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Pop Culture Group (NASDAQ: CPOP) raises $8M in stock and warrant deal

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Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd completed a registered direct offering of 53,333,333 Class A ordinary shares or pre-funded warrants at an offering price of $0.15 per share. The structure includes 7,448,000 shares and pre-funded warrants exercisable for 45,885,333 shares at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.

The company reports estimated gross proceeds of $8 million and net proceeds of approximately $6.67 million, after placement and other fees, which it plans to use for general corporate purposes. A 9.99% beneficial ownership cap limits warrant exercises, and purchasers hold a 30-day right to buy additional shares at $0.15 per share.

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Pop Culture Group raises $8M via highly dilutive direct offering with prefunded warrants.

Pop Culture Group entered a registered direct offering for 53,333,333 Class A ordinary shares or pre-funded warrants at $0.15 per share, with pre-funded warrants exercisable at $0.01. Gross proceeds are about $8 million, with net proceeds of roughly $6.67 million.

The inclusion of 45,885,333 pre-funded warrants and a 9.99% beneficial ownership cap points to significant potential share issuance while controlling individual holder concentration. A 30-day right to buy up to 100% additional allocations at $0.15 could further expand the share base if exercised.

Univest Securities receives a 7% cash fee on gross proceeds plus up to $120,000 in expenses, and a 12-month right of first refusal for future financings. Subsequent disclosures in future company filings will clarify how much of the follow-on purchase right is exercised and how proceeds affect operations.

Offering size 53,333,333 shares or pre-funded warrants at $0.15 Registered direct offering pricing announcement
Net proceeds $6.67 million Net proceeds from the offering after expenses
Gross proceeds $8 million Estimated gross proceeds from the offering
Shares issued 7,448,000 Class A ordinary shares Portion of offering in common shares
Pre-funded warrant shares 45,885,333 underlying shares Shares issuable upon exercise of pre-funded warrants
Warrant exercise price $0.01 per share Exercise price of pre-funded warrants
Placement fee 7.0% of gross proceeds Cash fee paid to Univest Securities
Expense cap $120,000 Cap on reimbursable travel, out-of-pocket, and legal expenses
registered direct offering financial
"at an offering price of $0.15 per share in a registered direct offering (the “Offering”)."
A registered direct offering is a way for a company to sell new shares of its stock directly to select investors with regulatory approval. This method allows the company to raise funds quickly and efficiently without needing a public auction, similar to offering exclusive access to a limited number of buyers. For investors, it often provides an opportunity to purchase shares at a favorable price, while giving the company immediate access to capital.
Pre-Funded Warrants financial
"and pre-funded warrants to purchase 45,885,333 Class A Ordinary Shares (“Pre-Funded Warrants”)"
Pre-funded warrants are financial instruments that give investors the right to purchase a company's stock at a set price, but with most or all of the purchase price paid upfront. They function like a coupon or gift card for stock, allowing investors to buy shares later at a fixed price, which can be beneficial if they want to avoid future price increases. This makes them important for investors seeking flexibility and certainty in their investment plans.
beneficially own in excess of 9.99% financial
"would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the number of Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding"
shelf registration statement on Form F-3 regulatory
"pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-292982)"
right of first refusal financial
"The Company granted the Placement Agent a 12-month right of first refusal to provide certain investment banking services"
A right of first refusal gives an existing shareholder or party the chance to buy an asset or shares before the owner can sell them to someone else. Think of it like being offered the first option to buy a house when the owner decides to sell; it matters to investors because it can limit who can acquire a stake, slow or block transactions, and affect the price and liquidity of an investment by restricting open-market sales or new buyers.
Offering Type shelf
Price Range $0.15 per share
Use of Proceeds general corporate purposes
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of June 2026

 

Commission File Number: 001-40543

 

Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd

(Registrant’s Name)

 

Room 1207-08, No. 2488 Huandao East Road

Huli District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province
The People’s Republic of China
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F ☒                 Form 40-F ☐

 

 

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT

 

Entry into Share Purchase Agreement

 

On June 12, 2026, Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd (the “Company”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional investor (“Purchaser,” together with the Company, the “Parties”) in connection with a registered direct offering for the offer and sale of 7,448,000 Class A ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (“Class A Ordinary Shares”) and pre-funded warrants to purchase 45,885,333 Class A Ordinary Shares (“Pre-Funded Warrants”), in the aggregate (such offering, the “Offering”).

 

The Pre-Funded Warrants have an exercise price of $0.01 per share, and each Pre-Funded Warrant is exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share (the shares underlying the Pre-Funded Warrants, the “Warrant Shares”). A holder of the Pre-Funded Warrants (“Holder”) will not have the right to exercise any portion of its Pre-Funded Warrants if the Holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the number of Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. The Pre-Funded Warrants will be immediately exercisable (subject to the aforementioned beneficial ownership limitation) and may be exercised at any time until all of the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full. The Pre-Funded Warrant may be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a cashless exercise, under which cashless exercise the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares under the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants. The exercise price of the Pre-Funded Warrants is subject to adjustment for share subdivisions, share dividends, share consolidations, and other similar transactions of the Class A Ordinary Shares or such other event as further described in the Pre-Funded Warrants. The Class A Ordinary Shares, the Pre-Funded Warrants, and the Warrant Shares were offered pursuant to the (i) registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-292982) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on January 27, 2026 and was declared effective by the SEC on February 9, 2026, and the (ii) prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on June 15, 2026.

 

The Securities Purchase Agreement also provides each purchaser with a 30-day right to purchase, at $0.15 per share, an additional allocation of up to 100% of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrant Shares purchased by such purchaser at the Offering, with any additional closing to occur on the first trading day after the applicable election notice. 

 

The Offering was consummated on June 15, 2026. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $6.67 million from the Offering, after deducting offering expenses payable by the Company, including placement agent fees, legal fees, and clearing fees. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for general corporate purposes.

 

In connection with the Offering, the Company entered into a Placement Agency Agreement (the “Placement Agency Agreement”) on June 12, 2026 with Univest Securities, LLC (“Univest”), pursuant to which Univest agreed to act as the exclusive placement agent in connection with the Offering. As compensation to Univest, the Company paid Univest a cash fee of 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in the Offering, and travel and other out-of-pocket expenses, including legal counsel fees and disbursements, in an amount not to exceed an aggregate of $120,000.

 

The Company granted the Placement Agent a 12-month right of first refusal to provide certain investment banking services to the Company, including in connection with specified underwritten public offerings, private securities offerings and change-of-control or merger transactions, subject to customary exclusions and FINRA limitations. If the Placement Agent exercises the right, the applicable engagement would be subject to a separate agreement with customary terms, including fees and indemnification.

 

The Placement Agent is entitled to compensation commensurate with the fees, for 12 months from the date of the Placement Agency Agreement, set forth in the Placement Agency Agreement from the sale of any equity, debt or equity-linked securities to any investor actually introduced by the Placement Agent to the Company between the date of the Placement Agency Agreement and the closing of this Offering, if such financing is consummated during such 12-month period. 

 

The foregoing summaries of the Securities Purchase Agreement, Pre-Funded Warrant, and Placement Agency Agreement do not purport to be complete and are subject to and are qualified in their entirety by copies of such documents filed as Exhibits 10.1, 4.1, and 10.2, respectively to this Current Report on Form 6-K (“Form 6-K”) and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

The Company issued a press release announcing the Offering on June 12, 2026. A copy of the press release is filed herein as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.

 

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Exhibits Index

 

Exhibit No.   Description
4.1   Form of Pre-Funded Warrant
5.1   Opinion of Ogier
10.1   Form of Securities Purchase Agreements
10.2   Form of Placement Agency Agreement
99.1   Press release dated June 12, 2026

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd
     
Date: June 15, 2026 By: /s/ Zhuoqin Huang
  Name: Zhuoqin Huang
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd Announces Pricing of $8 Million Registered Direct Offering

 

XIAMEN, China, June 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd (NASDAQ: CPOP) (the “Company”), today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with a new fundamental institutional investor for the purchase and sale of 53,333,333 Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”) or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof, at an offering price of $0.15 per share in a registered direct offering (the “Offering”). Each pre-funded warrant entitles its holder to purchase one Share.

 

The gross proceeds to the Company from the Offering are estimated to be approximately $8 million before deducting the placement agent’s fees and other estimated offering expenses. The Offering is expected to close on or about June 15, 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

 

Univest Securities, LLC is acting as the sole placement agent for the Offering.

 

The Offering is being made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-292982) previously filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on January 27, 2026 and declared effective on February 9, 2026. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus describing the terms of Offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC’s website located at http://www.sec.gov. Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained, when available, by contacting Univest Securities, LLC at info@univest.us, or by calling +1 (212) 343-8888.

 

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor will there be any sales of such securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. Copies of the prospectus supplement relating to the registered direct offering, together with the accompanying base prospectus will be filed by the Company and, upon filing, can be obtained at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

About Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd 

 

Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd is a Chinese pop culture company headquartered in Xiamen, China. The Company aims to promote Chinese pop culture and its values while fostering cultural exchanges between the United States and China. With the values of Chinese pop culture at its core and the younger generation as its primary target audience, the Company hosts entertainment events, operates Chinese pop culture online programs, and provides event planning and execution services and brand promotion services to corporate clients. In recent years, the Company has focused on developing and hosting its own Chinese pop culture events. For more information, visit the Company’s website at http://ir.cpop.cn/.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Investors can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “aim,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “potential,” “continue,” “is/are likely to” or other similar expressions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company’s registration statement and in its other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

For Investor and Media Inquiries Please Contact:

 

Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd
Investor Relations Department
Email: bodo@cpop.cn
Phone: + 86-0592-5968169  

 

 

FAQ

What did Pop Culture Group (CPOP) announce in this Form 6-K?

Pop Culture Group announced a registered direct offering raising about $8 million. The deal covers 53,333,333 Class A ordinary shares or pre-funded warrants at $0.15 per share, with net proceeds of approximately $6.67 million for general corporate purposes.

How is the Pop Culture Group (CPOP) offering structured?

The offering combines common shares and pre-funded warrants. It includes 7,448,000 Class A ordinary shares and pre-funded warrants exercisable for 45,885,333 shares at a $0.01 exercise price, all sold at an offering price of $0.15 per share or pre-funded warrant.

How much money will Pop Culture Group (CPOP) receive from the offering?

The company expects gross proceeds of approximately $8 million. After deducting placement agent fees, legal costs, and other offering expenses, Pop Culture Group anticipates net proceeds of about $6.67 million, which are earmarked for general corporate purposes.

What are the key terms of Pop Culture Group’s (CPOP) pre-funded warrants?

Each pre-funded warrant is exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at $0.01. The warrants are immediately exercisable, subject to a 9.99% beneficial ownership cap, and can be exercised in whole or part, including via cashless exercise, until fully exercised.

What additional purchase rights were granted to investors in the CPOP deal?

Investors received a 30-day right to buy additional shares and warrant shares. They may purchase up to 100% of the Class A ordinary shares and warrant shares bought in the offering at $0.15 per share, with any additional closing on the first trading day after election.

What role does Univest Securities play in the Pop Culture Group (CPOP) offering?

Univest Securities acts as the exclusive placement agent. It earns a 7% cash fee on aggregate gross proceeds, reimbursement of expenses up to $120,000, and a 12-month right of first refusal to provide certain future investment banking services to Pop Culture Group.

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