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Zhongchao (NASDAQ: ZCMD) amends 20-F on corporate governance standards

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Zhongchao Inc. filed an amended Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2024 to update the corporate governance disclosure in Item 16G. The amendment explains that as a Cayman Islands exempted company listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the company may follow home country governance practices instead of certain Nasdaq Stock Market Rules.

The company states that, except for rules it must follow under Rule 5615(a)(3), it chooses Cayman Islands practices in place of all requirements of Nasdaq Rule 5600, which may give shareholders different protections than U.S. companies. As of December 31, 2024, Zhongchao had 24,839,131 Class A Ordinary Shares and 549,772 Class B Ordinary Shares outstanding. The amendment also includes updated CEO and CFO certifications without changing previously filed financial statements.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 20-F/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

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

 

OR

 

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

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

 

OR

 

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

 

OR

 

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

 

Date of event requiring this shell company report for the transition period from ____________to ____________

 

Commission file number: 001-39229

 

ZHONGCHAO INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

N/A

(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

 

Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

 

Room 2504, OOCL Tower
841 Yan’an Middle Road
Jing’An District, Shanghai, China 200040
Tel: 021-32205987

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Weiguang Yang, Chief Executive Officer
Room 2504, OOCL Tower
841 Yan’an Middle Road
Jing’An District, Shanghai, China 200040
Tel: 021-32205987

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

 

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

 

Title of Each Class   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Class A Ordinary shares, par value $0.001   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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

 

None
(Title of Class)

 

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

 

None
(Title of Class)

 

 

 

 

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

 

As of December 31, 2024, the issuer had 24,839,131 Class A Ordinary Shares (including 135,007 Class A Ordinary Shares to be issued upon exercise of the HF Warrant the Company issued to HF Capital. For more details of the HF Warrant, please see “Our Corporate History and Structure” on page 51) and 549,772 Class B Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. Yes No

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

Zhongchao Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (this “Form 20-F/A”) to its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (the “Original Form 20-F”), as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2025. This Form 20-F/A is being filed solely for the purpose of updating the disclosure in Item 16G of Part II of the Original Form 20-F. In accordance with Rule 12b-15 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), Item 16G of Part II of the Original Form 20-F is hereby amended and restated in its entirety.

 

This Form 20-F/A includes new certifications as required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, from our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, dated as of the date of filing of this Form 20-F/A. Because no financial statements have been included in this Form 20-F/A and this Form 20-F/A does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Item 15, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of the certifications have been omitted.

 

Except as described above or as otherwise expressly provided by the terms of this Form 20-F/A, no other changes have been made to the Original Form 20-F. Except as otherwise indicated herein, this Form 20-F/A continues to speak as of the date of the Original Form 20-F, and the Company has not updated the disclosures contained therein to reflect any events that occurred subsequent to the date of the Original Form 20-F.

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

PART II  
     
ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 1
     
PART III  
     
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS 2

 

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Item 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

As a Cayman Islands exempted company listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, we are subject to the Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards. However, Nasdaq Stock Market Rules permit a foreign private issuer like us to follow the corporate governance practices of its home country. Certain corporate governance practices in the Cayman Islands, which is our home country, may differ significantly from the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules.

 

While we voluntarily follow most Nasdaq corporate governance rules, we may choose to take advantage exemptions afforded to us and follow certain home country corporate governance practices, as a result of which, our shareholders may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all Nasdaq corporate governance requirements.

 

Except those rules which we are required to follow pursuant to the provisions of Rule 5615(a)(3), we choose to follow home country practice in place of all of the requirements of Rule 5600 as listed below:  

 

Rule 5620(a), pursuant to which each company listing common stock or voting preferred stock, or their equivalents, shall hold an annual meeting of shareholders no later than one year after the end of the issuer’s fiscal year-end.

 

Rule 5620(b), pursuant to which each company shall solicit proxies and provide proxy statements for all meetings of shareholders and shall provide copies of such proxy solicitation to Nasdaq.

 

Rule 5635(a), pursuant to which shareholder approval is required in certain circumstances prior to an issuance of securities in connection with the acquisition of the stock or assets of another company.

 

Rule 5635(b), pursuant to which shareholder approval is required prior to the issuance of securities when the issuance or potential issuance will result in a change of control of the company.

 

Rule 5635(c), pursuant to which shareholder approval is required prior to the issuance of securities when a stock option or purchase plan is to be established or materially amended or other equity compensation arrangement made or materially amended, pursuant to which stock may be acquired by officers, directors, employees, or consultants, subject to certain exceptions.

 

Rule 5635(d), pursuant to which shareholder approval is required prior to the issuance of securities in connection with a transaction other than a public offering involving:

 

othe sale, issuance or potential issuance by the company of common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock) at a price less than the greater of book or market value which together with sales by officers, directors or Substantial Shareholders of the company equals 20% or more of common stock or 20% or more of the voting power outstanding before the issuance; or

 

othe sale, issuance or potential issuance by the company of common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable common stock) equal to 20% or more of the common stock or 20% or more of the voting power outstanding before the issuance for less than the greater of book or market value of the stock. 

 

See “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees” for more information.

 

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Item 19. EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

12.1   Certification of the Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended.
12.2   Certification of the Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended.
101.INS   Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

 

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SIGNATURES

 

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F/A and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Annual Report on its behalf.

 

  Zhongchao Inc.
     
  By: /s/ Weiguang Yang
  Name: Weiguang Yang
  Title: Chief Executive Officer 
(Principal Executive Officer)
     
  Dated:  January 15, 2026

 

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FAQ

Why did Zhongchao Inc. (ZCMD) file an amended Form 20-F?

Zhongchao Inc. filed Amendment No. 1 to its Form 20-F solely to update and restate the disclosure in Item 16G on corporate governance. No other sections of the original annual report were changed.

What corporate governance approach does Zhongchao Inc. (ZCMD) follow?

The company is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market but, as a Cayman Islands foreign private issuer, it may follow home country corporate governance practices. It chooses to follow Cayman Islands practices instead of all Nasdaq Rule 5600 requirements, except for rules it must follow under Rule 5615(a)(3).

Did the Zhongchao Inc. 20-F amendment change any financial statements?

No financial statements were included in the amended Form 20-F. The company states that, except for the updated Item 16G and related certifications, no other changes were made to the original annual report.

How many Zhongchao Inc. (ZCMD) shares were outstanding at year-end 2024?

As of December 31, 2024, Zhongchao Inc. had 24,839,131 Class A Ordinary Shares and 549,772 Class B Ordinary Shares outstanding.

What new certifications are included in Zhongchao Inc.’s amended Form 20-F?

The amendment includes new certifications from the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer dated as of the amendment filing date, as required by Rule 12b-15. Because no financial statements are included, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of the certifications were omitted.

On which exchange are Zhongchao Inc.’s shares listed?

Zhongchao Inc.’s Class A Ordinary Shares are listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, specifically the Nasdaq Capital Market.

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