10-K 1 primeglobal_10k-103114.htm ANNUAL REPORT

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

x   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE    
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934    
         
    For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014    
         
    OR    
         
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE    
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934    

 

For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

 

Commission file number: 000-54288

 

PRIME GLOBAL CAPITAL GROUP INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

NEVADA   26-4309660
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
     

E-5-2, Megan Avenue 1, Block E

Jalan Tun Razak

50400 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  N/A
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +603 2162 0773

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No x

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes o No x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer x
   
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

 

Aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of April 30, 2014, based upon the closing sale price reported by the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board on that date: $343,362,002

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Common Stock   Outstanding at January 6, 2015
Common Stock, $.001 par value per share   512,682,393 shares
     

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: None

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
Part I    
Item 1 Business 1
Item 1A Risk Factors 13
Item 1B Unresolved Staff Comments 22
Item 2 Properties 22
Item 3 Legal Proceedings 23
Item 4 Mine Safety Disclosures 23
Part II    
Item 5 Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 24
Item 6 Selected Financial Data 25
Item 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation 26
Item 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 39
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 40
Item 9 Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 75
Item 9A Controls and Procedures 75
Item 9B Other Information 75
Part III    
Item 10 Directors and Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.   76
Item 11 Executive Compensation 78
Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 82
Item 13 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 82
Item 14 Principal Accounting Fees and Services 83
Part IV    
Item 15 Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules 84
Signatures 85

 

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PART I

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This Form 10-K contains “forward-looking” statements including statements regarding our expectations of our future operations. For this purpose, any statements contained in this Form 10-K that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, words such as “may,”“will,”“expect,”“believe,”“anticipate,”“estimate,” or “continue” or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially depending on a variety of factors, many of which are not within our control.

 

These risks and uncertainties include international, national, and local general economic and market conditions; our ability to sustain, manage, or forecast growth, our ability to successfully make and integrate acquisitions, new product development and introduction, existing government regulations and changes in, or the failure to comply with, government regulations, adverse publicity, competition, the loss of significant customers or suppliers, fluctuations and difficulty in forecasting operating results, change in business strategy or development plans, business disruptions, the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, the ability to protect technology, and the risk of foreign currency exchange rate. Although the forward-looking statements in this report reflect the good faith judgment of our management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by them. In light of these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to announce publicly revisions we make to these forward-looking statements to reflect the effect of events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this report. All written and oral forward-looking statements made subsequent to the date of this report and attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this section.

 

ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS.

 

History

 

We were incorporated in the state of Nevada on January 26, 2009, to serve as a holding company for our former smart home business, which was conducted through our former subsidiary, Home Touch Limited, a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China corporation, or HTL. On January 26, 2009, we acquired HTL through a share exchange transaction in which we exchanged 40,000,000 shares of our Common Stock for 10,000 shares of HTL common stock. HTL was originally organized under the name Lexing Group Limited in July 2004 and was renamed Home Touch Limited in 2005.

 

On July 15, 2010, we effectuated a 1-for-20 reverse stock split, or the Reverse Split, of all issued and outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock in connection with our plans to attract additional financing and potential business opportunities. As a result of the Reverse Split, our issued and outstanding shares decreased from 40,000,000 to 2,000,000.

 

On September 27, 2010, we filed a report on Form 8-K disclosing the sale to certain accredited investors on September 21, 2010, of an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of our Common Stock at a per share price of $0.10, or $150,000 in the aggregate, in accordance with the terms and conditions of certain subscription agreements made with such investors. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $145,000 from the sale of the shares which were used for general corporate purposes. The shares were sold pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Regulation D promulgated thereunder. Weng Kung Wong, who was appointed our Chief Executive Officer and director on November 15, 2010, purchased 375,000 shares of our Common Stock in this transaction.

 

Change in Control, Disposition of Smart Home Business, Acquisition of UHT and Name Change

 

On November 15, 2010, we consummated the sale to certain accredited investors of an aggregate of 80,000,000 shares of our Common Stock at a per share price of $0.01, or $800,000 in the aggregate, in accordance with the terms and conditions of certain subscription agreements made with such investors. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $795,000 from the sale of the shares which were used for general corporate purposes. The shares were sold pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Regulation D promulgated thereunder. Weng Kung Wong, our Chief Executive Officer and director, purchased an additional 12,750,000 shares of our Common Stock in this transaction.

 

A change of control occurred in connection with the sale of such shares. David Ng and Stella Wai Yau resigned from their positions as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of the Company effective November 15, 2010. The following individuals were appointed to serve as executive officers and directors of the Company:

 

Name   Office
Weng Kung Wong   Chief Executive Officer, Director
Liong Tat Teh   Chief Financial Officer, Director
Sek Fong Wong   Secretary, Director

 

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On December 6, 2010, we consummated a share exchange, or the Share Exchange, pursuant to which Wooi Khang Pua and Kok Wai Chai, or the UHT Shareholders, transferred to us all of the issued and outstanding shares of Union Hub Technology Sdn. Bhd., or UHT, a company organized under the laws of Malaysia and engaged in the design, development and operation of technologies to enable a community of users to engage in social networking, research and e-commerce on a mobile platform, in exchange for the issuance of 16,500,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, or the Common Stock. As a result of our acquisition of UHT, we became involved in the m-commerce business. The Share Exchange was made pursuant to the terms of a Share Exchange Agreement, or the Exchange Agreement, by and among, and the Company, the UHT Shareholders and UHT. As result of the Share Exchange, UHT became our wholly owned subsidiary. We relied on the exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of, and Regulation D and/or Regulation S promulgated under, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, in issuing the UHT Shares. Mr.  Chai is a director of UHT and beneficially owns 4.85% of our issued and outstanding common stock.

 

Concurrently with the Share Exchange, we sold to Up Pride Investments Limited, a British Virgin Islands limited liability company owned by David Gunawan Ng, and Magicsuccess Investments Limited, a British Virgin Islands limited liability company owned by Stella Wai Yau, all of the issued and outstanding securities of HTL for cash consideration of $20,000. In connection with the sale, Mr. Ng and Ms. Yau, our former founders and executive officers, resigned from their positions on our board of directors. Our smart home business was conducted through HTL, and as result of the sale, we ceased our smart home business operations. The sale of HTL securities was made pursuant to the terms of a Common Stock Purchased Agreement, or the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, by and among the Company, HTL, Up Pride Investments Limited and Magicsuccess Investments Limited. We relied on the exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of, and Regulation D and/or Regulation S promulgated under, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, in selling the HTL securities.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Exchange Agreement and Common Stock Purchase Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to such agreements which are filed as Exhibits 2.2 and 10.1 to this Annual Report, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

On January 25, 2011, we changed our name to Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated and increased our authorized capital to 1 billion shares of common stock and 100 million shares of preferred stock.

 

On February 8, 2011, we consummated the sale to 19 of our of existing accredited stockholders of an aggregate of 400,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001, at a per share price of $0.01, or $4,000,000 in the aggregate, in accordance with the terms and conditions of certain subscription agreements made with such stockholders. Weng Kung Wong, our Chief Executive Officer and director, participated in the transaction and purchased 32,300,000 shares of our common stock on the same terms and conditions as the other stockholders.

 

The per share closing prices of our common stock and the per share purchase prices paid by our investors on each placement date are described below:

 

  Subscription Purchase Price Closing Price
February 8, 2011 $0.01 $0.41
November 15, 2010 $0.01 $0.55
September 21, 2010 $0.10 $0.40

 

The discount on price provided to our investors at the time were attributable to a variety of factors including the significant risks involved in investing in a Company in its early stages of business development, the low revenues and earnings generated by the Company, concerns regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern which was ultimately expressed in the Company’s financial statements as of October 31, 2011, the size of the investment and the illiquidity of the Company’s securities on the open market.

 

On January 20, 2014, the Company through PGCG Assets sold and issued to an unaffiliated third party 200,000 shares of its Common Stock at a price of RM 100 per share, for aggregate consideration of RM 20,000,000, or approximately US$ 6,084,760.72.  PGCG Assets received net proceeds of approximately RM 20,000,000, or approximately US$ 6,084,760.72 from the sale of its securities and intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes.  As a result of the foregoing transactions, 90% of the issued and outstanding securities of PGCG Assets is owned by UHT and 10% by such unaffiliated third party.  The sale and issuance was made pursuant to the terms of a subscription agreement containing terms and conditions that are normal and customary for a transaction of this type.

 

On October 31, 2014, the Company through Virtual Setup Sdn. Bhd., its affiliate, sold and issued to Denvoursuisse Sdn. Bhd. 200,000 shares of its Common Stock at a price of RM 10 per share, for aggregate consideration of RM 2,000,000, or approximately US$ 611,731. PGCG Assets received net proceeds of approximately RM 2,000,000, from the sale of its securities and intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes. As a result of the foregoing transactions, 95% of the issued and outstanding securities of VSSB will be owned by PGCG Plantation and 5% by such Denvoursuisse Sdn. Bhd., which also owns 10% of the issued and outstanding securities of PGCG Assets. The sale and issuance was made pursuant to the terms of a subscription agreement containing terms and conditions that are normal and customary for a transaction of this type.

 

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Approval to Initiate Uplisting Process

 

On December 12, 2011, our board of directors approved, authorized and directed our officers to initiate the process for listing shares of the Company’s common stock on one or more U.S. national securities exchanges including the NYSE Amex Equities Exchange. We have elected to delay uplisting efforts until the end of calendar year 2015 to focus on implementing our business plan.

 

Current Business Operations

 

Current Corporate Structure

 

A chart of our current corporate structure is set forth below:

 

 

 

* Denvoursuisse Sdn. Bhd., an unaffiliated third party, owns 10% of PGCG Assets and 5% of VSSB.

 

During fiscal year 2014, we operated in the following three business segments: (i) software business (the provision of IT consulting, programming and website development services); (ii) plantation business (including oilseeds and castor seeds business); and (iii) our real estate business.  In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, we discontinued   our castor seeds business in China, and in December 2014 we discontinued the software business (the provision of IT consulting, programming and website services) in Malaysia. As a result, we no longer conduct business operations in China and anticipate winding down or otherwise selling our interests in the following entities: Power Green Investments Limited; Max Trend International Limited and Shenzhen Max Trend Green Energy Co Ltd.

 

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During the last three fiscal years, each of our business segments accounted for the amount and percentage of net revenue set forth below:

 

  October 31, 2014 October 31, 2013 October 31, 2012
  Net
Revenue
% of Net Revenue Net
Revenue
% of Net Revenue Net
Revenue
% of Net Revenue
Software 1,601,593 81.9 1,505,606 49.4
Oilseeds 286,931 12.5% 220,929 11.3 1,540,736 50.6
Real Estate 2,020,682 87.5% 132,760 6.8
Distribution of Consumer Products

 

Our cash and net assets are located in Malaysia and the PRC. As of October 31, 2014, the amount of cash and net assets located in Malaysia was $1,672,025 and $39,542,544.

 

As of October 31, 2014, the amount of cash held by our PRC subsidiary was $113,309, all of which is restricted, and the amount of net assets held by our PRC subsidiary was $86,156, of which approximately $78,000 is free of restriction and $8,156 is restricted. The amount of cash and net assets located outside of PRC as of October 31, 2014 was $1,672,025 and $40,641,876. To date, we have not yet transferred any cash out of the PRC. We have applied for the deregistration of our PRC subsidiary and the cash will be withdrawn from the PRC upon the grant of deregistration approval. We may be   subject to withholding taxes of approximately 5% upon a withdrawal of our cash from the PRC.

 

Additional information regarding the countries from which our revenues are derived and the location of our cash and net assets are provided in Notes 2 and 15(b), respectively, to our financial statements.

 

Our software business was operated through UHT and was discontinued in December 2014. Our oilseeds business is operated through Virtual Setup Sdn. Bhd., or VSSB, and our castor seed business was operated through Shenzhen Max Trend Green Energy Co. Ltd., or Max Trend WFOE. We are in the process of winding down or otherwise transferring the following subsidiaries that operated our discontinued castor business: Power Green Investments Limited, Max Trend International Limited and Max Trend WFOE.

 

Our real estate business is operated through PGCG Assets Holdings Sdn. Bhd., or PGCG Assets.

 

Our initial business plan launched in July 2010 broadly contemplated the development, distribution and operation of mobile and online social networking, ecommerce and search products and services. However, as a result of the challenges we experienced in implementing our m-commerce business plan, we entered the oilseeds and real estate businesses in 2012 and discontinued our software and consumer goods distribution businesses. Since the commencement of our business segments, we (through our subsidiaries):

 

·Acquired a palm oil plantation in Malaysia which is operated through VSSB (May 2012);
·Acquired 21.8921 hectares (54.10 acres) of vacant development land located in Selangor, Malaysia, which is subject to a 99-year leasehold, expiring July 30, 2100 (July 26, 2012);
·Acquired Dunford Corporation Sdn. Bhd., or Dunford, whose primary assets consist of two parcels of undeveloped land located in Selangor, Malaysia aggregating approximately 31 acres (October 17, 2012);
·Acquired a 15 story commercial building located at Geran 10010, Lot 238 Section 43, Town and District of Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (December 2012); and
·Acquired a 12 story commercial building located at Megan Avenue 1, No. 189, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (July 2013).

 

Description of Our Oilseeds Business

 

Palm Oil Cultivation

 

Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil obtained by crushing the fruit of the palm oil tree, commonly referred to as fresh fruit bunches. Palm oil is one of seventeen major oils traded in the global edible oils and fats market and has broad commercial and industrial uses. According to Oil World, 2011, palm oil accounted for approximately 27%, or approximately 47,520,000 tons, of the world’s annual consumption of 176 million tons of the 17 primary edible oils and fats in 2010/2011. Global consumption of palm oil increased significantly from approximately 11,398,000 tons in 1990/1991 to approximately 52.1 million tons in 2012.

 

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Crude palm oil (CPO) is extracted through a process of sterilizing and pressing of the palm oil tree’s fresh fruit bunches (FFB). Each FFB can contain over a thousand individual fruits. During the extraction process, seeds are separated from the fruit, and upon cracking the seed’s shell, the kernel inside is separated for further processing to yield palm kernel oil (PKO). Derivatives of CPO and PKO are used throughout the world for many food and non-food applications including cooking oil, margarine, ice cream, non dairy creamer, soaps, detergents, animal feed, cosmetics and industrial lubricants.

 

Palm oil is one of the few perennial crops that is harvested all year round. Palm oil trees require constant rain throughout the year and are limited to tropical environments located in the ten-degree belt around the equator such as South East Asia, West Africa and South America. The largest producers of palm oil are Malaysia and Indonesia, which account for approximately 85 percent of annual global palm oil production.

 

The commercial life span of a palm oil tree is estimated to be up to 25 years. Palm oil is recognized as being significantly more productive due to its high oil yield per hectare compared to other edible oil sources, such as soybeans and rapeseed. Palm oil, due to its high edible oil productivity per hectare, is one of the world’s most efficient crops for the production of edible oils, which is an important component of the human food supply. Palm oil can yield up to ten to fifteen times more edible oil per hectare than the leading alternatives such as soya, rapeseed, canola or corn.

 

We believe the palm oil industry is well positioned in the years ahead for the following reasons:

 

·Demand for CPO, in common with other vegetable oils, has remained relatively robust, even through the current global economic turbulence. We believe that this is being driven by growing demand from the food industry which is anticipated to increase in line with expectations of higher GDP growth from the three key consuming/buying markets: China, India and the EU. We believe that demand for vegetable oils is accelerating, due largely to income growth in populous regions and the influence of biodiesel programs.
·We believe that per capita vegetable oil consumption in developing Asian countries remains low relative to other more developed nations. As per capita income increases in these developing nations, we expect that the demand for palm oil will increase, as the population is able to consume more foods that use palm oil (especially packaged foods such as chocolates, creamers and fast food).
·Environmental concerns and the increasing price of crude mineral oils have resulted in a worldwide trend to utilize vegetable oils such as rapeseed oil, soybean oil and palm oil for the production of biofuels and electricity. We believe that the growth in the production of biodiesel will be particularly pronounced in Asia. In addition, biofuel initiatives in Europe, such as the edible oil requirement for food, are causing an increase in demand for vegetable oils, primarily rapeseed, by biofuel producers. In turn, we anticipate that Europe’s demand for palm oil will increase in food processing, as locally produced oil crops are diverted for biofuel usage.
·We also expect industrial palm oil use to grow given its increasing use as an oleo chemical and biodiesel feedstock.

 

VSSB manages and operates our 643 acre palm oil plantation in Malaysia. Our plantation cultivates and distributes FFBs to third party oilseed processors located in Malaysia that extract, refine and resell palm oil. The byproducts of the refinery process are sold to other manufacturers further downstream to produce various derivative products.

 

If our cultivation operations expand, we may consider building or acquiring one or more oil mills to extract and sell CPO and PKO from FFB cultivated on our own plantation and on smaller local plantations.

 

Management believes that the value of its palm oil plantation has increased since its acquisition, and while it has not pursued any discussions or received any formal offers regarding the sale of its plantation, it may also consider selling sales offers in the future it a sale would maximize return to its investors.

 

Discontinuation of Castor Operations and Commencement of Planting of Durian Orchard

 

In fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, we discontinued our castor seeds business including the distribution of castor seeds and the provision of castor seed related consulting services in China. We are in the process of winding down our business operations in China and expect to discontinue or transfer our interests in Power Green Investments Limited, Max Trend International Limited and Max Trend WFOE. We did not generate any castor related income during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014.

 

We commenced planting premium durian, of the “Musang King” variety, in the first quarter of 2014. As of the date of this report, we have replanted 60 acres of our oil palm with premium durian trees. We expect to replant an additional 70 acres currently consisting of rubber trees with premium durian trees by the first half of calendar 2015 for an aggregate of 130 acres of premium durian. We hope to plant 35 trees per acre and anticipate an average production of 50 grade A fruits per tree for each of the two growing seasons per year.

 

Premium durian trees require approximately 5 years to mature and produce grade A fruits. Accordingly, we do not expect revenue from our durian orchard until calendar year 2019. At this time, we do not expect our durian orchard to exceed 130 acres in the near future.

 

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Oil Seeds Pricing

 

CPO and PKO are commodities traded in a worldwide competitive market with high pricing volatility. Factors affecting pricing of these commodities (which in turn affect the prices for FFBs) include:

 

·Estimated output based on the acreage, weather conditions and pest infestation etc.;
·Shifting cropping patterns in producing countries;
·Leftover stocks from the previous years’ production after meeting the demand;
·Consumption and export pattern;
·Energy prices; and
·Government policies and intervention.

 

We believe that prices of our vegetable oils are linked to prices in the fuel sector. As fuel prices increase, we would expect the prices of our oilseeds to also increase. Similarly, we would expect falling crude prices to exercise a downward pressure on palm oil prices. We further believe that the current financial condition and the growing nexus between crude oil prices and vegetable oil prices brought on by the increased reliance on oils for biofuels will exacerbate the pricing volatility and uncertainty already inherent in our industry.

 

Because we do not exert significant pricing power over our products, we expect margin expansion to occur through more cost effective manufacturing processes or by way of value addition, branding and retail packaging. We do not, however, have any current plans to brand our products or seek retail customers.

 

Description of Our Real Estate Business

 

Our real estate business operations consist of the acquisition, development, management, operation and sale of commercial and residential real estate properties located in Malaysia, primarily in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. We anticipate generating revenues from sales of developed properties and from rental income from our commercial properties. Developed property sales can include condominium units, individual villas and bungalows at our future Shah Alam 2 Eco Residential Development project located in Selangor, Malaysia. We may also sell properties under development, undeveloped properties or commercial properties, if opportunities arise that we believe will maximize overall asset values.

 

Real Estate Market Conditions in Malaysia

 

According to the Star, a newspaper of general circulation in Malaysia, the volume of property transactions in Malaysia as reported by the Malaysia National Property Information Centre during the first quarter of 2014 has declined as compared the volume of property transactions during the first quarter of 2013 from RM 45.02 billion to RM 40.25 billion, respectively. Kuala Lumpur has declined 13.4% compared to the last quarter of 2013. Meanwhile, Iskandar Malaysia experienced 4.5% drop, Selangor dropped 10% and Penang only dropped a marginal 0.3%. We believe that the recent decline in the real property market from the years prior to 2012 can be attributed in part to measures introduced by the Malaysian government to discourage real estate speculation, including increased real property gains taxation, addition of a consumption tax applicable to property transactions, restrictions on foreign ownership of property, increased approval requirements for developers seeking to make bulk sales in excess of four units, and continued introduction of stricter lending measures.

 

Notwithstanding these measures, we expect the housing market to remain resilient and sustainable in the near future as a result of the following factors.

 

  1. We believe that the decreased in property transactions is a reflection of market consolidation resulting from state cooling measures and not a result of oversupply and declining demand.
  2. Malaysia has a modern and sophisticated infrastructure that is being further enhanced by government initiatives to facilitate foreign investment in Malaysia, including tax incentives and easing of laws governing foreign ownership of property.
  3. Malaysia is situated near Australia, Bali and Singapore, attracting investments and visitors from these countries. Beaches, resorts, mild weather conditions with average temperatures ranging from 21 to 30 degrees Celsius together with modern medical and recreational facilities create a year-round tourist trade in Malaysia.
  4. English is widely spoken, facilitating property purchase transactions. The cost of living in Malaysia is moderate and compares favorably with other countries. Consequently, purchase and maintenance costs associated with real property investments are reasonable.
  5. Malaysia economy is expected to remain stable which we believe will result in a continued, albeit slower, demand for quality commercial and residential properties to meet the needs of an expanding expatriate population and tourism..

 

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Because our real estate holdings will be concentrated in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, we expect that the financial condition and results of operations of our real estate segment will be highly dependent upon market conditions for real estate activity in those regions. We expect that our future operating cash flows and, ultimately, our ability to develop our properties and expand our real estate business will be largely dependent on the level of our real estate sales and leasing activities. These activities in turn will be significantly affected by future real estate market conditions in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, including development costs, interest rate levels, the availability of credit to finance real estate transactions, demand for residential and commercial real estate, and regulatory factors including our use and development entitlements. These market conditions historically move in periodic cycles, and can be volatile in specific regions. Because of the concentration of our assets primarily in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, we believe that market conditions in these regions will significantly affect our real estate business.

 

Our Commercial Real Estate Holdings

 

We generate rental income from our 12 story and 15 story commercial properties and anticipate generating income from the sale of developed properties. As of October 31 2014, 4 of the 12 stories of our 12 story building have been leased to tenants at market rates. We are in discussions to finalize the lease of six stories with move-in occurring gradually over the next 5 months. We expect to generate approximately $180,000 of gross rental income on an annualized basis from our 12 story building based upon full occupancy of our 12 story building at prevailing market rates. The remaining two stories are occupied by us and serve as our corporate headquarters.

 

In August 18, 2014, PGCG Assets Holdings Sdn. Bhd. (“PGCG Assets”) entered into a rental agreement (the “Rental Agreement”) with Le Apple Boutique Hotel (KLCC) Sdn. Bhd. formerly known as Esquire Bayview Sdn. Bhd. (“Le Apple”), pursuant to which Le Apple agreed to lease the entirety of our 15 story commercial building located at No. 160, Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to operate a boutique hotel. The Rental Agreement is retroactively effective as of December 1, 2013, and supersedes the prior lease agreement between us and Esquire Bayview Sdn. Bhd. (now Le Apple) dated December 18, 2013, with respect to the same premises.

 

The Rental Agreement has an initial term of one (1) year commencing December 1, 2013 and expiring November 30, 2014. Provided that there are no existing breaches by Le Apple, we will be required to renew the lease for additional one-year terms up to twenty nine times, for a maximum aggregate term of thirty years. The initial monthly rental rate is RM550,000 (approximately US$169,492)  and is increased every three years by 5% to 10% or to the then prevailing market rate, whichever is lower.

 In the event we elect to sell the premises, we are required to offer Le Apple a right of first refusal to purchase such premises at a mutually agreed upon price in accordance with the terms of the Rental Agreement. If the premises are sold to a third party other than Le Apple, the Rental Agreement shall be assumed by such purchaser.

The foregoing description of the Rental Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Rental Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Annual Report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

If the business of our tenant is adversely affected, we will be required to seek replacement tenants. There can be no assurance that the business of our tenant will continue for the term of the lease or that we will be able to find a replacement tenant if our tenant is no longer able to meet its lease obligations. If we are unable to lease out the building, our operating results may be materially and adversely affected. We expect demand for commercial property to remain steady and positive for 2014. As a result, we do not anticipate significant challenges in leasing out or 12 story and 15 story commercial buildings.

 

Development Activities. We hold a 99-year leasehold interest to 21.8921 hectares (54.10 acres) of vacant development land, or the Land, and two parcels of vacant land aggregating approximately 31 acres, or the Dunford Parcels, all located in Selangor, Malaysia. We intend to develop the Land into the Shah Alam 2 Eco Residential Development project and hope to develop the Dunford Parcels into the Bandar Sungai Long High Grade Villas Community project. For better cash flow planning, we have strategized that the development of our Bandar Sungai Long High Grade Villas Community project will be commenced once we have successfully sold Phase 2 of the Shah Alam 2 Eco Residential Development project. This means the timing for commencement of Bandar Sungai Long High Grade Villas Community Project is dependent on the sales of the Phase 2 of our Shah Alam 2 Eco Residential Development project. If we are not able to successfully develop, market and sell our Shah Alam 2 Eco Residential Development project, our ability to complete all or any portion of our Bandar Sungai Long High Grade Villas Community Project may be adversely affected.

 

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Shah Alam 2 Eco Residential Development

 

Shah Alam 2 is an existing third party development sprawled over 1,163 acres of prime land within Bandar Puncak Alam. It is located in Selangor in the burgeoning Klang Valley area in which Malaysia’s capital is also situated. Upon completion, it is anticipated to be an integrated and self-contained township approximately 10 times the size of Subang Jaya, one of Malaysia’s most celebrated suburbs, with a population of approximately 500,000. We believe that Shah Alam 2 may rival even Shah Alam, the Selangor state capital, in terms of size and dynamism.

 

Our project, the Shah Alam 2 Eco Residential Development, will be located within the Shah Alam 2 development.  Encompassing 54.1 acres, the project will feature superlink homes, semi-detached homes, bungalows, high-end condominiums and commercial shop-offices with an environment-friendly theme emphasizing the importance of a sustainable lifestyle. All the residential parcels will be gated and guarded for increased security. 

 

The previous Chief Minister of Selangor state government imposed a freeze on development approvals affecting the land on which our project will be situated in connection with a legal dispute with a township developer. We have made an appeal to the state government to approve our development order based upon the fact that we are the rightful landowner and should not be affected by the legal dispute between the state government and the township developer. Due to certain political developments, the prior Chief Minster resigned and a new Chief Minister was appointed on 23rd September 2014. His new administration team has recommenced the review and approval process for various applications that were previously deferred. If the development order can be successfully secured in the first calendar quarter of 2015, we hope to submit building plans in the second calendar quarter of 2015 and commence construction in the third calendar quarter of 2015.  We hope to complete construction by the end of calendar 2020.  We intend to commence sales activities in the third calendar quarter of 2015. There is no assurance that we will be able to successfully secure a development order by the first quarter of 2015 or at all. If we are unable to secure such an order, we will be unable to develop our Shah Alam 2 Eco Residential Project, which would materially and adversely affect our business plan, results of operations and financial condition.

 

If completed, we expect our Shah Alam 2 Eco Residential Development project to comprise of the following:

 

Types of property Total Block(s)

Floor(s)/

Units per floor /

Land size

Total Unit(s) Planned Built-up area (sq. ft.)
3-Storey Boulevard Shop offices   22ft x 75ft 73 3,520
Hypermarket Retail Space 1   1 32,409
         
High Rise Apartments 2 12 floor X 8 units    
  Type A     24 1,200
  Type B     24 1,100
  Type C     96 1,000
  Type D     48 800
         
Low Cost Apartments 1   160 700
Low-Medium & Medium-Cost Apartments 1   161 750
         
Landed Homes :-        
  2 ½ - Storey Superlink Homes - 22ft x 75ft 143 2,000
  2 ½ - Storey Semi-Detached Homes - 35ft x 75ft 80 2,200
  2 ½ - Storey Link Bungalow Homes - 45ft x 80ft 47 3,300
         

 

We believe that we will require approximately $3.5 million to obtain the necessary permits and $3.6 million to commence the first of six phases of construction. We believe that we will require approximately $15 million in the aggregate to market, promote and complete construction of our Shah Alam 2 Eco Residential Development Project. We hope to finance the $15 million through a combination of loans, funds from ongoing building sales and operating capital.

 

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Bandar Sungai Long High Grade Villas Community

 

We do not intend to commence development of our Bandar Sungai Long High Grade Villas Community project until we have successfully sold Phase 2 of the Shah Alam 2 Eco Residential Development project. If we are able to successfully develop the Bandar Sungai Long High Grade Villas Community project, we anticipate that the project will consist of a high-end gated and guarded community encompassing approximately 31 acres of landscaped areas with the following types of properties:

 

Types of property Total Block(s)

Floor(s)/

Units per floor /

Land size

Total Unit(s) Planned Built-up area (sq. ft.)
2 ½ - Storey Superlink Homes   30ft x 80ft 77 3,500 sq.ft.
Condominiums 4 508

1,000 sq.ft.

1,100 sq.ft.

1,200 sq.ft.

1,300 sq.ft.

Low-Cost Apartments 1 234 700 sq.ft.
Low-Medium Cost Apartments 1 130

750 sq.ft.

900 sq.ft.

Medium-Cost Apartments 1 226 1,000 sq.ft.

 

Near-Term Requirements For Additional Capital And Business Strategy

 

We intend to focus on our near-term goal of developing the Land and the Dunford Parcels through prudent use of available resources and our long-term goal of maximizing the value of our development projects. We believe that Malaysia is a desirable market and we intend to continue exploring acquisitions in Kuala Lumpur and the Selangor region. We believe that our developments will have inherent value given their unique nature and location and that this value should be sustainable in the future.

 

For the immediate future, we intend to continue financing future real estate acquisitions and development through sales of our securities to existing shareholders and loans from financial institutions. We periodically conduct internal discussions to obtain the necessary financing, however, there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain sufficient funds on acceptable terms to timely meet our obligations.

 

As of October 31, 2014, we had cash and cash equivalents of $1,785,334. We consummated the purchase of our 12 story commercial building in July 2013, financing the acquisition through a combination of cash and a bank loan. We believe that we will require approximately $3.5 million to obtain the necessary permits and $3.6 million to commence the first of six phases of construction, which we hope to occur in the third calendar quarter of 2015. We believe that we will require approximately $15 million in the aggregate to market, promote and complete construction of our Shah Alam 2 Eco Residential Development Project. We expect to finance the $15 million through a combination of loans, funds from ongoing building sales and operating capital.

 

Distribution

  

Customers of our oilseeds business principally consist of oilseed processors, refineries and oilseed product manufacturers. Our products are distributed in bulk from our plantations directly to our customers’ facilities. Initially, we intend to transport our products through third party transportation systems. If our oilseeds business expands, we may explore developing our own transportation system by acquiring or leasing trucks, trailers, railroad tank and hopper cars.

 

Marketing, Sales and Support

 

Our sales and support staff focus on identifying land for the cultivation of our oil seeds and preparation for the marketing activities of our real estate development projects.

 

We do not and have no immediate plans to engage in marketing activities with respect to our oilseeds business as our FFBs are sold in bulk to extractors and processors.

 

Once we commence construction of our Shah Alam 2 Eco Residential Development or Bandar Sungai Long High Grade Villas Community projects, we expect to initiate marketing activities directed toward prospective purchasers of our units.

 

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Major Customers

 

We generated net revenues of $2,307,613 during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014. Our real state business accounted for approximately 87.5% of our net revenue in Malaysia. We are not a party to any long-term agreements with our customers.

 

During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, the following two customers accounted for 10% or more of our total net revenues:

 

Customer   Business Segment   Amount of
Net Revenues
  Percentage of Total Net Revenues  
Le Apple Boutique Hotel (KLCC) Sdn. Bhd.   Real state   $ 1,833,316     79%  
Lim Joo Soon Enterprise   Oilseeds     286,931     13%  
Total       $ 2,120,247     92%  

 

During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, the following three customers accounted for 10% or more of our total net revenues:

 

Customer   Business Segment   Amount of
Net Revenues
  Percentage of Total Net Revenues  
Yuen How Wai   Software   $ 638,340     33%  
Pang Her Chai   Software     478,754     24%  
Tang Hock Miew   Software     478,754     24%  
Total       $ 1,595,848     81%  

 

All of our major customers are located in Malaysia.

 

Key Vendors

 

All of our key vendors are located in Malaysia. We are not parties to long-term agreements with our major vendors. In light of the discontinuation of our software and consumer goods business segments, we do not expect to engage the services of software vendors in the future. We do not anticipate difficulties in locating alternative developers and other vendors as needed.

 

During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, the following vendor accounted for 10% or more of our purchases:

 

Vendor   Business Segment   Amount of
Purchase
  Percentage of Total Net Revenues  
Sun Shine Fertiliser Enterprise   Oilseeds     37,709     22%  
Lim Joo Soon Enterprise   Oilseeds     53,717     32%  
Total       $ 91,426     54%  

 

During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, the following vendor accounted for 10% or more of our purchases:

 

Vendor   Business Segment   Amount of
Purchase
  Percentage of Total Net Revenues  
Fortesys Intergration Sdn Bhd.   Software     29,329     19%  
Sun Shine Fertiliser Enterprise   Oilseeds     26,702     17%  
Lim Joo Soon Enterprise   Oilseeds     21,972     14%  
Total       $ 78,003     50%  

 

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Competition and Market Position

 

Oilseeds Business

 

Our oilseeds business is characterized by intense competition, pricing volatility and foreign currency risks. Our competitors range from small-scale operators to fully integrated multinational enterprises with significant financial, technical, sales, marketing and other resources. In addition to palm oil producers,  our competitors also include producers of alternative vegetable oils such as soybean, rapeseed, cottonseed, peanut, sunflower seed and corn oils.

 

Market fundamentals that affect supply and demand of our products include land shortages, water constraints, climate change, global warming, low operating margin, inadequate quality control and quality assurance mechanisms leading to adulteration, food laws and poor implementation and low depth liquidity in futures markets. Non-fundamental factors include politics, inflation, investor interest, government policies and liquidity.

 

Multinational corporations are able to take advantage of economies of scale that allow them to command high quality with lower costs, access cheaper credit, minimize losses and decrease input costs. Multinational corporations also tend to have a greater ability to absorb volatility in production and pricing and respond to uncertainty. We believe that the current financial crisis, global volatility in commodity prices and the growing nexus between crude oil prices and vegetable oil prices brought on by the increased reliance on oils for biofuels have only served to exacerbate the volatility and uncertainty already inherent in our industry.

 

We believe that our competitive position will depend on our ability to mitigate volatility and uncertainty in our industry. We hope to achieve this by obtaining economies of scale, developing vendor relationships, obtaining and maintaining protection of our intellectual property, recruiting and retaining qualified personnel and securing adequate capital resources. While we expect to compete primarily on the basis of pricing and vendor relationships, we believe that the diversion of vegetable oil for use as biofuels will offer us an opportunity to achieve and sustain an acceptable margin of return for the foreseeable future.

 

Real Estate

 

The real estate development business in Malaysia is highly competitive and fragmented. We compete against numerous public and private developers of varying sizes, ranging from local to national in scope. As a result, we may be competing for investment opportunities, financing, and potential buyers with entities that may possess greater financial, marketing, or other resources than we have. Competition for potential buyers has been intensified by an increase in the number of available properties resulting from the recent boom in the Malaysian real estate market. Our prospective customers generally have a variety of choices of new and existing homes and home sites when considering a purchase. We attempt to differentiate our properties primarily on the basis of community design, quality, uniqueness, amenities, location and developer reputation.

 

The real estate investment industry in Malaysia is highly fragmented among individuals, partnerships and public and private entities, with no dominant single entity or person. Although we may compete against large sophisticated owners and operators, owners and operators of any size can provide effective competition for prospective tenants. We compete for tenants primarily on the basis of property location, rent charged, and the design and condition of improvements. 

 

Intellectual Property

 

We intend to protect our investment in the research and development of our products and technologies. We intend to seek the widest possible protection for significant product and process developments in our major markets through a combination of trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights and patents, if applicable. We anticipate that the form of protection will vary depending upon the level of protection afforded by the particular jurisdiction. Currently, our revenue is derived principally from our operations in Malaysia where intellectual property protection may be limited and difficult to enforce. In such instances, we may seek protection of our intellectual property through measures taken to increase the confidentiality of our findings.

 

We intend to register trademarks as a means of protecting the brand names of our companies and products. We intend protect our trademarks against infringement and also seek to register design protection where appropriate.

 

We rely on trade secrets and unpatentable know-how that we seek to protect, in part, by confidentiality agreements. Our policy is to require some of our employees to execute confidentiality agreements upon the commencement of employment with us. These agreements provide that all confidential information developed or made known to the individual during the course of the individual’s relationship with us is to be kept confidential and not disclosed to third parties except in specific limited circumstances. The agreements also provide that all inventions conceived by the individual while rendering services to us shall be assigned to us as the exclusive property of our company. There can be no assurance, however, that all persons who we desire to sign such agreements will sign, or if they do, that these agreements will not be breached, that we would have adequate remedies for any breach, or that our trade secrets or unpatentable know-how will not otherwise become known or be independently developed by competitors.

 

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Government Regulation

 

Malaysia

 

All of our business segments are subject to the general laws in Malaysia governing businesses including labor, occupational safety and health, general corporations, intellectual property and other similar laws.

 

Oilseeds

 

Our oilseeds business is subject to many additional laws addressing land, environmental, labor, wildlife and crop cultivation matters. By way of example, we are subject to the Land Acquisition Act of 1960, which specifies the conditions under which the Malaysian government may acquire by eminent domain private land (including our palm oil plantation) to pursue its social policies. We are also subject to various environmental laws including the Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activities) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Order 1987 which governs land clearing, air emissions, waste water discharges and other similar matters, the Workers’ Minimum Standard of Housing & Amenities Act 1990 which requires us to provide our plantation workers with reasonable housing and amenities, water, electricity and addresses other sanitation related matters, other labor laws governing minimum wages, wage increases and occupational health and safety, the Pesticides Act 1974 (Pesticides Registration) Rules 1988, Pesticides (Licensing for sale and storage) Rules 1988 and Pesticides (Labeling) Regulations 1984 which govern the registration, use, labeling and storage of pesticides and the Protection of Wildlife Act 1972 which governs the capture and destruction of certain protected wildlife.

 

We are also subject to taxes, tariffs, duties, subsidies and incentives and import and export restrictions on palm oil products, foreign and domestic policies regarding genetically modified organisms, renewable fuel, and low carbon fuel mandates which can influence the planting of species of crops, the location and size of crop production, and the volume and types of imports and exports. These factors all affect the viability and volume of production of the Company’s products, and industry profitability.

 

International trade disputes can adversely affect the trade flow of our goods by limiting or disrupting trade between countries or regions. Future government policies may adversely affect the supply of, demand for, and prices of the Company’s products, restrict the Company’s ability to do business in its existing and target markets, and can negatively impact the Company’s revenues and operating results.

 

Real Estate

 

Our real estate investments are subject to extensive local, city, county and state rules and regulations regarding permitting, zoning, subdivision, utilities and water quality as well as federal rules and regulations regarding air and water quality and protection of endangered species and their habitats. Such regulation may delay development of our properties and result in higher than anticipated developmental and administrative costs.

 

One of the distinguishing features of our Shah Alam 2 Eco Residential Development and Bandar Sungai Long High Grade Villas Community projects is their emphasis on developing a sustainable green lifestyle to reduce their impact on the environment. Accordingly, we expect to make additional environmental related expenditures in developing these projects as well as other projects with an environmental theme. Based on an analysis of our operations in relation to current and presently anticipated environmental requirements, we currently do not anticipate that these costs will have a material adverse effect on our future operations or financial condition.

 

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, we discontinued our business operations in China, including our castor oil business.

 

As of October 31, 2014, the registered capital of Max Trend WFOE was approximately $158,000, and it had retained earnings of approximately $93,000. Our PRC subsidiary will be able to pay dividends to our offshore entities when it has generated accumulated profits and meet the requirements for statutory reserve funds.

 

As of October 31, 2014 and 2013, the restricted amount of cash held by our PRC subsidiary in China was $113,309 and $132,231, respectively.

 

Seasonality

 

Our real estate business is not subject to seasonality.

 

Our oilseeds business is subject to seasonality in the growing cycles, procurement, and transportation of our oilseeds. Price variations and availability of raw agricultural commodities may cause fluctuations in our working capital levels. In addition, these seasonal trends will likely cause fluctuations in our quarterly results, including fluctuations in sequential revenue growth rates.

 

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Insurance

 

We maintain property, business interruption and casualty insurance which we believe is in accordance with customary industry practices in Malaysia and China, but we cannot predict whether this insurance will be adequate to fully cover all potential hazards incidental to our business.

 

Employees

 

As of January 8, 2015, we had 14 employees in Malaysia, all of which are full-time. Our employees are in the following principal areas:

 

Administrative / Finance – 6

Management– 4

Plantation operations – 4

 

All our employees of the company are located in Malaysia and are primarily focused on our oilseeds and real estate businesses. None of our employees are members of a trade union. We believe that we maintain good relationships with our employees, and have not experienced any strikes or shutdowns and have not been involved in any labor disputes.

 

We are required to make contributions under a defined contribution pension plan for all of our eligible employees in Malaysia and the PRC. We are required to contribute a specified percentage of the participants’ relevant income based on their ages and wages level. The total contributions made were $56,753, $59,957 and $58,621 for the years ended October 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

Corporation Information

 

Our principal executive offices are located at E-5-2, Megan Avenue 1, Block E, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, telephone at +603 2162 0773, facsimile at +603 2161 0770. Our website is located at www. http://www.pgcg.cc. Copies of our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to the Exchange Act are available on our website. You may request copies of such filings free of charge by writing to our corporate offices.

 

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors.

 

An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the following information about these risks, together with the other information contained in this report before making an investment decision. Our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected as a result of any of the following risks. The value of our securities could decline as a result of any of these risks. You could lose all or part of your investment in our securities. Some of the statements in “Risk Factors” are forward looking statements.

 

Risks Related to Our Business

 

Because we have a limited operating history and limited experience in operating oilseeds and real estate development businesses, it may be difficult to evaluate an investment in our stock.

 

We experienced a change of control in December 2010 and began transitioning to our oilseeds and real estate businesses in calendar year 2012. As a result, we consider ourselves an early stage company and believe that our limited operating history may not be indicative of our future operating results. We face a number of risks encountered by early stage companies, including our need to develop infrastructure, increase revenue and obtain long-term sources of financing. To date, our revenues are not substantial enough to implement our business plan of developing residential projects or to acquire additional commercial properties.

 

Our management team has limited experience in managing and operating our palm oil plantation, cultivating and trading premium durian and developing and selling real estate projects. We acquired our palm oil business in August 2011 and entered the premium durian market in 2014. We acquired our first parcel of vacant land in July 2012 and our first commercial building in December 2012. We are in the planning stages of development and expect to commence construction in the first quarter of 2014. We only began generating rental income in our second fiscal quarter of 2013. There is no assurance that our business strategy will be successful or that we will be able to effectively execute our plans. If we are unable to sustain profitable operations, investors may lose their entire investment in us.

 

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There is a substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our failure to continue as a going concern may result in the loss of your investment in the Company.

 

As of October 31, 2014, we suffered from continuous operating loss from prior years and working capital deficit of $581,405. Our auditors noted that the continuation of the Company as a going concern through October 31, 2014 is dependent upon improving the profitability and the continuing financial support from its stockholders. While management believes the existing shareholders and external financing will provide the additional cash to meet the Company’s obligations as they become due, there is no assurance that we will be able to obtain such financing on acceptable terms, if at all.

 

These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets and liabilities that may result in the Company not being able to continue as a going concern. If we fail to continue as a going concern, shareholders may suffer a loss of their entire investment in the Company.

 

We are dependent on one major customer, Le Apple Boutique Hotel (KLCC) Sdn. Bhd. for 79% of our total net revenues as of October 31, 2014.

 

Le Apple Boutique Hotel (KLCC) Sdn. Bhd. leases out 15 story commercial building in which it operates a boutique hotel. Our lease agreement with Le Apple provides for a one-year lease term, renewable for a maximum aggregate term of 30 years. If Le Apple elects not to renew its lease agreement with us for any reason, we will be required to seek replacement tenants. There is no assurance that we will be able to quickly obtain such tenant(s) on terms as favorable as those with Le Apple. If we are not able to obtain a replacement tenant on similar or more favorable terms, our financial condition and results of operation may be materially and adversely affected.

 

We may grow our business through acquisitions in the near future, which may result in operating difficulties, dilution, and other harmful consequences.

 

We expect to achieve our business plan through organic growth but may consider acquisitions and investments. We periodically evaluate an array of potential strategic transactions and may make one or more acquisitions in the near future. These transactions may span unrelated industries and could be material to our financial condition and results of operations. The process of integrating an acquired company, business, or technology may create unforeseen operating difficulties and expenditures. The areas where we face risks include:

 

·Implementation or remediation of controls, procedures, and policies at the acquired company;
·Diversion of management time and focus from operating our business to acquisition integration challenges;
·Cultural challenges associated with integrating employees from the acquired company into our organization;
·Retention of employees from the businesses we acquire;
·Integration of the acquired company’s accounting, management information, human resource, and other administrative systems;
·Liability for activities of the acquired company before the acquisition, including patent and trademark infringement claims, violations of laws, commercial disputes, tax liabilities, and other known and unknown liabilities;
·Litigation or other claims in connection with the acquired company, including claims from terminated employees, customers, former stockholders, or other third parties;
·In the case of foreign acquisitions, the need to integrate operations across different cultures and languages and to address the particular economic, currency, political, and regulatory risks associated with specific countries; and
·Failure to successfully further develop the acquired product, service or technology.   

 

Our failure to address these risks or other problems encountered in connection with future acquisitions and investments could cause us to fail to realize the anticipated benefits of such acquisitions or investments, incur unanticipated liabilities, and harm our business generally.

 

Future acquisitions may also result in dilutive issuances of our equity securities, the incurrence of debt, contingent liabilities, or amortization expenses, or write-offs of goodwill, any of which could harm our financial condition. Also, the anticipated benefit of many of our acquisitions may not materialize.

 

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If we are unable to successfully manage growth, our business and operating results could be adversely affected.

 

We expect the growth of our business and operations to place significant demands on our management, operational and financial infrastructure. If we do not effectively manage our growth, the quality of our products and services could suffer, which could negatively affect our reputation and operating results. Our expansion and growth in international markets heighten these risks as a result of the particular challenges of supporting a rapidly growing business in an environment of multiple languages, cultures, customs, legal systems, alternative dispute systems, regulatory systems, and commercial infrastructures. To effectively manage this growth, we will need to develop and improve our operational, financial and management controls, and our reporting systems and procedures. These systems enhancements and improvements may require significant capital expenditures and management resources. Failure to implement these improvements could hurt our ability to manage our growth and our financial position.

 

We are subject to risks associated with doing business globally including compliance with domestic and foreign laws and regulations, economic downturns, political instability and other risks that could adversely affect our operating results.

 

We conduct our businesses globally and have all of our assets located in Malaysia. We are required to comply with numerous and broad reaching laws and regulations administered by United States federal, state and local, and foreign governmental authorities. We must also comply with other general business regulations such as those directed toward accounting and income taxes, anti-corruption, anti-bribery, global trade, handling of regulated substances, and other commercial activities, conducted by our employees and third party representatives globally. Any failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations could subject us to administrative penalties and injunctive relief, and civil remedies including fines, injunctions, and recalls of our products. In addition, changes to regulations or implementation of additional regulations may require us to modify existing processing facilities and/or processes, which could significantly increase operating costs and negatively impact operating results.

 

We operate in both developed and emerging markets which are subject to impacts of economic downturns, including decreased demand for our products, reduced availability of credit, or declining credit quality of our suppliers, customers, and other counterparties. We anticipate that emerging market areas could be subject to more volatile economic, political and market conditions. Economic downturns and volatile conditions may have a negative impact on our operating results and ability to execute its business strategies.

 

Our operating results may be affected by changes in trade, monetary, fiscal and environmental policies, laws and regulations, and other activities of governments, agencies, and similar organizations. These conditions include but are not limited to changes in a country’s or region’s economic or political conditions, trade regulations affecting production, pricing and marketing of products, local labor conditions and regulations, reduced protection of intellectual property rights, changes in the regulatory or legal environment, restrictions on currency exchange activities, currency exchange fluctuations, burdensome taxes and tariffs, enforceability of legal agreements and judgments, other trade barriers, and regulation or taxation of greenhouse gases. International risks and uncertainties, including changing social and economic conditions as well as terrorism, political hostilities, and war, may limit our ability to transact business in these markets and may adversely affect our revenues and operating results.

 

Risk Factors Related to Our Oilseeds Business

 

The availability and prices of the agricultural commodities and agricultural commodity products we procure, transport, store, process and merchandise can be affected by weather conditions, disease, government programs, competition, and various other factors beyond our control and may adversely affect our operating results.

 

The availability and prices of agricultural commodities are subject to wide fluctuations due to factors such as changes in weather conditions, disease, plantings, government programs and policies, competition, changes in global demand resulting from population growth and changes in standards of living, and global production of similar and competitive crops. These factors have historically caused volatility in agricultural commodity prices which affects our operating results. Reduced supply of agricultural commodities due to weather-related factors or other reasons could adversely affect our profitability by increasing the cost of raw materials and/or limit our ability to procure, transport, store, process, and merchandise agricultural commodities in an efficient manner.

 

Fluctuations in energy prices could adversely affect our operating results.

 

Our operating costs and the selling prices are sensitive to changes in energy prices. Our farms are powered principally by electricity, natural gas, and coal. Our transportation costs are dependent upon diesel fuel and other petroleum-based products. Significant increases in the cost of these items may adversely affect our production costs and operating results.

 

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Government policies and regulations, in general, and specifically affecting the agricultural sector and related industries, could adversely affect our operating results.

 

Agricultural production and trade flows are subject to government policies and regulations. Governmental policies affecting the agricultural industry, such as taxes, tariffs, duties, subsidies, incentives, and import and export restrictions on agricultural commodities and commodity products, including policies related to genetically modified organisms, renewable fuel, and low carbon fuel mandates, can influence the planting of certain crops, the location and size of crop production, whether unprocessed or processed commodity products are traded, the volume and types of imports and exports, the viability and volume of production of certain of our products, and industry profitability. In addition, international trade disputes can adversely affect agricultural commodity trade flows by limiting or disrupting trade between countries or regions. Future government policies may adversely affect the supply of, demand for, and prices of our products, restrict our ability to do business in its existing and target markets, and could negatively impact our revenues and operating results.

 

We are subject to industry-specific risk which could adversely affect our operating results.

 

We are subject to risks which include, but are not limited to, product quality or contamination; shifting consumer preferences; federal, state, and local food processing regulations; socially unacceptable farming practices; labor issues; environmental, health and safety regulations; and customer product liability claims. The liability that could result from certain of these risks may not always be covered by, or could exceed liability insurance related to product liability and food safety matters maintained by us. The occurrence of any of the matters described above could adversely affect our revenues and operating results.

 

We are exposed to potential business disruption, including but not limited to disruption of transportation services, supply of non-commodity raw materials used in its processing operations, and other impacts resulting from acts of terrorism or war, natural disasters, severe weather conditions, and accidents which could adversely affect our operating results.

 

Our operations rely on dependable and efficient transportation services. A disruption in transportation services could result in difficulties supplying materials to our facilities and impair our ability to deliver products to our customers in a timely manner. Certain factors which may impact the availability of non-agricultural commodity raw materials are out of our control including but not limited to disruptions resulting from economic conditions, manufacturing delays or disruptions at suppliers, shortage of materials, and unavailable or poor supplier credit conditions.

 

Our assets and operations could be subject to extensive property damage and business disruption from various events which include, but are not limited to, acts of terrorism or war, natural disasters and severe weather conditions, accidents, explosions, and fires. The potential effects of these conditions could impact our revenues and operating results.

 

Our business is capital intensive in nature and we rely on cash generated from our operations and external financing to fund our growth and ongoing capital needs. Limitations on access to external financing could adversely affect our operating results.

 

We require significant capital to operate our current business and fund our growth strategy. Our working capital requirements are directly affected by the price of agricultural commodities, which may fluctuate significantly and change quickly. We also require substantial capital to maintain and upgrade our facilities, transportation assets and other facilities to keep pace with competitive developments, technological advances, regulations and changing safety standards in the industry. Moreover, the expansion of our business and pursuit of acquisitions or other business opportunities may require significant amounts of capital. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flows or raise adequate external financing, it may restrict our current operations and our growth opportunities which could adversely affect our operating results.

 

Our risk management strategies may not be effective.

 

Our business is affected by fluctuations in agricultural commodity prices, transportation costs, energy prices, interest rates, and foreign currency exchange rates. We do not currently engage in hedging strategies to manage these risks but may do so in the future. There can be no assurance that our hedging strategies will be successful in mitigating our exposure to these fluctuations.

 

We have limited control over and may not realize the expected benefits of our equity investments and joint ventures.

 

We may enter into joint ventures and investments over which we may have limited control as to the governance and management. We expect to benefit from these investments, which typically aim to expand or enhance the market for our products or offer other benefits including but not limited to geographic or product line expansion. We may encounter unanticipated operating issues or financial results related to these investments that may impact our revenues and operating results.

 

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Risks Related to Our Real Estate Business

 

We may not be able to develop our Shah Alam 2 Eco Residential Project.

 

The previous Chief Minister of Selangor state government imposed a freeze on development approvals affecting the land on which our project will be situated in connection with a legal dispute with a township developer. We have made an appeal to the state government to approve our development order based upon the fact that we are the rightful landowner and should not be affected by the legal dispute between the state government and the township developer. Due to certain political developments, the prior Chief Minster resigned and a new Chief Minister was appointed on 23rd September 2014. His new administration team has recommenced the review and approval process for various applications that were previously deferred. While we hope to secure such approval by the first calendar quarter of 2015, there can be no assurance that we will be able to timely secure such approval or to secure an approval at all. We cannot begin development until we have secured such approval. If we are unable to develop our project, our business plan and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.

 

We may not be able to acquire properties and or develop, sell or lease them successfully.

 

The success of our real estate business will depend in large part upon our ability to acquire additional properties on satisfactory terms and to develop, sell or lease them successfully. If we are unable to do so, our results of operations could be adversely affected.

 

The acquisition, ownership and development of real estate is subject to many risks that may adversely affect our results of operations, including risks that:

 

·we may not be able to acquire a desired property because of competition from other real estate developers or investors who may have greater capital or better access to cash than us;
·we may not be able to obtain or renew financing on acceptable terms, or at all;
·an adverse change in market conditions during the interval between acquisition and sale of a property may result in a lower than originally anticipated profit;
·we may underestimate the cost of development required to bring an acquired property up to standards established for the market position intended for that property;
·the costs of developing or holding properties may increase, such as inconsistent supply and high cost of labor, increased costs of building materials (such as cement and steel bars) and general increased costs of doing business;
·acquired properties may be located in new markets where we may face risks associated with a lack of market knowledge or understanding of the local economy, a lack of business relationships in the area or unfamiliarity with local governmental and permitting procedures; or
·we may be unable to quickly and efficiently integrate new acquisitions, particularly acquisitions of portfolios of properties, into our existing operations.

 

There is a risk that the Malaysian government will adopt proposals to limit the growth of the real estate market, which if successful, may adversely affect our real estate business.

 

Malaysian policy makers have indicated concern regarding the rapid rise in property prices in the middle and higher sectors of the market in which we intend to operate. From time to time, policy makers have introduced proposals to regulate the growth of the real estate industry. There is a risk that policy makers may adopt proposals that may limit, delay or otherwise hamper our ability to pursue our plans to acquire, develop and sell real estate. In such event, our results of operation and financial condition may be adversely affected.

 

We are vulnerable to concentration risks because our operations are almost exclusive to the Malaysian markets located in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.

 

Our real estate activities will almost be entirely located in Selangor, Malaysia and Kuala Lumpur. Because of our geographic concentration and limited number of projects, our operations are more vulnerable to local economic downturns and adverse project-specific risks than those of larger, more diversified companies. The performance of the local economy will greatly affect our sales and consequently the underlying values of our properties. Our geographic concentration may create increased vulnerability during regional economic downturns, which can significantly affect our financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Mortgage financing issues, including lack of supply of mortgage loans and tightened lending requirements, and adverse changes in the economy may reduce demand for our properties.

 

We expect that, in the future, a significant percentage of our real estate revenues will be derived from retail sales of residential properties developed by us. Home buying customers are particularly dependent upon the availability and cost of mortgage financing to the extent they finance their purchases. A weakness in the mortgage lending industry may adversely affect potential purchasers of our properties thus negatively affecting demand for our properties. As a result, government or bank policies that result in increased interest rates and or stricter lending requirements may adversely affect the sales of our developed properties. These customers are also sensitive to changes in economic conditions and factors such as the level of employment, consumer confidence and consumer income. Adverse changes in these conditions may decrease demand for homes generally, thus adversely affecting the pricing of homes and in turn the price of land sold to developers. Such developments could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

 

Unfavorable changes in market and economic conditions may negatively impact occupancy or rental rates of our future commercial properties and the value of our land and developments, which may negatively affect our financial condition and results of operations.

 

A decline in the real estate market and economic conditions could significantly affect rental rates for the commercial properties that we have agreed to acquire. Occupancy and rental rates in our market, in turn, may significantly affect our profitability and our ability to satisfy our financial obligations. The risks that could affect conditions in our market include the following:

 

·a deterioration in economic conditions;
·local conditions, such as oversupply of office space, a decline in the demand for office space or increased competition from other available office buildings;
·the inability or unwillingness of tenants to pay their current rent or rent increases; and
·declines in market rental rates.

 

We cannot predict with certainty whether any of these conditions will occur or whether, and to what extent, they will have an adverse effect on our operations.

 

The market value of our land and our future developments also depend on market conditions. If real estate demand decreases below what we anticipated when we acquired our properties, we may not be able to recover our investment in such property through sales or leasing, and our profitability may be adversely affected. If there is another economic downturn, we may have write-downs to the carrying values of our properties and/or be required to sell properties at a loss.

 

Our operations are subject to an intensive regulatory approval process that could cause delays and increase the costs of our development efforts or preclude such developments entirely.

 

Before we can develop a property, we must obtain a variety of approvals from local and state governments with respect to such matters as zoning, and other land use issues, subdivision, site planning and environmental issues under applicable regulations. Some of these approvals are discretionary. As such, our ability to develop these properties and realize future income from our properties could be delayed, reduced, prevented or made more expensive.

 

Our operations are subject to governmental environmental regulation, which can change at any time or may increase our costs.

 

Real estate development is subject to possible interruption or termination due to environmental considerations, including, without limitation, air and water quality and protection of endangered species and their habitats. Because our project will have an eco-friendly focus, we expect to make expenditures with respect to our real estate development for the protection of the environment. Emphasis on environmental matters will result in additional costs in the future. New environmental regulations or changes in existing regulations or their enforcement may be enacted and such new regulations or changes may require significant expenditures by us. The recent trend toward stricter standards in environmental legislation and regulations is likely to continue and may have an additional impact on our operating costs.

 

Various laws and regulations impose liability on real property owners and operators for the costs of investigating, cleaning up and removing contamination caused by hazardous or toxic substances at a property. In our role as a property owner or developer, we could be held liable for such costs. This liability may be imposed without regard to the legality of the original actions and without regard to whether we knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of the hazardous or toxic substances. If we fail to disclose environmental issues, we could also be liable to a buyer or lessee of the property. In addition, some environmental laws create a lien on the contaminated site in favor of the government for damages and costs incurred by the government in connection with the contamination. If we incur any such liability that is material, our results of operations would be adversely affected.

 

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The real estate business is very competitive and many of our competitors are larger and financially stronger than we are and more experienced in operating in multiple markets.

 

The real estate business is highly competitive. We compete with a large number of companies and individuals that have significantly greater financial, sales, marketing and other resources than we have. Our competitors include local developers who are committed primarily to particular markets, national developers who acquire properties throughout Malaysia, insurance companies, pension and investment funds, partnerships, real estate or housing developers, investment companies, real estate investment trusts and owner/occupants.

 

Since our real estate acquisition and development activities will be primarily limited to Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, we do not have extensive experience in acquiring real estate in other markets or engaging in development activities in multiple markets simultaneously. Our competitors may have substantially greater experience than we have in identifying, acquiring and developing real estate opportunities in other markets and in managing real estate developments in multiple markets. These entities may also have greater financial resources and may be able to pay more than we can or accept more risk than we are willing to accept to acquire real estate. They also may be less sensitive to risks with respect to the costs or the geographic concentration of their investments.

 

A downturn in the real estate industry may significantly increase competition among developers. Increased competition may cause us to increase our selling incentives and/or reduce our prices. An oversupply of real estate properties available for sale or lease, as well as the potential significant discounting of prices by some of our competitors, may adversely affect the results of our operations.

 

Land investments are generally illiquid, and we may not be able to sell our properties when it is economically or otherwise important to do so.

 

Land investments generally cannot be sold quickly, and our ability to sell properties may to be affected by market conditions. We may not be able to diversify or vary our portfolio promptly in accordance with our strategies or in response to economic or other conditions. Our ability to assume and pay down future debt, reduce interest costs and acquire properties is dependent upon our ability to sell our properties at the prices and within the deadlines we establish for each property.

 

Risks Related to our Operations in Malaysia

 

We are susceptible to economic conditions in Malaysia where our principal business, assets, suppliers, merchants and customers are located.

 

Our business and assets are primarily located in Malaysia. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, 100% of our sales revenue was generated from customers located in Malaysia. Our results of operations, financial state of affairs and future growth are, to a significant degree, subject to Malaysia’s economic, political and legal development and related uncertainties. Our operations and results could be materially affected by a number of factors, including, but not limited to:

 

·Changes in policies by the Malaysian government resulting in changes in laws or regulations or the interpretation of laws or regulations; changes in taxation,
·changes in employment restrictions;
·import duties, and
·currency revaluation.

 

We expect our revenues to be paid in non-U.S. currencies, and if currency exchange rates become unfavorable, we may lose some of the economic value of the revenues in U.S. dollar terms.

 

Our oilseeds and real estate operations are conducted in Malaysia and our operating currency is the Malaysian Ringgit. Since we conduct business in currencies other than U.S. dollars but report our financial results in U.S. dollars, we face exposure to fluctuations in currency exchange rates. For instance, if currency exchange rates were to change unfavorably, the U.S. dollar equivalent of our operating income recorded in foreign currencies would be diminished.

 

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We currently do not, but may in the future, implement hedging strategies, such as forward contracts, options, and foreign exchange swaps to mitigate this risk. There is no assurance that our efforts will successfully reduce or offset our exposure to foreign exchange fluctuations. Additionally, hedging programs expose us to risks that could adversely affect our financial results, including the following:

 

·We have limited experience in implementing or operating hedging programs. Hedging programs are inherently risky and we could lose money as a result of poor trades;
·We may be unable to hedge currency risk for some transactions or match the accounting for the hedge with the exposure because of a high level of uncertainty or the inability to reasonably estimate our foreign exchange exposures;
·We may be unable to acquire foreign exchange hedging instruments in some of the geographic areas where we do business, or, where these derivatives are available, we may not be able to acquire enough of them to fully offset our exposure;
·We may determine that the cost of acquiring a foreign exchange hedging instrument outweighs the benefit we expect to derive from the derivative, in which case we would not purchase the derivative and would be exposed to unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates;
·To the extent we recognize a gain on a hedge transaction in one of our subsidiaries that is subject to a high statutory tax rate, and a loss on the related hedged transaction that is subject to a lower rate, our effective tax rate would be higher; and
·Significant fluctuations in foreign exchange rates could greatly increase our hedging costs.

 

We anticipate increased exposure to exchange rate fluctuations as we expand the breadth and depth of our international sales.

 

In our financial statements, we translate our local currency financial results into U.S. dollars based on average exchange rates prevailing during a reporting period or the exchange rate at the end of that period. To the extent the U.S. dollar strengthens against foreign currencies, the translation of these foreign currency denominated transactions could result in reduced revenue, operating expenses and net income for our international operations. Similarly, to the extent the U.S. dollar weakens against foreign currencies, the translation of these foreign currency denominated transactions could result in increased revenue, operating expenses and net income for our international operations.

 

Because our holding company structure creates restrictions on the payment of dividends, our ability to pay dividends is limited.

 

We are a holding company whose primary assets are our ownership of the equity interests in our subsidiaries. We conduct no other business and, as a result, we depend entirely upon our subsidiaries’ earnings and cash flow. If we decide in the future to pay dividends, as a holding company, our ability to pay dividends and meet other obligations depends upon the receipt of dividends or other payments from our operating subsidiaries. Our subsidiaries and projects may be restricted in their ability to pay dividends, make distributions or otherwise transfer funds to us prior to the satisfaction of other obligations, including the payment of operating expenses or debt service, restrictions on the conversion of local currency into U.S. dollars or other hard currency and other regulatory restrictions. If future dividends are paid in the Malaysian Ringgit, fluctuations in the exchange rate for the conversion of the Ringgit into U.S. dollars may adversely affect the amount received by U.S. stockholders upon conversion of the dividend payment into U.S. dollars. We do not presently have any intention to declare or pay dividends in the future. You should not purchase shares of our common stock in anticipation of receiving dividends in future periods.

 

It may be difficult for stockholders to enforce any judgment obtained in the United States against us, which may limit the remedies otherwise available to our stockholders.

 

Substantially all of our assets are located in Malaysia. Moreover, a majority of our directors and officers are nationals or residents of Malaysia. All or a substantial portion of the assets of these persons are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for our stockholders to effect service of process within the United States upon these persons. In addition, there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of Malaysia would recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts obtained against us or such officers and/or directors predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities law of the United States or any state thereof, or be competent to hear original actions brought in Malaysia against us or such persons predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or any state thereof. 

 

Risks Related to Management, Stockholder Control and Our Securities

 

We depend heavily on key personnel, and the loss of such key personnel could harm our business.

 

Our future success depends in significant part upon the continued contributions of key members of our senior management team. In particular, Weng Kung Wong, our Chief Executive Officer, and Liong Tat Teh, our Chief Financial Officer, are critical to our overall management and the continued development of our technology and strategic direction. The loss of any of their services could have a material adverse effect on us. We do not carry key-person life insurance on either of them.

 

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We rely on highly skilled personnel and, if we are unable to retain or motivate key personnel or hire qualified personnel, we may not be able to grow effectively.

 

Our performance largely depends on the talents and efforts of highly skilled individuals. Our future success depends on our continuing ability to identify, hire, develop, motivate, and retain highly skilled personnel for all areas of our organization. Competition in our industry for qualified employees is intense, and our compensation arrangements may not always be successful in attracting new employees and retaining and motivating our existing employees. Our continued ability to compete effectively depends on our ability to attract new employees and to retain and motivate our existing employees.

 

There may not be sufficient liquidity in the market for our securities in order for investors to sell their securities.

 

There is currently only a limited public market for our common stock and there can be no assurance that an active trading market will ever develop or be sustained in the future.

 

The market price of our Common Stock may be volatile.

 

The market price of our common stock may be highly volatile, as is the stock market in general, and the market for OTC Bulletin Board quoted stocks in particular. Some of the factors that may materially affect the market price of our common stock are beyond our control, such as changes in financial estimates by industry and securities analysts, conditions or trends in the industry in which we operate or sales of our common stock. These factors may materially adversely affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our performance. In addition, the public stock markets have experienced extreme price and trading volume volatility. This volatility has significantly affected the market prices of securities of many companies for reasons frequently unrelated to the operating performance of the specific companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

 

Any market that develops in shares of our common stock will be subject to the penny stock regulations and restrictions, which could impair liquidity and make trading difficult.

 

SEC Rule 15g-9, as amended, establishes the definition of a “penny stock” as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to a limited number of exceptions. The market price of the Common Stock is currently less than $5.00 per share and therefore may be a “penny stock.” This classification severely and adversely affects the market liquidity for our common stock.

 

For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the penny stock rules require that a broker or dealer approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks and the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased. To approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must obtain financial information and investment experience and objectives of the person and make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and that that person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks.

 

The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prepared by the SEC relating to the penny stock market which, in highlight form, sets forth:

 

·the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination; and
·that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction.

 

Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stock in both public offerings and in secondary trading and commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements must be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.

 

Because of these regulations, broker-dealers may not wish to engage in the above-referenced necessary paperwork and disclosures and/or may encounter difficulties in their attempt to sell shares of our common stock, which may affect the ability of selling stockholders or other holders to sell their shares in any secondary market and have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in any secondary market. These additional sales practice and disclosure requirements could impede the sale of our securities. In addition, the liquidity for our securities may decrease, with a corresponding decrease in the price of our securities. Our shares, in all probability, will be subject to such penny stock rules for the foreseeable future and our shareholders will, in all likelihood, find it difficult to sell their securities.

 

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The market for penny stocks has experienced numerous abuses which could adversely impact investors in our stock.

 

OTCBB securities are frequent targets of fraud or market manipulation, both because of their generally low prices and because OTCBB reporting requirements are less stringent than those of the stock exchanges or NASDAQ.

 

Patterns of fraud and abuse include:

 

·Control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer;
·Manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases;
·“Boiler room” practices involving high pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced sales persons;
·Excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differentials and markups by selling broker-dealers; and
·Wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the inevitable collapse of those prices with consequent investor losses.

 

We do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock.

 

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock. We currently intend to retain any future earnings and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.

 

ITEM 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

 

None. 

 

ITEM 2. Properties.

 

We own the following properties:

 

Property Location Business Segment
Vacant land (54.1 acres) for development (1) Selangor, Malaysia Real Estate
Vacant land (31 acres) for development Selangor, Malaysia Real Estate
15 Story Commercial Building Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Real Estate
12 Story Commercial Building Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Real Estate
Palm Oil Plantation (643 acres) Pahang, Malaysia Oilseeds

 

  (1) The land is subject to a 99-year leasehold, expiring July 30, 2100.

 

Our principal executive offices are located at E-5-2, Megan Avenue 1, Block E, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which is the above referenced 12 story commercial building. We believe that our current facilities are adequate for our current needs. We believe that suitable additional space will be available on commercially reasonable terms as needed to accommodate our operations.

 

15 Story Bank Loan

 

Effective October 31, 2014, PGCG Assets accepted the Letter of Offer from the Bank of China (Malaysia) Berhad for a credit facility (the “Loan”) consisting of a revolving line of credit, or the RC, in the amount of RM 15,000,000 (approximately US$4,587,984) and a term loan, or the TL, in the amount of RM 40,000,000 (approximately US$ 12,234,623.37), for an aggregate of RM 55,000,000 (approximately US$16,822,607). The Loan will be used to pay off our existing loan with Hong Leong Bank Berhad on our 15 story commercial building located at No. 160, Menara CMY, Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and to provide working capital for PGCG Assets. The Loan is personally guaranteed by Wong Weng Kung, our Chief Executive Officer and Director, and also guaranteed by Union Hub Technology Sdn. Bhd., our wholly owned subsidiary (“UHT”).

 

Outstanding principal amounts due under the TL accrue interest at a rate of 1.00% per annum above the Base Lending Rate, which is currently 6.60% per annum. The TL is repayable in monthly installments of RM 476,898 over a period of 120 months and must be fully drawn down by January 18, 2015. Amounts not drawn down by such time shall be forfeit.

 

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We shall be entitled to draw down on the RC after full release of the TL. Outstanding principal amounts due under the RC accrue interest at a rate of 1.50% per annum above the bank’s cost of fund applicable at such time. At the end of each calendar quarter, outstanding amounts due under the RC shall be repaid in full or, subject to the lender’s consent and the satisfaction of certain additional requirements, rolled over to the next quarter at the end of each calendar quarter.

 

As a condition of the Loan, PGCG Assets was required to increase its paid up capital account to RM 50,000,000. Accordingly, PGCG Assets made a Bonus Issue of an additional 48,000,000 shares of its common stock on a pro rata basis to its shareholders in proportion to the number of shares held by such shareholders, by way of capitalizing its Capital Surplus.

 

12 Story Bank Loan

 

In May 2013, PGCG Assets obtained a loan in the aggregate amount of RM 9,840,000 (approximately $3,140,659) from RHB Bank Berhad, a financial institution in Malaysia to finance the acquisition of a twelve story office building property, which bears interest at a rate of 1.90% per annum over the lending rate, with annual interest expense of $145,005, variable rate quoted by the bank, with 288 monthly installments over a period of 24 years and will mature in 2037. The loan is secured by all assets held by PGCG Assets and is personally guaranteed by our director and Chief Executive Officer, Weng Kung Wong, the director of UHT, our subsidiary, Kok Wai Chai and UHT.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the loan agreements with each of Bank of China (Malaysia) Berhad and RHB Bank Berhad are qualified in their entirety by reference to the loan agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 10.6 through and including 10.9 to this Annual Report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings.

 

There are no material pending legal proceedings to which we are a party or to which any of our property is subject, nor are there any such proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental authorities. None of our directors, officers or affiliates is involved in a proceeding adverse to our business or has a material interest adverse to our business.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

 

None.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

 

(a)    Market Information

 

The following table sets forth the high and low closing sale prices for the periods presented as reported on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board. There is no established public trading market for our securities and a regular trading market may not develop, or if developed, may not be sustained.

 

   Price Range 
   High   Low 
Fiscal 2014          
First quarter  $0.75   $0.75 
Second quarter  $0.75   $0.75 
Third quarter  $0.51   $0.51 
Fourth quarter  $0.51   $0.50 
Fiscal 2013          
First quarter  $2.40   $1.75 
Second quarter  $2.50   $1.33 
Third quarter  $1.23   $0.75 
Fourth quarter  $0.75   $0.75 

 

Our common stock is quoted on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol PGCG. As of January 8, 2015, the closing price of our securities was $0.061.

 

Performance Graph

 

The performance graph below shows the five-year cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock during the period from October 29, 2010, through October 31, 2014. This is compared with the cumulative total return of Genpact Limited* and the NASDAQ Index over the same period. The comparison assumes $100 was invested on October 29, 2010, in our common stock and in each of the foregoing indices and assumes reinvestment of dividends, if any. Dollar amounts in the graph are rounded to the nearest whole dollar. The performance shown in the graph represents past performance and should not be considered an indication of future performance.

 

COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*

Among Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated, Genpact Limited and Nasdaq Composite Index

 

 

*GENPACT provides business process management and technology services. In May 2014 Genpac added new business of providing of regulatory affairs services to the life sciences industry.

 

  10/29/2010 10/31/2011 10/31/2012 10/31/2013 10/31/2014
PGCG 100.00 625.00 600.00 187.50 125.00
GENPACT 100.00 101.57 110.75 124.72 110.38
Nasdaq Composite Index 100.00 107.06 118.74 156.32 184.68

 

(b)    Approximate Number of Holders of Common Stock

 

As of January 6, 2015, there were approximately 2338 shareholders of record of our common stock. Such number does not include any shareholders holding shares in nominee or “street name”.

 

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(c)    Dividends

 

Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared by our board of directors. We paid no dividends during the periods reported herein, nor do we anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

(d)    Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

There are no options, warrants or convertible securities outstanding.

 

(e)    Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

The information set forth below describes our issuance of securities without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, during the year ended October 31, 2013, that were not previously disclosed in a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or in a Current Report on Form 8-K: None.

 

ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data.

 

The following selected financial information has been derived from our historical audited consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes for the corresponding fiscal years:

 

    Fiscal Year     Fiscal Year     Fiscal Year     Fiscal Year     Fiscal Year     Fiscal Year  
    2014(1)     2013(1)     2012(1)     2011(1)     2010(2)     2010(3)  
Net revenues from continuing and discontinued operations   $ 2,308     1,955     $ 3,046     $ 3,753     $ 537     $  
Gross profit   $ 1,891     1,801      $ 2,710     $ 2,926     $ 168     $  
General and administrative   $

1,845

    1,990     $ 1,528     $ 749.3     $ 92.7     $ 1  
(% of net sales)     79.9     101.79       50.2       20.0       17.3        
Operating income (loss)   $

46

    (637 )   $ 1,182     $ 2,176     $ 75.3     $ (1 )
(% of net sales)     2     35.6       38.8       57.9       14.0          
Other income (expense)   $

(1,373)

    (1,733 )   $ 811     $ 24     $ (1 )   $  
(% of net sales)     59.9     8,816       26.6       0.6       .2       NM  
Income (loss) before income taxes   $

(1,326)

    (1,927 )   $ 1,993     $ 2,201     $ 75.0     $ (1 )
Effective tax rate (%)    

-0.75

    -8.5 %     26.1       29.8       27.5        
Net income (loss)   $ (1,337)     (2,091 )   $ 1,473     $ 1,545     $ 54.2     $ (1 )
(% of net sales)     57.9     106.9       48.4       41.2       10.1       (0.0 )
Earnings (loss) per diluted share $

(0.00)

*

(0.00 )*   $ 0.00 *   $ 0.00 *   $ 0.00 *   $ (0.00 )
Weighted average common shares, basic     512,682,393

    512,682,393       504,752,402       391,937,428       16,500,000       16,500,000  
Working capital (deficit)     581     (1,888 )   $ 5,039     $ 5,424     $ 303     $ 303  
Long-term debt     17,906     22,463     $ 31     $ 41     $ 50     $ 50  
Stockholders’ equity     40,949     36,221     $ 38,634     $ 6,425     $ 378     $ 378  
Total assets     61,157     61,743     $ 41,585     $ 7,438     $ 797     $ 797  

 

* Denotes less than $0.01 per share

  (1) The fiscal year ends 10/31
  (2) Represents seven months ended 10/31.
  (3) The fiscal year ends 3/31.

 

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ITEM 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

This discussion summarizes the significant factors affecting the operating results, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012. The discussion and analysis that follow should be read together with the section entitled “Forward Looking Statements” and our consolidated financial statements and the notes to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this section are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties and are based upon judgments concerning various factors that are beyond the Company’s control. Consequently, and because forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, the actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in the forward-looking statements. You are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report.

 

Currency and exchange rate

 

Unless otherwise noted, all currency figures quoted as “U.S. dollars”, “dollars” or “$” refer to the legal currency of the United States. References to “MYR” are to the Malaysian Ringgit, the legal currency of Malaysia. Throughout this report, assets and liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenue and expenses are translated at average rates prevailing during the period. The gains and losses resulting from translation of financial statements of foreign subsidiaries are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income within the statement of stockholders’ equity.

 

Overview

 

During fiscal year 2014, we operated in the following three business segments: (i) Software business (the provision of IT consulting, programming and website development services); (ii) our plantation business (including oilseeds and castor seeds); and (iii) our real estate business. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, we discontinued our castor seeds business. In December 2014 we discontinued our software business. As a result, we no longer conduct business operations in China and anticipate winding down or otherwise selling our interests in the following entities: Power Green Investments Limited; Max Trend International Limited and Shenzhen Max Trend Green Energy Co Ltd.

 

Summarized financial information regarding each revenue generating segment and the real estate business segment as of fiscal year end October 31, 2014 is as follows: 

 

   Year ended October 31, 2014 
   Software Business   Plantation Business   Real Estate Business   Corporate   Total 
                          
Revenues, net  $      –   $286,931   $2,039,967   $   $2,326,898 
Less: inter segment revenues           (19,285)       (19,285)
Revenues from external customers       286,931    2,020,682        2,307,613 
Cost of revenues       (170,215)   (246,254)       (416,469)
Gross profit       116,716    1,774,428        1,891,144 
Depreciation       18,209    635,387    42,537    696,133 
Net income (loss)       (317,826)   (172,666)   (846,312)   (1,336,804)
Net income from discontinued operation                    
Total assets       7,637,204    53,397,873    121,733    61,156,810 
Expenditure for long-lived assets  $   $30,801   $25,907   $37,267   $93,975 

 

Our software business was operated through UHT and was discontinued in December 2014.

 

Our oilseeds business is operated through Virtual Setup Sdn. Bhd., or VSSB, and our castor seed business was operated through Shenzhen Max Trend Green Energy Co. Ltd., or Max Trend WFOE. We are in the process of winding down or otherwise selling the following subsidiaries that operated our discontinued castor business: Power Green Investments Limited, Max Trend International Limited and Max Trend WFOE.

 

Our real estate business is operated through PGCG Assets Holdings Sdn. Bhd., or PGCG Assets.

 

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Our initial business plan launched in July 2010 broadly contemplated the development, distribution and operation of mobile and online social networking, ecommerce and search products and services. However, as a result of the challenges we experienced in implementing our m-commerce business plan, we entered the oilseeds and real estate businesses in 2012 and in 2014 discontinued our software and consumer goods distribution businesses. Since the commencement of our these business segments, we (through our subsidiaries):

 

·Acquired a palm oil plantation in Malaysia which is operated through VSSB (May 2012);
·Acquired 21.8921 hectares (54.10 acres) of vacant development land located in Selangor, Malaysia, which is subject to a 99-year leasehold, expiring July 30, 2100 (July 26, 2012);
·Acquired Dunford Corporation Sdn. Bhd., or Dunford, whose primary assets consist of two parcels of undeveloped land located in Selangor, Malaysia aggregating approximately 31 acres (October 17, 2012);
·Acquired a 15 story commercial building located at Geran 10010, Lot 238 Section 43, Town and District of Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (December 2012); and
·Acquired a 12 story commercial building located at Megan Avenue 1, No. 189, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (July 2013).

 

As we transition from an m-commerce to oilseeds and real estate company, we may continue to experience significant fluctuations in revenue which may cause our gross profit to fluctuate. Historically, we experienced higher profit margins with respect to software derived revenue and consulting revenue (arising from consultation to castor farmers) as compared to rental income revenue and oil palm plantation derived revenue. Accordingly, as our revenue composition shifts from software or consulting services to rental income or palm oil plantation revenue, we expect our profit margins to also decrease.

 

Challenges From Our Oilseeds Operations

 

The oilseeds business is a highly regulated industry with prices subject to wide fluctuations due to factors beyond our control such as weather conditions, competition, global demand and government policies. Management has limited experience operating in this industry and may not be able to successfully navigate all industry specific factors in addition to any geopolitical factors in Malaysia, Thailand and the PRC. For example, we were forced to discontinue our trial planting arrangement in Thailand as a result of unexpected changes in the local political climate. In addition, we recently discontinued our castor business in China due to our inability to effectively compete. If we are not able to successfully respond to any of these or other factors, our business operations and financial results may be adversely affected. There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully operate a multi-national oilseeds business in conjunction with our other business segments given management’s limited experience.

 

Management is focused on the maintenance and operation of its oil palm plantation in Malaysia. Management believes that the value of its oil palm plantation has increased since its acquisition, and while it has not pursued any discussions or received any formal offers regarding the sale of its plantation, it may consider selling sales offers in the future if a sale would maximize return to its investors.

 

Challenges From Our Real Estate Operations

 

Commercial Buildings

 

We generate rental income from our 12 story and 15 story commercial properties and anticipate generating income from the sale of developed properties. As of October 31 2014, 4 of the 12 stories of our 12 story building have been leased to tenants at market rates. We are in discussions to finalize the lease of six stories with move-in occurring gradually over the next 5 months. The remaining two stories are occupied by us and serve as our corporate headquarters.

 

Our 15 story building is fully leased to Le Apple which will operate a boutique hotel on the premises. The Rental Agreement has an initial term of one (1) year commencing December 1, 2013 and expiring November 30, 2014. Provided that there are no existing breaches by Le Apple, we will be required to renew the lease for additional one-year terms up to twenty nine times, for a maximum aggregate term of thirty years. The initial monthly rental rate is RM550,000 (approximately US$169,492)  and is increased every three years by 5% to 10% or to the then prevailing market rate, whichever is lower.

 

Residential Property Development

 

The previous Chief Minister of Selangor state government imposed a freeze on development approvals affecting the land on which our project will be situated in connection with a legal dispute with a township developer. We have made an appeal to the state government to approve our development order based upon the fact that we are the rightful landowner and should not be affected by the legal dispute between the state government and the township developer. Due to certain political developments, the prior Chief Minster resigned and a new Chief Minister was appointed on 23rd September 2014. His new administration team has recommenced the review and approval process for various applications that were previously deferred. If the development order can be successfully secured in the first calendar quarter of 2015, we hope to submit building plans in the second calendar quarter of 2015 and commence construction in the third calendar quarter of 2015.  We hope to complete construction by the end of calendar 2020.  We intend to commence sales activities in the third calendar quarter of 2015. There is no assurance that we will be able to successfully secure a development order by the first quarter of 2015 or at all. If we are unable to secure such an order, we will be unable to develop our Shah Alam 2 Eco Residential Project, which would materially and adversely affect our business plan, results of operations and financial condition.

 

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We believe that we will require approximately $3.5 million to obtain the necessary permits and $3.6 million to commence the first of six phases of construction. We believe that we will require approximately $15 million in the aggregate to market, promote and complete construction of our Shah Alam 2 Eco Residential Development Project. We hope to finance the $15 million through a combination of loans, funds from ongoing building sales and operating capital.

 

We do not intend to commence development of our Bandar Sungai Long High Grade Villas Community project until we have successfully sold Phase 2 of the Shah Alam 2 Eco Residential Development project. If we are not able to successfully develop, market and sell our Shah Alam 2 Eco Residential Development project, we may not be able to complete all or any portion of our Bandar Sungai Long High Grade Villas Community project.

 

We believe that the outlook for residential properties will remain positive for the remainder of 2015 based upon Malaysia’s stable employment outlook, growth in household income, formation of new households, and increased demand for affordable residential property from first time home buyers. In addition to our specific challenge arising for the development order freeze imposed by the Selangor government, developers such as us are facing challenges of inconsistent supply and high cost of labor, increased costs of building materials (such as cement and steel bars) and general increased costs of doing business. Our market is also sensitive to changes in lending rates and lending requirements as many homebuyers rely on financing to make purchases. As a result, government or bank policies that result in increased interest rates and or stricter lending requirements may adversely affect the sales of our developed properties.

 

Approval to Initiate Uplisting Process

 

On December 12, 2011, our board of directors approved, authorized and directed our officers to initiate the process for listing shares of the Company’s common stock on one or more U.S. national securities exchanges including the NYSE Amex Equities Exchange. We have elected to delay uplisting efforts until the end of calendar year 2015 or 2016 to focus on implementing our business plan.

 

Results of Operations

 

As of October 31, 2014, we suffered from continuous operating loss from prior years and working capital deficit of $581,405. Our auditors noted that the continuation of the Company as a going concern through October 31, 2014 is dependent upon improving the profitability and the continuing financial support from its stockholders. Management believes the existing shareholders and external financing will provide the additional cash to meet the Company’s obligations as they become due.

 

These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets and liabilities that may result in the Company not being able to continue as a going concern.

 

The following table sets forth certain operational data for the periods indicated:

 

   Fiscal Years Ended 
   October 31, 2014   October 31, 2013   October 31, 2012 
             
Total net revenues  $2,307,613   $1,955,282   $3,046,342 
Software sales       1,601,593    1,505,606 
Plantation sales   286,931    220,929    1,540,736 
Real estate   2,020,682    132,760     
Total cost of revenue   (416,469)   (154,489)   (336,789)
Software sales       (29,329)   (35,205)
Plantation sales   (170,215)   (125,160)   (301,584)
Real estate   (246,254)         
Gross profit   1,891,144    1,800,793    2,709,553 
Software sales       1,572,264    1,470,401 
Plantation sales   116,716    95,769    1,239,152 
Real estate   1,774,428    132,760     
General and administrative expenses   (1,845,133)   (1,990,168)   (1,527,918)
Other income, net (expense)   (1,372,821)   (1,732,073)   811,252 
Income tax expense   (9,994)   (163,804)   (520,171)
Net income (loss)   (1,336,804)   (2,090,769)   1,472,716 
                

 

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Comparison of the fiscal years ended October 31, 2014 and October 31, 2013 for continued and discontinued operation

 

Net Revenue. We generated net revenue of $2,307,613 and $1,955,282 for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, with our oilseeds and real estate businesses accounting for 12.4% and 87.6% of the net revenue, respectively. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, our software, oilseeds and real estate businesses accounted for approximately 81.9%, 11.3% and 6.8% of net revenue, respectively.

 

Our software and product distribution businesses were discontinued and did not generate any revenue for the year ended October 31 2014.

 

Our oilseeds business experienced a 30% increase in net revenue from $220,929 for the year ended October 31, 2013, to $286,931 for the same period ended October 31, 2014. The increase in our oilseeds revenue is attributable to the increase in FFB output and higher average price.

 

Our real estate business experienced a 1422% increase in revenue from $132,760 for the year ended October 31, 2013, to $2,020,682 for the same period ended October 31, 2014. The increase in our real estate revenue is attributable to the successful lease of our 15 story commercial building.

 

Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue as a percentage of net revenue for the year ended October 31, 2014 was $416,469, or approximately 18.2%, with real estate and plantation sales accounting for approximately 59.1% and 40.9%, respectively. Cost of revenue as a percentage of net revenue was approximately 7.9% for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, with software sales and plantation sales accounting for approximately 19% and 81%, respectively. The increase is primarily attributable to the increased revenues generated by our real estate business segment. Cost of revenue in 2014 consisted primarily of government fees and building management fees of the leased properties with respect to our real estate business and costs related to the palm oil business such as rental of plantation land, material supplies and subcontracting costs incurred for planting, fertilizing and harvesting the palm oil tree. Shipping and handling costs associated with the distribution of fresh fruit bunches to the customers are also included in cost of revenues.

 

Gross Profit. We achieved a gross profit of $1,891,144 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, as compared to $1,800,793 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, with real estate rental income and plantation sales accounting for approximately 93.8% and 6.2%, respectively. The increase in gross profit is attributable to the increased rental income derived from our real estate business segment.

 

Until we begin real estate development activities, we expect gross profit from our real estate business to stabilize. Once we begin real estate development, we expect gross profit derived from our real estate business to gradually increase as we commence sales activities with respect to our developed properties. We also expect our oilseeds revenue to increase once our premium durian orchard has matured and is able to produce grade A fruits for distribution. We expect the fruits to begin generating revenue sometime in 2018.

 

General and Administrative Expenses (“G&A”). We incurred G&A expenses of $1,845,133 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, representing a decrease of 7.29%, as compared to $1,990,168 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013. The decrease in G&A is primarily attributable to the reversal of potential tax penalty liability of $50,000. We expect G&A expenses attributable to real estate to continue to increase as we begin development of our real estate with G&A attributable to software sales fluctuating in the near future.

  

As a general matter, we expect our G&A to increase in the foreseeable future as we acquire real estate or other businesses and assets. G&A as a percentage of net revenue was approximately 79.9% for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014.

 

Other Income, net. We incurred net other expenses of $1,372,821 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, as compared to $1,732,073 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013. The increase is attributable primarily to the reversal of potential tax penalty liability of $50,000 in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, as compared to interest expense associated with our mortgages of $980,778 and a realized loss from the sale of available-for-sale securities of $355,996 in fiscal year ended October 31, 2013.

 

Income Tax Expense. We recorded income tax expenses of $9,994 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, as compared to $163,804 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013. The decrease is primarily attributable to the discontinuation of our software business. We recognized a loss before income taxes for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013.

 

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Comparison of the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012

 

Net Revenue. We generated net revenue of $1,955,282 and $3,046,342 for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

Software sales accounted for approximately 81.9% as compared to 49.4% of our net revenue for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, with sales to related parties accounting for $0, or approximately 0%, and $1,820, or approximately 0.12%, of our software sales in fiscal years 2013 and 2012, respectively. Prior to its discontinuation, our software revenue fluctuated depending upon the availability of immediate sales opportunities.

 

Our oilseeds business accounted for approximately 11.3% of our net revenue for fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, compared to 50.6% for fiscal year ended October 31, 2012. The decrease in our oilseeds revenue is attributable to two factors. First, oilseeds revenue generated during the fiscal year October 31, 2012, was primarily derived from consulting services provided to castor farmers. We did not provide such consulting services during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, as a result of the competitive challenges we experienced in operating our castor business. Second, while we have increased the output of our oil palm plantation, we were not able to achieve the associated revenue increases due to the recent downturn in oil palm pricing. We discontinued our castor seeds operations in China during the last fiscal quarter of 2014.

 

We did not derive any revenue from product sales in fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and 2012. This business segment was discontinued in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2014.

 

Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue was 7.9% for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, with software sales and plantation sales accounting for approximately 19% and 81%, respectively. Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue was 11% for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012 with software sales and plantation sales accounting for approximately 10.45% and 89.55%, respectively. The decrease is primarily attributable to the decreased revenues generated by our oilseeds business segment. Cost of revenue in 2013 consisted primarily of software purchase costs, costs of labor that are directly attributable to the sale of software and costs related to the palm oil business such as rental of plantation land, material supplies and subcontracting costs incurred for planting, fertilizing and harvesting the palm oil tree. Shipping and handling costs associated with the distribution of fresh fruit bunches to the customers are also included in cost of revenues.

 

We expect our cost of revenue attributable to our oilseeds and real estate businesses to continue to increase and those attributable to our other segments to decrease as we shift our focus to our oilseeds and real estate businesses.

 

Gross Profit. We achieved a gross profit of $1,800,793 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, as compared to $2,709,553 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, with software sales, real estate rental income and plantation sales accounting for approximately 87.3%, 7.4% and 5.3%, respectively. The decrease in gross profit is attributable to two factors. First, oilseeds revenue generated during the fiscal year October 31, 2012, was primarily derived from consulting services provided to castor farmers. We did not provide such consulting services during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, as a result of the competitive challenges we experienced in operating our castor business. Second, while we have increased the output of our oil palm plantation, we were not able to achieve the associated revenue increases due to the recent downturn in oil palm pricing. We discontinued our castor seeds business in fourth quarter of fiscal 2014.

 

We expect gross profit derived from our real estate business to gradually increase as we our commercial properties increase their occupancy rates and as we commence sales activities with respect to our developed properties.

 

General and Administrative Expenses (“G&A”). We incurred G&A expenses of $1,990,168 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, representing an increase of $462,250, as compared to $1,527,918 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012. The increase in G&A is primarily attributable to operating and maintenance costs incurred in connection with the 15 story commercial building and land under development, as well as a potential tax penalty of $50,000. We expect G&A expenses attributable to real estate to continue to increase as we begin development of our real estate.

 

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We did not make any significant investments in our consumer goods business and did not generate sales in fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and 2012. This business segment has been discontinued.

 

As a general matter, we expect our G&A to increase in the foreseeable future as we continue reporting as a large accelerated filer and acquire real estate or other businesses and assets. G&A as a percentage of net revenue was approximately 101.78% for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013.

 

Other Income, net. We incurred net other expenses of $1,732,073 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, as compared to net other income of $811,252 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012. The increase is attributable primarily to a significant increase in interest expense associated with our mortgages of $980,778 and a realized loss from the sale of available-for-sale securities of $355,996 in fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, as compared to interest expense of $1,937 and realized gain from the sale of available-for-sale securities of $639,853 in fiscal year ended October 31, 2012.

 

Income Tax Expense. We recorded income tax expenses of $163,804 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, as compared to $520,171 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012. The decrease is primarily attributable to the decrease in revenues. Tax expense as a percentage of income before income tax was approximately 26.1% for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012. We recognized a loss before income taxes for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of October 31, 2014, we had cash and cash equivalents of $1,785,334, accounts receivable of $1,189,281 and a net loss of $1,336,804.

 

As of October 31, 2013, we had cash and cash equivalents of $659,647 and a net loss of $2,090,769. We consummated the purchase of a commercial building in July 31, 2013, financing the acquisition through a combination of cash and a bank loan.

 

As of October 31, 2012, we had cash and cash equivalents of $1,336,849, marketable available-for-sale securities of $6,473,773, net income of $1,472,716 and payment obligations of $27.6 million related to the purchase of two commercial buildings in Malaysia. We consummated the purchase of one of the commercial buildings in December 2012, financing the acquisition through a combination of cash and a bank loan.

 

Our ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 1.2:1 as of October 31, 2014, 1:2.61 as of October 31, 2013 compared to 2.73:1 as of October 31, 2012.

 

We expect to incur significantly greater expenses in the near future, including the contractual obligations that we have assumed discussed below, to begin development activities. We also expect our general and administrative expenses to increase as we expand our finance and administrative staff, add infrastructure, and incur additional costs related to being a large accelerated filer, including directors’ and officers’ insurance and increased professional fees.

 

Our PRC Subsidiary

 

Max Trend WFOE, as a wholly foreign-owned enterprise in the PRC, is subject to PRC laws governing dividend distributions and foreign exchange control and administration which are more fully described in the section entitled “Government Regulation.” Max Trend WFOE may pay dividends only out of its accumulated profits as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. In addition, it is required to set aside at least 10% of its accumulated after-tax profits each year, if any, to fund certain statutory reserve funds, until the aggregate amount of such a fund reaches 50% of its respective registered capital. At its discretion, it may allocate a portion of its after-tax profits based on PRC accounting standards to staff welfare and bonus funds. These reserve funds and staff welfare and bonus funds are not distributable as cash dividends.

 

As of October 31, 2014, the registered capital of Max Trend WFOE was approximately US$158,000 and the accumulated loss was approximately US$93,000. As of October 31, 2014, the amount of cash held by our PRC subsidiary was $113,309 which is restricted. As of October 31, 2014, the amount of net assets held by our PRC subsidiary was $86,156, of which approximately $78,000 is free of restriction and $8,156 is restricted.

 

As of October 31, 2013, the registered capital of Max Trend WFOE was approximately US$158,000, and it had retained earnings of approximately US$247,000. Our PRC subsidiary will be able to pay dividends to our offshore entities when it has generated accumulated profits and meet the requirements for statutory reserve funds. As of October 31, 2013, the amount of cash held by our PRC subsidiary was $132,231, all of which is restricted, and the amount of net assets held by our PRC subsidiary was $426,531, of which approximately $384,000 is free of restriction and $42,531 is restricted.

 

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To date, we have not yet transferred any cash out of the PRC. We are in the process of winding down our business operations in China and expect to discontinue or transfer our interests in Power Green Investments Limited, Max Trend International Limited and Max Trend WFOE. We currently have no intention to pay dividends and expect to move our cash and assets outside of the PRC, which may subject us to withholding taxes of approximately 5%. 

  

We have never paid dividends on our Common Stock. Our present policy is to apply cash to investments in product development, acquisitions or expansion; consequently, we do not expect to pay dividends on Common Stock in the foreseeable future.

 

Going Concern Uncertainties

 

Our auditor has noted that the continuation of the Company as a going concern will be dependent upon improving our profitability and the continuing financial support from our stockholders. Our sources of capital in the past have included the sale of equity securities, which include common and preferred stock sold in private transactions and public offerings, capital leases and long-term debt. In fiscal year 2014, we raised approximately $6.7 million from sales of the securities of our subsidiaries. While we believe that the existing shareholders will continue to provide the additional cash to meet the Company’s obligations as they become due, there can be no assurance that we will be able to raise such additional capital resources on satisfactory terms. We believe that our current cash and other sources of liquidity discussed below are adequate to support operations for at least the next 12 months.

 

    Fiscal Years Ended  
    10/31/2014     10/31/2013     10/31/2012  
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities     (1,737,725 )     (345,243     875,756  
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities     6,691,170       (21,893,841 )     (33,710,175 )
Net cash (used in ) provided by financing activities     (3,598,909     21,535,798       31,942,366  

 

Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities.

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, net cash used in operating activities was $1,737,725, which consisted primarily of depreciation of $696,133, impairment loss on advances to suppliers of $447,245, and an increase in rental deposits form tenants of $652,212, offset by a net loss of $1,336,804, a decrease in accounts receivable of $1,176,451, a decrease in advances from third parties of $755,001, forgiveness of debts of $140,356 and a decrease in income tax payable of $113,271.

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, net cash used in operating activities was $345,243, which consisted primarily of advances from third parties of $622,381, depreciation of $545,388, impairment loss on advances to suppliers of $441,953, realized loss from the sale of available-for-sale-securities of $355,996 and an increase in accrued liabilities and other payable of $512,869, offset by a net loss of $2,090,769 and an increase in advances to suppliers of $803,142.

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, net cash provided by operating activities was $875,756, which consisted primarily of net income of $1,472,716, depreciation of $56,541, net loss on acquisition of $53,595, an decrease in deposits and other receivables of $9,498, and an increase in income tax payables of $154,923, offset by gain on disposal of plant and equipment of $1,437, realized gain from sale of available-for-sale securities of $639,853, an increase in accounts receivable of $35,191, a decrease in accounts payable of $3,900, an decrease in accrued liabilities and other payables of $191,136.

   

We expect cash from our oilseeds operating activities to continue to be linked to fuel prices, and as our durian orchard matures, to begin generating revenue in 2019. We expect rental income from our real estate operations to stabilize now that our two commercial properties are at nearly full capacity, which will be offset by the increased expenses associated with developing our residential projects. We expect to continue to rely on cash generated through private placements of our securities, however, to finance our operations and future acquisitions.

 

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities.

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, net cash provided by investing activities was $6,691,170, which is primarily attributable to funds raised from the sale of the securities of our subsidiaries of $6,779,598, offset by the purchase of plant, property and equipment of $93,975.

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, net cash used in investing activities was $21,893,841, which is primarily attributable to payments made in connection with the purchase of our commercial buildings and plantation of $28,124,383, offset by proceeds from the sale of marketable securities of $6,230,542.

 

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For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, net cash used in investing activities was $33,710,175, which primarily attributable to purchase of marketable securities of $11,556,834, properties, plant and equipment purchases of $29,045,186, deposits on purchase of commercial buildings of $3,012,967, offset by proceeds from sale of marketable securities of $9,720,786 and acquisition of a subsidiary of $175,032. 

  

Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities.

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, net cash used in financing activities was $3,598,909, consisting primarily of repayments of advances from our Weng Kung Wong of $3,122,133, repayment on bank loans of $430,871, payments on a finance lease of $35,589 and repayment of advances from a related party of $10,316.

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, net cash provided by financing activities was $21,535,798, consisting primarily of proceeds from bank loans of $16,226,585 and advances from a director of $5,667,510, offset by repayments of $6,225 on a finance lease and repayments of $352,072 on bank loans.

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, net cash provided by financing activities was $31,942,366, consisting primarily of $30,391,100 in sale of common stock to various investors, advances from a director of $1,597,746 offset by repayments of $8,263 on a finance lease and advance to a related party of $38,217.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have no outstanding off-balance sheet guarantees, interest rate swap transactions or foreign currency contracts. We do not engage in trading activities involving non-exchange traded contracts.

 

Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

 

We had the following contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of October 31, 2014

 

Contractual Obligations   Total     Less than 1 Year     1-3 Years     3-5 Years     More than 5 Years  
Amount due to related parties     4,031,591       180,197       3,851,394              
Operating lease obligations                                        
Office premises                 -              
Commercial commitments                                        
Bank loan repayment     14,695,302       643,544       1,424,041       1,633,607       10,994,110  
Finance lease obligation     9,571       2,737       5,474       1,360        
Total obligations     18,736,464       726,478       5,280,909       1,634,967       10,994,110  

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires our management to make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported, including the notes thereto, and related disclosures of commitments and contingencies, if any. We have identified certain accounting policies that are significant to the preparation of our financial statements. These accounting policies are important for an understanding of our financial condition and results of operations. Critical accounting policies are those that are most important to the presentation of our financial condition and results of operations and require management's subjective or complex judgment, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods. Certain accounting estimates are particularly sensitive because of their significance to financial statements and because of the possibility that future events affecting the estimate may differ significantly from management's current judgments. We believe the following accounting policies are critical in the preparation of our financial statements.

 

·Accounts receivable

 

Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The Company extends unsecured credit to its customers in the ordinary course of business but mitigates the associated risks by performing credit checks and actively pursuing past due accounts. An allowance for doubtful accounts is established and determined based on managements’ assessment of known requirements, aging of receivables, payment history, the customer’s current credit worthiness and the economic environment. The Company will consider the allowance for doubtful accounts for any estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. For the receivables that are past due or not being paid according to payment terms, the appropriate actions are taken to exhaust all means of collection, including seeking legal resolution in a court of law. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. The Company does not have any off-balance-sheet credit exposure related to its customers.

 

Based upon the aforementioned criteria, the Company wrote off $0 and $5,517 accounts receivable on uncollectible rental receivable for the years ended October 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

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·Advances to suppliers

 
The Company generally makes advanced payments to suppliers for the purchase of its castor oil seeding in the normal course of business. Advances to suppliers are recorded when payment is made by the Company and relieved against inventory when goods are received. The advance payments to suppliers may include provisions that set the purchase price and delivery date of raw materials. Advances to suppliers are interest free and unsecured.

 

To date, all castor oil seeding relating to these advances have not delivered and the Company has considered for any estimated losses resulting from such non-delivery. The Company will take further actions and exhaust all means of collection of such advances, including seeking legal resolution in a court of law. The Company recognized an impairment loss of $447,245 and $441,953 on such advances for the years ended October 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. At October 31, 2014 and 2013, the allowance for doubtful accounts totaled $889,198 and $441,953, respectively.

 

·Properties, plant and equipment

 

Properties and plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, if any. Depreciation is calculated on the straight-line basis over the following expected useful lives from the date on which they become fully operational:

 

Categories   Location of properties   Expected useful life
Freehold plantation land   Palm oil plantation in Malaysia   Indefinite, as per land titles
Leasehold land under development   Leasehold land in Puncak Alam, Malaysia   Remaining lease life of 88 years, as per land titles
Freehold land under development   Freehold land in Sungai Long, Cheras, Selangor, Malaysia   Indefinite, as per land titles
Freehold land and land improvement for rental purpose commercial building   Land portion of 15 story buildings “Menara CMY” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

 

 

Indefinite, as per property titles
Building structure and improvements   Building structure of commercial buildings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, including: 12 story building “Megan Avenue” and 15 story building “Menara CMY”   33 years
Office furniture and equipment       3-10 years
Motor vehicles       5 years

 

Expenditure for maintenance and repairs is expensed as incurred. The gain or loss on the disposal of property, plant and equipment is the difference between the net sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the relevant assets and is recognized in the statement of operations.

 

Long-lived assets primarily include freehold plantation land, leasehold land held for development, freehold land and land improvement for rental purpose and building structure and improvements. In accordance with the provision of ASC Topic 360, “Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, the Company generally conducts its annual impairment evaluation to its long-lived assets, usually in the fourth quarter of each year, or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist, such as a significant sustained change in the business climate. The recoverability of long-lived assets is measured at the reporting unit level. If the total of the expected undiscounted future net cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying amount of the asset. There has been no impairment charge for the years presented.

 

The Company has separately identified the portion of freehold land and building structure, in which freehold land is not subject to amortization and buildings are to be amortized over 50 years on a straight-line method, based on applicable local laws and practice.

 

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·Revenue recognition

 

The Company recognizes its revenue in accordance with ASC 985-20 with respect to revenue generated in connection with software sales and ASC Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, upon the delivery of its plantation products when: (1) title and risk of loss are transferred; (2) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (3) there are no continuing obligations to the customer; and (4) the collection of related accounts receivable is probable. The Company’s sale arrangements do not contain general rights of return.

 

(a)    Software sales

 

The Company generally sells the software products in an arrangement that is bundled with maintenance and support service and/or website development service, based upon the customers’ specification or modification.

 

The Company adopts ASC 985-20 and allocates the total arrangement fee among each element based on vendor-specific objective evidence of the relative fair value of each of the elements. The Company limits its assessment of fair value of each element to the price charged when the same element is sold separately. Under the residual method, the fair value of the undelivered elements is deferred and the remaining portion of the arrangement fee is recognized as revenue, assuming collection is probable. For the billed software product sales, the revenue from the undelivered element is included in deferred revenue and amortized ratably to revenue over its contractual term, typically one year.

 

Revenues from the sale of software products are recognized and completely earned upon shipment or electronic delivery of the product provided that persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, collection is probable, payment terms are fixed and determinable and no significant obligations remain.

 

Revenues from the provision of website development service including website design and development are recognized upon the ownership and operating rights of website domain are transferred to the customers.

 

Revenues from the provision of maintenance and support service are recognized when service rendered, which consist of technical support and software upgrades and enhancements. The Company generally offers maintenance and support service to its customers for a period of twelve months, free of charge or at a monthly fixed fee. Amounts invoiced or collected in advance from the customers of delivering maintenance and support service is recorded as deferred revenue. Revenue is recognized when the related service is rendered.

 

(b)    Plantation sales

 

The Company offers two types of plantation products comprising of palm oilseed products and castor products.

 

Revenue from the sale of palm oilseed product is recognized upon confirmation of the weight of fresh fruit bunches and shipment to the customer, when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, delivery has occurred and risk of loss has passed, the sales price is fixed or determinable at the date of sale, and collectibility is reasonably assured.

 

Revenue from castor products includes sale of seeding and rendering of technical know-how under a bundled sales arrangement, whose business was no longer commenced from 2014. The Company adopts ASC 605-25, “Multiple-Element Arrangements” and recognizes revenue as services are performed when all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement; (2) the service offering has been delivered to the client; (3) the collection of fees is probable; and (4) the amount of fees to be paid by the client is fixed or determinable.

 

A bundled sale arrangement involves multiple deliverables provided by the Company, where bundled service deliverables are accounted for in accordance with ASC 605-25.

 

The Company’s multi-element arrangements generally include two deliverables. The first deliverable is castor oilseeds delivered at the time of sale. The second deliverable is rendering of technical know-how service to plant the castor oilseeds when the principal terms of the service agreement are fulfilled and the certificate of satisfaction is confirmed by the customers.

 

The Company uses a hierarchy to determine the allocation of revenues to the deliverables. The hierarchy is as follows: (i) vendor-specific objective evidence of fair value (“VSOE”), (ii) third-party evidence of selling price (“TPE”), and (iii) best estimate of the selling price (“BESP”).

   
(i) VSOE generally exists only when a company sells the deliverable separately and is the price actually charged by the Company for that deliverable. Generally the Company does not sell the deliverables separately and, as such, does not have VSOE.
   
(ii) TPE can be substantiated by determining the price that other parties sell similar or substantially similar offerings. The Company does not believe that there is accessible TPE evidence for similar deliverables.
   
(iii) BESP reflects the Company’s best estimates of what the selling prices of elements would be if they were sold regularly on a stand-alone basis. The Company believes that BESP is the most appropriate methodology for determining the allocation of revenue among the multiple elements.

 

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The Company has allocated revenues between these two deliverables using the relative selling price method which is based on the estimated selling price for all deliverables. Revenues allocated to the delivered castor oilseeds and are recognized at the time of sale provided the other conditions for recognition of revenues have been met. Revenues allocated to the rendering of technical know-how service are deferred and recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated life of the service, which currently is 6-12 months.

 

(c)    Rental income

 

The Company generally leases the units under operating leases with terms of two years or less. For the year ended October 31, 2014, we have recorded $2,020,682 in lease revenue, based upon its annual rental over the life of the lease under operating lease, using the straight-line method in accordance with ASC Topic 970-605, “Real Estate – General – Revenue Recognition” (“ASC Topic 970-605”).

 

As of October 31, 2014, the commercial buildings for lease are as follows:

 

 

Name of Commercial building

Number of units

(by floor)

Footage area

(square feet)

Vacancy percentage
Megan Avenue 12 19,987 50%
Menara CMY 15 91,848 0%

 

We expect to record $2.3 million in annual lease revenue under the operating lease arrangements in the next twelve months, through October 31, 2015.

 

The Company leases store location and office spaces to the tenants under operating lease arrangements. The Company receives rental income from the real estates it owns for a stated period of times. Rental income is recognized over the life of the operating lease agreement as it is earned in the period under ASC Topic 970-605. The typical leases contain initial terms of two years with irrecoverable renewal options and do not contain escalating rent amounts. Rent-free period under the operating lease agreement is treated as rent concession, which is being amortized as an offset to revenues collected over the term of the underlying lease on a straight-line basis. The balance of unamortized rent concession is recorded as non-current portion of accounts receivable.

 

The Company also records operating costs directly attributable to the leasing properties, such as real estate taxes, depreciation of the leased properties and property management fees, which are charged to expense when incurred. For leases classified as operating, the Company’s lessee records rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lesser of the lease term, including renewal options, taking into consideration of rent holidays or any rent concessions.

 

·Cost of revenues

 

Cost of revenue on software sales primarily includes the purchase cost of software products and the labor cost incurred in the modifications, customization and enhancement of software products, the development of websites and maintenance and support services. All costs are expensed off when the software products and its related website domain are transferred to the customer.

 

Cost of revenue on plantation sales includes rental on plantation land, material supplies and subcontracting costs incurred for planting, fertilizing and harvesting the palm oil tree. Shipping and handling costs associated with the distribution of fresh fruit bunches to the customers are also included in cost of revenues.

 

Rental expenses shown on the accompanying statements of operations include costs associated with on-site and property management personnel, repairs and maintenance, property insurance, marketing, landscaping and other on-site and related administrative costs. Utility expenses are paid directly by tenants.

 

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·Comprehensive income

 

ASC Topic 220, “Comprehensive Income” establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income, its components and accumulated balances. Comprehensive income as defined includes all changes in equity during a period from non-owner sources. Accumulated comprehensive income, as presented in the accompanying statements of stockholders’ equity consists of changes in unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency translation. This comprehensive income is not included in the computation of income tax expense or benefit.

 

·Income taxes

 

Income taxes are determined in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC Topic 740”). Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted income tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Any effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

 

ASC 740 prescribes a comprehensive model for how companies should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in their financial statements uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Under ASC 740, tax positions must initially be recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not the position will be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. Such tax positions must initially and subsequently be measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the tax authority assuming full knowledge of the position and relevant facts.

 

The Company conducts major businesses in Malaysia and the PRC and is subject to tax in its own jurisdiction. As a result of its business activities, the Company will file separate tax returns that are subject to examination by the local and foreign tax authorities.

 

·Foreign currencies translation

 

Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency using the applicable exchange rates at the balance sheet dates. The resulting exchange differences are recorded in the statement of operations.

 

The reporting currency of the Company is the United States Dollars (“US$”) and the accompanying financial statements have been expressed in US$. In addition, the Company maintains its books and record in a local currency, Malaysian Ringgit (“MYR”), Hong Kong Dollars (“HK$”) and Renminbi Yuan (“RMB”), which is functional currency as being the primary currency of the economic environment in which the entity operates.

 

In general, for consolidation purposes, assets and liabilities of its subsidiaries whose functional currency is not US$ are translated into US$, in accordance with ASC Topic 830-30, “Translation of Financial Statement”, using the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at average rates prevailing during the period. The gains and losses resulting from translation of financial statements of foreign subsidiary are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income within the statement of stockholders’ equity. The gains and losses are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income within the statement of stockholders’ equity.

 

Translation of amounts from the local currency of the Company into US$1 has been made at the following exchange rates for the respective years:

 

   As of and for the year ended October 31, 
   2014   2013   2012 
Year-end RMB : US$1 exchange rate   6.1371    6.1310    6.2950 
Yearly average RMB : US$1 exchange rate   6.1456    6.2256    6.3282 
Year-end HK$ : US$1 exchange rate   7.7556    7.7534    7.7503 
Yearly average HK$ : US$1 exchange rate   7.7547    7.7565    7.7575 
Year-end MYR : US$1 exchange rate   3.2894    3.1531    3.0572 
Yearly average MYR : US$1 exchange rate   3.2450    3.1331    3.1132 

 

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·Related parties

 

Parties, which can be a corporation or individual, are considered to be related if the Company has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operating decisions. Companies are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or common significant influence.

 

·Segment reporting

 

ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting” establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments on a basis consistent with the Company’s internal organization structure as well as information about geographical areas, business segments and major customers in financial statements. The Company operates in four reportable operating segments in Malaysia and China.

 

·Fair value of financial instruments

 

The carrying value of the Company’s financial instruments (excluding obligation under finance lease): cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, deposits and other receivables, deferred revenue, income tax payable, amount due to a director, accrued liabilities and other payables approximate at their fair values because of the short-term nature of these financial instruments.

 

Management believes, based on the current market prices or interest rates for similar debt instruments, the fair value of its obligation under finance lease approximates the carrying amount.

 

The Company also follows the guidance of the ASC Topic 820-10, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” ("ASC 820-10"), with respect to financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value. ASC 820-10 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

·Level 1 : Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

 

·Level 2 : Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

 

·Level 3 : Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions

 

The following table summarizes information on the fair value measurement of the Company’s financial assets as of October 31, 2014 and 2013 grouped by the categories described above:

 

   Quoted prices in active markets (Level 1)   Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)   Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) 
10.31.2014               
Cash and cash equivalents  $1,785,334   $        –   $           – 
Accounts receivable   1,189,281         
Advances to suppliers            
Deposits and other receivables  $36,824   $   $ 
                
10.31.2013               
Cash and cash equivalents  $659,647   $   $ 
Accounts receivable   42,180         
Advances to suppliers   448,769         
Deposits and other receivables  $20,770   $   $ 

 

·Reclassifications

 

Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform to the current period financial statement presentation

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

The Company has reviewed all recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements and do not believe the future adoption of any such pronouncements may be expected to cause a material impact on its financial condition or the results of its operations.

 

The Company adopted ASU 2013-02, Reporting of Amounts Reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, effective November 1, 2013. ASU 2013-02 requires disclosure of amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component and by net income line item. Adoption of ASU 2013-02 had no impact on our consolidated financial position, or results of operations.

 

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During July 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-11, Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists. ASU 2013-11 provides presentation requirements for unrecognized tax benefits when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward exists. ASU 2013-11 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2013. Early adoption and retrospective application is permitted. ASU 2013-11 may impact the asset or liability financial statement presentation of certain unrecognized tax benefits, but will not change our assessment of the realizability of our deferred tax assets, and will not have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations. The Company plans to adopt ASU 2013-11 in our first quarter of fiscal year 2015.

 

During April 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements and Property, Plant, and Equipment: Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity . ASU 2014-08 limits discontinued operations reporting to disposals of components of an entity that represent strategic shifts that have or will have a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results, and requires expanded disclosures for discontinued operations. ASU 2014-08 is effective for all disposals of components of an entity that occur within annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted, but only for disposals that have not been reported in financial statements previously issued or available for issuance. The Company adopted ASU 2014-08 effective April 30, 2014, and adoption had no impact on our financial statement presentation, financial position or results of operations.

 

During May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which provides new guidance on the recognition of revenue and states that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this accounting standard update on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

During August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern. ASU 2014-15 requires management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern every reporting period including interim periods. ASU 2014-15 is effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2014-15 effective October 31, 2014 and adoption had no impact on our financial statement presentation, financial position or results of operations.

 

ITEM 7A.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

Foreign Exchange Risk

 

While our reporting currency is the US dollar, almost all of our consolidated revenues and consolidated costs and expenses are denominated in MYR and RMB. All of our assets are denominated in MYR except for some cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivables. As a result, we are exposed to foreign exchange risk as our revenues and results of operations may be affected by fluctuations in the exchange rate among US dollar, MYR and RMB. If the MYR/RMB depreciates against the US dollar, the value of our MYR/RMB revenues, earnings and assets as expressed in our US dollar financial statements will decline. We have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign exchange risk.

 

Commodity price

 

Our primary market risk exposure results from the price we receive for our palm oil product and oilseeds. We do not currently engage in any commodity hedging activities, although we may do so in the future. Realized commodity pricing for our operation is primarily driven by the prevailing worldwide price for palm oil product and oilseeds. Pricing for palm oil product and oilseeds has been volatile and unpredictable in recent years, and we expect this volatility to continue in the foreseeable future. The prices we receive for operation depend on many factors outside of our control, including volatility in the differences between product prices at sales points and the applicable commodity index price.

 

Malaysian real estate market risk

 

Our real estate business may be affected by market conditions and economic challenges experienced by the economy as a whole in Malaysia, conditions in the credit markets or by local economic conditions in the markets in which its properties are located. Such conditions may impact our results of operations, financial condition or ability to expand its operations.

 

Market risk related to marketable securities

 

We are also exposed to the risk of changes in the value of financial instruments, caused by fluctuations in equity prices related to marketable securities. Changes in these factors could cause fluctuations in earnings and cash flows.

 

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ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

 

Separate Report on the Audit of Internal Control

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated:

We have audited Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated’s internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2014, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, Prime Global Capital Group Incorporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2014, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet and the related statement of income, stockholder equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows of Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated, and our report dated January 14, 2015 expressed a unqualified opinion.

/s/ B F Borgers CPA PC

B F Borgers CPA PC

Lakewood, CO

January 14, 2015

 

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Separate Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated and its subsidiaries (“the Company”) as of October 31, 2014 and the related consolidated statement of operation and comprehensive income, cash flow and stockholder equity for the year then ended. The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated as of October 31, 2014, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period ended October 31, 2014 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company’s capital commitments in comparison to available cash balances raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated’s internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2014, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated January 14, 2015 expressed a unqualified opinion.

/s/ B F Borgers CPA PC

B F Borgers CPA PC

Lakewood, CO

January 14, 2015

 

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Separate Report on the Audit of Internal Control

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated

We have audited Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated’s internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, Prime Global Capital Group Incorporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet and the related statement of income, stockholder equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows of Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated, and our report dated December 30, 2013 expressed a unqualified opinion.

/s/ B F Borgers CPA PC

B F Borgers CPA PC

Denver, CO

December 30, 2013

 

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Separate Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated and its subsidiaries (“the Company”) as of October 31, 2013 and the related consolidated statement of operation and comprehensive income, cash flow and stockholder equity for the year then ended. The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated as of October 31, 2013, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period ended October 31, 2013 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company’s capital commitments in comparison to available cash balances raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated’s internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated December 30, 2013 expressed a unqualified opinion.

/s/ B F Borgers CPA PC

B F Borgers CPA PC

Denver, CO

December 30, 2013

 

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Separate Report on the Audit of Internal Control

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated:

We have audited Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated’s internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2012, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, Prime Global Capital Group Incorporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2012, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet and the related statement of income, stockholder equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows of Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated, and our report dated December 30, 2013 expressed a unqualified opinion.

/s/ Borgers & Cutler CPA’s PLLC

Borgers & Cutler CPA’s PLLC

Denver, CO

December 30, 2013

 

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Separate Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated and its subsidiaries (“the Company”) as of October 31, 2012 and the related consolidated statement of operation and comprehensive income, cash flow and stockholder equity for the year then ended. The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated as of October 31, 2012, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period ended October 31, 2012 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company’s capital commitments in comparison to available cash balances raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated’s internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2012, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated December 30, 2013 expressed a unqualified opinion.

/s/ Borgers & Cutler CPA’s PLLC

Borgers & Cutler CPA’s PLLC

Denver, CO

December 30, 2013

 

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PRIME GLOBAL CAPITAL GROUP INCORPORATED

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

   As of October 31, 
   2014   2013 
ASSETS          
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $1,785,334   $659,647 
Accounts receivable   216,712    30,286 
Advances to suppliers, net       448,769 
Deposits and other receivables   36,824    20,770 
Assets of discontinued operation       11,894 
           
Total current assets   2,038,870    1,171,366 
           
Accounts receivable   972,569     
Property, plant and equipment, net   58,160,698    60,571,938 
           
TOTAL ASSETS  $61,172,137   $61,743,304 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payable  $7,880   $4,915 
Amount due to a related party   180,197    305,289 
Advances from third parties       777,013 
Rental deposits from tenants   686,589    45,041 
Income tax payable   759,090    907,953 
Current portion of long-term bank loan   643,544    628,707 
Current portion of obligation under finance lease   2,737    11,013 
Accrued liabilities and other payables   340,238    379,218 
           
Total current liabilities   2,620,275    3,059,149 
           
Long-term liabilities:          
Long-term bank loan   14,051,758    15,145,266 
Amount due to a director   3,851,394    7,281,993 
Obligation under finance lease   6,834    35,599 
           
Total liabilities   20,530,261    25,522,007 
           
Commitments and contingencies          
           
Total equity:          
Stockholders’ equity:          
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding        
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 512,682,393 shares issued and outstanding, as of October 31, 2014 and 2013   512,683    512,683 
Additional paid-in capital   41,934,476    35,088,677 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (1,273,596)   (343,534)
(Accumulated losses) retained earnings   (425,635)   963,471 
Total stockholders’ equity   40,747,928    36,221,297 
Non-controlling interests   (106,052)    
           
Total equity   40,641,876    36,221,297 
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY  $61,172,137   $61,743,304 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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PRIME GLOBAL CAPITAL GROUP INCORPORATED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

   Years ended October 31, 
   2014   2013   2012 
Revenues, net:               
Plantation sales  $286,931   $220,929   $1,540,736 
Rental income   2,020,682    132,760     
Total revenues, net   2,307,613    353,689    1,540,736 
                
Cost of revenues   (416,469)   (125,160)   (301,584)
                
Gross profit   1,891,144    228,529    1,239,152 
                
Operating expenses:               
Account receivables write-off       (5,517)    
General and administrative   (1,845,133)   (1,986,213)   (1,471,130)
                
Income (loss) from operations   46,011    (1,763,201)   (231,978)
                
Other income (expense):               
Dividend income       25,698    177,400 
Forgiveness of debts   140,356         
(Loss) gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment   (1,925)   3,122    31,254 
Realized (loss) gain from sale of available-for-sale securities       (355,996)   639,853 
Impairment loss on advances to suppliers   (447,245)   (441,953)    
Interest income   44,222    848    16,840 
Interest expense   (1,171,024)   (980,778)   (1,937)
Net loss on acquisition           (53,595)
Other income   62,795    16,986    31,254 
                
(Loss) income before income taxes   (1,326,810)   (3,495,274)   579,274 
                
Income tax expense   (9,994)   (14,583)   (267,467)
                
(Loss) income from continuing operation, net of tax   (1,336,804)   (3,509,857)   311,807 
Income from discontinued operation, net of tax       1,419,088    1,160,909 
                
NET (LOSS) INCOME  $(1,336,804)  $(2,090,769)  $1,472,716 
                
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest   52,302         
                
Net (loss) income attributable to Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated  $(1,389,106)  $(2,090,769)  $1,472,716 
                
Net (loss) income per share – Basic:               
Continuing operation  $*(0.00)  $*(0.01)  $*0.00 
Discontinued operation  $*0.00   $*0.00   $*0.00 
                
Net (loss) income per share – Diluted:               
Continuing operation  $(0.00)  $(0.01)  $0.00 
Discontinued operation  $0.00   $0.00   $0.00 
                
Weighted average common stock outstanding – Basic and diluted   512,682,393    512,682,393    504,752,402 

* Less than $0.01 per share

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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PRIME GLOBAL CAPITAL GROUP INCORPORATED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

   Years ended October 31, 
   2014   2013   2012 
             
NET (LOSS) INCOME  $(1,389,106)  $(2,090,769)  $1,472,716 
                
Other comprehensive income (loss):               
- Unrealized holding gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities           91,080 
  Less: reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income       247,954     
- Foreign exchange adjustment (loss) gain   (930,062)   (569,805)   254,246 
                
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME  $(2,319,168)  $(2,412,620)  $1,818,042 
                
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest            
                
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated  $(2,319,168)  $(2,412,620)  $1,818,042 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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PRIME GLOBAL CAPITAL GROUP INCORPORATED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

 

   Years ended October 31, 
   2014   2013   2012 
Cash flows from (to) operating activities:               
Net (loss) income   (1,336,804)   (2,090,769)   1,472,716 
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net (used in) cash provided by operating activities:               
Depreciation   696,133    545,388    56,541 
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment   1,925    (3,122)   (1,437)
Net loss on acquisition           53,595 
Realized loss (gain) from sale of available-for-sale securities       355,996    (639,853)
Account receivables write-off       5,517     
Impairment loss on advances to suppliers   447,245    441,953     
Forgiveness of debts   (140,356)        
Reversal of potential tax penalty liability   (50,000)        
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:               
Accounts receivable   (1,176,451)   7,652    (16,726)
Advances to suppliers   1,367    (803,142)     
Deposits and other receivables   (18,032)   (43,206)   9,498 
Accounts payable   3,212    (353)   (3,900)
Advances from third parties   (755,001)   622,381     
Income tax payable   (113,271)   97,022    154,923 
Rental deposits from tenants   652,212         
Accrued liabilities and other payables   38,202    512,869    (191,136)
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operation   11,894    6,571    (18,465)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities   (1,737,725)   (345,243)   875,756 
                
Cash flows from (to) investing activities:               
Proceeds from sale of non-controlling interests   6,779,598         
Purchase of marketable securities           (11,556,834)
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities       6,230,542    9,720,786 
Purchase of property, plant and equipment   (93,975)   (69,662)   (29,045,186)
Payment on commercial buildings and plantation purchase       (28,054,721)   (3,012,967)
Acquisition of a subsidiary, net of cash acquired           175,032 
Proceeds from disposal of plant and equipment   5,547        8,994 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   6,691,170    (21,893,841)   (33,710,175)
                
Cash flows from (to) financing activities:               
(Repayment to) advances from a director   (3,122,133)   5,667,510    1,597,746 
Repayment to a related party   (10,316)       (38,217)
Proceeds from bank loans       16,226,585     
Repayments on bank loans   (430,871)   (352,072)    
Payments on finance lease   (35,589)   (6,225)   (8,263)
Proceeds from sale of common stock           30,391,100 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities   (3,598,909)   21,535,798    31,942,366 
                
Foreign currency translation adjustment   (228,849)   26,084    (363,785)

 

NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

   1,125,687    (677,202)   (1,255,838)
                
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR   659,647    1,336,849    2,592,687 
                
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR  $1,785,334   $659,647   $1,336,849 
                
Cash paid for income tax  $123,265   $66,048   $361,233 
Cash paid for interest  $1,153,418   $869,983   $1,937 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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PRIME GLOBAL CAPITAL GROUP INCORPORATED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

           Accumulated                 
           other       Total       Total 
       Additional   comprehensive       PGCG   Non-   stockholders’ 
   Common stock   paid-in   income   Retained   stockholders’   controlling   equity 
   No. of share   Amount   capital   (loss)   earnings   equity   interests   (deficit) 
Balance as of October 31, 2011   500,110,613   $500,111   $4,710,149   $(367,009)  $1,581,524   $6,424,775   $   $6,424,775 
                                         
Sale of common stocks to investors   12,571,780    12,572    30,378,528            30,391,100        30,391,100 
Unrealized holding gain on available-for-sale securities               91,080        91,080        91,080 
Net income for the year                   1,472,716    1,472,716        1,472,716 
Foreign currency translation adjustment               254,246        254,246        254,246 
                                         
Balance as of October 31, 2012   512,682,393   $512,683   $35,088,677   $(21,683)  $3,054,240   $38,633,917   $   $38,633,917 
                                         
Amounts of unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income               247,954        247,954        247,954 
Net loss for the year                   (2,090,769)   (2,090,769)       (2,090,769)
Foreign currency translation adjustment               (569,805)       (569,805)       (569,805)
                                         
Balance as of October 31, 2013   512,682,393   $512,683    35,088,677    (343,534)   963,471    36,221,297        36,221,297 
                                         
Sale of shares to non-controlling interests           6,845,799            6,845,799    (158,354)   6,687,445 
Net (loss) income for the year                   (1,389,106)   (1,389,106)   52,302    (1,336,804)
Foreign currency translation adjustment               (930,062)       (930,062)        (930,062)
                                         
Balance as of October 31, 2014   512,682,393   $512,683    41,934,476    (1,273,596)   (425,635)  $40,747,928   $(106,052)   40,641,876 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

1.ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS BACKGROUND

 

Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated (formerly Home Touch Holding Company) (“PGCG” or “the Company”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on January 26, 2009. On January 25, 2011, the Company changed its name to Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated.

 

Currently, the Company, through its subsidiaries, is principally engaged in the operation of a palm oil plantation, leasing of commercial properties and development of residential real estate properties in Malaysia.

 

Corporate history

 

On July 15, 2010, the Company approved the 1 for 20 reverse split of its common stock. As a result, the total number of issued and outstanding shares was reduced from 40,000,000 to 2,000,003 shares and par value of its common stock was unchanged at $0.001. This is inclusive of issuance of 3 shares of common stocks as fractional shares. All common stock and per share data for all periods presented in these consolidated financial statements have been restated to give effect to the reverse stock split.

 

On December 6, 2010, the Company acquired Union Hub Technology Sdn. Bhd. (“UHT”), a company incorporated under the laws of Malaysia, through a share exchange transaction, or the Share Exchange. Pursuant to the Share Exchange, the Company acquired from the UHT shareholders all of the issued and outstanding shares of UHT in exchange for the issuance of 16,500,000 shares of its common stock. As a result of the Share Exchange, UHT became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

Concurrently, on December 6, 2010, the Company entered into and executed agreement to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary, Home Touch Limited (a corporation organized under the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region), to the former founders and directors for $20,000. Upon the completion of this sale, Mr. Ng and Ms. Yau, the former founders and executive officers, were resigned from their positions on the board of directors.

 

The share exchange transaction has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition and recapitalization of the Company whereby UHT is deemed to be the accounting acquirer (legal acquiree) and the Company to be the accounting acquiree (legal acquirer).

 

On January 25, 2011, the Company changed its fiscal year from March 31 to October 31 and increased its authorized capital to 1,000,000,000 shares of common stock and 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock.

 

On December 12, 2011, the board of directors of the Company approved the initiation of the process for listing shares of the Company’s common stock on one or more U.S. national securities exchanges including the NYSE Amex Equities Exchange.

 

On October 11, 2013, Ee Ring Yap resigned her from her position as a director of the Company and her positions on the Company’s Audit, Compensation and Nominating/Governance Committees, effective November 1, 2013. Effective November 1, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company (the " Board ") appointed Poh Chai Ham to serve as a director on the Company’s Board of Directors and on each of the Company’s Audit, Compensation and Nominating/Governance Committees.

 

On January 20, 2014, the Company through PGCG Assets sold and issued to an unaffiliated third party 200,000 shares of its Common Stock at a price of RM 100 per share, for aggregate consideration of RM 20,000,000, or approximately US$ 6,084,760.72.  PGCG Assets expects to receive net proceeds of approximately RM 20,000,000, or approximately US$ 6,084,760.72 from the sale of its securities and intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including repayment of the loan made by UHT. U pon the consummation of the foregoing transactions, 90% of the issued and outstanding securities of PGCG Assets will be owned by UHT and 10% by such unaffiliated third party.  Each sale and issuance was made pursuant to the terms of a subscription agreement containing terms and conditions that are normal and customary for a transaction of this type.

 

On October 31, 2014, the Company through Virtual Setup Sdn. Bhd., its affiliate, sold and issued to Denvoursuisse Sdn. Bhd. 200,000 shares of its Common Stock at a price of RM 10 per share, for aggregate consideration of RM 2,000,000, or approximately US$ 611,731. PGCG Assets expects to receive net proceeds of approximately RM 2,000,000, from the sale of its securities and intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including repayment of the loan made by UHT. Upon the consummation of the foregoing transactions, 95% of the issued and outstanding securities of VSSB will be owned by PGCG Plantation and 5% by such Denvoursuisse Sdn. Bhd., which also owns 10% of the issued and outstanding securities of PGCG Assets. The sale and issuance was made pursuant to the terms of a subscription agreement containing terms and conditions that are normal and customary for a transaction of this type.

 

In December 2014, the Company discontinued the software business in Malaysia and concentrated its resource to develop the real estate business.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

Summary of the Company’s subsidiaries

 

   

Name of entities

  Place of incorporation   Date of incorporation  

Issued capital

 

Nature of business

                     
1.   Union Hub Technology Sdn. Bhd. (“UHT”)  

Malaysia

 

  February 22, 2008   1,000,000 issued shares of ordinary shares of MYR 1 each   Provision of IT consulting and programming services and corporate service to group companies
                     
2.   Power Green Investments Limited (“PGIL”)  

British Virgin Islands

 

  July 13, 2011   1 issued share of US$ 1 each   Inactive operation
                     
3.   PGCG Properties Investment Limited (“PPIL”)  

British Virgin Islands

 

  September 1, 2011   1 issued share of US$ 1 each   Inactive operation
                     
4.   Virtual Setup Sdn. Bhd. (“VSSB”)  

Malaysia

 

  July 17, 2010   2 issued shares of ordinary shares of MYR 1 each   Operation of Oil Palm plantation
                     
5.   PGCG Assets Holdings Sdn. Bhd. (“PGCG Assets”)  

Malaysia

 

  March 21, 2012   1,000,000 issued shares of ordinary shares of MYR 1 each   Investment in land & buildings
                     
6.   PGCG Development Sdn. Bhd. (“PGCG Development”)  

Malaysia

 

  March 21, 2012   2 issued shares of ordinary shares of MYR 1 each   Inactive operation
                     
7.   PGCG Plantations Sdn. Bhd. (“PGCG Plantation”)  

Malaysia

 

  October 4, 2011   2 issued shares of ordinary shares of MYR 1 each   Holding company of VSSB
                     
8.   Max Trend International Limited (“Max Trend”)  

Hong Kong

 

  August 19, 2010   2 issued shares of ordinary shares of HK$ 1 each   Holding company of Max Trend WFOE
                     
9.   Shenzhen Max Trend Green Energy Company Limited (Max Trend WOFE) (“SMTG”)  

The People’s republic of china (“PRC”), Shenzhen

 

  July 7, 2011   RMB 1,000,000   Castor cultivation, advisory services, and trading, in the deregistration process currently
                     
10.   Dunford Corporation Sdn. Bhd   Malaysia   October 4, 1990   242,000 issued shares of ordinary shares of MYR 1 each   Property holding land
                     
11.   Impiana Maksima Sdn. Bhd.   Malaysia   March 15, 2013   2 issued shares of ordinary shares of MYR 1 each   Property development
                     
12.   PGCG Constructions Sdn. Bhd.   Malaysia   April 16, 2013   2 issued shares of ordinary shares of MYR 1 each   Construction of properties
                     
13.   Fiesta Senada Sdn. Bhd.       Malaysia   November 20, 2012   2 issued shares of ordinary shares of MYR 1 each   Inactive operation
                     
14.   Havana Avenue Sdn. Bhd.       Malaysia   April 3, 2014   2 issued shares of ordinary shares of MYR 1 each   Inactive operation

 

PGCG and its subsidiaries are hereinafter referred to as (the “Company”).

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

2.GOING CONCERN UNCERTAINTIES

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared using the going concern basis of accounting, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.

 

As of October 31, 2014, the Company suffered from continuous operating loss from prior years and working capital deficit of $581,405. The continuation of the Company as a going concern through October 31, 2015 is dependent upon improving the profitability and the continuing financial support from its stockholders. Management believes the existing shareholders or external financing will provide the additional cash to meet the Company’s obligations as they become due.

 

These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets and liabilities that may result in the Company not being able to continue as a going concern.

 

3.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

·Basis of presentation

 

These accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).

 

·Use of estimates

 

In preparing these consolidated financial statements, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the balance sheets and revenues and expenses during the years reported. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

·Reclassification

 

Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform to the current period financial statement presentation.

 

·Basis of consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of PGCG and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated upon consolidation.

 

·Acquisition loss

 

Acquisition loss represents the deficit from the calculation based on assumed net liabilities and the purchase price.

 

At the date of acquisition, the Company has recognized a net loss on the acquisition of Max Trend.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

·Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents are carried at cost and represent cash on hand, demand deposits placed with banks or other financial institutions and all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less as of the purchase date of such investments.

 

   As of October 31, 
   2014   2013 
Bank balances held by financial institutions located in:          
Malaysia  $1,669,722   $515,023 
Hong Kong       10,433 
The PRC   113,309    132,231 
    1,783,031    657,687 
Cash on hand in Malaysia   2,303    1,960 
 
  $1,785,334   $659,647 

 

As of October 31, 2014 and 2013, the restricted amount of cash held by our PRC subsidiary in China was $113,309 and $132,231, respectively.

 

·Accounts receivable

 

Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The Company extends unsecured credit to its customers in the ordinary course of business but mitigates the associated risks by performing credit checks and actively pursuing past due accounts. An allowance for doubtful accounts is established and determined based on managements’ assessment of known requirements, aging of receivables, payment history, the customer’s current credit worthiness and the economic environment. The Company will consider the allowance for doubtful accounts for any estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. For the receivables that are past due or not being paid according to payment terms, the appropriate actions are taken to exhaust all means of collection, including seeking legal resolution in a court of law. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. The Company does not have any off-balance-sheet credit exposure related to its customers.

 

Based upon the aforementioned criteria, the Company wrote off $0 and $5,517 accounts receivable on uncollectible rental receivable for the years ended October 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

·Advances to suppliers

 

The Company generally makes advanced payments to suppliers for the purchase of its castor oil seeding in the normal course of business. Advances to suppliers are recorded when payment is made by the Company and relieved against inventory when goods are received. The advance payments to suppliers may include provisions that set the purchase price and delivery date of raw materials. Advances to suppliers are interest free and unsecured.

 

To date, all castor oil seeding relating to these advances have not delivered and the Company has considered for any estimated losses resulting from such non-delivery. The Company will take further actions and exhaust all means of collection of such advances, including seeking legal resolution in a court of law. The Company recognized an impairment loss of $447,245 and $441,953 on such advances for the years ended October 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. At October 31, 2014 and 2013, the allowance for doubtful accounts totaled $889,198 and $441,953, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

·Properties, plant and equipment

 

Properties and plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, if any. Depreciation is calculated on the straight-line basis over the following expected useful lives from the date on which they become fully operational:

 

Categories   Location of properties   Expected useful life
Freehold plantation land   Palm oil plantation in Malaysia   Indefinite, as per land titles
Leasehold land under development   Leasehold land in Puncak Alam, Malaysia   Remaining lease life of 88 years, as per land titles
Freehold land under development   Freehold land in Sungai Long, Cheras, Selangor, Malaysia   Indefinite, as per land titles
Freehold land and land improvement for rental purpose commercial building   Land portion of 15 story buildings “Menara CMY” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

 

 

Indefinite, as per property titles
Building structure and improvements   Building structure of commercial buildings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, including: 12 story building “Megan Avenue” and 15 story building “Menara CMY”   33 years
Office furniture and equipment       3-10 years
Motor vehicle       5 years

 

Expenditure for maintenance and repairs is expensed as incurred. The gain or loss on the disposal of property, plant and equipment is the difference between the net sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the relevant assets and is recognized in the statement of operations.

 

Long-lived assets primarily include freehold plantation land, leasehold land held for development, freehold land and land improvement for rental purpose and building structure and improvements. In accordance with the provision of ASC Topic 360, “Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, the Company generally conducts its annual impairment evaluation to its long-lived assets, usually in the fourth quarter of each year, or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist, such as a significant sustained change in the business climate. The recoverability of long-lived assets is measured at the reporting unit level. If the total of the expected undiscounted future net cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying amount of the asset. There has been no impairment charge for the years presented.

 

The Company has separately identified the portion of freehold land and building structure, in which freehold land is not subject to amortization and buildings are to be amortized over 33 years on a straight-line method, based on applicable local laws and practice.

 

·Finance leases

 

Leases that transfer substantially all the rewards and risks of ownership to the lessee, other than legal title, are accounted for as finance leases. Substantially all of the risks or benefits of ownership are deemed to have been transferred if any one of the four criteria is met: (i) transfer of ownership to the lessee at the end of the lease term, (ii) the lease containing a bargain purchase option, (iii) the lease term exceeding 75% of the estimated economic life of the leased asset, (iv) the present value of the minimum lease payments exceeding 90% of the fair value. At the inception of a finance lease, the Company as the lessee records an asset and an obligation at an amount equal to the present value of the minimum lease payments. The leased asset is amortized over the shorter of the lease term or its estimated useful life if title does not transfer to the Company, while the leased asset is depreciated in accordance with the Company’s depreciation policy if the title is to eventually transfer to the Company. The periodic rent payments made during the lease term are allocated between a reduction in the obligation and interest element using the effective interest method in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 835-30, “Imputation of Interest”.

 

·Revenue recognition

 

The Company recognizes its revenue in accordance with ASC 985-20 with respect to revenue generated in connection with software sales and ASC Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, upon the delivery of its plantation products when: (1) title and risk of loss are transferred; (2) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (3) there are no continuing obligations to the customer; and (4) the collection of related accounts receivable is probable. The Company’s sale arrangements do not contain general rights of return.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

(a)    Software sales

 

The Company generally sells the software products in an arrangement that is bundled with maintenance and support service and/or website development service, based upon the customers’ specification or modification.

 

The Company adopts ASC 985-20 and allocates the total arrangement fee among each element based on vendor-specific objective evidence of the relative fair value of each of the elements. The Company limits its assessment of fair value of each element to the price charged when the same element is sold separately. Under the residual method, the fair value of the undelivered elements is deferred and the remaining portion of the arrangement fee is recognized as revenue, assuming collection is probable. For the billed software product sales, the revenue from the undelivered element when applicable is included in deferred revenue and amortized ratably to revenue over its contractual term, typically one year.

 

Revenues from the sale of software products are recognized and completely earned upon shipment or electronic delivery of the product provided that persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, collection is probable, payment terms are fixed and determinable and no significant obligations remain.

 

Revenues from the provision of website development service including website design and development are recognized upon the ownership and operating rights of website domain are transferred to the customers.

 

Revenues from the provision of maintenance and support service are recognized when service rendered, which consist of technical support and software upgrades and enhancements. The Company generally offers maintenance and support service to its customers for a period of twelve months, free of charge or at a monthly fixed fee. Amounts invoiced or collected in advance from the customers of delivering maintenance and support service is recorded as deferred revenue. Revenue is recognized when the related service is rendered.

 

No revenue is generated from software business for the year ended October 31, 2014 and subsequently the business was discontinued in December 2014.

 

(b)    Plantation sales

 

The Company offers two types of plantation products comprising of palm oil products and castor products.

 

Revenue from the sale of palm oil product is recognized upon confirmation of the weight of fresh fruit bunches and shipment to the customer, when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, delivery has occurred and risk of loss has passed, the sales price is fixed or determinable at the date of sale, and collectibility is reasonably assured.

 

Revenue from castor products includes sale of seeding and rendering of technical know-how under a bundled sales arrangement, whose business was no longer commenced from 2014. The Company adopts ASC 605-25, “Multiple-Element Arrangements” and recognizes revenue as services are performed when all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement; (2) the service offering has been delivered to the client; (3) the collection of fees is probable; and (4) the amount of fees to be paid by the client is fixed or determinable.

 

A bundled sale arrangement involves multiple deliverables provided by the Company, where bundled service deliverables are accounted for in accordance with ASC 605-25.

 

The Company’s multi-element arrangements generally include two deliverables. The first deliverable is castor oilseeds delivered at the time of sale. The second deliverable is rendering of technical know-how service to plant the castor oilseeds when the principal terms of the service agreement are fulfilled and the certificate of satisfaction is confirmed by the customers.

 

The Company uses a hierarchy to determine the allocation of revenues to the deliverables. The hierarchy is as follows: (i) vendor-specific objective evidence of fair value (“VSOE”), (ii) third-party evidence of selling price (“TPE”), and (iii) best estimate of the selling price (“BESP”).

   
(i) VSOE generally exists only when a company sells the deliverable separately and is the price actually charged by the Company for that deliverable. Generally the Company does not sell the deliverables separately and, as such, does not have VSOE.
   
(ii) TPE can be substantiated by determining the price that other parties sell similar or substantially similar offerings. The Company does not believe that there is accessible TPE evidence for similar deliverables.
   
(iii) BESP reflects the Company’s best estimates of what the selling prices of elements would be if they were sold regularly on a stand-alone basis. The Company believes that BESP is the most appropriate methodology for determining the allocation of revenue among the multiple elements.

  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

The Company has allocated revenues between these two deliverables using the relative selling price method which is based on the estimated selling price for all deliverables. Revenues allocated to the delivered castor oilseeds and are recognized at the time of sale provided the other conditions for recognition of revenues have been met. Revenues allocated to the rendering of technical know-how service are deferred and recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated life of the service, which currently is 6-12 months.

 

(c)    Rental income

 

The Company generally leases the units under operating leases with terms of two years or less. For the year ended October 31, 2014, we have recorded $2,020,682 in lease revenue, based upon its annual rental over the life of the lease under operating lease, using the straight-line method in accordance with ASC Topic 970-605, “Real Estate – General – Revenue Recognition” (“ASC Topic 970-605”).

 

As of October 31, 2014, the commercial buildings for lease are as follows:

 

 

Name of Commercial building

Number of units

(by floor)

Footage area

(square feet)

Vacancy percentage
Megan Avenue 12 19,987 50%
Menara CMY 15 91,848 0%

 

We expect to record $2.3 million in annual lease revenue under the operating lease arrangements in the next twelve months, through October 31, 2015.

 

The Company leases store location and office spaces to the tenants under operating lease arrangements. The Company receives rental income from the real estates it owns for a stated period of times. Rental income is recognized over the life of the operating lease agreement as it is earned in the period under ASC Topic 970-605. The typical leases contain initial terms of one to two years with renewal options and do not contain escalating rent amounts. Under the lease agreement of Menara CMY, the initial term of lease is one year. Provided that there are no existing breaches by the tenant, an irrecoverable annual renewal option is granted for up to twenty-nine years, with a maximum aggregate term of thirty years. Six-months’ rent-free period under the this operating lease agreement is treated as long-term rent concession, which is being amortized as an offset to revenues collected over the term of the underlying lease of 30 years on a straight-line basis. The balance of unamortized rent concession is recorded as non-current portion of accounts receivable.

 

   As of October 31, 
   2014   2013 
Rental receivable:          
Current portion  $205,082   $ 
Non-current portion   972,569     
           
Total  $1,177,651   $ 

 

The estimated amortization on long-term rent concession in the next five years and thereafter is as follows:

 

Year ending October 31:      
 2015   $33,441 
 2016    33,441 
 2017    33,441 
 2018    33,441 
 2019    33,441 
 Thereafter    805,364 
        
 Total:   $972,569 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

As of October 31, 2014, the minimum future rental receivables to be collectible in the next five years and thereafter are as follows:

 

Year ending October 31:      
 2015   $2,006,445 
 2016    2,006,445 
 2017    2,006,445 
 2018    2,006,445 
 2019    2,006,445 
 Thereafter    48,321,882 
        
 Total:   $58,354,107 

 

The Company also records operating costs directly attributable to the leasing properties, such as real estate taxes, depreciation of the leased properties and property management fees, which are charged to expense when incurred. For leases classified as operating, the Company’s lessee records rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lesser of the lease term, including renewal options, taking into consideration of rent holidays or any rent concessions.

 

·Cost of revenues

 

Cost of revenue on software sales primarily includes the purchase cost of software products and the labor cost incurred in the modifications, customization and enhancement of software products, the development of websites and maintenance and support services. All costs are expensed off when the software products and its related website domain are transferred to the customer.

 

Cost of revenue on plantation sales includes rental on plantation land, material supplies and subcontracting costs incurred for planting, fertilizing and harvesting the palm oil tree. Shipping and handling costs associated with the distribution of fresh fruit bunches to the customers are also included in cost of revenues.

 

Rental expenses shown on the accompanying statements of operations include costs associated with on-site and property management personnel, repairs and maintenance, property insurance, marketing, landscaping and other on-site and related administrative costs. Utility expenses are paid directly by tenants. 

 

·Comprehensive income

 

ASC Topic 220, “Comprehensive Income” establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income, its components and accumulated balances. Comprehensive income as defined includes all changes in equity during a period from non-owner sources. Accumulated comprehensive income, as presented in the accompanying statements of stockholders’ equity consists of changes in unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency translation. This comprehensive income is not included in the computation of income tax expense or benefit.

 

·Non-controlling interest

 

Non-controlling interests represent capital contributions, income and loss attributable to the shareholders of less than wholly-owned and consolidated entities.

 

·Income taxes

 

Income taxes are determined in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC Topic 740”). Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted income tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Any effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

ASC 740 prescribes a comprehensive model for how companies should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in their financial statements uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Under ASC 740, tax positions must initially be recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not the position will be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. Such tax positions must initially and subsequently be measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the tax authority assuming full knowledge of the position and relevant facts.

 

The Company conducts major businesses in Malaysia and the PRC and is subject to tax in its own jurisdiction. As a result of its business activities, the Company will file separate tax returns that are subject to examination by the local and foreign tax authorities.

 

·Foreign currencies translation

 

Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency using the applicable exchange rates at the balance sheet dates. The resulting exchange differences are recorded in the statement of operations.

 

The reporting currency of the Company is the United States Dollars (“US$”) and the accompanying financial statements have been expressed in US$. In addition, the Company maintains its books and record in a local currency, Malaysian Ringgit (“MYR”), Hong Kong Dollars (“HK$”) and Renminbi Yuan (“RMB”), which is functional currency as being the primary currency of the economic environment in which the entity operates.

 

In general, for consolidation purposes, assets and liabilities of its subsidiaries whose functional currency is not US$ are translated into US$, in accordance with ASC Topic 830-30, “Translation of Financial Statement”, using the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at average rates prevailing during the period. The gains and losses resulting from translation of financial statements of foreign subsidiary are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income within the statement of stockholders’ equity. The gains and losses are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income within the statement of stockholders’ equity.

 

Translation of amounts from the local currency of the Company into US$1 has been made at the following exchange rates for the respective years:

 

   As of and for the year ended October 31, 
   2014   2013   2012 
Year-end RMB : US$1 exchange rate   6.1371    6.1310    6.2950 
Yearly average RMB : US$1 exchange rate   6.1456    6.2256    6.3282 
Year-end HK$ : US$1 exchange rate   7.7556    7.7534    7.7503 
Yearly average HK$ : US$1 exchange rate   7.7547    7.7565    7.7575 
Year-end MYR : US$1 exchange rate   3.2894    3.1531    3.0572 
Yearly average MYR : US$1 exchange rate   3.2450    3.1331    3.1132 

 

·Retirement plan costs

 

Contributions to retirement schemes (which are defined contribution plans) are charged to general and administrative expenses in the statements of operation and comprehensive income as and when the related employee service is provided.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

·Related parties

 

Parties, which can be a corporation or individual, are considered to be related if the Company has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operating decisions. Companies are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or common significant influence.

 

·Segment reporting

 

ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting” establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments on a basis consistent with the Company’s internal organization structure as well as information about geographical areas, business segments and major customers in financial statements. The Company operates in three reportable operating segments in Malaysia and China.

 

·Fair value of financial instruments

 

The carrying value of the Company’s financial instruments (excluding obligation under finance lease): cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, deposits and other receivables, deferred revenue, income tax payable, amount due to a director, accrued liabilities and other payables approximate at their fair values because of the short-term nature of these financial instruments.

 

Management believes, based on the current market prices or interest rates for similar debt instruments, the fair value of its obligation under finance lease approximates the carrying amount.

 

The Company also follows the guidance of the ASC Topic 820-10, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” ("ASC 820-10"), with respect to financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value. ASC 820-10 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

·Level 1 : Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

 

·Level 2 : Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

 

·Level 3 : Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions

 

The following table summarizes information on the fair value measurement of the Company’s financial assets as of October 31, 2014 and 2013 grouped by the categories described above:

 

   Quoted prices in active markets (Level 1)   Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)   Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) 
10.31.2014               
Cash and cash equivalents  $1,785,334   $         –   $            – 
Accounts receivable   1,189,281         
Advances to suppliers            
Deposits and other receivables  $36,824   $   $ 
                
10.31.2013               
Cash and cash equivalents  $659,647   $   $ 
Accounts receivable   42,180         
Advances to suppliers   448,769         
Deposits and other receivables  $20,770   $   $ 

 

·Recent accounting pronouncements

 

The Company has reviewed all recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements and does not believe the future adoption of any such pronouncements may be expected to cause a material impact on its financial condition or the results of its operations.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

The Company adopted ASU 2013-02, Reporting of Amounts Reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, effective November 1, 2013. ASU 2013-02 requires disclosure of amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component and by net income line item. Adoption of ASU 2013-02 had no impact on our consolidated financial position, or results of operations.

 

During July 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-11, Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists. ASU 2013-11 provides presentation requirements for unrecognized tax benefits when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward exists. ASU 2013-11 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2013. Early adoption and retrospective application is permitted. ASU 2013-11 may impact the asset or liability financial statement presentation of certain unrecognized tax benefits, but will not change our assessment of the realizability of our deferred tax assets, and will not have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations. The Company plans to adopt ASU 2013-11 in our first quarter of fiscal year 2015.

 

During April 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements and Property, Plant, and Equipment: Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity. ASU 2014-08 limits discontinued operations reporting to disposals of components of an entity that represent strategic shifts that have or will have a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results, and requires expanded disclosures for discontinued operations. ASU 2014-08 is effective for all disposals of components of an entity that occur within annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted, but only for disposals that have not been reported in financial statements previously issued or available for issuance. The Company adopted ASU 2014-08 effective April 30, 2014, and adoption had no impact on our financial statement presentation, financial position or results of operations.

 

During May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which provides new guidance on the recognition of revenue and states that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this accounting standard update on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

During August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern. ASU 2014-15 requires management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern every reporting period including interim periods. ASU 2014-15 is effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2014-15 effective October 31, 2014 and adoption had no impact on our financial statement presentation, financial position or results of operations.

 

4.NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST

 

Sale of 10% of PGCG Assets

 

On January 20, 2014, the Company’s subsidiary, PGCG Assets sold and issued to an unaffiliated third party 200,000 shares of its Common Stock at a price of RM 100 per share, for aggregate consideration of RM20,000,000 or approximately US$ 6,133,276.  PGCG Assets received net proceeds of approximately RM20,000,000 or approximately US$6,133,276 from the sale of its shares and intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including repayment of the loan made by UHT.

 

Upon the consummation of the foregoing transactions, 90% of the issued and outstanding securities of PGCG Assets are owned by the Company through its subsidiary, UHT and 10% by such unaffiliated third party, reducing its ownership interest in PGCG Assets from 100% to 90%.  Each sale and issuance was made pursuant to the terms of a subscription agreement containing terms and conditions that are normal and customary for a transaction of this type.

 

Non-controlling interests are recorded at fair value, in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 810, “Consolidation”, and are reported as a component of the equity, separate from the Company’s equity. Sale of subsidiary shares that do not result in a change of control is accounted for as an equity transaction.  Results of operations attributable to the non-controlling interests have been included in the consolidated results of operations from February 1, 2014.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

Sale of 5% Virtual Setup

 

On October 31, 2014, the Company’s subsidiary, Virtual Setup sold and issued to an unaffiliated third party 200,000 shares of its Common Stock at a price of RM 10 per share, for aggregate consideration of RM2,000,000 or approximately US$608,014.  Virtual Setup expects to receive net proceeds of approximately RM2,000,000 or approximately US$608,014 from the sale of its securities and intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes.

 

Upon the consummation of the foregoing transactions, 95% of the issued and outstanding shares of Virtual Setup are owned by the Company, through PGCG Plantation and 5% by such unaffiliated third party, reducing its ownership interest in Virtual Setup from 100% to 95%.  Each sale and issuance was made pursuant to the terms of a subscription agreement containing terms and conditions that are normal and customary for a transaction of this type.

 

Non-controlling interests are recorded at fair value, in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 810, “Consolidation”, and are reported as a component of the equity, separate from the Company’s equity. Sale of subsidiary shares that do not result in a change of control is accounted for as an equity transaction. 

 

5.DISCONTINUED OPERATION

 

In December 2014, the Company decided to discontinue the software business in Malaysia and concentrate its resource to develop the real estate business.

 

The summarized discontinued operations results for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 to 2012 is as follows:

 

   2014   2013   2012 
                
Revenue from discontinued operations  $   $1,601,593   $1,505,606 
Income from discontinued operations before income tax       1,568,309    1,413,613 
Income tax expense       (149,221)   (252,704)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax  $   $1,419,088   $1,160,909 

 

The components of major assets and liabilities of discontinued operation at October 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

 

   As of October 31, 
   2014   2013 
Assets:          
Accounts receivable  $   $11,894 

 

6.PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

 

   As of October 31, 
   2014   2013 
         
Freehold plantation land  $7,845,805   $7,845,805 
Leasehold land under development   4,276,764    4,276,764 
Freehold land under development   18,091,173    18,091,173 
Freehold land and land improvement for rental purpose commercial building   15,191,123    15,191,123 
Building structure and improvements   15,857,410    15,857,410 
Office furniture, fixture and equipment   123,798    86,033 
Motor vehicles   166,047    293,313 
Foreign translation difference   (2,214,927)   (429,365)
    59,337,193    61,212,256 
Less: accumulated depreciation   (1,342,435)   (646,302)
Less: foreign translation difference   165,940    5,984 
Property, plant and equipment, net  $58,160,698   $60,571,938 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

Depreciation expense for the years ended October 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 amounted to $696,133, $545,388 and $56,541, respectively.

 

As of October 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company has one motor vehicle (2013: two) under finance lease included property, plant and equipment with its carrying value of $10,640 and $58,960, respectively.

 

Both commercial buildings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia are pledged against the bank loans (note 8).

 

To date, the Company is in the process of preparing the development layout plan for submission to and approval by local authorities. Thereafter, the Company will begin the process of preparing the building plan for submission and approval. The Company anticipates the submission of building plans in the first calendar quarter of 2015 and will commence construction in the third calendar quarter of 2015.

 

Policy for Capitalizing Development Cost

 

The cost of buildings and improvements includes the purchase price of property, legal fees and other acquisition costs. Costs directly related to planning, developing, initial leasing and constructing a property are capitalized and classified as Real Estate in the consolidated balance sheets. Capitalized development costs include interest, and other direct project costs incurred during the period of development. As of October 31, 2014, there was no such capitalized interest.

 

A variety of costs are incurred in the acquisition, development and leasing of properties. After determination is made to capitalize a cost, it is allocated to the specific component of a project that is benefited. Determination of when a development project is substantially complete and capitalization must cease involves a degree of judgment. The Company adopts the capitalization policy on development properties, which is guided by ASC Topic 835-20 “Interest – Capitalization of Interest” and ASC Topic 970 “Real Estate - General”. The costs of land and buildings under development include specifically identifiable costs. The capitalized costs include pre-construction costs essential to the development of the property, development costs, construction costs, interest costs, salaries and related costs and other costs incurred during the period of development. The Company considers a construction project as substantially completed and held available for occupancy upon the receipt of certificates of occupancy, but no later than one year from cessation of major construction activity. The Company ceases capitalization on the portion (1) substantially completed and (2) occupied or held available for occupancy, and we capitalize only those costs associated with the portion under construction.

 

The Company capitalizes leasing costs which include commissions paid to outside brokers, legal costs incurred to negotiate and document a lease agreement and any internal costs that may be applicable. The Company allocates these costs to individual tenant leases and amortizes them over the related lease term.

 

7.AMOUNT DUE TO RELATED PARTIES

 

   As of October 31, 
   2014   2013 
Current portion:          
Amount due to a related party, which were unsecured, interest-free and repayable on demand,          
Mr. Pua Wooi Khang, a subsidiary’s director  $180,197   $305,289 
           
Non-current portion:          
Amount due to a related party, where was unsecured, interest-free and not expected to be repaid in the next twelve months          
Mr. Weng Kung Wong, the Company’s director  $3,851,394   $7,281,993 
           
Total  $4,031,591   $7,587,282 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

8.ACCRUED LIABILITIES AND OTHER PAYABLES

 

Accrued liabilities and other payables consist of the following:

 

   As of October 31, 
   2014   2013 
         
Accrued operating expenses  $184,842   $198,568 
Accrued interest expense   17,369    110,094 
Potential tax penalty liability   110,000    50,000 
Other payable   28,027    20,556 
   $340,238   $379,218 

 

9.BANK LOANS

 

   As of October 31, 
   2014   2013 
Bank loans from financial institutions in Malaysia,          
Hong Leong Bank Berhad  $11,787,157   $12,670,809 
RHB Bank Berhad   2,908,145    3,103,164 
    14,695,302    15,773,973 
Less: current portion   (643,544)   (628,707)
Bank loans, net of current portion  $14,051,758   $15,145,266 

 

15 Story Bank Loan

 

In December 2012, the Company, through PGCG Assets obtained a loan in the principal amount of RM41,000,000 (approximately $13,086,081) from Hong Leong Bank Berhad, a financial institution in Malaysia to finance the acquisition of a fifteen story office building property, which bears interest at a rate of 1.75% per annum over the lending rate, with annual interest expense of $1,025,506, variable rate quoted by the bank, with 180 monthly installments over a period of 15 years and will mature on July 31, 2028. The loan was secured by all assets held by PGCG Assets and is personally guaranteed by the director and chief executive officer of the Company, Mr. Weng Kung Wong and the director of the Company’s subsidiary, Mr. Kok Wai Chai and its subsidiary, UHT.

 

Effective October 31, 2014, PGCG Assets accepted the Letter of Offer from the Bank of China (Malaysia) Berhad for a credit facility (the “Loan”) consisting of a revolving line of credit, or the RC, in the amount of RM 15,000,000 (approximately US$4,587,984) and a term loan, or the TL, in the amount of RM 40,000,000 (approximately US$ 12,234,623.37), for an aggregate of RM 55,000,000 (approximately US$16,822,607). The Loan was finalized November 12, 2014, and was used to pay off the existing loan with Hong Leong Bank Berhad on our 15 story commercial building located at No. 160, Menara CMY, Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and to provide working capital for PGCG Assets. The Loan is personally guaranteed by Wong Weng Kung, our Chief Executive Officer and Director, and also guaranteed by Union Hub Technology Sdn. Bhd., our wholly owned subsidiary (“UHT”).

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

Outstanding principal amounts due under the TL accrue interest at a rate of 1.00% per annum above the Base Lending Rate, which is currently 6.60% per annum. The TL is repayable in monthly installments of RM 476,898 over a period of 120 months and must be fully drawn down by January 18, 2015. Amounts not drawn down by such time shall be forfeit.

 

We shall be entitled to draw down on the RC after full release of the TL. Outstanding principal amounts due under the RC accrue interest at a rate of 1.50% per annum above the bank’s cost of fund applicable at such time. At the end of each calendar quarter, outstanding amounts due under the RC shall be repaid in full or, subject to the lender’s consent and the satisfaction of certain additional requirements, rolled over to the next quarter at the end of each calendar quarter.

 

As a condition of the Loan, PGCG Assets was required to increase its paid up capital account to RM 50,000,000. Accordingly, PGCG Assets made a Bonus Issue of an additional 48,000,000 shares of its common stock on a pro rata basis to its shareholders in proportion to the number of shares held by such shareholders, by way of capitalizing its Capital Surplus.

 

12 Story Bank Loan

 

In May 2013, the Company, through PGCG Assets obtained a loan in the aggregate amount of RM9,840,000 (approximately $3,140,659) from RHB Bank Berhad, a financial institution in Malaysia to finance the acquisition of a twelve story office building property, which bears interest at a rate of 1.90% per annum over the lending rate, with annual interest expense of $145,005, variable rate quoted by the bank, with 288 monthly installments over a period of 24 years and will mature in 2037.

 

The loan is secured by all assets held by PGCG Assets and is personally guaranteed by the director and chief executive officer of the Company, Mr. Weng Kung Wong and the director of the Company’s subsidiary, Mr. Kok Wai Chai and its subsidiary, UHT.

 

As of October 31, 2014, the minimum future payments of the aggregate bank borrowings in the next five years and thereafter are as follows:

 

Year ending October 31:      
 2015   $643,544 
 2016    687,930 
 2017    736,111 
 2018    788,415 
 2019    845,192 
 Thereafter    10,994,110 
        
 Total:   $14,695,302 

 

Both years ended October 31, 2014 and 2013, the lending rate is 6.6% per annum.

 

10.OBLIGATION UNDER FINANCE LEASE

 

The Company purchased a motor vehicle under a finance lease agreement with the effective interest rate of 6.58% per annum, due through July 21, 2017, with principal and interest payable monthly. The obligation under the finance lease is as follows:

 

   As of October 31, 
   2014   2013 
         
Finance lease  $11,335   $48,000 
Less: interest expense   (1,764)   (1,388)
           
Net present value of finance lease  $9,571   $46,612 
           
Current portion  $2,737   $11,013 
Non-current portion   6,834    35,599 
           
Total  $9,571   $46,612 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

As of October 31, 2014, the maturities of the finance lease for each of the four years are as follows:

 

Years ending October 31:      
 2015   $2,737 
 2016    2,737 
 2017    2,737 
 2018    1,360 
        
 Total   $9,571 

 

11.STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

There were no movements in the Company’s common stock during the years ended October 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

As of October 31, 2014 and 2013, the number of shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding was 512,682,393 and 512,682,393 shares. There are no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.

 

12.NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

Basic net income (loss) per share is computed using the weighted average number of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed using the weighted average number of common stock outstanding and common stock equivalents during the year.

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated stockholders:

 

   Years ended October 31, 
   2014   2013   2012 
Basic and diluted net (loss) income attributable to Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated stockholders:               
Numerator:               
- Net (loss) income attributable to Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated stockholders  $(1,389,106)  $(2,090,769)  $1,472,716 
                
Denominator:               
Weighted average shares outstanding attributable to Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated stockholders – Basic and diluted   512,682,393    512,682,393    504,752,402 
Net (loss) income per share attributable to Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated stockholders – Basic and diluted  $(0.00)*  $(0.00)*  $0.00*

 

* Denotes less than $0.01 per share

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

13.INCOME TAXES

 

The local (United States) and foreign components of (loss) income before income taxes were comprised of the following:

 

   Years ended October 31, 
   2014   2013   2012 
Tax jurisdictions from:               
– Local  $(222,375)  $(359,574)  $10,317 
– Foreign, representing:               
BVI           (56,703)
Malaysia   (764,841)   (2,620,526)   (441,896)
Hong Kong   (115)   (890)   (2,235)
The PRC   (339,479)   (514,284)   1,069,791 
Income (loss) before income taxes  $(1,326,810)  $(3,495,274)  $579,274 

 

Provision for income taxes consisted of the following:

 

   Years ended October 31, 
   2014   2013   2012 
Current:               
– Local  $   $   $ 
– Foreign, representing:               
BVI            
Malaysia   9,994    14,583     
Hong Kong            
The PRC           267,467 
                
Deferred:               
– Local            
– Foreign            
Income tax expense  $9,994   $14,583   $267,467 

 

The effective tax rate in the years presented is the result of the mix of income earned in various tax jurisdictions that apply a broad range of income tax rates. During the years presented, the Company has a number of subsidiaries that operates in different countries and is subject to tax in the jurisdictions in which it subsidiaries operate, as follows:

 

United States of America

 

PGCG is registered in the State of Nevada and is subject to United States of America tax law. As of October 31, 2014, the operations in the United States of America incurred $262,045 of cumulative net operating losses which can be carried forward to offset future taxable income. The net operating loss carryforwards begin to expire in 2031, if unutilized. The Company has provided for a full valuation allowance of $91,716 against the deferred tax assets on the expected future tax benefits from the net operating loss carryforwards as the management believes it is not likely that these assets will not be realized in the future.

 

British Virgin Islands

 

Under the current BVI law, the Company’s subsidiaries are not subject to tax on income. No provision for income tax is required due to operating loss incurred.

 

Hong Kong

 

Max Trend is subject to Hong Kong Profits Tax, which is charged at the statutory income rate of 16.5% on its assessable income. No provision for income tax is required due to operating loss incurred. The Company has provided for a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets of $884 on the expected future tax benefits from the net operating loss carryforwards as the management believes it is not likely that these assets will be realized in the future.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

The PRC

 

SMTG is subject to the Corporate Income Tax governed by the Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China with a unified statutory income tax rate of 25%. A reconciliation of income before income taxes to the effective tax rate as follows:

 

   Years ended October 31, 
   2014   2013   2012 
             
(Loss) income before income taxes  $(339,479)  $(514,284)  $1,069,791 
Statutory income tax rate   25%   25%   25%
Income tax at statutory tax rate   (84,870)   (128,571)   267,448 
                
Tax effect of non-deductible expenses   76,722    110,488    19 
Tax effect of non-taxable income   (35,089)        
Net operating loss   43,237    18,083     
Income tax expense  $   $   $267,467 

 

Malaysia

 

All of the Company’s subsidiaries operating in Malaysia subject to the Malaysia Corporate Tax Laws at a progressive income tax rate starting from 20% on the assessable income for its tax year. A reconciliation of (loss) income before income taxes to the effective tax rate as follows:

 

   Years ended October 31, 
   2014   2013   2012 
             
(Loss) income before income taxes  $(742,825)  $(1,762,321)  $971,717 
Statutory income tax rate   20%   20%   20%
Income tax at statutory tax rate   (148,565)   (352,464)   194,343 
                
Tax effect of non-deductible expenses   139,226    227,200    109,029 
Tax effect of non-taxable income           (144,551)
Tax effect of tax allowances       (4,151)   (3,000)
Tax effect of different tax rate       48,507    42,738 
Tax adjustment       (121,283)   6,894 
Net operating loss   19,333    365,261    47,251 
Income tax expense  $9,994   $163,070   $252,704 

 

The following table sets forth the significant components of the aggregate deferred tax assets of the Company as of October 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

   As of October 31, 
   2014   2013 
Deferred tax assets:          
Capital loss  $44,199   $44,199 
Net operating loss carryforwards          
- United States of America   91,716    8,446 
- Hong Kong   884    865 
- PRC   19,197     
Total deferred tax assets   155,996    53,510 
Less: valuation allowance   (155,996)   (53,510)
Deferred tax assets  $   $ 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

14.PENSION PLAN

 

The Company is required to make contribution to their employees under a government-mandated defined contribution pension scheme for its eligible full-times employees in Malaysia and the PRC. The Company is required to contribute a specified percentage of the participants’ relevant income based on their ages and wages level. The total contributions made by the Company were $56,753, $59,957 and $58,621 for the years ended October 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

15.RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Significant transactions with related parties during the years presented were summarized as follows:

 

   Years ended October 31, 
   2014   2013   2012 
Sales of software products            
- Related party A  $   $   $386 
- Related party B           478 
- Related party C           478 
- Related party D           478 
                
Rent expense               
- Related party H  $7,704   $14,363   $9,636 

 

Related parties A, B, C, and D are under common control of various shareholders with less than 5% equity interest of the Company individually.

 

Related parties H is under common control of Mr. Weng Kung Wong, the director and chief executive officer of the Company.

 

All of these related party transactions are generally transacted in an arm-length basis at the current market value in the normal course of business.

 

16.SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

(a)    Business segment reporting

 

The Company operates three reportable business segments, as defined by ASC Topic 280:

 

·Software business – sale of software products and website development, which no longer continued since December 2014
·Plantation business – sale of palm oilseed and castor seeds, whose castor sales was discontinued during 2014 fiscal year.
·Real estate business – acquisition and development of commercial and residential real estate properties in Malaysia

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies (see Note 2). The Company had no inter-segment sales for the years presented. Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments is shown as below:

 

   Year ended October 31, 2014 
   Software Business   Plantation Business   Real Estate Business   Corporate   Total 
                          
Revenues, net  $       –   $286,931   $2,039,967   $   $2,326,898 
Less: inter segment revenues           (19,285)       (19,285)
Revenues from external customers       286,931    2,020,682        2,307,613 
Cost of revenues       (170,215)   (246,254)       (416,469)
Gross profit       116,716    1,774,428        1,891,144 
Depreciation       18,209    635,387    42,537    696,133 
Net income (loss)       (317,826)   (172,666)   (846,312)   (1,336,804)
Net income from discontinued operation                    
Total assets       7,637,204    53,397,873    121,733    61,172,137 
Expenditure for long-lived assets  $   $30,801   $25,907   $37,267   $93,975 

 

   Year ended October 31, 2013 
   Software Business   Plantation Business   Real Estate Business   Corporate   Total 
                          
Revenues, net  $1,601,593   $220,929   $132,760   $   $1,955,282 
Cost of revenues   (29,329)   (125,160)           (154,489)
Gross profit   1,572,264    95,769    132,760        1,800,793 
Depreciation   3,955    20,048    482,656    38,729    545,388 
Net loss       (490,880)   (1,831,446)   (1,187,531)   (3,509,857)
Net income from discontinued operation   1,419,088                1,419,088 
Total assets   11,894    8,407,879    53,189,841    133,690    61,743,304 
Expenditure for long-lived assets  $   $   $31,066,113   $66,444   $31,132,557 

 

   Year ended October 31, 2012 
   Software Business   Plantation Business   Real Estate Business   Corporate   Total 
                          
Revenues, net  $1,505,606   $1,540,736   $   $   $3,046,342 
Cost of revenues   (35,205)   (301,584)           (336,789)
Gross profit   1,470,401    1,239,152            2,709,553 
Depreciation   3,792    15,645        37,104    56,541 
Net income (loss)       595,857        (284,050)   (311,807)
Net income from discontinued operation   1,160,909                1,160,909 
Total assets   18,645    9,426,760    25,423,311    6,716,242    41,584,958 
Expenditure for long-lived assets  $   $7,061,225   $24,965,918   $31,010   $32,058,153 

 

All long-lived assets are located in Malaysia.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

(b)    Geographic segment reporting

 

In respect of geographical segment reporting, sales are based on the countries in which the customer is located, as follows:

 

   Years ended October 31, 
   2014   2013   2012 
Revenues, net               
Malaysia  $2,307,613   $1,945,507   $1,780,868 
The PRC       9,775    1,265,474 
Total revenues, net  $2,307,613   $1,955,282   $3,046,342 

 

As of October 31, 2014, the amount of net assets held by a PRC subsidiary was $86,156, of which approximately $78,000 is free of restriction and $8,156 is restricted.

 

As of October 31, 2013, the amount of net assets held by a PRC subsidiary was $426,531, of which approximately $384,000 is free of restriction and $42,531 is restricted.

 

A PRC subsidiary is currently undergoing the deregistration process with the local government.

 

17.CONCENTRATIONS OF RISK

 

The Company is exposed to the following concentrations of risk:

 

(a)    Major customers

 

For the years ended October 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the customer who accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s revenues is presented as follows:

 

      Year ended October 31, 2014   October 31, 2014 
  

Business

segment

  Revenues   Percentage
of revenues
   Trade accounts
receivable
 
                
Customer H  Real estate  $1,833,316    79%  $1,139,772 
Customer I  Plantation   286,931    13%   11,629 
Total:     $2,120,247    92%  $1,151,401 

 

      Year ended October 31, 2013   October 31, 2013 
  

Business

segment

  Revenues   Percentage
of revenues
   Trade accounts
receivable
 
                
Customer G  Software  $638,340    33%  $        – 
Customer E  Software   478,754    24%    
Customer F  Software   478,754    24%    
Total:     $1,595,848    81%  $ 

 

      Year ended October 31, 2012   October 31, 2012 
  

Business

segment

  Revenues   Percentage
of revenues
   Trade accounts
receivable
 
                
Customer A  Software  $642,424    21%  $ 
Customer B  Software   642,424    21%    
Customer C  Plantation   566,858    19%    
Customer D  Plantation   508,074    17%   15,886 
Total:     $2,359,780    78%  $15,886 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

(b)    Major vendors

 

For the years ended October 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the vendor who accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s purchases is presented as follows:

 

   Year ended October 31, 2014   October 31, 2014 
   Purchase   Percentage
of purchase
   Trade accounts
payable
 
             
Vendor F  $53,717    32%  $       – 
Vendor E   37,709    22%    
Total:  $91,426    54%  $ 

 

   Year ended October 31, 2013   October 31, 2013 
   Purchase   Percentage
of purchase
   Trade accounts
payable
 
             
Vendor D  $29,329    19%  $ 
Vendor E   26,702    17%   4,343 
Vendor F   21,972    14%    
Total:  $78,003    50%  $4,343 

 

   Year ended October 31, 2012   October 31, 2012 
   Purchase   Percentage
of purchase
   Trade accounts
payable
 
             
Vendor A  $80,821    24%  $ 
Vendor B   62,530    19%    
Vendor C   59,678    18%   5,431 
Vendor D   35,205    10%    
Total:  $238,234    71%  $5,431 

 

All of the vendors are located in Malaysia.

 

(c)    Credit risk

 

Financial instruments that are potentially subject to credit risk consist principally of trade receivables. The Company believes the concentration of credit risk in its trade receivables is substantially mitigated by its ongoing credit evaluation process and relatively short collection terms. The Company does not generally require collateral from customers. The Company evaluates the need for an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends and other information.

 

(d)    Interest rate risk

 

As the Company has no significant interest-bearing assets, the Company’s income and operating cash flows are substantially independent of changes in market interest rates.

 

The Company’s interest-rate risk arises from bank loans and finance leases. The Company manages interest rate risk by varying the issuance and maturity dates variable rate debt, limiting the amount of variable rate debt, and continually monitoring the effects of market changes in interest rates. As of October 31, 2013 and 2014, bank loans and finance leases were at fixed rates.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

(e)    Exchange rate risk

 

The reporting currency of the Company is US$, to date the majority of the revenues and costs are denominated in MYR and RMB, and a significant portion of the assets and liabilities are denominated in MYR and RMB. As a result, the Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk as its revenues and results of operations may be affected by fluctuations in the exchange rate between US$, MYR and RMB. If MYR and RMB depreciates against US$, the value of MYR and RMB revenues and assets as expressed in US$ financial statements will decline. The Company does not hold any derivative or other financial instruments that expose to substantial market risk.

 

(f)    Economic and political risks

 

Substantially all of the Company’s services are conducted in Malaysia and Asian region. The Company’s operations are subject to various political, economic, and other risks and uncertainties inherent in Malaysia. Among other risks, the Company’s operations are subject to the risks of restrictions on transfer of funds; export duties, quotas, and embargoes; domestic and international customs and tariffs; changing taxation policies; foreign exchange restrictions; and political conditions and governmental regulations in Malaysia.

 

18.COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

(a)    Operating lease commitment

 

The Company leases certain staff quarters and palm oil land under operating leases that expire at various dates through 2015. The leases, which cover periods from one to two years, generally provide for renewal options at specified rental amounts.

 

Aggregate rent expenses for the years ended October 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were $7,704, $70,740 and $92,506.

 

As of October 31, 2014, the Company occupied its own building premises and has no significant future minimum rental payments due under various operating leases in the next twelve months.

 

(b)    Capital commitment

 

As of October 31, 2014, the Company does not anticipate any significant future contingent payment in the next twelve months.

 

19.QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (unaudited)

 

The following table has been prepared from the financial records of the Company, without audit, and reflects all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods presented. The sum of per share amounts may not equal to the annual amounts because of the changes in the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year.

 

Year ended October 31, 2014  Three Months Ended   2014 
   January 31   April 30   July 31   October 31   Total 
                     
Revenue, net  $201,660   $884,061   $615,249   $606,643   $2,307,613 
Gross profit   97,968    751,810    558,851    482,515    1,891,144 
(Loss) income from operations   (363,077)   (27,800)   102,851    242,015    (46,011)
Net loss   (640,532)   (309,720)   (192,941)   (193,611)   (1,336,804)
Net loss per share – basic and diluted  $(0.00)  $(0.00)  $(0.00)  $(0.00)  $(0.00)

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)

 

Year ended October 31, 2013  Three Months Ended   2013 
   January 31   April 30   July 31   October 31   Total 
                     
Revenue, net  $1,699,670   $67,670   $77,357   $110,585   $1,955,282 
Gross profit   1,673,874    26,922    31,176    68,821    1,800,793 
Income (loss) from operations   1,190,280    (231,288)   (367,446)   (1,228,391)   (636,845)
Net income (loss)   575,356    (305,646)   (976,346)   (1,384,133)   (2,090,769)
Net income (loss) per share – basic and diluted  $0.00   $(0.00)  $(0.00)  $(0.00)  $(0.00)

 

Year ended October 31, 2012  Three Months Ended   2012 
   January 31   April 30   July 31   October 31   Total 
                     
Revenue, net  $248,396   $614,728   $553,535   $1,629,683   $3,046,342 
Gross profit   184,032    485,691    503,851    1,535,979    2,709,553 
Income from operations   (120,540)   173,274    (72,805)   1,201,706    1,181,635 
Net (loss) income   (66,196)   347,515    205,577    985,820    1,472,716 
Net (loss) income per share – basic and diluted  $(0.00)  $0.00   $0.00   $0.00   $0.00 

 

20.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

In accordance with ASC Topic 855, “Subsequent Events”, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued, the Company has evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after October 31, 2014 up through the date was the Company issued the audited consolidated financial statements. During the period, the Company did not have any material recognizable subsequent events.

 

In December 2014, the Company discontinued the software business in Malaysia and concentrated its resource to develop the real estate business.

 

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ITEM 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

 

None

 

ITEM 9A. Controls and Procedures.

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, our management conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report in ensuring that information required to be disclosed was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by Applied in such reports is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act. Under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, our management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based upon the framework in “Internal Control — Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on that evaluation, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of October 31, 2014.

 

Borgers & Cutler CPAs PLLC, an independent registered public accounting firm, has audited the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K and, as part of the audit, has issued a report, included herein, on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2014.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, there were no changes in the internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Inherent Limitations of Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

It should be noted that any system of controls, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system will be met. In addition, the design of any control system is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events.

 

ITEM 9B. Other Information.

 

None.

 

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ITEM 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

 

Set forth below are the present directors, director nominees and executive officers of the Company. There are no other persons who have been nominated or chosen to become directors nor are there any other persons who have been chosen to become executive officers. There are no arrangements or understandings between any of the directors, officers and other persons pursuant to which such person was selected as a director or an officer. Directors are elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been elected and have qualified. Officers are appointed to serve until the meeting of the board of directors following the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified.

 

Name Age Position
Weng Kung Wong 42 Chief Executive Officer and Director
Liong Tat Teh 55 Chief Financial Officer and Director
Sek Fong Wong 36 Secretary
Amirrudin Bin Che Embi 68 Director
Peijin W.  Hoppe 57 Director
Ham Poh Chai 34 Director

 

Weng Kung Wong, age 42, our Chief Executive Officer and Director since November 15, 2010, founded Mobile Wallet Sdn. Bhd., MWSB, one of the first Malaysian m-commerce companies, in 2004 and currently serves as its Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to founding MWSB, Mr. Wong served as an Agency Unit Manager of MAA Insurance from April, 2001 to November, 2003. From January, 2000 to April, 2001, he was the Marketing Director of Spider Holding Sdn. Bhd., an herb products distribution company. Mr. Wong began his professional career in 1995 with Forever Living Products, a health products multilevel marketing company, where he spent four years in positions of accelerating responsibility in the areas of business development and marketing. Mr. Wong obtained a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from the National Central University of Taiwan in 1995. As our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Wong brings to our Board of Directors knowledge of our operations and history, business leadership, corporate strategy and entrepreneurial expertise.

 

Liong Tat Teh, age 55, our Chief Financial Officer and Director since November 15, 2010, has more than 28 years of professional accounting and financial experience. Mr. Teh is currently the Financial Controller of MW Group, a now dormant company. Prior to joining MW Group in February, 2008, Mr. Teh served as the Financial Controller of Ikhmas Jaya Sdn. Bhd., a construction and civil engineering company, from February, 1995 to January, 2008. From June, 1993 to February, 1995, Mr. Teh was a Group Accountant of Mitrajaya Holding Bhd., a construction engineering company. Prior to joining Mitrajaya Holding Bhd., Mr. Teh was a Finance Manager for Vorwerk (M) Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysian subsidiary of Vorwerk International based in Germany, a distributor of household appliances, from December, 1992 to June, 1993. From March, 1989 to December, 1992, Mr. Teh worked as Accountant at Tasima Footwear Sdn Bhd. Mr. Teh graduated from Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman Malaysia in 1983 with a Diploma in Cost and Management Accounting, and attained a fellowship at the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of United Kingdom. Mr. Teh has been a Chartered Accountant registered with Malaysian Institute of Accountants since 1995. Mr. Teh brings to the Board of Directors business leadership, corporate strategy, accounting and financial expertise.

 

Sek Fong Wong, age 36, joined us as our Secretary on November 15, 2010. She is also the Assistant Administration Manager of MWPAY Sdn. Bhd., the marketing and distribution arm of Mobile Wallet Group. She served as our director from November 15, 2010 to April 12, 2012. Prior to joining MWPAY, Ms. Wong served as the Personal Assistant of Bioworld Resource Sdn. Bhd., a multilevel marketing arm of CEEBEE Groups of companies, promoting health food from September, 2005 to April, 2008. From August, 2000 to September, 2005, Ms. Wong was actively involved in Gerakan Belia Bersatu Malaysia (GBBM), a youth movement NGO. She is a Central Committee Member of GBBM and represents the country of Malaysia in various conferences and activities located in Malaysia and elsewhere. Miss Wong received a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and Biology from Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman Malaysia in 2000.

 

Amirrudin Bin Che Embi, aged 68, joined our Board of Directors on April 12, 2012. He is the President of the Malaysian Rugby Union and Kedah Rugby Union and the Honorary Secretary of the Royal Kedah Club. Since December 2009, he has served on the board of directors of Etika Kawalan Sdn. Bhd., a security solutions company. From 2005 to 2009, Mr. Embi served on the board of directors of Tahan Insurance Malaysia Berhad. Dato’ Amir led an illustrious career at the Royal Malaysian Police for 37 years before retiring in 2004. He has been recognized with numerous medals, honors and awards for his contributions to the state, including: Pingat Jasa Kebaktian (PJK) (1975); Pingat Cemerlang Kedah (PCK) (1976); Ahli Mangku Negara (AMN) (1978); Bintang Cemerlang Kedah (BCK) (1983); Pingat Kelakuan Terpilih (PKT) (1989); Pingat Setia Kelantan (PSK) (1997); Dato’ Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN) (1998); Dato’ Setia DiRaja Kedah (DSDK) (2000); Pahlawan Setia Pasukan Polls (PSPP) (2001); Dato’ Pahlawan Tamin Sari (DPTS) (2002); and Darjah Gemilang Mahkota Kedah (2008). Dato’ Amir brings to the Board of Directors his deep insight, knowledge and experience in working with numerous governmental agencies and experience and service of serving on other boards.

 

Peijin Wu Hoppe, aged 57, joined our Board of Directors on April 12, 2012. She is a partner and the International Services Group practice leader at Mellen, Smith & Pivoz, an accounting and advisory firm, where she advises Asian cross-border companies on U.S. accounting, auditing, and taxation matters. Ms. Hoppe joined Mellen, Smith & Pivoz PLC in 1998 and became a partner in 2007. Ms. Hoppe is a member of the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, the American Institute of Certificate Public Accountants and the China General Chamber of Commerce USA - Detroit Auto Committee. Ms. Hoppe brings to the Board of Directors accounting, auditing, finance, tax and international business experience.

 

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Poh Chai Ham, 34, joined our Board of Directors on November 1, 2013. He is a partner at Leong & Co., and specializes in contract and banking law.  Poh Chai Ham joined Leong & Co. since December 2011. Prior to that time, Poh Chai Ham was in full time study for his law degree. Poh Chai Ham received his L.L.B. law degree (with honors) from Multimedia University, Ayer Keroh Melaka in 2011.  Upon graduation, Poh Chai Ham chambered with Leong & Co. Upon completion of his pupilage, Poh Chai Ham was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2013. Thereafter he became a partner in Leong & Co. Poh Chai Ham brings to the Board of Directors legal insight and expertise in contract and banking law.

 

Family Relationships

 

There are no family relationships between any of our directors or executive officers.

 

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

No executive officer or director is a party in a legal proceeding adverse to us or any of our subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to us or any of our subsidiaries.

 

No executive officer or director has been involved in the last ten years in any of the following:

 

·Any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business or property of such person, or of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;
·Any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
·Being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities;
·Being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated;
·Being the subject of or a party to any judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated relating to an alleged violation of any federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation, or any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies, including but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order, or any law or regulation prohibiting mail, fraud, wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or
·Being the subject of or a party to any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act, any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

 

Board Committees

 

The members of each of our Compensation, Audit, and Nominations and Corporate Governance committees are comprised of our three independent directors: Dato’ Amirrudin Bin Che Embi, Peijin W. Hoppe and Poh Chai Ham. Dato’ Wira Amirrudin, Ms. Hoppe and Poh Chai Ham were appointed to serve as the Chairman or Chairperson, as applicable, of the Compensation Committee, the Audit Committee and the Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee, respectively. Peijin W. Hoppe serves as the Audit Committee financial expert as defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act. Copies of the charters for each of the Compensation, Audit and Nominations and Corporate Governance Committees are filed as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3, respectively.

 

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act requires our executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of our common stock, to file reports regarding ownership of, and transactions in, our securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission and to provide us with copies of those filings. Based solely on our review of the copies of such forms received by us, or written representations from certain reporting persons, we believe that during fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, and up to the date of this proxy statement, our officers, directors and greater than 10% percent beneficial owners timely filed all reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act.

 

Code of Ethics

 

On February 2, 2012, our Board of Directors adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to all employees of the Company including the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer and the principal accounting officer. The Board also adopted a separate Code of Ethics for the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers, which contains provisions specifically applicable to our Chief Executive Officer and senior financial officers including the Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and Code of Ethics for the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers are filed as Exhibit 14 to this Annual Report and are incorporated herein by reference. The Company will provide a copy of its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and Code of Ethics for the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers upon written request addressed to the Secretary of the Company.

 

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ITEM 11. Executive Compensation.

 

Compensation Philosophy and Objectives

 

Our executive compensation philosophy is to create a long-term direct relationship between pay and our performance. Our executive compensation program is designed to provide a balanced total compensation package over the executive’s career with us. The compensation program objectives are to attract, motivate and retain the qualified executives that help ensure our future success, to provide incentives for increasing our profits by awarding executives when corporate goals are achieved and to align the interests of executives and long-term stockholders. The compensation package of our named executive officers consists of two main elements:

 

  1. base salary for our executives that is competitive relative to the market, and that reflects individual performance, retention and other relevant considerations; and
  2. discretionary bonus awards payable in cash and tied to the satisfaction of corporate objectives.

 

Process for Setting Executive Compensation

 

Our Compensation Committee is responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of our philosophy with respect to the compensation of executives and for monitoring the implementation and results of the compensation philosophy to ensure compensation remains competitive, creates proper incentives to enhance stockholder value and rewards superior performance. The Compensation Committee annually reviews and approves for each named executive officer, and particularly with regard to the Chief Executive Officer, all components of the executive’s compensation. The Compensation Committee may award discretionary bonuses to each of the named executives, and reviews and approves the process and factors (including individual and corporate performance measures and actual performance versus such measures) used by the Chief Executive Officer to recommend such awards. Additionally, the Compensation Committee reviews and approves the base salary, equity-incentive awards (if any) and any other special or supplemental benefits of the named executive officers.

 

The Chief Executive Officer periodically provides the Compensation Committee with an evaluation of each named executive officer’s performance, based on the individual performance goals and objectives developed by the Chief Executive Officer at the beginning of the year, as well as other factors. The Compensation Committee provides an evaluation for the Chief Executive Officer. These evaluations serve as the bases for bonus recommendations and changes in the compensation arrangements of our named executives.

 

Our Compensation Peer Group

 

We currently engage in informal market analysis in evaluating our executive compensation arrangements. As the Company and its businesses mature, we may retain compensation consultants that will assist us in developing a formal benchmark and selecting a compensation peer group of companies similar to us in size or business for the purpose of comparing executive compensation levels.

 

Program Components

 

Our executive compensation program consists of the following elements:

 

Base Salary

 

Our base salary structure is designed to encourage internal growth, attract and retain new talent, and reward strong leadership that will sustain our growth and profitability. The base salary for each named executive officer reflects our past and current operating profits, the named executive officer’s individual contribution to our success throughout his career, internal pay equity and informal market data regarding comparable positions within similarly situated companies. In determining and setting base salary, the Compensation Committee considers all of these factors, though it does not assign specific weights to any factor. The Compensation Committee generally reviews the base salary for each named executive officer on an annual basis. For each of our named executive officers, we review base salary data internally obtained by the Company for comparable executive positions in similarly situated companies to ensure that the base salary rate for each executive is competitive relative to the market.

 

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Discretionary Bonus

 

The objectives of our bonus awards are to encourage and reward our employees, including the named executive officers, who contribute to and participate in our success by their ability, industry, leadership, loyalty or exceptional service and to recruit additional executives who will contribute to that success.

 

Each of our named executive officers is eligible for consideration for a discretionary cash bonus. The Chief Executive Officer makes recommendations regarding bonus awards for the named executive officers and the Compensation Committee provides the bonus recommendation for the Chief Executive Officer. However, the Compensation Committee has sole and final authority and discretion in designating to whom awards are made, the size of the award, if any, and its terms and conditions. The bonus recommendation for each of the named executive officers depends on a number of factors, including (i) the performance of the Company for the year, (ii) the satisfaction of certain individual and corporate performance measures, and (iii) other factors which the Compensation Committee may deem relevant. The Company did not award any cash bonuses during fiscal year 2014.

 

Stock Holdings

 

The Compensation Committee recognizes the importance of having a portion of the named executive officers’ compensation be paid in the form of equity, to help align the executives’ interests with the interests of the Company’s stockholders. At this point, however, the Compensation Committee has chosen to emphasize the cash-based portion of our compensation program over a stock program because it believes the discretionary nature of the cash-based compensation gives it the needed flexibility to factor in and reward the attainment of longer-term goals for the Company and the executives, as the Compensation Committee deems appropriate.

 

Accordingly, we encourage, but do not insist on, executive ownership of our common stock. Methods of supporting ownership include turning to executives to support the financing needs of the Company. We have historically allowed our named executives to participate in private placements of the Company’s securities on the same terms and conditions as other investors. During fiscal year 2012, our Chief Executive Officer invested approximately US $20,890,272 into the Company resulting in a beneficial ownership of 54,811,085 shares of common stock, or approximately 10.69% of our issued and outstanding common stock. We believe that this practice achieves the dual goals of meeting the Company’s financing needs and aligning our executives’ interests with the interests of our stockholders.

 

We have not timed nor do we plan to time our release of material non-public information for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation.

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

The following summary compensation table sets forth the aggregate compensation we paid or accrued during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 to (i) our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer), (ii) our Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), (iii) our three most highly compensated executive officers other than the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer who were serving as executive officers on October 31, 2014, whose total compensation was in excess of $100,000, and (iii) up to two additional individuals who would have been within the two-other-most-highly compensated but were not serving as executive officers on October 31, 2014.

 

Name and
Principal Position
  Year     Salary (1)     Bonus     Stock
Awards
    Option
Awards
    Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation
    Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation Earnings
    All Other
Compensation
    Total(1)  
Weng Kung Wong     2014     $ 104,949      $   0     $      0     $       0     $             0     $             0     $             0     $ 104,949  
Chief Executive Officer     2013     $ 108,696     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 108,696  
and President     2012     $ 109,392     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 109,392  
Liong Tat Teh     2014     $ 42,280      $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 42,280  
Chief Financial Officer     2013     $ 43,350     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 43,350  
      2012     $ 42,528     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 42,528  

 

  (1) All cash compensation was paid in Malaysian Ringgit, our functional currency. The Malaysian Ringgit was converted into United States Dollars using the exchange rate prevailing at the dates of payment at an average annualized rate of 3.2450, 3.13313 and 3.1132 for fiscal years ended October 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

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Narrative disclosure to Summary Compensation

 

Each of our executive officers are parties to an employment agreement with UHT, our subsidiary, dated July 19, 2011, or the Employment Agreements. Pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreements, the executive officers will receive the annual base salaries set forth below, retroactive July 1, 2011:

 

Name   Annual Salary
Weng Kung Wong   MYR 340,560 or US$109,392
Liong Tat Teh   MYR 124,800 or US$40,087
Sek Fong Wong   MYR 46,200 or US$14,840

 

Each executive officer may terminate his or her respective employment agreement by giving two months prior written notice or, in lieu of such notice, electing to immediately terminate and receive a sum equal to two months salary. UHT may terminate each Employment Agreement by giving 24 hours prior written notice in the event of any gross misconduct, criminal activities committed by the employee, or serious default or breach by the employee of any terms of his or her respective employment agreement or the rules and regulations of UHT.

 

Each executive officer also executed a noncompetition and nondisclosure agreement containing non-solicitation obligations that survive the termination of the agreement for a period of two years, confidentiality obligations and other obligations relating to employee inventions by the executive.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Employment Agreements are qualified in their entirety by reference to such agreements which are filed as Exhibits 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5 to this Annual Report, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Our executive officers are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with their services on our behalf.

 

Equity Awards

 

There are no options, warrants or convertible securities outstanding. At no time during the last fiscal year with respect to any of any of our executive officers was there:

 

·any outstanding option or other equity-based award repriced or otherwise materially modified (such as by extension of exercise periods, the change of vesting or forfeiture conditions, the change or elimination of applicable performance criteria, or the change of the bases upon which returns are determined);
·any waiver or modification of any specified performance target, goal or condition to payout with respect to any amount included in non-stock incentive plan compensation or payouts;
·any option or equity grant;
·any non-equity incentive plan award made to a named executive officer;
·any nonqualified deferred compensation plans including nonqualified defined contribution plans; or
·any payment for any item to be included under All Other Compensation in the Summary Compensation Table.

 

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Compensation of Directors

 

During our fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, we did not provide compensation to any of our employee directors for serving as our director. We currently have no formal plan for compensating our employee directors for their services in their capacity as directors, although we may elect to issue stock options to such persons from time to time.

 

Non-Employee Director Fees

 

Our Compensation Committee and Board determines the form and amount of compensation for our non-employee directors based on informal surveys of similar companies and the amount necessary to attract and retain such directors. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, we paid each of our non-employee directors as follows:

 

Name   Fees earned or paid in cash*
($)
    Stock awards
($)
    Option awards
($)
    Non-equity incentive plan compensation
($)
    Change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings     All other compensation
($)
    Total
($)
 
(a)   (b)     (c)     (d)     (e)     (f)     (g)     (h)  
Amirrudin Bin Che Embi   $ 11,094  *                                                   $ 11,490  
                                                         
Peijin Wu Hoppe   $ 30,000                                   $ 30,000  
                                                         
Ham Poh Chai   $ 11,094  *                                 $ 11,490  

 * All fees were paid in Malaysian Ringgit, our functional currency. The Malaysian Ringgit was converted into United States Dollars using the exchange rate prevailing at the dates of payment at an average annualized rate of 3.245 for fiscal year ended October 31, 2014.

 

Directors who are residents of Malaysia receive a monthly retainer in the amount of RM 3000. Ms. Hoppe, our director who is a U.S. resident, receives a monthly retainer in the amount of $2500. All directors are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of our Board of Directors. Our Compensation Committee may award special remuneration to any director undertaking any special services on our behalf other than services ordinarily required of a director.

 

Compensation Risk Management

 

The Compensation Committee collaborated with our Board of directors and human resources staff to conduct an assessment of potential risks that may arise from our compensation programs. Based on this assessment, the Compensation Committee concluded that our policies and practices do not encourage excessive and unnecessary risk taking that would be reasonably likely to have material adverse effect on the Company. The assessment included our cash incentive programs, which awards non-executives with cash bonuses for punctuality. Our compensation programs are substantially identical among business units, corporate functions and global locations (with modifications to comply with local regulations as appropriate). The risk-mitigating factors considered in this assessment included:

 

·the alignment of pay philosophy, peer group companies and compensation amounts relative to local competitive practices to support our business objectives; and

 

·effective balance of cash, short- and long-term performance periods, caps on performance-based award schedules and financial metrics with individual factors and Compensation Committee and management discretion.

 

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

 

Dato’ Amirrudin Bin Che Embi, Peijin W. Hoppe and Poh Chai Ham served on our Compensation Committee during fiscal year ended October 31, 2014.

 

Compensation Committee Report

 

Our Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis in this report with management. Based on its review and discussion with management, the Board of Directors recommended that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Annual Report. The material in this report is not deemed filed with the SEC and is not incorporated by reference in any of our filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made on, before, or after the date of this Annual Report and irrespective of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

Submitted by members of the Compensation Committee:

Dato’ Amirrudin Bin Che Embi

Peijin W. Hoppe

Poh Chai Ham

 

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ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

 

The following table sets forth, as of January 6, 2015, certain information with regard to the record and beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock by (i) each person known to the Company to be the record or beneficial owner of 5% or more of the Company’s common stock, (ii) each director of the Company, (iii) each of the named executive officers, and (iv) all executive officers and directors of the Company as a group:

 

Name of Beneficial Owner   Amount
(number
of shares)
    Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Common Stock  
Weng Kung Wong (1)     54,811,085       10.69 %  
Liong Tat Teh (1)     36,870       * %  
Dato’ Amirrudin Bin Che Embi (1)     0            
Peijin W.  Hoppe (1)     0            
Poh Chai Ham (1)     0            
All executive officers and directors as a group (six persons)     54,866,390       10.7 %  

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* Less than 1%.
(1) Except as otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner is c/o Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated, E-5-2, Megan Avenue 1, Block E, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
(2) Applicable percentage ownership is based on 512,682,393 shares of common stock outstanding as of January 6, 2015, together with securities exercisable or convertible into shares of common stock within 60 days of January 6, 2015.  Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities.  Shares of common stock that a person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of upon the exercise or conversion of options, convertible stock, warrants or other securities that are currently exercisable or convertible or that will become exercisable or convertible within 60 days of January 6, 2015are deemed to be beneficially owned by the person holding such securities for the purpose of computing the number of shares beneficially owned and percentage of ownership of such person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

 

ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

 

Transactions With Weng Kung Wong, Wooi Khang Pua and Kok Wai Chai

 

As of October 31, 2014, we obtained from Weng Kung Wong, our Chief Executive Officer and director, several unsecured, interest-free advances which, together with prior advances, have an aggregate principal amount of approximately $3,851,394. The advances are not expected to be repayable within the next twelve months. We repaid approximately $3,122,133 during fiscal year ended October 31, 2014.

 

As of October 31, 2014, we obtained from Wooi Khang Pua, UHT’s director, several unsecured, interest-free temporary advances made to the Company with the aggregate principal amount of $180,197. The advances are repayable within the next twelve months. We were granted with a waiver to forgive an amount of $140,356 during fiscal year ended October 31, 2014.

 

Weng Kung Wong and Kok Wai Chai, UHT’s director, have jointly and severally guaranteed the repayment of the loan made by Hong Leong Bank Berhad to PGCG Assets in the principal amount of RM 41,000,000 and the repayment of all financial commitments of PGCG Assets to such lender. This loan was obtained by PGCG Assets in connection with the acquisition of its fifteen story commercial building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The terms of this loan are more fully described in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 17, 2012.

 

On November 12, 2014, our loan with Hong Leong Bank Berhad was refinanced with a loan from the Bank of China (Malaysia) Berhad consisting of a revolving line of credit, or the RC, in the amount of RM 15,000,000 (approximately US$4,587,984) and a term loan, or the TL, in the amount of RM 40,000,000 (approximately US$ 12,234,623.37), for an aggregate of RM 55,000,000 (approximately US$16,822,607). This loan is personally guaranteed by Wong Weng Kung, our Chief Executive Officer and Director, and also guaranteed by UHT, our wholly owned subsidiary. The foregoing description of the loan with the Bank of China (Malaysia) Berhad is qualified in its entirety by reference to such agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.6, to this Annual Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Weng Kung Wong and Kok Wai Chai also have jointly and severally guaranteed the repayment of the loans made by RHB Bank Berhad to PGCG Assets in the principal amount of RM 9,840,000 in connection with the acquisition of its twelve story commercial building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The foregoing description of the loans with RHB Bank Berhad is qualified in its entirety by reference to such agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 10.7 through and including 10.9 to this Annual Report and are incorporated herein by reference

 

We have not adopted policies or procedures for approval of related person transactions but review them on a case-by-case basis. We believe that all related party transactions were on terms at least as favorable as we would have secured in arm’s-length transactions with third parties. Except as set forth above, we have not entered into any material transactions with any director, executive officer, and promoter, beneficial owner of five percent or more of our common stock, or family members of such persons.

 

Director Independence

 

We have adopted standards for director independence that correspond to NYSE listing standards and SEC rules. An “independent director” means a person who is not an officer or employee of the Company or its subsidiaries, or any other individual having a relationship that, in the opinion of the Board, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. To be considered independent, the Board must affirmatively determine that neither the director, nor any member of his or her immediate family, has had any direct or indirect material relationship with the Company within the previous three years. In addition, to be considered “independent” under SEC rules, each member of the Audit Committee may not accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from us, other than compensation for his or her services as a director.

 

The Board considered relationships, transactions and/or arrangements with each of the directors and concluded that none of the non-employee directors, or any of his or her immediate family members, has any relationship with us that would impair his or her independence. The Board has determined that each member of the Board, other than Messrs. Wong and Teh, is an independent director under applicable NYSE listing standards and SEC rules. Messrs. Wong and Teh do not meet the independence standards because they are employees and executive officers of the Company.

 

ITEM 14. Principal AccountING Fees And Services.

 

All audit work relating to fiscal years ended October 31, 2014 and 2013 were performed by BF Borgers CPA PC.

 

Our Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence, and has approved such services.

 

The following table sets forth fees billed by our auditors during the last two fiscal years for services rendered for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements and the review of our quarterly financial statements, services by our auditors that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our consolidated financial statements and that are not reported as audit fees, services rendered in connection with tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning, and all other fees for services rendered.

 

   October 31, 2014   October 31, 2013 
           
Audit fees(1)  $79,000    79,000 
           
Audit related fees(2)   28,000    28,000 
           
Tax fees        
           
All other fees        

 

(1) Audit Fees represent fees for professional services provided in connection with the audit of our consolidated annual financial statements and review of the quarterly financial statements and internal controls over financial reporting, and audit services in connection with statutory or regulatory filings, consents or other SEC matters.

 

(2) Audit-Related Fees consist of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our consolidated financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” In fiscal 2014 and 2013, this category consisted of fees billed by HKCMCPA Company Limited in connection with compiling the Company’s financial statements for fiscal 2014 and 2013.

 

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PART IV

 

ITEM 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

 

The following documents are filed as part of this report:

 

(1) Financial Statements

 

Financial Statements are included in Part II, Item 8 of this report.

 

(2) Financial Statement Schedules

 

No financial statement schedules are included because such schedules are not applicable, are not required, or because required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

 

(3) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No. Name of Exhibit
2.1 Articles of Exchange (1)
2.2 Share Exchange Agreement, dated December 6, 2010, by and between Home Touch Holding Company, on the one hand, and Union Hub Technology Sdn. Bhn., Wooi Khang Pua and Kok Wai Chai, on the other hand (2)
2.3 Share Exchange Agreement, dated January 26, 2009, by and between Home Touch Holding Company and Home Touch Limited (3)
3.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (1)
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws (4)
4.1 Form of common stock certificate (1)
10.1 Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated December 6, 2010, by and among Home Touch Holding Company, Home Touch Limited, Up Pride Investments Limited and Magicsuccess Investments Limited (2)
10.2 Tenancy Agreement, dated August 18, 2014, by and between PGCG Assets Holdings Sdn. Bhd. and Le Apple Boutique Hotel (KLCC) Sdn. Bhd. (5)
10.3 Letter of Appointment dated July 19, 2011, by and between Union Hub Technology Sdn. Bhd. and Weng Kung Wong (6)
10.4 Letter of Appointment dated July 19, 2011, by and between Union Hub Technology Sdn. Bhd. and Liong Tat Teh (6)
10.5 Letter of Appointment dated July 19, 2011, by and between Union Hub Technology Sdn. Bhd. and Sek Fong Wong (6)
10.6 Letter of Offer issued by the Bank of China (Malaysia) Berhad to PGCG Assets Holdings Sdn. Bhd. effective October 31, 2014 (7)
10.7 Offer Letter dated March 26, 2013, issued by RHB Bank Berhad with respect to four banking facilities in the aggregate principal amount of up to RM 3,452,000 (8)
10.8 Offer Letter dated March 26, 2013, issued by RHB Bank Berhad with respect to two banking facilities in the aggregate principal amount of up to RM 1,680,000 (8)
10.9 Offer Letter dated March 26, 2013, issued by RHB Bank Berhad with respect to six banking facilities in the aggregate principal amount of up to RM 4,708,000 (8)
14 Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (9)
21 List of Subsidiaries*
24 Power of Attorney*
31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer required under Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act.*
31.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer required under Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act.*
32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
32.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
99.1 Charter to Compensation Committee (10)
99.2 Charter to Audit Committee (10)
99.3 Charter to Corporate Governance Committee (10)
101.INS XBRL Instance Document*
101.SCH XBRL Schema Document*
101.CAL XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document*
101.DEF XBRL Definition Linkbase Document*
101.LAB XBRL Label Linkbase Document*
101.PRE XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document*

________________________

* Filed herewith.

(1)Incorporated by reference from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange on February 22, 2011.
(2)Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange on December 7, 2010.
(3)Incorporated by reference from Amendment No. 2 to our registration statement filed on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 2, 2009.
(4)Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2 to Preliminary Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2010.
(5)Incorporated by reference From Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange on August 18, 2014.
(6)Incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 19, 2011.
(7)Incorporated by referenced from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2014.
(8)Incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2013.
(9)Incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 2, 2012.
(10)Incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Commission on April 27, 2012.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  Prime Global Capital Group Incorporated
  (Registrant)  
       
  By: /s/Weng Kung Wong  
    Weng Kung Wong  
    Chief Executive Officer  
       
  Dated: January 20, 2015  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant, and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ Weng Kung Wong   Chief Executive Officer and Director   January 20, 2015
Weng Kung Wong   (Principal Executive Officer)  
         

/s/ Liong Tat Teh

Liong Tat Teh

 

Chief Financial Officer and Director

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

  January 20, 2015
         

/s/ Dato’ Amirrudin Bin Che Embi*

Dato’ Amirrudin Bin Che Embi

  Director   January 20, 2015
         

/s/ Peijin W. Hoppe*

Peijin W. Hoppe

  Director   January 20, 2015
         

/s/ Ham Poh Chai*

Ham Poh Chai

  Director   January 20, 2015

 

Representing all of the members of the Board of Directors.

 

 
   
* By /s/    Liong Tat Teh
  Liong Tat Teh
  Attorney-in-Fact**
   
** By authority of the power of attorney filed herewith

 

 

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