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MDJM LTD is offering 24,600,000 Class A Ordinary Shares at $0.1015 per share pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated Feb 27, 2026. The prospectus supplement states net proceeds to the Company are $0.094395 per share, or $2,322,117 in the aggregate, before expenses. Upon completion of the offering the Company projects 43,079,922 Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding and 408,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, with dual-class voting described in the supplement. The shares are listed on Nasdaq under the symbol UOKA. The supplement discloses related-party and intercompany transfers of proceeds into the UK operating subsidiary and summarizes operational, regulatory, and execution risks tied to the Company’s strategic shift to a cultural IP and hospitality-focused model.

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Offering registers 24.6M Class A shares at $0.1015; disclosure emphasizes structure and voting changes.

The prospectus supplement clearly states an offering of 24,600,000 Class A Ordinary Shares at $0.1015 per share pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated February 27, 2026. It lists net proceeds to the issuer as $2,322,117 before expenses in the offering table.

The document details corporate actions (reverse splits, dual-class restructuring and share consolidation) that alter authorized shares and voting power and binds the offering to Nasdaq listing conditions. It also discloses related-party transfers of prior proceeds to the UK subsidiary; timing and recipients are explicitly stated in the supplement.

Small primary raise with substantial governance and execution risks; proceeds routed to UK subsidiaries.

The offering proceeds per the table total $2,322,117 (net, before expenses). The supplement states certain prior financings’ net proceeds were deposited directly into MD UK accounts (for example, $5,443,157 in February 2026 and $2,426,460 in 2024), and intercompany rent eliminations are shown for comparative periods.

Material risks called out include the strategic pivot to a cultural IP ecosystem, hospitality operating risks in the UK, governance effects from the dual-class share structure, and Nasdaq continued-listing sensitivities. Cash-flow treatment for future dividends depends on upstream distributions from UK subsidiaries.

 

Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration No. 333-261347

 

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

(To prospectus dated March 6, 2023)

 

24,600,000 Class A Ordinary Shares

 

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MDJM LTD

 

We are offering 24,600,000 Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.025 (“Class A Ordinary Shares”), in this offering to certain institutional investors pursuant to this prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus and a securities purchase agreement dated as of February 27, 2026, by and between us and certain institutional investors participating in this offering (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”). The offering price for each Class A Ordinary Share is $0.1015.

 

Our Class A Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “UOKA.” On February 27, 2026, the last reported sale price of our Class A Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market was $0.08 per share. The aggregate market value of our outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates, or public float, as of February 27, 2026, was approximately $42.5 million, which was calculated based on 18,468,490 Class A Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates and the price of $2.30 per share, which was the closing price of our Class A Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market on February 9, 2026. Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3, in no event will we sell our securities in a public primary offering with a value exceeding more than one-third of our public float in any 12-month period so long as our public float remains below $75 million. During the 12 calendar months prior to and including the date of this prospectus supplement, we have not offered or sold any securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3.

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before making an investment decision, please read the information under the heading “Risk Factors” of this prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus and risk factors set forth in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F (the “2024 Annual Report”), in other reports incorporated herein by reference, and in an applicable prospectus supplement under the heading “Risk Factors.”

 

 

 

 

Unless otherwise stated, as used in this prospectus supplement, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “our Company,” and the “Company” refer to MDJM LTD (“MDJM”), an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

 

We are a “foreign private issuer” as defined under the U.S. federal securities laws and, as such, may elect to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements for this and future filings. See “Prospectus Supplement Summary — Implications of Being a Foreign Private Issuer” on page S-13.

 

As of the date of this prospectus supplement, the Company has 18,479,922 Class A Ordinary Shares with one vote each (18,479,922 votes) and 408,000 Class B ordinary shares (“Class B Ordinary Shares” and together with the Class A Ordinary Shares, the “Ordinary Shares”) with 50 votes each (20,400,000 votes), totaling 38,879,922 votes. Our Chief Executive Officer, Siping Xu, beneficially owns 408,000 Class B Ordinary Shares and 5,529 Class A Ordinary Shares, representing 20,405,529 votes and approximately 52.48% of the aggregate voting power of our outstanding Ordinary Shares. As a result, we are deemed to be a “controlled company” for the purpose of the Nasdaq listing rules. However, upon completion of this offering, the Company will have 43,079,922 Class A Ordinary Shares with one vote each (43,079,922 votes) and 408,000 Class B Ordinary Shares with 50 votes each (20,400,000 votes), totaling 63,479,922 votes. Our Chief Executive Officer, Siping Xu, will beneficially own 408,000 Class B Ordinary Shares and 5,529 Class A Ordinary Shares, representing 20,405,529 votes and approximately 32.15% of the aggregate voting power of our outstanding Ordinary Shares. No other shareholder will hold more than 50% of voting power of our outstanding Ordinary Shares. As a result, we will not be deemed a “controlled company” for the purpose of the Nasdaq listing rules upon completion of this offering.

 

The Class A Ordinary Shares offered in this prospectus supplement are shares of the Cayman Islands holding company, which has no operations of its own and conducts all of its operations through MD Local Global Limited (“MD UK”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Mansions Catering and Hotel LTD (“Mansions”) (collectively, the “UK subsidiaries”). Investors in our Class A Ordinary Shares should be aware that they will not directly hold equity interests in the UK subsidiaries, but rather are purchasing equity solely in MDJM LTD, a Cayman Islands holding company, which indirectly owns 100% equity interests in such UK subsidiaries. For a description of our corporate structure, see “Prospectus Supplement Summary — Our Corporate History and Structure” beginning on page S-6.

 

In addition, as we conduct our operations through the UK subsidiaries in the United Kingdom (the “UK”), we and the UK subsidiaries are subject to legal and operational risks associated with being based in the UK, including risks related to the legal, political, and economic policies of the UK government, the relations between the UK and the United States, or the UK or United States regulations, which risks could result in a material change in the UK subsidiaries’ operations and/or cause the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or become worthless and affect our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Business and Industry — Our UK subsidiaries’ operating results are subject to conditions typically affecting hospitality service providers in the UK, any of which could reduce our revenue and limit opportunities for growth,” “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Business and Industry — Our UK subsidiaries may not be able to successfully identify, secure, or operate additional hotel properties,” “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Business and Industry — Our UK subsidiaries are subject to various hospitality industry, health and safety, construction, fire prevention, and environmental laws and regulations that may subject them to liability,” “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Business and Industry — If our UK subsidiaries are unable to access funds to maintain the condition and appearance of the hospitality properties that they operate or may operate or manage in the future, the attractiveness of such properties and their and our reputation could suffer and occupancy rates may decline,” “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Business and Industry — Changes in international trade policies, trade disputes, barriers to trade, or the emergence of a trade war may dampen growth in the UK, where our UK subsidiaries conduct operations,” “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Business and Industry — Our UK subsidiaries face risks related to natural disasters, health epidemics, and other outbreaks, which could significantly disrupt their operations,” and “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Business and Industry — If we or the UK subsidiaries fail to hire, train, and retain qualified managerial and other employees, our business and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected” in this prospectus supplement.

 

As a holding company, we may rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by the UK subsidiaries for our cash and financing requirements. If any of the UK subsidiaries incurs debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing such debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends to us. However, none of the UK subsidiaries have made any dividends or other distributions to the Company or any U.S. investors as of the date of this prospectus supplement. In the future, cash proceeds raised from overseas financing activities may be transferred by us to the UK subsidiaries via capital contribution or shareholder loans, as the case may be.

 

 

 

 

The transfers and distribution among the Company and its UK subsidiaries are as follows: In February 2026, net proceeds of $5,443,157 from a public offering were deposited directly into MD UK’s bank account instead of MDJM’s bank account. In February 2025, net proceeds of $324,000 from exercise of the September 2024 Series A Warrants (as defined below) were not deposited into MDJM’s bank account. Instead, the proceeds were deposited directly into MD UK’s bank account. In 2024, net proceeds of $2,426,460 from a private placement with several investors on September 18, 2024, and from the exercise of series A warrants (the “September 2024 Series A Warrants”) associated with such private placement were not deposited into MDJM’s bank account. Instead, the proceeds were deposited directly into MD UK’s bank account. In 2022, MDJM transferred $1,480,000 into the account of MD UK as an investment. In addition, MDJM paid a net amount of $103,794 on behalf of its subsidiaries in 2022, which consisted of attorney fees in connection with the establishment of new business, and other business-related expenses.

 

On January 1, 2023, Mansions entered into a lease agreement with MD UK to rent “Fernie Castle,” a property owned by MD UK, for use as a hotel site. The annual rent for the property is approximately $240,000 (182,500 pounds sterling, exclusive of VAT, payable monthly on the 25th. Mansions is responsible for all operating expenses, as well as maintenance and repairs of the leased property. The lease agreement does not specify a fixed termination date, but either party may terminate the agreement by providing one month’s notice without incurring penalties. Upon termination, the property must be returned to MD UK. For the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, inter-company rent income and corresponding expenses of $118,460 and $115,448, respectively, were eliminated in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

On January 1, 2023, Mansions entered into a lease agreement with MD UK to rent “Robin Hill,” a property owned by MD UK, for hotel operations. The annual rent is approximately $196,000 (151,000 pounds sterling, excluding VAT, and is payable monthly on the 25th. Mansions is responsible for operating expenses, maintenance, and repairs of the leased property. The lease does not have a fixed termination date; however, it can be ended by either party with one month’s notice, without penalty. Upon termination, Mansions must return the property to MD UK. For the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, inter-company rent income and corresponding expenses of $98,014 and $95,521, respectively, were eliminated in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

As of the date of this prospectus supplement, there have been no other transfers or distributions made or dividends paid among the Company and its subsidiaries, except as described above.

 

This prospectus supplement does not constitute, and there will not be, an offering of securities to the public in the Cayman Islands.

 

The information contained or incorporated in this prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus supplement, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus supplement or any sale of our securities.

 

Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

   Per Class A
Ordinary
Share
   Total 
Offering price  $0.1015   $2,496,900 
Placement agent fees(1)  $0.007105   $174,783 
Proceeds to us, before expenses  $0.094395   $2,322,117 

 

(1) We will pay the Placement Agent (as defined below) a cash fee of up to 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds of this offering as agreed upon by us and Placement Agent. In addition, we agreed to reimburse the Placement Agent up to $60,000 for its reasonable actual out-of-pocket expenses. See “Plan of Distribution” for more information regarding the Placement Agent’s compensation.

 

We have retained Maxim Group LLC (“Maxim” or the “Placement Agent”) to act as our placement agent in connection with this offering. The Placement Agent is not purchasing or selling any of the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus and the Placement Agent is not required to arrange the purchase or sale of any specific number of securities or dollar amount, but it has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to arrange for the sale of all of the securities.

 

We anticipate that delivery of the Class A Ordinary Shares will be made on or about March 2, 2026, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

 

Sole Placement Agent

 

Maxim Group LLC

 

Prospectus supplement dated February 27, 2026

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

 

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About this Prospectus Supplement S-1
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements S-4
Prospectus Supplement Summary S-5
The Offering S-15
Risk Factors S-15
Use of Proceeds S-30
Capitalization and Indebtedness S-31
Dilution S-31
Description of Share Capital S-32
Material Tax Considerations S-41
Plan of Distribution S-41
Legal Matters S-44
Experts S-44
Where You Can Find Additional Information S-44
Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference S-44

 

PROSPECTUS

 

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About this Prospectus 1
Commonly Used Defined Terms 1
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 3
Prospectus Summary 3
Risk Factors 18
Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable 20
Capitalization and Indebtedness 20
Dilution 20
Use of Proceeds 20
Description of Share Capital 21
Description of Debt Securities 37
Description of Warrants 39
Description of Rights 41
Description of Units 41
Plan of Distribution 42
Taxation 44
Expenses 44
Material Contracts 44
Material Changes 44
Legal Matters 44
Experts 45
Incorporation of Documents by Reference 45
Where You Can Find Additional Information 46
Enforceability of Civil Liabilities 46

 

 

 

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

 

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus form part of the registration statement (No. 333-261347) that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), using a “shelf” registration process. We provide information to you about this offering in two separate documents that are bound together: (1) this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific details regarding this offering; and (2) the accompanying base prospectus, which provides general information, some of which may apply to this offering. Generally, when we refer to this “prospectus,” we are referring to both documents combined. If information in this prospectus supplement is inconsistent with the accompanying base prospectus, you should rely on this prospectus supplement. This prospectus supplement describes the terms of this offering and also adds to and updates information contained in the accompanying base prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into the accompanying base prospectus. If any statement in one of these documents is inconsistent with a statement in another document having a later date (for example, a document incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement) the statement in the document having the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement.

 

You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus, and any free writing prospectus filed by us with the SEC. We have not, and the Placement Agent has not, authorized anyone to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus supplement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the securities described in this prospectus supplement or an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy such securities. We are not, and the Placement Agent is not, making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus, any documents incorporated by reference herein or therein, and in any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering, is accurate only as of the date of those respective documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates. You should read this prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus, any documents incorporated by reference, and any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering, in their entirety before making an investment decision.

 

Before purchasing any securities, you should carefully read both this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus, together with the additional information described under the headings, “Where You Can Find Additional Information” and “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” of this prospectus supplement.

 

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COMMONLY USED DEFINED TERMS

 

Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise, references in this prospectus supplement to:

 

·“China” or the “PRC” are to the People’s Republic of China;

 

·“Class A Ordinary Shares” are to the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.025 per share;

 

·“Class B Ordinary Shares” are to the Company’s Class B ordinary shares, par value US$0.025 per share;

 

·“Exchange Act” are to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;

 

·“fiscal year” are to the period from January 1 to December 31 of the year;

 

·“Former PRC Entities” are to our former PRC subsidiary, the former VIE and its subsidiaries, collectively;

 

·“Former WFOE” or “Mingda Beijing” are to Beijing Mingda Jiahe Technology Development Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the PRC, which was wholly owned by MDJH Hong Kong (defined below) and was dissolved on August 25, 2025

 

·“GBP” are to British Pound Sterling, the legal currency of the UK;

 

·“Mansions” are to Mansions Catering and Hotel LTD, a UK company, in which MD UK (defined below) holds 100% of the equity interests;

 

·“MD German” are to our wholly owned subsidiary, MD Lokal Global GmbH, a German company;

 

·“MD Japan” are to our wholly owned subsidiary, Mingda Jiahe Development Investment Co., Ltd, a Japanese company;

 

·“MDJH Hong Kong” are to our wholly owned subsidiary, MDJCC Limited, a Hong Kong corporation;

 

·“MD UK” are to our wholly owned subsidiary, MD Local Global Limited, a UK company;

 

·“Mingda Tianjin” or the “former VIE” are to Mingdajiahe (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the PRC, the financial results of which we consolidated for accounting purposes, and Mingda Tianjin is controlled by Mr. Siping Xu, our chief executive officer and majority shareholder;

 

·“Ordinary Shares” are to Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares of MDJM, collectively;

 

·“primary real estate market” are to the market for newly constructed and completed residential and commercial real properties, “primary real estate agency services” are to agency services provided for the primary real estate market, “secondary real estate market” are to the market for all residential and commercial real properties other than those for sale in the primary real estate market, and “secondary real estate brokerage services” are to brokerage services provided for the secondary real estate market;

 

·“RMB” or “Renminbi” are to the legal currency of China;

 

·“Securities Act” are to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

 

·“SEC” are to the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission;

 

·“UK” are to the United Kingdom;

 

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·“US$,” “$,” “U.S. dollars,” or “dollars” are to the legal currency of the United States;

 

·“U.S. GAAP” are to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States; and

 

·“VIE” are to variable interest entity.

 

Our principal operations are based in the UK, and, prior to 2023, also in the PRC. Our financial position and operational results are determined by using GBP and RMB as functional currencies, as applicable. However, our consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. Dollars. This prospectus supplement contains translations of some GBP and RMB amounts into U.S. dollars, at specified rates. No representation is made that the GBP and RMB amounts referred to in this prospectus supplement could have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars at such rate.

 

Our fiscal year end is December 31. References to a particular “fiscal year” are to our fiscal year ended December 31 of that calendar year. Our audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the U.S. GAAP.

 

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, the securities offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus in any jurisdiction where it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation.

 

No action is being taken in any jurisdiction outside the United States to permit a public offering of the securities or possession or distribution of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus in that jurisdiction. Persons who come into possession of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus in jurisdictions outside the United States are required to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions as to this offering and the distribution of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus applicable to that jurisdiction.

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus and the information incorporated by reference herein and therein contain or incorporate by reference forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements,” including any projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items, any statements of the plans, strategies, and objectives of management for future operations, any statements concerning proposed new projects or other developments, any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance, any statements of management’s beliefs, goals, strategies, intentions, and objectives, and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. The words “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “potential,” “likely,” “projects,” “continue,” “will,” and “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events, are based on assumptions, and are subject to risks and uncertainties. We cannot guarantee that we actually will achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on these statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated or implied by forward-looking statements. These important factors include those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus we may authorize for use in connection with a specific offering. These factors and the other cautionary statements made in this prospectus supplement should be read as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements whenever they appear in this prospectus supplement. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY

 

The following summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus supplement or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, and does not contain all of the information that you need to consider in making your investment decision. We urge you to read this entire prospectus (as supplemented or amended), including our consolidated financial statements, notes to the consolidated financial statements and other information incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement from our other filings with the SEC, before making an investment decision.

 

Overview

 

We operate our business through MD UK and Mansions. While we conducted business in the PRC prior to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 through our Former PRC entities, including Mingda Tianjin, which was a VIE in the PRC, we have no business operations in the PRC as of the date of this prospectus supplement.

 

Mansions engages in the asset management business and expects to provide comprehensive UK real estate-related services, including property leasing, property sales, furnishings, routine property maintenance and management, and hospitality and butler services to overseas real estate owners. Mansions implements customized management plans holistically curtailed to the needs of its real estate owner clients. It facilitates a variety of ancillary services, including its real estate marketing and planning services, real estate agency services, advertisement planning services, 24-7 multilingual customer service meeting the demand of an international market, and professional onsite butler team. Mansions commenced operations in 2021 and generated $21,536 (GBP 16,589), $48,375 (GBP 37,849), $102,909 (GBP 82,729), and $16,263 (GBP13,207) of revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

 

MD UK commenced its operations in 2021. MD UK focuses on developing and launching real estate development projects and hospitality programs, including hotel operations.

 

Prior to 2023, we also operated our business through the Former PRC Entities, particularly through Mingda Tianjin, which primarily provided primary real estate agency services to its real estate developer clients. Mingda Tianjin’s main market was in the Tianjin Autonomous Municipality, one of the richest cities in the PRC, ranking fifth in the PRC based upon GDP per capita in 2022, according to the China Statistical Yearbook. Since 2014, Mingda Tianjin had expanded its market presence to other first and second tier cities in China, including Chengdu of Sichuan province.

 

The Former PRC Entities’ primary real estate agency services offerings included providing primary agency sales services to residential real estate developers at any stage of the development and sale of a residential real estate project. The Former PRC Entities typically served large and mid-sized real estate developers or promising emerging local developers in the markets in which they operated. The Former PRC entities primarily generated revenue through sales commissions which were either fixed or progressive. They generated 0%, 0%, 29.0%, and 96.4% of their total revenue through their primary agency sales services in the six months ended June 30, 2025 and the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

 

The Former PRC entities commenced their operations in 2002. Their revenue was $nil, $nil, $41,954, and $434,371 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively. Their net loss was $(126,555), $(631,355), $(662,821), and $(1,847,047) for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

 

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On February 28, 2025, the Company’s board of directors approved the termination of the VIE Agreements (defined below) with Mingda Tianjin. Subsequently, on March 1, 2025, Mingda Beijing entered into termination agreements with Mingda Tianjin and its shareholders, effectively terminating the VIE Agreements. As a result, Mingda Beijing ceased providing business support and consulting services to Mingda Tianjin and was no longer considered its beneficial owner. On March 5, 2025, the local authorities in Beijing issued a Notice of Deregistration of Equity Pledge to each shareholder of Mingda Tianjin, formally completing the deregistration process and officially ending the contractual arrangements between Mingda Beijing and Mingda Tianjin.

 

Strategic Shift to Cultural Intellectual Property (“IP”) Ecosystem

 

We are undergoing a significant strategic transformation to shift our core operations toward the development and monetization of a global cultural IP ecosystem. This new strategy integrates content creation, cultural tourism, international collaboration, and cultural asset management to crease a seamless chain from IP development to commercial value. Our goal is to build a globally influential cultural and artistic ecosystem that brings Eastern philosophy and aesthetics to the world through contemporary storytelling and immersive experience.

 

Our future strategy is built upon the following four core directions:

 

·Cultural IP Ownership & Original IP Development—this involves creating original IP rooted in Eastern culture, aesthetics, and philosophy, and building cross-cultural storytelling content with global appeal;

 

·International Cultural IP Licensing & Collaboration—we will introduce and collaborate with internationally recognized cultural IPs, expanding cross-border creative and cultural partnerships to achieve mutual enrichment of cultural resources and artistic expression;

 

·Cultural Experience Operations at Fernie Castle—we utilize Fernie Castle and its adjacent Oriental Garden in Scotland as the core operational platform to establish an immersive Animation Art Museum, inspired by the aesthetic and experiential philosophy of Japan’s Ghibli Museum. This physical cultural zone will generate sustainable cultural revenue through animation and art exhibitions, themed cultural dining, boutique accommodation, oriental garden experiences, cultural festivals, and immersive programming; and

 

·Cultural IP Commercialization—we will focus on producing animated shorts and feature films, securing international distribution, and streaming partnerships, generating box office and exhibition revenue, developing merchandise and derivative products, and licensing globally and expanding brand cooperation.

 

See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Business and Industry — Our new business strategy focused on the cultural IP ecosystem is complex and highly specialized. If we are unable to successfully execute this transformation, our future business operations, financial condition, and results of operations will be materially and adversely affected.”

 

Recent Development

 

On February 11, 2026, we closed an underwritten follow-on offering of 4,280,000 units, with each unit consisting of (i) one Class A Ordinary Share and (ii) one Series A warrant to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share (collectively, the “February 2026 Series A Warrants”) at a public offering price of $1.40 per unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $6 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses payable by us. The February 2026 Series A Warrants have a one-year term, immediately exercisable after issuance, and have an initial exercise price of $1.40 per Class A Ordinary Share, which is subject to reset on the Reset Date (as defined therein). The February 2026 Series A Warrants also provide for a zero exercise price option, in which the holder will receive 1.5 Class A Ordinary Shares that would be issuable upon a cash exercise of the February 2026 Series A Warrants, without payment of additional consideration. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, we have issued an aggregate of 17,819,236 Class A Ordinary Shares in connection with this follow-on offering.

 

Our Corporate History and Structure

 

MDJM is a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated on January 26, 2018.

 

MDJM wholly owns MDJH Hong Kong, which was incorporated on February 9, 2018 under the laws of Hong Kong. Prior to August 25, 2025, MDJH Hong Kong held a 100% ownership interest in Mingda Beijing, a limited liability company organized on March 9, 2018 under the laws of the PRC. Mingda Beijing was classified as a wholly foreign-owned enterprise.

 

On April 28, 2018, Mingda Beijing entered into a series of contractual arrangements (the “VIE Agreements”), with Mingda Tianjin and Mingda Tianjin’s shareholders. Mingda Tianjin, a limited liability company organized on September 25, 2002 under the laws of the PRC, changed its name to Mingdajiahe (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. on February 2, 2021. Mingda Tianjin conducted MDJM’s primary business operations in China prior to 2023. Since 2023, Mingda Tianjin has scaled down and ceased the provision of real estate agency services due to changes to the Chinese real estate market and, as of the date of this prospectus supplement, Mingda Tianjin has no business operations.

 

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On October 28, 2020, MD UK was formed pursuant to English laws. MDJM holds 100% of the equity interest in MD UK. MD UK commenced its operations in 2021, focusing on developing and launching real estate development projects and hospitality programs, including hotel operations. On June 15, 2021, Mansions was formed as a limited company under English laws, engaging in the hotel management business. Mansions commenced operations in 2021. 51% of the equity interest in Mansions was held by MD UK, 41% of the equity interest was held by Ocean Tide Wealth Limited, a specialist mortgage broker in the UK, and the remaining 8% was held by Mingzhe Zhang. On May 20, 2022, MD UK acquired 41% of the equity interests in Mansions from Ocean Tide Wealth Limited with a consideration of one British pound sterling and 8% of the equity interests in Mansions from Mingzhe Zhang with a consideration of one British pound sterling. After the acquisitions, MD UK holds 100% of the equity interests in Mansions.

 

On January 14, 2022, MD Japan was formed pursuant to Japanese laws. MDJM holds 100% of the equity interest in MD Japan. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, MD Japan has not been operative or generated any revenue.

 

On February 16, 2022, MD German was formed pursuant to German laws. MDJM holds 100% of the equity interest in MD German. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, MD German has not been operative or generated any revenue.

 

On December 16, 2022, Mansions changed its name from “Mansions Estate Agent Ltd” to “Mansions Catering and Hotel Ltd.” MD UK and Mansions submitted requests and information required to expand their business to hotel operations to the Companies House of UK in December 2022.

 

On August 22, 2023, we incorporated Fernie Castle Culture Limited in the UK. Fernie Castle Culture Limited expected to engage in the management of the brand name of “Fernie” and developing “Fernie” brand name related products and services, including cultural products and services. Fernie Castle Culture Limited did not have any operation. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, Fernie Castle Culture Limited has been dissolved.

 

On February 28, 2025, the Company’s board of directors approved the termination of the contractual arrangements with Mingda Tianjin. Subsequently, on March 1, 2025, Mingda Beijing entered into termination agreements with Mingda Tianjin and its shareholders, effectively terminating the VIE Agreements. As a result, Mingda Beijing ceased providing business support and consulting services to Mingda Tianjin and was no longer considered its beneficial owner.

 

On March 5, 2025, the local authorities in Beijing issued a Notice of Deregistration of Equity Pledge to each shareholder of Mingda Tianjin, formally completing the deregistration process and officially ending the contractual arrangements between Mingda Beijing and Mingda Tianjin.

 

On June 23, 2025, the board of directors of the Company approved a resolution to commence the voluntary dissolution of two subsidiaries in connection with the termination and deconsolidation of the VIE structure: Mingda Beijing and MDJH Hong Kong. These entities did not engage in any material business activities other than their role in maintaining the VIE structure. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, the dissolution process of MDJH Hong Kong is ongoing.

 

On August 25, 2025, Mingda Beijing was officially dissolved.

 

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The diagram below summarizes our corporate structure as of the date of this prospectus supplement and upon completion of this offering.

 

 

Notes:

 

*All percentages reflect the voting power, instead of the equity interests, held by each of our shareholders, given that each holder of Class B Ordinary Shares will be entitled to 50 votes per one Class B Ordinary Share and each holder of Class A Ordinary Shares will be entitled to one vote per one Class A Ordinary Share.

 

(1)Represents 408,000 Class B Ordinary Shares held by our CEO and chairman of the board of directors, Mr. Siping Xu, through MDJH LTD, which is 100% owned by Mr. Siping Xu.

 

(2)Represents 5,529 Class A Ordinary Shares held by Mr. Siping Xu, our CEO and chairman of the board of directors.

 

(3)Represents 5,903 Class A Ordinary Shares held by Mr. Mengnan Wang, our CFO.

 

(4)Represents 4,285 Class A Ordinary Shares held by 11 shareholders of MDJM, each one of which holds less than 5% of voting power, as of the date of this prospectus supplement.

 

Reverse Share Split in April 2025

 

On April 28, 2025, at the Company’s extraordinary general meeting, the shareholders of the Company passed the resolution authorizing that each of the 50,000,000 authorized shares in the Company of US$0.001 par value (including all issued ordinary shares and any unissued ordinary shares) each be consolidated on a 25 to 1 basis, such that the Company’s authorized ordinary shares be consolidated from 50,000,000 ordinary shares of US$0.001 par value to 2,000,000 ordinary shares of US$0.025 par value each.

 

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Dual Class Restructuring in September 2025

 

On September 22, 2025, at the 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders (the “AGM”) of the Company, the shareholders of the Company passed resolutions to authorize, establish and designate two new classes of ordinary shares of US$0.025 par value each, being Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, with each of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares having the rights and privileges set out in the second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company, and to redesignate (i) 408,000 authorized and issued ordinary shares held by MDJH LTD as Class B Ordinary Shares; (ii) 660,686 of the authorized and issued ordinary shares, not including those held by MDJH LTD, as Class A Ordinary Shares; and (iii) 931,314 of the authorized but unissued ordinary shares as Class A Ordinary Shares (collectively, the “Dual Class Restructuring”). Holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares have the same rights except for the following voting and conversion rights: (i) in respect of all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company, each holder of Class A Ordinary Shares is entitled to one vote per one Class A Ordinary Share and each holder of Class B Ordinary Shares is entitled to 50 votes per one Class B Ordinary Share; and (ii) the Class A Ordinary Shares will not be convertible into shares of any other class and the Class B Ordinary Shares will be convertible into Class A Ordinary Shares at any time after issuance at the option of the holder. Each one Class B Ordinary Share will be Convertible into one Class A Ordinary Share.

 

Change in Authorized Share Capital and Share Subdivision in October 2025

 

On October 20, 2025, at the Company’s extraordinary general meeting (the “EGM”), the shareholders of the Company passed the resolution to increase the Company’s authorized share capital from US$50,000.00 divided into 2,000,000 shares comprising of (i) 1,592,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.025 each and (ii) 408,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.025 each, to US$250,000,000.00 divided into 10,000,000,000 shares comprising of (i) 9,999,592,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.025 each and (ii) 408,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.025 each.

 

Share Consolidation in 2026

 

On January 22, 2026, at the Company’s extraordinary general meeting (the “2026 EGM”), the shareholders of the Company passed the resolution to authorize that in the event that the closing bid price per listed share of the Company (ticker symbol: UOKA) on the Nasdaq Capital Market falls below US$1.00, each of the 10,000,000,000 authorized ordinary shares in the Company of US$0.025 par value (including all issued ordinary shares and any unissued ordinary shares) be consolidated at the consolidation ratio and effective time as the board of director may determine at their sole discretion, provided that the consolidation ratio shall be not less than 2:1 and not more than 50:1, with such consolidated shares having the same rights and being subject to the same restrictions as set out in the second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company (as amended). On February 19, 2026, the Company’s board of director approved a resolution to effect a consolidation of the Company’s Ordinary Shares at the consolidation ratio of 35:1. As a result of the consolidation, the Company’s 10,000,000,000 authorized Ordinary Shares, each with a par value of US$0.025, will be consolidated into 285,714,285 Ordinary Shares, consisting of (i) 285,702,628 Class A Ordinary Shares, each with a par value of US$0.875 and (ii) 11,657 Class B Ordinary Shares, each with a par value of US$0.875. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, the Company is in the process of effecting the share consolidation on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

Asset Transfers Between Our Company and Our Subsidiaries

 

The transfers and distribution among the Company and its UK subsidiaries are as follows: In February 2026, net proceeds of $5,443,157 from a public offering were deposited directly into MD UK’s bank account instead of MDJM’s bank account. In February 2025, net proceeds of $324,000 from exercise of the September 2024 Series A Warrants were not deposited into MDJM’s bank account. Instead, the proceeds were deposited directly into MD UK’s bank account. In 2024, net proceeds of $2,426,460 from a private placement with several investors on September 18, 2024, and from the exercise of the September 2024 Series A Warrants associated with such private placement were not deposited into MDJM’s bank account. Instead, the proceeds were deposited directly into MD UK’s bank account. In 2022, MDJM transferred $1,480,000 into the account of MD UK as an investment. In addition, MDJM paid a net amount of $103,794 on behalf of its subsidiaries in 2022, which consisted of attorney fees in connection with the establishment of new business, and other business-related expenses.

 

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On January 1, 2023, Mansions entered into a lease agreement with MD UK to rent “Fernie Castle,” a property owned by MD UK, for use as a hotel site. The annual rent for the property is approximately $240,000 (182,500 pounds sterling, exclusive of VAT, payable monthly on the 25th. Mansions is responsible for all operating expenses, as well as maintenance and repairs of the leased property. The lease agreement does not specify a fixed termination date, but either party may terminate the agreement by providing one month’s notice without incurring penalties. Upon termination, the property must be returned to MD UK. For the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, inter-company rent income and corresponding expenses of $118,460 and $115,448, respectively, were eliminated in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

On January 1, 2023, Mansions entered into a lease agreement with MD UK to rent “Robin Hill,” a property owned by MD UK, for hotel operations. The annual rent is approximately $196,000 (151,000 pounds sterling, excluding VAT, and is payable monthly on the 25th. Mansions is responsible for operating expenses, maintenance, and repairs of the leased property. The lease does not have a fixed termination date; however, it can be ended by either party with one month’s notice, without penalty. Upon termination, Mansions must return the property to MD UK. For the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, inter-company rent income and corresponding expenses of $98,014 and $95,521, respectively, were eliminated in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

As of the date of this prospectus supplement, there have been no other transfers or distributions made or dividends paid among the Company and its subsidiaries, except as described above.

 

Dividends or Distribution Made to our Company and U.S. Investors and Tax Consequences

 

As of the date of this prospectus supplement, none of our subsidiaries nor the Former PRC Entities have made any dividends or distributions to our Company and our Company has not made any dividends or distributions to our shareholders. We intend to keep any future earnings to finance the expansion of our business, and we do not anticipate that any cash dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future. Subject to the passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) rules, the gross amount of distributions we make to investors with respect to our Ordinary Shares (including the amount of any taxes withheld therefrom) will be taxable as a dividend, 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.

 

Under Cayman Islands law, a Cayman Islands company may pay a dividend on its shares out of either profit or share premium account, provided that in no circumstances may a dividend be paid out of the share premium account if this would result in the company being unable to pay its debts due in the ordinary course of business.

 

If we determine to pay dividends on any of our Ordinary Shares in the future, as a holding company, we will be dependent on receipt of funds from our UK subsidiary, MD UK. MD UK will rely on payments from its subsidiary Mansions.

 

Prior to March 1, 2025, our Company’s ability to settle amounts owed under the VIE Agreements relied upon payments made from the former VIE to Former WFOE in accordance with the VIE Agreements. For services rendered to the former VIE by Former WFOE under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, former WFOE was entitled to collect a service fee from the former VIE. Pursuant to the Exclusive Option Agreement, former WFOE may at any time and under any circumstances purchase all or part of the equity interests in the former VIE when and to the extent permitted by PRC laws. The VIE Agreements were terminated on March 1, 2025.

 

Summary of Risk Factors

 

Investing in our securities involves significant risks. You should carefully consider all of the information in this prospectus supplement before making an investment in our securities. Below please find a summary of the principal risks we face, organized under relevant headings.  These risks are discussed more fully in the section titled “Risk Factors” of this prospectus supplement.

 

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Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry (for a more detailed discussion, see “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry” beginning on page S-15 of this prospectus supplement)

 

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

 

·We no longer conduct operations in the PRC, and the absence of such operations may adversely affect our future business operations and financial condition;

 

·Our new business strategy focused on the cultural IP ecosystem is complex and highly specialized. If we are unable to successfully execute this transformation, our future business operations, financial condition, and results of operations will be materially and adversely affected;

 

·We face intense competition in the creative industry, which could result in lost market share and reduced operating margins;

 

·Our UK subsidiaries’ operating results are subject to conditions typically affecting hospitality service providers in the UK, any of which could reduce our revenue and limit opportunities for growth;

 

·Our UK subsidiaries may not be able to successfully identify, secure, or operate additional hotel properties;

 

·Our UK subsidiaries are subject to various hospitality industry, health and safety, construction, fire prevention, and environmental laws and regulations that may subject them to liability;

 

·Accidents, injuries, or prohibited activities in the hotels that our UK subsidiaries operate or may operate or manage in the future may adversely affect their and our reputation and subject them or us to liability;

 

·If our UK subsidiaries are unable to access funds to maintain the condition and appearance of the hospitality properties that they operate or may operate or manage in the future, the attractiveness of such properties and their and our reputation could suffer and occupancy rates may decline;

 

·Changes in international trade policies, trade disputes, barriers to trade, or the emergence of a trade war may dampen growth in the UK, where our UK subsidiaries conduct operations;

 

·Our UK subsidiaries face risks related to natural disasters, health epidemics, and other outbreaks, which could significantly disrupt their operations;

 

·If we or the UK subsidiaries fail to hire, train, and retain qualified managerial and other employees, our business and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected;

 

·As our Japanese subsidiary MD Japan commences operations in Japan, it may incur losses if economic conditions in Japan worsen;

 

·Our Japanese subsidiary MD Japan’s business operations are exposed to risks of natural disasters, terrorism, and other disruptions caused by external events; and

 

·Potential political shocks and uncertainties in the European Union (the “EU”), including the development of Brexit, could have unpredictable consequences for the real estate market and the wider economy, and our German subsidiary’s ability to protect itself against these risks is limited.

 

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Risks Relating to Our Class A Ordinary Shares and the Trading Market (for a more detailed discussion, see “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Class A Ordinary Shares and the Trading Market” beginning on page S-21 of this prospectus supplement)

 

In addition to the risks described above, we are subject to general risks and uncertainties relating to our Class A Ordinary Shares and the trading market, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

·If we cannot continue to satisfy the continued listing requirements and other rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market, our securities may be delisted, which could negatively impact the price of our securities and your ability to sell them;

 

·The trading price of the Class A Ordinary Shares is likely to be volatile, which could result in substantial losses to investors;

 

·Because we are a Cayman Islands company and all of our business is conducted in the UK through our UK subsidiaries, you may be unable to bring an action against us or our officers and directors or to enforce any judgment you may obtain;

 

·We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future;

 

·If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if they publish a negative report regarding our Class A Ordinary Shares, the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and trading volume could decline;

 

·Our Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and director, Mr. Siping Xu has control over our Company. His interests may not be aligned with the interests of our other shareholders, and they could prevent or cause a change of control or other transactions;

 

·If we cease to qualify as a foreign private issuer, we would be required to comply fully with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, and we would incur significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we would not incur as a foreign private issuer;

 

·If we fail to establish and maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately and timely disclose information about our financial results or prevent fraud. Any inability to accurately and timely disclose financial results could harm our business and reputation and cause the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares to decline;

 

·Anti-takeover provisions in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may discourage, delay, or prevent a change in control;

 

·The sale of our Ordinary Shares could encourage short sales by third parties, which could contribute to the future decline of our shares price;

 

·Our board of directors may decline to register transfers of Class A Ordinary Shares in certain circumstances;

 

·The laws of the Cayman Islands may not provide our shareholders with benefits comparable to those provided to shareholders of corporations incorporated in the United States;

 

·You may be unable to present proposals before annual general meetings or extraordinary general meetings not called by shareholders; and

 

·If we are classified as a PFIC, United States taxpayers who own our Ordinary Shares may have adverse United States federal income tax consequences.

 

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Risks Relating to Our Capital Structure (for a more detailed discussion, see “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Capital Structure” beginning on page S-29 of this prospectus supplement)

 

Risks and uncertainties related to our capital structure include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

·Our dual class share structure with different voting rights may adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Class A Ordinary Shares;

 

·Our dual class share structure with different voting rights will limit your ability to influence corporate matters and could discourage others from pursuing any change of control transactions that holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares may view as beneficial; and

 

·Future issuances of Class B Ordinary Shares may be dilutive to holders of Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

Risks Related to this Offering (for a more detailed discussion, see “Risk Factors—Risks Related to this Offering” beginning on page S-30 of this prospectus supplement)

 

Risks and uncertainties related to this offering include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

  · We have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from the offering and may not use them effectively;
     
  · Raising additional capital, including as a result of this offering, may cause dilution to our existing shareholders, restrict our operations or cause us to relinquish valuable rights; and
     
  · Future sales or issuances of the Class A Ordinary Shares in the public markets, or the perception of such sales, could depress the trading price of the Class A Ordinary Shares; and

 

  · Purchasers who purchase our securities in this offering pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement may have rights not available to purchasers that purchase without the benefit of a securities purchase agreement.

 

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 we are not qualified 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 will 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.

 

Foreign private issuers are also exempt from certain of the more extensive SEC executive compensation disclosure rules. Therefore, 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.

 

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Corporate Information

 

Our principal executive office is located at Fernie Castle, Letham, Cupar, Fife, KY15 7RU, the UK, and our phone number is +44-01337 829 349. Our registered office in the Cayman Islands is located at Harneys Fiduciary (Cayman) Limited, 4th Floor, Harbour Place, 103 South Church Street, P.O. Box 10240, Grand Cayman, KY1-1002, and the phone number of our registered office is +1 345 949 8599. We maintain a corporate website at ir-uoka.com. The information contained in, or accessible from, our website or any other website does not constitute a part of this prospectus supplement. Our agent for service of process in the United States is Cogency Global Inc., 122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168.

 

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THE OFFERING

 

Class A Ordinary Shares offered by us 24,600,000 Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

Offering Price  $0.1015 per Class A Ordinary Share

 

Ordinary Shares outstanding prior to this offering 18,479,922 Class A Ordinary Shares and 408,000 Class B Ordinary Shares
   
Ordinary Shares to be outstanding after this offering 43,079,922 Class A Ordinary Shares and 408,000 Class B Ordinary Shares

 

Use of proceeds We expect to receive net proceeds of approximately $2,163,000 from this offering, after deducting the placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses payable by us. We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering for development and operation of our new cultural IP ecosystem business, and for working capital and general corporate purposes. See “Use of Proceeds.”

 

Risk factors Investing in our securities involves significant risks. You should read the section titled “Risk Factors” and under similar headings in other documents or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus for a discussion of the factors you should carefully consider before deciding to purchase the securities.

 

Dividend policy We have never declared or paid any cash dividends to our shareholders, and we currently do not expect to declare or pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. See “Dividend Policy.”

 

Listing The Class A Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “UOKA.”

 

The number of Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding after the offering is based on 18,479,922 Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding as of February 27, 2026, and excludes as of such date:

 

·579,001 September 2024 Series A Warrants, which are exercisable for up to 579,001 Class A Ordinary Shares; and

 

·1,000 February 2026 Series A Warrants, which are exercisable for up to 1,500 Class A Ordinary Shares on a zero cash basis.

 

Unless otherwise indicated herein, all information in this prospectus supplement, including the number of shares that will be outstanding after this offering reflects and assumes no exercise of outstanding options or warrants described above.

 

RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in our securities involves risks. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks described below and under the heading “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors” in the 2024 Annual Report, which is incorporated in this prospectus supplement by reference, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act that are incorporated herein by reference, together with all of the other information appearing in this prospectus supplement or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement, in light of your particular investment objectives and financial circumstances. In addition to those risk factors, there may be additional risks and uncertainties of which management is not aware or focused on or that management deems immaterial. Our business, financial condition, or results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks. The trading price of our securities could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment. See sections titled “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” and “Where You Can Find Additional Information” of this prospectus supplement.

 

Risks Relating to our Business and Industry

 

We no longer conduct operations in the PRC, and the absence of such operations may adversely affect our future business operations and financial condition.

 

Prior to 2023, we had operated our business through the Former PRC Entities, particularly through Mingda Tianjin, which primarily provided primary real estate agency services to its real estate developer clients, under the VIE Agreements. On March 1, 2025, we terminated the VIE Agreements and ceased all PRC operations. As a result, we no longer maintain revenue-generating operations in the PRC and may no longer benefit from the market presence, customer relationships, operational scale, or growth opportunities that we previously had in the PRC market, which may adversely affect our future business operations and financial condition.

 

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Our new business strategy focused on the cultural IP ecosystem is complex and highly specialized. If we are unable to successfully execute this transformation, our future business operations, financial condition, and results of operations will be materially and adversely affected.

 

We have announced a major strategic shift to transform our business into a global cultural IP ecosystem, a complex undertaking that integrates content creation, cultural tourism (centered on the Fernie Castle Animation Museum and Oriental Garden), international collaboration, and commercialization of intellectual property. This new strategy represents a significant change from our previous operations and introduces substantial execution and operational risks. Our ability to successfully manage and integrate the simultaneous development of a new cultural venue, the production of multiple international animation projects, and the creation of a sustainable global licensing business is currently unproven. There is no guarantee that we will be able to manage the associated construction timelines, production schedules, or development budgets efficiently, or that we will achieve the necessary regulatory and permitting approvals for these multi-jurisdictional projects.

 

The success of the “cultural IP ecosystem” depends fundamentally on our ability to create and monetize original content rooted in Eastern culture that achieves significant commercial success and resonates with global audiences. Content creation and animation production, as demonstrated by our projects with Abano Producións S.L. and H5 S.A.R.L., are inherently speculative and involve significant creative and financial risk. We may fail to develop IP that captures market interest, which would materially impair our ability to realize projected revenue from IP ownership, licensing, cultural operations, and commercialization. Furthermore, we are entering new and highly competitive markets, and our management team has limited or no prior experience operating a major cultural tourism site or directing large-scale, international animation production, increasing the risk of operational failure and cost overruns. Finally, the realization of our strategic goals is heavily reliant on the performance and continued participation of high-profile international partners, such as Kengo Kuma & Associates, Simpson & Brown LLP, Abano Producións S.L., and H5 S.A.R.L. If any of these key partnerships are prematurely terminated, significantly delayed, or fail to deliver the expected quality or results for any reason, or if we cannot secure suitable alternative partners on favorable terms, our ability to launch the Fernie Castle venue and our flagship content projects will be significantly compromised. If we are ultimately unable to effectively implement and manage this strategic transformation, or if the projected revenue from our new IP and cultural operations do not materialize as expected, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected, leading to a decline in the value of our Class A Ordinary shares.

 

We face intense competition in the creative industry, which could result in lost market share and reduced operating margins.

 

We operate in a highly competitive and fragmented industry, and many of our competitors, including established global media companies and large technology platforms, may have significantly greater financial, technical, and marketing resources, longer operating histories, and greater name recognition than we do. Our ability to secure audience attention and effectively monetize our content, including our short-form video projects and Animation Art Museum, depends on unpredictable and rapidly changing consumer preferences. If our content fails to achieve widespread acceptance or if competitors are more successful in securing popular content and distribution channels, our business, financial condition, and results of operations would be materially adversely affected.

 

Our UK subsidiaries’ operating results are subject to conditions typically affecting hospitality service providers in the UK, any of which could reduce our revenue and limit opportunities for growth.

 

Our UK subsidiaries’ operating results are subject to conditions typically affecting hospitality service providers in the UK, including, among others:

 

·changes in national, regional, or local economic conditions;

 

·contraction in the global economy or low levels of economic growth;

 

·competition from other hotels and vacation rental online marketplace companies;

 

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·the attractiveness of hotels our UK subsidiaries may manage or own to their guests;

 

·local market conditions such as an oversupply of, or a reduction in demand for, hotel rooms;

 

·adverse weather conditions, natural disasters, or serious contagious diseases;

 

·the ability of third-party internet and other travel intermediaries who sell hotel rooms to guests to attract and retain customers;

 

·the availability and cost of capital necessary for us to fund investments, capital expenditures, and service debt obligations;

 

·delays in or cancellations of planned or future development or refurbishment projects;

 

·seasonal and cyclical volatility in the hospitality industry;

 

·changes in desirability of geographic regions of the hotels within our UK subsidiaries’ market, geographic concentration of their operations and customers, and shortages of desirable locations for development;

 

·the performance of managerial and other employees of our UK subsidiaries’ hospitality services business; and

 

·increases in operating costs and expenses, particularly rents, due to inflation and other factors.

 

Changes in any of these conditions could adversely affect our UK subsidiaries’ occupancy rates or otherwise adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

 

Our UK subsidiaries may not be able to successfully identify, secure, or operate additional hotel properties.

 

In addition to managing the Robin Hill Property and Fernie Castle, we, through the UK subsidiaries, may open or manage more hotels in markets where we have a presence and in other areas in the UK to further grow our business. We and our UK subsidiaries may not be successful in identifying, leasing, managing, and operating additional hotel properties at desirable locations and on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. In more developed cities, it may be difficult to increase the number of hotels because we or our competitors may already have operations in such cities, rental prices may increase, or our competitors may be able to gain leases of properties before we can do so. In some cases, our competitors may be willing to enter into less favorable purchase, lease, or hotel management arrangements in order to prevent us from securing a particular property. Alternatively, in less developed cities, demand for new hotels may not increase as rapidly as we may expect. In addition, even if we or our UK subsidiaries are able to successfully identify and lease or manage new hotel properties, new hotels may not generate the returns we expect. Furthermore, we or our UK subsidiaries may incur costs in connection with evaluating properties and negotiating with property owners, lessors, and franchised hotel owners, including properties that we or our UK subsidiaries are subsequently unable to lease or manage. If we or our UK subsidiaries fail to successfully identify or compete for additional hotel properties, our ability to execute our growth strategy could be impaired and our business and prospects may be materially and adversely affected.

 

Our UK subsidiaries are subject to various hospitality industry, health and safety, construction, fire prevention, and environmental laws and regulations that may subject them to liability.

 

We cannot assure you that our UK subsidiaries or their employees comply with or will comply with all present and future laws and regulations related to their business, including hospitality industry, health, safety, construction, fire prevention, and environmental laws and regulations. Such non-compliance may subject our UK subsidiaries to monetary damages, the imposition of fines or other administrative penalties or investigations against them, or the suspension of their operations, which in turn could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, new regulations could also require our UK subsidiaries to retrofit or modify any hospitality properties that they may own, operate, or manage, either currently or in the future, or incur other significant expenses. Any failure by our UK subsidiaries to control the use of, or to adequately restrict the discharge of, hazardous substances in their operations, or otherwise operate in compliance with environmental laws, could subject them to potentially significant monetary damages and fines or suspension of their business operations, which could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Accidents, injuries, or prohibited activities in the hotels that our UK subsidiaries operate or may operate or manage in the future may adversely affect their and our reputation and subject them or us to liability.

 

There are inherent risks of accidents, injuries, or prohibited activities (such as illegal drug use, gambling, violence, or prostitution by guests) taking place in hospitality properties. The occurrence of one or more accidents, injuries, or prohibited activities at any hospitality property that our UK subsidiaries operate or may operate or manage in the future could adversely affect their safety reputation among guests, harm our brand, decrease our UK subsidiaries’ overall occupancy rates, and increase our costs by requiring our UK subsidiaries to implement additional safety measures. In addition, if accidents, injuries, or prohibited activities occur at any of these properties, we or our UK subsidiaries may be held liable for costs or damages and fines. Our and our UK subsidiaries’ current property and liability insurance policies may not provide adequate or any coverage for such losses, and we or our UK subsidiaries may be unable to renew our insurance policies or obtain new insurance policies without increases in premiums and deductibles or decreases in coverage levels, or at all.

 

If our UK subsidiaries are unable to access funds to maintain the condition and appearance of the hospitality properties that they operate or may operate or manage in the future, the attractiveness of such properties and their and our reputation could suffer and occupancy rates may decline.

 

In order to maintain the condition and attractiveness of our UK subsidiaries’ hospitality properties that they operate or may operate or manage in the future, ongoing renovations and other leasehold improvements, including periodic replacement of furniture, fixtures, and equipment, are required. Such investments and expenditures require ongoing funding and, to the extent our UK subsidiaries cannot fund these expenditures from existing cash or cash flow generated from operations, our UK subsidiaries must borrow or raise capital through financing. Our UK subsidiaries may not be able to access capital. If our UK subsidiaries fail to make investments necessary to maintain or improve the properties, the attractiveness of our UK subsidiaries’ hospitality property and their and our reputation could suffer, which could lead to our UK subsidiaries losing market share to competitors.

 

Changes in international trade policies, trade disputes, barriers to trade, or the emergence of a trade war may dampen growth in the UK, where our UK subsidiaries conduct operations.

 

Political events, international trade disputes, and other business interruptions could harm or disrupt international commerce and the global economy, and they could have a material adverse effect on us and our customers, our service providers, and our other partners. Moreover, international trade disputes, tariffs and other protectionist measures may materially and adversely affect our business.

 

The withdrawal of the UK from the EU (“Brexit”) may have adverse effects on our business, results of operations, or strategic plans. The UK Government concluded a Trade Cooperation Agreement (TCA) with the EU, which became provisionally applicable on January 1, 2021 and went into force permanently on May 1, 2021, following formal approval by both the UK and the EU. Brexit has led to ongoing political and economic uncertainty and periods of increased volatility in both the UK and in wider European markets for some time. Brexit’s long-term effects are still yet to be determined at this time and will depend on the effects of the implementation and application of the TCA and any other relevant agreements between the UK and EU. It remains possible that there will be increased regulatory and legal complexities, including those relating to tax, trade, and employees.

 

Our UK subsidiaries are exposed to risks of the changing policies in residential property management, real estate agencies, and hospitality and butler service businesses. The trade and financial sanctions imposed on Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine have caused turbulence in the global markets, which could also affect policies and economic conditions in the UK. Recent shifts in U.S. tariff policies, including increased tariffs on goods imported from China, the UK and other regions, as well as the potential for additional protectionist measures, may impact the operations of our suppliers, manufacturers, and other business partners, which in turn, may affect our business and operations.

 

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Our UK subsidiaries will be subject to the general risks associated with these uncertainties in the UK real estate market. Trade disputes and tariffs could increase the cost of key supplies to our operations, for goods such as food, beverages, furniture, and technology sourced from abroad. These increased costs may not be fully passed on to customers without affecting demand, potentially leading to reduced profit margins. Additionally, tariffs could disrupt supply chains and lead to delays in renovation or refurbishment projects, negatively impacting guest experiences and operational efficiency. In addition, political uncertainty surrounding international trade disputes and the potential of their escalation to a trade war and global recession could have a negative effect on customer confidence and consumer decisions, which could dampen the tourism and hospitality industries and materially and adversely affect our business. We also may have access to fewer business opportunities, and our operations may be negatively impacted as a result. The current and future actions or escalations by either the United States or China that affect trade relations may cause global economic turmoil and potentially have a negative impact on our markets, our business, or our results of operations, as well as the financial condition of our clients, and we cannot provide any assurances as of the date of this prospectus supplement as to whether such actions will occur or the form that they may take.

 

Our UK subsidiaries face risks related to natural disasters, health epidemics, and other outbreaks, which could significantly disrupt their operations.

 

Our UK subsidiaries’ business could be materially and adversely affected by natural disasters, health epidemics, or other public safety concerns affecting the UK. Natural disasters may give rise to severe interruptions to real estate-related business and adversely affect the UK subsidiaries’ ability to provide services to clients. In recent years, there have been outbreaks of epidemics in the UK and globally, such as COVID-19. The UK subsidiaries’ business operations could be disrupted by such epidemics. In addition, the results of operations of the UK subsidiaries could be adversely affected to the extent that any health epidemic harms the UK economy in general. A prolonged outbreak of any of these illnesses or other adverse public health developments in the UK or elsewhere in the world could have a material adverse effect on the UK subsidiaries’ business operations. Such outbreaks could significantly impact the real estate industry, which could severely disrupt the UK subsidiaries’ operations and adversely affect their business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

If we or the UK subsidiaries fail to hire, train, and retain qualified managerial and other employees, our business and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

 

We place substantial reliance on the real estate industry experience and knowledge of our senior management team as well as their relationships with other industry participants. Mr. Siping Xu, our chairman and chief executive officer, is particularly important to our future success, due to his substantial experience and reputation in the real estate industry. Neither we nor the UK subsidiaries carry, and do not intend to procure, key person insurance on any of our senior management team. The loss of the services of one or more members of our senior management team due to their departure, or otherwise, could hinder our ability to effectively manage our business and implement our growth strategies. Finding suitable replacements for our current senior management could be difficult, and competition for such personnel of similar experience is intense. If we fail to retain our senior management, our business and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

 

The UK subsidiaries provide hospitality services, and their staff members interact with customers on a daily basis. As a result, the professionality of the staff is critical to maintaining the quality and consistency of our services and our brand and reputation. It is important for the UK subsidiaries to attract qualified managerial and other employees who have experience in real estate related services and are committed to their service approach. There may be a limited supply of qualified individuals in cities in the UK where the UK subsidiaries have operations. They must hire and train qualified managerial and other employees to maintain consistent quality of services across their operations in various geographic locations. They must also provide continuous training to their managerial and other employees so that they are equipped with up-to-date knowledge of various aspects of the UK subsidiaries’ operations and can meet their demand for high-quality services. If the UK subsidiaries fail to do so, the quality of services may decrease in one or more of the markets where they operate, which in turn, may cause a negative perception of their brand and adversely affect their business.

 

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As our Japanese subsidiary MD Japan commences operations in Japan, it may incur losses if economic conditions in Japan worsen.

 

Instability in the Japanese stock market and foreign currency exchange rates may have an adverse impact on our Japanese subsidiary MD Japan’s asset and liability management as well as its results of operations. Although MD Japan has not commenced its operations and has not generated any revenue as of the date of this prospectus supplement and is still in the process of developing its business plan, any of the aforementioned factors could have a material and adverse impact on its development, potential results of operations, future business, and consequently adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

Our Japanese subsidiary MD Japan’s business operations are exposed to risks of natural disasters, terrorism, and other disruptions caused by external events.

 

As with other Japanese companies, MD Japan will be exposed to heightened risks of large-scale natural disasters, particularly earthquakes. MD Japan’s risk management policies and procedures may be insufficient to address the consequences of these external events, resulting in its inability to continue to operate a part or the whole of its business. In addition, its redundancy and backup measures may not be sufficient to avoid a material disruption in its operations, and its contingency and business continuity plans may not address all eventualities that may occur in the event of a material disruption caused by a large-scale natural disaster. Such external events may result in loss of facility and human and other resources, suspension or delay in all or part of MD Japan’s operations, inability to implement business strategic measures or respond to changes in the market or regulatory environment as planned, and other disruptions to its operations. In addition, MD Japan may be required to incur significant costs and expenses, including those incurred for preventive or remedial measures, to deal with the consequences of such external events. As a result, MD Japan’s future business, operating results, and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.

 

Potential political shocks and uncertainties in the European Union (the “EU”), including the development of Brexit, could have unpredictable consequences for the real estate market and the wider economy, and our German subsidiary’s ability to protect itself against these risks is limited.

 

Since the global financial crisis and subsequent European sovereign debt crisis between 2009 and 2012, political uncertainty in Europe has been elevated. Brexit in particular, but also, the increasing attractiveness to voters of populist political movements in other member states has raised concerns about a potential unwinding of aspects of European integration that could have implication to the German and UK real estate markets our subsidiaries operate in. While the European economic architecture and crisis response capabilities were strengthened substantially over the past decade, since 2020, the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a massive deterioration of the fiscal situation for many EU and Economic and Monetary Union countries again. To support the economic recovery and modernization, the EU has launched the unprecedented, multi-year Next Generation EU program, comprising grants and loans of more than €800 billion (at current prices) and committing the member states to pursue ambitious national structural reform and investment plans to receive the funds. This has improved the prospects for growth-enhancing structural reforms and further integration among EU member states, both viewed as important tools to reduce the Eurozone’s vulnerabilities to future crises. However, given the political uncertainties, for instance, stemming from coming parliamentary and presidential elections in several countries, there remain downside risks to the future economic performance and political cohesion in Europe. More recently, the trade and financial sanctions imposed on Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine, have caused turbulence in the global markets, especially in the relevant European industries. Although our German subsidiary, MD German, has not commenced its operations and has not generated any revenue as of the date of this prospectus supplement, any of the aforementioned factors could materially and adversely affect its development and future business. If these risks materialize, they may ultimately result in material impediments in MD German’s potential business development as its business will be under the impact of decreased economic output and increased uncertainty, which would materially adversely affect its operating results and financial condition. An escalation of political risks could have consequences for the financial system, public debt sustainability, the value of the euro and the greater economy as a whole, potentially leading to impediments in business levels, acquisition of assets and losses across MD German’s businesses.

 

If, in an extreme tail risk scenario, one or more members of the Eurozone defaults on their debt obligations or decides to leave the common currency, this would result in the reintroduction of one or more national currencies. Should a Eurozone country conclude it must exit the common currency, the resulting need to reintroduce a national currency and restate existing contractual obligations could have unpredictable financial, legal, political, and social consequences, leading not only to significant losses on sovereign debt but also on private debt in that country. Our German subsidiary MD German’s ability to plan for such a contingency in a manner that would reduce its exposure to non-material levels is likely to be limited. If the overall economic climate deteriorates as a result of Brexit or further departures from the Eurozone, MD German’s future business could be adversely affected, and it could incur substantial losses.

 

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Risks Relating to Our Class A Ordinary Shares and the Trading Market

 

If we cannot continue to satisfy the continued listing requirements and other rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market, our securities may be delisted, which could negatively impact the price of our securities and your ability to sell them.

 

Our Class A Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. In order to maintain our listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, we are required to comply with certain rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market, including those regarding minimum shareholders’ equity, minimum share price, minimum market value of publicly held shares, and various additional requirements. We may not be able to continue to satisfy these requirements and applicable rules. If we are unable to satisfy the Nasdaq Capital Market criteria for maintaining our listing, our securities could be subject to delisting.

 

On October 23, 2024, we received a letter from Nasdaq (the “Notice”), notifying the Company that based upon the closing bid price of its securities for the last 30 consecutive business days preceding the Notice, the Company was not in compliance with the Minimum Bid Requirement.

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Notice provided the Company a period of 180 calendar days from the date of the Notice, or until April 21, 2025, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Requirement.

 

On April 23, 2025, we received a staff determination letter (the “Letter”) from Nasdaq, notifying the Company that, due to the Company’s failure to regain compliance with a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Bid Price Rule”), Nasdaq has determined (the “Determination”) that Company’s securities will be scheduled for delisting from Nasdaq unless the Company requests an appeal of the Determination to a Hearings Panel (the “Panel”).

 

On April 28, 2025, at the Company’s extraordinary general meeting, the shareholders of the Company passed the resolution authorizing that each of the 50,000,000 authorized shares in the Company of US$0.001 par value (including all issued ordinary shares and any unissued ordinary shares) each be consolidated on a 25 to 1 basis, such that the Company’s authorized ordinary shares be consolidated from 50,000,000 ordinary shares of US$0.001 par value to 2,000,000 ordinary shares of US$0.025 par value each (the “April 2025 Reverse Share Split”).

 

On April 29, 2025, we submitted a hearing request to the hearings department (the “Hearings Department”) of Nasdaq in response to the Determination. On May 1, 2025, the Company received a letter from the Hearings Department, notifying the Company that the delisting action referenced in the Determination has been stayed, pending a final written decision by the Hearings Panel. The Company’s appeal at an oral hearing scheduled on June 3, 2025.

 

On June 3, 2025, we attended a hearing before the Panel to appeal the delisting determination and on June 10, 2025, the Company received a notice from Nasdaq, notifying the Company that the Panel Had determined to grant an exception on the Company to complete its bid price compliance plan, subject to the following: (i) on or about June 17, 2025, the Company shall demonstrate compliance with the Bid Price Rule; and (ii) should the Company fail to maintain with any Nasdaq listing rule prior to October 20, 2025, the Panel would permit the Company to provide a written statement within seven days of the deficiency notification regarding such matter. The Panel will then consider it is willing to grant an additional exception to cure the new listing deficiency.

 

On June 18, 2025, we received a letter from Nasdaq, notifying that the Company that since the Company had evidenced a closing bid price in excess of the $1.00 Minimum Bid Price Requirement for the 20 consecutive trading days from May 20 through June 17, 2025, the Company had complied with the first part of the exception set forth in the Panel’s decision dated June 10, 2025.

 

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On October 29, 2025, we received a letter from Nasdaq, notifying that the Company had maintained compliance with the listing rule through October 20, 2025, as required by the June 10, 2025 decision. Accordingly, the Panel has determined to allow the Company to maintain its listing on Nasdaq.

 

Subsequently, we received a letter, dated on November 19, 2025, from Nasdaq, advising that pursuant to its authority under Listing Rule 5815(d)(4)(A), the Panel had determined to impose a Discretionary Panel Monitor for a period of one year from the date of the Letter. If within that one-year monitoring period, the Company fails to maintain compliance with any continued listing requirement, the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) will issue a Delist Determination Letter and the Company will not be permitted to provide Staff with a plan of compliance with respect to any deficiency that arises during the monitor period. In addition, the Staff will not be permitted to grant additional time for the Company to regain compliance with respect to any deficiency.

 

Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A)(iv), if our Class A Ordinary Shares fail to meet the minimum bid price requirement at any time following a reverse stock split effected within the prior 12 months, we will not be eligible for the standard cure (compliance) period and Nasdaq’s Listing Qualifications Department will issue a Staff Delisting Determination with respect to our security. In addition, if we fail to meet the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing and have effected one or more reverse stock splits over the prior two-year period with a cumulative reverse split ratio of 250 shares for one or more, we similarly will not qualify for a cure period.

 

From February 10, 2026 through the date of this prospectus supplement, the closing bid price of our Class A Ordinary Shares has remained below $1.00. If we fail to meet the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing and are not eligible for a cure period, Nasdaq’s Listing Qualifications Department will issue a Staff Delisting Determination with respect to our security.

 

If the Nasdaq Capital Market subsequently delists our securities from trading, we could face significant consequences, including:

 

·a limited availability for market quotations for our securities;

 

·reduced liquidity with respect to our securities;

 

·a determination that our Class A Ordinary Share is a “penny stock,” which will require brokers trading in our Class A Ordinary Share to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our Class A Ordinary Share;

 

·limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and

 

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

 

We cannot assure you that our Class A Ordinary Shares will continue to meet Nasdaq listing standards or that we will be able to avoid a delisting determination if we fail to maintain the required minimum bid price or effect additional reverse stock splits.

 

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The trading price of the Class A Ordinary Shares is likely to be volatile, which could result in substantial losses to investors.

 

Recently, there have been instances of extreme stock price run-ups followed by rapid price declines and strong stock price volatility with a number of recent initial public offerings, especially among companies with relatively smaller public floats. As a relatively small-capitalized company with relatively small public float, we may experience greater stock price volatility, lower trading volume and less liquidity than large-capitalized companies. In particular, our Class A Ordinary Shares may be subject to rapid and substantial price volatility, low volumes of trades and large spreads in bid and ask prices due to factors beyond our control. Such volatility, including any stock-run up, may be unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance and financial condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our Class A Ordinary Shares. This may happen because of broad market and industry factors, including the performance and fluctuation of the market prices of other companies with business operations located mainly in the UK that have listed their securities in the United States. In addition to market and industry factors, the price and trading volume for the Class A Ordinary Shares may be highly volatile for factors specific to our own operations, including the following:

 

·variations in our revenue, earnings, cash flow;

 

·fluctuations in operating metrics;

 

·announcements of new investments, acquisitions, strategic partnerships or joint ventures by us or our competitors;

 

·announcements of new solutions and services and expansions by us or our competitors;

 

·termination or non-renewal of contracts or any other material adverse change in our relationship with our key customers or strategic investors;

 

·in financial estimates by securities analysts;

 

·detrimental negative publicity about us, our competitors or our industry;

 

·additions or departures of key personnel;

 

·release of lockup or other transfer restrictions on our outstanding equity securities or sales of additional equity securities;

 

·regulatory developments affecting us or our industry; and

 

·potential litigation or regulatory investigations.

 

Any of these factors may result in large and sudden changes in the volume and price at which the Class A Ordinary Shares will trade. Furthermore, the stock market in general experiences price and volume fluctuations that are often unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of companies like us. These broad market and industry fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

In addition, if the trading volumes of our Class A Ordinary Shares are low, persons buying or selling in relatively small quantities may easily influence prices of our Class A Ordinary Shares. This low volume of trades could also cause the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares to fluctuate greatly, with large percentage changes in price occurring in any trading day session. Holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares may also not be able to readily liquidate their investment or may be forced to sell at depressed prices due to low volume trading. If high spreads between the bid and ask prices of our Class A Ordinary Shares exist at the time of a purchase, the stock would have to appreciate substantially on a relative percentage basis for an investor to recoup their investment. Broad market fluctuations and general economic and political conditions may also adversely affect the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares. As a result of this volatility, investors may experience losses on their investment in our Class A Ordinary Shares. A decline in the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares also could adversely affect our ability to issue additional Class A Ordinary Shares or other of our securities and our ability to obtain additional financing in the future. No assurance can be given that an active market in our Class A Ordinary Shares will develop or be sustained. If an active market does not develop, holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be unable to readily sell the shares they hold or may not be able to sell their shares at all.

 

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In the past, shareholders of public companies have often brought securities class action suits against companies following periods of instability in the market price of their securities. If we were involved in a class action suit, it could divert a significant amount of our management’s attention and other resources from our business and operations and require us to incur significant expenses to defend the suit, which could harm our results of operations. Any such class action suit, whether or not successful, could harm our reputation and restrict our ability to raise capital in the future. In addition, if a claim is successfully made against us, we may be required to pay significant damages, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

Because we are a Cayman Islands company and all of our business is conducted in the UK through our UK subsidiaries, you may be unable to bring an action against us or our officers and directors or to enforce any judgment you may obtain.

 

We are incorporated in the Cayman Islands and conduct our operations in the UK through our UK subsidiaries. All of our assets are located outside of the United States. In addition, four out of our six directors and officers, namely Siping Xu, Mengnan Wang, Zhenlei Hu, and Wei Guan, reside in the PRC and Mr. Bo Wang resides in the UK; another director, Liding Sun, resides in the United States. As a result, it may be difficult or impossible for you to bring an action against us or against these five directors and officers in the United States in the event that you believe we have violated your rights, either under United States federal or state securities laws or otherwise, or if you have a claim against us. Even if you are successful in bringing an action of this kind, the laws of the Cayman Islands and of the UK may not permit you to enforce a judgment against our assets or the assets of our directors and officers.

 

We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

 

We currently intend to retain any future earnings to finance the operation and expansion of our business, and we do not expect to declare or pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. As a result, you may only receive a return on your investment in our Class A Ordinary Shares if the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares increases.

 

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if they publish a negative report regarding our Class A Ordinary Shares, the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and trading volume could decline.

 

The trading market for our Class A Ordinary Shares may depend in part on the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us or our business. We do not have any control over these analysts. If one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade us, the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and the trading volume to decline.

 

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Because we are a foreign private issuer and are exempt from certain Nasdaq corporate governance standards applicable to U.S. issuers, you will have less protection than you would have if we were a domestic issuer.

 

Nasdaq Listing Rules require listed companies to have, among other things, a majority of its board members be independent. As a foreign private issuer, however, we are permitted to, and we may, follow home country practice in lieu of the above requirements. The corporate governance practice in our home country, the Cayman Islands, does not require a majority of our board to consist of independent directors. Currently, a majority of our board of directors are independent directors. In addition, the Nasdaq Listing Rules also require U.S. domestic issuers to have a compensation committee, a nominating/corporate governance committee composed entirely of independent directors, and an audit committee with a minimum of three members. We, as a foreign private issuer, are not subject to these requirements.

 

Furthermore, Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635 provides that shareholder approval is required of U.S. domestic companies listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market prior to (i) issuances in connection with the acquisition of the stock or assets of another company if upon issuance the issued shares will equal to 20% or more of the number of shares or voting power outstanding prior to the issuance, or if certain specified persons have a 5% or greater interest in the assets or company to be acquired (Rule 5635(a)); (ii) issuances or potential issuances that will result in a change of control (Rule 5635(b)); (iii) issuances in connection with equity compensation arrangements (Rule 5635(c)); and (iv) 20% or greater issuances in transactions other than public offerings, as defined in the Nasdaq rules (Rule 5635(d)). Notwithstanding this general requirement, Nasdaq Listing Rule 5615(a)(3)(A) permits foreign private issuers to follow their home country practice rather than these shareholder approval requirements. The Cayman Islands do not require shareholder approval prior to any of the foregoing types of issuances. The Company, therefore, is not required to obtain such shareholder approval prior to entering into a transaction with the potential to issue securities as described above. The board of directors of the Company has elected to follow the Company’s home country rules as to such issuances and will not be required to seek shareholder approval prior to entering into such a transaction. Therefore, our shareholders may be afforded less protection than they otherwise would have under corporate governance listing standards applicable to U.S. domestic issuers.

 

Other than those described above, there are no significant differences between our corporate governance practices and those followed by U.S. domestic companies under Nasdaq Capital Market corporate governance listing standards. However, in the future, we may consider following home country practice in lieu of the requirements under Nasdaq listing rules with respect to certain other corporate governance standards which may afford less protection to investors.

 

If we cease to qualify as a foreign private issuer, we would be required to comply fully with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, and we would incur significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we would not incur as a foreign private issuer.

 

As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. On December 18, 2025, the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, mandating directors and officers of foreign private issuers to file Section 16(a) reports (Forms 3, 4, and 5) with the SEC to report beneficial ownership interests in companies, effective on March 18, 2026. Our principal shareholders who are not our officers or directors, however, will remain exempt from Section 16(a) reporting requirements. In addition, we are not required under the Exchange Act to file periodic reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as United States domestic issuers, and we are not required to disclose in our periodic reports all of the information that United States domestic issuers are required to disclose. While we currently expect to continue qualifying as a foreign private issuer, we may cease to qualify as a foreign private issuer in the future.

 

If we fail to establish and maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately and timely disclose information about our financial results or prevent fraud. Any inability to accurately and timely disclose financial results could harm our business and reputation and cause the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares to decline.

 

A system of financial controls and procedures is necessary to ensure that information about our financial results is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported in an accurate and timely fashion. Effective internal control over financial reporting is necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and prevent fraud. If we cannot disclose required information or provide reliable financial reports, we may not be able to manage our business as effectively as we would if an effective control environment existed, and our business and reputation may be harmed. Even though our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2024, we may have a material weakness identified in the future if the controls and procedures we have implemented become inadequate at such future time.

 

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Anti-takeover provisions in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may discourage, delay, or prevent a change in control.

 

Some provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, may discourage, delay, or prevent a change in control of our company or management that shareholders may consider favorable, including, among other things, the following:

 

·provisions that authorize our board of directors to issue shares with preferred, deferred, or other special rights or restrictions without any further vote or action by our shareholders; and

 

·provisions that restrict the ability of our shareholders to call meetings and to propose special matters for consideration at shareholder meetings.

 

The sale of our Ordinary Shares could encourage short sales by third parties, which could contribute to the future decline of our shares price.

 

On September 18, 2024, we completed a private placement with several investors, wherein a total of 108,889 units were issued at an offering price of $22.50 per unit, for a total purchase price of approximately $2.45 million. The number of shares issued and price per share for these shares are retroactively adjusted to reflect the April 2025 Reverse Share Split. Each unit includes one ordinary share, one September 2024 Series A Warrant to purchase one ordinary share at an exercise price of $1.35 per share, and one series B warrant (the “September 2024 Series B Warrants”) to purchase such number of ordinary shares as determined on the Reset Date (as defined therein). As of the date of this prospectus supplement, we have issued an aggregate of 552,747 ordinary shares (currently traded as Class A Ordinary Shares after the Dual Class Restructuring) in connection with the private placement.

 

On February 11, 2026, we closed an underwritten follow-on offering of 4,280,000 units, with each unit consisting of (i) one Class A Ordinary Share and (ii) one February 2026 Series A Warrant at a public offering price of $1.40 per unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $6 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses payable by us. The February 2026 Series A Warrants have a one-year term, immediately exercisable after issuance, and have an initial exercise price of $1.40 per Class A Ordinary Share, which is subject to reset on the Reset Date (as defined therein). The February 2026 Series A Warrants also provide for a zero exercise price option, in which the holder will receive 1.5 Class A Ordinary Shares that would be issuable upon a cash exercise of the February 2026 Series A Warrants, without payment of additional consideration. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, we have issued an aggregate of 17,819,236 Class A Ordinary Shares in connection with this follow-on offering.

 

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In many circumstances, large issuances of equity for companies have the potential to cause a significant downward pressure on the price of ordinary shares. This is especially the case if the shares being placed into the market exceed the market’s ability to take up the increased share issuance. Such an event could place further downward pressure on the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares. Regardless of our activities, the opportunity exists for short sellers and others to contribute to the future decline of our share price. If there are significant short sales of our Class A Ordinary Shares, the price decline that would result from our acquisition activities will cause the share price to decline more, which may cause other holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares to sell their shares, thereby contributing to sales of Class A Ordinary Shares in the market. We may execute similar transactions in the future, and if there are many more of our Class A Ordinary Shares on the market for sale than the market will absorb, the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares will likely further decline, which could result in our inability to regain compliance with the minimum closing bid price required for continued listing on Nasdaq set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) or repeated inability to meet such requirement.

 

Our board of directors may decline to register transfers of Class A Ordinary Shares in certain circumstances.

 

Our board of directors may, in its sole discretion, decline to register any transfer of any Class A Ordinary Shares which is not fully paid up or on which we have a lien. Our directors may also decline to register any transfer of any share unless (i) the instrument of transfer is lodged with us, accompanied by the certificate for the shares to which it relates and such other evidence as our board of directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer; (ii) the instrument of transfer is in respect of only one class of shares; (iii) the instrument of transfer is properly stamped, if required; (iv) in the case of a transfer to joint holders, the number of joint holders to whom the share is to be transferred does not exceed four; (v) the shares conceded are free of any lien in favor of us; or (vi) a fee of such maximum sum as Nasdaq Capital Market may determine to be payable, or such lesser sum as our board of directors may from time to time require, is paid to us in respect thereof.

 

If our directors refuse to register a transfer they shall, within one month after the date on which the instrument of transfer was lodged, send to each of the transferor and the transferee notice of such refusal. The registration of transfers may, on 14 days’ notice being given by advertisement in one or more newspapers or by electronic means, be suspended and the register closed at such times and for such periods as our board of directors may from time to time determine, provided, however, that the registration of transfers shall not be suspended nor the register closed for more than 30 days in any year.

 

This, however, is unlikely to affect market transactions of the Class A Ordinary Shares held by our public shareholders. Since our Class A Ordinary Shares are listed, the legal title to such Class A Ordinary Shares and the registration details of those Class A Ordinary Shares in the Company’s register of members remain with the Depository Trust Company. All market transactions with respect to those Class A Ordinary Shares are carried out without the need for any kind of registration by the directors, as the market transactions are all conducted through the Depository Trust Company systems.

 

The laws of the Cayman Islands may not provide our shareholders with benefits comparable to those provided to shareholders of corporations incorporated in the United States.

 

Our corporate affairs are governed by our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, by the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands (the “Companies Act”) and by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against our directors, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law in the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands and from English common law. Decisions of the Privy Council (which is the final Court of Appeal for British Overseas Territories such as the Cayman Islands) are binding on a court in the Cayman Islands. Decisions of the English courts, and particularly the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal are generally of persuasive authority but are not binding in the courts of the Cayman Islands. Decisions of courts in other Commonwealth jurisdictions are similarly of persuasive but not binding authority. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under Cayman Islands law are not as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedents in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a less developed body of securities laws relative to the United States. Therefore, our public shareholders may have more difficulty protecting their interests in the face of actions by our management, directors or controlling shareholders than would shareholders of a corporation incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States.

 

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You may be unable to present proposals before annual general meetings or extraordinary general meetings not called by shareholders.

 

Cayman Islands law provides shareholders with only limited rights to requisition a general meeting and does not provide shareholders with any right to put any proposal before a general meeting. However, these rights may be provided in a company’s amended and restated articles of association. Our amended and restated articles of association allow our shareholders holding shares representing in aggregate not less than 10% of our voting share capital in issue, to requisition a general meeting of our shareholders, in which case our directors are obliged to call such meeting. Advance notice of at least 21 clear days is required for the convening of our annual general shareholders’ meeting and at least 14 clear-day notice any other general meeting of our shareholders. A quorum required for a meeting of shareholders consists of at least one shareholder present or by proxy, representing not less than one-third in nominal value of our total issued voting shares.

 

If we are classified as a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”), United States taxpayers who own our Ordinary Shares may have adverse United States federal income tax consequences.

 

A non-U.S. corporation such as ourselves will be classified 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 produce passive income or which are held for the production of passive income is at least 50%.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Based on our operations and the composition of our assets we do not expect to be treated as a PFIC under the current PFIC rules. It is possible that, however, for our 2026 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.

 

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Risks Relating to Our Capital Structure

 

Our dual class share structure with different voting rights may adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

We cannot predict whether our dual class share structure with different voting rights will result in a lower or more volatile market price of the Class A Ordinary Shares, in adverse publicity, or other adverse consequences. Certain index providers have announced restrictions on including companies with multiple class share structures in certain of their indices. Because of our dual class structure, we will likely be excluded from these indices and other stock indices that take similar actions. Given the sustained flow of investment funds into passive strategies that seek to track certain indices, exclusion from certain stock indices would likely preclude investment by many of these funds and could make the Class A Ordinary Shares less attractive to investors. In addition, several shareholder advisory firms have announced their opposition to the use of a multiple class structure and our dual class structure may cause shareholder advisory firms to publish negative commentary about our corporate governance, in which case, the market price and liquidity of the Class A Ordinary Shares could be adversely affected.

 

Our dual class share structure with different voting rights will limit your ability to influence corporate matters and could discourage others from pursuing any change of control transactions that holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares may view as beneficial.

 

We have adopted a dual class share structure such that our Ordinary Shares consist of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares. In respect of matters requiring the votes of shareholders, each Class A Ordinary Share is entitled to one vote and each Class B Ordinary Share is entitled to 50 votes. Each Class B Ordinary Share is convertible into one Class A Ordinary share at any time by the holder thereof. Our Class A Ordinary Shares are not convertible into our Class B Ordinary Shares under any circumstances. Only our Class A Ordinary Shares are listed on Nasdaq. This voting structure may discourage investors from pursuing any change of control transactions that holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares may view as beneficial.

 

As of the date of this prospectus supplement, the Company has an aggregate of 18,479,922 Class A Ordinary Shares and 408,000 Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding, with the holders of Class B Ordinary Shares representing approximately 52.47% of the total voting power. To maintain control over matters requiring approval by ordinary resolutions of shareholders, which require the affirmative vote of not less than 50% of the votes cast, the holders of Class B Ordinary Shares would need to retain at least 19,439,962 votes, equivalent to 388,800 Class B Ordinary Shares, which represent approximately 2.06% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares. To maintain control over matters requiring approval by special resolutions of shareholders, which require the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the votes cast, the holders of Class B Ordinary Shares would need to retain at least 25,919,949 votes, equivalent to 518,399 Class B Ordinary Shares, which represent approximately 2.74% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares and are more than the Class B Ordinary Shares outstanding.

 

Future issuances of Class B Ordinary Shares may be dilutive to holders of Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

We may issue additional Class B Ordinary Shares in the future in connection with future financings, strategic transactions, equity incentive plans, or otherwise. Any such issuance could result in dilution to existing holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

In addition, since Class B Ordinary Shares carry greater voting rights than Class A Ordinary Shares, any future issuances of Class B Ordinary Shares could have the effect of further concentrating voting power in certain shareholders. This may reduce the influence of Class A Ordinary Shareholders over matters requiring shareholder approval.

 

There can be no assurance as to when or if we will issue additional Class B Ordinary Shares, or the terms of any such issuance. However, any such future issuances could materially and adversely affect the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and dilute the interests of existing Class A Ordinary Shareholders.

 

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Risks Related to this Offering

 

We have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from the offering and may not use them effectively.

 

Our board of directors and management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds from the offering and could spend the proceeds in ways that do not improve our results of operations or enhance the value of the Class A Ordinary Shares. The failure by our board of directors and management to apply these funds effectively could result in financial losses that could have a material adverse effect on our business, cause the price of the Class A Ordinary Shares to decline. Pending their use, we may invest the net proceeds from the offering in a manner that does not produce income or that loses value.

 

Raising additional capital, including as a result of this offering, may cause dilution to our existing shareholders, restrict our operations or cause us to relinquish valuable rights.

 

We may seek additional capital through a combination of public and private equity offerings, debt financings, strategic partnerships and alliances and licensing arrangements. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity, convertible debt securities or other equity-based derivative securities, your ownership interest will be diluted, and the terms may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect your rights as holder of Class A Ordinary Shares. Any indebtedness we incur would result in increased fixed payment obligations and could involve restrictive covenants, such as limitations on our ability to incur additional debt and other operating restrictions that could adversely impact our ability to conduct our business. Any debt or additional equity financing that we raise may contain terms that are not favorable to us or our shareholders. Furthermore, the issuance of additional securities, whether equity or debt, by us, or the possibility of such issuance, may cause the market price of the Class A Ordinary Shares to decline and existing shareholders may not agree with our financing plans or the terms of such financings.

 

Future sales or issuances of the Class A Ordinary Shares in the public markets, or the perception of such sales, could depress the trading price of the Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

The sale of a substantial number of Class A Ordinary Shares or other equity-related securities in the public markets, or the perception that such sales could occur, could depress the market price of the Class A Ordinary Shares and impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. We may sell large quantities of Ordinary Shares at any time pursuant to this prospectus supplement or in one or more separate offerings. We cannot predict the effect that future sales of Class A Ordinary Shares or other equity-related securities would have on the market price of the Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

Purchasers who purchase our securities in this offering pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement may have rights not available to purchasers that purchase without the benefit of a securities purchase agreement.

 

In addition to rights and remedies available to all purchasers in this offering under federal securities and state law, the purchasers that enter into the Securities Purchase Agreement will also be able to bring claims of breach of contract against us. The ability to pursue a claim for breach of contract provides those investors with the means to enforce the covenants uniquely available to them under the Securities Purchase Agreement including: (i) timely delivery of the Class A Ordinary Shares; (ii) agreement to not issue any Class A Ordinary Shares or securities convertible into Class A Ordinary Shares for 10 days following the closing, subject to certain exceptions; and (iii) indemnification for breach of contract.

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We estimate that the net proceeds from the sale of Class A Ordinary Shares in this offering will be approximately $2.16 million, and after deducting the placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses payable by us in connection with this offering.

 

We plan to use approximately 50% of the net proceeds we receive from this offering for development and operation of our new cultural IP ecosystem business, approximately 25% for working capital purposes, and approximately 25% for other general corporate purposes.

 

The expected uses of net proceeds from this offering represent our intentions based upon our current plans and business conditions, which could change in the future as our plans and business conditions evolve. We cannot predict with certainty all of the particular uses for the net proceeds to be received upon the completion of this offering or the amounts that we will actually spend on the uses set forth above. Our management will retain broad discretion over the allocation of the net proceeds from this offering.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

 

The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of June 30, 2025:

 

  · on an actual basis as of June 30, 2025;

 

  · on a pro forma basis, to give effect to the securities issued by the Company after June 30, 2025, including the issuance of 17,819,236 Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company in connection with its underwritten follow-on offering closed on February 11, 2026; and

 

  · on an as-adjusted basis, to give further effect to the sale of the Class A Ordinary Shares in this offering, after deducting placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

You should read this table in conjunction with the section titled “Use of Proceeds” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus.

 

    As of June 30, 2025  
    Actual     Pro Forma   Pro Forma
As-Adjusted
 
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 1,306,100     $ 7,413,802   $ 8,719,902  
Shareholders’ Equity:                      
Ordinary shares: 2,000,000 shares authorized, par value: $0.025 per share, 1,068,686 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2025     26,717                
Class A Ordinary Shares: 9,999,592,000 shares authorized, par value: $0.025 per share, 660,686 shares issued and outstanding, actual; 18,479,922 shares issued and outstanding, pro forma; 43,079,922 shares issued and outstanding, pro forma as-adjusted           1,050,281     1,076,998  
Class B Ordinary Shares: 408,000 shares authorized, par value $0.025 per share, 408,000 shares issued and outstanding, actual, pro forma, and pro forma as-adjusted             10,200     10,200  
Additional paid-in capital     7,747,239       6,353,321     14,100,560  
Accumulated deficit     (3,676,714 )           (3,676,714 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income     560,127             560,127  
Total Shareholders’ Equity     4,657,369       7,413,802     12,071,171  
Total Capitalization   $ 4,657,369     $ 7,413,802   $ 12,071,171  

 

DILUTION

 

Our net tangible book value as of June 30, 2025, was $4,648,082, or $4.35 per Ordinary Share. Net tangible book value is the amount of our total consolidated tangible assets, less the amount of our total consolidated liabilities. After giving effect to the securities issued by the Company after June 30, 2025, including the issuance of 17,819,236 Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company in connection with its underwritten follow-on offering closed on February 11, 2026, our pro forma net tangible book value as of June 30, 2025 was approximately $9,899,000, or $0.52 per Ordinary Share.

 

After giving further effect to this offering, after deducting placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses payable by us, our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value as of June 30, 2025 would have been approximately $12,062,000, or $0.28 per Ordinary Share. This represents an immediate decrease in the net tangible book value of $0.25 per Ordinary Share to our existing shareholders and an immediate increase in the net tangible book value of approximately $0.18 per Ordinary Share to the purchasers of securities in this offering, as illustrated by the following table:

 

   Post-Offering 
Offering price per Class A Ordinary Share  $0.1015 
Net tangible book value per Ordinary Share as of June 30, 2025  $4.35 
Decrease to the net tangible book value due to the pro forma adjustments  $(3.83)
Pro forma net tangible book value per Ordinary Share as of June 30, 2025  $0.52 
Decrease in pro forma as-adjusted net tangible book value per Ordinary Share attributable to this offering  $(0.25)
Pro forma as-adjusted net tangible book value per Ordinary Share immediately after this offering  $0.28 
Amount of increase in net tangible book value per Ordinary Share to the new investor in the offering  $0.18 

 

The number of Class A Ordinary Shares shown above to be outstanding after this offering is based on 660,686 Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and excludes the following as of that date: 579,001 September 2024 Series A Warrants, which are exercisable for up to 579,001 Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

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To the extent that options or warrants outstanding as of June 30, 2025 or issued thereafter have been or may be exercised or other shares issued, the investors purchasing Class A Ordinary Shares in this offering may experience further dilution. Additionally, we may choose to raise additional capital due to market conditions or strategic considerations, even if we believe we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans. To the extent that additional capital is raised through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of these securities could result in further dilution to our shareholders.

 

DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL

 

We are a Cayman Islands exempted company and our affairs are governed by our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and the Companies Act.

 

We have adopted a second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Articles”). The following is a summary of the Articles.

 

Our authorized share capital is US$250,000,000 divided into 10,000,000,000 shares comprising of (i) 9,999,592,000 Class A ordinary shares of par value US$0.025 each and (ii) 408,000 Class B ordinary shares of par value US$0.025 each. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, 18,479,922 Class A Ordinary Shares and 408,000 Class B Ordinary Shares are issued and outstanding.

 

After the shareholder approval at the 2026 EGM, on February 19, 2026, the Company’s board of director approved a resolution to effect a consolidation of the Company’s Ordinary Shares at the consolidation ratio of 35:1. As a result of the consolidation, the Company’s 10,000,000,000 authorized Ordinary Shares, each with a par value of US$0.025, will be consolidated into 285,714,285 Ordinary Shares, consisting of (i) 285,702,628 Class A Ordinary Shares, each with a par value of US$0.875 and (ii) 11,657 Class B Ordinary Shares, each with a par value of US$0.875. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, the Company is in the process of effecting the share consolidation on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

We were incorporated as an exempted company with limited liability under the Companies Act (as amended) of the Cayman Islands. A Cayman Islands exempted company:

 

·is a company that conducts its business mainly outside the Cayman Islands;

 

·is prohibited from trading in the Cayman Islands with any person, firm or corporation except in furtherance of the business of the exempted company carried on outside the Cayman Islands (and for this purpose can effect and conclude contracts in the Cayman Islands and exercise in the Cayman Islands all of its powers necessary for the carrying on of its business outside the Cayman Islands);

 

·does not have to hold an annual general meeting;

 

·does not have to make its register of members open to inspection by shareholders of that company;

 

·may obtain an undertaking against the imposition of any future taxation;

 

·may register by way of continuation in another jurisdiction and be deregistered in the Cayman Islands;

 

·may register as a limited duration company; and

 

·may register as a segregated portfolio company.

 

The following are summaries of material provisions of our Articles and the Companies Act insofar as they relate to the material terms of our Ordinary Shares.

 

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Ordinary Shares

 

General

 

Under our Articles, the objects of our Company are unrestricted and we have the full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the law of the Cayman Islands.

 

All of our issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares will be fully paid up and non-assessable. Our Ordinary Shares are issued in registered form, and are issued when registered in our register of members. Unless the directors determine otherwise, each holder of our ordinary share will not receive a certificate in respect of such ordinary share. Our shareholders who are non-residents of the Cayman Islands may freely hold and vote their ordinary share. We may not issue shares or warrants to bearer.

 

Voting Rights

 

A shareholder may participate in a general meeting in person or by proxy. At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote at the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands, unless a poll is (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands) demanded by the chairman of such meeting or by at least two shareholders having the right to vote on the resolutions or one or more shareholders present, in person or by proxy, who individually or together hold not less than ten percent of the voting rights of all those who are entitled to vote on the resolution. On a show of hands, every shareholder shall have one vote. Unless a poll is so demanded, a declaration by the chairman as to the result of a resolution and an entry to that effect in the minutes of the meeting, shall be conclusive evidence of the outcome of a show of hands, without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favor of, or against, that resolution.

 

If a poll is duly demanded it shall be taken in such manner as the chairman directs and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded. Each holder of Class A Ordinary Shares, on a poll, is entitled to one vote for each Class A Ordinary Share he or she holds, and each holder of Class B Ordinary Shares, on a poll, is entitled to exercise 50 votes for each Class B Ordinary Share he or she holds on any and all matters.

 

In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman of the meeting at which the show of hands takes place or at which the poll is demanded, shall not be entitled to a second or casting vote.

 

As a matter of Cayman Islands law, (i) an ordinary resolution requires the affirmative vote of a majority of votes cast by shareholders who, being entitled to do so, attend and vote at a general meeting of the company; and (ii) a resolution is deemed to be a special resolution where it has been approved by either (a) at least two-thirds (or any higher threshold specified in a company’s articles of association) of votes cast by shareholders who attend and vote at a general meeting for which notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution has been given; or (b) if so authorized by a company’s articles of association, by a unanimous written resolution of all of the company’s shareholders.

 

Under Cayman Islands law, some matters, such as amending the memorandum and articles of association, changing the name or resolving to be registered by way of continuation in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands, require the approval of shareholders by a special resolution.

 

General Meetings of Shareholders and Shareholder Proposals

 

As a Cayman Islands exempted company, we are not obliged by the Companies Act to call shareholders’ annual general meetings. Accordingly, we may, but shall not be obliged to, in each year hold a general meeting as an annual general meeting. Any annual general meeting held shall be held at such time and place as may be determined by our board of directors. All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.

 

The directors may convene general meetings whenever they think fit. General meetings shall also be convened on the written requisition of one or more of the shareholders entitled to attend and vote at our general meetings who (together) hold at least ten percent of the rights to vote at such general meeting in accordance with the notice provisions in the articles, specifying the purpose of the meeting and signed by each of the shareholders making the requisition. If the directors do not convene such meeting for a date not later than 21 clear days’ after the date of receipt of the written requisition, those shareholders who requested the meeting may convene the general meeting themselves within three months after the end of such period of 21 clear days in which case reasonable expenses incurred by them as a result of the directors failing to convene a meeting shall be reimbursed by us.

 

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At least 14 clear days’ notice of an extraordinary general meeting and 7 clear days’ notice of an annual general meeting shall be given to shareholders entitled to attend and vote at such meeting. The notice shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of that business. In addition, if a resolution is proposed as a special resolution, the text of that resolution shall be given to all shareholders. Notice of every general meeting shall also be given to the directors and our auditors.

 

Subject to the Companies Act and with the consent of the shareholders who, individually or collectively, hold at least 90 percent of the voting rights of all those who have a right to vote at a general meeting, a general meeting may be convened on shorter notice.

 

A quorum required for any general meeting of shareholders consists of one or more shareholders present or by proxy, holding shares which carry in aggregate not less than one-third of all votes attaching to all of our shares in issue and entitled to vote at such general meeting.

 

If, within 15 minutes from the time appointed for the general meeting, or at any time during the meeting, a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of shareholders, shall be cancelled. In any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same time and place seven days or to such other time or place as is determined by the directors.

 

The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present, adjourn the meeting. When a meeting is adjourned for seven days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given in accordance with the articles of association.

 

Dividends

 

Subject to the Companies Act and any rights and restrictions of any other class or series of shares, the Company may by ordinary resolution, from time to time and in accordance with our Articles, declare dividends on the shares issued and authorize payment of the dividends out of our lawfully available funds. Under the laws of the Cayman Islands, our Company may pay a dividend out of either profit or the share premium account, provided that in no circumstances may a dividend be paid if this would result in our Company being unable to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. The “share premium account,” represents the excess of the price paid to our Company on the issue of its shares over the par or “nominal” value of those shares, which is similar to the U.S. concept of additional paid in capital.

 

Unless provided for by the rights attached to a share, no dividend or other monies payable by the us in respect of a share shall bear interest.

 

Transfer of Ordinary Shares

 

Provided that a transfer of Ordinary Shares complies with applicable rules of the SEC, Nasdaq Capital Market, and federal and state security laws of the United States, a shareholder may transfer Ordinary Shares to another person by completing an instrument of transfer in a common form or in a form prescribed by Nasdaq Capital Market or in any other form approved by the directors, executed:

 

(a)where the Ordinary Shares are fully paid, by or on behalf of that shareholder; and

 

(b)where the Ordinary Shares are partly paid, by or on behalf of that shareholder and the transferee.

 

Our Board of Directors may, in its absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of any Ordinary Share.

 

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If our directors refuse to register a transfer they shall, within three months after the date on which the instrument of transfer was lodged, send to each of the transferor and the transferee notice of such refusal.

 

This, however, is unlikely to affect market transactions of the Ordinary Shares purchased by investors in the public offering. Once the Ordinary Shares have been listed, the legal title to such Ordinary Shares and the registration details of those Ordinary Shares in the Company’s register of members will remain with Transhare Corporation. All market transactions with respect to those Ordinary Shares will then be carried out without the need for any kind of registration by the directors, as the market transactions will all be conducted through the DTC systems.

 

The registration of transfers may, after compliance with any notice required of the Nasdaq Capital Market, be suspended and the register closed at such times and for such periods as our Board of Directors may from time to time determine, provided, however, that the registration of transfers shall not be suspended nor the register closed for more than 30 days in any calendar year as our board may determine.

 

Winding Up; Liquidation

 

Upon the winding up of our Company, after the full amount that holders of any issued shares ranking senior to the Ordinary Shares as to distribution on liquidation or winding up are entitled to receive has been paid or set aside for payment, the holders of our Ordinary Shares are entitled to receive any remaining assets of our Company available for distribution as determined by the liquidator. The shareholders may, subject to our Articles and any other sanction required by the Companies Act, pass a special resolution allowing the liquidator to do either or both of the following:

 

·to divide in specie among the shareholders the whole or any part of our assets and, for that purpose, to value any assets and to determine how the division shall be carried out as between the shareholders or different classes of shareholders; and

 

·to vest the whole or any part of the assets in trustees for the benefit of shareholders and those liable to contribute to the winding up.

 

The directors have the authority to present a petition for our winding up to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands on our behalf without the sanction of a resolution passed at a general meeting.

 

Calls on Ordinary Shares and Forfeiture of Ordinary Shares

 

Our Board of Directors may from time to time make calls upon shareholders for any amounts unpaid on their Ordinary Shares in a notice served to such shareholders at least 14 clear days prior to the specified time and place of payment. Any Ordinary Shares that have been called upon and remain unpaid are subject to forfeiture. No shareholder shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless all calls or other sums payable by such shareholder have been paid. Our Board of Directors may deduct from a dividend or any other amount payable to a person in respect of an Ordinary Share any amount due by that person to the Company on a call or otherwise in relation to an Ordinary Share.

 

Redemption of Shares, Repurchase and Surrender of Shares

 

Subject to the Companies Act and any rights for the time being conferred on the shareholders holding a particular class of shares, we may by action of our directors:

 

1.issue shares that are to be redeemed or liable to be redeemed, at our option or the shareholder holding those redeemable shares, on the terms and in the manner our directors determine before the issue of those shares;

 

2.with the consent by special resolution of the shareholders holding shares of a particular class, vary the rights attaching to that class of shares so as to provide that those shares are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at our option on the terms and in the manner which the directors determine at the time of such variation; and

 

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3.purchase all or any of our own shares of any class including any redeemable shares on the terms and in the manner which the directors determine at the time of such purchase.

 

We may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own shares in any manner authorized by the Companies Act, including out of any combination of capital, our profits and the proceeds of a fresh issue of shares.

 

When making a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of shares, the directors may make the payment in cash or in specie (or partly in one and partly in the other) if so authorized by the terms of the allotment of those shares or by the terms applying to those shares, or otherwise by agreement with the shareholder holding those shares.

 

Under the Companies Act, the redemption or repurchase of any share may be paid out of our Company’s profits or out of the proceeds of a new issue of shares made for the purpose of such redemption or repurchase, or out of capital (including share premium account and capital redemption reserve). If the repurchase proceeds are paid out of our Company’s capital, our Company must, immediately following such payment, be able to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. In addition, under the Companies Act, no such share may be redeemed or it is fully paid up, (b) if such redemption or repurchase would result in there being no shares outstanding and (c) unless the manner of purchase (if not so authorized under the articles of association) has first been authorized by a resolution of our shareholders.

 

In addition, under the Companies Act, our Company may accept the surrender of any fully paid share for no consideration unless, as a result of the surrender, the surrender would result in there being no shares outstanding (other than shares held as treasury shares).

 

Conversion Rights

 

Each Class B Ordinary Share is convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after the date of issuance of such share, at the office of the Company or any transfer agent for such shares, into one fully paid and non-assessable Class A Ordinary Share.

 

The directors shall at all times reserve and keep available out of the Company’s authorized but unissued Class A Ordinary Shares, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Class B Ordinary Shares, such number of its Class A Ordinary Shares as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued Class A Ordinary Shares shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares, in addition to such other remedies as shall be available to the holders of such Class B Ordinary Shares, the directors will take such action as may be necessary, including procuring the shareholders to pass an ordinary resolution in accordance with the Articles, to increase its authorized but unissued Class A Ordinary Shares to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes.

 

All conversions of Class B Ordinary Shares to Class A Ordinary Shares shall be effected by way of redemption or repurchase by the Company of the relevant Class B Ordinary Shares and the simultaneous issue of Class A Ordinary Shares in consideration for such redemption or repurchase. Shareholders and the Company will procure that any and all necessary corporate actions are taken to effect such conversion.

 

Variations of Rights of Shares

 

If at any time, our share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class of shares (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class), whether or not our Company is being wound-up, may be varied either with the consent in writing of the holders of two-thirds of the issued shares of that class or with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of two-thirds of the votes cast at a separate meeting of the issued shares of that class. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu with such existing class of shares.

 

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Issuance of Additional Shares

 

Our Articles authorize our Board of Directors to issue additional Ordinary Shares from time to time as our Board of Directors shall determine, to the extent of available authorized but unissued shares.

 

Inspection of Books and Records

 

Holders of our Ordinary Shares will have no general right under Cayman Islands law to inspect or obtain copies of our list of shareholders or our corporate records. However, we will provide our shareholders with annual audited financial statements. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”

 

Anti-Takeover Provisions

 

Some provisions of our Articles may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our Company or management that shareholders may consider favorable, including provisions that that authorize our board of directors to issue shares at such times and on such terms and conditions as the board of directors may decide without any further vote or action by our shareholders, and provisions that restrict the ability of our shareholders to call meetings and to propose special matters for consideration at shareholder meetings.

 

However, under Cayman Islands law, our directors may only exercise the rights and powers granted to them under our Articles for a proper purpose and for what they believe in good faith to be in the best interests of our Company.

 

Changes in Capital

 

Subject to the Companies Act, our shareholders may from time to time by ordinary resolution:

 

·increase the share capital by such sum, to be divided into shares of such classes and amount, as the resolution prescribes;

 

·consolidate and divide all or any of our share capital into shares of a larger amount than our existing shares;

 

·convert all or any of its paid up shares into stock and reconvert the stock into paid up shares of any denomination;

 

·sub-divide our existing shares, or any of them into shares of a smaller amount than that fixed by our Articles; provided that in the subdivision the proportion between the amount paid and the amount, if any, unpaid on each reduced share will be the same as it was in case of the share from which the reduced share is derived; and

 

·cancel any shares which, at the date of the passing of the resolution, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of our share capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled or, in the case of shares without nominal par value, diminish the number of shares into which our capital is divided.

 

Exempted Company

 

We are an exempted company with limited liability under the Companies Act. The Companies Act distinguishes between ordinary resident companies and exempted companies. Any company that is registered in the Cayman Islands but conducts business mainly outside of the Cayman Islands may apply to be registered as an exempted company. The requirements for an exempted company are essentially the same as for an ordinary company except that an exempted company that does not hold a license to carry on business in the Cayman Islands:

 

·does not have to file an annual return of its shareholders with the Registrar of Companies;

 

·is not required to open its register of members for inspection;

 

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·does not have to hold an annual general meeting;

 

·is prohibited from making any invitation to the public in the Cayman Islands to subscribe for any of its securities;

 

·may not issue negotiable or bearer shares, but may issue shares with no par value;

 

·may obtain an undertaking against the imposition of any future taxation (such undertakings are usually given for 20 years in the first instance);

 

·may register by way of continuation in another jurisdiction and be deregistered in the Cayman Islands;

 

·may register as an exempted limited duration company; and

 

·may register as a segregated portfolio company.

 

“Limited liability” means that the liability of each shareholder is limited to the amount unpaid by the shareholder on the shares of the company (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).

 

Register of Members

 

Under the Companies Act, we must keep a register of members and there should be entered therein:

 

·the names and addresses of our members, and, a statement of the shares held by each member, which:

 

·distinguishes each share by its number (so long as the share has a number);

 

·confirms the amount paid, or agreed to be considered as paid, on the shares of each member;

 

·confirms the number and category of shares held by each member; and

 

·confirms whether each relevant category of shares held by a member carries voting rights under the articles of association of the company, and if so, whether such voting rights are conditional

 

·the date on which the name of any person was entered on the register as a member; and

 

·the date on which any person ceased to be a member.

 

Under Cayman Islands law, the register of members of our Company is prima facie evidence of the matters set out therein (i.e., the register of members will raise a presumption of fact on the matters referred to above unless rebutted) and a member registered in the register of members is deemed as a matter of Cayman Islands law to have legal title to the shares as set against its name in the register of members. Once our register of members has been updated, the shareholders recorded in the register of members will be deemed to have legal title to the shares set against their name.

 

If the name of any person is incorrectly entered in or omitted from our register of members or if there is any default or unnecessary delay in entering on the register the fact of any person having ceased to be a member of our Company, the person or member aggrieved (or any member of our Company or our Company itself) may apply to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands for an order that the register be rectified. The Court may either refuse such application or it may, if satisfied of the justice of the case, make an order for the rectification of the register.

 

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History of Share Capital

 

May 2024 Issuance

 

On May 14, 2024, we issued 935 shares to a third-party consultant as consideration for signing a services contract for the Ancient Eastern Garden project at Fernie Castle in Scotland, UK at $26.50 per share for with a total value of $24,761.

 

On May 31, 2024, we issued 47,037 shares to thirteen employees and officers as part of their 2024 compensation package at $31.75 each with a total value of $1,493,418. Of the 47,037 shares issued, 11,438 shares were allocated to Mr. Siping Xu, the CEO, and Mr. Mengnan Wang, the CFO, with a total value of $363,169.

 

August 2024 Issuance

 

On August 26, 2024, we issued 935 shares to another third-party consultant as consideration for signing a services contract for the Ancient Eastern Garden project at Fernie Castle in Scotland, UK at $28.00 per share with a total value of $26,164.

 

September 2024 Private Placement

 

On September 18, 2024, we completed a private placement with several investors, wherein a total of 108,889 units were issued at an offering price of $22.50 per unit, for a total purchase price of approximately $2.45 million. Each unit includes one ordinary share, one September 2024 Series A Warrant to purchase one ordinary share at an exercise price of $33.75 per share, and one September 2024 Series B warrant to purchase such number of ordinary shares as determined on the Reset Date (as defined therein).

 

We filed a registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-282701) to register the September 2024 Series A Warrants, the September 2024 Series B Warrants, and ordinary shares underlying the September 2024 Series A Warrants and the September 2024 Series B Warrants, which was initially filed with the SEC on October 17, 2024 and declared effective by the SEC on October 30, 2024.

 

From October 31, 2024 to November 7, 2024, the investors fully exercised their Series B warrants, resulting in the issuance of a total of 342,303 ordinary shares by the Company for a total consideration of $8,518.

 

In February 2025, investors exercised 60,000 September 2024 Series A Warrants at an exercise price of $5.40 per warrant for a total consideration of $324,000.

 

As of the date of this prospectus supplement, we have issued an aggregate of 552,747 ordinary shares (currently traded as Class A Ordinary Shares after the Dual Class Restructuring) in connection with the private placement.

 

Reverse Share Split in April 2025

 

On April 28, 2025, at the Company’s extraordinary general meeting, the shareholders of the Company passed the resolution authorizing that each of the 50,000,000 authorized shares in the Company of US$0.001 par value (including all issued ordinary shares and any unissued ordinary shares) each be consolidated on a 25-to-1 basis, such that the Company’s authorized ordinary shares be consolidated from 50,000,000 ordinary shares of US$0.001 par value to 2,000,000 ordinary shares of US$0.025 par value each.

 

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Dual Class Restructuring in September 2025

 

On September 22, 2025, at the AGM of the Company, the shareholders of the Company passed resolutions to authorize, establish and designate two new classes of ordinary shares of US$0.025 par value each, being Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, with each of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares having the rights and privileges set out in the second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company, and to redesignate (i) 408,000 authorized and issued Ordinary Shares held by MDJH LTD as Class B Ordinary Shares; (ii) 660,686 of the authorized and issued Ordinary Shares, not including those held by MDJH LTD, as Class A Ordinary Shares; and (iii) 931,314 of the authorized but unissued Ordinary Shares as Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

Change in Authorized Share Capital and Share Subdivision in October 2025

 

On October 20, 2025, at the EGM, the shareholders of the Company passed the resolution to increase the Company’s authorized share capital from US$50,000.00 divided into 2,000,000 shares comprising of (i) 1,592,000 Class A ordinary shares of par value US$0.025 each and (ii) 408,000 Class B ordinary shares of par value US$0.025 each, to US$250,000,000.00 divided into 10,000,000,000 shares comprising of (i) 9,999,592,000 Class A ordinary shares of par value US$0.025 each and (ii) 408,000 Class B ordinary shares of par value US$0.025 each.

 

Public Offering in February 2026

 

On February 11, 2026, we closed an underwritten follow-on offering of 4,280,000 units, with each unit consisting of (i) one Class A Ordinary Share and (ii) one February 2026 Series A Warrant at a public offering price of $1.40 per unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $6 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses payable by us. The February 2026 Series A Warrants have a one-year term, immediately exercisable after issuance, and have an initial exercise price of $1.40 per Class A Ordinary Share, which is subject to reset on the Reset Date (as defined therein). The February 2026 Series A Warrants also provide for a zero exercise price option, in which the holder will receive 1.5 Class A Ordinary Shares that would be issuable upon a cash exercise of the February 2026 Series A Warrants, without payment of additional consideration.

 

To register the units, the February 2026 Series A Warrants, and Class A Ordinary Shares underlying the February 2026 Series A Warrants, we filed (i) a registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-292953), which was filed with the SEC on January 26, 2026 and declared effective by the SEC on February 9, 2026, and (ii) a registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-293329), which was filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, and became effective on February 10, 2026.

 

In February 2026, certain investors exercised their February 2026 Series A Warrants on a zero cash exercise basis, resulting in the issuance of a total of 13,539,236 Class A Ordinary Shares for no additional consideration.

 

As of the date of this prospectus supplement, we have issued an aggregate of 17,819,236 Class A Ordinary Shares in connection with the follow-on offering.

 

Share Consolidation in 2026

 

On January 22, 2026, at the 2026 EGM, the shareholders of the Company passed the resolution to authorize that in the event that the closing bid price per listed share of the Company (ticker symbol: UOKA) on the Nasdaq Capital Market falls below US$1.00, each of the 10,000,000,000 authorized ordinary shares in the Company of US$0.025 par value (including all issued ordinary shares and any unissued ordinary shares) be consolidated at the consolidation ratio and effective time as the board of director may determine at their sole discretion, provided that the consolidation ratio shall be not less than 2:1 and not more than 50:1, with such consolidated shares having the same rights and being subject to the same restrictions as set out in the second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company (as amended). On February 19, 2026, the Company’s board of director approved a resolution to effect a consolidation of the Company’s Ordinary Shares at the consolidation ratio of 35:1. As a result of the consolidation, the Company’s 10,000,000,000 authorized Ordinary Shares, each with a par value of US$0.025, will be consolidated into 285,714,285 Ordinary Shares, consisting of (i) 285,702,628 Class A Ordinary Shares, each with a par value of US$0.875 and (ii) 11,657 Class B Ordinary Shares, each with a par value of US$0.875. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, the Company is in the process of effecting the share consolidation on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

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MATERIAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS

 

Material income tax consequences relating to the purchase, ownership, and disposition of the securities offered by this prospectus supplement are set forth in “Item 10. Additional Information — E. Taxation” in the 2024 Annual Report, which is incorporated herein by reference, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference and, if applicable, in any accompanying prospectus supplement or relevant free writing prospectus.

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

Pursuant to the placement agency agreement (the “Placement Agency Agreement”), dated February 27, 2026 between the Company and Maxim, we have engaged Maxim to act as our exclusive Placement Agent in connection with this offering of the securities pursuant to this prospectus supplement. The Placement Agent has agreed to use reasonable best efforts to arrange for the sale of the securities pursuant to this prospectus supplement. The terms of this offering are subject to market conditions and negotiations between us, the Placement Agent and prospective investors. The Placement Agency Agreement does not give rise to any commitment by the Placement Agent to purchase any of the securities and the Placement Agent is not required to arrange the purchase or sale of any specific number or dollar amount of securities. The Placement Agent will have no authority to bind us by virtue of the Placement Agency Agreement and the Placement Agent does not guarantee that it will be able to raise new capital in any prospective offering. The Placement Agent may engage sub-agents or selected dealers to assist with the offering.

 

We have entered into the Securities Purchase Agreement directly with certain institutional investors, who will purchase the securities in this offering. The Securities Purchase Agreement provides that the obligations of the investors are subject to certain conditions precedent, including, among other things, the absence of any material adverse change in our business and the receipt of customary opinions and closing certificates. In addition to rights and remedies available to all purchasers in this offering under federal securities and state law, the purchasers which entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement will also be able to bring claims of breach of contract against us. The ability to pursue a claim for breach of contract is material to larger purchasers in this offering as a means to enforce the following covenants uniquely available to them under the Securities Purchase Agreement. Investors who do not enter into a Securities Purchase Agreement shall rely solely on this prospectus supplement in connection with the purchase of our securities in this offering.

 

The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Securities Purchase Agreement were made solely for the benefit of us and the purchasers thereto. In addition, such representations, warranties and covenants (i) are intended as a way of allocating the risk between us and the purchasers and not as statements of fact, and (ii) may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material by shareholders of, or other investors in, our company. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in public disclosures.

 

We expect to deliver the securities being offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement on or about March 2, 2026, subject to satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions.

 

The Placement Agent may distribute this prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus electronically.

 

Fees and Expenses

 

We have agreed to pay the Placement Agent a cash fee of up to 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in the offering as agreed upon by us and the Placement Agent. The following table shows the per share and total placement agent fees payable to the Placement Agent by us in connection with this offering.

 

   Per Class A
Ordinary
Share
   Total 
Offering price  $0.1015   $2,496,900 
Placement agent fees  $0.007105   $174,783 
Proceeds to us, before expenses  $0.094395   $2,322,117 

 

In addition, we agreed to reimburse the Placement Agent up to $60,000 for its reasonable actual out-of-pocket expenses. We estimate the total offering expenses of this offering payable by us, excluding the Placement Agent fees and expenses, will be approximately $95,000.

 

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Right of First Refusal

 

We have granted the Placement Agent, subject to certain exceptions, a right of first refusal for a period of 12 months following the closing of this offering to act as our sole managing underwriter and sole book runner, sole placement agent, or sole sales agent for any and all future public or private equity, equity-linked or debt (excluding commercial bank debt) offerings.

 

Tail

 

We have also agreed to pay the Placement Agent a tail fee. If, within 12 months following the closing of this offering, we consummate any financing transaction involving equity, equity-linked or debt or other capital raising activity with, or receive any proceeds from any investor that was contacted by the Placement Agent, we will pay the Placement Agent cash compensation equal to seven percent (7.0%) of the gross proceeds received.

 

Restrictions on Subsequent Equity Sales

 

From the date of the Placement Agency Agreement until 10 days after the closing of this offering, we and our subsidiaries may not (i) issue or agree to issue any Class A Ordinary Shares or securities convertible into or exercisable for Class A Ordinary shares, or (ii) file any registration statement or amendment thereto, subject to certain customary exceptions, including equity awards under existing plans, securities issued upon exercise or conversion of outstanding securities, certain strategic transactions, the filing of a Form S-8, and filing of a replacement shelf registration statement on Form F-3.

 

Other Relationships

 

The Placement Agent and its respective affiliates may in the future engage in investment banking, advisory and other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with us or our affiliates for which they may receive customary fees and commissions. The Placement Agent recently acted as representative of the underwriters for the Company’s underwritten offering on February 11, 2026. However, except as disclosed in this prospectus supplement, we have no present arrangements with the placement agent for any further services.

 

Determination of Offering Price

 

The actual offering price of the Class A Ordinary Shares we are offering was negotiated between us, the Placement Agent and prospective investors, based on the trading of the Class A Ordinary Shares prior to the offering, among other things, and may be at a discount to the current market price. The Class A Ordinary Shares offered hereby will be sold at a fixed price until the completion of the offering.

 

Regulation M

 

The Placement Agent may be deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act, and any commissions received by the Placement Agent and any profit realized on the resale of the securities sold by the Placement Agent while acting as principal might be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act. As an underwriter, the Placement Agent would be required to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act and Rule 10b-5 and Regulation M under the Exchange Act. These rules and regulations may limit the timing of purchases and sales of securities by the Placement Agent acting as principal. Under these rules and regulations, the Placement Agent (i) may not engage in any stabilization activity in connection with our securities; and (ii) may not bid for or purchase any of our securities or attempt to induce any person to purchase any of our securities, other than as permitted under the Exchange Act, until it has completed its participation in the distribution.

 

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Stabilization, Short Positions and Penalty Bids

 

The Placement Agent may engage in syndicate covering transactions, stabilizing transactions and penalty bids or purchases for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of Class A Ordinary Shares:

 

·Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of securities in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions. Such a naked short position would be closed out by buying securities in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the Placement Agent is concerned that there could be downward pressure on the price of the securities in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering.
·Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specific maximum.
·Penalty bids permit the Placement Agent to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the securities originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in a stabilizing or syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short positions.

 

These syndicate covering transactions, stabilizing transactions and penalty bids may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market prices of our securities or preventing or retarding a decline in the market prices of our securities. As a result, the price of Class A Ordinary Shares may be higher than the price that might otherwise exist in the open market. Neither we nor the Placement Agent make any representation or prediction as to the effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of Class A Ordinary Shares. These transactions may be effected on the Nasdaq Capital Market, in the over-the-counter market or on any other trading market and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.

 

In connection with this offering, the Placement Agent also may engage in passive market making transactions in Class A Ordinary Shares in accordance with Regulation M during a period before the commencement of offers or sales of Class A Ordinary Shares in this offering and extending through the completion of the distribution. In general, a passive market maker must display its bid at a price not in excess of the highest independent bid for that security. However, if all independent bids are lowered below the passive market maker’s bid that bid must then be lowered when specific purchase limits are exceeded. Passive market making may stabilize the market price of the securities at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.

 

Neither we nor the Placement Agent make any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the prices of our securities. In addition, neither we nor the Placement Agent make any representation that the Placement Agent will engage in these transactions or that any transactions, once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.

 

Indemnification

 

We have agreed to indemnify the Placement Agent and specified other persons against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, relating to or arising out of the Placement Agent’s activities under the Placement Agency Agreement and to contribute to payments that the Placement Agent may be required to make in respect of such liabilities.

 

Listing

 

Our Class A Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “UOKA.”

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

 

We are being represented by Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC with respect to certain legal matters as to United States federal securities and New York State law. The validity of the Class A Ordinary Shares offered in this offering and certain other legal matters as to Cayman Islands law will be passed upon for us by BGA Law (Cayman) Limited, our counsel as to Cayman Islands law. Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP is acting as counsel to the Placement Agent in connection with this offering.

 

EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 incorporated herein by reference to the 2024 Annual Report have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of RBSM LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. The office of RBSM LLP is located at 805 Third Avenue Suite 1430, New York, NY 10022.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement (including amendments and exhibits to the registration statement) on Form F-3 (File No. 333-261347) under the Securities Act. This prospectus supplement does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. For further information about us and the securities offered hereby, reference is made to the registration statement, the exhibits filed therewith and the documents incorporated by reference therein. Statements contained in this prospectus supplement regarding the contents of any contract or any other document that is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement are not necessarily complete, and in each instance, we refer you to the copy of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement.

 

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. As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules of the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements to shareholders under the federal proxy rules contained in Sections 14(a), (b) and (c) of the Exchange Act, and our executive officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. On December 18, 2025, the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, mandating directors and officers of foreign private issuers to file Section 16(a) reports (Forms 3, 4, and 5) with the SEC to report beneficial ownership interests in companies, effective on March 18, 2026. Our principal shareholders who are not our officers or directors, however, will remain exempt from Section 16(a) reporting requirements.

 

The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements, and other information about issuers, such as us, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is http://www.sec.gov. The information on that website is not a part of this prospectus supplement.

 

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

 

We have elected to incorporate the following documents into this prospectus supplement, together with all exhibits filed therewith or incorporated therein by reference, to the extent not otherwise amended or superseded by the contents of this prospectus supplement:

 

  (1) our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on April 14, 2025;
     
  (2) our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 on Form 6-K, filed with the SEC on September 16, 2025;

 

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  (3) our reports of foreign private issuer on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on February 11, 2026, January 23, 2026, December 19, 2025, November 25, 2025, November 5, 2025, October 31, 2025, October 20, 2025, September 25, 2025, September 23, 2025, August 22, 2025, June 20, 2025, June 17, 2025, May 14, 2025, May 5, 2025, April 29, 2025, and April 25, 2025;
     
  (4) the description of our Class A Ordinary Shares contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on December 18, 2018, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description;
     
  (5) any future annual reports on Form 20-F filed with the SEC after the date of this prospectus supplement and prior to the termination of the offering of the securities offered by this prospectus supplement; and
     
  (6) any future reports of foreign private issuer on Form 6-K that we furnish to the SEC after the date of this prospectus supplement that are identified in such reports as being incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement forms a part.

 

The 2024 Annual Report contains a description of our business and audited consolidated financial statements with a report by our independent auditors. These financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

Unless expressly incorporated by reference, nothing in this prospectus supplement shall be deemed to incorporate by reference information furnished to, but not filed with, the SEC. Copies of all documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, other than exhibits to those document unless such exhibits are specially incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, will be provided at no cost to each person, including any beneficial owner, who receives a copy of this prospectus supplement on the written or oral request of that person made to:

 

MDJM LTD

Fernie Castle, Letham

Cupar, Fife, KY15 7RU

The UK

+44-01337 829 349

 

You should rely only on the information that we incorporate by reference or provide in this prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making any offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained or incorporated in this prospectus supplement by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of the document containing the information.

 

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PROSPECTUS

 

$70,000,000 of

Ordinary Shares

Preferred Shares

Debt Securities

Warrants

Rights

and

Units

 

 

MDJM LTD

 

We may, from time to time, in one or more offerings, offer and sell up to $70,000,000 of our ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per share (“Ordinary Shares”), preferred shares, debt securities, warrants, rights, and units, or any combination thereof, together or separately as described in this prospectus. In this prospectus, references to the term “securities” refers, collectively, to our Ordinary Shares, preferred shares, debt securities, warrants, rights, and units. The prospectus supplement for each offering of securities will describe in detail the plan of distribution for that offering. For general information about the distribution of the securities offered, please see “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus.

 

This prospectus provides a general description of the securities we may offer. We will provide the specific terms of the securities offered in one or more supplements to this prospectus.

 

We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you in connection with these offerings. You should read this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, and any free writing prospectus before you invest in any of our securities. The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus may add, update, or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read carefully this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement, and any related free writing prospectus, as well as the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference, before you invest in any of our securities. This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell any securities unless accompanied by the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

Our Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or “Nasdaq,” under the symbol “MDJH.” On February 6, 2023, the last reported sale price of our Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq was $1.76 per share. The aggregate market value of our outstanding Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates, or public float, as of February 7, 2023, was approximately $2.88 million, which was calculated based on 1,455,216 Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates and the price of $1.98 per share, which was the closing price of our Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq on February 3, 2023. Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3, in no event will we sell our securities in a public primary offering with a value exceeding more than one-third of our public float in any 12-month period so long as our public float remains below $75 million. During the 12 calendar months prior to and including the date of this prospectus, we have not offered or sold any securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3.

 

 

 

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before making an investment decision, please read the information under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page 18 of this prospectus and risk factors set forth in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F, in other reports incorporated herein by reference, and in an applicable prospectus supplement under the heading “Risk Factors.”

 

We may offer and sell the securities from time to time at fixed prices, at market prices, or at negotiated prices, to or through underwriters, to other purchasers, through agents, or through a combination of these methods. If any underwriters are involved in the sale of any securities with respect to which this prospectus is being delivered, the names of such underwriters and any applicable commissions or discounts will be set forth in a prospectus supplement. The offering price of such securities and the net proceeds we expect to receive from such sale will also be set forth in a prospectus supplement. See “Plan of Distribution” elsewhere in this prospectus for a more complete description of the ways in which the securities may be sold.

 

Unless otherwise stated, as used in this prospectus, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “MDJM,” and the “Company” refer to MDJM LTD, a Cayman Islands company; “Mansions Estate” refers to Mansions Estate Agent Ltd, a United Kingdom company, in which MD UK (defined below) holds 100% of the equity interests; “MD German” refers to our wholly owned subsidiary, MD Lokal Global GmbH, a German company; “MD Japan” refers to our wholly owned subsidiary, Mingda Jiahe Development Investment Co., Ltd, a Japanese company; “MDJH Hong Kong” refers to our wholly owned subsidiary, MDJCC Limited, a Hong Kong corporation; “MD UK” refers to our wholly owned subsidiary, MD Local Global Limited, a United Kingdom company; “Mingda Tianjin” or the “VIE” refers to Mingdajiahe (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the PRC, the financial results of which we consolidated for accounting purposes, and Mingda Tianjin is controlled by Mr. Siping Xu, our chief executive officer and majority shareholder; the “PRC operating entities” refer to our PRC subsidiary and the VIE and its subsidiaries; “WFOE” refers to Beijing Mingda Jiahe Technology Development Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the PRC, which is wholly-owned by MDJH Hong Kong; “Xishe” refers to Xishe (Tianjin) Business Management Co. Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the PRC, which was wholly-owned by Mingda Tianjin; “Xishe Media” refers to Xishe (Tianjin) Culture and Media Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the PRC, which was wholly owned by Xishe; and “Xishe Xianglin” refers to Xishe Xianglin (Tianjin) Business Operations & Management Co. Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the PRC, which was controlled by Xishe, which held 51% equity ownership, and Zhongcai Nongchuang (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd., an unrelated third party to us, which held 49% equity interest. Xishe Media and Xishe Xianglin were dissolved in August 2021 and Xishe was dissolved in September 2021. See “Prospectus Summary—Business Overview.”

 

Mr. Siping Xu, our chief executive officer and majority shareholder, beneficially own approximately 87.4% of the aggregate voting power of our issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares, through MDJH LTD, a British Virgin Islands company 100% owned by Mr. Xu. As such, we are a “controlled company” under Nasdaq Listing Rules 5615(c) and are allowed to follow certain exemptions afforded to a “controlled company” under the Nasdaq Listing Rules. However, we do not intend to avail ourselves of such corporate governance exemptions. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Ordinary Shares and the Trading Market—Since we are deemed a ‘controlled company’ under the Nasdaq listing rules, we are allowed to follow certain exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements that could adversely affect our public shareholders.”

 

We are a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and not a Chinese operating company. As a holding company with no material operations of our own, we conduct our operations through our subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and the VIE and its subsidiaries in China. For accounting purposes, we control and receive the economic benefits of the VIE and its subsidiaries through certain contractual arrangements (the “VIE Agreements”), which enables us to consolidate the financial results of the VIE and its subsidiaries in our consolidated financial statements under U.S. GAAP, and the structure involves unique risks to investors. Our securities offered in this offering are securities of MDJM, the offshore holding company in the Cayman Islands instead of securities of the VIE or its subsidiaries in China. The VIE structure provides contractual exposure to foreign investment in China-based companies where Chinese law prohibits direct foreign investment in the operating companies. For a description of the VIE Agreements, see “Prospectus Summary—Our Corporate Structure—VIE Agreements among WFOE, the VIE, and the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders.” As a result of our use of the VIE structure, you may never hold equity interests in the VIE or its subsidiaries.

 

Because we do not hold equity interests in the VIE or its subsidiaries, we are subject to risks and uncertainties of the interpretations and applications of PRC laws and regulations, including but not limited to, regulatory review of overseas listing of PRC companies through special purpose vehicles and the validity and enforcement of the VIE Agreements among our wholly owned PRC subsidiary, the VIE, and the shareholders of the VIE. We are also subject to the risks and uncertainties about any future actions of the PRC government in this regard that could disallow the VIE structure, which would likely result in a material change in our operations, and the value of our securities may depreciate significantly or become worthless. The VIE Agreements have not been tested in a court of law in China as of the date of this prospectus. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC.”

 

We are subject to certain legal and operational risks associated with having the majority of our operations in China, which could cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or become worthless. PRC laws and regulations governing our current business operations are sometimes vague and uncertain, and as a result these risks may result in material changes in the operations of the VIE and its subsidiaries, significant depreciation or a complete loss of the value of our securities, or a complete hindrance of our ability to offer, or continue to offer, our securities to investors. Recently, the PRC government adopted a series of regulatory actions and issued statements to regulate business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. As of the date of this prospectus, we, our subsidiaries, and the VIE and its subsidiaries have not been involved in any investigations on cybersecurity review initiated by any PRC regulatory authority, nor has any of them received any inquiry, notice, or sanction. As confirmed by our PRC counsel, Tianjin Shanchuan Law Firm, we are not subject to cybersecurity review with the Cyberspace Administration of China, or the CAC, under the Cybersecurity Review Measures that became effective on February 15, 2022, since we currently do not have over one million users’ personal information and do not anticipate that we will be collecting over one million users’ personal information in the foreseeable future, which we understand might otherwise subject us to the Cybersecurity Review Measures; we are also not subject to network data security review by the CAC if the Draft Regulations on the Network Data Security Administration (Draft for Comments) (the “Security Administration Draft”) are enacted as proposed, since we currently do not have over one million users’ personal information and do not collect data that affects or may affect national security and we do not anticipate that we will be collecting over one million users’ personal information or data that affects or may affect national security in the foreseeable future, which we understand might otherwise subject us to the Security Administration Draft. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC—Recent greater oversight by the CAC over data security, particularly for companies seeking to list on a foreign exchange, could adversely impact our business and our offering.” According to our PRC counsel, Tianjin Shanchuan Law Firm, no relevant laws or regulations in the PRC explicitly require us to seek approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission or any other PRC governmental authorities for our overseas listing. As of the date of this prospectus, we, our subsidiaries, and the VIE and its subsidiaries have not received any inquiry, notice, warning, or sanctions regarding our overseas listing from the China Securities Regulatory Commission or any other PRC governmental authorities. Since these statements and regulatory actions are newly published, however, official guidance and related implementation rules have not been issued. It is highly uncertain what the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on the daily business operations of our subsidiaries and VIE, our ability to accept foreign investments, and our listing on an U.S. exchange. The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (the “SCNPC”) or PRC regulatory authorities may in the future promulgate laws, regulations, or implementing rules that require us, our subsidiaries, or the VIE to obtain regulatory approval from Chinese authorities for listing in the U.S.

 

The VIE is not operating in an industry that prohibits or limits foreign investment. As a result, as advised by our PRC counsel, Tianjin Shanchuan Law Firm, other than those requisite for a domestic company in China to engage in the businesses similar to those of the VIE, our Company, our subsidiaries, or the VIE is not required to obtain any permission from Chinese authorities, including the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the CAC, or any other governmental agency that is required to approve the operations of the VIE. However, if our Company, our subsidiaries, or the VIE does not receive or maintain the approvals, or we inadvertently conclude that such approvals are not required, or applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change such that we are required to obtain approval in the future, we may be subject to investigations by competent regulators, fines or penalties, ordered to suspend the VIE’s 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 the operations of the VIE, significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors, or cause such securities to significantly decline in value or become worthless. As of the date of this prospectus, the VIE has 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.

 

In addition, our Ordinary Shares may be prohibited from trading on a national exchange or over-the-counter under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “HFCA Act”), if the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the “PCAOB”) is unable to inspect our auditor for three consecutive years beginning in 2021. Our auditor, RBSM LLP, is an independent registered public accounting firm with the PCAOB, and as an auditor of publicly traded companies in the U.S., is subject to laws in the U.S., pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess its compliance with the applicable professional standards. The PCAOB currently has access to inspect the working papers of our auditor and our auditor is not subject to the determinations announced by the PCAOB on December 16, 2021. If trading in our Ordinary Shares is prohibited under the HFCA Act in the future because the PCAOB determines that it cannot inspect or fully investigate our auditor at such future time, Nasdaq may determine to delist our Ordinary Shares and trading in our Ordinary Shares could be prohibited. On December 23, 2022, the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act was enacted, which amended the HFCA Act by requiring 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, thus reducing the time period for triggering the delisting of our Company and the prohibition of trading in our securities if the PCAOB is unable to inspect our accounting firm at such future time. On August 26, 2022, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the Ministry of Finance of the PRC (the “MOF”), and the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol (the “Protocol”), governing inspections and investigations of audit firms based in mainland China and Hong Kong, taking the first step toward opening access for the PCAOB to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong. Pursuant to the fact sheet with respect to the Protocol disclosed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the PCAOB shall have independent discretion to select any issuer audits for inspection or investigation and has the unfettered ability to transfer information to the SEC. 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. However, should PRC authorities obstruct or otherwise fail to facilitate the PCAOB’s access in the future, the PCAOB Board will consider the need to issue a new determination. On December 29, 2022, a legislation entitled “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023” (the “Consolidated Appropriations Act”), was signed into law by President Biden. The Consolidated Appropriations Act contained, among other things, an identical provision to Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which reduces the number of consecutive non-inspection years required for triggering the prohibitions under the HFCA Act from three years to two. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC—Recent joint statement by the SEC and the PCAOB, rule changes by Nasdaq, and the HFCA Act all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially the non-U.S. auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB. These developments could add uncertainties to our continued listing or future offerings of our securities in the U.S.”

 

As of the date of this prospectus, our Company, our subsidiaries, and the VIE have not distributed any earnings or settled any amounts owed under the VIE Agreements, nor do they have any plan to distribute earnings or settle amounts owed under the VIE Agreements in the foreseeable future. As of the date of this prospectus, none of our subsidiaries nor the VIE have made any dividends or distributions to our Company and our Company has not made any dividends or distributions to our shareholders. We intend to keep any future earnings to finance the expansion of our business, and we do not anticipate that any cash dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future. If we determine to pay dividends on any of our Ordinary Shares in the future, as a holding company, we will be dependent on receipt of funds from our Hong Kong subsidiary, MDJH Hong Kong, our UK subsidiary, MD UK, our German subsidiary, MD German, and our Japanese subsidiary, MD Japan. MDJH Hong Kong will rely on payments made from Mingda Tianjin to our PRC subsidiary, WFOE, pursuant to the VIE Agreements, and the distribution of such payments to MDJH Hong Kong; and MD UK will rely on payments from its subsidiary Mansions Estate. In 2021, MDJM transferred $3,100,000 into the account of MD UK, as an investment; in addition, MDJM paid a net amount of $14,757 to subsidiaries, which consisted of $71,035 advanced to new subsidiaries located in Germany and Japan (out of the consolidated group) for attorney fees in connection with the establishment of these entities, and $56,278 of due to other subsidiaries, which were in the consolidated group. In 2019, MDJM transferred $500,030 into the account of MDJH Hong Kong, as an investment; in addition, MDJM repaid the VIE a net amount of $115,830 for IPO cost paid by the VIE. There were no other assets transferred between MDJM, its subsidiaries, and the VIE during the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019. See “Prospectus Summary—Asset Transfers Between Our Company, Our Subsidiaries, and the VIE,” “Prospectus Summary—Selected Condensed Consolidated Financial Schedule,” and our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019.

 

Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus is March 6, 2023.

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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About this Prospectus 1
 
Commonly Used Defined Terms 1
   
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 3
   
Prospectus Summary 3
   
Risk Factors 18
   
Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable 20
   
Capitalization and Indebtedness 20
   
Dilution 20
   
Use of Proceeds 20
   
Description of Share Capital 21
   
Description of Debt Securities 37
   
Description of Warrants 39
   
Description of Rights 41
   
Description of Units 41
   
Plan of Distribution 42
   
Taxation 44
   
Expenses 44
   
Material Contracts 44
   
Material Changes 44
   
Legal Matters 44
   
Experts 45
   
Incorporation of Documents by Reference 45
   
Where You Can Find Additional Information 46
   
Enforceability of Civil Liabilities 46

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may, from time to time, sell the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings, up to a total offering amount of $70,000,000.

 

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement do not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. We have omitted parts of the registration statement in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Statements contained in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement about the provisions or contents of any agreement or other documents are not necessarily complete. If the SEC rules and regulations require that an agreement or other document be filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, please see that agreement or document for a complete description of these matters. This prospectus may be supplemented by a prospectus supplement that may add, update, or change information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement or other offering materials together with additional information described under the headings “Where You Can Find Additional Information” and “Incorporation of Documents by Reference.”

 

Each time we sell securities under this shelf registration, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain certain specific information about the terms of that offering, including a description of any risks related to the offering. A prospectus supplement may also add, update, or change information contained in this prospectus (including documents incorporated herein by reference). If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement. The registration statement we filed with the SEC includes exhibits that provide more details on the matters discussed in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the related exhibits filed with the SEC and the accompanying prospectus supplement together with additional information described under the headings “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” before investing in any of the securities offered.

 

The information in this prospectus is accurate as of the date on the front cover. Information incorporated by reference into this prospectus is accurate as of the date of the document from which the information is incorporated. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any other date.

 

You should rely only on the information provided or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or in the prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with additional or different information. This document may only be used where it is legal to sell these securities.

 

As permitted by SEC rules and regulations, the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part includes additional information not contained in this prospectus. You may read the registration statement and the other reports we file with the SEC at its website or at its offices described below under “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”

 

COMMONLY USED DEFINED TERMS

 

Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise, references in this prospectus or in a prospectus supplement to:

 

  · “China” or the “PRC” are to the People’s Republic of China;
     
  · “Exchange Act” are to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
     
  · “fiscal year” are to the period from January 1 to December 31 of the year;

 

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  · “Mingda Tianjin Shareholders” are to Siping Xu, Yang Li, Xia Ding, Qiang Ma, Liang Zhang, Meina Guo, Zhenyuan Huang, Mengnan Wang, Jie Zhang, and Lei Cai, collectively holding 100% of the equity interests in Mingda Tianjin;
     
  · “Ordinary Shares” are to the ordinary shares of MDJM, par value $0.001 per share;
     
  · “primary real estate market” are to the market for newly constructed and completed residential and commercial real properties, “primary real estate agency services” are to agency services provided for the primary real estate market, “secondary real estate market” are to the market for all residential and commercial real properties other than those for sale in the primary real estate market, and “secondary real estate brokerage services” are to brokerage services provided for the secondary real estate market;
     
  · “RMB” or “Renminbi” are to the legal currency of China;
     
  · “Sarbanes-Oxley Act” are to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;
     
  · “Securities Act” are to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
     
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“Securities Exchange Commission,” the “SEC,” “Commission,” or similar terms are to the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission;

     
  · “UK” are to the United Kingdom;
     
  · “US$,” “U.S. dollars,” or “dollars” are to the legal currency of the United States;
     
  · “U.S. GAAP” are to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States; and
     
  · “VIE” are to variable interest entity.

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus, an applicable prospectus supplement, and our SEC filings that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus contain or incorporate by reference forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements,” including any projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items, any statements of the plans, strategies, and objectives of management for future operations, any statements concerning proposed new projects or other developments, any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance, any statements of management’s beliefs, goals, strategies, intentions, and objectives, and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. The words “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “potential,” “likely,” “projects,” “continue,” “will,” and “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events, are based on assumptions, and are subject to risks and uncertainties. We cannot guarantee that we actually will achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on these statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated or implied by forward-looking statements. These important factors include those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in the applicable prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus we may authorize for use in connection with a specific offering. These factors and the other cautionary statements made in this prospectus should be read as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements whenever they appear in this prospectus. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

Prospectus Summary

 

Our Corporate Structure

 

We are a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and not a Chinese operating company. As a holding company with no material operations of our own, we conduct our operations through our subsidiaries in the UK and the VIE and its subsidiaries in China. The VIE Agreements were entered into by and among WFOE, the VIE, and the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders, which include the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, the Share Pledge Agreement, the Exclusive Option Agreement, and Powers of Attorney. For accounting purposes, we control and receive the economic benefits of the VIE and its subsidiaries through the VIE Agreements, which enables us to consolidate the financial results of the VIE and its subsidiaries in our consolidated financial statements under U.S. GAAP, and the structure involves unique risks to investors. Our securities offered in this offering are securities of MDJM, the offshore holding company in the Cayman Islands, instead of securities of the VIE or its subsidiaries in China. The VIE structure provides contractual exposure to foreign investment in China-based companies where Chinese law prohibits direct foreign investment in the operating companies. For a description of the VIE Agreements, see “—VIE Agreements among WFOE, the VIE, and the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders.” As a result of our use of the VIE structure, you may never hold equity interests in the VIE or its subsidiaries.

 

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The following diagram illustrates our corporate structure, including our significant subsidiaries and the VIE, as of the date of this prospectus:

 

 

  (1) Represents 10,200,000 Ordinary Shares held by our CEO and chairman of the board of directors, Mr. Siping Xu, through MDJH LTD, which is 100% owned by Mr. Xu;
     
  (2) Represents an aggregate of 180,309 Ordinary Shares held by 12 shareholders of MDJM, each one of which holds less than 5% of our equity interests, as of the date of this prospectus; and
     
  (3) The Mingda Tianjin Shareholders collectively hold 100% of the equity interests in Mingda Tianjin.

 

Investors are purchasing securities of our holding company, MDJM, instead of securities of our operating entities. Our current operations are conducted through MD UK, Mansions Estate, and Mingda Tianjin.

 

VIE Agreements among WFOE, the VIE, and the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders

 

Due to PRC legal restrictions on foreign ownership in the real estate sector, neither we nor our subsidiaries own any equity interest in Mingda Tianjin. Instead, for accounting purposes, we control and receive the economic benefits of Mingda Tianjin’s business operation through the VIE Agreements, which enables us to consolidate the financial results of the VIE and its subsidiaries in our consolidated financial statements under U.S. GAAP. WFOE, Mingda Tianjin, and the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders entered into the VIE Agreements on April 28, 2018. The VIE Agreements are designed to provide WFOE with the power, rights, and obligations to Mingda Tianjin, as set forth under the VIE Agreements. We have evaluated the guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 810 and determined that we are regarded as the primary beneficiary of the VIE for accounting purposes, as a result of our direct ownership in WFOE and the provisions of the VIE Agreements.

 

Each of the VIE Agreements is described in detail below:

 

Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement

 

Pursuant to the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement between Mingda Tianjin and WFOE, WFOE provides Mingda Tianjin with technical support, consulting services, intellectual services, and other management services relating to Mingda Tianjin’s day-to-day business operations and management on an exclusive basis, utilizing its advantages in technology, human resources, and information. Additionally, Mingda Tianjin granted an irrevocable and exclusive option to WFOE to purchase from Mingda Tianjin, any or all of Mingda Tianjin’s assets at the lowest purchase price permitted under PRC laws. Should WFOE exercise such option, the parties will enter into a separate asset transfer or similar agreement. For services rendered to Mingda Tianjin by WFOE under this agreement, WFOE is entitled to collect a service fee approximately equal to the net income of Mingda Tianjin after the deduction of the required PRC statutory reserve.

 

The Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement will remain in effect for 10 years unless it is terminated by WFOE with 30-day prior notice. Mingda Tianjin does not have the right to terminate that agreement unilaterally. WFOE may unilaterally extend the term of that agreement with prior written notice.

 

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The CEO of WFOE, Mr. Siping Xu, is currently managing Mingda Tianjin pursuant to the terms of the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement. WFOE has absolute authority relating to the management of Mingda Tianjin, including decisions with regard to expenses, salary raises and bonuses, hiring, firing, and other operational functions. The Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement does not prohibit related party transactions. Our audit committee is required to review and approve in advance any related party transactions, including transactions involving WFOE or Mingda Tianjin.

 

Share Pledge Agreement

 

Under the Share Pledge Agreement between WFOE, and the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders, the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders pledged all of their equity interests in Mingda Tianjin to WFOE to guarantee the performance of Mingda Tianjin’s obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement. Under the terms of the Share Pledge Agreement, in the event that Mingda Tianjin or the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders breach their respective contractual obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, WFOE, as pledgee, will be entitled to certain rights, including the right to collect dividends generated by the pledged equity interests. The Mingda Tianjin Shareholders also agreed that upon occurrence of any event of default, as set forth in the Share Pledge Agreement, WFOE is entitled to dispose of the pledged equity interest in accordance with applicable PRC laws. The Mingda Tianjin Shareholders further agreed not to dispose of the pledged equity interests or take any actions that would prejudice WFOE’s interest.

 

The Share Pledge Agreement is effective until all payments due under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement have been paid by Mingda Tianjin. WFOE will cancel or terminate the Share Pledge Agreement upon Mingda Tianjin’s full payment of fees payable under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement.

 

The purposes of the Share Pledge Agreement are to (1) guarantee the performance of Mingda Tianjin’s obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, (2) make sure the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders do not transfer or assign the pledged equity interests, or create or allow any encumbrance that would prejudice WFOE’s interests without WFOE’s prior written consent, and (3) provide WFOE control over Mingda Tianjin. In the event Mingda Tianjin breaches its contractual obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, WFOE will be entitled to foreclose on the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders’ equity interests in Mingda Tianjin and may (1) exercise its option to purchase or designate third parties to purchase part or all of their equity interests in Mingda Tianjin and in this situation, WFOE may terminate the VIE Agreements after acquisition of all equity interests in Mingda Tianjin or form new VIE structure with the third parties designated by WFOE; or (2) dispose the pledged equity interests and be paid in priority out of proceeds from the disposal, in which case the VIE structure will be terminated.

 

Exclusive Option Agreement

 

Under the Exclusive Option Agreement, the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders irrevocably granted WFOE (or its designee) an exclusive option to purchase, to the extent permitted under PRC law, once or at multiple times, at any time, part or all of their equity interests in Mingda Tianjin. The option price is equal to the capital paid in by the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders subject to any appraisal or restrictions required by applicable PRC laws and regulations. As of December 31, 2021, if WFOE exercised such option, the total option price that would be paid to all of the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders would be approximately $1,586,834, which is the aggregate registered capital of Mingda Tianjin. The option purchase price will increase in case the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders make additional capital contributions to Mingda Tianjin.

 

Under the Exclusive Option Agreement, WFOE may at any time under any circumstances, purchase, or have its designated person purchase, at its discretion, to the extent permitted under PRC law, all or part of the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders’ equity interests in Mingda Tianjin. The Exclusive Option Agreement, together with the Share Pledge Agreement, Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, and the Power of Attorney, enable WFOE to exercise effective control over Mingda Tianjin.

 

The agreement remains effective for a term of 10 years and may be renewed at WFOE’s election.

 

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Powers of Attorney

 

Under each of the Powers of Attorney, the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders authorize WFOE to act on their behalf as their exclusive agent and attorney with respect to all rights as shareholders, including: (a) attending shareholders’ meetings; (b) exercising all the shareholder’s rights, including voting, that shareholders are entitled to under the laws of China and the articles of association of Mingda Tianjin, including the sale or transfer or pledge or disposition of shares in part or in whole; and (c) designating and appointing on behalf of shareholders the legal representative, the executive director, supervisor, the chief executive officer, and other senior management members of Mingda Tianjin.

 

The term of each of the Powers of Attorney is the same as the term of the Exclusive Option Agreement. The Powers of Attorney are irrevocable and continuously valid from the date of execution of the Powers of Attorney, so long as the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders are shareholders of Mingda Tianjin.

 

Risks Associated with Our Corporate Structure and the VIE Agreements

 

Because we do not hold equity interests in the VIE and its subsidiaries, we are subject to risks and uncertainties of the interpretations and applications of PRC laws and regulations, including but not limited to, regulatory review of overseas listing of PRC companies through special purpose vehicles, and the validity and enforcement of the VIE Agreements among WFOE, Mingda Tianjin, and the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders. We are also subject to the risks and uncertainties about any future actions of the PRC government in this regard that could disallow the VIE structure, which would likely result in a material change in our operations, and the value of our securities may depreciate significantly or become worthless. The VIE Agreements have not been tested in a court of law in China as of the date of this prospectus.

 

The VIE Agreements may not be effective as direct ownership in providing operational control. For instance, Mingda Tianjin and the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders could breach their VIE Agreements with WFOE by, among other things, failing to conduct their operations in an acceptable manner or taking other actions that are detrimental to our interests. The Mingda Tianjin Shareholders may not act in the best interests of our Company or may not perform their obligations under these contracts. Such risks exist throughout the period in which we intend to operate certain portions of our business through the VIE Agreements with Mingda Tianjin. In the event that Mingda Tianjin or the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders fail to perform their respective obligations under the VIE Agreements, we may have to incur substantial costs and expend additional resources to enforce such arrangements. In addition, even if legal actions are taken to enforce such arrangements, there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the PRC would recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts against us or such persons predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state. See “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC—Our contractual arrangements with Mingda Tianjin and its shareholders may not be effective in providing control over Mingda Tianjin” and “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC—Our contractual agreements with Mingda Tianjin are governed by the laws of the PRC and we may have difficulty in enforcing any rights we may have under these contractual arrangements” in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F (the “2021 Annual Report”).

 

We are subject to certain legal and operational risks associated with having the majority of our operations in China, which could cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or become worthless. PRC laws and regulations governing our current business operations are sometimes vague and uncertain, and as a result these risks may result in material changes in the operations of the VIE and its subsidiaries, significant depreciation or a complete loss of the value of our securities, or a complete hindrance of our ability to offer, or continue to offer, our securities to investors. Recently, the PRC government adopted a series of regulatory actions and issued statements to regulate business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. As of the date of this prospectus, we, our subsidiaries, and the VIE and its subsidiaries have not been involved in any investigations on cybersecurity review initiated by any PRC regulatory authority, nor has any of them received any inquiry, notice, or sanction. As confirmed by our PRC counsel, Tianjin Shanchuan Law Firm, we are not subject to cybersecurity review with CAC under the Cybersecurity Review Measures that became effective on February 15, 2022, since we currently do not have over one million users’ personal information and do not anticipate that we will be collecting over one million users’ personal information in the foreseeable future, which we understand might otherwise subject us to the draft Measures for Cybersecurity Censorship. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC—Recent greater oversight by the CAC over data security, particularly for companies seeking to list on a foreign exchange, could adversely impact our business and our offering.” According to our PRC counsel, Tianjin Shanchuan Law Firm, no relevant laws or regulations in the PRC explicitly require us to seek approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission or any other PRC governmental authorities for our overseas listing. As of the date of this prospectus, we, our subsidiaries, and the VIE and its subsidiaries have not received any inquiry, notice, warning, or sanctions regarding our overseas listing from the China Securities Regulatory Commission or any other PRC governmental authorities. Since these statements and regulatory actions are newly published, however, official guidance and related implementation rules have not been issued. It is highly uncertain what the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on the daily business operations of our subsidiaries and VIE, our ability to accept foreign investments, and our listing on a U.S. exchange. The SCNPC or PRC regulatory authorities may in the future promulgate laws, regulations, or implementing rules that require us, our subsidiaries, or the VIE to obtain regulatory approval from Chinese authorities for listing in the U.S.

 

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In addition, our Ordinary Shares may be prohibited from trading on a national exchange or over-the-counter under the HFCA Act if the PCAOB is unable to inspect our auditor for three consecutive years beginning in 2021. Our auditor, RBSM LLP, is an independent registered public accounting firm with the PCAOB, and as an auditor of publicly traded companies in the U.S., is subject to laws in the U.S., pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess its compliance with the applicable professional standards. The PCAOB currently has access to inspect the working papers of our auditor and our auditor is not subject to the determinations announced by the PCAOB on December 16, 2021. If trading in our Ordinary Shares is prohibited under the HFCA Act in the future because the PCAOB determines that it cannot inspect or fully investigate our auditor at such future time, Nasdaq may determine to delist our Ordinary Shares and trading in our Ordinary Shares could be prohibited. On December 23, 2022, the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act was enacted, which amended the HFCA Act by requiring 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, thus reducing the time period for triggering the delisting of our Company and the prohibition of trading in our securities if the PCAOB is unable to inspect our accounting firm at such future time. On August 26, 2022, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the MOF, and the PCAOB signed the Protocol, governing inspections and investigations of audit firms based in mainland China and Hong Kong, taking the first step toward opening access for the PCAOB to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong. Pursuant to the fact sheet with respect to the Protocol disclosed by the SEC, the PCAOB shall have independent discretion to select any issuer audits for inspection or investigation and has the unfettered ability to transfer information to the SEC. 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. However, should PRC authorities obstruct or otherwise fail to facilitate the PCAOB’s access in the future, the PCAOB Board will consider the need to issue a new determination. On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act was signed into law by President Biden. The Consolidated Appropriations Act contained, among other things, an identical provision to Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which reduces the number of consecutive non-inspection years required for triggering the prohibitions under the HFCA Act from three years to two. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC—The recent joint statement by the SEC and the PCAOB, rule changes by Nasdaq, and the HFCA Act all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially the non-U.S. auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB. These developments could add uncertainties to our listing.”

 

Business Overview

 

We conduct our business in China through the PRC operating entities. The following description of our business is a description of the business of the PRC operating entities. See “—Our Corporate Structure—VIE Agreements among WFOE, the VIE, and the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders” for a summary of the VIE Agreements.

 

The PRC operating entities primarily provide primary real estate agency services to their real estate developer clients, and provide, on an as-needed basis, real estate consulting services, and independent training services. Currently, their primary market is in the Tianjin Autonomous Municipality, one of the richest cities in the PRC, ranking seventh in the PRC based upon GDP per capita in 2020, according to China Statistical Yearbook. Since 2014, the PRC operating entities have expanded their market presence to other first and second tier cities in China, including Chengdu of Sichuan province, and Suzhou of Jiangsu province.

 

In 2018, through Xishe, Xishe Xianglin, and Xishe Media, the PRC operating entities started to provide tourism development services, which included real estate marketing and planning services, real estate agency services, and advertisement planning services. The PRC operating entities suspended the tourism development services and dissolved Xishe Media and Xishe Xianglin in August 2021 and Xishe in September 2021.

 

The PRC operating entities’ primary real estate agency service offerings include providing primary agency sales services to residential real estate developers at any stages of the development and sale of a residential real estate project. Since the inception of Mingda Tianjin in 2002, the PRC operating entities have been engaged in the sale of 74 unique residential real estate projects, with 58 projects reaching 100% sales completion status as of December 31, 2021. The PRC operating entities typically serve large and mid-sized real estate developers, such as Ping An Real Estate Co., Ltd., China Vanke Co., Ltd., China Merchants Property Development Co. Ltd., Tianjin Metro Resources Investment Co., Ltd., Jingrui Real Estate (Group) Co., Ltd., Tianjin Real Estate Development (Group) Co., Ltd., Tianjin Teda Development Co., Ltd., and Tianjin City Investment Binhai Real Estate Management Co., Ltd., or promising emerging local developers in the markets that they operate. The PRC operating entities primarily generate revenue through sales commissions, which are either fixed or progressive. We generated 96.5%, 98.7%, 98.2%, and 97.1% of our total revenue through the PRC operating entities’ primary agency sales services in the six months ended June 30, 2022 and fiscal year 2021, fiscal year 2020, and fiscal year 2019, respectively. The PRC operating entities have traditionally provided exclusive primary agency sales services where they are the exclusive sales agent. While we expect the exclusive sales agent arrangements to continue to be the main part of the PRC operating entities’ business, since 2016 the PRC operating entities have strategically bid on and won real estate projects as co-sale agents, where they collaborate with other primary agency sales service providers to act as co-agents in a sale. In the six months ended June 30, 2022, fiscal year 2021, fiscal year 2020, and fiscal year 2019, 2.16%, 32.87%, 37.46%, and 22.26%, respectively, of our revenue was derived from sales in real estate projects where the PRC operating entities acted as co-agents providing primary agency sales services to their developer clients. We believe that co-sale opportunities allow the PRC operating entities to tap into developer clients they have not previously collaborated, or who utilized their traditional primary sales agents.

 

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The PRC operating entities also provide, on an as-needed basis, real estate consulting services with respect to any stages or a combination of stages of the development and sale of a residential real estate project. Types of real estate consulting services that the PRC operating entities are capable of providing include consulting, marketing strategy planning and strategy, and advertising services and sales strategies. The PRC operating entities provide stand-alone real estate consulting services to clients based upon a consulting service plan they created that tailors to each client’s specific challenges and needs. They charge service fees based upon a monthly fixed charge, as well as a project completion fee in some circumstances. We generated 0.0%, 1.3%, 1.8%, and 2.7% of our total revenue through the PRC operating entities’ consulting services in the six months ended June 30, 2022, fiscal year 2021, fiscal year 2020, and fiscal year 2019, respectively.

 

For their independent training services, the PRC operating entities are engaged by existing or prior real estate developer clients to provide independent third-party training services to the primary agency sales agents the developers have engaged. The PRC operating entities started a pilot project in 2016 for this service offering and began generating revenue in 2018. In this role, the PRC operating entities strive to leverage their expertise and experience in researching and creating sales programs and strategies uniquely tailored to each project and establishing and operating a sales project from end to end to evaluate the performance of another sales team, and if needed, create sales strategy, training, and operating manuals for a sales team, as well as establishing the operating frameworks of a successfully-run sales program. Through their independent third-party training services, the PRC operating entities intend to establish their reputation in new local markets, which are key to their contemplated expansion on a national level. We generated $0, $0, $0, and $4,704 revenue through the PRC operating entities’ independent training services in the six months ended June 30, 2022, fiscal year 2021, fiscal year 2020, and fiscal year 2019, respectively.

 

The PRC operating entities started generating revenue in the second quarter of 2019 from tourism development services provided by Xishe Xianglin. The PRC operating entities generated $0, $0, $0, and $49,169 revenue through tourism development services in the six months ended June 30, 2022, fiscal year 2021, fiscal year 2020, and fiscal year 2019, respectively.

 

The PRC operating entities commenced their operations in 2002. Our revenue was $461,149 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and $4,446,764, $5,868,725, and $5,679,977 for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively. Our net income (loss) was $(1,263,601) for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and $(2,078,678), $253,893, and $299,364 for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.

 

Recent Development

 

Mansions Estate engages in the asset management business and expects to provide comprehensive UK real estate-related services, including property leasing, property sales, furnishings, routine property maintenance and management, and hospitality and butler services to overseas real estate owners. Mansions Estate implements customized management plans holistically tailored to the needs of its real estate owner clients. It facilitates a variety of ancillary services, including its real estate marketing and planning services, real estate agency services, advertisement planning services, 24-7 multilingual customer services meeting the demands of an international market, and professional onsite butler team. We believe that the establishment of Mansions Estate is a significant step for our global expansion strategy. Mansions Estate commenced operations in 2021 and generated GBP12,561 (US$16,286) and GBP14,150 (US$19,469) revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021.

 

MD UK commenced its operations in 2021. MD UK will focus on developing and launching real estate development projects and hospitality programs, including hotel operations. MD UK did not generate any revenue in the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021.

 

On January 14, 2022, MD Japan was formed pursuant to Japanese laws. MD Japan is still in the process of exploring its business plan. MD Japan has not been operative as of the date of this prospectus and did not generate any revenue in the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021.

 

On February 15, 2022, MD German was formed pursuant to German laws. MD German is still in the process of exploring its business plan. MD German has not been operative as of the date of this prospectus and did not generate any revenue in the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021.

 

On May 20, 2022, MD UK acquired 41% of the equity interests in Mansions Estate from Ocean Tide Wealth Limited with a consideration of one British pound sterling and 8% of the equity interests in Mansions Estate from Mingzhe Zhang with a consideration of one British pound sterling. After the acquisitions, MD UK holds 100% of the equity interests in Mansions Estate.

 

On August 3, 2022, MD UK entered into an Offer to Sell (the “Agreement”) with Braveheart Hotels Limited, a United Kingdom company (“Braveheart”). Pursuant to the Agreement, MD UK agreed to purchase Fernie Castle, Letham, Cupar, Fife, KY15 7RU, United Kingdom (the “Property”) from Braveheart for a price of £1,580,000 and Braveheart agreed to sell such Property and to deliver entry with vacant possession of the Property to MD UK on August 5, 2022, or such other date as MD UK and Braveheart may agree in writing. The parties closed this deal on August 5, 2022.

 

On December 6, 2022, MD UK entered into a Contract for the Sale of Freehold Land (the “Robin Hill Agreement”) with Pioneer Hotels Limited, a United Kingdom company (“Pioneer”). Pursuant to the Robin Hill Agreement, MD UK agreed to purchase the Robin Hill Hotel and the Villa, Braddons Hill Road, Torquay TQ1 1HF (the “Robin Hill Property”) from Pioneer for a price of £850,000 and Pioneer agreed to sell such Robin Hill Property and to deliver the completed transfer deed, in original and counterpart, of the Robin Hill Property to MD UK on December 6, 2022, or within 10 working days after December 6, 2022. The parties closed this deal on December 6, 2022.

 

COVID-19 Impact

 

The spread of COVID-19 has caused business disruptions beginning in January 2020, including the closure of the majority of businesses in mainland China. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a global pandemic, which continues to spread throughout the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused public health officials to recommend precautions to mitigate the spread of the virus, such as, ceasing travel to non-essential jobs, curtailing all unnecessary travel, and requiring individuals to stay at home as much as possible. Because of the quarantines and travel restrictions mandated by the Chinese government, from the end of January to mid-March of 2020, many real estate projects the PRC operating entities were promoting and selling were suspended, which adversely impacted the PRC operating entities’ business during that period. Because the PRC operating entities’ operating income and earnings have historically been lower during the first quarter than other quarters due to the winter and the Chinese New Year holiday period, however, we believe this seasonality partially mitigated the adverse impact on the PRC operating entities’ full-year operating results in 2020. Starting from the end of March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic in China appeared to have slowed down and these real estate projects began to reopen. Although the PRC operating entities were able to resume their normal operations as of April 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic materially and adversely affected their business operations and financial results for 2021 and 2020, including a decrease of 24% in our revenue in 2021. Beginning in March 2022, many cities in China have been employing strict lock-down policies in response to resurgences of the COVID-19 pandemic and consumer demand has declined in China, which, together with constant regulation of the real estate market by the central and local governments, have negatively impacted both the supply and demand for real estate, causing the real estate market in China to decline in 2022. As a result, our revenue decreased by 83% during the six months ended June 30, 2022, as compared with the same period in 2021. The general impact of the pandemic on the Chinese economy implicates potential larger-scale effects on the PRC operating entities’ industry and business. To mitigate the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the decline in consumer demand in China, the PRC operating entities have been reducing their operations in China since 2021 and we have expanded into the European markets by establishing subsidiaries in the UK and Germany and acquiring Fernie Castle and the Robin Hill Property. See “—Recent Development.” However, because of the significant uncertainties surrounding the future development of the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot reasonably estimate the full extent of the business disruption and the related financial impact at this time. The pandemic and lockdowns constitute known events and uncertainties that would cause our reported financial information not to be necessarily indicative of future operating results or of future financial condition. 

  

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Summary of Risk Factors

 

Investing in our securities involves significant risks. You should carefully consider all of the information in this prospectus before making an investment in our securities. Below please find a summary of the principal risks we face, organized under relevant headings. These risks are discussed more fully under “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors” in the 2021 Annual Report and in the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 18 of this prospectus.

 

Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry (for a more detailed discussion, see “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry” in the 2021 Annual Report)

 

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

 

  the PRC operating entities’ business is susceptible to fluctuations in the real estate market of China (see “The PRC operating entities’ business is susceptible to fluctuations in the real estate market of China” on page 3 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  the PRC operating entities’ business may be materially and adversely affected by government measures aimed at China’s real estate industry (see “The PRC operating entities’ business may be materially and adversely affected by government measures aimed at China’s real estate industry” on page 3 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows may be adversely affected by public health epidemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic (see “Our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows may be adversely affected by public health epidemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic” on page 6 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  failure to maintain or enhance the PRC operating entities’ brands or image could have a material and adverse effect on their business and results of operations (see “Failure to maintain or enhance the PRC operating entities’ brands or image could have a material and adverse effect on their business and results of operations” on page 6 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  there is no guarantee that the PRC operating entities will be able to win bids from real estate developers at a similar rate as they did in 2021, 2020, and 2019, if they are unable to maintain similar bid-winning rates as right now, their results of operations and prospects may be materially and adversely affected (see “There is no guarantee that the PRC operating entities will be able to win bids from real estate developers at a similar rate as they did in 2021, 2020, and 2019, if they are unable to maintain similar bid-winning rates as right now, their results of operations and prospects may be materially and adversely affected” on page 7 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  there is no guarantee that the PRC operating entities will be able to maintain their sales performance as they did in 2021, 2020, and 2019. In the event that their sales performance declines due to factors outside of our control or due to the deterioration of their performance, our results of operations and prospects may be materially and adversely affected (see “There is no guarantee that the PRC operating entities will be able to maintain their sales performance as they did in 2021, 2020, and 2019. In the event that their sales performance declines due to factors outside of our control or due to the deterioration of their performance, our results of operations and prospects may be materially and adversely affected” on page 7 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  the PRC operating entities plan to reduce their scale of operations and to decrease their on-going programs, and, their, and consequently our, results of operations or profitability could be adversely affected (see “The PRC operating entities plan to reduce their scale of operations and to decrease their on-going programs, and, their, and consequently our, results of operations or profitability could be adversely affected” on page 7 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  if the PRC operating entities are unable to compete successfully, our financial condition and results of operations may be harmed (see “If the PRC operating entities are unable to compete successfully, our financial condition and results of operations may be harmed” on page 8 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  our results of operations and cash flows through the PRC operating entities may fluctuate due to seasonal variations in the real estate market and the non-recurring nature of their services provided to real estate developers (see “Our results of operations and cash flows through the PRC operating entities may fluctuate due to seasonal variations in the real estate market and the non-recurring nature of their services provided to real estate developers” on page 8 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  the PRC operating entities’ sales, revenue, and operations will be affected if the prospective buyers are not able to secure mortgage financing on attractive terms, if at all (see “The PRC operating entities’ sales, revenue, and operations will be affected if the prospective buyers are not able to secure mortgage financing on attractive terms, if at all” on page 9 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  the PRC operating entities’ reliance on a concentrated number of real estate developers may materially and adversely affect us (see “The PRC operating entities’ reliance on a concentrated number of real estate developers may materially and adversely affect us” on page 11 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  we face long cycles to settle the PRC operating entities’ accounts receivable and customer deposits, which could materially and adversely affect our results of operations (see “We face long cycles to settle the PRC operating entities’ accounts receivable and customer deposits, which could materially and adversely affect our results of operations” on page 11 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  as our Japanese subsidiary MD Japan commences operations in Japan, it may incur losses if economic conditions in Japan worsen (see “As our Japanese subsidiary MD Japan commences operations in Japan, it may incur losses if economic conditions in Japan worsen” on page 14 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  our Japanese subsidiary MD Japan’s business operations are exposed to risks of natural disasters, terrorism, and other disruptions caused by external events (see “Our Japanese subsidiary MD Japan’s business operations are exposed to risks of natural disasters, terrorism, and other disruptions caused by external events” on page 15 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  potential political shocks and uncertainties in the European Union (the “EU”), including the development of Brexit, could have unpredictable consequences for the real estate market and the wider economy, and our German subsidiary’s ability to protect itself against these risks is limited (see “Potential political shocks and uncertainties in the European Union (the ‘EU’), including the development of Brexit, could have unpredictable consequences for the real estate market and the wider economy, and our German subsidiary’s ability to protect itself against these risks is limited” on page 15 of the 2021 Annual Report); and
     
  as our UK subsidiaries, MD UK and Mansions Estate, commence operations in the UK, we may incur losses due to uncertainties of economy, policies, and general circumstances in the UK (see “As our UK subsidiaries, MD UK and Mansions Estate, commence operations in the UK, we may incur losses due to uncertainties of economy, policies, and general circumstances in the UK” on page 16 of the 2021 Annual Report).

 

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Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC (for a more detailed discussion, see “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC” in our 2021 Annual Report and “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC” beginning on page 18 of this prospectus)

 

We face risks and uncertainties relating to doing business in the PRC in general, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

  our current corporate structure and business operations may be affected by the Foreign Investment Law (see “Our current corporate structure and business operations may be affected by the Foreign Investment Law” on page 16 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  changes in China’s economic, political, social conditions, or government policies could have a material adverse effect on the PRC operating entities’ business and operations (see “Changes in China’s economic, political, social conditions, or government policies could have a material adverse effect on the PRC operating entities’ business and operations” on page 18 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  PRC laws and regulations governing the PRC operating entities’ current business operations are sometimes vague and uncertain and any changes in such laws and regulations may impair the PRC operating entities’ ability to operate profitable (see “PRC laws and regulations governing the PRC operating entities’ current business operations are sometimes vague and uncertain and any changes in such laws and regulations may impair the PRC operating entities’ ability to operate profitable” on page 18 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  you may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments, or bringing actions in China against us or our directors and officers that reside outside the United States based on foreign laws. It may also be difficult for you or overseas regulators to conduct investigations or collect evidence within China (see “You may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments, or bringing actions in China against us or our directors and officers that reside outside the United States based on foreign laws. It may also be difficult for you or overseas regulators to conduct investigations or collect evidence within China” on page 20 of this prospectus);
     
  regulations relating to offshore investment activities by PRC residents may limit our ability to acquire PRC companies or inject capital into the PRC subsidiary and could adversely affect our business. PRC regulations relating to offshore investment activities by PRC residents may limit our PRC subsidiary’s ability to increase its registered capital or distribute profits to us, or otherwise expose us or our PRC resident shareholders to liabilities or penalties (see “Regulations relating to offshore investment activities by PRC residents may limit our ability to acquire PRC companies or inject capital into the PRC subsidiary and could adversely affect our business. PRC regulations relating to offshore investment activities by PRC residents may limit our PRC subsidiary’s ability to increase its registered capital or distribute profits to us, or otherwise expose us or our PRC resident shareholders to liabilities or penalties” on page 23 of the 2021 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 or prevent us from using proceeds from our future financing activities to make loans or additional capital contributions to the PRC operating entities, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business (see “PRC regulation of loans to and direct investment in PRC entities by offshore holding companies and governmental control of currency conversion may delay or prevent us from using proceeds from our future financing activities to make loans or additional capital contributions to the PRC operating entities, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business” on page 24 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  we face uncertainty with respect to indirect transfers of equity interests in PRC resident enterprises by their non-PRC holding companies (see “We face uncertainty with respect to indirect transfers of equity interests in PRC resident enterprises by their non-PRC holding companies” on page 24 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  because the PRC operating entities conduct their business in RMB and the price of our Ordinary Shares is quoted in U.S. dollars, changes in currency conversion rates may affect the value of your investments (see “Because the PRC operating entities conduct their business in RMB and the price of our Ordinary Shares is quoted in U.S. dollars, changes in currency conversion rates may affect the value of your investments” on page 25 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, or the EIT Law, we may be classified as a “resident enterprise” of China, which could result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders (see “Under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, or the EIT Law, we may be classified as a ‘resident enterprise’ of China, which could result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders” on page 26 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  the PRC operating entities are subject to restrictions on paying dividends or making other payments to our offshore subsidiaries, which may have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business (see “The PRC operating entities are subject to restrictions on paying dividends or making other payments to our offshore subsidiaries, which may have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business” on page 27 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  there are significant uncertainties under the EIT Law relating to the withholding tax liabilities of the PRC operating entities, and dividends payable by the PRC operating entities to our offshore subsidiaries may not qualify to enjoy certain treaty benefits (see “There are significant uncertainties under the EIT Law relating to the withholding tax liabilities of the PRC operating entities, and dividends payable by the PRC operating entities to our offshore subsidiaries may not qualify to enjoy certain treaty benefits” on page 27 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  the disclosures in our reports and other filings with the SEC and our other public pronouncements are not subject to the scrutiny of any regulatory bodies in the PRC (see “The disclosures in our reports and other filings with the SEC and our other public pronouncements are not subject to the scrutiny of any regulatory bodies in the PRC” on page 28 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  the failure to comply with PRC regulations relating to mergers and acquisitions of domestic projects by offshore special purpose vehicles may subject us to severe fines or penalties and create other regulatory uncertainties regarding our corporate structure (see “The failure to comply with PRC regulations relating to mergers and acquisitions of domestic projects by offshore special purpose vehicles may subject us to severe fines or penalties and create other regulatory uncertainties regarding our corporate structure” on page 28 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  the Draft Rules Regarding Overseas Listings were released by the CSRC for public consultation. While such rules have not yet come into effect, the Chinese government may exert more oversight and control over overseas public offerings conducted by China-based issuers, which could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to continue to offer our shares to investors and could cause the value of our shares to significantly decline or become worthless (see “The Draft Rules Regarding Overseas Listings were released by the CSRC for public consultation. While such rules have not yet come into effect, the Chinese government may exert more oversight and control over overseas public offerings conducted by China-based issuers, which could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to continue to offer our shares to investors and could cause the value of our shares to significantly decline or become worthless” on page 29 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  the M&A Rules and certain other PRC regulations establish complex procedures for certain acquisitions of Chinese companies by foreign investors, which could make it more difficult for us to pursue growth through acquisitions in China (see “The M&A Rules and certain other PRC regulations establish complex procedures for certain acquisitions of Chinese companies by foreign investors, which could make it more difficult for us to pursue growth through acquisitions in China” on page 30 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  if the PRC government determines that the VIE Agreements constituting part of the VIE structure do not comply with PRC regulations, or if these regulations change or are interpreted differently in the future, we may be unable to assert our contractual rights over the assets of the VIE, and our Ordinary Shares may decline in value or become worthless (see “If the PRC government determines that the VIE Agreements constituting part of the VIE structure do not comply with PRC regulations, or if these regulations change or are interpreted differently in the future, we may be unable to assert our contractual rights over the assets of the VIE, and our Ordinary Shares may decline in value or become worthless” on page 18 of this prospectus);
     
  uncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws and regulations and changes in policies, rules, and regulations in China, which may be quick with little advance notice, could limit the legal protection available to you and us (see “Uncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws and regulations and changes in policies, rules, and regulations in China, which may be quick with little advance notice, could limit the legal protection available to you and us” on page 18 of this prospectus);
     
  given the Chinese government’s significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business, the Chinese government may intervene or influence our operations at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our securities (see “Given the Chinese government’s significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business, the Chinese government may intervene or influence our operations at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our securities” on page 19 of this prospectus);

 

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  any actions by the Chinese government, including any decision to intervene or influence the operations of our PRC subsidiary or the VIE or to exert control over any offering of securities conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, may cause us to make material changes to the operations of our PRC subsidiary or the VIE, may limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors, and may cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless (see “Any actions by the Chinese government, including any decision to intervene or influence the operations of our PRC subsidiary or the VIE or to exert control over any offering of securities conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, may cause us to make material changes to the operations of our PRC subsidiary or the VIE, may limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors, and may cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless” on page 19 of this prospectus);
     
  recent greater oversight by the CAC over data security, particularly for companies seeking to list on a foreign exchange, could adversely impact our business and our offering (see “Recent greater oversight by the CAC over data security, particularly for companies seeking to list on a foreign exchange, could adversely impact our business and our offering” on page 19 of this prospectus);
     
  the Opinions recently issued by the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council may subject us to additional compliance requirement in the future (see “The Opinions recently issued by the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council may subject us to additional compliance requirement in the future” on page 20 of this prospectus); and
     
  recent joint statement by the SEC and the PCAOB, rule changes by Nasdaq, and the HFCA Act all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially the non-U.S. auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB. These developments could add uncertainties to our continued listing or future offerings of our securities in the U.S. (see “Recent joint statement by the SEC and the PCAOB, rule changes by Nasdaq, and the HFCA Act all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially the non-U.S. auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB. These developments could add uncertainties to our continued listing or future offerings of our securities in the U.S.” on page 20 of this prospectus).

 

Risks Relating to Our Corporate Structure (for a more detailed discussion, see “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Corporate Structure” in our 2021 Annual Report)

 

We are also subject to risks and uncertainties relating to our corporate structure, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

  the VIE Agreements may not be effective in providing control over Mingda Tianjin (see “The VIE Agreements may not be effective in providing control over Mingda Tianjin” on page 31 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  because we conduct our business through Mingda Tianjin, a VIE, if we fail to comply with applicable law, we could be subject to severe penalties and our business could be adversely affected (see “Because we conduct our business through Mingda Tianjin, a VIE, if we fail to comply with applicable law, we could be subject to severe penalties and our business could be adversely affected” on page 31 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  if the PRC government determines that the contractual arrangements in relation to the VIE do not comply with PRC regulatory restrictions on foreign investment in the relevant industries, or if these regulations or the interpretation of existing regulations change in the future, we could be subject to severe penalties or be forced to relinquish our interests in those operations, and our Ordinary Shares may decline in value or become worthless (see “If the PRC government determines that the contractual arrangements in relation to the VIE do not comply with PRC regulatory restrictions on foreign investment in the relevant industries, or if these regulations or the interpretation of existing regulations change in the future, we could be subject to severe penalties or be forced to relinquish our interests in those operations, and our Ordinary Shares may decline in value or become worthless” on page 32 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  the VIE Agreements with Mingda Tianjin are governed by the laws of the PRC and we may have difficulty in enforcing any rights we may have under these VIE Agreements (see “The VIE Agreements with Mingda Tianjin are governed by the laws of the PRC and we may have difficulty in enforcing any rights we may have under these VIE Agreements” on page 33 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  we may not be able to consolidate the financial results of Mingda Tianjin or such consolidation could materially and adversely affect our operating results and financial condition (see page “We may not be able to consolidate the financial results of Mingda Tianjin or such consolidation could materially and adversely affect our operating results and financial condition” on 33 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  the VIE Agreements may result in adverse tax consequences (see page “The VIE Agreements may result in adverse tax consequences” on 33 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders have potential conflicts of interest with our Company, which may adversely affect our business and financial condition (see “The Mingda Tianjin Shareholders have potential conflicts of interest with our Company, which may adversely affect our business and financial condition” on page 34 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  we rely on the approvals, certificates, and business licenses held by Mingda Tianjin and any deterioration of the relationship between WFOE and Mingda Tianjin could materially and adversely affect our overall business operations (see “We rely on the approvals, certificates, and business licenses held by Mingda Tianjin and any deterioration of the relationship between WFOE and Mingda Tianjin could materially and adversely affect our overall business operations” on page 34 of the 2021 Annual Report); and
     
  the exercise of our option to purchase part or all of the shares in Mingda Tianjin under the Equity Option Agreement might be subject to certain limitations and substantial costs (see “The exercise of our option to purchase part or all of the shares in Mingda Tianjin under the Equity Option Agreement might be subject to certain limitations and substantial costs” on page 34 of the 2021 Annual Report).

 

Risks Relating to Our Ordinary Shares and the Trading Market (for a more detailed discussion, see “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Ordinary Shares and the Trading Market” in our 2021 Annual Report and “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Ordinary Shares and the Trading Market” beginning on page 20 of this prospectus)

 

In addition to the risks described above, we are subject to general risks and uncertainties relating to our Ordinary Shares and the trading market, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

  because we are a Cayman Islands company and all of our business is conducted in the PRC through the PRC operating entities, you may be unable to bring an action against us or our officers and directors or to enforce any judgment you may obtain (see “Because we are a Cayman Islands company and all of our business is conducted in the PRC through the PRC operating entities, you may be unable to bring an action against us or our officers and directors or to enforce any judgment you may obtain” on page 34 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  since our chief executive officer owns 87.4% of our Ordinary Shares, he has the ability to elect directors and approve matters requiring shareholder approval by way of ordinary resolution or special resolution (see “Since our chief executive officer owns 87.4% of our Ordinary Shares, he has the ability to elect directors and approve matters requiring shareholder approval by way of ordinary resolution or special resolution” on page 35 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  we do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future (see “We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future” on page 35 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  the market price of our Ordinary Shares may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance (see “The market price of our Ordinary Shares may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance” on page 36 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  if we cease to qualify as a foreign private issuer, we would be required to comply fully with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, and we would incur significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we would not incur as a foreign private issuer (see “If we cease to qualify as a foreign private issuer, we would be required to comply fully with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, and we would incur significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we would not incur as a foreign private issuer” on page 37 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  because we are a foreign private issuer and are exempt from certain Nasdaq corporate governance standards applicable to U.S. issuers, you will have less protection than you would have if we were a domestic issuer (see “Because we are a foreign private issuer and are exempt from certain Nasdaq corporate governance standards applicable to U.S. issuers, you will have less protection than you would have if we were a domestic issuer” on page 37 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  anti-takeover provisions in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may discourage, delay, or prevent a change in control (see “Anti-takeover provisions in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may discourage, delay, or prevent a change in control” on page 38 of the 2021 Annual Report);
     
  the laws of the Cayman Islands may not provide our shareholders with benefits comparable to those provided to shareholders of corporations incorporated in the United States (see “The laws of the Cayman Islands may not provide our shareholders with benefits comparable to those provided to shareholders of corporations incorporated in the United States” on page 39 of the 2021 Annual Report); and
     
  since we are deemed a “controlled company” under the Nasdaq listing rules, we are allowed to follow certain exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements that could adversely affect our public shareholders (see “Since we are deemed a ‘controlled company’ under the Nasdaq listing rules, we are allowed to follow certain exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements that could adversely affect our public shareholders” on page 20 of this prospectus).

 

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Permission Required from PRC Authorities

 

The VIE is not operating in an industry that prohibits or limits foreign investment. As a result, as advised by our PRC counsel, Tianjin Shanchuan Law Firm, other than those requisite for a domestic company in China to engage in the businesses similar to those of the VIE, our Company, our subsidiaries, or the VIE is not required to obtain any permission from Chinese authorities, including the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the CAC, or any other governmental agency that is required to approve the operations of the VIE. However, if our Company, our subsidiaries, or the VIE does not receive or maintain the approvals, or we inadvertently conclude that such approvals are not required, or applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change such that we are required to obtain approval in the future, we may be subject to investigations by competent regulators, fines or penalties, ordered to suspend the VIE’s 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 the operations of the VIE, significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors, or cause such securities to significantly decline in value or become worthless.

 

As of the date of this prospectus, the VIE has 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. Such licenses and permissions include the Business License and Registration Certificate of Tianjin Real Estate Brokerage Agency. The following table provides details on the licenses and permissions held by the VIE.

 

Company License/Permission Issuing Authority Validity
Mingdajiahe (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. Business License Tianjin Market Supervision and Administration Commission Long-term
Registration Certificate of Tianjin Real Estate Brokerage Agency Tianjin Heping District Housing and Construction Commission Long-term

 

Except as described above, we are currently not required to obtain permission from any of the PRC authorities to operate and issue our securities to foreign investors. In addition, we, our subsidiaries, and Mingda Tianjin and its subsidiaries are not required to obtain permission or approval relating to our securities from the PRC authorities, including the China Securities Regulatory Commission or the CAC, for our subsidiaries or Mingda Tianjin’s operations, nor have we or our subsidiaries or Mingda Tianjin received any denial for our subsidiaries or Mingda Tianjin’s operations with respect to this offering. Recently, however, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued the “Opinions on Severely Cracking Down on Illegal Securities Activities According to Law,” or the “Opinions,” which were made available to the public on July 6, 2021. The Opinions emphasized the need to strengthen the administration over illegal securities activities and the need to strengthen the supervision over overseas listings by Chinese companies. Effective measures, such as promoting the construction of relevant regulatory systems, will be taken to deal with the risks and incidents of China-concept overseas listed companies, cybersecurity, data privacy protection requirements, and similar matters. The Opinions and any related implementing rules to be enacted may subject us to compliance requirements in the future. Given the current regulatory environment in the PRC, we are still subject to the uncertainty of different interpretation and enforcement of the rules and regulations in the PRC adverse to us, which may take place quickly with little advance notice. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC—The Opinions recently issued by the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council may subject us to additional compliance requirement in the future.”

 

Asset Transfers Between Our Company, Our Subsidiaries, and the VIE

 

As of the date of this prospectus, our Company, our subsidiaries, and the VIE have not distributed any earnings or settled any amounts owed under the VIE Agreements. Our Company, our subsidiaries, and the VIE do not have any plan to distribute earnings or settle amounts owed under the VIE Agreements in the foreseeable future.

 

In 2021, MDJM transferred $3,100,000 into the account of MD UK, as an investment; in addition, MDJM paid a net amount of $14,757 to subsidiaries, which consisted of $71,305 advanced to new subsidiaries located in Germany and Japan (out of the consolidated group) for attorney fees in connection with the establishment of these entities, and $56,548 of due to other subsidiaries, which were in the consolidated group. In 2019, MDJM transferred $500,300 into the account of MDJH Hong Kong, as an investment; in addition, MDJM repaid the VIE a net amount of $53,734 for IPO cost paid by the VIE. There were no other assets transferred between MDJM, its subsidiaries, and the VIE during the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019.

 

Dividends or Distributions Made to Our Company and U.S. Investors and Tax Consequences

 

As of the date of this prospectus, none of our subsidiaries nor the VIE have made any dividends or distributions to our Company and our Company has not made any dividends or distributions to our shareholders. We intend to keep any future earnings to finance the expansion of our business, and we do not anticipate that any cash dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future. Subject to the passive foreign investment company rules, the gross amount of distributions we make to investors with respect to our Ordinary Shares (including the amount of any taxes withheld therefrom) will be taxable as a dividend, 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.

 

Under Cayman Islands law, a Cayman Islands company may pay a dividend on its shares out of either profit or share premium amount, provided that in no circumstances may a dividend be paid if this would result in the company being unable to pay its debts due in the ordinary course of business.

 

If we determine to pay dividends on any of our Ordinary Shares in the future, as a holding company, we will be dependent on receipt of funds from our Hong Kong subsidiary, MDJH Hong Kong, and our UK subsidiary, MD UK. MDJH Hong Kong will rely on payments made from Mingda Tianjin to WFOE, pursuant to the VIE Agreements, and the distribution of such payments to MDJH Hong Kong; MD UK will rely on payments from its subsidiary Mansions Estate. According to the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, such payments from subsidiaries to parent companies in China are subject to the PRC enterprise income tax at a rate of 25%. In addition, if Mingda Tianjin or its subsidiaries or branch offices incur debt on their own behalf in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict its ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to us.

 

Current PRC regulations permit WFOE to pay dividends to MDJH Hong Kong only out of its accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations. In addition, each of our operating entities in China is required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profits each year, if any, to fund a statutory reserve until such reserve reaches 50% of its registered capital. Each of such entity in China is also required to further set aside a portion of its after-tax profits to fund the employee welfare fund, although the amount to be set aside, if any, is determined at the discretion of its board of directors. Although the statutory reserves can be used, among other ways, to increase the registered capital and eliminate future losses in excess of retained earnings of the respective companies, the reserve funds are not distributable as cash dividends except in the event of liquidation.

 

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The PRC government also imposes controls on the conversion of RMB into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of the PRC. Therefore, we may experience difficulties in completing the administrative procedures necessary to obtain and remit foreign currency for the payment of dividends from our profits, if any. Furthermore, if our operating entities in the PRC incur debt on their own in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends or make other payments. If we or our subsidiaries are unable to receive all of the revenue from our operations through the VIE Agreements, we may be unable to pay dividends on our Ordinary Shares.

 

Cash dividends, if any, on our Ordinary Shares will be paid in U.S. dollars. If we are considered a PRC tax resident enterprise for tax purposes, any dividends we pay to our overseas shareholders may be regarded as China-sourced income and as a result may be subject to PRC withholding tax at a rate of up to 10.0%.

 

Pursuant to the Arrangement between Mainland China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Tax Evasion on Income, or the Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement, the 10% withholding tax rate may be lowered to 5% if a Hong Kong resident enterprise owns no less than 25% of a PRC project. However, the 5% withholding tax rate does not automatically apply and certain requirements must be satisfied, including without limitation that (a) the Hong Kong resident enterprise must be the beneficial owner of the relevant dividends; and (b) the Hong Kong resident enterprise must directly hold no less than 25% share ownership in the PRC project during the 12 consecutive months preceding its receipt of the dividends. In current practice, a Hong Kong resident enterprise must obtain a tax resident certificate from the Hong Kong tax authority to apply for the 5% lower PRC withholding tax rate. As the Hong Kong tax authority will issue such a tax resident certificate on a case-by-case basis, we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority and enjoy the preferential withholding tax rate of 5% under the Double Taxation Arrangement with respect to dividends to be paid by WFOE to its immediate holding company, MDJH Hong Kong. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not applied for the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority. MDJH Hong Kong intends to apply for the tax resident certificate when WFOE plans to declare and pay dividends to MDJH Hong Kong. See “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC—There are significant uncertainties under the EIT Law relating to the withholding tax liabilities of our PRC subsidiary, and dividends payable by our PRC subsidiary to our offshore subsidiaries may not qualify to enjoy certain treaty benefits” in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F.

 

Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, including profit distributions, interest payments, and trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions, can be made in foreign currencies, without prior approval of State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”), by complying with certain procedural requirements. Specifically, without prior approval of SAFE, cash generated from the operations in the PRC may be used to pay dividends to our Company. As of the date of this prospectus, WFOE has conducted the foreign exchange registration related to our Company under the existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, which enables WFOE to legally distribute its earnings to our Company.

 

Our Company’s ability to settle amounts owed under the VIE Agreements relies upon payments made from the VIE to WFOE in accordance with the VIE Agreements. For services rendered to the VIE by WFOE under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, WFOE is entitled to collect a service fee from the VIE. Pursuant to the Exclusive Option Agreement, WFOE may at any time and under any circumstances purchase all or part of the equity interests in the VIE when and to the extent permitted by PRC laws. For restrictions and limitations on our ability to settle amounts owed under the VIE Agreements, please see “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC—Our contractual arrangements with Mingda Tianjin and its shareholders may not be effective in providing control over Mingda Tianjin” in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F and “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC—If the PRC government determines that the contractual arrangements constituting part of the VIE structure do not comply with PRC regulations, or if these regulations change or are interpreted differently in the future, we may be unable to assert our contractual rights over the assets of the VIE, and our Ordinary Shares may decline in value or become worthless.”

 

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Selected Condensed Consolidating Financial Schedule

 

We operate our business through MD UK, Mansions Estate, Mingda Tianjin, which is a VIE in the PRC, and Mingda Tianjin’s subsidiaries, which were dissolved in 2021. The following tables present the selected condensed consolidating balance sheets as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the selected condensed consolidating statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 for “Parent,” “MDJH Hong Kong,” “WFOE,” “VIE and its subsidiaries,” and “Other Subsidiaries.” “Parent” refers to MDJM LTD, a Cayman Islands exempted company listed on Nasdaq. “MDJH Hong Kong” refers to MDJCC Limited, a Hong Kong corporation, which is wholly owned by MDJM LTD. “WFOE” refers to Beijing Mingda Jiahe Technology Development Co. Ltd, which is a wholly-owned Chinese subsidiary by MDJM LTD. “VIE and its subsidiaries” refer to Mingda Tianjin and its subsidiaries, in which we have no equity interests. “Other Subsidiaries” refer to MD Local Global Limited, a UK company, which are wholly owned by MDJM LTD, and Mansions Estate Agent Ltd, a UK company, which was 51% owned by MD Local Global Limited as of December 31, 2021 (Mansion Estate Agent Ltd is 100% owned by MD Local Global Limited as of the date of the prospectus).

 

MDJM LTD

SELECTED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS

 

   As of June 30, 2022     
   Parent
(Cayman
Islands)
   MDJH
Hong Kong
(Hong Kong)
   WFOE
(PRC)
   VIE and its
subsidiaries
(PRC)
   Other
Subsidiaries
(UK)
   Eliminating
Adjustments
   Consolidated
Totals
 
Assets                                   
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash  $202,906   $28   $500,725   $12,004   $4,313,948   $-   $5,029,611 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance   -    -    -    1,173,449    6,065    -    1,179,514 
VIE's profit receivable (1)   -    -    737,798    -    -    (737,798)   - 
Due from Parent, MDJH Hong Kong, WOFE, VIE, and other subsidiaries (2)   561,251    1,388,457    1,353,959    1,368,356    1,183    (4,673,206)   - 
Inter-group investments   4,580,000    500,000    -    -    -    (5,080,000)   - 
Other assets   920    -    -    118,220    198,472    -    317,612 
Total Assets  $5,345,077   $1,888,485   $2,592,482   $2,672,029   $4,519,668   $(10,491,004)  $6,526,737 
                                    
Liabilities                                   
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, value-added tax, and other taxes payable  $604   $-   $-   $483,019   $23,769   $-   $507,392 
Short-term loans payable   -    -    -    368,641    -    -    368,641 
VIE's profit payable   -    -    -    737,798    -    (737,798)   - 
Due to Parent, MDJH Hong Kong, WOFE, VIE, and other subsidiaries (3)   1,388,457    1,896,637    1,368,356    -    65,117    (4,718,567)   - 
Other liabilities   -    -    -    18,318    3,891    -    22,209 
Total Liabilities   1,389,061    1,896,637    1,368,356    1,607,776    92,777    (5,456,365)   898,242 
                                    
Equities                                   
Inter-group investments   -    -    507,236    -    4,579,980    (5,087,216)   - 
Common stocks   1,295    -    -    -    -    10,380    11,675 
Capital and additional paid-in capital   4,283,337    -    -    2,572,437    -    (10,380)   6,845,394 
Statutory reserve   -    -    -    327,140    -    -    327,140 
Retained earning (deficit)   (328,616)   (8,152)   (20,069)   (1,039,018)   (157,585)   -    (1,553,440)
Accumulated VIE's profit contributions (3)   -    -    737,798    (737,798)   -    -    - 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   -    -    (839)   (58,508)   4,496    52,577    (2,274)
Total MDJM Ltd stockholders’ equity   3,956,016    (8,152)   1,224,126    1,064,253    4,426,891    (5,034,639)   5,628,495 
Total Liabilities and Equities  $5,345,077   $1,888,485   $2,592,482   $2,672,029   $4,519,668   $(10,491,004)  $6,526,737 

 

(1) VIEs incurred loss in the first six months of 2022, so no shared profit was added in 2022.

 

(2) This line item refers to balances due from or due to Parent, MDJH Hong Kong, WFOE, VIE (Mingda Tianjin and its operational subsidiaries in China), and other subsidiaries owned by MDJM (the “Group”). The balances resulted from monetary transactions among the Group, such as advancing cash to establish a new operation, and paying expenses on behalf of other entities within the Group. There is no sales or purchase activity involved. The balances of due from or due to Parent, MDJH Hong Kong, WFOE, VIE, and Other Subsidiaries are elimination items in our consolidating financial statements. Each entity in the Group is a legal entity. The unpaid balances will be settled by cash payment or by taking a loss, if any. The Company has no immediate plan to settle the intercompany amounts and such amounts will remain outstanding for the foreseeable future.

 

(3) VIE's loss was not included.

 

   As of December 31, 2021 
  

Parent

(Cayman Islands) 

   MDJH
Hong Kong
(Hong Kong)
   WFOE
(PRC)
  

VIE and its
subsidiaries

(PRC) 

  

Other
Subsidiaries

(UK) 

   Eliminating
Adjustments
   Consolidated
Totals
 
Assets                                   
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash  $1,743,412   $22   $500,725   $447,054   $3,052,865   $-   $5,744,078 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance   -    -    -    2,125,712    11,999    -    2,137,711 
VIE’s profit receivable (1)   -    -    737,798    -    -    (737,798)   - 
Receivable from related parties (3)   71,035    -    -    -    -    -    71,035 
Due from Parent, MDJH Hong Kong, WOFE, VIE, and other subsidiaries (4)   500,130    1,386,645    1,425,457    1,436,871    48,955    (4,798,058)   - 
Inter-group investments   3,100,000    500,000    -    -    -    (3,600,000)   - 
Other assets   3,881    -    -    398,844    10,590    2,831    416,146 
Total Assets  $5,418,458   $1,886,667   $2,663,980   $4,408,481   $3,124,409   $(9,133,025)  $8,368,970 
                                    
Liabilities                                   
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, value-added tax, and other taxes payable  $-   $-   $-   $1,151,129   $10,376   $2,831   $1,164,336 
VIE’s profit payable                  737,798        $(737,798)   - 
Due to Parent, MDJH Hong Kong, WFOE, VIE, and other subsidiaries (4)   1,386,645    1,893,375    1,436,871    -    48,039    (4,764,930)   - 
Other liabilities   -    -    -    243,455    3,763    -    247,218 
Total Liabilities   1,386,645    1,893,375    1,436,871    2,132,382    62,178    (5,499,897)   1,411,554 
                                    
Equities                                   
Inter-group investments   -    -    535,231    -    3,100,000    (3,635,231)   - 
Common stocks   1,295    -    -    -    -    10,380    11,675 
Capital and additional paid-in capital   4,283,337    -    -    2,572,437    -    (10,380)   6,845,394 
Statutory reserve   -    -    -    327,140    -    -    327,140 
Retained earning (deficit)   (252,819)   (6,708)   (43,452)   51,201    (31,013)   -    (282,791)
Accumulated VIE’s profit contributions (2)   -    -    737,798    (737,798)   -    -    - 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   -    -    (2,468)   63,119    149    2,103    62,903 
Total MDJM Ltd stockholders’ equity   4,031,813    (6,708)   1,227,109    2,276,099    3,069,136    (3,633,128)   6,964,321 
Non-controlling interest   -    -    -    -    (6,905)   -    (6,905)
Total Liabilities and Equities  $5,418,458   $1,886,667   $2,663,980   $4,408,481   $3,124,409   $(9,133,025)  $8,368,970 

 

(1) VIE incurred a loss in 2021, so no shared profit was added in 2021.

(2) VIE’s loss was not included.

(3) Represented the fund advanced for the establishment of new subsidiaries that had not been completed as of December 31, 2021. The formation of these new subsidiaries was completed in January and February 2022, and these new subsidiaries will be included in the consolidated group in the reporting period in 2022.

(4) This line item refers to balances due from or due to Parent, MDJH Hong Kong, WFOE, VIE (Mingda Tianjin and its operational subsidiaries in China), and other subsidiaries owned by MDJM. The balances resulted from monetary transactions among the Group, such as advancing cash to establish a new operation, and paying expenses on behalf of other entities within the Group. There is no sales or purchase activity involved. The balances of due from or due to Parent, MDJH Hong Kong, WFOE, VIE, and Other Subsidiaries are elimination items in our consolidating financial statements. Each entity in the Group is a legal entity. The unpaid balances will be settled by cash payment or by taking a loss, if any. The Company has no immediate plan to settle the intercompany amounts and such amounts will remain outstanding for the foreseeable future.

 

   As of December 31, 2020 
   Parent (Cayman Islands)   MDJH
Hong Kong
(Hong Kong)
   WFOE
(PRC)
  

VIE and its
subsidiaries

(PRC)

  

Other
Subsidiaries

(UK) 

   Eliminating
Adjustments
   Consolidated
Totals
 
Assets                                   
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash  $4,976,511   $16   $500,477   $633,689   $-   $-   $6,110,693 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance   -    -    -    4,062,343    -    -    4,062,343 
VIE’s profit receivable   -    -    737,798         -    (737,798)   - 
Due from VIE, WFOE, parent and other subsidiaries (4)   500,080    1,330,316    1,335,280    1,342,691    -    (4,508,367)   - 
Inter-group investments   -    500,000    -    634,770    -    (1,134,770)   - 
Other assets   2,258    -    -    577,471    -    -    579,729 
Total Assets  $5,478,849   $1,830,332   $2,573,555   $7,250,964   $-   $(6,380,935)  $10,752,765 
                                    
Liabilities                                   
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, value-added tax, and other taxes payable  $-   $-   $-   $1,354,882   $-   $-   $1,354,882 
VIE’s profit payable   -    -    -    737,798    -    (737,798)   - 
Due to VIE, WFOE, parent and other subsidiaries (4)   1,330,317    1,835,605    1,342,691         -    (4,508,613)   - 
Other liabilities   -    -    -    282,395    -    -    282,395 
Total Liabilities   1,330,317    1,835,605    1,342,691    2,375,075    -    (5,246,411)   1,637,277 
                                    
Equities                                   
Inter-group investments   -    -    520,053    634,770    -    (1,154,823)   - 
Common stocks   1,295    -    -    -    -    10,380    11,675 
Capital and additional paid-in capital   4,283,337    -    -    2,572,437    -    (10,380)   6,845,394 
Statutory reserve   -    -    -    327,140    -    -    327,140 
Retained earning (deficit)   (136,100)   (5,273)   (25,579)   2,309,609    -    -    2,142,657 
Accumulated VIE’s profit contributions (2)   -    -    737,798    (737,798)   -    -    - 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   -    -    (1,408)   (56,449)   -    20,299    (37,558)
Total MDJM Ltd stockholders’ equity   4,148,532    (5,273)   1,230,864    5,049,709    -    (1,134,524)   9,289,308 
Non-controlling interest   -    -    -    (173,820)   -    -    (173,820)
Total Liabilities and Equities  $5,478,849   $1,830,332   $2,573,555   $7,250,964   $-   $(6,380,935)  $10,752,765 

 

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MDJM LTD

SELECTED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHESIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

   For the Sixth Months Ended June 30, 2022     
   Parent
(Cayman
Islands)
   MDJH
Hong Kong
(Hong Kong)
   WFOE
(PRC)
   VIE and its
subsidiaries
(PRC)
   Other
Subsidiaries
(UK)
   Eliminating
Adjustments
   Consolidated
Totals
 
Revenue  $-   $-   $-   $444,863   $16,286   $-   $461,149 
Service fee income from VIE and its subsidiaries*   -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Payroll and payroll taxes   -    -    -    (1,071,794)   (18,436)   -    (1,090,230)
Professional fees   (10,127)   -    -    (232,055)   (100,242)   -    (342,424)
Other G&A expenses   (65,669)   (1,445)   (3,726)   (249,110)   (17,064)   -    (337,014)
Loss from operations   (75,796)   (1,445)   (3,726)   (1,108,096)   (119,456)   -    (1,308,519)
Other income (expenses)        -    27,109    17,877    (68)   -    44,918 
Income tax   -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Net income (loss)   (75,796)   (1,445)   23,383    (1,090,219)   (119,524)   -    (1,263,601)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest   -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Net income (loss) attributable to MDJM Ltd ordinary shareholders  $(75,796)  $(1,445)  $23,383   $(1,090,219)  $(119,524)  $-   $(1,263,601)
                                    
Net Income (loss)  $(75,796)  $(1,445)  $23,383   $(1,090,219)  $(119,524)  $-   $(1,263,601)
Change in foreign currency translation adjustments   -    -    48,344    (121,627)   7,963         (65,320)
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest   -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to MDJM Ltd ordinary shareholders  $(75,796)  $(1,445)  $71,727   $(1,211,846)  $(111,561)  $-   $(1,328,921)

 

* VIE and its subsidiaries incurred loss in the sixth months ended June 30, 2022 and WFOE is not entitled to any service fee income or share of VIE and its subsidiaries’ profit.

  

   For the Sixth Months Ended June 30, 2021     
   Parent
(Cayman
Islands)
   MDJH
Hong Kong
(Hong Kong)
   WFOE
(PRC)
   VIE and its subsidiaries
(PRC)
   Other
Subsidiaries
(UK)
   Eliminating Adjustments   Consolidated
Totals
 
Revenue  $-   $-   $-   $2,712,679   $-   $-   $2,712,679 
Service fee income from VIE and its subsidiaries*   -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Payroll and payroll taxes   -    -    -    (2,281,869)   -    -    (2,281,869)
Professional fees   -    -    -    (334,686)   -    -    (334,686)
Other G&A expenses   (71,426)   (1,434)   (3,732)   (301,662)   (711)   -    (378,965)
Loss from operations   (71,426)   (1,434)   (3,732)   (205,538)   (711)   -    (282,841)
Other income (expenses)   6,394    -    (6,079)   46,084    -    -    46,399 
Income tax   -    -    -    5,321    -    -    5,321 
Net loss   (65,032)   (1,434)   (9,811)   (154,133)   (711)   -    (231,121)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest   -    -    -    125    -    -    125 
Net loss attributable to MDJM Ltd ordinary shareholders  $(65,032)  $(1,434)  $(9,811)  $(154,008)  $(711)  $-   $(230,996)
                                    
Net loss  $(65,032)  $(1,434)  $(9,811)  $(154,133)  $(711)  $-   $(231,121)
Change in foreign currency translation adjustments   -    -    (352)   61,578    -    (10,139)   51,087 
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest   -    -    -    (11,466)   -    -    (11,466)
Comprehensive loss attributable to MDJM Ltd ordinary shareholders  $(65,032)  $(1,434)  $(10,163)  $(104,021)  $(711)  $(10,139)  $(191,500)

 

* VIE and its subsidiaries incurred loss in the sixth months ended June 30, 2021 and WFOE is not entitled to any service fee income or share of VIE and its subsidiaries’ profit.

 

    For the Years Ended December 31, 2021  
    Parent (Cayman Islands)     MDJH Hong Kong
(Hong Kong)
    WFOE
(PRC)
    VIE and its
subsidiaries (PRC) 
    Other
Subsidiaries (UK)
    Eliminating
Adjustments
    Consolidated
Totals
 
Revenue   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 4,446,764     $ 19,469     $ -     $ 4,466,233  
Service fee income from VIE and its subsidiaries*     -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Payroll and payroll taxes     -       -       -       (5,540,125 )     (14,061 )     -       (5,554,186 )
Professional fees     (5,225 )     -       -       (439,585 )     (15,464 )     -       (460,274 )
Other G&A expenses     (118,347 )     (1,434 )     (3,743 )     (566,353 )     (31,381 )     -       (721,258 )
Loss from operations     (123,572 )     (1,434 )     (3,743 )     (2,099,299 )     (41,437 )     -       (2,269,485 )
Other income (expenses)     6,852       -       (14,130 )     30,584       3,376       -       26,682  
Income tax     -       -       -       (9,963 )     -       -       (9,963 )
Net loss     (116,720 )     (1,434 )     (17,873 )     (2,078,678 )     (38,061 )     -       (2,252,766 )
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest     -       -       -       7,048       -       -       7,048  
Net income (loss) attributable to MDJM Ltd ordinary shareholders   $ (116,720 )   $ (1,434 )   $ (17,873 )   $ (2,071,630 )   $ (38,061 )   $ -     $ (2,245,718 )
                                                         
Net (loss)   $ (116,720 )   $ (1,434 )   $ (17,873 )   $ (2,078,678 )   $ (38,061 )   $ -       (2,252,766 )
Change in foreign currency translation adjustments     -       -       (1,060 )     95,462       292       -       94,694  
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest     -       -       -       -       (143 )     -       (143 )
Comprehensive loss attributable to MDJM Ltd ordinary shareholders   $ (116,720 )   $ (1,434 )   $ (18,933 )   $ (1,983,216 )   $ (37,912 )   $ -     $ (2,158,215 )

 

* VIE and its subsidiaries incurred loss in 2021 and WFOE is not entitled to any service fee income or share of VIE and its subsidiaries’ profit.

 

   For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 
   Parent (Cayman Islands)   MDJH
Hong Kong
(Hong Kong)
   WFOE
(PRC)
   VIE and its subsidiaries (PRC)   Other Subsidiaries (UK)   Eliminating Adjustments   Consolidated Totals 
Revenue  $-   $-   $-   $5,868,725   $-   $-   $5,868,725 
Service fee income from VIE and its subsidiaries*   -    -    247,881    (247,881)   -    -    - 
Payroll and payroll taxes   -    -    -    (4,668,507)   -    -    (4,668,507)
Professional fees   -    -    -    (404,850)   -    -    (404,850)
Other G&A expenses   (73,420)   (1,326)   (3,552)   (476,212)   -    -    (554,510)
Loss from operations   (73,420)   (1,326)   244,329    71,275    -    -    240,858 
Other income (expenses)   55,125    -    (30,855)   21,665    -    -    45,935 
Income tax   -    -    -    (32,900)   -    -    (32,900)
Net income (loss)   (18,295)   (1,326)   213,474    60,040         -    253,893 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest   -    -    -    4,146    -    -    4,146 
Net income (loss) attributable to MDJM Ltd ordinary shareholders  $(18,295)  $(1,326)  $213,474   $64,186   $-   $-   $258,039 
                                    
Net income (loss)  $(18,295)  $(1,326)  $213,474   $60,040   $-   $-   $253,893 
Change in foreign currency translation adjustments   -    -    (1,333)   253,252    -    -    251,919 
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest   -    -    -    (9,132)   -    -    (9,132)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to MDJM Ltd ordinary shareholders  $(18,295)  $(1,326)  $212,141   $304,160   $-   $-   $496,680 

 

* According to the “Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement,” WFOE is entitled to receive 100% of VIE and its subsidiaries’ net income after deduction of required PRC statutory reserve as a service fee.

 

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   For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 
   Parent (Cayman Islands)   MDJH Hong Kong
(Hong Kong)
   WFOE
(PRC)
  

VIE and its subsidiaries

(PRC) 

  

Other Subsidiaries

(UK) 

   Eliminating Adjustments   Consolidated Totals 
Revenue  $-   $-   $-   $5,679,977   $-   $-   $5,679,977 
Service fee income from VIE and its subsidiaries*   -    -    489,917    (489,917)   -    -    - 
Payroll and payroll taxes   -    -    -    (3,710,697)   -    -    (3,710,697)
Professional fees   -    -    -    (634,372)   -    -    (634,372)
Other G&A expenses   (101,949)   (821)   (3,373)   (870,205)   -    -    (976,348)
Income (loss) from operations   (101,949)   (821)   486,544    (25,214)   -    -    358,560 
Other income   26,719    -    12,201    3,256    -    -    42,176 
Income tax   -    -    -    (101,372)   -    -    (101,372)
Net income (loss)   (75,230)   (821)   498,745    (123,330)   -    -    299,364 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest                  153,742              153,742 
Net income (loss) attributable to MDJM Ltd ordinary shareholders  $(75,230)  $(821)  $498,745   $30,412   $-   $-   $453,106 
                                    
Net income (loss)  $(75,230)  $(821)  $498,745   $(123,330)  $-   $-   $299,364 
Change in foreign currency translation adjustments   -    -    (75)   (53,081)   -    -    (53,156)
Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest   -    -    -    2,398    -    -    2,398 
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to MDJM Ltd ordinary shareholders  $(75,230)  $(821)  $498,670   $(174,013)  $-   $-   $248,606 

 

* According to the “Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement,” WFOE is entitled to receive 100% of VIE and its subsidiaries’ net income after deduction of required PRC statutory reserve as a service fee.

 

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SELECTED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

   For the Sixth Months Ended June 30, 2022     
   Parent
(Cayman
Islands)
   MDJH
Hong Kong
(Hong Kong)
   WFOE
(PRC)
   VIE and its
subsidiaries
(PRC)
   Other
Subsidiaries
(UK)
   Eliminating
Adjustments
   Consolidated
Totals
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                                   
Net income (loss)  $(75,796)  $(1,445)  $23,383   $(1,090,219)  $(119,524)  $-   $(1,263,601)
Non cash service fee   -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Other adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities   74,599    -    (26,979)   258,317    27,301         333,238 
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities   (1,197)   (1,445)   (3,596)   (831,902)   (92,223)   -    (930,363)
                                    
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:                                   
Advanced to/from related parties        -    -                   - 
Other investing activities   -    -    -    31,808    (194,791)   -    (162,983)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities   -    -    -    31,808    (194,791)   -    (162,983)
                                    
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:                                 - 
Proceeds from short-term loans   -    -    -    381,233              381,233 
Intercompany investment (1)   (1,480,000)   -    -    -    1,479,980    20    - 
Intercompany financing activities (2)   (59,309)   1,451    3,703    (6,866)   71,321    (10,300)   - 
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities   (1,539,309)   1,451    3,703    374,367    1,551,301    (10,280)   381,233 
                                    
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash   -         (107)   (9,323)   (3,204)   10,280    (2,354)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash   (1,540,506)   6    -    (435,050)   1,261,083    -    (714,467)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - beginning of the period   1,743,412    22    500,725    447,054    3,052,865    -    5,744,078 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - end of the period  $202,906   $28   $500,725   $12,004   $4,313,948   $-   $5,029,611 

 

(1) Represented the amount invested into MD UK.

 

(2) Represented the changes in the balances of “due to/due from related parties.” The nature of intercompany transactions is temporary internal financing. The balance of due to/from balance will be settled within the sub-group, such as, among Parent and its subsidiaries and among the VIE and subsidiaries of the VIE when funds are available.  

  

   For the Sixth Months Ended June 30, 2021     
   Parent
(Cayman
Islands)
   MDJH
Hong Kong
(Hong Kong)
   WFOE
(PRC)
   VIE and its subsidiaries
(PRC)
   Other
Subsidiaries
(UK)
   Eliminating Adjustments   Consolidated
Totals
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                                   
Net loss  $(65,032)  $(1,434)  $(9,811)  $(154,133)  $(711)  $-   $(231,121)
Other adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities   12,376    1,440    3,710    (382,154)   -    6,229    (358,399)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities   (52,656)   6    (6,101)   (536,287)   (711)   6,229    (589,520)
                                    
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:                                   
Other investing activities   -    -    -    4,379    -    -    4,379 
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities   -    -    -    4,379    -    -    4,379 
                                    
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:                                 - 
Intercompany investment (1)   (3,100,050)   50    -         3,100,000         - 
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities   (3,100,050)   50    -    -    3,100,000    -    - 
                                    
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash   -    (50)   6,207    7,036         (6,229)   6,964 
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash   (3,152,706)   6    106    (524,872)   3,099,289    -    (578,177)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - beginning of the period   4,976,511    16    500,477    633,689    -    -    6,110,693 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - end of the period  $1,823,805   $22   $500,583   $108,817   $3,099,289   $-   $5,532,516 

  

(1) Represented the amount invested into MD UK.

 

    For the Year Ended December 31, 2021  
    Parent (Cayman Islands)     MDJH Hong Kong
(Hong Kong)
    WFOE
(PRC)
    VIE and its subsidiaries (PRC)     Other Subsidiaries (UK)     Effect of Foreign Exchange     Consolidated Totals  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                                                        
Net income (loss)   $ (116,720 )   $ (1,434 )   $ (17,873 )   $ (2,078,678 )   $ (38,061 )   $ -     $ (2,252,766 )
Non cash service fee     -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Other adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities     (1,622 )     -       -       1,913,775       (8,070 )     14,402       1,918,485  
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities     (118,342 )     (1,434 )     (17,873 )     (164,903 )     (46,131 )     14,402       (334,281 )
                                                         
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:                                                        
Advanced to related parties (1)     (71,035 )             -       -       -       -       (71,035 )
Other investing activities     -       -       -       17,680       (556 )     -       17,124  
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities     (71,035 )     -       -       17,680       (556 )     -       (53,911 )
                                                         
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:                                                     -  
Intercompany investment (2)     (3,100,000 )     -       -       -       3,100,000       -       -  
Intercompany financing activities (4)     56,278       1,440       3,729       (54,167 )     82       (7,362 )     -  
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities     (3,043,722 )     1,440       3,729       (54,167 )     3,100,082       (7,362 )     -  
                                                         
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash     -       -       14,392       15,402       (530 )     (7,040 )     22,224  
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash     (3,233,099 )     6       248       (185,988 )     3,052,865       -       (365,968 )
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - beginning of the period (5)     4,976,511       16       500,477       633,042       -       -       6,110,046  
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - end of the period   $ 1,743,412     $ 22     $ 500,725     $ 447,054     $ 3,052,865     $ -     $ 5,744,078  

  

  

    For the Year Ended December 31, 2020  
    Parent (Cayman Islands)     MDJH Hong Kong
(Hong Kong)
    WFOE
(PRC)
    VIE and its subsidiaries (PRC)     Other Subsidiaries (UK)     Effect of Foreign Exchange     Consolidated Totals  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                                                        
Net income (loss)   $ (18,295 )   $ (1,326 )   $ 213,474     $ 60,040     $ -     $ -     $ 253,893  
Non cash service fee     -       -       (247,881 )     247,881       -       -       -  
Other adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities     (1,277 )     -       -       (881,858 )     -       31,109       (852,026 )
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities     (19,572 )     (1,326 )     (34,407 )     (573,937 )     -       31,109       (598,133 )
                                                         
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:                                                        
Other investing activities     -       -       -       1,076       -       -       1,076  
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities     -       -       -       1,076       -       -       1,076  
                                                         
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:                                                        
Net proceeds from initial public offering     110,747       -       -       -       -       -       110,747  
Intercompany financing activities (4)     (110,498 )     1,334       3,537       106,469       -       (842 )     -  
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities     249       1,334       3,537       106,469       -       (842 )     110,747  
                                                         
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash     -       -       31,113       43,480       -       (30,267 )     44,326  
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash     (19,323 )     8       243       (422,912 )     -       -       (441,984 )
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - beginning of the period     4,995,834       8       500,234       1,056,601       -       -       6,552,677  
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - end of the period   $ 4,976,511     $ 16     $ 500,477     $ 633,689     $ -     $ -     $ 6,110,693  

 

    For the Year Ended December 31, 2019  
    Parent (Cayman Islands)     MDJH Hong Kong
(Hong Kong)
    WFOE
(PRC)
    VIE and its subsidiaries (PRC)     Other Subsidiaries (UK)     Effect of Foreign Exchange     Consolidated Totals  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                                                        
Net income (loss)   $ (75,230 )   $ (821 )   $ 498,745     $ (123,330 )   $ -     $ -     $ 299,364  
Non cash service fee     -       -       (489,917 )     489,917       -       -       -  
Other adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities     (982 )     -       -       (287,811 )     -       (12,072 )     (300,865 )
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities     (76,212 )     (821 )     8,828       78,776       -       (12,072 )     (1,501 )
                                                         
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:                                                        
Other investing activities     -       -       -       (190,828 )     -       -       (190,828 )
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities     -       -       -       (190,828 )     -       -       (190,828 )
                                                         
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:                                                     -  
Net proceeds from initial public offering     70,406       -       -       -       -       -       70,406  
Intercompany investment (3)     (500,030 )     -       492,240       -       -       7,790       -  
Intercompany financing activities (4)     (124,410 )     830       3,482       115,830       -       4,268       -  
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities     (554,034 )     830       495,722       115,830       -       12,058       70,406  
                                                         
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash     -       (1 )     (4,316 )     (13,654 )     -       14       (17,957 )
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash     (630,246 )     8       500,234       (9,876 )     -       -       (139,880 )
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - beginning of the period     5,626,080       -       -       1,066,477       -       -       6,692,557  
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - end of the period   $ 4,995,834     $ 8     $ 500,234     $ 1,056,601     $ -     $ -     $ 6,552,677  

 

(1) Represented the fund advanced for the establishment of new subsidiaries that had not been completed as of December 31, 2021. The formation of these new subsidiaries was completed in 2022, and they will be included in the consolidated group in the reporting period in 2022.

(2) Represented the amount invested into MD UK.

(3) Represented the amount invested into WFOE, Beijing Mingda.

(4) Represented the changes in the balances of “due to/due from related parties.” The nature of intercompany transactions is temporary internal financing. The balance of due to/from balance will be settled within the sub-group, such as, among Parent and its subsidiaries and among the VIE and subsidiaries of the VIE when funds are available.  

(5) $647 was removed from the opening balance in 2021 due to deconsolidation.

 

Corporate Information

 

Our principal executive offices are located at Fernie Castle, Letham, Cupar, Fife, KY15 7RU, United Kingdom, and our phone number is +44-01337 810 381. We maintain a corporate website at ir.mdjmjh.com. The information contained in, or accessible from, our website or any other website does not constitute a part of this prospectus. Our agent for service of process in the United States is Cogency Global Inc., 122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in our securities involves risks. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks described under “Risk Factors” in the applicable prospectus supplement and under the heading “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors” in the 2021 Annual Report, which is incorporated in this prospectus by reference, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act that are incorporated herein by reference, together with all of the other information appearing in this prospectus or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, in light of your particular investment objectives and financial circumstances. In addition to those risk factors, there may be additional risks and uncertainties of which management is not aware or focused on or that management deems immaterial. Our business, financial condition, or results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks. The trading price of our securities could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

 

In addition, investing in our securities is highly speculative and involves a significant degree of risk. We are a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and not a Chinese operating company. As a holding company with no material operations of our own, we conduct our operations through our subsidiaries in the UK and the VIE and its subsidiaries in China. Due to PRC legal restrictions on foreign ownership in the real estate sector, we do not have any equity ownership of the VIE; instead, we control and receive the economic benefits of the VIE’s business operations through the VIE Agreements. Our securities offered in this offering are securities of MDJM, the offshore holding company in the Cayman Islands, instead of securities of the VIE or its subsidiaries in China. The Chinese regulatory authorities could disallow our structure, which could result in a material change in our operations and the value of our securities could decline or become worthless. Set forth below are certain risks related to the VIE structure and recent regulatory initiatives implemented by the relevant PRC government entities.

 

Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC

 

If the PRC government determines that the VIE Agreements constituting part of the VIE structure do not comply with PRC regulations, or if these regulations change or are interpreted differently in the future, we may be unable to assert our contractual rights over the assets of the VIE, and our Ordinary Shares may decline in value or become worthless.

 

Recently, the PRC government adopted a series of regulatory actions and issued statements to regulate business operations in China, including those related to VIEs. There are currently no relevant laws or regulations in the PRC that prohibit companies whose entity interests are within the PRC from listing on overseas stock exchanges. The VIE Agreements have not been tested in a court of law in China as of the date of this prospectus. Although we believe that our corporate structure and VIE Agreements comply with current applicable PRC laws and regulations, in the event that PRC government determines that the VIE Agreements constituting part of the VIE structure do not comply with PRC regulations, or if these regulations change or are interpreted differently in the future, we may be unable to assert our contractual rights over the assets of the VIE, and our Ordinary Shares may decline in value or become worthless.

 

Uncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws and regulations and changes in policies, rules, and regulations in China, which may be quick with little advance notice, could limit the legal protection available to you and us.

 

The PRC legal system is based on written statutes. Unlike common law systems, it is a system in which legal cases have limited value as precedents. In the late 1970s, the PRC government began to promulgate a comprehensive system of laws and regulations governing economic matters in general. The legislation over the past three decades has significantly increased the protection afforded to various forms of foreign or private-sector investment in China. The PRC operating entities are subject to various PRC laws and regulations generally applicable to companies in China. Since these laws and regulations are relatively new and the PRC legal system continues to rapidly evolve, however, the interpretations of many laws, regulations, and rules are not always uniform and enforcement of these laws, regulations, and rules involve uncertainties.

 

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From time to time, we may have to resort to administrative and court proceedings to enforce our legal rights. Since PRC administrative and court authorities have significant discretion in interpreting and implementing statutory and contractual terms, however, it may be more difficult to evaluate the outcome of administrative and court proceedings and the level of legal protection we enjoy in the PRC legal system than in more developed legal systems. Furthermore, the PRC legal system is based in part on government policies, internal rules, and regulations (some of which are not published in a timely manner or at all) that may have retroactive effect and may change quickly with little advance notice. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of these policies and rules until sometime after the violation. Such uncertainties, including uncertainties over the scope and effect of our contractual, property (including intellectual property), and procedural rights, and any failure to respond to changes in the regulatory environment in China could materially and adversely affect our business and impede our ability to continue our operations.

 

Given the Chinese government’s significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business, the Chinese government may intervene or influence our operations at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our securities.

 

The Chinese government has significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business and may intervene or influence our operations at any time as the government deems appropriate to further regulatory, political and societal goals, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our securities.

 

The Chinese government has recently published new policies that significantly affected certain industries such as the education and internet industries, and we cannot rule out the possibility that it will in the future release regulations or policies regarding our industry that could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, if China adopts more stringent standards with respect to certain areas such as environmental protection or corporate social responsibilities, we may incur increased compliance costs or become subject to additional restrictions in our operations. Certain areas of the law, including intellectual property rights and confidentiality protections in China may also not be as effective as in the United States or other countries. In addition, we cannot predict the effects of future developments in the PRC legal system on our business operations, including the promulgation of new laws, or changes to existing laws or the interpretation or enforcement thereof. These uncertainties could limit the legal protections available to us and our investors, including you.

 

Any actions by the Chinese government, including any decision to intervene or influence the operations of our PRC subsidiary or the VIE or to exert control over any offering of securities conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, may cause us to make material changes to the operations of our PRC subsidiary or the VIE, may limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors, and may cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

 

The Chinese government has exercised and continues to exercise substantial control over virtually every sector of the Chinese economy through regulation and state ownership. The ability of our subsidiaries and VIE to operate in China may be impaired by changes in its laws and regulations, including those relating to taxation, environmental regulations, land use rights, foreign investment limitations, and other matters. The central or local governments of China may impose new, stricter regulations or interpretations of existing regulations that would require additional expenditures and efforts on our part to ensure our PRC subsidiary and the VIE’s compliance with such regulations or interpretations. As such, our PRC subsidiary and the VIE may be subject to various government and regulatory interference in the provinces in which they operate. They could be subject to regulation by various political and regulatory entities, including various local and municipal agencies and government sub-divisions. They may incur increased costs necessary to comply with existing and newly adopted laws and regulations or penalties for any failure to comply.

 

Furthermore, it is uncertain when and whether we will be required to obtain permission from the PRC government to list on U.S. exchanges in the future, and even when such permission is obtained, whether it will be denied or rescinded. Although we believes our Company, our PRC subsidiary, and the VIE are currently not required to obtain permission from any Chinese authorities and have not received any notice of denial of permission to list on the U.S. exchange, our operations could be adversely affected, directly or indirectly, by existing or future laws and regulations relating to our business or industry, particularly in the event permission to list on U.S. exchanges may be later required, or withheld or rescinded once given.

 

Accordingly, government actions in the future, including any decision to intervene or influence the operations of our PRC subsidiary or the VIE at any time or to exert control over an offering of securities conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, may cause us to make material changes to the operations of our PRC subsidiary or the VIE, may limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors, and/or may cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

 

Recent greater oversight by the CAC over data security, particularly for companies seeking to list on a foreign exchange, could adversely impact our business and our offering.

 

On December 28, 2021, the CAC and other relevant PRC governmental authorities jointly promulgated the Cybersecurity Review Measures, which took effect on February 15, 2022. The Cybersecurity Review Measures provide that, in addition to critical information infrastructure operators (“CIIOs”) that intend to purchase Internet products and services, net platform operators engaging in data processing activities that affect or may affect national security must be subject to cybersecurity review by the Cybersecurity Review Office of the PRC. According to the Cybersecurity Review Measures, a cybersecurity review assesses potential national security risks that may be brought about by any procurement, data processing, or overseas listing. The Cybersecurity Review Measures require that an online platform operator which possesses the personal information of at least one million users must apply for a cybersecurity review by the CAC if it intends to be listed in foreign countries.

 

On November 14, 2021, the CAC published the Security Administration Draft, which provides that data processing operators engaging in data processing activities that affect or may affect national security must be subject to network data security review by the relevant Cyberspace Administration of the PRC. According to the Security Administration Draft, data processing operators who possess personal data of at least one million users or collect data that affects or may affect national security must be subject to network data security review by the relevant Cyberspace Administration of the PRC. The deadline for public comments on the Security Administration Draft was December 13, 2021. 

 

As of the date of this prospectus, we have not received any notice from any authorities identifying our PRC subsidiary or the VIE as CIIOs or requiring us to go through cybersecurity review or network data security review by the CAC. As confirmed by our PRC counsel, Tianjin Shanchuan Law Firm, neither the operations of our PRC subsidiary, nor of the VIE, nor our listing are expected to be affected, and that we will not be subject to cybersecurity review by the CAC under the Cybersecurity Review Measures, nor will any such entity be subject to the Security Administration Draft, if it is enacted as proposed, given that our PRC subsidiary and the VIE possess personal data of fewer than one million individual clients and do not collect data that affects or may affect national security in their business operations as of the date of this prospectus and do not anticipate that they will be collecting over one million users’ personal information or data that affects or may affect national security in the near future. There remains uncertainty, however, as to how the Cybersecurity Review Measures and the Security Administration Draft will be interpreted or implemented and whether the PRC regulatory agencies, including the CAC, may adopt new laws, regulations, rules, or detailed implementation and interpretation related to the Cybersecurity Review Measures and the Security Administration Draft. If any such new laws, regulations, rules, or implementation and interpretation come into effect, we will take all reasonable measures and actions to comply and to minimize the adverse effect of such laws on us. We cannot guarantee, however, that we will not be subject to cybersecurity review and network data security review in the future. During such reviews, we may be required to suspend our operation or experience other disruptions to our operations. Cybersecurity review and network data security review could also result in negative publicity with respect to our Company and diversion of our managerial and financial resources, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial conditions, and results of operations.

 

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The Opinions recently issued by the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council may subject us to additional compliance requirement in the future.

 

Recently, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued the Opinions, which were made available to the public on July 6, 2021. The Opinions emphasized the need to strengthen the administration over illegal securities activities and the supervision on overseas listings by China-based companies. These opinions proposed to take effective measures, such as promoting the construction of relevant regulatory systems, to deal with the risks and incidents facing China-based overseas-listed companies and the demand for cybersecurity and data privacy protection. The aforementioned policies and any related implementation rules to be enacted may subject us to additional compliance requirement in the future. As the Opinions were recently issued, official guidance and interpretation of the Opinions remain unclear in several respects at this time. Therefore, we cannot assure you that we will remain fully compliant with all new regulatory requirements of the Opinions or any future implementation rules on a timely basis, or at all.

 

Recent joint statement by the SEC and the PCAOB, rule changes by Nasdaq, and the HFCA Act all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially the non-U.S. auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB. These developments could add uncertainties to our continued listing or future offerings of our securities in the U.S.

 

On April 21, 2020, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and PCAOB Chairman William D. Duhnke III, along with other senior SEC staff, released a joint statement highlighting the risks associated with investing in companies based in or have substantial operations in emerging markets including China. The joint statement emphasized the risks associated with lack of access for the PCAOB to inspect auditors and audit work papers in China and higher risks of fraud in emerging markets.

 

On May 18, 2020, Nasdaq filed three proposals with the SEC to (i) apply a minimum offering size requirement for companies primarily operating in a “Restrictive Market,” (ii) adopt a new requirement relating to the qualification of management or the board of directors for Restrictive Market companies, and (iii) apply additional and more stringent criteria to an applicant or listed company based on the qualifications of the company’s auditor. On October 4, 2021, the SEC approved Nasdaq’s revised proposal for the rule changes.

 

On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the HFCA Act requiring a foreign company to certify it is not owned or controlled by a foreign government if the PCAOB is unable to audit specified reports because the company uses a foreign auditor not subject to PCAOB inspection. If the PCAOB is unable to inspect the company’s auditors for three consecutive years, the issuer’s securities are prohibited to trade on a national exchange. On December 2, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the HFCA Act. On December 18, 2020, the HFCA Act was signed into law.

 

On March 24, 2021, the SEC adopted interim final rules relating to the implementation of certain disclosure and documentation requirements of the HFCA Act.

 

On September 22, 2021, the PCAOB adopted a final rule implementing the HFCA Act, which provides a framework for the PCAOB to use when determining, as contemplated under the HFCA Act, whether the board of directors of a company is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms located in a foreign jurisdiction because of a position taken by one or more authorities in that jurisdiction.

 

On December 2, 2021, the SEC adopted amendments to finalize rules implementing the submission and disclosure requirements in the HFCA Act.

 

On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued a report on its determinations that it 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 and Hong Kong authorities in those jurisdictions.

 

On December 23, 2022, the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act was enacted, which amended the HFCA Act by requiring 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.

   

The lack of access to the PCAOB inspection in China prevents the PCAOB from fully evaluating audits and quality control procedures of the auditors based in China. As a result, investors may be deprived of the benefits of such PCAOB inspections. The inability of the PCAOB to conduct inspections of auditors in China makes it more difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of these accounting firm’s audit procedures or quality control procedures as compared to auditors outside of China that are subject to the PCAOB inspections, which could cause investors and potential investors to lose confidence in the audit procedures and reported financial information and the quality of the financial statements of those companies who have China-based auditors.

 

Our auditor, RBSM LLP, is an independent registered public accounting firm with the PCAOB, and as an auditor of publicly traded companies in the U.S., is subject to laws in the U.S., pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess its compliance with the applicable professional standards. The PCAOB currently has access to inspect the working papers of our auditor and our auditor is not subject to the determinations announced by the PCAOB on December 16, 2021. However, the recent developments would add uncertainties to our offering and we cannot assure you whether Nasdaq or regulatory authorities would apply additional and more stringent criteria to us since we are an emerging growth company and the majority of our operations are conducted in China. Furthermore, if the PCAOB is unable to inspect our accounting firm in the future, the HFCA Act, which requires that the PCAOB be permitted to inspect an issuer’s public accounting firm within three years, will prohibit trading in our securities, and, as a result, an exchange may determine to delist our securities and trading in our securities could be prohibited. On December 23, 2022, the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act was enacted, which amended the HFCA Act by requiring 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, thus reducing the time period for triggering the delisting of our Company and the prohibition of trading in our securities if the PCAOB is unable to inspect our accounting firm at such future time. In addition, delisting may cause a significant decrease in or a total loss of the value of our securities. Although a shareholder’s ownership of our Company may not decrease directly from delisting, the ownership may become worth much less, or, in some cases, lose its entire value.

 

On August 26, 2022, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the MOF, and the PCAOB signed the Protocol, governing inspections and investigations of audit firms based in mainland China and Hong Kong, taking the first step toward opening access for the PCAOB to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong. Pursuant to the fact sheet with respect to the Protocol disclosed by the SEC, the PCAOB shall have independent discretion to select any issuer audits for inspection or investigation and has the unfettered ability to transfer information to the SEC. 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. However, should PRC authorities obstruct or otherwise fail to facilitate the PCAOB’s access in the future, the PCAOB Board will consider the need to issue a new determination.

 

On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act was signed into law by President Biden. The Consolidated Appropriations Act contained, among other things, an identical provision to Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which reduces the number of consecutive non-inspection years required for triggering the prohibitions under the HFCA Act from three years to two.

 

You may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments, or bringing actions in China against us or our directors and officers that reside outside the United States based on foreign laws. It may also be difficult for you or overseas regulators to conduct investigations or collect evidence within China.

 

We are a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and we conduct most of our operations in China through the PRC operating entities, and almost all of the assets of the PRC operating entities are located in China. In addition, five out of our six directors and officers, namely Siping Xu, Mengnan Wang, Yang Li, Zhenlei Hu, and Weiguan, reside in the PRC; another director, Liding Sun, resides in the United States. All or a substantial portion of the assets of our directors and officers are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon these five directors and officers, or to enforce against them judgments obtained in United States courts, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for you to effect service of process upon us or those persons inside mainland China. In addition, there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the Cayman Islands or the PRC would recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts against us, or such persons predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the U.S. or any state.

 

The recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments are provided for under the PRC Civil Procedures Law. PRC courts may recognize and enforce foreign judgments in accordance with the requirements of the PRC Civil Procedures Law based either on treaties between China and the country where the judgment is made or on principles of reciprocity between jurisdictions. China does not have any treaties or other forms of written arrangement with the U.S. that provide for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. In addition, according to the PRC Civil Procedures Law, the PRC courts will not enforce a foreign judgment against us or our directors and officers if they decide that the judgment violates the basic principles of PRC laws or national sovereignty, security, or public interest. As a result, it is uncertain whether and on what basis a PRC court would enforce a judgment rendered by a court in the U.S.

 

It may also be difficult for you or overseas regulators to conduct investigations or collect evidence within China. For example, in China, there are significant legal and other obstacles to obtaining information needed for shareholder investigations or litigation outside China or otherwise with respect to foreign entities. Although the authorities in China may establish a regulatory cooperation mechanism with its counterparts of another country or region to monitor and oversee cross-border securities activities, such regulatory cooperation with the securities regulatory authorities in the United States may not be efficient in the absence of a practical cooperation mechanism. Furthermore, according to Article 177 of the PRC Securities Law, or “Article 177,” which became effective in March 2020, no overseas securities regulator is allowed to directly conduct investigations or evidence collection activities within the territory of the PRC. Article 177 further provides that Chinese entities and individuals are not allowed to provide documents or materials related to securities business activities to foreign agencies without prior consent from the securities regulatory authority of the PRC State Council and the competent departments of the PRC State Council. While detailed interpretation of or implementing rules under Article 177 have yet to be promulgated, the inability for an overseas securities regulator to directly conduct investigation or evidence collection activities within China may further increase difficulties faced by you in protecting your interests.

 

Risks Relating to Our Ordinary Shares and the Trading Market 

 

Since we are deemed a “controlled company” under the Nasdaq listing rules, we are allowed to follow certain exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements that could adversely affect our public shareholders.

 

Our largest shareholder, Mr. Siping Xu, owns more than a majority of the voting power of our outstanding Ordinary Shares. Under the Nasdaq Listing Rules, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, group, or another company is a “controlled company” and is permitted to phase in its compliance with the independent committee requirements. Although we do not intend to rely on the “controlled company” exemptions under the Nasdaq Listing Rules even though we are deemed a “controlled company,” we are allowed elect to rely on these exemptions in the future. If we were to elect to rely on the “controlled company” exemptions, a majority of the members of our board of directors might not be independent directors and our nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees might not consist entirely of independent directors. Accordingly, if we rely on the exemptions, during the period we remain a controlled company and during any transition period following a time when we are no longer a controlled company, you would not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of Nasdaq.

 

OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

 

We may from time to time, offer and sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus up to a total dollar amount of $70,000,000 in one or more offerings. The securities offered under this prospectus may be offered separately, together, or in separate series, and in amounts, at prices, and on terms to be determined at the time of sale. We will keep the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part effective until such time as all of the securities covered by this prospectus have been disposed of pursuant to and in accordance with such registration statement.

 

CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS

 

Our capitalization will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement or in a report on Form 6-K subsequently furnished to the SEC and specifically incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

 

DILUTION

 

If required, we will set forth in a prospectus supplement the following information regarding any material dilution of the equity interests of investors purchasing securities in an offering under this prospectus:

 

  · the net tangible book value per share of our equity securities before and after the offering;
     
  · the amount of the increase in such net tangible book value per share attributable to the cash payments made by purchasers in the offering; and
     
  · the amount of the immediate dilution from the public offering price which will be absorbed by such purchasers.

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of securities we offer as indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL

 

The following description of our share capital and provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association are summaries and do not purport to be complete. Reference is made to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association which are currently effective (and which is referred to in this section as, respectively, the “memorandum” and the “articles”).

 

We were incorporated as an exempted company with limited liability under the Companies Act (2021 Revision) of the Cayman Islands, or the “Cayman Companies Law,” on January 26, 2018. A Cayman Islands exempted company:

 

  · is a company that conducts its business mainly outside the Cayman Islands;
     
  · is prohibited from trading in the Cayman Islands with any person, firm or corporation except in furtherance of the business of the exempted company carried on outside the Cayman Islands (and for this purpose can effect and conclude contracts in the Cayman Islands and exercise in the Cayman Islands all of its powers necessary for the carrying on of its business outside the Cayman Islands);
     
  · does not have to hold an annual general meeting;
     
  · does not have to make its register of members open to inspection by shareholders of that company;
     
  · may obtain an undertaking against the imposition of any future taxation;
     
  · may register by way of continuation in another jurisdiction and be deregistered in the Cayman Islands;
     
  · may register as a limited duration company; and
     
  · may register as a segregated portfolio company.

 

Ordinary Shares

 

As of the date of this prospectus, our authorized share capital is $50,000 divided into 50,000,000 Ordinary Shares, par value $0.001 per share, and there were 11,675,216 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding. All of our issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares are fully paid and non-assessable. Our Ordinary Shares are issued in registered form, and are issued when registered in our register of members. Each holder of our Ordinary Shares will be entitled to receive a certificate in respect of such Ordinary Shares. Our shareholders who are non-residents of the Cayman Islands may freely hold and vote their Ordinary Shares. We may not issue shares or warrants to bearer.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Cayman Companies Law and our articles regarding redemption and purchase of the shares, the directors have general and unconditional authority to allot (with or without confirming rights of renunciation), grant options over or otherwise deal with any unissued shares to such persons, at such times and on such terms and conditions as they may decide. Such authority could be exercised by the directors to allot shares which carry rights and privileges that are preferential to the rights attaching to Ordinary Shares. No share may be issued at a discount except in accordance with the provisions of the Cayman Companies Law. The directors may refuse to accept any application for shares, and may accept any application in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason.

 

Markets

 

Our Ordinary Shares have been listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market January 8, 2019 under the symbol “MDJH.”

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

The transfer agent and registrar for our Ordinary Shares is Transhare Corporation, located at Bayside Center 1, 17755 North US Highway 19, Suite 140, Clearwater, FL 33764.

 

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Dividends

 

Subject to the provisions of the Cayman Companies Law and any rights attaching to any class or classes of shares under and in accordance with the articles:

 

  (a) the directors may declare dividends or distributions out of our funds which are lawfully available for that purpose; and

 

  (b) our shareholders may, by ordinary resolution, declare dividends but no such dividend shall exceed the amount recommended by the directors.

 

Subject to the requirements of the Cayman Companies Law regarding the application of a company’s share premium account and with the sanction of an ordinary resolution, dividends may be declared and paid out of any share premium account. The directors when paying dividends to shareholders may make such payment either in cash or in specie.

 

Unless provided by the rights attached to a share, no dividend shall bear interest.

 

Voting Rights

 

Subject to any rights or restrictions as to voting attached to any shares, unless any share carries special voting rights, on a show of hands every shareholder who is present in person and every person representing a shareholder by proxy shall have one vote per Ordinary Share. On a poll, every shareholder who is present in person and every person representing a shareholder by proxy shall have one vote for each share of which he or the person represented by proxy is the holder. In addition, all shareholders holding shares of a particular class are entitled to vote at a meeting of the holders of that class of shares. Votes may be given either personally or by proxy.

 

Variation of Rights of Shares

 

Whenever our capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attaching to any class of share (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) may be varied either with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than two-thirds of the issued shares of that class, or with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the holders of shares of the class present in person or by proxy at a separate general meeting of the holders of shares of that class.

 

Unless the terms on which a class of shares was issued state otherwise, the rights conferred on the shareholder holding shares of any class shall not be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu with the existing shares of that class.

 

Alteration of Share Capital

 

Subject to the Cayman Companies Law, our shareholders may, by ordinary resolution:

 

  (a) increase our share capital by new shares of the amount fixed by that ordinary resolution and with the attached rights, priorities and privileges set out in that ordinary resolution;
     
  (b) consolidate and divide all or any of our share capital into shares of larger amount than our existing shares;
     
  (c) convert all or any of our paid up shares into stock, and reconvert that stock into paid up shares of any denomination;
     
  (d) sub-divide our shares or any of them into shares of an amount smaller than that fixed, so, however, that in the sub-division, the proportion between the amount paid and the amount, if any, unpaid on each reduced share shall be the same as it was in case of the share from which the reduced share is derived; and

 

  (e) cancel shares which, at the date of the passing of that ordinary resolution, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of our share capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled or, in the case of shares without nominal par value, diminish the number of shares into which our capital is divided.

 

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Subject to the Cayman Companies Law and to any rights for the time being conferred on the shareholders holding a particular class of shares, our shareholders may, by special resolution, reduce our share capital in any way.

 

Calls on Shares and Forfeiture

 

Subject to the terms of allotment, the directors may make calls on the shareholders in respect of any monies unpaid on their shares including any premium and each shareholder shall (subject to receiving at least 14 clear days’ notice specifying when and where payment is to be made), pay to us the amount called on his shares. Shareholders registered as the joint holders of a share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect of the share. If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the person from whom it is due and payable shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at the rate fixed by the terms of allotment of the share or in the notice of the call or if no rate is fixed, at the rate of 10 percent per annum. The directors may, at their discretion, waive payment of the interest wholly or in part.

 

We have a first and paramount lien on all shares (whether fully paid up or not) registered in the name of a shareholder (whether solely or jointly with others). The lien is for all monies payable to us by the shareholder or the shareholder’s estate:

 

  (a) either alone or jointly with any other person, whether or not that other person is a shareholder; and
     
  (b) whether or not those monies are presently payable.

 

At any time the directors may declare any share to be wholly or partly exempt from the lien on shares provisions of the articles.

 

We may sell, in such manner as the directors may determine, any share on which the sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, if due notice that such sum is payable has been given (as prescribed by the articles) and, within 14 days of the date on which the notice is deemed to be given under the articles, such notice has not been complied with.

 

Unclaimed Dividend

 

A dividend that remains unclaimed for a period of six years after it became due for payment shall be forfeited to, and shall cease to remain owing by, our Company.

 

Forfeiture or Surrender of Shares

 

If a shareholder fails to pay any call, the directors may give to such shareholder not less than 14 clear days’ notice requiring payment and specifying the amount unpaid including any interest which may have accrued, any expenses which have been incurred by us due to that person’s default and the place where payment is to be made. The notice shall also contain a warning that if the notice is not complied with, the shares in respect of which the call is made will be liable to be forfeited.

 

If such notice is not complied with, the directors may, before the payment required by the notice has been received, resolve that any share the subject of that notice be forfeited (which forfeiture shall include all dividends or other monies payable in respect of the forfeited share and not paid before such forfeiture).

 

A forfeited share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the directors determine and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the directors think fit.

 

A person whose shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a shareholder in respect of the forfeited shares, but shall, notwithstanding such forfeiture, remain liable to pay to us all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to us in respect of the shares, together with all expenses and interest from the date of forfeiture or surrender until payment, but his liability shall cease if and when we receive payment in full of the unpaid amount.

 

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A declaration, whether statutory or under oath, made by a director or the secretary shall be conclusive evidence that the person making the declaration is a director or secretary and that the particular shares have been forfeited or surrendered on a particular date.

 

Subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer, if necessary, the declaration shall constitute good title to the shares.

 

Share Premium Account

 

The directors shall establish a share premium account and shall carry the credit of such account from time to time to a sum equal to the amount or value of the premium paid on the issue of any share or capital contributed or such other amounts required by the Cayman Companies Law.

 

Redemption and Purchase of Own Shares

 

Subject to the Cayman Companies Law and any rights for the time being conferred on the shareholders holding a particular class of shares, we may by action of our directors:

 

  (a) issue shares that are to be redeemed or liable to be redeemed, at our option or the shareholder holding those redeemable shares, on the terms and in the manner our directors determine before the issue of those shares;
     
  (b) with the consent by special resolution of the shareholders holding shares of a particular class, vary the rights attaching to that class of shares so as to provide that those shares are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at our option on the terms and in the manner which the directors determine at the time of such variation; and
     
  (c) purchase all or any of our own shares of any class including any redeemable shares on the terms and in the manner which the directors determine at the time of such purchase.

 

We may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own shares in any manner authorized by the Cayman Companies Law, including out of any combination of capital, our profits and the proceeds of a fresh issue of shares made for the purpose of the redemption.

 

When making a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of shares, the directors may make the payment in cash or in specie (or partly in one and partly in the other) if so authorized by the terms of the allotment of those shares or by the terms applying to those shares, or otherwise by agreement with the shareholder holding those shares.

 

Transfer of Shares

 

Provided that a transfer of Ordinary Shares complies with applicable rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market, a shareholder may transfer Ordinary Shares to another person by completing an instrument of transfer in a common form or in a form prescribed by Nasdaq, or in any other form approved by the directors, executed:

 

  (a) where the Ordinary Shares are fully paid, by or on behalf of that shareholder; and
     
  (b) where the Ordinary Shares are partly paid, by or on behalf of that shareholder and the transferee.

 

The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of an Ordinary Share until the name of the transferee is entered into the register of members of our Company.

 

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Our board of directors may, in its absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of any Ordinary Share that has not been fully paid up or is subject to a company lien. Our board of directors may also decline to register any transfer of such Ordinary Share unless:

 

  (a) the instrument of transfer is lodged with our Company, accompanied by the certificate for the Ordinary Shares to which it relates and such other evidence as our board of directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer;
     
  (b) the instrument of transfer is in respect of only one class of Ordinary Shares;
     
  (c) the instrument of transfer is properly stamped, if required;
     
  (d) the Ordinary Share transferred is fully paid and free of any lien in favor of us;
     
  (e) any fee related to the transfer has been paid to us; and
     
  (f) the transfer is not to more than four joint holders.

 

If our directors refuse to register a transfer, they are required, within three months after the date on which the instrument of transfer was lodged, to send to each of the transferor and the transferee notice of such refusal.

 

This, however, is unlikely to affect market transactions of the Ordinary Shares purchased by investors in a public offering. Since our Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the legal title to such Ordinary Shares and the registration details of those Ordinary Shares in our register of members remain with DTC/Cede & Co. All market transactions with respect to those Ordinary Shares will then be carried out without the need for any kind of registration by the directors, as the market transactions will all be conducted through the DTC systems.

 

The registration of transfers may, on 14 calendar days’ notice being given by advertisement in such one or more newspapers or by electronic means, be suspended and our register of members closed at such times and for such periods as our board of directors may from time to time determine. The registration of transfers, however, may not be suspended, and the register may not be closed, for more than 30 days in any year.

 

Inspection of Books and Records

 

Holders of our Ordinary Shares will have no general right under the Cayman Companies Law to inspect or obtain copies of our register of members or our corporate records.

 

General Meetings

 

As a Cayman Islands exempted company, we are not obligated by the Cayman Companies Law to call shareholders’ annual general meetings; accordingly, we may, but shall not be obliged to, in each year hold a general meeting as an annual general meeting. Any annual general meeting held shall be held at such time and place as may be determined by our board of directors. All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.

 

The directors may convene general meetings whenever they think fit. General meetings shall also be convened on the written requisition of one or more of the shareholders entitled to attend and vote at our general meetings who (together) hold not less than ten percent of the rights to vote at such general meeting in accordance with the notice provisions in the articles, specifying the purpose of the meeting and signed by each of the shareholders making the requisition. If the directors do not convene such meeting for a date not later than 21 clear days’ after the date of receipt of the written requisition, those shareholders who requested the meeting may convene the general meeting themselves within three months after the end of such period of 21 clear days in which case reasonable expenses incurred by them as a result of the directors failing to convene a meeting shall be reimbursed by us.

 

At least 14 days’ notice of an extraordinary general meeting and 21 days’ notice of an annual general meeting shall be given to shareholders entitled to attend and vote at such meeting. The notice shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of that business. In addition, if a resolution is proposed as a special resolution, the text of that resolution shall be given to all shareholders. Notice of every general meeting shall also be given to the directors and our auditors.

 

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Subject to the Cayman Companies Law and with the consent of the shareholders who, individually or collectively, hold at least 90 percent of the voting rights of all those who have a right to vote at a general meeting, a general meeting may be convened on shorter notice.

 

The presence of one third of the shareholders, whether in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a general meeting.

 

If, within 15 minutes from the time appointed for the general meeting, or at any time during the meeting, a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of shareholders, shall be cancelled. In any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same time and place seven days or to such other time or place as is determined by the directors.

 

The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present, adjourn the meeting. When a meeting is adjourned for seven days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given in accordance with the articles.

 

At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands, unless a poll is (before, or on, the declaration of the result of the show of hands) demanded by the chairman of the meeting or by at least two shareholders having the right to vote on the resolutions or one or more shareholders present who together hold not less than ten percent of the voting rights of all those who are entitled to vote on the resolution. Unless a poll is so demanded, a declaration by the chairman as to the result of a resolution and an entry to that effect in the minutes of the meeting, shall be conclusive evidence of the outcome of a show of hands, without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favor of, or against, that resolution.

 

If a poll is duly demanded it shall be taken in such manner as the chairman directs and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded.

 

In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman of the meeting at which the show of hands takes place or at which the poll is demanded, shall not be entitled to a second or casting vote.

 

Directors

 

We may by ordinary resolution, from time to time, fix the maximum and minimum number of directors to be appointed. Under the Articles, we are required to have a minimum of one director and the maximum number of directors shall be unlimited.

 

A director may be appointed by ordinary resolution or by the directors. Any appointment may be to fill a vacancy or as an additional director.

 

Unless the remuneration of the directors is determined by the shareholders by ordinary resolution, the directors shall be entitled to such remuneration as the directors may determine.

 

The shareholding qualification for directors may be fixed by our shareholders by ordinary resolution and unless and until so fixed no share qualification shall be required.

 

Unless removed or re-appointed, each director shall be appointed for a term expiring at the next-following annual general meeting, if one is held. At any annual general meeting held, our directors will be elected by an ordinary resolution of our shareholders. At each annual general meeting, each director so elected shall hold office for a one-year term and until the election of their respective successors in office or removed.

 

A director may be removed by ordinary resolution.

 

A director may at any time resign or retire from office by giving us notice in writing. Unless the notice specifies a different date, the director shall be deemed to have resigned on the date that the notice is delivered to us.

 

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Subject to the provisions of the articles, the office of a director may be terminated forthwith if:

 

  (a) he is prohibited by the law of the Cayman Islands from acting as a director;

 

  (b) he is made bankrupt or makes an arrangement or composition with his creditors generally;

 

  (c) he resigns his office by notice to us;

 

  (d) he only held office as a director for a fixed term and such term expires;

 

  (e) in the opinion of a registered medical practitioner by whom he is being treated he becomes physically or mentally incapable of acting as a director;

 

  (f) he is given notice by the majority of the other directors (not being less than two in number) to vacate office (without prejudice to any claim for damages for breach of any agreement relating to the provision of the services of such director);

 

  (g) he is made subject to any law relating to mental health or incompetence, whether by court order or otherwise; or

 

  (h) without the consent of the other directors, he is absent from meetings of directors for continuous period of six months.

 

Each of the compensation committee and the nominating and corporate governance committee shall consist of at least three directors and the majority of the committee members shall be independent within the meaning of Section 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq listing rules. The audit committee shall consist of at least three directors, all of whom shall be independent within the meaning of Section 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq listing rules and will meet the criteria for independence set forth in Rule 10A-3 or Rule 10C-1 of the Exchange Act.

 

Powers and Duties of Directors

 

Subject to the provisions of the Cayman Companies Law and our memorandum and articles, our business shall be managed by the directors, who may exercise all our powers. No prior act of the directors shall be invalidated by any subsequent alteration of our memorandum or articles. To the extent allowed by the Cayman Companies Law, however, shareholders may by special resolution validate any prior or future act of the directors which would otherwise be in breach of their duties.

 

The directors may delegate any of their powers to any committee consisting of one or more persons who need not be shareholders and may include non-directors so long as the majority of those persons are directors; any committee so formed shall in the exercise of the powers so delegated conform to any regulations that may be imposed on it by the directors.

 

The board of directors may establish any local or divisional board of directors or agency and delegate to it its powers and authorities (with power to sub-delegate) for managing any of our affairs whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere and may appoint any persons to be members of a local or divisional board of directors, or to be managers or agents, and may fix their remuneration.

 

The directors may from time to time and at any time by power of attorney or in any other manner they determine appoint any person, either generally or in respect of any specific matter, to be our agent with or without authority for that person to delegate all or any of that person’s powers.

 

The directors may from time to time and at any time by power of attorney or in any other manner they determine appoint any person, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the directors, to be our attorney or our authorized signatory and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit. The powers, authorities and discretions, however, must not exceed those vested in, or exercisable, by the directors under the articles.

 

The board of directors may remove any person so appointed and may revoke or vary the delegation.

 

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The directors may exercise all of our powers to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and assets both present and future and uncalled capital or any part thereof, to issue debentures and other securities whether outright or as collateral security for any debt, liability or obligation of ours or our parent undertaking (if any) or any subsidiary undertaking of us or of any third party.

 

A director shall not, as a director, vote in respect of any contract, transaction, arrangement or proposal in which he has an interest which (together with any interest of any person connected with him) is a material interest (otherwise than by virtue of his interests, direct or indirect, in shares or debentures or other securities of, or otherwise in or through, us) and if he shall do so his vote shall not be counted, nor in relation thereto shall he be counted in the quorum present at the meeting, but (in the absence of some other material interest than is mentioned below) none of these prohibitions shall apply to:

 

  (a) the giving of any security, guarantee or indemnity in respect of:

 

  (i) money lent or obligations incurred by him or by any other person for our benefit or any of our subsidiaries; or
     
  (ii) a debt or obligation of ours or any of our subsidiaries for which the director himself has assumed responsibility in whole or in part and whether alone or jointly with others under a guarantee or indemnity or by the giving of security;

 

  (b) where we or any of our subsidiaries is offering securities in which offer the director is or may be entitled to participate as a holder of securities or in the underwriting or sub-underwriting of which the director is to or may participate;
     
  (c) any contract, transaction, arrangement or proposal affecting any other body corporate in which he is interested, directly or indirectly and whether as an officer, shareholder, creditor or otherwise howsoever, provided that he (together with persons connected with him) does not to his knowledge hold an interest representing one percent or more of any class of the equity share capital of such body corporate (or of any third body corporate through which his interest is derived) or of the voting rights available to shareholders of the relevant body corporate;
     
  (d) any act or thing done or to be done in respect of any arrangement for the benefit of the employees of us or any of our subsidiaries under which he is not accorded as a director any privilege or advantage not generally accorded to the employees to whom such arrangement relates; or
     
  (e) any matter connected with the purchase or maintenance for any director of insurance against any liability or (to the extent permitted by the Cayman Companies Law) indemnities in favor of directors, the funding of expenditure by one or more directors in defending proceedings against him or them or the doing of anything to enable such director or directors to avoid incurring such expenditure.

 

A director may, as a director, vote (and be counted in the quorum) in respect of any contract, transaction, arrangement or proposal in which he has an interest which is not a material interest or as described above.

 

Capitalization of Profits

 

The directors may resolve to capitalize:

 

  (a) any part of our profits not required for paying any preferential dividend (whether or not those profits are available for distribution); or
     
  (b) any sum standing to the credit of our share premium account or capital redemption reserve, if any.

 

The amount resolved to be capitalized must be appropriated to the shareholders who would have been entitled to it had it been distributed by way of dividend and in the same proportions.

 

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Liquidation Rights

 

If we are wound up, the shareholders may, subject to the articles and any other sanction required by the Cayman Companies Law, pass a special resolution allowing the liquidator to do either or both of the following:

 

  (a) to divide in specie among the shareholders the whole or any part of our assets and, for that purpose, to value any assets and to determine how the division shall be carried out as between the shareholders or different classes of shareholders; and
     
  (b) to vest the whole or any part of the assets in trustees for the benefit of shareholders and those liable to contribute to the winding up.

 

The directors have the authority to present a petition for our winding up to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands on our behalf without the sanction of a resolution passed at a general meeting.

 

Register of Members

 

Under the Cayman Companies Law, we must keep a register of members and there should be entered therein:

 

  · the names and addresses of the members of the company, a statement of the shares held by each member, which: distinguishes each share by its number (so long as the share has a number); confirms the amount paid, or agreed to be considered as paid, on the shares of each member; confirms the number and category of shares held by each member; and confirms whether each relevant category of shares held by a member carries voting rights under the Articles, and if so, whether such voting rights are conditional;
     
  · the date on which the name of any person was entered on the register as a member; and
     
  · the date on which any person ceased to be a member.

 

For these purposes, “voting rights” means rights conferred on shareholders, including the right to appoint or remove directors, in respect of their shares to vote at general meetings of the company on all or substantially all matters. A voting right is conditional where the voting right arises only in certain circumstances.

 

Under the Cayman Companies Law, the register of members of our Company is prima facie evidence of the matters set out therein (that is, the register of members will raise a presumption of fact on the matters referred to above unless rebutted) and a shareholder registered in the register of members is deemed as a matter of the Cayman Companies Law to have legal title to the shares as set against its name in the register of members. Upon the completion of this offering, the register of members will be immediately updated to record and give effect to the issuance of shares by us to the custodian or its nominee. Once our register of members has been updated, the shareholders recorded in the register of members will be deemed to have legal title to the shares set against their name.

 

If the name of any person is incorrectly entered in or omitted from our register of members, or if there is any default or unnecessary delay in entering on the register the fact of any person having ceased to be a shareholder of our company, the person or shareholder aggrieved (or any shareholder of our Company or our Company itself) may apply to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands for an order that the register be rectified, and the Court may either refuse such application or it may, if satisfied of the justice of the case, make an order for the rectification of the register.

 

Preferred Shares

 

Our articles of association allow our board of directors a broad discretion from time to time to issue shares with or without preferred, deferred, or other special rights or restrictions, whether in regard to dividend, voting, return of capital, or otherwise.

 

Our board of directors may issue preferred shares without action by our shareholders to the extent there are authorized but unissued shares available.

 

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You should refer to the prospectus supplement relating to the series of preferred shares being offered for the specific terms of that series, including:

 

  · title of the series and the number of shares in the series;
     
  · the price at which the preferred shares will be offered;
     
  · the dividend rate or rates or method of calculating the rates, the dates on which the dividends will be payable, whether or not dividends will be cumulative or noncumulative, and, if cumulative, the dates from which dividends on the preferred shares being offered will cumulate;
     
  · the voting rights, if any, of the holders of preferred shares being offered;
     
  · the provisions for a sinking fund, if any, and the provisions for redemption, if applicable, of the preferred shares being offered, including any restrictions on the foregoing as a result of arrearage in the payment of dividends or sinking fund installments;
     
  · the liquidation preference per share;
     
  · the terms and conditions, if applicable, upon which the preferred shares being offered will be convertible into our Ordinary Shares, including the conversion price, or the manner of calculating the conversion price, and the conversion period;
     
  · the terms and conditions, if applicable, upon which the preferred shares being offered will be exchangeable for debt securities, including the exchange price, or the manner of calculating the exchange price, and the exchange period;
     
  · any listing of the preferred shares being offered on any securities exchange;
     
  · a discussion of any material federal income tax considerations applicable to the preferred shares being offered;
     
  · any preemptive rights;
     
  · the relative ranking and preferences of the preferred shares being offered as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution, or the winding up of our affairs;
     
  · any limitations on the issuance of any class or series of preferred shares ranking senior or equal to the series of preferred shares being offered as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution, or the winding up of our affairs; and
     
  · any additional rights, preferences, qualifications, limitations, and restrictions of the series.

 

Upon issuance, the preferred shares will be fully paid and nonassessable, which means that its holders will have paid their purchase price in full and we may not require them to pay additional funds.

 

Any preferred share terms selected by the board of directors could decrease the amount of earnings and assets available for distribution to holders of our Ordinary Shares or adversely affect the rights and power, including voting rights, of the holders of our Ordinary Shares without any further vote or action by the shareholders. The rights of holders of our Ordinary Shares will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of any preferred shares that may be issued by us in the future. The issuance of preferred shares could also have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of our company or make removal of management more difficult.

 

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Differences in Corporate Law

 

The Cayman Companies Law is derived, to a large extent, from the older Companies Acts of England and Wales but does not follow recent United Kingdom statutory enactments, and accordingly there are significant differences between the Cayman Companies Law and the current Companies Act of England and Wales. In addition, the Cayman Companies Law differs from laws applicable to United States corporations and their shareholders. Set forth below is a summary of certain significant differences between the provisions of the Cayman Companies Law applicable to us and the comparable laws applicable to companies incorporated in the State of Delaware in the United States.

 

Mergers and Similar Arrangements

 

The Cayman Companies Law permits mergers and consolidations between Cayman Islands companies and between Cayman Islands companies and non-Cayman Islands companies. For these purposes, (a) “merger” means the merging of two or more constituent companies and the vesting of their undertaking, property, and liabilities in one of such companies as the surviving company, and (b) a “consolidation” means the combination of two or more constituent companies into a consolidated company and the vesting of the undertaking, property and liabilities of such companies to the consolidated company. In order to effect such a merger or consolidation, the directors of each constituent company must approve a written plan of merger or consolidation, which must then be authorized by (a) a special resolution of the shareholders of each constituent company, and (b) such other authorization, if any, as may be specified in such constituent company’s articles of association. The plan must be filed with the Registrar of Companies together with a declaration as to the solvency of the consolidated or surviving company, a list of the assets and liabilities of each constituent company, and an undertaking that a copy of the certificate of merger or consolidation will be given to the shareholders and creditors of each constituent company and that notification of the merger or consolidation will be published in the Cayman Islands Gazette. Court approval is not required for a merger or consolidation which is effected in compliance with these statutory procedures.

 

A merger between a Cayman Islands parent company and its Cayman Islands subsidiary or subsidiaries does not require authorization by a resolution of shareholders. For this purpose, a subsidiary is a company of which at least 90% of the issued shares entitled to vote are owned by the parent company.

 

The consent of each holder of a fixed or floating security interest of a constituent company is required unless this requirement is waived by a court in the Cayman Islands.

 

Except in certain limited circumstances, a dissenting shareholder of a Cayman Islands constituent company is entitled to payment of the fair value of his or her shares upon dissenting from a merger or consolidation. The exercise of such dissenter rights will preclude the exercise by the dissenting shareholder of any other rights to which he or she might otherwise be entitled by virtue of holding shares, except for the right to seek relief on the grounds that the merger or consolidation is void or unlawful.

 

In addition, there are statutory provisions that facilitate the reconstruction and amalgamation of companies, provided that the arrangement is approved by a majority in number of each class of shareholders and creditors with whom the arrangement is to be made, and who must, in addition, represent three-fourths in value of each such class of shareholders or creditors, as the case may be, that are present and voting either in person or by proxy at a meeting, or meetings, convened for that purpose. The convening of the meetings and subsequently the arrangement must be sanctioned by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. While a dissenting shareholder has the right to express to the court the view that the transaction ought not to be approved, the court can be expected to approve the arrangement if it determines that:

 

  (a) the statutory provisions as to the required majority vote have been met;

 

  (b) the shareholders have been fairly represented at the meeting in question and the statutory majority are acting bona fide without coercion of the minority to promote interests adverse to those of the class;

 

  (c) the arrangement is such that may be reasonably approved by an intelligent and honest man of that class acting in respect of his interest; and

 

  (d) the arrangement is not one that would more properly be sanctioned under some other provision of the Cayman Companies Law.

 

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When a takeover offer is made and accepted by holders of 90% of the shares affected within four months, the offeror may, within a two-month period commencing on the expiration of such four month period, require the holders of the remaining shares to transfer such shares on the terms of the offer. An objection can be made to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands but this is unlikely to succeed in the case of an offer which has been so approved unless there is evidence of fraud, bad faith or collusion.

 

If an arrangement and reconstruction is thus approved, or if a takeover offer is made and accepted, a dissenting shareholder would have no rights comparable to appraisal rights, which would otherwise ordinarily be available to dissenting shareholders of Delaware corporations, providing rights to receive payment in cash for the judicially determined value of the shares.

 

Shareholders’ Suits

 

In principle, we will normally be the proper plaintiff to sue for a wrong done to us as a company, and as a general rule, a derivative action may not be brought by a minority shareholder. However, based on English law authorities, which would in all likelihood be of persuasive authority in the Cayman Islands, the Cayman Islands courts can be expected to follow and apply the common law principles (namely the rule in Foss v. Harbottle and the exceptions thereto) so that a non-controlling shareholder may be permitted to commence a class action against or derivative actions in the name of the company to challenge:

 

  (a) an act which is illegal or ultra vires with respect to the company and is therefore incapable of ratification by the shareholders;

 

  (b) an act which, although not ultra vires, requires authorization by a qualified (or special) majority (that is, more than a simple majority) which has not been obtained; and

 

  (c) an act which constitutes a “fraud on the minority” where the wrongdoers are themselves in control of the company.

 

Indemnification of Directors and Executive Officers and Limitation of Liability

 

The Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our articles provide to the extent permitted by law, we shall indemnify each existing or former secretary, director (including alternate director), and any of our other officers (including an investment adviser or an administrator or liquidator) and their personal representatives against:

 

  (a) all actions, proceedings, costs, charges, expenses, losses, damages, or liabilities incurred or sustained by the existing or former director (including alternate director), secretary, or officer in or about the conduct of our business or affairs or in the execution or discharge of the existing or former director (including alternate director), secretary’s or officer’s duties, powers, authorities, or discretions; and

 

  (b) without limitation to paragraph (a) above, all costs, expenses, losses, or liabilities incurred by the existing or former director (including alternate director), secretary, or officer in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative proceedings (whether threatened, pending or completed) concerning us or our affairs in any court or tribunal, whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere.

 

No such existing or former director (including alternate director), secretary, or officer, however, shall be indemnified in respect of any matter arising out of his own dishonesty.

 

To the extent permitted by law, we may make a payment, or agree to make a payment, whether by way of advance, loan, or otherwise, for any legal costs incurred by an existing or former director (including alternate director), secretary, or any of our officers in respect of any matter identified in above on condition that the director (including alternate director), secretary, or officer must repay the amount paid by us to the extent that it is ultimately found not liable to indemnify the director (including alternate director), the secretary, or that officer for those legal costs.

 

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This standard of conduct is generally the same as permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law for a Delaware corporation. In addition, we intend to enter into indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers that will provide such persons with additional indemnification beyond that provided in our articles.

 

Anti-Takeover Provisions in Our Articles

 

Some provisions of our articles may discourage, delay, or prevent a change in control of our company or management that shareholders may consider favorable, including provisions that authorize our board of directors to issue shares at such times and on such terms and conditions as the board of directors may decide without any further vote or action by our shareholders.

 

Under the Cayman Companies Law, our directors may only exercise the rights and powers granted to them under our articles for what they believe in good faith to be in the best interests of our company and for a proper purpose.

 

Directors’ Fiduciary Duties

 

Under Delaware corporate law, a director of a Delaware corporation has a fiduciary duty to the corporation and its shareholders. This duty has two components: the duty of care and the duty of loyalty. The duty of care requires that a director act in good faith, with the care that an ordinarily prudent person would exercise under similar circumstances. Under this duty, a director must inform himself of, and disclose to shareholders, all material information reasonably available regarding a significant transaction. The duty of loyalty requires that a director act in a manner he or she reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation. He or she must not use his or her corporate position for personal gain or advantage. This duty prohibits self-dealing by a director and mandates that the best interests of the corporation and its shareholders take precedence over any interest possessed by a director, officer, or controlling shareholder and not shared by the shareholders generally. In general, actions of a director are presumed to have been made on an informed basis, in good faith and in the honest belief that the action taken was in the best interests of the corporation. However, this presumption may be rebutted by evidence of a breach of one of the fiduciary duties. Should such evidence be presented concerning a transaction by a director, a director must prove the procedural fairness of the transaction, and that the transaction was of fair value to the corporation.

 

As a matter of Cayman Islands law, a director owes three types of duties to the company: (i) statutory duties, (ii) fiduciary duties, and (iii) common law duties. The Cayman Companies Law imposes a number of statutory duties on a director. A Cayman Islands director’s fiduciary duties are not codified, however the courts of the Cayman Islands have held that a director owes the following fiduciary duties (a) a duty to act in what the director bona fide considers to be in the best interests of the company, (b) a duty to exercise their powers for the purposes they were conferred, (c) a duty to avoid fettering his or her discretion in the future, and (d) a duty to avoid conflicts of interest and of duty. The common law duties owed by a director are those to act with skill, care, and diligence that may reasonably be expected of a person carrying out the same functions as are carried out by that director in relation to the company and, also, to act with the skill, care, and diligence in keeping with a standard of care commensurate with any particular skill they have which enables them to meet a higher standard than a director without those skills. In fulfilling their duty of care to us, our directors must ensure compliance with our articles, as amended and restated from time to time. We have the right to seek damages if a duty owed by any of our directors is breached.

 

Shareholder Proposals

 

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a shareholder has the right to put any proposal before the annual meeting of shareholders, provided it complies with the notice provisions in the governing documents. The Delaware General Corporation Law does not provide shareholders an express right to put any proposal before the annual meeting of shareholders, but in keeping with common law, Delaware corporations generally afford shareholders an opportunity to make proposals and nominations provided that they comply with the notice provisions in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws. A special meeting may be called by the board of directors or any other person authorized to do so in the governing documents, but shareholders may be precluded from calling special meetings.

 

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The Cayman Companies Law provides shareholders with only limited rights to requisition a general meeting, and does not provide shareholders with any right to put any proposal before a general meeting. However, these rights may be provided in a company’s articles of association. Our articles provide that general meetings shall be convened on the written requisition of one or more of the shareholders entitled to attend and vote at our general meetings who (together) hold not less than 10 percent of the rights to vote at such general meeting in accordance with the notice provisions in the articles of association, specifying the purpose of the meeting and signed by each of the shareholders making the requisition. If the directors do not convene such meeting for a date not later than 21 clear days’ after the date of receipt of the written requisition, those shareholders who requested the meeting may convene the general meeting themselves within three months after the end of such period of 21 clear days in which case reasonable expenses incurred by them as a result of the directors failing to convene a meeting shall be reimbursed by us. Our articles provide no other right to put any proposals before annual general meetings or extraordinary general meetings. As a Cayman Islands exempted company, we are not obligated by law to call shareholders’ annual general meetings. However, our corporate governance guidelines require us to call such meetings every year.

 

Cumulative Voting

 

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, cumulative voting for elections of directors is not permitted unless the corporation’s certificate of incorporation specifically provides for it. Cumulative voting potentially facilitates the representation of minority shareholders on a board of directors since it permits the minority shareholder to cast all the votes to which the shareholder is entitled on a single director, which increases the shareholder’s voting power with respect to electing such director. As permitted under the Cayman Companies Law, our articles do not provide for cumulative voting. As a result, our shareholders are not afforded any less protections or rights on this issue than shareholders of a Delaware corporation.

 

Removal of Directors

 

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a director of a corporation with a classified board may be removed only for cause with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Subject to the provisions of our articles (which include the removal of a director by ordinary resolution), the office of a director may be terminated forthwith if (a) he is prohibited by the laws of the Cayman Islands from acting as a director, (b) he is made bankrupt or makes an arrangement or composition with his creditors generally, (c) he resigns his office by notice to us, (d) he only held office as a director for a fixed term and such term expires, (e) in the opinion of a registered medical practitioner by whom he is being treated he becomes physically or mentally incapable of acting as a director, (f) he is given notice by the majority of the other directors (not being less than two in number) to vacate office (without prejudice to any claim for damages for breach of any agreement relating to the provision of the services of such director), (g) he is made subject to any law relating to mental health or incompetence, whether by court order or otherwise, or (h) without the consent of the other directors, he is absent from meetings of directors for continuous period of six months.

 

Transactions with Interested Shareholders

 

The Delaware General Corporation Law contains a business combination statute applicable to Delaware public corporations whereby, unless the corporation has specifically elected not to be governed by such statute by amendment to its certificate of incorporation or bylaws that is approved by its shareholders, it is prohibited from engaging in certain business combinations with an “interested shareholder” for three years following the date that such person becomes an interested shareholder. An interested shareholder generally is a person or a group who or which owns or owned 15% or more of the target’s outstanding voting stock or who or which is an affiliate or associate of the corporation and owned 15% or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock within the past three years. This has the effect of limiting the ability of a potential acquirer to make a two-tiered bid for the target in which all shareholders would not be treated equally. The statute does not apply if, among other things, prior to the date on which such shareholder becomes an interested shareholder, the board of directors approves either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the person becoming an interested shareholder. This encourages any potential acquirer of a Delaware corporation to negotiate the terms of any acquisition transaction with the target’s board of directors.

 

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The Cayman Companies Law has no comparable statute. As a result, we cannot avail ourselves of the types of protections afforded by the Delaware business combination statute. However, although the Cayman Companies Law does not regulate transactions between a company and its significant shareholders, under Cayman Islands law such transactions must be entered into bona fide in the best interests of the company and for a proper corporate purpose and not with the effect of constituting a fraud on the minority shareholders.

 

Dissolution; Winding Up

 

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, unless the board of directors approves the proposal to dissolve, dissolution must be approved by shareholders holding 100% of the total voting power of the corporation. Only if the dissolution is initiated by the board of directors may it be approved by a simple majority of the corporation’s outstanding shares. Delaware law allows a Delaware corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a supermajority voting requirement in connection with dissolutions initiated by the board of directors.

 

Under the Cayman Companies Law and our articles, the Company may be wound up by a special resolution of our shareholders, or if the winding up is initiated by our board of directors, by either a special resolution of our members or, if our company is unable to pay its debts as they fall due, by an ordinary resolution of our members. In addition, a company may be wound up by an order of the courts of the Cayman Islands. The court has authority to order winding up in a number of specified circumstances including where it is, in the opinion of the court, just and equitable to do so.

 

Variation of Rights of Shares

 

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may vary the rights of a class of shares with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of such class, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Under the Cayman Companies Law and our articles, if our share capital is divided into more than one class of shares, the rights attaching to any class of share (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) may be varied either with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than two-thirds of the issued shares of that class, or with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the holders of shares of the class present in person or by proxy at a separate general meeting of the holders of shares of that class.

 

Amendment of Governing Documents

 

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation’s certificate of incorporation may be amended only if adopted and declared advisable by the board of directors and approved by a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, and the bylaws may be amended with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote and may, if so provided in the certificate of incorporation, also be amended by the board of directors. Under the Cayman Companies Law, our articles may only be amended by special resolution of our shareholders.

 

Anti-money Laundering—Cayman Islands

 

In order to comply with legislation or regulations aimed at the prevention of money laundering, we may be required to adopt and maintain anti-money laundering procedures and may require subscribers to provide evidence to verify their identity. Where permitted, and subject to certain conditions, we may also delegate the maintenance of our anti-money laundering procedures (including the acquisition of due diligence information) to a suitable person.

 

We reserve the right to request such information as is necessary to verify the identity of a subscriber. In the event of delay or failure on the part of the subscriber in producing any information required for verification purposes, we may refuse to accept the application, in which case any funds received will be returned without interest to the account from which they were originally debited.

 

We also reserve the right to refuse to make any redemption payment to a shareholder if our directors or officers suspect or are advised that the payment of redemption proceeds to such shareholder might result in a breach of applicable anti-money laundering or other laws or regulations by any person in any relevant jurisdiction, or if such refusal is considered necessary or appropriate to ensure our compliance with any such laws or regulations in any applicable jurisdiction.

 

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If any person resident in the Cayman Islands knows or suspects or has reason for knowing or suspecting that another person is engaged in criminal conduct or is involved with terrorism or terrorist property and the information for that knowledge or suspicion came to their attention in the course of their business in the regulated sector, or other trade, profession, business or employment, the person will be required to report such knowledge or suspicion to (i) a nominated officer (appointed in accordance with the Proceeds of Crime Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands) or the Financial Reporting Authority of the Cayman Islands, pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime Act (Revised), if the disclosure relates to criminal conduct or money laundering or (ii) to a police constable or a nominated officer (pursuant to the Terrorism Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands) or the Financial Reporting Authority, pursuant to the Terrorism Act (Revised), if the disclosure relates to involvement with terrorism or terrorist financing and terrorist property. Such a report shall not be treated as a breach of confidence or of any restriction upon the disclosure of information imposed by any enactment or otherwise.

 

Data Protection in the Cayman Islands – Privacy Notice

 

This privacy notice explains the manner in which we collect, process, and maintain personal data about investors of the Company pursuant to the Data Protection Act, 2021 of the Cayman Islands, as amended from time to time and any regulations, codes of practice, or orders promulgated pursuant thereto (the “DPA”).

 

We are committed to processing personal data in accordance with the DPA. In our use of personal data, we will be characterized under the DPA as a “data controller,” whilst certain of our service providers, affiliates, and delegates may act as “data processors” under the DPA. These service providers may process personal information for their own lawful purposes in connection with services provided to us.

 

By virtue of your investment in the Company, we and certain of our service providers may collect, record, store, transfer, and otherwise process personal data by which individuals may be directly or indirectly identified.

 

Your personal data will be processed fairly and for lawful purposes, including (a) where the processing is necessary for us to perform a contract to which you are a party or for taking pre-contractual steps at your request, (b) where the processing is necessary for compliance with any legal, tax, or regulatory obligation to which we are subject, or (c) where the processing is for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by us or by a service provider to whom the data are disclosed. As a data controller, we will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it. If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will contact you.

 

We anticipate that we will share your personal data with our service providers for the purposes set out in this privacy notice. We may also share relevant personal data where it is lawful to do so and necessary to comply with our contractual obligations or your instructions or where it is necessary or desirable to do so in connection with any regulatory reporting obligations. In exceptional circumstances, we will share your personal data with regulatory, prosecuting, and other governmental agencies or departments, and parties to litigation (whether pending or threatened), in any country or territory including to any other person where we have a public or legal duty to do so (e.g. to assist with detecting and preventing fraud, tax evasion, and financial crime or compliance with a court order).

 

Your personal data shall not be held by the Company for longer than necessary with regard to the purposes of the data processing.

 

We will not sell your personal data. Any transfer of personal data outside of the Cayman Islands shall be in accordance with the requirements of the DPA. Where necessary, we will ensure that separate and appropriate legal agreements are put in place with the recipient of that data.

 

We will only transfer personal data in accordance with the requirements of the DPA, and will apply appropriate technical and organizational information security measures designed to protect against unauthorized or unlawful processing of the personal data and against the accidental loss, destruction, or damage to the personal data.

 

If you are a natural person, this will affect you directly. If you are a corporate investor (including, for these purposes, legal arrangements such as trusts or exempted limited partnerships) that provides us with personal data on individuals connected to you for any reason in relation to your investment into the Company, this will be relevant for those individuals and you should inform such individuals of the content.

 

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You have certain rights under the DPA, including (a) the right to be informed as to how we collect and use your personal data (and this privacy notice fulfils our obligation in this respect), (b) the right to obtain a copy of your personal data, (c) the right to require us to stop direct marketing, (d) the right to have inaccurate or incomplete personal data corrected, (e) the right to withdraw your consent and require us to stop processing or restrict the processing, or not begin the processing of your personal data, (f) the right to be notified of a data breach (unless the breach is unlikely to be prejudicial), (g) the right to obtain information as to any countries or territories outside the Cayman Islands to which we, whether directly or indirectly, transfer, intend to transfer, or wish to transfer your personal data, general measures we take to ensure the security of personal data, and any information available to us as to the source of your personal data, (h) the right to complain to the Office of the Ombudsman of the Cayman Islands, and (i) the right to require us to delete your personal data in some limited circumstances.

 

If you consider that your personal data has not been handled correctly, or you are not satisfied with our responses to any requests you have made regarding the use of your personal data, you have the right to complain to the Cayman Islands’ Ombudsman. The Ombudsman can be contacted by calling +1 (345) 946-6283 or by email at info@ombudsman.ky.

 

History of Share Capital

 

The following is a summary of our share capital for the three years preceding the date of this prospectus.

 

On December 26, 2018, we completed the first closing of our initial public offering and issued an aggregate of 1,241,459 Ordinary Shares at a price of $5 per share.

 

On January 4, 2019, we completed the second closing of our initial public offering and issued 19,361 additional Ordinary Shares at a price of $5 per share.

 

On August 20, 2020, we offered and sold an aggregate of 34,396 Ordinary Shares at $3.3 per share, in reliance on the exemption under Rule 902 of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

 

General

 

As used in this prospectus, the term “debt securities” means the debentures, notes, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness that we may issue from time to time. The debt securities will either be senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities. Debt securities will be issued under an indenture between us and a trustee to be named therein. We have filed the forms of indentures as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. We may issue debt securities which may or may not be converted into our Ordinary Shares or preferred shares. It is likely that convertible debt securities will not be issued under an indenture. We may issue the debt securities independently or together with any underlying securities, and debt securities may be attached or separate from the underlying securities.

 

The following description is a summary of selected provisions relating to the debt securities that we may issue. The summary is not complete. When debt securities are offered in the future, a prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or a free writing prospectus, as applicable, will explain the particular terms of those securities and the extent to which these general provisions may apply. The specific terms of the debt securities as described in a prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus will supplement and, if applicable, may modify or replace the general terms described in this section.

 

This summary and any description of debt securities in the applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus is subject to and is qualified in its entirety by reference to all the provisions of any specific debt securities document or agreement. We will file each of these documents, as applicable, with the SEC and incorporate them by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part on or before the time we issue a series of debt securities. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information” and “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” below for information on how to obtain a copy of a debt securities document when it is filed.

 

When we refer to a series of debt securities, we mean all debt securities issued as part of the same series under the applicable indenture.

 

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Terms

 

The applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus, may describe the terms of any debt securities that we may offer, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

  · the title of the debt securities;
     
  · the total amount of the debt securities;
     
  · the amount or amounts of the debt securities will be issued and interest rate;
     
  · the conversion price at which the debt securities may be converted;
     
  · the date on which the right to convert the debt securities will commence and the date on which the right will expire;
     
  · if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of debt securities that may be converted at any one time;
     
  · if applicable, a discussion of material federal income tax consideration;
     
  · if applicable, the terms of the payoff of the debt securities;
     
  · the identity of the indenture agent, if any;
     
  · the procedures and conditions relating to the conversion of the debt securities; and
     
  · any other terms of the debt securities, including terms, procedure and limitation relating to the exchange or conversion of the debt securities.

 

Form, Exchange, and Transfer

 

We may issue the debt securities in registered form or bearer form. Debt securities issued in registered form, i.e., book-entry form, will be represented by a global security registered in the name of a depository, which will be the holder of all the debt securities represented by the global security. Those investors who own beneficial interests in global debt securities will do so through participants in the depository’s system, and the rights of these indirect owners will be governed solely by the applicable procedures of the depository and its participants. In addition, we may issue debt securities in non-global form, i.e., bearer form. If any debt securities are issued in non-global form, debt securities certificates may be exchanged for new debt securities certificates of different denominations, and holders may exchange, transfer, or convert their debt securities at the debt securities agent’s office or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference or free writing prospectus.

 

Prior to the conversion of their debt securities, holders of debt securities convertible for Ordinary Shares or preferred shares will not have any rights of holders of Ordinary Shares or preferred shares, and will not be entitled to dividend payments, if any, or voting rights of the Ordinary Shares or preferred shares.

 

Conversion of Debt Securities

 

A debt security may entitle the holder to purchase, in exchange for the extinguishment of debt, an amount of securities at a conversion price that will be stated in the debt security. Debt securities may be converted at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date set forth in the terms of such debt security. After the close of business on the expiration date, debt securities not exercised will be paid in accordance with their terms.

 

Debt securities may be converted as set forth in the applicable offering material. Upon receipt of a notice of conversion properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the indenture agent, if any, or to us, we will forward, as soon as practicable, the securities purchasable upon such exercise. If less than all of the debt security represented by such security is converted, a new debt security will be issued for the remaining debt security.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

 

General

 

We may issue warrants to purchase our securities. We may issue the warrants independently or together with any underlying securities, and the warrants may be attached or separate from the underlying securities. We may also issue a series of warrants under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a warrant agent. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants of such series and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency for or with holders or beneficial owners of warrants.

 

The following description is a summary of selected provisions relating to the warrants that we may issue. The summary is not complete. When warrants are offered in the future, a prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or a free writing prospectus, as applicable, will explain the particular terms of those securities and the extent to which these general provisions may apply. The specific terms of the warrants as described in a prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus will supplement and, if applicable, may modify or replace the general terms described in this section.

 

This summary and any description of warrants in the applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus is subject to and is qualified in its entirety by reference to all the provisions of any specific warrant document or agreement, if applicable. We will file each of these documents, as applicable, with the SEC and incorporate them by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part on or before the time we issue a series of warrants. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information” and “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” below for information on how to obtain a copy of a warrant document when it is filed.

 

When we refer to a series of warrants, we mean all warrants issued as part of the same series under the applicable warrant agreement.

 

Terms

 

The applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus, may describe the terms of any warrants that we may offer, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

  · the title of the warrants;
     
  · the total number of warrants;
     
  · the price or prices at which the warrants will be issued;
     
  · the price or prices at which the warrants may be exercised;
     
  · the currency or currencies that investors may use to pay for the warrants;
     
  · the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and the date on which the right will expire;
     
  · whether the warrants will be issued in registered form or bearer form;
     
  · information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any;
     
  · if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of warrants that may be exercised at any one time;
     
  · if applicable, the designation and terms of the underlying securities with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each underlying security;
     
  · if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the related underlying securities will be separately transferable;
     
  · if applicable, a discussion of material federal income tax considerations;

 

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  · if applicable, the terms of redemption of the warrants;
     
  · the identity of the warrant agent, if any;
     
  · the procedures and conditions relating to the exercise of the warrants; and
     
  · any other terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures, and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants.

 

Warrant Agreement

 

We may issue the warrants in one or more series under one or more warrant agreements, each to be entered into between us and a bank, trust company, or other financial institution as warrant agent. We may add, replace, or terminate warrant agents from time to time. We may also choose to act as our own warrant agent or may choose one of our subsidiaries to do so.

 

The warrant agent under a warrant agreement will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants issued under that agreement. Any holder of warrants may, without the consent of any other person, enforce by appropriate legal action, on its own behalf, its right to exercise those warrants in accordance with their terms.

 

Form, Exchange, and Transfer

 

We may issue the warrants in registered form or bearer form. Warrants issued in registered form, i.e., book-entry form, will be represented by a global security registered in the name of a depository, which will be the holder of all the warrants represented by the global security. Those investors who own beneficial interests in a global warrant will do so through participants in the depository’s system, and the rights of these indirect owners will be governed solely by the applicable procedures of the depository and its participants. In addition, we may issue warrants in non-global form, i.e., bearer form. If any warrants are issued in non-global form, warrant certificates may be exchanged for new warrant certificates of different denominations, and holders may exchange, transfer, or exercise their warrants at the warrant agent’s office or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus.

 

Prior to the exercise of their warrants, holders of warrants exercisable for Ordinary Shares or preferred shares will not have any rights of holders of Ordinary Shares or preferred shares and will not be entitled to dividend payments, if any, or voting rights of the Ordinary Shares or preferred shares.

 

Exercise of Warrants

 

A warrant will entitle the holder to purchase for cash an amount of securities at an exercise price that will be stated in, or that will be determinable as described in, the applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus. Warrants may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date set forth in the applicable offering material. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void. Warrants may be redeemed as set forth in the applicable offering material.

 

Warrants may be exercised as set forth in the applicable offering material. Upon receipt of payment and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable offering material, we will forward, as soon as practicable, the securities purchasable upon such exercise. If less than all of the warrants represented by such warrant certificate are exercised, a new warrant certificate will be issued for the remaining warrants.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF RIGHTS

 

We may issue rights to purchase our securities. The rights may or may not be transferable by the persons purchasing or receiving the rights. In connection with any rights offering, we may enter into a standby underwriting or other arrangement with one or more underwriters or other persons pursuant to which such underwriters or other persons would purchase any offered securities remaining unsubscribed for after such rights offering. Each series of rights will be issued under a separate rights agent agreement to be entered into between us and one or more banks, trust companies, or other financial institutions, as rights agent, that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement. The rights agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the rights and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of rights certificates or beneficial owners of rights.

 

The prospectus supplement relating to any rights that we offer will include specific terms relating to the offering, including, among other matters:

 

  · the date of determining the security holders entitled to the rights distribution;
     
  · the aggregate number of rights issued and the aggregate amount of securities purchasable upon exercise of the rights;
     
  · the exercise price;
     
  · the conditions to completion of the rights offering;
     
  · the date on which the right to exercise the rights will commence and the date on which the rights will expire; and
     
  · any applicable federal income tax considerations.

 

Each right would entitle the holder of the rights to purchase for cash the principal amount of securities at the exercise price set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Rights may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date for the rights provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, all unexercised rights will become void.

 

If less than all of the rights issued in any rights offering are exercised, we may offer any unsubscribed securities directly to persons other than our security holders, to or through agents, underwriters, or dealers, or through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby arrangements, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

 

We may issue units composed of any combination of our securities. We will issue each unit so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. As a result, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any time before a specified date.

 

The following description is a summary of selected provisions relating to units that we may offer. The summary is not complete. When units are offered in the future, a prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or a free writing prospectus, as applicable, will explain the particular terms of those securities and the extent to which these general provisions may apply. The specific terms of the units as described in a prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus will supplement and, if applicable, may modify or replace the general terms described in this section.

 

This summary and any description of units in the applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus is subject to and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the unit agreement, collateral arrangements, and depositary arrangements, if applicable. We will file each of these documents, as applicable, with the SEC and incorporate them by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part on or before the time we issue a series of units. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information” and “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” below for information on how to obtain a copy of a document when it is filed.

 

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The applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus may describe:

 

  · The designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately;
     
  · Any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer, or exchange of the units or of the securities composing the units;
     
  · Whether the units will be issued in fully registered or global form; and
     
  · Any other terms of the units.

 

The applicable provisions described in this section, as well as those described under “Description of Share Capital,” “Description of Debt Securities,” “Description of Warrants,” and “Description of Rights” above, will apply to each unit and to each security included in each unit, respectively.

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We may sell the securities offered by this prospectus from time to time in one or more transactions, including, without limitation:

 

  · through agents;
     
  · to or through underwriters;

 

  · through broker-dealers (acting as agent or principal);
     
  · directly by us to purchasers (including our affiliates and shareholders), through a specific bidding or auction process, a rights offering, or other method;
     
  · through a combination of any such methods of sale; or
     
  · through any other methods described in a prospectus supplement.

 

The distribution of securities may be effected, from time to time, in one or more transactions, including:

 

  · block transactions (which may involve crosses) and transactions on Nasdaq or any other organized market where the securities may be traded;
     
  · purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its own account pursuant to a prospectus supplement;
     
  · ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which a broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
     
  · sales “at the market” to or through a market maker or into an existing trading market, on an exchange or otherwise; and
     
  · sales in other ways not involving market makers or established trading markets, including direct sales to purchasers.

 

The securities may be sold at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, or at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices relating to the prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The consideration may be cash, extinguishment of debt, or another form negotiated by the parties. Agents, underwriters, or broker-dealers may be paid compensation for offering and selling the securities. That compensation may be in the form of discounts, concessions, or commissions to be received from us or from the purchasers of the securities. Dealers and agents participating in the distribution of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters, and compensation received by them on resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. If such dealers or agents were deemed to be underwriters, they may be subject to statutory liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

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We may also make direct sales through subscription rights distributed to our existing shareholders on a pro rata basis, which may or may not be transferable. In any distribution of subscription rights to our shareholders, if all of the underlying securities are not subscribed for, we may then sell the unsubscribed securities directly to third parties or may engage the services of one or more underwriters, dealers, or agents, including standby underwriters, to sell the unsubscribed securities to third parties.

 

Some or all of the securities that we offer through this prospectus may be new issues of securities with no established trading market. Any underwriters to whom we sell our securities for public offering and sale may make a market in those securities, but they will not be obligated to do so and they may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. Accordingly, we cannot assure you of the liquidity of, or continued trading markets for, any securities that we offer.

 

Agents may, from time to time, solicit offers to purchase the securities. If required, we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement, document incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus, as applicable, any agent involved in the offer or sale of the securities and set forth any compensation payable to the agent. Unless otherwise indicated, any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment. Any agent selling the securities covered by this prospectus may be deemed to be an underwriter of the securities.

 

If underwriters are used in an offering, securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold, from time to time, in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or under delayed delivery contracts or other contractual commitments. Securities may be offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms acting as underwriters. If an underwriter or underwriters are used in the sale of securities, an underwriting agreement will be executed with the underwriter or underwriters at the time an agreement for the sale is reached. The applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the managing underwriter or underwriters, as well as any other underwriter or underwriters, with respect to a particular underwritten offering of securities, and will set forth the terms of the transactions, including compensation of the underwriters and dealers and the public offering price, if applicable. This prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus will be used by the underwriters to resell the securities.

 

If a dealer is used in the sale of the securities, we, or an underwriter, will sell the securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell the securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale. To the extent required, we will set forth in the prospectus supplement, document incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus, as applicable, the name of the dealer and the terms of the transactions.

 

We may directly solicit offers to purchase the securities and may make sales of securities directly to institutional investors or others. These persons may be deemed to be underwriters with respect to any resale of the securities. To the extent required, the prospectus supplement, document incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus, as applicable, will describe the terms of any such sales, including the terms of any bidding or auction process, if used.

 

Agents, underwriters, and dealers may be entitled under agreements which may be entered into with us to indemnification by us against specified liabilities, including liabilities incurred under the Securities Act, or to contribution by us to payments they may be required to make in respect of such liabilities. If required, the prospectus supplement, document incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus, as applicable, will describe the terms and conditions of such indemnification or contribution. Some of the agents, underwriters, or dealers, or their affiliates may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us or our subsidiaries or affiliates in the ordinary course of business.

 

Under the securities laws of some states, the securities offered by this prospectus may be sold in those states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers.

 

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Any person participating in the distribution of securities registered under the registration statement that includes this prospectus will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act, and the applicable SEC rules and regulations, including, among others, Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of our securities by any such person. Furthermore, Regulation M may restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of our securities to engage in market-making activities with respect to our securities.

 

These restrictions may affect the marketability of our securities and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to our securities.

 

Certain persons participating in an offering may engage in over-allotment, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions, and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act that stabilize, maintain, or otherwise affect the price of the offered securities. If any such activities will occur, they will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

To the extent required, this prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to time to describe a specific plan of distribution.

 

TAXATION

 

Material income tax consequences relating to the purchase, ownership, and disposition of the securities offered by this prospectus are set forth in “Item 10. Additional Information—E. Taxation” in the 2021 Annual Report, which is incorporated herein by reference, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference and, if applicable, in any accompanying prospectus supplement or relevant free writing prospectus.

 

EXPENSES

 

The following table sets forth the aggregate expenses in connection with this offering, all of which will be paid by us. All amounts shown are estimates, except for the SEC registration fee.

 

SEC registration fee $ 6,489  
FINRA fees $ 11,000  
Legal fees and expenses $ *  
Accounting fees and expenses $ *  
Printing and postage expenses $ *  
Miscellaneous expenses $ *  
Total $ *  

 

* To be provided by a prospectus supplement or as an exhibit to a report of foreign private issuer on Form 6-K that is incorporated by reference into this registration statement. Estimated solely for this item. Actual expenses may vary.

 

MATERIAL CONTRACTS

 

Our material contracts are described in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus. See “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” below.

 

MATERIAL CHANGES

 

Except as otherwise described in the 2021 Annual Report, in our reports of foreign issuer on Form 6-K filed or submitted under the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference herein, and as disclosed in this prospectus or the applicable prospectus supplement, no reportable material changes have occurred since December 31, 2021.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

We are being represented by Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC with respect to certain legal matters of U.S. federal securities and New York State law. The validity of the securities offered in this offering and certain other legal matters as to Cayman Islands law will be passed upon for us by BGA Law (Cayman) Limited, our counsel as to Cayman Islands law. Legal matters as to PRC law will be passed upon for us by Tianjin Shanchuan Law Firm. If legal matters in connection with offerings made pursuant to this prospectus are passed upon by counsel to underwriters, dealers, or agents, such counsel will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to any such offering.

 

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EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements of MDJM LTD and Subsidiaries appearing in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 have been audited by RBSM LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, and as incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The office of RBSM LLP is located at 805 Third Avenue, Suite 1430, New York, NY 10022.

 

INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

 

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus certain information we file with the SEC. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference in this prospectus shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any subsequently filed document, which also is incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such earlier statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

 

We hereby incorporate by reference into this prospectus the following documents:

 

  (1) our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on April 19, 2022;
     
  (2) our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 on Form 6-K, filed with the SEC on September 14, 2022;
     
  (3) our reports of foreign private issuer on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on December 9, 2022, October 13, 2022, September 12, 2022, and August 5, 2022;
     
  (4) the description of our Ordinary Shares contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on December 18, 2018, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description;
     
  (5) any future annual reports on Form 20-F filed with the SEC after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering of the securities offered by this prospectus; and
     
  (6) any future reports of foreign private issuer on Form 6-K that we furnish to the SEC after the date of this prospectus that are identified in such reports as being incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

Our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on April 19, 2022 contains a description of our business and audited consolidated financial statements with a report by our independent auditors. These statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

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Unless expressly incorporated by reference, nothing in this prospectus shall be deemed to incorporate by reference information furnished to, but not filed with, the SEC. Copies of all documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, other than exhibits to those document unless such exhibits are specially incorporated by reference in this prospectus, will be provided at no cost to each person, including any beneficial owner, who receives a copy of this prospectus on the written or oral request of that person made to:

 

MDJM LTD

Fernie Castle, Letham

Cupar, Fife, KY15 7RU

United Kingdom

+44-01337 810 381

 

You should rely only on the information that we incorporate by reference or provide in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making any offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained or incorporated in this prospectus by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of the document containing the information.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

As permitted by SEC rules, this prospectus omits certain information and exhibits that are included in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Since this prospectus may not contain all of the information that you may find important, you should review the full text of these documents. If we have filed a contract, agreement, or other document as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, you should read the exhibit for a more complete understanding of the document or matter involved. Each statement in this prospectus, including statements incorporated by reference as discussed above, regarding a contract, agreement, or other document is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual document.

 

We are subject to 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. All information filed with the SEC can be inspected over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can request copies of these documents, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to the SEC.

 

As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt under the Exchange Act from, among other things, the rules prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our executive officers, directors, and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we will not be required under the Exchange Act to file periodic or current reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act.

 

ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

 

We are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company with limited liability. We incorporated in the Cayman Islands because of certain benefits associated with being a Cayman Islands exempted company, such as political and economic stability, an effective judicial system, a favorable tax system, the absence of foreign exchange control or currency restrictions and the availability of professional and support services. However, the Cayman Islands have a less developed body of securities laws that provide significantly less protection to investors as compared to the securities laws of the United States. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to sue before the federal courts of the United States.

 

Substantially all of our assets are located in China. In addition, five out of our six directors and officers, namely Siping Xu, Mengnan Wang, Yang Li, Zhenlei Hu, and Weiguan, are reside in the PRC. All or a substantial portion of the assets of our directors and officers are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon these five directors and officers, or to enforce against us or them judgments obtained in United States courts, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC—You may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments, or bringing actions in China against us or our directors and officers that reside outside the United States based on foreign laws. It may also be difficult for you or overseas regulators to conduct investigations or collect evidence within China.”

 

We have appointed Cogency Global Inc. as our agent to receive service of process with respect to any action brought against us in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York under the federal securities laws of the United States or of any state in the United States or any action brought against us in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the County of New York under the securities laws of the State of New York.

 

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BGA Law (Cayman) Limited, our counsel with respect to the laws of the Cayman Islands, and Tianjin Shanchuan Law Firm, our counsel with respect to PRC law, have advised us that there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the Cayman Islands or the PRC would (i) recognize or enforce judgments of United States courts obtained against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States or (ii) entertain original actions brought in the Cayman Islands or the PRC against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States.

 

BGA Law (Cayman) Limited has further advised us that there is currently no statutory enforcement or treaty between the United States and the Cayman Islands providing for enforcement of judgments. A judgment obtained in the United States, however, may be recognized and enforced in the courts of the Cayman Islands at common law, without any re-examination on 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) is final; (iii) is not in respect of taxes, a fine or a penalty; and (iv) was not obtained in a manner and is not of a kind the enforcement of which is contrary to natural justice or public policy of the Cayman Islands. Furthermore, it is uncertain that Cayman Islands courts would enforce: (1) judgments of U.S. courts obtained in actions against us or other persons that are predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws; or (2) original actions brought against us or other persons predicated upon the Securities Act. Our counsel with respect to the laws of the Cayman Islands has informed us that there is uncertainty with regard to Cayman Islands law relating to whether a judgment obtained from the U.S. courts under civil liability provisions of the securities laws will be determined by the courts of the Cayman Islands as penal or punitive in nature.

 

Tianjin Shanchuan Law Firm has further advised us 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 jurisdictions. There are no treaties or other forms of reciprocity between China and the United States for the mutual recognition and enforcement of court judgments. Tianjin Shanchuan Law Firm has further advised us that under PRC law, PRC courts will not enforce a foreign judgment against us or our officers and directors if the court decides that such judgment violates the basic principles of PRC law or national sovereignty, security or public interest, thus making the recognition and enforcement of a U.S. court judgment in China difficult. See “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC—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 this annual report based on foreign laws. It may also be difficult for you or overseas regulators to conduct investigations or collect evidence within China” in the 2021 Annual Report.

 

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MDJM LTD

 

24,600,000 Class A Ordinary Shares

 

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

 

Sole Placement Agent

 

Maxim Group LLC

 

The date of this prospectus supplement is February 27, 2026.

 

 

 

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