RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPLETING A BUSINESS COMBINATION WITH A TARGET BUSINESS
IN CHINA.
After a business combination, substantially all of our assets could be
located in China and substantially all of our revenue will be derived from our
operations in China. Accordingly, our results of operations and prospects will
be subject, to a significant extent, to the economic, political and legal
developments in China, which have rapidly changed.
The People's Republic of China (or PRC) economic, political and social
conditions, as well as government policies, could affect our business. The PRC
economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many
respects.
Since 1978 China has been one of the world's fastest-growing economies
in terms of gross domestic product, or GDP, growth. We cannot assure you,
however, that such growth will be sustained in the future. If in the future
China's economy experiences a downturn or grows at a slower rate than expected,
there may be less demand for spending in certain industries. A decrease in
demand for spending in certain industries could materially and adversely affect
our ability to find an attractive target business with which to consummate a
business combination and if we complete a business combination , the ability of
that target business to remain profitable.
Our ability to find attractive target businesses with which to
consummate a business combination is based on the assumption that the Chinese
economy will continue to grow. The PRC's economic growth has been uneven, both
geographically and among various sectors of the economy. The PRC government has
implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the
allocation of resources. Some of these measures benefit the overall PRC
economy, but may also have a negative effect on us, depending on the industry
in which we engage in a business combination. For example, our financial
condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by PRC government
control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations that are
applicable to potential target businesses and business combinations.
The PRC economy has been transitioning from a planned economy to a more
market-oriented economy. Although in recent years the PRC government has
implemented measures emphasizing the use of market forces for economic reform,
the reduction of state ownership of productive assets and the establishment of
sound corporate governance in business enterprises, a substantial portion of
productive assets in China is still owned by the PRC government. In addition,
the PRC government continues to play a significant role in regulating industry
development by imposing industrial policies. It also exercises significant
control over PRC economic growth through the allocation of resources,
controlling payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting
monetary policy and providing preferential treatment to particular industries
or companies. We cannot assure you that China's economic, political or legal
systems will not develop in a way that becomes detrimental to our business,
results of operations and prospects.
IF POLITICAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA WEAKEN, IT COULD
MAKE A TARGET BUSINESS'S OPERATIONS, GOODS, OR SERVICES LESS ATTRACTIVE TO
CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE OF CHINA.
The relationship between the United States and China is subject to
sudden fluctuation and periodic tension. Changes in political conditions in
China and changes in the state of Sino-U.S. relations are difficult to predict
and could adversely affect our operations or cause potential target businesses
or their goods and services to become less attractive to customers outside of
China, which could adversely effect the demand for our goods and services in
these markets. This could lead to a decline in our profitability and our stock
price. Any weakening of relations between the U.S. and China could have a
material adverse effect on our operations after a successful completion of a
business combination.
IF CHINA IMPOSES RESTRICTIONS TO REDUCE INFLATION, FUTURE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN
CHINA COULD BE SEVERELY CURTAILED WHICH COULD LEAD TO A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN
OUR PROFITABILITY FOLLOWING A BUSINESS COMBINATION.
While the economy of China has experienced rapid growth, this growth has
been uneven among various sectors of the economy and in different geographical
areas of the country. Rapid economic growth can lead to growth in supply of
money and rising inflation. In order to control inflation in the past, China
has imposed controls on bank credits, limits on loans for fixed assets and
restrictions on state bank lending. If similar restrictions are imposed, it may
lead to a slowing of economic growth and decrease the interest in the services
or products we may ultimately offer leading to a decline in our profitability.
BECAUSE CHINESE LAW WILL GOVERN ALMOST ALL OF ANY TARGET BUSINESS'S MATERIAL
AGREEMENTS, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ENFORCE OUR RIGHTS WITHIN CHINA OR ELSEWHERE,
WHICH COULD RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF BUSINESS, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES OR
CAPITAL.
Chinese law will govern almost all of our target business' material
agreements, some or many of which could be with Chinese governmental agencies.
We cannot assure you that the target business will be able to enforce any of
its material agreements or that remedies will be available outside of the PRC.
The Chinese legal system is similar to a civil law system based on written
statutes. Unlike common law systems, it is a system in which decided legal
cases have little precedential value. Although legislation in China over the
past 25 years has significantly improved the protection afforded to various
forms of foreign investment and contractual arrangements in China, these laws,
regulations and legal requirements are relatively new and their interpretation
and enforcement involve uncertainties, which could limit the legal protection
available to us, and foreign investors, including you. The inability to enforce
or obtain a remedy under any of our future agreements could result in a
significant loss of business, business opportunities or capital and could have
a material adverse impact on our operations.
BECAUSE MOST OF OUR DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS MAY RESIDE OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED
STATES AND BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE UNITED
STATES OR TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES COURT, IT MAY BE DIFFICULT
FOR YOU TO ENFORCE YOUR RIGHTS AGAINST THEM OR ENFORCE U.S. COURT JUDGMENTS
AGAINST THEM IN CHINA.
After the completion of a business combination, substantially all of our
directors and officers reside may outside of the United States and all of our
assets could be located outside of the United States. Foreign officers or
directors may not consent to service of process in the United States or to the
jurisdiction of any United States Court. It may therefore be difficult for
investors in the United States to enforce their legal rights, to effect service
of process upon our directors or officers or to enforce judgments of United
States courts predicated upon civil liabilities and criminal penalties of our
directors and officers under United States federal securities laws. Moreover,
we have been advised that the PRC does not have treaties providing for the
reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments of courts with the United
States. Further, it is unclear if extradition treaties now in effect between
the United States and the PRC would permit effective enforcement of criminal
penalties of the United States federal securities laws.
BECAUSE ANY TARGET BUSINESS WITH WHICH WE ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE A BUSINESS
COMBINATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE OUR STOCKHOLDERS WITH FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND RECONCILED TO UNITED STATES
GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, PROSPECTIVE TARGET BUSINESSES MAY BE
LIMITED.
In accordance with requirements of United States federal securities
laws, in order to seek stockholder approval of a business combination, a
proposed target business will be required to have certain financial statements
which are prepared in accordance with, or which can be reconciled to, U.S.
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and audited in accordance with the
standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). To
the extent that a proposed target business does not have financial statements
which have been prepared with, or which can be reconciled to, U.S. Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles, and audited in accordance with U.S. Generally
Accepted Auditing Standards, we will not be able to enter into a business
combination with that proposed target business. These financial statements may
limit the pool of potential target businesses with which we may complete a
business combination.
IF ANY DIVIDEND IS DECLARED IN THE FUTURE AND PAID IN A FOREIGN CURRENCY, YOU
MAY BE TAXED ON A LARGER AMOUNT IN U.S. DOLLARS THAN THE U.S. DOLLAR AMOUNT
THAT YOU WILL ACTUALLY ULTIMATELY RECEIVE.
If you are a U.S. holder, you will be taxed on the U.S. dollar value of
your dividends at the time you receive them, even if you actually receive a
smaller amount of U.S. dollars when the payment is in fact converted into U.S.
dollars. Specifically, if a dividend is declared and paid in a foreign
currency, the amount of the dividend distribution that you must include in your
income as a U.S. holder will be the U.S. dollar value of the payments made in
the foreign currency, determined at the spot rate of the foreign currency to
the U.S. dollar on the date the dividend distribution is includible in your
income, regardless of whether the payment is in fact converted into U.S.
dollars. Thus, if the value of the foreign currency decreases before you
actually convert the currency into U.S. dollars, you will be taxed on a larger
amount in U.S. dollars than the U.S. dollar amount that you will actually
ultimately receive.
FLUCTUATIONS IN THE VALUE OF THE RENMINBI RELATIVE TO FOREIGN CURRENCIES COULD
CAUSE THE COST OF A TARGET BUSINESS AS MEASURED IN DOLLARS TO INCREASE AND
COULD AFFECT OUR OPERATING RESULTS AFTER A BUSINESS COMBINATION.
We will prepare our financial statements in United States dollars, but
payroll and other costs of non-United States operations will be payable in
foreign currencies, primarily renminbi. To the extent future revenue is
denominated in non-United States currencies, we would be subject to increased
risks relating to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations that could have a
material adverse affect on our business, financial condition and operating
results. The value of renminbi against the United States dollar and other
currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in
China's political and economic conditions. As we expect that our operations
will be primarily in China, any significant revaluation of the renminbi may
materially and adversely affect our cash flows, revenues and financial
condition. For example, to the extent that we need to convert United States
dollars into renminbi for our operations, appreciation of renminbi against the
United States dollar could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations. Conversely, if we decide to
convert our renminbi into United States dollars for other business purposes and
the United States dollar appreciates against the renminbi, the United States
dollar equivalent of the renminbi we convert would be reduced. The Chinese
government recently announced that it is pegging the exchange rate of the
renminbi against a number of currencies, rather than just the United States
dollar. Fluctuations in the renminbi exchange rate could adversely affect our
ability to find attractive target businesses with which to consummate a
business combination and to operate our business after a business combination.
RECENT REGULATIONS RELATING TO OFFSHORE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES BY CHINESE
RESIDENTS MAY INCREASE THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN WE FACE AND CREATE REGULATORY
UNCERTAINTIES THAT MAY LIMIT OR ADVERSELY EFFECT OUR ABILITY TO COMPLETE A
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS WITH PRC COMPANIES.
Regulations were issued on January 24, 2005, on April 8, 2005, and on
October 21, 2005, by the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE,
that will require approvals from, and registrations with, PRC government
authorities in connection with direct or indirect offshore investment
activities by PRC residents and PRC corporate entities; however, there has been
a recent announcement that such regulations may be partially reversed. The SAFE
regulations retroactively require approval and registration of direct or
indirect investments previously made by PRC residents in offshore companies. In
the event that a PRC shareholder with a direct or indirect stake in an offshore
parent company fails to obtain the required SAFE approval and make the required
registration, the PRC subsidiaries of such offshore parent company may be
prohibited from making distributions of profit to the offshore parent and from
paying the offshore parent proceeds from any reduction in capital, share
transfer or liquidation in respect of the PRC subsidiaries. Further, failure to
comply with the various SAFE approval and registration requirements described
above, as currently drafted, could result in liability under PRC law for
foreign exchange evasion. The regulations discussed could also result in the
relevant Chinese government authorities limiting or eliminating our ability to
purchase and retain foreign currencies in the future, which could limit or
eliminate our ability to pay dividends in the future. More recently, however,
new regulations have been drafted that would partially reverse the policy that
requires Chinese companies to obtain permission from SAFE to own overseas
corporate entities.
As a result of the lack of implementing rules, the uncertainty as to
when the new draft regulations will take effect, and uncertainty concerning the
reconciliation of the new regulations with other approval requirements, it
remains unclear how these existing regulations, and any future legislation
concerning offshore or cross-border transactions, will be interpreted, amended
and implemented by the relevant government authorities. We are committed to
complying with the relevant rules. As a result of the foregoing, we cannot
assure you that we or the owners of the target business we intend to complete a
business combination, as the case may be, will be able to complete the
necessary approval, filings and registrations for a proposed business
combination. This may restrict our ability to implement our business
combination strategy and adversely affect our operations.
AFTER WE CONSUMMATE A BUSINESS COMBINATION, OUR OPERATING COMPANY IN CHINA WILL
BE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON DIVIDEND PAYMENTS.
After we consummate a business combination, we will rely on dividends
and other distributions from our operating company to provide us with cash flow
and to meet our other obligations. Current regulations in China would permit
our operating company in China to pay dividends to us only out of its
accumulated distributable profits, if any, determined in accordance with
Chinese accounting standards and regulations. In addition, our operating
company in China will be required to set aside at least 10% (up to an aggregate
amount equal to half of its registered capital) of its accumulated profits each
year. Such cash reserve may not be distributed as cash dividends. In addition,
if our operating company in China incurs debt on its own behalf in the future,
the instruments governing the debt may restrict its ability to pay dividends or
make other payments to us.
THERE MAY BE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BETWEEN OUR MANAGEMENT AND OUR NON-
MANAGEMENT STOCKHOLDERS.
Conflicts of interest create the risk that management may have an
incentive to act adversely to the interests of other investors. A conflict of
interest may arise between our management's personal pecuniary interest and its
fiduciary duty to our stockholders. Further, our management's own pecuniary
interest may at some point compromise its fiduciary duty to our stockholders.
In addition our sole officer and director is currently involved
with other blank check companies and conflicts in the pursuit of business
combinations with such other blank check companies with which he is, and may be
the future be, affiliated with may arise. If we and the other blank check
companies that our sole officer and director is affiliated with desire to take
advantage of the same opportunity, then the officer and director that is
affiliated with both companies would abstain from voting upon the opportunity.
OUR BUSINESS IS DIFFICULT TO EVALUATE BECAUSE WE HAVE NO OPERATING HISTORY.
As Greater China has no operating history or revenue and only minimal
assets, there is a risk that we will be unable to continue as a going concern
and consummate a business combination. Greater China has had no recent
operating history nor any revenues or earnings from operations since inception.
We have no significant assets or financial resources. We will, in all
likelihood, sustain operating expenses without corresponding revenues, at least
until the consummation of a business combination. This may result in our
incurring a net operating loss that will increase continuously until we can
consummate a business combination with a profitable business opportunity. We
cannot assure you that we can identify a suitable business opportunity and
consummate a business combination.
THERE IS COMPETITION FOR THOSE PRIVATE COMPANIES SUITABLE FOR A MERGER
TRANSACTION OF THE TYPE CONTEMPLATED BY OUR MANAGEMENT.
Greater China is in a highly competitive market for a small number of
business opportunities which could reduce the likelihood of consummating a
successful business combination. We are and will continue to be an
insignificant participant in the business of seeking mergers with, joint
ventures with and acquisitions of small private and public entities. A large
number of established and well-financed entities, including small public
companies and venture capital firms, are active in mergers and acquisitions of
companies that may be desirable target candidates for us. Nearly all these
entities have significantly greater financial resources, technical expertise
and managerial capabilities than we do; consequently, we will be at a
competitive disadvantage in identifying possible business opportunities and
successfully completing a business combination. These competitive factors may
reduce the likelihood of our identifying and consummating a successful business
combination.
FUTURE SUCCESS IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE ABILITY OF OUR MANAGEMENT TO LOCATE
AND ATTRACT A SUITABLE ACQUISITION.
The nature of our operations is highly speculative and there is a
consequent risk of loss of your investment. The success of our plan of
operation will depend to a great extent on the operations, financial condition
and management of the identified business opportunity. While management intends
to seek business combination(s) with entities having established operating
histories, we cannot assure you that we will be successful in locating
candidates meeting that criterion. In the event we complete a business
combination, the success of our operations may be dependent upon management of
the successor firm or venture partner firm and numerous other factors beyond
our control.
THE COMPANY HAS NO EXISTING AGREEMENT FOR A BUSINESS COMBINATION OR OTHER
TRANSACTION.
We have no arrangement, agreement or understanding with respect to
engaging in a merger with, joint venture with or acquisition of, a private or
public entity. No assurances can be given that we will successfully identify
and evaluate suitable business opportunities or that we will conclude a
business combination. Management has not identified any particular industry or
specific business within an industry for evaluation. We cannot guarantee that
we will be able to negotiate a business combination on favorable terms, and
there is consequently a risk that funds allocated to the purchase of our shares
will not be invested in a company with active business operations.
OUR MANAGEMENT INTENDS TO DEVOTE ONLY A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME TO SEEKING A
TARGET COMPANY WHICH MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO IDENTIFY A SUITABLE
ACQUISITION CANDIDATE.
While seeking a business combination, management anticipates devoting no
more than a few hours per week to Greater China's affairs in total. Our officer
has not entered into a written employment agreement with us and is not expected
to do so in the foreseeable future. This limited commitment may adversely
impact our ability to identify and consummate a successful business
combination.
THE TIME AND COST OF PREPARING A PRIVATE COMPANY TO BECOME A PUBLIC REPORTING
COMPANY MAY PRECLUDE US FROM ENTERING INTO A MERGER OR ACQUISITION WITH THE
MOST ATTRACTIVE PRIVATE COMPANIES.
Target companies that fail to comply with SEC reporting requirements may
delay or preclude acquisition. Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
require reporting companies to provide certain information about significant
acquisitions, including certified financial statements for Greater China
acquired, covering one, two, or three years, depending on the relative size of
the acquisition. The time and additional costs that may be incurred by some
target entities to prepare these statements may significantly delay or
essentially preclude consummation of an acquisition. Otherwise suitable
acquisition prospects that do not have or are unable to obtain the required
audited statements may be inappropriate for acquisition so long as the
reporting requirements of the Exchange Act are applicable.
THE COMPANY MAY BE SUBJECT TO FURTHER GOVERNMENT REGULATION WHICH WOULD
ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR OPERATIONS.
Although we will be subject to the reporting requirements under the
Exchange Act, management believes we will not be subject to regulation under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act"),
since we will not be engaged in the business of investing or trading in
securities. If we engage in business combinations which result in our holding
passive investment interests in a number of entities, we could be subject to
regulation under the Investment Company Act. If so, we would be required to
register as an investment company and could be expected to incur significant
registration and compliance costs. We have obtained no formal determination
from the SEC as to our status under the Investment Company Act and,
consequently, violation of the Investment Company Act could subject us to
material adverse consequences.
ANY POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OR MERGER WITH A FOREIGN COMPANY MAY SUBJECT US TO
ADDITIONAL RISKS.
If we enter into a business combination with a foreign concern, we will
be subject to risks inherent in business operations outside of the United
States. These risks include, for example, currency fluctuations, regulatory
problems, punitive tariffs, unstable local tax policies, trade embargoes, risks
related to shipment of raw materials and finished goods across national borders
and cultural and language differences. Foreign economies may differ favorably
or unfavorably from the United States economy in growth of gross national
product, rate of inflation, market development, rate of savings, and capital
investment, resource self-sufficiency and balance of payments positions, and in
other respects.
THERE IS CURRENTLY NO TRADING MARKET FOR OUR COMMON STOCK, AND LIQUIDITY OF
SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK IS LIMITED.
Our shares of Common Stock are not registered under the securities laws
of any state or other jurisdiction, and accordingly there is no public trading
market for our Common Stock. Further, no public trading market is expected to
develop in the foreseeable future unless and until Greater China completes a
business combination with an operating business and Greater China thereafter
files a registration statement under the Securities Act. Therefore, outstanding
shares of our Common Stock cannot be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise
transferred unless subsequently registered pursuant to, or exempt from
registration under, the Securities Act and any other applicable federal or
state securities laws or regulations. Shares of our Common Stock cannot be sold
under the exemptions from registration provided by Rule 144 under or Section
4(1) of the Securities Act, in accordance with the letter from Richard K.
Wulff, Chief of the Office of Small Business Policy of the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance, to Ken Worm of NASD
Regulation, dated January 21, 2000. This letter provides that certain private
transfers of the shares also may be prohibited without registration under
federal securities laws. Compliance with the criteria for securing exemptions
under federal securities laws and the securities laws of the various states is
extremely complex, especially in respect of those exemptions affording
flexibility and the elimination of trading restrictions in respect of
securities received in exempt transactions and subsequently disposed of without
registration under the Securities Act or state securities laws.
WE HAVE NEVER PAID DIVIDENDS ON OUR COMMON STOCK.
We have never paid dividends on our Common Stock and do not presently
intend to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. We anticipate that any
funds available for payment of dividends will be re-invested into the Company
to further its business strategy.
THE COMPANY MAY BE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN TAX CONSEQUENCES IN OUR BUSINESS, WHICH
MAY INCREASE OUR COST OF DOING BUSINESS.
We may not be able to structure our acquisition to result in tax-free
treatment for the companies or their stockholders, which could deter third
parties from entering into certain business combinations with us or result in
being taxed on consideration received in a transaction. Currently, a
transaction may be structured so as to result in tax-free treatment to both
companies, as prescribed by various federal and state tax provisions. We intend
to structure any business combination so as to minimize the federal and state
tax consequences to both us and the target entity; however, we cannot guarantee
that the business combination will meet the statutory requirements of a tax-
free reorganization or that the parties will obtain the intended tax-free
treatment upon a transfer of stock or assets. A non-qualifying reorganization
could result in the imposition of both federal and state taxes that may have an
adverse effect on both parties to the transaction.
OUR BUSINESS WILL HAVE NO REVENUES UNLESS AND UNTIL WE MERGE WITH OR ACQUIRE AN
OPERATING BUSINESS.
We are a development stage company and have had no revenues from
operations. We may not realize any revenues unless and until we successfully
merge with or acquire an operating business.
THE COMPANY INTENDS TO ISSUE MORE SHARES IN A MERGER OR ACQUISITION, WHICH WILL
RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL DILUTION TO EXISTING SHAREHOLDERS.
Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of a maximum of
250,000,000 shares of common stock and a maximum of 20,000,000 shares of
preferred stock. Any merger or acquisition effected by us may result in the
issuance of additional securities without stockholder approval and may result
in substantial dilution in the percentage of our common stock held by our then
existing stockholders. Moreover, the common stock issued in any such merger or
acquisition transaction may be valued on an arbitrary or non-arm's-length basis
by our management, resulting in an additional reduction in the percentage of
common stock held by our then existing stockholders. Our Board of Directors has
the power to issue any or all of such authorized but unissued shares without
stockholder approval. To the extent that additional shares of common stock or
preferred stock are issued in connection with a business combination or
otherwise, dilution to the interests of our stockholders will occur and the
rights of the holders of common stock might be materially and adversely
affected.
THE COMPANY HAS CONDUCTED NO MARKET RESEARCH OR IDENTIFICATION OF BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH MAY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO IDENTIFY A BUSINESS TO MERGE
WITH OR ACQUIRE.
Greater China has neither conducted nor have others made available to us
results of market research concerning prospective business opportunities.
Therefore, we have no assurances that market demand exists for a merger or
acquisition as contemplated by us. Our management has not identified any
specific business combination or other transactions for formal evaluation by
us, such that it may be expected that any such target business or transaction
will present such a level of risk that conventional private or public offerings
of securities or conventional bank financing will not be available. There is no
assurance that we will be able to acquire a business opportunity on terms
favorable to us. Decisions as to which business opportunity to participate in
will be unilaterally made by our management, which may act without the consent,
vote or approval of our stockholders.
BECAUSE WE MAY SEEK TO COMPLETE A BUSINESS COMBINATION THROUGH A "REVERSE
MERGER," FOLLOWING SUCH A TRANSACTION WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ATTRACT THE
ATTENTION OF MAJOR BROKERAGE FIRMS.
Additional risks may exist since we will assist a privately held
business to become public through a "reverse merger." Securities analysts of
major brokerage firms may not provide coverage of our Company since there is no
incentive to brokerage firms to recommend the purchase of our common stock. No
assurance can be given that brokerage firms will want to conduct any secondary
offerings on behalf of our post-merger company in the future.
WE CANNOT ASSURE YOU THAT FOLLOWING A BUSINESS COMBINATION WITH AN OPERATING
BUSINESS, OUR COMMON STOCK WILL BE LISTED ON NASDAQ OR ANY OTHER SECURITIES
EXCHANGE.
Following a business combination, we may seek the listing of our common
stock on NASDAQ or the American Stock Exchange. However, we cannot assure you
that following such a transaction, we will be able to meet the initial listing
standards of either of those or any other stock exchange, or that we will be
able to maintain a listing of our common stock on either of those or any other
stock exchange. After completing a business combination, until our common stock
is listed on the NASDAQ or another stock exchange, we expect that our common
stock would be eligible to trade on the OTC Bulletin Board, another over-the-
counter quotation system, or on the "pink sheets," where our stockholders may
find it more difficult to dispose of shares or obtain accurate quotations as to
the market value of our common stock. In addition, we would be subject to an
SEC rule that, if it failed to meet the criteria set forth in such rule,
imposes various practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell securities
governed by the rule to persons other than established customers and accredited
investors. Consequently, such rule may deter broker-dealers from recommending
or selling our common stock, which may further affect its liquidity. This would
also make it more difficult for us to raise additional capital following a
business combination.
OUR CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AUTHORIZES THE ISSUANCE OF PREFERRED STOCK.
Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to
20,000,000 shares of preferred stock with designations, rights and preferences
determined from time to time by its Board of Directors. Accordingly, our Board
of Directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred
stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting, or other rights which
could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of the
common stock. In the event of issuance, the preferred stock could be utilized,
under certain circumstances, as a method of discouraging, delaying or
preventing a change in control of Greater China. Although we have no present
intention to issue any shares of its authorized preferred stock, there can be
no assurance that Greater China will not do so in the future.