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Luda Technology (NYSE: LUD) flags material 2025 internal control weakness in 20-F/A

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Luda Technology Group Limited filed an amended annual report to update its risk disclosures and its assessment of internal controls for the year ended December 31, 2025. The company reports a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting and concludes its disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of that date.

Management attributes the weakness to having insufficient accounting and financial reporting personnel with SEC reporting expertise and incomplete accounting policies and procedures. Luda outlines remediation steps, including hiring experienced staff, enhancing training and establishing stronger oversight for non-recurring and complex transactions, but notes that additional weaknesses could be identified in the future.

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  • Material internal control weakness disclosed: Luda reports a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting and concludes its disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2025, which it acknowledges could harm investor confidence and its share trading.

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Luda discloses material control weakness and ineffective 2025 disclosure controls.

Luda Technology Group Limited amends its annual report to highlight a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting and to state that its disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2025. The core issue is a lack of skilled accounting and SEC reporting personnel and robust policies.

Management describes remediation plans: adding staff with SEC experience, expanding training, and introducing stronger monitoring for non-recurring and complex transactions. Until these measures are implemented and tested, the risk of errors in financial reporting remains elevated, and the company itself warns this could affect market confidence and share trading.

Ordinary shares outstanding 22,690,000 shares Issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025
Par value per ordinary share (HKD) HK$0.25 per share Stated par value of ordinary shares
Par value per ordinary share (USD equivalent) US$0.03 per share Equivalent par value disclosed alongside HK$0.25
Assessment date for controls December 31, 2025 Date as of which disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting were deemed not effective
material weakness financial
"Our auditors and management has identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting."
A material weakness is a significant flaw in the systems and checks a company uses to ensure its financial reports are accurate, meaning errors or fraud could happen and not be caught. For investors it matters because it raises the risk that reported results are unreliable—similar to finding a hole in a ship’s hull—potentially leading to corrected financials, regulatory action, reduced trust, and negative effects on stock value and borrowing costs.
internal control over financial reporting financial
"Our lack of effective internal controls over financial reporting may affect our ability to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud."
Internal control over financial reporting is a company’s system of procedures and checks designed to make sure its financial statements are accurate and complete, like a set of guardrails and verification steps that catch mistakes or fraud before numbers are published. Investors care because strong controls make reported results more trustworthy, lower the risk of surprise restatements or regulatory problems, and give greater confidence when valuing the company or comparing it to peers.
disclosure controls and procedures regulatory
"our management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective"
Policies, routines and internal checks a public company uses to identify, collect and verify information that must appear in its financial reports and public filings, and to make sure that material news is disclosed accurately and on time. Investors care because effective controls increase confidence that the company’s reported numbers and disclosures are reliable and reduce the risk of surprises, much like a building’s inspection and alarm system helps occupants trust the structure’s safety.
emerging growth companies regulatory
"“emerging growth companies,” including the Company, are not required to provide the auditor attestation report."
Emerging growth companies are smaller public firms that qualify for temporary, scaled-back financial reporting and regulatory requirements after going public, intended to ease the transition from private to public ownership. For investors, that matters because these companies often offer higher growth potential but come with more uncertainty and less disclosure than larger firms—think of them like young businesses given a temporary pause on some rules, which can mean bigger upside or greater risk.
Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) financial
"based on criteria established in the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations"

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What did Luda Technology Group (LUD) change in this Form 20-F/A?

Luda Technology Group updated its annual report to revise risk factor disclosures and the section on controls and procedures. The amendment focuses on describing a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting and clarifying that disclosure controls were not effective as of December 31, 2025.

What internal control issues did Luda Technology Group (LUD) disclose for 2025?

Luda disclosed a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting, citing insufficient accounting and financial reporting personnel with SEC expertise and incomplete accounting policies. Management also concluded that disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2025, increasing the risk of reporting errors.

How is Luda Technology Group (LUD) addressing its material weakness?

Luda plans to hire additional accounting and financial reporting staff with SEC reporting experience, expand training for existing personnel, and establish enhanced monitoring and oversight controls for non-recurring and complex transactions. These steps aim to strengthen internal control over financial reporting and improve disclosure accuracy over time.

Did Luda Technology Group’s auditors provide an attestation on internal control?

No. Luda did not include an auditor attestation report on internal control over financial reporting. As an emerging growth company, it is not required under SEC rules to provide an external attestation, so only management’s own assessment is presented in the annual report.

How many Luda Technology Group (LUD) shares were outstanding at year-end 2025?

As of December 31, 2025, Luda had 22,690,000 ordinary shares issued and outstanding, each with a par value of HK$0.25, equivalent to approximately US$0.03 per share. The company reports that the same number of shares remained outstanding as of the annual report date.

Could Luda Technology Group’s control weakness affect its NYSE American listing?

Luda notes that if it cannot produce accurate and timely financial statements, its stock price may decline and it may be unable to maintain compliance with the NYSE American Company Guide. The material weakness therefore carries potential implications for continued listing and investor confidence.
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 20-F/A

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

OR

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

 

OR

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from _________ to _________.

 

OR

 

SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of event requiring this shell company report:

 

Commission file number: 001-42289

 

LUDA TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

 

Rooms 1604-1605, 16/F, YF Life Centre
38 Gloucester Road, Wanchai
Hong Kong

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Ma Biu, Chief Executive Officer
Rooms 1604-1605, 16/F, YF Life Centre
38 Gloucester Road, Wanchai

Hong Kong
+ 852 2994 8774

Email: ir@ludahk.com

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile Number and Address of Company Contact Person)

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered

Ordinary Shares, par value
HK$0.25
(equivalent to US$0.03)

 LUD NYSE American LLC

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

None

(Title of Class)

 

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

 

None

(Title of Class)

 

 

 

 

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

 

As of December 31, 2025, there were 22,690,000 ordinary shares issued and outstanding, par value HK$0.25 (equivalent to US$0.03) per share. As of the date of this annual report, there were 22,690,000 ordinary shares issued and outstanding.

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes No

 

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer  Accelerated filer  Non-accelerated filer  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 13(a) of the Exchange 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.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.

 

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.

 

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).

 

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

 

U.S. GAAP  International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board
  Other

 

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow: Item 17 Item 18

 

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

Yes No

 

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes No

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE 

 

This Amendment No. 1 to Form 20-F (the “Form 20-F/A”) amends our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Annual Report”), which was originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2026 The purpose of this Form 20-F/A is to amend (1) Risks Related to Our Business disclosure and text under 3.D. Risk Factors of “ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION” and (2) the information and disclosure presented under “ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES”. 

 

This Form 20-F/A does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Annual Report and does not modify or update the disclosure therein in any way except as described above. No other changes have been made to the Annual Report. The filing of this Form 20-F/A should not be understood to mean that any statements contained in the Annual Report, as amended by this Form 20-F/A, are true or complete as of any date subsequent to the original filing date of the Annual Report. Accordingly, this Form 20-F/A should be read in conjunction with the Annual Report. 

 

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ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION

 

ITEM 3.D. Risk Factors

 

Risks Related to Our Business

  

Our lack of effective internal controls over financial reporting may affect our ability to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud.

 

Prior to listing, we were a private company with limited accounting personnel and resources to address our internal control over financial reporting. Our auditors and management has identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. The material weakness that has been identified relates to our lack of sufficient accounting and financial reporting personnel with requisite knowledge and comprehensive accounting and reporting policies and procedures relating to the application and compliance with SEC rules and regulations. Our independent registered public accounting firm were not required to perform an evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025 in accordance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that we have identified all, or that we will not in the future have additional material weaknesses.

 

We are in the process of implementing measures designed to improve our internal control over financial reporting to address the underlying causes of these material weaknesses, including (i) hiring additional accounting and financial reporting personnel with SEC reporting experience, (ii) expanding the capabilities of existing accounting and financial reporting personnel through continuous training and education in the accounting and reporting requirements under SEC rules and regulations and (iii) establishing effective monitoring and oversight controls for non-recurring and complex transactions to ensure the accuracy and completeness of our company’s consolidated financial statements and relate disclosures.

 

Effective internal control over financial reporting is important to prevent fraud. The market for and trading price of our Shares may be materially and adversely affected if we do not have effective internal controls. We may not be able to discover problems in a timely manner and our current and potential shareholders may lose confidence in our financial reporting, which may harm our business and the trading price of our Shares. The absence of internal controls over financial reporting may inhibit investors from purchasing our Shares and may make it more difficult for us to raise funds in debt or equity financing. Additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies may be identified in the future. If we identify such issues or if we are unable to produce accurate and timely financial statements, our stock price may decline and we may be unable to maintain compliance with the NYSE American Company Guide.

 

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ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, has performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, as required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act.

 

Based upon that evaluation, our management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to lack of sufficient accounting and financial reporting personnel with requisite knowledge and comprehensive accounting and reporting policies and procedures relating to the application and compliance with SEC rules and regulations.

 

To address the underlying causes of these material weaknesses, we are in the process of (i) hiring additional accounting and financial reporting personnel with SEC reporting experience, (ii) expanding the capabilities of existing accounting and financial reporting personnel through continuous training and education in the accounting and reporting requirements under SEC rules and regulations and (iii) establishing effective monitoring and oversight controls for non-recurring and complex transactions to ensure the accuracy and completeness of our Company’s consolidated financial statements and relate disclosures.

 

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15 (f) under the Exchange Act. Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on criteria established in the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, our management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2025 due to the material weaknesses identified above.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate.

 

Attestation report of the registered public accounting firm

 

We did not include an attestation report of the company’s registered public accounting firm in this annual report on Form 20-F, in accordance with SEC rules under which “emerging growth companies,” including the Company, are not required to provide the auditor attestation report.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Other than those disclosed above, there were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this annual report on Form 20-F that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  Luda Technology Group Limited
     
  By: /s/ Ma Biu
  Name:  Ma Biu
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
Date: June 26, 2026    

 

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