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The increase of the authorized shares of Common Stock from 16,666,667 shares, par value $0.0001 per share, to 3,000,000,000 shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and preferred stock from 1,666,667 shares, par value $0.0001 per share, to 100,000,000 shares, par value $0.0001 per share;
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The approval of a reverse stock split of the authorized and unauthorized capital stock of the Company, at a ratio ranging between 1-for-2 and 1-for-250, with the exact ratio to be determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, to be effected at any time prior to the one-year anniversary of the date of approval of this resolution; and
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The approval of a Certificate of Change Pursuant to NRS 78.209 to the Company's Articles of Incorporation, substantially in the form presented to the stockholders and attached as Annex B hereto.
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June 30, 2026
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By Order of the Board of Directors,
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Peter Z. Wang
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Director, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR STOCKHOLDERS
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General Information
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Vote Required
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Delivery of Documents to Stockholders Sharing an Address
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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PROPOSALS ADOPTED BY SHAREHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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The increase of the authorized shares of Common Stock from 16,666,667 shares, par value $0.0001 per share, to 3,000,000,000 shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and preferred stock from 1,666,667 shares, par value $0.0001 per share, to 100,000,000 shares, par value $0.0001 per share;
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The approval of a reverse stock split of the authorized and unauthorized capital stock of the Company, at a ratio ranging between 1-for-2 and 1-for-250, with the exact ratio to be determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, to be effected at any time prior to the one-year anniversary of the date of approval of this resolution; and
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The approval of a Certificate of Change Pursuant to NRS 78.209 to the Company's Articles of Incorporation, substantially in the form presented to the stockholders and attached as Annex B hereto.
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each person, or group of affiliated persons, who is known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our Common Stock;
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each of our named executive officers that beneficially owns shares of our Common Stock;
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each of our directors that beneficially owns shares of our Common Stock; and
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all of our executive officers and directors as a group.
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1):
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Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership
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Percentage of
Class%
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Directors and executive officers:
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Executive Officers:
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Peter Z. Wang(2)(3), Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director and Chairman of the Board
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125,075
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5.07%
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Edward Ye(4), Chief Financial Officer
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692
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Wei Zhong, Chief Technology Officer
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Ming He(5), Treasurer
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250
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Non-Executive Directors:
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Charles Athle Nelson, Director
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Guangguang "Steve" Qin, Director
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Benjamin B. Ge(6), Director
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All officers and directors as a group (7 persons):
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126,681
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5.14%
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5% Beneficial Owner
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Fei Su
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200,000
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8.11%
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Quanmin Lou
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200,000
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Wei Zheng
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200,000
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8.11%
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Xiaodong Zhu
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200,000
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8.11%
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Xiaqing Yang
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200,000
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JCE PARTNERS LLC(7)
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138,331
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5.61%
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Percentage of total voting power represents voting power with respect to all shares of our Common Stock. Holders of Common Stock are entitled to one (1) vote per share for each share of Common Stock held by them.
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Peter Z. Wang has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Cenntro Enterprise Limited.
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Consists of (i) 109,000 shares of common stock ("Acquisition Shares") issued pursuant to an acquisition agreement CENN's predecessor Naked Brand Group Limited ("NBG") entered into with Cenntro Automotive Group Limited ("CAG") on November 5, 2021 to effect a combination through reverse merger which occurred on December 30, 2021 (the "Combination"), whereby NBG purchased ordinary shares of CAG to effect the Combination using 174,853,546 ordinary shares held of record by Cenntro Enterprise Limited, (ii) 10,241 Acquisition Shares held of record by Trendway Capital Limited, each of which is wholly owned by Mr. Peter Wang, and (iii) 5,834 shares of Common Stock that Mr. Wang has the right to acquire from us, pursuant to the exercise of stock options granted under the Company's 2023 equity incentive plan (the "2023 Plan"). Mr. Wang has voting and dispositive power over the securities held by each entity and as a result may be deemed to beneficially own the securities of such entities. Each of Cenntro Enterprise Limited and Trendway Capital Limited received such Acquisition Shares presented above following the closing of the Combination, pursuant to the Distribution.
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Consists of 692 shares of Common Stock that Mr. Ye has the right to acquire from us pursuant to the exercise of stock options granted under the 2023 Plan.
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Consists of 250 shares of Common Stock that Mr. He has the right to acquire from us pursuant to the exercise of stock options granted under 2023 Plan.
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Consists of 497 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Ge, and 167 shares of Common Stock that Mr. Ge has the right to acquire from us pursuant to the exercise of stock options granted under the 2023 Plan.
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JCE PARTNERS LLC is controlled by Dan Zhang. The registered address of JCE PARTNERS LLC is 641 N. Dupont Hwy, Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19901.
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Name
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Age
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Position
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Executive Officers:
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Peter Z. Wang
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Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director and Chairman of the Board
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Edward Ye
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Chief Financial Officer
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Wei Zhong
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Chief Technology Officer
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Ming He
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Treasurer
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Non-Executive Directors:
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Charles Athle Nelson(1)
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Director
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Guangguang "Steve" Qin(1)(2)(3)
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70
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Director
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Benjamin B. Ge(1)(2)(3)
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Director
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Member of the Audit Committee
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Member of the Compensation Committee
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Member of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee
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appointing the independent auditors and pre-approving all auditing and non-auditing services permitted to be performed by the independent auditors;
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reviewing with the independent auditors any audit problems or difficulties and management's response;
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discussing the annual audited financial statements with management and the independent auditors;
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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 exposures;
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reviewing and approving all proposed related party transactions;
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meeting separately and periodically with management and the independent auditors; and
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monitoring compliance with our code of business conduct and ethics, including reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of our procedures to ensure proper compliance.
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reviewing and approving, or recommending to the board for its approval, the compensation for our Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers;
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reviewing and recommending to the shareholders for determination with respect to the compensation of our directors;
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reviewing periodically and approving any incentive compensation or equity plans, programs or similar arrangements; and
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selecting compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser only after taking into consideration all factors relevant to that person's independence from management.
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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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reviewing annually 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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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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Peter Z. Wang, Chief Executive Officer;
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Edward Ye, Chief Financial Officer;
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Ming He, Treasurer; and
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Name and Principal Position
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Fiscal
Year
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Salary
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Bonus
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Stock
Awards
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All Other
Compensation
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Total
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Peter Z. Wang
Chief Executive Officer
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2025
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350,000
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1,234,596(1)
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2024
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350,000
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Edward Ye(2)
Chief Financial Officer
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2025
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94,434
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71,660(3)
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166,094
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2024
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85,368
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71,660(3)
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157,028
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Ming He
Treasurer
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2025
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250,000
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53,774(4)
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303,774
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2024
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250,000
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53,774(4)
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303,774
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On May 3, 2022, Mr. Wang was granted an option to purchase 350,000 shares of common stock of the Company under the former 2022 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2022 Plan"), with an exercise price per share equal to $1.8480 per share of incentive stock options and $1.6800 per share of non-statutory stock options, which is equal to the price per share of common stock of the Company on the date of grant of the option, out of which 87,500 and 87,500 options vested during the years ended December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, fair value of which is represented here, respectively.
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On March 1, 2024, our Board appointed Mr. Edward Ye as Acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Edmond Cheng served as Chief Financial Officer prior to his resignation from the Company on March 1, 2024.
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On May 3, 2022, Mr. Ye was granted an option to purchase 20,000 shares of common stock of the Company under the former 2022 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2022 Plan"), with an exercise price per share equal to $16.800 per share, which is equal to the price per share of common stock of the Company on the date of grant of the option, out of which 5,000 and 5,000 options vested during the years ended December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, fair value of which is represented here, respectively.
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On May 3, 2022, Mr. He was granted an option to purchase 15,000 shares of common stock of the Company under the former 2022 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2022 Plan"), with an exercise price per share equal to $16.800 per share, which is equal to the price per share of common stock of the Company on the date of grant of the option, out of which 3,752 and 3,752 options vested during the years ended December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, fair value of which is represented here, respectively.
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Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
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Exercisabe
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Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
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Unexercisable
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Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
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Option
Exercise
Price
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Option
Expiration
Date
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Number
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Shares
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Units
of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
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Market
Value
of
Shares
or
Units
of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
($)
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Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Unearned
Shares,
Units,
or
Other
Rights
That
Have
Not
Vested
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Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market
or
Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units,
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Other
Rights
That
Have
Not
Vested
($)
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Peter Z. Wang
Chief Executive Officer
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23,812
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5,953
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18.4800
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May 03, 2027
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5,953
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810
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304,313
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15,922
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16.8000
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May 03, 2032
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15,922
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Edward Ye
Chief Financial Officer
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18,750
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1,250
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16.8000
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May 03, 2032
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1,250
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170
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21,469
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30.9182
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December 31, 2029
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Ming He
Treasurer
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14,070
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930
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16.8000
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May 03, 2032
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930
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89,454
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2.7947
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Control of the Company by stockholders may change due to new issuances.
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The election of the Board will be dominated by large new stockholders, effectively blocking current stockholders from electing directors.
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Business plans and operations may change.
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Name:
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Peter Wang
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer, President,
Chairman of the Board and Director
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