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Yasheng Group Form 10-K YASHENG GROUP FORM 10-K (Annual Report) Filed 03/31/14 for the Period Ending 12/31/13 Address 805 VETERANS BLVD., SUITE 228 REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063 Telephone 650-363-8345 CIK 0001123312 Symbol HERB SIC Code 0100 - Agricultural Production-Crops Industry Crops Sector Consumer/Non-Cyclical Fiscal Year 12/31 http://www.edgar-online.com © Copyright 2015, EDGAR Online, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Distribution and use of this document restricted under EDGAR Online, Inc. Terms of Use. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission File Number 000-31899 YaSheng Group (Name of small business issuer as specified in its charter) California 33 -0788293 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification Number) 805 Veterans Blvd., #228 Redwood City, CA 94063 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) (650) 363-8345 (Issuer’s telephone number, including area code) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes No 1 Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K ( § 229.405) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non -accelerated filer Smaller reporting company (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed fiscal year, June 30, 2013, was $8,490,000. For purposes of this computation, it has been assumed that the shares beneficially held by directors and officers of registrant were “held by affiliates”; this assumption is not to be deemed to be an admission by such persons that they are affiliates of registrant. The number of shares of registrant’s common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2013 was 155,097,355. Documents incorporated by reference: None. Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (Check one): Yes No 2 FORM 10-K INDEX PART I ITEM 1. BUSINESS 5 ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS 29 ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS 37 ITEM 2. PROPERTIES 37 ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 37 ITEM 4. [REMOVED AND RESERVED.] 37 PART II ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES 38 ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA 39 MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF ITEM 7. OPERATIONS 39 ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 47 ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA 47 CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL ITEM 9. DISCLOSURE 47 ITEM 9A(T) CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 48 ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION 49 PART III ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS, CONTROL PERSONS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 50 ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 53 SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ITEM 12. STOCKHOLDER MATTERS 54 ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE 55 ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES 55 PART IV ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES 56 SIGNATURES 57 3 In this Annual Report on Form 10 -K, references to “dollars” and “$” are to the United States dollars and, unless the context otherwise requires, YaSheng Group and its consolidated subsidiaries are referred to in this report as the “HERB” “YaSheng,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us.” In addition to historical information, this Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Annual Report”) for YaSheng contains “forward- looking” statements, including statements regarding the growth of product lines, optimism regarding the business, expanding sales and other statements. Words such as expects, anticipates, intends, plans, believes, sees, estimates and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Actual results could vary materially from the description contained herein based on (i) the uncertain global economic environment and the timing and strength of a recovery in the markets we serve, and the extent to which adverse economic conditions continue to affect our sales volume and results, including our ability to command premium prices for certain of our principal products, or increase competitive pressures within the industry, (ii) the impact of governmental initiatives in the People ’s Republic of China to spur economic activity, including the effects of significant government monetary or other market interventions on inflation, and price control, (iii) our anticipated cash needs in light of our liquidity, (iv) the continued ability of our distributors and suppliers to have access to sufficient liquidity to fund their operations, (v) trends and other factors affecting our financial condition or results of operations from period to period, including changes in product mix or consumer demand for branded products such as ours, particularly as consumers remain price-conscious in the current economic environment; anticipated price and expense levels; the impact of crop disease, severe weather conditions or natural disasters, on crop quality and yields and on our ability to grow; and the availability of sufficient labor during peak growing and harvesting seasons, (vi) the impact of foreign currency fluctuations, (vii) our plans for expansion of our business and cost savings, (viii) our ability to successfully integrate existing operations and acquisitions into our operations, and (ix ) the cost and other implications of changes in regulations applicable to our business, including potential legislative or regulatory initiatives in the People’s Republic of China or elsewhere directed at mitigating the effects of climate change, and other risk factors listed in the section of this Annual Report titled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report. Each forward -looking statement should be read in context with, and with an understanding of, the various disclosures concerning our business made elsewhere in this Annual Report, as well as other public reports filed by us with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers should not place undue reliance on any forward -looking statement as a prediction of actual results of developments. All forward- looking statements in this Annual Report are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained in this Annual Report 4 PART I ITEM 1 — BUSINESS Overview YaSheng Group, a California corporation, is a holding company that operates and primarily conducts its business operations in People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or “China”) through its eight subsidiaries and operating entities. As one of the largest agriculture companies in Northwest China, we are a leading producer of premium specialty agriculture based products, specializing in developing the agriculture industry by cultivating, processing, marketing and distributing a variety of food and agro-byproducts. We also operate a small concrete plant in Baiyin City, Gansu Province, China. Our food and agro-byproducts are processed primarily from premium specialty agriculture products grown in Northwest China in six agricultural product categories: fresh fruits, vegetables, field crops, specialty crops, seeds and eggs. We have been producing our award winning premium specialty agriculture products for over 30 years. We harvest our crops through farms that we own and from collective farm operators. Our primary product offering includes over 30 major agriculture products under 6 product categories with the major products including: field crops: cotton, corns, barley, wheat, flax, alfalfa ; vegetables: onions, potatoes, beet, and peas; fruit: apples, pears, apricots: specialty crops: hops, wolfberries, cumin, hemp, liquorices; seeds: black melon seeds, sunflower seeds, corn seeds, flax seeds, hemp seeds; poultry: eggs. We also produce many additional fresh fruits and vegetables which supply the local and provincial markets.
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