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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 20-F
(Mark One)
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2007
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
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SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Date of event requiring this shell company report
For the transition period from to .
Commission File Number: 001-31583
Nam Tai Electronics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
British Virgin Islands
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Unit C, 17 Floor Edificio Comercial Rodrigues
599 da Avenida da,
Praia Grande, Macao
(Address of principal executive offices)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Common Shares,
$0.01 par value per share
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
NONE
As of December 31, 2007, there were 44,803,735 common shares of the registrant outstanding.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule
405 of the Securities Act. o Yes þ No
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is
not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
o Yes
þ No
Note Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under
those Sections.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (i)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 (ii) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. þ Yes o No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated
filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated o Accelerated filer þ None-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark which
financial statement item the
registrant has elected to follow: Item 17. o Item 18. þ
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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Table of Contents
This Annual Report on Form 20-F contains forward-looking statements. These statements are
subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a
difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the section entitled Risk Factors
under Item3. Key Information.
Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect
managements view only as of the date of this Report. The Company undertakes no duty to update any
forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in managements
expectations. Readers should also carefully review the risk factors described in other documents
the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CURRENCY PRESENTATION
The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America and publishes its financial
statements in United States dollars.
INTRODUCTION
Except where the context otherwise requires and for purposes of this Annual Report only:
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we, us, our company, our, the Company and Nam Tai refer to Nam Tai
Electronics, Inc. and, in the context of describing our operations, also include
our PRC operating companies; |
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shares refer to our common shares, $0.01 par value; |
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China or PRC refers to the Peoples Republic of China, excluding Taiwan,
Hong Kong and Macao; |
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Hong Kong refers to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the
Peoples Republic of China; |
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Macao refers to the Macao Special Administrative Region of the Peoples
Republic of China, and |
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all references to Renminbi, RMB or yuan are to the legal currency of
China; all references to U.S. dollars, dollars, $ or US$ are to the legal
currency of the United States. |
Note with respect to our use of Bluetooth in this Report: The Bluetooth® word mark and logos
are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Nam Tai is under license. Other
trademarks and trade names used in this Report, if any, are those of their respective owners.
PART I
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS
Not applicable.
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
Not applicable
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION
Selected Financial Data
Our historical consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States, or U.S. GAAP, and are presented in U.S.
dollars. The following selected statements of income data for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 2007 and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2006 and 2007 are derived
from our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Report. The selected
statements of income data for each of the two-year periods ended December 31, 2003 and 2004 and the
balance sheet data as of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 were derived from our audited financial
statements, which are not included in this Report. The following data should be read in conjunction
with the Section of the Report entitled Item 5, Operating and Financial Review and Prospects, and
our consolidated financial statements including the related footnotes. All reference to numbers of
common shares, per share data and stock option data, and our earnings per share have been adjusted
retroactively to give effect to a three-for-one stock split effective on June 30, 2003 and have
been adjusted to reflect an issuance of a stock dividend to shareholders at a ratio of one dividend
share for every ten shares, or a one-for-ten stock dividend, effective on November 7, 2003.
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Year ended December 31, |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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(in thousands, except per share data) |
Consolidated statements of income data: |
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Net sales third parties |
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$ |
385,524 |
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$ |
499,680 |
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$ |
791,042 |
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$ |
870,174 |
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$ |
780,822 |
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Net sales related party |
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20,782 |
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34,181 |
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6,195 |
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Total net sales |
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406,306 |
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533,861 |
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797,237 |
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870,174 |
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780,822 |
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Cost of sales |
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340,016 |
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457,385 |
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704,314 |
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783,953 |
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693,804 |
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Gross profit |
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66,290 |
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76,476 |
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92,923 |
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86,221 |
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87,018 |
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Gain on disposal of asset held for sale |
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9,258 |
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Operating costs and expenses: |
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Selling, general and administrative |
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24,866 |
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28,053 |
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33,057 |
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30,668 |
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36,550 |
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Research and development |
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4,037 |
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5,045 |
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7,210 |
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7,866 |
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9,798 |
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Losses arising from the judgment to reinstate
redeemed shares |
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14,465 |
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Total operating expenses |
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28,903 |
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33,098 |
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40,267 |
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52,999 |
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46,348 |
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Income from operations |
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37,387 |
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43,378 |
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52,656 |
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42,480 |
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40,670 |
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Other (expenses) income net |
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(815 |
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(125 |
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(1,265 |
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2,219 |
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Dividend income received from marketable
securities and investment |
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3,714 |
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18,295 |
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579 |
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Gain on sale of subsidiaries shares |
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1,838 |
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77,320 |
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10,095 |
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390 |
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Gain on disposal of an affiliated company |
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3,631 |
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Gain (loss) on disposal of marketable securities |
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(3,686 |
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43,815 |
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Impairment loss on marketable securities |
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(58,316 |
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(6,525 |
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Loss on marketable securities
arising from split share structure reform |
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(1,869 |
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Interest income
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788 |
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1,110 |
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3,948 |
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8,542 |
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9,163 |
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Interest expense |
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(121 |
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(195 |
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(438 |
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(602 |
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(452 |
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Income from continuing operations before income
tax expenses, minority interests and equity in income (loss) of affiliated companies |
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42,791 |
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80,580 |
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60,135 |
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47,286 |
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95,805 |
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Income taxes expenses |
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(399 |
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(879 |
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(651 |
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(377 |
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Income
before minority interests and equity income (loss) of affiliated companies |
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42,392 |
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79,701 |
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59,484 |
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46,909 |
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91,775 |
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Minority interests |
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(1,067 |
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(6,010 |
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(7,992 |
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(6,153 |
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(22,272 |
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Income after minority interests |
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41,325 |
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73,691 |
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51,492 |
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40,756 |
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69,503 |
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Equity in income (loss) of affiliated companies |
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498 |
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(186 |
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Net income
from continuing operations |
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41,823 |
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66,885 |
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51,306 |
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40,756 |
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69,503 |
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Discontinued operation |
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1,979 |
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Net income |
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43,802 |
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66,885 |
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51,306 |
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40,756 |
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69,503 |
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Earnings per share: |
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Basic |
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1.09 |
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1.57 |
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$ |
1.19 |
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$ |
0.93 |
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1.56 |
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Diluted |
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1.07 |
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$ |
1.57 |
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$ |
1.19 |
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$ |
0.93 |
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$ |
1.55 |
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At December 31, |
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2004 |
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Consolidated balance sheet data: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
61,827 |
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160,649 |
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$ |
213,843 |
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$ |
221,084 |
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272,459 |
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Working capital |
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93,474 |
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218,243 |
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234,674 |
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238,105 |
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266,306 |
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Land use right and property, plant and equipment, net |
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77,647 |
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97,441 |
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100,741 |
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105,394 |
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98,599 |
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Total assets |
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297,695 |
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460,473 |
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520,011 |
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529,235 |
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544,818 |
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Short-term
debt, including current portion of long-term debt |
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3,004 |
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4,955 |
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9,400 |
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6,266 |
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6,570 |
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Long-term debt, less current portion |
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1,688 |
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5,163 |
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2,850 |
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1,100 |
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1,558 |
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Total debt |
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4,692 |
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10,118 |
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12,250 |
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7,366 |
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8,128 |
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Shareholders equity |
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217,118 |
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305,053 |
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310,391 |
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317,094 |
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330,181 |
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Common shares |
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412 |
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426 |
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435 |
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438 |
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448 |
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Total dividend per share |
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1.00 |
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0.48 |
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1.32 |
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1.52 |
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0.84 |
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Total number of common shares issued |
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41,231 |
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42,665 |
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43,506 |
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43,787 |
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44,804 |
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Total number of common shares to be issued |
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1,017 |
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Note: Working Capital represents the excess of current assets over current liabilities. |
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Risk Factors
We may from time to time make written or oral forward-looking statements. Written
forward-looking statements may appear in this document and other documents filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, in press releases, in reports to shareholders, on our website,
and other documents. The Private Securities Reform Act of 1995 contains a safe harbor for
forward-looking statements on which the Company relies in making such disclosures. In connection
with this safe harbor, we are hereby identifying important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements made by us or
on our behalf. Any such statements are qualified by reference to the following cautionary
statements.
We are dependent on a few large customers, the loss of any of which could substantially harm our
business and operating results.
Historically, a substantial percentage of our sales have been to a small number of customers.
During the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, sales to our customers accounting for 10%
or more of our net sales aggregated approximately 57.7%, 57.6% and 46.9% respectively, of our net
sales. Our three largest customers during the year ended December 31, 2007 were Epson Imaging
Device Corporation (formerly known as Sanyo Epson Imaging Device), Sharp Corporation and GN Netcom,
each of which accounted for more than 10% of our net sales during the year. The loss of any one of
our largest customers or a substantial reduction in orders from any of them would adversely impact
our sales and decrease our net income or cause us to incur losses unless and until we were able to
replace the customer or order with one or more of comparable size.
Our quarterly and annual operating results are subject to significant fluctuations as a result of a
wide variety of factors.
Substantially all of our sales are made on a purchase order basis, and we are not always able
to predict with certainty the timing or magnitude of these orders. We cannot guarantee that we will
continue to receive any orders from our customers, and our net sales will be harmed if we are
unable to obtain a sufficient number of orders from, or ship a sufficient number of products to,
customers in each quarter. In addition, our customers may cancel, change or delay product purchase
orders with little or no advance notice to us. Also, we believe customers may be increasing the
number of vendors upon which they rely for manufacturing. Our quarterly and annual operating
results are affected by a wide variety of factors that could materially and adversely affect our
business and operating results during any period. This could result from any one or a combination
of factors, such as:
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the timing, cancellation or postponement of orders; |
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the type of product and related margins; |
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our customers announcement and introduction of new products or new generations
of products; |
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the life cycles of our customers products; |
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variability in our manufacturing yields; |
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long lead times and advance financial commitments for our factories and
equipment expenditures; |
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long lead times and advance financial commitments for components required to
complete anticipated customer orders |
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our effectiveness in managing manufacturing processes, including, interruptions
or slowdowns in production and changes in cost and availability of components; |
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changes in the specific products or quantities our customers order; and |
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price reductions due to competitive pressure. |
The volume and timing of orders received during a quarter are difficult to forecast. From time
to time, our customers encounter uncertain and changing demand for their products. Customers
generally order based on their forecasts. Further, we do not typically operate with any significant
backlog in orders, and this makes it difficult for us to forecast our revenues, plan our production
and allocate resources for future periods (including our capital expenditures). If demand falls
below such forecasts or if customers do not control inventories effectively, they may reduce,
cancel or postpone shipments of orders.
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Because of any of the above factors, our operating results in any period should not be
considered indicative of results to be expected in any future period, and fluctuations in operating
results may also result in fluctuations in the market price of our common shares. Our operating
results in future periods may fall below the expectations of public market analysts and investors.
This failure to meet expectations could cause the trading price of our common shares to decline.
We face increasing competition, which has had and may continue to have, an adverse effect on our
gross margins.
Although certain barriers to entry the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry,
including technical expertise, substantial capital requirements, difficulties relating to building
customer relationships and a large customer base, the barriers to entry are comparatively low and
we are aware that manufacturers in Hong Kong and China may be developing or have developed the
required technical capability and customer base to compete with our existing business.
Competition in the EMS industry is intense, characterized by price erosion, rapid
technological change and competition from major international companies. This intense competition
has resulted in pricing pressures and lower gross margins in certain years. Over the last several
years before 2007, our gross margins have declined substantially. Although our gross margins
improved slightly in 2007 when compared with 2006, we may not be able to improve on, or even
maintain the level of our 2007 gross margins in the future. In the last three years, our gross
margins have fluctuated as indicated in the chart below:
Recent consolidations in our industry, such as the acquisition of Solectron by Flextronics
International Ltd, two of our major competitors, in the fourth quarter of 2007, may permit the
competitors involved to devote significantly greater resources to the expansion of EMS services
that they offer and the marketing of existing competitive services to their larger installed
customer bases or to new customers attracted to larger global manufacturing organizations. We
expect that competition will increase substantially because of these and other industry
consolidations and alliances, as well as the emergence of new competitors.
If, as a result of these competitive forces, we are compelled to continue to lower our unit
prices and are unable to offset the general trend of decreases in our gross margins by increasing
our sales volumes, our gross margins will continue to decline. If we cannot stem the decline in our
gross margins, our ability to use internal resources to finance planned expansion may be curtailed,
our dividend payments to shareholders may be decreased or eliminated, our financial position may be
harmed and our stock price may fall.
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We may not be able to compete successfully with our competitors, many of which have substantially
greater resources than we do. We will face intense competition when we begin large-scale production
of flexible printed circuit, or FPC, boards and FPC subassemblies.
The electronic manufacturing services we provide are available from many independent sources
as well as from our current and potential customers with in-house manufacturing capabilities. The
following table identifies those companies, which we believe are our principal competitors by
category of products or services we provide:
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EMS
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Celestica, Inc. |
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Flextronics International Ltd. |
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Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. |
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Jabil Circuit, Inc |
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Sanmina-SCI Corporation |
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Image capturing devices and their modules
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Altus Technology Inc (controlled by Foxconn) |
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Lite-On Technology Corporation |
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Logitech International S.A. |
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The Primax Group |
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Mobile phone accessories
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Balda-Thong Fook Solutions Sdn., Bhd. |
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Celestica, Inc. |
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Elcoteq Network Corp. |
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Flextronics International Ltd. |
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Foster Corporation |
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Foxlink Group |
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Merry Electronics Co. Ltd. |
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WKK International (Holdings) Ltd. |
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RF modules
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Wavecom SA |
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WKK International (Holdings) Ltd. |
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Liquid crystal display, or LCD, panels
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Elec & Eltek International Holdings Limited |
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Truly International Holdings Ltd. |
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Varitronix International Ltd. |
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Telecommunication subassemblies and components
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Flextronics International Ltd. |
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LG. Philips LCD Co., Ltd. |
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Samsung Electronics |
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Varitronix International Ltd. |
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Consumer
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Computime Limited
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Kinpo Electronics, Inc. |
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VTech Holdings Limited |
Many of our competitors have greater financial, technical, marketing, manufacturing, regional
shipping capabilities and logistics support and personnel resources than we do and consolidations
among our competitors could result in even larger competitors emerging. As a result, we may be
unable to compete successfully with these organizations in the future.
When we begin large-scale production of flexible printed circuit (FPC) boards and FPC
subassemblies, we expect to face intense competition from large FPC board manufacturers located in
Taiwan, China, Korea, Singapore, North America and Europe as well as from large, established EMS
providers that have developed or acquired, or, like we have, are developing their own FPC
manufacturing capabilities, and have extensive experience in electronics
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assembly. Furthermore, many companies in our target customer base are moving the design and
manufacturing of their products to original design manufacturers (ODMs) in Asia. Such competition
could pressure us to provide discounts or lower prices to gain or maintain market share, which
could adversely affect our margins and the profitability of our FPC business and could adversely
affect our operating results as a whole. In addition, if we are unable to capture ODMs as
customers, we may be unable to sustain or grow our FPC business.
Our inability to utilize capacity at facilities that we have planned for expansion could materially
and adversely affect our business and operating results.
In 2007, we improved our existing facilities in Shenzhen, PRC in order to expand our capacity
to produce FPC boards. We are also in the process of constructing the first of two new factories in
Wuxi and plan to construct a new factory Shenzhen Guangming Hi-Tech Industrial Park (Shenzhen
Guangming) China. Construction of the first of our factories in Wuxi to produce FPC boards and FPC
subassemblies has begun and we are considering the best use of the second parcel of land in Wuxi
and Shenzhen Guangming, given the amalgmated manufacturing operations post our re-organization in
December 2007. Through December 31, 2007, we had spent approximately $14.1 million to modify and
equip our existing Shenzhen factory for FPC manufacturing and had spent approximately $1.5 million
for the construction project in Wuxi, which includes land price, construction and all related
expenses. As of December 31, 2007, we spent approximately $9.0 million as the land price to
acquire the land of Shenzhen Guangming. We are also required to pay a relocation allowance to local
residents in a total of approximately $645,500, which we expect to be made in the first half of
2008. We have financed the improvements to our existing Shenzhen facilities, and plan to continue
financing the planned Wuxi and Shenzhen Guangming factories, from internally generated funds, but
cannot guarantee that we will be able to utilize fully the additional capacity that each of these
new facilities will provide when they come on line. Our factory utilization is dependent on our
success in providing manufacturing services for FPC boards, FPC subassemblies and LCD modules at a
price and volume sufficient to absorb our increased overhead expenses. Demand for contract
manufacturing of these products may not be as great as we expect, and we may fail to realize the
expected benefit from our investments in any of our new factories.
Delays in constructing our new factories could adversely affect our operating results.
We started production of FPC boards in our existing Shenzhen factory in 2007. In December
2006, we purchased two parcels of lands in Wuxi for a total sum of $1.3 million. Our goal is for
our new Wuxi facility with respect to one of the parcels to begin production of FPC boards and FPC
subassemblies in early to mid-2009. As of December 2007, we spent $9.0 million as the land price to
acquire the land of Shenzhen Guangming where we plan to commence the construction of a new factory
in early 2009. We are now considering issues relating to maximizing efficiencies in the design,
development and construction of our Shenzhen Guangming parcel and the second parcel of Wuxi
properties, factoring into those consideration our the in-process integration of management and
operations resulting from our recent internal reorganization. In connection with constructing and
improving our manufacturing facilities, we could encounter shortages of materials or skilled labor,
unforeseen marketing situation or engineering problems, work stoppages, weather interference,
flood, delays in obtaining or failure to obtain necessary permits from regulatory authorities,
losses as a result of fraud or corruption or unanticipated costs increases. Any of these
eventualities could extend the time for these factories to begin significant production, which, in
turn would delay our receipt of anticipated revenues to be generated from such production and
adversely affect our operating results.
Cancellations or delays in orders could materially and adversely affect our gross margins and
operating results.
Our sales to original equipment manufacturer customers (OEMs), are primarily based on
purchase orders that we receive from time to time rather than firm, long-term purchase commitments.
Although it is our general practice to purchase raw materials only upon receiving a purchase order,
for certain customers we will occasionally purchase raw materials based on such customers rolling
forecasts. Further, during times of potential component shortages, we have purchased, and may
continue to purchase, raw materials and component parts in the expectation of receiving purchase
orders for products that use these components. In the event actual purchase orders are delayed, are
not received or are cancelled, we would experience increased inventory levels or possible
write-offs of obsolete inventory, write-downs of raw materials inventory or the underutilization of
our manufacturing capacity if, for example, we decline other potential orders because we expect to
use our capacity to produce orders that are later delayed, reduced or canceled.
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Our customers face numerous competitive challenges, such as rapid technological change and short
life cycles for their products, which may materially adversely affect their business, and also
ours.
Factors affecting the industries that utilize electronics components in general, and our
customers specifically, could seriously harm our customers and, as a result, us. These factors
include:
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which are new and untested, the potential that our customers products may become
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Increased competition among our customers and their respective competitors which
may result in a loss of business, or a reduction in pricing power, for our
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If our customers are unsuccessful in addressing these competitive challenges, or any others
that they may face, then their business may be materially adversely affected, and as a result, the
demand for our services could decline.
Our business has been characterized by a rapidly changing mix of products and customers.
Our business has been characterized by a rapidly changing mix of products and customers,
driven in significant part by changes in demand for consumer electronics as well as technological
innovation. We manufacture headsets containing Bluetooth wireless technology, mobile phone
accessories, home entertainment products, printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) for headsets
containing Bluetooth wireless technology, radio frequency, or RF, modules, thin film transistor
liquid crystal display (TFT LCD) modules, color LCD modules and complementary metal oxide
semiconductor (CMOS) sensor modules, FPC boards, FPC subassemblies, and digital audio broadcast
(DAB) modules. We expect that a substantial portion of our growth will come from the
manufacturing of these products. Certain products have become less economically significant to us
over time, such as monochrome LCD modules for mobile phone headsets, for which our sales have
dropped significantly in each of the past few years since 2002 as end use customers are
increasingly choosing color LCD panels instead. We expect that our current mix of customers and
products will continue to change rapidly, and we believe this to be relatively common in the EMS
industry. If the products of our customers that we manufacture become obsolete or less profitable
and we are not able to diversify our product offerings or customer base in a timely manner, our
business would be materially and adversely affected.
There may not be a sufficient market for new products that our customers or we develop.
Our customers may not develop new products in a timely and cost-effective manner, or the
market for products they choose to develop may not grow or be sustained in line with their
expectations. This would reduce the overall businesses they outsource, which would seriously affect
our business and operating results. Even if we develop capabilities to manufacture new products,
there can be no guarantee that a market exists or will develop for such products or that such
products will adequately respond to market trends. If we invest resources to develop capabilities
to manufacture or expand capabilities for existing and new products, like the investments we made
to our existing facilities in Shenzhen and the investments we are making to the new factories we
are planning to construct in Wuxi and Guangming Shenzhen, PRC to manufacture FPC boards, FPC
subassemblies and other products for which sales do not develop, our business and operating results
would be seriously harmed. Even if the market for our services grows, it may not grow at an
adequate pace.
We must spend substantial amounts to maintain and develop advanced manufacturing processes and
engage additional engineering personnel in order to attract new customers and business.
We operate in a rapidly changing industry. Technological advances, the introduction of new
products and new manufacturing and design techniques could materially and adversely affect our
business unless we are able to adapt to those changing conditions. As a result, we are continually
required to commit substantial funds for, and
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significant resources to, engaging additional engineering and other technical personnel and to
purchase advanced design, production and test equipment.
Our future operating results will depend to a significant extent on our ability to continue to
provide new manufacturing solutions which, based on time to introduction, cost and performance with
the manufacturing capabilities of OEMs and competitive third-party suppliers compare favorably to
those offered by our competitors. Our success in attracting new customers and developing new
business depends on various factors, including:
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Our business is capital intensive and the failure to generate sufficient cash could require that we
curtail capital expenditures.
To remain competitive, we must continue to make significant investments in capital equipment,
facilities and technological improvements. We expect that substantial capital will be required to
continue to expand our manufacturing capacity and capability and provide working capital for
growth. We plan to finance our expansion with capital we generate from operations. If we are unable
to generate sufficient funds to conduct existing operations and fund our expansion, we may have to
curtail our capital expenditures. Any curtailment of our capital expenditures could result in a
reduction in net sales, reduction or elimination of our dividends to shareholders, reduced quality
of our products, increased manufacturing costs for our products, harm to our reputation, reduced
manufacturing efficiencies or other harm to our business.
We generally have no written agreements with suppliers to obtain components and our margins and
operating results could suffer from increases in component prices.
For certain customers, we are responsible for purchasing components used in manufacturing
their products. We do not have written agreements with some of our suppliers of components. This
typically results in our bearing the risk of component price increases because we may be unable to
procure the required materials at a price level necessary to generate anticipated margins from the
orders of our customers. Accordingly, increases in component prices could materially and adversely
affect our gross margins and operating results.
Our business and operating results would be materially and adversely affected if our suppliers of
needed components fail to meet our needs.
At various times, we have experienced and expect to continue to experience, shortages of some
of the electronic components that we use, and suppliers of some components lack sufficient capacity
to meet the demand for these components. In some cases, supply shortages and delays in deliveries
of particular components have resulted in curtailed production, or delays in production, of
assemblies using that component, which contributed to an increase in our inventory levels and
reduction in our gross margins. We expect that shortages and delays in deliveries of some
components will continue. If we are unable to obtain sufficient components on a timely basis, we
may experience manufacturing delays, which could harm our relationships with current or prospective
customers and reduce our sales. We also depend on a small number of suppliers for certain
components that we use in our business. If we were to be unable to continue to purchase components
from these limited source suppliers, our business and operating results would be materially and
adversely affected.
Labor shortages in Southern China has adversely affected our gross margins and will likely continue
to do so in the future.
To date, we have conducted all of our manufacturing operations in Southern China, specifically
in Guangdong province, where we were able to take advantage of the lower overhead costs and
inexpensive labor rates as compared to Hong Kong. Historically, there has been an abundance of
labor in Southern China, but since 2002, intensifying in 2004 and continuing to worsen since then,
factories in Southern China have been facing a labor shortages as migrant workers engaged in
production (typically young women and men who come from various rural provinces in the PRC for the
purpose of working for wages higher than are available in such rural regions), technical workers
and middle level management seek better wages and working conditions in other provinces of China. A
recent survey conducted by Guangdong labor authorities predicts that the labor shortage in
Guangdong will worsen in 2008
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as demand for technically skilled workers rises by 20% and the number of ordinary workers
needed rises by 10%. Past efforts by Guangdong authorities seeking to arrest the labor shortages by
removing the ban on hiring new migrant laborers in the month after the Lunar New Year holiday and
raising the minimum wage do not appear to have been successful at luring workers back to Southern
China and such changes to the minimum wage have adversely impacted our gross margins. This trend of
labor shortages is expected to continue, fueled by the effects of the one-child policy imposed by
the Chinese government over the past three decades and will likely result in increasing wages as
companies seek to keep their existing work forces. Continuing labor shortages can be expected to
adversely impact our future operating results by, for example, preventing us from manufacturing at
peak capacity and forcing us to increase wages and benefits to attract the diminishing pool of
available workers. This would result in lower revenues and increased manufacturing costs, which
would adversely affect gross margins.
Recent changes in the PRCs labor law restricts Nam Tais ability to reduce its workforce in the
event of an economic downturn.
In June 2007, the National Peoples Congress of the PRC enacted new labor law legislation
called the Labor Contract Law, which became effective on January 1, 2008. It formalizes workers
rights concerning overtime hours, pensions, layoffs, employment contracts and the role of trade
unions. Considered one of the strictest labor laws in the world, among other things, this new law
requires an employer to conclude an open-ended employment contract with any employee who either
has worked for the employer for 10 years or more or has had two consecutive fixed-term contracts.
An open-ended employment contract is in effect a lifetime, permanent contract, which is
terminable only in specified circumstances, such as a material breach of the employers rules and
regulations, or for a serious dereliction of duty. Such employment contracts with qualifying
workers would not be terminable if, for example, Nam Tai determined to downsize its workforce in
the event of a economic downturn. Under the new law, downsizing by 20% or more may occur only under
specified circumstances, such as a restructuring undertaken pursuant Chinas Enterprise Bankruptcy
Law, or where a company suffers serious difficulties in production and/or business operations. Nam
Tais entire staff, who are employed to work exclusively within the PRC, is covered by the new law
and thus, Nam Tais ability to adjust the size of its operations when necessary in periods of
recession or less severe economic downturns has been curtailed. Accordingly, if Nam Tai faces
future periods of decline in business activity generally or adverse economic periods specific to
Nam Tais business, this new law can be expected to exacerbate the adverse effect of the economic
environment on Nam Tais results of operations and financial condition.
Factors affecting the electronics industry in general and our customers in particular have harmed
our operations and could do so again in the future.
Most of our sales are to customers in the electronics industry, which is subject to rapid
technological change, product obsolescence and short product life cycles. The factors affecting the
electronics industry in general, or any of our major customers or competitors in particular, could
have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results. Our success depends to a
significant extent on the success achieved by our customers in developing and marketing their
products, especially products that use RF modules, color straight-twisted nematic (CSTN) LCD
modules, TFT LCD modules, CMOS sensor modules, FPC subassemblies and boards, and DAB modules, some
of which may be new and untested. If our customers products become obsolete, fail to gain
widespread commercial acceptance or become the subject of intellectual property disputes, our
business and operating results could be materially and adversely affected.
From time to time, our customers have experienced significant decreases in demand for their
products and services. This volatility has resulted, and may result in the future, in our customers
delaying purchases of the products we manufacture for them and our customers placing purchase
orders for lower volumes of products than previously anticipated. For example, during 2007 one of
our indirect customers, engaged in the manufacture and sale of mobile phones and other mobile
devices, suffered a substantial drop in sales volume in its mobile devices business in Asia and
Europe which, in turn, adversely affected sales in our telecommunication components assembly
(TCA) products segment, resulting in our 2007 net sales from that segment decreasing by over $214
million, or 34.1%, from comparable 2006 net sales. To date, we have seen no signs that the
decreases in demand in the mobile phone market is reversing and we accordingly expect, at least in
the near term during 2008, that sales in our TCA segment will continue the trend evidenced in 2007,
will decline from levels we experienced in 2006 and may decrease from TCA product sales levels we
reported in 2007.
In the first few years of the new century, as a result of the economic downturn in the United
States and internationally, and reduced capital spending, sales to OEMs in the electronics industry
declined substantially. While
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our market has recovered, we cannot assure you that this recovery is sustainable or that the
industry will not again suffer declines similar to those occurring in 2001 and 2002, or worse.
We are exposed to impact of global business trends in the mobile phone industry, which could result
in even lower gross margins on the mobile phone components and subassemblies we manufacture.
During the year ended December 31, 2007, approximately 71.4% of our sales were derived from
subassemblies and components for mobile phones and mobile phone accessories. Accordingly, any
fluctuations in the size of the mobile phone market, market trends, increased competition or
pricing pressure of mobile phone industry may affect our business and operating results. For
example, the mobile phone industry has been experiencing rapid growth, particularly from emerging
economies such as India and China. The growth in these markets, however, does not necessarily
translate into increased margins or growing profits as mobile phones sold in developing countries
are typically stripped down to basic features and sold for low prices. Competition in developing
markets is fierce, even more intense than in countries with advanced economies. Accordingly, we
expect that our margins and profitability of the components and assemblies we manufacture for use
in mobile phones that our customers target for emerging economies to continue to undergo severe
pricing pressures, resulting in lower margins on these products than those we have experienced
historically.
Our customers are dependent on shipping companies for delivery of our products and interruptions to
shipping could materially and adversely affect our business and operating results.
Our customers rely on a variety of carriers for product transportation through various world
ports. A work stoppage, strike or shutdown of one or more major ports or airports could result in
shipping delays materially and adversely affecting our customers, which in turn could have a
material adverse effect on our business and operating results. Similarly, an increase in freight
surcharges from rising fuel costs or general price increases could materially and adversely affect
our business and operating results.
Our products are sold internationally and the effect of business, legal and political risks
associated with international operations could significantly harm us.
As of December 31, 2007, approximately 99.8% of the net book value of our total property,
plant and equipment was located in China. We sell our products to customers in Hong Kong, North
America, Europe, Japan, China and Southeast Asia. Our international operations are subject to
significant political and economic risks and legal uncertainties, including:
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Any of these risks could significantly harm our business, financial condition and operating
results.
Our operating results could be negatively impacted by seasonality.
Historically, our sales and operating results have been affected by seasonality. Sales of
products and components related to mobile phones have generally been lower in the first quarter
after peaking fourth quarter. Sales of educational products and home entertainment devices are
often higher during the second and third quarters in anticipation of the start of the school year
and the Christmas buying season. Similarly, orders for consumer electronics
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products have historically been lower in the first quarter from both the closing of our
factories in China for the Lunar New Year holidays and the general reduction in sales following the
holiday season. These sales patterns may not be indicative of future sales performance in future.
Our results could be adversely affected with intensifying environmental regulations.
Our operations create environmentally sensitive waste, which involves the use and disposal of
chemicals, solid and hazardous waste and other toxic and hazardous materials used in the
manufacturing process. The disposal of hazardous waste has received increasing attention from
Chinese national and local governments and foreign governments and agencies and has been subject to
increasing regulation. Currently, relevant Chinese environmental protection laws and regulations
impose fines on discharge of waste materials and empower certain environmental authorities to close
any facility that causes serious environmental problems. The costs of remedying violations or
resolving enforcement actions that might be initiated by governmental authorities could be
substantial. Any remediation of environmental contamination would involve substantial expense that
could harm our operating results. In addition, we cannot predict the nature, scope or effect of
future regulatory requirements to which our operations may be subject or the manner in which
existing or future laws will be administered or interpreted. Future regulations may be applied to
materials, products or activities that have not been subject to regulation previously. The costs of
complying with new or more stringent regulations could be significant. We are not aware of any
claims related to environmental contamination, and have not accrued any amounts to cover such
claims.
Global environmental legislation continues to emerge. These laws place increased
responsibility and requirements on the producers of electronic equipment ( i.e , the OEMs) and,
in turn, their EMS providers and suppliers. On July 1, 2006, the European Unions Restriction of
Hazardous Substances (RoHS) came into effect. As a result, the use of lead and certain other
specified substances in electronic products is restricted in the European Union. Where appropriate,
we have transitioned our manufacturing processes and interfaced with suppliers and customers to
review and secure RoHS compliance. In the event we are not in compliance with the RoHS
requirements, we could incur substantial costs, including fines and penalties, as well as liability
to our customers. In addition, customers who were deemed exempt for certain substances, or beyond
the scope of the legislation, are beginning to be impacted by the changing supply chain. In this
respect, we may incur costs related to inventories containing restricted substances. There are also
European Union requirements with respect to the collection, recycling and management of waste
electronic products and components. Under the European Unions Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE) directive, compliance responsibility rests primarily with OEMs rather than with
EMS companies. However, OEMs may turn to EMS companies such as Nam Tai for assistance in meeting
their WEEE obligations. Failure by our customers to meet the RoHS or WEEE requirements or
obligations could have a negative impact on their businesses and revenue which would adversely
impact our financial results. Similar restrictions are being proposed or enacted in other
jurisdictions, including China. We cannot currently assess the impact of these legislations on our
operations.
The recent reorganization of our group structure may not result in the expected synergies or
benefits or justify the expenses incurred to effect it.
On December 31, 2007, we completed the reorganization of the Nam Tai Group structure involving
our Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed subsidiaries, Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Limited
(NTEEP) and J.I.C. Technology Company Limited (JIC). Our goal in proposing and effecting this
reorganization was to centralize our electronic manufacturing services into one group of our
subsidiaries, namely NTEEP and its subsidiaries, and our software services into another group of
our subsidiaries, viz., JIC and its subsidiaries, thereby eliminating the overlap and duplication
in infrastructure and functions of these businesses that existed prior to the reorganization. We
expended and incurred approximately $1.9 million in professional fees and related expenses to
propose and implement the reorganization. Our expectations from the reorganization once our
businesses have been fully integrated into, and our personnel acclimated to, the new structure are
that our operations will benefit from a simpler organizational structure, which we believe can
foster a more efficient and effective exchange of know-how and technology among our respective
group companies; reduce overhead costs; and allow for stronger management controls. However, even
when fully implemented, we may not realize the anticipated synergies from the reorganization and
our operations and overhead costs may not meaningfully benefit from it or justify the expenses we
incurred to effect the reorganization.
Our insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover the risks related to our operations and
losses.
We have not experienced any major accidents in the course of our operations, which have caused
significant property damage or personal injuries. However, there is no assurance that we will not
experience major accidents in the future. Although we have insurance against various risks,
including a business interruption, fidelity and losses or
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damages to our buildings, machinery, equipment and inventories, the occurrence of certain
incidents such as earthquake, war, pandemics, and flood, and the consequences resulting from them,
may not be covered adequately, or at all, by the insurance we maintain. We also face exposure to
product liability claims in the event that any of our products is alleged to have resulted in
property damage, bodily injury or other adverse effects. We have only limited product liability
insurance covering some of our products. Losses incurred or payments we may be required to make in
excess of applicable insurance coverage or for uninsured events or any material claim for which
insurance coverage is denied, limited or is not available could have a material adverse effect on
our business, operating results or financial condition.
We have suffered material losses from litigation involving claims against Tele-Art Inc.(Tele-Art)
and related proceedings.
For a number of years, we have been involved in litigation against Tele-Art, its initial
liquidator and the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, or the Bank of China, formerly known as Bank
of China Hong Kong Branch, concerning, among things, the priority of claims against Tele-Arts
insolvent estate and Nam Tais rights to have redeemed in 1999 and 2002 an aggregate of 1,017,149
(giving effect to our three-for-one stock split and one-for-ten stock dividend that we made in
2003) of the common shares of Nam Tai beneficially held by Tele-Art Inc. in order to satisfy a
portion of Nam Tais claims against Tele-Art. After several decisions by the courts of the British
Virgin Islands and appeals in these proceedings, judgment was rendered on November 20, 2006 by the
Lords of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, which required us to
reinstate the 1,017,149 Nam Tai shares that we had previously redeemed from Tele-Art and deliver
them to Bank of China on account of its secured claim against Tele-Art. For the year ended December
31, 2006, we accounted for the reinstatement of the shares at their fair value, i.e. the market
closing price on November 20, 2006, the date of the Judgment.
We have been advised that Bank of China sold 539,830 of the reinstated shares in early
September 2007 and applied the proceeds to the secured debt that Bank of China claimed was due to
it from Tele-Art. The proceeds from the sale retained by Bank of China included the amount it
asserted to satisfy the obligation it claimed from Tele-Art through the date of sale, plus a
reserve of approximately $900,000 for legal costs and expenses that Bank of China has claimed for
related litigation. We have been advised by our legal advisers that such retention is wrongful. We
intend to issue legal proceedings against the Bank of China for such wrongful retention and for an
account of the sale proceeds retained by it in purported satisfaction of the ebts due to it. Bank
of China delivered to Tele-Arts liquidator the 477,319 shares remaining from the reinstated shares
it sold. Investigations on behalf of the liquidator seeking to locate and recover additional
Tele-Art assets for its estate in liquidation are ongoing. The liquidator has authorized us to
utilize the cash dividends attributable to the reinstated shares for the benefit of the estate of
Tele-Art (in Liquidation). We have deposited such cash dividends and will deposit proceeds
realized from the sale of the remaining reinstated shares and any other assets of Tele-Arts estate
that are discovered into a segregated bank account, from which all future legal costs and other
expenses relating to the liquidation of Tele-Art will be paid until its liquidation proceedings are
concluded. As legal proceedings are exprected to continuous for quite some time, we run the view
that substantial legal costs and other expenses may be incurred in the future.
We could become involved in intellectual property disputes.
We do not have any patents, licenses, or trademarks material to our business. Instead, we rely
on trade secrets, industry expertise and our customers sharing of intellectual property with us.
However, there can be no assurance that such intellectual property is not in violation of that
belonging to other parties. We may be notified that we are infringing patents, copyrights or other
intellectual property rights owned by other parties. In the event of an infringement claim, we may
be required to spend a significant amount of money to develop a non-infringing alternative or to
obtain licenses. We may not be successful in developing such an alternative or obtaining a license
on reasonable terms, if at all. Any litigation, even without merit, could result in substantial
costs and diversion of resources and could materially and adversely affect our business and
operating results.
We depend on our executive officers and skilled personnel.
Our success depends largely upon the continued services of our executive officers as well as
upon our ability to attract and retain qualified technical, manufacturing and marketing personnel.
Generally, our executive officers are bound by employment or non-competition agreements. However,
we cannot assure you that we will be able retain our executive officers and we could be seriously
harmed by the loss of any of our executive officers. The loss of service of any of these officers
or key management personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business growth and
operating results. We maintain no key person insurance on our executive officers. As our operations
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need to recruit and retain additional skilled management personnel and if we are not able to
do so, our business and our ability to grow could be harmed.
Changes in the economic and political environment in China and policies adopted by the PRC
government to regulate its economy may adversely affect our business, operating results and
financial condition.
All of our manufacturing facilities and most of our operations are in China. Chinas economy
differs from the economies of most countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development in respect of various areas such as structure, governmental involvement, level of
development, growth rate, capital reinvestment, allocation of resources, rate of inflation and
balance of payments position. Prior to 1978, Chinas economy was a planned economy. Subsequently,
increasing emphasis has been placed on the utilization of market forces in the development of
Chinas economy, including the encouragement of private economic activities and decentralization of
economic regulation with a move towards a market economy. However, the PRC government retains a
large role in industrial output (which is majority state-owned), the allocation of resources,
production, pricing and management, and there can be no assurance that the PRC government will
continue to pursue a policy of economic reform and they may significantly alter them to our
detriment from time to time without notice. Furthermore, in all cases we may not be able to
capitalize on the economic reform measures adopted by the PRC government. Our operations and
financial results could be adversely affected by changes in political, economic and social
conditions or the relevant policies of the PRC government, such as changes in laws and regulations
(or the interpretations thereof), measures which might be introduced to control inflation, changes
in the rate or method of taxation, imposition of additional restrictions on currency conversion and
the imposition of additional import restrictions. The nationalization or other expropriation of
private enterprises by the PRC government could result in the total loss of our investment in
China. Furthermore, significant portions of economic activities in China are export-driven at
present and, therefore, are affected by developments in the economies of Chinas principal trading
partners and other export-driven economies.
The PRC legal system has inherent uncertainties that could materially and adversely impact our
ability to enforce the agreements governing our factories and to do business.
We occupy our manufacturing facilities under China land use agreements with agencies of the
PRC government and we occupy other facilities under lease agreements with the relevant landlord.
The performance of these agreements and the operations of our factories are dependent on our
relationship with the local governments in regions, which our facilities are located. Our
operations and prospects would be materially and adversely affected by the failure of the local
government to honor these agreements or an adverse change in the law governing them. In the event
of a dispute, enforcement of these agreements could be difficult in China. Unlike the United
States, China has a civil law system based on written statutes in which judicial decisions have
limited precedential value. The government of China has enacted laws and regulations dealing with
economic matters such as corporate organization and governance, foreign investment, commerce,
taxation and trade. However, its experience in implementing, interpreting and enforcing these laws
and regulations is limited, and our ability to enforce commercial claims or to resolve commercial
disputes in China is unpredictable. These matters may be subject to the exercise of considerable
discretion by agencies of the PRC government, and forces and factors unrelated to the legal merits
of a particular matter or dispute may influence their determination.
Political
or trade controversies between China and the United States could harm our operating
results or depress our stock price.
Differences between the United States and PRC governments on some political issues continue
occasionally to color the relationship. These occasional controversies could materially and
adversely effect our business and operations. Political or trade friction between the two countries
could also materially and adversely effect the market price of our shares, whether or not they
adversely effect our business.
A deterioration of relations between China and Japan may harm our business.
While our production facilities are located in China, we derive a substantial amount of our
sales from Japanese customers. With respect to our major customers accounting for 10% or more of
our net sales, customers in Japan represented approximately 57.7%, 57.6% and 36.1% of our net sales
for each of the years ended December31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively. Our business is
therefore vulnerable to any deterioration of relations or disruption of trade between China and
Japan.
Beginning in the spring of 2005, relations between China and Japan grew increasingly strained.
This culminated in a week of anti-Japan protests throughout China, which included attacks on
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property and a boycott on Japanese imports. While relations between Japan and China appeared
to improve since 2006, if relations again become strained, our Japanese customers and other
companies based in Japan may become reluctant to outsource manufacturing to us and other EMS
providers based in China. There is also the possibility that our operations in China could be
targeted by anti-Japan protestors or for boycotts because of the presence of a number of our
managers and employees who are Japanese or because of our relationships with Japanese customers. A
reduction in business from Japanese customers or harm cause to our facilities or personnel from
anti-Japanese sentiment could materially and adversely affect our business and operating results.
The economy of China has been experiencing significant growth, leading to some inflation. If the
government tries to control inflation by traditional means of monetary policy or returns to planned
economic techniques, our business will suffer a reduction in sales growth and expansion
opportunities.
The rapid growth of the PRC economy has historically resulted in high levels of inflation. If
the government tries to control inflation, it may have an adverse effect on the business climate
and growth of private enterprise in the PRC. An economic slowdown may increase our costs. If
inflation is allowed to proceed unchecked, our costs would likely increase, and there can be no
assurance that we would be able to increase our prices to an extent that would offset the increase
in our expenses.
Changes to PRC tax laws and heightened efforts by the Chinas tax authorities to increase revenues
are expected to subject us to greater taxes.
Under prior PRC law, we have been afforded a number of tax concessions by, and tax refunds
from, Chinas tax authorities on a substantial portion of our operations in China by reinvesting
all or part of the profits attributable to our PRC manufacturing operations. However, on March 16,
2007, the Chinese government enacted a new unified enterprise income tax law which became effective
on January 1, 2008. Prior to this new income tax law, as a foreign invested enterprise located in
Shenzhen, PRC, our PRC subsidiaries enjoyed a national income tax
rate of 15% and were exempted from
the 3% local income tax. However, under the new income tax law, apart from those qualified as
high-tech enterprises, most domestic enterprises and foreign invested enterprises would be subject
to a single PRC enterprise income tax rate and gradually transfer to the new tax rate of 25% within
five years. For information on the new enterprise income tax, (EIT) rates as announced recently
by the PRCs State Council, please see the table in Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and
Prospects The preferential tax treatment to our subsidiaries in the PRC of qualifying for tax
refunds as a result of reinvesting their profits earned in previous years in the PRC also expired
on January 1, 2008. Therefore, the impact of this increase on our overall tax rate will depend on,
among other things, our income from of PRC subsidiaries, the actual implementation of the terms of
transition under the EIT by the PRC government and our ability to qualify our existing operations
as high-tech enterprises under the new law.
We base our tax position upon the anticipated nature and conduct of our business and upon our
understanding of the tax laws of the various countries in which we have asset or conduct
activities. However, our tax position is subject to review and possible challenge by taxing
authorities and to possible changes in law, which may have retroactive effect. We cannot determine
in advance the extent to which some jurisdictions may require us to pay taxes or make payments in
lieu of taxes.
Payment of dividends by our subsidiaries in the PRC to us is subject to restrictions under PRC law.
The new PRC tax law could force us to reduce the amount of dividends we have historically paid to
our shareholders or possibly eliminate them or we may decide not pay
dividends in the future.
Under PRC law, dividends may be paid only out of distributable profits. Distributable profits
with respect to our subsidiaries in the PRC refers to after-tax profits as determined in accordance
with accounting principles and financial regulations applicable to PRC enterprises (China GAAP)
less any recovery of accumulated losses and allocations to statutory funds that it is required to
make. Any distributable profits that are not distributed in a given year are retained and available
for distribution in subsequent years. The calculation of distributable profits under China GAAP
differs in many respects from the calculation under U.S. GAAP. As a result, our subsidiaries in PRC
may not be able to pay any dividend in a given year as determined under U.S. GAAP. The Chinas tax
authorities may require changes in determining income of the Company that would limit its ability
to pay dividends and make other distributions. PRC law requires companies, including our PRC
subsidiaries, to reserve about 11% of their profits for future development and staff welfare, which
amounts are not distributable as dividends. These rules and possible changes to them could restrict
our PRC subsidiaries from repatriating funds ultimately to us and our stockholders as dividends.
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Prior to the new EIT law, PRC-organized companies were exempt from withholding taxes with
respect to earnings distributions, or dividends, paid to shareholders of PRC companies outside the
PRC, such as was the case when our PRC subsidiaries distributed portions of their earnings to our
offshore subsidiaries. However, under the new EIT Law, dividends payable to foreign investors which
are derived from sources within the PRC will be subject to income tax at the rate of 10% by way of
withholding unless the foreign investors are companies incorporated in countries which have tax
treaty agreement with PRC and rate agreed by both parties will be applied. For example, under the
terms of a tax treaty between Hong Kong and the PRC that became effective in December 2006,
distributions from our PRC subsidiaries to our Hong Kong subsidiary, will be subject to a
withholding tax at a rate ranging from 5% to 10%, depending on the extent of ownership of equity
interests held by our Hong Kong subsidiary in our PRC enterprises. As a result of this new PRC
withholding tax, amounts available to us in earnings distributions from our PRC enterprises will be
reduced. Since we derive most of our profits from our subsidiaries in PRC, the reduction in amounts
available for distribution from our PRC enterprises could, depending on the income generated by our
PRC subsidiaries, force us to reduce, or possibly eliminate, the dividends we have paid to our
shareholders historically. For this reason, or other factors, we may decide not to declare
dividends in the future. If we do pay dividends, we will determine the amounts when they are
declared and even if we do declare dividends in the future, we may not continue them in any future
period.
We may have been a passive foreign investment company for 2007 or may become a passive foreign
investment company for the current taxable year of 2008, which could result in adverse U.S.
federal income tax consequences to U.S. investors.
We may be classified as a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, by the United States
Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Such characterization
could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences if you are a U.S. investor. For
example, if we were to be classified as a PFIC in any taxable year, U.S. investors who owned our
common shares generally would be subject to increased U.S. tax liabilities and reporting
requirements, and pledges of our common shares would be considered sales for U.S. federal income
tax purposes.
The determination of whether we are a PFIC in any taxable year is made on an annual basis and
depends on the composition of our income and assets. Specifically, we will be classified as a PFIC
if, after applying relevant look-through rules with respect to the income and assets of
subsidiaries, either (i) 75% or more of our gross income for such taxable year is passive income,
or (ii) 50% or more of the average percentage of our assets during such taxable year either produce
passive income or are held for the production of passive income.
We have not determined whether we were a PFIC for the 2007 taxable year, but we may have been
so. In addition, we may become a PFIC for the current taxable year of 2008. Accordingly, there can
be no assurance that we have not or will not be classified as a PFIC. Given the complexity of the
issues regarding our classification as a PFIC, U.S. investors are urged to consult their own tax
advisors for guidance as to our PFIC status. For further discussion of the adverse U.S. federal
income tax consequences of our classification as a PFIC see
Taxation United States Federal
Income Tax Consequences U.S. Holders PFIC Considerations, below.
Changes in foreign exchange regulations of China could adversely affect our operating results.
Some of our earnings are denominated in yuan, the base unit of the RMB. The Peoples Bank of
China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) regulate the conversion of RMB into
foreign currencies. Under the current unified floating exchange rate system, the Peoples Bank of
China publishes a daily exchange rate for RMB based on the previous days dealings in the
inter-bank foreign exchange market. Financial institutions may enter into foreign exchange
transactions at exchange rates within an authorized range above or below the exchange rate
published by the Peoples Bank of China according to the market conditions. Since 1996, the PRC
government has issued a number of rules, regulations and notices regarding foreign exchange control
designed to provide for greater convertibility of RMB. Under such regulations, any foreign
investment enterprise (FIE) must establish a current account and a capital account with a
bank authorized to deal in foreign exchange. Currently, FIEs are able to exchange RMB into foreign
exchange currencies at designated foreign exchange banks for settlement of current account
transactions, which include payment of dividends based on the board resolutions authorizing the
distribution of profits or dividends of the company concerned, without the approval of SAFE.
Conversion of RMB into foreign currencies for capital account transactions, which include the
receipt and payment of foreign exchange for loans, capital contributions and the purchase of fixed
assets, continues to be subject to limitations and requires the approval of SAFE. Our subsidiaries
in China are all FIEs and subject to the laws of China to which such regulations apply. However,
there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain sufficient foreign exchange to make
relevant payments or satisfy other foreign exchange requirements in the future.
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Our financial results have been affected by changes in currency exchange rates. Changes in currency
rates involving the Japanese yen or renminbi could increase our expenses.
Our financial results have been affected by currency fluctuations, resulting in total foreign
exchange gains during each of our last three fiscal years as indicated in the following chart:
We sell most of our products in U.S. dollars and pay our expenses in U.S. dollars, Japanese
yen, Hong Kong dollars and RMB. While we face a variety of risks associated with changes among the
relative value of these currencies, we believe the most significant exchange risk presently results
from material purchases we make in Japanese yen and expenses we pay in RMB.
Approximately 3%, 11% and 8% of our material costs have been in Japanese yen during the years
ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007 respectively, but sales made in Japanese yen accounted for
only 2%, 9% and 7%, respectively, of our sales for each of the last three years. During the year
ended December 31, 2006, the exchange rate of the Japanese yen to the U.S. dollar fluctuated above
and below the rate at December 31, 2005, but at December 31, 2006, the exchange rate of Japanese
yen to the U.S. dollar had increased approximately 1% from the level at the end of December 31,
2005. This fluctuation resulted in a slight increase in our material costs during 2006 but it did
not have a material impact on our 2006 financial results as compared to those in 2005. A future
appreciation of the Japanese yen against U.S. dollars would increase our costs when translated into
U.S. dollars and could adversely affect our margins unless we made sufficient sales in Japanese yen
to offset against material purchases we made in Japanese yen.
Approximately 9% and 13% of our total costs and expenses and 2% and 4% of our material costs
were in RMB during the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007, respectively. Between 1994 and July
2005, the market and official RMB rates were unified and the value of the RMB was essentially
pegged to the U.S. dollar and was relatively stable. On July 21, 2005, the Peoples Bank of China
adjusted the exchange rate of RMB to the U.S. dollar by linking the RMB to a basket of currencies
and simultaneously setting the exchange rate of RMB to U.S. dollars, from 1:8.27, to a narrow band
of around 1:8.11, resulting in an approximate 2.4% appreciation in the value of the RMB against the
U.S. dollars at the end of 2005, from the July 21, 2005 RMB adjustment, a 3.3% appreciation at the
end of 2006 as compared to the end of 2005 and a further 6.5% appreciation at the end of 2007 as
compared to the end of 2006. This RMB appreciation to the U.S. dollars resulted in an increase in
our total costs and expenses of approximately 0.9% based on the difference between our sales made
in RMB versus our total costs and expenses incurred in RMB.
If the trend of RMB appreciation to the U.S. dollar continues or the PRC government allows a
further and significant RMB appreciation, our operating costs would further increase and our
financial results would be adversely effected unless our RMB denominated sales increased
commensurately. If we determined to pass onto our customers through price increases the effect of
increases in the RMB relative to the U.S. dollars, it would make our products more expensive in
global markets, such as the United States and the European Union. This could result in the loss of
customers, who may seek, and be able to obtain, products and services comparable to those we offer
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regions of the world. If we did not increase our prices to pass on the effect of
increases in the RMB relative to the U.S. dollars, our margins and profitability would suffer.
Power shortages in China could harm our operations.
We consume substantial amounts of electricity in our manufacturing processes at our production
facilities in China. Certain parts of China have been subject to power shortages in recent years.
We have experienced a number of power shortages at our production facilities in China to date. We
are sometimes given advance notice of power shortages and in relation to this we currently have a
backup power system. However, there can be no assurance that in the future our backup power system
will be completely effective in the event of a power shortage, particularly if that
power shortage is over a sustained period of time and/or we are not given advance notice
thereof. Any power shortage, brownout or blackout for a significant period of time may disrupt our
manufacturing, and as a result, may have an adverse impact on our business.
A recurrence of SARS or the threat of an avian flu outbreak in China, or similar widespread public
health developments may materially and adversely affect our business and operating results.
Any recurrence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Avian Influenza in China
could negatively impact our manufacturing operations and cause significant delays in production. In
addition, if the outbreak of Avian Influenza in Asian countries, including Vietnam, South Korea and
Japan were to spread to China, where manufacturing facilities are located or are being constructed,
there could be similar or other disruptions to our business.
Actual or perceived health risks associated with the use of mobile phone handsets or other
communications equipment could negatively affect our business.
There have been public concerns about health risks arising from electromagnetic fields
generated by mobile phone handsets. Any perceived risks or new findings, regardless of their
scientific foundation, concerning the potential adverse health effects of mobile communications
equipment could negatively affect our reputation and brand value, or that of our direct or indirect
customers, and could result in a reduction in sales. We cannot assure you that we will not become
the subject of product liability claims or be held liable for such claims or be required to comply
with future regulatory changes that may have an adverse effect on our business.
The market price of our shares will likely be subject to substantial price and volume fluctuations.
The markets for equity securities have been volatile and the price of our common shares has
been and could continue to be subject to wide fluctuations in response to variations in operating
results, news announcements, trading volume, sales of common shares by our officers, directors and
our principal shareholders, customers, suppliers or other publicly traded companies, general market
trends both domestically and internationally, currency movements and interest rate fluctuations.
Other events, such as the issuance of common shares upon the exercise of our outstanding stock
options could also materially and adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common
shares.
Further, the stock markets have often experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that
have affected the market prices of equity securities of many companies and that have been unrelated
or disproportionate to the operating performance of such companies. These fluctuations may
materially and adversely affect the market price of our common shares.
The concentration of share ownership in our senior management allows them to control or
substantially influence the outcome of matters requiring shareholder approval. On February 29,
2008, members of our senior management and Board of Directors as a group beneficially owned
approximately 27.0% of our common shares. As a result, acting together, they may be able to control
and substantially influence the outcome of all matters requiring approval by our shareholders,
including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions. This
ability may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of Nam Tai, or causing a
change in control of Nam Tai that may not be favored by our other shareholders.
Regulatory initiatives in the United States , such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other rules and
regulations may increase the time and costs of certain activities.
In the United States, there have been regulatory changes especially in corporate governance
practices of public bodies, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and changes in the continued
listing rules of the New York Stock Exchange, and new accounting pronouncements and there may be
new regulatory legislation and rule and
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accounting changes, which may have an adverse impact on our
future financial position and operating results. These regulatory changes and other legislative
initiatives have made some activities more time-consuming and increased financial compliance and
administrative costs of the companies that are subject to them, including foreign private issuers
like Nam Tai having securities traded in the United States and thereby subject to legislative and
regulatory changes in the U.S. capital markets. We continue to evaluate and monitor developments with respect to these
rules, and we cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing
of such costs.
It may be difficult to serve us with legal process or enforce judgments against our management or
us.
We are a British Virgin Islands holding corporation with subsidiaries in the British Virgin
Islands, Hong Kong, Macao and China. Substantially, all of our assets are located in the PRC. In
addition, most of our directors and executive officers reside within the PRC or Hong Kong, and
substantially all of the assets of these persons are located within the PRC or Hong Kong. It may
not be possible to effect service of process within the United States or elsewhere outside the PRC
or Hong Kong upon our directors, or executive officers, including effecting service of process with
respect to matters arising under United States federal securities laws or applicable state
securities laws. The PRC does not have treaties providing for the reciprocal recognition and
enforcement of judgments of courts with the United States and many other countries. As a result,
recognition and enforcement in the PRC of judgments of a court in the United States or many other
jurisdictions in relation to any matter, including securities laws, may be difficult or impossible.
Furthermore, an original action may be brought in the PRC against our assets and our subsidiaries,
our directors and executive officers only if the actions are not required to be arbitrated by PRC
law and only if the facts alleged in the complaint give rise to a cause of action under PRC law. In
connection with any such original action, a PRC court may award civil liability, including monetary
damages.
No treaty exists between Hong Kong, the British Virgin Islands or Macao and the United States
providing for the reciprocal enforcement of foreign judgments. However, the courts of Hong Kong and
the British Virgin Islands are generally prepared to accept a foreign judgment as evidence of a
debt due. An action may then be commenced in Hong Kong or the British Virgin Islands for recovery
of this debt. A Hong Kong or British Virgin Islands court will only accept a foreign judgment as
evidence of a debt due if:
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the judgment is not, directly or indirectly, for the payment of foreign taxes,
penalties, fines or charges of a like nature (in this regard, a Hong Kong or
British Virgin Islands court is unlikely to accept a judgment for an amount
obtained by doubling, trebling or otherwise multiplying a sum assessed as
compensation for the loss or damage sustained by the person in whose favor the
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the proceedings in which the judgment was obtained were not contrary to natural
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the proceedings in which the judgment was obtained, the judgment itself and the
enforcement of the judgment are not contrary to the public policy of Hong Kong or
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Similarly, the courts of Macao are generally prepared to accept a foreign judgment as evidence
of a debt due.An action may then be commenced in Macao for recovery of this debt. A Macao court
will only accept a foreign judgment as evidence of a debt due if:
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the judgment was not obtained by fraud or the matter in relation to the judgment
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pursuant to the law of the place of the judgment, the defendant has been
summoned and the proceedings in which the judgment was obtained were not contrary
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Enforcement of a foreign judgment in Hong Kong, the British Virgin Islands or Macao may also
be limited or affected by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, arrangement and
moratorium, or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally, and will be
subject to a statutory limitation of time within which proceedings may be brought.
Future issuances of preference shares could materially and adversely affect the holders of our
common shares or delay or prevent a change of control.
Our Board of Directors may amend our Memorandum and Articles of Association without
shareholder approval to create from time to time, and issue, one or more classes of preference
shares (which are analogous to preferred stock of corporations organized in the United States).
While we have never issued any preference shares and we have none outstanding, we could issue
preference shares in the future. Future issuance of preference shares could materially and
adversely affect the rights of the holders of our common shares, or delay or prevent a change of
control.
Our status as a foreign private issuer in the United States exempts us from certain of the
reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and corporate governance standards
of the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE limiting the protections and information afforded to
investors.
We are a foreign private issuer within the meaning of rules promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. As such, we are exempt from certain provisions applicable to United States
public companies including:
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the sections of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requiring insiders to file
public reports of their stock ownership and trading activities and establishing
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In addition, because the Company is a foreign private issuer, certain corporate governance
standards of the NYSE that are applied to domestic companies listed on that exchange may not be
applicable to us. For information regarding whether our corporate governance standards differ from
those applied to US domestic issuers, see the discussion under NYSE listed Company Manual
Disclosure in Item 6. Directors and Senior Management of this Report.
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Because of these exemptions, investors are not afforded the same protections or information
generally available to investors holding shares in public companies organized in the United States
or traded on the NYSE.
ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
Corporate Information
Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. was founded in 1975 and moved its manufacturing facilities to China
in 1980 to take advantage of lower overhead costs, lower material costs and competitive labor rates
available and subsequently relocated to Shenzhen, China in order to capitalize on opportunities
offered in southern China. We were reincorporated as a limited liability International Business
Company under the laws of the British Virgin Islands in August 1987 (which was amended in 2004 as
The British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004). Our principal manufacturing and design
operations are currently based in Shenzhen, China, approximately 30 miles from
Hong Kong, and we plan to construct new manufacturing facility in Guangming Shenzhen and two
more facilities in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, near the East Coast of China, approximately 80 miles
Northwest of Shanghai. Our PRC headquarters is located in Macao, which, like Hong Kong, is a
Special Administrative Region of the PRC. Certain of our subsidiaries offices are located in Macao
and Hong Kong, which provide us access to Macaos and Hong Kongs infrastructure of communication
and banking facilities. Our corporate administrative matters are conducted in the British Virgin
Islands through our registered agent, McNamara Corporate Services Limited, McNamara Chambers, P.O.
Box 3342, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. In 1978, Mr. Koo, the founder of the Company,
began recruiting operating executives from the Japanese electronics industry. These executives
brought years of experience in Japanese manufacturing methods, which emphasize quality, precision,
and efficiency in manufacturing. Senior management currently includes Japanese professionals who
provide technical expertise and work closely with both our Japanese component suppliers and
customers.
Major Events During 2007 to Date
Disposition of TCL Interest
At December 31, 2006, we held an equity interest in of approximately 3.1% or 80.6 million
shares of TCL Corporation (formerly known as TCL Holdings Corporation Ltd.), which had a market
value of approximately $24.36 million. TCL Corporation and its group companies are a Chinese
electronics manufacturer headquartered in Huizhou of Guangdong Province, southern China. TCL
Corporations products include mobile phones, personal computers, home appliances, electric
lighting, and digital media sold to domestic and overseas markets. TCL Corporation is listed on the Shenzhen
Stock Exchange. In April 2007, we sold our shares of TCL
Corporation on the
Shenzhen Stock Exchange for an aggregate of approximately $54 million, which resulted in a net gain
to us after minority interest of approximately $28 million.
Transactions in Securities of our Hong Kong Listed-Subsidiaries
At December 31, 2006, we held approximately 74.94% of our Hong Stock Exchange-listed
subsidiary, J.I.C. Technology Company Limited., or JIC. At that time and throughout 2007, JIC and
its subsidiaries were principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of LCD products. In May 2007,
we purchased approximately 11.1 million additional shares of JIC on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
In June 2007 we sold 10,728,000 JIC shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for a net gain of
$65,000 and at December 31, 2007, we held 572,594,978 ordinary shares of JIC, which was equivalent
to 74.99% of JICs issued and outstanding share capital.
At December 31, 2006, we held approximately 70.31% of our other Hong Kong Stock
Exchange-listed subsidiary, Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Limited, or NTEEP. At that
time and throughout 2007, NTEEP and its subsidiaries were principally engaged in the manufacture
and sale of consumer electronics and communications products. During 2007, we made several separate
purchases and sales of NTEEP shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, increasing our net holdings by
25,315,000 shares, for aggregate net gains of approximately $325,000. At December 31, 2007, we held
645,229,470 shares of NTEEP, representing 73.18% of the total issued and outstanding share capital
of NTEEP.
Developments in Planned Expansion
In the second quarter of 2007, we began limited scale production of FPC boards at one of our
existing Shenzhen plants in furtherance of the implementation of the strategy that we formulated in
2006 to accelerate the vertical integration of our business of manufacturing key-component
subassemblies for telecommunication products. In June 2007, we entered into an official land use
transfer agreement and a supplemental agreement with Shenzhen
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Municipal Bureau of State Land and
Resources, giving effect to the official project investment agreement we had signed with the
Guangming Hi-Tech Industrial Park in 2006 to acquire approximately 1.3 million square feet of land
in the Baoan District of Shenzhen. The land acquired is approximately 30 minutes driving distance
from our existing Shenzhen manufacturing facilities and is more than
two times of the land upon
which our principal facilities in Shenzhen are located. We plan to begin project construction of a
new factory complex in early 2009 and, when completed, currently intend to use the new facility as
our PRC headquarters and to increase manufacturing capacity.
In early 2008 , we began construction of the first of two planned factories in Wuxi, PRC, and
we hope to complete construction and begin mass production of FPC boards and FPC subassemblies at
this factory in early to mid-2009. We are currently considering the best use of the second parcel
of land in Wuxi approximately 3.7 miles from the FPC factory under construction given the
amalgamated manufacturing operations post our re-organization.
The 2007 Reorganization
In October 2007, we proposed, and by December 31, 2007 we had completed, the re-organization
of the Nam Tai Group structure involving our group subsidiaries, including our Hong Kong Stock
Exchange-listed subsidiaries, NTEEP and JIC. We refer to this re-organization as the 2007
Reorganization. Immediately prior to the completion of the 2007 Reorganization, we operated
through three groups of operating subsidiaries: (1) the NTEEP Group; (2) the JIC Group; and (3) the
Zastron Group. The following table shows our effective ownership interest in each of our group
subsidiaries before and after the 2007 Reorganization:
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Nam Tais effective percentage |
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shareholdings |
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Before 2007 |
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After 2007 |
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Reorganization |
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Reorganization |
NTEEP Group |
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73.18 |
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73.18 |
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JIC Group |
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74.99 |
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74.99 |
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Zastron Group |
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100.00 |
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73.18 |
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Our goal in proposing and effecting the 2007 Reorganization was to centralize our electronic
manufacturing services into one group of our subsidiaries, namely NTEEP and its subsidiaries, and
our software services into another group of our subsidiaries, viz., JIC and its subsidiaries,
thereby eliminating the overlap and duplication in infrastructure and functions of these businesses
that existed prior to the re-organization. We expended and incurred approximately $1.9 million in
professional fees and related expenses to propose and implement the re-organization. Our
expectations from the re-organization once our businesses have been fully integrated into, and our
personnel acclimated to, the new structure are that our operations will benefit from a simpler
organizational structure, which we believe can foster a more efficient and effective exchange of
know-how and technology among our respective group companies; reduce overhead costs; and allow for
stronger management controls. For the purpose of achieving a more simplified group structure,
centralizing its resources allocation, reducing overhead costs, and strengthening management
control.
The 2007 Reorganization required the implementation of a series of transactions, involving
capital shares transfers among Nam Tai, NTEEP, JIC and Zastron. To the extent involving NTEEP and
JIC, these transactions were approved by the minority shareholders of NTEEP and JIC in accordance
with the applicable Rules of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
The transactions to effect the 2007 Reorganization, each of which occurred simultaneously with
the other, were as follows:
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We acquired 100% of Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. (Jetup) from JIC in
exchange for the cash payment by the Company to JIC of approximately $48.9 million; |
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JIC acquired 100% of Shenzhen Namtek Co., Ltd (Shenzhen Namtek) and Namtek
Japan Company Limited (Namtek Japan) from NTEEP in exchange for the cash payment
by JIC to NTEEP of approximately $10.3 million; |
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NTEEP acquired 100% of both Jetup and the Zastron Group from us in exchange for
the delivery to us (i) cash in the amount of approximately $41.7 million and (ii)
an unsecured shareholders loan in |
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the principal amount of approximately $311.4
million payable by NTEEP to us over a 12-period in equal annual installments of
principal plus interest at the rate of 3.9% per annum. |
Each of the simultaneous transactions involved in the 2007 Reorganization are considered
intercompany transactions within our consolidated group of companies and accordingly the
presentation of our financial condition and results of operations on a consolidated bases
eliminates the effect of these individual transactions (except for the reduction in the effective
percentage of ownership of our Zastron group of subsidiaries is eliminated in our consolidated
financial statement).
Our 2008 Sale of JIC
In February 2008 we began negotiations with HKC (Holdings) Limited (HKC), regarding the sale
of our entire equity interest in our Hong Kong-listed subsidiary, JIC. At that time, we owned
572,594,978 shares of JIC,
representing approximately 74.99% of its outstanding share capital. These negotiations
concluded on February 26, 2008, when HKC and we entered into a Share Purchase Agreement, under
which HKC agreed to purchase, and we agreed to sell our interest in JIC for cash in the aggregate
amount of approximately $51.1 million.
Under the Share Purchase Agreement, HKC paid us earnest money in the amount of $128,500 at
signing and paid us the balance of the purchase price at the closing, which occurred shortly
thereafter on March 4, 2008.
Capital Expenditures
Our principal capital expenditures and divestitures over the last three years include the
following:
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Year ended December 31 |
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2005 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
Property, plant and equipment (net) |
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$ |
32,166,000 |
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$ |
23,793,000 |
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$ |
13,785,000 |
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Our major capital expenditures in 2007 included:
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$4.8 million for machinery used mainly for bonding and testing; |
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$4.0 million for machinery used mainly for LCD products; |
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$2.4 million for project of FPC board manufacturing in existing site; and |
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$2.6 million for other capital equipment. |
Our major capital expenditures in 2006 included:
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$1.4 million for machinery used mainly for COG products; |
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$7.2 million for machinery used mainly for production of LCD modules; |
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$11.7 million for project of FPC board manufacturing in existing site; and |
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$3.5 million for other capital equipment. |
Our major capital expenditures in 2005 included:
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$10.8 million for new factory expansion; |
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$5.4 million for expansion of a LCD factory; |
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$3.3 million for machinery used mainly for COG products; |
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$4.9 million for machinery used mainly for FPC subassemblies; and |
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$7.8 million for other capital equipment. |
Capital expenditures we have planned for 2008 include:
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$5.8 million for the expansion in LCD factory; |
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$15.5 million for machinery used mainly for LCD modules production; |
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$53.6 million for new factory construction in Wuxi; |
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$6.0 million for an office building in Japan; |
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$9.4 million for machinery used for surface mount technology; and |
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$1.8 million for other capital equipment. |
Our plans for capital expenditures are subject to change from time to time and could result
from, among other things, our consummation of any significant amount of additional acquisition or
strategic investment opportunities, which we regularly explore.
Business Overview
We are an electronics manufacturing and design services provider to a select group of the
worlds leading OEMs of telecommunications and consumer electronic products. Through our
electronics manufacturing services
operations, we manufacture electronic components and subassemblies, including LCD panels, LCD
modules, RF modules, DAB modules, FPC board and FPC subassemblies, image sensors modules and PCBAs
for headsets containing Bluetooth wireless technology. The modules and subassemblies are used in
numerous electronic products, including mobile phones, laptop computers, digital cameras,
electronic toys, and handheld video game devices. We also manufacture finished products, including
mobile phone accessories, home entertainment products and educational products. We assist our OEM
customers in the design and development of their products and furnish full turnkey manufacturing
services that utilize advanced manufacturing processes and production technologies. Our services
include software development, firmware, and mechanical design, parts and components purchasing, product
industrialization, and assembly into finished products or electronic subassemblies with full
quality testing and assurance. These services are value-added and assist us in obtaining new
business but do not represent a material component of our revenue. We also provide ODM services, in
which we design and develop proprietary products that are sold by our OEM customers using their
brand name.
Our Customers
Historically, we have had substantial recurring sales from existing customers. Approximately
96.3% of our 2007 net sales came from customers that also used our services in 2006. While we seek
to diversify our customer base, a small number of customers currently generate a significant
portion of our sales. Sales to our 10 largest customers accounted for 86.6%, 89.4% and 84.4% of our
net sales during the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007 respectively. Sales to customers
accounting for 10% or more of our net sales in the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 or 2007 were
as follows:
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Year ended December 31, |
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2005 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
Wuxi Sharp Electronic Components Co., Ltd. |
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10.1 |
% |
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22.5 |
% |
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* |
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Sharp Corporation |
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32.3 |
% |
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18.8 |
% |
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20.2 |
% |
Epson Imaging Device Corporation (1) |
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15.3 |
% |
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16.3 |
% |
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15.9 |
% |
GN Netcom |
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* |
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* |
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10.8 |
% |
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* |
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Less than 10% of our total net sales. |
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(1) |
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Formerly known as Sanyo Epson Imaging Device |
Our 10 largest OEM customers based on net sales during 2007 include the following (listed
alphabetically).
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Customer |
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Products |
GN Netcom
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Headset accessory containing Bluetooth wireless technology |
Hikari Alphax Co., Ltd.
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LCD modules |
LeapFrog Enterprise, Inc.
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FLY Fusion TM Pentop Computers |
Ryoyo Electro Hong Kong Limited
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LCD panels |
Epson Imaging Device Corporation (1)
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LCD modules for cellular phones and FPC subassemblies |
Sharp Corporation
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FPC subassemblies, calculators, PDAs and dictionaries |
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
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Home entertainment products |
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
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Mobile phone digital camera accessories, headset
accessory containing Bluetooth wireless technology and
flashlight for mobile phone |
Texas Instruments Incorporated
|
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Calculators |
Uniden HK Ltd.
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LCD panels |
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(1) |
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Formerly known as Sanyo Epson Imaging Device |
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At any given time, different customers account for a significant portion of our business.
Percentages of net sales to customers vary from quarter to quarter and year to year and fluctuate
depending on the timing of production cycles for particular products.
Sales to our OEM customers are based primarily on purchase orders we receive from time to time
rather than firm, long-term purchase commitments from our customers. Although it is our general
practice to purchase raw materials only upon receiving a purchase order, for certain customers we
will occasionally purchase raw materials
based on such customers rolling forecasts. Uncertain economic conditions and our general lack
of long-term purchase commitments with our customers make it difficult for us to predict revenue
accurately over the longer term. Even in those cases where customers are contractually obligated to
purchase products from us or repurchase unused inventory from us, we may elect not to immediately
enforce our contractual rights because of the long-term nature of our customer relationships and
for other business reasons, and instead may negotiate accommodations with customers regarding
particular situations.
Our Products
Our operations are organized into three reportable segments, consisting of consumer
electronics and communication products (CECP), telecommunication components assembly (TCA), and
LCD products (LCDP). The dollar amounts (in thousands) and percentages of our net sales by
reportable segment and product category for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007 were
as follows:
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Year ended December 31, |
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2005 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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Dollars (US$) |
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Percent |
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Dollars (US$) |
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Percent |
|
Dollars (US$) |
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Percent |
CECP |
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169,056 |
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21 |
% |
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178,320 |
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21 |
% |
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283,757 |
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36 |
% |
TCA |
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570,069 |
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72 |
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627,199 |
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72 |
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413,199 |
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53 |
|
LCDP |
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58,112 |
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|
|
7 |
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|
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64,655 |
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|
|
7 |
|
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83,866 |
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|
|
11 |
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Total |
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|
797,237 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
870,174 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
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780,822 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
Please
refer to Note 16 Segment Information of our consolidated financial statements and
Item 8 Financial Information Export Sales which sets forth the information of net sales to
customers by geographical area.
Consumer Electronic and Communication Products, or CECP
The consumer electronic and communication products we manufacture are focusing on high growth
and mass volume products segments of consumer electronics and communications sectors, and include:
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Mobile phone accessories such as headsets containing Bluetooth
wireless technology, snap-on portable music speaker, phone cradle, snap-on FM
radio adaptors, and snap-on GPS adaptors; |
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Entertainment devices such as USB web cam for interactive games, USB microphone
and converter box Karaoke, and a buzzer gaming device for music quiz games; |
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Educational products such as digital pens, calculators and electronic
dictionaries; |
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Optical devices such as CMOS sensor modules, camera modules for notebook
computers and mobile phones and recording cameras for the automotive industry; and |
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Software development services principally for electronic dictionary products for
major Japanese customers. In addition, car navigation products were also developed
for potential customers. |
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Telecommunication Component Assembly, or TCA
We manufacture the following subassemblies and components:
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Color and monochrome LCD modules to display information as part of
telecommunication products such as mobile phones and telephone systems. Our LCD
modules could be manufactured for use in most other hand-held consumer electronic
devices, such as electronic games and digital cameras. |
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|
RF modules for integration into mobile phones. RF modules are partially finished
circuits that can be incorporated into larger products or components. They include
receivers, transmitters, and transceivers. These modules could be manufactured for
use in most other hand-held consumer electronic products, such as PDAs, laptop
computers and other products with wireless connectivity. |
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|
DAB modules, which we began manufacturing in 2005, are digital audio
broadcasting components that are used in digital radio products such as home
tuners, kitchen radios, in-car receivers, CD players, clock radios, boom boxes,
midi-systems and handheld portable devices. |
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|
FPC subassemblies for integration into various LCD modules |
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|
FPC board manufacturing for vertical integration to FPC subassembly business,
this could be used for mobile phone, PDAs, office automation, laptop computers and
other products which require interface connectivity. |
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Front light panels for handheld video game devices. |
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Back light panels for handheld video game devices, which we began manufacturing
in October 2004. |
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1.9 high-frequency cordless telephones and home feature phones. |
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LCD Products, or LCDP
LCD panels are found in numerous applications in electronics products, such as watches,
clocks, calculators, pocket games, PDAs and mobile and cordless telephones, and car audio systems.
We are a customized LCD panel manufacturer, and we develop each product from design concept all the
way to a high quality mass producible product. Since 2003, we have also begun manufacturing
customized LCD modules that include components such as backlights, FPC and Chip on Class, or COG.
In 2005, Jetup began developing LCD modules for cordless and Voice-Over-Internet Protocol, or
VoIP, phones. In 2007, Jetup has further extended the product application of customized LCD
products to medical devices, industrial instruments, office automations and automotives.
Our Manufacturing and Assembly Capabilities
We utilize the following production techniques:
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Chip On Film, Or COF
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|
is an assembly method for bonding
integrated circuit chips and other
components onto a flexible printed
circuit. This process allows for
greater compression of the size of
a product when assembled enabling
the production and miniaturization
of small form factor devices like
cellular phones, PDAs, digital
cameras and notebook PCs. As of
December 31, 2007, we had 16 COF
machines. These machines connect
the bump of large scale integrated,
or LSI, driver onto FPC pattern
with anisotropic conductive film,
or ACF. These COF machines have the
ability to pitch fine to 38
micrometers and a total production
capacity of up to 4,400,000 chips
per month. |
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|
Chip On Glass, Or COG
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|
is a process that connects
integrated circuits directly to LCD
panels without the need for wire
bonding. We apply this technology
to produce advanced LCD modules for
high-end electronic products, such
as cellular phones and PDAs. As of
December 31, 2007, we had 23 COG
lines in our principal
manufacturing facilities. These
machines provide an LCD of
dimension of up to 200 millimeters
(length)x 150 (width)x 2.2
(height), a process time of five
seconds per chip, a pin pitch fine
to 38 micrometers and a total
production capacity of up to
4,200,000 chips per month. During
2005, our subsidiary, Jetup also
started manufacturing COG LCD
modules. As of December 31, 2007,
Jetup had 18 COG lines and is
capable of bonding 5 million units
of COG LCD modules a month. They
are able to bond LCD panels up to
sizes of 200 millimeters x 200
millimeters x 2.2 millimeters
thick, with an accuracy of five
microns tolerance, in a cycle time
of 12-15 seconds per piece. |
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Chip On Board, Or COB
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|
is a technology that utilizes wire
bonding to connect large-scale
integrated circuits directly to
printed circuit boards. As of
December 31, 2007, we had 53COB
aluminum bonding machines which
provide a high speed chip bonding
time of 0.25 second per 2
millimeters wire, a bond pad fine
to 75 micrometers and a total
production capacity of up to
3,829,000 (150 wires/board) per
month. We use COB aluminum bonding
in the assembly of consumer
products such as digital pen,
calculators, electronic
dictionaries, , audio products. We
also had 3COB gold ball bonding
machines which provide a high speed
chip bonding time of 0.072 second
per 2 millimeters wire, a bond pad
fine to 50 micrometers and a total
production capacity of up to
500,000 (150 wires/board) per
month. We use COB gold ball bonding
in the CMOS camera module, which
use in USB camera, notebook
computer, mobile phone and digital
pen. |
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|
Outer Lead Bonding, Or OLB
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|
is an advanced technology used to
connect PCBs and large-scale
integrated circuits with a large
number of connectors. We use this
technology to manufacture complex
miniaturized products, such as
high-memory PDAs. As of December
31, 2007, we had three OLB
machines. The machines include
multi-pinned tape carrier packaged
large scale integrated circuit, or
TCP LSIC, bonding which is up to
280 pins, which also provide ultra
thin assembly with module thickness
to around one millimeter and high
accuracy bonding with pin pitch to
100 micrometers. The total
production capacity is 12,000 units
per month. |
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|
Tape Automated Bonding With
Anisotropic Conductive Film, Or TAB
With ACF
|
|
is an advanced heat sealing
technology that connects a liquid
crystal display component with an
integrated circuit in very small
LCD modules, such as those used in
cellular phones and pagers. As of
December 31, 2007, we had 24
systems of TAB with ACF machines.
The machines provide process time
of 10 to 25 seconds per component,
a pin pitch fine up to 150
micrometers and a total production
capacity of up to 4,936,000
components per month. During 2005,
Jetup also started manufacturing
TAB LCD modules. As of December 31,
2007, Jetup had four TAB lines and
is capable of bonding 2,000,000
pieces of TAB LCD modules a month.
They are able to bond LCD panels up
to sizes of 120 millimeters x 120
millimeters x 2.2 millimeters
thick, with an accuracy of 10
microns tolerance in a cycle time
of 20-25 seconds per piece. |
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Fine Pitch Heat Seal Technology, Or
FPHS Technology
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|
allows us to connect LCD displays
to PCBs produced by COB and outer
lead bonding that enables very thin
connections. This method is highly
specialized and is used in the
production of finished products
such as PDAs. As of December 31,
2007, we had eight machines
utilizing FPHS technology. The
machines provide a pin pitch fine
to 260 micrometers and a total
production capacity of up to
268,000 units per month. |
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|
|
Surface Mount Technology, Or SMT
|
|
is a process by which electronic
components are mounted directly on
both sides of a printed circuit
board, increasing board capacity,
facilitating product
miniaturization and enabling
advanced automation of production.
We use SMT for products such as
mobile display module and
electronic linguistic devices. As
of December 31, 2007, we had 37 SMT
productions lines. The production
time per chip ranges from 0.055
second per chip to 0.8 second per
chip and high precision ranging
from +/-0.05 millimeter to +/-0.1
millimeter. The components size
ranges from 0.4 millimeter
(length)x 0.2 millimeter (width) to
55 millimeters (length)x 55
millimeters (width). Ball grid
array, or BGA, ball pitch is 0.4
millimeter and ball diameter is 0.2
millimeter. Flip Chip, our smallest
lead/bump pitch, is 250/240UM and
our smallest components spacing is
0.15 micrometers. The total
production capacity is over 1
billion resistor capacitor chips
per month. |
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Super-Twisted Nematic, Or STN,
Displays
|
|
is a type of monochrome passive
matrix LCD capable of
providing higher information
content to display systems and are
typically found in applications
such as cordless phones, mobile
phones, MP3 players, pocket games
and PDAs. Our JIC. group began
producing STN LCDs in 2002. During
2005, our JIC group upgraded its
two existing twisted nematic, or TN
type, LCD lines to STN LCD lines.
TN displays rotate the director of
the liquid crystal by 90°,
but STN LCD displays employ up to a
270°rotation. This extra
rotation gives the crystal a much
steeper voltage-brightness response
curve and also widens the angle at
which the display can be viewed
before losing much contrast.As of
December 31, 2007, our JIC group
was using three automated STN lines
capable of producing both TN and
STN type LCDs with capacity of
150,000 pairs of glass (each sheet
of glass of 360 millimeters x 400
millimeters in size) panels per
month. |
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Lcd Back-End
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|
is a main manufacturing process for
LCD panels, and is regarded as part
of the process for its finished
product LCD modules. It includes
the precise pure water cleaning
process, scribing of LCD glass,
liquid crystal insertion, sealing
process and breaking process, then
turns the LCD mother glass into LCD
panels. Our machines can cope with
0.2millimeters + 0.2millimeters LCD
mother glass up to dimension 550
millimeters x 670 millimeters, with
cutting tolerance +/-0.1
millimeters. Nam Tai started mass
production from September 2006,
with monthly maximum production
capacity of 1,800,000 units. |
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As of December 31, 2007, we had eight clean rooms at our principal manufacturing facilities,
which housed COB, COF, COG and Chip Scale Package capabilities for CMOS sensor modules, electronic
calculators, digital camera accessories, LCD modules manufacturing. At the same date, we also have
four clean rooms at another of our factories, which we use to manufacture LCD panels and modules.
A cleanroom is an environment, typically used in manufacturing or scientific research, which
has a low level of environmental pollutants such as dust, airborne microbes, aerosol particles and
chemical vapors. In other words, a cleanroom has a controlled level of contamination that is
specified by the number of particles per cubic meter at a specified particle size. Of our 12 clean
rooms at December 31, 2007, four were class ten thousand, six were class thousand and two were
class one hundred with one of them use for cleaning the clothes to be used in clean room.
FPC boards and FPC Subassemblies
Flexible Printed Circuit Subassemblies. We began manufacturing FPC subassemblies in March 2003
for integration into various LCD modules. FPC subassemblies are FPC board enhanced by attaching
electronic components, such as connectors, switches, resistors, capacitors, light emitting devices,
integrated circuits, cameras and optical sensors, to the circuit. The reliability of FPC component
assemblies is dependent upon proper assembly design and the use of appropriate fixtures to protect
the flex-to-connector interface. Connector selection is also important in determining the signal
integrity of the overall assembly and is very important to devices that rely upon high system speed
to function properly.
Flexible Printed Circuits. Flexible printed circuits, which consist of copper conductive
patterns that have been etched or printed while affixed to flexible substrate materials such as
polyimide or polyester, are used to provide connections between electronic components and as a
substrate to support these electronic devices. The circuits are manufactured by subjecting the base
materials to multiple processes, such as drilling, screening, photo imaging, etching, plating and
finishing. Single-sided flexible printed circuits, which have an etched conductive pattern on one
side of the substrate, are normally less costly and more flexible than double-sided flexible
printed circuits because their construction consists of a single patterned conductor layer.
Double-sided flexible printed circuits, which have conductive patterns or materials on both sides
of the substrate that are interconnected by a drilled or copper-plated hole, can provide either
more functionality than a single-sided flexible printed circuit by containing conductive patterns
on both sides, or greater shielding of components against electromagnetic interference than a
single-sided flexible printed circuit by covering one side of the circuit with a shielding material
rather than a circuit pattern.
Currently we buy a portion of FPC boards from suppliers and attach electronic components to
them in accordance with our customers specifications and produce FPC subassemblies. Since 2007,
we also began manufacturing of these devices in our existing facility in Shenzhen. to vertically
integrate this process by producing FPC boards internally
Quality Control
We maintain strict quality control programs for our products, including the use of total
quality management, systems and advanced testing and calibration equipment. Our quality control
personnel test the quality of incoming raw materials and components. During the production stage,
our quality control personnel also test the quality of work-in-progress at several points in the
production process. Finally, after the assembly stage, we conduct testing of finished products. In
addition, we provide office space at our principal manufacturing facilities for representatives of
our major customers to permit them to monitor production of their products and we provide them with
direct access to our manufacturing personnel.
All of our manufacturing facilities are certified under ISO 9001 quality standards, the
International Organization for Standardization, or ISOs, highest standards. The ISO is a
Geneva-based organization dedicated to the development of worldwide standards for quality
management guidelines and quality assurance. ISO 9000, which was the first quality system standard
to gain worldwide recognition, requires a company to gather, analyze, document, monitor and make
improvements where needed. Our certifications under an ISO 9001 quality standard demonstrate that
our manufacturing operations meet the most demanding of the established world standards. All of our
manufacturing facilities are also certified under an ISO 14001 environmental management standard,
which was published in 2004 to provide a structured basis for environmental management control. In
January 2007, Namtai Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. or Namtai Shenzhen, were certified under the
standard of Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series, or OHASA, 18001:1999. OHASA 18001 is
an international occupational health and safety management system specification. This demonstrated
that Namtai Shenzhen had a recognized international standard
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in management system on occupational health and safety. As at the end of January 2007, Jetup
was also certified with the compliance of the Technical Specification 16949, or TS16949. TS16949
is an automotive sector-specific quality management system requirement that uses ISO 9001: 2000
(verbatim) as its base and is required for supplying products to OEMs of automotive industry. In
addition, , Namtai Shenzhen certified under International Council of Toy Industries, or ICTI,
program in May 2007 which demonstrated that Namtai Shenzhen runs in compliance with the code of
business practices standard in the toy industries with fair labor treatment and care of employees
health and safety. In November 2007, Namtai Shenzhen also completed an audit for the International
Electrotechnical Commission, or IEC, Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components (IECQ) -
Electrical and Electronic Components and Products Hazardous Substance Process Management System
Requirements and received IECQ 080000 certification in January 2008. This demonstrated that the
control on electrical and electronic components products hazardous substance process management
meets the demanding of world standard of the IEC.
We started the implementation of the Six Sigma approach. In 2004, our principal manufacturing
facilities were recognized by the China Association for Quality of the Chinese Government as a
National Advanced Enterprise for the Promotion of Six Sigma. Six Sigma is an internationally
recognized approach that uses facts and data to develop better solutions, thereby reducing defects
and production times, and improving customer satisfaction. This approach allows the Company to
lower its costs by minimizing manufacturing defects. This results in improved profit margins and
higher competitiveness.
Our Suppliers
We purchase thousands of different component parts from numerous suppliers, which we have
approved based on their quality, cost and services. For some components, we have chosen, for
strategic considerations, to rely on a single supplier. We purchase components from suppliers
located in Japan, China and other countries. Our general practice is to purchase components upon
receipt of purchase orders from customers and pursuant to the customers authorization with agreed
liability for purposes of minimizing our inventory risk by ordering components and parts only to
the extent necessary to support the order. However, we may occasionally purchase raw materials or
request suppliers to maintain buffer stock of certain supplies for particular customers based on
such customers rolling forecasts in order to shorten the lead-time for key materials.
The major component parts we purchase include the following:
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Integrated circuits or chips, most of which we purchase presently from
Cambridge Silico Radio Plc Ltd., Ricoh Company Ltd, ATI Technologies Ltd, Rohm
Electronics (HK) Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics., Ltd., Sharp Electronics (M)
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LCD panels, which are available from many manufacturers. In 2007, we purchased
LCD panels from Suzhou Epson Co. Ltd., Safaring Technology Co. Ltd., Toshiba
Matsushita Display Co. Ltd., Shantou Goworld Display (Plant II) Co. Ltd., and VBest
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FPC boards, which consist of copper conductive patterns that have been etched or
printed while affixed to flexible substrate materials such as polyimide or
polyester, are mainly used to provide connections for electronic components and as
a substrate to support these electronic devices. In 2007, we purchased FPC boards
mainly from Sony Chemical Co., Ltd., Nitto Denko (HK) Co. Ltd. and NOK Mektec Corp.
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Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are semiconductor devices that emit incoherent
narrow-spectrum light when electrically biased in the forward direction. This
effect is a form of electroluminescence. LEDs are small extended sources with extra
optics added to the chip, which emit a complex intensity spatial distribution. We
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CMOS imaging sensors, which we purchase mainly from Omnivision Technologies
Inc., Micron Technology Inc. and Magnachip Semiconductor Ltd. Solar cells and
batteries, which are standard off-the-shelf items that we generally purchase in
Hong Kong from agents of Japanese manufacturers or directly from companies in
China; various mechanical components such as plastic parts, cables, rubber keypads,
PCBs, indium tin oxide, or ITO, glass used in the production of LCD panels, and
packaging materials from various local suppliers in China; and various acoustic
components, which we mainly sourced from Minami Acoustics Limited, Vansonic
Enterprise co. Ltd., BSE Group, Ole Wolff Elektronik A/S and Lexin (Japan) Ltd.
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Whenever practical, we will consider using domestic China suppliers who are often able to
provide their products at lower cost than overseas suppliers and with shorter lead times.
From time to time, there may be certain components subjected to limited allocation by certain
of our suppliers due to industry-wide shortage as a result of fast growing global demand.
In some cases, supply shortages and delays in deliveries of particular components could result
in curtailed production, or delays in production. These supply shortages have contributed to an
increase in our inventory levels and reduction in our margins. We expect that occasional component
shortages and delays in deliveries of some components will continue to occur. If we are unable to
procure sufficient quantity components in a timely fashion, we may experience production delays,
which could harm our relationships with current or prospective customers and reduce our sales.
The principal raw materials used by the Company are large scale integrated (LSI), circuits,
semiconductors, FPC boards, LCD panels, LEDs and batteries. At times, the pricing and availability
of these raw materials can be volatile, attributable to numerous factors beyond the Companys
control, including general economic conditions, currency exchange rates, industry cycles,
production levels or a suppliers tight supply. In the past, we have asked our customers to share
in the increased costs of raw materials where such increased costs would adversely affect the
Companys business, results of operations and financial condition. Our customers have generally
agreed when so requested in the past. We cannot assure you, however, that our customers will agree
to share costs in the future and that our business, results of operations and financial condition
would not be adversely affected by increased volatility of raw materials.
Production Scheduling
The typical cycle for a product to be designed, manufactured and sold to an OEM customer is
one to two years, which includes the production period, the development period and the period for
market research and data collection (which is undertaken primarily by our OEM customers). Initially
an OEM customer gathers data from its sales personnel on products for which there is market
interest, including features and unit costs. The OEM customer then contacts us, and possibly other
prospective manufacturers, with forecasted total production quantities and design specifications or
renderings. From that information, we in turn contact our suppliers and determine estimated
component and material costs. We later advise our OEM customer of the development costs, charges
(including molds, tooling and software design, if applicable) and unit cost based on the forecasted
production quantities desired during the expected production cycle.
Once the OEM customer and we agree to the quotation for the development costs and the unit
cost, we begin the product development if we are engaged to do so. This development period
typically lasts less than six months, but may be longer if software design is included. During this
time, we complete all molds, tooling and software required to manufacture the product with the
development costs generally borne by our customer. Upon completion of the molds, tooling and
software, we produce samples of the product for the customers quality testing, and, once approved,
commence mass production of the product. We recover the development costs in relation to molds,
tooling and software from our customers.
The production period usually lasts approximately six to twelve months. In some cases, our OEM
customer handles all product design and development and engages us only at the point of initial
production. Typically, more advanced products have shorter production runs. If total production
quantities change, the OEM customer often provides only limited notice before discontinuing orders
for a product. At any point in time we may be in different stages of the development and production
periods for the various models under development or in production for our OEM customers.
Generally, our production is based on purchase orders received from OEM customers. Purchase
orders are often supported by letters of credit or written confirmation from the OEM customer and
generally may not be cancelled once confirmed without the mutual consent of the parties. Even in
those cases where customers are contractually obligated to purchase products from us or repurchase
unused inventory from us, we may elect not to immediately enforce our contractual rights because of
the long-term nature of our customer relationships and for other business reasons, and instead may
negotiate accommodations with customers regarding particular situations.
We did not suffer a material loss resulting from the cancellation of OEM customer orders for
the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 or 2007.
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Sales and Marketing
We focus on developing close relationships with our customers at the development and design
phases and continuing throughout all stages of production. We identify, develop and market new
products and technologies that benefit our customers and position us as a strong EMS provider with
the ability to design and develop products.
Sales and marketing operations are integrated processes involving direct salespersons, project
managers and senior executives. We direct our sales resources and activities at several management
and staff levels within our customers and prospective customers. We receive unsolicited inquiries
resulting from word of mouth, from public relations activities, and through referrals from current
customers. We evaluate these opportunities against our customer selection criteria and assign
direct salespersons.
Seasonality
Historically, our sales and operating results have often been affected by seasonality. Sales
of products and components related to mobile phones have generally been lower in the first quarter
after peaking in the fourth quarter. Sales of educational products and home entertainment devices
are often higher during the second and third quarters in anticipation of the start of the school
year and the Christmas buying season. Similarly, consumer electronics products have historically
been lower in the first quarter resulting from both the closing of our factories in China for the
Lunar New Year holidays and the general reduction in sales following the holiday season. As we have
diversified our services for complex components, we expect that seasonality may be less of a factor
affecting our business in the future.
Transportation
Transportation of components and finished products to and from Shenzhen is by truck. Component
parts purchased from Japan, Korea, Singapore and elsewhere of the world are generally shipped by
air and delivered to our designated forwarders warehouse located in Hong Kong. To date, we have
not been materially impacted by any transportation problems. However, transportation difficulties
affecting air cargo or shipping, such as an extended closure of ports that materially disrupt the
flow of our customers products into the United States, could materially and adversely influence
our sales and margins if, as a result, our customers delay or cancel orders or seek concessions to
offset expediting charges they incur pending resolution of the problems causing the port closures.
The recent hike in crude oil price may have an upward pressure on transportation cost and this
remains to be a major concern in the near future. As a higher transportation cost could adversely
influence our overall margins.
Competition
The electronic manufacturing services we provide are available from many independent sources
as well as from our current and potential customers with internal manufacturing capabilities. The
following table identifies those companies who we believe are our principal competitors by category
of products or services we provide:
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Competitor |
EMS
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Ø Celestica, Inc. |
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Ø Flextronics International Ltd. |
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Ø Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. |
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Ø Jabil Circuit, Inc |
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Ø Sanmina-SCI Corporation |
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Image capturing devices and their modules
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Ø Altus Technology Inc (controlled by Foxconn) |
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Ø Lite-On Technology Corporation |
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Ø Logitech International S.A. |
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Ø The Primax Group |
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Product/Service |
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Competitor |
Mobile phone accessories
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Ø Balda-Thong Fook Solutions Sdn., Bhd. |
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Ø Celestica, Inc. |
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Ø Elcoteq Network Corp. |
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Ø Flextronics International Ltd. |
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Ø Foster Corporation |
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Ø Foxlink Group |
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Ø Merry Electronics Co. Ltd. |
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Ø WKK International (Holdings) Ltd. |
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RF modules
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Ø Wavecom SA |
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Ø WKK International (Holdings) Ltd. |
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Liquid crystal display, or LCD, panels
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Ø Elec & Eltek International Holdings Limited |
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Ø Truly International Holdings Ltd. |
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Ø Varitronix International Ltd. |
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Telecommunication subassemblies and
components
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Ø Flextronics International Ltd. |
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Ø LG. Philips LCD Co., Ltd. |
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Ø Samsung Electronics |
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Ø Varitronix International Ltd. |
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Consumer electronic products (calculators, personal organizers and
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Ø Computime Limited |
linguistic products)
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Ø Inventec Co. Ltd. |
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Ø Kinpo Electronics, Inc. |
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Ø VTech Holdings Limited |
Many of our competitors have greater financial, technical, marketing, manufacturing, regional
shipping capabilities and international logistics support and personnel resources than we do. As a
result, Nam Tai positions itself as a competitive-priced EMS with niches in key product and
technology categories focusing on advanced manufacturing technique and processes as well as design
and development capabilities in these niche areas to compete successfully against with these
organizations for the future.
When we begin production of FPC boards and increase production of FPC subassemblies, we expect
to face intense competition from large FPC manufacturers located in Taiwan, China, Korea,
Singapore, North America and Europe as well as from large, established EMS providers that have
developed or acquired, or, like us, are developing, their own FPC boards manufacturing
capabilities, and have extensive experience in electronics assembly. Such competition could
pressure us to provide discounts or lower prices to gain market share, which could adversely affect
our margins and the profitability of our FPC business and could adversely affect our operating
results as a whole.
Research and Development
We invest in research and development for developing products, manufacturing and assembly
technology that provide us with the potential to offer better and more technologically advanced
services to our OEM customers or assist us in working with our OEM customers and in the design and
development of future products. We plan to continue acquiring advanced design equipment and to
enhance our technological expertise through continued training of our engineers and further hiring
of qualified system engineers. These investments are intended to improve the speed, efficiency,
costs and quality of our assembly processes.
Additionally, we are responsible for the design and development of new products specified by
our customers. We sell these products to OEM customers to be marketed to end users under the
customers brand names. To date, we have successfully developed a number of CMOS sensor camera
modules mobile phone accessories and game peripherals.
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Patents, Licenses and Trademarks
We do not have any patents, licenses or trademarks on which our business is substantially
dependent. Instead, we rely on our industry expertise, knowledge of niche products and technology
and strong long-term relationships with our customers and suppliers.
Organizational Structure
The chart below shows our organizational structure of our principal operating subsidiaries at
December 31, 2007 upon completion of our 2007 Reorganization and giving pro forma effect to the
February 2008 sale of our entire equity interest in JIC as of that date.
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Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Limited (NTEEP) was
incorporated in June 2003 and is a holding company for the subsidiaries shown
in the chart above and discussed below. Shares of NTEEP has been listed on
the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since April 28, 2004.
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Namtai Electronic
(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
(Namtai
Shenzhen) was
originally
established as Baoan
(Nam Tai) Electronic
Co. Ltd. in June 1989
as a contractual
joint venture company
with limited
liability pursuant to
the laws of China.
Originally, the
equity of Baoan (Nam
Tai) Electronic Co.
Ltd. was 70% owned by
Nam Tai Electronic &
Electrical Products
Limited, a Hong Kong
subsidiary of Nam
Tai, and 30% owned by
a PRC company. In
1992, the PRC company
transferred all of
its equity interest
in the contractual
joint venture to Nam
Tai Electronic &
Electrical Products
Limited and Baoan
(Nam Tai) Electronic
Co. Ltd. changed its
name to Namtai
Electronic (Shenzhen)
Co., Ltd. In December
2003, the equity
interest in Namtai
Shenzhen was
transferred from Nam
Tai Electronic &
Electrical Products
Limited (Hong Kong)
to NTEEP and it
became NTEEPs wholly
owned subsidiary. Its
business was
unaffected by the
2007 Reorganization
and it continues to
engage in the
manufacture and sale
of consumer
electronic and
telecommunications
products.
Nam Tai
Investments
Consultant (Macao
Commercial Offshore)
Company Limited
was established
in August 2003 by the
Company. In March
2004, the Company
transferred the
equity interest to
NTEEP and this
company then became a
wholly owned
subsidiary of NTEEP.
Its principal
business is to
provide consultancy,
administrative and
data processing
services to other
companies in the
NTEEP group.
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First Rich
Holdings Limited
(First Rich)
incorporated on
November 2, 2007 in
the British Virgin
Islands and prior to
the 2007
Reorganization was a
wholly owned
subsidiary of JIC. It
and its subsidiaries
became part of the
NTEEP Group in the
2007 Reorganization.
Top Eastern
Investment
Limited (Top
Eastern) incorporated
in November 6, 2007
in Hong Kong. It
continues as the
wholly owned
subsidiary of First
Rich and the holding
company of Jetup.
Jetup Electronic
(Shenzhen) Co.
Ltd. (Jetup) was
incorporated in 1993
in China and handles
the manufacturing and
processing production
of LCD panels and
modules through its
factories in Baoan
County, Shenzhen and
was formerly in the
JIC Group. Its
business remains
unaffected by the
2007 Reorganization
and it continues to
engage in the
manufacture and sale
of liquid crystal
display products, now
part of the NTEEP
Group as a
consequence of the
2007 Reorganization.
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Zastron
Precision-Tech
Limited (ZPT)
was incorporated in
June 2003 in the
Cayman Islands. It is
a wholly-owned
subsidiary of NTEEP
and the holding
company of
subsidiaries engage
in the manufacture
and sale of liquid
crystal display
modules, FPCs and FPC
subassemblies. ZPT
and its subsidiaries
became part of the
NTEEP Group in the
2007 Reorganization.
Zastron
Electronic (Shenzhen)
Co. Ltd.
(Zastron Shenzhen)
was organized as
Zastron Plastic &
Metal Products
(Shenzhen) Ltd. in
March 1992 as a
company with limited
liability company
began producing
metallic parts and
PVC plastic products,
much of which is used
in the products
manufactured in our
principal
manufacturing
facilities. In August
2002, Zastron
Plastic & Metal
Products (Shenzhen)
Ltd. changed its name
to Zastron Electronic
(Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.
and expanded the
nature of its
business to include
manufacturing of
telecommunication
products, LCD
modules, TFT LCD
modules and other products. It is one
of our principal
manufacturing arms,
becoming part of the
NTEEP Group in the
2007 Reorganization.
Zastron (Macao
Commercial Offshore)
Company Limited
(Zastron Macao) was
established in March
2004 in Macao, China
and is a wholly owned
subsidiary of ZPT.
Its principal
business is the
provision of
consultancy,
administrative and
data processing
services to other
companies in the
Zastron group of
companies and became part of the NTEEP Group in the 2007
Reorganization.
Zastron
Precision-Tech (Wuxi)
Co. Ltd. was
established in
November 2006 as a
wholly owned foreign
investment enterprise
with limited
liability and
pursuant to the
relevant laws of
China. The Company
will be engaged in
the manufacturing and
trading of LCD
modules and other
products and became
part of the NTEEP
Group in the 2007
Reorganization.
Zastron
Precision-Flex (Wuxi)
Co. Ltd. was
established in
November 2006 as a
wholly owned foreign
investment enterprise
with limited
liability and
pursuant to the
relevant laws of
China. The Company
will be engaged in
the manufacturing and
trading of FPC boards
and FPC subassemblies
and became part of
the NTEEP Group in
the 2007
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Property, Plant and Equipment
Our registered office in the British Virgin Islands is located at McNamara Chambers, P.O. Box
3342, Road Town, Tortola. Corporate administrative matters in the BVI are conducted at this office
through our registered agent, McNamara Corporate Services Limited. The table below lists the
locations, square footage, principal use and lease expiration dates of the facilities used in our
principal operations as of December 31, 2007.
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Owned(1) or |
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Approximate |
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lease |
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Square |
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expiration |
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Location |
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Footage |
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Principal Use |
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date |
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Hong Kong |
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3,482 |
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Administration |
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2008 |
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Macao |
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2,479 |
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Administration |
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2009 |
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Shenzhen, China |
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557,835 |
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Principal manufacturing facilities |
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2043/2049 |
(2) |
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87,462 |
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Administration |
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2043/2049 |
(2) |
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350,585 |
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Dormitories |
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2043/2049 |
(2) |
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41,528 |
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Cafeteria |
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2043 |
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33,826 |
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Recreational |
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2049 |
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Other existing facilities |
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Shenzhen, China |
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383,547 |
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Manufacturing LCD panels and modules |
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2012 |
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32,005 |
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Administration |
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231,262 |
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Dormitories |
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22,259 |
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Cafeteria |
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14,548 |
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Recreational |
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Shekou, Shenzhen, China |
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12,374 |
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Software development |
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2008 |
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Tokyo, Japan |
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904 |
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Software development and marketing |
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2009 |
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Planned new manufacturing
facilities |
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Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China |
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(3) |
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FPC boards and subassemblies |
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2056 |
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(3) |
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LCD modules and other products |
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2056 |
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Guangming, Shenzhen, China |
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(3) |
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LCD modules and other products |
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2057 |
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Only the PRC government and peasant collectives may own land in China. Our principal
manufacturing facilities are located on land in which we have entered into a land lease
agreement with the PRC government that gives us the right to use the land for 50 years.
Similarly, the land which we have acquired in Wuxi, and will be acquiring the land in
Guangming Shenzhen, will be by 50-year land lease. Our understanding of the practice as it
exists today; at the expiration of the land lease, we may be given the right to renew the
lease. For our other facilities, we have entered into factory building lease agreements with
peasant collectives or other companies for 10 years or less. |
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Our principal manufacturing facilities occupy two pieces of land with 50-year land leases
that we acquired in 1993 and 1999, respectively. |
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Raw land. |
In order to expand our production capacity, we completed the construction of a new factory in
December 2004 consisting of approximately 265,000 square feet adjacent to our existing principal
manufacturing facilities in
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Shenzhen, China. We commenced full operations in the new manufacturing facilities in April
2005. As of December 31, 2005, we had incurred $25.8 million to cover the cost of construction and fixtures and
equipment for this new factory. The financing of these improvements to our manufacturing facilities
were obtained from internal resources.
In October 2004, we relocated our production facility for the LCD products segment to new
factory premises, which are approximately 670,000 square feet, about twice the size of the former
factory premises. This factory provides room for future expansion of production capacity. As of
December 31, 2004, we had spent $7.7 million for this relocation and financed this amount with a
combination of internal resources and bank financing. During 2005, a further of $5.4 million was
spent for fixtures and equipment.
Hong Kong
In October 2005, to align with the Companys China-focused operations, Nam Tai restructured
its subsidiaries to keep a minimal workforce in Hong Kong in order to support those subsidiaries
that are listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and to resolve outstanding legal proceedings and tax
matters in Hong Kong. To achieve a more favorable and competitive cost structure, the Company
relocated from the approximately 24,200 square feet of office space at Shun Tak Centre, or Shun Tak
office, to the approximately 3,400 square feet office space at Suites 1506-1508, One Exchange
Square, 8 Connaught Place, in the Central district in Hong Kong. In April 2006, the Company sold
the Shun Tak office for approximately $20.2 million and a recognized gain of approximately $9.3
million.
Until 1996, we owned approximately ten acres of land in Hong Kong carried on our books at a
cost of approximately $523,000. Between 1997 and 2007, we sold approximately 8.2 acres of this land
for net proceeds of $7.77 million; realizing a gain of $7.51million. We plan to sell the remaining
land and, pending the sale, to continue to carry the land at a carrying value of approximately
$96,000 on our books.
Macao
In August 2003, we established our PRC headquarters in Macao, China and set up Nam Tai Macao
in Macao, China. Macao, like Hong Kong, is a Special Administrative Region of China and has
introduced an incentive program to attract investments to Macao. In March and November 2004, we
further established Zastron Macao and JIC Macao in Macao, China, respectively. In 2006, we
relocated our principal executive offices to Macao. We currently lease three offices and all of
them under two-year leases expiring in July 2009. The monthly rental costs are approximately $942,
$1,167 and $824 respectively.
Shenzhen, China
Principal Manufacturing Facilities
Our principal manufacturing facilities are located in Baoan County, Shenzhen, China. In
December 1993, we acquired a 50-year lease for the first piece of land for approximately $2.45
million. The first phase facility consisted of 160,000 square feet of manufacturing space, 39,000
square feet of offices, 212,000 square feet of new dormitories, 26,000 square feet of full service
cafeteria, recreation facilities and a swimming pool. The total cost of this addition to our
complex, excluding land, was approximately $21.8 million. In November 2000, we began construction
of another addition to our factory complex. We completed construction in October 2002, adding a new
five-story factory with 138,000 square feet of production facilities, including one floor for
assembling, one floor of office space, one floor for warehouse use and two floors of class thousand
clean room facilities. Prior to this addition, we had only one floor of class ten thousand clean
room facilities at our factory complex. As of December 31, 2002, we had spent $9.1 million to
complete the construction of the new facility. With this new addition, we had approximately 626,000
square feet of manufacturing space at our manufacturing facilities as of December 31, 2002, with
only minimal additions in 2003.
In July1999, we purchased another vacant lot of approximately 280,000 square feet
(approximately 6.5 acres) bordering our manufacturing complex located in Shenzhen, China at the
relevant time at a cost of approximately $1.2 million. We have built another factory consisting of
approximately 265,000 square feet of space. Construction started in September 2003 and completed in
December 2004. We commenced full operations in April 2005. During 2005, we built two additional
blocks of dormitories. With this new addition, our principal manufacturing facilities then
consisted of approximately 557,835 square feet of manufacturing space, 87,462 square feet of
offices, 266,168 square feet of dormitories and 75,354 square feet of cafeteria space and a full
services recreational building. As of December 31, 2005, we had incurred $25.8 million to cover the
cost of construction and fixtures and equipment for the new factory. The financing for these
improvements to our manufacturing facilities was obtained from internal resources.
LCD Factory
In October 2003, Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. entered into a tenancy agreement for
new factory premises, which is also located in Baoan County, Shenzhen, China, and relocated to the
new factory premises in
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October 2004. The new factory premises are about twice the size of the former factory premises
and consist of 383,547 square feet of manufacturing space, 32,005 square feet of offices, 221,666
square feet of dormitories, and 36,807
square feet of cafeteria and recreational spaces. This new factory provides room for the
future expansion of production capacity. As of December 31, 2004, we had spent $7.7 million for
this relocation and financed this amount with a combination of internal resources and bank
financing. During fiscal year 2005, a further $5.4 million was spent for fixtures and equipment.
Software Development
We leased two offices in which we conducted software development. Our Shekou, Shenzhen, China
office was approximately 12,374 square feet and the lease would expire in July 2008. The monthly
rental was approximately $9,300. In July 2003, we opened an office in Tokyo, Japan to expand our
sales and marketing coverage in Japan for our software development business. The Tokyo office had
approximately 904 square feet, which we leased under a two-year lease expiring in June 2009. The
monthly rental for the Tokyo office was approximately $1,800. On March 4, 2008, we disposed all our
572,594,978 ordinary shares of JIC, holding company of the software business, to independent third
party for cash in the aggregate amount of approximately
$51.1 million.
Future Expansion
In September 2005, we signed a letter of intent with The Peoples Government of Baoan
District, Shenzhen, PRC, to purchase approximately 1.3 million square feet of land for future
expansion. This new piece of land is approximately 30 minutes driving distance from the existing
facilities of the Company and is more than double the space of the land of the existing facilities.
In March 2006, the Company entered into an official project investment agreement with the Guangming
Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Shenzhen, PRC, to purchase the land and an initial payment of
approximately $1.5 million was paid in 2006. In June 2007, we entered into an official land use
transfer agreement and a supplemental agreement with Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of State Land and
Resources. We paid the balance of the land price of approximately $6.8 million in the fourth
quarter of 2007. We are obligated to pay a relocation allowance to the local residents of
approximately $645,500, which we will make in the first half of 2008. The financing for this
amount was obtained from internal resources. We plan to commence the construction of a new factory
in early 2009. The Company intends to use the new facility as its PRC headquarters and also to
increase manufacturing capacity. We expect the additional space to meet our capacity needs in
Shenzhen to 2015.
In addition to the expansion project to build a new factory in Shenzhen, PRC, the Company
continues to implement its plans to establish an industrial presence in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province,
located on the East Coast of the PRC, approximately 80 miles Northwest of Shanghai. In October
2006, we entered into the agreements with the Wuxi government for the project and in December 2006
completed the land transfer for two parcels of real property, approximately three miles apart and
with approximately 470,000 square feet and 515,000 square feet respectively. The total land price
for these lands was approximately $1.3 million, which we paid in the fourth quarter of 2006. We
started the construction of our new Wuxi facility in January 2008 with respect to one of the
parcels and we hope to begin mass production of FPC boards and FPC subassemblies there in early to
mid-2009.
We are currently considering the best ues of the second parcel of land in Wuxi and Guangming
Hi-Tech Industrial Park, given the amalgamated manufacturing operations post our re-organization.
ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
We do not have any unresolved Staff comments.
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ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
Except for statements of historical facts, this section contains forward-looking statements
involving risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by forward-looking words
including expect, anticipate, believe, seek, estimate, intends, should, or may.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of our future performance or results and our actual
results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a
result of certain factors, including those set forth under the section of this Report entitled
Item 3. Key Information Risk Factors. This section should be read in conjunction with our
consolidated financial statements included as Item18 of this Report.
Operating Results
Overview
We are an electronics manufacturing and design services provider to a select group of the
worlds leading OEMs of telecommunications and consumer electronic products. Through our
electronics manufacturing services operations, we manufacture electronic components and
subassemblies, including LCD panels, LCD display modules, RF modules, DAB modules, FPC board, FPC
subassemblies, image sensors modules and PCBAs for headsets containing Bluetooth wireless
technology. These components are used in numerous electronic products, including mobile phones,
laptop computers, digital cameras, electronic toys, and handheld video game devices. We also
manufacture finished products, including entertainment devices, mobile phone accessories and
educational products.
We assist our OEM customers in the design and development of their products and furnish full
turnkey services that with our state-of-art manufacturing technologies. Our services include
software development services, firmwave, and mechanical design, parts and components purchasing,
product industrialization, and assembly into finished products, or electronic subassemblies with
full quality testing and assurance. These services are value-added and assist us in obtaining new
business. We are also capable to provide ODM services, in which we design and develop proprietary
products specified by our customers that are sold by our OEM customers using their brand name.
Net Sales and Cost of Sales
We derive our net sales principally from manufacturing services that we provide to OEMs of
telecommunications and consumer electronic products. The market for the products we manufacture is
generally characterized by declining unit prices and short product life cycles. Sales to our OEM
customers are primarily based on purchase orders we receive from time to time rather than firm,
long-term purchase commitments from our customers. We recognize sales, net of product returns and
warranty costs, typically at the time of product shipment or, in some cases, as services are
rendered.
Our production is typically based on purchase orders received from OEM customers. However, for
certain customers, we will occasionally purchase raw materials based on such customers rolling
forecasts. Purchase orders are often supported by letters of credit or written confirmation from
our OEM customers. We generally do not obtain firm, long-term commitments from our customers.
Uncertain economic conditions and our general lack of long-term purchase commitments with our
customers make it difficult for us to predict our revenue accurately over the longer term. Even in
those cases where customers are contractually obligated to purchase products from us or to
repurchase unused inventory from us, we may elect not to immediately enforce our contractual rights
because of the long-term nature of our customer relationships and for other business reasons, and
instead may negotiate accommodations with customers regarding particular situations.
Gross Margins
Complex products generally have relatively high material costs as a percentage of total unit
costs and accordingly our strategic shift to produce more of such products has historically been a
factor that has adversely affected our gross margins. This is the primary reason for the decline in
our gross margins between 2003 and 2007. During this period, we diversified our product mix from
predominantly low complexity electronic products, including calculators and electronic
dictionaries, to include more complex components and subassemblies, like LCD modules, RF modules
and FPC subassemblies. Despite the lower gross margin on more complex products, we believe the
opportunity for growth in the demand for these complex products justifies the shift in our
strategic focus. Furthermore, we believe the experience in manufacturing processes and know-how
that we have developed from producing more complex products are a competitive advantage for us
relative to some of our competitors.
The increased costs associated with developing advanced manufacturing techniques to produce
complex products on a mass scale and at a low cost have also negatively impacted our gross margins.
For example, in our initial production runs of LCD modules, RF modules, and color and TFT LCD
modules, we experienced low production yields and other inefficiencies that caused our gross margin
to decrease. Although we believe we have improved the efficiency and quality of our manufacturing
processes relating to LCD modules, RF modules, and
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color and TFT LCD modules, we may not be able to improve or maintain our gross margin for
these products. Furthermore, in 2007, we began to develop and produce FPC boards in our existing
manufacturing facilities. The FPC boards are manufactured by subjecting the base materials to
multiple processes, such as drilling, screening, photo imaging, etching, plating and finishing.
The increased costs associated with developing and manufacturing the existing and other new
complex products could have a negative impact on our future gross margins. The complex
manufacturing processes involved in the production of complex products is also capital intensive,
thereby increasing our fixed overhead costs. It has been our strategy to shift our focus more to
the business of key components subassembly. The key components subassembly business generally
accounts for relatively lower gross profit margin business. During 2007, the significant drop in
the unit price of key component subassemblies for mobile phone further affected adversely our gross
profit margins.
Income Taxes
Under current BVI law, our income is not subject to taxation. Subsidiaries operating in Hong
Kong and China are subject to income taxes as described below, and our subsidiary operating in
Macao is exempted from income taxes. This would be valid unless the Macao government changes its
policy towards offshore companies.
Under current Cayman Islands law, NTEEP, ZPT and JIC are not subject to profit tax in the
Cayman Islands as they have no business operations in the Cayman Islands. However, they may be
subject to Hong Kong income taxes as described below since they are registered in Hong Kong.
The provision for current income taxes of the subsidiaries operating in Hong Kong has been
calculated by applying the current rate of taxation of 17.5% for 2005, 2006 and 2007 to the
estimated taxable income earned in or derived from Hong Kong during the applicable period.
For 2007, the basic corporate tax rate for FIEs in China, such as our PRC subsidiaries, was
33% (30% state tax and 3% local tax). However, because all of our PRC subsidiaries are located in
Shenzhen and are involved in production operations, they qualify for a special reduced state tax
rate of 15%. In addition, the local tax authorities in the regions in which our subsidiaries
operate in Shenzhen are not currently assessing any local tax, but that could change at any time.
Moreover, several of our subsidiaries in China are entitled to certain tax benefits and certain of
our subsidiaries in China have qualified for tax refunds as a result of reinvesting their profits
earned in previous years in China.
However, in March 2007, the PRC National Peoples Congress promulated the new Enterprise Income Tax
Law. This replaces the foreign enterprise income tax law and takes effect from January 1, 2008.
The current foreign enterprise income tax law will be superseded on January 1, 2008. Under the new
law, all enterprises (both domestic companies and FIEs) will have one uniform tax rate of 25%.
However, PRC government allows for a five years transition period and FIEs are expected to increase
their 15% tax rate gradually to 25% in year 2012. Besides, the new Enterprise Income Tax Law does
not have provision for tax refund by way of capital injection its share of profits from FIEs.
Thus, the Company does not expect any further benefit will be obtained after withdrawal of this tax
concession from year 2008. In addition, there will be no reduction in the tax rate for FIEs which
export 70% or more of the production value of their products from year 2008. Thus, the Company
does not expect any further benefit for year 2008 after the
implementation of the new law.
Efforts by the Chinese government to increase tax revenues could result in decisions or
interpretations of the tax laws by the Chinas tax authorities that are unfavorable to us and which
increase our future tax liabilities, or deny us expected refunds. Changes in PRC tax laws or their
interpretation or application may subject us to additional PRC taxation in the future. For example,
following the implementation of the Enterprise Income Tax Law effective January 1, 2008, the State
Council recently announced the transition rules for preferential tax policies (Guofa [2007] No.39)
of January 2, 2008, for eligible enterprises previously subject to a 15% tax rate or 24% tax rate.
As so announced, the new enterprise income tax rates are:
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previously subject to 24% tax rate |
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Our effective tax rates were 1%, 1% and 4% for each of the three years ended December 31,
2005, 2006 and 2007 respectively. The significant factors that caused our effective tax rates to
differ from the applicable statutory rates of 15% were as follows:
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Strategic Investments
An element of our strategy has been to make investments in companies that provide the
potential to complement our existing products and services, become new customers, augment our
market coverage and sales ability, enhance our technological capabilities and expand our service
offerings. We account for investments of less than 20% at fair value and we account for investments
between 20% and 50% under the equity method. Our material investments over the last five years
include:
Alpha Star/JCT. In January 2003, we invested $10.0 million for a 25% equity interest
in Alpha Star, the ultimate holding company of JCT. JCT is engaged in the design, development and
marketing of wireless communication terminals and wireless application software and is using us to
manufacture wireless communication terminals and their related modules. In September 2004, we made
an impairment to write down our $10.0 million investment in Alpha Star to a fair value of
approximately $3.0 million based on the analysis of the estimated fair value of Alpha Star prepared
by management. As of December 31, 2004, another analysis of estimated fair value had been conducted
by management and no further impairment to the carrying value of the investment was made. From
January to August 2005, this affiliated company continued to be loss making. We disposed of our
entire stake in Alpha Star in August 2005 to the majority shareholders of Alpha Star with sales
proceeds of $6.5 million resulting in a gain of $3.6 million in 2005.
TCL group. Over the period from September 2000 through November 2002, we made three
investments in the TCL group of companies and disposed of a portion of the investment in 2002 and
2003. The TCL group of companies is a leading OEM for numerous consumer electronics and
telecommunications products in the domestic PRC market.
In September 2000, we made a strategic investment of $2.0 million to acquire a 5% indirect
equity interest (through a 25% direct equity interest in Mate Fair) in both TCL Mobile
Communication (HK) Co., Ltd. and Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., together known as TCL
Mobile. TCL Mobile is engaged in manufacturing, distributing and trading of digital mobile phones
and accessories in China and overseas markets.
In January 2002, we acquired a 6% equity interest in TCL Corporation (formerly known as TCL
Holdings Corporation Ltd.), the parent of the TCL group of companies, for approximately $12.0
million. In January 2004, TCL Corporation listed its A-shares on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange at
$0.52, or RMB4.26, per A-share. The Companys interest in TCL Corporation has then been diluted to
3.69%, represented by 95.52 million promoters shares of TCL Corporation after its initial public
offering. As at December 31, 2005, the Company recognized an unrealized gain of $0.95 million,
based on the Companys cost of $11.97 million. The
Companys interest in TCL Corporation was recorded at fair value of $13.33 million based on a
comparable companies analysis and taking into account of a liquidity discount. However, in April
2006, pursuant to the split share structure reform (SSR), the Company gave away 15.62% of its
total shares to floating shareholders as consideration and thereafter all its restricted shares
will become floating shares subject to the regulations of China Securities Regulation Commission
and can become tradable 12 months from April 20, 2006, which was the first trading day after the
SSR was formally implemented. The Companys interest in TCL Corporation has been further reduced
from 3.69% to 3.12%, representing 80.60 million shares. As a result of the reduction in the numbers
of shares in TCL Corporation, the Company recorded a loss of $1.3 million ($1.9 million before
sharing with minority interests) in the second quarter of 2006. As at December 31, 2006, the
Companys interest in TCL Corporation was recorded at fair value of $24.36 million and with an
unrealized gain of $9.93 million. In April 2007, we sold all of our 80.6 million shares of TCL
Corporation through the Shenzhen Stock Exchange for an aggregate of approximately $54 million,
resulting in a one-off gain of approximately $28 million, net of the portion attributable to
minority interests.
In April 2004, we increased our shareholding in TCL Mobile from approximately 3% to 9% through
acquiring Jasper Ace, which directly holds 9% equity interest in TCL Mobile, at a consideration of
approximately
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$102.2 million. The consideration was satisfied, by the exchange of our 72.2% equity interest
in Mate Fair, plus cash of $25 million and the issuance of 1,416,764 new Nam Tai shares and
resulted in a net investment cost of $79.5 million. In July, Nam Tai transferred all its shares in
TCL Mobile to TCL Communication in exchange for 90 shares of TCL Communication. In August 2004, Nam
Tai further subscribed for 254,474,910 shares in TCL Communication at a consideration of
approximately $16 million. The consideration was satisfied by the dividend receivable from TCL
Communication. Together with the 90 shares it received in July 2004, Nam Tai in total holds
254,475,000 shares in TCL Communication, representing 9% of the shareholding of TCL Communication.
In September 2004, shares of TCL Communication were listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by way
of introduction. There were no new shares issued or sold in connection with the listing, and
therefore no dilution to Nam Tais original stake in TCL Communication. As of December 31, 2004,
the Companys investment in TCL Communication was stated at fair value based on the traded market
price of TCL Communications shares. We recognized an impairment loss of $58.3 million as at
December 31, 2004. In the second quarter of 2005, a further $6.5 million impairment loss was
recognized. Because of a share swap between TCL Communication and Alcatel on July 18, 2005, our
shareholding in TCL Communication decreased from 9% to 8.57%. During the period from August to
December 2005, we disposed of our entire stake in TCL Communication realizing proceeds of $11.0
million, which resulted in a net realized and accumulated losses of $68.5 million.
The following details the impact of our strategic investments on our consolidated statements
of income for each of the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007:
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of our financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates
and judgments that affect our reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses,
and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our
estimates and assumptions based upon historical experience and various other factors and
circumstances. Management believes that our estimates and assumptions are reasonable under the
circumstances; however, actual results may vary from these estimates and assumptions under
different future circumstances. We have identified the following critical accounting policies that
affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated
financial statements.
For further discussion of our significant accounting policies, refer to Note 2 Summary of
Significant Accounting Policies to our consolidated financial statements.
Marketable Securities
Marketable securities held by Nam Tai are principally equity securities and are classified as
available-for-sale securities. Securities classified as available-for-sale are stated at fair value
with unrealized gains and losses recorded as a separate component of accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss). Fair value is determined by reference to market price or analysis
conducted by independent appraiser. In the event where the fair value of the securities has been
below the carrying value for a period of time, we will assess whether this decline in value is
other-than-temporary.
Our assessment includes the consideration of the duration and severity of the decline in
values and our ability and intent to hold the investments for a reasonable period of time
sufficient for a forecasted recovery of the fair value up to or beyond the cost of the investment,
and an assessment of the evidence indicating that the cost of the investment is recoverable within
a reasonable period of time which outweighs the evidence to the contrary. If it is determined that
the decline is other-than-temporary, an impairment charge to the income statement will be made.
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Valuation of long-lived assets, including purchased intangible assets and valuation of goodwill
The Company reviews the carrying value of its long-lived assets, including purchased
intangible assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying value may not be recoverable.
The Company assesses the recoverability of the carrying value of long-lived assets, including
purchased intangible assets by first grouping its long-lived assets with other assets and
liabilities at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows largely independent of the cash
flows of other assets and liabilities (the asset group) and, secondly, estimating the undiscounted
future cash flows that are directly associated with and expected to arise from the use of and
eventual disposition of such asset group. The Company estimates the undiscounted cash flows over
the remaining useful life of the primary asset within the asset group. If the carrying value of the
asset group exceeds the estimated undiscounted cash flows, the Company records an impairment charge
to the extent the carrying value of the long-lived asset exceeds its fair value. The Company
determines fair value through quoted market prices in active markets or, if quotations of market
prices are unavailable, through the performance of internal analysis of discounted cash flows or
obtains external appraisals from independent valuation firms. The undiscounted and discounted cash
flow analyses are based on a number of estimates and assumptions, including the expected period
over which the asset will be utilized, projected future operating results of the asset group,
discount rate and long-term growth rate.
To assess goodwill for impairment, the Company performs an assessment of the carrying value of
its reporting units at least on an annual basis or when events and changes in circumstances occur
that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the Companys reporting units below their
carrying value. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the Company would
perform the second step in its assessment process and would record an impairment charge to earnings
to the extent the carrying amount of the reporting unit goodwill exceeds its implied fair value.
The Company estimates the fair value of its reporting units through internal analysis and external
independent valuations, which utilize income and market valuation approaches through the
application of capitalized earnings, discounted cash flow and market comparable methods. These
valuation techniques are based on a number of estimates and assumptions, including the projected
future operating results of the reporting unit, discount rate, long-term growth rate and
appropriate market comparables.
The Companys assessments of impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill, and its periodic
review of the remaining useful lives of its long-lived assets are an integral part of the Companys
ongoing strategic review of its business and operations. Therefore, future changes in the Companys
strategy and other changes in the operations of the Company could impact the projected future
operating results that are inherent in the Companys
estimates of fair value, resulting in impairments in the future. Additionally, other changes
in the estimates and assumptions, including the discount rate and expected long-term growth rate,
which drive the valuation techniques employed to estimate the fair value of long-lived assets and
goodwill could change and, therefore, impact the assessments of impairment in the future.
In performing the annual assessment of goodwill for impairment for the years ended December
31, 2006 and 2007, the Company determined that none of the reporting units carrying values were
close to exceeding their respective fair values.
Accruals and provisions for loss contingencies
We make provisions for all loss contingencies when information available to us prior to the
issuance of the financial statements indicates that it is probable that an asset had been impaired
or a liability had been incurred at the date of the financial statements and the amount of loss can
be reasonably estimated.
For provisions or accruals related to litigation, we make provisions based on information from
legal counsels and the best estimation of management. As discussed in Note (15b) to our
consolidated financial statements, we are involved in various legal proceedings and contingencies.
We assess our potential liability for the Tele-Art Inc. matter in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No.5, Accounting for Contingencies, or SFAS 5. SFAS 5 requires a
liability to be recorded based on our estimate of the probable cost of the resolution of a
contingency. The actual resolution of this contingency may differ from our estimates. If the
contingency were settled for an amount greater than our estimate, a future charge to income would
result. Likewise, if the contingency were settled for an amount that is less than our estimate, a
future credit to income would result.
Summary of Results
The increase in sales was primarily because of strong growth in demand for LCD modules and FPC
subassemblies. The increase in our net sales base year-over-year represents stronger demand from
existing customers, as well as growth from new and existing customers.
The following table sets forth key operating results (in thousands, except per share data) for
the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, |
|
|
% increase/(decrease) |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 vs 2005 |
|
|
2007 vs 2006 |
|
Net sales |
|
$ |
797,237 |
|
|
$ |
870,174 |
|
|
$ |
780,822 |
|
|
|
9.1 |
% |
|
|
(10.3 |
%) |
Gross profit |
|
|
92,923 |
|
|
|
86,221 |
|
|
|
87,018 |
|
|
|
(7.2 |
%) |
|
|
0.9 |
% |
Operating income |
|
|
52,656 |
|
|
|
42,480 |
|
|
|
40,670 |
|
|
|
(19.3 |
%) |
|
|
(4.3 |
%) |
Net income |
|
|
51,306 |
|
|
|
40,756 |
|
|
|
69,503 |
|
|
|
(20.6 |
%) |
|
|
70.5 |
% |
Basic earnings per share |
|
|
1.19 |
|
|
|
0.93 |
|
|
|
1.56 |
|
|
|
(21.8 |
%) |
|
|
67.7 |
% |
Diluted earnings per share |
|
|
1.19 |
|
|
|
0.93 |
|
|
|
1.55 |
|
|
|
(21.8 |
%) |
|
|
66.7 |
% |
Key Performance Indicators
The following table sets forth, for the quarterly periods indicated, certain of managements
key financial performance indicators that management utilizes to assess the Companys operating
results:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
December 31, |
|
September 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
March 31, |
|
|
2006 |
|
2006 |
|
2006 |
|
2006 |
Sales cycle (1)
|
|
4 days
|
|
5 days
|
|
11 days
|
|
10 days |
Inventory turnover (2)
|
|
14 days
|
|
15 days
|
|
14 days
|
|
13 days |
Days in accounts receivable (3)
|
|
49 days
|
|
55 days
|
|
49 days
|
|
51 days |
Days in accounts payable (4)
|
|
59 days
|
|
65 days
|
|
52 days
|
|
54 days |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
2007 |
|
2007 |
|
2007 |
Sales cycle (1)
|
|
6 days
|
|
11 days
|
|
9 days
|
|
12 days |
Inventory turnover (2)
|
|
17 days
|
|
17 days
|
|
19 days
|
|
16 days |
Days in accounts receivable (3)
|
|
45 days
|
|
53 days
|
|
48 days
|
|
52 days |
Days in accounts payable (4)
|
|
56 days
|
|
59 days
|
|
58 days
|
|
56 days |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
The sales cycle is calculated as the sum of days in accounts receivable and days in inventory,
less the days in accounts payable. |
|
(2) |
|
Inventory turnover is calculated as the ratio of inventory, net, at period end divided by year
to date of cost of sales. |
|
(3) |
|
Days in accounts receivable is calculated as the ratio of accounts receivable, net, at period
end divided by year date average daily net sales. |
|
(4) |
|
Days in accounts payable is calculated as the ratio of accounts payable, net, at period end
divided by year to date average daily net cost of sales. |
Results of Operations
The following table presents selected consolidated financial information stated as a
percentage of net sales for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007 (amounts may not foot
because of rounding).
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, |
|
|
2005 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
Net Sales |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
Cost of sales |
|
|
88.3 |
|
|
|
90.1 |
|
|
|
88.9 |
|
Gross profit |
|
|
11.7 |
|
|
|
9.9 |
|
|
|
11.1 |
|
Gain on disposal of asset held for sale |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
(4.2 |
) |
|
|
(3.5 |
) |
|
|
(4.7 |
) |
Research and development expenses |
|
|
(0.9 |
) |
|
|
(0.9 |
) |
|
|
(1.2 |
) |
Losses arising from judgment to reinstate redeemed shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1.7 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Income from operations |
|
|
6.6 |
|
|
|
4.9 |
|
|
|
5.2 |
|
Other (expense) income, net |
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
0.3 |
|
Dividend income from marketable securities and investments |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on sale of subsidiaries shares |
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
Gain on disposal of an affiliated company |
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment loss on marketable securities |
|
|
(0.8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss on
marketable securities arising from split share structure reform |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(Loss) gain on disposal of marketable securities |
|
|
(0.5) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.6 |
|
Interest income |
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
Income before income taxes, minority interests and equity in loss of an affiliated company |
|
|
7.5 |
|
|
|
5.4 |
|
|
|
12.3 |
|
Income taxes |
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
(0.5 |
) |
Income before minority interests and equity in loss of
an affiliated company |
|
|
7.4 |
|
|
|
5.4 |
|
|
|
11.8 |
|
Minority interests |
|
|
(1.0 |
) |
|
|
(0.7 |
) |
|
|
(2.9 |
) |
Equity in loss of an affiliated company |
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
6.4 |
% |
|
|
4.7 |
% |
|
|
8.9 |
% |
Year Ended December 31, 2007 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2006
Net Sales. Our net sales decreased 10.3% to $780.8 million for 2007, down from $870.2 million
in 2006 primarily as a consequence of a decline in business from the Telecommunication Components
Assembly (TCA) segment. The TCA segment is dependent on demand in the mobile phone market and
one of our indirect customers suffered a substantial drop in sales volume in its mobile devices
business in Asia and Europe. Thus, we and other participants in the mobile phone supply chain were
inevitably affected in the year 2007. Despite the business environment was extremely competitive
and challenging, from our efforts focusing on sales in other segments, we were able to increase
sales in both our Consumer Electronics and Communication Products (CECP) and LCD Products
(LCDP) segment by 59.1% and 29.7% respectively. The increased sales levels were because of the
addition of new customers and increases in sales to existing customers in these business segments.
The distribution of revenue across our reportable segments has fluctuated, and we expect it to
continue to fluctuate, as a result of numerous factors, including but not limited to increased
business from new and existing customers, fluctuations in customer demand and seasonality. The
dollar amounts (in thousands) and percentages of our net sales by reportable segment and product
category for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
2007 vs 2006 |
|
|
Dollars |
|
Percent |
|
Dollars |
|
Percent |
|
Percent |
CECP |
|
$ |
178,320 |
|
|
|
21 |
% |
|
$ |
283,757 |
|
|
|
36 |
% |
|
|
59.1 |
% |
TCA |
|
|
627,199 |
|
|
|
72 |
% |
|
|
413,199 |
|
|
|
53 |
% |
|
|
(34.1 |
%) |
LCDP |
|
|
64,655 |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
83,866 |
|
|
|
11 |
% |
|
|
29.7 |
% |
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
870,174 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
780,822 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
(10.3 |
%) |
|
|
|
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In the CECP segment, net sales increased by about 59.1% in 2007, mainly because sales of
mobile phone accessories, such as speaker stands and headsets containing Bluetooth wireless
technology, increased by 48.6% or $50.3 million. Home entertainment products, such as gaming
accessories and USB microphone, increased by 88.1% or $32.1 million. Sales of educational devices,
mainly represented by FLY FusionTM Pentop Computers*, also increased by 53.5% or $13.7
million. Lastly, sales of optical products, mainly represented by CMOS sensor, increased by 102%
or $10.1 million.
In the TCA segment, overall sales significantly decreased by about 34.1%. This was driven
primarily by the reduction in sales of LCD modules of 20.7%, or $46.4 million. Besides, sales of
FPC subassemblies sharply dropped by 42% or $163.4 million.
In the LCDP segment, overall sales increased by 29.7%, principally attributable COG products.
Gross Profit. In terms of dollar value, gross profit for 2007, however, still increased by
$0.8 million from 2006, mainly because the shift of sales mix to higher margin products in CECP
segment which accounted for 36.4% of sales, compared to only 21% of net sales in 2006. As a result,
gross margins increased to 11.1% of net sales in 2007 from 9.9% in 2006.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses
increased to $36.6 million, or 4.7% of net sales in 2007 from $30.7 million, or 3.5% of net sales
in 2006. The $5.9 million
increase was mainly attributable to $1.9 million professional and related expenses incurred
for professional fees and other expenses to propose and implement the 2007 Reorganization, $1.3
million in audit, legal and professional fees, $0.7 million in salaries and benefits and $2.1
million in selling expenses.
Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses in 2007 increased to $9.8
million from $7.9 million in 2006 accounting for 1.2% and 0.9% of net sales for 2007 and 2006,
respectively. The absolute dollar increase was primarily attributable to increases in salary and
wages to employ additional engineers recruited to support our R&D activities, including our design
of production processes, the development of new products and products associated with customer
design-related programs.
Provision of losses arising from the judgment to reinstate the redeemed shares. Please see the
discussion of our 2006 results, below. We did not suffer comparable losses in 2007.
Other Income (Expenses) Net. During 2007, other income was $2.2 million which mainly
represented by exchange gain but was partially offset by other non-operating charges.
Gain on Sale of Subsidiaries Shares. The Company has disposed 29,199,000 shares of NTEEP and
10,728,000 shares of J.I.C. in June 2007 for an aggregated gain of $0.4 million. There was no
disposal of subsidiaries share in 2006
Loss on marketable securities arising from split share structure reform. In April 2006,
pursuant to the Split Share Structure Reform (SSR) of TCL Corporation, the Companys interest in
TCL Corporation has been changed from 95,516,112 promoter shares to 80,600,173 A-shares. As a
result of the reduction in the numbers of shares in TCL Corporation, the Company recorded a loss of
$1.3 million ($1.9 million before sharing with minority interests). The A-shares became tradable on
the Shenzhen Stock Exchange after the expiration of 12 months from April20, 2006, which was the
first trading day after the SSR was formally implemented. As at December 31, 2006, investment in
TCL corporation was valued at the market share price with an estimated fair value of $24.36
million.
Gain on disposal of marketable securities. In April 2007, we disposed of all 80,600,173 A
shares of TCL Corporation on April 20 and April 23, 2007, through market sales on the Shenzhen
Stock Exchange for an aggregate of approximately $54.0 million, resulting in a one-off gain of
approximately $43.8 million.
Interest Income. Interest income was $9.2 million, which increased $0.7 million from $8.5
million in 2006. The increase was primarily the result of higher bank and cash balances, especially
after realizing the gain on the disposal of marketable securities.
Interest Expense. Interest expense decreased to $452,000 in 2007 from $602,000 in 2006. This
decrease was primarily a result of repayment of a short-term bank loan at the end of year 2006.
Income Taxes. The Company continued to record a low effective tax rate of about 4.2% on income
before income taxes and minority interests. This was entirely attributable to the income tax provision of
$7.3 million, partially offset by the deferred tax credit of $3.3 million recognized during the
year as a result of the enactment of the new Enterprise Income Tax Law.
Minority Interests. Minority interest increased to $22.3 million in 2007 from $6.2 million in
2006. The increase was primarily the result of the increase in minority shareholders share of
NTEEPs profit to approximately $21.8 million during 2007. In addition, the minority shareholders
share of profits of the JIC group for 2007 decreased to $459,000 from $903,000 in 2006.
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Net Income. Net income, increase to $69.5 million in 2007 from $40.8 million in 2006. The
following table sets forth, for the years indicated, net income/(loss) by reportable segment
expressed as a dollar amount (in millions) and as a percentage of net income.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
CECP |
|
$ |
16.8 |
|
|
|
33 |
% |
|
$ |
12.3 |
|
|
|
30 |
% |
|
$ |
54.5 |
|
|
|
78 |
% |
TCA |
|
|
35.2 |
|
|
|
69 |
% |
|
|
31.4 |
|
|
|
77 |
% |
|
|
16.0 |
|
|
|
23 |
% |
LCDP |
|
|
3.2 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
2.6 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
2 |
% |
Corporate |
|
|
(3.9 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
%) |
|
|
(5.5 |
) |
|
|
(13 |
%) |
|
|
(2.3 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
%) |
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
51.3 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
40.8 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
69.5 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
Net income in CECP segment increased to $54.5 million from $12.3 million. The major reason was
the substantial increase in sales and resulting profit contributed in various products such as
mobile phone accessories, home entertainment products and also the educational devices in 2007.
Although selling, general and administrative expenses and research and development expenses were
$6.1 million higher than in 2006, interest
income also increased by $2.0 million and the net gain on disposal of marketable securities
was $28.0 million in 2007.
In TCA segment, net income decreased to $16.0 million from $31.4 million. The major reason was
competitive pricing pressures requiring us to lower unit prices and downturn of sales of a major
customer in 2007. As TCA segment experienced a less than 10% drop in business volume from existing
customers for its FPC subassemblies and LCD modules and averaged gross margin dropped from 7.2% to
7.0%, gross profit dropped by $16.4 million. Even though operating expenses decreased by $0.2
million and interest income increased by $0.2 million, the resulting net income decreased by $15.4
million.
In LCDP segment, net income decreased to $1.3 million from $2.6 million. Owing to the market
competition and increase in cost of sales, gross profit dropped by about $1.5 million. Selling,
general and administrative expenses also increased by $1.4 million but partially offset by a
deferred tax credit of $1.5 million, thus, net income still decreased by $1.3 million.
Year 2006 net loss in corporate segment represented by the losses arising from the judgment to
reinstate redeemed shares of $14.5 million, partially offset by the $9.3 million gain on disposal
of asset held for sale. In year 2007, net loss of $2.3 million was primarily due to operating
expenses, partially offset by the interest income.
Year Ended December31, 2006 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2005
Net Sales. Our net sales increased 9.1% to $870.2 million for 2006, up from $797.2 million in
2005. Sales of CECP, TCA and LCDP increased 5.5%, 10.0% and 11.3% respectively. The increased sales
levels were because of the addition of new customers and increases in sales to existing customers
in these business segments.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
2006 vs 2005 |
|
|
Dollars |
|
|
Percent |
|
|
Dollars |
|
|
Percent |
|
|
Percent |
|
CECP |
|
$ |
169,056 |
|
|
|
21 |
% |
|
$ |
178,320 |
|
|
|
21 |
% |
|
|
5.5 |
% |
TCA |
|
|
570,069 |
|
|
|
72 |
% |
|
|
627,199 |
|
|
|
72 |
% |
|
|
10 |
% |
LCDP |
|
|
58,112 |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
64,655 |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
11.3 |
% |
Total |
|
$ |
797,237 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
870,174 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
26.8 |
% |
In the CECP segment, net sales increased by about 5.5% mainly because sales of mobile phone
accessories increased by 135% or $59.5 million, compared with year 2005. However, this increase was
offset by the decreases of $32.5 million, or 77%, in sales of optical products and $16.5 million,
or 31%, of home entertainment products.
Sales of education devices remained relatively unchanged and software development services
still accounts for less than 1% of total net sales of the group.
In the TCA segment, overall sales increased by about 10%. This was driven primarily by the
increase in sales of LCD modules of 60%, or $83.8 million, but was partially offset by the
decreased sales of semi-knock down, or SKD, handsets, front light panel assemblies for games and
PCB subassembly of $6.2 million, $8.6 million and $9.9 million, respectively. Sales of FPC
subassemblies in 2006 remained at about the same level as in 2005.
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In the LCDP segment, overall sales increased by 11.3%, principally attributable to STN and COG
products.
Gross Profit. In terms of dollar value, gross profit for 2006 decreased by $6.7 million from
2005, because of increased material costs. Gross margins decreased to 9.9% of net sales in 2006
from 11.7% in 2005. Generally, the decreases were attributable primarily to competitive pressures
requiring us to reduce unit selling prices. Although the Company experienced growth in business
volume from existing customers, this growth was insufficient to offset the adverse effects of this
pressure to reduce unit prices, resulting in lower gross profit.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses
decreased $2.4 million, or 3.5% of net sales in 2006 from $33.0 million, or 4.1% of net sales in
2005. The $2.4 million decrease was primarily attributable to the gain on disposal of fixed assets,
reduction in office expenses, bad debts, advertising and promotion, bank charges and restructuring
cost in relation to Hong Kong office in year 2005. The decrease as a percentage of net sales was
also primarily attributable to the increased revenue base in 2006.
Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses in 2006 increased to $7.9
million from $7.2 million in 2005 accounting for 0.9% of net sales for 2005 and 2006. The absolute
dollar increase was primarily attributable to the recruitment of more engineers to support our R&D
activities, including design of production process, development of new products and products associated with customer
design-related programs.
Other Expenses Net. During 2006, other expenses were $1.3 million which mainly represented by
other non-operating charges. The Company did not have any dividend income received from marketable
securities in 2006 but $0.6 million dividend income was received from our investment in TCL
Corporation during the year of 2005.
Gain on Sale of Subsidiaries Shares. There was no disposal of subsidiaries share in 2006. In
May 2005, NTEEP acquired 100% interest in Namtek Software from the Company and Asano Company
Limited, and as a result of this series of linked transactions, the Company effectively disposed of
7.94% interest in Namtek Software, resulting in a gain of $1.9 million. During 2005, the Company
disposed 52,574,000 million shares of NTEEP resulting in a gain of $8.2 million.
Loss on marketable securities arising from split share structure reform. In April 2006,
pursuant to the Split Share Structure Reform (SSR) of TCL Corporation, the Companys interest in
TCL Corporation has been changed from 95,516,112 promoter shares to 80,600,173 A-shares. As a
result of the reduction in the numbers of shares in TCL Corporation, the Company recorded a loss of
$1.3 million ($1.9 million before sharing with minority interests). The A-shares became tradable on
the Shenzhen Stock Exchange after the expiration of 12 months from April 20, 2006, which was the
first trading day after the SSR was formally implemented. As at December 31, 2006, investment in
TCL corporation was valued at the market share price with an estimated fair value of $24.36
million.
Provision of losses arising from the judgment to reinstate the redeemed shares. In the fourth
quarter of 2006, we recorded $14.5 million of losses arising from a judgment rendered against us to
reinstate 1,017,149 (giving effect to our three-for-one stock split and one-for-ten stock dividend
that we made in 2003) shares we had redeemed in 1999 and 2002. We determined the amount of this
loss after taking into account the total issue price of the 1,017,149 redeemed shares at the market
price of Nam Tai shares on November20, 2006 (the date of the Judgment); the estimated costs and
expenses of the Bank of China and Tele-Art Inc.s initial liquidator that Nam Tai expects will be
claimed in connection with the Privy Council litigation proceedings; and a reversal of amounts Nam
Tai previously reserved in its financial statements for potential losses to be incurred as result
of the share redemptions in 1999 and 2002 respectively.
Interest Income. Interest income was $8.5 million, which increased $4.6 million from $3.9
million in 2005. The increase was primarily the result of higher average bank balances and increase
in interest rate.
Interest Expense. Interest expense increased to $602,000 in 2006 from $438,000 in 2005. This
increase was primarily a result of increase in interest rates.
Income Taxes. The Company enjoyed a low effective tax rate of about 1% on income before income
taxes and minority interests as certain of our subsidiaries in PRC have continuously qualified for
tax refunds as a result of reinvesting their profits earned in previous years in PRC.
Minority Interests. Minority interest decreased to $6.2 million in 2006 from $8.0 million in
2005. The decrease was primarily the result of the decrease in minority shareholders share of
NTEEPs profit to approximately $5.3 million during 2006. In addition, the minority shareholders
share of profits of the JIC group for 2006 decreased to $903,000 from $1.3 million in 2005.
Equity in Loss of Affiliated Companies. There was no further sharing in equity in loss of
affiliated companies after the disposal of investment in Alpha Star in year 2005.
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Net Income. Net income, decrease to $40.8 million in 2006 from $51.3 million in 2005. The
following table sets forth, for the years indicated, net income/(loss) by reportable segment
expressed as a dollar amount (in millions) and as a percentage of net income.
Net income in CECP segment decreased to $12.3 million from $16.8 million. The major reason was
the drop in gross profit margin as mobile phone accessories with relatively lower margin accounted
for a larger percentage of sales in 2006. Although selling, general and administrative expenses
and research and development expenses were maintained at a lower level than in 2005 and interest
income increased by $1.1 million which offset the decrease in dividend income of $0.6 million,
overall net income still dropped by $4.5 million.
In TCA segment, net income decreased to $31.4 million from $35.2 million. The major reason was
competitive pricing pressures requiring us to lower unit prices. Although TCA segment experienced
growth in business volume from existing customers for its FPC subassemblies and LCD modules,
averaged gross margin still dropped from 8.2% to 7.2%. In line with the increase in business
volume, operating expenses increased by about 16.4% in comparing with year 2005. As a result, net
income decreased by $3.8 million.
In LCDP segment, net income decreased to $2.6 million from $3.2 million. Owing to the market
competition and increase in cost of sales, gross profit dropped by about $1.0 million. Even though
selling, general and administrative expenses were controlled at a lower level than year 2005, net
income still decreased by $0.6 million.
Net loss in corporate segment represented by the losses arising from the judgment to reinstate
redeemed shares of $14.5 million, partially offset by the $9.3 million gain on disposal of asset
held for sale. Besides, interest income also increased by $3.4 million because of the rising
interest rate environment from 2005 to 2006 and so the resulting net loss increased by $1.6
million.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
We have financed our growth and cash needs to date primarily from internally generated funds,
proceeds from the sale of our strategic investments, proceeds from the sale of land we owned in
Hong Kong, sales of our common stock and bank borrowings. In 2006, as part of our reduction of
business activities in Hong Kong, we sold our former administrative offices in Hong Kong for $20.2
million.
We do not use off-balance sheet financing arrangements, such as securitization of receivables
or obtaining access to assets through special purpose entities, as sources of liquidity. Our
primary uses of cash have been to fund expansions and upgrades of our manufacturing facilities, to
make strategic investments in potential customers and suppliers and to fund increases in inventory
and accounts receivable resulting from increased sales.
We had net working capital of $266.3 million at December 31, 2007 compared to net working
capital of $238.1 million at December 31, 2006. We expect our working capital requirements and
capital expenditures to increase in order to support future expansions of our operations through
acquisition of lands, construction of new factories on these lands to be acquired and machinery
purchases. It is possible that future expansions may be significant and may require the payment of
cash. Future liquidity needs will also depend on fluctuations in levels of inventory and shipments,
changes in customer order volumes and timing of expenditures for new equipment.
We currently believe that during the next twelve months, our capital expenditures will be in
the range of $80 million to $100 million, principally for an office building, machinery and
equipment and new factory expansion in China. We believe that our level of resources, which include
cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and available borrowings under our credit
facilities, will be adequate to fund these capital expenditures and our working capital
requirements for at least the next twelve months. Should we desire to consummate significant
additional acquisition opportunities or undertake additional significant expansion activities, our
capital needs would increase and could possibly result in our need to increase available borrowings
under our revolving credit facilities or access public or private debt and equity markets. There
can be no assurance, however, that we would be successful in raising additional debt or equity on
terms that we would consider acceptable or at all.
The following table sets forth, for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, selected
consolidated cash flow information (in thousands):
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2006 |
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2007 |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
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$ |
70,825 |
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$ |
79,811 |
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$ |
71,050 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
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18,740 |
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26,610 |
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(36,165 |
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(65,071 |
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53,400 |
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6,310 |
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50,562 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities for 2007 was $71.1 million. This consisted primarily
of $69.5 million of net income, adjusted for $21.5 million of depreciation and amortization, $22.3
million in minority interests and $43.8 million gain on disposal of marketable securities. Our
working capital related to operating activities increased, mainly driven by a decreases in accounts
receivable of $21.7 million and increase in other payables of $8.0 million, partially offset by a
decrease of $18.6 million in accounts payable, an increase of $1.2 million in income taxes
recoverable, an increase of $1.5 million in inventories and an increase of $3.3 million in prepaid
expenses and other receivables.
Net cash used in investing activities of $26.6 million for 2007 consisted primarily of
proceeds from disposal of marketable securities of $53.9 million, proceeds from sales of
subsidiaries shares of $7.3 million and proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment of
$0.5 million, partially offset by capital expenditures of $13.8 million mainly consisting of
purchases of machinery and equipment, which were used to expand our manufacturing capacity and to
upgrade our equipment to produce increasingly complex products and our prepayment for the purchase
price for land -use rights of $7.5 million. In addition, the Company utilized $13.8 million to
acquire additional capital shares of NTEEP and JIC in 2007.
Net cash used in financing activities of $47.1 million for 2007 resulted primarily from $47.8
million paid to shareholders as dividends, $2.0 million in repayment of bank loans, offset by
proceeds of bank loans of $2.7 million.
Net cash provided by operating activities for 2006 was $79.8 million. This consisted primarily
of $40.8 million of net income, adjusted for $19.0 million of depreciation and amortization, $14.5
million provision of losses arising from the judgment to reinstate the redeemed shares, $9.3
million gain on disposal of asset held for sale, and $6.2 million in minority interests. Our
working capital related to operating activities increased, driven by an increase of $4.3 million in
accounts payable and a decrease in accounts receivable of $8.1 million and $0.9 million in
inventories, partially offset by a decrease $3.1 million in accrued expenses and others payables,
an increase of $1.6 million in income taxes recoverable, a decrease of $0.3 million in notes
payable and an increase of $1.0 million in prepaid expenses and other receivables.
Net cash used in investing activities of $8.4 million for 2006 consisted primarily of proceeds
from disposal of assets held for sale of $20.2 million and proceeds from disposal of property,
plant and equipment of $420,000 partially offset by capital expenditures of $23.8 million.
Besides, the Company also utilized $3.1 million to acquire additional shares in NTEEP and JIC.
Capital expenditure in 2006 mainly consisted of purchases of machinery and equipment, which were
used to expand our manufacturing capacity and to upgrade our equipment to produce increasingly
complex products.
Net cash used in financing activities of $65.1 million for 2006 resulted primarily from $65.9
million paid to shareholders as dividends, $8.1 million in repayment of bank loans, partially
offset by proceeds of bank loans of $3.5 million and proceeds from shares issued on exercise of
options of $5.4 million.
For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007, the Company has guaranteed loans and credit
facilities of various of its subsidiaries in amounts aggregating up to $15.0 million and nil,
respectively. The terms of the guarantees correspond with the terms of the underlying loan and
credit facility agreements.
We had no material transactions, arrangements or relationships with unconsolidated affiliated
entities that are reasonably likely to affect our liquidity.
Privy Council Judgment/Bank of China Litigation
For a number of years, we have been involved in litigation against Tele-Art, its initial
liquidator and the Bank of China concerning, among things, the priority of claims against
Tele-Arts insolvent estate and Nam Tais rights to have redeemed in 1999 and 2002 an aggregate of
1,017,149 (giving effect to our three-for-one stock split and one-for-ten stock dividend that we
effected in 2003) of the common shares of Nam Tai beneficially held by Tele-Art Inc. in order to
satisfy a portion of Nam Tais claims against Tele-Art. After several decisions by the courts of
the British Virgin Islands and appeals in these proceedings, judgment was rendered on November 20,
2006 by the Lords of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, which
required us to reinstate the 1,017,149 Nam Tai shares that we had previously redeemed from Tele-Art
and deliver them to Bank of China on account of its secured claim against Tele-Art. For the year
ended December 31, 2006, we accounted for the reinstatement of the shares at their fair value, i.e.
the market closing price on November 20, 2006, the date of the Judgment.
We have been advised that Bank of China sold 539,830 of the reinstated shares in early
September 2007 and applied the proceeds to the secured debt that Bank of China claimed was due to
it from Tele-Art. The proceeds from the sale retained by Bank of China included the amount it
asserted to satisfy the obligation it claimed from
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Tele-Art through the date of sale, plus a
reserve of approximately $900,000 for legal costs and expenses that Bank of China has claimed for
related litigation. We have been advised by our legal advisers that such retention is wrongful. We
intend to issue legal proceedings against the Bank of China for such wrongful retntion and for an
account of the sale proceeds retained by it is purported satisfactionj of the debts due to it.
Bank of China delivered to Tele-Arts liquidator the 477,319 shares remaining from the reinstated
shares it sold. Investigations on behalf of the liquidator seeking to locate and recover additional
Tele-Art assets for its estate in liquidation are ongoing. The liquidator has authorized us to
utilize the cash dividends attributable to the reinstated shares for the benefit of the estate of
Tele-Art (in Liquidation). We have deposited such cash dividends and will deposit proceeds
realized from the sale of the remaining reinstated shares and any other assets of Tele-Arts estate
that are discovered into a segregated bank account, from which all future legal costs and other
expenses relating to the liquidation of Tele-Art will be paid until its liquidation proceedings are
concluded.
Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2007, we had $272.5 million in cash and cash equivalents, consisting of
cash and short-term deposits, compared to $221.1 million as of December 31, 2006. The Company has
no short-term bank loans as of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006. Our long-term bank
borrowing was $3.5 million and $2.9 million as of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006
respectively.
As of December 31, 2007, we had in place general banking facilities with three financial
institutions aggregating $35.2 million. The maturity of these facilities is generally up to 120
days. These banking facilities are guaranteed by one of our subsidiaries listed in Hong Kong Stock
Exchange and there is an undertaking not to pledge any assets to any other banks without the prior
consent of our bankers. However, these covenants do not have any impact on our ability to undertake
additional debt or equity financing. Interest rates are generally based on the banks reference
lending rates. Our facilities permit us to obtain letters of credit, import facilities, trust
receipt financing and shipping guarantees. No significant commitment fees are required to be paid
for the banking facilities. These facilities are subject to annual review and approval. As of
December 31, 2007, we had utilized approximately $4.6 million under such general credit facilities
and had available unused credit facilities of $30.6 million.
During 2007, we had one four-year term loan and another three-year term loan. The total
outstanding balance amounted to $3.5 million as of December 31, 2007 and $2.9 million as of
December 31, 2006. An analysis of the term loans are as follows:
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1.1 |
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0.1 |
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1.0 |
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0.5 |
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0.1 |
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0.5 |
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0.1 |
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1.0 |
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1.6 |
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16 |
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0.1 |
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0.6 |
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3.6 |
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0.2 |
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1.4 |
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$0.4 |
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1.8 |
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16 |
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0.1 |
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0.75%
over
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0.9 |
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$0.4 |
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Total
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2.9 |
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Our contractual obligations, including long-term debt arrangements, capital expenditure,
purchase obligations and future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating lease
arrangements as of December 31, 2007 are summarized below. We do not participate in, or secure
financing for, any unconsolidated limited purpose entities. Non-cancelable purchase commitments do
not typically extend beyond the normal lead-time of several weeks at most. Purchase orders beyond
this time frame are typically cancelable.
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Payments (in thousands) due by period |
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Long-term bank borrowing |
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$ |
3,548 |
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$ |
1,990 |
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$ |
890 |
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$ |
668 |
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1,789 |
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1,449 |
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1,428 |
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1,532 |
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639 |
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Capital expenditures |
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3,116 |
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3,116 |
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Purchase obligations |
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97,085 |
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97,085 |
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110,586 |
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$ |
103,890 |
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$ |
2,339 |
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$ |
2,096 |
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$ |
1,532 |
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$ |
639 |
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$ |
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There are no material restrictions (including foreign exchange controls) on the ability of our
non-China subsidiaries to transfer funds to us in the form of cash dividends, loans, advances or
product or material purchases. With respect to our PRC subsidiaries, with the exception of a
requirement that about 11% of profits be reserved for future developments and staff welfare, there
are no restrictions on the payment of dividends and the removal of dividends from China once all
taxes are paid and assessed and losses, if any, from previous years have been made good. For 2007
or before, if dividends were paid by our PRC subsidiaries, such dividends would reduce the amount
of reinvested profits and, accordingly, the refund of taxes paid would be reduced to the extent of
tax applicable to profits not reinvested. However, In March 2007, PRC National Peoples Congress
promulgated the new Enterprise Income Tax Law which replaces the current foreign enterprise income
tax law and takes effect from January 1, 2008. Profit reinvestment benefit, which we previously
enjoyed, was also abolished with efect from January 1, 2008. However, we believe there is no
material impact to the capital resource of the Company to provide working capital for growth and
captial expenditure for coming future.
Impact of Inflation
Inflation and deflation in China, Hong Kong and Macao has not had a material effect on our
past business. During times of inflation, we have generally been able to increase the price of its
products in order to keep pace with inflation.
Exchange Controls
There are no exchange control restrictions on payments of dividends, interest, or other
payments to nonresident holders of our securities or on the conduct of our operations in Hong Kong,
Macao and Cayman Islands, where the offices of some of our subsidiaries are located, or in the
British Virgin Islands, where we are incorporated. Other jurisdictions in which we conduct
operations may have various exchange controls. With respect to our PRC subsidiaries, with the
exception of a requirement that about 11% of profits be reserved for future developments and staff
welfare, there are no restrictions on the payment of dividends and the removal of dividends from
China once all taxes are paid and assessed and losses, if any, from previous years have been made
good. We believe such restrictions will not have a material effect on our liquidity or cash flows.
Recent Changes in Accounting Standards
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 157,
"Fair Value Measurement. SFAS No. 157 addresses standardizing the measurement of fair value for
companies who are required to use a fair value measure for recognition or disclosure purposes. The
FASB defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a
liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. SFAS No.
157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007
and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is evaluating the impact, if any, of
the adoption of SFAS No. 157. It is not expected to have a material impact on the Companys
financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Options for Financial Assets
and Financial Liabilities". SFAS No. 159 permits an entity, on a contract-by-contract basis, to
make an irrevocable election to account for certain types of financial instruments and warranty and
insurance contracts at fair value, rather than historical cost, with changes in the fair value,
whether realized or unrealized, recognized in earnings. SFAS No. 159 is effective for financial
year beginning on or after November 15, 2007. The Company is
evaluating the impact, if any, of the adoption of SFAS No. 159. It is not expected to have a
material impact on the Companys financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
In June 2007, the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) of FASB ratified EITF Issue 06-11
"Accounting for the Income Tax Benefits of Dividends on Share-Based Payment Awards (EITF 06-11).
EITF 06-11 provides that tax benefits associated with dividends on share-based payment awards be
recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital. EITF 06-11 is effective, on a prospective
basis, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007. The Company is currently assessing the
impact of EITF 06-11 on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.
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In 2007, the EITF of FASB issued EITF Issue 07-3, Accounting for Nonrefundable Advance
Payments for Goods or Services Received for Use in Future Research and Development Activities
(EITF 07-3). EITF reached a consensus that nonrefundable advance payments to acquire goods or
pay for services that will be consumed or performed in a future period in conducting research and
development activities on behalf of the entity should be recorded as an asset when the advance
payments are made. Capitalized amounts should be recognized as expense when the related goods are
delivered or services are performed, that is, when the goods without alternative future use are
acquired or the service is rendered. EITF 07-3 is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2007. The Company is evaluating the impact, if any, of the adoption of EITF 07-3. It
is not expected to have a material impact on the Companys financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
In December 2007, FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (SFAS No.
141R). The objective of SFAS No. 141R is to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness,
and comparability of the information that a reporting entity provides in its financial reports
about a business combination and its effects. SFAS No. 141R is effective for financial statements
issued for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company is evaluating the
impact, if any, of the adoption of SFAS No. 141R. It is not expected to have a material impact on
the Companys financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated
Financial Statements. SFAS No. 160 amends Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated
Financial Statements, to establish accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling
interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. SFAS No. 160 defines a
noncontrolling interest, sometimes called a minority interest, is the portion of equity in a
subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to a parent. The objective of SFAS No. 160
is to improve the relevance, comparability, and transparency of the financial information that a
reporting entity provides in its consolidated financial statements. SFAS No. 160 is effective for
fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15,
2008. The Company is evaluating the impact, if any, of the adoption of SFAS No. 160.
Research and Development
Our research and development expenditure mainly comprised of salaries and benefits paid to our
research and development personnel and is mainly for the development of advanced manufacturing
techniques to produce complex products on a mass scale and at a low cost. We expense our research
and development costs as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, we
incurred research and development expenses of approximately $7.2 million, $7.9 million and $9.8
million respectively.
Trend Information
Currently, our operations consist of three reportable segments, Consumer Electronics and
Communication Products, or CEP, Telecommunication Components Assembly, or TCA, and LCD Products, or
LCDP.
We plan to continue to leverage on our solid long-term customer relationships, industry and
manufacturing expertise to expand our business.
For Consumer Electronics and Communication Products, we will continue to focus on CMOS sensor
optical devices, educational products, cellular phone accessories and entertainment devices. Since
June 2003, we have been able to diversify our product range from finished products to component
assemblies and began manufacturing the high growth CMOS sensor modules for integration into various
image-capturing devices such as cellular phones with built-in camera functions, and notebook
computers popularized with Skype and such applications, as well as recently for the automotive
industry. In 2007, we continued developing finished products, such as headset accessories
containing Bluetooth wireless technology, and also new entertainment and educational products. In
addition to our core manufacturing business for consumer electronic and communication products, we
are also exploring GPS and Wi-Fi technology to expand our customer base for future growth.
For Telecommunication Component Assembly, we will continue to focus on high-growth products
that require advance technological production know-how. In addition to high-end color LCD modules,
we began manufacturing FPC subassemblies in March 2003 for integration into various LCD modules and
other products,
like infotainment consumer electronic products which played a significant role in increasing
our total turnover in the past two years. In 2006, we further increased our product line and
broadened our customer base by producing DAB modules for a new European customer and PCBAs for
headsets containing Bluetooth wireless technology. In order to enhance our vertical integration by
moving upstream to increase profitability and support our fast-growing FPC subassembly business, we
began FPC boards manufacturing in 2007. We believe that the combination of FPC boards manufacturing
and FPC subassembly capability will allow us to better serve our customers and give us synergy
benefits by improving our gross profit margins and broaden our product and service offering.
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From time to time, our customers have experienced significant decreases in demand for their
products and services. This volatility has resulted, and may result in the future, in our customers
delaying purchases of the products we manufacture for them and our customers placing purchase
orders for lower volumes of products than previously anticipated. For example, during 2007 one of
our indirect customers, engaged in the manufacture and sale of mobile phones and other mobile
devices, suffered a substantial drop in sales volume in its mobile devices business in Asia and
Europe which, in turn, adversely affected sales in our telecommunication components assembly
products segment, resulting in our 2007 net sales from that segment decreasing by over $214
million, or 34.1%, from comparable 2006 net sales. To date, we have seen no signs that the
decreases in demand in the mobile phone market is reversing and we accordingly expect, at least in
the near term during 2008, that sales in our TCA segment will continue the trend evidenced in 2007,
will decline from levels we experienced in 2006 and may decrease from TCA product sales levels we
reported in 2007.
LCD panels are found in numerous applications in electronics products, such as watches,
clocks, calculators, pocket games, PDAs and mobile and cordless telephones and car audio systems.
We are a customized LCD panel manufacturer, and we develop each product from design concept all the
way to a high quality mass producible product. Since 2003, we have also begun manufacturing
customized LCD modules that included components such as backlights, FPC and COG. In 2005, we began
developing LCD modules for cordless and VoIP phones. We intend to continue expanding our customized
passive LCD module products utilizing LCD panels that we have manufactured, and we expect this
strategy to provide us with higher value products, a wider customer base, higher revenues and
margins.
It has been our strategy to continue diversifying our customer and product basis to higher
value and better margin business. We will also kept on enhancing our vertical integration by moving
upstream to develop and manufacture FPC boards to increase profitability and support our FPC
subassembly business We believe that the growth of this business will be sufficient to offset the
impact of lower gross profit margins and global trend of dropping in unit price which can continue
to achieve overall growth in our profits.
Off-balance Sheet Arrangement
For 2007, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably
likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial
condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital
resources.
ITEM 6. DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Directors and Senior Managers
Our current directors and senior management, and their ages as of February 29, 2008, are as
follows:
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Name |
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Age |
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Position with Nam Tai or its Subsidiaries |
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M. K. Koo
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63 |
|
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Chairman of the Board of Nam Tai, NTEEP Group |
Masaaki Yasukawa
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|
|
48 |
|
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Chief Executive Officer of Nam Tai and NTEEP Group |
John Q. Farina
|
|
|
54 |
|
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President and Chief Financial Officer of Nam Tai and Chief Financial Officer of NTEEP Group |
L. P. Wang
|
|
|
51 |
|
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Chief Operating Officer of Nam Tai and NTEEP Group |
Karene Wong
|
|
|
44 |
|
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Chief Executive Officer of NTEEP Business Unit |
Patinda Lei
|
|
|
41 |
|
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Chief Executive Officer of Zastron Business Unit |
Ivan Chui
|
|
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49 |
|
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Chief Executive Officer of Jetup Business Unit |
Peter R. Kellogg
|
|
|
65 |
|
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Member of the Board of Directors |
Dr. Wing Yan
(William) Lo
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|
|
47 |
|
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Member of the Board of Directors |
Charles Chu
|
|
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51 |
|
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Member of the Board of Directors |
Mark Waslen
|
|
|
47 |
|
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Member of the Board of Directors |
M.K. Koo. Mr. Koo has served as Chairman of the Board of Nam Tai and its predecessor companies
from inception until September 1998. He then became our Senior Executive Officer, responsible for
corporate strategy,
finance and administration and served as the Companys Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Koo
resigned from the position of Chief Financial Officer on January 1, 2005 but maintained his role as
a non-executive director of the Company. In July 2005, Mr. Koo reassumed the position as Chairman
upon the resignation of Mr. Tadao Murakami but maintained his non-executive status. On June 1, 2007
Mr. Koo also assumed the position of acting Chief Executive Officer upon the resignation, effective
May 31, 2007, of Warren Lee, who resigned to accept the position of Chief Executive of Yu Ming
Investments Limited. Mr. Koo served as Nam Tais CEO until Masaaki Yasukawa joined Nam Tai as CEO
effective on February 1, 2008. Mr. Koo, who continues to serve Nam Tai as its Chairman of the
Board, received his Bachelors of Laws degree from National Taiwan University in 1970. With effect
from February 2, 2007, Mr. Koo was also appointed as non-executive Chairman of NTEEP Group.
Masaaki Yasukawa. Mr. Yasukawa joined Nam Tai group in February 2008 as its Chief Executive
Officer of Nam Tai and NTEEP Group. Mr. Yasukawa started his career as a Corporate R&D engineer of
Seiko
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Epson Corporation in Japan in 1983. In 1985 Mr. Yasukawa was appointed to Epson America Inc.
(EAI) as an engineering support manager. After he returned to Seiko Epson R&D department, Mr.
Yasukawa was appointed as a Manager and later the General Manager of New Business Development
department and initiated various programs of cross-divisional, multi-functional new business
development. In 2003, he was appointed as the General Manager of the Business Solution Business
Unit at Epson Hong Kong, starting solution-based corporate businesses targeting Hong Kong, PRC and
other Asian corporate customers. One of his solution products was honored with South East Asias IT
Award in 2003. Mr. Yasukawa has established business relationships with major corporate customers,
including Mass Transit Railway, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Bank of China, Town Gas
in Hong Kong, and Oriental Plaza in the PRC. Mr. Yasukawa graduated from University of Tokyo, in
Tokyo Japan in 1983, with a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering, and later obtained Master
Degree with distinction in Business Administration from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1993.
Mr. Yasukawa has been selected as the only Japanese member of Hong Kong Computer Society (HKCS),
and is an Asian Liaison of International Affairs Committee.
John Q. Farina. Mr. Farina joined Nam Tai in May 2007 as its Chief Financial Officer and
redesignated as President and Chief Financial Officer on February 1, 2008. With effect from
February 2, 2007, he was also appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the NTEEP Group. Mr. Farina
along with his strong foundation in financial management, brings over 20 years experience in high
technology companies. He has over 10 years experience with Celestica Inc., a top tier electronics
manufacturing services company. Mr. Farina was part of Celestica Incs founding management team and
has held General Manager, Corporate Development and Financial Executive positions. Mr. Farina also
worked for 13 years with IBM Corporation in Canada and the United States where he gained extensive
experience in financial management culminating in the role Divisional Chief Financial Officer. Mr.
Farina graduated from the University of Toronto with a bachelor
degree in applied science in 1975.
He also holds a Master Degree in Business Administration that he
received in 1981 from the York University Schulich School
of Business in Toronto.
L.P. Wang. Mr. Wang was appointed to the position of Chief Operating Officer of Nam Tai. in
December 2006 and in the position he oversee the production operation of Nam Tai. Mr. Wang has
more than 23 years of experience in the electronics industry. He joined Nam Tai in 1997 as
production engineering manager and was promoted to vice managing director in 2002. He was later
promoted to Managing Director of Zastron Electronics (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. in August of the same
year. Mr. Wang left Nam Tai in February 2004 but re-joined in December 2006 as its Chief Operating
Officer. Prior to joining Nam Tai in 1997, Mr. Wang held several management positions in various
companies in Taiwan and Malaysia. Mr. Wang graduated from Chinese Military Academy in Taiwan.
Karene Wong. Ms. Wong joined Nam Tai in June 1989. On January 1, 2001, Ms. Wong was promoted
to Managing Director of Nam Tai Trading Company Limited, formerly known as Nam Tai Electronic &
Electrical Products Limited. (Hong Kong), a Nam Tai subsidiary, and later held the position of
Chairman of NTEEP from June 2003 until September 30, 2006, at which time she became Vice Chairman
of NTEEP group. In November 2006, her title was changed to the Chief Executive Officer of NTEEP
group. After the 2007 Reorganization , she was redesignated as Chief Executive Officer of NTEEP
business unit She is responsible for overseeing the overall business of NTEEP business unit, a
position in which she continues to maintain close contact with key customers and cultivates new
customer relationships.
Patinda Lei. Ms. Lei joined Nam Tai group in May 1990. In June 2002, she assumed the position
of Managing Director of our subsidiary Nam Tai Telecom (Hong Kong) Company Limited and in March
2004, became the Chairman of the Board of Zastron. In early 2007, she was redesignated as Chief
Executive Officer of Zastorn group. After the 2007 Reorganization, her title was changed to Chief
Executive Officer of the Zastron business unit, where she continues to maintain close contact with
key customers and to cultivate new customer relationships.. Ms. Lei has worked with various of the
Nam Tai group companies for seventeen years specializing in promoting, generating and monitoring
sales revenues on various high-end electronics products. During the period from January 10, 2006,
Ms. Lei served Nam Tai as acting as announced on January 10, 2006, Ms. Patinda Lei agreed to act as
Nam Tais CEO and CFO, remaining in those positions until November 30, 2006 and April 30, 2007,
respectively. Ms. Lei graduated with a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Management Science from the
Faculty of Engineering of Tokyo University of Science in Japan and holds a Master Degree in
Business Administration from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Ivan Chui. Mr. Chui is the co-founder of Nam Tais subsidiary, Jetup. Before the 2007
Reorganization , he served as Chairman of the Board of Nam Tais subsidiary, JIC Technology Company
Limited, the holding Company of our JIC group. JIC after the 2007 reorganization, he appointed as
Chief Executive Officer of Jetup business unit, which as the result of the 2007 Reorganization
became part of our NTEEP group. Mr. Chui has directed Jetups marketing activities since its
founding in 1980. He has over 20 years of experience in the LCD business and has extensive
experience in doing business with Japanese companies.
Peter R. Kellogg. Mr. Kellogg has served on our Board of Directors since June 2000. Mr. Kellogg
was a Senior Managing Director of Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, a registered broker-dealer in the United
States and a
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specialist firm on the NYSE until the firm merged with Goldman Sachs in 2000. Mr.
Kellogg serves on our Compensation Committee and Nominating / Corporate Governance Committee. Mr.
Kellogg is also a member of the Board of the Ziegler Companies and the U.S. Ski Team.
Dr. Wing Yan (William) Lo. Dr. Lo was elected to our Board of Directors at our annual meeting
of shareholders on July 8, 2003. Dr. Lo is currently the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of I.T
Limited, a well established trend setter in fashion apparel retail market in Hong Kong with stores
in the PRC, Taiwan and Malaysia, which is listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
From 2002 to 2006, Dr. Lo was the Executive Director and Vice President of China Unicom Ltd., a
telecommunications operator in China that is listed on both the Hong Kong and New York Stock
Exchanges. From 1998 to 1999, Dr. Lo was the chief executive officer of Citibanks Global Consumer
Banking business for Hong Kong. Prior to joining Citibank, Dr. Lo was the founding Managing
Director of Hongkong Telecom IMS Ltd. Dr. Lo holds an M. Phil. degree and a Ph.D. degree from
Cambridge University, England. He is also an Adjunct Professor of The School of Business, Hong Kong
Baptist University as well as the Faculty of Business, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. In 1998,
Dr. Lo was appointed as a Justice of the Peace of Hong Kong. In 2003, he was appointed as Committee
Member of Shantou Peoples Political Consultative Conference. Dr. Lo currently serves on the
Nominating / Corporate Governance Committee acting as the Chairman and also serves on our Audit
Committee and Compensation Committee.
Charles Chu. Mr. Chu has served on our Board of Directors from November 1987 to September 1989
and since November1992. Since July 1988, Mr. Chu has been engaged in the private practice of law in
Hong Kong. Mr. Chu serves as Chairman of our Compensation Committee, and on our Audit Committee and
Nominating / Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Chu received his Bachelors of Laws degree and
Post-Graduate Certificate of Law from the University of Hong Kong in 1980 and 1981, respectively.
Mark Waslen. Mr. Waslen has served on our Board of Directors since July 2003 and serves as
Chairman of our Audit Committee and on our Compensation Committee and Nominating / Corporate
Governance Committee. From 1990 to 1995 and from June 1998 to October 1999, Mr. Waslen was employed
by Nam Tai in various capacities, including Financial Controller, Secretary and Treasurer. Since
2001, Mr. Waslen has been employed by Berris Mangan Chartered Accountants, an accounting firm
located in Vancouver, BC. In addition to Berris Mangan, Mr. Waslen has been employed with various
other accounting firms, including Peat Marwick Thorne and Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Waslen is a CFA,
CA and a CPA and received a Bachelors of Commerce (Accounting Major) from University of
Saskatchewan in 1982.
No family relationship exists among any of our directors or members of our senior management
and no arrangement or understanding exists between any of our major shareholders, customers,
suppliers or others, pursuant to which any person referred to above was selected as a director or
member of senior management. Directors are elected each year at our annual meeting of shareholders
or serve until their respective successors take office or until their death, resignation or
removal. Members of senior management serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
Compensation of Directors and Senior Management
The aggregate compensation, including benefits in kind (excluding stock options) granted,
during the year ended December 31, 2007 that we or any of our subsidiaries paid to all directors
and senior management as a group for their services in all capacities to the Company or any
subsidiary was approximately $3.3 million.
During the year ended December 31, 2007, we granted to our directors from our stock option
plans options to purchase an aggregate of 75,000 of our common shares at exercise price of $12.42
per share. During the year ended December 31, 2007, we also granted to our senior management from
our stock option plans options to purchase an aggregate of 40,000 of our common shares at exercise
price of $12.13. The exercise prices of the shares covered by the options granted during 2007 were
all equal to their fair market value of our shares on the date of grant and the options granted
expire on the anniversary of their grant date in 2010 with respect to options granted to directors
and 2011 with respect to options granted to senior management.
We pay our directors who are not employees of Nam Tai or any of its subsidiaries $3,000 per
month for services as a director, $750 per meeting attended in person and $500 per meeting attended
by telephone. In addition, we reimburse our directors for all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with
their services as a director and member of a board committee.
Members of our senior management are eligible for annual cash bonuses based on their
performance and that of the subsidiaries in which they are assigned for the relevant period. Senior
management are entitled to share up to 15% of the operating income from the subsidiary in which
they are employed during the year. Our senior management in charge of our subsidiaries recommend
the participating staff members from the corresponding subsidiary and the amount, if any, to be
allocated from such subsidiarys profit pool to an eligible employee. In addition to cash
incentives, members of our senior management are eligible to receive stock options from our Stock
Option Plans.
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According to the applicable laws and regulations in China set by the local government of
Shenzhen, China, prior to July 2006, we are required to contribute 8% to 9% of the stipulated
salary to our staff located there to retirement benefit schemes to fund retirement benefits for our
employees. With effect from July 2006, the applicable percentages were adjusted to 10% to 11%. Our
principal obligation with respect to these retirement benefit schemes is to make the required
contributions under the scheme. No forfeited contributions may be used by us to reduce the existing
level of contributions.
Since December 2000, we have enrolled all of our eligible employees located in Hong Kong into
the Mandatory Provident Fund, or MPF, scheme, a formal system of retirement protection that is
mandated by the government of Hong Kong and provides the framework for the establishment of a
system of privately managed, employment-related MPF schemes to accrue financial benefits for
members of the Hong Kong workforce when they retire. Since first establishing a subsidiary in Macao
in 2003, we have enrolled all of our eligible employees in Macao into Macaos retirement benefit
scheme, or RBS. Both the MPF and RBS are available to all employees aged 18 to 64 and with at least
60days of service under the employment of Nam Tai in Hong Kong and Macao. Contributions are made by
us at 5% based on the staffs relevant income. The maximum relevant income for contribution purpose
per employee is $3,000 per month. Staff members are entitled to 100% of the Companys
contributions, together with accrued returns, irrespective of their length of service with us, but
the benefits are required by law to be preserved until the retirement age of 65 for employees in
Hong Kong while the benefit can be withdrawn by the employees in Macao at the end of employment
contracts.
The cost of our contributions to the staff retirement plans in Hong Kong, Macao and China
amounted to $1,510,000, $1,534,000 and $1,800,000 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and
2007, respectively.
Board Practices
All directors hold office until our next annual meeting of shareholders, which generally is in
the summer of each calendar year, or until their respective successors are duly elected and
qualified or their positions are earlier vacated by resignation or otherwise. The full board
committee appoints members and chairman of board committees, who serve at the pleasure of the
Board. Nam Tai has no director service contracts providing for benefits upon termination of service
as a director or employee (if employed). Annually, upon election to our Board at each Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, we grant to non-employee directors so elected options from one of our
stock option plans to purchase 15,000 common shares. These options are exercisable at the fair
market value of our shares on the date of grant and are exercisable for three years from the date
of grant, subject to sooner termination based on the provisions of the applicable stock option
plan.
Corporate Governance Guidelines
We have adopted a set of corporate governance guidelines which are available on our website at
http://www.namtai.com/ corpgov/corpgov.htm. The contents of this website address, other than the
corporate governance guidelines, the code of ethics and committee charters, are not a part of this
Form 20-F. Stockholders also may request a free copy of our corporate governance guidelines in
print form by a making a request therefor to:
John
Farina, President and Chief Financial Officer
Eve Leung, Corporate Secretary
Unit C, 17/F, Edificio Comercial Rodrigues
599 da Avenida da Praia Grande
Macao
Telephone: (853) 2835 6333
Facsimile: (853) 2835 6262
e-mail: shareholder@namtai.com
NYSE Listed Company Manual Disclosure
As a foreign private issuer with shares listed on the NYSE, the Company is required by Section
303A.11 of the Listed Company Manual of the NYSE to disclose any significant ways in which its
corporate governance practices differ from those followed by U.S. domestic companies under NYSE
listing standards. Management
believes that there are no significant ways in which Nam Tais corporate governance standards
differ from those followed by U.S. domestic companies under NYSE listing standards.
Committee Charters and Independence
The charters for our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating / Corporate
Governance Committee are available on our website at . The contents of this website address, other
than the corporate governance guidelines, the code of ethics and committee charters, are not a part
of this Report. Stockholders may request a copy of each of these charters from the address and
phone number set forth above under Corporate Governance Guideline.
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Each of the members of our Board of Directors serving on our Audit Committee, Compensation
Committee and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, and the majority of the members of our
Board of Directors as a whole, are independent as that term is defined in Corporate Governance
Rules of the NYSE.
Board Committees
Audit Committee
The primary duties of Nam Tais Audit Committee are reviewing, acting on and reporting to the
Board of Directors with respect to various auditing and accounting matters, including the selection
of independent registered public accounting firm, the scope of annual audits, the fees to be paid
to the independent registered public accounting firm and the performance of the independent
registered public accounting firm and accounting practices.
Our Audit Committee consists of three independent non-executive directors Messrs. Waslen and
Chu and Dr. Lo. Mr. Waslen serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Compensation Committee
The primary duties of Nam Tais Compensation Committee are to recommend (i) the compensation
of the Companys Board of Directors; (ii) compensation of any directors who are executives of the
company and the chief executive officer with reference to achievement of corporate goals and
objectives established in the previous year; (iii) compensation of other senior management if
required by the Board; and (iv) equity based and incentive compensation programs of the Company.
Our Compensation Committee consists of four independent non-executive directors, Messrs. Chu,
Lo, Waslen and Kellogg. Mr. Chu serves as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee.
Nominating / Corporate Governance Committee
The primary duties of Nam Tais Nominating / Corporate Governance Committee consist of (i)
assisting the Board by actively identifying individuals qualified to become Board members
consistent with criteria approved by the Board; (ii) recommending to the Board the director
nominees for election at the next annual meeting of stockholders, the member nominees for the Audit
Committee, Compensation Committee and the Nominating / Corporate Governance Committee on an annual
basis; (iii) reviewing and recommending to the Board whether it is appropriate for such director to
continue to be a member of the Board in the event that there is a significant change in the
circumstance of any director that would be considered detrimental to the Companys business or
his/her ability to serve as a director or his/her independence; (iv) reviewing the composition of
the Board on an annual basis; (v) recommending to the Board a succession plan for the chief
executive officer and directors, if necessary; (vi) monitoring significant developments in the law
and practice of corporate governance and of the duties and responsibilities of directors of public
companies; (vii) establishing criteria to be used in connection with the annual self-evaluation of
the Nominating / Corporate Governance Committee; and (viii) developing and recommending to the
Board and administering the corporate governance guidelines of the Company.
Our Nominating / Corporate Governance Committee consists of four independent non-executive
directors, Messrs. Lo, Chu, Waslen and Kellogg. Dr. Lo serves as the Chairman of the Nominating /
Corporate Governance Committee.
Stock Options of Directors and Senior Management
The following table provides information concerning the options owned by our current Directors
and Senior Management as of Feb 29, 2008.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
common shares |
|
Exercise |
|
|
|
|
subject |
|
price |
|
Expiration |
Name |
|
to options |
|
per share($) |
|
Date |
M.K. Koo |
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
22.25 |
|
|
June 8, 2009 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
12.42 |
|
|
June 7, 2010 |
John Quinto Farina |
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
12.13 |
|
|
May 13, 2011 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
9.856 |
|
|
Feb. 5, 2011 |
Masaaki Yasukawa |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
L.P. Wang |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Karene Wong |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Patinda Lei |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ivan Chui |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peter R. Kellogg |
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
21.62 |
|
|
June 6, 2008 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
22.25 |
|
|
June 8, 2009 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
common shares |
|
Exercise |
|
|
|
|
subject |
|
price |
|
Expiration |
Name |
|
to options |
|
per share($) |
|
Date |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
12.42 |
|
|
June 7, 2010 |
Wing Yan (William) Lo |
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
21.62 |
|
|
June 6, 2008 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
22.25 |
|
|
June 8, 2009 |
Charles Chu |
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
12.42 |
|
|
June 7, 2010 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
21.62 |
|
|
June 6, 2008 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
22.25 |
|
|
June 8, 2009 |
Mark Waslen |
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
12.42 |
|
|
June 7, 2010 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
21.62 |
|
|
June 6, 2008 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
22.25 |
|
|
June 8, 2009 |
Employee Stock Option Plans
Nam Tai has two stock option plans, its amended 2001 stock option plan and its 2006 stock
option plan. The 2006 stock option plan was approved by the Board on February 10, 2006 and approved
by shareholders at our 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Under either the amended 2001 stock option plan or the 2006 New Plan, the terms and conditions
of individual grants may vary subject to the following: (i) the exercise price of incentive stock
options may not normally be less than market value on the date of grant; (ii) the term of incentive
stock options may not exceed ten years from the date of grant; (iii) the exercise price of an
option cannot be altered once granted unless such action is approved by shareholders in a general
meeting or results from adjustments to the Companys share capital and necessary to preserve the
intrinsic value of the granted options; and (iv) every non-employee director automatically receives
on an annual basis upon their election to the Board of Director at the annual shareholders
meeting, options to purchase 15,000 common shares at an exercise price equal to 100% of the fair
market value of the common shares on the date of grant.
At February 29, 2008, we had options outstanding to purchase 345,000 shares under our stock
option plans and options to purchase 2,529,869 shares were available for future grant under them.
The full text of our amended 2001 stock option plan, amended on July 30, 2004, was filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.18 to our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the
year ended December 31, 2004. The full text of our 2006 stock option plan was included as Exhibit
99.1 to our Form 6-K furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2006.
Amendments to our stock options were included with our Forms 6-K furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission on November 13, 2006.
Employees
The following table provides information concerning the number of Nam Tais employees, their
geographic location and their main category of activity during the years ended December 31, 2005,
2006 and 2007.
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
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As at December 31, |
|
Geographic Location |
|
Main Category of Activity |
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
Shenzhen, PRC |
|
Manufacturing |
|
|
4,800 |
|
|
|
5,630 |
|
|
|
6,220 |
|
|
|
Research and development |
|
|
342 |
|
|
|
316 |
|
|
|
360 |
|
|
|
Quality control |
|
|
471 |
|
|
|
439 |
|
|
|
558 |
|
|
|
Engineering |
|
|
281 |
|
|
|
305 |
|
|
|
337 |
|
|
|
Administration |
|
|
407 |
|
|
|
417 |
|
|
|
445 |
|
|
|
Marketing |
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
101 |
|
|
|
Support* |
|
|
258 |
|
|
|
246 |
|
|
|
298 |
|
Total Shenzhen |
|
|
|
|
6,634 |
|
|
|
7,442 |
|
|
|
8,319 |
|
Hong Kong |
|
Administration |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
Marketing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Support* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Hong Kong |
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
Macao |
|
Administration |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
Marketing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Support* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Macao |
|
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
Japan |
|
Administration |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
Marketing |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
Research & Development |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
Support* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Japan |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
British Virgin Islands** |
|
Administration |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total British Virgin Islands |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Grand Total |
|
|
|
|
6,663 |
|
|
|
7,473 |
|
|
|
8,349 |
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Employees categorized in support include personnel engaged in procurement, customs, shipping
and warehouse services. |
|
** |
|
We closed our BVI office on January 1, 2007. |
Three of our subsidiaries in China have entered into collective agreements with their
respective trade unions. The collective agreements usually set out the minimum standard for the
wages, working hours and other benefits of the workers. The current collective agreements between
our subsidiaries and its trade union will expire on December 31, 2008 and we expect that it will be
renewed on an annual basis thereafter.
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ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Shares and Options Ownership of Directors, Senior Management and Principal Shareholders
The following table sets forth certain information known to us regarding the beneficial
ownership of our common shares as of February 29, 2008, by each person (or group within the meaning
of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) known by us to own beneficially 5% or
more of our common shares; and each of our current directors and senior management.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares beneficially owned(1) |
Name |
|
Number |
|
|
|
|
|
Percent |
Peter R. Kellogg |
|
|
5,841,180 |
(3) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
13.0 |
|
M. K. Koo |
|
|
5,705,786 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
12.8 |
|
I.A.T. Reinsurance Syndicate Ltd. |
|
|
5,224,800 |
(3) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
11.7 |
|
PowerShares Capital Management
LLC and its parent Invesco Ltd. |
|
|
3,182,715 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
7.1 |
|
Ivan Chui |
|
|
545,870 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
Masaaki Yasukawa |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John Quinto Farina |
|
|
90,000 |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
* |
|
L. P. Wang |
|
|
1,516 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
* |
|
Kazuhiro Asano |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Karene Wong |
|
|
37,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Patinda Lei |
|
|
26,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Charles Chu |
|
|
47,500 |
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
* |
|
Wing Yan (William) Lo |
|
|
45,000 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
* |
|
Mark Waslen |
|
|
55,000 |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Less than 1%. |
|
(1) |
|
Pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, shares of common shares that
an individual or group has a right to acquire within 60 days pursuant to the exercise of
options are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of
such individual or group, but are not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing
the percentage ownership of any other person shown in the table. Percentage of ownership is
based on 44,803,735 common shares outstanding as of February 29, 2008. |
|
(2) |
|
Mr. Kellogg holds directly 571,380 common shares and options to purchase 45,000 common shares
exercisable within 60 days of February 29, 2008. Indirectly, through I.A.T. Reinsurance
Syndicate Ltd., Mr. Kellogg holds 5,224,800 common shares. I.A.T. Reinsurance Syndicate Ltd.
is a Bermuda corporation of which Mr. Kellogg is the sole holder of its voting stock. Mr.
Kellogg disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares. |
|
(3) |
|
Mr. Koo beneficially owned 5,690,786 common shares jointly with Ms. Cho Siu Sin, Mr. Koos
wife. He also holds directly options to purchase 30,000 common shares exercisable within 60
days of February 29, 2008. |
|
(4) |
|
Based on a Schedule 13G filed by Invesco Ltd. with the SEC on February 13, 2008. |
|
(5) |
|
Consists of 40,000 options to purchase common shares exercisable within 60 days of May 14,
2008 and 50,000 options to purchase common shares exercisable within 60 days of February 29,
2008. |
|
(6) |
|
Includes 1,516 common shares and that are registered to Jean
S. Tsai, Mr. Wangs wife. |
|
(7) |
|
Includes 2,500 common shares and options to purchase 45,000 common shares exercisable within
60 days of February 29, 2008. |
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|
|
|
(8) |
|
Consists of options to purchase common shares exercisable within 60 days of February 29,
2008. |
|
(9) |
|
Includes 10,000 common shares and options to purchase 45,000 common shares exercisable within
60 days of February 29, 2008. |
To our knowledge, the Company is not directly or indirectly owned or controlled by another
corporation or corporations, by any foreign government or by any other natural or legal person
severally or jointly.
All of the holders of our common shares have equal voting rights with respect to the number of
common shares held. As of February 29, 2008, there were approximately 681 holders of record of our
common shares. According to information provided to us by our transfer agent, 658 holders of record
with addresses in the United States held 37,735,283 of our common shares at February 29, 2008.
The following table reflects the percentage ownership of our common shares during the last
three years by shareholders who beneficially owned 5% or more of our common shares at February 29,
2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage Ownership(1) |
|
|
March 1, |
|
February 29, |
|
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
M. K. Koo |
|
|
13.1 |
|
|
|
12.7 |
|
|
|
12.7 |
|
Peter R. Kellogg (2) |
|
|
13.1 |
|
|
|
13.0 |
|
|
|
12.9 |
|
I.A.T. Reinsurance Syndicate Ltd. |
|
|
11.7 |
|
|
|
11.7 |
|
|
|
11.7 |
|
PowerShares Capital Management LLC and its parent |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.1 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Based on 43,505,586, 44,803,735 and 44,803,735 common shares outstanding on March 1, 2006,
March 1, 2007 and February 29, 2008, respectively. |
|
(2) |
|
Includes shares registered in the name of I.A.T. Reinsurance Syndicate Ltd., of which Mr.
Kellogg disclaims beneficial ownership. |
The Company is not aware of any arrangements that may, at a subsequent date, result in a
change of control of the Company.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
Not applicable
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Financial Statements
Our
consolidated financial statements have been appended to this Form 20-F (see pages F-2 to
F-41).
Legal Proceedings
We are not a party to any legal proceedings other than routine litigation incidental to our
business and there are no material legal proceedings pending with respect to our property, other
than as described below.
Tele-Art and Related Litigation
In June 1997, Nam Tai filed a petition in the British Virgin Islands for the winding up of
Tele-Art Inc. on account of an unpaid judgment debt owed to Nam Tai by Tele-Art Inc. The High Court
of Justice of the British Virgin Islands granted an order to wind up Tele-Art Inc. in July 1998.
Tele-Art Inc. appealed to the Court of Appeal of the British Virgin Islands against the winding up
order. This appeal was heard on January 13, 1999 by the Court of Appeal, which dismissed the appeal
on January 25, 1999. On January 22, 1999, pursuant to our Articles of Association, we redeemed and
cancelled 415,500 (see note 1 at the end of this section) shares of Nam Tai registered in the name
of Tele-Art Inc. (the First Redemption) at a price of $3.73 per share to offset substantially all
of the judgment debt of $799,000 plus interest and legal costs totaling approximately $1.7 million.
Nam Tai had also previously withheld dividends on shares beneficially owned by Tele-Art Inc., which
were applied towards the partial satisfaction of the said judgment debts, costs and interest.
Following the completion of the First Redemption on January 22, 1999, Nam Tai received notice that
David Hague, then liquidator of Tele-Art Inc., had obtained an ex-parte injunction from the High
Court preventing Nam Tai from redeeming 415,500 (see note 1 at the end of this section) shares.
In September 1999, the High Court heard the application by Nam Tai dated March 22, 1994 for an
inquiry into damage suffered by Nam Tai, (the First Inquiry), as a result of the ex-parte
injunction granted to Tele-Art Inc. against Nam Tai on September 29, 1993, which prohibited Nam Tai
from proceeding with a rights offering in September 1993. On August 9, 2002, the High Court
delivered its decision on the First Inquiry and awarded Nam Tai damages of approximately $34.0
million.
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On July 5, 2002, upon our application, the High Court ordered the removal of David Hagues
ex-parte injunction and ordered an inquiry into damages suffered by Nam Tai as a result of the
injunction (the Second Inquiry).
On August 12, 2002, we redeemed and cancelled, pursuant to our Articles of Association, the
remaining 509,181 (see note 2 at the end of this section) shares beneficially owned by Tele-Art
Inc. (the Second Redemption)at a price of $6.14 per share. Including the dividends which we had
withheld and credited against the judgment, this offset a further approximately $3.5 million in
judgment debts owed to us by Tele-Art Inc. We recorded the $3.3 million redemption net of expenses
as other income in 2002.
In accordance with the directions given by the High Court in respect of the Second Inquiry on
March 28, 2003, Nam Tai filed its points of claim on April 3, 2003 and subsequently filed amended
points of claim on April 16, 2003. In breach of the said directions, David Hague failed to file his
points of defense on June 20, 2003 as ordered by the court but instead, he filed an application in
the High Court, inter alia, to strike out Nam Tais points of claim and for summary judgment on the
inquiry into damages on June 20, 2003. Nam Tai thereupon applied to the High Court on August 19,
2003 for judgment against David Hague in default of defence on the basis that David Hague had not
complied with the directions of the court for the filing of his points of defence to Nam Tais
points of claim.
Both applications were heard by the High Court on May 12, 2004. At that hearing, the Court
granted David Hague leave to file his points of defence. Nam Tai filed an application for leave to
appeal against this ruling on May 24, 2004. The High Court dismissed David Hagues strike-out
application on December 14, 2004 and David Hague applied for leave to appeal against the order
dismissing his application on December 28, 2004. Nam Tais appeal and David Hagues appeal were
heard by the Court of Appeal on September 19 to 21, 2005 and that Court delivered its judgment on
January 16, 2006. In this judgment, the Court of Appeal reversed the High Courts ruling on David
Hagues application and struck out Nam Tais points of claim on the inquiry into damages on the
ground that Nam Tai had no realistic chance of succeeding on the same. The Court also ordered costs
against Nam Tai to be assessed on a prescribed costs basis. The Court further expressed the view
that, in light of its dismissal of Nam Tais points of claim, it was not necessary to rule on Nam
Tais appeal against the dismissal of its application for judgment in default since the point was
now academic with the dismissal of Nam Tais points of claim.
Nam Tai filed an application for leave to appeal the decision of the Court of Appeal to the
Privy Council, the final appellate court in the British Virgin Islands, on February 3, 2006. The
application for leave to appeal was heard by the Court of Appeal on May 8, 2006. The Court
delivered its judgment on May 9, 2006 dismissing Nam Tais application for leave on the ground that
the matter was not one of great public importance and therefore did not merit the consideration of
the Privy Council. Nam Tai was ordered to pay Mr. Hagues costs of the application such costs were
to be assessed in default of an agreement.
Nam Tai being dissatisfied with the judgment of the Court of Appeal denying leave to appeal
applied directly to the Privy Council on November 3, 2006 for special leave to appeal to the Privy
Council. Nam Tais application for special leave was heard by the London based Privy Council on
March 29, 2007 and dismissed with costs.
Previously, on February 4, 1999, David Hague, the then liquidator of Tele-Art Inc., filed a
summons, (the Priority Summons), in the British Virgin Islands seeking, among other matters:
|
|
|
A declaration as to the respective priorities of the debts of Tele-Art Inc. to
the Bank of China, Nam Tai, and other creditors and their respective rights to have
their debts discharged out of the proceeds of the Tele-Art Inc.s Nam Tai shares; |
|
|
|
|
An order setting aside the First Redemption, and ordering delivery of all shares
in our possession or control of to the liquidator; and |
|
|
|
|
Payment of all dividends in respect of Tele-Art Inc.s Nam Tai shares. |
The Priority Summons was heard by the High Court on July 29 and 30, 2002. The Court delivered
its judgment on January 21, 2003 declaring that the First Redemption and set-off of dividends on
the 415,500 (see note 1 at the end of this section) shares should be set aside and further that all
of Tele-Art Inc.s property withheld by Nam Tai be delivered to Tele-Art Inc. in liquidation. On
February 4, 2003, Nam Tai filed an application for a stay of execution and leave to appeal the
decision. The appeal was heard on January 12, 2004 and judgment was delivered on April 26, 2004.
The Court of Appeal held that the First Redemption was proper and efficacious. Nam Tai was however
ordered to return to the liquidator the redemption proceeds and dividends payable on the redeemed
shares. David Hague obtained leave to appeal to the Privy Council on September 21, 2004 against the
Court of Appeal finding that the redemption by Nam Tai was efficacious.
The Bank of China, which had been involved in the proceedings in the High Court and Court of
Appeal relating to the Priority Summons, applied to the Privy Council on December 12, 2005 for
special leave to intervene and to be joined as a respondent to the Privy Council appeal of David
Hague, firstly so as to be in a
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position to support David Hagues appeal and secondly to appeal against that part of Court of
Appeal order that declared that the redemption price for the sale of the Nam Tai shares owned by
Tele-Art Inc. and redeemed by Nam Tai and all withheld dividends to be paid to the liquidator of
Tele-Art Inc. rather than the Bank of China despite a finding by the BVI court that the Bank of
China was a secured creditor of Tel-Art Inc. The Bank of Chinas application for special leave was
heard by the Privy Council on February 6, 2006. The Privy Council granted the Bank special leave to
intervene in the proceedings on the ground that the matter raised important points of law.
The Privy Council heard David Hagues Appeal on October 9, 2006 and delivered its Judgment on
November 20, 2006 (the Judgment). In its Judgment, the Privy Council allowed Mr. Hagues appeal
and declared that Nam Tais redemptions of the shares of Nam Tai owned by Tele-Art Inc on January
22, 1999 and August 12, 2002 were nullities and ordered Nam Tai to rectify its register of members,
i.e., shareholders registry, to reinstate the shares it had redeemed under the First and Second
Redemption, together with any other shares which have accrued by way of exchange or dividend since
the redemptions. It also declared in its Judgment that the Bank of China be registered as the owner
of the reinstated shares. The Judgment ordered Nam Tai to pay the costs incurred by Mr. Hague and
the Bank of China in the appeal to the Privy Council. Under the terms of the Judgment, the Bank of
China was entitled to have Tele-Art Inc.s debt to Bank of China and its costs in relation to the
Privy Council proceedings paid from proceeds of the sale of the reinstated Nam Tai shares.
On January 8, 2007, the Bank of China wrote to Nam Tai demanding that it comply with the Privy
Council Order by (a) rectifying its share register to reflect the fact that the Bank of China is
the owner of 1,017,149 shares; (b) issuing to the Bank of China a share certificate for the shares
effective as of the dates they were redeemed and the dates of issue for shares attributable to the
redeemed shares as a consequence of Nam Tais three-for-one stock split of June 30, 2003 and
one-for-ten stock dividend of November 7, 2003; and (c) sending the share certificates to the Bank
of Chinas address stated in the Order. The Bank of China also demanded payment of dividends on the
redeemed shares that the Bank of China calculated at approximately $5.6 million and made on the
basis that as Bank of China, as the registered owner of the shares, was entitled to payment of
these dividends.
Nam Tai responded on January 23, 2007 confirming that it intended to take all necessary steps
to comply with the Judgment and to this end was in the process of finalizing advice from its U.S.
Securities lawyers on the proper method of reinstating the shares to the Bank of China. Nam Tais
common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, we applied to the NYSE to
list on the NYSE the 1,017,149 shares to be reinstated and delivered to the Bank of China in
accordance with the Judgment. We subsequently received notice from the NYSE that such shares had
been approved for listing subject to official notice of reinstatement. Nam Tai thereafter proceeded
to issue instructions to its transfer agent to reinstate these shares and to register them in the
name of the Bank of China. These instructions were duly carried out and the Bank of China became
the registered owner of the 1,017,149 shares.
Nam Tai however disputed the Bank of Chinas claim for payment of the dividends on the ground
that this was contrary to what the Bank of China had argued in the Privy Council and in any event
was not part of the Judgment.
Nam Tai had not paid dividends on the redeemed shares since 1997 and at September 4, 2007 (
the day immediately preceding the date the Bank of China sold a portion of the redeemed shares to
satisfy its claim against Tele-Art, as discussed below), the amount that would have accrued on the
redeemed shares had such shares not been redeemed totaled approximately $5.6 million. The Bank of
China however subsequently abandoned its claim to the dividends upon receipt of payment of their
debt from the proceeds of the sale of the redeemed shares in September 2007.
The Bank of China forwarded the share certificates in respect of 477,319 shares to Mr. Glen
Harrigan, the official liquidator of Tele-Art Inc (the Liquidator) on September 18, 2007. In
forwarding the said shares the Bank informed the Liquidator that the said shares represented the
balance of the shares remaining after they had liquidated 539,830 shares, from which the Bank of
China had received sale proceeds of the sum of $6,936,709.36. Thereafter the Bank by its letter of
November 1, 2007 purported to give an account as to the application of such sale proceeds.
The sale proceeds retained by the Bank of China included a provision of approximately $0.9
million as its legal costs for related litigation. Nam Tai has been advised by its legal advisers
that such retention is wrongful. Nam Tai intends to commence legal proceedings against the Bank of
China for such wrongful retention and for a true accounting of the sale proceeds retained by the
Bank of China in payment of the amounts allegedly owing to it. Also, the Bank of China had made
claims related to the liquidation of Tele-Art against Nam Tai in the High Court of Hong Kong, which
claims Nam Tai is now defending. Furthermore, investigations by Nam Tai as the assignee of certain
rights of actions of the liquidator of Tele-Art to recover the assets of Tele-Art are still
continuing. The liquidation case of Tele-Art is therefore not expected to be completed soon but
will continue for quite some time. Therefore, the cash dividends through September 4, 2007
attributable to the 539,830 redeemed shares that were sold by Bank of China and the cash dividends
accruing to date and attributable to the remaining
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redeemed shares have been deposited into a segregated account. Similarly, future cash
dividends attributable to the remaining redeemed shares will be, until such shares are liquidated,
deposited in such segregated account, as will the net proceeds from the remaining shares when
liquidated. From the funds so deposited, all future legal costs and other expenses relating to the
liquidation of Tele-Art will be paid until the Tele-Art liquidation is completed and finalized.
On August 25, 2005, the Liquidator filed a summons in the High Court of the BVI seeking
approval of his fourth liquidators report. The report sought the Courts approval of his
recommendation of the amount of debt owed by Tele-Art Inc. to Nam Tai of approximately $39.0
million, to two other unsecured creditors of approximately $221,127 and to David Hague for fees and
expenses as Liquidator of approximately $381,860. The report also sought the Courts approval of
Nam Tais proposal for the distribution of the redemption proceeds among the unsecured creditors as
well as the Courts directions on whether the Bank of China was eligible to claim any amounts
against Tele-Art Inc. and, if eligible, the quantum of such debt. This liquidators summons was
scheduled for hearing on February 20, 2006, but that hearing was postponed to a date to be fixed by
the Registrar of the High Court. We anticipate that in light of the Judgment of November 20, 2006,
the Liquidator may have sought to have the issues raised in its summons adjudicated by the BVI
court, however to date we have received no information to this effect or otherwise as such the
status at present of these proceeding remains unchanged.
On April 11, 2005, the Bank of China also filed a summons to the High Court of the British
Virgin Islands seeking orders to compel Nam Tai to pay the redemption price and dividends ordered
by the Court of Appeal on the appeal of the Priority Summons to Bank of China. Nam Tai filed an
affidavit of evidence in response on July 19, 2005. A determination by the Court of this proceeding
has, now been rendered moot by the Privy Council Judgment and although we expect that the Bank of
China will now withdraw or abandon its prosecution of these proceedings we are yet to receive
confirmation to this effect or otherwise.
The losses we incurred of $14.5 million at and through our year ended December 31, 2006
arising from the Judgment ordering reinstatement of our redeemed shares were determined by taking
into account the fair value (i.e. market closing price) of our shares on November 20, 2006 (the
date of the Judgment); the estimated costs and expenses of the Bank of China and David Hague that
we expect will be claimed in connection with the Privy Council litigation proceedings; and a
reversal of a $3.9 million provision we had made in 2003 with respect to these proceedings.
Nam Tai has continued to vigorously pursue all legal alternatives available to recover the
maximum amount of the outstanding debt from Tele-Art Inc. as well as to pursue other parties that
may have assisted in any transfers of the assets from Tele-Art Inc.
In furtherance of this objective, Nam Tai commenced proceedings in September 2002 against
David Hague and PriceWaterhouseCoopers for, inter alia, negligence and breach of statutory duty in
their conduct of the liquidation. David Hague had submitted a letter of resignation for the post of
liquidator of Tele-Art Inc. on September 3, 2002, to the High Court and his resignation was
approved by the High Court on December 17, 2002., Mr. Glenn Harrigan, was then appointed by the
British Virgin Islands court on July 11, 2003.
David Hague and PriceWaterhouseCoopers applied to the High Court on December 24, 2002,
challenging the service of these proceedings on them in Hong Kong and British Virgin Islands
courts jurisdiction to determine the claim applied by Nam Tai. The application was heard by the
High Court on May 11 and 12, 2004 and dismissed in its judgment on October 29, 2004. David Hague
and PriceWaterhouseCoopers obtained leave to appeal this judgment in March 2005 and the appeal was
heard by the Court of Appeal on September 19 to 21, 2005. The Court of Appeal delivered its
judgment dismissing the appeal and awarding costs to Nam Tai. David Hague and
PriceWaterhouseCoopers made an application on February 6, 2006 for leave to appeal this judgment to
the Privy Council. Nam Tai cross-applied for leave to appeal to the Privy Council on February 3,
2006 the costs awarded to Nam Tai in the Court of Appeal on the basis that such costs were
determined by the application of incorrect legal principles and were in any event too low and
inconsistent with cost orders made against Nam Tai in other appeal proceedings involving David
Hague.
Both Nam Tai and the David Hagues application for leave to Appeal were heard by the Court of
Appeal on May 9, 2006. The Court granted David Hagues application for leave to appeal but
dismissed Nam Tais application with costs on the ground that the matter was not one of great
public importance but merely concerned the private matter of a party to litigation being aggrieved
by the costs awarded to it by the Court. Nam Tai being dissatisfied with this decision applied for
special leave to appeal direct to the Privy Council on November 4, 2006. This application was heard
by the Privy Council on March 24, 2007 and dismissed with costs on the ground that the matter did
not raise any important points of law.
David Hagues Appeal against the September 2005 Order of the Court of Appeal upholding the
Judgment of the High Court dismissing his application to set aside service of the Claim Form on him
was heard by the Privy Council in London in January 21, 2008. The Privy Council set aside the Order
of the Court of Appeal and granted Mr. Hagues application to set aside service of the Claim Form
on the ground that Nam Tai, as an individual creditor, had no cause of action against David Hague
and Price WaterhouseCoopers. The decision of
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the Privy Council effectively brought to substantive claim against David Hague and
PricewaterhouseCoopers to an end.
Nam Tai also instituted proceedings in the British Virgin Islands against UBS PaineWebber,
(UBS), on June 20, 2005, for breach of trust with respect to UBSs role as brokers in carrying
out the terms of the September 1997 British Virgin Islands court order for the sale of Tele-Art
Inc.s Nam Tai shares in sufficient quantities to pay the debts of the Bank of China and Nam Tai.
UBS subsequently filed an application challenging the jurisdiction of the Court. On July 25, 2006
however, the Court upon the application of UBS made an Order staying the BVI court proceedings
pending the outcome of the New York Court proceedings which in effect dealt with almost identical
matters as the BVI proceedings.
Notes:
Subsequent to November 7, 2003, the number of shares was adjusted to 457,050 to reflect the
one-for-ten stock dividend effective on that date.
Subsequent to November 7, 2003, the number of shares was adjusted to 560,099 to reflect the
one-for-ten stock dividend effective on that date.
Previously Reported Class Actions
As we have previously reported, we and certain of our directors were defendants in
consolidated class actions entitled Rocco vs. Nam Tai Electronics et al., Lead Case No.
03-cv-01148-JES, originally commenced on February 20, 2003 and pending in the United States
District Court in the Southern District of New York. The named plaintiffs purported to represent a
putative class of persons who purchased our common shares from July 29, 2002 through February 18,
2003. The plaintiffs asserted claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 and allege that misrepresentations and/or omissions were made during the alleged class
period concerning the partial reversal of an inventory provision and a charge to goodwill related
to our LCD Products segment. We have filed an answer to the amended and consolidated complaint and
oral argument on the plaintiffs most recent motion for class certification was held on February 1,
2007. Following that hearing, on August 21, 2007, the court denied the plaintiffs motion for class
certification.
A conference with the court was held on January 17, 2008 wherein the plaintiff indicated that
he wished to proceed with his case as an individual, notwithstanding the denial of class
certification. The court ordered that the parties to begin discovery within the next six months and
to appear for a pretrial conference on September 16, 2008. Recently the parties reached an
agreement in principle on a possible settlement of the individual action; however the agreement has
not yet been concluded and there is no assurance that it will be concluded. The damages sought by
the plaintiff in an individual capacity are not material to our financial condition or results of
operations and accordingly we do not intend to provide further disclosure on this litigation unless
an event occurs during its course that we believe would be material to investors.
Export Sales
The following table reflects the approximate percentages of our net sales to customers by
geographic area, based upon location of product delivery, for the periods years ended December 31,
2005, 2006 and 2007:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
Geographic Areas |
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
China (excluding Hong Kong) |
|
|
19 |
% |
|
|
31 |
% |
|
|
22 |
% |
Europe |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
Japan |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
United States |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
Hong Kong |
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
North America (excluding United States) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Korea |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Other |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
Dividends
We have paid an annual dividend for the last fourteen consecutive years. On February 4, 2008,
we announced that our dividend to be payable in 2008 would be set at $0.88 per share. Such
dividends will be paid quarterly in 2008 commencing with the first quarter 2008 dividend of $0.22
per share. The following table sets forth the total cash dividends and dividends per share we have declared for each of the five
years in the period ended December 31, 2007, adjusted to give effect to a three-for-one stock split
effective on June 30, 2003.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2003 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
Total dividends declared (in thousands) |
|
$ |
37,584 |
|
|
$ |
20,424 |
|
|
$ |
56,324 |
|
|
$ |
66,497 |
|
|
$ |
37,635 |
|
Regular dividends per share |
|
$ |
0.20 |
|
|
$ |
0.48 |
|
|
$ |
1.32 |
|
|
$ |
1.44 |
|
|
$ |
0.84 |
|
Special dividends |
|
$ |
0.80 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
0.08 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Total dividends per share |
|
$ |
1.00 |
|
|
$ |
0.48 |
|
|
$ |
1.32 |
|
|
$ |
1.52 |
|
|
$ |
0.84 |
|
We declared special dividends in 2003 and 2006 for the reasons described below:
In 2003, in celebration of our fifteenth anniversary since our listing and initial public
offering in 1988, our fifteenth consecutive year of profitability, and the transfer of our shares
from the NASDAQ National Market to the NYSE in January 2003; and
In 2006, in celebration of Companys thirtieth founding anniversary and its fifth consecutive
quarter of record-breaking sales.
Under our dividend policy implemented in 2006, our Board of Directors determine and declare
the amount of Nam Tais dividend payable in 2008 based on our 2007 operating income, our current
and estimated future cash, cash flow and capital expenditure requirements at the time of the yearly
declaration and such other factors as Nam Tais board believes reasonable and appropriate to
consider in the determination and plans to announce the declared amount of that dividend. On
February 4, 2008, we announced that our dividend to be payable in 2008 would be set at $0.88 per
share. It is our general policy to determine the actual annual amount of future dividends, if any,
based upon our growth during the preceding year. Future dividends, if any, will be in the form of
cash or stock or a combination of both. We may not be able to pay dividends in the future or may
decide not to declare them in any event. We will determine the amounts of the dividends when they
are declared and even if dividends are declared in the future, we may not continue them in any
future period.
ITEM 9. THE LISTING
Our common shares are traded in the United States and have been listed on the New York Stock
Exchange since January 2003 under the symbol NTE.
The following table sets forth the high and low closing sales prices for our common shares for
the quarters in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Daily |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Daily |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Daily |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trading |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trading |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trading |
|
|
High |
|
Low |
|
Volume(1) |
|
High |
|
Low |
|
Volume(1) |
|
High |
|
Low |
|
Volume(1) |
|
|
|
First Quarter |
|
$ |
28.36 |
|
|
$ |
17.25 |
|
|
|
376,920 |
|
|
$ |
24.27 |
|
|
$ |
21.31 |
|
|
|
224,826 |
|
|
$ |
15.28 |
|
|
$ |
12.70 |
|
|
|
222,472 |
|
Second Quarter |
|
|
27.80 |
|
|
|
19.70 |
|
|
|
302,367 |
|
|
|
23.10 |
|
|
|
21.46 |
|
|
|
173,659 |
|
|
|
14.38 |
|
|
|
11.92 |
|
|
|
244,741 |
|
Third Quarter |
|
|
26.65 |
|
|
|
22.50 |
|
|
|
219,858 |
|
|
|
22.56 |
|
|
|
11.43 |
|
|
|
504,411 |
|
|
|
13.58 |
|
|
|
11.76 |
|
|
|
248,325 |
|
Fourth Quarter |
|
|
25.88 |
|
|
|
21.27 |
|
|
|
238,459 |
|
|
|
16.95 |
|
|
|
12.57 |
|
|
|
317,697 |
|
|
|
13.69 |
|
|
|
11.02 |
|
|
|
236,070 |
|
|
|
|
(1) Determined by dividing the sum of the reported daily volume for the quarter by the number of
trading days in the quarter. |
The following table sets forth the high and low closing sale prices of our shares for each of
the last five years ended December 31, adjusted to give effect to a three-for-one stock split
effective on June 30, 2003 and a one-for-ten stock dividend effective on November 7, 2003:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended |
|
High |
|
Low |
|
Daily Trading Volume(1) |
December 31, 2007 |
|
$ |
15.28 |
|
|
$ |
11.02 |
|
|
|
238,018 |
|
December 31, 2006 |
|
|
24.27 |
|
|
|
11.43 |
|
|
|
305,468 |
|
December 31, 2005 |
|
|
28.36 |
|
|
|
17.25 |
|
|
|
283,482 |
|
December 31, 2004 |
|
|
34.24 |
|
|
|
13.99 |
|
|
|
532,568 |
|
December 31, 2003 |
|
|
42.48 |
|
|
|
6.94 |
|
|
|
597,858 |
|
|
|
|
(1) Determined by dividing the sum of the reported daily volume for the year by the number of trading
days in the year. |
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The following table sets forth the high and low closing sale prices of our shares during each
of the most recent six months:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trading |
Month ended |
|
High |
|
Low |
|
Volume(1) |
February 29, 2008
|
|
$ |
9.91 |
|
|
$ |
8.87 |
|
|
|
322,325 |
|
January 31, 2008
|
|
|
11.92 |
|
|
|
8.37 |
|
|
|
440,571 |
|
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
11.96 |
|
|
|
11.19 |
|
|
|
252,715 |
|
November 30, 2007
|
|
|
12.49 |
|
|
|
11.02 |
|
|
|
197,467 |
|
October 31, 2007
|
|
|
13.69 |
|
|
|
12.05 |
|
|
|
256,843 |
|
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
13.58 |
|
|
|
12.58 |
|
|
|
232,479 |
|
|
|
|
(1) Determined by dividing the sum of the reported daily volume for the month by the number of trading
days in the month. |
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Share Capital
Our authorized capital consists of 200,000,000 common shares, $0.01 par value per share. As of
February 29, 2008, we had 44,803,735 common shares outstanding.
Memorandum and Articles of Association
On December 5, 2007, we filed with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs of the British Virgin
Islands, the jurisdiction of registrants organization, an amended Memorandum and Articles of
Associations (collectively the 2007 Charter), the instruments governing a company organized under
the law of the British Virgin Islands, which are comparable in purpose and effect to certificates
or articles of incorporation and bylaws of corporations organized in a state of the United States.
The 2007 Charter, which became effective on December 5, 2007, amended and restated registrants
Memorandum and Articles of Association, as amended, theretofore in effect. The purpose of adopting
the 2007 Charter was to:
1. Make our shares eligible for a direct registration system operated by a securities
depository in accordance with Section 501.00 (B) of the rules of the New York Stock Exchange that
became effective on January 1, 2008 as to companies, like us, having equity securities listed on
the New York Stock Exchange prior to January 1, 2007;
2. Make various consequential amendments to our Memorandum and Articles of Association so as
to make them consistent with the BVI Business Companys Act, 2004, as amended (the Act), the Act
becoming effective as to us on January 1, 2007, superseding as of that date the International
Business Companies Act, 1984, the relevant BVI legislation which had previously governed us;
3. Eliminate our authority to issue bearer shares that would otherwise be permitted under BVI
law, our directors believed to be inappropriate for a company with shares publicly traded in the
United States;
4. Authorize our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and our other officers
designated by the Chairman of the Board of Directors (or the directors in the absence of
designation by the Chairman of the Board of Directors), to serve as the Chairman of all meetings of
shareholders in the absence of the Chairman of the Board of Directors; and
5. Make certain other changes as are indicated Memorandum and Articles of Association.
Under our 2007 Charter, holders of our shares:
|
|
|
Continue to be entitled to one vote for each whole share on all matters to be
voted upon by shareholders, including the election of directors; |
|
|
|
|
Continue not to have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors; and |
|
|
|
|
Continue to be entitled to receive dividends if and when declared by our board
of directors out of funds legally available under British Virgin Islands law. |
Our 2007 Charter did not change that
|
|
|
all of common shares are equal to each other with respect to liquidation and
dividend rights; |
|
|
|
|
in the event of our liquidation, all assets available for distribution to the
holders of our common shares are distributable among them according to their
respective holdings; or |
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|
|
holders of our common shares have no preemptive rights to purchase any
additional, unissued common shares. |
Pursuant to our 2007 Charter and pursuant to the laws of the British Virgin Islands, our Board
of Directors without shareholder approval amend our Memorandum and Articles of Association:
|
|
|
to restrict the rights or powers of our shareholders to amend the Memorandum or
the Articles; |
|
|
|
|
to change the percentage of shareholders required to pass a resolution of
shareholders to amend the Memorandum or the Articles; or |
|
|
|
|
in circumstances where the Memorandum or the Articles cannot be amended by the
Shareholders; or |
|
|
|
|
to change the rights of our shareholders as described in any of the bulleted
provisions set forth above in this Report. |
The power of our Board of Directors to amend our Memorandum and Articles of Association
continues to include amendments to increase or reduce our authorized capital stock. Our ability to
amend our Memorandum and Articles of Association without shareholder approval in this fashion could
have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing our change in control, including one involving
a tender offer to purchase our common shares or to engage in a business combination at a premium
over the then current market price of our shares.
We have never had any class of stock outstanding other than our common shares nor have we ever
changed the voting rights with respect to our common shares.
Our registered office is at P.O. Box 3342, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands and we
have been assigned company number 3805.
As set forth in Clause 4 of our Memorandum of Association included in our 2007 Charter, our
object or purpose is to engage in any act or activity that is not prohibited under British Virgin
Islands law .
As set forth in the following Regulations of our Articles of Association including in our 2007
Charter:
53 provides that a director may be counted as one of a quorum in respect of any contract or
arrangement in which the director is materially interested or makes with the Company.
46 allows the directors to vote compensation to themselves in respect of services rendered to
us.
62 provides that the directors may by resolution exercise all the powers on our behalf to
borrow money and to mortgage or charge our undertakings and property or any part thereof, to issue
debentures, debenture stock and other securities whenever we borrow money or as security for any of
our debts, liabilities or obligations or those of any third party. These borrowing powers can be
altered by an amendment to the Articles
78 of the Articles allows us to deduct from any shareholders dividends amounts owing to us by
that shareholder.
8(a) provides that we can redeem shares at fair market value from any shareholder against whom
we have a judgment debt.
5(a) of the Articles provides that the Companys registered shares may be certificated or
uncertificated and shall be entered in the register of members of the Company and registered as
they are issued.
7 provides that without prejudice to any special rights previously conferred on the holders of
any existing shares, any of our shares may be issued with such preferred, deferred or other special
rights or such restrictions, whether in regard to dividends, voting, return of capital or otherwise
as the directors may from time to time determine.
9 provides that if at any time the capital stock is divided into different classes or series
of shares, the rights attached to any class or series may be varied with the consent in writing of
the holders of not less than three-fourths of the issued shares of any other class or series of
shares which may be affected by such variation.
22 to 39 under applicable BVI law provide that directors may convene meetings of our
shareholders at such times and in such manner and places as the directors consider necessary or
desirable, and they shall convene such a meeting upon the written request of shareholders holding
more than 30% of the votes of our outstanding voting shares. Other than providing, if requested,
reasonable proof of a holders status as a holder of our shares as of the applicable record date,
there is no condition to the admission of a shareholder or his or her proxy holder to our meetings
of shareholders.
There is no provision in the Articles for the mandatory retirement of directors; however, we
have fixed 65 as the mandatory age of retirement for our directors. Directors are not required to
own our shares in order to serve as directors.
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British Virgin Islands law and our 2007 Charter impose no limitations on the right of
nonresident or foreign owners to hold or vote our securities.
There are no provisions in our Memorandum of Association or Articles of Association governing
the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed.
We filed our 2007 Charter with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 1.1 to an
Amendment to Form 8-A (Amendment No. 1) on December 13, 2007 and the provisions of our 2007 Charter
may be reviewed by examining that filing.
Transfer Agent
Registrar and Transfer Agent Company, 10 Commerce Drive, Cranford, New Jersey 07016-3572,
U.S.A., is the United States transfer agent and registrar for our common shares.
Material Contracts
The following summarizes each material contract, other than contracts entered into in the
ordinary course of business, to which Nam Tai or any subsidiary of Nam Tai is a party, for the two
years immediately preceding the filing of this report:
On April 13, 2006 and March 9, 2006, Nam Tais subsidiary, Nam Tai Group Management Limited,
as seller, entered into an Assignment and Sale and Purchase Agreement, respectively, with Top Ease
(H.K.) Limited, as purchaser, for the sale of the 15th Floor and car park space no. 96 on 6th
Floor, China Merchants Tower, Shun Tak Centre, No. 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong for a
purchase price of approximately $20,512,820.
On March 14, 2006, Nam Tais wholly-owned subsidiary, Zastron Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd
entered into an Investment Agreement with Shenzhen Baoan District High and New Technology
Industrial Park Development and Investment Co., Ltd. with respect to the investment by Nam Tais
subsidiary in a project in Shenzhen Guangming Hi-Tech Industrial Park of approximately $1.5
million, representing the initial payment for the purchase of land of Shenzhen Guangming with an
approximately 1.3 million square foot.
On July 17, 2006, Nam Tais subsidiary, Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. entered a Banking
Facilities Letter with The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited for Nam Tais
subsidiary to receive documentary credits to suppliers and import loan facilities up to
approximately $12.9 million
On July 17, 2006, Nam Tais subsidiary, Zastron Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., entered into a
banking facilities letter with The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited for Nam Tais
subsidiary to receive import credit facilities up to $15,000,000.
On July 21, 2006, Nam Tai signed a guarantee. in favor of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited with maximum liability of $15,000,000 for the banking facilities of Zastron
Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.
On October 26, 2006, Nam Tais wholly-owned subsidiary, Zastron Precision-Tech Limited and the
Administration Committee of Wuxi National High and New Technology Industry Development District
entered into a separate Cooperation Agreement under which Zastron agreed to invest approximately
$63,000,000 to construct a production plant for LCD modules, electronic modules and other products
and establish an industrial presence and wholly-owned foreign enterprise called Zastron
Precision-Tech (Wuxi) Limited for a period of 50 years on an approximately 515,000 square foot site
in Wuxi with a sponsor of approximately $346,000 land use transfer price to encourage the Companys
development project in Wuxi.
On October 26, 2006, Nam Tais wholly-owned subsidiary, Zastron Precision-Tech Limited and the
Administration Committee of Wuxi National High and New Technology Industry Development District
entered into a Cooperation Agreement under which Zastron agreed to invest approximately $65,000,000
to construct a production plant for flexible printed circuit boards and establish an industrial
presence and wholly-owned foreign enterprise called Zastron Precision-Flex (Wuxi) Co. Ltd for a
period of 50 years on an approximately 470,000 square foot site in Wuxi with a sponsor of
approximately $510,000 land use transfer price to encourage the Companys development project in
Wuxi.
On December 25, 2006, Wuxi Municipal Bureau of State Land and Resources assigned by Land Use
Transfer Agreement the land use right of No. B14-A Plot located in Wuxi National High and New
Technology Industry Development District to Nam Tais subsidiary, Zastron Precision-Tech (Wuxi) Co.
Ltd in exchange for payment by Nam Tais subsidiary of approximately $1.1 million.
On December 31, 2006, Wuxi Municipal Bureau of State Land and Resources assigned by Land Use
Transfer Agreement the land use right of No. A64-2 Plot located in Meicun Industrial Concentration
Area of Wuxi New District to Nam Tais subsidiary, Zastron Precision-Flex (Wuxi) Co. Ltd., in
exchange for payment by Nam Tais subsidiary of approximately $1 million.
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On February 6, 2007, Nam Tais subsidiary, Zastron Precision-Flex (Wuxi) Co. Ltd. and Rider
Levett Buchnall Limited (formerly known as Levett and Bailey Quantity Surveyors Limited) entered
into a Consultancy Agreement under which Rider Levett Buchnall Limited agreed to provide quantity
surveying services for FPC construction project in Wuxi with estimated consultancy fee of
approximately $29.6 million (i.e. approximately RMB297,300,000)(1.3% of the estimated construction
cost).
On May 1, 2007, Nam Tais subsidiary, Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd and a local
collective committee of Shenzhen Baoan District entered into a supplemental rental agreement for
renting additional facilities space to be dormitory of the Nam Tais subsidiary with an additional
rental fee of approximately $1,306 (i.e. RMB9,810).
On May 31, 2007, Nam Tais subsidiary, Zastron Precision-Tech Limited and the Hong Kong
Productivity Council entered into a Consultancy Agreement under which Hong Kong Productivity
Council agreed to act as the project consultant of Nam Tai throughout the implementation process of
Enterprise Resources Planning System Changeover Project with service fee of approximately $460,000
(i.e. HK$3,588,000).
On June 7, 2007, Nam Tais subsidiary, Namtai Electronic (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. entered a
Banking Facilities Letter with HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited for Namtai Electronic (Shenzhen)
Co., Ltd to receive import credit facilities up to $5,000,000.
On June 7, 2007, Nam Tais subsidiary, Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Limited signed
a guaranty in favor of HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited with maximum liability of $5,000,000 for
the banking facilities of Namtai Electronic (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
On June 7, 2007, Nam Tais subsidiary, Zastron Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. entered a
Banking Facilities Letter with HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited for Zastron Electronic (Shenzhen)
Co. Ltd. to receive import credit facilities up to $10,000,000.
On June 7, 2007, Nam Tais subsidiary, Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. entered a Banking
Facilities Letter with HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited for Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.
to receive import credit facilities up to approximately $90 million (i.e. HK$70,000,000) and 3
years HK dollars loan up to approximately $5.1 million (i.e.HK$40,000,000).
On
June 7, 2007, Nam Tais subsidiary, J.I.C. Technology
Company Limited signed a guaranty
in favor of HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited with maximum liability of approximately $14.1
million (i.e.HK$110,000,000) for the banking facilities of Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
This guaranty was terminated on December 31, 2007 and replaced by a new guaranty signed by Nam
Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Limited with same terms and conditions as a part of Nam Tais
reorganization.
On June 22, 2007, Nam Tai signed a guaranty in favor of HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited
with maximum liability of $10,000,000 for the banking facilities of Zastron Electronic (Shenzhen)
Co. Ltd. This guaranty was terminated on December 31, 2007 and replaced by a new guaranty signed
by Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Limited with same terms and conditions as a part of Nam
Tais reorganization.
On June 30, 2007, Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of State Land and Resources assigned by Land Use
Transfer Agreement and Supplemental Agreement the land use right of No. A614-0377 Plot located in
Shenzhen Guangming Hi-Tech Industrial Park to Nam Tais subsidiary, Zastron Electronic (Shenzhen)
Co. Ltd., in exchange for payment by Nam Tais subsidiary of approximately $7.5 million.
On July 30, 2007, Nam Tais subsidiary, Zastron Precision-Tech Limited and Parsons
Brinckerhoff (Asia) Ltd. entered into a Design Consultancy Agreement under which Parsons
Brinckerhoff (Asia) Ltd. agreed to act as he design consultancy for the construction project of FPC
facilities in Wuxi with service fee of approximately $583,000 (i.e.HK$4,550,000).
On July 30, 2007, Nam Tais subsidiary, Zastron Precision-Flex (Wuxi) Co. Ltd. and Parsons
Brinckerhoff Constructors (Shanghai) Company Limited entered into a Project Management Agreement
under which Parsons Brinckerhoff Constructors (Shanghai) Company Limited agreed to project
management service for the construction project of FPC facilities in Wuxi with service fee of
approximately $1.1 million (i.e.RMB8,300,000).
On September 5, 2007, Nam Tais two subsidiaries, Zastron Precision Tech Limited and Zastron
Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd entered into a Supplemental Loan Agreement for extending the
repayment term for a loan of $18,660,000 granted from Zastron Precision-Tech Limited to Zastron
Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. in accordance with the loan agreement dated March 30, 2004 with
effective period from March 31, 2006 to March 30, 2007.
On September 5, 2007, Nam Tais two subsidiaries, Zastron Precision Tech Limited and Zastron
Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd entered into a Supplemental Loan Agreement for extending the
repayment term for a loan of $18,660,000 granted from Zastron Precision-Tech Limited to Zastron
Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. in accordance with the loan agreement dated March 30, 2004 with effective period from March 31,
2007 to March 30, 2008.
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On September 5, 2007, Nam Tais two subsidiaries, Zastron Precision Tech Limited and Zastron
Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd entered into a Supplemental Loan Agreement for extending the
repayment term for a loan of $5,840,000 granted from Zastron Precision-Tech Limited to Zastron
Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. in accordance with the loan agreement dated August 1, 2004 with
effective period from July 14, 2006 to July 13, 2007.
On September 5, 2007, Nam Tais two subsidiaries, Zastron Precision Tech Limited and Zastron
Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd entered into a Supplemental Loan Agreement for extending the
repayment term for a loan of $5,840,000 granted from Zastron Precision-Tech Limited to Zastron
Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. in accordance with the loan agreement dated August 1, 2004 with
effective period from July 14, 2007 to July 13, 2008.
On September 24, 2007, Nam Tai and its subsidiary, J.I.C. Technology Company Limited entered
into a Sales and Purchase Agreement for selling 91% interest in Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen) Co.
Ltd. from J.I.C. Technology Company Limited to Nam Tai with a consideration of approximately $44.5
million (i.e.HK$347,408,313.53) as a part of Nam Tais reorganization.
On September 24, 2007, Nam Tai and its subsidiary, Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products
Limited entered into a Sales and Purchase Agreement for selling 91% interest in Jetup Electronic
(Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. and the entire equity of Zastron Precision-Tech Limited from Nam Tai to Nam
Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Limited with a consideration of approximately $349,891,833.33
(i.e.HK$2,729,156,300) as a part of Nam Tais reorganization.
On October 5, 2007, Nam Tai and its subsidiary, J.I.C. Technology Company Limited entered into
a Supplemental Sales and Purchase Agreement for selling 91% interest in Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen)
Co. Ltd. from J.I.C. Technology Company Limited to Nam Tai with a consideration of approximately
$44.5 million (i.e.HK$347,408,313.53) and subject to the completion of the sale of Shenzhen Namtek
Co. Ltd. and Namtek Japan Company Limited from Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Limited to
J.I.C. Technology Company Limited as a part of Nam Tais reorganization.
On October 5, 2007, Nam Tais two subsidiaries Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products
Limited and J.I.C. Technology Company Limited entered into a Sales and Purchase Agreement for
selling entire equity of Shenzhen Namtek Co. Ltd. and Namtek Japan Company Limited from Nam Tai
Electronic & Electrical Products Limited to J.I.C. Technology Company Limited with a consideration
of approximately $10.3 million (i.e.HK$80,500,000) as a part of Nam Tais reorganization.
On November 6, 2007, Nam Tais two subsidiaries, J.I.C. Technology Company Limited and Jetup
Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. entered into an External Loan Agreement for borrowing a loan of
approximately $1.3 million (i.e.HK$10,500,000) form J.I.C, Technology Company Limited to Jetup
Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. with effective period from November 7, 2007 to November 6, 2008.
On November 15, 2007, Nam Tais two subsidiaries, J.I.C. Technology Company Limited and Jetup
Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. entered into an External Loan Agreement for borrowing a loan of
approximately $1.4 million (i.e.HK$11,000,000) from J.I.C. Technology Company Limited to Jetup
Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. with effective period from November 16, 2007 to November 15, 2008.
On November 28, 2007, Nam Tai and its subsidiary, J.I.C. Technology Company Limited entered
into a Supplemental Sales and Purchase Agreement for selling the entire equity in Jetup Electronic
(Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. from J.I.C. Technology Company Limited to Nam Tai with a consideration of
approximately $48.9 million (i.e.HK$381,767,378) as a part of Nam Tais reorganization.
On November 28, 2007, Nam Tais two subsidiaries Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products
Limited and J.I.C. Technology Company Limited entered into a Supplemental Sales and Purchase
Agreement for selling entire equity of Shenzhen Namtek Co. Ltd. and Namtek Japan Company Limited
from Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Limited to J.I.C. Technology Company Limited with a
consideration of approximately $10.3 million (i.e. HK$80,500,000) (comprising HK$654,333 for the
sale of Namtek Japan Company Limited and HK$79,845,667 for the sale of Shenzhen Namtek Co. Ltd.) as
a part of Nam Tais reorganization.
On November 28, 2007, Nam Tai and its subsidiary, Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products
Limited entered into a Supplemental Sales and Purchase Agreement for selling the entire equity in
Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. and the entire equity of Zastron Precision-Tech Limited from
Nam Tai to Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Limited with a consideration of approximately
$353.1 million (i.e.HK$2,754,530,000) as a part of Nam Tais reorganization.
On November 30, 2007, Nam Tais subsidiary, Zastron Precision-Tech Limited and SAP Hong Kong
Co. Limited entered into a Professional Service Agreement, SAP Software End-User Value License
Agreement for the purchase of the SAP Enterprise Resource Planning Software, together with its services of
installation and implementation with a sum of approximately $1.4 milllion (i.e.HK$11,032,529).
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On November 30, 2007, Nam Tais two subsidiaries Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products
Limited and Best Whole Holdings Limited entered into a Sales and Purchase Agreement for selling
entire equity of Shenzhen Namtek Co. Ltd. from Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Limited to
Best Whole Holdings Limited with a consideration of $800,000 as a part of Nam Tais reorganization.
On November 30, 2007, Nam Tais two subsidiaries J.I.C. Technology Company Limited and Top
Eastern Investment Limited entered into a Sales and Purchase Agreement for selling entire equity of
Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. from J.I.C. Technology Company Limited to Top Eastern
Investment Limited with a consideration of approximately $23.2 million (i.e.HK$181,200,000) as a
part of Nam Tais reorganization.
On December 18, 2007, Nam Tais subsidiary, Zastron Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. agreed by a
guarantee letter to Shenzhen Baoan District High and New Technology Industrial Park Development
Committee to subsidize the relocation allowance to local residents located on the land of
No.A614-0377 Plot located in Shenzhen Guangming Hi-Tech Industrial Park in a sum up to
approximately $644,000.
On December 28, 2007, Nam Tais two subsidiaries, Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Product
Limited and Top Eastern Investment Limited entered into a loan agreement for a loan of
approximately $3.1 million (i.e.HK$24,107,111) to be paid from Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical
Product Limited to Top Eastern Investment Limited on December 31, 2008 as a part of Nam Tais
reorganization.
On December 31, 2007, Nam Tais three subsidiaries, J.I.C. Technology Company Limited, Top
Eastern Investment Limited and Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. entered into a Deed of
Assignment for assigning a loan to Jetup with an amount of $2.8 million (i.e.HK$21,500,000) from
J.I.C. Technology Company Limited to Top Eastern Investment Limited as a part of Nam Tais
reorganization.
On December 31, 2007, Nam Tais two subsidiaries, J.I.C. Technology Company Limited and Top
Eastern Investment Limited entered into a Deed of Release for releasing and discharging Top Eastern
Investment Limited from all obligation to repay the consideration sum of approximately $23.2
million (i.e.HK$181,200,000) due and owing to J.I.C. Technology Company Limited for the sale the
entire equity in Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. from J.I.C. Technology Company Limited to Top
Eastern Investment Limited as a part of Nam Tais consideration.
On December 31, 2007, Nam Tais two subsidiaries, Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products
Limited and Best Whole Holdings Limited entered into a Deed of Release for releasing and
discharging Best Whole Holdings Limited from all obligation to repay the consideration sum of
$800,000 due and owing to Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Limited for the sale the entire
equity in Shenzhen Namtek Co. Ltd. from Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Limited to Best
Whole Holdings Limited as a part of Nam Tais consideration.
On December 31, 2007, Nam Tais subsidiary, Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. entered a
Banking Facilities Letter with HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited for Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen)
Co. Ltd. to change the guarantor from J.I.C. Technology Company Limited to Nam Tai Electronic &
Electrical Products Limited for import credit facilities up to approximately $89.7 million
(i.e.HK$70,000,000) and 3 years HK dollars loan up to approximately $5.1 million
(i.e.HK$40,000,000)
On December 31, 2007, Nam Tais subsidiary, Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Limited
signed a guaranty in favor of HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited with maximum liability of
approximately $14.1 million (i.e.HK$110,000,000) for the banking facilities of Jetup Electronic
(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
On December 31, 2007, Nam Tais subsidiary, Zastron Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd entered a
Banking Facilities Letter with HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited for Zastron Electronic (Shenzhen)
Co. Ltd to change the guarantor from Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. to Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical
Products Limited
On December 31, 2007, Nam Tai Electronics & Electrical Products Limited signed a guaranty in
favor of HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited with maximum liability of $10,000,000 for the banking
facilities of Zastron Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.
On December 31, 2007 Nam Tais subsidiary, Nam Tai Electronics & Electrical Products Limited
and Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. entered a Banking Facilities Letter with Shanghai
Commercial Bank Ltd. with maximum liability of $5,000,000 for the banking facilities of Jetup
Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd
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February 6, 2008, Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. and Hong Kong Energy (Holdings) Limited, a
subsidiary of HKC (Holdings) Limited (HKC) entered into an Exclusivity Agreement for Nam Tai to sell and
HKC agreed to purchase Nam Tais entire equity interest in
J.I.C. Technology Company Limited
On
February 26, 2008, Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. and HKC (Holdings) Limited entered into a Share
Purchase Agreement for Nam Tai to sell and HKC agreed to purchase Nam Tais entire equity interest
in J.I.C. Technology Company Limited for approximately $51.1 million.
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Exchange Controls
There are no exchange control restrictions on payments of dividends, interest, or other
payments to nonresident holders of Nam Tais securities or on the conduct of our operations in Hong
Kong, Macao, Cayman Islands or the British Virgin Islands, where Nam Tai is incorporated. Other
jurisdictions in which we conduct operations may have various exchange controls. With respect to
our subsidiaries in China, with the exception of a requirement that 11% of profits be reserved for
future developments and staff welfare, there are no restrictions on the payment of dividends and
the removal of dividends from China once all taxes are paid and assessed and losses, if any, from
previous years have been made good. We believe such restrictions will not have a material effect on
our liquidity or cash flow.
Taxation
United States Federal Income Tax Consequences
The discussion below is for general information only and is not, and should not be interpreted
to be, tax advice to any holder of our common shares. Each holder or a prospective holder of our
common shares is urged to consult his, her or its own tax advisor.
General
This section is a general summary of the material United States federal income tax
consequences to U.S. Holders, as defined below, of the ownership and disposition of our common
shares as of the date of this report. This summary is based on the provisions of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, the applicable Treasury regulations promulgated and
proposed thereunder, judicial decisions and current administrative rulings and practice, all of
which are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis. The summary applies to you only if
you hold our common shares as a capital asset within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code. The
United States Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, may challenge the tax consequences described
below, and we have not requested, nor will we request, a ruling from the IRS or an opinion of
counsel with respect to the United States federal income tax consequences of acquiring, holding or
disposing of our common shares. This summary does not purport to be a comprehensive description of
all the tax considerations that may be relevant to the ownership of our common shares. In
particular, the discussion below does not cover tax consequences that depend upon your particular
tax circumstances nor does it cover any state, local or foreign law, or the possible application of
United States federal estate or gift tax. You are urged to consult your own tax advisors regarding
the application of the United States federal income tax laws to your particular situation as well
as any state, local, foreign and United States federal estate and gift tax consequences of the
ownership and disposition of the common shares. In addition, this summary does not take into
account any special United States federal income tax rules that apply to a particular U.S. or
Non-U.S. holder of our common shares, including, without limitation, the following:
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a person that holds our common shares in a hedging transaction or as part of a
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a person that owns, or is treated as owning, 10% or more, by voting power or
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certain former U.S. citizens and residents deemed to have expatriated to avoid
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U.S. Holders
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For purposes of the discussion below, you are a U.S. Holder if you are a beneficial owner of
our common shares who or which is:
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federal income tax purposes, created or organized in or under the laws of the
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a trust (x) if a United States court can exercise primary supervision over the
trusts administration and one or more United States persons are authorized to
control all substantial decisions of the trust or (y) if it was in existence on
August 20, 1996, was treated as a United States person prior to that date and has a
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Distributions on Our Common Shares
Subject to the passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, considerations discussed below,
the gross amount of any cash distribution or the fair market value of any property distributed that
you receive with respect to our common shares generally will be subject to tax as ordinary income
to the extent such distribution does not exceed our current or accumulated earnings and profits, or
E&P, as calculated for United States federal income tax purposes. Such income will be includable in
your gross income on the date of receipt. Subject to certain limitations, dividends paid to
non-corporate U.S. Holders, including individuals, may be eligible for a reduced rate of taxation
if we are a qualified foreign corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A qualified
foreign corporation includes (i) a foreign corporation that is eligible for the benefits of a
comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States that includes an exchange of information
program, and (ii) a foreign corporation if its stock with respect to which a dividend is paid is
readily tradable on an established securities market within the United States, but does not include
an otherwise qualified corporation that is a PFIC. We have not determined whether we were a PFIC in
2007, but we may have been so, and we may become a PFIC for the current taxable year of 2008.
Therefore, no assurances can be made regarding our Companys status as a qualified foreign
corporation. To the extent any distribution exceeds our E&P, such distribution will first be
treated as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of your adjusted tax basis in our common
shares and will be applied against and reduce such basis on a dollar-for-dollar basis (thereby
increasing the amount of gain and decreasing the amount of loss recognized on a subsequent
disposition of such shares). To the extent that such distribution exceeds your adjusted tax basis
in our common shares, the distribution will be treated as capital gain. Because we are not a United
States corporation, no dividends-received deduction will be allowed to corporations with respect to
dividends paid by us.
For United States foreign tax credit limitation purposes, dividends received on our common
shares will be treated as foreign source income and for taxable years beginning on or before
December 31, 2006 generally will be passive income, or in the case of certain holders, financial
services income. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006, dividends generally will be
passive category income, or in the case of certain holders, general category income. You may
be eligible, subject to a number of complex limitations, to claim a foreign tax credit in respect
of foreign withholding taxes, if any, imposed on dividends paid on our common shares. The rules
governing United States foreign tax credits are complex, and we recommend that you consult your tax
advisor regarding the applicability of such rules to you.
Sale, Exchange or Other Disposition of Our Common Shares
Subject to the PFIC considerations discussed below, generally, in connection with the sale,
exchange or other taxable disposition of our common shares:
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your adjusted tax basis in such common shares (your adjusted tax basis in the shares you hold
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such gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if your holding period
for our common shares is more than one year at the time of such sale or other
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PFIC Considerations
A foreign corporation will be treated as a PFIC for United States federal income tax purposes
if, after applying relevant look-through rules with respect to the income and assets of
subsidiaries, 75% or more of its gross income consists of certain types of passive income or 50% or
more of the gross value of its assets is attributable to assets that produce passive income or are
held for the production of passive income. For this purpose, passive income generally includes
dividends, interest, royalties, rents (other than rents and royalties derived in the active conduct
of a trade or business), annuities and gains from assets that produce passive income.
If we are classified as a PFIC in any taxable year, (i) U.S. Holders will generally be
required to treat any gain on sales of our shares held by them as ordinary income and to pay an
interest charge on the value of the deferral of their United States federal income tax attributable
to such gain (generally, pledges of our common shares would be considered sales for these purposes)
and (ii) certain distributions paid by us to our U.S. Holders will also be subject to an interest
charge. In addition, we may be unable or unwilling to provide information to our U.S. Holders
that would enable them to make a qualified electing fund election under which, generally, in lieu
of the foregoing treatment, our earnings would be currently included in their United States federal
income. However, if we are a PFIC, U.S. Holders may elect to mark-to-market our stock as long
as our common shares are considered to be readily tradable on an established securities market
within the United States, which could potentially ameloriate certain of the adverse U.S. federal
income tax consequences to U.S. Holders that would result if we were classified as a PFIC.
An actual determination of PFIC status is factual in nature. We have not determined whether we
were a PFIC for the 2007 taxable year, but we may have been so. In addition, we may become a PFIC
for the current taxable year of 2008. Accordinaly, there can be no assurance that we have not or
will not be classified as a PFIC. Given the complexity of the issues regarding our classification
as a PFIC, U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors for guidance as to our PFIC
status.
Non-U.S. Holders
If you are not a U.S. Holder, you are a Non-U.S. Holder.
Distributions on Our Common Shares
You generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, including withholding tax, on
distributions made on our common shares unless:
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the distributions are effectively connected with the conduct of that trade or
business (and, if an applicable income tax treaty so requires as a condition for
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If you meet the two tests above, you generally will be subject to tax in respect
of such dividends in the same manner as a U.S. Holder, as described above. In
addition, any effectively connected dividends received by a non-U.S. corporation
may also, under certain circumstances, be subject to an additional branch profits
tax at a 30 percent rate or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable
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Sale, Exchange or Other Disposition of Our Common Shares
Generally, you will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, including withholding tax, in
respect of gain recognized on a sale or other taxable disposition of our common shares unless:
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your gain is effectively connected with a trade or business that you conduct in
the United States (and, if an applicable income tax treaty so requires as a
condition for you to be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis in
respect of gain from the sale or other disposition of
our common shares, such gain is attributable to a permanent establishment maintained
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You will be subject to tax in respect of any gain effectively connected with your conduct of a
trade or business in the United States generally in the same manner as a U.S.Holder, as described
above. Effectively connected gains realized by a non-U.S. corporation may also, under certain
circumstances, be subject to an additional branch profits tax at a rate of 30 percent or such
lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty.
Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
Payments, including dividends and proceeds of sales, in respect of our common shares that are
made in the United States or by a United States related financial intermediary will be subject to
United States information reporting rules. In addition, such payments may be subject to United
States federal backup withholding tax. You will not be subject to backup withholding provided that:
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Amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be credited against your United States
federal income tax, and you may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld under the backup
withholding rules by filing the appropriate claim for refund with the IRS in a timely manner.
British Virgin Islands Tax Considerations
Under the International Business Companies Act of the British Virgin Islands as currently in
effect, a holder of common equity, such as our common shares, who is not a resident of the British
Virgin Islands is exempt from British Virgin Islands income tax on dividends paid with respect to
the common equity and is not liable to the British Virgin Islands for income tax on gains realized
on sale or disposal of such shares. Furthermore, there are no capital gains, gift or inheritance
taxes levied by the British Virgin Islands on persons who are not residents of the British Virgin
Islands. The British Virgin Islands does not impose a withholding tax on dividends paid by a
company incorporated under the Business Companies Act 2004 (formerly known as International
Business Companies Act).
Our common shares are not subject to transfer taxes, stamp duties or similar charges. There is
no income tax treaty or convention currently in effect between the United States and the British
Virgin Islands.
Documents on Display
Nam Tai is subject to the information requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
and, in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Nam Tai. files annual reports on Form
20-F within six months of its fiscal year end, and submit other reports and information under cover
of Form 6-K with the SEC. You may read and copy this information at the SECs public reference room
at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Recent filings and reports are also available
free of charge though the EDGAR electronic filing system at www.sec.gov. You can also request
copies of the documents, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to the public reference
section of the SEC. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation
of the public reference room or accessing documents through EDGAR. As a foreign private issuer, Nam
Tai is exempt from the rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prescribing the furnishing
and content of proxy statements to shareholders.
ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
Currency Fluctuations and Foreign Exchange Risk
Beginning on December 1, 1996, the RMB became fully convertible under the current accounts.
There are no restrictions on trade-related foreign exchange receipts and disbursements in China.
Capital account foreign exchange receipts and disbursements are subject to control, and
organizations in China are restricted in foreign currency transactions that must take place through
designated banks.
We sell a majority of our products in U.S. dollars and pay for our material components in
Japanese yen, U.S. dollars, Hong Kong dollars, and RMB. We pay labor costs and overhead expenses in
RMB, the currency of China (the basic unit of which is the yuan), Hong Kong dollars and Japanese
yen. The exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollars to the U.S. dollars have been fixed by the Hong
Kong government since 1983 at approximately HK$7.80 to US$1.00, through the currency-issuing banks
in Hong Kong and, accordingly, has not in the past presented a currency exchange risk. This could
change in the future if those in Hong Kong arguing for a floating currency system prevail in the
ongoing debate over whether to continue to peg the Hong Kong dollars to the U.S. dollars.
In the past, we faced a significant foreign exchange risk resulted from material purchases we
made in Japanese yen. Approximately 3%, 11%, and 8% respectively, of our material costs were in
Japanese yen during the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively, and sales we
made in yen only accounted for 2%, 9% and 7%, respectively, of our sales for each of the last
three years. Net expenses we paid in Japanese yen when translated to U.S. dollars were not material
to us during 2006 or 2007.Our business and operating results could be materially and adversely
affected in the event of a severe increase in the value of the Japanese yen to the U.S. dollars at
a time when our sales made in Japanese yen are insufficient to cover our material purchases in
Japanese yen.
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73% of our total non-material costs and expenses in RMB during the year ended December 31,
2007. This currency was stronger against the U.S. dollars during the year ended year ended December
31, 2007 compared to the year ended December 31, 2006 so expenses we paid in China with RMB
translated into more dollars than they would have in 2006.
Immediately prior to July 21, 2005 the exchange rate between the RMB and the U.S. dollars has
varied by less than one-tenth of 1%. However, on July 21, 2005, the Peoples Bank of China adjusted
the exchange rate of RMB to the U.S. dollars by linking the RMB to a basket of currencies and
simultaneously setting the exchange rate of RMB to U.S. dollars, from 1:8.27, to a narrow band of
around 1:8.11, resulting in an approximate 2.4% appreciation in the value of the RMB against the
U.S. dollars at the end of 2005, from the July 21, 2005 RMB adjustment, a 3.3% appreciation at the
end of 2006 as compared to the end of 2005 and a further 6.5% appreciation at the end of 2007 as
compared to the end of 2006.
This appreciation of RMB against U.S. dollars resulted in an increase in our total costs and
expenses of approximately 0.9% during 2007 based on the difference between sales versus costs and
expenses incurred in RMB. If the RMB had been 1% and 5% less valuable against the U.S. dollars than
the actual rate as of December 31, 2007, which was used in preparing our audited financial
statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007, our net asset value, as presented in
U.S. dollars, would have been reduced by $642,000 and $3.2 million, respectively. Conversely, if
the RMB had been 1% and 5% more valuable against the U.S. dollars as of that date, then our net
asset value would have increased by $642,000 and $3.2 million, respectively. Had rates of the RMB
been 10% higher relative to the U.S. dollars during 2007, our operating expenses would have
increased $7.3 million as a result of expenses we paid in RMB during 2007.
Our results of operations may be negatively impacted by fluctuations in the exchange rate
between the U.S. dollars and RMB. If the RMB continues to appreciate against the U.S. dollars, our
operating expenses will increase and, consequently, our operating margins and net income will
likely decline if we do not manufacture products that allow for greater margins than those we have
experienced historically.
We may elect to hedge our currency exchange risk when we judge that such action may be
required. In an attempt to lower the costs of expenditures in foreign currencies, we may enter into
forward contracts or option contracts to buy or sell foreign currency(ies) against the U.S. dollars
through one of our banks. As a result, we may suffer losses resulting from the fluctuation between
the buy forward exchange rate and the sell forward exchange rate, or from the price of the option
premium.
As of December 31, 2007, we held no option or future contracts and during the year and we did
not purchase or sell any commodity or currency options. We are continuing to review our hedging
strategy and there can be no assurance that we will not suffer losses in the future as a result of
hedging activities.
The following table provides the U.S. dollar equivalent of amounts of currencies included in
cash and cash equivalents on our balance sheet at December 31, 2006 and 2007:
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Equivalent U.S. Dollar holdings at |
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December 31, |
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2006 |
|
2007 |
Currencies included in cash and cash equivalents |
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|
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|
United States dollars |
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|
205,648,000 |
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|
|
157,032,000 |
|
Chinese renminbi |
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8,552,000 |
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|
|
56,313,000 |
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Japanese yen |
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|
3,851,000 |
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|
|
2,005,000 |
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Hong Kong |
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|
3,026,000 |
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|
|
57,095,000 |
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Macao Patacas |
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|
7,000 |
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|
|
14,000 |
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Interest Rate Risk
Short-term interest rate risk
Our interest expenses and income are sensitive to changes in interest rates. All of our cash
reserves and short-term borrowings are subject to interest rate changes. Cash on hand of $272.5
million as of December 31, 2007 was invested in short-term interest-bearing investments having a
maturity of three months or less. As such, interest income will fluctuate with changes in
short-term interest rates. In 2007, we had $9.2 million in interest income and $0.5 million in
interest expense.
As of December 31, 2006 and 2007, we had utilized approximately $4.5 million and $4.6 million
of our credit facilities, including $4.5 million and $4.6 million in short-term notes payable but
no short-term bank loans, respectively, resulting in minimal interest rate risk.
Long-term interest rate risk
As of December 31, 2007, we had $3.5 million in long-term bank borrowing, including the
current portion of $2.0 million.
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Our long-term bank borrowing consisted of a $1.6 million term loan obtained in April 2004, has
a term of four years and bear interest at a rate of 0.75% over three months LIBOR repayable in 16
quarterly installments of $100,000 beginning July 2004. The outstanding balance as of December 31,
2007 was $0.2 million. A $3.6 million term loan obtained in June 2004 has a term of four years and
bears interest at a rate of 0.75% over three months LIBOR repayable in 16 quarterly installments
of $225,000 beginning September, 2004. The outstanding balance as of December 31, 2007 was $0.4
million. A $1.8 million term loan obtained in December 2004 has a term of four years and bears
interest at a rate of 0.75% over three months LIBOR repayable in 16 quarterly installments of
$112,500 beginning March 2005. The outstanding balance as of December 31, 2007 was $0.4 million.
In July 2007, a $1 million loan with 3 years term obtained and bear interest at a rate of
0.55% over three months LIBOR repayable in 12 quarterly installments of $88,000 beginning October
2007. The outstanding balance as of December 31, 2007 was $1.0 million. A $0.5 million term loan
obtained in August 2007 has a term of three years and bears interest at a rate of 0.55% over three
months LIBOR repayable in 12 quarterly installments of $45,000 beginning November 2007. The
outstanding balance as of December 31, 2007 was $0.5 million. A $1.1 million term loan obtained in
September 2007 has a term of three years and bears interest at a rate of 0.55% over three months
LIBOR repayable in 12 quarterly installments of 90,000 beginning December 2007. The outstanding
balance as of December 31, 2007 was $1.0 million.
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
Not applicable
PART II
ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES
Not applicable
ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Not applicable
ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Companys management, with the
participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation
pursuant to Rule 13a-15 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
Exchange Act), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of Nam Tais disclosure controls
and procedures. Based on this evaluation, the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report such disclosure controls
and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be
disclosed by the Company in reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and include controls and procedures designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by the Company in such reports is accumulated and communicated
to the Companys management, including the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Report of Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Nam Tais management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control
over financial reporting. Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, does not expect that our internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A
control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not
absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a
control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of
controls must be considered relative to their costs. The design of any system of controls also is
based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no
assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future
conditions; over time, a control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the
degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent
limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and
not be detected.
Nam Tais management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2007. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated
Framework. Based on the assessment, Nam Tais management, including its Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer, concluded that, as of December 31, 2007, the Companys internal control
over financial reporting was effective based on these criteria.
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Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm
The effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007 has
been audited by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, an independent registered public accounting firm with a
report to the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Nam Tai as below:
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT FIRM
To
the shareholders and the Board of Directors of Nam Tai Electronics, Inc.:
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. and
its subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal
Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission. The Companys management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control
over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting, included in the accompanying Managements Annual Report on Internal Control
over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companys 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 included obtaining an understanding of internal
control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and
evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk,
and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe
that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the
supervision of, the companys principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons
performing similar functions, and effected by the companys board of directors, management, and
other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the Untied States of America. A companys 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 companys 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, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on the criteria established in Internal
Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007 of the
Company, and our report dated March 17, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements and
financial statement schedule.
/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU
Certified Public Accountants
Hong Kong
March 17, 2008
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Changes in internal control over financial reporting
There were no changes in the Companys internal controls over financial reporting during the
year ended December 31, 2007, the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 20-F, that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys internal controls
over financial reporting.
ITEM 16. [RESERVED]
ITEM 16 A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
The Companys Board of Directors has determined that one member of the Audit Committee, Mark
Waslen, qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as defined by Item 401(h) of Regulation
S-K, adopted pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For information concerning Mr.
Waslens education and experience by which he acquired the attributes qualifying him as an audit
committee financial expert, please see the description of Mr. Waslens background in Item 6.
Directors and Senior Management Directors and Senior Managers of this Report.
Mr. Waslen is independent as that term is defined in the Listed Company Manual of the NYSE.
ITEM 16 B. CODE OF ETHICS
The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics for the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, which also applies to the Companys principal executive officers and to its principal
financial and accounting officers. The Code of Ethics has been revised to apply to all employees as
well. A copy of the revised Code of Ethics is attached as Exhibit 11.1 to this Annual Report on
Form 20-F. This code has been posted on our website, which is located at
http://www.namtai.com/corpgov/corpgov.htm. The contents of this website address, other than the
corporate governance guidelines, the code of ethics and committee charters, are not a part of this
Form 20-F. Stockholders may request a free copy in print form from:
John Farina, President and Chief Financial Officer
Eve Leung, Corporate Secretary
Unit C, 17/F, Edificio Comercial Rodrigues
599 da Avenida da Praia Grande
Macao
Telephone: (853) 2835 6333
Facsimile: (853) 2835 6262
e-mail: shareholder@namtai.com
ITEM 16 C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has served as our independent registered public accounting firm for
each of the fiscal years for the three-year period ended December 31, 2007, for which audited
financial statements appeared in this annual report on Form 20-F. The independent registered public
accounting firm is elected annually at the Annual Meeting of shareholders. The Audit Committee will
propose to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders convening on June 6, 2008 that Deloitte Touche
Tohmatsu be re-elected as independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for 2008.
The following table presents the aggregate fees for professional services and other services
rendered by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu to us in 2006 and 2007.
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2006 |
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2007 |
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(in thousands) |
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Audit Fees (1) |
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$ |
1,116 |
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$ |
1,573 |
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Audit-related Fees (2) |
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|
42 |
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|
|
452 |
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Tax Fees (3) |
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23 |
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|
|
8 |
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All Other Fees (4) |
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42 |
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|
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156 |
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Total |
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$ |
1,223 |
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$ |
2,189 |
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(1) |
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Audit Fees consist of fees billed for the annual audit of our consolidated financial
statements and the statutory financial statements of our subsidiaries. They also include fees
billed for other audit services, which are those services that only the independent registered
public accounting firm reasonably can provide, and include the provision of attestation
services relating to the review of documents filed with the SEC. |
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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 financial statements. |
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(3) |
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Tax Fees include fees billed for tax compliance services, including the preparation of
original and amended tax returns and claims for refund; tax consultations, such as assistance
and representation in connection with tax audits and appeals, |
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tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions, transfer pricing, and requests for rulings or
technical advice from tax authorities; tax planning services; and expatriate tax compliance,
consultation and planning services. |
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(4) |
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All Other Fees includes a business advisory service fee. |
Audit Committee Pre-approval Policies and Procedures
The Audit Committee of our Board of Directors is responsible, among other matters, for the
oversight of the independent registered public accounting firm subject to the relevant regulations
of the SEC and NYSE. The Audit Committee has adopted a policy, or the Policy, regarding
pre-approval of audit and permissible non-audit services provided by our independent registered
public accounting firm.
Under the Policy, the Chairman of the Audit Committee is delegated with the authority to grant
pre-approvals in respect of all auditing services including non-audit service, but excluding those
services stipulated in Section 201 Service Outsider the Scope of Practice of Auditors. Moreover,
if the Audit Committee approves an audit service within the scope of the engagement of the audit
service, such audit service shall be deemed to have been pre-approved. The decisions of the
Chairman of the Audit Committee made under delegated authority to pre-approve an activity shall be
presented to the Audit Committee at each of its scheduled meetings.
Requests or applications to provide services that require specific approval by the Audit
Committee are submitted to the Audit Committee by both the independent registered public accounting
firm and the Chief Financial Officer.
During 2006 and 2007, approximately 59.3% and 73.3%, respectively, of the total audit-related
fees, tax fees and all other fees were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the pre-approval
requirement provided by paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
ITEM 16 D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES
Not applicable
ITEM 16 E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
Not applicable
PART III
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Not Applicable
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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F-1 |
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Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007
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F-2 |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2007
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F-3 |
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Consolidated Statements of Shareholders Equity and Comprehensive Income for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007
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F-4 |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007
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F-5 |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-7 |
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Schedule 1 - Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. condensed financial information as of December 31, 2006 and 2007 and for the
years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007
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F- 37 |
The information required within the schedules for which provisions are made in the applicable
accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission is either not applicable or is
included in the notes to our consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 19. EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Annual Report:
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Exhibit |
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No. |
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Exhibit |
1.1
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Memorandum and Articles of Association, as
amended on June 26, 2003 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the
registrants Form 8-A/A filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
on December 13, 2007). |
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4.1
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Sale and Purchase Agreement dated March 9,
2006 between Nam Tai Group Management
Limited, as seller, and Top Ease (H.K.)
Limited, as purchaser, for the sale of the
15th Floor and car park space no. 96 on
6th Floor, China Merchants Tower, Shun Tak
Centre, No. 168-200 Connaught Road
Central, Hong Kong (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.8.1 to the
registrants Form 20-F filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
on March 19, 2007) |
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4.2
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Assignment dated April 13, 2006 from Nam
Tai Group Management Limited, as seller,
to Top Ease (H.K.) Limited, as purchaser
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.8.2 to the registrants Form 20-F filed
with the SEC on March 19, 2007) |
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4.3
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Investment Agreement dated March 14, 2006
between Zastron Electronic (Shenzhen) Co.
Ltd and Shenzhen Baoan District High and
New Technology Industrial Park Development
and Investment Co., Ltd. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.9 to the
registrants Form 20-F filed with the SEC
on March 19, 2007) |
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4.4
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Banking facilities letter dated July 17,
2006 The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited to Zastron Electronic
(Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.10 to the
registrants Form 20-F filed with the SEC
on March 19, 2007) |
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4.5
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Banking Facilities Letter dated July 17,
2006, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited to Jetup Electronic
(Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.11 to the
registrants Form 20-F filed with the SEC
on March 19, 2007) |
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4.6
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Guaranty dated July 21, 2006 by the
Company in favor of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12
to the registrants Form 20-F filed with
the SEC on March 19, 2007) |
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4.7
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Cooperation Agreement dated October 26,
2006 between Zastron Precision-Tech
Limited and the Administration Committee
of Wuxi National High and New Technology
Industry Development District (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.13 to the
registrants Form 20-F filed with the SEC
on March 19, 2007) |
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4.8
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Cooperation Agreement dated October 26,
2006 between Zastron Precision-Tech
Limited and the Administration Committee
of Wuxi National High and New Technology
Industry Development District (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.14 to the
registrants Form 20-F filed with the SEC
on March 19, 2007) |
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4.9
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Land Use Transfer Agreement dated December
25, 2006 between Wuxi Municipal Bureau of
State Land and Resources and Zastron
Precision-Tech (Wuxi) Co. Ltd.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.15
to the registrants Form 20-F filed with
the SEC on March 19, 2007) |
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4.10
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Land Use Transfer Agreement dated December
31, 2006 between Wuxi Municipal Bureau of
State Land and Resources and Zastron
Precision-Flex (Wuxi) Co. Ltd.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.16
to the registrants Form 20-F filed with
the SEC on March 19, 2007) |
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4.11
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2006 Stock Option Plan of Nam Tai
Electronics, Inc adopted February 10, 2006
and approved on June 9, 2006 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit A attached to
Exhibit 99.1 of the Form 6-K furnished to
the SEC on May 15, 2006). |
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4.12
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Amendment to 2006 Stock Option Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.1.1 to the Companys Registration
Statement on Form S-8 File No. 333-136653
included with the Company Form 6-K
furnished to the SEC on November 13,
2006). |
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4.13
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Amended 2001 Option Plan dated July 30,
2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.18 to the Companys Form 20-F for the
year ended December 31, 2004 filed with
the SEC on March 15, 2005). |
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4.14
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Amendment to 2001 Stock Option Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.1.1 to the Companys Registration
Statement on Form S-8 File No. File No.
333-76940 included with Companys Form 6-K
furnished to the SEC on November 13,
2006). |
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4.15
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Consultancy Agreement dated February 6,
2007 between Nam
Tais subsidiary, Zastron Precision-Flex
(Wuxi) Co. Ltd. and Rider Levett Buchnall
Limited (formerly known as Levett and
Bailey Quantity Surveyors Limited) |
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4.16
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|
Supplemental Rental Agreement dated May 1,
2007 between Nam Tais subsidiary, Jetup
Electronic (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd and a
local collective committee of Shenzhen
Baoan District** |
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Exhibit |
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No. |
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Exhibit |
4.17
|
|
Consultancy Agreement dated May 31, 2007
between Nam Tais subsidiary, Zastron
Precision-Tech Limited and the Hong Kong
Productivity Council |
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4.18
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Banking Facilities Letter dated June 7, 2007 between Nam Tais subsidiary,
Namtai Electronic (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and
HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited |
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|
|
4.19
|
|
Guaranty dated June 7, 2007 by Nam Tais
subsidiary, Nam Tai Electronic &
Electrical Products Limited signed a
guarantee in favor of HSBC Bank (China)
Company Limited |
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|
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4.20
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Banking Facilities Letter dated June 7,
2007 between Nam Tais subsidiary, Zastron
Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. and HSBC
Bank (China) Company Limited |
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|
|
4.21
|
|
Banking Facilities Letter dated June 7,
2007 between Nam Tais subsidiary, Jetup
Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. and HSBC
Bank (China) Company Limited |
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|
4.22
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|
Guaranty dated June 7, 2007 by Nam Tais
subsidiary, J.I.C. Technology Company
Limited in favor of
HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited with
maximum liability of approximately $14.1
million (i.e.HK$110,000,000) for the
banking facilities of Jetup Electronic
(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. This guarantee was
terminated on December 31, 2007 and
replaced by a new Guarantee by Nam Tai
Electronic & Electrical Products Limited
with same terms and conditions as a part
of Nam Tais 2007 Reorganization |
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4.23
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Guaranty dated June 22, 2007 by Nam Tai
in favor of HSBC Bank (China) Company
Limited. This guarantee was terminated on
December 31, 2007 and replaced by a new
guarantee signed by Nam Tai Electronic &
Electrical Products Limited with same
terms and conditions as a part of Nam
Tais reorganization. |
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4.24
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|
Assignment dated June 30, 2007 by Shenzhen
Municipal Bureau of State Land and
Resources pursuant to Land Use Transfer
Agreement and Supplemental Agreement of
the land use right of No. A614-0377 Plot
located in Shenzhen Guangming Hi-Tech
Industrial Park to Nam Tais subsidiary,
Zastron Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.** |
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4.25
|
|
Summary of Design Consultancy Agreement
dated July 30, 2007 by Zastron Precision
-Tech Limited, a company incorporated
under the laws of the Cayman Island and
Parsons Brinckerhoff (Asia) Ltd, a company
incorporated under the laws of the Hong
Kong SAR* |
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4.26
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Summary of Project Management Agreement
dated July 30, 2007 by Zastron Precision-Flex
(Wuxi) Company Limited, a
company incorporated under the laws of the
PRC; and (2) Parsons Brinckerhoff
Constructors (Shanghai) Company Limited ,
a company incorporated under the laws of
the PRC.* |
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4.27
|
|
Supplemental Loan Agreement dated
September 5, 2007, between Nam Tais two
subsidiaries, Zastron Precision Tech
Limited and Zastron Electronic (Shenzhen)
Co. Ltd** |
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|
4.28
|
|
Supplemental Loan Agreement dated
September 5, 2007, between Nam Tais two
subsidiaries, Zastron Precision Tech
Limited and Zastron Electronic (Shenzhen)
Co. Ltd** |
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|
|
4.29
|
|
Supplemental Loan Agreement dated
September 5, 2007, between Nam Tais two
subsidiaries, Zastron Precision Tech
Limited and Zastron Electronic (Shenzhen)
Co. Ltd** |
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|
4.30
|
|
Supplemental Loan Agreement dated
September 5, 2007, between Nam Tais two
subsidiaries, Zastron Precision Tech
Limited and Zastron Electronic (Shenzhen)
Co. Ltd** |
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|
|
4.31
|
|
Sales and Purchase Agreement dated
September 24, 2007, between Nam Tai and
its subsidiary, J.I.C. Technology Company
Limited |
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|
|
4.32
|
|
Sales and Purchase Agreement dated
September 24, 2007, between Nam Tai and
its subsidiary, Nam Tai Electronic &
Electrical Products Limited |
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|
|
4.33
|
|
Supplemental Sales and Purchase Agreement
dated October 5, 2007, between Nam Tai and
its subsidiary, J.I.C. Technology Company
Limited |
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|
|
4.34
|
|
Sales and Purchase Agreement dated October
5, 2007, between Nam Tais two
subsidiaries Nam Tai Electronic &
Electrical Products Limited and J.I.C.
Technology Company Limited |
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|
4.35
|
|
External Loan Agreement Agreement dated
November 6, 2007, between Nam Tais two
subsidiaries, J.I.C. Technology Company
Limited and Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen)
Co. Ltd** |
|
|
|
4.36
|
|
External Loan Agreement dated November 15,
2007, between Nam Tais two subsidiaries,
J.I.C. Technology Company Limited and
Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.** |
|
|
|
4.37
|
|
Supplemental Sales and Purchase Agreement
dated November 28, 2007, between Nam Tai
and its subsidiary, J.I.C. Technology
Company Limited |
|
|
|
4.38
|
|
Supplemental Sales and Purchase Agreement dated
November 28, 2007, between Nam Tais two
subsidiaries Nam Tai Electronic &
Electrical Products Limited and J.I.C.
Technology Company Limited |
|
|
|
86
|
|
|
Exhibit |
|
|
No. |
|
Exhibit |
4.39
|
|
Supplemental Sales and Purchase Agreement
dated November 28, 2007, between Nam Tai and its subsidiary, JIC Technology Company Limited |
|
|
|
4.40
|
|
Professional Service Agreement, SAP
Software End-User Value License Agreement
dated November 30, 2007, between Nam Tais
subsidiary, Zastron Precision-Tech Limited
and SAP Hong Kong Co. Limited |
|
|
|
4.41
|
|
Sales and Purchase Agreement dated
November 30, 2007, between Nam Tais two
subsidiaries Nam Tai Electronic &
Electrical Products Limited and Best Whole
Holdings Limited** |
|
|
|
4.42
|
|
Sales and Purchase Agreement dated
November 30, 2007, between Nam Tais two
subsidiaries J.I.C. Technology Company
Limited and Top Eastern Investment Limited** |
|
|
|
4.43
|
|
Letter of Commitment dated December
18, 2007, between Nam Tais subsidiary,
Zastron Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. and
Shenzhen Baoan District High and New
Technology Industrial Park Development
Committee** |
|
|
|
4.44
|
|
Loan Agreement dated December 28, 2007, between Nam Tais two
subsidiaries, Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Product Limited and
Top Eastern Investment Limited |
|
|
|
4.45
|
|
Deed of Assignment Agreement dated December 31, 2007, between Nam
Tais three subsidiaries, J.I.C. Technology Company Limited, Top
Eastern Investment Limited and Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen) Co.
Ltd. |
|
|
|
4.46
|
|
Deed of Release Agreement dated December 31, 2007, between Nam
Tais two subsidiaries, J.I.C. Technology Company Limited and Top
Eastern Investment Limited |
|
|
|
4.47
|
|
Deed of Release Agreement dated December 31, 2007, between Nam
Tais two subsidiaries, Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products
Limited and Best Whole Holdings Limited |
|
|
|
4.48
|
|
Banking Facilities Letter Agreement
dated January 2, 2008,
between Nam Tais subsidiary, Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen) Co.,
Ltd. and HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited |
|
|
|
4.49
|
|
Guaranty dated December 31, 2007, by Nam Tais
subsidiary, Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Limited in
favor of HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited |
|
|
|
4.50
|
|
Banking Facilities Letter dated January 2, 2008,
between Nam Tais subsidiary, Zastron Electronic (Shenzhen) Co.
Ltd and HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited |
|
|
|
4.51
|
|
Guaranty dated December 31,
2007, by Nam Tai Electronics & Electrical
Products Limited in favor of HSBC Bank
(China) Company Limited |
|
|
|
4.52
|
|
Banking Facilities Letter dated
December 31, 2007 among Nam Tais subsidiaries,
Nam Tai Electronics & Electrical Products
Limited and Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen)
Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd** |
|
|
|
4.53
|
|
Exclusivity Agreement dated February 6,
2008 between Hong Kong Energy (Holdings) Limited
and Nam Tai relating to
the potential sale of Nam Tais entire
equity interest in JIC. |
|
|
|
4.54
|
|
Share Purchase Agreement dated February 26, 2008 between Nam Tai as the Vendor, and HKC (Holdings) Limited as
the Purchaser relating to Nam Tais entire equity interest in JIC |
|
|
|
8.1
|
|
Diagram of Companys subsidiaries. See the Section headed
Organization Structure under Item 4 of this Report at page 36. |
|
|
|
11.1
|
|
Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to the
Companys Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2004 filed
with the SEC on March 15, 2005) |
|
|
|
12.1
|
|
Certification pursuant to Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
|
|
|
12.2
|
|
Certification pursuant to Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
|
|
|
13.1
|
|
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
|
|
|
25.1
|
|
Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. |
|
|
|
* |
|
The agreement is written in Chinese and a Summary is provided in accordance with Form 20-F
Instructions to Exhibits and Rule 12b-12(d) under the Exchange Act). |
|
** |
|
The agreement is written in Chinese and an English Translation is provided in accordance with
Form 20-F Instructions to Exhibits and Rule 12b-12(d) under the Exchange Act). |
87
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and has
duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.
|
|
|
|
|
|
NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ John Q. Farina |
|
|
|
John Q. Farina |
|
|
|
President and Chief Financial Officer |
|
|
Date:
March 17, 2008
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Nam Tai Electronics, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Nam Tai Electronics, Inc.
and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2006 and 2007, and the related
consolidated statements of income, shareholders equity and comprehensive income, and cash
flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007 and the related
schedule included in Schedule 1. These consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedule are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule, based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB). Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated 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, such consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2006 and 2007,
and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement
schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken
as whole, presents fairly, in all material respects the information set forth therein.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the Companys internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on the criteria established
in Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated
March 17, 2008 expressed
an unqualified opinion on the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
/s/Deloitte
Touche Tohmatsu
DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU
Certified Public Accountants
Hong Kong
March 17, 2008
F-1
NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands of US dollars, except per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
Net sales third parties |
|
$ |
791,042 |
|
|
$ |
870,174 |
|
|
$ |
780,822 |
|
Net sales related party |
|
|
6,195 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net sales |
|
|
797,237 |
|
|
|
870,174 |
|
|
|
780,822 |
|
Cost of sales |
|
|
(704,314 |
) |
|
|
(783,953 |
) |
|
|
(693,804 |
) |
|
|
|
Gross profit |
|
|
92,923 |
|
|
|
86,221 |
|
|
|
87,018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on disposal of asset held for sale |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,258 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
(33,057 |
) |
|
|
(30,668 |
) |
|
|
(36,550 |
) |
Research and development expenses |
|
|
(7,210 |
) |
|
|
(7,866 |
) |
|
|
(9,798 |
) |
Losses arising from the judgment to reinstate redeemed shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14,465 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
(40,267 |
) |
|
|
(52,999 |
) |
|
|
(46,348 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from operations |
|
|
52,656 |
|
|
|
42,480 |
|
|
|
40,670 |
|
Other (expenses) income, net |
|
|
(125 |
) |
|
|
(1,265 |
) |
|
|
2,219 |
|
Dividend income received from marketable securities and investment |
|
|
579 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on sales of subsidiaries shares |
|
|
10,095 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
390 |
|
Gain on disposal of an affiliated company |
|
|
3,631 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) gain on disposal of marketable securities |
|
|
(3,686 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,815 |
|
Loss on marketable securities arising from split share structure reform |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,869 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Impairment loss on marketable securities |
|
|
(6,525 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
|
|
3,948 |
|
|
|
8,542 |
|
|
|
9,163 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(438 |
) |
|
|
(602 |
) |
|
|
(452 |
) |
|
|
|
Income before income taxes and minority interests |
|
|
60,135 |
|
|
|
47,286 |
|
|
|
95,805 |
|
Income taxes |
|
|
(651 |
) |
|
|
(377 |
) |
|
|
(4,030 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before minority interests and equity in loss of an affiliated company |
|
|
59,484 |
|
|
|
46,909 |
|
|
|
91,775 |
|
Minority interests |
|
|
(7,992 |
) |
|
|
(6,153 |
) |
|
|
(22,272 |
) |
Equity in loss of an affiliated company |
|
|
(186 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
51,306 |
|
|
$ |
40,756 |
|
|
$ |
69,503 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share |
|
$ |
1.19 |
|
|
$ |
0.93 |
|
|
$ |
1.56 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
1.19 |
|
|
$ |
0.93 |
|
|
$ |
1.55 |
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-2
NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands of US dollars, except share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
221,084 |
|
|
$ |
272,459 |
|
Marketable securities |
|
|
24,360 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $152
and $53 at December 31, 2006 and 2007, respectively |
|
|
117,561 |
|
|
|
95,802 |
|
Inventories |
|
|
30,894 |
|
|
|
32,356 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other receivables |
|
|
2,503 |
|
|
|
5,803 |
|
Income taxes recoverable |
|
|
4,316 |
|
|
|
5,483 |
|
Deferred tax assets current |
|
|
|
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
|
|
400,718 |
|
|
|
411,957 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
|
102,721 |
|
|
|
94,669 |
|
Land use right |
|
|
2,673 |
|
|
|
3,930 |
|
Deposits for property, plant and equipment |
|
|
609 |
|
|
|
536 |
|
Prepayment for land use right |
|
|
2,880 |
|
|
|
9,019 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
18,476 |
|
|
|
20,296 |
|
Deferred tax assets non-current |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,192 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
1,158 |
|
|
|
1,219 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
529,235 |
|
|
$ |
544,818 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes payable |
|
$ |
4,516 |
|
|
$ |
4,580 |
|
Long term bank loans current portion |
|
|
1,750 |
|
|
|
1,990 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
|
125,893 |
|
|
|
107,326 |
|
Accrued expenses and other payables |
|
|
13,649 |
|
|
|
21,690 |
|
Dividend payable |
|
|
16,639 |
|
|
|
9,509 |
|
Income taxes payable |
|
|
166 |
|
|
|
556 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
162,613 |
|
|
|
145,651 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long tem bank loans non-current portion |
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
1,558 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
163,713 |
|
|
|
147,209 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interests |
|
|
48,428 |
|
|
|
67,428 |
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common shares ($0.01 par value authorized 200,000,000 shares) |
|
|
438 |
|
|
|
448 |
|
Reinstatement of redeemed shares |
|
|
17,159 |
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
264,393 |
|
|
|
281,895 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
|
25,030 |
|
|
|
47,846 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
|
10,074 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shareholders equity |
|
|
317,094 |
|
|
|
330,181 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
|
$ |
529,235 |
|
|
$ |
544,818 |
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-3
NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In thousands of US dollars, except share and per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common |
|
|
Common |
|
|
Reinstatement |
|
|
Additional |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
Share- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Shares |
|
|
of redeemed |
|
|
Paid-in |
|
|
Retained |
|
|
Comprehensive |
|
|
holders |
|
|
Comprehensive |
|
|
|
Outstanding |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
shares |
|
|
Capital |
|
|
Earnings |
|
|
Income (Loss) |
|
|
Equity |
|
|
Income |
|
Balance at January 1, 2005 |
|
|
42,664,536 |
|
|
$ |
426 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
241,756 |
|
|
$ |
56,324 |
|
|
$ |
6,547 |
|
|
$ |
305,053 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares issued on exercise of options |
|
|
841,050 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,411 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,420 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51,306 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51,306 |
|
|
$ |
51,306 |
|
Unrealized loss of marketable securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,352 |
) |
|
|
(5,352 |
) |
|
|
(5,352 |
) |
Realization of loss upon disposals of
marketable securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(250 |
) |
|
|
(250 |
) |
|
|
(250 |
) |
Foreign currency translation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
45,777 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends ($1.32 per share) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(56,859 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(56,859 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2005 |
|
|
43,505,586 |
|
|
$ |
435 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
258,167 |
|
|
$ |
50,771 |
|
|
$ |
1,018 |
|
|
$ |
310,391 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares issued on exercise of options |
|
|
281,000 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,436 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,439 |
|
|
|
|
|
Equity-settled share-based payment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
790 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
790 |
|
|
|
|
|
Reinstatement of redeemed shares
(note 9(e)) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,159 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,159 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,756 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,756 |
|
|
$ |
40,756 |
|
Unrealized gain of marketable securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,983 |
|
|
|
8,983 |
|
|
|
8,983 |
|
Foreign currency translation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
49,812 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends ($1.52 per share) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(66,497 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(66,497 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2006 |
|
|
43,786,586 |
|
|
$ |
438 |
|
|
$ |
17,159 |
|
|
$ |
264,393 |
|
|
$ |
25,030 |
|
|
$ |
10,074 |
|
|
$ |
317,094 |
|
|
|
|
|
Reinstatement of redeemed shares |
|
|
1,017,149 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
(17,159 |
) |
|
|
17,149 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity-settled share-based payment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
353 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
353 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
69,503 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
69,503 |
|
|
$ |
69,503 |
|
Unrealized gain of marketable securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,451 |
|
|
|
17,451 |
|
|
|
17,451 |
|
Disposal of marketable securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(27,381 |
) |
|
|
(27,381 |
) |
|
|
(27,381 |
) |
Foreign currency translation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(152 |
) |
|
|
(152 |
) |
|
|
(152 |
) |
Reserve shared by minority interests |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,052 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,052 |
) |
|
|
(9,052 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive
income |
$ |
50,369 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends ($0.84 per share) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(37,635 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(37,635 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2007 |
|
|
44,803,735 |
|
|
$ |
448 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
281,895 |
|
|
$ |
47,846 |
|
|
$ |
(8 |
) |
|
$ |
330,181 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-4
NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands of US dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
51,306 |
|
|
$ |
40,756 |
|
|
$ |
69,503 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment |
|
|
16,824 |
|
|
|
19,024 |
|
|
|
21,501 |
|
Amortization and impairment loss of intangible assets |
|
|
459 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment |
|
|
(563 |
) |
|
|
(317 |
) |
|
|
(66 |
) |
Gain on disposal of assets held for sale |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,258 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Loss on marketable securities arising from split share structure reform |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,869 |
|
|
|
|
|
Loss arising from the judgment to reinstate redeemed shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,465 |
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment loss on marketable securities TCL Communication
Technology Holdings Limited (TCL Communication) |
|
|
6,525 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss (gain) on disposal of marketable securities |
|
|
3,686 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(43,815 |
) |
Gain on disposal of an affiliated company |
|
|
(3,631 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on sale of a subsidiarys shares Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical
Products Limited (NTEEP) |
|
|
(8,165 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(325 |
) |
Gain on sale of a subsidiarys shares J.I.C. Technology Company
Limited (JIC Technology) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(65 |
) |
Gain on sale of a subsidiarys shares Namtek Software Development
Company Limited (Namtek Software) |
|
|
(1,930 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share-based compensation expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
873 |
|
|
|
389 |
|
Equity in loss of an affiliated company less dividend received |
|
|
186 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Others |
|
|
206 |
|
|
|
(931 |
) |
|
|
(813 |
) |
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,246 |
) |
Minority interests |
|
|
7,992 |
|
|
|
6,153 |
|
|
|
22,272 |
|
Changes in current assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable |
|
|
(35,300 |
) |
|
|
8,101 |
|
|
|
21,704 |
|
Decrease in amount due from a related party |
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Increase) decrease in inventories |
|
|
(8,648 |
) |
|
|
850 |
|
|
|
(1,462 |
) |
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other receivables |
|
|
377 |
|
|
|
(1,013 |
) |
|
|
(3,303 |
) |
Decrease (increase) in income taxes recoverable |
|
|
3,895 |
|
|
|
(1,645 |
) |
|
|
(1,167 |
) |
Increase (decrease) in notes payable |
|
|
2,733 |
|
|
|
(297 |
) |
|
|
79 |
|
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable |
|
|
32,038 |
|
|
|
4,285 |
|
|
|
(18,567 |
) |
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other payables |
|
|
2,786 |
|
|
|
(3,104 |
) |
|
|
8,041 |
|
(Decrease) increase in income taxes payable |
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
390 |
|
|
|
|
Total adjustments |
|
|
19,519 |
|
|
|
39,055 |
|
|
|
1,547 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
70,825 |
|
|
$ |
79,811 |
|
|
$ |
71,050 |
|
|
|
|
F-5
NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands of US dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |
|
$ |
(32,166 |
) |
|
$ |
(23,793 |
) |
|
$ |
(13,785 |
) |
Decrease in deposits for property, plant and equipment |
|
|
6,451 |
|
|
|
641 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
Increase in prepayment for land use rights |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,880 |
) |
|
|
(7,532 |
) |
Proceeds from disposal of assets held for sale |
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,170 |
|
|
|
|
|
(Increase) decrease in other assets |
|
|
(40 |
) |
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
(61 |
) |
Proceeds from disposal of marketable securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
53,914 |
|
Proceeds from disposal of an affiliated company Alpha Star
Investments Limited (Alpha Star) |
|
|
6,494 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from disposal of marketable securities TCL Communication |
|
|
10,995 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of additional shares in subsidiaries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,130 |
) |
|
|
(13,808 |
) |
Proceeds from partial disposal of subsidiaries JIC Technology
and NTEEP |
|
|
25,218 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,287 |
|
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment |
|
|
1,788 |
|
|
|
420 |
|
|
|
522 |
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
|
18,740 |
|
|
|
(8,430 |
) |
|
|
26,610 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends paid |
|
|
(51,984 |
) |
|
|
(65,923 |
) |
|
|
(47,796 |
) |
Repayment of bank loans |
|
|
(5,375 |
) |
|
|
(8,067 |
) |
|
|
(1,972 |
) |
Proceeds from bank loans |
|
|
4,774 |
|
|
|
3,480 |
|
|
|
2,670 |
|
Proceeds from shares issued on exercise of options |
|
|
16,420 |
|
|
|
5,439 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
|
(36,165 |
) |
|
|
(65,071 |
) |
|
|
(47,098 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
53,400 |
|
|
|
6,310 |
|
|
|
50,562 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
|
|
160,649 |
|
|
|
213,843 |
|
|
|
221,084 |
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(206 |
) |
|
|
931 |
|
|
|
813 |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
|
$ |
213,843 |
|
|
$ |
221,084 |
|
|
$ |
272,459 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental schedule of cash flow information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid |
|
$ |
438 |
|
|
$ |
602 |
|
|
$ |
452 |
|
Income taxes (received) paid, net |
|
|
(3,335 |
) |
|
|
(1,904 |
) |
|
|
7,697 |
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-6
NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of US dollars, except share and per share data)
1. |
|
Company Information |
|
|
|
Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company or Nam Tai) is an electronics
manufacturing and design services provider to a selected group of the worlds leading
original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, of telecommunication and consumer electronic
products. Through its electronics manufacturing services operations, the Company
manufactures electronic components and sub-assemblies, including liquid crystal display
(LCD) panels, LCD modules, radio frequency modules, flexible printed circuit
sub-assemblies, digital audio broadcast modules, image sensors modules and printed circuit
board assembles for headsets containing Bluetooth wireless technology. These components are
used in numerous electronic products, including mobile phones, laptop computers, digital
cameras, electronic toys and handheld video game devices. The Company also manufactures
finished products, including entertainment devices, mobile phone accessories and educational
products. |
|
|
|
The Company was founded in 1975 and moved its manufacturing facilities to the Peoples
Republic of China (the PRC) in 1980 to take advantage of lower overhead costs, lower
material costs and competitive labor rates available and subsequently relocated to Shenzhen,
the PRC in order to capitalize on opportunities offered in Southern China. The Company was
reincorporated as a limited liability International Business Company under the laws of the
British Virgin Islands (BVI) in August 1987. The Companys principal manufacturing and
design operations are based in Shenzhen, approximately 30 miles from the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region (Hong Kong). Its PRC headquarters are located in the Macao Special
Administrative Region (Macao). Some of the subsidiaries offices are located in Macao and
Hong Kong, which provide it access to Macaos and Hong Kongs infrastructure of communication
and banking facilities. As of December 31, 2007, one of the Companys subsidiaries also
maintained an office in Japan. The Companys principal manufacturing operations are
conducted in the PRC. The PRC resumed sovereignty over Hong Kong and Macao effective July 1,
1997 and December 20, 1999, respectively, and politically, Hong Kong and Macao are integral
parts of China. However, for simplicity and as a matter of definition only, our references
to PRC in these consolidated financial statements means the PRC and all of its territories
excluding Hong Kong and Macao. |
|
|
|
The Company operates primarily in three reportable segments consisting of consumer
electronics and communication products (CECP), telecommunication components assembly
(TCA) and LCD products (LCDP). |
|
2. |
|
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
|
(a) |
|
Principles of consolidation |
|
|
|
|
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company
and all of its subsidiaries. The Company consolidates companies in which it has
controlling interest of over 50%. All significant intercompany accounts, transactions
and cash flows have been eliminated on consolidation. |
|
|
|
|
The equity method of accounting is used when the Company has the ability to exercise
significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee, which
is normally indicated by a 20% to 50% interest in other entities. Under the equity
method, original investments are recorded at cost and adjusted by the Companys share
of undistributed earnings or losses of these entities and distributions received, if
any. |
|
|
(b) |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents include all cash balances and certificates of deposit having
a maturity date of three months or less upon acquisition. |
|
|
(c) |
|
Marketable securities |
|
|
|
|
Marketable securities are principally equity securities and are classified as
available-for-sale. Securities classified as available-for-sale are stated at fair
value with unrealized gains and losses recorded as a separate component of accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss). Realized gains and losses on the sale of the
available-for-sale securities are determined using the specific-identification method
and are reflected in other income (expenses). |
F-7
2. |
|
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies continued |
|
(d) |
|
Inventories |
|
|
|
|
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost is determined on
the first-in, first-out basis. Write down of potentially obsolete or slow-moving
inventory are recorded based on managements analysis of inventory levels. |
|
|
|
|
For the Companys CECP and TCA reporting units, the Company orders inventory from its
suppliers based on firm customer orders for products that are unique to each customer.
The inventory is utilized in production as soon as all the necessary components are
received. The only reason that inventory would not be utilized within six months is
if a specific customer deferred or cancelled an order. As the inventory is typically
unique to each customers products, it is unusual for the Company to be able to
utilize the inventory for other customers products. Therefore, the Companys policy
is to negotiate with the customer for the disposal of such inventory that remains
unused for six months. The Company does not generally write down its inventories as
usually, the customers are held to their purchase commitments. However, there are
cases where customers are contractually obligated to purchase the unused inventory
from the Company, but the Company may elect not to immediately enforce such
contractual right for business reasons. In this connection, the Company will consider
writing down these inventory items which remained unused for over six months at the
Companys own cost. Prior to writing down, management would determine if the
inventory can be utilized in other products. |
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For the Companys LCDP segment, due to the nature of the business, LCDP customers do
not always place orders advance enough to enable the Company to order inventory from
suppliers based on firm customer orders. Nonetheless, management reviews its
inventory balance on a regular basis and writes down all inventory over six months old
if it is determined that the relevant inventory can not be utilized in the foreseeable
future. |
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(e) |
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Property, plant and equipment and land use right |
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Property, plant and equipment and land use right are recorded at cost and include
interest on funds borrowed to finance construction, if applicable. No interest was
capitalized for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007. The cost of major
improvements and betterments is capitalized whereas the cost of maintenance and
repairs is expensed in the year incurred. Assets under construction are not
depreciated until construction is completed and the assets are ready for their
intended use. Gains and losses for the disposal of property, plant and equipment and
land use right are included in income. |
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The majority of the land in Hong Kong is owned by the government of Hong Kong which
leases the land at public auction to non-governmental entities. All of the Companys
leasehold land in Hong Kong has leases of not more than 50 years from the respective
balance sheet dates. The cost of such leasehold land is amortized on a straight-line
basis over the respective terms of the leases. |
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All land in other regions of the PRC is owned by the PRC government. The government
in the PRC, according to PRC law, may sell the right to use the land for a specified
period of time. Thus, all of the Companys land purchases in the PRC are considered
to be leasehold land and classified as land use right. They are amortized on a
straight-line basis over the respective term of the right to use the land. |
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Depreciation rates computed using the straight-line method are as follows: |
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Classification |
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Years |
Land use right
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50 years |
Buildings
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20 to 50 years |
Machinery and equipment
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4 to 12 years |
Leasehold improvements
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3 to 7 years |
Furniture and fixtures
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4 to 8 years |
Automobiles
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4 to 6 years |
Tools and molds
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4 to 6 years |
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies continued |
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(f) |
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Goodwill and intangible assets |
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The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired is
recorded on the consolidated balance sheet as goodwill. |
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Goodwill is not amortized, but is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level on
at least an annual basis at the balance sheet date. The Company operated in three
reporting units, which were its reportable segments of CECP, TCA and LCDP. |
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The evaluation of goodwill for impairment involves two steps: (1) the identification
of potential impairment by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its
carrying amount, including goodwill and (2) the measurement of the amount of goodwill
loss by comparing the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill with the
carrying amount of that goodwill and recognizing a loss by the excess of the latter
over the former. For assessment of impairment loss, the Company will measure fair
value based either on internal models or independent valuations. No impairment loss
of goodwill was identified in 2005, 2006 and 2007. |
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(g) |
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Impairment or disposal of long-lived assets |
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Long-lived assets are included in impairment evaluations when events and circumstances
exist that indicate the carrying amount of these assets may not be recoverable. The
Company reviews its long-lived assets for potential impairment based on a review of
projected undiscounted cash flows associated with these assets. Measurement of
impairment losses for long-lived assets that the Company expects to hold and use is
based on the estimated fair value of the assets. |
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|
Long-lived assets to be disposed of are stated at the lower of fair value or carrying
amount. Expected future operating losses from discontinued operations are recorded in
the periods in which the losses are incurred. |
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(h) |
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Revenue recognition |
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The Company recognizes revenue when all of the following conditions are met: |
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Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, |
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Delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, |
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Price to the customer is fixed or determinable, and |
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Collectibility is reasonably assured. |
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|
|
Revenue from sales of products is recognized when the title is passed to customers
upon shipment and when collectibility is assured. The Company does not provide its
customers with the right of return (except for quality), price protection, rebates or
discounts. There are no customer acceptance provisions associated with the Companys
products, except for quality. All sales are based on firm customer orders with fixed
terms and conditions, which generally cannot be modified. |
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Certain of the Companys subsidiaries are subject to value-added tax of 17% on the
revenue earned for goods and services sold in the PRC. The Group presents revenue net
of such value-added tax which amounted to $4,406, $99 and nil for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively. |
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies continued |
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(i) |
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Shipping and handling costs |
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|
|
Shipping and handling costs are classified as to cost of sales for material purchased
and selling expenses for those costs incurred in the delivery of finished products.
During the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006, and 2007, shipping and handling costs
classified as costs of sales were $561, $593 and $523, respectively. During the years
ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, shipping and handing costs classified as
selling expenses were $847, $910 and $1,027, respectively. |
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(j) |
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Research and development costs |
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|
|
Research and development costs are incurred in the development of new products and
processes, including significant improvements and refinements to existing products and
are expensed as incurred. |
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|
(k) |
|
Advertising expenses |
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|
|
|
The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising expenses were $377,
$127 and $137 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively. |
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|
(l) |
|
Staff retirement plan costs |
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|
|
|
The Companys costs related to the staff retirement plans (see note 11) are charged to
the consolidated statement of income as incurred. |
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|
(m) |
|
Income taxes |
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|
|
|
For the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006, PRC tax paid by subsidiaries operating
in the PRC during the year was recorded as an amount recoverable at the balance sheet
date when management had filed or had the definite intention to file an application
for reinvestment of profits and a refund was expected unless there was an indication
from the PRC tax authority that the refund, or a portion of which, would be refused.
For the year ended December 31, 2007, tax refund for reinvestment of profits under the
capital reinvestment scheme may be removed under the new income tax law in the PRC and
therefore the PRC tax paid by subsidiaries operating in the PRC during the year ended
December 31, 2007 is expensed. |
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|
|
|
Deferred income taxes are provided using the asset and liability method. Under this
method, deferred income taxes are recognized for all significant temporary differences
at enacted rates and classified as current or non-current based upon the
classification of the related asset or liability in the financial statements. A
valuation allowance is provided to reduce the amount of deferred tax assets if it is
considered more likely than not that some portion of, or all, the deferred tax asset
will not be realized. |
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|
|
|
Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN
48), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an
enterprises financial statements. The interpretation prescribes a recognition
threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and
measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48
also provides accounting guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and
penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. There is no
material impact of FIN 48 on the Companys consolidated financial statements. |
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies continued |
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(n) |
|
Foreign currency transactions and translations |
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|
|
All transactions in currencies other than functional currencies during the year are
translated at the exchange rates prevailing on the respective transaction dates.
Monetary assets and liabilities existing at the balance sheet date denominated in
currencies other than functional currencies are re-measured at the exchange rates
existing on that date. Exchange differences are recorded in the consolidated
statement of income. |
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|
|
|
The functional currencies of the Company and its subsidiaries include the U.S. dollar
or the Hong Kong dollar. The financial statements of all subsidiaries with functional
currencies other than the U.S. dollar, the reporting currency, are translated in
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 52, Foreign
Currency Translation. All assets and liabilities are translated at the rates of
exchange ruling at the balance sheet date and all income and expense items are
translated at the average rates of exchange over the year. All exchange differences
arising from the translation of subsidiaries financial statements are recorded as a
component of comprehensive income. |
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|
|
|
The exchange rates between the Hong Kong dollar and the U.S. dollar were approximately
7.7546, 7.7747 and 7.7998 as of December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively. |
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|
(o) |
|
Earnings per share |
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|
|
|
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding during the year. |
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares
outstanding during the year. The weighted average number of common shares outstanding
is adjusted to include the number of additional common share that would have been
outstanding if the dilutive potential common shares had been issued. |
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|
(p) |
|
Stock options |
|
|
|
|
The Company has a stock-based employee compensation plan, as more fully described in
note 9(b). Prior to 2006, the Company did not recognize compensation expense for
employee stock-based compensation if the strike-price is equal to or greater than the
market price of the stock at the date of grant. The Companys policy is to generally
grant stock-based compensation to employees with a stock price equal to the market
price of the stock on the date of grant. Prior to 2006, the Company accounted for
stock-based compensation arrangements under Accounting Principles Board (APB)
Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees and provided additional
financial statement disclosure in accordance with SFAS No. 123, Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation". However, the Company would recognize compensation expense
for all stock-based compensation granted to non-employees by estimating the fair value
of the stock-based compensation utilizing the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model. See
note 9. |
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|
|
|
The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share as if
the Company had applied the fair value recognition in year 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income, as reported |
|
|
$ |
51,306 |
|
Less: Stock-based compensation costs under
fair value based method for all awards |
|
|
(7,500 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income, pro forma |
|
|
$ |
43,806 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share |
As reported |
|
$ |
1.19 |
|
|
Pro forma |
|
$ |
1.02 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share |
As reported |
|
$ |
1.19 |
|
|
Pro forma |
|
$ |
1.01 |
|
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2. |
|
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies continued |
|
(p) |
|
Stock options continued |
|
|
|
|
The Company has adopted SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (SFAS No.
123R) in 2006. This statement is a revision to SFAS No. 123 and supersedes APB
Opinion No. 25. This statement establishes standards for the accounting for
transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or
services, primarily focusing on the accounting for transactions in which an entity
obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions. Entities are required
to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity
instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award (with limited exceptions).
That cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to
provide service, the requisite service period (usually the vesting period), in
exchange for the award. The grant-date fair value of employee share options and
similar instruments are to be estimated using option-pricing models. If an equity
award is modified after the grant date, incremental compensation cost will be
recognized in an amount equal to the excess of the fair value of the modified award
over the fair value of the original award immediately before the modification. |
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|
|
|
Upon adoption, the Company applied the modified-prospective transition approach.
Under the modified-prospective transition method the Company would be required to
recognize compensation cost for share-based awards to employees based on their
grant-date fair value from the beginning of the fiscal period in which the recognition
provisions are first applied as well as compensation cost for awards that were granted
prior to, but not vested as of the date of adoption. Prior periods remain unchanged
and pro forma disclosures previously required by SFAS No. 123 continue to be required. |
|
|
(q) |
|
Use of estimates |
|
|
|
|
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
|
|
(r) |
|
Comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) represents principally unrealized gains
on marketable securities and foreign currency translation adjustments and is included
in the consolidated statement of shareholders equity. |
|
|
(s) |
|
Fair value disclosures |
|
|
|
|
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other
receivables, income taxes recoverable, notes payable, short-term bank loans, accounts
payable, accrued expenses and other payables approximate their fair values due to the
short term nature of these instruments. The carrying amount of long term debt also
approximates fair value due to the variable nature of the interest calculations. |
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2. |
|
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies continued |
|
(t) |
|
Recent changes in accounting standards |
|
|
|
|
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No.
157, Fair Value Measurement. SFAS No. 157 addresses standardizing the measurement
of fair value for companies who are required to use a fair value measure for
recognition or disclosure purposes. The FASB defines fair value as the price that
would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly
transaction between market participants at the measurement date. SFAS No. 157 is
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November
15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is evaluating the
impact, if any, of the adoption of SFAS No. 157. It is not expected to have a
material impact on the Companys financial position, results of operations and cash
flows. |
|
|
|
|
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Options for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities". SFAS No. 159 permits an entity, on a
contract-by-contract basis, to make an irrevocable election to account for certain
types of financial instruments and warranty and insurance contracts at fair value,
rather than historical cost, with changes in the fair value, whether realized or
unrealized, recognized in earnings. SFAS No. 159 is effective for financial year
beginning on or after November 15, 2007. The Company is evaluating the impact, if
any, of the adoption of SFAS No. 159. It is not expected to have a material impact on
the Companys financial position, results of operations and cash flows. |
|
|
|
|
In June 2007, the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) of FASB ratified EITF Issue
06-11 Accounting for the Income Tax Benefits of Dividends on Share-Based Payment
Awards (EITF 06-11). EITF 06-11 provides that tax benefits associated with
dividends on share-based payment awards be recorded as a component of additional
paid-in capital. EITF 06-11 is effective, on a prospective basis, for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2007. The Company is currently assessing the impact of
EITF 06-11 on its consolidated financial position and results of operations. |
|
|
|
|
In 2007, the EITF of FASB issued EITF Issue 07-3, Accounting for Nonrefundable
Advance Payments for Goods or Services Received for Use in Future Research and
Development Activities (EITF 07-3). EITF reached a consensus that nonrefundable
advance payments to acquire goods or pay for services that will be consumed or
performed in a future period in conducting research and development activities on
behalf of the entity should be recorded as an asset when the advance payments are
made. Capitalized amounts should be recognized as expense when the related goods are
delivered or services are performed, that is, when the goods without alternative
future use are acquired or the service is rendered. EITF 07-3 is effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2007. The Company is evaluating the impact, if
any, of the adoption of EITF 07-3. It is not expected to have a material impact on
the Companys financial position, results of operations or cash flows. |
|
|
|
|
In December 2007, FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations
(SFAS No. 141R). The objective of SFAS No. 141R is to improve the relevance,
representational faithfulness, and comparability of the information that a reporting
entity provides in its financial reports about a business combination and its effects.
SFAS No. 141R is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning
on or after December 15, 2008. The Company is evaluating the impact, if any, of the
adoption of SFAS No. 141R. It is not expected to have a material impact on the
Companys financial position, results of operations and cash flows. |
|
|
|
|
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interest in
Consolidated Financial Statements. SFAS No. 160 amends Accounting Research Bulletin
No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, to establish accounting and reporting
standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation
of a subsidiary. SFAS No. 160 defines a noncontrolling interest, sometimes called a
minority interest, is the portion of equity in a subsidiary not attributable, directly
or indirectly, to a parent. The objective of SFAS No. 160 is to improve the
relevance, comparability, and transparency of the financial information that a
reporting entity provides in its consolidated financial statements. SFAS No. 160 is
effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning
on or after December 15, 2008. The Company is evaluating the impact, if any, of the
adoption of SFAS No. 160. |
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3. |
|
Inventories |
|
|
|
Inventories consist of the following: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At December 31, |
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
Raw materials |
|
$ |
24,800 |
|
|
$ |
25,262 |
|
Work-in-progress |
|
|
4,753 |
|
|
|
3,715 |
|
Finished goods |
|
|
1,341 |
|
|
|
3,379 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
30,894 |
|
|
$ |
32,356 |
|
|
|
|
4. |
|
Property, Plant and Equipment, net |
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net consist of the following: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At December 31, |
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
At cost: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Buildings |
|
$ |
49,929 |
|
|
$ |
50,266 |
|
Machinery and equipment |
|
|
106,120 |
|
|
|
121,009 |
|
Leasehold improvements |
|
|
23,798 |
|
|
|
27,503 |
|
Furniture and fixtures |
|
|
2,095 |
|
|
|
2,513 |
|
Automobiles |
|
|
1,274 |
|
|
|
1,199 |
|
Tools and molds |
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
183,361 |
|
|
|
202,668 |
|
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
|
(88,399 |
) |
|
|
(108,682 |
) |
Construction in progress |
|
|
7,759 |
|
|
|
683 |
|
|
|
|
Net book value |
|
$ |
102,721 |
|
|
$ |
94,669 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
As at December 31, 2007, the Company has entered into commitments for capital expenditure for
property, plant and equipment of approximately $3,116, which are expected to be disbursed
during the year ending December 31, 2008. |
|
5. |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
|
Goodwill consists of the following: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CECP |
|
LCDP |
|
|
|
|
reporting |
|
reporting |
|
|
|
|
unit |
|
unit |
|
Total |
Balance at January 1, 2006 |
|
$ |
1,232 |
|
|
$ |
15,836 |
|
|
$ |
17,068 |
|
Goodwill upon acquisition of additional 3.31% interest
in JIC Technology |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,408 |
|
|
|
1,408 |
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2006 |
|
$ |
1,232 |
|
|
$ |
17,244 |
|
|
$ |
18,476 |
|
Exchange difference |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
Goodwill upon acquisition of additional 1.46% interest
in JIC Technology |
|
|
|
|
|
|
417 |
|
|
|
417 |
|
Goodwill upon acquisition additional 6.18% interest
in NTEEP |
|
|
1,853 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,853 |
|
Goodwill release related to disposal of 1.41% interest
in JIC Technology |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(310 |
) |
|
|
(310 |
) |
Goodwill release related to disposal of 3.31% interest
in NTEEP |
|
|
(134 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(134 |
) |
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2007 |
|
$ |
2,951 |
|
|
$ |
17,345 |
|
|
$ |
20,296 |
|
|
|
|
No impairment loss was identified in 2006 and 2007.
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(a) |
|
Investment in Affiliated Companies, Equity Method |
|
|
|
Alpha Star |
|
|
|
|
In January 2003, the Company further expanded its business to include wireless
communication technology and related products. The Company made a strategic
investment of $10,000 by subscribing for a 25% shareholding in Alpha Star, a BVI
company, which is the ultimate holding company of Jiang Cheug Tang Wireless Technology
Limited (JCT), a company engaged in the design, development and marketing of
wireless communication terminals and wireless application software. The Company also
manufactured wireless communication terminals and related modules for JCT. The
Company recorded an equity in loss of Alpha Star of $186 for 2005. |
|
|
|
|
In August 2005, the Company disposed of its entire interest in Alpha Star to the
majority shareholders of Alpha Star for a cash consideration of $6,500. As a result,
a gain of $3,631 was recorded. |
|
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company recognized net sales of $6,195 to
JCT and purchased raw materials of $5,766 from JCT and its related companies,
respectively. |
|
|
|
|
The Company did not make any loans or guarantees or had any contingent liabilities
with Alpha Star or any of its subsidiaries. |
|
|
(b) |
|
Investments in available-for-sale marketable securities |
|
|
|
|
The Company had various investments in TCL Group of companies in the form of
available-for-sale marketable securities. The Company has not incurred any material
operating revenue or expenses from the TCL Group of companies for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007. |
|
|
|
|
TCL Corporation |
|
|
|
|
In January 2002, the Company acquired a 6% equity interest in TCL Holdings Corporation
Ltd., now known as TCL Corporation, for a consideration of $11,968. TCL Corporation,
an enterprise established in the PRC, is the parent company of the TCL Group of
companies. TCL Corporations scope of business includes the import and export of raw
materials, the design, manufacturing and sales and marketing of telephones, VCD
players, color television sets, mobile phones and other consumer electronic products.
TCL Corporation changed from a limited liability company to a company limited by
shares in April 2002 (the Establishment Date). |
|
|
|
|
In January 2004, TCL Corporation listed its A-shares on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange at
RMB4.26 (equivalent to US$0.52) per A-share. The Companys interest in TCL
Corporation has then been diluted to 3.69% and represents 95.52 million promoters
shares of TCL Corporation after its initial public offering. According to Article 147
of the Company Law of the PRC, the Company is restricted to transfer its promoters
shares within three years from the Establishment Date. The Company is, however,
entitled to dividend and other rights similar to the holders of A-shares. |
|
|
|
|
As these promoters shares have a restriction on their sale prior to April 2005, the
Company, based on a comparable companies analysis and taking into account of a
liquidity discount, determined the fair value of these shares as of December 31, 2005
and recognized an unrealized gain of $947 based on an estimated fair value of $13,330. |
|
|
|
|
In April 2006, pursuant to the Split Share Structure Reform (SSR) of TCL
Corporation, the Companys interest in TCL Corporation has been changed from
95,516,112 promoter shares to 80,600,173 A-shares diluting its interest from 3.69% to
3.12%. As a result of the reduction in the number of shares in TCL Corporation, the
Company recorded a loss of $1.3 million ($1.9 million before sharing with minority
interests). The A-shares became tradable on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange after the
expiration of 12 months from April 20, 2006, which was the first trading day after the
SSR was formally implemented. As at December 31, 2006, investment in TCL corporation
was valued at market price with an estimated fair value of $24,360. |
F-15
6. |
|
Investments continued |
|
(b) |
|
Investments in available-for-sale marketable securities continued |
|
|
|
|
TCL Corporation -continued |
|
|
|
|
In April 2007, the Company disposed of its entire interest in the A-shares of TCL
Corporation through the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The net proceeds from the disposal
were $54 million (net of commission, expenses and stamp duty), resulting in a gain of
approximately US$43.8 million. |
|
|
|
|
Huizhou TCL |
|
|
|
|
The Company had a 9% direct interest in Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
(Huizhou TCL). In August 2004, as part of the preparation for TCL Communication
Technology Holdings Limited (TCL Communication)s public offering on SEHK, the
shares in Huizhou TCL were exchanged for the shares in TCL Communication. In
September 2004, TCL Communications public offering was completed. At June 30, 2005,
the Company recognized an impairment loss of $6,525 based on the fair value of
$14,681. In the fourth quarter of 2005, the Company disposed of its entire stake in
TCL Communication and recorded a loss of $3,686. |
|
|
(c) |
|
Investments in Subsidiaries |
|
|
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of ownership |
|
|
Place of |
|
Principal |
|
as at December 31, |
|
|
incorporation |
|
activity |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
Consolidated principal subsidiaries: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Best Whole Holdings Limited
|
|
Hong Kong
|
|
Investment Holding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
74.99 |
% |
First Rich Holdings Limited
|
|
BVI
|
|
Investment Holding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
73.18 |
% |
JIC Technology
|
|
Cayman Islands
|
|
Investment holding
|
|
|
74.94 |
% |
|
|
74.99 |
% |
J.I.C. Enterprises (Hong Kong)
Limited
|
|
Hong Kong
|
|
Inactive
|
|
|
74.94 |
% |
|
|
74.99 |
% |
Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen)
Co., Ltd. (Jetup)
|
|
PRC
|
|
Manufacturing and
trading
|
|
|
74.94 |
% |
|
|
73.18 |
% |
J.I.C. (Macao Commercial
Offshore) Company Limited
|
|
Macao
|
|
Provision of
consultancy,
administrative and
data processing
services
|
|
|
74.94 |
% |
|
|
74.99 |
% |
Joy Holdings Limited
|
|
BVI
|
|
Investment holding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
74.99 |
% |
NTEEP
|
|
Cayman Islands
|
|
Investment holding
|
|
|
70.31 |
% |
|
|
73.18 |
% |
Nam Tai Group Management
Limited
|
|
Hong Kong
|
|
Inactive
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
Nam Tai Investments Consultant
(Macao Commercial Offshore)
Company Limited
|
|
Macao
|
|
Provision of
consultancy,
administrative and
data processing
services
|
|
|
70.31 |
% |
|
|
73.18 |
% |
Nam Tai Telecom (Hong Kong)
Company Limited
|
|
Hong Kong
|
|
Inactive
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
Nam Tai Trading Company
Limited (NTTC)
|
|
Hong Kong
|
|
Inactive
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
Nam Tai Electronic (Shenzhen)
Co., Ltd. (NTSZ)
|
|
PRC
|
|
Manufacturing and
trading
|
|
|
70.31 |
% |
|
|
73.18 |
% |
Namtek Japan Company Limited
(Namtek Japan)
|
|
Japan
|
|
Provision of sales
co-ordination and
marketing services
|
|
|
70.31 |
% |
|
|
74.99 |
% |
F-16
6. |
|
Investments continued |
|
(c) |
|
Investments in Subsidiaries continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of ownership |
|
|
Place of |
|
Principal |
|
as at December 31, |
|
|
incorporation |
|
activity |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
Shenzhen Namtek Co., Ltd.
(Shenzhen Namtek)
|
|
PRC
|
|
Software development
|
|
|
70.31 |
% |
|
|
74.99 |
% |
Top Eastern Investment Limited
|
|
Hong Kong
|
|
Investment holding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
73.18 |
% |
Zastron Electronic (Shenzhen)
Co. Ltd. (Zastron)
|
|
PRC
|
|
Manufacturing and
trading
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
73.18 |
% |
Zastron Precision-Tech
Limited (ZPTL)
|
|
Cayman Islands
|
|
Investment holding
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
73.18 |
% |
Zastron (Macao Commercial
Offshore) Company Limited
|
|
Macao
|
|
Provision of
consultancy,
administrative and
data processing
services
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
73.18 |
% |
Zastron Precision-Tech (Wuxi)
Co., Ltd.
|
|
PRC
|
|
Manufacturing and
trading
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
73.18 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Zastron Precision-Flex (Wuxi)
Co., Ltd.
|
|
PRC
|
|
Manufacturing and
trading
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
73.18 |
% |
Significant transactions
|
(i) |
|
In March 2005, the Company disposed of a total of 30,000,000
ordinary shares of NTEEP for cash considerations of approximately $9,836,
resulting in a gain on partial disposal of a subsidiary of approximately $5,870. |
|
|
|
|
In May 2005, through a series of linked transactions, the Companys shareholding
in NTEEP increased from 71.25% to 72.06% while the effective shareholding in
Namtek Software decreased from 80% to 72.06% upon completion of the partial
disposal of Namtek Software when the Company and Asano Company Limited (Asano
Company), a company owned by the management of Namtek Software, transferred 80%
and 20%, respectively, of their interest in Namtek Software to NTEEP for a total
consideration of $26,700. The consideration was satisfied by the issuance of
81,670,588 new shares of NTEEP to the Company and Asano Company at approximately
$0.327 per share. These transactions resulted in goodwill of $1,277 arising
from the additional interest in NTEEP exchanged and a net gain on partial
disposal of interest in Namtek Software of $1,930. |
|
|
|
|
In August 2005, the Company further disposed of a total of 22,574,000 ordinary
shares of NTEEP for cash considerations of approximately $5,163. The disposal
resulted in a net gain on partial disposal of a subsidiary of approximately
$2,295 after deducting the releasing of goodwill of $45. |
|
|
|
|
In August and September 2006, the Company acquired a total of 7,152,000 ordinary
shares of NTEEP for cash consideration of $1,010 resulting in 70.31% equity
interest held in NTEEP as of December 31, 2006. |
|
|
|
|
In May 2007, the Company further acquired a total of 54,514,000 ordinary shares
of NTEEP for cash consideration of $13,054. In June 2007, the Company disposed
of a total of 29,199,000 ordinary shares of NTEEP for cash considerations of
approximately $6,586. The disposal resulted in a net gain on partial disposal
of a subsidiary of approximately $325 after deducting the releasing of goodwill
of $134. The acquisition and disposal resulted in 73.18% equity interest held
in NTEEP as of December 31, 2007. |
F-17
6. |
|
Investments continued |
|
(c) |
|
Investments in Subsidiaries continued |
|
|
|
|
Significant transactions continued |
|
(ii) |
|
In December 2007, the Company completed its reorganization of internal structure involving the structure of its two Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK) listed
subsidiaries, NTEEP and JIC Technology (Reorganization). The purpose of the
reorganization is for the Company to centralize all electronic manufacturing
services (EMS) business into NTEEP and non-EMS business into JIC Technology.
The result is to turn NTEEP into a flagship EMS provider. |
|
|
|
|
Pursuant to the Reorganization, NTEEP acquired 100% equity interests in ZPTL and
100% equity interests in Jetup from the Company while JIC Technology acquired
100% equity interest in both Namtek Shenzhen and Namtek Japan (Namtek group). |
|
|
|
|
Upon the completion of the Reorganization, the Companys effective shareholding
in Namtek group increased from 73.18% to 74.99% while the effective shareholding
in ZPTL and Jetup decreased from 100% to 73.18%, and 74.99% to 73.18%,
respectively. The Company continues to own 73.18% and 74.99% equity interest in
NTEEP and JIC Technology respectively as at December 31, 2007. |
Retained earnings and reserves
The Companys retained earnings are not restricted as to the payment of dividends
except to the extent dictated by prudent business practices. The Company believes
that there are no material restrictions, including foreign exchange controls, on the
ability of its non-PRC subsidiaries to transfer surplus funds to the Company in the
form of cash dividends, loans, advances or purchases. With respect to the Companys
PRC subsidiaries, there are restrictions on the payment of dividends and the removal
of dividends from the PRC. On March 16, 2007, the PRC promulgated the Law of the PRC
on Enterprise Income Tax (the New Law) by Order No. 63 of the President of the PRC.
Please refer to Note 12 for further details of the New Law. The New Law becomes
effective from January 1, 2008. Prior to the enactment of the New Law, when dividends
are paid by the Companys PRC subsidiaries, such dividends would reduce the amount of
reinvested profits and accordingly, the refund of taxes paid might be reduced to the
extent of tax applicable to profits not reinvested. Subsequent to the enactment of
the New Law, due to the removal of tax benefit related to reinvestment of capital in
PRC subsidiaries, the Company may not reinvest the profits made by the PRC
subsidiaries. Payment of dividends by PRC subsidiaries to foreign investors on
profits earned subsequent to January 1, 2008 will also be subject to withholding tax
under the New Law. In addition, pursuant to the relevant PRC regulations, a certain
portion of the profits made by these subsidiaries must be set aside for future capital
investment and are not distributable, and the registered capital of the Companys PRC
subsidiaries are also restricted. These reserves and registered capital of the PRC
subsidiaries amounted to $292,064 and $282,335 as of December 31, 2006 and 2007
respectively. However, the Company believes that such restrictions will not have a
material effect on the Companys liquidity or cash flows.
7. |
|
Accrued expenses and other payables |
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other payables consisted of the following: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At December 31, |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
Accrued salaries |
|
$ |
3,537 |
|
|
$ |
4,795 |
|
Accrued bonus |
|
|
1,537 |
|
|
|
4,278 |
|
Accrued tooling and equipment charges |
|
|
643 |
|
|
|
2,563 |
|
Accrued professional fees |
|
|
1,216 |
|
|
|
2,919 |
|
Others |
|
|
6,716 |
|
|
|
7,135 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
13,649 |
|
|
$ |
21,690 |
|
|
|
|
F-18
8. |
|
Bank Loans and Banking Facilities |
|
|
|
The Company has credit facilities with various banks representing notes payable, trade
acceptances, import facilities, revolving loans and overdrafts. At December 31, 2006 and
2007, these facilities totaled $36,161 and $35,237, of which $31,645 and $30,657 were unused
at December 31, 2006 and 2007, respectively. The maturity of these facilities is generally
up to 120 days. Interest rates are generally based on the banks usual lending rates in Hong
Kong or the PRC and the credit lines are normally subject to annual review. The banking
facilities are secured by guarantees given by Nam Tai and certain subsidiaries. |
|
|
|
The notes payable, which include trust receipts and shipping guarantees, may not agree to
utilized banking facilities due to a timing difference between the Company receiving the
goods and the bank issuing the trust receipt to cover financing of the purchase. The Company
recognizes the outstanding letter of credit as a note payable when the goods are received,
even though the bank may not have issued the trust receipt. However, this will not affect
the total bank facility utilization, as an addition to the trust receipts will be offset by a
reduction in the same amount of outstanding letters of credit. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At December 31, |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
Trust receipts |
|
$ |
4,514 |
|
|
$ |
4,580 |
|
Usance bills pending maturity |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total banking facilities utilized |
|
|
4,516 |
|
|
|
4,580 |
|
Less: Outstanding letters of credit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes payable and short term bank loans |
|
$ |
4,516 |
|
|
$ |
4,580 |
|
|
|
|
A subsidiary of the Company has an unsecured four-year term loan with borrowings in 2004
totaling $7,000 at a rate of 0.75% p.a. over three months London Interbank Offered Rate
(LIBOR), repayable in 16 quarterly installments of approximately $438 beginning July 2004.
During the year 2007, it has obtained another unsecured three-year term loan totaling $2,670
at a rate of 0.55% p.a. over three months LIBOR, repayable in 12 quarterly installments of
$222 beginning in October 2007. At December 31, 2007, the loans had outstanding balances of
$3,548. There are no restrictive financial covenants associated with these term loans.
The long term bank loans at December 31, 2007 are repayable as follows for the years ending
December 31
|
|
|
|
|
- 2008 |
|
$ |
1,990 |
|
- 2009 |
|
|
890 |
|
- 2010 |
|
|
668 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,548 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
The Company has only one class of common shares authorized, issued and
outstanding. |
|
|
(b) |
|
Stock Options |
|
|
|
|
In May 2001 (and amended in July 2004), the Board of Directors approved a stock option
plan which would grant 15,000 options to each non-employee director of the Company
elected at each annual general meeting of shareholders, and might grant options to key
employees, consultants or advisors of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to
subscribe for its shares in accordance with the terms of this stock option plan based
on past performance and/or expected contributions to the Company. The maximum number
of shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of options granted was 3,300,000
shares. The options granted under this plan generally have a term of two to three
years, subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors, but cannot exceed ten
years. |
|
|
|
|
In February 2006, the Board of Directors approved another stock option plan, and
subsequently approved by the shareholders at the 2006 annual general meeting of
shareholders, with the same terms and conditions. However, the maximum number of
shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of options granted was 2,000,000 shares. |
F-19
9. |
|
Shareholders Equity continued |
|
(b) |
|
Stock Options continued |
|
|
|
|
A summary of stock option activity during the three years ended December 31, 2007 is
as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of |
|
|
Weighted average |
|
|
|
options |
|
|
fair value per option |
|
|
Outstanding at January 1, 2005 |
|
|
737,050 |
|
|
$ |
6.83 |
|
Granted |
|
|
1,105,000 |
|
|
|
6.79 |
|
Exercised |
|
|
(841,050 |
) |
|
|
6.74 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2005 |
|
|
1,001,000 |
|
|
$ |
6.86 |
|
Granted |
|
|
90,000 |
|
|
|
6.64 |
|
Exercised |
|
|
(281,000 |
) |
|
|
7.01 |
|
Expired |
|
|
(30,000 |
) |
|
|
6.94 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2006 |
|
|
780,000 |
|
|
$ |
6.78 |
|
Granted |
|
|
115,000 |
|
|
|
2.80 |
|
Expired |
|
|
(600,000 |
) |
|
|
6.77 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2007 |
|
|
295,000 |
|
|
$ |
5.24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Details of the options granted by the Company in 2005, 2006 and 2007 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of |
|
|
|
Exercise |
|
|
options granted |
|
Vesting period |
|
price |
|
Exercisable period |
|
In 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
100% vested at date of grant
|
|
$ |
20.84 |
|
|
February 4, 2005 to February 4, 2007 |
105,000
|
|
100% vested at date of grant
|
|
$ |
21.62 |
|
|
June 6, 2005 to June 6, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90,000
|
|
100% vested at date of grant
|
|
$ |
22.25 |
|
|
June 9, 2006 to June 8, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
75,000
|
|
100% vested at date of grant
|
|
$ |
12.42 |
|
|
June 8, 2007 to June 7, 2010 |
40,000
|
|
100% will vest one year
after date of grant
|
|
$ |
12.13 |
|
|
May 14, 2008 to May 13, 2011 |
As of December 31, 2007, there was approximately $54 of unrecognized compensation
expense related to non-vested stock options granted under the Companys option plan.
The following summarizes information about stock options outstanding at December 31,
2007. 255,000 stock options are exercisable as of December 31, 2007 and 40,000 stock
options will be exercisable on May 14, 2008.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average |
|
|
Number |
|
remaining contractual |
Exercise prices |
|
of options |
|
life in months |
$21.62 |
|
|
90,000 |
|
|
|
5.2 |
|
$22.25 |
|
|
90,000 |
|
|
|
17.3 |
|
$12.13 |
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
40.5 |
|
$12.42 |
|
|
75,000 |
|
|
|
30.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
295,000 |
|
|
|
20.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-20
9. |
|
Shareholders Equity continued |
|
(b) |
|
Stock Options continued |
|
|
|
|
The weighted average remaining contractual life of the stock options outstanding at
December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007 was approximately 13, 6 and 20 months, respectively.
The weighted average fair value of options granted during 2005, 2006 and 2007 was
$6.79, $6.64 and $2.80, respectively, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model
based on the following assumptions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
2005 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
Risk-free interest rate |
|
3.56% to 3.59% |
|
|
4.96 |
% |
|
4.63% to 5.03% |
Expected life |
|
|
2 to 3 years |
|
|
3 years |
|
|
3 to 4 years |
|
Expected volatility |
|
62.62% to 71.14% |
|
|
57.71 |
% |
|
37.22% to 55.09% |
Expected dividend per quarter |
|
$ |
0.33 |
|
|
$ |
0.38 |
|
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
|
(c) |
|
Share Buy back |
|
|
|
|
No shares were repurchased during the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007. |
|
|
(d) |
|
Share Redemptions |
|
|
|
|
On January 22, 1999, pursuant to its Articles of Association, the Company redeemed and
canceled 415,500 shares of the Company registered in the name of Tele-Art Inc.
(Tele-Art) at a price of $3.73 per share for $1,549 (see note 15(b)). |
|
|
|
|
On August 12, 2002, pursuant to its Articles of Association, the Company redeemed and
cancelled an additional 509,181 shares of the Company beneficially owned by Tele-Art
at a price of $6.14 per share for $3,125 (see note 15(b)). |
|
|
|
|
No shares have been redeemed since August 12, 2002. |
|
|
|
|
On November 20, 2006, judgment was rendered by the Lords of the Judicial Committee of
the Privy Council of the United Kingdom (the Privy Council), declaring that the
redemptions by the Company of its common shares beneficially owned by Tele-Art on
January 22, 1999 and August 12, 2002 were nullities and that the register of members
of the Company (i.e. the Companys shareholders register) should be rectified to
reinstate the redeemed shares together with any other shares which have since accrued
by way of exchange or dividend. |
|
|
(e) |
|
Reinstatement of redeemed shares |
|
|
|
|
Following the November 20, 2006 judgment, the Company received the order from the
Privy Council on January 9, 2007 to rectify the share register of Nam Tai by
registering such 1,017,149 (after adjustment of the 1 for 10 stock dividend on
November 7, 2003) shares (the Redeemed Shares) in the name of Bank of China (Hong
Kong) Limited (Bank of China). In March 2007, the Company issued the 1,017,149
common shares. However, as the court judgment was determined in 2006, the Company
accounted for the obligation to reinstate the Redeemed Shares at their fair value
(i.e. market closing price) on November 20, 2006, the date of the judgment (see note
15(b)). |
F-21
10. |
|
Earnings Per Share |
|
|
|
The calculations of basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share are computed as
follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
average number |
|
Per share |
Year ended December 31, 2005 |
|
Income |
|
of shares |
|
amount |
|
Basic earnings per share |
|
$ |
51,306 |
|
|
|
42,944,682 |
|
|
$ |
1.19 |
|
Effect of dilutive securities
- Stock options |
|
|
|
|
|
|
223,859 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
51,306 |
|
|
|
43,168,541 |
|
|
$ |
1.19 |
|
|
|
|
All options to purchase shares of common stock were included in the computation of 2005
diluted earnings per share as their effects were dilutive.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
average number |
|
Per share |
Year ended December 31, 2006 |
|
Income |
|
of shares |
|
amount |
|
Basic earnings per share |
|
$ |
40,756 |
|
|
|
43,702,135 |
|
|
$ |
0.93 |
|
Effect of dilutive securities
- Stock options |
|
|
|
|
|
|
39,364 |
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of reinstatement of redeemed shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
116,088 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
40,756 |
|
|
|
43,857,587 |
|
|
$ |
0.93 |
|
|
|
|
397,000 options to purchase shares of common stock were excluded in the computation of 2006
diluted earnings per share as their effects were anti-dilutive.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
average number |
|
Per share |
Year ended December 31, 2007 |
|
Income |
|
of shares |
|
amount |
|
Basic earnings per share |
|
$ |
69,503 |
|
|
|
44,583,585 |
|
|
$ |
1.56 |
|
Effect of dilutive securities
- Stock options |
|
|
|
|
|
|
963 |
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of reinstatement of redeemed shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
220,150 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
69,503 |
|
|
|
44,804,698 |
|
|
$ |
1.55 |
|
|
|
|
220,000 options to purchase shares of common stock were excluded in the computation of 2007
diluted earnings per share as their effects were anti-dilutive.
F-22
11. |
|
Staff Retirement Plans |
|
|
|
The Company operates a retirement benefit scheme (RBS) for all qualifying employees in
Macao and a Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) scheme for all qualifying employees in Hong
Kong. The RBS and MPF are defined contribution schemes and the assets of the schemes are
managed by the trustees independent to the Company. |
|
|
|
Both the RBS and MPF are available to all employees aged 18 to 64 and with at least 60 days
of service under the employment of the Company in Macao and Hong Kong. Contributions are
made by the Company at 5% based on the staffs relevant income. The maximum relevant income
for contribution purpose per employee is $3 per month. Staff members are entitled to 100% of
the Companys contributions together with accrued returns irrespective of their length of
service with the Company, but the benefit can be withdrawn by the employees in Macao at the
end of employment contracts while the benefits are required by law to be preserved until the
retirement age of 65 for employees in Hong Kong. |
|
|
|
According to the applicable laws and regulations in the PRC, prior to July 2006, the Company
was required to contribute 8% to 9% of the stipulated salary set by the local government of
Shenzhen, the PRC, to the retirement benefit schemes to fund the retirement benefits of their
employees. With effect from July 2006, the applicable percentages were adjusted to 10% to
11%. The principal obligation of the Company with respect to these retirement benefit
schemes is to make the required contributions under the scheme. No forfeited contributions
may be used by the employer to reduce the existing level of contributions. |
|
|
|
The cost of the Companys contribution to the staff retirement plans in Macao, Hong Kong and
PRC amounted to $1,510, $1,534 and $1,800 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and
2007, respectively. |
|
12. |
|
Income Taxes |
|
|
|
The components of income before income taxes and minority interest are as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
2005 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
PRC, excluding Hong Kong and Macao |
|
$ |
36,138 |
|
|
$ |
23,372 |
|
|
$ |
78,318 |
|
Hong Kong, Macao and other jurisdictions |
|
|
23,997 |
|
|
|
23,914 |
|
|
|
17,487 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
60,135 |
|
|
$ |
47,286 |
|
|
$ |
95,805 |
|
|
|
|
Under the current BVI law, the Companys income is not subject to taxation. Subsidiaries
operating in Hong Kong and the PRC are subject to income taxes as described below, and the
subsidiaries operating in Macao are exempted from income taxes. Under the current Cayman
Islands law, ZPTL, NTEEP and JIC Technology are not subject to profit tax in the Cayman
Islands as they have no business operations in the Cayman Islands. However, they may be
subject to Hong Kong income taxes as described below if they are registered in Hong Kong.
The provision for current income taxes of the subsidiaries operating in Hong Kong has been
calculated by applying the current rate of taxation of 17.5% to the estimated taxable income
earned in or derived from Hong Kong during the period, if applicable.
The basic corporate tax rate for Foreign Investment Enterprises (FIEs) in the PRC, such as
NTSZ, Zastron, Shenzhen Namtek and Jetup (collectively the Shenzhen PRC subsidiaries) is
33% (30% state tax and 3% local tax) as at December 31, 2007. However, because all of these
PRC subsidiaries are located in Shenzhen and are involved in production operations, they
qualify for a special reduced state tax rate of 15%. In addition, the local tax authorities
in Shenzhen are not assessing any local tax as at December 31, 2007. In 2006, two new FIEs,
namely Zastron Precision-Tech (Wuxi) Co. Ltd. and Zastron Precision-Flex (Wuxi) Co. Ltd.,
were established. They are located in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, the PRC and will involve in
production operations in year 2008 or after. They are also qualified for tax incentive as
the subsidiaries in Shenzhen.
F-23
12. |
|
Income Taxes continued |
|
|
|
Pursuant to the old PRC Tax Law, since the Shenzhen PRC subsidiaries
have agreed to operate for a minimum of 10 years in the PRC, a
two-year tax holiday from the first profit making year is available,
following which in the third through fifth years there is a 50%
reduction to 7.5%. In any event, for FIEs such as NTSZ, Zastron and
Shenzhen Namtek which export 70% or more of the production value of
their products, a reduction in the tax rate is available; in all cases
apart from the years in which a tax holiday and tax incentive is
available, there is an overall minimum tax rate of 10%. The following
details the tax concessions received for the Companys Shenzhen PRC
subsidiaries under the old PRC Tax Law: |
|
|
|
In 2005, NTSZ received a tax refund of $1,815 from reinvestment of profit for 2003.
Besides, NTSZ further paid $738 and subsequently received a tax refund of $1,726 from
reinvestment of profit for year 2004 and a refund of $971 for being an export-oriented
enterprise. In 2006, NTSZ paid $1,566 and received a tax refund of $746 for being an
export-oriented enterprise for the year 2005. In 2007, NTSZ paid $9,145 and received a
tax refund of $544 for being an export-oriented enterprise for the year 2006, and $431
from reinvestment of profit for the year 2005. |
|
|
|
|
On May 13, 2004, Zastron received the recognition of High and New Technology
Enterprise and was entitled to enjoy a reduced corporate tax rate of 7.5% for three
years commencing 2004. In 2005, Zastron received a refund of $1,398 from reinvestment
of profit for year 2000 to 2003. Besides, Zastron further paid $170 and subsequently
received a tax refund of $874 from reinvestment of profit for year 2004. In year 2006,
Zastron has applied and is waiting for tax refund for year 2005. In 2007, Zastron paid
$354 and received a tax refund of $191 and $494 from reinvestment of profits for years
2005 and 2006, respectively. |
|
|
|
|
In 2005, 2006 and 2007, Shenzhen Namtek is entitled to a 5% tax refund for being an
export-oriented enterprise. |
|
|
|
|
During 2005, Jetup received a refund of $233 and $346 from reinvestment of profit for
2003 and 2005, respectively. In 2006, Jetup received a tax refund of $211 for being
export-oriented enterprises for the year 2005. In 2007, Jetup received a tax refund of
$137 for being an export-oriented enterprise for the year 2006. Besides, Jetup also
received $98 and $258 from reinvestment of profits for the years 2005 and 2006,
respectively. |
In years 2005 and 2006, a FIE whose foreign investor directly reinvests by way of capital
injection its share of profits obtained from that FIE or another FIE owned by the same
foreign investor in establishing or expanding an export-oriented or technologically advanced
enterprise in the PRC for a minimum period of five years may obtain a refund of the taxes
already paid on those profits. NTSZ, Zastron and Jetup qualified for such refunds of taxes
as a result of reinvesting their profit earned in previous years by their respective holding
companies. As a result, the Company recorded tax expense net of the benefit related to the
refunds. At December 31, 2006 and 2007, taxes recoverable under such arrangements were
$4,104 and $5,365, respectively, which were included in income taxes recoverable and expected
to be received during 2007 and 2008.
On March 16, 2007, the PRC promulgated New Law. Under the New Law which becomes effective
from January 1, 2008, inter alia, the tax refund under the capital reinvestment scheme as
described above is removed. As a result, for 2007, the Shenzhen PRC subsidiaries have
continued to provide enterprise income tax at a tax rate of 10% as discussed above. In
addition, under the New Law, all enterprises (both domestic enterprises and FIEs) will have
one uniform tax rate of 25%. On December 6, 2007, the State Council of the PRC issued
Implementation Regulations of the New Law. The New Law and Implementation Regulations have
changed the tax rate from 15% to 18%, 20%, 22%, 24% and 25% for the years ending December 31,
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 respectively for Shenzhen PRC subsidiaries. The deferred tax
balance has been adjusted to reflect the tax rates that are expected to apply. Moreover,
under the New Law, there will be no reduction in the tax rate for FIEs which export 70% or
more of the production value of their products with effect from January 1, 2008. As such, the
Company does not expect any further benefit for 2008 after the implementation of the New Law.
The Company has adopted FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. There is no material impact on the
adoption of FIN 48. The Company classifies interest and/or penalties related to unrecognized
tax benefits as a component of income tax provisions; however, as of December 31, 2007, there
is no interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, and the Company has no
material unrecognized tax benefit which would favorably affect the effective income tax rate
in future periods. The Company does not anticipate any significant increases or decreases to
its liability for unrecognized tax benefit within the next twelve months. Other than the
audit by the Hong Kong tax authorities as described below, the tax positions for the years
2005 to 2007 may be subject to examination by the PRC and Hong Kong tax authorities.
F-24
12. |
|
Income Taxes continued |
|
|
|
In accordance with its normal practice, the Hong Kong tax authorities selected the Company and one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, NTTC,
for a tax audit. The Hong Kong tax authorities have made certain estimated assessments, in relation to fiscal years 1996 through 1999, for
public revenue protection purposes to prevent the assessments, if any, from becoming time barred. The Hong Kong tax authorities did not
provide concrete grounds for the assessments until a determination dated October 31, 2007 was given which indicated the disallowance of tax
deductions for certain management fee expenses and professional expenses paid by NTTC to the Company. The amount of additional tax relating
to fiscal years 1996 to 1999 demanded by the Hong Kong tax authorities was approximately $2,928. The Company and NTTC have objected to these
estimated assessments. The Company believes it has good grounds of appeal and accordingly has launched an appeal to the Board of Review
against the determination issued by the Hong Kong tax authorities. The appeal is expected to be heard in June 2008. The Company has assessed
this tax position and believed NTTC has good technical merits. Accordingly, no provision for tax liability in this respect is considered to
be necessary. |
|
|
|
The current and deferred components of the income tax expense appearing in the consolidated statements of income are as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
Current tax |
|
$ |
(651 |
) |
|
$ |
(377 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,276 |
) |
Deferred tax |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,246 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(651 |
) |
|
$ |
(377 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,030 |
) |
|
|
|
The Companys deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2006 and 2007 are attributable to the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
Net operating losses |
|
$ |
1,647 |
|
|
$ |
1,040 |
|
Allowance for obsolete inventories |
|
|
|
|
|
|
45 |
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
Property, plant and equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,192 |
|
|
|
|
Total deferred tax assets |
|
|
1,647 |
|
|
|
4,286 |
|
Less: valuation allowance |
|
|
(1,647 |
) |
|
|
(1,040 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
3,246 |
|
|
|
|
Movement of valuation allowance:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
2005 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
At the beginning of the year |
|
$ |
1,026 |
|
|
$ |
1,560 |
|
|
$ |
1,647 |
|
Current year addition (reduction) |
|
|
534 |
|
|
|
87 |
|
|
|
(607 |
) |
|
|
|
At the end of year |
|
$ |
1,560 |
|
|
$ |
1,647 |
|
|
$ |
1,040 |
|
|
|
|
The valuation allowance as of December 31, 2006 and 2007 was related to net operating losses
carried forward that, in the judgment of management, are more likely than not that the assets
will be realized. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers
whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will
be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation
of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become
deductible.
For the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, the Company had net operating losses of
$3,051, $496 and nil, respectively, which may be carried forward indefinitely.
F-25
12. |
|
Income Taxes continued |
|
|
|
A reconciliation of the income tax expense to the amount computed by applying the current tax rate to the income before income taxes in the consolidated statements of
income is as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes and minority interests |
|
$ |
60,135 |
|
|
$ |
47,286 |
|
|
$ |
95,805 |
|
PRC tax rate |
|
|
15 |
% |
|
|
15 |
% |
|
|
15 |
% |
Income tax expense at PRC tax rate on income before
income tax |
|
$ |
(9,020 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,093 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,371 |
) |
Effect of difference between Hong Kong and PRC tax
rates applied to Hong Kong income |
|
|
196 |
|
|
|
(149 |
) |
|
|
132 |
|
Effect of income for which no income tax expense is payable, net |
|
|
4,813 |
|
|
|
2,709 |
|
|
|
3,418 |
|
Tax holidays and tax incentives |
|
|
2,103 |
|
|
|
1,381 |
|
|
|
3,902 |
|
Effect of PRC tax concessions, giving rise to no PRC tax
liability |
|
|
2,667 |
|
|
|
1,794 |
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of change in tax law on deferred tax assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,246 |
|
Net change in valuation allowance |
|
|
(534 |
) |
|
|
(87 |
) |
|
|
607 |
|
Tax benefit (expense) arising from items which are not
assessable (deductible) for tax purposes: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on disposal of land in Hong Kong |
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on disposal of asset held for sale |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,620 |
|
|
|
|
|
Exempted interest income |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
124 |
|
Exempted exchange gain |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
984 |
|
Non-deductible legal and professional fees |
|
|
(317 |
) |
|
|
(75 |
) |
|
|
(332 |
) |
Non-deductible and non-taxable other items |
|
|
(744 |
) |
|
|
(470 |
) |
|
|
(672 |
) |
Underprovision of income tax expense in prior years |
|
|
(41 |
) |
|
|
(67 |
) |
|
|
(877 |
) |
Others |
|
|
127 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
(191 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(651 |
) |
|
$ |
(377 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,030 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
No income tax arose in the United States of America in any of the periods presented. |
|
|
Additional tax that would otherwise have been payable without tax holidays and tax
concessions amounts to approximately $4,770, $3,175 and $3,902 in the years ended December
31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively (representing a decrease in the basic earnings and
diluted earnings per share of $0.11, $0.07 and $0.08 in the years ended December 31, 2005,
2006 and 2007, respectively). |
|
13. |
|
Related Party Balance and Transactions |
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company recognized net sales of $6,195 to JCT and
purchased raw materials of $5,766 from JCT and its related companies. There were no sales to
or purchases from JCT and its related companies in the years ended December 31, 2006 and
2007. |
F-26
14. |
|
Financial Instruments |
|
|
|
The Companys financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist
primarily of its cash and cash equivalents and trade receivables. |
|
|
|
The Companys cash and cash equivalents are high-quality deposits placed with banking
institutions with high credit ratings. This investment policy limits the Companys exposure
to concentrations of credit risk. |
|
|
|
The trade receivable balances largely represent amounts due from the Companys principal
customers who are generally international organizations with high credit ratings. Letters of
credit are the principal security obtained to support lines of credit or negotiated contracts
from a customer. As a consequence, concentrations of credit risk are limited. Allowance for
doubtful debts was $152 and $53 as of December 31, 2006 and 2007, respectively. There were
no other movements in the allowance for doubtful accounts. |
|
|
|
The Companys financial instruments reported in current assets or current liabilities in the
consolidated balance sheet at carrying amounts approximate their fair values due to the short
term nature of these instruments. The Companys financial instruments reported as
non-current liabilities, such as its long term bank loans, approximate their fair values due
to the variable nature of the interest calculations. |
|
15. |
|
Commitments and Contingencies |
|
(a) |
|
Lease commitments |
|
|
|
|
The Company leases premises under various operating leases, certain of which contain
contingent escalation clauses whereby the percentage increase is subject to periodic
review and agreement between the Company and the lessor. Rental expense under
operating leases was $1,546, $1,855 and $1,877 in the years ended December 2005, 2006
and 2007, respectively. |
|
|
|
|
At December 31, 2007, the Company was obligated under operating leases, which relate
to land and buildings, requiring minimum rentals as follows: |
Year ending December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
- 2008 |
|
$ |
1,789 |
|
- 2009 |
|
|
1,449 |
|
- 2010 |
|
|
1,428 |
|
- 2011 |
|
|
1,532 |
|
- 2012 |
|
|
639 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
6,837 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(b) |
|
Significant legal proceedings |
|
|
|
|
Tele-Art |
|
|
|
|
In June 1997, the Company filed a petition in BVI for the winding up of Tele-Art on
account of an unpaid judgment debt owed to the Company. The High Court of Justice of
BVI granted an order to wind up Tele-Art in July 1998. Tele-Art appealed to the Court
of Appeal of BVI against the winding up order. This appeal was heard on January 13,
1999 by the Court of Appeal and was dismissed on January 25, 1999. On January 22,
1999, pursuant to its Articles of Association, the Company redeemed and cancelled
415,500 shares (*) of the Company registered in the name of
Tele-Art at a price of $3.73 per share to offset substantially all of the judgment
debt of $799, plus interest and legal costs totaling $1,673. The Company had also
previously withheld dividends on shares beneficially owned by Tele-Art, which were
applied towards the partial satisfaction of the said judgment debts costs, and
interest. |
|
|
|
|
In September 1999, the High Court heard the application by the Company dated March 22,
1994 for an inquiry into damage suffered by the Company (the First Inquiry) as a
result of the ex-part injunction granted to Tele-Art against the Company on September
29, 1993 which prohibited the Company from proceeding with a rights offering in
September 1993. On August 9, 2002, the High Court delivered its decision on the First
Inquiry and awarded the Company damages of approximately $34,000. |
F-27
15. |
|
Commitments and Contingencies continued |
|
(b) |
|
Significant legal proceedings continued |
|
|
|
|
Tele-Art - continued |
|
|
|
|
Following the completion of the first redemption on January 22, 1999, the Company
received notice that David Hague, the then liquidator of Tele-Art, had obtained an
ex-parte injunction from the High Court preventing the Company from redeeming the
415,500 shares *. |
|
|
|
|
On July 5, 2002, upon the Companys application, the High Court ordered the removal of
the David Hagues ex-parte injunction and ordered an inquiry into damages suffered by
the Company as a result of the injunction (the Second Inquiry). |
|
|
|
|
On August 12, 2002, the Company redeemed and cancelled, pursuant to its Articles of
Association, the remaining 509,181 shares (**) beneficially
owned by Tele-Art at a price of $6.14 per share. Including the dividends which the
Company had withheld and credited against the judgment, this offset a further $3,519
in judgment debts owed to the Company by Tele-Art. The Company recorded the $3,333
redemption, net of expenses, as other income in 2002. |
|
|
|
|
In accordance with the directions given by the High Court in respect of the Second
Inquiry on March 28, 2003, the Company filed its points of claim on April 3, 2003 and
subsequently filed amended points of claim on April 16, 2003. In breach of the
courts directions, David Hague failed to file his points of defense on June 20, 2003
as ordered by the court but instead, he filed an application in the High Court, inter
alia, to strike out the Companys points of claim and for summary judgment on the
inquiry into damages on June 20, 2003. The Company thereupon applied to the High
Court on August 19, 2003 for judgment against David Hague in default of defense on the
basis that David Hague had not complied with the directions of the court for the
filing of his points of defense to the Companys points of claim. |
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|
Both applications were heard by the High Court on May 12, 2004. At the hearing, the
court allowed David Hague to file his points of defense. The Company filed an
application for leave to appeal against this ruling on May 24, 2004. The High Court
dismissed David Hagues strike out application on December 14, 2004 and David Hague
applied for leave to appeal against the order dismissing his application on December
28, 2004. The Companys appeal and David Hagues appeal were heard by the Court of
Appeal from September 19 to 21, 2005 and the court delivered its judgment on January
16, 2006. In this judgment, the Court of Appeal reversed the High Courts ruling on
David Hagues application and struck out the Companys points of claim on the inquiry
into damages on the ground that the Company had no realistic process of succeeding on
the same. The court also ordered costs against the Company to be assessed on a
prescribed costs basis. The court further expressed the view that, in light of its
dismissal of the Companys points of claim, it was not necessary to rule on the
Companys appeal against the dismissal of its application for judgment in default
since the point was now academic with the dismissal of the Companys points of claim. |
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|
The Company filed an application for leave to appeal the decision of the Court of
Appeal to the Privy Council, the final appellate court in the BVI, on February 3,
2006. The application for leave to appeal was heard by the Court of Appeal on May 8,
2006. The Court delivered its judgment on May 9, 2006 dismissing the Companys
application for leave on the ground that the matter was not one of great public
importance and therefore did not merit the consideration of the Privy Council. The
Company was ordered to pay Mr. Hagues costs of the application, such costs were to be
assessed in default of an agreement. |
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|
|
The Company, being dissatisfied with the judgment of the Court of Appeal denying its
application for leave to apply for appeal directly to the Privy Council, on November
3, 2006 the Company applied to the Privy Council for special leave to appeal to the
Privy Council. This application was heard by the London based Privy Council on March
29, 2007 and dismissed with costs. |
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15. |
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Commitments and Contingencies continued |
|
(b) |
|
Significant legal proceedings continued |
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Tele-Art - continued |
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|
Previously, on February 4, 1999, David Hague, the then liquidator of Tele-Art filed, a
summons (the Priority Summons) in the BVI on its behalf seeking, among other
matters: |
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|
|
A declaration as to the respective priorities of the debts of Tele-Art to the
Bank of China, the Company, and other creditors and their respective rights to
have their debts discharged out of the proceeds of the Tele-Arts Nam Tai shares; |
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|
An order setting aside the redemption of 415,500 shares *, and ordering
delivery of all shares in possession or control of the Company to the liquidator;
and |
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|
Payment of all dividends in respect of Tele-Arts Nam Tai shares. |
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|
The Priority Summons was heard by the High Court on July 29 and 30, 2002 and the High
Court delivered its judgment on January 21, 2003 declaring that the redemption and
set-off of dividends on the 415,500 shares* be set aside and that all Tele-Arts
property withheld by the Company be delivered to Tele-Art in liquidation. On February
4, 2003, the Company filed an application for a stay of execution and leave to appeal
the decision. The appeal was heard on January 12, 2004 and judgment was delivered on
April 26, 2004. The Court of Appeal held that the redemption by the Company of
415,500* of the Companys shares was proper and efficacious. However, the Company was
ordered to return the redemption proceeds and dividends payable on the redeemed shares
to the liquidator. David Hague obtained leave to appeal to the Privy Council on
September 21, 2004 the Court of Appeal finding that the redemption by the Company was
efficacious. |
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|
|
The Bank of China, which had been involved in the proceedings in the High Court and
Court of Appeal with respect to the Priority Summons, applied on December 12, 2005 for
special leave to intervene and to be joined as a respondent to the Privy Council
appeal of David Hague, firstly so as to be in a position to support David Hagues
appeal and secondly, to appeal against that part of the Court of Appeal order that
declared that the redemption price for the sale of the Companys shares owned by
Tele-Art and redeemed by Nam Tai and all withheld dividends to be paid to the
liquidator of Tele-Art rather than the Bank of China despite a finding by the BVI
court that the Bank of China was a secured creditor of Tele-Art. The Bank of Chinas
application for special leave was heard by the Privy Council on February 6, 2006 which
granted the Bank of China special leave to intervene on the ground that the matter
raised important points of law. |
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|
The Privy Council heard David Hagues appeal on October 9, 2006 and judgment was
delivered on November 20, 2006 (the Judgment). In the Judgment, the Privy Council
allowed Mr. Hagues appeal and declared that the Companys redemptions of the
Tele-Arts Nam Tai shares of January 22, 1999 and August 12, 2002 were nullities and
ordered the Company to rectify its register of members, i.e. shareholders registry, to
reinstate the shares it had redeemed, together with any other shares which have
accrued by way of exchange or dividend since the redemptions. It also declared in the
Judgment that the Bank of China be registered as owner of the reinstated shares. In
addition, the Company was ordered to pay the costs incurred by Mr. Hague and the Bank
of China in the appeal to the Privy Council. Under the terms of the Judgment, the
Bank of China is entitled to have Tele-Arts debt to Bank of China and its associated
expenses in relation to the Privy Council proceedings paid from proceeds of the sale
of the Companys reinstated shares. |
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|
|
On January 8, 2007, the Bank of China wrote to the Company demanding that it comply
with the Judgment by (a) rectifying its share register to reflect the fact that the
Bank of China is the owner of 1,017,149 shares; (b) issuing to the Bank of China a
share certificate for the shares effective as of the dates they were redeemed and the
dates of issue for shares attributable to the redeemed shares as a consequence of the
Companys 3 for 1 stock split of June 30, 2003 and 1 for 10 stock dividend of November
7, 2003; and (c) sending the share certificates to the Bank of Chinas address stated
in the Judgment. The Bank of China also demanded payment of dividends on the redeemed
shares which the Bank of China calculated at $5,595, such demand being on the basis
that as Bank of China, as the registered owner of the shares, was entitled to the
payment of these dividends. |
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15. |
|
Commitments and Contingencies continued |
|
(b) |
|
Significant legal proceedings continued |
|
|
|
|
Tele-Art - continued |
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|
|
|
The Company responded on January 23, 2007 confirming that it intended to take all
necessary steps to comply with the Judgment and to this end, was in the process of
finalizing advice from its U.S. Securities lawyers on the proper method of reinstating
the shares to the Bank of China. The Companys common shares are listed on the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and accordingly applied to the NYSE to list on the NYSE
the 1,017,149 shares to be reinstated and delivered to the Bank of China in accordance
with the Judgment. The Company subsequently received notice from the NYSE that such
shares had been approved for listing subject to official notice of reinstatement. The
Company thereafter proceeded to issue instructions to its transfer agent to reinstate
these shares and to register them in the name of the Bank of China. These instructions
were duly carried out and the Bank of China became the registered owner of the
1,017,149 shares. |
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|
The Company however disputed the Bank of Chinas claim for payment of the dividends on
the ground that this was contrary to what the Bank of China had argued in the Privy
Council and in any event was not part of the Judgment. |
|
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|
|
The Company has not paid dividends on the Redeemed Shares since 1997 and at September
4, 2007 (the day immediately preceding the date Bank of China sold a portion of the
Redeemed Shares to satisfy its claim against Tele-Art, as discussed below), the amount
that would have accrued on the Redeemed Shares had such shares not been redeemed
totaled approximately $5,595. Although the Privy Council did not address the issue of
entitlement to post redemption dividends in the Judgment, following the Judgment, the
Bank of China has made claim to such dividends, a claim that the Company has denied.
The Bank of China, however, subsequently abandoned this claim upon receipt of payment
of their debt from the proceeds of the sale of a portion of the Redeemed Shares in
September 2007. |
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|
|
The Bank of China forwarded the share certificates in respect of 477,319 shares to Mr.
Glenn Harrigan, the liquidator of Tele-Art, on September 18, 2007. In
forwarding these shares, the Bank of China informed the liquidator that these shares
represented the balance of the shares remaining after they had liquidated 539,830
shares, from which the Bank of China had received sale proceeds of the sum of
approximately $6,937. Thereafter, the Bank of China, by its letter of November 1,
2007, purported to give an account as to the application of such sale proceeds. |
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|
|
The sale proceeds retained by the Bank of China included a provision of approximately
$900 as its legal costs for related litigation. The Company has been advised by its
legal advisers that such retention is wrongful. The Company intends to commence legal
proceedings against the Bank of China for such wrongful retention and for a true
accounting of the sale proceeds retained by the Bank of China in payment of the
amounts allegedly owing to it. Also, the Bank of China had made claims related to the
liquidation of Tele-Art against the Company in the High Court of Hong Kong, which
claims the Company is now defending. Furthermore, investigations by the Company as
the assignee of certain rights of actions of the liquidator of Tele-Art to recover the
assets of Tele-Art are still continuing. The liquidation case of Tele-Art is
therefore not expected to be completed soon but will continue for quite some time.
Therefore, the cash dividends through September 4, 2007 attributable to the 539,830
Redeemed Shares that were sold by the Bank of China and the cash dividends accruing to
date and attributable to the remaining Redeemed Shares have been deposited into a
segregated account. Similarly, future cash dividends attributable to the remaining
Redeemed Shares will be, until such shares are liquidated, deposited in such
segregated account, as will the net proceeds from the remaining shares when
liquidated. From the funds so deposited, all future legal costs and other expenses
relating to the liquidation of Tele-Art will be paid until the Tele-Art liquidation is
completed and finalized. |
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15. |
|
Commitments and Contingencies continued |
|
(b) |
|
Significant legal proceedings continued |
|
|
|
|
Tele-Art - continued |
|
|
|
|
On August 25, 2005, the liquidator filed his summons in the High Court of BVI seeking
for approval of his fourth liquidator report. The report sought the courts approval
of his recommendation of the amount of debt owed by Tele-Art to the Company of
approximately $38,900, two other unsecured creditors of approximately $221 and the fee
to David Hague of approximately $382. The report also sought the Courts approval of
the Companys proposal on the distribution of the redemption proceeds among the
unsecured creditors and direction of court on whether Bank of China was eligible to
claim any amounts against Tele-Art and, if eligible, the quantum of such debt. This
liquidators summons was due to be heard on February 20, 2006 but had been adjourned
to a date to be fixed by the Registrar of the High Court. It is expected that in
light of the Judgment of November 20, 2006, the liquidator may seek to have the issues
raised in its summons adjudicated by the BVI court, but up to March 14, 2008, the
Company has not received any information to this effect or otherwise as such status of
this proceeding remained unchanged. |
|
|
|
|
On April 11, 2005, Bank of China also filed a summons to the BVI Court seeking orders
to force Nam Tai to pay the redemption price and dividends ordered by the Court of
Appeal on the appeal of the Priority Summons to Bank of China. Nam Tai filed an
affidavit of evidence in response on July 19, 2005. A determination by the court of
this proceeding has now been rendered moot by the Judgment and although the Company
expects that the Bank of China will now withdraw or abandon its prosecution. As of
March 14, 2008, the Company has not received any information to that effect or
otherwise. |
|
|
|
|
The losses the Company incurred of $14,465 at and through the Companys year ended
December 31, 2006 arising from the Judgment ordering reinstatement of the Redeemed
Shares were determined by taking into account the fair value (i.e. market closing
price) of the Companys shares on November 20, 2006 (the date of the Judgment); the
estimated costs and expenses of the Bank of China and David Hague that the Company
expects will be claimed in connection with the Privy Council litigation proceedings;
and a reversal of the $3,890 provision previously made by the Company in 2003 with
respect to these proceedings. |
|
|
|
|
The Company has continued to vigorously pursue all legal alternatives available to
recover the maximum amount of the outstanding debt from Tele-Art as well as to pursue
other parties that may have assisted in any transfers of the assets from Tele-Art. |
|
|
|
|
In furtherance of this objective, the Company has also instituted proceedings in the
BVI against UBS PaineWebber, or UBS, on June 20, 2005, for breach of trust with
respect to UBSs role as brokers in carrying out the terms of the September 1997 BVI
court order for the sale of Tele-Arts Nam Tai shares in sufficient quantities to pay
the debts of the Bank of China and the Company. UBS subsequently filed an application
challenging the jurisdiction of the Court. On July 25, 2006 however, the Court, upon
the application of UBS, made an Order staying the BVI court proceedings pending the
outcome of the New York Court proceedings which in effect dealt with almost identical
matters as the BVI proceedings. This stay remains in place and awaits the outcome of
the New York matter which the Company understands continues to proceed to trial. |
|
|
|
|
(* Subsequent to November 7, 2003, the number of shares was adjusted to 457,050 to
reflect the 1-for-10 stock dividend effective on that date.) |
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|
|
(** Subsequent to November 7, 2003, the number of shares was adjusted to 560,099 to
reflect the 1-for-10 stock dividend effective on that date.) |
F-31
15. |
|
Commitments and Contingencies continued |
|
(b) |
|
Significant legal proceedings continued |
|
|
|
|
Shareholders Actions |
|
|
|
|
The Company and certain of its directors are defendants in consolidated class actions
entitled Rocco vs. Nam Tai Electronics et al., Lead Case No. 03-cv-01148-JES,
originally commenced on February 20, 2003 and pending in the United States District
Court in the Southern District of New York. The named plaintiffs purport to represent
a putative class of persons who purchased our common shares from July 29, 2002 through
February 18, 2003. The plaintiffs asserted claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and allege that misrepresentations and/or
omissions were made during the alleged class period concerning the partial reversal of
an inventory provision and a charge to goodwill related to the Companys LCDP segment.
The Company filed an answer to the amended and consolidated complaint and oral
argument on the plaintiffs most recent motion for class certification was held on
February 1, 2007. Following that hearing, on August 21, 2007, the court denied the
plaintiffs motion for class certification. |
|
|
|
|
A conference with the court was held on January 17, 2008 wherein the plaintiff
indicated that he wished to proceed with his case as an individual, notwithstanding
the denial of class certification. The court ordered that the parties to begin
discovery within the next six months and to appear for a pretrial conference on
September 16, 2008. In February 2008, the parties reached an agreement in principle on
a possible settlement of the individual action; however, as of March 14, 2008, the
agreement has yet been concluded. The damages sought by the plaintiff in an
individual capacity are not material to the Companys financial condition or results
of operations and accordingly, the Company does not intend to provide further
disclosure on this litigation unless an event occurs during its course that it
believes would be material. |
F-32
16. |
|
Segment Information |
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|
|
The Company operates in three segments: CECP, TCA and LCDP. These segments are operated and
managed as strategic business units. The chief operating decision maker evaluates the net
income of each segment in assessing performance and allocating resources between segments. |
|
|
|
The following table provides operating financial information for the three reportable
segments. |
Year ended December 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CECP |
|
TCA |
|
LCDP |
|
Corporate |
|
Total |
Net sales third parties |
|
$ |
169,056 |
|
|
$ |
563,874 |
|
|
$ |
58,112 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
791,042 |
|
Net sales related parties |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,195 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,195 |
|
|
|
|
Total net sales |
|
|
169,056 |
|
|
|
570,069 |
|
|
|
58,112 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
797,237 |
|
Cost of sales |
|
|
(134,002 |
) |
|
|
(523,869 |
) |
|
|
(46,443 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(704,314 |
) |
|
|
|
Gross profit |
|
|
35,054 |
|
|
|
46,200 |
|
|
|
11,669 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
92,923 |
|
Selling, general and administrative
expenses |
|
|
(11,166 |
) |
|
|
(10,364 |
) |
|
|
(6,224 |
) |
|
|
(5,303 |
) |
|
|
(33,057 |
) |
Research and development expenses |
|
|
(3,500 |
) |
|
|
(2,546 |
) |
|
|
(1,164 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,210 |
) |
Other income (expenses), net |
|
|
2,508 |
|
|
|
1,276 |
|
|
|
740 |
|
|
|
(4,649 |
) |
|
|
(125 |
) |
Dividend income received from
marketable securities |
|
|
579 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
579 |
|
Gain on partial disposal of subsidiaries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,095 |
|
|
|
10,095 |
|
Gain on disposal of an affiliated company |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,631 |
|
|
|
3,631 |
|
Loss on disposal of marketable securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,686 |
) |
|
|
(3,686 |
) |
Impairment loss on marketable securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,525 |
) |
|
|
(6,525 |
) |
Interest income |
|
|
514 |
|
|
|
728 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
2,659 |
|
|
|
3,948 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(438 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(438 |
) |
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
and minority interests |
|
|
23,989 |
|
|
|
35,294 |
|
|
|
4,630 |
|
|
|
(3,778 |
) |
|
|
60,135 |
|
Income taxes |
|
|
(498 |
) |
|
|
(78 |
) |
|
|
(75 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(651 |
) |
|
|
|
Income (loss) before minority interests and
equity in loss of an affiliated company |
|
|
23,491 |
|
|
|
35,216 |
|
|
|
4,555 |
|
|
|
(3,778 |
) |
|
|
59,484 |
|
Minority interests |
|
|
(6,661 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,331 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,992 |
) |
Equity in loss of an affiliated company |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(186 |
) |
|
|
(186 |
) |
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
16,830 |
|
|
$ |
35,216 |
|
|
$ |
3,224 |
|
|
$ |
(3,964 |
) |
|
$ |
51,306 |
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CECP |
|
TCA |
|
LCDP |
|
Corporate |
|
Total |
Net sales third parties |
|
$ |
178,320 |
|
|
$ |
627,199 |
|
|
$ |
64,655 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
870,174 |
|
Cost of sales |
|
|
(148,013 |
) |
|
|
(582,052 |
) |
|
|
(53,888 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(783,953 |
) |
|
|
|
Gross profit |
|
|
30,307 |
|
|
|
45,147 |
|
|
|
10,767 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
86,221 |
|
Gain on disposal of asset held for sale |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,258 |
|
|
|
9,258 |
|
Selling, general and administrative
expenses |
|
|
(10,026 |
) |
|
|
(11,960 |
) |
|
|
(5,167 |
) |
|
|
(3,515 |
) |
|
|
(30,668 |
) |
Research and development expenses |
|
|
(3,285 |
) |
|
|
(3,064 |
) |
|
|
(1,517 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,866 |
) |
Losses arising from the judgment to
reinstate redeemed shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14,465 |
) |
|
|
(14,465 |
) |
Other income (expenses), net |
|
|
954 |
|
|
|
577 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,796 |
) |
|
|
(1,265 |
) |
Loss on marketable securities arising
from split share structure reform |
|
|
(1,869 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,869 |
) |
Interest income |
|
|
1,638 |
|
|
|
809 |
|
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
6,011 |
|
|
|
8,542 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(602 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(602 |
) |
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
and minority interests |
|
|
17,719 |
|
|
|
31,509 |
|
|
|
3,565 |
|
|
|
(5,507 |
) |
|
|
47,286 |
|
Income taxes |
|
|
(214 |
) |
|
|
(85 |
) |
|
|
(78 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(377 |
) |
|
|
|
Income (loss) before minority interests and
equity in loss of an affiliated company |
|
|
17,505 |
|
|
|
31,424 |
|
|
|
3,487 |
|
|
|
(5,507 |
) |
|
|
46,909 |
|
Minority interests |
|
|
(5,251 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(904 |
) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
(6,153 |
) |
Equity in (loss) profit of an
affiliated company |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
12,254 |
|
|
$ |
31,424 |
|
|
$ |
2,575 |
|
|
$ |
(5,497 |
) |
|
$ |
40,756 |
|
|
|
|
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16. |
|
Segment Information continued |
Year ended December 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CECP |
|
TCA |
|
LCDP |
|
Corporate |
|
Total |
Net sales third parties |
|
$ |
283,757 |
|
|
$ |
413,198 |
|
|
$ |
83,867 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
780,822 |
|
Cost of sales |
|
|
234,729 |
|
|
|
384,443 |
|
|
|
74,632 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
693,804 |
|
|
|
|
Gross profit |
|
|
49,028 |
|
|
|
28,755 |
|
|
|
9,235 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
87,018 |
|
Selling, general and administrative
expenses |
|
|
(15,269 |
) |
|
|
(10,831 |
) |
|
|
(6,331 |
) |
|
|
(4,119 |
) |
|
|
(36,550 |
) |
Research and development expenses |
|
|
(4,144 |
) |
|
|
(3,941 |
) |
|
|
(1,713 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,798 |
) |
Other income (expenses), net |
|
|
4,851 |
|
|
|
561 |
|
|
|
(121 |
) |
|
|
(3,072 |
) |
|
|
2,219 |
|
Gain on partial disposal of subsidiaries
shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
390 |
|
|
|
390 |
|
Gain on disposal on marketable securities |
|
|
43,815 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,815 |
|
Interest income |
|
|
3,609 |
|
|
|
1,055 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
4,469 |
|
|
|
9,163 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(452 |
) |
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
(452 |
) |
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
and minority interests |
|
|
81,866 |
|
|
|
15,599 |
|
|
|
648 |
|
|
|
(2,308 |
) |
|
|
95,805 |
|
Income taxes |
|
|
(5,655 |
) |
|
|
350 |
|
|
|
1,275 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,030 |
) |
|
|
|
Income (loss) before minority interests |
|
|
76,211 |
|
|
|
15,949 |
|
|
|
1,923 |
|
|
|
(2,308 |
) |
|
|
91,775 |
|
Minority interests |
|
|
(21,693 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(458 |
) |
|
|
(121 |
) |
|
|
(22,272 |
) |
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
54,518 |
|
|
$ |
15,949 |
|
|
$ |
1,465 |
|
|
$ |
(2,429 |
) |
|
$ |
69,503 |
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CECP |
|
TCA |
|
LCDP |
|
Corporate |
|
Total |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
$ |
5,132 |
|
|
$ |
7,140 |
|
|
$ |
3,508 |
|
|
$ |
1,044 |
|
|
$ |
16,824 |
|
Capital expenditures |
|
$ |
13,498 |
|
|
$ |
8,402 |
|
|
$ |
10,222 |
|
|
$ |
44 |
|
|
$ |
32,166 |
|
Identifiable assets |
|
$ |
148,173 |
|
|
$ |
170,624 |
|
|
$ |
57,736 |
|
|
$ |
143,478 |
|
|
$ |
520,011 |
|
Year ended December 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CECP |
|
TCA |
|
LCDP |
|
Corporate |
|
Total |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
$ |
6,484 |
|
|
$ |
8,488 |
|
|
$ |
4,052 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
19,024 |
|
Capital expenditures |
|
$ |
1,992 |
|
|
$ |
19,864 |
|
|
$ |
1,937 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
23,793 |
|
Identifiable assets |
|
$ |
181,634 |
|
|
$ |
170,129 |
|
|
$ |
58,172 |
|
|
$ |
119,300 |
|
|
$ |
529,235 |
|
Year ended December 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CECP |
|
TCA |
|
LCDP |
|
Corporate |
|
Total |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
$ |
6,815 |
|
|
$ |
10,453 |
|
|
$ |
4,230 |
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
21,501 |
|
Capital expenditures |
|
$ |
5,609 |
|
|
$ |
4,996 |
|
|
$ |
4,568 |
|
|
$ |
94 |
|
|
$ |
15,267 |
|
Identifiable assets |
|
$ |
212,098 |
|
|
$ |
150,963 |
|
|
$ |
64,628 |
|
|
$ |
117,129 |
|
|
$ |
544,818 |
|
|
|
There were no material inter-segment sales for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and
2007. The Company charges 100% of its corporate level related expenses to its reportable
segments. |
F-34
16. |
|
Segment Information continued |
|
|
|
A summary sets forth the percentage of net sales of each of the Companys product lines of each segment for the years ended December 31,
2005, 2006 and 2007, is as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
Product line |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CECP: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Assembling |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Consumer electronics and communication products |
|
|
20 |
% |
|
|
20 |
% |
|
|
36 |
% |
- Software development services |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
% |
|
|
21 |
% |
|
|
36 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TCA |
|
|
72 |
% |
|
|
72 |
% |
|
|
53 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LCDP: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Parts and components |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- LCD products |
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
11 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
A summary of net sales, net income and long-lived assets by geographic areas is as follows: |
|
|
|
By geographical area: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
Net sales from operations within: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Hong Kong and Macao: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaffiliated customers |
|
$ |
58,112 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Intercompany sales |
|
|
670 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
58,782 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- PRC, excluding Hong Kong and Macao: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaffiliated customers |
|
|
732,930 |
|
|
|
870,174 |
|
|
|
780,822 |
|
Related parties |
|
|
6,195 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intercompany sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
418 |
|
|
|
253 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
739,125 |
|
|
|
870,592 |
|
|
|
781,075 |
|
|
|
|
- Intercompany eliminations |
|
|
(670 |
) |
|
|
(418 |
) |
|
|
(253 |
) |
|
|
|
Total net sales |
|
$ |
797,237 |
|
|
$ |
870,174 |
|
|
$ |
780,822 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income within: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- PRC, excluding Hong Kong and Macao |
|
$ |
31,354 |
|
|
$ |
18,743 |
|
|
$ |
52,338 |
|
- Hong Kong and Macao |
|
|
19,952 |
|
|
|
22,013 |
|
|
|
17,165 |
|
|
|
|
Total net income |
|
$ |
51,306 |
|
|
$ |
40,756 |
|
|
$ |
69,503 |
|
|
|
|
F-35
16. |
|
Segment Information continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
Net sales to customers by geographical area: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Hong Kong |
|
$ |
383,138 |
|
|
$ |
258,774 |
|
|
$ |
255,569 |
|
- Europe |
|
|
138,974 |
|
|
|
131,763 |
|
|
|
128,800 |
|
- United States |
|
|
33,259 |
|
|
|
76,620 |
|
|
|
113,352 |
|
- PRC (excluding Hong Kong) |
|
|
151,788 |
|
|
|
272,916 |
|
|
|
169,395 |
|
- Japan |
|
|
14,858 |
|
|
|
19,259 |
|
|
|
20,827 |
|
- North America (excluding United States) |
|
|
492 |
|
|
|
1,999 |
|
|
|
11,328 |
|
- Korea |
|
|
53,979 |
|
|
|
49,434 |
|
|
|
34,731 |
|
- Other |
|
|
20,749 |
|
|
|
59,409 |
|
|
|
46,820 |
|
|
|
|
Total net sales |
|
$ |
797,237 |
|
|
$ |
870,174 |
|
|
$ |
780,822 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, |
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
Long-lived assets by geographical area: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- PRC, excluding Hong Kong and Macao |
|
$ |
100,372 |
|
|
$ |
105,123 |
|
|
$ |
98,441 |
|
- Hong Kong and Macao |
|
|
369 |
|
|
|
271 |
|
|
|
158 |
|
|
|
|
Total long-lived assets |
|
$ |
100,741 |
|
|
$ |
105,394 |
|
|
$ |
98,599 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intercompany sales arise from the transfer of finished goods between subsidiaries operating
in different areas. These sales are generally at prices consistent with what the Company
would charge third parties for similar goods. |
|
|
|
The Companys sales to customers which accounted for 10% or more of its sales are as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
A |
|
$ |
257,595 |
|
|
$ |
195,476 |
|
|
$ |
N/A |
|
B |
|
|
121,369 |
|
|
|
163,712 |
|
|
|
157,891 |
|
C |
|
|
80,354 |
|
|
|
141,977 |
|
|
|
123,858 |
|
D |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
84,555 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
459,318 |
|
|
$ |
501,165 |
|
|
$ |
366,304 |
|
|
|
|
16. |
|
Subsequent event |
|
|
|
On February 26, 2007, the Company entered into a share purchase agreement with an independent
third party, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell its entire interest in JIC
Technology to this independent third party for a cash consideration of approximately $51,100.
The sale was completed on March 4, 2008. |
F-36
SCHEDULE 1
NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands of US dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
General and
administrative expenses* |
|
$ |
(3,551 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,459 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,115 |
) |
Other expense, net |
|
|
(2,805 |
) |
|
|
(2,798 |
) |
|
|
(3,078 |
) |
Gain on sales of subsidiaries shares |
|
|
10,095 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
390 |
|
Gain on disposal of an affiliated company |
|
|
3,631 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Losses arising from judgement to reinstate redeemed shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14,465 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
|
|
4,660 |
|
|
|
7,247 |
|
|
|
4,493 |
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
|
12,030 |
|
|
|
(13,475 |
) |
|
|
(2,310 |
) |
Income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before equity loss of an affiliated company and
share of net profits of subsidiaries, net of taxes |
|
|
12,030 |
|
|
|
(13,475 |
) |
|
|
(2,310 |
) |
Equity loss of an affiliated company |
|
|
(186 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share of net profits of subsidiaries, net of taxes |
|
|
39,462 |
|
|
|
54,231 |
|
|
|
71,813 |
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
51,306 |
|
|
$ |
40,756 |
|
|
$ |
69,503 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Amount of share-based conpensation expense included in
general and administrative expenses $ $597 $268
|
F-37
SCHEDULE 1
NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands of US dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
117,632 |
|
|
$ |
74,049 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other receivables |
|
|
989 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
Loan to a subsidiary current |
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,953 |
|
Amounts due from subsidiaries |
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
|
|
118,665 |
|
|
|
100,057 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equipments, net |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Loan to a subsidiary non-current |
|
|
|
|
|
|
285,478 |
|
Investments in subsidiaries |
|
|
219,648 |
|
|
|
(41,992 |
) |
Other assets |
|
|
239 |
|
|
|
264 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
338,554 |
|
|
$ |
343,811 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other payables |
|
$ |
2,069 |
|
|
$ |
2,682 |
|
Dividend payable |
|
|
16,639 |
|
|
|
9,509 |
|
Amounts due to subsidiaries |
|
|
2,752 |
|
|
|
1,439 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
21,460 |
|
|
|
13,630 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common shares ($0.01 par value authorized 20,000,000 shares) |
|
|
438 |
|
|
|
448 |
|
Reinstatement of redeemed shares |
|
|
17,159 |
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
264,393 |
|
|
|
281,895 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
|
25,030 |
|
|
|
47,846 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
|
10,074 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shareholders equity |
|
|
317,094 |
|
|
|
330,181 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
|
$ |
338,554 |
|
|
$ |
343,811 |
|
|
|
|
F-38
SCHEDULE 1
NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In thousands of US dollars, except share and per share data)
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|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Accumulated |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common |
|
|
Common |
|
|
Reinstatement |
|
|
Additional |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
Share- |
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|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Shares |
|
|
of redeemed |
|
|
Paid-in |
|
|
Retained |
|
|
Comprehensive |
|
|
holders' |
|
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Comprehensive |
|
|
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Outstanding |
|
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Amount |
|
|
shares |
|
|
Capital |
|
|
Earnings |
|
|
Income (Loss) |
|
|
Equity |
|
|
Income |
|
Balance at January 1, 2005 |
|
|
42,664,536 |
|
|
$ |
426 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
241,756 |
|
|
$ |
56,324 |
|
|
$ |
6,547 |
|
|
$ |
305,053 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares issued on exercise of options |
|
|
841,050 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,411 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,420 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51,306 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51,306 |
|
|
$ |
51,306 |
|
Share of subsidiaries equity transactions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized loss of marketable securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,352 |
) |
|
|
(5,352 |
) |
|
|
(5,352 |
) |
Realization of loss upon disposals of
marketable securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(250 |
) |
|
|
(250 |
) |
|
|
(250 |
) |
Foreign currency translation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
45,777 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends ($1.32 per share) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(56,859 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(56,859 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2005 |
|
|
43,505,586 |
|
|
$ |
435 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
258,167 |
|
|
$ |
50,771 |
|
|
$ |
1,018 |
|
|
$ |
310,391 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares issued on exercise of options |
|
|
281,000 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,436 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,439 |
|
|
|
|
|
Equity-settled share-based payment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
597 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
597 |
|
|
|
|
|
Reinstatement of redeemed shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,159 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,159 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,756 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,756 |
|
|
$ |
40,756 |
|
Share of subsidiaries equity transactions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity-settled share-based payment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
193 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
193 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gain of marketable securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,983 |
|
|
|
8,983 |
|
|
|
8,983 |
|
Foreign currency translation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
49,812 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends ($1.52 per share) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(66,497 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(66,497 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2006 |
|
|
43,786,586 |
|
|
$ |
438 |
|
|
$ |
17,159 |
|
|
$ |
264,393 |
|
|
$ |
25,030 |
|
|
$ |
10,074 |
|
|
$ |
317,094 |
|
|
|
|
|
Reinstatement of redeemed shares |
|
|
1,017,149 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
(17,159 |
) |
|
|
17,149 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity-settled share-based payment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
268 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
268 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
69,503 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
69,503 |
|
|
$ |
69,503 |
|
Share of subsidiaries equity transactions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity-settled share-based payment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
|
|
Reserve shared by minority interests |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,052 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,052 |
) |
|
|
(9,052 |
) |
Unrealized gain of marketable securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,451 |
|
|
|
17,451 |
|
|
|
17,451 |
|
Disposal of marketable securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(27,381 |
) |
|
|
(27,381 |
) |
|
|
(27,381 |
) |
Foreign currency translation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(152 |
) |
|
|
(152 |
) |
|
|
(152 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
50,369 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends ($0.84 per share) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(37,635 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(37,635 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2007 |
|
|
44,803,735 |
|
|
$ |
448 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
281,895 |
|
|
$ |
47,846 |
|
|
$ |
(8 |
) |
|
$ |
330,181 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-39
SCHEDULE 1
NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands of US dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
51,306 |
|
|
$ |
40,756 |
|
|
$ |
69,503 |
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share of net profit of subsidiaries, net of taxes |
|
|
(39,462 |
) |
|
|
(54,231 |
) |
|
|
(71,813 |
) |
Dividend income from subsidiaries |
|
|
11,349 |
|
|
|
13,596 |
|
|
|
17,116 |
|
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries |
|
|
(10,095 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(390 |
) |
Depreciation |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Equity in loss of an affiliated company less dividend received |
|
|
186 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss arising from the judgment to reinstate redeemed shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,465 |
|
|
|
|
|
Share-based compensation expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
597 |
|
|
|
268 |
|
Gain on
disposal of an affiliated company |
|
|
(3,631 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment of intangible assets |
|
|
459 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in current assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other receivables |
|
|
(128 |
) |
|
|
(626 |
) |
|
|
978 |
|
(Decrease) increase in accrued expenses and other payables |
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
(67 |
) |
|
|
613 |
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
9,965 |
|
|
|
14,491 |
|
|
|
16,276 |
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds on disposal of subsidiaries |
|
|
25,219 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49,002 |
|
Proceeds on
disposal of an affiliated company |
|
|
6,494 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of subsidiaries shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,130 |
) |
|
|
(62,755 |
) |
Decrease in amounts due from subsidiaries |
|
|
27,669 |
|
|
|
41,824 |
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
(Increase) decrease in other assets |
|
|
(40 |
) |
|
|
143 |
|
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
|
59,342 |
|
|
|
38,837 |
|
|
|
(13,781 |
) |
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase (decrease) in amounts due to subsidiaries |
|
|
10,774 |
|
|
|
(8,022 |
) |
|
|
(1,313 |
) |
Proceeds from shares issued on exercise of options |
|
|
16,420 |
|
|
|
5,439 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dividend paid |
|
|
(47,622 |
) |
|
|
(64,215 |
) |
|
|
(44,765 |
) |
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
|
(20,428 |
) |
|
|
(66,798 |
) |
|
|
(46,078 |
) |
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
48,879 |
|
|
|
(13,470 |
) |
|
|
(43,583 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
|
|
82,223 |
|
|
|
131,102 |
|
|
|
117,632 |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
|
$ |
131,102 |
|
|
$ |
117,632 |
|
|
$ |
74,049 |
|
|
|
|
F-40
SCHEDULE 1
NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
NOTE TO SCHEDULE 1
(In thousands of US dollars)
Schedule 1 has been provided pursuant to the requirements of Rule 12-04(a) and 4-08(e)(3) of
Regulation S-X, which require condensed financial information as to financial position, changes in
financial position and results and operations of a parent company as of the same dates and for the
same periods for which audited consolidated financial statements have been presented when the
restricted net assets of the consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries together exceed 25
percent of consolidated net assets as of end of the most recently completed fiscal year. As of
December 31, 2007, $249,720 of the restricted capital and reserves are not available for
distribution, and as such, the condensed financial information of the Company has been presented
for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
During the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, cash dividends of approximately $11,349,
$13,596 and $17,116, respectively, were declared and paid by subsidiaries of the Company.
F-41