Amended Quarterly Report


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 10-Q/A
Amendment No. 1
 
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
 
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
 
OR
 
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
 
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                               TO                            .
 
Commission File Number: 000-51458
 
HOKU CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
 
Delaware
 
99-0351487
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)  
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)  
 
1288 Ala Moana Blvd., Ste. 220
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
(808) 682-7800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)  

Hoku Scientific, Inc.
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.      x    Yes      ¨    No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). ¨    Yes      ¨    No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
 
¨    Large accelerated filer      x Accelerated filer      ¨    Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
¨   Smaller reporting company
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).      ¨    Yes      x    No

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding as of June 11, 2010: 55,090,188
 
 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
Hoku Corporation (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 (the “Report”) for the sole purpose of including a revised, redacted version of Exhibit 10.116 (Amendment No. 3 to Second Amended and Restated Supply Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2009, between Solarfun Power Hong Kong Limited and Hoku Materials, Inc.) based on comments received from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on the Company’s previously submitted confidential treatment request relating to certain exhibits filed by the Company, including Exhibit 10.116.  Except for the foregoing, this Amendment No. 1 does not amend the Report in any way and does not modify or update any disclosures contained in the Report, which continues to speak as of the original date of the Report. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with the Report and the Company’s other filings made with the SEC subsequent to the Report.
 
Item 6.
EXHIBITS
 
 
 
Exhibit
Number
Description of Document
4.4
Warrant for the Purchase of Shares of Common Stock of Hoku Scientific, Inc., dated December 22, 2009, issued to Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to our current report on Form 8-K, as amended, filed December 31, 2009)
4.5
Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2009, between Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd. and Hoku Scientific, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to our current report on Form 8-K, as amended, filed December 31, 2009)
4.6
Form of Lock-Up Agreement, dated December 22, 2009, between Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd. and certain officers and directors of Hoku Scientific, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to our current report on Form 8-K, as amended, filed December 31, 2009)
10.110†
Amended and Restated Supply Agreement No. 1, dated as of December 22, 2009, between Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co. Ltd. and Hoku Materials, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.110 to our current report on Form 8-K, as amended, filed December 31, 2009)
10.111†
Amended and Restated Supply Agreement No. 2, dated as of December 22, 2009, between Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co. Ltd. and Hoku Materials, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.111 to our current report on Form 8-K, as amended, filed December 31, 2009)
10.112
Form of Security Agreement (relating to Amended and Restated Supply Agreements No. 1 and No. 2), dated as of December 22, 2009, between Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co. Ltd. and Hoku Materials, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.112 to our current report on Form 8-K, as amended, filed December 31, 2009)
10.113
Loan Implementation Agreement, dated December 22, 2009, among Hoku Scientific, Inc., Hoku Materials, Inc. and Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co. Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.113 to our current report on Form 8-K, as amended, filed December 31, 2009)
10.114
Financing Backstop Agreement, dated December 22, 2009, between Tianwei New Energy Holdings, Co., Ltd. and Hoku Scientific, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.114 to our current report on Form 8-K, as amended, filed December 31, 2009)
10.115*†
Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Supply Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2009, between Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. and Hoku Materials, Inc.
10.116†
Amendment No. 3 to Second Amended and Restated Supply Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2009, between Solarfun Power Hong Kong Limited and Hoku Materials, Inc.
10.117*†
Amendment No. 1 to Supply Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2009, between Shanghai Alex New Energy Co., Ltd. and Hoku Materials, Inc.
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32.1*#
Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32.2*#
Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
*
Previously filed with our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2009.
 
Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. These portions have been omitted from this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
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In accordance with Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K and SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and 34-47986, Final Rule: Management’s Reports on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and Certification of Disclosure in Exchange Act Periodic Reports, the certifications furnished in Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 hereto are deemed to accompany this Form 10-Q and will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on  June 15, 2010.
 
HOKU CORPORATION
 
/s/ DARRYL S. NAKAMOTO
Darryl S. Nakamoto
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 
 
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
 
 
Exhibit
Number
Description of Document
4.4
Warrant for the Purchase of Shares of Common Stock of Hoku Scientific, Inc., dated December 22, 2009, issued to Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to our current report on Form 8-K, as amended, filed December 31, 2009)
4.5
Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2009, between Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd. and Hoku Scientific, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to our current report on Form 8-K, as amended, filed December 31, 2009)
4.6
Form of Lock-Up Agreement, dated December 22, 2009, between Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd. and certain officers and directors of Hoku Scientific, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to our current report on Form 8-K, as amended, filed December 31, 2009)
10.110†
Amended and Restated Supply Agreement No. 1, dated as of December 22, 2009, between Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co. Ltd. and Hoku Materials, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.110 to our current report on Form 8-K, as amended, filed December 31, 2009)
10.111†
Amended and Restated Supply Agreement No. 2, dated as of December 22, 2009, between Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co. Ltd. and Hoku Materials, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.111 to our current report on Form 8-K, as amended, filed December 31, 2009)
10.112
Form of Security Agreement (relating to Amended and Restated Supply Agreements No. 1 and No. 2), dated as of December 22, 2009, between Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co. Ltd. and Hoku Materials, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.112 to our current report on Form 8-K, as amended, filed December 31, 2009)
10.113
Loan Implementation Agreement, dated December 22, 2009, among Hoku Scientific, Inc., Hoku Materials, Inc. and Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co. Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.113 to our current report on Form 8-K, as amended, filed December 31, 2009)
10.114
Financing Backstop Agreement, dated December 22, 2009, between Tianwei New Energy Holdings, Co., Ltd. and Hoku Scientific, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.114 to our current report on Form 8-K, as amended, filed December 31, 2009)
10.115*†
Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Supply Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2009, between Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. and Hoku Materials, Inc.
10.116†
Amendment No. 3 to Second Amended and Restated Supply Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2009, between Solarfun Power Hong Kong Limited and Hoku Materials, Inc.
10.117*†
Amendment No. 1 to Supply Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2009, between Shanghai Alex New Energy Co., Ltd. and Hoku Materials, Inc.
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32.1*#
Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32.2*#
Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
*
Previously filed with our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2009.
 
Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. These portions have been omitted from this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
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In accordance with Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K and SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and 34-47986, Final Rule: Management’s Reports on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and Certification of Disclosure in Exchange Act Periodic Reports, the certifications furnished in Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 hereto are deemed to accompany this Form 10-Q and will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.
 
 
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Exhibit 10.116
 
   
[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM PUBLIC FILING PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT SUBMITTED TO THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED INFORMATION, WHICH HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH THE SYMBOL “[*],” HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
 
Amendment No. 3 to
Second Amended & Restated Supply Agreement
 
This Amendment No. 3 to Second Amended & Restated Supply Agreement (this “ Amendment ”) is entered into as of the last date set forth on the signature page hereto, by and between Hoku Materials, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ HOKU ”), and Solarfun Power Hong Kong Limited, a company registered in Hong Kong (“ SOLARFUN ”).  HOKU and SOLARFUN are each a “Party” and together the “Parties” to this Amendment.
 
Recitals
 
Whereas, HOKU and SOLARFUN are Parties to that certain Second Amended & Restated Supply Agreement dated as of May 13, 2008, (the “Supply Agreement”) as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended & Restated Supply Agreement dated as of October 22, 2008, and that certain Amendment No. 2 to Second Amended & Restated Supply Agreement dated as of March 26, 2009 (collectively, the “ Agreement ”);
 
Whereas, SOLARFUN has paid to HOKU $37 million of the $55 million Total Deposit;
 
Whereas, SOLARFUN was to have paid HOKU an additional $13 million of the Total Deposit pursuant to the Agreement (the “ Unpaid Deposit ”) and such amount remains unpaid as of the date hereof;
 
Whereas, the Parties desire to adjust the timing of when SOLARFUN will pay the remaining $18 million of the Total Deposit to HOKU;
 
Whereas, the Parties desire to make certain amendments to the Agreement as hereinafter set forth; and
 
Whereas, each Party derives a benefit from the amendments set forth herein.
 
Now therefore, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the Parties, the Parties agree to amend the Agreement as set forth below.
 
Agreement
 
1.             Effectiveness .  This Amendment shall become effective upon HOKU’s receipt of Eight Million U.S. Dollars pursuant to Section 5.2.2 of the Agreement, as amended by Section 4 below.  Solarfun will process the payment as soon as possible.  If such payment is not received on or before that date which falls fifteen (15) business days after the date of this Amendment, then this Amendment shall be voidable at HOKU’s sole and absolute discretion.  In the event that this Amendment is voided by HOKU, then the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
 
2.            Definitions .  All capitalized terms not otherwise defined are defined in the Agreement.
 
3.            Time & Location for Performance .  All dates and times set forth in this Amendment shall be the day and time in New York, USA.
 
 
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4.            Amendment of Section 5.2.2 .  Section 5.2.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
 
5.2.2.           Seventeen Million U.S. Dollars (USD $17,000,000) of the Main Deposit (the “ Third Deposit ”) shall be paid to HOKU in accordance with the following payment schedule:

Payment Date
Payment Amount
(US Dollars)
March 31, 2009
$5 million
No later than fifteen (15)
business days after the
date of this Amendment
$8 million
March 1, 2010
$4 million
 
HOKU hereby acknowledges receipt of the $5 million payment that was due on or before March 31, 2009.
 
5.            Amendment of Section 5.2.3 .  Section 5.2.3 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
 
5.2.3.           Six Million U.S. Dollars (USD $6,000,000.00) of the Main Deposit (the “ Fourth Deposit ”) shall be paid to HOKU in equal monthly increments of One Million Dollars (USD $1,000,000.00) beginning with the First Shipment Date, with each such portion of the Fourth Deposit being invoiced separately on the date of shipment, and being payable to HOKU within fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt of the applicable invoice (the “ Fourth Deposit Date ”).
 
6.            Amendment of Section 5.4 .  Section 5.4 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
 
5.4.           HOKU shall invoice SOLARFUN at or after the time of each shipment of Products to SOLARFUN. Taxes, customs and duties, if any, will be identified as separate items on HOKU invoices. All invoices shall be sent to SOLARFUN’s address as provided herein. Except for payment of any portion of the Fourth Deposit, which shall be paid in accordance with Section 5.2.3 above, payment terms for all invoiced amounts shall be [*] days from date of shipment. All payments shall be made in U.S. Dollars.  Unless HOKU is entitled to retain the Total Deposit as liquidated damages pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, shipments to SOLARFUN shall be credited against the Total Deposit beginning in the first Year, as set forth in Appendix 1 (Pricing Schedule).
 
7.             Amendment of Appendix 1 .  Appendix 1 to the Agreement (Pricing Schedule) is hereby amended and restated, and replaced with Appendix 1 to this Amendment.
 
8.             Delay in Amortization .  In the event that HOKU is not able to make shipments according to the schedule in Appendix 1 such that SOLARFUN’s prepayments are similarly not amortized according to that schedule, then SOLARFUN will not make any further prepayments (as those payments are detailed in Sections 4 and 5 above) until the amortization of its previous prepayments is in accordance with the schedule.  If HOKU’s shipments are delayed to such an extent that the total amount of amortization due and outstanding to SOLARFUN becomes US$1MM or more, then HOKU will directly refund that outstanding amount to SOLARFUN from SOLARFUN’s previous prepayments in order to bring the amortization in accordance with the schedule.
 
 
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9.             Waiver of Interest .  Provided that SOLARFUN makes all payments to HOKU in accordance with the schedules set forth in Sections 4 and 5 above, HOKU hereby agrees to waive all interest and penalties that may have accrued as a result of SOLARFUN’s late payment of the Unpaid Deposit.
 
10.            HOKU’s Termination Rights .  In addition to HOKU’s rights and remedies under the Agreement, and at law and in equity, in the event that SOLARFUN fails to pay any amount of the Third Deposit or the Fourth Deposit by the applicable date set forth in Section 5.2.2 of the Agreement, as amended by Section 4 above, and Section 5.2.3 of the Agreement, as amended by Section 5 above (as applicable)  HOKU may, upon written notice to SOLARFUN in accordance with the notice provisions set forth in Section 13 of the Supply Agreement, and SOLARFUN’s right to cure such payment default within ten (10) days after receipt of such notice, terminate the Agreement and retain all amounts of the Total Deposit that have been paid to HOKU as of the date of such notice.
 
11.            Integration & Survival .  Except for the amendments specifically set forth above, the terms of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect mutatis mutandis .  This Amendment and the Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the Parties concerning the subject matter hereof.
 
12.            Miscellaneous .  Except where the terms of this Amendment conflict with the Agreement, the “General Provisions” set forth in Section 13 of the Agreement, including, without limitation, provisions concerning the choice of law and means for dispute resolution between HOKU and SOLARFUN, shall apply to this Amendment.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Amendment and the Agreement, the terms of this Amendment shall control.
 

[Signature page follows.]
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment No. 3 to Second Amended & Restated Supply Agreement as of the first date set forth above.
 
 
SOLARFUN:
 
SOLARFUN POWER HONG KONG LIMITED
    HOKU :
 
HOKU MATERIALS, INC.
 
             
   By:  
/s/ Ping Peter Xie    
  By:
/s/ Scott Paul  
 
             
   Name:
Ping Peter Xie     
  Name: 
Scott Paul    
 
             
   Title: 
Director    
  Title: 
Chief Operating Officer   
 
             
   Date:  November 11, 2009   Date:  November 15, 2009   
 
 
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Appendix 1
Pricing Schedule
 
 
Yr 1
Yr 2
Yr 3
Yr 4
Yr 5
Yr 6
Yr 7
Yr 8
Yr 9
Yr 10
Total
Tons per Year
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
Price per KG
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
 
Purchase Value ($M)
$12.60
$45.75
$44.25
$42.75
$41.25
$40.50
$39.75
$39.00
$39.00
$39.00
$383.85
Prepayment Credit/yr ($M)
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
$55.00
Net Invoice Amount /kg
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
 
 
If there is uncertainty in price between the delivery period and the total quantity for that period based on the table above, the price assigned to the quantity shall prevail regardless of whether all of the shipments in each period are delivered in that period.  For example, the first [*] MT shall be invoiced at $[*] per kilogram even if some of that [*] MT is delivered in Year 2; the next [*] MT shall be invoiced at $[*] per kilogram even if some of that [*] MT is delivered in Year 3, and so forth

As per Section 4.1 of the Agreement, it is understood that a shipping schedule will be provided by HOKU each year at least sixty (60) days prior to the applicable year, except in the case of Year 1 above, where the shipping schedule will be provided by HOKU at least 30 days prior to the date of the first shipment.  It is further understood that the shipments for all Years, including Year 1, will be approximately equal monthly shipments, and that the amortization for each of those shipments will be on a pro-rated basis based on the annual amortization amount in the table above.


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Exhibit 31.1
 
CERTIFICATION
 
I, Scott Paul, certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Hoku Corporation (the “Registrant”); and
 
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.
 
Date: June 15, 2010
 
By:
 
/s/ SCOTT PAUL
 
 
 
 
Scott Paul
 
 
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
( Principal Executive Officer )

Exhibit 31.2
 
CERTIFICATION
 
I, Darryl S. Nakamoto, certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Hoku Corporation (the “Registrant”); and
 
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.
 
Date: June 15, 2010
 
By:
 
/s/ DARRYL S. NAKAMOTO
 
 
 
 
Darryl S. Nakamoto
 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
 
 
 
 
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)