Uniwide Holdings, Inc. (UW) was incorporated on September 15, 1994 primarily to engage in the business of investment by way of acquisition, transfer, exchange or disposal of real or personal property. The company started commercial operations on July 1, 1995. UW was established to act as the franchisor of the retail/wholesale stores that trade under the name Uniwide Sales, and to consolidate the real estate interests of the Gow Family. The company is currently the franchisor of five Uniwide Sales Warehouse Clubs and one Uniwide Sales Department Store. UW's subsidiaries are Uniwide Sales Realty and Resources Corporation, and Naic Resources and Development Corporation. The operations of both companies are currently suspended. As of December 31, 2008, UW was on the sixth year of its Securities and Exchange Commission-approved rehabilitation plan. Source: SEC Form 17-A (2008)