As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2025

 

Registration No. 333-[ ]

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM F-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

WF International Limited

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Not Applicable

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

 

Cayman Islands 1711 Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Classification Code Number) Identification No.)

 

No. 1110, 11th Floor, Unit 1, Building 7

No. 477, Wanxing Road

Chengdu, Sichuan, China, 610041

+86 (28) 86210882

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Puglisi & Associates

850 Library Avenue, Suite 204

Newark, Delaware 19711

Tel: +1 302 738-6680

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

Copies to:

 

Richard I. Anslow, Esq.

Wei Wang, Esq.

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10105

Tel: (212) 370-1300

 

Ralph V. De Martino, Esq.

Cavas S. Pavri, Esq.

ArentFox Schiff LLP

1717 K Street NW

Washington, DC 20006

Telephone: (202) 857-6000

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

 Emerging growth company

 

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

 

† The 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 which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the 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 jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

Preliminary Prospectus Subject To Completion, Dated September 29, 2025

 

Up to $4,500,000

Up to 1,246,537 Units consisting of 1,246,537 Ordinary Shares and

1,246,537 Warrants to purchase 1,246,537 Ordinary Shares

 

Up to 1,246,537 Ordinary Shares

Issuable upon exercise of Warrants 

 

 

WF International Limited 

 

We are offering, on a reasonable best effort basis, up to 1,246,537 units (the “Units”), with each Unit consisting of one (1) ordinary share and one (1) warrant to purchase one ordinary share  (the “Warrant”, or collectively, the “Warrants”) at an assumed offering price of $3.61 per Unit, which was the reported sale price of our ordinary shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) on September 26, 2025.

 

We do not intend to apply for listing of the Warrants on any national securities exchange or other trading market, and we do not believe any such market will develop. Therefore, the liquidity of the Warrants will be limited and should be considered illiquid. The Units have no stand-alone rights and will not be certificated or issued as stand-alone securities. The ordinary shares and the Warrants underlying the Units are immediately separable and will be issued separately in this offering. The Warrants will have an exercise price equal to 125% of the offering price per Unit and will be exercisable from the initial issuance date until they expire on the five-year anniversary of the original issuance date.

 

This prospectus also relates to the ordinary shares issuable from time to time upon the exercise of the Warrants hereby and the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants we will issue to the Placement Agents (as defined below) (the “Placement Agent Warrants”). 

 

Our ordinary shares are listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “WXM”. On September 26, 2025, the last reported sales price of an ordinary share on Nasdaq was $3.61.  There is no established public trading market for the Warrants.

 

The offering price for the Units in this offering will be determined at the time of pricing, and may be at a discount to the then current market price. Therefore, the assumed offering price used throughout this prospectus may not be indicative of the final offering price. The final offering price will be determined through negotiation between us and the investors based upon a number of factors, including our history and our prospects, the industry in which we operate, our past and present operating results, and the general condition of the securities markets at the time of this offering.

 

 

 

The Units will be offered at a fixed price and are expected to be issued in a single closing. We expect this offering to be completed not later than two business days following the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part (the “Registration Statement”), and we will deliver all securities to be issued in connection with this offering delivery versus payment/receipt versus payment upon receipt of investor funds by us. Accordingly, neither we, nor The Benchmark Company or Axiom Capital Management, Inc., whom we have engaged as the placement agents for this offering (the “Placement Agents”) have made any arrangements to place investor funds in an escrow account or trust account since the Placement Agents will not receive investor funds in connection with the sale of the securities offered hereunder.

 

We have engaged the Placement Agents to use their reasonable best efforts to solicit offers to purchase our securities in this offering. The Placement Agents are not purchasing or selling any of the securities we are offering and are not required to arrange for the purchase or sale of any specific number or dollar amount of the securities. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to closing in this offering, the actual public offering amount, placement agent fees, and proceeds to us, if any, are not presently determinable and may be substantially less than the total maximum offering amounts set forth above and throughout this prospectus. We have agreed to pay the Placement Agents the placement agent fees set forth in the table below. See “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus for more information.

 

    Per
Unit
  Total
Offering price   $       $    
Placement Agent commissions (1)   $       $    
Proceeds, before expenses, to us   $       $    

 


(1)

In connection with this offering, we have agreed to pay to the Placement Agents a cash fee equal to 7.0% of the gross proceeds received by us in the offering. We have also agreed to pay the Placement Agents a non- accountable expense allowance of 1.0% of the gross proceeds received by us in the offering and to reimburse the Placement Agents for all expenses related to the offering of up to $100,000 including legal expenses and other out-of-pocket expenses in connection with their engagement as placement agents. In addition, we have agreed to issue upon the closing of this offering, placement agent warrants to Placement Agents exercisable for a period of five years from the commencement date of sales in this offering entitling the Placement Agents to purchase up to 5% of the number of shares sold in this offering at a per share exercise price equal to 125% of the offering price.  See “Plan of Distribution.” for a description of all compensation to be paid to the Placement Agents.

 

As we conduct substantially all of our operations in the People’s Republic of China (“China” or the “PRC”), we are subject to legal and operational risks associated with having substantially all of our operations in China, including risks related to the legal, political and economic policies of the PRC government, the relations between China and the United States, or Chinese or United States regulations, which risks could result in a material change in our operations and/or cause the value of our ordinary shares to significantly decline or become worthless and affect our ability to continue to offer securities to investors. Recently, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and made a number of public statements on the regulation of business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. As advised by our PRC counsel, Yuan Tai Law Offices, as of the date of this prospectus, we are not directly subject to these regulatory actions or statements, as we have not implemented any monopolistic behavior and our business does not involve the collection of user data, implicate cybersecurity, or involve any other type of restricted industry. On February 17, 2023, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) released the Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (the “Trial Measures”), effective on March 31, 2023, which requires the filing of the overseas offering and listing plan by PRC domestic companies with the CSRC under certain conditions, and the filing with the CSRC by their underwriters associated with such companies’ overseas securities offering and listing. The Trial Measures states that, any post-listing follow-on offering by an issuer in an overseas market, including issuance of shares, convertible notes, exchangeable notes and preferred shares, shall be subject to filing requirement within three business days after the completion of the offering. In the opinion of our PRC counsel, Yuan Tai Law Offices, we are subject to the filing requirements of the Trial Measures in connection with this offering. We plan to submit the CSRC filing in connection with this offering within three business days after the closing of this offering. If we do not submit the filing for this offering or any subsequent offering in a timely manner under PRC laws and regulations, we may be subject to investigations by competent PRC regulators, fines or penalties, and we may be ordered to suspend our relevant operations and rectify any non-compliance, prohibited from engaging in relevant business or conducting any offering, and these risks could result in a material adverse change in our operations, limit our ability to continue to offer securities to investors, or cause such securities to significantly decline in value or become worthless.

 

 

 

In addition, any actions by the PRC government to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and foreign investment in China based issuers or any failure of us to fully comply with new regulatory requirements may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to list on a U.S. exchange and continue to offer our ordinary shares, cause significant disruption to our business operations, and severely damage our reputation, which would materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and cause our ordinary shares to significantly decline in value or become worthless. It is highly uncertain what the potential impact new laws and regulations will have on our daily business operation, the ability to accept foreign investments and list on an U.S. exchange. Any failure of us to fully comply with the regulatory requirements may subject us to regulatory actions, such as warnings and fines, which may limit our operating privileges in China, delay or restrict the repatriation of the proceeds from offshore fund-raising activities into the PRC or take other actions that could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, reputation and prospects, as well as the trading price of our ordinary shares.

 

Furthermore, as more stringent criteria have been imposed by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”) recently, our securities may be prohibited from trading if our auditor cannot be fully inspected. On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued its determination that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and in Hong Kong, because of positions taken by PRC authorities in those jurisdictions, and the PCAOB included in the report of its determination a list of the accounting firms that are headquartered in the PRC or Hong Kong. This list did not include our auditor, ZH CPA, LLC, which is headquartered in Denver, Colorado and can be inspected by the PCAOB. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB Board determined that the PCAOB was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong and voted to vacate its previous determinations to the contrary

 

On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, was signed into law, which amended the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “HFCA Act”) (i) to reduce the number of consecutive non-inspection years required for triggering the prohibitions under the HFCA Act from three years to two, and (ii) so that any foreign jurisdiction could be the reason why the PCAOB does not have complete access to inspect or investigate a company’s auditor. As it was originally enacted, the HFCA Act applied only if the PCAOB’s inability to inspect or investigate was due to a position taken by an authority in the foreign jurisdiction where the relevant public accounting firm is located. As a result of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, the HFCA Act now also applies if the PCAOB’s inability to inspect or investigate the relevant accounting firm is due to a position taken by an authority in any foreign jurisdiction. The denying jurisdiction does not need to be where the accounting firm is located. Each year, the PCAOB will determine whether it can inspect and investigate completely audit firms in mainland China and Hong Kong, among other jurisdictions. If the PCAOB determines in the future that it no longer has full access to inspect and investigate completely accounting firms in mainland China and Hong Kong and we use an accounting firm headquartered in one of these jurisdictions to issue an audit report on our financial statements filed with the SEC, we would be identified as a Commission-Identified Issuer following the filing of the annual report on Form 20-F for the relevant fiscal year. There can be no assurance that we would not be identified as a Commission-Identified Issuer for any future fiscal year, and if we were so identified for two consecutive years, we would become subject to the prohibition on trading under the HFCA Act. Such a prohibition would substantially impair your ability to sell or purchase our securities when you wish to do so, and the risk and uncertainty associated with delisting would cause our securities to significantly decline in value or become worthless. Also, such a prohibition would significantly affect our ability to raise capital on terms acceptable to us, or at all, which would have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, and prospects.

 

 

 

We are a “controlled company” under the Nasdaq listing rules. Our officers and directors have significant influence over the Company due to their significant shareholding in the Company; in particular Ms. Ke Chen, our director and Chief Executive Officer, currently beneficially owns an aggregate of 55.8% of our outstanding ordinary shares, as of the date of this prospectus . For more information regarding Ms. Chen’s beneficial ownership, see “Principal Shareholders” of this prospectus. As a result of Ms. Chen’s significant ownership, we are deemed a “controlled company” under Nasdaq listing rules. Although we do not intend to rely on the “controlled company” exemption under the Nasdaq listing rules, we could elect to rely on this exemption in the future. If we elected to rely on the “controlled company” exemption, the investors would not have the same protection afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to these corporate governance requirements. Our status as a controlled company could cause our ordinary shares to look less attractive to certain investors or otherwise harm the trading price of our ordinary shares. See “Prospectus Summary — Implications of Being a Controlled Company” and “Item 3D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Ownership of our Ordinary Shares — We will be a ‘controlled company’ as defined under the Nasdaq Listing Rules. Although we do not intend to rely on the “controlled company” exemption under the Nasdaq Listing Rules, we could elect to rely on this exemption in the future and you will not have the same protection afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to these corporate governance requirements” on page 38 of our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 (the “2024 Annual Report”), filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 18, 2025 and incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

 

As a holding company, WF relies on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our PRC subsidiaries for its cash and financing requirements. If any of our PRC subsidiaries incurs debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing such debt may restrict its ability to pay dividends to WF. In the future, cash proceeds raised from overseas financing activities, including this offering, may be transferred by us to our PRC subsidiaries via capital contribution or shareholder loans, as the case may be.

 

As of the date of this prospectus, there were no cash flows between our Cayman Islands holding company and our subsidiaries. Based on the advice of our counsel as to Cayman Islands law, Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP, there are no limitations imposed by Cayman Islands law on WF’s ability to transfer cash or pay dividend or other distributions in cash to its shareholders, other than as set out under the section titled “Dividend Policy”. Among WF and its subsidiaries, cash can be transferred from WF and its subsidiary, Shan You International Group Limited, as needed, in the form of capital contributions or shareholder loans, as the case may be, to our PRC subsidiaries as we are permitted under PRC laws and regulations to provide funding to our PRC subsidiaries only through capital contributions or loans, and only if we satisfy the applicable government registration and approval/filing requirements in China. The transfer of funds among companies are subject to the Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Private Lending Cases (2020 Second Revision, the “Provisions on Private Lending Cases”), which was implemented on January 1, 2021 to regulate the financing activities between natural persons, legal persons and unincorporated organizations. As advised by our PRC counsel, Yuan Tai Law Offices, the Provisions on Private Lending Cases does not prohibit using cash generated from one subsidiary to fund another subsidiary’s operations for ordinary production and business purposes. We have not been notified of any restriction which could limit our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to transfer cash between PRC subsidiaries within the PRC. We believe, as of the date of this prospectus, there is no restriction imposed by the Hong Kong government on the transfer of capital within, into and out of Hong Kong (including funds from Hong Kong to the PRC), except transfer of funds involving money laundering and criminal activities. The PRC government imposes controls on the conversion of RMB into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of the PRC. In addition, the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law and its implementation rules provide that a withholding tax at a rate of 10% will be applicable to dividends payable by PRC companies to non-PRC-resident enterprises unless reduced under treaties or arrangements between the PRC central government and the governments of other countries or regions where the non-PRC resident enterprises are tax resident. Further, to the extent cash or assets in our business are in the PRC or Hong Kong or a PRC or Hong Kong entity, the funds or assets may not be available to fund operations or for other use outside of the PRC or Hong Kong in the event of any interventions in or the imposition of restrictions and limitations on the ability of our company and our subsidiaries by the PRC government to transfer cash or assets. As of the date of this prospectus, no transfers, dividends or other distributions have been made from our subsidiaries to our Cayman Islands holding company or the investors out of the PRC, including U.S. investors, and no transfers, loans, or capital contributions have been made from our Cayman Islands holding company to any of our subsidiaries or the investors out of the PRC, including the U.S. investors. In addition, our primary operating subsidiary, Chengdu Shanyou HVAC Engineering Co., Ltd. (“Shanyou HVAC”), has maintained cash flow management policies which dictate the purpose, amount and procedure of cash transfers. Each transfer of cash into or from Shanyou HVAC is subject to internal approvals from at least two manager-level personnel including submitting supporting documentation (such as payment receipts or invoices), reviewing the documentation, and executing the payment. A single employee is not allowed to complete each and every stage of a cash transfer, but rather only specific parts of the whole procedure. Only the finance department is authorized to make cash transfers. Within the finance department, the roles for payment approval, payment execution, record keeping, and auditing are segregated to minimize risk. See “Prospectus Summary— Dividends and Other Distributions.”

 

 

 

We are both an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 and a “foreign private issuer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, as such, may elect to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements for this prospectus and future filings. See “Prospectus Summary — Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company” and “Prospectus Summary — Implications of Being a Foreign Private Issuer.”

 

Investing in our securities involves significant risks. The risks could result in a material change in the value of the securities we are registering for sale or could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to continue to offer securities to investors. The ordinary shares underlying the Units and the Warrants offered in this prospectus are shares of our Cayman Islands holding company, which has no material operations of its own and conducts substantially all of its operations through our operating entities established in China. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 19 of this prospectus and the section entitled “Item 3D. Risk Factors” in our 2024 Annual Report incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

 

Neither the U.S. 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 Benchmark Company    Axiom Capital Management, Inc. 

 

The date of this prospectus is September 29, 2025.

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ABOUT PROSPECTUS   1
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY   3
THE OFFERING   17
RISK FACTORS   19
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS   23
INDUSTRY   25
USE OF PROCEEDS   27
DIVIDEND POLICY   27
CAPITALIZATION   28
DILUTION   29
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS   30
TAXATION   32
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION   38
EXPENSES OF THE OFFERING   42
LEGAL MATTERS   42
EXPERTS   42
ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS   43
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE   43
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION   42

 

You should only rely on the information contained in this prospectus and in any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us and delivered or made available to you. Neither we nor the Placement Agents have authorized anyone to provide you with additional or different information. We are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, the Units only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information contained in this prospectus or a free writing prospectus is accurate only as of its date, regardless of its time of delivery or of any sale of the Units offered hereby. Our business, financial condition, operating results, and prospects may have changed since that date.

 

For investors outside the United States: Neither we nor any of the Placement Agents have done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. Persons outside of the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of the Units, and the distribution of this prospectus outside of the United States.

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

Industry and Market Data

 

This prospectus includes statistical and other industry and market data that we obtained from industry publications and research, surveys and studies conducted by third parties including, but not limited to, an industry report (“TechNavio Report”) issued by TechNavio, a third-party industry research firm, containing information regarding the HVAC services industry. Industry publications and third-party research, surveys and studies generally indicate that their information has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, although they do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such information. Statistical data in these publications also include projections based on a number of assumptions. While we believe these industry publications and third-party research, surveys and studies are reliable, you are cautioned not to give undue weight to this information.

 

In addition, the new and rapidly changing nature of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (“HVAC”) services industry results in significant uncertainties for any projections or estimates relating to the growth prospects or future condition of our industry. Furthermore, if any one or more of the assumptions underlying the market data are later found to be incorrect, actual results may differ from the projections based on these assumptions. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

 

Certain Definitions

 

Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, all references in this prospectus to the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “ours,” “us” or similar terms refer to WF International Limited, together with all of its subsidiaries.

 

The following is a summary of certain defined terms and concepts that we use throughout this prospectus:

 

“Cayman”   The Cayman Islands
“China” or “PRC”   The People’s Republic of China. The term has a correlative meaning. 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”, “PRC”, or “Chinese”, it refers to only such government, governmental authorities, regulatory agencies, courts, jurisdictions, tax, entities, enterprises, individuals and residents of mainland China.
“Code”   The United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
“CSRC”   The China Securities Regulatory Commission
“Exchange Act”   The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
“HVAC”   Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
“IPO”   The initial public offering of our ordinary shares, which was closed on April 1, 2025.
“Nasdaq”   Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
“ordinary shares”   Our ordinary shares, par value $0.000001 per share
“PCAOB”   The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
“RMB” or “Renminbi”   Legal currency of China
“PFIC”   A passive foreign investment company
“SEC”   The United States Securities and Exchange Commission
“Securities Act”   The Securities Act of 1933, as amended
“Shanyou HK”   Shan You International Group Limited, a limited company organized under the laws of Hong Kong and a wholly owned subsidiary of WF.
“Shanyou HVAC”   Chengdu Shanyou HVAC Engineering Co., Ltd., a PRC limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Sichuan Shanyou.
“Sichuan Shanyou” or “WFOE”   Sichuan Shanyou Zhiyuan Business Information Consulting Co., Ltd, a limited liability company organized under the laws of China, which is wholly owned by Shanyou HK
“US$,” “U.S. dollars,” “$,” and “dollars”   Legal currency of the United States
 “WF”   WF International Limited, a Cayman Islands holding company
“WF Nevada”   WF International Nevada LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Nevada, which is wholly owned by WF

 

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Our reporting currency is the US$. The functional currency of our entities formed in China is the RMB. The functional currency of our entity incorporated in Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Dollar (“HKD”). The functional currency of our entity incorporated in America is the U.S. dollar. This prospectus contains conversion of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollar amounts at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. The conversion of RMB into U.S. dollars in this prospectus is based on the exchange rate set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Unless otherwise noted, with respect to amounts not recorded in our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars and from U.S. dollars to RMB in this prospectus are made at the rate RMB7.2567 to US$1.00. We make no representation that any RMB or U.S. dollar amounts could have been, or could be, converted into U.S. dollars or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate, or at all. The PRC government imposes control over its foreign currency reserves in part through direct regulation of the conversion of RMB into foreign exchange.

 

Numerical figures included in this prospectus may be subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, numerical figures shown as totals in various tables may not be arithmetic aggregations of the figures that precede them.

 

For the sake of clarity, this prospectus follows the English naming convention of first name followed by last name, regardless of whether an individual’s name is Chinese or English. For example, the name of our Chairwoman will be presented as “Ni Jiang”, even though, in Chinese, Ms. Jiang’s name is presented as “Jiang Ni.”

 

Our fiscal year end is September 30. References to a particular “fiscal year” are to our fiscal year ended September 30 of that calendar year. Our audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (the “U.S. GAAP”). In November 2023, each of our issued and unissued ordinary shares of par value $0.0001 was subdivided into 100 ordinary shares of par value $0.000001 each (the “Share Subdivision”), such that immediately following the Share Subdivision, our authorized share capital became $50,000 divided into 50,000,000,000 ordinary shares of par value $0.000001 each, and we had an aggregate of 10,000,000 ordinary shares with a par value of $0.000001 issued and outstanding. Upon completion of the Share Subdivision, 1,000,000,000 authorized but unissued ordinary shares with a par value of $0.000001 each were re-designated and re-classified as 1,000,000,000 preference shares with a par value of $0.000001 each (the “Re-designation”), such that immediately following the Re-designation, the authorized share capital of the Company became $50,000 divided into (i) 49,000,000,000 ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000001 each and (ii) 1,000,000,000 preference shares of a par value of US$0.000001 each. Following the Subdivision and Re-designation, the shareholders surrendered a total of 4,500,000 ordinary shares for no consideration (the “Surrender”), with the shareholding ratio among the shareholders remaining unchanged. After the Surrender, we had an aggregate of 5,500,000 ordinary shares with a par value of $0.000001 each issued and outstanding. Unless otherwise provided in this prospectus, all share and per share numbers relating to our ordinary shares prior to the effectiveness of the Share Subdivision and the Surrender have been adjusted to give effect to the Share Subdivision and the Surrender. As of the date of this prospectus, we have an aggregate of 6,900,000 ordinary shares with a par value of $0.000001 each issued and outstanding.

 

We have proprietary rights to trademarks used in this prospectus that are important to our business, many of which are registered under applicable intellectual property laws. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this prospectus are without the ®, ™ and other similar symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or the rights of the applicable licensors to these trademarks, service marks and trade names.

 

This prospectus may contain trademarks, service marks and trade names of others. All trademarks, service marks and trade names appearing in this prospectus are, to our knowledge, the property of their respective owners. We do not intend our use or display of other companies’ trademarks, service marks or trade names to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other person.

 

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SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus and incorporated by reference herein. This summary may not contain all the information that may be important to you, and we urge you to read this entire prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein carefully, including the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this prospectus, the section entitled “Item 3.D. Risk Factors” in our 2024 Annual Report incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 and related notes in our 2024 Annual Report and our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 and related notes in the Current Form on 6-K (the “Interim Financial 6-K”) filed with the SEC on September 19, 2025 incorporated by reference in this prospectus, before deciding to invest in our ordinary shares.

 

Overview

 

WF is a holding company incorporated as an exempted company under the laws of the Cayman Islands. As a holding company with no material operations of its own, WF conducts substantially all of its operations through our PRC subsidiaries, primarily Shanyou HVAC, which started its business in Chengdu, China in 2009.

 

We are principally engaged in the provision of supply, installation, fitting-out and/or maintenance services for HVAC systems, floor heating systems, and water purification systems. We have provided the supply, installation and fitting-out services for HVAC systems for large-scaled commercial projects, such as the International Finance Square HVAC projects across China, Chengdu Vanke Charm City, Chengdu Raffles Plaza, Chengdu Yinshi Plaza, Chengdu Metro No. Ten Line, and Panzhihua Jinhai Hotel.

 

Since 2017, we have diversified our range of services or products to encompass heating and water purification solutions. Our offerings now include sales, installation, fitting-out, and/or maintenance services of HVAC systems, floor heating systems and water purification systems in the high-end fully furnished residential projects.

 

Our current primary focus is on collaborating with property development companies that offer high-end fully furnished homes and pursuing contracts in industrial projects. We provide these clients with comprehensive electromechanical solutions for HVAC systems, floor heating systems and water purification systems. This approach has positioned us as an integrated supplier of both electromechanical products and installation services.

 

We are driven by an experienced management team. Led by our CEO, Ke Chen, our business operation has formed a strong customer base in Chengdu and has expanded to neighboring cities including Meishan and Mianyang in Sichuan province, Chongqing, and Haikou in Hainan Province, China. With the expansion of our customer base, the demand for our services has grown in recent years. We generate revenues primarily through contracting services consisting of sales of products and provision of services. During the six months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, our revenues were approximately $8.7 million and $2.9 million, respectively. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, our revenues were approximately $15.5 million and $15.3 million, respectively. We recorded a net loss of $368,815 for the six months ended March 31, 2025 and generated net income of approximately $387,660 for the six months ended March 31, 2024. We generated net income of approximately $1.0 million and $1.5 million for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

Revenue Model

 

We derive our income from three main sources: construction projects (including equipment sales and installation services), sales of products, and installation, maintenance and repair services. Our primary products for sale are central air conditioners for commercial clients.

 

Competitive Strengths

 

We believe that the following strengths contribute to our growth and differentiate us from our competitors:

 

Long-standing relationships with major customers. We have established long-term relationships with our major customers. For example, two of our top five customers for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 have engaged us for service periods ranging from approximately eight years to over ten years. Since 2016, we have signed 81 contracts with two of our top five customers, both of which are real estate developers that focuses on high-end mixed-use real estate development and operation, such as the Chengdu “Luhu Ecological City” project which covers an area of 8,300 acres and has an estimated development cycle of 20 years that has been ongoing for 10 years. We believe that as we consistently serve the customers’ needs to their satisfaction, we have established a good relationship with our customers and are therefore often invited to submit tenders. As of the date of this prospectus, we are on the approved list for tender invitations for 46 customers. 

 

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Stable relationships with our key suppliers and subcontractors. We have established stable business relationships with our key suppliers and subcontractors. Over the years, we have maintained enduring partnerships with our top five suppliers, spanning a period of approximately 3 to 13 years. Maintaining good and longstanding relationships with our suppliers and subcontractors empowers us to negotiate competitive prices effectively and ensure a reliable supply of equipment and materials as well as services. In addition, we have cooperated with our top two subcontractors for a period of approximately two years. By maintaining a stable relationship with our subcontractors, our customers benefit from a consistent quality of service, timely delivery of works and less likely to incur cost overruns.

 

Efficient tendering process and cost control management. Leveraging our years of operating experience and expertise in the HVAC services industry, we have developed an efficient and systematic tender review process. The tender review process involves multiple stages to ensure a correct estimation of the potential costs of the projects, effective distribution of resources and competitive pricing to our customers while maintaining an acceptable profit margin. Our management team is highly experienced in predicting project costs accurately, as it is our practice of providing lump-sum fee quotations. Our cost analysis and accurate predictions allow us to maintain a healthy profit margin and deliver exceptional value to our clients

 

Competitive advantages brought by well-known brands. Competitive advantages for HVAC service providers are often brought by the brands of the products offered. We utilize our industry knowledge and strong brand relationships to guide our clients, including high-end and mid-end real estate development developer clients and commercial infrastructure project customers, in their brand selection. Our expertise helps them make informed purchase decisions based on their specific project requirements. Since 2011, we have been a distributor for Toshiba, a renowned air conditioning manufacturer; since 2019, we have been a distributor for Gree, another leading air conditioning manufacturer in China; since 2020, we have been the authorized representative for AO Smith, a well-known brand in engineering projects and the authorized sales dealer for Midea air conditioning; and since 2025, we have been a distributor for Hitachi and Hisense. Currently, high-end real estate developers prefer to purchase Toshiba air conditioners due to the brand’s reputation for flexible service mechanisms and high-quality cost-performance ratio. 

 

Premium works and services, and safety and environmental assurance. We place extensive emphasis on safety and quality control as they can directly affect our reputation, service quality and profitability, which are our customers’ key assessment criteria in selecting their service providers. We have adopted a set of comprehensive occupational health and safety measures to prevent the occurrence of accidents. Our technicians are qualified professionals who hold certifications such as the Registration Certificate of Associate Constructor of the PRC, Safety Production Examination Certificate of Person in Charge of Construction Enterprises, and Special Operating Certificates in Electrical Work, including Low Voltage Electrical Work. These qualifications validate the skills, service quality and expertise of our team members in their respective fields.

 

Experienced management team. We have an experienced and passionate management team that has steered the acceleration of our growth and set our strategic direction, all underpinned by a unified purpose of providing integrated quality services to our customers. Our company culture, strategic vision and operational execution are driven by our founder, Ms. Ke Chen. Ms. Chen is an entrepreneur who has been engaged in the HVAC services industry for over a decade and has accumulated extensive experience. We believe that insights and capabilities of our management team can effectively help us understand, analyze and monitor our industry trends and customers’ desires as well as build good business relations, thus cultivating more opportunities for our business growth.

 

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Growth Strategies

 

We intend to grow our business using the following key strategies:

 

Acquiring reputable brands’ distributor qualifications through the acquisition of companies which possess such qualifications. The HVAC market in China is dominated by a few well-known air-conditioning brands. These well-known brands have established themselves as market leaders, enjoying widespread recognition and consumer trust. Since 2011, we have been a distributor for Toshiba, a renowned air conditioning manufacturer; since 2019, we have been a distributor for Gree, another leading air conditioning manufacturer in China; since 2020, we have been the authorized representative for AO Smith, a well-known brand in engineering projects; and since 2025, we have been a distributor for Hitachi and Hisense.. To constantly expand our product offerings, we plan to acquire additional qualifications, including but not limited to Toshiba Control System Solutions wholesale distributor qualification and Mitsubishi Electric wholesale distributor qualification in Sichuan Province, through the acquisition of companies which possess such qualifications. These qualifications offer several benefits, such as priority access to products potentially at a lower cost, exclusive pricing and discounts to increase profit margins, increased credibility and reputation in the market, access to technical support for increased sales and customer satisfaction, and training and development opportunities to improve skills in selling and servicing the brand’s products.  

 

Establishing comprehensive sales channels and expanding into the retail market. Our commitment to providing top-quality products and services is reflected in our efforts to establish comprehensive sales channels by integrating secondary and retail market channels. As a wholesaler and a service provider, we provide our channels with comprehensive support services, including product wholesale, system design, installation services, and after-sales maintenance. Additionally, we plan to expand into the retail market by offering integrated home-use product systems that provide comprehensive cooling, heating, and ventilation services. Our goal is to provide our customers with high-quality and seamless home comfort solutions, and we offer comprehensive system integration services that encompass not only product sales but also design and installation to achieve this strategy.

 

Expanding our product and service offerings through a multi-channel approach. We plan to coordinate with the customers’ property management teams before property handover, ensuring seamless installation and positioning ourselves as a premium provider in the market. We will leverage various advertising channels and our sales team to directly reach potential customers, providing comprehensive post-installation services, such as soft furnishings integration and additional services, such as water filtration systems and installation of wall and cabinet systems, to enhance customer experience. We will also work closely with property developers to create model homes and offer regular system maintenance services, providing a holistic solution that enhances the value of our products and services to customers.

 

Investing in technologies to improve service quality, enhance customer experience and boost operational efficiency. We will continue to develop our business process management (“BPM”) system in collaboration with a third-party software developer. The system will include a mobile app, an open supplier portal, and a proprietary supply chain platform for in-house use. We believe this system can effectively assist us to increase installation efficiency and reduce environmental impact and the integration of new technologies into our operations will differentiate ourselves from our competitors, and lead to increased profitability and a stronger competitive position in the industry.

 

Attracting, developing, and retaining top talent to support our growth. We plan to offer competitive compensation packages and opportunities for career advancement to attract and hire experienced sales managers to support our entry into new markets and services. We will also invest in training programs for all levels, providing ongoing development opportunities for our managers and staff from both management and technical perspectives. Our focus will be on attracting and developing top talent for our sales, technical, and management teams. We believe that by investing in our employees, we can enhance our competitiveness and ensure our long-term success in the market.

 

Our Corporate History and Structure

 

WF is a Cayman Islands holding company incorporated on March 2, 2023. Structured as a holding company with no material operations, WF conducts substantially all of its operations in China through its PRC subsidiary, Shanyou HVAC.

 

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We started our business in the HVAC industry in June 2009 through Shanyou HVAC. With the growth of our business and in order to facilitate international capital investment in us, we started a reorganization as described below involving new offshore and onshore entities in January 2023 and completed it in May 2023.

 

 On March 22, 2023, Shanyou HK was incorporated as a Hong Kong limited company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of WF. Shanyou HK is a holding company with no business operations. On April 28, 2023, Sichuan Shanyou was incorporated as a limited liability company under the laws of China and a wholly foreign-owned subsidiary of Shanyou HK. Sichuan Shanyou is also a holding company with no business operations.

 

In May 2023, Sichuan Shanyou acquired the 100% equity interest of Shanyou HVAC from the two shareholders of Shanyou HVAC, Ke Chen and Jinshan Yao.

 

In December 2023, we incorporated WF Nevada under the laws of the State of Nevada in the United States, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of WF, in connection with our plan to explore opportunities in the overseas market.

 

On April 2, 2025, we closed the initial public offering of our ordinary shares (the “IPO”) for aggregate gross proceeds of $5,600,000, before deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses. The ordinary shares began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on April 1, 2025 under the symbol “WXM.”

 

In April 2025, we incorporated Chengdu Wufang Boyuan Innovation Technology Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of China and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of WF Nevada, in connection with our plan to explore new business opportunities in the consumer market.

The diagram below shows our corporate structure as of the date of this prospectus:

 

 

 

Dividends and Other Distributions

 

WF is a holding company with no material operations of its own and does not generate any revenue. We currently conduct substantially all of our operations through Shanyou HVAC. We are permitted under PRC laws and regulations to provide funding to PRC subsidiaries only through loans or capital contributions, and only if we satisfy the applicable government registration and approval requirements. Under our current corporate structure, we rely on dividend payments from our PRC subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have, including the funds necessary to pay dividends and other cash distributions to our shareholders or to service any debt we may incur. Our subsidiaries in the PRC generate and retain cash generated from operating activities and re-invest it in our business. If any of our PRC subsidiaries incurs debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing such debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends to us. As of the date of this prospectus, there were no cash flows between our Cayman Islands holding company and our subsidiaries, or among our PRC subsidiaries.

 

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The transfer of funds among PRC companies are subject to the Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Private Lending Cases (2020 Second Revision, the “Provisions on Private Lending Cases”), which was implemented on January 1, 2021 in China to regulate the financing activities between natural persons, legal persons and unincorporated organizations. The Provisions on Private Lending Cases set forth that private lending contracts will be upheld as invalid under the circumstance that (i) the lender swindles loans from financial institutions for relending; (ii) the lender relends the funds obtained by means of a loan from another profit-making legal person, raising funds from its employees, illegally taking deposits from the public; (iii) the lender who has not obtained the lending qualification according to the law lends money to any unspecified object of the society for the purpose of making profits; (iv) the lender lends funds to a borrower when the lender knows or should have known that the borrower intended to use the borrowed funds for illegal or criminal purposes; (v) the lending is violations of public orders or good morals; or (vi) the lending is in violations of mandatory provisions of laws or administrative regulations. As advised by our PRC counsel, Yuan Tai Law Offices, the Provisions on Private Lending Cases does not prohibit using cash generated from one subsidiary to fund another subsidiary’s operations for ordinary production and business purposes. We have not been notified of any other restriction which could limit our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to transfer cash between PRC subsidiaries within PRC.

 

Based on the advice of our counsel as to Cayman Islands law, Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP, there are no limitations imposed by Cayman Islands law on WF’s ability to transfer cash or pay dividend or other distributions in cash to its shareholders, other than as set out under the section titled “Dividend Policy”. Among WF and its subsidiaries, cash can be transferred from WF and Shan You International Group Limited as needed in the form of capital contributions or shareholder loans, as the case may be, to the PRC subsidiaries as we are permitted under PRC laws and regulations to provide funding to our PRC subsidiaries only through capital contributions or loans, and only if we satisfy the applicable government registration and approval requirements in China. We believe, as of the date of this prospectus, there is no restriction imposed by the Hong Kong government on the transfer of capital within, into and out of Hong Kong (including funds from Hong Kong to the PRC), except transfer of funds involving money laundering and criminal activities. The PRC government imposes controls on the conversion of RMB into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of the PRC. In addition, the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law and its implementation rules provide that a withholding tax at a rate of 10% will be applicable to dividends payable by PRC companies to non-PRC-resident enterprises unless reduced under treaties or arrangements between the PRC central government and the governments of other countries or regions where the non-PRC resident enterprises are tax resident. Any gain realized on the transfer of ordinary shares by such investors is also subject to PRC tax at a current rate of 10% which in the case of dividends will be withheld at source if such gain is regarded as income derived from sources within the PRC. Further, to the extent cash or assets in our business are in the PRC or Hong Kong or a PRC or Hong Kong entity, the funds or assets may not be available to fund operations or for other use outside of the PRC or Hong Kong in the event of any interventions in or the imposition of restrictions and limitations on the ability of our company and our subsidiaries by the PRC government to transfer cash or assets. As of the date of this prospectus, no transfers, dividends or other distributions have been made from our subsidiaries to our Cayman Islands holding company or the investors out of the PRC, including U.S. investors, and no transfers, loans, or capital contributions have been made from our Cayman Islands holding company to any of our subsidiaries or the investors out of the PRC, including the U.S. investors.

 

However, there are limitations on our ability to transfer cash between us and our U.S. investors. Dividend distribution to our foreign investors must be reviewed by a bank designated by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of China (the “SAFE”) that processes outward remittance of profits. The review will include reasonable examination of transaction documents. Upon review and approval by the designated bank, our WFOE in China may remit dividends to Shanyou HK, unless the PRC government temporarily introduces relevant policies that prevent WFOE from remitting dividends to Shanyou HK in a timely manner. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we intend to retain all of our available funds and any future earnings after this offering and cash proceeds from overseas financing activities, including this offering, to fund the development and growth of our business. As a result, we do not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. As of the date of this prospectus, no transfers, dividends or other distributions have been made between our PRC subsidiaries. In the future, cash proceeds raised from overseas financing activities, including this offering, may be transferred by us based on current statutory limits to our PRC subsidiaries via capital contribution or shareholder loans, as the case may be.

 

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Our subsidiaries have maintained cash flow management policies. Each transfer of cash within our subsidiaries are subject to internal approvals from at least two manager-level personnel, including submitting supporting documentation (such as payment receipts or invoices), reviewing the documentation, and executing the payment. A single employee is not allowed to complete each and every stage of a cash transfer, but rather only specific parts of the whole procedure. Only the finance department is authorized to make cash transfers. Within the finance department, the roles for payment approval, payment execution, record keeping, and auditing are segregated to minimize risk.

 

Our PRC subsidiaries are permitted to pay dividends only out of their retained earnings. However, each of our PRC subsidiaries is required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profits each year, after making up for previous year’s accumulated losses, if any, to fund certain statutory reserves, until the aggregate amount of such funds reaches 50% of its registered capital. This portion of our PRC subsidiaries’ respective net assets are prohibited from being distributed to their shareholders as dividends.

 

In addition, the PRC government imposes controls on the convertibility of the Renminbi into foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of mainland China. If the foreign exchange control system prevents us from obtaining sufficient foreign currencies to satisfy our foreign currency demands, we may not be able to transfer cash out of mainland China, and pay dividends in foreign currencies to our shareholders. There can be no assurance that the PRC government will not intervene or impose restrictions on our ability to transfer or distribute cash within our organization or to foreign investors, which could result in an inability or prohibition on making transfers or distributions outside of China and may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Summary of Risks Affecting Our Company

 

Our business is subject to multiple risks and uncertainties, as more fully described in “Risk Factors” beginning on page 19 of this prospectus and “Item 3.D. Risk Factors” in our 2024 Annual Report incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We urge you to read “Item 3.D. Risk Factors” in our 2024 Annual Report and this prospectus, including “Risk Factors” beginning on page 19 of this prospectus, in full. Our principal risks may be summarized as follows:

 

Risks Related to Doing Business in China

 

We are subject to risks and uncertainties relating to doing business in China in general, including, but are not limited to, the following:

 

The CSRC has recently released the Trial Measures for China-based companies seeking to conduct overseas offering and listing in foreign markets. Under the Trial Measures, the PRC government exerts more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and foreign investment in China-based issuers, which could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to continue to offer our ordinary shares to investors and could cause the value of our ordinary shares to significantly decline or such shares to become worthless. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Doing Business in China — The CSRC has recently released the Trial Measures for China-based companies seeking to conduct overseas offering and listing in foreign markets. Under the Trial Measures, the PRC government exerts more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and foreign investment in China-based issuers, which could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our ordinary shares to investors and could cause the value of our ordinary shares to significantly decline or such shares to become worthless” beginning on page 9 of the 2024 Annual Report.

 

Changes in the political and economic policies of the PRC government or in relations between China and the United States may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and may result in our inability to sustain our growth and expansion strategies. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Doing Business in China — Changes in the political and economic policies of the PRC government or in relations between China and the United States may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and may result in our inability to sustain our growth and expansion strategies” beginning on page 10 of the 2024 Annual Report.

 

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There are uncertainties regarding the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws, rules and regulations. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Doing Business in China — There are uncertainties regarding the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws, rules and regulations” beginning on page 11 of the 2024 Annual Report.

 

The PRC government exerts substantial influence over the manner in which we conduct our business activities. The PRC government may also intervene or influence our operations and this offering at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations and our ordinary shares could decline in value or become worthless. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Doing Business in China — The PRC government exerts substantial influence over the manner in which we conduct our business activities. The PRC government may also intervene or influence our operations and this offering at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations and our ordinary shares could decline in value or become worthless” beginning on page 11 of the 2024 Annual Report.

 

The rules and regulations in China can change quickly with little advance notice and uncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws, rules and regulations could limit the legal protections available to you and us. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors — The rules and regulations in China can change quickly with little advance notice and uncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws, rules and regulations could limit the legal protections available to you and us” beginning on page 11 of the 2024 Annual Report.

 

To the extent cash or assets in our business are in the PRC or Hong Kong or a PRC or Hong Kong entity, the funds or assets may not be available to fund operations or for other use outside of the PRC or Hong Kong in the event of any interventions in or the imposition of restrictions and limitations on the ability of our company and our subsidiaries by the PRC government to transfer cash or assets, which may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and may result in our inability to sustain our growth and expansion strategies. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Doing Business in China — To the extent cash or assets in our business are in the PRC or Hong Kong or a PRC or Hong Kong entity, the funds or assets may not be available to fund operations or for other use outside of the PRC or Hong Kong in the event of any interventions in or the imposition of restrictions and limitations on the ability of our company and our subsidiaries by the PRC government to transfer cash or assets, which may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and may result in our inability to sustain our growth and expansion strategies” beginning on page 13 of the 2024 Annual Report.

 

You may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing actions in China against us, our executive officers or directors based on foreign laws. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Doing Business in China — You may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing actions in China against us or our management named in the prospectus based on foreign laws” beginning on page 14 of the 2024 Annual Report.

 

PRC regulation of loans to and direct investment in PRC entities by offshore holding companies and governmental control of currency conversion may delay us from using the proceeds of this offering to make loans or additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiaries, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Doing Business in China — PRC regulation of loans to and direct investment in PRC entities by offshore holding companies and governmental control of currency conversion may delay us from using the proceeds of this offering to make loans or additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiaries, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business” beginning on page 17 of the 2024 Annual Report.

 

We rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our subsidiaries to fund offshore cash and financing requirements and any limitation on the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to transfer cash out of China and/or make remittance to pay dividends to us could limit our ability to access cash generated by the operations of those entities. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Doing Business in China — We rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our subsidiaries to fund offshore cash and financing requirements and any limitation on the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to transfer cash out of China and/or make remittance to pay dividends to us could limit our ability to access cash generated by the operations of those entities” beginning on page 18 of the 2024 Annual Report.

 

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Our ordinary shares may be delisted under the HFCA Act if the PCAOB is unable to inspect our auditor. The delisting of our ordinary shares, or the threat of their being delisted, may materially and adversely affect the value of your investment. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Doing Business in China — Our ordinary shares may be delisted under the HFCA Act if the PCAOB is unable to inspect our auditors. The delisting of our ordinary shares, or the threat of their being delisted, may materially and adversely affect the value of your investment. Furthermore, the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act which was enacted on December 29, 2022 amends the HFCA Act and requires the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three” beginning on page 21 of the 2024 Annual Report.

 

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

 

Risks and uncertainties related to our business and industry include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

Our business relies on successful tenders and any failure of ours to secure tender contracts could materially adversely affect our operations and financial results. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors - Our business relies on successful tenders and any failure of ours to secure tender contracts could materially adversely affect our operations and financial results” beginning on page 23 of the 2024 Annual Report.

 

Error or inaccurate estimation of project duration or costs may result in substantial loss or adversely affect our revenue and profitability. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors - Error or inaccurate estimation of project duration or costs may result in substantial loss or adversely affect our revenue and profitability” beginning on page 26 of the 2024 Annual Report.

 

Our revenue and profit margin are subject to fluctuations driven by various factors and our past revenue and profit margin may not be indicative of our future financial performance. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors - Our revenue and profit margin are subject to fluctuations driven by various factors and our past revenue and profit margin may not be indicative of our future financial performance” beginning on page 26 of the 2024 Annual Report.

 

Some of our major customers require access to substantial financing. Their failure to obtain adequate financing in a timely manner could affect our financial performance and condition. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors – Some of our major customers require access to substantial financing. Their failure to obtain adequate financing in a timely manner could affect our financial performance and condition” beginning on page 24 of the 2024 Annual Report.

 

We may not be able to receive the full amount due from customers for our work. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors - We may not be able to receive the full amount due from customers for our work” beginning on page 27 of the 2024 Annual Report.

 

Over reliance on our major suppliers may adversely affect our business operation in the event of supply chain disruptions. See “Risk Factors - Over reliance on our major suppliers may adversely affect our business operation in the event of supply chain disruptions” beginning on page 19 of this prospectus.

 

Unsatisfactory performance by our subcontractors or the unavailability of subcontractors may adversely affect our operations and profitability. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors - Unsatisfactory performance by our subcontractors or the unavailability of subcontractors may adversely affect our operations and profitability” beginning on page 28 of the 2024 Annual Report.

 

Changes in U.S. and international trade policies, particularly with regard to China, and the ongoing trade war between China and the United States, may adversely impact our business and operating results. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors - Changes in U.S. and international trade policies, particularly with regard to China, and the ongoing trade war between China and the United States, may adversely impact our business and operating results” beginning on page 19 of this prospectus.

 

We have identified a material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting. If we do not adequately remediate this material weakness, or if we experience additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail to maintain effective internal controls, we may not be able to accurately or timely report our financial condition or results of operations, or comply with the accounting and reporting requirements applicable to public companies, which may adversely affect investor confidence in us and the market price of our shares. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors - We have identified a material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting. If we do not adequately remediate this material weakness, or if we experience additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail to maintain effective internal controls, we may not be able to accurately or timely report our financial condition or results of operations, or comply with the accounting and reporting requirements applicable to public companies, which may adversely affect investor confidence in us and the market price of our shares” beginning on page 32 of the 2024 Annual Report.

 

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Risks Related to this Offering and Ownership of our Ordinary Shares

 

In addition to the risks and uncertainties described above, we are subject to risks relating to ordinary shares and this offering, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

An active trading market for our ordinary shares may not develop and the trading price for our ordinary shares may fluctuate significantly. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors - An active trading market for our ordinary shares may not develop and the trading price for our ordinary shares may fluctuate significantly” beginning on page 34 of the 2024 Annual Report.

 

This is a “best-efforts” offering, no minimum amount of securities is required to be sold, and we may not raise the amount of capital we believe is required for our business plans. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors - This is a ‘best-efforts’ offering, no minimum amount of securities is required to be sold, and we may not raise the amount of capital we believe is required for our business plans” beginning on page 20 of this prospectus.

 

The trading price of our ordinary shares may be volatile, which could result in substantial losses to investors. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors - The trading price of our ordinary shares may be volatile, which could result in substantial losses to investors” beginning on page 34 of the 2024 Annual Report.

 

You will experience immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value of the ordinary shares you purchase in this offering. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors – You will experience immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value of the ordinary shares you purchase in this offering” beginning on page 20 of this prospectus.

 

Nasdaq may apply additional and more stringent criteria for our initial and continued listing because we plan to have a small public offering and insiders will hold a large portion of our listed securities. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors - Nasdaq may apply additional and more stringent criteria for our initial and continued listing because we plan to have a small public offering and insiders will hold a large portion of our listed securities” beginning on page 34 of the 2024 Annual Report.

 

If our share price fluctuates after this offering, you could lose a significant part of your investment. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors - If our share price fluctuates after this offering, you could lose a significant part of your investment” beginning on page 21 of this prospectus.

 

If we do not meet the Nasdaq continued listing standards, Nasdaq may delist our securities from trading on its exchange, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors - Nasdaq may delist our securities from trading on its exchange, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions” beginning on page 21 of this prospectus.

 

We may need additional capital but may not be able to obtain it on favorable terms or at all. See “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors - We may need additional capital but may not be able to obtain it on favorable terms or at all” beginning on page 21 of this prospectus.

 

Regulatory Developments in China

 

The PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and made a number of public statements on the regulation of business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement.

 

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Among other things, the Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors (the “M&A Rules”) and the Anti-Monopoly Law of the People’s Republic of China promulgated by the SCNPC which was recently amended on June 24, 2022 and came into effect on August 1, 2022 (“Anti-Monopoly Law”), established additional procedures and requirements that could make merger and acquisition activities by foreign investors more time-consuming and complex. Such regulation requires, among other things, that the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (the “MOFCOM”) be notified in advance of any change-of-control transaction in which a foreign investor acquires control of a PRC domestic enterprise or a foreign company with substantial PRC operations, if certain thresholds under the Provisions of the State Council on the Standard for Declaration of Concentration of Business Operators, issued by the State Council in 2008 and last amended in 2018, are triggered. Moreover, the Anti-Monopoly Law requires that transactions which involve the national security, the examination on the national security shall also be conducted according to the relevant provisions of the Measures for the Safety Examination of Foreign Investment. In addition, the PRC Measures for the Security Review of Foreign Investment which became effective in January 2021 require acquisitions by foreign investors of PRC companies engaged in military-related or certain other industries that are crucial to national security be subject to security review before consummation of any such acquisition.

 

On July 6, 2021, the relevant PRC government authorities made public the Opinions on Strictly Cracking Down Illegal Securities Activities in Accordance with the Law. These opinions emphasized the need to strengthen the administration over illegal securities activities and the supervision on overseas listings by China-based companies and proposed to take effective measures, such as promoting the construction of relevant regulatory systems to deal with the risks and incidents faced by China-based overseas-listed companies. Pursuant to the Opinions, Chinese regulators are required to accelerate rulemaking related to the overseas issuance and listing of securities, and update the existing laws and regulations related to data security, cross-border data flow, and management of confidential information. Numerous regulations, guidelines and other measures are expected to be adopted under the umbrella of or in addition to the Cybersecurity Law and Data Security Law. As of the date of this prospectus, no official guidance or related implementation rules have been issued yet and the interpretation of these opinions remains unclear at this stage.

 

In addition, on July 10, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) issued the Measures for Cybersecurity Review (Revision Draft for Comments) for public comments, which propose to authorize the relevant government authorities to conduct cybersecurity review on a range of activities that affect or may affect national security, including listings in foreign countries by companies that possess the personal data of more than one million users. On December 28, 2021, the Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021 version) which were promulgated and became effective on February 15, 2022, provide that any “online platform operators” controlling personal information of more than one million users which seeks to list in a foreign stock exchange should also be subject to cybersecurity review. The Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021 version), further list the factors to be considered when assessing the national security risks of the relevant activities, including, among others, (i) the risk of core data, important data or a large amount of personal information being stolen, leaked, destroyed, and illegally used or exited the country; and (ii) the risk of critical information infrastructure, core data, important data or a large amount of personal information being affected, controlled, or maliciously used by foreign governments after listing abroad. The CAC has said that under the new rules, companies holding data on more than 1,000,000 users must now apply for cybersecurity approval when seeking listings in other nations because of the risk that such data and personal information could be “affected, controlled, and maliciously exploited by foreign governments.” The cybersecurity review will also look into the potential national security risks from overseas IPOs.

 

On February 17, 2023, the CSRC released the Trial Measures, effective March 31, 2023. The Trial Measures apply to overseas securities offerings and/or listings conducted by (i) companies incorporated in the PRC (“PRC domestic companies”), directly and (ii) companies incorporated overseas with operations primarily in the PRC and valued on the basis of interests in PRC domestic companies (the “indirect offerings”). An equity or equity linked securities offering by an overseas company will be deemed an indirect offering if (i) more than 50% of such overseas company’s consolidated revenues, profit, total assets or net assets that are derived from its audited consolidated financial statements for the most recently completed fiscal year are attributable to PRC domestic companies, and (ii) any of the following three circumstances applies: key components of its operations are carried out in the PRC; its principal places of business are located in the PRC; or the majority of the senior management members in charge of operation and management are PRC citizens or residents. The determination will be made on the basis of “substance over form.” The Trial Measures requires (1) the filings of the overseas offering and listing plan by the PRC domestic companies with the CSRC within three business days after the relevant application is submitted overseas regulatory

 

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authorities or stock exchanges, and (2) the filing of their underwriters with the CSRC within ten business days after signing its first engagement agreement for such business and the submission of an annual report on its business activities in the previous year associated with the overseas securities offering and listing by PRC domestic companies to the CSRC no later than January 31 of each year. The Trial Measures further provides that, any post-listing follow-on offering by an issuer in an overseas market, including issuance of shares, convertible notes, exchangeable notes and preferred shares, shall be subject to the filing requirement within three business days after the completion of the offering.

 

On the same day, the CSRC also held a press conference for the release of the Trial Measures and issued the Notice on Overseas Filing, which, among others, clarifies that: (i) on or prior to the effective date of the Trial Measures, the PRC domestic companies that have already submitted valid applications for overseas offering and listing but have not obtained approval from overseas regulatory authorities or stock exchanges may reasonably arrange the timing for submitting their filing applications with the CSRC, and should complete the filing before the completion of their overseas offering and listing; (ii) a six-month transition period will be granted to PRC domestic companies which, prior to the effective date of the Trial Measures, have already obtained the approval from overseas regulatory authorities or stock exchanges (such as the completion of registration in the market of the United States), but have not completed the indirect overseas listing; and follow-on offerings of such companies will need to comply with the Trial Measures.

 

Based on the advice of our PRC counsel, Yuan Tai Law Offices, we are subject to the filing requirements under the Trial Measures in connection with this offering. We plan to submit the CSRC filing in connection with this offering within three business days after the closing of this offering. If we do not submit the filing for this offering or any subsequent offering in a timely manner under PRC laws and regulations, we may be subject to investigations by competent PRC regulators, fines or penalties, and we may be ordered to suspend our relevant operations and rectify any non-compliance, prohibited from engaging in relevant business or conducting any offering, and these risks could result in a material adverse change in our operations, limit our ability to continue to offer securities to investors, or cause such securities to significantly decline in value or become worthless.

 

On February 24, 2023, the CSRC, the Ministry of Finance of the PRC, the National Administration of State Secrets Protection and the National Archives Administration of China jointly published the Provisions on Strengthening the Confidentiality and Archives Management Work Relating to the Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Enterprises (the “Confidentiality and Archives Administration”), which became effective on March 31, 2023. The Confidentiality and Archives Administration requires that, in the process of overseas issuance and listing of securities by domestic entities (either in direct or indirect means), the domestic entities, and securities companies and securities service institutions (either incorporated domestically or overseas) that provide relevant securities service shall strictly implement the provisions of relevant PRC laws and regulations and the requirements of these provisions, establish and improve rules on confidentiality and archives administration. Where the domestic entities provide with or publicly disclose documents, materials or other items related to the state secrets and government work secrets to the relevant securities companies, securities service institutions, overseas regulatory authorities, or other entities or individuals, the entities shall apply for approval of competent departments with the authority of examination and approval in accordance with law and report the matter to the secrecy administrative departments at the same level for record filing. Where there is unclear or controversial whether or not the concerned materials are related to state secrets, the materials shall be reported to the relevant secrecy administrative departments for determination. Working papers produced in mainland China by securities companies and securities service providers in the process of undertaking businesses related to overseas offering and listing by domestic companies shall be retained in mainland China. Where such documents need to be transferred or transmitted to areas outside of mainland China, relevant approval procedures stipulated by regulations shall be followed. We believe that this offering does not involve the leaking of any state secret or working secret of government agencies, or the harming of national security and public interests. However, we may be required to perform additional procedures in connection with the Confidentiality and Archives Administration. The specific requirements of the relevant procedures are currently unclear and we cannot be certain whether we will be able to complete the relevant procedures.

 

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As advised by our PRC counsel, Yuan Tai Law Offices, as of the date of this prospectus, except for those licenses and permissions held by our PRC subsidiaries set forth in the table below under “ – Regulatory Permissions” and the required filings with the CSRC, neither WF nor any of its subsidiaries is currently required to obtain any other regulatory approvals or permissions from the CSRC, the CAC, or any other relevant PRC regulatory authorities for their business operations, our offering (including the sales of securities to foreign investors) in the U.S. under any existing PRC law, regulations or rules, nor have we received any inquiry, notice, warning, sanctions or regulatory objection to our business operations, our offering and listing in the U.S. from the CSRC, the CAC, or other PRC regulatory authorities. We have been closely monitoring regulatory developments in China regarding any necessary approvals from the CSRC, the CAC or other PRC regulatory authorities required for our business operations and offerings. However, there remains significant uncertainty as to the enactment, interpretation and implementation of regulatory requirements related to overseas securities offerings and other capital markets activities. The PRC government may take actions to exert more oversight and control over offerings by China-based issuers conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in such companies, which could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to continue to offer securities to investors outside China and cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or become worthless. If it is determined in the future that additional approval or permissions of the CSRC, the CAC or any other regulatory authority is required for the business operations and this offering and we do not receive or maintain the approvals or permissions, or we inadvertently conclude that such approvals or permissions are not required, or applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change such that we are required to obtain approvals or permissions in the future, we may be subject to investigations by competent regulators, fines or penalties, ordered to suspend our relevant operations and rectify any non-compliance, limit our ability to pay dividends outside of China, delay or restrict the repatriation of the proceeds from this offering into China or take other actions prohibited from engaging in relevant business or conducting any offering, and these risks could result in a material adverse change in our operations, significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to continue to offer securities to investors, or cause such securities to significantly decline in value or become worthless.

 

The CSRC, the CAC or other PRC regulatory agencies may also take actions requiring us, or making it advisable for us, to halt this offering before settlement and delivery of our securities. Consequently, if you engage in market trading or other activities in anticipation of and prior to settlement and delivery, you do so at the risk that settlement and delivery may not occur.

 

Regulatory Permissions

 

As of the date of this prospectus, we and our PRC subsidiaries have received from PRC authorities all requisite licenses, permissions or approvals needed to engage in the businesses currently conducted in China, and no permission or approval has been denied. The following table provides details on the licenses and permissions held by our PRC subsidiaries.

 

Company License/Permission Issuing Authority Validity
       
Sichuan Shanyou Zhiyuan Business Information Consulting Co., Ltd. Business License Chengdu Market Supervision and Administration Bureau Long term
       
Chengdu Shanyou HVAC Engineering Co., Ltd. Business License Chengdu Wuhou District Administrative Examination and Approval Bureau Long term
       
  Safety Manufacturing License Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of Sichuan Province February 27, 2023 to February 27, 2026
       
  Construction Industry Enterprises Qualification Certificate Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of Sichuan Province Valid through November 29, 2029
       
Chengdu Wufang Boyuan Innovation Technology Co., Ltd. Business License Chengdu Market Supervision and Administration Bureau

Long term

 

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As advised by our PRC counsel, Yuan Tai Law Offices, as of the date of this prospectus, except for those licenses and permissions held by our PRC subsidiaries set forth above and the required filings with the CSRC, neither WF nor any of its subsidiaries is currently required to obtain any other regulatory approvals or permissions from the CSRC, the CAC, or any other relevant PRC regulatory authorities for their business operations, our offering (including the sales of securities to foreign investors) and our listing in the U.S. under any existing PRC law, regulations or rules, nor have we received any inquiry, notice, warning, sanctions or regulatory objection to our business operations, our offering and listing in the U.S. from the CSRC, the CAC, or other PRC regulatory authorities.

 

However, there remains significant uncertainty as to the enactment, interpretation and implementation of regulatory requirements related to overseas securities offerings and other capital markets activities. If it is determined in the future that the approval of the CSRC, the CAC or any other regulatory authority is required for our operations or this offering, we may face sanctions by the CSRC, the CAC or other PRC regulatory agencies. These regulatory agencies may impose fines and penalties on our operations in China, limit our ability to pay dividends outside of China, limit our operations in China, delay or restrict the repatriation of the proceeds from this offering into China or take other actions that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, as well as the trading price of our securities. Furthermore, the PRC government may take actions to exert more oversight and control over offerings by China based issuers conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in such companies, which could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to continue to offer securities to investors outside China and cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or become worthless.

 

Recent Developments

 

On April 2, 2025, we closed the IPO for aggregate gross proceeds of $5,600,000, before deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses. The ordinary shares began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on April 1, 2025 under the symbol “WXM.” In connection with the IPO , the Company warrants (the “IPO Representative’s Warrant”) to the underwriters of the IPO for purchase of an aggregate of 70,000 ordinary shares at an exercise price of $4.00 per share. As of the date of this prospectus, no IPO Representative’s Warrants have been exercised.

 

Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

 

We had less than $1.235 billion in revenue during our last fiscal year. As a result, we qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and may take advantage of reduced public reporting requirements. These provisions include, but are not limited to:

 

being permitted to present only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our filings with the SEC;

 

not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting;

 

reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in periodic reports, proxy statements and registration statements; and

 

exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

We may take advantage of these provisions until the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of our ordinary shares pursuant to this offering. However, if certain events occur before the end of such five-year period, including if we become a “large accelerated filer,” if our annual gross revenues exceed $1.235 billion or if we issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt in any three-year period, we will cease to be an emerging growth company before the end of such five-year period.

 

Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for complying with new or revised accounting standards. We have elected to take advantage of this extended transition period.

 

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Implications of Being a Foreign Private Issuer

 

We report under the Exchange Act, as a non-U.S. company with “foreign private issuer” status. Even after we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, so long as we qualify as a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, we will be exempt from certain provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder that are applicable to U.S. domestic public companies, including:

 

the rules under the Exchange Act that require U.S. domestic public companies to issue financial statements prepared under U.S. GAAP;

 

the sections of the Exchange Act that regulate the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations in respect of any securities registered under the Exchange Act;

 

the sections of the Exchange Act that require insiders to file public reports of their share ownership and trading activities and that impose liability on insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time; and

 

the rules under the Exchange Act that require the filing with the SEC of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, containing unaudited financial and other specified information, and current reports on Form 8-K, upon the occurrence of specified significant events.

 

We are required to file with the SEC, within four months after the end of each fiscal year (or such other reports required by the SEC), an annual report on Form 20-F containing financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm.

 

We may take advantage of these exemptions until such time as we are no longer a foreign private issuer. We would cease to be a foreign private issuer at such time as more than 50% of our outstanding voting securities are held by U.S. residents and any of the following three circumstances applies: (i) the majority of our executive officers or directors are U.S. citizens or residents, (ii) more than 50% of our assets are located in the United States or (iii) our business is administered principally in the United States.

 

Both foreign private issuers and emerging growth companies are also exempt from certain of the more extensive SEC executive compensation disclosure rules. Therefore, if we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company but remain a foreign private issuer, we will continue to be exempt from such rules and will continue to be permitted to follow our home country practice as to the disclosure of such matters.

 

Implications of Being a Controlled Company

 

Our director and Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Ke Chen, beneficially owns a majority of our ordinary shares as of the date of this prospectus and we are a “controlled company” as defined under the Nasdaq Listing Rules. For so long as we are a “controlled company”, we are permitted to elect to rely, and may rely, on certain exemptions from corporate governance rules, including:

 

an exemption from the rule that a majority of our board of directors must be independent directors;

 

an exemption from the rule that the compensation of our chief executive officer must be determined or recommended solely by independent directors; and

 

an exemption from the rule that our director nominees must be selected or recommended solely by independent directors.

 

Although we do not intend to rely on the “controlled company” exemption under the Nasdaq Listing Rules, we could elect to rely on this exemption in the future. As a result, you will not have the same protection afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to these corporate governance requirements. Our status as a “controlled company” could cause our ordinary shares to look less attractive to certain investors or otherwise harm the trading price of our ordinary shares.

 

Corporate Information

 

Our principal executive offices are located at No. 1110, 11th Floor, Unit 1, Building 7, No. 477, Wanxing Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China 610041, and our telephone number is +86 (28) 86210882. Our registered office in the Cayman Islands is at the office of Ogier Global (Cayman) Limited, 89 Nexus Way, Camana Bay, Grand Cayman, KY1-9009, Cayman Islands or at such other place in the Cayman Islands as our directors may at any time decide. Our agent for service of process in the United States is Puglisi & Associates, 850 Library Avenue, Suite 204, Newark, DE 19711.

 

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THE OFFERING

 

Securities Offered by Us

Up to 1,246,537  Units, with each Unit consisting of one (1) ordinary share and one (1) Warrant to purchase one (1) ordinary share, on a reasonable best-efforts basis, at an assumed offering price of $3.61 per Unit, which was the reported closing price of our ordinary share on Nasdaq on September 26, 2025. 

 The ordinary shares and the Warrants underlying the Units are immediately separable and will be issued separately in this offering.

 

Each Warrant issued in this offering will have an exercise price equal to 125% of the offering price per Unit and will  be exercisable from the initial issuance date until they expire on the five-year anniversary of the original issuance date.

   
Size of Offering

Up to 1,246,537 Units

   
Ordinary Shares Outstanding Prior to This Offering 6,900,000 ordinary shares
   
Ordinary Shares to Be Outstanding Immediately After Completion of This Offering (1)

8,146,537 ordinary shares

   
Use of Proceeds

The net proceeds to us from this offering, after deducting the Placement Agent commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, will be approximately  $3.9 million based on the assumed offering price of $3.61 per Unit.

 

The net proceeds received by us from this offering will be used for (i) approximately 20% for talent acquisition and (ii) approximately 80% for general corporate and working capital purposes.      See “Use of Proceeds.”

   
Placement Agent Warrants

This prospectus also registers the ordinary share purchase warrants issued to the Placement Agents by us (which we refer to herein as the Placement Agent Warrants) to purchase 5.0% of the ordinary shares included as part of the Units sold in this offering and our ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Placement Agent Warrant. The Placement Agent Warrants are being issued to the Placement Agents as a portion of the Placement Agent compensation payable in connection with this offering. The Placement Agent Warrants shall contain customary “cashless exercise” provisions, have a term of five years from the commencement date of sales in this offering, and shall be initially exercisable at any time, and from time to time, in whole or in part, commencing six months  after the closing of this offering at an exercise price of 125% of the offering price of the Units sold in this offering. Please see “Plan of Distribution — Placement Agent Warrants” for further information.

  

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Nasdaq symbol “WXM”
   
Risk Factors Investing in our ordinary shares is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 19 and the other information in this prospectus as well as section entitled “Item 3.D. Risk Factors” in our 2024 Annual Report incorporated by reference in this prospectus for a discussion of the factors you should consider carefully before you decide to invest in our ordinary shares.
   
Lock-Up

Pursuant to the Placement Agency Agreement, the Company, on behalf of itself and any successor entity, will agree that, without the prior written consent of the Placement Agents, for a period of six (6) months from the Closing, that each will not (a) offer, sell, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any ordinary shares of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for ordinary shares of the Company; or (b) file or cause to be filed any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of ordinary shares of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for ordinary shares of the Company, without written consent by the Placement Agents.

 

Subject to certain exceptions provided in the lock-up agreements with such persons, the Company’s directors and officers and holders of ten percent (10%) or more of the Company’s outstanding ordinary shares as of the effective date of the Registration Statement will enter into customary “lock-up” agreements in form mutually agreeable among the Company, the Placement Agents for a period of six (6) months from the date of the offering.

 

The Placement Agents may, in their sole discretion and without notice, waive the terms of any of these lock-up agreements.

 

See “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page 38 for more information.

   
Transfer Agent The transfer agent and registrar for our ordinary shares is VStock Transfer, LLC. The transfer agent and registrar’s address is 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, New York 11598.

  

(1)

The number of our ordinary shares to be outstanding upon completion of this offering will be 8,146,537 shares, which is based on 6,900,000 ordinary shares outstanding as of the date of this prospectus, and excludes, as of the date of this prospectus:

 

1,246,537 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants;

 

62,326 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants; and

 

70,000 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants issued to the Placement Agents, solely in their capacity as the representatives of the underwriters in our IPO (the “IPO Representatives’ Warrants”).

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below and the other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus before making an investment in our ordinary shares, including the section entitled “Item 3.D. Risk Factors” in our 2024 Annual Report incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected if any of these risks occurs, and as a result, the market price of our ordinary shares could decline and you could lose all or part of your investment.

 

This prospectus also contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. See “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” Our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including the risks facing our Company or investments worldwide described below and included or incorporated by reference elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

Over reliance on our major suppliers may adversely affect our business operation in the event of supply chain disruptions. 

 

We work closely with our major suppliers to ensure smooth business operations. For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024, 2023 and 2022, 38.9%, 28.2% and 58.9% of our total purchase for equipment and material was allocated towards purchasing equipment from Toshiba. We take pride in our wholesale distributor qualification status obtained from Toshiba. However, our wholesale distributor contract with Toshiba is subject to early termination if we fail to maintain a certain level of sales performance.

 

We have not entered into any long-term agreements with our suppliers of HVAC systems. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the stability or quality of the materials, consumables, or subcontracting services from our existing suppliers. If any of our major suppliers cease to operate, we may be forced to find alternative sources, which could impact on our profitability and financial performance. We are developing plans to prepare for any potential disruptions of our supply chain, including, without limitation, developing long-term agreements, improving supplier management and communication, and developing contingency plans for suppliers. However, there is no assurance that we can source from alternative suppliers at similar costs and quality levels.  

 

Changes in U.S. and international trade policies, particularly with regard to China, and the ongoing trade war between China and the United States, may adversely impact our business and operating results.

 

Trade-related tensions between the United States and China remain an important source of potential risk. There have recently been significant changes to international trade policies and tariffs affecting imports and exports. Any significant increases in tariffs on goods or materials or other changes in trade policy, particularly with regard to China, could negatively affect our business and operating results.

 

Recently, the U.S. has implemented a range of new tariffs and increases to existing tariffs. In response to the tariffs announced by the U.S., other countries have imposed, are considering imposing, and may in the future impose new or increased tariffs on certain exports from the United States. As of the date of this prospectus, we do not have any revenue generated outside mainland China. Nevertheless, the imposition of tariffs, to the extent further escalated, may cause global economic turmoil and thus, may have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. The institution of trade tariffs globally, and between the U.S., on the one hand, and China and other jurisdictions, on the other, specifically, may negatively impact the affected countries’ economic conditions, which could negatively affect demand for our services and products in China and materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations of our customers in the affected markets. We continue to closely monitor developments in international trade policy and assess potential impacts on our operations and financial performance.

 

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This is a “best-efforts” offering, no minimum amount of securities is required to be sold, and we may not raise the amount of capital we believe is required for our business plans.

 

The Placement Agents have agreed to use their reasonable best efforts to solicit offers to purchase the securities in this offering. The Placement Agents have no obligation to buy any of the securities from us or to arrange for the purchase or sale of any specific number or dollar amount of the securities. There is no required minimum number of securities that must be sold as a condition to completion of this offering. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to the closing of this offering, the actual offering amount, Placement Agent fees and proceeds to us are not presently determinable and may be substantially less than the maximum amounts set forth above. We may sell fewer than all of the securities offered hereby, which may significantly reduce the amount of proceeds received by us, and investors in this offering will not receive a refund in the event that we do not sell an amount of securities sufficient to pursue the business plans outlined in this prospectus. Thus, we may not raise the amount of capital we believe is required for our business and may need to raise additional funds, which may not be available or available on terms acceptable to us.

 

Future sales of our securities in the public market, or the perception that these sales might occur, could cause the market price of our ordinary shares to decline.

 

Sales of a substantial number of our ordinary shares in the public market, or the perception that these sales might occur, could depress the market price of our ordinary shares and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. Many of our equity holders existing prior to our IPO have substantial unrecognized gains on the value of the equity they hold, and therefore they may take steps to sell their shares or otherwise secure the unrecognized gains on those shares. We are unable to predict the timing of or the effect that such sales may have on the prevailing market price of our ordinary shares. All of the ordinary shares sold in this offering will be freely tradable without restrictions or further registration under the Securities Act, except for any shares held by our affiliates as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

 

In connection with this offering, pursuant to the Placement Agency Agreement, the Company, on behalf of itself and any successor entity, will agree that, without the prior written consent of the Placement Agents, for a period of six (6) months from the closing of this offering, that each will not (a) offer, sell, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any ordinary shares of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for ordinary shares of the Company; or (b) file or cause to be filed any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of ordinary shares of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for ordinary shares of the Company, without written consent by the Placement Agents.

 

Subject to certain exceptions provided in the lock-up agreements with such persons, the Company’s directors and officers and holders of five percent (5%) or more of the Company’s outstanding ordinary shares as of the effective date of the Registration Statement will enter into customary “lock-up” agreements in form mutually agreeable among the Company, the Placement Agents for a period of six (6) months from the date of the offering.

 

The Placement Agents may, in their sole discretion and without notice, waive the terms of any of these lock-up agreements.

 

In addition, pursuant to certain “lock-up” agreements in connection with our IPO, our executive officers, directors and all of our existing shareholders and holders prior to our IPO holding five percent (5%) or more of our ordinary shares and securities exercisable for or convertible into our ordinary shares immediately upon the closing of our IPO, have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to offer, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, contract to sell, or otherwise dispose of or announce the intention to otherwise dispose of, or enter into any swap, hedge or similar agreement or arrangement that transfers, in whole or in part, the economic risk of ownership of, directly or indirectly, engage in any short selling of any ordinary shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any ordinary shares, whether currently owned or subsequently acquired, without the prior written consent of the representative of the underwriters, for a period of six (6) months following the closing of our IPO. The lock-up agreement is subject to specified exceptions. In addition, our company has agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to offer, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, contract to sell, or otherwise dispose of or announce the intention to otherwise dispose of, or enter into any swap, hedge or similar agreement or arrangement that transfers, in whole or in part, the economic risk of ownership of, directly or indirectly, engage in any short selling of any ordinary shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any ordinary shares, whether currently owned or subsequently acquired, without the prior written consent of the representative of the underwriters, for a period of six (6) months following the closing of our IPO. These agreements are further described in the section entitled “Plan of Distribution.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, such restricted period may be terminated earlier under certain circumstances.

 

After the expiration of such lock-up agreements or market stand-off provisions, or if such restrictions are waived, if these shareholders sell substantial amounts of ordinary shares in the public market or if the market perceives that such sales may occur, the market price of our ordinary shares and our ability to raise capital through an issue of equity securities in the future could be adversely affected.

 

You will experience immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value of the ordinary shares you purchase in this offering.

 

The offering price of our Units will be substantially higher than the net tangible book value of our ordinary shares. If you purchase ordinary shares in this offering, you will suffer immediate dilution of $2.20 per share, representing the difference between our net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2025 and the assumed offering price of $3.61 per Unit, which is the reported sale price of our ordinary shares on Nasdaq on September 26, 2025.  See “Dilution.”

 

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If our share price fluctuates after this offering, you could lose a significant part of your investment.

 

The market price of our ordinary shares may be influenced by many factors, some of which are beyond our control, including actual or anticipated variations in our operating results; the failure of financial analysts to cover our ordinary shares after this offering or changes in financial estimates by financial analysts, or any failure by us to meet or exceed any of these estimates or changes in the recommendations of any financial analysts that elect to follow our ordinary shares or the shares of our competitors; announcements by us or our competitors of significant contracts or acquisitions; technological innovations by us or our competitors; future sales of our shares; and investor perceptions of us and the industries in which we operate. In addition, the stock market in general has experienced substantial price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of particular companies affected. These broad market and industry factors may materially harm the market price of our ordinary shares, regardless of our operating performance. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of certain companies’ securities, securities class action litigation has been instituted against these companies. Such litigation, if instituted against us, could adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations.

 

If we do not meet the Nasdaq continued listing standards, Nasdaq may delist our securities from trading on its exchange, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions.

 

Our ordinary shares are listed on the Nasdaq under the symbol “WXM.” We cannot assure you that our securities will continue to be listed on Nasdaq in the future. In order to continue listing our securities on Nasdaq, we must maintain certain financial, distribution and stock price levels. Generally, we must maintain a minimum amount in shareholders’ equity (generally $2,500,000) and a minimum number of holders of our securities (generally 300 public holders). We cannot assure you that we will continue to meet those continued listing requirements.

 

If Nasdaq delists our securities from trading on its exchange and we are not able to list our securities on another national securities exchange, we expect our securities could be quoted on an over-the-counter market. If this were to occur, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including:

 

a limited availability of market quotations for our securities;

 

reduced liquidity for our securities;

 

a determination that our ordinary shares come within the definition of “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our ordinary shares to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our securities;

 

a limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and

 

a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.

 

The National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or preempts the states from regulating the sale of certain securities, which are referred to as “covered securities.” Because our ordinary shares are listed on Nasdaq, our ordinary shares are covered securities. Although the states are pre-empted from regulating the sale of our securities, the federal statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case.

 

We may need additional capital but may not be able to obtain it on favorable terms or at all.

 

We may require additional cash resources due to future growth and development of our business, including any investments or acquisitions we may decide to pursue. If our cash resources are insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, we may seek to issue additional equity or debt securities or obtain new or expanded credit facilities. Our ability to obtain external financing in the future is subject to a variety of uncertainties, including our future financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, share price performance, liquidity of international capital and lending markets and PRC governmental regulations over foreign investment in the PRC. In addition, incurring indebtedness would subject us to increased debt service obligations and could result in operating and financing covenants that would restrict our operations. There can be no assurance that financing will be available in a timely manner or in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, or at all. Any failure to raise needed funds on terms favorable to us, or at all, could severely restrict our liquidity as well as have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Moreover, any issuance of equity or equity-linked securities could result in significant dilution to our existing shareholders.

 

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There is no public market for the Warrants being offered in this offering, so an investment in the Warrants should be considered illiquid.

 

There is no established trading market for the Warrants being offered in this offering and we do not expect a market to develop. In addition, we do not intend and are not obligated to apply to list the Warrants on any national securities exchange or other nationally recognized trading system, including The Nasdaq Capital Market. Without an active trading market, the liquidity of the Warrants will be very limited.

 

Holders of our Warrants will have no rights as shareholders until they acquire our ordinary shares, if ever.

 

If you acquire the Warrants to purchase our ordinary shares in this offering, you will have no rights with respect to our ordinary shares until you acquire such ordinary shares upon exercise of your warrants. Upon exercise of your Warrants, you will be entitled to exercise the rights of a holder of ordinary shares only as to matters for which the record date occurs after the exercise date.

 

Techniques employed by short sellers may drive down the market price of the ordinary shares

 

Short selling is the practice of selling securities that the seller does not own but rather has borrowed from a third party with the intention of buying identical securities back at a later date to return to the lender. The short seller hopes to profit from a decline in the value of the securities between the sale of the borrowed securities and the purchase of the replacement shares, as the short seller expects to pay less in that purchase than it received in the sale. As it is in the short seller’s interest for the price of the security to decline, many short sellers publish, or arrange for the publication of, negative opinions and allegations regarding the relevant issuer and its business prospects in order to create negative market momentum and generate profits for themselves after selling a security short. These short attacks have, in the past, led to selling of shares in the market. If we were to become the subject of any unfavorable allegations, whether such allegations are proven to be true or untrue, we could have to expend a significant amount of resources to investigate such allegations and/or defend ourselves. While we would strongly defend against any such short seller attacks, we may be constrained in the manner in which we can proceed against the relevant short seller by principles of freedom of speech, applicable state law or issues of commercial confidentiality.

 

You must rely on the judgment of our management as to the use of the net proceeds from this offering, and such use may not produce income or increase our share price.

 

We plan to use the net proceeds of this offering primarily for research and development, talent acquisition and working capital purposes. See “Use of Proceeds.” However, our management will have considerable discretion in the application of the net proceeds received by us. You will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether proceeds are being used appropriately. The net proceeds may be used for corporate purposes that do not improve our efforts to achieve or maintain profitability or increase our share price. The net proceeds from this offering may be placed in investments that do not produce income or that lose value.

 

If we are classified as a passive foreign investment company, United States taxpayers who own our ordinary shares may have adverse United States federal income tax consequences.  

 

A non-U.S. corporation such as us will be classified as a passive foreign investment company, which is known as a PFIC, for any taxable year if, for such year, either:

 

At least 75% of our gross income for the year is passive income; or

 

The average percentage of our assets (determined at the end of each quarter) during the taxable year which produces passive income or which are held for the production of passive income is at least 50%.

 

Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, rents, royalties (other than rents or royalties derived from the active conduct of a trade or business) and gains from the disposition of passive assets.

 

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If we are determined to be a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion thereof) that is included in the holding period of a U.S. taxpayer who holds our ordinary shares, the U.S. taxpayer may be subject to increased U.S. federal income tax liability and may be subject to additional reporting requirements.

 

Depending on the amount of cash we hold, together with any other assets held for the production of passive income, it is possible that, for our current taxable year or for any subsequent year, more than 50% of our assets may be assets which produce passive income. We will make this determination following the end of any particular tax year. Although the law in this regard is unclear, we treat our consolidated affiliated entities as being owned by us for United States federal income tax purposes, because we consolidate their operating results in our consolidated financial statements. For purposes of the PFIC analysis, in general, a non-U.S. corporation is deemed to own its pro rata share of the gross income and assets of any entity in which it is considered to own at least 25% of the equity by value.

 

For a more detailed discussion of the application of the PFIC rules to us and the consequences to U.S. taxpayers if we were determined to be a PFIC, see “Taxation — Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations — Passive Foreign Investment Company.”

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that reflect our current expectations and views of future events. The forward-looking statements are contained principally in the sections entitled “Prospectus Summary”, “Industry” and “Risk Factors” of this prospectus, the sections entitled “Item 3.D. Risk Factors”, “Item 4.B. Business Overview”, and “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” in our 2024 Annual Report incorporated by reference in this prospectus, as well as our consolidated financial statements and notes related thereto incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

 

You can identify some of these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “aim,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “is/are likely to,” “potential,” “continue” or other similar expressions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. These forward-looking statements include statements relating to:

 

our dependence on growth in the demand for our services;

 

our ability to compete effectively;

 

our dependence on a small number of suppliers for a substantial portion of our supplies;

 

our dependence on a limited number of customers for a substantial portion of our revenues;

 

implementation of our expansion plans and our ability to obtain capital resources for our planned growth;

 

our ability to obtain projects through tenders;

 

our ability to accurately estimate project execution timeframe, project duration or costs;

 

our ability to expand into new businesses, industries or internationally and to undertake mergers, acquisitions, investments or divestments;

 

general economic and political conditions, including those related to the HVAC services industry;

 

possible disruptions in commercial activities caused by events such as natural disasters, terrorist activities;

 

our ability to complete work in accordance with our customers’ project schedules; and

 

other factors in the “Risk Factors” section in this prospectus  and the “Item 3.D. Risk Factors” section in the 2024 Annual Report which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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These forward-looking statements are subject to various and significant risks and uncertainties, including those which are beyond our control. Although we believe that our expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, our expectations may later be found to be incorrect. The forward-looking statements made in this prospectus relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this prospectus. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. You should thoroughly read this prospectus and the documents that we refer to herein with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from and worse than what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. We disclaim any obligation to update our forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

 

This prospectus includes statistical and other industry and market data that we obtained from industry publications and research, surveys and studies conducted by third parties. Industry publications and third-party research, surveys and studies generally indicate that their information has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, although they do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such information. Statistical data in these publications also include projections based on a number of assumptions. While we believe these industry publications and third-party research, surveys and studies are reliable, you are cautioned not to give undue weight to this information.

 

In addition, the new and rapidly changing nature of the HVAC services industry results in significant uncertainties for any projections or estimates relating to the growth prospects or future condition of our industry. Furthermore, if any one or more of the assumptions underlying the market data are later found to be incorrect, actual results may differ from the projections based on these assumptions. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

 

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INDUSTRY

 

The HVAC services industry in China has experienced significant growth in recent years. China’s rapid economic development, increasing urbanization, rising disposable incomes, and growing awareness of environmental and health concerns have all contributed to the expansion of the HVAC services market. As a result, the demand for high-quality HVAC services and solutions has soared. According to TechNavio, a provider of market and consumer data, the global HVAC services market was valued at approximately $69.03 billion in 2022 and is estimated to grow to approximately $144.1 billion in 2027, representing a compounded annual growth rate of 15.86% between 2022 and 2027.

 

Global - HVAC Services Market Size and Forecast 2022-2027

 

Year  2022  2023  2024  2025  2026  2027
Market size ($ billion)   69.03    75.42    86.00    100.66    118.67    144.10 

  

Source: Developed by TechNavio.

 

The HVAC services market is further segmented into non-residential and residential markets. According to TechNavio, the residential segment will grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 20.97% between 2022 and 2027. Residential will be the fastest growing segment within the overall market and will grow from approximately $14.66 billion in 2022 to approximately $37.98 billion in 2027. Residential segment will contribute 31.06% of the incremental growth in the overall market between 2022 and 2027. We have been collaborating with property development companies that offer high-end fully furnished homes and anticipate further growth as we continue to capitalize on the opportunities presented by the residential segment of the HVAC services market.

 

 

We believe our business will grow together with this booming global market and we are ready to expand with the growth opportunity based on the following factors:

 

China’s HVAC service market has shown strong growth and is expected to continue. According to TechNavio, in 2022, China contributed 28.32% to the global HVAC services market. The global HVAC services market will retain its high growth during the period of 2022 to 2027, owing to the high growth potential of China. The year-on-year growth rate in China during 2022 to 2027 will vary between 9.05% and 21.24%. China is likely to retain its leadership in the market in 2027, estimated to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 15.66% between 2022 and 2027. The market is experiencing substantial growth, primarily due to increasing construction activities and a rising population.

 

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HVAC service market is anticipated to thrive with the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle. The master plan for the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle issued by the Chinese Central Committee and State Council in October 2021, identifies Chengdu, certain districts in Chongqing, and 14 other Sichuan cities as the “Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle”. Covering an area of approximately 45.7 million acres, the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle had a population of over 98 million as of 2023    and a GDP of 8.7 trillion yuan (about 1.2 trillion U.S. dollars) as of 2024, creating a huge market in the hinterland of China’s western region. The strong economy in the region provides a solid foundation for development. The per-capita GDP reached over RMB100,000 in Chongqing (according to statistics cited by a local newspaper in Chongqing) and RMB109,669 in Chengdu during 2024 (the per-capita GDP of Sichuan Province as a whole was RMB77,333 during 2024) (according to statistics published by local bureau of statistics). The economic scale and potential of the Chengdu-Chongqing region will contribute to building a strong domestic market. The strong economy in the regions coupled with the new urbanization plan promoted by the Chinese government will provide a great market opportunity to the construction industry in Chengdu-Chongqing region, which in turn will promote the ancillary services industries, such as HVAC services industry. We have been operating our business in the heart of the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle since 2009 and believe that we are well-positioned to capitalize on this growth opportunity and contribute to the region’s development within the circle.

 

Our chosen brand partner adeptly embraces the green development trend in China. The global warming phenomenon has led to increased demand for HVAC installation services. As temperatures continue to rise, the need for effective climate control solutions becomes imperative. China’s Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Science and Technology released the “Outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People’s Republic of China and Vision in 2035”, which has clarified the goal of deeper development for green building and building energy efficiency in China, providing a clear development orientation for the entire country and construction industry. Toshiba air-conditioners have consistently been recognized in China as one of the most energy-saving air conditioning equipment and have won ECCJ Japan Energy Conservation Award 32 times since the Energy Conservation Center in Japan (ECCJ) commenced such award program in 1990. Toshiba air conditioning equipment have become one of the go-to brands in China when it comes to energy-saving air-conditioners. Since 2011, we have been a distributor for Toshiba, we are an authorized dealer of Toshiba air conditioning equipment and are authorized to install Toshiba air conditioners. Our partnership with Toshiba positions us to meet the growing demand for energy-efficient HVAC solutions. By offering Toshiba products and leveraging their reputation for energy savings, we can capture a larger market share and contribute to the sustainable development goals of the industry.

 

Rising awareness of public health in China. The global COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a heightened focus on improving people’s overall health and prioritizing healthy living. Indoor air quality has gained significant attention, as contaminants such as fungi, dust, and bacteria can have detrimental effects on individuals’ health when inhaled. The ventilation and air-conditioning conditions within a building are directly linked to various health issues, including respiratory infections and asthma and have driven the demand for HVAC solutions that ensure clean and healthy indoor air. We are well-positioned to meet this growing demand for improved indoor air quality and health-conscious HVAC solutions because of our expertise in designing and installing the HVAC systems. Our expertise in designing, installing, and maintaining HVAC systems aligns with the changing market landscape. By addressing the rising awareness of public health and hygiene concerns, we provide HVAC services that contribute to healthier living environments for our customers in China.

 

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Challenges

 

Talent shortage

 

HVAC services industry relies extensively on specialized staff for operations, and there is a restraint on the growth of the market because of the increased demand of HVAC technicians. Various technical staff are required to conduct HVAC installation and maintenance work, including but not limited to electrical control worker, sheet metal worker, and thermal insulation craftsman. HVAC technicians need to be trained to install, repair, and replace all forms of HVAC systems. Currently, there is a gap between the supply and demand of qualified staff who have skills needed in our industry in China. The slow growth of labor supply that fits our business needs is a major concern to the HVAC installation and maintenance services market in China and worldwide.

 

Increase in labor costs

 

Over the past few years, labor costs for skilled staff in our industry in China kept raising. Since the average wages of skilled workers in our industry in China have increased, the increase in labor costs for skilled technicians and the competition among companies in hiring such technicians are major challenges faced in the HVAC services industry in China. Companies with relatively low profitability may have difficulties in withstanding the pressure of the increasing labor costs.    

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We estimate that we will receive net proceeds from this offering of approximately $3.9 million, after deducting estimated offering expenses payable by us, and based upon an assumed offering price of $3.61 per Unit.

 

We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering as follows:

 

approximately 20% for talent acquisition; and

 

approximately 80% for general corporate purposes and working capital.

 

The foregoing represents our current intentions based upon our present plans and business conditions to use and allocate the net proceeds of this offering. Our management, however, will have significant flexibility and discretion to apply the net proceeds of this offering. If an unforeseen event occurs or business conditions change, we may use the proceeds of this offering differently than as described in this prospectus.

 

In utilizing the proceeds from this offering, we are permitted under PRC laws and regulations to provide funding to PRC subsidiaries only through loans or capital contributions, and only if we satisfy the applicable government registration and approval requirements. The relevant filing and registration processes for capital contributions typically take approximately eight weeks to complete. The filing and registration processes for loans typically take approximately four weeks or longer to complete. While we currently see no material obstacles to completing the filing and registration procedures with respect to future capital contributions and loans to PRC subsidiaries, we cannot assure you that we will be able to complete these filings and registrations on a timely basis, or at all. We cannot assure you that we will be able to meet these requirements on a timely basis, if at all.

 

Moreover, given our limited operating history, early stage of business and a new and unproven technology model, it is difficult to evaluate our business prospects and actual expenditures in the future. Further, our business plan will be very costly, far more costly than the net proceeds we will receive from this offering. To develop and implement our business as currently planned, we will need to raise substantial amounts of additional capital and we intend to raise such additional capital through public or private offerings of equity or equity-linked securities, traditional loans, commercial collaborations such as licenses or joint ventures and, if available or desirable, government funding, including grants. No assurances can be given that we will be able to raise additional capital when needed, and our inability to raise additional capital could lead to the failure of our company.

 

DIVIDEND POLICY

 

Our board of directors has discretion regarding whether to declare or pay dividends, subject to the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of our company and certain requirements of Cayman Islands law. All dividends are subject to certain restrictions under Cayman Islands law, namely that our company may only pay dividends out of profits or share premium, and provided always that we are able to pay our debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business immediately following the date on which the distribution or dividend is paid. Even if our board of directors decides to pay dividends, the form, frequency and amount will depend upon our future operations and earnings, capital requirements and surplus, general financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that the board of directors may deem relevant.

 

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We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our ordinary shares. We currently do not have any plans to pay cash dividends. Rather, we currently intend to retain all of our available funds and any future earnings to operate and grow our business.

 

Cash dividends on our ordinary shares, if any, will be paid in U.S. dollars.

 

CAPITALIZATION

 

The following table sets forth our cash and equivalents and capitalization as of March 31, 2025:

 

on an actual basis;

 

on a pro forma basis to reflect the sale of 1,400,000 ordinary shares in our IPO at the offering price of $4.00 per share, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by us; and

 

on a pro forma as adjusted basis to give effect to: (i) the sale of 1,400,000 ordinary shares in our IPO, at the initial public offering price of $4.00 per share, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by us; (ii) our issuance and sale of 1,246,537 Units in this offering at the assumed offering price of $3.61 per Unit and (iii) the deduction of approximately $0.3 million of Placement Agent fees, approximately $0.2 million of estimated offering expenses and $45,000 of estimated non-accountable expense allowance payable by us.

 

The information set forth in the table below is illustrative only and will be adjusted based on the actual offering price and other terms of this offering as determined at pricing. You should read this table together with “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” and our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes in our 2024 Annual Report and unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 and related notes in the Interim Financial 6-K incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

 

    As of March 31, 2025
    Actual   Pro Forma(1)   Pro Forma as adjusted
    US$   US$   US$
Total Debts     3,451,983       3,451,983       3,451,983  
Shareholders’ Equity                        
Ordinary shares, $0.000001 par value, 49,000,000,000 shares authorized, 5,500,000 ordinary shares issued and outstanding, 6,900,000 ordinary shares issued and outstanding on a pro forma basis reflecting the 1,400,000 ordinary shares sold in our IPO, and 1,246,537 ordinary shares issued and outstanding on a pro forma as adjusted basis giving effect to the 1,246,537 Units sold in this offering.     6       7       8  
Preference share, $0.000001 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding                  
Additional paid-in capital     2,860,566       6,612,090       10,486,754  
Statutory surplus reserves     186,225       186,225       186,225  
Accumulated profits     1,150,922       1,150,922       1,150,922  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (243,927 )     (243,927 )     (243,927 )
Total shareholders’ equity     3,953,792       7,705,317       11,579,982  
Total capitalization     7,405,775       11,157,300       15,031,965  

 

(1)The net proceeds we received in our IPO was approximately $4.5 million, after deducting the underwriting discounts and offering expenses payable by us.  

 

The number of our ordinary shares to be outstanding upon completion of this offering will be 8,146,537 shares, which is based on 6,900,000 ordinary shares outstanding as of the date of this prospectus, and excludes, as of the date of this prospectus:

 

1,246,537 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants;

 

62,326 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants; and

 

70,000 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the IPO Representatives’ Warrants.

 

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DILUTION

 

If you purchase the Units in this offering, your interest will be diluted immediately to the extent of the difference between the assumed offering price of $3.61 per Unit and the pro forma net tangible book value $1.41 per ordinary share immediately upon the closing of this offering. Net tangible book value per ordinary share is determined by dividing our total tangible assets less total liabilities by the number of outstanding ordinary shares. As of March 31, 2025, we had a historical net tangible book value of $3.9 million, or $0.70 per ordinary share based on 5,500,000 ordinary shares outstanding. Our historical net tangible book value per ordinary share as of March 31, 2025 represents the amount of total tangible assets less intangible assets and total liabilities, divided by the number of ordinary shares outstanding.

 

Our pro forma net tangible book value as of March 31, 2025 was $7.6 million, or $1.10 per share of our ordinary shares based on 6,900,000 ordinary shares outstanding following the completion of initial public offering. After giving further effect to our sale of 1,246,537 Units in this offering at an assumed offering price of $3.61 per Unit, and after deducting Placement Agent commissions and estimated offering expenses, upon the completion of this offering, our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value as of March 31, 2025 would have been $11.5 million, or $1.41 per share of ordinary shares. This represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value of $0.71 per ordinary share to existing shareholders and an immediate dilution in net tangible book value of $2.20 per share to new investors of shares in this offering. We determine dilution by subtracting the as pro forma net tangible book value per share after this offering from the amount of cash that a new investor paid for an ordinary share in this offering.

 

The following table illustrates this dilution on a per ordinary share basis. The information set forth in the table below is illustrative only and will be adjusted based on the actual offering price and other terms of this offering as determined at pricing.

 

Assumed offering price per share   3.61 
Net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2025   0.70 
Pro forma net tangible book value per share, after giving effect to our IPO but before giving effect to this offering   1.10 
Pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering   1.41 
Dilution per share to new investors in this offering   2.20 

 

The following table illustrates our pro forma proportionate ownership, upon completion of this offering by present shareholders and investors in this offering, compared to the relative amounts paid by each. The table reflects payment by present shareholders as of the date the consideration was received and by investors in this offering at the assumed offering price. The table further assumes no changes in net tangible book value other than those resulting from the offering. The information set forth in the table below is illustrative only and will be adjusted based on the actual offering price and other terms of this offering as determined at pricing.

  

    Units Purchased   Total Consideration   Average Price
    Number   Percent   (%)   Amount
($)
  Percent   (%)   Per Unit   ($)
Existing shareholders     5,500,000       67.5       2,534,067       20.1     $ 0.46  
IPO investors     1,400,000       17.2       5,600,000       44.3       4.00  
New investors     1,246,537       15.3       4,500,000       35.6     $ 3.61  
Total     8,146,537       100.0       12,634,067       100.0     $ 1.55  

  

The number of our ordinary shares to be outstanding upon completion of this offering will be 8,146,537 shares, which is based on 6,900,000 ordinary shares outstanding as of the date of this prospectus, and excludes, as of the date of this prospectus:

 

1,246,537 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants;

 

62,326 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Placement Agent Warrant; and

 

70,000 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the IPO Representatives’ Warrants.

 

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PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

 

The following table sets forth certain information concerning the ownership of our ordinary shares as of the date of this prospectus, with respect to: (i) each person, or group of affiliated persons, known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our ordinary shares; (ii) each of our directors; (iii) each of our named executive officers; and (iv) all of our current directors and executive officers as a group.

 

We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC. These rules generally attribute beneficial ownership of securities to persons who possess sole or shared voting or investment power with respect to such securities. In addition, pursuant to such rules, we deemed outstanding ordinary shares subject to options or warrants held by that person that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this prospectus. We did not deem such shares outstanding, however, for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Except as indicated by the footnotes below, we believe, based on the information furnished to us, that the beneficial owners named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all ordinary shares that they beneficially own, subject to applicable community property laws.

 

As of the date of this prospectus, we had 3,050,000 ordinary shares outstanding that were held by record holders in the United States. None of our shareholders has informed us that it is affiliated with a registered broker-dealer or is in the business of underwriting securities. We are not aware of any arrangement that may, at a subsequent date, result in a change of control of our company.

 

Applicable percentage ownership is based on 6,900,000 ordinary shares outstanding as of September 25, 2025. The percentage of beneficial ownership after this offering assumes the sale and issuance of the Units in this offering and no exercise of (i) the Warrants, (ii) the Placement Agent Warrants, and (iii) the IPO Representatives’ Warrants.

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)   Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership (prior to the closing of this offering)   Percentage of Outstanding Shares (prior to the closing of this offering)(2)   Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership (following the closing of this offering)   Percentage of Outstanding Shares (following the closing of this offering)
5% or Greater Shareholders                
KeC Holdings Limited (3)     2,805,000       40.7 %     2,805,000       34.4 %
JingshanY Holdings Limited (5)     1,045,000       15.1 %     1,045,000       12.8 %
Emerald Investments International, LLC(4)     1,650,000       23.9 %     1,650,000       20.3 %
Executive Officers and Director                                
Ni Jiang(4)     1,650,000       23.9 %     1,650,000       20.3 %
Ke Chen(3) (6)     3,850,000       55.8 %     3,850,000       47.3 %
Jing Zheng           *             *  
Ziyi Liu           *             *  
Siqi Chen           *             *  
Xiaoyuan Zhang           *             *  
Trent D. Davis           *             *  
All directors and executive officers as a group (seven individuals)     5,500,000       79.7 %     5,500,000       67.5 %

 

  

*        Less than one percent.

 

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(1)Except as otherwise indicated below, the business address of the reporting persons is No. 1110, 11th Floor, Unit 1, Building 7, No. 477, Wanxing Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, 610041.

 

(2)

Based on 6,900,000 ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of September 25, 2025.

 

(3)Ke Chen, our Chief Executive Officer, is the sole shareholder of KeC Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands company and holds the voting and dispositive power over the ordinary shares held by KeC Holdings Limited. The address of KeC Holdings Limited is Ritter House, Wickhams Cay II, PO Box 3170, Road Town, Tortola VG1110, British Virgin Islands.

 

(4)Ni Jiang, our Chairwoman, is the sole shareholder of Emerald Investments International, LLC, a Delaware company and holds the voting and dispositive power over the ordinary shares held by Emerald Investments International, LLC. The address of Emerald Investments International, LLC is 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, State of Delaware 19808, USA.

 

(5)Jinshan Yao, husband of our Chief Executive Officer, Ke Chen, is the sole shareholder of JingshanY Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands company and holds the voting and dispositive power over the 1,045,000 ordinary shares held by JingshanY Holdings Limited. The address of JingshanY Holdings Limited is Ritter House, Wickhams Cay II, PO Box 3170, Road Town, Tortola VG1110, British Virgin Islands. In addition, Jinshan Yao has beneficial ownership of the 2,805,000 ordinary shares held by his wife, our Chief Executive Officer, Ke Chen for purposes of SEC rules, unless Mr. Yao disclaims beneficial ownership of those shares.

 

(6)Ke Chen is the wife of Jinshan Yao and accordingly has beneficial ownership of his shares for purposes of SEC rules, unless Ms. Chen disclaims beneficial ownership of those shares.

 

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TAXATION

 

The following discussion of material Cayman Islands, PRC and United States federal income tax consequences of an investment in our ordinary shares is based upon laws and relevant interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of this prospectus, all of which are subject to change. This discussion does not deal with all possible tax consequences relating to an investment in our ordinary shares, such as the tax consequences under state, local and other tax laws. To the extent that the discussion relates to matters of Cayman Islands tax law, it represents the opinion of Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP, our Cayman Islands counsel. To the extent that the discussion relates to matters of PRC tax law, it represents the opinion of Yuan Tai Law Offices, our PRC counsel. To the extent the discussion relates to the matters of U.S. tax law, it represents the opinion of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP.

 

The following summary contains a description of certain Cayman Islands, PRC, and U.S. federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of ordinary shares, but it does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all the tax considerations that may be relevant to a decision to purchase ordinary shares. The summary is based upon the tax laws of the Cayman Islands and regulations thereunder and on the tax laws of the United States and regulations thereunder as of the date hereof, which are subject to change.

 

Prospective investors should consult their professional advisers on the possible tax consequences of buying, holding or selling any Shares under the laws of their country of citizenship, residence or domicile.

 

Cayman Islands Taxation

 

The Cayman Islands currently levies no taxes on individuals or corporations based upon profits, income, gains or appreciation and there is no taxation in the nature of inheritance tax or estate duty. There are no other taxes likely to be material to investors us levied by the government of the Cayman Islands except for stamp duties which may be applicable on instruments executed in, or, after execution, brought within the jurisdiction of the Cayman Islands. There are no exchange control regulations or currency restrictions in the Cayman Islands.

 

Payments of dividends and capital in respect of our securities will not be subject to taxation in the Cayman Islands and no withholding will be required under Cayman Islands laws on the payment of a dividend or capital to any holder of securities, nor will gains derived from the disposal of our securities be subject to Cayman Islands income or corporation tax.

 

No stamp duty is payable in the Cayman Islands in respect of the issue of our securities or on an instrument of transfer in respect of our securities, unless the relevant instruments are executed in, or after execution brought within, the jurisdiction of the Cayman Islands or our company holds interests in land in the Cayman Islands.

 

People’s Republic of China Taxation 

 

Under the Enterprise Income Tax Law, an enterprise established outside the PRC with a “de facto management body” within the PRC is considered a PRC resident enterprise for PRC enterprise income tax purposes and is generally subject to a uniform 25% enterprise income tax rate on its worldwide income as well as tax reporting obligations. Under the Implementation Rules, a “de facto management body” is defined as a body that has material and overall management and control over the manufacturing and business operations, personnel and human resources, finances and properties of an enterprise.

 

In addition, State Administration of Taxation (SAT) Circular 82 issued in April 2009 specifies that certain offshore-incorporated enterprises controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups will be classified as PRC resident enterprises if all of the following conditions are met: (a) senior management personnel and core management departments in charge of the daily operations of the enterprises have their presence mainly in the PRC; (b) their financial and human resources decisions are subject to determination or approval by persons or bodies in the PRC; (c) major assets, accounting books and company seals of the enterprises, and minutes and files of their board’s and shareholders’ meetings are located or kept in the PRC; and (d) half or more of the enterprises’ directors or senior management personnel with voting rights habitually reside in the PRC. Further to SAT Circular 82, the SAT issued Announcement of the State Administration of Taxation on Printing and Distributing the Administrative Measures for Income Tax on Chinese-controlled Resident Enterprises Incorporated Overseas (Trial Implementation)

 

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(the “SAT Bulletin 45”) on July 27, 2011, which took effect on September 1, 2011, to provide more guidance on the implementation of SAT Circular 82. SAT Bulletin 45 provides for procedures and administration details of determination on PRC resident enterprise status and administration on post-determination matters. If the PRC tax authorities determine that WF International Limited is a PRC resident enterprise for PRC enterprise income tax purposes, a number of unfavorable PRC tax consequences could follow. For example, WF International Limited may be subject to enterprise income tax at a rate of 25% with respect to its worldwide taxable income. Also, a 10% withholding tax would be imposed on dividends we pay to our non-PRC enterprise shareholders and with respect to gains derived by our non-PRC enterprise shareholders from transferring our ordinary shares or warrants if such income is treated as being sourced from within the PRC; and for our non-PRC individual shareholders, a potential 20% of withholding tax would be imposed on dividends we pay to our non-PRC individual shareholders and with respect to gains derived by our non-PRC individual shareholders from transferring our units, ordinary shares or warrants, if such gains are deemed to be from PRC sources.

 

It is unclear whether, if we are considered a PRC resident enterprise, holders of our ordinary shares or warrants would be able to claim the benefit of income tax treaties or agreements entered into between China and other countries or areas. See “Item 3.D. Risk Factors — Risk Factors Related to Doing Business in China — We may be treated as a resident enterprise for PRC tax purposes under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, and we may therefore be subject to PRC income tax on our global income.” beginning on page 18 in our 2024 Annual Report.

 

The SAT and the Ministry of Finance issued the Notice of Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation on Several Issues relating to Treatment of Corporate Income Tax Pertaining to Restructured Business Operations of Enterprises (the “SAT Circular 59”) in April 2009, which took effect on January 1, 2008. On October 17, 2017, the SAT issued the Announcement of the State Administration of Taxation on Issues Relating to Withholding at Source of Income Tax of Non-resident Enterprises, which took effect on December 1, 2017 and was amended on June 15, 2018 (the “SAT Circular 37”). By promulgating and implementing the SAT Circular 59 and the SAT Circular 37, the PRC tax authorities have enhanced their scrutiny over the direct or indirect transfer of equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise by a non-PRC resident enterprise.

 

Pursuant to the Arrangement between the Mainland China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Tax Evasion on Income, or the Tax Arrangement, where a Hong Kong resident enterprise which is considered a non-PRC tax resident enterprise directly holds at least 25% of a PRC enterprise, the withholding tax rate in respect of the payment of dividends by such PRC enterprise to such Hong Kong resident enterprise is reduced to 5% from a standard rate of 10%, subject to approval of the PRC local tax authority.

 

Pursuant to the Circular of the State Administration of Taxation on the Issues concerning the Application of the Dividend Clauses of Tax Agreements (“Circular 81”), a resident enterprise of the counter-party to such Tax Arrangement should meet all of the following conditions, among others, in order to enjoy the reduced withholding tax under the Tax Arrangement: (i) it must take the form of a company; (ii) it must directly own the required percentage of equity interests and voting rights in such PRC resident enterprise; and (iii) it should directly own such percentage of capital in the PRC resident enterprise anytime in the 12 consecutive months prior to receiving the dividends. Furthermore, the Administrative Measures for Non-Resident Enterprises to Enjoy Treatments under Treaties, or the Administrative Measures, which took effect on January 1, 2020, requires that the non-resident taxpayer shall determine whether it may enjoy the treatments under relevant tax treaties and file the tax return or withholding declaration subject to further monitoring and oversight by the tax authorities. Accordingly, WF International Limited may be able to enjoy the 5% withholding tax rate for the dividends it receives from WFOE, if it satisfies the conditions prescribed under Circular 81 and other relevant tax rules and regulations. However, according to Circular 81, if the relevant tax authorities consider the transactions or arrangements we have are for the primary purpose of enjoying a favorable tax treatment, the relevant tax authorities may adjust the favorable withholding tax in the future.

 

Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations

 

The following is a discussion of certain material United States federal income tax considerations relating to the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of our ordinary shares and warrants by a U.S. Holder, as defined below. This discussion applies only to securities that are held as capital assets for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is applicable only to holders who purchased securities in this offering and assumes any distributions on our ordinary shares will be paid in U.S. dollars. This discussion is based on existing United States federal income tax law, which

 

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is subject to differing interpretations or change, possibly with retroactive effect. No ruling has been sought from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) with respect to any United States federal income tax consequences described below, and there can be no assurance that the IRS or a court will not take a contrary position. This discussion does not address all aspects of United States federal income taxation that may be important to particular investors in light of their individual circumstances, including investors subject to special tax rules (such as, for example, certain financial institutions, insurance companies, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, broker-dealers, traders in securities that elect mark-to-market treatment, partnerships (or other entities treated as partnerships for United States federal income tax purposes) and their partners, tax-exempt organizations (including private foundations)), investors who are not U.S. Holders, investors that own (directly, indirectly, or constructively) 5% or more of our voting shares, investors that hold their ordinary shares as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion, constructive sale or other integrated transaction), or investors that have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar, all of whom may be subject to tax rules that differ significantly from those summarized below. In addition, this discussion does not address any tax laws other than the United States federal income tax laws, including any state, local, alternative minimum tax or non-United States tax considerations, or the Medicare tax on unearned income. Each potential investor is urged to consult its tax advisor regarding the United States federal, state, local and non-United States income and other tax considerations of an investment in our ordinary shares.

 

General

 

For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of our ordinary shares and warrants that is, for United States federal income tax purposes, (i) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes) created in, or organized under the laws of, the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (iii) an estate the income of which is includible in gross income for United States federal income tax purposes regardless of its source, or (iv) a trust (A) the administration of which is subject to the primary supervision of a United States court and which has one or more United States persons who have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (B) that has otherwise elected to be treated as a United States person under the Code.

 

If a partnership (or other entity treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes) is a beneficial owner of our ordinary shares, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partnerships and partners of a partnership holding our ordinary shares are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding an investment in our ordinary shares.

 

The discussion set forth below is addressed only to U.S. Holders that purchase securities in this offering. Prospective purchasers are urged to consult their own tax advisors about the application of U.S. federal income tax law to their particular circumstances as well as the state, local, foreign and other tax consequences to them of the purchase, ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares and warrants.

 

U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Acquisition of a Combination of Ordinary Share and Warrant

The purchase price for each combination of ordinary share and warrant will be allocated among these components in proportion to their relative fair market values at the time such securities are purchased by the U.S. Holder. This allocation of the purchase price for each such combination will establish a U.S. Holder’s initial tax basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes in the ordinary share and warrant that comprise each such combination. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, each holder of our ordinary shares and warrants must allocate the purchase price paid by such holder for such securities between the ordinary share and warrant based on the relative fair market value of each at the time of issuance. Under U.S. federal income tax law, each investor must make its own determination of such value based on all the relevant facts and circumstances. The price allocated to each ordinary share and warrant should constitute the holder’s initial tax basis in each such ordinary share and warrant, respectively.

 

The foregoing treatment of our ordinary shares and warrants and a holder’s purchase price allocation are not binding on the IRS or the courts. No assurance can be given that the IRS or the courts will agree with the characterization described above or the discussion below. Accordingly, each prospective investor is urged to consult its tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of an investment in our securities. The balance of this discussion assumes that the characterization of the securities described above is respected for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

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Taxation of Dividends and Other Distributions on our Ordinary Shares

 

Subject to the passive foreign investment company rules discussed below, distributions of cash or other property made by us to you with respect to the ordinary shares (including the amount of any taxes withheld therefrom) will generally be includable in your gross income as dividend income on the date of receipt by you, but only to the extent that the distribution is paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). With respect to corporate U.S. Holders, the dividends will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction allowed to corporations in respect of dividends received from other U.S. corporations.

 

With respect to non-corporate U.S. Holders, including individual U.S. Holders, dividends will be taxed at the lower capital gains rate applicable to qualified dividend income, provided that (1) the ordinary shares are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States, or we are eligible for the benefits of an approved qualifying income tax treaty with the United States that includes an exchange of information program, (2) we are not a passive foreign investment company (as discussed below) for either our taxable year in which the dividend is paid or the preceding taxable year, and (3) certain holding period requirements are met. You are urged to consult your tax advisors regarding the availability of the lower rate for dividends paid with respect to our ordinary shares, including the effects of any change in law after the date of this prospectus.

 

To the extent that the amount of the distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles), it will be treated first as a tax-free return of your tax basis in your ordinary shares, and to the extent the amount of the distribution exceeds your tax basis, the excess will be taxed as capital gain. We do not intend to calculate our earnings and profits under U.S. federal income tax principles. Therefore, a U.S. Holder should expect that a distribution will be treated as a dividend even if that distribution would otherwise be treated as a non-taxable return of capital or as capital gain under the rules described above.

 

Taxation of Dispositions of Ordinary Shares

 

Subject to the passive foreign investment company rules discussed below, you will recognize taxable gain or loss on any sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of a share equal to the difference between the amount realized (in U.S. dollars) for the share and your tax basis (in U.S. dollars) in the ordinary shares. The gain or loss will be capital gain or loss. If you are a non-corporate U.S. Holder, including an individual U.S. Holder, who has held the ordinary shares for more than one year, you may be eligible for reduced tax rates on any such capital gains. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.

 

Exercise, Lapse or Redemption of a Warrant

 

Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below and except as discussed below with respect to the cashless exercise of a warrant, a U.S. holder generally will not recognize gain or loss on the exercise of a warrant. A U.S. holder’s tax basis in an ordinary share received upon exercise of the warrant generally will be an amount equal to the sum of the U.S. holder’s initial investment in the warrant (that is, the portion of the U.S. holder’s purchase price that is allocated to the warrant, as described above under “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Acquisition of a Combination of Ordinary Share and Warrant”) and the exercise price of such warrant. The U.S. holder’s holding period for a ordinary share received upon exercise of the warrant will begin on the date following the date of exercise (or possibly the date of exercise) of the warrants and will not include the period during which the U.S. holder held the warrants. If a warrant is allowed to lapse unexercised, a U.S. holder generally will recognize a capital loss equal to such holder’s tax basis in the warrant.

 

The tax consequences of a cashless exercise of a warrant are not clear under current law. A cashless exercise may not be taxable, either because the exercise is not a realization event or because the exercise is treated as a recapitalization for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In either situation, a U.S. holder’s tax basis in the ordinary shares received generally will equal the U.S. holder’s tax basis in the warrant. If the cashless exercise was not a realization event, it is unclear whether a U.S. holder’s holding period for the ordinary shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of such warrant will commence on the date of exercise of the warrant or the day following the date of exercise of the warrant. If the cashless exercise were treated as a recapitalization, the holding period of the ordinary shares will generally include the holding period of the warrant. It is also possible that a cashless exercise may be treated as a taxable exchange in which gain or loss would be recognized because a U.S. holder may be deemed to have surrendered

 

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a portion of its warrants in a taxable transaction to pay the exercise price for the balance of its warrants that are treated as exercised for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In such event, a U.S. holder would recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the exercise price for the total number of warrants treated as exercised and the U.S. holder’s tax basis in the warrants deemed surrendered. In this case, a U.S. holder’s tax basis in the ordinary shares received would equal the U.S. holder’s tax basis in the warrants treated as exercised plus the exercise price of such warrants. It is unclear whether a U.S. holder’s holding period for the ordinary shares would commence on the date of exercise of the warrants or the day following the date of exercise of the warrants.

 

Due to the absence of authority on the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a cashless exercise, there can be no assurance which, if any, of the alternative tax consequences and holding periods described above would be adopted by the IRS or a court of law. Accordingly, U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of a cashless exercise.

 

Subject to the PFIC rules described below, if we redeem warrants for cash or if we purchase warrants in an open market transaction, such redemption or purchase generally will be treated as a taxable disposition to the U.S. holder.

 

Possible Constructive Distributions

 

The terms of each warrant provide for an adjustment to the number of ordinary shares for which the warrant may be exercised or to the exercise price of the warrant in certain events. An adjustment which has the effect of preventing dilution generally is not taxable. The U.S. holders of the warrants would, however, be treated as receiving a constructive distribution from us if, for example, the adjustment increases the warrant holders’ proportionate interest in our assets or earnings and profits (e.g., through an increase in the number of ordinary shares that would be obtained upon exercise) as a result of a distribution of cash to the holders of our ordinary shares which is taxable to the U.S. holders of such ordinary shares as described under “— Taxation of Dividends and Other Distributions” above. Such constructive distribution would be subject to tax as described under that section in the same manner as if the U.S. holders of the warrants received a cash distribution from us equal to the fair market value of such increased interest. For certain information reporting purposes, we are required to determine the date and amount of any such constructive distributions. Proposed Treasury regulations, which we may rely on prior to the issuance of final regulations, specify how the date and amount of constructive distributions are determined.

 

Passive Foreign Investment Company

 

A non-U.S. corporation is considered a PFIC for any taxable year if either:

  

at least 75% of its gross income for such taxable year is passive income; or

 

at least 50% of the value of its assets (based on an average of the quarterly values of the assets during a taxable year) is attributable to assets that produce or are held for the production of passive income (the “asset test”).

 

Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, rents and royalties (other than rents or royalties derived from the active conduct of a trade or business) and gains from the disposition of passive assets. We will be treated as owning our proportionate share of the assets and earning our proportionate share of the income of any other corporation in which we own, directly or indirectly, at least 25% (by value) of the shares. In determining the value and composition of our assets for purposes of the PFIC asset test, (1) the cash we raise in this offering will generally be considered to be held for the production of passive income and (2) the value of our assets must be determined based on the market value of our ordinary shares from time to time, which could cause the value of our non-passive assets to be less than 50% of the value of all of our assets (including the cash raised in this offering) on any particular quarterly testing date for purposes of the asset test.

 

We must make a separate determination each year as to whether we are a PFIC. Depending on the amount of cash we raise in this offering, together with any other assets held for the production of passive income, it is possible that, for our current taxable year or for any subsequent taxable year, more than 50% of our assets may be assets held for the production of passive income. We will make this determination following the end of any particular tax year. Although the law in this regard is unclear, we treat our consolidated affiliated entities as being owned by us for United States federal income tax purposes, not only because we exercise effective control over the operation of such entities

 

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but also because we are entitled to substantially all of their economic benefits, and, as a result, we consolidate their operating results in our consolidated financial statements. In particular, because the value of our assets for purposes of the asset test will generally be determined based on the market price of our ordinary shares and because cash is generally considered to be an asset held for the production of passive income, our PFIC status will depend in large part on the market price of our ordinary shares and the amount of cash we raise in this offering. Accordingly, fluctuations in the market price of the ordinary shares may cause us to become a PFIC. In addition, the application of the PFIC rules is subject to uncertainty in several respects and the composition of our income and assets will be affected by how, and how quickly, we spend the cash we raise in this offering. We are under no obligation to take steps to reduce the risk of our being classified as a PFIC, and as stated above, the determination of the value of our assets will depend upon material facts (including the market price of our ordinary shares from time to time and the amount of cash we raise in this offering) that may not be within our control. If we are a PFIC for any year during which you hold ordinary shares, we will continue to be treated as a PFIC for all succeeding years during which you hold ordinary shares. However, if we cease to be a PFIC and you did not previously make a timely “mark-to-market” election as described below, you may avoid some of the adverse effects of the PFIC regime by making a “purging election” (as described below) with respect to the ordinary shares.

 

If we are a PFIC for your taxable year(s) during which you hold ordinary shares, you will be subject to special tax rules with respect to any “excess distribution” that you receive and any gain you realize from a sale or other disposition (including a pledge) of the ordinary shares, unless you make a “mark-to-market” election as discussed below. Distributions you receive in a taxable year that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions you received during the shorter of the three preceding taxable years or your holding period for the ordinary shares will be treated as an excess distribution. Under these special tax rules:

 

the excess distribution or gain will be allocated ratably over your holding period for the ordinary shares;

 

the amount allocated to your current taxable year, and any amount allocated to any of your taxable year(s) prior to the first taxable year in which we were a PFIC, will be treated as ordinary income, and

 

the amount allocated to each of your other taxable year(s) will be subject to the highest tax rate in effect for that year and the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed on the resulting tax attributable to each such year.

 

The tax liability for amounts allocated to years prior to the year of disposition or “excess distribution” cannot be offset by any net operating losses for such years, and gains (but not losses) realized on the sale of the ordinary shares cannot be treated as capital, even if you hold the ordinary shares as capital assets.

 

A U.S. Holder of “marketable stock” (as defined below) in a PFIC may make a mark-to-market election for such stock to elect out of the tax treatment discussed above. If you make a mark-to-market election for the first taxable year during which you hold (or are deemed to hold) ordinary shares and for which we are determined to be a PFIC, you will include in your income each year an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the ordinary shares as of the close of such taxable year over your adjusted basis in such ordinary shares, which excess will be treated as ordinary income and not capital gain. You are allowed an ordinary loss for the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of the ordinary shares over their fair market value as of the close of the taxable year. However, such ordinary loss is allowable only to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains on the ordinary shares included in your income for prior taxable years. Amounts included in your income under a mark-to-market election, as well as gain on the actual sale or other disposition of the ordinary shares, are treated as ordinary income. Ordinary loss treatment also applies to any loss realized on the actual sale or disposition of the ordinary shares, to the extent that the amount of such loss does not exceed the net mark-to-market gains previously included for such ordinary shares. Your basis in the ordinary shares will be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amounts. If you make a valid mark-to-market election, the tax rules that apply to distributions by corporations which are not PFICs would apply to distributions by us, except that the lower applicable capital gains rate for qualified dividend income discussed above under “— Taxation of Dividends and Other Distributions on our ordinary shares” generally would not apply.

 

The mark-to-market election is available only for “marketable stock”, which is stock that is traded in other than de minimis quantities on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter (“regularly traded”) on a qualified exchange or other market (as defined in applicable U.S. Treasury regulations), including Nasdaq. If the ordinary shares are regularly traded on Nasdaq and if you are a holder of ordinary shares, the mark-to-market election would be available to you were we to be or become a PFIC.

 

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Alternatively, a U.S. Holder of stock in a PFIC may make a “qualified electing fund” election with respect to such PFIC to elect out of the tax treatment discussed above. A U.S. Holder who makes a valid qualified electing fund election with respect to a PFIC will generally include in gross income for a taxable year such holder’s pro rata share of the corporation’s earnings and profits for the taxable year. However, the qualified electing fund election is available only if such PFIC provides such U.S. Holder with certain information regarding its earnings and profits as required under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations. We do not currently intend to prepare or provide the information that would enable you to make a qualified electing fund election. If you hold ordinary shares in any taxable year in which we are a PFIC, you will be required to file IRS Form 8621 in each such year and provide certain annual information regarding such ordinary shares, including regarding distributions received on the ordinary shares and any gain realized on the disposition of the ordinary shares. In addition, a U.S. holder may not make a “qualified electing fund” election with respect to its warrants to acquire our ordinary shares. As a result, if a U.S. holder sells or otherwise disposes of such warrants (other than upon exercise of such warrants), any gain recognized generally will be subject to the special tax and interest charge rules treating the gain as an excess distribution, if we were a PFIC at any time during the period the U.S. holder held the warrants.

 

If you do not make a timely “mark-to-market” election (as described above), and if we were a PFIC at any time during the period you hold our ordinary shares, then such ordinary shares will continue to be treated as stock of a PFIC with respect to you even if we cease to be a PFIC in a future year, unless you make a “purging election” for the year we cease to be a PFIC. A “purging election” creates a deemed sale of such ordinary shares at their fair market value on the last day of the last year in which we are treated as a PFIC. The gain recognized by the purging election will be subject to the special tax and interest charge rules treating the gain as an excess distribution, as described above. As a result of the purging election, you will have a new basis (equal to the fair market value of the ordinary shares on the last day of the last year in which we are treated as a PFIC) and holding period (which new holding period will begin the day after such last day) in your ordinary shares for tax purposes.

 

You are urged to consult your tax advisors regarding the application of the PFIC rules to your investment in our ordinary shares and the elections discussed above.

 

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

 

Dividend payments with respect to our ordinary shares and proceeds from the sale, exchange or redemption of our ordinary shares may be subject to information reporting to the IRS and possible U.S. backup withholding. Backup withholding will not apply, however, to a U.S. Holder who furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number and makes any other required certification on IRS Form W-9 or who is otherwise exempt from backup withholding. U.S. Holders who are required to establish their exempt status generally must provide such certification on IRS Form W-9. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the U.S. information reporting and backup withholding rules.

 

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts withheld as backup withholding may be credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability, and you may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules by filing the appropriate claim for refund with the IRS and furnishing any required information. We do not intend to withhold taxes for individual shareholders. However, transactions effected through certain brokers or other intermediaries may be subject to withholding taxes (including backup withholding), and such brokers or intermediaries may be required by law to withhold such taxes.

 

Under the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act of 2010, certain U.S. Holders are required to report information relating to our ordinary shares, subject to certain exceptions (including an exception for ordinary shares held in accounts maintained by certain financial institutions), by attaching a complete IRS Form 8938, Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets, with their tax return for each year in which they hold ordinary shares. 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We are offering up to 1,246,537 Units, with each Unit consisting of one (1) ordinary share and one (1) Warrant to purchase one ordinary share at an assumed offering price of $3.61 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to approximately $4.5 million  before deduction of placement agent fees and offering expenses, in a reasonable best-efforts offering. There is no minimum amount of proceeds that is a condition to closing of this offering. The actual amount of gross proceeds, if any, in this offering could vary substantially from the gross proceeds from the sale of the maximum amount of securities being offered in this prospectus.

 

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Pursuant to a placement agency agreement (the “Placement Agency Agreement”) to be signed by and between the Company, The Benchmark Company, and Axiom Capital Management, Inc., the Placement Agents, to solicit offers to purchase the securities offered by this prospectus, The Benchmark Company/Axiom Capital Management, Inc. will act as our placement agents. The Placement Agents are not purchasing or selling any securities, nor are they required to arrange for the purchase and sale of any specific number or dollar amount of securities, other than to use its “reasonable best efforts” to arrange for the sale of the securities by us. Therefore, we may not sell the entire amount of securities being offered. There is no minimum amount of proceeds that is a condition to closing of this offering. The Placement Agents may engage one or more subagents or selected dealers in connection with this offering.

 

The Placement Agency Agreement provides that the Placement Agents’ obligations are subject to conditions contained in the Placement Agency Agreement.

 

We will deliver the securities being issued to the investors upon receipt of investor funds for the purchase of the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus. We expect to deliver the securities being offered pursuant to this prospectus on or about [ ], 2025.

 

Placement Agent Fees and Expenses

 

The following table shows the offering price, Placement Agent fees and proceeds, before expenses, to us.

 

    Per Unit   Total
Offering price   $            
Placement agent fees (1)   $            
Proceeds, before expenses, to us   $            

  

(1)

In connection with this offering, we have agreed to pay to the Placement Agents a cash fee equal to 7.0% of the gross proceeds received by us in the offering.

 

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Pursuant to the Placement Agency Agreement, we will agree to pay the Placement Agents a non-accountable expense allowance of 1.0% of the gross proceeds received by us in the offering and will agree to reimburse the Placement Agents a maximum of $100,000 for reasonable out-of-pocket accountable expenses including “road show”, diligence, escrow agent or clearing agent fees, and reasonable documented legal fees and disbursements for one legal counsel. The Placement Agency Agreement, however, will provide that in the event this offering is terminated, the Placement Agents will only be entitled to the reimbursement of out-of-pocket accountable expenses actually incurred in accordance with Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) Rule 5110(g)(5)(A).

 

We estimate that the total expenses of the offering payable by us, excluding placement agent fees, will be approximately $0.2 million.

 

Listing

 

Our ordinary shares are listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “WXM.”

 

The last reported sale price of our ordinary shares on September 26, 2025 was $3.61 per share. The actual offering price per ordinary share will be determined between us, the Placement Agents and the investors in the offering, and may be at a discount to the current market price of our ordinary shares. Therefore, the assumed offering price used throughout this prospectus may not be indicative of the final offering price. There is no established public trading market for the Warrants, and we do not expect such a market to develop. In addition, we do not intend to apply for a listing of the Warrants on any national securities exchange or other nationally recognized trading system.

 

Placement Agent Warrants

 

In addition, we have agreed to issue to the Placement Agents or their designees warrants (the “Placement Agent Warrants”) to purchase up to [___] ordinary shares (which represents 5% of the aggregate number of ordinary shares issued in this offering). The Placement Agent Warrants will have an exercise price of $[__] (or 125% of the public offering price per share), will terminate five years from the date of the commencement of sales in this offering and include a cashless exercise provision. The Placement Agent Warrants and underlying shares are being registered in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

The Placement Agent Warrants and the underlying ordinary shares may be deemed to be compensation by FINRA, and therefore will be subject to FINRA Rule 5110(e)(1). In accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(e)(1), neither the Placement Agent Warrant nor any of our ordinary shares issued upon exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants may be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated, or be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of such securities by any person, for a period of 180 days immediately following the commencement date of sales in this offering, subject to certain exceptions. The Placement Agent Warrants to be received by the Placement Agent and related persons in connection with this offering: (i) fully comply with lock-up restrictions pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(e)(1); and (ii) fully comply with transfer restrictions pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(e)(2).

 

Right of First Refusal

 

We have granted to the Placement Agents the right to act as lead or joint investment bankers, lead or joint book-runners, lead or joint placement agents and/or investment banker/advisor, for each and every future public and private equity and debt offering, including all equity-linked financings, effected by us, or any successor and any subsidiary on customary terms for a period of 12 months following the closing of this offering.

 

Lock-Up Agreements

 

In connection with this offering, pursuant to the Placement Agency Agreement, the Company, on behalf of itself and any successor entity, will agree that, without the prior written consent of the Placement Agents, for a period of six (6) months from the closing of this offering, that each will not (a) offer, sell, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any ordinary shares of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for ordinary shares of the Company; or (b) file or cause to be filed any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of ordinary shares of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for ordinary shares of the Company, without written consent by the Placement Agents.

 

Subject to certain exceptions provided in the lock-up agreements with such persons, the Company’s directors and officers and holders of ten percent (10%) or more of the Company’s outstanding ordinary shares as of the effective date of the Registration Statement will enter into customary “lock-up” agreements in form mutually agreeable among the Company, the Placement Agents for a period of six (6) months from the date of the offering.

 

The Placement Agents may, in their sole discretion and without notice, waive the terms of any of these lock-up agreements.

 

Indemnification

 

We have agreed to indemnify the Placement Agents against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments that the Placement Agents may be required to make for these liabilities.

 

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Electronic Offer, Sale and Distribution of Shares

 

A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on the websites maintained by the Placement Agents, if any, participating in this offering and the Placement Agents participating in this offering may distribute prospectuses electronically. The Placement Agents may agree to allocate a number of shares for sale to its online brokerage account holders. Internet distributions will be allocated by the Placement Agents that will make internet distributions on the same basis as other allocations. Other than the prospectus in electronic format, the information on these websites is not part of, nor incorporated by reference into, this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, has not been approved or endorsed by us or the Placement Agents in their capacity as Placement Agents, and should not be relied upon by investors.

 

Other Relationships

 

Initial Public Offering

 

On March 31, 2025, we entered into an Underwriting Agreement with the Placement Agents, as representatives of the underwriters named on Schedule 1 thereto relating to a firm commitment underwritten initial public offering of our ordinary shares. On April 2, 2025, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, we issued warrants to the Placement Agents, solely in their roles as the representatives of the underwriters in our IPO, and their designees to purchase up to an aggregate of 70,000 ordinary shares. As of September 26, 2025, the warrants had not been exercised for any of the shares available for exercise thereunder.

 

The Placement Agents and their affiliates may, in the future provide various investment banking, commercial banking and other financial services for our company and its affiliates for which they have received, and may in the future receive, customary fees. However, except as disclosed in this prospectus, our company has no present arrangements with the Placement Agents for any further services.

 

Offering Price Determination

 

The actual offering price of the securities we are offering, and the exercise price of the Warrants that we are offering, were negotiated between us, the Placement Agents and the investors in the offering based on the trading of our ordinary shares prior to the offering, among other things. Other factors considered in determining the offering price of the securities we are offering, as well as the exercise price of the Warrants that we are offering include our history and prospects, the stage of development of our business, our business plans for the future and the extent to which they have been implemented, an assessment of our management, the general conditions of the securities markets at the time of the offering and such other factors as were deemed relevant.

 

Selling Restrictions

 

No action may be taken in any jurisdiction other than the United States that would permit a public offering of the Units or the possession, circulation or distribution of this prospectus or any other material relating to us or the ordinary shares in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Accordingly, the securities offered by this prospectus may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, nor may this prospectus or any other material or advertisements in connection with the ordinary shares be distributed or published in or from any country or jurisdiction, except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of that country or jurisdiction. Persons into whose possession this prospectus comes are advised to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to the offering and the distribution of this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or a solicitation is unlawful.

 

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EXPENSES OF THE OFFERING

 

We estimate that our expenses in connection with this offering, other than placement agent fees, will be as follows:

 

 Expenses   Amount 
SEC registration fee   $ 1,421  
FINRA filing fee     1,300  
Printing and engraving expenses     4,000  
Legal fees and expenses     138,013  
Accounting fees and expenses     20,000  
Miscellaneous costs     600  
Total   $ 165,334  

 

All amounts shown are estimates except the SEC registration fee and the FINRA filing fee. We will pay all of the expenses of this offering.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

We are being represented by Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP with respect to certain legal matters as to United States federal securities and New York State law. The Placement Agents are being represented by ArentFox Schiff LLP, Washington, DC, with respect to certain legal matters as to United States federal securities and New York State law. The validity of the ordinary shares offered in this offering will be passed upon for us by Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP. Certain legal matters as to PRC law will be passed upon for us by Yuan Tai Law Offices and for the Placement Agents by PacGate Law Group.  Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP may rely upon Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP with respect to matters governed by Cayman Islands law and Yuan Tai Law Offices with respect to matters governed by PRC law. ArentFox Schiff LLP may rely upon PacGate Law Group with respect to matters governed by PRC law.

 

EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements of our company as of September 30, 2024 and 2023, and for each of the fiscal years then ended included in this prospectus have been so included in reliance on the report of ZH CPA, LLC, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

 

The offices of ZH CPA, LLC are located at 999 18th Street, Suite 3000, Denver, Colorado, 80202 USA.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We have filed a registration statement, including relevant exhibits, with the SEC on Form F-1 under the Securities Act with respect to underlying securities to be sold in this offering. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement on Form F-1, does not contain all of the information contained in the registration statement. You should read our registration statements and their exhibits and schedules for further information with respect to us and our securities.

 

We are subject to periodic reporting and other informational requirements of the Exchange Act as applicable to foreign private issuers. Accordingly, we are required to file reports, including annual reports on Form 20-F, and other information with the SEC. You can read our SEC filings, including the registration statement, over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, which contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. We also maintain a corporate website at https://wf.international/, at which you may access these materials free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The information contained in, and that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated into and is not part of this prospectus.

 

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ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS

 

We have been advised by our Cayman Islands legal counsel, Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP, that the courts of the Cayman Islands are unlikely (i) to recognize or enforce against us judgments of courts of the United States predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any State; and (ii) in original actions brought in the Cayman Islands, to impose liabilities against us predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any State, in so far as the liabilities imposed by those provisions are penal in nature. Although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the federal or state courts of the United States (and the Cayman Islands are not a party to any treaties for the reciprocal enforcement or recognition of such judgments), a judgment obtained in such jurisdiction will be recognized and enforced in the courts of the Cayman Islands at common law, without any reexamination of the merits of the underlying dispute, by an action commenced on the foreign judgment debt in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, provided such judgment (i) is given by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction, (ii) imposes on the judgment debtor a liability to pay a liquidated sum for which the judgment has been given, (iii) is final and conclusive, (iv) is not in respect of taxes, a fine or a penalty, (v) is not impeachable on the grounds of fraud and was not obtained in a manner and is not of a kind the enforcement of which is contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands. A Cayman Islands Court may stay enforcement proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere.

 

We have been advised by our PRC counsel, Yuan Tai Law Offices, that the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments are provided for under the PRC Civil Procedure Law. PRC courts may recognize and enforce foreign judgments in accordance with the requirements of the PRC Civil Procedure Law based either on treaties between China and the country where the judgment is made or on reciprocity between different jurisdictions, and PRC courts will not recognize or enforce these foreign judgments if PRC courts believe the foreign judgments violate the basic principles of PRC laws or national sovereignty, security or public interest after review. However, currently, China does not have treaties or reciprocity arrangement providing for recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments ruled by courts in the United States or the Cayman Islands. Thus, it is uncertain whether a PRC court would enforce a judgment ruled by a court in the United States or the Cayman Islands.

 

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference information into this prospectus. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus, except for any information superseded by information that is included directly in this prospectus.

 

We incorporate by reference the following documents or information that we have filed with the SEC:

 

Our Current Reports on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on September 19, 2025 and April 4, 2025;

 

Our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, filed with the SEC on February 18, 2025; and

 

the description of our ordinary shares contained in Exhibit 2.1 of our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, filed with the SEC on February 18, 2025, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

 

You can read our SEC filings, including the registration statement, over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You may also request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing to us at No. 1110, 11th Floor, Unit 1, Building 7, No. 477, Wanxing Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China 610041, or call us at +86 (28) 86210882.

 

Upon written or oral request, we will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the reports or documents that have been incorporated by reference into this prospectus but not delivered with this prospectus at no cost. If you would like a copy of any of these documents, at no cost, please write or call us at:

 

WF International Limited

Attention: Investor Relations 

No. 1110, 11th Floor, Unit 1, Building 7

No. 477, Wanxing Road

Chengdu, Sichuan, China, 610041

Telephone: +86 (28) 86210882

Email: ir@wf-cdintel.com

 

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Through and including [_____], 2025 (the 25th day after the date of this prospectus) all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in the listing, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to a dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to an unsold allotment or subscription.

 

Up to $4,500,000

 

Up to 1,246,537 Units consisting of 1,246,537 Ordinary Shares and

1,246,537 Warrants to Purchase up to 1,246,537 Ordinary Shares

 

(and Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants)

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

 

The Benchmark Company    Axiom Capital Management, Inc. 

 

 

 

 

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

 

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

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 fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that, to the extent permitted by law, we shall indemnify each secretary, assistant secretary, director (including alternate director), and any of our other officers for the time being and from time to time of the Company (but not including our auditors) and their personal representatives against:

 

(a)all actions, proceedings, costs, charges, expenses, losses, damages or liabilities incurred or sustained by such indemnified person, other than by reason of such indemnified person’s own dishonesty, wilful default or fraud, in or about the conduct of our business or affairs (including as a result of any mistake of judgment) or in the execution or discharge of the duties, powers, authorities or discretions of such indemnified person; and

 

(b)    without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a) above, any costs, expenses, losses or liabilities incurred by such indemnified person in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil proceedings concerning us or our affairs in any court, whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere.

 

We shall advance to each indemnified person reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such indemnified person for which indemnity will or could be sought. In connection with any advance of any expenses hereunder, the indemnified person shall execute an undertaking to repay the advanced amount to us if it shall be determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such indemnified person was not entitled to indemnification pursuant to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. If it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such indemnified person was not entitled to indemnification with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses, then such party shall not be indemnified with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses and any advancement shall be returned to us (without interest) by the indemnified person.

 

Pursuant to our offer letters to directors and employment agreements with executive officers, we agree to indemnify our directors and executive officers against certain liabilities and expenses incurred by such persons in connection with claims made by reason of their being such a director or executive officer.

 

The form of Placement Agency Agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this registration statement will also provide for indemnification of us and our officers and directors.

 

II-1

 

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to 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 7. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

 

During the past three years, we have issued the following ordinary shares. We believe that each of the following issuances was exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act regarding transactions not involving a public offering, or in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act regarding sales by an issuer in offshore transactions. No underwriters were involved in these issuances of ordinary shares.

 

On March 2, 2023, we issued:

 

(i)one ordinary share to Ogier Global Subscriber (Cayman) Limited as subscriber share; and

 

(ii)9,999 ordinary shares to Emerald Investments International, LLC (as detailed below).

 

On May 22, 2023, we entered into a share subscription agreement with our shareholders with key terms of the agreement as follows:

 

(i)We issued an aggregate of 30,000 ordinary shares to Emerald Investments International, LLC, among which 9,999 ordinary shares has been issued on March 2, 2023, one ordinary share had been transferred from Ogier Global Subscriber (Cayman) Limited, and the other 20,000 ordinary shares were issued to Emerald Investments International, LLC on May 22, 2023. The consideration for the 30,000 ordinary shares was $816,000, as agreed between the parties on an arm’s length basis and determined with reference to the net asset value of the Company as of September 30, 2022. The payment of consideration will be settled by waiver of shareholder loans provided by Emerald Investments International, LLC to the Company for its IPO cost.

 

(ii)We issued an aggregate of 51,000 ordinary shares to KeC Holdings Limited in a consideration of approximately $1.2 million. The consideration was determined with reference to the net asset value of Shanyou HVAC as of May 22, 2023.

 

(iii)we issued an aggregate of 19,000 ordinary shares to JingshanY Holdings Limited in a consideration of approximately $466,000. The consideration was determined with reference to the net asset value of Shanyou HVAC as of May 22, 2023.

 

In November, 2023, the shareholders of the Company and the Board of Directors of the Company approved a subdivision of each of the issued and unissued shares with a par value of US$0.0001 each into 100 shares with a par value of US$0.000001 each, such that immediately following the Share Subdivision, the authorized share capital of the Company became US$50,000 divided into 50,000,000,000 ordinary shares of par value US$0.000001 each, and the issued and outstanding number of ordinary shares became 10,000,000. Upon completion of the Share Subdivision, 1,000,000,000 authorized but unissued ordinary shares with a par value of US$0.000001 each were re-designated and re-classified as 1,000,000,000 preference shares with a par value of US$0.000001 each, such that immediately following the Re-designation, the authorized share capital of the Company became US$50,000 divided into (i) 49,000,000,000 ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000001 each and (ii) 1,000,000,000 preference shares of a par value of US$0.000001 each.

 

Following the Share Subdivision and Re-designation and on the same day, the shareholders of the Company surrendered an aggregate of 4,500,000 ordinary shares with a par value of US$0.000001 to the Company for no consideration. Following the share surrender, the issued and outstanding number of ordinary shares became 5,500,000.

 

II-2

 

 

Item 8. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

 

(a) The following documents are filed as part of this registration statement:

 

Exhibit Number   Description of Document
1.1*   Form of Placement Agency Agreement
3.1   Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Form 6-K filed by the Company with the SEC on April 4, 2025)
4.1   Registrant’s Specimen Certificate for Ordinary Shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Form F-1 (File No. 333-275382) filed by the Company with the SEC on March 11, 2025)
4.2   Form of Representative’s Warrant in connection with the Company’s initial public offering (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Form 6-K filed by the Company with the SEC on April 4, 2025)
4.3*   Form of Warrant
5.1*   Opinion of Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP regarding the validity of the ordinary shares being registered
5.2*   Opinion of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP regarding the warrants being registered
8.1*   Opinion of Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP regarding certain Cayman Islands tax matters (included in Exhibit 5.1)
8.2*   Opinion of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP regarding certain U.S. tax matters
10.1^+   English translation of a construction contract dated April 6, 2022, by and between Chengdu Shanyou HVAC Engineering Co., Ltd. and a real estate development company. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form F-1 (File No. 333-275382) filed by the Company with the SEC on March 11, 2025)
10.2   English translation of Form of Procurement Contract (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Form F-1 (File No. 333-275382) filed by the Company with the SEC on March 11, 2025)
10.3^+   English translation of a procurement contract dated on October 18, 2023 by and between Chengdu Shanyou HVAC Engineering Co., Ltd. and an energy company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Form F-1 (File No. 333-275382) filed by the Company with the SEC on March 11, 2025)
10.4   Indemnification Escrow Agreement, dated April 2, 2025, by and among the Company, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Escrow Agent, and The Benchmark Company, LLC and Axiom Capital Management, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 6-K filed by the Company with the SEC on April 4, 2025)
10.5#   Employment Agreement, dated June 18, 2023, by and between the Company and Ke Chen (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Form F-1 (File No. 333-275382) filed by the Company with the SEC on March 11, 2025)
10.6#   Employment Agreement, dated June 18, 2023, by and between the Company and Jing Zheng (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Form F-1 (File No. 333-275382) filed by the Company with the SEC on March 11, 2025)
10.7#   Employment Agreement, dated October 9, 2023, by and between the Company and Ziyi Liu (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Form F-1 (File No. 333-275382) filed by the Company with the SEC on March 11, 2025)
10.8#   Form of Director Offer Letter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the Form F-1 (File No. 333-275382) filed by the Company with the SEC on March 11, 2025)
10.9^   English translation of Labor Contract, dated June 1, 2019, by and between Chengdu Shanyou HVAC Engineering Co., Ltd. and Ke Chen (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of the Form F-1 (File No. 333-275382) filed by the Company with the SEC on March 11, 2025)
10.10   English translation of Lease Agreement, dated August 1, 2021, by and between Chengdu Shanyou HVAC Engineering Co., Ltd. and Ke Chen (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of the Form F-1 (File No. 333-275382) filed by the Company with the SEC on March 11, 2025)
10.11   English translation of Lease Agreement, dated April 20, 2023, by and between Sichuan Shanyou Zhiyuan Business Information Consulting Co., Ltd. and Ke Chen (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of the Form F-1 (File No. 333-275382) filed by the Company with the SEC on March 11, 2025)
10.12*   Form of Lockup Agreement in connection with the offering
21.1*  

List of Subsidiaries

23.1*   Consent of ZH CPA, LLC 
23.2*   Consent of Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.3*   Consent of Yuan Tai Law Offices (included in Exhibit 99.1)
23.4*   Consent of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP (included in Exhibits 5.2 and 8.2)
24.1*   Powers of Attorney (included on signature page to the Registration Statement on Form F-1)
99.1*   Opinion of Yuan Tai Law Offices regarding certain PRC law matters
107*   Filing Fee Table

 

*       Filed herewith.  

#       Indicates a management contract or any compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.

^       Portions of the exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(6) of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby agrees to furnish a copy of any omitted portion to the SEC upon request.

+       Portions of the exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby agrees to furnish a copy of any omitted portion to the SEC upon request.

 

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Item 9. Undertakings.

 

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(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;

 

(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)If the registrant is a foreign private issuer, to file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A of Form 20-F (§ 249.220f of this chapter) at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 77j(a)(3)) need not be furnished, provided that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to registration statements on Form F-3 (§ 239.33 of this chapter), a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act or Item 8.A of Form 20-F if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Form F-3.

 

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

 

(i)If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B (§230.430B):

 

(a)Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) [§230.424(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

 

(b)Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) (§230.424(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) [§230.415(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; or

 

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(ii)If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C (§230.430C), each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A (§230.430A), shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. 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 first use, 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 date of first use.

 

(6)That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:

 

The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(7)The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

 

(i)For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) (1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

 

(ii)For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus 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.

 

(8)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 Securities Act of 1933 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 Securities Act of 1933 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-1 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Chengdu, China, on September 29, 2025.

 

  WF International Limited
   
  By:

/s/ Ke Chen

    Name:  Ke Chen
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned constitutes and appoints each of Ke Chen and Jing Zheng, each acting alone, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign this Registration Statement on Form F-1 (including all pre-effective and post-effective amendments and registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, 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 or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that any such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

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

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
 /s/ Ni Jiang   Chairwoman of the Board of Directors   September 29, 2025
Ni Jiang        
         
 /s/ Ke Chen   Chief Executive Officer and Director   September 29, 2025
Ke Chen   (Principal executive officer)    
         
 /s/ Jing Zheng   Chief Financial Officer   September 29, 2025
Jing Zheng   (Principal financial and accounting officer)    
         
 /s/ Siqi Chen   Director   September 29, 2025
Siqi Chen        
         
 /s/ Xiaoyuan Zhang   Director   September 29, 2025
Xiaoyuan Zhang        
         
 /s/ Trent D. Davids   Director   September 29, 2025
Trent D. Davis        

   

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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 WF International Limited, has signed this registration statement or amendment thereto in Newark, Delaware on September 29, 2025.

 

  Puglisi & Associates
   
  By:

/s/ Donald J. Puglisi

    Name:  Donald J. Puglisi
    Title: Managing Director

 

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EXHIBIT 1.1

 

PLACEMENT AGENCY AGREEMENT

 

The Benchmark Company, LLC

150 East 58th St, 17th Floor

New York, NY 10155

 

Axiom Capital Management, Inc.

350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6740

New York, NY 10118

 

[_], 2025

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter (this “Agreement”) constitutes the agreement between WF International Limited, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), and The Benchmark Company, LLC and Axiom Capital Management, Inc. (the “Placement Agents”) pursuant to which the Placement Agents shall serve as the exclusive Placement Agents (the “Services”) for the Company, on a reasonable “best efforts” basis, in connection with the proposed offer and placement (the “Offering”) by the Company of its Securities (as defined Section 3 of this Agreement). The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agents’ obligations hereunder are on a reasonable “best efforts” basis only and that the execution of this Agreement does not constitute a commitment by the Placement Agents to purchase the Securities and does not ensure the successful placement of the Securities or any portion thereof or the success of the Placement Agents in placing the Securities.

 

1.Appointment as Exclusive Placement Agents.

 

On the basis of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company herein contained, and subject to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby appoints the Placement Agents as its exclusive Placement Agents in connection with a distribution of its Securities to be offered and sold by the Company pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) on Form F-1 (File No. 333-[●]) (the “Registration Statement”), and the Placement Agents agrees to act as the Company’s exclusive Placement Agents. Pursuant to this appointment, the Placement Agents will solicit offers for the purchase of or attempt to place all or part of the Securities of the Company in the proposed Offering. Until the closing of the Offering or earlier upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 5 hereof, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Placement Agents, solicit or accept offers to purchase the Securities other than through the Placement Agents. The Company acknowledges that the Placement Agents will act as an agent of the Company and use its reasonable “best efforts” to solicit offers to purchase the Securities from the Company on the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth in the Prospectus (as defined below). The Placement Agents shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Company in obtaining performance by each Purchaser (as defined below) whose offer to purchase Securities has been solicited by the Placement Agents, but the Placement Agents shall not, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, be obligated to disclose the identity of any potential purchaser or have any liability to the Company in the event any such purchase is not consummated for any reason. Under no circumstances will the Placement Agents be obligated to underwrite or purchase any Securities for their own respective accounts and, in soliciting purchases of the Securities, the Placement Agents shall act solely as an agent of the Company. The Services provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be on an “agency” basis and not on a “principal” basis.

 

 

 

The Placement Agents will solicit offers for the purchase of the Securities in the Offering at such times and in such amounts as the Placement Agents deem advisable. The Company shall have the sole right to accept offers to purchase Securities and may reject any such offer, in whole or in part, in its sole discretion. The Placement Agents may retain other brokers or dealers to act as sub-agents on its behalf in connection with the Offering and may pay any sub-agent a solicitation fee with respect to any Securities placed by it. The Company and the Placement Agents shall negotiate the timing and terms of the Offering and acknowledge that the Offering and the provision of Placement Agents services related to the Offering are subject to market conditions and the receipt of all required related clearances and approvals.

 

2.Fees; Expenses; Other Arrangements.

 

A.       Placement Agents’ Fee. As compensation for services rendered, the Company shall pay to the Placement Agents in cash by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated by the Placement Agents an amount (the “Placement Fee”) equal to a percentage of the aggregate gross proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the Securities, at the closing of the Offering (the “Closing” and the date on which the Closing occurs, the “Closing Date”), in an amount equal to seven percent (7.0%) of the aggregate gross proceeds, and the Company shall issue to the Placement Agents or their designees at the Closing five-year warrants to purchase such number of Shares (as defined in Section 3) equal to five percent (5.0%) of the Shares sold in this Offering at an exercise price of $[●] per share[1] (the “Placement Agents Warrant” and together with the Ordinary Shares (as defined below) underlying the Placement Agents Warrant, the “Placement Agents Securities”). The Placement Agents may deduct from the net proceeds of the Offering payable to the Company on the Closing Date the Placement Fee set forth herein to be paid by the Company to the Placement Agents.

 

B.       Offering Expenses. The Company hereby agrees to pay on the Closing Date, all expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, including, but not limited to: (a) all filing fees and expenses relating to the registration of the Securities with the Commission; (b) all FINRA filing fees relating to this Offering; (c) all fees and expenses relating to the listing of the Securities on the Nasdaq Stock Market; (d) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to the registration or qualification of the Securities under the “blue sky” securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions as the Placement Agents may reasonably designate (including, without limitation, all filing and registration fees, and the reasonable fees and disbursements of “blue sky” counsel); (e) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to the registration, qualification or exemption of the Securities under the securities laws of such foreign jurisdictions as the Placement Agents may reasonably designate; (f) the costs of all mailing and printing of the Offering documents; (g) transfer and/or stamp taxes, if any, payable upon the transfer of Securities from the Company to the Purchasers; (h) the fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants; and (i) all other fees and expenses of the Placement Agents, including, without limitation, the fees of Placement Agents’ counsel, such fees and expenses not to exceed $100,000. The Placement Agents may deduct from the net proceeds of the Offering payable to the Company on the Closing Date, the expenses set forth herein (less any amounts previously advanced against such actual reimbursable expense) to be paid by the Company to the Placement Agents.

 

C.       Non-accountable Expenses. The Company further agrees that, in addition to the expenses payable pursuant to Section 2(A), on the Closing Date it shall pay to the Placement Agents, by deduction from the net proceeds of the Offering contemplated herein, a non-accountable expense allowance equal to 1.0% of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the Securities.

 

D.       Right of First Refusal . During the period ending 12 months after the Closing Date, if and only if the closing of the purchase of the Securities hereunder actually occurs, the Company grants the Placement Agents the right of first refusal to act as lead or joint investment bankers, lead or joint book runners, lead or joint Placement Agents, and/or investment banker/advisor, for each and every future public and private equity and debt offering, including all equity linked financings, and for each proposed or contemplated merger or acquisition transaction whereby the Company will be merged into or acquired by another company or entity, for the Company, or any successor to or any subsidiary of the Company during such period, on customary terms. The Placement Agents shall have the sole right to determine whether or not any other broker dealer shall have the right to participate in any such offering and the economic terms of any such participation.

 


[1] [Insert 125% of offering price.]

 

 

 

3.Description of the Offering.

 

The Securities to be offered directly to various investors (each, an “Investor” or “Purchaser” and, collectively, the “Investors” or the “Purchasers”) in the Offering shall consist of up to [•] ordinary shares, par value $0.000001 (“Ordinary Shares”), of the Company (“Shares”) and certain warrants to purchase up to [•] Ordinary Shares (the “Warrants,” and collectively with the Shares, the “Securities”). The purchase price for one Share and accompanying Warrant shall be $[●] per unit of securities (the “Purchase Price”). If the Company shall default in its obligations to deliver Securities to a Purchaser whose offer it has accepted and who has tendered payment, the Company shall indemnify and hold the Placement Agents harmless against any loss, claim, damage or expense arising from or as a result of such default by the Company under this Agreement.

 

4.Delivery and Payment; Closing.

 

Settlement of the Securities purchased by an Investor shall be made by 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Closing Date by wire transfer in federal (same day) funds, payable to the order of the Company after electronic delivery of the Shares (in form and substance satisfactory to the Placement Agents). On the Closing Date, the Shares to which the Closing relates shall be delivered through such means as the parties may hereafter agree. The Securities shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denominations as the Placement Agents may request in writing at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date. The term “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York, New York.

 

The Closing shall occur at such place as shall be agreed upon by the Placement Agents and the Company. In the absence of an agreement to the contrary, the Closing shall take place at the offices of ArentFox Schiff LLP, 1717 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006. Deliveries of the documents with respect to the purchase of the Securities, if any, shall be made at the offices of ArentFox Schiff LLP, 1717 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006 on the Closing Date. All actions taken at the Closing shall be deemed to have occurred simultaneously.

 

5.Term and Termination of Agreement.

 

The term of this Agreement will commence upon the execution of this Agreement and will terminate at the earlier of the Closing or 11:59 p.m. (New York Time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any provision in this Agreement concerning or relating to confidentiality, indemnification, contribution, advancement, the Company’s representations and warranties and the Company’s obligations to pay fees and reimburse expenses will survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement. If any condition specified in Section 8 is not satisfied when and as required to be satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the Placement Agents by notice to the Company at any time on or prior to the Closing Date, which termination shall be without liability on the part of any party to any other party, except that those portions of this Agreement specified in Section 19 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that this Agreement shall not be carried out for any reason whatsoever, within the time specified herein or any extensions thereof pursuant to the terms herein, the Company shall be obligated to pay to the Placement Agents the expenses provided for in Section 2.B. above and upon demand the Company shall pay the full amount thereof to the Placement Agents.

 

6.Permitted Acts.

 

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit the ability of the Placement Agents, its officers, directors, employees, agents, associated persons and any individual or entity “controlling,” controlled by,” or “under common control” with the Placement Agents (as those terms are defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) to conduct its business including without limitation the ability to pursue, investigate, analyze, invest in, or engage in an investment banking, financial advisory or any other business relationship with any individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

 

 

7.Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Company.

 

As of the date and time of the execution of this Agreement, the Closing Date and the Initial Sale Time (as defined herein), the Company represents, warrants and covenants to the Placement Agents, that, other than as disclosed in any of its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”):

 

A.       Registration Matters.

 

i.The Company has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement, and an amendment or amendments thereto, on Form F-1 (File No. 333-[●]), including any related prospectus or prospectuses, for the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), which registration statement and amendment or amendments have been prepared by the Company in conformity in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act (the “Securities Act Regulations”) and will contain all material statements that are required to be stated therein in accordance with the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations. Except as the context may otherwise require, such registration statement, as amended, on file with the Commission at the time the registration statement became effective (including the Preliminary Prospectus included in the registration statement, financial statements, schedules, exhibits and all other documents filed as a part thereof or incorporated therein by reference and all information deemed to be a part thereof as of the Effective Date pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 430A of the Securities Act Regulations (the “Rule 430A Information”)), is referred to herein as the “Registration Statement.” If the Company files any registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act Regulations, then after such filing, the term “Registration Statement” shall include such registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b). The Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission on or prior to the date hereof.

 

ii.Each prospectus used prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and each prospectus that omitted the Rule 430A Information that was used after such effectiveness and prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, is herein called a “Preliminary Prospectus.” The Preliminary Prospectus, subject to completion, dated [●], 2025, that was included in the Registration Statement immediately prior to the Applicable Time is hereinafter called the “Pricing Prospectus.” The final prospectus in the form first furnished to the Placement Agents for use in the Offering is hereinafter called the “Prospectus.” Any reference to the “most recent Preliminary Prospectus” shall be deemed to refer to the latest Preliminary Prospectus included in the Registration Statement.

 

iii.The term “Pricing Disclosure Package” means (i) the Preliminary Prospectus, as most recently amended or supplemented immediately prior to the Applicable Time (as defined herein), (ii) the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses (as defined below), if any, identified in Schedule I hereto, (iii) any other Free Writing Prospectus (as defined below) that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree to treat as part of the Pricing Disclosure Package, and (iv) the information included on Schedule 2 of this Agreement.

 

iv.Applicable Time” means 5:00 p.m. (New York Time) on the date of this Agreement.

 

v.Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 of the Securities Act Regulations. The term “Free Writing Prospectus” means any free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act Regulations.

 

B.       Stock Exchange Listing. The Shares are approved for listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market (the “Exchange”) and the Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, delisting the Ordinary Shares from the Exchange, nor has the Company received any notification that the Exchange is contemplating terminating such listing, except as disclosed in the SEC Reports.

 

 

 

C.       No Stop Orders, etc. Neither the Commission nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any state regulatory authority has issued any order preventing or suspending the use of the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or has instituted or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened to institute, any proceedings with respect to such an order. The Company has complied with each request (if any) from the Commission for additional information.

 

D.       Subsidiaries. The Company’s operating subsidiaries have been duly incorporated and are validly existing as entities in good standing under the laws of jurisdictions of their respective organization, with power and authority to own, lease and operate their respective properties and conduct their respective businesses as described in the Preliminary Prospectus and SEC Reports, and have been duly qualified as foreign corporations for the transaction of business and are in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdictions in which they own or lease properties or conduct any business so as to require such qualification, except where the failure so to qualify or be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Change (as defined below); all of the issued and outstanding capital stock (or other ownership interests) of such subsidiaries has been duly and validly authorized and issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and is owned, directly and indirectly, by the Company free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity. Unless otherwise set forth, all references in this Section 7 to the “Company” shall include references to all such subsidiaries.

 

E.       Disclosures in Registration Statement.

 

i.Compliance with Securities Act and 10b-5 Representation.

 

(a)       Each of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time it became effective, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations. The Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, at the time each was or will be filed with the Commission, complied or will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations. The Preliminary Prospectus delivered to the Placement Agents for use in connection with this Offering and the Prospectus was or will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

 

(b)       Neither the Registration Statement nor any amendment thereto, at its effective time, as of 8:30 a.m. (New York time) on the date of this Agreement (the “Initial Sale Time”), or at the Closing Date, contained, contains or will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to statements made or statements omitted in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company with respect to the Placement Agents by the Placement Agents expressly for use in the Registration Statement or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto. The parties acknowledge and agree that such information provided by or on behalf of the Placement Agents consists solely of the following disclosure contained in the following paragraphs in the “Plan of Distribution” section of the Prospectus: (i) the name of the Placement Agents, and (ii) the information under the subsection “Offering Expenses” (the “Placement Agents’ Information”).

 

(c)       The Disclosure Package, as of the Initial Sale Time and at the Closing Date, did not, does not and will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, does not conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, or the Prospectus, and each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as supplemented by and taken together with the Preliminary Prospectus as of the Initial Sale Time, did not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to statements made or statements omitted in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company with respect to the Placement Agents by the Placement Agents expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto. The parties acknowledge and agree that such information provided by or on behalf of any Placement Agents consists solely of the Placement Agents’ Information.

 

 

 

(d)        Neither the Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto, as of its issue date, at the time of any filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b), or at the Closing Date, included, includes or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to the Placement Agents’ Information.

 

ii.Disclosure of Agreements. The agreements and documents described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained therein and there are no agreements or other documents required by the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations to be described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or to be filed with the Commission as exhibits to the Registration Statement, that have not been so described or filed. Each agreement or other instrument (however characterized or described) to which the Company is a party or by which it is or may be bound or affected and (a) that is referred to in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and (b) is material to the Company’s business, has been duly authorized and validly executed by the Company, is in full force and effect in all material respects and is enforceable against the Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, the other parties thereto, in accordance with its terms, except (x) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (y) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws, and (z) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. None of such agreements or instruments has been assigned by the Company, and neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any other party is in default thereunder and, to the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred that, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default thereunder, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. To the Company’s knowledge, performance by the Company of the material provisions of such agreements or instruments will not result in a violation of any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any governmental agency or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its assets or businesses (each, a “Governmental Entity”), including, without limitation, those relating to environmental laws and regulations.

 

iii.Prior Securities Transactions. For the past three completed fiscal years through the date hereof, no securities of the Company have been sold by the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, by or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, any person or persons controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Preliminary Prospectus, or the SEC Reports or, with respect to parties other than the Company, other filings by such other persons with the Commission.

 

iv.Regulations. The disclosures in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus concerning the effects of federal, state, local and all foreign regulation on the Offering and the Company’s business as currently contemplated are correct in all material respects and no other such regulations are required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus which are not so disclosed.

 

v.Changes after Dates in Registration Statement.

 

(a)       No Material Adverse Change. Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except as otherwise specifically stated therein: (i) there has been no material adverse change in the financial position or results of operations of the Company, nor any change or development that, singularly or in the aggregate, would involve a material adverse change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business, assets or prospects of the Company (a “Material Adverse Change”); (ii) there have been no material transactions entered into by the Company, other than as contemplated pursuant to this Agreement; and (iii) no officer or director of the Company has resigned from any position with the Company.

 

 

 

(b)       Recent Securities Transactions, etc. Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and except as may otherwise be indicated or contemplated herein or disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has not: (i) issued any securities (other than (a) grants under any stock compensation plan and (b) Ordinary Shares issued upon exercise or conversion of options, warrants or convertible securities described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus) or incurred any material liability or obligation, direct or contingent, for borrowed money; or (ii) declared or paid any dividend or made any other distribution on or in respect to its capital stock.

 

F.       Independent Accountants. To the knowledge of the Company, ZH CPA LLC, an independent registered public accounting firm, during such time as it was engaged by the Company (the “Auditor”), is an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. During such time period in which the Auditor served as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, the Auditor did not or have not, during the periods covered by the financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, provided to the Company any non-audit services, as such term is used in Section 10A(g) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

G.        SEC Reports; Financial Statements, etc. The Company has complied in all material respects with requirements to file all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) and has made all such filings on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. The financial statements, including the notes thereto and supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, fairly present in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods to which they apply; and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, consistently applied throughout the periods involved (provided that unaudited interim financial statements are subject to year-end audit adjustments that are not expected to be material in the aggregate and do not contain all footnotes required by GAAP); and the supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement present fairly in all material respects the information required to be stated therein. Except as included therein, no historical or pro forma financial statements are required to be included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus under the Securities Act or the Securities Act Regulations. The pro forma and pro forma as adjusted financial information and the related notes, if any, included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus have been properly compiled and prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and present fairly in all material respects the information shown therein, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to therein. All disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission), if any, comply with Regulation G of the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act, to the extent applicable. Each of the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus discloses all material off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations (including contingent obligations), and other relationships of the Company with unconsolidated entities or other persons that may have a material current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, capital resources, or significant components of revenues or expenses. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus and the SEC Reports, since September 30, 2024, (i) the Company has not incurred any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, or entered into any material transactions other than in the ordinary course of business, (ii) the Company has not declared or paid any dividends or made any distribution of any kind with respect to its capital stock, (iii) there has not been any change in the capital stock of the Company (other than (a) grants under any stock compensation plan and (b) Ordinary Shares issued upon exercise or conversion of option, warrants or convertible securities described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus), and (iv) there has not been any Material Adverse Change in the Company’s long-term or short-term debt.

 

 

 

H.        Authorized Capital; Options, etc. The Company had, at the date or dates indicated in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the duly authorized, issued and outstanding capitalization as set forth therein. Based on the assumptions stated in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company will have on the Closing Date the adjusted stock capitalization set forth therein. Except as set forth in, or contemplated by, the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and the SEC Reports, on the Effective Date, as of the Initial Sale Time, and on the Closing Date, there will be no stock options, warrants, or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire any authorized, but unissued Ordinary Shares of the Company or any security convertible or exercisable into Ordinary Shares of the Company, or any contracts or commitments to issue or sell Ordinary Shares or any such options, warrants, rights or convertible securities.

 

I.       Valid Issuance of Securities, etc.

 

i.Outstanding Securities. All issued and outstanding securities of the Company issued prior to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; the holders thereof have no rights of rescission with respect thereto, and are not subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; and none of such securities were issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company. The authorized Ordinary Shares and other outstanding securities conform in all material respects to all statements relating thereto contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. The offers and sales of the outstanding Ordinary Shares were at all relevant times either registered under the Securities Act and the applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws or, based in part on the representations and warranties of the purchasers of such shares, exempt from such registration requirements.

 

ii.Securities Sold Pursuant to this Agreement. The Securities have been duly authorized for issuance and sale and, when issued and paid for, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; the holders thereof are not and will not be subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; the Securities are not and will not be subject to the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company; and all corporate action required to be taken for the authorization, issuance and sale of the Securities has been duly and validly taken. The Securities conform in all material respects to all statements with respect thereto contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

J.       Registration Rights of Third Parties. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, no holders of any securities of the Company or any rights exercisable for or convertible or exchangeable into securities of the Company have the right to require the Company to register any such securities of the Company under the Securities Act or to include any such securities in a registration statement to be filed by the Company (except for any such rights that have been waived).

 

K.       Validity and Binding Effect of Agreements. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized by the Company, and, when executed and delivered, will constitute, the valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally; (ii) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws; and (iii) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

 

L.       No Conflicts, etc. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and all ancillary documents, the consummation by the Company of the transactions herein and therein contemplated and the compliance by the Company with the terms hereof and thereof do not and will not, with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both: (i) result in a material breach of, or conflict with any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a material default under, or result in the creation, modification, termination or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party; (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (as the same may be amended or restated from time to time, the “Charter”); or (iii) violate in any material respect any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any Governmental Entity as of the date hereof.

 

 

 

M.       Regulatory. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus, the Prospectus, and the SEC Reports or as would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Change: (i) the Company has not received notice from any Governmental Entity alleging or asserting noncompliance with any Applicable Laws (as defined in clause (ii) below) or Authorizations (as defined in clause (iii) below); (ii) to the Company’s knowledge, the Company is and has been in material compliance with federal, state or foreign statutes, laws, ordinances, rules and regulations applicable to the Company (collectively, “Applicable Laws”); (iii) to the Company’s knowledge, the Company possesses all licenses, certificates, approvals, clearances, consents, authorizations, qualifications, registrations, permits, and supplements or amendments thereto required by any such Applicable Laws and/or to carry on its businesses as now conducted (“Authorizations”) and such Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect and the Company is not in violation of any term of any such Authorizations, except for any violations which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change; (iv) the Company has not received notice of any claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action from any Governmental Entity or third party alleging that any product, operation or activity is in violation of any Applicable Laws or Authorizations or has any knowledge that any such Governmental Entity or third party is considering any such claim, litigation, arbitration, action, suit, investigation or proceeding, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, has there been any material noncompliance with or violation of any Applicable Laws by the Company that could reasonably be expected to require the issuance of any such communication or result in an investigation, corrective action, or enforcement action by any Governmental Entity; and (v) the Company has not received notice that any Governmental Entity has taken, is taking or intends to take action to limit, suspend, modify or revoke any Authorizations or has any knowledge that any such Governmental Entity has threatened or is considering such action. Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its directors, officers, employees or agents has been convicted of any crime under any Applicable Laws.

 

N.       No Defaults; Violations. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, no material default exists in the due performance and observance of any term, covenant or condition of any material license, contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, note, loan or credit agreement, or any other agreement or instrument evidencing an obligation for borrowed money, or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company may be bound or to which any of the properties or assets of the Company is subject. The Company is not (i) in violation of any term or provision of its Charter, or (ii) in violation of any franchise, license, permit, applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment or decree of any Governmental Entity applicable to the Company.

 

O.       Corporate Power; Licenses; Consents.

 

i.Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has all requisite corporate power and authority, and, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, has all necessary authorizations, approvals, orders, licenses, certificates and permits of and from all governmental regulatory officials and bodies that it needs as of the date hereof to conduct its business purpose as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

ii.The Company has all corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the provisions and conditions hereof, and all consents, authorizations, approvals and orders required in connection therewith have been obtained. No consent, authorization or order of, and no filing with, any court, government agency or other body is required for the valid issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities and the consummation of the transactions and agreements contemplated by this Agreement and as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except with respect to applicable federal and state securities laws and the rules and regulations of FINRA.

 

P.       Litigation; Governmental Proceedings. There is no material action, suit, proceeding, inquiry, arbitration, investigation, litigation or governmental proceeding pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against, or involving the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any executive officer or director which has not been disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus , and the SEC Reports or in connection with the Company’s listing application for the additional listing of the Shares and the Ordinary Shares underlying the Securities on the Exchange.

 

 

 

Q.       Good Standing. Each of the Company and each of the Company’s subsidiaries have been duly incorporated and are validly existing as entities in good standing under the laws of jurisdictions of their respective organization, with power and authority to own, lease and operate their respective properties and conduct their respective businesses as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, and the SEC Reports, and have been duly qualified as foreign corporations for the transaction of business and are in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which they own or lease properties or conduct any business so as to require such qualification, except where the failure so to qualify or be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Change; all of the issued and outstanding capital stock (or other ownership interests) of such subsidiaries has been validly issued and duly paid in accordance with their respective articles of association and is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity. Unless otherwise set forth, all references in this Section 7 to the “Company” shall include references to all such subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents that would result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

R.       Insurance. The Company carries or is entitled to the benefits of insurance in such amounts and covering such risks which the Company believes are reasonably adequate and as is customary for companies engaged in similar businesses in similar industries. The Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

S.       Transactions Affecting Disclosure to FINRA.

 

i.Finder’s Fees. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no claims, payments, arrangements, agreements or understandings relating to the payment of a finder’s, consulting or origination fee by the Company or any executive officer or director of the Company (each, an “Insider”) with respect to the sale of the Securities hereunder or any other arrangements, agreements or understandings of the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its shareholders that may affect the Placement Agents’ compensation, as determined by FINRA.

 

ii.Payments Within Twelve (12) Months. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has not made any direct or indirect payments (in cash, securities or otherwise) to: (a) any person, as a finder’s fee, consulting fee or otherwise, in consideration of such person raising capital for the Company or introducing to the Company persons who raised or provided capital to the Company; (b) any FINRA member; or (c) any person or entity that has any direct or indirect affiliation or association with any FINRA member, within the twelve (12) months prior to the date hereof, other than the payment to the Placement Agents as provided hereunder in connection with the Offering.

 

iii.Use of Proceeds. None of the net proceeds of the Offering will be paid by the Company to any participating FINRA member or its affiliates, except as specifically authorized herein.

 

iv.FINRA Affiliation. To the Company’s knowledge, there is no (a) officer or director of the Company, (b) beneficial owner of five percent (5.0%) or more of any class of the Company’s securities or (c) beneficial owner of the Company’s unregistered equity securities which were acquired during the 180-day period immediately preceding the filing of the Registration Statement that is an affiliate or associated person of a FINRA member participating in the Offering (as determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of FINRA).

 

v.Information. To the Company’s knowledge, all information provided by the Company’s officers and directors in their FINRA Questionnaires to counsel to the Placement Agents specifically for use by counsel to the Placement Agents in connection with its Public Offering System filings (and related disclosure) with FINRA is true, correct and complete in all material respects.

 

 

 

T.        Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any other person acting on behalf of the Company, has, directly or indirectly, given or agreed to give any money, gift or similar benefit (other than legal price concessions to customers in the ordinary course of business) to any customer, supplier, employee or agent of a customer or supplier, or official or employee of any Governmental Entity or any political party or candidate for office (domestic or foreign) or other person who was, is, or may be in a position to help or hinder the business of the Company (or assist it in connection with any actual or proposed transaction) that (i) might subject the Company to any damage or penalty in any civil, criminal or governmental litigation or proceeding, (ii) if not given in the past, might have had a Material Adverse Change or (iii) if not continued in the future, might adversely affect the assets, business, operations or prospects of the Company. The Company has taken reasonable steps to ensure that its accounting controls and procedures are sufficient to cause the Company to comply in all material respects with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

U.       Compliance with OFAC. Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any other person acting on behalf of the Company, is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”), and the Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Offering hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

 

V.       Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Entity (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”); and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity involving the Company with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

W.       Officers’ Certificate. Any certificate signed by any duly authorized officer of the Company and delivered to the Placement Agents or to counsel for the Placement Agents shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to the Placement Agents as to the matters covered thereby.

 

X.       Related Party Transactions. There are no business relationships or related party transactions involving the Company or any other person required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, and the SEC Reports that have not been described as required.

 

Y.       Board of Directors. The qualifications of the persons serving as board members and the overall composition of the board comply with the Exchange Act, the Exchange Act Regulations, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) applicable to the Company, and the listing rules of the Exchange. At least one member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined under Regulation S-K and the listing rules of the Exchange. In addition, at least a majority of the persons serving on the Board of Directors of the Company qualify as “independent,” as defined under the listing rules of the Exchange.

 

Z.       Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance.

 

i.The Company has developed and currently maintains disclosure controls and procedures that will comply with Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act Regulations applicable to it, and such controls and procedures are effective to ensure that all material information concerning the Company will be made known on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the preparation of the Company’s Exchange Act filings and other public disclosure documents.

 

 

 

ii.The Company is, or at the Initial Sale Time and on the Closing Date will be, in material compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act applicable to it, and has implemented or will implement such programs and has taken reasonable steps to ensure the Company’s future compliance (not later than the relevant statutory and regulatory deadlines therefor) with all of the material provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

AA. Accounting Controls. The Company maintains systems of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined under Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act Regulations) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed by, or under the supervision of, its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including, but not limited to, internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, and the SEC Reports, the Company is not aware of any material weaknesses in its internal controls. The Auditors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company have been advised of: (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses, if any, in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are known to the Company’s management and that have adversely affected or are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (ii) any fraud, if any, known to the Company’s management, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

BB. No Investment Company Status. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the Offering and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will not be, required to register as an “investment company,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

CC. No Labor Disputes. No material labor dispute with the employees of the Company exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent.

 

DD. Intellectual Property Rights. To the Company’s knowledge, the Company has, or can acquire on reasonable terms, ownership of and/or license to, or otherwise has the right to use, all inventions, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), patents and patent rights trademarks, service marks and trade names, and copyrights (collectively “Intellectual Property”) material to carrying on its business as described in the Prospectus. The Company has not received any correspondence relating to (i) infringement or misappropriation of, or conflict with, any Intellectual Property of a third party; (ii) asserted rights of others with respect to any Intellectual Property of the Company; or (iii) assertions that any Intellectual Property of the Company is invalid or otherwise inadequate to protect the interest of the Company, that in each case (if the subject of any unfavorable decision, ruling or finding), individually or in the aggregate, would have or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change. There are no third parties who have been able to establish any material rights to any Intellectual Property, except for the retained rights of the owners or licensors of any Intellectual Property that is licensed to the Company. There is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others: (i) challenging the validity, enforceability or scope of any Intellectual Property of the Company or (ii) challenging the Company’s rights in or to any Intellectual Property or (ii) that the Company materially infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates or conflicts with any Intellectual Property or other proprietary rights of others. The Company has complied in all material respects with the terms of each agreement described in the Registration Statement, Disclosure Package or Prospectus pursuant to which any Intellectual Property is licensed to the Company, and all such agreements related to products currently made or sold by the Company, or to product candidates currently under development, are in full force and effect. All patents issued in the name of, or assigned to, the Company, and all patent applications made by or on behalf of the Company (collectively, the “Company Patents”) have been duly and properly filed. The Company is not aware of any material information that was required to be disclosed to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “PTO”) but that was not disclosed to the PTO with respect to any issued Company Patent, or that is required to be disclosed and has not yet been disclosed in any pending application in the Company Patents and that would preclude the grant of a patent on such application. To the Company’s knowledge, the Company is the sole owner of the Company Patents.

 

 

 

EE. Taxes. The Company has filed all returns (as hereinafter defined) required to be filed with taxing authorities prior to the date hereof or has duly obtained extensions of time for the filing thereof. The Company has paid all taxes (as hereinafter defined) shown as due on such returns that were filed and has paid all taxes imposed on or assessed against the Company, except for such exceptions as could not be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Change. The provisions for taxes payable, if any, shown on the financial statements filed with or as part of the Registration Statement are sufficient for all accrued and unpaid taxes, whether or not disputed, and for all periods to and including the dates of such consolidated financial statements. Except as disclosed in writing to the Placement Agents, (i) no issues have been raised (and are currently pending) by any taxing authority in connection with any of the returns or taxes asserted as due from the Company, and (ii) no waivers of statutes of limitation with respect to the returns or collection of taxes have been given by or requested from the Company. The term “taxes” mean all federal, state, local, foreign and other net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts with respect thereto. The term “returns” means all returns, declarations, reports, statements and other documents required to be filed in respect to taxes.

 

FF. Employee Benefit Laws. To the extent applicable, the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Employee Benefit Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or its subsidiaries with respect to the Employee Benefit Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

GG. Compliance with Laws. The Company: (i) is and at all times has been in compliance with all Applicable Laws, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change; (ii) has not received any correspondence from any Governmental Entity alleging or asserting noncompliance with any Applicable Laws or any Authorizations; (iii) possesses all material Authorizations and such Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect and the Company is not in material violation of any term of any such Authorizations, in each case except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change; (iv) has not received written notice of any claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action from any Governmental Entity or third party alleging that any product operation or activity is in violation of any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and has no knowledge that any such Governmental Entity or third party is considering any such claim, litigation, arbitration, action, suit, investigation or proceeding; (v) has not received written notice that any Governmental Entity has taken, is taking or intends to take action to limit, suspend, modify or revoke any Authorizations; (vi) has filed, obtained, maintained or submitted all material reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments as required by any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and all such reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments were complete and correct in all material respects on the date filed (or were corrected or supplemented by a subsequent submission); and (vii) has not, either voluntarily or involuntarily, initiated, conducted, or issued or caused to be initiated, conducted or issued, any recall, market withdrawal or replacement, safety alert, post-sale warning, “dear doctor” letter, or other notice or action relating to the alleged lack of safety or efficacy of any product or any alleged product defect or violation and, to the Company’s knowledge, no third party has initiated, conducted or intends to initiate any such notice or action.

 

HH. Ineligible Issuer. At the time of filing the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, at the earliest time thereafter that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) of the Securities Act Regulations) of the Securities and at the date hereof, the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act Regulations, without taking account of any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 of the Securities Act Regulations that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an ineligible issuer.

 

II.       Industry Data. The statistical and market-related data included in each of the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company reasonably and in good faith believes are reliable and accurate or represent the Company’s good faith estimates that are made on the basis of data derived from such sources.

 

 

 

JJ. Forward-Looking Statements. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.

 

KK. Margin Securities. The Company owns no “margin securities” as that term is defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”), and none of the proceeds of Offering will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin security, for the purpose of reducing or retiring any indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry any margin security or for any other purpose which might cause any of the Ordinary Shares to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meanings of Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.

 

LL. Integration. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause the Offering to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act that would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act.

 

MM. Confidentiality and Non-Competition. To the Company’s knowledge, no director, officer, key employee or consultant of the Company is subject to any confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-competition agreement or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or prior employer that could reasonably be expected to materially affect his ability to be and act in his respective capacity with the Company or be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

NN. Export and Import Laws. The Company, and, to the Company’s knowledge, each of its affiliates, and any director, officer, agent or employee of, or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company, has acted at all times in compliance with applicable Export and Import Laws (as defined below) and there are no claims, complaints, charges, investigations or proceedings pending or expected or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any governmental authority under any Export or Import Laws. The term “Export and Import Laws” means the Arms Export Control Act, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, the Export Administration Regulations, and all other laws and regulations of the United States government regulating the provision of services to non-U.S. parties or the export and import of articles or information from and to the United States of America, and all similar laws and regulations of any foreign government regulating the provision of services to parties not of the foreign country or the export and import of articles and information from and to the foreign country to parties not of the foreign country.

 

OO. Foreign Private Issuer Status. The Company is a “foreign private issuer” within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Act.

 

PP. PRC Representation and Warranties. 

 

i.Foreign Tax Compliance. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus and the SEC Reports, no transaction, stamp, capital or other issuance, registration, transaction, transfer or withholding taxes or duties are payable in PRC, Hong Kong or Cayman Islands to any PRC, Hong Kong or Cayman Islands taxing authority in connection with the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities, and the delivery of the Securities to or for the account of the Investors.

 

ii.Compliance with PRC Overseas Investment and Listing Rules and Regulations. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus and the SEC Reports, the Company and its subsidiaries have taken reasonable steps and requisite steps to cause each of the Company’s principal shareholders, directors and officers that is, or directly or indirectly controlled by, a PRC resident or citizen, to comply with any applicable rules and regulations of relevant PRC government agencies (including but not limited to the Ministry of Commerce, the National Development and Reform Commission, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”)), and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”)) relating to overseas investment by PRC residents and citizens (collectively, the “PRC Overseas Investment and Listing Rules and Regulations”), including, without limitation, taking reasonable steps to require each such person that is, or is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by, a PRC resident or citizen, to complete any registration, to timely report material changes, and to complete other procedures required by any relevant PRC government agencies under any applicable PRC Oversea Investment and Listing Rules and Regulations.

 

 

 

iii.M&A Rules. The Company is aware of and has been advised as to the content of the Rules on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors jointly promulgated by the Ministry of Commerce, the State Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the State Tax Administration, the State Administration for Market Regulation, the CSRC and SAFE on August 8, 2006, and amended on June 22, 2009 (the “M&A Rules”), in particular the relevant provisions thereof that purport to require offshore special purpose vehicles formed for the purpose of obtaining a stock exchange listing outside of the PRC and controlled directly or indirectly by companies or natural persons of the PRC, to obtain the approval of the CSRC prior to the listing and trading of their securities on a stock exchange located outside of the PRC; the Company has received legal advice specifically with respect to the M&A Rules from its PRC counsel and based on such legal advice, the Company confirms with the Placement Agents:

 

A.Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Prospectus and the SEC Reports, the issuance and sale of the Securities, the listing and trading of the Securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not and will not be, as of the date hereof or at the Closing Date, materially affected by the M&A Rules or any official clarifications, guidance, interpretations or implementation rules in connection with or related to the M&A Rules as amended as of the date hereof (collectively, the “M&A Rules and Related Clarifications”).

 

B.Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Prospectus and the SEC Reports, as of the date hereof, the M&A Rules and Related Classifications did not and do not require the Company to obtain the approval of the CSRC prior to the issuance and sale of the Securities, the listing and trading of the Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

iv.CSRC Overseas Offering and Listing Rules. The Company and its subsidiaries have taken reasonable and requisite steps to comply with the Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies released by the CSRC on February 17, 2023 and effective as of March 31, 2023, and its No. 1 to No. 5 Supporting Guidance Rules, the Notes on the Trial Measures, the Notice on Administration Arrangements for the Filing of Overseas Listings by Domestic Companies and the relevant CSRC Answers to Reporter Questions (collectively, the “CSRC Overseas Offering and Listing Rules”), including, without limitation, to submit and complete the required filing with CSRC in connection with the Offering in accordance with the CSRC Overseas Offering and Listing Rules (the “CSRC Filing”), and to complete other procedures if required by the CSRC or any relevant PRC government agencies under the CSRC Overseas Offering and Listing Rules.

 

QQ. Restriction on Sales of Capital Stock. The Company, on behalf of itself and any successor entity, agrees that it will not, for a period of six months after the date of this Agreement (the “Lock-Up Period”), without the prior written consent of the Placement Agents (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company; (ii) file or cause to be filed any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company other than the filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-8; (iii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of capital stock of the Company, whether any such transaction described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above is to be settled by delivery of shares of capital stock of the Company or such other securities, in cash or otherwise; or (iv) publicly announce an intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i), (ii) or (iii). The restrictions contained in this Section QQ shall not apply to (i) the Securities to be sold hereunder, (ii) the issuance by the Company of Ordinary Shares upon the exercise of a stock option or warrant or the conversion of a security outstanding on the date hereof and disclosed as outstanding in the Prospectus, (iii) the grant by the Company of stock options or other stock-based awards, or the issuance of shares of capital stock of the Company under any equity compensation plan of the Company, or (iv) securities issued in the ordinary course of business consistent was past practices for services or otherwise not issued for the purposes of raising funds.

 

 

 

OO. Lock-Up Agreements. The Company has caused each of its officers, directors and 10% shareholders to deliver to the Placement Agents an executed Lock-Up Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Lock-Up Agreement”), prior to the execution of this Agreement.

 

8.Conditions of the Obligations of the Placement Agents.

 

The obligations of the Placement Agents hereunder shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company set forth in Section 7 hereof, in each case as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though then made, to the timely performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder on and as of such dates, and to each of the following additional conditions:

 

A.       Regulatory Matters.

 

i.Effectiveness of Registration Statement; Rule 424 Information. The Registration Statement is effective on the date of this Agreement, and, on the Closing Date no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has been issued under the Securities Act, no order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus has been issued and no proceedings for any of those purposes have been instituted or are pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, contemplated by the Commission. The Company has complied with each request (if any) from the Commission for additional information. All filings with the Commission required by Rule 424 under the Securities Act to have been filed by the Closing Date, shall have been made within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing by Rule 424.

 

ii.FINRA Clearance. On or before the Closing Date, the Placement Agents shall have received clearance from FINRA as to the amount of compensation allowable or payable to the Placement Agents as described in the Registration Statement.

 

B.       Company Counsel Matters.

 

i.On the Closing Date, the Placement Agents shall have received (A) the favorable opinion and negative assurance letter of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, U.S. counsel to the Company, (B) the favorable opinion of Yuan Tai Law Offices, PRC counsel to the Company, and (C) the favorable opinion of Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP, Cayman Island counsel to the Company, each dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Placement Agents, substantially in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agents.

 

C.       Officers’ Certificates.

 

i.Officers’ Certificate. The Company shall have furnished to the Placement Agents a certificate, dated the Closing Date, of its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer stating that (a) such officers have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus and, in their opinion, the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, as of the Initial Sale Time and through the Closing Date did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and the Disclosure Package, as of the Initial Sale Time through the Closing Date, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as of its date and as of the Closing Date, the Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, as of the respective date thereof and as of the Closing Date, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, (b) since the filing of the Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 and any amendments thereto, no event has occurred which should have been set forth in a supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus that was not included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or the SEC Reports, (c) to their knowledge after reasonable investigation, as of the Closing Date, the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct, and the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date, and (d) there has not been, subsequent to the date of the most recent audited financial statements included in the Disclosure Package, any Material Adverse Change in the financial position or results of operations of the Company, or any change or development that, singularly or in the aggregate, would involve a Material Adverse Change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business, assets or prospects of the Company, except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or the SEC Reports.

 

 

 

ii.Secretary’s Certificate. As of the Closing Date, the Placement Agents shall have received a certificate of the Company signed by the Secretary of the Company, dated the Closing Date, certifying: (a) that the Company’s Charter is true and complete, has not been modified and is in full force and effect; (b) that the resolutions of the Company’s Board of Directors and pricing committee of the Board of Directors, if any, relating to the Offering are in full force and effect and have not been modified; and (c) the good standing of the Company and its subsidiaries. The documents referred to in such certificate shall be attached to such certificate.

 

D.        Comfort Letters.

 

i.Comfort Letter. At the time this Agreement is executed, the Placement Agents shall have received from the auditor a cold comfort letter containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants’ comfort letters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, addressed to the Placement Agents and in form and substance satisfactory in all respects to Placement Agents, dated as of the date of this Agreement.

 

ii.Bring-down Comfort Letter. At the Closing Date, the Placement Agents shall have received from the auditor a letter, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the auditor reaffirms the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to Section 8.D.i. except that the specified date referred to shall be a date not more than two (2) business days prior to the Closing Date.

 

E.       No Material Changes. Prior to and on the Closing Date: (i) there shall have been no Material Adverse Change in the condition or prospects or the business activities, financial or otherwise, of the Company from the latest dates as of which such condition is set forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; (ii) no action, suit or proceeding, at law or in equity, shall have been pending or threatened against the Company or any affiliates of the Company before or by any court or federal or state commission, board or other administrative agency wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding may materially adversely affect the business, operations, prospects or financial condition or income of the Company, except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; (iii) no stop order shall have been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings therefor shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission; and (iv) the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto shall contain all material statements which are required to be stated therein in accordance with the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and shall conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations, and neither the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package nor the Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

F.       Additional Documents. At the Closing Date, counsel for the Placement Agents shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions as they may reasonably require in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Placement Agents and counsel for the Placement Agents.

 

9.Indemnification and Contribution; Procedures.

 

A.       Indemnification of the Placement Agents. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Placement Agents, its affiliates and each person controlling such Placement Agents (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act), and the directors, officers, agents and employees of the Placement Agents, its affiliates and each such controlling person (the Placement Agents, and each such entity or person hereafter is referred to as an “Indemnified Person”) from and against any losses, claims, damages, judgments, assessments, costs and other liabilities (collectively, the “Liabilities”), and shall reimburse each Indemnified Person for all fees and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Indemnified Persons, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) (collectively, the “Expenses”) and agrees to advance payment of such Expenses as they are incurred by an Indemnified Person in investigating, preparing, pursuing or defending any actions, whether or not any Indemnified Person is a party thereto, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in (i) the Registration Statement,

 

 

 

the Disclosure Package, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (as from time to time each may be amended and supplemented); (ii) any materials or information provided to investors by, or with the approval of, the Company in connection with the marketing of the Offering, including any “road show” or investor presentations made to investors by the Company (whether in person or electronically); or (iii) any application or other document or written communication (in this Section 9, collectively called “application”) executed by the Company or based upon written information furnished by the Company in any jurisdiction in order to qualify the Securities under the securities laws thereof or filed with the Commission, any state securities commission or agency, or any national securities exchange; or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, the Placement Agents’ Information or is found by a court to have resulted from gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Person (including the failure to deliver the Prospectus or any other Offering documents). The Company also agrees to reimburse each Indemnified Person for all Expenses as they are incurred in connection with such Indemnified Person’s enforcement of his or its rights under this Agreement.

 

B.       Procedure. Upon receipt by an Indemnified Person of actual notice of an action against such Indemnified Person with respect to which indemnity may reasonably be expected to be sought under this Agreement, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify the Company in writing; provided that failure by any Indemnified Person so to notify the Company shall not relieve the Company from any obligation or liability which the Company may have on account of this Section 9 or otherwise to such Indemnified Person, except to the extent (and only to the extent) that its ability to assume the defense is actually impaired by such failure or delay. The Company shall, if requested by the Placement Agents, assume the defense of any such action (including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agents). Any Indemnified Person shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless: (i) the Company has failed to promptly assume the defense and employ counsel for the benefit of the Placement Agents and the other Indemnified Persons or (ii) such Indemnified Person shall have been advised that in the opinion of counsel there is an actual or potential conflict of interest that prevents (or makes it imprudent for) the counsel engaged by the Company for the purpose of representing the Indemnified Person, to represent both such Indemnified Person and any other person represented or proposed to be represented by such counsel, it being understood, however, that the Company shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with local counsel), representing the Placement Agents and all Indemnified Persons who are parties to such action. The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any action effected without its written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). In addition, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Placement Agents, settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in or otherwise seek to terminate any pending or threatened action in respect of which advancement, reimbursement, indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not such Indemnified Person is a party thereto) unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination (i) includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Person, acceptable to such Indemnified Person, from all Liabilities arising out of such action for which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person. The advancement, reimbursement, indemnification and contribution obligations of the Company required hereby shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as every Liability and Expense is incurred and is due and payable, and in such amounts as fully satisfy each and every Liability and Expense as it is incurred (and in no event later than thirty (30) days following the date of any invoice therefor).

 

C.       Indemnification of the Company. The Placement Agents agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who signed the Registration Statement and persons who control the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all Liabilities, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions made in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Disclosure Package or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon, and in strict conformity with, the Placement Agents’ Information. In case any action shall be brought against the Company or any other person so indemnified based on any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, and in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Placement Agents, the Placement Agents shall have the rights and duties given to the Company,

 

 

 

and the Company and each other person so indemnified shall have the rights and duties given to the Placement Agents and the other Indemnified Persons by the provisions of Section 9.B. The Company agrees promptly to notify the Placement Agents of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against the Company or any of its officers, directors or any person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities or in connection with the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, provided, that failure by the Company so to notify the Placement Agents shall not relieve the Placement Agents from any obligation or liability which the Placement Agents may have on account of this Section 9.C. or otherwise to the Company, except to the extent the Placement Agents is materially prejudiced as a proximate result of such failure.

 

D.       Contribution. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction makes a finding that indemnity is unavailable to any indemnified person, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the Liabilities and Expenses paid or payable by such indemnified person in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits to the Company, on the one hand, and to the Placement Agents and any other Indemnified Person, on the other hand, of the matters contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by the immediately preceding clause is not permitted by applicable law, not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Placement Agents and any other Indemnified Person, on the other hand, in connection with the matters as to which such Liabilities or Expenses relate, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided that in no event shall the Company contribute less than the amount necessary to ensure that all Indemnified Persons, in the aggregate, are not liable for any Liabilities and Expenses in excess of the amount of commissions actually received by the Placement Agents pursuant to this Agreement. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, on the one hand, or the Placement Agents, on the other, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Placement Agents agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this subsection (D) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this subsection (D). For purposes of this paragraph, the relative benefits to the Company, on the one hand, and to the Placement Agents, on the other hand, of the matters contemplated by this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as: (a) the total value received by the Company in the Offering, whether or not such Offering is consummated, bears to (b) the commissions paid to the Placement Agents under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act shall be entitled to contribution from a party who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

E.       Limitation. The Company also agrees that no Indemnified Person shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) to the Company for or in connection with advice or services rendered or to be rendered by any Indemnified Person pursuant to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated thereby or any Indemnified Person’s actions or inactions in connection with any such advice, services or transactions, except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction has made a finding that Liabilities (and related Expenses) of the Company have resulted primarily from such Indemnified Person’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection with any such advice, actions, inactions or services.

 

F.       Survival & Third-Party Beneficiaries. The advancement, reimbursement, indemnity and contribution obligations set forth in this Section 9 shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any termination of, or the completion of any Indemnified Person’s services under or in connection with, this Agreement. Each Indemnified Person is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Section 9, and has the right to enforce the provisions of Section 9 as if he/she/it was a party to this Agreement.

 

10.Limitation of Liability to the Company.

 

Placement Agents and the Company further agree that neither Placement Agents nor any of their affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors, controlling persons (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act), employees or agents shall have any liability to the Company, its security holders or creditors, or any person asserting claims on behalf of or in the right of the Company (whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort, for an act of negligence or otherwise) for any losses, fees, damages, liabilities, costs, expenses or equitable relief arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Services rendered hereunder, except for losses, fees, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses that arise out of or are based on any action of or failure to act by Placement Agents and that are finally judicially determined to have resulted primarily from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of Placement Agents.

 

 

 

11.Limitation of Engagement to the Company.

 

The Company acknowledges that Placement Agents have been retained only by the Company, that Placement Agents are providing services hereunder as an independent contractor (and not in any fiduciary or agency capacity) and that the Company’s engagement of Placement Agents is not deemed to be on behalf of, and is not intended to confer rights upon, any shareholder, owner or partner of the Company or any other person not a party hereto as against Placement Agents or any of their affiliates, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, controlling persons (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act), employees or agents. Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing by Placement Agents, no one other than the Company is authorized to rely upon any statement or conduct of Placement Agents in connection with this Agreement. The Company acknowledges that any recommendation or advice, written or oral, given by Placement Agents to the Company in connection with Placement Agents’ engagement is intended solely for the benefit and use of the Company’s management and directors in considering a possible Offering, and any such recommendation or advice is not on behalf of, and shall not confer any rights or remedies upon, any other person or be used or relied upon for any other purpose. The Placement Agents shall not have the authority to make any commitment binding on the Company. The Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to reject any investor introduced to it by Placement Agents. If any purchase agreement and/or related transaction documents are entered into between the Company and the Investors in the Offering, Placement Agents will be entitled to rely on the representations, warranties, agreements and covenants of the Company contained in any such purchase agreement and related transaction documents as if such representations, warranties, agreements and covenants were made directly to Placement Agents by the Company.

 

12.Amendments and Waivers.

 

No supplement, modification or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party to be bound thereby. The failure of a party to exercise any right or remedy shall not be deemed or constitute a waiver of such right or remedy in the future. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (regardless of whether similar), nor shall any such waiver be deemed or constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.

 

13.Confidentiality.

 

In the event of the consummation or public announcement of the Offering, Placement Agents shall have the right to disclose its participation in such Offering, including, without limitation, the placement at its cost of “tombstone” advertisements in financial and other newspapers and journals. Placement Agents agree not to use any confidential information concerning the Company provided to Placement Agents by the Company for any purposes other than those contemplated under this Agreement.

 

14.Headings.

 

The headings of the various sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and will not be deemed to be part of this Agreement.

 

15.Counterparts.

 

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and, if executed in more than one counterpart, the executed counterparts shall each be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

16.Severability.

 

In case any provision contained in this Agreement should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

 

 

17.Use of Information.

 

The Company will furnish Placement Agents such written information as Placement Agents reasonably request in connection with the performance of its services hereunder. The Company understands, acknowledges and agrees that, in performing its services hereunder, Placement Agents will use and rely entirely upon such information as well as publicly available information regarding the Company and other potential parties to the Offering and that Placement Agents do not assume responsibility for independent verification of the accuracy or completeness of any information, whether publicly available or otherwise furnished to it, concerning the Company or otherwise relevant to the Offering, including, without limitation, any financial information, forecasts or projections considered by Placement Agents in connection with the provision of its services.

 

18.Absence of Fiduciary Relationship.

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that: (a) the Placement Agents have been retained solely to act as Placement Agents in connection with the sale of the Securities and that no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between the Company and the Placement Agents have been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, irrespective of whether the Placement Agents have advised or are advising the Company on other matters; (b) the Purchase Price and other terms of the Securities set forth in this Agreement were established by the Company following discussions and arms-length negotiations with the Placement Agents and the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (c) it has been advised that the Placement Agents and their affiliates are engaged in a broad range of transactions that may involve interests that differ from those of the Company and that the Placement Agents have no obligation to disclose such interest and transactions to the Company by virtue of any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship; and (d) it has been advised that the Placement Agents are acting, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, solely for the benefit of the Placement Agents, and not on behalf of the Company and that the Placement Agents may have interests that differ from those of the Company. The Company waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against the Placement Agents arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the Offering.

 

19.Survival of Indemnities, Representations, Warranties, Etc.

 

The respective indemnities, covenants, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company and the Placement Agents, as set forth in this Agreement or made by them respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Placement Agents, the Company, the Purchasers or any person controlling any of them and shall survive delivery of and payment for the Securities. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, including without limitation any termination pursuant to Section 5, the payment, reimbursement, indemnity, contribution and advancement agreements contained in Sections 2, 9, 10, and 11, respectively, and the Company’s covenants, representations, and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall not terminate and shall remain in full force and effect at all times. The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in Section 9 and the covenants, warranties and representations of the Company contained in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (a) any termination of this Agreement, (b) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Placement Agents, any person who controls the Placement Agents within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act or any affiliate of the Placement Agents, or by or on behalf of the Company, its directors or officers or any person who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and (c) the issuance and delivery of the Securities.

 

20.Governing Law.

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be fully performed therein. Any disputes that arise under this Agreement, even after the termination of this Agreement, will be heard only in the state or federal courts located in the City of New York, State of New York. The parties hereto expressly agree to submit themselves to the jurisdiction of the foregoing courts in the City of New York, State of New York. The parties hereto expressly waive any rights they may have to contest the jurisdiction, venue or authority of any court sitting in the City and State of New York.

 

 

 

21.Notices.

 

All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed or hand delivered and confirmed to the parties hereto as follows:

 

If to the Company:

 

WF International Limited

No. 1110, 11th Floor, Unit 1, Building 7, No. 477, Wanxing Road

Chengdu, Sichuan, China, 610041

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Fl.,

New York, NY 10105

 

Attention: Richard I Anslow, Esq., Wei Wang, Esq.

Email: ranslow@egsllp.com, wwang@egsllp.com

 

If to the Placement Agents:

 

The Benchmark Company, LLC

150 East 58th St, 17th Floor

New York, NY 10155

Attention: Richard Messina, President

 

Axiom Capital Management, Inc.

350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6740

New York, NY 10118

Attention: Eric Miller, Chief Compliance Officer

 

Any party hereto may change the address for receipt of communications by giving written notice to the others.

 

22.Miscellaneous.

 

This Agreement shall not be modified or amended except in writing signed by Placement Agents and the Company. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of Placement Agents and the Company, and supersedes any prior agreements, with respect to the subject matter hereof. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such determination will not affect such provision in any other respect, and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (including facsimile or .pdf counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

23.Successors.

 

This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, and to the benefit of the employees, officers and directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 9 hereof, and to their respective successors and personal representative, and, except as set forth in Section 9 of this Agreement, no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.

 

24.Partial Unenforceability.

 

The invalidity or unenforceability of any section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, paragraph or provision hereof. If any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]

 

 

 

Placement Agency Agreement – Signature Page

 

In acknowledgment that the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding reached by Placement Agents and the Company, and intending to be legally bound, please sign in the space provided below, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding Agreement as of the date executed.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  WF INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

The Benchmark Company, LLC  
   
By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  
   
Axiom Capital Management, Inc.  
   
By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 

 

SCHEDULE I

 

Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectuses

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 4.3

 

WARRANT TO PURCHASE ORDINARY SHARES

 

WF International Limited

 

Warrant Shares: [●] Initial Exercise Date: [●], 2025
  Issue Date: [●], 2025

 

THIS WARRANT TO PURCHASE ORDINARY SHARES (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, [●] or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on [●][1] (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from WF International Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), up to [●] ordinary shares, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company (the “Ordinary Shares”, and such Ordinary Shares underlying the Warrant, as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”). The purchase price of one (1) Ordinary Share under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

 

Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1:

 

Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Ordinary Shares are then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Ordinary Shares for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Ordinary Shares are then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Ordinary Shares are not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Ordinary Shares are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per Ordinary Share so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of an Ordinary Share as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.

 

Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

  

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 


[1] Insert [●] year anniversary of the Issue Date

 

 

 

 

Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) Ordinary Shares or options to employees, officers, directors, service providers or consultants or contractors of the Company pursuant to any share or option plan or arrangement duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose for services rendered to the Company, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of the date hereof, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date hereof to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with share splits or combinations) or to extend the term of such securities if the result of such extension would increase the number of securities issuable upon conversion or exercise of such securities, (c) Ordinary Shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares as consideration for mergers, acquisitions, sale or purchase of assets or other business combinations occurring after the date hereof which are not issued for capital raising purposes, (d) Ordinary Shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares offered and sold in a privately negotiated transaction to vendors, customers, lenders, strategic partners or potential strategic partners or other investors conducted in a manner so as not to be integrated with the offering hereby, provided that such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith during the prohibition period set forth in Section 7(QQ) of the Placement Agency Agreement dated [●] between the Company, The Benchmark Company, LLC and Axiom Capital Management, Inc., and (e) Ordinary Share or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Ordinary Share in connection with any acquisition, debt financing, strategic investment or other similar transaction (including any joint venture, strategic alliance or partnership); provided, however that any such transaction shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities and provided that such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement, and provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equity holders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities.

 

Ordinary Share” means the ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.000001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Ordinary Share Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Ordinary Shares, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Ordinary Shares.

 

Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the Ordinary Shares are traded on a Trading Market.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Ordinary Shares are listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTCQB or OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

 

 

Transfer Agent” means VStock Transfer, LLC, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, New York 11598 and an email address of [●], and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Ordinary Shares are then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Ordinary Shares are then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Ordinary Shares are not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Ordinary Shares are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per Ordinary Share so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of an Ordinary Share as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Warrants” means this Warrant and other Ordinary Shares purchase warrants issued by the Company pursuant to the Placement Agency Agreement dated [●], 2025.

 

Section 2. Exercise.

 

a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price (and in doing so, subscribe) for the Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Warrant Share shall be $[●], subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

 

c) Cashless Exercise. If at any time after the Issue Date there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

 

 

(A) =       as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (z) the Bid Price of the Ordinary Shares on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;

 

(B) =       the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and

 

(X) =       the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination Date, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 2(c).

 

d) Mechanics of Exercise.

 

i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earliest of (i) one (1) Trading Day after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for purposes of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act to have become the holder of the Warrant Shares irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the instance of a cashless exercise) is received by the Company on or prior to the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Ordinary Shares on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise),

 

 

 

$10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a Transfer Agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Ordinary Shares as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Notice(s) of Exercise delivered on or prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Initial Exercise Date, which may be delivered at any time after the time of execution of the Placement Agency Agreement, the Company agrees to deliver the Warrant Shares subject to such notice(s) by 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Initial Exercise Date and the Initial Exercise Date shall be the Warrant Share Delivery Date for purposes hereunder.

 

ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, Ordinary Shares to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Ordinary Shares so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored and return any amount received by the Company in respect of the Exercise Price for those Warrant Shares (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of Ordinary Shares that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Ordinary Shares having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of Ordinary Shares with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver Ordinary Shares upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

 

 

v. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that, in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto as Exhibit B duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.

 

vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its shareholder books register of members or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of Ordinary Shares which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Ordinary Share Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission,

 

 

 

as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of Ordinary Shares then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding Ordinary Shares was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% (or, upon election by a Holder prior to the issuance of any Warrants, 9.99%) of the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Ordinary Shares upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 

Section 3. Certain Adjustments.

 

a) Share Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a share dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on Ordinary Shares or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in Ordinary Shares (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any Ordinary Shares issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding Ordinary Shares into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding Ordinary Shares into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of Ordinary Shares any shares of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of Ordinary Shares (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

b) Share Combination Event Adjustment. In addition to the adjustments set forth in this Section 3, if at any time on or after the Issue Date there occurs any share split, share dividend, bonus share issuance, share combination recapitalization or other similar transaction involving the Ordinary Shares (each, a “Share Combination Event”, and such date thereof, the “Share Combination Event Date”) and the lowest VWAP during the five (5) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the Share Combination Event Date and ending five (5) consecutive Trading Days immediately after the Share Combination Event Date (the “Event Market Price”) (provided if the Share Combination Event is effective after close of Trading on the primary Trading Market, then commencing on the next Trading Day which period shall be the “Share Combination Adjustment Period”) is less than the Exercise Price then in effect (after giving effect to the adjustment in clause 3(a) above), then at the close of trading on the primary Trading Market on the last day of the Share Combination Adjustment Period, the Exercise Price then in effect on such 5th Trading Day shall be reduced (but in no event increased) to the Event Market Price. For the avoidance of doubt, if the adjustment in the immediately preceding sentence would otherwise result in an increase in the Exercise Price hereunder, no adjustment shall be made, and if this Warrant is exercised, on any given Exercise Date during the Share Combination Adjustment Period, solely with respect to such portion of this Warrant exercised on such applicable Exercise Date, such applicable Share Combination Adjustment Period shall be deemed to have ended on, and included, the Trading Day immediately prior to such Exercise Date and the Event Market Price on such applicable Exercise Date will be the lowest VWAP of the Ordinary Shares immediately prior to the Share Combination Event Date and ending on, and including the Trading Day immediately prior to such Exercise Date.

 

 

 

c) Subsequent Equity Sales. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding (such period, the “Adjustment Period”), the Company issues, sells, enters into an agreement to sell, or grants any option to purchase, or sells, enters into an agreement to sell, or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise disposes of or issues (or announces any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition), or, in accordance with this Section 3(c), is deemed to have issued or sold, any Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Share Equivalents (excluding any Exempt Issuance issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold) for a consideration per share (the “New Issuance Price”) less than a price equal to the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale or deemed issuance or sale (such Exercise Price then in effect is referred to as the “Applicable Price”) (the foregoing a “Dilutive Issuance”), then simultaneously with the consummation (or, if earlier, the announcement) of such Dilutive Issuance, the Exercise Price then in effect shall be reduced to an amount equal to the New Issuance Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments shall be made, paid or issued under this Section 3(c) in respect of an Exempt Issuance. The Company shall notify the Holder, in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance or deemed issuance of any Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Share Equivalents subject to this Section 3(c), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 3(c), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares based upon the New Issuance Price regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the New Issuance Price in the Notice of Exercise.

 

i.       Issuance of Options. If the Company in any manner grants, issues or sells (or enters into any agreement to grant, issue or sell) any Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Ordinary Shares is at any time issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents issuable upon exercise of any such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Ordinary Shares shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the granting, issuance or sale (or the time of execution of such agreement to grant, issue or sell, as applicable) of such Option for such price per share. For purposes of this Section 3(c)(i), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Ordinary Shares is at any time issuable upon the exercise of any such Options or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents issuable upon exercise of any such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof” shall be equal to (1) the lower of (x) the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Ordinary Shares upon the granting, issuance or sale (or pursuant to the agreement to grant, issue or sell, as applicable) of such Option, upon exercise of such Option and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalent issuable upon exercise of such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof and (y) the lowest exercise price set forth in such Option for which one share of Ordinary Shares is issuable (or may become issuable assuming all possible market conditions) upon the exercise of any such Options or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents issuable upon exercise of any such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof minus (2) the sum of all amounts paid or payable to the holder of such Option (or any other Person) upon the granting, issuance or sale (or the agreement to grant, issue or sell, as applicable) such Option, upon exercise of such Option and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalent issuable upon exercise of such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof plus the value of any other consideration received or receivable by, or benefit conferred on, the holder of such Option (or any other Person). Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Ordinary Shares or of such Ordinary Share Equivalents upon the exercise of such Options or otherwise pursuant to the terms of or upon the actual issuance of such Ordinary Shares upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Ordinary Share Equivalents.

 

 

 

ii.       Issuance of Ordinary Share Equivalents. If the Company in any manner issues or sells (or enters into any agreement to issue or sell) any Ordinary Share Equivalents and the lowest price per share for which one share of Ordinary Shares is at any time issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Ordinary Shares shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale (or the time of execution of such agreement to issue or sell, as applicable) of such Ordinary Share Equivalents for such price per share. For the purposes of this Section 3(c)(ii), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Ordinary Shares is at any time issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof” shall be equal to (1) the lower of (x) the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to one share of Ordinary Shares upon the issuance or sale (or pursuant to the agreement to issue or sell, as applicable) of the Ordinary Share Equivalent and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Ordinary Share Equivalent or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof and (y) the lowest conversion price set forth in such Ordinary Share Equivalent for which one share of Ordinary Shares is issuable (or may become issuable assuming all possible market conditions) upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof minus (2) the sum of all amounts paid or payable to the holder of such Ordinary Share Equivalent (or any other Person) upon the issuance or sale (or the agreement to issue or sell, as applicable) of such Ordinary Share Equivalent plus the value of any other consideration received or receivable by, or benefit conferred on, the holder of such Ordinary Share Equivalent (or any other Person). Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Ordinary Shares upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Ordinary Share Equivalents or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof, and if any such issuance or sale of such Ordinary Share Equivalents is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment of this Warrant has been or is to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 3(c), except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made by reason of such issuance or sale.

 

iii.       Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion. If the purchase or exercise price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion, exercise or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents, or the rate at which any Ordinary Share Equivalents are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares increases or decreases at any time (other than proportional changes in conversion or exercise prices, as applicable, in connection with an event referred to in Section 3(a)), the Exercise Price in effect at the time of such increase or decrease shall be adjusted to the Exercise Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or Ordinary Share Equivalents provided for such increased or decreased purchase price, additional consideration or increased or decreased conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold. For purposes of this Section 3(c)(iii), if the terms of any Option or Ordinary Share Equivalent that was outstanding as of the Initial Exercise Date are increased or decreased in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or Ordinary Share Equivalent and the Ordinary Shares deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such increase or decrease. No adjustment pursuant to this Section 3(c) shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Exercise Price then in effect.

 

 

 

iv.       Calculation of Consideration Received. If any Option and/or Ordinary Share Equivalents and/or Adjustment Right is issued in connection with the issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of any other securities of the Company (as determined by the Holder, the “Primary Security”, and such Option and/or Ordinary Share Equivalents and/or Adjustment Right, the “Secondary Securities” and together with the Primary Security, each a “Unit”), together comprising one integrated transaction, the aggregate consideration per share of Ordinary Shares with respect to such Primary Security shall be deemed to be the lowest of (x) the purchase price of such Unit, (y) if such Primary Security is an Option and/or Ordinary Share Equivalent, the lowest price per share for which one share of Ordinary Shares is at any time issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Primary Security in accordance with Section 3(c)(i) or 3(c)(ii) above and (z) the lowest VWAP of the Ordinary Shares on any Trading Day during the five (5) Trading Day period (the “Adjustment Period”) immediately following the public announcement of such Dilutive Issuance (for the avoidance of doubt, if such public announcement is released prior to the opening of the applicable Trading Market on a Trading Day, such Trading Day shall be the first Trading Day in such five Trading Day period and if this Warrant is exercised, on any given Exercise Date during any such Adjustment Period, solely with respect to such portion of this Warrant converted on such applicable Exercise Date, such applicable Adjustment Period shall be deemed to have ended on, and included, the Trading Day immediately prior to such Exercise Date). If any Ordinary Shares, Options or Ordinary Share Equivalents are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefor will be deemed to be the net amount of consideration received by the Company therefor. If any Ordinary Shares, Options or Ordinary Share Equivalents are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of publicly traded securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company for such securities will be the arithmetic average of the VWAPs of such security for each of the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding the date of receipt. If any Ordinary Shares, Options or Ordinary Share Equivalents are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity, the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such Ordinary Shares, Options or Ordinary Share Equivalents (as the case may be). The fair value of any consideration other than cash or publicly traded securities will be determined jointly by the Company and the Holder. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Trading Days after the tenth (10th) day following such Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the Holder. The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Company. For purposes of hereof, “Adjustment Right” means any right granted with respect to any securities issued in connection with, or with respect to, any issuance or sale (or deemed issuance or sale in accordance with this Section 3(c) of Ordinary Shares that could result in a decrease in the net consideration received by the Company in connection with, or with respect to, such securities (including, without limitation, any cash settlement rights, cash adjustment or other similar rights).

 

v.       Record Date. If the Company takes a record of the holders of Ordinary Shares for the purpose of entitling them (A) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in Ordinary Shares, Options or in Convertible Securities or (B) to subscribe for or purchase Ordinary Shares, Options or Convertible Securities, then such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issuance or sale of the Ordinary Shares deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase (as the case may be).

 

 

 

d) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Ordinary Share Equivalents or rights to purchase shares, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all (or substantially all) of the record holders of any class of Ordinary Shares (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of Ordinary Shares acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Ordinary Shares are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such Ordinary Shares as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

e) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to all (or substantially all) holders of Ordinary Shares, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, shares or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of Ordinary Shares acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Ordinary Shares are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any Ordinary Shares as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation). To the extent that this Warrant has not been partially or completely exercised at the time of such Distribution, such portion of the Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until the Holder has exercised this Warrant.

 

f) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person whereby such other Person or group acquires 50% or more of the outstanding Ordinary Shares or 50% or more of the voting power of the ordinary equity of the Company, (ii) the Company or any Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Ordinary Shares are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Ordinary Shares or 50% or more of the voting power of the ordinary equity of the Company, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Ordinary Shares or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Ordinary Shares are effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires 50% or more of the outstanding Ordinary Shares or 50% or more of the voting power of the ordinary equity of the Company (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then,

 

 

 

upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of Ordinary Shares of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of Ordinary Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one Ordinary Share in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Ordinary Shares are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(f) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant that is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock (or equity, as applicable) of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the Ordinary Shares acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (or equity, as applicable) (but taking into account the relative value of the Ordinary Shares prior to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock (or equity, as applicable), such number of shares of capital stock (or equity, as applicable) and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall be added to the term “Company” under this Warrant (so that from and after the occurrence or consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, each and every provision of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to each of the Company and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally), and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally with the Company, may exercise every right and power of the Company prior thereto and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities shall assume all of the obligations of the Company prior thereto under this Warrant with the same effect as if the Company and such Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally, had been named as the Company herein. For the avoidance of doubt, the Holder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this Section 3(e) regardless of (i) whether the Company has sufficient authorized Ordinary Shares for the issuance of Warrant Shares and/or (ii) whether a Fundamental Transaction occurs prior to the Initial Exercise Date.

 

g) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of Ordinary Shares deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of Ordinary Shares (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

h) Notice to Holder.

 

i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

 

 

ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Ordinary Shares, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Ordinary Shares, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Ordinary Share rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any shareholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Ordinary Shares, any consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Ordinary Shares are converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by email to the Holder at its last email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 10 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Ordinary Shares of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Ordinary Shares of record shall be entitled to exchange their Ordinary Shares for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

i) Voluntary Adjustment by Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market and the consent of the Holder, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.

 

a) Transferability. This Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

 

 

b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

 

Section 5. Miscellaneous.

 

a) No Rights as Shareholder until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting any rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 2(c) or to receive cash payments pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) and Section 2(d)(iv) herein, in no event shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.

 

b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

d) Authorized Shares.

 

The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will have sufficient authorized and unissued Ordinary Shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Ordinary Shares may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith and upon registration in the Register of Members of the Company, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable (which means that no further sums are required to be paid by the holders thereof in connection with the issue thereof) and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

 

 

 

Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its memorandum and articles of association or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 

Before taking any action that would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

e) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or their respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall limit or restrict the federal district court in which a Holder may bring a claim under the federal securities laws.

 

f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. No provision of this Warrant shall be construed as a waiver by the Holder of any rights which the Holder may have under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant or the Purchase Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

 

 

 

h) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Exercise, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at No. 1110, 11th Floor, Unit 1, Building 7, No. 477, Wanxing Road Chengdu, Sichuan, China, 610041, Attention: Ke Chen, Chief Executive Officer, email address: [●], or such other email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders, with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice), Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Fl., New York, NY 10105, Attention: Richard I. Anslow, email address: ranslow@egsllp.com. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the e-mail address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K.

 

i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Ordinary Shares or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

 

l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company, on the one hand, and the Holder, on the other hand.

 

m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

o) Currency. Unless otherwise indicated, all dollar amounts referred to in this Warrant are in United States Dollars (“U.S. Dollars”). All amounts owing under this Warrant shall be paid in U.S. Dollars. All amounts denominated in other currencies shall be converted in the U.S. Dollar equivalent amount in accordance with the Exchange Rate on the date of calculation. “Exchange Rate” means, in relation to any amount of currency to be converted into U.S. Dollars pursuant to this Warrant, the U.S. Dollar exchange rate as published in the Wall Street Journal (NY edition) on the relevant date of calculation.

 

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[WXM Investor Warrant Signature Page]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

  WF International Limited
   
   
  Name:
  Title:

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

To: WF International Limited

 

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

[ ] in lawful money of the United States; or

 

[ ] if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

_______________________________

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

 

 

Name of Investing Entity:  
   
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:  
   
Name of Authorized Signatory:  
   
Title of Authorized Signatory:  
   
Date:  

 

 

 

Exhibit B

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to exercise the Warrant to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

Name:  
  (Please Print)
   
Address:  
  (Please Print)
   
Phone Number:  
Email Address:  
Dated: _______________ __, ______  
Holder’s Signature:    
Holder’s Address:    

  

 

 

 

 

 EXHIBIT 5.1

 

Our ref         YCU/814860-000001/32593913v2

 

WF International Limited

No. 1110, 11th Floor

Unit 1, Building 7

No. 477, Wanxing Road

Chengdu, Sichuan

China 610041

 

29 September 2025

 

Dear Sirs

 

WF International Limited

 

We have acted as Cayman Islands legal advisers to WF International Limited (the “Company”) in connection with the Company’s registration statement on Form F-1, including all amendments or supplements thereto (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended to date relating to the offering by the Company, pursuant to which The Benchmark Company and Axiom Capital Management, Inc. are acting as the placement agents of the Company (the “Placement Agents”), of:

 

(a)up to 1,246,537 units (the “Units”), with each Unit consisting of one ordinary share of par value of US$0.000001 each (the “Ordinary Share”, or collectively, the “Ordinary Shares”) and one warrant to purchase one Ordinary Share (the “Warrant”, or collectively, the “Warrants”);

 

(b)up to 1,246,537 Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants; and

 

(c)up to 62,326 Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants (as defined below).

 

We are furnishing this opinion as Exhibits 5.1, 8.1 and 23.2 to the Registration Statement.

 

1Documents Reviewed

 

For the purposes of this opinion, we have reviewed only originals, copies or final drafts of the following documents:

 

1.1The certificate of incorporation of the Company dated 2 March 2023 issued by the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands.

 

1.2The amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company as adopted by a special resolution passed on 3 November 2023 and effective on 2 April 2025 (the “Memorandum and Articles”).

 

1.3The written resolutions of the board of directors of the Company dated 20 June 2025 (the “Board Resolutions”).

 

 

 

1.4A certificate of good standing dated 25 September 2025 issued by the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands (the “Certificate of Good Standing”).

 

1.5A certificate from a director of the Company, a copy of which is attached hereto (the “Director’s Certificate”).

 

1.6The form of Warrants.

 

1.7The form of placement agent warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares to be issued by the Company to the Placement Agents (the “Placement Agent Warrants”, together with the Warrants, the “Documents”).

 

1.8The Registration Statement.

 

2Assumptions

 

The following opinions are given only as to, and based on, circumstances and matters of fact existing and known to us on the date of this opinion letter. These opinions only relate to the laws of the Cayman Islands which are in force on the date of this opinion letter. In giving these opinions we have relied (without further verification) upon the completeness and accuracy, as of the date of this opinion letter, of the Director’s Certificate and the Certificate of Good Standing. We have also relied upon the following assumptions, which we have not independently verified:

 

2.1Copies of documents, conformed copies or drafts of documents provided to us are true and complete copies of, or in the final forms of, the originals.

 

2.2All signatures, initials and seals are genuine.

 

2.3The Documents are, or will be, authorised and duly executed and unconditionally delivered by or on behalf of all relevant parties in accordance with all relevant laws (other than, with respect to the Company, the laws of the Cayman Islands).

 

2.4The Documents are, or will be, legal, valid, binding and enforceable against all relevant parties in accordance with their terms under the laws of the State of New York and all other relevant laws (other than, with respect to the Company, the laws of the Cayman Islands).

 

2.5The choice of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law of the Documents has been made in good faith and would be regarded as a valid and binding selection which will be upheld by the courts of the State of New York and any other relevant jurisdiction (other than the Cayman Islands) as a matter of the laws of the State of New York and all other relevant laws (other than the laws of the Cayman Islands).

 

2.6There is no contractual or other prohibition or restriction (other than as arising under Cayman Islands law) binding on the Company prohibiting or restricting it from entering into and performing its obligations under the Documents.

 

2.7The Company will have sufficient authorised but unissued Ordinary Shares in its authorised share capital to effect the issue of the Ordinary Shares at the time of issuance.

 

2.8The capacity, power, authority and legal right of all parties under all relevant laws and regulations (other than, with respect to the Company, the laws and regulations of the Cayman Islands) to enter into, execute, unconditionally deliver and perform their respective obligations under the Documents.

 

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2.9No monies paid to or for the account of any party under the Documents or any property received or disposed of by any party to the Documents in each case in connection with the Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby represent or will represent proceeds of criminal conduct or criminal property or terrorist property (as defined in the Proceeds of Crime Act (As Revised) and the Terrorism Act (As Revised), respectively).

 

2.10There is nothing contained in the minute book or corporate records of the Company (which, other than the records set out in paragraphs 1.1 to 1.4 of this opinion letter, we have not inspected) which would or might affect the opinions set out below.

 

2.11There is nothing under any law (other than the laws of the Cayman Islands) which would or might affect the opinions set out below. Specifically, we have made no independent investigation of the laws of the State of New York.

 

2.12The Company will receive money or money’s worth in consideration for the issue of the Ordinary Shares and none of the Ordinary Shares were or will be issued for less than par value.

 

3Opinion

 

Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications set out below and having regard to such legal considerations as we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that:

 

3.1The Company has been duly incorporated as an exempted company with limited liability and is validly existing and in good standing with the Registrar of Companies under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

 

3.2The authorised share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into (i) 49,000,000,000 ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000001 each and (ii) 1,000,000,000 preference shares of a par value of US$0.000001 each.

 

3.3The issue and allotment of the Ordinary Shares as contemplated in the Registration Statement (including the Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants and the Placement Agent Warrants) have been duly authorised and when allotted, issued and paid for as contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Ordinary Shares will be legally issued and allotted, fully paid and non-assessable. As a matter of Cayman Islands law, a share is only issued when it has been entered in the register of members (shareholders).

 

3.4The execution, issue, delivery and performance of the Documents have been authorised by and on behalf of the Company and, upon the execution and unconditional delivery of the Documents in accordance with the Board Resolutions for and on behalf of the Company, the Documents will have been duly executed, issued and delivered on behalf of the Company and will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms.

 

3.5The statements under the headings “Risk Factors”, “Enforcement of Judgments”, and “Taxation” in the Registration Statement, to the extent that they constitute statements of Cayman Islands law, are accurate in all material respects and that such statements constitute our opinion.

 

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4Qualifications

 

The opinions expressed above are subject to the following qualifications:

 

4.1To maintain the Company in good standing with the Registrar of Companies under the laws of the Cayman Islands, annual filing fees must be paid and returns made to the Registrar of Companies within the time frame prescribed by law.

 

4.2The obligations assumed by the Company under the Documents will not necessarily be enforceable in all circumstances in accordance with their terms. In particular:

 

(a)enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, readjustment of debts or moratorium or other laws of general application relating to, protecting or affecting the rights of creditors and/or contributories;

 

(b)enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity. For example, equitable remedies such as specific performance may not be available, inter alia, where damages are considered to be an adequate remedy;

 

(c)some claims may become barred under relevant statutes of limitation or may be or become subject to defences of set off, counterclaim, estoppel and similar defences;

 

(d)where obligations are to be performed in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands, they may not be enforceable in the Cayman Islands to the extent that performance would be illegal under the laws of that jurisdiction;

 

(e)the courts of the Cayman Islands have jurisdiction to give judgment in the currency of the relevant obligation and statutory rates of interest payable upon judgments will vary according to the currency of the judgment. If the Company becomes insolvent and is made subject to a liquidation proceeding, the courts of the Cayman Islands will require all debts to be proved in a common currency, which is likely to be the “functional currency” of the Company determined in accordance with applicable accounting principles. Currency indemnity provisions have not been tested, so far as we are aware, in the courts of the Cayman Islands;

 

(f)arrangements that constitute penalties will not be enforceable;

 

(g)enforcement may be prevented by reason of fraud, coercion, duress, undue influence, misrepresentation, public policy or mistake or limited by the doctrine of frustration of contracts;

 

(h)provisions imposing confidentiality obligations may be overridden by compulsion of applicable law or the requirements of legal and/or regulatory process;

 

(i)the courts of the Cayman Islands may decline to exercise jurisdiction in relation to substantive proceedings brought under or in relation to the Documents in matters where they determine that such proceedings may be tried in a more appropriate forum;

 

(j)we reserve our opinion as to the enforceability of the relevant provisions of the Documents to the extent that they purport to grant exclusive jurisdiction as there may be circumstances in which the courts of the Cayman Islands would accept jurisdiction notwithstanding such provisions;

 

(k)a company cannot, by agreement or in its articles of association, restrict the exercise of a statutory power and there is doubt as to the enforceability of any provision in the Documents whereby the Company covenants to restrict the exercise of powers specifically given to it under the Companies Act (As Revised) (the “Companies Act”), including, without limitation, the power to increase its authorised share capital, amend its memorandum and articles of association or present a petition to a Cayman Islands court for an order to wind up the Company; and

 

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(l)enforcement or performance of any provision in the documents which relates, directly or indirectly, to an interest in the Company constituting shares, voting rights or ultimate effective control over management in the Company may be prohibited or restricted if any such relevant interest is or becomes subject to a restrictions notice issued under the Beneficial Ownership Transparency Act (As Revised) (“BOT Act”).

 

4.3Applicable court fees will be payable in respect of the enforcement of the Documents.

 

4.4We express no opinion as to the meaning, validity or effect of any references to foreign (i.e. non-Cayman Islands) statutes, rules, regulations, codes, judicial authority or any other promulgations and any references to them in the Documents.

 

4.5We reserve our opinion as to the extent to which the courts of the Cayman Islands would, in the event of any relevant illegality or invalidity, sever the relevant provisions of the Documents and enforce the remainder of the Documents or the transaction of which such provisions form a part, notwithstanding any express provisions in the Documents in this regard.

 

4.6Under the Companies Act, the register of members of a Cayman Islands company is by statute regarded as prima facie evidence of any matters which the Companies Act directs or authorises to be inserted therein. A third party interest in the shares in question would not appear. An entry in the register of members may yield to a court order for rectification (for example, in the event of fraud or manifest error).

 

4.7The obligations of the Company may be subject to restrictions pursuant to:

 

(a)United Nations and United Kingdom sanctions extended to the Cayman Islands by Orders in Council; and

 

(b)sanctions imposed by Cayman Islands authorities under Cayman Islands legislation.

 

4.8In this opinion the phrase “non-assessable” means, with respect to the shares in the Company, that a shareholder shall not, solely by virtue of its status as a shareholder, and in absence of a contractual arrangement, or an obligation pursuant to the memorandum and articles of association, to the contrary, be liable for additional assessments or calls on the shares by the Company or its creditors (except in exceptional circumstances, such as involving fraud, the establishment of an agency relationship or an illegal or improper purpose or other circumstances in which a court may be prepared to pierce or lift the corporate veil).

 

Except as specifically stated herein, we make no comment with respect to any representations and warranties which may be made by or with respect to the Company in any of the documents or instruments cited in this opinion or otherwise with respect to the commercial terms of the transactions, which are the subject of this opinion.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our name under the headings “Risk Factors”, “Enforcement of Judgements”, “Taxation” and “Legal Matters” and elsewhere in the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

Yours faithfully

 

/s/ Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP

 

Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP

 

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Annexure

Director’s Certificate

 

6 

 

 

 

Exhibit 5.2

 

ELLENOFF GROSSMAN & SCHOLE LLP

1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS

NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10105

TELEPHONE: (212) 370-1300

FACSIMILE: (212) 370-7889

www.egsllp.com

 

September 29, 2025

WF International Limited

No. 1110, 11th Floor

Unit 1, Building 7

No. 477, Wanxing Road

Chengdu, Sichuan

China 610041

 

Re: Registration Statement on Form F-1

 

Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as counsel to WF International Limited, a Cayman Islands company (the “Company”), in a public offering pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), on September 29, 2025 (the “Registration Statement”), and the related prospectus contained therein (the “Prospectus”). We are rendering this opinion in connection with the filing by the Company of the Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale by the Company (the “Offering”) consisting of up to $4,500,000 of (a) units (the “Units”), with each Unit consisting of one (1) ordinary share, par value $0.000001 each (the “Ordinary Share”, or collectively the “Ordinary Shares”) and one (1) warrant (the “Warrant”, or collectively, the “Warrants”) to purchase one ordinary share (the “Warrant Shares”), and (b) warrants entitling the placement agents to purchase up to 5% of the number of shares sold in this offering at a per share exercise price equal to 125% of the offering price (the “Placement Agent Warrants”). The Ordinary Shares, the Warrant Shares, the Placement Agent Warrants, and the ordinary shares underlying the Placement Agent Warrants are covered by the Registration Statement and we understand that the Ordinary Shares, the Warrants, the Warrant Shares, the Placement Agent Warrants, and the ordinary shares underlying the Placement Agent Warrants are to be offered and sold in the manner described in the Prospectus. This opinion is being delivered at the request of the Company and in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Commission.

 

For purposes of rendering the opinions set forth below, we have examined such documents and reviewed such questions of law as we have considered necessary and appropriate for the purposes of our opinion including (i) the Registration Statement, including the exhibits filed therewith, (ii) the Prospectus, (iii) the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as currently in effect, (iv) the Form of Placement Agency Agreement, by and among the Company, the Benchmark Company, LLC, and Axiom Capital Management Inc., (v) the form of Warrant, (vi) form of Placement Agent Warrant and (vii) the corporate resolutions and other actions of the Company that authorize and provide for the filing of the Registration Statement, and we have made such other investigation as we have deemed appropriate. We have not independently established any of the facts so relied on.

 

 

 

 

We have also assumed that all of the Ordinary Shares issuable or eligible for issuance pursuant to exercise of the Warrants and Placement Agent Warrants following the date hereof will be issued for not less than par value.

 

1. Warrants. When the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Act and when the Warrants are issued, delivered and paid for, as contemplated by the Registration Statement, such Warrants will be legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms except: (a) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); (b) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws; (c) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought; and (d) we express no opinion as to whether a state court outside of the State of New York or a federal court of the United States would give effect to the choice of New York law provided for in the Warrants.

 

2. Placement Agent Warrants. When the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Act and when the Placement Agent Warrants are issued, delivered and paid for, as contemplated by the Registration Statement, such Placement Agent Warrants will be legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms except: (a) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); (b) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws; (c) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought; and (d) we express no opinion as to whether a state court outside of the State of New York or a federal court of the United States would give effect to the choice of New York law provided for in the Placement Agent Warrants.

 

The opinions expressed in this opinion letter are limited to the laws of the States of New York and the federal laws of the United States of America, as in effect on the date hereof. We are not opining on, and we assume no responsibility for, the applicability or effect on any of the matters covered herein of: (a) any other laws; (b) the laws of any other jurisdiction; or (c) the laws of any country, municipality or other political subdivision or local government agency or authority. The opinions set forth below are rendered as of the date of this opinion letter. We assume no obligation to update or supplement such opinions to reflect any change of law or fact that may occur.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.2 to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus constituting a part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

  

Very truly yours,

  

/s/ Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 8.2

 

ELLENOFF GROSSMAN & SCHOLE LLP

1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS

NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10105

TELEPHONE: (212) 370-1300

FACSIMILE: (212) 370-7889

www.egsllp.com

 

September 29, 2025

 

WF International Limited

No. 1110, 11th Floor

Unit 1, Building 7

No. 477, Wanxing Road

Chengdu, Sichuan

China, 610041

 

  Re: Opinion of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP as to Tax Matters

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

You have requested our opinion concerning the statements in the Registration Statement (as defined below) under the caption “Taxation — Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” in connection with the public offering of certain ordinary shares, par value $0.000001 per share (the “ordinary shares”), of WF International Limited (the “Company”) pursuant to the registration statement on Form F-1 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on September 29, 2025, as amended (the “Registration Statement”).

 

This opinion is being furnished to you as Exhibit 8.2 to the Registration Statement.

 

In connection with rendering the opinion set forth below, we have examined and relied on originals or copies of the following (collectively the “Documents”):

 

(a) the Registration Statement; and

 

(b) such other documents, certificates and records as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinion set forth below.

 

Our opinion is conditioned on the initial and continuing accuracy of the facts, information and analyses set forth in the Documents. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Registration Statement.

 

For purposes of our opinion, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all Documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original Documents of all Documents submitted to us as certified, conformed, electronic, or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such latter Documents. We have relied on a representation of the Company that such Documents are duly authorized, valid and enforceable. Furthermore, our opinion assumes, with your consent, that (i) the final executed version of any Document that has not been executed as of the date of this letter (including any underwriting agreement to be executed in connection with the offering of the offering shares) will be, in substance, identical to the version that we have reviewed, (ii) no material term or condition set forth in any executed Document (or the executed version of any Document described in clause (i) immediately above) will be amended, waived, or otherwise modified, and (iii) any transaction contemplated by any Document shall be consummated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Document.

 

In addition, we have relied on factual statements and representations of the officers and other representatives of the Company and others, and we have assumed that such statements and representations are and will continue to be correct without regard to any qualification as to knowledge or belief.

 

We have not independently verified, and do not assume any responsibility for, the completeness or fairness of the Registration Statement and make no representation that the actions taken in connection with the preparation and review of the Registration Statement are sufficient to cause the Registration Statement to be complete or fair.

 

 

 

 

Our opinion is based on the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, United States Treasury regulations, judicial decisions, published positions of the United States Internal Revenue Service, and such other authorities as we have considered relevant, all as in effect as of the date of this opinion and all of which are subject to differing interpretations or change at any time (possibly with retroactive effect). A change in the authorities upon which our opinion is based could affect the conclusions expressed herein. There can be no assurance, moreover, that the opinion expressed herein will be accepted by the United States Internal Revenue Service or, if challenged, by a court.

 

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that, under current United States federal income tax law, although the discussion set forth in the Registration Statement under the heading “Taxation — Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” does not purport to summarize all possible United States federal income tax considerations of the ownership and disposition of the ordinary shares to U.S. Holders (as defined therein), such discussion constitutes, in all material respects, an accurate summary of the United States federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of the ordinary shares that are anticipated to be material to U.S. Holders who hold the ordinary shares pursuant to the Registration Statement, subject to the qualifications set forth in such discussion, and, to the extent that it sets forth any specific legal conclusion under United States federal income tax law, except as otherwise provided therein, it represents our opinion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we do not express any opinion herein with respect to the Company’s status as a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) for United States federal income tax purposes for any taxable year, for the reasons stated in the discussion on PFICs set forth in the Registration Statement under the heading “Taxation — Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations.”

 

Except as set forth above, we express no other opinion. This opinion is furnished to you in connection with the offering of the ordinary shares. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof, and we are under no obligation to supplement or revise our opinion to reflect any legal developments or factual matters arising subsequent to the date hereof.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, to the use of our name under the captions “Taxation” and “Legal Matters” in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement and to the discussion of this opinion in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules or regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  /s/ ELLENOFF GROSSMAN & SCHOLE LLP
  ELLENOFF GROSSMAN & SCHOLE LLP

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 10.12

 

Lock-Up Agreement

 

[•], 2025

 

The Benchmark Company, LLC

150 East 58th Street, 17th Floor

New York, New York 10155

 

Axiom Capital Management, Inc.

350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6740

New York, NY 10118

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned, a holder of ordinary shares, par value $0.000001 (“Shares”) of WF International Limited (the “Company”) understands that you, as placement agents (the “Placement Agents”), propose to enter into a Placement Agency Agreement (the “Placement Agency Agreement”) with the Company, providing for the public offering (the “Public Offering”) of Shares of the Company (the “Securities”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Placement Agency Agreement.

 

In consideration of the Placement Agents’ agreement to enter into the Placement Agency Agreement and to proceed with the Public Offering of the Securities, and for other good and valuable consideration receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby agrees for the benefit of the Company and the Placement Agents that, without the prior written consent of the Placement Agents, the undersigned will not, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending [_] months after the date of the final prospectus (the “Prospectus”) relating to the Public Offering (the “Lock-Up Period”), (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, grant, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Shares, any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Shares, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the undersigned or with respect to which the undersigned has or hereafter acquires the power of disposition (collectively, the “Lock-Up Securities”); (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Lock-Up Securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Lock-Up Securities, in cash or otherwise; (3) make any demand for or exercise any right with respect to the registration of any Lock-Up Securities; or (4) publicly disclose the intention to make any offer, sale, pledge or disposition, or to enter into any transaction, swap, hedge or other arrangement relating to any Lock-Up Securities.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to the conditions below, the undersigned may transfer Lock-Up Securities without the prior written consent of the Placement Agents in connection with (a) transactions relating to Lock-Up Securities acquired in open market transactions after the completion of the Public Offering; (b) transfers of Lock-Up Securities as a bona fide gift, by will or intestacy or to a family member or trust for the benefit of a family member (for purposes of this lock-up agreement, “family member” means any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin); (c) transfers of Lock-Up Securities to a charity or educational institution; or (d) if the undersigned, directly or indirectly, controls a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity, any transfers of Lock-Up Securities to any shareholder, partner or member of, or owner of similar equity interests in, the undersigned, as the case may be; (e) a sale or surrender to the Company of any options or Shares of the Company underlying options in order to pay the exercise price or taxes associated with the exercise of options; or (f) transfers or distributions pursuant to any bona fide third-party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction made to all holders of the Company’s Shares involving a Change of Control of the Company, provided that in the event that such tender offer, merger, consolidation or other such transaction is not completed, the Lock-Up Securities held by the undersigned shall remain subject to the provisions of this lock-up agreement; provided that in the case of any transfer pursuant to the foregoing clauses (b), (c) or (d), (i) any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value, (ii) each transferee shall sign and deliver to the Placement Agents a lock-up agreement substantially in the form of this lock-up agreement and (iii) no filing under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) shall be required or shall be voluntarily made. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “Change of Control” shall mean any transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as such term is defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Shares of the Company on a fully diluted basis. The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of the undersigned’s Lock-Up Securities except in compliance with this lock-up agreement.

 

 

 

Any release or waiver granted by the Placement Agents hereunder shall only be effective two (2) business days after the publication date of a press release announcing such release or waiver. The provisions of this paragraph will not apply if (a) the release or waiver is effected solely to permit a transfer of Lock-Up Securities not for consideration and (b) the transferee has agreed in writing to be bound by the same terms described in this lock-up agreement to the extent and for the duration that such terms remain in effect at the time of such transfer.

 

No provision in this agreement shall be deemed to restrict or prohibit the exercise, exchange or conversion by the undersigned of any securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into Shares, as applicable; provided that the undersigned does not transfer the Shares acquired on such exercise, exchange or conversion during the Lock-Up Period, unless otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of this lock-up agreement. In addition, no provision herein shall be deemed to restrict or prohibit the entry into or modification of a so-called “10b5-1” plan at any time (other than the entry into or modification of such a plan in such a manner as to cause the sale of any Lock-Up Securities within the Lock-Up Period).

 

The undersigned understands that the Company and the Placement Agents are relying upon this lock-up agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the Public Offering. The undersigned further understands that this lock-up agreement is irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigned’s heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.

 

The undersigned understands that, if the Placement Agency Agreement is not executed within three months of the date hereof, or if the Placement Agency Agreement (other than the provisions thereof which survive termination) shall terminate or be terminated prior to payment for and delivery of the Shares to be sold thereunder, then this lock-up agreement shall be void and of no further force or effect.

 

Whether or not the Public Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors, including market conditions. Any Public Offering will only be made pursuant to an Placement Agency Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation between the Company and the Placement Agents.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]

 

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

   
  (Name - Please Print)
   
   
  (Signature)
   
   
  (Name of Signatory, in the case of entities - Please
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  (Title of Signatory, in the case of entities - Please
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  Address:  
     
     
     
     

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreeemnt]

 

 

 

 

 

 EXHIBIT 23.1

 

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

WF International Limited:

 

We hereby consent to the inclusion in the Registration Statement of WF International Limited and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”) on the Form F-1 of our report dated on February 18, 2025, relating to our audits of the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of September 30, 2024 and 2023, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 2024.

 

We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ ZH CPA, LLC

 

Denver, Colorado

 

September 29, 2025

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 23.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Exhibit 21.1

 

List of Subsidiaries of WF International Limited

 

Name of Subsidiaries   Jurisdiction
Shan You International Group Limited   Hong Kong
Sichuan Shanyou Zhiyuan Business Information Consulting Co., Ltd.   The People’s Republic of China
Chengdu Shanyou HVAC Engineering Co., Ltd.   The People’s Republic of China
WF International Nevada LLC   Nevada
Chengdu Wufang Boyuan Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.   The People’s Republic of China

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 99.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT 107

 

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

 

F-1

 

(Form Type)

 

WF International Limited

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities

 

    Security
Type
  Security Class Title   Fee
Calculation
or Carry
Forward
Rule
  Amount
Registered
  Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price Per
Unit
  Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price(1)
  Fee Rate   Amount of
Registration
Fee (2)
    Newly Registered Securities                    
Fees to Be Paid   Equity   Units, each consisting of one ordinary share, par value $0.000001 per share, and one warrant to purchase one ordinary share     457     (o)               US$ 4,500,000       0.0001531     US$ 688.95  
    Equity   Ordinary shares included as part of the units     457     (o)                             (4)
    Other   Warrants included as part of the units     457     (g) and (o)                                
    Equity   Ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants included as part of the units     457     (o)               US$ 4,500,000       0.0001531     US$ 688.95  
    Other   Placement agents' warrants to     457     (g) and (o)                               (4)
    Equity   Ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of placement agents' warrants     457     (o)                 US$ 281,250       0.0001531     US$ 43.06  
    Carry Forward Securities                                                  
    -                                            
    Total Offering Amounts (3)                             US$ 9,281,250             US$ 1,420.96  
    Total Fees Previously Paid                                               0  
    Total Fee Offsets                                               0  
    Net Fee Due                                             US$ 1,420.96  

 

(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
(2) Calculated pursuant to Rule 457( o) under the Securities Act, based on an estimate of the proposed maximum aggregate offering price.
(3) Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, the securities being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of additional ordinary shares as may be issued after the date hereof as a result of share sub-divisions, share capitalization or similar transactions.
(4) No additional registration fee is payable pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act.