As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2021
Registration No. 333-254818
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO FORM F-1
ON FORM F-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SCIENJOY HOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
British Virgin Islands | N/A | |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer | |
Incorporation or Organization) | Identification Number) |
3rd Floor, JIA No.34, Shenggu Nanli
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029,
China
(86) 10–6642 8188
+86 10 6442 8188
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Cogency Global Inc.
122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10168
(800) 221-0102
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Copies to
Lan Lou, Esq.
Jun He Law Offices LLC
Suite 1919, 630 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10111
(646) 367-1744
Fax: (212) 703-8720
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time on or after the effective date of this registration statement.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.
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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities 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.
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered |
Amount to be
Registered(1) |
Proposed
Maximum Offering Price Per Share |
Proposed
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price |
Amount of
Registration Fee |
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Ordinary Shares, no par value | 3,021,108 | (2) | $ | 8.1361 | (3) | $ | 24,580,036.80 | $ | 2,681.68 | |||||||
Warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares | 270,000 | (4) | — | — | — | (5) | ||||||||||
Ordinary Shares, no par value, issuable upon exercise of the warrants | 3,225,625 | (6) | $ | 11.5 | (7) | $ | 37,094,687.50 | $ | 4047.03 | |||||||
Totals | $ | 61,674,724.30 | $ | 6,728.71 | (8) |
(1) | Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the registrant is also registering an indeterminate number of additional securities as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from share dividends, share splits or similar transactions. |
(2) | Represents the resale of (i) 1,437,500 ordinary shares, no par value (“Ordinary Share”) held by our initial shareholders prior to our initial public offering(“IPO”), (ii) the 270,000 Ordinary Shares underlying 270,000 units (“Private Units”) issued in private placements pursuant to a subscription agreement in connection with our IPO, (iii) 27,000 Ordinary Shares issued upon the conversion of our Rights underlying the 270,000 Private Units, with each ten Rights entitling the holder thereof to receive one Ordinary Share at the closing of the Business Combination , (iv) 402,983 shares issued to Chardan Capital Markets, LLC (“Chardan”) in full satisfaction of the deferred underwriting commission as the underwriter in our IPO, (v) 369,000 shares issued to Chardan as financial advisors in the Business Combination, (vi) 164,000 shares issued to Fuhua as financial advisors in the Business Combination, (vii) 135,000 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Oriental Warrants (as defined below), and (viii) 215,625 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Chardan Warrants (as defined below). |
(3) |
Estimated at $ 8.1361 per share, the average of the high and low prices of the Ordinary Shares as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on May 27, 2021, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act. |
(4) | Represents 270,000 warrants issued in private placements in connection with our IPO (“Oriental Warrant”), each entitling the holder thereof to purchase one-half (1/2) of one Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to certain adjustments. |
(5) | Pursuant to Rule 457(g), no separate registration fee is required for the Oriental Warrants. |
(6) | Represents the issuance of (i) up to 2,875,000 Ordinary Shares that may be issued from time to time upon exercise of the 5,750,000 warrants issued in our IPO (“Public Warrants”); (ii) up to135,000 Ordinary Shares that may be issued from time to time upon exercise of the 270,000 Oriental Warrants, and; and (iii) up to 215,625 Ordinary Shares that may be issued from time to time upon exercise of the 431,250 warrants underlying the unit purchase option issued to Chardan in our IPO (the “Chardan Warrants”). |
(7) | Estimated solely for the purpose of the calculation of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(g), based on the exercise price of the warrants. |
(8) | Previously paid. |
Pursuant to Rule 429(a) under the Securities Act, the prospectus (“Prospectus”) included in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form F-3 to Form F-1 (this “Registration Statement”) also covers securities registered under Scienjoy Holding Corporation’s Registration Statement No. 333-240980, as amended, which became effective on May 7, 2021. Pursuant to Rule 429(b), this Registration Statement, upon effectiveness, also constitutes a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement No. 333-240980, which post-effective amendment shall hereafter become effective concurrently with the effectiveness of this Registration Statement.
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to such Section 8(a), may determine.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling securityholders may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED JUNE 2, 2021
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
Scienjoy Holding Corporation
3,021,108 Ordinary Shares
270,000 Oriental Warrants
3,225,625 Ordinary Shares Upon Exercise of the Public Warrants, the Oriental Warrants, and the Chardan Warrants
This prospectus relates to the issuance by Scienjoy Holding Corporation (formerly known as “Wealthbridge Acquisition Limited”) (the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) of up to 3,225,625 of our ordinary shares, no par value (“Ordinary Shares”), including (i) 2,875,000 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of 5,750,000 outstanding warrants sold as part of the units in our initial public offering (the “Public Warrants”), (ii) 135,000 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of 270,000 outstanding warrants issued to Oriental Holdings Limited (“Sponsor”) in private placements in connection with our initial public offering (“Oriental Warrants”) and (iii) 215,625 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of 431,250 warrants (the “Chardan Warrants”). The Chardan Warrants may be issued upon exercise of the unit purchase option issued to Chardan Capital Markets, LLC (“Chardan”). The Public Warrants, the Oriental Warrants and the Chardan Warrants are collectively referred to herein as the “Existing Warrants.” Each of the Existing Warrants entitles the holder thereof to purchase one-half (1/2) of one Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to certain adjustments.
This prospectus also relates to the offer and sale by the selling securityholders identified in this prospectus, or their permitted transferees, of:
(i) | up to 3,021,108 Ordinary Shares, including (a) 1,437,500 ordinary shares, no par value (“Ordinary Share”) held by our initial shareholders (the “Initial Shareholders”) prior to our initial public offering (“IPO”), (b) the 270,000 Ordinary Shares underlying 270,000 units (“Private Units”) issued in private placements pursuant to a subscription agreement in connection with our IPO, (c) 27,000 Ordinary Shares issued upon the conversion of our Rights underlying the 270,000 Private Units, with each ten Rights entitling the holder thereof to receive one Ordinary Share at the closing of the Business Combination, (d) 402,983 shares issued to Chardan Capital Markets, LLC (“Chardan”) in full satisfaction of the deferred underwriting commission as the underwriter in our IPO, (e) 369,000 shares issued to Chardan as financial advisors in the Business Combination, (f) 164,000 shares issued to Fuhua as financial advisors in the Business Combination, (g) 135,000 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Oriental Warrants, and (h) 215,625 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Chardan Warrants. |
(ii) | up to 270,000 Oriental Warrants. |
Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one-half (1/2) of one Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share commencing on May 7, 2020 and will expire on February 5, 2024, or earlier upon redemption. We may redeem the Public Warrants and Chardan Warrants at a price of $.01 per warrant if the last reported sales price of the Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $16.5 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which we send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. The Oriental Warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the Public Warrants and Chardan Warrants, except that the Oriental Warrants will not be redeemable by the Company so long as they are held by our Sponsor, or its permitted transferees.
The securities offered pursuant to this prospectus are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “securities.” This prospectus provides you with a general description of these securities and the general manner in which we or the selling securityholders will offer the securities. When securities are offered, we may provide a prospectus supplement, to the extent appropriate, that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus.
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Ordinary Shares or the Oriental Warrants offered by the selling securityholders pursuant to this prospectus. With respect to the Ordinary Shares underlying the Existing Warrants, we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of such shares, except with respect to the amounts received by us upon exercise of the Existing Warrants to the extent the Existing Warrants are exercised for cash. However, we will pay the expenses, other than underwriting discounts and selling commissions, associated with the sale of securities pursuant to this prospectus.
Our registration of the securities covered by this prospectus does not mean that we or the selling securityholders will offer or sell any of the securities. The selling securityholders may sell the securities covered by this prospectus in a number of different ways and at varying prices. We provide more information about how we and the selling securityholders may sell the securities in the section titled “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page 8 of this prospectus.
Our Ordinary Shares are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol “SJ” and our Public Warrants are traded on OTC under the symbol “SJOYW”. On June 1, 2021, the closing price for our Ordinary Shares was $8.20 per share as reported on NASDAQ and on May 25, 2021, the closing price for our Public Warrants was $0.25 per warrant as reported on OTC.
Investing in our securities involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 3.
We are both an “emerging growth company” and a “foreign private issuer” as defined under the federal securities laws and, as such, will be subject to reduced public company reporting requirements.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission 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 , 2021.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
You should rely only on the information provided in this prospectus, as well as the information incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement. Neither we nor the selling securityholders have authorized anyone to provide you with different information. Neither we nor the selling securityholders are making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any documents incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of the applicable document. Since the respective dates of this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed.
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This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form F-3 to Form F-1 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, the selling securityholders may, from time to time, offer and sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This prospectus generally describes the Company and our securities. We may use this shelf registration statement to issue up to 3,225,625 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise the Exiting Warrants, and the selling securityholders named in this prospectus may use the shelf registration statement to sell up to an aggregate of 3,021,108 Ordinary Shares and 270,000 Oriental Warrants from time to time through any means described in the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page 8 of this prospectus.
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Ordinary Shares or the Oriental Warrants offered by the selling securityholders pursuant to this prospectus. With respect to the Ordinary Shares underlying the Existing Warrants, we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of such shares, except with respect to the amounts received by us upon exercise of the Existing Warrants to the extent the Existing Warrants are exercised for cash. However, we will pay the expenses, other than underwriting discounts and selling commissions, associated with the sale of securities pursuant to this prospectus
We and the selling securityholders, as applicable, may deliver a prospectus supplement with this prospectus, to the extent appropriate, to update the information contained in this prospectus. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information included in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, together with additional information described below under the captions “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.”
No offer of the securities will be made in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
As used in this prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires:
● | references to the terms “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Scienjoy Holding Corporation and, where applicable, our wholly-owned subsidiaries; |
● | the term “Business Combination” refers to the Company’s acquisition of Scienjoy Inc. on May 7, 2020 and related transactions; |
● | the term “Scienjoy” refers to Scienjoy Inc. and its subsidiaries and VIE entities for all periods prior to the Business Combination and refers to the Company for all periods following the Business Combination; |
● | the term “VIE Entities” refers to to Scienjoy’s variable interest entities, Zhihui Qiyuan (Beijing) Technology, Co. Ltd. (智汇启源(北京)科技有限公司) or Zhihui Qiyuan, a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the PRC, and Zhihui Qiyuan’s subsidiaries, including Hai Xiu (Beijing) Technology Company Co. Ltd., Beijing Le Hai Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing Sixiang Shiguang Technology Co. Ltd., Sixiang Mifeng (Tianjin) Technology Co., Ltd (formerly known as Tianjin Guangju Dingfei Technology Co., Ltd.), Changxiang Infinite Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Lixiaozhi (Chongqing) Internet Technology Co., Ltd., and and ZhiHui QiYuan (HaiNan) Investment Co,. Ltd., each such company formed under PRC Law. Each of the VIEs is consolidated into our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP as if they were its wholly-owned subsidiaries; and |
● | the term “Share Exchange Agreement” refers to the Share Exchanged Agreement, dated October 28, 2019, by and among Scienjoy, the Company, Lavacano Holdings Limited, and WBY Entertainment Holdings Ltd. |
This prospectus contains information and statistics relating to China’s economy and its entertainment live streaming industry derived from various publications issued by market research companies and PRC governmental entities, which have not been independently verified by us. The information in such sources may not be consistent with other information compiled in or outside China.
Translations of balances in our consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of income and consolidated statements of cash flows from RMB into USD (or “US$”) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 are solely for the convenience of the reader and were calculated at the rate of US$1.00 = RMB6.5250, representing the noon buying rate in The City of New York for cable transfers of RMB as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the last trading day of December 31, 2020.
Translations of balances in our consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of income and consolidated statements of cash flows from RMB into USD (or “US$”) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019 are solely for the convenience of the reader and were calculated at the rate of US$1.00 = RMB6.96, representing the noon buying rate in The City of New York for cable transfers of RMB as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the last trading day of December 28, 2019.
No representation is made that the RMB amounts represent or could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into US$ at that rate, or at any other rate.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this prospectus may constitute “forward-looking statements” for purposes of the federal securities laws. Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this prospectus may include, for example, statements about:
● | our goals and strategies; |
● | our ability to attract new users and talent to our platform; |
● | our future business development, financial condition and results of operations; |
● | the expected growth in, and market size of, the mobile live streaming platforms; |
● | expected changes in our revenue, costs or expenditures; |
● | our ability to continue to source and offer new and attractive products and services; |
● | our expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of our brands, platforms and services; |
● | our expectations regarding growth in our user base and level of user engagement; |
● | our ability to attract, retain and monetize users; |
● | our ability to continue to develop new technologies and/or upgrade our existing technologies; |
● | growth of and trends of competition in our industry; |
● | government policies and regulations relating to our industry; and |
● | general economic and business conditions in the markets we have businesses. |
For additional information regarding known material factors that could affect our operating results and performance, please read the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this prospectus, in “Item 3. Key Information—3.D. Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 filed on May 3, 2021, and in any applicable prospectus supplement, as well as all risk factors described in the documents incorporated by reference herein. Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this prospectus made in connection therewith occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and plans could different materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.
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This summary highlights selected information and does not contain all of the information that is important to you. This summary is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed information included in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Before making your investment decision with respect to our securities, you should carefully read this entire prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and the documents referred to in “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Documents Incorporated by Reference.”
Our Company
We were originally a blank check company incorporated on May 2, 2018 as a British Virgin Islands company limited by shares and incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more target businesses. On May 7, 2020, we consummated our Business Combination pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement and acquired 100% issued and outstanding equity interests of Scienjoy Inc., which resulted in Scienjoy Inc. becoming our wholly-owned subsidiary.
Following our Business Combination, we changed our name from Wealthbridge Acquisition Limited to “Scienjoy Holding Corporation” and continued the listing of our Ordinary Shares on NASDAQ under the symbol “SJ”. Our Public Warrants are traded on over the counter market under the symbol “SJOYW”.
Business Overview
We are a leading provider of mobile live streaming platforms in China and focuses on interactive show live streaming from broadcasters to users. We traditionally operate on three primary platforms (Showself Live Streaming, Lehai Live Streaming, and Haixiu Live Streaming), each using our own mobile applications and providing live streaming entertainment from professional “broadcasters” to the end-user. In September 2020, we acquired two additional mobile live streaming platforms, namely the BeeLive Chinese (MiFeng) and the BeeLive International, through the BeeLive Acquisition. On our mobile live streaming platforms, users can interact directly with broadcasters and other users in the live streaming video room. Users can also play simple and fun games using virtual currencies within the video rooms while watching live streaming of a broadcaster. We have 192,389 active show broadcasters for the year ended December 31, 2020. We had approximately 250.0 million registered users by the end of December 31, 2020. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the number of paying users was approximately 904,568, increased 30% from 697,475 paying users in fiscal 2019.
While users have free access to all real time video rooms, revenue is primarily generated through sales of our virtual currency. Users can purchase virtual currency on our platforms and can use such virtual currency to buy virtual items for broadcasters to show their support. We share revenues generated on the platforms with talents agencies, which in turn share revenues with broadcasters.
Among other competitive strength, we adopt a multi-platform live streaming strategy, use big data analysis to understand market trend and users’ preferences, and offer innovative product features designed to improve the user experience, such as a range of online games for users while watching live streaming. Our business objective is to further strengthen our position in the mobile show live streaming industry and to leverage our existing position to expand our business into other related industries in China and overseas markets.
Company Information
Our principal executive offices are located at 3rd Floor, JIA No. 34, Shenggu Nanli, Chaoyang District, Beijing, P.R. China, 100029, and our telephone number is (86) 10–6642 8188. Our website is www.scienjoy.com. The information found on our website is not part of this prospectus.
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We are registering the issuance by us of 2,875,000 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Public Warrants, 135,000 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Oriental Warrants and 215,625 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Chardan Warrants. We are also registering the resale by the selling securityholders named in this prospectus or their permitted transferees of (i) up to 3,021,108 shares of Ordinary Shares (including135,000 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Oriental Warrants and 215,625 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Chardan Warrants), and (ii) the 270,000 Oriental Warrants. Our Ordinary Shares are currently listed on NASDAQ under the symbol “SJ”. Our Public Warrants are traded on over the counter market under the symbol “SJOYW”. Any investment in the securities offered hereby is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the information set forth under “Risk Factors” on page 3 of this prospectus.
Ordinary Shares offered by the selling securityholders |
We are registering the resale by the selling securityholders of up to 3,021,108 Ordinary Shares from the selling securityholders named in this prospectus , which includes (i) 1,437,500 Ordinary Shares held by our Initial Shareholders prior to our IPO, (ii) the 270,000 Ordinary Shares underlying the 270,000 Private Units, (iii) 27,000 Ordinary Shares, issued upon the conversion of our Rights underlying the 270,000 Private Units, with each ten Rights entitling the holder thereof to receive one Ordinary Share at the closing of the Business Combination, (iv) 402,983 shares, issued to Chardan in full satisfaction of the deferred underwriting commission as the underwriter in our IPO, (v) 369,000 share issued to Chardan as financial advisors in the Business Combination, (vi) 164,000 shares issued to Fuhua as financial advisors in the Business Combination, (vii) 135,000 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Oriental Warrants, and (viii) 215,625 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Chardan Warrants, |
Oriental Warrants offered by the selling securityholders |
We are registering the 270,000 Oriental Warrants issued to our Sponsor in a private placement. Each Oriental Warrant entitles the holder thereof to one-half (1/2) of one Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, at any time commencing on the completion of Business Combination. The Oriental Warrants will expire February 5, 2024.
As long as the Oriental Warrants are still held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, (i) such warrants will be exercisable either for cash or on a cashless basis at the holder’s option, and (ii) will not be redeemable by the Company. However, once the Oriental Warrants are transferred from the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, these arrangements will no longer apply to such Oriental Warrants. Otherwise, the Oriental Warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the Public Warrants. See “Description of Securities—Existing Warrants” for further discussion. |
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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—3.D. Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, 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.
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The following table sets forth our capitalization as of December 31, 2020 on a historical basis.
The information in this table should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto and other financial information incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any prospectus supplement. Our historical results do not necessarily indicate our expected results for any future periods.
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and US dollars (“US$”), except share and per share data or otherwise stated)
As of December 31, 2020 | ||||||||
RMB | US$ | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 224,768 | 34,447 | ||||||
Shareholders’ Equity: | ||||||||
Ordinary shares | (96,349 | ) | (14,766 | ) | ||||
Shares to be issued | 200,100 | 30,667 | ||||||
Statutory reserve | 18,352 | 2,813 | ||||||
Retained Earnings | 322,610 | 49,442 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 14,802 | 2,269 | ||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 459,515 | 70,425 | ||||||
Total capitalization | 459,515 | 70,425 |
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We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Ordinary Shares or the Oriental Warrants offered by the selling securityholders pursuant to this prospectus. With respect to the Ordinary Shares underlying the Existing Warrants, we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of such shares, except with respect to the amounts received by us upon exercise of the Existing Warrants to the extent the Existing Warrants are exercised for cash. We will receive up to an aggregate of $ $37,094,687.50 from the exercise of the Existing Warrants, assuming the exercise in full of all the Existing Warrants for cash. We intend to use the net proceeds from any such exercise of the Existing Warrants for general corporate purposes.
Since inception, we have not declared or paid any dividends on our ordinary shares. We do not have any present plans to pay any dividends on our ordinary shares in the foreseeable future. We intend to retain most, if not all, of our available funds and any future earnings to operate and expand our business.
The determination to pay dividends will be made at the discretion of our board of directors and may be based on a number of factors, including our future operations and earnings, capital requirements and surplus, general financial condition, contractual and legal restrictions and other factors that the board of directors may deem relevant for a company formed under the laws of the British Virgin Islands and all of operations are currently in the PRC.
Subject to the Companies Law of the British Virgin Islands and our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, our directors may declare dividends at a time and amount they think fit if they are satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that, immediately after distribution of the dividend, the value of our assets will exceed our liabilities and we will be able to pay our debts as they fall due.
In order for us to distribute any dividends to our shareholders, we currently would have to have dividends distributed by our PRC subsidiaries. Certain payments from our PRC subsidiaries to us may be subject to PRC withholding income tax. In addition, regulations in the PRC currently permit payment of dividends of a PRC company only out of accumulated distributable after-tax profits as determined in accordance with its articles of association and the accounting standards and regulations in China. Each of our PRC subsidiaries is required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profit based on PRC accounting standards every year to a statutory common reserve fund until the aggregate amount of such reserve fund reaches 50% of the registered capital of such subsidiary. Such statutory reserves are not distributable as loans, advances or cash dividends.
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Beneficial Ownership
This prospectus relates, in part, to the offer and sale by the selling securityholders named herein, or their permitted transferees, of up to 3,021,108 Ordinary Shares , which includes (i) 1,437,500 Ordinary Shares held by our Initial Shareholders prior to our IPO, (ii) the 270,000 Ordinary Shares underlying the 270,000 Private Units, (iii) 27,000 Ordinary Shares, issued upon the conversion of our Rights underlying the 270,000 Private Units, with each ten Rights entitling the holder thereof to receive one Ordinary Share at the closing of the Business Combination, (iv) 402,983 shares, issued to Chardan in full satisfaction of the deferred underwriting commission as the underwriter in our IPO, (v) 369,000 share issued to Chardan as financial advisors in the Business Combination, (vi) 164,000 shares issued to Fuhua as financial advisors in the Business Combination, (vii) 135,000 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Oriental Warrants, and (viii) 215,625 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Chardan Warrants.
The following table sets forth the number of securities being offered by the selling securityholders, including their donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest, subject to the transfer restrictions described in this prospectus. The following table also sets forth the number of shares known to us. The selling securityholders reserve the right to accept or reject, in whole or in part, any proposed sale of the securities. For purposes of the table below, we assume that all of the securities covered by this prospectus will be sold.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to the Ordinary Shares and the right to acquire such voting or investment power within 60 days through the exercise of any option, warrant or other right. Unless otherwise indicated below, to our knowledge, all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by them. Except as described in the footnotes to the following table and under “Material Relationships with Selling Securityholders” below, none of the persons named in the table has held any position or office or had any other material relationship with us or our affiliates during the three years prior to the date of this prospectus. The inclusion of any shares of Ordinary Shares in this table does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership for the person named below.
The percentages in the table are based on 30,764,641 shares of Ordinary Shares and 6,023,700 warrants outstanding as of May 25, 2021, assuming none of the Oriental Warrants have been exercised. In calculating this percentage for a particular holder, we treated as outstanding the number of our Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of that particular holder’s options, warrants and other rights and did not assume exercise of any other holder’s options, warrants, or other rights .
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Security Holders | Shares | % | Prospectus | Shares | % | Shares | % | Prospectus | Shares | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oriental Holdings Limited (1)(2)(3) | 270,000 | 4.48 | % | 270,000 | — | — | 1,632,000 | (4) | 5.28 | % | 1,632,000 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yongsheng Liu (2) | — | — | — | — | — | 143,750 | * | 143,750 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xiaoyan Tang | — | — | — | — | — | 12,500 | * | 12,500 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ray Chen | — | — | — | — | — | 6,250 | * | 6,250 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jining Li (1)(2)(3) | 270,000 | 4.48 | % | 270,000 | — | — | 1,632,000 | (4) | 5.28 | % | 1,632,000 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kinpui Choi | — | — | — | — | — | 12,500 | * | 12,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weiping Chen | — | — | — | — | — | 12,500 | * | 12,500 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simin Xie | — | — | — | — | — | 12,500 | * | 12,500 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yuehai Zhou | — | — | — | — | — | 12,500 | * | 12,500 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zhean Bao | — | — | — | — | — | 25,000 | * | 25,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chardan Capital Markets, LLC | 431,250 | 6.79 | % | — | 431,250 | 6.79 | % | 1,461,983 | (5) | 4.66 | % | 987,608 | 474,375 | 1.51 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
China Fuhua Hong Kong Financial Group Limited | — | — | — | — | — | 164,000 | * | 164,000 | — | — |
* | Represents less than 1%. |
(1) | Mr. Jining Li and Mr. Yongsheng Liu jointly own, and Jining Li controls, Oriental Holdings Limited. |
(2) | The address of Mr. Yongsheng Liu, Mr. Jining Li and Oriental Holdings Limited is Unit B, 17/F Success Commercial Building 245-251 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. |
(3) | Mr. Jining Li has voting and dispositive power over the shares owned by Oriental Holdings Ltd. |
(4) | Includes (i) 1,497,000 Ordinary Shares and (ii) 135,000 Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercising 270,000 Warrants. | |
(5) | Includes (i) 474,375 Ordinary Shares underlying 431,250 Units issuable upon exercising Chardan Option, including 110,000 Ordinary Shares already issued to Chardan as the date of this prospectus, (ii) 402,983 Ordinary Shares issued to Chardan as deferred underwriting fee, (iii) 369,000 Ordinary Shares issued to Chardan as part of financial advisory fee, and (iv) 215,625 Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercising the 431,250 warrants, which is within the 431,250 Units issuable upon exercising Unit Purchase Option (100, 000 warrants already issued as of the date of this prospectus.) |
Material Relationships with Selling Securityholders
The description of our relationships with the selling securityholders and their affiliates set forth in “Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions-7.B. Related Party Transactions” in our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 is incorporated by reference herein.
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Issuance of Ordinary Shares Underlying the Existing Warrants
We are registering the issuance of up to 3,225,625 Ordinary Shares upon the exercise of the Existing Warrants. We will receive the proceeds from the exercise of the Existing Warrants in the event that such warrants are exercised for cash, but not from the sale of the underlying Ordinary Shares by the selling securityholders.
Resale of Ordinary Shares and Oriental Warrants by Selling Securityholders
We are also registering the resale of the Ordinary Shares by the selling securityholders named herein. The selling securityholders may offer and sell all or a portion of the (i) up 3,021,108 shares of Ordinary Shares and (ii) the 270,000 Oriental Warrants covered by this prospectus from time to time.
The term “selling securityholders” includes donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors in interest selling securities received after the date of this prospectus from a selling securityholder as a gift, pledge, partnership distribution or other transfer. The selling securityholders will act independently of us in making decisions with respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale. Such sales may be made on one or more exchanges or in the over-the-counter market or otherwise, at prices and under terms then prevailing or at prices related to the then current market price or in negotiated transactions. Each selling securityholder reserves the right to accept and, together with its respective agents, to reject, any proposed purchase of securities to be made directly or through agents. The selling securityholders and any of their permitted transferees may sell their securities offered by this prospectus on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the securities are traded or in private transactions. If underwriters are used in the sale, such underwriters will acquire the shares for their own account. These sales may be at a fixed price or varying prices, which may be changed, or at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices relating to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The securities may be offered to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or by underwriters without a syndicate.
The selling securityholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling the securities offered by this prospectus:
● | on NASDAQ, in the over-the-counter market or on any other national securities exchange on which our securities are listed or traded; |
● | in privately negotiated transactions; |
● | in underwritten transactions; |
● | in a block trade in which a broker-dealer will attempt to sell the offered securities as agent but may purchase and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
● | through purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account pursuant to this prospectus; |
● | in ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers; |
● | through the writing of options (including put or call options), whether the options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise; |
● | through the distribution of the securities by any selling securityholder to its partners, members or stockholders; |
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● | in short sales entered into after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part; and |
● | “at the market” or through market makers or into an existing market for the securities. |
The selling securityholders will pay any underwriting discounts and commissions and expenses incurred by the selling securityholders for brokerage, accounting, tax or legal services or any other expenses incurred by the selling securityholders in disposing of the securities. We will bear all other costs, fees and expenses incurred in effecting the registration of the securities covered by this prospectus, including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, Nasdaq listing fees and fees and expenses of our counsel and our independent registered public accountants.
In addition, a selling securityholder that is an entity may elect to make a pro rata in-kind distribution of securities to its members, partners or stockholders pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part by delivering a prospectus with a plan of distribution. Such members, partners or stockholders would thereby receive freely tradeable securities pursuant to the distribution through a registration statement. To the extent a distributee is an affiliate of ours (or to the extent otherwise required by law), we may file a prospectus supplement in order to permit the distributees to use the prospectus to resell the securities acquired in the distribution.
There can be no assurance that the selling securityholders will sell all or any of the securities offered by this prospectus. In addition, the selling securityholders may also sell securities under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if available, or in other transactions exempt from registration, rather than under this prospectus. The selling securityholders have the sole and absolute discretion not to accept any purchase offer or make any sale of securities if they deem the purchase price to be unsatisfactory at any particular time.
The selling securityholders also may transfer the securities in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors-in-interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus. Upon being notified by a selling securityholder that a donee, pledgee, transferee, other successor-in-interest intends to sell our securities, we will, to the extent required, promptly file a supplement to this prospectus to name specifically such person as a selling securityholder.
With respect to a particular offering of the securities held by the selling securityholders, to the extent required, an accompanying prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is part, will be prepared and will set forth the following information:
● | the specific securities to be offered and sold; |
● | the names of the selling securityholders; |
● | the respective purchase prices and public offering prices, the proceeds to be received from the sale, if any, and other material terms of the offering; |
● | settlement of short sales entered into after the date of this prospectus; |
● | the names of any participating agents, broker-dealers or underwriters; and |
● | any applicable commissions, discounts, concessions and other items constituting compensation from the selling securityholders. |
In connection with distributions of the securities or otherwise, the selling securityholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions. In connection with such transactions, broker-dealers or other financial institutions may engage in short sales of the securities in the course of hedging the positions they assume with selling securityholders. The selling securityholders may also sell the securities short and redeliver the securities to close out such short positions. The selling securityholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of securities offered by this prospectus, which securities such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
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The selling securityholders may also pledge securities to a broker-dealer or other financial institution, and, upon a default, such broker-dealer or other financial institution, may effect sales of the pledged securities pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
In order to facilitate the offering of the securities, any underwriters or agents, as the case may be, involved in the offering of such securities may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of our securities. Specifically, the underwriters or agents, as the case may be, may overallot in connection with the offering, creating a short position in our securities for their own account. In addition, to cover overallotments or to stabilize the price of our securities, the underwriters or agents, as the case may be, may bid for, and purchase, such securities in the open market. Finally, in any offering of securities through a syndicate of underwriters, the underwriting syndicate may reclaim selling concessions allotted to an underwriter or a broker-dealer for distributing such securities in the offering if the syndicate repurchases previously distributed securities in transactions to cover syndicate short positions, in stabilization transactions or otherwise. Any of these activities may stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities above independent market levels. The underwriters or agents, as the case may be, are not required to engage in these activities, and may end any of these activities at any time.
The selling securityholders may solicit offers to purchase the securities directly from, and it may sell such securities directly to, institutional investors or others. In this case, no underwriters or agents would be involved. The terms of any of those sales, including the terms of any bidding or auction process, if utilized, will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
It is possible that one or more underwriters may make a market in our securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. We cannot give any assurance as to the liquidity of the trading market for our securities.
The selling securityholders may authorize underwriters, broker-dealers or agents to solicit offers by certain purchasers to purchase the securities at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. The contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth in the prospectus supplement, and the prospectus supplement will set forth any commissions we or the selling securityholders pay for solicitation of these contracts.
A selling securityholder may enter into derivative transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, the third party may use securities pledged by any selling securityholder or borrowed from any selling securityholder or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of stock, and may use securities received from any selling securityholder in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of stock. The third party in such sale transactions will be an underwriter and will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement (or a post-effective amendment). In addition, any selling securityholder may otherwise loan or pledge securities to a financial institution or other third party that in turn may sell the securities short using this prospectus. Such financial institution or other third party may transfer its economic short position to investors in our securities or in connection with a concurrent offering of other securities.
In effecting sales, broker-dealers or agents engaged by the selling securityholders may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate. Broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions, discounts or concessions from the selling securityholders in amounts to be negotiated immediately prior to the sale.
In compliance with the guidelines of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), the aggregate maximum discount, commission, fees or other items constituting underwriting compensation to be received by any FINRA member or independent broker-dealer will not exceed 8% of the gross proceeds of any offering pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement.
If at the time of any offering made under this prospectus a member of FINRA participating in the offering has a “conflict of interest” as defined in FINRA Rule 5121 (“Rule 5121”), that offering will be conducted in accordance with the relevant provisions of Rule 5121.
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Upon our notification by a selling securityholder that any material arrangement has been entered into with an underwriter or broker-dealer for the sale of securities through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution, secondary distribution or a purchase by an underwriter or broker-dealer, we will file, if required by applicable law or regulation, a supplement to this prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act disclosing certain material information relating to such underwriter or broker-dealer and such offering.
Underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may facilitate the marketing of an offering online directly or through one of their affiliates. In those cases, prospective investors may view offering terms and a prospectus online and, depending upon the particular underwriter, broker-dealer or agent, place orders online or through their financial advisors.
In offering the securities covered by this prospectus, the selling securityholders and any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents who execute sales for the selling securityholders may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. Any discounts, commissions, concessions or profit they earn on any resale of those securities may be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.
The underwriters, broker-dealers and agents may engage in transactions with us or the selling securityholders, or perform services for us or the selling securityholders, in the ordinary course of business.
In order to comply with the securities laws of certain states, if applicable, the securities must be sold in such jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in certain states the securities may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.
We and the selling securityholders are subject to the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, including Regulation M. This regulation may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the securities offered in this prospectus by the selling securityholders. The anti-manipulation rules under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of securities in the market and to the activities of the selling securityholders and their affiliates. Furthermore, Regulation M may restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the securities to engage in market-making activities for the particular securities being distributed for a period of up to five business days before the distribution. The restrictions may affect the marketability of the securities and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities for the securities.
Exercise of Existing Warrants
Each Existing Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one-half (1/2) share of our Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. During such times that there is an effective registration statement registering the Ordinary Shares underlying the existing warrants, with the prospectus contained therein being available for the resale of such shares, the Existing Warrants may be exercised commencing on the completion of the Business Combination and on or before the expiration date as provided in the Warrant Agreement, by surrendering it at the office of Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Warrant Agent”) or at the office of its successor as Warrant Agent, as provided in the Warrant Agreement, with the subscription form, as set forth in the Existing Warrant, duly executed, and by paying in full, the warrant price for each full Ordinary Share as to which the warrant is exercised and any and all applicable taxes due in connection with the exercise of the warrant, the exchange of the warrant for the Ordinary Shares and the issuance of such Ordinary Shares, in lawful money of the United States, by certified or bank cashier’s check payable to the order of the Warrant Agent or by wire transfer to the Warrant Agent’s JP Morgan bank account. No fractional shares will be issued upon the exercise of the warrants. If, upon the exercise of such warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, we will, upon the exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of ordinary shares to be issued to such holder.
For additional information with respect to Exiting Warrants, please read “Description of Securities—Existing Warrants.”
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The following summary of the material terms of our securities is not intended to be a complete summary of the rights and preferences of such securities. We urge you to our Memorandum and Articles of Association, as amended and restated from time to time (our “Memorandum and Articles of Association”) in its entirety for a complete description of the rights and preferences of our securities. The summary below is also qualified by reference to the provisions of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 as amended (the “BVI Act”).
General
We are a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands as a BVI business company (with company number 1977965) whose registered office is at Clarence Thomas Building, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, and our affairs are governed by our Memorandum and Articles of Association and the laws of the British Virgin Islands. For the purposes of the BVI Act, there are no limitations on the business that we may carry on.
Pursuant to our Memorandum and Articles of Association, we shall issue registered shares only. We are not authorized to issue bearer shares, convert registered shares to bearer shares or exchange registered shares for bearer shares. We are currently authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of a single class, each with no par value. Shares may be issued in one or more series of shares as the directors may by Resolution of Directors determine from time to time. As of May 25, 2021, 30,764,641 ordinary shares are issued and outstanding.
Ordinary Shares
Pursuant to our Memorandum and Articles of Association, holders of ordinary shares do not have any conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights and there will be no sinking fund provisions applicable to the ordinary shares.
Each ordinary share confers upon the shareholder:
● | the right to one vote at a meeting of the Shareholders or on any resolution of shareholders; |
● | the right to an equal share in any dividend paid by us; and |
● | the right to an equal share in the distribution of our surplus assets on our liquidation. |
Existing Warrants
As of May 25, 2021, there are 6,023,700 warrants outstanding, including the unexercised 5,653,700 warrants of the 5,750,000 warrants (“Public Warrants”) that were registered under the Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-228961 (the “IPO Registration Statement”) we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as “Redeemable Warrants as part of the Units”, 270,000 warrants that have not yet been registered and are currently held by the Sponsor (“Oriental Warrants”), and 10,000 warrants issued under a certain Unit Purchase Option (including its amendments, “Chardan Option”) we issued to Chardan Capital Markets, LLC (“Chardan”) on February 8, 2019. Under the Chardan Option, Chardan holds an option to purchase up to a total of 431,250 units at $11.50 per unit, which units include 431,250 warrants (“Chardan Warrants”). As of the date of this prospectus, Chardan has partially exercised the Chardan Option to receive 110,000 Ordinary Shares and 100,000 warrants. The Chardan Warrants were registered under the IPO Registration Statement as “Warrants underlying the Representative’s Unit Purchase Option”. The number of ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Oriental Warrants and Chardan Warrants is 350,625. The Public Warrants, the Oriental Warrants and the Chardan Warrants are collectively referred to the “Existing Warrants.” All Existing Warrants are governed by that certain Warrant Agreement, dated February 5, 2019, by and between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and us (the “Warrant Agreement”). The following summary of certain provisions relating to our warrants s does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Warrant Agreement.
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Each Existing Warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one-half (1/2) of one ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, at any time commencing on the later of the completion of an initial business combination and 12 months from the date of the IPO Registration Statement. Pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, an Existing Warrant holder may exercise its Existing Warrants only for a whole number of shares. This means that only an even number of Existing Warrants may be exercised at any given time by a Warrant holder. However, except as set forth below, other than the Oriental Warrants, no Existing Warrants will be exercisable for cash unless we have an effective and current registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus relating to such ordinary shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Existing Warrants is not effective within 90 days from the consummation of our initial business combination, Warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when we shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise Existing Warrants on a cashless basis. The Existing Warrants will expire on the earlier to occur of (i) five years from the effective date of the IPO Registration Statement at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time and (ii) the date fixed for redemption of Existing Warrants as provided in the Warrant Agreement. We may extend the duration of the Existing Warrants by delaying the expiration date; provided, however, that we will provide written notice of not less than 10 days to registered holders of such extension and that such extension shall be identical in duration among all of the then outstanding Existing Warrants.
We may call the outstanding Existing Warrants for redemption (excluding the Oriental Warrants but including any outstanding Chardan Warrants), in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per warrant:
● | at any time while the Existing Warrants are exercisable; |
● | upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each Existing Warrant holder; |
● | if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the ordinary shares equals or exceeds $16.50 per share, for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the notice of redemption to Existing Warrant holders; and |
● | if, and only if, (i) there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the ordinary shares underlying such Existing Warrants at the time of redemption and for the entire 30-day trading period referred to above and continuing each day thereafter until the date of redemption, or (ii) the cashless exercise of the Existing Warrants pursuant to the Warrant Agreement is exempt from the registration requirements under the Securities Act. |
The right to exercise will be forfeited unless the Existing Warrants are exercised prior to the date specified in the notice of redemption. On and after the redemption date, a record holder of an Existing Warrant will have no further rights except to receive the redemption price for such holder’s warrant upon surrender of such warrant.
If we call the Existing Warrants for redemption as described above, our management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise Existing Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis.” In such event, each holder would pay the exercise price by surrendering the whole Warrants for that number of ordinary shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of ordinary shares underlying the warrants, multiplied by the difference between the exercise price of the Existing Warrants and the “fair market value” (defined below) by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” shall mean the volume weighted average price of the ordinary shares for the 20 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of Existing Warrants.
Our redemption rights provided under the Warrant Agreement apply only to outstanding Existing Warrants. To the extent a person holds rights to purchase Existing Warrants, such purchase rights shall not be extinguished by redemption. However, once such purchase rights are exercised, we may redeem the Existing Warrants issued upon such exercise provided that the criteria for redemption is met.
The Existing Warrants were and will be issued in registered form under the Warrant Agreement. The Warrant Agreement provides that the terms of the Existing Warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision, but requires the approval, by written consent or vote, of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding Existing Warrants in order to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders in any material respect.
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The exercise price and number of ordinary shares issuable on exercise of the Existing Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share capitalizations, extraordinary dividend or our recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation.
The Existing Warrants may be exercised upon surrender of the Existing Warrants on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the warrant agent with the subscription form, as set forth in the Existing Warrants, duly executed, accompanied by full payment of the exercise price, by certified or official bank check payable to us, for the number of Existing Warrants being exercised. The Existing Warrant holders do not have the rights or privileges of holders of ordinary shares and any voting rights until they exercise their Existing Warrants and receive ordinary shares. After the issuance of ordinary shares upon exercise of the warrants, each holder will be entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by shareholders.
Except as described above, no Existing Warrants will be exercisable and we will not be obligated to issue ordinary shares unless at the time a holder seeks to exercise such warrant, a prospectus relating to the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is current and the ordinary shares have been registered or qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the holder of the Existing Warrants. Under the terms of the Warrant Agreement, we have agreed to use our best efforts to meet these conditions and to maintain a current prospectus relating to the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Existing Warrants until the expiration of the Existing Warrants. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to do so and, if the prospectus relating to the ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants is not current or if the ordinary shares is not qualified or exempt from qualification in the jurisdictions in which the holders of the Existing Warrants reside, we will not be required to net cash settle or cash settle the Existing Warrant exercise, the Existing Warrants may have no value, the market for the warrants may be limited and the warrants may expire worthless.
Warrant holders may elect to be subject to a restriction on the exercise of their Existing Warrants such that an electing Warrant holder (and his, her or its affiliates) would not be able to exercise their warrants to the extent that, after giving effect to such exercise, such holder (and his, her or its affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 9.8% of the ordinary shares issued and outstanding.
No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Existing Warrants. If, upon exercise of the Existing Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, issue or cause to be issued only the largest whole number of ordinary shares issuable on such exercise (and such fraction of an ordinary share will be disregarded); provided, that if more than one Existing Warrant certificate is presented for exercise at the same time by the same registered holder, the number of whole ordinary shares which shall be issuable upon the exercise thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of ordinary shares issuable on exercise of all such Existing Warrants.
Contractual Arrangements with respect to the Certain Existing Warrants
We have agreed that so long as the Oriental Warrants are still held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, (i) such Oriental Warrants will be exercisable either for cash or on a cashless basis at the holder’s option pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, and (ii) we will not redeem such warrants. However, once the Oriental Warrants are transferred from the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, these arrangements will no longer apply to such Oriental Warrants.
Unit Purchase Option
Chardan, as representative of the underwriters in the IPO, holds an option for $100 to purchase up to a total of 431,250 unit at $11.50 per unit, which units include 431,250 Chardan Warrants. Such option is exercisable at any time commencing on the later of the completion of an initial business combination or August 5, 2019 and expiring on the earlier of the liquidation of the company’s trust account if the has not completed a Business Combination within the required time periods and February 5, 2023 (five years from the date of the IPO Registration Statement). As of the date of this Prospectus, Chardan has partially exercised this option to receive 110,000 Ordinary Shares and 100,000 warrants.
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Key Provisions of Our Memorandum and Articles of Association and British Virgin Islands Laws Affecting Our Ordinary Shares or Corporate Governance
The following are summaries of material terms and provisions of our Memorandum and Articles of Association and the BVI Act, insofar as they relate to the material terms of our ordinary shares or corporate governance. This summary is not intended to be complete, and you should read our Memorandum and Articles of Association.
Voting Rights
Under the BVI Act, the ordinary shares are deemed to be issued when the name of the shareholder is entered in our register of members. Our register of members is maintained by our transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, which will enter the name of our shareholders in our register of members. If (a) information that is required to be entered in the register of shareholders is omitted from the register or is inaccurately entered in the register, or (b) there is unreasonable delay in entering information in the register, a shareholder of ours, or any person who is aggrieved by the omission, inaccuracy or delay, may apply to the British Virgin Islands courts for an order that the register be rectified, and the court may either refuse the application or order the rectification of the register, and may direct us to pay all costs of the application and any damages the applicant may have sustained.
Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any shares, at any general meeting on a show of hands every ordinary shareholder who is present in person (or, in the case of a shareholder being a corporation, by its duly authorized representative) or by proxy will have one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by shareholders. Voting at any meeting of the ordinary shareholders is by show of hands unless a poll is demanded. A poll may be demanded by shareholders present in person or by proxy if the shareholder disputes the outcome of the vote on a proposed resolution and the chairman shall cause a poll to be taken.
There is nothing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, which specifically prohibits or restricts the creation of cumulative voting rights for the election of our directors, but cumulative voting for the election of directors is permitted only if expressly provided for in a BVI company’s memorandum or articles of association. We have not made provisions in our Memorandum and Articles of Association for cumulative voting for such elections.
Under British Virgin Islands laws, the voting rights of shareholders are regulated by our Memorandum and Articles of Association and, in certain circumstances, the BVI Act. Our Memorandum and Articles of Association govern matters such as quorum for the transaction of business, rights of shares, and majority votes required to approve any action or resolution at a meeting of the shareholders or board of directors. Unless our Memorandum and Articles of Association otherwise provide, the requisite majority is usually a simple majority of votes cast.
Dividend Rights
Each ordinary share is entitled to an equal share in any dividend paid by the Company. The Articles of Association provide that the directors of the Company may authorize a distribution (including a dividend) at a time and of an amount they think fit if they are satisfied that immediately after the distribution (or dividend) the value of the Company’s assets will exceed its liabilities and the Company will be able to pay its debts as they fall due.
Preemption Rights
British Virgin Islands laws do not make a distinction between public and private companies and some of the protections and safeguards (such as statutory preemption rights, save to the extent that they are expressly provided for in our Memorandum and Articles of Association) that investors may expect to find in relation to a public company are not provided for under British Virgin Islands laws. There are no preemption rights applicable to the issuance of new shares under either British Virgin Islands laws or our Memorandum and Articles of Association.
Liquidation Rights
We may by resolution of shareholders or, subject to section 199(2) of the BVI Act, by resolution of directors appoint a voluntary liquidator.
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Transfer of Shares
Any shareholder may transfer all or any of his shares by an instrument of transfer provided that such transfer complies with applicable rules of the SEC and federal and state securities laws of the United States. The instrument of transfer of any share shall be in writing in the usual or common form or in a form prescribed by the Designated Stock Exchange (such as NASDAQ Capital Market) or in any other form approved by the directors.
Share Repurchases and Redemptions
As permitted by the BVI Act and our Memorandum and Articles of Association, shares may be repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired by us. In addition, our directors must determine that, immediately following the redemption or repurchase, we will be able to pay our debts as they fall due and that the value of our assets will exceed our liabilities.
Board of Directors
We are managed by a Board which currently consists of seven directors. Our Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that the minimum number of directors shall be two and there shall be no maximum number of directors.
The directors may by Resolution of Directors exercise all the powers of the Company to incur indebtedness, liabilities or obligations and to secure indebtedness, liabilities or obligations whether of the Company or of any third party. There are no share ownership qualifications for directors.
Meetings of our Board may be convened at any time deemed necessary by any of our directors.
A meeting of directors is duly constituted for all purposes if at the commencement of the meeting there are present in person or by alternate not less than one-half of the total number of directors, unless there are only 2 directors in which case the quorum is 2.
The directors may, by Resolution of Directors, fix the emoluments of directors with respect to services to be rendered in any capacity to the Company.
We do not have any age limitations for our directors, nor do we have mandatory retirement as a result of reaching a certain age.
Staggered Board of Directors
Our Memorandum and Articles of Association provide for a staggered Board consisting of two classes of directors. Our directors are appointed by our shareholders and are subject to rotational retirement every two years. The initial terms of office of the Class I and Class II directors have been staggered over a period of two years to ensure that all directors of the company do not face reelection in the same year. However, the directors may by resolution appoint a replacement director to fill a casual vacancy arising on the resignation, disqualification or death of a director. The replacement director will then hold office until the next annual general meeting at which the director he replaces would have been subject to retirement by rotation.
Meetings of Shareholders
Any of our directors of may convene meetings of the shareholders at such times and in such manner and places within or outside the British Virgin Islands as the director considers necessary or desirable.
Upon the written request of shareholders entitled to exercise 30 percent or more of the voting rights in respect of the matter for which the meeting is requested the directors shall convene a meeting of shareholders.
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Subject to our Memorandum and Articles of Association, the director convening a meeting of members shall give not less than 7 days’ written notice of such meeting to: (a) those members whose names on the date the notice is given appear as members in the share register of the Company and are entitled to vote at the meeting; and (b) the other directors.
A meeting of shareholders held in contravention of the requirement to give notice is valid if shareholders holding at least 90% of the total voting rights on all the matters to be considered at the meeting have waived notice of the meeting and, for this purpose, the presence of a shareholder at the meeting shall constitute a waiver in relation to all the shares which that shareholder holds.
A meeting of shareholders is duly constituted if, at the commencement of the meeting, there are present in person or by proxy not less than 50% of the votes of the shares entitled to vote at the meeting. A quorum may be comprised of a single shareholder or proxy and then such person may pass a resolution of shareholders and a certificate signed by such person accompanied where such person is a proxy by a copy of the proxy instrument shall constitute a valid resolution of shareholders.
Differences in Corporate Law
We were incorporated under, and are governed by, the laws of the British Virgin Islands. The corporate statutes of the State of Delaware and the British Virgin Islands are similar, and the flexibility available under British Virgin Islands law has enabled us to adopt a memorandum and articles of association that will provide shareholders with rights that do not vary in any material respect from those they would enjoy if we were incorporated under Delaware law. Set forth below is a summary of some of the differences between provisions of the BVI Act applicable to us and the laws applicable to companies incorporated in Delaware and their shareholders.
Director’s 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 reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation. He must not use his corporate position for personal gain or advantage. This duty prohibits self-dealing by a director and mandates that the best interest 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.
British Virgin Islands law provides that every director of a British Virgin Islands company in exercising his powers or performing his duties, shall act honestly and in good faith and in what the director believes to be in the best interests of the company. Additionally, the director shall exercise the care, diligence, and skill that a reasonable director would exercise in the same circumstances taking into account the nature of the company, the nature of the decision and the position of the director and his responsibilities. In addition, British Virgin Islands law provides that a director shall exercise his powers as a director for a proper purpose and shall not act, or agree to the company acting, in a manner that contravenes British Virgin Islands law or the memorandum and articles of association of the company.
Amendment of Governing Documents
Under Delaware corporate law, with very limited exceptions, a vote of the shareholders of a corporation is required to amend the certificate of incorporation. In addition, Delaware corporate law provides that shareholders have the right to amend the corporation’s bylaws, but the certificate of incorporation may confer such right on the directors of the corporation.
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Our Memorandum and Articles of Association can generally be amended by with the approval of the holders of a majority of our outstanding ordinary shares or by a resolution of the board of directors. In addition, pursuant to our Memorandum and Articles of Association, our board of directors may amend our Memorandum and Articles of Association by a resolution of directors without a requirement for a resolution of shareholders so long as the amendment does not:
● | restrict the rights or powers of the shareholders to amend our Memorandum and Articles of Association; |
● | change the percentage of shareholders required to pass a resolution of shareholders to amend our Memorandum and Articles of Association; or |
● | amend our Memorandum and Articles of Association in circumstances where it cannot be amended by the shareholders; |
● | certain provisions that our Memorandum and Articles of Association specifies cannot be amended. |
Written Consent of Directors
Under Delaware corporate law, a written consent of the directors must be unanimous to take effect. Under British Virgin Islands law and our Memorandum and Articles of Association, only a majority of the directors are required to sign a written consent.
Written Consent of Shareholders
Under Delaware corporate law, unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, any action to be taken at any annual or special meeting of shareholders of a corporation may be taken by written consent of the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to take that action at a meeting at which all shareholders entitled to vote were present and voted. As permitted by British Virgin Islands law, our Memorandum and Articles of Association provides that a resolution of shareholders can be consented to in writing by a majority of in excess of 50 percent of the votes of ordinary shares entitled to vote thereon.
Shareholder Proposals
Under Delaware corporate 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. 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. British Virgin Islands law and our Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that our directors shall call a meeting of the shareholders if requested in writing to do so by shareholders entitled to exercise at least 30% of the voting rights in respect of the matter for which the meeting is requested.
Dissolution; Winding Up
Under Delaware corporate 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 corporate law allows a Delaware corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a supermajority voting requirement in connection with dissolutions initiated by the board. As permitted by British Virgin Islands law and our Memorandum and Articles of Association, we may by resolution of shareholders or, subject to section 199(2) of the BVI Act, by resolution of directors appoint a voluntary liquidator.
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Redemption of Shares
Under Delaware corporate law, any stock may be made subject to redemption by the corporation at its option, at the option of the holders of that stock or upon the happening of a specified event, provided shares with full voting power remain outstanding. The stock may be made redeemable for cash, property or rights, as specified in the certificate of incorporation or in the resolution of the board of directors providing for the issue of the stock. As permitted by British Virgin Islands law and our Memorandum and Articles of Association, shares may be repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired by us. However, the consent of the shareholder whose shares are to be repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired must be obtained, except as specified in the terms of the applicable class or series of shares or as described under “—Compulsory Acquisition” below. In addition, our directors must determine that, immediately following the redemption or repurchase, we will be able to pay our debts as they fall due and that the value of our assets will exceed our liabilities.
Compulsory Acquisition
Under Delaware General Corporation Law § 253, in a process known as a “short form” merger, a corporation that owns at least 90% of the outstanding shares of each class of stock of another corporation may either merge the other corporation into itself and assume all of its obligations or merge itself into the other corporation by executing, acknowledging and filing with the Delaware Secretary of State a certificate of such ownership and merger setting forth a copy of the resolution of its board of directors authorizing such merger. If the parent corporation is a Delaware corporation that is not the surviving corporation, the merger also must be approved by a majority of the outstanding stock of the parent corporation. If the parent corporation does not own all of the stock of the subsidiary corporation immediately prior to the merger, the minority shareholders of the subsidiary corporation party to the merger may have appraisal rights as set forth in § 262 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Under the BVI Act, subject to any limitations in a company’s memorandum and articles of association, members holding 90% of the votes of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, and members holding 90% of the votes of the outstanding shares of each class of shares entitled to vote, may give a written instruction to the company directing the company to redeem the shares held by the remaining members. Upon receipt of such written instruction, the company shall redeem the shares specified in the written instruction, irrespective of whether or not the shares are by their terms redeemable. The company shall give written notice to each member whose shares are to be redeemed stating the redemption price and the manner in which the redemption is to be effected. A member whose shares are to be so redeemed is entitled to dissent from such redemption and to be paid the fair value of his shares, as described under “—Shareholders’ Rights under British Virgin Islands Law Generally” below.
Variation of Rights of Shares
Under Delaware corporate law, a corporation may vary the rights of a class of shares with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of that class, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. As permitted by British Virgin Islands law and our Memorandum and Articles of Association, if at any time the Shares are divided into different classes, the rights attached to any class may only be varied, whether or not the Company is in liquidation, with the consent in writing of or by a resolution passed at a meeting by the holders of not less than 50 percent of the issued Shares in that class.
Election of Directors
Under Delaware corporate law, unless otherwise specified in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of a corporation, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares entitled to vote on the election of directors. As permitted by British Virgin Islands law, and pursuant to our Memorandum and Articles of Association, our first directors shall be appointed by the first registered agent within 6 months of the date of incorporation; and thereafter, the directors shall be elected by resolution of shareholders or, where permitted by our Memorandum and Articles of Association, by resolution of directors.
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Removal of Directors
Under Delaware corporate 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. Similarly, as permitted by British Virgin Islands law, our Memorandum and Articles of
Association provides that directors may be removed from office, (a) with or without cause, by resolution of shareholders passed at a meeting of shareholders called for the purposes of removing the director or for purposes including the removal of the director or by a written resolution passed by at least 75 percent of the votes of the shareholders of the Company entitled to vote, or (b) with cause, by Resolution of Directors passed at a meeting of directors called for the purpose of removing the director or for purposes including the removal of the director.
Mergers
Under Delaware corporate law, one or more constituent corporations may merge into and become part of another constituent corporation in a process known as a merger. A Delaware corporation may merge with a foreign corporation as long as the law of the foreign jurisdiction permits such a merger. To effect a merger under Delaware General Corporation Law § 251, an agreement of merger must be properly adopted and the agreement of merger or a certificate of merger must be filed with the Delaware Secretary of State. In order to be properly adopted, the agreement of merger must be adopted by the board of directors of each constituent corporation by a resolution or unanimous written consent. In addition, the agreement of merger generally must be approved at a meeting of shareholders of each constituent corporation by a majority of the outstanding stock of the corporation entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides for a supermajority vote. In general, the surviving corporation assumes all of the assets and liabilities of the disappearing corporation or corporations as a result of the merger.
Under the BVI Act, two or more companies may merge or consolidate in accordance with the statutory provisions. A merger means the merging of two or more constituent companies into one of the constituent companies, and a consolidation means the uniting of two or more constituent companies into a new company. In order to merge or consolidate, the directors of each constituent company must approve a written plan of merger or consolidation, which must be authorized by a resolution of shareholders. One or more companies may also merge or consolidate with one or more companies incorporated under the laws of jurisdictions outside the British Virgin Islands if the merger or consolidation is permitted by the laws of the jurisdictions in which the companies incorporated outside the British Virgin Islands are incorporated. In respect of such a merger or consolidation, a British Virgin Islands company is required to comply with the provisions of the BVI Act, and a company incorporated outside the British Virgin Islands is required to comply with the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation.
Shareholders not otherwise entitled to vote on the merger or consolidation may still acquire the right to vote if the plan of merger or consolidation contains any provision that, if proposed as an amendment to the memorandum and articles of association, would entitle them to vote as a class or series on the proposed amendment. In any event, all shareholders must be given a copy of the plan of merger or consolidation irrespective of whether they are entitled to vote at the meeting or consent to the written resolution to approve the plan of merger or consolidation.
Inspection of Books and Records
Under Delaware corporate law, any shareholder of a corporation may for any proper purpose inspect or make copies of the corporation’s stock ledger, list of shareholders and other books and records. Under British Virgin Islands law, members of the general public, on payment of a nominal fee, can obtain copies of the public records of a company available at the office of the British Virgin Islands Registrar of Corporate Affairs, including the company’s certificate of incorporation, its memorandum and articles of association (with any amendments), records of license fees paid to date, any articles of dissolution, any articles of merger and a register of charges if the company has elected to file such a register.
A shareholder of a company is entitled, on giving written notice to the company, to inspect:
a) | the memorandum and articles of association; |
b) | the register of members; |
c) | the register of directors; and |
d) | the minutes of meetings and resolutions of shareholders and of those classes of shares of which he is a shareholder. |
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In addition, a shareholder may make copies of or take extracts from the documents and records referred to in (a) through (d) above. However, subject to the memorandum and articles of association of the company, the directors may, if they are satisfied that it would be contrary to the company’s interests to allow a shareholder to inspect any document, or part of any document, specified in (b), (c) or (d) above, refuse to permit the shareholder to inspect the document or limit the inspection of the document, including limiting the making of copies or the taking of extracts from the records. Where a company fails or refuses to permit a shareholder to inspect a document or permits a shareholder to inspect a document subject to limitations, that shareholder may apply to the court for an order that he should be permitted to inspect the document or to inspect the document without limitation.
Where a company keeps a copy of the register of members or the register of directors at the office of its registered agent, it is required to notify the registered agent of any changes to the originals of such registers, in writing, within 15 days of any change; and to provide the registered agent with a written record of the physical address of the place or places at which the original register of members or the original register of directors is kept. Where the place at which the original register of members or the original register of directors is changed, the company is required to provide the registered agent with the physical address of the new location of the records within 14 days of the change of location.
A company is also required to keep at the office of its registered agent or at such other place or places, within or outside the British Virgin Islands, as the directors determine the minutes of meetings and resolutions of shareholders and of classes of shareholders, and the minutes of meetings and resolutions of directors and committees of directors. If such records are kept at a place other than at the office of the company’s registered agent, the company is required to provide the registered agent with a written record of the physical address of the place or places at which the records are kept and to notify the registered agent, within 14 days, of the physical address of any new location where such records may be kept.
Conflict of Interest
Under Delaware corporate law, a contract between a corporation and a director or officer, or between a corporation and any other organization in which a director or officer has a financial interest, is not void as long as (i) the material facts as to the director’s or officer’s relationship or interest are disclosed or known and (ii) either a majority of the disinterested directors authorizes the contract in good faith or the shareholders vote in good faith to approve the contract. Nor will any such contract be void if it is fair to the corporation when it is authorized, approved or ratified by the board of directors, a committee or the shareholders.
The BVI Act provides that a director shall, forthwith after becoming aware that he is interested in a transaction entered into or to be entered into by the company, disclose that interest to the board of directors of the company. The failure of a director to disclose that interest does not affect the validity of a transaction entered into by the director or the company, so long as the director’s interest was disclosed to the board prior to the company’s entry into the transaction or was not required to be disclosed because the transaction is between the company and the director himself and is otherwise in the ordinary course of business and on usual terms and conditions. As permitted by British Virgin Islands laws and our Memorandum and Articles of Association, a director interested in a particular transaction may vote on it, attend meetings at which it is considered, and sign documents on our behalf which relate to the transaction, and subject to compliance with the BVI Act shall not, by reason of his office be accountable to us for any benefit which he derives from such transaction and no such transaction shall be liable to be avoided on the grounds of any such interest or benefit.
Transactions with Interested Shareholders
Delaware corporate law contains a business combination statute applicable to Delaware public corporations whereby, unless the corporation has specifically elected not to be governed by that statute by amendment to its certificate of incorporation, it is prohibited from engaging in certain business combinations with an “interested shareholder” for three years following the date that the person becomes an interested shareholder. An interested shareholder generally is a person or group that owns or owned 15% or more of the company’s outstanding voting stock within the past three years. This statute has the effect of limiting the ability of a potential acquirer to make a two-tiered bid for the company in which all shareholders would not be treated equally. The statute does not apply if, among other things, prior to the date on which the shareholder becomes an interested shareholder, the board of directors approves either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the person becoming an interested shareholder.
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British Virgin Islands law has no comparable provision. However, although British Virgin Islands law does not regulate transactions between a company and its significant shareholders, it does provide that these transactions must be entered into in the bona fide best interests of the company and not with the effect of constituting a fraud on the minority shareholders.
Independent Directors
There are no provisions under Delaware corporate law or under the BVI Act that require a majority of our directors to be independent.
Cumulative Voting
Under Delaware corporate law, cumulative voting for elections of directors is not permitted unless the company’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. There are no prohibitions on cumulative voting under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, but our Memorandum and Articles of Association does not provide for cumulative voting.
Shareholders’ Rights under British Virgin Islands Law Generally
The BVI Act provides for certain remedies that may be available to shareholders. Where a company incorporated under the BVI Act or any of its directors engages in, or proposes to engage in, conduct that contravenes the BVI Act or the company’s memorandum and articles of association, British Virgin Islands courts can issue a restraining or compliance order. However, shareholders can also bring derivative, personal and representative actions under certain circumstances. The traditional English basis for members’ remedies has also been incorporated into the BVI Act: where a shareholder of a company considers that the affairs of the company have been, are being or are likely to be conducted in a manner likely to be oppressive, unfairly discriminating or unfairly prejudicial to him, he may apply to the court for an order based on such conduct. In addition, any shareholder of a company may apply to the courts for the appointment of a liquidator of the company and the court may appoint a liquidator of the company if it is of the opinion that it is just and equitable to do so.
The BVI Act also provides that any shareholder of a company is entitled to payment of the fair value of his shares upon dissenting from any of the following: (i) a merger, if the company is a constituent company, unless the company is the surviving company and the member continues to hold the same or similar shares; (ii) a consolidation, if the company is a constituent company; (iii) any sale, transfer, lease, exchange or other disposition of more than 50% in value of the assets or business of the company if not made in the usual or regular course of the business carried on by the company but not including (a) a disposition pursuant to an order of the court having jurisdiction in the matter, (b) a disposition for money on terms requiring all or substantially all net proceeds to be distributed to the shareholders in accordance with their respective interest within one year after the date of disposition, or (c) a transfer pursuant to the power of the directors to transfer assets for the protection thereof; (iv) a redemption of 10% or fewer of the issued shares of the company required by the holders of 90% or more of the shares of the company pursuant to the terms of the BVI Act; and (v) an arrangement, if permitted by the court.
Generally, any other claims against a company by its shareholders must be based on the general laws of contract or tort applicable in the British Virgin Islands or their individual rights as shareholders as established by a company’s memorandum and articles of association.
Rights of Non-resident or Foreign Shareholders and Disclosure of Substantial Shareholdings
There are no limitations imposed by our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association on the rights of non-resident or foreign shareholders to hold or exercise voting rights on our shares. In addition, there are no provisions in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed.
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Anti-Money Laundering — British Virgin Islands
In order to comply with legislation or regulations aimed at the prevention of money laundering we are required to adopt and maintain anti-money laundering procedures, and may require subscribers or transferees to provide evidence to verify their identity. Where permitted, and subject to certain conditions, we also may 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 or transferee. In the event of delay or failure on the part of the subscriber or transferee 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 or refuse to amend the register of members to reflect the transferee’s ownership of the relevant shares.
If any person resident in the British Virgin Islands knows or suspects that another person is engaged in money laundering or terrorist financing and the information for that knowledge or suspicion came to their attention in the course of their business the person will be required to report his belief or suspicion to the Financial Investigation Agency of the British Virgin Islands, pursuant to the Proceeds of Criminal Conduct Act 1997 (as amended). 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.
Exchange Controls.
No laws of the British Virgin Islands, decrees, regulations or other legislation that limit the import or export of capital or the payment of dividends to shareholders who do not reside in the British Virgin Islands.
Our Transfer Agent
The transfer agent for our securities is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
Listing
Our Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SJ” and our Warrants are traded on the over the counter markets under the symbol “SJOYW”.
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The following discussion of material British Virgin Islands, PRC, and United States federal income tax consequences of an investment in our ordinary shares is based upon laws and relevant interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of this prospectus, all of which are subject to change. This discussion does not deal with all possible tax consequences relating to an investment in our ordinary shares, such as the tax consequences under state, local, and other tax laws.
WE URGE POTENTIAL PURCHASERS OF OUR ORDINARY SHARES TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS CONCERNING THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND NON-U.S. TAX CONSEQUENCES OF PURCHASING, OWNING AND DISPOSING OF OUR ORDINARY SHARES.
People’s Republic of China Taxation
We are a holding company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and we gain substantial income by way of dividends paid to us from our PRC subsidiaries. The PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law and its implementation rules (the “EIT Law”) provide that PRC-sourced income of foreign enterprises, such as dividends paid by a PRC subsidiary to its equity holders that are non-resident enterprises, will normally be subject to PRC withholding tax at a rate of 10%, unless any such foreign investor’s jurisdiction of incorporation has a tax treaty with China that provides for a preferential tax rate or a tax exemption.
Under the EIT Law, an enterprise established outside of China with a “de facto management body” within China is considered a “resident enterprise,” which means that it is treated in a manner similar to a PRC domestic enterprise for enterprise income tax purposes. Although the implementation rules of the EIT Law define “de facto management body” as a managing body that actually, comprehensively manage and control the production and operation, staff, accounting, property and other aspects of an enterprise, the only official guidance for this definition currently available is set forth in SAT Circular 82, which provides guidance on the determination of the tax residence status of a PRC-controlled offshore incorporated enterprise, defined as an enterprise that is incorporated under the laws of a foreign country or territory and that has a PRC enterprise or enterprise group as its primary controlling shareholder. Although the Company does not have a PRC enterprise or enterprise group as our primary controlling shareholder and is therefore not a PRC-controlled offshore incorporated enterprise within the meaning of SAT Circular 82, in the absence of guidance specifically applicable to us, we have applied the guidance set forth in SAT Circular 82 to evaluate the tax residence status of the Company and its subsidiaries organized outside of China.
According to SAT Circular 82, a PRC-controlled offshore incorporated enterprise will be regarded as a PRC tax resident by virtue of having a “de facto management body” in China and will be subject to PRC enterprise income tax on its worldwide income only if all of the following criteria are met: (i) the places where senior management and senior management departments that are responsible for daily production, operation and management of the enterprise perform their duties are mainly located within the territory of China; (ii) financial decisions (such as money borrowing, lending, financing and financial risk management) and personnel decisions (such as appointment, dismissal and salary and wages) are decided or need to be decided by organizations or persons located within the territory of China; (iii) main property, accounting books, corporate seal, the board of directors and files of the minutes of shareholders’ meetings of the enterprise are located or preserved within the territory of China; and (iv) one half (or more) of the directors or senior management staff having the right to vote habitually reside within the territory of China.
We believe that we do not meet some of the conditions outlined in the immediately preceding paragraph. For example, the key assets and records of the Company, including the resolutions and meeting minutes of our board of directors and the resolutions and meeting minutes of our shareholders, are located and maintained outside China. In addition, we are not aware of any offshore holding companies with a corporate structure similar to ours that has been deemed a PRC “resident enterprise” by the PRC tax authorities. Accordingly, we believe that the Company and its offshore subsidiary should not be treated as a “resident enterprise” for PRC tax purposes if the criteria for “de facto management body” as set forth in SAT Circular 82 were deemed applicable to us. As the tax residency status of an enterprise is subject to determination by the PRC tax authorities and uncertainties remain with respect to the interpretation of the term “de facto management body” as applicable to our offshore entities, however, we will continue to monitor our tax status.
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If the PRC tax authorities determine that the Company is a PRC resident enterprise for enterprise income tax purposes, we may be required to withhold a 10% withholding tax from any dividends we pay to our shareholders that are non-resident enterprises. In addition, non-resident enterprise shareholders may be subject to a 10% PRC withholding tax on gains realized on the sale or other disposition of our Ordinary Shares, if such income is treated as sourced from within the PRC. It is unclear whether our non-PRC individual shareholders would be subject to any PRC tax on dividends or gains obtained by such non-PRC individual shareholders in the event we are determined to be a PRC resident enterprise. If any PRC tax were to apply to dividends or gains realized by non-PRC individuals, it would generally apply at a rate of 20% unless a reduced rate is available under an applicable tax treaty. It is also unclear, however, whether non-PRC shareholders of the Company would be able to claim the benefits of any tax treaties between their country of tax residence and the PRC in the event that the Company is treated as a PRC resident enterprise. There is no guidance from the PRC government to indicate whether or not any tax treaties between the PRC and other countries would apply in circumstances where a non-PRC company was deemed to be a PRC tax resident, and thus there is no basis for expecting how tax treaty between the PRC and other countries may impact non-resident enterprises.
Provided that the Company is not deemed to be a PRC resident enterprise, holders of our Ordinary Shares who are not PRC residents will not be subject to PRC income tax on dividends distributed by us or gains realized from the sale or other disposition of our shares. However, under SAT Bulletin 7, where a non-resident enterprise conducts an “indirect transfer” by transferring taxable assets, including, in particular, equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise, indirectly by disposing of the equity interests of an overseas holding company, the non-resident enterprise, being the transferor, or the transferee or the PRC entity which directly owned such taxable assets may report to the relevant tax authority such indirect transfer. Using a “substance over form” principle, the PRC tax authority may disregard the existence of the overseas holding company if it lacks a reasonable commercial purpose and was established for the purpose of reducing, avoiding, or deferring PRC tax. As a result, gains derived from such indirect transfer may be subject to PRC enterprise income tax, and the transferee or other person who is obligated to pay for the transfer is obligated to withhold the applicable taxes, currently at a rate of 10% for the transfer of equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise. We and our non-PRC resident investors may be at risk of being required to file a return and being taxed under SAT Bulletin 7, and we may be required to expend valuable resources to comply with SAT Bulletin 7, or to establish that we should not be taxed under this Bulletin.
British Virgin Islands Taxation
The British Virgin Islands currently levies no taxes on individuals or corporations based upon profits, income, gains or appreciation and there is no taxation in the nature of inheritance tax or estate duty. There are no other taxes likely to be material to the Company levied by the Government of the British Virgin Islands except for stamp duties which may be applicable on instruments executed in, or after execution brought within the jurisdiction of the British Virgin Islands. No stamp duty is payable in the British Virgin Islands on the issue of shares by, or any transfers of shares of, British Virgin Islands companies (except those which hold interests in land in the British Virgin Islands). The British Virgin Islands is not party to any double tax treaties that are applicable to any payments made to or by the Company. There are no exchange control regulations or currency restrictions in the British Virgin Islands.
Payments of dividends and capital in respect of our Ordinary Shares will not be subject to taxation in the British Virgin Islands and no withholding will be required on the payment of a dividend or capital to any holder of our Ordinary Shares, as the case may be, nor will gains derived from the disposal of our Ordinary Shares be subject to British Virgin Islands income or corporation tax.
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United States Federal Income Taxation
The following does not address the tax consequences to any particular investor or to persons in special tax situations such as:
● | banks; |
● | financial institutions; |
● | insurance companies; |
● | regulated investment companies; |
● | real estate investment trusts; |
● | broker-dealers; |
● | persons that elect to mark their securities to market; |
● | U.S. expatriates or former long-term residents of the U.S.; |
● | governments or agencies or instrumentalities thereof; |
● | tax-exempt entities; |
● | persons liable for alternative minimum tax; |
● | persons holding our Ordinary Shares as part of a straddle, hedging, conversion or integrated transaction; |
● | persons that actually or constructively own 10% or more of our voting power or value (including by reason of owning our Ordinary Shares); |
● | persons who acquired our Ordinary Shares pursuant to the exercise of any employee share option or otherwise as compensation; |
● | persons holding our Ordinary Shares through partnerships or other pass-through entities; |
● | beneficiaries of a Trust holding our Ordinary Shares; or |
● | persons holding our Ordinary Shares through a Trust. |
The discussion set forth below is addressed only to U.S. Holders that purchase Ordinary Shares in this offering. Prospective purchasers are urged to consult their own tax advisors about the application of the U.S. federal income tax rules to their particular circumstances as well as the state, local, foreign and other tax consequences to them of the purchase, ownership and disposition of our Ordinary Shares.
Material Tax Consequences Applicable to U.S. Holders of Our Ordinary Shares
The following sets forth the material U.S. federal income tax consequences related to the ownership and disposition of our Ordinary Shares. It is directed to U.S. Holders (as defined below) of our Ordinary Shares and is based upon laws and relevant interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of this prospectus, all of which are subject to change. This description does not deal with all possible tax consequences relating to ownership and disposition of our Ordinary Shares or U.S. tax laws, other than the U.S. federal income tax laws, such as the tax consequences under non-U.S. tax laws, state, local and other tax laws.
The following brief description applies only to U.S. Holders (defined below) that hold Ordinary Shares as capital assets and that have the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. This brief description is based on the federal income tax laws of the United States in effect as of the date of this prospectus and on U.S. Treasury regulations in effect or, in some cases, proposed, as of the date of this prospectus, as well as judicial and administrative interpretations thereof available on or before such date. All of the foregoing authorities are subject to change, which change could apply retroactively and could affect the tax consequences described below.
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The brief description below of the U.S. federal income tax consequences to “U.S. Holders” will apply to you if you are a beneficial owner of Ordinary Shares and you are, for U.S. federal income tax purposes,
● | an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; |
● | a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia; |
● | an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or |
● | a trust that (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and the control of one or more U.S. persons for all substantial decisions or (2) has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. |
Taxation of Dividends and Other Distributions on Our Ordinary Shares
Subject to the PFIC (defined below) rules discussed below, the gross amount of distributions made by us to you with respect to the Ordinary Shares (including the amount of any taxes withheld therefrom) will generally be includable in your gross income as dividend income on the date of receipt by you, but only 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). With respect to corporate U.S. Holders, the dividends will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction allowed to corporations in respect of dividends received from other U.S. corporations.
With respect to non-corporate U.S. Holders, including individual U.S. Holders, dividends will be taxed at the lower capital gains rate applicable to qualified dividend income, provided that (1) the Ordinary Shares are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States, or we are eligible for the benefits of an approved qualifying income tax treaty with the United States that includes an exchange of information program, (2) we are not a PFIC (defined below) for either our taxable year in which the dividend is paid or the preceding taxable year, and (3) certain holding period requirements are met. Because there is no income tax treaty between the United States and the British Virgin Islands, clause (1) above can be satisfied only if the Ordinary Shares are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States. Under U.S. Internal Revenue Service authority, Ordinary Shares are considered for purpose of clause (1) above to be readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States if they are listed on certain exchanges, which presently includes the NYSE and the Nasdaq Stock Market. You are urged to consult your tax advisors regarding the availability of the lower rate for dividends paid with respect to our Ordinary Shares, including the effects of any change in law after the date of this prospectus.
Dividends will constitute foreign source income for foreign tax credit limitation purposes. If the dividends are taxed as qualified dividend income (as discussed above), the amount of the dividend taken into account for purposes of calculating the foreign tax credit limitation will be adjusted pursuant to a formula provided in applicable Treasury regulation. The limitation on foreign taxes eligible for credit is calculated separately with respect to specific classes of income. For this purpose, dividends distributed by us with respect to our Ordinary Shares will constitute “passive category income” but could, in the case of certain U.S. Holders, constitute “general category income.”
To the extent that the amount of the distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles), it will be treated first as a tax-free return of your tax basis in your Ordinary Shares, and to the extent the amount of the distribution exceeds your tax basis, the excess will be taxed as capital gain. We do not intend to calculate our earnings and profits under U.S. federal income tax principles. Therefore, a U.S. Holder should expect that a distribution will be treated as a dividend even if that distribution would otherwise be treated as a non-taxable return of capital or as capital gain under the rules described above.
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Taxation of Dispositions of Ordinary Shares
Subject to the passive foreign investment company rules discussed below, you will recognize taxable gain or loss on any sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of a share equal to the difference between the amount realized (in U.S. dollars) for the share and your tax basis (in U.S. dollars) in the Ordinary Shares. The gain or loss will be capital gain or loss. If you are a non-corporate U.S. Holder, including an individual U.S. Holder, who has held the Ordinary Shares for more than one year, you will generally be eligible for reduced tax rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. Any such gain or loss that you recognize will generally be treated as United States source income or loss for foreign tax credit limitation purposes which will generally limit the availability of foreign tax credits.
Passive Foreign Investment Company (“PFIC”)
A non-U.S. corporation is considered a PFIC, as defined in Section 1297(a) of the US Internal Revenue Code, for any taxable year if either:
● | at least 75% of its gross income for such taxable year is passive income; or |
● | at least 50% of the value of its assets (based on an average of the quarterly values of the assets during a taxable year) is attributable to assets that produce or are held for the production of passive income (the “asset test”). |
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. We will be treated as owning our proportionate share of the assets and earning our proportionate share of the income of any other corporation in which we own, directly or indirectly, at least 25% (by value) of the stock. In determining the value and composition of our assets for purposes of the PFIC asset test, (1) the cash we raise in this offering will generally be considered to be held for the production of passive income and (2) the value of our assets must be determined based on the market value of our Ordinary Shares from time to time, which could cause the value of our non-passive assets to be less than 50% of the value of all of our assets (including the cash raised in this offering) on any particular quarterly testing date for purposes of the asset test.
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. We must make a separate determination each year as to whether we are a PFIC, however, and there can be no assurance with respect to our status as a PFIC for our current taxable year or any future taxable year. Depending on the amount of cash we raise in this offering, together with any other assets held for the production of passive income, it is possible that, for our current taxable year or for any subsequent taxable year, more than 50% of our assets may be assets held for the production of passive income. In addition, because the value of our assets for purposes of the asset test will generally be determined based on the market price of our Ordinary Shares and because cash is generally considered to be an asset held for the production of passive income, our PFIC status will depend in large part on the market price of our Ordinary Shares and the amount of cash we raise in this offering. Accordingly, fluctuations in the market price of the Ordinary Shares may cause us to become a PFIC. In addition, the application of the PFIC rules is subject to uncertainty in several respects and the composition of our income and assets will be affected by how, and how quickly, we spend the cash we raise in this offering. We are under no obligation to take steps to reduce the risk of our being classified as a PFIC, and as stated above, the determination of the value of our assets will depend upon material facts (including the market price of our Ordinary Shares from time to time and the amount of cash we raise in this offering) that may not be within our control. If we are a PFIC for any year during which you hold Ordinary Shares, we will continue to be treated as a PFIC for all succeeding years during which you hold Ordinary Shares. If we cease to be a PFIC and you did not previously make a timely “mark-to-market” election as described below, however, you may avoid some of the adverse effects of the PFIC regime by making a “purging election” (as described below) with respect to the Ordinary Shares.
If we are a PFIC for your taxable year(s) during which you hold Ordinary Shares, you will be subject to special tax rules with respect to any “excess distribution” that you receive and any gain you realize from a sale or other disposition (including a pledge) of the Ordinary Shares, unless you make a “mark-to-market” election as discussed below. Distributions you receive in a taxable year that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions you received during the shorter of the three preceding taxable years or your holding period for the Ordinary Shares will be treated as an excess distribution. Under these special tax rules:
● | the excess distribution or gain will be allocated ratably over your holding period for the Ordinary Shares; |
● | the amount allocated to your current taxable year, and any amount allocated to any of your taxable year(s) prior to the first taxable year in which we were a PFIC, will be treated as ordinary income, and |
● | the amount allocated to each of your other taxable year(s) will be subject to the highest tax rate in effect for that year and the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed on the resulting tax attributable to each such year. |
The tax liability for amounts allocated to years prior to the year of disposition or “excess distribution” cannot be offset by any net operating losses for such years, and gains (but not losses) realized on the sale of the Ordinary Shares cannot be treated as capital, even if you hold the Ordinary Shares as capital assets.
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A U.S. Holder of “marketable stock” (as defined below) in a PFIC may make a mark-to-market election under Section 1296 of the US Internal Revenue Code for such stock to elect out of the tax treatment discussed above. If you make a mark-to-market election for first taxable year which you hold (or are deemed to hold) Ordinary Shares and for which we are determined to be a PFIC, you will include in your income each year an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Ordinary Shares as of the close of such taxable year over your adjusted basis in such Ordinary Shares, which excess will be treated as ordinary income and not capital gain. You are allowed an ordinary loss for the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of the Ordinary Shares over their fair market value as of the close of the taxable year. Such ordinary loss, however, is allowable only to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains on the Ordinary Shares included in your income for prior taxable years. Amounts included in your income under a mark-to-market election, as well as gain on the actual sale or other disposition of the Ordinary Shares, are treated as ordinary income. Ordinary loss treatment also applies to any loss realized on the actual sale or disposition of the Ordinary Shares, to the extent that the amount of such loss does not exceed the net mark-to-market gains previously included for such Ordinary Shares. Your basis in the Ordinary Shares will be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amounts. If you make a valid mark-to-market election, the tax rules that apply to distributions by corporations which are not PFICs would apply to distributions by us, except that the lower applicable capital gains rate for qualified dividend income discussed above under “—Taxation of Dividends and Other Distributions on our Ordinary Shares” generally would not apply.
The mark-to-market election is available only for “marketable stock”, which is stock that is traded in other than de minimis quantities on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter (“regularly traded”) on a qualified exchange or other market (as defined in applicable U.S. Treasury regulations), including Nasdaq Stock Market. If the Ordinary Shares are regularly traded on Nasdaq Stock Market and if you are a holder of Ordinary Shares, the mark-to-market election would be available to you were we to be or become a PFIC.
Alternatively, a U.S. Holder of stock in a PFIC may make a “qualified electing fund” election under Section 1295(b) of the US Internal Revenue Code with respect to such PFIC to elect out of the tax treatment discussed above. A U.S. Holder who makes a valid qualified electing fund election with respect to a PFIC will generally include in gross income for a taxable year such holder’s pro rata share of the corporation’s earnings and profits for the taxable year. The qualified electing fund election, however, is available only if such PFIC provides such U.S. Holder with certain information regarding its earnings and profits as required under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations. We do not currently intend to prepare or provide the information that would enable you to make a qualified electing fund election. If you hold Ordinary Shares in any taxable year in which we are a PFIC, you will be required to file U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form 8621 in each such year and provide certain annual information regarding such Ordinary Shares, including regarding distributions received on the Ordinary Shares and any gain realized on the disposition of the Ordinary Shares.
If you do not make a timely “mark-to-market” election (as described above), and if we were a PFIC at any time during the period you hold our Ordinary Shares, then such Ordinary Shares will continue to be treated as stock of a PFIC with respect to you even if we cease to be a PFIC in a future year, unless you make a “purging election” for the year we cease to be a PFIC. A “purging election” creates a deemed sale of such Ordinary Shares at their fair market value on the last day of the last year in which we are treated as a PFIC. The gain recognized by the purging election will be subject to the special tax and interest charge rules treating the gain as an excess distribution, as described above. As a result of the purging election, you will have a new basis (equal to the fair market value of the Ordinary Shares on the last day of the last year in which we are treated as a PFIC) and holding period (which new holding period will begin the day after such last day) in your Ordinary Shares for tax purposes.
IRC Section 1014(a) provides for a step-up in basis to the fair market value for our Ordinary Shares when inherited from a decedent that was previously a holder of our Ordinary Shares. However, if we are determined to be a PFIC and a decedent that was a U.S. Holder did not make a mark-to-market election and ownership of those Ordinary Shares are inherited, a special provision in IRC Section 1291(e) provides that the new U.S. Holder’s basis should be reduced by an amount equal to the Section 1014 basis minus the decedent’s adjusted basis just before death. As such if we are determined to be a PFIC at any time prior to a decedent’s passing, the PFIC rules will cause any new U.S. Holder that inherits our Ordinary Shares from a U.S. Holder to not get a step-up in basis under Section 1014 and instead will receive a carryover basis in those Ordinary Shares.
You are urged to consult your tax advisors regarding the application of the PFIC rules to your investment in our Ordinary Shares and the elections discussed above.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
Dividend payments with respect to our Ordinary Shares and proceeds from the sale, exchange or redemption of our Ordinary Shares may be subject to information reporting to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and possible U.S. backup withholding under Section 3406 of the US Internal Revenue Code with at a current flat rate of 24%. Backup withholding will not apply, however, to a U.S. Holder who furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number and makes any other required certification on U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or who is otherwise exempt from backup withholding. U.S. Holders who are required to establish their exempt status generally must provide such certification on U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the U.S. information reporting and backup withholding rules.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts withheld as backup withholding may be credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability, and you may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules by filing the appropriate claim for refund with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and furnishing any required information. We do not intend to withhold taxes for individual shareholders. Transactions effected through certain brokers or other intermediaries, however, may be subject to withholding taxes (including backup withholding), and such brokers or intermediaries may be required by law to withhold such taxes.
Under the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act of 2010, certain U.S. Holders are required to report information relating to our Ordinary Shares, subject to certain exceptions (including an exception for Ordinary Shares held in accounts maintained by certain financial institutions), by attaching a complete Internal Revenue Service Form 8938, Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets, with their tax return for each year in which they hold Ordinary Shares.
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Set forth below is an itemization of the total expenses which are expected to be incurred by us in connection with the offer and sale of our ordinary shares by our selling securityholders. With the exception of the SEC registration fee, all amounts are estimates.
SEC registration fee | $ | 6,728.71 | ||
Legal fees and expenses | $ | 50,000 | ||
Accounting fees and expenses | $ | 10,000 | ||
Printing expenses | $ | 1,500 | ||
Miscellaneous expenses | $ | 5,000 |
Our material contracts are described in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus. See “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” below.
Except as otherwise described in our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, in our reports of foreign private 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, 2020.
Legal matters as to British Virgin Islands’ law, as well as the validity of the issuance of the ordinary shares offered in this prospectus, has been passed on for us by Forbes Hare. Jun He Law Offices LLC, is acting as United States counsel in connection with the registration of our securities under the Securities Act and has passed on for us the validity of the warrants offered in the prospectus.
The audited consolidated financial statements of Scienjoy Holding Corporation and its subsidiaries as for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2020 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Friedman LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES
We were incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands because there are certain benefits associated with being a British Virgin Islands 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. The British Virgin Islands, however, has a less developed body of securities laws as compared to the United States and provides significantly less protection for investors than the United States, and British Virgin Islands companies may not have standing to sue before the federal courts of the United States.
Substantially all of our assets are located in the PRC. In addition, most of our directors and officers are nationals or residents of the PRC and all or a substantial portion of their assets 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 us or these persons, 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.
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We have appointed Cogency Global Inc. as our agent to receive service of process with respect to any action brought against us under the federal securities laws of the U.S. or of any state in the U.S.
Forbes Hare, our counsel with respect to the laws of the British Virgin Islands, and Beijing Feng Yu Law Firm, our counsel as to Chinese law, have advised us that there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the British Virgin Islands or the PRC would, respectively, (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 where that liability is in respect of penalties, taxes, fines or similar fiscal or revenue obligations of the company; or (ii) entertain original actions brought in the British Virgin 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 that are penal in nature.
Forbes Hare has further advised us that there is currently no statutory enforcement or treaty between the United States and the British Virgin Islands providing for enforcement of judgments. A judgment obtained in the United States, however, may be recognized and enforced in the courts of the British Virgin 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 Commercial Division of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the British Virgin Islands, provided such judgment: (i) is given by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction and the company either submitted to such jurisdiction or was resident or carrying on business within such jurisdiction and was duly served with process; (ii) is final and for a liquidated sum; (iii) is not in respect of taxes, a fine or a penalty or similar fiscal or revenue obligations of the company; (iv) in obtaining judgment there was no fraud on the part of the person in whose favor judgment was given or on the part of the court; (v) recognition or enforcement of the judgment would not be contrary to public policy in the British Virgin Islands; and (vi) the proceedings pursuant to which judgment was obtained were not contrary to natural justice. Furthermore, it is uncertain that British Virgin 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. Forbes Hare has informed us that there is uncertainty with regard to British Virgin 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 British Virgin Islands as penal or punitive in nature.
In appropriate circumstances, a British Virgin Islands court may give effect in the British Virgin Islands to other kinds of final foreign judgments such as declaratory orders, orders for performance of contracts and injunctions.
Beijing Fengyu Law Office, our Chinese counsel, has advised us that the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments are provided for under China’s Civil Procedure Law (the “Civil Procedure Law”). Chinese courts may recognize and enforce foreign judgments in accordance with the requirements of the Civil Procedure Law based either on treaties between China and the country where the judgment is made or on principles of reciprocity between jurisdictions. However, as of the date of this prospectus, China does not have any treaties or other form of reciprocity with the United States or the British Virgin Islands that provide for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. In addition, courts in China will not recognize or enforce a foreign judgment against us or our directors and officers if they decide that the judgment violates the basic principles of Chinese law or national sovereignty, security or social public interest. As a result, it is uncertain whether and on what basis a Chinese court would enforce a judgment rendered by a court in the United States or in the British Virgin Islands. Furthermore, it will be difficult for U.S. shareholders to initiate actions against us in China in accordance with Chinese laws because we are incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands and it will be difficult for U.S. shareholders, by virtue only of holding our ordinary shares, to establish a connection to China for a Chinese court to have jurisdiction as required under the Civil Procedure Law.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement (including amendments and exhibits to the registration statement) on Form F-3 under the Securities Act. This prospectus, which is part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. For further information, we refer you to the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules filed as part of the registration statement. If a document has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, we refer you to the copy of the document that has been filed. Each statement in this prospectus relating to a document filed as an exhibit is qualified in all respects by the filed exhibit.
We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act that are applicable to foreign private issuers. Accordingly, we are required to file or furnish reports and other information with the SEC, including annual reports on Form 20-F and current reports on Form 6-K. The SEC maintains an internet website at http://www.sec.gov, from which you can electronically access the registration statement and our other materials.
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 and selling 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 reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act.
Our corporate website is www.scienjoy.com. The information contained on, or may be accessed through, our website is not a part of this prospectus. We have included our website address in this prospectus solely for informational purposes.
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference information in this document. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this document, except for any information that is superseded by information that is included directly in this document. Statements in this prospectus regarding the provisions of certain documents filed with, or incorporated by reference in, the registration statement are not necessarily complete and each statement is qualified in all respects by that reference. The documents we are incorporating by reference are:
● | Our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, filed on May 3, 2021; |
● | The description of our ordinary shares and warrants contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the SEC on February 5, 2019 and any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and |
● | Our reports on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC since December 31, 2020 (on January 12, 2021; January 19, 2021; January 26, 2021; February 12, 2021; February 23, 2021; March 24, 2021; April 6, 2021; April 12, 2021; April 19, 2021; April 26, 2021; April 29, 2021; May 3, 2021; May 6, 2021; May 10, 2021; May 20, 2021; May 26, 2021). |
In addition, all documents we file under Sections 13(a), 13(c) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and before the termination of this offering, are incorporated by reference including annual reports on Form 20-F and current reports on Form 6-K that we submit to the SEC prior to the termination of this offering that indicate they are being incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Any statement contained in this prospectus, or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any subsequently filed document that also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
You can obtain a copy of any documents that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at:
Scienjoy Holding Corporation
3rd Floor, JIA No. 34, Shenggu Nanli
Chaoyang District
People’s Republic of China, 100029
Attention: Xiaowu He
Phone: (86) 10–6642 8188
You should rely only on the information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus, in any accompanying prospectus supplement or in any free writing prospectus filed by us with the SEC. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different or additional information. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or in any document incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of the applicable document.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 8. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Our Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Articles”), as amended, the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004, the Insolvency Act, 2003 of the British Virgin Islands, each of which as amended, and the common law of British Virgin Islands allow the Company to indemnify its officers and directors from certain liabilities. The Articles provide that we shall indemnify against all expenses, including legal fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonably incurred in connection with legal, administrative or investigative proceedings any person who: (a) is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director of us; or (b) is or was, at the request of us, serving as a director of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another body corporate or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
We will only indemnify the individual in question if the relevant indemnitee acted honestly and in good faith with a view to our best interests and, in the case of criminal proceedings, the indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
The decision of our board of directors as to whether an indemnitee acted honestly and in good faith and with a view to our best interests and as to whether such indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful is, in the absence of fraud, sufficient for the purposes of the Articles, unless a question of law is involved.
The termination of any proceedings by any judgment, order, settlement, conviction or the entering of a nolle prosequi does not, by itself, create a presumption that the person did not act honestly and in good faith and with a view to our best interests or that the person had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
We may purchase and maintain insurance in relation to any person who is or was a director, officer or liquidator of us, or who, at our request, is or was serving as a director, officer or liquidator of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another company or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by the person in that capacity, whether or not we have or would have had the power to indemnify the person against the liability as provided in the Articles.
The indemnification provisions contained in the director service agreement by and between us and each of our incumbent non-executive directors provide for a scope of indemnification consistent with the scope described in the foregoing paragraphs in this section.
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Item 9. Exhibits.
* | Filed herewith. | |
** | Previously filed. |
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Item 10. Undertakings.
(a) | The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: |
(1) | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: |
i | To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; |
ii | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post- effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; |
iii | To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; |
Provided, | however, That: |
(A) Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8 (§ 239.16b of this chapter), and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement; and
(B) Paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (ii), and (iii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-1 (§ 239.11 of this chapter), Form S-3 (§ 239.13 of this chapter), Form SF-3 (§ 239.45 of this chapter) or Form F-3 (§ 239.33 of this chapter) and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or, as to a registration statement on Form S-3, Form SF-3 or Form F-3, is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to § 230.424(b) of this chapter that is part of the registration statement.
(C) Provided further, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is for an offering of asset-backed securities on Form SF-1 (§ 239.44 of this chapter) or Form SF-3 (§ 239.45 of this chapter), and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment is provided pursuant to Item 1100(c) of Regulation AB (§ 229.1100(c)).
(2) | That for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and this offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(3) | To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. |
(4) | If the registrant is a foreign private issuer, to file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act need not be furnished, provided that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to registration statements on Form F-3 (§ 239.33 of this chapter), a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act or Item 8.A of Form 20-F if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Form F-3. |
(5) | That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser |
i | If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B (§ 230.430B of this chapter): |
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(A) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or
ii | If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C (§ 230.430C of this chapter), each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A (§ 230.430A of this chapter), shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use. |
(6) | That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:‘ |
The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: |
(i) | Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (§ 230.424 of this chapter); |
(ii) | Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; |
(iii) | The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and |
(iv) | Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser. |
(b) | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
(c) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: |
(1) | That for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective. |
(2) | For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form F-3 to Form F-1 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Beijing, China on June 2, 2021.
Scienjoy Holding Corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Xiaowu He | |
Name: | Xiaowu He | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 2nd day of June 2021.
*By: | /s/ Xiaowu He | |
Attorney-in-fact |
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Scienjoy Holding Corporation, has signed this Registration Statement, in the City of Jersey City, New Jersey on June 2, 2021.
Scienjoy Holding Corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Ray Chen | |
Name: | Ray Chen | |
Title: | Head of Investor Relations |
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Exhibit 5.1
Qwomar Building
P.O. Box 4649, Road Town
Tortola VG1110
British Virgin Islands
T: +1 284 494 1890
F: +1 284 494 1316
DD: | +1 284 852 1899 |
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E: | Jose.santos@forbeshare.com | |
Our Ref: | JST/6216.006 | |
Your Ref: | Reference | |
Scienjoy Holding Corporation | ||
Clarence Thomas Building | ||
Road Town | ||
Tortola | ||
British Virgin Islands |
02 June 2021
Dear Sirs
Scienjoy Holding Corporation (the “Company”)
We are lawyers licensed and qualified to practice law in the British Virgin Islands. We have acted as special British Virgin Islands counsel to the Company to provide this legal opinion in connection with the Company’s post-effective Amendment No.1 to Form F-1 on Form F-3 Registration Statement including all amendments or supplements thereto (“Form F-3”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”), as amended, (the “Registration Statement”) related to: (i) the offering and sale of up to 3,021,108 ordinary shares, of no par value in the Company (the “Shares”); (ii) up to 270,000 Oriental Warrants; and (iii) 3,225,625 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants, the Oriental Warrants and the Chardan Warrants (as such terms are deifined in Form F-3).
1. | Documents Reviewed |
We have reviewed originals, copies or drafts of the following documents and have examined such other documents and considered such legal matters as we have deemed necessary for the purpose of rendering this legal opinion:
1.1 | The public records of the Company on file and available for public inspection at the Registry of Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands (the “Registry of Corporate Affairs”) on 2 June 2021 including: |
1.1.1 | the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation; and |
1.1.2 | the Company’s amended and restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. |
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1.2 | A Registered Agent’s Certificate dated 2 June 2021 issued by FH Corporate Services Ltd., the Company’s registered agent (the “Registered Agent’s Certificate”). |
1.3 | A Certificate of Good Standing issued by the Registry of Corporate Affairs (the “Certificate of Good Standing”). |
1.4 | The records of proceedings on file with and available for inspection on 2 June 2021 at the British Virgin Islands High Court Registry (the “High Court Registry”). |
1.5 | The Registration Statement. |
2 | Assumptions |
In giving this opinion we have assumed, without further verification, the completeness and accuracy of the Registered Agent’s Certificate and that the information contained in such certificates remains accurate as at the date of this opinion. We have also relied upon the following assumptions, which we have not independently verified:
2.1 | Copies of documents, conformed copies or drafts of documents provided to us are true and complete copies of, or in the final forms of, the originals. |
2.2 | All signatures, initials and seals are genuine. |
2.3 | The accuracy and completeness of all factual representations expressed in or implied by the documents we have examined. |
2.4 | That all public records of the Company which we have examined are accurate and that the information disclosed by the searches which we conducted against the Company at the Registry of Corporate Affairs and the High Court Registry is true and complete and that such information has not since then been altered and that such searches did not fail to disclose any information which had been delivered for registration but did not appear on the public records at the date of our searches. |
2.5 | There is nothing under any law (other than the law of the British Virgin Islands) which would or might affect the opinions hereinafter appearing. Specifically, we have made no independent investigation of the laws of the Peoples Republic of China or the United States of America. |
3 | Opinion |
Based upon, and subject to, the foregoing assumptions and the qualifications set out in section 4 below, and having regard to such legal considerations as we consider relevant, we are of the opinion that:
3.1 | The Company is a company limited by shares and registered under the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (as amended) (the “Act”), in good standing at the Registry of Corporate Affairs and validly existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, and possesses the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name. |
3.2 | The Shares to be offered and sold by the Company as contemplated by the Registration Statement when issued by the Company against payment in full, of the consideration, in accordance with the terms set out in the Registration Statement and duly registered in the Company’s register of members (shareholders), such Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable (meaning that no further sums are payable to the Company on such securities). |
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4 | Qualifications |
The opinions expressed above are subject to the following qualifications:
4.1 | To maintain the Company in good standing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, annual filing fees must be paid to the Registry of Corporate Affairs. |
4.2 | The obligations of the Company may be subject to restrictions pursuant to United Nations sanctions as implemented under the laws of the British Virgin Islands. |
4.3 | We make no comment with regard to any references to foreign statutes in the Registration Statement. |
4.4 | This opinion is given only as to, and based on, circumstances and matters of fact existing and known to us on the date of this opinion. This opinion only relates to the laws of the British Virgin Islands which are in force on the date of this opinion. |
5 | Consents |
In connection with the above opinion, we hereby consent:
5.1 | To the use of our name in the Registration Statement, the prospectus constituting a part thereof and all amendments thereto under the captions “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities” and “Legal Matters”; and |
5.2 | To the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. |
This opinion may be relied upon by the addressee only. It may not be relied upon by any other person except with our prior written consent.
This opinion is limited to the matters detailed herein and is not to be read as an opinion with respect to any other matter.
Yours faithfully
Forbes Hare
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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on post-effective Amendment No.1 to Form F-1 on Form F-3 of our report dated May 3, 2021 with respect to our audits of the consolidated financial statements of Scienjoy Holding Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, which is included in its Annual Report on Form 20-F, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the Registration Statement.
/s/ Friedman LLP
New York, New York
June 2, 2021
Exhibit 23.4
Beijing Feng Yu Law Firm
Room 2212, SciTech Tower, No. 22 Jianwaidajie,
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100022
China
June 2, 2021
To:
SCIENJOY HOLDING CORPORATION
3rd Floor, JIA No.34, Shenggu Nanli
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029,
China
Dear Sir/Madam:
We consent to the references to our firm under the caption “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities” in connection with the registration statement of SCIENJOY HOLDING CORPORATION (the “Company”) on post-effective Amendment No.1 to Form F-1 on Form F-3, including all amendments or supplements thereto (the “Registration Statement”), filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 2, 2021 under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (as amended). We also consent to the filing with the SEC of this consent letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in each case, as amended, or the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Very truly yours, | |
/s/ YAN, Xuan | |
Name: YAN, Xuan | |
Title: Executive Partner | |
on behalf of :- | |
Beijing Feng Yu Law Firm |