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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2026
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM F-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Lianhe Sowell International Group Ltd
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | N/A | |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
15th Floor, Sannuo Smart Building,
No. 3388 Binhai Ave, Binhai Community,
Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China
Tel: +86-400-616-9629
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Cogency Global Inc.
122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168
Telephone: (212) 947-7200
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Arila E. Zhou, Esq.
Anna J. Wang, Esq.
Robinson & Cole LLP
Chrysler East Building
666 Third Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 451-2942
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of the registration statement.
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If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
| † | The term "new or revised financial accounting standard" refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012. |
The Registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment that specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED November 12, 2026
PROSPECTUS
Lianhe Sowell International Group Ltd
$200,000,000
Class A Ordinary Shares, Preferred Shares, Debt Securities
Warrants, Units and Rights
We may, from time to time in one or more offerings, offer and sell up to $200,000,000 in the aggregate of Class A ordinary shares of par value US$0.0128 each in the capital of the Company (the "Class A Ordinary Shares"), preferred shares, warrants to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares or preferred shares, debt securities, rights or any combination of the foregoing, either individually or as units comprised of one or more of the other securities. The prospectus supplement for each offering of securities will describe in detail the plan of distribution for that offering. For general information about the distribution of securities offered, please see "Plan of Distribution" in this prospectus.
This prospectus provides a general description of the securities we may offer. We will provide the specific terms of the securities offered in one or more supplements to this prospectus. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you in connection with these offerings. The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read carefully this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, as well as the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference, before you invest in any of our securities. This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell any securities unless accompanied by the applicable prospectus supplement.
Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5. of Form F-3, in no event will we sell the securities covered hereby in a public primary offering with a value exceeding more than one-third of the aggregate market value of our Ordinary Shares in any 12-month period so long as the aggregate market value of our outstanding Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates remains below $75,000,000. The aggregate market value of our outstanding voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates is approximately $10.4 million based on the closing price of $3.81 per Class A Ordinary Share on November 9, 2026 and 2,742,377 Class A Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates. During the 12 calendar months prior to and including the date of this prospectus, we have not offered or sold any securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3.
Our Class A Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "LHSW." The applicable prospectus supplement will contain information, where applicable, as to other listings, if any, on the Nasdaq Capital Market or other securities exchange of the securities covered by the prospectus supplement.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See "Risk Factors" on page 8 of this prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, as updated in the applicable prospectus supplement, any related free writing prospectus and other future filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, for a discussion of the factors you should consider carefully before deciding to purchase our securities.
We may sell these securities directly to investors, through agents designated from time to time or to or through underwriters or dealers. For additional information on the methods of sale, you should refer to the section entitled "Plan of Distribution" in this prospectus. If any underwriters are involved in the sale of any securities with respect to which this prospectus is being delivered, the names of such underwriters and any applicable commissions or discounts will be set forth in a prospectus supplement. The price to the public of such securities and the net proceeds we expect to receive from such sale will also be set forth in a prospectus supplement.
Lianhe Sowell International Group Ltd, which we refer to as "Sowell," the "Company," or "Cayman Islands holding company," is a holding company with no material operations of its own, and conducts substantially all of its operations through Shenzhen Sowell Technology Development Co., Ltd. ("Shenzhen Sowell"), and subsidiaries of Shenzhen Sowell, including Hezhi Rongtong (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd. ("Hezhi Rongtong"), Shenzhen Sowell Digital Energy Technology Co., Ltd. ("Shenzhen Sowell Digital"), Shenzhen Aiyin Digital Technology Co., Ltd. ("Shenzhen Aiyin"), Suzhou Sowell Vision Technology Co., Ltd. ("Suzhou Sowell"), and Quzhou Lianhe Sowell Technology Co., Ltd. ("Quzhou Sowell"), Lianhe Sowell Precision Machine (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd ("Sowell Precision Hangzhou"), and Lianhe Sowell Precision Machine (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd ("Sowell Precision Shenzhen"), which we collectively refer to as "PRC operating entities," or "PRC operating subsidiaries." The securities offered in this offering are securities of Sowell, our Cayman Islands holding company, instead of securities of any PRC operating entities. Investors in our securities should be aware that they may never hold equity interests in any PRC operating entities.
We indirectly hold 100% equity interests in Shenzhen Sowell, through our BVI subsidiary, Lianhe Sowell International Holding Group Ltd., which we will refer to as "Sowell BVI," and our Hong Kong subsidiary, Lianhe Sowell International Group Limited, which we will refer to as "Sowell HK," and two other PRC subsidiaries, Lianhe Sowell International Holdings (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd., which we refer to as "Sowell Hangzhou", and Lianhe Sowell International Holdings (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., which we refer to as "Sowell International". Sowell Hangzhou holds 100% equity interests in Shenzhen Sowell and Sowell Precision Hangzhou. Sowell International holds 83% equity interests in Sowell Precision Shenzhen. For more details, see "Our Corporate History and Structure" on page 3 of this prospectus. We do not have a variable interest entity structure. Each of the PRC operating entities was organized in the PRC and their operations are governed by the PRC laws.
We, the Cayman Islands holding company, does not have any substantive operations other than indirectly holding the equity interest in our operating subsidiaries in China and other countries and regions. As of the date of this prospectus, (i) the Company's business operations are carried out inside China; and (ii) it does not maintain any variable interest entity structure or operate any data center in China. The Company may still be subject to PRC laws relating to, among others, data security and restrictions over foreign investments due to the complexity of the regulatory regime in China, and the recent statements and regulatory actions by the PRC government relating to data security may affect our business operations in China or even our ability to offer securities in the United States. Neither Sowell nor any of our subsidiaries has obtained the approval from either the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the "CSRC") or the Cyberspace Administration of China (the "CAC") for the filing of this registration statement and any applicable amendment, and the Company does not intend to obtain the approval from either the CSRC or CAC in connection with any such filing, since Company does not believe, based upon advice of our PRC counsel, Guangdong Xinchu Law Firm, that such approval is required under these circumstances or for the time being. There can be no assurance, however, that regulators in China will not take a contrary view or will not subsequently require us to undergo the approval procedures and subject us to penalties for non-compliance. As advised by our PRC legal counsel, Guangdong Xinchu Law Firm, we are required to go through filing procedures with the CSRC within three business days after the completion of the offerings in connection with this registration statement. We will begin the process of preparing a report and other required materials in connection with the CSRC filing, which will be submitted to the CSRC in due course. If we fail to complete such filing requirement, Chinese regulatory authorities may impose fines and penalties upon the PRC operating entities' operations in China, limit the PRC operating entities' operating privileges in China, delay or restrict the repatriation of the proceeds from the offerings in connection with this registration statement into China, or take other actions that could have a material adverse effect upon the PRC operating entities' business, financial condition, results of operations, reputation and prospects, as well as the trading price of our securities. See "Risk Factors-Risks Related to Doing Business in China."
This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell our securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement. The information contained or incorporated in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, or such prospectus supplement, as applicable, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of our securities
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 November 12, 2026.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| About this Prospectus | ii | |
| Commonly Used Defined Terms | iii | |
| Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements | v | |
| Prospectus Summary | 1 | |
| Risk Factors | 8 | |
| Use of Proceeds | 9 | |
| Dilution | 10 | |
| Description of Share Capital | 11 | |
| Description of Debt Securities | 22 | |
| Description of Warrants | 26 | |
| Description of Units | 28 | |
| Plan of Distribution | 29 | |
| Legal Matters | 31 | |
| Experts | 31 | |
| Information Incorporated by Reference | 32 | |
| Where You Can Find More Information | 33 | |
| Enforceability of Civil Liabilities | 33 |
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, using a "shelf" registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may from time to time sell Class A ordinary shares, preferred shares, warrants to purchase Class A ordinary shares or preferred shares, debt securities or any combination of the foregoing, either individually or as units comprised of one or more of the other securities, in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $200,000,000. We have provided to you in this prospectus a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities under this shelf registration, we will, to the extent required by law, provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus or in any documents that we have incorporated by reference into this prospectus. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this prospectus and the prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement or the related free writing prospectus; provided that if any statement in one of these documents is inconsistent with a statement in another document having a later date - for example, a document filed after the date of this prospectus and incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus - the statement in the document having the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement.
We have not authorized any dealer, agent or other person to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, or any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you. You must not rely upon any information or representation not contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or an accompanying prospectus supplement, or any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you. This prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement, if any, do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the registered securities to which they relate, nor do this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus is accurate on any date subsequent to the date set forth on the front of the document or that any information we have incorporated by reference is correct on any date subsequent to the date of the document incorporated by reference (as our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date), even though this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus is delivered or securities are sold on a later date.
As permitted by SEC rules and regulations, the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part includes additional information not contained in this prospectus. You may read the registration statement and the other reports we file with the SEC at its website or at its offices described below under "Where You Can Find More Information."
Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this prospectus to "Sowell," "we," "us," "our," "the Company," "the "Registrant" or similar words refer to Lianhe Sowell International Group Ltd, together with our subsidiaries.
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COMMONLY USED DEFINED TERMS
| ● | "AHFCAA" refers to the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act. | |
| ● | "Anhui Sowell" refers to Anhui Lianhe Sowell Technology Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of China, which was a former wholly-owned subsidiary of Shenzhen Sowell. The deregistration of this subsidiary has been completed. | |
| ● | "China" or the "PRC" refers to the People's Republic of China, including Hong Kong and Macau. When used in the case of laws, regulations and rules, "China" or "the PRC" refers to only such laws, regulations and rules of mainland China. When used in the case of government, governmental authorities, regulatory agencies, courts, jurisdictions, tax, entities, enterprises, individuals and residents of "China" or the "PRC" or "Chinese," it refers to only such government, governmental authorities, regulatory agencies, courts, jurisdictions, tax, entities, enterprises, individuals and residents of mainland China. | |
| ● | Depending on the context, "we," "us," "our company," "our," the "Company" and "Sowell" refer to Lianhe Sowell International Group Ltd, a Cayman Islands company, and its subsidiaries, Sowell BVI, Sowell HK, Sowell Hangzhou, Sowell International, and its PRC operating entities, unless the context otherwise indicates. | |
| ● | "CAC" refers to the Cyberspace Administration of China. | |
| ● | "CSRC" refers to the China Securities Regulatory Commission. | |
| ● | "Hezhi Rongtong" refers to Hezhi Rongtong (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of China, which is 51% owned by Shenzhen Sowell. | |
| ● | "HFCA Act" refers to the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act. | |
| ● | "M&A Rules" refers to the Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors of China. | |
| ● | "MOFCOM" refers to the Ministry of Commerce of China. | |
| ● | "Negative List (2024)" refers to the Special Administrative Measures for the Access of Foreign Investment (Negative List) (2024 Version). | |
| ● | "NDRC" refers to the National Development and Reform Commission of China. | |
| ● | "NPC" refers to the National People's Congress of China. | |
| ● | "PRC subsidiaries" refers to Sowell Hangzhou, Sowell International, Shenzhen Sowell, Hezhi Rongtong, Shenzhen Sowell Digital, Shenzhen Aiyin, Suzhou Sowell, and Quzhou Sowell. | |
| ● | "Quzhou Sowell" refers to Quzhou Lianhe Sowell Technology Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of China, which is 51% owned by Shenzhen Sowell. | |
| ● | "RMB" or "yuan" refers to the legal currency of China. | |
| ● | "SAFE" refers to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange in China. | |
| ● | "SAT" refers to the PRC State Administration of Taxation. |
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| ● | "SAMR" refers to the former State of Administration of Industry and Commerce of China, which has been merged into the State Administration for Market Regulation. | |
| ● | "SCNPC" refers to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China. | |
| ● | "Shenzhen Aiyin" refers to Shenzhen Aiyin Digital Technology Co., Ltd, a limited liability company organized under the laws of China, which is 51% owned by Shenzhen Sowell. | |
| ● | "Shenzhen Sowell" refers to Shenzhen Sowell Technology Development Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of China, which is wholly-owned by Sowell Hangzhou. | |
| ● | "Shenzhen Sowell Digital" refers to Shenzhen Sowell Digital Energy Technology Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of China, which is 80% owned by Shenzhen Sowell. | |
| ● | "Sowell BVI" refers to Lianhe Sowell International Holding Group Limited, a company organized under the laws of British Virgin Islands, which is wholly-owned by Sowell. | |
| ● | "Sowell HK" refers to Lianhe Sowell International Group Limited, a company organized under the laws of Hong Kong, which is wholly-owned by Sowell BVI. | |
| ● | "Sowell International" refers to Lianhe Sowell International Holdings (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of China, which is wholly-owned by Sowell HK. | |
| ● | "Sowell Precision Hangzhou" refers to Lianhe Sowell Precision Machine (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of China, which is wholly-owned by Sowell Hangzhou. | |
| ● | "Sowell Precision Shenzhen" refers to Lianhe Sowell Precision Machine (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of China, which is 83% owned by Sowell International. | |
| ● | "Sowell Hangzhou" refers to Lianhe Sowell International Holdings (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of China, which is wholly-owned by Sowell HK. | |
| ● | "Suzhou Sowell" refers to Suzhou Sowell Vision Technology Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of China, which is wholly-owned by Shenzhen Sowell. | |
| ● | "U.S. GAAP" refers to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. | |
| ● | "USD" or "$" refers to the legal currency of the United States. |
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NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and our SEC filings that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus contain or incorporate by reference forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical fact are "forward-looking statements," including any projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items, any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, any statements concerning proposed new projects or other developments, any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance, any statements of management's beliefs, goals, strategies, intentions and objectives, and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. The words "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "plan," "expect," "intend," "may," "could," "should," "potential," "likely," "projects," "continue," "will," and "would" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events, are based on assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. We cannot guarantee that we actually will achieve the plans, intentions or expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on these statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated or implied by forward-looking statements. These important factors include those discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in the applicable prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus we may authorize for use in connection with a specific offering. These factors and the other cautionary statements made in this prospectus should be read as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements whenever they appear in this prospectus. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights selected information that is presented in greater detail elsewhere, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus. It does not contain all of the information that may be important to you and your investment decision. Before investing in the securities that we are offering, you should carefully read this entire prospectus, including the matters set forth under the section of this prospectus captioned "Risk Factors," "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and the financial statements and related notes and other information that we incorporate by reference herein, including, but not limited to, our 2026 Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on August 13, 2026 (the "2026 Annual Report") and our other SEC reports.
Company Overview
Our Business
We are a provider of machine vision products and solutions in China, and our products improve efficiency and quality for customers in a wide range of businesses across industries. We invent and integrate technologies and solutions that address some of the most critical manufacturing and distribution challenges, such as precision and accuracy required in manufacturing of electronic products. Based on nine foundational technologies, our solutions integrate physical products with software to capture and analyze visual information, allowing for manufacturing automation and improvement of distribution process for customers across China.
We apply machine vision technology across diverse industries, ranging from manufacturing, transportation, security, and building management. We offer a variety of machine vision products that have similar technological foundation, production processes, and sales distribution channels, with customized settings to accommodate various needs of our customers in different industries.
As of the date of this prospectus, we categorize our machine vision products in four categories based on their application settings:
| ● | Industrial Machine Vision: Our industrial machine vision products are integration of physical products and software, and are able to detect various defects on the surface of the workpiece. Our industrial machine vision products can be used in intensive manufacturing or hazardous working environment, such as manufacturing of 3C (computer, communication and consumer) consumer electronics, QR code, bar code, glass, hardware, packaging, and other industries. |
| ● | Artificial Intelligence (Face Recognition and AI Behavior Analysis): Our face recognition system uses our self-developed proprietary advanced face detection and recognition algorithms to detect, recognize, and track individuals based on the recognition results. AI behavior analysis is a deep learning algorithm that we developed independently based on AI neural networks to analyze pedestrians, vehicles and objects captured in the surveillance video, and promptly warn, upload, and collect evidence for abnormalities, through background warning, pop-up windows, and intelligent voice prompts. |
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| ● | Intelligent Weak Current (Building Intelligence and Intelligent Transportation): Building intelligence is also known as the intelligent integrated management system (IBMS), which is a system designed to manage a building in an integrated manner with enhanced data sharing, system interconnection and interoperability, achieving the automatic control and management of the entire intelligent building. Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) is a comprehensive application aggregating advanced information technology, computer technology, data communication technology, sensor technology, electronic control, artificial intelligence, which can be utilized in transportation, service control, and vehicle manufacturing. |
| ● | Electronic Customs Clearance. Our container number identification system automatically captures the identification number on containers entering and leaving the port, and quickly performs automatic identification to reduce the waiting time for containers. The electronic customs clearance system is mainly applied to gates where access control is needed, such as gates in customs, port, storage space. |
In 2022, we also successfully developed Nine-Axis Linkage Spray Painting Robot, which is a vehicle painting robot composed of a robot body, a computer, and corresponding control system to achieve automatic painting of vehicle body. We believe the Nine-Axis Linkage Spray Painting Robot is one of the advanced robotic systems in China's vehicle repair and maintenance industry.
In 2025 and 2026, the Company successfully developed a nano-molecular high-temperature steam car washing machine and a fuel station service robot. The introduction of these two products provides more convenient and time-efficient solutions for automotive aftermarket maintenance and servicing.
Our Competitive Advantages
We believe that the following competitive strengths contribute to our success and differentiate us from our competitors:
| ● | We possess independent research and development capabilities and strong brand identity, which together have fostered a high-quality customer base that in turn foster innovation powering our products. |
| ● | We leverage experience in machine vision industry, powering our research and development (R&D) capability that supports our continuous upgrade of existing products and creation of new products. |
| ● | We provide dedicated customer service demonstrating our commitment to our customers' unique needs. |
Our Challenges and Opportunities
We face both uncertainties and opportunities in realizing our business objectives and executing our strategies, including:
| ● | The resilience of the electronic information manufacturing industry and evolving manufacturing landscape in China drives the growing need for customized machine vision solutions. |
| ● | China's demographic shift posts opportunity for machine vision industry, which is powered by lowered component costs. As China's aging population reduces the demographic dividend and labor costs rise, operational costs of production lines continue to climb, driving a growing need for automation equipment in most factories. |
| ● | China's favorable industrial policy powers strong support for development of the machine vision industry. |
| ● | China's machine vision industry faces challenges in talent acquisition and financial resources to advance technological improvement. |
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Our Strategies
We plan to pursue the following growth strategies to expand our business:
| ● | Strengthen our market position in China's machine vision industry with increased and tailored R&D efforts. |
| ● | Strengthen our marketing and sales network to serve expanding customer base in China. |
| ● | Expand leading advantage of our Nine-Axis Linkage Spray Painting Robots. |
Our Corporate History and Structure
Sowell was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on July 26, 2023, with limited liability under the Companies Act. Upon incorporation, the authorized share capital of our company was US$50,000 divided into 500,000,000 shares, par value of US$0.0001 each. Sowell is a holding company with no material operations of its own, and conducts substantially all of its operations through Shenzhen Sowell and its subsidiaries. Shenzhen Sowell was incorporated on April 6, 2007 with Yue Zhu being the sole shareholder of all outstanding equity interest. Among Shenzhen Sowell's subsidiaries, (i) Suzhou Sowell was incorporated on August 24, 2022 with Shenzhen Sowell being the sole shareholder, (ii) Shenzhen Sowell Digital was incorporated on October 15, 2021 with Shenzhen Sowell holding 80% of all outstanding equity interest, (iii) Shenzhen Aiyin was incorporated on July 5, 2022 with Shenzhen Sowell holding 51% of all outstanding equity interest, (iv) Hezhi Rongtong was incorporated on August 13, 2021 with Shenzhen Sowell holding 51% of all outstanding equity interest, and (v) Quzhou Sowell was incorporated on April 30, 2026 with Shenzhen Sowell holding 51% of all outstanding equity interest. Wuxi Sowell Information Technology Co., Ltd. ("Wuxi Sowell") was incorporated under the laws of China on November 23, 2021 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shenzhen Sowell, and was de-registered on [ ]. Wuxi Sowell had minimal operations since its inception and all of its outstanding equity interest was sold by Shenzhen Sowell to independent third parties on January 20, 2025. Anhui Sowell was incorporated on October 10, 2024, as a wholly owned subsidiary of Shenzhen Sowell and was deregistered on July 17, 2026.
On December 23, 2018, Yue Zhu transferred to Bin Huang 30% of outstanding equity interest of Shenzhen Sowell and to Xu Yang 5% outstanding equity interest of Shenzhen Sowell. On October 18, 2022, Bin Huang transferred to Yue Zhu 30% of outstanding equity interest of Shenzhen Sowell. On December 9, 2022, Hainan Lianhe Enterprise Management Group Co., Ltd. subscribed for newly issued equity interest in Shenzhen Sowell, accounting for 30% of outstanding equity interest of Shenzhen Sowell post the transaction. From May to August, 2023, Hainan Lianhe Enterprise Management Group Co., Ltd., Dengyao Jia, Wanlong Xiao, Shenzhen Lianyu Holding LLP (Limited Partnership), and Liqing Yu made further investment into Shenzhen Sowell. Prior to the series restructure actions described below, Yue Zhu, Xu Yang, Hainan Lianhe Enterprise Management Group Co., Ltd., Dengyao Jia, Wanlong Xiao, Shenzhen Lianyu Holding LLP (Limited Partnership), and Liqing Yu each held 36.5%, 5.0%, 30.0%, 19.0%, 4.8%, 3.7%, and 1.0% of outstanding equity interest in Shenzhen Sowell respectively. Since its inception on April 6, 2007, Shenzhen Sowell has been engaged in the business of providing machine vision products and solutions in China.
In order to prepare for its initial public offering, a series of restructuring actions were taken. On July 18, 2023, Chit Chan formed Lianhe Sowell International Holding Group Limited ("Sowell BVI"), under the law of British Virgin Islands. On August 18, 2023, Chit Chan transferred all shares of Sowell BVI to Sowell, upon which Sowell BVI became our wholly-owned subsidiary. Sowell BVI, as our intermediate holding company, then formed its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lianhe Sowell International Group Limited ("Sowell HK") under the law of Hong Kong, which in turn formed a wholly-owned PRC subsidiary, Lianhe Sowell International Holdings (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. ("Sowell Hangzhou"), on, 2023. Subsequently, on December 1, 2023, Sowell Hangzhou purchased all outstanding equity interest of Shenzhen Sowell from its then shareholders. On August 6, 2024, Sowell HK formed another wholly-owned PRC subsidiary, Lianhe Sowell International Holdings (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd ("Sowell International"). On August 26, 2024, Sowell International formed a PRC subsidiary, Lianhe Sowell Precision Machine (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. ("Sowell Precision Shenzhen") with Sowell International holding 83% of all outstanding equity interest. On December 30, 2024, Sowell Hangzhou formed a PRC subsidiary, Lianhe Sowell Precision Machine (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. ("Sowell Precision Hangzhou"), which is wholly-owned by Sowell Hangzhou.
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As of the date of this prospectus, Sowell BVI, Sowell HK, Sowell Hangzhou, Sowell International, and Sowell Precision Shenzhen, and Sowell Precision Hangzhou do not have any substantive business operations. We treat the PRC operating entities as our consolidated affiliated entities under U.S. GAAP, and have consolidated the financial results of these entities in our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
On April 4, 2025, our Class A Ordinary Shares commenced trading on Nasdaq under the symbol "LHSW." We raised an aggregate of US$8,000,000 in gross proceeds from our initial public offering, before deducting underwriting commissions and the offering expenses payable by us.
Recent Development
May 2026 Shareholder Meeting
On May 28, 2026, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders where the shareholders approved the First Share Consolidation, possible share consolidations in the future with the ratio to be no less than 2:1 nor greater than 250:1 at an effective time to be determined by the Board, and a share capital increase immediately after the First Share Consolidation with the authorised share capital be increased from US$50,000.00 divided into 28,125,000 Class A Ordinary Shares with a par value of US$0.0016 each and 3,125,000 Class B Ordinary Shares with a par value of US$0.0016 each to US$80,000,000 divided into 45,000,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares with a par value of US$0.0016 each and 5,000,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares with a par value of US$0.0016 each.
The First Share Consolidation
The First Share Consolidation was effective on June 22, 2026 (the "First Share Consolidation"). The Company's amended and restated articles of association in connection with the First Share Consolidation was adopted on June 18, 2026. As a result of the First Share Consolidation, every 16 shares of the Company's then-issued and outstanding Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares were automatically converted into one share of Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares, with $0.0016 par value per share.
June 2026 Private Placement
On June 30, 2026, the Company entered into a share subscription agreement with Shenzhen Sowell Technology Development Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company, and Lianyue Holding Limited, a British Virgin Islands company, which is wholly owned by the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors, Yue Zhu. Pursuant to the subscription agreement, Mr. Zhu agreed to subscribe for and purchase from the Company, and the Company agreed to issue and sell to Mr. Zhu, an aggregate of 2,400,000 Class B ordinary shares of the Company, par value US$0.0016 per share, for a purchase price of US$0.165 per share. The gross proceeds from this offering were $396,000. The 2,400,000 Class B ordinary shares (on a pre-second share consolidation basis and giving effect to only the first share consolidation) were issued in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Prior to this transaction, Mr. Zhu beneficially owned 150,000 Class B ordinary shares, in addition to the 939,688 Class A ordinary shares, before the Second Share Consolidation.
The transaction contemplated by the Subscription Agreement was closed on June 30, 2026.
Immediately following the closing of the transaction contemplated by the subscription agreement, Yue Zhu, through Lianyue Holding Limited, beneficially owns 939,688 Class A ordinary shares and 2,550,000 Class B ordinary shares (consisting of 150,000 Class B ordinary shares previously held by Mr. Zhu and the 2,400,000 Class B ordinary shares issued in June 2026), representing approximately 97.69% of the aggregate voting power of the Company's outstanding ordinary shares, before the Second Share Consolidation.
September 2026 Best Efforts Public Offering
On September 3, 2026, pursuant to a securities purchase agreement with certain investors, the Company closed a best effort public offering for the sale of units (as described below) for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $11 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other estimated expenses payable by the Company, excluding the exercise of any warrant offered. The offering was comprised of 7,638,889 units (each a "Unit"), each consisting of one Class A ordinary share of the Company and three warrants, each to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share (each a "Warrant"). The public offering price of the Units is $1.44 per Unit. Each of the Warrants has an exercise price of $1.66 per Class A Ordinary Share and will be exercisable beginning on the date of the issuance and expire six months from the date of issuance.
R. F. Lafferty & Co., Inc. acted as sole placement agent for the offering and received at the closing of the offering a cash fee equal to seven percent (7.0%) of the gross proceeds in the offering, a non-accountable expenses allowance of one percent (1.0%) of the gross proceeds of the offering and reimbursement for legal fees and other out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses in the amount of up to $100,000.
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Each of Company's officers, and directors of the Company's share capital have agreed, subject to specified exceptions, not to offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, grant, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of any Class A Ordinary Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Class A Ordinary Shares, or enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, the economic consequences of ownership of such securities, during the period commencing on the date the securities purchase agreement was signed and ending 90 days after the closing date, without the prior consent of the placement agent.
The Company intends to use 40% of the net proceeds from the offering to fund the research and development for new products and relevant market expansion and 60% for the general working capital purposes and other general corporate purposes.
The Second Share Consolidation
The Second Share Consolidation was effective on October 26, 2026 (the "Second Share Consolidation"). The Company's Fourth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association in connection with the Second Share Consolidation was adopted by special resolution passed on May 28, 2026 and became effective on October 26, 2026. As a result of the Second Share Consolidation, every eight (8) shares of the Company's then-issued and outstanding Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares were automatically converted into one (1) share of Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares, with $0.0128 par value per share, respectively. All share and per share data in this prospectus have been retroactively restated to reflect the Second Share Consolidation of the Company as if the Second Share Consolidation had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented, unless otherwise stated.
The following charts summarize our corporate legal structure and identify our subsidiaries.
Corporate Information
Our principal executive office is located at 15th Floor, Sannuo Smart Building, No. 3388 Binhai Ave, Binhai Community, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China. Our telephone number is +86-400-616-9629. We maintain a website at https://ir.cnsoftwell.com/ that contains information about our Company, though no information contained on our website is part of this prospectus.
Summary of Risk Factors
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
Risks and uncertainties related to our business and industry, beginning on page 1 of the 2026 Annual Report, include, but are not limited to, the following:
| ● | Our historical growth may not be indicative of our future performance, which is dependent upon factors beyond our control such as market conditions of the machine vision industry in China. See a more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 3 of the 2026 Annual Report. |
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| ● | Our business may be exposed to risks associated with an increasingly concentrated customer base. See a more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 4 of the 2026 Annual Report. |
| ● | If we are unable to retain existing customers or attract new ones, or to attract sufficient spending from our customers, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected. See a more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 4 of the 2026 Annual Report. |
| ● | If we lose the services of any of our key executive officers and other key employees, or are unable to retain, recruit and hire experienced staff, our ability to effectively manage and execute our operations and meet our strategic objectives could be harmed. See a more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 5 of the 2026 Annual Report. |
| ● | The industry in which we operate is highly fragmented and intensively competitive, and if we fail to compete effectively with current or future competitors, our business, results of operations and financial conditions could be materially and adversely affected. See a more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 7 of the 2026 Annual Report. |
| ● | Unauthorized use of our intellectual property by third parties, and the expenses incurred in protecting our intellectual property rights, may adversely affect our business, reputation and competitive edge. Intellectual property is crucial to our competitiveness and success. See a more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 9 of the 2026 Annual Report. |
| ● | If we fail to implement and maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may be unable to accurately or timely report our results of operations or prevent fraud, and investor confidence and the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be materially and adversely affected. See a more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 38 of the 2026 Annual Report. |
Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure
Risks related to our corporate structure, beginning on page 14 of the 2026 Annual Report, include, but are not limited to, the following:
| ● | You may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through U.S. courts may be limited, because we are incorporated under Cayman Islands law. See a more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 14 of the 2026 Annual Report. |
Risks Related to Doing Business in China
We are based in China and have substantially all of our operations in China. Although our subsidiary in Hong Kong currently does not carry out any substantial operations other than being the holding company of a PRC subsidiary, if in the future our Hong Kong subsidiary begins to conduct substantial operations or hold any assets, there is no guarantee that legal and operational risks associated with being based in and having operations in mainland China will not apply to our operations or assets in Hong Kong in light of the PRC government's recent expansion of authority in Hong Kong. We face uncertainties related to doing business in China in general, beginning on page 15 of the 2026 Annual Report. including, but not limited to, the following:
| ● | Because substantially all of our operations are in China, our business is subject to the complex and rapidly evolving laws and regulations there. PRC laws and regulations governing our current business operations may be revised from time to time with respect to the PRC legal system, such revision or changes in laws and regulations in China could have a material adverse effect on us. See a more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 15 of the 2026 Annual Report. |
| ● | Changes in China's economic, political or social conditions or government policies could have a material adverse effect on our business and operations. See a more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 20 of the 2026 Annual Report. |
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| ● | The transfer of funds, dividends and other distributions between Sowell and our subsidiaries is subject to restriction. See a more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 21 of the 2026 Annual Report. |
| ● | To the extent any funds or assets in the business is in mainland China or Hong Kong or a mainland China or Hong Kong entity, the funds or assets may not be available to fund operations or for other use outside of mainland China or Hong Kong. See a more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 22 of the 2026 Annual Report. |
| ● | We must remit the offering proceeds to our PRC operating subsidiaries before they may be used to benefit our business in China, the process of which may be time-consuming, and we cannot assure that we can finish all necessary governmental registration processes in a timely manner. See a more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 23 of the 2026 Annual Report. |
| ● | You may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing actions in China against us or our management. See a more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 25 of the 2026 Annual Report. |
| ● | PRC regulations relating to the establishment of offshore special purpose companies by PRC residents may subject our PRC resident beneficial owners or our PRC subsidiaries to liability or penalties, limit our ability to inject capital into our PRC subsidiaries, limit our PRC subsidiaries' ability to increase their registered capital or distribute profits to us, or may otherwise adversely affect us. See a more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 27 of the 2026 Annual Report. |
Risks Related to Our Class A Ordinary Shares and Our Offerings
Risks and uncertainties related to our Class A Ordinary Shares and future offering, beginning on page 31 of the 2026 Annual Report, include, but are not limited to, the following:
| ● | A sale or perceived sale of a substantial number of our Class A Ordinary Shares may cause the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares to decline. See a more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 31 of the 2026 Annual Report. |
| ● | If our financial condition deteriorates, we may not meet the continued listing standards of the Nasdaq Capital Market. See a more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 31 of the 2026 Annual Report. |
| ● | The market price for the Class A Ordinary Shares may be volatile. See a more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 34 of the 2026 Annual Report. |
| ● | We may experience extreme stock price volatility unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance, financial condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our Class A Ordinary Shares. See a more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 34 of the 2026 Annual Report. |
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RISK FACTORS
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risk factors set forth under "Risk Factors" described in our 2026 Annual Report, as supplemented and updated by subsequent current reports on Form 6-K that we have filed with the SEC, together with all other information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement and in any related free writing prospectus in connection with a specific offering, before making an investment decision. Each of the risk factors could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects, as well as the value of an investment in our securities, and the occurrence of any of these risks might cause you to lose all or part of your investment.
We are required to complete filing procedures with the CSRC in connection with the offerings in connection with this registration statement, and it is uncertain whether such filing can be completed or how long it will take to complete such filing.
On February 17, 2023, the CSRC published the promulgated the Trial Administrative Measures of the Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies, or the Trial Measures, and five supporting guidelines, which became effective on March 31, 2023. According to the Trial Measures, among other requirements, (1) domestic companies that seek to offer or list securities overseas, both directly and indirectly, should fulfil the filing procedures with the CSRC; if a domestic company fails to complete the filing procedure or conceals any material fact or falsifies any major content in its filing documents, such domestic company may be subject to administrative penalties; (2) if the issuer meets both of the following conditions, the overseas offering and listing shall be determined as an indirect overseas offering and listing by a domestic company: (i) any of the total assets, net assets, revenues or profits of the domestic operating entities of the issuer in the most recent accounting year accounts for more than 50% of the corresponding figure in the issuer's audited consolidated financial statements for the same period; (ii) its major operational activities are carried out in China or its main places of business are located in China, or the senior managers in charge of operation and management of the issuer are mostly Chinese citizens or are domiciled in China; (3) where a domestic company seeks to indirectly offer and list securities in an overseas market, the issuer shall designate a major domestic operating entity responsible for all filing procedures with the CSRC, and such filings shall be submitted to the CSRC within three business days after the submission of the overseas offering and listing application; and (4) if the issuer issues securities in the same overseas market after the initial issuance and listing, it shall submit filings with the CSRC within three business days after the completion of the issuance. Further, at the press conference held for the Trial Measures on February 17, 2023, officials from the CSRC clarified that the PRC domestic companies that have already been listed overseas on or before the effective date of the Trial Measures, March 31, 2023, shall be deemed as existing issuers, or the Existing Issuers. Existing Issuers are not required to complete the filing procedures immediately but shall carry out filing procedures as required if they conduct refinancing or are involved in other circumstances that require filing with the CSRC. Therefore, as advised by our PRC legal counsel, Guangdong Xinchu Law Firm, we are required to go through filing procedures with the CSRC within three business days after the completion of the offerings in connection with this registration statement and for our future offerings and listing of our securities in an overseas market under the Trial Measures. We will begin the process of preparing a report and other required materials in connection with the CSRC filing, which will be submitted to the CSRC in due course. If we fail to complete such filing requirement, Chinese regulatory authorities may impose fines and penalties upon the PRC operating entities' operations in China, limit the PRC operating entities' operating privileges in China, delay or restrict the repatriation of the proceeds from the offerings in connection with this registration statement into China, or take other actions that could have a material adverse effect upon the PRC operating entities' business, financial condition, results of operations, reputation and prospects, as well as the trading price of our securities.
An active trading market for our Class A Ordinary Shares may not continue and the trading price for our Class A Ordinary Shares may fluctuate significantly.
We cannot assure you that a liquid public market for our Class A Ordinary Shares will develop or continue. If an active public market for our Class A Ordinary Shares does not continue following the completion of the offerings in connection with this registration statement, the market price and liquidity of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be materially and adversely affected. The public offering price for our securities would be determined based upon several factors, and we can provide no assurance that the trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares after the offerings in connection with this registration statement will not decline below the public offering price. As a result, investors in the offerings in connection with this registration statement may experience a significant decrease in the value of their securities.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
Except as described in any prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus in connection with a specific offering, we currently intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered under this prospectus to fund the development and commercialization of our products and the growth of our business, primarily working capital, and for general corporate purposes. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds to acquire or invest in technologies, products and/or businesses that we believe will enhance the value of our Company, although we have no current commitments or agreements with respect to any such transactions as of the date of this prospectus. We have not determined the amount of net proceeds to be used specifically for the foregoing purposes. As a result, our management will have broad discretion in the allocation of the net proceeds and investors will be relying on the judgment of our management regarding the application of the proceeds of any sale of the securities. If a material part of the net proceeds is to be used to repay indebtedness, we will set forth the interest rate and maturity of such indebtedness in a prospectus supplement. Pending use of the net proceeds will be deposited in interest bearing bank accounts.
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DILUTION
If required, we will set forth in a prospectus supplement the following information regarding any material dilution of the equity interests of investors purchasing securities in an offering under this prospectus:
| ● | the net tangible book value per share of our equity securities before and after the offering; |
| ● | the amount of the increase in such net tangible book value per share attributable to the cash payments made by purchasers in the offering; and |
| ● | the amount of the immediate dilution from the public offering price which will be absorbed by such purchasers. |
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DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL
We are a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability and our affairs are governed by our fourth amended and restated memorandum of association ("Memorandum") and fourth amended and restated articles of association ("Articles", together with the Memorandum the "M&A"), as amended and restated from time to time, and the Companies Act of the Cayman Islands, which is referred to as the Companies Act below, and the common law of the Cayman Islands. A Cayman Islands exempted company:
| ● | is a company that conducts its business mainly outside the Cayman Islands; |
| ● | is prohibited from trading in the Cayman Islands with any person, firm or corporation except in furtherance of the business of the exempted company carried on outside the Cayman Islands (and for this purpose can effect and conclude contracts in the Cayman Islands and exercise in the Cayman Islands all of its powers necessary for the carrying on of its business outside the Cayman Islands); |
| ● | does not have to hold an annual general meeting; |
| ● | does not have to make its register of members open to inspection by shareholders of that company; |
| ● | may obtain an undertaking against the imposition of any future taxation; |
| ● | may register by way of continuation in another jurisdiction and be deregistered in the Cayman Islands; |
| ● | may register as a limited duration company; and |
| ● | may register as a segregated portfolio company. |
The following description of our share capital is intended as a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our M&A, which have been filed previously with the SEC, and applicable provisions of Cayman Islands law.
All of our issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares are fully paid and non-assessable. Our Ordinary Shares are issued in registered form, and are issued when registered in our register of members. Unless the board of directors determine otherwise, each holder of our Ordinary Shares will not receive a certificate in respect of such Ordinary Shares. Our shareholders who are non-residents of the Cayman Islands may freely hold and vote their Ordinary Shares. We may not issue shares or warrants to bearer.
As of the date of this prospectus, the authorized share capital of the Company is US$80,000,000 divided into 5,625,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares with a par value of US$0.0128 each and 625,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares with a par value of US$0.0128 each. As of the date of this prospectus, [●] Class A Ordinary Shares, and [●] Class B Ordinary Shares are issued and outstanding (not including the shares underlying the warrants previously issued). All share numbers presented in this section have been adjusted to reflect the 1-for-16 First Share Consolidation that became effective on June 22, 2026 and the 1-for-8 Second Share Consolidation that became effective on October 26, 2026, unless otherwise indicated. Subject to the provisions of the Cayman Companies Act and our articles regarding redemption and purchase of the shares, the directors have general and unconditional authority to allot (with or without confirming rights of renunciation), grant options over or otherwise deal with any unissued shares to such persons, at such times and on such terms and conditions as they may decide, provided that Class B Ordinary Shares may only be issued to a person who is serving as a Director or an Officer at the time of issuance, or to a Holding Entity of such Director or Officer. The directors may deal with unissued shares either at a premium or at par, or with or without preferred, deferred or other special rights or restrictions, whether in regard to dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise. No share may be issued at a discount except in accordance with the provisions of the Cayman Companies Act. The directors may refuse to accept any application for shares, and may accept any application in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason.
Ordinary Shares
The following are summaries of material provisions of our M&A, corporate governance policies and the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands ("Companies Act" or the "Cayman Companies Act") insofar as they relate to the material terms of our Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares.
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Objects of Our Company
Under our M&A, the objects of our Company are unrestricted and we have the full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the law of the Cayman Islands.
Share Capital
Our authorized share capital is divided into Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares. Holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares will have the same rights except for voting rights, conversion rights, transfer restrictions and rights to dividends and other distributions (including on a winding up), as described below.
The holders of Class A Ordinary Shares are entitled to 1 vote for each such share held and shall be entitled to notice of any shareholders' meeting, and, subject to the terms of the M&A, to vote thereat. The Class A Ordinary Shares are not redeemable at the option of the holder and are not convertible into shares of any other class.
The holders of Class B Ordinary Shares shall have the right to 100 votes for each such share held, and shall be entitled to notice of any shareholders' meeting and, subject to the terms of the M&A, to vote thereat. The Class B Ordinary Shares are not redeemable at the option of the holder but are convertible into Class A Ordinary Shares at any time after issue at the option of the holder at the Conversion Rate (as defined below), subject to the approval of the directors.
Dividends
The holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares are entitled to such dividends as may be declared by our Board of Directors subject to the Companies Act and to our M&A. No dividend may be declared or paid, and no other distribution (whether in cash or otherwise) of our assets (including any distribution of assets to shareholders on a winding up) shall be made, in respect of a Class B Ordinary Share.
Voting Rights
In respect of all matters subject to a shareholders' vote, the holders of Class B Ordinary Shares are entitled to 100 votes for each Class B Ordinary Share held, and the holders of Class A Ordinary Shares are entitled to 1 vote for each Class A Ordinary Share held, voting together as one class. At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a poll which shall be taken at such time and in such manner as the Chairman of the meeting directs and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting.
No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum of members is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business; for so long as any of our shares are listed on a designated stock exchange, one or more members holding shares which represent in aggregate (or representing by proxy) not less than one-third of the outstanding shares carrying the right to vote at such general meeting, present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative, shall be a quorum. An ordinary resolution to be passed at a general meeting requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes cast, while a special resolution requires the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of votes cast at a general meeting. A special resolution will be required for important matters.
Conversion
Class A Ordinary Shares are not convertible into Class B Ordinary Shares under any circumstances.
Each Class B Ordinary Share shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof and subject to the approval of the directors, into such number of fully paid and non-assessable Class A Ordinary Shares on the basis that one Class B Ordinary Share shall be converted into one Class A Ordinary Share (being a 1:1 ratio and hereafter referred to as the "Conversion Rate"), subject to adjustment.
Upon any removal, resignation or termination of office as a Director or Officer who or whose Holding Entity is a holder of any Class B Ordinary Shares, all such Class B Ordinary Shares shall be automatically and immediately converted into such number of Class A Ordinary Shares calculated based on the Conversion Rate. Holding Entity means any legal entity that is wholly owned, whether directly or indirectly, by a person who is serving as a Director or Officer at the time of the issuance of such Class B Ordinary Shares, and "wholly owned" means the ownership, directly or indirectly, of securities possessing 100% of the voting power of the relevant entity.
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Transfer of Ordinary Shares
Subject to any applicable requirements set forth in the M&A and provided that a transfer of ordinary shares complies with applicable rules of the stock exchange on which our shares are then listed, any of our shareholders may transfer all or any of his, its or her Class A Ordinary Shares by an instrument of transfer in the usual or common form or any other form approved by our Board of Directors or in a form prescribed by the stock exchange on which our shares are then listed.
No Class B Ordinary Shares shall be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, charged, encumbered or otherwise disposed of by any holder thereof. Any purported sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, charge, encumbrance, or other disposition of Class B Ordinary Shares shall be void. This does not prevent any Class B Ordinary Shares from being redeemed, purchased, forfeited by, or surrendered to, us.
Where the ordinary shares in question are not listed on or subject to the rules of the stock exchange on which our shares are then listed, our Board of Directors may, in its absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of any Class A Ordinary Shares which are not fully paid up or on which we have a lien. Our directors may also decline to register any transfer of any such Class A Ordinary Shares unless:
| ● | the instrument of transfer is lodged with us, accompanied by the certificate for the Class A Ordinary Shares to which it relates and such other evidence as our board of directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer; |
| ● | the instrument of transfer is in respect of only one class of ordinary shares, being Class A Ordinary Shares; |
| ● | the instrument of transfer is properly stamped, if required; |
| ● | the Class A Ordinary Shares transferred are fully paid and free of any lien in favor of us; |
| ● | any fee related to the transfer has been paid to us; and |
| ● | in the case of a transfer to joint holders, the number of joint holders to whom the Class A Ordinary Shares are to be transferred does not exceed four. |
If our directors refuse to register a transfer of any shares not listed on a designated stock exchange, they shall, within one month after the date on which the instrument of transfer was lodged, send to each of the transferor and the transferee notice of such refusal.
The registration of transfers may, on 14 days' notice being given by advertisement in such one or more newspapers or by electronic means, be suspended and our register of members closed at such times and for such periods as our board of directors may, in their absolute discretion, from time to time determine. The registration of transfers, however, may not be suspended, and the register may not be closed, for more than 30 days in any year.
Winding-Up/Liquidation
If we are wound up, the shareholders may, subject to the articles and any other sanction required by the Cayman Companies Act, pass a special resolution allowing the liquidator to do either or both of the following:
| ● | to divide in specie among the shareholders the whole or any part of our assets and, for that purpose, to value any assets and to determine how the division shall be carried out as between the shareholders or different classes of shareholders; and |
| ● | to vest the whole or any part of the assets in trustees for the benefit of shareholders and those liable to contribute to the winding up. |
The directors have the authority to present a petition for our winding up to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands on our behalf without the sanction of a resolution passed at a general meeting.
No distribution (whether in cash or otherwise) of the Company's assets (including any distribution of assets to Members on a winding up) shall be made by the Company in respect of a Class B Ordinary Share.
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Calls on Ordinary Shares and Forfeiture of Ordinary Shares
Subject to the terms of allotment, the directors may make calls on the shareholders in respect of any monies unpaid on their shares including any premium and each shareholder shall (subject to receiving at least 14 clear days' notice specifying when and where payment is to be made), pay to us the amount called on his shares. Shareholders registered as the joint holders of a share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect of the share. If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the person from whom it is due and payable shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at the rate fixed by the terms of allotment of the share or in the notice of the call or if no rate is fixed, at the rate of ten percent per annum. The directors may waive payment of the interest wholly or in part.
We have a first and paramount lien on all shares (whether fully paid up or not) registered in the name of a shareholder (whether solely or jointly with others). The lien is for all monies payable to us by the shareholder or the shareholder's estate:
| ● | either alone or jointly with any other person, whether or not that other person is a shareholder; and |
| ● | whether or not those monies are presently payable. |
At any time the directors may declare any share to be wholly or partly exempt from the lien on shares provisions of the articles.
We may sell, in such manner as the directors may determine, any share on which the sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, if due notice that such sum is payable has been given (as prescribed by the articles) and, within 14 clear days of the date on which the notice is deemed to be given under the articles, such notice has not been complied with.
Redemption of Shares
Subject to the Cayman Companies Act and any rights for the time being conferred on the shareholders holding a particular class of shares, we may by action of our directors:
| ● | issue shares that are to be redeemed or liable to be redeemed, at our option or the shareholder holding those redeemable shares, on the terms and in the manner our directors determine before the issue of those shares; |
| ● | with the consent by special resolution of the shareholders holding shares of a particular class, vary the rights attaching to that class of shares so as to provide that those shares are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at our option on the terms and in the manner which the directors determine at the time of such variation; and |
| ● | purchase all or any of our own shares of any class including any redeemable shares on the terms and in the manner which the directors determine at the time of such purchase. |
We may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own shares in any manner authorized by the Cayman Companies Act, including out of any combination of capital, our profits and the proceeds of a fresh issue of shares.
When making a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of shares, the directors may make the payment in cash or in specie (or partly in one and partly in the other) if so authorized by the terms of the allotment of those shares or by the terms applying to those shares, or otherwise by agreement with the shareholder holding those shares.
Variations of Rights of Shares
Whenever our capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attaching to any class of share (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) may be varied either with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than two-thirds of the issued shares of that class, or with the sanction of a special resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the votes cast by the holders of shares of the class present in person or by proxy at a separate general meeting of the holders of shares of that class.
Unless the terms on which a class of shares was issued state otherwise, the rights conferred on the shareholder holding shares of any class shall not be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu with the existing shares of that class.
Inspection of Books and Records
Holders of our ordinary shares will have no general right under the Cayman Companies Act to inspect or obtain copies of our register of members or our corporate records (except for the M&A of our company, any special resolutions passed by our company and the register of mortgages and charges of our company). Under Cayman Islands law, the names of current directors of our Company can be obtained from a search conducted at the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands.
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Issuance of Additional Shares
Our M&A authorize our Board of Directors to issue additional Class A Ordinary Shares or Class B Ordinary Shares from time to time as our Board of Directors shall determine, to the extent there are available authorized but unissued shares, except that Class B Ordinary Shares shall only be issued to a person who is serving as a Director or an Officer at the time of issuance, or to a Holding Entity of such Director or Officer.
Anti-Takeover Provisions
Some provisions of our M&A may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our Company or management that shareholders may consider favorable, including provisions that:
| ● | authorize our Board of Directors to issue shares without any further vote or action by our shareholders; and |
| ● | limit the ability of shareholders to requisition and convene general meetings of shareholders. Our M&A allow our shareholders holding shares representing in aggregate at least ten percent of the rights to vote at such general meeting to requisition an extraordinary general meeting of our shareholders, in which case our directors are obliged to call such meeting and to put the resolutions so requisitioned to a vote at such meeting. |
However, under Cayman Islands law, our directors may only exercise the rights and powers granted to them under our M&A for a proper purpose and for what they believe in good faith to be in the best interests of our Company.
General Meetings of Shareholders and Shareholder Proposals
Our shareholders' general meetings may be held in such place within or outside the Cayman Islands as our Board of Directors considers appropriate.
We may, but are not obligated to (unless required by the rules of the designated stock exchange on which our shares are listed), in each year hold a general meeting as an annual general meeting, which, if held, shall be convened by the directors. The directors may also, whenever they think fit, convene an extraordinary general meeting.
Shareholders' annual general meetings and any other general meetings of our shareholders may be convened by our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors shall give not less than seven clear days' written notice of a shareholders' meeting to those persons whose names appear as members in our register of members on the date the notice is given (or on any other date determined by our directors to be the record date for such meeting) and who are entitled to receive such notice in accordance with our M&A.
Cayman Islands law provides shareholders with only limited rights to requisition a general meeting, and does not provide shareholders with any right to put any proposal before a general meeting. However, these rights may be provided in a company's articles of association. Our M&A allow our shareholders holding shares representing in aggregate not less than ten percent of the rights to vote at such general meeting to requisition an extraordinary general meeting of our shareholders, in which case our directors are obliged to call such meeting and to put the resolutions so requisitioned to a vote at such meeting; otherwise, our M&A do not provide our shareholders with any right to put any proposals before annual general meetings or extraordinary general meetings not called by such shareholders.
Exempted Company
We are an exempted company with limited liability under the Companies Act. The Companies Act distinguishes between ordinary resident companies and exempted companies. A Cayman Islands exempted company:
| ● | is a company the objects of which are to be carried out mainly outside the Cayman Islands or pursuant to a licence to carry on business in the Cayman Islands; |
| ● | is prohibited from trading in the Cayman Islands with any person, firm or corporation except in furtherance of the business of the exempted company carried on outside the Cayman Islands, unless that exempted company holds a licence to carry on business in the Islands under any applicable law; |
| ● | does not have to hold an annual general meeting; |
| ● | does not have to make its register of members open to inspection by shareholders of that company (unless it holds a licence to carry on business in the Cayman Islands); |
| ● | may obtain an undertaking against the imposition of any future taxation; |
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| ● | may register by way of continuation in another jurisdiction and be deregistered in the Cayman Islands; |
| ● | may register as a limited duration company; and |
| ● | may register as a segregated portfolio company. |
Register of Members
Under Cayman Islands law, we must keep a register of members and there should be entered therein:
| (a) | the names and addresses of the members of the Company; |
| (b) | a statement of the shares held by each member, which: |
| (i) | distinguishes each share by its number (so long as the share has a number); |
| (ii) | confirms the amount paid, or agreed to be considered as paid, on the shares of each member; |
| (iii) | confirms the number and category of shares held by each member; and |
| (iv) | confirms whether each relevant category of shares held by a member carries voting rights under the Articles, and if so, whether such voting rights are conditional; |
| (c) | the date on which the name of any person was entered on the register as a member; and |
| (d) | the date on which any person ceased to be a member. |
Under Cayman Islands law, the register of members of our Company is prima facie evidence of the matters directed or authorized to be inserted therein by the Companies Act (that is, the register of members will raise a presumption of fact on the matters referred to above unless rebutted) and a shareholder registered in the register of members is deemed as a matter of the Cayman Islands law to have legal title to the shares as set against its name in the register of members.
However, there are certain limited circumstances where an application may be made to a Cayman Islands court for a determination on whether the register of members reflects the correct legal position. Further, the Cayman Islands court has the power to order that the register of members maintained by the company should be rectified, where it considers that the register of members does not reflect the correct legal position. If an application for an order for rectification of the register of members were made in respect of our ordinary shares, then the validity of such shares may be subject to re-examination by a Cayman Islands courts.
Indemnification of Directors and Executive Officers and Limitation of Liability
Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company's M&A may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our M&A provides that to the extent permitted by Cayman Islands law, we shall indemnify each existing or former secretary, director (including alternate director), and any of our other officers (including an investment adviser or an administrator or liquidator) and their personal representatives against:
| (a) | all actions, proceedings, costs, charges, expenses, losses, damages or liabilities incurred or sustained by the existing or former director (including alternate director), secretary or officer in or about the conduct of our business or affairs or in the execution or discharge of the existing or former director (including alternate director), secretary's or officer's duties, powers, authorities or discretions; and |
| (b) | without limitation to paragraph (a) above, all costs, expenses, losses or liabilities incurred by the existing or former director (including alternate director), secretary or officer in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative proceedings (whether threatened, pending or completed) concerning us or our affairs in any court or tribunal, whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere. |
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No such existing or former director (including alternate director), secretary or officer, however, shall be indemnified in respect of any matter arising out of his own dishonesty, fraud, willful default or willful neglect.
To the extent permitted by the Companies Act, we may make a payment, or agree to make a payment, whether by way of advance, loan or otherwise, for any legal costs incurred by an existing or former director (including alternate director), secretary or any of our officers in respect of any matter identified in above on condition that the director (including alternate director), secretary or officer must repay the amount paid by us to the extent that it is ultimately found not liable to indemnify the director (including alternate director), the secretary or that officer for those legal costs. This standard of conduct is generally the same as permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law for a Delaware corporation.
Differences in Corporate Law
The Cayman Companies Act is derived, to a large extent, from the older Companies Acts of England and Wales but does not follow recent United Kingdom statutory enactments, and accordingly there are significant differences between the Cayman Companies Act and the current Companies Act of the United Kingdom. In addition, the Cayman Companies Act differs from laws applicable to United States corporations and their shareholders. Set forth below is a summary of certain significant differences between the provisions of the Cayman Companies Act applicable to us and the comparable laws applicable to companies incorporated in the State of Delaware in the United States.
Mergers and Similar Arrangements.
The Cayman Companies Act permits mergers and consolidations between Cayman Islands companies and between Cayman Islands companies and non-Cayman Islands companies. For these purposes, (a) "merger" means the merging of two or more constituent companies and the vesting of their undertaking, property, and liabilities in one of such companies as the surviving company, and (b) a "consolidation" means the combination of two or more constituent companies into a combined company and the vesting of the undertaking, property and liabilities of such companies in the consolidated company. In order to effect such a merger or consolidation, among other things, the directors of each constituent company must approve a written plan of merger or consolidation, which must then be authorized by (a) a special resolution of the shareholders of each constituent company, and (b) such other authorization, if any, as may be specified in such constituent company's articles of association. The written plan of merger or consolidation must be filed with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands together with, among other documents, a declaration as to the solvency of the consolidated or surviving company, a declaration of the assets and liabilities of each constituent company, and (unless the surviving or consolidated company is to be a non-Cayman Islands company) an undertaking that a copy of the certificate of merger or consolidation will be given to the members and creditors of each constituent company and that notification of the merger or consolidation will be published in the Cayman Islands Gazette. Court approval is not required for a merger or consolidation which is effected in compliance with these statutory procedures.
A merger between a Cayman Islands parent company and its Cayman Islands subsidiary or subsidiaries does not require authorization by a resolution of shareholders if a copy of the plan of merger is given to every member of each subsidiary company to be merged unless the member agrees otherwise. For this purpose, a subsidiary is a company of which at least 90% of the issued shares entitled to vote are owned by the parent company.
The consent of each holder of a fixed or floating security interest of a constituent company is required unless this requirement is waived by a court in the Cayman Islands.
Except in certain limited circumstances, a shareholder of a Cayman Islands constituent company who dissents from the merger or consolidation is entitled to payment of the fair value of his or her shares (which, if not agreed between the parties, will be determined by the Cayman Islands court) upon dissenting from a merger or consolidation, providing the dissenting shareholder complies strictly with the procedures set out in the Cayman Companies Act. The exercise of such dissenter rights will preclude the exercise by the dissenting shareholder of any other rights to which he or she might otherwise be entitled by virtue of holding shares, except for the right to seek relief on the grounds that the merger or consolidation is void or unlawful.
Separate from the statutory provisions relating to mergers and consolidations, the Cayman Companies Act also contains statutory provisions that facilitate the reconstruction and amalgamation of companies by way of schemes of arrangement. Any such arrangement must be approved by (a) a majority in number of the creditors or each class of creditors, as the case may be, with whom the arrangement is to be made, and who must, in addition, represent seventy-five percent in value of the creditors or each such class of creditors, as the case may be, that are present and voting either in person or by proxy at a meeting, or meetings, convened for that purpose or (b) seventy-five percent in value of the shareholders of each class of shareholders, as the case may be, with whom the arrangement is to be made that are present and voting either in person or by proxy at a meeting, convened for that purpose, as applicable. The convening of the meetings and subsequently the arrangement must be sanctioned by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
While a dissenting shareholder has the right to express to the court the view that the transaction ought not to be approved, the court can be expected to approve the arrangement if it determines that:
| (a) | the court's directions and the statutory provisions as to the required majority vote have been met; |
| (b) | the shareholders have been fairly represented at the meeting in question and the statutory majority are acting bona fide without coercion of the minority to promote interests adverse to those of the class; |
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| (c) | the arrangement is such that may be reasonably approved by an intelligent and honest man of that class acting in respect of his interest; and |
| (d) | the arrangement is not one that would more properly be sanctioned under some other provision of the Cayman Companies Act. |
The Cayman Companies Act also contains a statutory power of compulsory acquisition which may facilitate the "squeeze out" of dissentient minority shareholders upon a tender offer. When a tender offer is made and accepted by holders of 90% of the shares affected, the offeror may, within a two-month period after the approval by the said holders, require the holders of the remaining shares to transfer such shares to the offeror on the terms of the offer. An objection can be made to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands but this is unlikely to succeed in the case of an offer which has been so approved unless there is evidence of fraud, bad faith or collusion.
If an arrangement and reconstruction by way of scheme of arrangement is thus approved and sanctioned, or if a tender offer is made and accepted, in accordance with the foregoing statutory procedures, a dissenting shareholder would have no rights comparable to appraisal rights, which would otherwise ordinarily be available to dissenting shareholders of Delaware corporations, providing rights to receive payment in cash for the judicially determined value of the shares.
Shareholders' Suits. In principle, we will normally be the proper plaintiff to sue for a wrong done to us as a company, and as a general rule, a derivative action may not be brought by a minority shareholder. However, based on English law authorities, which would in all likelihood be of persuasive authority in the Cayman Islands, the Cayman Islands courts can be expected to follow and apply the common law principles (namely the rule in Foss v. Harbottle and the exceptions thereto, which limits the circumstances in which a shareholder may bring a derivative action on behalf of the company or personal action to claim loss which is reflective of loss suffered by the company) which permit a minority shareholder to commence a class action against, or derivative actions in the name of, a company to challenge the following:
| (a) | a company act or proposes to act illegally or ultra vires and is therefore incapable of ratification by the shareholders; |
| (b) | an irregularity in the passing of a resolution which requires a qualified majority; |
| (c) | an act purporting to abridge or abolish the individual rights of a member; and |
| (d) | an act which constitutes a "fraud on the minority" where the wrongdoers are themselves in control of the company. |
Indemnification of Directors and Executive Officers and Limitation of Liability.
Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company's memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against the consequences of committing a crime, or against the indemnified person's own fraud or dishonesty. Our amended and restated articles of association provides to the extent permitted by Cayman Islands law, we shall indemnify each existing or former secretary, director (including alternate director), and any of our other officers (including an investment adviser or an administrator or liquidator) and their personal representatives against:
| (a) | all actions, proceedings, costs, charges, expenses, losses, damages or liabilities incurred or sustained by the existing or former director (including alternate director), secretary or officer in or about the conduct of our business or affairs or in the execution or discharge of the existing or former director (including alternate director), secretary's or officer's duties, powers, authorities or discretions; and |
| (b) | without limitation to paragraph (a) above, all costs, expenses, losses or liabilities incurred by the existing or former director (including alternate director), secretary or officer in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative proceedings (whether threatened, pending or completed) concerning us or our affairs in any court or tribunal, whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere. |
No such existing or former director (including alternate director), secretary or officer, however, shall be indemnified in respect of any matter arising out of his own dishonesty, fraud, willful default or willful neglect.
To the extent permitted by the Companies Act, we may make a payment, or agree to make a payment, whether by way of advance, loan or otherwise, for any legal costs incurred by an existing or former director (including alternate director), secretary or any of our officers in respect of any matter identified in above on condition that the director (including alternate director), secretary or officer must repay the amount paid by us to the extent that it is ultimately found not liable to indemnify the director (including alternate director), the secretary or that officer for those legal costs.
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This standard of conduct is generally the same as permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law for a Delaware corporation. In addition, we intend to enter into indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers that will provide such persons with additional indemnification beyond that provided in our amended and restated articles of association.
Directors' Fiduciary Duties. Under Delaware corporate law, a director of a Delaware corporation has a fiduciary duty to the corporation and its shareholders. This duty has two components: the duty of care and the duty of loyalty. The duty of care requires that a director act in good faith, with the care that an ordinarily prudent person would exercise under similar circumstances. Under this duty, a director must inform himself of, and disclose to shareholders, all material information reasonably available regarding a significant transaction. The duty of loyalty requires that a director acts in a manner he reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation. He must not use his corporate position for personal gain or advantage. This duty prohibits self-dealing by a director and mandates that the best interest of the corporation and its shareholders take precedence over any interest possessed by a director, officer or controlling shareholder and not shared by the shareholders generally. In general, actions of a director are presumed to have been made on an informed basis, in good faith and in the honest belief that the action taken was in the best interests of the corporation. However, this presumption may be rebutted by evidence of a breach of one of the fiduciary duties. Should such evidence be presented concerning a transaction by a director, the director must prove the procedural fairness of the transaction, and that the transaction was of fair value to the corporation.
As a matter of Cayman Islands law, a director owes three types of duties to the company: (i) statutory duties, (ii) fiduciary duties, and (iii) common law duties. The Cayman Companies Act imposes a number of statutory duties on a director. A Cayman Islands director's fiduciary duties are not codified, however the courts of the Cayman Islands have held that a director owes the following fiduciary duties (a) a duty to act in what the director bona fide considers to be in the best interests of the company, (b) a duty to exercise their powers for the purposes they were conferred, (c) a duty to avoid fettering his or her discretion in the future, and (d) a duty to avoid conflicts of interest and of duty. The common law duties owed by a director are those to act with skill, care, and diligence that may reasonably be expected of a person carrying out the same functions as are carried out by that director in relation to the company and, also, to act with the skill, care, and diligence in keeping with a standard of care commensurate with any particular skill they have which enables them to meet a higher standard than a director without those skills. In fulfilling their duty of care to us, our directors must ensure compliance with our articles of association. We have the right to seek damages where certain duties owed by any of our directors are breached.
Shareholder Action by Written Consent. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may eliminate the right of shareholders to act by written consent by amendment to its certificate of incorporation. Cayman Islands law and our M&A provide that shareholders may pass a special resolution in writing without a meeting being held only if it is signed by or on behalf of all shareholders entitled to vote on such matter. Our M&A also permit shareholders to pass an ordinary resolution in writing without a meeting if it is signed by shareholders holding the required majority, subject to notice being given to all shareholders entitled to vote and to the minimum period specified in our M&A.
Shareholder Proposals. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a shareholder has the right to put any proposal before the annual meeting of shareholders, provided it complies with the notice provisions in the governing documents. A special meeting may be called by the board of directors or any other person authorized to do so in the governing documents, but shareholders may be precluded from calling special meetings. The Companies Act provides shareholders with only limited rights to requisition a general meeting and does not provide shareholders with any right to put any proposal before a general meeting. However, these rights may be provided in articles of association. Our M&A allow one or more of the shareholders entitled to attend and vote at our general meetings who (together) hold not less than ten percent of the rights to vote at such general meeting to requisition a shareholder's meeting. Other than this right to requisition a shareholders' meeting, our M&A do not provide our shareholders other rights to put proposal before a meeting. As an exempted Cayman Islands company, we are not obliged by law to call shareholders' annual general meetings, and our M&A provide that we are not obliged to hold an annual general meeting in each year unless required by the rules of the designated stock exchange on which our shares are listed.
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Cumulative Voting. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, cumulative voting for elections of directors is not permitted unless the corporation's certificate of incorporation specifically provides for it. Cumulative voting potentially facilitates the representation of minority shareholders on a board of directors since it permits the minority shareholder to cast all the votes to which the shareholder is entitled on a single director, which increases the shareholder's voting power with respect to electing such director. There are no prohibitions in relation to cumulative voting under the Companies Act but our M&A do not provide for cumulative voting.
Removal of Directors. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a director of a corporation with a may be removed with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Under our M&A, directors may be removed with or without cause, by the directors or by an ordinary resolution of our shareholders.
Transactions with Interested Shareholders. The Delaware General Corporation Law contains a business combination statute applicable to Delaware corporations whereby, unless the corporation has specifically elected not to be governed by such statute by amendment to its certificate of incorporation, it is prohibited from engaging in certain business combinations with an "interested shareholder" for three years following the date that such person becomes an interested shareholder. An interested shareholder generally is a person or a group who or which owns or owned 15% or more of the target's outstanding voting share within the past three years. This has the effect of limiting the ability of a potential acquirer to make a two-tiered bid for the target in which all shareholders would not be treated equally. The statute does not apply if, among other things, prior to the date on which such shareholder becomes an interested shareholder, the board of directors approves either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the person becoming an interested shareholder. This encourages any potential acquirer of a Delaware corporation to negotiate the terms of any acquisition transaction with the target's board of directors.
The Cayman Companies Act has no comparable provisions. As a result, we cannot avail ourselves of the types of protections afforded by the Delaware business combination statute. However, although the Cayman Companies Act does not regulate transactions between a company and its significant shareholders, under Cayman Islands law, our directors owe fiduciary duties to our Company to act in the best interests of the company and exercise their powers for a proper purpose when considering and approving such transactions. Our M&A, as well as our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to our officers, directors and employees outlines how to handle these types of transactions and other potential conflicts of interest.
Dissolution; Winding up. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, unless the board of directors approves the proposal to dissolve, dissolution must be approved by shareholders holding 100% of the total voting power of the corporation. Only if the dissolution is initiated by the board of directors may it be approved by a simple majority of the corporation's outstanding shares. Delaware law allows a Delaware corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a supermajority voting requirement in connection with dissolutions initiated by the board. Under the Companies Act, a company may be wound up by either an order of the courts of the Cayman Islands or by a special resolution of its members or, if the company is unable to pay its debts as they fall due, by an ordinary resolution of its members. The court has authority to order winding up in a number of specified circumstances including where it is, in the opinion of the court, just and equitable to do so.
Variation of Rights of Shares. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may vary the rights of a class of shares with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of such class, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Under the Companies Act and our M&A, if our share capital is divided into more than one class of shares, we may vary the rights attached to any class with the written consent of the holders of two-thirds of the issued shares of that class or with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the holders of the shares of that class.
Amendment of Governing Documents. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation's governing documents may be amended with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. As permitted by the Companies Act, each of our Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association may only be amended with a special resolution of our shareholders, save that we may by ordinary resolution increase, consolidate, convert, sub-divide or cancel our share capital and amend our Memorandum of Association for that purpose.
Rights of Non-resident or Foreign Shareholders. There are no limitations imposed by our M&A on the rights of non-resident or foreign shareholders to hold or exercise voting rights on our shares. In addition, there are no provisions in our M&A governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed.
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Preferred Shares
As the Company's authorised share capital currently consists only of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, shareholders' special resolution will be needed to amend the Company's M&A to alter its authorized share capital if the Company decides to preferred shares. After such resolution and amendment, the Board is empowered to allot and/or issue (with or without rights of renunciation), grant options over, offer or otherwise deal with or dispose of any unissued shares of the Company (whether forming part of the original or any increased share capital), either at a premium or at par, with or without preferred, deferred or other special rights or restrictions, whether in regard to dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, on such terms and conditions, and at such times as the Board may decide and they may allot or otherwise dispose of them to such persons (including any director of the Board) on such terms and conditions and at such time as the Board may determine.
You should refer to the prospectus supplement relating to the series of preferred shares being offered for the specific terms of that series, including:
| ● | title of the series and the number of shares in the series; |
| ● | the price at which the preferred shares will be offered; |
| ● | the dividend rate or rates or method of calculating the rates, the dates on which the dividends will be payable, whether or not dividends will be cumulative or noncumulative and, if cumulative, the dates from which dividends on the preferred shares being offered will cumulate; |
| ● | the voting rights, if any, of the holders of preferred shares being offered; |
| ● | the provisions for a sinking fund, if any, and the provisions for redemption, if applicable, of the preferred shares being offered, including any restrictions on the foregoing as a result of arrearage in the payment of dividends or sinking fund installments; |
| ● | the liquidation preference per share; |
| ● | the terms and conditions, if applicable, upon which the preferred shares being offered will be convertible into our Ordinary Shares, including the conversion price, or the manner of calculating the conversion price, and the conversion period; |
| ● | the terms and conditions, if applicable, upon which the preferred shares being offered will be exchangeable for debt securities, including the exchange price, or the manner of calculating the exchange price, and the exchange period; |
| ● | any listing of the preferred shares being offered on any securities exchange; |
| ● | a discussion of any material federal income tax considerations applicable to the preferred shares being offered; |
| ● | any preemptive rights; |
| ● | the relative ranking and preferences of the preferred shares being offered as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or the winding up of our affairs; |
| ● | any limitations on the issuance of any class or series of preferred shares ranking senior or equal to the series of preferred shares being offered as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or the winding up of our affairs; and |
| ● | any additional rights, preferences, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the series. |
When issued and paid for in accordance with their terms, the preferred shares will be fully paid and nonassessable, which means that its holders will have paid their purchase price in full and we may not require them to pay additional funds.
Any preferred share terms selected by the Board could decrease the amount of earnings and assets available for distribution to holders of our Ordinary Shares or adversely affect the rights and power, including voting rights, of the holders of our Ordinary Shares without any further vote or action by the shareholders. The rights of holders of our Ordinary Shares will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of any preferred shares that may be issued by us in the future. The issuance of preferred shares could also have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of our company or make removal of management more difficult.
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Description of Debt Securities
As used in this prospectus, the term "debt securities" means the debentures, notes, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness that we may issue from time to time. The debt securities will either be senior debt securities, senior subordinated debt or subordinated debt securities. We may also issue convertible debt securities. Debt securities issued under an indenture (which we refer to herein as an Indenture) will be entered into between us and a trustee to be named therein. It is likely that convertible debt securities will not be issued under an Indenture.
The Indenture or forms of Indentures, if any, will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
As you read this section, please remember that for each series of debt securities, the specific terms of your debt security as described in the applicable prospectus supplement will supplement and, if applicable, may modify or replace the general terms described in the summary below. The statement we make in this section may not apply to your debt security.
Events of Default Under the Indenture
Unless we provide otherwise in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus applicable to a particular series of debt securities, the following are events of default under the indentures with respect to any series of debt securities that we may issue:
| ● | if we fail to pay the principal or premium, if any, when due and payable at maturity, upon redemption or repurchase or otherwise; |
| ● | if we fail to pay interest when due and payable and our failure continues for certain days; |
| ● | if we fail to observe or perform any other covenant contained in the Securities of a Series or in this Indenture, and our failure continues for certain days after we receive written notice from the trustee or holders of at least certain percentage in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the applicable series. The written notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that the notice is a "Notice of Default"; |
| ● | if specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization occur; and |
| ● | if any other event of default provided with respect to securities of that series, which is specified in a Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officers' Certificate as defined in the Form of Indenture. |
We covenant in the Form of Indenture to deliver a certificate to the trustee annually, within certain days after the close of the fiscal year, to show that we are in compliance with the terms of the indenture and that we have not defaulted under the indenture.
Nonetheless, if we issue debt securities, the terms of the debt securities and the final form of indenture will be provided in a prospectus supplement. Please refer to the prospectus supplement and the form of indenture attached thereto for the terms and conditions of the offered debt securities. The terms and conditions may or may not include whether or not we must furnish periodic evidence showing that an event of default does not exist or that we are in compliance with the terms of the indenture.
The statements and descriptions in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement regarding provisions of the Indentures and debt securities are summaries thereof, do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the Indentures (and any amendments or supplements we may enter into from time to time which are permitted under each Indenture) and the debt securities, including the definitions therein of certain terms.
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General
Unless otherwise specified in a prospectus supplement, the debt securities will be direct secured or unsecured obligations of our company. The senior debt securities will rank equally with any of our other unsecured senior and unsubordinated debt. The subordinated debt securities will be subordinate and junior in right of payment to any senior indebtedness.
We may issue debt securities from time to time in one or more series, in each case with the same or various maturities, at par or at a discount. Unless indicated in a prospectus supplement, we may issue additional debt securities of a particular series without the consent of the holders of the debt securities of such series outstanding at the time of the issuance. Any such additional debt securities, together with all other outstanding debt securities of that series, will constitute a single series of debt securities under the applicable Indenture and will be equal in ranking.
Should an indenture relate to unsecured indebtedness, in the event of a bankruptcy or other liquidation event involving a distribution of assets to satisfy our outstanding indebtedness or an event of default under a loan agreement relating to secured indebtedness of our company or its subsidiaries, the holders of such secured indebtedness, if any, would be entitled to receive payment of principal and interest prior to payments on the senior indebtedness issued under an Indenture.
Prospectus Supplement
Each prospectus supplement will describe the terms relating to the specific series of debt securities being offered. These terms will include some or all of the following:
| ● | the title of debt securities and whether they are subordinated, senior subordinated or senior debt securities; |
| ● | any limit on the aggregate principal amount of debt securities of such series; |
| ● | the percentage of the principal amount at which the debt securities of any series will be issued; |
| ● | the ability to issue additional debt securities of the same series; |
| ● | the purchase price for the debt securities and the denominations of the debt securities; |
| ● | the specific designation of the series of debt securities being offered; |
| ● | the maturity date or dates of the debt securities and the date or dates upon which the debt securities are payable and the rate or rates at which the debt securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, which may be fixed or variable, or the method by which such rate shall be determined; |
| ● | the basis for calculating interest if other than 360-day year or twelve 30-day months; |
| ● | the date or dates from which any interest will accrue or the method by which such date or dates will be determined; |
| ● | the duration of any deferral period, including the maximum consecutive period during which interest payment periods may be extended; |
| ● | whether the amount of payments of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on the debt securities may be determined with reference to any index, formula or other method, such as one or more currencies, commodities, equity indices or other indices, and the manner of determining the amount of such payments; |
| ● | the dates on which we will pay interest on the debt securities and the regular record date for determining who is entitled to the interest payable on any interest payment date; |
| ● | the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the debt securities will be payable, where any securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange or conversion, as applicable, and notices and demands may be delivered to or upon us pursuant to the applicable Indenture; |
| ● | the rate or rates of amortization of the debt securities; |
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| ● | if we possess the option to do so, the periods within which and the prices at which we may redeem the debt securities, in whole or in part, pursuant to optional redemption provisions, and the other terms and conditions of any such provisions; |
| ● | our obligation or discretion, if any, to redeem, repay or purchase debt securities by making periodic payments to a sinking fund or through an analogous provision or at the option of holders of the debt securities, and the period or periods within which and the price or prices at which we will redeem, repay or purchase the debt securities, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation, and the other terms and conditions of such obligation; |
| ● | the terms and conditions, if any, regarding the option or mandatory conversion or exchange of debt securities; |
| ● | the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any debt securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part at our option and, if other than by a board resolution, the manner in which any election by us to redeem the debt securities shall be evidenced; |
| ● | any restriction or condition on the transferability of the debt securities of a particular series; |
| ● | the portion, or methods of determining the portion, of the principal amount of the debt securities which we must pay upon the acceleration of the maturity of the debt securities in connection with any event of default if other than the full principal amount; |
| ● | the currency or currencies in which the debt securities will be denominated and in which principal, any premium and any interest will or may be payable or a description of any units based on or relating to a currency or currencies in which the debt securities will be denominated; |
| ● | provisions, if any, granting special rights to holders of the debt securities upon the occurrence of specified events; |
| ● | any deletions from, modifications of or additions to the events of default or our covenants with respect to the applicable series of debt securities, and whether or not such events of default or covenants are consistent with those contained in the applicable Indenture; |
| ● | any limitation on our ability to incur debt, redeem stock, sell our assets or other restrictions; |
| ● | the application, if any, of the terms of the applicable Indenture relating to defeasance and covenant defeasance (which terms are described below) to the debt securities; |
| ● | what subordination provisions will apply to the debt securities; |
| ● | the terms, if any, upon which the holders may convert or exchange the debt securities into or for our Ordinary Shares, preferred shares or other securities or property; |
| ● | whether we are issuing the debt securities in whole or in part in global form; |
| ● | any change in the right of the trustee or the requisite holders of debt securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable because of an event of default; |
| ● | the depositary for global or certificated debt securities, if any; |
| ● | any material federal income tax consequences applicable to the debt securities, including any debt securities denominated and made payable, as described in the prospectus supplements, in foreign currencies, or units based on or related to foreign currencies; |
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| ● | any right we may have to satisfy, discharge and defease our obligations under the debt securities, or terminate or eliminate restrictive covenants or events of default in the Indentures, by depositing money or U.S. government obligations with the trustee of the Indentures; |
| ● | the names of any trustees, depositories, authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or registrars or other agents with respect to the debt securities; |
| ● | to whom any interest on any debt security shall be payable, if other than the person in whose name the security is registered, on the record date for such interest, the extent to which, or the manner in which, any interest payable on a temporary global debt security will be paid if other than in the manner provided in the applicable Indenture; |
| ● | if the principal of or any premium or interest on any debt securities is to be payable in one or more currencies or currency units other than as stated, the currency, currencies or currency units in which it shall be paid and the periods within and terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amounts payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined); |
| ● | the portion of the principal amount of any debt securities which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity of the debt securities pursuant to the applicable Indenture if other than the entire principal amount; |
| ● | if the principal amount payable at the stated maturity of any debt security of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the stated maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such debt securities as of any such date for any purpose, including the principal amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any maturity other than the stated maturity or which shall be deemed to be outstanding as of any date prior to the stated maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined); and |
| ● | any other specific terms of the debt securities, including any modifications to the events of default under the debt securities and any other terms which may be required by or advisable under applicable laws or regulations. |
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will not be listed on any securities exchange. Holders of the debt securities may present registered debt securities for exchange or transfer in the manner described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Except as limited by the applicable Indenture, we will provide these services without charge, other than any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with the exchange or transfer.
Debt securities may bear interest at a fixed rate or a variable rate as specified in the prospectus supplement. In addition, if specified in the prospectus supplement, we may sell debt securities bearing no interest or interest at a rate that at the time of issuance is below the prevailing market rate, or at a discount below their stated principal amount. We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement any special federal income tax considerations applicable to these discounted debt securities.
We may issue debt securities with the principal amount payable on any principal payment date, or the amount of interest payable on any interest payment date, to be determined by referring to one or more currency exchange rates, commodity prices, equity indices or other factors. Holders of such debt securities may receive a principal amount on any principal payment date, or interest payments on any interest payment date, that are greater or less than the amount of principal or interest otherwise payable on such dates, depending upon the value on such dates of applicable currency, commodity, equity index or other factors. The applicable prospectus supplement will contain information as to how we will determine the amount of principal or interest payable on any date, as well as the currencies, commodities, equity indices or other factors to which the amount payable on that date relates and certain additional tax considerations.
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Description of Warrants
We may issue warrants to purchase our Ordinary Shares or preferred shares. Warrants may be issued independently or together with any other securities that may be sold by us pursuant to this prospectus or any combination of the foregoing and may be attached to, or separate from, such securities. To the extent warrants that we issue are to be publicly-traded, each series of such warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a warrant agent. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any warrants that we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe in particular the terms of any series of warrants that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus. The terms of any warrants offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below.
We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from another report that we file with the SEC, the form of the warrant and/or warrant agreement, if any, which may include a form of warrant certificate, as applicable that describes the terms of the particular series of warrants we may offer before the issuance of the related series of warrants. We may issue the warrants under a warrant agreement that we will enter into with a warrant agent to be selected by us. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any registered holders of warrants or beneficial owners of warrants. The following summary of material provisions of the warrants and warrant agreements is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the form of warrant and/or warrant agreement and warrant certificate applicable to a particular series of warrants. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, as well as the complete form of warrant and/or the warrant agreement and warrant certificate, as applicable, that contain the terms of the warrants.
The particular terms of any issue of warrants will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the issue. Those terms may include:
| ● | the title of the warrants; |
| ● | the price or prices at which the warrants will be issued; |
| ● | the designation, amount and terms of the securities or other rights for which the warrants are exercisable; |
| ● | the designation and terms of the other securities, if any, with which the warrants are to be issued and the number of warrants issued with each other security; |
| ● | the aggregate number of warrants; |
| ● | any provisions for adjustment of the number or amount of securities receivable upon exercise of the warrants or the exercise price of the warrants; |
| ● | the price or prices at which the securities or other rights purchasable upon exercise of the warrants may be purchased; |
| ● | if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the securities or other rights purchasable upon exercise of the warrants will be separately transferable; |
| ● | a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the exercise of the warrants; |
| ● | the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence, and the date on which the right will expire; |
| ● | the maximum or minimum number of warrants that may be exercised at any time; |
| ● | information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any; and |
| ● | any other terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants. |
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Exercise of Warrants
Each warrant will entitle the holder of warrants to purchase the number of Ordinary Shares or preferred shares of the relevant class or series at the exercise price stated or determinable in the prospectus supplement for the warrants. Warrants may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date shown in the applicable prospectus supplement, unless otherwise specified in such prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, if applicable, unexercised warrants will become void. Warrants may be exercised in the manner described in the applicable prospectus supplement. When the warrant holder makes the payment and properly completes and signs the warrant certificate at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent, if any, or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will, as soon as possible, forward the securities or other rights that the warrant holder has purchased. If the warrant holder exercises less than all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate, we will issue a new warrant certificate for the remaining warrants. If we so indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may surrender securities as all or part of the exercise price for warrants.
Prior to the exercise of any warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares or preferred shares of the relevant class or series, holders of the warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of Ordinary Shares or preferred shares purchasable upon exercise, including the right to vote or to receive any payments of dividends or payments upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up on the Ordinary Shares or preferred shares purchasable upon exercise, if any.
Outstanding Warrants
As of the date of this prospectus, there is an outstanding warrant to purchase [135,007] Class A Ordinary Shares.
Description of Rights
We may issue rights to purchase our securities. The rights may or may not be transferable by the persons purchasing or receiving the rights. In connection with any rights offering, we may enter into a standby underwriting or other arrangement with one or more underwriters or other persons pursuant to which such underwriters or other persons would purchase any offered securities remaining unsubscribed for after such rights offering. Each series of rights will be issued under a separate rights agent agreement to be entered into between us and one or more banks, trust companies or other financial institutions, as rights agent, that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement. The rights agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the rights and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of rights certificates or beneficial owners of rights.
The prospectus supplement relating to any rights that we offer will include specific terms relating to the offering, including, among other matters:
| ● | the date of determining the security holders entitled to the rights distribution; |
| ● | the aggregate number of rights issued and the aggregate amount of securities purchasable upon exercise of the rights; |
| ● | the exercise price; |
| ● | the conditions to completion of the rights offering; |
| ● | the date on which the right to exercise the rights will commence and the date on which the rights will expire; and |
| ● | any applicable federal income tax considerations. |
Each right would entitle the holder of the rights to purchase for cash the principal amount of securities at the exercise price set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Rights may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date for the rights provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, all unexercised rights will become void.
If less than all of the rights issued in any rights offering are exercised, we may offer any unsubscribed securities directly to persons other than our security holders, to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby arrangements, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
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Description of Units
The following description, together with the additional information we may include in any applicable prospectus supplement, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the units that we may offer under this prospectus. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any units that we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any series of units in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus. The terms of any units offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below. However, no prospectus supplement will fundamentally change the terms that are set forth in this prospectus or offer a security that is not registered and described in this prospectus at the time of its effectiveness.
We will file as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from another report we file with the SEC, the form of unit agreement that describes the terms of the series of units we may offer under this prospectus, and any supplemental agreements, before the issuance of the related series of units. The following summaries of material terms and provisions of the units are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the unit agreement and any supplemental agreements applicable to a particular series of units. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, as well as the complete unit agreement and any supplemental agreements that contain the terms of the units.
We may issue units consisting of any combination of the other types of securities offered under this prospectus in one or more series. We may evidence each series of units by unit certificates that we may issue under a separate agreement. We may enter into unit agreements with a unit agent. Each unit agent, if any, may be a bank or trust company that we select. We will indicate the name and address of the unit agent, if any, in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of units. Specific unit agreements, if any, will contain additional important terms and provisions. We will file as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report that we file with the SEC, the form of unit and the form of each unit agreement, if any, relating to units offered under this prospectus.
If we offer any units, certain terms of that series of units will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement, including, without limitation, the following, as applicable
| ● | the title of the series of units; |
| ● | identification and description of the separate constituent securities comprising the units; |
| ● | the price or prices at which the units will be issued; |
| ● | the date, if any, on and after which the constituent securities comprising the units will be separately transferable; |
| ● | a discussion of certain United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the units; and |
| ● | any other material terms of the units and their constituent securities. |
The provisions described in this section, as well as those described under "Description of Share Capital - Ordinary Shares and Preferred Shares" and "Description of Warrants" will apply to each unit and to any Ordinary Shares, preferred shares or warrant included in each unit, respectively.
Issuance in Series
We may issue units in such amounts and in numerous distinct series as we determine.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our Ordinary Shares is Transhare Corporation, located in Clearwater, Florida. Their mailing address is Bayside Center 1, 17755 North US Highway 19, Suite # 140, Clearwater FL 33764. Their phone number is (303) 662-1112.
NASDAQ Capital Market Listing
Our Class A Ordinary Shares are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "LHSW."
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell the securities offered through this prospectus (i) to or through underwriters or dealers, (ii) directly to purchasers, including our affiliates, (iii) through agents, or (iv) through a combination of any these methods. The securities may be distributed at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, market prices prevailing at the time of sale, prices related to the prevailing market prices, or negotiated prices. The prospectus supplement will include the following information:
| ● | the terms of the offering; |
| ● | the names of any underwriters or agents; |
| ● | the name or names of any managing underwriter or underwriters; |
| ● | the purchase price of the securities; |
| ● | any over-allotment options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from us; |
| ● | the net proceeds from the sale of the securities; |
| ● | any delayed delivery arrangements; |
| ● | any underwriting discounts, commissions and other items constituting underwriters' compensation; |
| ● | any initial public offering price; |
| ● | any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; |
| ● | any commissions paid to agents; and |
| ● | any securities exchange or market on which the securities may be listed. |
Sale Through Underwriters or Dealers
Only underwriters named in the prospectus supplement are underwriters of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement. If underwriters are used in the sale, the underwriters will acquire the securities for their own account, including through underwriting, purchase, security lending or repurchase agreements with us. The underwriters may resell the securities from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions. Underwriters may sell the securities in order to facilitate transactions in any of our other securities (described in this prospectus or otherwise), including other public or private transactions and short sales. Underwriters may offer securities to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms acting as underwriters. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to certain conditions, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the offered securities if they purchase any of them. The underwriters may change from time to time any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers.
If dealers are used in the sale of securities offered through this prospectus, we will sell the securities to them as principals. They may then resell those securities to the public at varying prices determined by the dealers at the time of resale. The prospectus supplement will include the names of the dealers and the terms of the transaction.
We will provide in the applicable prospectus supplement any compensation we will pay to underwriters, dealers or agents in connection with the offering of the securities, and any discounts, concessions or commissions allowed by underwriters to participating dealers.
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Direct Sales and Sales Through Agents
We may sell the securities offered through this prospectus directly. In this case, no underwriters or agents would be involved. Such securities may also be sold through agents designated from time to time. The prospectus supplement will name any agent involved in the offer or sale of the offered securities and will describe any commissions payable to the agent. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, any agent will agree to use its reasonable best efforts to solicit purchases for the period of its appointment.
We may sell the securities directly to institutional investors or others who may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act with respect to any sale of those securities. The terms of any such sales will be described in the prospectus supplement.
Delayed Delivery Contracts
If the prospectus supplement indicates, we may authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers from certain types of institutions to purchase securities at the public offering price under delayed delivery contracts. These contracts would provide for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. The contracts would be subject only to those conditions described in the prospectus supplement. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the commission payable for solicitation of those contracts.
Market Making, Stabilization and Other Transactions
Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, other than our Ordinary Shares, all securities we offer under this prospectus will be a new issue and will have no established trading market. We may elect to list offered securities on an exchange or in the over-the-counter market. Any underwriters that we use in the sale of offered securities may make a market in such securities, but may discontinue such market making at any time without notice. Therefore, we cannot assure you that the securities will have a liquid trading market.
Any underwriter may also engage in stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Rule 104 under the Securities Exchange Act. Stabilizing transactions involve bids to purchase the underlying security in the open market for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of the securities. Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions.
Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the securities originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in a syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short positions. Stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would be in the absence of the transactions. The underwriters may, if they commence these transactions, discontinue them at any time.
General Information
Agents, underwriters, and dealers may be entitled, under agreements entered into with us, to indemnification by us against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Our agents, underwriters, and dealers, or their affiliates, may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us, in the ordinary course of business.
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LEGAL MATTERS
Except as otherwise set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, certain legal matters in connection with the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Robinson & Cole LLP to the extent governed by the laws of the State of New York, and by Ogier to the extent governed by the laws of the Cayman Islands. If legal matters in connection with offerings made pursuant to this prospectus are passed upon by counsel to underwriters, dealers or agents, such counsel will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to any such offering.
EXPERTS
The financial statements in this prospectus for the year ended March 31, 2026, incorporated by reference from the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2026 have been audited by EliteCPA P.C., an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference, and are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The office of EliteCPA P.C. is located at 200 Centennial Avenue, Suite 106, Piscataway, NJ 08854.
The financial statements in this prospectus as of March 31, 2025 and 2024 and for the years ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, incorporated by reference from the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F have been audited by WWC, P.C., an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference, and are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The office of WWC, P.C. is located at 2010 Pioneer Court, San Mateo, CA 94403.
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INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" into this prospectus the information we file with the SEC. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference in this prospectus shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any subsequently filed document, which also is incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such earlier statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
We hereby incorporate by reference into this prospectus the following documents that we have filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act:
| (1) | the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, filed with the SEC on August 13, 2026; |
| (2) | the Company's Current Reports on Form 6-K, filed with the SEC on October 30, 2026, September 28, 2026, and September 4, 2026; |
| (3) | The description of the Registrant's Ordinary Shares incorporated by reference in the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 20-F for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, filed with the Commission on August 13, 2026, including any amendment and report subsequently filed for the purpose of updating that description; and |
All documents that we file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and in the case of a Current Report on Form 6-K, so long as they state that they are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and other than Current Reports on Form 6-K, or portions thereof, furnished under Form 6-K) (i) after the initial filing date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and prior to the effectiveness of such registration statement and (ii) after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus from the date of filing of the documents, unless we specifically provide otherwise. Information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and may replace information previously filed with the SEC. To the extent that any information contained in any Current Report on Form 6-K or any exhibit thereto, was or is furnished to, rather than filed with the SEC, such information or exhibit is specifically not incorporated by reference.
Upon request, we will provide, without charge, to each person who receives this prospectus, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference (other than exhibits to the documents that are not specifically incorporated by reference in the documents). Please direct written or oral requests for copies to us at 15th Floor, Sannuo Smart Building, No. 3388 Binhai Ave, Binhai Community, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China , Attention: Yue Zhu, +86-400-616-9629.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
As permitted by SEC rules, this prospectus omits certain information and exhibits that are included in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Since this prospectus may not contain all of the information that you may find important, you should review the full text of these documents. If we have filed a contract, agreement or other document as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, you should read the exhibit for a more complete understanding of the document or matter involved. Each statement in this prospectus, including statements incorporated by reference as discussed above, regarding a contract, agreement or other document is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual document.
We are subject to the information reporting requirements of the Exchange Act that are applicable to foreign private issuers, and, in accordance with these requirements, we file annual and current reports and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains an internet website at www.sec.gov that contains our filed reports and other information that we file electronically with the SEC.
We maintain a corporate website at https://ir.cnsoftwell.com/. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus.
ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES
We are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company with limited liability. We incorporated in the Cayman Islands because of certain benefits associated with being a Cayman Islands exempted company, such as political and economic stability, an effective judicial system, a favorable tax system, the absence of foreign exchange control or currency restrictions and the availability of professional and support services. However, the Cayman Islands have a less developed body of securities laws that provide significantly less protection to investors as compared to the securities laws of the United States. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to sue before the federal courts of the United States.
Substantially all of our assets are located in China. In addition, some of our directors and officers are residents of jurisdictions other than the United States and all or a substantial portion of their assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon us or our directors and officers, 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.
We have been advised by our Cayman Islands legal counsel, Ogier, that the courts of the Cayman Islands are unlikely (i) to recognize or enforce against us, judgments of courts of the United States 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; and (ii) in original actions brought in the Cayman Islands, to impose liabilities 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, so far as the liabilities imposed by those provisions are penal in nature. In those circumstances, although there is currently no statutory enforcement or treaty between the United States and the Cayman Islands providing for enforcement of judgments obtained in the United States. The courts of the Cayman Islands will recognize and enforce a foreign money judgment of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits based on the principle that a judgment of a competent foreign court imposes upon the judgment debtor an obligation to pay the sum for which judgment has been given provided certain conditions are met. For a foreign judgment to be enforced in the Cayman Islands, such judgment must be final and conclusive, given by a court of competent jurisdiction (the courts of the Cayman Islands will apply the rules of Cayman Islands private international law to determine whether the foreign court is a court of competent jurisdiction), and must not be in respect of taxes or a fine or penalty, inconsistent with a Cayman Islands judgment in respect of the same matter, impeachable on the grounds of fraud or obtained in a manner, and or be of a kind the enforcement of which is, contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands. Furthermore, it is uncertain that Cayman Islands courts would enforce: (1) judgments of U.S. courts obtained in actions against us or other persons that are predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws; or (2) original actions brought against us or other persons predicated upon the Securities Act. Ogier has informed us that there is uncertainty with regard to Cayman Islands law relating to whether a judgment obtained from the U.S. courts under civil liability provisions of the securities laws will be determined by the courts of the Cayman Islands as penal, punitive in nature. A Cayman Islands Court may stay enforcement proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere.
Guangdong Xinchu Law Firm has advised us that the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments are provided for under PRC Civil Procedure Law. PRC courts may recognize and enforce foreign judgments in accordance with the requirements of PRC Civil Procedure Law and other applicable laws and regulations based either on treaties between China and the country where the judgment is made or on principles reciprocity between jurisdictions. China does not have any treaties or other form of reciprocity with the United States or the Cayman Islands that provide for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. In addition, according to the PRC Civil Procedure Law, courts in the PRC will not enforce a foreign judgment against us or our directors and officers if they decide 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 or in the Cayman Islands.
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LIANHE SOWELL INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD
$200,000,000
Class A Ordinary Shares,
Preferred Shares,
Debt Securities
Warrants,
Rights and
Units
PROSPECTUS
November 12, 2026
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 8. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands (the "Companies Act") does not limit the extent to which a company's memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our Fourth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association permit indemnification of officers and directors against all actions, proceedings, claims, losses, or liabilities ("Indemnified Losses") incurred in their capacities as such unless such Indemnified Losses arise from the dishonesty, fraud, willful default or willful neglect of such directors or officers.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers or persons controlling us under the foregoing 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.
Item 9. Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 1.1 | Form of Underwriting Agreement** | |
| 3.1 |
Fourth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association |
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| 4.1 | Form of Preferred Shares Certificate** | |
| 4.2 | Form of Warrant** | |
| 4.3 | Form of Warrant Agreement** | |
| 4.4 | Form of Unit** | |
| 4.5 | Form of Unit Agreement** | |
| 4.6 | Form of indenture with respect to senior debt securities, to be entered into between registrant and a trustee acceptable to the registrant, if any. | |
| 4.7 | Form of indenture with respect to subordinated debt securities, to be entered into between registrant and a trustee acceptable to the registrant, if any. | |
| 4.8 | Form of debt securities, if any.** | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Ogier | |
| 23.1 | Consent of WWC, P.C. | |
| 23.2 | Consent of EliteCPA P.C. | |
| 23.3 | Consent of Ogier (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
| 23.4 | Consent of Guangdong Xinchu Law Firm | |
| 24.1 | Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this registration statement) | |
| 107 | Filing Fee Table |
| ** | To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a filing with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and incorporated by reference in connection with the offering of securities to the extent required for any such offering. |
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Item 10 Undertakings
| (a) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: |
| (1) | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: |
| (i) | To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; |
| (ii) | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement. |
| (iii) | To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement. |
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b).
| (2) | That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
| (3) | To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. |
| (4) | That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser: |
| (i) | Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and |
| (ii) | Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date. |
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| (5) | That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: |
| (i) | Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
| (ii) | Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; |
| (iii) | The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and |
| (iv) | Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser. |
| (b) | That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
| (c) | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the People's Republic of China, on November 12, 2026.
| LIANHE SOWELL INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD | ||
| By: | /s/ Yue Zhu | |
| Name: | Yue Zhu | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Yue Zhu his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities (including his capacity as a director and/or officer of the registrant), to sign any and all amendments and post-effective amendments and supplements to this registration statement, and including any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Form F-3 registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
| Signature | Title | Date | ||
| /s/ Yue Zhu | Chief Executive Officer and | November 12, 2026 | ||
| Yue Zhu |
Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer) |
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| /s/ Tracy Chui-Kam Ng | Chief Financial Officer | November 12, 2026 | ||
| Tracy Chui-Kam Ng | (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) | |||
| /s/ Yong Ling | Director | November 12, 2026 | ||
| Yong Ling | ||||
| /s/ Chun Yu Leeds Chow | Director | November 12, 2026 | ||
| Chun Yu Leeds Chow | ||||
| /s/ Hoi Hin Wong | Director | November 12, 2026 | ||
| Hoi Hin Wong |
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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES
Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of America, has signed this registration statement or amendment thereto in New York, NY, on November 12, 2026.
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U.S. AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE Cogency Global Inc. |
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| By: | /s/ Colleen A. De Vries | ||
| Name: | Colleen A. De Vries | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice-President on behalf of Cogency Global Inc. | ||
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