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ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

 

Plutus Financial Group Limited (collectively the “Company”) was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on January 12, 2022 as an investment holding company. The Company conducts its primary operations through its indirectly wholly-owned subsidiaries that are incorporated and domiciled in Hong Kong, namely: 1.) Plutus Securities Limited (“Plutus Securities”) which is licensed with the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (the “SFC”) to carry out Type 1 (dealing in Securities) regulated activities and mainly offers securities dealings and brokerage services, underwriting and placing services and other financing services; and 2.) Plutus Asset Management Limited (“Plutus AM”) which is licensed with the SFC to carry out Type 4 (advising on securities) and Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities in Hong Kong and mainly offer (i) asset management services and (ii) investment advisory services to customers. The Company holds Plutus Securities and Plutus AM via two wholly-owned subsidiaries, namely Plutus Investment Holdings Group Limited (“Plutus IH Group”) and Plutus Investment Holdings International Limited (“Plutus IH Int’l”), respectively, both of which were incorporated and are domiciled in the British Virgin Islands.

 

The Company generates brokerage commission income by enabling its customers to trade on multiple exchanges around the world; commission income by underwriting and placing securities for its customers; and asset management fee by providing investment advisory services to its customers.

 

Details of the Company and its subsidiaries are set out in the table as follows:

 

   Date of  

Percentage of

effective ownership December 31,

   Place of   
Name  incorporation   2023   2024   incorporation  Principal activities
Plutus Financial Group Limited   January 12, 2022    N/A    N/A   Cayman Islands  Investment holding
Plutus Investment Holdings Group Limited   February 8, 2022    100%   100%  The British Virgin Islands  Investment holding
Plutus Investment Holdings International Limited   February 8, 2022    100%   100%  The British Virgin Islands  Investment holding
Plutus Securities Limited   April 20, 2018    100%   100%  Hong Kong  Securities dealings and brokerage, underwriting and placing services
Plutus Asset Management Limited   April 20, 2018    100%   100%  Hong Kong  Asset management
Plutus Asset Management Cayman Limited   August 30, 2018    100%   100%  Cayman Islands  Investment holding

One Promise Investment Immigration Consulting Limited

   March 19, 2019    100%   100%  Hong Kong  Investment holding
Plutus Financial Holdings Limited   February 11, 2019    100%   100%  The British Virgin Islands  Investment holding
Plutus Financial Investment Limited   May 29, 2023    100%   100%  Hong Kong  Investment holding

 

Reorganization

 

Pursuant to a group reorganization (“Group Reorganization”) that took place on July 15, 2022 (“Closing Date”), the former sole shareholder of Plutus Securities and Plutus AM, namely Mr. Zhisheng Zhao (“Mr. Zhao”) transferred all the issued shares of Plutus Securities and Plutus AM to Plutus IH Group and Plutus IH Int’l, respectively, which are both wholly-owned by the Company, in consideration of the Company allotting and issuing 12,000,000 ordinary shares to two private companies wholly-owned by Mr. Zhao, credited as fully paid. Following such share exchanges, Plutus Securities and Plutus AM became the Company’s indirectly wholly-owned subsidiaries, whereas Mr. Zhao became the ultimate controlling shareholder of the Company holding the entire issued share capital of the Company.

 

The Group Reorganization has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition whereby Plutus Securities and Plutus AM are deemed to be the accounting acquirers (legal acquirees) and the Company to be the accounting acquiree (legal acquirer). The financial statements before the Group Reorganization are those of Plutus Securities and Plutus AM on a combined basis with the results of the Company being consolidated from the Closing Date. The equity section and earnings per share of the Company have been retroactively restated to reflect the reverse acquisition and no goodwill has been recorded.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented assuming that the existing group structure was an existence at the beginning of the first period presented.

 

 

PLUTUS FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS