AB International Group (NASDAQ: ABQQ) files 10-K/A to add auditor consent and certifications
AB International Group Corp. filed Amendment No. 1 to its annual report for the year ended August 31, 2025. The amendment’s sole purpose is to add Exhibit 23.1, the consent of Prager Metis CPAs, LLC, the independent registered public accounting firm, which was inadvertently omitted previously, and to include updated CEO and CFO certifications under Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. No other parts of the original annual report are being revised or updated. The company reports an aggregate market value of common equity held by non‑affiliates of $446,067 as of the last business day of its most recently completed second fiscal quarter and 8,121,266,321 common shares outstanding as of November 28, 2025.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
Amendment No. 1
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Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
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the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which
the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s
most recently completed second fiscal quarter. $
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the number of shares outstanding for each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
EXPLANATORY NOTE
AB International Group Corp. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (“Form 10-K/A”) to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2025, which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 1, 2025 (the “Original Filing”).
The sole purpose of this Amendment is to file Exhibit 23.1 – Consent of Prager Metis CPAs, LLC, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, which was inadvertently omitted from the Original Filing.
In accordance with Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Form 10-K/A sets forth the complete text of Item 15 and includes new certifications required by Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated as of the date of this filing.
No other information included in the Original Filing is amended hereby, and this Form 10-K/A does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Filing or modify or modify or update those disclosures affected by subsequent events.
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statements Schedules
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The following financial statements and schedules listed below are included in this Form 10-K.
Financial Statements (See Item 8)
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| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | Form | Exhibit | Filing Date | Herewith | |||||||
| 3.1 | Articles of Incorporation | S-1 | 3.1 | 10/10/14 | ||||||||
| 3.2 | Bylaws | S-1 | 3.2 | 10/10/14 | ||||||||
| 3.3 | Certificate of Amendment | 8-K | 3.1 | 6/7/18 | ||||||||
| 3.4 | Certificate of Change | 8-K | 3.1 | 6/18/19 | ||||||||
| 3.5 | Certificate of Amendment, dated October 11, 2022 | S-1 | 3.5 | 6/26/24 | ||||||||
| 3.6 | Certificate of Designation Series A Preferred | 8-K | 3.1 | 9/11/20 | ||||||||
| 3.7 | Certificate of Withdrawal of Designation for Series B Preferred | 8-K | 3.3 | 12/1/23 | ||||||||
| 3.8 | Certificate of Withdrawal of Designation for Series C Preferred | 8-K | 3.1 | 12/1/23 | ||||||||
| 3.9 | Certificate of Withdrawal of Designation for Series D Preferred | 8-K | 3.2 | 12/1/23 | ||||||||
| 4.1 | Convertible Promissory Note | 8-K | 4.1 | 11/21/19 | ||||||||
| 4.2 | Convertible Debenture | 8-K | 4.1 | 12/18/19 | ||||||||
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| 4.3 | Common Stock Purchase Warrant | 8-K | 4.2 | 12/18/19 | ||||||||
| 4.4 | Convertible Promissory Note | 8-K | 4.1 | 1/10/20 | ||||||||
| 4.5 | Convertible Promissory Note | 8-K | 4.2 | 1/10/20 | ||||||||
| 4.6 | 10% Convertible Note | 8-K | 4.1 | 2/21/20 | ||||||||
| 4.7 | 10% Convertible Note | 8-K | 4.2 | 2/21/20 | ||||||||
| 4.8 | Convertible Promissory Note | 8-K | 4.1 | 3/18/20 | ||||||||
| 4.9 | Common Stock Purchase Warrant | 8-K | 10.1 | 3/18/20 | ||||||||
| 4.10 | 10% Convertible Note | 8-K | 4.1 | 7/23/20 | ||||||||
| 4.11 | Convertible Promissory Note | 8-K | 4.1 | 7/28/20 | ||||||||
| 4.12 | Common Stock Purchase Warrant | 8-K | 4.1 | 8.3.20 | ||||||||
| 4.13 | Convertible Promissory Note | 8-K | 4.1 | 8/24/2020 | ||||||||
| 4.14 | Convertible Promissory Note | 8-K | 4.1 | 9/4/20 | ||||||||
| 4.15 | Convertible Promissory Note | 8-K | 4.2 | 9/4/20 | ||||||||
| 4.16 | Convertible Promissory Note | 8-K | 4.1 | 10/15/20 | ||||||||
| 4.17 | Common Stock Purchase Warrant | 8-K | 4.1 | 8/2/22 | ||||||||
| 4.18 | Common Stock Purchase Warrant | 8-K | 4.1 | 6/13/24 | ||||||||
| 10.1 | Patent License Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 6/6/17 | ||||||||
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| 10.2 | Agreement for Termination and Release | 8-K | 10.1 | 11/1/18 | ||||||||
| 10.3 | Chief Marketing Officer Employment Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 2/11/19 | ||||||||
| 10.4 | Chief Operating Officer Employment Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 2/11/19 | ||||||||
| 10.5 | Securities Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 11/21/19 | ||||||||
| 10.6 | Securities Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 12/18/19 | ||||||||
| 10.7 | Securities Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 1/10/20 | ||||||||
| 10.8 | Securities Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.2 | 1/10/20 | ||||||||
| 10.9 | Securities Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 2/21/20 | ||||||||
| 10.10 | Securities Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.2 | 2/21/20 | ||||||||
| 10.11 | Securities Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 4.2 | 3/18/20 | ||||||||
| 10.12 | Securities Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 7/23/20 | ||||||||
| 10.13 | Securities Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 7/28/20 | ||||||||
| 10.14 | Equity Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 8/3/20 | ||||||||
| 10.15 | Registration Rights Agreement | 8-K | 10.2 | 8/3/20 | ||||||||
| 10.16 | Securities Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 8/24/20 | ||||||||
| 10.17 | Separation Agreement and Release with Jianli Deng, dated August 29, 2020 | 8-K | 10.1 | 9/1/20 | ||||||||
| 10.18 | Separation Agreement and Release with Lijun Yu, dated August 29, 2020 | 8-K | 10.2 | 9/1/20 | ||||||||
| 10.19 | Separation Agreement and Release with Linqing Ye, dated August 29, 2020 | 8-K | 10.3 | 9/1/20 | ||||||||
| 10.20 | Securities Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 9/4/20 | ||||||||
| 10.21 | Securities Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.2 | 9/4/20 | ||||||||
| 10.22 | Securities Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 10/15/20 | ||||||||
| 10.23 | Securities Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 10/20/20 | ||||||||
| 10.24 | Termination and Release Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 11/25/20 | ||||||||
| 10.25 | Termination and Release Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 12/1/20 | ||||||||
| 10.26 | Series C Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 1/29/21 | ||||||||
| 10.27 | Employment Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 2/24/21 | ||||||||
| 10.28 | Series C Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 3/2/21 | ||||||||
| 10.29 | Series C Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 11/3/21 | ||||||||
| 10.30 | Lease Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 11/2/21 | ||||||||
| 10.31 | Series C Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 9/13/21 |
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| 10.32 | Series C Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 1/28/22 | ||||||||
| 10.33 | Series C Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 3/21/22 | ||||||||
| 10.34 | Amendment to Employment Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 5/24/22 | ||||||||
| 10.35 | Series C Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 6/17/22 | ||||||||
| 10.36 | Series C Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 8/1/22 | ||||||||
| 10.37 | Common Stock Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 8/2/22 | ||||||||
| 10.38 | Form of Repurchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 1/29/24 | ||||||||
| 10.39 | Series C Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 9/15/22 | ||||||||
| 10.40 | Common Stock Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 6/13/24 | ||||||||
| 10.41 | Stock Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 2/25/25 | ||||||||
| 10.42 | Contribution Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 5/9/25 | ||||||||
| 10.45 | License Agreement | 8-K | 10.2 | 5/9/25 | ||||||||
| 10.46 | Securities Purchase Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 5/27/25 | ||||||||
| 10.47 | Amendment to License Agreement | 8-K | 10.1 | 7/14/25 | ||||||||
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Final Execution Agreement for Intellectual Property Transfer | 8-K | 10.2 | 7/14/25 | ||||||||
| 23.1 | Consent of Prager Metis CPSs, LLC | X | ||||||||||
| 31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | X | ||||||||||
| 31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | X | ||||||||||
| 32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | X | ||||||||||
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101 attachments) |
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* These certifications are being furnished solely to accompany this quarterly report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, and are not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
AB International Group Corp.
| DATE | SIGNATURE | TITLE | ||
| December 5, 2025 | /s/ Chiyuan Deng | Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director | ||
| Chiyuan Deng | (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
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December 5, 2025 |
/s/ Chiyuan Deng | Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director | ||
| Chiyuan Deng | (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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FAQ
What is ABQQ AB International Group Corp. changing in its 10-K/A?
The company is filing Amendment No. 1 to its annual report for the year ended August 31, 2025 to add Exhibit 23.1, a consent from Prager Metis CPAs, LLC, and to provide updated CEO and CFO certifications under Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Does the ABQQ 10-K/A amendment change any financial results or disclosures?
No other information from the original annual report is being amended. The amendment is limited to including the auditor consent as Exhibit 23.1 and updated executive certifications, without revising previously reported disclosures.
What is the market value of ABQQ’s non-affiliate common equity?
The aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates is stated as $446,067, based on the price of the common stock as of the last business day of the company’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.
How many ABQQ common shares are outstanding?
The company reports 8,121,266,321 common shares outstanding as of November 28, 2025.
Who is ABQQ’s independent registered public accounting firm?
The amendment identifies Prager Metis CPAs, LLC as the independent registered public accounting firm and includes its consent as Exhibit 23.1.
Who signs ABQQ’s amended annual report?
The report is signed by Chiyuan Deng, who serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Director, and the principal executive, financial, and accounting officer.