TEN Holdings, Inc. 10-Q

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds The following “Use of Proceeds” information relates to the registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File Number 333-282621), for our initial public offering (the “IPO”), which registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on February 7, 2025. On February 18, 2025, we completed our IPO, in which we registered, issued and sold an aggregate of 1,667,000 shares of common stock, at a public offering price of $6.00 per share for $10,002,000. Bancroft Capital, LLC was the representative of the underwriters of our IPO. We incurred approximately $1,102,000 in expenses in connection with our IPO, which included approximately $550,000 in underwriting discounts, approximately $100,000 in expenses paid to or for underwriters, approximately $440,000 in legal and financial service fees, and approximately $12,000 in other expenses. None of the transaction expenses included payments to directors or officers of our Company or their associates, persons owning more than 10% or more of our equity securities or our affiliates. None of the net proceeds we received from the IPO were paid, directly or indirectly, to any of our directors or officers or their associates, persons owning 10% or more of our equity securities or our affiliates. The net proceeds raised from the IPO were approximately $8,900,000, after deducting underwriting discounts and the offering expenses payable by us. As of the date of this quarterly report, we have used approximately $2,500,000, $2,000,000, $2,000,000, $1,800,000, and $300,000 from the net proceeds for (i) advisory services for future financing related to acquisitions, business development and growth initiatives, (ii) repayment of short-term loans, (iii) marketing efforts to boost brand awareness, (iv) working capital and general corporate purposes to support day-to-day operations, and (v) research and development for platform enhancement, respectively. We intend to use the remaining proceeds from our IPO largely in the manner disclosed in our registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File Number 333-282621). Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities Not applicable. Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures Not applicable.