Unassociated Document
PROSPECTUS
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Filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
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Registration
Number 333-162399
$130,000,000
Common
Stock, Warrants, Rights, Units
DEER
CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.
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4,200,000
Shares of Common Stock
Offered by the Selling
Stockholders
We may,
from time to time, offer to sell together or separately in one or more offerings
up to $130,000,000 of:
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warrants
to purchase our common stock;
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rights
to purchase any of the foregoing securities;
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units
comprised of, or other combinations of, the foregoing
securities.
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This
prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission using a “shelf” registration process. We may offer and
sell any combination of our common stock, warrants, rights and units described
in this prospectus in one or more offerings from time to time and at prices and
on terms to be determined at or prior to the time of the applicable offering.
This prospectus describes the general terms of these securities. The specific
terms of the securities and the specific manner in which we will offer and sell
them will be contained in a prospectus supplement. The prospectus supplement may
also add, update, or change information contained in this
prospectus.
In
addition, the selling stockholders as described in this prospectus may offer,
from time to time, to sell up to a total of 4,200,000 shares of our common
stock. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of our common stock by the
selling stockholders.
We or the
selling stockholders may offer and sell these securities through underwriters,
dealers or agents or directly to purchasers, on a continuous or delayed
basis. The prospectus supplement for each offering made by us will
describe in detail the plan of distribution for that offering and will set forth
the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents involved in the offering and
any applicable fees, commissions or discount arrangements.
This
prospectus may not be used to sell securities unless accompanied by a prospectus
supplement. However, the selling stockholders may use this prospectus to sell
shares of our common stock, from time to time, without a prospectus
supplement.
Our
common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “DEER.” On
October 8, 2009 the last reported sales price of our common stock was $10.25 per
share.
Investing
in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See the section entitled “Risk Factors" in the accompanying
prospectus, any prospectus supplement and in the documents we incorporate by
reference in this prospectus.
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is
truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
The
date of this prospectus is November
5, 2009.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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About
This Prospectus
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Note
On Forward Looking Statements
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Summary
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Risk
Factors
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Use
Of Proceeds
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Selling
Stockholders
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Description
Of Securities
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Plan
Of Distribution
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Incorporation
Of Certain Documents By Reference
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Experts
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Where
You Can Find More Information
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Disclosure
Of Commission Position On Indemnification For Securities Law
Violations
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ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS
This
prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using a “shelf” registration process. Under
the shelf process, we may, from time to time, sell any combination of the
securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings, up to a
maximum aggregate offering price of $130,000,000, and the selling stockholders
may, from time to time, sell common stock in one or more offerings, up to a
total of 4,200,000 shares our common stock.
This
prospectus only provides you with a general description of the securities to be
offered. Each time we sell securities described in this prospectus, we will
provide a supplement to this prospectus that will contain specific information
about the terms of that offering, including the specific amounts, prices and
terms of the securities being offered. The prospectus supplement may also add,
update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should carefully
read both this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement or other
offering materials, together with the additional information described under the
heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”
You
should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in
this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different
information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information,
you should not rely on it. We are not making an offer to sell these securities
in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
This
prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement or other offering
materials do not contain all of the information included in the registration
statement as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further
information, we refer you to the registration statement on Form S-3, including
its exhibits. We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), and, therefore, file reports
and other information with the SEC. Statements contained in this prospectus and
any accompanying prospectus supplement or other offering materials about the
provisions or contents of any agreement or other document are only summaries. If
SEC rules require that any agreement or document be filed as an exhibit to the
registration statement, you should refer to that agreement or document for its
complete contents.
You
should not assume that the information in this prospectus, any prospectus
supplement or any other offering materials is accurate as of any date other than
the date on the front of each document. Our business, financial condition,
results of operations and prospects may have changed since then.
Unless
otherwise indicated herein, any reference to shares of our common stock are made
on a 2:1 post forward stock split basis which occurred on October 5,
2009.
This
prospectus contains, or incorporates by reference, trademarks, trade names,
service marks and service names of Deer Consumer Products, Inc. and other
companies.
NOTE
ON FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain
statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or in any
prospectus supplement constitute “forward-looking statements” as that term is
defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and releases
issued by the SEC and within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
(the “Exchange Act”). The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,”
“estimate,” “plan,” “project” and other expressions which are predictions of or
indicate future events and trends and which do not relate to historical matters
identify forward-looking statements. Reliance should not be placed on
forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our actual results, performance
or achievements to differ materially from anticipated future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. These forward statements include statements relating
to:
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our goals and
strategies
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our future business development,
financial conditions and results of
operations;
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the expected growth of the market
for our products;
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our expectations regarding demand
for our products;
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our ability to expand the Deer
brand in China;
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our expectations regarding
keeping and strengthening our relationships with key
customers;
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our ability to stay abreast of
market trends and technological
advances;
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competition in our industry in
China;
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general economic and business
conditions in the regions in which we sell our
products;
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relevant government policies and
regulations relating to our industry;
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market acceptance of our
products.
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Please
see “Risk Factors” in this preliminary prospectus, any accompanying prospectus
supplement, or in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K and on Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q for risks which could adversely impact our business and financial
performance. Moreover, new risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible
for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all
risks on our business or the extent to which any risk, or combination of risks,
may cause actual results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking
statements. All forward-looking statements included in this prospectus are based
on information available to us on the date of this prospectus or the date of any
prospectus supplement. Except to the extent required by applicable laws or
rules, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements
attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in
their entirety by the cautionary statements contained throughout this prospectus
or in any prospectus supplement.
SUMMARY
This
summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus
and does not contain all of the information you should consider in making your
investment decision. Before investing in the securities offered hereby, you
should read the entire prospectus, including our financial statements and
related notes included in this prospectus and the information set forth under
the headings “Risk Factors” and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations." In this prospectus, the terms
“Deer,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Deer Consumer Products, Inc.
Our
Business
We are a
market leader in the design, manufacture and sale of small home and kitchen
electric appliances. Our company has successfully targeted consumers in the
growing Chinese marketplace as well as customers in more than 40 countries
worldwide. Our product lines include blenders, juicers, soy milk makers,
choppers and other small home and kitchen electric appliances designed to
improve at-home lifestyles in today's fast paced society. We are one of the
largest manufacturers of small electric blenders and juicers in China and
manufacture for some of the leading kitchen appliance brands in the
world. In 2008, approximately 75% of Deer’s total sales consisted of
original design manufacturing (“ODM”) in which Deer provides product design and
manages all production. While Deer has traditionally made the majority of
its sales in Europe and North America, urbanization, rising family incomes and
increased living standards have spurred the demand for small appliances in
China. In addition we are rapidly expanding into emerging growth
countries in South America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. In 2008,
Deer had sales in over 40 countries.
Sales in
China accounted for approximately 5% of Deer’s total sales in 2008 and we expect
our China sales to grow rapidly in the near future. We intend to
leverage our 15 years of product design expertise, product quality, and
efficient manufacturing practices to rapidly ramp up our sales in China under
our own brand, Deer. We believe that we have the experience, research
and development, product quality, and pricing power to gain significant market
share in a fragmented and fast growing domestic market. We introduced
the Deer brand to the domestic market in 2008 and are continuing our program to
build brand awareness and loyalty within the domestic market. Management
believes our Deer brands will grow significantly as the domestic demand for our
products increases in China with increased living
standards.
The
growth of our Deer brands is a result of our:
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Aggressive sales efforts to
retail stores and commercial purchasers in
China;
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expanded direct sales through our
new franchised retail stores and through popular Chinese internet portals;
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targeted marketing efforts to
customers in South America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle
East.
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We were
able to maintain our revenue growth in 2008 and as reported by us in our SEC
filings in 2009 despite a global recession because of our pricing strategy and
the quality of our Original Equipment Manufacturing (“OEM”) and ODM products,
strong sales to large retailers and our aggressive expansion in China, South
America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Following the onset of
the financial crisis, we experienced a large volume of inquiries from
international buyers looking to secure orders as their existing suppliers faced
financial insolvency. We have utilized this opportunity to capture
market share from our competitors and we expect total 2009 international sales
to be significantly higher than for the comparable period in 2008.
Management
believes Deer is positioned to become a leading brand in China’s rapidly growing
home and kitchen electronic appliance sector while continuing to be a leading
international ODM and OEM.
Our
History
We were
incorporated in Nevada on July 18, 2006 under the name of Tag Events Corp. as a
musical event organization and promotion company with minimal operations.
On September 3, 2008 we changed our name to Deer Consumer Products, Inc.
and entered into and consummated a series of agreements which resulted in the
acquisition of all of the ordinary shares of Deer International Group Ltd, a
corporation organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (“Deer
International”) parent of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Winder Electric Co. Ltd.
(“Winder”), which is a wholly-owned foreign enterprise (“WOFE”) and responsible
for research, production and delivery of goods, and Delta International Limited
(“Delta”), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Winder and primarily
responsible for sales.
The
acquisition of Deer’s ordinary shares was accomplished pursuant to the terms of
a Share Exchange Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated September 3, 2008
(the “Share Exchange Agreement”), by and between Deer International and the
Company. Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, we acquired from Deer 50,000
ordinary shares, consisting of all of its issued and outstanding capital stock,
in exchange for the issuance of 7,847,853 shares of our common stock (pre
forward split) to the stockholders of Deer International (the “Share
Exchange”).Concurrently with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the
Share Exchange Agreement and as a condition thereof, we entered into an
agreement with Crescent Liu, our former Director and Chief Executive Officer,
pursuant to which he returned 2,586,957 shares of our common stock (pre forward
split) to us for cancellation. Mr. Liu was not compensated in any way for the
cancellation of his shares of our common stock. Upon completion of the foregoing
transactions, we had 9,826,113 shares of common stock (pre forward split) issued
and outstanding.
Our
principal offices are located at Area 2, 1/F, Building M-6, Central High-Tech
Industrial Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China 518057. Our telephone
number is (86) 755-8602-8285.
The
Securities We May Offer
We may
offer and sell from time to time up to an aggregate of $130,000,000 of any of,
or combinations of, the following securities. The selling stockholders named in
this prospectus may offer and sell from time to time up to an aggregate of
4,200,000 shares of our Common Stock.
Common
Stock
We may
issue shares of our common stock. Holders of common stock are entitled to
receive ratably dividends if, as and when dividends are declared from time to
time by our board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose.
Holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share. Holders of common
stock have no cumulative voting rights in the election of
directors.
Warrants
We may
issue warrants for the purchase our common stock of our company. We may issue
warrants independently or together with other securities. Warrants sold with
other securities as a unit may be attached to or separate from the other
securities. To the extent the warrants are publicly-traded, we will issue
warrants under one or more warrant agreements between us and a warrant agent
that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Rights
We may
issue rights to purchase our common stock, warrants or units issued by our
company. We may issue rights independently or together with other securities.
Rights sold with other securities as a unit may be attached to or separate from
the other securities and may be (but shall not be required to be)
publicly-listed securities.
Units
We may
also issue units comprised of one or more of the other securities described in
this prospectus in any combination. Each unit will be issued so that the holder
of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the
holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each
included security.
Prospectus
Supplement
We will
describe the terms of any such offering in a supplement to this prospectus. Any
prospectus supplement may also add, update, or change information contained in
this prospectus. Such prospectus supplement will contain the following
information about the offered securities:
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offering price, underwriting
discounts and commissions or agency fees, and our net
proceeds;
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any market listing and trading
symbol;
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names of lead or managing
underwriters or agents and description of underwriting or agency
arrangements; and
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the specific terms of the offered
securities;
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This
prospectus may not be used by us to offer or sell securities without a
prospectus supplement which includes a description of the method and terms of
this offering. However, the selling stockholders may use this prospectus to sell
shares of our common stock, from time to time, without a prospectus
supplement.
RISK
FACTORS
Investing
in our securities involves a high degree of risk. The prospectus supplement
relating to a particular offering will contain a discussion of risks applicable
to an investment in the securities offered. Prior to making a decision about
investing in our securities, you should carefully consider the specific factors
discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the applicable prospectus
supplement together with all of the other information contained in the
prospectus supplement or appearing or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
Except as
otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use the
net proceeds from these sales for general corporate purposes including the
expansion of our product offerings in China, expanding Chinese domestic market
sales, and to meet working capital needs. The amounts and timing of the
expenditures will depend on numerous factors, such as growth in our markets,
technological advances and the competitive environment for our products. We will
not receive any proceeds from those securities sold by the selling
stockholders.
On
September 21, 2009, Deer Consumer Products, Inc. ("Deer" or the "Company")
completed a closing of a private placement offering of 3,000,000 Units (or
1,500,000 Units on a pre-forward split basis) at an offering price of $5.00 per
Unit (or $10.00 per Unit on a pre-forward split basis) for aggregate
offering price of $15,000,000 to non-U.S. investors. Each Unit
consisted of one share of Deer's common stock, par value $.001 per share (the
"Common Stock"), and a three year warrant to purchase 30% of one share of Common
Stock, or an aggregate of 900,000 shares of Common Stock (or 450,000 shares of
Common Stock on a pre-forward split basis), at an exercise price of $5.00 per
share (or $10.00 per share on a pre-forward split basis). A non-U.S.
advisor to the Company received fees of 9% of the gross proceeds and warrants to
purchase 300,000 shares of Common stock (or 150,000 shares of Common Stock on a
pre-forward split basis) on the same terms as the non-U.S. investors. The
investors received registration rights. The Company issued the shares pursuant
to an exemption from registration under Regulation S promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Thus, in
addition to covering the offering of securities by us, this prospectus covers
the offering for resale of common stock by the security holders listed
below.
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Number of Shares of
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Common Stock Owned
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Shares to
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Shares Held
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Name of Selling Security Holder
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be Sold
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After Offering
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Bicornio
Real Estate Ltd. (1)
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1,300,000 |
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1,300,000
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Futmon
Holding, Inc (1)
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2,600,000
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Advantage
Consultants Limited (1)
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300,000 |
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300,000
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* Represents
ownership of less than one percent.
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There
are no material relationships which the selling stockholder has had within
the past three years with the registrant that is required to be disclosed
under Item 507 of Regulation S-K.
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Consists
of 300,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants, and
1,000,000 shares of common stock. Erano Galang and Bryan Greenwood have
joint investment and voting power over the securities offered for re-sale
under this prospectus by Bicornio Real Estate
Ltd.
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Consists
of 600,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants, and
2,000,000 shares of common stock. Dogan Erbek has sole
investment and voting power over the securities offered for re-sale under
this prospectus by Futmon Holding,
Inc.
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Consists
of 300,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants.
Gloria Lam has sole investment
and voting power over the securities offered for re-sale under this
prospectus by Advantage Consultants
Limited.
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DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
General
The
following description of our capital stock (which includes a description of
securities we or the selling stockholders may offer pursuant to the registration
statement of which this prospectus, as the same may be supplemented, forms a
part) does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its
entirety by our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and by the applicable
provisions of Nevada law.
Our
authorized capital stock consists solely of 75,000,000 shares of common stock.
As of October 6, 2009, our outstanding capital stock consists of 25,576,094
shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, held of record by approximately 33
stockholders and no shares of preferred stock. Since some of our
shares of common stock are held in street or nominee name, it is believed there
are a substantial number of additional beneficial owners of our common stock. An
additional 1,914,768 shares are reserved for issuance upon the exercise of
outstanding warrants. The warrants are immediately exercisable,
expire on the third anniversary of their issuance and entitle their holders to
purchase up to 1,914,768 shares of our common stock of which warrants to
purchase 714,768 shares of common stock have an exercise price of 1.73 per
share, and warrants to purchase 1,200,000 have an exercise price of $5.00 per
share.
We also
reserved an additional 500,000 shares for issuance upon grants made to
employees, directors, and consultants under Deer Consumer Products’ 2009 Equity
Incentive Plan (“Plan”). The Plan has been submitted for shareholder
approval.
We,
directly or through agents, dealers or underwriters designated from time to
time, may offer, issue and sell, together or separately, up to $130,000,000 in
the aggregate of:
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warrants to purchase our
securities;
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rights to purchase our common
stock, warrants or units; or
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units comprised of, or other
combinations of, the foregoing
securities.
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The
selling stockholders, directly or through agents, dealers or underwriters
designated from time to time, may offer and sell, together or separately, up to
4,200,000 shares of our common stock.
The
common stock, the rights, the warrants, and the units are collectively referred
to in this prospectus as the “securities.” When a particular series of
securities is offered by us, a supplement to this prospectus will be delivered
with this prospectus, which will set forth the terms of the offering and sale of
the offered securities.
Common
Stock
The
holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share. Our
Articles of Incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting. The
holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any,
as may be declared by our board of directors out of legally available funds;
however, the current policy of our board of directors is to retain earnings, if
any, for operations and growth. Upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding-up, the holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all
assets that are legally available for distribution. The holders of
common stock have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion
rights.
Warrants
We may
issue warrants for the purchase of our common stock. Warrants may be issued
independently or together with our common stock and may be attached to or
separate from any offered securities. To the extent warrants we issue are to be
publicly-traded, each series of such warrants will be issued under a separate
warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as
warrant agent. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with
such warrants. The warrant agent will not have any obligation or
relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders or beneficial owners of
warrants. This summary of certain provisions of the warrants is not complete.
For the terms of a particular series of warrants, you should refer to the
prospectus supplement for that series of warrants and the warrant agreement for
that particular series.
Rights
We may
issue rights to purchase our common stock, warrants or units. The rights may or
may not be transferable by the persons purchasing or receiving the rights. In
connection with any rights offering, we may enter into a standby underwriting or
other arrangement with one or more underwriters or other persons pursuant to
which such underwriters or other persons would purchase any offered securities
remaining unsubscribed for after such rights offering. Each series of rights
will be issued under a separate rights agent agreement to be entered into
between us and one or more banks, trust companies or other financial
institutions, as rights agent, that we will name in the applicable prospectus
supplement. The rights agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the
rights and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for
or with any holders of rights certificates or beneficial owners of
rights.
The
prospectus supplement relating to any rights that we offer will include specific
terms relating to the offering, including, among other matters:
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the date of determining the
security holders entitled to the rights
distribution;
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the aggregate number of rights
issued and the aggregate amount of common stock, warrants or
units purchasable upon exercise of the
rights;
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the conditions to completion of
the rights offering;
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the date on which the right to
exercise the rights will commence and the date on which the rights will
expire; and
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any
applicable federal income tax
considerations.
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Each
right would entitle the holder of the rights to purchase for cash the principal
amount of common stock, warrants or units at the exercise price set
forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Rights may be exercised at any
time up to the close of business on the expiration date for the rights provided
in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the
expiration date, all unexercised rights will become void.
If less
than all of the rights issued in any rights offering are exercised, we may offer
any unsubscribed securities directly to persons other than our security holders,
to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such
methods, including pursuant to standby arrangements, as described in the
applicable prospectus supplement.
Units
We may
issue units comprised of one or more of the other securities described in this
prospectus or in any prospectus supplement in any combination. Each unit will be
issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder, with the rights and
obligations of a holder, of each security included in the unit. The unit
agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included
in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any
time before a specified date or upon the occurrence of a specified event or
occurrence.
The
applicable prospectus supplement will describe:
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the designation and terms of the
units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and
under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred
separately;
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any unit agreement under which
the units will be issued;
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any provisions for the issuance,
payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units or of the
securities comprising the units;
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whether the units will be issued
in fully registered or global
form.
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The
preceding description and any description of units in the applicable prospectus
supplement does not purport to be complete. For the particular series of
units, you should refer to the prospectus supplement for that series of
units, the unit agreement and, if applicable, collateral arrangements and
depositary arrangements relating to such units.
Anti-Takeover
Law
The
Company is subject to the Nevada anti-takeover laws regulating corporate
takeovers. These anti-takeover laws prevent Nevada corporations from
engaging in a merger, consolidation, sales of its stock or assets, and certain
other transactions with any stockholder, including all affiliates and associates
of the stockholder, who owns 10% or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting
stock, for three years following the date that the stockholder acquired 10% or
more of the corporation’s voting stock except in certain
situations.
In
addition, the Company is subject to the Nevada “control share” statute which
prohibits an acquiring person, under certain circumstances, from voting certain
shares of a target corporation’s stock after such acquiring person’s percentage
of ownership of such corporation’s stock crosses certain thresholds, unless the
target corporation’s disinterested stockholders approve the granting of voting
rights to such shares.
Transfer
Agent and Registrar
Interwest
Transfer Company, Inc. is the transfer agent and registrar for our common
stock.
Listing
Our
common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the trading symbol
“DEER.”
PLAN OF
DISTRIBUTION
We or the
selling stockholders may sell the securities offered through this prospectus:
(i) to or through underwriters or dealers, (ii) directly to
purchasers, including our or the selling stockholder’s affiliates,
(iii) through agents, or (iv) through a combination of any these
methods or any other permissible method. The securities may be distributed at a
fixed price or prices, which may be changed, market prices prevailing at the
time of sale, prices related to the prevailing market prices, or negotiated
prices. The prospectus supplement used for any offering and sale of securities
contemplated hereunder will include the following information:
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the terms of the
offering;
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the names of any underwriters or
agents;
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the name or names of any managing
underwriter or underwriters;
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the purchase price of the
securities;
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the net proceeds from the sale of
the securities;
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any delayed delivery
arrangements;
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any underwriting discounts,
commissions and other items constituting underwriters’
compensation;
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any initial public offering
price;
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any discounts or concessions
allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers;
and
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any commissions paid to
agents.
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Sale
Through Underwriters or Dealers
If
underwriters are used in an offering, we or the selling stockholders will
execute an underwriting agreement with such underwriters and will specify the
name of each underwriter and the terms of the transaction (including any
underwriting discounts and other terms constituting compensation of the
underwriters and any dealers) in a prospectus supplement. The securities may be
offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by
managing underwriters or directly by one or more investment banking firms or
others, as designated. If an underwriting syndicate is used, the managing
underwriter(s) will be specified on the cover of the prospectus supplement. If
underwriters are used in the sale, the offered securities will be acquired by
the underwriters for their own accounts and may be resold from time to time in
one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public
offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Any public
offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to
dealers may be changed from time to time. Unless otherwise set forth in the
prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the
offered securities will be subject to conditions precedent, and the underwriters
will be obligated to purchase all of the offered securities, if any are
purchased.
We or the
selling stockholders may grant to the underwriters options to purchase
additional securities to cover over-allotments, if any, at the public offering
price, with additional underwriting commissions or discounts, as may be set
forth in a related prospectus supplement. The terms of any over-allotment option
will be set forth in the prospectus supplement for those
securities.
If
dealers are used in the sale of securities offered through this prospectus, we
or the selling stockholders will sell the securities to them as principals. They
may then resell those securities to the public at varying prices determined by
the dealers at the time of resale. The prospectus supplement will include the
names of the dealers and the terms of the transaction.
In
connection with the sale of the securities, underwriters, dealers or agents may
receive compensation from us or the selling stockholders or from purchasers of
the securities for whom they act as agents, in the form of discounts,
concessions or commissions. Underwriters may sell the securities to or through
dealers, and those dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts,
concessions or commissions from the underwriters or commissions from the
purchasers for whom they may act as agents. Underwriters, dealers and agents
that participate in the distribution of the securities, and any institutional
investors or others that purchase securities directly for the purpose of resale
or distribution, may be deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts or
commissions received by them from us and any profit on the resale of the common
stock by them may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under
the Securities Act.
We or the
selling stockholders may provide agents, underwriters and other purchasers with
indemnification against particular civil liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act, or contribution with respect to payments that the
agents, underwriters or other purchasers may make with respect to such
liabilities. Agents and underwriters may engage in transactions with, or perform
services for, us or the selling stockholders in the ordinary course of
business.
Unless
otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, any common stock
sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement will be eligible for listing on the
Nasdaq Capital Market, subject to official notice of issuance. Any underwriters
to whom securities are sold by us or the selling stockholders for public
offering and sale may make a market in the securities, but such underwriters
will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time
without notice.
In order
to comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the securities
offered pursuant to this prospectus will be sold in those states only through
registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states
securities may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for
sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or
qualification requirement is available and complied with.
Direct
Sales and Sales Through Agents
We or the
selling stockholders may sell the securities offered through this prospectus
directly. In this case, no underwriters or agents would be involved. Such
securities may also be sold through agents designated from time to time. The
prospectus supplement will name any agent involved in the offer or sale of the
offered securities and will describe any commissions payable to the agent.
Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, any agent will agree to
use its reasonable best efforts to solicit purchases for the period of its
appointment.
We or the
selling stockholders may sell the securities directly to institutional investors
or others who may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the
Securities Act with respect to any sale of those securities. The terms of any
such sales will be described in the prospectus supplement.
Delayed
Delivery Contracts
If the
prospectus supplement indicates, we or the selling stockholders may authorize
agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers from certain types of
institutions to purchase securities at the public offering price under delayed
delivery contracts. These contracts would provide for payment and delivery on a
specified date in the future. The contracts would be subject only to those
conditions described in the prospectus supplement. The applicable prospectus
supplement will describe the commission payable for solicitation of those
contracts.
Market
Making, Stabilization and Other Transactions
Unless
the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, each series of offered
securities will be a new issue and will have no established trading market. We
may elect to list any series of offered securities on an exchange. Any
underwriters that we or the selling stockholders use in the sale of offered
securities may make a market in such securities, but may discontinue such market
making at any time without notice. Therefore, we or the selling stockholders
cannot assure you that the securities will have a liquid trading
market.
Any
underwriter may also engage in stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering
transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Rule 104 under the Securities
Exchange Act. Stabilizing transactions involve bids to purchase the underlying
security in the open market for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining
the price of the securities. Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases
of the securities in the open market after the distribution has been completed
in order to cover syndicate short positions.
Penalty
bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate
member when the securities originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased
in a syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short positions.
Stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids may
cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would be in the absence
of the transactions. The underwriters may, if they commence these transactions,
discontinue them at any time.
Derivative
Transactions and Hedging
We, the
selling stockholders, the underwriters or other agents may engage in derivative
transactions involving the securities. These derivatives may consist of short
sale transactions and other hedging activities. The underwriters or agents may
acquire a long or short position in the securities, hold or resell securities
acquired and purchase options or futures on the securities and other derivative
instruments with returns linked to or related to changes in the price of the
securities. In order to facilitate these derivative transactions, we or the
selling stockholders may enter into security lending or repurchase agreements
with the underwriters or agents. The underwriters or agents may effect the
derivative transactions through sales of the securities to the public, including
short sales, or by lending the securities in order to facilitate short sale
transactions by others. The underwriters or agents may also use the securities
purchased or borrowed from us or others (or, in the case of derivatives,
securities received from us in settlement of those derivatives) to directly or
indirectly settle sales of the securities or close out any related open
borrowings of the securities.
Electronic
Auctions
We or the
selling stockholders may also make sales through the Internet or through other
electronic means. Since we or the selling stockholders may from time to time
elect to offer securities directly to the public, with or without the
involvement of agents, underwriters or dealers, utilizing the Internet or other
forms of electronic bidding or ordering systems for the pricing and allocation
of such securities, you will want to pay particular attention to the description
of that system we will provide in a prospectus supplement.
Such
electronic system may allow bidders to directly participate, through electronic
access to an auction site, by submitting conditional offers to buy that are
subject to acceptance by us or the selling stockholders, and which may directly
affect the price or other terms and conditions at which such securities are
sold. These bidding or ordering systems may present to each bidder, on a
so-called “real-time” basis, relevant information to assist in making a bid,
such as the clearing spread at which the offering would be sold, based on the
bids submitted, and whether a bidder’s individual bids would be accepted,
prorated or rejected. Of course, many pricing methods can and may also be
used.
Upon
completion of such an electronic auction process, securities will be allocated
based on prices bid, terms of bid or other factors. The final offering price at
which securities would be sold and the allocation of securities among bidders
would be based in whole or in part on the results of the Internet or other
electronic bidding process or auction.
General
Information
Agents,
underwriters, and dealers may be entitled, under agreements entered into with
us, to indemnification by us or the selling stockholders against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Our or the selling
stockholders’ agents, underwriters, and dealers, or their affiliates, may be
customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us, in the
ordinary course of business.
Fees
and Commissions
In
compliance with the guidelines of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
(“FINRA”), the aggregate maximum discount, commission or agency fees or other
items constituting underwriting compensation to be received by any FINRA member
or independent broker-dealer will not exceed 8% of any offering pursuant to this
prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement or pricing supplement, as
the case may be; however, it is anticipated that the maximum commission or
discount to be received in any particular offering of securities will be
significantly less than this amount.
If more
than 10% of the net proceeds of any offering of securities made under this
prospectus will be received by FINRA members participating in the offering or
affiliates or associated persons of such FINRA members, the offering will be
conducted in accordance with FINRA Conduct Rule 2710(h).
LEGAL
MATTERS
Unless
otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the validity of any
securities being offered in this prospectus will be passed upon for us by
Holland & Hart LLP, Reno, Nevada.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements
for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 incorporated in this prospectus
by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K have been audited by
Goldman, Parks, Kurland & Mohidin, L.L.P., an independent certified public
accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by
reference, and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such
firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and
auditing.
INCORPORATION
OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
All
documents filed by the registrant after the date of filing the initial
registration statement on Form S-3 of which this prospectus forms a part and
prior to the effectiveness of such registration statement pursuant to
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus and to be
part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. In addition, the
documents we are incorporating by reference as of the date hereof are as
follows:
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our
Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 28, 2009, as filed with the
SEC on September 28, 2009;
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our Current Report on Form 8-K,
dated September
21, 2009, as filed
with the SEC on September 23,
2009;
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our Current Report on Form 8-K,
dated August
20, 2009, as filed
with the SEC on August 21,
2009;
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our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2009, as filed with the SEC on
August 13,
2009;
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our Current Report on Form 8-K,
dated August
13, 2009, as filed
with the SEC on August 13,
2009;
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our Current Report on Form 8-K,
dated July
16, 2009, as filed
with the SEC on July
16,
2009;
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our Current Report on Form 8-K,
dated May
20, 2009, as filed
with the SEC on May
26,
2009;
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our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009, as filed with the SEC on
May 15,
2009;
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our Current Report on Form 8-K,
dated April
29, 2009, as filed
with the SEC on May
4,
2009;
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our Current Report on Form 8-K,
dated April
23, 2009, as filed
with the SEC on April 24,
2009;
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our Current Report on Form 8-K,
dated March
31, 2009, as filed
with the SEC on April 3,
2009;
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our Current Report on Form 8-K,
dated March
31, 2009, as filed
with the SEC on March 31,
2009;
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our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, as filed with the SEC on
March 31,
2009;
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our Current Report on Form 8-K,
dated February
6,
2009, as filed with the SEC on February 9,
2009;
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the description of our common
stock contained in our Form SB-2 filed with the SEC on February
8, 2007 under the caption “Description of Securities Stock”;
and
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all documents that we file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this
registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement that indicates that all
securities offered under this prospectus have been sold, or that
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, will be deemed to be
incorporated in this registration statement by reference and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.
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Any
statement contained in a document we incorporate by reference will be modified
or superseded for all purposes to the extent that a statement contained in this
prospectus (or in any other document that is subsequently filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and incorporated by reference) modifies or is
contrary to that previous statement. Any statement so modified or superseded
will not be deemed a part of this prospectus except as so modified or
superseded.
You may
request a copy of these filings at no cost (other than exhibits unless such
exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference) by writing or telephoning
us at the following address and telephone number:
Deer
Consumer Products, Inc.
Area
2, 1/F, Building M-6,
Central
High-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan,
Shenzhen,
China 518057
+(86)
755-8602-8285
Attention:
Chief Executive Officer
You
should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in
this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone else
to provide you with different information. You should not assume that the
information in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate as of
any date other than the date on the front page of those documents.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have
filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the shares of our common
stock offered by this prospectus. This prospectus is part of that registration
statement and does not contain all the information included in the registration
statement.
For
further information with respect to our common stock and us, you should refer to
the registration statement, its exhibits and the material incorporated by
reference therein. Portions of the exhibits have been omitted as permitted by
the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements
made in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract, agreement or other
document referred to are not necessarily complete. In each instance, we refer
you to the copy of the contracts or other documents filed as an exhibit to the
registration statement, and these statements are hereby qualified in their
entirety by reference to the contract or document.
The
registration statement may be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Room
maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at 100 F Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. and the Regional Offices at the Commission located in the 175
West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900, Chicago Illinois,, and at 3 World Financial
Center, Suite 400, New York, New York. Copies of those filings can be obtained
from the Commission’s Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington,
D.C. 20549 at prescribed rates and may also be obtained from the web site that
the Securities and Exchange Commission maintains at http://www.sec.gov. You may
also call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information. We file annual,
quarterly and current reports and other information with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. You may read and copy any reports, statements or other
information on file at the Commission’s public reference room in Washington,
D.C. You can request copies of those documents upon payment of a duplicating
fee, by writing to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
DISCLOSURE
OF COMMISSION POSITION ON
INDEMNIFICATION
FOR SECURITIES LAW VIOLATIONS
The
Nevada Revised Statutes provide that a director or officer is not individually
liable to the corporation or its shareholders or creditors for any damages as a
result of any act or failure to act in his capacity as a director or officer
unless it is proven that his act or failure to act constituted a breach of his
fiduciary duties as a director or officer and his breach of those duties
involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law. The
Articles of Incorporation or an amendment thereto may, however, provide for
greater individual liability. Furthermore, directors may be jointly and
severally liable for the payment of certain distributions in violation of
Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes.
This
provision is intended to afford directors and officers protection against and to
limit their potential liability for monetary damages resulting from suits
alleging a breach of the duty of care by a director or officer. As a consequence
of this provision, shareholders of our company will be unable to recover
monetary damages against directors or officers for action taken by them that may
constitute negligence or gross negligence in performance of their duties unless
such conduct meets the requirements of Nevada law to impose such liability. The
provision, however, does not alter the applicable standards governing a
director’s or officer’s fiduciary duty and does not eliminate or limit the right
of our company or any shareholder to obtain an injunction or any other type of
non-monetary relief in the event of a breach of fiduciary duty.
The
Nevada Revised Statutes also provide that under certain circumstances, a
corporation may indemnify any person for amounts incurred in connection with a
pending, threatened or completed action, suit or proceeding in which he is, or
is threatened to be made, a party by reason of his being a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation or serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, if such person (a) is not
liable for a breach of fiduciary duty involving intentional misconduct, fraud or
a knowing violation of law or such greater standard imposed by the corporation’s
articles of incorporation; or (b) acted in good faith and in a manner which he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. Additionally, a
corporation may indemnify a director, officer, employee or agent with respect to
any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the
corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, if such person (a) is not liable
for a breach of fiduciary duty involving intentional misconduct, fraud or a
knowing violation of law or such greater standard imposed by the corporation’s
articles of incorporation; or (b) acted in good faith and in a manner which he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, however, indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or
matter as to which such a person has been adjudged by a court to be liable to
the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation, unless the
court determines that the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity
for such expenses as the court deems proper. To the extent that a director,
officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or
otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above, or in
defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the corporation shall indemnify
him against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with the defense.
Our
By-Laws provide, among other things, that a director, officer, employee or agent
of the corporation will be indemnified against all expense, liability, and loss
(including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, taxes, penalties and amounts paid
or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered in connection with
any threatened, pending, or completed action suit, or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative, or investigative provided that he or she either is not
liable pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 78.138 (relating to liability of
directors and officers to the corporation in certain instances) or acted in good
faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
However,
insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may
be permitted to our directors, officers, and controlling persons pursuant to the
foregoing provisions or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of
the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in a successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer
or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we
will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to the court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
You should rely only on the
information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized any dealer,
broker, salesperson or any other person to provide you with information or to
make any representations different from those contained in this prospectus or
incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in this prospectus
is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of
delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of the shares. This prospectus does
not constitute an offer or solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction in which
such offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making such
offer is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make such
offer or solicitation.
130,000,000
Common
Stock, Warrants, Rights, Units
DEER
CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.
4,200,000
Shares of Common Stock
Offered by the Selling
Stockholders
PROSPECTUS
You should rely only on the
information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have
not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. You should not
assume that the information contained or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date of this prospectus. We
are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not
permitted.