Controls and Procedures
−Removed: Disclosure Controls and Procedures
−Removed: We maintain disclosure controls
−Removed: and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), that
−Removed: are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is
−Removed: recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules
−Removed: and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
−Removed: Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
−Removed: We carried out an evaluation,
−Removed: under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
−Removed: of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2023 Based on the evaluation of these disclosure
−Removed: controls and procedures, and in light of the material weaknesses found in our internal controls over financial reporting, our Chief Executive
−Removed: Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.
−Removed: Management’s Report on Internal Control
−Removed: over Financial Reporting
−Removed: Management is responsible for
−Removed: establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f)).
−Removed: The Company’s
−Removed: internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
−Removed: reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
−Removed: in the United States of America.
−Removed: Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect
−Removed: misstatements.
−Removed: Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
−Removed: inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
−Removed: supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company conducted
−Removed: an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2023 using
−Removed: the criteria established in “Internal Control - Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
+Added: Controls and Procedures
+Added: maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
+Added: “Exchange Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file
+Added: or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities
+Added: and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including
+Added: our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
+Added: carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer
+Added: and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2024.
+Added: Based on the evaluation
+Added: of these disclosure controls and procedures, and in light of the material weaknesses found in our internal controls over financial reporting,
+Added: our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective .
+Added: Remediation Initiatives
+Added: an effort to remediate the identified material weaknesses and other deficiencies and enhance our internal controls, we plan to initiate
+Added: the following series of measures to further strengthen the Company’s internal controls going forward:
+Added: hire a reporting manager (“Internal Finance Manager”) who has the requisite relevant U.S.
+Added: GAAP and SEC reporting
+Added: experience and qualifications;
+Added: make an overall assessment on the current finance and accounting resources and hire additional accounting members with appropriate
+Added: levels of accounting knowledge and experience;
+Added: streamline our accounting department structure and enhance our staff’s U.S.
+Added: GAAP and SEC reporting requirements on a
+Added: continuous basis through internal training provided by the Internal Finance manager;
+Added: participate in trainings and seminars provided by professional services firms on a regular basis to gain knowledge on regular U.S.
+Added: GAAP /SEC reporting requirements updates;
+Added: engage an external “Sarbanes-Oxley 404” consulting firm to help us implement Sarbanes-Oxley 404 internal controls
+Added: compliance together with the establishment of our internal audit function.
+Added: anticipate that these initiatives will be at least partially, if not fully, implemented by the end of fiscal year 2024.
+Added: Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
+Added: is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f)).
+Added: The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
+Added: of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally
+Added: accepted in the United States of America.
+Added: Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent
+Added: or detect misstatements.
+Added: Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls
+Added: may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
+Added: Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the
+Added: Company conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of March 31,
+Added: 2024 using the criteria established in “Internal Control - Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”).
−Removed: A material weakness is a deficiency,
−Removed: or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material
−Removed: misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
−Removed: assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2023 the Company determined that
−Removed: there were control deficiencies that constituted material weaknesses, as described below.
−Removed: We did not maintain a sufficient
−Removed: complement of personnel with an appropriate level of knowledge of accounting, experience, and training commensurate with its financial
−Removed: reporting requirements.
−Removed: Accordingly, the Company concluded
−Removed: that these control deficiencies resulted in a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements
−Removed: will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by the company’s internal controls.
−Removed: As a result of the material weaknesses
−Removed: described above, management has concluded that the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of
−Removed: March 31, 2023 based on criteria established in Internal Control- Integrated Framework issued by COSO.
−Removed: Changes in Internal Controls over Financial
−Removed: There was no change in the Company’s
−Removed: internal control over financial reporting period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
−Removed: affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
−Removed: Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls
−Removed: Our disclosure controls and procedures
−Removed: and internal control over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives as specified
−Removed: Management does not expect, however, that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting
−Removed: will prevent or detect all error and fraud.
−Removed: Any control system, no matter how well designed and operated, is based upon certain assumptions
−Removed: and can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that its objectives will be met.
−Removed: Further, no evaluation of controls can provide
−Removed: absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any,
−Removed: within the Company have been detected.
+Added: material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a
+Added: reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented
+Added: or detected on a timely basis.
+Added: In its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2024
+Added: the Company determined that there were control deficiencies that constituted material weaknesses, as described below.
+Added: did not maintain a sufficient complement of personnel with an appropriate level of knowledge of accounting, experience, and training
+Added: commensurate with its financial reporting requirements.
+Added: the Company concluded that these control deficiencies resulted in a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual
+Added: or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by the company’s internal controls.
+Added: a result of the material weaknesses described above, management has concluded that the Company did not maintain effective internal control
+Added: over financial reporting as of March 31, 2024 based on criteria established in Internal Control- Integrated Framework issued by COSO.
+Added: in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
+Added: was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting period covered by this report that has materially affected,
+Added: or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: on the Effectiveness of Controls
+Added: disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving
+Added: their objectives as specified above.
+Added: Management does not expect, however, that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal
+Added: control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and fraud.
+Added: Any control system, no matter how well designed and operated,
+Added: is based upon certain assumptions and can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that its objectives will be met.
+Added: no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control
+Added: issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.
Other Information
−Removed: Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions
−Removed: that Prevent Inspections.
−Removed: Not applicable.
−Removed: Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate
−Removed: DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
−Removed: The name, address, age and titles of our executive
−Removed: officers and directors are as follows:
−Removed: Name & Address
−Removed: Date of First Appointment
−Removed: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary
−Removed: March 10, 2017
−Removed: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
−Removed: March 8, 2019
−Removed: March 13, 2019
−Removed: Yu Jiaxin (1)(2)(3)
−Removed: Independent Director
−Removed: March 13, 2019
+Added: Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
+Added: Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
+Added: AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
+Added: name, address, age and titles of our executive officers and directors are as follows:
+Added: of First Appointment
+Added: of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary
+Added: Financial Officer and Treasurer
+Added: Weilin (1)(2)(3)
Hamilton (1)(2)(3)
−Removed: Jiangping (Gary) Xiao (1)(2)(3)
−Removed: Member of the Audit Committee
−Removed: Member of the Compensation Committee
−Removed: Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
−Removed: Hong Zhida, Chairman, CEO, President and Secretary
−Removed: received his bachelor’s degree in electronic information science and technology from Sun Yat-sen University in July 2013.
−Removed: June 2014 to Present, he served as the Director of China Huiying Joint Supply Chain Group Co.
+Added: Jiangping (Gary) (1)(2)(3)
+Added: of the Audit Committee
+Added: of the Compensation Committee
+Added: of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
+Added: Zhida, Chairman, CEO, President and Secretary
+Added: Zhida received his Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic Information Science and Technology from Sun Yat-sen University in July 2013.
+Added: From June 2014 to present, he served as the Director of China Huiying Joint Supply Chain Group Co.
He was responsible for assisting
the company’s chairman to plan development strategy.
−Removed: From September 2013 to May 2014, he served as Head of Membership
−Removed: Department of the Guangzhou Haifeng Chamber of Commerce.
−Removed: In that position he was responsible for the membership management of the
−Removed: Huang Chao, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
−Removed: Huang Chao earned two bachelor’s
−Removed: degrees, one in marketing from Shaoguan University, China in 2014 and the other in international logistics and trade finance from University
−Removed: of Northampton, United Kingdom in 2015.
−Removed: He earned his master’s degree in finance and investment management from University of Liverpool,
−Removed: United Kingdom in 2016 to broaden and deepen his knowledge in the accounting and finance field.
−Removed: After his graduation in 2016, he was appointed
−Removed: as a secretary to Chairman in Addentax Group Corp.
−Removed: He handles all Company’s filings to ensure the Company complies with regulations
−Removed: and advising on good corporate governance practice.
−Removed: Huang Chao interacts with the directors, general manager of each business unit, various
−Removed: regulatory and professional bodies such as the SEC, auditors and attorneys to ensure the compliance.
−Removed: His management experiences, and profound
−Removed: knowledge in finance make him well positioned for his role as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
−Removed: Yu Jiaxin, Independent Director
−Removed: Yu Jiaxin earned her bachelor’s
−Removed: degree in business management from Nankai University, China in 2006.
−Removed: Yu currently is the senior human resources director of Kingkey
−Removed: Capital Management Co., Ltd., a Group which offers real estate development, commercial operation, financial investment, and other services
−Removed: in Shenzhen, China.
−Removed: She has worked for Kingkey Group since 2008, initially as a human resources officer and now as senior human resources
−Removed: She assisted in the set-up of Kingkey’s annual operating plan and budget in accordance with the company’s annual
−Removed: goals and strategies, building the company’s organizational structure and coordinating Human Resource and Administration, establishing
−Removed: the sound comprehensive personnel administrative management system which is adaptable to the company’s development, and implementing
−Removed: and supervising the system.
−Removed: Bringing over ten years of human resources administration experience, she brings to the Board insights on
−Removed: compensation and benefits.
−Removed: Hong Zhiwang, Director
−Removed: Hong Zhiwang earned his bachelor’s
−Removed: degree in Automation Engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology University Zhuhai Campus, China in 2014.
−Removed: Hong has been the brand
−Removed: marketing manager at Addentax Group Corp.
−Removed: since 2018 and is responsible for e-commerce marketing covering design website, brand marketing,
−Removed: market investigation and development, and expanding marketing channels to develop new clients, designing the company’s logo and
−Removed: registering copyrights.
−Removed: In 2014, he was the PDM Software Engineer for Hongfan Computer & Technology Co., Ltd.
−Removed: and was responsible
−Removed: for developing software, on-site inspection and guidance and software maintenance, in assistance of ERP to manage the system and create
−Removed: brand new demands design and in charge of R&D of PLM System, surface model design and function model development, structure development
−Removed: and communications technology development.
+Added: From September 2013 to May 2014, he served as Head of Membership Department
+Added: of the Guangzhou Haifeng Chamber of Commerce.
+Added: In that position he was responsible for the membership management of the institution.
+Added: Hong’s extensive experience in the Company which demonstrates his familiarity with the Company’s overall operations and governance
+Added: structure led to the conclusion that he should serve as a director.
+Added: Chao, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
+Added: Chao earned two bachelor’s degrees, one in marketing from Shaoguan University, China in 2014 and the other in international logistics
+Added: and trade finance from University of Northampton, United Kingdom in 2015.
+Added: He earned his master’s degree in finance and investment
+Added: management from University of Liverpool, United Kingdom in 2016 to broaden and deepen his knowledge in the accounting and finance field.
+Added: After his graduation in 2016, he was appointed as a secretary to Chairman in Addentax Group Corp.
+Added: He handles all Company’s filings
+Added: to ensure the Company complies with regulations and advising on good corporate governance practice.
+Added: Huang Chao interacts with the directors,
+Added: general manager of each business unit, various regulatory and professional bodies such as the SEC, auditors and attorneys to ensure the
+Added: His management experiences, and profound knowledge in finance make him well positioned for his role as Chief Financial Officer
+Added: and Treasurer.
+Added: Weilin, Independent Director
+Added: Weilin has been serving as the information and network center director in Xinhua College of Sun Yat-sen University since 2005.
+Added: Li has been serving as the chief of senior engineer of Computer Application & Technology program in Guangdong Polytechnic
+Added: From March 2019 to May 2021, Mr.
+Added: Li was appointed independent director, a compensation committee member, an audit committee
+Added: member and the chairperson of the nominating and corporate governance committee of Addentax Group Corp.
+Added: Li is experienced in the
+Added: field of network & system safety, image processing, data mining, business intelligence, big data management and network physical
+Added: Li obtained a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science & Technology and a master’s degree in Software Engineering
+Added: from Sun Yat-sen University, China in 2005 and 2011, respectively.
+Added: We believe Mr.
+Added: Li is qualified to be an independent director due to
+Added: his extensive experience in information technology and his prior experience in the Company which demonstrates his familiarity with the
+Added: Company’s operations and governance structure.
+Added: Zhiwang, Director
+Added: Zhiwang earned his bachelor’s degree in Automation Engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology University Zhuhai Campus, China
+Added: Hong has been the brand marketing manager at Addentax Group Corp.
+Added: since 2018 and is responsible for e-commerce marketing
+Added: covering design website, brand marketing, market investigation and development, and expanding marketing channels to develop new clients,
+Added: designing the company’s logo and registering copyrights.
+Added: In 2014, he was the PDM Software Engineer for Hongfan Computer & Technology
+Added: and was responsible for developing software, on-site inspection and guidance and software maintenance, in assistance of ERP
+Added: to manage the system and create brand new demands design and in charge of R&D of PLM System, surface model design and function model
+Added: development, structure development and communications technology development.
He brings to the Board deep brand marketing experience.
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in Economics from Brandeis University in 1994.
−Removed: Hamilton, age 49, has been the Chief Financial Officer of CBD Biotech Inc.
−Removed: since November 2018, and has also served as Director of CBD Biotech Inc.
−Removed: since April 2019.
−Removed: In April 2016, Mr.
−Removed: Hamilton founded Hamilton
−Removed: Laundry, and has served as its chief executive officer since then.
−Removed: Hamilton also founded Hamilton Strategy in November 2014, and has
−Removed: served as its chief executive officer since.
+Added: Hamilton, age 52, is currently the CEO and co-founder
+Added: of Donald Capital.
+Added: He also served as the Chief Financial Officer and Director of CBD Biotech Inc.
+Added: and was a Director and chairman of
+Added: the audit committee of Wunong Net Technology Company Limited (Nasdaq:
+Added: Other experience includes having founded and lead, Hamilton
+Added: Laundry and Hamilton Strategy Group.
From November 2013 to November 2014, Mr.
Hamilton was the president of Kei Advisors.
−Removed: Hamilton was also the Co-Founder of Donald Capital LLC, and has served as its president since May 2019.
−Removed: Hamilton has been serving
−Removed: as an independent director and the chairman of the audit committee of Wunong Net Technology Company Limited (Nasdaq:
−Removed: WNW) since December
−Removed: The Board has determined that
−Removed: Hamilton satisfies the definition of “independent director” in accordance with Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Marketplace Rules
−Removed: of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
+Added: has been serving as an independent director and the chairman of the audit committee 0.
+Added: Board has determined that Mr.
+Added: Hamilton satisfies the definition of “independent director” in accordance with Rule 5605(a)(2)
+Added: of the Marketplace Rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
and Section 10(A)(m)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
−Removed: Hamilton has accepted
−Removed: our appointment to be our independent director, effective on the Appointment Effective Date.
−Removed: Jiangping (Gary) Xiao, Independent Director
−Removed: Xiao obtained a master’s
−Removed: degree in business administration from the Ross School of Business Management at the University of Michigan in 2006 and a bachelor’s
−Removed: degree in accounting from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, in 2000.
−Removed: Jiangping (Gary) Xiao, age 40, has been the vice president
−Removed: of finance and accounting at Hilco IP Merchant Banking since July 2019.
+Added: Hamilton has accepted our appointment to be our independent director, effective on the Appointment Effective Date.
+Added: iangping (Gary), Independent Director
+Added: Jiangping (Gary) obtained a master’s degree in business administration from the Ross School of Business Management at the University
+Added: of Michigan in 2006 and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, in 2000.
+Added: Jiangping (Gary)
+Added: Xiao, age 46, has been the CFO at Degiulio Kitchen Design since August 2023.
+Added: He was the CFO for Big Red Rooster Flow from June 2021 to
+Added: August 2023, and vice president of finance and accounting at Hilco IP Merchant Banking July 2019 to June 2021.
Since December 2020, Mr.
−Removed: Xiao has been serving as an independent
−Removed: director and the chairman of the nominating and corporate governance committee of Wunong Net Technology Company Limited (Nasdaq:
+Added: Xiao has been serving as an independent director and the chairman of the nominating and corporate governance committee of Wunong Net
+Added: Technology Company Limited (Nasdaq:
From March 2017 to March 2019, Mr.
−Removed: Xiao served as the chief financial officer of Professional Diversity Network, Inc..
−Removed: From June 2013
−Removed: to April 2016, Mr.
−Removed: Xiao served as the chief financial officer and financial controller of Petstages Inc..
−Removed: From August 2008 to May 2013,
−Removed: Xiao served as the operation financial controller of the operations management group of The Jordan Company, a private equity firm.
+Added: Xiao served as the chief financial officer of Professional
+Added: Diversity Network, Inc.
+Added: From June 2013 to April 2016, Mr.
+Added: Xiao served as the chief financial officer and financial controller of Petstages
+Added: From August 2008 to May 2013, Mr.
+Added: Xiao served as the operation financial controller of the operations management group of The Jordan
+Added: Company, a private equity firm.
From June 2006 to August 2008, Mr.
−Removed: Xiao served as a senior finance associate in the financial planning and analysis department of United
−Removed: Airlines, Inc..
−Removed: Xiao obtained a master’s degree in business administration from the Ross School of Business Management at the
−Removed: University of Michigan in 2006 and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, in 2000.
−Removed: The Board has determined that
−Removed: Xiao satisfies the definition of “independent director” in accordance with Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Marketplace Rules of
−Removed: The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
+Added: Xiao served as a senior finance associate in the financial planning
+Added: and analysis department of United Airlines, Inc.
+Added: Xiao obtained a master’s degree in business administration from the Ross School
+Added: of Business Management at the University of Michigan in 2006 and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Tsinghua University in
+Added: Beijing, China, in 2000.
+Added: Board has determined that Mr.
+Added: Xiao satisfies the definition of “independent director” in accordance with Rule 5605(a)(2)
+Added: of the Marketplace Rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
and Section 10(A)(m)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
−Removed: Hamilton has accepted our
−Removed: appointment to be our independent director, effective on the Appointment Effective Date.
−Removed: Board Committees
−Removed: Our board of directors has established standing committees
−Removed: in connection with the discharge of its responsibilities.
−Removed: These committees include an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a
−Removed: Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
−Removed: Our board of directors has adopted written charters for each of these committees.
−Removed: Audit Committee
−Removed: Our Audit Committee was established
−Removed: on March 8, 2019 and is currently comprised of one independent director, Ms.
−Removed: Upon effectiveness of the appointment of Mr.
−Removed: Hamilton and Mr.
−Removed: Jiangping (Gary) Xiao as our independent directors on the Appointment Effective Date, our Audit Committee will comprise
−Removed: of three independent directors:
−Removed: Hamilton (Chairperson), Ms.
−Removed: Yu Jiaxin and Mr.
−Removed: Jiangping (Gary) Xiao.
−Removed: qualifies as the Audit Committee financial expert as defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.
−Removed: According to its charter, the
−Removed: Audit Committee consists of at least three members, each of whom shall be a non-employee director who has been determined by the Board
−Removed: to meet the independence requirements of NASDAQ, and also Rule 10A-3(b)(1) of the SEC, subject to the exemptions provided in Rule 10A-3(c).
+Added: Hamilton has accepted our appointment to be our independent director, effective on the Appointment Effective Date.
+Added: board of directors has established standing committees in connection with the discharge of its responsibilities.
+Added: These committees include
+Added: an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
+Added: Our board of directors has adopted
+Added: written charters for each of these committees.
+Added: Audit Committee consists of (i) Alex P.
+Added: Hamilton, who is the Chairman of the Audit Committee, (ii) Li Weilin, and (iii) Xiao Jiangping
+Added: Each member of the Audit Committee meets the requirements for independence, including the enhanced requirements applicable to
+Added: audit committee members, and can read and understand fundamental financial statements in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations
+Added: of the SEC and the Nasdaq listing standards.
+Added: In arriving at this determination, the Board has examined each Audit Committee member’s
+Added: professional experience and the nature of their employment in the corporate finance sector.
+Added: The Board has also determined that Mr.
+Added: qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined under applicable SEC and Nasdaq listing standards.
+Added: Audit Committee operates pursuant to a written charter that is available on the Company’s website at:
+Added: https://www.addentax.com/government.
+Added: to its charter, the Audit Committee consists of at least three members, each of whom shall be a non-employee director who has been determined
+Added: by the Board to meet the independence requirements of NASDAQ, and also Rule 10A-3(b)(1) of the SEC, subject to the exemptions provided
+Added: in Rule 10A-3(c).
We do not have a website containing a copy of the Audit Committee Charter.
−Removed: The Audit Committee Charter describes the primary functions
−Removed: of the Audit Committee, including the following:
−Removed: Oversee the Company’s accounting and financial reporting processes;
−Removed: Oversee audits of the Company’s financial statements;
−Removed: Discuss policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management, and discuss the Company’s major financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures;
−Removed: Review and discuss with management the Company’s audited financial statements and review with management and the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm the Company’s financial statements prior to the filing with the SEC of any report containing such financial statements.
−Removed: Recommend to the board that the Company’s audited financial statements be included in its annual report on Form 10-K for the last fiscal year;
−Removed: Meet separately, periodically, with management, with the Company’s internal auditors (or other personnel responsible for the internal audit function) and with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm;
−Removed: Be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the work of any independent registered public accounting firm engaged to prepare or issue an audit report for the Company;
−Removed: Take, or recommend that the board take, appropriate action to oversee and ensure the independence of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm;
−Removed: Review major changes to the Company’s auditing and accounting principles and practices as suggested by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, internal auditors or management.
−Removed: Compensation Committee
−Removed: The Compensation Committee is responsible for, among
+Added: The Audit Committee Charter describes the
+Added: primary functions of the Audit Committee, including the following:
+Added: the Company’s accounting and financial reporting processes;
+Added: audits of the Company’s financial statements;
+Added: policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management, and discuss the Company’s major financial risk exposures and
+Added: the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures;
+Added: and discuss with management the Company’s audited financial statements and review with management and the Company’s independent
+Added: registered public accounting firm the Company’s financial statements prior to the filing with the SEC of any report containing
+Added: such financial statements.
+Added: to the board that the Company’s audited financial statements be included in its annual report on Form 10-K for the last fiscal
+Added: separately, periodically, with management, with the Company’s internal auditors (or other personnel responsible for the internal
+Added: audit function) and with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm;
+Added: directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the work of any independent registered public
+Added: accounting firm engaged to prepare or issue an audit report for the Company;
+Added: or recommend that the board take, appropriate action to oversee and ensure the independence of the Company’s independent registered
+Added: public accounting firm;
+Added: major changes to the Company’s auditing and accounting principles and practices as suggested by the Company’s independent
+Added: registered public accounting firm, internal auditors or management.
+Added: Compensation Committee evaluates, recommends, and approves policy relating to compensation and benefits of the Company’s officers
+Added: and employees.
+Added: The Compensation Committee is directly responsible for, among other matters:
+Added: and approving, or recommending to the board of directors to approve the compensation of our CEO and other executive officers and
+Added: directors reviewing key employee compensation goals, policies, plans and programs;
+Added: administering
+Added: incentive and equity-based compensation;
+Added: and approving employment agreements and other similar arrangements between us and our executive officers;
+Added: and overseeing any compensation consultants or advisors.
+Added: Compensation Committee consists of (i) Li Weilin, who is the Chairperson of the Compensation Committee (ii) Alex P.
+Added: Hamilton, and (iii)
+Added: Xiao Jiangping (Gary).
+Added: The Board has determined that Li Weilin, Alex P.
+Added: Hamilton and Xiao Jiangping (Gary) are independent under the
+Added: applicable Nasdaq listing standards, including the enhanced requirements applicable to compensation committee members, and all current
+Added: members qualify as a “non-employee director” as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
+Added: The Board has determined
+Added: that each of the members of the Compensation Committee is an “outside director” as that term is defined in Section 162(m)
+Added: of the Revenue Code, or Section 162(m).
+Added: The Compensation Committee held 1 meeting during 2023.
+Added: Compensation Committee operates pursuant to a written charter that is available on the Company’s website at:
+Added: https://www.addentax.com/government.
+Added: Compensation Committee may delegate its responsibilities under its charter to one or more subcommittees as it deems appropriate from
+Added: time to time.
+Added: The Compensation Committee may also employ a compensation consultant, independent legal counsel or other adviser to assist
+Added: in the evaluation of the compensation of the Company’s executive officers and its other duties.
+Added: Governance and Nominating Committee
+Added: Nominating Committee is responsible for making recommendations to the Board regarding candidates for directorship, and the structure
+Added: and composition of the Company’s Board and committees of the Board.
+Added: The Nominating Committee is directly responsible for, among
other matters:
−Removed: reviewing and approving, or recommending to the board of directors to approve the compensation of our CEO and other executive officers and directors reviewing key employee compensation goals, policies, plans and programs;
−Removed: administering incentive and equity-based compensation;
−Removed: reviewing and approving employment agreements and other similar arrangements between us and our executive officers;
−Removed: appointing and overseeing any compensation consultants or advisors.
−Removed: Our Compensation Committee was established on March
−Removed: 8, 2019 and is currently comprised of one independent director, Ms.
−Removed: Yu Jiaxin (Chairperson).
−Removed: Upon effectiveness of the appointment of
−Removed: Hamilton and Mr.
−Removed: Jiangping (Gary) Xiao as our independent directors on the Appointment Effective Date, our Compensation Committee
−Removed: will comprise of three independent directors:
−Removed: Yu Jiaxin (Chairperson), Mr.
−Removed: Jiangping (Gary) Xiao and Mr.
−Removed: Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
−Removed: The Corporate Governance and Nominating
−Removed: Committee is responsible for, among other matters:
−Removed: selecting or recommending for selection candidates for directorships;
−Removed: evaluating the independence of directors and director nominees;
−Removed: reviewing and making recommendations regarding the structure and composition of our board and the board committees;
−Removed: developing and recommending to the board corporate governance principles and practices;
−Removed: reviewing and monitoring the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics;
−Removed: overseeing the evaluation of the Company’s management.
−Removed: Our Corporate Governance and Nominating
−Removed: Committee was established on March 8, 2019 and is currently comprised of one independent directors, Ms.
−Removed: Upon effectiveness
−Removed: of the appointment of Mr.
−Removed: Hamilton and Mr.
−Removed: Jiangping (Gary) Xiao as our independent directors on the Appointment Effective Date,
−Removed: our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee will comprise of three independent directors:
−Removed: Yu Jiaxin, Mr.
−Removed: Jiangping (Gary) Xiao
−Removed: (Chairperson) and Mr.
−Removed: Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight
−Removed: Hong Zhida holds the positions
−Removed: of chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the Company.
+Added: or recommending for selection candidates for directorships;
+Added: the independence of directors and director nominees;
+Added: and making recommendations regarding the structure and composition of our board and the board committees;
+Added: and recommending to the board corporate governance principles and practices;
+Added: and monitoring the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics;
+Added: the evaluation of the Company’s management.
+Added: Nominating Committee consists of:
+Added: (i) Xiao Jiangping (Gary), who is the Chairman of the Nominating Committee, (ii) Alex P.
+Added: and (ii) Li Weilin.
+Added: The Board has determined that Xiao Jiangping (Gary), Li Weilin and Alex P.
+Added: Hamilton are independent under the applicable
+Added: rules and regulations of Nasdaq.
+Added: The Nominating Committee held 1 meeting during 2023.
+Added: Nominating Committee operates pursuant to a written charter that is available on the Company’s website at:
+Added: https://www.addentax.com/government.
+Added: Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight
+Added: Board currently consists of five directors.
+Added: Hong Zhida holds the positions of chief executive officer and chairman of the board of
The board believes that Mr.
−Removed: Hong Zhida’s services as both chief
−Removed: executive officer and chairman of the board is in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders.
−Removed: Hong Zhida possesses detailed
−Removed: and in-depth knowledge of the issues, opportunities and challenges facing the Company in its business and is thus best positioned to develop
−Removed: agendas that ensure that the Board’s time and attention are focused on the most critical matters relating to the business of the
−Removed: His combined role enables decisive leadership, ensures clear accountability, and enhances the Company’s ability to communicate
−Removed: its message and strategy clearly and consistently to the Company’s shareholders, employees and customers.
−Removed: The board has not designated a
−Removed: lead director.
−Removed: Given the limited number of directors comprising the Board, the independent directors call and plan their executive sessions
−Removed: collaboratively and, between meetings of the Board, communicate with management and one another directly.
−Removed: Under these circumstances, the
−Removed: directors believe designating a lead director to take on responsibility for functions in which they all currently participate might detract
−Removed: from rather than enhance performance of their responsibilities as directors.
−Removed: Management is responsible for
−Removed: assessing and managing risk, subject to oversight by the board of directors.
−Removed: The board oversees our risk management policies and risk
−Removed: appetite, including operational risks and risks relating to our business strategy and transactions.
−Removed: Various committees of the board assist
−Removed: the board in this oversight responsibility in their respective areas of expertise.
−Removed: Code of Ethics
−Removed: In September 2018, we adopted
−Removed: a Code of Ethical Business Conduct that applies to, among other persons, members of our board of directors, our Company’s officers
−Removed: including our Chief Executive Officer, employees, consultants and advisors.
−Removed: As adopted, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics sets forth
−Removed: written standards that are designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:
−Removed: honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;
−Removed: full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that we file with, or submit to, the SEC and in other public communications made by us;
−Removed: compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations;
−Removed: the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code of Ethical Business Conduct to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code of Ethical Business Conduct;
−Removed: accountability for adherence to the Code of Ethical Business Conduct.
−Removed: Our Code of Code of Ethical Business Conduct requires,
−Removed: among other things, that all of our company’s senior officers commit to timely, accurate and consistent disclosure of information;
+Added: Hong Zhida’s services as both chief executive officer and chairman of the board is in
+Added: the best interest of the Company and its shareholders.
+Added: Hong Zhida possesses detailed and in-depth knowledge of the issues, opportunities
+Added: and challenges facing the Company in its business and is thus best positioned to develop agendas that ensure that the Board’s time
+Added: and attention are focused on the most critical matters relating to the business of the Company.
+Added: His combined role enables decisive leadership,
+Added: ensures clear accountability, and enhances the Company’s ability to communicate its message and strategy clearly and consistently
+Added: to the Company’s shareholders, employees and customers.
+Added: board has not designated a lead director.
+Added: Given the limited number of directors comprising the Board, the independent directors call
+Added: and plan their executive sessions collaboratively and, between meetings of the Board, communicate with management and one another directly.
+Added: Under these circumstances, the directors believe designating a lead director to take on responsibility for functions in which they all
+Added: currently participate might detract from rather than enhance performance of their responsibilities as directors.
+Added: is responsible for assessing and managing risk, subject to oversight by the board of directors.
+Added: The board oversees our risk management
+Added: policies and risk appetite, including operational risks and risks relating to our business strategy and transactions.
+Added: Various committees
+Added: of the board assist the board in this oversight responsibility in their respective areas of expertise.
+Added: September 2018, we adopted a Code of Ethical Business Conduct that applies to, among other persons, members of our board of directors,
+Added: our Company’s officers including our Chief Executive Officer, employees, consultants and advisors.
+Added: As adopted, our Code of Business
+Added: Conduct and Ethics sets forth written standards that are designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:
+Added: and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional
+Added: relationships;
+Added: fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that we file with, or submit to, the SEC and in other
+Added: public communications made by us;
+Added: with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations;
+Added: prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code of Ethical Business Conduct to an appropriate person or persons identified in
+Added: the Code of Ethical Business Conduct;
+Added: accountability
+Added: for adherence to the Code of Ethical Business Conduct.
+Added: Code of Code of Ethical Business Conduct requires, among other things, that all of our company’s senior officers commit to timely,
+Added: accurate and consistent disclosure of information;
that they maintain confidential information;
and that they act with honesty and integrity.
−Removed: In addition, our Code of Ethical
−Removed: Business Conduct emphasizes that all employees, and particularly senior officers, have a responsibility for maintaining financial integrity
−Removed: within our company, consistent with generally accepted accounting principles, and federal and state securities laws.
−Removed: Any senior officer,
−Removed: who becomes aware of any incidents involving financial or accounting manipulation or other irregularities, whether by witnessing the incident
−Removed: or being told of it, must report it to our Company.
−Removed: Any failure to report such inappropriate or irregular conduct of others is to be treated
−Removed: as a severe disciplinary matter.
−Removed: It is against our Company policy to retaliate against any individual who reports in good faith the violation
−Removed: or potential violation of our company’s Code of Ethical Business Conduct by another.
−Removed: Family Relationships
−Removed: Hong Zhida, an executive officer
−Removed: of the Company, and Mr.
+Added: addition, our Code of Ethical Business Conduct emphasizes that all employees, and particularly senior officers, have a responsibility
+Added: for maintaining financial integrity within our company, consistent with generally accepted accounting principles, and federal and state
+Added: securities laws.
+Added: Any senior officer, who becomes aware of any incidents involving financial or accounting manipulation or other irregularities,
+Added: whether by witnessing the incident or being told of it, must report it to our Company.
+Added: Any failure to report such inappropriate or irregular
+Added: conduct of others is to be treated as a severe disciplinary matter.
+Added: It is against our Company policy to retaliate against any individual
+Added: who reports in good faith the violation or potential violation of our company’s Code of Ethical Business Conduct by another.
+Added: of Erroneously Awarded Compensation
+Added: Company has adopted a clawback policy in connection with recovery of erroneously awarded compensation.
+Added: Relationships
+Added: Hong Zhida, an executive officer of the Company, and Mr.
Hong Zhiwang, a director of the Company, are brothers.
−Removed: Apart from this, there are no family relationships between
−Removed: any director or executive officer of the Company.
+Added: Apart from this, there
+Added: are no family relationships between any director or executive officer of the Company.
Executive Compensation
−Removed: The following tables set forth
−Removed: certain information about compensation paid, earned or accrued for services by our Executive Officer for the fiscal years ended March
−Removed: 31, 2023 and 2022:
−Removed: Summary Compensation Table
+Added: following tables set forth certain information about compensation paid, earned or accrued for services by our Executive Officer for the
+Added: fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:
+Added: Compensation Table
Summary Compensation Table Name and Principal Position
3 unchanged sentences
All Other Compensation
−Removed: There are no current employment agreements between
−Removed: the Company and its officers.
−Removed: Hong Zhida is the Company’s
−Removed: Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary.
−Removed: Hong’s compensation is $1,436 per month.
−Removed: Hong may be entitled to options
−Removed: from time to time as authorized and approved by the Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors.
−Removed: Chao as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
+Added: are no current employment agreements between the Company and its officers.
+Added: Hong Zhida is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary.
+Added: Hong’s compensation is $1,436 per
+Added: Hong may be entitled to options from time to time as authorized and approved by the Compensation Committee or the Board of
+Added: Huang Chao as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
On April 15, 2019, the Company entered into an employment agreement
Chao’s compensation is $2,631 per month.
−Removed: Chao may be entitled to options from time to time as authorized
−Removed: and approved by the Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors.
−Removed: Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table
−Removed: There are no annuity, pension
−Removed: or retirement benefits proposed to be paid to the officer or director or employees in the event of retirement at normal retirement date
−Removed: pursuant to any presently existing plan provided or contributed to by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, if any.
−Removed: Stock Option Plan
−Removed: Currently, we do not have an equity
−Removed: incentive plan in place.
−Removed: Grants of Plan-Based Awards
−Removed: To date, there have been no grants
−Removed: or plan-based awards.
−Removed: Outstanding Equity Awards
−Removed: To date, there have been no outstanding
+Added: Chao may be entitled to options from time to time as
+Added: authorized and approved by the Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors.
+Added: Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table
+Added: are no annuity, pension or retirement benefits proposed to be paid to the officer or director or employees in the event of retirement
+Added: at normal retirement date pursuant to any presently existing plan provided or contributed to by the Company or any of its subsidiaries,
+Added: May 28, 2024 , our Board adopted our 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2024 Equity Incentive Plan”), which was
+Added: approved by our shareholders at our annual shareholders meeting on June 28, 2024.
+Added: The 2024 Equity Incentive Plan gives us the ability
+Added: to grant stock options, stock appreciation rights (SARs), restricted stock and other stock-based awards to officers, directors (including
+Added: independent directors), employees or consultants of our company or of any subsidiary of our company and to non-employee members of our
+Added: advisory board or our Board or the board of directors of any of our subsidiaries.
+Added: The Board and the Compensation Committee believe the
+Added: ability to grant restricted stock, stock options and make other stock-based awards under the Plan is an important factor in attracting,
+Added: stimulating and retaining qualified and distinguished personnel with proven ability and vision to serve as employees, officers, consultants
+Added: or members of the Board or advisory board of our company and our subsidiaries, and to chart our course towards continued growth and financial
+Added: of Plan-Based Awards
+Added: date, there have been no grants or plan-based awards.
Equity Awards
−Removed: Option Exercises and Stock Vested
−Removed: To date, there have been no options
−Removed: exercised by our named officers.
−Removed: Compensation of Directors
−Removed: Summary Compensation Table
+Added: date, there have been no outstanding equity awards.
+Added: Exercises and Stock Vested
+Added: date, there have been no options exercised by our named officers.
+Added: Compensation Table
Name and Position
5 unchanged sentences
(Independent Director)
−Removed: Jiangping (Gary) Xiao
+Added: Xiao Jiangping (Gary)
(Independent Director)
−Removed: Yu Jiaxin has entered into
−Removed: an independent director agreement with the company, pursuant to which Ms.
−Removed: Yu will receive annual cash compensation of $15,000 payable
−Removed: quarterly in advance on the first business day of each calendar quarter.
−Removed: Hamilton has entered
−Removed: into an independent director agreement with the Company, pursuant to which Mr.
−Removed: Hamilton will receive annual cash compensation of $15,000
−Removed: payable quarterly in advance on the first business day of each calendar quarter.
−Removed: Jiangping (Gary) Xiao has
−Removed: entered into an independent director agreement with the Company, pursuant to which Mr.
−Removed: Xiao will receive annual cash compensation of $15,000
−Removed: payable quarterly in advance on the first business day of each calendar quarter.
−Removed: Pension, Retirement or Similar Benefit Plans
−Removed: There are no arrangements or plans
−Removed: in which we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for directors or executive officers.
−Removed: We have no material bonus or profit sharing
−Removed: plans pursuant to which cash or non-cash compensation is or may be paid to our directors or executive officers, except that stock options
−Removed: may be granted at the discretion of the board of directors or a committee thereof.
−Removed: Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
−Removed: Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
−Removed: The following table sets forth,
−Removed: as of June 30, 2023, certain information concerning the beneficial ownership of our common stock by (i) each stockholder known by us to
−Removed: own beneficially five percent or more of our outstanding common stock or series a common stock;
−Removed: (ii) each director;
−Removed: (iii) each named executive
−Removed: and (iv) all of our executive officers and directors as a group, and their percentage ownership and voting power.
−Removed: entitled “Percentage Ownership of Shares of Common Stock” is based on a total of 37,395,420 shares of our issued
−Removed: and outstanding common stock.
−Removed: The information presented below
−Removed: regarding beneficial ownership of our voting securities has been presented in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange
−Removed: Commission and is not necessarily indicative of ownership for any other purpose.
−Removed: Under these rules, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial
−Removed: owner” of a security if that person has or shares the power to vote or direct the voting of the security or the power to dispose
−Removed: or direct the disposition of the security.
−Removed: A person is deemed to own beneficially any security as to which such person has the right to
−Removed: acquire sole or shared voting or investment power within sixty (60) days through the conversion or exercise of any convertible security,
−Removed: warrant, option, or other right.
−Removed: More than one (1) person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities.
−Removed: The percentage
−Removed: of beneficial ownership by any person as of a particular date is calculated by dividing the number of shares beneficially owned by such
−Removed: person, which includes the number of shares as to which such person has the right to acquire voting or investment power within sixty (60)
−Removed: days, by the sum of the number of shares outstanding as of such date.
−Removed: Consequently, the denominator used for calculating such percentage
−Removed: may be different for each beneficial owner.
−Removed: Except as otherwise indicated below and under applicable community property laws, we believe
−Removed: that the beneficial owners of our common stock listed below have sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown.
+Added: (Ceased to be Independent Director since Apr.
+Added: Li Weilin has entered into an independent director agreement with the company, pursuant to which Mr.
+Added: Li will receive annual cash compensation
+Added: of $15,000 payable quarterly in advance on the first business day of each calendar quarter.
+Added: Hamilton has entered into an independent director agreement with the Company, pursuant to which Mr.
+Added: Hamilton will receive annual
+Added: cash compensation of $15,000 payable quarterly in advance on the first business day of each calendar quarter.
+Added: Xiao Jiangping (Gary) has entered into an independent director agreement with the Company, pursuant to which Mr.
+Added: Xiao will receive annual
+Added: cash compensation of $15,000 payable quarterly in advance on the first business day of each calendar quarter.
+Added: Yu Jiaxin has entered into an independent director agreement with the company, pursuant to which Ms.
+Added: Yu will receive annual cash compensation
+Added: of $15,000 payable quarterly in advance on the first business day of each calendar quarter.
+Added: She resigned to ceased to be independent
+Added: director since April 26, 2024.
+Added: Retirement or Similar Benefit Plans
+Added: are no arrangements or plans in which we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for directors or executive officers.
+Added: no material bonus or profit sharing plans pursuant to which cash or non-cash compensation is or may be paid to our directors or executive
+Added: officers, except that stock options may be granted at the discretion of the board of directors or a committee thereof.
+Added: Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
+Added: following table sets forth, as of July 14, 2024, certain information concerning the beneficial ownership of our common stock by (i) each
+Added: stockholder known by us to own beneficially five percent or more of our outstanding common stock or series a common stock;
+Added: (iii) each named executive officer;
+Added: and (iv) all of our executive officers and directors as a group, and their percentage ownership
+Added: and voting power.
+Added: The column entitled “Percentage Ownership of Shares of Common Stock” is based on a total of 6,043,769 shares
+Added: of our issued and outstanding common stock.
+Added: information presented below regarding beneficial ownership of our voting securities has been presented in accordance with the rules of
+Added: the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not necessarily indicative of ownership for any other purpose.
+Added: Under these rules, a person
+Added: is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares the power to vote or direct the voting of
+Added: the security or the power to dispose or direct the disposition of the security.
+Added: A person is deemed to own beneficially any security as
+Added: to which such person has the right to acquire sole or shared voting or investment power within sixty (60) days through the conversion
+Added: or exercise of any convertible security, warrant, option, or other right.
+Added: More than one (1) person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner
+Added: of the same securities.
+Added: The percentage of beneficial ownership by any person as of a particular date is calculated by dividing the number
+Added: of shares beneficially owned by such person, which includes the number of shares as to which such person has the right to acquire voting
+Added: or investment power within sixty (60) days, by the sum of the number of shares outstanding as of such date.
+Added: Consequently, the denominator
+Added: used for calculating such percentage may be different for each beneficial owner.
+Added: Except as otherwise indicated below and under applicable
+Added: community property laws, we believe that the beneficial owners of our common stock listed below have sole voting and investment power
+Added: with respect to the shares shown.
Name and Address (1)
Directors and Officers
−Removed: Jiangping (Gary) Xiao
+Added: Xiao Jiangping (Gary)
All Officers and Directors (six persons)
Owner of more than 5% of Class
−Removed: Except as otherwise set forth below, the address of each beneficial owner is c/o Addentax Group Corp., Kingkey 100, Block A, Room 4805, Luohu District, Shenzhen City, China 518000.
−Removed: Certain Relationships, Related Transactions
−Removed: and Director Independence
−Removed: During the year ended March 31, 2023, we have related
−Removed: party transactions as set forth below:
−Removed: Name of Related Parties
−Removed: Relationship with the Company
−Removed: President, CEO, and a director of the Company
−Removed: Hongye Financial Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
−Removed: A company controlled by CEO, Mr.
−Removed: A legal representative of XKJ
−Removed: A legal representative of YBY
−Removed: Jinlong Huang
−Removed: A manager of HSW
−Removed: The Company leases Shenzhen XKJ office
−Removed: rent-free from Bihua Yang.
−Removed: The Company had the following related party
−Removed: balances at the end of the years:
+Added: Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC - Segregated Master Portfolio B (2)
+Added: as otherwise set forth below, the address of each beneficial owner is c/o Addentax Group Corp., Kingkey 100, Block A, Room 4805,
+Added: Luohu District, Shenzhen City, China 518000.
+Added: Capital LLC, the investment manager to Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC - Segregated Master Portfolio B, has discretionary authority
+Added: to vote and dispose of the shares held by Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC - Segregated Master Portfolio B and may be deemed to
+Added: be the beneficial owner of these shares.
+Added: Waqas Khatri, in his capacity as Managing Member of Ayrton Capital LLC, may also be deemed
+Added: to have investment discretion and voting power over the shares held by Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC - Segregated Master Portfolio
+Added: Ayrton Capital LLC and Mr.
+Added: Khatri each disclaim any beneficial ownership of these shares.
+Added: The address of Ayrton Capital LLC is
+Added: 55 Post Rd West, 2nd Floor, Westport, CT 06880.
+Added: Certain Relationships, Related Transactions and Director Independence
+Added: the year ended March 31, 2024, we have related party transactions as set forth below:
+Added: of Related Parties
+Added: with the Company
+Added: CEO, and a director of the Company
+Added: Financial Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
+Added: company controlled by CEO, Mr.
+Added: legal representative of XKJ
+Added: legal representative of YBY
+Added: Company leases Shenzhen XKJ office rent-free from Bihua Yang.
+Added: Financial Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
+Added: provided guarantee to the consideration receivable of transfer of a debt security to a third
+Added: Company had the following related party balances at the end of the years:
+Added: OF AMOUNT DUE FROM RELATED PARTY
Amount due from related party
−Removed: Hongye Financial Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
−Removed: Being lease of the quarter ended March
−Removed: 31, 2022 paid on behalf of Hongye Financial Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
−Removed: for the shared office in Shenzhen.
−Removed: Related party debt
−Removed: Zhida Hong (1)
−Removed: Hongye Financial Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
+Added: Hong Zhida (1)
Bihua Yang (2)
+Added: OF RELATED PARTIES BORROWINGS
+Added: Related party borrowings
+Added: Hongye Financial Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Dewu Huang (3)
Jinlong Huang
−Removed: Being interest free loan as financial support from Zhida Hong to daily operation of the Company.
−Removed: Being financial support from Bihua Yang for XKJ’s daily operation.
−Removed: The decrease of related party debt was mainly due to the repayment of the debt.
−Removed: The borrowing balances of related party
−Removed: are unsecured, non-interest bearing and repayable on demand.
−Removed: The Board has determined that
−Removed: each of Yu Jiaxin, Alex P.
−Removed: Hamilton and Jiangping (Gary) Xiao satisfies the definition of “independent director” in accordance
−Removed: with Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Marketplace Rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
−Removed: and Section 10(A)(m)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act
−Removed: of 1934, as amended.
+Added: increase of related party from Hong Zhida was short term loan to Hong Zhida, which is interest free and would be repaid in one year.
+Added: increase of related party debt from Yang Bihua was mainly due to the cash paid in advance to Yang Bihua.
+Added: During year ended March
+Added: 31, 2024, the Company received financial support of approximately $1.44 million from Yang Bihua and provided a short term loan of
+Added: approximately $1.92 million to Yang Bihua.
+Added: Company received financial support from Huang Dewu to fund company’s daily operation.
+Added: The decrease mainly due to repayment
+Added: During year ended March 31, 2024, the Company received approximately $0.9 million and repaid $1.35 million of debts
+Added: due to Huang Dewu.
+Added: borrowing balances of related party are unsecured, non-interest bearing and repayable on demand.
+Added: Board has determined that each of Li Weilin, Alex P.
+Added: Hamilton and Xiao Jiangping (Gary) satisfies the definition of “independent
+Added: director” in accordance with Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Marketplace Rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
+Added: and Section 10(A)(m)(3)
+Added: of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
−Removed: The following table sets forth
−Removed: fees billed, or expected to be billed, to us by our independent registered public accounting firm for the years ended March 31, 2023 and
−Removed: 2022, for (i) services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements and the review of our quarterly financial statements;
−Removed: (ii) services rendered that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements that are not
−Removed: reported as “audit fees;” (iii) services rendered in connection with tax preparation, compliance, advice and assistance;
−Removed: (iv) all other services:
+Added: following table sets forth fees billed, or expected to be billed, to us by our independent registered public accounting firm for the
+Added: years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, for (i) services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements and the review of our
+Added: quarterly financial statements;
+Added: (ii) services rendered that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial
+Added: statements that are not reported as “audit fees;” (iii) services rendered in connection with tax preparation, compliance,
+Added: advice and assistance;
+Added: and (iv) all other services:
ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
−Removed: Audit fees (1)
Audit-related fees
All other fees
−Removed: fees consist of fees incurred for professional services rendered for the audit of financial statements, for reviews of our fiscal yearend
−Removed: financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and for services that are normally provided in connection with statutory
−Removed: or regulatory filings or engagements.
−Removed: pre-approves all services provided by our independent auditors.
−Removed: All of the above services and fees were reviewed and approved by the Board
−Removed: either before or after the respective services were rendered.
−Removed: has considered the nature and amount of fees billed by our independent auditors and believes that the provision of services for activities
−Removed: unrelated to the audit is compatible with maintaining our independent auditors’ independence.
+Added: fees consist of fees incurred for professional services rendered for the audit of financial statements, for reviews of our fiscal year
+Added: end financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and for services that are normally provided in connection with
+Added: statutory or regulatory filings or engagements.
+Added: The aggregate fees in connection with services rendered by Pan-China Singapore PAC was
+Added: $120,000 for both years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.
+Added: For the year ended March 31, 2023, the Company also paid audit fees of $35,000
+Added: and other fees of $3,500 in connection with services rendered by BF Borgers CPA PC.
+Added: Board pre-approves all services provided by our independent auditors.
+Added: All of the above services and fees were reviewed and approved by
+Added: the Board either before or after the respective services were rendered.
+Added: Board has considered the nature and amount of fees billed by our independent auditors and believes that the provision of services for
+Added: activities unrelated to the audit is compatible with maintaining our independent auditors’ independence.
Exhibits , Financial Statement Schedules.
−Removed: The following exhibits are included as part of this
−Removed: report by reference:
−Removed: Filed or Furnished
−Removed: Incorporated by Reference
+Added: following exhibits are included as part of this report by reference:
Articles of Incorporation
6 unchanged sentences
Amended and Restated Bylaws
+Added: Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation increasing the authorized shares of common stock of Addentax Group Corp.
+Added: to 250,000,000
+Added: Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of Addentax Group Corp.
+Added: for 1-for-10 Reverse Stock Split
+Added: Stamped copy of the Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of Addentax Group Corp.
+Added: for 1-for-10 Reverse Stock Split
+Added: Stamped copy of Certificate of Correction to the Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of Addentax Group Corp.
+Added: for 1-for-10 Reverse Stock Split
Description of Securities.
8 unchanged sentences
Independent Director Agreement with Mr.
−Removed: Independent Director Agreement with Ms.
−Removed: Independent Director Agreement with Jiangping (Gary) Xiao
+Added: Independent Director Agreement with Mr.
+Added: Independent Director Agreement with Xiao Jiangping (Gary)
Securities Purchase Agreement dated January 4, 2023
6 unchanged sentences
Form of Placement Agency Agreement dated January 4, 2023
+Added: 2024 Equity Incentive Plan
Code of Ethics
1 unchanged sentence
Consent of Hiways Law Firm (Shenzhen)
+Added: Consent of independent registered public - Pan-China Singapore PAC
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a).
4 unchanged sentences
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002.
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−Removed: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document +
−Removed: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document +
−Removed: Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
+Added: Policy Relating to Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation
+Added: Instance Document +
+Added: Taxonomy Extension Schema Document +
+Added: Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document +
+Added: Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document +
+Added: Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document +
+Added: Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document +
+Added: Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
Filed herewith
−Removed: As permitted, the registrant has elected not to supply
−Removed: a summary of information required by Form 10-K.
−Removed: Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d)
−Removed: of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
−Removed: duly authorized.
−Removed: June 29, 2023
−Removed: ADDENTAX GROUP CORP.
−Removed: /s/ Hong Zhida
−Removed: President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Director
−Removed: Pursuant to the requirements of
−Removed: the Securities Act of 1933, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities
−Removed: on the dates indicated.
−Removed: /s/ Hong Zhida
−Removed: CEO, President, Secretary and Director
−Removed: June 29 , 2023
−Removed: (Principal Executive Officer)
−Removed: /s/ Huang Chao
−Removed: CFO and Treasurer
−Removed: June 29 , 2023
−Removed: (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
−Removed: /s/ Hong Zhiwang
−Removed: June 29 , 2023
−Removed: /s/ Yu Jiaxin
−Removed: June 29 , 2023
−Removed: Independent Director
−Removed: June 29 , 2023
−Removed: Independent Director
−Removed: /s/ Jiangping (Gary) Xiao
−Removed: June 29 , 2023
−Removed: Independent Director
−Removed: * /s/ Hong Zhida
+Added: permitted, the registrant has elected not to supply a summary of information required by Form 10-K.
+Added: to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
+Added: on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
+Added: July 15 , 2024
+Added: Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Director
+Added: to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant
+Added: and in the capacities on the dates indicated.
+Added: President, Secretary and Director
+Added: Executive Officer)
+Added: and Treasurer
+Added: Financial and Accounting Officer)
+Added: Xiao Jiangping (Gary)
+Added: Jiangping (Gary)
Attorney-in-Fact
Compared sentence by sentence after normalising whitespace, quotation marks, case and digits, so re-formatting and restated figures do not read as changed language. Wording changes appear as one removal and one addition. The current filing and the prior one are authoritative.