Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
ITEM
9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Management’s
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial
reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as
a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar
functions, and effected by our Board, senior management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.
Because
of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of
any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions,
or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. We continue to review our internal control over financial
reporting and may from time to time make changes aimed at enhancing their effectiveness and to ensure that our systems evolve with our
business.
Under
the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted
an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in “Internal Control
— Integrated Framework (2013)” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based
on the control deficiencies identified during this evaluation and set forth below, our senior management has concluded that we did not
maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2025 due to the existence of a material weakness in
internal control over financial reporting as described below.
A
material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a
reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
The material weakness identified relates to lack of adequate policies and procedures in internal control function to ensure that proper
control and procedures have been designed and implemented over key business cycles, and lack of sufficient in-house accounting
personnel with the requisite knowledge and experience in the application of U.S. GAAP . We have initiated remediation efforts, including
engaging external consultants and will continue to monitor and enhance our internal controls.
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
An
evaluation was performed under the supervision of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report. Based on that evaluation, our management,
including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that, as of September 30, 2025, our disclosure controls
and procedures were not effective to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and
forms due to material weaknesses in our internal controls described below.
●
Lack of adequate policies
and procedures in internal control function to ensure that proper control and procedures have been designed and implemented over
key business cycles.
●
Lack of sufficient in-house accounting personnel with the requisite knowledge and experience in the application of U.S. GAAP.
We
plan to hire additional personnel or consultant with relevant experience and qualifications to design and implement internal control
over key business cycles to strengthen the internal control system, and plan to hire additional in-house accounting personnel with the
requisite knowledge and experience in the application of U.S. GAAP. However, we cannot assure you that we will remediate our material
weaknesses in a timely manner.
Inherent
Limitations Over Internal Controls
Our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures
or our internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide
only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Our control systems are designed to provide
such reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are
resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in
all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any,
within our Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include, but are not limited to, the realities that judgments in decision-making
can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual
acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any system of controls
also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events and there can be no assurance that any design will
succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes
in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a
cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
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Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Other
than the ongoing remediation efforts described above, we have made no change in our internal control over financial reporting during
the last fiscal year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
ITEM
9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None .
ITEM
9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS.
Not
applicable.
PART
III
ITEM
10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Directors
and Executive Officers
The
following are our executive officers and directors and their respective ages and positions as of the date of this annual report.
Name
Age
Position
Ding Wei
45
Chief Executive Officer,
Director and Chairman
Mengshu Shao
34
Chief Financial Officer
and Director
Yufang Qu
59
Independent Director
Tao Tu
45
Independent Director
Yongbo Mo
29
Independent Director
Ding
Wei — Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman
Mr.
Wei, 45 years old, was appointed as our Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman on October 15, 2024. In addition, Mr. Wei is the
founder, chairman, and general manager of Yangzhou Ruide Fei Technology Co., Ltd. and Yangzhou Yu Chen Saiwen Information Consulting
Co., Ltd. since July 2014, where he was responsible for business operation and corporation management, including strategic planning,
operations management, financial management, marketing, and team management. From 2009 to 2013, Mr. Wei served as the head of the administrative
department at HYVA MECHANICS (CHINA) CO., LTD., during which he was responsible for human resources support, office operations management,
team leadership, and compliance control. From 2006 to 2009, Mr. Wei was the deputy general manager and executive assistant to the chairman
at Yangzhou Gaoshi Glasses Co., Ltd., and her was responsible for overseeing daily operations across multiple departments, developing
and implementing organizational strategies, monitoring financial performance, and conducting performance evaluations. Mr. Wei holds a
bachelor’s degree in computer science and information systems from CARICH Education of New Zealand.
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Mengshu
Shao — Chief Financial Officer and Director
Ms.
Shao, 34 years old, was appointed as a Director on October 23, 2024. Ms. Shao served as internal auditor manager at Agile Group from
October 2021 to September 2024, where she was responsible for managing internal audit projects of corporation, including operational
auditing, risk assessment and management, internal control evaluation, compliance monitoring, and fraud detection. From May 2019 to September
2021, Ms. Shao held the position of internal auditor at Cedar Holdings, where she worked on internal audit tasks of corporation, including
risk assessment and management, operational audit, and internal control evaluation. From August 2016 to April 2019, Ms. Shao worked as
an auditor at PwC Mainland China. Ms. Shao graduated from Jinan University in June 2016 with a master’s degree in accounting.
Yufang
Qu — Independent Director
Ms.
Qu, 59 years old, was appointed as a Director on October 15, 2024. Ms. Qu served as an accountant of Shuangyashan Shijixing Construction
Engineering Co., Ltd. from 2004 to 2022, where she was responsible for organizing financial information, preparing financial statements,
and providing financial analysis to help optimize financial structure and improve efficiency. Ms. Qu graduated from Shuangyashan Radio
and Television University in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in financial accounting.
Tao
Tu — Independent Director
Mr.
Tao TU, age 45, was appointed as a Director on May 31, 2024. Mr.Tu currently serves as the Director of Fuda Capital Ltd. and as the Chief
Executive Officer at Jinyide Culture Media Co., Ltd., where he is responsible for strategic leadership, organizational management, external
representation, financial Performance, and corporate governance. From 2017 to 2020, he served as the Chief Executive Officer at Jinyide
Jewelry Co., Ltd., where he was responsible for corporate governance, marketing and development, customer relationship, and organizational
development. Mr. Tu received his bachelor’s degree in Finance from the South-Central University for Nationalities.
Yongbo
Mo — Independent Director
Mr.
Mo, 29 years old, was appointed as a Director on October 23, 2024. Mr. Mo has been working at Shanghai Haineng Investment Consulting
Company as a Product Manager since February 2022, where he is primarily responsible for leading and managing investment projects, including
project screening, due diligence, financial analysis, risk assessment, project execution supervision, and post-project tracking and evaluation.
From June 2018 to January 2022, Mr. Mo served as a Media Manager at Zhengzhou Houde Technology Co., Ltd., where he was primarily responsible
for developing and implementing media strategies, which include maintaining media relationships, content operations, user operations,
brand promotion, and commercial cooperation services. Mr. Mo graduated from Zhengzhou Information Technology Vocational School in September
2017 with a bachelor’s degree in Investment and Finance.
Family
Relationships
There
are no familial relationships between the directors or executive officers of the Company.
Code
of Ethics
Our
Board has adopted a written code of business conduct and ethics (“Code of Ethics”) that applies to our directors, officers,
and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer or controller,
or persons performing similar functions. We intend to post on our website a current copy of the Code of Ethics and all disclosures that
are required by law regarding any amendments to, or waivers from, any provision of the Code of Ethics. Any person may obtain a copy of
our Code of Ethics, without charge, by mailing a request to the Company at the address appearing on the front page of this annual Report
on Form 10-K or by viewing it on our website found at https://www.innoholdings.com/code-of-business-conduct-and-ethics.
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Insider
Trading Policy
All
officers, directors and employees of, and consultants and contractors to, us or any of our subsidiaries are subject to our Insider Trading
Policy. The Insider Trading Policy prohibits the unauthorized disclosure of any nonpublic information acquired in the workplace and the
misuse of material nonpublic information in the trading of our securities. To ensure compliance with the Insider Trading Policy and applicable
federal and state securities laws, all officers, directors and employees of, and consultants and contractors to, us or any of our subsidiaries
must refrain from the sale or purchase of our securities except in specific designated trading windows or pursuant to 10b5-1 trading
plans that were preapproved. Even during a trading window period, certain insiders, including our named executive officers and directors,
must comply with our designated pre-clearance policy prior to trading in our securities.
Board
Leadership Structure and Risk Oversight
Our
Board has responsibility for the oversight of our risk management processes and, either as a whole or through its committees, regularly
discusses with management our major risk exposures, their potential impact on our business and the steps we take to manage them. The
risk oversight process includes receiving regular reports from board committees and members of senior management to enable our Board
to understand our risk identification, risk management, and risk mitigation strategies with respect to areas of potential material risk,
including operations, finance, legal, regulatory, cybersecurity, strategic, and reputational risk. While the Company has not yet experienced
a significant impact related to the situation in Ukraine caused by the Russian invasion, the Board will also closely monitor the risks
in relation to such developments, including but not limited to risks related to cybersecurity, sanctions, supply chain, suppliers and
service providers. Similarly, our board is monitoring US-China relations to monitor risks such as political disruption, supply chain,
and foreign exchange.
Board
of Directors
Our
business and affairs are managed under the direction of our Board. Our Board consists of 5 directors, 3 of whom qualify as “independent”
under the listing standards of Nasdaq.
Directors
serve until the next annual meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified. Officers are appointed to serve until their
successors have been elected and qualified.
Director
Independence
Our
Board is composed of a majority of “independent directors” as defined under the rules of Nasdaq. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(a)(2)
provides that an “ independent director ” is a person other than an officer or employee of the company or any other
individual having a relationship which, in the opinion of the Company’s Board, would interfere with the exercise of independent
judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.
Under
such definition, our Board has undertaken a review of the independence of each director. Based on information provided by each director
concerning his or her background, employment and affiliations, our Board has determined that Yufang Qu, Tao Tu and Yongbo Mo are all
independent directors of the Company.
Committees
of the Board of Directors
Committees
of the Board were established and took effect upon the closing of our IPO on December 18, 2023. Our committees include an audit committee
and a compensation committee. Each such committee has the composition and responsibilities described below:
Audit
Committee
Our
audit committee consists of Yufang Qu, Tao Tu and Yongbo Mo. Yufang Qu is the chairman of the audit committee. In addition, our Board
has determined that Yufang Qu is an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of Item 407(d) of Regulation S-K under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act. The audit committee’s duties, which are specified in our Audit Committee Charter,
include, but are not limited to:
(a)
reviewing and discussing
with management and the independent auditor the annual audited financial statements, and recommending to the Board whether the audited
financial statements should be included in our annual disclosure report;
(b)
discussing with management
and the independent auditor significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of our financial
statements;
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(c)
discussing with management
major risk assessment and risk management policies;
(d)
monitoring the independence
of the independent auditor;
(e)
verifying the rotation
of the lead (or coordinating) audit partner having primary responsibility for the audit and the audit partner responsible for reviewing
the audit as required by law;
(f)
reviewing and approving
all related-party transactions;
(g)
inquiring and discussing
with management our compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
(h)
preapproving all audit
services and permitted non-audit services to be performed by our independent auditor, including the fees and terms of the services
to be performed;
(i)
appointing or replacing
the independent auditor;
(j)
determining the compensation
and oversight of the work of the independent auditor (including resolution of disagreements between management and the independent
auditor regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work;
(k)
establishing procedures
for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by us regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or reports
which raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies; and
(l)
approving reimbursement
of expenses incurred by our management team in identifying potential target businesses.
The
audit committee is composed exclusively of “independent directors” who are “financially literate” as defined
under the Nasdaq listing standards. The Nasdaq listing standards define “financially literate” as being able to read and
understand fundamental financial statements, including a company’s balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.
In
addition, the Company has certified to Nasdaq that the committee has, and will continue to have, at least one member who has past employment
experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting, or other comparable experience or background
that results in the individual’s financial sophistication.
Compensation
Committee
Our
compensation committee consists of Yufang Qu, Tao Tu and Yongbo Mo, each of whom is an independent director. Each member of our compensation
committee is also a non-employee director, as defined under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Yufang Qu is the chairman
of the compensation committee. The compensation committee’s duties, which are specified in our Compensation Committee Charter,
include, but are not limited to:
(a)
reviews, approves and determines,
or makes recommendations to our Board regarding, the compensation of our executive officers;
(b)
administers our equity
compensation plans;
(c)
reviews and approves, or
makes recommendations to our Board, regarding incentive compensation and equity compensation plans; and
(d)
establishes and reviews
general policies relating to compensation and benefits of our employees.
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Involvement
in Certain Legal Proceedings
To
our knowledge, none of our current directors or executive officers has, during the past ten (10) years:
(a)
been convicted in a criminal
proceeding or been subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
(b)
had any bankruptcy petition
filed by or against the business or property of the person, or of any partnership, corporation or business association of which he
was a general partner or executive officer, either at the time of the bankruptcy filing or within two (2) years prior to that time;
(c)
been subject to any order,
judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction or federal or state
authority, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting, his or her involvement in any type of
business, securities, futures, commodities, investment, banking, savings and loan, or insurance activities, or to be associated with
persons engaged in any such activity;
(d)
been found by a court of
competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or
state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated;
(e)
been the subject of, or
a party to, any federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended
or vacated (not including any settlement of a civil proceeding among private litigants), relating to an alleged violation of any
federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation, any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance
companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty
or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order, or any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire
fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or
(f)
been the subject of, or
a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined
in section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act), any registered entity (as defined in section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act), or
any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated
with a member.
Director
Qualifications
The
Company does not have a standing nominating committee. Instead, our independent directors collectively fulfill the responsibilities that
would otherwise be assigned to a nominating and corporate governance committee, including developing and recommending to our board of
directors appropriate criteria, including desired qualifications, expertise, skills and characteristics, for selection of new directors
and periodically reviews the criteria adopted by our board of directors and, if appropriate, recommends changes to such criteria. The
Board believes that this approach is appropriate given the Company’s size, board composition and current governance structure.
Delinquent
Section 16(a) Reports
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our directors, executive officers and persons who own more than 10%
of our outstanding shares of common stock (“Ten Percent Holders”) to file with the SEC reports of their share ownership and
changes in their share ownership of our common stock. Directors, executive officers and Ten Percent Holders are also required to furnish
us with copies of all ownership reports they file with the SEC. To our knowledge, based solely on a review of the copies of such reports
furnished to us, the following former directors, during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, all Section 16(a) filing requirements
applicable to our executive officers, directors and Ten Percent Holders were complied with, with the exception of the following:
Name
Number of
Late Reports (1)
Number of Transactions
Not Timely Reported
Failure to file
Requested Forms (1)
Ding Wei
1
1
1
Mengshu Shao
1
1
1
(1)
Failure
to file Form 4 - Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership.
The
above individuals have each confirmed with the Company that they intend to complete filings of the delinquent Section 16(a) reports as
soon as commercially practicable.
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ITEM
11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Compensation
for our Named Executive Officers
As
an emerging growth company, we have opted to comply with the executive compensation disclosure rules applicable to “smaller reporting
companies,” as such term is defined in the rules promulgated under the Securities Act. This section discusses the material components
of the executive compensation program for our named executive officers (“NEOs”) for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2025 (“Fiscal Year 2025”) and the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 (“Fiscal Year 2024”).
For
Fiscal Year 2025 and 2024, the Company’s NEOs were:
●
Dekui Liu, former Chief
Executive Officer;
●
Tianwei (Solomon) Li, former
Chief Financial Officer and former Chief Executive Officer;
●
Dr. Li (Alice) Gong, former
Chief Operation Officer and General Manager of Inno Metal Studs Corp (a former subsidiary of the Company);
●
Ding Wei, Chief Executive
Officer; and
●
Mengshu Shao, Chief Executive
Officer.
Compensation
Program
The
objective of the compensation program of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Company Group”) is to provide a total compensation
package to each NEO that will enable the Company Group to attract, motivate and retain outstanding individuals, align the interests of
our executive team with those of our shareholders, encourage individual and collective contributions to the successful execution of our
short- and long-term business strategies and reward NEOs for performance.
●
Base Salary. Each
of the NEOs is paid a base salary commensurate with the executive’s skill set, experience, performance, role and responsibilities.
●
Short-Term Cash Incentives.
During Fiscal Years 2025 and 2024, except for a one-time award of $50,000 to Mr. Tianwei Li upon the consummation of the IPO,
the Company Group did not grant any short-term cash bonuses to any of the NEOs.
●
Stock Awards. During
Fiscal Years 2025 and 2024, the Company Group granted incentive stock awards, pursuant to the Omnibus Incentive Plan, to NEOs including
150,000 shares of our common stock to Ding Wei, and 51,355 shares of our common stock to Mengshu Shao.
Summary
Compensation Table
The
following table presents information regarding the total compensation awarded to, earned by and paid to the Company’s NEOs for
services rendered to the Company Group in all capacities in its Fiscal Years 2025 and 2024.
Name and Principal Position
Year
Salary
($)
Bonus
($)
Stock Awards
($)
Total
($)
Ding Wei (1)
2025
60,000
-
775,500
-
Chief Executive Officer
2024
-
-
-
-
Mengshu Shao (2)
2025
60,000
-
265,505
Chief Financial Officer
2024
-
-
-
-
Dekui Liu (3)
2025
-
-
-
-
Former Chief Executive Officer
2024
70,833
-
-
70,833
Tianwei (Solomon) Li (4)
2025
-
-
-
-
Former Chief Financial Officer and Former Chief Executive Officer
2024
180,000
50,000
-
230,000
Dr. Li (Alice) Gong (5)
2025
-
-
-
-
Former Chief Operation Officer and General Manager of Inno Metal Studs Corp
2024
152,587
-
-
152,587
(1)
On October 15, 2024, the Board appointed Ding Wei, to fill the Chief Executive Officer. The Company will compensate Ding Wei for his
service as chief executive officer at a salary of $60,000 annually, subject to his continued service.
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(2)
On January 3, 2025, the Board appointed Mengshu Shao, to fill the Chief Financial Officer. The Company will compensate Mengshu Shao for
her service as chief financial officer at a salary of $60,000 annually, subject to her continued service.
(3)
On May 31, 2024, Mr. Dekui Liu resigned from his position as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and as a Director of the Board of the
Company.
(4)
Tianwei Li was appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective July 17, 2023. On June 3, 2024, the Board appointed Mr. Li as Chief Executive
Officer of the Company and continued to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer following his appointment as Chief Executive
Officer. On October 15, 2024, Mr. Li resigned from his position as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. On January 3, 2025, Mr. Li
resigned from his position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
(5)
On October 15, 2024, Ms. Gong resigned from her position as Chief Operations Officer of the Company.
Narrative
Disclosure to the Summary Compensation Table
Employee
Benefits
The
executive officers, including the NEOs, are eligible to receive the same employee benefits that are generally available to all full-time
employees, subject to the satisfaction of certain eligibility requirements. In structuring these benefit plans, the Company Group seeks
to provide an aggregate level of benefits that are comparable to those provided by similar companies.
Agreements
with our NEOs
Other
than Ding Wei and Mengshu Shao, our NEOs not currently subject to an employment agreement with the Company Group.
Effective
July 17, 2023, Mr. Li was appointed by the Board to serve as the Company Group’s Chief Financial Officer. Pursuant to the terms
of his Offer Letter with the Company, dated July 14, 2023 (the “Li Offer Letter”). Mr. Li’s initial employment term
will run from July 17, 2023 to July 17, 2024. Starting July 17, 2024, his employment will be at-will. Pursuant to the Offer Letter Mr.
Li will receive an annual base salary of $180,000 and be eligible for an annual performance-based bonus of Company options worth $200,000
disbursed proportionally on a monthly basis, subject to the Omnibus Plan. Subject to the consummation of the IPO and pursuant to the
Offer Letter, Mr. Li is eligible for a one-time award of $50,000 within one week after consummation of the IPO for pre-IPO consulting
services provided. The option awards have not been awarded as of the date of this filing. The IPO bonus of $50,000 was paid on April
19, 2024. Mr. Li is also will be eligible to participate in all benefit plans generally offered to other senior executives of the Company
in similar positions and with similar responsibilities.
2023
Omnibus Incentive Plan
Our
Board adopted, and our shareholders approved, the Inno Holdings, Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2023 Omnibus Plan”),
effective July 18, 2023. The purpose of the 2023 Omnibus Plan is to: (i) encourage the profitability and growth of the Company through
short-term and long-term incentives that are consistent with the Company’s objectives; (ii) give participants an incentive for
excellence in individual performance; (iii) promote teamwork among its participants; and (iv) give the Company a significant advantage
in attracting and retaining key employees, non-employee directors, and consultants. To accomplish these purposes, the 2023 Omnibus Plan
provides for the grant of awards in the form of incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, nonqualified stock
options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance-based awards (including performance shares,
performance units and performance bonus awards), and other stock-based or cash-based awards. A total of 201,355 shares of common stock
(or 2,013,552 shares of common stock before the Reverse Stock Split) was initially reserved and available for issuance under the 2023
Omnibus Plan.
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All
of the incentive equity awards under the 2023 Omnibus Plan have been granted in January 2025, including 150,000 shares of our common
stock to Ding Wei, and 51,355 shares of our common stock to Mengshu Shao.
2025
Omnibus Incentive Plan
Our
Board adopted, and our shareholders approved, the Inno Holdings, Inc. 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2025 Omnibus Plan”),
effective March 17, 2025. The purpose of the 2025 Omnibus Plan is to: (i) encourage the profitability and growth of the Company through
short-term and long-term incentives that are consistent with the Company’s objectives; (ii) give participants an incentive for
excellence in individual performance; (iii) promote teamwork among its participants; and (iv) give the Company a significant advantage
in attracting and retaining key employees, non-employee directors, and consultants. To accomplish these purposes, the 2025 Omnibus Plan
provides for the grant of awards in the form of incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, nonqualified stock
options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance-based awards (including performance shares,
performance units and performance bonus awards), and other stock-based or cash-based awards. A total of 880,000 shares of common stock
was initially reserved and available for issuance under the 2025 Omnibus Plan.
All
of the incentive equity awards under the 2025 Omnibus Plan have been granted in May 2025 to our non-NEO employees.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year-End
None
of our NEOs had any outstanding equity awards in the Company as of September 30, 2025.
Potential
Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control
As
of September 30, 2025, none of our NEOs were eligible for any potential payments upon any form of termination or resignation of employment
or a change in control of the Company. During Fiscal Years 2025 and 2024, none of our former NEOs received any payments or benefits in
connection with their resignation from the Company.
Director
Compensation Table
Neither
of the Company’s non-employee directors received any compensation related to the director’s Board service in Fiscal Year
2025 and 2024 or had any outstanding equity awards as of September 30, 2025.
Incentive
Based Compensation Recoupment Policy
On
October 30, 2023, our Board of Directors adopted an executive compensation recoupment policy consistent with the requirements of the
Exchange Act Rule 10D-1 and listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC thereunder, to help ensure that incentive compensation is
paid based on accurate financial and operating data, and the correct calculation of performance against incentive targets. Our policy
addresses recoupment of amounts from performance-based awards paid to all corporate officers, including awards under our equity incentive
plans, in the event of a financial restatement to the extent that the payout for such awards would have been less, or in the event of
fraud, or intentional, willful or gross misconduct that contributed to the need for a financial restatement.
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Emerging
Growth Company Status
We
are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jobs Act. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest
of (i) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of our common stock pursuant to
an effective registration statement under the Securities Act; (ii) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross
revenues of $1.235 billion or more; (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous
three years; and (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under applicable SEC rules. We expect that we will
remain an emerging growth company for the foreseeable future, but we cannot retain our emerging growth company status indefinitely and
will no longer qualify as an emerging growth company on or before the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of
the date of the first sale of our common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act. For so long
as we remain an emerging growth company, we are permitted and intend to rely on exemptions from specified disclosure requirements that
are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies.
These
exemptions include:
●
being permitted to provide
only two years of audited financial statements, in addition to any required unaudited interim financial statements, with reduced
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” disclosures;
●
not being required to comply
with the requirement of an auditor needing to attest to our internal controls over financial reporting;
●
not being required to comply
with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation
or providing a supplement to the auditor’s report regarding additional information about the audit and the financial statements;
●
reduced disclosure obligations
regarding executive compensation; and
●
not being required to hold
a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
ITEM
12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The
following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership, within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act, of our Common Stock Shares as of the date of this annual report, with respect to the holdings of (1) each person who is the beneficial
owner of more than 5% of Company voting stock, (2) each of our directors, (3) each executive officer, and (4) all of our current directors
and executive officers as a group.
Beneficial
ownership of the voting stock is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes any shares of company voting stock over
which a person exercises sole or shared voting or investment power, or of which a person has a right to acquire ownership at any time
within 60 days of September 30, 2025. Except as otherwise indicated, we believe that the persons named in this table have sole voting
and investment power with respect to all shares of voting stock held by them. Applicable percentage ownership in the following table
is based on 97,948,480 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of December 15, 2025.
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To
the best of our knowledge, except as otherwise indicated, each of the persons named in the table has sole voting and investment power
with respect to the shares of our common stock beneficially owned by such person, except to the extent such power may be shared with
a spouse. To our knowledge, none of the shares listed below are held under a voting trust or similar agreement, except as noted. To our
knowledge, there is no arrangement, including any pledge by any person of securities of the Company, the operation of which may at a
subsequent date result in a change in control of the Company.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)
Title
Beneficially owned
Percent
Officers and Directors
Ding Wei
Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman
150,000
0.15 %
Mengshu Shao
Chief Financial Officer and Director
51,355
0.05 %
Yufang Qu
Independent Director
—
—
Tao Tu
Independent Director
—
—
Yongbo Mo
Independent Director
—
—
Officers and Directors as a Group (total of five persons)
—
—
5%+ Stockholders
(1)
Unless otherwise indicated,
the business address for each of the individuals is RM1, 5/F, No. 43 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077.
Equity
Compensation Plan Information
As
of September 30, 2025, a total of 1,081,355 shares of common stock awards were issued by the Company under its equity compensation plan,
including:
●
A total of 201,355 shares
of common stock under the 2023 Omnibus Plan were granted in January 2025, including 150,000 shares of common stock to Ding Wei, and
51,355 shares of our common stock to Mengshu Shao; and
●
A total of 880,000 shares
of common stock under the 2025 Omnibus Plan were granted in May 2025, including 880,000 shares of common stock to non-NEO employees.
ITEM
13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Unless
described below, from October 1, 2024 till September 30, 2025, there are no existing or currently proposed transactions or series of
similar transactions to which we were a party or will be a party, in which:
●
the amounts involved exceed
or will exceed $120,000; and
●
any of our directors, executive
officers or holders of more than 5% of our capital stock, or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing had, or will
have, a direct or indirect material interest.
The
Company borrows short term loans without interest from its Former CEO, Mr. Dekui Liu, for operation and cashflow needs from time to time.
As of September 30, 2025 and 2024, the amount due to Mr. Liu was $Nil and $1,000, respectively.
Starting
in December 2022, for operation and cashflow needs, the Company advances funds from Zfounder Organization Inc., (“Zfounder”),
one of the Company’s minority shareholders, and Wise Hill Inc., (“Wise Hill”), a company owned by a former shareholder
of the Company who also serves as the CEO and Board member of Zfounder. The advanced amounts are non-interest bearing. As of September
30, 2025 and 2024, the outstanding balance, due to Zfounder and Wise Hill, were $Nil and $Nil, respectively. During the year ended September
31, 2025, other income of employee lease service from Zfounder was $34,000. Zfounder was a principal shareholder of the Company as of
September 30, 2024. In October 2024, Zfounder sold most of its shares of the Company to third parties, after which it became a minority
shareholder of the Company, so both Zfounder and Wise Hill are no longer considered as related parties of the Company.
In
March 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with Vision Opportunity Fund LP, a Florida limited partnership partially owned by a
minority shareholder of the Company, who also serves as the CEO and Board member of Zfounder. In August 2023, all rights, obligations
and interests under the agreement were subsequently assigned by Vision Opportunity Fund LP to its general partner, New Vision 101 LLC
(“Vision 101”). Pursuant to the agreement, the Company agreed to provide supplies and act as project developer for an amount
equal to $15,875,800 plus applicable taxes. As of September 30, 2025, the outstanding balance, due to Zfounder was $Nil and $Nil amount
of revenue has been recognized during the year ended September 30, 2025. As of September 30, 2024, amount of $244,185 has been received
and recorded as deferred revenue, and $Nil amount of revenue has been recognized during the year ended September 30, 2024. As Zfounder
is now a minority shareholder of the Company and the Company sold all issued and outstanding shares it owns in Inno Metal Studs Corp
on March 4, 2025, Vision 101 is no longer considered as related parties of the Company.
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On
October 14, 2024, the Company entered into an equity investment agreement with an individual, securing a 15% ownership interest in Core
Modu LLC. During the year ended September 30, 2025, other income of employee lease service from Core Modu was $15,000. On March 28, 2025,
the Company agreed to sell all of the membership interest it owns in Core Modu LLC, which represents 15% of the outstanding membership
interest in Core Modu LLC. Core Modu LLC is no longer considered as related parties of the Company.
The
Company purchases prefab home, materials and supplies, including design services from Baicheng Trading LLC (“Baicheng”),
a company with a director related to the former Chairwoman. As of September 30, 2025 and 2024, the outstanding balance of prepayments
to Baicheng was $Nil and $225,511, respectively. As the former Chairwoman resigned from her position of the Company in October 2024,
Baicheng is no longer considered as a related party of the Company.
Policies
and Procedures for Related Person Transactions
We
have adopted a written related person transaction policy that set forth the following policies and procedures for the review and approval
or ratification of related person transactions. A “related person transaction” is a transaction, arrangement or relationship
in which INNO or any of its subsidiaries was, is or will be a participant, the amount of which involved exceeds $120,000, and in which
any related person had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest. A “related person” means:
●
any person who is, or at
any time during the applicable period was, one of INNO’s executive officers or directors;
●
any person who is known
by INNO to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of INNO’s voting securities;
●
any immediate family member
of any of the foregoing persons, which means any child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law,
son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother in-law or sister-in-law of a director, executive officer or a beneficial owner of more than
5% of INNO’s voting securities, and any person (other than a tenant or employee) sharing the household of such director, executive
officer or beneficial owner of more than 5% of INNO’s voting securities; and
●
any firm, corporation or
other entity in which any of the foregoing persons is a partner or principal, or in a similar position, or in which such person has
a 10% or greater beneficial ownership interest.
We
intend to establish policies and procedures designed to minimize potential conflicts of interest arising from any dealings we may have
with our affiliates and to provide appropriate procedures for the disclosure of any real or potential conflicts of interest that may
exist from time to time. Specifically, pursuant to its audit committee charter, the audit committee have the responsibility to review
related party transactions.
Director
Independence
A
majority of our Board are independent directors, see the discussion above under the section “Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers
and Corporate governance.”
ITEM
14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Independent
Auditor
For
the years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company’s independent public accounting firms were JWF Assurance PAC and Simon
& Edward, LLP, respectively.
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Fees
Paid to Principal Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The
aggregate fees billed by our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, for the years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:
2025
2024
Audit Fees (1)
$ 168,000
$ 92,500
Audit Related Fees (2)
-
-
Tax Fees
-
-
All other fees (3)
-
-
Total Fees
$ 168,000
$ 92,500
(1) Audit fees
represent fees for professional services provided in connection with the audit of our annual financial statements and the review
of our quarterly financial statements and those services normally provided in connection with statutory or regulatory filings or
engagements including comfort letters, consents and other services related to SEC matters. This information is presented as of the
latest practicable date for this annual report.
(2) Audit-related
fees represent fees for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our
financial statements and not reported above under “Audit Fees.”
(3) All other
fees include fees billed by our independent auditors for products or services other than as described in the immediately preceding
three categories. No such fees were incurred during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
Audit
Committee Pre-Approval Policies
The
charter of our audit committee provides that the duties and responsibilities of our audit committee include the pre-approval of all audit
and non-audit services permitted by law or applicable SEC regulations (including fee and terms of engagement) to be performed by our
external auditor.
PART
IV
ITEM
15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
The
following documents are filed as part of this report:
(a) Documents filed as part of this report
(1)
Financial Statements
All
financial statements of the Company are as set forth under Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(2)
Financial Statement Schedules
All
schedules have been omitted because the required information is included in the financial statements or notes thereto or because they
are not required.
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(b)
Exhibits.
The
following exhibits are filed, furnished or incorporated by reference as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Incorporated
by Reference
Exhibit
Description
Schedule/
Form
File
Number
Exhibits
Filing
Date
3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation dated July 14, 2023
S-1
333-273429
3.5
October
20, 2023
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Inno Holdings Inc., dated December 18, 2023
8-K
001-41882
3.1
December
18, 2023
3.3
Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation, dated October 8, 2024
8-K
001-41882
3.1
October
8, 2024
4.1
Underwriter’s Warrant, dated December 18, 2023, issued by Inno Holdings Inc.
8-K
001-41882
4.1
December 18, 2023
4.2
Form of Common Stock Certificate
S-1
333-273429
4.1
October 20, 2023
4.3
Description of Inno Holding Inc.’s Capital Stock
10-K
001-41882
4.3
January 16, 2024
10.1
Form of Indemnification Agreement
S-1
333-273429
10.1
October 20, 2023
10.2
Inno Holdings Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan
10-K
001-41882
10.4
January 16, 2024
10.3
Limited Waiver of Underwriting Agreement, dated March 1, 2024, by and between the Company and the Representative.
8-K
001-41882
10.1
March 4, 2024
10.4
Warrant Assumption Agreement, dated March 1, 2024, by and between the Company and the Representative
8-K
001-41882
10.2
March 4, 2024
10.5
SPA I, dated September 6, 2024, by and between the Company, Zfounder, West Lake Club, Next Level and each of the investors signatory thereto.
8-K
001-41882
10.1
September 12, 2024
10.6
SPA II, dated September 6, 2024, by and between the Company, Zfounder, and each of the investors signatory thereto.
8-K
001-41882
10.2
September 12, 2024
10.7
SPA III, dated September 6, 2024, by and between the Company, Zfounder, West Lake Club, Next Level and each of the investors signatory thereto.
8-K
001-41882
10.3
September 12, 2024
10.8++
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, by and between the Company and certain investors, dated October 31, 2024
8-K
001-41882
10.1
November 1, 2024
10.9++
Form of Registration Rights Agreement, by and between the Company and certain investors, dated October 31, 2024
8-K
001-41882
10.2
November 1, 2024
10.10++
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, by and between the Company and certain investors, dated November 13, 2024
8-K
001-41882
10.1
November 19, 2024
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10.11++
Form of Registration Rights Agreement, by and between the Company and certain investors, dated November 13, 2024
8-K
001-41882
10.2
November 19, 2024
10.12++
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, by and between the Company and certain investors, dated December 11, 2024
8-K
001-41882
10.1
December 13, 2024
10.13++
Form of Registration Rights Agreement, by and between the Company and certain investors, dated December 11, 2024
8-K
001-41882
10.2
December 13, 2024
10.14
Standby Equity Purchase Agreement dated January 28, 2025, between Inno Holdings Inc. and the Investors
8-K
001-41882
10.1
January 29, 2025
10.15
Share Purchase Agreement, dated March 4, 2025, by and among Architectix Limited, Inno Holdings Inc., Inno Metal Studs Corp, and Inno AI Tech Corp
8-K
001-41882
10.1
March 10, 2025
10.16
Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated March 28, 2025, by and among Inno Holdings Inc., the Buyer and Core Modu LLC
8-K
001-41882
10.1
March 31, 2025
10.17
Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated March 28, 2025, by and among Inno Holdings Inc., the Buyer and Castor Building Tech LLC
8-K
001-41882
10.2
March 31, 2025
10.18++
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, by and between the Company and certain investors, dated June 2, 2025
8-K
001-41882
10.1
June 6, 2025
10.19
Standby Equity Purchase Agreement dated July 4, 2025, between Inno Holdings Inc. and the Investors
8-K
001-41882
10.1
July 8, 2025
10.20++
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated September 10, 2025, by and between Inno Holdings Inc. and certain institutional investors
8-K
001-41882
10.1
September 11, 2025
10.21
Placement Agent Agreement, dated September 9, 2025, by and between Inno Holdings Inc. and Aegis Capital Corp.
8-K
001-41882
10.2
September 11, 2025
10.22++
Form of Pre-Funded Warrant
8-K
001-41882
10.3
September 11, 2025
10.23++
Lease Agreement
10.24++
Form of Standard Sales of Goods Agreement with Top Customers for the year ended September 30, 2025
10.25++
Procurement Contract with Top 1 Supplier for the year ended September 30, 2025
10.26++
Procurement Contract with Top 2 Supplier for the year ended September 30, 2025
10.27
Sales Agreement, dated November 12, 2025, by and between Inno Holdings Inc. and Aegis Capital Corp.
8-K
001-41882
1.1
November 13, 2025
14.1
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
10-K
001-41882
14.1
January
16, 2024
19.1*
Insider Trading Policy and Procedures
21.1
List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23.1
Consent of Simon & Edward, LLP
23.2
Consent of JWF Assurance PAC
31.1*
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*
Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1*
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2*
Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
97.1
Inno Holdings Inc. Incentive Based Compensation Recoupment Policy
10-K
001-41882
97.1
January
16, 2024
99.1
Audit Committee Charter
10-K
001-41882
99.1
January
16, 2024
99.2
Compensation Committee Charter
10-K
001-41882
99.2
January
16, 2024
*
Filed or furnished
herewith.
++
Portions of this exhibit
have been redacted in compliance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(10). The omitted information is not material and would likely cause
competitive harm to the Company if publicly disclosed. The Company agrees to furnish an unredacted copy to the SEC upon its request.
#
Certain schedules and exhibits
have been omitted in compliance with Regulation S-K Item 601(a)(5). The Company agrees to furnish a copy of any omitted schedule
or exhibit to the SEC upon its request.
ITEM
16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY.
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
INNO HOLDINGS,
INC.
By:
/s/
Ding Wei
Ding Wei
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: December 15, 2025
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name
Position
Date
/s/ Ding
Wei
Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman
December 15, 2025
Ding Wei
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Mengshu
Shao
Chief Financial Officer and Director
December 15, 2025
Mengshu Shao
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Yufang
Qu
Director
December 15, 2025
Yufang Qu
/s/ Tao Tu
Director
December 15, 2025
Tao Tu
/s/ Yongbo
Mo
Director
December 15, 2025
Yongbo Mo
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