Every material Form 8-K Origin Agritech LTD has filed with the SEC since November 14, 2005, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Origin Agritech agreed on January 17, 2006 to buy a 52.21% controlling interest in Denong Zhengcheng Seed Company for $5 million in cash. Closing depends only on government approvals, which the company expects within 30 days, and management said the deal will not change its prior guidance for the year ending June 30, 2006.
Agreement dated January 17, 2006 for a 52.21% interest in Denong for $5 million cash
Denong 2004 revenue was RMB213 million ($26.3 million), up from RMB169 million ($20.8 million) in 2003
Company says guidance is unchanged at $11 million earnings on $55 million projected revenue for the year ending June 30, 2006
Closing is contingent only on government registration procedures, expected within 30 days
On November 15, 2005, Origin Agritech, formerly Chardan China Acquisition Corp., dismissed Goldstein Golub Kessler LLP as its independent accountants after closing its acquisition of State Harvest Holdings Limited on November 8, 2005, and engaged Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd. as its new auditor. The filing states that Goldstein Golub Kessler's reports on the former Chardan financial statements contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer and that there were no disagreements with the former auditor.
Dismissed auditor: Goldstein Golub Kessler LLP, on November 15, 2005
New auditor: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd., engaged November 15, 2005
Former auditor's reports had no adverse opinion or disclaimer, and the filing reports no disagreements
Former auditor's letter to the SEC is filed as Exhibit 16.1
On November 8, 2005, Chardan China Acquisition Corp. merged into Origin Agritech Limited, which then acquired State Harvest Holding Limited and its four operating companies. Shareholders gain a larger, operating hybrid seed business, and the filing says the shares will trade on the NASDAQ National Market under SEED, with about 15.1 million shares outstanding per the press release.
Closing on November 8, 2005: Chardan merged into Agritech, then Agritech acquired State Harvest.
State Harvest holders received $10 million in cash from Chardan's trust account and 10,000,000 Agritech shares; $250,000 is held back for one year.
Up to $15 million in additional cash may be paid if financing of at least $40 million or cash-flow targets are met, and up to 1,500,000 more shares depend on after-tax profit of $11 million for the year ending June 30, 2006.
Chardan officer positions were eliminated and five new directors were appointed, including Gengchen Han.
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