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The following risk factors describe the most significant events, facts or circumstances that could
−Removed: have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition, results of operations, ability to implement our business plan and
−Removed: the market price for our securities.
−Removed: Additional risks and uncertainties that presently are not considered material or are not known to
−Removed: us, and therefore are not mentioned herein, may impair our business operations.
+Added: have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition, results of operations, ability to implement our business plan
+Added: and the market price for our securities.
+Added: Additional risks and uncertainties that presently are not considered material or are not known
+Added: to us, and therefore are not mentioned herein, may impair our business operations.
Many of these events are outside of our control.
−Removed: If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations may be materially adversely affected.
+Added: any of these risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations may be materially adversely affected.
In such case, the trading price of our common stock could decline and investors in our common stock could lose all or part of their investment.
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Global”), a former placement agent of Future FinTech Group Inc.
−Removed: (the “Company” or “Defendant”) filed a lawsuit
−Removed: against the Company in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia in January 2021, relating to alleged breaches of an exclusive
+Added: (the “Company” or “Defendant”) filed a
+Added: lawsuit against the Company in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia in January 2021, relating to alleged breaches of an exclusive
placement agent agreement between FT Global and the Company in July 2020.
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Court for the Northern District of Georgia (the “Court”) on February 9, 2021 based on diversity of jurisdiction.
−Removed: 11, 2024, the Court entered a judgment awarding FT Global $8,875,265.31 and on April 16, 2024, the Court issued an amended judgment, awarding
−Removed: FT Global $10,598,379.93, which includes $7,895,265.31 in damages, $1,723,114.62 in prejudgment interest, and $980,000.00 in attorney’s
−Removed: On May 9, 2024, the Company filed a post-trial motion to set aside the jury verdict and for a new trial and the Court denied
−Removed: the motion on March 3, 2025.
−Removed: The Company filed notice of appeal to appeal the judgement to the United States Court of Appeals for the
−Removed: Eleventh Circuit on April 2, 2025.
−Removed: FT Global has registered the Court’s judgment
−Removed: in the United States District Court for Southern District of New York (“NY Court”), where FT Global has brought a motion requiring
−Removed: the Company to turn over its stock in its subsidiary companies.
−Removed: The Company has filed an opposition to the motion, arguing that
−Removed: according to the New York statute the NY Court should first determine that the value of the stock in the subsidiary is insufficient to
−Removed: satisfy the judgment as the Company believe the request for turnover is premature before a valuation hearing.
−Removed: On August 28, 2024, NY Court
−Removed: granted FT Global’s motion for turnover of Defendant’s shares in Defendant’s wholly-owned subsidiaries as Defendant
−Removed: 1) failed to satisfy the $10.8 million judgment rendered in the Northern District of Georgia and registered in the Southern District of
−Removed: New York, and 2) is in possession of money and property in which it has an interest.
−Removed: The NY Court ordered Defendant shall turn over the
−Removed: shares, membership, or limited partnership interests in all of its subsidiaries, and the corporate seals of its China and Hong Kong-based
−Removed: subsidiaries, to the U.S.
−Removed: Marshal for auction or sale until the judgment is satisfied.
−Removed: Pursuant to the order issued by the United States
−Removed: District Court for the Southern District of New York on August 28, 2024, the United States Marshal for the Southern District of New York
−Removed: Marshal”) sold the securities of the subsidiaries of the Company other than those in Hong Kong and China in auction of:
−Removed: (i) all of the membership interests in Future Fintech Digital Capital Management LLC;
+Added: 11, 2024, the Court entered a judgment awarding FT Global $8,875,265.31 and on April 16, 2024, the Court issued an amended judgment,
+Added: awarding FT Global $10,598,379.93, which includes $7,895,265.31 in damages, $1,723,114.62 in prejudgment interest, and $980,000.00 in
+Added: attorney’s fees.
+Added: On May 9, 2024, the Company filed a post-trial motion to set aside the jury verdict and for a new trial and the
+Added: Court denied the motion on March 3, 2025.
+Added: The Company filed notice of appeal to appeal the judgement to the United States Court of Appeals
+Added: for the Eleventh Circuit on April 2, 2025.
+Added: FT Global has registered the Court’s judgment in the United States
+Added: District Court for Southern District of New York (“NY Court”), where FT Global has brought a motion requiring the Company
+Added: to turn over its stock in its subsidiary companies.
+Added: The Company has filed an opposition to the motion, arguing that according to the New
+Added: York statute the NY Court should first determine that the value of the stock in the subsidiary is insufficient to satisfy the judgment
+Added: as the Company believe the request for turnover is premature before a valuation hearing.
+Added: On August 28, 2024, NY Court granted FT Global’s
+Added: motion for turnover of Defendant’s shares in Defendant’s wholly-owned subsidiaries as Defendant 1) failed to satisfy the $10.8
+Added: million judgment rendered in the Northern District of Georgia and registered in the Southern District of New York, and 2) is in possession
+Added: of money and property in which it has an interest.
+Added: The NY Court ordered Defendant shall turn over the shares, membership, or limited partnership
+Added: interests in all of its subsidiaries, and the corporate seals of its China and Hong Kong-based subsidiaries, to the U.S.
+Added: Marshal for auction
+Added: or sale until the judgment is satisfied.
+Added: Pursuant to the order issued by the United States District Court for the Southern District of
+Added: New York on August 28, 2024, the United States Marshal for the Southern District of New York (“U.S.
+Added: Marshal”) sold the securities
+Added: of the subsidiaries of the Company other than those in Hong Kong and China in auction of:
+Added: (i) all of the membership interests in Future
+Added: Fintech Digital Capital Management LLC;
(ii) all of the outstanding shares of FTFT UK Limited;
−Removed: (iii) the corporate seal of DigiPay FinTech Limited;
+Added: (iii) the corporate seal of DigiPay FinTech
(iv) the corporate seal of GlobalKey SharedMall Limited;
−Removed: (iv) all of the outstanding
−Removed: shares of Future Fintech Labs Inc.;
−Removed: and (v) all of the outstanding shares of Future Fintech Digital Number One GP, LLC (USA) to Alec Orudjiev,
−Removed: the general counsel of FT Global for $25,000 on December 18, 2024.
−Removed: On December 6, 2024, the Company agreed to sell all issued and outstanding
−Removed: shares of FTFT SuperComputing Inc.
−Removed: a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“FTFT SuperComputing”) to DDMM Capital LLC (the
−Removed: “Buyer”) for a purchase price that equals to:
−Removed: (i) the assumption of the obligations of FTFT SuperComputing totaling $973,072.24
−Removed: and (ii)$1,000,000, which was paid to an account at Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP to satisfy, in part, the right of payment held by FT Global
−Removed: Capital, Inc.
−Removed: arising from the judgment entered in favor of FT Global and against the Company registered in the Southern District of New
−Removed: York and all matters pertaining to such litigation.
−Removed: The Company has appealed the turnover order of the NY Court for the auction of securities
−Removed: of the subsidiaries of the Company in Hong Kong and China to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and is waiting
−Removed: for the final decision of the Court of Appeals.
−Removed: On February 6, 2025, FT Global filed a motion (“Motion”) in the NY Court,
−Removed: amended on February 12, 2025, seeking a turnover order for 39,825,939 unissued shares of the Company’s common stock for sale to
−Removed: satisfy the judgement.
−Removed: The amended motion directs the requested relief not only at the Company but also at Transhare Corporation,
−Removed: the Company’s Florida-based transfer agent.
−Removed: The Company believes the Motion lacks merit, as the issuance of unissued shares in this
−Removed: manner would violate corporate governance principles, Florida corporate law, and federal securities regulations.
−Removed: The Company has
−Removed: opposed the Motion, which is now fully briefed and awaits decision by the NY Court.
−Removed: The litigation against FT Global has been long
−Removed: and costly which has materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
−Removed: If the NY Court grants
−Removed: the Motion, we will have to turn over for all the unissued shares of common stock of the Company and the existing shareholders will be
−Removed: significantly diluted and the value of our securities will significantly decline or become worthless.
−Removed: From time to time, we may be a defendant in lawsuits and regulatory
−Removed: actions relating to our business.
−Removed: Due to the inherent uncertainties of litigation and regulatory proceedings, we cannot accurately predict
−Removed: the ultimate outcome of any such proceedings.
−Removed: An unfavorable outcome could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition
−Removed: and results of operations.
−Removed: In addition, any significant litigation, regardless of its merits, could divert management’s attention
−Removed: from our operations and may result in substantial legal costs.
−Removed: The Company has also been named in a putative securities class action case
−Removed: and a derivatives case described in Item 3 Legal Proceedings below.
−Removed: While the Company believes it has adequate defenses, the defense of
−Removed: those cases could become costly and could significantly divert management attention from its business.
−Removed: An occurrence of an uncontrollable event
−Removed: such as the COVID-19 pandemic may negatively affect our operations and financial results.
−Removed: In recent years, there have been outbreaks of
−Removed: epidemics in various countries.
−Removed: At the end of 2019, there was an outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19), which has been
−Removed: spread rapidly to many parts of the world, including China, Hong Kong, UK and the U.S.
−Removed: In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared
−Removed: COVID-19 a pandemic.
−Removed: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in, among other things, quarantines, travel restrictions, and the temporary closure
−Removed: of office buildings and facilities in China, Hong Kong, UK and in the U.S.
−Removed: A large part of our revenues are generated in
−Removed: China and Hong Kong.
−Removed: Consequently, our results of operations was adversely affected during the outbreak, especially between 2020 and 2022.
−Removed: have been outbreaks of Omicron variant in various cities in China in 2022 which resulted quarantines, travel restrictions, and temporary
−Removed: closure of office buildings and facilities in these cities.
−Removed: In December 2022, the Chinese government eased its strict zero COVID-19
−Removed: policy which resulted in a surge of new COVID-19 cases during December 2022 and January 2023, which has disrupted our business operations
−Removed: A widespread pandemic
−Removed: could result in significant disruption of global financial markets, reducing our ability to access capital, which could negatively affect
−Removed: our liquidity.
−Removed: In addition, a recession or market correction resulting pandemic could materially negatively affect our business and the
−Removed: value of our common stock.
−Removed: In general, our business could be adversely affected
−Removed: by the epidemics, including, but not limited to, COVID-19, avian influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the influenza A
−Removed: virus, the Ebola virus, or other outbreaks.
−Removed: In response to an epidemic or other outbreaks, governments and other organizations may adopt
−Removed: regulations and policies that could lead to severe disruption to our daily operations, including temporary closure of our offices and
−Removed: other facilities.
−Removed: These severe conditions may cause us and/or our partners to make internal adjustments, including but not limited to,
−Removed: temporarily closing down business, limiting business hours, and setting restrictions on travel and/or visits with clients and partners
−Removed: for a prolonged period of time.
−Removed: Various impacts arising from severe conditions may cause business disruption, resulting in material, adverse
−Removed: effects to our financial condition and results of operations.
+Added: (iv) all of the outstanding shares of Future Fintech Labs Inc.;
+Added: (v) all of the outstanding shares of Future Fintech Digital Number One GP, LLC (USA) to Alec Orudjiev, the general counsel of FT Global
+Added: for $25,000 on December 18, 2024.
+Added: On December 6, 2024, the Company agreed to sell all issued and outstanding shares of FTFT SuperComputing
+Added: a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“FTFT SuperComputing”) to DDMM Capital LLC (the “Buyer”) for a
+Added: purchase price that equals to:
+Added: (i) the assumption of the obligations of FTFT SuperComputing totaling $973,072.24 and (ii)$1,000,000, which
+Added: was paid to an account at Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP to satisfy, in part, the right of payment held by FT Global Capital, Inc.
+Added: the judgment entered in favor of FT Global and against the Company registered in the Southern District of New York and all matters pertaining
+Added: to such litigation.
+Added: The Company has appealed the turnover order of the NY Court for the auction of securities of the subsidiaries of the
+Added: Company in Hong Kong and China to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and is waiting for the final decision of the
+Added: Court of Appeals.
+Added: On February 6, 2025, FT Global filed a motion (“Motion”) in the NY Court, amended on February 12, 2025,
+Added: seeking a turnover order for 39,825,939 unissued shares of the Company’s common stock for sale to satisfy the judgement.
+Added: 17, 2025, the Company entered into a settlement and forbearance agreement with FT Global, pursuant to which the company is required to
+Added: pay FT Global an aggregate amount of $4.0 million over an 18-month period.
+Added: For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and 2025, the Company
+Added: paid $1.97 million and $1.85 million, respectively, towards accrued expenses and other payables.
+Added: From time to time, we may be a defendant in lawsuits
+Added: and regulatory actions relating to our business.
+Added: Due to the inherent uncertainties of litigation and regulatory proceedings, we cannot
+Added: accurately predict the ultimate outcome of any such proceedings.
+Added: An unfavorable outcome could have a material adverse effect on our business,
+Added: financial condition and results of operations.
+Added: In addition, any significant litigation, regardless of its merits, could divert management’s
+Added: attention from our operations and may result in substantial legal costs.
+Added: The Company has also been named in a putative securities class
+Added: action case and a derivatives case described in Item 3 Legal Proceedings below.
+Added: While the Company believes it has adequate defenses,
+Added: the defense of those cases could become costly and could significantly divert management attention from its business.
Economic conditions have had and may continue
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chain financing workflows and optimize payment cycles, which is an emerging and relatively new business model in China.
−Removed: In addition, we
−Removed: are facing uncertainties relating to the intensifying competition, inflation, general economy conditions and evolving regulatory environment
+Added: we are facing uncertainties relating to the intensifying competition, inflation, general economy conditions and evolving regulatory environment
in China’s supply chain financing service industry.
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acquisitions or consolidations within the industries where we operate that result in emergence of stronger competitors.
−Removed: Existing and new
−Removed: competitors may leverage their established platforms or market positions, or introduce innovative business models, to launch products
+Added: new competitors may leverage their established platforms or market positions, or introduce innovative business models, to launch products
or services that may attract a large customer base and achieve rapid growth, which may materially and adversely affect our business and
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affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
−Removed: Our supply chain finance
−Removed: business faces various risk in its operation, including (i) risk of failure to collect our receivables in time after the delivery of commodities;
−Removed: (ii) risk of unable to supply/deliver the commodity according to the contract requirements such as issues of quality and/or quantity of
−Removed: If we fail to control such risk and strictly implement our new supplier and client evaluation standards as well as the background
−Removed: investigation for our risk control, we might not receive payment for the goods delivered or lose control of the title of the goods or
−Removed: breach contracts to supply goods according to their terms, which will materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition
−Removed: and results of operations.
−Removed: Also, if the market for commodities fluctuates sharply, our downstream customers might default on their purchase
−Removed: obligation and cause losses to us, especially when the market of infrastructure in China slows down.
−Removed: The brokerage and
−Removed: investment banking service industry are intensely competitive in Hong Kong.
−Removed: If we are unable to compete effectively, we may lose business
−Removed: and our results of operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.
−Removed: The financial services
−Removed: industry, including the brokerage and investment banking services industry in Hong Kong, is intensely competitive, highly fragmented,
−Removed: and subject to rapid change, and we expect it to remain so.
−Removed: We compete mostly in Hong Kong, and on the basis of a number of factors, including
−Removed: the ability to adapt to evolving financial needs of a broad spectrum of clients, our ability to identify market demands and business opportunities
−Removed: to win client mandates, the quality of our advice, our employees and deal execution, the range and price of our products and services,
−Removed: our innovation, our reputation, and the strength of our relationships.
−Removed: We expect to continue to invest capital and resources in our businesses
−Removed: in order to grow and develop them to a size where they are able to compete effectively in their markets, have economies of scale, and
−Removed: are themselves able to produce or consolidate significant revenues and profit.
−Removed: We cannot assure you that the planned and anticipated growth
−Removed: of our brokerage and investment banking business will be achieved or in what timescale.
−Removed: There may be difficulties securing financing for
−Removed: investment for growth and in recruiting and retaining the skilled human resources required to compete effectively.
−Removed: If we fail to compete
−Removed: effectively against our competitors, our business, financial conditions, results of operations, and prospects will be materially and adversely
−Removed: As a provider of brokerage
−Removed: and investment banking business services for Hong Kong and Chinese investors on a global basis, our business generally requires us to
−Removed: react promptly to the evolving demand of our clients and be able to provide innovative financial solutions tailored to their needs.
−Removed: may not be able to compete effectively with our competitors at all times and always be able to provide appropriate financial solutions
−Removed: that promptly and accurately address our clients’ needs.
−Removed: If this were to happen, our ability to attract new or retain existing clients
−Removed: will suffer, which would materially and adversely affect our revenues and earnings.
−Removed: We primarily compete
−Removed: with other providers of financial services to Asian investors.
−Removed: We may face pricing pressure as some of our competitors may seek to obtain
−Removed: higher market share by reducing fees and commissions.
−Removed: Some of our competitors include large global financial institutions or state-owned
−Removed: PRC financial institutions operating or headquartered in Hong Kong, many of which have longer operating histories, far broader financial
−Removed: and other resources, and significantly greater name recognition than us and have the ability to offer a wider range of products, which
−Removed: may enhance their competitive position.
−Removed: They also regularly support services we do not provide, such as commercial lending, margin lending
−Removed: and other financial services and products, which puts us at a competitive disadvantage and could result in pricing pressures or lost opportunities,
−Removed: which in turn could materially and adversely affect our results of operations.
−Removed: In addition, we may be at a competitive disadvantage with
−Removed: regard to some of our competitors that have larger customer bases and greater human resources.
+Added: Our supply chain finance business faces various
+Added: risk in its operation, including (i) risk of failure to collect our receivables in time after the delivery of commodities;
+Added: of unable to supply/deliver the commodity according to the contract requirements such as issues of quality and/or quantity of goods.
+Added: If we fail to control such risk and strictly implement our new supplier and client evaluation standards as well as the background investigation
+Added: for our risk control, we might not receive payment for the goods delivered or lose control of the title of the goods or breach contracts
+Added: to supply goods according to their terms, which will materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of
+Added: Also, if the market for commodities fluctuates sharply, our downstream customers might default on their purchase obligation
+Added: and cause losses to us, especially when the market of infrastructure in China slows down.
+Added: The brokerage and investment banking service
+Added: industry are intensely competitive in Hong Kong.
+Added: If we are unable to compete effectively, we may lose business and our results of operations
+Added: and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.
+Added: The financial services industry, including the
+Added: brokerage and investment banking services industry in Hong Kong, is intensely competitive, highly fragmented, and subject to rapid change,
+Added: and we expect it to remain so.
+Added: We compete mostly in Hong Kong, and on the basis of a number of factors, including the ability to adapt
+Added: to evolving financial needs of a broad spectrum of clients, our ability to identify market demands and business opportunities to win
+Added: client mandates, the quality of our advice, our employees and deal execution, the range and price of our products and services, our innovation,
+Added: our reputation, and the strength of our relationships.
+Added: We expect to continue to invest capital and resources in our businesses in order
+Added: to grow and develop them to a size where they are able to compete effectively in their markets, have economies of scale, and are themselves
+Added: able to produce or consolidate significant revenues and profit.
+Added: We cannot assure you that the planned and anticipated growth of our brokerage
+Added: and investment banking business will be achieved or in what timescale.
+Added: There may be difficulties securing financing for investment for
+Added: growth and in recruiting and retaining the skilled human resources required to compete effectively.
+Added: If we fail to compete effectively
+Added: against our competitors, our business, financial conditions, results of operations, and prospects will be materially and adversely affected.
+Added: As a provider of brokerage and investment banking
+Added: business services for Hong Kong and Chinese investors on a global basis, our business generally requires us to react promptly to the
+Added: evolving demand of our clients and be able to provide innovative financial solutions tailored to their needs.
+Added: We may not be able to compete
+Added: effectively with our competitors at all times and always be able to provide appropriate financial solutions that promptly and accurately
+Added: address our clients’ needs.
+Added: If this were to happen, our ability to attract new or retain existing clients will suffer, which would
+Added: materially and adversely affect our revenues and earnings.
+Added: We primarily compete with other providers of
+Added: financial services to Asian investors.
+Added: We may face pricing pressure as some of our competitors may seek to obtain higher market share
+Added: by reducing fees and commissions.
+Added: Some of our competitors include large global financial institutions or state-owned PRC financial institutions
+Added: operating or headquartered in Hong Kong, many of which have longer operating histories, far broader financial and other resources, and
+Added: significantly greater name recognition than us and have the ability to offer a wider range of products, which may enhance their competitive
+Added: They also regularly support services we do not provide, such as commercial lending, margin lending and other financial services
+Added: and products, which puts us at a competitive disadvantage and could result in pricing pressures or lost opportunities, which in turn
+Added: could materially and adversely affect our results of operations.
+Added: In addition, we may be at a competitive disadvantage with regard to
+Added: some of our competitors that have larger customer bases and greater human resources.
+Added: Our listing readiness and preparatory consulting
+Added: services business is in an early stage and is subject to regulatory interpretation and execution risks, and our ability to develop this
+Added: business may be affected by regulatory developments and market conditions.
+Added: We have recently expanded into listing readiness
+Added: and preparatory consulting services, which are conducted primarily through our Hong Kong subsidiary, Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited,
+Added: a company incorporated in Hong Kong.
+Added: In certain limited circumstances, these services may also involve our PRC subsidiary, Future Information
+Added: Service (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China.
+Added: All activities relating to this
+Added: business have been conducted outside of the United States and are expected to continue to be conducted outside of the United States.
+Added: services consist of corporate consulting support to private companies that are evaluating or preparing for a potential public listing,
+Added: including assistance with internal control readiness, financial reporting preparation, corporate governance structuring, coordination
+Added: with auditors and legal counsel, general preparatory matters relating to listing readiness, and assistance in completing the proposed
+Added: offering and listing.
+Added: Neither we, nor our subsidiaries, Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited and Future Information Service (Shenzhen) Co.,
+Added: Ltd., engage in underwriting, securities brokerage, placement agent services, or investor solicitation activities in the United States
+Added: or in any other jurisdiction where we do not hold the required license or registration.
+Added: Any securities offerings undertaken by our clients
+Added: are conducted by licensed underwriters, broker-dealers, or other appropriately registered financial institutions retained directly by
+Added: such clients.
+Added: Although we believe our activities are structured
+Added: as consulting services and are conducted in a manner intended to avoid requiring securities brokerage or similar licenses, the application
+Added: of securities laws and related regulations in various jurisdictions may involve fact-specific determinations and regulatory interpretation.
+Added: If regulatory authorities were to determine that additional licensing, registration, or approvals are required in connection with our
+Added: activities, we could be required to modify our business model, obtain additional approvals, incur increased compliance costs, or suspend
+Added: certain services.
+Added: In addition, this business line is in an early
+Added: stage of development.
+Added: As of the date of this report, Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited and Future Information Service (Shenzhen) Co.,
+Added: have entered into consulting agreements with a limited number of clients.
+Added: For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the company recognized revenue of $135,605.61.
+Added: did not recognize any revenue from these services.
+Added: Client projects remain in preliminary stages, and there can be no assurance that such
+Added: engagements will progress to completed public listings or generate significant revenue in future periods.
+Added: Our ability to develop this
+Added: business will depend on market conditions, client readiness, regulatory developments, and our ability to execute our consulting engagements
We may engage in future acquisitions involving
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unauthorized use of our intellectual property, which could harm our business and competitive position.
−Removed: Our success depends, in part, on our ability to
−Removed: protect our proprietary technologies.
−Removed: The process of seeking intellectual property protection can be lengthy and expensive and we cannot
−Removed: guarantee that our existing or future intellectual property rights will be fully protected or bring us the commercial advantages.
−Removed: cannot guarantee that our current or potential competitors do not have, and will not obtain, intellectual property rights that will prevent,
−Removed: limit or interfere with our ability to use our technology or sell our products and services in the PRC or other countries.
+Added: Our success depends, in part, on our ability
+Added: to protect our proprietary technologies.
+Added: The process of seeking intellectual property protection can be lengthy and expensive and we
+Added: cannot guarantee that our existing or future intellectual property rights will be fully protected or bring us the commercial advantages.
+Added: We also cannot guarantee that our current or potential competitors do not have, and will not obtain, intellectual property rights that
+Added: will prevent, limit or interfere with our ability to use our technology or sell our products and services in the PRC or other countries.
The implementation and enforcement of PRC intellectual
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in the PRC are not as effective as those in the United States and other countries.
−Removed: We may need to resort to litigation to enforce or defend
−Removed: our rights or to determine the enforceability, scope and validity of our proprietary rights or those of others.
−Removed: Such litigation will require
−Removed: significant expenditures of cash and management efforts and could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
−Removed: adverse determination in any such litigation will impair our intellectual property rights and may harm our business, competitive position,
−Removed: business prospects and reputation.
+Added: We may need to resort to litigation to enforce or
+Added: defend our rights or to determine the enforceability, scope and validity of our proprietary rights or those of others.
+Added: Such litigation
+Added: will require significant expenditures of cash and management efforts and could harm our business, financial condition and results of
+Added: An adverse determination in any such litigation will impair our intellectual property rights and may harm our business, competitive
+Added: position, business prospects and reputation.
Intellectual property infringement claims
may adversely impact our results of operations.
−Removed: As we develop and introduce new products and services,
−Removed: we may be increasingly subject to claims of infringement of another party’s intellectual property.
−Removed: If a claim for infringement is
−Removed: brought against us, such claim may require us to modify our products or services, cease selling certain products or engage in litigation
+Added: As we develop and introduce new products and
+Added: services, we may be increasingly subject to claims of infringement of another party’s intellectual property.
+Added: If a claim for infringement
+Added: is brought against us, such claim may require us to modify our products or services, cease selling certain products or engage in litigation
to determine the validity and scope of such claims.
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and financial services depend upon the widespread use of the internet.
−Removed: Factors which could reduce the widespread use of the internet include,
−Removed: without limitation, actual or perceived lack of security of information or privacy protection, cyberattacks or other disruptions or damage
−Removed: to the internet or to users’ computers, whatever the cause, could reduce customer satisfaction with our platforms and services and
−Removed: harm our business.
−Removed: Any system interruption that results in the unavailability of our websites, apps or reduced performance of our transaction
−Removed: and information systems could reduce our ability to conduct our business.
−Removed: We use internally and externally developed systems for our websites
−Removed: and our transaction and information processing systems.
−Removed: We expect to experience system interruptions due to software failure.
−Removed: constraints can cause system disruptions, slower response times, delayed page presentation, degradation in levels of customer service
−Removed: and other problems.
+Added: Factors which could reduce the widespread use of the internet
+Added: include, without limitation, actual or perceived lack of security of information or privacy protection, cyberattacks or other disruptions
+Added: or damage to the internet or to users’ computers, whatever the cause, could reduce customer satisfaction with our platforms and
+Added: services and harm our business.
+Added: Any system interruption that results in the unavailability of our websites, apps or reduced performance
+Added: of our transaction and information systems could reduce our ability to conduct our business.
+Added: We use internally and externally developed
+Added: systems for our websites and our transaction and information processing systems.
+Added: We expect to experience system interruptions due to
+Added: software failure.
+Added: Capacity constraints can cause system disruptions, slower response times, delayed page presentation, degradation in
+Added: levels of customer service and other problems.
We may also experience difficulties with our infrastructure upgrades.
−Removed: Any future difficulties with our transaction
−Removed: and information processing systems or difficulties upgrading, expanding or integrating aspects of our systems may cause system disruptions,
−Removed: slower response times, and degradation in levels of customer service, additional expense, impaired quality and speed of our services or
−Removed: other problems.
+Added: Any future difficulties
+Added: with our transaction and information processing systems or difficulties upgrading, expanding or integrating aspects of our systems may
+Added: cause system disruptions, slower response times, and degradation in levels of customer service, additional expense, impaired quality
+Added: and speed of our services or other problems.
If the location where all of our computer and
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The occurrence of any of the foregoing risks could harm our business.
−Removed: We are subject to cyber security risks and
−Removed: may incur increasing costs in an effort to minimize those risks and to respond to cyber incidents.
+Added: We are subject to cyber security risks
+Added: and may incur increasing costs in an effort to minimize those risks and to respond to cyber incidents.
Our supply chain financing, assets management
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costs to deploy additional personnel and protection technologies, train employees, and engage third party experts and consultants.
−Removed: who is able to circumvent our security measures might be able to misappropriate our or our customers’ proprietary information, cause
−Removed: interruption in our operations, damage our computers or those of our customers, or otherwise damage our reputation and business.
−Removed: Any compromise
−Removed: of our security could result in a violation of applicable privacy and other laws, significant legal and financial exposure, damage to
−Removed: our reputation, and a loss of confidence in our security measures, which could harm our business.
+Added: person who is able to circumvent our security measures might be able to misappropriate our or our customers’ proprietary information,
+Added: cause interruption in our operations, damage our computers or those of our customers, or otherwise damage our reputation and business.
+Added: Any compromise of our security could result in a violation of applicable privacy and other laws, significant legal and financial exposure,
+Added: damage to our reputation, and a loss of confidence in our security measures, which could harm our business.
As a public company, we are obligated to
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practices that meet investors’ expectations in the United States.
−Removed: Rules adopted by the SEC, or the Commission, pursuant
−Removed: to Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 require annual assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting.
−Removed: The standards that must
−Removed: be met for management to assess the internal controls over financial reporting as effective are relatively new and complex, and they require
−Removed: significant documentation, testing and possible remediation to meet the detailed standards.
−Removed: This assessment will need to include disclosure
−Removed: of any material weaknesses identified by our management in our internal control over financial reporting.
−Removed: During the evaluation and testing
−Removed: process, if we identify one or more material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as we have done previously and
−Removed: this year, we will be unable to assert that our internal controls are effective.
−Removed: We have concluded that our internal control over financial
−Removed: reporting is not effective.
−Removed: If we continue to be unable to conclude that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, we
−Removed: could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which could harm our business and cause the
−Removed: price of our stock to decline.
−Removed: We may need additional capital to fund our
−Removed: future operations and, if it is not available when needed, we may need to reduce our planned development and marketing efforts, which
+Added: Rules adopted by the SEC, or the Commission,
+Added: pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 require annual assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting.
+Added: The standards that
+Added: must be met for management to assess the internal controls over financial reporting as effective are relatively new and complex, and
+Added: they require significant documentation, testing and possible remediation to meet the detailed standards.
+Added: This assessment will need to
+Added: include disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by our management in our internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: evaluation and testing process, if we identify one or more material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as we
+Added: have done previously and this year, we will be unable to assert that our internal controls are effective.
+Added: We have concluded that our
+Added: internal control over financial reporting is not effective.
+Added: If we continue to be unable to conclude that our internal control over financial
+Added: reporting is effective, we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which could harm
+Added: our business and cause the price of our stock to decline.
+Added: We may need additional capital to fund
+Added: our future operations and, if it is not available when needed, we may need to reduce our planned development and marketing efforts, which
may reduce our sales revenue.
−Removed: We believe that our existing working capital and
−Removed: cash available from operations will enable us to meet our working capital requirements for at least the next twelve months.
−Removed: cash from future operations is insufficient, or if cash is used for acquisitions or other currently unanticipated uses, we may need additional
−Removed: The development and marketing of new products and services and the expansion of our business and associated support personnel
−Removed: require a significant commitment of resources.
−Removed: In addition, if the markets for our products and services develop more slowly than anticipated,
−Removed: or if we fail to establish significant market share and achieve sufficient net revenues, we may continue to consume significant amounts
+Added: We believe that our existing working capital
+Added: and cash available from operations will enable us to meet our working capital requirements for at least the next twelve months.
+Added: if cash from future operations is insufficient, or if cash is used for acquisitions or other currently unanticipated uses, we may need
+Added: additional capital.
+Added: The development and marketing of new products and services and the expansion of our business and associated support
+Added: personnel require a significant commitment of resources.
+Added: In addition, if the markets for our products and services develop more slowly
+Added: than anticipated, or if we fail to establish significant market share and achieve sufficient net revenues, we may continue to consume
+Added: significant amounts of capital.
As a result, we could be required to raise additional capital.
−Removed: To the extent that we raise additional capital through the
−Removed: sale of equity or convertible debt securities or other methods, the issuance of such securities could result in dilution of the shares
−Removed: held by existing shareholders.
−Removed: If additional funds are raised through the issuance of debt securities, such securities may provide the
−Removed: holders certain rights, preferences, and privileges senior to those of common shareholders, and the terms of such debt could impose restrictions
−Removed: on our operations.
−Removed: We cannot guarantee that additional capital, if required, will be available on acceptable terms, or at all.
−Removed: unable to obtain sufficient amounts of additional capital, we may be required to reduce the scope of our planned business development
−Removed: and marketing efforts, which could harm our business, financial condition and operating results.
+Added: To the extent that we raise additional
+Added: capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities or other methods, the issuance of such securities could result in dilution
+Added: of the shares held by existing shareholders.
+Added: If additional funds are raised through the issuance of debt securities, such securities
+Added: may provide the holders certain rights, preferences, and privileges senior to those of common shareholders, and the terms of such debt
+Added: could impose restrictions on our operations.
+Added: We cannot guarantee that additional capital, if required, will be available on acceptable
+Added: terms, or at all.
+Added: If we are unable to obtain sufficient amounts of additional capital, we may be required to reduce the scope of our
+Added: planned business development and marketing efforts, which could harm our business, financial condition and operating results.
If our costs and demands upon management
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public companies, our operating results could be harmed.
−Removed: As a public company, we do and will continue to
−Removed: incur significant legal, accounting, investor relations and other expenses, including costs associated with public company reporting requirements.
−Removed: We also have incurred and will incur costs associated with current corporate governance requirements, including requirements under Section
−Removed: 404 and other provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley, as well as rules implemented by the SEC and the stock exchange on which our common stock
−Removed: The expenses incurred by public companies for reporting and corporate governance purposes have increased dramatically over
−Removed: the past several years.
−Removed: These rules and regulations have increased our legal and financial compliance costs substantially and make some
−Removed: activities more time consuming and costly.
−Removed: If our costs and demands upon management increase disproportionately to the growth of our business
−Removed: and revenue, our operating results could be harmed.
+Added: As a public company, we do and will continue
+Added: to incur significant legal, accounting, investor relations and other expenses, including costs associated with public company reporting
+Added: requirements.
+Added: We also have incurred and will incur costs associated with current corporate governance requirements, including requirements
+Added: under Section 404 and other provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley, as well as rules implemented by the SEC and the stock exchange on which our
+Added: common stock is traded.
+Added: The expenses incurred by public companies for reporting and corporate governance purposes have increased dramatically
+Added: over the past several years.
+Added: These rules and regulations have increased our legal and financial compliance costs substantially and make
+Added: some activities more time consuming and costly.
+Added: If our costs and demands upon management increase disproportionately to the growth of
+Added: our business and revenue, our operating results could be harmed.
There are inherent uncertainties involved
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affect reported amounts of assets (including intangible assets), liabilities and related reserves, revenue, expenses and income.
−Removed: judgments and assumptions are inherently subject to change in the future, and any such changes could result in corresponding changes to
−Removed: the amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and income.
+Added: judgments and assumptions are inherently subject to change in the future, and any such changes could result in corresponding changes
+Added: to the amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and income.
Any such changes could have a material adverse effect on our business,
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the political, economic, and legal environments in the PRC, in addition to the general state of the PRC economy.
−Removed: The Company’s results
−Removed: may be adversely affected by changes in the political and social conditions in the PRC, and by changes in governmental policies with respect
−Removed: to laws and regulations, cybersecurity, anti-monopoly, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates
−Removed: and methods of taxation, among other things, and such change of rules and policies can happen quickly with little advance notice.
+Added: The Company’s
+Added: results may be adversely affected by changes in the political and social conditions in the PRC, and by changes in governmental policies
+Added: with respect to laws and regulations, cybersecurity, anti-monopoly, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad,
+Added: and rates and methods of taxation, among other things, and such change of rules and policies can happen quickly with little advance notice.
A substantial of the Company’s sales, purchases
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financial performance and operations.
−Removed: Failure to take timely and appropriate measures to adapt to any of these or similar regulatory compliance
−Removed: challenges could materially and adversely affect our business operations.
+Added: Failure to take timely and appropriate measures to adapt to any of these or similar regulatory
+Added: compliance challenges could materially and adversely affect our business operations.
If we become subject to additional scrutiny,
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public companies that have substantially
−Removed: operations in China have been the subject of intense scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity by investors, financial commentators and
−Removed: regulatory agencies.
+Added: operations in China have been the subject of intense scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity by investors, financial commentators
+Added: and regulatory agencies.
Much of the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity has centered around financial and accounting irregularities,
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On July 6, 2021, the General Office of the Communist
−Removed: Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued an announcement to crack down on illegal activities
−Removed: in the securities market and promote the high-quality development of the capital market, which, among other things, requires the relevant
−Removed: governmental authorities to strengthen cross-border oversight of law-enforcement and judicial cooperation, to enhance supervision over
−Removed: China-based companies listed overseas, and to establish and improve the system of extraterritorial application of the PRC securities laws.
+Added: Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued an announcement to crack down on illegal
+Added: activities in the securities market and promote the high-quality development of the capital market, which, among other things, requires
+Added: the relevant governmental authorities to strengthen cross-border oversight of law-enforcement and judicial cooperation, to enhance supervision
+Added: over China-based companies listed overseas, and to establish and improve the system of extraterritorial application of the PRC securities
Since this announcement is relatively new, uncertainties still exist in relation to how soon legislative or administrative regulation
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not subject to cybersecurity review with the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) under these new measures, because
−Removed: E-Commerce Tianjin is not a cyberspace operator with personal information of more than 1 million users or has activities that affect or
−Removed: may affect national security.
−Removed: Nevertheless, the aforementioned draft measures and any related implementation rules to be enacted may subject
−Removed: us to additional compliance requirement in the future.
−Removed: We cannot rule out the possibility that the
−Removed: PRC government will institute a licensing regime or pre-approval requirement covering our industry at some point in the future.
−Removed: a licensing regime or approval requirement were introduced, we cannot assure you that we would be able to obtain any newly required license
+Added: E-Commerce Tianjin is not a cyberspace operator with personal information of more than 1 million users or has activities that affect
+Added: or may affect national security.
+Added: Nevertheless, the aforementioned draft measures and any related implementation rules to be enacted may
+Added: subject us to additional compliance requirement in the future.
+Added: We cannot rule out the possibility that the PRC
+Added: government will institute a licensing regime or pre-approval requirement covering our industry at some point in the future.
+Added: licensing regime or approval requirement were introduced, we cannot assure you that we would be able to obtain any newly required license
in a timely manner, or at all, which could materially and adversely affect our business and impede our ability to continue our operations.
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Listing Rules with five interpretive guidelines, which took effect on March 31, 2023.
−Removed: The New Overseas Listing Rules require Chinese domestic
−Removed: enterprises to complete filings with CSRC and report related information under certain circumstances, such as:
−Removed: a) an issuer making an
−Removed: application for initial public offering and listing in an overseas market;
−Removed: b) an issuer making an overseas securities offering after having
−Removed: been listed on an overseas market;
−Removed: c) a domestic company seeking an overseas direct or indirect listing of its assets through single or
−Removed: multiple acquisition(s), share swap, transfer of shares or other means.
−Removed: According to the Notice on Arrangements for Overseas Securities
−Removed: Offering and Listing by Domestic Enterprises, published by the CSRC on February 17, 2023, a company that (i) has already completed overseas
−Removed: listing or (ii) has already obtained the approval for the offering or listing from overseas securities regulators or exchanges but has
−Removed: not completed such offering or listing before effective date of the new rules and also completes the offering or listing before September
−Removed: 30, 2023 are considered as an existing listed company and is not required to make any filing until it conducts a new offering in the future.
−Removed: Furthermore, upon the occurrence of any of the material events specified below after an issuer has completed its offering and listed its
−Removed: securities on an overseas stock exchange, the issuer shall submit a report thereof to the CSRC within 3 business days after the occurrence
−Removed: and public disclosure of the event:
+Added: The New Overseas Listing Rules require Chinese
+Added: domestic enterprises to complete filings with CSRC and report related information under certain circumstances, such as:
+Added: making an application for initial public offering and listing in an overseas market;
+Added: b) an issuer making an overseas securities offering
+Added: after having been listed on an overseas market;
+Added: c) a domestic company seeking an overseas direct or indirect listing of its assets through
+Added: single or multiple acquisition(s), share swap, transfer of shares or other means.
+Added: According to the Notice on Arrangements for Overseas
+Added: Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Enterprises, published by the CSRC on February 17, 2023, a company that (i) has already completed
+Added: overseas listing or (ii) has already obtained the approval for the offering or listing from overseas securities regulators or exchanges
+Added: but has not completed such offering or listing before effective date of the new rules and also completes the offering or listing before
+Added: September 30, 2023 are considered as an existing listed company and is not required to make any filing until it conducts a new offering
+Added: in the future.
+Added: Furthermore, upon the occurrence of any of the material events specified below after an issuer has completed its offering
+Added: and listed its securities on an overseas stock exchange, the issuer shall submit a report thereof to the CSRC within 3 business days
+Added: after the occurrence and public disclosure of the event:
(i) change of control;
−Removed: (ii) investigations or sanctions imposed by overseas securities regulatory
−Removed: agencies or other competent authorities;
+Added: (ii) investigations or sanctions imposed by overseas
+Added: securities regulatory agencies or other competent authorities;
(iii) change of listing status or transfer of listing segment;
−Removed: or (iv) voluntary or mandatory
−Removed: The New Overseas Listing Rules stipulate the legal consequences to the companies for breaches, including failure to fulfill
−Removed: filing obligations or filing documents having false statement or misleading information or material omissions, which may result in a fine
−Removed: ranging from RMB1 million to RMB10 million, and in cases of severe violations, the relevant responsible persons may also be barred from
−Removed: entering the securities market.
−Removed: The Company is still processing the filings with CSRC for its offerings since the effective of New Overseas
−Removed: Listing Rules and has not complied the filing requirements yet which would subject the Company to fines and other penalties for violation
−Removed: of New Overseas Listing Rules.
+Added: voluntary or mandatory delisting.
+Added: The New Overseas Listing Rules stipulate the legal consequences to the companies for breaches, including
+Added: failure to fulfill filing obligations or filing documents having false statement or misleading information or material omissions, which
+Added: may result in a fine ranging from RMB1 million to RMB10 million, and in cases of severe violations, the relevant responsible persons
+Added: may also be barred from entering the securities market.
+Added: The Company is still processing the filings with CSRC for its offerings since
+Added: the effective of New Overseas Listing Rules and has not complied the filing requirements yet which would subject the Company to fines
+Added: and other penalties for violation of New Overseas Listing Rules.
On February 24, 2023, the CSRC revised the Provisions
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The revised Archives Rules took effect on March 31,
−Removed: The revised Archives Rules expands their application to cover indirect overseas offering and listing, stipulating that a domestic company
−Removed: which plans to publicly disclose any documents and materials containing state secrets or working secrets of government agencies, shall
−Removed: first obtain approval from competent authorities according to law, and file with the secrecy administrative department at the same level.
+Added: The revised Archives Rules expands their application to cover indirect overseas offering and listing, stipulating that a domestic
+Added: company which plans to publicly disclose any documents and materials containing state secrets or working secrets of government agencies,
+Added: shall first obtain approval from competent authorities according to law, and file with the secrecy administrative department at the same
Furthermore, given recent statements by the Chinese
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exchange, it is uncertain when and whether we will be required to obtain permission from the PRC government to list on U.S.
−Removed: in the future, and even when such permission is obtained, whether it will be denied or rescinded, which could significantly limit or completely
−Removed: hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors and cause the value of our shares to significantly decline
−Removed: or be worthless.
+Added: in the future, and even when such permission is obtained, whether it will be denied or rescinded, which could significantly limit or
+Added: completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors and cause the value of our shares to significantly
+Added: decline or be worthless.
There are uncertainties under the PRC Securities
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evidence within the territory of the PRC.
−Removed: On December 28, 2019, the amended Securities Law
−Removed: of the PRC (the “PRC Securities Law”) was promulgated, which became effective on March 1, 2020.
−Removed: According to Article 177 of
−Removed: the PRC Securities Law (“Article 177”), the securities regulatory authority of the State Council may establish a regulatory
+Added: On December 28, 2019, the amended Securities
+Added: Law of the PRC (the “PRC Securities Law”) was promulgated, which became effective on March 1, 2020.
+Added: According to Article
+Added: 177 of the PRC Securities Law (“Article 177”), the securities regulatory authority of the State Council may establish a regulatory
cooperation mechanism with securities regulatory authorities of another country or region for the implementation of cross-border supervision
and administration.
−Removed: Article 177 further provides that overseas securities regulatory authorities shall not engage
−Removed: in activities pertaining to investigations or evidence collection directly conducted within the territories of the PRC, and that no Chinese
−Removed: entities or individuals shall provide documents and information in connection with securities business activities to any organizations
−Removed: and/or persons aboard without the prior consent of the securities regulatory authority of the State Council and the competent departments
−Removed: of the State Council.
−Removed: As advised by our PRC counsel Fengdong Law Firm, Article 177 is only
−Removed: applicable where the activities of overseas authorities constitute a direct investigation or evidence collection by such authorities within
−Removed: the territory of the PRC.
+Added: Article 177 further provides that overseas securities regulatory authorities shall not engage in activities pertaining
+Added: to investigations or evidence collection directly conducted within the territories of the PRC, and that no Chinese entities or individuals
+Added: shall provide documents and information in connection with securities business activities to any organizations and/or persons aboard
+Added: without the prior consent of the securities regulatory authority of the State Council and the competent departments of the State Council.
+Added: As advised by our PRC counsel Fengdong Law Firm,
+Added: Article 177 is only applicable where the activities of overseas authorities constitute a direct investigation or evidence collection
+Added: by such authorities within the territory of the PRC.
A substantial of our business operation is conducted in the PRC.
−Removed: In the event that the U.S.
−Removed: securities regulatory
−Removed: agencies carry out an investigation on us such as an enforcement action by the Department of Justice, the SEC or other authorities, such
−Removed: agencies’ activities will constitute conducting an investigation or collecting evidence directly within the territory of the PRC
−Removed: and accordingly fall within the scope of Article 177.
+Added: In the event that
+Added: securities regulatory agencies carry out an investigation on us such as an enforcement action by the Department of Justice,
+Added: the SEC or other authorities, such agencies’ activities will constitute conducting an investigation or collecting evidence directly
+Added: within the territory of the PRC and accordingly fall within the scope of Article 177.
In that case, the U.S.
−Removed: securities regulatory agencies may have to
−Removed: consider establishing cross-border cooperation with the securities regulatory authority of the PRC by way of judicial assistance, diplomatic
−Removed: channels or establishing a regulatory cooperation mechanism with the securities regulatory authority of the PRC.
−Removed: However, there is no
−Removed: assurance that the U.S.
−Removed: securities regulatory agencies will succeed in establishing such cross-border cooperation in this particular case
−Removed: and/or establish such cooperation in a timely manner.
−Removed: Furthermore, as Article 177 is
−Removed: still a recently promulgated provision and, as the date of this report, there have not been implementing rules or regulations regarding
−Removed: the application of Article 177, it remains unclear as to how it will be interpreted, implemented or applied by the Chinese Securities
−Removed: Regulatory Commission or other relevant government authorities.
−Removed: As such, there are uncertainties as to the procedures and requisite timing
−Removed: securities regulatory agencies to conduct investigations and collect evidence within the territory of the PRC.
−Removed: securities regulatory agencies are unable to conduct such investigations, there exists a risk that they may determine to suspend or de-register
−Removed: our registration with the SEC and may also delist our securities from Nasdaq or other applicable trading market within the U.S.
+Added: securities regulatory agencies
+Added: may have to consider establishing cross-border cooperation with the securities regulatory authority of the PRC by way of judicial assistance,
+Added: diplomatic channels or establishing a regulatory cooperation mechanism with the securities regulatory authority of the PRC.
+Added: there is no assurance that the U.S.
+Added: securities regulatory agencies will succeed in establishing such cross-border cooperation in this
+Added: particular case and/or establish such cooperation in a timely manner.
+Added: Furthermore, as Article 177 is still a recently
+Added: promulgated provision and, as the date of this report, there have not been implementing rules or regulations regarding the application
+Added: of Article 177, it remains unclear as to how it will be interpreted, implemented or applied by the Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission
+Added: or other relevant government authorities.
+Added: As such, there are uncertainties as to the procedures and requisite timing for the U.S.
+Added: regulatory agencies to conduct investigations and collect evidence within the territory of the PRC.
+Added: securities regulatory
+Added: agencies are unable to conduct such investigations, there exists a risk that they may determine to suspend or de-register our registration
+Added: with the SEC and may also delist our securities from Nasdaq or other applicable trading market within the U.S.
Under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law,
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In addition, a circular, known as SAT Circular
−Removed: issued in April 2009 by the State Administration of Taxation, or the “SAT,” specifies that certain offshore incorporated enterprises
−Removed: controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups will be classified as PRC resident enterprises if the following are located or
−Removed: resident in the PRC:
−Removed: senior management personnel and departments that are responsible for daily production, operation and management;
+Added: 82, issued in April 2009 by the State Administration of Taxation, or the “SAT,” specifies that certain offshore incorporated
+Added: enterprises controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups will be classified as PRC resident enterprises if the following are
+Added: located or resident in the PRC:
+Added: senior management personnel and departments that are responsible for daily production, operation and
financial and personnel decision making bodies;
−Removed: key properties, accounting books, company seal, and minutes of board meetings and shareholders’
+Added: key properties, accounting books, company seal, and minutes of board meetings
+Added: and shareholders’ meetings;
and half or more of the senior management or directors having voting rights.
−Removed: Further to SAT Circular 82, the SAT issued a bulletin,
−Removed: known as SAT Bulletin 45, which took effect in September 2011, to provide more guidance on the implementation of SAT Circular 82 and clarify
−Removed: the reporting and filing obligations of such “Chinese-controlled offshore incorporated resident enterprises.” SAT Bulletin
−Removed: 45 provides procedures and administrative details for the determination of resident status and administration on post-determination matters.
−Removed: Although both SAT Circular 82 and SAT Bulletin 45 only apply to offshore enterprises controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups,
−Removed: not those controlled by PRC individuals or foreign individuals, the determining criteria set forth in SAT Circular 82 and SAT Bulletin
−Removed: 45 may reflect the SAT’s general position on how the “de facto management body” test should be applied in determining
−Removed: the tax resident status of offshore enterprises, regardless of whether they are controlled by PRC enterprises, PRC enterprise groups,
−Removed: or by PRC or foreign individuals.
+Added: Further to SAT Circular
+Added: 82, the SAT issued a bulletin, known as SAT Bulletin 45, which took effect in September 2011, to provide more guidance on the implementation
+Added: of SAT Circular 82 and clarify the reporting and filing obligations of such “Chinese-controlled offshore incorporated resident
+Added: enterprises.” SAT Bulletin 45 provides procedures and administrative details for the determination of resident status and administration
+Added: on post-determination matters.
+Added: Although both SAT Circular 82 and SAT Bulletin 45 only apply to offshore enterprises controlled by PRC
+Added: enterprises or PRC enterprise groups, not those controlled by PRC individuals or foreign individuals, the determining criteria set forth
+Added: in SAT Circular 82 and SAT Bulletin 45 may reflect the SAT’s general position on how the “de facto management body”
+Added: test should be applied in determining the tax resident status of offshore enterprises, regardless of whether they are controlled by PRC
+Added: enterprises, PRC enterprise groups, or by PRC or foreign individuals.
If the PRC tax authorities determine that the
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individuals (in each case, subject to the provisions of any applicable tax treaty), if such gains are deemed to be from PRC sources.
−Removed: is unclear whether non-PRC shareholders of our company would be able to claim the benefits of any tax treaties between their country of
−Removed: tax residence and the PRC in the event that we are treated as a PRC resident enterprise.
−Removed: Any such tax may reduce the returns on your investment
−Removed: in our shares.
+Added: It is unclear whether non-PRC shareholders of our company would be able to claim the benefits of any tax treaties between their country
+Added: of tax residence and the PRC in the event that we are treated as a PRC resident enterprise.
+Added: Any such tax may reduce the returns on your
+Added: investment in our shares.
Although up to the date of this report, Future FinTech Group Inc.
−Removed: has not been notified or informed by the PRC tax authorities
−Removed: that it has been deemed to be a resident enterprise for the purpose of the EIT Law, we cannot assure you that it will not be deemed to
−Removed: be a resident enterprise in the future.
+Added: has not been notified or informed by the
+Added: PRC tax authorities that it has been deemed to be a resident enterprise for the purpose of the EIT Law, we cannot assure you that it
+Added: will not be deemed to be a resident enterprise in the future.
We could be restricted from paying dividends
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by the PRC government to transfer cash and/or assets.
−Removed: We are a holding company incorporated in the State
−Removed: of Florida and do not have any assets or conduct any business operations other than our investments in our subsidiaries and affiliates.
+Added: We are a holding company incorporated in the
+Added: State of Florida and do not have any assets or conduct any business operations other than our investments in our subsidiaries and affiliates.
As a result of our holding company structure, we rely entirely on dividend payments from our subsidiaries.
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To the extent cash and/or assets in the business are in the PRC and/or Hong Kong or our PRC and/or Hong
−Removed: Kong entities, such funds and/or assets may not be available to fund operations or for other use outside of the PRC and/or Hong Kong due
−Removed: to interventions in or the imposition of restrictions and limitations on the ability of us or our subsidiaries by the PRC government to
−Removed: transfer cash and/or assets.
+Added: Kong entities, such funds and/or assets may not be available to fund operations or for other use outside of the PRC and/or Hong Kong
+Added: due to interventions in or the imposition of restrictions and limitations on the ability of us or our subsidiaries by the PRC government
+Added: to transfer cash and/or assets.
Governmental control of currency conversion
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RMB is currently not a freely convertible
−Removed: Shortages in the availability of foreign currency may restrict our ability to remit sufficient foreign currency to satisfy foreign
−Removed: currency obligations.
+Added: Shortages in the availability of foreign currency may restrict our ability to remit sufficient foreign currency to satisfy
+Added: foreign currency obligations.
Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, including profit distributions,
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The value of the RMB against the U.S.
−Removed: other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in the PRC’s political and economic conditions.
−Removed: significant revaluation of the RMB may materially and adversely affect our cash flows, revenue and financial condition.
−Removed: For example, to
−Removed: the extent that we need to convert U.S.
−Removed: dollars we receive from an offering of our securities into RMB for our operations in China, appreciation
−Removed: of the RMB against the U.S.
−Removed: dollar would diminish the value of the proceeds of the offering and could harm our business, financial condition
−Removed: and results of operations.
+Added: and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in the PRC’s political and economic conditions.
+Added: Any significant revaluation of the RMB may materially and adversely affect our cash flows, revenue and financial condition.
+Added: to the extent that we need to convert U.S.
+Added: dollars we receive from an offering of our securities into RMB for our operations in China,
+Added: appreciation of the RMB against the U.S.
+Added: dollar would diminish the value of the proceeds of the offering and could harm our business,
+Added: financial condition and results of operations.
Conversely, if we decide to convert our RMB into U.S.
−Removed: dollars for business purposes and the U.S.
−Removed: dollar appreciates
−Removed: against the RMB, the U.S.
+Added: dollars for business purposes and
+Added: dollar appreciates against the RMB, the U.S.
dollar equivalent of the RMB we convert would be reduced.
−Removed: In addition, the depreciation of significant U.S.
−Removed: dollar denominated assets could result in a charge to our income statement and a reduction in the value of these assets.
+Added: In addition, the depreciation
+Added: of significant U.S.
+Added: dollar denominated assets could result in a charge to our income statement and a reduction in the value of these
PRC regulations relating to offshore investment
−Removed: activities by PRC residents may limit our PRC subsidiary’s ability to increase its registered capital or distribute profits to us
−Removed: or otherwise expose us or our PRC resident beneficial owners to liability and penalties under PRC law.
−Removed: The State Administration of Foreign Exchange or
−Removed: SAFE promulgated the Circular on Relevant Issues Relating to Domestic Resident’s Investment and Financing and Roundtrip Investment
−Removed: through Special Purpose Vehicles, or SAFE Circular 37, in July 2014 that requires PRC residents or entities to register with SAFE or its
−Removed: local branch in connection with their establishment or control of an offshore entity established for the purpose of overseas investment
+Added: activities by PRC residents may limit our PRC subsidiary’s ability to increase its registered capital or distribute profits to
+Added: us or otherwise expose us or our PRC resident beneficial owners to liability and penalties under PRC law.
+Added: The State Administration of Foreign Exchange
+Added: or SAFE promulgated the Circular on Relevant Issues Relating to Domestic Resident’s Investment and Financing and Roundtrip Investment
+Added: through Special Purpose Vehicles, or SAFE Circular 37, in July 2014 that requires PRC residents or entities to register with SAFE or
+Added: its local branch in connection with their establishment or control of an offshore entity established for the purpose of overseas investment
or financing.
In addition, such PRC residents or entities must update their SAFE registrations when the offshore special purpose vehicle
−Removed: undergoes material events relating to any change of basic information (including change of such PRC citizens or residents, name, and operation
−Removed: term), increases or decreases in investment amount, transfers or exchanges of shares, or mergers or divisions.
−Removed: SAFE Circular 37 is issued
−Removed: to replace the Notice on Relevant Issues Concerning Foreign Exchange Administration for PRC Residents Engaging in Financing and Roundtrip
−Removed: Investments via Overseas Special Purpose Vehicles, or SAFE Circular 75.
−Removed: SAFE promulgated the Notice on Further Simplifying and Improving
−Removed: the Administration of the Foreign Exchange Concerning Direct Investment in February 2015, which took effect on June 1, 2015.
−Removed: has amended SAFE Circular 37 requiring PRC residents or entities to register with qualified banks rather than SAFE or its local branch
−Removed: in connection with their establishment or control of an offshore entity established for the purpose of overseas investment or financing.
−Removed: If our shareholders who are PRC residents or entities
−Removed: do not complete their registration as required, our PRC subsidiaries may be prohibited from distributing its profits and proceeds from
−Removed: any reduction in capital, share transfer or liquidation to us, and we may be restricted in our ability to contribute additional capital
−Removed: to our PRC subsidiaries.
+Added: undergoes material events relating to any change of basic information (including change of such PRC citizens or residents, name, and
+Added: operation term), increases or decreases in investment amount, transfers or exchanges of shares, or mergers or divisions.
+Added: SAFE Circular
+Added: 37 is issued to replace the Notice on Relevant Issues Concerning Foreign Exchange Administration for PRC Residents Engaging in Financing
+Added: and Roundtrip Investments via Overseas Special Purpose Vehicles, or SAFE Circular 75.
+Added: SAFE promulgated the Notice on Further Simplifying
+Added: and Improving the Administration of the Foreign Exchange Concerning Direct Investment in February 2015, which took effect on June 1,
+Added: This notice has amended SAFE Circular 37 requiring PRC residents or entities to register with qualified banks rather than SAFE
+Added: or its local branch in connection with their establishment or control of an offshore entity established for the purpose of overseas investment
+Added: or financing.
+Added: If our shareholders who are PRC residents or
+Added: entities do not complete their registration as required, our PRC subsidiaries may be prohibited from distributing its profits and proceeds
+Added: from any reduction in capital, share transfer or liquidation to us, and we may be restricted in our ability to contribute additional
+Added: capital to our PRC subsidiaries.
The failure or inability of the relevant shareholders
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outside of the United States, other than Mingjie Zhao.
−Removed: In addition, all of our subsidiaries and assets are located outside
−Removed: of the United States.
−Removed: Therefore, it may be difficult for investors in the United States to enforce their legal rights based on the civil
−Removed: liability provisions of the U.S.
−Removed: securities laws against us in the courts of either the United States or the Hong Kong/PRC and, even if
−Removed: civil judgments are obtained in courts of the United States, to enforce such judgments in the PRC or Hong Kong courts.
−Removed: Further, it is
−Removed: unclear if extradition treaties now in effect between the United States, Hong Kong and the PRC would permit effective enforcement against
−Removed: us or our officers and directors of criminal penalties under the U.S.
+Added: In addition, all of our subsidiaries and assets are located outside of the United
+Added: Therefore, it may be difficult for investors in the United States to enforce their legal rights based on the civil liability
+Added: provisions of the U.S.
+Added: securities laws against us in the courts of either the United States or the Hong Kong/PRC and, even if civil judgments
+Added: are obtained in courts of the United States, to enforce such judgments in the PRC or Hong Kong courts.
+Added: Further, it is unclear if extradition
+Added: treaties now in effect between the United States, Hong Kong and the PRC would permit effective enforcement against us or our officers
+Added: and directors of criminal penalties under the U.S.
Federal securities laws or otherwise.
−Removed: It may also be difficult for you or overseas regulators
−Removed: to conduct investigations or collect evidence within China.
−Removed: For example, in China, there are significant legal and other obstacles to
−Removed: obtaining information needed for shareholder investigations or litigation outside China or otherwise with respect to foreign entities.
+Added: It may also be difficult for you or overseas
+Added: regulators to conduct investigations or collect evidence within China.
+Added: For example, in China, there are significant legal and other obstacles
+Added: to obtaining information needed for shareholder investigations or litigation outside China or otherwise with respect to foreign entities.
Although the authorities in China may establish a regulatory cooperation mechanism with its counterparts of another country or region
−Removed: to monitor and oversee cross-border securities activities, such regulatory cooperation with the securities regulatory authorities in the
−Removed: Unities States may not be efficient in the absence of practical cooperation mechanism.
−Removed: Furthermore, according to Article 177 of the PRC
−Removed: Securities Law, or “Article 177,” which became effective in March 2020, no overseas securities regulator is allowed to directly
−Removed: conduct investigation or evidence collection activities within the territory of the PRC.
−Removed: Article 177 further provides that Chinese entities
−Removed: and individuals are not allowed to provide documents or materials related to securities business activities to foreign agencies without
−Removed: prior consent from the securities regulatory authority of the PRC State Council and the competent departments of the PRC State Council.
−Removed: While detailed interpretation of or implementing rules under Article 177 have yet to be promulgated, the inability for an overseas securities
−Removed: regulator to directly conduct investigation or evidence collection activities within China may further increase difficulties faced by
−Removed: you in protecting your interests.
+Added: to monitor and oversee cross-border securities activities, such regulatory cooperation with the securities regulatory authorities in
+Added: the Unities States may not be efficient in the absence of practical cooperation mechanism.
+Added: Furthermore, according to Article 177 of the
+Added: PRC Securities Law, or “Article 177,” which became effective in March 2020, no overseas securities regulator is allowed to
+Added: directly conduct investigation or evidence collection activities within the territory of the PRC.
+Added: Article 177 further provides that Chinese
+Added: entities and individuals are not allowed to provide documents or materials related to securities business activities to foreign agencies
+Added: without prior consent from the securities regulatory authority of the PRC State Council and the competent departments of the PRC State
+Added: While detailed interpretation of or implementing rules under Article 177 have yet to be promulgated, the inability for an overseas
+Added: securities regulator to directly conduct investigation or evidence collection activities within China may further increase difficulties
+Added: faced by you in protecting your interests.
The filing with the China Securities Regulatory
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failure to timely file with the CSRC for this offering.
−Removed: 17, 2023, the CSRC released the New Overseas Listing Rules, which took effect on March 31, 2023.
−Removed: The New Overseas Listing Rules require
−Removed: Chinese domestic enterprises to complete filings with relevant CSRC and report related information under certain circumstances, such as:
−Removed: a) an issuer making an application for initial public offering and listing in an overseas market;
−Removed: b) an issuer making an overseas securities
−Removed: offering after having been listed on an overseas market;
−Removed: c) a domestic company seeking an overseas direct or indirect listing of its assets
−Removed: through single or multiple acquisition(s), share swap, transfer of shares or other means.
−Removed: According to the Notice on Arrangements for
−Removed: Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Enterprises, published by the CSRC on February 17, 2023, a company that (i) has already
−Removed: completed overseas listing or (ii) has already obtained the approval for the offering or listing from overseas securities regulators or
−Removed: exchanges but has not completed such offering or listing before effective date of the new rules and also completes the offering or listing
−Removed: before September 30, 2023 are considered as an existing listed company and is not required to make any filing until it conducts a new
−Removed: offering in the future.
−Removed: Furthermore, upon the occurrence of any of the material events specified below after an issuer has completed its
−Removed: offering and listed its securities on an overseas stock exchange, the issuer shall submit a report thereof to th e CSRC within 3
−Removed: business days after the occurrence and public disclosure of the event:
+Added: On February 17, 2023, the CSRC released the New
+Added: Overseas Listing Rules, which took effect on March 31, 2023.
+Added: The New Overseas Listing Rules require Chinese domestic enterprises to complete
+Added: filings with relevant CSRC and report related information under certain circumstances, such as:
+Added: a) an issuer making an application for
+Added: initial public offering and listing in an overseas market;
+Added: b) an issuer making an overseas securities offering after having been listed
+Added: on an overseas market;
+Added: c) a domestic company seeking an overseas direct or indirect listing of its assets through single or multiple
+Added: acquisition(s), share swap, transfer of shares or other means.
+Added: According to the Notice on Arrangements for Overseas Securities Offering
+Added: and Listing by Domestic Enterprises, published by the CSRC on February 17, 2023, a company that (i) has already completed overseas listing
+Added: or (ii) has already obtained the approval for the offering or listing from overseas securities regulators or exchanges but has not completed
+Added: such offering or listing before effective date of the new rules and also completes the offering or listing before September 30, 2023
+Added: are considered as an existing listed company and is not required to make any filing until it conducts a new offering in the future.
+Added: upon the occurrence of any of the material events specified below after an issuer has completed its offering and listed its securities
+Added: on an overseas stock exchange, the issuer shall submit a report thereof to the CSRC within 3 business days after the occurrence and public
+Added: disclosure of the event:
(i) change of control;
−Removed: (ii) investigations or sanctions imposed
−Removed: by overseas securities regulatory agencies or other competent authorities;
+Added: (ii) investigations or sanctions imposed by overseas securities regulatory agencies or
+Added: other competent authorities;
(iii) change of listing status or transfer of listing segment;
or (iv) voluntary or mandatory delisting.
−Removed: The New Overseas Listing Rules stipulate the legal consequences to the companies for breaches,
−Removed: including failure to fulfill filing obligations or filing documents having false statement or misleading information or material omissions,
−Removed: which may result in a fine ranging from RMB1 million to RMB10 million, and in cases of severe violations, the relevant responsible persons
−Removed: may also be barred from entering the securities market.
−Removed: Our PRC counsel has advised us based on their understanding of the current PRC
−Removed: laws, rules and regulations relating to the CSRC’s filing requirements, we are required to carry out filing procedures as required
−Removed: if we conduct any overseas offerings or offerings within other circumstances under rules with the CSRC.
−Removed: The Company is still processing
−Removed: the filings with CSRC for its offerings since the effective of New Overseas Listing Rules and has not complied the filing requirements
−Removed: yet which would subject the Company to fines and other penalties for violation of New Overseas Listing Rules.
−Removed: Given the current PRC regulatory
−Removed: environment, it is uncertain when and whether we and our PRC subsidiaries will be required to obtain other permissions or approvals from
−Removed: the PRC government to list on U.S.
−Removed: exchanges in the future, and even if and when such permissions or approvals are obtained, whether they
−Removed: will be denied or rescinded.
−Removed: If we or any of our PRC subsidiaries do not receive or maintain such permissions or approvals, inadvertently
−Removed: conclude that such permissions or approvals are not required, or applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change and we or our
−Removed: subsidiaries are required to obtain such permissions or approvals in the future, it could significantly
−Removed: limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors and cause the value of our securities
−Removed: to significantly decline or become worthless.
+Added: The New Overseas Listing Rules stipulate the legal consequences to the companies for breaches, including failure to fulfill filing obligations
+Added: or filing documents having false statement or misleading information or material omissions, which may result in a fine ranging from RMB1
+Added: million to RMB10 million, and in cases of severe violations, the relevant responsible persons may also be barred from entering the securities
+Added: Our PRC counsel has advised us based on their understanding of the current PRC laws, rules and regulations relating to the CSRC’s
+Added: filing requirements, we are required to carry out filing procedures as required if we conduct any overseas offerings or offerings within
+Added: other circumstances under rules with the CSRC.
+Added: The Company is still processing the filings with CSRC for its offerings since the effective
+Added: of New Overseas Listing Rules and has not complied the filing requirements yet which would subject the Company to fines and other penalties
+Added: for violation of New Overseas Listing Rules.
+Added: Given the current PRC regulatory environment, it is uncertain when and whether we and our
+Added: PRC subsidiaries will be required to obtain other permissions or approvals from the PRC government to list on U.S.
+Added: exchanges in the future,
+Added: and even if and when such permissions or approvals are obtained, whether they will be denied or rescinded.
+Added: If we or any of our PRC subsidiaries
+Added: do not receive or maintain such permissions or approvals, inadvertently conclude that such permissions or approvals are not required,
+Added: or applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change and we or our subsidiaries are required to obtain such permissions or approvals
+Added: in the future, it could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors
+Added: and cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or become worthless.
The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable
Act, or the HFCA Act, and the related regulations are evolving quickly.
−Removed: Further implementations and interpretations of or amendments to
−Removed: the HFCA Act or the related regulations, or a PCOAB’s determination of its lack of sufficient access to inspect our auditor, might
−Removed: pose regulatory risks to and impose restrictions on us because of our operations in mainland China and Hong Kong.
+Added: Further implementations and interpretations of or amendments
+Added: to the HFCA Act or the related regulations, or a PCOAB’s determination of its lack of sufficient access to inspect our auditor,
+Added: might pose regulatory risks to and impose restrictions on us because of our operations in mainland China and Hong Kong.
A potential consequence
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In accordance with the HFCA Act, trading in securities of any registrant on a national
−Removed: securities exchange or in the over-the-counter trading market in the United States may be prohibited if the PCAOB determines that it cannot
−Removed: inspect or fully investigate the registrant’s auditor for three consecutive years beginning in 2021, and, as a result, an exchange
−Removed: may determine to delist the securities of such registrant.
+Added: securities exchange or in the over-the-counter trading market in the United States may be prohibited if the PCAOB determines that it
+Added: cannot inspect or fully investigate the registrant’s auditor for three consecutive years beginning in 2021, and, as a result, an
+Added: exchange may determine to delist the securities of such registrant.
On June 22, 2021, the U.S.
−Removed: Senate passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies
−Removed: Accountable Act, which, would amend the HFCA Act and require the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S.
−Removed: stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three, thus reducing the time
−Removed: period before our securities may be prohibited from trading or delisted if our auditor is unable to meet the PCAOB inspection requirement.
−Removed: December 29, 2022, a legislation entitled “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023” (the “Consolidated Appropriations
−Removed: Act”), was signed into law by President Biden.
−Removed: The Consolidated Appropriations Act contained, among other things, an identical provision
−Removed: to Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which reduces the number of consecutive non-inspection years required for triggering
−Removed: the prohibitions under the HFCA Act from three years to two.
+Added: Senate passed the Accelerating Holding
+Added: Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which, would amend the HFCA Act and require the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from
+Added: trading on any U.S.
+Added: stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three, thus
+Added: reducing the time period before our securities may be prohibited from trading or delisted if our auditor is unable to meet the PCAOB
+Added: inspection requirement.
+Added: On December 29, 2022, a legislation entitled “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023” (the “Consolidated
+Added: Appropriations Act”), was signed into law by President Biden.
+Added: The Consolidated Appropriations Act contained, among other things,
+Added: an identical provision to Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which reduces the number of consecutive non-inspection
+Added: years required for triggering the prohibitions under the HFCA Act from three years to two.
On November 5, 2021, the SEC adopted the PCAOB
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On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued its determinations
−Removed: (the “Determination”) that they are unable to inspect or investigate completely PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered
−Removed: in mainland China and in Hong Kong.
−Removed: The Determination includes lists of public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong
−Removed: Kong that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely.
+Added: (the “Determination”) that they are unable to inspect or investigate completely PCAOB-registered public accounting firms
+Added: headquartered in mainland China and in Hong Kong.
+Added: The Determination includes lists of public accounting firms headquartered in mainland
+Added: China and Hong Kong that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely.
On August 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed a Statement
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and Hong Kong and voted to vacate its previous determinations to the contrary.
−Removed: However, should PRC authorities obstruct or otherwise fail
−Removed: to facilitate the PCAOB’s access in the future, the PCAOB Board will consider the need to issue a new determination.
+Added: However, should PRC authorities obstruct or otherwise
+Added: fail to facilitate the PCAOB’s access in the future, the PCAOB Board will consider the need to issue a new determination.
The enactment of the HFCA Act and related regulations
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The inability of the PCAOB to conduct inspections of auditors in China and
−Removed: Hong Kong makes it more difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of these accounting firm’s audit procedures or quality control procedures
−Removed: as compared to auditors outside of China that are subject to the PCAOB inspections.
+Added: Hong Kong makes it more difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of these accounting firm’s audit procedures or quality control
+Added: procedures as compared to auditors outside of China that are subject to the PCAOB inspections.
Our auditor, Fortune CPA Inc., an independent
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Risks Related to Our Common Stock
−Removed: We are authorized to issue blank check preferred
−Removed: stock, which may be issued without shareholder approval and which may adversely affect the rights of holders of our Common Stock.
−Removed: We are authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of
−Removed: preferred stock.
−Removed: The Board is authorized under our articles of incorporation, as amended, to provide for the issuance of shares of preferred
−Removed: stock by resolution and by filing a certificate of designations under Florida law, to fix the designation, powers, preferences and rights
−Removed: of the shares of each such series of preferred stock and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof without any further vote
−Removed: or action by the shareholders.
+Added: We are authorized to issue blank check
+Added: preferred stock, which may be issued without shareholder approval and which may adversely affect the rights of holders of our Common
+Added: We are authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares
+Added: of preferred stock.
+Added: The Board is authorized under our articles of incorporation, as amended, to provide for the issuance of shares of
+Added: preferred stock by resolution and by filing a certificate of designations under Florida law, to fix the designation, powers, preferences
+Added: and rights of the shares of each such series of preferred stock and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof without any
+Added: further vote or action by the shareholders.
As of December 31, 2023, there were no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.
−Removed: Any shares of
−Removed: preferred stock that are issued are likely to have priority over our Common Stock with respect to dividend or liquidation rights.
−Removed: event of issuance, the preferred stock could be utilized under certain circumstances as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing
−Removed: a change in control, which could have the effect of discouraging bids to acquire us and thereby prevent shareholders from receiving the
−Removed: maximum value for their shares.
−Removed: We have no present intention to issue any shares of preferred stock in order to discourage or delay a
−Removed: change of control or for any other reason.
−Removed: However, there can be no assurance that preferred stock will not be issued at some time in
−Removed: Zeyao Xue has control over key decision
+Added: Any shares of preferred stock that are issued are likely to have priority over our Common Stock with respect to dividend or liquidation
+Added: In the event of issuance, the preferred stock could be utilized under certain circumstances as a method of discouraging, delaying
+Added: or preventing a change in control, which could have the effect of discouraging bids to acquire us and thereby prevent shareholders from
+Added: receiving the maximum value for their shares.
+Added: We have no present intention to issue any shares of preferred stock in order to discourage
+Added: or delay a change of control or for any other reason.
+Added: However, there can be no assurance that preferred stock will not be issued at some
+Added: time in the future.
+Added: Shanchun Huang has control over key decision
making as a result of his control of a substantial amount of our voting stock.
−Removed: Mr.Zeyao Xue, indirectly and directly beneficially
−Removed: owns 385,287 shares, or approximately 12.6%, of our outstanding common stock as of April 11, 2025.
−Removed: Zeyao Xue’s beneficial ownership
−Removed: of 12.6% of Future FinTech’s issued and outstanding common stock will likely give him the ability to control the outcome of matters
−Removed: submitted to shareholders for approval, including but not limited to the election of directors and any merger, consolidation, or sale
−Removed: of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.
−Removed: This concentrated control could delay, defer, or prevent a change of control,
−Removed: merger, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets that other shareholders support, or conversely
−Removed: this concentrated control could result in the consummation of such a transaction that other shareholders do not support.
−Removed: This concentrated
−Removed: control could also discourage a potential investor from acquiring the common stock of the Company due to the limited voting power of such
+Added: Shanchun Huang, indirectly and directly beneficially owns 2,250,000
+Added: shares, or approximately 42.93% of our outstanding common stock as of March 16, 2026.
+Added: Wealth Index Capital Limited (the “WICL”)
+Added: is the record shareholder directly holds 2,250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing approximately 42.93% of the
+Added: Company’s 5,240,544 outstanding shares of common stock as of March 16, 2026 based on information from the Company’s transfer
+Added: Shanchun Huang is the sole member of WICL, holds 100% ownership in WICL.
+Added: Huang may be deemed a beneficial owner
+Added: of the 2,250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock directly held by WICL pursuant to Section 13(d)(3) of the Act.
+Added: Huang’s beneficial ownership of 42.93% of Future FinTech’s issued and outstanding common stock will likely give him the ability
+Added: to control the outcome of matters submitted to shareholders for approval, including but not limited to the election of directors and any
+Added: merger, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.
+Added: This concentrated control could delay, defer,
+Added: or prevent a change of control, merger, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets that other shareholders
+Added: support, or conversely this concentrated control could result in the consummation of such a transaction that other shareholders do not
+Added: This concentrated control could also discourage a potential investor from acquiring the common stock of the Company due to the
+Added: limited voting power of such shares.
As a shareholder, even a controlling shareholder, Mr.
−Removed: Zeyao Xue is entitled to vote his shares, and shares over which he has voting
−Removed: control, in his own interests, which may not always be in the interests of our shareholders generally.
+Added: Shanchun Huang is entitled to vote his shares,
+Added: and shares over which he has voting control, in his own interests, which may not always be in the interests of our shareholders generally.
Anti-takeover provisions in our charter
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As a Florida corporation, we are subject to certain
−Removed: provisions of the Florida Business Corporation Act that have anti-takeover effects and may inhibit a non-negotiated merger or other
−Removed: business combination.
+Added: provisions of the Florida Business Corporation Act that have anti-takeover effects and may inhibit a non-negotiated merger or other business
Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws also contain other provisions which could have anti-takeover effects.
−Removed: provisions include, without limitation, the authority of our Board of Directors to issue additional shares of preferred stock and to fix
−Removed: the relative rights and preferences of the preferred stock without the need for any shareholder vote or approval, as discussed above,
−Removed: and advance notice procedures to be complied with by our shareholders in order to make shareholder proposals or nominate directors, such
−Removed: authorize the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock that could be issued by the Board to thwart a takeover attempt;
−Removed: require that directors only be removed from office upon a majority shareholder vote;
−Removed: provide that vacancies on the board of directors, including newly created directorships, may be filled only by a majority vote of directors then in office;
+Added: These provisions
+Added: include, without limitation, the authority of our Board of Directors to issue additional shares of preferred stock and to fix the relative
+Added: rights and preferences of the preferred stock without the need for any shareholder vote or approval, as discussed above, and advance
+Added: notice procedures to be complied with by our shareholders in order to make shareholder proposals or nominate directors, such as:
+Added: authorize the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock
+Added: that could be issued by the Board to thwart a takeover attempt;
+Added: require that directors only be removed from office upon a majority
+Added: shareholder vote;
+Added: provide that vacancies on the board of directors, including newly created
+Added: directorships, may be filled only by a majority vote of directors then in office;
limit who may call special meetings of shareholders;
For more information regarding these and other
−Removed: provisions, see the exhibit titled “ Description of Our Securities — Anti-Takeover Effects of Certain Provisions of Florida
+Added: provisions, see the exhibit titled “ Description of Our Securities - Anti-Takeover Effects of Certain Provisions of Florida Law.”
In recent years, our Common Stock has been
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common stock listed on Nasdaq was below $1.00 for 30 consecutive trading days, the Company no longer meets the minimum bid price requirement
−Removed: for continued listing on Nasdaq under Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2), which requires a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share
−Removed: (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”).
−Removed: The Company has a period of 180 calendar days from the date of notification,
−Removed: until November 11, 2024 (the “Compliance Period”), to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement.
−Removed: On November 12, 2024, the Company received a written notification from the NASDAQ Stock Market Listing Qualifications Staff (the “Staff”)
−Removed: indicating that the Company has been granted an additional 180 calendar day period or until May 12, 2025, to regain compliance with the
−Removed: $1.00 minimum closing bid price requirement for continued listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market pursuant to NASDAQ Listing Rule.
+Added: for continued listing on Nasdaq under Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2), which requires a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share (the
+Added: “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”).
+Added: The Company has a period of 180 calendar days from the date of notification, until November
+Added: 11, 2024 (the “Compliance Period”), to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement.
+Added: On November 12, 2024, the
+Added: Company received a written notification from the NASDAQ Stock Market Listing Qualifications Staff (the “Staff”) indicating
+Added: that the Company has been granted an additional 180 calendar day period or until May 12, 2025, to regain compliance with the $1.00 minimum
+Added: closing bid price requirement for continued listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market pursuant to NASDAQ Listing Rule.
+Added: On April 1, 2025, the
+Added: Company filed with the Florida Secretary of State’s office Articles of Amendment (the “Amendment”) to amend its Second
+Added: Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (“Articles of Incorporation”).
+Added: As a result of the Amendment, the
+Added: Company has authorized and approved a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of the Company’s authorized shares of common stock from 60,000,000
+Added: shares to 6,000,000 shares, accompanied by a corresponding decrease in the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock
+Added: (the “2025 Reverse Stock Split”).
+Added: The common stock will continue to be $0.001 par value.
+Added: The Company’s shares of common
+Added: stock began to trade on the NASDAQ Stock Market on the post-Reverse Stock Split basis under the symbol “FTFT” on April 4,
8, 2026, the Company filed with the Florida Secretary of State’s office Articles of Amendment (the “Amendment”) to
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The common stock will continue to be $0.001 par value.
−Removed: The Company’s
−Removed: shares of common stock began to trade on the NASDAQ Stock Market on the post-Reverse Stock Split basis under the symbol “FTFT”
−Removed: on April 4, 2025.
+Added: The Company will
+Added: round up the fractional shares that result from the Reverse Stock Split and no fractional shares will be issued in connection with the
+Added: Reverse Stock Split and no cash or other consideration will be paid in connection with any fractional shares that would otherwise have
+Added: resulted from the Reverse Stock Split.
+Added: The current pre-split number of shares of commons stock outstanding is 20,193,311 and the post-split
+Added: number of shares outstanding will be approximately 5,048,328.
+Added: No changes are being made to the number of preferred shares of the Company
+Added: which remain as 10,000,000 preferred shares as authorized but not issued.
+Added: The amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company
+Added: took effect at 1:00pm E.T.
+Added: on January 8, 2026.
+Added: We have implemented a reverse stock split to address Nasdaq minimum
+Added: bid price requirements, and there can be no assurance that our common stock will maintain compliance with Nasdaq listing standards.
+Added: Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Stock
+Added: Nasdaq requires, among other things, that listed companies maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share.
+Added: In order to address
+Added: prior or potential non-compliance with the minimum bid price requirement, we effected a 1-for-4 reverse stock split on January 20, 2026.
+Added: Although the reverse stock split increased the per-share trading price of our common stock, there can be no assurance that the bid price
+Added: of our common stock will remain at or above the minimum level required by Nasdaq.
+Added: Reverse stock splits do not directly affect the
+Added: underlying value of a company and are often viewed negatively by the market.
+Added: The market price of our common stock may decline following
+Added: the reverse stock split for a variety of reasons, including market perceptions regarding our business, reduced liquidity due to a lower
+Added: number of shares outstanding, general market conditions, or other factors unrelated to our financial performance.
+Added: If the bid price of
+Added: our common stock were to fall below $1.00 per share for an extended period in the future, we could again be subject to deficiency notices,
+Added: compliance periods, or potential delisting proceedings by Nasdaq.
+Added: A delisting of our common stock from Nasdaq could
+Added: materially and adversely affect the liquidity and market price of our securities, limit our ability to raise capital, reduce analyst coverage,
+Added: and decrease investor confidence.
+Added: While we intend to monitor our continued compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements, we may not be
+Added: able to maintain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement or other listing standards in the future.
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