Company Overview
| Company Name |
AINA LE'A INC. |
| Company Address |
201 WAIKOLOA BEACH DRIVE WAIKOLOA, HI 96738 |
| Company Phone |
808-640-7590 |
| Company Website |
www.ainalea.com |
| CEO |
Robert J. Wessels |
| Employees (as of 10/31/2012) |
5 |
| State of Inc |
DE |
| Fiscal Year End |
10/31 |
| Status |
Filed (7/27/2012) |
| Proposed Symbol |
AINA |
| Exchange |
Nasdaq National Market |
| Share Price |
-- |
| Shares Offered |
3,916,000 |
| Offer Amount |
$37,500,000.00 |
| Total Expenses |
-- |
| Shares Over Alloted |
-- |
| Shareholder Shares Offered |
1,916,000 |
| Shares Outstanding |
9,700,000 |
| Lockup Period (days) |
180 |
| Lockup Expiration |
-- |
| Quiet Period Expiration |
-- |
| CIK |
0001554923 |
We estimate that the net proceeds from our sale of shares of common
stock in this offering at an assumed initial public offering price of $
per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the front cover of this
prospectus, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and
estimated offering expenses payable by us, will be approximately $
million, or $ million if the underwriters’ overallotment option is
exercised in full. A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public
offering price would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this
offering by $ million, assuming the number of shares offered by
us, as set forth on the front cover of this prospectus, remains the same and
after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions. We will
not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock by the selling
stockholders.
The principal purposes of this offering are to increase our capitalization and
financial flexibility, increase our visibility in the marketplace and create a
public market for our common stock. As of the date of this prospectus, we cannot
specify with certainty all of the particular uses for the net proceeds to us of
this offering. However, we currently intend to use the net proceeds we receive
from this offering primarily for general corporate purposes, including working
capital, sales and marketing activities, real estate development and
construction, general and administrative matters, and capital expenditures. We
may also use a portion of the net proceeds to acquire approximately 1,000 acres
of real property in Hawaii for development that we currently hold an option to
purchase. We will have broad discretion over the uses of the net proceeds in
this offering. Pending these uses, we intend to invest the net proceeds from
this offering in short-term, investment-grade interest-bearing securities such
as money market accounts, certificates of deposit, commercial paper and
guaranteed obligations of the U.S. government.
We believe there are only limited barriers to entry in our business. Current and
future competitors may have more resources than we have. Our programs face
competition generally from REITs, institutional pension plans and other public
and private real estate companies and private real estate investors for the
acquisition of properties and for raising capital to create programs to make
these acquisitions. In transaction services, we face competition with other real
estate firms in the acquisition and disposition of properties, and we also
compete with other sponsors of real estate investor programs for investors to
provide the capital to allow us to make these investments. We also compete
against other real estate companies who may be chosen by a broker-dealer as an
investment platform instead of us. In management services, we compete with other
properties for viable investors for our programs’ properties. We also believe
that our broker dealers compete, or will compete, with institutions that provide
or arrange for other types of financing through private or public offerings of
equity or debt and from traditional bank financings.
Real estate development is a highly competitive business. We compete with
numerous developers, builders and others for the acquisition of
property. Currently, we are unaware of any companies that engage in the land
syndication business in Hawaii at this time. However, there can be no assurance
that companies will not begin engaging in this business in Hawaii, and as we
attempt to expand our operations we will certainly be competing with other
business ranging from large multinational corporations to small start up
business such as ourselves.
Many of our competitors may have longer operating histories, better brand
recognition and greater financial resources than we do. To successfully compete
in our industry we will need to:
. Ensure that investments in our projects are affordable;
. That we only invest in properties in well-priced locations;
. That our investment strategy is simple to understand; and
. That we provide outstanding customer service and rigid integrity in our
business dealings.
However, there can be no assurance that even if we do these things we will be
able to compete effectively with the other companies in our industry. We believe
that we have the required management expertise in sourcing properties with good
development potential and affordable price.
We are committed to work and communicate with our investors and sales
consultants to identify their goals and needs which will make it easier to
continually provide them with the best products and services.
Company Description
We are a real estate development, syndication, asset management and services
firm. We sponsor real estate investment programs to provide investors with the
opportunity to acquire undivided fractional interests , or ULFs, in unimproved
real property intended to be developed and sold at a profit.
Following our
acquisition of real property to be developed , we work with engineers, planners
and architects to get the approvals and plans required to develop the property .
We also locate and facilitate the engagement of homebuilders and other
developers necessary to construct improvements on the property for the benefit
of our ULF investors.
Currently, our ULF program requires that each purchaser contribute his or her
ULFs to a trust, or ULF Trust, managed by an independent trustee for the benefit
of all ULF purchasers. The trustee will issue beneficial interests in the ULF
Trust to the ULF purchaser in exchange for that purchaser’s contribution of ULFs
and other contractual rights to the ULF Trust.
We expect to generate revenue both through our sale of ULFs at a profit and
through sharing in a portion of the profits, if any, to be generated from the
ultimate sale of the improved property . In connection with our revenue
generating activities , we are responsible for arranging and overseeing the
completion of a wide range of activities, including overseeing and facilitating
the design, engineering and grading of the unimproved land; overseeing the
construction of public infrastructure such as streets, utilities and public
facilities; and overseeing the finishing of individual lots for home sites or
other facilities.
These processes normally take 3 to 5 years. The ULF purchasers are expected to
recover their investment by sharing in the profits generated by the ULF Trust’s
sale of the improved property.
As of the date of this prospectus, we raised capital for our first ULF
program, commonly known as “The Villages at Aina Le’a,” or the Aina Le’a
Project, through an exclusive marketing agreement with Capital Asia Group Pte.,
Ltd., a land banking company headquartered in Singapore. We intend to develop an
extensive network of broker-dealer relationships in the future as our ULF
programs gains market acceptance. Since our inception in 2009, we have raised
over $39 million of [ equity ] capital for the Aina Le’a Project from
approximately 921 ULF purchasers.
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Our principal executive offices are located at 201 Waikoloa Beach Drive,
#2F17, Waikoloa, Hawaii 96738, and our telephone number is (808) 886-1720.
Our website is www.ainalea.com.