As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 23, 2026

Registration No. 333-          

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM F-3

 

 

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

NEO-CONCEPT INTERNATIONAL GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Cayman Islands   Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

10/F, Seaview Centre
No.139-141 Hoi Bun Road
Kwun Tong
Kowloon, Hong Kong

+(852) 2798-8639

(Address and telephone number of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Cogency Global Inc.

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor

New York, New York 10168

At the address of the Company set forth above

(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)

 

With a Copy to:

 

Ningxin Sun, Esq.

Charles Wilson LLP

418 Broadway

Albany

New York, 12207

+852 9565 6373

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of the registration statement.

 

If only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ☐

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. ☒

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.C. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.C. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

Emerging growth company ☒

 

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

 

The Registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment that specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act, or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting any offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where such offer or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED July 23, 2026

 

PROSPECTUS

 

$100,000,000 of

Class A Ordinary Shares

Debt Securities

Warrants

Rights

and

Units

 

NEO-CONCEPT INTERNATIONAL GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

This is an offering of securities of Neo-Concept International Group Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands holding company. We may, from time to time, in one or more offerings, offer and sell up to an aggregate of $100,000,000 class A ordinary shares of par value US$0.0025 each (each, a “Class A Ordinary Share,” and, collectively, the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), debt securities, warrants, rights, and units, or any combination thereof, together or separately as described in this prospectus. In this prospectus, references to the term “securities” refers, collectively, to our Class A Ordinary Shares, debt securities, warrants, rights, and units. The prospectus supplement for each offering of securities will describe in detail the plan of distribution for that offering. For general information about the distribution of the securities offered, please see “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus.

 

This prospectus provides a general description of the securities we may offer. We will provide the specific terms of the securities offered in one or more supplements to this prospectus. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you in connection with these offerings. You should read carefully this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement, and any related free writing prospectus, as well as the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference, before you invest in any of the securities offered. The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus may add, update, or change information in this prospectus. This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell any securities unless accompanied by the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

Our Class A Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or “Nasdaq,” under the symbol “NCI.” The applicable prospectus supplement will contain information, where applicable, as to other listings, if any, on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or other securities exchange of the securities covered by the prospectus supplement. On July 22, 2026, the last reported sale price of our Class A Ordinary Shares as reported by the Nasdaq Capital Market was $11.70 per share.

 

As of July 23, 2026, the aggregate market value of outstanding Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates, or public float, was approximately $23.68 million based on 1,950,237 outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates, and the last sale price of Class A Ordinary Shares as reported by the Nasdaq Capital Market of $12.14 per share on July 20, 2026, which was the highest closing price of Class A Ordinary Shares reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market within the last 60 days prior to the date of this filing Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3, in no event will we sell our securities in a public primary offering with a value exceeding more than one-third of our public float in any 12-month period so long as our public float remains below $75 million. During the 12 calendar months prior to and including the date of this prospectus, we have not offered or sold any securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3.

 

We are both an “emerging growth company” and a “foreign private issuer” under applicable U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules and as such are eligible for reduced public company disclosure requirements. See sections titled “Prospectus Summary — Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company” and “Prospectus Summary — Implications of Being a Foreign Private Issuer” for additional information.

 

Investing in our Class A Ordinary Shares involves a high degree of risk. Before making an investment decision, please read the information under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page 13 of this prospectus and risk factors set forth in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F (the “2025 Annual Report”) and in the registration statement on Form F-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-288993), originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 2025 (the “Form F-1”), which are incorporated herein by reference. You should also review the risk factors in any other periodic reports incorporated herein by reference, and in any applicable prospectus supplement under the heading “Risk Factors.”

 

We may offer and sell the securities from time to time at fixed prices, at market prices, or at negotiated prices, to or through underwriters, to other purchasers, through agents, or through a combination of these methods. If any underwriters are involved in the sale of any securities with respect to which this prospectus is being delivered, the names of such underwriters and any applicable commissions or discounts will be set forth in a prospectus supplement. The offering price of such securities and the net proceeds we expect to receive from such sale will also be set forth in a prospectus supplement. See “Plan of Distribution” elsewhere in this prospectus for a more complete description of the ways in which the securities may be sold.

 

Investors are cautioned that you are buying shares of a Cayman Islands holding company with operating subsidiaries in Hong Kong, the UK and the UAE.

 

Neo-Concept International Group Holdings Limited, or NCI, is a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with no material operations of its own, and we conduct all our operations in Hong Kong, the UK and the UAE through our respective subsidiaries in Hong Kong, the UK and the UAE, including Neo-Concept International Company Limited (“Neo-Concept HK”), Neo-Concept (UK) Limited (“Neo-Concept UK”), Neo-Concept Exquisite Couture Limited (“NCEC”), Neo-Concept Elite Fashion Company L.L.C. (“NCEF”) and Lineowa Fashion and Life Style L.L.C. (“Lineowa”). This is an offering of the Class A Ordinary Shares of NCI, the holding company in the Cayman Islands, instead of shares of our Operating Subsidiaries in Hong Kong, the UK and the UAE. You may never directly hold any equity interest in our Operating Subsidiaries.

 

Neither NCI nor our Operating Subsidiaries conduct any business in Mainland China, and our operations in Hong Kong are conducted through Neo-Concept HK, our subsidiary in Hong Kong. However, in light of the PRC government’s recent expansion of authority in Hong Kong, we may be subject to unique risks due to uncertainty of the interpretation and the application of the PRC laws and regulations. As of the date of this prospectus, we are not subject to the Chinese government’s direct influence or discretion over the manner in which we conduct our business activities outside of the PRC. In addition, we do not expect to be materially affected by recent statements by the Chinese government indicating an intent to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in Mainland China-based issuers, including, but not limited to the cybersecurity review and regulatory review of overseas listing of our Ordinary Shares through an offshore holding company. However, due to long arm provisions under the current PRC laws and regulations, there remains regulatory uncertainty with respect to the implementation and interpretation of laws in China. We are also subject to the risks of uncertainty about any future actions of the Chinese government or authorities in Hong Kong in this regard.

 

 

Should the Chinese government choose to exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business, they may intervene in or influence our operations. Such governmental actions, if and when they occur:

 

could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares;

 

could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to continue our operations;

 

could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our Class A Ordinary Shares to investors; and

 

may cause the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or be worthless.

 

We are aware that recently, the PRC government has initiated a series of regulatory actions and new policies to regulate business operations in certain areas in Mainland China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over Mainland China-based companies listed overseas using a variable interest entity (“VIE”) structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. Since these statements and regulatory actions are new, it is highly uncertain how soon the PRC legislative or administrative regulation making bodies will respond or what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated, if any. It is also highly uncertain what the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on our Operating Subsidiaries’ daily business operations, their ability to accept foreign investments and the listing of our Class A Ordinary Shares on a U.S. or other foreign exchanges. These actions could result in a material change in our operations and could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to complete this Offering or cause the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or become worthless.

 

On February 17, 2023, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) released the Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies, or the Trial Measures, which came into effect on March 31, 2023. On the same date of the issuance of the Trial Measures, the CSRC circulated No. 1 to No. 5 Supporting Guidance Rules, the Notes on the Trial Measures, the Notice on Administration Arrangements for the Filing of Overseas Listings by Domestic Enterprises and the relevant CSRC Answers to Reporter Questions on the official website of the CSRC, or collectively, the Guidance Rules and Notice. The Trial Measures, together with the Guidance Rules and Notice, reiterate the basic supervision principles as reflected in the Draft Overseas Listing Regulations by providing substantially the same requirements for filings of overseas offering and listing by domestic companies, yet made the following updates compared to the Draft Overseas Listing Regulations: (a) further clarification of the circumstances prohibiting overseas issuance and listing; (b) further clarification of the standard of indirect overseas listing under the principle of substance over form, and (c) adding more details of filing procedures and requirements by setting different filing requirements for different types of overseas offering and listing. Pursuant to the Trial Measures and the Guidance Rules and Notice, domestic companies that seek to offer or list securities overseas, both directly and indirectly, should fulfill the filing procedure and report relevant information to the CSRC within three working days following its submission of initial public offerings or listing application. The Company understands that as of the date of this prospectus, the Group has no operations in Mainland China and is not required to complete filing procedures with the CSRC pursuant to the requirements of the Trial Measures. While the Group has no current operations in Mainland China, should we have any future operations in Mainland China and should we (i) fail to receive or maintain such permissions or approvals, (ii) inadvertently conclude that such permissions or approvals are not required, or (iii) applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change and require us to obtain such permissions or approvals in the future, we may face sanctions by the CSRC, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) or other PRC regulatory agencies. These regulatory agencies may also impose fines and penalties on our operations in Mainland China, as well as limit our ability to pay dividends outside of Mainland China, limit our operations in Mainland China, delay or restrict the repatriation of the proceeds from this offering into Mainland China or take other actions that could have a material adverse effect on our business as well as the trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares. We may be required to restructure our operations to comply with such regulations or potentially cease operations in Mainland China entirely. The CSRC, the CAC or other PRC regulatory agencies also may take actions requiring us, or making it advisable for us, to halt this offering before settlement and delivery of our Class A Ordinary Shares. In addition, if the CSRC, the CAC or other PRC regulatory agencies later promulgate new rules requiring that we obtain their approvals for this offering, we may be unable to obtain a waiver of such approval requirements, if and when procedures are established to obtain such a waiver. Any action taken by the PRC government could significantly limit or completely hinder our operations in Mainland China and our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

 

On December 28, 2021, the CAC jointly with the relevant authorities formally published Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021) which took effect on February 15, 2022, and replaced the former Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2020) issued on July 10, 2021. Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021) stipulates that operators of critical information infrastructure purchasing network products and services, and online platform operators carrying out data processing activities that affect or may affect national security, shall conduct a cybersecurity review, and any data processor who controls more than one million users’ personal information must go through a cybersecurity review by the cybersecurity review office if it seeks to be listed in a foreign country.

 

Based on management’s internal assessment that the Company and its subsidiaries currently have no material operations in the PRC, management understands that as of the date of this prospectus, the Company is not required to obtain any permissions or approvals from PRC authorities, including the CSRC or the CAC, to issue our Class A Ordinary Shares to foreign investors because (i) the CSRC currently has not issued any definitive rule or interpretation concerning whether offerings like ours under this prospectus are subject to this regulation; and (ii) the Company and its subsidiaries have no operation in Mainland China and the nature of our business is not included in the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC. We also understand that Neo-Concept HK, Neo-Concept UK, NCEC, NCEF and Lineowa are not required to obtain any permissions or approvals from any PRC authorities to operate their businesses as of the date of this prospectus. No permissions or approvals have been applied for by the Company or denied by any relevant authority. However, uncertainties still exist, due to the possibility that laws, regulations, or policies in Mainland China could change rapidly in the future. In the event that (i) the PRC government expands the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC and we are required to obtain such permissions or approvals; or (ii) we inadvertently concluded that relevant permissions or approvals were not required or that we did not receive or maintain relevant permissions or approvals required, any action taken by the PRC government could significantly limit or completely hinder our operations in Hong Kong and our ability to offer or continue to offer our Class A Ordinary Shares to investors and could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or become worthless.

 

 

Furthermore, as more stringent criteria, including the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “HFCAA”) have recently been imposed by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”), our Class A Ordinary Shares may be prohibited from trading if our auditor cannot be fully inspected. On December 23, 2022, the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “AHFCAA”) was enacted, which amended the HFCAA by requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three consecutive years. On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued a report on its determination that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in the PRC, because of positions taken by PRC authorities in those jurisdictions (the “Determination”). The PCAOB made these determinations pursuant to PCAOB Rule 6100, which provides a framework for how the PCAOB fulfills its responsibilities under the HFCAA. On August 26, 2022, the CSRC, the Ministry of Finance of the PRC (the “MOF”), and the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol (the “Protocol”) to allow the PCAOB to inspect and investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in Mainland China and Hong Kong, consistent with the HFCAA and the PCAOB will be required to reassess its determinations by the end of 2022. Pursuant to the fact sheet with respect to the Protocol disclosed by the SEC, the PCAOB shall have independent discretion to select any issuer audits for inspection or investigation and has the unfettered ability to transfer information to the SEC. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB determined that the PCAOB was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in Mainland China and Hong Kong and voted to vacate its previous determinations to the contrary. However, should PRC authorities obstruct or otherwise fail to facilitate the PCAOB’s access in the future, the PCAOB will consider the need to issue a new determination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event it is later determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely our auditor, then such lack of inspection could cause our securities to be delisted from the stock exchange. On December 29, 2022, legislation titled “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023” (the “Consolidated Appropriations Act”), was signed into law by President Biden. The Consolidated Appropriations Act contained, among other things, an identical provision to the AHFCAA, which reduces the number of consecutive non-inspection years required for triggering the prohibitions under the HFCAA from three years to two. The PCAOB continues to demand complete access in Mainland China and Hong Kong moving forward and has resumed regular inspections since March 2023. The PCAOB is continuing pursuing ongoing investigations and may initiate new investigations as needed. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in Jurisdictions in which the Operating Subsidiaries Operate — Although the audit report included in this prospectus is prepared by U.S. auditors who are currently inspected by the PCAOB, there is no guarantee that future audit reports will be prepared by auditors inspected by the PCAOB and, as such, in the future, investors may be deprived of the benefits of such inspection. Furthermore, trading in our shares may be prohibited under the HFCAA if the SEC subsequently determines our audit work is performed by auditors that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely, and as a result, U.S. national securities exchanges, such as the Nasdaq, may determine to delist our securities. Furthermore, on December 23, 2022, the AHFCAA was enacted, which amended the HFCAA by requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three, thus reducing the time before the securities may be prohibited from trading or delisted” beginning on page 9 of the 2025 Annual Report. We cannot assure you whether Nasdaq or other regulatory authorities will apply additional or more stringent criteria to us. Such uncertainty could cause the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares to be materially and adversely affected.

 

Our auditor, WWC, P.C., the independent registered public accounting firm that issues the audit report included in this prospectus, as an auditor of companies that are traded publicly in the United States and a firm registered with the PCAOB, is subject to laws in the United States pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess WWC, P.C.,’s compliance with applicable professional standards. WWC, P.C., is headquartered in San Mateo, California and has been inspected by the PCAOB on a regular basis.

 

As a holding company, NCI may rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by its subsidiaries for its cash and financing requirements. NCI is permitted under the laws of the Cayman Islands and its Memorandum and Articles of Association (as amended from time to time) to provide funding to its subsidiaries incorporated in Hong Kong, the UK and the UAE through loans or capital contributions. NCI’s subsidiaries are permitted under the laws of Hong Kong and the UK to provide funding to NCI through dividend distributions without restrictions on the amount of the funds, subject to, in the case of the Hong Kong subsidiary that dividends can only be paid out of distributable profits or other distributive reserves and in the case of the UK subsidiary, that subsidiary having sufficient profits available for distribution to justify such dividend distribution and such dividend distribution being paid and, if applicable, declared in accordance with its constitution. In the case of the UAE subsidiary, that subsidiary may only make a distribution out of net profits lawfully available for distribution and dividends may only be paid from the net profits of the company after setting aside the mandatory statutory reserve, which is equivalent to 5% of the net profits for the fiscal year, until such reserve reaches 50% of the company’s share capital. Dividends cannot be distributed out of the company’s capital. Distribution of dividends must be approved by the general assembly of shareholders upon the recommendation of the board of directors, in accordance with the company’s constitutional documents and applicable law. If any of NCI’s subsidiaries incurs debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing such debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends to NCI. As of the date of this prospectus, our subsidiaries have not experienced any difficulties or limitations on their ability to transfer cash between each other; nor do they maintain cash management policies or procedures dictating the amount of such funding or how funds are transferred. There can be no assurance that the PRC government will not intervene or impose restrictions to prevent the cash maintained in Hong Kong from being transferred out or restrict the deployment of the cash into our business or for the payment of dividends. During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, NCI did not declare or pay any dividends or distributions. We do not have any current intentions to distribute further earnings. If we determine to pay dividends on any of our Class A Ordinary Shares in the future, as a holding company, we will be dependent on receipt of funds from our subsidiaries, NCA, NCEC, NCEF, Lineowa, Neo-Concept HK and Neo-Concept UK by way of dividend payments. See “Dividend Policy” in Form F-1 and “Consolidated Statements of Equity” in the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm in Form F-1, for further details.

 

The information contained or incorporated in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of our securities.

 

Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus is           , 2026.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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About this Prospectus   ii
Commonly Used Defined Terms   iii
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements   iv
Prospectus Summary   1
Risk Factors   13
Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable   13
Capitalization and Indebtedness   13
Dilution   13
Use of Proceeds   14
Description of Share Capital   14
Description of Debt Securities   26
Description of Warrants   27
Description of Rights   29
Description of Units   30
Plan of Distribution   31
Taxation   33
Expenses   33
Material Contracts   33
Material Changes   33
Legal Matters   33
Experts   33
Interests of Experts and Counsel   33
Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities   33
Incorporation of Documents by Reference   34
Where You Can Find Additional Information   35
Enforceability of Civil Liabilities   36

 

We are responsible for the information contained and incorporated by reference in this prospectus, in any accompanying prospectus supplement, and in any related free writing prospectus we prepare or authorize. We have not authorized anyone to give you any other information, and we take no responsibility for any other information that others may give you. If you are in a jurisdiction where offers to sell, or solicitations of offers to purchase, the securities offered by this documentation are unlawful, or if you are a person to whom it is unlawful to direct these types of activities, then the offer presented in this document does not extend to you. The information contained in this document speaks only as of the date of this document, unless the information specifically indicates that another date applies. Neither the delivery of this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement, nor any sale of securities made under these documents, will, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in our affairs since the date of this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus we may provide you in connection with an offering or that the information contained or incorporated by reference is correct as of any time subsequent to the date of such information. You should assume that the information in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement, as well as the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement, is accurate only as of the date of the documents containing the information, unless the information specifically indicates that another date applies. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may, from time to time, sell the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings, up to a total dollar amount of US$100,000,000.

 

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement do not contain all the information included in the registration statement. We have omitted parts of the registration statement in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Statements in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement about the provisions or contents of any agreement or other documents are not necessarily complete. If the SEC rules and regulations require that an agreement or other document be filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, please see that agreement or document for a complete description of the matters. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement or other offering materials together with additional information described under the headings “Where You Can Find Additional Information” and “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” before investing in any of the securities offered.

 

Each time we sell securities under this shelf registration, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain certain specific information about the terms of that offering, including a description of any risks related to the offering. A prospectus supplement may also add, update, or change information contained in this prospectus (including documents incorporated herein by reference). If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement. The registration statement we filed with the SEC includes exhibits that provide more details on the matters discussed in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the related exhibits filed with the SEC and the accompanying prospectus supplement together with additional information described under the headings “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” before investing in any of the securities offered.

 

The information in this prospectus is accurate as of the date on the front cover. The information incorporated by reference into this prospectus is accurate as of the date of the document from which the information is incorporated. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any other date.

 

You should rely only on the information provided or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or in the prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with additional or different information. This document may only be used where it is legal to sell these securities.

 

As permitted by SEC rules and regulations, the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part includes additional information not contained in this prospectus. You may read the registration statement and the other reports we file with the SEC at its website or at its offices described under “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”

 

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COMMONLY USED DEFINED TERMS

 

Unless otherwise indicated and except where the context otherwise requires, the following definitions are used in this prospectus:

 

“AED” refers to dirham, the lawful currency of the UAE.

 

“Articles” or “Articles of Association” refers to the second amended and restated articles of association of NCI adopted by a special resolution passed on 3 March 2025.

 

“BVI” refers to the British Virgin Islands.

 

“China”, “PRC” or “Mainland China” refers to the People’s Republic of China, excluding, for the purpose of this prospectus, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.

 

“Class A Ordinary Shares” refers to our class A ordinary shares of par value US$0.0025 each, carrying one vote per share.

 

“Class B Ordinary Shares” refers to our class B ordinary shares of par value US$0.0025 each, carrying thirty votes per share.

 

“Companies Act” refers to the Companies Act (as revised) of the Cayman Islands, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Company,” “we,” “us”, “our” and “NCI” refer to Neo-Concept International Group Holdings Limited, an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability under the Companies Act on July 29, 2021.

 

“Harneys” refers to Harney Westwood & Riegels, our special Cayman Islands attorneys-at-law advising on this offering;

 

“Europe” refers to the European Union, excluding the UK.

 

“Exchange Act” refer to the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

“GBP” or “£” refers to pound sterling, the lawful currency of the UK.

 

“HKD” refers to the legal currency of Hong Kong.

 

“Hong Kong” refers to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.

 

“Macau” refers to the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.

 

“Memorandum” or “Memorandum of Association” refers to the second amended and restated memorandum of association of NCI adopted by a special resolution passed on 3 March 2025.

 

“NCA” refers to Neo-Concept Apparel Group Limited, a BVI business company limited by shares incorporated in the BVI and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of NCI.

 

“NCI Group” are to the Company and its subsidiaries, namely, NCA, Neo-Concept HK, Neo-Concept UK. NCEC, NCEF and Lineowa.

 

“Ordinary Shares” refers to our Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares or any of them;

 

“Operating Subsidiaries” refer to Neo-Concept HK, Neo-Concept UK, NCEC, NCEF and Lineowa.

 

“SEC” or “Securities and Exchange Commission” refers to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“UAE” refers to the United Arab Emirates.

 

“UK” refers to the United Kingdom.

 

“U.S.”, “United States” or USA refers to the United States of America.

 

“U.S. dollars,” “USD,” “US$,” “$”, and “dollars” are to the legal currency of the United States;

 

We have made rounding adjustments to some of the figures included in this prospectus. Accordingly, numerical figures shown as totals in some tables may not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that preceded them.

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement, and our SEC filings that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus contain or incorporate by reference forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements,” including any projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items, any statements of the plans, strategies, and objectives of management for future operations, any statements concerning proposed new projects or other developments, any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance, any statements of management’s beliefs, goals, strategies, intentions, and objectives, and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. The words “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “potential,” “likely,” “projects,” “continue,” “will,” and “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events, are based on assumptions, and are subject to risks and uncertainties. We cannot guarantee that we actually will achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on these statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated or implied by forward-looking statements. These important factors include those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in the applicable prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus we may authorize for use in connection with a specific offering. These factors and the other cautionary statements made in this prospectus should be read as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements whenever they appear in this prospectus. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

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Prospectus Summary

 

Our Corporate Structure

 

NCI, incorporated in July 2021 under the laws of the Cayman Islands, is the holding company of our Operating Subsidiaries, Neo-Concept HK, Neo-Concept UK, NCEC, and NCEF, Lineowa. Through our Operating Subsidiaries, NCI is a one-stop apparel solution services provider, offering a full suite of services in the apparel supply chain, including market trend analysis, product design and development, raw material sourcing, production and quality control, and logistics management serving the European and North American markets, and more recently, the Middle Eastern and North African markets as well.

 

On October 29, 2021, NCI acquired all the shares of NCA and became the holding company of NCA, Neo-Concept HK, Neo-Concept (NY) Corporation and Neo-Concept UK. Neo-Concept (NY) Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Neo-Concept HK, had no significant operations during the two years ended December 31, 2020, and 2021 and on November 12, 2021, Neo-Concept HK disposed of all the shares of Neo-Concept (NY) Corporation.

 

In connection with NCI Group’s expansion into the Middle East and North Africa region, NCEF was incorporated in the UAE in May 2024, which formed a joint venture with an independent third party in October 2024, for the purpose of selling our own-branded products under the brand “les 100 ciels” in the Middle East and North Africa region. The initial joint venture company has been established in the UAE, namely Lineowa.

 

The chart below illustrates our corporate structure and identifies our subsidiaries as of the date of this prospectus:

 

 

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Name   Background   Ownership
NCA  

- A BVI company

- Incorporated in August 2008

- Issued Share Capital of US$100

- Intermediate holding company

  100% owned by NCI
         
Neo-Concept HK  

- A Hong Kong company

- Incorporated in October 1992

- Issued Share Capital of HKD 100,000

- Provision of one-stop apparel solution services

  100% owned by NCA
         
Neo-Concept UK  

- A UK company

- Incorporated in August 2000

- Issued Share Capital of GBP100

- Provision of online and offline retail sales of apparel products

  100% owned by Neo-Concept HK
         
NCEC  

- A BVI company

- Incorporated in May 2024

- Issued Share Capital of US$100

- Intermediate holding company

  100% owned by NCA
         
NC Asia International Company Limited (“NCAIL”)  

- A Hong Kong company

- Incorporated in April 2026

- Issued Share Capital of HKD 10,000

- Provision of online and offline sales of apparel products

  100% owned by NCA
         
NC ASIA Investment Company Limited (“NCAIS”)  

- A Hong Kong company

- Incorporated in April 2026

- Issued Share Capital of HKD 10,000

- Intermediate holding company

  100% owned by NCA
         
NCEF   

- A UAE company

- Incorporated in May 2024

- Issued Share Capital of AED100,000

- Intermediate holding company

  100% owned by NCEC
         
Lineowa   

- A UAE company

- Incorporated in October 2024

- Issued Share Capital of AED100

- Provision of online and offline retail sales of apparel products

  50% owned by NCEF

 

Share re-designation and Share Consolidation

 

On March 3, 2025, the shareholders of the Company resolved and approved the following resolutions:

 

The authorized share capital of the Company shall be re-classified by re-classifying 780,000,000 shares of a par value of US$0.0000625 each as 780,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.0000625 each (each such share carrying one (1) vote per share with all rights, restrictions and privileges remaining identical to the existing shares of the Company) and 20,000,000 shares of a par value of US$0.0000625 each as 20,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of US$0.0000625 each (each such share carrying thirty (30) votes per share with such rights, restrictions and privileges as set out in the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association) (the “Reclassification”) so that the authorized share capital of the Company shall be changed from US$50,000 divided into 800,000,000 shares of a par value of US$0.0000625 each to US$50,000 divided into 800,000,000 shares of a par value of US$0.0000625 each comprised of 780,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.0000625 each and 20,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.0000625 each, such shares having the rights, restrictions and privileges as set out in the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.

 

Contemporaneously upon the Reclassification taking effect, each issued share of a par value of US$0.0000625 each of the Company shall be re-designated as an issued Class A Ordinary Share with all rights, restrictions and privileges remaining identical to the existing issued shares of the Company.

 

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On May 9, 2025, the shareholders of the Company resolved and approved that with effect from such date and time to be determined by the board of directors of the Company which in any event shall not be later than 1 July 2025: every five issued and unissued shares (namely, both Class A Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.0000625 each and Class B Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.0000625 each) in the share capital of the Company be consolidated into one (1) share of par value US$0.0003125 each (the “2025 Share Consolidation”) so that the authorised share capital of the Company shall be changed from US$50,000 consisting of 800,000,000 shares of par value US$0.0000625 each comprised of 780,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.0000625 each and 20,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.0000625 each to US$50,000 consisting of 160,000,000 shares of par value US$0.0003125 each comprised of 156,000,000 Class A Ordinary shares of par value US$0.0003125 each and 4,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.0003125 each;

 

The 2025 Share Consolidation was approved by the Board on June 6, 2025 and effective on June 13, 2025, and reflected with the Nasdaq Capital Market and in the marketplace at the open of business on June 16, 2025.

 

Offering of 14,850,000 Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

On February 9, 2026, the Company entered into Securities Purchase Agreements with several investors named therein (the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell, in a best effort offering, a total of 14,850,000 class A ordinary shares of par value $0.0003125 per share at the price of $0.5454 per class A ordinary share. The Securities Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and agreements of the Company and the Purchasers and customary indemnification rights and obligations of the parties. The offering was closed on February 11, 2026.

 

The class A ordinary shares of par value $0.0003125 each were offered pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-1. The Form F-1 was declared effective on February 9, 2026. The final prospectus was filed on February 11, 2026.

 

The Company engaged D. Boral Capital LLC (“D. Boral”) as the lead placement agent and uSmart Securities Limited as the joint placement agent (together with D. Boral, the “Placement Agents”) in the offering pursuant to a Placement Agency Agreement dated February 9, 2026 (the “Placement Agency Agreement”), by and between the Company and the Placement Agents. The Company agreed to pay D. Boral a cash fee equal to five percent (5.0%) of the gross proceeds raised in the offering. The Company also agreed to reimburse the Placement Agents for its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of up to $100,000. The Placement Agency Agreement contains customary conditions to closing, representations and warranties of the Company, and termination rights of the parties, as well as certain indemnification obligations of the Company and ongoing covenants for the Company.

 

2026 Share Consolidation

 

On May 8, 2026, the shareholders of the Company resolved and approved that with effect from such date and time to be determined by the board of directors of the Company which in any event shall not be later than 30 June 2026 (the “Effective Date”): every three (3) to every four hundred (400) issued and unissued shares (namely, both class A ordinary shares of par value US$0.0003125 each and class B ordinary shares of par value US$0.0003125 each) in the share capital of the Company (the “Range”), with the exact ratio to be set at a specific number within the Range to be determined by the board of directors of the Company in their discretion by not later than the Effective Date (the “Consolidation Ratio”), be consolidated into one (1) share (the “Consolidated Share(s)”), and such Consolidated Share(s) shall have the rights and be subject to the restrictions set out in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “2026 Share Consolidation”), and that the board of directors of the Company be and is hereby granted with fully authority to determine the Consolidation Ratio by not later than the Effective Date;

 

On May 8, 2026, the Board resolved that every eight (8) issued and unissued shares (namely, both class A ordinary shares of par value US$0.0003125 each and class B ordinary shares of par value US$0.0003125 each) in the share capital of the Company be consolidated into one (1) share of par value US$0.0025 each, so that the authorised share capital of the Company shall be changed from US$50,000 consisting of 160,000,000 shares of par value US$0.0003125 each comprised of 156,000,000 class A ordinary shares of par value US$0.0003125 each and 4,000,000 class B ordinary shares of par value US$0.0003125 each to US$50,000 consisting of 20,000,000 shares of par value US$0.0025 each comprised of 19,500,000 class A ordinary shares of par value US$0.0025 each and 500,000 class B ordinary shares of par value US$0.0025 each.

 

The Effective Date was resolved to be May 18, 2026. The 2026 Share Consolidation was reflected with the Nasdaq Capital Market and in the marketplace at the open of business on May 19, 2026.

 

2026 Incentive Securities Plan

 

On June 12, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the 2026 Incentive Securities Plan (the “2026 Plan”). The 2026 Plan was adopted to provide incentives to eligible employees, directors, consultants and other service providers of the Company and its subsidiaries through the grant of various equity-based awards, including stock options, share appreciation rights, restricted shares, restricted share units, performance-based awards and other share-based compensation.

 

On June 16, 2026, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-8 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to register 472,856 Class A Ordinary Shares for issuance under the 2026 Plan. As of the date of this prospectus, no shares have been issued pursuant to the 2026 Plan.

 

Transfers of Cash to and from Our Subsidiaries

 

As part of our cash management policies and procedures, our management monitors the cash position of our subsidiaries regularly and prepares budgets on a monthly basis to ensure they have the necessary funds to fulfill their obligations for the foreseeable future and to ensure adequate liquidity. In the event that there is a need for cash or a potential liquidity issue, it will be reported to our chief financial officer and subject to approval by our Board. Other than as discussed above, we did not adopt or maintain any cash management policies or procedures as of the date of this prospectus.

 

Cash is transferred through our organization in the following manner: (i) funds are transferred to our subsidiaries from NCI as needed in the form of capital contributions or shareholder loans, as the case may be; and (ii) dividends or other distributions may be paid by our subsidiaries to NCI.

 

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NCI has the power and capacity under the laws of the Cayman Islands to provide funding to our subsidiaries in Hong Kong, the UK and the UAE subject to certain restrictions laid down in the Companies Act and Memorandum and Articles of Association of NCI. Subject to a solvency test, as prescribed in the Companies Act, and the provisions, if any, of NCI’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, a company may pay dividends and distributions out of its share premium account. In addition, based upon English case law which is likely to be persuasive in the Cayman Islands, dividends may be paid out of profits. The Cayman Islands does not impose a withholding tax on payments of dividends to shareholders in the Cayman Islands.

 

For the subsidiaries in Hong Kong to transfer cash to NCI, according to the Companies Ordinance of Hong Kong, a Hong Kong company may only make a distribution out of profits available for distribution. Under Hong Kong law, dividends could only be paid out of distributable profits (that is, accumulated realized profits less accumulated realized losses) or other distributable reserves, as permitted under Hong Kong law. Dividends cannot be paid out of share capital. There are no restrictions or limitation under the laws of Hong Kong imposed on the conversion of HK dollar into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of Hong Kong, nor there is any restriction on foreign exchange to transfer cash between NCI and its subsidiaries, across borders and to U.S. investors, nor are there any restrictions and limitations to distribute earnings from our business and subsidiaries to NCI and U.S. investors. Under the current practice of the Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong, no tax is payable in Hong Kong in respect of dividends paid by us.

 

As we are a holding company, our ability to make dividend payments, if any, would be contingent upon our receipt of funds from our Hong Kong subsidiaries in Hong Kong through intermediate holding companies. As of the date of this prospectus, our subsidiaries have not experienced any difficulties or limitations on their ability to transfer cash between each other. Other than the above, we did not adopt or maintain any cash management policies and procedures dictating the amount of such funding or how funds are transferred and our subsidiaries have not experienced any difficulties or limitations on their ability to transfer cash between each other, to distribute earnings from our subsidiaries to NCI and to settle amounts owed under any applicable agreements as of the date of this prospectus.

 

According to the BVI Business Companies Act, Revised Edition 2020, a British Virgin Islands business company may make dividends distribution to the extent that immediately after the distribution, the value of the company’s assets exceeds its liabilities and that such company is able to pay its debts as they fall due.

 

Under UK law, no dividend can be paid by a UK company unless (i) the company has sufficient profits available for distribution under the provisions of the UK Companies Act 2006 (as amended) and accounting principles generally accepted in the United Kingdom, and (ii) any applicable restriction(s) or requirement(s) set out in the company’s constitution have been complied with.

 

For the subsidiaries in the UAE to transfer cash to NCI, under the Federal Decree-Law No. 32 of 2021 on Commercial Companies, a UAE company may only make a distribution out of net profits lawfully available for distribution and dividends may only be paid from the net profits of the company after setting aside the mandatory statutory reserve, which is equivalent to 5% of the net profits for the fiscal year, until such reserve reaches 50% of the company’s share capital. Dividends cannot be distributed out of the company’s capital. Distribution of dividends must be approved by the general assembly of shareholders upon the recommendation of the board of directors, in accordance with the company’s constitutional documents and applicable law.

 

There are no restrictions or limitations under UAE law imposed on the conversion of AED into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of the UAE, nor are there any restrictions on foreign exchange to transfer cash between NCI and its subsidiaries, across borders and to U.S. investors, nor are there any restrictions and limitations to distribute earnings from the UAE subsidiaries to NCI and U.S. investors. The UAE does not impose a withholding tax on dividends, and as of the date hereof, no tax is payable in respect of dividends paid by the UAE subsidiaries.

 

For the two years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we did not declare or pay any dividend in relation to our retained profit.

 

We do not expect to pay dividends on our ordinary shares and settle amounts owed under our operating structure in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain all available funds and future earnings, if any, for the operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate declaring or paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination related to our dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our Board after considering our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, contractual requirements, business prospects and other factors the board of directors deems relevant, and subject to the restrictions contained in any future financing instruments.

 

See “Dividend Policy” and “Risk Factors — We rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our subsidiaries to fund our cash and financing requirements, and any limitation on the ability of our subsidiaries to make payments to us could have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business.”, and the “Consolidated Statements of Equity” in the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm in Form F-1 for more information.

 

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Business Overview

 

NCI is a one-stop apparel solution services provider. We offer a full suite of services in the apparel supply chain, including market trend analysis, product design and development, raw material sourcing, production and quality control, and logistics management serving customers located in the European and North American markets through Neo-Concept HK.

 

As we are involved from the initial stages of the development process, we strive to use sustainable solutions to fulfill our customers’ needs. Our process begins by conducting market trend analysis to identify changes in fashion trends. We discuss with customers their requirements for the upcoming season and pitch various designs having considered emerging trends and our customers’ needs. We utilize technology to iterate samples which both reduces waste and allows us to speed up the overall development process. We engage a contract manufacturer to produce prototypes and once a design is finalized, we proceed to bulk production. During production, we closely monitor the production schedule and conduct quality control on the finished product before it is finally delivered to our customer.

 

We are committed to reducing our environmental impact through recycling, clean processes, traceable sourcing and other eco-friendly practices.

 

In 2000, Neo-Concept UK began to sell apparel products in the UK under the brand “les 100 ciels” through its retail stores.

 

In 2024, our group formed a joint venture with a company in the UAE for the purpose of selling our own-branded products under the brand “les 100 ciels” in the Middle East and Northern Africa region.

 

In March 2025, the first Middle East “les 100 ciels” shop was opened in Abu Dhabi, the UAE.

 

Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

 

As a company with less than $1.235 billion in revenue during our last fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), enacted in April 2012, or the JOBS Act. An “emerging growth company” may take advantage of reduced reporting requirements that are otherwise applicable to larger public companies. In particular, as an emerging growth company, we:

 

may present only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, or “MD&A”;

 

are not required to provide a detailed narrative disclosure discussing our compensation principles, objectives and elements and analyzing how those elements fit with our principles and objectives, which is commonly referred to as “compensation discussion and analysis”;

 

are not required to obtain an attestation and report from our auditors on our management’s assessment of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;

 

are not required to obtain a non-binding advisory vote from our shareholders on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements (commonly referred to as the “say-on-pay,” “say-on frequency” and “say-on-golden-parachute” votes);

 

are exempt from certain executive compensation disclosure provisions requiring a pay-for-performance graph and chief executive officer pay ratio disclosure;

 

are eligible to claim longer phase-in periods for the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards under §107 of the JOBS Act; and

 

will not be required to conduct an evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting.

 

We intend to take advantage of all of these reduced reporting requirements and exemptions, including the longer phase-in periods for the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards under §107 of the JOBS Act. Our election to use the phase-in periods may make it difficult to compare our financial statements to those of non-emerging growth companies and other emerging growth companies that have opted out of the phase-in periods under §107 of the JOBS Act.

 

We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year during which we have total annual gross revenues of at least US$1.235 billion; (ii) the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the completion of this offering; (iii) the date on which we have, during the preceding three-year period, issued more than US$1.0 billion in non-convertible debt; or (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, which would occur if the market value of our Class A Ordinary Shares that are held by non-affiliates exceeds US$700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter. Once we cease to be an emerging growth company, we will not be entitled to the exemptions provided in the JOBS Act discussed above.

 

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Implications of Being a Foreign Private Issuer

 

We are a “foreign private issuer,” within the meaning of the rules under the Exchange Act. As such, we are exempt from certain provisions applicable to United States domestic public companies. For example:

 

we are not required to provide as many Exchange Act reports, or as frequently, as a domestic public company;

 

for interim reporting, we are permitted to comply solely with our home country requirements, which are less rigorous than the rules that apply to domestic public companies;

 

we are not required to provide the same level of disclosure on certain issues, such as executive compensation;

 

we are exempt from provisions of Regulation FD aimed at preventing issuers from making selective disclosures of material information;

 

we are not required to comply with the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents, or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act; and

 

we are not required to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their share ownership and trading activities and establishing insider liability for profits realized from any “short-swing” trading transaction.

 

Furthermore, Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(3) provides that a foreign private issuer, such as us, may rely on our home country corporate governance practices in lieu of certain of the rules in the Nasdaq Rule 5600 Series and Rule 5250(d), provided that we nevertheless comply with Nasdaq’s Notification of Noncompliance requirement (Rule 5625), the Voting Rights requirement (Rule 5640) and that we have an audit committee that satisfies Rule 5605(c)(3), consisting of committee members that meet the independence requirements of Rule 5605(c)(2)(A)(ii). If we rely on our home country corporate governance practices in lieu of certain of the rules of Nasdaq, our shareholders may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of Nasdaq. If we choose to do so, we may utilize these exemptions for as long as we continue to qualify as a foreign private issuer.

 

Summary of Risk Factors

 

Investing in our securities involves significant risks. You should carefully consider all of the information in this prospectus before making an investment in our securities. Below please find a summary of the principal risks we face, organized under relevant headings. These risks are discussed more fully under “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors” in the 2025 Annual Report and in the registration statement on Form F-1.

 

Risks Relating to Our Corporate Structure (for a more detailed discussion, see “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Corporate Structure” in the 2025 Annual Report)

 

Our dual-class voting structure will limit your ability to influence corporate matters and could discourage others from pursuing any change of control transactions that holders of our Class B Ordinary Shares may view as beneficial (see the risk factor beginning on page 4 of the 2025 Annual Report);

 

Our directors and officers may allocate their time to other businesses, thereby causing conflicts of interest in their determination as to how much time to devote to our affairs (see the risk factor beginning on page 4 of the 2025 Annual Report);

 

We rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our subsidiaries to fund our cash and financing requirements, and any limitation on the ability of our subsidiaries to make payments to us could have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business (see the risk factor beginning on page 4 of the 2025 Annual Report);

 

Our lack of effective internal controls over financial reporting may affect our ability to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud which may affect the market for and price of our Class A Ordinary Shares (see the risk factor beginning on page 5 of the 2025 Annual Report).

 

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Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry (for a more detailed discussion, see “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors— Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry” in the 2025 Annual Report)

 

  We rely on one major customer, and if we fail to attract new customers, retain existing customers, or maintain or increase sales to customers, our business, financial condition, results of operations, and growth prospects will be harmed (see the risk factor beginning on page 14 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  We may be unable to timely and accurately respond to changes in fashion trends and consumer preferences (see the risk factor beginning on page 14 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  Our focus on using sustainable materials and environmentally friendly manufacturing processes and supply chain practices may increase our cost of doing business and hinder our growth (see the risk factor beginning on page 14 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  The enactment in the U.S. of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (the “UFLPA”) and similar pending legislation in the territories in which our subsidiaries operate could have material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business (see the risk factor beginning on page 14 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  We rely on two principal suppliers for supplies of raw materials, manufacturing services and logistics services (see the risk factor beginning on page 15 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  Our reliance on suppliers to produce our products could cause problems in our supply chain (see the risk factor beginning on page 15 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  Customers may choose to do business with suppliers directly through online platforms (see the risk factor beginning on page 15 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  Any negative publicity about our products or services could harm our business and reputation and could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations (see the risk factor beginning on page 15 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  We cannot guarantee that we are able to protect or enforce our intellectual property rights of the “les 100 ciels” trademark that would have a material adverse effect on our business and operations (see the risk factor beginning on page 16 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  We are exposed to credit risks of our customers (see the risk factor beginning on page 16 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  We face risks associated with seasonal fluctuations in demand (see the risk factor beginning on page 16 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  Labor or other disruptions at ports or our suppliers or manufacturers may adversely affect our business (see the risk factor beginning on page 16 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  Inconsistent quality control may adversely affect our reputation and customer relationships (see the risk factor beginning on page 16 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  Our profit margin may be adversely affected by the increasing costs of raw materials and labor (see the risk factor beginning on page 16 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  We face keen competition from other players in the market (see the risk factor beginning on page 17 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  We are dependent on our key executives, management team and professional staff (see the risk factor beginning on page 17 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  We may be unable to obtain sufficient funding on terms acceptable to us, or at all (see the risk factor beginning on page 17 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  Our insurance coverage may be inadequate to protect us from potential losses (see the risk factor beginning on page 17 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  We or our Operating Subsidiaries may be subject to litigation, arbitration, or other legal proceeding risk (see the risk factor beginning on page 17 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  Our services depend on the reliability of computer systems maintained by us and our outsourcing vendors and the ability to implement, maintain and upgrade our information technology and security measures (see the risk factor beginning on page 17 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  We may be unable to successfully implement our future business plans and objectives (see the risk factor beginning on page 18 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  Our internal control system may become ineffective or inadequate (see the risk factor beginning on page 18 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  Global climate change and related legal and regulatory developments could negatively affect our business, results of operations, liquidity, and financial condition (see the risk factor beginning on page 19 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  A severe or prolonged downturn in the global economy, whether caused by economic or political instability, could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations (see the risk factor beginning on page 19 of the 2025 Annual Report).

 

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Risks Relating to Doing Business in Jurisdictions in which the Operating Subsidiaries Operate (for a more detailed discussion, see “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in Jurisdictions in which the Operating Subsidiaries Operate” in the 2025 Annual Report)

 

  Our key operations are in Hong Kong. However, due to long arm provisions under the current PRC laws and regulations, the Chinese government may exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business and may intervene in or influence our operations at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares. Changes in the policies, regulations, rules, and the enforcement of laws of the Chinese government may also be quick with little advance notice and our assertions and beliefs of the risk imposed by the PRC legal and regulatory system cannot be certain (see the risk factor beginning on page 6 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  If the Chinese government chooses to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China based issuers, such action may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer Class A Ordinary Shares to investors and cause the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or be worthless (see the risk factor beginning on page 7 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  The Hong Kong legal system embodies uncertainties which could limit the legal protections available to Our Operating Subsidiaries (see the risk factor beginning on page 8 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  Although the audit report included in this prospectus is prepared by U.S. auditors who are currently inspected by the PCAOB, there is no guarantee that future audit reports will be prepared by auditors inspected by the PCAOB and, as such, in the future, investors may be deprived of the benefits of such inspection. Furthermore, trading in our shares may be prohibited under the HFCAA if the SEC subsequently determines our audit work is performed by auditors that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely, and as a result, U.S. national securities exchanges, such as the Nasdaq, may determine to delist our securities. Furthermore, on December 23, 2022, the AHFCAA was enacted, which amended the HFCAA by requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three, thus reducing the time before the securities may be prohibited from trading or delisted (see the risk factor beginning on page 9 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  The recent joint statement by the SEC, proposed rule changes submitted by Nasdaq, and an act passed by the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies. These developments could add uncertainties to our offering, business operations, share price and reputation (see the risk factor beginning on page 11 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  The enactment of the Law of the PRC on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the “Hong Kong National Security Law”) could impact our Hong Kong subsidiary, which represents substantially all of our business (see the risk factor beginning on page 12 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  If we become directly subject to the recent scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity involving U.S.-listed Chinese companies, we may have to expend significant resources to investigate and resolve the matter which could harm our business operations, price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and reputation and could result in a loss of your investment in our stock, especially if such matter cannot be addressed and resolved favorably (see the risk factor beginning on page 12 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  There are political risks associated with conducting business in Hong Kong (see the risk factor beginning on page 13 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  Changes in international trade policies, trade disputes, barriers to trade, or the emergence of a trade war may dampen growth in markets where the majority of our customers reside (see the risk factor beginning on page 13 of the 2025 Annual Report);
     
  The Hong Kong legal system embodies uncertainties, which could limit the legal protections available to our Operating Subsidiaries (see the risk factor beginning on page 8 of the 2025 Annual Report).

 

Risks Related to Our Shares and this Offering (for a more detailed discussion, see “Risk Factors Risks Related to our shares and this offering” in Form F-1)

 

The market price of our shares may be subject to rapid and substantial volatility regardless of our operating performance, and such volatility may make it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our shares (see the risk factor beginning on page 41 of the registration statement on Form F-1);

 

Our Class A Ordinary Shares are traded under $5.00 per share and thus would be known as “penny stock”. Trading in penny stocks has certain restrictions and these restrictions could negatively affect the price and liquidity of our share (see the risk factor beginning on page 42 of the registration statement on Form F-1);

 

If we fail to meet applicable listing requirements, Nasdaq may delist our Class A Ordinary Shares from trading, in which case the liquidity and market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares could decline (see the risk factor beginning on page 42 of the registration statement on Form F-1);

 

Volatility in our shares price may subject us to securities litigation (see the risk factor beginning on page 43 of the registration statement on Form F-1);

 

Future issuances of our Class B Ordinary Shares may be dilutive to the voting power of our Class A Ordinary Shareholders (see the risk factor beginning on page 43 of the registration statement on Form F-1);

 

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We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future (see the risk factor beginning on page 43 of the registration statement on Form F-1);

 

Securities analysts may not publish favorable research or reports about our business or may publish no information at all, which could cause our share price or trading volume to decline (see the risk factor beginning on page 44 of the registration statement on Form F-1);

 

Investors may have difficulty enforcing judgments against us, our directors and management. Investors may incur additional costs and procedural obstacles in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing actions in the Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, the UK, the UAE against us or our management named in this prospectus based on the Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, the UK or the UAE laws (see the risk factor beginning on page 44 of the registration statement on Form F-1);

 

You may have more difficulty protecting your interests than you would as a shareholder of a U.S. corporation (see the risk factor beginning on page 46 of the registration statement on Form F-1);

 

We qualify as a foreign private issuer and, as a result, we will not be subject to U.S. proxy rules and will be subject to Exchange Act reporting obligations that permit less detailed and less frequent reporting than that of a U.S. corporation (see the risk factor beginning on page 47 of the registration statement on Form F-1);

 

As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to adopt certain home country practices in relation to corporate governance matters that differ significantly from Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards. These practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would enjoy if we complied fully with Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards (see the risk factor beginning on page 47 of the registration statement on Form F-1);

 

We may lose our foreign private issuer status in the future, which could result in significant additional costs and expenses (see the risk factor beginning on page 47 of the registration statement on Form F-1);

 

We are an emerging growth company within the meaning of the Securities Act and may take advantage of certain reduced reporting requirements (see the risk factor beginning on page 48 of the registration statement on Form F-1);

 

We will incur increased costs after we cease to qualify as an “emerging growth company” (see the risk factor beginning on page 48 of the registration statement on Form F-1);

 

Our directors, officers and principal shareholders have significant voting power and may take actions that may not be in the best interests of our other shareholders (see the risk factor beginning on page 49 of the registration statement on Form F-1);

 

We may allocate the net proceeds from this offering in ways that differ from the estimates discussed in the section titled “Use of Proceeds” and with which you may not agree (see the risk factor beginning on page 49 of the registration statement on Form F-1);

 

HOLDING FOREIGN COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE ACT (the “HFCAA”)

 

We may allocate the net proceeds from this offering in ways that differ from the estimates discussed in the section titled “Use of Proceeds” and with which you may not agree.

 

The HFCAA was enacted on December 18, 2020. The HFCAA states that if the SEC determines that a company has filed audit reports issued by a registered public accounting firm that has not been subject to inspection by the PCAOB for three consecutive years beginning in 2021, the SEC shall prohibit the company’s shares from being traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter trading market in the United States.

 

On March 24, 2021, the SEC adopted interim final rules relating to the implementation of certain disclosure and documentation requirements of the HFCAA. A company will be required to comply with these rules if the SEC identifies it as having a “non-inspection” year under a process to be subsequently established by the SEC. The SEC is assessing how to implement other requirements of the HFCAA, including the listing and trading prohibition requirements described above.

 

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On June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the AHFCAA, which was enacted on December 23, 2022, amending the HFCAA to require the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three consecutive years and thus, reducing the time before the securities may be prohibited from trading or delisted. On December 29, 2022, legislation titled “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023” (the “Consolidated Appropriations Act”), was signed into law by President Biden. The Consolidated Appropriations Act contained, among other things, an identical provision to AHFCAA, which reduces the number of consecutive non-inspection years required for triggering the prohibitions under the HFCAA from three years to two.

 

On December 2, 2021, the SEC issued amendments to finalize rules implementing the submission and disclosure requirements in the HFCAA. The rules apply to registrants that the SEC identifies as having filed an annual report with an audit report issued by a registered public accounting firm that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in foreign jurisdictions (“Commission-Identified Issuers”). The final amendments require Commission-Identified Issuers to submit documentation to the SEC establishing that, if true, it is not owned or controlled by a governmental entity in the public accounting firm’s foreign jurisdiction. The amendments also require that a Commission-Identified Issuer that is a “foreign issuer,” as defined in Exchange Act Rule 3b-4, provide certain additional disclosures in its annual report for itself and any of its consolidated foreign operating entities. Further, the release provides notice regarding the procedures the SEC has established to identify issuers and to impose trading prohibitions on the securities of certain Commission-Identified Issuers, as required by the HFCAA. The SEC will identify Commission-Identified Issuers for fiscal years beginning after December 18, 2020. A Commission-Identified Issuer will be required to comply with the submission and disclosure requirements in the annual report for each year in which it was identified. If a registrant is identified as a Commission-Identified Issuer based on its annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, the registrant will be required to comply with the submission or disclosure requirements in its annual report filing covering the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. The final amendments became effective on January 10, 2022.

 

On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued a report on its determinations (“Determination Report”) that it was unable to inspect or investigate completely PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in Mainland China and in Hong Kong, because of positions taken by PRC authorities in those jurisdictions. The PCAOB made its determinations pursuant to PCAOB Rule 6100, which provides a framework for how the PCAOB fulfills its responsibilities under the HFCAA. The report further listed in its Appendix A and Appendix B, Registered Public Accounting Firms Subject to the Mainland China Determination and Registered Public Accounting Firms Subject to the Hong Kong Determination, respectively.

 

Our auditor, WWC, P.C., the independent registered public accounting firm that issues the audit reports included elsewhere in this prospectus, as auditors of companies that are traded publicly in the United States and firms registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), or the PCAOB, are subject to laws in the United States pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess their compliance with the applicable professional standards. WWC, P.C. is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and, as of the date of this prospectus, did not appear as part of the report under the lists in its Appendix A or Appendix B and is not subject to and not affected by the PCAOB’s December 2021 Determination Report.

 

On August 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol (the “SOP”) Agreement with the CSRC and China’s MOF. The SOP, together with two protocol agreements governing inspections and investigations (together, the “SOP Agreements”), establish a specific, accountable framework to make possible complete inspections and investigations by the PCAOB of audit firms based in Mainland China and Hong Kong, as required under U.S. law. Under the SOP Agreements the PCAOB shall have independent discretion to select any firms for inspection or investigation and has the unfettered ability to retain any information as needed.

 

On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB board announced that it has completed the inspections, determined that it had complete access to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in Mainland China and Hong Kong, and voted to vacate the Determination Report. The PCAOB continues to demand complete access in Mainland China and Hong Kong moving forward and has resumed regular inspections since March 2023. The PCAOB is continuing pursuing ongoing investigations and may initiate new investigations as needed. However, if the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely the Company’s auditor because of a position taken by an authority in a foreign jurisdiction, or the PCAOB re-evaluates its determination as a result of any obstruction with the implementation of the SOP, then such lack of inspection or re-evaluation could cause trading in the Company’s securities to be prohibited under the HFCAA, and ultimately result in a determination by a securities exchange to delist the Company’s securities. Accordingly, the HFCAA calls for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially the non-U.S. auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB. These developments could add uncertainties to the Company’s offering. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in Jurisdictions in which the Operating Subsidiaries Operate Although the audit report included in this prospectus is prepared by U.S. auditors who are currently inspected by the PCAOB, there is no guarantee that future audit reports will be prepared by auditors inspected by the PCAOB and, as such, in the future, investors may be deprived of the benefits of such inspection. Furthermore, trading in our shares may be prohibited under the HFCAA if the SEC subsequently determines our audit work is performed by auditors that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely, and as a result, U.S. national securities exchanges, such as the Nasdaq, may determine to delist our securities. Furthermore, on December 23, 2022, the AHFCAA was enacted, which amended the HFCAA by requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three, thus reducing the time before our securities may be prohibited from trading or delisted.” beginning on page 9 of the 2025 Annual Report.

 

We cannot assure you whether Nasdaq or other regulatory authorities will apply additional or more stringent criteria to us. Such uncertainty could cause the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares to be materially and adversely affected.

 

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REGULATORY APPROVAL OF THE PRC

 

Permission Required from Hong Kong and PRC Authorities

 

As of the date of this prospectus, neither we nor our subsidiaries in Hong Kong are required to obtain any permission or approval from the Hong Kong authorities to operate our business or issue our Class A Ordinary Shares to foreign investors. We are also not required to obtain permissions or approvals from any PRC authorities before listing in the U.S. and to issue our Class A Ordinary Shares to foreign investors, including the CSRC or the CAC.

 

Based on management’s internal assessment that the Company and its subsidiaries currently have no material operations in the Mainland China, as of the date of this prospectus, the Company is not required to obtain any permissions or approvals from PRC authorities, including the CSRC or the CAC, before listing in the U.S. and to issue our Class A Ordinary Shares to foreign investors because (i) the CSRC currently has not issued any definitive rule or interpretation concerning whether offerings like ours under this prospectus are subject to this regulation; and (ii) the Company operates in Hong Kong and is not included in the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC. We also understand that Neo-Concept HK is not required to obtain any permissions or approvals from any PRC authorities to operate their businesses as of the date of this prospectus. No permissions or approvals have been applied for by the Company or denied by any relevant authority. However, uncertainties still exist, due to the possibility that laws, regulations, or policies in the PRC could change rapidly in the future.

 

In the event that (i) the PRC government expanded the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC and that we are required to obtain such permissions or approvals; or (ii) we inadvertently concluded that relevant permissions or approvals were not required or that we did not receive or maintain relevant permissions or approvals required, any action taken by the PRC government could significantly limit or completely hinder our operations in Hong Kong and our ability to offer or continue to offer Class A Ordinary Shares to investors and could cause the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or become worthless. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in Jurisdictions in which the Operating Subsidiaries Operate — If the Chinese government chooses to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China based issuers, such action may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer shares to investors and cause the value of our shares to significantly decline or be worthless.” beginning on page 7 of the 2025 Annual Report.

 

RECENT REGULATORY DEVELOPMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA

 

We are aware that, recently, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in certain areas in Mainland China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over Mainland China-based companies listed overseas using a VIE structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement.

 

On July 6, 2021, the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued a document to crack down on illegal activities in the securities market and promote the high-quality development of the capital market, which, among other things, requires the relevant governmental authorities to strengthen cross-border oversight of law-enforcement and judicial cooperation, to enhance supervision over Mainland China-based companies listed overseas, and to establish and improve the system of extraterritorial application of the PRC securities laws.

 

Furthermore, on July 10, 2021, the CAC issued a revised draft of the Cybersecurity Review Measures (“Revised Draft”), which required that, among others, in addition to Critical Information Infrastructure Operator (“CIIO”), any Data Processing Operator (“DPO”) controlling personal information of no less than one million users that seeks to list in a foreign stock exchange should also be subject to cybersecurity review, and further listed the factors to be considered when assessing the national security risks of the relevant activities. On December 28, 2021, the CAC, the National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”), and several other administrations jointly issued the revised Measures for Cybersecurity Review, or the “Review Measures 2021”, which became effective and replaced the existing Measures for Cybersecurity Review on February 15, 2022. According to the Revised Review Measures, if an “online platform operator” that is in possession of personal data of more than one million users intends to list in a foreign country, it must apply for a cybersecurity review. Based on a set of Q&As published on the official website of the State Cipher Code Administration in connection with the issuance of the Revised Review Measures, an official of the said administration indicated that an online platform operator should apply for a cybersecurity review prior to the submission of its listing application with non-PRC securities regulators. Moreover, the CAC released the draft of the Regulations on Network Data Security Management in November 2021 for public consultation, which among other things, stipulates that a data processor listed overseas must conduct an annual data security review by itself or by engaging a data security service provider and submit the annual data security review report for a given year to the municipal cybersecurity department before January 31 of the following year. Given the recency of the issuance of the Review Measures 2021 and their pending effectiveness, there is a general lack of guidance and substantial uncertainties exist with respect to their interpretation and implementation.

 

Given the nature of our subsidiaries’ business, we believe this risk is not significant. Our subsidiaries do not have any customers in Mainland China and is neither a CIIOs nor a DPO as defined in the Review Measures 2021. We do not currently expect the Revised Review Measures to have an impact on our subsidiaries’ business, operations or this offering as we do not believe that our subsidiaries are deemed to be operators of critical information infrastructure or data processors controlling personal information of no less than one million users, that are required to file for cybersecurity review before listing in the U.S. since (i) our subsidiaries are incorporated and operating in Hong Kong and the Review Measures 2021 remain unclear whether they shall be applicable to a Hong Kong company; (ii) Neo-Concept HK operates without any subsidiary nor VIE structure in Mainland China; (iii) as of the date of this prospectus, Neo-Concept HK has collected less than 100 personal information of PRC individual clients; and (iv) as of the date of this prospectus, our subsidiaries have not been informed by any PRC governmental authority of any requirement that it files for a cybersecurity review. Therefore, we believe that our HK Operating Subsidiary is not covered by the permission and requirements from the CSRC or the CAC.

 

Nevertheless, since these statements and regulatory actions are new, it is highly uncertain how soon the legislative or administrative regulation making bodies will respond and what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated. If the Review Measures 2021 are adopted into law in the future and if any of our subsidiaries is deemed an “operator of critical information infrastructure” or a “data processor” controlling personal information of no less than one million users, the listing of our Class A Ordinary Shares on U.S. exchanges could be subject to CAC’s cybersecurity review. If we become subject to the CAC or any other governmental agency, we cannot assure you that we will be able to list our Class A Ordinary Shares on U.S. exchanges, or continue to offer securities to investors, which would materially affect the interest of the investors and cause significantly depreciation of the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares or render them worthless.

 

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Recent PCAOB Developments

 

Under the AHFCAA, which amended the HFCAA, our Class A Ordinary Shares may be prohibited from being traded on a national exchange if the PCAOB is unable to inspect our auditors for two consecutive years beginning in 2021. The delisting of our Class A Ordinary Shares, or the threat of their being delisted, may materially and adversely affect the value of your investment.

 

On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued a report on its determinations that it was unable to inspect or investigate completely PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in Mainland China and in Hong Kong, because of positions taken by PRC authorities in those jurisdictions. The PCAOB made its determinations pursuant to PCAOB Rule 6100, which provides a framework for how the PCAOB fulfills its responsibilities under the HFCAA. The report further listed in its Appendix A and Appendix B, Registered Public Accounting Firms Subject to the Mainland China Determination and Registered Public Accounting Firms Subject to the Hong Kong Determination, respectively.

 

Our auditor, WWC, P.C., the independent registered public accounting firm that issues the audit reports included elsewhere in this prospectus, as auditors of companies that are traded publicly in the United States and firms registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), or the PCAOB, are subject to laws in the United States pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess their compliance with the applicable professional standards. WWC, P.C., is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and, as of the date of this prospectus, did not appear as part of the report under the lists in its appendix A or appendix B and is not subject to and not affected by the PCAOB’s December 2021 Determination Report.

 

On August 26, 2022, the CSRC, the MOF, and the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol (the “Protocol”) to allow the PCAOB to inspect and investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in Mainland China and Hong Kong, consistent with the HFCAA, and the PCAOB will be required to reassess its determinations by the end of 2022. Pursuant to the fact sheet with respect to the Protocol disclosed by the SEC, the PCAOB shall have independent discretion to select any issuer audits for inspection or investigation and has the unfettered ability to transfer information to the SEC.

 

On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB announced that it was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in Mainland China and Hong Kong completely in 2022. The PCAOB Board vacated its previous 2021 determinations that the PCAOB was unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in Mainland China and Hong Kong.

 

On December 23, 2022, the AHFCAA was enacted, which amended the HFCAA by requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market in the United States if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three. As a result, the time period before the Company’s securities may be prohibited from trading or delisted has been decreased accordingly.

 

On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act was signed into law by President Biden, which contained, among other things, an identical provision to the AHFCAA and amended the HFCAA by requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market in the United States if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three years.

 

The PCAOB continues to demand complete access in Mainland China and Hong Kong moving forward and has resumed regular inspections since March 2023. The PCAOB is continuing pursuing ongoing investigations and may initiate new investigations as needed. The PCAOB has also indicated that it will act immediately to consider the need to issue new determinations with the HFCAA if needed. However, whether the PCAOB will continue to be able to satisfactorily conduct inspections of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in Mainland China and Hong Kong is subject to uncertainties and depends on a number of factors out of our and our auditor’s control.

 

If the PCAOB is unable to inspect and investigate completely registered public accounting firms located in China in 2023 and beyond, or if we fail to, among others, meet the PCAOB’s requirements, including retaining a registered public accounting firm that the PCAOB determines it is able to inspect and investigate completely, we will be identified as a “Commission-identified Issuer,” and upon the expiration of the applicable years of non-inspection under the HFCAA and relevant regulations, the Class A Ordinary Shares will be delisted and will not be permitted for trading over the counter. Such a delisting or prohibition would substantially impair your ability to sell or purchase the Class A Ordinary Shares, and the risk and uncertainty associated with delisting would have a negative impact on the price of the Class A Ordinary Shares. Moreover, the HFCAA or other efforts to increase U.S. regulatory access to audit information could cause investor uncertainty for affected issuers, including us, and the market price of the Class A Ordinary Shares could be adversely affected. Such a prohibition would significantly affect our ability to raise capital on terms acceptable to us, or at all, which would have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, and prospects.

 

Corporate Information

 

Our principal executive office is located at 10/F, Seaview Centre, No. 139-141 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, and our phone number is (+852) 2798-8639. Our registered office in the Cayman Islands is located at the office of Osiris International Cayman Limited, Suite #4-210, Governors Square, 23 Lime Tree Bay Avenue, PO Box 32311, Grand Cayman KY1-1209, Cayman Islands.

 

Our agent for service of process in the United States is Cogency Global Inc., located at 122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168. Our website is located at www. neo-ig.com. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not a part of, and shall not be incorporated by reference into, this prospectus.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

An investment in our Class A Ordinary Shares involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding whether to invest in our Class A Ordinary Shares, you should carefully consider the risk described under “Risk Factors” under the heading “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors” in the 2025 Annual Report on file with the SEC, as supplemented by the subsequent registration statement on Form F-1 that we have filed with the SEC on July 28, 2025, as amended (File No. 333-288993), as well as the risk factors described below, which augment the risk factors set forth in our 2025 Annual Report and Form F-1, together with any other information appearing or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in any accompanying prospectus supplement, in light of your particular investment objectives and financial circumstances. In addition to those risk factors, there may be additional risks and uncertainties of which our management is unaware or deems immaterial. Our business, financial condition, or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected by any of these risks. The trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

 

OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

 

We may, from time to time, offer and sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus up to a total dollar amount of $100,000,000 in one or more offerings. The securities offered under this prospectus may be offered separately, together, or in separate series, and in amounts, at prices, and on terms to be determined at the time of sale. We will keep the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part effective until such time as all of the securities covered by this prospectus have been disposed of pursuant to such registration statement.

 

CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS

 

Our capitalization will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement or in a report on Form 6-K subsequently furnished to the SEC and specifically incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

 

DILUTION

 

If required, we will set forth in a prospectus supplement the following information regarding any material dilution of the equity interests of investors purchasing securities in an offering under this prospectus:

 

  the net tangible book value per share of our equity securities before and after the offering;

 

  the amount of the increase in such net tangible book value per share attributable to the cash payments made by purchasers in the offering; and

 

  the amount of the immediate dilution from the public offering price which will be absorbed by such purchasers.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of securities we offer as indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus.

 

DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL

 

We were incorporated as an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands under the laws of the Cayman Islands, in the Cayman Islands on July 29, 2021 under the name “Neo-Concept International Group Holdings Limited” company no. 379468. Our affairs are governed by our Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Companies Act and the common law of the Cayman Islands.

 

As of the date of this prospectus, our authorized share capital is US$50,000 consisting of 20,000,000  shares of par value US$0.0025 each comprised of (i) 19,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.0025 each and (ii) 500,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.0025 each.

 

The following are summaries of the material provisions of our Memorandum and Articles of Association that is currently and will be in force at the time of the closing of this offering and the Companies Act, insofar as they relate to the material terms of our Ordinary Shares. The forms of our Memorandum and Articles of Association are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

Ordinary Shares

 

General

 

All of our issued shares are fully paid and non-assessable. Certificates representing the shares are issued in registered form. Our shareholders who are non-residents of the Cayman Islands may freely hold and vote their shares. We may not issue shares to bearer.

 

As at the date of this prospectus, there are 2,364,282 Class A Ordinary Shares and no Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding.

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

The transfer agent and registrar for the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares is VStock Transfer, LLC.

 

Distributions

 

Subject to the Companies Act and our Memorandum and Articles, our Company in general meeting may declare dividends in any currency to be paid to the members but no dividend shall be declared in excess of the amount recommended by our board of directors.

 

Except in so far as the rights attaching to, or the terms of issue of, any share may otherwise provide:

 

(i)all dividends shall be apportioned and paid pro rata according to the amounts paid up or credited as paid on the shares during any portion(s) of the period in respect of which the dividend is paid, although no amount paid up on a share in advance of calls shall for this purpose be treated as paid up on the share; and

 

  (ii) our board of directors may deduct from any dividend or other monies payable to any member all sums of money (if any) presently payable by him to our Company on account of calls, instalments or otherwise.

 

Where our board of directors or our Company in general meeting has resolved that a dividend should be paid or declared, our board of directors may resolve:

 

  (aa) that such dividend be satisfied wholly or in part in the form of an allotment of shares credited as fully paid up on the basis that the shares so allotted shall be of the same class or classes as the class or classes already held by the allottee, provided that the members entitled to such dividend will be entitled to elect to receive such dividend (or part thereof) in cash in lieu of such allotment; or

 

  (bb) that the members entitled to such dividend will be entitled to elect to receive an allotment of shares credited as fully paid up in lieu of the whole or such part of the dividend as our board of directors may think fit on the basis that the shares so allotted shall be of the same class or classes as the class or classes of shares already held by the allottee.

 

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Upon the recommendation of our board of directors, our Company may by ordinary resolution in respect of any one particular dividend of our Company determine that it may be satisfied wholly in the form of an allotment of shares credited as fully paid up without offering any right to members to elect to receive such dividend in cash in lieu of such allotment.

 

Any dividend, bonus, or other sum payable in cash to the holder of shares may be paid by cheque or warrant sent through the post. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent and shall be sent at the holder’s or joint holders’ risk and payment of the cheque or warrant by the bank on which it is drawn shall constitute a good discharge to our Company. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any dividends or other monies payable or property distributable in respect of the shares held by such joint holders.

 

Whenever our board of directors or our Company in general meeting has resolved that a dividend be paid or declared, our board of directors may further resolve that such dividend be satisfied wholly or in part by the distribution of specific assets of any kind.

 

Our board of directors may, if it thinks fit, receive from any member willing to advance the same, and either in money or money’s worth, all or any part of the money uncalled and unpaid or instalments payable upon any shares held by him, and in respect of all or any of the monies so advanced may pay interest at such rate (if any) not exceeding 20% per annum, as our board of directors may decide, but a payment in advance of a call shall not entitle the member to receive any dividend or to exercise any other rights or privileges as a member in respect of the share or the due portion of the shares upon which payment has been advanced by such member before it is called up.

 

All dividends, bonuses, or other distributions unclaimed for one year after having been declared may be invested or otherwise used by our board of directors for the benefit of our Company until claimed and our Company shall not be constituted a trustee in respect thereof. All dividends, bonuses, or other distributions unclaimed for six years after having been declared may be forfeited by our board of directors and, upon such forfeiture, shall revert to our Company.

 

No dividend or other monies payable by our Company on or in respect of any share shall bear interest against our Company.

 

Our Company may exercise the power to cease sending cheques for dividend entitlements or dividend warrants by post if such cheques or warrants remain uncashed on two consecutive occasions or after the first occasion on which such a cheque or warrant is returned undelivered.

 

Voting rights

 

At any general meeting, a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided by poll save that the chairman of the meeting may, in good faith, allow a resolution which relates purely to a procedural or administrative matter, allow a resolution to be voted on by a show of hands. Subject to any special rights, restrictions or privileges as to voting for the time being attached to any class or classes of shares at any general meeting: (a) on a poll every member present in person or by proxy or, in the case of a member being a corporation, by our duly authorized representative shall have one vote (or thirty (30) votes in respect of each Class B Ordinary Share) for every share which is fully paid or credited as fully paid registered in his name in the register of members of our Company but so that no amount paid up or credited as paid up on a share in advance of calls or instalments is treated for this purpose as paid up on the share; and (b) on a show of hands every member who is present in person (or, in the case of a member being a corporation, by our duly authorized representative) or by proxy shall have one vote. Where more than one proxy is appointed by a member which is a Clearing House (as defined in the Articles of Association) (or its nominee(s)) or a central depository house (or its nominee(s)), each such proxy shall have one vote on a show of hands and on a poll (or thirty votes in respect of each Class B Ordinary Share on a poll). On a poll, a member entitled to more than one vote need not use all his votes or cast all the votes he does use in the same way.

 

Qualification

 

There is currently no shareholding qualification for directors.

 

General Meetings of Shareholders

 

Our Company shall hold an annual general meeting in each fiscal year.

 

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Extraordinary general meetings may be convened on the requisition of one or more members holding, at the date of deposit of the requisition, not less than one tenth of the paid-up capital of our Company having the right of voting at general meetings. Such requisition shall be made in writing to our board of directors or the secretary of our Company for the purpose of requiring an extraordinary general meeting to be called by our board of directors for the transaction of any business specified in such requisition. Such meeting shall be held within two months after the deposit of such requisition. If within 21 days of such deposit, our board of directors fails to proceed to convene such meeting, the requisitionist(s) himself (themselves) may do so in the same manner, and all reasonable expenses incurred by the requisitionist(s) as a result of the failure of our board of directors shall be reimbursed to the requisitionist(s) by our Company. Every general meeting of our Company shall be called by at least 10 clear days’ notice in writing. The notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is served or deemed to be served and of the day for which it is given, and must specify the place, the day, the hour and agenda of the meeting and particulars of the resolution(s) to be considered at that meeting and the general nature of that business.

 

Although a meeting of our Company may be called by shorter notice than as specified above, such meeting may be deemed to have been duly called if it is so agreed:

 

(i)in the case of an annual general meeting, by all members of our Company entitled to attend and vote thereat; and

 

(ii)in the case of any other meeting, by a majority in number of the members having a right to attend and vote at the meeting being a majority together holding not less than 95% of the total voting rights at the meetings of all our shareholders.

 

All business transacted at an extraordinary general meeting shall be deemed special business. All business shall also be deemed special business where they are transacted at an annual general meeting, with the exception of the election of Directors which shall be deemed ordinary business.

 

No business other than the appointment of a chairman of a meeting shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present when the meeting proceeds to business and continues to be present until the conclusion of the meeting.

 

The quorum for a general meeting shall be two members entitled to vote and present in person (or in the case of a member being a corporation, by its duly authorized representative) or by proxy representing not less than one-third (1/3) in nominal value of the total issued voting shares in our Company throughout the meeting.

 

Protection of minority shareholders

 

Though class actions and derivative actions are generally not available to members of the Company under the laws of the Cayman Islands, a minority shareholder aggrieved by the actions of a director or the company does have a limited number of remedies. If the right infringed is a personal right of the member, he may bring a personal action in his individual capacity. Where the same personal right of a number of shareholders has been infringed, a representative action may be brought on behalf of a group of shareholders. Only limited personal rights are recognized and therefore these remedies may in turn be limited. In certain circumstances the shareholder may seek to sue on his own behalf in a derivative suit which involves the individual shareholders seeking to enforce the company’s right by suing in representative form on behalf of himself and all other shareholders in the company (except for those responsible for the wrong doing) against the wrong doers. The court ordinarily may permit a shareholder to commence an action in the name of the company to remedy a wrong done to the company where the act complained of is alleged to be beyond the corporate power of the company or illegal or would result in the violation of the company’s memorandum or articles of association. Further, consideration would be given by the court to acts that are alleged to constitute a fraud against the minority members or where an act requires the approval of a greater percentage of members than that which actually approved it.

 

Any shareholder of a company may petition the court which may make a winding up order if the court is of the opinion that it is just and equitable that the company should be wound up or, as an alternative to a winding up order, (a) an order regulating the conduct of the company’s affairs in the future, (b) an order requiring the company to refrain from doing or continuing an act complained of by the shareholder petitioner or to do an act which the shareholder petitioner has complained it has omitted to do, (c) an order authorising civil proceedings to be brought in the name and on behalf of the company by the shareholder petitioner on such terms as the court may direct, or (d) an order providing for the purchase of the shares of any shareholders of the company by other shareholders or by the company itself and, in the case of a purchase by the company itself, a reduction of the company’s capital accordingly.

 

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Except as mentioned above, generally claims against our Company by our members must be based on the general laws of contract or tort applicable in the Cayman Islands.

 

Shareholders’ suits

 

In principle, we will normally be the proper plaintiff and as a general rule a derivative action may not be brought by a minority shareholder. However, based on English authorities, which would in all likelihood be of persuasive authority in the Cayman Islands, the Cayman Islands courts can be expected to follow and apply the common law principles (namely the rule in Foss v. Harbottle and the exceptions thereto) so that a non-controlling shareholder may be permitted to commence a class action against or derivative actions in the name of the company to challenge actions where:

 

a company acts or proposes to act illegally or ultra vires;

 

the act complained of, although not ultra vires, could only be effected duly if authorized by more than a simple majority vote that has not been obtained; and

 

those who control the company are perpetrating a “fraud on the minority.”

 

Pre-emptive rights

 

There are no pre-emptive rights applicable to the issue by us of new shares under either Cayman Islands law or our Memorandum and Articles of Association.

 

Transfer of shares

 

Subject to the restrictions in our Memorandum and Articles of Association, fully paid Ordinary Shares are free from any restriction with respect to the right of the holder thereof to transfer such Ordinary Shares (except when permitted by the Designated Stock Exchange (as defined in our Memorandum and Articles) and shall also be free from all liens. Our board of directors however, may, in its absolute discretion, refuse to register a transfer of any Ordinary Share which is not fully paid to a person of whom it does not approve or any Ordinary Share issued under any share option scheme upon which a restriction on transfer imposed thereby still subsists, and it may also refuse to register a transfer of any Ordinary Share (whether fully paid up or not) to more than four (4) joint holders or a transfer of any Ordinary Shares (not being a fully paid up Ordinary Share) on which our Company has a lien.

 

Upon any direct or indirect sale, transfer, assignment or disposition of Class B Ordinary Shares or the direct or indirect transfer or assignment of the voting power attached to the Class B Ordinary Shares through voting proxy or otherwise by a holder thereof in such manner as described in our Memorandum and Articles of Association, such Class B Ordinary Shares will be automatically and immediately converted into an equal number of Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

Liquidation

 

Subject to the Companies Act, our Company may be wound up by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands or be wound up voluntarily by a special resolution. Our board of directors have the power in the name of our Company to present a petition to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands for our Company to be wound up.

 

If our Company shall be wound up, the surplus assets remaining after payment to all creditors shall be divided among the shareholders in proportion to the capital paid up on the Ordinary Shares held by them respectively, and if such surplus assets shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the paid up capital, they shall be distributed, subject to the rights of any Ordinary Shares which may be issued on special terms and conditions, so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the shareholders in proportion to the capital paid on the Ordinary Shares held by them respectively.

 

If our Company shall be wound up (in whatever manner) the liquidator may, with the sanction of a special resolution and any other sanction required by the Companies Act, divide among the shareholders in specie or kind the whole or any part of the assets of our Company whether the assets shall consist of property of one kind or shall consist of properties of different kinds and the liquidator may, for such purpose, set such value as he deems fair upon any one or more class or classes of property to be divided as aforesaid and may determine how such division shall be carried out as between our shareholders or different classes of shareholders and our shareholders within each class.

 

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The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest any part of the assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of our shareholders as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no shareholder shall be compelled to accept any shares or other assets upon which there is a liability.

 

Calls on ordinary shares and forfeiture of ordinary shares

 

Subject to our Articles of Association and to the terms of allotment, our board of directors may, from time to time, make such calls as it thinks fit upon the members in respect of any monies unpaid on the shares held by them respectively (whether on account of the nominal value of the shares or by way of premium) and not by the conditions of allotment of such shares made payable at fixed times. A call may be made payable either in one sum or by instalments. If the sum payable in respect of any call or instalment is not paid on or before the day appointed for payment thereof, the person or persons from whom the sum is due shall pay interest on the same at such rate not exceeding 20% per annum as our board of directors shall fix from the day appointed for payment to the time of actual payment, but our board of directors may waive payment of such interest wholly or in part. Our board of directors may, if it thinks fit, receive from any member willing to advance the same, either in money or money’s worth, all or any part of the money uncalled and unpaid or instalments payable upon any shares held by him, and in respect of all or any of the monies so advanced our Company may pay interest at such rate (if any) not exceeding 20% per annum as our board of directors may decide.

 

If a member fails to pay any call or instalment of a call on the day appointed for payment, our board of directors may, for so long as any part of the call or instalment remains unpaid, serve not less than 14 days’ notice on the member requiring payment of so much of the call or instalment as is unpaid, together with any interest which may have accrued and which may still accrue up to the date of actual payment. The notice shall name a further day (not earlier than the expiration of 14 days from the date of the notice) on or before which the payment required by the notice is to be made and shall also name the place where payment is to be made. The notice shall also state that, in the event of non-payment at or before the appointed time, the shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited.

 

If the requirements of any such notice are not complied with, any share in respect of which the notice has been given may at any time thereafter, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of our board of directors to that effect. Such forfeiture will include all dividends and bonuses declared in respect of the forfeited share and not actually paid before the forfeiture.

 

A person whose shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a member in respect of the forfeited shares but shall, nevertheless, remain liable to pay to our Company all monies which, at the date of forfeiture, were payable by him to our Company in respect of the shares together with (if our board of directors shall in our discretion so require) interest thereon from the date of forfeiture until payment at such rate not exceeding 20% per annum as our board of directors may prescribe.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, if the issued shares have been fully paid in accordance with the terms of its issuance and subscription, the board of directors shall not have the right to make calls on such fully paid shares and such fully paid shares shall not be subject to forfeiture.

 

Redemption of shares

 

Subject to the Companies Act, our Articles of Association, and, where applicable, the Nasdaq listing rules or any other law or so far as not prohibited by any law and subject to any rights conferred on the holders of any class of Shares, any power of our Company to purchase or otherwise acquire all or any of its own Shares (which expression as used in this Article includes redeemable Shares) be exercisable by our board of directors in such manner, upon such terms and subject to such conditions as it thinks fit.

 

Subject to the Companies Act, our Articles of Association, and to any special rights conferred on the holders of any Shares or attaching to any class of Shares, Shares may be issued on the terms that they may, at the option of our Company or the holders thereof, be liable to be redeemed on such terms and in such manner, including out of capital, as our board of directors may deem fit.

 

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Modifications of rights

 

Subject to the Companies Act and without prejudice to our Articles of Association, if at any time the share capital of our Company is divided into different classes of shares, all or any of the special rights attached to any class of shares may (unless otherwise provided for by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) be varied, modified or abrogated with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the holders of the shares of that class. The provisions of our Articles of Association relating to general meetings shall mutatis mutandis apply to every such separate general meeting, but so that:-

 

(A)separate general meetings of the holders of a class or series of shares may be called only by (i) the chairman of our board of directors, or (ii) a majority of the entire board of directors (unless otherwise specifically provided by the terms of issue of the shares of such class or series);

 

(B)the necessary quorum (whether at a separate general meeting or at its adjourned meeting) shall be a person or persons (or in the case of a shareholder being a corporation, its duly authorized representative) together holding or representing by proxy not less than one-third in nominal or par value of the issued shares of that class (but so that if at any adjourned meeting of such holders a quorum as above defined is not present, those Shareholders who are present shall form a quorum); and

 

(C)every holder of shares of the class shall be entitled (whether on show of hands or on a poll) to one vote for every such share held by him.

 

Any special rights conferred upon the holders of any shares or class of shares shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided in the rights attaching to the terms of issue of such shares, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu therewith.

 

Changes in capital

 

Subject to the Companies Act, we may from time to time by an ordinary resolution of members:

 

  (a) increase our share capital by creating new shares of the amount fixed by that ordinary resolution and with the attached rights, priorities and privileges set out in that ordinary resolution;

 

(b)consolidate and divide all or any of our share capital into shares of larger amount than our existing shares;

 

(c)without prejudice to the powers of our board of directors under our Articles of Association, divide our shares into several classes and attach thereto respectively any preferential, deferred, qualified or special rights, privileges, conditions or such restrictions which in the absence of any such determination by our Company in general meeting, as our board of directors may determine;

 

(d)sub-divide our shares or any of them into our shares of smaller amount than is fixed by our Company’s Memorandum of Association, so, however, that in the subdivision the proportion between the amount paid and the amount, if any, unpaid on each reduced our shares shall be the same as it was in case of the share from which the reduced our shares is derived;

 

(e)cancel any shares which, at the date of the passing of that ordinary resolution, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of our share capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled; and

 

(f)convert all or any of our paid-up shares into stock and reconvert that stock into paid up shares of any denomination.

 

Subject to the Companies Act and to any rights for the time being conferred on the shareholders holding a particular class of shares, our shareholders may, by special resolution, reduce our share capital or any capital redemption reserve in any way.

 

Untraceable shareholders

 

Subject to compliance with our Articles of Association, our Company have the power to sell, in such manner as our board of directors think fit, any shares of a shareholder who is untraceable.

 

Inspection of books and records

 

Our shareholders have no general right to inspect or obtain copies of the register of members or corporate records of our Company. They will, however, have such rights as may be set out in our Articles of Association.

 

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Rights of non-resident or foreign shareholders

 

There are no limitations imposed by our Memorandum and Articles (our charter) on the rights of non-resident or foreign shareholders to hold or exercise voting rights on our shares. In addition, there are no provisions in our Memorandum and Articles of Association governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed.

 

Issuance of additional shares

 

Subject to the Companies Act and where applicable, the Designated Stock Exchange Rules (as defined in our Articles of Association) and without prejudice to any special rights of restrictions for the time being attached to any shares or any class of shares, all unissued shares and other securities of our Company (whether forming part of the original or any increased capital) shall be at the disposal of our board of directors and it may offer, allot (with or without conferring a right of renunciation), grant options over or otherwise dispose of them to such persons, at such times, for such consideration and generally on such terms (subject to the Articles of Association) as it in its absolute discretion thinks fit, but so that no shares shall be issued at a discount. Our board of directors shall, as regards any offer or allotment of shares, comply with the provisions of the Companies Act, if and so far as such provisions may be applicable thereto. In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, our board of directors is empowered to authorize by resolution or resolutions from time to time the issuance of one or more classes or series of preferred shares and to fix the designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, if any, including, without limitation, the number of shares constituting each such class or series, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges, voting powers, full or limited or no voting powers, and liquidation preferences, and to increase or decrease the size of any such class or series (but not below the number of shares of any class or series of preferred shares then outstanding) to the extent permitted by Companies Act. Further, the resolution or resolutions providing for the establishment of any class or series of preferred shares may, to the extent permitted by law, provide that such class or series shall be superior to, rank equally with or be junior to the preferred shares of any other class or series.

 

Differences in Corporate Law

 

The Companies Act is modeled after that of England and Wales but does not follow recent statutory enactments in England. In addition, the Companies Act differs from laws applicable to United States corporations and their shareholders. Set forth below is a summary of certain significant differences between the provisions of the Companies Act applicable to us and the comparable laws applicable to companies incorporated in the State of Delaware in the United States.

 

This discussion does not purport to be a complete statement of the rights of holders of our ordinary shares under applicable law in the Cayman Islands or the rights of holders of the common stock of a typical corporation under applicable Delaware law.

 

    Delaware   Cayman Islands
Title of Organizational Documents   Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws   Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association
         
Duties of Directors   Under Delaware law, the business and affairs of a corporation are managed by or under the direction of its board of directors. In exercising their powers, directors are charged with a fiduciary duty of care to protect the interests of the corporation and a fiduciary duty of loyalty to act in the best interests of its shareholders. The duty of care requires that directors act in an informed and deliberative manner and inform themselves, prior to making a business decision, of all material information reasonably available to them. The duty of care also requires that directors exercise care in overseeing and investigating the conduct of the corporation’s employees. The duty of loyalty may be summarized as the duty to act in good faith, not out of self-interest, and in a manner which the director reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the shareholders.   As a matter of Cayman Islands law, a director of a Cayman Islands exempted company is in the position of a fiduciary with respect to the company and therefore it is considered that he owes the following duties to the company — a duty to act bona fide in the best interests of the company, a duty not to make a profit based on his or her position as director (unless our Company permits him to do so) and a duty not to put himself in a position where the interests of the company conflict with his or her personal interest or his or her duty to a third party. A director of a Cayman Islands exempted company owes to the company a duty to act with skill and care. It was previously considered that a director needs not exhibit in the performance of his or her duties a greater degree of skill than may reasonably be expected from a person of his or her knowledge and experience. However, English and Commonwealth courts have moved towards an objective standard with regard to the required skill and care and these authorities are likely to be followed in the Cayman Islands.
         
Limitations on Personal Liability of Directors   Subject to the limitations described below, a certificate of incorporation may provide for the elimination or limitation of the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Such provision cannot limit liability for breach of loyalty, bad faith, intentional misconduct, unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful share purchase or redemption. In addition, the certificate of incorporation cannot limit liability for any act or omission occurring prior to the date when such provision becomes effective.   The Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime.

 

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    Delaware   Cayman Islands
Indemnification of Directors, Officers, Agents, and Others   A corporation has the power to indemnify any director, officer, employee, or agent of corporation who was, is, or is threatened to be made a party who acted in good faith and in a manner he believed to be in the best interests of the corporation, and if with respect to a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct would be unlawful, against amounts actually and reasonably incurred.   Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that that we shall indemnify our officers and directors against all actions, proceedings, costs, charges, expenses, losses, damages or liabilities incurred or sustained by such directors or officer, other than by reason of such person’s dishonesty, willful default or fraud, in or about the conduct of our company’s business or affairs (including as a result of any mistake of judgment) or in the execution or discharge of his duties, powers, authorities or discretions, including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, any costs, expenses, losses or liabilities incurred by such director or officer in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil proceedings concerning our company or its affairs in any court whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere.
         
Interested Directors   Under Delaware law, a transaction in which a director who has an interest in such transaction would not be voidable if (i) the material facts as to such interested director’s relationship or interests are disclosed or are known to the board of directors and the board in good faith authorizes the transaction by the affirmative vote of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors are less than a quorum, (ii) such material facts are disclosed or are known to the shareholders entitled to vote on such transaction and the transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the shareholders, or (iii) the transaction is fair as to the corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified. Under Delaware law, a director could be held liable for any transaction in which such director derived an improper personal benefit.   Declaration of director’s interest is mainly governed by the terms of a company’s memorandum and articles of association.
         
Voting Requirements  

The certificate of incorporation may include a provision requiring supermajority approval by the directors or shareholders for any corporate action.

 

In addition, under Delaware law, certain business combinations involving interested shareholders require approval by a supermajority of the non-interested shareholders.

 

For the protection of shareholders, certain matters must be approved by special resolution of the shareholders as a matter of Cayman Islands law, including but not limited to, alteration of the memorandum or articles of association, reduction of share capital (subject, in relevant circumstances, to court approval), change of name, authorization of a plan of merger or transfer by way of continuation to another jurisdiction or consolidation or voluntary winding up of the company.

 

The Companies Act requires that a special resolution be passed by a majority of at least two-thirds of such members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of which notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution has been duly given, except that a company may in its articles of association specify that the required majority shall be a number greater than two-thirds, and may additionally so provide that any such majority (being not less than two-thirds) may differ as between matters required to be approved by a special resolution.

 

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    Delaware   Cayman Islands
Voting for Directors   Under Delaware law, unless otherwise specified in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors.   Subject to our Articles of Association and the Companies Act, our Company may from time to time in general meeting by ordinary resolution elect any person to be a director either to fill a casual vacancy or as an additional director.
         
Cumulative Voting   No cumulative voting for the election of directors unless so provided in the certificate of incorporation.   As permitted under Cayman Islands law, our Articles of Association do not provide for cumulative voting.
         
Directors’ Powers Regarding Bylaws   The certificate of incorporation may grant the directors the power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws.   As permitted by Cayman Islands law, the memorandum and articles of association may only be amended by a special resolution of the shareholders.
         
Nomination and Removal of Directors and Filling Vacancies on Board   Shareholders may generally nominate directors if they comply with advance notice provisions and other procedural requirements in company bylaws. Holders of a majority of the shares may remove a director with or without cause, except in certain cases involving a classified board or if the company uses cumulative voting. Unless otherwise provided for in the certificate of incorporation, directorship vacancies are filled by a majority of the directors elected or then in office.   Nomination and removal of directors filling a casual vacancy are governed by the terms of the memorandum and articles of association.
         
Mergers and Similar Arrangements   Under Delaware law, with certain exceptions, a merger, consolidation, exchange or sale of all or substantially all the assets of a corporation must be approved by the board of directors and a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon. Under Delaware law, a shareholder of a corporation participating in certain major corporate transactions may, under certain circumstances, be entitled to appraisal rights pursuant to which such shareholder may receive cash in the amount of the fair value of the shares held by such shareholder (as determined by a court) in lieu of the consideration such shareholder would otherwise receive in the transaction.   The Companies Act permits mergers and consolidations between Cayman Islands companies and between Cayman Islands companies and non-Cayman Islands companies. For these purposes, (a) “merger” means the merging of two or more constituent companies and the vesting of their undertaking, property and liabilities in one of such companies as the surviving company, and (b) a “consolidation” means the combination of two or more constituent companies into a consolidated company and the vesting of the undertaking, property and liabilities of such companies to the consolidated

 

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    Delaware   Cayman Islands
   

Delaware law also provides that a parent corporation, by resolution of its board of directors, may merge with any subsidiary, of which it owns at least 90% of each class of capital stock without a vote by shareholders of such subsidiary. Upon any such merger, dissenting shareholders of the subsidiary would have appraisal rights.

 

company. In order to effect such a merger or consolidation, the directors of each constituent company must approve a written plan of merger or consolidation, which must then be authorized by (a) a special resolution of the shareholders of each constituent company, and (b) such other authorization, if any, as may be specified in such constituent company’s articles of association. The plan must be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands together with a declaration as to the solvency of the consolidated or surviving company, a list of the assets and liabilities of each constituent company and an undertaking that a copy of the certificate of merger or consolidation will be given to the shareholders and creditors of each constituent company and that notification of the merger or consolidation will be published in the Cayman Islands Gazette. Court approval is not required for a merger or consolidation which is effected in compliance with these statutory procedures.

 

A merger between a Cayman Islands parent company and its Cayman Islands subsidiary or subsidiaries does not require authorization by a resolution of shareholders. For this purpose a subsidiary is a company of which at least 90% of the issued shares entitled to vote are owned by the parent company.

 

The consent of each holder of a fixed or floating security interest over a constituent company is required unless this requirement is waived by a court in the Cayman Islands.

 

Save in certain circumstances, a dissentient shareholder of a Cayman constituent company is entitled to payment of the fair value of his shares upon dissenting to a merger or consolidation. The exercise of appraisal rights will preclude the exercise of any other rights save for the right to seek relief on the grounds that the merger or consolidation is void or unlawful.

 

Separate from the statutory provisions relating to mergers and consolidations, the Companies Act also contains statutory provisions that facilitate the reconstruction and amalgamation of companies by way of schemes of arrangement, provided that the arrangement is approved by, in the case of a scheme of arrangement with members or class of members, seventy-five per cent in value of the members or class of members, as the case may be, with whom the arrangement is to be made and in the case of a scheme of arrangement with creditors, a majority in number of the creditors or class of creditors, as the case may be, with whom the arrangement is to be made, and who must in addition represent seventy-five per cent in value of the creditors or each such class of creditors, as the case may be, that are present and voting either in person or by proxy at a meeting, or meetings, convened for that purpose. The convening of the meetings and subsequently the arrangement must be sanctioned by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. While a dissenting shareholder has the right to express to the court the view that the transaction ought not to be approved, the court can be expected to approve the arrangement if it determines that:

 

●    the statutory provisions as to the required majority vote have been met;

 

●    the shareholders have been fairly represented at the meeting in question and the statutory majority are acting bona fide without coercion of the minority to promote interests adverse to those of the class;

 

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●    the arrangement is such that may be reasonably approved by an intelligent and honest man of that class acting in respect of his interest; and

 

●    the arrangement is not one that would more properly be sanctioned under some other provision of the Companies Act.

 

The Companies Act also contains a statutory power of compulsory acquisition which may facilitate the “squeeze out” of dissentient minority shareholder upon a tender offer. When a tender offer is made and accepted by holders of not less than ninety percent (90%) of the shares affected, the offeror may, within a two-month period after the approval by the said holders, require the holders of the remaining shares to transfer such shares to the offeror on the terms of the offer. An objection can be made to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

 

If an arrangement and reconstruction is thus approved, the dissenting shareholder would have no rights comparable to appraisal rights, which would otherwise ordinarily be available to dissenting shareholders of Delaware corporations, providing rights to receive payment in cash for the judicially determined value of the shares.

         
Shareholder Suits   Class actions and derivative actions generally are available to shareholders under Delaware law for, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty, corporate waste and actions not taken in accordance with applicable law. In such actions, the court generally has discretion to permit the winning party to recover attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with such action.  

In principle, we will normally be the proper plaintiff and as a general rule a derivative action may not be brought by a minority shareholder. However, based on English authorities, which would in all likelihood be of persuasive authority in the Cayman Islands, the Cayman Islands courts can be expected to follow and apply the common law principles (namely the rule in Foss v. Harbottle and the exceptions thereto) so that a non-controlling shareholder may be permitted to commence a class action against or derivative actions in the name of the company to challenge actions where:

 

●    a company acts or proposes to act illegally or ultra vires;

 

●    the act complained of, although not ultra vires, could only be effected duly if authorized by more than a simple majority vote that has not been obtained; and

 

●    those who control the company are perpetrating a “fraud on the minority”.

         
Inspection of Corporate Records   Under Delaware law, shareholders of a Delaware corporation have the right during normal business hours to inspect for any proper purpose, and to obtain copies of list(s) of shareholders and other books and records of the corporation and its subsidiaries, if any, to the extent the books and records of such subsidiaries are available to the corporation.   Holders of our Ordinary Shares have no general right under Cayman Islands law to inspect or obtain copies of our list of shareholders or our corporate records. Under our Memorandum and Articles of Association, our shareholders (not being a director) or other person have no right to inspect our account or book or document except as conferred by the Companies Act or ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction or authorized by our board of directors or our Company in general meeting.

 

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Shareholder Proposals   Unless provided in the corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, Delaware law does not include a provision restricting the manner in which shareholders may bring business before a meeting.   The Companies Act does not provide shareholders with any right to requisition a general meeting or to put any proposal before a general meeting. However our Articles of Association provide that extraordinary general meetings may be convened on the requisition of one or more members holding, at the date of deposit of the requisition, not less than one tenth of the paid-up capital of our Company having the right of voting at general meetings.
         
Approval of Corporate Matters by Written Consent   Delaware law permits shareholders to take action by written consent signed by the holders of outstanding shares having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting of shareholders.   Our Articles of Association provide that any action required or permitted to be taken at general meetings of our Company may only be taken upon the vote of shareholders at general meeting and shareholders may approve corporate matters by way of a unanimous written resolution without a meeting being held.
         
Variation of rights of shares   Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may vary the rights of a class of shares with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of such class, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise.   Subject to the Companies Act and without prejudice to our Articles of Association, if at any time the share capital of our Company is divided into different classes of shares, all or any of the special rights attached to any class of shares may (unless otherwise provided for by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) be varied, modified or abrogated with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the holders of the shares of that class.
         
Amendment of governing documents   Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation’s governing documents may be amended with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise.   As permitted by Cayman Islands law, the memorandum and articles of association may only be amended by a special resolution of the shareholders.
         
Calling of Special Shareholders Meetings   Delaware law permits the board of directors or any person who is authorized under a corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws to call a special meeting of shareholders.   Our Articles of Association provide that our board of directors may, whenever it thinks fit, convene an extraordinary general meeting. Extraordinary general meetings shall also be convened on the requisition of one or more our shareholders holding, at the date of deposit of the requisition, not less than one tenth of the paid-up capital of our Company having the right of voting at general meetings.
         
Dissolution; Winding Up   Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, unless the board of directors approves the proposal to dissolve, dissolution must be approved by shareholders holding 100% of the total voting power of the corporation. Only if the dissolution is initiated by the board of directors may it be approved by a simple majority of the corporation’s outstanding shares. Delaware law allows a Delaware corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a supermajority voting requirement in connection with dissolutions initiated by the board of directors.   Under Cayman Islands law, a company may be wound up by either an order of the courts of the Cayman Islands or by a special resolution of its members or, if the company is unable to pay its debts, by an ordinary resolution of its members. The court has authority to order winding up in a number of specified circumstances including where it is, in the opinion of the court, just and equitable to do so. Under the Companies Act and our Articles of Association, our Company may be dissolved, liquidated or wound up by a special resolution of our shareholders.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

 

General

 

As used in this prospectus, the term “debt securities” means the debentures, notes, bonds, and other forms of indebtedness that we may issue from time to time. The debt securities will either be senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities. Debt securities will be issued under an indenture between us and a trustee to be named therein. We have filed the forms of indentures as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. We may issue debt securities which may or may not be converted into our Class A Ordinary Shares or Class B Ordinary Shares. We may issue the debt securities independently or together with any underlying securities, and debt securities may be attached or separate from the underlying securities.

 

The following description is a summary of selected provisions relating to the debt securities that we may issue. The summary is not complete. When debt securities are offered in the future, a prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or a free writing prospectus, as applicable, will explain the particular terms of those securities and the extent to which these general provisions may apply. The specific terms of the debt securities as described in a prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus will supplement and, if applicable, may modify or replace the general terms described in this section.

 

This summary and any description of debt securities in the applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus is subject to and is qualified in its entirety by reference to all the provisions of any specific debt securities document or agreement. We will file each of these documents, as applicable, with the SEC and incorporate them by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part on or before the time we issue a series of debt securities. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information” and “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” below for information on how to obtain a copy of a debt securities document when it is filed.

 

When we refer to a series of debt securities, we mean all debt securities issued as part of the same series under the applicable indenture.

 

Terms

 

The applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus, may describe the terms of any debt securities that we may offer, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

  the title of the debt securities;
     
  the total amount of the debt securities;
     
  the amount or amounts of the debt securities will be issued and interest rate;
     
  the conversion price at which the debt securities may be converted;
     
  the date on which the right to convert the debt securities will commence and the date on which the right will expire;
     
  if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of debt securities that may be converted at any one time;
     
  if applicable, a discussion of material federal income tax consideration;
     
  if applicable, the terms of the payoff of the debt securities;
     
  the identity of the indenture agent, if any;
     
  the procedures and conditions relating to the conversion of the debt securities; and
     
  any other terms of the debt securities, including terms, procedure and limitation relating to the exchange or conversion of the debt securities.

 

Form, Exchange, and Transfer

 

We may issue the debt securities in registered form or bearer form. Debt securities issued in registered form, i.e., book-entry form, will be represented by a global security registered in the name of a depository, which will be the holder of all the debt securities represented by the global security. Those investors who own beneficial interests in global debt securities will do so through participants in the depository’s system, and the rights of these indirect owners will be governed solely by the applicable procedures of the depository and its participants. In addition, we may issue debt securities in non-global form, i.e., bearer form. If any debt securities are issued in non-global form, debt securities certificates may be exchanged for new debt securities certificates of different denominations, and holders may exchange, transfer, or convert their debt securities at the debt securities agent’s office or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference or free writing prospectus.

 

Prior to the conversion of their debt securities, holders of debt securities convertible for Class A Ordinary Shares or Class B Ordinary Shares will not have any rights of holders of Class A Ordinary Shares or Class B Ordinary Shares, and will not be entitled to dividend payments, if any, or voting rights of the Class A Ordinary Shares or Class B Ordinary Shares.

 

Conversion of Debt Securities

 

A debt security may entitle the holder to purchase, in exchange for the extinguishment of debt, an amount of securities at a conversion price that will be stated in the debt security. Debt securities may be converted at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date set forth in the terms of such debt security. After the close of business on the expiration date, debt securities not exercised will be paid in accordance with their terms.

 

Debt securities may be converted as set forth in the applicable offering material. Upon receipt of a notice of conversion properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the indenture agent, if any, or to us, we will forward, as soon as practicable, the securities purchasable upon such exercise. If less than all of the debt security represented by such security is converted, a new debt security will be issued for the remaining debt security.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

 

General

 

We may issue warrants to purchase our securities. We may issue the warrants independently or together with any underlying securities, and the warrants may be attached or separate from the underlying securities. We may also issue a series of warrants under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a warrant agent. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants of such series and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency for or with holders or beneficial owners of warrants.

 

The following description is a summary of selected provisions relating to the warrants that we may issue. The summary is not complete. When warrants are offered in the future, a prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or a free writing prospectus, as applicable, will explain the particular terms of those securities and the extent to which these general provisions may apply. The specific terms of the warrants as described in a prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus will supplement and, if applicable, may modify or replace the general terms described in this section.

 

This summary and any description of warrants in the applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus is subject to and is qualified in its entirety by reference to all the provisions of any specific warrant document or agreement, if applicable. We will file each of these documents, as applicable, with the SEC and incorporate them by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part on or before the time we issue a series of warrants. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information” and “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” below for information on how to obtain a copy of a warrant document when it is filed.

 

When we refer to a series of warrants, we mean all warrants issued as part of the same series under the applicable warrant agreement.

 

Terms

 

The applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus, may describe the terms of any warrants that we may offer, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

  the title of the warrants;
     
  the total number of warrants;
     
  the price or prices at which the warrants will be issued;
     
  the price or prices at which the warrants may be exercised;
     
  the currency or currencies that investors may use to pay for the warrants;
     
  the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and the date on which the right will expire;
     
  whether the warrants will be issued in registered form or bearer form;
     
  information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any;
     
  if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of warrants that may be exercised at any one time;
     
  if applicable, the designation and terms of the underlying securities with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each underlying security;
     
  if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the related underlying securities will be separately transferable;
     
  if applicable, a discussion of material federal income tax considerations;
     
  if applicable, the terms of redemption of the warrants;
     
  the identity of the warrant agent, if any;
     
  the procedures and conditions relating to the exercise of the warrants; and
     
  any other terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures, and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants.

 

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Warrant Agreement

 

We may issue the warrants in one or more series under one or more warrant agreements, each to be entered into between us and a bank, trust company, or other financial institution as warrant agent. We may add, replace, or terminate warrant agents from time to time. We may also choose to act as our own warrant agent or may choose one of our subsidiaries to do so.

 

The warrant agent under a warrant agreement will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants issued under that agreement. Any holder of warrants may, without the consent of any other person, enforce by appropriate legal action, on its own behalf, its right to exercise those warrants in accordance with their terms.

 

Form, Exchange, and Transfer

 

We may issue the warrants in registered form or bearer form. Warrants issued in registered form, i.e., book-entry form, will be represented by a global security registered in the name of a depository, which will be the holder of all the warrants represented by the global security. Those investors who own beneficial interests in a global warrant will do so through participants in the depository’s system, and the rights of these indirect owners will be governed solely by the applicable procedures of the depository and its participants. In addition, we may issue warrants in non-global form, i.e., bearer form. If any warrants are issued in non-global form, warrant certificates may be exchanged for new warrant certificates of different denominations, and holders may exchange, transfer, or exercise their warrants at the warrant agent’s office or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus.

 

Prior to the exercise of their warrants, holders of warrants exercisable for Class A Ordinary Shares or Class B Ordinary Shares will not have any rights of holders of Class A Ordinary Shares or Class B Ordinary Shares and will not be entitled to dividend payments, if any, or voting rights of the Class A Ordinary Shares or Class B Ordinary Shares.

 

Exercise of Warrants

 

A warrant will entitle the holder to purchase for cash an amount of securities at an exercise price that will be stated in, or that will be determinable as described in, the applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus. Warrants may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date set forth in the applicable offering material. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void. Warrants may be redeemed as set forth in the applicable offering material.

 

Warrants may be exercised as set forth in the applicable offering material. Upon receipt of payment and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable offering material, we will forward, as soon as practicable, the securities purchasable upon such exercise. If less than all of the warrants represented by such warrant certificate are exercised, a new warrant certificate will be issued for the remaining warrants.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF RIGHTS

 

We may issue rights to purchase our securities. The rights may or may not be transferable by the persons purchasing or receiving the rights. In connection with any rights offering, we may enter into a standby underwriting or other arrangement with one or more underwriters or other persons pursuant to which such underwriters or other persons would purchase any offered securities remaining unsubscribed for after such rights offering. Each series of rights will be issued under a separate rights agent agreement to be entered into between us and one or more banks, trust companies, or other financial institutions, as rights agent, that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement. The rights agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the rights and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of rights certificates or beneficial owners of rights.

 

The prospectus supplement relating to any rights that we offer will include specific terms relating to the offering, including, among other matters:

 

  the date of determining the security holders entitled to the rights distribution;
     
  the aggregate number of rights issued and the aggregate amount of securities purchasable upon exercise of the rights;
     
  the exercise price;
     
  the conditions to completion of the rights offering;
     
  the date on which the right to exercise the rights will commence and the date on which the rights will expire; and
     
  any applicable federal income tax considerations.

 

Each right would entitle the holder of the rights to purchase for cash the principal amount of securities at the exercise price set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Rights may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date for the rights provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, all unexercised rights will become void.

 

If less than all of the rights issued in any rights offering are exercised, we may offer any unsubscribed securities directly to persons other than our security holders, to or through agents, underwriters, or dealers, or through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby arrangements, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

 

We may issue units composed of any combination of our securities. We will issue each unit so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. As a result, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any time before a specified date.

 

The following description is a summary of selected provisions relating to units that we may offer. The summary is not complete. When units are offered in the future, a prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or a free writing prospectus, as applicable, will explain the particular terms of those securities and the extent to which these general provisions may apply. The specific terms of the units as described in a prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus will supplement and, if applicable, may modify or replace the general terms described in this section.

 

This summary and any description of units in the applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus, is subject to and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the unit agreement, collateral arrangements, and depositary arrangements, if applicable. We will file each of these documents, as applicable, with the SEC and incorporate them by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part on or before the time we issue a series of units. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information” and “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” below for information on how to obtain a copy of a document when it is filed.

 

The applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus may describe:

 

The designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately;

 

Any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer, or exchange of the units or of the securities composing the units;

 

Whether the units will be issued in fully registered or global form; and

 

Any other terms of the units.

 

The applicable provisions described in this section, as well as those described under “Description of Share Capital,” “Description of Debt Securities,” “Description of Warrants,” and “Description of Rights” above, will apply to each unit and to each security included in each unit, respectively.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We may sell the securities offered by this prospectus from time to time in one or more transactions, including, without limitation:

 

  through agents;
     
  to or through underwriters;
     
  through broker-dealers (acting as agent or principal);
     
  directly by us to purchasers (including our affiliates and shareholders), through a specific bidding or auction process, a rights offering, or other method;
     
  through a combination of any such methods of sale; or
     
  through any other methods described in a prospectus supplement.

 

The distribution of securities may be effected, from time to time, in one or more transactions, including:

 

  block transactions (which may involve crosses) and transactions on Nasdaq or any other organized market where the securities may be traded;
     
  purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its own account pursuant to a prospectus supplement;
     
  ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which a broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
     
  sales “at the market” to or through a market maker or into an existing trading market, on an exchange or otherwise; and
     
  sales in other ways not involving market makers or established trading markets, including direct sales to purchasers.

 

The securities may be sold at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, or at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices relating to the prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The consideration may be cash, extinguishment of debt, or another form negotiated by the parties. Agents, underwriters, or broker-dealers may be paid compensation for offering and selling the securities. That compensation may be in the form of discounts, concessions, or commissions to be received from us or from the purchasers of the securities. Dealers and agents participating in the distribution of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters, and compensation received by them on resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. If such dealers or agents were deemed to be underwriters, they may be subject to statutory liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

We may also make direct sales through subscription rights distributed to our existing shareholders on a pro rata basis, which may or may not be transferable. In any distribution of subscription rights to our shareholders, if all of the underlying securities are not subscribed for, we may then sell the unsubscribed securities directly to third parties or may engage the services of one or more underwriters, dealers, or agents, including standby underwriters, to sell the unsubscribed securities to third parties.

 

Some or all of the securities that we offer through this prospectus may be new issues of securities with no established trading market. Any underwriters to whom we sell our securities for public offering and sale may make a market in those securities, but they will not be obligated to do so and they may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. Accordingly, we cannot assure you of the liquidity of, or continued trading markets for, any securities that we offer.

 

Agents may, from time to time, solicit offers to purchase the securities. If required, we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement, document incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus, as applicable, any agent involved in the offer or sale of the securities and set forth any compensation payable to the agent. Unless otherwise indicated, any agent will be acting on a best-efforts basis for the period of its appointment. Any agent selling the securities covered by this prospectus may be deemed to be an underwriter of the securities.

 

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If underwriters are used in an offering, securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold, from time to time, in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or under delayed delivery contracts or other contractual commitments. Securities may be offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms acting as underwriters. If an underwriter or underwriters are used in the sale of securities, an underwriting agreement will be executed with the underwriter or underwriters at the time an agreement for the sale is reached. The applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the managing underwriter or underwriters, as well as any other underwriter or underwriters, with respect to a particular underwritten offering of securities, and will set forth the terms of the transactions, including compensation of the underwriters and dealers and the public offering price, if applicable. This prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement, and any applicable free writing prospectus will be used by the underwriters to resell the securities.

 

If a dealer is used in the sale of the securities, we, or an underwriter, will sell the securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell the securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale. To the extent required, we will set forth in the prospectus supplement, document incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus, as applicable, the name of the dealer and the terms of the transactions.

 

We may directly solicit offers to purchase the securities and may make sales of securities directly to institutional investors or others. These persons may be deemed to be underwriters with respect to any resale of the securities. To the extent required, the prospectus supplement, document incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus, as applicable, will describe the terms of any such sales, including the terms of any bidding or auction process, if used.

 

Agents, underwriters, and dealers may be entitled under agreements which may be entered into with us to indemnification by us against specified liabilities, including liabilities incurred under the Securities Act, or to contribution by us to payments they may be required to make in respect of such liabilities. If required, the prospectus supplement, document incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus, as applicable, will describe the terms and conditions of such indemnification or contribution. Some of the agents, underwriters, or dealers, or their affiliates may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us or our subsidiaries or affiliates in the ordinary course of business.

 

Under the securities laws of some states, the securities offered by this prospectus may be sold in those states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers.

 

Any person participating in the distribution of securities registered under the registration statement that includes this prospectus will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act, and the applicable SEC rules and regulations, including, among others, Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of our securities by any such person. Furthermore, Regulation M may restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of our securities to engage in market-making activities with respect to our securities.

 

These restrictions may affect the marketability of our securities and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to our securities.

 

Certain persons participating in an offering may engage in over-allotment, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions, and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act that stabilize, maintain, or otherwise affect the price of the offered securities. If any such activities will occur, they will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

To the extent required, this prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to time to describe a specific plan of distribution.

 

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TAXATION

 

Material income tax consequences relating to the purchase, ownership, and disposition of the securities offered by this prospectus are set forth in “Item 10. Additional Information—E. Taxation” in the 2025 Annual Report, which is incorporated herein by reference, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference and, if applicable, in any accompanying prospectus supplement or relevant free writing prospectus.

 

EXPENSES

 

The following table sets forth the aggregate expenses in connection with this offering, all of which will be paid by us. All amounts shown are estimates, except for the SEC registration fee.

 

SEC registration fee  $13,810 
FINRA fees  $* 
Legal fees and expenses  $* 
Accounting fees and expenses  $* 
Printing and postage expenses  $* 
Miscellaneous expenses  $* 
Total  $* 

 

 

*To be provided by a prospectus supplement or as an exhibit to a report of foreign private issuer on Form 6-K that is incorporated by reference into this registration statement. Estimated solely for this item. Actual expenses may vary.

 

MATERIAL CONTRACTS

 

Our material contracts are described in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus. See “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” below.

 

MATERIAL CHANGES

 

Except as otherwise described in the 2025 Annual Report, in our reports of foreign issuer on Form 6-K filed or furnished under the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference herein, and as disclosed in this prospectus or an applicable prospectus supplement, no reportable material changes have occurred since December 31, 2025.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

We are being represented by Charles Wilson LLP with respect to certain legal matters as to United States federal securities law and New York State law, as well as certain legal matters as to Hong Kong law. The validity of the securities offered in this offering and certain other legal matters as to Cayman Islands law will be passed upon for us by Harneys, our legal counsel as to Cayman Islands law. If legal matters in connection with offerings made pursuant to this prospectus are passed upon by counsel to underwriters, dealers, or agents, such counsel will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to any such offering.

 

EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been so incorporated by reference in reliance on the report of WWC, P.C., an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. The office of WWC, P.C. is located at 2010 Pioneer Court, San Mateo, California 94403.

 

INTERESTS OF EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

 

No named expert of or counselor to us was employed on a contingent basis, or owns an amount of our shares (or those of our subsidiaries) which is material to that person, or has a material, direct or indirect economic interest in us or that depends on the success of the offering.

 

INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

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INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

 

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus certain information we file with the SEC. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference in this prospectus shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any subsequently filed document, which is incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such earlier statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

 

We hereby incorporate by reference into this prospectus the following documents:

 

  our 2025 Annual Report filed with the SEC on April 30, 2026;
     
  our reports of foreign private issuer on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on May 8, 2026, May 15, 2026, June 12, 2026 and July 8, 2026;
     
  the description of the Class A Ordinary Shares contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, on April 15, 2024, and all other amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
     
  any future annual reports on Form 20-F filed with the SEC after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering of the securities offered by this prospectus; and
     
  any future reports of foreign private issuer on Form 6-K that we furnish to the SEC after the date of this prospectus that are identified in such reports as being incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

Our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the SEC on April 30, 2026 contains a description of our business and audited consolidated financial statements with a report by our independent auditors. These financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

Unless expressly incorporated by reference, nothing in this prospectus shall be deemed to incorporate by reference information furnished to, but not filed with, the SEC. Copies of all documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, other than exhibits to those document unless such exhibits are specially incorporated by reference in this prospectus, will be provided at no cost to each person, including any beneficial owner, who receives a copy of this prospectus on the written or oral request of that person made to:

 

Neo-Concept International Group Holdings Limited
10/F, Seaview Centre
No. 139-141 Hoi Bun Road
Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
(852) 2798-8639
Attention: Mr. Peter Pang
Email: ir@neo-ig.com

 

You also may access the incorporated reports and other documents referenced above on our website at https://www.neo-ig.com/. The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of this prospectus.

 

You should rely only on the information that we incorporate by reference or provide in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making any offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained or incorporated in this prospectus by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of the document containing the information.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

As permitted by SEC rules, this prospectus omits certain information and exhibits that are included in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Since this prospectus may not contain all of the information that you may find important, you should review the full text of these documents. If we have filed a contract, agreement, or other document as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, you should read the exhibit for a more complete understanding of the document or matter involved. Each statement in this prospectus, including statements incorporated by reference as discussed above, regarding a contract, agreement, or other document is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual document.

 

We are subject to periodic reporting and other informational requirements of the Exchange Act as applicable to foreign private issuers. Accordingly, we are required to file reports, including annual reports on Form 20-F, and other information with the SEC. All information electronically filed with the SEC can be inspected over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt under the Exchange Act from, among other things, the rules prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our executive officers, directors, and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we will not be required under the Exchange Act to file periodic or current reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act.

 

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ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

 

We are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company with limited liability. We are incorporated in the Cayman Islands because of certain benefits associated with being a Cayman Islands exempted company, such as political and economic stability, an effective judicial system, a favorable tax system, the absence of foreign exchange control or currency restrictions and the availability of professional and support services. However, the Cayman Islands has a less developed body of securities laws as compared to the United States and provides less protection for investors. In addition, Cayman Islands companies do not have standing to sue before the federal courts of the United States.

 

Substantially all of our assets are located outside the United States. In addition, substantially all of our directors and executive officers are nationals or residents of jurisdictions other than the United States and substantially all of their assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult or impossible for you to effect service of process within the United States upon us or these persons, or to enforce judgments obtained in U.S. courts against us or them, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States. It may also be difficult for you to enforce judgments obtained in U.S. courts based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws against us and our executive officers and directors. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to our shares and this offering— Investors may have difficulty enforcing judgments against us, our directors and management. Investors may incur additional costs and procedural obstacles in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing actions in the Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, the UK, the UAE against us or our management named in this prospectus based on the Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, the UK or the UAE laws.” in Form F-1 for more information.

 

We have appointed Cogency Global Inc. as our agent to receive service of process with respect to any action brought against us in under the federal securities laws of the United States or of any State in the United States.

 

Cayman Islands

 

Harneys, our counsel as to the laws of the Cayman Islands has advised us that there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the Cayman Islands would (i) recognize or enforce judgments of United States courts obtained against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or the securities laws of any state in the United States or (ii) entertain original actions brought in the Cayman Islands against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the federal securities laws of the United States or the securities laws of any state in the United States.

 

We have been advised by Harneys that although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the federal or state courts of the United States (and the Cayman Islands are not a party to any treaties for the reciprocal enforcement or recognition of such judgments), the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands will at common law enforce final and conclusive in personam judgments of state and/or federal courts of the United States of America (the “Foreign Court”) of a debt or definite sum of money against the Company (other than a sum of money payable in respect of taxes or other charges of a like nature, a fine or other penalty (which may include a multiple damages judgment in an anti-trust action) or where enforcement would be contrary to public policy). The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands will also at common law enforce final and conclusive in personam judgments of the Foreign Court that are non-monetary against the Company, for example, declaratory judgments ruling upon the true legal owner of shares in a Cayman Islands company. The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands will exercise its discretion in the enforcement of non-money judgments by having regard to the circumstances, such as considering whether the principles of comity apply. To be treated as final and conclusive, any relevant judgment must be regarded as res judicata by the Foreign Court. A debt claim on a foreign judgment must be brought within six years of the date of the judgment, and arrears of interest on a judgment debt cannot be recovered after six years from the date on which the interest was due. The courts of the Cayman Islands are unlikely to enforce a judgment obtained from the Foreign Court under civil liability provisions of U.S. federal securities law if such a judgment is found by the courts of the Cayman Islands to give rise to obligations to make payments that are penal or punitive in nature. Such a determination has not yet been made by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. A court of the Cayman Islands may stay enforcement proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere. A judgment entered in default of appearance by a defendant who has had notice of the Foreign Court’s intention to proceed may be final and conclusive notwithstanding that the Foreign Court has power to set aside its own judgment and despite the fact that it may be subject to an appeal the time-limit for which has not yet expired. The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands may safeguard the defendant’s rights by granting a stay of execution pending any such appeal and may also grant interim injunctive relief as appropriate for the purpose of enforcement. 

 

BVI

 

Harneys, our counsel as to British Virgin Islands law, has advised us that there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the British Virgin Islands would: (i) recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts obtained against us or our directors or officers that are predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or the securities laws of any state in the United States, or (ii) entertain original actions brought in the British Virgin Islands against us or our directors or officers that are predicated upon the federal securities laws of the United States or the securities laws of any state in the United States.

 

We have been advised by Harneys that the United States and the British Virgin Islands do not have a treaty providing for reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments of courts of the United States in civil and commercial matters and that a final judgment for the payment of money rendered by any general or state court in the United States based on civil liability, whether or not predicated solely upon the U.S. federal securities laws, would not be automatically enforceable in the BVI. We have also been advised by Harneys that the courts of the British Virgin Islands would treat a final and conclusive monetary judgment for a definitive sum obtained against us in the U.S. federal or state courts as a cause of action in itself and sued upon as a debt at common law so that no retrial of the issues would be necessary provided that (a) such United States federal or state courts had jurisdiction in the matter and we either submitted to such jurisdiction or was resident or carrying on business within such jurisdiction and was duly served with process, (b) the judgment given by such United States federal or state courts was not in respect of penalties, fines, taxes or similar fiscal or revenue obligations, (c) in obtaining judgment there was no fraud on the part of the person in whose favour judgment was given or on the part of such United States federal or state courts, (d) recognition or enforcement in the British Virgin Islands would not be contrary to public policy, and (e) the proceedings pursuant to which judgment was obtained were not contrary to the principles of natural justice.

 

Hong Kong

 

There is uncertainty as to whether the courts of Hong Kong would (i) recognize or enforce judgments of United States courts obtained against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States or (ii) entertain original actions brought in Hong Kong against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States.

 

A judgment of a court in the United States predicated upon U.S. federal or state securities laws may be enforced in Hong Kong at common law by bringing an action in a Hong Kong court on that judgment for the amount due thereunder, and then seeking summary judgment on the strength of the foreign judgment, provided that the foreign judgment, among other things, is (1) for a debt or a definite sum of money (not being taxes or similar charges to a foreign government taxing authority or a fine or other penalty) and (2) final and conclusive on the merits of the claim, but not otherwise. Such a judgment may not, in any event, be so enforced in Hong Kong if (a) it was obtained by fraud; (b) the proceedings in which the judgment was obtained were opposed to natural justice; (c) its enforcement or recognition would be contrary to the public policy of Hong Kong; (d) the court of the United States was not jurisdictionally competent; or (e) the judgment was in conflict with a prior Hong Kong judgment.

 

Hong Kong has no arrangement for the reciprocal enforcement of judgments with the United States. As a result, there is uncertainty as to the enforceability in Hong Kong, in original actions or in actions for enforcement, of judgments of United States courts of civil liabilities predicated solely upon the federal securities laws of the United States or the securities laws of any State or territory within the United States.

 

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United Kingdom

 

England and Wales is not party to any convention or bilateral treaty with the United States providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments. As a result, a judgment obtained in a court in the United States against a company (or their directors or officers) incorporated (or located) in England and Wales will not automatically be recognized or enforced in England and Wales but may be enforceable by separate action on the judgment in accordance with English common law rules.

 

To obtain an enforceable judgment in England and Wales, the claimant would be required to bring fresh proceedings in respect of the judgment before the competent court in England and Wales. In such an action, a court of England and Wales generally will not (subject to the matters identified below) re-examine the merits of the original case decided by a United States court and will treat the judgment as conclusive.

 

The matters which would cause a court of England and Wales not to enforce a judgment debt created by a U.S. judgment are that:

 

(a)the judgment is not for a debt or a definite sum of money or is for a sum payable in respect of taxes or other charges of a like nature or in respect of a fine or other penalty or otherwise based on a U.S. law that a court of England and Wales considers to be a penal, revenue or other public law;

 

(b)the judgment was not final and conclusive;

 

(c)the court in the United States did not have jurisdiction in accordance with the English rules of private international law to give the judgment;

 

(d)the judgment was (i) obtained by fraud, or (ii) given in breach of principles of natural justice;

 

(e)enforcement of the judgment would be contrary to public policy in England and Wales;

 

(f)the judgment is a judgment on a matter previously determined by a court of England and Wales or another court whose judgment is entitled to recognition in England and Wales or conflicts with an earlier judgment of such court;

 

(g)the judgment was obtained in breach of an agreement for the settlement of disputes (otherwise than by proceedings in a United States court) (to whose jurisdiction the judgment debtor did not submit by counterclaim or otherwise);

 

(h)the enforcement of the judgment is prohibited by statute (for example, Section 5 of the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980 prohibits the enforcement of foreign judgments for multiple damages and other foreign judgments specified by statutory instrument concerned with restrictive trade practice);

 

(i)enforcement proceedings were not commenced within the relevant limitation period; or

 

(j)an order has been made and remains effective under section 9 of the U.K. Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933 applying that section to U.S. courts including the relevant U.S. court.

 

If a court of England and Wales gives judgment for the sum payable under a judgment of a United States court, the judgment of the court of England and Wales would be enforceable by the methods generally available for the enforcement of judgments of a court of England and Wales. In addition, it may not be possible to obtain an judgment of a court of England and Wales or to enforce any judgment of a court of England and Wales if the judgment debtor is subject to any insolvency or similar proceedings, if there is delay, if an appeal is pending or anticipated against the judgment in England and Wales or against the foreign judgment in the courts of the United States or if the judgment debtor has any set-off or counterclaim against the judgment creditor.

 

United Arab Emirates

 

UAE has no arrangement for the reciprocal enforcement of judgments with the United States. As a result, there is uncertainty as to the enforceability in the UAE.

 

The enforcement of foreign judgments in the UAE is now governed by Chapter IV (Articles 222 to 225) of the UAE’s New Civil Procedure Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 42 of 2022, or NCPL). Under Article 222, a party may apply to the execution judge in the court of competent jurisdiction for enforcement of a foreign judgment. The judge must issue a decision within five working days of receiving the application. The judge’s role is limited to determining whether the conditions for enforcement have been satisfied; the judge does not have the authority to re-examine the merits of the foreign judgment.

 

A UAE court may enforce a foreign judgment if: (a) the UAE courts did not have exclusive jurisdiction over the original dispute; (b) the foreign court had jurisdiction under its own law; (c) the parties were properly summoned and represented; (d) the judgment is final and binding in the issuing jurisdiction; and (e) the judgment does not contradict a UAE court judgment and does not violate public morals or public order.

 

However, the enforcement of civil liabilities under U.S. securities laws remains uncertain in onshore UAE. Investors should be aware that judgments obtained in the United States may not be readily enforceable in the UAE’s local court system, and any recovery would likely require initiation of new legal proceedings in the UAE.

 

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PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 8. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which an exempted company’s memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that that we shall indemnify our officers and directors against all actions, proceedings, costs, charges, expenses, losses, damages or liabilities incurred or sustained by such directors or officer, other than by reason of such person’s dishonesty, willful default or fraud, in or about the conduct of our company’s business or affairs (including as a result of any mistake of judgment) or in the execution or discharge of his duties, powers, authorities or discretions, including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, any costs, expenses, losses or liabilities incurred by such director or officer in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil proceedings concerning our company or its affairs in any court whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere.

 

Item 9. Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
1.1*   Form of Underwriting Agreement
3.1**   Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-296803), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 16, 2026)
4.1**   Specimen Certificate for Class A Ordinary Shares (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-288993), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 2025)
4.2*   Form of Debt Security
4.3*   Form of Warrant Agreement and Warrant Certificate
4.4*   Form of Unit Agreement and Unit Certificate
4.5**   Form of indenture with respect to senior debt securities, to be entered into between registrant and a trustee acceptable to the registrant, if any
4.6**   Form of indenture with respect to subordinated debt securities, to be entered into between registrant and a trustee acceptable to the registrant, if any
5.1**   Opinion of Harney Westwood & Riegels regarding the validity of the Class A Ordinary Shares
21.1**   List of Subsidiaries
23.1**   Consent of WWC, P.C.
23.2**   Consent of Harney Westwood & Riegels (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1**   Power of attorney (included on the signature page hereof)
25.1***   Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of the Trustee under the Senior Debt Securities Indenture
25.2***   Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of the Trustee under the Subordinated Debt Securities Indenture
107**   Filing Fee Table 

 

 

* To be filed, if applicable, by amendment or as an exhibit to a report filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

** Filed herewith.

 

*** To be filed, if necessary, on electronic Form 305b2 pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939

 

Item 10 Undertakings

 

(a)The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1)To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

(i)To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

(ii)To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.

 

(iii)To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.

 

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provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b).

 

(2)That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3)To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(4)To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A. of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 need not be furnished, provided, that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 3-19 of Regulation S-K if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.

 

(5)That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

 

(i)Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

 

(ii)Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; providedhowever, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

 

(6)That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

(i)Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

 

(ii)Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

 

(iii)The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

 

(iv)Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

 

(b)That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(c)Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Hong Kong, on July 23, 2026.

 

  Neo-Concept International Group Holdings Limited
   
  By: /s/ Eva Yuk Yin Siu
    Name: Eva Yuk Yin Siu
    Title: Chairlady of the Board, Director, and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

 

Power of Attorney

 

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints and each of them, his or her true and lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to (1) act on, sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement together with all schedules and exhibits thereto and any subsequent registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (2) act on, sign and file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, (3) act on and file any supplement to any prospectus included in this Registration Statement or any such amendment or any subsequent registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (4) take any and all actions which may be necessary or appropriate to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that such agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact or any of his or her substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ Eva Yuk Yin Siu   Chairlady of the Board, Director and Chief Executive Officer   July 23, 2026
Name: Eva Yuk Yin Siu        
         
/s/ Billy Chun Fai Tang   Director   July 23, 2026
Name: Billy Chun Fai Tang        
         
/s/ Pengfei Jiang   Director   July 23, 2026
Name: Pengfei Jiang        
         
/s/ Peter Chun Ming Pang   Chief Financial Officer   July 23, 2026
Name: Peter Chun Ming Pang   (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)    
         
/s/ Chun Kwok Wong   Director   July 23, 2026
Name: Chun Kwok Wong        
         
/s/ Josephine Yan Yeung   Director   July 23, 2026
Name: Josephine Yan Yeung        

 

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES

 

Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of America of Neo-Concept International Group Holdings Limited, has signed this registration statement thereto in New York, NY on July 23, 2026.

 

  Cogency Global Inc.
   
  Authorized U.S. Representative
   
  By: /s/ Colleen A. De Vries
    Name: Colleen A. De Vries
    Title: Sr. Vice President on behalf of Cogency Global Inc.

 

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