Change
in
Pension
Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
(f)
|
All
Other
Compensation
($)
(g)
|
Total
($)
(j)
|
|||||||||||||||
Mr.
Ming-Tsung Shih
|
615
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
— | 615 | |||||||||||||||
Mr.
Robert Theng
|
615
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
— | 615 |
ITEM 12. |
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
|
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)
|
Number
of Shares
|
Percent
of Class(2)
|
|||||
Mr.
Suang-Yi Pai / 3F, No. 10, Lane 31, Chelutou St., Sanchong City,
Taipei
County 241, Taiwan, R.O.C.
|
4,841,377
|
19.36
|
|||||
Mr.
Min-Tang Yang / 3F, No. 10, Lane 31, Chelutou St., Sanchong City,
Taipei
County 241, Taiwan, R.O.C.
|
9,165,538
|
36.66
|
|||||
Mrs.
Chin-Chen Huang / No. 4, Alley 11, Lane 338, Dahu Road, Yingge Town,
Taipei County 239, Taiwan, R.O.C.
|
5,000
|
0.02
|
|||||
Mr.
Ming-Tsung, Shih / No. 29 Yongdong Street Yushun Villiage, Lukang
Township
Chang Hua, Taiwan, R.O.C.
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Mr.
Robert Theng / 3 Ally 21 Ln 36 Chieh Shou S. Rd. Changhua 500, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
All
officers and directors as a Group (5 persons)
|
14,011,915
|
56.02
|
(1) |
Unless
otherwise indicated, the address of each person listed is 8th Floor,
No.
98 Min Chuan Road, Hsien Tien, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of
China.
|
(2) |
Based
on 25,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding as at December 31,
2006.
|
|
Outstanding
Principal
as
of 12/28/2006
($)
|
Amount
of Residual
Promissory
Note
($)
|
Promissory
Note Due Date
|
Promissory
Note Interest Rate
|
Principal
converted
to
Common
Stock
($0.15/share)
|
Shares
of
Common
Stock
|
|||||||||||||
Mr.
Suang-Yi Pai
|
407,725
|
107,680
|
12/27/2007
|
7
|
%
|
300,045
|
2,000,297
|
||||||||||||
Mr.
Min-Tang Yang
|
840,789
|
240,789
|
12/27/2007
|
7
|
%
|
600,000
|
4,000,000
|
|
1.
|
any
person who is, or at any time since the beginning of the Company’s last
fiscal year was, a director or executive officer of the Company or
a
nominee to become a director of the Company;
|
|
|
|
|
2.
|
any
person who is known to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of
any
class of the Company’s voting securities;
|
|
|
|
|
3.
|
any
immediate family member of any of the foregoing persons, which means
any
child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law,
father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or
sister-in-law of the director, executive officer, nominee or more
than 5%
beneficial owner, and any person (other than a tenant or employee)
sharing
the household of such director, executive officer, nominee or more
than 5%
beneficial owner; and
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
any
firm, corporation or other entity in which any of the foregoing persons
is
employed or is a general partner or principal or in a similar position
or
in which such person has a 5% or greater beneficial ownership
interest.
|
|
1Q
|
2Q
|
3Q
|
4Q
|
For
the Year
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2006
($)
|
2005
($)
|
2006
($)
|
2005
($)
|
2006
($)
|
2005
($)
|
2006
($)
|
2005
($)
|
2006
($)
|
2005
($)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Sales
of Goods
|
2,220,496
|
2,375,155
|
1,309,033
|
1,174,176
|
2,573,101
|
2,822,830
|
671,630
|
684,371
|
6,774,260
|
7,020,532
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Franchise
income
|
506,547
|
597,925
|
688,141
|
710,121
|
831,805
|
606,879
|
54,058
|
374,730
|
2,080,551
|
2,289,655
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Other
operating revenue
|
245,484
|
149,912
|
(70,988
|
)
|
156,436
|
307,698
|
142,459
|
374,578
|
734,340
|
856,772
|
922,147
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total
net operating revenue
|
2,972,527
|
3,122,992
|
1,926,186
|
2,040,733
|
3,712,604
|
3,572,168
|
1,100,266
|
1,496,441
|
9,711,583
|
10,232,334
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
costs
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost
of goods sold
|
(807,487
|
)
|
(927,731
|
)
|
(562,738
|
)
|
(579,442
|
)
|
(987,402
|
)
|
(1,194,054
|
)
|
(327,023
|
)
|
(30,925
|
)
|
(2,684,650
|
)
|
(2,732,152
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Cost
of franchising
|
(80,125
|
)
|
(113.613
|
)
|
(91,242
|
)
|
(63,042
|
)
|
(83,107
|
)
|
(370,880
|
)
|
(83,512
|
)
|
50,835
|
(337,986
|
)
|
(496,700
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Other
operating costs
|
(42,251
|
)
|
(74,196
|
)
|
(39,326
|
)
|
(103,075
|
)
|
(527,095
|
)
|
(129,805
|
)
|
(7,430
|
)
|
(275,116
|
)
|
(616,102
|
)
|
(582,192
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Total
operating costs
|
(929,863
|
)
|
(1,115,540
|
)
|
(693,306
|
)
|
(745,559
|
)
|
(1,597,604
|
)
|
(1,694,739
|
)
|
(417,965
|
)
|
(255,206
|
)
|
(3,638,738
|
)
|
(3,811,044
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
2,042,664
|
2,007,452
|
1,232,880
|
1,295,174
|
2,115,000
|
1,877,429
|
682,301
|
1,241,235
|
6,072,845
|
6,421,290
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Advertising
costs
|
(2,541
|
)
|
(33,363
|
)
|
(14,747
|
)
|
(23,491
|
)
|
(2,296
|
)
|
0
|
(2,249
|
)
|
(34,289
|
)
|
(21,833
|
)
|
0
|
|||||||||||||
Other
operating expenses
|
(1,415,130
|
)
|
(1,785,500
|
)
|
(1,429,510
|
)
|
(1,465,044
|
)
|
(1,379,880
|
)
|
(2,302,459
|
)
|
(1,301,798
|
)
|
(1,035,920
|
)
|
(5,526,318
|
)
|
(6,588,923
|
)
|
|||||||||||
(Loss)
income from operations
|
624,993
|
188,589
|
(211,377
|
)
|
(193,361
|
)
|
732,824
|
(425,030
|
)
|
(621,746
|
)
|
171,026
|
524,694
|
(258,776
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
expenses, net
|
(33,373
|
)
|
(59,253
|
)
|
(86,752
|
)
|
(56,730
|
)
|
(31,632
|
)
|
(55,363
|
)
|
(28,068
|
)
|
(65,542
|
)
|
(179,825
|
)
|
(236,888
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Share
of loss of investments
|
(8,594
|
)
|
12,483
|
(491
|
)
|
0
|
(10,915
|
)
|
(34,116
|
)
|
(19,489
|
)
|
(33,169
|
)
|
(39,489
|
)
|
(54,802
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Loss
on write-off of investment
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Other
non-operating income, net
|
(37,735
|
)
|
(48,939
|
)
|
38,910
|
102,563
|
77,719
|
138,777
|
(232,697
|
)
|
(868,859
|
)
|
(153,803
|
)
|
(676,458
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
(Loss)
income before income taxes
|
545,291
|
92,880
|
(259,710
|
)
|
(147,528
|
)
|
767,996
|
(375,732
|
)
|
(902,000
|
)
|
(796,544
|
)
|
151,577
|
(1,226,924
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Benefit
(provision) for taxes
|
(168,481
|
)
|
(143,453
|
)
|
(18,428
|
)
|
(41,297
|
)
|
(62,552
|
)
|
(90,611
|
)
|
76,136
|
(201,936
|
)
|
(173,325
|
)
|
(477,297
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net
income (loss) from operations
|
376,810
|
(50,573
|
)
|
(278,138
|
)
|
(188,825
|
)
|
705,444
|
(466,343
|
)
|
(825,864
|
)
|
(998,480
|
)
|
(21,748
|
)
|
(1,704,221
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Minority
interest income
|
(18,951
|
)
|
143
|
5,359
|
(19,202
|
)
|
(41,731
|
)
|
35,206
|
30,860
|
(10,208
|
)
|
(24,463
|
)
|
5,939
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
(loss) income
|
357,859
|
(50,430
|
)
|
(272,779
|
)
|
(208,027
|
)
|
663,713
|
(432,137
|
)
|
(795,004
|
)
|
(1,008,688
|
)
|
(46,211
|
)
|
(1,698,282
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
(Loss)
earnings per share—basic and diluted
|
0.019
|
(0.003
|
)
|
(0.014
|
)
|
(0.01
|
)
|
0.03
|
(0.02
|
)
|
(0.03
|
)
|
(0.053
|
)
|
(0.002
|
)
|
(0.089
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Weighted-average
shares used to compute (loss) earnings per share—basic and
diluted
|
18,999,703
|
18,999,703
|
18,999,703
|
18,999,703
|
18,999,703
|
18,999,703
|
25,000,000
|
18,999,703
|
25,000,000
|
18,999,703
|
|
Balance
at Beginning
of
Year ($)
|
Charged
to
Expenses
($)
|
Write-Offs
and Others ($)
|
Translation
Adjustments ($)
|
Balance
at
End
of Year ($)
|
|||||||||||
2004
|
436,841
|
29,297
|
(289,007
|
)
|
19,057
|
196,188
|
||||||||||
2005
|
196,188
|
604,928
|
―
|
(48,634
|
)
|
752,482
|
||||||||||
2006
|
752,482
|
356,871
|
―
|
1,032
|
1,108,321
|
|
Balance
at Beginning
of
Year ($)
|
Charged
(Credit)
to Costs ($)
|
Translation
Adjustments
($)
|
Balance
at
End
of Year ($)
|
|||||||||
2004
|
651,795
|
70,792
|
53,150
|
775,737
|
|||||||||
2005
|
775,737
|
5,403
|
(26,689
|
)
|
754,451
|
||||||||
2006
|
754,451
|
(310,948
|
)
|
6,227
|
449,730
|
Balance
at Beginning
of
Year ($)
|
Charged
(Credit)
to Costs ($)
|
Translation
Adjustments
($)
|
Balance
at
End
of Year ($)
|
||||||||||
2004
|
394,610
|
193,573
|
40,306
|
628,489
|
|||||||||
2005
|
624,489
|
261,670
|
(130,941
|
)
|
755,218
|
||||||||
2006
|
755,218
|
(611,059
|
)
|
5,537
|
149,696
|
Balance
at Beginning
of
Year ($)
|
Charged
(Credit)
to Costs ($)
|
Translation
Adjustments
($)
|
Balance
at
End
of Year ($)
|
||||||||||
2004
|
30,084
|
9,445
|
3,090
|
42,619
|
|||||||||
2005
|
42,619
|
36,152
|
193,805
|
272,576
|
|||||||||
2006
|
272,576
|
(30,696
|
)
|
1,998
|
243,878
|
KID
CASTLE EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION
|
||
|
|
|
By: |
/s/
Min-Tan
Yang
|
|
Name: Min-Tan
Yang
Title: Chief
Executive Officer
|
||
Date:
November 12, 2007
|
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
||
|
|
|
||
/s/
Min-Tan
Yang
|
Director
and President
|
November
12, 2007
|
||
Min-Tan
Yang
|
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
|||
|
||||
/s/
Suang-Yi
Pai
|
Director,
Chief Financial Officer and
|
November
12, 2007
|
||
Suang-Yi
Pai
|
Chairman
(Principal Financial and
Accounting
Officer)
|
|||
|
||||
/s/
Chin-Chen
Huang
|
Director
|
November
12, 2007
|
||
Chin-Chen
Huang
|
||||
|
||||
/s/
Ming-Tsung
Shih
|
Director
|
November
12, 2007
|
||
Ming-Tsung
Shih
|
|
|||
/s/
Robert
Theng
|
Director
|
November
12, 2007
|
||
Robert
Theng
|
Exhibit
Number
|
|
Description
|
|
Incorporated
by
Reference
from
Document
|
|
Exhibit
No.
in
Referenced
Document
|
3.1
|
|
Articles
of Incorporation
|
|
Form
10-K filed March 8, 2007
|
|
3.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.2
|
|
Bylaws
|
|
Form
10-Q/A filed August 17, 2004
|
|
3.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.1
|
|
Acknowledgements
of Loan, Loan Agreement by and between Chang Hwa Commercial Bank
and Kid
Castle Internet Technology Corporation and Guarantee Agreement by
and
among Chang Hwa Bank Co., Ltd., Kid Castle Internet Technology Corporation
(Borrower), Kuo-An Wang (Guarantor) and Yu-En Chiu (Guarantor) on
March
21, 2005
|
|
Form
10-K filed March 8, 2007
|
|
10.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.2
|
|
Complete
translation of Acknowledgement of Loan, Loan Agreement by and between
FUHWA Bank and Kid Castle Internet Technology Corporation, and Receipt
of
Borrowing by and among Kid Castle Internet Technology Corporation
(Borrower), Mr. Min-Tan Yang (Guarantor) and Mr. Suang-Yi Pai (Guarantor)
and FUHWA Bank on December 2006
|
|
Form
10-K filed June 14, 2007
|
|
10.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.3
|
|
Acknowledgement
of Loan by International Bank of Taipei and Loan agreement by and
between
Kid Castle Internet Technology Corporation and International Bank
of
Taipei on February 2, 2005
|
|
Form
10-K filed March 8, 2007
|
|
10.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.4
|
|
Complete
translation of Approval notification from Chang Hwa Bank Co., Ltd.,
for
loan extension on October 2006
|
|
Form
10-K filed June 14, 2007
|
|
10.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.5
|
|
Complete
translation of Copyright agreement by Kid Castle Internet Technology
Corporation and 21 st
century Publishing House
|
|
Form
10-K filed June 14, 2007
|
|
10.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.6
|
|
Complete
translation of House Lease Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2006 by
and
between Real Estate Co. of Shanghai China International Travel Service
Co.
Ltd. and Kid Castle Education Software Development Company
Ltd.
|
|
Form
10-K filed June 14, 2007
|
|
10.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.7
|
|
Complete
translation of Lease Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2006, by and
between,
Rei-Bi Wang (Lessor) and Kid Castle Internet Technology Corporation
(Lessee)
|
|
Form
10-K filed June 14, 2007
|
|
10.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.8
|
|
Lease
Agreement, by and between Kuan Lei Construction Ltd. (Lessor) and
Kid
Castle Internet Technology Corporation (Lessee) on November 1,
2004
|
|
Form
10-K filed April 15, 2005
|
|
10.17
|
Exhibit
Number
|
|
Description
|
|
Incorporated
by
Reference
from
Document
|
Exhibit
No.
in
Referenced
Document
|
|
10.9
|
|
English
Summary of Lease Agreement of Warehouse by and between Jen Shan Chang
and
Hon Chan Lin (Lessor) and Kid Castle Internet Technology Corporation
(Lessee) on April 1, 2006
|
|
10K
filed April 15, 2004
|
|
10.18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.10
|
|
English-language
summary of joint venture agreement dated as of April 1, 2004, by
and
between Tianjin Foreign Enterprises & Experts Service Corp. and Kid
Castle Educational Software Development Co., Ltd.
|
|
10Q
filed May 14, 2004
|
|
10.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.11
|
|
English-language
summary of joint venture agreement dated as of April 28, 2004, by
and
among LANBEISI Education & Culture Industrial Co., Ltd, Sichuan
Province Education Institutional Service Center and Kid Castle Educational
Software Development Co., Ltd.
|
|
10Q
filed May 14, 2004
|
|
10.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.12
|
|
English-language
summary of Liability Transfer Agreement dated as of March 25, 2004,
by and
among Higoal Development Limited, Kidcastle Internet Technologies
Limited,
Mr. His Ming Pai and Mr. Kuo-An Wang and Mr. Yu-En Chiu
|
|
Form
10-KSB filed March 30, 2004
|
|
10.30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
Code
of Ethics
|
|
Form
10-K filed April 15, 2005
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
Subsidiaries
of the Company
|
|
Form
10-KSB filed March 30, 2004
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31.1
|
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31.2
|
|
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32.1
|
|
Certifications
of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32.2
|
|
Certifications
of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pages
|
Report
of Brock, Schechter & Polakoff, LLP
|
|
F-2
|
Report
of PricewaterhouseCoopers
|
|
F-3
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005
|
|
F-4
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005,
and
2004
|
|
F-5
|
Consolidated
Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2006,
2005, and 2004
|
|
F-6
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005,
and
2004
|
|
F-7
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
|
F-9
|
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
|
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|
|
|||||
Current
assets
|
|
|
|||||
Cash
and bank balances
|
$
|
1,419,873
|
$
|
613,391
|
|||
Bank
fixed deposits - pledged (Note 12)
|
75,210
|
120,813
|
|||||
Notes
and accounts receivable, net (Notes 3 and 19)
|
2,001,145
|
2,593,276
|
|||||
Inventories,
net (Note 4)
|
1,636,020
|
2,069,492
|
|||||
Other
receivables (Notes 5 and 19)
|
127,062
|
223,063
|
|||||
Prepayments
and other current assets (Note 6)
|
141,620
|
411,526
|
|||||
Pledged
notes receivable (Note 12)
|
430,415
|
849,704
|
|||||
Deferred
income tax assets (Note 7)
|
105,426
|
72,992
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Total
current assets
|
5,936,771
|
6,954,257
|
|||||
Deferred
income tax assets (Note 7)
|
49,909
|
46,382
|
|||||
Interest
in associates (Note 8)
|
33,295
|
71,158
|
|||||
Property
and equipment, net (Note 9)
|
1,755,992
|
1,808,411
|
|||||
Intangible
assets, net of amortization (Note 10)
|
538,638
|
699,246
|
|||||
Long-term
notes receivable
|
812,809
|
482,483
|
|||||
Pledged
notes receivable (Note 12)
|
13,851
|
357,825
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
231,958
|
563,175
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
9,373,223
|
$
|
10,982,937
|
|||
|
|||||||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
liabilities
|
|||||||
Bank
borrowings ― short-term and maturing within one year (Note
12)
|
$
|
808,037
|
$
|
1,516,906
|
|||
Notes
and accounts payable (Note 19)
|
925,577
|
1,385,478
|
|||||
Accrued
expenses (Note 11)
|
975,396
|
560,733
|
|||||
Amounts
due to officers (Note 19)
|
355,653
|
977,838
|
|||||
Other
payables
|
381,647
|
1,057,161
|
|||||
Deposits
received (Note 13)
|
752,597
|
462,007
|
|||||
Receipts
in advance (Note 14)
|
2,402,624
|
2,353,680
|
|||||
Income
tax payable (Note 7)
|
$
|
143,771
|
$
|
122,481
|
|||
|
|||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
6,745,302
|
8,436,284
|
|||||
Bank
borrowings maturing after one year (Note 12)
|
979,323
|
1,640,391
|
|||||
Receipts
in advance (Note 14)
|
1,275,638
|
1,130,207
|
|||||
Deposits
received (Note 13)
|
629,165
|
864,196
|
|||||
Deferred
Liability
|
36,624
|
35,416
|
|||||
Accrued
pension liabilities (Note 15)
|
287,363
|
174,387
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Total
liabilities
|
9,953,415
|
12,280,881
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Commitments
and contingencies (Note 16)
|
|||||||
Minority
interest
|
54,561
|
28,627
|
|||||
Shareholders’
equity
|
|||||||
Common
stock, no par share (Note 17):
|
|||||||
25,000,000
shares authorized; 25,000,000 and 18,999,703 shares issued and
outstanding
at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
|
8,592,138
|
7,669,308
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
194,021
|
194,021
|
|||||
Legal
reserve
|
65,320
|
65,320
|
|||||
Accumulated
deficit (Note 18)
|
(9,056,567
|
)
|
(9,010,356
|
)
|
|||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(330,713
|
)
|
(244,864
|
)
|
|||
Net
loss not recognized as pension cost
|
(98,952
|
)
|
—
|
||||
|
|||||||
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
(634,753
|
)
|
(1,326,571
|
)
|
|||
|
|||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
|
$
|
9,373,223
|
$
|
10,982,937
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||||
|
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
|
|||||||||
Operating
revenue (Note 21)
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Sales
of goods
|
$
|
6,774,260
|
$
|
7,020,532
|
$
|
6,822,420
|
||||
Franchise
income
|
2,080,551
|
2,289,655
|
2,442,746
|
|||||||
Other
operating revenue
|
856,772
|
922,147
|
463,947
|
|||||||
|
||||||||||
Net
operating revenue
|
9,711,583
|
10,232,334
|
9,729,113
|
|||||||
|
||||||||||
Operating
costs (Note 21)
|
||||||||||
Cost
of goods sold
|
(2,684,650
|
)
|
(2,732,152
|
)
|
(2,569,078
|
)
|
||||
Cost
of franchising
|
(337,986
|
)
|
(496,700
|
)
|
(474,304
|
)
|
||||
Other
operating costs
|
(616,102
|
)
|
(582,192
|
)
|
(390,176
|
)
|
||||
|
||||||||||
Total
operating costs
|
(3,638,738
|
)
|
(3,811,044
|
)
|
(3,433,558
|
)
|
||||
|
||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
6,072,845
|
6,421,290
|
6,295,555
|
|||||||
Advertising
costs
|
(21,833
|
)
|
(91,143
|
)
|
(532,015
|
)
|
||||
Other
operating expenses
|
(5,526,318
|
)
|
(6,588,923
|
)
|
(6,546,844
|
)
|
||||
|
||||||||||
Profit
(loss) from operations
|
524,694
|
(258,776
|
)
|
(783,304
|
)
|
|||||
Interest
expense, net (Note 12)
|
(179,825
|
)
|
(236,888
|
)
|
(150,704
|
)
|
||||
Share
of profit (loss) of investments
|
(39,489
|
)
|
(54,802
|
)
|
(36,573
|
)
|
||||
Other
non-operating income, net
|
(153,803
|
)
|
(676,458
|
)
|
151,981
|
|||||
|
||||||||||
Profit
(loss) before income taxes and minority interest income
|
151,577
|
(1,226,924
|
)
|
(818,600
|
)
|
|||||
Income
taxes (expense) benefit (Note 7)
|
(173,325
|
)
|
(477,297
|
)
|
(430,729
|
)
|
||||
|
||||||||||
Loss
after income taxes
|
(21,748
|
)
|
(1,704,221
|
)
|
(1,249,329
|
)
|
||||
Minority
interest income
|
(24,463
|
)
|
5,939
|
(5,263
|
)
|
|||||
|
||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(46,211
|
)
|
$
|
(1,698,282
|
)
|
$
|
(1,254,592
|
)
|
|
|
||||||||||
Loss
per share — basic and diluted
|
$
|
(0.002
|
)
|
$
|
(0.089
|
)
|
$
|
(0.066
|
)
|
|
|
||||||||||
Weighted-average
shares used to compute loss per share — basic and diluted
|
25,000,000
|
$
|
18,999,703
|
$
|
18,999,703
|
|
Common
Stock
|
Additional
|
|
|
Accumulated
Other
|
Net
loss not recognized
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Number
of Shares
|
Amount
|
Paid-In
Capital
|
Legal
Reserve
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
Comprehensive
Loss
|
as
pension cost
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
January 1, 2004
|
18,999,703
|
7,669,308
|
194,021
|
65,320
|
(6,057,482
|
)
|
(163,170
|
)
|
—
|
1,707,997
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
loss for 2004
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(1,254,592
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(1,254,592
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Cumulative
translation adjustment
|
―
|
―
|
―
|
―
|
―
|
(59,480
|
)
|
—
|
(59,480
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss
|
(1,314,072
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2004
|
18,999,703
|
$
|
7,669,308
|
$
|
194,021
|
$
|
65,320
|
$
|
(7,312,074
|
)
|
$
|
(222,650
|
)
|
—
|
$
|
393,925
|
|||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for 2005
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(1,698,282
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(1,698,282
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Cumulative
translation adjustment
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(22,214
|
)
|
—
|
(22,214
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss
|
(1,720,496
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2005
|
18,999,703
|
7,669,308
|
194,021
|
65,320
|
(9,010,356
|
)
|
(244,864
|
)
|
—
|
(1,326,571
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for 2006
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(46,211
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(46,211
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Cumulative
translation adjustment
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(85,849
|
)
|
—
|
(85,849
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss
|
(132,060
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Repayment
of a liability by issuance of common stock
|
6,000,297
|
922,830
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
922,830
|
|||||||||||||||||
Net
loss not recognized as pension cost
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(98,952
|
)
|
(98,952
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2006
|
25,000,000
|
8,592,138
|
194,021
|
65,320
|
(9,056,567
|
)
|
(330,713
|
)
|
(98,952
|
)
|
(634,753
|
)
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
|||
|
|
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
|
||||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities
|
||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(46,211
|
)
|
$
|
(1,698,282
|
)
|
$
|
(1,254,592
|
)
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities
|
||||||||||
Depreciation
of property and equipment
|
215,249
|
299,884
|
203,077
|
|||||||
Amortization
of intangible assets
|
166,106
|
167,945
|
161,648
|
|||||||
Allowance
for sales returns
|
(20,814
|
)
|
(30,220
|
)
|
(75,595
|
)
|
||||
Allowance
for doubtful debts
|
363,687
|
604,928
|
104,892
|
|||||||
Provision
(reversal of) for loss on inventory obsolescence and slow-moving
items
|
17,755
|
5,403
|
70,792
|
|||||||
Share
of loss of investments in associates
|
39,489
|
―
|
36,573
|
|||||||
Loss
on write-off of an investment
|
―
|
54,802
|
―
|
|||||||
Loss
(gain) on disposal of property and equipment
|
―
|
11,363
|
6,879
|
|||||||
Minority
interest income
|
24,463
|
(4,089
|
)
|
2,616
|
||||||
(Increase)/decrease
in:
|
||||||||||
Notes
and accounts receivable
|
(362,561
|
)
|
(1,090,681
|
)
|
65,060
|
|||||
Inventories
|
431,898
|
819,533
|
(599,829
|
)
|
||||||
Other
receivables
|
743,006
|
387,069
|
(60,977
|
)
|
||||||
Prepayments
and other current assets
|
273,531
|
51,907
|
(264,909
|
)
|
||||||
Deferred
income tax assets
|
(35,164
|
)
|
261,670
|
381,664
|
||||||
Other
assets
|
336,099
|
30,029
|
(394,070
|
)
|
||||||
Increase/(decrease)
in:
|
||||||||||
Notes
and accounts payable
|
(600,254
|
)
|
(70,890
|
)
|
192,896
|
|||||
Accrued
expenses
|
425,041
|
(127,811
|
)
|
(145,690
|
)
|
|||||
Other
payables
|
(900,934
|
)
|
(719,516
|
)
|
(129
292
|
)
|
||||
Receipts
in advance
|
169,592
|
(8,420
|
)
|
(38,325
|
)
|
|||||
Income
taxes payable
|
20,438
|
29,263
|
47,194
|
|||||||
Deposits
received
|
512,377
|
(288,778
|
)
|
129,253
|
||||||
Accrued
pension liabilities
|
474
|
19,641
|
15,833
|
|||||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities
|
1,773,267
|
(1,295,250
|
)
|
(1,544,902
|
)
|
|||||
|
||||||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities
|
||||||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(149,424
|
)
|
(203,030
|
)
|
(321,001
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds
from disposal of property and equipment
|
―
|
202,822
|
70,062
|
|||||||
Net
cash acquired from acquisition of subsidiary
|
―
|
―
|
79,151
|
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
|||||||
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
|||
|
|
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
|
|
|||||||
Amount
due from shareholder/director
|
|
|
―
|
|
|
977,838
|
|
|
―
|
|
Prepayment
of long-term investments
|
|
|
―
|
|
|
―
|
|
|
(24,131
|
)
|
Acquisition
of long-term investments
|
|
|
―
|
|
|
―
|
|
|
(103,762
|
)
|
Bank
fixed deposits — pledged
|
|
|
46,593
|
|
|
166,827
|
|
|
(70,152
|
)
|
Pledged
notes receivable
|
|
|
773,849
|
|
|
369,807
|
|
|
15,760
|
|
Advance
to ex-CFO (Note 19 B(xi)2)
|
|
|
―
|
|
|
(2,953,337
|
)
|
|
(799,820
|
)
|
Repayments
of advance to ex-CFO (Note 19 B(xi)2)
|
|
|
―
|
|
|
2,953,337
|
|
|
799,820
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
|
|
671,018
|
|
|
1,514,264
|
|
|
(354,073
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from bank borrowings
|
|
$
|
213,357
|
|
$
|
3,067,111
|
|
$
|
3,351,287
|
|
Repayment
of bank borrowings
|
|
|
(1,609,571
|
)
|
|
(4,068,179
|
)
|
|
(1,821,481
|
)
|
Repayment
of capital leases
|
|
|
―
|
|
|
(8,536
|
)
|
|
(30,571
|
)
|
(Repayment
of loan) borrowings from officers/shareholders
|
|
|
(1,110,555
|
)
|
|
1,271,800
|
|
|
(585,006
|
)
|
Issuance
of common stock
|
|
|
922,830
|
|
|
―
|
|
|
―
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
(1,583,939
|
)
|
|
262,196
|
|
|
914,229
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
860,346
|
|
|
481,210
|
|
|
(984,746
|
)
|
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(53,864
|
)
|
|
(81,383
|
)
|
|
(75,413
|
)
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
|
|
613,391
|
|
|
213,564
|
|
|
1,273,723
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of year
|
|
$
|
1,419,873
|
|
$
|
613,391
|
|
$
|
213,564
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
paid
|
|
$
|
107,696
|
|
$
|
236,978
|
|
$
|
238,225
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
taxes paid
|
|
$
|
169,797
|
|
$
|
177,920
|
|
$
|
6,280
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosure of significant non-cash transactions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
lease of transportation equipment
|
|
$
|
―
|
|
$
|
―
|
|
$
|
―
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase
of long-term investments corresponding to the (decrease) of the following
accounts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid
long-term investments
|
|
$
|
―
|
|
$
|
―
|
|
$
|
(61,202
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
receivable — related parties
|
|
$
|
―
|
|
$
|
―
|
|
$
|
(120,422
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Write-off
of an equity investment against deferred income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
of an equity investment
|
|
$
|
―
|
|
$
|
―
|
|
$
|
―
|
|
Balance
of deferred income
|
|
|
―
|
|
|
―
|
|
|
―
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
on write-off of an equity investment
|
|
$
|
―
|
|
$
|
―
|
|
$
|
―
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment
of a liability by issuance of common stock
|
|
$
|
―
|
|
$
|
―
|
|
$
|
―
|
|
|
Estimated
Useful
Life
(In
Years)
|
|||
|
|
|||
Land
|
Indefinite
|
|||
Buildings
|
50
|
|||
Furniture
and fixtures
|
3-10
|
|||
Transportation
equipment
|
2.5-5
|
|||
Miscellaneous
equipment
|
5-10
|
|
|
December
31,
2006
|
|
December
31,
2005
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
—
Third parties
|
|
$
|
2,995,538
|
|
$
|
2,944,574
|
|
—
Related parties (Note 19 B(vi))
|
|
|
113,928
|
|
|
401,184
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
3,109,466
|
|
|
3,345,758
|
|
Less:
Allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns (Note)
|
|
|
(1,108,321
|
)
|
|
(752,482
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes
and accounts receivable, net
|
|
$
|
2,001,145
|
|
$
|
2,593,276
|
|
|
|
December
31,
2006
|
|
December
31,
2005
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Work
in progress
|
|
$
|
145,110
|
|
$
|
127,001
|
|
Finished
goods and other merchandise
|
|
|
2,268,608
|
|
|
2,696,942
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,413,718
|
|
|
2,823,943
|
|
Less:
Allowance for obsolete inventories
|
|
|
(777,698
|
)
|
|
(754,451
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,636,020
|
|
$
|
2,069,492
|
|
|
|
December
31,
2006
|
|
December
31,
2005
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Tax
paid on behalf of landlord
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
2,013
|
|
Advances
to staff
|
|
|
55,438
|
|
|
125,590
|
|
Penalties
receivable
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Grants
from Market Information Center
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Receivables
from Shanghai Wonderland Educational Resources Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai
Wonderland”) (Note i)
|
|
|
381,092
|
|
|
368,528
|
|
Bank
pledged deposits
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Other
receivables
|
|
|
42,480
|
|
|
86,141
|
|
Less
: Allow for doubtful accounts
|
|
|
(381,092
|
)
|
|
(368,528
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
97,918
|
|
|
213,744
|
|
Other
receivables — related parties (Note 19 B(vii))
|
|
|
29,144
|
|
|
9,319
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
127,062
|
|
$
|
223,063
|
|
(i)
|
Shanghai
Wonderland was a distributor of the Group. The Group loaned Shanghai
Wonderland RMB$450,000 (approximately $54,000), RMB$500,000 (approximately
$60,000) , and RMB$2,500,000 (approximately $310,000) for operations
in
December 2003, July 2005 and August 2005, respectively. The identified
loans were unsecured and bore no interest. Shanghai Wonderland has
fully
repaid the loan of RMB$450,000 in December 2004 and January 2005.
As of
December 31, 2006, Shanghai Wonderland still owes the Group a balance
of
RMB$3,000,000 (approximately $381,092). Such sum has now been itemized
and
recorded as "allowance for doubtful accounts" compared to its prior
recognition as "Other receivables".
|
|
|
December
31,
2006
|
|
December
31,
2005
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Prepayments
|
|
$
|
139,582
|
|
$
|
399,659
|
|
Temporary
payments
|
|
|
1,084
|
|
|
11,038
|
|
Tax
recoverable
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Prepaid
interest
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
—
|
|
Others
|
|
|
900
|
|
|
829
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
141,620
|
|
$
|
411,526
|
|
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
|||||||
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Income
taxes expense (benefit) consisted of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Income
taxes
|
|
$
|
143,771
|
|
$
|
232,086
|
|
$
|
9,186
|
|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
29,554
|
|
|
208,343
|
|
|
381,665
|
|
Tax
on undistributed earnings (Note 18)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
36,868
|
|
|
39,878
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
173,325
|
|
$
|
477,297
|
|
$
|
430,729
|
|
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
|||||||
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Income
taxes (benefit) expense calculated on applicable statutory tax
rates
|
|
$
|
(64,236
|
)
|
$
|
(67,397
|
)
|
$
|
(265,709
|
)
|
Lower
effective income tax rates of other countries
|
|
|
8,446
|
|
|
97,185
|
|
|
114,107
|
|
Valuation
allowance
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
353,705
|
|
|
476,929
|
|
Non-taxable
income
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(54,431
|
)
|
Non-deductible
expenses
|
|
|
229,115
|
|
|
56,936
|
|
|
119,955
|
|
Tax
on undistributed earnings
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
36,868
|
|
|
39,878
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
taxes expense (benefit) as recorded in statement of
operations
|
|
$
|
173,325
|
|
$
|
477,297
|
|
$
|
430,729
|
|
|
|
December
31,
2006
|
|
December
31,
2005
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Deferred
income tax assets - current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Allowance
for sales returns and discounts
|
|
$
|
1,690
|
|
$
|
11,606
|
|
Allowance
for doubtful debts
|
|
|
4,368
|
|
|
23,251
|
|
Allowance
for obsolete inventories
|
|
|
99,367
|
|
|
243,383
|
|
Web
site design costs
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Pre-operating
expenses
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Future
benefit of tax losses
|
|
|
149,697
|
|
|
378,546
|
|
Others
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
171,424
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
255,122
|
|
|
828,210
|
|
Less:
Valuation allowance
|
|
|
(149,696
|
)
|
|
(755,218
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
105,426
|
|
$
|
72,992
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred
income tax assets - non-current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision
for pension fund
|
|
|
46,074
|
|
|
56,099
|
|
Amortization
of intangible assets
|
|
|
243,878
|
|
|
223,161
|
|
Provision
for diminution in value of long-term investment
|
|
|
3,835
|
|
|
39,698
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
293,787
|
|
|
318,958
|
|
Less:
Valuation allowance
|
|
|
(243,878
|
)
|
|
(272,576
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
49,909
|
|
$
|
46,382
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
deferred income tax assets
|
|
$
|
155,335
|
|
$
|
119,374
|
|
|
|
December
31,
2006
|
|
December
31,
2005
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
21
st
Century Kid Castle Language and Education Center (“Education Center”)
(Note (i))
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Investment
cost
|
|
$
|
96,111
|
|
$
|
92,942
|
|
Share
of loss
|
|
|
(52,091
|
)
|
|
(40,803
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
44,020
|
|
$
|
52,139
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tianjin
Kid Castle Educational Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin
Consulting”) (Note (ii))
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
cost
|
|
$
|
89,704
|
|
$
|
86,746
|
|
Share
of loss
|
|
|
(104,693
|
)
|
|
(80,360
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(14,989
|
)
|
$
|
6,386
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sichuan
Lanbeisi Kid Castle Education Development Co., Ltd. (“Lanbeisi”)
(Note (iii))
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
cost
|
|
$
|
46,133
|
|
$
|
44,612
|
|
Share
of loss
|
|
|
(41,869
|
)
|
|
(31,979
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,264
|
|
$
|
12,633
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
33,295
|
|
$
|
71,158
|
|
(i)
|
In
October 2003, the Group obtained the government’s approval to co-found
Education Center with 21 st
Century Publishing House in the PRC. In 2004, Education Center registered
the total capital as RMB$1,500,000, and KCES and 21 st
Century Publishing House each owns 5 0 % of the investee. It has
been determined that the Group has significant influence and should
therefore account for its investee on the equity
method.
|
(ii)
|
On
April 1, 2004, the Group signed a joint venture agreement with Tianjin
Foreign Enterprises & Experts Service Corp., in Tianjin City, PRC.
Pursuant to this joint venture agreement, the Group and Tianjin Foreign
Enterprises & Experts Service Corp. each owns a 5 0 % interest
in Tianjin Kid Castle Educational Investment Consulting Co., Ltd.
It has
been determined that the Group has significant influence over its
investee
and accordingly the investment is accounted for under the equity
method.
For the year ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Group recognized
an
investment loss of $21,164 and $37,846 respectively, accounted for
under
the equity method, in Tianjin
Consulting.
|
(iii)
|
On
April 28, 2004, the Group signed a joint venture agreement with Lanbeisi
Education & Culture Industrial Co., Ltd. in Sichuan Province, PRC and
Sichuan Province Education Institutional Service Center in Sichuan
Province, PRC. Pursuant to this joint venture agreement, the Group,
Lanbeisi Education & Culture Industrial Co., Ltd and Sichuan Province
Education Institutional Service Center own, respectively, 45 % ,
45 % and
10 % i nterests in Sichuan Lanbeisi Kid Castle Education Development
Co.,
Ltd. It has been determined that the Group has significant influence
over
its investee and accordingly the investment is accounted for under
the
equity method. For the year ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the
Group
recognized an investment loss accounted for under the equity method
in
Lanbeisi of $8,625 and $9,853,
respectively.
|
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
Freehold
land
|
$
|
563,579
|
$
|
559,477
|
|||
Buildings
|
920,358
|
913,659
|
|||||
Furniture
and fixtures
|
773,009
|
823,599
|
|||||
Transportation
equipment
|
189,542
|
85,904
|
|||||
Miscellaneous
equipment
|
329,612
|
225,250
|
|||||
|
|||||||
|
2,776,100
|
2,607,889
|
|||||
Less:
Accumulated depreciation
|
(1,020,108
|
)
|
(799,478
|
)
|
|||
|
|||||||
|
$
|
1,755,992
|
$
|
1,808,411
|
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
Gross
carrying amount
|
|
|
|||||
Franchise
|
$
|
1,043,775
|
$
|
1,036,178
|
|||
Copyrights
|
613,572
|
609,106
|
|||||
|
|||||||
|
1,657,347
|
1,645,284
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Less:
Accumulated amortization
|
|||||||
Franchise
|
(704,548
|
)
|
(595,802
|
)
|
|||
Copyrights
|
(414,161
|
)
|
(350,236
|
)
|
|||
|
|||||||
|
(1,118,709
|
)
|
(946,038
|
)
|
|||
|
|||||||
|
$
|
538,638
|
$
|
699,246
|
2007
|
$
|
166,105
|
||
2008
|
166,105
|
|||
2009
|
166,105
|
|||
2010
|
40,323
|
|||
2011
|
—
|
|||
|
||||
|
$
|
538,638
|
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
Accrued
compensation
|
$
|
305,860
|
$
|
195,489
|
|||
Accrued
commission
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Accrued
professional fee
|
146,828
|
196,766
|
|||||
Accrued
production cost
|
18,968
|
47,944
|
|||||
Accrued
value-add-in tax
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Accrued
advertising cost
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Others
|
503,740
|
120,534
|
|||||
|
|||||||
|
$
|
975,396
|
$
|
560,733
|
|
Notes
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||||
Bank
term loans
|
(i
|
)
|
$
|
108,922
|
$
|
564,704
|
||||
Short-term
unsecured bank loans
|
(ii
|
)
|
446,086
|
539,583
|
||||||
Mid-term
loan
|
(iii
|
)
|
—
|
586,436
|
||||||
Mid-term
secured bank loan
|
(iv
|
)
|
1,232,352
|
1,466,574
|
||||||
|
||||||||||
|
1,787,360
|
3,157,297
|
||||||||
|
||||||||||
Less:
Balances maturing within one year included in current
liabilities bank term loans
|
103,523
|
145,042
|
||||||||
Short-term
unsecured bank loans
|
446,086
|
539,583
|
||||||||
Mid-term
loans
|
—
|
586,436
|
||||||||
Mid-term
secured bank loan
|
258,428
|
245,845
|
||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
808,037
|
1,516,906
|
||||||||
|
||||||||||
Bank
borrowings maturing after one year
|
$
|
979,323
|
$
|
1,640,391
|
(i)
|
The
balance represents discounting notes receivable loans with the bank
using
post-dated checks totaling $261,142 and $873,215 received from franchises
and also collateralized by the Group’s bank deposits of $1,963 and $46,456
as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The repayment dates
of the
loans coincided with the maturity dates of the corresponding pledged
post-dated checks, and was extended on October 18, 2006. The weighted
average interest rates were 5.37 % and 5.83 % per annum as of December
31,
2006 and 2005, respectively.
|
(ii)
|
In
March 2005, KCIT obtained an unsecured short-term loan in the amount
of
$304,553, which is guaranteed by two directors and shareholders of
the
Group. The loan bears interest at the Taiwan basic borrowing rate
plus 1.
3 % per annum and was extended on April 11, 2006 and October 18,
2006. It is due and payable in September 2007. The applicable interest
rate is approximately 5.37 % and 5.45 % per annum as of December
31, 2006
and 2005, respectively.
|
(iii)
|
In
June 2005, KCIT obtained a loan of $609,106 from a financial institution,
which bears interest at 5 % per annum, the Group settled in advance
and
totally repaid on July 17, 2006.
|
(iv)
|
In
August 2005, KCIT obtained a bank loan in the principal amount of
$944,115
to repay its mortgage loan that was originally granted by a bank
on August
10, 2003 and to fin ance its operations. The loan is secured by the
Group’s land and buildings and personal guarantees provided by two
directors of the Group. The loan bears interest at the lending bank’s
basic fixed deposit rate plus 0.69 %, between annum, for the year
2005 to
2007, and plus 1.69 % from the annum for the year 2008. On August
10,
2005, the bank extended the term of the loan and the Group agreed
to repay
the loan, which is now repayable in 84 equal monthly installments
starting
August 10, 2012. As of December 31, 2006, the applicable per annum
interest rate is approximately 2.6 % , the Group repaid
$70,185.
|
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
Deposits
received
|
$
|
1,381,762
|
$
|
1,326,203
|
|||
Less:
Amount refundable within one year included in current
liabilities
|
(752,597
|
)
|
(462,007
|
)
|
|||
|
|||||||
Amount
due after one year
|
$
|
629,165
|
$
|
864,196
|
|
Notes
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Sales
deposits received
|
(i
|
)
|
$
|
481,334
|
$
|
682,553
|
||||
Franchise
income received
|
(ii
|
)
|
1,608,066
|
1,391,625
|
||||||
Subscription
fees received
|
(iii
|
)
|
285,531
|
234,342
|
||||||
Related
parties (Note 19 B(x))
|
566
|
—
|
||||||||
Other
|
27,127
|
45,160
|
||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
2,402,624
|
2,353,680
|
||||||||
|
||||||||||
Long-term
liabilities:
|
|
|||||||||
Franchise
income received
|
(ii
|
)
|
1,275,638
|
1,130,207
|
||||||
Other
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
1,275,638
|
1,130,207
|
||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
$
|
3,678,262
|
$
|
3,483,887
|
(i) |
The
balance represents receipts in advance from customers for goods to
be sold
to them.
|
(ii) |
The
balance represents franchise income received in advance which is
attributable to the periods after the respective year end date in
which
the Group is obliged to provide training to teachers of the franchises
and
marketing material and to sell course material at the agreed price
in the
franchise agreements.
|
(iii) |
The
balance represents subscription fees received in advance for subscription
of magazines published by the
Group.
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||||
Service
cost
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
24,995 |
$
|
61,550
|
||||
Interest
cost
|
12,214
|
9,575
|
6,912
|
|||||||
Actual
return on plan assets
|
(2,425
|
)
|
(3,295
|
)
|
(1,466
|
)
|
||||
Amortization
of unrecognized loss
|
2,955
|
870
|
1,287
|
|||||||
Net
periodic pension cost
|
$
|
12,744
|
$
|
32,145
|
$
|
68,283
|
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
Accumulated
benefit obligation at end of year
|
$
|
348,971
|
$
|
255,931
|
|||
|
|||||||
Projected
benefit obligation at beginning of year
|
353,625
|
277,862
|
|||||
Translation
reserve
|
(4,654
|
)
|
(3,948
|
)
|
|||
Service
cost on benefits earned during the period
|
—
|
24,995
|
|||||
Member
contributions
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Interest
cost
|
12,214
|
9,575
|
|||||
Actuarial
(gain)/loss
|
10,490
|
45,141
|
|||||
Benefits
paid
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Projected
benefit obligation at end of year
|
$
|
371,675
|
$
|
353,625
|
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
Fair
value of plan assets at beginning of year
|
$
|
83,348
|
$
|
71,512
|
|||
Translation
reserve
|
(1,094
|
)
|
(1,019
|
)
|
|||
Actual
return on plan assets
|
2,058
|
98
|
|||||
Employer
contribution
|
—
|
12,757
|
|||||
Employee
contribution
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Benefits
paid
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Fair
value of plan assets at end of year
|
$
|
84,312
|
$
|
83,348
|
|||
|
|||||||
Funded
status
|
$
|
(287,363
|
)
|
$
|
(264,776
|
)
|
|
Unrecognized
net transition amount
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Unrecognized
prior service cost
|
(98,952
|
)
|
—
|
||||
Unrecognized
net actuarial (gain)/loss
|
98,952
|
90,389
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Net
amount recognized
|
$
|
(287,363
|
)
|
$
|
(174,387
|
)
|
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
Discount
rate
|
3.50
|
%
|
3.50
|
%
|
|||
Salary
increase rate
|
2.00
|
%
|
2.00
|
%
|
|||
Expected
return on plan assets
|
2.50
|
%
|
2.50
|
%
|
Years
ended December 31,
|
|
|||
$
|
—
|
|||
2008
|
—
|
|||
2009
|
—
|
|||
2010
|
—
|
|||
2011
|
16,735
|
|||
Years
2012 to 2016
|
$
|
70,149
|
||
|
||||
|
$
|
86,884
|
Years
ended December 31,
|
|
|||
2007
|
$
|
346,430
|
||
2008
|
196,475
|
|||
2009
|
54,192
|
|||
2010
|
—
|
|||
2011
|
$
|
—
|
||
|
||||
|
$
|
597,097
|
Names
of related parties
|
|
Relationship
with the Company
|
Mr.
Kuo-An Wang
|
|
In
October 2005 resigned as chairman of the board of directors, president
and
chief executive officer of the Company. On October 18, 2006 resigned
as
director of the board of directors.
|
Mr.
Yu-En Chiu
|
|
On
June 1, 2006 resigned as chief financial officer and director of
the board
of directors. Mr. Chiu remained the Chairman of PRC operations
until February 28, 2007.
|
Mr.
Min-Tan Yang
|
|
Director
and chief executive officer of the Company since November 2,
2005.
|
Mr.
Suang-Yi Pai
|
|
Director
of the board of directors and appointed as chairman of the board
since
November 2, 2005.
|
Kid
Castle Enterprises Limited (“KCE”)
|
|
Its
two directors and shareholders are Mr. Kuo-An Wang and Mr. Yu-En
Chiu.
|
Chevady
Culture Enterprise Limited (‘CCE”)
|
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Kuo-An Wang
|
Private
Kid Castle Short Term Language Cram School (“PKC
Language”)
|
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Yu-En Chiu.
|
Taipei
Country Private Kid Castle Short Term Language Cram School (“TCP
PKC”)
|
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Yu-En Chiu.
|
Taipei
Country Private Chevady Preschool (“TCP Chevady”)
|
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Yu-En Chiu.
|
Taipei
Country Private Chung-hua Preschool (“TCP Chung-hua”)
|
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Yu-En Chiu.
|
Taipei
Country Private Wonderland Preschool (“TCP Wonderland”)
|
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Yu-En Chiu.
|
Taipei
City Private Kid Castle Preschool (“TCP Kid Castle”)
|
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Yu-En Chiu.
|
Taipei
Country Private Kid’s Castle Yin Cyun Preschool (“TCP Yin
Cyun”)
|
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Min-Tan Yang.
|
Yin
Cyun Language & Computer School ("Yin Cyun Language")
|
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Min-Tan Yang.
|
Taipei
Country Private Yin Tzu Preschool (“TCP Yin Tzu”)
|
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Min-Tan Yang.
|
Private
Kuan Lung Short Term Language Cram School (“Kuan Lung
Language”)
|
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Min-Tan Yang.
|
Taipei
City Private Chu Sheng Preschool (“TCP Chu Sheng”)
|
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Min-Tan Yang.
|
Taipei
Country Private Chu Yao Preschool (“TCP Chu Yao”)
|
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Min-Tan Yang.
|
Private
Liang Yu Language & Computer School ("Liang Yu
Language")
|
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Min-Tan Yang.
|
21
st
Century Publishing House (“Publishing House”)
|
|
A
joint venture partner (third-party after July 2004).
|
Jiangxi
21 st
Century Kid Castle Culture Media Co., Ltd (“Culture
Media”)
|
|
An
investment accounted for under the equity method before July 2, 2004.
It
has become a consolidated entity after July 2, 2004.
|
21
st
Century Kid Castle Language and Education Center (“Education
Center”)
|
|
An
investment accounted for under the equity method.
|
Tianjin
Kid Castle Educational Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin
Consulting”)
|
|
An
investment accounted for under the equity method.
|
Sichuan
Lanbeisi Kid Castle Education Development Co., Ltd.
(“Lanbeisi”)
|
|
An
investment accounted for under the equity
method.
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||||
(i)
Sales to:
|
|
|
|
|||||||
—
PKC Language
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
8,763
|
$
|
13,290
|
||||
—
TCP PKC
|
—
|
8,763
|
13,290
|
|||||||
—
TCP Chevady
|
—
|
9,070
|
14,151
|
|||||||
—
TCP Chung-hua
|
—
|
20,267
|
17,310
|
|||||||
—
TCP Wonderland
|
—
|
9,070
|
14,151
|
|||||||
—
TCP Kid Castle
|
—
|
8,618
|
16,402
|
|||||||
—
TCP Yin Cyun
|
59,669
|
101,977
|
—
|
|||||||
—
Yin Cyun Language
|
37,735
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
—
TCP Yin Tzu
|
30,100
|
55,330
|
—
|
|||||||
—
Liang Yu Language
|
48,490
|
51,841
|
—
|
|||||||
—
Kuan Lung Language
|
18,401
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
—
TCP Chu Sheng
|
9,026
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
—
TCP Chu Yao
|
25,614
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
—
Education Center
|
50,663
|
26,090
|
10,335
|
|||||||
—
Tianjin Consulting
|
43,721
|
20,151
|
10,823
|
|||||||
—
Lanbeisi
|
62,110
|
47,896
|
20,057
|
|||||||
|
||||||||||
|
$
|
385,529
|
$
|
367,836
|
$
|
129,809
|
||||
|
||||||||||
(ii)
Rental income from:
|
||||||||||
CCE
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
1,399
|
$
|
1,795
|
||||
|
||||||||||
$ |
—
|
$
|
1,399
|
$
|
1,795
|
|||||
|
||||||||||
(iii)
Franchise income
|
||||||||||
PKC
Language
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
627
|
||||
TCP
PKC
|
—
|
—
|
627
|
|||||||
TCP
Chevady
|
—
|
3,621
|
4,374
|
|||||||
TCP
Chung-hua
|
—
|
—
|
1,781
|
|||||||
TCP
Wonderland
|
—
|
3,621
|
4,374
|
|||||||
TCP
Kid Castle
|
—
|
7,269
|
8,649
|
|||||||
TCP
Yin Cyun
|
6,328
|
11,168
|
—
|
|||||||
TCP
Yin Tzu
|
11,046
|
13,655
|
—
|
|||||||
Liang
Yu Language
|
2,460
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
Kuang
Lung Language
|
2,075
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
TCP
Chu Sheng
|
6,328
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
TCP
Chu Yao
|
6,328
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
Education
Center
|
—
|
8,362
|
—
|
|||||||
Tianjin
Consulting
|
—
|
3,316
|
—
|
|||||||
Lanbeisi
|
—
|
1,264
|
—
|
|||||||
|
$
|
34,565
|
$
|
52,276
|
$
|
20,432
|
||||
|
||||||||||
(iv)
Purchase Publishing House
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
453,766
|
(v)
|
The
two directors, Mr. Kuo-An Wang and Yu-En Chiu, have given personal
guarantees to certain bank loans and borrowings. Please see the details
as
described in Note 12 - Borrowings.
|
(vi)
|
Accounts
and notes receivable — related
parties:
|
Name
of Related Parties
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
—
PKC Language
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
26,147
|
|||
—
TCP PKC
|
—
|
52,294
|
|||||
—
TCP Chung-hua
|
—
|
53,665
|
|||||
—
TCP Chevady
|
—
|
48,685
|
|||||
—
TCP Wonderland
|
—
|
48,685
|
|||||
—
TCP Kid Castle
|
—
|
58,172
|
|||||
—
TCP Yin Cyun
|
19,888
|
33,585
|
|||||
—
Yin Cyun Language
|
5,967
|
—
|
|||||
—
TCP Yin Tzu
|
1,132
|
41,133
|
|||||
—
Liang Yu Language
|
4,530
|
—
|
|||||
—
Kuang Lung Language
|
6,684
|
—
|
|||||
—
TCP Chu Sheng
|
17,937
|
—
|
|||||
—
TCP Chu Yao
|
18,565
|
—
|
|||||
—
Education Center
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
—
Tianjin Consulting
|
16,631
|
20,826
|
|||||
—
Lanbeisi
|
22,594
|
17,992
|
|||||
|
|||||||
|
$
|
113,928
|
$
|
401,184
|
(vii)
|
Other
receivables — related parties:
|
Name
of Related Parties
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
Publishing
House (Note 1)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
|||
Education
Center (Note 2)
|
19,507
|
—
|
|||||
Tianjin
Consulting (Note 3)
|
16
|
15
|
|||||
Lanbeisi
(Note 4)
|
9,621
|
9,304
|
|||||
|
|||||||
|
$
|
29,144
|
$
|
9,319
|
1.
|
As
o f December 31, 2003, the amount due from Publishing House
consisted primarily of the remaining amount due under a loan of
RMB$1,000,000 (approximately $120,000 from the Group to Publishing
House
for the incorporation of Culture Media). The loan is unsecured and
bears
no interest. Pursuant to the terms of the loan, Publishing House
was
obligated to repay the loan on or before June 27, 2004 or it would
be
required to transfer its 40 % ownership interest in Culture Media
to the
Group. On July 2, 2004, as Publishing House did not repay the loan,
the
Group decided to take over 40 % ownership from Publishing House.
In so
doing, the Group’s ownership in Culture Media increased to 90 % , and
Culture Media has become a conso lidated entity as of December 31,
2004.
|
2.
|
Education
Center was founded in October 2003. The amount due from this related
party
is mainly inventory purchases paid by the Group on behalf of Education
Center. The amount due has no fixed repayment term and bears no
interest.
|
3.
|
Tianjin
Consulting was incorporated in April 2004. The Group paid certain
pre-operating costs on behalf of Tianjin Consulting. The amount due
from
this related party has no fixed repayment term and bears no
interest.
|
4.
|
Lanbeisi
was incorporated in April 2004. The Group paid pre-operating costs
of
RMB$75,000 (approximately $9,000) on behalf of Lanbeisi. The amount
due
from this related party has no fixed repayment term and bears no
interest.
|
(viii)
|
Notes
payable - related parties:
|
Name
of Related Parties
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
TCP
Yin Cyun
|
$
|
61,357
|
$
|
—
|
|||
Mr.
Kuo-An Wang
|
67,493
|
60,911
|
|||||
|
|||||||
|
$
|
128,850
|
$
|
60,911
|
(ix) |
Other
payables - related parties:
|
Name
of Related Parties
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
Lanbeisi
|
$
|
7,689
|
$
|
—
|
|||
|
|||||||
|
$
|
7,689
|
$
|
—
|
(x) |
Receipts
in advance:
|
Name
of Related Parties
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
Educational
Center
|
$
|
436
|
$
|
—
|
|||
Lanbeisi
|
130
|
—
|
|||||
|
|||||||
|
$
|
566
|
$
|
—
|
(xi) |
Significant
transactions and balances with related parties are as
follows:
|
Name
of Related Parties
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
Mr.
Min-Tan Yang (note 1)
|
$
|
245,627
|
$
|
840,789
|
|||
|
|||||||
Mr.
Suang-Yi Pai (note 1)
|
$
|
110,026
|
$
|
76,138
|
|||
|
|||||||
|
$
|
355,653
|
$
|
977,838
|
Note
1.
|
In
the fourth quarter of 2005, Mr. Yang loaned $1,050,000 to the Company,
and
third parties, Olympic Well International Ltd.(“Olympic”) and Chen-Chen
Shih (“Shih”), procured by Mr. Pai loaned $690,000 and $60,089,
respectively. The loans were treated as short-term loans, due in
three
months, with a per annum interest rate of 7%. A portion of the loan
made
by Olympic in the amount of US$342,364 was assigned to Mr. Pai on
or about
December 30, 2005. That amount, along with $209,211 which was owed
Mr.
Yang were forgiven in exchange for the Company’s forgiveness of Mr. Chiu’s
debt to the Company of the amount of $551,575 (NT$18,500,000, the
currency
has been translated at the exchange rates at the time of the loans).
Effective December 28, 2006 we entered into a loan settlement and
conversion agreement with Messrs. Pai and Yang, related to settlement
of
the above loans to the Company. Pursuant to the loan settlement and
conversion agreement, the parties have agreed to convert a portion
of the
loans to stocks at the conversion price $0.15 per share and to issue
promissory note for the remaining amount. The promissory notes are
due in
one year and have an annual interest rate of 7%. The amount of residual
promissory notes for Messrs. Pai and Yang are $107,680 and $240,789,
respectively, and as of December 31, 2006, the Company has an interest
payable for Messrs. Pai and Yang are $2,346 and $4,838, respectively.
(The
further information, please refer to the Company’s F orm 8-K/A
filed on January 24, 2007.)
|
2.
|
Amount
due from ex-CFO:
|
A.
|
For
the year ended December 31,
2006
|
|
Taiwan
|
The
PRC
|
Total
|
Corporate
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
REVENUE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
External
revenue
|
$
|
6,095,296
|
$
|
3,616,287
|
$
|
9,711,583
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
9,711,583
|
|||||||
Inter-segment
revenue
|
458,071
|
—
|
458,071
|
—
|
(458,071
|
)
|
—
|
||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
$
|
6,553,368
|
$
|
3,616,287
|
$
|
10,169,655
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(458,071
|
)
|
$
|
9,711,583
|
||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
DEPRECIATION
AND AMORTIZATION
|
$
|
325,823
|
$
|
55,532
|
$
|
381,355
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
381,355
|
||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
SEGMENT
RESULTS
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Profit
(loss) form operations
|
$
|
121,008
|
$
|
851,670
|
$
|
972,678
|
$
|
(447,984
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
524,694
|
||||||
Interest
income
|
6,301
|
7,775
|
14,076
|
—
|
—
|
14,076
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(102,588
|
)
|
(5,108
|
)
|
(107,696
|
)
|
(86,205
|
)
|
—
|
(193,901
|
)
|
||||||||
Share
of profit of associates
|
—
|
(39,489
|
)
|
(39,489
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(39,489
|
)
|
||||||||||
Other
non-operating income (loss), net
|
41,409
|
(188,957
|
)
|
(147,548
|
)
|
(18,028
|
)
|
153,803
|
(153,803
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Profit
(loss) before income taxes
|
$
|
66,101
|
$
|
508,793
|
$
|
574,894
|
$
|
(512,911
|
)
|
$
|
89,594
|
$
|
151,577
|
||||||
Income
taxes
|
(161,351
|
)
|
(8,446
|
)
|
(169,797
|
)
|
(3,528
|
)
|
(173,325
|
)
|
|||||||||
Minority
interest income
|
—
|
(24,463
|
)
|
(24,463
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(24,463
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
(95,250
|
)
|
$
|
475,884
|
$
|
380,634
|
$
|
(516,439
|
)
|
$
|
89,594
|
$
|
(46,211
|
)
|
||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
$
|
13,352
|
$
|
15,478
|
$
|
28,830
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
28,830
|
|||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
|
December
31, 2006
|
|
December
31, 2006
|
|
December
31, 2006
|
|
December
31, 2006
|
|
December
31, 2006
|
|
December
31, 2006
|
|||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
7,409,359
|
$
|
1,960,446
|
$
|
9,369,805
|
$
|
359,772
|
$
|
(356,354
|
)
|
$
|
9,373,223
|
B.
|
For
the year ended December 31,
2005
|
|
Taiwan
|
The
PRC
|
Total
|
Corporate
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
REVENUE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
External
revenue
|
$
|
7,200,347
|
$
|
3,017,811
|
$
|
10,218,158
|
$
|
14,176
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
10,232,334
|
|||||||
Inter-segment
revenue
|
4,936
|
—
|
4,936
|
—
|
(4,936
|
)
|
—
|
||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
$
|
7,205,283
|
$
|
3,017,811
|
$
|
10,223,094
|
$
|
14,176
|
$
|
(4,936
|
)
|
$
|
10,232,334
|
||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
DEPRECIATION
AND AMORTIZATION
|
$
|
385,246
|
$
|
82,583
|
$
|
467,829
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
467,829
|
||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
SEGMENT
RESULTS
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Profit
(loss) form operations
|
$
|
1,034,241
|
$
|
(997,982
|
)
|
$
|
36,259
|
$
|
(295,035
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(258,776
|
)
|
||||
Interest
income
|
8,608
|
1,107
|
9,715
|
5,172
|
—
|
14,887
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
expenses
|
(225,378
|
)
|
(6,676
|
)
|
(232,054
|
)
|
(19,721
|
)
|
—
|
(251,775
|
)
|
||||||||
Share
of profit of associates
|
—
|
(54,802
|
)
|
(54,802
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(54,802
|
)
|
||||||||||
Other
non-operating income (loss), net
|
(629,904
|
)
|
(7,718
|
)
|
(637,622
|
)
|
(128
|
)
|
(38,708
|
)
|
(676,458
|
)
|
|||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Profit
(loss) before income taxes
|
$
|
187,567
|
$
|
(1,066,071
|
)
|
$
|
(878,504
|
)
|
$
|
(309,712
|
)
|
$
|
(38,708
|
)
|
$
|
(1,226,924
|
)
|
||
Income
taxes
|
(400,290
|
)
|
(76,307
|
)
|
(476,597
|
)
|
(700
|
)
|
(477,297
|
)
|
|||||||||
Minority
interest income
|
—
|
5,939
|
5,939
|
—
|
—
|
5,939
|
|||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
(212,723
|
)
|
$
|
(1,136,439
|
)
|
$
|
(1,349,162
|
)
|
$
|
(310,412
|
)
|
$
|
(38,708
|
)
|
$
|
(1,698,282
|
)
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
$
|
162,136
|
$
|
40,894
|
$
|
203,030
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
203,030
|
|||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
|
December
31, 2005
|
|
December
31, 2005
|
|
December
31, 2005
|
|
December
31, 2005
|
|
December
31, 2005
|
|
December
31, 2005
|
|||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
8,503,513
|
$
|
2,311,798
|
$
|
10,815,311
|
$
|
299,141
|
$
|
(131,515
|
)
|
$
|
10,982,937
|
C. |
For
the year ended December 31,
2004
|
Taiwan
|
The
PRC
|
Total
|
Corporate
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||
REVENUE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
External
revenue
|
$
|
7,330,039
|
$
|
2,342,423
|
$
|
9,672,462
|
$
|
56,651
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
9,729,113
|
|||||||
Inter-segment
revenue
|
451,750
|
61,879
|
513,629
|
—
|
(513,629
|
)
|
—
|
||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
$
|
7,781,789
|
$
|
2,404,302
|
$
|
10,186,091
|
$
|
56,651
|
$
|
(513,629
|
)
|
$
|
9,729,113
|
||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
DEPRECIATION
AND AMORTIZATION
|
$
|
317,053
|
$
|
47,672
|
$
|
364,725
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
364,725
|
|||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
SEGMENT
RESULTS
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Profit
(loss) form operations
|
$
|
630,946
|
$
|
(1,073,998
|
)
|
$
|
(443,052
|
)
|
$
|
(376,160
|
)
|
$
|
35,908
|
$
|
(783,304
|
)
|
|||
Interest
income
|
24,681
|
1,168
|
25,849
|
2,001
|
(3,981
|
)
|
23,869
|
||||||||||||
Interest
expenses
|
(176,085
|
)
|
—
|
(176,085
|
)
|
(2,469
|
)
|
3,981
|
(174,573
|
)
|
|||||||||
Share
of profit of associates
|
—
|
(36,573
|
)
|
(36,573
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(36,573
|
)
|
||||||||||
Other
non-operating income (loss), net
|
89,485
|
(18,436
|
)
|
71,049
|
18,461
|
62,471
|
151,981
|
||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Profit
(loss) before income taxes
|
569,027
|
(1,127,839
|
)
|
(558,812
|
)
|
(358,167
|
)
|
98,379
|
(818,600
|
)
|
|||||||||
Income
taxes
|
(313,597
|
)
|
(115,910
|
)
|
(429,507
|
)
|
(1,222
|
)
|
—
|
(430,729
|
)
|
||||||||
Minority
interest income
|
—
|
(5,263
|
)
|
(5,263
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(5,263
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
255,430
|
$
|
(1,249,012
|
)
|
$
|
(993,582
|
)
|
$
|
(359,389
|
)
|
98,379
|
$
|
(1,254,592
|
)
|
||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
$
|
134,210
|
$
|
186,928
|
$
|
321,138
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
321,138
|
|||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
|
December
31, 2004
|
|
December
31, 2004
|
|
December
31, 2004
|
|
December
31,2004
|
|
December
31, 2004
|
|
December
31, 2004
|
|
||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
10,313,287
|
$
|
2,827,431
|
$
|
13,140,718
|
$
|
30,225
|
$
|
(389,519
|
)
|
$
|
12,781,424
|
|
(a)
|
On
December 29, 2006, the Company’s management notified Mr. Chiu that the
termination of his employment with the Company would be effective
at
February 28, 2007.
|