Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4)
Registration No. 333-252149

WETRADE GROUP INC.
10,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
WeTrade Group Inc. is offering up to an aggregate of 10,000,000
shares of its common stock with no par value. Prior to this
offering, our common stock is quoted on the OTC Market under the
symbol “WETG”. As of July 18, 2022, our stock price on the OTC
Markets is $12.00, however, there has been no established public
trading market for our common stock. The offering price is $4.00
per share. Quotes on the OTC Markets may not be indicative of the
market price on a national securities exchange. Our common stock
was approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
This offering is being made on a firm commitment basis by the
underwriter. We have agreed to grant the underwriter an option
exercisable for a period of 45 days after the closing of this
offering to purchase up to 15% of the total number of the shares
offered in this offering for the purpose of covering
over-allotments, if any, at the offering price less the
underwriting discounts (the “Over-Allotment Option”). The
underwriter expects to deliver the shares of common stock against
payment as set forth under “Underwriting” on page 73.
We are a holding company incorporated in the State of Wyoming. Our
equity structure is a direct holding structure. As a holding
company with no material operations of our own, we conduct a
substantial majority of our operations through our subsidiaries
established in the People’s Republic of China, or “PRC” or “China”.
Investors in our common stock should be aware that they will not
and may never directly hold equity interests in the PRC operating
entities, but instead are purchasing equity in Wetrade Group Inc.,
a Wyoming holding company with no material operations of its own.
Because of our corporate structure, we as well as the investors are
subject to unique risks due to uncertainty of the interpretation
and the application of the PRC laws and regulations, including but
not limited to limitation on foreign ownership of internet
technology companies. We are also subject to the risks of
uncertainty about any future actions of the PRC government in this
regard. We may also be subject to sanctions imposed by PRC
regulatory agencies including Chinese Securities Regulatory
Commission if we fail to comply with their rules and
regulations.
WeTrade Group Inc. is permitted under the Wyoming laws to provide
funding to our subsidiaries in Singapore, Hong Kong and PRC through
loans or capital contributions without restrictions on the amount
of the funds, subject to satisfaction of applicable government
registration, approval and filing requirements. Each of our
subsidiaries in Singapore and Hong Kong is also permitted under the
laws of Singapore and Hong Kong to provide funding to WeTrade Group
Inc. through dividend distribution without restrictions on the
amount of the funds. Current PRC regulations permit our PRC
subsidiaries to pay dividends to the Company only out of their
accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese
accounting standards and regulations. As of the date of this
prospectus, we have not made any transfers, dividends or
distributions to the U.S. investors, and there has been no
distribution of dividends or assets between the holding company and
our subsidiaries. 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. We currently do not have
any cash management policies in place. See
“Prospectus Summary - Transfers of Cash to and from Our
Subsidiaries.”
There may be prominent risks associated with our majority of
operations being in China. For example, as a U.S.-listed
Chinese public company we may face heightened scrutiny,
criticism and negative publicity, which could result in a material
change in our operations and the value of our common stock. It
could also significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to
offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the
value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.
Additionally, changes in Chinese internal regulatory mandates, such
as the M&A rules, Anti-Monopoly Law, and the soon to be
effective Data Security Law, may target the Company's corporate
structure and impact our ability to conduct business in the PRC,
accept foreign investments, or list on an U.S. or other foreign
exchange. For a description of relevant PRC-related risks to this
offering, see "Risk Factors - Risks Related to Doing Business
in China" and "Risk Factors - Risks Related to this Offering."
According to Beijing Jintai Law Firm, no relevant laws or
regulations in the PRC explicitly require us to seek approval from
the China Securities Regulatory Commission for our overseas listing
plan. As of the date of this prospectus, we and our PRC
subsidiaries have not received any inquiry, notice, warning, or
sanctions regarding our planned overseas listing from the China
Securities Regulatory Commission or any other PRC governmental
authorities. However, since these statements and regulatory actions
by the PRC government are newly published and official guidance and
related implementation rules have not been issued, it is highly
uncertain how soon 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 any, and the potential impact such modified or new
laws and regulations will have on our daily business operation, the
ability to accept foreign investments and list on an U.S. or other
foreign exchange. The Standing Committee of the National People’s
Congress, or the SCNPC, or other PRC regulatory authorities may in
the future promulgate laws, regulations or implementing rules that
requires our company or any of our subsidiaries to obtain
regulatory approval from Chinese authorities before offering in the
U.S. In other words, although the Company is currently not required
to obtain permission from any of the PRC federal or local
government to obtain such permission and has not received any
denial to list on the U.S. exchange, our operations could be
adversely affected, directly or indirectly; our ability to offer,
or continue to offer, securities to investors would be potentially
hindered and the value of our securities might significantly
decline or be worthless, by existing or future laws and regulations
relating to its business or industry or by intervene or
interruption by PRC governmental authorities, if we or our
subsidiaries (i) do not receive or maintain such permissions or
approvals, (ii) inadvertently conclude that such permissions or
approvals are not required, (iii) applicable laws, regulations, or
interpretations change and we are required to obtain such
permissions or approvals in the future, or (iv) any intervention or
interruption by PRC governmental with little advance notice.
Pursuant to the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, or the
HFCAA, if the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or the
PCAOB, is unable to inspect an issuer’s auditors for three
consecutive years, the issuer’s securities are prohibited to trade
on a U.S. stock exchange. The PCAOB issued a Determination Report
on December 16, 2021 which found that the PCAOB is unable to
inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting
firms headquartered in: (1) mainland China of the People’s Republic
of China because of a position taken by one or more authorities in
mainland China; and (2) Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region
and dependency of the PRC, because of a position taken by one or
more authorities in Hong Kong. Furthermore, the PCAOB’s report
identified the specific registered public accounting firms which
are subject to these determinations. On June 22, 2021, United
States Senate has passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies
Accountable Act, which, if enacted, would decrease the number of
“non-inspection years” from three years to two years, and thus,
would reduce the time before our securities may be prohibited from
trading or delisted if the PCAOB determines that it cannot inspect
or investigate completely our auditor. A termination in the trading
of our securities or any restriction on the trading in our
securities would be expected to have a negative impact on the
Company as well as on the value of our securities. As of the date
of the prospectus, TAAD LLP, our auditor, is not subject to the
determinations as to inability to inspect or investigate registered
firms completely announced by the PCAOB on December 16, 2021. While
the Company’s auditor is based in the U.S. and is registered with
PCAOB and subject to PCAOB inspection, in the event it is later
determined that 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, then such lack of inspection
could cause trading in the Company’s securities to be prohibited
under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, and ultimately
result in a determination by a securities exchange to delist the
Company’s securities. See “The recent joint statement by the
SEC and PCAOB, proposed rule changes submitted by Nasdaq, and the
Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act all call 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 our
offering.” on page 31.
Any references to “Wetrade” are to Wetrade Group, Inc., the holding
company and any references to “we”, “us”, “our Company,” “the
Company,” or “our” are to Wetrade Group, Inc. and its
subsidiaries.
Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of
risk. Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk.
See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 16.
We are an “emerging growth company” and a “smaller reporting
company” as defined under federal securities laws and, as such,
have elected to comply with certain reduced public company
disclosure requirements in this prospectus and future filings. See
“Prospectus Summary-Implications of Being an Emerging Growth
Company.”
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Per
Share of
Common Stock
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Total Without
Over-Allotment
Option(1)
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Total With Full
Over-Allotment
Option
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Offering price(2)
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$ |
4.00 |
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$ |
40,000,000 |
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$ |
46,000,000 |
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Underwriter discounts(2)
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$ |
0.26 |
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$ |
2,600,000 |
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$ |
2,990,000 |
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Proceeds to us, before expenses(2)
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$ |
3.74 |
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$ |
37,400,000 |
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$ |
43,010,000 |
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(1)
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We have agreed to give Univest Securities, LLC, as representative
of the underwriters, a discount equal to six and half percent
(6.5%) of the public offering price. We also have agreed to
reimburse the underwriter for certain of their out-of-pocket
expenses. See “Underwriting” for a description of these
arrangements.
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(2)
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The total estimated expenses related to this offering are set forth
in the section entitled “Expenses Related to This Offering.”
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Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any
state securities commission 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 July 18, 2022.
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
You should rely only on the information contained in this
prospectus or contained in any free writing prospectus filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Neither we nor
the underwriter have authorized anyone to provide any information
or make any representations other than those contained in this
prospectus or in any free writing prospectus we have prepared.
Neither we nor the underwriter take responsibility for, and can
provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other
information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer
to sell only the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus,
but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is
lawful to do so. The information contained in this prospectus is
accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the
time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of the common
stock. Our business, results of operations, financial condition,
and prospects may have changed since such date.
For investors outside of the United States: Neither we nor the
underwriter have done anything that would permit the offering or
possession or distribution of this prospectus or any free writing
prospectus we may provide to you in connection with this offering
in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required other
than in the United States. Persons outside of the United States who
come into possession of this prospectus or any free writing
prospectus must inform themselves about and observe any
restrictions relating to this offering and the distribution of this
prospectus outside of the United States.
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this
prospectus and does not contain all of the information that you
should consider in making your investment decision. Before
investing in our securities, you should carefully read the entire
prospectus including our financial statements and the related notes
and management’s discussion and analysis incorporated herein by
reference. You should also consider, among other things, the
matters described under “Risk Factors” in each case appearing
elsewhere in this prospectus.
Overview
We are a holding company incorporated in the state of Wyoming. As a
holding company with no material operations of our own, we conduct
a substantial majority of our operations through our subsidiaries
established in China. Investors in our common stock should be aware
that they may never directly hold equity interests in the Chinese
operating entities, but rather purchasing equity solely in Wetrade
Group Inc., our Wyoming holding company, which does not directly
own substantially all of our business in China conducted by our
subsidiaries. Our common stock offered in this offering are shares
of our U.S. holding company instead of shares of our subsidiaries
in China. Because of our corporate structure, we as well as the
investors are subject to unique risks due to uncertainty of the
interpretation and the application of the PRC laws and regulations,
including but not limited to limitation on foreign ownership of
internet technology companies. We are also subject to the risks of
uncertainty about any future actions of the PRC government in this
regard. We may also subject to sanctions imposed by PRC regulatory
agencies including Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission if we
fail to comply with their rules and regulations.
There may be prominent risks associated with our majority of
operations being in China. For example, as a U.S.-listed
Chinese public company we may face heightened scrutiny,
criticism and negative publicity, which could result in a material
change in our operations and the value of our common stock. It
could also significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to
offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the
value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.
Additionally, changes in Chinese internal regulatory mandates, such
as the M&A rules, Anti-Monopoly Law, and the soon to be
effective Data Security Law, may target the Company's corporate
structure and impact our ability to conduct business in the PRC,
accept foreign investments, or list on an U.S. or other foreign
exchange. For a description of relevant PRC-related risks to this
offering, see "Risk Factors - Risks Related to Doing Business in
China" and "Risk Factors - Risks Related to this Offering."
WeTrade Group, Inc. was incorporated in the State of Wyoming on
March 28, 2019 and is in the business of providing technical
services and solutions via its social e-commerce platform. We are
committed to providing an international cloud-based intelligence
system and independently developed a micro-business cloud
intelligence system called the “YCloud.” Our goal is to provide
technical and auto-billing management services to micro-business
online stores in China through big data analytics, machine learning
mechanisms, social network recommendations, and multi-channel data
analysis.
We provide technology services to both individual and corporate
users. Through Yueshang Information Technology (Beijing) Limited,
or Yueshang Beijing, we provide access to “YCloud” to our
customers.
As of the date of this prospectus, our customers are Beijing Yidong
Linglong Cultural Media Co., Ltd (“Beijing Yidong”), a PRC media
and internet company, Beijing Maitu International Travel Agency
Co., Ltd (“Maitu International”), a PRC tourism company, Beijing
Youth Travel Service Co., Ltd (“Beijing Youth Travel”), a
cross-regional comprehensive tourism group, Zhuozhou Weijiafu
Information Technology Limited (“Weijiafu”), a PRC technology
company, and Changtongfu Technology (Hainan) Co Limited
(“Changtongfu”), a PRC technology company and a related
party. These customers then provide “YCloud” services to
individual and corporate business owners in the hotel and
travel industries.
The market individual micro-business owners represent a potential
of 330 million users by the year of 2023. (Source: iResrarch.
http://xueqiu.com/8455183447/172404679?sharetime=2,2/22/2021).
YCloud serves corporate users in multiple industries, including
Yuetao Group, Zhiding, Lvyue, Yuebei, Yuedian, Coke GO, and
Zhongyanshangyue. We conduct business operations in mainland China
and have established trial operations in Hong Kong. We expect to
utilize the YCloud system to establish a global strategic
cooperation with various social media platforms.
The main functions of the YCloud system are to manage users’
marketing relationships, CPS commission profit management,
multi-channel data statistics, AI fission and management, and
improved supply chain systems.
Currently, YCloud serves the micro business industry, tourism,
hospitality and short video. We expect to expand the application of
YCloud to livestreaming, medical beauty and traditional retail
industries.
Corporate History and Structure
The following diagram sets forth the structure of the Company as of
the date of this prospectus:

WeTrade Group, Inc (referred to herein as “WeTrade Group”) was
incorporated in the State of Wyoming on March 28, 2019.
Utour Pte. Ltd. (referred to herein as “Utour”) was incorporated in
Singapore on March 23, 2018 as a limited liability company. Utour
is 100% owned by WeTrade Group.
WeTrade Information Technology Limited (referred to herein as
“WeTrade Technology”) was incorporated in Hong Kong on September 4,
2019 as a limited liability company. WeTrade Technology is 100%
owned by WeTrade Group.
Yueshang information technology (Beijing) Limited (referred to
herein as “Yueshang Beijing”) was incorporated in China on November
13, 2019 and is in the business of providing social e-commerce
services, technical system support, and services. Yueshang Beijing
is a wholly foreign owned entity in China and is 100% owned by
WeTrade Technology.
Yueshang Technology Group (Hainan Special Economic Zone) Co., Ltd.
(referred to herein as “Yueshang Hainan) was incorporated in China
on October 27, 2020 and is in the business of providing software
development, technical system support, and services. Yueshang
Hainan is 100% owned by Yueshang Beijing. The company has been
registered, but not in operation.
Yueshang Group (Hunan) Network Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to
herein as “Yueshang Hunan”) was incorporated in China on November
13, 2020 and is in the business of providing software development,
technical system support, and services. Yueshang Hunan is 100%
owned by Yueshang Beijing. The company has been registered, but not
in operation.
WeTrade Digital (Beijing) Technology Co Limited (referred to herein
as “WeTrade Beijing”), was incorporated in China on December 24,
2020 as a limited liability company and is in the business of
providing software development, technical system support, and
services. WeTrade Beijing is 100% owned by Yueshang Beijing.
Tibet XiaoShang Technology Co Limited (referred to herein as “Tibet
Xiaoshang”), was incorporated in China on July 29, 2021 as a
limited liability company and is in the business of providing
software development and technical system services. Tibet Xiaoshang
is 100% owned by Yueshang Beijing.
YCloud and Technology
We have utilized digitalization, electronic management, electronic
data exchange, big data analysis, AI fission technology, revenue
management and other technologies to form a strong coordination
effect. We believe that our cloud technology enables us to develop
a platform with better functionality for micro-business users in
China. We have optimized our product using the tools and platforms
best suited to serve our customers. Performance, functional depth
and usability of our product drive our technology decisions and
product development direction, which leads to our successful
development of the YCloud system.
We believe that YCloud is the first global micro-business cloud
intelligent internationalization system. It conducts multi-channel
data analysis through the learning of big data and social
recommendation relationships. It also provides users with AI
fission and management systems and supply chain systems in order to
increase the expansion of user groups. It focuses on solving the
problem of new maintenance, supply chain CPS integration output,
and enrich the functional needs of users. YCloud has four main
functions and competitive advantages as follows:
Multiple integrated payment methods and payment analytics:
the YCloud system provides micro-business owners with multiple
payment methods such as Alipay, WeChat, and UnionPay. The total
order amount is directly entered into the platform to collect funds
in separate accounts. Using YCloud’s technology support, the
micro-business owners offer multiple channels of payments to their
customers, including Alipay, WeChat, and UnionPay. Meanwhile,
YCloud assigns a bar code to merchandises that purchasers can then
scan to pay, allowing purchasers to make payments both online and
offline. This proprietary payment technology allows our customers
to reduce labor costs and error rates, thus significantly improving
data analysis.
During the year 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak,
many companies, including businesses traditionally operating
offline, from a wide range of industries, such as tourism,
catering, entertainment or retail, have opted for a micro-business
model to build sales channels through online social platforms and
expand business opportunities. As a result of the COVID-19
outbreak, consumer demand shifted, which forced business owners to
expand to new markets and be present on multiple social platforms.
Through continuous research on the micro-business industry, and its
understanding of the relationship between people and social
relationships on social platforms, YCloud develops new technology
designed to meet the ever changing demand of micro-business owners
across all industries.
Team management: the YCloud system utilizes user marketing
relationship tracking and CPS commission revenue management
tools.
AI fission and management: using intelligent robots to
analyze user behavior, data sharing, purchase history, and other
data, the YCloud system provides tailored recommendations and
displays. For example, the YCloud system connects users’ behavior
across multiple apps and platforms and makes automatic
recommendations based on its analysis.
Supply chain system integration: the YCloud system applies
cross-platform resource integration technology. The integration
allows the multi-channel output of high-quality products and
creates a seamless connection between suppliers and customers. The
YCloud provides a complete supply chain system integrating supply,
sales, finance, and service.
Revenue Model
In the business of providing technical services and solutions via a
social e-commerce platform, we are committed to providing an
international cloud-based intelligence system and independently
developed the “YCloud” system. We aim to provide technical and
auto-billing management services for micro-business online stores
in China through big data analytics, machine learning mechanisms,
social network recommendations, and multi-channel data analysis.
Our customers are in charge of the client profiles. Meanwhile, all
YCloud users’ information is retained within YCloud system.
We derive our revenue from service fees charged for transactions
conducted through YCloud. We receive approximately 2%-3.5% of the
total Gross Merchandise Volume, or GMV, generated on the
application platform as a service fee through our agreement
with our customers. According to the agreements with customers, we
provide access to YCloud to our customers; the customers then offer
YCloud service to their respective clients. Each of our customers
transfer to us 2%-3.5% of the GMV generated on the
application platform on a monthly basis. GMV is a term used in
online retailing to indicate a total sales monetary-value for
merchandise sold through a particular marketplace over a certain
time frame. We generally settle the service fee with customers
within the first ten days of each calendar month.
Transfers of Cash to and from Our Subsidiaries
WeTrade Group Inc. is a holding company with no operations of its
own. We conduct our operations in China primarily through our
subsidiaries in China. We may rely on dividends to be paid by our
PRC subsidiaries to fund our cash and financing requirements,
including the funds necessary to pay dividends and other cash
distributions to our shareholders, to service any debt we may incur
and to pay our operating expenses. If our PRC subsidiaries incur
debt on their own behalf in the future, the instruments governing
the debt may restrict its ability to pay dividends or make other
distributions to us.
WeTrade Group Inc. is permitted under the Wyoming laws to provide
funding to our subsidiaries in Singapore, Hong Kong and PRC through
loans or capital contributions without restrictions on the amount
of the funds, subject to satisfaction of applicable government
registration, approval and filing requirements. WeTrade Technology
is also permitted under the laws of Hong Kong to provide funding to
WeTrade Group Inc. through dividend distribution without
restrictions on the amount of the funds. As of the date of
this prospectus, there has been no distribution of dividends or
assets among the holding company or the subsidiaries. We currently
do not have any cash management policies in place.
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 of
directors 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.
Subject to the Wyoming Business Corporations Act and our bylaws,
our board of directors may authorize and declare a dividend to
shareholders at such time and of such an amount as they think fit
if they are satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that immediately
following the dividend the value of our assets will exceed our
liabilities and we will be able to pay our debts as they become
due. There is no further Wyoming statutory restriction on the
amount of funds which may be distributed by us by dividend.
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. The laws and regulations of the PRC do not
currently have any material impact on transfer of cash from WeTrade
Group Inc. to WeTrade Technology or from WeTrade Technology to
Wetrade Group Inc. 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 or across borders and to U.S investors.
Current PRC regulations permit our PRC subsidiaries to pay
dividends to WeTrade Technology only out of their accumulated
profits, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting
standards and regulations. In addition, each of our subsidiaries in
China is required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax
profits each year, if any, to fund a statutory reserve until such
reserve reaches 50% of its registered capital. Each of such entity
in China is also required to further set aside a portion of its
after-tax profits to fund the employee welfare fund, although the
amount to be set aside, if any, is determined at the discretion of
its board of directors. Although the statutory reserves can be
used, among other ways, to increase the registered capital and
eliminate future losses in excess of retained earnings of the
respective companies, the reserve funds are not distributable as
cash dividends except in the event of liquidation.
The PRC government also imposes controls on the conversion of RMB
into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of the
PRC. Therefore, we may experience difficulties in completing the
administrative procedures necessary to obtain and remit foreign
currency for the payment of dividends from our profits, if any.
Furthermore, if our subsidiaries in the PRC incur debt on their own
in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict
their ability to pay dividends or make other payments. If we or our
subsidiaries are unable to receive all of the revenues from our
operations, we may be unable to pay dividends on our common
stock.
Cash dividends, if any, on our common stock will be paid in U.S.
dollars. If we are considered a PRC tax resident enterprise for tax
purposes, any dividends we pay to our overseas shareholders may be
regarded as China-sourced income and as a result may be subject to
PRC withholding tax at a rate of up to 10.0%.
In order for us to pay dividends to our shareholders, we will rely
on payments made from our PRC subsidiaries to WeTrade Technology.
Certain payments from our PRC subsidiaries to WeTrade Technology
are subject to PRC taxes, including business taxes and VAT. As of
the date of this prospectus, our PRC subsidiaries have not made any
transfers or distributions.
Pursuant to the Arrangement between Mainland China and the Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double
Taxation and Tax Evasion on Income, or the Double Tax Avoidance
Arrangement, the 10% withholding tax rate may be lowered to 5% if a
Hong Kong resident enterprise owns no less than 25% of a PRC
entity. However, the 5% withholding tax rate does not automatically
apply and certain requirements must be satisfied, including,
without limitation, that (a) the Hong Kong entity must be the
beneficial owner of the relevant dividends; and (b) the Hong Kong
entity must directly hold no less than 25% share ownership in the
PRC entity during the 12 consecutive months preceding its receipt
of the dividends. In current practice, a Hong Kong entity must
obtain a tax resident certificate from the Hong Kong tax authority
to apply for the 5% lower PRC withholding tax rate. As the Hong
Kong tax authority will issue such a tax resident certificate on a
case-by-case basis, we cannot assure you that we will be able to
obtain the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax
authority and enjoy the preferential withholding tax rate of 5%
under the Double Taxation Arrangement with respect to dividends to
be paid by our PRC subsidiary to its immediate holding company,
WeTrade Technology. As of the date of this prospectus, Yueshang
Information Technology (Beijing) Limited currently does not have
plan to declare and pay dividends to WeTrade Technology and we have
not applied for the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong
Kong tax authority. WeTrade Technology intends to apply for the tax
resident certificate when Yueshang Information Technology (Beijing)
Limited plans to declare and pay dividends to WeTrade Technology.
When Yueshang Information Technology (Beijing) Limited plans to
declare and pay dividends to WeTrade Technology and when we intend
to apply for the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong
Kong tax authority, we plan to inform the investors through SEC
filings, such as a current report on Form 8-K, prior to such
actions. See “Risk Factors - Risks Related to Our
Corporate Structure - We are a holding company,
and will rely on dividends paid by our subsidiaries for our cash
needs. Any limitation on the ability of our subsidiaries to make
dividend payments to us, or any tax implications of making dividend
payments to us, could limit our ability to pay our parent company
expenses or pay dividends to holders of our common stock.” on
page 23 of this prospectus.
Enforceability of Judgment against our China-based Officers
and Directors
Some of our directors and officers are located in China. As a
result, it may be difficult for a shareholder to effect service of
process within the United States upon these individuals, or to
bring an action against us or these individuals in the
United States, or to enforce against us or them judgments
obtained in United States courts, including judgments
predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities
laws of the United States or any state in the
United States.
China has not entered into treaties or arrangements providing for
the recognition and enforcement of judgments made by courts of most
other jurisdictions. Any final judgment obtained against our
directors or officers located in China in any court other than the
courts of the PRC in connection with any legal suit or proceeding
arising out of or relating to our securities will be enforced by
the courts of the PRC in connection with any legal suit or
proceeding arising out of or relating to our securities will be
enforced by the courts of the PRC without further review of the
merits only if the court of the PRC in which enforcement is sought
is satisfied that:
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matter according to the laws of the PRC;
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the judgment and the court procedure resulting in the judgment are
not contrary to the public order or good morals of the PRC;
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if the judgment was rendered by default by the court rendering the
judgment, our directors or officers were duly served within a
reasonable period of time in accordance with the laws and
regulations of the jurisdiction of the court or process was served
on them with judicial assistance of the PRC; and
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judgments at the courts of the PRC are recognized and enforceable
in the court rendering the judgment on a reciprocal basis.
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Our PRC counsel, Beijing Jintai Law Firm, has advised us that there
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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
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entertain original actions brought in each respective jurisdiction
against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the
securities laws of the United States or any state in the
United States.
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The recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments are provided
for under the PRC Civil Procedures Law. PRC courts may recognize
and enforce foreign judgments in accordance with the requirements
of the PRC Civil Procedures Law based either on treaties between
China and the country where the judgment is made or on principles
of reciprocity between jurisdictions. China does not have any
treaties or other form of reciprocity with the United States
that provides for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of
foreign judgments. In addition, according to the PRC Civil
Procedures Law, courts in the PRC will not enforce a foreign
judgment against us or our directors and officers if it decides
that the judgment violates the basic principles of PRC law or
national sovereignty, security, or public interest. As a result, it
is uncertain whether, and on what basis, a PRC court would enforce
a judgment rendered by a court in the United States. Under the
PRC Civil Procedures Law, foreign shareholders may originate
actions based on PRC law against a company in China for disputes if
they can establish sufficient nexus to the PRC for a PRC court to
have jurisdiction, and meet other procedural requirements,
including, among others, the plaintiff must have a direct interest
in the case, and there must be a concrete claim, a factual basis
and a cause for the suit. It will be, however, difficult for
U.S. shareholders to originate actions against us in the PRC
in accordance with PRC laws by virtue only of holding the ordinary
shares or ordinary shares, to establish a connection to the PRC for
a PRC court to have jurisdiction as required under the PRC Civil
Procedures Law.
If you fail to establish the foregoing to the satisfaction of the
courts in the PRC, you may not be able to enforce a judgment
against our officers or directors rendered by a court in the United
States.
Further, pursuant to the Civil Procedures Law of the PRC, any
matter, including matters arising under U.S. federal securities
laws, in relation to assets or personal relationships may be
brought as an original action in China, only if the institution of
such action satisfies the conditions specified in the Civil
Procedures Law of the PRC. As a result of the conditions set forth
in the Civil Procedures Law and the discretion of the PRC courts to
determine whether the conditions are satisfied and whether to
accept action for adjudication, there remains uncertainty as to
whether an investor will be able to bring an original action in a
PRC court based on U.S. federal securities laws. See also “Risk
Factors - Risks Related to Doing Business in
China - You may have difficulty effecting service of
legal process, enforcing judgments or bringing actions against us
and our management” on page 33.
Other Pertinent Information
Except where the context otherwise requires and for purposes of
this prospectus only, “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” and similar
designations refer to:
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Utour Pte Ltd. (“Utour” when individually referenced), a Singapore
company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of WeTrade Group;
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WeTrade Digital (Beijing) Technology Co Limited (“WeTrade Beijing”
when individually referenced), a PRC company and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Yueshang Beijing, which was incorporated in China on
December 24, 2020.
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WeTrade Group Inc (“WeTrade Group” when individually referenced), a
Wyoming corporation;
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WeTrade Information Technology Limited (“WeTrade Technology” when
individually referenced), a Hong Kong company and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of WeTrade Group;
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Yueshang Information Technology (Beijing) Limited (“Yueshang
Beijing” when individually referenced), a PRC company and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of WeTrade Technology;
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Yueshang Group Network (Hunan) Co., Limited, (“Yueshang Hunan” when
individually referenced), a PRC company and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Yueshang Beijing, which was incorporated on November
13, 2020.
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Yueshang Technology Group (Hainan Special Economic Zone) Co.
Limited (“Yueshang Hainan” when individually referenced), a PRC
company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yueshang Beijing, which
was incorporated on October 27, 2020.
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Tibet XiaoShang Technology Co Limited (“Tibet Xiaoshang” when
individually referenced), a PRC company and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Yueshang Beijing, which was incorporated on July 29,
2021.
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Corporate Information
We were incorporated on March 28, 2019 as a Wyoming corporation
under the name WeTrade Group, Inc. Our principal executive offices
are located at No 1 Gaobei South Coast, Yi An Men 111 Block 37,
Chao Yang District, Beijing City, People Republic of China 100020;
our telephone number is +86-135-011-76409. Our registered agent for
service of process is Wyoming Registered Agent, 1621
Central Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82001. Our website is
http://www.wetradegroup.net/. Information contained on, or that can
be accessed through, our website does not constitute part of this
prospectus, and the inclusion of our website address in this
prospectus is an inactive textual reference only. Investors should
not rely on any such information in deciding whether to purchase
our common stock.
Foreign Currency Translation
Our principal country of operations is the PRC. The accompanying
consolidated financial statements are presented in US$. The
functional currency of the Company is US$, and the functional
currency of the Company’s subsidiaries is RMB. The consolidated
financial statements are translated into US$ from RMB at year-end
exchange rates as to assets and liabilities and average exchange
rates as to revenues and expenses. Capital accounts are translated
at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions
occurred. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a
component of shareholders’ equity included in other comprehensive
income. Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions are
included in profit or loss.
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The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currency and all
foreign exchange transactions must take place through authorized
institutions. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could
have been, or could be, converted into US$ at the rates used in
translation.
The balance sheet amounts, with the exception of equity, March 31,
2022, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were translated at
6.34 RMB, 6.37 RMB and 6.84 RMB to $1.00, respectively. The equity
accounts were stated at their historical rates. The average
translation rates applied to statements of operations and
comprehensive income (loss) accounts for the period ended March 31,
2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021 and year ended
December 31, 2020 were 6.34 RMB, 6.37 RMB and 6.84 RMB to $1.00,
respectively. Cash flows were also translated at average
translation rates for the year and, therefore, amounts reported on
the statement of cash flows would not necessarily agree with
changes in the corresponding balances on the consolidated balance
sheet. The transactions dominated in SGD are
immaterial.
Risk Factor Summary
Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Below
is a summary of material factors that make an investment in our
common stock speculative or risky. Importantly, this summary does
not address all of the risks that we face. Please refer to the
information contained in and incorporated by reference under the
heading “Risk Factors” on page 16 of this prospectus and under
similar headings in the other documents that are filed with the
SEC, and incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any
accompanying prospectus supplement for additional discussion of the
risks summarized in this risk factor summary as well as
other risks that we face. These risks include, but are not limited
to, the following:
Risks Related to Our Business and Our Financial
Condition
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We currently only have five customers for the YCloud technology
service. If we are unable to maintain the relationship with these
five customers or engage with more clients, our business may be
materially and adversely affected.
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Our success depends on our ability
to develop products and services to address the rapidly evolving
market for SaaS and E-Commerce, financial, and marketing services,
and, if we are not able to implement successful enhancements and
new features for YCloud and our services, our business could be
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Our services must integrate with a
variety of operating systems. If we are unable to ensure that our
services or hardware interoperate with such operating systems, our
business may be materially and adversely affected. |
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Interruption or failure of our own
technology systems or those provided by third-party service
providers whom we rely upon could impair our ability to provide
products and services which could damage our reputation and harm
our results of operations. |
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Any actual or perceived security or
privacy breach could interrupt our operations, harm our brand and
adversely affect our reputation, brand, business, financial
condition and results of operations. |
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Key employees are essential to
expanding our business. |
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Additional capital, if needed, may
not be available on acceptable terms, if at all, and any additional
financing may be on terms adverse to your interests. |
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We face increased competition as
the barrier to entry the industry is relatively low and some of our
competitors have significantly greater financial and marketing
resources than we do. |
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Failure to achieve and maintain effective internal controls in
accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 could
prevent us from producing reliable financial reports or identifying
fraud. In addition, shareholders could lose confidence in our
financial reporting, which could have an adverse effect on our
stock price.
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As a “smaller reporting company”
certain reduced disclosure and other requirements will be available
to us after we are no longer an emerging growth company. |
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Changes in laws or regulations
relating to privacy, data protection or the protection or transfer
of personal data, or any actual or perceived failure by us to
comply with such laws and regulations or any other obligations
relating to privacy, data protection or the protection or transfer
of personal data, could adversely affect our business. |
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We may not maintain sufficient
insurance coverage for the risks associated with our business
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Risks Related to Doing Business in China
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Adverse changes in economic and political policies of the PRC
government could have a material and adverse effect on overall
economic growth in China, which could materially and adversely
affect our business. See page 23 of this prospectus.
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We are a holding company, and will rely on dividends paid by our
subsidiaries for our cash needs. Any limitation on the ability of
our subsidiaries to make dividend payments to us, or any tax
implications of making dividend payments to us, could limit our
ability to pay our parent company expenses or pay dividends to
holders of our common stock. See page 23 of this prospectus.
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PRC regulation of loans to and direct investments in PRC entities
by offshore holding companies may delay or prevent us from using
the proceeds of this offering to make loans or additional capital
contributions to our PRC operating subsidiaries. See page 24 of
this prospectus.
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Substantial uncertainties exist with respect to the interpretation
of the PRC Foreign Investment Law and how it may impact the
viability of our current corporate structure, corporate governance
and business operations. See page 24 of this prospectus.
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The Chinese government exerts substantial influence over, and can
intervene at anytime in, the manner in which we must conduct our
business activities. We are currently not required to obtain
approval from Chinese authorities to list on U.S. exchanges.
However, to the extent that the Chinese government exerts more
control over offerings conducted overseas and/or foreign investment
in China-based issuers over time and if our PRC subsidiaries or the
holding company were required to obtain approval in the future and
were denied permission from Chinese authorities to list on U.S.
exchanges, we will not be able to continue listing on a U.S.
exchange and the value of our common stock may significantly
decline or become worthless, which would materially affect the
interest of the investors. See page 25 of this prospectus.
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Governmental control of currency conversion may limit our ability
to utilize our revenues effectively and affect the value of your
investment. See page 26 of this prospectus.
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We may become subject to a variety of laws and regulations in the
PRC regarding privacy, data security, cybersecurity, and data
protection. We may be liable for improper use or appropriation of
personal information provided by our customers. See page 26-27 of
this prospectus.
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Under the Enterprise Income Tax Law, we may be classified as a
“Resident Enterprise” of China. Such classification will likely
result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC
shareholders. See page 28 of this prospectus.
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PRC regulation of loans to, and direct investments in, PRC entities
by offshore holding companies may delay or prevent us from using
proceeds from this offering and/or future financing activities to
make loans or additional capital contributions to our PRC operating
subsidiaries. See page 30 of this prospectus.
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We may rely on dividends paid by our subsidiaries for our cash
needs, 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 business. See page 30 of this
prospectus.
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Failure to comply with PRC regulations relating to the
establishment of offshore special purpose companies by PRC
residents may subject our PRC resident Shareholders to personal
liability, may limit our ability to acquire PRC companies or to
inject capital into our PRC subsidiaries, may limit the ability of
our PRC subsidiaries to distribute profits to us or may otherwise
materially and adversely affect us. See page 31 of this
prospectus.
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The recent joint statement by the SEC and PCAOB, proposed rule
changes submitted by Nasdaq, and the Holding Foreign Companies
Accountable Act all call 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 our offering. See “page 31 of this
prospectus.
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You may be subject to PRC income tax on dividends from us or on any
gain realized on the transfer of shares of our common stock. See
page 32 of this prospectus.
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We face uncertainties with respect to indirect transfers of equity
interests in PRC resident enterprises by their non-PRC holding
companies. See page 32 of this prospectus.
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You may have difficulty effecting service of legal process,
enforcing judgments or bringing actions against us and our
management. See page 32 of this prospectus.
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U.S. regulatory bodies may be limited in their ability to conduct
investigations or inspections of our operations in China. See page
34 of this prospectus.
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There are significant uncertainties under the EIT Law relating to
the withholding tax liabilities of our PRC subsidiary, and
dividends payable by our PRC subsidiary to our offshore
subsidiaries may not qualify to enjoy certain treaty benefits. See
page 34 of this prospectus.
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Chinese government can take regulatory actions and statements to
regulate business operations in China with little advance notice,
including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities
market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed
overseas using variable interest entity structure, adopting new
measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and
expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. Rules and
regulations in China can also change with little advance notice,
and actions related to oversight and control over offerings that
are conducted overseas in our China based entities could cause the
value of the Company’s securities to significantly decline or be
worthless. See page 35 of this prospectus.
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Our common stock has a limited
public trading market. |
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The offering price for our shares
of common stock may not be indicative of prices that will prevail
in the trading market and such market prices may be volatile. |
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You will experience immediate and
substantial dilution in the net tangible book value of our shares
of common stock purchased. |
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We have no present intention to pay
dividends. |
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The market price of our shares of
common stock may be volatile or may decline regardless of our
operating performance, and you may not be able to resell your
shares at or above the offering price. |
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Our management has broad discretion
to determine how to use the funds raised in the offering and may
use them in ways that may not enhance our results of operations or
the price of our shares of common stock. |
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NASDAQ may apply additional and
more stringent criteria for our initial and continued listing
because we plan to have a small public offering and insiders will
hold a large portion of the company’s listed securities. |
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We are an “emerging growth company”
under the JOBS Act of 2012, and we cannot be certain if the reduced
disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies
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PRC Regulatory Permissions
As of the date of this prospectus, and as advised by our PRC
counsel, Beijing Jintai Law Firm, we and our subsidiaries, (i) are
not required to obtain permissions from any PRC authorities to
operate our business or issue our securities to foreign investors,
(ii) are not subject to permission requirements from the China
Securities Regulatory Commission, or the CSRC, the Cyberspace
Administration of China, or the CAC, or any other PRC governmental
agencies that is required to approve our PRC subsidiaries’
operations, and (iii) have not received or were denied such
permission by any PRC authorities. Given the current PRC regulatory
environment, it is uncertain when and whether we or our
subsidiaries will be required to obtain permission from the PRC
government to list or have our securities quoted on U.S. exchanges
in the future, and even when such permission is obtained, whether
it will be denied or rescinded. We have been closely monitoring
regulatory developments in China regarding any necessary approvals
from the CSRC, CAC or other PRC governmental authorities. However,
there remains significant uncertainty as to the enactment,
interpretation and implementation of regulatory requirements
related to overseas securities offerings and other capital market
activities. If we and our subsidiaries (i) do not receive or
maintain such permissions or approvals, should the approval be
required in the future by the PRC government, (ii) inadvertently
conclude that such permissions or approvals are not required, or
(iii) applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change and
we are required to obtain such permissions or approvals in the
future, our operations and financial conditions could be materially
adversely affected, and our ability to offer securities to
investors could be significantly limited or completely hindered and
the securities currently being offered may substantially decline in
value and be worthless.
On August 8, 2006, six PRC regulatory agencies jointly adopted
the Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises
by Foreign Investors, or the M&A Rules, which came into effect
on September 8, 2006 and were amended on June 22, 2009.
The M&A Rules requires that an offshore special purpose vehicle
formed for overseas listing purposes and controlled directly or
indirectly by the PRC citizens shall obtain the approval of the
CSRC prior to overseas listing and trading of such special purpose
vehicle’s securities on an overseas stock exchange. Based on our
understanding of the Chinese laws and regulations in effect at the
time of this prospectus and as advised by our PRC counsel, Beijing
Jintai Law Firm, we will not be required to submit an application
to the CSRC for its approval of this offering and the listing and
trading of our common stock on the Nasdaq under the M&A Rules.
However, there remains some uncertainty as to how the M&A Rules
will be interpreted or implemented, our position remains subject to
any new laws, rules and regulations or detailed implementations and
interpretations in any form relating to the M&A Rules. We
cannot assure you that relevant Chinese government agencies,
including the CSRC, would reach the same conclusion.
Recently, the General Office of the Central Committee of the
Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State
Council jointly issued the Opinions on Strictly Cracking Down on
Illegal Securities Activities (the “Opinions”), which were made
available to the public on July 6, 2021. The Opinions emphasized
the need to strengthen the administration over illegal securities
activities and the need to strengthen the supervision over overseas
listings by Chinese companies. Pursuant to the Opinions, Chinese
regulators are required to accelerate rulemaking related to the
overseas issuance and listing of securities, and update the
existing laws and regulations related to data security,
cross-border data flow, and management of confidential information.
Numerous regulations, guidelines and other measures are expected to
be adopted under the umbrella of or in addition to the
Cybersecurity Law and Data Security Law. As of the date of this
prospectus, no official guidance or related implementation rules
have been issued. As a result, it remains unclear as to how the
Opinions will be interpreted, amended and implemented by the
relevant PRC governmental authorities.
On December 24, 2021, the CSRC, together with other relevant
government authorities in China issued the Provisions of the State
Council on the Administration of Overseas Securities Offering and
Listing by Domestic Companies (Draft for Comments), and the
Measures for the Filing of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing
by Domestic Companies (Draft for Comments) (“Draft Overseas Listing
Regulations”). The Draft Overseas Listing Regulations require that
a PRC domestic enterprise seeking to issue and list its shares
overseas (“Overseas Issuance and Listing”) shall complete the
filing procedures of, and submit the relevant information to, the
CSRC. The Overseas Issuance and Listing includes direct and
indirect issuance and listing. Where an enterprise which principal
business activities are conducted in PRC seeks to issue and list
its shares in the name of an overseas enterprise (“Overseas
Issuer”) on the basis of the equity, assets, income or other
similar rights and interests of the relevant PRC domestic
enterprise, such activities shall be deemed an indirect overseas
issuance and listing (“Indirect Overseas Issuance and Listing”)
under the Draft Overseas Listing Regulations. Therefore, the
proposed listing of our common stock on Nasdaq Capital Market would
be deemed an Indirect Overseas Issuance and Listing under the Draft
Overseas Listing Regulations. As such, the Company would be
required to complete the filing procedures of, and submit the
relevant information to, the CSRC after the Draft Overseas Listing
Regulations become effective.
On December 28, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China
jointly with the relevant authorities formally published the
Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021) which took effect on
February 15, 2022 and replaced the former Measures for
Cybersecurity Review (2020). The Measures for Cybersecurity Review
(2021) stipulate that operators of critical information
infrastructure purchasing network products and services, and online
platform operator (together with the operators of critical
information infrastructure, the “Operators”) carrying out data
processing activities that affect or may affect national security,
shall conduct a cybersecurity review, any online platform operator
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. Since we are
not an Operator, nor do we control more than one million users’
personal information, we would not be required to apply for a
cybersecurity review under the Measures for Cybersecurity Review
(2021). See Risk Factors-Risks Related to Doing Business in
China on page 23 of this prospectus.
We are not operating in an industry that prohibits or limits
foreign investment. As a result, as advised by our PRC counsel,
Beijing Jintai Law Firm, we are not required to obtain any
permission from Chinese authorities, including the CSRC, Cyberspace
Administration of China or any other governmental agency that is
required to approve our operations. However, if we do not receive
or maintain future approvals, or we inadvertently conclude that
such approvals are not required, or applicable laws, regulations,
or interpretations change such that we are required to obtain
approval in the future, we may be subject to investigations by
competent regulators, fines or penalties, ordered to suspend our
relevant operations and rectify any non-compliance, prohibited from
engaging in relevant business or conducting any offering, and these
risks could result in a material adverse change in our operations,
significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or
continue to offer securities to investors, or cause such securities
to significantly decline in value or become worthless. See
“Risk Factors - Risks Related to Doing Business in China -The
Chinese government exerts substantial influence over, and can
intervene at anytime in, the manner in which we must conduct our
business activities. We are currently not required to obtain
approval from Chinese authorities to list on U.S. exchanges.
However, to the extent that the Chinese government exerts more
control over offerings conducted overseas and/or foreign investment
in China-based issuers over time and if our PRC subsidiaries or the
holding company were required to obtain approval in the future and
were denied permission from Chinese authorities to list on U.S.
exchanges, we will not be able to continue listing on a U.S.
exchange and the value of our common stock may significantly
decline or become worthless, which would materially affect the
interest of the investors” on page 25.
As of the date of this prospectus, we and our PRC subsidiary have
received from PRC authorities all requisite licenses, permissions
or approvals needed to engage in the businesses currently conducted
in China, and no permission or approval has been denied. The
following table provides details on the licenses and permissions
held by our PRC subsidiaries.
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Technological Development Zone
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Market Supervision and Administration Bureau of Tianyuan District,
Zhuzhou City
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December 23, 2050
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Tibet XiaoShang Technology Co Limited
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Business License
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Management Committee of Tibet Autonomous Region Tibetan Zangqing
Industrial Park
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July 25, 2071
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We have been closely monitoring regulatory developments in China
regarding any necessary approvals from the CSRC or other PRC
governmental authorities required for overseas listings, including
this offering. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not
received any inquiry, notice, warning, sanctions or regulatory
objection to this offering from the CSRC or other PRC governmental
authorities. However, there remains significant uncertainty as to
the enactment, interpretation and implementation of regulatory
requirements related to overseas securities offerings and other
capital markets activities. If it is determined in the future that
the approval of the CSRC, the Cyberspace Administration of China or
any other regulatory authority is required for this offering, we
may face sanctions by the CSRC, the Cyberspace Administration of
China or other PRC regulatory agencies. These regulatory agencies
may impose fines and penalties on our operations in China, limit
our ability to pay dividends outside of China, limit our operations
in China, delay or restrict the repatriation of the proceeds from
this offering into China or take other actions that could have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition,
results of operations and prospects, as well as the trading price
of our securities. The CSRC, the Cyberspace Administration of China
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 ordinary shares. Consequently, if
you engage in market trading or other activities in anticipation of
and prior to settlement and delivery, you do so at the risk that
settlement and delivery may not occur. In addition, if the CSRC,
the Cyberspace Administration of China or other regulatory PRC
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 uncertainties and/or negative
publicity regarding such an approval requirement could have a
material adverse effect on the trading price of our securities. See
“Risk Factors - Risks Related to Doing Business in China - The
Chinese government exerts substantial influence over, and can
intervene at anytime in, the manner in which we must conduct our
business activities. We are currently not required to obtain
approval from Chinese authorities to list on U.S. exchanges.
However, to the extent that the Chinese government exerts more
control over offerings conducted overseas and/or foreign investment
in China-based issuers over time and if our PRC subsidiaries or the
holding company were required to obtain approval in the future and
were denied permission from Chinese authorities to list on U.S.
exchanges, we will not be able to continue listing on a U.S.
exchange and the value of our common stock may significantly
decline or become worthless, which would materially affect the
interest of the investors” on page 25.
Implications of Holding Foreign Company Accountable
Act
On March 24, 2021, the SEC adopted interim final rules relating to
the implementation of certain disclosure and documentation
requirements of the Holding Foreign Company Accountable Act, or the
HFCAA. An identified issuer 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. In June
2021, the Senate passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies
Accountable Act, which, if signed into law, would reduce the time
period for the delisting of foreign companies under the HFCAA to
two consecutive years instead of three years. If our auditor cannot
be inspected by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or
the PCAOB, for two consecutive years, the trading of our securities
on any U.S. national securities exchanges, as well as any
over-the-counter trading in the U.S., will be prohibited. On
September 22, 2021, the PCAOB adopted a final rule implementing the
HFCAA, which provides a framework for the PCAOB to use when
determining, as contemplated under the HFCAA, whether the PCAOB is
unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public
accounting firms located in a foreign jurisdiction because of a
position taken by one or more authorities in that jurisdiction. On
December 2, 2021, the SEC issued amendments to finalize rules
implementing the submission and disclosure requirements in the HFCA
Act. 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. On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued a report on
its determinations that it is 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.
Our auditor, TAAD LLP (“TAAD”), the independent registered public
accounting firm of the Company, is headquartered in Diamond Bar,
California, with no branches or offices outside of the United
States. TAAD is currently subject to the PCAOB inspections under a
regular basis, with the last inspection being conducted in February
2021. Therefore, we believe our auditor is not subject to the
determinations as to the inability to inspect or investigate
registered firms completely announced by the PCAOB on December 16,
2021. However, as more stringent criteria have been imposed by the
SEC and the PCAOB, recently, which would add uncertainties to our
offering, and we cannot assure you whether Nasdaq or regulatory
authorities would apply additional and more stringent criteria to
us after considering the effectiveness of our auditor’s audit
procedures and quality control procedures, adequacy of personnel
and training, or sufficiency of resources, geographic reach or
experience as it relates to the audit of our financial statements.
See “The recent joint statement by the SEC and PCAOB,
proposed rule changes submitted by Nasdaq, and the
Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act all call 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 our
offering.” on page 31.
Implications of Being an Emerging Growth
Company
As a company with less than $1.07 billion in revenue during our
last fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growth company” as
defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the
JOBS Act. An “emerging growth company” may take advantage of
reduced reporting requirements that are otherwise generally
applicable to public companies. In particular, as an emerging
growth company, we:
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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;
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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”;
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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;
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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);
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are exempt from certain executive compensation disclosure
provisions requiring a pay-for-performance graph and CEO pay ratio
disclosure;
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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
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will not be required to conduct an evaluation of our internal
control over financial reporting until our second annual report on
Form 10-K following the effectiveness of our initial public
offering.
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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.
Under the JOBS Act, we may take advantage of the above-described
reduced reporting requirements and exemptions for up to five years
after our initial sale of common equity pursuant to a prospectus
declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”), or such earlier time that we no longer meet
the definition of an emerging growth company. The JOBS Act provides
that we would cease to be an “emerging growth company” if we have
more than $1.07 billion in annual revenue, have more than $700
million in market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates,
or issue more than $1 billion in principal amount of
non-convertible debt over a three-year period.
The Offering
Issuer:
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WeTrade Group Inc.
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Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding Prior to the
Offering:
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185,032,503 shares
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Number of Shares of Common Stock to be
Offered:
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10,000,000 shares of common stock (excluding shares of common stock
to be issued should the underwriter exercise its over-allotment
option))
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Price per Share:
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$4.00
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Over-Allotment Option:
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We have granted to the underwriter the option, exercisable for 45
days from the date of closing of this offering, to purchase up to
an additional 15% of the total number of shares of common stock to
be offered by the Company in this offering.
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Number of Shares of Common
Stock to be Outstanding after the
Offering:
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195,032,503 shares of common stock, or 196,532,503 shares of
common stock if the underwriter exercises its over-allotment option
in full.
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Gross Proceeds:
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$40,000,000, or $46,000,000 if the underwriter exercises its
over-allotment option in full, less underwriter discounts and
estimated offering expenses. See “Underwriting.”
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Risk Factors:
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Investing in these securities involves a high degree of risk. As an
investor, you should be able to bear a complete loss of your
investment. You should carefully consider the information set forth
in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus starting on
page 16 before deciding to invest in our common stock.
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Use of Proceeds:
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We intend to use the proceeds from this offering for software
research and development and business expansion. See “Use of
Proceeds” for more information.
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Dividend Policy:
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We have no present plans to declare dividends and plan to retain
our earnings to continue to grow our business.
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Transfer Agent:
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Globex Transfer LLC
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Exchange:
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Our common stock was approved for trading on the Nasdaq Capital
Market.
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Lock-up
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Our directors, officers and shareholders have agreed with the
underwriter, subject to certain exceptions, not to sell, transfer
or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of shares of our common
stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable
for shares of our common stock for a period of six months after the
date of this prospectus. See “Underwriting” for more
information.
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Trading Symbol:
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WETG
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RISK
FACTORS
Before you decide to purchase our common stock, you should
understand the high degree of risk involved. You should consider
carefully the following risks and other information in this
prospectus, including our consolidated financial statements and
related notes. If any of the following risks actually occur, our
business, financial condition and operating results could be
adversely affected. As a result, the trading price of our common
stock could decline, perhaps significantly.
Risks Related to Our Business and Our Financial
Condition
Our independent auditors have issued an audit opinion
for the Company which includes a statement describing our going
concern status. Our financial status creates a doubt as to whether
we will continue as an ongoing business.
As described in our accompanying financial statements, our auditors
have issued a going concern opinion regarding the Company. This
means there is substantial doubt we can continue as an ongoing
business for the next twelve months. The financial statements do
not include any adjustments that might result from the uncertainty
regarding our ability to continue in business. As such, we may have
to cease operations and investors could lose part or all of their
investment in the Company.
We currently only have five
customers for the YCloud
technology service. If we are unable to maintain the relationship
with these five customers
or engage with more
customers, our business may
be materially and adversely affected.
Currently, we have five customers, Beijing Yidong, Maitu
International, Beijing Youth Travel, Weijiafu and Changtongfu,
which have access to our YCloud technology and provide this
technology in mainland China to micro-business owners and hotel
business owners. Our agreements with each of the customers specify
the commission we receive from each of them and the service we
provide to them, which enables them to provide services to
micro-business users and hotel business users in China. If any of
these five customers choose to terminate their cooperation
relationship with us, we will lose one or all of our customers
and will have to seek a different partner to commercialize our
YCloud technology. Therefore, it could be materially temporary or
permanently impact our business if for any reason we had to end the
business relationship with any one of Beijing Yidong, Maitu
International, Beijing Youth Travel, Weijiafu and Changtongfu. We
are planning to develop our client base in the coming years and
engage with new companies similar to our existing customers to
authorize our YCloud technology.
Our success depends on our ability to develop products
and services to address the rapidly evolving market for SaaS and
E-Commerce, financial, and marketing services, and, if we are not
able to implement successful enhancements and new features for
YCloud and our services, our business could be materially and
adversely affected.
We expect that new services and technologies applicable to the
industries in which we operate will continue to emerge and evolve.
Rapid and significant technological changes continue to confront
the industries in which we operate, including developments in
WeChat business, ecommerce, mobile commerce, and payment
integration services. Other potential changes are on the horizon as
well, such as developments in secure data privacy. Similarly, there
is rapid innovation in the provision of other products and services
to businesses, including in financial services and marketing
services.
These new services and technologies may be superior to, impair, or
render obsolete the products and services we currently offer or the
technologies we currently use to provide them. Incorporating new
technologies into YCloud and our services may require substantial
expenditures and take considerable time, and we may not be
successful in realizing a return on these development efforts in a
timely manner or at all. There can be no assurance that any new
products or services we develop and offer to our sellers will
achieve significant commercial acceptance. Our ability to develop
new products and services may be inhibited by industry-wide
standards, ecommerce payment networks, laws and regulations,
resistance to change from buyers or sellers, or third parties’
intellectual property rights. Our success will depend on our
ability to develop new technologies and to adapt to technological
changes and evolving industry standards. If we are unable to
provide enhancements and new features for YCloud and our services
or to develop new products and services that achieve market
acceptance or that keep pace with rapid technological developments
and evolving industry standards, our business would be materially
and adversely affected.
In addition, because YCloud and our services are designed to
operate with a variety of systems, infrastructures, and devices, we
need to continuously modify and enhance YCloud and our services to
keep pace with changes in mobile, software, communication, and
database technologies. We may not be successful in either
developing these modifications and enhancements or in bringing them
to market in a timely and cost-effective manner. Any failure of
YCloud and our services to continue to operate effectively with
third-party infrastructures and technologies could reduce the
demand for YCloud and our services, result in dissatisfaction of
our sellers or their customers, and materially and adversely affect
our business.
Our services must integrate with a variety of operating
systems. If we are unable to ensure that our services or hardware
interoperate with such operating systems, our business may be
materially and adversely affected.
We are dependent on the ability of YCloud and our services to
integrate with a variety of operating systems, as well as web
browsers that we do not control. Any changes in these systems that
degrade the functionality of YCloud and our services, impose
additional costs or requirements on us, or give preferential
treatment to competitive services, could materially and adversely
affect usage of YCloud and our services. Apple, Google, or
other operators of app marketplaces regularly make changes to their
marketplaces, and those changes may make access to YCloud and our
services more difficult. In the event that it is difficult for
client to access and use YCloud and our services, our business may
be materially and adversely affected.
We face risks related to natural disasters, terrorist
acts or acts of war, social unrest, health epidemics or other
public safety concerns or hostile events, which could significantly
disrupt our operations.
Our business could be materially and adversely affected by natural
disasters, terrorist acts or acts of war, social unrest, health
epidemics or other public safety concerns or hostile events.
Natural disasters may give rise to server interruptions,
breakdowns, system or technology platform failures, or internet
failures, which would adversely affect our ability to operate our
platform and provide our services. In addition, our results of
operations could be adversely affected to the extent that any such
event affects the economic condition in general and the travel
industry in particular.
Since early 2020, the disease caused by a novel strain of
coronavirus, later named COVID-19, has severely impacted China and
the rest of the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health
Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic
has led governments and other authorities around the world to
impose measures intended to control its spread, including
restrictions on freedom of movement, gatherings of large numbers of
people, and business operations such as travel bans, border
closings, business closures, quarantines, shelter-in-place orders
and social distancing measures. As a result, the COVID-19 pandemic
and its consequences have caused a severe decline in global
travel.
Furthermore, the effects of a subvariant of the Omicron variant of
COVID-19, which may spread faster than the original Omicron
variant, as well as the effects of any new variants and subvariants
which may develop, including any actions taken by governments, may
have the effect of increasing the already-existing supply chain
problems or slowing our sales. Moreover, China’s policy of
effecting closures to avoid infections, including the recent
lockdown in many provinces and municipalities in China, could
affect our results of operations. Therefore, the impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly evolving, and the continuation or a
future resurgence of the pandemic could precipitate or aggravate
the other risk factors that we face, which in turn could further
materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition,
liquidity, results of operations and profitability, including in
ways that are not currently known to us or that we do not currently
consider to present significant risks. The extent of the impact of
the COVID-19 on our operational and financial performance in the
longer term will depend on future developments, including the
duration of the outbreak and related travel advisories and
restrictions and the impact of the COVID-19 on overall demand for
travel, all of which are highly uncertain and beyond our control.
In addition to COVID-19, our business could also be adversely
affected by the outbreak of Ebola virus disease, H1N1 flu, H7N9
flu, avian flu, SARS, or other epidemics.
Interruption or failure of our own technology systems
or those provided by third-party service providers whom we rely
upon could impair our ability to provide products and services
which could damage our reputation and harm our results of
operations.
Our ability to provide products and services depends on the
continuing operation of our technological systems or those provided
by third-party service providers, such as cloud service providers.
Any damage to or failure of such systems could interrupt our
services. Service interruptions could reduce our revenue and profit
and damage our brand if our systems are perceived to be unreliable.
Our systems are vulnerable to damage or interruption as a result of
terrorist attacks, wars, earthquakes, floods, fires, power loss,
telecommunications failures, undetected errors or “bugs” in our
software, malware, computer viruses, interruptions in access to our
platform through the use of “denial of service” or similar attacks,
hacking or other attempts to harm our systems, and similar events.
Some of our systems are not fully redundant, and our disaster
recovery planning does not account for all possible scenarios. If
we cannot continue to retain third-party services on acceptable
terms, our services may be interrupted. If we experience frequent
or persistent system failures on our platform, whether due to
interruptions and failures of our own technology and or those
provided by third-party service providers that we rely upon, our
reputation and brand could be severely harmed.
We are in the process of developing and optimizing our billing
system, which will serve a key role in our existing and planned
business initiatives. Any error in the billing system could disrupt
our operations and impact our ability to provide or bill for our
services, retain customers, attract new customers, or negatively
impact overall customer experience. Any occurrence of the foregoing
could cause material adverse effects on our operations and
financial condition, material weaknesses in our internal control
over financial reporting, and reputational damage.
Any actual or perceived security or privacy breach
could interrupt our operations, harm our brand and adversely affect
our reputation, brand, business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Our business involves the collection, storage, processing and
transmission of our users’ personal data and other sensitive data.
An increasing number of organizations including large online and
off-line merchants and businesses, other large Internet companies,
financial institutions and government institutions have disclosed
breaches of their information security systems, some of which have
involved sophisticated and highly targeted attacks. Because
techniques used to obtain unauthorized access to or to sabotage
information systems change frequently and may not be known until
launched against us, we may be unable to anticipate or prevent
these attacks. In addition, users on our platform could have
vulnerabilities on their own mobile devices that are entirely
unrelated to our systems and platform but could mistakenly
attribute their own vulnerabilities to us. Further, breaches
experienced by other companies may also be leveraged against us.
For example, credential stuffing attacks are becoming increasingly
common and sophisticated actors can mask their attacks, making them
increasingly difficult to identify and prevent. Certain efforts may
be state-sponsored or supported by significant financial and
technological resources, making them even more difficult to
detect.
Although we intend to develop, contract or purchase systems and
processes that are designed to protect our users’ data, prevent
data loss and prevent other security breaches, these security
measures cannot guarantee security. Our information technology and
infrastructure may be vulnerable to cyberattacks or security
breaches, and third parties may be able to access our users’
personal information and limited payment card data that are
accessible through those systems. Employee error, malfeasance or
other errors in the storage, use or transmission of personal
information could result in an actual or perceived privacy or
security breach or other security incident. Although we have
policies restricting the access to the personal information we
store, our employees have been accused in the past of violating
these policies and we may be subject to these types of accusations
in the future.
Any actual or perceived breach of privacy or security could
interrupt our operations, result in our platform being unavailable,
resulting in loss or improper disclosure of data, result in
fraudulent transfer of funds, harm our reputation and brand, damage
our relationships with third-party partners, result in significant
legal, regulatory and financial exposure and adversely affect our
business, financial condition and results of operations. Any breach
of privacy or security impacting any entities with which we share
or disclose data (could have similar effects. Further, any
cyberattacks, or security and privacy breaches directed at our
competitors could reduce confidence in the industry as a whole and,
as a result, reduce confidence in us.
Additionally, defending against claims or litigation based on any
security breach or incident, regardless of their merit, could be
costly and divert management’s attention. We cannot guarantee that
we will be able to successfully defending any of such lawsuits
which could have an adverse effect on our reputation, brand,
business, financial condition and results of
operations.
As we expand our platform offerings, we may become
subject to additional laws and regulations, and any actual or
perceived failure by us to comply with such laws and regulations or
manage the increased costs associated with such laws and
regulations could adversely affect our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
As we continue to expand our platform offerings and user base, we
may become subject to additional laws and regulations, which may
differ or conflict from one jurisdiction to another. Many of these
laws and regulations were adopted prior to the advent of our
industry and related technologies and, as a result, do not
contemplate or address the unique issues faced by our industry.
Despite our efforts to comply with applicable laws, regulations and
other obligations relating to our platform offerings, it is
possible that our practices, offerings or platform could be
inconsistent with, or fail or be alleged to fail to meet all
requirements of such laws, regulations or obligations. Our failure,
or the failure by our third-party providers or partners, to comply
with applicable laws or regulations or any other obligations
relating to our platform offerings, could harm our reputation and
brand or result in fines or proceedings by governmental agencies or
private claims and litigation, any of which could adversely affect
our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Key employees are essential to expanding our
business.
Our Chairman, Dai Zheng, Chief Executive Officer, Pijun Liu, Zhuo
Li and Chief Finance Officer Kean Tat Che are essential to our
ability to continue to grow and expand our business. They have
established relationships within the industry in which we operate.
If they were to leave us, our growth strategy might be hindered,
which could materially affect our business and limit our ability to
increase revenue.
Additional capital, if needed, may not be available on
acceptable terms, if at all, and any additional financing may be on
terms adverse to your interests.
We may need additional cash to fund our operations. Our capital
needs will depend on numerous factors, including market conditions
and our profitability. We cannot be certain that we will be able to
obtain additional financing on favorable terms, if at all. If
additional financing is not available when required or is not
available on acceptable terms, we may be unable to fund expansion,
successfully promote our brand name, develop or enhance our
services, take advantage of business opportunities, or respond to
competitive pressures or unanticipated requirements, any of which
could seriously harm our business and reduce the value of your
investment.
If we are able to raise additional funds if and when needed by
issuing additional equity securities, you may experience
significant dilution of your ownership interest and holders of
these new securities may have rights senior to yours as a holder of
our common stock. If we obtain additional financing by issuing debt
securities, the terms of those securities could restrict or prevent
us from declaring dividends and could limit our flexibility in
making business decisions. In this case, the value of your
investment could be reduced.
There is no assurance that we will be able to obtain additional
funding if it is needed, or that such funding, if available, will
be obtainable on terms and conditions favorable to or affordable by
us. If we cannot obtain needed funds, we may be forced to curtail
our activities.
We face increased competition as the barrier to entry
the industry is relatively low and some of our competitors have
significantly greater financial and marketing resources than we
do.
The global E-commerce SaaS industry is still uprising, and in its
early stage of development. The barrier to entry the industry is
relatively low. We may compete against businesses in varied
sectors, many of which are larger than we are, have a dominant and
secure position in other industries, or offer other goods and
services to consumers and merchants, which we do not provide. In
addition, some of our competitors have significantly greater
financial and marketing resources than we do and, therefore,
vendors may not negotiate a similar or lower price to our Company
than to other competitors with significantly greater assets and a
larger budget for advertising. There are no assurances that our
efforts to compete in the marketplace will be successful.
Our marketing efforts to help grow our business may not
be effective.
Promoting awareness of our offerings is important to our ability to
grow our business and to attract new users can be costly. We
believe that much of the growth in our user base and the number of
users on our platform will be attributable to paid marketing
initiatives. Our marketing initiatives may become increasingly
expensive and generating a meaningful return on those initiatives
may be difficult. Even if we successfully increase revenue as a
result of our paid marketing efforts, it may not offset the
additional marketing expenses we incur.
If our marketing efforts are not successful in promoting awareness
of our offerings or attracting new users and partners, or if we are
not able to cost-effectively manage our marketing expenses, our
results of operations could be adversely affected. If our marketing
efforts are successful in increasing awareness of our offerings,
this could also lead to increased public scrutiny of our business
and increase the likelihood of third parties bringing legal
proceedings against us. Any of the foregoing risks could harm our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
Any failure to offer high-quality user support may harm
our relationships with users and could adversely affect our
reputation, brand, business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Our ability to attract and retain qualified users is dependent in
part on the ease and reliability of our offerings, including our
ability to provide high-quality support. Users on our platform
depend on our support organization to resolve any issues relating
to our offerings issues with reporting a problem. Our ability to
provide effective and timely support is largely dependent on our
ability to attract and retain service providers who are qualified
to support users and sufficiently knowledgeable regarding our
offerings.
Failure to deal effectively with fraud could harm our
business.
There is the possibility of losses from various types of fraud,
including use of stolen or fraudulent credit card data, claims of
unauthorized payments by a user, attempted payments by users with
insufficient funds and fraud committed by users in concert with
third parties. Criminals use increasingly sophisticated methods to
engage in illegal activities involving personal information, such
as unauthorized use of another person’s identity, account
information or payment information and unauthorized acquisition or
use of credit or debit card details, bank account information and
mobile phone numbers and accounts. Under current credit card
practices, we may be liable for purchases facilitated on our
platform with fraudulent credit card data, even if the associated
financial institution approved the credit card transaction. Despite
measures we have taken to detect and reduce the occurrence of
fraudulent or other malicious activity on our platform, we cannot
guarantee that any of our measures will be effective or will scale
efficiently with our business. Our failure to adequately detect or
prevent fraudulent transactions could harm our reputation or brand,
result in litigation or regulatory action and lead to expenses that
could adversely affect our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
Failure to achieve and maintain effective internal
controls in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002 could prevent us from producing reliable financial reports
or identifying fraud. In addition, shareholders could lose
confidence in our financial reporting, which could have an adverse
effect on our stock price.
Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide
reliable financial reports and effectively prevent fraud, and a
lack of effective controls could preclude us from accomplishing
these critical functions. We are required to document and test our
internal control procedures in order to satisfy the requirements of
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which requires
annual management assessments of the effectiveness of an issuer’s
internal controls over financial reporting. Although we intend to
augment our internal controls procedures and expand our accounting
staff, there is no guarantee that this effort will be adequate.
During the course of our testing, we may identify deficiencies
which we may not be able to remediate. In addition, if we fail to
maintain the adequacy of our internal accounting controls, as
applicable standards are modified, supplemented or amended from
time to time, we may not be able to ensure that we can conclude on
an ongoing basis that we have effective internal controls over
financial reporting in accordance with Section 404. Failure to
achieve and maintain an effective internal control environment
could cause us to face regulatory action and, also, cause investors
to lose confidence in our reported financial information, either of
which could have an adverse effect on our stock price.
As a “smaller reporting company” certain reduced
disclosure and other requirements will be available to us after we
are no longer an emerging growth company.
We are a “smaller reporting company” pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Some of the reduced disclosure and other
requirements available to us as a result of the JOBS Act may
continue to be available to us after we are no longer an emerging
growth company pursuant to the JOBS Act but remain a “smaller
reporting company” pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
As a “smaller reporting company” we are not required to:
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The financial statements included with the registration statement
of which this prospectus is a part have been prepared on a going
concern basis. We may not be able to generate profitable operations
in the future and/or obtain the necessary financing to meet our
obligations and repay liabilities arising from normal business
operations when they come due. The outcome of these matters cannot
be predicted with any certainty at this time. These factors raise
substantial doubt that we will be able to continue as a going
concern. We plan to continue to provide for our capital needs
through related party advances. Our financial statements do not
include any adjustments to the amounts and classification of assets
and liabilities that may be necessary should we be unable to
continue as a going concern.
A prolonged downturn in the global economy could
materially and adversely affect our business and results of
operations.
The current global market and economic conditions are
unprecedented, volatile and challenging, with the threat of
recessions occurring in most major economies. Continued concerns
about the systemic impact of potential long-term and wide-spread
recession, energy costs, geopolitical issues, and the availability
and cost of credit have contributed to increased market volatility
and diminished expectations for economic growth around the world.
The difficult economic outlook has negatively affected businesses
and consumer confidence and contributed to volatility of
unprecedented levels.
Our business, prospects, financial condition and results of
operations may also be influenced to a significant degree by
political, economic and social conditions in Hong Kong and China
generally and by continued economic growth in Hong Kong and China
as a whole. The Chinese economy differs from the economies of most
developed countries in many respects, including the amount of
government involvement, level of development, growth rate, control
of foreign exchange and allocation of resources. While the Chinese
economy has experienced significant growth over the past decades,
growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various
sectors of the economy. The Chinese government has implemented
various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the
allocation of resources. Some of these measures may benefit the
overall Chinese economy, but may have a negative effect on us.
Economic conditions in Hong Kong and China are sensitive to global
economic conditions. Any prolonged slowdown in the global or
Chinese economy may affect potential clients’ confidence in
financial market as a whole and have a negative impact on our
business, results of operations and financial condition.
Additionally, continued turbulence in the international markets may
adversely affect our ability to access the capital markets to meet
liquidity needs.
The recent outbreak of war in Ukraine has already affected global
economic markets, and the uncertain resolution of this conflict
could result in protracted and/or severe damage to the global
economy. Russia’s recent military interventions in Ukraine have led
to, and may lead to, additional sanctions being levied by the
United States, European Union and other countries against Russia.
Russia’s military incursion and the resulting sanctions could
adversely affect global energy and financial markets and thus could
affect our client’s business and our business, even though we do
not have any direct exposure to Russia or the adjoining geographic
regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions,
and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict, but
could be substantial. Any such disruptions caused by Russian
military action or resulting sanctions may magnify the impact of
other risks described in this section. We cannot predict the
progress or outcome of the situation in Ukraine, as the conflict
and governmental reactions are rapidly developing and beyond their
control. Prolonged unrest, intensified military activities, or more
extensive sanctions impacting the region could have a material
adverse effect on the global economy, and such effect could in turn
have a material adverse effect on the operations, results of
operations, financial condition, liquidity and business outlook of
our business.
Changes in laws or regulations relating to privacy,
data protection or the protection or transfer of personal data, or
any actual or perceived failure by us to comply with such laws and
regulations or any other obligations relating to privacy, data
protection or the protection or transfer of personal data, could
adversely affect our business.
We receive, transmit and store a large volume of personally
identifiable information and other data relating to the users on
our platform. Numerous local, municipal, state, federal and
international laws and regulations address privacy, data protection
and the collection, storing, sharing, use, disclosure and
protection of certain types of data, including the California
Online Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information Protection
and Electronic Documents Act, the Controlling the Assault of
Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act, Canada’s
Anti-Spam Law (CASL), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of
1991, the U.S. Federal Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, Section 5(c) of the Federal
Trade Commission Act, and the California Consumer Privacy Act, or
CCPA. These laws, rules and regulations evolve frequently and their
scope may continually change, through new legislation, amendments
to existing legislation and changes in enforcement, and may be
inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another. For example,
California recently enacted legislation, the CCPA, which will,
among other things, require new disclosures to California consumers
and afford such consumers new abilities to opt-out of certain sales
of personal information when it goes into effect on January 1,
2020. The CCPA provides for fines of up to $7,500 per violation. It
presently is unclear how this legislation will be modified or how
it will be interpreted. The effects of this legislation potentially
are far-reaching, however, and may require us to modify our data
processing practices and policies and incur substantial
compliance-related costs and expenses. The CCPA and other changes
in laws or regulations relating to privacy, data protection and
information security, particularly any new or modified laws or
regulations that require enhanced protection of certain types of
data or new obligations with regard to data retention, transfer or
disclosure, could greatly increase the cost of providing our
offerings, require significant changes to our operations or even
prevent us from providing certain offerings in jurisdictions in
which we currently operate and in which we may operate in the
future.
Despite our efforts to comply with applicable laws, regulations and
other obligations relating to privacy, data protection and
information security, it is possible that our practices, offerings
or platform could be inconsistent with, or fail or be alleged to
fail to meet all requirements of, such laws, regulations or
obligations. Our failure, or the failure by our third-party
providers or partners, to comply with applicable laws or
regulations or any other obligations relating to privacy, data
protection or information security, or any compromise of security
that results in unauthorized access to, or use or release of
personally identifiable information or other user data, or the
perception that any of the foregoing types of failure or compromise
has occurred, could damage our reputation, discourage new and
existing users from using our platform or result in fines or
proceedings by governmental agencies and private claims and
litigation, any of which could adversely affect our business,
financial condition and results of operations. Even if not subject
to legal challenge, the perception of privacy concerns, whether or
not valid, may harm our reputation and brand and adversely affect
our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may not maintain sufficient insurance coverage for
the risks associated with our business operations
Risks associated with our business and operations include, but are
not limited to, claims for wrongful acts committed by our officers,
directors, and other representatives, the loss of intellectual
property rights, the loss of key personnel and risks posed by
natural disasters. Any of these risks may result in significant
losses. We currently do not carry business interruption insurance
and may not do so in the future. In addition, we cannot provide any
assurance that our insurance coverage is sufficient to cover any
losses that we may sustain, or that we will be able to successfully
claim our losses under our insurance policies on a timely basis or
at all. If we incur any loss not covered by our insurance policies,
or the compensated amount is significantly less than our actual
loss or is not timely paid, our business, financial condition and
results of operations could be materially and adversely
affected.
We do not have “key man” life insurance policies for any of our key
personnel. If we were to obtain “key man” insurance for our key
personnel, of which there can be no assurance, the amounts of such
policies may not be sufficient to pay losses experienced by us as a
result of the loss of any of those personnel.
We do not currently have general liability insurance and may not
have general liability insurance in the near future until our
financial situation improves.
Compliance with changing regulation of corporate
governance and public disclosure may result in additional
expenses.
Changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate
governance and public disclosure, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002 and new SEC regulations, are creating uncertainty for
companies such as ours. These new or changed laws, regulations and
standards are subject to varying interpretations in many cases due
to their lack of specificity, and as a result, their application in
practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by
regulatory and governing bodies, which could result in continuing
uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs
necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance
practices. We are committed to maintaining high standards of
corporate governance and public disclosure. As a result, we intend
to invest resources to comply with evolving laws, regulations and
standards, and this investment may result in increased general and
administrative expenses and a diversion of management time and
attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance
activities. If our efforts to comply with new or changed laws,
regulations and standards differ from the activities intended by
regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to
practice, our reputation may be harmed.
Risks Related to Doing Business in
China
As the Company will be targeting the Chinese domestic market as its
primary source of revenue; the following risk factors may
apply:
Adverse changes in economic and political policies of
the PRC government could have a material and adverse effect on
overall economic growth in China, which could materially and
adversely affect our business.
We will conduct substantially all of our business operations and
sales activities in China and Hong Kong. Accordingly, our business,
financial condition, results of operations and prospects depend to
a significant degree on economic developments in China. China’s
economy differs from the economies of most other countries in many
respects, including with respect to the amount of government
involvement in the economy, the general level of economic
development, growth rates and government control of foreign
exchange and the allocation of resources. While the PRC economy has
experienced significant growth in the past 30 years, this growth
has remained uneven across different periods, regions and among
various economic sectors. The PRC government has implemented
various measures to encourage economic development and guide the
allocation of resources. The PRC government also exercises
significant control over China’s economic growth through the
allocation of resources, controlling the payment of foreign
currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy and
providing preferential treatment to particular industries or
companies.
Future changes in laws, regulations or enforcement
policies in China could adversely affect our
business.
We are subject to Chinese laws and regulations relating to data
protection, business permits, banking, and money transfer among
others. Laws, regulations or enforcement policies in China,
including those relating to the travel industry, are evolving and
subject to frequent changes. Further, regulatory agencies in China
may periodically, and sometimes abruptly, change their enforcement
practices. Therefore, prior enforcement activity, or lack of
enforcement activity, is not necessarily predictive of future
actions. Any enforcement actions against us could have a material
and adverse effect on us. In addition, any litigation or
governmental investigation or enforcement proceedings in China may
be protracted and may result in substantial cost and diversion of
resources and management attention, negative publicity, damage to
our reputation and viability of our business plans.
We are a holding company, and will rely on dividends
paid by our subsidiaries for our cash needs. Any limitation on the
ability of our subsidiaries to make dividend payments to us, or any
tax implications of making dividend payments to us, could limit our
ability to pay our parent company expenses or pay dividends to
holders of our common stock.
We are a holding company and conduct substantially all of our
business through our subsidiaries in China. We may rely on
dividends to be paid by our PRC subsidiaries to fund our cash and
financing requirements, including the funds necessary to pay
dividends and other cash distributions to our shareholders, to
service any debt we may incur and to pay our operating expenses. If
our PRC subsidiaries incur debt on their own behalf in the future,
the instruments governing the debt may restrict its ability to pay
dividends or make other distributions to us.
Under PRC laws and regulations, our PRC subsidiaries may pay
dividends only out of their accumulated profits as determined in
accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. In
addition, wholly foreign-owned enterprises are required to set
aside at least 10% of their accumulated after-tax profits each
year, if any, to fund a certain statutory reserve fund, until the
aggregate amount of such fund reaches 50% of its registered
capital.
Our PRC subsidiaries generate primarily all of their revenue in
Renminbi, which is not freely convertible into other currencies. As
a result, any restriction on currency exchange may limit the
ability of our PRC subsidiary to use its Renminbi revenues to pay
dividends to us. The PRC government may continue to strengthen its
capital controls, and more restrictions and substantial vetting
process may be put forward by SAFE for cross-border transactions
falling under both the current account and the capital account. Any
limitation on the ability of our PRC subsidiary to pay dividends or
make other kinds of payments to us could materially and adversely
limit our ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions that
could be beneficial to our business, pay dividends, or otherwise
fund and conduct our business.
In addition, the Enterprise Income Tax Law, or EIT, and its
implementation rules provide that a withholding tax rate of up to
10% will be applicable to dividends payable by Chinese companies to
non-PRC-resident enterprises unless otherwise exempted or reduced
according to treaties or arrangements between the PRC central
government and governments of other countries or regions where the
non-PRC resident enterprises are incorporated. Any limitation on
the ability of our PRC subsidiary to pay dividends or make other
distributions to us could materially and adversely limit our
ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions that could be
beneficial to our business, pay dividends, or otherwise fund and
conduct our business.
Pursuant to the Arrangement between Mainland China and the Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double
Taxation and Tax Evasion on Income, or the Double Tax Avoidance
Arrangement, the 10% withholding tax rate may be lowered to 5% if a
Hong Kong resident enterprise owns no less than 25% of a PRC
entity. However, the 5% withholding tax rate does not automatically
apply and certain requirements must be satisfied, including,
without limitation, that (a) the Hong Kong entity must be the
beneficial owner of the relevant dividends; and (b) the Hong Kong
entity must directly hold no less than 25% share ownership in the
PRC entity during the 12 consecutive months preceding its receipt
of the dividends. In current practice, a Hong Kong entity must
obtain a tax resident certificate from the Hong Kong tax authority
to apply for the 5% lower PRC withholding tax rate. As the Hong
Kong tax authority will issue such a tax resident certificate on a
case-by-case basis, we cannot assure you that we will be able to
obtain the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax
authority and enjoy the preferential withholding tax rate of 5%
under the Double Taxation Arrangement with respect to dividends to
be paid by our PRC subsidiary to its immediate holding company,
WeTrade Technology. As of the date of this prospectus, Yueshang
Beijing currently does not have plan to declare and pay dividends
to WeTrade Technology and we have not applied for the tax resident
certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority. WeTrade
Technology intends to apply for the tax resident certificate when
Yueshang Beijing plans to declare and pay dividends to WeTrade
Technology. When Yueshang Beijing plans to declare and pay
dividends to WeTrade Technology and when we intend to apply for the
tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority,
we plan to inform the investors through SEC filings, such as a
current report on Form 6-K, prior to such actions.
PRC regulation of loans to and direct investments in
PRC entities by offshore holding companies may delay or prevent us
from using the proceeds of this offering to make loans or
additional capital contributions to our PRC operating
subsidiaries.
We may make loans to our future PRC subsidiaries. Any investments
in or foreign loans to our PRC subsidiaries are subject to approval
by or registration with relevant governmental authorities in China.
We may also decide to finance our subsidiaries by means of capital
contributions. According to the relevant PRC regulations on
foreign-invested enterprises in China, depending on the total
amount of investment and the industries of the investment, capital
contributions to our PRC operating subsidiaries may be subject to
the approval of the PRC Ministry of Commerce, or MOFCOM, or its
local branches. We may not obtain these government approvals on a
timely basis, if at all, with respect to future capital
contributions by us to our PRC subsidiaries. If we fail to receive
such approvals, our ability to use the proceeds of this offering
and to capitalize our PRC operations may be negatively affected,
which could adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund
and expand our business.
Fluctuations in the value of the Renminbi may have a
material and adverse effect on your investment.
The value of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar and other
currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things,
changes in China’s political and economic conditions and China’s
foreign exchange policies. The conversion of Renminbi into foreign
currencies, including the U.S. dollar, has historically been set by
the People’s Bank of China. On July 21, 2005, the PRC government
changed its policy of pegging the value of the Renminbi to the U.S.
dollar. Under the new policy, the Renminbi is permitted to
fluctuate within a narrow and managed band against a basket of
certain foreign currencies. This change in policy caused the
Renminbi to appreciate more than 20% against the U.S. dollar over
the following three years. Since reaching a high against the U.S.
dollar in July 2008, however, the Renminbi has traded within a
narrow band against the U.S. dollar, remaining within 1% of its
July 2008 high but never exceeding it. As a consequence, the
Renminbi has fluctuated sharply since July 2008 against other
freely traded currencies, in tandem with the U.S. dollar. In June
2010, the PRC government indicated that it would again make the
foreign exchange rate of the Renminbi more flexible, which
increases the possibility of sharp fluctuations in Renminbi’s value
in the future as well as the unpredictability associated with
Renminbi’s exchange rate. It is difficult to predict how long the
current situation may last and when and how it may change
again.
There remains significant international pressure on the PRC
government to adopt an even more flexible currency policy, which
could result in a further and more significant appreciation of the
Renminbi against foreign currencies. Our revenues and costs are
mostly denominated in the Renminbi, and a significant portion of
our financial assets are also denominated in the Renminbi. As we
rely entirely on dividends paid to us by our subsidiaries, any
significant revaluation of the Renminbi may have a material and
adverse effect on our revenues and financial condition, and the
value of, and any dividends payable on, our common stock in foreign
currency terms. For example, to the extent that we need to convert
U.S. dollars into Renminbi for our operations, appreciation of the
Renminbi against the U.S. dollar would reduce the Renminbi amount
we receive from the conversion. Conversely, if we decide to convert
our Renminbi into U.S. dollars for the purpose of making dividend
payments on our common stock or for other business purposes,
appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the Renminbi would reduce
the U.S. dollar amount available to us. Any fluctuations in the
exchange rate between the Renminbi and the U.S. dollar could also
result in foreign currency translation losses for financial
reporting purposes. The current economic dispute between China and
the United States has resulted in a loss in the value of the
Renminbi against the U.S. dollar for example thus illustrating the
short term risk indicated above.
Substantial uncertainties exist with respect to the
interpretation of the PRC Foreign Investment Law and how it may
impact the viability of our current corporate structure, corporate
governance and business operations.
On Mach 15, 2019, the National People’s Congress of China
promulgated the Foreign Investment Law of the PRC aiming to replace
the major existing laws governing foreign investment in China. The
Foreign Investment Law became effective on January 1, 2020. The
Foreign Investment Law applies to PRC enterprises established,
acquired or otherwise invested wholly or partially by foreign
investors in a manner prescribed under applicable PRC laws and
regulations. It also governs investment projects and activities in
China by foreign investors. Accordingly, as our company qualifies
as a “foreign investor” for these purposes, our PRC subsidiaries
are subject to the Foreign Investment Law.
Under the Foreign Investment Law, a “negative list’ promulgated or
approved by the State Council will set forth industries that are
prohibited industries and restricted industries. A foreign investor
is prohibited to invest in any prohibited industry included
therein. If a foreign investor is found to invest in any prohibited
industry set forth under the “negative list”, such foreign investor
may be required to, among other aspects, cease its investment
activities, dispose of its equity interests in or assets of the
“foreign-invested enterprise” (“FIE”) and have its income
confiscated. A foreign investor may be permitted to invest in a FIE
that is in a restricted industry set forth in the “negative list”,
provided that relevant conditions are satisfied and certain
approvals are acquired from relevant PRC governmental authorities.
With respect to industries in which foreign investment is not
prohibited or restricted, domestic and foreign investors will be
equally treated. On June 23, 2020, the Ministry of Commerce of the
PRC (the “MOFCOM”) and the National Development and Reform
Commission (the “NDRC”) jointly issued the latest version of
Negative List (Edition 2020). See “Regulations - PRC Laws
and Regulations on Foreign Investment”. Currently, our
business falls within the permitted category. However, we cannot
assure you that our current operations or any newly-developed
business in the future will still deemed to be “permitted” in the
“negative list”, which may be promulgated or be amended from time
to time by the MOFCOM and the NDRC.
Our PRC subsidiaries will be characterized as FIEs. Once an entity
is determined to be a FIE and its business operations fall within a
restricted industry under the “negative list”, in order for a
foreign investor to invest in the FIE, such entity will be required
to obtain entry clearance and approvals from the MOFCOM or its
local counterparts and other relevant PRC government agencies. Our
main products currently manufactured by us, including eco-friendly
construction materials and equipment used for the production of
these eco-friendly construction materials, do not fall in the
prohibited or restricted industries under “negative list” that is
currently effective.
The Foreign Investment Law also requires that the entity form, main
organizations and business activities of an FIE established before
the enactment of the Foreign Investment Law and in accordance with
the Chinese-Foreign Equity Joint Venture Enterprise Law, the
Chinese-Foreign Cooperative Joint Venture Enterprise Law or the
Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise Law comply with the PRC Company
Law, the PRC Partnership Law and other laws (as the case might be)
and there is a five-year transition period from January 1, 2020 for
FIEs to fully comply with such requirements. See “Regulations
Relating to Foreign Investment - The Foreign Investment Law.”
The relevant business carried out by our PRC subsidiaries and our
investment in the PRC subsidiaries currently are not subject to the
national security review under applicable PRC laws and regulations.
However, if our future business operations or potential mergers and
acquisitions we enter into in the PRC are related to material
infrastructure or other national security sensitive areas or
industries involving certain key technologies, national security
review requirements will likely apply and the review result that is
in compliance with PRC laws should be definitive. It remains
unclear when the specific implementation measures of the Foreign
Investment Law will be issued by the State Council. Given the
uncertainties exist with respect to the interpretation and
implementation of the Foreign Investment Law, its application may
require further rules to be issued by Chinese government, which may
incur and increase our compliance costs and expenses and
accordingly our financial condition and operation will be adversely
affected.
The Chinese government exerts substantial influence
over the manner in which we must conduct our business
activities. We are currently
not required to obtain approval from Chinese authorities to list on
U.S exchanges. However, to the extent that the Chinese government
exerts more control over offerings conducted overseas and/or
foreign investment in China-based issuers over time and if our PRC
subsidiaries or the holding company were required to obtain
approval in the future and were denied permission from Chinese
authorities to list on U.S. exchanges, we will not be able to
continue listing on U.S. exchange and the value of our common stock
may significantly decline or become worthless, which would
materially affect the interest of the investors.
The Chinese government has exercised and continues to exercise
substantial control over virtually every sector of the Chinese
economy through regulation and state ownership. Under the current
government leadership, the government of the PRC has been pursuing
reform policies which have adversely affected China-based operating
companies whose securities are listed in the United States, with
significant policies changes being made from time to time without
notice. There are substantial uncertainties regarding the
interpretation and application of PRC laws and regulations,
including, but not limited to, the laws and regulations governing
our business, or the enforcement and performance of our contractual
arrangements with borrowers in the event of the imposition of
statutory liens, death, bankruptcy or criminal proceedings. Our
ability to operate in China may be harmed by changes in its laws
and regulations, including those relating to taxation,
environmental regulations, land use rights, property and other
matters. The central or local governments of these jurisdictions
may impose new, stricter regulations or interpretations of existing
regulations that would require additional expenditures and efforts
on our part to ensure our compliance with such regulations or
interpretations. Accordingly, government actions in the future,
including any decision not to continue to support recent economic
reforms and to return to a more centrally planned economy or
regional or local variations in the implementation of economic
policies, could have a significant effect on economic conditions in
China or particular regions thereof, and could require us to divest
ourselves of any interest we then hold in Chinese properties.
Given 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 China-based
issuers, any such action could significantly limit or completely
hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to
investors and cause the value of such securities to significantly
decline or become worthless.
Recently, the General Office of the Central Committee of the
Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State
Council jointly issued the Opinions on Severely Cracking Down on
Illegal Securities Activities According to Law, or the Opinions,
which was made available to the public on July 6, 2021. The
Opinions emphasized the need to strengthen the administration over
illegal securities activities, and the need to strengthen the
supervision over overseas listings by Chinese companies. Effective
measures, such as promoting the construction of relevant regulatory
systems, will be taken to deal with the risks and incidents of
China-concept overseas listed companies. As of the date of this
prospectus, we have not received any inquiry, notice, warning, or
sanctions from PRC government authorities in connection with the
Opinions.
On June 10, 2021, the Standing Committee of the National People’s
Congress of China, or the SCNPC, promulgated the PRC Data Security
Law, which took effect in September 2021. The PRC Data Security Law
imposes data security and privacy obligations on entities and
individuals carrying out data activities, and introduces a data
classification and hierarchical protection system based on the
importance of data in economic and social development, and the
degree of harm it will cause to national security, public
interests, or legitimate rights and interests of individuals or
organizations when such data is tampered with, destroyed, leaked,
illegally acquired or used. The PRC Data Security Law also provides
for a national security review procedure for data activities that
may affect national security and imposes export restrictions on
certain data an information.
In early July 2021, regulatory authorities in China launched
cybersecurity investigations with regard to several China-based
companies that are listed in the United States. The Chinese
cybersecurity regulator announced on July 2 that it had begun an
investigation of Didi Global Inc. (NYSE: DIDI) and two days later
ordered that the company’s app be removed from smartphone app
stores. On July 5, 2021, the Chinese cybersecurity regulator
launched the same investigation on two other Internet platforms,
China’s Full Truck Alliance of Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd. (NYSE:
YMM) and Boss of KANZHUN LIMITED (Nasdaq: BZ). On July 24, 2021,
the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central
Committee and the General Office of the State Council jointly
released the Guidelines for Further Easing the Burden of Excessive
Homework and Off-campus Tutoring for Students at the Stage of
Compulsory Education, pursuant to which foreign investment in such
firms via mergers and acquisitions, franchise development, and
variable interest entities are banned from this sector.
On August 17, 2021, the State Council promulgated the Regulations
on the Protection of the Security of Critical Information
Infrastructure, or the Regulations, which took effect on September
1, 2021. The Regulations supplement and specify the provisions on
the security of critical information infrastructure as stated in
the Cybersecurity Review Measures. The Regulations provide, among
others, that protection department of certain industry or sector
shall notify the operator of the critical information
infrastructure in time after the identification of certain critical
information infrastructure.
On August 20, 2021, the SCNPC promulgated the Personal Information
Protection Law of the PRC, or the Personal Information Protection
Law, which took effect in November 2021. As the first systematic
and comprehensive law specifically for the protection of personal
information in the PRC, the Personal Information Protection Law
provides, among others, that (i) an individual’s consent shall be
obtained to use sensitive personal information, such as biometric
characteristics and individual location tracking, (ii) personal
information operators using sensitive personal information shall
notify individuals of the necessity of such use and impact on the
individual’s rights, and (iii) where personal information operators
reject an individual’s request to exercise his or her rights, the
individual may file a lawsuit with a People’s Court.
As such, the Company’s business segments may be subject to various
government and regulatory interference in the provinces in which
they operate. The Company could be subject to regulation by various
political and regulatory entities, including various local and
municipal agencies and government sub-divisions. The Company may
incur increased costs necessary to comply with existing and newly
adopted laws and regulations or penalties for any failure to
comply. Additionally, the governmental and regulatory interference
could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer
or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value of
such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.
Furthermore, it is uncertain when and whether the Company will be
required to obtain permission from the PRC government to list on
U.S. exchanges in the future, and even when such permission is
obtained, whether it will be denied or rescinded. Although the
Company is currently not required to obtain permission from any of
the PRC federal or local government to obtain such permission and
has not received any denial to list on the U.S. exchange, our
operations could be adversely affected, directly or indirectly, by
existing or future laws and regulations relating to its business or
industry.
On December 24, 2021, the CSRC, together with other relevant
government authorities in China issued the Provisions of the State
Council on the Administration of Overseas Securities Offering and
Listing by Domestic Companies (Draft for Comments), and the
Measures for the Filing of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing
by Domestic Companies (Draft for Comments) (“Draft Overseas Listing
Regulations”). The Draft Overseas Listing Regulations requires that
a PRC domestic enterprise seeking to issue and list its shares
overseas (“Overseas Issuance and Listing”) shall complete the
filing procedures of and submit the relevant information to CSRC.
The Overseas Issuance and Listing includes direct and indirect
issuance and listing. Where an enterprise whose principal business
activities are conducted in PRC seeks to issue and list its shares
in the name of an overseas enterprise (“Overseas Issuer”) on
the basis of the equity, assets, income or other similar rights and
interests of the relevant PRC domestic enterprise, such activities
shall be deemed an indirect overseas issuance and listing
(“Indirect Overseas Issuance and Listing”) under the Draft Overseas
Listing Regulations. Therefore, the proposed listing would be
deemed an Indirect Overseas Issuance and Listing under the Draft
Overseas Listing Regulations. As such, the Company would be
required to complete the filing procedures of and submit the
relevant information to CSRC after the Draft Overseas Listing
Regulations become effective.
In addition, 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 Revised Review Measures, which became
effective and has 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&A 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. Given the recency
of the issuance of the Revised Review Measures and their pending
effectiveness, there is a general lack of guidance and substantial
uncertainties exist with respect to their interpretation and
implementation. For example, it is unclear whether the requirement
of cybersecurity review applies to follow-on offerings by an
“online platform operator” that is in possession of personal data
of more than one million users where the offshore holding company
of such operator is already listed overseas. Furthermore, 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. If
the draft Regulations on Network Data Security Management are
enacted in the current form, we, as an overseas listed company,
will be required to carry out an annual data security review and
comply with the relevant reporting obligations.
We have been closely monitoring the development in the regulatory
landscape in China, particularly regarding the requirement of
approvals, including on a retrospective basis, from the CSRC, the
CAC or other PRC authorities with respect to this offering, as well
as regarding any annual data security review or other procedures
that may be imposed on us. If any approval, review or other
procedure is in fact required, we are not able to guarantee that we
will obtain such approval or complete such review or other
procedure timely or at all. For any approval that we may be able to
obtain, it could nevertheless be revoked and the terms of its
issuance may impose restrictions on our operations and offerings
relating to our securities.
Governmental control of currency conversion may limit
our ability to utilize our revenues effectively and affect the
value of your investment.
The PRC government imposes controls on the convertibility of the
Renminbi into foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the
remittance of currency out of China. We receive most of our
revenues in Renminbi. Under our current corporate structure, our
company may rely on dividend payments from our PRC and Hong Kong
subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing requirements we may
have. Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of
current account items, including profit distributions, interest
payments and trade and service-related foreign exchange
transactions, can be made in foreign currencies without prior
approval from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or
SAFE, by complying with certain procedural requirements. Therefore,
our PRC subsidiaries are able to pay dividends in foreign
currencies to us without prior approval from SAFE by complying with
certain procedural requirements. But approval from or registration
with appropriate government authorities is required where Renminbi
is to be converted into foreign currency and remitted out of China
to pay capital expenses such as the repayment of loans denominated
in foreign currencies. This could affect the ability of our PRC
subsidiaries to obtain foreign exchange through debt or equity
financing, including by means of loans or capital contributions
from us. The PRC government may also at its discretion restrict
access in the future to foreign currencies for current account
transactions. If the foreign exchange control system prevents us
from obtaining sufficient foreign currencies to satisfy our foreign
currency demands, we may not be able to pay dividends in foreign
currencies to our shareholders, including holders of our
shares.
Uncertainties with respect to the Chinese legal system
could have a material and adverse effect on us.
The PRC legal system is based on written statutes. Unlike under
common law systems, decided legal cases have little value as
precedents in subsequent legal proceedings. In 1979, the PRC
government began to promulgate a comprehensive system of laws and
regulations governing economic matters in general, and forms of
foreign investment, including wholly foreign-owned enterprises and
joint ventures, in particular. These laws, regulations and legal
requirements are often changing, and their interpretation and
enforcement involve significant uncertainties that could limit the
reliability of the legal protections available to us. We cannot
predict the effects of future developments in the PRC legal system.
We may be required in the future to procure additional permits,
authorizations and approvals for our existing and future
operations, which may not be obtainable in a timely fashion or at
all. An inability to obtain such permits or authorizations may have
a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and results of operations.
We may become subject to a variety of laws and
regulations in the PRC regarding privacy, data security,
cybersecurity, and data protection. We may be liable for improper
use or appropriation of personal information provided by our
customers.
We may become subject to a variety of laws and regulations in the
PRC regarding privacy, data security, cybersecurity, and data
protection. These laws and regulations are continuously evolving
and developing. The scope and interpretation of the laws that are
or may be applicable to us are often uncertain and may be
conflicting, particularly with respect to foreign laws. In
particular, there are numerous laws and regulations regarding
privacy and the collection, sharing, use, processing, disclosure,
and protection of personal information and other user data. Such
laws and regulations often vary in scope, may be subject to
differing interpretations, and may be inconsistent among different
jurisdictions.
We expect to obtain information about various aspects of our
operations as well as regarding our employees and third parties. We
also maintain information about various aspects of our operations
as well as regarding our employees. The integrity and protection of
our customer, employee and company data is critical to our
business. Our customers and employees expect that we will
adequately protect their personal information. We are required by
applicable laws to keep strictly confidential the personal
information that we collect, and to take adequate security measures
to safeguard such information.
The Civil Code of the PRC (issued by the PRC National People’s
Congress on May 28, 2020 and effective from January 1, 2021)
provides main legal basis for privacy and personal information
infringement claims under the Chinese civil laws. PRC regulators,
including the Cyberspace Administration of China, MIIT, and the
Ministry of Public Security have been increasingly focused on
regulation in the areas of data security and data protection.
The PRC regulatory requirements regarding cybersecurity are
constantly evolving. For instance, various regulatory bodies in
China, including the Cyberspace Administration of China, the
Ministry of Public Security and the SAMR, have enforced data
privacy and protection laws and regulations with varying and
evolving standards and interpretations. In April 2020, the Chinese
government promulgated Cybersecurity Review Measures, which came
into effect on June 1, 2020. According to the Cybersecurity Review
Measures, operators of critical information infrastructure must
pass a cybersecurity review when purchasing network products and
services which do or may affect national security.
In November 2016, the Standing Committee of China’s National
People’s Congress passed China’s first Cybersecurity Law (“CSL”),
which became effective in June 2017. The CSL is the first PRC law
that systematically lays out the regulatory requirements on
cybersecurity and data protection, subjecting many previously
under-regulated or unregulated activities in cyberspace to
government scrutiny. The legal consequences of violation of the CSL
include penalties of warning, confiscation of illegal income,
suspension of related business, winding up for rectification,
shutting down the websites, and revocation of business license or
relevant permits. In April 2020, the Cyberspace Administration of
China and certain other PRC regulatory authorities promulgated the
Cybersecurity Review Measures, which became effective in June 2020.
Pursuant to the Cybersecurity Review Measures, operators of
critical information infrastructure must pass a cybersecurity
review when purchasing network products and services which do or
may affect national security. On July 10, 2021, the Cyberspace
Administration of China issued a revised draft of the Measures for
Cybersecurity Review for public comments (“Draft Measures”), which
required that, in addition to “operator of critical information
infrastructure,” any “data processor” carrying out data processing
activities that affect or may affect national security should also
be subject to cybersecurity review, and further elaborated the
factors to be considered when assessing the national security risks
of the relevant activities, including, among others, (i) the risk
of core data, important data or a large amount of personal
information being stolen, leaked, destroyed, and illegally used or
exited the country; and (ii) the risk of critical information
infrastructure, core data, important data or a large amount of
personal information being affected, controlled, or maliciously
used by foreign governments after listing abroad. The Cyberspace
Administration of China has said that under the proposed rules
companies holding data on more than 1,000,000 users must now apply
for cybersecurity approval when seeking listings in other nations
because of the risk that such data and personal information could
be “affected, controlled, and maliciously exploited by foreign
governments,” The cybersecurity review will also investigate the
potential national security risks from overseas IPOs. We do not
know what regulations will be adopted or how such regulations will
affect us and our listing on Nasdaq. In the event that the
Cyberspace Administration of China determines that we are subject
to these regulations, we may be required to delist from Nasdaq and
we may be subject to fines and penalties. On June 10, 2021, the
Standing Committee of the NPC promulgated the PRC Data Security
Law, which took effect on September 1, 2021. The Data Security Law
also sets forth the data security protection obligations for
entities and individuals handling personal data, including that no
entity or individual may acquire such data by stealing or other
illegal means, and the collection and use of such data should not
exceed the necessary limits The costs of compliance with, and other
burdens imposed by, CSL and any other cybersecurity and related
laws may limit the use and adoption of our products and services
and could have an adverse impact on our business. Further, if the
enacted version of the Measures for Cybersecurity Review mandates
clearance of cybersecurity review and other specific actions to be
completed by companies like us, we face uncertainties as to whether
such clearance can be timely obtained, or at all.
The PRC Criminal Law, as amended by its Amendment 7 (effective on
February 28, 2009) and Amendment 9 (effective on November 1, 2015),
prohibits institutions, companies and their employees from selling
or otherwise illegally disclosing a citizen’s personal information
obtained during the course of performing duties or providing
services or obtaining such information through theft or other
illegal ways. On November 7, 2016, the Standing Committee of the
PRC National People’s Congress issued the Cyber Security Law of the
PRC, or Cyber Security Law, which became effective on June 1,
2017.
Pursuant to the Cyber Security Law, network operators must not,
without users’ consent, collect their personal information, and may
only collect users’ personal information necessary to provide their
services. Providers are also obliged to provide security
maintenance for their products and services and shall comply with
provisions regarding the protection of personal information as
stipulated under the relevant laws and regulations.
In addition, 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 Revised Review Measures, which became
effective and has replaced the existing July 2021 Draft Measures
issued by the CAC 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&A 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. Given the
recency of the issuance of the Revised Review Measures and their
pending effectiveness, there is a general lack of guidance and
substantial uncertainties exist with respect to their
interpretation and implementation. For example, it is unclear
whether the requirement of cybersecurity review applies to
follow-on offerings by an “online platform operator” that is in
possession of personal data of more than one million users where
the offshore holding company of such operator is already listed
overseas. Furthermore, 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. If the draft Regulations on
Network Data Security Management are enacted in the current form,
we, as an overseas listed company, will be required to carry out an
annual data security review and comply with the relevant reporting
obligations.
We will not be subject to the cybersecurity review by the CAC for
this offering under the PRC Data Security Law that came into effect
in September 2021, given that: (i) our products and services are
offered not directly to individual users but through our
institutional customers; (ii) we do not possess a large amount of
personal information in our business operations; and (iii) data
processed in our business does not have a bearing on national
security and thus may not be classified as core or important data
by the authorities. However, there remains uncertainty as to how
the Draft Measures will be interpreted or implemented and whether
the PRC regulatory agencies, including the CAC, may adopt new laws,
regulations, rules, or detailed implementation and interpretation
related to the Draft Measures. If any such new laws, regulations,
rules, or implementation and interpretation comes into effect, we
will take all reasonable measures and actions to comply and to
minimize the adverse effect of such laws on us.
We have been closely monitoring the development in the regulatory
landscape in China, particularly regarding the requirement of
approvals, including on a retrospective basis, from the CSRC, the
CAC or other PRC authorities with respect to this offering, as well
as regarding any annual data security review or other procedures
that may be imposed on us. If any approval, review or other
procedure is in fact required, we are not able to guarantee that we
will obtain such approval or complete such review or other
procedure timely or at all. For any approval that we may be able to
obtain, it could nevertheless be revoked and the terms of its
issuance may impose restrictions on our operations and offerings
relating to our securities.
We cannot assure you that PRC regulatory agencies, including the
CAC, would take the same view as we do, and there is no assurance
that we can fully or timely comply with such laws. In the event
that we are subject to any mandatory cybersecurity review and other
specific actions required by the CAC, we face uncertainty as to
whether any clearance or other required actions can be timely
completed, or at all. Given such uncertainty, we may be further
required to suspend our relevant business, shut down our website,
or face other penalties, which could materially and adversely
affect our business, financial condition, and results of
operations.
Under the Enterprise Income Tax Law, we may be
classified as a “Resident Enterprise” of China. Such classification
will likely result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our
non-PRC shareholders.
Under the EIT Law, an enterprise established outside of China with
“de facto management bodies” within China is considered a “resident
enterprise”, meaning that it can be subject to an EIT rate of 25.0%
on its global income. In April 2009, the State Administration of
Taxation (the “SAT”) promulgated a circular, known as Circular 82,
and partially amended by Circular 9 promulgated in January 2014, to
clarify the certain criteria for the determination of the “de facto
management bodies” for foreign enterprises controlled by PRC
enterprises or PRC enterprise groups. Under Circular 82, a foreign
enterprise is considered a PRC resident enterprise if all of the
following apply: (1) the senior management and core management
departments in charge of daily operations are located mainly within
China; (2) decisions relating to the enterprise’s financial and
human resource matters are made or subject to approval by
organizations or personnel in China; (3) the enterprise’s primary
assets, accounting books and records, company seals, and board and
shareholders’ meeting minutes are located or maintained in China;
and (4) 50.0% or more of voting board members or senior executives
of the enterprise habitually reside in China. Further to Circular
82, the SAT issued a bulletin, known as Bulletin 45, effective in
September 2011 and amended on 1 June 2015 and 1 October 2016 to
provide more guidance on the implementation of Circular 82 and
clarify the reporting and filing obligations of such “Chinese
controlled offshore incorporated resident enterprises.” Bulletin 45
provides for, among other matters, procedures for the determination
of resident status and administration of post-determination
matters. Although Circular 82 and Bulletin 45 explicitly provide
that the above standards apply to enterprises that are registered
outside China and controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise
groups, Circular 82 may reflect SAT’s criteria for determining the
tax residence of foreign enterprises in general.
If the PRC tax authorities determine that we are a “resident
enterprise” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes, a number of
unfavorable PRC tax consequences could follow. First, we may be
subject to the enterprise income tax at a rate of 25% on our
worldwide taxable income as well as PRC enterprise income tax
reporting obligations. In our case, this would mean that income
such as non-China source income would be subject to PRC enterprise
income tax at a rate of 25%. Currently, we do not have any
non-China source income, as we conduct our sales in China. Second,
under the EIT Law and its implementing rules, dividends paid to us
from our PRC subsidiaries would be deemed as “qualified investment
income between resident enterprises” and therefore qualify as
“tax-exempt income” pursuant to the clause 26 of the EIT Law.
Finally, it is possible that future guidance issued with respect to
the new “resident enterprise” classification could result in a
situation in which the dividends we pay with respect to our common
stock, or the gain our non-PRC shareholders may realize from the
transfer of shares of our common stock, may be treated as
PRC-sourced income and may therefore be subject to a 10% PRC
withholding tax. The EIT Law and its implementing regulations are,
however, relatively new and ambiguities exist with respect to the
interpretation and identification of PRC-sourced income, and the
application and assessment of withholding taxes. If we are required
under the EIT Law and its implementing regulations to withhold PRC
income tax on dividends payable to our non-PRC shareholders, or if
non-PRC shareholders are required to pay PRC income tax on gains on
the transfer of their shares of common stock, our business could be
negatively impacted and the value of your investment may be
materially reduced. Further, if we were treated as a “resident
enterprise” by PRC tax authorities, we would be subject to taxation
in both China and such countries in which we have taxable income,
and our PRC tax may not be creditable against such other taxes.
We must remit the offering proceeds to China before
they may be used to benefit our business in China, and this process
may take several months to complete.
The proceeds of this offering must be sent back to China, and the
process for sending such proceeds back to China may take as long as
six months after the closing of this offering. In utilizing the
proceeds of this offering in the manner described in “Use of
Proceeds,” as an offshore holding company of our PRC operating
subsidiaries, we may make loans to our PRC subsidiaries, or we may
make additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiaries. Any
loans to our PRC subsidiaries are subject to PRC regulations. For
example, loans by us to our subsidiaries in China, which are
foreign-invested enterprises, to finance their activities cannot
exceed statutory limits and must be registered with China’s State
Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”).
To remit the proceeds of the offering, we must take the following
steps:
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First, we will open a special foreign exchange account for capital
account transactions. To open this account, we must submit to SAFE
certain application forms, identity documents, transaction
documents, form of foreign exchange registration of overseas
investments of the domestic residents, and foreign exchange
registration certificate of the invested company.
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Second, we will remit the offering proceeds into this special
foreign exchange account.
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Third, we will apply for settlement of the foreign exchange. In
order to do so, we must submit to SAFE certain application forms,
identity documents, payment order to a designated person, and a tax
certificate.
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The timing of the process is difficult to estimate because the
efficiencies of different SAFE branches can vary significantly.
Ordinarily the process takes several months but is required by law
to be accomplished within 180 days of application.
We may also decide to finance our subsidiaries by means of capital
contributions. These capital contributions must be subject to the
requirement of making necessary filings in the Foreign Investment
Comprehensive Management Information System, (the “FICMIS”), and
registration with other government authorities in China. We cannot
assure you that we will be able to obtain these government
approvals on a timely basis, if at all, with respect to future
capital contributions by us to our subsidiaries. If we fail to
receive such approvals, our ability to use the proceeds of this
offering and to capitalize our Chinese operations may be negatively
affected, which could adversely affect our liquidity and our
ability to fund and expand our business.
PRC regulation of loans to, and direct investments in,
PRC entities by offshore holding companies may delay or prevent us
from using proceeds from this offering and/or future financing
activities to make loans or additional capital contributions to our
PRC operating subsidiaries.
As an offshore holding company with PRC subsidiaries, we may
transfer funds to our PRC subsidiaries or finance our operating
entity by means of loans or capital contributions. Any capital
contributions or loans that we, as an offshore entity, make to our
Company’s PRC subsidiaries, including from the proceeds of this
offering, are subject to PRC regulations. Any loans to our PRC
subsidiaries, which are foreign-invested enterprises, cannot exceed
statutory limits based on the difference between the amount of our
investments and registered capital in such subsidiaries, and shall
be registered with SAFE, or its local counterparts. Furthermore,
any capital increase contributions we make to our PRC subsidiaries,
which are foreign-invested enterprises, are subject to the
requirement of making necessary filings in FICMIS, and registration
with other government authorities in China. We may not be able to
obtain these government registrations or approvals on a timely
basis, if at all. If we fail to obtain such approvals or make such
registration, our ability to make equity contributions or provide
loans to our Company’s PRC subsidiaries or to fund their operations
may be negatively affected, which may adversely affect their
liquidity and ability to fund their working capital and expansion
projects and meet their obligations and commitments. As a result,
our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business may
be negatively affected.
We may rely on dividends paid by our subsidiaries for
our cash needs, 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 business.
As a holding company, we conduct substantially all of our business
through our consolidated subsidiaries incorporated in China. We may
rely on dividends paid by these PRC subsidiaries for our cash
needs, including the funds necessary to pay any dividends and other
cash distributions to our shareholders, to service any debt we may
incur and to pay our operating expenses. The payment of dividends
by entities established in China is subject to limitations.
Regulations in China currently permit payment of dividends only out
of accumulated profits as determined in accordance with accounting
standards and regulations in China. In accordance with the Article
166, 168 of the Company Law of the PRC (Amended in 2013), each of
our PRC subsidiaries is required to set aside at least 10% of its
after-tax profit based on PRC accounting standards each year to its
general reserves or statutory capital reserve fund until the
aggregate amount of such reserves reaches 50% of its respective
registered capital. A company may discontinue the contribution when
the aggregate sum of the statutory surplus reserve is more than 50%
of its registered capital. The statutory common reserve fund of a
company shall be used to cover the losses of the company, expand
the business and production of the company or be converted into
additional capital. As a result, our PRC subsidiaries are
restricted in their ability to transfer a portion of their net
assets to us in the form of dividends. In addition, if any of our
PRC subsidiaries incurs debt on its own behalf in the future, the
instruments governing the debt may restrict its ability to pay
dividends or make other distributions to us. Any limitations on the
ability of our PRC subsidiaries to transfer funds to us could
materially and adversely limit our ability to grow, make
investments or acquisitions that could be beneficial to our
business, pay dividends and otherwise fund and conduct our
business.
Failure to comply with PRC regulations relating to the
establishment of offshore special purpose companies by PRC
residents may subject our PRC resident Shareholders to personal
liability, may limit our ability to acquire PRC companies or to
inject capital into our PRC subsidiaries, may limit the ability of
our PRC subsidiaries to distribute profits to us or may otherwise
materially and adversely affect us.
Pursuant to the Circular on relevant issues concerning Foreign
Exchange Administration of Overseas Investment and Financing and
Return Investments Conducted by Domestic Residents through Overseas
Special Purpose Vehicle (《关于境内居民通过特殊目的公司境外投融资及返程投资外汇管理有关问题的通知》)
(the “Circular 37”), which was promulgated by SAFE, and became
effective on July 4, 2014, (1) a PRC resident must register with
the local SAFE branch before he or she contributes assets or equity
interests in an overseas special purpose vehicle, or an Overseas
SPV, that is directly established or indirectly controlled by the
PRC resident for the purpose of conducting investment or financing;
and (2) following the initial registration, the PRC resident is
also required to register with the local SAFE branch for any major
change, in respect of the Overseas SPV, including, among other
things, a change in the Overseas SPV’s PRC resident shareholder,
name of the Overseas SPV, term of operation, or any increase or
reduction of the contributions by the PRC resident, share transfer
or swap, and merger or division. Additionally, pursuant to the
Circular of SAFE on Further Simplifying and Improving the Direct
Investment-related Foreign Exchange Administration Policies
(《关于进一步简化和改进直接外汇管理政策的通知》) (the “Circular 13”), which was
promulgated on February 13, 2015 and became effective on June 1,
2015, the aforesaid registration shall be directly reviewed and
handled by qualified banks in accordance with the Circular 13, and
SAFE and its branches shall perform indirect regulation over the
foreign exchange registration via qualified banks.
As advised by our PRC counsel, Beijing Jintai Law Firm, we believe
that we are not subject to the requirement of Circular 37. It
remains unclear how Circular 37 and Circular 13 will be interpreted
and implemented, and how, or whether, SAFE will apply them to us.
Therefore, we cannot predict how they will affect our business
operations or future strategies. For example, the ability of our
present and prospective PRC subsidiaries to conduct foreign
exchange activities, such as the remittance of dividends and
foreign currency-denominated borrowings, may be subject to
compliance with Circular 37 and Circular 13 by our PRC resident
beneficial holders. In addition, as we have little control over
either our present or prospective, direct or indirect Shareholders
or the outcome of such registration procedures, we cannot assure
you that these Shareholders who are PRC residents will amend or
update their registration as required under Circular 37 and
Circular 13 in a timely manner or at all. Failure of our present or
future shareholders who are PRC residents to comply with Circular
37 and Circular 13 could subject these shareholders to fines or
legal sanctions, restrict our overseas or cross-border investment
activities, limit the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to make
distributions or pay dividends or affect our ownership structure,
which could adversely affect our business and prospects.
The recent joint statement by the SEC and PCAOB,
proposed rule changes submitted by Nasdaq, and the Holding Foreign
Companies Accountable Act all call 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 our
offering.
On April 21, 2020, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and PCAOB Chairman
William D. Duhnke III, along with other senior SEC staff, released
a joint statement highlighting the risks associated with investing
in companies based in or have substantial operations in emerging
markets including China. The joint statement emphasized the risks
associated with lack of access for the PCAOB to inspect auditors
and audit work papers in China and higher risks of fraud in
emerging markets.
On May 18, 2020, Nasdaq filed three proposals with the SEC to (i)
apply minimum offering size requirement for companies primarily
operating in “Restrictive Market”, (ii) adopt a new requirement
relating to the qualification of management or board of director
for Restrictive Market companies, and (iii) apply additional and
more stringent criteria to an applicant or listed company based on
the qualifications of the company’s auditors.
On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the Holding Foreign
Companies Accountable Act requiring a foreign company to certify it
is not owned or controlled by a foreign government if the PCAOB is
unable to audit specified reports because the company uses a
foreign auditor not subject to PCAOB inspection. If the PCAOB is
unable to inspect the company’s auditors for three consecutive
years, the issuer’s securities are prohibited to trade on a
national securities exchange or in the over the counter trading
market in the U.S. On December 2, 2020, the U.S. House of
Representatives approved the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable
Act. On December 18, 2020, the Holding Foreign Companies
Accountable Act was signed into law.
On March 24, 2021, the SEC announced that it had adopted interim
final amendments to implement congressionally mandated submission
and disclosure requirements of the Act. The interim final
amendments will apply to registrants that the SEC identifies as
having filed an annual report on Forms 10-K, 20-F, 40-F or N-CSR
with an audit report issued by a registered public accounting firm
that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that the PCAOB has
determined it is unable to inspect or investigate completely
because of a position taken by an authority in that jurisdiction.
The SEC will implement a process for identifying such a registrant
and any such identified registrant will be required to submit
documentation to the SEC establishing that it is not owned or
controlled by a governmental entity in that foreign jurisdiction,
and will also require disclosure in the registrant’s annual report
regarding the audit arrangements of, and governmental influence on,
such a registrant.
On June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed a bill which, if passed by
the U.S. House of Representatives and signed into law, would reduce
the number of consecutive non-inspection years required for
triggering the prohibitions under the HFCA Act from three years to
two.
On September 22, 2021, the PCAOB adopted a final rule implementing
the HFCAA, which provides a framework for the PCAOB to use when
determining, as contemplated under the HFCAA, whether the PCAOB is
unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public
accounting firms located in a foreign jurisdiction because of a
position taken by one or more authorities in that jurisdiction.
On December 2, 2021, the SEC issued amendments to finalize rules
implementing the submission and disclosure requirements in the HFCA
Act. 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.
On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued a Determination Report which
found that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely
registered public accounting firms headquartered in: (1) mainland
China of the People’s Republic of China, because of a position
taken by one or more authorities in mainland China; and (2) Hong
Kong, a Special Administrative Region and dependency of the PRC,
because of a position taken by one or more authorities in Hong
Kong. The Company’s auditor, TAAD, is based in Diamond Bar,
California, and therefore is not affected by this mandate by the
PCAOB.
The lack of access to the PCAOB inspection in China prevents the
PCAOB from fully evaluating audits and quality control procedures
of the auditors based in China. As a result, the investors may be
deprived of the benefits of such PCAOB inspections. The inability
of the PCAOB to conduct inspections of auditors in China makes it
more difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of these accounting
firms’ audit procedures or quality control procedures as compared
to auditors outside of China that are subject to the PCAOB
inspections, which could cause existing and potential investors in
our stock to lose confidence in our audit procedures and reported
financial information and the quality of our financial
statements.
Our auditor, the independent registered public accounting firm that
issues the audit report included elsewhere 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 our auditor’s compliance with the applicable
professional standards. Our auditor is headquartered in Los
Angeles, and is subject to inspection by the PCAOB on a regular
basis with the last inspection in February 2021.
While the Company’s auditor is based in the U.S. and is registered
with PCAOB and subject to PCAOB inspection, in the event it is
later determined that 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, then such lack of inspection
could cause trading in the Company’s securities to be prohibited
under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, and ultimately
result in a determination by a securities exchange to delist the
Company’s securities. In addition, the recent developments would
add uncertainties to our offering and we cannot assure you whether
Nasdaq or regulatory authorities would apply additional and more
stringent criteria to us after considering the effectiveness of our
auditor’s audit procedures and quality control procedures, adequacy
of personnel and training, or sufficiency of resources, geographic
reach or experience as it relates to the audit of our financial
statements. It remains unclear what the SEC’s implementation
process related to the above rules will entail or what further
actions the SEC, the PCAOB or Nasdaq will take to address these
issues and what impact those actions will have on U.S. companies
that have significant operations in the PRC and have securities
listed on a U.S. stock exchange (including a national securities
exchange or over-the-counter stock market). In addition, the above
amendments and any additional actions, proceedings, or new rules
resulting from these efforts to increase U.S. regulatory access to
audit information could create some uncertainty for investors, the
market price of our common stock could be adversely affected, and
we could be delisted if we and our auditor are unable to meet the
PCAOB inspection requirement or being required to engage a new
audit firm, which would require significant expense and management
time.
You may be subject to PRC income tax on dividends from
us or on any gain realized on the transfer of shares of our common
stock.
Under the EIT Law and its implementation rules, subject to any
applicable tax treaty or similar arrangement between the PRC and
your jurisdiction of residence that provides for a different income
tax arrangement, PRC withholding tax at the rate of 10.0% is
normally applicable to dividends from PRC sources payable to
investors that are non-PRC resident enterprises, which do not have
an establishment or place of business in China, or which have such
establishment or place of business if the relevant income is not
effectively connected with the establishment or place of business.
Any gain realized on the transfer of shares by such investors is
subject to 10.0% PRC income tax if such gain is regarded as income
derived from sources within China unless a treaty or similar
arrangement otherwise provides. Under the Individual Income Tax Law
of the PRC (《中华人民共和国个人所得税法》) and its implementation rules,
dividends from sources within China paid to foreign individual
investors who are not PRC residents are generally subject to a PRC
withholding tax at a rate of 20% and gains from PRC sources
realized by such investors on the transfer of shares are generally
subject to 20% PRC income tax, in each case, subject to any
reduction or exemption set forth in applicable tax treaties and PRC
laws.
There is a risk that we will be treated by the PRC tax authorities
as a PRC tax resident enterprise. In that case, any dividends we
pay to our Shareholders may be regarded as income derived from
sources within China and we may be required to withhold a 10.0% PRC
withholding tax for the dividends we pay to our investors who are
non-PRC corporate Shareholders, or a 20.0% withholding tax for the
dividends we pay to our investors who are non-PRC individual
Shareholders, including the holders of our Shares. In addition, our
non-PRC Shareholders may be subject to PRC tax on gains realized on
the sale or other disposition of our Shares, if such income is
treated as sourced from within China. It is unclear whether our
non-PRC Shareholders would be able to claim the benefits of any tax
treaties between their tax residence and China in the event that we
are considered as a PRC resident enterprise. If PRC income tax is
imposed on gains realized through the transfer of our Shares or on
dividends paid to our non-resident investors, the value of your
investment in our Shares may be materially and adversely affected.
Furthermore, our Shareholders whose jurisdictions of residence have
tax treaties or arrangements with China may not qualify for
benefits under such tax treaties or arrangements.
We may be unable to complete a business combination
transaction efficiently or on favorable terms due to complicated
merger and acquisition regulations and certain other PRC
regulations.
On August 8, 2006, six PRC regulatory authorities, including
Ministry of Commerce (the “MOFCOM”), the State Assets Supervision
and Administration Commission, the SAT, the Administration for
Industry and Commerce (the “SAIC”), the China Securities Regulatory
Commission (the “CSRC”) and SAFE, jointly issued the Regulations on
Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign
Investors (《关于外国投资者并购境内企业的规定》) (the “M&A Rules”), which became
effective on September 8, 2006 and was amended in June 2009. The
M&A Rules, governing the approval process by which a PRC
company may participate in an acquisition of assets or equity
interests by foreign investors, requires the PRC parties to make a
series of applications and supplemental applications to the
government agencies, depending on the structure of the transaction.
In some instances, the application process may require presentation
of economic data concerning a transaction, including appraisals of
the target business and evaluations of the acquirer, which are
designed to allow the government to assess the transaction.
Accordingly, due to the M&A Rules, our ability to engage in
business combination transactions has become significantly more
complicated, time-consuming and expensive, and we may not be able
to negotiate a transaction that is acceptable to our Shareholders
or sufficiently protect their interests in a transaction.
The M&A Rules allow PRC government agencies to assess the
economic terms of a business combination transaction. Parties to a
business combination transaction may have to submit to MOFCOM and
other relevant government agencies an appraisal report, an
evaluation report and the acquisition agreement, all of which form
part of the application for approval, depending on the structure of
the transaction. The M&A Rules also prohibit a transaction at
an acquisition price obviously lower than the appraised value of
the business or assets in China and in certain transaction
structures, require that consideration must be paid within defined
periods, generally not in excess of a year. In addition, the
M&A Rules also limit our ability to negotiate various terms of
the acquisition, including aspects of the initial consideration,
contingent consideration, holdback provisions, indemnification
provisions and provisions relating to the assumption and allocation
of assets and liabilities. Transaction structures involving trusts,
nominees and similar entities are prohibited. Therefore, such
regulation may impede our ability to negotiate and complete a
business combination transaction on legal and/or financial terms
that satisfy our investors and protect our Shareholders’ economic
interests.
We face uncertainties with respect to indirect
transfers of equity interests in PRC resident enterprises by their
non-PRC holding companies.
The SAT released a circular on December 15, 2009 that addresses the
transfer of shares by nonresident companies, generally referred to
as Circular 698. Circular 698, which became effective retroactively
to January 1, 2008, may have a significant impact on many companies
that use offshore holding companies to invest in China. Circular
698 has the effect of taxing foreign companies on gains derived
from the indirect sale of a PRC company. Where a foreign investor
indirectly transfers equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise
by selling the shares in an offshore holding company, and the
latter is located in a country or jurisdiction that has an
effective tax rate less than 12.5% or does not tax foreign income
of its residents, the foreign investor must report this indirect
transfer to the tax authority in charge of that PRC resident
enterprise. Using a “substance over form” principle, the PRC tax
authority may disregard the existence of the overseas holding
company if it lacks a reasonable commercial purpose and was
established for the purpose of avoiding PRC tax. As a result, gains
derived from such indirect transfer may be subject to PRC
withholding tax at a rate of up to 10.0%.
SAT subsequently released public notices to clarify issues relating
to Circular 698, including the Announcement on Several Issues
concerning the EIT on the Indirect Transfers of Properties by
Nonresident Enterprises (《关于非居民企业间接转让财产企业所得税若干问题的公告》) (the “SAT
Notice 7”), which became effective on February 3, 2015. SAT Notice
7 abolished the compulsive reporting obligations originally set out
in Circular 698. Under SAT Notice 7, if a non-resident enterprise
transfers its shares in an overseas holding company, which directly
or indirectly owns PRC taxable properties, including shares in a
PRC company, via an arrangement without reasonable commercial
purpose, such transfer shall be deemed as indirect transfer of the
underlying PRC taxable properties. Accordingly, the transferee
shall be deemed as a withholding agent with the obligation to
withhold and remit the EIT to the competent PRC tax authorities.
Factors that may be taken into consideration when determining
whether there is a “reasonable commercial purpose” include, among
other factors, the economic essence of the transferred shares, the
economic essence of the assets held by the overseas holding
company, the taxability of the transaction in offshore
jurisdictions, and economic essence and duration of the offshore
structure. SAT Notice 7 also sets out safe harbors for the
“reasonable commercial purpose” test.
On October 17, 2017, the SAT released the Notice on Several Issues
concerning the Withholding and Collection of Income Tax of
Non-resident Enterprises from the Source (《关于非居民企业所得税源泉扣缴有关问题的公告》)
(the “SAT Notice 37”). SAT Notice 37 clarifies: (1) matters
concerning the withholding and collection of corporate income tax,
and property transfer of non-resident enterprises based on the EIT
Law; (2) the currencies required to be used by the withholding
agents (when the payments is made in a currency rather than RMB),
as well as the time, venue and business for the performance of the
withholding and collection obligations; and (3) the abolishment of
Circular 698.
There is little guidance and practical experience regarding the
application of SAT Notice 7 and SAT Notice 37 and the related SAT
notices. Moreover, the relevant authority has not yet promulgated
any formal provisions or formally declared or stated how to
calculate the effective tax rates in foreign tax jurisdictions. As
a result, due to our complex offshore restructuring, we may become
at risk of being taxed under SAT Notice 7 and SAT Notice 37 and we
may be required to expend valuable resources to comply with SAT
Notice 7 and SAT Notice 37 or to establish that we should not be
taxed under SAT Notice 7 and SAT Notice 37, which could have a
material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of
operations.
You may have difficulty effecting service of legal
process, enforcing judgments or bringing actions against us and our
management.
China has not entered into treaties or arrangements providing for
the recognition and enforcement of judgments made by courts of most
other jurisdictions. Any final judgment obtained against us in any
court other than the courts of the PRC in connection with any legal
suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to our securities
will be enforced by the courts of the PRC in connection with any
legal suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to our
securities will be enforced by the courts of the PRC without
further review of the merits only if the court of the PRC in which
enforcement is sought is satisfied that:
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if the judgment was rendered by default by the court rendering the
judgment, we, or the above mentioned persons, were duly served
within a reasonable period of time in accordance with the laws and
regulations of the jurisdiction of the court or process was served
on us with judicial assistance of the PRC; and
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judgments at the courts of the PRC are recognized and enforceable
in the court rendering the judgment on a reciprocal basis.
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If you fail to establish the foregoing to the satisfaction of the
courts in the PRC, you may not be able to enforce a judgment
against us rendered by a court in the United States.
Further, pursuant to the Civil Procedures Law of the PRC, any
matter, including matters arising under U.S. federal securities
laws, in relation to assets or personal relationships may be
brought as an original action in China, only if the institution of
such action satisfies the conditions specified in the Civil
Procedures Law of the PRC. As a result of the conditions set forth
in the Civil Procedures Law and the discretion of the PRC courts to
determine whether the conditions are satisfied and whether to
accept action for adjudication, there remains uncertainty as to
whether an investor will be able to bring an original action in a
PRC court based on U.S. federal securities laws. See also
“Prospectus Summary - Enforceability of Judgement against our
China-based officers and Directors” on page 6.
U.S. regulatory bodies may be limited in their ability
to conduct investigations or inspections of our operations in
China.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the U.S.
Department of Justice and other U.S. authorities may also have
difficulties in bringing and enforcing actions against us or our
directors or executive officers in the PRC. The SEC has stated that
there are significant legal and other obstacles to obtaining
information needed for investigations or litigation in China. China
has recently adopted a revised securities law that became effective
on March 1, 2020, Article 177 of which provides, among other
things, that no overseas securities regulator is allowed to
directly conduct investigation or evidence collection activities
within the territory of the PRC. Accordingly, without governmental
approval in China, no entity or individual in China may provide
documents and information relating to securities business
activities to overseas regulators when it is under direct
investigation or evidence discovery conducted by overseas
regulators, which could present significant legal and other
obstacles to obtaining information needed for investigations and
litigation conducted outside of China.
We may be exposed to liabilities under the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act and Chinese anti-corruption
law.
In connection with this offering, we will become subject to the
U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”), and other laws
that prohibit improper payments or offers of payments to foreign
governments and their officials and political parties by U.S.
persons and issuers as defined by the statute for the purpose of
obtaining or retaining business. We are also subject to Chinese
anti-corruption laws, which strictly prohibit the payment of bribes
to government officials. We have operations, agreements with third
parties, and make sales in China, which may experience corruption.
Our activities in China create the risk of unauthorized payments or
offers of payments by one of the employees, consultants or
distributors of our Company, because these parties are not always
subject to our control.
Although we believe to date we have complied in all material
respects with the provisions of the FCPA and Chinese
anti-corruption law, our existing safeguards and any future
improvements may prove to be less than effective, and the
employees, consultants or distributors of our Company may engage in
conduct for which we might be held responsible. Violations of the
FCPA or Chinese anti-corruption law may result in severe criminal
or civil sanctions, and we may be subject to other liabilities,
which could negatively affect our business, operating results and
financial condition. In addition, the government may seek to hold
our Company liable for successor liability FCPA violations
committed by companies in which we invest or that we acquire.
Because our business is conducted in RMB and the price
of our common stock is quoted in the U.S. dollar, changes in the
exchange rate between RMB and the U.S. dollar may affect the value
of your investments.
Our business is conducted in the PRC with our books and records
maintained in RMB. However, the financial statements that we file
with the SEC and provide to our shareholders are presented in the
U.S. dollar. Changes in the exchange rate between RMB and the U.S.
dollar affect the value of our assets and the results of our
operations in the U.S. dollar. The exchange rate between RMB and
the U.S. dollar is affected by, among other things, changes in the
PRC’s political and economic conditions and perceived changes in
the economy of the PRC and the United States. Any significant
revaluation of the RMB may materially and adversely affect our cash
flows, revenue and financial condition. Further, our shares of
common stock offered in this prospectus are offered in U.S. dollar,
and we will need to convert our proceeds from this offering into
RMB in order to use them for our business. Changes in the
conversion rate between RMB and the U.S. dollar will affect that
amount of proceeds we will have available for our
business.
There are significant uncertainties under the EIT Law
relating to the withholding tax liabilities of our PRC subsidiary,
and dividends payable by our PRC subsidiary to our offshore
subsidiaries may not qualify to enjoy certain treaty
benefits.
Under the PRC EIT Law and its implementation rules, the profits of
a foreign invested enterprise generated through operations, which
are distributed to its immediate holding company outside the PRC,
will be subject to a withholding tax rate of 10%. Pursuant to a
special arrangement between Hong Kong and the PRC, such rate may be
reduced to 5% if a Hong Kong resident enterprise owns more than 25%
of the equity interest in the PRC company. Moreover, under the
Notice of the State Administration of Taxation on Issues regarding
the Administration of the Dividend Provision in Tax Treaties
promulgated on February 20, 2009, the tax payer needs to satisfy
certain conditions to enjoy the benefits under a tax treaty. These
conditions include: (1) the taxpayer must be the beneficial owner
of the relevant dividends, and (2) the corporate shareholder to
receive dividends from the PRC subsidiary must have continuously
met the direct ownership thresholds during the 12 consecutive
months preceding the receipt of the dividends. Further, the State
Administration of Taxation promulgated the Notice on How to
Understand and Recognize the “Beneficial Owner” in Tax Treaties on
October 27, 2009, which limits the “beneficial owner” to
individuals, projects or other organizations normally engaged in
substantive operations, and sets forth certain detailed factors in
determining the “beneficial owner” status. In current practice, a
Hong Kong enterprise must obtain a tax resident certificate from
the relevant Hong Kong tax authority to apply for the 5% lower PRC
withholding tax rate. As the Hong Kong tax authority will issue
such a tax resident certificate on a case-by-case basis, we cannot
assure you that we will be able to obtain the tax resident
certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority. As of the
date of this prospectus, we have not commenced the application
process for a Hong Kong tax resident certificate from the relevant
Hong Kong tax authority, and there is no assurance that we will be
granted such a Hong Kong tax resident certificate.
Even after we obtain the Hong Kong tax resident certificate, we are
required by applicable tax laws and regulations to file required
forms and materials with relevant PRC tax authorities to prove that
we can enjoy 5% lower PRC withholding tax rate. We currently do not
have any plan to obtain the required materials and file with the
relevant tax authorities when it plans to declare and pay
dividends. We may plan to file with the tax authorities in the
future. However, there is no assurance that the PRC tax authorities
will approve the 5% withholding tax rate on dividends received from
our HK subsidiary.
Chinese government can take regulatory actions and
statements to regulate business operations in China with little
advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in
the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based
companies listed overseas using variable interest entity structure,
adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews,
and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. Rules and
regulations in China can also change with little advance notice,
and actions related to oversight and control over offerings that
are conducted overseas in our China based entities could cause the
value of the Company’s securities to significantly decline or be
worthless.
The Chinese government has taken and continues to take regulatory
actions and statements to regulate over virtually every sector of
the Chinese economy through regulation and state ownership,
sometimes with very little advance notice. Our ability to operate
through our subsidiaries in China may be harmed by changes in its
laws and regulations, including those relating to taxation,
environmental regulations, land use rights, cybersecurity, property
and other matters. The central or local governments of these
jurisdictions may impose new, stricter regulations or
interpretations of existing regulations that would require
additional expenditures and efforts on our part to ensure our
compliance with such regulations or interpretations. Accordingly,
government actions in the future, including any decision not to
continue to support recent economic reforms and to return to a more
centrally planned economy or regional or local variations in the
implementation of economic policies, could have a significant
effect on our operation in China.
As such, the Company’s business segments and entities may be
subject to various government and regulatory interference in the
provinces in which they operate. The Company could be subject to
new regulation by various political and regulatory entities,
including various local and municipal agencies and government
sub-divisions. The Company may incur increased costs necessary to
comply with existing and newly adopted laws and regulations or
penalties for any failure to comply. As a result, the fast-changing
rules and regulation could potentially impact our operation and
profitability in China and as a result, cause the value of the
Company’s securities to significantly decline or even become
worthless.
Risks Related to our Common Stock and this
Offering
Our common stock has a limited public trading
market.
There is a limited established public trading marketing for our
common stock, and there can be no assurance that one will ever
develop. Market liquidity will depend on the perception of our
operating business and any steps that our management might take to
bring us to the awareness of investors. There can be no assurance
given that there will be any awareness generated. Consequently,
investors may not be able to liquidate their investment or
liquidate it at a price that reflects the value of the business. As
a result, holders of our securities may not find purchasers for our
securities should they to sell securities held by them.
Consequently, our securities should be purchased only by investors
having no need for liquidity in their investment and who can hold
our securities for an indefinite period of time.
Our common stock may be subject now and in the future
to the SEC’s “Penny Stock” rules.
We may be subject now and in the future to the SEC’s “penny stock”
rules if our shares of common stock sell below $5.00 per share.
Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less
than $5.00. The penny stock rules require broker-dealers to deliver
a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the SEC which
provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of
risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer must also
provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the
penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its
salesperson and monthly account statements showing the market value
of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. The bid and
offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson
compensation information must be given to the customer orally or in
writing prior to completing the transaction and must be given to
the customer in writing before or with the customer’s
confirmation.
In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a
transaction; the broker dealer must make a special written
determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the
purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the
transaction. The penny stock rules are burdensome and may reduce
purchases of any offerings and reduce the trading activity for
shares of our common stock. As long as our shares of common stock
are subject to the penny stock rules, the holders of such shares of
common stock may find it more difficult to sell their
securities.
The offering price for our shares of common stock may
not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the trading market
and such market prices may be volatile.
The offering price for our shares of common stock will be
determined by negotiations between us and the underwriter and does
not bear any relationship to our earnings, book value or any other
indicia of value. We cannot assure you that the market price of our
shares of common stock will not decline significantly below the
offering price. The financial markets in the United States and
other countries have experienced significant price and volume
fluctuations in the last few years. Volatility in the price of our
shares of common stock may be caused by factors outside of our
control and may be unrelated or disproportionate to changes in our
results of operations.
You will experience immediate and substantial dilution
in the net tangible book value of our shares of common stock
purchased.
The offering price of our shares of common stock is substantially
higher than the net tangible book value per share of our common
stock. Consequently, when you purchase our shares of common stock
in the offering and upon completion of the offering, you will incur
immediate dilution of $3.74 per share, based on the offering
price of $4.00. In addition, you may experience further dilution to
the extent that additional shares of common stock are issued upon
exercise of outstanding warrants or options we may grant from time
to time.
We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable
future.
We currently intend to retain any future earnings to finance the
operation and expansion of our business, and we do not expect to
declare or pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. As a
result, you may only receive a return on your investment in our
shares of common stock if the market price of our shares of common
stock increases.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish
research or reports about our business, or if they publish a
negative report regarding our shares of common stock, the price of
our shares of common stock and trading volume could
decline.
The trading market for our shares of common stock may depend in
part on the research and reports that industry or securities
analysts publish about us or our business. We do not have any
control over these analysts. If one or more of the analysts who
cover us downgrade us, the price of our shares of common stock
would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease
coverage of our company or fail to regularly publish reports on us,
we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could
cause the price of our shares of common stock and the trading
volume to decline.
The market price of our shares of common stock may be
volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance,
and you may not be able to resell your shares at or above the
offering price.
The offering price for our shares of common stock will be
determined through negotiations between the underwriter and us and
may vary from the market price of our shares of common stock
following our offering. If you purchase our shares of common stock
in this offering, you may not be able to resell those shares at or
above the offering price. The market price of our shares of common
stock may fluctuate significantly in response to numerous factors,
many of which are beyond our control, including:
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operating results;
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the financial projections we may provide to the public, any changes
in these projections or our failure to meet these projections;
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actions of securities analysts who initiate or maintain coverage of
us, changes in financial estimates by any securities analysts who
follow our company or our failure to meet these estimates or the
expectations of investors;
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announcements by us or our competitors of significant products or
features, technical innovations, acquisitions, strategic
partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments;
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price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market,
including as a result of trends in the economy as a whole;
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lawsuits threatened or filed against us; and
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other events or factors, including those resulting from war or
incidents of terrorism, or responses to these events.
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In addition, the stock markets have experienced extreme price and
volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the
market prices of equity securities of many companies. Stock prices
of many companies have fluctuated in a manner unrelated or
disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies.
In the past, shareholders have filed securities class action
litigation following periods of market volatility. If we were to
become involved in securities litigation, it could subject us to
substantial costs, divert resources and the attention of management
from our business and adversely affect our business.
Our management has broad discretion to determine how to
use the funds raised in the offering and may use them in ways that
may not enhance our results of operations or the price of our
shares of common stock.
We anticipate that we will use the net proceeds from this offering
for working capital and other corporate purposes. Our management
will have significant discretion as to the use of the net proceeds
to us from this offering and could spend the proceeds in ways that
do not improve our results of operations or enhance the market
price of our shares of common stock.
NASDAQ may apply additional and more stringent criteria
for our initial and continued listing because we plan to have a
small public offering and insiders will hold a large portion of the
company’s listed securities.
NASDAQ Listing Rule 5101 provides NASDAQ with broad discretionary
authority over the initial and continued listing of securities in
NASDAQ and NASDAQ may use such discretion to deny initial listing,
apply additional or more stringent criteria for the initial or
continued listing of particular securities, or suspend or delist
particular securities based on any event, condition, or
circumstance that exists or occurs that makes initial or continued
listing of the securities on NASDAQ inadvisable or unwarranted in
the opinion of NASDAQ, even though the securities meet all
enumerated criteria for initial or continued listing on NASDAQ. In
addition, NASDAQ has used its discretion to deny initial or
continued listing or to apply additional and more stringent
criteria in the instances, including but not limited to: (i) where
the company engaged an auditor that has not been subject to an
inspection by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(“PCAOB”), an auditor that PCAOB cannot inspect, or an auditor that
has not demonstrated sufficient resources, geographic reach, or
experience to adequately perform the company’s audit; (ii) where
the company planned a small public offering, which would result in
insiders holding a large portion of the company’s listed
securities. NASDAQ was concerned that the offering size was
insufficient to establish the company’s initial valuation, and
there would not be sufficient liquidity to support a public market
for the company; and (iii) where the company did not demonstrate
sufficient nexus to the U.S. capital market, including having no
U.S. shareholders, operations, or members of the board of directors
or management. Our public offering will be relatively small and the
insiders of our Company will hold a large portion of the company’s
listed securities. NASDAQ might apply the additional and more
stringent criteria for our initial and continued listing, which
might cause delay or even denial of our listing application.
We are an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act
of 2012, and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure
requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our
common stock less attractive to investors.
We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart
Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (“JOBS Act”), and we may take
advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements
that are applicable to other public companies that are not
“emerging growth companies,” including, but not limited to, not
being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements
of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure
obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic
reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements
of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and
shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not
previously approved. We cannot predict if investors will find our
common stock less attractive because we may rely on these
exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive
as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our
common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.
In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an
“emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended
transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities
Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In
other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of
certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise
apply to private companies. We are choosing to take advantage of
the extended transition period for complying with new or revised
accounting standards.
We will remain an “emerging growth company” for up to five years,
although we will lose that status sooner if our revenues exceed $1
billion, if we issue more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt
in a three-year period, or if the market value of our common stock
that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of May 30 of
any year.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This prospectus contains forward-looking statements. All statements
contained in this prospectus other than statements of historical
fact, including statements regarding our future results of
operations and financial position, our business strategy and plans,
and our objectives for future operations, are forward-looking
statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,”
“continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” and similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We
have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current
expectations and projections about future events and trends that we
believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations,
business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and
objectives, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements
are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions,
including those described in the “Risk Factors” section. Moreover,
we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment.
New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our
management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of
all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or
combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements
we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and
assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this
prospectus may not occur and actual results could differ materially
and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the
forward-looking statements.
You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions
of future events. The events and circumstances reflected in the
forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur. Although
we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking
statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results,
levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Except as
required by applicable law, we undertake no duty to update any of
these forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus
or to conform these statements to actual results or revised
expectations.
USE OF PROCEEDS
After deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering
expenses payable by us, we expect to receive net proceeds of
approximately $36,570,000 from this offering.
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Offering
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Gross proceeds
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$ |
40,000,000 |
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Underwriting discounts*
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$ |
2,600,000 |
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Underwriting accountable expenses
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$ |
230,000 |
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Company offering expenses
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$ |
600,000 |
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Net proceeds
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$ |
36,570,000 |
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* 6.5% of the public offering price.
We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering as follows in
order of priority:
Description of Use
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Estimated
Amount of
Net Proceeds
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Percentage
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R&D and technology development
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|
$ |
22,000,000 |
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|
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60 |
% |
Marketing and talent recruitment in China
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|
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7,000,000 |
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|
|
19 |
% |
Strategic investment in service provider
|
|
|
4,000,000 |
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|
|
11 |
% |
General working capital
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|
|
3,570,000 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
Total
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|
$ |
36,570,000 |
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|
100 |
% |
The expected use of the net proceeds from this offering represents
our intentions based upon our current plans and prevailing business
conditions, which could change in the future as our plans and
prevailing business conditions evolve. Predicting the cost
necessary to develop product candidates can be difficult and the
amounts and timing of our actual expenditures may vary
significantly depending on numerous factors. As a result, our
management will retain broad discretion over the allocation of the
net proceeds from this offering.
The net proceeds from this offering must be remitted to China
before we will be able to use the funds to grow our business. The
procedure to remit funds may take several months after completion
of this offering, and we will be unable to use the offering
proceeds in China until remittance is completed. See “Risk Factors”
for further information.
DIVIDEND POLICY
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common
stock. We anticipate that we will retain any earnings to support
operations and to finance the growth and development of our
business. Therefore, we do not expect to pay cash dividends in the
foreseeable future. Any future determination relating to our
dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our board of
directors and will depend on a number of factors, including future
earnings, capital requirements, financial conditions and future
prospects and other factors the board of directors may deem
relevant.
If we determine to pay dividends on any of our common stock in the
future, as a holding company, we will be dependent on receipt of
funds from our operating subsidiaries. Dividend distributions from
our PRC subsidiary to us are subject to PRC taxes, such as
withholding tax. In addition, regulations in the PRC currently
permit payment of dividends of a PRC company only out of
accumulated distributable after-tax profits as determined in
accordance with its articles of association and the accounting
standards and regulations in China. See “Risk Factors - Risks
Related to Doing Business in China - We are a holding company and
will rely on dividends paid by our subsidiaries for our cash needs.
Any limitation on the ability of our subsidiaries to make dividend
payments to us, or any tax implications of making dividend payments
to us, could limit our ability to pay our parent company expenses
or pay dividends to holders of our common stock. PRC regulations
may restrict the ability of our PRC subsidiary to pay dividends to
us. See “Regulations-PRC Laws and Regulations on Dividend
Distributions.”
CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth our capitalization as of March 31,
2022 on a pro forma as adjusted basis giving effect to the
completion of the firm commitment offering at the offering price of
$4.00 per share and to reflect the application of the proceeds
after deducting the estimated placement fees. You should read this
table in conjunction with our financial statements and related
notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus and “Use of Proceeds”
and “Description of Share Capital.”
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As of March 31, 2022
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Actual
|
|
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Pro Forma as Adjusted(1)
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Assets:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Assets
|
|
$ |
16,458,327 |
|
|
$ |
53,028,327 |
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Other Assets
|
|
|
3,605,283 |
|
|
|
3,605,283 |
|
Total Assets
|
|
$ |
20,063,610 |
|
|
$ |
56,633,610 |
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Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities
|
|
$ |
3,169,699 |
|
|
$ |
3,169,699 |
|
Other Liabilities
|
|
|
1,769,144 |
|
|
|
1,769,144 |
|
Total Liabilities
|
|
$ |
4,938,843 |
|
|
$ |
4,938,843 |
|
Shareholders’ Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock, no par value, unlimited shares authorized,
305,451,498 shares issued and outstanding
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$ |
- |
|
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$ |
- |
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Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
6,197,520 |
|
|
|
46,197,520 |
|
Statutory reserve
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
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Retained earnings
|
|
|
7,994,160 |
|
|
|
4,564,160 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
933,087 |
|
|
|
933,087 |
|
Total shareholders’ equity
|
|
$ |
15,124,767 |
|
|
$ |
51,694,767 |
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(1)
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Reflects the sale of common stock in this offering (excluding any
common stock that may be sold as a result of the underwriter
exercising the Over-Allotment Option) at the offering price of
$4.00 per share, and after deducting the estimated underwriting
discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us. The pro
forma as adjusted information is illustrative only, and we will
adjust this information based on the actual offering price and
other terms of this offering determined at pricing. Additional
paid-in capital reflects the net proceeds we expect to receive,
after deducting the underwriting discounts, estimated offering
expenses payable by us. We estimate that such net proceeds will be
approximately $36,570,000.
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DILUTION
If you invest in our common stock, your interest will be diluted to
the extent of the difference between the offering price per share
of common stock and the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book
value per share after the offering. Dilution results from the fact
that the $4.00 per share offering price is substantially in excess
of the book value per share attributable to the existing
shareholders for our presently outstanding common stock. Our net
tangible book value attributable to shareholders at March 31, 2022
was $15,088,512 or approximately $0.08 per share. Net
tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2022 represents the
amount of total assets less intangible assets and total
liabilities, divided by the number of common stock outstanding.
After giving effect to the sale of shares of common stock in this
offering at the offering price of $4.00 per share and after
deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering
expenses payable by us, our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book
value at March 31, 2022 would have been $51,658,512, or
$0.26 per share. This represents an immediate increase in pro
forma as adjusted net tangible book value of $0.18 per share
to existing investors and immediate dilution of $3.74 per share to
new investors. The following table illustrates this dilution to new
investors purchasing common stock in this offering:
The following table sets forth the estimated net tangible book
value per share after the offering and the dilution to persons
purchasing common stock based on the foregoing firm commitment
offering assumptions.
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Offering
Without
Over-Allotment
|
|
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Offering
With
Over-Allotment
|
|
Assumed offering price per share
|
|
$ |
4.00 |
|
|
$ |
4.00 |
|
Net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2022
|
|
$ |
51,658,512 |
|
|
$ |
57,268,512 |
|
Increase in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share
attributable to new investors purchasing common stock in this
offering
|
|
$ |
0.18 |
|
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
Pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this
offering
|
|
$ |
0.26 |
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
Dilution per share to new investors in this offering
|
|
$ |
3.74 |
|
|
$ |
3.71 |
|
If the underwriter exercises the Over-Allotment Option in full, the
pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after the
offering would be $0.29, the increase in net tangible book value
per share to existing shareholders would be $0.03, and the
immediate dilution in net tangible book value per share to new
investors in this offering would be $0.97.
The following table summarizes, on a pro forma as adjusted basis as
of March 31, 2022, the differences between existing shareholders
and the new investors with respect to the number of shares of
common stock purchased from us, the total consideration paid and
the average price per share before deducting the underwriting
discounts to the underwriter and the estimated offering expenses
payable by us.
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|
Shares Purchased
|
|
|
Total Consideration
|
|
|
Average Price
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
Per Share
|
|
FIRM COMMITMENT OFFERING
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Existing shareholders (1)
|
|
|
185,032,503 |
|
|
|
94.90 |
% |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
-%
|
|
|
$ |
- |
|
New investors
|
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
|
|
5.10 |
% |
|
$ |
40,000,000 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
4.00 |
|
Total
|
|
|
195,032,503 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
40,000,000 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
(1)
|
Not including shares underlying the Over-Allotment Option.
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The pro forma as adjusted information as discussed above is
illustrative only. Our net tangible book value following the
completion of this offering is subject to adjustment based on the
actual offering price of our common stock and other terms of this
offering determined at the pricing.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial
condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction
with our consolidated financial statements and related notes that
appear in this prospectus. In addition to historical consolidated
financial information, the following discussion contains
forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates, and
beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those
discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could
cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed
below and elsewhere in this prospectus, particularly in “Risk
Factors.”
All amounts included herein with respect to the fiscal years
ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are derived from our
audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in
this prospectus (the “Audited Financial Statements”) and all
amounts included herein with respect to the three months ended
March 31, 2022 and 2021 are derived from our unaudited consolidated
financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus (the
“Unaudited Financial Statements”. These Audited Financial
Statements and Unaudited Financial Statements have been prepared in
accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or
US GAAP.
Overview
WeTrade Group, Inc. was incorporated in the State of Wyoming on
March 28, 2019 and is in the business of providing technical
services and solutions via its social e-commerce platform. We are
committed to providing an international cloud-based intelligence
system and independently developed a micro-business cloud
intelligence system called the “YCloud.” Our goal is to provide
technical and auto-billing management services to micro-business
online stores in China through big data analytics, machine learning
mechanisms, social network recommendations, and multi-channel data
analysis.
We provide technology services to both individual and corporate
users. Through Yueshang Information Technology (Beijing) Limited,
or Yueshang Beijing, we provide access to “YCloud” to our
customers, which are Beijing Yidong Linglong Cultural Media Co.,
Ltd (“Beijing Yidong”), a PRC media and internet company, Beijing
Maitu International Travel Agency Co., Ltd (“Maitu International”),
a PRC leading tourism company in South Korea, Japan and China,
Beijing Youth Travel Service Co., Ltd (“Beijing Youth
Travel”), a cross-regional comprehensive tourism group,
Zhuozhou Weijiafu Information Technology Limited (“Weijiafu”), a
PRC technology company, which then provide “YCloud” services to
individual and corporate micro-business owners and a related party-
Changtongfu Technology (Hainan) Co Limited (“Changtongfu”), a PRC
technology company, which provide “YCloud” services to individual
and corporate business owners in the hotel and travel
industries.
The market individual micro-business owners represent a potential
of 330 million users by the year of 2023. (Source: iResrarch.
http://xueqiu.com/8455183447/172404679?sharetime=2,2/22/2021).
YCloud serves corporate users in multiple industries, including
Yuetao Group, Zhiding, Lvyue, Yuebei, Yuedian, Coke GO, and
Zhongyanshangyue. We conduct business operations in mainland China
and have established trial operations in Hong Kong. We expect to
utilize the YCloud system to establish a global strategic
cooperation with various social media platforms.
The main functions of the YCloud system are to manage users’
marketing relationships, CPS commission profit management,
multi-channel data statistics, AI fission and management, and
improved supply chain systems.
Currently, YCloud serves the micro business industry, tourism,
hospitality and short video. We expect to expand the application of
YCloud to livestreaming, medical beauty and traditional retail
industries.
Result of Operations
Comparison of Result of Operations for the Three Months
Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
The following tables provide a comparison of a summary of our
results of operations for the three months period ended March 31,
2022 and 2021.
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For the three months ended
March 31,
2022
|
|
|
From the three months ended
March 31,
2021
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service revenue- related party
|
|
$ |
158,518 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Service revenue- non related parties
|
|
|
2,078,335 |
|
|
|
2,780,923 |
|
|
|
|
2,236,853 |
|
|
|
2,780,923 |
|
Cost of Sales
|
|
|
(789,188 |
) |
|
|
(146,308 |
) |
Gross Profit
|
|
|
1,447,665 |
|
|
|
2,634,615 |
|
Operating Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and Administrative
|
|
|
805,268 |
|
|
|
1,889,190 |
|
Operations Profit
|
|
|
642,397 |
|
|
|
745,425 |
|
Other revenue
|
|
|
48,283 |
|
|
|
83,515 |
|
Net Profit before income tax
|
|
|
690,680 |
|
|
|
828,940 |
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
(129,825 |
) |
|
|
(176,856 |
) |
Net income
|
|
|
560,855 |
|
|
|
652,084 |
|
Revenue from Operations
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, total
revenue was $2,236,853 and $2,780,923 respectively, the decrease
was mainly due to the decrease in Gross Merchandise Volume (“GMV”)
in Ycloud system as a result of Covid-19 lockdown in certain main
cities in PRC since March 2022. However, the decrease is mitigated
by the addition of 3 new customers during the period. Service
revenue from third party were $2,078,335 (2021: $2,780,923) and
service revenue from a related party, Changtongfu, was $158,518
(2021: $nil) for the period March 31, 2022. The system services
fees are collected from five customers of YCloud system based on
the GMV as follow:
Gross Merchandise Volume (“GMV”)
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
Service fee
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
%
|
|
Non-related parties:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer I
|
|
|
33,884,182 |
|
|
|
80,402,192 |
|
|
|
3 |
% |
Customer II
|
|
|
9,987,583 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
3%-4
|
%
|
Customer III
|
|
|
7,823,158 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
3%-4
|
%
|
Customer IV
|
|
|
11,248,923 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
3%-4
|
%
|
|
|
|
62,943,846 |
|
|
|
80,402,192 |
|
|
|
|
|
Related party:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer V
|
|
|
4,800,846 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3 |
% |
Total GMV:
|
|
|
67,744,692 |
|
|
|
80,402,192 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenue
Cost of revenue is mainly consisting of staff payroll, PRC central
provident fund (“CPF”), staff benefits and YCloud system related
expenses, the increase is mainly due to more staffs were recruited
during the period. The increase is mainly due to more technical
staffs cost were incurred for the system developments for the new
customer and more YCloud system related expenses were incurred
during the period.
General and Administrative Expenses
For the three months period ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, general
and administrative expenses were $805,268 and $1,889,190
respectively, the decrease is mainly due to no advertising and
exhibition expenses of approximate $0.63 million were incurred in
March 31, 2022 as compare to the prior period as a result of
Covid-19 lockdown in PRC during the period. Furthermore, there are
no legal due diligence expenses, travelling and other
administrative expenses of approximate $0.25 million incurred in
March 31,2022 as compare to the prior period.
Net Income
As
a result of the factors described above, there was a net income of
$560,855 and net income of $652,084 for the period ended March 31,
2022 and 2021, respectively, the decrease was mainly due to
decrease in Gross Merchandise Volume (“GMV”) in YCloud system and
services are collected from YCloud users based on GMV during the
period as a result of Covid-19 lockdown in certain cities in PRC.
However, the decrease of GMV was mitigated by the addition of three
new customers during the period.
Operating activities
As of March 31, 2022, our continuing cash flow operating activities
is $7,420,490 for the period ended March 31, 2022 as compared to
the cash flow used in operating activities of $560,646 in prior
period, which was increased by approximately of $7.9 million. The
increase was mainly due to reclassification of account receivables
of approximate US$8.2 million collected from customers and
reclassification of note receivable and related party payables to
financing activities during the period.
Investing activities
As of March 31, 2022, cash used in investing activities is
$723,420 for the period ended March 31, 2022 as compared
to the $nil in prior period. The increase was mainly due to
addition of leasehold improvement of approximate of $0.72 million
during the period.
Financing activities
Cash provided by our financing activities was 259,840 for the three
months period ended March 31, 2022 as compared to cash used in
financing activities of 1,408,683 in prior period. This is due to
loan to third party of approximate US$1.4 million in prior period
and however there is no such loan during the period.
Comparison of Result of Operations for the Years Ended
December 31, 2021 and 2020
The following tables provide a comparison of a summary of our
results of operations for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021
and 2020.
|
|
For the year ended December 31,
2021
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31,
2020
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service revenue, non-related party
|
|
$ |
9,734,966 |
|
|
$ |
3,440,312 |
|
Service revenue, related party
|
|
|
4,646,329 |
|
|
|
2,831,252 |
|
|
|
|
14,381,295 |
|
|
|
6,271,564 |
|
Cost of Revenue
|
|
|
(2,681,939 |
) |
|
|
(615,595 |
) |
Gross Profit
|
|
|
11,699,356 |
|
|
|
5,655,969 |
|
Operating Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and Administrative
|
|
|
(5,705,063 |
) |
|
|
(1,901,336 |
) |
Operations Profit
|
|
|
5,994,293 |
|
|
|
3,754,633 |
|
Other income
|
|
|
303,665 |
|
|
|
82,960 |
|
Income before income tax
|
|
|
6,297,958 |
|
|
|
3,837,593 |
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
(1,122,283 |
) |
|
|
(1,162,556 |
) |
Net Income
|
|
$ |
5,175,675 |
|
|
$ |
2,675,037 |
|
Revenue from Operations
For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, total
revenue was $14,381,295 and $6,271,564, respectively. The increase
was mainly due to the increase in Gross Merchandise Volume (“GMV”)
in Ycloud system. Service revenue from third party were $9,734,966
(2020: $3,440,312) and service revenue from related party were
$4,646,329 (2020: $2,831,252) for the year ended December 31, 2021.
The system services fees are collected through Weijiafu and
Changtongfu from end users of YCloud system based on the GMV as
follow:
Gross Merchandise Volume (“GMV”)
|
|
2021
|
|
|
2020
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Non-related party
|
|
|
292,177,817 |
|
|
|
10,437,687 |
|
Related party
|
|
|
139,359,179 |
|
|
|
153,038,677 |
|
Total:
|
|
|
431,536,996 |
|
|
|
163,476,364 |
|
Cost of revenue
Cost of revenue is mainly consisting of staff payroll, PRC central
provident fund (“CPF”) and other staff benefits, the increase is
mainly due to more staffs were recruited during the period. The
increase is in line with the increase in revenue during the
period.
General and Administrative Expenses
For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, general and
administrative expenses were $5,705,063 and 1,901,336,
respectively. The increase is mainly due to increase in the payroll
expenses as a result of more new staffs were recruited during the
year.
Net Income
As a result of the factors described above, there was a net income
of $5,175,675 and net income of $2,675,037 for the fiscal years
ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, the increase is
mainly due to increase in Gross Merchandise Volume (“GMV”) in
YCloud system and services are collected from YCloud users based on
GMV during the year.
Operating activities
Our continuing cash flow used in operating activities is $3,753,384
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 as compare to the cash
flow provided by operating activities of $1,162,337 in prior year,
which was increased by approximately of $4.92 million. The increase
was mainly due to increase in trade receivable of approximately of
$3.9 million and increase in prepaid expenses of approximately of
$2.9 million during the year. The increase is partially offset by
the increase of net income of approximately of $2.5 million during
the year.
Investing activities
Our continuing cash flow used in investing activities is $417,112
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 as compare to the cash
flow of $nil in investing activities in prior year. The increase
was mainly due to increase office equipment and office renovation
of $417,112 during the year.
Financing activities
Cash provided in our financing activities was $77,821 for the year
ended December 31, 2021 as compare to the net cash used in
financing activities of $3,682,142, which was decreased by
approximately of $3.6 million. There was loan repayment of
$1,560,020 to related party and increase in loan to third party of
$2.96 million in prior year, however there were only $689,031 loan
from related party and loan to third party of $611,210 during the
year and therefore resulted in decrease net cash used in financing
activities during the year.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following chart provides a summary of our balance sheets on for
the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 as well as the
three months ended March 31, 2022, it should be read in conjunction
with the financial statements, and notes thereto.
|
|
March 31,
2022
|
|
|
December 31,
2021
|
|
|
December 31,
2020
|
|
Cash and Cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
7,568,537 |
|
|
$ |
616,593 |
|
|
$ |
4,640,603 |
|
Receivables
|
|
|
994,880 |
|
|
|
9,230,865 |
|
|
|
2,609,520 |
|
Note receivable
|
|
|
3,669,872 |
|
|
|
3,798,130 |
|
|
|
3,097,981 |
|
Other receivables and prepayments
|
|
|
5,604,676 |
|
|
|
3,458,221 |
|
|
|
332,388 |
|
Intangible asset
|
|
|
36,255 |
|
|
|
37,765 |
|
|
|
49,029 |
|
Right of use assets
|
|
|
2,189,390 |
|
|
|
2,328,950 |
|
|
|
2,813,186 |
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
20,063,610 |
|
|
$ |
19,470,524 |
|
|
$ |
13,542,707 |
|
Account payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
332,745 |
|
|
|
279,219 |
|
|
|
271,531 |
|
Lease liability
|
|
|
2,385,842 |
|
|
|
2,538,340 |
|
|
|
3,041,463 |
|
Amount due to related parties
|
|
|
1,009,298 |
|
|
|
1,105,532 |
|
|
|
416,501 |
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
1,210,958 |
|
|
|
1,018,111 |
|
|
|
919,328 |
|
Total liabilities
|
|
$ |
4,938,843 |
|
|
$ |
4,941,202 |
|
|
$ |
4,648,822 |
|
Total stockholders’ equity
|
|
$ |
15,124,767 |
|
|
|
14,529,322 |
|
|
$ |
8,893,885 |
|
As of March 31, 2022, we had cash on hand of $7,568,537 as compared
to $616,593 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The
increase is mainly due to account receivables of approximate US$8.2
million collected from customers and related party during the
period. However, the increase is mitigated by the prepayment of
approximate US$2.3 million for the YCloud marketing and promotion
services during the period
As of March 31, 2022, we had total assets of $20,063,610, which
mainly consisted of $7,568,537 in cash, $4,664,752 in receivables
and note receivables and $2,189,390 in right of use asset; we had
total liabilities of $4,938,843 which consisted of $332,745 in
accounts payables & accrued expenses, $1,009,298 in amount due
to related parties, $1,210,958 in other liabilities and $2,385,842
in lease liability; we had total stockholders’ equity of
$15,124,767.
As of December 31, 2021, we had total assets of $19,470,524, which
mainly consisted of $616,593 in cash, $13,028,995 in receivables
and note receivables and $2,328,950 in right of use asset; we had
total liabilities of $4,941,202 which consisted of $279,219 in
accounts payables & accrued expenses, $1,105,532 in amount due
to related parties, $1,018,111 in other liabilities and $2,538,340
in lease liability; we had total stockholders’ equity of
$14,529,322.
As of December 31, 2020, we had total assets of $13,542,707, which
mainly consisted of $4,640,603 in cash, $5,707,501 in receivables
and note receivables and $2,813,186 in right of use asset; we had
total liabilities of $4,648,822 which consisted of $271,531 in
accounts payables & accrued expenses, $416,501 in amount due to
related parties, $919,328 in other liabilities and $3,041,463 in
lease liability; we had total stockholders’ equity of
$8,893,885.
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and
2021
Operating activities
As of March 31, 2022, our continuing cash flow operating activities
is $7,420,490 for the period ended March 31, 2022 as compared to
the cash flow used in operating activities of $560,646 in prior
period, which was increased by approximately of $7.9 million. The
increase was mainly due to reclassification of account receivables
of approximate US$8.2 million collected from customers and
reclassification of note receivable and related party payables to
financing activities during the period.
Investing activities
As of March 31, 2022, cash used in investing activities is
$723,420 for the period ended March 31, 2022 as compared
to the $nil in prior period. The increase was mainly due to
addition of leasehold improvement of approximate of $0.72 million
during the period.
Financing activities
Cash provided by our financing activities was 259,840 for the three
months period ended March 31, 2022 as compared to cash used in
financing activities of 1,408,683. This is due to loan to third
party of approximate US$1.4 million in prior period and however
there is no such loan during the period.
For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and
2020
Operating activities
Our continuing cash flow used in operating activities is $3,753,384
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 as compare to the cash
flow provided by operating activities of $1,162,337 in prior year,
which was increased by approximately of $4.92 million. The increase
was mainly due to increase in trade receivable of approximately of
$3.9 million and increase in prepaid expenses of approximately of
$2.9 million during the year. The increase is partially offset by
the increase of net income of approximately of $2.5 million during
the year.
Investing activities
Our continuing cash flow used in investing activities is $417,112
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 as compare to the cash
flow of $nil in investing activities in prior year. The increase
was mainly due to increase office equipment and office renovation
of $417,112 during the year.
Financing activities
Cash provided in our financing activities was $77,821 for the year
ended December 31, 2021 as compare to the net cash used in
financing activities of $3,682,142, which was decreased by
approximately of $3.6 million. There was loan repayment of
$1,560,020 to related party and increase in loan to third party of
$2.96 million in prior year, however there were only $689,031 loan
from related party and loan to third party of $611,210 during the
year and therefore resulted in decrease net cash used in financing
activities during the year.
Inflation
Inflation does not materially affect our business or the results of
our operations.
Critical Accounting Policies
We prepare our financial statements in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles of the United States (“GAAP”). GAAP
represents a comprehensive set of accounting and disclosure rules
and requirements. The preparation of our financial statements
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Our actual results could differ from
those estimates. We use historical data to assist in the forecast
of our future results. Deviations from our projections are
addressed when our financials are reviewed on a monthly basis. This
allows us to be proactive in our approach to managing our business.
It also allows us to rely on proven data rather than having to make
assumptions regarding our estimates.
Revenue recognition
The Company follows the guidance of Accounting Standards
Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue from Contracts. ASC 606
creates a five-step model that requires entities to exercise
judgment when considering the terms of contracts, which includes
(1) identifying the contracts or agreements with a customer, (2)
identifying our performance obligations in the contract or
agreement, (3) determining the transaction price, (4) allocating
the transaction price to the separate performance obligations, and
(5) recognizing revenue as each performance obligation is
satisfied. The Company only applies the five-step model to
contracts when it is probable that the Company will collect the
consideration it is entitled to in exchange for the services it
transfers to its clients.
Use of Estimate
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements, and the reported amounts of expenses during the
reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable are presented net of allowance for doubtful
accounts. The Group uses specific identification in providing for
bad debts when facts and circumstances indicate that collection is
doubtful and based on factors listed in the following paragraph. If
the financial conditions of its customers were to deteriorate,
resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments,
additional allowance may be required.
The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts which
reflects its best estimate of amounts that potentially will not be
collected. The Company determines the allowance for doubtful
accounts on general basis taking into consideration various factors
including but not limited to the historical collection experience
and credit-worthiness of the customers as well as the age of the
individual receivables balance. Additionally, the Company makes
specific bad debt provisions based on any specific knowledge the
Company acquires that might indicate that an account is
uncollectible. The facts and circumstances of each account may
require the Company to use substantial judgment in assessing its
collectability.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
We have reviewed all the recently issued, but not yet effective,
accounting pronouncements and we do not believe any of these
pronouncements will have a material impact on the Company financial
statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are
reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on our
financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or
expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or
capital resources that is material to investors.
BUSINESS
WeTrade Group, Inc was incorporated in the State of Wyoming on
March 28, 2019 and is in the business of providing technical
services and solutions via its social e-commerce platform. We are
committed to providing an international cloud-based intelligence
system and independently developed a micro-business cloud
intelligence system called the “YCloud.” Our goal is to provide
technical and auto-billing management services to micro-business
online stores in China through big data analytics, machine learning
mechanisms, social network recommendations, and multi-channel data
analysis.
We provide technology services to both individual and corporate
users. Through Yueshang Information Technology (Beijing) Limited,
or Yueshang Beijing, we provide access to “YCloud” to five
customers.
As of the date of this prospectus, our customers are Beijing Yidong
Linglong Cultural Media Co., Ltd (“Beijing Yidong”), a PRC media
and internet company, Beijing Maitu International Travel Agency
Co., Ltd (“Maitu International”), a PRC tourism company, Beijing
Youth Travel Service Co., Ltd (“Beijing Youth Travel”), a
cross-regional comprehensive tourism group, Zhuozhou Weijiafu
Information Technology Limited (“Weijiafu”), a PRC technology
company, and Changtongfu Technology (Hainan) Co Limited
(“Changtongfu”), a PRC technology company. These customers then
provide “YCloud” services to individual and corporate business
owners in the hotel and travel industries.
The market individual micro-business owners represents a potential
of 330 million users by the year of 2023. (Source: iResrarch.
http://xueqiu.com/8455183447/172404679?sharetime=2,2/22/2021).
YCloud serves corporate users in multiple industries, including
Yuetao Group, Zhiding, Lvyue, Yuebei, Yuedian, Coke GO, and
Zhongyanshangyue. We conduct business operations in mainland China
and have established trial operations in Hong Kong. We expect to
utilize the YCloud system to establish a global strategic
cooperation with various social media platforms.
The main functions of the YCloud system are to manage users’
marketing relationships, CPS commission profit management,
multi-channel data statistics, AI fission and management, and
improved supply chain systems.
Currently, YCloud serves the micro business industry. We expect to
expand the application of YCloud to tourism, hospitality,
livestreaming and short video, medical beauty and traditional
retail industries.
Corporate History and Structure
The following diagram sets forth the structure of the Company as of
the date of this prospectus:

WeTrade Group, Inc (referred to herein as “WeTrade Group”) was
incorporated in the State of Wyoming on March 28, 2019.
Utour Pte. Ltd. (referred to herein as “Utour”) was incorporated in
Singapore on March 23, 2018 as a limited liability company. Utour
is 100% owned by WeTrade Group.
WeTrade Information Technology Limited (referred to herein as
“WeTrade Technology”) was incorporated in Hong Kong on September 4,
2019 as a limited liability company. WeTrade Technology is 100%
owned by WeTrade Group.
Yueshang information technology (Beijing) Limited (referred to
herein as “Yueshang Beijing”) was incorporated in China on November
13, 2019 and is in the business of providing social e-commerce
services, technical system support, and services. Yueshang Beijing
is a wholly foreign owned entity in China and is 100% owned by
WeTrade Technology.
Yueshang Technology Group (Hainan Special Economic Zone) Co., Ltd.
(referred to herein as “Yueshang Hainan) was incorporated in China
on October 27, 2020 and is in the business of providing software
development, technical system support, and services. Yueshang
Hainan is 100% owned by Yueshang Beijing. The company has been
registered, but not in operation.
Yueshang Group (Hunan) Network Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to
herein as “Yueshang Hunan”) was incorporated in China on November
13, 2020 and is in the business of providing software development,
technical system support, and services. Yueshang Hunan is 100%
owned by Yueshang Beijing. The company has been registered, but not
in operation.
WeTrade Digital (Beijing) Technology Co Limited (referred to herein
as “WeTrade Beijing”), was incorporated in China on December 24,
2020 as a limited liability company and is in the business of
providing software development, technical system support, and
services. WeTrade Beijing is 100% owned by Yueshang Beijing.
Tibet XiaoShang Technology Co Limited (referred to herein as “Tibet
Xiaoshang”), was incorporated in China on July 29, 2021 as a
limited liability company and is in the business of providing
software development and technical system services. Tibet Xiaoshang
is 100% owned by Yueshang Beijing.
Our Industry
Micro-businesses in China are the target customers for our product.
The term micro-businesses not only refers to corporate companies,
but also individuals. It includes all business owners engaged in
sales and marketing based on social platforms. Micro-business first
emerged when social platforms just started expanding in China, and
microbusiness owners were usually individual users of social
platforms who used the platform as a business tool. Gradually, the
expansion of social platform gave birth to various independent
brands and stores which flourished on various social platforms.
These brands and stores are known as micro-business owners in
today’s context. As the industry matured, traditional brands and
major e-commerce players joined this market as well. Micro-business
as a concept gained more trust among business owners and consumers,
and more business owners tried to gain market shares through
micro-business channels. One difficulty they face is the limitation
of technology support. Our YCloud system not only opens up new
resource for micro-business, but also helps remove the technical
industry entry barrier for micro-business owners. The number of
people running micro-businesses in China has reached 60 million in
2019, 130 million in 2020 and 200 million in 2021, which expect to
reach 260 million in 2022 and 330 million in 2023, respectively.
(Source:
https://wenku.baidu.com/view/1ff2df18ba4cf7ec4afe04a1b0717fd5370cb2cf.html,2/22/2021)
Our business is in the social e-commerce area, which is based on
social networking and connects suppliers and consumers in an S2B2C
model to facilitate commodity circulation.
Specifically, S2B2C refers to the upstream of the distribution
platform(S) that connects commodity suppliers, providing small shop
owners(B) with a series of services such as supply chain,
logistics, IT systems, training, after-sales, etc., and then the
shop owner is responsible for the C-side product sales and user
maintenance. Users use social relationships to conduct distribution
without intervening in the supply chain. This distribution mode
adopts the business method that features relying on existing social
groups, and team compensation.
In recent years, as the scale of mobile online shopping has grown
steadily, the development of micro-businesses has seen a more
promising market environment. According to data from the Ministry
of Commerce of PRC, in 2020, the volume of online retail sales of
physical goods is 9.8 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.8%. PRC
market has been the world's largest online retail market for eight
consecutive years. Accordingly, the market scale of micro-business
has also been expanding. According to data from iResearch, the size
of market transaction in China's micro-business industry in 2016
was 328.77 billion yuan. It is expected that with the growth of
demand, the transaction size of the micro-business market in 2023
will be approximately 13 trillion yuan. In addition, with the
expansion of the scale of micro-business transactions, the number
of domestic micro-business owners has also increased year by year.
According to data from iResearch, the number of micro-business
owners in China has exceeded 20 million in 2017 and is expected to
reach 330 million by 2023. (Source:
https://xueqiu.com/8455183447/172404679?sharetime=2)
Meanwhile, the industry competition we face should not be
underestimated. Due to the low entry barriers, more micro-business
owners joined the industry, utilizing online platform such as
Wechat. As a result, the current market has become more crowded
with homogeneous products.
According to the "White Book on Internet Development of applet in
the First Half of 2021"
https://news.iresearch.cn/yx/2021/07/386683.shtml, the number of
applets on the entire network in the first half of 2021 will exceed
7 million, and the DAU ofWeChat applet will exceed 410 million, and
MAU exceed900 million, an increase of 2.5% and 8.4% respectively
over 2020. The use of life services, travel, online shopping, and
video applets increased significantly year-on-year. Applet will
become an important infrastructure for "Chinese-style operating
systems" and new businesses in China.Applets and Wecom have formed
a further connection, providing more practical opportunities for
corporate brand private domain construction, and further releasing
private domain marketing imagination. Third-party SaaS service
providers actively adapt to ecological development and start a new
round of service upgrades. Traditional SaaS service providers
represented by Weimeng and Youzan launch Wecom Assistant
successively in 2021, and connect with applet services to expand
service scope and service depth. WeTrade Group INC, as the world's
first technology service provider of the micro-business cloud
intelligent system, closely follows the market trend, improves the
SaaS technical capability, and has completed the close connection
with the Wecom. In addition, the YCloud system actively explores
multi-terminal technical capabilities, and gradually connects with
WeChat, Alipay, Douyin and other omni-channels, and strives to
provide systemic service based on applets, SaaS backend, Wecom, and
multi-terminal channels. All micro enterprise users provide more
comprehensive SaaS technical service capabilities.
YCloud

We have utilized digitalization, electronic management, electronic
data exchange, big data analysis, AI fission technology, revenue
management and other technologies to build a strong coordination
effect. We believe that our cloud technology enables us to develop
a highly functional platform for micro-business users in China. We
have optimized our product using the tools and platforms best
suited to serve our customers and developed YCloud.
We believe that YCloud is the first global micro-business cloud
intelligent internationalization system. It conducts multi-channel
data analysis through the learning of big data and social
recommendation relationships. It also provides users with AI
fission and management systems and supply chain systems in order to
reach a wider range of user groups. YCloud has four main functions
and competitive advantages as follows:
Multiple integrated payment methods and payment analytics:
the YCloud system provides micro-businesses and hotel owners
with multiple payment methods such as Alipay, WeChat, and UnionPay.
The total order amount is directly entered into the platform to
collect funds in separate accounts. Using YCloud’s technology
support, the micro-business owners offer multiple channels of
payments to their customers, including Alipay, WeChat, and
UnionPay. Meanwhile, YCloud assigns a bar code to merchandises that
purchasers can then scan to pay, allowing purchasers to make
payments both online and offline. This proprietary payment
technology allows our customers to reduce labor costs and error
rates, thus significantly improving data analysis.
|
·
|
Single-scenario payment function: although micro-business owners
are provided with a multi-method payment function for their
consumers through the YCloud system, micro-business owners only
have a single sales channel to display. The revenue of each sale is
divided by commissions, and the cost is allocated to suppliers and
the handling fee to the YCloud system. The remaining balance goes
to micro-business owners.
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Multi-scenario payment function: micro-business owners have
multiple sales channels to display and numerous channels to perform
revenue sharing and profit consolidation functions. After various
products are sold through different channels, the cost will be
allocated to suppliers and the handling fee to the YCloud system.
The remaining balance will be combined and goes to micro-business
owners.
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During the year 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak,
many companies, including businesses traditionally operating
offline, from a wide range of industries, such as tourism,
catering, entertainment or retail, have opted for a micro-business
model to build sales channels through online social platforms and
expand business opportunities. As a result of the COVID-19
outbreak, consumer demand shifted, which forced business owners to
expand to new markets and be present on multiple social platforms.
Through continuous research on the micro-business industry, and its
understanding of the relationship between people and social
relationships on social platforms, YCloud develops new technology
designed to meet the ever changing demand of micro-business owners
across all industries
Team management: the YCloud system utilizes user marketing
relationship tracking and CPS commission revenue management
tools.
AI fission and management: using intelligent robots to
analyze user behavior, data sharing, purchase history, and other
data, the YCloud system provides tailored recommendations and
displays. For example, the YCloud system connects users’ behavior
across multiple apps and platforms and makes automatic
recommendations based on its analysis.
Supply chain system integration: the YCloud system applies
cross-platform resource integration technology. The integration
allows the multi-channel output of high-quality products and
creates a seamless connection between suppliers and customers. The
YCloud provides a complete supply chain system integrating supply,
sales, finance, and service.
Our Technology
We have utilized digitalization, electronic management, electronic
data exchange, big data analysis, AI fission technology, revenue
management and other technologies to build a strong coordination
effect. We believe that our cloud technology enables us to develop
a highly functional platform for micro-business users in China. We
have optimized our product using the tools and platforms best
suited to serve our customers. Performance, functional depth, and
usability of our product drive our technological decisions and
product development, which lead to the successful development of
YCloud.
Customer
For all of our five customers, Beijing Yidong, Maitu International,
Beijing Youth Travel, Weijiafu, and related party Changtongfu,
YCloud serves both corporate and individual micro-business owners.
The API interface docking provides efficient, fast, and convenient
access to all product inputs in upstream supply chain pools of our
customers. API interface docking provides a mutual channel for two
platforms processing different coding systems, which allows
information and data to be shared between the two platforms in a
safe and secured way. For individual micro-business owners, we
provide YCloud users with access to various resources, such as
local community news, merchandise selection, product pool,
commodities, finance, local life.
Revenue Model
In the business of providing technical services and solutions via a
social e-commerce platform, we are committed to providing an
international cloud-based intelligence system and independently
developed the “YCloud” system. We aim to provide technical and
auto-billing management services to micro-business online stores in
China through big data analytics, machine learning mechanisms,
social network recommendations, and multi-channel data
analysis.
We derive our revenue from service fees charged for transactions
conducted through YCloud. We receive 2%-3.5% of the total Gross
Merchandise Volume, or GMV, generated in the platform as a service
fee through our agreement with our customers, depending on the type
of service and industry. Gross Merchandise Volume is a term used in
online retailing to indicate a total sales monetary-value for
merchandise sold through a particular marketplace over a certain
time frame. We generally settle the service fee with customers
within the first ten days of each calendar month. With effect from
October 2021, YCloud system service fees are settled within the
first ten days of each quarter due to high volume of transaction
amounts conducted through YCloud from end users.
Competition
The global E-commerce SaaS industry is still growing and is in its
early stage of development. We may compete against businesses in
varied sectors, many of which are larger than we are and have a
dominant and secure position in other industries or offer other
goods and services to consumers and merchants which we do not.
However, most of our competitors only have individual areas of
overlap with one of our core areas, including E-commerce SaaS,
Store SaaS, Cloud Service, Integrated Payment Service, and
Advertising Service, but none compete at all levels.
There YCloud technology possesses several competitive advantages:
1). User marketing relationship tracking. This function is
dedicated to shaping users' own private domain traffic, turning
users into sharers, and reach more potential users with existing
users. 2). Community AI fission and management. YCloud is a cloud
intelligence system that allows all users to have socializing
functions, such as group management, group fission, targeted
advertising. YCloud independently researches and develops
intelligent robots that can share products with users on a regular
basis; 3). Supply chain system. YCloud aggregates the resources of
actual users of system and categorizes them into four sections:
mall CPS, financial CPS, local life, and preferred mall. YCloud
shares the pooled resources to all users to strengthens the value
of individual users' own merchandise and services, and allows users
to provide more possibilities to their consumers; 4). Payment
scenario function. YCloud system provides micro-business owners
with multiple payment methods such as Alipay, WeChat, and UnionPay.
The total order amount is directly entered into the platform to
collect funds in separate accounts. Using YCloud’s technology
support, the micro-business owners offer multiple channels of
payments to their customers; 5). Live broadcast + short video
system. YCloud provides users with live broadcast technology
functions and short video shooting functions. YCloud users can
share merchandise through live video broadcasts, allowing consumers
to have a better perception of the merchandise.
Our primary competitor is China Youzan Limited, which offers online
and offline merchants suites of comprehensive solutions comprising
third-party payments and various SaaS products and comprehensive
service through its e-commerce platform, like marketing and
customer engagement tools facilitate the process of transactions
between merchants and their customers. We seek to differentiate
ourselves from industry participants by focusing on
micro-businesses and specific business industries, the simplicity
of our YCloud series, and being recognized by our brand and
technology.
Our Growth Strategy
Our ability to grow revenue is affected by, among other things, our
ability to innovate and introduce new products and services that
merchants and consumers value, consumer spending patterns, the
expansion of multiple commerce channels, the growth of mobile
devices and micro-business and consumer applications on those
devices, the growth of consumers globally with internet and mobile
access, the pace of transition from cash and checks to digital
forms of payment, and our share of the digital payments market. Our
strategy to drive growth in our business includes the
following:
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Growing our core business: the number of people running
micro-businesses in China has reached 60 million in 2019, 130
million in 2020 and 200 million in 2021, which expect increase to
260 million in 2022 and 330 million in 2023, respectively. (Source:
https://wenku.baidu.com/view/1ff2df18ba4cf7ec4afe04a1b0717fd5370cb2cf.html,2/22/2021).
Through expanding our global capabilities, user base and scale,
addressing YCloud users’ everyday needs related to accessing,
managing, and moving money, and expanding the adoption of our
solutions by micro-business and consumers; we expect to grow
significantly.
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Expanding to new industries and sectors: partnering with
micro-businesses to help them grow and expand their business online
and in consumer retail stores. For example, the beauty industry
includes cooperation opportunities with beauty professionals and
national beauty chain salons; the tourism industry includes
potential cooperation opportunities with 30 million tour guides;
the hotel industry covers about 2 million homestays, inns and
star-rated hotels; live commerce industries encompass both
celebrities and mass live broadcast categories and viewership is
estimated to reach 234 million in 2020.
(Source:
https://wenku.baidu.com/view/1ff2df18ba4cf7ec4afe04a1b0717fd5370cb2cf.html;
https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1675280752121761141&wfr=spider&for=pc)
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Forming strategic partnerships: we seek to build new
strategic partnerships to provide better experiences for our
current customers, acquiring new customers by offering greater
choice and flexibility, and, overall, reinforcing our role in the
ecosystem.
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Seeking global expansion: organically and through global
strategic partnerships, we are expanding into new international
markets. We have accelerated our global deployment and carried out
in-depth cooperation with many international social media platforms
and social communication companies by demonstrating its strong
technical strengths. The companies we plan to negotiate with
include Kakao Talk, Line, Whatsapp, Ohho and Bluechat.
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Competitive Advantages
Our business is built on a strong foundation designed to drive
growth and differentiate us from our competitors. We believe that
our competitive strengths include the following:
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Scale-our scale allows us to drive organic growth,
aggregated revenue management and low settlement cost.
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Integration-our integrated platform enables application in
diversified income scenarios, realized precision marketing,
cross-platform integrated technical service capacities and strong
integrated services for service enterprise business.
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Efficiency-Our high-speed, high-efficiency, and
full-category development maintains our leading position.
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Technology-we have utilized digitalization, electronic
management, electronic data exchange, big data analysis, AI fission
technology, revenue management and other technologies to form a
strong coordination effect.
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Research and Development
Our research and development efforts are focused on improving and
enhancing our existing product as well as developing new features
of the product. Because of our common, multi-tenant development
architecture, we are able to provide our customers with the right
product to help them grow their business. As a company focusing on
leading-edge cloud technology, the recruitment of R&D talent is
always our first priority. As of the date of this prospectus, we
have 46 personnel in R&D, accounting for 61% of the Company’s
total employees. We spent approximately RMB 8,807,995
(approximately $1,367,701) on research and development in the
fiscal year 2021.
Intellectual Property
We rely on certain intellectual property rights to protect our
technology and ensure our competitive position in our industry. We
have two registered copyrights, one registered trademark, and four
registered domain names.
Copyright
We own the following copyrights through our subsidiaries, as noted
below:
Copyright Number
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Issue Date
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Category
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Copyright Name
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Jurisdiction
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Owner
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2020SR0413838
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2020/05/07
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Software
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Wepay System V1.0
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China
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Beijing Yueshang Digital Technology Group Co., Ltd.
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2020SR0318464
2021SR0044549
2020SR1918178
2020SR1899615
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2020/04/09
01/08/2021
12/30/2020
12/25/2020
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Software
Software
Software
Software
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Yueshang Social E-commerce Revenue Management SystemV1.0
Micro-business Cloud Intelligent System [Abbreviation:
Micro-business Cloud Intelligence] V1.0Zhinengfu Revenue Management
System [Abbreviation: Zhinengfu Revenue Management] V1.0Changtongfu
Revenue Management System [Abbreviation: Changtongfu Revenue
Management] V1.0
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China
China
China
China
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Beijing Yueshang Digital Technology Group Co., Ltd.
Beijing Yueshang Digital Technology Group Co., Ltd.
Yueshang Group (Hunan) Network Technology Co., Ltd.
Yueshang Technology Group (Hainan Special Economic Zone) Co.,
Ltd.
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Trademarks
We own the following trademark:
Trademark Number
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File Date
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Issue Date
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Expiration
Date
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Trademark Name
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Jurisdiction
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Owner
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40201910637S
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2019/05/16
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2019/06/09
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2029/05/16
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Singapore
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WeTrade Group Inc.
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Domain
We have the right to use the following domain registration issued
in the PRC:
Number
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Issue Date
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Expiration
Date
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Registration Agency
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Domain Name
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Owner
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1
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2019/09/12
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2022/09/12
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Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
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wetradegroup.net
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Beijing Yueshang Digital Technology Group Co., Ltd.
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2
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2020/09/18
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2022/09/19
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Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
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ycloud.online
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Beijing Yueshang Digital Technology Group Co., Ltd.
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3
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2020/03/04
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2023/03/04
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Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
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yueshang.co
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Beijing Yueshang Digital Technology Group Co., Ltd.
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4
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2020/05/15
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2022/05/25
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Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
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wetg.group
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Beijing Yueshang Digital Technology Group Co., Ltd.
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5
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2019/07/22
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2022/07/22
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Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
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wetrade.tech
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Beijing Yueshang Digital Technology Group Co., Ltd.
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6
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2020/12/30
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2022/12/31
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Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
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xiaoshang.tech
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WeTrade Digital (Beijing) Technology Co Limited
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Our Facilities
Our principal executive office is located at No. 18, Kechuang 10th
Street, Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone,
Beijing, People Republic of China. The office has 6,216.64 square
meters and the lease runs from September 16, 2020 to September 15,
2025. The monthly rent is RMB 414,105.93 (approximately of
US$63,000).
The following table sets forth the leases term and monthly
rent:
Lease Term
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Address
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Space (square meters)
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Average Monthly Rent
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September 16, 2020 to September 15, 2025
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No. 18, Kechuang 10th Street, Beijing Economic and Technological
Development Zone, Beijing, China
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6,216.64
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RMB 414,105.93
(US$63,380.98)
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Our Employees
As of the date hereof, we have, and in the fiscal year 2021 we had,
76 full-time employees. The following table sets forth the number
of our employees by function:
Functional Area
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Number of Employees
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Operating
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Technology
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Human Resource
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General and Administrative
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Financial Department
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Strategic Department
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Total
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We provide employee benefits for each employee in accordance with
Chinese law. These include pension, medical, unemployment,
work injury and maternity insurance, and a housing provident
fund.
Our employees have not formed any employee union or association. We
believe we maintain a good working relationship with our employees
and have not experienced any difficulty in recruiting staff for our
operations.
Seasonality
We have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, seasonal
fluctuations in our results of operations. Our revenues tend to
increase as spending rises during the holiday seasons and/or closer
to the end-of-year as holiday spending increases in the
micro-business industry.
Insurance
We maintain certain insurance policies to safeguard us against
risks and unexpected events. For example, we provide social
security insurance including pension insurance, unemployment
insurance, work-related injury insurance and medical insurance for
our employees in compliance with applicable PRC laws. We do not
maintain business interruption insurance or product liability
insurance, which are not mandatory under PRC laws. We do not
maintain key man insurance, insurance policies covering damages to
our network infrastructures or information technology systems nor
any insurance policies for our properties. During the fiscal years
2021 and 2020, we did not make any material insurance claims in
relation to our business.
Legal Proceedings
There are no active legal proceedings pending or threatened against
the Company. However, from time to time, we may become involved in
various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary
course of business. Litigation is subject to inherent
uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may
arise.
REGULATIONS
This section sets forth a summary of the principal PRC laws and
regulations relevant to our business and operations in China.
Regulations on Internet Information Security and Privacy
Protection
In November 2016, the Standing Committee of the National People’s
Congress, or the SCNPC, promulgated the Cyber Security Law of
the PRC, or the Cyber Security Law, which became effective on
June 1, 2017. The Cyber Security Law requires that a network
operator, which includes, among others, internet information
services providers, take technical measures and other necessary
measures in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and the
compulsory requirements of the national and industrial standards to
safeguard the safe and stable operation of its networks. We are
subject to such requirements as we are operating website and mobile
application and providing certain internet services mainly through
our mobile application. The Cyber Security Law further requires
internet information service providers to formulate contingency
plans for network security incidents, report to the competent
departments immediately upon the occurrence of any incident
endangering cyber security and take corresponding remedial
measures.
Internet information service providers are also required to
maintain the integrity, confidentiality and availability of network
data. The Cyber Security Law reaffirms the basic principles and
requirements specified in other existing laws and regulations on
personal data protection, such as the requirements on the
collection, use, processing, storage and disclosure of personal
data, and internet information service providers being required to
take technical and other necessary measures to ensure the security
of the personal information they have collected and prevent the
personal information from being divulged, damaged or lost. Any
violation of the Cyber Security Law may subject the internet
information service provider to warnings, fines, confiscation of
illegal gains, revocation of licenses, cancellation of filings,
shutdown of websites or criminal liabilities.
As of the date of this prospectus, the Company is in compliance
with the Cyber Security Law.
PRC Laws and Regulations on Foreign Investment
Investment in the PRC by foreign investors and foreign-invested
enterprises shall comply with the Catalogue for the Guidance of
Foreign Investment Industries (2020 Revision) (the “Catalogue”),
which was last amended and issued by MOFCOM and National
Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on December 27, 2020 and
became effective since January 27, 2021, and the Special Management
Measures for Foreign Investment Access (2019 version), or the
Negative List, which came into effect on July 30, 2019. The
Catalogue and the Negative List contains specific provisions
guiding market access for foreign capital and stipulates in detail
the industry sectors grouped under the categories of encouraged
industries, restricted industries and prohibited industries. Any
industry not listed on the Negative List is a permitted industry
unless otherwise prohibited or restricted by other PRC laws or
regulations.
On March 15, 2019, the National People’s Congress approved the
Foreign Investment Law of the PRC, or the Foreign Investment Law,
which came into effect on January 1, 2020, repealing simultaneously
the Law of the PRC on Sino-foreign Equity Joint Ventures, the Law
of the PRC on Wholly Foreign-owned Enterprises and the Law of the
PRC on Sino-foreign Cooperative Joint Ventures. The Foreign
Investment Law adopts the management system of pre-establishment
national treatment and negative list for foreign investment.
Policies in support of enterprises shall apply equally to
foreign-funded enterprises according to laws and regulations.
Foreign investment enterprises shall be guaranteed that they could
equally participate in the setting of standards, and the compulsory
standards formulated by the State shall be equally applied. Fair
competition for foreign investment enterprises to participate in
government procurement activities shall be protected. The Foreign
Investment Law also stipulates the protection on intellectual
property rights and trade secrets. The State also establishes
information reporting system and national security review system
according to the Foreign Investment Law.
PRC Laws and Regulations on Wholly Foreign-Owned
Enterprises
The establishment, operation and management of corporate entities
in China are governed by the PRC Company Law, which was promulgated
by the SCNPC on December 29, 1993 and became effective on July 1,
1994. It was last amended on October 26, 2018 and the amendments
became effective on October 26, 2018. Under the PRC Company Law,
companies are generally classified into two categories, namely,
limited liability companies and joint stock limited companies. The
PRC Company Law also applies to limited liability companies and
joint stock limited companies with foreign investors. Where there
are otherwise different provisions in any law on foreign
investment, such provisions shall prevail.
The Law of the PRC on Wholly Foreign-invested Enterprises was
promulgated and became effective on April 12, 1986, and was last
amended and became effective on October 1, 2016. The Implementing
Regulations of the PRC Law on Foreign-invested Enterprises were
promulgated by the State Council on October 28, 1990. They were
last amended on February 19, 2014 and the amendments became
effective on March 1, 2014. The Provisional Measures on
Administration of Filing for Establishment and Change of Foreign
Investment Enterprises were promulgated by MOFCOM and became
effective on October 8, 2016, and were last amended on July 20,
2017 with immediate effect. The above-mentioned laws form the legal
framework for the PRC Government to regulate Foreign-invested
Enterprises. These laws and regulations govern the establishment,
modification, including changes to registered capital,
shareholders, corporate form, merger and split, dissolution and
termination of Foreign-invested Enterprises.
According to the above regulations, a Foreign-invested Enterprise
should get approval by MOFCOM before its establishment and
operation. Yueshang Beijing is a Foreign-invested Enterprise since
established, and has obtained the approval of the local
administration of MOFCOM. Its establishment and operation are in
compliance with the above-mentioned laws. Each of Yueshang Hainan
and Yueshang Hunan is a PRC domestic company, and it is not subject
to the record-filling or examination applicable to Foreign-invested
Enterprises.
PRC Laws and Regulations on Trademarks
The Trademark Law of the PRC was adopted at the 24th meeting of the
SCNPC on August 23, 1982. Three amendments were made on February
22, 1993, October 27, 2001 and August 30, 2013. The last amendment
was implemented on May 1, 2014. The Regulations on the
Implementation of the Trademark Law of the PRC were promulgated by
the State Council of the People’s Republic of China on August 3,
2002, which took effect on September 15, 2002. It was revised on
April 29, 2014 and became effective as of May 1, 2014. According to
the Trademark Law and the implementing regulations, a trademark
which has been approved and registered by the trademark office is a
registered trademark, including a trademark of goods, services,
collective trademark and certification trademark. The trademark
registrant shall enjoy the exclusive right to use the trademark and
shall be protected by law. The trademark law also specifies the
scope of registered trademarks, procedures for registration of
trademarks and the rights and obligations of trademark owners. We
are currently holding 1 registered trademark and enjoy the
corresponding rights.
PRC Laws and Regulations on Copyrights
The Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China (Revised in
2010), or the Copyright Law, provides that Chinese citizens, legal
persons, or other organizations shall, whether published or not,
enjoy copyright in their works, which include, among others, works
of literature, art, natural science, social science, engineering
technology and computer software. Copyright owners enjoy certain
legal rights, including right of publication, right of authorship
and right of reproduction. The purpose of the Copyright Law aims to
encourage the creation and dissemination of works that are
beneficial for the construction of socialist spiritual civilization
and material civilization and promote the development and
prosperity of Chinese culture. The term of protection for
copyrighted software of legal persons is fifty years and ends on
December 31 of the 50th year from the date of first publishing of
the software.
In order to further implement the Computer Software Protection
Regulations promulgated by the State Council in 2001, and amended
subsequently, the State Copyright Bureau issued the Computer
Software Copyright Registration Procedures in 2002, which apply to
software copyright registration, license contract registration and
transfer contract registration.
As of the date of this prospectus, we had registered 5 copyright of
works in China.
PRC Laws and Regulations on Domain Names
The domain names are protected under the Administrative Measures on
the Internet Domain Names of China promulgated by MIIT on November
5, 2004 and effective on December 20, 2004, and will be replaced by
the Administrative Measures on the Internet Domain Names
promulgated by MIIT on August 24, 2017, which became effective on
November 1, 2017. MIIT is the major regulatory body responsible for
the administration of the PRC Internet domain names, under
supervision of which China Internet Network Information Center, or
CNNIC, is responsible for the daily administration of CN domain
names and Chinese domain names. On September 25, 2002, CNNIC
promulgated the Implementation Rules of Registration of Domain
Name, or the CNNIC Rules, which was renewed on June 5, 2009 and May
29, 2012, respectively. Pursuant to the Administrative Measures on
the Internet Domain Names and the CNNIC Rules, the registration of
domain names adopts the “first-to-file” principle and the
registrant shall complete the registration via the domain name
registration service institutions. In the event of a domain name
dispute, the disputed parties may lodge a complaint to the
designated domain name dispute resolution institution to trigger
the domain name dispute resolution procedure in accordance with the
CNNIC Measures on Resolution of the Top Level Domains Disputes,
file a suit to the People’s Court or initiate an arbitration
procedure.
As of the date of this prospectus, we have registered 6 domain
names in China.
PRC Laws and Regulations on Foreign Exchange
Registration of Foreign Investment Enterprises
Pursuant to the Notice of State Administration of Foreign Exchange
on Promulgation of the Provisions on Foreign Exchange Control on
Direct Investments in China by Foreign Investors promulgated by the
SAFE, or the Notice, upon establishment of a foreign investment
enterprise pursuant to the law, registration formalities shall be
completed with the foreign exchange bureau. Upon completion of
registration formalities by the entities involved in direct
investments in China, the entities may open accounts for direct
investments in China such as preliminary expense account, capital
fund account and asset realization account, etc. with the bank
based on the actual needs. Upon completion of such registration
formalities, foreign investment enterprises could also conduct
settlement when contributing foreign exchange funds, and remit
funds overseas in the event of capital reduction, liquidation,
advance recovery of investment, profit distribution, etc.
As of the date of this prospectus, Yueshang Beijing has completed
the foreign exchange registration formalities upon establishment.
Subsequently, WeTrade Technology, the sole shareholder of Yueshang
Beijing, is able to contribute capital to or receive distributions
and dividends from Yueshang Beijing.
PRC Laws and Regulations on Dividend
Distribution
The principal regulations governing distribution of dividends of
foreign-invested enterprises include the Foreign-Invested
Enterprise Law, that became effective on January 1, 2020, and its
implementation rules. Under these laws and regulations, wholly
foreign-owned enterprises in China may pay dividends only out of
their accumulated after-tax profits, if any, determined in
accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. In
addition, when a wholly foreign-owned enterprise in China
distributes its after-tax profits of a fiscal year, it shall
allocate 10% of the profits to the company’s statutory common
reserve fund. If the accumulated amount of the company’s statutory
reserve fund is more than 50% of the company’s registered capital,
the company is no longer required to allocate more funds to the
reserve. Wholly foreign-owned companies may, at their discretion,
allocate a portion of their after-tax profits based on PRC
accounting standards to staff welfare and bonus funds. These
reserves are not distributable as cash dividends.
PRC Laws and Regulations on Taxation
Enterprise Income Tax
The Enterprise Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China
(the “EIT Law”) was promulgated by the Standing Committee of the
National People’s Congress on March 16, 2007 and became effective
on January 1, 2008, and was later amended on February 24, 2017 and
on December 29, 2018 separately. The Implementation Rules of the
EIT Law (the “Implementation Rules”) were promulgated by the State
Council on December 6, 2007 and became effective on January 1,
2008. According to the EIT Law and the Implementation Rules,
enterprises are divided into resident enterprises and non-resident
enterprises. Resident enterprises shall pay enterprise income tax
on their incomes obtained in and outside the PRC at the rate of
25%. Non-resident enterprises setting up institutions in the PRC
shall pay enterprise income tax on the incomes obtained by such
institutions in and outside the PRC at the rate of 25%.
Non-resident enterprises with no institutions in the PRC, and
non-resident enterprises whose incomes having no substantial
connection with their institutions in the PRC, shall pay enterprise
income tax on their incomes obtained in the PRC at a reduced rate
of 10%.
The Arrangement between the PRC and Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double Taxation the
Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income (the
“Arrangement”) was promulgated by the State Administration of
Taxation (“SAT”) on August 21, 2006 and came into effect on
December 8, 2006. According to the Arrangement, a company
incorporated in Hong Kong will be subject to withholding tax at the
lower rate of 5% on dividends it receives from a company
incorporated in the PRC if it holds a 25% interest or more in the
PRC company. The Notice on the Understanding and Identification of
the Beneficial Owners in the Tax Treaty (the “Notice”) was
promulgated by SAT and became effective on October 27, 2009.
According to the Notice, a beneficial ownership analysis will be
used based on a substance-over-form principle to determine whether
or not to grant tax treaty benefits.
Yueshang Beijing and its subsidiaries are resident enterprises and
pay EIT tax at the rate of 25% in the PRC. It is more likely than
not that the Company and its offshore subsidiary would be treated
as a non-resident enterprise for PRC tax purposes.
Value-added Tax
Pursuant to the Provisional Regulations on Value-added Tax of the
PRC, or the VAT Regulations, which were promulgated by the State
Council on December 13, 1993, took effect on January 1, 1994, and
were amended on November 10, 2008, February 6, 2016, and November
19, 2017, respectively, and the Rules for the Implementation of the
Provisional Regulations on Value-added Tax of the PRC, which were
promulgated by the MOF on December 25, 1993, and were amended on
December 15, 2008, and October 28, 2011, respectively, entities and
individuals that sell goods or labor services of processing, repair
or replacement, sell services, intangible assets, or immovables, or
import goods within the territory of the People’s Republic of China
are taxpayers of value-added tax. The VAT rate is 17% for taxpayers
selling goods, labor services, or tangible movable property leasing
services or importing goods, except otherwise specified; 11% for
taxpayers selling services of transportation, postal, basic
telecommunications, construction and lease of immovable, selling
immovable, transferring land use rights, selling and importing
other specified goods including fertilizers; 6% for taxpayers
selling services or intangible assets.
According to the Notice on the Adjustment to the Value-added Tax
Rates issued by the SAT and the MOF on April 4, 2018, where
taxpayers make VAT taxable sales or import goods, the applicable
tax rates shall be adjusted from 17% to 16% and from 11% to 10%,
respectively. Subsequently, the Notice on Policies for Deepening
Reform of Value-added Tax was issued by the SAT, the MOF and the
General Administration of Customs on March 30, 2019 and took
effective on April 1, 2019, which further adjusted the applicable
tax rate for taxpayers making VAT taxable sales or importing goods.
The applicable tax rates shall be adjusted from 16% to 13% and from
10% to 9%, respectively. The VAT rate applicable to the company is
currently 6%; the income tax rate applicable to the company is 25%.
We are also eligible for receiving tax refund according to certain
favorable government policies starting from 2021.
Dividend Withholding Tax
The Enterprise Income Tax Law states that since January 1, 2008, an
income tax rate of 10% will normally be applicable to dividends
declared to non-PRC resident investors that do not have an
establishment or place of business in the PRC, or that have such
establishment or place of business but the relevant income is not
effectively connected with the establishment or place of business,
to the extent such dividends are derived from sources within the
PRC.
Pursuant to an Arrangement Between the Mainland of China and the
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double
Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes
on Incomes (“Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement”) and other
applicable PRC laws, if a Hong Kong resident enterprise is
determined by the competent PRC tax authority to have satisfied the
relevant conditions and requirements under such Double Tax
Avoidance Arrangement and other applicable laws, the 10%
withholding tax on the dividends the Hong Kong resident enterprise
receives from a PRC resident enterprise may be reduced to 5%.
However, based on the Circular on Certain Issues with Respect to
the Enforcement of Dividend Provisions in Tax Treaties (the “SAT
Circular 81”) issued on February 20, 2009 by SAT, if the relevant
PRC tax authorities determine, in their discretion, that a company
benefits from such reduced income tax rate due to a structure or
arrangement that is primarily tax-driven, such PRC tax authorities
may adjust the preferential tax treatment. According to the
Circular on Several Questions regarding the “Beneficial Owner” in
Tax Treaties, which was issued on February 3, 2018 by the SAT and
took effect on April 1, 2018, when determining the applicant’s
status of the “beneficial owner” regarding tax treatments in
connection with dividends, interests or royalties in the tax
treaties, several factors, including without limitation, whether
the applicant is obligated to pay more than 50% of his or her
income in twelve months to residents in third country or region,
whether the business operated by the applicant constitutes the
actual business activities, and whether the counterparty country or
region to the tax treaties does not levy any tax or grant tax
exemption on relevant incomes or levy tax at an extremely low rate,
will be taken into account, and it will be analyzed according to
the actual circumstances of the specific cases. This circular
further provides that applicants who intend to prove his or her
status of the “beneficial owner” shall submit the relevant
documents to the relevant tax bureau according to the Announcement
on Issuing the Measures for the Administration of Non-Resident
Taxpayers’ Enjoyment of the Treatment under Tax Agreements.
We have not commenced the application process for a Hong Kong tax
resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority, and
there is no assurance that we will be granted such a Hong Kong tax
resident certificate. We have not filed required forms or materials
with the relevant PRC tax authorities to prove that we should enjoy
the 5% PRC withholding tax rate.
PRC Laws and Regulations on Employment and Social
Welfare
Labor Law of the PRC
Pursuant to the Labor Law of the PRC, which was promulgated by the
Standing Committee of the NPC on July 5, 1994 with an effective
date of January 1, 1995 and was last amended on August 27, 2009 and
the Labor Contract Law of the PRC, which was promulgated on June
29, 2007, became effective on January 1, 2008 and was last amended
on December 28, 2012, with the amendments coming into effect on
July 1, 2013, enterprises and institutions shall ensure the safety
and hygiene of a workplace, strictly comply with applicable rules
and standards on workplace safety and hygiene in China, and educate
employees on such rules and standards. Furthermore, employers and
employees shall enter into written employment contracts to
establish their employment relationships. Employers are required to
inform their employees about their job responsibilities, working
conditions, occupational hazards, remuneration and other matters
with which the employees may be concerned. Employers shall pay
remuneration to employees on time and in full accordance with the
commitments set forth in their employment contracts and with the
relevant PRC laws and regulations. We have entered into written
employment contracts with all the employees and performed their
obligations under the relevant PRC laws and regulations.
Social Insurance and Housing Fund
Pursuant to the Social Insurance Law of the PRC, which was
promulgated by the Standing Committee of the NPC on October 28,
2010 and became effective on July 1, 2011, employers in the PRC
shall provide their employees with welfare schemes covering basic
pension insurance, basic medical insurance, unemployment insurance,
maternity insurance, and occupational injury insurance. We have
been complying with local regulations regarding social security and
employee insurance.
According to the Interim Regulations on the Collection and Payment
of Social Insurance Premiums, the Regulations on Work Injury
Insurance, the Regulations on Unemployment Insurance and the Trial
Measures on Employee Maternity Insurance of Enterprises,
enterprises in the PRC shall provide benefit plans for their
employees, which include basic pension insurance, unemployment
insurance, maternity insurance, work injury insurance and basic
medical insurance. An enterprise must provide social insurance by
processing social insurance registration with local social
insurance agencies, and shall pay or withhold relevant social
insurance premiums for or on behalf of employees. The Law on Social
Insurance of the PRC, which was promulgated by the SCNPC on October
28, 2010, became effective on July 1, 2011, and was most recently
updated on December 29, 2018, has consolidated pertinent provisions
for basic pension insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity
insurance, work injury insurance and basic medical insurance, and
has elaborated in detail the legal obligations and liabilities of
employers who do not comply with relevant laws and regulations on
social insurance. Without force majeure reasons, employers must not
suspend or reduce their payment of social insurance for employees,
otherwise, competent governmental authorities will have the power
to enforce employers to pay up social insurance within a prescribed
time limit, and a fine of 0.05% of the unpaid social insurance can
be charged on the part of the employers per day commencing from the
first day of default. Provided that the employers still fail to
make the payment within the prescribed time limit, a fine of over
one time and up to three times of the unpaid sum of social
insurance can be charged.
According to the Regulations on the Administration of Housing
Provident Fund, which was promulgated by the State Counsel and
became effective on April 3, 1999, and was amended on March 24,
2002 and was partially revised on March 24, 2019 by Decision of the
State Council on Revising Some Administrative Regulations (Decree
No. 710 of the State Council), housing provident fund contributions
by an individual employee and housing provident fund contributions
by his or her employer shall belong to the individual employee.
Registration by PRC companies at the applicable housing provident
fund management center is compulsory and a special housing
provident fund account for each of the employees shall be opened at
an entrusted bank.
The employer shall timely pay up and deposit housing provident fund
contributions in full amount and late or insufficient payments
shall be prohibited. The employer shall process housing provident
fund payment and deposit registrations with the housing provident
fund administration center. Under the circumstances where financial
difficulties do exist due to which an employer is unable to pay or
pay up housing provident funds, permission of labor union of the
employer and approval of the local housing provident funds
commission must first be obtained before the employer can suspend
or reduce their payment of housing provident funds. With respect to
companies who violate the above regulations and fail to process
housing provident fund payment and deposit registrations or open
housing provident fund accounts for their employees, such companies
shall be ordered by the housing provident fund administration
center to complete such procedures within a designated period.
Those who fail to process their registrations within the designated
period shall be subject to a fine ranging from RMB10,000 to
RMB50,000. When companies breach these regulations and fail to pay
up housing provident fund contributions in full amount as due, the
housing provident fund administration center shall order such
companies to pay up within a designated period, and may further
apply to the People's Court for mandatory enforcement against those
who still fail to comply after the expiry of such period.
Our PRC subsidiaries are in compliance with PRC’s social insurance
and housing fund regulations.
Regulations Related to our Business Operations in Hong
Kong
Business registration requirement
The Business Registration Ordinance (Chapter 310 of the Laws of
Hong Kong) requires every person carrying on any business to make
an application to the Commissioner of Inland Revenue in the
prescribed manner for the registration of that business. The
Commissioner of Inland Revenue must register each business for
which a business registration application is made and as soon as
practicable after the prescribed business registration fee and levy
are paid and issue a business registration certificate or branch
registration certificate for the relevant business or the relevant
branch, as the case may be. The Company has applied and received
business registration certificate in HK and is in compliance with
such regulations.
Regulations related to Hong Kong
Taxation
Inland Revenue Ordinance (Chapter 112 of the Laws of Hong
Kong)
Under the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Chapter 112 of the Laws of Hong
Kong), where an employer commences to employ in Hong Kong an
individual who is or is likely to be chargeable to tax, or any
married person, the employer shall give a written notice to the
Commissioner of Inland Revenue not later than three months after
the date of commencement of such employment. Where an employer
ceases or is about to cease to employ in Hong Kong an individual
who is or is likely to be chargeable to tax, or any married person,
the employer shall give a written notice to the Commissioner of
Inland Revenue not later than one month before such individual
ceases to be employed in Hong Kong.
Capital gains tax
No tax is imposed in Hong Kong in respect of capital gains from the
sale of shares.
Profits tax
Trading gains from the sale of shares by persons carrying on a
trade, profession or business in Hong Kong, where such gains are
derived from or arise in Hong Kong, will be subject to Hong Kong
profits tax which is imposed at the rates of 8.25% on assessable
profits up to HKD 2,000,000 and 16.5% on any part of assessable
profits over HKD 2,000,000 on corporations from the year of
assessment commencing on or after 1 April 2018. Certain categories
of taxpayers (for example, financial institutions, insurance
companies and securities dealers) are likely to be regarded as
deriving trading gains rather than capital gains unless these
taxpayers can prove that the investment securities are held for
long-term investment purposes.
Stamp Duty Ordinance (Chapter 117 of the Laws of Hong
Kong)
Under the Stamp Duty Ordinance (Chapter 117 of the Laws of Hong
Kong), the Hong Kong stamp duty currently charged at the ad valorem
rate of 0.1% on the higher of the consideration for or the market
value of the shares, will be payable by the purchaser on every
purchase and by the seller on every sale of Hong Kong shares (in
other words, a total of 0.2% is currently payable on a typical sale
and purchase transaction of Hong Kong shares). In addition, a fixed
duty of HKD 5 is currently payable on any instrument of transfer of
Hong Kong shares. Where one of the parties is a resident outside
Hong Kong and does not pay the ad valorem duty due by it, the duty
not paid will be assessed on the instrument of transfer (if any)
and will be payable by the transferee. If no stamp duty is paid on
or before the due date, a penalty of up to ten times the duty
payable may be imposed.
As of the date of this prospectus, the Company is in compliance
with the regulations regarding Hong Kong taxation.
MANAGEMENT
Executive Officers and Directors
The following table provides information regarding the executive
officers and directors of the Company as of the date of this
prospectus:
Name:
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Positions with the Company:
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Zheng Dai
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Chairman of the Board
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Pijun Liu
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39
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Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
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Kean Tat Che
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39
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Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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Zhuo Li
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33
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Chief Operation Officer and Director
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Biming Guo
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49
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Independent Director and Chair of Audit Committee Chair
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Daxue Li
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51
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Independent Director and Chair of Compensation Committee Chair
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Yuxing Ye
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43
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Independent Director and Chair of Nominating Committee Chair
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Hung Fai Choi
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36
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Independent Director
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Ning Qin
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41
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Independent Director
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Business Experience
Zheng Dai, Chairman of the Board
Mr. Dai is a graduate of Fuzhou Finance University in the PRC and
majored in Finance and Economics. Mr. Dai began his career in the
internet and information technology industry in 1998. Between
2000 and 2004, he served as the Chief Technology Officer for
China Interaction Media Group. Between 2006 and 2012, he was a
co-founder and Vice President of Qunar Cayman Islands Limited
(Nasdaq: QUNR). Since 2014, Mr. Dai has served on several boards
that represent timeshare owners and their interests. Mr. Dai’s
primary responsibility with the Company will be leveraging his
existing industry connections to assist in the implementation of
our business plan. Mr. Dai holds a Bachelor degree in Investment
management from China Fuzhou University.
Pijun Liu, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr Liu has more than 15
years of experience in tourism operations and team management. From
2004 to 2006, he worked for eLong.com and International Hotel
Group, during which he hosted the first Caofeidian Forum. From 2009
to 2014 Mr. Liu founded the high-star hotel alliance-Wandian
Alliance and led the team to achieve significant results. From 2014
to 2017, Mr. Liu served as the founder and CEO of Zhiding.com. He
led the team to obtain 8 million RMB in Series A funding from
58.com and other institutions. He received the “Gold Award” in the
Global Travel Conference in 2017. Since 2019, Mr. Liu has served as
the co-founder and CEO of Yueshang Group, he is responsible for
investment operations and team management. Mr. Liu obtained
Bachelor’s degree in Project Management from Wuhan University of
Technology in 2004 and obtained Masters degree in Economics from
Renmin University in 2008.
Kean Tat Che, Chief Financial Officer and Director
Mr. Che is a member of CPA Australia and has over 15 years of
experience in accounting, auditing, corporate finance and IPO
advisory. In 2006, he started his career as auditor with Ernst
& Young LLP and left the firm in 2009. From 2009 to 2012, he
worked as Corporate Finance Manager with ICH Group, which was
involved in several IPOs in South East Asia region. In 2013, he
served as Vice President in Auscar Wealth Management Sdn Bhd,
responsible for corporate finance, fund raising, merger and
acquisition. From 2013 to 2016, he worked as Chief Financial
Officer at Heyu Capital Group. From 2019 to 2020, he worked as
Group CFO in Nova Group Holdings (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 1360),
responsible for the group financial affairs, corporate financial
activities, merger & acquisition and corporate restructurings.
From 2020 to Present, Mr. Che is working as Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of Central Holding Group Ltd (Hong Kong
Stock Exchange: 1735), and CFO, Secretary & Executive Director
at WeTrade Group, Inc. In his current role, Mr. Che is tasked with
the corporate affairs and potential mergers and acquisition. Mr.
Che graduated from the University of Adelaide in Australia and
majored in Accounting and Finance in 2005.
Zhuo, Li, Chief Operation Officer and Director
Zhuo, Li has over 10 years of experience in the investment and
financing industries. Since 2011, he is the founder and remains the
Chairman of Lixingde Capital Group, an asset management company
involved in corporate fundraising, financial advisory, and wealth
management. In his current role, Mr. Li is tasked with seeking
potential investors and funding for the company future’s
acquisition and development. Mr. Li graduated in 2011 from Beijing
Commercial University in PRC with a degree in Economics.
Biming Guo, Independent Director, Chair of Audit Committee and
member of Compensation Committee
Mr. Guo has over 25 years of experience as a CPA in M&A,
investment and finance. Mr. Guo now serves as the
Accountant-in-Chief and Legal Representative at Jinchengfeng
(Xiamen) CPA, an accounting firm in China, where he manages a team
of 20 people, focusing on various NEEQ and IPO projects, as well as
internal control and tax management counseling. Between April 2016
and April 2018, Mr. Guo was a Senior Auditor at Zhongxincai
Guanghua CPA LLP in Beijing, China, where he spearheaded various
NEEQ, IPO, internal control and tax management counseling projects.
Between July 2014 and March 2016, Mr. Guo was a Project Manager at
Founder Securities Co., Ltd, where he served as a financial
consultant, responsible for analyzing and performing due diligence
on various major assets in underwriting, restructuring, and M&A
projects. Mr. Guo started his career in 1996 at Ji’an Developmental
Bank, where he served for over a decade in credit risk management.
Mr. Guo graduated from Nanchang University in China with a
bachelor’s degree. He has been a CPA since 2004, a Certified Tax
Agent since 2005, and a licensed attorney since 2010.
Daxue Li, Independent Director, Chair of Compensation Committee
and member of Audit Committee and Nominating Committee
Mr. Li has more than 20 years of experience in TMT, e-commerce and
information technology industry. He was the vice-president and CTO
of Tianji Network Company, in charge of technology research and
development, technical service and customer execution. From
2008-2015, he served as senior vice president of JD.com group
(Nasdaq: JD), in charge of technology research and development
system. In 2015 he founded the Ciyun Technology Co Ltd. and remains
the CEO. He is also the honorary technical advisor of the JD.com
group. In 1988, he was admitted to the Mathematics Department of
Shandong University with the highest score of Science in the
college entrance examination of the whole country and holds a
Bachelor degree in Mathematics from Shandong University.
Yuxing Ye, Independent Director, Chair of Nominating Committee
and member of Audit Committee and Compensation Committee
Mr. Ye is an attorney licensed to practice in New York State and
has over 13 years of experience in advising multinational and PRC
companies in corporate law, banking law, investment funds, mergers
and acquisitions and regulatory and compliance matters. Mr. Ye
started his career as an in-house legal counsel with Bank of China,
New York Branch and subsequently with The Bank of Nova Scotia,
Singapore Branch, covering a broad range of legal matters involving
US sanctions, regional credit markets, derivatives and fixed income
products. From 2011 to 2017, he worked as an associate/of counsel
with the UK based magic circle law firm Allen Overy LLP and PRC
based red circle law firm King & Wood Mallesons and became a
partner in 2018 at King & Wood Malleson. Mr. Ye’s legal
practice focuses on cross-border merger and acquisitions as well as
the related regulatory and compliance matters, involving take-over
bids, asset and share purchases/divestures, project/acquisition
financings, restructuring, US export control and other commercial
arrangements etc. In early 2020, Mr. Ye joined another PRC red
circle law firm Zhong Lun as a partner and continues his practice
in the aforementioned space, with an even broader coverage of PRC
listed companies and investment funds in their outbound
acquisitions as well as compliance with US and European regulatory
regimes. Mr. Ye obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the Benjamin
N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University in New York in
2007.
Hung Fai Choi, Independent Director and member of the Audit
Committee and Nominating Committee
Mr. Choi has over 10 years of experience in securities trading,
fundraising activities, corporate finance and project investments.
Mr. Choi possesses knowledge in financial analysis, corporate
finance, corporate valuation and corporate governance. Mr. Choi is
currently the founder and managing director of Draco Capital
Limited and a responsible officer for Type 6 (advising on corporate
finance) regulated activity of Draco Capital Limited under the
Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong
Kong). Mr. Choi is principally responsible for advising on
corporate finance activities, pre-initial public offerings, merger
& acquisitions, fundraising activities and corporate
restructurings for private and public companies in the PRC,
Malaysia and Hong Kong. Mr. Choi graduated with a bachelor’s degree
in business administration from the Chinese University of Hong
Kong, and obtained a master of finance degree in corporate finance
from the University of New South Wales in Australia.
Ning Qin, Independent Director and member of the Compensation
Committee and Nominating Committee
Mr. Qin has over 15 years of experience as a corporate counsel and
lawyer, in M&A, investment and finance. In 2003, he started his
career as Clerk with the Court of Baqiao District of Xi’an in China
and left in 2004. From 2004 to 2005, he worked as Paralegal with
Shaanxi Haipu Law Firm in Xi’an of China. In 2008, he worked as a
paralegal with Jane Willems’ Firm in Paris, France. From 2009 to
2013, he served as Senior Manager in Tian An China Investment Ltd.,
(stock code: 0028), listed on the HK stock exchange, responsible
for the China legal and investment. In 2013, he worked as General
Manager in Shaanxi HDTX Investment Ltd. In 2016, he served as
Executive Director in Yulin FFL Environmental Energy Limited
(member of ENGIE Group in France). In 2018, he worked as Assistant
President in Guanghui Energy Group (stock code: 600256), listed on
the SHH stock exchange. From 2020 to present, he is working as
Equity Partner in Zhonglun W&D Law Firm in Xi’an. Mr. Qin is a
graduate from the Law school of Versailles University in France,
and majored in Arbitration and International business in 2008.
Family Relationships
None of the directors or executive officers at the Company have a
family relationship as defined in Item 401 of Regulation S-K.
Election of Officers
Each of our directors is appointed to hold office until the next
annual meeting of our shareholders, until her or her respective
successor is elected and qualified, or until he or she resigns or
is removed in accordance with the applicable provisions of Wyoming
law. Our officers are appointed by our board of directors and hold
office until removed by our board of directors or until their
resignation.
Board of Directors
We currently have a board of directors consisting of nine members,
a majority of whom are “independent” as defined in Nasdaq Rule
5605. We expect that all current directors will continue to serve
after this offering. The directors will be re-elected at our annual
general meeting of shareholders.
A director who is in any way, whether directly or indirectly,
interested in a contract or proposed contract with the Company
shall declare the nature of his interest at a meeting of the
directors. A general notice given to the directors by any director
to the effect that he is a member of any specified company or firm
and is to be regarded as interested in any contract which may
thereafter be made with that company or firm shall be deemed a
sufficient declaration of interest in regard to any contract so
made. A director may vote in respect of any contract or proposed
contract or arrangement notwithstanding that he may be interested
therein and if he does so his vote shall be counted and he may be
counted in the quorum at any meeting of the directors at which any
such contract or proposed contract or arrangement shall come before
the meeting for consideration.
Board Committees
We have established three committees under the board of directors:
Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee.
Each committee is governed by a charter approved by our board of
directors. Copies of the charters have been submitted as exhibits
to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part
and will be available at our investor relations website.
Audit Committee
Our Audit Committee consists of Biming Guo (Chair), Daxue Li,
Yuxing Ye, and Hung Fai Choi. Each member of the Audit Committee
will satisfy the “independence” requirements of Rule 5605(a)(2) of
the Listing Rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market and meet the
independence standards under Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. Our
Audit Committee Financial Expert is Biming Guo who qualifies as an
“audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of the SEC
rules and possesses financial sophistication within the definition
of the Listing Rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market. The Audit
Committee oversees our accounting and financial reporting processes
and the audits of the financial statements of our company. The
Audit Committee is responsible for, among other things:
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selecting our independent registered public accounting firm and
pre-approving all auditing and non-auditing services permitted to
be performed by our independent registered public accounting
firm;
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reviewing with our independent registered public accounting firm
any audit problems or difficulties and management’s response and
approving all proposed related party transactions, as defined in
Item 404 of Regulation S-K;
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discussing the annual audited financial statements with management
and our independent registered public accounting firm;
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annually reviewing and reassessing the adequacy of our Audit
Committee charter;
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meeting separately and periodically with the management and our
independent registered public accounting firm;
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regularly reporting to the full board of directors;
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reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of our accounting and
internal control policies and procedures and any steps taken to
monitor and control major financial risk exposure; and
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such other matters that are specifically delegated to our Audit
Committee by our board of directors from time to time.
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Compensation Committee
Our Compensation Committee consists of Daxue Li (Chair), Biming
Guo, Yuxing Ye and Ning Qin. Each of the Compensation Committee
members satisfies the “independence” requirements of Rule
5605(a)(2) of the Listing Rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market. Our
Compensation Committee will assist the board in reviewing and
approving the compensation structure, including all forms of
compensation, relating to our directors and executive officers. No
officer may be present at any committee meeting during which such
officer’s compensation is deliberated upon. The Compensation
Committee will be responsible for, among other things:
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reviewing and approving to the board with respect to the total
compensation package for our most senior executive officers;
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approving and overseeing the total compensation package for our
executives other than the most senior executive officers;
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reviewing and recommending to the board with respect to the
compensation of our directors;
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periodically reviewing and approving any long-term incentive
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selecting compensation consultants, legal counsel or other advisors
after taking into consideration all factors relevant to that
person’s independence from management; and
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programs or similar arrangements, annual bonuses, employee pension
and welfare benefit plans.
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Nominating Committee
Our Nominating Committee consists of Yuxing Ye (Chair), Daxue Li,
Hung Fai Choi and Ning Qin. Each member of the Nominating Committee
will satisfy the “independence” requirements of Rule 5605(a)(2) of
the Listing Rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market. The nominating
committee will assist the board of directors in selecting
individuals qualified to become our directors and in determining
the composition of the board and its committees. The Nominating
Committee will be responsible for, among other things:
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selecting and recommending to the board nominees for election by
the shareholders or appointment by the board;
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annually reviewing with the board the current composition of the
board with regards to characteristics such as independence,
knowledge, skills, experience and diversity;
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making recommendations on the frequency and structure of board
meetings and monitoring the functioning of the committees of the
board; and
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●
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advising the board periodically with regards to significant
developments in the law and practice of corporate governance as
well as our compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and
making recommendations to the board on all matters of corporate
governance and on any remedial action to be taken.
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Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
To the best of our knowledge, none of our directors and officers
has been convicted in a criminal proceeding, excluding traffic
violations or similar misdemeanors, nor has been a party to any
judicial or administrative proceeding during the past ten (10)
years that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining
the person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities
subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any
violation of federal or state securities laws, except for matters
that were dismissed without sanction or settlement. Except as set
forth in our discussion below in “Related Party Transactions,” our
directors and officers have not been involved in any transactions
with us or any of our affiliates or associates which are required
to be disclosed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
SEC.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
We have adopted a code of business conduct and ethics applicable to
our directors, officers and employees. A copy of the code of
business and ethics has been filed as an exhibit to the
registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and will
be available on our investor relations website.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to
compensation for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, earned
by or paid to our chief executive officer and principal executive
officer, our principal financial officer, and our other most highly
compensated executive officers whose total compensation exceeded
US$100,000 (the “named executive officers”).
Name and Principal Position
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary($)
|
|
|
Bonus($)
|
|
|
StockAwards ($)
|
|
|
All Other Compensation ($)
|
|
|
Total($)
|
|
Pijun Liu
|
|
2021
|
|
|
80,000
|
|
|
|
8,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
88,000
|
(1)
|
CEO
|
|
2020
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Kean Tat Che
|
|
2021
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
55,000
|
(1)
|
CFO and Secretary
|
|
2020
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Zheng Dai
|
|
2021
|
|
|
80,000
|
|
|
|
8,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
88,000
|
(1)
|
CTO
|
|
2020
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Zhuo Li
|
|
2021
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
55,000
|
(1)
|
COO
|
|
2020
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1)
|
Such amounts were accrued and the parties agreed that the
compensation payment to be deferred until the Company is listed on
Nasdaq. The Company plans to make the payment from its working
capital upon its listing on Nasdaq.
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Employment Agreements
Our employment agreements with our officers generally provide
employment for a specific term and set annual salaries, health
insurance, pension insurance, paid vacation, and family leave time.
The agreement may be terminated by either party as permitted by
law.
We have entered into an employment agreement with each of Zheng
Dai, our Chairman, and Pijun, Liu, our Chief Executive Officer,
effective from September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2024.
Under the terms of the agreements, each of Messrs. Dai and Liu are
entitled to receive a monthly salary of $8,000, effective from
March 1, 2021, plus one month’s additional salary by the end of
each year. All of these are payable in the equivalent amount of
either in Hong Kong Dollars or Chinese Renminbi. Any variances are
mainly due to fluctuation of currency exchange.
We have also entered into an employment agreement with each of Kean
Tat Che, our Chief Financial Officer, and Zhuo Li, our Chief
Operating Officer, effective from March 28, 2019 through March 27,
2023.
Under the terms of the agreements, each of Messrs. Che and Li are
entitled to receive a monthly salary of $5,000, effective from
March 1, 2021, and plus one month’s additional salary by the end of
each year. All of these are payable in the equivalent amount of
either in Hong Kong Dollars or Chinese Renminbi. Any variances are
mainly due to fluctuation of currency exchange.
Director Compensation
On September 1, 2020, we entered into a service contract with each
of our independent directors Daxue Li, Yuxing Ye, Hung Fai Choi and
Ning Qin. The contracts have a term of two years commencing
September 1, 2020 and we agree to pay $2,000 per month commencing
March 1, 2021 plus one month’s additional payment by the end of
each year.
On April 19, 2021, we entered into a service contract with our
independent director Biming Guo. The contract has a term of two
years commencing April 19, 2021 and we agree to pay $2,000 per
month commencing April 19, 2021 plus one month’s additional payment
by the end of each year.
For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, we did not
compensate our executive directors for their services other than to
reimburse them for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection
with their attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors. For
the year ended December 31, 2021, a total of $22,000 were accrued
for each of our independent directors Daxue Li, Yuxing Ye, Hung Fai
Choi and Ning Qin and a total of $20,000 were accrued for our
independent director Biming Guo. The parties agreed that the
compensation payment to be deferred until the Company is listed on
Nasdaq. The Company plans to make the payment from its working
capital upon its listing on Nasdaq.
RELATED PARTY
TRANSACTIONS
The following is the list of the related parties to which the
Company has transactions with:
|
(a)
|
Beijing Zhidingwang Investment Management Limited Partnership
(“BZIM”), the entity in which the Group’s CEO, Liu PiJun
beneficially own 56% equity interest.
|
|
(b)
|
Zhiding Network Technology (Beijing) Co Limited (“ZNTB”), the
entity in which the Group’s CEO, Liu Pijun beneficially
own 78% equity interest and Group’s Director, Li Daxue
beneficially own 3% equity interest.
|
|
(c)
|
Beijing Xingke Datong Technology Co Ltd (“BXDT”), the entity in
which the supervisor of a subsidiary company, Deng Liangpeng
beneficially own 80% equity interest.
|
|
(d)
|
Huoerguo Zhufeng Technology Co Ltd (“HZTC”), the entity in which
the supervisor of a subsidiary company, Sun Tong beneficially
own 46% equity interest.
|
|
(e)
|
Global Joy Trip (HK) Limited (“Global Joy HK”), the entity in which
the Group’s Chairman, Daizheng and Group’s CEO, Liu Pijun are the
director, the company has been dissolved in Jan 2021.
|
|
(f)
|
Changtongfu Technology (Hainan) Co Limited (“Changtongfu”), the
entity in which the supervisor of a subsidiary company, Deng
Liangpeng, beneficially own 20% equity interest.
|
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2022
Related parties transactions consisted of the following as of the
dates indicated.
Name of related party
|
|
Nature of transaction
|
|
For the
period ended
March 31,
2022
|
|
|
For the
year ended
December 31,
2021
|
|
BZIM
|
|
No transaction during the year
|
|
NA
|
|
|
NA
|
|
ZNTB
|
|
Office rental paid on behalf of the Group
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
189,235 |
|
BXDT
|
|
System service fee
|
|
$ |
618,119 |
|
|
|
485,190 |
|
HZTC
|
|
System service fee
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
739,016 |
|
Changtongfu
|
|
YCloud service revenue
|
|
$ |
158,518 |
|
|
|
4,646,329 |
|
For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and
2020
Related parties transactions consisted of the following as of the
dates indicated.
Name of related party
|
|
Nature of transaction
|
|
During
2021
|
|
|
During
2020
|
|
BZIM
|
|
No transaction during the year
|
|
NA
|
|
|
NA
|
|
ZNTB
|
|
Office rental paid on behalf of the WeTrade Group Inc
|
|
$ |
189,235 |
|
|
|
- |
|
BXDT
|
|
System service fee
|
|
$ |
485,190 |
|
|
|
- |
|
HZTC
|
|
System service fee
|
|
$ |
739,016 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Changtongfu
|
|
YCloud Service revenue
|
|
$ |
4,646,329 |
|
|
|
- |
|
As of December 31, 2021, amount due to related parties consist of
the following:
|
|
As of
December 31,
2021
|
|
|
As of
December 31,
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Related parties payable
|
|
$ |
745,532 |
|
|
$ |
276,501 |
|
Related party loan
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
140,000 |
|
Director fee payable
|
|
|
360,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
$ |
1,105,532 |
|
|
$ |
416,501 |
|
The related party balance of $745,532 represented advances and
professional expenses paid on behalf by Director, which consists of
$504,297 advance from Zheng Dai, $42,000 advance from Zhuo Li,
$10,000 from Kean Tat Che and $189,235 office rental advance from
Liu Pijun through Zhiding Network Technology (Beijing) Co Limited.
It is unsecured, interest-free with no fixed payment term and
imputed interest is consider to be immaterial.
As of December 31, 2021, the director fee payable of $360,000
represented the accrued of director fees from the appointment date
to December 31, 2021.
As of December 31, 2021, the related party loan is $nil (2020:
$140,000) due to the forgiveness of related party loan from Global
Joy Trip Ltd as a result of the Company has been dissolved in
January 2021 and the related company has agreed to forgive the
loan.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth information with respect to
beneficial ownership of our common stock as of the date of this
prospectus by:
|
●
|
Each person who is known by us to beneficially own more than 5% our
outstanding common stock;
|
|
●
|
Each of our director, director nominees and named executive
officers; and
|
|
●
|
All directors and named executive officers as a group.
|
The number and percentage of common stock beneficially owned before
the offering are based on 185,032,503 shares of common stock issued
and outstanding as of the date of this prospectus. Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and
generally requires that such person have voting or investment power
with respect to securities. In computing the number of shares of
common stock beneficially owned by a person listed below and the
percentage ownership of such person, common stock underlying
options, warrants or convertible securities held by each such
person that are exercisable or convertible within 60 days of the
date of this prospectus are deemed outstanding but are not deemed
outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of any other
person. Except as otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this
table, or as required by applicable community property laws, all
persons listed have sole voting and investment power for all common
stock shown as beneficially owned by them. Unless otherwise
indicated in the footnotes, the address for each principal
shareholder is in the care of our Company at No. 1 Gaobei South
Coast, Yi An Men 111 Block 37, Chao Yang District, Beijing City,
People Republic of China, 100020. As of the date hereof, we have
370 shareholders of record.
Executive Officers and Directors
|
|
Amount of Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock(1)
|
|
|
Pre-Offering Percentage Ownership of Common
Stock(2)
|
|
|
Post-Offering Percentage Ownership of Common
Stock (2)(3)
|
|
Directors and Named Executive Officers:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Zheng Dai (4)
|
|
|
52,290,290
|
|
|
|
28.3
|
%
|
|
|
26.8
|
%
|
Pijun Liu
|
|
|
8,975,820
|
|
|
|
4.8
|
%
|
|
|
4.6
|
%
|
Kean Tat Che
|
|
|
5,900,000
|
|
|
|
3.2
|
%
|
|
|
3.0
|
%
|
Li
Zhuo
|
|
|
5,900,000
|
|
|
|
3.2
|
%
|
|
|
3.0
|
%
|
Biming Guo
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Daxue Li
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Yuxing Ye
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Hung Fai Choi
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Ning Qin
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
All executive officers and directors as a group (9
persons)
|
|
|
73,066,110
|
|
|
|
39.5
|
%
|
|
|
37.5
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5% or Greater Shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Future Science and Technology Co Ltd(4)
|
|
|
52,290,290
|
|
|
|
28.2
|
%
|
|
|
26.8
|
%
|
AiShangYou Limited(5)
|
|
|
49,035,182
|
|
|
|
26.5
|
%
|
|
|
25.2
|
%
|
LD
Property Limited (6)
|
|
|
10,800,000
|
|
|
|
5.8
|
%
|
|
|
5.5
|
%
|
*Less than 1%.
(1)
|
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of
the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to the
common stock. All shares represent only common stock held by
shareholders as no options are issued or outstanding.
|
(2)
|
Calculation based on 185,032,503 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding as of the date of this prospectus.
|
(3)
|
Assuming 10,000,000 shares of common stock are issued in this
offering, not including shares of common stock underlying the
underwriter’s Over-Allotment Option.
|
|
|
(4)
|
Zheng Dai has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares
held by Future Science and Technology Co Ltd.
|
|
|
(5)
|
Shufeng Zang, a non-affiliate of the registrant, has sole voting
and dispositive power over the shares held by AiShangYou
Limited.
|
|
|
(6)
|
It
is an equity incentive trust company, the shares of common stock
under this company were held for the employees of the Company, and
therefore are not free-trading shares.
|
DESCRIPTION OF SHARE
CAPITAL
Our authorized capital stock consists of unlimited shares of common
stock, no par value per share and 0 (zero) shares of preferred
stock.
The following summary of the material provisions of our common
stock and Articles of Incorporation is qualified by reference to
the provisions of our Articles of Incorporation included as
exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is
a part.
Common Stock
Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share. Our
Articles of Incorporation do not provide for cumulative voting.
Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive such dividends,
if any, as may be declared by our board of directors out of legally
available funds. However, the current policy of our board of
directors is to retain earnings, if any, for the operation and
expansion of the Company. The Company can issue shares at any time,
without a shareholder meeting or shareholder consent. The Company
may at any time, increase the number of shares, split their shares,
forward or reverse, as well as change the name of the shares
without a shareholder meeting consistent with the provisions of the
Wyoming Business Corporations Act. The Company may amend its
Articles of Incorporation at any time with respect to its common
stock, by way of a board resolution and without a shareholder
meeting consistent with the provisions of the Wyoming Business
Corporations Act. Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the
holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in all of
our assets which are legally available for distribution after the
payment of or provision for all liabilities and the liquidation
preference of any outstanding preferred stock. The holders of our
common stock have no preemptive, subscription, redemption, or
conversion rights.
Preferred Stock
Our Articles of Incorporation do not authorize the issuance of
preferred stock.
Cash Dividends
We have not paid any cash dividends to shareholders. The
declaration of any future cash dividend will be at the discretion
of our board of directors, and will depend upon our earnings, if
any, our capital requirements and financial position, our general
economic conditions, and other pertinent conditions. It is our
present intention not to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable
future, but rather to reinvest earnings, if any, in our business
operations. Payment of dividends in the future will depend on our
future earnings, future capital needs and our operating and
financial condition, among other factors.
Limited Liability and Indemnification.
Our Articles of Incorporation eliminate the personal liability of
our directors for monetary damages arising from a breach of their
fiduciary duty as directors to the fullest extent permitted by
Wyoming law. This limitation does not affect the availability of
equitable remedies, such as injunctive relief or rescission. Our
Articles of Incorporation require us to indemnify our directors and
officers to the fullest extent permitted by Wyoming law, including
in circumstances in which indemnification is otherwise
discretionary under Wyoming law.
Under Wyoming law, we may indemnify our directors or officers or
other persons who were, are or are threatened to be made a named
defendant or respondent in a proceeding because the person is or
was our director, officer, employee or agent, if we determine that
the person:
|
•
|
conducted himself or herself in good faith;
|
|
•
|
reasonably believed, in the case of conduct in his or her official
capacity as our director or officer, that his or her conduct was in
our best interests, and, in all other cases, that his or her
conduct was at least not opposed to our best interests; and
|
|
•
|
in
the case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
|
These persons may be indemnified against expenses, including
attorney fees, judgments, fines, including excise taxes, and
amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred, by
the person in connection with the proceeding. If the person is
found liable to the Company, no indemnification shall be made
unless the court in which the action was brought determines that
the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity in an
amount that the court will establish.
Disclosure of SEC Position on Indemnification for
Securities Act Liabilities. Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933
(the “Securities Act”) may be permitted to directors, officers or
persons controlling us pursuant to the above provisions, 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. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person 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, we will, unless in
the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by us is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE
SALE
Prior to this offering, our common stock is quoted on the OTC Pink
Market under the symbol “WETG”, however, there has been no
established public trading market for our common stock. The
offering price is $4.00 per share of common stock. Future
sales of substantial amounts of common stock in the public market
after our offering, or the possibility of these sales occurring,
could cause the prevailing market price for our common stock to
fall or impair our ability to raise equity capital in the
future.
Upon completion of this offering, we will have an aggregate of
195,032,503 shares of common stock outstanding, assuming the
underwriter does not exercise the Over-Allotment Option. The common
stock sold in this offering will be freely tradable without
restriction or further registration under the Securities Act.
Lock-up Agreements
We have agreed, for a period of 180 days after the date of this
prospectus, not to offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, grant any
option to purchase, make any short sale, lend or otherwise dispose
of, except in this offering, any of our common stock and securities
that are substantially similar to our common stock, including but
not limited to any options or warrants to purchase our common stock
or any securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or
that represent the right to receive, our common stock or any such
substantially similar securities (other than pursuant to employee
stock option plans existing on, or upon the conversion or exchange
of convertible or exchangeable securities outstanding as of, the
date such lock-up agreement was executed), without the prior
written consent of the underwriter.
Furthermore, our officers, directors and certain shareholders have
also entered into a similar lock-up agreement for a period of 180
days from the date of this prospectus, subject to certain
exceptions, with respect to our common stock and securities
that are substantially similar to our common stock. These parties
collectively own 66.7% of our outstanding common stock,
without giving effect to this offering.
The restrictions described in the preceding paragraphs are subject
to certain exception. See “Underwriting.”
Other than this offering, we are not aware of any plans by any
significant shareholders to dispose of significant numbers of our
common stock. However, one or more existing shareholders may
dispose of significant numbers of our common stock in the future.
We cannot predict what effect, if any, future sales of our common
stock, or the availability of common stock for future sale, will
have on the trading price of our common stock from time to time.
Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public
market, or the perception that these sales could occur, could
adversely affect the trading price of our common stock.
Rule 144
All of our common stock that will be outstanding upon the
completion of this offering, other than those common stock sold in
this offering, are “restricted securities” as that term is defined
in Rule 144 under the Securities Act and may be sold publicly in
the United States only if they are subject to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an
exemption from the registration requirement such as those provided
by Rule 144 and Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act. In
general, beginning 90 days after the date of this prospectus, a
person (or persons whose shares are aggregated) who at the time of
a sale is not, and has not been during the three months preceding
the sale, an affiliate of ours and has beneficially owned our
restricted securities for at least six months will be entitled to
sell the restricted securities without registration under the
Securities Act, subject only to the availability of current public
information about us, and will be entitled to sell restricted
securities beneficially owned for at least one year without
restriction. Persons who are our affiliates and have beneficially
owned our restricted securities for at least six months may sell a
number of restricted securities within any three-month period that
does not exceed the greater of the following:
|
●
|
1%
of the then outstanding shares of common stock, which immediately
after this offering will equal shares of common stock, assuming the
underwriter does not exercise their Over-Allotment Option; or
|
|
●
|
the average weekly trading volume of our common stock, during the
four calendar weeks preceding the date on which notice of the sale
is filed with the SEC.
|
Sales by our affiliates under Rule 144 are also subject to certain
requirements relating to manner of sale, notice and the
availability of current public information about us.
Rule 701
In general, under Rule 701 of the Securities Act as currently in
effect, each of our employees, consultants or advisors who
purchases our common stock from us in connection with a
compensatory stock plan or other written agreement executed prior
to the completion of this offering is eligible to resell those
common stock in reliance on Rule 144, but without compliance with
some of the restrictions, including the holding period, contained
in Rule 144. However, the Rule 701 shares would remain subject to
lock-up arrangements and would only become eligible for sale when
the lock-up period expires.
Regulation S
Regulation S provides generally that sales made in offshore
transactions are not subject to the registration or
prospectus-delivery requirements of the Securities Act.
UNDERWRITING
In connection with this offering, we entered into an underwriting
agreement with Univest Securities, LLC, which we sometimes refer to
herein as the “Underwriter”. Brilliant Norton Securities Company
Limited is not broker-dealers registered with the SEC. Therefore,
to the extent Brilliant Norton Securities Company Limited intends
to make any offers or sales of the ordinary shares in the United
States, it will do so only through one or more registered
broker-dealers in compliance with applicable securities law and
regulations, and FINRA rules. The Underwriter may retain other
brokers or dealers to act as sub-agents on its behalf in connection
with this offering and may pay any sub-agent a solicitation fee
with respect to any securities placed by it. The Underwriter has
agreed to purchase, and we have agreed to sell to the Underwriter,
the number of shares of our common stock indicated below:
Name:
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Number
of Shares:
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Univest Securities, LLC
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2,500,000 |
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Brilliant Norton Securities Company Limited
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7,500,000 |
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Total:
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10,000,000 |
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The Underwriter is committed to purchase all the shares of common
stock offered by this prospectus if it purchases any shares. The
Underwriter is not obligated to purchase the common stock covered
by the Underwriter’s over-allotment option to purchase common stock
described below. The Underwriter is offering the common stock,
subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by
it, subject to approval of legal matters by its counsel, and other
conditions contained in the underwriting agreement, such as the
receipt by the Underwriter of officer’s certificates and legal
opinions. The Underwriter reserves the right to withdraw, cancel or
modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in
part. This offering is contingent upon us listing our common stock
on Nasdaq or another national exchange.
Over-Allotment Option
We have granted to the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up
to an aggregate of additional 1,500,000 shares of common stock
(equal to 15% of the number of shares of common stock sold in the
offering), in any combination thereof, at the offering price per
share set forth on the cover page of the registration statement of
which this prospectus forms a part, less underwriting
discounts.
Discounts and Expense Reimbursement
Under the underwriting agreement, we have agreed to give the
Underwriter a discount equal to 6.5% of the offering price.
The following table shows, for each of the total without
over-allotment option and total with full over-allotment option
offering amounts, the per share and total offering price,
underwriting discounts to be paid to the Underwriter by us, and
proceeds to us, before expenses, at a $4.00 per share offering
price.
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Per
Share of
Common
Stock
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Total Without
Over-Allotment
Option
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Total With Full
Over-Allotment
Option
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Offering Price
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$ |
4.00 |
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$ |
40,000,000 |
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$ |
46,000,000 |
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Underwriting Discounts
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$ |
0.26 |
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$ |
2,600,000 |
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$ |
2,990,000 |
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Proceeds to us, Before Expenses
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$ |
3.74 |
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$ |
37,400,000 |
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$ |
43,010,000 |
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Under the underwriting agreement, we have agreed to pay the
Underwriter’s reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including fees and
expenses of the Underwriter’s counsel) incurred by the Underwriter
in connection with this offering of up to $230,000, including but
not limited to travel, due diligence expenses, reasonable fees and
expenses of its legal counsel, roadshow and background check. We
have paid $80,000 to the Underwriter as an advance to be applied
towards the out-of-pocket expenses. Any unused portion of the
advances shall be returned to the Company upon the termination date
in the event that the advances are not expended.
We estimate that the total expenses of the offering, including
registration, filing and listing fees, printing fees and legal and
accounting expenses, but excluding Underwriter’s discounts and
reimbursable out-of-pocket expenses, will be approximately
$600,000, all of which are payable by us.
The foregoing does not purport to be a complete statement of the
terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement. The
underwriting agreement is included as an exhibit to the
registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
Right of First Refusal
We have agreed to grant the Underwriter, for the 12-month period
following the first day of trading of our common stock, a right of
first refusal to provide investment banking services to the Company
on an exclusive basis in all matters for which investment banking
services are sought by the Company (such right, the "Right of First
Refusal"), which right is exercisable in the Underwriter's sole
discretion. For these purposes, investment banking services shall
include, without limitation, (a) acting as lead manager for any
underwritten public offering; (b) acting as exclusive placement
agent, initial purchaser or financial advisor in connection with
any private offering of securities of the Company; and (c) acting
as financial advisor in connection with any sale or other transfer
by the Company, directly or indirectly, of a majority or
controlling portion of its capital stock or assets to another
entity, any purchase or other transfer by another entity, directly
or indirectly, of a majority or controlling portion of the capital
stock or assets of the Company, and any merger or consolidation of
the Company with another entity. The Right of First Refusal granted
hereunder may be terminated by the Company for "cause," which shall
mean a material breach by the Underwriter of the terms of its
engagement letter with the Company or a material failure by the
Underwriter to provide the services as contemplated by such
engagement letter.
Observer’s right
For the period of one year from the effective date of the
registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, upon
notice from the Underwriter to the Company, the Underwriter shall
have the right to send a representative (who need not be the same
individual from meeting to meeting) to observe each meeting of the
board of directors of the Company; provided that such
representative shall sign a Regulation FD compliant confidentiality
agreement which is reasonably acceptable to the Underwriter and its
counsel in connection with such representative’s attendance at
meetings of the board of directors; and provided further that upon
written notice to the Underwriter, the Company may exclude the
representative from meetings where, in the written opinion of
counsel for the Company, the representative’s presence would
destroy the attorney-client privilege. The Company agrees to give
the Underwriter written notice of each such meeting and to provide
the Underwriter with an agenda and minutes of the meeting no later
than it gives such notice and provides such items to the other
directors, and reimburse the representative of the Underwriter for
his or her reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection
with its attendance at the meeting, including but not limited to,
food, lodging and transportation, as well fees or compensation not
in excess of those received by other non-employee members of the
board of directors of the Company.
Lock-Up Agreements
Each of our officers, directors, and certain existing shareholders
have agreed not to offer, issue, sell, contract to sell, encumber,
grant any option for the sale of or otherwise dispose of any shares
of our common stock or other securities convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable for common stock for a period of 180
days from the date of this prospectus is a part without the prior
written consent of the Underwriter.
The Underwriter may in its sole discretion and at any time without
notice release some or all of the shares subject to lock-up
agreements prior to the expiration of the lock-up period. When
determining whether or not to release shares from the lock-up
agreements, the Underwriter will consider, among other factors, the
security holder’s reasons for requesting the release, the number of
shares for which the release is being requested and market
conditions at the time.
Price Stabilization
The Underwriter will be required to comply with the Securities Act
and the Exchange Act, including without limitation, Rule 10b-5 and
Regulation M under the Exchange Act. These rules and regulations
may limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of capital
stock by the Underwriter acting as principal. Under these rules and
regulations, the Underwriter:
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may not engage in any stabilization activity in connection with our
securities; and
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may not bid for or purchase any of our securities or attempt to
induce any person to purchase any of our securities, other than as
permitted under the Exchange Act, until it has completed its
participation in the distribution.
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Determination of Offering Price
The offering price of the common stock we are offering was
determined by us in consultation with the Underwriter based on
discussions with potential investors in light of the history and
prospects of our Company, the stage of development of our business,
our business plans for the future and the extent to which they have
been implemented, an assessment of our management, the public stock
price for similar companies, general conditions of the securities
markets at the time of the offering and such other factors as were
deemed relevant.
Electronic Offer, Sale and Distribution of
Securities
A prospectus in electronic format may be delivered to potential
investors by the Underwriter. The prospectus in electronic format
will be identical to the paper version of such prospectus. Other
than the prospectus in electronic format, the information on the
Underwriter’s website and any information contained in any other
website maintained by the Underwriter is not part of the prospectus
or the registration statement of which this Prospectus forms a
part.
Foreign Regulatory Restrictions on Purchase of our
Shares
We have not taken any action to permit a public offering of our
shares outside the United States or to permit the possession or
distribution of this prospectus outside the United States. People
outside the United States who come into possession of this
prospectus must inform themselves about and observe any
restrictions relating to this Offering of our shares and the
distribution of this prospectus outside the United States.
Indemnification
We have agreed to indemnify the Underwriter against liabilities
relating to the Offering arising under the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act and to contribute to payments that the Underwriter may
be required to make for these liabilities.
Application for Nasdaq Market Listing
Our common stock was approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital
Market under the symbol “WETG.”
If our shares of common stock are listed on the Nasdaq Capital
Market, we will be subject to continued listing requirements and
corporate governance standards of the Nasdaq Capital Market. We
expect these new rules and regulations to significantly increase
our legal, accounting and financial compliance costs.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the
common stock offered hereby will be opined upon for us by Ortoli
Rosenstadt LLP. Beijing Jintai Law Firm and Beijing Zhonglun
W&D Law Firm (Xi’an) are acting as counsel to our Company
regarding PRC law matters. Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC is
acting as United States securities counsel to the underwriter.
Ortoli Rosenstadt LLP may rely upon Beijing Jintai Law Firm
and Beijing Zhonglun W&D Law Firm (Xi’an) with respect to
matters governed by the law of the PRC.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements for the year ended December
31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, as set forth in this prospectus and
elsewhere in the registration statement have been so included in
reliance on the report of TAAD LLP, an independent registered
public accounting firm, given on their authority as experts in
accounting and auditing. The office of TAAD LLP is located at 20955
Pathfinder Road, Suite 330, Diamond Bar, CA 91765.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1
under the Securities Act with respect to the common stock offered
hereby. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the
registration statement, does not contain all of the information set
forth in the registration statement or the exhibits filed
therewith. For further information about us and the common stock
offered hereby, reference is made to the registration statement and
the exhibits filed therewith. Statements contained in this
prospectus regarding the contents of any contract or any other
document that is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement
are not necessarily complete, and in each instance, we refer you to
the copy of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to
the registration statement. However, statements in the prospectus
contain the material provisions of such contracts, agreements and
other documents. We currently do not file periodic reports with the
SEC. Upon closing of our public offering, we will be required to
file periodic reports and other information with the SEC pursuant
to the Exchange Act. A copy of the registration statement and the
exhibits filed therewith may be inspected without charge at the
public reference room maintained by the SEC, located at 100 F
Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549, and copies of all or any part of
the registration statement may be obtained from that office. Please
call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information about the
public reference room. The SEC also maintains a website that
contains reports, information statements and other information
regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC. The
address of the website is www.sec.gov.
Financial Statements and Selected Financial
Data
INDEX TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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PAGE
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
as of March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2021
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F-2
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the three months
ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
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F-3
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three months
ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
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F-4
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2022
and 2021
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F-5
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|
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended March
31, 2022 and 2021
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F-6 - F-17
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Report of Independent Registered
Accounting Firm
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F-18
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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
December 31, 2021 and 2020
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F-19
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Consolidated Statements of Income and
Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2021 and
2020
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F-20
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Consolidated Statements of
Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2021 and
2020
|
F-21
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|
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
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F-22
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Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
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F-23 – F-35
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WETRADE
GROUP INC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(All amounts shown in U.S. Dollars)
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|
March 31,
2022
(Unaudited)
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|
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December 31,
2021
|
|
|
|
|
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ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
7,568,537 |
|
|
$ |
616,593 |
|
Accounts receivables
|
|
|
958,797 |
|
|
|
5,627,463 |
|
Account receivable- related party
|
|
|
36,083 |
|
|
|
3,603,402 |
|
Note receivable
|
|
|
3,669,872 |
|
|
|
3,798,130 |
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Other receivables
|
|
|
136,590 |
|
|
|
30,147 |
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