If you are in any doubt as to any aspect of this circular or as to the action to be taken, you should consult your stockbroker or other registered dealer in securities, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser. If you have sold or transferred all your shares in AV Concept Holdings Limited (“Company”), you should at once hand this circular and the accompanying form of proxy to the purchaser, the transferee or to the bank, stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or transferee. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this circular, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this circular. MAJOR TRANSACTIONS: (1) SUBSCRIPTION OF SHARES IN AND BONDS ISSUED BY NITGEN; AND (2) DISPOSAL OF 35% INTEREST IN SUCCESS PILLAR AND NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING A notice convening the extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, 6 December 2012 at 6th Floor, Enterprise Square Three, 39 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong is set out on pages EGM-1 to EGM-3 of this circular. Whether or not you are able to attend the meeting, you are requested to complete and return the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time of the meeting to the office of the Company’s branch registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Tengis Limited at 26/F, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the meeting in person should you so wish. 20 November 2012 THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
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If you are in any doubt as to any aspect of this circular or as to the action to be taken, you should consult
your stockbroker or other registered dealer in securities, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or
other professional adviser.
If you have sold or transferred all your shares in AV Concept Holdings Limited (“Company”), you should
at once hand this circular and the accompanying form of proxy to the purchaser, the transferee or to the bank,
stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or
transferee.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no
responsibility for the contents of this circular, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and
expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole
or any part of the contents of this circular.
MAJOR TRANSACTIONS:(1) SUBSCRIPTION OF SHARES IN AND BONDS ISSUED BY NITGEN;
AND(2) DISPOSAL OF 35% INTEREST IN SUCCESS PILLAR
AND NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
A notice convening the extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday,
6 December 2012 at 6th Floor, Enterprise Square Three, 39 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong is
set out on pages EGM-1 to EGM-3 of this circular. Whether or not you are able to attend the meeting, you
are requested to complete and return the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed
thereon as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time of the meeting to the
office of the Company’s branch registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Tengis Limited at 26/F, Tesbury Centre, 28
Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you
from attending and voting at the meeting in person should you so wish.
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THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
Other shareholders 28,220,391 79.72 28,220,391 59.21 28,220,391 39.86 28,220,391 25.68
Total 35,400,316 100.00 47,664,402 100.00 70,800,632 100.00 109,904,366 100.00
Note: As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Existing Bondholder did not own any Nitgen Shares and was the
holder of the Existing Bonds. The Existing Bonds are zero coupon convertible bonds in the aggregate
principal amount of US$5,500,000 due 31 July 2015 which, assuming full conversion of the Existing
Bonds at the initial conversion price of US$0.6302 under the terms and conditions of the Existing
Bonds, will be convertible into 8,726,970 Nitgen Shares.
INFORMATION ON NITGEN
Nitgen is a company incorporated in Korea whose commons shares are listed on KOSDAQ and the
Nitgen Group is principally engaged in the provision of biometric solutions. The Nitgen Group provides
biometric technology with embedded module, fingerprint scanner, PC peripheral device and fingerprint server
certification.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, Nitgen was owned as to approximately 20.28% by the Group.
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The audited financial information of Nitgen (which were prepared in accordance with financial
accounting standards generally accepted in Korea) for the two years ended 31 December 2011 are set out
below:
For the year ended31 December 2011
For the year ended31 December 2010
KRW (million)
approximately
HK$ (million)
approximately
KRW (million)
approximately
HK$ (million)
approximately
Turnover 10,538.7 72.2 12,168.4 83.3
Profit/(Loss) before tax (2,568.7) (17.6) 1,017.8 7.0
Profit/(Loss) after tax (2,783.6) (19.1) 1,662.9 11.4
As at 30 June 2012, the Nitgen Group had unaudited net assets of approximately KRW14,783.6
million (equivalent to approximately HK$101.3 million) respectively.
THE DISPOSAL AGREEMENT
The major terms of the Disposal Agreement are set out below:
Date
5 September 2012
Parties
Vendors : (1) New Concept; and
(2) SHK, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with
limited liability, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NOL, a
company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange,
principally engaged in sale and distribution of liquefied
petroleum gas, sale and distribution of oil products and sale of
electronics parts.
Purchaser : Nitgen Eco & Energy International Limited (formerly known as Nitgen
Lighting Limited), a company incorporated in Hong Kong with limited
liability, and is principally engaged in investment holding.
The Purchaser is wholly owned by Nitgen, which as at the Latest
Practicable Date, was owned as to approximately 20.28% by the Group.
Save as disclosed above, to the best of the Directors’ knowledge,
information and belief after having made all reasonable enquires, each
of SHK and the Purchaser and their respective ultimate beneficial
owners is a third party independent of the Company and the connected
persons of the Company.
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Assets to be disposed of
New Concept and SHK have conditionally agreed to sell, and the Purchaser has conditionally
agreed to purchase, the Sale Shares for an aggregate consideration of approximately HK$241 million.
The Sale Shares represent the entire issued share capital of Success Pillar.
Consideration
The Consideration for the Sale Shares shall be, upon completion of the Disposal, paid by the
Purchaser in cash:
(1) as to HK$84,413,000 for the AV Sale Shares to New Concept; and
(2) as to HK$156,767,000 for the NO Sale Shares to SHK.
The Consideration was arrived at after arm’s length negotiations between SHK, New Concept
and the Purchaser on normal commercial terms taking into account the benchmark net revenue of
HK$215,533,248 achieved by the Success Pillar Subsidiaries during the Market Trial Period, of which
51% was attributable to Success Pillar, being HK$109,921,956 (“Attributable Quarterly Net
Revenue”). The total consideration payable by the Purchaser for the entire issued share capital of
Success Pillar equals approximately 2.2 times the Attributable Quarterly Net Revenue.
In arriving at the consideration, the parties had regard to the quarterly trading volume of 61,650
metric tons of bunker fuel (being approximately 3% of the average quarterly sales in the whole of
Hong Kong for year 2011) and an acceptable level of gross profit (being HK$10,664,013) achieved by
the Success Pillar Subsidiaries during the Market Trial Period. The parties agree that the method of
price determination is fair and reasonable taking into account the growth potential of Success Pillar,
the limited member of bunkering service providers in Hong Kong and the growth trend of the industry.
Completion of the Disposal Agreement
Completion of the Disposal shall take place on the second Business Day after all the conditions
precedent as set out in the paragraph headed “Conditions Precedent of the Disposal Agreement” below
shall have been fulfilled or waived (if applicable) or such other date as may be agreed between the
parties to the Disposal Agreement.
Conditions Precedent of the Disposal Agreement
The Disposal shall be conditional upon the following conditions being fulfilled:
(1) NOL having complied with the shareholders’ approval requirements under the Listing
Rules with respect to the Disposal Agreement and the transactions contemplated
thereunder;
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(2) the Company having complied with the shareholders’ approval requirements under the
Listing Rules with respect to the Disposal Agreement and the transactions contemplated
thereunder;
(3) the warranties given by SHK and New Concept under the Disposal Agreement (subject
to matters already disclosed by SHK and New Concept to the Purchaser) remaining true
and accurate in all material respects;
(4) completion of the Investment Agreement; and
(5) completion of the subscription agreement dated 5 September 2012 entered into between
Nitgen and the Purchaser in relation to the subscription of shares in the Purchaser by
Nitgen.
The conditions precedent in paragraphs (1) and (2) cannot be waived. The Purchaser may waive
in writing the condition precedent in paragraph (3) above and the Vendor together may waive in
writing the conditions precedent in paragraphs (4) and (5) above. As at the Latest Practicable Date, the
conditions precedent in paragraph (1) above has been fulfilled, the remaining conditions precedent
above had not been waived or fulfilled, and no party to the Disposal Agreement had any intention to
waive any conditions precedent to the Disposal Agreement.
INFORMATION ON SUCCESS PILLAR
Success Pillar is a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on 23 April 2012 and is
principally engaged in investment holding. As at the date of the Disposal Agreement, Success Pillar is owned
as to 35% by New Concept and as to 65% by SHK and Success Pillar is an associated company of the
Company.
The principal assets of Success Pillar are its 51% interests in the Success Pillar Subsidiaries. In May
2012, the Success Pillar Subsidiaries commenced marine bunkering services in Hong Kong as a spearhead
project for the NOL’s oil products business prior to commencement of operation of the Zhuhai Petroleum
Depot and chartered a marine bunkering station and three bunker ships, which all operated in the Hong Kong
Harbour. Requisite operating licenses and validation, including Dangerous Goods Carriage Permits and
Declaration of Fitness have been obtained by these vessels. It was the objective of the spearhead project to
provide business channels for the Zhuhai Petroleum Depot outside of the PRC so that, when the Zhuhai
Petroleum Depot commences operation, its efficiency can be boosted by additional trading volume brought in
from other Asian regions.
In pursuance of the object of the spearhead project, during the Market Trial Period the equipment,
supply channels and logistics arrangements of the Success Pillar Subsidiaries were tested and validated, and
efforts were made to establish a local clientele. The Success Pillar Subsidiaries formally launched their
operation on 1 August 2012 (“Launch Date”).
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Brief financial information on Success Pillar and the Success Pillar Subsidiaries, on a consolidated
basis, for the Market Trial Period, being 1 May 2012 to 31 July 2012, and as at the Launch Date are set out
below:
Unaudited consolidatedfinancial information forthe Market Trial Period
HK$
Turnover 215,533,248
Net profit before and after tax (Note) 6,748,759
Net Profit:
attributable to non-controlling interest 3,306,892
attributable to equity owner 3,441,867
Unaudited consolidatedfinancial informationas at 1 August 2012
HK$
Total assets 125,115,528
Total liabilities 122,280,131
Net assets 5,835,397
Note: No tax provision has been made as the operation was for a short period of 3 months.
As Success Pillar and the Success Pillar Subsidiaries were established in 2012, there were no financial
information of Success Pillar and the Success Pillar Subsidiaries for the last two financial years.
Upon completion of the Disposal, save that the Group’s indirect interest in Success Pillar (through the
Group’s holding in Nitgen), the Group will cease to have any interest in Success Pillar.
REASONS FOR AND BENEFITS OF THE SECURITIES SUBSCRIPTION, THE SHARESSUBSCRIPTION AND THE DISPOSAL
The principal activities of the Group consist of the marketing and distribution of electronic
components, and the design, development and sale of electronic products.
It has been the business strategy of the Group to seek business and investment opportunities which
provide growth potential and enhance value of the Shareholders. The Securities Subscription and the Shares
Subscription, together with the acquisition of interests in Nitgen by the Group as disclosed in the
announcement of the Company dated 10 May 2012 and the disposal of 48% interest in Signeo Green Energy
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Limited to the Purchaser, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nitgen, as disclosed in the announcement of the
Company dated 12 July 2012, are in line with the Group’s development strategy and enhance the synergy
between Nitgen and the Group through restructuring and/or acquisitions and disposals with a view to creating
value for the Shareholders. The Directors consider that the Securities Subscription and the Shares
Subscription offer a good opportunity for the Group to tap on opportunities in and expand its business in
electronic components and electronic products. Nitgen Group is principally engaged in the provision of
biometric solutions and provides biometric technology with embedded module, fingerprint scanner, PC
peripheral device and fingerprint server certification, which requires certain electronic components of which
the Group could supply to Nitgen. By supplying electronic components to Nitgen, the Company expects to be
able to foster a steady stream of revenue in its electronic components business.
Further, Nitgen has good development prospects and potential synergy with the Group’s LED
business. The Group considers that the market acceptance and response to LED lighting and energy saving
products to be better in Korea. Accordingly, the Company intends to streamline its business, explore the
opportunities to launch, pursue restructure and/or expand its business through Nitgen, a company
incorporated and operated in Korea.
Through cooperation with Nitgen, both the Group and Nitgen may concentrate on their respective
comparative advantages, increase net efficiency, and ultimately improve the Group’s competitiveness. For
example, the Company has an established sales and distribution network in the Southeast Asia region and
while Nitgen has established businesses and presence in Korea. While each of them can continue to
strengthen such advantages, Nitgen can leverage on the Group’s established sales and distribution network in
Southeast Asia so as to expand its business in Southeast Asia; the Group can also launch or expand business
which have better market acceptance or response in Korea via Nitgen.
All the above factors are expected to offer synergy effects and complementary benefits, and provide
incentive for long-term collaboration to achieve a win-win situation for the Group and Nitgen. The
transactions will allow the Group to better enhance and strengthen its competitive advantages in the industry
and improve its profitability.
Besides, although the Nitgen Group recorded a loss before tax for the year ended 31 December 2011
and the six months ended 30 June 2012, this will not eliminate benefits deriving from the potential synergy
mentioned above. In addition, the Directors believe that the financial performance of the Nitgen Group may
be improved after the Purchaser’s acquisition of 100% interest in Success Pillar.
Assuming completion of the Investment Agreement and the Subscription Agreement, the Group’s
interest in Nitgen will increase from approximately 20.28% to approximately 35.94% of the enlarged share
capital of Nitgen immediately upon the Investment Closing (without taking into account the Conversion
Nitgen Shares to be issued under full conversion of the NCC Bonds, the SHK Bonds and the Existing
Bonds), and approximately 45.67% of the enlarged share capital of Nitgen after the Investment Closing and
upon full conversion of the NCC Bonds (assuming no conversion of the SHK Bonds and the Existing Bonds
taking place).
The Directors consider that the Disposal represents an opportunity for the Group to realise its
investment in Success Pillar. The Directors expects to recognise an unaudited gain of approximately
HK$82.37 million from the Disposal, being the difference between the consideration for the Disposal and the
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Group’s cost of investment in Success Pillar. It is expected that the net proceeds from the Disposal will be
used for general working capital and/or future development of the Group such as acquisition of companies or
assets when opportunities arise. As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Group had not identified any
investment target. The consideration of HK$84,413,000 for the AV Sale Shares represents an excess of
approximately HK$82.37 million over approximately HK$2.04 million, being 35% of the net asset value as at
1 August 2012 of Success Pillar attributable to the Group.
When the Group agreed to invest in Success Pillar, Success Pillar has not yet actively commenced its
operation and at that time, there was no certainty on the success of the business of Success Pillar and the
Group has to bear investment risk. During the Market Trial Period, the Success Pillar Subsidiaries
commenced marine bunkering services in Hong Kong, chartered a marine bunkering station and three bunker
ships, which all operated in Hong Kong Harbour and requisite operating licenses and validation have been
obtained by these vessels. In addition, the equipment, supply channels and logistics arrangements of the
Success Pillar Subsidiaries were tested and validated, and efforts were made to establish a local clientele
during the Market Trial Period. With these efforts, the Success Pillar Subsidiaries are able to demonstrate
good financial results during the Market Trial Period and growth potential, which have been taken into
account in determining the consideration for the Sale Shares. The Company contemplated the negotiation
with the Purchaser about the Disposal in or about August 2012, after the market Trial Period. The Directors
believe that difference between the investment cost of Success Pillar of the Group and SHK and the
consideration for the Sale Shares reflect the efforts made by, and achievements of, Success Pillar and the
Success Pillar Subsidiaries during the Market Trial Period mentioned above.
Before completion of the Disposal, the Group has 35% interest in Success Pillar. Immediately after
completion of the Disposal, the Group will have 35.94% interest in Nitgen (without taking into account the
Conversion Nitgen Shares to be issued under full conversion of the NCC Bonds, the SHK Bonds and the
Existing Bonds), which will then via the Purchaser (which is 100% subsidiary of Nitgen), own 100% interest
in Success Pillar, resulting the Group having 35.94% indirect interest in Success Pillar. Given that the
Group’s interest in Success Pillar remains almost the same before and after the Disposal and the Group will
record a substantial gain from the Disposal, the Directors consider that the Disposal is in the best interest of
the Shareholders and the Company as a whole.
Each of the terms of the Investment Agreement, the Subscription Agreement and the Disposal
Agreement were determined after arm’s length negotiations between the parties thereto. The Directors are of
the view that each of the Securities Subscription, the Shares Subscription and the Disposal is on normal
commercial terms and is in the interests of the Company and that the terms of the Investment Agreement, the
Subscription Agreement and the Disposal Agreement are fair and reasonable and in the interests of the
Shareholders as a whole.
IMPLICATIONS UNDER THE LISTING RULES
Each of: (a) the Securities Subscription and the Shares Subscription, both on their own and in
aggregate with the acquisition of interests in Nitgen by the Group as disclosed in the announcement of the
Company dated 10 May 2012; and (b) the Disposal, in aggregate with the disposal of 48% interest in Signeo
Green Energy Limited to the Purchaser as disclosed in the announcement of the Company dated 12 July 2012
constitutes a major transaction for the Company under the Listing Rules and is subject to reporting and
announcement and Shareholders’ approval requirements of Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules.
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RELAXATION OF THE REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE AN ACCOUNTANTS’ REPORT ONNITGEN
Pursuant to Rule 14.67(6)(a)(i) of the Listing Rules, on an acquisition of any business, company or
companies, a circular issued in relation to an acquisition constituting a major transaction must contain, among
other matters, an accountants’ report on the business, company or companies being acquired in accordance
with Chapter 4 of the Listing Rules provided that, where any company in question has not or will not become
a subsidiary of the listed issuer, the Exchange may be prepared to relax this requirement. The accounts on
which the report is based must relate to a financial period ended 6 months or less before the circular is issued.
The financial information on the business, company or companies being acquired as contained in the
accountants’ report must be prepared using accounting policies which should be materially consistent with
those of the listed issuer. Further, pursuant to Rule 14.67(7) of the Listing Rules, in a circular issued in
relation to an acquisition constituting a major transaction must contain, among other matters, a management
discussion and analysis of results of the business, company or companies being acquired covering all those
matters set out in paragraph 32 of Appendix 16 to the Listing Rules for the period reported in the
accountants’ report.
The Company has applied for a relaxation to include an accountants’ report under Rule 14.67(6)(a)(i)
of the Listing Rules and a waiver from strict compliance of the management discussion and analysis of results
as referred to under Rule 14.67(7) of the Listing Rules in relation to the transactions contemplated under the
Investment Agreement and the Subscription Agreement for the following reasons:
(1) as Nitgen is not and will not be a subsidiary of the Company, the financial assets of Nitgen has
not been and will not be consolidated into that of the Company. The Group has no access to the
financial information and underlying supporting documents of Nitgen to prepare the audited
financial statements of Nitgen, save for those published by Nitgen in the public domain. The
financial information available to the Company and other shareholders of Nitgen are the same
and the Company does not have any privilege over other shareholders of Nitgen in this regard;
(2) Nitgen is a public listed company whose common shares are listed on KOSDAQ of the Korean
Exchange. Under the applicable laws of Korea, Nitgen will provide the shareholders of Nitgen
with the annual, interim and quarterly reports of Nitgen (in Korean), and financial information
of Nitgen in connection with certain transactions or other events which are required to be
disclosed under the applicable laws of Korea;
(3) the Group has requested Nitgen for the provision of the relevant financial information and
underlying supporting documents. However Nitgen was not able to provide the same on the
grounds that:
(i) based on the fact that (a) the Nitgen was not and will not become a subsidiary of the
Company; (b) the financial statement of Nitgen will not be consolidated into that of the
Group; and (c) New Concept is already an existing shareholder of Nitgen, Nitgen
considered that the publicly published financial information of Nitgen would be
sufficient for the Group, as a shareholder of Nitgen, to assess Nitgen’s financial position;
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(ii) further, the management of Nitgen has a fiduciary duty to Nitgen to safeguard any
release or use of Nitgen’s information, and in the case of its books and underlying
financial records, the proprietary and non-public information of Nitgen. To maintain this
fiduciary duty to Nitgen, before disclosing the books and underlying financial records to
the Company (if required), the management of Nitgen would require obtaining from the
Company (and the reporting accountant) formal confidentiality undertakings not to
divulge the information to third parties or to let Nitgen to have absolute right on
disclosure. Such undertakings could not be given by the Company (and the reporting
accountant), as the information is to be used for in a circular which is published to the
public; and
(iii) the management of Nitgen consider that the request would place an undue burden on
Nitgen, incur unnecessary costs and manpower to collate and provide all the information
required for preparation of the accountants’ report, especially when Nitgen has published
its audited financial statements for the past three financial years;
(4) as Nitgen is not a subsidiary of the Company, its financial results would not be consolidated
into that of the Group, the Group’s interest in Nitgen will be accounted as an investment in an
associated company. Further, the Company has access to the financial information of Nitgen
which are published in the public domain and made available to all shareholders of Nitgen.
Nitgen is a public listed company on the Korean Exchange and, under the applicable laws of
Korea, Nitgen is required to inform its shareholders and the Financial Services Commission of
Korea and its shareholders (by way of announcements and reports which are publicly
published) on the details of matters including those which materially affect the financial
position and operations of Nitgen. In addition, the Share Subscription Price was not determined
by reference to historical financial information of Nitgen but in accordance with the
requirements under the applicable Korean laws. The Company considers that the absence of the
accountants’ report of Nitgen would not be prejudicial to the interest of the Shareholders or
constitute omission of significant information; and
(5) as there will be no such accountants’ report of Nitgen to be prepared by the Company based on
the reasons as set out above, there will be no management discussion and analysis of results of
Nitgen as referred to in Rule 14.67(7) of the Listing Rules.
In this connection, the Company agrees that this circular will include the following:
(1) the English and Chinese translations of the audited financial statements for the three years
ended 31 December 2011 and the unaudited financial statements of Nitgen for the six months
ended 30 June 2012, and extracts of the annual reports of Nitgen for the three years ended 31
December 2011 and the interim report of Nitgen for the six months ended 30 June 2012 (which
were published in Korean), which are true, accurate and complete translations of the published
Korean versions;
(2) confirmation from the Directors that, based on the confirmation by the directors of Nitgen, there
have been no material adverse changes in the financial positions or prospect of Nitgen since 30
June 2012;
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(3) confirmation from the Directors that this circular contains sufficient information about Nitgen to
allow the Shareholders to make a properly informed decision regarding the Investment
Agreement and the Subscription Agreement;
(4) a statement on which accounting standards the accounts of Nitgen for the three years ended 31
December 2011 and the six months ended 30 June 2012 were prepared with, and whether such
accounts of Nitgen were consolidated or unconsolidated; and
(5) confirmation from the Directors that, based on the confirmation by the directors of Nitgen, the
principal business activities of Nitgen during the three financial years ended 31 December 2011
and the six months ended 30 June 2012 were substantially conducted at the company level.
The Stock Exchange granted a dispensation of the requirement under Rule 14.67(4)(a)(i) of the Listing
Rules and a waiver from strict compliance of the management discussion and analysis of results as referred to
under Rule 14.67(7) of the Listing Rules.
The English (and Chinese) translations of (1) the extracts of the annual report and auditedfinancial statements of Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2009; (2) the extracts of the annualreport and the audited financial statements of Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2010; (3) theextracts of the annual report and the audited financial statements of Nitgen for the year ended 31December 2011; and (4) the extracts of the interim report of Nitgen and the unaudited financialstatements of Nitgen for the six months ended 30 June 2012, which were published in Korean, are setout in Appendices IIA to IID to this circular respectively for information purpose only. The English(and Chinese) translations of the above are true, accurate and complete translations of the publishedKorean versions.
The financial statements of Nitgen for the two years ended 31 December 2010 were prepared inaccordance with Korea Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“K-GAAP”), while the financialstatements of Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2011 and onward were/are prepared inaccordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”).
The audited financial statements of Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2009 (as set out insection (2) of Appendix IIA to this circular) and the financial statements of Nitgen for the year ended31 December 2010 (as set out in section (2) of Appendix IIB to this circular) were prepared inaccordance with K-GAAP and such financial statements were not consolidated financial statements asbefore the amendment of Enforcement Decree of the Financial Investment Services and Capital MarketAct of the laws of Korea on June 11 2010, Nitgen was not required to report as consolidated financialstatements before the end of 2010. In addition, for the two years ended 31 December 2010, Nitgen wasnot required to prepare consolidated financial statements under K-GAAP.
The audited financial statements of Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2011 (as set out insection (2) of Appendix IIC to this circular) were prepared in accordance with K-IFRS. Section (2) ofAppendix IIC to this circular includes the audited consolidated financial statements of Nitgen for theyear ended 31 December 2011 and the audited separate financial statements of Nitgen for the yearended 31 December 2011 of Nitgen.
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The unaudited financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2012 (as set out in section(2) of Appendix IID to this circular) were unaudited unconsolidated financial statements as accordingto Article 23 of (No. 20947) of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Capital Market and FinancialInvestment Business of the laws of Korea, even if a company has subsidiaries which are subject forconsolidation following K-IFRS by the fiscal year that begins for the first time after 1 January 2012,the quarterly and semi-term financial statements are not required to be prepared as consolidatedfinancial statements but separate financial statements. This relevant Korean law is applicable only forthe quarterly and semi-term basis and is not applicable for the annual financial statements.
Based on the confirmation by the directors of Nitgen, during the three years ended 31 December2011 and the six months ended 30 June 2012, Nitgen itself had business operations and was engaged inthe business of biometric technology with embedded module, fingerprint scanner, PC peripheral deviceand fingerprint server certification. Nitgen’s businesses during the three years ended 31 December 2011were substantially conducted at the company level and Nitgen’s businesses during the six months ended30 June 2012 were conducted at the company level only.
Based on the confirmation by the directors of Nitgen, the Directors confirm that there have beenno material adverse changes in the financial positions or prospect of Nitgen since 30 June 2012.
The Directors confirm that, having made all reasonable enquiries, that to their knowledge andbelief, this circular contains sufficient information about Nitgen to allow the Shareholders to make aproperly informed decision regarding the Investment Agreement and the Subscription Agreement.Shareholders are advised to consult professional advice if there is any doubt in reading such financialinformation of Nitgen.
EGM
The EGM will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, 6 December 2012 at 6th Floor, Enterprise Square
Three, 39 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, the notice of which is set out on pages EGM-1 to
EGM-3 of this circular, for the Shareholders to consider and, if thought fit, to approve the Securities
Subscription, the Shares Subscription and the Disposal.
In compliance with the Listing Rules, each of the resolutions to approve the Securities Subscription,
the Shares Subscription and the Disposal will be voted on by way of poll at the EGM. Any Shareholder with
a material interest in the Securities Subscription, the Shares Subscription or the Disposal and his/her/its
associates (as defined under the Listing Rules) will abstain from voting on the resolutions approving the
Securities Subscription, the Shares Subscription or the Disposal at the EGM. To the best of the Directors’
knowledge, information and belief having made all reasonable enquiry, as at the Latest Practicable Date, none
of the Shareholders and any of its associates (as defined in the Listing Rules) would be required to abstain
from voting at the EGM.
You will find enclosed a form of proxy for use at the EGM. Whether or not you are able to attend the
EGM, you are requested to complete and return the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the
instructions printed thereon as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time of the
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
meeting to the office of the Company’s branch registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Tengis Limited at 26/F,
Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Completion and return of the form of proxy
will not preclude you from attending and voting at the EGM in person should you so wish.
RECOMMENDATION
The Directors consider that the terms of the Investment Agreement, the Subscription Agreement and
the Disposal Agreement are on normal commercial terms and are fair and reasonable and in the interests of
the Shareholders as a whole and recommend the Shareholders to vote for the resolutions as set out in the
notice of the EGM.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Your attention is drawn to the information set out in the appendices to this circular.
By order of the Board
AV Concept Holdings LimitedSo Yuk Kwan
Chairman
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
1. SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL RESULTS
The following is a summary of certain financial information of the audited consolidated results for the
three financial years ended 31 March 2010, 2011 and 2012 extracted from the annual reports of the Company
for the two years ended 31 March 2011 and 2012.
Year ended 31 March2012 2011 2010
HK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000
(Restated)
Revenue 3,366,541 2,909,125 2,457,688
Profit/(Loss) before tax 5,241 121,809 50,158
Income tax (4,756) 1,254 26,859
Profit/(Loss) for the year attributable to: 485 123,063 77,017
Owners of the Company 2,416 123,601 77,017
Non-controlling interests (1,931) (538) –
As at 31 March2012 2011 2010
HK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000
(Restated)
Non-current assets 493,237 350,334 249,884
Current assets 950,185 1,037,773 621,308
Current liabilities 750,878 702,328 482,457
Net current assets 199,307 335,445 138,851
Total assets less current liabilities 692,544 685,779 388,735
Non-current liabilities 57,852 5,607 7,658
Net assets 634,692 680,172 381,077
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2. AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Details of the audited consolidated financial information of the Group for each of the three years
ended 31 March 2010, 2011 and 2012 together with accompanying notes have been set out in the annual
reports of the Company for each of the three year ended 31 March 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively, which
have been published on the website of the Stock Exchange and the Company’s website at
www.avconcept.com respectively.
3. INDEBTEDNESS
As at the close of business on 30 September 2012, being the latest practicable date for the purpose of
this indebtedness statement prior to the printing of this circular, the Group had secured bank borrowings of
approximately HK$121,590,000, unsecured bank borrowings of approximately HK$406,081,000 and had
pledged its properties with carrying value of approximately HK$166,829,000 to secure the general banking
facilities granted to the Group. Additionally, the Group had contingent liabilities in respect of guarantees
issued for banking facilities utilised by a jointly-controlled entity of approximately HK$425,816,000 as at the
close of business on 30 September 2012.
Save as aforesaid and apart from intra-group liabilities and normal trade payables, as at the close of
business on 30 September 2012, the Group did not have any debt securities issued and outstanding or agreed
to be issued, bank overdrafts, loans or other similar indebtedness, liabilities under acceptance or acceptance
credits, debentures, mortgages, charges, hire purchase or finance lease commitments, guarantees or other
material contingent liabilities.
4. WORKING CAPITAL STATEMENT
The Directors are of the opinion that, taking into account of the internal resources of the Group and
the available banking facilities, the Group will have sufficient working capital for its present requirements for
at least the next twelve months following the date of this circular.
5. MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE
The Directors confirm that there has been no material adverse change in the financial and trading
position of the Group since 31 March 2012, being the date on which the latest published audited financial
statements of the Company were made up.
6. EFFECT OF THE SECURITIES SUBSCRIPTION, THE SHARES SUBSCRIPTION AND THEDISPOSAL
As at 31 March 2012, the audited total assets and total liabilities of the Group amounted to
approximately HK$1,443,422,000 and HK$808,730,000 respectively.
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Financial effects of the Securities Subscription and the Shares Subscription
Assets
Based on the unaudited pro forma assets and liabilities statement of the Group as set out in
Appendix III to this circular, upon completion of the Securities Subscription and the Shares
Subscription, the unaudited pro forma consolidated total assets of the Group would be decreased to
approximately HK$1,442,292,000.
Liabilities
Based on the unaudited pro forma assets and liabilities statement of the Group as set out in
Appendix III to this circular, the Securities Subscription and the Shares Subscription are not expected
to have any impact on the liabilities of the Group.
Earnings
Since Nitgen will not be a subsidiary of the Company, the financial results of Nitgen have not
been consolidated with those of the Group and the Group’s interest in Nitgen will only be accounted
as an investment in an associated company. Save for the dividends that may be declared and
distributed by Nitgen to the Group, the Securities Subscription and the Shares Subscription are not
expected to have any significant impact on the earnings of the Group.
Financial effects of the Disposal
At the Latest Practicable Date, Success Pillar was owned as to 35% by the Group. The assets
and liabilities and the profits and loss of Success Pillar are not consolidated into the consolidated
financial statements of the Company.
Assets
Based on the unaudited pro forma assets and liabilities statement of the Group as set out in
Appendix III to this circular, upon completion of Disposal (which shall take place after the completion
of the Securities Subscription and the Shares Subscription), the unaudited pro forma consolidated total
assets of the Group would be increased to approximately HK$1,497,101,000.
Liabilities
Based on the unaudited pro forma assets and liabilities statement of the Group as set out in
Appendix III to this circular, the Disposal is not expected to have any impact on the liabilities of the
Group.
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Earnings
Save for the expected unaudited gain of approximately HK$82.37 million from the Disposal asmentioned in the section headed “Reasons for and benefits of the Securities Subscription, the SharesSubscription and the Disposal” in the Letter from the Board in this circular, the Disposal is notexpected to have any material effect on the earnings of the Group.
7. EVENTS AFTER 31 MARCH 2012, BEING THE DATE ON WHICH THE LATESTPUBLISHED AUDITED CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS OF THE GROUP WERE MADE UP
After 31 March 2012, being the date on which the latest published audited consolidated accounts ofthe Group where made up, New Concept (1) acquired 7,179,925 common shares of Nitgen, representingapproximately 20.28% of the then issued shares of Nitgen at a total consideration of KRW13 billion; and (2)subscribed for 262,500 shares of US$1 each in the share capital of Success Pillar, representing 35% of theissued share capital of Success Pillar, at an aggregate consideration of HK$2,042,250.
8. BUSINESS PROSPECTS
Trading and financial prospects of the Group
The principal activities of the Group consist of the marketing and distribution of electroniccomponents, and the design, development and sale of electronic products. As disclosed in the annualreport of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2012, for the consumer electronic productbusiness of the Group, over the years the Group has successfully established a unique differentiationfor its high definition headphones under the SOUL by Ludacris® brand through the superior soundquality with a distinctive flair for self-expression and individual style. Following penetration of newmarkets including the European Union and South Africa, the Group is striving to lay a foundation forfuture business development through a range of marketing activities to amplify the brand image andextend its reach across the international market in terms of coverage and sales. This product segment isset to be the Group’s principal growth driver in the coming years.
Regarding its semiconductor distribution business, the Group will continue to leverage itsdiversified product portfolio, established distribution network and extensive clientele to achieve steadygrowth. Noting the rising public concern about energy conservation, the Group plans to engage in thebusiness of more green and energy-saving electronic components as a way to protect the environment.
To further tap the LED industry, the Group has acquired approximately 20.28% of the issuedshares in Nitgen at a total consideration of approximately HK$88.44 million in May 2012. Nitgen hasdeveloped LED segment with good development prospects and potential synergy with the Group’sLED business. The Group is continuing to explore and evaluate business opportunities between Nitgenand its current core businesses through restructuring. The acquisition is in line with the Group’sdevelopment strategy which enables the Group to plan ahead in broadening its product range towardsdownstream products, for example, LED light bulbs, general lighting and street lamps.
By continuing to closely monitor developments in the market and technological trends, theGroup’s management team will make every effort to strongly position the Group to capture freshopportunities, paving the way for long-term growth.
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The following is an English (in case of Chinese version of this circular, Chinese) translation of (1) the
extracts of annual report of Nitgen and (2) the audited financial statements of Nitgen for the year ended 31
December 2009, which were published in Korean. Such financial statements were prepared in accordance
with Korea Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“K-GAAP”). The annual report of Nitgen and the
audited financial statements of Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2009 have been published in Korean
on the website of the Repository of Korea’s Corporate Filings (http://dart.fss.or.kr/dsab001/main.do). The
English (and Chinese) translations of the full annual report of Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2009
are published on the website of the Company at http://www.avconcept.com. In case of any discrepancy
between the English (or Chinese) version and the Korean text, the Korean text shall prevail.
Shareholders should note that the extracts of the annual report of Nitgen and the auditedfinancial statements of Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2009 set out below are provided forinformation purpose only and the financial statements of Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2009were prepared in accordance with K-GAAP. Shareholders should also note that the financialstatements of Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2009 was not consolidated financial statements asbefore the amendment of Enforcement Decree of the Financial Investment Services and Capital MarketAct of the laws of Korea on 11 June 2010, Nitgen was not required to report as consolidated financialstatements before the end of 2010. In addition, for the financial years ended 31 December 2009, Nitgenhas not required to prepare consolidated financial statements under K-GAAP. Shareholders areadvised to consult professional advice if there is any doubt in reading such financial information ofNitgen. Terms defined herein apply to this Appendix only.
(1) EXTRACTS OF THE ANNUAL REPORT OF NITGEN FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31DECEMBER 2009
Set out below are the sections headed “II. CONTENTS OF BUSINESS” and “V. MANAGEMENT
EXAMINATION AND ANALYSIS OF DIRECTORS” as extracted from the annual report of Nitgen for the
year ended 31 December 2009:
II. CONTENTS OF BUSINESS
1. SUMMARY OF BUSINESS
A. Status of business
The business field of the Company belongs is in bio-scan including finger scan, face scan, iris
scan and others in its technological classification. However, the bio-scan has diverse access security
fields as the core technology rather than a product group within. When looking under the standard of
front-line market to apply the finger scan technology as the business field of the Company, it is
classified into three access security markets in access security and attendance management, device and
system access security, identify confirmation and AFIS and others.
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(1) Definition of bio-scan industry
The bio-scan technology is the technology to informatize by extracting ecologic or
behavioral bio-information of an individual. Instead of existing ID, card or password, it uses the
physical characteristics in finger print, face and others to confirm the identity. This industry is
closely related to the security market and it is expected to be of great beneficiary since the
technology in security market has shifted from analog to digital. In fact, it is assured to make
great expansion of the scale for the bio-scan industry in accordance with the technology
changes in the present security market.
(2) The bio-scan industry in initial phase to grow into high-tech industry
The bio-scan industry prior to 1990s had slow advancement of the market due to lack of
technology stability and high price, but, following the advancement of the IT technology after
1990s, the price of product has declined and the sensor has become slimmed down to increase
convenience to broaden its range of application. In particular, government institutions,
industries, research institutes and general public have facilitated in diverse fields for bio-scan
tangible asset to drastically expand after the ‘September 11 Terror’. The US and other countries
have applied bio-scan technology in electronic passport, electric resident card and others for
personal identification or immigration control with the drastic growth of security market that
used the bio-scan technology around public field and the US and other governments have
established various policies to develop the bio-scan industry or adopted the bio-scan
technology.
(3) Industry with diverse access security field
As it is still in initial growth phase, diversification of products has been very active.
From the existing market of access security, attendance management, door lock, savings,
security, laptop PC, e-commerce, mobile certifications, it has expand its application field to new
markets in e-passport reader, financial security card, scanner market and others. The bio-scan
technology has applied in all fields of using password, card, authentication and ID to be
available to replace, and when introducing the bio-scan technology in existing system, there is
no separate infra to be structured that it is easy to advance to the market. It is expected to be
expanded into application fields of bio-scan technology as the advancement of technology to
accelerate and IC technology to develop.
(4) Industry with high entry barrier
The bio-scan industry has close relationship with the field that demands high level of
reliability in access security or ID confirmation that the product would not be used before
verifying it in long period of time that new entry is hard to come by. Even if a product is
developed, it requires sustained demand or training on product changes from users as well as
technology support on product that it maintains closed features with close maintenance of
relationship of manufacturing companies and intermediary distribution company.
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(5) Position of the finger scan within the bio-scan market
The field that has the largest portion within the bio-scan market is the finger scan
market. The finger scan market takes 58.9% of global market as of 2007 and it is in
overwhelming position for 91.4% in the domestic market. The finger scan technology has less
sense of refusal for users compared to any other bio-scan technology and it has the upper
position relatively for its price competitiveness and accuracy that this is an industry with fastest
growth and it has high access security for diverse fields that it is most widely used for bio-scan
methods now.
The finger scan that is most widely used in the bio-scan fields is the technology
equipped with several factors required in actual life application for security (accuracy), user
convenience, appropriate price and others that it has formed unique market scale in bio-scan
technologies. According to the global market share rate for each bio-scan technology as of 2007
on the “Biometrics Market and Industry Report 2007-2012” by IBG (International Biometrics
Group), the finger scan has 60% of market share rate from the entire bio-scan technologies.
In 2000s, after the September 11 Terror in the US, there is an explosive demand on the
security industry that it has brought another turning point for the bio-scan industry once again.
With the active movement to apply the bio-scan-based immigration management system to
detect possible terrorists and heighten the national security level, the trend is to load the bio-
scan information for personal confirmation on various ID cards, such as, passport, resident card,
driver’s license and others. In addition, the application field of bio-scan technology has been
broadened to access security, information security and attendance management and others.
B. Status of the Company
(1) Outline of business
Since 1998 when the term of bio-scan technology was unfamiliar, the Company has been
fully devoted for unyielding R&D effort with the pride in leading the domestic and global
finger scan technology for over 10 years. The Company holds the core technologies in finger
scan field, such as, sensor, algorithm, applied technology and others, and in particular, the
Company holds the original technologies on optic-method fiscal year sensor and algorithm. On
the basis of such original technologies, the Company is the only company to provide integrated
finger scan solution for access control terminal, PC peripheral device live, live scanner and
finger scan server. The Company may divide its business fields for access controller, attendance
management terminal, finger scan mouse and PC peripheral device, electronic passport and
other public use in library scanner, PC log in finger scan server solution, mass capacity and
high speed search solution and others.
The most representative field from the application fields of finger scan technology is the
access control and attendance management system. The existing method of using a key or
password has the problem of being stolen, theft, loss of memory and others, and representative
technology to supplement the existing problems would be bio-scan technology and this finger
scan technology has outstanding user convenience and economic feasibility to make one of the
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fastest growing industries. In early time of market, the emphasis was on security in research
institutes or general business with special premises but it has broadened into general business,
plant, apartment and others.
Since releasing the Finger Scan access control terminal of NAC-3000 in 2003, the
Company has released NAC-2500 in 2006, NAC-5000 of high class access controller in 2009,
Fingkey Access as the dispersion-type model in later part of 2009 to structure diverse product
line-up. In particular, in the event of Fingkey Access Plus, it is one notch higher for functions
and capabilities by reflecting the requirements of customers and market after the release of
Fingkey Access that it actively responds to the market change to make product accommodated
the requirements of diverse customers.
One of the recent spotlights in domestic and overseas markets is the live scanner used in
public fields. Together with the IC technology in electronic passport, national ID, health care
and others, the importance of personal identification has been increased with the increasing
cases of using the Finger Scan, and the Company has supplied live scanner (model name of
eNBioScan-F) for the electronic passport business of Korea in 2009, won the orders for major
domestic and overseas projects from Mexico Police Agency, Brazil Transportation
Administration and others, and has supplied Finger Scan algorithm in the pilot project of
“structure the finger print confirmation system for foreigners’ that the Ministry of Justice
promoted and scheduled to promote this project in 2010.
In the event of the finger scan scanner and mouse, it combines with the finger scan
server solution to carry out the system structuring business. In 2009, there have been many
outcomes in individual information discharge prevention system business for Customs Office,
trust system of the Supreme Court, SKT customer management system, responsible approval
system of Kookmin Bank and other large scale businesses. In 2010, the Company plans to
expand the market by coming up with the strategic partners in overseas as well as continuously
working on computer/network security solution projects for public institutions, financial
institutions, and general businesses.
(2) Market share rate and others
As the company with the second largest domestic market share rate, the Company has
orders in major projects for Army (PC security), national airport access control, SKT (internal
security), Saegeumyeon (Internal approval system) and others. In addition, the Company has
some 500 domestic customers and 25 domestic and overseas dealers to work in 48 countries
(America, Southeast Asia, China, Europe, Middle East, South America and others). In addition,
the Company is expected to grow from securing major new customers on long term basis,
advancement into new solution businesses, and participating in major national policy projects
(e-passport, token business for finger print security for PPS, finger scan Hi-pass exemption
terminal project, e-science investigation data table project for National Police Agency and
others).
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(3) Characteristics of market
j Major target market
The finger scan technology of our company is the key technology to apply in
diverse fields in access security, network security, financial payment, mobile certification
and others. Up to the present time, the Company has been focusing on physical security
field in access security, attendance management and others, and it has the plan to expand
the business into public project field for e-passport, immigration management, criminal
identification and others.
k Structure and characteristics of users
Structure and characteristics of users of our company’s products follow the
characteristics of component and SW license industry for finger scan solution, completed
product and application SW distribution industry for the finger scan system depending
on the characteristics of the product group.
l Factors to change the demand
Factors changing the demand of our company’s products can be divided into
external factors, such as the change of the bio-scan market, change of security market
and others as well as internal factors following the products and business undertaking of
the Company. The bio-scan market environment is expected to grow continuously under
price and technology. From the earlier days, there was a great consensus on needs and
efficacy of the bio-scan product but high price and immature technology have been the
obstacles. However, after 2000s, significant interest and investment have been given to
the bio-scan industry to upgrade the overall level of bio-scan technology and our
company in particular, and some other leading companies have been making great stride
for market expansion. It is expected to make even higher level of technical maturity with
the advancement of the fingerprint sensor related technology and capability improvement
of CPU as well as the improvement in finger scan algorithm. With respect to the price
aspect, the finger scan related component price has been lowered over 50% in recent
several years. In fact, the finger print sensor, one of the key hardware that composes the
core part of the finger scan solution was USD50 or more by the early times of 2000, but
it is in the range of USD15-30 and in the event of the semiconductor method of finger
print sensor applied in laptop computer, mobile phone and others have come to the
USD5 range. CPU that carries out the Finger Scan computation has been approximately
4-5 times lower compared to the same capability in the recent several years. Such
advancement in technology and price decline would lead to the market expansion and the
demand for Finger Scan solution and system products of the Company would be
influenced as well. Demand for the Finger Scan product of the Company is related to the
expansion or slow down of security market as the representative application field. The
September 11 Terror incident of the US has brought sense of alarm on security
throughout the world, including the US, and it has brought remarkable advancement of
video security and access security industry.
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(4) Contents and prospect of new business and others
Not applicable
(5) Organization Chart
Representative Director
ManagingDirector Auditor
Business Division
Development Office
Management Support Office
Advance Research
Team
SalesTeam
PlanningTeam
H/W Team S/W Team Quality Team
ProductTeam
C. Business performance of the subsidiary company
(1) Status of industry where the subsidiary company belongs
RIA (Rich Internet Application) means the technology that enables to process the plain
expression and sequential process of existing web Application technology in one interface with
affordable cost through the linkage of DB and dynamic user interface. It has been known since
Macro Media that was acquired by Adobe introduced it for the first time and Google Map of
Google has applied the Ajax technology to gain global reputation.
In Korea, RIA and X-Internet were simultaneously introduced in 2003 with the
respective strength in respective field to form different demand class for their advancement.
Their fundamental purposes are consistent in that they both are striven for rich UI (User
Interface) with the concept to overcome the limitations in existing HTLM-based web
technology but RIA has advanced with the focus on UI innovation to process several web-pages
or several phases of process in one page.
Global vendors, such as, Adobe and Microsoft, emphasize such a difference to
strengthen the marketing effort for image building as the RIA specialized vendor, but in the
domestic market, RIA and X-internet are shown for the trend to integrated into RIA or
combined to it within the frame of Web 2.0.
(2) Status of business of the subsidiary company
RIA Soft Co., Ltd. has been registered as a partner on the flex product, an Adobe
product, and has developed RIA Plus to enable to link the flex products in several fields in
2007. Sales of the Company are made in the form of development and maintenance of
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applicable system in meeting to the customer needs for officer information system, data board
and SEM portal and others by selling the flex products or provide additional service to RIA
Plus.
(3) Sales performance of the subsidiary company
(Unit: 1,000 won)
Classification2008.01 ~ 2008.12(The 5th Term)
2009.01 ~ 2009.12(The 6th term 3Q) Remark
Sales revenue 2,064,251 2,075,633 –
Operating income 145,518 77,137 –
Net income 102,791 56,767 –
2. MAJOR PRODUCTS, RAW MATERIALS AND OTHERS
A. Status of major products and others
(Unit: million, %)
Business fields Sales type ItemDetailed accesssecurity Major trademark
Taxes and dues 181,523 151,454 2,447 11,593 – 2,644 183,970 165,691
Total 2,793,447 2,971,304 370,328 2,167,352 845,167 107,052 4,008,942 5,245,708
21. MAJOR INFORMATION FOR THE FINAL INTERMEDIARY PERIOD (FINANCIAL INFORMATIONYET TO BE AUDITED)
The Company did not prepare for the separate f0 for the final intermediary period that the major management
outcome of the Company is shown as follows.
(Unit: 1,000 won)
Classification4th quarter of the
current term4th quarter of the
previous term
Sales revenue 2,359,480 897,173
Loss on quarterly operating activity (704,603) (776,809)
Net loss of the quarter (2,614,502) (765,409)
Net loss per common stock of the quarter 74 won 27 won
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22. ADVANCE NOTIFICATION ON INFLUENCE OF INTRODUCING K-IFRS
After the announcement of the road map to introduce the IFRS in March 2007, the company has reviewed in
various angles on entire fields from preparation to implementation to introduce the K-IFRS that will be applicable to all
listed companies from the fiscal year of 2011.
The Company is planning for introduction preparation team with its recognition of importance by all officers and
employees as well as accounting department and executives on all fields possible for introduction in establishing the
accounting policies on K-IFRS, standardized accounting process manual, structuring of consolidated settlement system,
structuring of notification system, advancement of IFRS specialized personnel and others, and accordingly, it has
contemplated its mid-term to long-term plan for 2010. Followings show detailed preparation plan and promotion status.
Major activities Preparation plan Status of promotion
Operation of IFRS introduction
team and analysis of influence on
its introduction
Complete the IFRS introduction
by the end of 2010 by operating
the IFRS introduction team.
Prepare comparative financial
information of 2010, description
on IFRS conversion required
under IFRS 1 by the end of the
4th quarter of 2010
Organize the IFRS introduction
team in December 2009 and
advance review
Analyze the influence of
introduction by the end of 2nd
quarter of 2010
Training of officers and
employees
Acquisition of specialized
knowledge required for the IFRS
conversion work by the 2nd
quarter of 2010
Schedule to implement the
practitioner training in the first
half of 2010
Arrangement of accounting
system
Completion of accounting system
arrangement for the IFRS
application by the end of
September 2010
In review of influence on the
scope of system change
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The following is an English (in case of Chinese version of this circular, Chinese) translation of (1) the
extracts of the annual report and (2) the audited financial statements of Nitgen for the year ended 31
December 2010, which were published in Korean. Such financial statements was prepared in accordance with
Korea Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“K-GAAP”). The annual report of Nitgen and the audited
financial statements of Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2010 have been published in Korean on the
website of the Repository of Korea’s Corporate Filings (http://dart.fss.or.kr/dsab001/main.do). The English
(and Chinese) translations of the full annual report of Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2010 are
published on the website of the Company at http://www.avconcept.com. In case of any discrepancy between
the English (or Chinese) version and the Korean text, the Korean text shall prevail.
Shareholders should note that the extracts of the annual report of Nitgen and the auditedfinancial statements of Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2010 set out below are provided forinformation purpose only and the financial statements of Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2010were prepared in accordance with K-GAAP. Shareholders should also note that the financialstatements of Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2010 was not consolidated financial statements asbefore the amendment of Enforcement Decree of the Financial Investment Services and Capital MarketAct of the laws of Korea on 11 June 2010, Nitgen was not required to report as consolidated financialstatements before the end of 2010. In addition, for the financial years ended 31 December 2010, Nitgenwas not required to prepare consolidated financial statements under K-GAAP. Shareholders areadvised to consult professional advice if there is any doubt in reading such financial information ofNitgen. Terms defined herein apply to this Appendix only.
(1) EXTRACTS OF THE ANNUAL REPORT OF NITGEN FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31DECEMBER 2010
Set out below are the sections headed “II. CONTENTS OF BUSINESS” and “V. MANAGEMENT
EXAMINATION AND ANALYSIS OF DIRECTORS” as extracted from the annual report of Nitgen for the
year ended 31 December 2010:
II. CONTENTS OF BUSINESS
1. SUMMARY OF FINGER SCAN BUSINESS
A. Summary of bio-scan business
The Company has the main businesses in the finger scan field from the bio-scan fields in finger
scan, face scan, iris scan and others. The bio-scan technology means the technology to identify
individuals by using the physical characteristics of human, such as, finger print, face, iris, blood vein
and others or behavioral characteristics, such as, signature, walking pattern and others. The bio-scan
technology has the characteristics of safer practice in relative terms compared to other identification
technology since it is difficult to forge or modulate if there is no consent or intent of the applicable
person, and this type of characteristics and user convenience attracts attention as the next generation
core scanning technology. In particular, as it is in synch with the technical and social-cultural factors
in advancement of digital technology, expansion of IT infra dispersion, concern on increasing personal
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information interference and others, the convergence of bio-scanning technology and information
technology has been accelerated, and accordingly, the bio-scanning industry has attracted attention as
the cutting edge tangible asset-based industry since 1990s.
B. Status of industry and market
The bio-scan industry prior to 1990s had slow advancement of the market due to lack of
technology stability and high price but, following the advancement of the IT technology after 1990s,
the price of product has declined and the sensor has become slimed down to increase convenience to
broaden its range of application.
In 2000s, government institutions, industries, research institutes and general public have
facilitated in diverse fields for bio-scan tangible asset to drastically expand after the ‘September 11
Terror’. The US and other countries have applied bio-scan technology in electronic passport, electric
resident card and others for personal identification or immigration control with the drastic growth of
security market that used the bio-scan technology around public field and the US and other
governments have established various policies to develop the bio-scan industry or adopted the bio-scan
technology.
In the event of Korea, by introducing the electronic passport, the government and public
institutions have expanded the bio-scan businesses to have heightened expected for the market growth.
In particular, with the successful pilot project in 2010 to “structure the finger print confirmation
system for foreigners’ that the Ministry of Justice promoted and schedule to promote this project in
2011 to show the expansion of business fields in public sector.
C. Status of the Company
Since 1998 when the term of bio-scan technology was unfamiliar, the Company has been fully
devoted for unyielding R&D effort with the pride in leading the domestic and global finger scan
technology for over 10 years. The Company holds the core technologies in finger scan field, such as,
sensor, algorithm, applied technology and others, and in particular, the Company holds the original
technologies on optic-method fiscal year sensor and algorithm. On the basis of such original
technologies, the Company is the only company to provide integrated finger scan solution for access
control terminal, PC peripheral device live, live scanner and finger scan server. The Company may
divide its business fields for access controller, attendance management terminal, finger scan mouse and
PC peripheral device, electronic passport and other public use in live scanner, PC log in finger scan
server solution, mass capacity and high speed search solution and others. As the leader of the industry,
the Company may make diverse products and handles entire technologies and products in earlier-
presented fields. The Company has structured product line up to accommodate diverse requirements of
customers as well as the customization system to respond the demands of customer in case-by-case to
realize the customer satisfaction. Recent society has unlimited demands of customers as it is referred to
as the diversity society and the speed of the change is very fast as well, The effort of the Company to
supply product and solution in due time has been shown its fruition.
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One of the recent spotlights in domestic and overseas markets is the live scanner used in public
fields. Together with the IC technology in electronic passport, national ID, health care and others, the
importance of personal identification has been increased with the increasing cases of using the Finger
Scan, and the Company has supplied live scanner (model name of eNBioScan-F) for the electronic
passport business of Korea in 2009, won the orders for major domestic and overseas projects from
Mexico Police Agency, Brazil Transportation Administration and others, and has supplied Finger Scan
algorithm in the pilot project of “structure the finger print confirmation system for foreigners’ that the
Ministry of Justice promoted and scheduled to promote this project in 2010.
Since releasing the Finger Scan access control terminal of NAC-3000 in 2003, the Company
has released NAC-2500 in 2006, NAC-5000 of high class access controller in 2009, Fingkey Access as
the dispersion-type model in later part of 2009, and Fingkey Access Plus in 2010 to structure diverse
product line-up. In particular, in the event of Fingkey Access Plus, it is one notch higher for functions
and capabilities by reflecting the requirements of customers and market after the release of Fingkey
Access that it actively responds to the market change to make product accommodated the requirements
of diverse customers. In addition, the Company expects even better result in 2011 by developing the
product linked to the KT Tele-Cop Security System, a security service company, in 2011.
In the event of the finger scan scanner and mouse, it combines with the finger scan server
solution to carry out the system structuring business. In 2009, there have been many outcomes in
individual information discharge prevention system business for Customs Office, trust system of the
Supreme Court, SKT customer management system, responsible approval system of Kookmin Bank
and other large scale businesses.
In 2010, the Company has actively participate in High-Pass terminal business that Korea
Highway Corporation to adopt the solution of the Company with the finger scan system loaded with
the exemption terminal distributed in the market, and the exemption terminal issuance standard
structure business ordered by Korea Highway Corporation has been successfully performed by the
winning the order by the Company.
D. Facilitation fields
The core original technology of the Finger Scan business could be listed as scanning algorithm,
sensor technology, and accompanying HW and SW applied technologies. On the basis of such
technologies, it is possible to apply in diverse devices in access control, attendance management, door
lock, savings, financial payment, ATM and others, and for the public field, the application fields are
very broad for AFIS, electronic passport, social insurance and others. Among them, followings are the
key businesses applied.
j Access control and attendance management
The representative field in the application fields of Finger Scan technology is the access
control and attendance management system. Existing method of using the key or password has
problems in theft, stolen, lapse of memory and others, and the bio-scan technology is the
representative technology to supplement these existing problems, and the Finger Scan
technology is the field with the fastest growth with its excellent convenience in use and
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economic feasibility. In early times of the market, the market was formed mainly for research
institutes or general corporate facilities where security is priority, but in recent days, the
emphasis is on security as well as convenience in use that the application field has been very
broad for general business, plants and apartments. The Finger Scan access control system has
no troubles in re-issuance from loss, burden on key or card possession that the demand has been
on the rise in the access control and attendance management fields.
k PC/network security
PC/network security means the use of Finger Scan technology in server access control
and others under the access control and network environment on PC or laptop computer.
Following the drastic advancement of the IC technology, it breaks away from the existing face-
to-face transactions to increase non-face-to-face transactions, and under the environment, the
demand on accurate personal identification has been valued more than anything else. In the
event of existing password or token method, it has the risk of theft, loss, lapse of memory, and
others while the Finger Scan has resolved such risk and provides the user convenience at the
same time. In addition, most of corporate activities are computerized to emerge the security
issue in access authority for users, and in recent times, there have been increasing numbers of
companies introducing the security solution within the corporate network by using the Finger
Scan technology.
l Live scanner
The market has been drastically expanded around the public field in recent days. By
breaking away from existing Finger Scan sensor, the live scanner is normally referred to as the
Finger Scan scanner to facilitate in crime investigation, electronic passport, electronic resident
card and others. In order to supplement the weakness of acquiring the limited finger print
information in the commercial sensor, the general live scanner structured with the large finger
print input window is structured to have input in sheet 1, sheet 2 and sheet 4 at the same time.
In recent days, Brazil, Mexico and other Central and South America countries as well as India
and others have shown a drastic increase in demand, and in Korea, in the event that the
electronic resident card project that has been the recent social issues already applied from the
National Police Agency, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and
others are undertaken, the demand is expected to be explosive.
E. Position of Finger Scan in the bio-scan market
The field that takes the highest ratio in the bio-scan market is clearly the Finger Scan market.
The Finger Scan market takes appropriately 67% (including AFIS) of global market in 2009 that it has
the overwhelming position for 93.5% as of 2008 for the domestic market. The Finger Scan technology
has less sense of denial for users compared to other bio-scan technologies with higher price
competitiveness and accuracy compared to others for the fastest growth and it has high possibility to
apply in diverse fields that it has the widest use in the present bio-scan methods.
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F. Characteristics of market
j Main target market
The Finger Scan technology that the Company holds is the key technology to apply in
diverse fields of access security, network security, financial payment, mobile scanning and
others. Up to this point, the Company has focused on physical security fields in access security,
attendance management and others, and it plans to expand the business into public field in
electronic passport, immigration management, criminal identification and others.
k Structure and characteristics of users
The structure and characteristics of the product users of the Company follow the
characteristics of finished product and applied SW distribution industry for the Finger Scan
system and characteristics of SW license industry and components for Finger Scan solution.
l Changing factors of demand
Factors to change the demand of the Company’s product may be divided into the
external factors in change of bio-scan market and change of security market and the internal
factors following the product and sales undertaking of the Company. First of all, the bio-scan
market environment is expected to continuously grow under the price and technology in future.
From the old days, there are consensus on the efficacy and need of the bio-scan products, but
high price and immature technology have been the obstacles. However, after 2000, significant
interest and investment on bio-scan industry have brought higher level upgrading in overall bio-
scan technology for certain leading companies, including the Company, and the market is
evaluated at the level with technology no longer an issue to hinder further market expansion.
With the improvement of the Finger Scan algorithm as well as the advancement of finger
print sensor related technology and capability improvement of CPU, such technical maturity is
expected to be even higher in the future. In the aspect of price, the Finger Scan related part
price has been lowered for 50% or more in recent several years. In fact, the finger print sensor,
one of the key hardware to structure the Finger Scan solution as the core component of the
Finger Scan product was USD50 or more by the early times of 2000, but it is in the range of
USD15~30 and in the event of the semiconductor method of finger print sensor applied in
laptop computer, mobile phone and others have come to the USD5 range. CPU that carries out
the Finger Scan computation has been approximately 4-5 times lower compared to the same
capability in the recent several years. Such advancement in technology and price decline would
lead to the market expansion and the demand for Finger Scan solution and system products of
the Company would be influenced as well. Demand for the Finger Scan product of the
Company is related to the expansion or slow down of security market as the representative
application field. The September 11 Terror incident of the US has brought sense of alarm on
security throughout the world, including the US, and it has brought remarkable advancement in
video security and access security industry. Thereafter, increase of terror, various disputes,
crime rate and others throughout the world are expected to grow even more in the future for the
security industry.
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2. CONTENTS AND PROSPECT OF LANDSCAPING BUSINESS
A. Understanding of landscaping industry
Landscaping is a comprehensive industry to build-up the landscaping by applying the naturally
obtained landscaping material to process it appropriately for living and purpose. In addition,
landscaping is to build up the scenic view to enable human to facilitate more functional, economic and
visual environment in use, development and creativeness of all external space and land to conserve for
ecologic integrated industry.
The scope of landscaping industry is subject for all external space. It encompasses housing
garden, commercial building with garden, street and square, large residential complex, college campus,
express way, industrial complex, port, plant and other infra facilities, playground, neighborhood park,
sports park and other urban green park, cemetery park, indoor landscaping, rooftop landscaping,
provincial park, national park, natural monument protection site and other nature park, palace park,
temple, old housing and other cultural heritage, zoo, camping ground, horseracing track, gold course,
ski resort and other tourism and recreational facilities for landscaping industry.
Furthermore, outdoor sculpture, super graphic and other art works, water fountain, street
decoration, pavement and other facilities are included as subject of landscaping.
B. Characteristics of landscaping business
j Specialization-oriented market structure
The landscaping business is the business requiring specialized technology and rich
experience that this is expert-oriented business with the characteristics required for persons with
expert knowledge.
k Independent market structure
In 1974, the landscaping work business license was newly established as a special work
business to securely settled as an independent territory for construction industry together with
the housing construction business in 1980s, and it has increased relatively compared to other
construction business as of 2010 since 1970 that this is a very bright business with the
technology power with advancement of specialized personnel under the globalization of the
landscaping business.
l Business with high domestic demand dependence
The most of landscaping business is consisted of business with subcontract of public
fields from government and local governments as well as private housing business field from
private construction companies that the landscaping companies have greatly increased since
1997, and after 2000s, with the extension of high class housing construction demand and
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recover of housing construction economy, as well as expansion of business volume in the
environment-friendly business field in forestry landscaping, urban forest building up project and
others, the landscaping business has been well facilitated.
C. Status of landscaping business and future prospect
The landscaping market of Korea has been structured with government works and housing
landscaping works led by the private sector. Residential complex landscaping field implemented by the
private construction companies has been assessed as high class quality second to none in the global
market. Looking into the record for each year of general construction industry, it had 59 trillion 470
billion won in 1997 to have 189% increase for the next 10 years to 112 trillion 436.8 billion won in
2006, but the landscaping work business made drastic increase of 367% from 528.7 billion won in
1997 to 1 trillion 939.7 won in 2006 for relatively extended landscaping works.
Due to the self-regulated housing work subdivision sales, the overheated competition for the
private housing market began with the higher quality of external, internal and landscaping spaces.
Under the “Declaration of Human Environment” declared in UN Human Environment Session of 1972
and “Rio Declaration (ESSD)” of 1992, the Korean government has attempted for diverse landscaping
projects for 4 Major River Revitalization Project and landscaping ecologic approach on landscaping
business and it is highly likely to have growth possibility in the industry by looking at the reality of
higher level of recognition on the landscaping business from qualitative improvement of national
living standard.
3. MAIN PRODUCTS AND RAW MATERIALS
A. Status of main products
(Unit: million won, %)
Business fields Sales type Items Detailed application Main trademarkSales amount
(ratio)
Nitgen Business
Dept
Product Access controller Access controller and
others
NAC-2500/3000/
5000
9,208
(86.4%)
Merchandise Door lock Door lock NDL-100/600 514
(4.8%)
Enpia Business
Dept
Service Added
communication
Cyber trading network
for securities
company
SecurePack and 2
types
79
(0.7%)
Product/
merchandise
Solution Enpia S series Enpia S-series 16
(0.2%)
Landscaping
Business Dept
Service Landscaping Landscaping plants
and landscaping
facilities
– 841
(7.9%)
Total 10,658
(100.0%)
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B. Trend of price change in main products
The major causes of price change would be the influence of price decline, exchange rate change
and model MIX.
C. Status of main raw materials
(Unit: 1,000 won, %)
Businessfield
Type ofpurchase Item Concrete use
Purchaseamount Ratio Remark
Nitgen Raw materials AC parts Parts for access controller 604,598 18.23 –
Raw materials ENBIO parts Parts for ENBIO SCAN 57,044 1.72 –
Raw materials FIM parts Parts for processing board 2,236,317 67.43 –
Raw materials HAM parts Hamster related parts 193,683 5.84 –
Raw materials OP parts Optic module parts 224,858 6.78 –
Total raw materials 3,316,500 100.00 –
Enpia It currently uses the server of Compaq and HP but the sales scale to use the server as the raw material is
not significant from the entire sales scale and the absolute volume of raw material is negligible that it is
deleted hereof.
D. Trend of price change of main raw materials
(Unit: won)
Item The 27th Term The 26th Term The 25th Term
AC parts 342.5 335.5 348.2
ENBIO parts 953.8 947.5 840.4
FIM parts 423.5 568.4 978.9
HAM parts 172.4 166.3 159.3
OP parts 103.2 110.7 112.8
Total 245.6 242.4 238.9
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E. Status of production facilities
(1) Status of production facilities
(Unit: 1,000 won)
Business
premises
Ownership
type Location Classification
Beginning
book value
Applicable change
Depreciation
Ending
book
value RemarkIncrease Decrease
Head office
and plant
Independent
ownership
(registry)
Nonhyeon-
dong, Guro
Land 327,688 138,839 – – 466,526
Building 598,559 – – 19,856 578,703
Facilities 52,004 1,000 – 23,917 29,087
Vehicle transport 127,099 – – 57,322 69,777
Tools and
equipment 13,675 – – 5,237 8,438
Fixture 103,184 17,595 – 52,484 68,295
Mold 136,774 122,200 – 94,071 164,903
Computer
equipment 117,354 – – 54,486 62,868
Total 1,476,337 279,634 – 587,007 1,449,597
ø The book value is based on the cost of acquisition and this is the amount excluding the national
subsidy.
ø Unit is 1,000 won and below the figure is rounded off (possible for single number change)
(2) New establishment of facilities – purchase plan
(1) On-going investment
There is no applicable matter to this present time.
(2) Future investment plan
There is no applicable matter to this present time.
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4. MATTERS ON SALES
A. Sales performance
(Unit: million won)
Business field Sales type ItemThe 27th
TermThe 26th
TermThe 25th
Term
Enpia/Nitgen Enpia service Added service Export 35 – –
Domestic demand 44 311 2,725
Total 79 311 2,725
Enpia product S-series iBOS Export – – –
Domestic demand 16 – 38
Total 16 – 38
Nitgen product NAC-2500/
3000/5000
Export 6,198 5,035 802
Domestic demand 3,010 1,535 60
Total 9,208 6,570 862
Nitgen
merchandise
NDL-100/600 Export 12 4 –
Domestic demand 502 745 6
Total 514 749 6
Landscaping
service
Landscaping
planting/
landscaping
facilities
Export – – –
Domestic demand 841 – –
Total 841 – –
Total Export 6,245 5,039 802
Domestic demand 4,413 2,591 2,834
Total 10,658 7,630 3,636
B. Sales route and sales method
(A) Nitgen Business Department
(i) Domestic business
The finger scan system part of the Company structures the access security system
and attendance management system for customers in the domestic market through
bidding of public institutions and sales on agencies. And, the finger scan solution part
focuses in providing the optimal products to customers by developing various finger scan
applied products.
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(ii) Overseas business
This is the sales organization exclusively in charge of overseas sales of diverse
products of the Company with finger scan terminal (NAC-2500, NAC-3000, NAC 5000,
SW 101, and others), to establish the competitive strategy in overseas markets through
survey and analysis on overseas market and competing companies and provides the
optimal finger scan solution for structuring access security and attendance management
system for customers in respective regions around the world through overseas
distribution network structure and overseas agency.
(B) Enpia Business Department
Direct sales by Sales Marketing Division and indirect sales through distributors of the
Company
(2) Sales routes
(A) Nitgen Business Department
Place of sales:
1. Domestic – Bidding on public institutions/agency and direct sales
2. Overseas – Agency and direct sales (indirect sales through overseas agency)
(B) ENPIA Business Department
Place of sales:
1. Domestic sales by distributor
(3) Sales method and conditions
(A) Nitgen Business Department
Domestic sales condition is to transact for advance payment or trade payable in
accordance with credibility and contract conditions of the sales place. The sales proceeds are
paid by cash (deposit to account) or electronic note (purchase card) and the period possible to
cash after the supply is approximately 0-3 months (0-90 days).
Sales condition of export is mainly in T/T transaction along with the credit card payment
through Korea Exchange Bank. The sales proceed is mostly paid in advance and, in the event of
certain customers, it may have proceeds recovery period of 0-2 months (0-60 days) depending
on the transaction conditions.
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(B) Enpia Business Department
With the differentials in official price of the Company, sales price of distributor, and
actual sales price of locality for final consumers, it is set to generate margin for distributor.
(4) Sales strategy
– Stability of product quality and customer satisfaction with the priority
– Strengthening of sales activities mainly for new products and high value-added products
– Timely development and supply of new products
– Undertaking intense advancement for major customers and diversification of transacteditems
(5) Organization Chart
ManagingDirector
AdvanceResearch Team
Sale Team
BusinessDivision
DevelopmentOffice
Planning TeamManagement
Support OfficeS/W Team Quality Team Product TeamH/W Team
Auditor
RepresentativeDirector
5. ORDERS
A. Finger Scan Business
The Company has the business structure to generate sales within one month after the order for
customer. Therefore, the status of order of the Company is very short for the period from ordering and
selling that status of order is difficult to record.
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B. Landscaping Business Department
(1) Landscaping Project in Gimje Gyo-dong Apt.
Classification Contents
Work name Landscaping Project in Gimje Gyo-dong (Juhwan and
Kukim 533) Apt.
Work location 109-1 Gyo-dong, Gimje-si, Jeollabuk-do
Subcontract amount Planting: W845,460,000
Facilities: W567,993,000
Total: W1,413,453,000
Subcontract work period 12 July 2010 ~ 24 March 2011
(2) Ecological River Building-up Project in Jeonnam District (District 1) for SeomjinRiver Reviving Project
Classification Contents
Work name Landscaping planting work and landscaping facility work
from the Ecological River Building-up Project in Jeonnam
District (District 1) for Seomjin River Reviving Project
Work location Jewol, Jangseon, Sinwon, Wongil and Osa Districts
Subcontract amount Planting: W3,592,820,000
Facilities: W843,920,000
Total: W4,436,740,000
Subcontract work period 25 October 2010 ~ 31 October 2012
(3) Ecological River Building-up Project in Jeonnam District (District 1) for SeomjinRiver Reviving Project
Classification Contents
Work name Landscaping planting work and landscaping facility work
from the Ecological River Building-up Project in Jeonnam
District (District 1) for Seomjin River Reviving Project
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Work location Aprok, Bongseo, Gwangpyeong (Sado), Dongbangcheon
Districts
Subcontract amount Planting: W613,624,000
Facilities: W831,512,000
Total: W1,445,136,000
Subcontract work period 2 November 2010 ~ 16 December 2012
6. STATUS OF BUSINESS OF SUBSIDIARY COMPANY
A. Status of industry where the subsidiary company belongs
RIA (Rich Internet Application) means the technology that enables to process the plain
expression and sequential process of existing web Application technology in one interface with
affordable cost through the linkage of DB and dynamic user interface. It has been known since Macro
Media that was acquired by Adobe introduced it for the first time and Google Map of Google has
applied the Ajax technology to gain global reputation.
In Korea, RIA and X-Internet were simultaneously introduced in 2003 with the respective
strength in respective field to form different demand class for their advancement. Their fundamental
purposes are consistent in that they both are striven for rich UI (User Interface) with the concept to
overcome the limitations in existing HTLM-based web technology but RIA has advanced with the
focus on UI innovation to process several web-pages or several phases of process in one page.
Global vendors, such as, Adobe and Microsoft, emphasize such a difference to strengthen the
marketing effort for image building as the RIA specialized vendor, but in the domestic market, RIA
and X-internet are shown for the trend to integrated into RIA or combined to it within the frame of
Web 2.0.
B. Status of business of the subsidiary company
RIA Soft Co., Ltd. has been registered as a partner on the flex product, an Adobe product, and
has developed RIA Plus to enable to link the flex products in several fields in 2007. Sales of the
Company are made in the form of development and maintenance of applicable system in meeting to
the customer needs for officer information system, data board and SEM portal and others by selling
the flex products or provide additional service to RIA Plus.
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C. Sales performance of the subsidiary company
(Unit: 1,000 won)
Classification2009.01 ~ 2009.12(The 6th Term)
2010.01 ~ 2010.12(The 7th term) Remark
Sales revenue 2,075,633 1,650,077
Operating income 77,137 57,177
Net income 56,767 131,277
7. MATTERS ON DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS
A. Status of execution for derivative product contracts
Not applicable
B. Matter on risk management
Not applicable
8. MAIN CONTRACT OF MANAGEMENT
Not applicable
9. R&D ACTIVITIES
A. Summary of R&D activities
The research institute of the Company is consisted of the Technology Development Team and
the Product Development Team and each team is undertaking following R&D projects.
Classification R&D projects
Technology Development Team 1) Development of core algorithm for Finger Scan
2) Development of Finger Scan PC solution
3) Development of Finger Scan server solution
4) Development of mobile Finger Scan solution
5) Development of Finger Scan capability evaluation
technology
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Classification R&D projects
Product Development Team 1) Development of access security and attendance
management system application SW
2) Development of access security and attendance
management system terminal SW
3) Development of embedded Finger Scan module
palm-ware
4) Development of live scanner application SW
5) Development of Finger Scan live scanner
6) Development of application SW for electronic
passport
7) Development of device for electronic passport
B. Performance of major R&D development
Project name Development period Contents of major developments
Attendance management
SW development
January 2010 ~
currently in progress
Development of attendance and edible water
management program by using the Finger Scan
BCS (Biometric Server
Client) development
January 2010 ~
currently in progress
Development of solution available for linkage and
management server and Finger Scan terminal of
the Company
Development of FA 10-01
AFIS exclusive
algorithm
September 2009 ~
currently in progress
Development of individual information security
server/client by using the bio-metric information
KT 101/KT 101+
development
November 2009 ~
currently in progress
Manage the information of each user and PC
security policies from the server
Development of finger
scan and facial scan
integrated terminal
January 2010 ~
currently in progress
Confirmation of PC service record of each user
from the server
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10. OTHER MATTERS REQUIRED IN DETERMINING INVESTMENT
A. Summarized chart for external fund procurement
(1) Domestic procurement
Not applicable
(2) Overseas procurement
Not applicable
B. Credit rating in recent 3 years
Not applicable
C. Other important matters
Not applicable
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V. MANAGEMENT EXAMINATION AND ANALYSIS OF DIRECTORS
1. CAUTION ON FORECASTING INFORMATION
Activities, incidents or phenomenon that the Company anticipated or forecasted to occur in future
under this business report have reflected the opinion of the Company on the incident and financial outcome
of the time of preparing the applicable notice documents. This forecasting information is based on various
assumptions related to the future business environment and these hypotheses may be determined as inaccurate
consequently. In addition, these hypotheses include risk, uncertainty and other factors that may inflict
important difference between the expected figure and actual result. For the factor that may be resulted in such
an important difference, the factors on external environment and factors related to internal management of the
Company. In order to reflect the risk or uncertainty issues after the time of preparing the same forecasting
information, it has not obligation to notify the corrected report for the matters recorded on the forecasting
information. Consequently, the same business report does not provide the assurance that it has the influence
that the Company initially expected or realizes the matter or result that the Company expected. The
forecasting information recorded on the same report is prepared on the basis of preparing this report and it
should be recognized that the Company does not plan to update the risk factor or forecasting information.
2. SUMMARY OF MANAGEMENT EXAMINATION
The board of directors of Nitgen&Company Co., Ltd. has implemented the management examination
on accounting and works of the 27th fiscal year from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010 to submit the
opinion examined as follows. In order to find out general matters on the management of the Company, books
and relevant document are displayed and close review is made on financial statements and same incidental
statement.
The report on documents recognized as required for the management examination has been reported
and the document on important works are disclosed as reviewed closely for its contents in appropriate method
to find out the contents on the management of the Company.
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3. FINANCIAL CONDITION AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
(1) Business performance
The business performance of the two recent fiscal years of the Company is shown as follows.
(Unit: won)
Category The 27th Term The 26th Term The 25th Term
I. SALES REVENUE 10,658,902,971 7,630,118,573 3,636,861,354
II. COST OF SALES 6,264,214,629 4,490,660,695 3,672,889,764
III. GROSS INCOME (LOSS) FROM SALES 4,394,688,342 3,139,457,878 (36,028,410)
IV. SELLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 3,737,472,370 6,148,096,639 6,548,709,514
V. OPERATING INCOME 657,215,972 (3,008,638,761) (6,584,737,924)
VI. NON-OPERATING INCOME 1,510,626,494 2,094,503,006 2,076,284,182
VII. NON-OPERATING EXPENSES 1,310,238,223 2,872,093,455 5,797,749,037
VIII. NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE DEDUCTING
THE INCOME TAX EXPENSES 278,470,829 (3,786,229,210) (10,306,202,779)
IX. INCOME TAX EXPENSES (652,317,159) – –
X. NET INCOME (LOSS) 1,509,921,402 (3,786,229,210) (10,306,202,779)
XI. INCOME (LOSS) PER STOCK 43 (107) (629)
The sales amount of the Company in 2010 was 10,658,902,971 won with the Operating income
of 657,215,972 won and the net income of 1,509,921,402 won, and for the detailed contents related to
other business status, domestic business is 4.4 billion won and overseas business is 6.2 billion won,
and the ratio of sales for home and abroad is 40% and 60%, respectively.
Domestic sales are mainly held for the orders of electronic passport, customs office, Supreme
Court and other public institutions, and for overseas sales, sales increase has been conspicuous for
access controller and Finger Scan live scanner.
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(2) Financial condition
Financial condition of the recent 3 fiscal years of the Company is shown as follows.
(Unit: won)
Category The 27th Term The 26th Term The 25th Term
I. Current Assets 16,612,287,581 12,194,070,059 14,279,735,295
(2) Details of amount claimed and collected (In thousands of Korean Won)
(In thousands of Korean Won)
Project NameAdvancepayment
Account receivablesClaimed Not claimed
Landscaping for Sumjin River Project 86,614 0 0
Landscaping for Kimje Gyodong Apt
Complex 0 68,780 260,909
Total 86,614 68,780 260,909
21. Unaudited Financial Information
The Company has not prepared interim financial statements. The profits/losses during the 4th quarter of
2010 and 2009 are as follows:
(In thousands of Korean Won)
Classification Q4 2010 Q4 2009
Sales 3,884,732 2,359,480
Operating income/loss for the quarter 402,931 (704,603)
Net Profit/loss for the quarter 821,103 (2,614,502)
Net Profit/loss per share for the quarter 23 (74)
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REVIEW REPORT ON INTERNAL ACCOUNTING CONTROL SYSTEM
The Review Report on Internal Accounting Control System has been prepared by these independent
auditors and is attached hereto pursuant to Article 2-3 of the Act on External Audit of Stock Companies, after
auditing the financial statements of NITGEN&COMPANY Co., Ltd. for the fiscal year ended 31 December
2010, and reviewing the internal accounting control system of the Company.
Attachments:
1. Review Report on Internal Accounting Control System
2. Assessment on the Operating Status by Internal Accounting Controller
Report of Independent Accountants’ Review of Internal Accounting Control System
10 March 2011
To Representative Director of NITGEN&COMPANY Co., Ltd.
We have reviewed the accompanying management’s report on the operations of the Internal
Accounting Control System (“IACS”) of Nitgen & Company Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) as of 31 December
2010. The Company’s management is responsible for designing and operating IACS and for its assessment of
the effectiveness of IACS. Our responsibility is to review the management’s report on the operations of the
IACS and issue a report based on our review. The management’s report on the operations of the IACS of the
Company states that “based on its assessment of the operations of the IACS as of 31 December 2009, the
Company’s IACS has been designed and is operating effectively as of 31 December 2009 in all material
respects, in accordance with the IACS standards established by the Internal Accounting Control System
Operations Committee (IACSOC) of the Korea Listed Companies Association.”
Our review was conducted in accordance with the IACS review standards established by the Korean
Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Those standards require that we plan and perform, in all material
respects, the review of management’s report on the operations of the IACS to obtain a lower level of
assurance than an audit. A review is to obtain an understanding of a company’s IACS and consists principally
of inquiries of management and, when deemed necessary, a limited inspection of underlying documents,
which is substantially less in scope than an audit. However, since the Company is a non-listed large
company, the establishment and operation of the internal accounting control system, and the assessment
report on the operating status thereof have been made in a significantly lessened manner than listed large
companies pursuant to the provisions of Chapter V (Application to Small and Medium-Sized Companies) of
the Exemplary Standard on Internal Accounting Control System. Accordingly we have conducted our review
according to Article 14 (Special Exceptions to Small and Medium-Sized Companies) of the Review Standard
on Internal Accounting System.
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A company’s IACS is a system to monitor and operate those policies and procedures designed 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 Republic
of Korea. Because of its inherent limitations, IACS may not prevent or detect a material misstatement of the
financial statements.
Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that
controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the
policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that management’s
report on the operations of the IACS, referred to above, is not presented fairly, in all material respects, in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter V (Application to Small and Medium-Sized Companies) of the
Exemplary Standard on Internal Accounting Control System.
Our review is based on the Company’s IACS as of 31 December 2010, and we did not review
management’s assessment of its IACS subsequent to 31 December 2009. This report has been prepared
pursuant to the Acts on External Audit for Stock Companies in Korea and may not be appropriate for other
purposes or for other users.
Park Jong BumRepresentative Director, INDUK ACCOUNTING CORPORATION
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Assessment on the Operating Status by Internal Accounting Controller
To: Board of Directors and Auditor of NITGEN&COMPANY Co., Ltd.
I, the undersigned internal controllers, have assessed the operating status of the internal accounting
control system of the Company for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2010.
It is the responsibility of the Company’s management including the undersigned internal accounting
controller to design and operate the internal accounting control system. We have assessed whether the
Company’s internal accounting control system has been effectively designed or maintained to prevent and
identify the errors and misconduct that may lead to distortion of the financial statement in order to provide
reliability of the financial statements prepared for the public notice. We have used the provisions of the
Example Standard on Internal Accounting Control System as our assessment standard.
As a result of our assessment, the internal accounting control system of the Company as of 31
December 2010 has not presented any significant deficiencies from the point of their significance based on
provisions of Chapter V (Application to Small and Medium-Sized Companies) of the Exemplary Standard on
Internal Accounting Control System.
3 March 2011
Internal Accounting Controller
NITGEN&COMPANY Co., Ltd.
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The following is an English (in case of Chinese version of this circular, Chinese) translation of (1) the
extracts of the annual report and (2) the audited financial statements (both consolidated and separate) of
Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2011, which were published in Korean. Such financial statements
was prepared in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”). The annual
report of Nitgen and the audited financial statements of Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2011 have
been published (in Korean) on the website of the Repository of Korea’s Corporate Filings
(http://dart.fss.or.kr/dsab001/main.do). The English (and Chinese) translations of the full annual report of
Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2011 are published on the website of the Company at
http://www.avconcept.com. In case of any discrepancy between the English (or Chinese) version and the
Korean text, the Korean text shall prevail.
Shareholders should note that the extracts of the annual report of Nitgen and the auditedfinancial statements of Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2011 set out below are provided forinformation purpose only and the financial statements of Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2011were prepared in accordance with K-IFRS. Shareholders are advised to consult professional advice ifthere is any doubt in reading such financial information of Nitgen. Terms defined herein apply to thisAppendix only.
(1) EXTRACTS OF THE ANNUAL REPORT OF NITGEN FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31DECEMBER 2011
Set out below are the sections headed “II. CONTENTS OF BUSINESS” and “V. MANAGEMENT
EXAMINATION AND ANALYSIS OF DIRECTORS” as extracted from the annual report of Nitgen for the
year ended 31 December 2011:
II. CONTENTS OF BUSINESS
1. SUMMARY OF FINGER PRINT READING BUSINESS
A. Summary of Finger Scan business
The Company has the main businesses in the Finger Scan field from the bio-scan fields in
Finger Scan, face scan, iris scan and others. The bio-scan technology means the technology to identify
individuals by using the physical characteristics of human, such as, finger print, face, iris, blood vein
and others or behavioral characteristics, such as, signature, walking pattern and others. The bio-scan
technology has the characteristics of safer practice in relative terms compared to other identification
technology since it is difficult to forge or modulate if there is no consent or intent of the applicable
person, and this type of characteristics and user convenience attracts attention as the next generation
core scanning technology. In particular, as it is in synch with the technical and social-cultural factors
in advancement of digital technology, expansion of IT infra dispersion, concern on increasing personal
information interference and others, the convergence of bio-scanning technology and information
technology has been accelerated, and accordingly, the bio-scanning industry has attracted attention as
the cutting edge tangible asset-based industry since 1990s.
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B. Status of industry and market
The bio-scan industry before 1990s had slow advancement of the market due to lack of
technical stability and high price, but following the advancement of the IT technology after the 1990s,
the scope of application has been widened with the increase of convenience with the slimed down
sensors and product price decline. In 2000s, government institutions, industries, research institutes and
general public have facilitated in diverse fields for bio-scan tangible asset to drastically expand after
the ‘September 11 Terror’. The US and other countries have applied bio-scan technology in electronic
passport, electric resident card and others for personal identification or immigration control with the
drastic growth of security market that used the bio-scan technology around public field and the US and
other governments have established various policies to develop the bio-scan industry or adopted the
bio-scan technology.
In the event of Korea, by introducing the electronic passport, the government and public
institutions have expanded the bio-scan businesses to have heightened expected for the market growth.
In particular, with the successful pilot project to “structure the finger print confirmation system for
foreigners” that the Ministry of Justice promoted and schedule to promote this project in 2012 to show
the expansion of business fields in public sector.
In Southeast Asia and Central America, the market has drastically expanded since 2011 and
there is fierce competition by companies.
C. Status of the Company
Since 1998 when the term of bio-scan technology was unfamiliar, the Company has been fully
devoted for unyielding R&D effort with the pride in leading the domestic and global Finger Scan
technology for over 10 years. The Company holds the core technologies in Finger Scan field, such as,
sensor, algorithm, applied technology and others, and in particular, the Company holds the original
technologies on optic-method fiscal year sensor and algorithm. On the basis of such original
technologies, the Company is the only company to provide integrated Finger Scan solution for access
control terminal, PC peripheral device live, live scanner and Finger Scan server. The Company may
divide its business fields for access controller, attendance management terminal, Finger Scan mouse
and PC peripheral device, electronic passport and other public use in library scanner, PC log in Finger
Scan server solution, mass capacity and high speed search solution and others. As the leader of the
industry, the Company may make diverse products and handles entire technologies and products in
earlier-presented fields. The Company has structured product line up to accommodate diverse
requirements of customers as well as the customization system to respond the demands of customer in
case-by-case to realize the customer satisfaction. Recent society has unlimited demands of customers
as it is referred to as the diversity society and the speed of the change is very fast as well, The effort
of the Company to supply product and solution in due time has been shown its fruition.
One of the recent spotlights in domestic and overseas markets is the library scanner used in
public fields. Together with the IC technology in electronic passport, national ID, health care and
others, the importance of personal identification has been increased with the increasing cases of using
the Finger Scan, and the Company has supplied library scanner (model name of eNBioScan-F) for the
electronic passport business of Korea in 2009, won the orders for major domestic and overseas
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projects from Mexico Police Agency, Brazil Transportation Administration and others, and has
supplied Finger Scan algorithm in the pilot project of “structure the finger print confirmation system
for foreigners” that the Ministry of Justice promoted and scheduled to promote this project in 2010.
Since releasing the Finger Scan access control terminal of NAC-3000 in 2003, the Company
has released NAC-2500 in 2006, NAC-5000 of high class access controller in 2009, Fingkey Access as
the dispersion-type model in later part of 2009, and Fingkey Access Plus in 2010 to structure diverse
product line-up. In particular, in the event of Fingkey Access Plus, it is one notch higher for functions
and capabilities by reflecting the requirements of customers and market after the release of Fingkey
Access that it actively responds to the market change to make product accommodated the requirements
of diverse customers.
In the event of the Finger Scan scanner and mouse, it combines with the Finger Scan server
solution to carry out the system structuring business. In 2009, there have been many outcomes in
individual information discharge prevention system business for Customs Office, trust system of the
Supreme Court, SKT customer management system, responsible approval system of Kookmin Bank
and other large scale businesses.
In 2010, the Company has actively participate in High-Pass terminal business that Korea
Highway Corporation to adopt the solution of the Company with the Finger Scan system loaded with
the exemption terminal distributed in the market, and the exemption terminal issuance standard
structure business ordered by Korea Highway Corporation has been successfully performed by the
winning the order by the Company.
In 2012, the Company has requested for introducing the technology for the solutions with
technology improvement with the development as it is recognized as only technology with the intent
for continuing expansion.
D. Facilitation fields
The core original technology of the Finger Scan business could be listed as scanning algorithm,
sensor technology, and accompanying HW and SW applied technologies. On the basis of such
technologies, it is possible to apply in diverse devices in access control, attendance management, door
lock, savings, financial payment, ATM and others, and for the public field, the application fields are
very broad for AFIS, electronic passport, social insurance and others. Among them, followings are the
key businesses applied.
j Access control and attendance management
The representative field in the application fields of Finger Scan technology is the access
control and attendance management system. Existing method of using the key or password has
problems in theft, stolen, lapse of memory and others, and the bio-scan technology is the
representative technology to supplement these existing problems, and the Finger Scan
technology is the field with the fastest growth with its excellent convenience in use and
economic feasibility. In early times of the market, the market was formed mainly for research
institutes or general corporate facilities where the security is priority, but in recent days, the
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emphasis is on security as well as convenience in use that the application field has been very
broad for general business, plants and apartments. The Finger Scan access control system has
no troubles in re-issuance from loss, burden on key or card possession that the demand has been
on the rise in the access control and attendance management fields.
k PC/network security
PC/network security means the use of Finger Scan technology in server access control
and others under the access control and network environment on PC or laptop computer.
Following the drastic advancement of the IC technology, it breaks away from the existing face-
to-face transactions to increase non-face-to-face transactions, and under the environment, the
demand on accurate personal identification has been valued more than anything else. In the
event of existing password or token method, it has the risk of theft, loss, lapse of memory, and
others while the Finger Scan has resolved such risk and provides the user convenience at the
same time. In addition, most of corporate activities are computerized to emerge the security
issue in access authority for users, and in recent times, there have been increasing numbers of
companies introducing the security solution within the corporate network by using the Finger
Scan technology.
l Live scanner
The market has been drastically expanded around the public field in recent days. By
breaking away from existing Finger Scan sensor, the library scanner is normally referred to as
the Finger Scan scanner to facilitate in crime investigation, electronic passport, electronic
resident card and others. In order to supplement the weakness of acquiring the limited finger
print information in the commercial sensor, the general library scanner structured with the large
finger print input window is structured to have input in sheet 1, sheet 2 and sheet 4 at the same
time. In recent days, Brazil, Mexico and other Central and South America countries as well as
India and others have shown the drastic increase in demand, and in Korea, in the event that the
electronic resident card project that has been the recent social issues already applied from the
National Police Agency, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and
others are undertaken, the demand is expected to be explosive.
m finger print certification server solution
This is the field applied to the search system for criminal identity system of the Police
Agency, AFIS, missing children service program and others. This is the field expected to have
great business opportunities together with the market expansion on the Finger Scan regardless
of home and abroad.
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E. Position of Finger Scan in the bio-scan market
The field that takes the highest ratio in the bio-scan market is clearly the Finger Scan market.
The Finger Scan market takes appropriately 67% (including AFIS) of global market in 2009 that it has
the overwhelming position for 93.5% as of 2008 for the domestic market. The Finger Scan technology
has less sense of denial for users compared to other bio-scan technologies with higher price
competitiveness and accuracy compared to others for the fastest growth and it has high possibility to
apply in diverse fields that it has the widest use in the present bio-scan methods.
F. Characteristics of market
j Main target market
The Finger Scan technology that the Company holds is the key technology to apply in
diverse fields of access security, network security, financial payment, mobile scanning and
others. Up to this point, the Company has focused on physical security fields in access security,
attendance management and others, and it plans to expand the business into public field in
electronic passport, immigration management, criminal identification and others and it plans to
expand for SW solution supply rather than product sales-oriented strategy.
k Structure and characteristics of users
The structure and characteristics of the product users of the Company follow the
characteristics of finished product and applied SW distribution industry for the Finger Scan
system and characteristics of SW license industry and components for Finger Scan solution.
l Changing factors of demand
Factors to change the demand of the Company’s product may be divided into the
external factors in change of bio-scan market and change of security market and the internal
factors following the product and sales undertaking of the Company. First of all, the bio-scan
market environment is expected to continuously grow under the price and technology in future.
From the old days, there are consensus on the efficacy and need of the bio-scan products, but
high price and immature technology have been the obstacles. However, after 2000, significant
interest and investment on bio-scan industry have brought higher level upgrading in overall bio-
scan technology for certain leading companies, including the Company, and the market is
evaluated at the level with technology no longer an issue to hinder further market expansion.
With the improvement of the Finger Scan algorithm as well as the advancement of finger
print sensor related technology and capability improvement of CPU, such technical maturity is
expected to be even higher in the future. In the aspect of price, the Finger Scan related part
price has been lowered for 50% or more in recent several years. In fact, the finger print sensor,
one of the key hardware to structure the Finger Scan solution as the core component of the
Finger Scan product was USD50 or more by the early times of 2000, but it is in the range of
USD15-30 and in the event of the semiconductor method of finger print sensor applied in
laptop computer, mobile phone and others have come to the USD5 range. CPU that carries out
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the Finger Scan computation has been approximately 4-5 times lower compared to the same
capability in the recent several years. Such advancement in technology and price decline would
lead to the market expansion and the demand for Finger Scan solution and system products of
the Company would be influenced as well. Demand for the Finger Scan product of the
Company is related to the expansion or slow down of security market as the representative
application field. The September 11 Terror incident of the US has brought sense of alarm on
security throughout the world, including the US, and it has brought remarkable advancement in
video security and access security industry. Thereafter, increase of terror, various disputes,
crime rate and others throughout the world are expected to grow even more in the future for the
security industry. In fact, the market scale has been grown in explosive ways around Southeast
Asia, Central and South America around the end of 2011.
2. CONTENTS AND PROSPECT OF LANDSCAPING BUSINESS
A. Understanding of landscaping industry
Landscaping is a comprehensive industry to build-up the landscaping by applying the naturally
obtained landscaping material to process it appropriately for living and purpose. In addition,
landscaping is to build up the scenic view to enable human to facilitate more functional, economic and
visual environment in use, development and creativeness of all external space and land to conserve for
ecologic integrated industry.
The scope of landscaping industry is subject for all external space. It encompasses housing
garden, commercial building with garden, street and square, large residential complex, college campus,
express way, industrial complex, port, plant and other infra facilities, playground, neighborhood park,
sports park and other urban green park, cemetery park, indoor landscaping, rooftop landscaping,
provincial park, national park, natural monument protection site and other nature park, palace park,
temple, old housing and other cultural heritage, zoo, camping ground, horseracing track, gold course,
ski resort and other tourism and recreational facilities for landscaping industry.
Furthermore, outdoor sculpture, super graphic and other art works, water fountain, street
decoration, pavement and other facilities are included as subject of landscaping.
B. Characteristics of landscaping business
j Specialization-oriented market structure
The landscaping business is the business requiring specialized technology and rich
experience that this is expert-oriented business with the characteristics required for persons with
expert knowledge.
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k Independent market structure
In 1974, the landscaping work business license was newly established as a special work
business to securely settled as an independent territory for construction industry together with
the housing construction business in 1980s, and it has increased relatively compared to other
construction business as of 2011 since 1970 that this is a very bright business with the
technology power with advancement of specialized personnel under the globalization of the
landscaping business.
l Business with high domestic demand dependence
The most of landscaping business is consisted of business with subcontract of public
fields from government and local governments as well as private housing business field from
private construction companies that the landscaping companies have greatly increased since
1997, and after 2000s, with the extension of high class housing construction demand and
recover of housing construction economy, as well as expansion of business volume in the
environment-friendly business field in forestry landscaping, urban forest building up project and
others, the landscaping business has been well facilitated.
C. Status of landscaping business and future prospect
The landscaping market of Korea has been structured with government works and housing
landscaping works led by the private sector. Residential complex landscaping field implemented by the
private construction companies has been assessed as high class quality second to none in the global
market. Looking into the record for each year of general construction industry, it had 59 trillion 470
billion won in 1997 to have 189% increase for the next 10 years to 112 trillion 436.8 billion won in
2006, but the landscaping work business made drastic increase of 367% from 528.7 billion won in
1997 to 1 trillion 939.7 won in 2006 for relatively extended landscaping works.
Due to the self-regulated housing work subdivision sales, the overheated competition for the
private housing market began with the higher quality of external, internal and landscaping spaces.
Under the “Declaration of Human Environment” declared in UN Human Environment Session of 1972
and “Rio Declaration (ESSD)” of 1992, the Korean government has attempted for diverse landscaping
projects for 4 Major River Revitalization Project and landscaping ecologic approach on landscaping
business and it is highly likely to have growth possibility in the industry by looking at the reality of
higher level of recognition on the landscaping business from qualitative improvement of national
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3. SUMMARY OF RIA BUSINESS
A. Summary of RIA business
The RIA business field is largely consisted of RIA (Rich Internet Application)-based EIS
structure field by using the flex technology and security related SI (System Integration) by using the
JAVA language.
RIA is the new concept of flash web page production technology that provides more dynamic
and interactive web page than existing hyper text manufactured language (HTML) by integrating the
flash animation technology and web server application technology. It provides the customer-oriented
web page of dynamic and convenient ways not shown in existing web through single interface to link
the DB and multimedia tools, such as, flash added with diverse components and flex.
In 2001, since Macro Media first displayed the flash MX production tool, it has expanded
broadly around shopping mall, large customer web service, portal and others. Originally, RIA is one of
the web applications that has the similar type for functions and characteristics of ordinary desktop
application. MS’s remote scripting, Java of SUN, X-internet of Macro Media, AJAX and others are
also referred to as RIA.
B. Characteristics of RIA
1) Component library is provided to develop diverse user controls and graphic effects
unable to express by HTLM.
2) It provides the engine for user interface processing. It is purported to draw the graphic
elements unable to draw by the browser on the screen.
3) The execution code is transmitted to the client from the server. In order to reduce the
server loan, the client engine executes the code to show the screen.
4) Diverse devices show the same screen structure. Client in some RIA provides experience
of the same interface under web as well as mobile environment.
C. Status of industry and market
In the event of the RIA business field, entire size of the last year was determined for about 20
billion won and the SW development market for 2012 is expected to be similar. However, for the
difference from the other SW development field, new development platforms of HTML 5 and others
may be slowed down a little. Java related SI business has most of entire development markets for the
domestic business and the market is expected to be around 200 billion won for security field SI.
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D. Status of the Company
There are about 5-6 RIA based SI companies and the market share rate of the Company is
estimated to be around 15%. In addition, EIS (executive information system) of the head office and the
BSC-based KPI solution take overwhelming position in the same industry.
There are about 20 Java-based security SI companies and the head office expects the sales of
approximately 1.5 billion won by formulating close cooperative relationship with PKI-based security
solution specialty companies. In addition, it expects the sales of around 1 billion won by focusing on
system structure for web-based work for the public institutions.
E. Future prospect
In the event of the RIA field, the flex-based development market has been declined to move
into the market with the new technology in HTLM 5, J Query and others that the head office has
approached to a number of projects as well as making effort in securing the team and technology to
respond to the trend.
In the event of the Java development part, the Company plans to enter into diverse fields other
than security related SI field and, due to the policy to restrict major companies for entry and separate
order for SW, as part of important policies of the government, SMEs, such as, the head office, are
expected to have greater opportunities.
In addition, due to the technology improvement of generalization in mobile equipment, the
business territory of the mobile field is growing and it is expected to provide growth engine and great
opportunity to the head office with the market expansion.
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3. MAIN PRODUCTS AND RAW MATERIALS
A. Status of main products
(Unit: 1,000 won, %)
Business fields Sales type Items Detailed application Main trademarkSales amount
(ratio)
Finger Scan Product Access controller Access controller and
others
NAC-2500/3000/
5000
5,334,795
(50.62%)
Merchandise Door lock Door lock NDL-100/600/
scanner
730,520
(6.93%)
Enpia Service Added
communication
Cyber trading network
for securities
company
SecurePack and 2
types
64,446
(0.6%)
Product/
merchandise
Solution Enpia S series Enpia S-series 23,400
(0.2%)
Landscaping Service Landscaping Landscaping plants
and landscaping
facilities
– 2,304,454
(21.87%)
RIA Service SW SW development FLEX 2,081,056
(19.75%)
Total 10,538,671
(100.0%)
B. Trend of price change in main products
The major causes of price change would be the influence of price decline, exchange rate change
and model MIX.
C. Status of main raw materials
(Unit: 1,000 won, %)
Businessfield
Type ofpurchase Item Concrete use
Purchaseamount Ratio Remark
Finger
Scan
Raw materials AC parts Parts for access controller 1,468,389 53.91 –
Raw materials ENBIO parts Parts for ENBIO SCAN 59,835 2.20 –
Raw materials FIM parts Parts for processing board 372,616 13.68 –
Raw materials HAM parts Hamster related parts 250,523 9.20 –
Raw materials OP parts Optic module parts 572,462 21.01 –
Total raw materials 2,723,826 100.01 –
Enpia It currently uses the server of Compaq and HP but the sales scale to use the server as the raw material is
not significant from the entire sales scale and the absolute volume of raw material is negligible that it is
deleted hereof.
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D. Trend of price change of main raw materials
(Unit: won)
Item The 28th Term The 27th Term The 26th Term
AC parts 292.1 342.5 335.5
ENBIO parts 854.2 953.8 947.5
FIM parts 683.5 423.5 568.4
HAM parts 159.1 172.4 166.3
OP parts 101.8 103.2 110.7
E. Status of production facilities
(1) Status of production facilities
(Unit: 1,000 won)
Business
premises
Ownership
type Location Classification
Beginning
book value
Applicable change
Depreciation
Ending
book
value RemarkIncrease Decrease
Head office
and plant
Independent
ownership
(registry)
Nonhyeon-
dong, Guro
Building 598,559 – – 19,856 578,703
Facilities 80,724 1,000 – 23,054 58,670
Vehicle transport 213,258 – – 70,021 143,237
Tools and
equipment
25,408 1,696 – 2,537 24,567
Fixture 165,157 21,000 732 72,926 112,499
Mold 157,426 122,200 – 68,274 211,352
Computer
equipment
272,155 – 146,797 125,358
Total 1,512,687 145,896 732 403,465 1,254,386
ø The book value is based on the cost of acquisition and this is the amount excluding the national
subsidy.
ø Unit is 1,000 won and below the figure is rounded off (possible for single number change)
(2) New establishment of facilities – purchase plan
(1) On-going investment
There is no applicable matter to this present time.
(2) Future investment plan
There is no applicable matter to this present time.
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4. MATTERS ON SALES
A. Sales performance
(Unit: million won)
Business field Sales type ItemThe 28th
TermThe 27th
TermThe 26th
Term
Finger Scan Finger Scan
product
NAC-2500/
3000/5000
Export 3,885 6,198 5,035
Domestic demand 1,450 3,010 1,535
Total 5,335 9,208 6,570
Finger Scan
merchandise
NDL-100/600 Export 437 12 4
Domestic demand 293 502 745
Total 730 514 749
Enpia Enpia service Added service Export 32 35 –
Domestic demand 33 173 311
Total 65 208 311
Enpia product S-series iBOS Export – – –
Domestic demand 23 16 –
Total 23 16 –
Landscaping Landscaping
service
Landscaping
planting/
landscaping
facilities
Export – – –
Domestic demand 2,304 841 –
Total 2,304 841 –
RIA SW development FLEX Export – – –
Domestic demand 2,081 1,381 2,076
Total 2,081 1,381 2,076
Total Export 4,354 6,245 5,039
Domestic demand 6,184 5,923 4,667
Total 10,538 12,168 9,706
B. Sales route and sales method
(A) Finger scan business
(i) Domestic business
The Finger Scan system part of the Company structures the access security system
and attendance management system for customers in the domestic market through
bidding of public institutions and sales on agencies. And, the Finger Scan solution part
seeks to expand the market through steady supply to public institution or large corporate
research institutes for PC shareholder server scan solution (eNBioSecure) and large
capacity finger print speedy search server (eNBio-MAS) that the Company holds in the
market.
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(ii) Overseas business
This is the sales organization exclusively in charge of overseas sales of diverse
products of the Company with Finger Scan terminal (NAC-2500 Plus, NAC-5000, NAC
5000 FACE, SW 101, SW 101+, and others), access control and attendance/water
management solution (Access Manager Professional), PC security server scan solution
(eNBioSecure), mass capacity finger print speedy search server (eNBio-MAS), Hamster I
DX, Hamster II DX, Hamster III, eNGioScanC 1, eNBioScan-F, eNBioScan-D, 4 slap
scanner and others to establish the competitive strategy in overseas markets through
survey and analysis on overseas market and competing companies and provides the
optimal Finger Scan solution for structuring access security and attendance management
system for customers in respective regions around the world through overseas
distribution network structure and overseas agency.
(B) Enpia Business Department
Direct sales by Sales Marketing Division and indirect sales through distributors of the
Company
(C) RIA Business Department
(i) Domestic public institutions: Bidding on new institutions and bidding and
maintenance and repair type around the already supplied institutions
(ii) Domestic general businesses: Sales as the specialized cooperative company
around the sales activities on new companies and already supplied companies
(2) Sales routes
(A) Nitgen Business Department
Place of sales: 1. Domestic – Bidding on public institutions/agency and direct
sales
2. Overseas – Agency and direct sales (indirect sales through
overseas agency)
(B) Enpia Business Department
Place of sales: 1. Domestic sales by distributor
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(3) Sales method and conditions
(A) Finger Scan Business
Domestic sales condition is to transact for advance payment or trade payable in
accordance with credibility and contract conditions of the sales place. The sales proceeds are
paid by cash (deposit to account) or electronic note (purchase card) and the period possible to
cash after the supply is approximately 0-3 months (0-90 days).
Sales condition of export is mainly in T/T transaction along with the credit card payment
through Korea Exchange Bank. The sales proceed is mostly paid in advance and, in the event of
certain customers, it may have proceeds recovery period of 0-2 months (0-60 days) depending
on the transaction conditions.
(B) Enpia Business Department
With the differentials in official price of the Company, sales price of distributor, and
actual sales price of locality for final consumers, it is set to generate margin for distributor.
(C) RIA Business Department
In the event of the public institutions, cash transaction has to be made in principle, and
in the event of general business, trade payable transactions are made depending on the
credibility and contract conditions and payment is made in cash (deposit to account) or
electronic note (purchase card) by cashing within 10-90 days after the sales consummated.
(4) Sales strategy
– Stability of product quality and customer satisfaction with the priority
– Strengthening of sales activities mainly for new products and high value-added products
– Timely development and supply of new products
– Undertaking intense advancement for major customers and diversification of transacted
items
– Conversion and strengthening into solution-based business through SW solution supply
from single item strategy
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(5) Organization Chart
RepresentativeDirector
ManagingDirector Auditor
BusinessDivision
DevelopmentOffice
ManagementSupportOffice
AdvanceResearch
Team
SalesTeam
PlanningTeam
H/W Team S/W Team QualityTeam
ProductTeam
5. ORDERS
A. Finger Scan Business
The Company has the business structure to generate sales within one month after the order for
customer. Therefore, the status of order of the Company is very short for the period from ordering and
selling that status of order is difficult to record.
B. Landscaping Business Department
(1) Ecological River Building-up Project in Jeonnam District (District 1) for SeomjinRiver Reviving Project
Classification Contents
Work name Landscaping planting work and landscaping facility work
from the Ecological River Building-up Project in Jeonnam
District (District 1) for Seomjin River Reviving Project
Work location Jewol, Jangseon, Sinwon, Wongil and Osa Districts
Subcontract amount Planting: W3,592,820,000
Facilities: W843,920,000
Total: W4,436,740,000
Subcontract work period 25 October 2010 ~ 31 October 2012
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(2) Ecological River Building-up Project in Jeonnam District (District 1) for SeomjinRiver Reviving Project
Classification Contents
Work name Landscaping planting work and landscaping facility work
from the Ecological River Building-up Project in Jeonnam
District (District 1) for Seomjin River Reviving Project
Work location Aprok, Bongseo, Gwangpyeong (Sado), Dongbangcheon
Districts
Subcontract amount Planting: W613,624,000
Facilities: W831,512,000
Total: W1,445,136,000
Subcontract work period 2 November 2010 ~ 16 December 2012
C. RIA Business Department
(1) Improvement service for BSC outcome management system
Classification Contents
Project name Improvement service for BSC outcome management
system
Subcontract amount W86,000,000
Contract term 21 February 2012 ~ 19 June 2012
(2) PMS integrated development – Structuring project management integrated system
Classification Contents
Project name PMS integrated development – Structuring project
management integrated system
Subcontract amount W25,500,000
Contract term 8 February 2012 ~ 30 April 2012
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(3) Online system structuring service for encouragement fund for cooling and heatingconsolidation
Classification Contents
Project name Online system structuring service for encouragement fund
for cooling and heating consolidation
Subcontract amount W19,430,000
Contract term 8 March 2012 ~ 21 April 2012
6. MATTERS ON DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS
A. Status of Derivative Products Contract Conclusion
Not applicable
B. Matter on risk management
Not applicable
7. MAIN CONTRACT OF MANAGEMENT
Not applicable
8. R&D ACTIVITIES
A. Summary of R&D activities
The research institute of the Company is consisted of the Technology Development Team and
the Product Development Team and each team is undertaking following R&D projects.
Classification R&D projects
Technology Development Team 1) Development of core algorithm for Finger Scan
2) Development of Finger Scan PC solution
3) Development of Finger Scan server solution
4) Development of mobile Finger Scan solution
5) Development of Finger Scan capability evaluation
technology
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Classification R&D projects
Product Development Team 1) Development of access security and attendance
management system application SW
2) Development of access security and attendance
management system terminal SW
3) Development of embedded Finger Scan module
palm-ware
4) Development of live scanner application SW
5) Development of Finger Scan live scanner
6) Development of application SW for electronic
passport
7) Development of device for electronic passport
B. Performance of major R&D development
Project name Development period Contents of major developments
Attendance management
SW development
January 2010 ~
currently in progress
Development of attendance and edible water
management program by using the Finger Scan
BCS (Biometric Server
Client) development
January 2010 ~
currently in progress
Development of solution available for linkage and
management server and Finger Scan terminal of
the Company
Development of FA 10-01
AFIS exclusive
algorithm
September 2009 ~
currently in progress
Development of individual information security
server/client by using the bio-metric information
KT 101/KT 101+
development
November 2010 ~
currently in progress
Manage the information of each user and PC
security policies from the server
Development of fiscal year
and facial recognition
integrated terminal
January 2010 ~
currently in progress
Confirmation of PC service record of each user
from the server
Multi-processor applying
high capability
certification development
server
January 2011 ~
currently in progress
Development of finger print image processing
technology
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Project name Development period Contents of major developments
Image enhanced algorithm January 2011 ~
currently in progress
Development of small optic-type Finger Scan
sensor to satisfy the US FBI PIV dimension
PIV sensor development January 2011 ~
currently in progress
Development of Finger Scan terminal of new
platform and development of WinCE 6.0
applying platform
New platform development January 2011 ~
currently in progress
Development of PC and network security solution
by centrally-focused management
eNBio-Secure development November 2010 ~
currently in progress
Development of Finger Scan exclusive server by
applying multi-processor
9. OTHER MATTERS REQUIRED IN DETERMINING INVESTMENT
A. Summarized chart for external fund procurement
(1) Domestic procurement
Not applicable
(2) Overseas procurement
Not applicable
B. Credit rating in recent 3 years
Not applicable
C. Other important matters
Not applicable
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V. MANAGEMENT EXAMINATION AND ANALYSIS OF DIRECTORS
1. CAUTION ON FORECASTING INFORMATION
Activities, incidents or phenomenon that the Company anticipated or forecasted to occur in future
under this business report have reflected the opinion of the Company on the incident and financial outcome
of the time of preparing the applicable notice documents. This forecasting information is based on various
assumptions related to the future business environment and these hypotheses may be determined as inaccurate
consequently. In addition, these hypotheses include risk, uncertainty and other factors that may inflict
important difference between the expected figure and actual result. For the factor that may be resulted in such
an important difference, the factors on external environment and factors related to internal management of the
Company. In order to reflect the risk or uncertainty issues after the time of preparing the same forecasting
information, it has not obligation to notify the corrected report for the matters recorded on the forecasting
information. Consequently, the same business report does not provide the assurance that it has the influence
that the Company initially expected or realizes the matter or result that the Company expected. The
forecasting information recorded on the same report is prepared on the basis of preparing this report and it
should be recognized that the Company does not plan to update the risk factor or forecasting information.
2. SUMMARY OF MANAGEMENT EXAMINATION
The board of directors of Nitgen&Company Co., Ltd. has implemented the management examination
on accounting and works of the 28th fiscal year from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 to submit the
opinion examined as follows. In order to find out general matters on the management of the Company, books
and relevant document are displayed and close review is made on financial statements and same incidental
statement.
The report on documents recognized as required for the management examination has been reported
and the document on important works are disclosed as reviewed closely for its contents in appropriate method
to find out the contents on the management of the Company.
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3. FINANCIAL CONDITION AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
(1) Business performance
The business performance of the two recent fiscal years of the Company is shown as follows.
(Unit: won)
Category The 28th Term The 27th Term
Sales amount 10,538,671,591 12,168,387,414
Cost of sales 8,289,068,701 7,109,193,698
Total income from sales 2,249,602,890 5,059,193,716
Other income 282,578,067 228,800,084
Selling and administrative expenses 5,090,979,998 4,431,053,935
Other expenses, for each function 157,229,807 118,595,911
Operating income (loss) (2,716,028,848) 738,343,954
Financial income 1,003,952,927 711,913,093
Cost of finance 593,152,893 594,247,997
Subsidiary company and relevant corporate
investment income 0 666,412,070
Goodwill damage loss 263,508,000 504,617,117
Gain (loss) before deducting the income tax
expenses (2,568,736,814) 1,017,804,003
Income tax expenses 214,819,455 (645,126,251)
Current net gain (loss) (2,783,556,269) 1,662,930,254
The sales amount of the Company in 2011 was 10,538,671,591 won with the Operating income
of -2,716,028,848 won and the net income of -2,783,556,269 won, and for the detailed contents related
to other business status, domestic business is 6.2 billion won and overseas business is 4.3 billion won,
and the ratio of sales for home and abroad is 59% and 51%, respectively.
Domestic sales are mainly held for the orders of electronic passport, customs office, Supreme
Court and other public institutions, and for overseas sales, sales increase has been conspicuous for
access controller and Finger Scan live scanner.
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(2) Financial condition
Financial condition of the recent 3 fiscal years of the Company is shown as follows.
(Unit: won)
Classification The 28th Term The 27th Term The 26th Term
Current assets 14,988,003,501 16,890,687,817 12,529,595,175
Cash and cash equivalent assets 8,717,577,820 5,086,539,707 6,348,278,739
Other current financial assets 1,404,731,200 4,463,527,500 0
Trade receivables and other credits 2,144,387,429 5,019,008,531 4,476,795,865
Current income tax assets 64,964,147 79,645,342 53,958,173
Total capital 17,173,995,698 19,832,936,102 18,395,876,485
4. LIQUIDITY AND FUND EXPENDITURE AND PROCUREMENT
The currency rate of the Company is 641%, a reduction of 24% compared to the previous year, and
unless otherwise having a special situation, the current liquidity is determined as having no problem, and the
liabilities ratio is managed for 19.98% with the full commitment for maintaining the financial soundness for
later.
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(2) AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF NITGEN FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31DECEMBER 2011
A. Consolidated financial statements of Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2011
Induk Accounting Corporation
3rd Floor Daeha B/D 14-11 Yeouido-dong Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-715 Korea
Phone : 82-2-761-9800 Faxne : 82-2-761-2794
Independent Auditors’ Report
The Board of Directors and StockholdersNITGEN&COMPANY CO., LTD.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position ofNITGEN&COMPANY Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) as of 31 December 2011 andthe related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for theyear then ended, expressed in Korean won. Management is responsible for the preparation and fairpresentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with Korean InternationalFinancial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”). Our responsibility is to express an opinion on theseconsolidated financial statements based on our audits. The accompanying consolidated statements offinancial position of the Group as of and for the year ended 31 December 2010, presented forcomparative purposes, were not audited.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in theRepublic of Korea. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonableassurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. Anaudit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in theconsolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used andsignificant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statementpresentation. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate toprovide a basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in allmaterial respects, the financial position of the Group as of 31 December 2011 and the results of itsoperations and its cash flows for the year ended 31 December 2011, in accordance with K-IFRS.
Auditing standards and their application in practice vary among countries. The procedures andpractices used in the Republic of Korea to audit such financial statements may differ from thosegenerally accepted and applied in other countries. Accordingly, this report is for use by those who areinformed about Korean auditing standards and their application in practice.
IInduk AccountingCorporation
Seoul, Korea14 March 2012
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This report is effective as of 14 March 2012, the audit report date. Certain subsequent events orcircumstances, which may occur between the audit report date and the time of reading this report,could have a material impact on the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.Accordingly, the readers of the audit report should understand that the above audit report has not beenupdated to reflect the impact of such subsequent events or circumstances, if any.
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Consolidated Statements of Financial Position31 December 2011, 2010 and 1 January 2010
(In thousands of Korean won)
Notes31 December
201131 December
20101 January
2010(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
ASSETSCurrent assetsCash and cash equivalents 6,8 8,717,578 5,086,540 6,348,279Other current financial assets 6,9 1,404,731 4,463,528 –Trade and other receivables 11,23,24 2,144,387 5,019,009 4,476,796Current tax assets 64,964 79,645 53,958Inventories 10 2,486,073 2,010,506 1,480,704Other current assets 12 170,270 231,461 169,858
Total current assets 14,988,003 16,890,689 12,529,595
Balance at 31 December 2011 17,700,158 4,894,707 (4,518,578) (902,291) 17,173,996 – 17,173,996
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows YearsEnded 31 December 2011 and 2010
(In thousands of Korean won)Notes 2011 2010
(Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activitiesCash generated from operations 25 1,364,673 (1,362,505)Interest received 273,782 362,575Interest paid (6,217) (97,412)Income tax paid – (125)Dividends received 57,142 –
Net cash generated from operating activities 1,689,380 (1,097,467)
Cash flows from investing activitiesAcquisition of short-term trading securities 10,198,991 4,268,399Proceeds from disposal of guarantee deposits 3,933 32,899Decrease in short-term loans 16,133,700 12,977,000Disposal of associates – 3,120,814Disposal of property, plant and equipment 755 473Disposal(Acquisition) of short-term financialinstruments (9,000) (100,000)
Disposal of short-term trading securities (7,079,261) (8,673,883)Increase in short-term loans (15,830,000) (10,500,000)Increase in available-for-sale financial assets – (163,786)Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (1,195,282) (1,331,756)Acquisition of intangible assets (3,250) (432)Increase in other non-current assets (139,101) (104,000)Others 25,000 –
Net cash used in investing activities 2,106,485 (474,272)
Cash flows from financing activitiesProceeds from short-term borrowings 1,145,173 1,230,000Repayments of short-term borrowings (1,310,000) (920,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) financingactivities (164,827) 310,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cashequivalents 3,631,038 (1,261,739)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning ofperiod 5,086,540 6,348,279
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period 8,717,578 5,086,540
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements31 December 2011 and 2010
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
(1) The Parent Company
NITGEN&COMPANY Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) was incorporated on 20 March 1984 under the laws
of the Republic of Korea to engage in network and solution businesses. The Company prepared the foundation
for stable growth through capability intensification and improvement of management efficiency as of 21
November 2008 and has absorbed and merged Nitgen Co., Ltd., the subsidiary of the Company that has the main
business in the development of products for scanning and security based on the Finger Scan technology to
maximize the corporate value.
The Company’s head office and manufacturing plant are located in Seoul, Korea. On 30 September 1994
the Company was listed on the KOSDAQ (Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotation) market from the
Korea Exchange. As of 31 December 2011, the Company has issued 35,400,316 common shares amounting to
17,700,158 thousand in Korean won.
As of 31 December 2011, the Company’s major stockholders consist of Ocean B Holdings Co., Ltd.
(20.28%).
(2) Consolidated Subsidiaries
The Company’s consolidated subsidiaries as of 31 December 2011, are as follows:
Ownership (%)
SubsidiariesTypes ofBusiness Location
31 December2011
31 December2010
1 January2010
RIA Soft Co.,
Ltd.
IT development
and program
Korea 100% 100% 100%
The condensed statements of financial position as of 31 December 2011 and 2010, and the condensed
statements of comprehensive income for the years ended 31 December 2011 and 2010, of consolidated
1 The amount is the same as the total of cost of sales, selling and administrative expenses
30. EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share for the years ended 31 December 2011 and 2010, are as follows:
2011 2010
Profit attributable to equity holders of the company (2,783,556,269) 1,662,930,254
Weighted-average number of common stock outstanding 35,400,316 35,400,316
Basic earnings per share (79) 47
Diluted earnings per share is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding
to assume conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. The Company has one category of dilutive potential
ordinary shares: Stock option. The number of shares calculated as above is compared with the number of shares that
would have been issued assuming the exercise of the stock option. Diluted earnings per share equal to basic earnings per
share of each years as there is no any dilutive effect.
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31. NON-CURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Plans to sell the subsidiary which were expected held for sale in the previous year were cancelled in the current
year. In accordance with K-IFRS 1105 Non-current Assets Held For Sale and Discontinued Operations, the results of
operations of the component previously presented in discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements of
the previous year were reclassified and included in income from continuing operations as done in the current year.
(1) In regards to the prior year financial statements, the assets and liabilities of the disposal group (group of
assets to be disposed of by sale) held for sale prior to reclassification are as the follows:
(in thousands of Korean won)2010
Financial instruments 11,364Trade and other receivables 267,922Other current assets 192,276Property, plant and equipment 43,596Intangible assets 727,485Other non-current assets 106,625Trade and other payables (226,802)Borrowings (310,000)Retirement benefit obligations (269,751)Total net assets that are classified as held for sale 542,715Cumulative other comprehensive income and expense that are classified as held
for sale (8,249)
The assets and liabilities related to the above disposal group held for sale are amounts after netting
internal transactions and the accumulated other comprehensive income (retained earnings) related to the disposal
group held for sale relates to full actuarial gains and losses.
(2) In regards to the prior year financial statements, the gains and losses from discontinued operations of the
disposal group held for sale prior to reclassification are as the follows:
(in thousands of Korean won)2010
Sales 1,509,484Cost of sales (985,572)Other income 103,041Selling and administrative expenses (628,122)Other profit or loss (7,649)Financial expenses (155)Profit(loss) before income tax of discontinued operations (8,973)Income tax expense(benefit) 33,223Profit(loss) of discontinued operations 24,250
The cash flow which arose from discontinued operations prior to being reclassified as continuing
operations is as the follows:
(in thousands of Korean won)2010
Cash flows from operating activities (130,558)Cash flows from investing activities 285,264Cash flows from financing activities (164,827)
Net cash inflow (outflow) (10,121)
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B. Separate financial statements of Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2011
Induk Accounting Corporation
3rd Floor Daeha B/D 14-11 Yeouido-dong Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-715 Korea
Phone : 82-2-761-9800 Faxne : 82-2-761-2794
Independent Auditors’ Report
The Board of Directors and StockholdersNITGEN&COMPANY CO., LTD.
We have audited the accompanying separate statements of financial position ofNITGEN&COMPANY Co., Ltd.(the “Company”) as of 31 December 2011 and the related separatestatements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the year then ended,expressed in Korean won. Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of theseseparate financial statements in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards(“K-IFRS”). Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on ouraudits.
The financial statements of the Company as of and for the year ended 31 December 2010,presented herein for comparative purposes, were audited, expressed an unqualified opinion on thosestatements reported 7 March 2011. The 31 December 2010 financial statements do not reflect theadjustments as described in Note 3 required by K-IFRS. However, the financial statements presentedherein for comparative purposes reflect such adjustments in accordance with K-IFRS.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in theRepublic of Korea. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonableassurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includesexamining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financialstatements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimatesmade by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believethat our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the separate financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all materialrespects, the financial position of the Company as of 31 December 2011 and the results of itsoperations and its cash flows for the year ended 31 December 2011, in accordance with K-IFRS.
Auditing standards and their application in practice vary among countries. The procedures andpractices used in the Republic of Korea to audit such financial statements may differ from thosegenerally accepted and applied in other countries. Accordingly, this report is for use by those who areinformed about Korean auditing standards and their application in practice.
IInduk AccountingCorporation
Seoul, Korea14 March 2012
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This report is effective as of 14 March 2012, the audit report date. Certain subsequent events orcircumstances, which may occur between the audit report date and the time of reading this report,could have a material impact on the accompanying separate financial statements and notes thereto.Accordingly, the readers of the audit report should understand that the above audit report has not beenupdated to reflect the impact of such subsequent events or circumstances, if any.
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Separate Statements of Financial Position31 December 2011, 2010 and 1 January 2010
(In thousands of Korean won)
Notes31 December
201131 December
20101 January
2010(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
ASSETSCurrent assetsCash and cash equivalents 8 8,716,335 5,075,175 6,330,747Other current financial assets 9 1,395,731 4,463,528 –
Trade and other receivables 11,22 2,294,217 4,751,087 4,177,643Current tax assets 64,964 78,549 51,402Inventories 10 2,486,073 2,010,506 1,480,704Other current assets 12 169,940 40,281 169,653
Total current assets 15,127,260 16,419,126 12,210,149
Total equity and liabilities 20,356,736 21,858,948 19,922,455
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Separate financial statements.
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Separate Statements of Comprehensive IncomeYears Ended 31 December 2011 and 2010
(In thousands of Korean won)
Notes 2011 2010(Unaudited)
Sales 4,21,22 8,445,058 10,658,903
Cost of sales 4,21,22 6,705,235 6,264,215
Gross profit 1,739,823 4,394,688
Selling and administrative expenses 19,24,28 4,254,225 3,802,931
Other operating income 25,27 256,582 125,759
Other operating expenses 25 4,334 110,947
Operating income(loss) (2,262,154) 606,569
Gain(Loss) on disposal and valuation of
associate 16 (263,508) 161,795
Financial income 25 1,036,209 726,652
Financial expenses 25 586,936 588,574
Profit before income tax (2,076,389) 906,442
Income tax expense(benefit) 26 291,418 (611,903)
Profit for the year (2,367,807) 1,518,345
Other comprehensive income (loss)Change in value of available-for-sale financial
assets 9,26 20,652 (270,700)
Actuarial loss on post employment benefit
obligations 18,26 (35,753) (40,205)
(15,101) (310,905)
Total comprehensive income for the year (2,382,908) 1,207,440
Earnings per share from 29
Basic and diluted earnings per share
(in Korean won) (67) 43
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Separate financial statements.
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Separate Statements of Changes in EquityYears Ended 31 December 2011 and 2010
(In thousands of Korean won)
Capital StockCapitalSurplus Other
Componentsof Equity
RetainedEarnings Total equity
Balance at 1 January 2010 17,700,158 8,680,936 (4,484,730) (3,500,487) 18,395,877
Profit for the year – – – 1,518,345 1,518,345
Transfer from gains on capital
reduction – (3,786,229) – 3,786,229 –
Compensation expenses for stock
option – – 93,282 – 93,282
Actuarial loss on post employment
benefit obligations – – – (40,204) (40,204)
Change in value of available-for-sale
financial assets – – (270,700) – (270,700)
Balance at 31 December 2010 17,700,158 4,894,707 (4,662,148) 1,763,883 19,696,600
Balance at 1 January 2011 17,700,158 4,894,707 (4,662,148) 1,763,883 19,696,600
Profit for the year – – – (2,367,807) (2,367,807)
Compensation expenses for stock
option – – 122,918 – 122,918
Actuarial loss on post employment
benefit obligations – – – (35,753) (35,753)
Change in value of available-for-sale
financial assets – – 20,652 – 20,652
Balance at 31 December 2011 17,700,158 4,894,707 (4,518,578) (639,677) 17,436,610
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Separate financial statements.
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Separate Statements of Cash FlowsYears Ended 31 December 2011 and 2010
(In thousands of Korean won)
Notes 2011 2010(Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activitiesCash generated from operations 23 1,489,967 (1,369,777)Interest received 272,829 356,873Interest paid – (91,738)Dividends received 57,142 –
Net cash generated from operating activities 1,819,938 (1,104,642)
Cash flows from investing activitiesAcquisition of short-term trading securities 10,198,991 4,268,399Proceeds from disposal of guarantee deposits 1,400 27,899Decrease in short-term loans 15,133,700 12,570,000Disposal of associates – 3,120,814Disposal(Acquisition) of short-term financialinstruments – (100,000)Disposal of short-term trading securities (7,079,261) (8,673,883)Increase in short-term loans (15,130,000) (10,000,000)Increase in available-for-sale financial assets – (163,786)Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (1,188,451) (1,096,373)Acquisition of intangible assets (3,250) –
Increase in other non-current assets (136,907) (104,000)Others 25,000 –
Net cash used in investing activities 1,821,222 (150,930)
Cash flows from financing activities – –
Net cash provided by (used in) financingactivities – –
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cashequivalents 3,641,160 (1,255,572)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning ofperiod 5,075,175 6,330,747
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period 8,716,335 5,075,175
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Separate financial statements.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements31 December 2011 and 2010
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
NITGEN&COMPANY Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) was incorporated on 20 March 1984 under the laws of the
Republic of Korea to engage in network and solution businesses. The Company prepared the foundation for stable
growth through capability intensification and improvement of management efficiency as of 21 November 2008 and has
absorbed and merged Nitgen Co., Ltd., the subsidiary of the Company that has the main business in the development of
products for scanning and security based on the Finger Scan technology to maximize the corporate value.
The Company’s head office and manufacturing plant are located in Seoul, Korea. On 30 September 1994 the
Company was listed on the KOSDAQ (Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotation) market from the Korea
Exchange. As of 31 December 2011, the Company has issued 35,400,316 common shares amounting to 17,700,158
thousand in Korean won.
As of 31 December 2011, the Company’s major stockholders consist of Ocean B Holdings Co., Ltd (20.28 %).
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(1) Basis of Preparation
The financial statements are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as
adopted by the Republic of Korea (“K-IFRS”). These are the standards, subsequent amendments and related
interpretations issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) that have been adopted by the
Republic of Korea. The accompanying financial statements and notes have been condensed, restructured and
translated into English from the Korean language financial statements.
These are the Company’s first financial statements prepared in accordance with K-IFRS and K-IFRS No.
1101 First-time Adoption of Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS No. 1101”) has been
applied. The Company’s date of transition to K-IFRS is 1 January 2010, and the effect of the transition from
Korean Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“K-GAAP”) to K-IFRS on the Company’s reported financial
position and financial performance is explained in note 3.
The financial statements are separate financial statements prepared in accordance with K-IFRS No.1027
Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements (“K-IFRS No. 1027”) presented by a parent, an investor in an
associate or a venture in a jointly controlled entity, in which the investments are accounted for on the basis of
the direct equity interest rather than on the basis of the reported results and net assets of the investees.
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out
below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the periods presented, unless otherwise stated.
New standards, amendments and interpretations issued but not effective for the financial year beginning
1 January 2011, and not early adopted by the Company are as follows:
– Amendments to Korean IFRS 1019, Employee Benefits
According to the amendments to Korean IFRS 1019, Employee Benefits, use of a ‘corridor’
approach is no longer permitted, and therefore all actuarial gains and losses incurred are immediately
recognized in other comprehensive income. All past service costs incurred from changes in pension plan
are immediately recognized, and expected returns on interest costs and plan assets that used to be
separately calculated are now changed to calculating net interest expense(income) by applying discount
rate used in measuring defined benefit obligation in net defined benefit liabilities(assets). This
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amendment will be effective for the Company as of 1 January 2013, and the Company is assessing the
impact of application of the amended Korean IFRS NO.1019 on its financial statements as of the report
date.
– Amendments to Korean IFRS 1107, Financial Instruments: Disclosures
According to the amendment, an entity should provide the required disclosures of nature,
carrying amount, risk and rewards associated with all transferred financial instruments that are not
derecognized from an entity’s financial statements. In addition, an entity is required to disclose
additional information related to transferred and derecognized financial instruments for any continuing
involvement in transferred assets. This amendment is effective for the Company as of 1 January 2012,
and The Company expects that it would not have a material impact on the Company.
– Enactment of Korean IFRS 1113, Fair value measurement
Korean IFRS1113, Fair value measurement, aims to improve consistency and reduce complexity
by providing a precise definition of fair value and a single source of fair value measurement and
disclosure requirements for use across Korean IFRSs. Korean IFRS1113 does not extend the use of fair
value accounting but provides guidance on how it should be applied where its use is already required or
permitted by other standards within Korean IFRSs. This amendment will be effective for the Company
as of 1 January 2013, and the Company expects that it would not have a material impact on the
Company.
(2) Basis of measurement
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, except for the matters separately
mentioned on the statement of financial position.
(3) Functional and presentation currency
These financial statements are presented in Korean won, which is the Company’s functional currency
and the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company operates.
(4) Use of estimates and judgments
We have prepared our financial statements in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB. These
accounting principles require us to make certain estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts in our
financial statements. Our estimates and judgments are based on historical experience, forecasted future events
and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Estimates and
judgments may differ under different assumptions or conditions. We evaluate our estimates and judgments on an
ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised
and in any future periods affected. Major categories of the financial statements influencing important influence
for accounting estimates and judgments are inventories, investment on affiliated companies, property, plant and
equipment, intangible assets, provision for estimated Liabilities, and deferred income taxes.
(5) Operating segment
An operating segment is a component of the Company that engages in business activities from which it
may earn revenues and incur expenses, including revenues and expenses that relate to transactions with any of
the Company’s other components. All operating segments’ operating results are reviewed regularly by the
Company’s ceo to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and
for which discrete financial information is available. Geographical segment is a component of an entity that
provides products and services within a particular economic environment, that is subject to risks and returns that
are different from those of components operating in other economic environments.
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(6) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits held at call with banks, and other short-term
highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an
insignificant risk of changes in value with original maturities of less than three months.
(7) Non-derivative financial assets
The Company recognizes and measures non-derivative financial assets by the following four categories:
financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, held-to-maturity investments, loans and receivables and
available-for-sale financial assets. The Company recognizes financial assets in the statement of financial position
when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial assets are
derecognized when the rights to receive cash flows from the investments have expired or have been transferred
and the Company has transferred substantially all risks and rewards of ownership. Separate assets or liabilities
are recognized if any rights and obligations are created or retained in the transfer.
Upon initial recognition, non-derivative financial assets are measured at their fair value plus, in the case
of a financial asset not at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs that are directly attributable to the
asset’s acquisition or issuance.
(a) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
A financial asset is classified as financial assets are classified at fair value through profit or loss
if it is held for trading or is designated as such upon initial recognition. Upon initial recognition,
transaction costs are recognized in profit or loss when incurred. Financial assets at fair value through
profit or loss are measured at fair value, and changes therein are recognized in profit or loss.
(b) Held-to-maturity investments
Held-to-maturity investments are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable
payments and fixed maturity that an entity has the positive intention and ability to hold to maturity other
than the bellows
– those that the entity upon initial recognition designates as at fair value through profit or
loss;
– those that the entity designates as available for sale; and
– those that meet the definition of loans and receivables.
(c) Loans and receivables
Loans and receivables are financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not
quoted in an active market. Subsequent to initial recognition, loans and receivables are measured at
amortized cost using the effective interest method except for loans and receivables of which the effect of
discounting is immaterial.
(d) Available-for-sale financial assets
Available-for-sale financial assets are those non-derivative financial assets that are designated as
available-for-sale or are not classified as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, held-to-
maturity investments or loans and receivables. Subsequent to initial recognition, they are measured at
fair value, which changes in fair value, net of any tax effect, recorded in other comprehensive income in
equity. Investments in equity instruments that do not have a quoted market price in an active market and
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whose fair value cannot be reliably measured and derivatives that are linked to and must be settled by
delivery of such unquoted equity instruments are measured at cost. When a financial asset is
derecognized or impairment losses are recognized, the cumulative gain or loss previously recognized in
other comprehensive income is reclassified from equity to profit or loss. Dividends on an available-for-
sale equity instrument are recognized in profit or loss when the Company’s right to receive payment is
established.
(8) Impairment of financial assets
The Company assesses at the end of each reporting period whether there is objective evidence that a
financial asset or a Company of financial assets is impaired. A financial asset or a Company of financial assets is
impaired and impairment losses are incurred only if there is objective evidence of impairment as a result of one
or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the asset (a ‘loss event’) and that loss event (or
events) has an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset or a Company of financial assets
that can be reliably estimated.
For certain categories of financial asset, such as trade and bills receivables, assets that are assessed not to
be impaired individually are subsequently assessed for impairment on a collective basis. Objective evidence of
impairment for a portfolio of receivables could include the Company’s past experience of collecting payments
and changes in national or local economic conditions that correlate with default on receivables.
An impairment loss in respect of a financial asset measured at amortized cost is calculated as the
difference between its carrying amount and the present value of its estimated future cash flows discounted at the
asset’s original effective interest rate. The Company can recognize impairment losses directly or establish a
provision to cover impairment losses. If, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases
and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized (such as
an improvement in the debtor’s credit rating), the previously recognized impairment loss shall be reversed either
directly or by adjusting an allowance account.
If there is objective evidence that an impairment loss has occurred on an unquoted equity instrument that
is not carried at fair value because its fair value cannot be reliably measured, or on a derivative asset that is
linked to and must be settled by delivery of such an unquoted equity instrument, the amount of the impairment
loss is measured as the difference between the carrying amount of the financial asset and the present value of
estimated future cash flows discounted at the current market rate of return for a similar financial asset. Such
impairment losses shall not be reversed.
When a decline in the fair value of an available-for-sale financial asset has been recognized in other
comprehensive income and there is objective evidence that the asset is impaired, the cumulative loss that had
been recognized in other comprehensive income shall be reclassified from equity to profit or loss as a
reclassification adjustment even though the financial asset has not been derecognized. Impairment losses
recognized in profit or loss for an investment in an equity instrument classified as available-for-sale shall not be
reversed through profit or loss. If, in a subsequent period, the fair value of a debt instrument classified as
available-for-sale increases and the increase can be objectively related to an event occurring after the impairment
loss was recognized in profit or loss, the impairment loss shall be reversed, with the amount of the reversal
recognized in profit or loss.
(9) Derecognition of financial instruments
A financial asset shall be derecognised when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial
asset expire or the Company transfers the contractual rights to receive the cash flows of the financial asset and
substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset. If most of the risks and rewards which
follow in possessing financial assets have not been retained nor transferred, the Company should: i) dispose the
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financial asset if it currently does not control the financial asset; or ii) continuously recognize the transferred
assets until the assets are of concern as well as recognize the related liabilities if the Company continues to
control the financial asset.
If the Company transfers the contractual rights to receive the cash flows of financial assets but retains
substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial assets, the financial assets shall continue to
be recognized while the proceeds received from the disposal of financial assets shall be recognized as liabilities.
The Company has a legal right to offset the financial assets and liabilities. The assets and liabilities can be offset
only when they are settled based on the net method or there is an intention to settle the liabilities simultaneously
to realizing the asset.
(10) Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value. The cost of inventories is based on
the weighted average method principle, and includes expenditures for acquiring the inventories, production or
conversion costs and other costs incurred in bringing them to their existing location and condition. The net
realizable value (hereinafter ‘NRV’) is measured by deducting the estimated additional cost to completion and
selling expenses from the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business. The evaluation losses arising
from the decrease in the inventory asset NRV below the book value or obsolescence losses arising under normal
circumstances shall be added to the cost of sales while the evaluation losses shall be disclosed in the inventory
asset-contra account.
(11) Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are initially measured at cost and after initial recognition, are carried at
cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. The cost of property, plant and
equipment includes expenditures arising directly from the construction or acquisition of the asset, any costs
directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating
in the manner intended by management and the initial estimate of the costs of dismantling and removing the item
and restoring the site on which it is located.
Subsequent costs are recognized in the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment at cost or, if
appropriate, as separate items if it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to
the Company and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carrying amount of the replaced part is
derecognized. The costs of the day-to-day servicing are recognized in profit or loss as incurred.
Land is not depreciated. Depreciation on other assets is calculated using the straight-line method to
allocate the difference between their cost and their residual values over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
Useful lives (years)
Buildings 40
Other property, plant and equipment 5
Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed at the end of each reporting date and
adjusted, if appropriate. The change is accounted for as a change in an accounting estimate.
The carrying amount of an item of property and equipment is derecognized on disposal or when no
future economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal. The gain or loss arising from the derecognition of
an item of property and equipment is determined as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the
carrying amount of the item, and is included in net income when the item is derecognized.
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(12) Intangible assets
Intangible assets acquired individually are measured initially at cost and, subsequently, are carried at
cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses. Amortization of intangible assets is
calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of intangible assets from the date that they are
available for use. The depreciation method and useful life of an asset with definite useful life are reviewed at the
end of each reporting period. If management judges that previous estimates should be adjusted, the change is
accounted for as a change in an accounting estimate.
The estimated useful life used for amortizing intangible assets is as follows:
Useful lives (years)
Development costs 3~5
Industrial property rights 10
Software and Other intangible assets 5
Facility-use memberships Indefinite useful life
Facility-use memberships are recognized as intangible assets with an indefinite useful life, there is no
foreseeable limit to the period over which the asset is expected to generate net cash inflows for the entity.
(a) Research and development
Development expenditures are capitalized only if development costs can be measured reliably,
the product or process is technically and commercially feasible, future economic benefits are probable,
and the Company intends to and has sufficient resources to complete development and to use or sell the
asset. Other development expenditures are recognized in profit or loss as incurred. Subsequent
expenditures are capitalized only when they increase the future economic benefits embodied in the
specific asset to which it relates.
(b) Intangible assets acquired individually
Subsequent expenditures are capitalized only when they increase the future economic benefits
embodied in the specific asset to which it relates. All other expenditures, including expenditures on
internally generated goodwill and brands, are recognized in profit or loss as incurred.
(c) Goodwill
Company do not amortize goodwill but rather the goodwill is assessed for impairment testing at
least once a year. Goodwill is measured at cost less accumulated impairment losses. An impairment loss
recognized for goodwill is not reversed in subsequent periods. On disposal of the relevant cash-
generating unit, the attributable amount of goodwill is included in the determination of the profit or loss
on disposal.
(13) Investment property
Investment property is held to earn rentals or for capital appreciation or both. Investment property is
measured initially at its cost including transaction costs incurred in acquiring the asset. After recognition as an
asset, investment property is carried at its cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. The
profits or losses from the purchase, disposal, reissue, or retirement of treasury shares are not recognized as
current profit or loss. If the Company acquires and retains treasury shares, the consideration paid or received is
directly recognized in equity.
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(14) Investments in subsidiaries and associates
These separate financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with K-IFRS No. 1027
Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements. The Company applied the cost method to investments in
subsidiaries and associates in accordance with K-IFRS No. 1027. The carrying amount under previous K-GAAP
on the date of transition to K-IFRS is considered to be the deemed cost of investments in subsidiaries and
associates on the date of transition. Dividends from a subsidiary or associate are recognized in profit or loss
when the right to receive the dividend is established.
(15) Non-current assets held for sale
Non-current assets, or disposal Company’s comprising assets and liabilities, that are expected to be
recovered primarily through sale rather than through continuing use, are classified as held for sale. The assets or
disposal Company that are classified as non-current assets held for sale are measured at the lower of their
carrying amount and fair value less cost to sell.
Non-current assets classified as held for sale or part of a disposal Company comprising of assets that are
expected to be sold shall not be depreciated. If the asset’s net fair value decreases, the impairment loss from the
difference shall immediately be recognized as current profits and losses. Alternatively, if the asset’s net fair
value increases, the gains shall be recognized to the limit of the accumulated impairment loss recognized in
accordance with K-IFRS NO. 1036 Impairment of Assets
(16) Equity capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Transaction costs associated with the issuing of shares are
deducted from additional paid-in capital(amount after deducting taxes and other expenses arising for issuing of
new ordinary shares in the event that the capital increase is made), net of any related income tax benefits.
Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new ordinary shares are shown in equity as a deduction, net
of tax. The profits or losses from the disposal, or retirement of treasury is directly recognized in equity, not
recognized as current profit or loss.
(17) Employee benefits
Regardless of the grounds for retirement, the Company’s employees have the right to receive severance
payments in a lump sum payment when their employment is terminated based on their term of service and
payment rate at the retirement period.
(a) Defined Benefit Plan
The retirement benefit liability appropriated in the statement of financial position is the present
value of the severance payment liabilities as at the end of the reporting period less the fair value of plan
assets. The calculation is performed annually by an independent actuary using the projected unit credit
method. The Company’s net obligation in respect of defined benefit plans is calculated by estimating the
amount of future benefit that employees have earned in return for their service in the current and prior
periods; that benefit is discounted to determine its present value. The Company’s net obligation in
respect of defined benefit plans is denominated in the same currency in which the benefits are expected
to be paid.
All actuarial gains and losses that arise in calculating the present value of the defined benefit
obligation and the fair value of plan assets are recognized immediately in retained earnings and included
in the statement of comprehensive income, not reclassified to income or loss thereafter.
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(b) Short-term employee benefits
Short-term employee benefits are employee benefits that are due to be settled within 12 months
after the end of the period in which the employees render the related service. When an employee has
rendered service to the Company during an accounting period, the Company recognizes the undiscounted
amount of short-term employee benefits expected to be paid in exchange for that service.
The Company has a legal obligation or constructive obligation to pay the employee for its
historical working service and the estimated amount in distribution of profits and/or bonus shall be
recognized as liabilities if the liability amount can be estimated reliably.
(18) Share-based payment transactions
In regards to share settlement type stock grant transactions in which the Company grants shares or share
options to its employees as payment for goods or services received, if the fair value of the goods or services
received is unknown or cannot be reliably estimated, the fair value of the granted stock should be used as a basis
to indirectly estimate the fair value of goods or services. The fair value amount shall accordingly be recognized
as employee salary expense and capital during the vesting period. If the vesting conditions of the share options
are vesting conditions other than service providing conditions or market conditions, the recognized employee
expense is adjusted so that the actual amount of share options which is ultimately vested is used as a basis for
determination.
(19) Provisions
Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of
past events and an outflow of resources required to settle the obligation is probable and can be reliably
estimated.
The risks and uncertainties that inevitably surround many events and circumstances are taken into
account in reaching the best estimate of a provision. Where the effect of the time value of money is material,
provisions are determined at the present value of the expected future cash flows.
Where some or all of the expenditures required to settle a provision are expected to be reimbursed by
another party, the reimbursement shall be recognized when, and only when, it is virtually certain that
reimbursement will be received if the Company settles the obligation. The reimbursement shall be treated as a
separate asset. Provisions are reviewed at the end of each reporting period and adjusted to reflect the current best
estimates. If it is no longer probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required
to settle the obligation, the provision is reversed.
Provisions are not recognized for future operating losses. But, a provision for onerous contracts is
recognized when the expected benefits to be derived by the Company from a contract are lower than the
unavoidable costs of meeting its obligations under the contract. The provision is measured at the present value of
the lower of the expected cost of terminating the contract and the expected net cost of continuing with the
contract. Before a provision is established, the Company recognizes any impairment loss on the assets associated
with that contract.
(20) Non-derivative financial liabilities
The Company classifies non-derivative financial liabilities into financial liabilities at fair value through
profit or loss or other financial liabilities in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangement and the
definitions of financial liabilities. The Company recognizes financial liabilities in the statement of financial
position when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the financial liability. The
Company derecognizes a financial liability from the statement of financial position when it is extinguished (i.e.
when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expires).
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The Company classifies loans, account payables, and other liabilities as Non-Derivative Financial
Liabilities. These non derivative financial liabilities are measured by the fair value which includes the transaction
cost directly related to the acquisition upon initial recognition, followed by measurement using the amortized
cost by using the effective interest method. Unless unconditional rights are held to defer the liability settlement
for at least 12 months following the financial statement date, the non derivative financial liabilities shall be
classified as current liabilities.
(21) Financial guarantee contracts
Financial guarantee liabilities are obligations by the Company to pay certain amounts to the creditor to
compensate for the losses incurred following the inability for a certain debtor to pay on the payment date as per
the initial or revised contract terms and conditions. The fair value less the transaction expenses directly related to
the issuance are initially recognized. Following the initial recognition, financial guarantee liabilities shall be
measured based on the larger amount of i) the determined amount as per Article 1037 (Provisions, Contingent
Liabilities, and Contingent Assets) of the Financial Accounting Standards; and ii) the initial recognized amount
less the accumulated amortized cost recognized per Article 1018 (Revenue) of the Financial Accounting
Standards.
(22) Impairment of non-financial assets
The carrying amounts of the Company’s non-financial assets, other than assets arising from inventories,
deferred tax assets and non-current assets held for sale, are reviewed at the end of the reporting period to
determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, then the asset’s
recoverable amount is estimated. Intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives or that are not yet available
for use, irrespective of whether there is any indication of impairment, are tested for impairment annually by
comparing their recoverable amount to their carrying amount.
If there is any indication that an asset may be impaired, recoverable amount shall be estimated for the
individual asset. If it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of the individual asset, The Company
shall determine the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit (“CGU”) to which the asset belongs (the
asset’s cash-generating unit).
The recoverable amount of an asset or CGU is the greater of its value in use and its fair value less costs
to sell. An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an asset or a CGU exceeds its recoverable
amount. Impairment losses are recognized in profit or loss.
(23) Revenue Recognition
(a) Sale of goods
Company recognize revenue from the sale of goods when the important risk and rewards
following possession of the goods are transferred to the purchaser, the amount of revenue can be
measured reliably, and it is highly probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction
will flow to the Company.
(b) Interest income
Interest income is accrued on a time basis, by reference to the principal outstanding and at the
effective interest rate applicable.
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(c) Rendering of services
Company recognize revenue from contracts to render service when the amount of revenue
following the stages of completion can be measured reliably and when it is highly probable that the
economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the Company.
(d) Construction Contracts
Where the outcome of a construction contract can be estimated reliably, revenue and costs are
recognized by reference to the stage of completion of the contract activity at the end of the reporting
period, measured based on the proportion of contract costs incurred for work performed to date relative
to the estimated total contract costs, except where this would not be representative of the stage of
completion. Variations in contract work, claims and incentive payments are included to the extent that
the amount can be measured reliably and its receipt is considered probable.
Where the outcome of a construction contract cannot be estimated reliably, contract revenue is
recognized to the extent of contract costs incurred that it is probable will be recoverable. Contract costs
are recognized as expenses in the period in which they are incurred.
When it is probable that total contract costs will exceed total contract revenue, the expected loss
is recognized as an expense immediately.
(24) Current and deferred income tax
Income tax expense comprises current and deferred tax. Current tax and deferred tax are recognized in
profit or loss except to the extent that it relates to a business combination, or items recognized directly in equity
or in other comprehensive income.
(a) Current tax
Current tax is the expected tax payable or receivable on the taxable profit or loss for the year,
using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the end of the reporting period and any adjustment to
tax payable in respect of previous years. The taxable profit is different from the accounting profit for the
period since the taxable profit is calculated excluding the temporary differences, which will be taxable or
deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss) of future periods, and non-taxable or non-deductible
items from the accounting profit.
(b) Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognized, using the asset-liability method, in respect of temporary differences
between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts
used for taxation purposes. A deferred tax liability is recognized for all taxable temporary differences. A
deferred tax asset is recognized for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable
that taxable profit will be available against which they can be utilized. However, deferred tax is not
recognized for the following temporary differences: taxable temporary differences arising on the initial
recognition of goodwill, or the initial recognition of assets or liabilities in a transaction that is not a
business combination and that affects neither accounting profit or loss nor taxable income.
The Company recognizes a deferred tax liability for all taxable temporary differences associated
with investments in subsidiaries, associates, and interests in joint ventures, except to the extent that the
Company is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that
the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. The Company recognizes a deferred
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tax asset for all deductible temporary differences arising from investments in subsidiaries and associates,
to the extent that it is probable that the temporary difference will reverse in the foreseeable future and
taxable profit will be available against which the temporary difference can be utilized.
The carrying amount of a deferred tax asset is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and
reduces the carrying amount to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will
be available to allow the benefit of part or all of that deferred tax asset to be utilized.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the
period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have
been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. The measurement of deferred
tax liabilities and deferred tax assets reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in
which the Company expects, at the end of the reporting period to recover or settle the carrying amount
of its assets and liabilities.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset only if there is a legally enforceable right to offset
the related current tax liabilities and assets, and they relate to income taxes levied by the same tax
authority and they intend to settle current tax liabilities and assets on a net basis.
(25) Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to shareholders of the Company
by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year. Diluted earnings per share is
calculated by dividing the profit attributable to shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number of
ordinary shares in issue and dilutive potential ordinary shares. Dilutive potential ordinary shares are included in
the calculation of diluted earnings per share when they have a dilutive effect on the basic earnings per share of
the Company.
3. FIRST-TIME ADOPTION OF K-IFRS
The Company’s financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the Republic of Korea (“K-GAAP”). The Company determined to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards
(“IFRS”) for the annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2011. These financial statements prepared in accordance
with K-IFRS and K-IFRS No. 1101 First-time Adoption of Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS
No. 1101”) has been applied. The Company’s date of transition to K-IFRS is 1 January 2010.
Reconciliations and descriptions of the effect of the transition from K-GAAP to K-IFRS on the financial
position, financial performance, and cash flows of the Company is as follows
(1) The exemptions the Company adopted in accordance with K-IFRS No. 1101 First-time Adoption ofK-IFRS
K-IFRS No. 1101 permits those companies adopting K-IFRS for the first time certain exemptions from
the full requirements of K-IFRS in the transition period. The Company has taken the following key exemptions.
Business combination
Business combinations prior to the date of transition are not restated.
Deemed cost for property and equipment
The Company has elected to measure land at fair value as of 1 January 2010, (the date of
transition to IFRS) and uses that fair value as its deemed cost at that.
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Borrowing costs
The Company capitalizes borrowing costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition,
construction or production of a qualifying asset as part of the cost of that asset after the date of transition
to K-IFRS.
Investments in Subsidiaries and associates
The Company elected the deemed cost exemption to account for investments in subsidiaries and
associates in separate financial statements.
(2) The effects of the adoption of Korean IFRS on the financial position
(a) Effects of the Korean IFRS adoption on the Company’s total assets, liabilities and equity as of 1
January 2010, the date of Korean IFRS transition, are as follows:
(in thousands of Korean won)
Total assetsTotal
liabilities Equity
Reported amount under the previous
K-GAAP 19,593,127 1,482,993 18,110,134
Adjustments for:Actuarial valuations of defined benefit
obligation (*1) – (81,474) 81,474
Present value of deposits provided (*2) (2) – (2)
Changes in depreciation methods of
property, plant and equipment (*3) 329,330 – 329,330
Paid absences (*4) – 44,466 (44,466)
Tax-effect on adjustments (*5) – 80,593 (80,593)
329,328 43,585 285,743
Adjusted amount under Korean IFRS 19,922,455 1,526,578 18,395,877
(*1) Effects of defined benefit obligation
(*2) Effects of present value of deposits provided
(*3) Effects of revaluation of land, property, plant and equipment and investment property
(*4) Effects of paid absences (Recognizing the liability for unused annual leave regarding
accumulated paid vacations)
(*5) Effects of adjustments which are made for additional deferred income tax incurred from
temporary differences of income tax
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(b) Effects of the Korean IFRS adoption on the Company’s total assets, liabilities, equity as of 31
December 2010, are as follows:
(in thousands of Korean won)
Total assetsTotal
liabilities Equity
Reported amount under the previous
K-GAAP 21,557,462 2,191,175 19,366,287
Adjustments for:Actuarial valuations of defined benefit
obligation (*1) – (75,515) 75,515
Present value of deposits provided (*2) (14) – (14)
Changes in depreciation methods of
property, plant and equipment (*3) 228,718 – 228,718
Goodwill acquired as a result of
business combination (*4) 106,101 – 106,101
Paid absences (*5) – 46,688 (46,688)
Tax-effect on adjustments (*6) (33,319) – (33,319)
301,486 (28,827) 330,313
Adjusted amount under Korean IFRS 21,858,948 2,162,348 19,696,600
(*1) Effects of defined benefit obligation
(*2) Effects of present value of deposits provided
(*3) Effects of revaluation of land, property, plant and equipment and investment property
(*4) Effects of goodwill acquired as a result of business combination
(*5) Effects of paid absence (Recognizing the liability for unused annual leave regarding
accumulated paid vacations)
(*6) Effects of adjustments which are made for additional deferred income tax incurred from
temporary differences of income tax
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(c) Effects of the Korean IFRS adoption on the Company’s profit and comprehensive income for the
year ended 31 December 2010, are as follows:
(in thousands of Korean won)
ProfitComprehensive
income
Reported amount under the previous K-GAAP 1,509,921 1,509,921
Adjustments for:Actuarial valuations of defined benefit obligation (*1) 45,585 5,380
Present value of deposits provided (*2) (12) (12)
Changes in depreciation methods of property, plant
and equipment (*3) (100,612) (100,612)
Goodwill acquired as a result of business combination
(*4) 106,101 106,101
paid absences (*5) (2,223) (2,223)
Tax-effect on adjustments (*6) (40,415) (311,115)
8,424 (302,481)
Adjusted amount under Korean IFRS 1,518,345 1,207,440
(*1) Effects of defined benefit obligation
(*2) Effects of present value of deposits provided
(*3) Effects of revaluation of land, property, plant and equipment and investment property
(*4) Effects of goodwill acquired as a result of business combination
(*5) Effects of paid absence (Recognizing the liability for unused annual leave regarding
accumulated paid vacations)
(*6) Effects of adjustments which are made for additional deferred income tax incurred from
temporary differences of income tax
(d) Cash Flow Adjustments due to conversion into Korea International Financial Reporting
Standards
As per the K-IFRS, the cash flow details on related income (expenses) and related assets
(liabilities) were adjusted in order to separately disclose interest receivables, interest payables, dividend
income, and corporate tax in the Cash Flow Statement, items which were not separately disclosed under
the previous accounting standards. There are no other significant differences between the disclosed Cash
Flow Statement based on the K-IFRS and the previous Accounting Standards.
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(e) Effects of the adoption of K-IFRSs on the Company’s operating income
Operating gains and losses based on the previous accounting standards were calculated by gross
profit on sales less selling and administrative expenses, however, the operating gains and losses under
the K-IFRS were calculated by gross profit on sales less selling and administrative expenses, other
revenues, and other expenses.
(In thousands of Korean won)
2011 2010
K-GAAP Operating income (2,514,402) 591,757
Adjustment for:Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts 6,923 19,640
Miscellaneous revenues 249,658 106,119
Impairment losses on investments – (100,000)
Other bad debt expenses (1,646) –
Donations (500) –
Miscellaneous losses (2,187) (10,947)
K-IFRS Operating income (2,262,154) 606,569
4. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company’s operating segment is an identifiable component which operates business activities that create
profits and expenses. The decision making and performance evaluation of the resources to be allocated to the business
sector is based on internal reports reviewed regularly by the highest business decision maker to classify the sector. The
management board constructs the segmental reporting by integrating businesses with similar economic characteristics.
(1) Financial information by business segments
Assets and liabilities as of 31 December 2011 and 2010,and 1 January 2010, are as follows:
(in thousands of Korean won)
31 December 2011Finger Scan Landscaping Total
Assets 18,523,815 1,832,921 20,356,736
Liabilities 1,810,768 1,109,358 2,920,126
Equity 16,713,047 723,563 17,436,610
(in thousands of Korean won)
31 December 2010Finger Scan Landscaping Total
Assets 21,209,278 649,670 21,858,948
Liabilities 2,040,345 122,003 2,162,348
Equity 19,168,933 527,667 19,696,600
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(in thousands of Korean won)
1 January 2010Finger Scan Landscaping Total
Assets 19,922,455 – 19,922,455
Liabilities 1,526,578 – 1,526,578
Equity 18,395,877 – 18,395,877
(2) Operating income (loss) by business segments
Operating income and loss by category for the years ended 31 December 2011 and 2010, are as follows:
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The Company provides payment guarantee of KRW100 million in regards to the financial loans of RIA
Soft Co., Ltd. KRW1,300,000 which related to the fair value of the financial guarantee contract for the
Company’s subsidiary, RIA Soft Co., Ltd. was deemed as additional investment share and appropriated as
subsidiary investment shares and financial guarantee contract liability.
(3) The compensation amount per classification on the current and previous year’s main management board
and the total compensation amount are as the following. The main management board includes directors
(non-executive directors included) who have important rights and responsibilities on the planning,
operation, and control of the Company’s activities and the auditors.
(in thousands of Korean won)
2011 2010
Salaries expenses 281,450 236,700
Severance benefits 157,780 136,759
Compensation associated with Stock Option 122,917 93,282
562,147 466,741
23. CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS
(1) Reconciliation between operating profit and net cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities as for the
years ended 31 December 2011 and 2010, are as follows:
(in thousands of Korean won)
2011 2010
Profit for the period (2,367,807) 1,518,345
Adjustments:Compensation associated with Stock Option 122,917 93,282Depreciation 350,519 384,110Amortization 433,721 398,956Provision for severance indemnities 230,778 208,032Write-downs of intangible assets 263,508 504,617Bad debt expenses 377,430 99,681Other bad debts expense 1,646 –
Losses on foreign currency translation 5,307 20,424Losses on valuation of trading securities 122,983 188,623Losses on disposal of trading securities 278,879 123,841Interest expenses – 91,738Loss on impairment of securities available for sale 31,245 –
Loss on impairment of investments – 100,000Dues 4,000 –
Gains on foreign currency translation (53,199) (2,121)Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts (6,923) (19,640)Gain on disposal of trading securities (451,199) (270,506)Gain on valuation of trading securities (2,597) –
Interest revenues (307,118) (276,789)Gain on disposal of Equity-method Investments – (666,412)Dividend income (57,142) –
Sub Total 1,344,755 977,836
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(in thousands of Korean won)
2011 2010
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease(Increase) in trade receivables 2,234,843 (2,842,081)
Decrease(Increase) in receivables from Construction Contracts 173,755 (329,689)
Increase in non-trade receivables (105,749) (139,995)
Decrease(Increase) in advance payments (128,834) 121,825
Decrease(Increase) in prepaid expenses (825) 7,546
Decrease(Increase) in income tax refund receivables 13,585 (27,148)
Decrease(Increase) in deferred Income tax assets 291,418 (531,309)
Increase in inventories (475,567) (529,801)
Decrease in deferred long-term advance payments 30,000 28,500
Increase in trade payables (395,622) 504,267
Decrease in non-trade payables 758,686 (10,250)
Decrease in advances from customers 101,048 (3,860)
Increase in withholdings 1,577 (6,737)
Decrease in unearned revenues – (2,229)
Increase(Decrease) in accrued expenses (4,000) 11,478
Increase in advances from construction contracts 80,526 86,613
Decrease in current portion of long-term non-trade payables – (30,600)
Decrease in deferred Income tax liabilities – (80,594)
Decrease in long-term non-trade payables – (16,200)
Payments for Severance Benefits (61,822) (75,694)
Sub Total 2,513,019 (3,865,958)
Cash generated from operations 1,489,967 (1,369,777)
(2) Significant transactions not affecting cash flows for the years ended 31 December 2011 and 2010, are as
follows:
(in thousands of Korean won)
2011 2010
Transfer of non-trade receivables of long-term prepaid
expenses 141,500 –
Transfer of development costs of construction in progress 581,144 –
Losses on trade securities 20,652 347,051
Goodwill for business combination – 106,101
Actuarial gains or losses on defined benefit plans 35,753 40,205
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24. SELLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Selling and administrative expenses for the years ended 31 December 2011 and 2010, are as follows:
(in thousands of Korean won)
2011 2010
Salaries 1,137,152 944,553
Severance benefits 79,485 87,938
Compensation associated with Stock Option 122,917 93,282
Other employee benefits 218,864 231,863
Travel 74,640 93,116
Entertainment 164,016 163,847
Communication 28,209 30,254
Utility 1,265 2,000
Taxes and dues 31,962 12,591
Depreciation 319,118 343,487
Amortization on intangible assets 433,721 398,956
Development expense 204,935 380,919
Rental 214,625 223,714
Insurance premium 15,052 12,830
Vehicles maintenance 18,408 23,056
Freight 123,879 109,692
Publication 3,286 4,254
Supplies 14,237 11,817
Service fees 485,843 422,292
Advertising 37,645 56,822
Bad debts expense 377,430 99,681
Training expense 1,640 1,520
Repairs 1,407 3,561
Event expense 144,489 50,886
4,254,225 3,802,931
25. OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSE, FINANCIAL INCOME AND COSTS
(1) Other income and expense for the years ended 31 December 2011 and 2010, are as follows:
(in thousands of Korean won)
2011 2010
Other incomeReversal of allowance for doubtful accounts 6,923 19,640
Miscellaneous revenue 249,659 106,119
256,582 125,759
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(in thousands of Korean won)
2011 2010
Other expenseLoss on impairment of investment assets – 100,000
Other bad debts expense 1,646 –
Donations 500 –
Miscellaneous loss 2,188 10,947
4,334 110,947
(2) Financial income and costs for the years ended 31 December 2011 and 2010, are as follows:
(in thousands of Korean won)
2011 2010
Financial incomeInterest income 307,117 276,789
Gain on foreign currency transactions 164,336 123,087
Gain on foreign currency translation 53,818 56,270
Dividend income 57,142 –
Gain on sale of Short-term trading securities 451,199 270,506
Gain on valuation of Short-term trading securities 2,597 –
1,036,209 726,652
Financial costsInterest expense – 91,738
Loss on foreign currency transactions 148,073 159,408
Loss on foreign currency translation 5,756 24,964
Loss on valuation of Short-term trading securities 122,983 188,623
Loss on sale of Short-term trading securities 278,879 123,841
Loss on impairment of available-for-sale securities 31,245 –
586,936 588,574
26. INCOME TAX EXPENSE
(1) Income tax expense for the years ended 31 December 2011 and 2010 consists of:
(in thousands of Korean won)
2011 2010
Current income taxes – –
Deferred income tax due to temporary differences 287,159 (699,594)
Deferred income tax charged to equity 4,259 87,691
Income tax expenses 291,418 (611,903)
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(2) Reconciliation between net income before tax and income tax expense for the years ended 31 December
2011 and 2010, are as follows:
(in thousands of Korean won)
2011 2010
Profit before income tax (2,076,389) 906,442
Tax rate 24.2% 24.2%
Income tax based on statutory rate (502,486) 219,359
Adjustment
Tax credit 58,085 69,127
Deferred tax effective 734,541 (901,910)
Others 1,278 1,521
Income tax expense 291,418 (611,903)
Effective tax rate1 – –
1 Income tax expense ÷ Profit before income tax
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(3) Change in cumulative temporary differences for the year ended 31 December 2011, and deferred income
tax assets and liabilities as of 31 December 2011 and 2010, are as follows:
1 The amount is the same as the total of cost of sales, selling and administrative expenses
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29. EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share for the years ended 31 December 2011 and 2010, are as follows:
2011 2010
Profit attributable to equity holders of the company (2,367,806,762) 1,518,344,900
Weighted-average number of common stock outstanding 35,400,316 35,400,316
Basic earnings per share (67) 43
Diluted earnings per share is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding
to assume conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. The Company has one category of dilutive potential
ordinary shares: Stock option. The number of shares calculated as above is compared with the number of shares that
would have been issued assuming the exercise of the stock option. Diluted earnings per share equal to basic earnings per
share of each years as there is no any dilutive effect.
30. BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF THE FINAL INTERIM PERIOD
The business performance for the 4th quarter which is the final interim period for the current and previous year
is as the following.
(in thousands of Korean won)
2011 2010
Sales 1,671,297 3,884,732
Operating income(loss) (1,633,245) (155,287)
Profit for the year (1,854,278) 571,152
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Induk Accounting Corporation
3rd Floor Daeha B/D 14-11 Yeouido-dong Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-715 Korea
Phone : 82-2-761-9800 Faxne : 82-2-761-2794
Internal Accounting Control System Review Report
Representative DirectorNITGEN&COMPANY CO., LTD.
We have reviewed the accompanying management’s report on the operations of the internalaccounting control system (“IACS”) of NITGEN&COMPANY CO., LTD. (the “Company”) as of 31December 2011. The Company’s management is responsible for design and operations of its IACS,including the reporting of its operations. Our responsibility is to review the management’s IACS reportand issue a report based on our review. The management’s report on the operations of the IACS of theCompany states that “based on its assessment of the operations of the IACS as of 31 December 2011,the Company’s IACS has been effectively designed and has operated as of 31 December 2011, in allmaterial respects, in accordance with the IACS standards established by the IACS OperationsCommittee.”
We conducted our review in accordance with the IACS review standards established by theKorean Institute of Certified Public Accountants. These standards require that we plan and perform ourreview to obtain less assurance than an audit as to management’s report on the operations of the IACS.A review includes the procedures of obtaining an understanding of the IACS, inquiring as tomanagement’s report on the operations of the IACS and performing a review of related documentationwithin limited scope, if necessary. However, as a listed small and medium sized company, theestablishment and operation of the management’s internal accounting management system and theevaluation reporting on the system’s operation status were performed in a noticeably modified methodcompared to listed large companies in accordance to Article 5 ‘Application of Small and Medium SizeCompanies’ of IACS. Accordingly, we conducted our review based on 14. Review exemptions onSmall and Medium Sized companies etc of the IACS standards.
A company’s IACS consists of an establishment of related policies and organization to ensurethat it is designed to provide reasonable assurance on the reliability of financial reporting and thepreparation of financial statements for external financial reporting purposes in accordance withaccounting principles generally accepted in the Republic of Korea. However, because of its inherentlimitations, the IACS may not prevent or detect material misstatements of the financial statements.Also, projections of any assessment of the IACS on future periods are subject to the risk that IACSmay become inadequate due to the changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with thepolicies or procedures may be significantly reduced.
Based on our review of the management’s report on the operations of the IACS, nothing hascome to our attention that causes us to believe that the management’s report referred to above is notpresented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with the IACS standards.
We conducted our review of the IACS in existence as of 31 December 2011, and we did notreview the IACS subsequent to 31 December 2011. This report has been prepared for Koreanregulatory purposes pursuant to the Act on External Audit for Joint-Stock Companies, and may not beappropriate for other purposes or for other users.
IInnduk AccountingCorporationSeoul, Korea14 March 2012
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Report on the Operations of the Internal Accounting Control System
To the Board of Directors and Audit Committee ofNITGEN&COMPANY CO., LTD.
I, as the Internal Accounting Control Officer (“IACO”) of NITGEN&COMPANY Co., Ltd.
(“the Company”), assessed the status of the design and operations of the Company’s internal
accounting control system (“IACS”) for the year ended 31 December 2011.
The Company’s management including IACO is responsible for designing and operating IACS.
I, as the IACO, assessed whether the IACS has been effectively designed and is operating to prevent
and detect any error or fraud which may cause any misstatement of the financial statements, for the
purpose of establishing the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
for external purposes. I, as the IACO, applied the IACS standard (Article 5 ‘Application of Small and
Medium Size Companies’), for the assessment of design and operations of the IACS.
Based on the assessment on the operations of the IACS, the Company’s IACS has been
effectively designed and is operating as of 31 December 2011, in all material respects, in accordance
with the IACS standards.
16 February 2012
Sang Won Moon,Internal Accounting Control System Officer
Sang Hee Huh,Chief Executive Officer and President
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APPENDIX IIC FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF NITGEN FOR THE YEAR 2011
The following is an English (in case of Chinese version of this circular, Chinese) translation of (1) the
extracts of the interim report and (2) the unaudited financial statements of Nitgen for the six months ended 30
June 2012, which were published in Korean. The unaudited financial statements of Nitgen for the six months
ended 30 June 2012 was prepared in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards
(“K-IFRS”). The interim report and the unaudited financial statements of Nitgen for the six months ended 30
June 2012 have been published (in Korean) on the website of the Repository of Korea’s Corporate Filings
(http://dart.fss.or.kr/dsab001/main.do). The English (and Chinese) translations of the full interim report of
Nitgen for the six months ended 30 June 2012 are published on the website of the Company at http://
www.avconcept.com. In case of any discrepancy between this English (or Chinese) version and the Korean
text, the Korean text shall prevail.
Shareholders should note that the extracts of the interim report and the unaudited financialstatements of Nitgen for the six months ended 30 June 2012 set out below are provided for informationpurpose only and the unaudited financial statements of Nitgen for the six months ended 30 June 2012were prepared in accordance with K-IFRS. Shareholders should also note that such financialstatements of Nitgen was unconsolidated financial statements as according to Article 23 of of theEnforcement Decree of the Act on the Capital Market and Financial Investment Business of the laws ofKorea, if a company has subsidiaries which are subject for consolidation following K-IFRS by the fiscalyear that begins for the first time after 1 January 2012, the quarterly and semi-term financialstatements are not required to be prepared as consolidated financial statements but separate financialstatements. This relevant Korean law is applicable only for the quarterly and semi-term basis and isnot applicable for the annual financial statements. Shareholders are advised to consult professionaladvice if there is any doubt in reading such financial information of Nitgen. Terms defined hereinapply to this Appendix only.
(1) EXTRACTS OF THE INTERIM REPORT OF NITGEN FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30JUNE 2012
Set out below are the section headed “II. CONTENTS OF BUSINESS” as extracted from the interim
report of Nitgen for the six months ended 30 June 2012:
II. CONTENTS OF BUSINESS
1. SUMMARY OF FINGER PRINT READING BUSINESS
A. Summary of finger scan business
The Company has the main businesses in the finger scan field from the bio-scan fields in finger
scan, face scan, iris scan and others. The bio-scan technology means the technology to identify
individuals by using the physical characteristics of human, such as, finger print, face, iris, blood vein
and others or behavioral characteristics, such as, signature, walking pattern and others. The bio-scan
technology has the characteristics of safer practice in relative terms compared to other identification
technology since it is difficult to forge or modulate if there is no consent or intent of the applicable
person, and this type of characteristics and user convenience attracts attention as the next generation
core scanning technology. In particular, as it is in synch with the technical and social-cultural factors
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in advancement of digital technology, expansion of IT infra dispersion, concern on increasing personal
information interference and others, the convergence of bio-scanning technology and information
technology has been accelerated, and accordingly, the bio-scanning industry has attracted attention as
the cutting edge tangible asset-based industry since 1990s.
B. Status of industry and market
The bio-scan industry before 1990s had slow advancement of the market due to lack of
technical stability and high price, but following the advancement of the IT technology after the 1990s,
the scope of application has been widened with the increase of convenience with the slimmed down
sensors and product price decline. In 2000s, government institutions, industries, research institutes and
general public have facilitated in diverse fields for bio-scan tangible asset to drastically expand after
the ‘September 11 Terror’. The US and other countries have applied bio-scan technology in electronic
passport, electric resident card and others for personal identification or immigration control with the
drastic growth of security market that used the bio-scan technology around public field and the US and
other governments have established various policies to develop the bio-scan industry or adopted the
bio-scan technology.
In the event of Korea, by introducing the electronic passport, the government and public
institutions have expanded the bio-scan businesses to have heightened expected for the market growth.
In particular, with the successful pilot project to “structure the finger print confirmation system for
foreigners’ that the Ministry of Justice promoted and schedule to promote this project in 2012 to show
the expansion of business fields in public sector.
C. Status of the Company
Since 1998 when the term of bio-scan technology was unfamiliar, the Company has been fully
devoted for unyielding R&D effort with the pride in leading the domestic and global finger scan
technology for over 10 years. The Company holds the core technologies in the finger scan field, such
as, sensor, algorithm, applied technology and others, and in particular, the Company holds the original
technologies on optic-method fiscal year sensor and algorithm. On the basis of such original
technologies, the Company is the only company to provide integrated finger scan solution for access
control terminal, PC peripheral device live, live scanner and finger scan server. The Company may
divide its business fields for access controller, attendance management terminal, finger scan mouse and
PC peripheral device, electronic passport and other public use in live scanner, PC log in finger scan
server solution, mass capacity and high speed search solution and others. As the leader of the industry,
the Company may make diverse products and handles entire technologies and products in earlier-
presented fields. The Company has structured product line up to accommodate diverse requirements of
customers as well as the customization system to respond the demands of customer in case-by-case to
realize the customer satisfaction.
One of the recent spotlights in domestic and overseas markets is the live scanner used in public
fields. Together with the IC technology in electronic passport, national ID, health care and others, the
importance of personal identification has been increased with the increasing cases of using the finger
scan, and the Company has supplied live scanner (model name of eNBioScan-F) for the electronic
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passport business of Korea in 2009, won the orders for major domestic and overseas projects from
Mexico Police Agency, Brazil Transportation Administration and others, and has supplied finger scan
algorithm in the pilot project of “structure the finger print confirmation system for foreigners’ that the
Ministry of Justice promoted and scheduled to promote this project in 2010.
Since releasing the finger scan access control terminal of NAC-3000 in 2003, the Company has
released NAC-2500 in 2006, NAC-5000 of high class access controller in 2009, Fingkey Access as the
dispersion-type model in later part of 2009, and Fingkey Access Plus in 2010 to structure diverse
product line-up. In particular, in the event of Fingkey Access Plus, the Company is one notch higher
for functions and capabilities by reflecting the requirements of customers and market after the release
of Fingkey Access that it actively responds to the market change to make product accommodated the
requirements of diverse customers.
In the event of the finger scan scanner and mouse, it combines with the finger scan server
solution to carry out the system structuring business. In 2009, there have been many outcomes in
individual information discharge prevention system business for Customs Office, trust system of the
Supreme Court, SKT customer management system, responsible approval system of Kookmin Bank
and other large scale businesses.
D. Facilitation fields
The core original technology of the finger scan business could be listed as scanning algorithm,
sensor technology, and accompanying HW and SW applied technologies. On the basis of such
technologies, it is possible to apply in diverse devices in access control, attendance management, door
lock, savings, financial payment, ATM and others, and for the public field, the application fields are
very broad for AFIS, electronic passport, social insurance and others. Among them, followings are the
key businesses applied.
j Access control and attendance management
The representative field in the application fields of finger scan technology is the access
control and attendance management system. Existing method of using the key or password has
problems in theft, stolen, lapse of memory and others, and the bio-scan technology is the
representative technology to supplement these existing problems, and the finger scan
technology is the field with the fastest growth with its excellent convenience in use and
economic feasibility. In early times of the market, the market was formed mainly for research
institutes or general corporate facilities where the security is priority, but in recent days, the
emphasis is on security as well as convenience in use that the application field has been very
broad for general business, plants and apartments. The finger scan access control system has no
troubles in re-issuance from loss, burden on key or card possession that the demand has been on
the rise in the access control and attendance management fields.
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k PC/network security
PC/network security means the use of finger scan technology in server access control
and others under the access control and network environment on PC or laptop computer.
Following the drastic advancement of the IC technology, it breaks away from the existing face-
to-face transactions to increase non-face-to-face transactions, and under the environment, the
demand on accurate personal identification has been valued more than anything else. In the
event of existing password or token method, it has the risk of theft, loss, lapse of memory, and
others while the finger scan has resolved such risk and provides the user convenience at the
same time. In addition, most of corporate activities are computerized to emerge the security
issue in access authority for users, and in recent times, there have been increasing numbers of
companies introducing the security solution within the corporate network by using the finger
scan technology.
l Live scanner
The market has been drastically expanded around the public field in recent days. By
breaking away from existing finger scan sensor, the live scanner is normally referred to as the
finger scan scanner to facilitate in crime investigation, electronic passport, electronic resident
card and others. In order to supplement the weakness of acquiring the limited finger print
information in the commercial sensor, the general live scanner structured with the large finger
print input window is structured to have input in sheet 1, sheet 2 and sheet 4 at the same time.
In recent days, Brazil, Mexico and other Central and South America countries as well as India
and others have shown the drastic increase in demand, and in Korea, in the event that the
electronic resident card project that has been the recent social issues already applied from the
National Police Agency, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and
others are undertaken, the demand is expected to be explosive.
E. Position of finger scan in the bio-scan market
The field that takes the highest ratio in the bio-scan market is clearly the finger scan market.
The finger scan market takes appropriately 67% (including AFIS) of global market in 2009 that it has
the overwhelming position for 93.5% as of 2008 for the domestic market. The finger scan technology
has less sense of denial for users compared to other bio-scan technologies with higher price
competitiveness and accuracy compared to others for the fastest growth and it has high possibility to
apply in diverse fields that it has the widest use in the present bio-scan methods.
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F. Characteristics of market
j Main target market
The finger scan technology that the Company holds is the key technology to apply in
diverse fields of access security, network security, financial payment, mobile scanning and
others. Up to this point, the Company has focused on physical security fields in access security,
attendance management and others, and it plans to expand the business into public field in
electronic passport, immigration management, criminal identification and others.
k Structure and characteristics of users
The structure and characteristics of the product users of the Company follow the
characteristics of finished product and applied SW distribution industry for the finger scan
system and characteristics of SW license industry and components for finger scan solution.
l Changing factors of demand
Factors to change the demand of the Company’s product may be divided into the
external factors in change of bio-scan market and change of security market and the internal
factors following the product and sales undertaking of the Company. First of all, the bio-scan
market environment is expected to continuously grow under the price and technology in future.
From the old days, there are consensus on the efficacy and need of the bio-scan products, but
high price and immature technology have been the obstacles. However, after 2000, significant
interest and investment on bio-scan industry have brought higher level upgrading in overall bio-
scan technology for certain leading companies, including the Company, and the market is
evaluated at the level with technology no longer an issue to hinder further market expansion.
With the improvement of the finger scan algorithm as well as the advancement of finger
print sensor related technology and capability improvement of CPU, such technical maturity is
expected to be even higher in the future. In the aspect of price, the finger scan related part price
has been lowered for 50% or more in recent several years. In fact, the finger print sensor, one
of the key hardware to structure the finger scan solution as the core component of the finger
scan product was USD50 or more by the early times of 2000, but it is in the range of
USD15~30 and in the event of the semiconductor method of finger print sensor applied in
laptop computer, mobile phone and others have come to the USD5 range. CPU that carries out
the finger scan computation has been approximately 4-5 times lower compared to the same
capability in the recent several years. Such advancement in technology and price decline would
lead to the market expansion and the demand for finger scan solution and system products of
the Company would be influenced as well. Demand for the finger scan product of the Company
is related to the expansion or slow down of security market as the representative application
field. The September 11 Terror incident of the US has brought sense of alarm on security
throughout the world, including the US, and it has brought remarkable advancement in video
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security and access security industry. Thereafter, increase of terror, various disputes, crime rate
and others throughout the world are expected to grow even more in the future for the security
industry.
2. LANDSCAPING BUSINESS
The Company incorporated Human Green Landscaping Co., Ltd. as a newly established company by
spinning off in simple property division method for the landscaping business with the division date of 30
June 2012, and the newly established company was disposed for 716 million won as of 13 July 2012.
(The Company no longer engages in landscaping business and it has been classified as the suspended
operating income during the notification period of the same report that the recording on the landscaping
business part has been omitted.)
(*) New business to be undertaken in future
A. Matters undertaken as of the preparation date of the report
The Company has added the business purpose for “LED lighting product development,
manufacturing, selling and processing business” at the special meeting of shareholders on 26 June
2012.
After that, on 16 July 2012, an investment was made to the 100% subsidiary company of the
Company, Nitgen Lighting Limited (Hong Kong) in the amount of US$4,500,000, and on 31 July
2012, the overseas convertible bond of US$5,500,000 was issued to make the financial resource with
the fund and reserve fund of the Company for US$2,000,000 to support the operation fund of the
subsidiary company and new business investment fund.
The Company intends to continuously engage in the business of development, manufacturing,
selling and processing of LED lighting product through the subsidiary company, and in the event that
the realization of the said business is visualized, the information is scheduled to provide in details.
B. Prospect of LED lighting business
The LED lighting has the strength in every savings and semi-perpetual life (estimated to be
100,000 hours or more) that it has made fast growth from early to mid-2000s, and in 2012, it is
expected to build-up approximately 3.4 trillion won only in the domestic market. (Data of Daeshin
Securities)
The high price has been the stumbling block even with the high power efficiency, but it has
shown the trend of improving the efficiency for 35% and price decline of 20% range.
Due to such characteristics and economic effect, it is expected to make fast replacement of
existing fluorescent light market, and accordingly, the LED lighting market is expected to make even
faster growth not only in domestic market but also in overseas markets.
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Japan, the US and others have set forth the market as one of the new growth engine businesses
for the 21st century since 2002 and they have developed the market as a major national project to take
the opportunity for taking the market by GE of the US, Nichia of Japan and others. Taiwan also has
been working on surpassing Japan by undertaking the LED light source development as its core
national business since 2002.
China, the place where the Company is to be actively undertaken the business through the
subsidiary company, has recently announced to place large scale of financial resources for promoting
LED lighting consumption.
Processing R&D for semi-conductor lighting and LED China Solid State Lighting Alliance, the
Chinese government has promoted the business quickly by injecting 2.2 billion Yuan and energy
saving-type home appliance consumption promotion (subsidy support) for energy savings and LED
lighting consumption expansion.
According to the KOTRA data, the LED lighting market scale of China is expected to grow in
2010 for 150 billion Yuan and 2015 for 500 billion Yuan, making the third largest market in the
world.
These series of activities would be the clear cases of showing the fast growing LED lighting
markets at home and abroad.
3. MAIN PRODUCTS AND RAW MATERIALS
A. Status of main products
(Unit: 1,000 won, %)
Business fields Sales type Items Detailed application Main trademarkSales amount
(ratio)
Finger scan Product Access controller Access controller and
others
NAC-2500/3000|/
5000
2,656,128
(83%)
Merchandise Door lock Door lock NDL-100/600/
scanner
506,588
(16%)
Enpia Service Added
communication
Cyber trading network
for securities
company
SecurePack and 2
types
48,803
(2%)
Product/
merchandise
Solution Enpia S series Enpia S-series –
Total 3,211,519
(100%)
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B. Trend of price change in main products
The major causes of price change would be the influence of (i) price decline to purchase raw
materials, (ii) change of exchange rate at the time of purchase, and (iii) mix of raw material applicable
to the product.
C. Status of main raw materials
(Unit: 1,000 won, %)
Business fieldType ofpurchase Item Concrete use
Purchaseamount Ratio Remark
Finger scan Raw materials AC parts Parts for access controller 634,887 52.7 –
Raw materials ENBIO parts Parts for ENBIO SCAN 6,845 0.5 –
Raw materials FIM parts Parts for processing board 158,226 13.1 –
Raw materials HAM parts Hamster related parts 172,928 14.4 –
Raw materials OP parts Optic module parts 231,936 19.3 –
Total raw materials 1,204,822 100
Enpia It currently uses the server of Compaq and HP but the sales scale to use the server as the raw material is not
significant from the entire sales scale and the absolute volume of raw material is little that it is deleted hereof.
D. Trend of price change of main raw materials
(Unit: won)
Item The 29th Term The 28th Term The 27th Term
AC parts 251.1 262.8 342.5
ENBIO parts 536.2 843.5 953.8
FIM parts 865.8 928.8 423.5
HAM parts 193.9 123.5 172.4
OP parts 110.4 93.4 103.2
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E. Status of production facilities
(1) Status of production facilities
(Unit: 1,000 won)Business
premises
Ownership
type Location Classification
Beginning
book value
Applicable change
Depreciation
Ending book
value RemarkIncrease Decrease
Head office
and plant
Independent
ownership
(registry)
Nonhyeon-
dong, Guro
Building 558,847 – – 9,928 548,919
Facilities 61,493 – – 14,179 47,314
Vehicle transport 73,217 – 39,735 7,507 25,974
Tools and
equipment
17,671 5,598 1,696 1,866 19,706
Fixture 60,406 11,493 – 14,615 57,284
Mold 222,414 27,200 – 42,096 207,519
Computer
equipment
16,427 – – 5,226 11,201
Total 1,010,475 44,291 41,431 95,417 917,917
ø The book value is based on the cost of acquisition and this is the amount excluding the national
subsidy.
ø Unit is 1,000 won and below the figure is rounded off (possible for single number change).
(2) New establishment of facilities – purchase plan
(A) On-going investment
There is no applicable matter to this present time.
(B) Future investment plan
The Company has the investment plan for new installation for new equipment,
purchase and others on the LED business through the subsidiary company but it has no
detailed plan for now.
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4. MATTERS ON SALES
A. Sales performance
(Unit: million won)
Business field Sales type Item
The firsthalf of the29th term
The 28thTerm
The 27thTerm
Finger
Scan/Enpia
Finger scan
product
NAC-2500/
3000/5000
Export 2,093 3,885 6,198
Domestic demand 564 1,450 3,010
Total 2,657 5,335 9,208
Finger scan
merchandise
NDL-100/
600
Export 453 437 12
Domestic demand 53 293 502
Total 506 730 514
Enpia service Added service Export – 32 35
Domestic demand 48 30 44
Total 48 62 79
Enpia product S-series iBOS Export – – –
Domestic demand – 14 16
Total – 14 16
Total Export 2,546 4,354 6,245
Domestic demand 665 4,091 4,413
Total 3,211 8,445 10,658
B. Sales route and sales method
(1) Sales organization
(A) Finger Scan Business Department
(a) Domestic business
The finger scan system part of the Company structures the access security
system and attendance management system for customers in the domestic market
through bidding of public institutions and sales on agencies. And, the finger scan
solution part is doing its best to provide the optimal product to the customers with
diverse finger scan applied products.
(b) Overseas business
This is the sales organization exclusively in charge of overseas sales of the
finger scan terminals, NAC-2500 Plus, NAC-3000, NAC 5000, and SW 101 to
establish the competitive strategy in overseas markets through survey and analysis
on overseas market and competing companies and provides the optimal finger
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scan solution for structuring access security and attendance management system
for customers in respective regions around the world through overseas distribution
network structure and overseas agency.
(B) Enpia Business Department
The Company has the direct sales by Sales Marketing Division and indirect sales
through distributors of the Company and the ratio in the sales structure of the Company
is very minimal.
(2) Sales routes
(A) Nitgen Business Department
Place of sales: 1 Domestic – Bidding on public institutions/agency and
direct sales
2. Overseas – Agency and direct sales (indirect sales through
overseas agency)
(B) Enpia Business Department
Place of sales: 1. Domestic sales by distributor
(3) Sales method and conditions
(A) Finger Scan Business Department
Domestic sales condition is to transact for advance payment or trade payable in
accordance with credibility and contract conditions of the sales place. The sales proceeds
are paid by cash (deposit to account) or electronic note (purchase card) and the period
possible to cash after the supply is approximately 0-3 months (0-90 days).
Sales condition of export is mainly in T/T transaction along with the credit card
payment through Korea Exchange Bank. The sales proceed is mostly paid in advance
and, in the event of certain customers, it may have proceeds recovery period of 0-2
months (0-60 days) depending on the transaction conditions.
(B) Enpia Business Department
With the differentials in official price of the Company, sales price of distributor,
and actual sales price of locality for final consumers, it is set to generate margin for
distributor.
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(4) Sales strategy
– Stability of product quality and customer satisfaction with the priority
– Strengthening of sales activities mainly for new products and high value-added
products
– Timely development and supply of new products
– Undertaking intense advancement for major customers and diversification of
transacted items
(5) Organization Chart
Overseas Domestic
Sales R&D LED Biz.
PlanningManagement S/W Dev. HW Dev. Production QCAlgoridum
Headquarters
Biometric Biz.
5. ORDERS
Finger Scan Business Department
The Company has the business structure to generate sales within one month after the order for
customer. Therefore, the status of order of the Company is very short for the period from ordering and
selling that status of order is difficult to record.
Landscaping Business Department
The Company spun off the landscaping business in simple property division method on 30 June
2012 and disposed it on 13 July 2012 that the orders are not recorded herein.
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6. MATTERS ON DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS
A. Status of derivative products contracts
Not applicable
B. Matter on risk management
Not applicable
7. MAIN CONTRACT OF MANAGEMENT
Not applicable
8. R&D ACTIVITIES
A. Summary of R&D activities
The research institute of the Company is consisted of the Technology Development Team and
the Product Development Team and each team is undertaking following R&D projects.
Classification R&D projects
Technology Development
Team
1) Development of core algorithm for finger scan
2) Development of finger scan PC solution
3) Development of finger scan server solution
4) Development of mobile finger scan solution
5) Development of finger scan capability evaluation
technology
Product Development
Team
1) Development of access security and attendance
management system application SW
2) Development of access security and attendance
management system terminal SW
3) Development of embedded finger scan module palm-ware
4) Development of live scanner application SW
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5) Development of finger scan live scanner
6) Development of application SW for electronic passport
7) Development of device for electronic passport
B. Performance of major R&D development
Project name Development period Contents of major developments
Attendance management SW
development
January 2010 ~ April
2012
Development of attendance and edible water
management program by using the finger scan
BCS (Biometric Server
Client) development
January 2010 ~ May
2012
Development of solution available for linkage
and management server and finger scan
terminal of the Company
KT 101/KT 101+
development
November 2009 ~
April 2012
Development of the terminal exclusively for KT
Telecop
Development of finger scan
and facial scan integrated
terminal
January 2010 ~ April
2012
Development of the terminal with multi-
recognition by using the finger scan and
facial scan
Multi-processor applying high
capability certification
development server
January 2011 ~
currently in progress
Development of finger scan exclusive server by
applying multi-processor
Image enhanced algorithm January 2011 ~
currently in progress
Development of finger print image processing
technology
PIV sensor development January 2011 ~
currently in progress
Development of small optic-type finger scan
sensor to satisfy the US FBI PIV dimension
New platform development January 2011 ~
currently in progress
Development of finger scan terminal of new
platform – Development of WinCE 6.0
applying platform Development of PC and
network security solution by centrally-focused
management
eNBio-Secure development November 2010 ~
currently in progress
Manage user information and PC security policy
on the server
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9. OTHER MATTERS REQUIRED IN DETERMINING INVESTMENT
A. Summarized chart for external fund procurement
(1) Domestic procurement
Not applicable
(2) Overseas procurement
Not applicable during the period subject for notification, but on 31 July 2012 after the
standard date of this report, the Company has procured from Precise Energy Holdings in the
sum of US$5,500,000.
(Refer to the disclosure of announcement on 27 July 2012 (decision to issue convertible
bond))
B. Credit rating in recent 3 years
Not applicable
C. Other important matters
Not applicable
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(2) UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF NITGEN FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30JUNE 2012
Review Report on Semiannual Financial Statements
25 July 2012
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of NITGEN&COMPANY CO., LTD.
Financial Statements Reviewed
We have reviewed the accompanying semiannual f inancia l s ta tements of
NITGEN&COMPANY CO., LTD. (the “Company”), which are comprised of statement of financial
position as of 30 June 2012, and statement of comprehensive income for the period ended 30 June
2012 and 2011, and statement of changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows, and information on
significant accounting policy and other notes for the reporting period.
Responsibility of Management
The Company’s management is responsible for preparing and fairly presenting these financial
statements according to K-IFRS No. 1034 (Interim Financial Reporting) as well as internal control
deemed necessary to ensure that the financial statements are free of material misstatement.
Responsibility of the Auditor
Our responsibility is to conduct a review and provide a report on these financial statements
based on our review
We conducted our review in accordance with the procedures of Interim Financial Reporting in
Korea. The review includes questions & answers with the financial and accounting mangers of the
Company, analytical analysis, and other evaluation procedures. The scope of our review did not
include procedures considered necessary under generally accepted accounting standards for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the accompanying financial statements of the Company taken as a
whole or on the individual amounts presented therein. Accordingly, we do not express any such
opinion. Had we performed such procedures, other matters might have come to our attention that
would have been reported to you.
Review opinion
In our opinion, based on our review, we have not found anything that is not presented fairy in
material respect in according with K-IFRS 1034 (Interim Financial Reporting).
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Other Matters
We have audited the statement of financial position of the Company as of 31 December 2011
and the related statements of comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity
for the year then ended, for which we expressed an unqualified opinion in our Auditor’s Report dated
14 March 2012 (not attached hereto). The statement of financial position as of 31 December 2011
presented herein for comparative purpose is not different from the audited financial statements for the
same fiscal year in all material respects.
Important Notice
The following are the matters which we believe may be used to make a reasonable decision to
use this review report.
(1) Disclosure of Separate Financial Statements
As described in Note 2 to the accompanying semiannual financial statements, the
Company is allowed to disclose its separate financial statements only for the quarterly and
semiannual financial statements even if the Company has subsidiaries which are subject to
consolidation under K-IFRS. until the first fiscal year beginning on or after 1 January 2012,
according to Article 23 of Supplementary Provisions No. 20947 of the Enforcement Decree of
the Financial Investment Services and Capital Market Act. Accordingly, Nitgen & Company
Co., Ltd. has disclosed only separate financial statements according to K-IFRS 1027 for the first
half of 2012. This exception is applicable only to the quarterly and semiannual financial
statements. The Company is required to prepare both the consolidated financial statements and
separate financial statements for the annual financial statement.
(2) Change of the largest shareholder
As described in Note 1, the largest shareholder of the Company has been changed to
New Concept Capital Limited (British Virgin Islands) from Ocean B Holdings Co., Ltd. during
the reporting period.
(3) Significant transaction with related parties
As described in Note 29, the advance payment paid to AV CONCEPT Limited amounted
to KRW2,950 million as of 30 June 2012.
(4) Real division
As described in Note 21, the Company established a spin-off subsidiary named Human
Green Landscape Co. in the form of real division from the Landscaping Business Division of
the Company on 31 July 2012. After the reporting period, the Company sold the spin-off
subsidiary to another investor at KRW 716 million on 13 July 2012.
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(5) Events after the Reporting Period
As described in Note 30, the Company established a subsidiary named Nitgen Lighting
Limited (Hong Kong) on 19 July 2012 to expand LED business in the overseas market. In
addition, the Company loaned KRW8,522 million to Nitgen Lighting Limited (Hong Kong) on
31 July 2012.
In the meantime, the Company issued overseas bonds with warrants (face value
USD5,500,000) to PRECISE ENERGY HOLDINGS Limited on 31 July 2012.
Representative Director
Park Jong BumInduk Accounting Firm
2nd Fl Daeha Building, 14-11 Yoido-dong, Youngdeungpo-gu, Seoul
This review report is effective as of 25 July 2012. Certain subsequent events or circumstances,
which may occur between the audit report date and the time of reading this report, could have a
material impact on the accompanying financial statements and notes thereto. Accordingly, the readers
of the review report should understand that there is a possibility that the above review report may have
to be revised to reflect the impact of such subsequent events or circumstances, if any.
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APPENDIX IID FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF NITGENFOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2012
SEMI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For Half Year Periods Ended 30 June 2012 and 2011
The accompanying financial statements including all footnote disclosures were prepared by and are the
responsibility of the Company.
Woo In GeunRepresentative Director of NITGEN&COMPANY CO., LTD.
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APPENDIX IID FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF NITGENFOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2012
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONAs of 30 June 2012 and 31 December 2011
NITGEN&COMPANY (In Korean Won)
Account Note As of June 2012 As of 31 December 2011
“The accompanying notes are an integral part of these semiannual financial statements.”
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APPENDIX IID FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF NITGENFOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2012
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWSFor the half year periods ended 30 June 2012 and 2011
NITGEN&COMPANY (In Korean Won)
Account Note 30 June 2012 30 June 2011
Cash flows from operating activitiesCash generated from operating activities 22 (4,259,828,071) (56,571,049)
Receipt of interest income 91,303,865 112,653,798
Stock dividends 7,992,400 57,142,000
Net cash flows from operating activities (4,160,531,806) 113,224,749Cash flows from investing activitiesDisposal of trading securities 1,962,392,270 1,867,250,000
Disposal of available-for-sale securities 74,404,700 –
Decrease in guarantee deposit 39,183,600 89,800,000
Decrease in short-term loans 5,200,000,000 8,853,663,000
Decrease in long-term advance payments – 30,000,000
Disposal of investment Property 140,000,000 –
Disposal of vehicles 45,454,545 –
Acquisition of trading securities (540,713,800) –
Increase in short-term loans (5,279,000,000) (8,850,000,000)
Increase in guarantee deposit (30,483,600) (110,680,000)
Acquisition of tools and furniture (17,091,457) (11,217,546)
Acquisition of mold (27,200,000) –
Increase in intangible assets in progress (362,427,665) –
Increase in development expenses – (445,378,147)
Increase in software (4,368,000) –
Decrease in cash due to real division (476,224,671) –
Net cash flows from investing activities 723,925,922 1,423,437,307Cash flows from financing activities – –
Increase in cash & cash equivalents (3,436,605,884) 1,536,662,056Cash & cash equivalent at thebeginning of the year 8,716,334,693 5,075,175,218
Cash & cash equivalent at theend of the year 5,279,728,809 6,611,837,274
“The accompanying notes are an integral part of these semiannual financial statements.”
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APPENDIX IID FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF NITGENFOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2012
NOTES TO THE SEMIANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
NITGEN&COMPANY Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) was incorporated on 20 March 1984 to be engage in the
provision of network and solution services. The Company has been listed on KOSDAQ, a trading board of Korea
Exchange, since 30 September 1994. The Company is headquartered in 231-13 Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. On
21 November 2008, the Company merged with Nigen Co., Ltd, a subsidiary engaged in development of security and
authentication service products based on fingerprint recognition technology in an effort to improve management
efficiency build the foundation for sustainable growth, maximize the corporate value by focusing on fingerprint
recognition business as our core business.
On 10 December 2008, the Company changed its business name from Proze Co., Ltd. to NITGEN&COMPANY
Co., Ltd.. During the reporting period, the largest shareholder of the Company has been changed to New Concept
Capital Limited (British Virgin Islands) from Ocean B Holdings Co., Ltd. As of 30 June 2012, the capital stock of the
Company is KRW17,770,158,000, and the major shareholders of the Company are as follows:
ShareholdersNumber of
Shares Owned Ownership%
New Concept Capital Limited 7,179,925 20.28
Others 28,220,391 79.72
Total 35,400,316 100.00
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(1) Basis of Presentation
The Company has prepared its semiannual financial statements for the 6-month period ended 30 June
2012 according to Korean International Financial Reporting Standard (“K-IFRS”) No. 1034 (Interim Financial
Reporting). The principles used in the preparation of these financial statements are based on Korean IFRS which
is effective as of 30 June 2012 or the Company has decided to early adopt.
New standards, amendments and interpretations issued but not effective for the financial year beginning
on or after 1 January 2012 and not early adopted are set out below
– Amendments to Korean IFRS 1019, Employee Benefits
Under K-IFRS No. 1019, it is no longer allowed to use the corridor approach for actuarial gains
and losses. Accordingly, actuarial gains and losses shall be recognized immediately in the period in
which they occur, in other comprehensive income. The Standard also requires actuarial gains and losses
and past service cost to be recognized immediately. Under K-GAAP, the interest cost and the expected
return on plan assets had been determined separately, but K-IFRS requires the net interest cost (income)
to be determined based on the net defined benefit assets using the discount rate for the defined benefit
liabilities. The Company will apply the amended standard from 1 January 2013.
– Enactment of Korean IFRS 1113, Fair value measurement
K-IFRS No. 1113 (Fair value measurement) has been established to clearly define the fair value,
and to set forth the procedures of the system, procedures and disclosures associated with the
measurement of the fair value, and to improve the consistency and reduce complexity in applying K-
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APPENDIX IID FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF NITGENFOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2012
IFRS. K-IFRS No.1101 does not required additional measurement of the fair value other than required or
permitted by other standards, and provide guidance if such measurement is required or permitted by
other standards. The Company will apply the amended standard from 1 January 2013.
The Company does not anticipate that these amendments referred to above will have a
significant effect on the Company’s financial statements and disclosures.
(2) Accounting Policies Applied
The significant accounting policies and calculation methods used for the preparation of these semiannual
financial statements are the same as those use for the prior period. However, the Company has reclassified some
of the comparatively-presented accounts of the prior period for convenience of comparison with the semiannual
financial statements of 2012. Such reclassification does not affect the Net Profit or the net assets reported in the
prior period.
(3) Non-preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements
According to Article 23 of Supplementary Provisions No. 20947 of the Enforcement Decree of the
Financial Investment Services and Capital Market Act. Accordingly, the Company is allowed to disclose its
separate financial statements only for the quarterly and semiannual financial statements even if the Company has
subsidiaries which are subject to consolidation under K-IFRS until the first fiscal year beginning on or after 1
January 2012. Accordingly, the Company. has disclosed only separate financial statements according to K-IFRS
1027 (Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements) for the first half of 2012. This exception is applicable
only to the quarterly and semiannual financial statements. The Company is required to prepare both the
consolidated financial statements and separate financial statements for the annual financial statement.
3. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS
The preparation of the interim financial statements requires management to exercise significant estimates and
assumptions based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to
be reasonable under the circumstances, and such estimates and assumptions may affect amounts reported therein
including revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities, and contingent liabilities. As a result of the uncertainties inherent in
estimates and assumptions, a change in an accounting estimate may give rise to significant changes in assets and
liabilities in the future.
The significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of interim financial statements are the same as
those used in the preparation of financial statements of the prior period, except the estimates used in determining the
income tax expense.
4. SEGMENT INFORMATION
Operating segments of the Company are determined by the chief operating decision-maker on a regular basis,
who is responsible for making strategic decisions on resource allocation and performance assessment of the operating
segments, based on the internal reporting provided to him on a regular basis.
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APPENDIX IID FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF NITGENFOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2012
(1) Assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity of each segment as of 30 June 2012 and 31 December 2011
Total non-current assets 493,237 547,501 631,744 602,140
CURRENT ASSETSAvailable-for-sales investments 15,091 15,091 15,091 15,091Inventories 296,278 296,278 296,278 296,278Trade receivables 270,531 270,531 270,531 270,531Prepayments, deposits and other receivables 89,692 89,692 89,692 89,692Equity investments at fair value through profit
or loss 111,129 111,129 111,129 111,129Tax recoverable 997 997 997 997Cash and bank balances 166,467 (54,264) (1,130) 111,073 (26,548) (57,695) 26,830 84,413 111,243
Total current assets 950,185 894,791 810,548 894,961
CURRENT LIABILITIESTrade payables, deposits received and accrued
Gao Dajun, Liu Zhichun, Easton Bright Limited, Forever Century Limited and the Company,
pursuant to which the parties thereto has agreed to extend the long stop date of the SP
Agreement to 31 December 2012, further details of which are set out in the announcement of
the Company dated 30 August 2012;
(v) the Investment Agreement and the Investment Supplemental Agreement;
(w) the Subscription Agreement and the Subscription Supplemental Agreement; and
(x) the Disposal Agreement.
9. COMPETING BUSINESS
As at the Latest Practicable Date, none of the Directors nor his associates (as defined in the Listing
Rules) was interested in any business apart from the business of the Group, which competes or is likely to
compete, either directly or indirectly, with that of the Group.
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APPENDIX IV GENERAL INFORMATION
10. EXPERT AND CONSENT
The following is the qualifications of the expert whose statements have been included in this circular:
Name Qualification
L&P CPA Limited Certified Public Accountants
L&P CPA Limited has given and has not withdrawn their written consent to the issue of this circular
with the inclusion herein of its letters or opinions or reports or references to its name in the form and context
in which it appear.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, L&P CPA Limited had not had any shareholding in any member of
the Group or the right (whether legally enforceable or not) to subscribe for or to nominate persons to
subscribe for securities in any member of the Group.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, L&P CPA Limited had not had any direct or indirect interests in any
assets which have been, since 31 March 2012 (being the date to which the latest published audited accounts
of the Company were made up), acquired or disposed of by or leased to any member of the Group, or which
are proposed to be acquired or disposed of by or leased to any member of the Group.
11. GENERAL
(a) The registered office of the Company is at P.O. Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman KY1-
1104, Cayman Islands.
(b) The principal place of business of the Company in Hong Kong is at 6th Floor, Enterprise
Square Three, 39 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong.
(c) The branch share registrar and transfer office of the Company in Hong Kong is Tricor Tengis
Limited at 26th Floor, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong.
(d) The company secretary of the Company is Mr. Ho Choi Yan Christopher, who is a member of
Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a fellow member of the Association of
Chartered Certified Accountants.
12. DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION
Copies of the following documents are available for inspection during normal business hours at the
Company’s principal place of business in Hong Kong at 6th Floor, Enterprise Square Three, 39 Wang Chiu
Road, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong from the date of this circular up to and including the date of the EGM:
(a) the memorandum of association and the articles of association of the Company;
(b) the audited consolidated financial statements of the Group for the two years ended 31 March
2012;
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APPENDIX IV GENERAL INFORMATION
(c) the English and Chinese translations of the annual report and the audited financial statements of
Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2009 as referred to or set out in Appendix IIA to this
circular;
(d) the English and Chinese translations of the annual report and the audited financial statements of
Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2010 as referred to or set out in Appendix IIB to this
circular;
(e) the English and Chinese translations of the annual report and the consolidated and separate
audited financial statements of Nitgen for the year ended 31 December 2011 as referred to or
set out in Appendix IIC to this circular;
(f) the English and Chinese translations of the full interim report and the unaudited financial
statements of Nitgen for the six months ended 30 June 2012 as referred to or set out in
Appendix IID to this circular;
(g) the accountants’ report on the unaudited pro forma financial information of the Group as set out
in Appendix III to this circular;
(h) the written consent referred to in the section headed “Expert and consent” in this appendix; and
(i) the material contracts referred to in the paragraph headed “Material contracts” in this appendix.
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APPENDIX IV GENERAL INFORMATION
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the extraordinary general meeting (“EGM”) of AV Concept
Holdings Limited (“Company”) will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, 6 December 2012 at 6th Floor,
Enterprise Square Three, 39 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong to consider and, if thought fit, pass
each of the following resolutions as an ordinary resolution:
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
1. “THAT
(A) the form and substance of the subscription agreement (“Subscription Agreement”)dated 5 September 2012 and entered into between New Concept Capital Limited (“NewConcept”), and Nitgen&Company Co., Ltd. (“Nitgen”), as supplemented and amended
by a supplemental agreement dated 31 October 2012 and entered into between the same
parties, in relation to the subscription (“Shares Subscription”) of 12,264,086 shares of
common stock having par value of KRW500 per share in the share capital of Nitgen
(“Nitgen Shares”) by New Concept at an aggregate subscription price of
KRW7,922,599,556 (a copy of which is marked “A” and signed by the chairman of
the meeting for identification purpose has been tabled at the meeting) and the
transactions contemplated thereunder be and are hereby approved; and
(B) the directors (“Directors”) of the Company or a duly authorised committee of the board
of Directors be and are hereby authorised to do all such acts and things (including,
without limitation, signing, executing (under hand or under seal), perfecting and delivery
of all agreements, documents and instruments) which are in their opinion necessary,
appropriate, desirable or expedient to implement or to give effect to the Shares
Subscription and the terms of the Subscription Agreement and all transactions
contemplated thereunder and all other matters incidental thereto or in connection
therewith and to agree to and make such variation, amendment and waiver of any of the
matters relating thereto or in connection therewith that are, in the opinion of the
Directors or the duly authorised committee, not material to the terms of the Subscription
Agreement and are in the interests of the Company.”
2. “THAT
(A) the form and substance of the investment agreement (“Investment Agreement”) dated 5
September 2012 and entered into between Nitgen, New Concept and Sound Hong Kong
Limited, as supplemented and amended by a supplemental agreement dated 31 October
2012 and entered into between the same parties, in relation to, among other matters, the
subscription of 6,000,000 Nitgen Shares (“Investment Shares”) by New Concept at an
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aggregate subscription price of KRW3,876 million and the purchase of the zero coupon
convertible bonds (“NCC Bonds”) in an aggregate face amount of US$7,425,373 to be
issued by Nitgen to New Concept at an issue price equal to 100% of the principal
amount of the bonds (the subscription of the Investment Shares and the NCC Bonds,
collectively, the “Investment Subscription”) (a copy of which is marked “B” and signed
by the chairman of the meeting for identification purpose has been tabled at the meeting)
and the transactions contemplated thereunder be and are hereby approved; and
(B) the Directors or a duly authorised committee of the board of Directors be and are hereby
authorised to do all such acts and things (including, without limitation, signing,
executing (under hand or under seal), perfecting and delivery of all agreements,
documents and instruments) which are in their opinion necessary, appropriate, desirable
or expedient to implement or to give effect to the Investment Subscription and all
transactions contemplated thereunder and all other matters incidental thereto or in
connection therewith and to agree to and make such variation, amendment and waiver of
any of the matters relating thereto or in connection therewith that are, in the opinion of
the Directors or the duly authorised committee, not material to the terms of the
Investment Agreement and are in the interests of the Company.”
3. “THAT
(A) the form and substance of the agreement (“Disposal Agreement”) for the sale and
purchase of the entire issued share capital of Success Pillar Limited dated 5 September
2012 and entered into between Sound Hong Kong Limited and New Concept as vendors
and Nitgen Eco & Energy International Limited (formerly known as Nitgen Lighting
Limited) as purchaser in relation to, among other matters, the disposal (“Disposal”) of262,500 shares of par value of US$1 per share in the share capital of Success Pillar
Limited from New Concept to Nitgen Eco & Energy International Limited at a
consideration of HK$84,413,000 (a copy of which is marked “C” and signed by the
chairman of the meeting for identification purpose has been tabled at the meeting) and
the transactions contemplated thereunder be and are hereby approved; and
(B) the Directors or a duly authorised committee of the board of Directors be and are hereby
authorised to do all such acts and things (including, without limitation, signing,
executing (under hand or under seal), perfecting and delivery of all agreements,
documents and instruments) which are in their opinion necessary, appropriate, desirable
or expedient to implement or to give effect to the Disposal and the terms of the Disposal
Agreement and all transactions contemplated thereunder and all other matters incidental
thereto or in connection therewith and to agree to and make such variation, amendment
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and waiver of any of the matters relating thereto or in connection therewith that are, in
the opinion of the Directors or the duly authorised committee, not material to the terms
of the Disposal Agreement and are in the interests of the Company.”
By order of the Board
AV Concept Holdings LimitedSo Yuk Kwan
Chairman
Hong Kong, 20 November 2012
Head office and principal place of business in Hong Kong:
6th Floor
Enterprise Square Three
39 Wang Chiu Road
Kowloon Bay
Hong Kong
Notes:
1. A form of proxy for use at the EGM is being despatched to the shareholders of the Company together with a copy of theCompany’s circular dated 20 November 2012.
2. Any shareholder of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the EGM convened by the above notice shall be entitledto appoint one proxy or, if he is the holder of two or more Shares, more than one proxy to attend and vote instead ofhim. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
3. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorisedin writing or, if the appointor is a corporation, either under its seal or under the hand of an officer, attorney or dulyauthorised person.
4. In order to be valid, the form of proxy, together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it issigned, or a notarially certified copy of such power or authority, must be deposited at the Company’s branch shareregistrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Tengis Limited, at 26/F, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East,Wanchai, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the EGM or any adjournment thereof.
5. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude a shareholder of the Company from attending and votingin person at the EGM convened or any adjourned meeting and in such event, the form of proxy will be deemed to berevoked.
6. Where there are joint registered holders of any share of the Company, any one of such joint holders may vote, either inperson or by proxy, in respect of such share as if he/she were solely entitled thereto, but if more than one of such jointholders are present at the meeting personally or by proxy, that one of the said persons so present whose name stands firston the register in respect of such shares shall alone be entitled to vote in respect of the relevant joint holding and, forthis purpose, seniority shall be determined by reference to the order in which the names of the joint holders stand on theregister in respect of the relevant joint holding. Several executors or administrators of a deceased member in whose nameany share stands shall be deemed joint holders thereof.
As at the date hereof, the Board comprises three executive Directors, Dr. Hon. So Yuk Kwan
(Chairman), Mr. So Chi On and Mr. Ho Choi Yan, Christopher and three independent non-executive
Directors, Dr. Hon. Lui Ming Wah, SBS, JP, Mr. Charles E. Chapman and Mr. Wong Ka Kit.