As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 18, 2024

Registration No. 333-[*]

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM F-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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Not Applicable
(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

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Cayman Islands

 

1700

 

Not Applicable

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

Office A, 15/F, Tower A, Capital Tower,
No. 38 Wai Yip Street, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong
+852-2811-9688
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

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COGENCY GLOBAL INC.
122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10168
+1-800-221-0102
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

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Copies of all communications, including communications sent to agent for service, should be sent to:

Lawrence S. Venick, Esq.
Loeb & Loeb LLP
2206-19 Jardine House
1 Connaught Road Central
Hong Kong
Telephone: +852-3923-1111

 

Ross D. Carmel, Esq.
Shane Wu, Esq.
Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP
1185 Avenue of the Americas, 31
st floor
New York, NY 10036
Telephone: (212) 930
-970

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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box:

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.

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 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 the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

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The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

 

Subject to Completion, Dated October 18, 2024

Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited

1,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares

This is the initial public offering of Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited. Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our Class A Ordinary Shares. It is currently estimated that the initial public offering price per share will be US$4. We intend to list our Class A Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SKBL

Immediately after this offering, assuming an offering size as set forth above, Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam will, through his wholly owned entity Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited, own approximately 67.20% of our outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares (or 66.66% of our outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares if the underwriter’s option to purchase additional shares is exercised in full) and 1,995,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, representing 86.47% of the aggregate total voting power of our total issued and outstanding share capital. As a result, we expect to be a “controlled company” within the meaning of rule 5615(c) of Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq Listing Rules”). See section titled “Prospectus Summary — Implications of Being a Controlled Company”.

Upon completion of this offering, we will have a dual class ordinary share structure. Our Ordinary Shares will be divided into Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares. Each Class A Ordinary Share shall entitle the holder thereof to one (1) vote on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company, and each Class B Ordinary Share shall entitle the holder thereof to twenty (20) votes on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company. In no event shall Class A Ordinary Shares be convertible into Class B Ordinary Shares. In no event shall Class B Ordinary Shares be convertible into Class A Ordinary Shares. See “Description of Share Capital — Ordinary Shares” for more details regarding our Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares.

As of the date of this prospectus, 26,505,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and 1,995,000 Class B Ordinary Shares were issued and outstanding. A shareholder must keep more than 1,660,125 Class B Ordinary Shares to control 50% of the voting right of the Company and control the outcome of matters submitted to shareholders for approval. We will issue 1,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares in this Offering. Subsequent to the Offering, 28,005,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and 1,995,000 Class B Ordinary Shares will be issued and outstanding. A shareholder must keep more than 1,697,625 Class B Ordinary Shares after the Offering to control 50% of the voting right of the Company and control the outcome of matters submitted to shareholders for approval.

Provided that such transfer complies with applicable Nasdaq Listing Rules, our shareholders may freely transfer shares (including Class B Ordinary Shares) to another person by completing an instrument of transfer in a common form or in a form prescribed by the Nasdaq Listing Rules or in any other form approved by our directors, executed where she Shares are Fully Paid, by or on behalf of that shareholder; and where the Shares are partly paid, by or on behalf of that shareholder and the transferee. Where the shares of any class in question are not listed on any stock exchange or subject to the rules of any stock exchange, our directors may in their absolute discretion decline to register any transfer of such shares which are not fully paid up or on which our Company has a lien. There is no restriction for potential future issuances of Class B Ordinary Shares. If such occurred, Class A shareholders’ shareholding will be diluted. There is no sunset provisions to limit the lifespan of the Class B Ordinary Shares and death of a Class B shareholder or intra-family transfers of Class B Ordinary Shares would not require conversion of the Class B Ordinary Shares.

Investing in the Class A Ordinary Shares involves a high degree of risk. See section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 19 of this prospectus.

We are both an “emerging growth company” and a “foreign private issuer” under applicable U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules and will be eligible for reduced public company disclosure requirements. See section titled “Prospectus Summary — Implications of Being an ‘Emerging Growth Company’ and a ‘Foreign Private Issuer’” for additional information.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

We do not have any operations in mainland China and currently do not have or intend to have any operating subsidiary established in mainland China or any contractual arrangement to establish a variable interest entity (“VIE”) structure with any entity in mainland China, but because all of our operations are conducted in Hong Kong through our wholly-owned Operating Subsidiary, and Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of China, the Chinese government may exercise

 

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significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business and may intervene in or influence our operations at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

In the event that the PRC regulatory authorities disallow our business structure, any action taken by the PRC government could significantly limit or completely hinder our operations in Hong Kong and our ability and to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless. See “Risk Factors — If the Chinese government chooses to extend oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in mainland China-based issuers to Hong Kong-based issuers, such action may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer Class A Ordinary Shares to investors and cause the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or be worthless.” for further details.

We may be subject to unique risks due to uncertainty of the interpretation and the application of the PRC laws and regulations. We are also subject to the risks of uncertainty about any future actions of the Chinese government or authorities in Hong Kong in this regard. Should the Chinese government choose to exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business, they may intervene in or influence our operations. Such governmental actions:

        could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares;

        could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to continue our operations;

        could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our Class A Ordinary Shares to investors; and

        may cause the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or be worthless.

Most of our Operating Subsidiary's operations are conducted in Hong Kong, which is a part of the PRC. We are aware that recently, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in certain areas in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas using a VIE structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding its efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. Since these statements and regulatory actions are new, it is highly uncertain how soon the legislative or administrative regulation making bodies will respond and what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated, if any. It is also highly uncertain what the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary’s daily business operations, their ability to accept foreign investments and the listing of our Class A Ordinary Shares on a U.S. or other foreign exchange. These actions could result in a material change in our operations and/or to the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares and could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our Class A Ordinary Shares to investors. See “Risk Factors — Most of our Operating Subsidiary’s operations are conducted in Hong Kong. However, due to the long arm provisions under the current PRC laws and regulations, the Chinese government may exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of such business and may influence such operations at any time, which could result in a material change in the operations of the Operating Subsidiary and/or the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares. The PRC government may also impose restrictions on our ability to transfer money out of Hong Kong to distribute earnings and pay dividends or to reinvest in our business outside of Hong Kong. Changes in the policies, regulations, rules, and the enforcement of laws of the Chinese government may also occur quickly and our assertions and beliefs of the risk imposed by the PRC legal and regulatory system cannot be certain. There are uncertainties regarding the enforcement of PRC laws, and rules and regulations in China can change quickly with little advance notice. The Chinese government may intervene or influence our operations at any time, or may exert more control over offerings conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of the securities we are registering for sale.” for further information.

Recent statements by the PRC government have indicated an intent to exert more exert oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investments in China based issuers. On July 6, 2021, the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued a document to crack down on illegal activities in the securities markets and promote the high-quality development of the capital markets, which, among other things, requires the relevant governmental authorities to strengthen cross-border oversight of law-enforcement and judicial cooperation, to enhance supervision over China-based companies listed overseas, and to establish and improve the system of extraterritorial application of the PRC securities laws.

 

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On December 24, 2021, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) released the Draft Administrative Provisions and the Draft Filing Measures, both of which had a comment period that expired on January 23, 2022. The Draft Administrative Provisions and Draft Filing Measures regulate the administrative system, record-filing management, and other related rules in respect of the direct or indirect overseas issuance of listed and traded securities by “domestic enterprises”. The Draft Administrative Provisions specify that the CSRC has regulatory authority over the “overseas securities offering and listing by domestic enterprises”, and requires “domestic enterprises” to complete filing procedures with the CSRC if they wish to list overseas. On February 17, 2023, the CSRC released the Trial Measures and five supporting guidelines, which came into effect on March 31, 2023. According to the Trial Measures, domestic companies that seek to offer or list securities overseas, both directly and indirectly, should fulfill the filing procedures and report relevant information to the CSRC; any failure to comply with such filling procedures may result in administrative penalties, such as an order to rectify, warnings, and fines. On April 2, 2022, the CSRC published the Draft Archives Rules, for public comment. These rules state that in the overseas listing activities of domestic companies, domestic companies, as well as securities companies and securities service institutions providing relevant securities services thereof, should establish a sound system of confidentiality and archival work, shall not disclose state secrets, or harm the state and public interests.

Under the Trial Measures and the Guidance Rules and Notice, Chinese domestic companies conducting overseas securities offering and listing activities, either in direct or indirect form, shall complete filing procedures with the CSRC pursuant to the requirements of the Trial Measures within three working days following their submission of initial public offerings or listing application. The companies that have already been listed on overseas stock exchanges or have obtained the approval from overseas supervision administrations or stock exchanges for its offering and listing and will complete their overseas offering and listing prior to September 30, 2023 are not required to make immediate filings for its listing, yet need to make filings for subsequent offerings in accordance with the Trial Measures. Companies that have already submitted an application for an initial public offering to overseas supervision administrations prior to the effective date of the Trial Measures but have not yet obtained the approval from overseas supervision administrations or stock exchanges for the offering and listing, shall arrange for the filing within a reasonable time period and shall complete the filing procedure before such companies’ overseas issuance and listing.

The Management understands that as of the date of this prospectus, the Group has no operations in China and is not required to complete filing procedures with the CSRC pursuant to the requirements of the Trial Measures. While the Group has no current operations in China, should we have any future operations in China and should we (i) fail to receive or maintain such permissions or approvals, (ii) inadvertently conclude that such permissions or approvals are not required, or (iii) applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change and require us to obtain such permissions or approvals in the future, we may face sanctions by the CSRC, the CAC or other PRC regulatory agencies. These regulatory agencies may also impose fines and penalties on our potential operations in China, as well as limit our ability to pay dividends outside of China, limit our operations in China, delay or restrict the repatriation of the proceeds from this offering into China or take other actions that could have a material adverse effect on our business as well as the trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

We may be required to restructure our operations to comply with such regulations or potentially cease operations in the PRC entirely. The CSRC, the CAC or other PRC regulatory agencies also may take actions requiring us, or making it advisable for us, to halt this offering before settlement and delivery of our Class A Ordinary Shares. In addition, if the CSRC, the CAC or other regulatory PRC agencies later promulgate new rules requiring that we obtain their approvals for this offering, we may be unable to obtain a waiver of such approval requirements, if and when procedures are established to obtain such a waiver. Any action taken by the PRC government could significantly limit or completely hinder our operations in the PRC and our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

Furthermore, on July 10, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) issued a revised draft of the Measures for Cybersecurity Review for public comment, which required that, among others, in addition to any “operator of critical information infrastructure”, any “data processor” controlling personal information of no less than one million users which seeks to list in a foreign stock exchange should also be subject to cybersecurity review, and further elaborated the factors to be considered when assessing the national security risks of the relevant activities. On December 28, 2021, the CAC, the National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”), and several other administrations jointly issued the revised Measures for Cybersecurity Review, which became effective and replaced

 

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the existing Measures for Cybersecurity Review on February 15, 2022. According to the Revised Review Measures, if an “online platform operator” that is in possession of personal data of more than one million users intends to list in a foreign country, it must apply for a cybersecurity review. Based on a set of Q&A published on the official website of the State Cipher Code Administration in connection with the issuance of the Revised Review Measures, an official of the said administration indicated that an online platform operator should apply for a cybersecurity review prior to the submission of its listing application with non-PRC securities regulators. Moreover, the CAC released the draft of the Regulations on Network Data Security Management in November 2021 for public consultation, which among other things, stipulates that a data processor listed overseas must conduct an annual data security review by itself or by engaging a data security service provider and submit the annual data security review report for a given year to the municipal cybersecurity department before January 31 of the following year. Given the recency of the issuance of the Revised Review Measures and their pending effectiveness, there is a general lack of guidance and substantial uncertainties exist with respect to their interpretation and implementation. It remains unclear whether a Hong Kong company which collects personal information from PRC individuals shall be subject to the Revised Review Measures. We do not currently expect the Revised Review Measures to have an impact on our business, our operations or this offering as we do not believe that our Operating Subsidiary would be deemed to be an “operator of critical information infrastructure” or a “data processor” controlling personal information of no less than one million users, that would be required to file for cybersecurity review before listing in the U.S. If the Revised Review Measures are adopted into law in the future and if our Operating Subsidiary is deemed to be an “operator of critical information infrastructure” or a “data processor” controlling personal information of no less than one million users, our operation and the listing of our Class A Ordinary Shares in the U.S. could be subject to CAC’s cybersecurity review.

We have been advised by David Fong & Co., our Hong Kong counsel, that based on their understanding of the current Hong Kong laws, as of the date of this prospectus, the Company and its Operating Subsidiary, are not required to obtain any permissions or approvals from Hong Kong authorities before listing in the U.S. and issuing our Class A Ordinary Shares to foreign investors. No such permissions or approvals have been applied for by the Company and/or its subsidiaries or denied by any relevant authorities. Most of our Operating Subsidiary's operations are conducted in Hong Kong, which is a part of the PRC. As of the date of this prospectus, the Operating Subsidiary received all requisite permissions or approvals from the Hong Kong authorities to operate their businesses in Hong Kong, including but not limited to their business registration certificates. However, we have been advised by David Fong & Co. that uncertainties still exist, due to the possibility that laws, regulations, or policies in Hong Kong could change rapidly in the future.

Based on management’s internal assessment that the Company and its subsidiary currently have no material operations in the PRC, management understands that as of the date of this prospectus, the Company is not required to obtain any permissions or approvals from PRC authorities before listing in the U.S. and to issue our Class A Ordinary Shares to foreign investors, including the CAC or the CSRC. We also understand that our Operating Subsidiary is not required to obtain any permissions or approvals from any Chinese authorities to operate their businesses as of the date of this prospectus. No permissions or approvals have been applied for by the Company or denied by any relevant authority. However, uncertainties still exist, due to the possibility that laws, regulations, or policies in the PRC could change rapidly in the future.

As of the date of this prospectus, Hong Kong does not have similar regulations as of the PRC to extend oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas. Hong Kong does not have similar regulation as of the Trial Measures and the Guidance Rules and Notice, and Measures for Cybersecurity Review of the PRC. In the event that (i) the PRC government expands the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC or if applicable laws, regulations or interpretations change and we are required to obtain such permissions or approvals, (ii) we inadvertently conclude that relevant permissions or approvals were not required or (iii) we did not receive or maintain relevant permissions or approvals required, any action taken by the PRC government could significantly limit or completely hinder our operations in Hong Kong and our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and could cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

We also may face risks relating to the lack of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”) inspection on our auditor, which may cause our securities to be delisted from a U.S. stock exchange or prohibited from being traded over-the-counter in the future under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, or the HFCAA, if the

 

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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) determines that we have filed annual report containing an audit report issued by a registered public accounting firm that the PCAOB has determined it is unable to inspect or investigate completely for three consecutive years beginning in 2021. On June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act and on December 29, 2022, a legislation entitled “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023” (the “Consolidated Appropriations Act”) was signed into law by President Biden, which contained, among other things, an identical provision to Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act and amended the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act by requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three, thus reducing the time before our Class A Ordinary Shares may be prohibited from trading or delisted. The delisting or the cessation of trading of our Class A Ordinary Shares, or the threat of their being delisted or prohibited from being traded, may materially and adversely affect the value of your investment.

On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued a determination report which found that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in: (1) mainland China of the PRC; and (2) Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of the PRC, because of positions taken by PRC authorities in those jurisdictions, which determinations were vacated on December 15, 2022. Our current auditor, SRCO, C.P.A., Professional Corporation, is not headquartered in mainland China or Hong Kong and was not identified by the PCAOB in its report on December 16, 2021 as a firm subject to the PCAOB’s determinations, which determinations were vacated on December 15, 2022.

On August 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol, or SOP, Agreement with the CSRC and China’s Ministry of Finance. The SOP, together with two protocol agreements governing inspections and investigation, establishes a specific, accountable framework to make possible complete inspections and investigations by the PCAOB of audit firms based in China and Hong Kong, as required under U.S. law. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB announced it was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong completely in 2022. The PCAOB vacated its previous 2021 determinations that the PCAOB was unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong. However, whether the PCAOB will continue to be able to satisfactorily conduct inspections of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong is subject to uncertainty and depends on a number of factors out of our, and our auditor’s, control. The PCAOB is continuing to demand complete access in mainland China and Hong Kong moving forward and is already making plans to resume regular inspections in the second half of 2023 and beyond, as well as to continue pursuing ongoing investigations and initiate new investigations as needed. The PCAOB has indicated that it will act immediately to consider the need to issue new determinations with the HFCAA if needed. If the PCAOB in the future again determines it is unable to inspect and investigate completely auditors in mainland China and Hong Kong, then the companies audited by those auditors would be subject to a trading prohibition on U.S. markets pursuant to the HFCAA.

If the PCAOB in the future again determines it is unable to inspect and investigate completely auditors in mainland China and Hong Kong, then the lack of access to the PCAOB inspection in China would prevent the PCAOB from fully evaluating audits and quality control procedures of the auditors based in China. As a result, investors could be deprived of the benefits of such PCAOB inspections, if the PCAOB again determines it is unable to inspect and investigate completely auditors in mainland China and Hong Kong. The inability of the PCAOB to conduct inspections of auditors in China would make it more difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of these accounting firms’ audit procedures or quality control procedures, which could cause existing and potential investors in our stock to lose confidence in our audit procedures and reported financial information and the quality of our financial statements. Although our auditor was not identified by the PCAOB in its report as a firm subject to the PCAOB’s determinations, which determinations were vacated on December 15, 2022, should the PCAOB be unable to fully conduct inspection of our auditor’s work papers in China, this could adversely affect us and our securities for the reasons noted above.

Our auditor, the independent registered public accounting firm that issues the audit report included elsewhere in this prospectus, as an auditor of companies that are traded publicly in the U.S. and a firm registered with the PCAOB, is subject to laws in the U.S. pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess our auditor’s compliance with the applicable professional standards. Our auditor is headquartered in East Amherst, New York, and has been inspected by the PCAOB on a regular basis with the last inspection in 2023. However, the recent developments would add uncertainties to our Offering and we cannot assure you whether Nasdaq or regulatory authorities would

 

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apply additional and more stringent criteria to us after considering the effectiveness of our auditor’s audit procedures and quality control procedures, adequacy of personnel and training, or sufficiency of resources, geographic reach or experience as it relates to the audit of our financial statements.

 

PER CLASS A
ORDINARY
SHARE

 

TOTAL

Initial public offering price

 

$

 

$

Underwriting discounts and commissions (7.0% underwriting discount and 0.5% non-accountable expense)(1)(2)

 

$

 

$

Proceeds, before expenses, to us

 

$

 

$

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(1)      The underwriter will receive compensation in addition to the discounts and commissions. For a description of compensation payable to the underwriter, see “Underwriting” beginning on page 129.

(2)      Does not include an accountable expense allowance equal to US$200,000, payable to the underwriter. For a description of other terms of compensation to be received by the underwriter, see “Underwriting” beginning on page 129.

We expect our total cash expenses for this offering (including cash expenses payable to the underwriter for their out-of-pocket expenses) to be approximately US$848,327, exclusive of the above discounts and commissions. These payments will further reduce proceeds available to us before expenses. See “Underwriting.”

This offering is being conducted on a firm commitment basis. The underwriter is obligated to take and pay for all of the Class A Ordinary Shares if any such shares are taken. We have granted the underwriter an option for a period of forty-five (45) days after the closing of this offering to purchase up to 15% of the total number of our Class A Ordinary Shares to be offered by us pursuant to this offering (excluding shares subject to this option), solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments, at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. If we complete this offering, net proceeds will be delivered to us on the closing date.

The underwriter expects to deliver the Class A Ordinary Shares to purchasers against payment on             , 2024.

Pacific Century Securities, LLC

The date of this prospectus is             , 2024

 

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Page

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

1

THE OFFERING

 

18

RISK FACTORS

 

19

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

49

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

50

DIVIDEND POLICY

 

51

CAPITALIZATION

 

52

DILUTION

 

53

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

54

OUR CORPORATE STRUCTURE AND HISTORY

 

71

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

 

73

BUSINESS

 

79

REGULATIONS

 

87

MANAGEMENT

 

99

PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

 

105

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

106

DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL

 

109

SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

 

120

TAXATION

 

122

UNDERWRITING

 

129

EXPENSES OF THE OFFERING

 

138

LEGAL MATTERS

 

139

EXPERTS

 

139

ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

 

139

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

141

INDEX TO AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

F-1

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

F-2

The definitions of certain capitalized terms used in this prospectus can be found in the section titled “Prospectus Summary — Conventions Which Apply to this Prospectus” beginning on page 15 of this prospectus.

For investors outside the United States: neither we nor the underwriter have done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction, other than the United States, where action for that purpose is required. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of the Class A Ordinary Shares and the distribution of this prospectus outside the United States.

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus, any amendment or supplement to this prospectus, or on any free writing prospectus, that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering. Neither we nor the underwriter have authorized anyone to provide you with any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus, any amendment or supplement to this prospectus, or in any free writing prospectus we have prepared, and neither we nor the underwriter take responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information others may give you. Neither we nor the underwriter are making an offer to sell, or seeking offers to buy, these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the cover page of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or the sale of the Class A Ordinary Shares. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since the date on the cover page of this prospectus.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in our Class A Ordinary Shares. For a more complete understanding of us and this Offering, you should read and carefully consider the entire prospectus, including the more detailed information set forth under “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. Some of the statements in this prospectus are forward-looking statements. See section titled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” In this prospectus, unless the context requires otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “our Group” or the “Company” refer to Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited together with its subsidiaries.

Our Business

Overview

We are an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on June 25, 2024, as a holding company. We operate our business primarily through our indirectly wholly-owned Operating Subsidiary, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited. We operate in a single segment that represents the Company’s core business as an Approved Public Works Contractor undertaking roads and drainage to its customers in Hong Kong. Our construction activities mainly include public civil engineering works, such as road and drainage works, in Hong Kong. We mostly undertake civil engineering works in the role of subcontractor, while we are also fully qualified to undertake such works in the capacity of main contractor.

Kin Chiu Engineering Limited was founded in 2012. In our operating history of over 12 years, we have focused on providing civil engineering services in the role of subcontractor and built up our expertise and track record in civil engineering works. We take pride in our project portfolio in civil engineering works. In 2022, we were awarded with a public project for road and drainage works and landscape works with an initial contract sum of over HK$290 million (US$37.1 million). In 2024, we were awarded with a public project with an initial contract sum of over HK$180 million (US$23.0 million) and a public project with an initial contract sum of over HK$80 million (US$10.2 million).

We, through our Operating Subsidiary, are mainly engaged in public sector projects in Hong Kong. To a lesser extent, we also participate in private sector projects. Our public sector projects mainly involve infrastructure developments while private sector projects mainly involved residential and commercial developments.

In March 2020, we have successfully registered in the Approved Contractors List maintained by the Development Bureau of Hong Kong in the category of Roads and Drainage (Group B (Probation)), enabling us to directly tender for public works contracts in the capacity of main contractor. In addition, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited is a Registered Subcontractor in foundation and piling (sheet piles), general civil works (roadworks, road drainage and sewer and waterworks), other finishing trades and components (signage and graphics) and hoarding of the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme of the Construction Industry Council of Hong Kong.

We, through our Operating Subsidiary, have achieved sustained growth in our business. For each of the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, our total revenue derived from civil engineering services was approximately US$48.8 million and US$44.6 million, respectively. The number of customers with revenue contribution to us was 12 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 and 12 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, the number of our projects contributing revenue was 16, among which 6 projects contributed revenue of over US$3 million each. In particular, a public project with an initial contract sum of over HK$290 million (US$37.1 million) contributed revenue of over HK$120 million (US$15.4 million) of revenue for the year.

According to Migo, the gross value of civil engineering works performed by main contractors in the civil engineering industry of Hong Kong recorded an overall incline from approximately HK$119.4 billion in 2018 to HK$151.4 billion in 2023, representing a CAGR of approximately 4.9%. The rollout and commencement of projects such as Kwu Tung North and Fanling North of New Development Area, Kau Yi Chau Artificial Island under the Lantau Tomorrow Vision, Tung Chung New Town Extension in the coming few years, shall sustain demand for civil engineering works. Driven by (i) continuous government funding support to promote productivity, uplifting built quality, improving site safety and enhancing environmental performance; (ii) the Government’s continuous effort in enhancing rail connectivity,

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which requires extensive civil engineering works; (iii) rapid advancement in technology to optimize productivity and reduce costs such as the building information management and industrialized building system, it is expected that the Hong Kong civil engineering industry will continue to grow.

Our Competitive Strengths

We believe that the following strengths have contributed to our success and differentiate us from our peers:

        Established track record

        Stable relationship with customers

        Experienced and dedicated management team

        Stringent quality control

Our Growth Strategies

Our principal growth strategies include further strengthening our market position and increasing our market share in the Hong Kong civil engineering industry. We intend on achieving this growth by actively seeking new opportunities from our existing customer base as well as new potential customers. To achieve these goals, we plan on implementing the following strategies:

        Enhance competitiveness and expanding our market share

        Acquire machinery to enhance our capacity

        Enhancing our brand

Corporate History and Structure

We are an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on June 25, 2024, as a holding company. We operate our business primarily through our indirectly wholly-owned Operating Subsidiary, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited.

Kin Chiu Engineering Limited was incorporated in Hong Kong on April 24, 2012. Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam has been a shareholder and director of Kin Chiu Engineering Limited since its incorporation.

Skyline Builders (BVI) Holding Limited was incorporated on June 27, 2024 under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, as an intermediate holding company.

On July 24, 2024, Skyline Builders (BVI) Holding Limited acquired 7,450,000 shares, being the entire issued share capital, of Kin Chiu Engineering Limited from Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam at the consideration of HK$1. Subsequent to the transfer, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

On July 24, 2024, Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited proposed to surrender 4,973,495,000 ordinary shares to the Company for cancellation, and the Company approved the surrender and cancellation of such shares on the same day. Subsequent to the surrender, the Company is wholly owned as to 26,505,000 ordinary shares by Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited.

On July 24, 2024, the Company passed board resolutions and shareholder resolutions to re-designate (a) 4,923,495,000 authorized but unissued ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 each into 4,923,495,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of par value of US$0.00001 each; and (b) 50,000,000 authorized but unissued ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 each into 50,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of par value of US$0.00001 each, and re-designate a total of 26,505,000 issued ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 owned by Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited) each into 26,505,000 Class A ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 each. Subsequent to the re-designation, the Company is owned as to 26,505,000 Class A Ordinary Shares by Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited. Simultaneously, the Company issued 1,995,000 Class B ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 each to Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited. On the same day, the Company also adopted an amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.

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On July 30, 2024, Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited entered into Sale and Purchase Agreements with Greet Harmony Global Limited, Ever Glory (BVI) Holdings Limited, Tight Core Limited, Mitsui Holding Co. Limited, Great Sage International Limited and Omen Wealth Limited, respectively. Pursuant to the Sales and Purchase Agreements, Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited is to sell, and Greet Harmony Global Limited, Ever Glory (BVI) Holdings Limited, Tight Core Limited, Mitsui Holding Co. Limited, Great Sage International Limited and Omen Wealth Limited are to acquire, 4.90%, 4.90%, 4.90%, 4.80%, 4.80% and 4.70% of the issued Class A equity interests in Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, at the consideration of US$292,456, US$292,456, US$292,456, US$286,488, US$286,488 and US$280,519, respectively. On the same date, Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited executed the instrument of transfers whereby Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited have transferred 1,298,745, 1,298,745, 1,298,745, 1,272,240, 1,272,240 and 1,245,735 Class A Ordinary Shares, out of its 26,505,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, to Greet Harmony Global Limited, Ever Glory (BVI) Holdings Limited, Tight Core Limited, Mitsui Holding Co. Limited, Great Sage International Limited and Omen Wealth Limited, respectively. Subsequent to the transfers, Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited is owned as to (i) 18,818,550 Class A Ordinary Shares and 1,995,000 Class B Ordinary Shares by Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited; and (ii) 1,298,745, 1,298,745, 1,298,745, 1,272,240, 1,272,240 and 1,245,735 Class A Ordinary Shares by Greet Harmony Global Limited, Ever Glory (BVI) Holdings Limited, Tight Core Limited, Mitsui Holding Co. Limited, Great Sage International Limited and Omen Wealth Limited, respectively.

On October 9, 2024, the Company adopted a second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.

Corporate Structure

The chart below illustrates our corporate structure and identifies our subsidiaries prior to and after our Group’s initial public offering:

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(1)      As of the date of this prospectus, there are 6 (six) shareholders of record that have shareholding less than 5%

Transfers of Cash to and from our Subsidiaries

Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited is a holding company with no operations of its own. It conducts its operation in Hong Kong through its Operating Subsidiary, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited. Our Company relies on dividends or payments to be paid by its Operating Subsidiary to fund its cash and financing requirements, including the funds necessary to pay dividends and other cash distributions to our shareholders and U.S. investors, to service any debt we may incur and to pay our operating expenses.

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Our Company is permitted under the laws of the Cayman Islands to provide funding to its Operating Subsidiary in Hong Kong through loans and/or capital contributions without restrictions on the amount of the funds. Kin Chiu Engineering Limited is also permitted under the laws of Hong Kong to provide funding to our Company, through dividend distributions or payments, without restrictions on the amount of the funds. There are no restrictions or limitation on our ability to distribute earnings by dividends from our subsidiaries, to our Company and our shareholders and U.S. investors, provided that the entity remains solvent after such distribution. Subject to the BCA and our Amended Memorandum and Articles, our board of directors may, by resolution of directors, authorize and declare a dividend to shareholders at such time and in such amount as they think fit if they are satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that immediately following our Company will be able to pay our debts as they become due in the ordinary course of business. According to the Companies Ordinance of Hong Kong (Chapter 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong), a Hong Kong company may only make a distribution out of profits available for distribution. We did not adopt or maintain any cash management policies and procedures as of the date of this prospectus. There is no further Cayman Islands or Hong Kong statutory restriction on the amount of funds which may be distributed by us by dividend. Under the current practice of the Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong, no withholding tax is payable in Hong Kong in respect of dividends paid by our Hong Kong subsidiaries to us.

Our Company is a Cayman Islands company, and our Operating Subsidiary is a Hong Kong company. There are no restrictions on foreign exchange and there are no limitations on the abilities of our Company to transfer cash to or from our Operating Subsidiary, or to investors under Hong Kong law. There are no restrictions or limitations under the laws of Hong Kong imposed on the conversion of HK dollar into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of Hong Kong, nor there is any restriction on foreign exchange to transfer cash between our Company and its subsidiaries, across borders and to U.S investors, nor there is any restrictions and limitations to distribute earnings from our business and subsidiaries to our Company and U.S. investors and amounts owed. Since the only transfer of cash among our Company and our Operating Subsidiary were in the form of dividends and there are no limitations on the abilities of Grande to transfer cash to or from its subsidiaries or to investors under Hong Kong law, our Company has not established cash management policies that dictate how funds are transferred.

We do not have any present plan to declare or pay any dividends on our Class A or Class B Ordinary Shares in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain all available funds and future earnings, if any, for the operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate declaring or paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination related to our dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our board of directors after considering our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, contractual requirements, business prospects and other factors the board of directors deems relevant, and subject to the restrictions contained in any future financing instruments. See “Risk Factors — Risks related to our Corporate Structure — We will in the future rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by the Operating Subsidiary to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have, and any limitation on the ability of the Operating Subsidiary to make payments to us could have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business. In the future, funds or assets may not be available to fund operations or for other use outside of Hong Kong, due to the imposition of restrictions and limitations on, our ability or our subsidiary by the PRC government to transfer cash.” on page 19, and the audited combined financial statements and the accompanying footnotes beginning on F-2 of this prospectus, for more information.

Risk Factors Summary

We face risks and uncertainties relating to our business and operation, including, but not limited to the following:

Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure

        We will in the future rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by the Operating Subsidiary to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have, and any limitation on the ability of the Operating Subsidiary to make payments to us could have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business. In the future, funds or assets may not be available to fund operations or for other use outside of Hong Kong, due to the imposition of restrictions and limitations on, our ability or our subsidiary by the PRC government to transfer cash.

        Recently in 2023, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in certain areas in mainland China, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over mainland China-based companies listed overseas using the variable interest entity structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and

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expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. In the future, we may be subject to PRC laws and regulations related to the current business operations of our Operating Subsidiary and any changes in such laws and regulations and interpretations may impair its ability to operate profitably, which could result in a material negative impact on its operations and/or the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

        We may become subject to a variety of PRC laws and other obligations regarding M&A Rules, the Trial Measures and data security, and any failure to comply with applicable laws and obligations could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

        Most of our Operating Subsidiary’s operations are conducted in Hong Kong. However, due to the long arm provisions under the current PRC laws and regulations, the Chinese government may exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of such business and may influence such operations at any time, which could result in a material change in the operations of the Operating Subsidiary and/or the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares. The PRC government may also impose restrictions on our ability to transfer money out of Hong Kong to distribute earnings and pay dividends or to reinvest in our business outside of Hong Kong. Changes in the policies, regulations, rules, and the enforcement of laws of the Chinese government may also occur quickly and our assertions and beliefs of the risk imposed by the PRC legal and regulatory system cannot be certain. There are uncertainties regarding the enforcement of PRC laws, and rules and regulations in China can change quickly with little advance notice. The Chinese government may intervene or influence our operations at any time, or may exert more control over offerings conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of the securities we are registering for sale.

        If the Chinese government chooses to extend oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in mainland China-based issuers to Hong Kong-based issuers, such action may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer Class A Ordinary Shares to investors and cause the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or be worthless.

For a detailed description of the risks above, please refer to pages 19 to 25.

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

        Our performance depends on market conditions and trends in the civil engineering industry and if there is any slowdown in the development of infrastructure in Hong Kong, the availability of civil engineering projects in Hong Kong may decrease significantly.

        Our revenue is mainly derived from projects which are non-recurrent in nature and there is no guarantee that our customers will provide us with new businesses.

        Our cost of revenue has historically fluctuated. If we experience any significant increase in cost of revenue, our gross profit margin might decrease and our business operations and financial position might be materially and adversely affected.

        The total actual value of work done may differ from the original estimated contract sum stated in our contracts with customers.

        Any material inaccurate cost estimation or cost overruns may adversely affect our financial results.

        If we do not comply with certain laws, we could be suspended or debarred contracting, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

        Unsatisfactory performance by our subcontractors or unavailability of subcontractors may adversely affect our operation and profitability.

        We depend on third parties for supply of materials to operate our business.

        We may not be able to compete favourably in our highly competitive industry.

        During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, our five largest customers accounted for a significant portion of our total revenue.

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        Environmental, health and safety laws and regulations and any changes to, or liabilities arising under, such laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

        We may not be able to implement our business plans effectively to achieve future growth.

        Our continued success requires us to hire, train and retain qualified personnel and subcontractors in a competitive industry.

        Failure to complete our projects on a reliable and timely basis could materially affect our reputation, our financial performance or may subject us to claim.

        Our operations are subject to special hazards that may cause personal injury or property damage, subjecting us to liabilities and possible losses which may not be covered by insurance.

        Certain data and information in this prospectus were obtained from third-party sources and were not independently verified by us.

        We may need to raise additional capital in the future for working capital, capital expenditures and/or acquisitions, and we may not be able to do so on favourable terms or at all, which would impair our ability to operate our business or achieve our growth objectives.

        Our lack of effective internal controls over financial reporting may affect our ability to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud which may affect the market for and price of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

        We are subject to credit risk in relation to the collectability of our trade receivables and contract assets.

        We are a holding company whose principal source of operating cash is the income received from our Operating Subsidiary.

        Our significant shareholder has considerable influence over our corporate matters.

        Our significant shareholder may have potential conflicts of interest with us, which may materially and adversely affect our business and financial condition.

        If we fail to promote and maintain our brand effectively and cost-efficiently, our business and results of operations may be harmed.

        We may be subject to intellectual property infringement claims, which may be expensive to defend and may disrupt our business and operations.

        Events such as epidemics, natural disasters, adverse weather conditions, political unrest and terrorist attacks could significantly delay, or even prevent us from completing, our projects.

        Failure to maintain safe construction sites and/or implement our safety management system may lead to the occurrence of personal injuries, property damages, fatal accidents or suspension or non-renewal of our registration under the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme of the Construction Industry Council.

        There is no assurance that we will be able to renew our registration under the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme of the Construction Industry Council.

        We may be a party to legal proceedings from time to time and we cannot assure you that such legal proceedings will not have a material adverse impact on our business. In particular, there may be potential employees’ compensation claims and personal injury claims.

        Our insurance coverage may not be adequate to cover potential liabilities.

        Possible difficulty in recruiting sufficient labour or significant increase in labour costs may hinder our future business strategies.

        Fluctuations in exchange rates could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the price of the Class A Ordinary Shares.

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        Our business is susceptible to government policies and macroeconomic conditions.

        We are exposed to risks of general economic downturn and deteriorating market conditions, such as Sino-U.S. trade conflicts.

        Cybersecurity incidents could disrupt our business operations, which could result in the loss of critical and confidential information, and harm our business.

        Certain economic and business factors and their impacts on the construction industry and other general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment, energy prices and interest rates that are largely beyond our control may adversely affect business and our results of operations.

For a detailed description of the risks above, please refer to pages 25 to 35.

Risks Related to Doing Business in Hong Kong

        Hong Kong’s legal system is evolving and has inherent uncertainties that could limit the legal protection available to you.

        The enactment of Law of the PRC on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the “Hong Kong National Security Law”) could impact our Operating Subsidiary in Hong Kong.

        Nasdaq may apply additional and more stringent criteria for our continued listing.

        If we fail to meet applicable listing requirements, Nasdaq may not approve our listing application, or may delist our Class A Ordinary Shares from trading, in which case the liquidity and market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares could decline.

        The recent joint statement by the SEC and PCAOB, proposed rule changes submitted by Nasdaq, and the HFCAA all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially the non-U.S. auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB. These developments could add uncertainties to our Offering.

For a detailed description of the risks above, please refer to pages 35 to 38.

Risks Related to Our Initial Public Offering and Ownership of Our Class A Ordinary Shares

        We will incur additional costs as a result of becoming a public company, which could negatively impact our net income and liquidity.

        Our management team has limited experience managing a public company.

        The obligation to disclose information publicly may put us at a disadvantage to competitors that are private companies.

        We are a “foreign private issuer,” and our disclosure obligations differ from those of U.S. domestic reporting companies. As a result, we may not provide you the same information as U.S. domestic reporting companies or we may provide information at different times, which may make it more difficult for you to evaluate our performance and prospects.

        The dual-class share structure may adversely affect the trading market for the Class A Ordinary Shares.

        We are an “emerging growth company,” and we cannot be certain if the reduced reporting requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our Class A Ordinary Shares less attractive to investors.

        We are a “controlled company” defined under the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules. Although we do not intend to rely on the “controlled company” exemption under the Nasdaq listing rules, we could elect to rely on this exemption in the future and you will not have the same protection afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to these corporate governance requirements.

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        Class A Ordinary Shares eligible for future sale may adversely affect the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares, as the future sale of a substantial amount of outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares in the public marketplace could reduce the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

        Future sales, or the perception of future sales, by us or our shareholder in the public market following this Offering could cause the market price for our Class A Ordinary Shares to decline.

        The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources and divert management’s attention.

        The market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance, and you may not be able to resell your shares at or above the initial public offering price.

        We may experience extreme stock price volatility unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance, financial condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

        Future issuances or sales, or perceived issuances or sales, of substantial amounts of Class A Ordinary Shares in the public market could materially and adversely affect the prevailing market price of the Class A Ordinary Shares and our ability to raise capital in the future.

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

        Future financing may cause a dilution in your shareholding or place restrictions on our operations.

        There may not be an active, liquid trading market for our Class A Ordinary Shares, and we do not know if a more liquid market for our Class A Ordinary Shares will develop to provide you with adequate liquidity.

        We may lose our foreign private issuer status in the future, which could result in significant additional costs and expenses.

        You will experience immediate and substantial dilution.

        You may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing original actions in the Cayman Islands or Hong Kong based on U.S. or other foreign laws against us, our management or the experts named in the prospectus.

        You may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through U.S. courts may be limited, because we are incorporated under Cayman Islands law.

        It may be difficult to enforce a judgment of U.S. courts for civil liabilities under U.S. federal securities laws against us, our directors or officers in the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong.

        We employ a mail forwarding service, which may delay or disrupt our ability to receive mail in a timely manner.

        There can be no assurance that we will not be a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year, which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

        We do not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future after this Offering. You must rely on price appreciation of the Class A Ordinary Shares for return on your investment.

        New climate-related disclosure obligations in proposed SEC rule amendments could have uncertain impacts on our business, impose additional reporting obligations on us, and increase our costs.

        We are subject to changing law and regulations regarding regulatory matters, corporate governance and public disclosure that have increased both our costs and the risk of non-compliance.

For a detailed description of the risks above, please refer to pages 38 to 48.

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Licenses

As of the date of this prospectus, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited is (i) an Approved Contractor under the category of Roads and Drainage (Group B (Probation)) of the Approved Contractors List maintained by the Development Bureau of Hong Kong; and (ii) a Registered Subcontractor under foundation and piling (sheet piles), general civil works (roadworks, road drainage and sewer and waterworks), other finishing trades and components (signage and graphics) and hoarding of the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme of the Construction Industry Council of Hong Kong. We have obtained all licenses required for carrying on our business activities for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 and as at the date of this prospectus.

Regulatory Development in the PRC

We do not have any operations in mainland China and currently do not have or intend to have any operating subsidiary established in mainland China or any contractual arrangement to establish a variable interest entity (“VIE”) structure with any entity in mainland China, but because all of our operations are conducted in Hong Kong through our wholly-owned Operating Subsidiary, and Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of China, the Chinese government may exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business and may intervene in or influence our operations at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

In the event that the PRC regulatory authorities disallow our business structure, any action taken by the PRC government could significantly limit or completely hinder our operations in Hong Kong and our ability and to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless. See “Risk Factors — If the Chinese government chooses to extend oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in mainland China-based issuers to Hong Kong-based issuers, such action may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer Class A Ordinary Shares to investors and cause the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or be worthless.” for further details.

We may be subject to unique risks due to uncertainty of the interpretation and the application of the PRC laws and regulations. We are also subject to the risks of uncertainty about any future actions of the Chinese government or authorities in Hong Kong in this regard. Should the Chinese government choose to exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business, they may intervene in or influence our operations. Such governmental actions:

        could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares;

        could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to continue our operations;

        could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our Class A Ordinary Shares to investors; and

        may cause the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or be worthless.

Most of our Operating Subsidiary’s operations are conducted in Hong Kong, which is a part of the PRC. We are aware that recently, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in certain areas in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas using a VIE structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding its efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. Since these statements and regulatory actions are new, it is highly uncertain how soon the legislative or administrative regulation making bodies will respond and what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated, if any. It is also highly uncertain what the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary’s daily business operations, their ability to accept foreign investments and the listing of our Class A Ordinary Shares on a U.S. or other foreign exchange. These actions could result in a material change in our operations and/or to the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares and could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our Class A Ordinary Shares to investors. See “Risk Factors — Most of our Operating Subsidiary’s operations are conducted in Hong Kong. However, due to the long arm provisions under the current PRC laws and regulations, the Chinese government may exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of such business and may influence such operations at any time, which could result in a material change in the operations of the Operating Subsidiary and/or the value of

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our Class A Ordinary Shares. The PRC government may also impose restrictions on our ability to transfer money out of Hong Kong to distribute earnings and pay dividends or to reinvest in our business outside of Hong Kong. Changes in the policies, regulations, rules, and the enforcement of laws of the Chinese government may also occur quickly and our assertions and beliefs of the risk imposed by the PRC legal and regulatory system cannot be certain. There are uncertainties regarding the enforcement of PRC laws, and rules and regulations in China can change quickly with little advance notice. The Chinese government may intervene or influence our operations at any time, or may exert more control over offerings conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of the securities we are registering for sale.” for further information.

Recent statements by the PRC government have indicated an intent to exert more exert oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investments in China based issuers. On July 6, 2021, the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued a document to crack down on illegal activities in the securities markets and promote the high-quality development of the capital markets, which, among other things, requires the relevant governmental authorities to strengthen cross-border oversight of law-enforcement and judicial cooperation, to enhance supervision over China-based companies listed overseas, and to establish and improve the system of extraterritorial application of the PRC securities laws.

On December 24, 2021, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) released the Draft Administrative Provisions and the Draft Filing Measures, both of which had a comment period that expired on January 23, 2022. The Draft Administrative Provisions and Draft Filing Measures regulate the administrative system, record-filing management, and other related rules in respect of the direct or indirect overseas issuance of listed and traded securities by “domestic enterprises”. The Draft Administrative Provisions specify that the CSRC has regulatory authority over the “overseas securities offering and listing by domestic enterprises”, and requires “domestic enterprises” to complete filing procedures with the CSRC if they wish to list overseas. On February 17, 2023, the CSRC released the Trial Measures and five supporting guidelines, which came into effect on March 31, 2023. According to the Trial Measures, domestic companies that seek to offer or list securities overseas, both directly and indirectly, should fulfill the filing procedures and report relevant information to the CSRC; any failure to comply with such filling procedures may result in administrative penalties, such as an order to rectify, warnings, and fines. On April 2, 2022, the CSRC published the Draft Archives Rules, for public comment. These rules state that in the overseas listing activities of domestic companies, domestic companies, as well as securities companies and securities service institutions providing relevant securities services thereof, should establish a sound system of confidentiality and archival work, shall not disclose state secrets, or harm the state and public interests.

Under the Trial Measures and the Guidance Rules and Notice, Chinese domestic companies conducting overseas securities offering and listing activities, either in direct or indirect form, shall complete filing procedures with the CSRC pursuant to the requirements of the Trial Measures within three working days following their submission of initial public offerings or listing application. The companies that have already been listed on overseas stock exchanges or have obtained the approval from overseas supervision administrations or stock exchanges for its offering and listing and will complete their overseas offering and listing prior to September 30, 2023 are not required to make immediate filings for its listing, yet need to make filings for subsequent offerings in accordance with the Trial Measures. Companies that have already submitted an application for an initial public offering to overseas supervision administrations prior to the effective date of the Trial Measures but have not yet obtained the approval from overseas supervision administrations or stock exchanges for the offering and listing, shall arrange for the filing within a reasonable time period and shall complete the filing procedure before such companies’ overseas issuance and listing.

The Management understands that as of the date of this prospectus, the Group has no operations in China and is not required to complete filing procedures with the CSRC pursuant to the requirements of the Trial Measures. While the Group has no current operations in China, should we have any future operations in China and should we (i) fail to receive or maintain such permissions or approvals, (ii) inadvertently conclude that such permissions or approvals are not required, or (iii) applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change and require us to obtain such permissions or approvals in the future, we may face sanctions by the CSRC, the CAC or other PRC regulatory agencies. These regulatory agencies may also impose fines and penalties on our potential operations in China, as well as limit our ability to pay dividends outside of China, limit our operations in China, delay or restrict the repatriation of the proceeds from this offering into China or take other actions that could have a material adverse effect on our business as well as the trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

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We may be required to restructure our operations to comply with such regulations or potentially cease operations in the PRC entirely. The CSRC, the CAC or other PRC regulatory agencies also may take actions requiring us, or making it advisable for us, to halt this offering before settlement and delivery of our Class A Ordinary Shares. In addition, if the CSRC, the CAC or other regulatory PRC agencies later promulgate new rules requiring that we obtain their approvals for this offering, we may be unable to obtain a waiver of such approval requirements, if and when procedures are established to obtain such a waiver. Any action taken by the PRC government could significantly limit or completely hinder our operations in the PRC and our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

Furthermore, on July 10, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) issued a revised draft of the Measures for Cybersecurity Review for public comment, which required that, among others, in addition to any “operator of critical information infrastructure”, any “data processor” controlling personal information of no less than one million users which seeks to list in a foreign stock exchange should also be subject to cybersecurity review, and further elaborated the factors to be considered when assessing the national security risks of the relevant activities. On December 28, 2021, the CAC, the National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”), and several other administrations jointly issued the revised Measures for Cybersecurity Review, which became effective and replaced the existing Measures for Cybersecurity Review on February 15, 2022. According to the Revised Review Measures, if an “online platform operator” that is in possession of personal data of more than one million users intends to list in a foreign country, it must apply for a cybersecurity review. Based on a set of Q&A published on the official website of the State Cipher Code Administration in connection with the issuance of the Revised Review Measures, an official of the said administration indicated that an online platform operator should apply for a cybersecurity review prior to the submission of its listing application with non-PRC securities regulators. Moreover, the CAC released the draft of the Regulations on Network Data Security Management in November 2021 for public consultation, which among other things, stipulates that a data processor listed overseas must conduct an annual data security review by itself or by engaging a data security service provider and submit the annual data security review report for a given year to the municipal cybersecurity department before January 31 of the following year. Given the recency of the issuance of the Revised Review Measures and their pending effectiveness, there is a general lack of guidance and substantial uncertainties exist with respect to their interpretation and implementation. It remains unclear whether a Hong Kong company which collects personal information from PRC individuals shall be subject to the Revised Review Measures. We do not currently expect the Revised Review Measures to have an impact on our business, our operations or this offering as we do not believe that our Operating Subsidiary would be deemed to be an “operator of critical information infrastructure” or a “data processor” controlling personal information of no less than one million users, that would be required to file for cybersecurity review before listing in the U.S. If the Revised Review Measures are adopted into law in the future and if our Operating Subsidiary is deemed to be an “operator of critical information infrastructure” or a “data processor” controlling personal information of no less than one million users, our operation and the listing of our Class A Ordinary Shares in the U.S. could be subject to CAC’s cybersecurity review.

We have been advised by David Fong & Co., our Hong Kong counsel, that based on their understanding of the current Hong Kong laws, as of the date of this prospectus, the Company and its Operating Subsidiary, are not required to obtain any permissions or approvals from Hong Kong authorities before listing in the U.S. and issuing our Class A Ordinary Shares to foreign investors. No such permissions or approvals have been applied for by the Company and/or its subsidiaries or denied by any relevant authorities. Most of our Operating Subsidiary’s operations are conducted in Hong Kong, which is a part of the PRC. As of the date of this prospectus, the Operating Subsidiary received all requisite permissions or approvals from the Hong Kong authorities to operate their businesses in Hong Kong, including but not limited to their business registration certificates. However, we have been advised by David Fong & Co. that uncertainties still exist, due to the possibility that laws, regulations, or policies in Hong Kong could change rapidly in the future.

Based on management’s internal assessment that the Company and its subsidiary currently have no material operations in the PRC, management understands that as of the date of this prospectus, the Company is not required to obtain any permissions or approvals from PRC authorities before listing in the U.S. and to issue our Class A Ordinary Shares to foreign investors, including the CAC or the CSRC. We also understand that our Operating Subsidiary is not required to obtain any permissions or approvals from any Chinese authorities to operate their businesses as of the date of this prospectus. No permissions or approvals have been applied for by the Company or denied by any relevant authority. However, uncertainties still exist, due to the possibility that laws, regulations, or policies in the PRC could change rapidly in the future.

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As of the date of this prospectus, Hong Kong does not have similar regulations as of the PRC to extend oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas. Hong Kong does not have similar regulation as of the Trial Measures and the Guidance Rules and Notice, and Measures for Cybersecurity Review of the PRC. In the event that (i) the PRC government expands the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC or if applicable laws, regulations or interpretations change and we are required to obtain such permissions or approvals, (ii) we inadvertently conclude that relevant permissions or approvals were not required or (iii) we did not receive or maintain relevant permissions or approvals required, any action taken by the PRC government could significantly limit or completely hinder our operations in Hong Kong and our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and could cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

We also may face risks relating to the lack of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”) inspection on our auditor, which may cause our securities to be delisted from a U.S. stock exchange or prohibited from being traded over-the-counter in the future under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, or the HFCAA, if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) determines that we have filed annual report containing an audit report issued by a registered public accounting firm that the PCAOB has determined it is unable to inspect or investigate completely for three consecutive years beginning in 2021. On June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act and on December 29, 2022, a legislation entitled “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023” (the “Consolidated Appropriations Act”) was signed into law by President Biden, which contained, among other things, an identical provision to Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act and amended the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act by requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three, thus reducing the time before our Class A Ordinary Shares may be prohibited from trading or delisted. The delisting or the cessation of trading of our Class A Ordinary Shares, or the threat of their being delisted or prohibited from being traded, may materially and adversely affect the value of your investment.

On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued a determination report which found that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in: (1) mainland China of the PRC; and (2) Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of the PRC, because of positions taken by PRC authorities in those jurisdictions, which determinations were vacated on December 15, 2022. Our current auditor, SRCO, C.P.A., Professional Corporation, is not headquartered in mainland China or Hong Kong and was not identified by the PCAOB in its report on December 16, 2021 as a firm subject to the PCAOB’s determinations, which determinations were vacated on December 15, 2022.

On August 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol, or SOP, Agreement with the CSRC and China’s Ministry of Finance. The SOP, together with two protocol agreements governing inspections and investigation, establishes a specific, accountable framework to make possible complete inspections and investigations by the PCAOB of audit firms based in China and Hong Kong, as required under U.S. law. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB announced it was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong completely in 2022. The PCAOB vacated its previous 2021 determinations that the PCAOB was unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong. However, whether the PCAOB will continue to be able to satisfactorily conduct inspections of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong is subject to uncertainty and depends on a number of factors out of our, and our auditor’s, control. The PCAOB is continuing to demand complete access in mainland China and Hong Kong moving forward and is already making plans to resume regular inspections in the second half of 2023 and beyond, as well as to continue pursuing ongoing investigations and initiate new investigations as needed. The PCAOB has indicated that it will act immediately to consider the need to issue new determinations with the HFCAA if needed. If the PCAOB in the future again determines it is unable to inspect and investigate completely auditors in mainland China and Hong Kong, then the companies audited by those auditors would be subject to a trading prohibition on U.S. markets pursuant to the HFCAA.

If the PCAOB in the future again determines it is unable to inspect and investigate completely auditors in mainland China and Hong Kong, then the lack of access to the PCAOB inspection in China would prevent the PCAOB from fully evaluating audits and quality control procedures of the auditors based in China. As a result, investors could be deprived of the benefits of such PCAOB inspections, if the PCAOB again determines it is unable to inspect and investigate completely auditors in mainland China and Hong Kong. The inability of the PCAOB to conduct inspections of auditors in China would make it more difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of these accounting firms’ audit procedures or quality control procedures, which could cause existing and potential investors in our stock to lose confidence in our audit procedures and reported financial information and the quality of our financial statements. Although our auditor

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was not identified by the PCAOB in its report as a firm subject to the PCAOB’s determinations, which determinations were vacated on December 15, 2022, should the PCAOB be unable to fully conduct inspection of our auditor’s work papers in China, this could adversely affect us and our securities for the reasons noted above.

Our auditor, the independent registered public accounting firm that issues the audit report included elsewhere in this prospectus, as an auditor of companies that are traded publicly in the U.S. and a firm registered with the PCAOB, is subject to laws in the U.S. pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess our auditor’s compliance with the applicable professional standards. Our auditor is headquartered in East Amherst, New York, and has been inspected by the PCAOB on a regular basis with the last inspection in 2023. However, the recent developments would add uncertainties to our Offering and we cannot assure you whether Nasdaq or regulatory authorities would apply additional and more stringent criteria to us after considering the effectiveness of our auditor’s audit procedures and quality control procedures, adequacy of personnel and training, or sufficiency of resources, geographic reach or experience as it relates to the audit of our financial statements.

Corporate Information

Our registered office is Osiris International Cayman Limited, Suite #4-210, Governors Square, 23 Lime Tree Bay Avenue, PO Box 32311, Grand Cayman KY1-1209, Cayman Islands and our principal office is Office A, 15/F, Tower A, Capital Tower, No. 38 Wai Yip Street, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong. The telephone number of our principal office is +852-2811-9688. Our agent for service of process in the United States is Cogency Global Inc., located at 122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168. Our corporate website is http://kinchiueng.com/. Information contained on our website does not constitute part of this prospectus.

Implications of Being an “Emerging Growth Company” and a “Foreign Private Issuer”

As a company with less than US$1.235 billion in revenue during our most recently completed fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act. As an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure and requirements that are otherwise applicable generally to U.S. public companies that are not emerging growth companies. These provisions include:

        the option to include in an initial public offering registration statement only two years of audited financial statements and selected financial data and only two years of related disclosure;

        reduced executive compensation disclosure; and

        an exemption from the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) in the assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting.

The JOBS Act also permits an emerging growth company, such as us, to delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until such time as those standards are applicable to private companies. We have not elected to “opt out” of this provision, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we will have the discretion to adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard and our discretion will remain until such time that we either (i) irrevocably elect to “opt out” of such extended transition period or (ii) no longer qualify as an emerging growth company.

We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of:

        the last day of our fiscal year during which we have total annual revenue of at least US$1.235 billion;

        the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the closing of this Offering;

        the date on which we have, during the previous three-year period, issued more than US$1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities; or

        the date on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” under the Exchange Act, which, among other things, would occur if the market value of our Class A Ordinary Shares that are held by non-affiliates exceeds US$700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

We have taken advantage of reduced reporting requirements in this prospectus. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different than the information you receive from other public companies.

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In addition, upon closing of this Offering, we will report under the Exchange Act as a “foreign private issuer.” As a foreign private issuer, we may take advantage of certain provisions under the Nasdaq rules that allow us to follow Cayman Islands law for certain corporate governance matters. Even after we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, as long as we qualify as a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, we will be exempt from certain provisions of the Exchange Act that are applicable to U.S. domestic public companies, including:

        the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents, or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act;

        the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their share ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time;

        the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q containing unaudited financial and other specified information, or current reports on Form 8-K, upon the occurrence of specified significant events; and

        Regulation Fair Disclosure (“Regulation FD”), which regulates selective disclosures of material information by issuers.

We are also a foreign private issuer. Foreign private issuers, like emerging growth companies, are also exempt from certain more stringent executive compensation disclosure rules. Thus, if we remain a foreign private issuer, even if we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, we will continue to be exempt from the more stringent compensation disclosures required of public companies that are neither an emerging growth company nor a foreign private issuer.

We may take advantage of these exemptions until such time as we are no longer a foreign private issuer. We are required to determine our status as a foreign private issuer on an annual basis at the end of our second fiscal quarter. We would cease to be a foreign private issuer at such time as more than 50% of our outstanding voting securities are held by U.S. residents and any of the following three circumstances apply:

        the majority of our executive officers or directors are U.S. citizens or residents;

        more than 50% of our assets are located in the United States; or

        our business is administered principally in the United States.

In determining whether more than 50% of our outstanding voting securities are held by U.S. residents, we will examine the record ownership of brokers, dealers, banks, or nominees holding securities for the accounts of their customers and any beneficial ownership reports or other information available to us in the U.S. and Cayman Islands (our home jurisdiction). If more than 50% of our outstanding voting securities (i.e. sum of outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, each counting as one share) are held by U.S. residents and any of the above three circumstances apply, we would cease to be a foreign private issuer.

Implications of Being a Controlled Company

Upon the completion of this Offering, we will be a “controlled company” as defined under the Nasdaq Listing Rules because Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam will, through his wholly owned entity Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited, own approximately 67.20% of our outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares (or 66.66% of our outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares if the underwriter’s option to purchase additional shares is exercised in full) and 1,995,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, representing 86.47% of the aggregate total voting power of our total issued and outstanding share capital. For so long as we remain a “controlled company,” we are permitted to elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements. If we rely on these exemptions, you will not have the same protection afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to these corporate governance requirements. See section titled “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to an Investment in our Class A Ordinary Shares.”

Even if we cease to be a controlled company, we may still rely on exemptions available to foreign private issuers.

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Conventions Which Apply to this Prospectus

Throughout this prospectus, we use a number of key terms and provide a number of key performance indicators used by management. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions apply throughout where the context so admits:

        “Amended Memorandum and Articles” refers to our second amended and restated memorandum of association and articles of association adopted by special resolution passed on October 9, 2024;

        “Audit Committee” refers to the audit committee of our Board of Directors;

        “Board” or “Board of Directors” refer to the board of Directors of our Company;

        “Class A Ordinary Shares” refers to Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited’s Class A ordinary shares with par value of US$0.00001 each;

        “Class B Ordinary Shares” refers to Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited’s Class B ordinary shares with par value of US$0.00001 each;

        “China” or the “PRC” refers to the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong and Macau. For reference to specific laws and regulations adopted by the PRC, the definition of “China” or the “PRC” refers to the People’s Republic of China, excluding Hong Kong and Macau;

        “Companies Act” refers to the Companies Act (as revised) of the Cayman Islands, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time;

        “Directors” refers to the directors of our Company;

        “Executive Officers” refers to the executive officers of our Company;

        “Government” refers to the government of Hong Kong;

        “Hong Kong” refers to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China;

        “Migo” refers to Migo Corporation Limited, an independent market research agency, which is an independent third party;

        “Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee” refers to the nominating corporate governance committee of our Board of Directors

        “Offering” refers to the initial public offering of Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited;

        “Operating Subsidiary” refers to Kin Chiu Engineering Limited;

        “our Group” or “the Group” refers to Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited and its subsidiaries;

        “SEC” refers to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission;

        “we”, “us”, “our Company”, “our” or “the Company” refers to Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and in the context of describing its operation and business, its subsidiaries;

        “H.K. dollar”, “H.K. dollars”, or “HK$” refers to the legal currency of Hong Kong;

        “U.S. dollar”, “U.S. dollars”, “dollars”, “USD”, “US$” or “$” refers to the legal currency of the United States.

The expressions “associated company,” “related corporation” and “subsidiary” shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Companies Act, as the case may be.

Any discrepancies in tables included herein between the total sum of amounts listed and the totals thereof are due to rounding. Accordingly, figures shown as totals in certain tables may not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that precede them.

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Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to “we,” “our,” “us,” “our Group” or the “Company” or their other grammatical variations is a reference to Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

Certain of our customers and suppliers are referred to in this prospectus by their trade names. Our contracts with these customers and suppliers are typically with an entity or entities in the relevant customer or supplier’s group of companies.

Internet site addresses in this prospectus are included for reference only and the information contained in any website, including our website, is not incorporated by reference into, and does not form part of, this prospectus.

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Market and Industry Data

We are responsible for the information contained in this prospectus and any free writing prospectus we prepare or authorize. This prospectus includes statistical and other industry and market data that we obtained from industry publications and research, surveys and studies conducted by third parties, as well estimates by our management based on such data. The market data and estimates used in this prospectus involve a number of assumptions and limitations, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such data and estimates. While we believe that the information from these industry publications, surveys and studies is reliable, the industry in which we operate is subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of important factors, including those described in the section titled “Risk Factors.” These and other factors could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in the estimates made by the independent parties and by us.

Presentation of Financial and Other Information

Unless otherwise indicated, all financial information contained in this prospectus is prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

All references in this prospectus to “U.S. dollars,” “US$,” “$” and “USD” refer to United States dollar(s), the legal currency of the United States of America, and all references to “HKD,” or “Hong Kong Dollar” refer to Hong Kong dollar(s), the legal currency of Hong Kong. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to currency amounts in this prospectus are in USD. The Company is a holding company with operations exclusively conducted in Hong Kong through its Hong Kong operating subsidiary, of whose reporting currency is Hong Kong Dollar. This prospectus contains translations of certain foreign currency amounts into U.S. dollars for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from HKD to U.S. dollars and from U.S. dollars to HKD in this prospectus were calculated at US$1= HKD7.8263 for the year ended March 31, 2024 or as at March 31, 2024 and US$1=HKD7.8412 for the year ended March 31, 2023 or as at March 2023. No representation is made that the HKD amounts could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into US$ at such rate, or at any other rate.

We have made rounding adjustments to some of the figures contained in this prospectus. Accordingly, numerical figures shown as totals in some tables may not be exact arithmetic aggregations of the figures that preceded them.

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The Offering

Class A Ordinary Shares offered by us:

 

1,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares (or 1,725,000 Class A Ordinary Shares if the Underwriter exercises its option to purchase additional Class A Ordinary Shares within 45 days of the date of the closing of this Offering in full).

Offer Price:

 

US$4 per Class A Ordinary Share.

Shares outstanding before this Offering:

 

28,500,000 Ordinary Shares, consisting of 26,505,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and 1,995,000 Class B Ordinary Shares are outstanding as of the date of this prospectus.

Shares to be outstanding immediately after this Offering:

 


30,000,000 Ordinary Shares, consisting of 28,005,000 Class A Ordinary Shares (or 28,230,000 Class A Ordinary Shares if the Underwriter exercises its option to purchase additional Shares within 45 days of the date of the closing of the Offering from us in full) and 1,995,000 Class B Ordinary Shares.

Over-allotment option to purchase additional Class A Ordinary Shares:

 


We have granted the Underwriter an option to purchase up to 225,000 additional Class A Ordinary Shares from us within 45 days of the date of the closing of this Offering.

Use of proceeds:

 

We estimate that we will receive net proceeds from this Offering of approximately US$4,701,673 (or US$5,534,173 if the Underwriter exercises its over-allotment option to purchase additional Class A Ordinary Shares from us in full), based on an assumed initial public offering price of US$4 per share, after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses payable by us.

We intend to use the net proceeds from this Offering for hiring additional staff, acquiring machinery, enhancing our brand and working capital and other general corporate purposes. See “Use of Proceeds” on page 50 for more information.

Lock-up:

 

The Company, our directors and officers and shareholders holding 5% or more of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares have agreed with the Underwriter, subject to certain exceptions, not to sell, transfer, or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of our Ordinary Shares or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our Ordinary Shares for a period of (a) for the Company, three months and (b) for our directors and officers and shareholders holding 5% or more of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares, six (6) months, after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

See sections titled “Shares Eligible for Future Sale” and “Underwriting” for more information.

Proposed listing and symbol:

 

We intend to list the Class A Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SKBL.”

Risk factors:

 

See section titled “Risk Factors” and other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in the Class A Ordinary Shares.

Transfer Agent:

 

VStock Transfer, LLC

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in our Class A Ordinary Shares involves various risks. Prospective investors should carefully consider and evaluate each of the following considerations and all other information set forth in this prospectus before deciding to invest in our Class A Ordinary Shares. The following section describes the significant risks that could directly or indirectly affect us and the value or trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares. The risk factors that are material to investors in making an informed judgment have been set out below. If any of the following considerations and uncertainties develops into actual events, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could be materially and adversely affected. In such cases, the trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares could decline and investors may lose all or part of their investment in our Shares. Prospective investors are advised to apprise themselves of all factors involving the risks of investing in our Class A Ordinary Shares from their professional advisers before making any decision to invest in our Class A Ordinary Shares.

This prospectus also contains forward-looking statements having direct and/or indirect implications on our future performance. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including the risks and uncertainties faced by us described below and elsewhere in this prospectus. See section titled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure

We will in the future rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by the Operating Subsidiary to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have, and any limitation on the ability of the Operating Subsidiary to make payments to us could have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business. In the future, funds or assets may not be available to fund operations or for other use outside of Hong Kong, due to the imposition of restrictions and limitations on, our ability or our subsidiary by the PRC government to transfer cash.

Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited is a holding company, and we will in the future rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by the Operating Subsidiary for our cash and financing requirements, including the funds necessary to pay dividends and other cash distributions to our shareholders and service any debt we may incur. We do not expect to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. We anticipate we will retain any earnings to support operations and to finance the growth and development of our business. If the Operating Subsidiary incurs debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict its ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to us. Please refer to the section titled “Dividend Policy” for more information.

According to the BVI Business Companies Act 2004 (as amended), a British Virgin Islands company may make dividends distribution to the extent that immediately after the distribution, such company’s liabilities do not exceed its assets and that such company is able to pay its debts as they fall due. According to the Companies Ordinance of Hong Kong, a Hong Kong company may only make a distribution out of profits available for distribution. Under the current practice of the Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong, no tax is payable in Hong Kong in respect of dividends paid by us. Any limitation on the ability of our Hong Kong subsidiary to pay dividends or make other distributions to us could materially and adversely limit our ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions that could be beneficial to our business, pay dividends, or otherwise fund and conduct our business.

Under the current practice of the Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong, no tax is payable in Hong Kong in respect of dividends paid by us. See “Taxation — Hong Kong taxation.” The PRC laws and regulations do not currently have any material impact on transfers of cash from Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited to our Operating Subsidiary or our Operating Subsidiary to Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, our shareholders and U.S. investors. However, the Chinese government may, in the future, impose restrictions or limitations on our ability to transfer money out of Hong Kong, to distribute earnings and pay dividends to and from the other entities within our organization, or to reinvest in our business outside of Hong Kong. Such restrictions and limitations, if imposed in the future, may delay or hinder the expansion of our business to outside of Hong Kong and may affect our ability to receive funds from our Operating Subsidiary in Hong Kong. The promulgation of new laws or regulations, or the new interpretation of existing laws and regulations, in each case, that restrict or otherwise unfavorably impact the ability or way we conduct our business, could require us to change certain aspects of our business to ensure compliance, which could decrease demand for our services, reduce revenues, increase costs, require us to obtain more licenses, permits, approvals or certificates, or subject us to additional liabilities. To the extent any new or more stringent measures are required to be implemented, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected and such measured could materially decrease the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares, potentially rendering them worthless.

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Recently in 2023, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in certain areas in mainland China, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over mainland China-based companies listed overseas using the variable interest entity structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. In the future, we may be subject to PRC laws and regulations related to the current business operations of our Operating Subsidiary and any changes in such laws and regulations and interpretations may impair its ability to operate profitably, which could result in a material negative impact on its operations and/or the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

Although we have direct ownership of our operating entities in Hong Kong and currently do not have or intend to have any subsidiary or any contractual arrangement to establish a VIE structure with any entity in mainland China, we are still subject to certain legal and operational risks associated with our Operating Subsidiary, being based in Hong Kong and having all of its operations to date in Hong Kong. Additionally, the legal and operational risks associated in mainland China may also apply to operations in Hong Kong, and we face the risks and uncertainties associated with the complex and evolving PRC laws and regulations and as to whether and how the recent PRC government statements and regulatory developments, such as those relating to data and cyberspace security and anti-monopoly concerns, would be applicable to a company such as our Operating Subsidiary and Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, given the substantial operations of our Operating Subsidiary in Hong Kong and the Chinese government may exercise significant oversight over the conduct of business in Hong Kong. In the event we or our Operating Subsidiary were to become subject to PRC laws and regulations, we could incur material costs to ensure compliance, and we or our Operating Subsidiary might be subject to fines, experienced evaluation of securities or delisting, no longer be permitted to conduct offerings to foreign investors, and/or no longer be permitted to continue business operations as presently conducted. Our organizational structure involves risks to the investors, and Chinese regulatory authorities could disallow this structure, which would likely result in a material change in our Operating Subsidiary’s operations and/or a material change in the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares, including the risk that such event could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or become worthless. Moreover, there are substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of PRC laws and regulations including, but not limited to, the laws and regulations related to our business and the enforcement and performance of our arrangements with customers in certain circumstances. The laws and regulations may be subject to future changes, and their official interpretation and enforcement may involve substantial uncertainty. The effectiveness and interpretation of newly enacted laws or regulations, including amendments to existing laws and regulations, may be delayed, and our business may be affected if we rely on laws and regulations which are subsequently adopted or interpreted in a manner different from our understanding of these laws and regulations. We cannot predict what effect the interpretation of existing or new PRC laws or regulations may have on our business.

We may become subject to a variety of PRC laws and other obligations regarding M&A Rules, the Trial Measures and data security, and any failure to comply with applicable laws and obligations could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Companies by Foreign Investors, or the M&A Rules, adopted by six PRC regulatory agencies on August 8, 2006, and amended on June 22, 2009, requires an overseas special purpose vehicle formed for listing purposes through acquisitions of domestic companies in mainland China and controlled by companies or individuals of mainland China to obtain the approval of the CSRC, prior to the listing and trading of such special purpose vehicle’s securities on an overseas stock exchange. In addition, on December 24, 2021, the CSRC released the Administrative Regulations of the State Council Concerning the Oversea Issuance of Security and Listing by Domestic Enterprise (Draft for Comments) (the “Draft Administrative Regulations”) and the Measures for the Overseas Issuance of Securities and Listing Record-Filings by Domestic Enterprises (Draft for Comments) (the “Draft Filing Measures”), collectively the “Draft Rules on Overseas Listing”, for public opinion.

Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited is a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with one operating subsidiary based in Hong Kong, as of the date of this prospectus, we have no subsidiary, VIE structure or any direct operations in mainland China, nor do we intend to have any subsidiary or VIE structure or to acquire any equity interests in any domestic companies in mainland China, and we are not controlled by any companies or individuals of mainland China. Further, we are headquartered in Hong Kong and our chief executive officer, chief financial officer and all members of the board of directors of Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited are based in Hong Kong are not mainland China citizens and all of our revenues and profits are generated by our subsidiary in Hong Kong and we have not generated any revenues or profits in mainland China. Additionally, we do not intend to operate in mainland China in the foreseeable future. As such, we do not believe we would be subject to the M&A Rules, or would be required to file with the CSRC under the Trial

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Measures. Moreover, pursuant to the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, or the Basic Law, PRC laws and regulations shall not be applied in Hong Kong except for those listed in Annex III of the Basic Law (which is confined to laws relating to national defense, foreign affairs and other matters that are not within the scope of autonomy).Therefore, we believe, as of the date of this prospectus, the CSRC’s approval or review is not required for the listing and trading of our Class A Ordinary Shares in the U.S. exchange as provided under the M&A Rules and the Trial Measures.

Most of our Operating Subsidiary’s operations are conducted in Hong Kong, which is a part of the PRC. We are aware that recently, in 2023, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in certain areas in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas using a VIE structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding its efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. Since these statements and regulatory actions are new, it is highly uncertain how soon the legislative or administrative regulation making bodies will respond and what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated, if any. It is also highly uncertain what the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on our Hong Kong subsidiary’s daily business operations, their ability to accept foreign investments and the listing of our Class A Ordinary Shares on a U.S. or other foreign exchange. These actions could result in a material change in our operations and/or to the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares and could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our Class A Ordinary Shares to investors.

In addition, on December 28, 2021, the Measures were published and became effective February 15, 2022, and require that, among other things, and in addition to any “operator of critical information infrastructure”, any “data processor” controlling personal information of no less than one million users which seeks to list in a foreign stock exchange should also be subject to cybersecurity review, and which further elaborate on the factors to be considered when assessing the national security risks of the relevant activities. The publication of the Measures indicates greater oversight by the CAC over data security, which may impact our business and this Offering in the future. As of the date of this prospectus, our Operating Subsidiary does not have any mainland China individuals as clients. However, our Operating Subsidiary may collect and store certain data (including certain personal information) from its customers for “Know Your Customers” purposes, which may include mainland China individuals in the future. As of the date of this prospectus, we do not expect the Measures to have an impact on our business, operations or this Offering to subject us or our Operating Subsidiary to permission requirements from the CAC or any other government agency that is required to approve our subsidiary’s operations, as we do not believe we will be deemed to be an “operator of critical information infrastructure” or a “data processor” controlling personal information of no less than one million users, that are required to file for cybersecurity review before listing in the U.S. However, there remains significant uncertainty in the interpretation and enforcement of relevant PRC cybersecurity laws and regulations. If we were deemed to be an “operator of critical information infrastructure” or a “data processor” controlling personal information of no less than one million users, or if other regulations promulgated in relation to the Measures are deemed to apply to us, our subsidiary’s business operations and the listing of our Class A Ordinary Shares in the U.S. could be subject to CAC’s cybersecurity review or we and our subsidiary might be covered by permission from the CAC or any other government agency that is required to approve our subsidiary’s operations in the future. Nevertheless, since these statements and regulatory actions are new, it is highly uncertain how soon the legislative or administrative regulation making bodies will respond and what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated, if any. It also remains uncertain what the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on our subsidiary’s daily business operations, its ability to accept foreign investments and the listing of our Class A Ordinary Shares on a U.S. or other foreign exchanges. If any or all of the foregoing were to occur, it may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to complete this Offering or cause the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or become worthless. As of the date of this prospectus, there are no commensurate laws or regulations in Hong Kong which result in similar significant oversight over data security for companies seeking to offer securities on a foreign exchange. However, we cannot guarantee that, if, in the future, such laws or regulations were issued in Hong Kong, we would be compliant with such laws or regulations in a timely manner or at all. In addition, we may have to spend significant time and costs to become compliant. If we are unable to do so, on commercially reasonable terms, in a timely manner or otherwise, we may become subject to sanctions imposed by the relevant regulatory authorities, and our ability to conduct our business, or offer securities on a U.S. or other international securities exchange may be restricted. As a result of the foregoing, our business, reputation, financial condition, and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

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Recent statements by the PRC government have indicated an intent to exert more exert oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investments in China based issuers. On July 6, 2021, the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued a document to crack down on illegal activities in the securities markets and promote the high-quality development of the capital markets, which, among other things, requires the relevant governmental authorities to strengthen cross-border oversight of law-enforcement and judicial cooperation, to enhance supervision over China-based companies listed overseas, and to establish and improve the system of extraterritorial application of the PRC securities laws.

On December 24, 2021, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) released the Draft Administrative Provisions and the Draft Filing Measures, both of which had a comment period that expired on January 23, 2022. The Draft Administrative Provisions and Draft Filing Measures regulate the administrative system, record-filing management, and other related rules in respect of the direct or indirect overseas issuance of listed and traded securities by “domestic enterprises”. The Draft Administrative Provisions specify that the CSRC has regulatory authority over the “overseas securities offering and listing by domestic enterprises”, and requires “domestic enterprises” to complete filing procedures with the CSRC if they wish to list overseas. On February 17, 2023, the CSRC released the Trial Measures and five supporting guidelines, which came into effect on March 31, 2023. According to the Trial Measures, domestic companies that seek to offer or list securities overseas, both directly and indirectly, should fulfill the filing procedures and report relevant information to the CSRC; any failure to comply with such filling procedures may result in administrative penalties, such as an order to rectify, warnings, and fines. On April 2, 2022, the CSRC published the Draft Archives Rules, for public comment. These rules state that in the overseas listing activities of domestic companies, domestic companies, as well as securities companies and securities service institutions providing relevant securities services thereof, should establish a sound system of confidentiality and archival work, shall not disclose state secrets, or harm the state and public interests.

Under the Trial Measures and the Guidance Rules and Notice, Chinese domestic companies conducting overseas securities offering and listing activities, either in direct or indirect form, shall complete filing procedures with the CSRC pursuant to the requirements of the Trial Measures within three working days following their submission of initial public offerings or listing application. The companies that have already been listed on overseas stock exchanges or have obtained the approval from overseas supervision administrations or stock exchanges for its offering and listing and will complete their overseas offering and listing prior to September 30, 2023 are not required to make immediate filings for its listing, yet need to make filings for subsequent offerings in accordance with the Trial Measures. Companies that have already submitted an application for an initial public offering to overseas supervision administrations prior to the effective date of the Trial Measures but have not yet obtained the approval from overseas supervision administrations or stock exchanges for the offering and listing, shall arrange for the filing within a reasonable time period and shall complete the filing procedure before such companies’ overseas issuance and listing.

The Management understands that as of the date of this prospectus, the Group has no operations in China and is not required to complete filing procedures with the CSRC pursuant to the requirements of the Trial Measures. While the Group has no current operations in China, should we have any future operations in China and should we (i) fail to receive or maintain such permissions or approvals, (ii) inadvertently conclude that such permissions or approvals are not required, or (iii) applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change and require us to obtain such permissions or approvals in the future, we may face sanctions by the CSRC, the CAC or other PRC regulatory agencies. These regulatory agencies may also impose fines and penalties on our potential operations in China, as well as limit our ability to pay dividends outside of China, limit our operations in China, delay or restrict the repatriation of the proceeds from this offering into China or take other actions that could have a material adverse effect on our business as well as the trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares. We may be required to restructure our operations to comply with such regulations or potentially cease operations in the PRC entirely. The CSRC, the CAC or other PRC regulatory agencies also may take actions requiring us, or making it advisable for us, to halt this offering before settlement and delivery of our Class A Ordinary Shares. In addition, if the CSRC, the CAC or other regulatory PRC agencies later promulgate new rules requiring that we obtain their approvals for this offering, we may be unable to obtain a waiver of such approval requirements, if and when procedures are established to obtain such a waiver. Any action taken by the PRC government could significantly limit or completely hinder our operations in the PRC and our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

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Furthermore, on July 10, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) issued a revised draft of the Measures for Cybersecurity Review for public comment, which required that, among others, in addition to any “operator of critical information infrastructure”, any “data processor” controlling personal information of no less than one million users which seeks to list in a foreign stock exchange should also be subject to cybersecurity review, and further elaborated the factors to be considered when assessing the national security risks of the relevant activities. On December 28, 2021, the CAC, the National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”), and several other administrations jointly issued the revised Measures for Cybersecurity Review, which became effective and replaced the existing Measures for Cybersecurity Review on February 15, 2022. According to the Revised Review Measures, if an “online platform operator” that is in possession of personal data of more than one million users intends to list in a foreign country, it must apply for a cybersecurity review. Based on a set of Q&A published on the official website of the State Cipher Code Administration in connection with the issuance of the Revised Review Measures, an official of the said administration indicated that an online platform operator should apply for a cybersecurity review prior to the submission of its listing application with non-PRC securities regulators. Moreover, the CAC released the draft of the Regulations on Network Data Security Management in November 2021 for public consultation, which among other things, stipulates that a data processor listed overseas must conduct an annual data security review by itself or by engaging a data security service provider and submit the annual data security review report for a given year to the municipal cybersecurity department before January 31 of the following year. Given the recency of the issuance of the Revised Review Measures and their pending effectiveness, there is a general lack of guidance and substantial uncertainties exist with respect to their interpretation and implementation. It remains unclear whether a Hong Kong company which collects personal information from PRC individuals shall be subject to the Revised Review Measures. We do not currently expect the Revised Review Measures to have an impact on our business, our operations or this offering as we do not believe that our Operating Subsidiary would be deemed to be an “operator of critical information infrastructure” or a “data processor” controlling personal information of no less than one million users, that would be required to file for cybersecurity review before listing in the U.S. However, there remains significant uncertainty in the interpretation and enforcement of relevant PRC cybersecurity laws and regulations. If the Revised Review Measures are adopted into law in the future and if our Operating Subsidiary is deemed to be an “operator of critical information infrastructure” or a “data processor” controlling personal information of no less than one million users, our operation and the listing of our Class A Ordinary Shares in the U.S. could be subject to CAC’s cybersecurity review.

We have been advised by David Fong & Co., our Hong Kong counsel, that based on their understanding of the current Hong Kong laws, as of the date of this prospectus, the Company and its subsidiary, our Operating Subsidiary, are not required to obtain any permissions or approvals from Hong Kong authorities before listing in the U.S. and issuing our Class A Ordinary Shares to foreign investors. No such permissions or approvals have been applied for by the Company and/or its subsidiary or denied by any relevant authorities. Most of our Operating Subsidiary’s operations are conducted in Hong Kong, which is a part of the PRC. As of the date of this prospectus, our Operating Subsidiary have received all requisite permissions or approvals from the Hong Kong authorities to operate their businesses in Hong Kong, including but not limited to their business registration certificates. However, we have been advised by David Fong & Co. that uncertainties still exist, due to the possibility that laws, regulations, or policies in Hong Kong could change rapidly in the future.

Based on management’s internal assessment that the Company and its subsidiary currently have no material operations in the PRC, management understands that as of the date of this prospectus, the Company is not required to obtain any permissions or approvals from PRC authorities before listing in the U.S. and to issue our Class A Ordinary Shares to foreign investors, including the CAC or the CSRC. We also understand that our Operating Subsidiary is not required to obtain any permissions or approvals from any Chinese authorities to operate their businesses as of the date of this prospectus. No permissions or approvals have been applied for by the Company or denied by any relevant authority. However, uncertainties still exist, due to the possibility that laws, regulations, or policies in the PRC could change rapidly in the future.

As of the date of this prospectus, Hong Kong does not have similar regulations as of the PRC to extend oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas. Hong Kong does not have similar regulation as of the Trial Measures and the Guidance Rules and Notice, and Measures for Cybersecurity Review of the PRC. In the event that (i) the PRC government expands the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC or if applicable laws, regulations or interpretations change and we are required to obtain such permissions or approvals, (ii) we inadvertently conclude that relevant permissions or approvals were not required or (iii) we did not receive or maintain relevant permissions or approvals required, any action taken by the PRC government could significantly limit or completely hinder our operations in Hong Kong and our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and could cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

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Most of our Operating Subsidiary’s operations are conducted in Hong Kong. However, due to the long arm provisions under the current PRC laws and regulations, the Chinese government may exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of such business and may influence such operations at any time, which could result in a material change in the operations of the Operating Subsidiary and/or the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares. The PRC government may also impose restrictions on our ability to transfer money out of Hong Kong to distribute earnings and pay dividends or to reinvest in our business outside of Hong Kong. Changes in the policies, regulations, rules, and the enforcement of laws of the Chinese government may also occur quickly and our assertions and beliefs of the risk imposed by the PRC legal and regulatory system cannot be certain. There are uncertainties regarding the enforcement of PRC laws, and rules and regulations in China can change quickly with little advance notice. The Chinese government may intervene or influence our operations at any time, or may exert more control over offerings conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of the securities we are registering for sale.

Recently in 2023, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in certain areas in mainland China, including a cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over mainland China-based companies listed overseas using the VIE structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. Given the recent statements by the Chinese government indicating an intent to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in mainland China-based issuers, any such action could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause such securities to significantly decline or be worthless. Additionally, any further control over offerings conducted overseas and/or foreign investment impacting our subsidiary in Hong Kong by the Hong Kong government could result in a material change in our Operating Subsidiary’s operations, financial performance and/or the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares or impair our ability to raise money.

There are uncertainties regarding the enforcement of PRC laws, and rules and regulations in China can change with little advance notice. For example, the Chinese cybersecurity regulator announced on July 2, 2021 that it began an investigation of Didi Global Inc. (NYSE: DIDI) and two days later ordered that company’s app be removed from smartphone app stores. The Chinese government has exercised, and continues to exercise, substantial control over virtually every sector of the Chinese economy through regulation and state ownership. The Chinese government may intervene or influence our operations at any time, or may exert more control over offerings conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of the securities we are registering for sale. Furthermore, given the Chinese government indicating an intent to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas, although we are currently not required to obtain permission from any of the PRC federal or local government and has not received any denial to list on the U.S. exchange, it is uncertain whether or when we might be required to obtain permission from the PRC government to list on U.S. exchanges in the future, and even if such permission is obtained, whether it will be later denied or rescinded, which could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors and cause the value of our shares to significantly decline or be worthless.

If the Chinese government chooses to extend oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in mainland China-based issuers to Hong Kong-based issuers, such action may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer Class A Ordinary Shares to investors and cause the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or be worthless.

Recent statements, laws and regulations by the Chinese government in 2022 and 2023, including the Measures, the PRC Personal Information Protection Law and the Trial Measures have already indicated an intent to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investments in mainland China-based issuers. We could be subject to approval or review by Chinese regulatory authorities to pursue this offering. We do not have any operations in mainland China and currently do not have or intend to have any operating subsidiary established in mainland China or any contractual arrangement to establish a VIE structure with any entity in mainland China, but because all of our operations are conducted in Hong Kong through our wholly-owned subsidiary, and Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of China, the Chinese government may exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business and may intervene in or influence our operations at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

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In the event that the PRC regulatory authorities disallow our business structure, any action taken by the PRC government could significantly limit or completely hinder our operations in Hong Kong and our ability and to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

Our performance depends on market conditions and trends in the civil engineering industry and if there is any slowdown in the development of infrastructure in Hong Kong, the availability of civil engineering projects in Hong Kong may decrease significantly.

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the majority of our revenue was derived from civil engineering projects in Hong Kong. The future development of the civil engineering industry and the availability of civil engineering projects in Hong Kong largely depend on the continued development of infrastructure by the Government of Hong Kong. The nature, extent and timing of available civil engineering projects will be determined by an interplay of a variety of factors, including the Government’s policies on the infrastructure development in Hong Kong, its land supply and public housing policy, the investment and budget of the Government of Hong Kong and the general conditions and prospects of Hong Kong’s economy. These factors may affect the availability of civil engineering projects in Hong Kong.

If there is any slowdown in the development of infrastructure by the Government in Hong Kong, there is no assurance that the availability of civil engineering projects in Hong Kong would not decrease significantly and our business and financial position and prospect may be adversely and materially affected.

Our revenue is mainly derived from projects which are non-recurrent in nature and there is no guarantee that our customers will provide us with new businesses.

Our revenue is typically derived from projects which are non-recurrent in nature and our customers are under no obligation to award projects to us. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we secured new businesses mainly through invitation for tender by customers or through submitting tenders directly to the Government of Hong Kong responsible for the projects. There is no assurance that we will be able to secure new contracts in the future. Accordingly, the number and scale of projects and the amount of revenue we are able to derive therefrom may vary significantly from period to period, and it may be difficult to forecast the volume of future business. In the event that we fail to secure new contracts or there is a significant decrease in the number of tender invitations or contracts available for bidding in the future, our business, financial position and prospects could be materially and adversely affected.

Our cost of revenue has historically fluctuated. If we experience any significant increase in cost of revenue, our gross profit margin might decrease and our business operations and financial position might be materially and adversely affected.

Our revenue is typically derived from projects, with each contract sum being determined with reference to tender price that are formulated based on a certain mark-up over our estimated costs. Pricing of our services is determined on a case-by-case basis and is dependent on various factors, which generally include (i) the scope of services; (ii) the price trend for the types of subcontracting services as well as the materials required; (iii) the complexity and the location of the project; (iv) the estimated quantity and type of equipment required; (v) the completion time requested by our customers; and (vi) the availability of human and financial resources. We will review the cost budget from time to time. If the actual cost is higher than originally budgeted, it may reduce our profit margin and affect our financial performance. If we fail to keep the costs within the initial budget, our business operation and financial results may be adversely affected.

The total actual value of work done may differ from the original estimated contract sum stated in our contracts with customers.

Our customers may request additional, reduction or alteration of works beyond the scope of the contract during project implementation by placing variation orders with us. The aggregate amount of revenue that we are able to derive from a project may be different from the original estimated contract sum specified in the relevant contract due to variation orders placed by our customers. As such, there is no assurance that the amount of fees and charges as finally agreed with our customers would be sufficient to recover our costs incurred or provide us with a reasonable profit margin or the amount of revenue derived from our projects will not be substantially different from the original estimated contract

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sum as specified in the relevant contracts and our financial condition may be adversely affected by any decrease in our revenue as a result of variation orders. As a result, there is no assurance that our revenue and profit margin in the future will remain at a level comparable to those recorded during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Any material inaccurate cost estimation or cost overruns may adversely affect our financial results.

When determining our tender price, our management would estimate the time and costs involved in a project taking into account (i) the scope of services; (ii) the price trend for the types of subcontracting services as well as the materials required; (iii) the complexity and the location of the project; (iv) the estimated quantity and type of equipment required; (v) the completion time requested by our customers; and (vi) the availability of human and financial resources.

There is no assurance that the actual amount of time and costs incurred during the performance of our projects would not exceed our estimation. The actual amount of time and costs incurred in completing a project may be adversely affected by many factors, including unforeseen site conditions, adverse weather conditions, accidents, non-performance by our subcontractors, unexpected significant increase in costs of materials agreed to be borne by us, unexpected increase in the amount of rectification works requested by our customers and other unforeseen problems and circumstances. Any material inaccurate estimation in the time and costs involved in a project may give rise to delays in completion of works and/or cost overruns, which in turn may materially and adversely affect our financial condition, profitability and liquidity. We typically bear the risk of delays and cost overruns in our projects and we are generally unable to pass these costs to our customers.

If we do not comply with certain laws, we could be suspended or debarred contracting, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Various statutes to which our operations are subject, such as Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Cap. 59 of the Laws of Hong Kong), Construction Site (Safety) Regulations (Cap. 59I of the Laws of Hong Kong), Factory and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations (Cap. 59Z of the Laws of Hong Kong), Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulations (Cap. 59AF of the Laws of Hong Kong) and Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance (Cap. 509 of the Laws of Hong Kong), which deal with the health and safety during the construction process and various other statutes provide for discretionary suspension and/or debarment in certain circumstances.

The scope and duration of any suspension or debarment may vary depending upon the facts of a particular case and the statutory or regulatory grounds for debarment. Any suspension or debarment from contracting will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

Unsatisfactory performance by our subcontractors or unavailability of subcontractors may adversely affect our operation and profitability.

We engage subcontractors from time to time to perform a part of the site work under our supervision. In order to control and ensure the quality and progress of the works of our subcontractors, we select subcontractors based on quality of their service, their qualifications and experience relevant to the project, skills and technique required for the project, the prevailing market price, the delivery time, their availability and fee quotations. There is no assurance that the work quality of our subcontractors can always meet our requirements. We may be affected by the non-performance, inappropriate or poor quality of works rendered by our subcontractors. Such events could impact upon our profitability, financial performance and reputation. In addition, there is no assurance that we will always be able to secure services from suitable subcontractors when required, or be able to negotiate acceptable fees and terms of service with subcontractors. In such event, our operation and financial position may be adversely affected.

In the event that our subcontractors fail to follow the safety guidelines and other requirements imposed by our customers, we may be liable to pay to our customers the expenses and penalties incurred by them. Although we are entitled to be compensated by our subcontractors in relation to such penalties under the subcontracting agreement, we may not be able to claim from such subcontractors in order to maintain a stable relationship with our major subcontractors. In such event, we may be subject to additional costs and penalties incurred by our subcontractors in relation to their failure to comply with the safety procedures and other requirements imposed by our customers.

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We depend on third parties for supply of materials to operate our business.

We purchase materials from our suppliers for the provision of our services. The major types of materials sourced from our suppliers included concrete, steel and consumables. We cannot assure you that our favorable working relationships with our suppliers will continue in the future. In addition, there have historically been periods of supply shortages in our industry.

The inability to purchase materials could severely impact our business. If our suppliers experience price increases or disruptions to their business, such as labor disputes, supply shortages or distribution problems, our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

We may not be able to compete favorably in our highly competitive industry.

Some of our competitors may have certain advantages, including but not limited to having long operating history, better financing capabilities and well-developed technical expertise. New participants may wish to enter the industry provided that they have the appropriate skills, local experience, necessary equipment, capital and they are granted the requisite licenses or approvals by the relevant regulatory bodies. Any significant increase in competition may result in lower operating margins and loss of market share, which may adversely affect our profitability and operating results.

During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, our five largest customers accounted for a significant portion of our total revenue.

A significant portion of our revenue was derived from a limited number of customers. Our five largest customers for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 accounted for approximately 84.9% and 84.2% of our revenue in the corresponding periods, respectively. In particular, one of our top customers contributed approximately 33.4% and 39.8% of our total revenue for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. We were engaged by our customers on a project-by-project basis. There is no assurance that we will continue to obtain contracts from our major customers in the future. If there is a significant decrease in the number of projects awarded by our major customers, and we are unable to secure suitable projects of a comparable size and quantity as replacements from other customers, our financial condition and operating results would be materially and adversely affected.

Environmental, health and safety laws and regulations and any changes to, or liabilities arising under, such laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

Our operations are subject to stringent and complex laws and regulations governing the discharge of materials into the environment, health and safety aspects of our operations or otherwise relating to environmental protection. These laws and regulations may impose numerous obligations applicable to our operations, including: the acquisition of a permit or other approval before conducting regulated activities; the restriction of the types, quantities and concentration of materials that can be released into the environment; the limitation or prohibition of activities on certain lands lying within wilderness, wetlands, and other protected areas; the application of specific health and safety criteria addressing worker protection; and the imposition of substantial liabilities for pollution resulting from our operations.

A number of government authorities have the power to enforce compliance with these laws and regulations and the permits issued under them. Such enforcement actions often involve difficult and costly compliance measures or corrective actions. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations may result in the assessment of sanctions, including administrative, civil, or criminal penalties, natural resource damages, the imposition of investigatory or remedial obligations, and the issuance of orders limiting or prohibiting some or all of our operations. In addition, we may experience delays in obtaining, or be unable to obtain, required permits, which may delay or interrupt our operations and limit our growth and revenue.

Certain environmental laws impose strict liability (i.e., no showing of “fault” is required) or joint and several liability for costs required to remediate and restore sites where hazardous substances, hydrocarbons or solid wastes have been stored or released. We may be required to remediate contaminated properties currently or formerly owned or operated by us or third-party facilities that received waste generated by our operations regardless of whether such contamination resulted from the conduct of others or from the consequences of our own actions that were in compliance with all applicable laws at the time those actions were taken. Furthermore, the existence of contamination at properties we own, lease or operate could result in increased operational costs or restrictions on our ability to use those properties as intended.

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In certain instances, citizen groups also have the ability to bring legal proceedings against us if we do not comply with environmental laws or challenge our ability to receive environmental permits that we need to operate. In addition, claims for damages to persons or property, including natural resources, may result from our operations’ environmental, health, and safety impacts. Our insurance may not cover all environmental risks and costs or may not provide sufficient coverage if an environmental claim is made against us. Moreover, public interest in protecting the environment has increased dramatically in recent years. The trend of more expansive and stringent environmental legislation and regulations applied to our industry could continue, resulting in increased costs of doing business and consequently affecting profitability.

We may not be able to implement our business plans effectively to achieve future growth.

Our expansion plan is based upon a forward-looking assessment of market prospects of the civil engineering industry in Hong Kong and there is no assurance that such assessment will always turn out to be correct or that it will be able to grow our business as planned. Expansion plans may be affected by a number of factors beyond our control. Such factors include, but are not limited to, changes in economic conditions in Hong Kong, changes in supply and demand for our civil engineering services and government regulations in relation to the civil engineering industry. Our future growth depends on our ability to improve our administrative, technical and operational infrastructure. As the business expands, we may encounter a range of difficulties in managing our business, such as difficulties (i) generating sufficient liquidity internally or obtaining external financing for capital needs, and (ii) allocating its resources and managing its relationships with a growing number of customers, suppliers and other business partners. There can be no assurance that future growth will materialize or that we will be able to manage future growth effectively, and failure to do so would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations.

Our continued success requires us to hire, train and retain qualified personnel and subcontractors in a competitive industry.

The success of our business depends upon our ability to attract, train and retain qualified, reliable personnel, including, but not limited to, our executive officers and key management personnel, such as Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam and Mr. Chun Man Lo. Additionally, the successful operation of our business depends upon project management personnel, other employees and qualified subcontractors who possess the necessary and required experience and expertise and who will perform their respective services at a reasonable and competitive rate. Competition for these and other experienced personnel is intense. As a result, it may be difficult to attract and retain qualified individuals with the requisite expertise and in the timeframe demanded by our clients.

In addition, the cost of providing our services, including the extent to which we utilize our workforce, affects our profitability. For example, the uncertainty of contract award timing can present difficulties matching our workforce size with our contracts. If an expected contract award is delayed or not received, we could incur costs resulting from excess staff or redundancy of facilities that could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial conditions and results of operations.

Failure to complete our projects on a reliable and timely basis could materially affect our reputation, our financial performance or may subject us to claim.

The contracts with our customers generally contain a liquidated damages clause under which we are liable to pay liquidated damages to our customers if we are unable to deliver or perform the contractual works within the time specified in the contract. Liquidated damages are generally determined on the basis of a fixed sum per day.

Delay in a project may occur from time to time due to various unforeseen factors such as shortage of manpower, delays by subcontractors, industrial accidents, and delay in delivery of materials. If there is any delay on our part in completion of a project, we may be liable to pay liquidated damages under the contract. There is no assurance that there will not be any delay in our existing and future projects resulting in claims in relation to liquidated damages, which in turn will have adverse impact on our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Our operations are subject to special hazards that may cause personal injury or property damage, subjecting us to liabilities and possible losses which may not be covered by insurance.

Operating hazards inherent in our business, some of which may be outside our control, can cause personal injury and loss of life, damage to or destruction of property, plant and equipment and environmental damage. We maintain insurance coverage in amounts and against the risks we believe are consistent with industry practice, but this insurance may be inadequate or unavailable to cover all losses or liabilities we may incur in our operations.

Our insurance policies are subject to varying levels of deductibles. Losses up to our deductible amounts are accrued based upon our estimates of the ultimate liability for claims incurred and an estimate of claims incurred but not reported. However, liabilities subject to insurance are difficult to estimate due to unknown factors, including the severity of an injury, the determination of our liability in proportion to other parties, the number of unreported incidents, and our safety programs’ effectiveness. If we were to experience insurance claims or costs above our estimates, we may be required to use working capital to satisfy these claims rather than using working capital to maintain or expand our operations.

Certain data and information in this prospectus were obtained from third-party sources and were not independently verified by us.

We have engaged Migo to prepare a commissioned industry report that analyzes the Hong Kong construction industry. Information and data relating to the Hong Kong construction industry have been derived from Migo’s industry report. Statistical data included in the Migo report also include projections based on a number of assumptions. The construction industry may not grow at the rate projected by market data, or at all. Any failure of the Hong Kong construction industry to grow at the projected rate may have a material adverse effect on our business and the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares. Furthermore, if any one or more of the assumptions underlying the market data is later found to be incorrect, actual results may differ from the projections based on these assumptions.

We have not independently verified the data and information contained in the Migo report or any third-party publications and reports Migo has relied on in preparing its report. Data and information contained in such third-party publications and reports may be collected using third-party methodologies, which may differ from the data collection methods used by us. In addition, these industry publications and reports generally indicate that the information contained therein is believed to be reliable, but do not guarantee the accuracy and completeness of such information.

We may need to raise additional capital in the future for working capital, capital expenditures and/or acquisitions, and we may not be able to do so on favorable terms or at all, which would impair our ability to operate our business or achieve our growth objectives.

Our ongoing ability to generate cash is important for funding our continuing operations, making acquisitions and servicing our indebtedness. To the extent that existing cash balances and cash flow from operations, together with borrowing capacity are insufficient to make investments or acquisitions or provide needed working capital, we may require additional financing from other sources. Our ability to obtain such additional financing in the future will depend in part upon prevailing capital market conditions and conditions in our business and our operating results. Those factors may affect our efforts to arrange additional financing on terms acceptable to us.

Furthermore, if global economic, political or other market conditions adversely affect the financial institutions that provide credit to us, it is possible that our ability to draw upon credit facilities may be impacted. If adequate funds are not available, or are not available on acceptable terms, we may not be able to make future investments, take advantage of acquisitions or other opportunities, or respond to competitive challenges, resulting in loss of market share, each of which could have a material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity.

Our lack of effective internal controls over financial reporting may affect our ability to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud which may affect the market for and price of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

To implement Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the SEC adopted rules requiring public companies to include a report of management on the company’s internal control over financial reporting. Prior to filing the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, we were a private company with limited accounting personnel and other resources for addressing our internal control over financial reporting. Our management has not completed an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and our independent registered public accounting firm has not conducted an audit of our internal control over financial reporting. Our independent registered

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public accounting firm did not conduct an audit of our internal control over financial reporting. However, in connection with the audits of our consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, we and our independent registered public accounting firm identified a few material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting PCAOB of the United States, a “material weakness” is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The material weaknesses identified related to (1) our lack of sufficient full-time personnel with appropriate levels of accounting knowledge and experience to monitor the daily recording of transactions, address complex U.S. GAAP accounting issues and to prepare and review financial statements and related disclosures under U.S. GAAP; and (2) our lack of a functional internal audit department or personnel that monitors the consistencies of the preventive internal control procedures as well as adequate policies and procedures in internal audit function to ensure that our policies and procedures have been carried out as planned.

We intend to implement measures designed to improve our internal control over financial reporting to address the underlying causes of these material weaknesses, including i) hiring more qualified staff to fill up the key roles in the operations; and ii) appointing independent directors, establishing an audit committee and strengthening corporate governance.

We will be subject to the requirement that we maintain internal controls and that management perform periodic evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal controls. Effective internal control over financial reporting is important to prevent fraud. As a result, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, as well as the market for and trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares, may be materially and adversely affected if we do not have effective internal controls. Before this Offering, we were a private company with limited resources. As a result, we may not discover any problems in a timely manner and current and potential shareholders could lose confidence in our financial reporting, which would harm our business and the trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares. The absence of internal controls over financial reporting may inhibit investors from purchasing our Class A Ordinary Shares and may make it more difficult for us to raise funds in a debt or equity financing.

Additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies may be identified in the future. If we identify such issues or if we are unable to produce accurate and timely financial statements, our Class A Ordinary Share price may decline and we may be unable to maintain compliance with the NASDAQ Listing Rules.

We are subject to credit risk in relation to the collectability of our trade receivables and contract assets.

A contract asset represents our right to consideration from customers in exchange for the provision of civil engineering works that we have transferred to the customers that is not yet unconditional. Contract assets arise when we have provided the civil engineering works under the relevant contracts but the works have yet to be certified by architects, quantity surveyors or other representatives appointed by the customers and/or our right to payment is still conditional on factors other than passage of time. Any amount previously recognized as a contract asset is reclassified to trade receivables at the point when our right to payment becomes unconditional other than passage of time.

There is no assurance that we will be able to bill all or any part of contract assets for our services completed according to the payment terms of the contracts and there is no assurance that the retention monies will be released by our customers to us on a timely basis and in full accordingly. Further, there can be no assurance that our customers will settle our invoices on time and in full. In the event that we are unable to collect a substantial portion of our trade receivables within the payment terms or at all, our cash flows and financial positions will be adversely affected. Any difficulty in collecting a substantial portion of our trade receivables and contract assets could materially and adversely affect our cash flows and financial positions.

We are a holding company whose principal source of operating cash is the income received from our Operating Subsidiary.

We are dependent on the income generated by our Operating Subsidiary in order to make distributions and dividends on the shares. The amount of distributions and dividends, if any, which may be paid to us from our Operating Subsidiary will depend on many factors, including such subsidiary’s results of operations and financial condition, limits on dividends under applicable law, its constitutional documents, documents governing any indebtedness, and other factors which may be outside our control. If our Operating Subsidiary do not generate sufficient cash flow, we may be unable to make distributions and dividends on the shares.

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Our significant shareholder has considerable influence over our corporate matters.

Our authorized and issued ordinary shares are divided into Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares. Each Class A Ordinary Share shall entitle the holder thereof to one (1) vote on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company, and each Class B Ordinary Share shall entitle the holder thereof to twenty (20) votes on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company. In no event shall Class A Ordinary Shares be convertible into Class B Ordinary Shares. In no event shall Class B Ordinary Shares be convertible into Class A Ordinary Shares. Provided that such transfer complies with applicable Nasdaq Listing Rules, our shareholders may freely transfer shares to another person by completing an instrument of transfer in a common form or in a form prescribed by the Nasdaq Listing Rules or in any other form approved by our directors, executed where she Shares are Fully Paid, by or on behalf of that shareholder; and where the Shares are partly paid, by or on behalf of that shareholder and the transferee. Where the shares of any class in question are not listed on any stock exchange or subject to the rules of any stock exchange, our directors may in their absolute discretion decline to register any transfer of such shares which are not fully paid up or on which our Company has a lien.

Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, through Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited, beneficially owns and controls 18,818,550 Class A Ordinary Shares and 1,995,000 Class B Ordinary Shares that correspond to 88.43% of the aggregate voting power on a pre-Offering basis and 86.47% of the aggregate voting power on a post-Offering basis of our issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares. As a result of the dual-class share structure and the concentration of ownership, Mr. Lam will hold considerable influence over corporate matters requiring shareholder approval and will independently control the operations of the Company, including without limitation, electing directors and approving material mergers, acquisitions or other business combination transactions. This concentrated control will limit your ability to influence corporate matters and could also discourage others from pursuing any potential merger, takeover or other change of control transactions, which could have the effect of depriving the holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares of the opportunity to sell their shares at a premium over the prevailing market price.

Our significant shareholder may have potential conflicts of interest with us, which may materially and adversely affect our business and financial condition.

Because our significant shareholder has, considerable influence over our corporate matters, his interests may differ from the interests of our company as a whole. The shareholder could, for example, appoint directors and management without the requisite experience, relations or knowledge to steer our company properly because of their affiliations or loyalty, and such actions may materially and adversely affect our business and financial condition. Currently, we do not have any arrangements to address potential conflicts of interest between the shareholder and our company. If we cannot resolve any conflict of interest or dispute between us and the shareholders, we would have to rely on legal proceedings, which could disrupt our business and subject us to substantial uncertainty as to the outcome of any such legal proceedings.

If we fail to promote and maintain our brand effectively and cost-efficiently, our business and results of operations may be harmed.

We believe that developing and maintaining awareness of our brand effectively is critical to attracting new and retaining existing customers. Successful promotion of our brand and our ability to attract customers depend largely on the effectiveness of our marketing efforts and the success of the channels we use to promote our services. Our future marketing efforts will likely require us to incur additional expenses. These efforts may not result in increased revenue in the immediate future or at all and, even if they do, any increase in revenue may not offset the expenses incurred. If we fail to successfully promote and maintain our brand while incurring substantial expenses, our results of operations and financial condition would be adversely affected, which may impair our ability to grow our business.

We may be subject to intellectual property infringement claims, which may be expensive to defend and may disrupt our business and operations.

We cannot be certain that our operations or any aspects of our business do not or will not infringe upon or otherwise violate trademarks, patents, copyrights, know-how or other intellectual property rights held by third parties. We may be from time to time in the future subject to legal proceedings and claims relating to the intellectual property rights of others. In addition, there may be third-party trademarks, patents, copyrights, know-how or other intellectual property rights that are infringed by our products, services or other aspects of our business without our awareness. Holders of such intellectual property rights may seek to enforce such intellectual property rights against us in Hong Kong, the United States or other jurisdictions. If any third-party infringement claims are brought against us, we may be forced to divert management’s time and other resources from our business and operations to defend against these claims, regardless of their merits.

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Events such as epidemics, natural disasters, adverse weather conditions, political unrest and terrorist attacks could significantly delay, or even prevent us from completing, our projects.

Our operations are subject to uncertainties and contingencies beyond our control that could result in material disruptions in our operations and adversely affect our business. These include epidemics, natural disasters, fire, adverse weather conditions, political unrest, wars and terrorist attacks. Any such events could cause us to reduce or halt our operation, adversely affect our business operation, increase our costs and/or prevent us from completing our projects, any one of which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In such an event, our business operations may also be severely disrupted due to a negative impact on investor confidence and risk appetites, the fund-raising activities of issuers and proposed listing applicants, the macroeconomic conditions as well as the financial conditions in Hong Kong. Our business operations, financial condition as well as our fund-raising activities as contemplated by this prospectus may be materially and adversely affected as a result.

Failure to maintain safe construction sites and/or implement our safety management system may lead to the occurrence of personal injuries, property damages, fatal accidents or suspension or non-renewal of our registration under the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme of the Construction Industry Council.

Due to the nature of works in construction sites, risks of accidents or injuries to workers are inherent. Notwithstanding our occupational health and safety measures that are required to be followed by our employees and employees of our subcontractors, accidents leading to personal injuries, property damages and/or fatal accidents remain an inherent risk at work sites. There is no assurance that there will not be any violation of our safety measures or other related rules and regulations by our employees or employees of our subcontractors. Any such violation may lead to higher probability of occurrences, and/or increased seriousness, of personal injuries, property damages and/or fatal accidents at work sites, which may materially and adversely affect our business operations as well as our financial position to the extent not covered by insurance policies. Also, failure to maintain safe construction sites and/or to implement safety management measures resulting in the occurrence of serious personal injuries or fatal accidents may lead to negative publicity and/or suspension or non-renewal of our registration under the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme of the Construction Industry Council, which in turn adversely affect our reputation, financial position and results of operation.

In addition, any personal injuries and/or fatal accidents to our employees and employees of our subcontractors may lead to claims or other legal proceedings against us. Any such claims or legal proceedings could adversely and materially affect our financial position to the extent not covered by insurance policies. Also, notwithstanding the merits of any such claims or legal proceedings, we need to divert management resources and incur extra costs to handle these matters. Any such claims or legal proceedings could therefore have a material and adverse impact on our business operations.

Although the risks of accidents or injuries to workers are inherent due to the nature of works in the construction industry, such accident record may adversely affect our industry reputation, which may in turn affect our prospect of receiving tender invitations from potential new customers or being awarded with future tenders from both our existing and potential new customers. Furthermore, we may have to incur additional costs to strengthen our safety management measures, such as recruiting additional safety supervision staff, which may have an adverse impact on our profitability.

There is no assurance that we will be able to renew our registration under the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme of the Construction Industry Council.

Subcontractors engaged under public sector projects initiated by the Government are generally required to possess registration under the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme of the Construction Industry Council. Renewal of registration under the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme is required every three or five years and is generally subject to certain technical and relevant industry experience requirements. There is no assurance that we will be able to renew such registration every time in the future. In the event of non-renewal of such registration, our reputation, our ability to obtain future businesses, and our business and financial position and prospects could be materially and adversely affected.

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We may be a party to legal proceedings from time to time and we cannot assure you that such legal proceedings will not have a material adverse impact on our business. In particular, there may be potential employees’ compensation claims and personal injury claims.

We may be involved in claims and litigations in respect of various matters from our customers, subcontractors, workers and other parties concerned with our works from time to time. Such claims may include in particular employees’ compensation claims and personal injury claims in relation to personal injuries suffered by workers as a result of accidents arising out of and in the course of employment of the injured workers. There is no assurance that we will not be involved in any claims or legal proceedings, nor can we assure you that any such claims or legal proceedings would not have a material adverse impact on our business. Should any claims against us fall outside the scope and/or limit of insurance coverage, our financial position may be adversely affected. Regardless of the merits of any outstanding and potential claims, we need to divert management resources and incur extra costs to handle these claims, which could affect our corporate image and reputation if they were published by the press. If the aforesaid claims were successfully made against us and are not covered by insurance policies, we may need to pay damages and legal costs, which in turn could adversely affect our results of operations and financial position.

Our insurance coverage may not be adequate to cover potential liabilities.

Certain risks disclosed elsewhere in this section such as risks in relation to customer concentration, our ability to obtain new contracts, our ability to retain and attract personnel, availability and performance of subcontractors, project and cost management, our ability to maintain and renew our registrations, credit risk and liquidity risk, are generally not covered by insurance because they are either uninsurable or it is not cost justifiable to insure against such risks. Insurance policies covering losses from acts of war, terrorism, or natural catastrophes are also either unavailable or cost prohibitive.

Further, we may be subject to liabilities against which we are not insured adequately or at all or liabilities against which cannot be insured. Should any significant liabilities arise due to accidents, natural disasters, or other events which are not covered or are inadequately covered by our insurance, our business may be adversely affected, potentially lead to a loss of assets, lawsuits, employee compensation obligations, or other forms of economic loss.

We cannot guarantee that our current levels of insurance are sufficient to cover all potential risks and losses. In addition, we cannot guarantee that we can renew our policies or can renew our policies on similar or other acceptable terms. If we suffer from severe unexpected losses or losses that far exceed the policy limits, it could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations and prospect.

Possible difficulty in recruiting sufficient labor or significant increase in labor costs may hinder our future business strategies.

The civil engineering industry in Hong Kong has been facing the problem of labor shortage and ageing workforce. The supply and cost of labor in Hong Kong are affected by the availability of labor in the market as well as economic factors in Hong Kong including the inflation rate and standard of living. There is no guarantee that the supply of labor and labor costs will be stable. In addition, the Minimum Wage Ordinance (Chapter 608 of the Laws of Hong Kong) requires that an employee is entitled to be paid wages in respect of any wage period of not less than the minimum wage, which shall be derived by reference to the prescribed minimum hourly wage rate (currently set at HK$40 per hour (effective from May 1, 2023)). There is no assurance that the statutory minimum wage will not increase in the future. In the event that we or our subcontractors fail to retain existing labor and/or recruit sufficient labor in a timely manner to cope with the demand of our existing or future jobs and/or there is a significant increase in the costs of labor, we may not be able to complete our jobs on schedule and/or within budget and our operations and profitability may be adversely affected.

Civil engineering works is often labor-intensive and we cannot be certain that there will be sufficient workers for projects when needed. Any unpredicted rise in labor cost might be borne by us and may reduce our profit margin. Moreover, potential customers may be hesitant to engage us if the quotation price has to increase to fully consider any expected future increase in labor cost.

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Fluctuations in exchange rates could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the price of the Class A Ordinary Shares.

Our revenues and expenses will be denominated predominantly in Hong Kong dollars. The value of the Hong Kong dollar against the U.S. dollar may fluctuate and may be affected by, among other things, changes in political and economic conditions. Although the exchange rate between the Hong Kong dollar to the U.S. dollar has been pegged since 1983, we cannot assure you that the Hong Kong dollar will remain pegged to the U.S. dollar.

Our business is conducted in Hong Kong, our books and records are maintained in H.K. dollar, which is the currency of Hong Kong, and the financial statements that we file with the SEC and provide to our shareholders are presented in United States dollars. Changes in the exchange rate between H.K. dollar and United States dollar affect the value of our assets and the results of our operations, when presented in United States dollars. Any significant fluctuations in the exchange rates between Hong Kong dollars to U.S. dollars may have a material adverse effect on our revenue and financial condition. For example, to the extent that we are required to convert U.S. dollars we receive from this Offering into Hong Kong dollars for our operations, fluctuations in the exchange rates between Hong Kong dollars against the U.S. dollar would have an adverse effect on the amounts we receive from the conversion. We have not used any forward contracts, futures, swaps or currency borrowings to hedge our exposure to foreign currency risk.

Our business is susceptible to government policies and macroeconomic conditions.

The market growth of construction industry in Hong Kong highly correlates to government policies and macroeconomic environment. Particularly, during economic downturns, due to limited financial budgets, property developers and tenants are more conservative to invest capital resources to renovate their living spaces and the Government of Hong Kong may slow down the development of land and infrastructure development. On the other hand, government policies, such as urban renewal and development program and land sales, may affect the availability of land for property developers to construct and subsequently the demand for civil engineering projects in Hong Kong may deteriorate. As a result, the issue of overreliance on government policies and cyclical nature of construction works may adversely impact the development of civil engineering works market in Hong Kong.

We are exposed to risks of general economic downturn and deteriorating market conditions, such as Sino-U.S. trade conflicts.

As our business and operations are based in Hong Kong, our business growth is primarily dependent upon the economy and market condition in Hong Kong and the PRC. The market conditions are directly affected by, among other things, the global and local political and economic environments, such as uncertainties about the Sino-U.S. trade conflicts. Any sudden downturn in the general economic environment or change to political environment in Hong Kong and the PRC beyond our control may adversely affect the financial market sentiment in general. Severe fluctuations in market and economic sentiments may also lead to a prolonged period of sluggish performance of the real estate and construction industries. As such, our revenue and profitability may fluctuate and we cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain our historical financial performance in times of difficult or unstable economic conditions.

Cybersecurity incidents could disrupt our business operations, which could result in the loss of critical and confidential information, and harm our business.

Global cybersecurity threats and incidents directed at us or any of our third-party service providers we engage can range from uncoordinated individual attempts to gain unauthorized access to information technology systems to sophisticated and targeted measures known as advanced persistent threats. In the ordinary course of our business, we and our third-party service providers collect and store sensitive data, including our proprietary business information and intellectual property, and that of our customers, including personally identifiable information. Additionally, we rely increasingly on third-party providers to store and process data, and to communicate and work collaboratively. The secure processing, maintenance, and transmission of information are critical to our operations and we rely on the security procedures of these third-party providers. Although we employ comprehensive measures designed to prevent, detect, address, and mitigate these threats (including access controls, data encryption, vulnerability assessments, and maintenance of backup and protective systems), cybersecurity incidents, depending on their nature and scope, could potentially result in the misappropriation, destruction, corruption, or unavailability of critical data and confidential or proprietary information (our own or that of third parties, including personally identifiable information of our customers) and the disruption of business operations. Any such compromises to our security, or that of our third-party

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providers, could cause customers to lose trust and confidence in us, and stop using our website and mobile application in their entirety. In addition, we may incur significant costs for remediation that may include liability for stolen assets or information, repair of system damage, and compensation to customers and business partners. We may also be subject to legal claims, government investigation, and additional state and federal statutory requirements.

Certain economic and business factors and their impacts on the construction industry and other general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment, material prices and interest rates that are largely beyond our control may adversely affect business and our results of operations.

Our business results depend on a number of industry-specific and general economic factors, many of which are beyond our control, and may adversely affect consumer behavior and our results of operations. The construction industry may affected by economic downturns, supply chain disruptions, logistics challenge, political instability, trade disputes, and changes in government regulation. These events can lead to disruptions in the construction industry, fluctuations in demand for our services, and increased operational costs.

General economic conditions, including slow global recovery from economic downturns, geopolitical conditions and uncertainty about the strength or pace of economic recovery may adversely affect our results of operations. Economic recession, a protracted economic slowdown, a worsening economy, increased unemployment, increased inflation, increased energy prices, rising interest rates, a downgrade of the U.S. government’s long-term credit rating, imposition of retaliatory tariffs on important U.S. imports and exports or other industry-wide cost pressures have affected and can continue to affect consumer behavior in the industry and consequently could reduce the demand for our services.

Risks Related to Doing Business in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s legal system is evolving and has inherent uncertainties that could limit the legal protection available to you.

For the two years ended March 31, 2024, our revenue mainly derived from civil engineering services in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong legal system embodies uncertainties which could limit the legal protections available to you and us.

As one of the conditions for the handover of the sovereignty of Hong Kong to the PRC, the PRC had to accept some conditions such as Hong Kong’s Basic Law before its return. The Basic Law ensured Hong Kong will retain its own currency (the Hong Kong Dollar), legal system, parliamentary system and people’s rights and freedom for 50 years from 1997. This agreement gave Hong Kong the freedom to function in a high degree of autonomy. The Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong is responsible for its own domestic affairs including, but not limited to, the judiciary and courts of last resort, immigration and customs, public finance, currencies and extradition. Hong Kong continues using the English common law system.

Some international observers and human rights organizations have expressed doubts about the future of the relative political freedoms enjoyed in Hong Kong and the PRC’s pledge to allow a high degree of autonomy in Hong Kong. On July 14, 2020, the U.S. signed an executive order to end the special status enjoyed by Hong Kong post-1997. As the autonomy currently enjoyed may be compromised, it could potentially impact Hong Kong’s common law legal system and may, in turn, bring about uncertainty in, for example, the enforcement of our contractual rights. If the PRC were to, in fact, renege on its agreement to allow Hong Kong to function autonomously, this could potentially impact Hong Kong’s common law legal system and may in turn bring about uncertainty in, for example, the enforcement of our contractual rights. This could, in turn, materially and adversely affect our business and operations. Additionally, intellectual property rights and confidentiality protections in Hong Kong may not be as effective as in the U.S. or other countries. Accordingly, we cannot predict the effect of future developments in the Hong Kong legal system, including the promulgation of new laws, changes to existing laws or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, or the preemption of local regulations by national laws. These uncertainties could limit the legal protections available to us, including our ability to enforce our agreements with our customers.

The enactment of Law of the PRC on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the “Hong Kong National Security Law”) could impact our Operating Subsidiary in Hong Kong.

On June 30, 2020, the Standing Committee of the PRC National People’s Congress adopted the Hong Kong National Security Law. This law defines the duties and government bodies of the Hong Kong National Security Law for safeguarding national security and four categories of offences — secession, subversion, terrorist activities, and collusion with a foreign

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country or external elements to endanger national security — and their corresponding penalties. On July 14, 2020, the former U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Hong Kong Autonomy Act, or HKAA, into law, authorizing the U.S. administration to impose blocking sanctions against individuals and entities which are determined to have materially contributed to the erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy. On August 7, 2020 the U.S. government imposed HKAA — authorized sanctions on eleven individuals, including former HKSAR chief executive Carrie Lam. On October 14, 2020, the U.S. State Department submitted to relevant committees of Congress the report required under HKAA, identifying persons materially contributing to “the failure of the Government of China to meet its obligations under the Joint Declaration or the Basic Law.” The HKAA further authorizes secondary sanctions, including the imposition of blocking sanctions, against foreign financial institutions that knowingly conduct a significant transaction with foreign persons sanctioned under this authority. The imposition of sanctions may directly affect the foreign financial institutions as well as any third parties or customers dealing with any foreign financial institution that is targeted. It is difficult to predict the full impact of the Hong Kong National Security Law and HKAA on Hong Kong and companies located in Hong Kong. If our Operating Subsidiary in Hong Kong are determined to be in violation of the Hong Kong National Security Law or the HKAA by competent authorities, our business operations, financial position and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Nasdaq may apply additional and more stringent criteria for our continued listing.

Nasdaq Listing Rule 5101 provides Nasdaq with broad discretionary authority over the initial and continued listing of securities in Nasdaq and Nasdaq may use such discretion to deny initial listing, apply additional or more stringent criteria for the initial or continued listing of particular securities, or suspend or delist particular securities based on any event, condition, or circumstance that exists or occurs that makes initial or continued listing of the securities on Nasdaq inadvisable or unwarranted in the opinion of Nasdaq, even though the securities meet all enumerated criteria for initial or continued listing on Nasdaq. In addition, Nasdaq has used its discretion to deny initial or continued listing or to apply additional and more stringent criteria in the instances, including but not limited to (i) where the company engaged an auditor that has not been subject to an inspection by PCAOB, an auditor that PCAOB cannot inspect, or an auditor that has not demonstrated sufficient resources, geographic reach, or experience to adequately perform the company’s audit; (ii) where a company planned a small public offering, which would result in insiders holding a large portion of the company’s listed securities. Nasdaq was concerned that an offering size was insufficient to establish the company’s initial valuation, and there would not be sufficient liquidity to support a public market for the company; and (iii) where the company did not demonstrate sufficient nexus to the U.S. capital market, including having no U.S. shareholders, operations, or members of the board of directors or management. In respect of any of the aforementioned concerns, we may be subject to additional and more stringent criteria of Nasdaq for our continued listing, which might cause delay or even denial of our listing application for Purchaser Common Stock.

If we fail to meet applicable listing requirements, Nasdaq may not approve our listing application, or may delist our Class A Ordinary Shares from trading, in which case the liquidity and market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares could decline.

We will seek to have our securities approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market upon consummation of this offering. The closing of the Offering is conditional upon Nasdaq’s final approval of our listing application. We cannot assure you that our application will be approved; if it is not approved, we will not complete the Offering.

We cannot assure you that we will be able to meet Nasdaq’s initial listing standards, or that we will be able to meet the continued listing standards of Nasdaq in the future. If we fail to comply with the applicable listing standards and Nasdaq delists our Class A Ordinary Shares, we and our shareholders could face significant material adverse consequences, including:

        a limited availability of market quotations for our Class A Ordinary Shares;

        reduced liquidity for our Class A Ordinary Shares;

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

        a limited amount of news about us and analyst coverage of us; and

        a decreased ability for us to issue additional equity securities or obtain additional equity or debt financing in the future.

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The recent joint statement by the SEC and PCAOB, proposed rule changes submitted by Nasdaq, and the HFCAA all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially the non-U.S. auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB. These developments could add uncertainties to our Offering.

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

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

On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the HFCAA requiring a foreign company to certify it is not owned or controlled by a foreign government if the PCAOB is unable to audit specified reports because the company uses a foreign auditor not subject to PCAOB inspection. If the PCAOB is unable to inspect the company’s auditors for three consecutive years, the issuer’s securities are prohibited to trade on a national exchange. On December 2, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the HFCAA. On December 18, 2020, the HFCAA was signed into law. Additionally, in July 2020, the U.S. President’s Working Group on Financial Markets issued recommendations for actions that can be taken by the executive branch, the SEC, the PCAOB or other federal agencies and department with respect to Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges and their audit firms, in an effort to protect investors in the U.S.. In response, on November 23, 2020, the SEC issued guidance highlighting certain risks, and their implications to U.S. investors, associated with investments in China-based issuers and summarizing enhanced disclosures the SEC recommends China-based issuers make regarding such risks.

On December 2, 2021, the SEC adopted final amendments to its rules relating to the implementation of certain disclosure and documentation requirements of the HFCAA, which took effect on January 10, 2022. We will be required to comply with these rules if the SEC identifies us as having a “non-inspection” year, as defined in the rules, under a process to be subsequently established by the SEC. The SEC is assessing how to implement other requirements of the HFCAA, including the listing and trading prohibition requirements described above. Under the HFCAA, our securities may be prohibited from trading on the Nasdaq or other U.S. stock exchanges if our auditor is not inspected by the PCAOB for three consecutive years, and this ultimately could result in our shares being delisted. Furthermore, on June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the AHFCAA, which was signed into law on December 29, 2022, amending the HFCAA and requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three consecutive years, shortening the timeline for the application of the HPCAA’s delisting and trading prohibition from three years to two, and thus, would reduce the time before securities may be prohibited from trading or delisted. On September 22, 2021, the PCAOB adopted a final rule implementing the HFCAA, which provides a framework for the PCAOB to use when determining, as contemplated under the HFCAA, whether the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms located in a foreign jurisdiction because of a position taken by one or more authorities in that jurisdiction.

On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued a determination report which found that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in: (1) mainland China of the PRC; and (2) Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of the PRC, because of positions taken by PRC authorities in those jurisdictions, which determinations were vacated on December 15, 2022. Our current auditor, SRCO, C.P.A., Professional Corporation, is not headquartered in mainland China or Hong Kong and was not identified by the PCAOB in its report on December 16, 2021 as a firm subject to the PCAOB’s determinations, which determinations were vacated on December 15, 2022.

On August 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol, or SOP, Agreement with the CSRC and China’s Ministry of Finance. The SOP, together with two protocol agreements governing inspections and investigation, establishes a specific, accountable framework to make possible complete inspections and investigations by the PCAOB of audit firms based in China and Hong Kong, as required under U.S. law. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB announced it was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong completely in 2022. The PCAOB vacated its previous 2021 determinations that the

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PCAOB was unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong. However, whether the PCAOB will continue to be able to satisfactorily conduct inspections of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong is subject to uncertainty and depends on a number of factors out of our, and our auditor’s, control. The PCAOB is continuing to demand complete access in mainland China and Hong Kong moving forward and is already making plans to resume regular inspections in the second half of 2023 and beyond, as well as to continue pursuing ongoing investigations and initiate new investigations as needed. The PCAOB has indicated that it will act immediately to consider the need to issue new determinations with the HFCAA if needed. If the PCAOB in the future again determines it is unable to inspect and investigate completely auditors in mainland China and Hong Kong, then the companies audited by those auditors would be subject to a trading prohibition on U.S. markets pursuant to the HFCAA.

If the PCAOB in the future again determines it is unable to inspect and investigate completely auditors in mainland China and Hong Kong, then the lack of access to the PCAOB inspection in China would prevent the PCAOB from fully evaluating audits and quality control procedures of the auditors based in China. As a result, investors could be deprived of the benefits of such PCAOB inspections, if the PCAOB again determines it is unable to inspect and investigate completely auditors in mainland China and Hong Kong. The inability of the PCAOB to conduct inspections of auditors in China would make it more difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of these accounting firms’ audit procedures or quality control procedures, which could cause existing and potential investors in our stock to lose confidence in our audit procedures and reported financial information and the quality of our financial statements. Although our auditor was not identified by the PCAOB in its report as a firm subject to the PCAOB’s determinations, which determinations were vacated on December 15, 2022, should the PCAOB be unable to fully conduct inspection of our auditor’s work papers in China, this could adversely affect us and our securities for the reasons noted above.

Our auditor, the independent registered public accounting firm that issues the audit report included elsewhere in this prospectus, as an auditor of companies that are traded publicly in the U.S. and a firm registered with the PCAOB, is subject to laws in the U.S. pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess our auditor’s compliance with the applicable professional standards. Our auditor is headquartered in East Amherst, New York, and has been inspected by the PCAOB on a regular basis with the last inspection in 2023. However, the recent developments would add uncertainties to our Offering and we cannot assure you whether Nasdaq or regulatory authorities would apply additional and more stringent criteria to us after considering the effectiveness of our auditor’s audit procedures and quality control procedures, adequacy of personnel and training, or sufficiency of resources, geographic reach or experience as it relates to the audit of our financial statements.

Risks Related to Our Initial Public Offering and Ownership of Our Class A Ordinary Shares

We will incur additional costs as a result of becoming a public company, which could negatively impact our net income and liquidity.

Upon completion of this Offering, we will become a public company in the U.S.. As a public company, we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. In addition, Sarbanes-Oxley and rules and regulations implemented by the SEC and the Nasdaq require significantly heightened corporate governance practices for public companies. As a result, we expect these rules and regulations to increase our legal, accounting and financial compliance costs and make many corporate activities more time-consuming and costly.

We do not expect to incur materially greater costs as a result of becoming a public company than those incurred by similarly sized U.S. public companies. If we fail to comply with these rules and regulations, we could become the subject of a governmental enforcement action, investors may lose confidence in us and the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares could decline.

As a public company, we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and rules subsequently implemented by the SEC and the Nasdaq impose various requirements on the corporate governance practices of public companies. As a company with less than US$1.235 billion in net revenue for our last fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growth company” pursuant to the JOBS Act. An emerging growth company may take advantage of specified reduced reporting and other generally applicable requirements that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include exemption from the auditor attestation requirement under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in the assessment of the emerging growth company’s internal control over financial reporting and permission to delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until such time as those standards apply to private companies.

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We expect these rules and regulations to increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some corporate activities more time-consuming and costly. After we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” we expect to incur significant expenses and devote substantial management effort toward ensuring compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the other rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. We also expect that operating as a public company will make it more difficult and expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance. We may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. In addition, we will incur additional costs associated with our public company reporting requirements. It may also be more difficult for us to find qualified persons to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers. We are currently evaluating and monitoring developments with respect to these rules and regulations, and we cannot predict or estimate with any degree of certainty the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs.

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

Our management team has limited experience managing a public company.

Most members of our management team have limited experience managing a publicly traded company, interacting with public company investors, and complying with the increasingly complex laws pertaining to public companies. We are subject to significant regulatory oversight and reporting obligations under the federal securities laws and the continuous scrutiny of securities analysts and investors. These obligations and constituents require significant attention from our senior management and could divert their attention away from the day-to-day management of our business, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and operating results.

The obligation to disclose information publicly may put us at a disadvantage to competitors that are private companies.

Upon completion of this Offering, we will be a publicly listed company in the U.S.. As a publicly listed company, we will be required to file periodic reports with the SEC upon the occurrence of matters that are material to our company and shareholders. In some cases, we will need to disclose material agreements or results of financial operations that we would not be required to disclose if we were a private company. Our competitors may have access to this information, which would otherwise be confidential. This may give them advantages in competing with our Company. Similarly, as a U.S.-listed public company, we will be governed by U.S. laws that our competitors, mostly private companies, are not required to follow. To the extent compliance with U.S. laws increases our expenses or decreases our competitiveness against such companies, our public listing could affect our results of operations.

We are a “foreign private issuer,” and our disclosure obligations differ from those of U.S. domestic reporting companies. As a result, we may not provide you the same information as U.S. domestic reporting companies or we may provide information at different times, which may make it more difficult for you to evaluate our performance and prospects.

We are a foreign private issuer and, as a result, we are not subject to the same requirements as U.S. domestic issuers. Under the Exchange Act, we will be subject to reporting obligations that, to some extent, are more lenient and less frequent than those of U.S. domestic reporting companies. For example, we will not be required to issue quarterly reports or proxy statements. In addition, we will not be required to disclose detailed individual executive compensation information. Furthermore, our directors and executive officers will not be required to report equity holdings under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and will not be subject to the insider short swing profit disclosure and recovery regime.

As a foreign private issuer, we will also be exempt from the requirements of Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure) which, generally, are meant to ensure that select groups of investors are not privy to specific information about an issuer before other investors. However, we will still be subject to the anti-fraud and anti-manipulation rules of the SEC, such

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as Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act. Since many of the disclosure obligations imposed on us as a foreign private issuer differ from those imposed on U.S. domestic reporting companies, you should not expect to receive the same information about us and at the same time as the information provided by U.S. domestic reporting companies.

The information we are required to file with or furnish to the SEC will be less extensive and less timely as compared to that required to be filed with the SEC by U.S. domestic issuers.

As a Cayman Islands company listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, we are subject to the Nasdaq Capital Market corporate governance listing standards. However, Nasdaq Capital Market rules permit a foreign private issuer like us to follow the corporate governance practices of its home country. Certain corporate governance practices in the Cayman Islands, which is our home country, may differ significantly from the Nasdaq Capital Market corporate governance listing standards. We do not currently plan to rely on home country practice with respect to any corporate governance matters. However, if we choose to follow home country practice in the future, our shareholders may be afforded less protection than they otherwise would under the Nasdaq Capital Market corporate governance listing standards applicable to U.S. domestic issuers.

The dual-class share structure may adversely affect the trading market for the Class A Ordinary Shares.

Certain shareholder advisory firms have announced changes to their eligibility criteria for inclusion of shares of public companies on certain indices, including the S&P 500, to exclude companies with multiple classes of shares and companies whose public shareholders hold no more than 5% of total voting power from being added to such indices. In addition, several shareholder advisory firms have announced their opposition to the use of multiple class structures. As a result, the dual-class share structure may prevent the inclusion of the Class A Ordinary Shares in such indices and may cause shareholder advisory firms to publish negative commentary about our corporate governance practices or otherwise seek to cause us to change our capital structure. Any such exclusion from indices could result in a less active trading market for our Class A Ordinary Shares. Any actions or publications by shareholder advisory firms critical of our corporate governance practices or capital structure could also adversely affect the value of the Class A Ordinary Shares.

We are an “emerging growth company,” and we cannot be certain if the reduced reporting requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our Class A Ordinary Shares less attractive to investors.

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”). We elected to avail ourselves of the extended transition period for implementing new or revised financial accounting standards. For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We could be an emerging growth company for up to five years, although we could lose that status sooner (1) if our revenue exceed US$1.235 billion, (2) if we issue more than US$1 billion in non-convertible debt in a three-year period, or (3) if the market value of our shares held by non-affiliates exceeds US$700 million as of any March 31 before that time, in which case we would no longer be an emerging growth company as of the following March 31. We cannot predict if investors will find our Class A Ordinary Shares less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our shares less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our shares and our stock price may be more volatile.

Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can also delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until such time as those standards apply to private companies. We have elected to take advantage of certain of the reduced disclosure obligations in the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and may elect to take advantage of other reduced reporting requirements in future filings. As a result, the information we provide to our stockholders may be different than you might receive from other public reporting companies in which you hold equity interests and our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates. We may take advantage of these provisions for up to five years or such earlier time that we are no longer an emerging growth company.

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We are a “controlled company” defined under the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules. Although we do not intend to rely on the “controlled company” exemption under the Nasdaq listing rules, we could elect to rely on this exemption in the future and you will not have the same protection afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to these corporate governance requirements.

We expect that our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam, through Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited, own a majority of our Class A Ordinary Shares following the Offering and continue to be a controlled company pursuant to “controlled company” defined under the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules. Accordingly, we will be a controlled company under the applicable Nasdaq listing standards. For so long as we are a controlled company under that definition, we are permitted to elect to rely, and may rely, on certain exemptions from corporate governance rules, including:

        an exemption from the rule that a majority of our board of directors must be independent directors;

        an exemption from the rule that the compensation of our chief executive officer must be determined or recommended solely by independent directors; and

        an exemption from the rule that our director nominees must be selected or recommended solely by independent directors.

As a result, you will not have the same protection afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to these corporate governance requirements.

Although we do not intend to rely on the “controlled company” exemption under the Nasdaq listing rules, we could elect to rely on this exemption in the future. If we elected to rely on the “controlled company” exemption, a majority of the members of our board of directors might not be independent directors and our nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees might not consist entirely of independent directors upon closing of the Offering. Our status as a controlled company could cause our Class A Ordinary Shares to look less attractive to certain investors or otherwise harm our trading price. As a result, the investors will not have the same protection afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to these corporate governance requirements. Please refer to the paragraph titled “Risk Factors — Our significant shareholder has considerable influence over our corporate matters.”

Class A Ordinary Shares eligible for future sale may adversely affect the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares, as the future sale of a substantial amount of outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares in the public marketplace could reduce the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

The market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares could decline as a result of sales of substantial amounts of our Ordinary Shares in the public market, or the perception that these sales could occur. In addition, these factors could make it more difficult for us to raise funds through future offerings of our Class A Ordinary Shares. An aggregate of 26,505,000 Class A Ordinary Shares are outstanding before the consummation of this Offering and 28,005,000 Class A Ordinary Shares will be outstanding immediately after this Offering. All of the Class A Ordinary Shares sold in the Offering will be freely transferable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act. The remaining Class A Ordinary Shares will be “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144. These shares may be sold in the future without registration under the Securities Act to the extent permitted by Rule 144 or other exemptions under the Securities Act.

Future sales, or the perception of future sales, by us or our shareholder in the public market following this Offering could cause the market price for our Class A Ordinary Shares to decline.

The sale of substantial amounts of Class A Ordinary Shares in the public market, or the perception that such sales could occur could harm the prevailing market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares. These sales, or the possibility that these sales may occur, also might make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities in the future at a time and at a price that we deem appropriate. Upon completion of this Offering we will have a total of 28,005,000 Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding. Of the outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares, the 1,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares sold or issued in this Offering will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Securities Act, except that any Class A Ordinary Shares held by our affiliates, as that term is defined under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, may be sold only in compliance with the limitations described in “Ordinary Shares Eligible for Future Sale.” All remaining Class A Ordinary Shares, which are currently held by our shareholder, may be sold in the public market in the future subject to the lock-up agreements and the restrictions contained in Rule 144 under the

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Securities Act. If our shareholder sells a substantial amount of Class A Ordinary Shares, the prevailing market price for our Class A Ordinary Shares could be adversely affected. Our executive officers, directors and shareholder will sign lock-up agreements with the underwriters that will, subject to certain customary exceptions, restrict the sale of our Class A Ordinary Shares and certain other securities held by them for a period of no less than six months following the date of this prospectus. The underwriters may, in their sole discretion and at any time without notice, release all or any portion of the Class A Ordinary Shares subject to any such lock-up agreements. As restrictions on resale end, the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares could drop significantly if the holders of our restricted shares sell them or are perceived by the market as intending to sell them. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to raise additional funds through future offerings of our Class A Ordinary Shares or other securities.

The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources and divert management’s attention.

As a public company, we will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act, the listing requirements of the securities exchange on which we list, and other applicable securities rules and regulations. Despite recent reforms made possible by the JOBS Act, compliance with these rules and regulations will nonetheless increase our legal and financial compliance costs, make some activities more difficult, time-consuming or costly and increase demand on our systems and resources, particularly after we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual, quarterly, and current reports with respect to our business and operating results.

As a result of disclosure of information in this prospectus and in filings required of a public company, our business and financial condition will become more visible, which we believe may result in threatened or actual litigation, including by competitors and other third parties. If such claims are successful, our business and operating results could be harmed, and even if the claims do not result in litigation or are resolved in our favour, these claims, and the time and resources necessary to resolve them, could divert the resources of our management and adversely affect our business, brand and reputation and results of operations.

We also expect that being a public company and these new rules and regulations will make it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain coverage. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our board of directors, particularly to serve on our audit committee and compensation committee, and qualified executive officers.

The market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance, and you may not be able to resell your shares at or above the initial public offering price.

The IPO price for our Class A Ordinary Shares will be determined through negotiations between the Underwriter and us and may vary from the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares following our IPO. If you purchase our Class A Ordinary Shares in our IPO, you may not be able to resell those Class A Ordinary Shares at or above the IPO price. We cannot assure you that our Class A Ordinary Shares’ IPO price, or the market price following our IPO, will equal or exceed prices in privately negotiated transactions of our Class A Ordinary Shares that have occurred from time to time prior to our initial public offering. The market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares may fluctuate significantly in response to numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control, including:

        actual or anticipated fluctuations in our revenue and other operating results;

        the financial projections we may provide to the public, any changes in these projections or our failure to meet these projections;

        actions of securities analysts who initiate or maintain coverage of us, changes in financial estimates by any securities analysts who follow our Company, or our failure to meet these estimates or the expectations of investors;

        announcements by us or our competitors of significant products or features, technical innovations, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, or capital commitments;

        price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market, including as a result of trends in the economy as a whole;

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        lawsuits threatened or filed against us; and

        other events or factors, including those resulting from war or incidents of terrorism, or responses to these events.

We may experience extreme stock price volatility unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance, financial condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

Recently, there have been instances of extreme stock price run-ups followed by rapid price declines and strong stock price volatility with recent IPOs, especially among those with relatively smaller public floats. As a relatively small-capitalization company with relatively small public float, we may experience greater stock price volatility, extreme price run-ups, lower trading volume and less liquidity than large-capitalization companies. In particular, our Class A Ordinary Shares may be subject to rapid and substantial price volatility, low volumes of trades and large spreads in bid and ask prices. Such volatility, including any stock-run up, may be unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance and financial condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

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

Future issuances or sales, or perceived issuances or sales, of substantial amounts of Class A Ordinary Shares in the public market could materially and adversely affect the prevailing market price of the Class A Ordinary Shares and our ability to raise capital in the future.

The market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares could decline as a result of future sales of substantial amounts of shares or other securities relating to the shares in the public market, including by the Company’s significant shareholder, or the issuance of new shares by the Company, or the perception that such sales or issuances may occur. Future sales, or perceived sales, of substantial amounts of the shares could also materially and adversely affect our ability to raise capital in the future at a time and at a price favorable to us, and our shareholders will experience dilution in their holdings upon our issuance or sale of additional securities in the future. In addition, these factors could make it more difficult for us to raise funds through future offerings of our Class A Ordinary Shares. A few shareholders hold a significant portion of our Class A Ordinary Shares and these are “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144. These Class A Ordinary Shares may be sold in the future without registration under the Securities Act to the extent permitted by Rule 144 or other exemptions under the Securities Act.

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

To the extent (i) we raise more money than required for the purposes explained in the section titled “Use of Proceeds” or (ii) we determine the proposed uses set forth in that section are no longer in the best interests of our Company, we cannot specify with any certainty the particular uses of such net proceeds that we will receive from our IPO. Our management will have broad discretion in the application of such net proceeds, including working capital, possible acquisitions, and other general corporate purposes, and we may spend or invest these proceeds in a way with which our shareholders disagree. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could harm our business and financial condition. Pending their use, we may invest the net proceeds from our IPO in a manner that does not produce income or that loses value.

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Future financing may cause a dilution in your shareholding or place restrictions on our operations.

We may need to raise additional funds to finance further expansion of our capacity and business for our existing operations, acquisitions or strategic partnerships. If additional funds are raised through the issuance of new equity or equity-linked securities of the Company other than on a pro rata basis to existing shareholders, the percentage ownership of such shareholders in the Company may be reduced, and such new securities may confer rights and privileges that take priority over those conferred by the shares. Alternatively, if we meet such funding requirements by way of additional debt financing, we may have restrictions placed on us through such debt financing arrangements which may:

        further limit our ability to pay dividends or require us to seek consents for the payment of dividends;

        increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

        require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flows from operations to service our debt, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund capital expenditure, working capital requirements and other general corporate needs; and

        limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and our industry.

There may not be an active, liquid trading market for our Class A Ordinary Shares, and we do not know if a more liquid market for our Class A Ordinary Shares will develop to provide you with adequate liquidity.

Prior to this Offering, there has not been a public trading market for our Class A Ordinary Shares. We cannot assure you that an active trading market for our Class A Ordinary Shares will develop following this Offering, or if it does develop, will be maintained. We will seek to have our securities approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market upon consummation of this offering. The closing of the Offering is conditional upon Nasdaq’s final approval of our listing application. We cannot assure you that our application will be approved; if it is not approved, we will not complete the Offering. You may not be able to sell your securities quickly or at the market price if trading in our securities is not active. The public offering price for the Class A Ordinary Shares will be determined by negotiations between us and the representatives of the underwriter and may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the trading market. We intend to apply to list our Class A Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq but we provide no assurance that our ordinary shares will be approved for listing on Nasdaq in connection with this offering. Further, if we are successful in listing the Class A Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq we cannot ensure that an active public market for our Class A Ordinary Shares will develop after this Offering, or that if it does develop, it will be sustained. In the absence of a public trading market:

        you may not be able to liquidate your investment in our Class A Ordinary Shares;

        you may not be able to resell your Class A Ordinary Shares at or above the public offering price;

        the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares may experience more price volatility; and

        there may be less efficiency in carrying out your purchase and sale orders.

We may lose our foreign private issuer status in the future, which could result in significant additional costs and expenses.

As discussed above, we are a foreign private issuer, and therefore, not required to comply with all the periodic disclosure and current reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. The determination of foreign private issuer status is made annually on the last business day of an issuer’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter. We would lose our foreign private issuer status if, for example, more than 50% of our Class A Ordinary Shares are directly or indirectly held by residents of the U.S. and we fail to meet additional requirements necessary to maintain our foreign private issuer status. If we lose our foreign private issuer status on this date, we will be required to file with the SEC periodic reports and registration statements on U.S. domestic issuer forms, which are more detailed and extensive than the forms available to a foreign private issuer. We will also have to mandatorily comply with U.S. federal proxy requirements, and our officers, directors and principal shareholders will become subject to the short-swing profit disclosure and recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we will lose our ability to rely upon exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements under the Nasdaq listing rules. As a U.S. listed public company that is not a foreign private issuer, we will incur significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we will not incur as a foreign private issuer, and accounting, reporting and other expenses in order to maintain a listing on a U.S. securities exchange.

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You will experience immediate and substantial dilution.

The IPO price of our Class A Ordinary Shares is substantially higher than the pro forma net tangible book value per share of our Class A Ordinary Shares. Assuming the completion of the Offering, if you purchase Class A Ordinary Shares in this Offering, you will incur immediate dilution of approximately US$3.74 in the pro forma net tangible book value per share from the price per share that you pay for the shares. Accordingly, if you purchase shares in this Offering, you will incur immediate and substantial dilution of your investment. Please refer to the section titled “Dilution.”

You may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing original actions in the Cayman Islands or Hong Kong based on U.S. or other foreign laws against us, our management or the experts named in the prospectus.

Although we are a Cayman Islands incorporated company, we conduct substantially all of our operations in Hong Kong and substantially all of our assets are located in Hong Kong. In addition, a majority of our directors and executive officers reside within Hong Kong, and most of the assets of these persons are located within Hong Kong. As a result, it may be difficult for you to effect service of process within the U.S. upon us or these individuals, or to bring an action against us or against these individuals in the U.S. in the event that you believe your rights have been infringed under the U.S. federal securities laws or otherwise. Even if you are successful in bringing an action of this kind, the laws of the Cayman Islands and of the Hong Kong may render you unable to enforce a judgment against our assets or the assets of our directors and officers.

Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of the PRC. A foreign judgment can be registered and enforced in Hong Kong either under the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance (Cap. 319) (the “Ordinance”) or at common law. Registration of a foreign judgment under the Ordinance can be made by an ex parte application with the local court but this avenue is limited to judgments entered in designated jurisdictions, which currently include: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Brunei, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, and Singapore and Sri Lanka. An action to enforce a foreign judgment at common law is a comparatively cumbersome process. It is in essence an independent suit in Hong Kong and the judgment creditor must follow normally applicable service procedures. Judgments entered in the U.S. and the United Kingdom can be enforced in Hong Kong only at common law. To be eligible for common-law recognition, the judgment must (1) be for a definite sum of money; (2) be final and conclusive; and (3) have been entered by a court with competent jurisdiction over the defendant. With respect to finality, a Hong Kong court will generally refrain from enforcing a judgment during the pendency of an appeal. This raises the possibility of undue delay and asset dissipation. With respect to the requirement of competent jurisdiction of the foreign judgment seeking to be enforced in Hong Kong, it is governed by private international law as interpreted in Hong Kong, not the law of the foreign forum. Jurisdiction can generally be asserted on the basis of the defendant’s physical presence in the foreign forum, appearance in the underlying legal proceeding or prior contractual consent to jurisdiction. Under the common law and the Ordinance, only limited defenses on the grounds such as fraud, due process and Hong Kong public policy can be raised against a duly registered foreign judgment. There is no mechanism for reconsideration of the merits of the underlying foreign litigation.

You may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through U.S. courts may be limited, because we are incorporated under Cayman Islands law.

We are an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and conduct substantially all of our operations in Hong Kong through our wholly-owned Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary. Most of our directors and substantially all of our executive officers reside outside the U.S. and a substantial portion of their assets are located outside of the U.S.. As a result, it may be difficult for our shareholders to effect service on these persons or bring an action against us or against these individuals in the Cayman Islands or in Hong Kong in the event that they believe that their rights have been infringed under the securities laws of the U.S. or otherwise. Even if shareholders are successful in bringing an action of this kind, the laws of the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong may render them unable to enforce a judgment against our assets or the assets of our directors and officers.

Our corporate affairs are governed by our Amended Memorandum and Articles, the Companies Act and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take legal action against our directors, actions by our minority shareholders and the fiduciary duties of our directors under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively

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limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from English common law, the decisions of whose courts are of persuasive authority, but are not binding, on a court in the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary duties of our directors under Cayman Islands law are not as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedents in some jurisdictions in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a less developed body of securities laws as compared to the United States, and some states (such as Delaware) have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law than the Cayman Islands. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have the standing to initiate a shareholder derivative action in a federal court of the United States.

Shareholders of Cayman Islands exempted companies like us have no general rights under Cayman Islands law to inspect corporate records (other than the memorandum and articles of association and any special resolutions passed by such companies, and the register of mortgage and charges of such companies) or to obtain copies of lists of shareholders of these companies. Our directors have discretion under our Amended Memorandum and Articles to determine whether or not, and under what conditions, our corporate records may be inspected by our shareholders, but are not obliged to make them available to our shareholders. This may make it more difficult for you to obtain the information needed to establish any facts necessary for a shareholder motion or to solicit proxies from other shareholders in connection with a proxy contest.

Certain corporate governance practices in the Cayman Islands, which is our home country, differ significantly from requirements for companies incorporated in other jurisdictions such as the United States. To the extent we choose to follow home country practice with respect to corporate governance matters, our shareholders may be afforded less protection than they otherwise would under rules and regulations applicable to U.S. domestic issuers.

As a result of all of the above, our public shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of actions taken by management, members of the board of directors or controlling shareholders than they would as public shareholders of a company incorporated in the United States. For a discussion of significant differences between the provisions the Companies Act and the laws applicable to companies incorporated in the United States and their shareholders, please refer to the section titled “Description of Ordinary Shares — Material Differences in Cayman Islands Law and our Memorandum and Articles of Association and Delaware Law”.

It may be difficult to enforce a judgment of U.S. courts for civil liabilities under U.S. federal securities laws against us, our directors or officers in the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong.

As at the date of this prospectus, our chairman and chief executive officer, Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam, chief financial officer, Mr. Chun Man Lo, and all members of the board of directors of Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, including Mr. Chun Kit Yu, Ms. Hiu Wah Li and Mr. Ho Wa Cha, are based in Hong Kong. We have been advised by our Cayman Islands legal counsel that there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the Cayman Islands would:

        recognize or enforce against us judgments of courts of the U.S. based on certain civil liability provisions of U.S. securities laws; and

        entertain original actions brought in the Cayman Islands against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the securities laws of the U.S. or any state in the U.S..

There is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the U.S., however, the courts of the Cayman Islands will in certain circumstances recognize and enforce a foreign judgment without any re-examination or re-litigation of matters adjudicated upon, provided such judgment:

        is given by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction;

        imposes on the judgment debtor a liability to pay a liquidated sum for which the judgment has been given;

        is final;

        is not in respect of taxes, a fine or a penalty;

        was not obtained by fraud; and

        is not of a kind the enforcement of which is contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands.

Subject to the above limitations, in appropriate circumstances, a Cayman Islands court may give effect in the Cayman Islands to other kinds of final foreign judgments such as declaratory orders, orders for performance of contracts and injunctions.

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David Fong & Co., our counsel to Hong Kong law, have advised us that there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the Hong Kong would (i) recognize or enforce judgments of United States courts obtained against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States or (ii) entertain original actions brought in Hong Kong against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States.

Our Hong Kong counsel also advised us that in Hong Kong, foreign judgments can be enforced under statute under the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance or under common law. The Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance is a registration scheme for the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments based on reciprocity but the United States is not a designated country under the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance. As a result, a judgment rendered by a court in the United States, including as a result of administrative actions brought by regulatory authorities, such as the SEC, and other actions, will not be enforced by the Hong Kong courts under the statutory regime. In addition, the Supreme People’s Court of the PRC and the Government of Hong Kong have entered into the “Arrangement on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters by the Courts of the Mainland and of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region pursuant to Choice of Court Agreements between Parties Concerned,” or the Arrangement. The Mainland Judgements (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance gave effect to the Arrangement and is a registration scheme for recognition and enforcement of PRC judgements based on reciprocity. Other than the Arrangement, Hong Kong has not entered into any multilateral convention or bilateral treaty regarding the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. Accordingly, any judgments rendered by a court in the United States will need to be enforced under common law. In order to enforce a foreign judgment under common law in Hong Kong, the judgment must meet certain criteria before it can be enforced, such as the judgment being final and conclusive.

We employ a mail forwarding service, which may delay or disrupt our ability to receive mail in a timely manner.

Mail addressed to the Company and received at its registered office will be forwarded unopened to the forwarding address supplied by Company to be dealt with. None of the Company, its directors, officers, advisors or service providers (including the organization which provides registered office services in the Cayman Islands) will bear any responsibility for any delay howsoever caused in mail reaching the forwarding address. If such mail is delayed, it may impair your ability to communicate with us.

There can be no assurance that we will not be a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year, which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

In general, we will be treated as a PFIC for any taxable year in which either (1) at least 75% of our gross income (looking through certain 25% or more-owned subsidiaries) is passive income or (2) at least 50% of the average value of our assets (looking through certain 25% or more-owned subsidiaries) is attributable to assets that produce, or are held for the production of, passive income. Passive income generally includes, without limitation, dividends, interest, rents, royalties, and gains from the disposition of passive assets. If we are determined to be a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion thereof) that is included in the holding period of a U.S. Holder (as defined in the Section of this prospectus captioned “Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations”) of our securities, the U.S. Holder may be subject to increased U.S. federal income tax liability and may be subject to additional reporting requirements. The determination of whether we are a PFIC is a fact-intensive determination made on an annual basis applying principles and methodologies that in some circumstances are unclear and subject to varying interpretation. Our actual PFIC status for any taxable year will not be determinable until after the end of such taxable year. Accordingly, there can be no assurance with respect to our status as a PFIC for our current taxable year or any subsequent taxable year. We urge U.S. Holders to consult their own tax advisors regarding the possible application of the PFIC rules in light of their individual circumstances.

We do not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future after this Offering. You must rely on price appreciation of the Class A Ordinary Shares for return on your investment.

We currently intend to retain most, if not all, of our available funds and any future earnings after this offering to fund the development and growth of our business. As a result, we do not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Please refer to the section titled “Dividend Policy.” Therefore, you should not rely on an investment in the Class A Ordinary Shares as a source for any future dividend income.

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Our board of directors (“BOD”) has complete discretion as to whether to distribute dividends, subject to certain requirements of Cayman Islands law. In addition, our shareholders may by ordinary resolution declare a dividend, but no dividend may exceed the amount recommended by our board of directors. Under Cayman Islands law, a Cayman Islands company may pay a dividend out of either profit or share premium account, provided that in no circumstances may a dividend be paid if this would result in our Company being unable to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. Even if we decide to declare and pay dividends, the timing, amount and form of future dividends, if any, will depend on, among other things, our future results of operations and cash flow, our capital requirements and surplus, the amount of distributions, if any, received by us from our subsidiary, our financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors. Accordingly, the return on your investment in the Class A Ordinary Shares will likely depend entirely upon any future price appreciation of the Class A Ordinary Shares. There is no guarantee that the Class A Ordinary Shares will appreciate in value after this offering or even maintain the price at which you purchased the Class A Ordinary Shares. You may not realize a return on your investment in the Class A Ordinary Shares and you may even lose your entire investment in the Class A Ordinary Shares.

New climate-related disclosure obligations in proposed SEC rule amendments could have uncertain impacts on our business, impose additional reporting obligations on us, and increase our costs.

Following from 2022, the SEC proposed rule amendments that would implement a framework for the reporting of climate-related risks and create a wide range of new climate-related disclosure obligations for all registrants, including us. The proposed rules would require us to include certain climate-related information in registration statements and annual reports, including (i) climate-related risks and their actual or likely material impacts on our business, strategy, and outlook; (ii) our governance of climate-related risks and relevant risk management processes; (iii) information on our greenhouse gas emissions; (iv) certain climate-related financial statement metrics and related disclosures in a note to our audited financial statements; and (v) information about our climate-related targets, goals, and transition plans.

The proposed rules remain open to public comment and may be subject to challenges and litigation. Thus, the ultimate scope and impact of the proposed rules on our business remain uncertain. To the extent new rules, if finalized, impose additional reporting obligations on us, we could face substantial increased costs. Separately, the SEC also announced it is scrutinizing climate-change related disclosures in public filings, increasing the potential for enforcement if the SEC were to allege that our existing climate disclosures are misleading or deficient.

We are subject to changing law and regulations regarding regulatory matters, corporate governance and public disclosure that have increased both our costs and the risk of non-compliance.

We are subject to rules and regulations by various governing bodies, including, for example, the SEC, which are charged with the protection of investors and the oversight of companies whose securities are publicly traded, and to new and evolving regulatory measures under applicable law, including the laws of the Cayman Islands. Our efforts to comply with new and changing laws and regulations have resulted in and are likely to continue to result in, increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities.

Moreover, because these laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance becomes available. This evolution may result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and additional costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to our disclosure and governance practices. If we fail to address and comply with these regulations and any subsequent changes, we may be subject to penalty and our business may be harmed.

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of current or historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, among others, those listed under the sections titled “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Business,” “Regulations,” and other sections in this prospectus, that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “aim,” “estimate,” “potential,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “likely to” or other similar expressions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. These forward-looking statements include statements about:

        changes in political, social and economic conditions, the regulatory environment, laws and regulations and interpretation thereof in the jurisdictions where we conduct business or expect to conduct business;

        the risk that we may be unable to realize our anticipated growth strategies and expected internal growth;

        changes in the availability and cost of professional staff which we require to operate our business;

        changes in customers’ preferences and needs;

        changes in competitive conditions and our ability to compete under such conditions;

        changes in our future capital needs and the availability of financing and capital to fund such needs;

        changes in currency exchange rates or interest rates;

        projections of revenue, profits, earnings, capital structure and other financial items;

        changes in our plan to enter into certain new business sectors; and

        other factors beyond our control.

You should read this prospectus and the documents that we refer to in this prospectus with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from and worse than what we expect. Other sections of this prospectus include additional factors which could adversely impact our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in an evolving environment. New risk factors and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The forward-looking statements made in this prospectus relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this prospectus. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should read this prospectus and the documents that we refer to in this prospectus and have filed as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.

This prospectus also contains statistical data and estimates that we obtained from industry publications and reports generated by government or third-party providers of market intelligence. Although we have not independently verified the data, we believe that the publications and reports are reliable.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We estimate that we will receive net proceeds from this Offering of approximately US$4,701,673, or approximately US$5,534,173 if the underwriter exercises its option to purchase additional Class A Ordinary Shares in full, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. These estimates are based upon an assumed initial Offer Price of US$4 per share.

We plan to use the net proceeds of this Offering in the following order of priority:

        approximately 20% for enhancing our capacities in hiring additional staff.

We plan to further strengthen our market position in the civil engineering industry According to Migo, the gross value of civil engineering works performed by main contractors in the civil engineering industry of Hong Kong recorded an overall incline from approximately HK$119.4 billion in 2018 to HK$151.4 billion in 2023, representing a CAGR of approximately 4.9%. We believe that we should focus on deploying our resources towards competing for addition and more sizeable civil engineering projects in Hong Kong. For the time being, our capacity is constrained by our available resources, including availability of our manpower and working capital. We plan to enhance our competitiveness by strengthening our manpower and working capital in order to capture the potential opportunities in the growing civil engineering market.

        approximately 20% for acquiring machinery to enhance our capacity;

We rely on the use of different types of machinery for our projects. As at March 31, 2024, we possessed 24 excavators, 4 generators, 3 trucks, 2 rollers and 1 crane. We believe that it is crucial for us to enhance our set of machinery in order to best equip our employees and our subcontractors to carry out their work. We believe that a larger fleet of machinery will allow us to (i) improve our overall work efficiency and technical capability; (ii) lower machinery rental expenses; and (iii) enhance our flexibility to deploy our resources more efficiently.

        approximately 20% for enhancing our brand;

We plan to (i) further enhance our web pages for advertising our services; (ii) placing advertisements in newspaper and industry publications; (iii) sponsoring business events organized by construction contractors and participating events organized by industry players; (iv) updating our promotional booklets yearly and sending promotional materials for advertising our services; and (v) approaching potential customers more actively to secure new business opportunities.

        Approximately 40% for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

To the extent that our actual net proceeds is not sufficient to fund all of the proposed purposes, we will decrease our allocation of the net proceeds for the purposes set out above on a pro rata basis. We would anticipate raising additional capital through equity or debt financing sufficient to fund our proposed uses above.

The amounts and timing of any expenditures will vary depending on the amount of cash generated by our operations, and the rate of growth, if any, of our business, and our plans and business conditions. The foregoing represents our current intentions based upon our present plans and business conditions to use and allocate the net proceeds of this Offering. Our management will have significant flexibility in applying and discretion to apply the net proceeds of the offering. If an unforeseen event occurs or business conditions change, we may use the proceeds of this Offering differently than as described in this prospectus.

Pending deployment of the net proceeds for the uses described above, the funds may be placed in short-term deposits with financial institutions or used to invest in short-term money market instruments.

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DIVIDEND POLICY

We do not have a formal dividend policy. We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings to fund the development and growth of our business and to repay any indebtedness and, therefore, we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Additionally, our ability to pay dividends on our Shares is limited by various factors such as our future financial performance and bank covenants. Any future determination to pay dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors, subject to compliance with covenants in current and future agreements governing our and our subsidiaries’ indebtedness, and will depend on our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements and other factors that our Board of Directors may deem relevant. Under Cayman Islands law, a Cayman Islands company may pay a dividend on its shares out of either profit or share premium, provided that in no circumstances may a dividend be paid if following such payment the Company would be unable to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business.

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CAPITALIZATION

The following tables set forth our capitalization as of March 31, 2024:

        on an actual basis; and

        on a pro forma as adjusted basis to give effect to the issuance and sale of 1,500,000 Class A Ordinary shares at an assumed initial public Offer Price of US$4 per Class A Ordinary Shares after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated Offering expenses payable by us.

You should read this table together with “Use of Proceeds” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

As of March 31, 2024

   

Actual

 

As Adjusted

 

As adjusted,
assumed full
exercise of the
over-allotment
option

   

(in US$)

Indebtedness, consisting of bank borrowings, finance lease liabilities, operating lease liabilities and due to related parties

 

12,407,958

 

12,407,958

 

12,407,958

             

Equity:

           

Ordinary Shares, 4,950,000,000 shares authorized, par value US$0.00001 each, 26,505,000 Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and 2023; 28,005,000 Class A ordinary shares outstanding on an as adjusted basis

 

265

 

280

 

282

Ordinary Shares, 50,000,000 shares authorized, par value US$0.00001 each, 1,995,000 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and 2023

 

20

 

20

 

20

Additional paid-in capital

 

957,394

 

5,659,052

 

6,491,550

Retained earnings

 

2,094,337

 

2,094,337

 

2,094,337

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(10,261)

 

(10,261)

 

(10,261)

Total Shareholders’ Equity

 

3,041,755

 

7,743,428

 

8,575,928

Total capitalization

 

15,449,713

 

20,151,386

 

20,983,886

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DILUTION

If you invest in our Class A Ordinary Shares, your interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the initial public Offer Price per share and our net tangible book value per share after this Offering. Dilution results from the fact that the initial public Offer Price per share is substantially in excess of the book value per ordinary share attributable to the existing Shareholders for our presently outstanding shares.

Net tangible book value represents the amount of our total assets, excluding goodwill and other intangible assets, less our total liabilities. Our net tangible book value as of March 31, 2024 was US$3,041,755 per ordinary share.

After giving effect to the issuance and sale of 1,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares in this Offering at an assumed initial public Offer Price of US$4 per share, and after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated Offering expenses payable by us, our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value as of March 31, 2024 would have been US$0.26 per outstanding Class A Ordinary Share. This represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value of US$0.15 to existing shareholders and an immediate dilution in net tangible book value of US$3.74 per Class A Ordinary Share to investors purchasing Class A Ordinary Shares in this Offering. The following table illustrates such dilution:

 

Per
Ordinary
Share

Assumed initial public Offer Price

 

4.00

Net tangible book value as of March 31, 2024

 

0.11

Pro forma net tangible book value after giving effect to this Offering

 

0.26

Amount of dilution in net tangible book value to investors in this Offering

 

3.74

The following table summarizes, on a pro forma as adjusted basis as of March 31, 2024, the total number of Class A Ordinary Shares purchased from us, the total cash consideration paid to us, and the average price per share paid by existing Shareholders and by investors in this Offering. The table below reflects an assumed initial public Offering Price of US$4 per share, for Class A Ordinary Shares purchased in this Offering and excludes underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated Offering expenses payable by us.

 

Shares
Purchased

 

Total
Consideration

 

Average
Price
per Share

   

Number

 

%

 

US$

 

%

 

US$

Existing Shareholders

 

28,500,000

 

95.00

 

285

 

0.005

 

0.00001

Investors in this Offering

 

1,500,000

 

5.00

 

6,000,000

 

99.995

 

4.00

Total

 

30,000,000

 

100

 

6,000,285

 

100

 

0.20

The dilution information in this section is presented for illustrative purposes only. Our as adjusted net tangible book value following the consummation of this Offering is subject to adjustment based on the actual initial public Offer Price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and other terms of this Offering determined at pricing.

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MANANGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes thereto and other financial information, which are included elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to various factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in these forward-looking statements. Further, a result of these factors, risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking events may not occur. Relevant factors, risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the section entitled “Business”, “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s beliefs and opinions as of the date of this registration statement. We are not obligated to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

Overview

We are an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on June 25, 2024, as a holding company. We operate our business primarily through our indirectly wholly-owned Operating Subsidiary, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited. We operate in a single segment that represents the Company’s core business as an Approved Public Works Contractor undertaking roads and drainage to its customers in Hong Kong. Our construction activities mainly include public civil engineering works, such as road and drainage works, in Hong Kong. We mostly undertake civil engineering works in the role of subcontractor, while we are also fully qualified to undertake such works in the capacity of main contractor.

Kin Chiu Engineering Limited was founded in 2012. In our operating history of over 12 years, we have focused on providing civil engineering services in the role of subcontractor and built up our expertise and track record in civil engineering works. We take pride in our project portfolio in civil engineering works. In 2022, we were awarded with a public project with an initial contract sum of over HK$290 million (US$37.1 million). In 2024, we were awarded with a public project with an initial contract sum of over HK$180 million (US$23.0 million) and a public project with an initial contract sum of over HK$80 million (US$10.2 million).

We, through our Operating Subsidiary, are mainly engaged in public sector projects in Hong Kong. To a lesser extent, we also participate in private sector projects. Our public sector projects mainly involve infrastructure developments while private sector projects mainly involved residential and commercial developments.

In March 2020, we have successfully registered in the Approved Contractors List maintained by the Development Bureau of Hong Kong in the category of Roads and Drainage (Group B (Probation)), enabling us to directly tender for public works contracts in the capacity of main contractor. In addition, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited is a Registered Subcontractor in foundation and piling (sheet piles), general civil works (roadworks, road drainage and sewer and waterworks), other finishing trades and components (signage and graphics) and hoarding of the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme of the Construction Industry Council of Hong Kong.

We, through our Operating Subsidiary, have achieved sustained growth in our business. For each of the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, our total revenue derived from civil engineering services was approximately US$48.8 million and US$44.6 million, respectively. The number of customers with revenue contribution to us was 12 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 and 12 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.

According to Migo, the gross value of civil engineering works performed by main contractors in the civil engineering industry of Hong Kong recorded an overall incline from approximately HK$119.4 billion in 2018 to HK$151.4 billion in 2023, representing a CAGR of approximately 4.9%. The rollout and commencement of projects such as Kwu Tung North and Fanling North of New Development Area, Kau Yi Chau Artificial Island under the Lantau Tomorrow Vision, Tung Chung New Town Extension in the coming few years, shall sustain demand for civil engineering works. Driven by (i) continuous government funding support to promote productivity, uplifting built quality, improving site safety and enhancing environmental performance; (ii) the Government’s continuous effort in enhancing rail connectivity, which requires extensive civil engineering works; (iii) rapid advancement in technology to optimize productivity and reduce costs such as the building information management and industrialized building system, it is expected that the Hong Kong civil engineering industry will continue to grow.

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Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Skyline Group and its subsidiaries resulting from Reorganization has always been under the common control of the same controlling shareholder before and after the Reorganization. The consolidation of Skyline Group and its subsidiaries has been accounted for at historical cost and prepared on the basis as if the transactions had become effective as of the beginning of the first period presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Results of operations for the periods presented comprise those of the previously separate entities combined from the beginning of the period to the end of the period, eliminating the effects of intra-entity transactions.

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Skyline Group and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances among Skyline Group and its subsidiaries have been eliminated upon consolidation.

Summary of Results of Operations

Comparison of Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

The following table sets forth key components of our results of operations for the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. The historical results presented below are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period.

 

2024

 

2023

 

variance

 

variance

   

US$

 

US$

 

US$

 

%

Revenues

 

48,821,619

 

 

44,555,081

 

 

4,266,538

 

 

9.6

%

Cost of revenue

 

(45,928,093

)

 

(43,332,532

)

 

(2,595,561

)

 

6.0

%

Gross profit

 

2,893,526

 

 

1,222,549

 

 

1,670,977

 

 

136.7

%

     

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Operating expenses:

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

General and administrative expenses

 

(1,040,245

)

 

(785,244

)

 

(255,001

)

 

32.5

%

Allowance for credit losses

 

(197,527

)

 

418,922

 

 

(616,449

)

 

(147.2

)%

Total operating expenses

 

(1,237,772

)

 

(366,322

)

 

(871,450

)

 

237.9

%

Income from operations

 

1,655,754

 

 

856,227

 

 

799,527

 

 

93.4

%

     

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Other income/(expense)

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Interest expense

 

(733,220

)

 

(354,125

)

 

(379,095

)

 

107.1

%

Other income, net

 

191,892

 

 

610,036

 

 

(418,144

)

 

(68.5

)%

Total other income/(expense), net

 

(541,328

)

 

255,911

 

 

(797,239

)

 

(311.5

)%

Income before income taxes and equity in net losses of affiliates

 

1,114,426

 

 

1,112,138

 

 

2,288

 

 

0.2

%

Income tax expense

 

(150,734

)

 

(116,641

)

 

(34,093

)

 

29.2

%

Income before equity in net losses of affiliates

 

963,692

 

 

995,497

 

 

(31,805

)

 

(3.2

)%

Equity in net losses of affiliates

 

(33,780

)

 

(115,943

)

 

82,163

 

 

(70.9

)%

Net income

 

929,912

 

 

879,554

 

 

50,358

 

 

5.7

%

Other comprehensive income/(loss)

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

9,138

 

 

(5,798

)

 

14,936

 

 

(257.6

)%

Comprehensive income

 

939,050

 

 

873,756

 

 

65,294

 

 

7.5

%

Revenue

Our revenue was US$48,821,619 for the year ended March 31, 2024, as compared to US$44,555,081 for the year ended March 31, 2023, representing an increase of approximately US$4,266,538 or approximately 9.6%. The increase in our revenue was mainly driven by the number of our projects contributing revenue, which increased from 15 for

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the year ended March 31, 2023, to 16 for the year ended March 31, 2024. The number of our high value projects contributing revenue of over US$3,000,000 during the year increased from 4 for the year ended March 31, 2023, to 6 for the year ended March 31, 2024.

We secured our new business through direct invitations for tenders from customers and we receive from time to time invitations to submit tenders from construction contractors. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we submitted 3 and 5 tenders to our potential customers, respectively, and our tender success rate was approximately 67% and 60% for the respective year. We believe that our proven track record of quality works, our expertise in wet trades operations, and our ability to deliver work on time are the crucial factors that enable us to gain our customers’ trust and give us a competitive edge when tendering for projects. Our stable tender success rate demonstrates our competitiveness in the public civil engineering works and the satisfaction of our customers with our services.

The following table sets forth the breakdown of our revenue by sector for the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 respectively:

 

2024

 

2023

 

variance

 

variance

   

USD

 

USD

 

US$

 

%

Revenue

           

 

   

 

Public

 

48,298,181

 

43,341,572

 

4,956,609

 

 

11.4

%

Private

 

523,438

 

1,213,509

 

(690,071

)

 

(56.9

)%

Total revenue

 

48,821,619

 

44,555,081

 

4,266,538

 

 

9.6

%

Our revenue from public sector projects was US$48,298,181 for the year ended March 31, 2024, as compared to US$43,341,572 for the year ended March 31, 2023, representing an increase of approximately US$4,956,609 or approximately 11.4%. This increase was mainly due to the increase in number of projects and the higher volume of work performed by our Group on ongoing sizable public projects that commenced in the previous year.

Our revenue from private sector projects was US$523,438 for the year ended March 31, 2024, as compared to US$1,213,509 for the year ended March 31, 2023, representing a decrease of approximately US$690,071 or approximately -56.9%. The decrease in revenue from private sector projects was primarily due to the completion of sizable projects in 2023 and the new projects awarded as of March 31, 2024 are smaller in size.

Cost of revenue

The following table sets forth the breakdown of our cost of revenue for the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:

 

2024

 

2023

 

variance

 

variance

   

US$

 

US$

 

US$

 

%

Cost of revenue

           

 

   

 

Subcontracting charges

 

21,897,573

 

18,125,465

 

3,772,108

 

 

20.8

%

Material and consumables

 

6,986,461

 

9,703,165

 

(2,716,704

)

 

(28.0

)%

Direct labor costs

 

13,102,868

 

11,391,278

 

1,711,590

 

 

15.0

%

Overhead costs

 

3,941,191

 

4,112,624

 

(171,433

)

 

(4.2

)%

   

45,928,093

 

43,332,532

 

2,595,561

 

 

6.0

%

Our cost of revenue primarily consists of subcontracting charges, material and consumables costs, direct labor costs, and overhead costs such as depreciation of equipment that are directly attributable to services provided. We incurred a cost of revenue of US$45,928,093 for the year ended March 31, 2024, as compared to US$43,332,532 for the year ended March 31, 2023, an increase of US$2,595,561 or 6.0%. The increase was generally in line with the increase in revenue while the decrease in material and consumables costs for the year ended March 31, 2024, was mainly attributable to more efficient use of materials and the completion of certain material-intensive projects in the previous year.

Gross profit and gross profit margin

Our total gross profit was US$2,893,526 for the year ended March 31, 2024, as compared to US$1,222,549 for the year ended March 31, 2023, an increase of US$1,670,977 or 136.7%. The increase in total gross profit was mainly attributable to the increase in revenue for the year ended March 31, 2024, as compared to the year ended March 31,

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2023, as discussed above. Additionally, this improvement in gross profit can be attributed to the project’s transition from the early stages, characterized by preliminary planning and design costs, site preparation costs, high initial material costs and a higher proportion of overhead costs, to the middle stages. In the middle stages, we benefited from more efficient revenue recognition, economies of scale, and reduced cost per unit. Consequently, our total gross profit margin improved from 2.7% for the year ended March 31, 2023, to 5.9% for the year ended March 31, 2024.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses mainly consist of administrative staff costs, consultancy fees, bank charges, depreciation, and other miscellaneous administrative expenses. We incurred general and administrative expenses of US$1,040,245 for the year ended March 31, 2024, compared to US$785,244 for the year ended March 31, 2023, an increase of US$255,001 or 32.5%. The increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to several significant changes. Consultancy fees increased from US$7,588 in 2023 to US$218,877 in 2024 related to the supporting services of the bank financing. Bank charges increased by 209.9% from US$29,950 in 2023 to US$92,800 in 2024, attributed to higher transaction volumes and new banking arrangements. Staff costs rose by 14.1% from US$402,692 for the year ended March 31, 2023 to US$459,404 for the year ended March 31, 2024 due to the addition of new full-time staff in the surveyors department and administration and finance department.

Other income

Other income mainly represents various income streams including bank interest income, imputed interest income, government subsidies, consultancy fee income, and sundry income. The overall decrease in other income by 68.5%, from US$610,036 for the year ended March 31, 2023 to US$191,892 for the year ended March 31, 2024, is primarily driven by the absence of substantial government subsidies from Covid-19 Anti-epidemic fund, which dropped from US$371,830 to US$0. The subsidy aimed to provide financial support to employers to pay staff wages and maintain employment during Covid-19.

Interest expense

We incurred an interest expense of US$733,220 for the year ended March 31, 2024, as compared to US$354,125 for the year ended March 31, 2023, an increase of US$379,095 or 107.1%. Despite the increase in the balance of our bank borrowings to US$10,928,069 as of March 31, 2024, from US$5,289,497 as of March 31, 2023, the increase in interest expense was primarily due to the higher average balance of bank borrowings during the year ended March 31, 2024. This increase in average balance resulted in a significant rise in interest on bank loans from US$276,097 for the year ended March 31, 2023 to US$640,572 for the year ended March 31, 2024, a difference of US$364,475 or 132.0%. Additionally, there were notable increases in interest on lease liabilities and other finance costs.

Income tax expense

Our company, Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, was incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Skyline Builders (BVI) Holding Limited, was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. Pursuant to the current rules and regulations, the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands currently levy no taxes on individuals or corporations based upon profits, income, gains, or appreciations and there is no taxation in the nature of inheritance tax or estate duty. Therefore, the Company is not subject to any income tax in the Cayman Islands or British Virgin Islands.

Our indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited, is subject to income tax within Hong Kong at the applicable tax rate on taxable income. Hong Kong profit tax rates are 8.25% on assessable profits up to HK$2,000,000 (US$256,410) and 16.5% on any part of assessable profits over HK$2,000,000 (US$256,410). For the years ended March 31, 2024, and 2023, our Group had assessable profits in Hong Kong and a provision for paying the Hong Kong profits tax has been made accordingly.

We incurred income tax expenses of US$150,734 for the year ended March 31, 2024, compared to US$116,641 for the year ended March 31, 2023, an increase of US$34,093 or 29.2%. Our effective tax rate was approximately 13.9% for the year ended March 31, 2024, and approximately 11.7% for the year ended March 31, 2023. The increase in effective tax rate in 2024 because the government subsidy income of US$371,830 in 2023 was not subjected to profit tax, while in 2024, most of the income is subjected to profit tax.

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Net income and total comprehensive income

As a result of the foregoing, we reported a net profit for the year of US$929,912 for the year ended March 31, 2024, as compared to US$879,554 for the year ended March 31, 2023, an increase of US$50,358 or 5.7%.

Total comprehensive income for the year was US$939,050 for the year ended March 31, 2024, as compared to US$873,756 for the year ended March 31, 2023, and increase of US$65,294 or 7.5%.

The increase in other comprehensive income was attributed to higher profits and positive adjustments in foreign exchange translations.

Discussion of Certain Balance Sheet Items

The following table sets forth selected information from our consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2024 and 2023. This information should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

2024

 

2023

 

variance

 

variance

   

US$

 

US$

 

US$

 

%

ASSETS

           

 

   

 

             

 

   

 

Current assets:

           

 

   

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

323,595

 

1,562,229

 

(1,238,634

)

 

(79.3

)%

Accounts receivable, net

 

3,815,714

 

2,075,063

 

1,740,651

 

 

83.9

%

Contract assets, current portion

 

8,719,395

 

3,859,070

 

4,860,325

 

 

125.9

%

Prepayments and other current assets

 

3,259,382

 

3,701,241

 

(441,859

)

 

(11.9

)%

Income tax recoverable

 

 

86,879

 

(86,879

)

 

(100.0

)%

Total current assets

 

16,118,086

 

11,284,482

 

4,833,604

 

 

42.8

%

             

 

   

 

Non-current assets:

           

 

   

 

Equity method investments

 

1,311,010

 

1,340,257

 

(29,247

)

 

(2.2

)%

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

595,169

 

996,464

 

(401,295

)

 

(40.3

)%

Finance lease right-of-use assets, net

 

270,712

 

532,590

 

(261,878

)

 

(49.2

)%

Operating right-of-use assets, net

 

423,157

 

830,281

 

(407,124

)

 

(49.0

)%

Life insurance policy, cash surrender value

 

429,842

 

414,809

 

15,033

 

 

3.6

%

Contract assets, net of current portion

 

1,350,413

 

1,281,051

 

69,362

 

 

5.4

%

Deferred tax assets

 

13,813

 

 

13,813

 

 

N/A

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

20,512,202

 

16,679,934

 

3,832,268

 

 

23.0

%

             

 

   

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

           

 

   

 

Current liabilities:

           

 

   

 

Bank overdrafts

 

 

74,399

 

(74,399

)

 

(100.0

)%

Accounts payable

 

2,032,246

 

1,702,229

 

330,017

 

 

19.4

%

Contract liabilities

 

1,144,047

 

923,474

 

220,573

 

 

23.9

%

Bank borrowings

 

10,928,069

 

5,289,497

 

5,638,572

 

 

106.6

%

Finance lease liabilities, current portion

 

184,280

 

220,544

 

(36,264

)

 

(16.4

)%

Operating lease liabilities, current portion

 

240,871

 

388,498

 

(147,627

)

 

(38.0

)%

Due to related parties

 

857,015

 

2,745,581

 

(1,888,566

)

 

(68.8

)%

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

1,429,223

 

1,840,797

 

(411,574

)

 

(22.4

)%

Income tax payable

 

317,402

 

 

317,402

 

 

N/A

 

Total current liabilities

 

17,133,153

 

13,185,019

 

3,948,134

 

 

29.9

%

             

 

   

 

Non-current liabilities:

           

 

   

 

Finance lease liabilities, net of current portion

 

56,469

 

239,936

 

(183,467

)

 

(76.5

)%

Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion

 

141,254

 

380,836

 

(239,582

)

 

(62.9

)%

Other long-term liabilities, net of current portion

 

139,571

 

119,582

 

19,989

 

 

16.7

%

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

102,335

 

(102,335

)

 

(100.0

)%

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

17,470,447

 

14,027,708

 

3,442,739

 

 

24.5

%

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2024

 

2023

 

variance

 

variance

   

US$

 

US$

 

US$

 

%

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   

 

   

 

       

 

Ordinary shares, 4,950,000,000 shares authorized, par value US$0.00001 each, 26,505,000 Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and 2023

 

265

 

 

265

 

 

0

 

0.0

%

Ordinary shares, 50,000,000 shares authorized, par value US$0.00001 each, 1,995,000 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and 2023

 

20

 

 

20

 

 

0

 

0.0

%

Additional paid-in capital

 

957,394

 

 

957,394

 

 

0

 

0.0

%

Retained earnings

 

2,094,337

 

 

1,713,946

 

 

380,391

 

22.2

%

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(10,261

)

 

(19,399

)

 

9,138

 

(47.1

)%

Total shareholders’ equity

 

3,041,755

 

 

2,652,226

 

 

389,529

 

14.7

%

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

20,512,202

 

 

16,679,934

 

 

3,832,268

 

23.0

%

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Our cash and cash equivalents decreased from US$1,562,229 as of March 31, 2023, to US$323,595 as of March 31, 2024. The fluctuation was mainly a result of our business operations as well as the repayments and proceeds from bank borrowings.

Accounts Receivable

Our accounts receivable increased from US$2,075,063 as of March 31, 2023, to US$3,815,714 as of March 31, 2024, primarily as a result of the increase in the number and size of the projects we performed.

Contract Assets

Our contract assets increased significantly from US$5,140,121 as of March 31, 2023, to US$10,069,808 as of March 31, 2024, representing a 96% increase. The increment is mainly due to the increase of unbilled revenue of construction contracts from US$3,069,003 as of March 31, 2023 to US$8,384,456 as of March 31, 2024. The nature of the completion of contract works often involves processing time that requires certification by independent surveyors. As a result, the substantial buildup in contract assets is primarily attributed to (a) the completion of certain substantial contracts work near year end which have not yet been certified by independent surveyors as at the end of the reporting period (b) the longer assessment time which is caused by (i) operation scale of our customers, (ii) geographical dispersion of the projects, (iii) project complexity and (iv) the Lunar New Year.

During the fiscal year 2024, we performed a significant amount of work across our projects. However, a considerable portion of the contract work was still pending certification by our customers, leading to an increase in contract assets. A notable factor contributing to the increase in contract assets was the delay in the certification process, particularly due to the timing of the Lunar New Year holiday. In 2024, the Lunar New Year fell in mid-February, resulting in extended leave of our customers, who typically take nearly a month off for holiday celebrations. This contrasts with 2023, when the holiday occurred in late January, allowing for a quicker return to business operations. The extended leave in 2024 delayed the certification of completed work, thereby affecting revenue recognition. Given the cyclical nature of our business and the influence of external factors such as holiday schedules, we expect that fluctuations in contract asset balances may occur. These fluctuations can be disproportionate, particularly in periods following major holidays when project certifications may be delayed. As of the Latest practicable Date (LPD), US$8,384,456 of the unbilled revenue included in contract assets as of 31 March 2024 had been certified following the completion of the certification process.

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Prepayments and other current assets

Prepayments and other current assets mainly comprised the prepayment for materials, rental, utilities and other deposits, and advance payment to subcontractors. Our other receivables decreased from US$3,701,241 as of March 31, 2023 to US$3,259,382 as of March 31, 2024 mainly attributed to the decrease of advance payment to subcontractors since the projects that commenced in the previous year passed the initial stages that required heavy cashflows.

Right-of-Use (“ROU”) Assets

Our Right-of-Use (“ROU”) assets consists of finance lease right-of-use assets and operating right-of-use assets, which experienced a notable decrease in value from US$1,362,871 as of March 31, 2023, to US$693,869 as of March 31, 2024. The finance lease right-of-use assets decreased by US$261,878, representing a 49.2% reduction. Similarly, the operating right-of-use assets decreased by US$407,124, equating to a 49.0% reduction. This significant reduction is attributed to the amortization of the assets recognized over the year. No additional ROU assets were recorded as of March 31, 2024.

Accounts Payable

Our accounts payable mainly comprised trade payables to subcontractors and suppliers of materials. Our accounts payable increased from US$1,702,229 as of March 31, 2023, to US$2,032,246 as of March 31, 2024, primarily due to our increased use of subcontractors and the increase in the purchase of materials during the year ended March 31, 2024, to cope with our business growth.

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

Our accrued expenses and other current liabilities mainly comprise accrued salaries, accrued interest and other payables. Our accrued expenses and other current liabilities decreased from US$1,840,797 as of March 31, 2023 to US$1,429,223 as of March 31, 2024 mainly due to the settlement of payables for machineries acquired in prior years.

Contract Liabilities

Our contract liabilities increased from US$923,474 as of March 31, 2023 to US$1,144,047 as of March 31, 2024, which was mainly because the customer advanced payments for sourcing high-value materials.

Due to related parties

Our amounts due to related parties comprised amount due to a director and amount due to other partners of joint operations. Amount due to a director dropped from US$2,129,097 as of March 31,2023 to US$203,990 as of March 31, 2024, marking a decrease of US$1,925,107. This decrease was primarily due to repayment and dividends paid to the director. Conversely, the amounts due to joint ventures increased from US$616,484 as of March 31,2023 to US$653,025 as of March 31, 2024, to cope with the business growth.

Bank Borrowings

As of March 31, 2023, and 2024, we had outstanding bank borrowings balances of US$5,289,497 and US$10,928,069, respectively. The increase in the outstanding bank borrowings balance was mainly due to the business funding needs in respect of the expansion of our business scale.

Lease Liabilities

Lease liabilities comprised finance lease liabilities and operating lease liabilities. As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, we had lease liabilities of US$622,874 and US$1,229,814, respectively. The decrease in our lease liabilities was mainly due to the amortization of lease liabilities during the year.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal sources of funds have historically been our equity capital, cash generated from our operations, financial support from controlling shareholder and bank borrowings. Our primary liquidity requirements are to finance our working capital needs, fund our capital expenditures, and support the growth of our operations. Going forward, we expect these sources to continue to be our principal sources of liquidity, and we may use a portion of the proceeds from the initial public offering to finance a portion of our liquidity requirements.

Since inception, there have been periods where we maintained a working capital deficit and negative operating cashflows. As of March 31, 2024, our cash and cash equivalents amounted to US$323,595. Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended March 31, 2024 amounted to US$6,507,832 and a net income for the year ended March 31, 2024 amounted to US$929,912. Our working capital requirements and operating cashflows are influenced by the size of our operations, the contract sum of our work contracts, the progress of execution on our work contracts, the timeliness related to the survey certification process by the customers which are determined by the operation scales of our customers, the geographical dispersion, and the complexity of the projects, the timing for collecting accounts receivable and repayment of accounts payable. The disproportionate fluctuations in the contract assets impact the Company’s liquidity and capital resources, which lead to the mismatch between cashflow and operation expenditures. The Company may need to rely more on external financing, such as bank loans or lines of credits to maintain the operational and strategic flexibility.

As of March 31, 2024, we had the total outstanding bank borrowings of US$10,928,069 which was repayable on demand and according to respective payment schedules and US$9,968,051 is available for revolving. The unutilised amount was US$18,411 as of March 31, 2024. There was no material covenant stated in the indebtedness incurred as of March 31, 2024. We are not committed to draw down the unutilized amount.

Components and details of available and utilized bank borrowings as of March 31, 2024 are as follows:

     

Repayment
terms
(4)

 

Interest
rate %

 

Available

 

As of
March 31,
2024
Utilised

 

Unutilised

 

Maturity
Date
(dd
/mm/yyyy)

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited – Guarantee Loan 1

 

(1),(5)

 

Monthly repay

 

HSBC Prime Lending Rate (“BLR”) minus 2.25%

 

 

143,422

 

 

13/4/2031

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited – Guarantee Loan 2

 

(1),(6)

 

Monthly repay

 

HSBC Prime Lending Rate (“BLR”) minus 2.25%

 

 

96,007

 

 

23/10/2031

Hang Seng Bank – Term Loan

 

(2)

 

Monthly repay

 

2% per annum over 3 – month HIBOR

 

 

269,805

 

 

28/03/2028

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited – Guarantee Loan 3

 

(1),(7)

 

Monthly repay

 

HSBC Prime Lending Rate (“BLR”) minus 2.25%

 

 

110,141

 

 

2/4/2032

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited – Guarantee Loan 4

 

(1),(8)

 

Monthly repay

 

HSBC Prime Lending Rate (“BLR”) minus 2.25%

 

 

359,054

 

 

14/6/2033

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited – Post-Shipment Buyer Loans

 

(3)

 

Repay upon maturity

 

2.5% per annum over HIBOR

 

Limit up to US$5,111,821 in aggregate for Post-Shipment Buyer Loans and MA Loan 1

 

190,415

 

Limit up to US$16,550 in aggregate for Post-Shipment Buyer Loans and MA Loan 1

 

15/4/2024

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Repayment
terms
(4)

 

Interest
rate %

 

Available

 

As of
March 31,
2024
Utilised

 

Unutilised

 

Maturity
Date
(dd
/mm/yyyy)

                   

16,677

     

15/4/2024

                   

191,693

     

20/4/2024

                   

214,696

     

13/5/2024

                   

230,032

     

13/5/2024

                   

200,639

     

19/5/2024

                   

217,252

     

19/5/2024

                   

178,914

     

27/5/2024

                   

204,473

     

28/5/2024

                   

284,984

     

24/6/2024

                   

178,914

     

5/8/2024

                   

191,693

     

5/8/2024

                   

166,134

     

5/8/2024

                   

287,540

     

12/8/2024

                   

146,965

     

19/8/2024

                   

191,693

     

19/8/2024

                   

146,965

     

22/8/2024

                   

157,189

     

23/8/2024

                   

213,419

     

23/8/2024

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited – Advance to Manufacturer (“MA”) Loan 1

 

(3)

 

Repay upon maturity

 

2.5% per annum over HIBOR

 

Limit up to US$5,111,821 in aggregate for Post-Shipment Buyer Loans and MA Loan 1

 

207,029

 

Limit up to US$16,550 in aggregate for Post-Shipment Buyer Loans and MA Loan 1

 

16/4/2024

                   

198,083

     

6/5/2024

                   

255,591

     

6/5/2024

                   

72,844

     

8/5/2024

                   

191,693

     

28/5/2024

                   

191,693

     

5/6/2024

                   

138,019

     

11/6/2024

                   

230,032

     

26/6/2024

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited – Funds from Factoring

 

(3)

 

Repay upon maturity

 

2% per annum over 1 – month HIBOR

 

Limit up to US$2,555,910 in aggregate for Funds from Factoring

 

182,286

 

Limit up to US$1,861 in aggregate for Funds from Factoring

 

2/5/2024

                   

73,548

     

7/5/2024

                   

1,291

     

29/5/2024

                   

22,285

     

18/6/2024

                   

475

     

19/6/2024

                   

157,758

     

20/6/2024

                   

31,596

     

26/6/2024

                   

214,383

     

22/3/2024

                   

12,381

     

30/3/2024

                   

358,385

     

9/4/2024

                   

33,448

     

14/4/2024

                   

142,847

     

15/4/2024

                   

202,438

     

25/4/2024

                   

15,517

     

26/4/2024

                   

12,340

     

30/4/2024

                   

439,955

     

2/5/2024

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Repayment
terms
(4)

 

Interest
rate %

 

Available

 

As of
March 31,
2024
Utilised

 

Unutilised

 

Maturity
Date
(dd
/mm/yyyy)

                   

11,918

     

29/5/2024

                   

256,676

     

9/6/2024

                   

710

     

17/6/2024

                   

170,160

     

18/6/2024

                   

213,652

     

25/6/2024

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited – MA Loan 2

 

(3)

 

Repay upon maturity

 

2.5% per annum over HIBOR

 

Limit up to US$2,300,320 in aggregate for MA Loan 2 & Post-Shipment Buyer Loan

 

255,591

 

 

24/4/2024

                   

255,591

     

24/4/2024

                   

255,591

     

25/4/2024

                   

319,489

     

25/4/2024

                   

191,694

     

7/5/2024

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited – Post-Shipment Buyer Loan

 

(3)

 

Repay upon maturity

 

2.5% per annum over HIBOR

 

Limit up to US$2,300,320 in aggregate for MA Loan 2 & Post-Shipment Buyer Loan

 

383,387

 

 

28/4/2024

                   

332,268

     

29/4/2024

               

 

 

306,709

 

 

 

29/4/2024

Total

             

9,968,051

 

10,928,069

 

18,411

   

Components and details of available and utilized bank borrowings as of September 30, 2024 are as follows:

     

Repayment
terms
(4)

 

Interest
rate %

 

Available

 

As of
September 30,
2024
Utilised

 

Unutilised

 

Maturity
Date
(dd
/mm/yyyy)

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited – Guarantee Loan 1

 

(1)

 

Monthly repay

 

HSBC Prime Lending Rate (“BLR”) minus 2.25%

 

 

138,801

 

 

13/4/2031

   

(5)

             

1,436

 

 

23/4/2025

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited – Guarantee Loan 2

 

(1)

 

Monthly repay

 

HSBC Prime Lending Rate (“BLR”) minus 2.25%

 

 

94,307

 

 

23/10/2031

   

(6)

             

770

 

 

2/5/2025

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited – Guarantee Loan 3

 

(1)

 

Monthly repay

 

HSBC Prime Lending Rate (“BLR”) minus 2.25%

 

 

107,265

 

 

2/4/2032

   

(7)

             

931

 

 

13/5/2025

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited – Guarantee Loan 4

 

(1)

 

Monthly repay

 

HSBC Prime Lending Rate (“BLR”) minus 2.25%

 

 

351,572

 

 

14/6/2033

   

(8)

             

2,238

 

 

14/5/2025

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Repayment
terms
(4)

 

Interest
rate %

 

Available

 

As of
September 30,
2024
Utilised

 

Unutilised

 

Maturity
Date
(dd
/mm/yyyy)

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited – Post-Shipment Buyer Loans

 

(3)

 

Repay upon maturity

 

2.5% per annum over HIBOR

 

Limit up to US$5,111,821 in aggregate for Post-Shipment Buyer Loans and MA Loan 1

 

224,896

 

Limit up to US$2,555 in aggregate for Post-Shipment Buyer Loans and MA Loan 1

 

7/10/2024

                   

218,470

     

7/10/2024

                   

163,207

     

7/10/2024

                   

286,581

     

28/10/2024

                   

192,768

     

27/12/2024

                   

179,917

     

27/12/2024

                   

167,065

     

30/12/2024

                   

141,363

     

30/12/2024

                   

147,789

     

6/1/2025

                   

295,578

     

8/1/2025

                   

244,172

     

10/1/2025

                   

73,251

     

13/1/2025

                   

248,028

     

13/1/2025

                   

208,189

     

27/2/2025

                   

233,892

     

27/2/2025

                   

185,058

     

27/2/2025

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited – Advance to Manufacturer (“MA”) Loan 1

 

(3)

 

Repay upon maturity

 

2.5% per annum over HIBOR

 

Limit up to US$5,111,821 in aggregate for Post-Shipment Buyer Loans and MA Loan 1

 

191,693

 

Limit up to US$2,555 in aggregate for Post-Shipment Buyer Loans and MA Loan 1

 

9/10/2024

                   

161,022

     

28/10/2024

                   

140,575

     

28/10/2024

                   

153,355

     

28/10/2024

                   

106,070

     

31/10/2024

                   

89,457

     

4/11/2024

                   

67,732

     

4/11/2024

                   

178,914

     

5/11/2024

                   

150,799

     

6/11/2024

                   

230,032

     

26/11/2024

                   

146,965

     

28/11/2024

                   

282,428

     

27/12/2024

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited – Funds from Factoring

 

(3)

 

Repay upon maturity

 

2% per annum over 1 – month HIBOR

 

Limit up to US$2,555,910 in aggregate for Funds from Factoring

 

400,480

 

 

7/10/2024

                   

17,215

     

18/10/2024

                   

235,820

     

18/10/2024

                   

388,171

     

23/10/2024

                   

135,670

     

24/10/2024

                   

101,848

     

28/10/2024

                   

279,403

     

28/11/2024

                   

142,996

     

8/12/2024

                   

65,013

     

12/12/2024

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Repayment
terms
(4)

 

Interest
rate %

 

Available

 

As of
September 30,
2024
Utilised

 

Unutilised

 

Maturity
Date
(dd
/mm/yyyy)

                   

364,866

     

12/12/2024

                   

424,428

     

27/12/2024

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited – MA Loan 2

 

(3)

 

Repay upon maturity

 

2.5% per annum over HIBOR

 

Limit up to US$2,300,320 in aggregate for MA Loan 2 & Post Shipment Buyer Loan

 

166,135

 

Limit up to US$1,278 in aggregate for MA Loan 2 & Post Shipment Buyer Loan

 

9/10/2024

                   

53,674

     

10/10/2024

                   

200,640

     

17/10/2024

                   

166,135

     

21/10/2024

                   

153,354

     

21/10/2024

                   

217,252

     

22/10/2024

                   

127,795

     

22/10/2024

                   

67,731

     

28/10/2024

                   

125,240

     

29/10/2024

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited – Post Shipment Buyer Loan

 

(3)

 

Repay upon maturity

 

2.5% per annum over HIBOR

 

Limit up to US$2,300,320 in aggregate for MA Loan 2 & Post Shipment Buyer Loan

 

131,630

 

Limit up to US$1,278 in aggregate for MA Loan 2 & Post Shipment Buyer Loan

 

27/1/2025

                   

141,853

     

7/2/2025

                   

63,898

     

10/2/2025

                   

364,217

     

13/2/2025

                   

204,472

     

24/2/2025

               

 

 

115,016

 

 

 

24/2/2025

Total

             

9,968,051

 

10,661,538

 

3,833

   

____________

(1)      The loan is secured by The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited. There is no material covenant stated in this borrowing.

(2)      The loan is secured by the life insurance policy and personal guarantees from Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam and Mr. Wong Chak Lam. There is no material covenant stated in this borrowing. This banking facility has been cancelled as of the date of this prospectus and the loan has been fully repaid on May 10, 2024 upon the surrender of the insurance policy.

(3)      The loans are secured by the personal guarantees from Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam and Mr. Wong Chak Lam. There is no material covenant stated in this borrowing. Loans are redrawn once the repayment is made in accordance with the maturity dates, subject to the aggregate amount outstanding of such facilities shall at no time exceed the stated combined limit and sub-limits.

(4)      The loans contain a repayment on demand clause.

(5)      The loan tenor and the guarantee period of the loan was extended under the Partial Principal Repayment Arrangement with effective from June 13,2024.

(6)      The loan tenor and the guarantee period of the loan was extended under the Partial Principal Repayment Arrangement with effective from May 23,2024.

(7)      The loan tenor and the guarantee period of the loan was extended under the Partial Principal Repayment Arrangement with effective from June 2,2024.

(8)      The loan tenor and the guarantee period of the loan was extended under the Partial Principal Repayment Arrangement with effective from June 14,2024.

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As of March 31, 2024, we had outstanding bank borrowings of US$10,928,069. As of September 30, 2024, USD10,230,749 was repaid according to our monthly repayment schedule and upon loan maturity. The funds for these repayments were sourced mainly from cash flows generated from our operations. After the repayments, we re-drew from our banking facilities of Post-Shipment buyer loans, MA loans and Factoring, resulting in an outstanding balance of US$10,661,538 as of September 30, 2024.

On July 16, 2024, Arta Finance Limited (“a subsidiary wholly-owned by Arta TechFin Corporation Limited”) issued a loan facility for Kin Chiu’s account, not to exceed US$511,967 (HK$4,000,000), which was repayable one month from the first date of drawdown. This loan facility was subsequently revised on July 30, 2024, extending the final maturity date to September 16, 2024. This loan carries an interest rate of 12% per annum, and there is no material covenant associated with this borrowing. This loan has been fully repaid as of September 30, 2024.

On September 12, 2024, River Square Company Limited (“a subsidiary wholly owned by New World Development Company Limited”) issued loan facility for Kin Chiu’s account US$512,821 (HK$4,000,000), which was repayable 2 months from the first date of drawdown. This loan facility extends the final maturity date to June 11, 2025, with an outstanding balance of approximately US$512,821 as of September 30, 2024. This loan carries an interest rate of 12% per annum, and there is no material covenant associated with this borrowing. Other than this arrangement, the Company has not entered into any new loan agreements as of September 30, 2024.

As of March 31, 2024, we have cash requirements for bank borrowings, leases, long-serviced payment obligations, and other liabilities. For lease-related information, see Note 8 of our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. For bank borrowings-related information, see Note 11 of our consolidated financial statements.

As of March 31, 2024, we have the following obligations:

        Short-term:    Other liabilities of US$4,318,484 are comprised of various payables, including accounts payable, amounts due to related parties and accrued expenses payables expected to be settled based on contractual terms.

        Long-term:    Long-serviced payment obligations of US$101,768 are expected to be paid out based on individual plan participants, although cash outflows cannot be estimated reliably. Additionally, reinstatement obligations of US$37,803 are expected to be paid out based on lease terms.

We believe that our current cash balance, cash generated from our operations, bank and other borrowings, and the estimated net proceeds from this Offering will be sufficient to meet our working capital needs for the next 12 months from the date the audited financial statements are issued. If we experience an adverse operating environment or incur unanticipated capital expenditure requirements, or if we accelerate our growth, then additional financing may be required. No assurance can be given, however, that additional financing, if required, would be available at all or on favorable terms. Such financing may include the use of additional debt or the sale of additional equity securities. Any financing which involves the sale of equity securities or instruments that are convertible into equity securities could result in immediate and possibly significant dilution to our existing shareholders.

We intend to use the net proceeds of this Offering as follows:

        enhancing our capacities in hiring additional staff;

        acquiring machinery to enhance our capacity;

        enhancing our brand; and

        working capital and other general corporate purposes.

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Cash Flows

The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows information for the periods/years indicated:

 

2024

 

2023

   

US$

 

US$

Cash (used in) provided by

   

 

   

 

Operating activities

 

(6,507,832

)

 

2,104,419

 

Investing activity

 

(59,717

)

 

(195,709

)

Financing activities

 

5,323,832

 

 

(1,036,226

)

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

5,083

 

 

(2,953

)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

(1,238,634

)

 

869,531

 

     

 

   

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year

 

1,562,229

 

 

692,698

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year

 

323,595

 

 

1,562,229

 

Operating Activities

Our operating cash inflows are primarily derived from our revenue from public civil engineering works such as road and drainage works, in Hong Kong, whereas our operating cash outflows mainly include subcontracting costs, direct labor costs, the purchase of materials, as well as other working capital needs.

Cash used in operating activities amounted to US$6,507,832 for the year ended March 31, 2024, mainly derived from (i) net income of US$929,912 for the year ended March 31, 2024; (ii) the increase in accounts receivable net by US$1,794,055 as a result of the increase in works performed by us during the year; (iii) the increase in contract assets by US$5,048,269; (iv) an increase in accounts payable by US$324,198; (v) an increase in contract liabilities by US$217,410; and (vi) decrease in amount due to related parties by US$2,446,979.

Cash provided by operating activities amounted to US$2,104,419 for the year ended March 31, 2023, mainly derived from (i) net income of US$879,554 for the year ended March 31, 2023; (ii) the decrease in accounts payable by US$4,637,021; (iii) the decrease in contract assets by US$6,896,717; (iv) the decrease in accounts receivable net by US$597,483; and (v) increase in amount due to related parties by US$1,670,567.

Investing Activity

Cash used in investing activity amounted to US$59,717 for the year ended March 31, 2024, mainly derived from purchase of property plant and equipment, and advances to related companies.

Cash used in investing activity amounted to US$195,709 for the year ended March 31, 2023, mainly derived from the purchase of property, plant, and equipment, and advances to related companies.

Financing Activities

Cash provided by financing activities amounted to US$5,323,832 for the year ended March 31, 2024, which was mainly attributable to (i) proceeds from new bank borrowings of US$42,901,267; (ii) the repayment of bank borrowings of US$37,281,541; and (iii) repayments of lease liabilities of US$221,255.

Cash used in financing activities amounted to US$1,036,226 for the year ended March 31, 2023, which was mainly attributable to (i) the repayments of bank borrowing of US$14,639,651; (ii) the proceeds from new bank borrowings of US$13,974,230; and (iii) the repayments of lease liabilities of US$445,302.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

For the periods presented, we did not have, and we do not currently have, any off-balance sheet financing arrangements or any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, including entities sometimes referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, that were established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or for some other contractually narrow or limited purpose.

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Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, we are subject to contingencies, such as legal proceedings and claims arising out of its business, which cover a wide range of matters. Liabilities for contingencies are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the assessment can be reasonably estimated. If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss is incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability is accrued in our financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potentially material loss contingency is not probable, but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss, if determinable and material, would be disclosed.

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of March 31, 2024:

     

Payments due by period

Contractual obligations

 

Total

 

Less than
1 year

 

1 – 2 years

 

3 – 5 years

 

More than
5 years

   

US$

 

US$

 

US$

 

US$

 

US$

Bank Borrowings(1)

 

10,928,069

 

10,099,619

 

155,008

 

424,501

 

248,941

Finance lease liabilities(2)

 

240,749

 

184,280

 

56,469

 

 

Operating lease payments(3)

 

382,125

 

240,871

 

114,708

 

26,546

 

   

11,550,943

 

10,524,770

 

326,185

 

451,047

 

248,941

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(1)      As of March 31, 2024, our contractual obligation to repay outstanding bank borrowings totalled US$10,928,069.

(2)      As of March 31, 2024, our contractual obligation to repay outstanding finance leases totalled US$240,749.

(3)      We leased our offices which are classified as operating lease in accordance with Topic 842. As of March 31, 2024, our future lease payments totalled US$382,125.

Capital Expenditures

For the year ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2024, we did not incur any capital expenditure. As of the date of this prospectus, we did not purchase any material equipment for operational use. We do not have any other material commitments to capital expenditures as of the date of this prospectus.

Trend Information

Other than as disclosed in “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry” in this prospectus, we are not aware of any trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments or events that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our net revenues, income from continuing operations, profitability, liquidity or capital resources, or that would cause reported financial information not necessarily to be indicative of future operating results or financial condition for the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Seasonality

The nature of our business is not affected by seasonal variations.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

Concentration Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to the concentration of credit risks consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and contract assets. The maximum exposures of such assets to credit risk are their carrying amounts as of the balance sheet dates. The Company deposits its cash and cash equivalents with financial institutions located in Hong Kong. As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, US$323,595, and US$1,562,229 were deposited with financial institutions located in Hong Kong. The Deposit Protection Scheme introduced by the Hong Kong Government insured each depositor at one bank for a maximum amount of US$64,103 (HK$500,000). Otherwise, these balances are not covered by insurance. The Company believes that no significant credit risk exists as these financial institutions have high credit quality and the Company has not incurred any losses related to such deposits.

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For the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, all of the Company’s assets were located in Hong Kong and all of the Company’s revenue was derived from its subsidiaries located in Hong Kong. The Company has a concentration of its revenue and accounts receivable with specific customers.

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, (i) there were four customers that generated income which accounted for over 10% of the total revenue generated for that year, and (ii) there was one subcontractor that accounted for over 10% of the total purchases for that year.

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, (i) there were two customers that generated income which accounted for over 10% of the total revenue generated for that year; and (ii) there was two subcontactors that accounted for over 10% of the total purchases for that year.

As of March 31, 2024, (i) there were three customers which accounted for over 10% of the consolidated accounts receivable; and (ii) there was one supplier which accounted for over 10% of the total consolidated accounts payable.

As of March 31, 2023, (i) there were three customers which accounted for over 10% of our accounts receivable; and (ii) there was no supplier or subcontractor which accounted for over 10% of the total consolidated accounts payable.

Credit Risk

For the credit risk related to accounts receivable, our Group performs periodic credit evaluations of our customers’ financial condition and generally does not require collateral. Our Group establishes an allowance for credit losses based upon estimates, factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, and other information. The allowance amounts were immaterial for all periods presented. Our management believes that its contract acceptance, billing, and collection policies are adequate to minimize material credit risk. Application for progress payment of contract works is made on a regular basis. Our Company seeks to maintain strict control over its outstanding receivables. Overdue balances are reviewed regularly by the Directors.

Interest Rate Risk

Fluctuations in market interest rates may negatively affect our financial condition and results of operations. We are exposed to floating interest rate risk on cash deposits and floating rate bank borrowings. Our Group has not used any derivative financial instruments to manage the interest risk exposure. In respect of the exposure to cash flow interest rate risk arising from floating rate non-derivative instruments held by our Group at the end of the reporting period, the impact on our profit after tax is estimated as an annualized impact on interest expense or income of such a change in interest rates.

Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that our Company will encounter difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with our financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. We will make the maximum effort to maintain sufficient liquidity to meet our liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to our reputation.

Typically, we have sufficient cash on demand to meet expected operational expenses for a period of 30 days, including the servicing of financial obligations; this excludes the potential impact of extreme circumstances that cannot reasonably be predicted, such as natural disasters.

Labor Price Risk

Our business requires a substantial number of personnel. Any failure to retain stable and dedicated labor by us may lead to disruption to our business operations. Although we have not experienced any labor shortage to date, we have observed an overall tightening and increasingly competitive labor market. We have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, increases in labor costs due to increases in salary, social benefits, and employee headcount. We compete with other companies in our industry and other labor-intensive industries for labor, and we may not be able to offer competitive remuneration and benefits compared to them. If we are unable to manage and control our labor costs, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

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Inflation Risk

Our Company monitors changes in price levels. Historically inflation has not materially affected our business or the results of our operations. However, significant increases in the price of raw materials and labor that cannot be passed to our customers could adversely impact our results of operations.

Currency Risk

Our Group’s operating activities are transacted in HK$. Foreign exchange risk arises from future commercial transactions and recognized assets and liabilities. Our Group considers the foreign exchange risk in relation to transactions denominated in HK$ with respect to USD is not significant as HK$ is pegged to US$.

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OUR CORPORATE STRUCTURE AND HISTORY

Corporate Structure

We are a holding company with no material operations of our own. We conduct our operations through our wholly-owned Operating Subsidiary. This is an offering of the Class A Ordinary Shares of Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability, instead of the shares of in our primary subsidiaries.

Because we are incorporated under the laws of Cayman Islands, you may encounter difficulty protecting your interests as a shareholder, and your ability to protect your rights through the U.S. federal court system may be limited. Please refer to the sections titled “Risk Factors” and “Enforcement of Civil Liabilities” for more information.

We are an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on June 25, 2024, as a holding company. We operate our business primarily through our indirectly wholly-owned Operating Subsidiary, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited.

Kin Chiu Engineering Limited was incorporated in Hong Kong on April 24, 2012. Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam has been a shareholder and director of Kin Chiu Engineering Limited since its incorporation.

Skyline Builders (BVI) Holding Limited was incorporated on June 27, 2024 under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, as an intermediate holding company.

On July 24, 2024, Skyline Builders (BVI) Holding Limited acquired 7,450,000 shares, being the entire issued share capital, of Kin Chiu Engineering Limited from Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam at the consideration of HK$1. Subsequent to the transfer, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

On July 24, 2024, Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited proposed to surrender 4,973,495,000 ordinary shares to the Company for cancellation, and the Company approved the surrender and cancellation of such shares on the same day. Subsequent to the surrender, the Company is wholly owned as to 26,505,000 ordinary shares by Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited.

On July 24, 2024, the Company passed board resolutions and shareholder resolutions to re-designate (a) 4,923,495,000 authorized but unissued ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 each into 4,923,495,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of par value of US$0.00001 each; and (b) 50,000,000 authorized but unissued ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 each into 50,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of par value of US$0.00001 each, and re-designate a total of 26,505,000 issued ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 owned by Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited) each into 26,505,000 Class A ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 each. Subsequent to the re-designation, the Company is owned as to 26,505,000 Class A Ordinary Shares by Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited. Simultaneously, the Company issued 1,995,000 Class B ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 each to Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited.

On July 30, 2024, Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited entered into Sale and Purchase Agreements with Greet Harmony Global Limited, Ever Glory (BVI) Holdings Limited, Tight Core Limited, Mitsui Holding Co. Limited, Great Sage International Limited and Omen Wealth Limited, respectively. Pursuant to the Sales and Purchase Agreements, Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited is to sell, and Greet Harmony Global Limited, Ever Glory (BVI) Holdings Limited, Tight Core Limited, Mitsui Holding Co. Limited, Great Sage International Limited and Omen Wealth Limited are to acquire, 4.90%, 4.90%, 4.90%, 4.80%, 4.80% and 4.70% of the issued Class A equity interests in Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, at the consideration of US$292,456, US$292,456, US$292,456, US$286,488, US$286,488 and US$280,519, respectively. On the same date, Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited executed the instrument of transfers whereby Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited have transferred 1,298,745, 1,298,745, 1,298,745, 1,272,240, 1,272,240 and 1,245,735 Class A Ordinary Shares, out of its 26,505,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, to Greet Harmony Global Limited, Ever Glory (BVI) Holdings Limited, Tight Core Limited, Mitsui Holding Co. Limited, Great Sage International Limited and Omen Wealth Limited, respectively. Subsequent to the transfers, Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited is owned as to (i) 18,818,550 Class A Ordinary Shares and 1,995,000 Class B Ordinary Shares by Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited; and (ii) 1,298,745, 1,298,745, 1,298,745, 1,272,240, 1,272,240 and 1,245,735 Class A Ordinary Shares by Greet Harmony Global Limited, Ever Glory (BVI) Holdings Limited, Tight Core Limited, Mitsui Holding Co. Limited, Great Sage International Limited and Omen Wealth Limited, respectively.

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On October 9, 2024, the Company adopted a second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.

The chart below illustrates our corporate structure and identifies our subsidiaries prior to and after our Group’s initial public offering:

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(1)      As of the date of this prospectus, there are 6 (six) shareholders of record that have shareholding less than 5%

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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

The information contained in this section and elsewhere in the prospectus have been derived from various official government and other publications generally believed to be reliable and the market research report prepared by Migo and commissioned by Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited. All information and data presented in this section is derived from Migo’s industry report, unless otherwise noted. The following discussion includes projections for future growth, which may not occur at the rates that are projected or at all.

OVERVIEW OF MARCOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT IN HONG KONG

According to the data from Census and Statistics Department of Hong Kong (C&SD), the GDP has recorded a steady growth from approximately HK$2,835 billion in 2018 to approximately HK$2,982 billion in 2023, representing a CAGR of 1.02%. The growth was primarily attributable to domestic demand rebounded strongly in 2023, following the removal of anti-epidemic measures and supported by improved labor market conditions and the Government’s various support initiatives. In the first quarter of 2024, Hong Kong’s GDP increased by 2.7% in real terms from a year earlier. For 2023 as a whole, the GDP grew by 6.1% in from the preceding year. Moreover, the government forecasts a growth of 2.5% to 3.5% in real terms for 2024. The following chart shows the GDP and growth rate in Hong Kong from December 31, 2018 to March 31, 2024.

Noted: As of March 31, 2024 (1Q 2024)

Source: Census and Statistics Department of Hong Kong (C&SD), Migo

OVERVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG

Four major stakeholders are usually involved in the supply chain of the construction industry in Hong Kong. Construction projects are managed by the main contractors once the projects have been awarded by the government departments or private developers. Main contractors are the lead coordinators for the entire duration of the construction project and may outsource certain part of the expertise obligations and task under a contract to another party known as a subcontractor.

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As per market practice, main contractors often delegate certain responsibilities to the specialized service providers to leverage the expertise and resources by subcontractors. The practice can minimize their project costs and enhance efficiency. As the size of the project increases, it is more likely for main contractors to decide to subcontract more tasks to subcontractors. Construction workers are usually hired by the subcontractors to perform the construction works.

Source: Migo

Market Size of Construction Sites in Hong Kong

According to the data from C&SD, the gross value of construction works performed by main contractors in Hong Kong by broad trade group increased from approximately HK$252.2 billion in 2018 to approximately HK$270.9 billion in 2023, representing a CAGR of 1.4%. The growth was primarily driven by the increase in construction activities for key infrastructure and property development projects. The gross value of construction works performed by main contractors in Hong Kong by broad trade group showed steadily a YoY growth of 8.7% from March 31, 2023 to March 31, 2024. The following chart shows the gross value of construction works performed by main contractors by broad trade group in Hong Kong from December 31, 2018 to March 31, 2024.

Source: C&SD, Migo

According to the data from C&SD, the gross value of construction works performed by main contractors in Hong Kong by broad trade group increased from approximately HK$151.4 billion in 2018 to approximately HK$178.1 billion in 2023, representing a CAGR of 3.3%. The gross value of construction works performed by main contractors in Hong Kong by broad trade group showed a YoY growth of 14.5% from March 31, 2023 to March 31, 2024. The following chart shows the gross value of construction works performed by main contractors by end-user group under public and private sites in Hong Kong from December 31, 2018 to March 31, 2024.

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Source: C&SD, Migo

Government expenditure on infrastructure

The government budget 2024-2025 of expenditure on infrastructure spending is set to increase by 19.8% to HK$106.1 billion. In the next few years, annual capital works expenditure is expected to reach HK$100 billion, and the annual total construction output will increase to around HK$300 billion.

Government’s Initiatives to Implement Policies

        Developing the Infrastructure for Economic Growth

The government outlines the plan to develop the northern part of Hong Kong into a metropolitan area for people to live, work and travel in the next 20 years. Through the formation of a spatial framework of “Twin Cities, Three Circles”, social and economic collaboration between Hong Kong and Shenzhen in economic development, infrastructure, innovation and technology and ecological conservation can be further improved. The Northern Metropolis is a new engine for Hong Kong to scale new heights. Spanning about 300 square kilometers, the Northern Metropolis will create space to enhance capacity for Hong Kong.

        Lantau Tomorrow Vision

Among the largest in scale providing land supply, the artificial islands in the Central Waters, the studies of which commenced in 2021, optimise the transport network of Hong Kong and boost the commercial development potential of North Lantau.

        Railway Projects — railway network expansion up to 2031

Being the backbone of public transport system, new railway projects under the Railway Development Strategy 2014 include Tung Chung Line Extension, Tuen Mun South Extension, Northern Link and Hung Shui Kiu Station at HK$110 billion.

        Hong Kong International Airport Expansion — undergoing HK$40 billion upgrade up to 2030

Together with the Three-runway System, the premium logistics center and future development of, the “Airport City” transformed under the Hong Kong Port Island development includes the 350,000 square meters “SKYCITY”, automated car parks, autonomous transportation system, air cargo logistics and related supporting facilities, etc.

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        Energizing Kowloon East

The initiative sets out to facilitate transformation of the old industrial areas and the former Kai Tak Airport into Hong Kong’s second core business district and a desirable place to work, live and enjoy a high-quality lifestyle including the Kai Tak Sports Park, East Kowloon Cultural Centre, and multi-modal Linkage System.

OVERVIEW OF CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG

Civil engineering works encompass a wide variety of works that include the design, construction and maintenance of infrastructure, namely roads, bridges, tunnel, dams and power plants. According to the Development Bureau, civil engineering works are generally classified into four segments, namely (1) ports works, (2) roads and drainage, (3) site formation, and (4) waterworks. (1a) Port works refer to design, construction, improvement and maintenance of marine facilities, including public piers, ferry piers, dolphins, reclamations, seawalls, breakwaters, pumphouses and beaches. (2a) Roads works are usually grouped into two types, namely (2b) construction of new roads, such as expressways, trunk roads, primary distributor roads, district distributor roads and local distributor roads, and (2c) maintenance of existing roads. Drainage works refer to construction, improvement and maintenance of sewage treatment facilities, and storm water drainage facilities. (3a) Site formation works include excavations on sloping land, earth filling and compaction, landslip preventive works and ground water drainage works. These works are necessary to prepare a piece of land for foundation works and the subsequent construction of buildings and other structures through preparation of land with required orientation, shape or levels that can accommodate particularly buildings and facilities. (4a) Waterworks cover system that conveys fluids for a wide range of applications such as water and liquid supply, as well as vessel or conduit to funnel and discharge waste liquid. Generally, service scope of water works includes installation of systems and components such as pipes and vessels, testing, inspection and maintenance.

Subcontracting is a common practice in civil engineering works industry whereby main contractors subcontract the large-scale projects to other contractors with specialist licenses or capabilities in certain areas, including road and drainage works, port works and site formation, based on the track records, business relationship and capital requirements. In public sector, leading main contractors tender for the projects from government and government related organizations, which are then assigned to one or more subcontractors. Generally, main contractors with eligibility for undertaking public works are registered under respective works categories and tender group in the List of Approved Contractors of the Development Bureau of Hong Kong. Joint venture, which refers to a business form that two or more person or entity engaged in a single defined project, is generally adopted by contractors for sizable civil engineering works. Key benefits of joint venture include enhancement of resources (e.g. capital and equipment) and technical expertise, as well as share the risk and costs involved. Establishment of joint venture is required for some large-scaled infrastructure projects by public owners.

Market size of Civil Engineering Works in Hong Kong

According to the Census and Statistics Department of Hong Kong, the gross value of civil engineering works performed by main contractors in Hong Kong recorded an overall incline from approximately HK$119.4 billion in 2018 to HK$151.4 billion in 2023, representing a CAGR of approximately 4.9%. The rollout and commencement of projects such as Kwun Tung North (“KTN) and Fanling North (“FLN”) of New Development Area (“NDA”), Kau Yi Chau Artificial Island under the Lantau Tomorrow Vision, Tung Chung New Town Extension in the coming few years, shall sustain demand for civil engineering works. The gross value of civil engineering works in Hong Kong significantly increased at a YoY of 49.6% from March 31, 2023 to March 31, 2024. Our Group principally engages in roads and drainage works and had undertaken several key projects which included government Contract no. ND/2019/06 Civil Engineering, Building, E&M Associated works in the first phase of the KTN and FLN of NDA. The following chart shows the gross value of civil engineering works in nominal terms performed by main contractors at construction sites in Hong Kong from December 31 2018 to March 31, 2024.

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Source: C&SD, Migo

With reference to the Development Bureau of Hong Kong, as of the end 2023, there are about 123,649 workers engaged at construction sites, of which about 30,710 workers work in civil engineering projects. According to the data from C&SD, the price index of wage slightly increased at a CAGR 0.3% from 2018 to 2023. On the other hand, the major raw materials in civil engineering works were included bitumen, Portland cement, and steel reinforcement, which recorded increasing at a CAGR of 5.6%, 6.6% and 4.3% respectively. The following table illustrates the index numbers of the costs of labor and materials used in public sector construction projects from 2018 to 2023.

 

2018

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 

2022

 

2023

 

1Q 2024

 

CAGR
(2018 – 2023)

Wage

 

167.2

 

161.3

 

159.2

 

160.1

 

165.3

 

170.0

 

175.9

 

0.3

%

Bitumen

 

185.9

 

197.9

 

189.8

 

213.7

 

249.3

 

243.6

 

248.7

 

5.6

%

Portland cement

 

137.6

 

141.9

 

145.7

 

156.7

 

187.9

 

189.5

 

188.3

 

6.6

%

Steel reinforcement

 

201.0

 

192.3

 

185.2

 

295.9

 

295.9

 

247.9

 

225.5

 

4.3

%

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Note:

1.       The index numbers of the costs of labor are compiled based on data contained in GF527 (Rev. 1/2003).

2.       C&SD currently releases two sets of index numbers each month using April 2003 as the base period respectively.

Source: C&SD, Migo

Growth Drivers of Civil Engineering Works in Hong Kong

        Government Funding Support

To encourage wider adoption of innovative constructive methods and new technologies in the construction industry, the Government has set up a HK$1 billion Construction Innovation and Technology Fund to promote productivity, uplifting built quality, improving site safety and enhancing environmental performance.

        Enhancing rail connectivity with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (“GBA)

To further promote the connectivity of infrastructure within the GBA, the government will continue to work with the Shenzhen authorities through the Task Force for Hong Kong-Shenzhen Co-operation on Cross-Boundary Railway Infrastructure. In December 2023, the government promulgated the Hong Kong Major Transport Infrastructure Development Blueprint, with a view to meeting the city’s long-term transport and logistics needs up to 2046 and beyond. In terms of specifics, the blueprint includes proposals for enhancements to the “Three Railways & Three Major Roads” initiative, and new projects as part of “Two Railways & One Major Road”. “Three Railways & Three Major Roads” involves three strategic railway proposals, namely the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Rail Link connecting Hung Shui Kiu and Qianhai, the Central Rail Link, and the Tseung Kwan O Line Southern Extension, as well as three major road proposals, namely the Northern Metropolis Highway, the Shatin Bypass and the Tseung Kwan O-Yau Tong Tunnel. “Two Railways & One Major Road” comprises the Northern Link Eastern Extension, the Northeast New Territories Line, and the Northern Metropolis Highway (New Territories North New Town Section).

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        Investment in advanced technology

The industry landscape is rapidly evolving as engineering firms, contractors, and participants across the value chain realize the benefits of, and increasingly deploy, connected construction technologies. Adopting advanced technologies can help bring all working parties onto one platform, work smarter, optimize productivity, reduce costs in order to achieve sustainability goals into operations. The latest technologies include building information management (BIM), Industrialized Building System (IBS), digital supply networks, prefabrication and modular construction, asset tracking, and autonomous drones, among many others. However, the required capital investment in advanced technology in the construction industry is very high and it demands a long-term investment period before generating profits. Long-term high investment cost leads to the situation that many construction enterprises are reluctant to invest in technological innovation.

Entry Barriers of Civil Engineering Works in Hong Kong

        Financial capability

Being one of the major selection criteria taken by the customers, solid financial strength is essential for contractors to ensure that the construction projects go smoothly. To commence a construction project, it is a common practice in the industry for the customer of the construction project to request the awarded main contractor to provide a performance bond, which is 5% of the total contract sum, backed by a bank or an insurance company in favor of the customer. Additionally, contractors need to be backed by sufficient startup cost because contractors will undertake cost related to construction material procurement, engagement with subcontractors and the leasing of necessary machinery and equipment upfront, which require large capital commitment. Furthermore, contractors will only receive their progress payment in the later stage of the project after work progress is certified. Therefore, new entrants who lack strong financial backing will find it onerous to compete with current players and to win large-scale projects.

        Solid track records

Experienced contractors who have accumulated solid track records can enjoy edges in securing projects, deterring new industry players from entering the market. In the construction sector, the proven track record of construction works is viewed as one of the key criteria in shortlisting contractors. New industry players who are short of solid job references and years of experience accumulation can hardly compete with well-established players. In addition, new industry players without a mature network may not be invited for the potential business opportunities. Their competitiveness will be substantially weakened as they may experience difficulties in finding capable subcontractors and skilled labor force in the absence of a mature network with suppliers.

        Technical knowledge

Technical knowledge is one of the key barriers for new market entrants of piling systems installation as contractors and specialists generally have a strong understanding towards structural, chemical and electrical engineering in order to successfully install piling system, in particular impressed current protection, in the structure with long protection function and minimum negative impact on structural properties.

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BUSINESS

Our Mission

Our mission is to become a leading civil engineering services provider in Hong Kong. We strive to provide quality services that comply with our customers’ quality standards, requirements and specifications.

Overview

We are an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on June 25, 2024, as a holding company. We operate our business primarily through our indirectly wholly-owned Operating Subsidiary, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited. We operate in a single segment that represents the Company’s core business as an Approved Public Works Contractor undertaking roads and drainage to its customers in Hong Kong. Our construction activities mainly include public civil engineering works, such as road and drainage works, in Hong Kong. We mostly undertake civil engineering works in the role of subcontractor, while we are also fully qualified to undertake such works in the capacity of main contractor.

Kin Chiu Engineering Limited was founded in 2012. In our operating history of over 12 years, we have focused on providing civil engineering services in the role of subcontractor and built up our expertise and track record in civil engineering works. We take pride in our project portfolio in civil engineering works. In 2022, we were awarded with a public project with an initial contract sum of over HK$290 million (US$37.1 million). In 2024, we were awarded with a public project with an initial contract sum of over HK$180 million (US$23.0 million) and a public project with an initial contract sum of over HK$80 million (US$10.2 million).

We, through our Operating Subsidiary, are mainly engaged in public sector projects in Hong Kong. To a lesser extent, we also participate in private sector projects. Our public sector projects mainly involve infrastructure developments while private sector projects mainly involved residential and commercial developments.

In March 2020, we have successfully registered in the Approved Contractors List maintained by the Development Bureau of Hong Kong in the category of Roads and Drainage (Group B (Probation)), enabling us to directly tender for public works contracts in the capacity of main contractor. In addition, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited is a Registered Subcontractor in foundation and piling (sheet piles), general civil works (roadworks, road drainage and sewer and waterworks), other finishing trades and components (signage and graphics) and hoarding of the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme of the Construction Industry Council of Hong Kong.

We, through our Operating Subsidiary, have achieved sustained growth in our business. For each of the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, our total revenue derived from civil engineering services was approximately US$48.8 million and US$44.6 million, respectively. The number of customers with revenue contribution to us was 12 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 and 12 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, the number of our projects contributing revenue was 16, among which 6 projects contributed revenue of over US$3 million each. In particular, a public project with an initial contract sum of over HK$290 million (US$37.1 million) contributed revenue of over HK$120 million (US$15.4 million) of revenue for the year.

According to Migo, the gross value of civil engineering works performed by main contractors in the civil engineering industry of Hong Kong recorded an overall incline from approximately HK$119.4 billion in 2018 to HK$151.4 billion in 2023, representing a CAGR of approximately 4.9%. The rollout and commencement of projects such as Kwu Tung North and Fanling North of New Development Area, Kau Yi Chau Artificial Island under the Lantau Tomorrow Vision, Tung Chung New Town Extension in the coming few years, shall sustain demand for civil engineering works. Driven by (i) continuous government funding support to promote productivity, uplifting built quality, improving site safety and enhancing environmental performance; (ii) the Government’s continuous effort in enhancing rail connectivity, which requires extensive civil engineering works; (iii) rapid advancement in technology to optimize productivity and reduce costs such as the building information management and industrialized building system, it is expected that the Hong Kong civil engineering industry will continue to grow.

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Our Competitive Strengths

We believe that the following strengths have contributed to our success and differentiate us from our peers:

Established track record

In our operating history of over 12 years, we have focused on providing civil engineering services in the role of subcontractor and built up our expertise and track record in civil engineering works.

In March 2020, we have successfully registered in the Approved Contractors List maintained by the Development Bureau of Hong Kong in the category of Roads and Drainage (Group B (Probation)), enabling us to directly tender for public works contracts in the capacity of main contractor. Our status as an Approved Contractor has broadened the source of our projects. Since then, we have been successfully awarded with multiple civil engineering projects in the capacity of main contractor, including a public project with an initial contract sum of more than HK$200 million (US$25.6 million) in 2020 and a public project with an initial contract sum of approximately HK$100 million (US$12.8 million) in 2022

We believe our proven track record for providing quality work, our expertise in civil engineering works, our Approved Contractor status and our ability to deliver work on time are the crucial factors that enable us to gain trust from our existing customers and give us a competitive edge when tendering for projects.

Stable relationship with customers

We have established stable business relationship with our major customers. Our customers may either be the project owner, main contractor or subcontractor of the relevant projects. We had over three years business relationship with most of our major customers. We believe that our relationship with our major customers reinforce their confidence which would be taken into account by them in their future referrals of business opportunities or consideration of our tenders.

In March 2020, we have diversified our business and successfully registered in the Approved Contractors List maintained by the Development Bureau of Hong Kong in the category of Roads and Drainage (Group B (Probation)), enabling us to directly tender for public works contracts in the role of main contractor. As such, we are able to tender for public works contracts either as main contractor or subcontractor. We believe that this dual capacity in effect diversifies our income generating capacity and enlarges our customer base.

Experienced and dedicated management team

Our management team has extensive knowledge of and project experience in civil engineering industry in Hong Kong. Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has over 25 years of experience in civil engineering industry. Mr. Lam is primarily responsible for the general corporate strategy, overall management of our operations and business expansion. Mr. Chun Man Lo, our Chief Financial Officer, has over 20 years of experience in the accounting, financing and auditing industry. Mr. Lo is primarily responsible for the financial management of the Company. We are supported by our strong team of employees, who possess the practical skills and experience required to handle our projects.

Stringent quality control

We have established a safety management and quality management system. Through systematic and effective control on our staff and labor together with supervision procedures, we uphold our standard of quality and reduce issues related to quality or non-conformity with specification and standards. We were accredited with ISO9001:2015 for construction of civil engineering works (roads and drainage). We believe that our stringent quality assurance system and strong commitment to environmental management will allow us to be better positioned to deliver quality work on time and within the budget required, thereby strengthening our position in the civil engineering industry in Hong Kong.

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Our Growth Strategies

Our principal growth strategies include further strengthening our market position and increasing our market share in the Hong Kong civil engineering industry. We intend on achieving this growth by actively seeking new opportunities from our existing customer base as well as new potential customers. To achieve these goals, we plan on implementing the following strategies:

Enhance competitiveness and expanding our market share

We plan to further strengthen our market position in the civil engineering industry. According to Migo, the gross value of civil engineering works performed by main contractors in the civil engineering industry of Hong Kong recorded an overall incline from approximately HK$119.4 billion in 2018 to HK$151.4 billion in 2023, representing a CAGR of approximately 4.9%. We believe that we should focus on deploying our resources towards competing for addition and more sizeable civil engineering projects in Hong Kong. For the time being, our capacity is constrained by our available resources, including availability of our manpower and working capital. We plan to enhance our competitiveness by strengthening our manpower and working capital in order to capture the potential opportunities in the growing civil engineering market. We plan to apply part of our net proceeds to (i) enhance our capacities in hiring additional staff; and (ii) be used for general working capital.

In March 2020, we have successfully registered in the Approved Contractors List maintained by the Development Bureau of Hong Kong in the category of Roads and Drainage (Group B (Probation)), enabling us to directly tender for public works contracts in the role of main contractor. By having the probationary status, we are only eligible to tender for public projects of aggregated value up to HK$400 million. We intend to apply for confirmed status, which would enable us to tender for any number of contracts provided the contract value of each contract does not exceed HK$400 million. Leveraging on our established track record of undertaking large scale civil engineering projects, we believe we can further strengthen our market position by undertaking more civil engineering projects in the role of main contractor.

Acquire machinery to enhance our capacity

We rely on the use of different types of machinery for our projects. As at March 31, 2024, we possessed 24 excavators, 4 generators, 3 trucks, 2 rollers and 1 crane. We believe that it is crucial for us to enhance our set of machinery in order to best equip our employees and our subcontractors to carry out their work. We believe that a larger fleet of machinery will allow us to (i) improve our overall work efficiency and technical capability; (ii) lower machinery rental expenses; and (iii) enhance our flexibility to deploy our resources more efficiently.

Enhancing our brand

We secured our new business through tender invitations from our customers. We believe we can broaden our customer base, attract more invitations from potential customers and improve our reputation by increasing our marketing efforts to promote our brand and market presence in the civil engineering industry in Hong Kong.

We plan to (i) further enhance our web pages for advertising our services; (ii) placing advertisements in newspaper and industry publications; (iii) sponsoring business events organized by construction contractors and participating events organized by industry players; (iv) updating our promotional booklets yearly and sending promotional materials for advertising our services; and (v) approaching potential customers more actively to secure new business opportunities.

Our Services

We, through our Operating Subsidiary, are mainly engaged in public sector projects in Hong Kong. To a lesser extent, we also participate in private sector projects. For each of the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, our total revenue derived from civil engineering services was approximately US$48.8 million and US$44.6 million, respectively.

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We mainly engaged in public civil engineering works, such as road and drainage works. Road and drainage works mainly include construction of footway, drain, ducts and pipelines. In the performance of road and drainage works, we may be required to (i) clear the construction site and make demolition of existing structures; (ii) install concrete and reinforcing steel bars; (iii) conduct excavation, deposition, disposal and compaction of fill material; and (iv) plant trees, plants, irrigation system and general establishment works.

The following tables set forth the breakdown of our revenue by project sectors for each of the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

 

For the fiscal years ended March 31

   

2024

 

2023

   

Revenue
US$

 

% of Total
Revenue

 

Revenue
US$

 

% of Total
Revenue

Public

 

48,298,181

 

98.9

 

43,341,572

 

97.3

Private

 

523,438

 

1.1

 

1,213,509

 

2.7

Total

 

48,821,619

 

100.0

 

44,555,081

 

100.0

Operation Workflow

We identify potential projects mainly through invitation for tender from customers. Our quantity inspectors and management are primarily responsible for submitting the tender. We may conduct site visits to better assess the complexity of the work involved. Our tender submission generally includes a schedule of rates. We estimate the costs to be incurred based on our past experience, the recent price trends for the subcontracting services, the types of materials required for the project, duration, site constraints and locations, our capacity and complexity of the project. In general, it takes approximately one week to two months to identify potential projects and to submit the tender.

After we have submitted our tender, our customers or their consultants may require us to attend interviews to have a better understanding of our personnel, management, expertise and experience in civil engineering. We may be required to answer queries in relation to our tender submission and make amendments to the pricing or scope of service. Our customers generally confirm our engagement by issuing a letter of award or entering into a formal contract with us.

We usually form a project management team, consisting of project manager, site agent, quantity surveyor, site foreman and safety supervisor. Our project management team is generally responsible for (i) supervising the project’s progress, the budget and quality of services rendered; and (ii) ensuring the work performed complies with our customers’ requirements, completed on schedule, within the budget determined and in compliance with all applicable statutory requirements. In general, we determine the manpower required based on the timeline, scale and complexity of the projects as well as the existing workload of our staff.

Depending on the contract terms and specification, we may procure construction materials from suppliers directly and enter into contracts with them. We generally engage our suppliers on a project-by-project basis and the materials are generally delivered directly to the project sites. We may engage subcontractors to perform a part of the site work under our supervision and our project management team will hold regular meetings with our subcontractors to ensure quality works are provided.

In general, we submit monthly progress reports to our customers and our customers make progress payments to us on a monthly basis. We report to our customers with reference to works done in the previous month and our customers or their consultants will certify the payment application with our value of works done.

Once the work is complete, our customers or their consultants inspect the work to ensure that it meets their requirement and standard. Generally it takes approximately six months to four years for us to complete the project, depending on the scale and complexity of the project and the customers’ timeline.

Our contracts generally include a defects liability period of 12 months following completion of works. During the period, we are typically required to rectify any defect at our own cost if the defect is due to our failure to comply with the contractual obligation.

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Pricing strategy

We believe that accurately estimating the cost of project is essential to our overall profitability. Our tender price is generally determined by adding certain mark-ups over our estimated costs. Pricing of our services is determined on a case-by-case basis and is dependent on various factors, which generally include (i) the scope of services; (ii) the price trend for the types of subcontracting services as well as the materials required; (iii) the complexity and the location of the project; (iv) the estimated quantity and type of equipment required; (v) the completion time requested by our customers; and (vi) the availability of human and financial resources.

In consideration the percentage of mark-up for each project, we generally consider (i) the size, complexity and duration of the project; (ii) our business relationship with the customer; (iii) the customer’s payment history and financial background; (iv) the prospect of obtaining future projects from the customer; (v) the possibility of establishing our reputation in the industry; and (vi) the prevailing market conditions.

Environment

The nature of our business does not impose any serious threats with respect to social responsibility and/or environmental protection matters. We ensure our operations comply with environmental requirements pursuant to the laws in Hong Kong, including primarily those in relation to air pollution control, waste disposal and compliance with the Air Pollution Control (Non-road Mobile Machinery) (Emission) Regulation (Chapter 311Z of the Laws of Hong Kong).

Customers

Our customers may either be the project owner, main contractor or subcontractor of the relevant projects. The number of customers with revenue contribution to us was 12 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 and 12 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. The total revenue attributable to our five largest customers in aggregate accounted for approximately 84.9% and 84.2% of the total revenue for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, 4 of our customers accounted for more than 10% of our annual revenue, all being construction contractors in Hong Kong, for 33.4%, 14.7%, 14.0% and 13.9%, respectively. In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, 2 of our customers accounted for more than 10% of our annual revenue, all being construction contractors in Hong Kong, for 39.8% and 20.1%, respectively. We undertake civil engineering projects on a project-by-project basis and do not enter into any long-term contracts with any one customer.

Suppliers

We purchase materials from our suppliers for the provision of our services. The major types of materials sourced from our suppliers include concrete, steel and consumables. We engage our suppliers for the provision of materials on a project-by-project basis and have not entered into any long-term agreement with them. We have also not committed to a minimum purchase amount with any of our suppliers. We have generally not experienced any material difficulties in procuring materials, historically.

We engage subcontractors from time to time to perform a part of the site work under our supervision. We have not entered into any long-term agreement with our subcontractors and have generally not experienced any material difficulties in procuring subcontracting services, historically. We evaluate who to engage with as our subcontractors by taking into account the quality of their service, their qualifications and experience relevant to the project, skills and technique required for the project, the prevailing market price, the delivery time, their availability and fee quotations. We typically obtain quotations from different suitable subcontractors for comparison’s sake and select our subcontractors based on the factors listed above.

Our five largest suppliers accounted for approximately 79.8% and 54.3% of our total purchase from suppliers for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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Machinery

We rely on the use of different types of machinery for our projects. As at March 31, 2024, we possessed 24 excavators, 4 generators, 3 trucks, 2 rollers and 1 crane. We generally deploy these machinery for the use of our employees and our subcontractors in our projects. Depending on the service capacity and availability of our equipment, we may also lease certain equipment from rental service providers.

Market and Competition

According to Migo, the gross value of civil engineering works performed by main contractors in the civil engineering industry of Hong Kong recorded an overall incline from approximately HK$119.4 billion in 2018 to HK$151.4 billion in 2023, representing a CAGR of approximately 4.9%. The rollout and commencement of projects such as Kwu Tung North and Fanling North of New Development Area, Kau Yi Chau Artificial Island under the Lantau Tomorrow Vision, Tung Chung New Town Extension in the coming few years, shall sustain demand for civil engineering works. Driven by (i) continuous government funding support to promote productivity, uplifting built quality, improving site safety and enhancing environmental performance; (ii) the Government’s continuous effort in enhancing rail connectivity, which requires extensive civil engineering works; (iii) rapid advancement in technology to optimize productivity and reduce costs such as the building information management and industrialized building system, it is expected that the Hong Kong civil engineering industry will continue to grow.

Seasonality

We do not experience any seasonality in our business.

Insurance

We mainly undertook projects in the role of subcontractors for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. For projects that we act as subcontractor, the main contractors are responsible for maintaining employees’ compensation insurance, third party liability insurance and contractor’s all risk insurance for the entirety of the project team, which cover the liability to make payment in the case of death, injury or disability, under the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance and at common law, for injuries sustained at work for full-time and part-time employees. Such insurance policies cover and protect (i) all employees of the main contractors and subcontractors of all tiers, including us; (ii) as well as the work performed on the construction site. For projects that we act as main contractor, we are responsible for maintaining the above insurance.

We also maintain employees’ compensation insurance for our directors and employees at our office with United Builders Insurance Company, Limited and business insurance with China BOCOM Insurance Co., Ltd.. We believe that our current insurance policies are sufficient for our operations.

Licenses

As of the date of this prospectus, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited is (i) an Approved Contractor under the category of Roads and Drainage (Group B (Probation)) of the Approved Contractors List maintained by the Development Bureau of Hong Kong; and (ii) a Registered Subcontractor under foundation and piling (sheet piles), general civil works (roadworks, road drainage and sewer and waterworks), other finishing trades and components (signage and graphics) and hoarding of the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme of the Construction Industry Council of Hong Kong. We have obtained all licenses required for carrying on our business activities for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 and as at the date of this prospectus.

Legal Proceedings

We may from time to time become a party to various legal or administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 and as of the date hereof, neither we nor any of our subsidiaries have been involved in any litigation, claim, administrative action or arbitration which had a material adverse effect on the operations or financial condition of the Company.

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Intellectual Property

As of the date of this prospectus, we have not registered any patent or trademark. We have registered our domain name and website. You can find our website at http://kinchiueng.com/.

Our Corporate History and Structure

We are an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on June 25, 2024, as a holding company. We operate our business primarily through our indirectly wholly-owned Operating Subsidiary, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited.

Kin Chiu Engineering Limited was incorporated in Hong Kong on April 24, 2012. Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam has been a shareholder and director of Kin Chiu Engineering Limited since its incorporation.

Skyline Builders (BVI) Holding Limited was incorporated on June 27, 2024 under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, as an intermediate holding company.

On July 24, 2024, Skyline Builders (BVI) Holding Limited acquired 7,450,000 shares, being the entire issued share capital, of Kin Chiu Engineering Limited from Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam at the consideration of HK$1. Subsequent to the transfer, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

On July 24, 2024, Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited proposed to surrender 4,973,495,000 ordinary shares to the Company for cancellation, and the Company approved the surrender and cancellation of such shares on the same day. Subsequent to the surrender, the Company is wholly owned as to 26,505,000 ordinary shares by Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited.

On July 24, 2024, the Company passed board resolutions and shareholder resolutions to re-designate (a) 4,923,495,000 authorized but unissued ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 each into 4,923,495,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of par value of US$0.00001 each; and (b) 50,000,000 authorized but unissued ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 each into 50,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of par value of US$0.00001 each, and re-designate a total of 26,505,000 issued ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 owned by Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited) each into 26,505,000 Class A ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 each. Subsequent to the re-designation, the Company is owned as to 26,505,000 Class A Ordinary Shares by Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited. Simultaneously, the Company issued 1,995,000 Class B ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 each to Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited.

On July 30, 2024, Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited entered into Sale and Purchase Agreements with Greet Harmony Global Limited, Ever Glory (BVI) Holdings Limited, Tight Core Limited, Mitsui Holding Co. Limited, Great Sage International Limited and Omen Wealth Limited, respectively. Pursuant to the Sales and Purchase Agreements, Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited is to sell, and Greet Harmony Global Limited, Ever Glory (BVI) Holdings Limited, Tight Core Limited, Mitsui Holding Co. Limited, Great Sage International Limited and Omen Wealth Limited are to acquire, 4.90%, 4.90%, 4.90%, 4.80%, 4.80% and 4.70% of the issued Class A equity interests in Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, at the consideration of US$292,456, US$292,456, US$292,456, US$286,488, US$286,488 and US$280,519, respectively. On the same date, Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited executed the instrument of transfers whereby Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited have transferred 1,298,745, 1,298,745, 1,298,745, 1,272,240, 1,272,240 and 1,245,735 Class A Ordinary Shares, out of its 26,505,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, to Greet Harmony Global Limited, Ever Glory (BVI) Holdings Limited, Tight Core Limited, Mitsui Holding Co. Limited, Great Sage International Limited and Omen Wealth Limited, respectively. Subsequent to the transfers, Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited is owned as to (i) 18,818,550 Class A Ordinary Shares and 1,995,000 Class B Ordinary Shares by Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited; and (ii) 1,298,745, 1,298,745, 1,298,745, 1,272,240, 1,272,240 and 1,245,735 Class A Ordinary Shares by Greet Harmony Global Limited, Ever Glory (BVI) Holdings Limited, Tight Core Limited, Mitsui Holding Co. Limited, Great Sage International Limited and Omen Wealth Limited, respectively.

On October 9, 2024, the Company adopted a second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.

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Properties

As of the date of this prospectus, we entered into the following lease agreements:

Location

 

Term of lease

 

Usage

Office A, 15/F, Tower A, Capital Tower, No. 38 Wai Yip Street, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong

 

October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026

 

Office

9A03, Lucky Building, No. 3-5 San Ma Tau Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong

 

May 23, 2023 to May 22, 2025

 

Office

Private Car Parking Space No. P70 on B2 Floor,
No. 83 Tai Lin Pai Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong

 

August 7, 2023 to August 6, 2024

 

Car Parking Space

Private Car Parking Space No. P156 & P157 on Lower G/F, Unit 7 & 8 on 15th Floor of Tower One, Ever Gain Plaza, No. 88 Container Port Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories

 

November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2025

 

Car Parking Space

Flat B, 5/F of Block 4, Eightland Gardens, No. 2 On Chee Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong

 

February 15, 2023 to February 14,
2025

 

Staff dormitory

Employees

As of March 31, 2024, we employed a total of 236 employees, located in Hong Kong. The following table sets forth a breakdown of our employees by function:

Functional Area

 

Number of
Employees

Management

 

2

Project supervision

 

33

Safety supervision

 

6

Quantity surveyors

 

16

Finance and administration

 

6

Site workers

 

173

Total

 

236

We consider that we have maintained a good relationship with our employees and have not experienced any significant disputes with our employees or any disruption to our operations due to any labor disputes. In addition, we have not experienced any difficulties in the recruitment and retention of experienced core staff or skilled personnel.

Our remuneration package includes salary and discretionary bonuses. In general, we determine employees’ salaries based on their qualifications, position and seniority. In order to attract and retain valuable employees, we review the performance of our employees annually which will be taken into account in annual salary review and promotion appraisal. We provide a defined contribution to the Mandatory Provident Fund as required under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance (Chapter 485 of the Laws of Hong Kong) for our eligible employees in Hong Kong.

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REGULATIONS

The section sets forth a summary of the material laws and regulations applicable to our business operations in Hong Kong.

LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED FOR OUR CIVIL ENGINEERING BUSINESS

Approved Contractors List maintained by the Development Bureau

In order to tender for public sector projects, a contractor should be accepted on the Approved Contractors List maintained by the Development Bureau of Hong Kong. The Approved Contractors List comprises contractors who are approved for carrying out public works in one or more of the five major categories of building and civil engineering works; i.e. (1) ‘‘Buildings’’, (2) ‘‘Port Works’’, (3) ‘‘Roads and Drainage’’, (4) ‘‘Site Formation’’ and (5) ‘‘Waterworks’’. Although approvals granted by the Development Bureau are not subject to renewal, approved contractors are required to meet the financial, technical, management, personnel and safety criteria applicable to their respective category to maintain their status on the approved lists and for the award of public works contracts. The Development Bureau may take regulatory actions, such as removal, suspension and downgrading, against approved contractors under certain circumstances.

Audited accounts of the approved contractors are submitted to the Development Bureau annually (a Group C contractor is also required to submit half-yearly management accounts), and may be produced to relevant Government works departments prior to the contract award in order to review the financial position of the approved contractors to ensure that they meet the capital requirements set out by the Development Bureau. If an approved contractor fails to meet the capital requirements in a particular category, it will not be eligible for tendering or awarding any contract in that category. In the event the approved contractor fails to submit the accounts or rectify any shortfall in the required capital requirements within the prescribed period, regulatory actions, such as suspension of tendering, may be taken by the Development Bureau against such approved contractor.

Generally, there are three groups in each of the five major categories of building and civil engineering works (arranged in ascending order): Group A (except that there is no Group A in the port works and site formation categories), Group B and Group C. Each group has its particular tendering limits. The following table sets out the value of works for which contractors in the respective categories and statuses may tender in the capacity of a main contractor:

Category

 

Authorized contract value

Group A (probationary status)

 

Any number of Group A contracts in the same category, provided the total value of works in the Group A contracts that he already holds and the Group A contract being procured under the same category does not exceed HK$150 million

Group A (confirmed status)

 

Contracts of value up to HK$150 million

Group B (probationary status)

 

(i) any number of Group A contracts in the same category; and (ii) any number of Group B contracts in the same category, provided the total value of works in the Group B contracts that he already holds and the Group B contract being procured under the same category does not exceed HK$400 million

Group B (confirmed status)

 

Contracts of value up to HK$400 million

Group C (probationary status)

 

the total number of Group C contracts that the contractor already holds and the Group C contract being procured under the same category does not exceed two and that the total value of works in the Group C contracts that he already holds and the Group C contract being procured under the same category does not exceed HK$1,500 million

Group C (confirmed status)

 

Contracts of any values exceeding HK$400 million

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Note: Group C contractors will normally not be allowed to tender for contracts in Group A and Group B

A probationary contractor on the Approved Contractors List may apply to the Development Bureau for confirmation at any time provided that it has satisfactorily completed works appropriate to its probationary status in accordance with the criteria for confirmation under Appendix 2A of the Contractor Management Handbook.

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For confirmation to Group B and Group C under the Roads and Drainage category, a probationary contractor is required to have, at the time of application, a record of satisfactory completion or execution (whichever is earlier) for two years as the main contractor of one roads and drainage works contract executed in Hong Kong within the past five years of a value over 50% of the limit for the applicable group.

Confirmation will also be subject to the contractor’s ability to meet the prescribed requirements for financial criteria applicable to confirmed status, having the appropriate technical and management capabilities and all other ways being considered suitable for confirmation.

Contractors are required to meet the financial, technical, management, personnel and safety criteria applicable to their respective category and group for admission and retention on the approved lists and for the award of public works contracts. Audited accounts of the approved contractors are required to be submitted to the Development Bureau annually, which may be produced to relevant Government works departments prior to the contract award in order to review the financial position of the approved contractors to ensure that they meet the capital requirements as set out by the Development Bureau. If any approved contractor fails to meet the capital requirements as set out in a particular category, it will not be eligible to tender for any contract in that category. In the event that the approved contractor fails to submit the accounts or fails to cover any shortfall in the required capital requirements within the prescribed period, regulatory actions such as suspension of tendering rights may be taken by the Development Bureau against such approved contractor.

Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme

Subcontractors which are involved in, among others, civil engineering in Hong Kong may apply for registration under the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme managed by the Construction Industry Council, a body corporate established under the Construction Industry Council Ordinance (Chapter 587 of the Laws of Hong Kong) in February 2007.

The Subcontractor Registration Scheme (substituted by the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme on April 1, 2019) was formerly known as the Voluntary Subcontractor Registration Scheme (the “VSRS”), which was introduced by the Provisional Construction Industry Co-ordination Board (the “PCICB”). The PCICB was formed in September 2001 to spearhead industry reform and to pave way for the early formation of the statutory industry coordinating body.

A technical circular issued by the Works Branch of the Development Bureau (then the Environment, Transport and Works Bureau) (“WBDB”) on June 14, 2004 (now subsumed into the Project Administration Handbook for Civil Engineering Works by the Civil Engineering and Development Department) requires that all public works contractors with tenders to be invited on or after August 15, 2004 to employ all subcontractors (whether nominated, specialist or domestic) registered from the respective trades available under the VSRS.

After the Construction Industry Council took over the work of the PCICB in February 2007 and the VSRS in January 2010, the Construction Industry Council launched stage two of the VSRS in January 2013. VSRS was also then renamed Subcontractor Registration Scheme. All subcontractors registered under the VSRS have automatically become registered subcontractors under the Subcontractor Registration Scheme.

With effect from April 1, 2019, the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme replaced the Subcontractor Registration Scheme. The Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme comprises of two registers: the Register of Specialist Trade Contractors (“RSTC”) and the Register of Subcontractors (“RS”). All subcontractors who are registered under the seven trades namely demolition, concreting formwork, reinforcement bar fixing, concreting, scaffolding, curtain wall and erection of concrete precast component of the Subcontractor Registration Scheme have automatically become Registered Specialist Trade Contractors and no application is required. All subcontractors who are registered under the remaining trades of the Subcontractor Registration Scheme have been retained as registered subcontractors and no application is required. With effect from 1 January 2021, plastering trade was upgraded as the eighth designated trade. All registered subcontractors who are registered under the plastering trade have automatically become Registered Specialist Trade Contractors under the plastering trade (Group 1) and no application is required.

Registered Specialist Trade Contractors within each designated trade are further divided into Group 1 (“Group 1”) or Group 2 (“Group 2”) according to the relevant registration requirements under the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme fulfilled by them. The tender limits (the “Tender Limits”) for tenders to be invited for

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subcontractors vary among the different designated trade categories for Group 1. For the designated trade of plastering, the Tender Limits of contracts/subcontracts value up to HK$10 million for Group 1, will be imposed for projects to be invited for tenders on or after January 1, 2022. There are no Tender Limits imposed for Group 2.

Categories of registration

Subcontractors may apply for registration on the Subcontractor Registration Scheme in one or more of 52 trades covering common structural, civil, finishing, electrical and mechanical works and supporting services. The 52 trades further branch out into around 94 specialties, including general demolition, and others (concrete coring and saw cutting) etc. Since April 1, 2019, subcontractors may apply for registration on the RSTC in one or more of the seven designated trades including demolition, reinforcement bar fixing, erection of concrete precast component, concreting formwork, concreting, scaffolding and curtain wall and on the RS in other common civil, building, electrical and mechanical trades. Since January 1, 2021, subcontractors may apply for registration on the RSTC in the designated trade of plastering.

Where a contractor is to subcontract/sub-let part of the public works involving trades available under the Primary Register (a list of companies registered in accordance with the Rules and Procedures for the Primary Register of the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme) of the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme, it shall engage all subcontractors (whether nominated, specialist or domestic) who are registered under the relevant trades in the Primary Register of the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme. Should the subcontractors further subcontract (irrespective of any tier) any part of the public works subcontracted to them involving trades available under the Primary Register of the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme, the contractor shall ensure that all subcontractors (irrespective of any tier) are registered under the relevant trades in the Primary Register of the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme.

Requirements for registration under the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme

Applications for registration under the RS are subject to the following entry requirements:

(a)     completion of at least one job within the last five years as a main contractor/subcontractor in the trades and specialties for which registration is applied or to have acquired comparable experience by itself/its proprietors, partners or directors within the last five years;

(b)    listings on one or more government registration schemes operated by policy bureaus or departments of the Government relevant to the trades and specialties for which registration is sought; and

(c)     the proprietor, partner or director having been employed by a registered subcontractor for at least five years with experience in the trade/specialty applying for and having completed all the modules of the Project Management Training Series for Subcontractors (or equivalent) conducted by the Construction Industry Council; or the company’s proprietor, partner or director having registered as Registered Skilled Worker under the Construction Workers Registration Ordinance for the relevant trade/specialty with at least five years’ experience in the trade/specialty applying for and having completed the Senior Construction Workers Trade Management Course (or equivalent) conducted by the Construction Industry Council.

Applications for registration under the RSTC are subject to a number of requirements based on the relevant trade category and tender limits as detailed in Schedule 2 of the Rules and Procedures for the Register of Specialist Trade Contractors issued by the Construction Industry Council in May 2024.

Validity period of registration and renewal of registration

A registered subcontractor shall apply for renewal within three months before the expiry date of its registration whereas a registered specialist trade contractor shall apply for renewal not earlier than six months but not later than three months before the expiry date of its registration by submitting an application to the Construction Industry Council in a specified format providing information and supporting documents as required to show compliance with the entry requirements. An application for renewal shall be subject to approval by the committee on Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme which oversees the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme (the “Committee”). If some of the entry requirements covered in an application can no longer be satisfied, the Committee of the Construction Industry Council may give approval for renewal based on those trades and specialties where the requirements are met.

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An approved renewal as a registered subcontractor shall be valid for three or five years from the expiry of the current registration whereas the approved renewal for a registered specialist trade contractor shall be valid for not less than 36 months after the decision date for that application for renewal.

Codes of Conduct

A registered subcontractor and a registered specialist trade contractor shall observe the Codes of Conduct for Registered Subcontractor (Schedule 8 of the Rules and Procedures for the Primary Register of the Subcontractor Registration Scheme) (the “Codes of Conduct”). Failure to comply with the Codes of Conduct may result in regulatory actions taken by the Committee.

The circumstances pertaining to a registered subcontractor that may call for regulatory actions include, but are not limited to:

(a)     supply of false information when making an application for registration, renewal of registration or inclusion of additional trades;

(b)    failure to give timely notification of changes to the registration particulars;

(c)     serious violations of the registration rules and procedures;

(d)    convictions of senior management staff (including but not limited to proprietors, partners or directors) for bribery or corruption under the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Chapter 201 of the Laws of Hong Kong);

(e)     convictions for failure to pay wages on time to workers in accordance with the relevant provisions contained in the Employment Ordinance;

(f)     wilful misconducts that may bring the Subcontractor Registration Scheme (and since April 1, 2019, the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme) into serious disrepute;

(g)    civil awards/judgments in connection with the violation of or convictions under the relevant sections of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance;

(h)    convictions under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance or Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance in relation to serious construction site safety incidents resulting in one or more of the following consequence: (i) loss of life; or (ii) serious bodily injury resulting in loss or amputation of a limb or had caused or was likely to cause permanent total disability;

(i)     conviction of five or more offences under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and/or Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance each arising out of separate incidents in any six months period (according to the date of committing the offence but not the date of conviction), committed by the Registered Subcontractor at each of a construction site under a contract;

(j)     convictions for employment of illegal worker under the Immigration Ordinance; or

(k)    late payment of workers’ wages and/or late payment of contribution under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance over ten days with solid proof of such late payment of wages and/or contribution.

The circumstances that may lead to regulatory actions be taken against a registered specialist trade contractor include, but are not limited to (a) a petition for winding-up or bankruptcy has been filed against the registered specialist trade contractor or other financial problems; (b) registered specialist trade contractor’s failure to answer queries or provide information relevant to the registration within the prescribed time specified by the committee of the Construction Industry Council; (c) misconduct or suspected misconduct of the registered specialist trade contractor; (d) court conviction or violation of any law by the registered specialist trade contractor, including but not limited to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance, Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance, Employment Ordinance, Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance, Immigration Ordinance, Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, Construction Industry Council

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Ordinance, Construction Workers Registration Ordinance; (e) matters of public interest; (f) causing or contributing to the occurrence of a serious incident taking place in any public or private construction site; (g) serious or suspected serious poor performance or other serious causes in any public or private sector works contract; and (h) the registered specialist trade contractor’s failure to comply with any provisions of the Rules and Procedures for the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme.

Regulatory actions

The Committee may instigate regulatory actions against a registered subcontractor by directing that: (a) written strong direction and/or warning be given to a registered subcontractor; (b) a registered subcontractor to submit an improvement plan with the contents as specified and within a specified period; (c) a registered subcontractor be suspended from registration for a specified duration; or (d) the registration of a registered subcontractor be revoked.

The Committee may instigate regulatory actions against a registered specialist trade contractor by directing that: (a) written warning be given to the registered specialist trade contractor; (b) the registered specialist trade contractor be suspended from registration for a specified period; (c) the grouping of a registered specialist trade contractor be changed; or (d) the registration of the registered specialist trade contractor be revoked.

LABOR, HEALTH AND SAFETY LAWS AND REGULATIONS

Construction Workers Registration Ordinance (Chapter 583 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

Construction Workers Registration Ordinance requires construction workers to be registered for carrying out construction work on a construction site.

Under the Construction Workers Registration Ordinance, “construction work” means, among other things, any building operation involved in preparing for any operation such as the addition, renewal, alteration, repair, dismantling or demolition of any specified structure that involves the structure of the specified structure or any other specified structure. “Construction site” means, subject to certain exceptions, a place where construction work is, or is to be, carried out. Under section 40 of the Construction Workers Registration Ordinance, no person shall be registered as a registered construction worker unless the Registrar of Construction Workers is satisfied, among other things, that the person has attended the relevant construction work-related safety training course. Further, under section 44 of the Construction Workers Registration Ordinance, the Registrar of Construction Workers shall not renew the registration of a person unless the Registrar of Construction Workers is satisfied that, among other things, (i) the person has attended the relevant construction work-related safety training course; and (ii) if the registration will, on the date of expiry, have been in effect for not less than two years, the person has attended and completed, during the period of one year immediately before the date of application for renewal of the registration, such development courses applicable to his registration as the Construction Industry Council may specify.

The Construction Workers Registration Ordinance also contains a “designated workers for designated skills” provision, which provides that only registered skilled or semi-skilled workers of designated trade divisions are permitted to carry out construction works on construction sites relating to those trade divisions independently. Unregistered skilled or semi-skilled workers are only allowed to carry out construction works of designated trade divisions (i) under the instruction and supervision of registered skilled or semi-skilled workers of relevant designated trade division(s); (ii) in proposed emergency works (i.e. construction works which are made or maintained consequential upon the occurrence of emergency incidents); or (iii) in small-scale construction works (e.g. value of works not exceeding HK$100,000).

The Construction Workers Registration Ordinance also contains a “designated workers for designated skills” provision, which provides that only registered skilled or semi-skilled workers of designated trade divisions are permitted to carry out construction works on construction sites relating to those trade divisions independently. Unregistered skilled or semi-skilled workers are only allowed to carry out construction works of designated trade divisions (i) under the instruction and supervision of registered skilled or semi-skilled workers of relevant designated trade division(s); (ii) in proposed emergency works (i.e. construction works which are made or maintained consequential upon the occurrence of emergency incidents); or (iii) in small-scale construction works (e.g. value of works not exceeding HK$100,000).

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Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Chapter 59 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

The Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance provides for the safety and health protection to workers in an industrial undertaking. Under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance, it is the duty of a proprietor of an industrial undertaking to take care of, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety at work of all persons employed by him at the industrial undertaking. The duties of a proprietor extend to include:

        providing and maintaining plant and work systems that do not endanger safety or health;

        making arrangements for ensuring safety and health in connection with the use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances;

        providing all necessary information, instructions, training and supervision for ensuring safety and health;

        providing and maintaining safe access to and egress from the workplaces; and

        providing and maintaining a safe and healthy working environment.

A proprietor who contravenes any of these duties commits an offence and is liable to a fine of HK$3,000,000 to 10,000,000. A proprietor who contravenes any of these requirements willfully and without reasonable excuse commits an offence and is liable to a fine of HK$3,000,000 to 10,000,000 and to imprisonment for up to 6 months to 2 years.

Matters regulated under the subsidiary regulations of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance, including the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations (Chapter 59I of the Laws of Hong Kong), include (i) the prohibition of employment of persons under 18 years of age (save for certain exceptions); (ii) the maintenance and operation of hoists; (iii) the duty to ensure safety of places of work; (iv) prevention of falls; (v) safety of excavations; (vi) the duty to comply with miscellaneous safety requirements; and (vii) provision of first aid facilities. Non-compliance with any of these rules is an offence and different levels of penalty will be imposed and a contractor guilty of the relevant offence could be liable to a fine up to HK$400,000 and imprisonment up to 12 months.

In addition, under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation (Chapter 59AF of the Laws of Hong Kong), any contractor (i) in relation to construction work with a contract value of HK$100 million or more; or (ii) in relation to construction work having an aggregate of 100 or more workers in a day working in a single construction site; or (iii) in relation to construction work having an aggregate of 100 or more workers in a day working in two or more construction sites is obliged to appoint a safety auditor to conduct a safety audit to collect, assess and verify information on the efficiency, effectiveness and reliability of its safety management system and consider improvements to the system at least once in every six months. Further, any contractor (i) in relation to construction work having an aggregate of 50 or more but less than 100 workers in a day working in a single construction site; or (ii) in relation to construction work having an aggregate of 50 or more but less than 100 workers in a day working in two or more construction sites is obliged to appoint a person, being a person who is capable of competently carrying out a safety review, to be the safety review officer to conduct a safety review to review the effectiveness of its safety management system and consider improvements to the effectiveness of the system at least once in every six months. Any person who contravenes these requirements commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of HK$400,000 and to imprisonment of six months.

According to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation, the safety auditor shall (i) be a registered safety officer under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations (Chapter 59Z of the Laws of Hong Kong); (ii) have not less than three years’ full-time experience, in the five years period immediately preceding the application for registration with the Labor Department, in a managerial post responsible for industrial safety and health matters in respect of an industrial undertaking; (iii) occupy, at the time of the application for registration with the Labor Department, the managerial post or a like post; (iv) have successfully completed a scheme conducted by a registered scheme operator; and (v) understand the requirements under legislation in Hong Kong relating to industrial safety and health matters. Pursuant to the Code of Practice on Safety Management issued by the Labor Department, a safety auditor should (i) understand his task and be competent to carry it out; (ii) be familiar with the industry and the processes being carried out in the relevant industrial undertaking; (iii) have a good knowledge of the safety management practices in the industry; and (iv) have the necessary experience and knowledge to enable him to evaluate performance and identify deficiencies effectively, while a safety review officer should (i) have a good understanding of the operation of the relevant industrial undertaking in respect of which he

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conducts the safety review; (ii) have a good understanding of the legal requirements in force in Hong Kong relating to industrial safety and health; and (iii) have received appropriate training in how to review the effectiveness of a safety management system with a view to improving it.

Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Loadshifting Machinery) Regulation (Chapter 59AG of the Laws of Hong Kong) (“Loadshifting Machinery Regulations”)

Under regulation 3 of the Loadshifting Machinery Regulations, the responsible person of a loadshifting machine shall ensure that the machine is only operated by a person who (i) has attained the age of 18 years; and (ii) holds a valid certificate applicable to the type of loadshifting machine to which that machine belongs. Under the Loadshifting Machinery Regulations, loadshifting machines used in industrial undertakings refer to forklift trucks.

Under regulation 8 of the Loadshifting Machinery Regulations, a responsible person who without reasonable excuse contravenes regulation 3 commits an offence and is liable to a fine of HK$100,000.

Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance (Chapter 509 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

The Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance provides for the safety and health protection to employees in workplaces, both industrial and non-industrial.

Employers must as far as reasonably practicable ensure the safety and health in their workplaces by:

        providing and maintaining plant and systems of work that are safe and without risks to health;

        making arrangements for ensuring safety and absence of risks to health in connection with the use, handling, storage or transport of plant or substances;

        as regards any workplace under the employer’s control: maintenance of the workplace in a condition that is safe and without risks to health; and provision and maintenance of means of access to and egress from the workplace that are safe and without any such risks;

        providing all necessary information, instructions, training and supervision for ensuring safety and health; and

        providing and maintaining a working environment for the employer’s employees that is safe and without risks to health.

Failure to comply with any of the above provisions constitutes an offence and the employer is liable on conviction to a fine of HK$3,000,000 to 10,000,000. An employer who fails to do so intentionally, knowingly or recklessly commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of HK$3,000,000 to 10,000,000 and to imprisonment for up to six months to 2 years.

The Commissioner for Labor may also issue an improvement notice against non-compliance of the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance or the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance or suspension notice against activity or condition of workplace which may create imminent risk of death or serious bodily injury. Failure to comply with such notice without reasonable excuse constitutes an offence punishable by a fine of HK$400,000 and HK$1,000,000 respectively and imprisonment of up to 12 months.

Employees’ Compensation Ordinance (Chapter 282 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

The Employees’ Compensation Ordinance establishes a no-fault and non-contributory employee compensation system for work injuries and lays down the rights and obligations of employers and employees in respect of injuries or death caused by accidents arising out of and in the course of employment, or by prescribed occupational diseases.

Under the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance, if an employee sustains an injury or dies as a result of an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment, his employer is in general liable to pay compensation even if the employee might have committed acts of faults or negligence when the accident occurred. Similarly, an employee who suffers incapacity arising from an occupational disease is entitled to receive the same compensation as that payable to employees injured in occupational accidents.

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According to section 15(1A) of the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance, employer shall report work injuries of its employee to the Commissioner of Labor not later than 14 days after the accident, irrespective of whether the accident gives rise to any liability to pay compensation.

According to section 24 of the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance, a principal contractor shall be liable to pay compensation to subcontractors’ employees who are injured in the course of their employment to the subcontractor. The principal contractor is, nonetheless, entitled to be indemnified by the subcontractor who would have been liable to pay compensation to the injured employee. The employees in question are required to serve a notice in writing on the principal contractor before making any claim or application against such principal contractor.

Pursuant to section 40 of the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance, all employers (including contractors and subcontractors) are required to take out insurance policies to cover their liabilities both under the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance and at common law for injuries at work in respect of all their employees (including full-time and part-time employees). Under section 40(1B) of the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance, where a principal contractor has undertaken to perform any construction work, it may take out an insurance policy for an amount not less than HK$200 million per event to cover his liability and that of his subcontractor(s) under the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance and at common law. Where a principal contractor has taken out a policy of insurance under section 40(1B) of the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance, the principal contractor and a subcontractor insured under the policy shall be regarded as having complied with section 40(1) of the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance.

An employer who fails to comply with the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance to secure an insurance cover is liable on conviction upon indictment to a fine at level 6 (currently at HK$100,000) and to imprisonment for two years.

Limitation Ordinance (Chapter 347 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

Under the Limitation Ordinance, the time limit for an applicant to commence common law claims for personal injuries is three years from the date on which the cause of action accrued.

Employment Ordinance (Chapter 57 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

A principal contractor shall be subject to the provisions on subcontractor’s employees’ wages in the Employment Ordinance. According to section 43C of the Employment Ordinance, a principal contractor or a principal contractor and every superior subcontractor jointly and severally is/are liable to pay any wages that become due to an employee who is employed by a subcontractor on any work which the subcontractor has contracted to perform, and such wages are not paid within the period specified in the Employment Ordinance. The liability of a principal contractor and superior subcontractor (where applicable) shall be limited to (a) the wages of an employee whose employment relates wholly to the work which the principal contractor has contracted to perform and whose place of employment is wholly on the site of the building works; and (b) the wages due to such an employee for two months (such months shall be the first two months of the period in respect of which the wages are due).

An employee who has outstanding wage payments from subcontractor must serve a notice in writing on the principal contractor within 60 days after the wage due date. A principal contractor and superior subcontractor (where applicable) shall not be liable to pay any wages to the employee of the subcontractor if that employee fails to serve a notice on the principal contractor.

Upon receipt of such notice from the relevant employee, a principal contractor shall, within 14 days after receipt of the notice, serve a copy of the notice on every superior subcontractor to that subcontractor (where applicable) of whom he is aware. A principal contractor who without reasonable excuse fails to serve notice on the superior subcontractor(s) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 (currently at HK$50,000).

Pursuant to section 43F of the Employment Ordinance, if a principal contractor or superior subcontractor pays to an employee any wages under section 43C of the Employment Ordinance, the wages so paid shall be a debt due by the employer of that employee to the principal contractor or superior subcontractor, as the case may be. The principal contractor or superior subcontractor who pays an employee any wages under section 43C of the Employment Ordinance may either (i) claim contribution from every superior subcontractor to the employee’s employer or from the principal contractor and every other such superior subcontractor as the case may be, or (ii) deduct by way of set-off the amount paid by him from any sum due or may become due to the subcontractor in respect of the work that he has subcontracted.

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Occupiers Liability Ordinance (Chapter 314 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

The Occupiers Liability Ordinance regulates the obligations of a person occupying or having control of premises on injury resulting to persons or damage caused to goods or other property on the land.

The Occupiers Liability Ordinance imposes a common duty of care on an occupier of premises to take such care as in all the circumstances of the case is reasonable to see that the visitor will be reasonably safe in using the premises for the purposes for which he is invited or permitted by the occupier to be there.

Immigration Ordinance (Chapter 115 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

According to section 38A of the Immigration Ordinance, a construction site controller (i.e. the principal or main contractor and includes a subcontractor, owner, occupier or other person who has control over or is in charge of a construction site) shall take all practicable steps to (i) prevent having illegal immigrants from being on site or (ii) prevent illegal workers who are not lawfully employable from taking employment on site.

Where it is proved that (i) an illegal immigrant was on a construction site or (ii) such illegal worker who is not lawfully employable took employment on a construction site, the construction site controller commits an offence and is liable to a fine of HK$350,000.

Minimum Wage Ordinance (Chapter 608 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

The Minimum Wage Ordinance provides for a prescribed minimum hourly wage rate (set at HK$40 per hour as at the date of this prospectus) during the wage period for every employee engaged under a contract of employment under the Employment Ordinance. Any provision of the employment contract which purports to extinguish or reduce the right, benefit or protection conferred on the employee by the Minimum Wage Ordinance is void.

Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance (Chapter 485 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (“MPF Schemes Ordinance”)

Employers are required to enroll their regular employees (except for certain exempt persons) aged between at least 18 but under 65 years of age and employed for 60 days or more in a Mandatory Provident Fund (“MPF”) scheme within the first 60 days of employment.

For both employees and employers, it is mandatory to make regular contributions into a MPF scheme. For an employee, subject to the maximum and minimum levels of income (set at HK$30,000 and HK$7,100 per month, respectively, as at the date of this prospectus), an employer will deduct 5% of the relevant income on behalf of an employee as mandatory contributions to a registered MPF scheme with a ceiling (set at HK$1,500 as at the date of this prospectus). Employer will also be required to contribute an amount equivalent to 5% of an employee’s relevant income to the MPF scheme, subject only to the maximum level of income (set at HK$30,000 as at the date of this prospectus).

Industry Schemes

Industry Schemes were established under the MPF system for employers in the construction and catering industries in view of the high labor mobility in these two industries, and the fact that most employees in these industries are “casual employees” whose employment is on a day-to-day basis or for a fixed period of less than 60 days.

For the purpose of the Industry Schemes, the construction industry covers the following eight major categories: (1) foundation and associated works; (2) civil engineering and associated works; (3) demolition and structural alteration works; (4) refurbishment and maintenance works; (5) general building construction works; (6) fire services, mechanical, electrical and associated works; (7) gas, plumbing, drainage and associated works; and (8) interior fitting-out works.

Casual employees do not have to switch schemes when they change jobs within the same industry, so long as their previous and new employers are registered with the same Industry Scheme. This is convenient for scheme members and saves administrative costs.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Air Pollution Control Ordinance (Chapter 311 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

The Air Pollution Control Ordinance is the principal legislation in Hong Kong for controlling emission of air pollutants and noxious odor from construction, industrial and commercial activities and other polluting sources. Subsidiary regulations of the Air Pollution Control Ordinance impose control on air pollutant emissions from certain operations through the issue of licenses and permits.

A contractor shall observe and comply with the Air Pollution Control Ordinance and its subsidiary regulations, including without limitation the Air Pollution Control (Open Burning) Regulation (Chapter 311O of the Laws of Hong Kong), the Air Pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation (Chapter 311R of the Laws of Hong Kong) and the Air Pollution Control (Smoke) Regulations (Chapter 311C of the Laws of Hong Kong). The contractor responsible for a construction site shall devise, arrange methods of working and carry out the works in such a manner so as to minimize dust impacts on the surrounding environment, and shall provide experienced personnel with suitable training to ensure that these methods are implemented. Asbestos control provisions in the Air Pollution Control Ordinance require that building works involving asbestos must be conducted only by registered asbestos contractors and under the supervision of a registered consultant.

Air Pollution Control (Non-road Mobile Machinery) (Emission) Regulation (Chapter 311Z of the Laws of Hong Kong)

The NRMM Regulation came into effect on June 1, 2015 to introduce regulatory control on the emissions of NRMMs, including non-road vehicles and regulated machines that are subject to the NRMM Regulations (the “Regulated Machines”). Unless exempted, NRMMs which are regulated under this provision are required to comply with the emission standards prescribed under this regulation. Under section 5 of the NRMM Regulation, starting from December 1, 2015, only approved or exempted NRMMs with a proper label are allowed to be used in specified activities and locations including construction sites. However, existing NRMMs which are already in Hong Kong on or before November 30, 2015 will be exempted from complying with the emission requirements pursuant to section 11 of the NRMM Regulation. Under Section 5 of the NRMM Regulation, any person who uses or causes to be used a Regulated Machine in specified activities or locations without (i) exemption or approval by the Environmental Protection Department is liable on conviction to a fine of HK$200,000 and to imprisonment for six months, and (ii) a proper label is liable on conviction to a fine of HK$50,000 and to imprisonment for up to three months.

Pursuant to the Technical Circular issued by the Work Branch of the Development Bureau on February 8, 2015, an implementation plan to phase out the use of exempted NRMMs for four types of exempted NRMMs (namely generators, air compressors, excavators and crawler cranes) has been included in the Technical Circular, under which, all new capital works contracts of public works including design and build contracts with an estimated contract value exceeding HK$200 million and tenders invited on or after 1 June 2015 shall require the contractor to allow no exempted generator and air compressor to be used after June 1, 2015 and the number of exempted excavators and crawler cranes not to exceed 50%, 20% and 0% of the total units of exempted NRMMs from June 1, 2015, June 1, 2017 and June 1, 2019 respectively.

Noise Control Ordinance (Chapter 400 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

The Noise Control Ordinance controls, among others, the noise from construction, industrial and commercial activities. A contractor shall comply with the Noise Control Ordinance and its subsidiary regulations in carrying out construction works. For construction activities that are to be carried out during the restricted hours and for percussive piling during the daytime, not being a general holiday, construction noise permits are required from the Director of the Environmental Protection Department in advance.

Under the Noise Control Ordinance, construction works that produce noises and the use of powered mechanical equipment (other than percussive piling) are not allowed between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. or at any time on general holidays, unless prior approval has been granted by the Director of the Environmental Protection Department through the construction noise permit system. The use of certain equipment is also subject to restrictions. Hand-held percussive breakers and air compressors must comply with noise emissions standards and be issued with a noise emission label from the Director of the Environmental Protection Department.

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Any person who carries out any construction work except as permitted is liable on first conviction to a fine of HK$100,000 and on subsequent convictions to a fine of HK$200,000, and in any case to a fine of HK$20,000 for each day during which the offence continues.

Water Pollution Control Ordinance (Chapter 358 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

The Water Pollution Control Ordinance controls the effluent discharged from all types of industrial, commercial, institutional and construction activities into public sewers and public drain. For any industry/trade generating wastewater discharge (except domestic sewage or unpolluted water that are discharged into communal sewer or communal drain), they are subject to licensing control by the Director of the Environmental Protection Department.

All discharges, other than domestic sewage or unpolluted water to communal sewer or communal drain, must be covered by an effluent discharge license. The license specifies the permitted maximum allowable quantity and effluent standards of the effluent. The general guidelines are that the effluent does not damage sewers or pollute inland or inshore marine waters.

According to the Water Pollution Control Ordinance, unless being licensed under the Water Pollution Control Ordinance, a person who discharges any waste or polluting matter into the waters of Hong Kong in a water control zone or discharges any matter, other than domestic sewage and unpolluted water, into a communal sewer or communal drain in a water control zone commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for six months and (a) for a first offence, a fine of HK$200,000; (b) for a second or subsequent offence, a fine of HK$400,000, and (c) in addition, if the offence is a continuing offence, a fine of HK$10,000 for each day during which it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that the offence has continued.

Waste Disposal Ordinance (Chapter 354 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

The Waste Disposal Ordinance controls the production, storage, collection and disposal including treatment, reprocessing and recycling of wastes. At present, livestock waste and chemical waste are subject to specific controls whilst unlawful deposition of waste is prohibited. Import and export of waste is generally controlled through a permit system.

A contractor shall observe and comply with the Waste Disposal Ordinance and its subsidiary regulations, including without limitation the Waste Disposal (Charges for Disposal of Construction Waste) Regulation (Chapter 354N of the Laws of Hong Kong) and the Waste Disposal (Chemical Waste) (General) Regulation (Chapter 354C of the Laws of Hong Kong).

Under the Waste Disposal (Charges for Disposal of Construction Waste) Regulation, construction waste can only be disposed at designated prescribed facilities and a main contractor who undertakes construction work with a value of HK$1 million or above will be required, within 21 days after being awarded the contract, to establish a billing account in respect of that particular contract with the Director of the Environmental Protection Department to pay any disposal charges for the construction waste generated from the construction work under that contract.

Under the Waste Disposal (Chemical Waste) (General) Regulation, a person who produces chemical waste or causes it to be produced has to register as a chemical waste producer. Any chemical waste produced must be packaged, labeled and stored properly before disposal. Only a licensed waste collector can transport the waste to a licensed chemical waste disposal site for disposal. Chemical waste producers also need to keep records of their chemical waste disposal for inspection by the Environmental Protection Department.

OTHERS

Proposed Security of Payment Legislation (“SOPL”)

The Government has conducted a public consultation on the SOPL for the construction industry to promote fair payment and help main contractors, subcontractors, consultants, sub-consultants and suppliers to receive payment on time for work done and services provided, so as to improve payment practices and provide rapid dispute resolution.

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The SOPL will, among others:

        prohibit “pay when paid” and similar terms in contracts, which refer to provisions in contracts that make payment contingent or conditional on the operation of other contracts or agreements, meaning that payment is conditional on the payer receiving payment from a third party;

        prohibit payment periods of more than 60 calendar days for interim payments and 120 calendar days for final payments;

        enable parties who are entitled to progress payments under the terms of a contract covered by the SOPL to claim such payments as statutory payment claims, upon receipt of which the payer has 30 calendar days to serve a payment response, and parties who are entitled to payments under statutory payment claims will be entitled to pursue adjudication if the statutory payment claims are disputed or ignored; and

        grant parties the right to suspend or reduce the rate of progress of works after either non-payment of an adjudicator’s decision or non-payment of amounts admitted as due.

All contracts and sub-contracts, whether in written or oral form, for (i) government works, under which the Government and specified public entities procure construction and maintenance activities or related services, materials or plant; and (ii) private sector works, under which private entities procure construction activities for new buildings (as defined in the Buildings Ordinance) with a main contract value of over HK$5 million or procure related services, material or plant or supply-only contracts with a contract value of over HK$500,000, will be governed by the SOPL. Where the main contract is covered by the SOPL, all subcontracts (irrespective of tier) will be covered by the SOPL regardless of value. The legislation will not apply to private sector construction works relating to new buildings with a main contract value of less than HK$5 million or related services, material or plant supply-only contracts with a contract value of less than HK$500,000.

The proposed legislation will not apply retrospectively but will apply only to contracts entered on or after a date to be set by or pursuant to the legislation.

The SOPL is designed to assist contractors throughout the contractual chain to ensure cash-flow and access to a swift dispute resolution process. However, there are still uncertainties on the final legislative framework to be submitted to the Legislative Council for consideration and approval.

The Government released a Technical Circular on the Implementation of the Spirit of Security of Payment Legislation in Public Works Contracts (the “Technical Circular”) in October 2021. The Technical Circular sets out the policy on the implementation of the spirit of the SOPL in public works contracts with a view to facilitating timely processing of contract payments and providing an interim mechanism for speedy resolution of payment disputes before the enactment of the SOPL. The scope of contracts covered by the Technical Circular includes public works contracts, term contracts and related subcontracts tendered (i) on or after December 31, 2021, for tenders to be invited from Group B or Group C contractors on the List of Approved Contractors for Public Works; and (ii) on or after April 1, 2022, for tenders to be invited from other contractors on the List of Approved Contractors for Public Works or the List of Approved Suppliers of Materials and Specialist Contractors for Public Works.

The proposed SOPL bill was published by the Development Bureau of Hong Kong on May 16, 2024 and gazette on May 17, 2024. The legislation was introduced to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong on May 29, 2024. Subject to passing of legislation by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, the Government of Hong Kong proposed the operation of the SOPL will commence on the expiry of 8 months after the date on which the legislation is published in the gazette of Hong Kong.

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MANAGEMENT

Directors and Executive Officers

The following table sets forth information concerning our directors and executive officers, including their ages as of the date of this prospectus:

Name

 

Age

 

Position

Ngo Chiu, LAM

 

46

 

Director, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board

Chun Man, LO

 

43

 

Chief Financial Officer

Chun Kit, YU

 

34

 

Independent Director Nominee(1)

Hiu Wa, LI

 

38

 

Independent Director Nominee(1)

Ho Wa, CHA

 

34

 

Independent Director Nominee(1)

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(1)      The nominee of independent director will become effective upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

Ngo Chiu, LAM is a Director, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the board of the Company is responsible for the general corporate strategy, overall management of our operations and business expansion. Mr. Lam has over 25 years of experience in civil engineering industry. Mr. Lam founded Kin Chiu Engineering Limited in April 2012 and has been its director ever since. Prior to founding Kin Chiu Engineering Limited, Mr. Lam worked at a number of construction companies as foreman.

Chun Man, LO is the chief financial officer of the Company. Mr. Lo has over 20 years of experience in the accounting, financing and auditing industry. Mr. Lo has been an associate director of Win Win Way Construction Co., Ltd. since January 2024. Mr. Lo was the financial controller and company secretary of CT Vision S.L. (International) Holdings Limited (HKEx: 994), a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, from July 2019 to November 2023. Mr. Lo was the deputy general manager of the finance department of China Aerospace International Holdings Limited (HKEx: 31), a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, from April 2016 to June 2019. He also has over 5 years working experience in Deloitte Touche Tomatsu, with his last position as a senior. Mr. Lo obtained a master of science in professional accountancy from the University of London in 2019 and a degree of bachelor of arts (honours) in accountancy from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2003. He is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Chun Kit, YU is a director nominee who will be appointed as one of our independent directors prior to the closing of our initial public offering. Mr. Yu has over 10 years of experience in auditing, accounting and financial management. From 2011 to 2016, Mr. Yu worked at various international accounting firms, namely, BDO Limited from October 2011 to October 2013 with his last position as senior associate, KPMG from July 2014 to August 2015 with his last position as assistant manager. From February 2016 to November 2016, he worked at Bowker Asia Limited, which is a subsidiary of Win Hanverky Holdings Limited (HKEx: 3322), a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, with his last position as assistant internal audit manager. Mr. Yu was an assistant manager of a subsidiary of Kingston Financial Group Limited (HKEx: 1031), a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, from December 2016 to December 2017. Since January 2018, Mr. Yu has been the financial controller and company secretary of Boltek Holdings Limited (HKEx: 8601), a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Since September 2019, Mr. Yu has been the company secretary of Global Uin Intelligence Holdings Limited (HKEx: 8496), a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Since April 2022 and February 2024, Mr. Yu has been an independent non-executive director of Sinohope Technology Holdings Limited (HKEx: 1611) and WK Group (Holdings) Limited (HKEx: 2535), both companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Since August 2024, Mr. Yu has been an executive director of Junee Limited (NASDAQ: JUNE), a company listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

Mr. Yu obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) in Accounting & Finance from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in October 2011. He was admitted as a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants in July 2015.

Hiu Wah, LI is a director nominee who will be appointed as one of our independent directors prior to the closing of our initial public offering. Ms. Li has over 15 years of experience in the accounting and financing industry. Ms. Li has been an assistant manager of Peterson Group Management Ltd. since August 2023. Ms. Li was the regional P2P lead

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of Informa Markets Asia Ltd. from September 2022 to July 2023. Ms. Li was an accounting manager of Fendi Asia Pacific Ltd. from December 2021 to September 2022. Ms. Li was an accounts payable manager, APAC of Under Armour Asia Ltd from October 2020 to December 2021. Ms. Li was a finance manager of Kering Eyewear APAC Ltd from July 2019 to September 2020. Ms. Li was in Jewelex HK Ltd from February 2007 to March 2019, with her last position as finance manager. Ms. Li obtained a bachelor of professional accounting from the Hong Kong Metropolitan University (formerly known as the Open University of Hong Kong) in 2012. Ms. Li is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountant.

Ho Wa, CHA is a director nominee who will be appointed as one of our independent directors prior to the closing of our initial public offering. Mr. Cha has over 6 years of experience in the legal industry. Mr. Cha has been a consultant of Messrs. Eddie Lee & Co., Solicitors since April 2023. Mr. Cha was an assistant solicitor of Messrs. Peter K.S. Chan & Co. from November 2018 to March 2021 and was a partner from April 2021 to March 2023. Since February 2024, Mr. Cha has been an independent non-executive director of WK Group (Holdings) Limited (HKEx: 2535), a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. From September 2023 to July 2024, Mr. Cha was an independent non-executive director of Ficus Technology Holdings Limited (HKEx: 8107), a company listed on the GEM of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. From December 2020 to September 2021, Mr. Cha was an independent non-executive director of Century Energy International Holdings Limited (HKEx: 8132), a company listed on the GEM of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Mr. Cha obtained a bachelor of arts from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2013, and further obtained a degree of Juris Doctor and a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2015 and 2016, respectively. Mr. Cha was admitted as a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong in 2019 and has been a practicing solicitor since then.

Family Relationships

As at the date of this prospectus, There are no family relationships among our directors and executive officers.

Corporate Governance Practices

Foreign Private Issuer

After the consummation of this Offering, we will qualify as a “foreign private issuer” under the SEC rules and Nasdaq rules. As a foreign private issuer, we will be exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act related to the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our officers, directors, and principal shareholders will be exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Also, we are not required to comply with Regulation FD, which restricts the selective disclosure of material information. However, we will file with the SEC, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, or such applicable time as required by the SEC, an annual report on Form 20-F containing financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, and we will submit to the SEC from time to time, on Form 6-K, reports of information that would likely be material to an investment decision in our Class A Ordinary Shares.

Furthermore, Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(3) provides that a foreign private issuer, such as us, may rely on our home country corporate governance practices in lieu of certain of the rules in the Nasdaq Rule 5600 Series and Rule 5250(d), except that we must comply with Nasdaq’s Notification of Noncompliance requirement (Rule 5625), the Voting Rights requirement (Rule 5640), and that we have an audit committee that satisfies Rule 5605(c)(3), including having committee members that meet the independence requirements of Rule 5605(c)(2)(A)(ii). The exemptions are subject to our disclosure of which requirements we are not following and the equivalent Cayman Islands requirements. Below are some of the exemptions afforded to foreign private issuers under the Nasdaq rules:

        Exemption from the requirement that we disclose within four business days of any determination to grant a waiver of the code of business conduct and ethics to directors and officers.

        Exemption from the requirement that our board of directors be composed of independent directors.

        Exemption from the requirement that our audit committee have a minimum of three members.

        Exemption from the requirement that we hold annual shareholders’ meetings.

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        Exemption from the requirement that our board of directors have a remuneration committee composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities.

        Exemption from the requirement that director nominees are selected, or recommended for selection by our board of directors, either by (i) independent directors constituting a majority of our board of directors’ independent directors in a vote in which only independent directors participate, or (ii) a committee comprised solely of independent directors and governed by a formal written charter or board resolution, as applicable, addressing the nomination process as adopted.

We intend to comply with all of the rules generally applicable to U.S. domestic companies listed on the Nasdaq. We may in the future decide to use the foreign private issuer exemption with respect to some or all of the other Nasdaq corporate governance rules. We also intend to comply with Cayman Islands corporate governance requirements under the Companies Act applicable to us at the same time. If we rely on our home country corporate governance practices in lieu of certain of the rules of Nasdaq, our shareholders may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of Nasdaq. We may utilize these exemptions for as long as we continue to qualify as a foreign private issuer.

In connection with this Offering, we have adopted a code of business conduct and ethics, which is applicable to all of our directors, executive officers and employees and is publicly available.

Board of Directors

Our board of directors will consist of four directors upon the SEC’s declaration of effectiveness of our registration statement on Form F-1, of which this prospectus is a part. A director who is, directly or indirectly, interested in a contract or transaction or proposed contract or transaction with our company shall declare the nature of his or her interest at a meeting of our directors. Subject to the Nasdaq Listing Rules and disqualification by the chairman of the relevant board meeting, a director may vote in respect of any contract or transaction or proposed contract or transaction notwithstanding that he or she may be interested therein provided the director discloses to his fellow directors the nature and extent of any material interests in respect of any contract or transaction or proposed contract or transaction and if he or she does so his or her vote shall be counted and he or she may be counted in the quorum at any meeting of our directors at which any such contract or transaction or proposed contract or transaction is considered. Our directors may exercise all the powers of our Company to issue debentures, debenture stock, bonds, and other securities, whether outright or as collateral security for any debt, liability or obligation of our company or of any third party. None of our non-executive directors have a service contract with us that provides for benefits upon termination of service.

We recognize the importance and benefit of having a board of directors composed of highly talented and experienced individuals having regard to the need to foster and promote diversity among board members with respect to attributes such as gender, ethnicity and other factors. In support of this goal, we will consider criteria that promote diversity, including with regard to gender, ethnicity, and other dimensions; and consider the level of representation of women on our board of directors along with other markers of diversity.

Committees of the Board of Directors

A company of which more than 50% of the voting power held by a single entity is considered a “controlled company” under the Nasdaq rules. A controlled company is not required to comply with the Nasdaq corporate governance rules requiring a board of directors to have a majority of independent directors to have independent audit, compensation, and nominating and corporate governance committees. Following the completion of this Offering, we will be a “controlled company” as defined under the Nasdaq rules.

We will establish three committees under the board of directors immediately upon the effectiveness of our registration statement on Form F-1, of which this prospectus is a part: an audit committee, a compensation committee, and a nominating and corporate governance committee. We expect to adopt a charter for each of the three committees. Each committee’s members and functions are described below.

Audit Committee.    Our audit committee will consist of Mr. Chun Kit Yu, Ms. Hiu Wah Li, and Mr. Ho Wa Cha. Mr. Chun Kit Yu will be the chairperson of our audit committee. We have determined that each of our audit committee members satisfies the “independence” requirements of Rule 5605(c)(2) of the Nasdaq rules and meets the independence standards under Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. We have determined that Mr. Chun Kit Yu as a person who has

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the following attributes: understanding of GAAP and financial statements, ability to assess the application of GAAP for accounting estimates, accruals and reserves, experience with financial statements, understanding of internal controls and knowledge of audit committee functions that qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of the SEC rules and possesses financial sophistication within the meaning of the Nasdaq rules. The audit committee will oversee our accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of the financial statements of our company. The audit committee will be responsible for, among other things:

        appointing the independent auditors and pre-approving all auditing and non-auditing services permitted to be performed by the independent auditors;

        reviewing with the independent auditors any audit problems or difficulties and management’s response;

        discussing the annual audited financial statements with management and the independent auditors;

        reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of our accounting and internal control policies and procedures and any steps taken to monitor and control major financial risk exposures;

        reviewing and approving all proposed related-party transactions;

        meeting separately and periodically with management and the independent auditors; and

        monitoring compliance with our code of business conduct and ethics, including reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of our procedures to ensure proper compliance.

Compensation Committee.    Our compensation committee will consist of Mr. Chun Kit Yu, Ms. Hiu Wah Li, and Mr. Ho Wa Cha. Ms. Hiu Wah Li be the chairman of our compensation committee. We have determined that each of our compensation committee members satisfies the “independence” requirements of Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq rules. The compensation committee will assist the board in reviewing and approving the compensation structure, including all forms of compensation, relating to our directors and executive officers. Our chief executive officer may not be present at any committee meeting during which his compensation is deliberated. The compensation committee will be responsible for, among other things:

        reviewing and approving, or recommending to the board for its approval, the compensation for our chief executive officer and other executive officers;

        reviewing and recommending to the board for determination with respect to the compensation of our non-employee directors;

        reviewing periodically and approving any incentive compensation or equity plans, programs, or similar arrangements; and

        selecting compensation consultant, legal counsel, or other adviser only after taking into consideration all factors relevant to that person’s independence from management.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.    Our nominating and corporate governance committee will consist of Mr. Chun Kit Yu, Ms. Hiu Wah Li, and Mr. Ho Wa Cha. Mr. Ho Wa Cha will be the chairman of our nominating and corporate governance committee. We have determined that each of our nominating and corporate governance committee members satisfies the “independence” requirements of Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq rules. The nominating and corporate governance committee will assist the board of directors in selecting individuals qualified to become our directors and in determining the composition of the board and its committees. The nominating and corporate governance committee will be responsible for, among other things:

        selecting and recommending to the board nominees for election by the shareholders or appointment by the board;

        reviewing annually with the board the current composition of the board in regard to characteristics such as independence, knowledge, skills, experience, and diversity;

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        advising the board periodically in regard to significant developments in the law and practice of corporate governance, as well as our compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and making recommendations to the board on all matters of corporate governance and on any remedial action to be taken.

Duties of Directors

Under Cayman Islands law, our directors owe fiduciary duties to our company. These include, among others (i) duty to act in good faith in what the director believes to be in the best interests of the company as a whole; (ii) duty to exercise powers for the purposes for which those powers were conferred and not for a collateral purpose; (iii) directors should not improperly fetter the exercise of future discretion; (iv) duty not to put themselves in a position in which there is a conflict between their duty to the company and their personal interests; and (v) duty to exercise independent judgment. In addition to the above, our directors also owe a duty to act with skill, care and diligence. This duty has been defined as a requirement to act as a reasonably diligent person having both the general knowledge, skill and experience that may reasonably be expected of a person carrying out the same functions as are carried out by that director in relation to the company and the general knowledge skill and experience which that director has. However, English and Commonwealth courts have moved towards an objective standard with regard to the required skill and care and these authorities are likely to be followed in the Cayman Islands. In fulfilling their duty of care to us, our directors must ensure compliance with our Amended Memorandum and Articles, as amended from time to time. Our Company has the right to seek damages if a duty owed by any of our directors is breached. In limited exceptional circumstances, a shareholder may have the right to seek damages in our name if a duty owed by our directors is breached.

As set out above, our directors have a duty not to put themselves in a position of conflict and this includes a duty not to engage in self-dealing, or to otherwise benefit as a result of their position. However, in some instances what would otherwise be a breach of this duty can be forgiven and/or authorized in advance by the shareholders provided that there is full disclosure by the directors. This can be done by way of permission granted in the Amended Memorandum and Articles, as amended from time to time or alternatively by shareholder approval at general meetings.

Our board of directors has all the powers necessary for managing, and for directing and supervising, our business affairs. The functions and powers of our board of directors include, among others:

        convening shareholders’ annual and extraordinary general meetings and reporting its work to shareholders at such meetings;

        declaring dividends and distributions;

        appointing officers and determining the term of office of the officers;

        exercising the borrowing powers of our company and mortgaging the property of our company; and

        approving the transfer of shares (including Class A Ordinary Shares) in our company, including the registration of such shares in our share register.

Terms of Directors and Officers

Our directors may be elected by a resolution of our board of directors or by an ordinary resolution of our shareholders. Our directors are not subject to a term of office and hold office until such time as they are removed from office by ordinary resolution of our shareholders, unless the director is appointed on such express terms that he or she shall automatically retire from office (unless he has sooner vacated office) at the next or a subsequent annual general meeting or upon any specified event or after any specified period. A director will cease to be a director automatically if, among other things, the director (i) becomes bankrupt or has a receiving order made against him or suspends payment or compounds with his creditors generally, (ii) dies or is found by our company to be or becomes of unsound mind, (iii) resigns his or her office by notice in writing to our company, or (iv)is removed from office pursuant to our articles of association.

Our officers are selected by and serve at the discretion of our board of directors.

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Employment Agreements with Executive Officers

We have entered into employment agreements with each of our executive officers. Under these agreements, each of our executive officers is employed for a specific time period. We may terminate employment for cause for certain acts of executive officers, such as commission of any serious or persistent breach or non-observance of the terms and conditions of the employment, conviction of a criminal offense, willful disobedience of a lawful and reasonable order, fraud or dishonesty, receipt of bribery, or severe neglect of his or her duties. We may also terminate an executive officer’s employment without cause upon a three-month advance written notice. An executive officer may resign anytime with a three-month advance written notice.

Each executive officer has agreed to hold, during his or her employment and after the termination or expiry of his or her employment agreement, in strict confidence and not to use, except as required in the performance of his or her duties in connection with the employment or pursuant to applicable law, any of our confidential information or trade secrets, any confidential information or trade secrets of our customers or prospective customers, or the confidential or proprietary information of any third-party received by us and for which we have confidential obligations.

We will also enter into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers. Under these agreements, we will agree to indemnify our directors and executive officers against certain liabilities and expenses incurred by such person in connection with claims made by reason of their being a director or officer of our company.

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

To the best of our knowledge, none of our directors or executive officers has, during the past 10 years, been involved in any legal proceedings described in subparagraph (f) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K.

Board Diversity

We seek to achieve board diversity through the consideration of a number of factors when selecting the candidates to our Board, including but not limited to gender, skills, age, professional experience, knowledge, cultural, education background, ethnicity and length of service. The ultimate decision of the appointment will be based on merit and the contribution which the selected candidates will bring to our board.

Our directors have a balanced mix of knowledge and skills. We have three independent directors with different industry backgrounds, representing a majority of the members of our board. We also achieved gender diversity by having one female director out of the total of five directors (including independent directors ). Our board is well balanced and diversified in alignment with the business development and strategy of the Company.

Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers

For so long as we qualify as a foreign private issuer, we are not required to comply with the proxy rules applicable to U.S. domestic companies, including the requirement applicable to emerging growth companies to disclose the compensation of our executive officers on an individual, rather than an aggregate, basis. For the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we paid an aggregate compensation of HK$686,000 (approximately US$87,654) and HK$978,000 (approximately US$124,726) respectively, to our executive officers and directors. We have not set aside any amount to provide pension, retirement or other similar benefits to our executive officers and directors. We have also not made any agreements with our directors or executive officers to provide benefits upon termination of employment.

Equity Incentive Plans

We have not adopted any equity compensation plans.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, we had no outstanding equity awards.

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PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our Shares as of the date of this prospectus by our officers, Directors, Director nominees and 5% or greater beneficial owners of our Shares. There is no other person or group of affiliated persons known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our Shares. The following table assumes that none of our officers, Directors, Director nominees or 5% or greater beneficial owners of our Shares will purchase shares in this Offering. In addition, the following table assumes that the Underwriter’s over-allotment option has not been exercised.

Holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares are entitled to one (1) vote per share and holders of our Class B Ordinary Shares are entitled to twenty (20) votes per share. In no event shall Class A Ordinary Shares be convertible into Class B Ordinary Shares. In no event shall Class B Ordinary Shares be convertible into Class A Ordinary Shares.

We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC. These rules generally attribute beneficial ownership of securities to persons who possess sole or shared voting power or investment power with respect to those securities. The person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any security of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Unless otherwise indicated, the person identified in this table has sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by him, subject to applicable community property laws.

Name of Beneficial Owners(1)

 

Class A
Ordinary
Shares
Beneficially
Owned Prior to
This Offering
(2)

 

Class B
Ordinary
Shares
Beneficially
Owned Prior to
This Offering
(2)

 

Class A
Ordinary
Shares
Beneficially
Owned After
This Offering
(3)

 

Class B
Ordinary
Shares
Beneficially
Owned After
This Offering
(3)

Number

 

%

 

Number

 

%

 

Number

 

%

 

Number

 

%

Directors and Executive Officers:

                               

Ngo Chiu, LAM(1)

 

18,818,550

 

71.00

 

1,995,000

 

100

 

18,818,550

 

67.20

 

1,995,000

 

100

Chun Man, LO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chun Kit, YU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hiu Wah, LI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ho Wa, CHA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All directors and executive officers as a group

 

18,818,550

 

71.00

 

1,995,000

 

100

 

18,818,550

 

67.20

 

1,995,000

 

100

                                 

5% shareholders:

                               

Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited(1)

 

18,818,550

 

71.00

 

1,995,000

 

100

 

18,818,550

 

67.20

 

1,995,000

 

100

____________

(1)      Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited is wholly owned and beneficially owned by Mr. Ngo Chiu LAM, our Chief Executive Officer and the Chair of the Board.

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The following is a summary of transactions for the three years ended March 31, 2024 to which we have been a party and in which any members of our Board of Directors, any Executive Officers, or Controlling Shareholders had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest, other than compensation arrangements which are described under the section of this prospectus captioned “Management”.

The following is a list of related parties which the Company has transactions with:

(a)     Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam, a director of the Company.

(b)    Kin Chiu Development Company Limited, controlled by Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam

(c)     KC-CRFG JV, a joint venture

(d)    KC-Glory JV, a joint venture

(e)     KC-Geotech JV, a joint venture

(f)     Greet Harmony Global Limited, a shareholder of the Company with shareholding less than 5%

a. Due to (from) related parties

As of July 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the balances of due to (from) related parties were as follows:

     

July 31,
2024

 

March 31,
2024

 

March 31,
2023

 

March 31,
2022

Due to (from) related parties

     

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam (a)

 

(1)

 

$

445,104

 

$

203,990

 

$

2,129,097

 

$

(613,728

)

KC-CRFG JV (c)

 

(1)

 

 

80,073

 

 

91,719

 

 

155,627

 

 

1,116,730

 

KC-Glory JV (d)

 

(1)

 

 

318,925

 

 

318,436

 

 

318,125

 

 

320,243

 

KC-Geotech JV (e)

 

(1)

 

 

236,779

 

 

242,870

 

 

142,732

 

 

253,588

 

Greet Harmony Global Limited (f)

 

(1)

 

 

150,710

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

$

1,231,591

 

$

857,015

 

$

2,745,581

 

$

1,076,833

 

____________

(1)      The balance represented the advances from/to the director, a related company and joint ventures. The amounts were unsecured, interest-free and repayable on demand.

b. Accounts receivable, net

As of July 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the balances of accounts receivable, net from joint venture were as follows:

 

July 31,
2024

 

March 31,
2024

 

March 31,
2023

 

March 31,
2022

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

KC-Glory JV (d)

 

$

1,495,885

 

$

1,493,591

 

$

355,693

 

$

443,748

KC-Geotech JV (e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

446,122

   

$

1,495,885

 

$

1,493,591

 

$

355,693

 

$

889,870

c. Contract assets, net

As of July 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the balances of contract assets, net from joint ventures were as follows:

 

July 31,
2024

 

March 31,
2024

 

March 31,
2023

 

March 31,
2022

Contract assets, net

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

KC-CRFG JV (c)

 

$

268,645

 

$

257,698

 

$

202,553

 

$

2,112,049

KC-Glory JV (d)

 

 

195,242

 

 

194,943

 

 

1,002,982

 

 

1,011,007

KC-Geotech JV (e)

 

 

41,548

 

 

41,480

 

 

50,911

 

 

20,968

   

$

505,435

 

$

494,121

 

$

1,256,446

 

$

3,144,024

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d. Contract liabilities

As of July 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the balances of contract liabilities from joint ventures were as follows:

 

July 31,
2024

 

March 31,
2024

 

March 31,
2023

 

March 31,
2022

Contract liabilities

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

KC-CRFG JV (c)

 

$

537,165

 

$

536,341

 

$

658,339

 

$

1,160,028

KC-Geotech JV (e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,130

 

 

118,445

   

$

537,165

 

$

536,341

 

$

676,469

 

$

1,278,473

e. Related party transactions

The Company’s related party transactions are measured at the exchange amount which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties.

 

4 months
ended
July 31,
2024

 

Year
ended
March 31,
2024

 

Year
ended
March 31,
2023

 

Year
ended
March 31,
2022

Provision of construction services

 

 

   

 

   

 

     

KC-CRFG JV (c)

 

$

1,276,252

 

$

6,884,950

 

$

8,937,204

 

14,026,063

KC-Glory JV (d)

 

 

 

 

338,800

 

 

2,888,169

 

12,828,004

KC-Geotech JV (e)

 

 

620

 

 

2,301,097

 

 

3,939,946

 

2,014,878

   

$

1,276,872

 

$

9,524,847

 

$

15,765,319

 

28,868,945

 

4 months
ended
July 31,
2024

 

Year
ended
March 31,
2024

 

Year
ended
March 31,
2023

 

Year
ended
March 31,
2022

Consultancy fee income

 

 

   

 

   

 

     

KC-CRFG JV (c)

 

$

11,781

 

$

35,736

 

$

60,452

 

30,904

KC-Geotech JV (e)

 

 

9

 

 

63,658

 

 

78,910

 

140,230

   

$

11,790

 

$

99,394

 

$

139,362

 

171,134

f. Financial guarantee

On February 23, 2023, the Company provided a financial guarantee to Kin Chiu Development Company Limited for an amount of US$1,137,380 in relation to the payment obligations under a bank loan issued to Kin Chiu Development Company Limited. No amounts were claimed under the guarantee for the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. Up to the date of this prospectus, the Company is in the process of negotiation with the bank to discharge the financial guarantee provided to Kin Chiu Development Company Limited.

g. Bank borrowings

As at July 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024 and 2023, the balance of bank borrowings which are secured by personal guarantees from Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam are as follows:

 

Interest rate
(per annum)

     

July 31,
2024

 

March 31,
2024

 

March 31,
2023

Hang Seng Bank (“HASE”) – Term loan

 

3.625%/2.875%

 

(1)

 

 

269,805

 

331,528

HSBC – Post-Shipment Buyer loans

 

7.220%/6.740%

 

(2)

 

3,221,795

 

3,610,287

 

2,542,102

HSBC – Post-Shipment MA Loan 1

 

7.220%/6.240%

 

(2)

 

1,906,410

 

1,484,984

 

1,273,642

HSBC – Funds from factoring

 

6.8%/5.14%

 

(3)

 

2,564,100

 

2,554,049

 

383,676

HSBC – MA Loan 2 and CIL Loan

 

8.020%

 

(4)

 

2,300,320

 

2,300,320

 

–––––––––

(1)      On February 2, 2021, HASE issue Banking Facilities for Kin Chiu’s account in an aggregate amount not to exceed US$2,898,000 (HK$22,608,000), which can be drawn over a total of two advances from HASE up to US$2,563,700 and US$334,300, respectively. The loan was repayable 12 months from the date of drawdown. On March 7, 2023, the Company

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and HASE revised the banking facilities and the loan repayment date is modified to 60 months from the date of drawdown. As of July 31, 2024, March 31, 2024, and 2023, the outstanding of the loan is approximately nil, US$269,805 and US$331,528, respectively. There is no material covenant stated in this borrowing. The interest rate for the banking facilities is 2% per annum over 3-month HIBOR (Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate) or the Bank’s Cost of Funds. The loan is secured by the life insurance policy and personal guarantees from Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam and Mr. Wong Chak Lam. The loan contains a repayment on demand clause.

(2)      On February 23, 2023, HSBC issue banking facilities for Kin Chiu’s account in an aggregate amount not to exceed US$5,128,205 (HK$40,000,000), which may include working capital identified in HSBC’s various agreements. As of July 31, 2024, March 31, 2024, and 2023, the outstanding of the loan is approximately US$5,128,205, US$5,095,271 and US$3,815,744, respectively. There is no material covenant stated in this borrowing. The interest rate for the banking facilities is 2.5% per annum over HIBOR (Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate) on such day. The loan contains a repayment on demand clause.

(3)      On February 23, 2023, HSBC issue discounting/factoring agreement for Kin Chiu’s account in an aggregate amount not to exceed US$2,564,100 (HK$20,000,000), which may include working capital identified in HSBC’s various agreements. On November 3, 2023, the Company renewed the discounting/factoring agreement with the same terms. As of July 31, 2024, March 31, 2024, and 2023, the outstanding of the loan is approximately US$2,564,100, US$2,554,049 and US$383,676, respectively. There is no material covenant stated in this borrowing. The interest rate for the discounting/factoring agreement is 2% per annum over 1-month HIBOR (Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate) on such day. The loan is repayable 90 days from the date of drawdown, contains a repayment on demand clause and secured by personal guarantees from Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam and Mr. Wong Chak Lam.

(4)      On November 3, 2023, HSBC issue banking facilities for Kin Chiu’s account in an aggregate amount not to exceed US$2,300,320 (HK$18,000,000), which may include working capital identified in HSBC’s various agreements. As of July 31, 2024, March 31, 2024, and 2023, the outstanding of the loan is approximately US$2,300,320, US$2,300,320 and nil, respectively. There is no material covenant stated in this borrowing. The interest rate for the bank facilities is 2.5% per annum over HIBOR (Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate). The loan contains a repayment on demand clause and is secured by personal guarantee from Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam.

h. Reorganization

On July 24, 2024, Skyline Builders (BVI) Holding Limited acquired 7,450,000 shares, being the entire issued share capital, of Kin Chiu Engineering Limited from Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam at the consideration of HK$1. Subsequent to the transfer, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

Policies and Procedures for Related Party Transactions

Our Board of Directors will establish an audit committee in connection with the consummation of this Offering, which will be tasked with review and approval of all related party transactions.

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DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL AND MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

We are an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and our affairs are governed by our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as amended from time to time, the Companies Act and the common law of the Cayman Islands.

The share capital of the Company consists of Ordinary Shares. As of the date hereof, our authorized share capital is US$50,000 divided into 5,000,000,000 Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.00001 each, comprising of (i) 4,950,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of nominal or par value of US$0.00001 each, and (ii) 50,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of nominal or par value US$0.00001 each. As of the date of this prospectus, 26,505,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and 1,995,000 Class B Ordinary Shares were issued and outstanding. We will issue 1,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares in this Offering.

The following are summaries of material provisions of our second amended and restated and restated memorandum and articles of association (each the “amended memorandum” and the “amended articles”) and the Companies Act insofar as they relate to the material terms of our Ordinary Shares.

Our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association

Objects of our Company.    Under our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, the objects of our Company are unrestricted and we have the full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the laws of the Cayman Islands.

Ordinary Shares.    Upon the completion of this offering, our authorized share capital is US$50,000 divided into 5,000,000,000 Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.00001 each, comprising of (i) 4,950,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of nominal or par value of US$0.00001 each, and (ii) 50,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of nominal or par value US$0.00001 each. All of our outstanding Ordinary Shares are fully paid and non-assessable. Certificates representing the Ordinary Shares are issued in registered form.

Conversion.    Class B Ordinary Shares cannot be converted into Class A Ordinary Shares under any circumstances and Class A Ordinary Shares cannot be converted into Class B Ordinary Shares under any circumstances.

Dividends.    The holders of our Ordinary Shares are entitled to such dividends as may be declared by our board of directors out of our funds which are lawfully available for that purpose. In addition, our Shareholders may declare dividends by ordinary resolution, but not dividend shall exceed the amount recommended by our directors. Under the laws of the Cayman Islands, our Company may pay a dividend out of either profit or the credit standing in our Company’s share premium account, provided that in no circumstances may a dividend be paid if this would result in our Company being unable to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business immediately following the date on which the distribution or dividend is paid.

Voting Rights.    Holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares shall, at all times, vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote by the members at any general meeting of the Company.

Holders of our Ordinary Shares may vote on all matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders, except as may otherwise be required by law. Subject to any rights or restrictions as to voting attached to any shares, on a poll every shareholder present in person or by proxy (or, if a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorized representative or proxy) shall have one vote for each Class A Ordinary Share and 20 votes for each Class B Ordinary Share of which he or the person represented by proxy is the holder.

Voting at any meeting of shareholders is by a poll. A poll shall be taken in such manner as the chairman of the meeting directs. He may appoint scrutineers (who need not be shareholders) and fix a place and time for declaring the result of the poll. If, through the aid of technology, the meeting is held as a virtual meeting or in more than one place, the chairman may appoint scrutineers virtually and in more than one place; but if he considers that the poll cannot be effectively monitored at that meeting, the chairman shall adjourn the holding of the poll to a date, place and time when that can occur.

Any ordinary resolution is a resolution passed by a simple majority of the votes by the shareholders as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or by proxy at a general meeting of our Company and includes a written resolution signed by the required majority of shareholders according to the amended articles. Any special resolution is a resolution of

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a general meeting or a resolution of a meeting of the holders of any class of ordinary shares in a class meeting duly constituted in accordance with the amended articles in each case passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the votes by the shareholders as being entitled to do so vote in person or by proxy at that meeting. The expression includes a unanimous written resolution signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting.

A special resolution will be required for important matters such as amending our memorandum and articles of association or changing the name of the Company.

There are no limitations on non-residents or foreign shareholders to hold or exercise voting rights on the Ordinary Shares imposed by foreign law or by the second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or other constituent document of our company. However, no person will be entitled to vote at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of the Ordinary Shares unless the person is registered as of the record date for such meeting and unless all calls or other sums presently payable by the person in respect of Ordinary Shares in the Company have been paid.

General Meetings of Shareholders.    As a Cayman Islands exempted company, we are not obliged by the Companies Act to call shareholders’ annual general meetings. Our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that we may (but are not obliged to, unless required by the Nasdaq Listing Rules), in each year hold a general meeting as an annual general meeting, which, if held, shall be convened by the board of directors, in accordance with the amended articles. Each general meeting, other than an annual general meeting, shall be an extraordinary general meeting.

Advance notice of at least five clear days is required for the convening of our annual general shareholders’ meeting (if any) and any other general meeting of our Shareholders. A quorum required for a meeting of shareholders consists of at least one holder of Shares being not less than an aggregate of one-third of all votes attaching to all Shares in issue and entitled to vote in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorized representative.

A majority of our directors may call general meetings and they shall on a shareholders’ requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of our Company. A shareholders’ requisition is a request of one or more shareholders holding as at the date of deposit of the request in aggregate not less than ten percent of the voting rights (on a one vote per share basis) in the share capital of the Company. The requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by or on behalf of each requisitioner and delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of our second amended and restated articles of association. If our directors do not within 21 clear days from the receipt of the requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting, the requisitioners, or any of them may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened must be called no later than three months after the expiration of the said 21 calendar day period.

Winding Up; Liquidation.    If we are wound up the shareholders may, subject to the amended articles and any other sanction required by the Companies Act, pass a special resolution allowing the liquidator to do either or both of the following:

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

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

Calls on Ordinary Shares and Forfeiture of Ordinary Shares.    Subject to the terms of the allotment, our directors may from time to time make calls upon our shareholders in respect of any moneys unpaid on their shares in a notice served to such shareholders at least 14 clear days in advance specifying the time and place for payment. Any Ordinary Shares that have been called upon and remain unpaid are subject to forfeiture.

Redemption, Repurchase and Surrender of Shares.    Subject to the terms of the Companies Act and to any rights for the time being conferred on the shareholders holding a particular class of shares, we may by our directors: (i) issue shares that are to be redeemed or liable to be redeemed, at the option of us or the shareholders holding those redeemable shares, on the terms and in the manner our directors determine before the issue of those shares; (ii) with the consent by special resolution of the shareholders holding shares of a particular class, vary the rights attaching to that class of

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shares so as to provide that those shares are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of us on the terms and in the manner which the directors determine at the time of such variation; and (iii) purchase all or any of our own shares of any class including any redeemable shares on the terms and in the manner which the directors determine at the time of such purchase. . Under the Companies Act, the redemption or repurchase of any share may be paid out of our Company’s profits or out of the proceeds of a new issue of shares made for the purpose of such redemption or repurchase, or out of capital (including share premium account and capital redemption reserve) if our Company can, immediately following such payment, pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. In addition, under the Companies Act no such share may be redeemed or repurchased (a) unless it is fully paid up, (b) if such redemption or repurchase would result in there being no shares issued and outstanding or (c) if the company has commenced liquidation. In addition, our Company may accept the surrender of any fully paid share for no consideration.

Transfer of Ordinary Shares.

Provided that such transfer complies with applicable Nasdaq Listing Rules, our shareholders may freely transfer shares to another person by completing an instrument of transfer in a common form or in a form prescribed by the Nasdaq Listing Rules or in any other form approved by our directors, executed where the shares are fully paid, by or on behalf of that shareholder; and where the shares are partly paid, by or on behalf of that shareholder and the transferee.

Where the shares of any class in question are not listed on any stock exchange or subject to the rules of any stock exchange, our directors may in their absolute discretion decline to register any transfer of such shares which are not fully paid up or on which our Company has a lien.

Our board of directors may also decline to register any transfer of any share unless:

        the instrument of transfer is lodged with us, accompanied by the certificate for the shares to which it relates and such other evidence as our board of directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer;

        the instrument of transfer is in respect of only one class of shares;

        the instrument of transfer is properly stamped, if required;

        the shares transferred are fully paid up and free of any lien in favor of the Company;

        in the case of a transfer to joint holders, the number of joint holders to whom the share is to be transferred does not exceed four; and

        a fee of such maximum sum as the Nasdaq Capital Market may determine to be payable or such lesser sum as our directors may from time to time require is paid to us in respect thereof.

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

The registration of transfers may, after compliance with any notice required of Nasdaq and on 14 clear days’ notice being given by advertisement in such one or more newspapers or by electronic means, be suspended and the register closed at such times and for such periods as our board of directors may from time to time determine; provided, however, that the registration of transfers shall not be suspended nor the register closed for more than 30 calendar days in any year.

Variations of Rights of Shares.    If at any time our share capital is divided into different classes of shares, unless the terms on which a class of shares was issued state otherwise, the rights attached to any such class may only be varied with: (a) the consent in writing of the holders of two-thirds of the issued shares of that class or (b) with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate meeting of the holders of the shares of that class. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation, allotment or issue of further shares ranking pari passu with them.

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

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Issuance of Additional Shares.    Our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association authorize our Board of Directors to issue additional Ordinary Shares from time to time as our Board of Directors shall determine, to the extent of available authorized but unissued shares.

Issuance of additional Ordinary Shares may dilute the voting power of holders of Ordinary Shares.

Anti-Takeover Provisions.    Some provisions of our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our company or management that shareholders may consider favorable. Our authorized, but unissued Ordinary Shares are available for future issuance without shareholders’ approval and could be utilized for a variety of corporate purposes, including future offerings to raise addition capital, acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued and unreserved Ordinary Shares could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.

Exempted Company.    We are an exempted company with limited liability under the Companies Act. The Companies Act distinguishes between ordinary resident companies and exempted companies. Any company that is registered in the Cayman Islands but conducts business mainly outside of the Cayman Islands may apply to be registered as an exempted company. The requirements for an exempted company are essentially the same as for an ordinary company except that an exempted company:

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

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

        does not have to hold an annual general meeting;

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

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

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

        may register as a limited duration company; and

        may register as a segregated portfolio company.

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

Nomination and Removal of Directors and Filling Vacancies on Board.    At any time or from time to time, the Board shall have the power to appoint any person as a Director either to fill a casual vacancy on the Board or as an additional Director to the existing Board subject to any maximum number of Directors, if any, as may be determined by the members in general meeting.

Each Director shall hold office for the term, if any, fixed by the terms of his appointment or until his office is vacated pursuant to the second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.

A Director is not required to hold any shares in the company by way of qualification nor is there any specified upper or lower age limit for Directors either for accession to or retirement from the Board.

A Director may be removed by an ordinary resolution of the company before the expiration of his term of office (if any).

The office of a Director shall be vacated if he:

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

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

(iii)   resigns his office by notice to the Company; or

(iv)   only held office as a director for a fixed term and such term expires; or

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

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

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

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

From time to time the Board may appoint one or more of its body to be managing director, joint managing director or deputy managing director or to hold any other employment or executive office with the company for such period and upon such terms as the Board may determine, and the Board may revoke or terminate any of such appointments. The Board may also delegate any of its powers to committees consisting of such Director(s) or other person(s) as the Board thinks fit, and from time to time it may also revoke such delegation or revoke the appointment of and discharge any such committees either wholly or in part, and either as to persons or purposes, but every committee so formed shall, in the exercise of the powers so delegated, conform to any regulations that may from time to time be imposed upon it by the Board.

Anti-Money Laundering — Cayman Islands

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

By subscribing for shares, the subscriber consents to the disclosure of any information about them to regulators and others upon request in connection with money laundering and similar matters both in the Cayman Islands and in other jurisdictions.

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 to provide evidence to verify their identity and source of funds. Where permitted, and subject to certain conditions, we may also delegate the maintenance of our anti-money laundering procedures (including the acquisition of due diligence information) to a suitable person.

We reserve the right to request such information as is necessary to verify the identity of a subscriber. In some cases the directors may be satisfied that no further information is required since an exemption applies under the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, as amended and revised from time to time (the “Regulations”) or any other applicable law. Depending on the circumstances of each application, a detailed verification of identity might not be required where:

(a)     the subscriber makes the payment for their investment from an account held in the subscriber’s name at a recognized financial institution; or

(b)    the subscriber is regulated by a recognized regulatory authority and is based or incorporated in, or formed under the law of, a recognized jurisdiction; or

(c)     the application is made through an intermediary which is regulated by a recognized regulatory authority and is based in or incorporated in, or formed under the law of a recognized jurisdiction and an assurance is provided in relation to the procedures undertaken on the underlying investors.

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For the purposes of these exceptions, recognition of a financial institution, regulatory authority or jurisdiction will be determined in accordance with the Regulations by reference to those jurisdictions recognized by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority as having equivalent anti-money laundering regulations.

In the event of delay or failure on the part of the subscriber in producing any information required for verification purposes, we may refuse to accept the application, in which case any funds received will be returned without interest to the account from which they were originally debited.

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

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

Data Protection in the Cayman Islands — Privacy Notice

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

The Company is committed to processing personal data in accordance with the DPA. In its use of personal data, the Company will be characterized under the DPA as a “data controller”, while certain of the Company’s service providers, affiliates and delegates may act as “data processors” under the DPA. These service providers may process personal information for their own lawful purposes in connection with services provided to the Company.

This privacy notice puts our shareholders on notice that, by virtue of making an investment in the company, the Company and certain of the Company’s service providers may collect, record, store, transfer and otherwise process personal data by which individuals may be directly or indirectly identified.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

If you consider that your personal data has not been handled correctly, or you are not satisfied with the Company’s responses to any requests you have made regarding the use of your personal data, you have the right to complain to the Cayman Islands’ Ombudsman. The Ombudsman can be contacted by accessing their website here: ombudsman.ky.

Differences in Corporate Law

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

Mergers and Similar Arrangements.    The Companies Act permits merger and consolidations between Cayman Islands companies and between Cayman Islands companies and non-Cayman Islands companies provided that the laws of the foreign jurisdiction permit such merger or consolidation. For these purposes, a “merger” means the merging of two or more constituent companies and the vesting of their undertaking, property and liabilities in one of such companies as the surviving company, and a “consolidation” means the combination of two or more constituent companies into a consolidated company and the vesting of the undertaking, property and liabilities of such companies to the consolidated company.

In order to effect a merger or consolidation, the directors of each constituent company must approve a written plan of merger or consolidation, which must then be authorized by a special resolution of the shareholders of each constituent company, and such other authorization, if any, as may be specified in such constituent company’s articles of association. A merger between a Cayman Islands parent company and its Cayman Islands subsidiary or subsidiaries does not require authorization by a resolution of shareholders of that Cayman Islands subsidiary if a copy of the plan of merger is given to every member of that Cayman Islands subsidiary to be merged unless that member agrees otherwise. For this purpose, a subsidiary is a company of which at least ninety percent (90%) of the issued shares entitled to vote are owned by the parent company.

The plan of merger or consolidation must be filed with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands together with a declaration as to the solvency of the consolidated or surviving company, a list of the assets and liabilities of each constituent company and an undertaking that a copy of the certificate of merger or consolidation will be given to the members and creditors of each constituent company and that notification of the merger and consolidation will

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be published in the Cayman Islands Gazette. Dissenting shareholders have the right to be paid the fair value of their shares if they follow the required procedures under the Companies Act subject to certain exceptions. The fair value of the shares will be determined by the Cayman Islands court if it cannot be agreed among the parties. Court approval is not required for a merger or consolidation effected in compliance with these statutory procedures. The consent of each holder of a fixed or floating security interest over a constituent company is required unless this requirement is waived by a court in the Cayman Islands.

Save in certain limited circumstances, a shareholder of a Cayman Islands constituent company who dissents from the merger or consolidation is entitled to payment of the fair value of his or her shares (which, if not agreed between the parties, will be determined by the Cayman Islands court) upon dissenting to the merger or consolidation, provided the dissenting shareholder complies strictly with the procedures set out in the Companies Act. The exercise of dissenter rights will preclude the exercise by the dissenting shareholder of any other rights to which he or she might otherwise be entitled by virtue of holding shares, save for the right to seek relief on the grounds that the merger or consolidation is void or unlawful.

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

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

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

        the arrangement is such that may be reasonably approved by an intelligent and honest person of that class acting in respect of his or her interest; and

        the arrangement is not one that would more properly be sanctioned under some other provision of the Companies Act.

The Companies Act also contains a statutory power of compulsory acquisition that may facilitate the “squeeze out” of dissentient minority shareholders upon a takeover offer. When a takeover offer is made and accepted by holders of not less than 90.0% of the shares within four months after the making of the offer, the offeror may, within a two-month period commencing on the expiration of such four month period, give notice to require the holders of the remaining shares to transfer such shares on the terms of the offer. An objection can be made to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands by a dissenting shareholder within one month from the date on which the notice was given, but this is unlikely to succeed in the case of an offer that has been so approved unless there is evidence of fraud, bad faith or collusion.

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

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

        a company acts or proposes to act illegally or ultra vires and is therefore incapable of ratification by the shareholders;

        the act complained of, although not ultra vires, could only be effected duly if authorized by more than a simple majority vote that has not been obtained; and

        those who control the company are perpetrating a “fraud on the minority.”

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In the case of a company (not being a bank) having its share capital divided into shares, the Grand Court may, on the application of members holding not less than one fifth of the shares of the company in issue, appoint an inspector to examine the affairs of the company and to report thereon in such manner as the Grand Court shall direct.

Indemnification of Directors and Executive Officers and Limitation of Liability.    Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of directors and officers, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against the consequences of committing a crime, or against the indemnified person’s own fraud or dishonesty.

Our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that to the extent permitted by law, we shall indemnify each existing or former director (including alternate director), secretary and other officer of us (including an investment adviser or an administrator or liquidator) and their personal representatives against:

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

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

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

To the extent permitted by the Companies Act, we may make a payment, or agree to make a payment, whether by way of advance, loan or otherwise, for any legal costs incurred by an existing or former director (including alternate director), secretary or officer of the Company in respect of any matter identified in above on condition that the director (including alternate director), secretary or officer must repay the amount paid by us to the extent that we are ultimately found not liable to indemnify the director (including alternate director), secretary or officer for those legal costs. This standard of conduct is generally the same as permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law for a Delaware corporation.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers, or persons controlling us under the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Directors’ Fiduciary Duties.    Under Delaware General Corporation 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 acts 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, the director must prove the procedural fairness of the transaction, and that the transaction was of fair value to the corporation.

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may eliminate the right of shareholders to act by written consent by amendment to its certificate of incorporation. Cayman Islands law and our second amended and restated articles of association provide that our Shareholders may approve corporate matters by way of a unanimous written resolution signed by or on behalf of each shareholder who would have been entitled to vote on such matter at a general meeting without a meeting being held.

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Under Cayman Islands law, the fiduciary duties owed by a director and officer include (a) a duty to act in good faith in what the director or officer believes to be in the best interests of the company as a whole, (b) a duty to exercise their powers for the purposes for which they were conferred and not for a collateral purpose, (c) a duty to avoid improperly fettering the exercise of future discretion, (d) a duty to avoid any conflict of interest between the director’s duty to the company and the director’s personal interests, and (e) a duty to exercise independent judgment. In addition to the above, directors also owe a duty of care which is not fiduciary in nature. It was previously considered that a director need not exhibit in the performance of his duties a greater degree of skill than may reasonably be expected from a person of his knowledge and experience. However, English and Commonwealth courts have moved towards an objective standard with regard to the required skill and care and these authorities are likely to be followed in the Cayman Islands.

Shareholder Action by Written Consent.    Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may eliminate the right of shareholders to act by written consent by amendment to its certificate of incorporation. The Companies Act and our second amended and restated articles of association provide that shareholders may approve corporate matters by way of a unanimous written resolution signed by or on behalf of each shareholder who would have been entitled to vote on such matter at a general meeting without a meeting being held.

Shareholder Proposals.    Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a shareholder has the right to put any proposal before the annual meeting of shareholders, provided it complies with the notice provisions in the governing documents. An extraordinary general 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 extraordinary general meetings.

The Companies Act does not provide shareholders with any rights to requisition a general meeting, or to put any proposal before a general meeting. However, these rights may be provided in a company’s articles of association. Our second amended and restated articles of association allow our Shareholders holding in aggregate not less than ten percent of all votes attaching to the issued and outstanding shares of our Company entitled to vote at general meetings to requisition an extraordinary general meeting of our Shareholders, in which case our board is obliged to convene an extraordinary general meeting and to put the resolutions so requisitioned to a vote at such meeting. Other than this right to requisition a shareholders’ meeting, our second amended and restated articles of association do not provide our Shareholders with any other right to put proposals before annual general meetings or extraordinary general meetings. As an exempted Cayman Islands company, we may but are not obliged by law to call shareholders’ annual general meetings.

Cumulative Voting.    Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, cumulative voting for elections of directors is not permitted unless the corporation’s certificate of incorporation specifically provides for it. Cumulative voting potentially facilitates the representation of minority shareholders on a board of directors since it permits the minority shareholder to cast all the votes to which the shareholder is entitled on a single director, which increases the shareholder’s voting power with respect to electing such director. There are no prohibitions in relation to cumulative voting under the Companies Act but our second amended and restated articles of association do not provide for cumulative voting. As a result, our Shareholders are not afforded any less protections or rights on this issue than shareholders of a Delaware corporation.

Removal of Directors.    Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a director of a corporation with a classified board may be removed only for cause with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Under our second amended and restated articles of association, directors may be removed with or without cause, by an ordinary resolution of our Shareholders. In addition, a director’s office shall be vacated if the director (i) becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors; (ii) is found to be or becomes of unsound mind or dies; (iii) resigns his or her office by notice in writing to the company; (iv) without special leave of absence from our board, is absent from meetings of our board for a continuous period of six months; or (v) is removed from office pursuant to any other provisions of our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.

Transactions with Interested Shareholders.    The Delaware General Corporation Law contains a business combination statute applicable to Delaware corporations whereby, unless the corporation has specifically elected not to be governed by such 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 such person becomes an interested shareholder. An interested shareholder generally is a person or a group who or which owns or owned 15% or more of the target’s outstanding voting share within the past three years. This has the effect of limiting the ability of a potential acquirer to make a two-tiered bid for the target in which all shareholders would not be treated equally. The statute does

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not apply if, among other things, prior to the date on which such shareholder becomes an interested shareholder, the board of directors approves either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the person becoming an interested shareholder. This encourages any potential acquirer of a Delaware corporation to negotiate the terms of any acquisition transaction with the target’s board of directors.

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

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

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

Variation of Rights of Shares.    Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may vary the rights of a class of shares with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of such class, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Under the Companies Act and our second amended and restated articles of association, if our share capital is divided into more than one class of shares, we may vary the rights attached to any class with the written consent of not less than two-thirds of the issued shares of that class or with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the holders of the shares of that class. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation, allotment or issue of further shares ranking pari passu with them.

Amendment of Governing Documents.    Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation’s governing documents may be amended with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. As permitted by the Companies Act, our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may only be amended by a special resolution of our shareholders.

Rights of Non-resident or Foreign Shareholders.    There are no limitations imposed by our second 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 second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed.

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

Upon the completion of this Offering, we will have 28,005,000 Class A Ordinary Shares (or 28,230,000 Class A Ordinary Shares if the underwriter exercises its over-allotment option in full) and 1,995,000 Class B Ordinary Shares outstanding. All of the Class A Ordinary Shares sold in this Offering will be freely transferable by persons other than our “affiliates”, as that term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act.

Prior to this Offering, there has been no public market for our Class A Ordinary Shares, and while we plan to apply to list our Class A Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq, we cannot assure you that a regular trading market for our Class A Ordinary Shares will develop or be sustained after this Offering. Future sales of substantial amounts of Class A Ordinary Shares in the public market, or the perception that such sales may occur, could adversely affect the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares. Further, since a large number of our Class A Ordinary Shares will not be available for sale shortly after this Offering because of the contractual and legal restrictions on resale described below, sales of substantial amounts of our Class A Ordinary Shares in the public market after these restrictions lapse, or the perception that such sales may occur, could adversely affect the prevailing market price and our ability to raise equity capital in the future.

Lock-Up Agreements

We have agreed not to, for a period of three (3) months after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, offer, issue, sell, contract to sell, encumber, grant any option for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of, except in this Offering, any of our Ordinary Shares or securities that are substantially similar to our Ordinary Shares, including but not limited to any options or warrants to purchase our Ordinary Shares, or any securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, our Ordinary Shares or any such substantially similar securities (other than pursuant to employee stock option plans existing on, or upon the conversion or exchange of convertible or exchangeable securities outstanding as of, the date such lock-up agreement was executed), without the prior written consent of the Underwriter.

Furthermore, each of our directors and executive officers and shareholders holding 5% or more of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares has also entered into a similar lock-up agreement for a period of six (6) months after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, subject to certain exceptions, with respect to our Ordinary Shares and securities that are substantially similar to our Ordinary Shares. Pursuant to such lock-up agreements, each of our directors and executive officers has agreed, subject to limited exceptions set forth below, not to offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Ordinary Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares, that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of our Ordinary Shares or such other securities for a period of 180 days after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, without the prior written consent of the Underwriter.

Other than this Offering, we are not aware of any plans by any significant shareholders to dispose of significant numbers of our Ordinary Shares. However, one or more existing shareholders or owners of securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for our Ordinary Shares may dispose of significant numbers of our Ordinary Shares in the future. We cannot predict what effect, if any, future sales of our Ordinary Shares, or the availability of Ordinary Shares for future sale, will have on the trading price of our Ordinary Shares from time to time. Sales of substantial amounts of our Ordinary Shares in the public market, or the perception that these sales could occur, could adversely affect the trading price of our Ordinary Shares.

Rule 144

All of our Shares outstanding prior to this Offering are “restricted shares” as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act and may be sold publicly in the United States only if they are subject to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements. Under Rule 144 as currently in effect, persons who became the beneficial owner of shares of our Class A common stock prior to the completion of this Offering may sell such shares upon the earlier of (1) the expiration of a six-month holding period, if we have been subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for at least 90 days prior to the date of the sale and have filed all reports required thereunder, or (2) the expiration of a one-year holding period.

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At the expiration of the six-month holding period, assuming we have been subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements for at least 90 days and have filed all reports required thereunder, a person who was not one of our affiliates at any time during the three months preceding a sale would be entitled to sell an unlimited number of Shares acquired prior to the completion of this Offering, and a person who was one of our affiliates at any time during the three months preceding a sale would be entitled to sell upon expiration of the Lock-Up Agreements described above, within any three-month period, a number of Shares acquired prior to the completion of this Offering in the amount does not exceed the greater of the following:

        1% of the then outstanding Shares of the same class, which will equal approximately 280,050 Class A Ordinary Shares or 19,950 Class B Ordinary Shares immediately after this Offering, assuming the over-allotment option is not exercised, and 282,300 Class A Ordinary Shares or 19,950 Class B Ordinary Shares, assuming the over-allotment option is exercised in full; or

        the average weekly trading volume of our Shares on Nasdaq, where we have applied to list our Shares, during the four calendar weeks preceding the date on which notice of the sale is filed with the SEC.

At the expiration of the one-year holding period, a person who was not one of our affiliates at any time during the three months preceding a sale would be entitled to sell an unlimited number of Shares acquired prior to the completion of this Offering without restriction. A person who was one of our affiliates at any time during the three months preceding a sale, upon expiration of the Lock-up Agreements described above, would remain subject to the volume restrictions described above.

Affiliates who sell restricted securities under Rule 144 may not solicit orders or arrange for the solicitation of orders, and they are also subject to notice requirements and the availability of current public information about us.

Persons who are not our affiliates are only subject to one of these additional restrictions, the requirement of the availability of current public information about us, and this additional restriction does not apply if they have beneficially owned our restricted shares for more than one year.

Rule 701

In general, under Rule 701 of the Securities Act as currently in effect, each of our employees, consultants or advisors who purchases our Shares from us in connection with a compensatory stock or option plan or other written agreement relating to compensation is eligible to resell such Shares 90 days after we became a reporting company under the Exchange Act in reliance on Rule 144, but without compliance with some of the restrictions, including the holding period, contained in Rule 144.

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TAXATION

The following are material Cayman Islands tax, Hong Kong tax and U.S. federal income tax considerations relevant to an investment in our Class A Ordinary Shares. This discussion does not address all of the tax consequences that may be relevant in light of the investor’s particular circumstances. Potential investors should consult their tax advisers regarding Hong Kong, U.S. federal, state and local, and non-U.S. tax consequences of owning and disposing of our Class A Ordinary Shares in their particular circumstances.

Cayman Islands Taxation

The Cayman 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 us levied by the Government of the Cayman Islands except for stamp duties which may be applicable on instruments executed in, or, after execution, brought within the jurisdiction of the Cayman Islands. No stamp duty is payable in the Cayman Islands on the issue of shares by, or any transfers of shares of, Cayman Islands companies (except those which hold interests in land in the Cayman Islands). There are no exchange control regulations or currency restrictions in the Cayman Islands.

Payments of dividends and capital in respect of our Class A Ordinary Shares will not be subject to taxation in the Cayman Islands and no withholding will be required on the payment of a dividend or capital to any holder of our Class A Ordinary Shares, nor will gains derived from the disposal of our Class A Ordinary Shares be subject to Cayman Islands income or corporation tax.

No stamp duty is payable in the Cayman Islands in respect of the issue of our Class A Ordinary Shares or on an instrument of transfer in respect of our Class A Ordinary Shares so long as the instrument of transfer is not executed in, brought to, or produced before a court of the Cayman Islands.

Hong Kong Taxation

Profits Tax

No tax is imposed in Hong Kong in respect of capital gains from the sale of property, such as our Ordinary Shares. Generally, gains arising from disposal of the Ordinary Shares which are held more than two years are considered capital in nature. However, trading gains from the sale of property by persons carrying on a trade, profession or business in Hong Kong where such gains are derived from or arise in Hong Kong from such trade, profession or business will be chargeable to Hong Kong profit tax. Liability for Hong Kong profits tax would therefore arise in respect of trading gains from the sale of Ordinary Shares realized by persons in the course of carrying on a business of trading or dealing in securities in Hong Kong where the purchase or sale contracts are effected (being negotiated, concluded and/or executed) in Hong Kong. Effective from April 1, 2018, profits tax is levied on a two-tiered profits tax rate basis, with the first HK$2 million of profits being taxed at 8.25% for corporations and 7.5% for unincorporated businesses, and profits exceeding the first HK$2 million being taxed at 16.5% for corporations and 15% for unincorporated businesses. In addition, Hong Kong does not impose withholding tax on gains derived from the sale of stock in Hong Kong companies and does not impose withholding tax on dividends paid outside of Hong Kong by Hong Kong companies. Accordingly, investors will not be subject to Hong Kong withholding tax with respect to a disposition of their Ordinary Shares or with respect to the receipt of dividends on their Ordinary Shares, if any. No income tax treaty relevant to the acquiring, withholding or dealing in the Ordinary Shares exists between Hong Kong and the United States.

Stamp duty

Hong Kong stamp duty is generally payable on the transfer of “Hong Kong stocks”. The term “stocks” refers to shares in companies incorporated in Hong Kong, as widely defined under the Stamp Duty Ordinance (Cap. 117 of the laws of Hong Kong), or SDO, and includes shares. However, our Ordinary Shares are not considered “Hong Kong stocks” under the SDO since the transfer of the Ordinary Shares are not required to be registered in Hong Kong given that the books for the transfer of Ordinary Shares are located in the United States. The transfer of Ordinary Shares is therefore not subject to stamp duty in Hong Kong. If Hong Kong stamp duty applies, both the purchaser and the seller are liable for the stamp duty charged on each of the sold note and bought note at the ad valorem rate of 0.1% on the higher of the consideration stated on the contract notes or the fair market value of the shares transferred. In addition, a fixed duty, currently of HK$5.00, is payable on an instrument of transfer.

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Estate Duty

The Revenue (Abolition of Estate Duty) Ordinance 2005 came into effect on February 11, 2006 in Hong Kong. No Hong Kong estate duty is payable and no estate duty clearance papers are needed for an application for a grant of representation in respect of holders of Ordinary Shares whose death occurs on or after February 11, 2006.

Certain Mainland China Tax Laws and Regulations Consideration

The Arrangement between Mainland China and Hong Kong for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income (“Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement”)

The National People’s Congress of the PRC enacted the Enterprise Income Tax Law, which became effective on January 1, 2008 and last amended on December 29, 2018. According to Enterprise Income Tax Law and the Regulation on the Implementation of the Enterprise Income Tax Law, or the Implementing Rules, which became effective on January 1, 2008 and further amended on April 23, 2019, dividends generated after January 1, 2008 and payable by a foreign-invested enterprise in Mainland China to its foreign enterprise investors are subject to a 10% withholding tax, unless any such foreign enterprise investor’s jurisdiction of incorporation has a tax treaty with the PRC that provides for a preferential withholding arrangement. According to the Notice of the State Administration of Taxation (“SAT”) on Negotiated Reduction of Dividends and Interest Rates issued on January 29, 2008, revised on February 29, 2008, and the Arrangement between Mainland China and Hong Kong for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, or Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement, the withholding tax rate in respect of the payment of dividends by a Mainland China enterprise to a Hong Kong enterprise may be reduced to 5% from a standard rate of 10% if the Hong Kong enterprise directly holds at least 25% of the Mainland China enterprise and certain other conditions are met, including: (i) the Hong Kong enterprise must directly own the required percentage of equity interests and voting rights in the Mainland China resident enterprise; and (ii) the Hong Kong enterprise must have directly owned such required percentage in the Mainland China resident enterprise throughout the 12 months prior to receiving the dividends. However, based on the Circular on Certain Issues with Respect to the Enforcement of Dividend Provisions in Tax Treaties issued on February 20, 2009 by the SAT, if the relevant PRC tax authorities determine, in their discretion, that a company benefits from such reduced income tax rate due to a structure or arrangement that is primarily tax-driven, such Mainland China tax authorities may adjust the preferential tax treatment; and based on the Announcement on Certain Issues with Respect to the “Beneficial Owner” in Tax Treaties issued by the SAT on February 3, 2018 and effective from April 1, 2018, if an applicant’s business activities do not constitute substantive business activities, it could result in the negative determination of the applicant’s status as a “beneficial owner”, and consequently, the applicant could be precluded from enjoying the above-mentioned reduced income tax rate of 5% under the Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement.

We are a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with all our operations conducted and all revenue generated by our Operating Subsidiary in Hong Kong. We do not have, nor do we currently intend to establish, any subsidiary in Mainland China or set up any establishment in Mainland China. We do not plan to enter into any contractual arrangements to establish a VIE structure with any entity in Mainland China, and none of our subsidiaries directly or indirectly holds any interests in any enterprises in Mainland China. We believe neither the Company, nor its subsidiaries, are subject to Enterprise Income Tax Law, Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement or any Mainland Chinese taxation law and regulations, nor these law and regulations have any impact on our business, operations or this Offering.

Enterprise Income Tax Law

The Enterprise Income Tax Law and the Implementing Rules impose a uniform 25% enterprise income tax rate to both foreign invested enterprises and domestic enterprises in Mainland China, except where tax incentives are granted to special industries and projects. Under the Enterprise Income Tax Law, an enterprise established outside PRC with “de facto management bodies” within Mainland China is considered a “resident enterprise” for Mainland China enterprise income tax purposes and is generally subject to a uniform 25% enterprise income tax rate on its worldwide income. The Notice Regarding the Determination of Chinese-Controlled Offshore Incorporated Enterprises as PRC Tax Resident Enterprises on the Basis of De Facto Management Bodies promulgated by the SAT and last amended on December 29, 2017 and the Announcement of the State Administration of Taxation on Issues concerning the Determination of Resident Enterprises Based on the Standards of Actual Management Institutions promulgated by the SAT on January 29, 2014 set out the standards used to classify certain Chinese invested enterprises controlled by Mainland China enterprises or Mainland China enterprise groups and established outside of China as “resident enterprises”, which also clarified that

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dividends and other income paid by such Mainland China “resident enterprises” will be considered Mainland China source income and subject to Mainland China withholding tax, currently at a rate of 10%, when paid to non-Mainland China enterprise shareholders. This notice also subjects such Mainland China “resident enterprises” to various reporting requirements with the Mainland China tax authorities. Under the Implementing Rules, a “de facto management body” is defined as a body that has material and overall management and control over the manufacturing and business operations, personnel and human resources, finances and properties of an enterprise.

On October 17, 2017, the SAT issued the Bulletin on Issues Concerning the Withholding of Non-PRC Resident Enterprise Income Tax at Source, or Bulletin 37, which replaced the Notice on Strengthening Administration of Enterprise Income Tax for Share Transfers by Non-PRC Resident Enterprises, issued by the SAT, on December 10, 2009, and partially replaced and supplemented by the rules under the Bulletin on Issues of Enterprise Income Tax on Indirect Transfers of Assets by Non-PRC Resident Enterprises, or Bulletin 7, issued by the SAT, on February 3, 2015. Under Bulletin 7, an “indirect transfer” of assets, including equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise, by non-PRC resident enterprises may be re-characterized and treated as a direct transfer of PRC taxable assets, if such arrangement does not have a reasonable commercial purpose and was established for the purpose of avoiding payment of PRC enterprise income tax. As a result, gains derived from such indirect transfer may be subject to PRC enterprise income tax. In respect of an indirect offshore transfer of assets of a Mainland China establishment, the relevant gain is to be regarded as effectively connected with the Mainland China establishment and therefore included in its enterprise income tax filing, and would consequently be subject to enterprise income tax at a rate of 25%. Where the underlying transfer relates to the immoveable properties in China or to equity investments in a PRC resident enterprise, which is not effectively connected to a Mainland China establishment of a non-resident enterprise, a PRC enterprise income tax at 10% would apply, subject to available preferential tax treatment under applicable tax treaties or similar arrangements, and the party who is obligated to make the transfer payments bears the withholding obligation. Pursuant to Bulletin 37, the withholding party shall declare and pay the withheld tax to the competent tax authority in the place where such withholding party is located within 7 days from the date of occurrence of the withholding obligation. Both Bulletin 37 and Bulletin 7 do not apply to transactions of sale of shares by investors through a public stock exchange where such shares were acquired from a transaction through a public stock exchange.

We are a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with all our operations conducted and all revenue generated by our Operating Subsidiary in Hong Kong. We do not have, nor do we currently intend to establish, any subsidiary in Mainland China or set up any establishment in Mainland China. We do not plan to enter into any contractual arrangements to establish a VIE structure with any entity in Mainland China, and none of our subsidiaries directly or indirectly holds any interests in any enterprises in Mainland China. We believe neither the Company, nor its subsidiaries, are subject to Enterprise Income Tax Law, Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement or any Mainland Chinese taxation law and regulations, nor these law and regulations have any impact on our business, operations or this Offering.

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations

The following discussion is a summary of U.S. federal income tax considerations generally applicable to U.S. Holders (as defined below) of the ownership and disposition of our Class A Ordinary Shares. This summary applies only to U.S. Holders that hold our Class A Ordinary Shares as capital assets (generally, property held for investment) and that have the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. This summary is based on U.S. federal tax laws in effect as of the date of this prospectus, on U.S. Treasury regulations in effect or, in some cases, proposed as of the date of this prospectus, and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof available on or before such date. All of the foregoing authorities are subject to change, which could apply retroactively and could affect the tax consequences described below. No ruling has been sought from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) with respect to any U.S. federal income tax considerations described below, and there can be no assurance that the IRS or a court will not take a contrary position. Moreover, this summary does not address the U.S. federal estate, gift, backup withholding, and alternative minimum tax considerations, or any state, local, and non-U.S. tax considerations, relating to the ownership and disposition of our Class A Ordinary Shares. The following summary does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be important to particular investors in light of their individual circumstances or to persons in special tax situations such as:

        financial institutions or financial services entities;

        underwriters;

        insurance companies;

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        pension plans;

        cooperatives;

        regulated investment companies;

        real estate investment trusts;

        grantor trusts;

        broker-dealers;

        traders that elect to use a mark-to-market method of accounting;

        governments or agencies or instrumentalities thereof;

        certain former U.S. citizens or long-term residents;

        tax-exempt entities (including private foundations);

        persons liable for alternative minimum tax;

        persons holding stock as part of a straddle, hedging, conversion or other integrated transaction;

        persons whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar;

        passive foreign investment companies;

        controlled foreign corporations;

        the Company’s officers or directors;

        holders who are not U.S. Holders;

        persons that actually or constructively own 5% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our voting stock; or

        partnerships or other entities taxable as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or persons holding Class A Ordinary Shares through such entities.

For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of our Class A Ordinary Shares that is, 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) created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;

        an estate, the income of which 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.

If a partnership (or other entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) is a beneficial owner of our Class A Ordinary Shares, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partnerships holding our Class A Ordinary Shares and their partners are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding an investment in our Class A Ordinary Shares.

Persons considering an investment in our Class A Ordinary Shares should consult their own tax advisors as to the particular tax consequences applicable to them relating to the purchase, ownership and disposition of our Class A Ordinary Shares including the applicability of U.S. federal, state and local tax laws and non-U.S. tax laws.

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Taxation of Dividends and Other Distributions on Our Class A Ordinary Shares

As discussed under “Dividend Policy” above, we do not anticipate that any dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future. Subject to the discussion below under “Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules,” any cash distributions (including the amount of any PRC tax withheld) paid on our Class A Ordinary Shares out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles, will generally be includible in the gross income of a U.S. Holder as dividend income on the day actually or constructively received by the U.S. Holder. Because we do not intend to determine our earnings and profits on the basis of U.S. federal income tax principles, any distribution we pay will generally be treated as a “dividend” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A non-corporate U.S. Holder will be subject to tax on dividend income from a “qualified foreign corporation” at a lower applicable capital gains rate rather than the marginal tax rates generally applicable to ordinary income provided that certain holding period requirements are met. A non-U.S. corporation (other than a corporation that is classified as a PFIC for the taxable year in which the dividend is paid or the preceding taxable year) will generally be considered to be a qualified foreign corporation (i) if it is eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive tax treaty with the United States that the U.S. Secretary of Treasury determines is satisfactory for purposes of this provision and includes an exchange of information program, or (ii) with respect to any dividend it pays on stock that is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States, including Nasdaq. It is unclear whether dividends that we pay on our Class A Ordinary Shares will meet the conditions required for the reduced tax rate. However, in the event that we are deemed to be a PRC resident enterprise under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, we may be eligible for the benefits of the United States-PRC income tax treaty. If we are eligible for such benefits, dividends we pay on our Class A Ordinary Shares would be eligible for the reduced rates of taxation described in this paragraph. You are urged to consult your tax advisor regarding the availability of the lower rate for dividends paid with respect to our Class A Ordinary Shares. Dividends received on our Class A Ordinary Shares will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction allowed to corporations.

Dividends will generally be treated as income from foreign sources for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes and will generally constitute passive category income. Depending on the U.S. Holder’s individual facts and circumstances, a U.S. Holder may be eligible, subject to a number of complex limitations, to claim a foreign tax credit not in excess of any applicable treaty rate in respect of any foreign withholding taxes imposed on dividends received on our Class A Ordinary Shares. A U.S. Holder who does not elect to claim a foreign tax credit for foreign tax withheld may instead claim a deduction, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in respect of such withholding, but only for a year in which such U.S. Holder elects to do so for all creditable foreign income taxes. The rules governing the foreign tax credit are complex and their outcome depends in large part on the U.S. Holder’s individual facts and circumstances. Accordingly, U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the availability of the foreign tax credit under their particular circumstances.

Taxation of Sale or Other Disposition of Class A Ordinary Shares

Subject to the discussion below under “Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules,” a U.S. Holder will generally recognize capital gain or loss upon the sale or other disposition of Class A Ordinary Shares in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized upon the disposition and the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in such Class A Ordinary Shares. Any capital gain or loss will be long term if the Class A Ordinary Shares have been held for more than one year and will generally be U.S.-source gain or loss for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. Long-term capital gains of non-corporate taxpayers are currently eligible for reduced rates of taxation. In the event that gain from the disposition of the Class A Ordinary Shares is subject to tax in the PRC, such gain may be treated as PRC-source gain under the United States-PRC income tax treaty. The deductibility of a capital loss may be subject to limitations. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the tax consequences if a foreign tax is imposed on a disposition of our Class A Ordinary Shares, including the availability of the foreign tax credit under their particular circumstances.

Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules

A non-U.S. corporation, such as our company, will be classified as a PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year, if either (i) 75% or more of its gross income for such year consists of certain types of “passive” income or (ii) 50% or more of the value of its assets (determined on the basis of a quarterly average) during such year is attributable to assets that produce or are held for the production of passive income. For this purpose, cash and cash equivalents are categorized as passive assets and the company’s goodwill and other unbooked intangibles are taken

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into account as non-passive assets. Passive income generally includes, among other things, dividends, interest, rents, royalties, and gains from the disposition of passive assets. We will be treated as owning a proportionate share of the assets and earning a proportionate share of the income of any other corporation in which we own, directly or indirectly, more than 25% (by value) of the stock.

No assurance can be given as to whether we may be or may become a PFIC, as this is a factual determination made annually that will depend, in part, upon the composition of our income and assets. Furthermore, the composition of our income and assets may also be affected by how, and how quickly, we use our liquid assets and the cash raised in this Offering. Under circumstances where our revenue from activities that produce passive income significantly increase relative to our revenue from activities that produce non-passive income, or where we determine not to deploy significant amounts of cash for active purposes, our risk of becoming classified as a PFIC may substantially increase. In addition, because there are uncertainties in the application of the relevant rules, it is possible that the Internal Revenue Service may challenge our classification of certain income and assets as non-passive or our valuation of our tangible and intangible assets, each of which may result in our becoming a PFIC for the current or subsequent taxable years. If we were classified as a PFIC for any year during which a U.S. Holder held our Class A Ordinary Shares, we generally would continue to be treated as a PFIC for all succeeding years during which such U.S. Holder held our Class A Ordinary Shares even if we cease to be a PFIC in subsequent years, unless certain elections are made. Our U.S. counsel expresses no opinion with respect to our PFIC status for any taxable year.

If we are classified as a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder holds our Class A Ordinary Shares, and unless the U.S. Holder makes a mark-to-market election (as described below), the U.S. Holder will generally be subject to special tax rules that have a penalizing effect, regardless of whether we remain a PFIC, on (i) any excess distribution that we make to the U.S. Holder (which generally means any distribution paid during a taxable year to a U.S. Holder that is greater than 125 percent of the average annual distributions paid in the three preceding taxable years or, if shorter, the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Class A Ordinary Shares), and (ii) any gain realized on the sale or other disposition of Class A Ordinary Shares. Under these rules,

        the U.S. Holder’s gain or excess distribution will be allocated ratably over the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Class A Ordinary Shares;

        the amount allocated to the current taxable year and any taxable years in the U.S. Holder’s holding period prior to the first taxable year in which we are classified as a PFIC (each, a “pre-PFIC year”), will be taxable as ordinary income;

        the amount allocated to each prior taxable year, other than a pre-PFIC year, will be subject to tax at the highest tax rate in effect for individuals or corporations, as appropriate, for that year; and

        an additional tax equal to the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed in respect of the tax attributable to each prior taxable year, other than a pre-PFIC year, of the U.S. Holder.

If we are treated as a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder holds our Class A Ordinary Shares, or if any of our subsidiaries is also a PFIC, such U.S. Holder would be treated as owning a proportionate amount (by value) of the shares of any lower-tier PFICs for purposes of the application of these rules. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the PFIC rules to any of our subsidiaries.

As an alternative to the foregoing rules, a U.S. Holder of “marketable stock” in a PFIC may make a mark-to-market election with respect to such stock, provided that such stock is “regularly traded” within the meaning of applicable U.S. Treasury regulations. If our Class A Ordinary Shares qualify as being regularly traded, and an election is made, the U.S. Holder will generally (i) include as ordinary income for each taxable year that we are a PFIC the excess, if any, of the fair market value of Class A Ordinary Shares held at the end of the taxable year over the adjusted tax basis of such Class A Ordinary Shares and (ii) deduct as an ordinary loss the excess, if any, of the adjusted tax basis of the Class A Ordinary Shares over the fair market value of such Class A Ordinary Shares held at the end of the taxable year, but such deduction will only be allowed to the extent of the amount previously included in income as a result of the mark-to-market election. The U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Class A Ordinary Shares would be adjusted to reflect any income or loss resulting from the mark-to-market election. If a U.S. Holder makes a mark-to-market election in respect of a corporation classified as a PFIC and such corporation ceases to be classified as a PFIC, the U.S. Holder will not be required to take into account the gain or loss described above during any period that such

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corporation is not classified as a PFIC. If a U.S. Holder makes a mark-to-market election, any gain such U.S. Holder recognizes upon the sale or other disposition of our Class A Ordinary Shares in a year when we are a PFIC will be treated as ordinary income and any loss will be treated as ordinary loss, but such loss will only be treated as ordinary loss to the extent of the net amount previously included in income as a result of the mark-to-market election.

Because a mark-to-market election cannot be made for any lower-tier PFICs that we may own, a U.S. Holder may continue to be subject to the PFIC rules with respect to such U.S. Holder’s indirect interest in any investments held by us that are treated as an equity interest in a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Furthermore, as an alternative to the foregoing rules, a U.S. Holder that owns stock of a PFIC generally may make a “qualified electing fund” election regarding such corporation to elect out of the PFIC rules described above regarding excess distributions and recognized gains. However, we do not intend to provide information necessary for U.S. Holders to make qualified electing fund elections which, if available, would result in tax treatment different from the general tax treatment for PFICs described above.

If a U.S. Holder owns our Class A Ordinary Shares during any taxable year that we are a PFIC, the U.S. Holder must generally file an annual Internal Revenue Service Form 8621 and provide such other information as may be required by the U.S. Treasury Department, whether or not a mark-to-market election is or has been made. If we are or become a PFIC, you should consult your tax advisor regarding any reporting requirements that may apply to you.

You should consult your tax advisors regarding how the PFIC rules apply to your investment in our Class A Ordinary Shares.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

Certain U.S. Holders are required to report information to the Internal Revenue Service relating to an interest in “specified foreign financial assets,” including shares issued by a non-United States corporation, for any year in which the aggregate value of all specified foreign financial assets exceeds US$50,000 (or a higher dollar amount prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service), subject to certain exceptions (including an exception for shares held in custodial accounts maintained with a U.S. financial institution). These rules also impose penalties if a U.S. Holder is required to submit such information to the Internal Revenue Service and fails to do so.

In addition, dividend payments with respect to our Class A Ordinary Shares and proceeds from the sale, exchange or redemption of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be subject to additional information reporting to the IRS and possible U.S. backup withholding. 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 IRS 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 IRS 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 IRS and furnishing any required information. We do not intend to withhold taxes for individual Shareholders. However, transactions effected through certain brokers or other intermediaries may be subject to withholding taxes (including backup withholding), and such brokers or intermediaries may be required by law to withhold such taxes.

EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE PARTICULAR U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND NON-U.S. TAX CONSEQUENCES OF PURCHASING, HOLDING AND DISPOSING OF OUR CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES, INCLUDING THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY PROPOSED CHANGE IN APPLICABLE LAWS.

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UNDERWRITING

Subject to the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement, the underwriters named below (collectively, the “underwriters”), where Pacific Century Securities is acting as the representative of the underwriters (the “Representative”) have severally agreed to purchase from us on a firm commitment basis the following respective number of the Class A Ordinary Shares at the public price less the underwriting discounts set forth on the cover page of this prospectus:

Name

 

Number of
Ordinary
Shares

Pacific Century Securities

 

[    ]

     
   

 

Total

 

1,500,000

The underwriters are committed to purchase all the Class A Ordinary Shares offered by us if any Class A Ordinary Shares are purchased, other than those shares covered by the over-allotment option described below. The underwriting agreement also provides that if an underwriter defaults, the purchase commitments of non-defaulting underwriters may also be increased or the offering may be terminated. The underwriters are offering Class A Ordinary Shares subject to their acceptance of the Class A Ordinary Shares from us and subject to prior sale. The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the several underwriters to pay for and accept delivery of the Class A Ordinary Shares offered by this prospectus are subject to the approval of certain legal matters by their counsel and to certain other conditions.

All sales of the Class A Ordinary Shares in the United States will be made through United States registered broker-dealers. Sales of the Class A Ordinary Shares made outside the United States may be made by affiliates of the underwriters.

The address of Pacific Century Securities is 60-20 Woodside Ave., Ste. 211, Queens, NY 11377.

Over-Allotment Option

If the underwriters sell more Class A Ordinary Shares than the total number set forth in the table above, the Company has granted to the underwriters a 45-day option following the effective date of this prospectus to purchase up to 225,000 additional Class A Ordinary Shares (15% of the total number of our Class A Ordinary Shares to be offered by us pursuant to this offering) from us at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions, based on the assumed offering price of US$4 per Class A Ordinary Share. The underwriters may exercise this option solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments, if any, in connection with this offering. To the extent the option is exercised, each underwriter must purchase a number of additional Ordinary Shares approximately proportionate to that underwriter’s initial purchase commitment. Any Class A Ordinary Shares issued or sold under the option will be issued and sold on the same terms and conditions as the other Class A Ordinary Shares that are the subject of this offering.

In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell Class A Ordinary Shares in the open market. Purchases and sales in the open market may include short sales, purchases to cover short positions, which may include purchases pursuant to the over-allotment option, and stabilizing purchases.

Purchases to cover short positions and stabilizing purchases, as well as other purchases by the underwriters for their own accounts, may have the effect of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the Class A Ordinary Shares. They may also cause the price of the Class A Ordinary Shares to be higher than the price that would otherwise exist in the open market in the absence of these transactions. The underwriters may conduct these transactions in the over-the-counter market or otherwise. If the underwriters commence any of these transactions, they may discontinue them at any time.

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Discounts, Commissions, and Expenses

The Company has agreed to pay the underwriters a cash fee equal to seven (7.0%) of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in this offering. The following table shows the price per share and total public offering price, underwriting discounts and commissions, and proceeds before expenses to us.

 

Per Share

 

Total Without
Exercise of
Over-Allotment
Option

 

Total With Full
Exercise of
Over-Allotment
Option

Initial public offering price

 

$

   

$

   

$

 

Underwriting discounts to be paid by us

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

Proceeds, before expenses, to us

 

$

   

$

   

$

 

The Company has agreed to pay reasonable and documented underwriters’ accountable expenses of up to US$200,000, which includes, without limitation, (A) reasonable fees of legal counsel incurred by the underwriters in connection with the offering; (B) all third party due diligence include the cost of any background checks; (C) IPREO book-building and prospectus tracking software; (D) reasonable roadshow expenses; (E) preparation of bound volumes and Lucite cube mementos in such quantities as the underwriters including underwriter’s U.S. & local counsel shall reasonably request, and (F) background check consultant. The Company has agreed to pay an advance of US$80,000 (the “Advance”) to the Representative to partially cover its out-of-pocket expenses. The Advance will be returned to the Company to the extent such out-of-pocket accountable expenses are not actually incurred, or are less than the advances in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g).

The Company has also agreed to pay the underwriters a non-accountable expense, equal to point five percent (0.5%) of the gross proceeds received by us from the sale of the Class A Ordinary Shares excluding shares sold pursuant to the exercise of the over-allotment option.

Right of First Refusal

Pacific Century Securities, LLC will receive a right of first refusal in connection with this offering, which covers all investment banking services for twelve (12) months, including (a) acting as lead manager for any underwritten public offering; and (b) acting as placement agent or initial purchaser in connection with any private offering. The Right of First Refusal granted hereunder may be terminated by us for “Cause,” which shall mean a material breach by Pacific Century Securities of the underwriting agreement or a material failure by Pacific Century Securities to provide the services as contemplated by the underwriting agreement.

Electronic Offer, Sale and Distribution of Ordinary Share

A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on the web sites maintained by one or more underwriters, or selling group members, if any, participating in the offering. The underwriters may agree to allocate a number of Ordinary Shares to underwriters and selling group members for sale to their online brokerage account holders. Internet distributions will be allocated by the Representative to underwriters and selling group members that may make internet distributions on the same basis as other allocations.

Lock-up Agreements

The Company, each of its directors and officers and holders of five percent (5%) or more of the our securities (including warrants, options, convertible securities and Ordinary Shares) on a fully diluted basis immediately prior to the consummation of this offering have agreed or are otherwise contractually restricted for a period of (a) for the Company, three months and (b) for our directors and officers and shareholders holding 5% or more of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares, six (6) months, after the consummation of the offering, without the prior written consent of the Representative not to directly or indirectly:

        issue (in the case of us), offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of any shares of the Class A Ordinary Share or other capital stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for the Ordinary Share or other capital stock;

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        in the case of us, file or cause the filing of any registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any shares of Ordinary Share or other capital stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Share or other capital stock, filed with the SEC after the closing date of this offering; or

        enter into any swap or other agreement, arrangement, hedge or transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, any of the economic consequences of ownership of Ordinary Share or other capital stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Share or other capital stock,

whether any transaction described in any of the foregoing bullet points is to be settled by delivery of the Class A Ordinary Share or other capital stock, other securities, in cash or otherwise, or publicly announce an intention to do any of the foregoing.

There are no existing agreements between the underwriters and any person who will execute a lock-up agreement in connection with this offering providing consent to the sale of shares prior to the expiration of the lock-up period. The lock up does not apply to the issuance of shares upon the exercise of rights to acquire Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to any existing stock option or the converting any of preferred convertible stock.

Stabilization

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for the Class A Ordinary Shares. Consequently, the initial public offering price for the Class A Ordinary Shares will be determined by negotiations among us and the Representative. Among the factors to be considered in determining the initial public offering price are the Company’s results of operations, its current financial condition, its future prospects, its markets, the economic conditions in and future prospects for the industry in which the Company competes, its management and currently prevailing general conditions in the equity securities markets, including current market valuations of publicly traded companies considered comparable to the Company. Neither the Company nor the underwriters can assure investors that an active trading market will develop for the Class A Ordinary Shares, or that Class A Ordinary Shares will trade in the public market at or above the initial public offering price.

The Company plans to have the Class A Ordinary Shares approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SKBL.”

In connection with the offering the underwriters may engage in stabilizing transactions, over-allotment transactions, syndicate covering transactions, penalty bids and passive market making in accordance with Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

        Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum.

        Over-allotment involves sales by the Underwriter of the Class A Ordinary Share in excess of the number of shares the underwriters are obligated to purchase, which creates a syndicate short position. The short position may be either a covered short position or a naked short position. In a covered short position, the number of shares over-allotted by the underwriters is not greater than the number of shares that they may purchase in the over-allotment option. In a naked short position, the number of shares involved is greater than the number of shares in the over-allotment option. The underwriters may close out any covered short position by either exercising their over-allotment option and/or purchasing shares in the open market.

        Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of shares in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions. In determining the source of shares to close out the short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of the Class A Ordinary Share available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase shares through the over-allotment option. If the underwriters sell more shares than could be covered by the over-allotment option, a naked short position, the position can only be closed out by buying shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there could be downward pressure on the price of the shares in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering.

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        Penalty bids permit the representatives to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the Ordinary Share originally sold by the syndicate member is purchased in a stabilizing or syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short positions.

        In passive market making, market makers in the shares who are the underwriters or prospective underwriter may, subject to limitations, make bids for or purchases of the Ordinary Share until the time, if any, at which a stabilizing bid is made.

These stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of the Class A Ordinary Shares or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the Class A Ordinary Shares. As a result, the price of the Class A Ordinary Shares may be higher than the price that might otherwise exist in the open market. These transactions may be effected on the Nasdaq or otherwise, and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.

A prospectus in electronic format may be made available by e-mail or on the websites or through online services maintained by one or more of the underwriters or their affiliates. In those cases, prospective investors may view offering terms online and may be allowed to place orders online. The underwriters may agree with us to allocate a specific number of the Class A Ordinary Shares for sale to online brokerage account holders. Any such allocation for online distributions will be made by the underwriters on the same basis as other allocations. Other than the prospectus in electronic format, the information on the underwriters’ websites and any information contained in any other website maintained by any of the underwriters is not part of this prospectus, has not been approved and/or endorsed by us or the underwriters and should not be relied upon by investors.

Relationships

The underwriters and their respective affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include securities trading, commercial and investment banking, financial advisory, investment management, principal investment, hedging, financing and brokerage activities. Certain of the underwriters and their respective affiliates may, from time to time, engage in transactions with and perform services for us in the ordinary course of their business for which they may receive customary fees and reimbursement of expenses. In addition, in the ordinary course of their various business activities, the underwriters and their respective affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (which may include bank loans and/or credit default swaps) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers and may at any time hold long and short positions in such securities and instruments. Such investments and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of the Company or its affiliates. The underwriters and their affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend to customers that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments.

The Company has agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make because of any of those liabilities.

Selling Restrictions

Other than in the United States, no action has been taken by us or the underwriters that would permit a public offering of the securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The securities offered by this prospectus may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, nor may this prospectus or any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the offer and sale of any such securities be distributed or published in any jurisdiction, except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of that jurisdiction. Persons into whose possession this prospectus comes are advised to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to the offering and the distribution of this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or a solicitation is unlawful.

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Notice to Investors

Notice to Prospective Investors in the European Economic Area

In relation to each member state of the European Economic Area, an offer of Ordinary Shares described in this prospectus may not be made to the public in that member state unless the prospectus has been approved by the competent authority in such member state or, where appropriate, approved in another member state and notified to the competent authority in that member state, all in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation, except that an offer to the public in that member state of any Class A Ordinary Shares may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Regulation:

        to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation;

        to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Regulation), as permitted under the Prospectus Directive, subject to obtaining the prior consent of the relevant Dealer or Dealers nominated by us for any such offer; or

        in any other circumstances falling within Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation,

provided that no such offer of Ordinary Shares shall require us or any underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the Prospectus Regulation.

For purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of securities to the public” in any member state means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Ordinary Shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Ordinary Shares and the expression “Prospectus Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129.

The sellers of the Class A Ordinary Shares have not authorized and do not authorize the making of any offer of the Class A Ordinary Shares through any financial intermediary on their behalf, other than offers made by the underwriters with a view to the final placement of the Class A Ordinary Shares as contemplated in this prospectus. Accordingly, no purchaser of the Ordinary Shares, other than the underwriters, is authorized to make any further offer of the Ordinary Shares on behalf of the sellers or the underwriters.

Notice to Prospective Investors in the United Kingdom

This prospectus is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, persons in the United Kingdom that are qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Regulation that are also (i) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, or Order, or (ii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (each such person being referred to as a “relevant person”). This prospectus and its contents are confidential and should not be distributed, published or reproduced (in whole or in part) or disclosed by recipients to any other persons in the United Kingdom. Any person in the United Kingdom that is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

Notice to Prospective Investors in France

Neither this prospectus nor any other offering material relating to the Ordinary Shares described in this prospectus has been submitted to the clearance procedures of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers or of the competent authority of another member state of the European Economic Area and notified to the Autorité des Marchés Financiers. The Class A Ordinary Shares have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in France. Neither this prospectus nor any other offering material relating to the Ordinary Shares has been or will be:

        released, issued, distributed or caused to be released, issued or distributed to the public in France; or

        used in connection with any offer for subscription or sale of the Ordinary Shares to the public in France.

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Such offers, sales and distributions will be made in France only:

        to qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) and/or to a restricted circle of investors (cercle restreint d’investisseurs), in each case investing for their own account, all as defined in, and in accordance with articles L.411-2, D.411-1, D.411-2, D.734-1, D.744-1, D.754-1 and D.764-1 of the French Code monétaire et financier;

        to investment services providers authorized to engage in portfolio management on behalf of third parties; or

        in a transaction that, in accordance with article L.411-2-II-1° -or-2° -or 3° of the French Code monétaire et financier and article 211-2 of the General Regulations (Règlement Général) of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, does not constitute a public offer (appel public à l’épargne).

The Ordinary Shares may be resold directly or indirectly, only in compliance with articles L.411-1, L.411-2, L.412-1 and L.621-8 through L.621-8-3 of the French Code monétaire et financier.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Switzerland

This document, as well as any other offering or marketing material relating to the Class A Ordinary Shares which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this prospectus, neither constitutes a prospectus pursuant to Article 652a or Article 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations nor a simplified prospectus as such term is understood pursuant to article 5 of the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes. Neither the Class A Ordinary Shares nor the shares underlying the Ordinary Shares will be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and, therefore, the documents relating to the Class A Ordinary Shares, including, but not limited to, this document, do not claim to comply with the disclosure standards of the listing rules of SIX Swiss Exchange and corresponding prospectus schemes annexed to the listing rules of the SIX Swiss Exchange.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Australia

This prospectus is not a formal disclosure document and has not been, nor will be, lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. It does not purport to contain all information that an investor or their professional advisers would expect to find in a prospectus or other disclosure document (as defined in the Corporations Act 2001 (Australia)) for the purposes of Part 6D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Australia) or in a product disclosure statement for the purposes of Part 7.9 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Australia), in either case, in relation to the Class A Ordinary Shares.

The Class A Ordinary Shares are not being offered in Australia to “retail clients” as defined in sections 761G and 761GA of the Corporations Act 2001 (Australia). This offering is being made in Australia solely to “wholesale clients” for the purposes of section 761G of the Corporations Act 2001 (Australia) and, as such, no prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document in relation to the securities has been, or will be, prepared.

This prospectus does not constitute an offer in Australia other than to wholesale clients. By submitting an application for the Class A Ordinary Shares, you represent and warrant to us that you are a wholesale client for the purposes of section 761G of the Corporations Act 2001 (Australia). If any recipient of this prospectus is not a wholesale client, no offer of, or invitation to apply for, the Ordinary Shares shall be deemed to be made to such recipient and no applications for the Ordinary Shares will be accepted from such recipient. Any offer to a recipient in Australia, and any agreement arising from acceptance of such offer, is personal and may only be accepted by the recipient. In addition, by applying for the Ordinary Shares you undertake to us that, for a period of 12 months from the date of issue of the Class A Ordinary Shares, you will not transfer any interest in the Ordinary Shares to any person in Australia other than to a wholesale client.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Hong Kong

The Class A Ordinary Shares may not be offered or sold in Hong Kong by means of any document other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong), or (ii) to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder, or (iii) in other circumstances which

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do not result in the document being a “prospectus” within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32, Laws of Hong Kong) and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the Class A Ordinary Shares may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to Ordinary Shares which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Japan

The Class A Ordinary Shares offered in this prospectus have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan. The Class A Ordinary Shares have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to or for the account of any resident of Japan (including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), except (i) pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law and (ii) in compliance with any other applicable requirements of Japanese law.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Singapore

This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the Class A Ordinary Shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the Ordinary Shares be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the “SFA”), (ii) to a relevant person pursuant to Section 275(1), or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA, in each case subject to compliance with conditions set forth in the SFA.

Where the Class A Ordinary Shares are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is:

        a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or

        a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor,

shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within six months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to an offer made under Section 275 of the SFA except:

        to an institutional investor (for corporations, under Section 274 of the SFA) or to a relevant person defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA, or to any person pursuant to an offer that is made on terms that such shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or such rights and interest in that trust are acquired at a consideration of not less than US$200,000 (or its equivalent in a foreign currency) for each transaction, whether such amount is to be paid for in cash or by exchange of securities or other assets, and further for corporations, in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA;

        where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer; or

        where the transfer is by operation of law.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Canada

The Class A Ordinary Shares may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration

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Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the Class A Ordinary Shares must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.

Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.

Pursuant to section 3A.3 (or, in the case of securities issued or guaranteed by the government of a non-Canadian jurisdiction, section 3A.4) of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (NI 33-105), the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.

Notice to Prospective Investors in the Cayman Islands

This prospectus does not constitute a public offer of the Class A Ordinary Shares, whether by way of sale or subscription, in the Cayman Islands. The Class A Ordinary Shares have not been offered or sold, and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in the Cayman Islands.

Notice to Prospective Investors in the PRC

This prospectus has not been and will not be circulated or distributed in the PRC, and the Class A Ordinary Shares may not be offered or sold, and will not be offered or sold to any person for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, to any residents of the PRC except pursuant to applicable laws and regulations of the PRC. For the purposes of this paragraph, the PRC does not include Taiwan, Hong Kong or Macau.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Taiwan

The Class A Ordinary Shares have not been and will not be registered or filed with, or approved by, the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan pursuant to relevant securities laws and regulations and may not be offered or sold in Taiwan through a public offering or in circumstances which constitute an offer within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Act of Taiwan or relevant laws and regulations that require a registration, filing or approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan. No person or entity in Taiwan has been authorized to offer or sell the Class A Ordinary Shares in Taiwan.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Qatar

In the State of Qatar, the offer contained herein is made on an exclusive basis to the specifically intended recipient thereof, upon that person’s request and initiative, for personal use only and shall in no way be construed as a general offer for the sale of securities to the public or an attempt to do business as a bank, an investment company or otherwise in the State of Qatar. This prospectus and the underlying securities have not been approved or licensed by the Qatar Central Bank or the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority or any other regulator in the State of Qatar. The information contained in this prospectus shall only be shared with any third parties in Qatar on a need to know basis for the purpose of evaluating the contained offer. Any distribution of this prospectus by the recipient to third parties in Qatar beyond the terms hereof is not permitted and shall be at the liability of such recipient.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Kuwait

Unless all necessary approvals from the Kuwait Ministry of Commerce and Industry required by Law No. 31/1990 “Regulating the Negotiation of Securities and Establishment of Investment Funds,” its Executive Regulations and the various Ministerial Orders issued pursuant thereto or in connection therewith, have been given in relation to the marketing and sale of the Ordinary Shares, these may not be marketed, offered for sale, nor sold in the State of Kuwait. Neither this prospectus (including any related document), nor any of the information contained therein is intended to lead to the conclusion of any contract of whatsoever nature within Kuwait. Investors in Kuwait who approach us or any of the underwriters to obtain copies of this prospectus are required by us and the underwriters to keep such

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prospectus confidential and not to make copies thereof nor distribute the same to any other person in Kuwait and are also required to observe the restrictions provided for in all jurisdictions with respect to offering, marketing and the sale of the Class A Ordinary Shares.

Notice to Prospective Investors in the United Arab Emirates

The Class A Ordinary Shares have not been offered or sold, and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in the United Arab Emirates, except: (1) in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations of the United Arab Emirates; and (2) through persons or corporate entities authorized and licensed to provide investment advice and/or engage in brokerage activity and/or trade in respect of foreign securities in the United Arab Emirates. The information contained in this prospectus does not constitute a public offer of securities in the United Arab Emirates in accordance with the Commercial Companies Law (Federal Law No. 8 of 1984 (as amended)) or otherwise and is not intended to be a public offer and is addressed only to persons who are sophisticated investors.

Notice to Investors in the Dubai International Financial Centre

This document relates to an Exempt Offer, as defined in the Offered Securities Rules module of the DFSA Rulebook, or the OSR, in accordance with the Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services Authority. This document is intended for distribution only to Persons, as defined in the OSR, of a type specified in those rules. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other Person. The Dubai Financial Services Authority has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with Exempt Offers. The Dubai Financial Services Authority has not approved this document nor taken steps to verify the information set out in it, and has no responsibility for it. The Ordinary Shares to which this document relates may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the Class A Ordinary Shares offered should conduct their own due diligence on the Class A Ordinary Shares. If you do not understand the contents of this document, you should consult an authorized financial adviser.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Saudi Arabia

This prospectus may not be distributed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia except to such persons as are permitted under the Offers of Securities Regulations issued by the Capital Market Authority. The Capital Market Authority does not make any representation as to the accuracy or completeness of this prospectus, and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss arising from, or incurred in reliance upon, any part of this prospectus. Prospective purchasers of the securities offered hereby should conduct their own due diligence on the accuracy of the information relating to the securities. If you do not understand the contents of this prospectus, you should consult an authorized financial adviser.

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EXPENSES OF THE OFFERING

Set forth below is an itemization of the total expenses, excluding the underwriting discounts and commissions and non-accountable expense allowance, which are expected to be incurred in connection with the sale of Class A Ordinary Shares in this Offering. With the exception of the registration fee payable to the SEC, the Nasdaq Capital Market listing fee and the filing fee payable to Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or FINRA, all amounts are estimates.

SEC registration fee

 

$

1,057

The Nasdaq Capital Market listing fee

 

 

50,000

FINRA filing fee

 

 

5,000

Printing and engraving expenses

 

 

25,000

Legal fees and expenses

 

 

320,000

Accounting fees and expenses

 

 

24,231

Miscellaneous

 

 

223,039

Total

 

$

648,327

____________

*        To be filed by amendment

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the Class A Ordinary Shares offered in this Offering and certain other legal matters as to Cayman Islands law will be passed upon for us by Ogier, our Cayman Islands counsel. Certain legal matters as to Hong Kong law will be passed upon for us by David Fong & Co., our Hong Kong counsel. Certain other legal matters as to United States Federal and New York State law in connection with this Offering will be passed upon for us by Loeb & Loeb LLP. Certain legal matters as to U.S. federal securities law in connection with this Offering will be passed upon for the Underwriter by Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, and for the years then ended, have been audited by SRCO, C.P.A., Professional Corporation, located at East Amherst, New York, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, as set forth in their report elsewhere herein. Such consolidated financial statements have been so included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

We are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Service of process upon us and upon our directors and officers, many of whom reside outside of the United States, may be difficult to obtain within the United States. Furthermore, because substantially all of our assets and substantially all of our directors and officers are located outside the United States, any judgment obtained in the United States against us or any of our directors and officers may be difficult to collect within the United States.

We have irrevocably appointed Cogency Global Inc. as our agent to receive service of process in any action against us in any U.S. federal or state court arising out of this Offering or any purchase or sale of securities in connection with this Offering. The address of our agent is 122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168.

Ogier, our counsel as to Cayman Islands law, has advised us that there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the Cayman Islands would (1) recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts obtained against us or our directors or officers that are predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or the securities laws of any state in the United States, or (2) entertain original actions brought in the Cayman Islands against us or our directors or officers that are predicated upon the federal securities laws of the United States or the securities laws of any state in the United States.

Ogier has informed us that although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the federal or state courts of the United States (and the Cayman Islands are not a party to any treaties for the reciprocal enforcement or recognition of such judgments), a judgment obtained in such jurisdiction may be recognized and enforced in the courts of the Cayman Islands in certain circumstances without any re-examination or re-litigation of matters adjudicated upon, provided such judgement: (i) is given by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction; (ii) imposes on the judgment debtor a liability to pay a liquidated sum for which the judgment has been given; (iii) is final; (iv) is not in respect of taxes, a fine or a penalty; and (v) was not obtained in a manner and is not of a kind the enforcement of which is contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands. However, the Cayman Islands courts are unlikely to enforce a judgment obtained from the U.S. courts under civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities law if such judgment is determined by the courts of the Cayman Islands to give rise to obligations to make payments that are penal or punitive in nature. Because such a determination has not yet been made by a court of the Cayman Islands, it is uncertain whether such civil liability judgments from U.S. courts would be enforceable in the Cayman Islands. Subject to the above limitations, in appropriate circumstances, a Cayman Islands court may give effect in the Cayman Islands to other kinds of final foreign judgments such as declaratory orders, orders for performance of contracts and injunctions.

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Also, our principal executive offices and substantially all of our assets are located in Hong Kong. In addition, most of our directors and officers are nationals or residents of Hong Kong 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.

An investor may or may not be able to commence an original action against us or our directors or officers, or any person, before the courts outside the United States to enforce liabilities under United States federal securities laws, depending on the nature of the action.

David Fong & Co., our counsel with respect to Hong Kong law, have advised us that judgment of United States courts will not be directly enforced in Hong Kong. There are currently no treaties or other arrangements providing for reciprocal enforcement of foreign judgments between Hong Kong and the United States. However, the common law permits an action to be brought upon a foreign judgment. That is to say, a foreign judgment itself may form the basis of a cause of action since the judgment may be regarded as creating a debt between the parties to it. In a common law action for enforcement of a foreign judgment in Hong Kong, the enforcement is subject to various conditions, including but not limited to, that the foreign judgment is a final judgment conclusive upon the merits of the claim, the judgment is for a liquidated amount in a civil matter and not in respect of taxes, fines, penalties, or similar charges, the proceedings in which the judgment was obtained were not contrary to natural justice, and the enforcement of the judgment is not contrary to public policy of Hong Kong. Such a judgment must be for a fixed sum and must also come from a “competent” court as determined by the private international law rules applied by the Hong Kong courts. The defenses that are available to a defendant in a common law action brought on the basis of a foreign judgment include lack of jurisdiction, breach of natural justice, fraud, and contrary to public policy. However, a separate legal action for debt must be commenced in Hong Kong in order to recover such debt from the judgment debtor.

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form F-1 under the Securities Act, including amendments and relevant exhibits and schedules, covering the Class A Ordinary Shares to be sold in this Offering. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement on Form F-1, does not contain all of the information contained in the registration statement. You should read our registration statement and its exhibits and schedules thereto for further information with respect to us and the Class A Ordinary Shares. For further information about us and the Class A Ordinary Shares that we propose to sell in this Offering, we refer you to the registration statement and the exhibits, schedules, financial statements and notes filed as a part of the registration statement. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement are not necessarily complete. If a contract or document has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, we refer you to the copy of the contract or document that has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement. Each statement in this prospectus relating to a contract or document filed as an exhibit is qualified in all respects by the filed exhibit. The exhibits to the registration statement should be referenced for the complete contents of these contracts and documents.

Our SEC filings, including the Registration Statement on Form F-1, are also available to you on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

As a result of this Offering, we will become subject to the reporting, proxy and information requirements of the Exchange Act, as applicable to foreign private issuers, and as a result will be required to file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. These periodic reports, proxy statements and other information will be available for inspection and copying at the SEC’s public reference room and the website of the SEC referred to above, as well as on our website, without charge, at http://kinchiueng.com/. You may access our annual reports on Form 20-F and other reports filed with the SEC, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act with the SEC free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The contents of our website are not part of this prospectus, and you should not consider the contents of our website in making an investment decision with respect to our Class A Ordinary Shares.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended March 31, 2024, and related notes (collectively referred to as the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at March 31, 2024 and 2023 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended March 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2024.

 

/s/ SRCO, C.P.A., Professional Corporation

East Amherst, NY

 

SRCO, C.P.A., Professional Corporation

August 9, 2024

 

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

 

As of March 31,

   

2024

 

2023

ASSETS

 

 

   

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

   

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

323,595

 

 

1,562,229

Accounts receivable, net (Note 3)

 

 

3,815,714

 

 

2,075,063

Contract assets, current portion (Note 4)

 

 

8,719,395

 

 

3,859,070

Prepayments and other current assets (Note 5)

 

 

3,259,382

 

 

3,701,241

Income tax recoverable (Note 12)

 

 

 

 

86,879

Total current assets

 

 

16,118,086

 

 

11,284,482

   

 

   

 

 

Non-current assets:

 

 

   

 

 

Equity method investments (Note 6)

 

 

1,311,010

 

 

1,340,257

Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 7)

 

 

595,169

 

 

996,464

Finance lease right-of-use assets, net (Note 8)

 

 

270,712

 

 

532,590

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net (Note 8)

 

 

423,157

 

 

830,281

Life insurance policy, cash surrender value

 

 

429,842

 

 

414,809

Contract assets, net of current portion (Note 4)

 

 

1,350,413

 

 

1,281,051

Deferred tax assets (Note 12)

 

 

13,813

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

20,512,202

 

$

16,679,934

   

 

   

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

   

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

   

 

 

Bank overdrafts

 

 

 

 

74,399

Accounts payable (Note 9)

 

 

2,032,246

 

 

1,702,229

Contract liabilities (Note 4)

 

 

1,144,047

 

 

923,474

Bank borrowings (Note 11)

 

 

10,928,069

 

 

5,289,497

Finance lease liabilities, current portion (Note 8)

 

 

184,280

 

 

220,544

Operating lease liabilities, current portion (Note 8)

 

 

240,871

 

 

388,498

Due to related parties (Note 13)

 

 

857,015

 

 

2,745,581

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (Note 10)

 

 

1,429,223

 

 

1,840,797

Income tax payable (Note 12)

 

 

317,402

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

17,133,153

 

 

13,185,019

   

 

   

 

 

Non-current liabilities:

 

 

   

 

 

Finance lease liabilities, net of current portion (Note 8)

 

 

56,469

 

 

239,936

Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion (Note 8)

 

 

141,254

 

 

380,836

Other long-term liabilities, net of current portion

 

 

139,571

 

 

119,582

Deferred tax liabilities (Note 12)

 

 

 

 

102,335

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

 

17,470,447

 

 

14,027,708

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets — (continued)
As of March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

 

As of March 31,

   

2024

 

2023

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary shares, 4,950,000,000 shares authorized, par value US$0.00001 each, 26,505,000 Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and 2023 (Note 14)

 

 

265

 

 

 

265

 

Ordinary shares, 50,000,000 shares authorized, par value US$0.00001 each, 1,995,000 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and 2023 (Note 14)

 

 

20

 

 

 

20

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

957,394

 

 

 

957,394

 

Retained earnings

 

 

2,094,337

 

 

 

1,713,946

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(10,261

)

 

 

(19,399

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

3,041,755

 

 

 

2,652,226

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

20,512,202

 

 

$

16,679,934

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments (Note 16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contingencies (Note 16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subsequent Events (Note 18)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

 

Years Ended March 31,

   

2024

 

2023

Revenues

 

$

48,821,619

 

 

$

44,555,081

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

(45,928,093

)

 

 

(43,332,532

)

Gross profit

 

 

2,893,526

 

 

 

1,222,549

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

(1,040,245

)

 

 

(785,244

)

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

(197,527

)

 

 

418,922

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

(1,237,772

)

 

 

(366,322

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

 

1,655,754

 

 

 

856,227

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income/(expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(733,220

)

 

 

(354,125

)

Other income, net

 

 

191,892

 

 

 

610,036

 

Total other income/(expense), net

 

 

(541,328

)

 

 

255,911

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes and equity in net losses of affiliates

 

 

1,114,426

 

 

 

1,112,138

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense (Note 12)

 

 

(150,734

)

 

 

(116,641

)

Income before equity in net losses of affiliates

 

 

963,692

 

 

 

995,497

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in net losses of affiliates (Note 6)

 

 

(33,780

)

 

 

(115,943

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

929,912

 

 

$

879,554

 

Other comprehensive income/(loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

9,138

 

 

 

(5,798

)

Comprehensive income

 

$

939,050

 

 

$

873,756

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share – Basic and Diluted

 

$

0.033

 

 

$

0.031

 

Weighted average shares outstanding – Basic and Diluted

 

 

28,500,000

 

 

 

28,500,000

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

 

Class A
Ordinary Shares

 

Class B
Ordinary Shares

 

Additional
paid-in-
capital

 

Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss

 

Retained
earnings

 

Total

   

No. of
shares

 

Amount

 

No. of
shares

 

Amount

 

Balance as of April 1, 2022

 

26,505,000

 

$

265

 

1,995,000

 

$

20

 

$

957,394

 

$

(13,601

)

 

$

834,392

 

 

$

1,778,470

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

879,554

 

 

 

879,554

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,798

)

 

 

 

 

 

(5,798

)

Balance as of March 31, 2023

 

26,505,000

 

 

265

 

1,995,000

 

 

20

 

 

957,394

 

 

(19,399

)

 

 

1,713,946

 

 

 

2,652,226

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

929,912

 

 

 

929,912

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,138

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,138

 

Dividend declared

 

 

 

 

— 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(549,521

)

 

 

(549,521

)

Balance as of March 31, 2024

 

26,505,000

 

$

265

 

1,995,000

 

$

20

 

$

957,394

 

$

(10,261

)

 

$

2,094,337

 

 

$

3,041,755

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

 

Years Ended March 31,

   

2024

 

2023

Cash flows from operating activities:

   

 

   

 

Net income

 

929,912

 

 

879,554

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

   

 

   

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

1,122,490

 

 

1,068,682

 

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

2,555

 

 

36,479

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

197,527

 

 

(418,922

)

Change in cash value of life insurance policy

 

(13,626

)

 

(13,689

)

Equity in net losses of affiliates

 

33,780

 

 

115,943

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(116,475

)

 

53,844

 

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

   

 

   

 

Accounts receivable

 

(1,794,055

)

 

597,483

 

Contract assets

 

(5,048,269

)

 

6,896,717

 

Prepayments and other current assets

 

467,095

 

 

450,574

 

Income tax recoverable/payable

 

404,508

 

 

62,797

 

Accounts payable

 

324,198

 

 

(4,637,021

)

Contract liabilities

 

217,410

 

 

(4,185,152

)

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

(417,736

)

 

(166,469

)

Operating lease liabilities

 

(387,848

)

 

(358,506

)

Due to related parties

 

(2,446,978

)

 

1,670,567

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

17,680

 

 

51,538

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

(6,507,832

)

 

2,104,419

 

     

 

   

 

Cash flows from investing activity:

   

 

   

 

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

 

(59,717

)

 

(195,709

)

Net cash used in investing activity

 

(59,717

)

 

(195,709

)

     

 

   

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

   

 

   

 

Repayment of bank borrowings

 

(37,281,541

)

 

(14,639,651

)

Proceeds from bank borrowings

 

42,901,267

 

 

13,974,230

 

Proceeds from bank overdrafts

 

 

 

74,497

 

Repayment of bank overdrafts

 

(74,639

)

 

 

Repayment of finance lease liabilities

 

(221,255

)

 

(445,302

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

5,323,832

 

 

(1,036,226

)

     

 

   

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

5,083

 

 

(2,953

)

     

 

   

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

(1,238,634

)

 

869,531

 

     

 

   

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR

 

1,562,229

 

 

692,698

 

     

 

   

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR

 

323,595

 

 

1,562,229

 

     

 

   

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

   

 

   

 

Interest paid

 

(733,220

)

 

(116,642

)

Income taxes refund

 

135,417

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

1. Organization and Business Description

Organization and Nature of Operations

Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited (“Skyline Group”) was incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company with limited liability on June 25, 2024. It is a holding company with no business operation.

The Company conducts its primary operations through its indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited (“Kin Chiu”), which is incorporated and domiciled in Hong Kong SAR; Kin Chiu principally engage in public civil engineering works, such as road and drainage works, in Hong Kong. It is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Skyline Builders (BVI) Holding Limited which was incorporated and is domiciled in British Virgin Islands (collectively, the “Company”).

The accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the activities of the Company and the following entities:

Parent and subsidiaries

 

Date of
Incorporation

 

Jurisdiction of
Formation

 

Percentage of
direct
/indirect
Economic
Ownership

 

Principal
Activities

Skyline Group

 

June 25, 2024

 

Cayman Islands

 

Parent

 

Investment holding

Skyline Builders (BVI) Holding Limited

 

June 27, 2024

 

British Virgin Islands

 

100%

 

Investment holding

Kin Chiu

 

April 24, 2012

 

Hong Kong

 

100%

 

Undertaking civil engineering works

Reorganization and Share Issuance

Skyline Group was an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on June 25, 2024. The authorized share capital of Skyline Group is US$50,000 divided into 5,000,000,000 ordinary shares with a par value of US$0.00001. Upon inception, the sole shareholder of Skyline Group, Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited, held 5,000,000,000 ordinary shares of Skyline Group.

Skyline Builders (BVI) Holding Limited was incorporated on June 27, 2024 under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, as an intermediate holding company. The sole shareholder of Skyline Builders (BVI) Holding Limited, Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, holds 50,000 ordinary shares.

On July 24, 2024, Skyline Builders (BVI) Holding Limited acquired 7,450,000 shares, being the entire issued share capital, of Kin Chiu from Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam at the consideration of HK$1. Subsequent to the transfer, Kin Chiu became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Skyline Group.

On July 24, 2024, Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited proposed to surrender 4,973,495,000 ordinary shares to Skyline Group for cancellation, and Skyline Group approved the surrender and cancellation of such shares on the same day. Subsequent to the surrender, Skyline Group was wholly owned as to 26,505,000 ordinary shares by Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited.

On July 24, 2024, Skyline Group passed board resolutions and shareholder resolutions to re-designate (a) 4,923,495,000 authorized but unissued ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 each into 4,923,495,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of par value of US$0.00001 each; and (b) 50,000,000 authorized but unissued ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 each into 50,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of par value of US$0.00001 each, and re-designated a total of 26,505,000 issued ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 owned by Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited) each into 26,505,000 Class A ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 each. Subsequent to the re-designation, Skyline Group was owned as to 26,505,000 Class A Ordinary Shares by Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited. Simultaneously, Skyline Group issued 1,995,000 Class B ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 each to Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited. On the same day, Skyline Group also adopted an amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

1. Organization and Business Description (cont.)

On July 30, 2024, Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited entered into Sale and Purchase Agreements with Greet Harmony Global Limited, Ever Glory (BVI) Holdings Limited, Tight Core Limited, Mitsui Holding Co. Limited, Great Sage International Limited and Omen Wealth Limited, respectively. Pursuant to the Sales and Purchase Agreements, Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited was to sell, and Greet Harmony Global Limited, Ever Glory (BVI) Holdings Limited, Tight Core Limited, Mitsui Holding Co. Limited, Great Sage International Limited and Omen Wealth Limited were to acquire, 4.90%, 4.90%, 4.90%, 4.80%, 4.80% and 4.70% of the issued Class A equity interests in Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, at the consideration of US$292,456, US$292,456, US$292,456, US$286,488, US$286,488 and US$280,519, respectively. On the same date, Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited executed the instrument of transfers whereby Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited had transferred 1,298,745, 1,298,745, 1,298,745, 1,272,240, 1,272,240 and 1,245,735 Class A Ordinary Shares, out of its 26,505,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, to Greet Harmony Global Limited, Ever Glory (BVI) Holdings Limited, Tight Core Limited, Mitsui Holding Co. Limited, Great Sage International Limited and Omen Wealth Limited, respectively. Subsequent to the transfers, Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited is owned as to (i) 18,818,550 Class A Ordinary Shares and 1,995,000 Class B Ordinary Shares by Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited; and (ii) 1,298,745, 1,298,745, 1,298,745, 1,272,240, 1,272,240 and 1,245,735 Class A Ordinary Shares by Greet Harmony Global Limited, Ever Glory (BVI) Holdings Limited, Tight Core Limited, Mitsui Holding Co. Limited, Great Sage International Limited and Omen Wealth Limited, respectively.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Skyline Group and its subsidiaries resulting from Reorganization has always been under the common control of the same controlling shareholder before and after the Reorganization. The consolidation of Skyline Group and its subsidiaries has been accounted for at historical cost and prepared on the basis as if the transactions had become effective as of the beginning of the first period presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Results of operations for the periods presented comprise those of the previously separate entities combined from the beginning of the period to the end of the period, eliminating the effects of intra-entity transactions.

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Skyline Group and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances among Skyline Group and its subsidiaries have been eliminated upon consolidation.

Use of Estimates and Assumptions

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates and judgments are based on historical information, information that is currently available to the Company and on various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Significant estimates required to be made by management, include, but are not limited to, the expected credit loss provision, the determination of the useful lives of property, plant and equipment, impairment of long-lived assets, allowance for deferred tax assets, uncertain tax position, right-of-use assets, net, operating lease liabilities, finance lease liabilities, revenue recognition and contingencies. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company evaluates these estimates on an ongoing basis and revises estimates as circumstances change. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience, anticipated results, trends, and other various assumptions that it believes are reasonable. Inputs used in judgments and estimates consider the economic implications of COVID-19. The impact of COVID-19 related estimates were not material to the consolidated financial statements.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)

Foreign Currency Translation and transaction

The Company’s principal country of operations is Hong Kong. The consolidated financial position and results of its operations are determined using Hong Kong Dollars (“HK$”), the local currency, as the functional currency of Skyline Group, Skyline Builders (BVI) Holding Limited and Kin Chiu. The Company’s consolidated financial statements are reported using the U.S. Dollars (“US$” or “$”). The results of operations and the consolidated statements of cash flows denominated in foreign currency are translated at the average rate of exchange during the reporting period. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the consolidated balance sheet date are translated at the applicable rates of exchange in effect at that date. The equity denominated in the functional currency is translated at the historical rate of exchange at the time of capital contribution. Because cash flows are translated based on the average translation rate, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the consolidated statements of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the consolidated balance sheets. Translation adjustments arising from the use of different exchange rates from period to period are included as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) included in consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity. Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions are included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

The following table outlines the currency exchange rates that were used in preparing the consolidated financial statements:

 

2024

 

2023

Year-end spot rate

 

$1 = HK$7.8250

 

$1 = HK$7.8515

Average rate

 

$1 = HK$7.8263

 

$1 = HK$7.8412

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of a financial instrument is defined as the exchange price that would be received from an asset or paid to transfer a liability (as exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The carrying amounts of financial assets and liabilities, such as cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other current assets, accounts payable, bank borrowings, finance lease liabilities, current portion, operating lease liabilities, current portion, due to related parties and accrued expenses and other current liabilities, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments and market rates of interest.

ASC 825-10 requires certain disclosures regarding the fair value of financial instruments. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-level fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

 

Level 1

 

 

Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

   

Level 2

 

 

Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, or other inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

   

Level 3

 

 

Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets and liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

Categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The carrying amounts of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other current assets, bank overdrafts, accounts payable, bank borrowings, finance lease liabilities, operating lease liabilities, due to related parties and accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximated their fair values as of March 31, 2024 and 2023 due to their short-term nature.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)

Investment Under the Equity Method

A joint venture is a contractual arrangement whereby the Company and other parties undertake an economic activity through a jointly controlled entity. Joint control exists when strategic, financial and operating policy decisions relating to the activities require the unanimous consent of the parties sharing control. Joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method.

Under the equity method of accounting, the investment is initially recorded at cost, including transaction costs incurred to acquire the investment, and thereafter adjusted for additional investments, distributions, and the proportionate share of earnings or losses of the affiliates. The Company’s equity method investment is reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that an other-than-temporary decline in value may have occurred. If it is determined that a loss in value of the equity method investment is other than temporary, an impairment loss is measured based on the excess of the carrying amount of an investment over its estimated fair value. Impairment analyses are based on current plans, intended holding periods, and available information at the time the analysis is prepared.

Cash and cash equivalents

For purposes of the consolidated financial statements, we consider all highly liquid instruments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. We maintain a centralized cash management system whereby our excess cash balances are invested in high quality short-term money market instruments, which are considered cash equivalents. We have cash balances in certain of our domestic bank accounts that exceed federally insured limits.

Accounts Receivable, net

Accounts receivable is recognized and carried at original invoiced amount net of expected losses.

The Company established the provision at differing rates and are based upon the age of the trade receivable, the Company’s historical collection experience in each customer and management’s best estimate of specific losses on individual exposures, where appropriate. Specific customer provisions are made when a review of significant outstanding amounts, utilizing information about customer creditworthiness and current economic trends, indicates that collection is doubtful. As of March 31, 2024, and 2023, there were US$116,567 and US$55,649 allowances for expected losses recognized related to accounts receivable, respectively.

Prepayments

Prepayments represent advance payments made to the service providers for future services. Prepayments are short-term in nature and are reviewed periodically to determine whether their carrying value has become impaired. The Company considers the assets to be impaired if the realizability of the prepayments becomes doubtful. As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, there was nil allowance recorded as the Company considers all of the prepayments recoverable.

Investment in key management insurance policy

The Company invests in a key management insurance policy which is a life insurance policy. The key management insurance policy is initially recognized at the amount of premium paid, and subsequently measured at the end of each reporting period at the cash surrender value that could be realized under the insurance policy, which is primarily based on the guaranteed cash value stated on the annual statement from the insurance company. Changes to the cash surrender value at the end of each reporting period will be recognized in other income or other expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. Any gain or loss on the derecognition of the investment in the event of death of the insured person, the surrender of the policy, or upon the maturity of the policy, will be recognized in other income or other expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)

Property, plant and Equipment, net

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are provided for on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related assets as follows:

Furniture and fixture

 

4-5 years

Machineries

 

4-10 years

Motor vehicles

 

5 years

Leasehold improvements

 

Over the lease terms

Expenditures for maintenance and repairs, which do not materially extend the useful lives of the assets, are charged to expense as incurred. Expenditures for major renewals and betterments which substantially extend the useful life of assets are capitalized. The cost and related accumulated depreciation of assets retired or sold are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) in other income or expenses.

The Company also re-evaluates the periods of depreciation to determine whether subsequent events and circumstances warrant revised estimates of useful lives.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company reviews the recoverability of its long-lived assets, such as property, plant and equipment and right-of-use assets, whenever events or changes in circumstances (such as a significant adverse change to market conditions that will impact the future use of the assets) indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may no longer be recoverable. When these events occur, the Company measures impairment by comparing the carrying value of the long-lived assets to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the assets and their eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected undiscounted cash flow is less than the carrying amount of the assets, the Company would recognize an impairment loss, which is the excess of carrying amount over the fair value of the assets, using the expected future discounted cash flows. There were no impairment losses on long-lived assets for the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Lease

The Company applies the provisions of ASC Topic 842, Leases which requires lessees to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company determines whether a contract is or contains a lease at inception of the contract and whether that lease meets the classification criteria of a finance or operating lease. When available, the Company uses the rate implicit in the lease to discount lease payments to present value; however, most of the Company’s leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Therefore, the Company must discount lease payments based on an estimate of its incremental borrowing rate.

Right-of-use Assets

The Company’s right-of-use assets consist of leased assets recognized in accordance with ASC 842, Leases, which requires lessees to recognize a lease liability and a corresponding lease asset for virtually all lease contracts. Right-of-use assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liability represents the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease, both of which are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at the commencement date. Leases with a lease term of 12 months or less at inception are not recorded on the consolidated balance sheet and are expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company determines the lease term by agreement with lessor. In cases where the lease does not provide an implicit interest rate, the Company uses the Company’s incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of future payments.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The following five steps are applied to achieve that core principle:

Step 1: Identify the contract with the customer

Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract

Step 3: Determine the transaction price

Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

Step 5: Recognize revenue when the company satisfies a performance obligation.

The Company enters into agreements with clients that create enforceable rights and obligations and for which it is probable that the Company will collect the consideration to which it will be entitled as services transfer to the customer. It is customary practice for the Company to have the agreements with its customers in writing, orally, or in accordance with other customary business practices. The Company recognizes revenue when (or as) a performance obligation is satisfied, i.e. when “control” of the goods or services underlying the particular performance obligation is transferred to customers.

Control of the good or service may be transferred over time or at a point in time. Control of the good or service is transferred over time if one of the following criteria is met:

        the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Company’s performance as the Company performs;

        the Company’s performance creates and enhances an asset that the customer controls as the Company performs; or

        the Company’s performance does not create an asset with an alternative use to the Company and the Company has an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date.

If the control of the good or service transfers over time, revenue is recognized over the period of the contract by reference to the progress towards complete satisfaction of the relevant performance obligation. Otherwise, revenue is recognized at a point in time when customer obtains control of the distinct good or service.

Revenue is measured based on the consideration specified in a contract with a customer. The Company recognizes revenue when it transfers control of service to a customer.

The Company performs public civil engineering works, including road and drainage works, under master construction agreements and other contracts with customer-specified requirements. These construction services are provided solely for the benefit of our customers, as the assets being created or maintained are controlled by them, and the services we provide have no alternative use to us. The performance obligation is satisfied when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to the customer over time, aligning with the ongoing services provided, with customers simultaneously receiving and benefiting from the Company’s work.

Contracts which include construction services are generally accounted for as a single deliverable (a single performance obligation) and are no longer segmented between types of services. The Company has not bundled any goods or services that are not considered distinct.

Revenue from public civil engineering works is recognized over time, using the output method based on surveys of completed work. These surveys are certified by architects, surveyors, or other customer-appointed representatives, or are estimated with reference to the progress payment applications submitted by the Company to the customer.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)

The certification formalizes the progress of work transferred to the customer, based on the transfer of control during construction, as the customer continuously receives and controls the work-in-progress. Management believes the output method accurately reflects the Company’s performance in fulfilling these obligations.

For contracts that contain variable consideration (variation order of construction work), the Company estimates the amount of consideration to which it will be entitled using the expected value method, which better predicts the amount of consideration to which the Company will be entitled. The estimated amount of variable consideration is included in the transaction price only to the extent that it is highly probable that such an inclusion will not result in a significant revenue reversal in the future when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved.

The typical contract length of the Company entered is ranged from 36 months to 60 months.

Contracted but not yet recognized revenue was approximately US$47,889,729 and US$73,899,679 as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

The transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations (unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied) as at March 31, 2024 and 2023 and the expected timing of recognizing revenue are as follows:

 

2024

 

2023

Within one year

 

$

37,435,203

 

$

37,124,239

More than one year but not more than two years

 

 

8,664,731

 

 

30,647,950

More than two years

 

 

1,789,795

 

 

6,127,490

   

$

47,889,729

 

$

73,899,679

At the end of each reporting period, the Company updates the estimated transaction price (including updating its assessment of whether an estimate of variable consideration is constrained) to represent faithfully the circumstances present at the end of the reporting period and the changes in circumstances during the reporting period.

The Company recognizes claims against vendors, sub-consultants, subcontractors and others as a reduction in costs when the contract establishes enforceability, and the amounts of recovery are reasonably estimable and probable. Reduction in costs are recognized at the lesser of the amount management expects to recover or costs incurred.

Warranty

The Company generally provides limited warranties for work performed under its contracts. At the time a sale is recognized, the Company records estimated future warranty costs under ASC 460. Such estimated costs for warranties are estimated at completion and these warranties are not service warranties separately sold by the Company. Generally, the estimated claim rates of warranty are based on actual warranty experience or Company’s best estimate. There were no such reserves for the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 because the Company’s historical warranty expenses were immaterial to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

The Company has enforceable rights to consideration from customers for the provision of roads and drainage services. Contract assets arise when the Company completed the public civil engineering works under relevant contracts but yet to be certified by independent surveyors appointed by customers.

A contract liability represents the Group’s obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the Group has received consideration (or an amount of consideration is due) from the customer.

Government Subsidies

Government subsidies primarily relate to one-off entitlement granted by the Hong Kong government pursuant to the Employment Support Scheme under the Anti-epidemic Fund. The Company recognizes government subsidies as other income when they are received because they are not subject to any past or future conditions. Government subsidies received and recognized as other income totaled nil and US$371,830 for the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)

Cost of Revenue

The Company’s cost of revenue is primarily comprised of the subcontracting costs, staff costs and materials costs. These costs are expensed as incurred.

Employee Benefit Plan

Employees of the Company located in Hong Kong participate in a compulsory saving scheme (pension fund) for the retirement of residents in Hong Kong. Employees are required to contribute monthly to mandatory provident fund schemes provided by approved private organizations, according to their salaries and the period of employment.

The Company is required to contribute to the plan based on certain percentages of the employees’ salaries, up to a maximum amount specified by the local government. Total expenses for the plan were US$415,011 and US$386,119 for the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the consolidated financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period including the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

The Company believes there were no uncertain tax positions at March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company does not expect that its assessment regarding unrecognized tax positions will materially change over the next 12 months. The Company is not currently under examination by an income tax authority, nor has been notified that an examination is contemplated.

Earnings Per Share

The Company computes earnings per share (“EPS”) in accordance with ASC 260, “Earnings per Share” (“ASC 260”). ASC 260 requires companies with complex capital structures to present basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS are computed by dividing income available to ordinary shareholders of the Company by the weighted average ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS takes into account the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue ordinary shares were exercised and converted into ordinary shares. As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, there were no dilutive shares.

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) consists of two components, net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss). Other comprehensive income (loss) refers to revenue, expenses, gains and losses that under U.S. GAAP are recorded as an element of shareholders’ equity but are excluded from net income. Other comprehensive income (loss) consists of foreign currency translation adjustment resulting from the Company translating its consolidated financial statements from functional currency into reporting currency.

Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to contingencies, such as legal proceedings and claims arising out of its business, which cover a wide range of matters. Liabilities for contingencies are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the assessment can be reasonably estimated.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)

If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss is incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability is accrued in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potentially material loss contingency is not probable, but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss, if determinable and material, would be disclosed.

Loss contingencies considered remote are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the nature of the guarantee would be disclosed.

Related parties

Parties, which can be a corporation or individual, are considered to be related if the Company has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operating decisions. Companies are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or common significant influence, such as a family member or relative, shareholder, or a related corporation.

Financial Instruments Risks

Currency Risk

The Group’s operating activities are transacted in HK$. Foreign exchange risk arises from future commercial transactions, recognized assets and liabilities and net investments in foreign operations. The Group considers the foreign exchange risk in relation to transactions denominated in HK$ with respect to US$ is not significant as HK$ is pegged to US$.

Concentration and Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to the concentration of credit risks consist of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The maximum exposures of such assets to credit risk are their carrying amounts as of the balance sheet dates. The Company deposits its cash and cash equivalents with financial institutions located in Hong Kong. As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, US$323,595 and US$1,562,229 were deposited with financial institutions located in Hong Kong. The Deposit Protection Scheme introduced by the Hong Kong Government insured each depositor at one bank for a maximum amount of US$63,898 and US$63,682 (HK$500,000) as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Otherwise, the balances of US$257,219 and US$1,498,109 are not covered by insurance as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company believes that no significant credit risk exists as these financial institutions have high credit quality and the Company has not incurred any losses related to such deposits.

For the credit risk related to accounts receivable and contract assets, the Company performs periodic credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and generally does not require collateral. The Company establishes an allowance for credit losses based upon estimates, factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers and other information. The management believes that its contract acceptance, billing, and collection policies are adequate to minimize material credit risk. Application for progress payment of contract works is made on a regular basis. The Company seeks to maintain strict control over its outstanding receivables. Overdue balances are reviewed regularly by management.

For the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, all of the Company’s assets were located in Hong Kong and all of the Company’s revenue were derived from its operation in Hong Kong. The Company has a concentration of its revenue and accounts receivable with specific customers.

For the year ended March 31, 2024, four customers accounted for approximately 33.4%, 14.7%, 14.1% and 13.9% of the Company’s total revenue. For the year ended March 31, 2023, two customers accounted for approximately 39.8% and 20.1% of the Company’s total revenue.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)

As of March 31, 2024, three customers’ accounts receivable accounted for 39.1%, 33.3% and 23.8% of the total accounts receivable, net. As of March 31, 2023, three customers’ accounts receivable accounted for 48.8%, 32.4% and 17.1% of the total accounts receivable, net.

As of March 31, 2024, three customers’ contract assets accounted for 29.2%, 28.6% and 23.1% of the total contract assets, net. As of March 31, 2023, three customers’ contract assets accounted for 49.3%, 20.4% and 19.5% of the total contract assets, net.

For the year ended March 31, 2024, two suppliers accounted for approximately 38.1% and 12.6% of the Company’s total cost of revenue. For the year ended March 31, 2023, three suppliers accounted for approximately 15.8%, 13.1% and 11.5% of the Company’s total cost of revenue.

As of March 31, 2024, one supplier’s accounts payable accounted for approximately 21.1% of the total accounts payable. As of March 31, 2023, no supplier’s accounts payable accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total accounts payable.

Interest rate risk

The following table details the interest rate profile of the Company’s borrowings of March 31, 2024 and 2023:

 

2024

 

2023

Fixed rate borrowings:

 

 

   

 

 

Finance lease liabilities, current

 

$

184,280

 

$

220,544

Finance lease liabilities, non-current

 

 

56,469

 

 

239,936

   

 

   

 

 

Floating rate borrowings:

 

 

   

 

 

Bank overdrafts

 

 

 

 

74,399

Bank borrowings

 

 

10,928,069

 

 

5,289,497

Fluctuations in market interest rates may negatively affect the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. The Company is exposed to floating interest rate on floating rate bank borrowings and bank overdrafts. The Company has not used any derivative financial instruments to manage the interest rate exposure.

At March 31, 2024 and 2023, it is estimated that a general increase/decrease of 100 basis points in interest rates, with all other variables held constant, would have decreased/increased the Company’s profit after tax by US$91,249 and US$44,789 respectively.

The sensitivity analysis above indicates the instantaneous change in the Company’s profit after tax that would arise assuming that the change in interest rates had occurred at the end of the reporting period and had been applied to re-measure those financial instruments held by the Company which expose the Company to fair value interest rate risk at the end of the reporting period. In respect of the exposure to cash flow interest rate risk arising from floating rate non-derivative instruments held by the Company at the end of the reporting period, the impact on the group’s profit after tax is estimated as an annualized impact on interest expense or income of such a change in interest rates.

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with its financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. The Company’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Company’s reputation.

Typically, the Company ensures that it has sufficient cash on demand to meet expected operational expenses for a period of 30 days, including the servicing of financial obligations; this excludes the potential impact of extreme circumstances that cannot reasonably be predicted, such as natural disasters.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)

Labor price risk

Our business requires a substantial number of personnel. Any failure to retain stable and dedicated labor by us may lead to disruption to our business operations. Although we have not experienced any labor shortage to date, we have observed an overall tightening and increasingly competitive labor market. We have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, increases in labor costs due to increases in salary, social benefits and employee headcount. We compete with other companies in our industry and other labor-intensive industries for labor, and we may not be able to offer competitive remuneration and benefits compared to them. If we are unable to manage and control our labor costs, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

Recently Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2022, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2022-04 that requires additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures surrounding supplier finance programs intended to help investors better consider the effect of these programs on a company’s working capital, liquidity, and cash flows over time. This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods, except for the disclosure of roll forward information, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted this ASU, and it did not have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03 Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions (“ASU 2022-03”), which (1) clarifies the guidance in ASC 820 on the fair value measurement of an equity security that is subject to a contractual sale restriction and (2) requires specific disclosures related to such an equity security. Under current guidance, stakeholders have observed diversity in practice related to whether contractual sale restrictions should be considered in the measurement of the fair value of equity securities that are subject to such restrictions. To reduce the diversity in practice and increase the comparability of reported financial information, ASU 2022-03 clarifies this guidance and amends the illustrative example. ASU No. 2022-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the extent of the impact of this ASU but does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-02, Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures. ASU 2022-02 eliminates the accounting guidance on troubled debt restructurings for creditors in ASC Topic 310 and amends the guidance on “vintage disclosures” to require disclosure of current-period gross write-offs by year of origination. ASU 2022-02 also updates the requirements related to accounting for credit losses under ASC Topic 326 and adds enhanced disclosures for creditors with respect to loan re-financings and restructurings for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. ASU 2022-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this ASU, and it did not have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses, which changes the accounting for recognizing impairments of financial assets. Under the new guidance, credit losses for certain types of financial instruments will be estimated based on expected losses. The new guidance also modifies the impairment models for available-for-sale debt securities and for purchased financial assets with credit deterioration since their origination. This update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2022, as amended by ASU No. 2019-10, and interim periods within those periods, and early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted this ASU, and it did not have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04 providing optional expedients and exceptions to account for the effects of reference rate reform to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. The optional guidance, which became effective on March 12, 2020, could be applied through December 31, 2022. In December 2022, the FASB issued No 2022-06 extending the sunset date of the relief provided under ASU No. 2020-04 to December 31, 2024. The Company has various contracts that reference LIBOR and is assessing how this standard may be applied to specific contract modifications through March 31, 2025.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)

On March 28, 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-01, Leases (Topic 842): Common Control Arrangements. ASU 2023-01 is designed to clarify the accounting for leasehold improvements associated with common control leases, thereby reducing diversity in practice. The new standard is effective for the Company for its fiscal year beginning January 1, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard.

On August 23, 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-05, Business Combinations — Joint Venture Formations (Subtopic 805-60): Recognition and Initial Measurement. ASU 2023-05 addresses the accounting for contributions made to a joint venture and requires contributions received by the joint venture to be measured at fair value upon formation. ASU 2023-05 is designed to provide useful information to investors and reduce diversity in practice. The new standard is effective for the Company for its fiscal year beginning January 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard.

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”) to improve the disclosures regarding a public entity’s reportable segments and address requests from investors for additional, more detailed information about a reportable segment’s expenses. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this amendment on its consolidated financial statements.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvement to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”) to provide disaggregated income tax disclosures on rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this amendment on its consolidated financial statements.

3. Accounts Receivable, net

Our accounts receivable balance primarily includes balances from construction customers. The allowance for credit losses is our best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in our existing accounts receivable. We determine the allowance for credit losses based primarily on current trends and estimates. The Company provided for a percentage of trade receivable balance based on collection history and current economic trends that the Company expects will impact the level of credit losses over the life of the receivables. These reserves are re-evaluated on a regular basis and adjusted as needed. Once a receivable is deemed to be uncollectable, such balance is charged against the provision.

Accounts receivable, net consisted of the following at March 31:

 

2024

 

2023

Accounts receivable (note a)

 

$

3,932,281

 

 

$

2,130,712

 

Less: allowance for credit losses (note b)

 

 

(116,567

)

 

 

(55,649

)

Accounts receivable, net

 

$

3,815,714

 

 

$

2,075,063

 

Activity in the allowance for credit losses consists of the following for the years ended March 31:

 

2024

 

2023

Balance at beginning of the year

 

$

55,649

 

 

$

105,706

 

Net provision for allowance for credit losses

 

 

104,045

 

 

 

44,119

 

Recoveries

 

 

(43,325

)

 

 

(93,965

)

Exchange difference

 

 

198

 

 

 

(211

)

Balance at end of the year

 

$

116,567

 

 

$

55,649

 

____________

Note:

(a)      Accounts receivable, net from joint ventures was approximately US$1,493,591 and US$355,693 as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

3. Accounts Receivable, net (cont.)

(b)      Allowance for credit losses recognized for accounts receivable from joint ventures was approximately US$51,312 and US$11,588 as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, accounts receivable, net amounted to US$1,530,806 and US$388,609 were past due for more than 90 days, respectively.

4. Contract Assets and Liabilities

Contract assets consisted of the following at March 31:

 

2024

 

2023

Retention receivables of construction contracts (note a)

 

$

1,961,870

 

 

$

2,210,336

 

Unbilled revenue of construction contracts (note b)

 

 

8,384,456

 

 

 

3,069,003

 

   

 

10,346,326

 

 

 

5,279,339

 

Less: Allowance for credit losses

 

 

(276,518

)

 

 

(139,218

)

Total

 

$

10,069,808

 

 

$

5,140,121

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Portion classified as non-current

 

 

(1,350,413

)

 

 

(1,281,051

)

Current portion

 

$

8,719,395

 

 

$

3,859,070

 

____________

Notes:

(a)      Retention receivables included in contract assets represent the Company’s right to receive consideration for work performed and not yet billed because the rights are conditional on the satisfaction of the service quality by the customers over a certain period as stipulated in the contracts. Retention receivables, net from joint ventures was approximately US$494,121 and US$448,083 as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company will be entitled to receive after 12 months, upon satisfaction of the service quality by the customers, retention receivables amounted to US$1,350,413 and US$1,281,051 as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. These amounts are classified as non-current.

(b)      Unbilled revenue included in contract assets represents the Company’s right to receive consideration for work completed but not yet billed because the rights are conditional upon the satisfaction by the customers on the construction work completed by the Company and the work is pending for the certification by the customers. The contract assets are transferred to the accounts receivable when the rights become unconditional, which is typically at the time the Company obtains the certification of the completed construction work from the customers. Unbilled revenue, net from joint ventures was nil and US$808,363 as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. All unbilled revenue are subsequently certified as of the date of this report.

Activity in the allowance for credit losses consists of the following for the years ended March 31:

 

2024

 

2023

Balance at beginning of the year

 

$

139,218

 

 

$

509,140

 

Net provision for allowance for credit losses

 

 

229,672

 

 

 

85,615

 

Recoveries

 

 

(92,865

)

 

 

(454,691

)

Exchange difference

 

 

493

 

 

 

(846

)

Balance at end of the year

 

$

276,518

 

 

$

139,218

 

Contract liabilities consisted of the following at March 31:

 

2024

 

2023

Billings in advance of performance obligation under contracts (note a)

 

$

1,144,047

 

$

923,474

____________

Note:

(a)      Contract liabilities, net from joint ventures were US$536,341 and US$676,469 as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Contract liabilities represent when the Company receives advances from customers before the construction commences, this will give rise to contract liabilities. Advances from customers of construction contracts are normally recognized as revenue according to the schedules of construction contracts.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

4. Contract Assets and Liabilities (cont.)

The movement in contract liabilities for the years ended March 31 is as follows:

 

2024

 

2023

Balance at beginning of the year

 

$

923,474

 

 

$

5,116,495

 

Decrease in contract liabilities as a result of recognizing revenue during the year which was included in the contract liabilities at the beginning of the year

 

 

(926,447

)

 

 

(5,109,839

)

Increase in contract liabilities as a result of billings in advance of performance obligation under contracts

 

 

1,143,857

 

 

 

924,687

 

Exchange difference

 

 

3,163

 

 

 

(7,869

)

Balance at end of the year

 

$

1,144,047

 

 

$

923,474

 

5. Prepayments and Other Current Assets

Prepayments and other current assets consisted of the following at March 31:

 

2024

 

2023

Deposits

 

$

137,925

 

$

135,158

Prepayments (note a)

 

 

3,121,457

 

 

3,566,083

   

$

3,259,382

 

$

3,701,241

Less: amount classified as non-current assets

 

 

 

 

Amount classified as current assets

 

$

3,259,382

 

$

3,701,241

____________

Note:

(a)      Prepayments included the advance paid to the subcontractors amounted to US$2,808,946 and US$3,185,379 as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

6. Equity Method Investments

On November 13, 2019, the Company entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with Glory E&C Limited, a Hong Kong company, and formed a joint venture, Kin Chiu-Glory Joint Venture (“KC-Glory JV”) to execute the construction project (Contract No. ND/2019/06). On November 25, 2020, the Company entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with Geotech Engineering Limited, a Hong Kong company, and formed a joint venture, Kin Chiu-Geotech Joint Venture (“KC-Geotech JV”) to execute the construction project (Contract No. TW/2019/01). On August 29, 2020, the Company entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with China Railway First Group Co., Ltd, a Hong Kong company, and formed a joint venture, Kin Chiu-China Railway First Group Joint Venture (“KC-CRFG JV”) to execute several government construction projects.

Equity Method Accounting Treatment

The Company’s 51% ownership of KC-Glory JV, 51% ownership of KC-Geotech JV and 35% ownership of KC-CRFG JV allowed the Company to have joint control over the operations and decision-making at joint ventures. Accordingly, the Company accounted for the transaction under the equity method and recorded the carrying value of the Company’s investment in joint ventures’ common shares at cost, including the transaction costs incurred to obtain the equity method investment, in the consolidated balance sheets.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

6. Equity Method Investments (cont.)

The following table provides summarized balance sheet and income statement information for Joint Ventures:

 

KC-Glory JV

 

KC-Geotech JV

 

KC-CRFG JV

 

Total

   

As of March 31, 2024

Current assets

 

$

1,738,383

 

$

308,899

 

 

$

1,360,265

 

$

3,407,547

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

1,428,665

 

 

339,831

 

 

 

552,929

 

 

2,321,425

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity (Deficit)

 

$

309,718

 

$

(30,932

)

 

$

807,336

 

$

1,086,122

 

Year ended March 31, 2024

Total revenues

 

$

338,797

 

 

$

2,372,250

 

 

$

7,070,849

 

$

9,781,896

 

Net (loss)/profit

 

$

(174

)

 

$

(68,814

)

 

$

4,011

 

$

(64,977

)

 

KC-Glory JV

 

KC-Geotech JV

 

KC-CRFG JV

 

Total

   

As of March 31, 2023

Current assets

 

$

1,394,805

 

$

490,573

 

$

1,880,215

 

$

3,765,593

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

1,085,959

 

 

452,807

 

 

1,079,602

 

 

2,618,368

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

$

308,846

 

$

37,766

 

$

800,613

 

$

1,147,225

 

Year ended March 31, 2023

Total revenues

 

$

2,888,172

 

 

$

4,061,804

 

 

$

8,791,662

 

 

$

15,741,638

 

Net loss

 

$

(536

)

 

$

(80,841

)

 

$

(212,649

)

 

$

(294,026

)

The following table summarizes the activity of the Company’s equity method investment in joint ventures:

 

Total

Balance at April 1, 2022

 

$

1,459,859

 

Company’s share in net loss recognized during the year

 

 

(115,943

)

Exchange difference

 

 

(3,659

)

Balance at March 31, 2023

 

 

1,340,257

 

Company’s share in net loss recognized during the year

 

 

(33,780

)

Exchange difference

 

 

4,533

 

Balance at March 31, 2024

 

$

1,311,010

 

7. Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Property, plant and equipment, stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization, consisted of the following as of March 31:

 

2024

 

2023

Furniture and fixtures

 

$

886,239

 

 

$

823,723

 

Machineries

 

 

767,330

 

 

 

788,303

 

Motor vehicles

 

 

257,675

 

 

 

282,278

 

Leasehold improvements

 

 

183,678

 

 

 

183,058

 

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

(1,499,753

)

 

 

(1,080,898

)

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

$

595,169

 

 

$

996,464

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

7. Property, Plant and Equipment, net (cont.)

Depreciation expenses of property, plant and equipment totaled US$448,986 and US$452,061 for the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

8. Leases

Operating leases as lessee

As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had property operating leases recorded on its consolidated balance sheets. The Company does not have options to extend or cancel the existing lease agreements for its existing facilities prior to their respective expiration dates. When determining the lease term, at lease commence date, the Company considers options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that it will exercise or not exercise that option. The Company’s lease arrangements may contain both lease and non-lease components. The Company has separately accounted for lease and non-lease components based on their nature. Payments under the Company’s lease arrangement are fixed.

The following table shows operating lease right-of-use assets, net and operating lease liabilities, and the associated consolidated financial statement line items as of March 31:

 

2024

 

2023

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance at March 31

 

$

830,281

 

 

$

821,651

 

New leases

 

 

 

 

 

378,016

 

Amortization

 

 

(409,866

)

 

 

(367,228

)

Exchange difference

 

 

2,742

 

 

 

(2,158

)

Ending balance at March 31

 

$

423,157

 

 

$

830,281

 

 

2024

 

2023

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance at March 31

 

$

769,334

 

 

$

765,399

 

New leases

 

 

 

 

 

366,419

 

Repayment and interest accretion

 

 

(389,752

)

 

 

(360,477

)

Exchange difference

 

 

2,543

 

 

 

(2,007

)

Ending balance at March 31

 

$

382,125

 

 

$

769,334

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease liabilities, current portion

 

$

240,871

 

 

$

388,498

 

Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion

 

$

141,254

 

 

$

380,836

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)

 

 

1.62

 

 

 

2.28

 

Weighted average discount rate (%)

 

 

5.875

%

 

 

5.875

%

The operating lease expense was US$461,589 and US$401,464 for the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and included in the general and administrative expenses and interest expense.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

8. Leases (cont.)

Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:

For the year ending March 31,

   

2025

 

$

283,831

 

2026

 

 

144,125

 

2027

 

 

37,274

 

Total lease payments

 

$

465,230

 

Less: imputed interest

 

 

(83,105

)

Operating lease obligation, net

 

$

382,125

 

Finance leases

The Company leases certain equipment under lease contracts that are accounted for as finance leases. If the contracts meet the criteria for a finance lease, the related equipment underlying the lease contract is capitalized and amortized over its estimated useful life.

Information relating to finance lease activities during the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:

 

2024

 

2023

Finance lease right-of-use assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance at March 31

 

$

532,590

 

 

$

478,290

 

New leases

 

 

 

 

 

305,014

 

Amortization

 

 

(263,638

)

 

 

(249,393

)

Exchange difference

 

 

1,760

 

 

 

(1,321

)

Ending balance at March 31

 

$

270,712

 

 

$

532,590

 

 

2024

 

2023

Finance lease liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance at March 31

 

$

460,480

 

 

$

602,156

 

New leases

 

 

 

 

 

305,014

 

Repayment and interest accretion

 

 

(221,255

)

 

 

(445,302

)

Exchange difference

 

 

1,524

 

 

 

(1,388

)

Ending balance at March 31

 

$

240,749

 

 

$

460,480

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance lease liabilities, current portion

 

$

184,280

 

 

$

220,544

 

Finance lease liabilities, net of current portion

 

$

56,469

 

 

$

239,936

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)

 

 

1.48

 

 

 

2.29

 

Weighted average discount rate (%)

 

 

6.99

%

 

 

6.82

%

The interest of finance lease liabilities was US$24,133 and US$36,970 for the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and included in the interest expense.

Future minimum finance lease payments are as follows:

For the year ending March 31,

 

 

2025

 

$

195,665

 

2026

 

 

58,199

 

Total lease payments

 

$

253,864

 

Less: imputed interest

 

 

(13,115

)

Finance lease obligation, net

 

 

240,749

 

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

9. Accounts payable

Components of accounts payable are as follows as of March 31:

 

2024

 

2023

Trade payables

 

$

2,032,246

 

$

1,702,229

Total

 

$

2,032,246

 

$

1,702,229

10. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Components of accrued expenses and other current liabilities are as follows as of March 31:

 

2024

 

2023

Accruals for operating expenses

 

$

1,384,800

 

$

1,816,642

Provision for long service payment (Note 15)

 

 

44,423

 

 

24,155

Total

 

$

1,429,223

 

$

1,840,797

11. Bank Borrowings

 

Interest rate
(per annum)

     

2024

 

2023

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (“HSBC”) – Guarantee loan 1

 

3.625%/3.375%

 

(1

)

 

$

143,422

 

 

$

151,493

 

HSBC – Guarantee loan 2

 

3.625%/3.5%

 

(2

)

 

 

96,007

 

 

 

101,971

 

Hang Seng Bank (“HASE”) – Term loan

 

3.625%/2.875%

 

(3

)

 

 

269,805

 

 

 

331,528

 

HSBC – Guarantee loan 3

 

2.875%/3.375%

 

(4

)

 

 

110,141

 

 

 

122,992

 

HSBC – Guarantee loan 4

 

3.625%/3.375%

 

(5

)

 

 

359,054

 

 

 

382,093

 

HSBC – Post-Shipment Buyer loans

 

7.220%/6.740%

 

(6

)

 

 

3,610,287

 

 

 

3,815,744

 

HSBC – Post-Shipment MA loan 1

 

7.220%/6.240%

 

(6

)

 

 

1,484,984

 

 

 

 

HSBC – Funds from factoring

 

6.8%/5.14%

 

(7

)

 

 

2,554,049

 

 

 

383,676

 

HSBC – MA Loan 2 and CIL Loan

 

8.020%

 

(8

)

 

 

2,300,320

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

$

10,928,069

 

 

$

5,289,497

 

Less: current portion of long-term bank borrowings

       

 

 

 

(10,928,069

)

 

 

(5,289,497

)

Non-current portion of long-term bank borrowings

       

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

____________

(1)     On May 26, 2020, the Company borrowed US$516,000 (HK$4,000,000) as working capital for 3 years (the 2020 Loan Agreement — US$4million) at an annual interest rate of HSBC Prime Lending Rate (“BLR”) minus 2.25% under the loan agreement with HSBC. The loan is secured by The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited. As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, the outstanding of the loan is approximately US$143,422 and US$151,493, respectively. There is no material covenant stated in this borrowing. On November 1, 2022, the Company and HSBC amended and restated the 2020 Loan Agreement — US$4million (the First Amended and Restated Loan Agreement), the payment schedule of the outstanding of the loan was modified to 91 equal payments of principal, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The loan contains a repayment on demand clause. Subsequently on June 1, 2024, the Company and HSBC amended and restated the 2020 Loan Agreement — US$4million (the Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement), the payment schedule of the outstanding of the loan was modified to 83 payments of principal, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The loan contains a repayment on demand clause.

(2)      On November 14, 2020, the Company borrowed US$129,000 (HK$1,000,000) as working capital for 5 years (the 2020 Loan agreement — US$1million) at an annual interest rate of HSBC Prime Lending Rate (“BLR”) minus 2.25% under the loan agreement with HSBC. The loan is secured by The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited. As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, the outstanding of the loan is approximately US$96,007 and US$101,971, respectively. There is no material covenant stated in this borrowing. On October 18, 2022, the Company and HSBC amended and restated the 2020 Loan Agreement — US$1million (the First Amended and Restated Loan Agreement), the payment schedule of the outstanding of the loan was modified to 98 equal payments of principal, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The loan contains a repayment on demand clause. Subsequently on May 22, 2024, the Company and HSBC amended and restated the 2020 Loan Agreement — US$1million (the Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement), the payment schedule of the outstanding of the loan was modified to 90 payments of principal, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The loan contains a repayment on demand clause.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

11. Bank Borrowings (cont.)

(3)      On February 2, 2021, HASE issue Banking Facilities for Kin Chiu’s account in an aggregate amount not to exceed US$2,898,000 (HK$22,608,000), which can be drawn over a total of two advances from HASE up to US$2,563,700 and US$334,300, respectively. The loan was repayable 12 months from the date of drawdown. On March 7, 2023, the Company and HASE revised the banking facilities and the loan repayment date is modified to 60 months from the date of drawdown. As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, the outstanding of the loan is approximately US$269,805 and US$331,528, respectively. There is no material covenant stated in this borrowing. The interest rate for the banking facilities is 2% per annum over 3-month HIBOR (Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate) or the Bank’s Cost of Funds. The loan is secured by the life insurance policy and personal guarantees from Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam and Mr. Wong Chak Lam. The loan contains a repayment on demand clause.

(4)      On May 6, 2021, the Company borrowed US$128,000 (HK$1,000,000) as working capital for 8 years (the 2021 Loan agreement) at an annual interest rate of HSBC Prime Lending Rate (“BLR”) minus 2.25% under the loan agreement with HSBC. The loan is secured by The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited. As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, the outstanding of the loan is approximately US$110,141 and US$122,992, respectively. There is no material covenant stated in this borrowing. On October 18, 2022, the Company and HSBC amended and restated the 2021 Loan Agreement (the First Amended and Restated Loan Agreement), the payment schedule of the outstanding of the loan was modified to 103 equal payments of principal, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The loan contains a repayment on demand clause. Subsequently on June 1, 2024, the Company and HSBC amended and restated the 2021 Loan Agreement (the Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement), the payment schedule of the outstanding of the loan was modified to 95 payments of principal, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The loan contains a repayment on demand clause.

(5)      On July 27, 2022, the Company borrowed US$384,600 (HK$3,000,000) as working capital for 10 years at an annual interest rate of HSBC Prime Lending Rate (“BLR”) minus 2.25% under the loan agreement with HSBC. The loan is secured by The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited. As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, the outstanding of the loan is approximately US$359,054 and US$382,093, respectively. There is no material covenant stated in this borrowing. The loan contains a repayment on demand clause. Subsequently on June 14, 2024, the Company and HSBC amended and restated the 2022 Loan Agreement (the First Amended and Restated Loan Agreement), the payment schedule of the outstanding of the loan was modified to 109 payments of principal, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The loan contains a repayment on demand clause.

(6)      On February 23, 2023, HSBC issue banking facilities for Kin Chiu’s account in an aggregate amount not to exceed US$5,128,205 (HK$40,000,000), which may include working capital identified in HSBC’s various agreements. As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, the outstanding of the loan is approximately US$5,095,271 and US$3,815,744, respectively. There is no material covenant stated in this borrowing. The interest rate for the banking facilities is 2.5% per annum over HIBOR (Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate) on such day. The loan contains a repayment on demand clause and is secured by personal guarantees from Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam and Mr. Wong Chak Lam.

(7)      On February 23, 2023, HSBC issue discounting/factoring agreement for Kin Chiu’s account in an aggregate amount not to exceed US$2,564,100 (HK$20,000,000), which may include working capital identified in HSBC’s various agreements. On November 3, 2023, the Company renewed the discounting/factoring agreement with the same terms. As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, the outstanding of the loan is approximately US$2,554,049 and US$383,676, respectively. There is no material covenant stated in this borrowing. The interest rate for the discounting/factoring agreement is 2% per annum over 1-month HIBOR (Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate) on such day. The loan is repayable 90 days from the date of drawdown, contains a repayment on demand clause and secured by personal guarantees from Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam and Mr. Wong Chak Lam.

(8)      On November 3, 2023, HSBC issue banking facilities for Kin Chiu’s account in an aggregate amount not to exceed US$2,300,320 (HK$18,000,000), which may include working capital identified in HSBC’s various agreements. As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, the outstanding of the loan is approximately US$2,300,320 and nil, respectively. There is no material covenant stated in this borrowing. The interest rate for the bank facilities is 2.5% per annum over HIBOR (Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate). The loan contains a repayment on demand clause and is secured by personal guarantee from Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March
31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

11. Bank Borrowings (cont.)

Interest expense pertaining to the above bank borrowings for the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 amounted to US$640,576 and US$276,096, respectively.

Maturities of the principal and interest payments of bank borrowings based on scheduled repayments were as follows:

For the year ending March 31,

 

2024

 

2023

2024

 

$

 

 

$

4,950,739

 

2025

 

 

10,130,802

 

 

 

58,985

 

2026

 

 

181,163

 

 

 

58,986

 

2027

 

 

181,164

 

 

 

58,985

 

2028

 

 

181,164

 

 

 

58,986

 

2029

 

 

109,681

 

 

 

58,985

 

2030

 

 

109,681

 

 

 

58,986

 

2031

 

 

82,612

 

 

 

32,226

 

2032

 

 

52,898

 

 

 

2,875

 

2033

 

 

16,660

 

 

 

 

Total bank borrowings repayments

 

$

11,045,825

 

 

$

5,339,753

 

Less: imputed interest

 

 

(117,756

)

 

 

(50,256

)

Total bank borrowings recognized in the consolidated balance sheet

 

$

10,928,069

 

 

$

5,289,497

 

As of the date of this report, a total of US$8,999,519 of the bank borrowings as of March 31, 2024 has been repaid.

12. Income Taxes

Hong Kong

In accordance with the relevant tax laws and regulations of Hong Kong, a company registered in Hong Kong is subject to income taxes within Hong Kong at the applicable tax rate on taxable income. Hong Kong profit tax rates are 8.25% on assessable profits up to US$255,428 (HK$2,000,000), and 16.5% on any part of assessable profits over US$255,428 (HK$2,000,000).

The components of the income tax expense are as follows:

 

Year Ended March 31,

   

2024

 

2023

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong

 

$

267,209

 

 

$

62,797

Deferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong

 

 

(116,475

)

 

 

53,844

Provision for income taxes

 

$

150,734

 

 

$

116,641

The following table reconciles Hong Kong statutory rates to the Company’s effective tax:

 

2024

 

2023

Profit before income taxes

 

$

1,080,646

 

 

$

996,195

 

Hong Kong Profits Tax rate

 

 

16.5

%

 

 

16.5

%

Income taxes computed at Hong Kong Profits Tax rate

 

 

178,307

 

 

 

164,372

 

Reconciling items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax effect of income that is not taxable*

 

 

(2,753

)

 

 

(63,702

)

Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible**

 

 

5,866

 

 

 

22,988

 

Temporary difference

 

 

(9,220

)

 

 

14,791

 

Statutory tax deduction#

 

 

(383

)

 

 

(765

)

Effect of two-tier tax rate

 

 

(21,083

)

 

 

(21,043

)

Income tax expense

 

$

150,734

 

 

$

116,641

 

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

12. Income Taxes (cont.)

____________

*Income that is not taxable mainly consisted of the government subsidies, bank interest income and change in cash value of life insurance policy, which are non-taxable under Hong Kong income tax law.

**       Expenses that are not deductible mainly consisted of interest on bank overdraft and equity in net losses of affiliates, which are non-deductible under Hong Kong income tax law.

#It represents a reduction granted by the Hong Kong SAR Government of 100% of the tax payable subject to a maximum reduction of HK$3,000 and HK$6,000 for each business during the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

The Company measures deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the difference between carrying amount of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases at the applicable tax rates. Components of the Company’s deferred tax asset and liability are as follows as of March 31:

 

As of March 31,

   

2024

 

2023

Deferred tax assets (liabilities):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

$

(47,001

)

 

$

(104,972

)

Finance lease right-of-use assets, net

 

 

(23,329

)

 

 

(37,117

)

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

 

 

(67,889

)

 

 

(132,924

)

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

63,051

 

 

 

126,940

 

Provision for allowance of credit losses

 

 

64,859

 

 

 

27,925

 

Other liabilities

 

 

24,122

 

 

 

17,813

 

Less: valuation allowance

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net

 

$

13,813

 

 

$

(102,335

)

    

Income tax (payable)/recoverable consist of the following as of March 31:

 

2024

 

2023

Income tax (payable)/recoverable

 

$

(317,402

)

 

$

86,879

Uncertain tax positions

The Company evaluates each uncertain tax position (including the potential application of interest and penalties) based on the technical merits, and measures the unrecognized benefits associated with the tax positions. As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company did not have any significant unrecognized uncertain tax positions. The Company did not incur any interest and penalties related to potential underpaid income taxes for the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. The Company also does not anticipate any significant increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits in the next 12 months from March 31, 2024.

13. Related Party Balance and Transactions

The following is a list of related parties which the Company has transactions with:

(a)     Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam, a director of the Company.

(b)     Kin Chiu Development Company Limited, controlled by Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam

(c)     KC-CRFG JV, a joint venture

(d)     KC-Glory JV, a joint venture

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

13. Related Party Balance and Transactions (cont.)

(e)     KC-Geotech JV, a joint venture

a. Due to related parties

As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, the balances of due to related parties were as follows:

     

2024

 

2023

Due to related parties

   

 

 

 

   

 

 

Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam (a)

 

(1

)

 

$

203,990

 

$

2,129,097

KC-CRFG JV (c)

 

(1

)

 

 

91,719

 

 

155,627

KC-Glory JV (d)

 

(1

)

 

 

318,436

 

 

318,125

KC-Geotech JV (e)

 

(1

)

 

 

242,870

 

 

142,732

     

 

 

$

857,015

 

$

2,745,581

____________

(1)      The balance represented the advances from/to the director, a related company and joint ventures. The amounts were unsecured, interest-free and repayable on demand.

b. Accounts receivable, net

As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, the balances of accounts receivable, net from joint venture were as follows:

 

2024

 

2023

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

   

 

 

KC-Glory JV (d)

 

$

1,493,591

 

$

355,693

   

$

1,493,591

 

$

355,693

c. Contract assets, net

As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, the balances of contract assets, net from joint ventures were as follows:

 

2024

 

2023

Contract assets, net

 

 

   

 

 

KC-CRFG JV (c)

 

$

257,698

 

$

202,553

KC-Glory JV (d)

 

 

194,943

 

 

1,002,982

KC-Geotech JV (e)

 

 

41,480

 

 

50,911

   

$

494,121

 

$

1,256,446

d. Contract liabilities

As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, the balances of contract liabilities from joint ventures were as follows:

 

2024

 

2023

Contract liabilities

 

 

   

 

 

KC-CRFG JV (c)

 

$

536,341

 

$

658,339

KC-Geotech JV (e)

 

 

 

 

18,130

   

$

536,341

 

$

676,469

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

13. Related Party Balance and Transactions (cont.)

e. Related party transactions

The Company’s related party transactions are measured at the exchange amount which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties.

 

2024

 

2023

Provision of construction services

 

 

   

 

 

KC-CRFG JV (c)

 

$

6,884,950

 

$

8,937,204

KC-Glory JV (d)

 

 

338,800

 

 

2,888,169

KC-Geotech JV (e)

 

 

2,301,097

 

 

3,939,946

   

$

9,524,847

 

$

15,765,319

 

2024

 

2023

Consultancy fee income

 

 

   

 

 

KC-CRFG JV (c)

 

$

35,736

 

$

60,452

KC-Geotech JV (e)

 

 

63,658

 

 

78,910

   

$

99,394

 

$

139,362

f. Financial guarantee

On February 23, 2023, the Company provided a financial guarantee to Kin Chiu Development Company Limited for an amount of US$1,137,380 in relation to the payment obligations under a bank loan issued to Kin Chiu Development Company Limited. No amounts were claimed under the guarantee for the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. Up to the date of these consolidated financial statements, the Company is in the process of negotiation with the bank to discharge the financial guarantee provided to Kin Chiu Development Company Limited.

14. Shareholders’ Equity

Ordinary shares

As discussed in the Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements regarding reorganization, the ordinary shares issuance and outstanding are summarized below.

a. Ordinary shares before re-designation

Date

 

Events

 

Number of
shares

 

Par value

 

Amount

June 27, 2024

 

Share issued upon incorporation

 

5,000,000,000

 

 

0.00001

 

50,000

 

July 24, 2024

 

Share surrender and cancellation by sole shareholder

 

(4,973,495,000

)

 

0.00001

 

(49,735

)

July 24, 2024

 

Re-designate shares into Class A Ordinary Shares

 

(26,505,000

)

 

0.00001

 

(265

)

July 24, 2024

 

Re-designate shares into Class B Ordinary Shares

 

(1,995,000

)

 

0.00001

 

(20

)

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

14. Shareholders’ Equity (cont.)

 

Ordinary shares before re-designation issued and outstanding after reorganization

 

 

0.00001

 

b. Class A Ordinary Shares

Date

 

Events

 

Number of
shares

 

Par value

 

Amount

July 24, 2024

 

Re-designate shares into Class A Ordinary Shares

 

26,505,000

 

0.00001

 

265

   

Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding after reorganization

 

26,505,000

 

0.00001

 

265

c. Class B Ordinary Shares

Date

 

Events

 

Number of
shares

 

Par value

 

Amount

July 24, 2024

 

Re-designate shares into Class B Ordinary Shares

 

1,995,000

 

0.00001

 

20

   

Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding after reorganization

 

1,995,000

 

0.00001

 

20

Dividends

The holders of our Ordinary Shares are entitled to such dividends as may be declared by our board of directors. In addition, our Shareholders may declare dividends by ordinary resolution, but not dividend shall exceed the amount recommended by our directors. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that our board of directors may, before recommending or declaring any dividend, set aside out of the funds legally available for distribution such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall, in the absolute discretion of the directors, be applicable for meeting contingencies, or for equalizing dividends or for any other purpose to which those funds may be properly applied and pending such application may in the absolute discretion of the directors, either be employed in the business of the Company or be invested in such investments (other than Shares of the Company) as the directors may from time to time think fit. Under the laws of the Cayman Islands, our Company may pay a dividend out of either profit or the credit standing in our Company’s share premium account, provided that in no circumstances may a dividend be paid if this would result in our Company being unable to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business immediately following the date on which the distribution or dividend is paid.

Voting rights

Holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares shall, at all times, vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote by the members at any general meeting of the Company.

Holders of our Ordinary Shares may vote on all matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders, except as may otherwise be required by law. Subject to any rights or restrictions as to voting attached to any shares, (i) on a show of hands every shareholder present in person or by proxy (or, if a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorized representative or proxy) shall, at a general meeting of our Company, have one vote for each Class A Ordinary Share and 20 votes for each Class B Ordinary Share in each case of which he is the holder; and (ii) on a poll every shareholder present in person or by proxy (or, if a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorized representative or proxy) shall have one vote for each Class A Ordinary Share and 20 votes for each Class B Ordinary Share of which he or the person represented by proxy is the holder.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

14. Shareholders’ Equity (cont.)

Voting at any meeting of shareholders is by show of hands unless a poll (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands) is demanded. A poll may be demanded by the chairperson of such meeting or any one or more shareholders who together hold not less than 10% of the votes attaching to the total shares that are present in person or by proxy.

At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless voting by poll is demanded by the chairman of the meeting or any one or more shareholders who together hold not less than 10 percent of the votes attaching to the total shares that are present in person or by proxy.

Any ordinary resolution is a resolution passed by a simple majority of the shareholders as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or by proxy at a general meeting of our Company and includes a unanimous written resolution.

A special resolution will be required for important matters such as amending our memorandum and articles of association or changing the name of the Company.

There are no limitations on non-residents or foreign shareholders to hold or exercise voting rights on the Ordinary Shares imposed by foreign law or by the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or other constituent document of our company. However, no person will be entitled to vote at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of the Ordinary Shares unless the person is registered as of the record date for such meeting and unless all calls or other sums presently payable by the person in respect of Ordinary Shares in the Company have been paid.

Cash dividend

On March 31, 2024, Kin Chiu declared an interim dividend of HK$0.58 per share (equivalent to US$0.07 per share) with respect to the 7,450,000 issued shares of Kin Chiu or HK$4,300,000 (equivalent to US$549,521) to the sole shareholder of the Company. As of March 31, 2024, the dividend was unpaid and recorded as due to the related parties.

15. Employee Benefit Plans

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Employment Ordinance of the Laws of Hong Kong requires employers to assure the liability of severance payment if an employee who has been working for the employer for not less than 24 months under a continuous contract is, due to redundancy, dismissed, laid off, or upon expiry of a fixed-term employment contract. The ordinance also requires employers to assure the liability of long service payment if an employee who has been working for the employer for not less than 5 years under a continuous contract is dismissed, dies, resigns on ground of ill health or on or after 65 years old, or upon expiry of a fixed-term employment contract.

The following table sets forth a summary of net periodic benefit cost for the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:

 

Year Ended March 31,

   

2024

 

2023

Interest cost

 

$

4,004

 

 

$

1,835

 

Current service cost

 

 

39,295

 

 

 

25,770

 

Gain on settlement

 

 

(18,150

)

 

 

(3,253

)

Recognized net actuarial losses

 

 

12,715

 

 

 

27,186

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

37,864

 

 

$

51,538

 

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

15. Employee Benefit Plans (cont.)

 

2024

 

2023

Actuarial assumptions used to determine net cost:

       

Discount rate

 

3.48% – 4.30%

 

3.00% – 3.71%

Expected return on assets

 

3.48% – 4.30%

 

3.00% – 3.71%

Rate of increase in salary

 

2.50%

 

2.50%

Future benefit payments under the plans for the next ten years are estimated as follows:

For the year ending March 31,

 

 

2025

 

$

56,184

2026

 

 

1,436

2027

 

 

12,763

2028

 

 

5,586

2029

 

 

28,859

2030 – 2034

 

 

235,678

Total

 

$

340,506

The following tables provide a reconciliation of the changes in the benefit obligations during the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, and a summary of the funded status as of March 31, 2024 and 2023:

 

Year Ended March 31,

   

2024

 

2023

Change in Benefit Obligations, (net)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

$

107,956

 

 

$

56,633

 

Interest cost

 

 

4,004

 

 

 

1,835

 

Current service cost

 

 

39,295

 

 

 

25,770

 

Gain on settlement

 

 

(18,150

)

 

 

(3,253

)

Actuarial loss

 

 

12,715

 

 

 

27,186

 

Exchange difference

 

 

371

 

 

 

(215

)

Balance at end of year

 

$

146,191

 

 

$

107,956

 

 

2024

 

2023

Gross long service payment obligation

 

$

(247,509

)

 

$

(187,655

)

Add: Attributed contributions

 

 

101,318

 

 

 

79,699

 

Total net unfunded amount recognized in consolidated balance sheets

 

$

(146,191

)

 

$

(107,956

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unfunded amounts recognized in consolidated balance sheets consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities included in accrued expenses and other current
liabilities

 

$

(44,423

)

 

$

(24,155

)

Long-term liabilities included in other long-term liabilities, net of current portion

 

 

(101,768

)

 

 

(83,801

)

Total net unfunded amount recognized in consolidated balance sheets

 

$

(146,191

)

 

$

(107,956

)

16. Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

As at March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company did not have any significant capital and other commitments.

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))

16. Commitments and Contingencies (cont.)

Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

The Company is involved in several legal proceedings in which damages and claims have been asserted against it. The Company’s management and legal counsel believe that it has a number of valid defenses to such proceedings and claims and intend to vigorously defend itself. The Company do not believe that any such matters will have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations, or liquidity as many of these employee related claims are covered under the Company’s insurance covers. The Company record a loss contingency if the potential loss from a proceeding or claim is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated or a range of loss can be determined. The Company provide disclosure when it is reasonably possible that a loss will be incurred in excess of any recorded provision. Significant judgment is required in these determinations. As additional information becomes available, the Company reassess prior determinations and may change our estimates. Additional claims may be asserted against the Company in the future. Litigation is subject to many uncertainties, and the outcome of litigation is not predictable with assurance. It is possible that a litigation matter for which liabilities have not been recorded could be decided unfavorably to the Company, and that any such unfavorable decision could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, or liquidity.

17. Segment Reporting

ASC 280, “Segment Reporting”, establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments on a basis consistent with the Company’s internal organizational structure as well as information about geographical areas, business segments and major customers in financial statements for details on the Company’s business segments.

The Company uses the management approach to determine reportable operating segments. The management approach considers the internal organization and reporting used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), Mr. Ngo Chiu Lam (a director of the Company), for making decisions, allocating resources and assessing performance.

Based on the management’s assessment, the Company determined that it has only one operating segment and therefore one reportable segment as defined by ASC 280. For the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, revenue and assets within Hong Kong contributed 100% of the Company’s total revenue and assets. Therefore, no geographical segments are presented. The single segment represents the Company’s core business as an Approved Public Works Contractor undertaking roads and drainage to its customers in Hong Kong.

The following table presents revenue by sector for the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively:

 

Year Ended March 31,

   

2024

 

2023

Revenue

 

 

   

 

 

Public

 

$

48,298,181

 

$

43,341,572

Private

 

 

523,438

 

 

1,213,509

Total revenue

 

$

48,821,619

 

$

44,555,081

18. Subsequent Events

The Company has assessed all events from March 31, 2024, up through the date that these consolidated financial statements are available to be issued, unless as disclosed below, there are no other material subsequent events that require recognition or disclosure in these consolidated financial statements.

On May 20, 2024, the Company redeemed its life insurance policy with a cash value of US$431,857 from the bank.

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1,500,000

Class A Ordinary Shares

__________________________

PROSPECTUS

__________________________

October 15, 2024

Pacific Century Securities, LLC

No dealer, salesperson or any other person is authorized to give any information or make any representations in connection with this Offering other than those contained in this prospectus and, if given or made, the information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by us. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security other than the securities offered by this prospectus, or an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities by anyone in any jurisdiction in which the offer or solicitation is not authorized or is unlawful.

Through and including [*], 2024 (the 25th day after the date of this prospectus), all dealers effecting transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this Offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 

 

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Part II — Information Not Required in the Prospectus

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

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

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

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

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

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

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us under the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Item 7. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

Set forth below is information regarding Ordinary Shares issued by us during the last three years. None of the below described transactions involved any underwriters, underwriting discounts and commissions or commissions, or any public offering.

On July 24, 2024, Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited proposed to surrender 4,973,495,000 ordinary shares to the Company for cancellation, and the Company approved the surrender and cancellation of such shares on the same day. Subsequent to the surrender, the Company is wholly owned as to 26,505,000 ordinary shares by Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited.

On July 24, 2024, the Company passed board resolutions and shareholder resolutions to re-designate (a) 4,923,495,000 authorized but unissued ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 each into 4,923,495,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of par value of US$0.00001 each; and (b) 50,000,000 authorized but unissued ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 each into 50,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of par value of US$0.00001 each, and re-designate a total of 26,505,000 issued ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 owned by Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited) each into 26,505,000 Class A ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 each. Subsequent to the re-designation, the Company is owned as to 26,505,000 Class A Ordinary Shares by Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited. Simultaneously, the Company issued 1,995,000 Class B ordinary shares of par value of US$0.00001 each to Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited.

On July 30, 2024, Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited entered into Sale and Purchase Agreements with Greet Harmony Global Limited, Ever Glory (BVI) Holdings Limited, Tight Core Limited, Mitsui Holding Co. Limited, Great Sage International Limited and Omen Wealth Limited, respectively. Pursuant to the Sales and Purchase

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Agreements, Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited is to sell, and Greet Harmony Global Limited, Ever Glory (BVI) Holdings Limited, Tight Core Limited, Mitsui Holding Co. Limited, Great Sage International Limited and Omen Wealth Limited are to acquire, 4.90%, 4.90%, 4.90%, 4.80%, 4.80% and 4.70% of the issued Class A equity interests in Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, at the consideration of US$292,456, US$292,456, US$292,456, US$286,488, US$286,488 and US$280,519, respectively. On the same date, Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited executed the instrument of transfers whereby Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited have transferred 1,298,745, 1,298,745, 1,298,745, 1,272,240, 1,272,240 and 1,245,735 Class A Ordinary Shares, out of its 26,505,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, to Greet Harmony Global Limited, Ever Glory (BVI) Holdings Limited, Tight Core Limited, Mitsui Holding Co. Limited, Great Sage International Limited and Omen Wealth Limited, respectively. Subsequent to the transfers, Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited is owned as to (i) 18,818,550 Class A Ordinary Shares and 1,995,000 Class B Ordinary Shares by Supreme Development (BVI) Holdings Limited; and (ii) 1,298,745, 1,298,745, 1,298,745, 1,272,240, 1,272,240 and 1,245,735 Class A Ordinary Shares by Greet Harmony Global Limited, Ever Glory (BVI) Holdings Limited, Tight Core Limited, Mitsui Holding Co. Limited, Great Sage International Limited and Omen Wealth Limited, respectively.

We believe that the offers, sales and issuances of the securities described in the preceding paragraph were exempt from registration either (a) under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, in that the transactions were between an issuer and sophisticated investors or members of its senior executive management and did not involve any public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2), (b) under Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act in that offers, sales and issuances were not made to persons in the United States and no directed selling efforts were made in the United States, or (c) under Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act in that the transactions were underwritten compensatory benefit plans or written compensatory contracts.

Item 8. Exhibits.

(a) Exhibits.

The following documents are filed as part of this registration statement:

1.1

 

Form of Underwriting Agreement*

3.1

 

Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company

4.1

 

Specimen Certificate for Class A Ordinary Shares

5.1

 

Opinion of Ogier as to the validity of the Ordinary Shares and certain Cayman Islands tax matters

8.1

 

Opinion of David Fong & Co., as to certain Hong Kong tax matters (included in Exhibit 99.1)

8.2

 

Opinion of Ogier as to Cayman Islands tax matters (included in Exhibit 5.1)

10.1

 

Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Mr. Ngo Chiu, LAM, Registrant’s director, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board

10.2

 

Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Mr. Chun Man, LO, Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer

10.3

 

Form of Independent Director Agreement by and between the registrant and its Independent Director

10.4

 

Tenancy Agreement of Office A, 15/F, Tower A, Capital Tower, No. 38 Wai Yip Street, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong

10.5

 

Tenancy Agreement of 9A03, Lucky Building, No. 3-5 San Ma Tau Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong

14.1

 

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

21.1

 

List of Subsidiaries

23.1

 

Consent of SRCO, C.P.A., Professional Corporation.

23.2

 

Consent of Ogier (included in Exhibit 5.1)

23.3

 

Consent of David Fong & Co., Hong Kong counsel to the Registrant (included in Exhibit 99.1)

23.4

 

Consent of Migo Corporation Limited

24.1

 

Power of Attorney (included on signature page to the registration statement)

99.1

 

Opinion of David Fong & Co., Hong Kong counsel to the Registrant, regarding certain Hong Kong legal and tax matters

99.2

 

Charter of the Audit Committee

99.3

 

Charter of the Compensation Committee

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99.4

 

Charter of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

99.5

 

Consent of Chun Kit, YU, Independent Director Nominee

99.6

 

Consent of Hiu Wah, LI, Independent Director Nominee

99.7

 

Consent of Ho Wa, CHA, Independent Director Nominee

107

 

Calculation of Registration Fee

____________

*        To be filed by amendment.

(b) Financial Statement Schedules

     None.

Item 9. Undertakings

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(a)     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 section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);

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 Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

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 paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange 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 registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration state

(b)    to provide to the underwriter at the closing specified in the underwriting agreements, certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriter to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser;

(c)     insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 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 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 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 of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue;

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(d)    for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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; and

(e)     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 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 Form F-1 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Hong Kong, on October 18, 2024.

 

Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited

   

By:

 

/s/ Ngo Chiu Lam

   

Name:

 

Ngo Chiu, LAM

   

Title:

 

Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer and Director

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Ngo Chiu Lam his or her true and lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to (1) act on, sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement together with all schedules and exhibits thereto and any subsequent registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (2) act on, sign and file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, (3) act on and file any supplement to any prospectus included in this Registration Statement or any such amendment or any subsequent registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (4) take any and all actions which may be necessary or appropriate to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that such agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact or any of his or her substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Name

 

Position

 

Date

/s/ Ngo Chiu Lam

 

Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

October 18, 2024

Ngo Chiu, LAM

 

(Principal executive officer)

   

/s/ Chun Man Lo

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

October 18, 2024

Chun Man, LO

 

(Principal financial and accounting officer)

   

/s/ Chun Kit Yu

 

Independent Director Nominee

 

October 18, 2024

Chun Kit, YU

       

/s/ Hiu Wah Li

 

Independent Director Nominee

 

October 18, 2024

Hiu Wah, LI

       

/s/ Ho Wa Cha

 

Independent Director Nominee

 

October 18, 2024

Ho Wa, CHA

       

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Authorized U.S. Representative

Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, has signed this registration statement in New York, on October 18, 2024.

 

Authorized U.S. Representative Cogency Global Inc.

   

By:

 

/s/ Collen A. De Vries

   

Name:

 

Colleen A. De Vries

   

Title:

 

Senior Vice-President on behalf of Cogency Global Inc.

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Exhibit 3.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Companies Act (Revised)

 

 

Company Limited by Shares

 

 

 
 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
Memorandum of association
of
Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited

 

 

 
(Adopted by special resolution passed on 9 October 2024)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Companies Act (Revised)

 

Company Limited by Shares

 

Second Amended and Restated

Memorandum of Association

 

of

 

Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited

 

(Adopted by special resolution passed on 9 October 2024)

 

1The name of the Company is Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited.

 

2The Company’s registered office will be situated at the office of Osiris International Cayman Limited, Suite #4-210, Governors Square, 23 Lime Tree Bay Avenue, PO Box 32311, Grand Cayman KY1-1209, Cayman Islands, or at such other place in the Cayman Islands as the directors may at any time decide.

 

3The Company’s objects are unrestricted. As provided by section 7(4) of the Companies Act (Revised), the Company has full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by any law of the Cayman Islands.

 

4The Company has unrestricted corporate capacity. Without limitation to the foregoing, as provided by section 27 (2) of the Companies Act (Revised), the Company has and is capable of exercising all the functions of a natural person of full capacity irrespective of any question of corporate benefit.

 

5Nothing in any of the preceding paragraphs permits the Company to carry on any of the following businesses without being duly licensed, namely:

 

(a)the business of a bank or trust company without being licensed in that behalf under the Banks and Trust Companies Act (Revised); or

 

(b)insurance business from within the Cayman Islands or the business of an insurance manager, agent, sub-agent or broker without being licensed in that behalf under the Insurance Act (Revised);or

 

(c)the business of company management without being licensed in that behalf under the Companies Management Act (Revised).

 

6Unless licensed to do so, the Company will not trade in the Cayman Islands with any person, firm or corporation except in furtherance of its business carried on outside the Cayman Islands. Despite this, the Company may effect and conclude contracts in the Cayman Islands and exercise in the Cayman Islands any of its powers necessary for the carrying on of its business outside the Cayman Islands.

 

 

 

 

7The Company is a company limited by shares and accordingly the liability of each member is limited to the amount (if any) unpaid on that member’s shares.

 

8The share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into 4,950,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.00001 each and 50,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.00001 each. Subject to the Companies Act (Revised) and the Company’s articles of association, the Company has power to do any one or more of the following:

 

(a)to redeem or repurchase any of its shares;

 

(b)to increase or reduce its capital;

 

(c)to issue any part of its capital (whether original, redeemed, increased or reduced):

 

(i)with or without any preferential, deferred, qualified or special rights, privileges or conditions; or

 

(ii)subject to any limitations or restrictions

 

and unless the condition of issue expressly declares otherwise, every issue of shares (whether declared to be ordinary, preference or otherwise) is subject to this power; or

 

(d)to alter any of those rights, privileges, conditions, limitations or restrictions.

 

9The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Companies Act (Revised)

 

 

Company Limited By Shares

 

 

 
 

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
articles of association
of
Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited

 

 

 

(Adopted by special resolution passed on 9 October 2024)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

 

1 Definitions, interpretation and exclusion of Table A 1
Definitions 1
Interpretation 4
Exclusion of Table A Articles 5
   
Shares 6
Power to issue Shares and options, with or without special rights 6
Power to issue fractions of a Share 6
Power to pay commissions and brokerage fees 6
Trusts not recognised 7
Security interests 7
Rights of Shares 7
Power to vary class rights 8
Effect of new Share issue on existing class rights 8
No bearer Shares or warrants 8
Treasury Shares 8
Rights attaching to Treasury Shares and related matters 8
Register of Members 9
Annual Return 9
   
Share certificates 9
Issue of share certificates 9
Renewal of lost or damaged share certificates 10
   
Lien on Shares 10
Nature and scope of lien 10
Company may sell Shares to satisfy lien 11
Authority to execute instrument of transfer 11
Consequences of sale of Shares to satisfy lien 11
Application of proceeds of sale 12
   
Calls on Shares and forfeiture 12
Power to make calls and effect of calls 12
Time when call made 12
Liability of joint holders 13
Interest on unpaid calls 13
Deemed calls 13
Power to accept early payment 13
Power to make different arrangements at time of issue of Shares 13
Notice of default 13
Forfeiture or surrender of Shares 14
Disposal of forfeited or surrendered Share and power to cancel forfeiture or surrender 14
Effect of forfeiture or surrender on former Member 14
Evidence of forfeiture or surrender 15
Sale of forfeited or surrendered Shares 15

 

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Transfer of Shares 15
Form of Transfer 15
Power to refuse registration for Shares not listed on a Designated Stock Exchange 15
Suspension of transfers 16
Company may retain instrument of transfer 16
Notice of refusal to register 16
   
Transmission of Shares 16
Persons entitled on death of a Member 16
Registration of transfer of a Share following death or bankruptcy 17
Indemnity 17
Rights of person entitled to a Share following death or bankruptcy 17
   
Alteration of capital 18
Increasing, consolidating, converting, dividing and cancelling share capital 18
Dealing with fractions resulting from consolidation of Shares 18
Reducing share capital 19
   
Redemption and purchase of own Shares 19
Power to issue redeemable Shares and to purchase own Shares 19
Power to pay for redemption or purchase in cash or in specie 19
Effect of redemption or purchase of a Share 19
   
10  Meetings of Members 20
Annual and extraordinary general meetings 20
Power to call meetings 20
Content of notice 21
Period of notice 21
Persons entitled to receive notice 22
Accidental omission to give notice or non-receipt of notice 22
   
11  Proceedings at meetings of Members 22
Quorum 22
Lack of quorum 23
Chairman 23
Right of a Director to attend and speak 23
Accommodation of Members at Virtual Meeting 23
Security 24
Adjournment, postponement and cancellation 24
Method of voting 24
Taking of a poll 24
Chairman’s casting vote 25
Written resolutions 25
Sole-Member Company 26

 

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12  Voting rights of Members 27
Right to vote 27
Rights of joint holders 27
Representation of corporate Members 27
Member with mental disorder 28
Objections to admissibility of votes 28
Form of proxy 28
How and when proxy is to be delivered 29
Voting by proxy 30
   
13  Number of Directors 30
     
14  Appointment, disqualification and removal of Directors 30
First Directors 30
No age limit 30
Corporate Directors 31
No shareholding qualification 31
Appointment of Directors 31
Board’s power to appoint Directors 31
Removal of Directors 31
Resignation of Directors 32
Termination of the office of Director 32
   
15  Alternate Directors 32
Appointment and removal 32
Notices 33
Rights of alternate Director 33
Appointment ceases when the appointor ceases to be a Director 33
Status of alternate Director 34
Status of the Director making the appointment 34
   
16  Powers of Directors 34
Powers of Directors 34
Directors below the minimum number 34
Appointments to office 35
Provisions for employees 35
Exercise of voting rights 35
Remuneration 36
Disclosure of information 36
   
17  Delegation of powers 37
Power to delegate any of the Directors’ powers to a committee 37
Local boards 37
Power to appoint an agent of the Company 37
Power to appoint an attorney or authorised signatory of the Company 38
Borrowing Powers 38
Corporate Governance 38

 

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18  Meetings of Directors 39
Regulation of Directors’ meetings 39
Calling meetings 39
Notice of meetings 39
Use of technology 39
Quorum 39
Chairman or deputy to preside 39
Voting 39
Recording of dissent 40
Written resolutions 40
Validity of acts of Directors in spite of formal defect 40
   
19  Permissible Directors’ interests and disclosure 40
     
20  Minutes 41
     
21  Accounts and audit 41
Auditors 41
   
22  Record dates 42
     
23  Dividends 42
Source of dividends 42
Declaration of dividends by Members 42
Payment of interim dividends and declaration of final dividends by Directors 43
Apportionment of dividends 43
Right of set off 44
Power to pay other than in cash 44
How payments may be made 44
Dividends or other monies not to bear interest in absence of special rights 45
Dividends unable to be paid or unclaimed 45
   
24  Capitalisation of profits 45
Capitalisation of profits or of any share premium account or capital redemption reserve; 45
Applying an amount for the benefit of Members 46
   
25  Share Premium Account 46
Directors to maintain share premium account 46
Debits to share premium account 46
   
26  Seal 46
Company seal 46
Duplicate seal 46
When and how seal is to be used 47
If no seal is adopted or used 47
Power to allow non-manual signatures and facsimile printing of seal 47
Validity of execution 47

 

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27  Indemnity 47
Release 48
Insurance 48
   
28  Notices 49
Form of notices 49
Electronic communications 49
Persons entitled to notices 50
Persons authorised to give notices 50
Delivery of written notices 50
Joint holders 50
Signatures 50
Giving notice to a deceased or bankrupt Member 51
Date of giving notices 51
Saving provision 52
   
29  Authentication of Electronic Records 52
Application of Articles 52
Authentication of documents sent by Members by Electronic means 52
Authentication of document sent by the Secretary or Officers of the Company by Electronic means 52
Manner of signing 53
Saving provision 53
   
30  Transfer by way of continuation 53
     
31  Winding up 54
Distribution of assets in specie 54
No obligation to accept liability 54
   
32  Amendment of Memorandum and Articles 54
Power to change name or amend Memorandum 54
Power to amend these Articles 54

 

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Companies Act (Revised)

 

Company Limited by Shares

 

Second Amended and Restated
Articles of Association

 

of

 

Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited

 

(Adopted by special resolution passed on 9 October 2024)

 

1Definitions, interpretation and exclusion of Table A

 

Definitions

 

1.1In these Articles, the following definitions apply:

 

Act means the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, including any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force;

 

Affiliate means in respect of a person or entity, any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly (including through one or more intermediaries), controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person or entity, and (i) in the case of a natural person, shall include, without limitation, such person’s spouse, parents, children, siblings, mother-in-law and father-in-law and brothers and sisters-in-law, a trust solely for the benefit of any of the foregoing, a company, partnership or entity wholly owned by one or more of the foregoing, and (ii) in the case of an entity, shall include a partnership, a corporation or any natural person or entity which directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such entity. The term “control” in this definition shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly, of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the corporation, or the partnership or other entity (other than, in the case of corporation, securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency not within the reasonable control of such partnership, corporation, natural person or entity), or having the power to control the management or elect a majority of members to the board of directors or equivalent decision-making body of such corporation, partnership or other entity;

 

Articles means, as appropriate:

 

(a)these articles of association as amended from time to time: or

 

(b)two or more particular articles of these Articles;

 

and Article refers to a particular article of these Articles;

 

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Auditors means the auditor or auditors for the time being of the Company;

 

Board means the board of Directors from time to time;

 

Business Day means a day when banks in Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands are open for the transaction of normal banking business and for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in the Cayman Islands;

 

Cayman Islands means the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands;

 

Class A Ordinary Share means the class A ordinary shares of US$0.00001 par value each of the Company, which have the rights set forth in these Articles;

 

Class B Ordinary Share means the class B ordinary shares of US$0.00001 par value each of the Company, which have the rights set forth in these Articles;

 

Clear Days, in relation to a period of notice, means that period of calendar days excluding:

 

(a)the calendar day when the notice is given or deemed to be given; and

 

(b)the calendar day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect;

 

Commission means Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States of America or other federal agency for the time being administering the U.S. Securities Act;

 

Company means the above-named company;

 

Default Rate means ten per cent per annum;

 

Designated Stock Exchanges means the Nasdaq Capital Market in the United States of America for so long as any class of the Company’s Shares are there listed and any other stock exchange on which any class of the Company’s Shares are listed for trading;

 

Designated Stock Exchange Rules means the relevant code, rules and regulations, as amended, from time to time, applicable as a result of the original and continued listing of any Shares on the Designated Stock Exchanges;

 

Directors means the directors for the time being of the Company and the expression Director shall be construed accordingly;

 

Electronic has the meaning given to that term in the Electronic Transactions Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands;

 

Electronic Communication Facilities means video, video-conferencing, internet or online conferencing applications, telephone or tele-conferencing and/or any other video-communications, internet or online conferencing application or telecommunications facilities by means of which all persons participating in a meeting are capable of hearing and being heard by each other;

 

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Electronic Record has the meaning given to that term in the Electronic Transactions Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands;

 

Electronic Signature has the meaning given to that term in the Electronic Transactions Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands;

 

Fully Paid Up means:

 

(a)in relation to a Share with par value, means that the par value for that Share and any premium payable in respect of the issue of that Share, has been fully paid or credited as paid in money or money’s worth; and

 

(b)in relation to a Share without par value, means that the agreed issue price for that Share has been fully paid or credited as paid in money or money’s worth;

 

general meeting means a general meeting of the Company duly constituted in accordance with the Articles;

 

Independent Director means a Director who is an independent director as defined in the Designated Stock Exchange Rules as determined by the Board;

 

Member means any person or persons entered on the register of Members from time to time as the holder of a Share;

 

Memorandum means the memorandum of association of the Company as amended from time to time;

 

month means a calendar month;

 

Officer means a person appointed to hold an office in the Company including a Director, alternate Director or liquidator and excluding the Secretary;

 

Ordinary Resolution means a resolution of a general meeting passed by a simple majority of the votes by Members who (being entitled to do so) vote in person or by proxy or, in the case of corporations, by their duly authorised representatives, at that meeting. The expression includes a written resolution signed by the requisite majority in accordance with Article 11.14;

 

Partly Paid Up means:

 

(a)in relation to a Share with par value, that the par value for that Share and any premium payable in respect of the issue of that Share, has not been fully paid or credited as paid in money or money’s worth; and

 

(b)in relation to a Share without par value, means that the agreed issue price for that Share has not been fully paid or credited as paid in money or money’s worth;

 

Secretary means a person appointed to perform the duties of the secretary of the Company, including a joint, assistant or deputy secretary;

 

Share means a share in the share capital of the Company and the expression:

 

(a)includes stock (except where a distinction between shares and stock is expressed or implied); and

 

(b)where the context permits, also includes a fraction of a Share;

 

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Special Resolution means a resolution of a general meeting or a resolution of a meeting of the holders of any class of Shares in a class meeting duly constituted in accordance with the Articles in each case passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the votes by Members who (being entitled to do so) vote in person or by proxy at that meeting. The expression includes a unanimous written resolution signed by all of the Members entitled to vote at such meeting;

 

Treasury Shares means Shares held in treasury pursuant to the Act and Article 2.15;

 

U.S. Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933 of the United States of America, as amended, or any similar federal statute and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time; and

 

Virtual Meeting means any general meeting of the Members at which the Members (and any other permitted participants of such meeting, including without limitation the chairman of the meeting and any Directors) are permitted to attend and participate solely by means of Electronic Communication Facilities.

 

Interpretation

 

1.2In the interpretation of these Articles, the following provisions apply unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(a)A reference in these Articles to a statute is a reference to a statute of the Cayman Islands as known by its short title, and includes:

 

(i)any statutory modification, amendment or re-enactment; and

 

(ii)any subordinate legislation or regulations issued under that statute.

 

Without limitation to the preceding sentence, a reference to a revised Act of the Cayman Islands is taken to be a reference to the revision of that Act in force from time to time as amended from time to time.

 

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(b)Headings are inserted for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of these Articles, unless there is ambiguity.

 

(c)If a day on which any act, matter or thing is to be done under these Articles is not a Business Day, the act, matter or thing must be done on the next Business Day.

 

(d)A word which denotes the singular also denotes the plural, a word which denotes the plural also denotes the singular, and a reference to any gender also denotes the other genders.

 

(e)A reference to a person includes, as appropriate, a company, trust, partnership, joint venture, association, body corporate or government agency.

 

(f)Where a word or phrase is given a defined meaning another part of speech or grammatical form in respect to that word or phrase has a corresponding meaning.

 

(g)All references to time are to be calculated by reference to time in the place where the Company’s registered office is located.

 

(h)The words written and in writing include all modes of representing or reproducing words in a visible form, but do not include an Electronic Record where the distinction between a document in writing and an Electronic Record is expressed or implied.

 

(i)The words including, include and in particular or any similar expression are to be construed without limitation.

 

(j)The term “present” means, in respect of any person attending a meeting, such person’s presence at a general meeting of Members (or any meeting of the holders of any class of Shares), which may be satisfied by means of such person or, if a corporation or other non-natural person, its duly authorised representative (or, in the case of any Member, a proxy which has been validly appointed by such Member in accordance with these Articles), being: (a) physically present at the meeting; or (b) in the case of any meeting at which Electronic Communication Facilities are permitted in accordance with these Articles, including any Virtual Meeting, connected by means of the use of such Electronic Communication Facilities.

 

1.3The headings in these Articles are intended for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of these Articles.

 

Exclusion of Table A Articles

 

1.4The regulations contained in Table A in the First Schedule of the Act and any other regulations contained in any statute or subordinate legislation are expressly excluded and do not apply to the Company.

 

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2Shares

 

Power to issue Shares and options, with or without special rights

 

2.1Subject to the provisions of the Act and these Articles about the redemption and purchase of the Shares, the Directors have general and unconditional authority to allot (with or without confirming rights of renunciation), grant options over or otherwise deal with any unissued Shares to such persons, at such times and on such terms and conditions as they may decide. No Share may be issued at a discount except in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

 

2.2Without limitation to the preceding Article, the Directors may so deal with the unissued Shares:

 

(a)either at a premium or at par; or

 

(b)with or without preferred, deferred or other special rights or restrictions, whether in regard to dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise.

 

2.3Without limitation to the two preceding Articles,

 

(a)the Company may issue rights, options, warrants or convertible securities or securities of similar nature conferring the right upon the holders thereof to subscribe for, purchase or receive any class of Shares or other securities in the Company at such times and on such terms and conditions as the Directors may decide;

 

(b)the Directors may refuse to accept any application for Shares, and may accept any application in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason.

 

Power to issue fractions of a Share

 

2.4Subject to the Act, the Company may issue fractions of a Share of any class. A fraction of a Share shall be subject to and carry the corresponding fraction of liabilities (whether with respect to calls or otherwise), limitations, preferences, privileges, qualifications, restrictions, rights and other attributes of a Share of that class of Shares.

 

Power to pay commissions and brokerage fees

 

2.5The Company may pay a commission to any person in consideration of that person:

 

(a)subscribing or agreeing to subscribe, whether absolutely or conditionally; or

 

(b)procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions, whether absolute or conditional,

 

for any Shares. That commission may be satisfied by the payment of cash or the allotment of Fully Paid Up or Partly Paid Up Shares or partly in one way and partly in another.

 

2.6The Company may employ a broker in the issue of its capital and pay him any proper commission or brokerage.

 

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Trusts not recognised

 

2.7Except as required by Act:

 

(a)no person shall be recognised by the Company as holding any Share on any trust; and

 

(b)no person other than the Member shall be recognised by the Company as having any right in a Share.

 

Security interests

 

2.8Notwithstanding the preceding Article, the Company may (but shall not be obliged to) recognise a security interest of which it has actual notice over shares. The Company shall not be treated as having recognised any such security interest unless it has so agreed in writing with the secured party.

 

Rights of Shares

 

2.9Subject to Article 2.1, the Memorandum and any Special Resolution to the contrary and without prejudice to any special rights conferred thereby on the holders of any other Shares or class of Shares, Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares shall carry equal rights and rank pari passu with one another in all respects other than as set out below:

 

(a)Conversion Rights:

 

(i)In no event shall the Class A Ordinary Shares be convertible into the Class B Ordinary Shares; whereas, in no event shall the Class B Ordinary Shares be convertible into the Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

(b)Voting Rights:

 

(i)Holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares have the right to receive notice of, attend, speak and vote at general meetings of the Company. Holders of shares of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares shall, at all times, vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote for Members’ consent.

 

(ii)Each Class A Ordinary Share shall be entitled to one (1) vote on all matters subject to the vote at general meetings of the Company; whereas, each Class B Ordinary Share shall be entitled to twenty (20) votes on all matters subject to the vote at general meetings of the Company.

 

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Power to vary class rights

 

2.10If the share capital is divided into different classes of Shares then, unless the terms on which a class of Shares was issued state otherwise, the rights attaching to a class of Shares may only be varied if one of the following applies:

 

(a)the Members holding not less than two-thirds of the issued Shares of that class consent in writing to the variation; or

 

(b)the variation is made with the sanction of a Special Resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the Members holding the issued Shares of that class.

 

2.11For the purpose of Article 2.10(b), all the provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings apply, mutatis mutandis, to every such separate meeting except that the necessary quorum shall be one or more persons holding, or representing by proxy, not less than one third of the issued Shares of the class.

 

2.12For the purposes of a separate class meeting, the Directors may treat two or more or all the classes of Shares as forming one class of Shares if the Directors consider that such classes of Shares would be affected in the same way by the proposals under consideration, but in any other case shall treat them as separate classes of Shares.

 

Effect of new Share issue on existing class rights

 

2.13Unless the terms on which a class of Shares was issued state otherwise, the rights conferred on the Member holding Shares of any class shall not be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu with the existing Shares of that class.

 

No bearer Shares or warrants

 

2.14The Company shall not issue Shares or warrants to bearers.

 

Treasury Shares

 

2.15Shares that the Company purchases, redeems or acquires by way of surrender in accordance with the Act shall be held as Treasury Shares and not treated as cancelled if:

 

(a)the Directors so determine prior to the purchase, redemption or surrender of those shares; and

 

(b)the relevant provisions of the Memorandum and Articles and the Act are otherwise complied with.

 

Rights attaching to Treasury Shares and related matters

 

2.16No dividend may be declared or paid, and no other distribution (whether in cash or otherwise) of the Company’s assets (including any distribution of assets to Members on a winding up) may be made to the Company in respect of a Treasury Share.

 

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2.17The Company shall be entered in the register of Members as the holder of the Treasury Shares. However:

 

(a)the Company shall not be treated as a Member for any purpose and shall not exercise any right in respect of the Treasury Shares, and any purported exercise of such a right shall be void; and

 

(b)a Treasury Share shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting of the Company and shall not be counted in determining the total number of issued shares at any given time, whether for the purposes of these Articles or the Act.

 

2.18Nothing in Article 2.17 prevents an allotment of Shares as Fully Paid Up bonus shares in respect of a Treasury Share and Shares allotted as Fully Paid Up bonus shares in respect of a Treasury Share shall be treated as Treasury Shares.

 

2.19Treasury Shares may be disposed of by the Company in accordance with the Act and otherwise on such terms and conditions as the Directors determine.

 

Register of Members

 

2.20The Directors shall keep or cause to be kept a register of Members as required by the Act and may cause the Company to maintain one or more branch registers as contemplated by the Act, provided that where the Company is maintaining one or more branch registers, the Directors shall ensure that a duplicate of each branch register is kept with the Company’s principal register of Members and updated within such number of days of any amendment having been made to such branch register as may be required by the Act.

 

2.21The title to Shares listed on a Designated Stock Exchange may be evidenced and transferred in accordance with the laws applicable to the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange and, for these purposes, the register of Members may be maintained in accordance with section 40B of the Act.

 

Annual Return

 

2.22The Directors in each calendar year shall prepare or cause to be prepared an annual return and declaration setting forth the particulars required by the Act and shall deliver a copy thereof to the registrar of companies for the Cayman Islands.

 

3Share certificates

 

Issue of share certificates

 

3.1A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. If the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued, upon being entered in the register of Members as the holder of a Share, the Directors may issue to any Member:

 

(a)without payment, one certificate for all the Shares of each class held by that Member (and, upon transferring a part of the Member’s holding of Shares of any class, to a certificate for the balance of that holding); and

 

(b)upon payment of such reasonable sum as the Directors may determine for every certificate after the first, several certificates each for one or more of that Member’s Shares.

 

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3.2Every certificate shall specify the number, class and distinguishing numbers (if any) of the Shares to which it relates and whether they are Fully Paid Up or Partly Paid Up. A certificate may be executed under seal or executed in such other manner as the Directors determine.

 

3.3Every certificate shall bear legends required under the applicable laws, including the U.S. Securities Act (to the extent applicable).

 

3.4The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by several persons and delivery of a certificate for a Share to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them.

 

Renewal of lost or damaged share certificates

 

3.5If a share certificate is defaced, worn-out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to:

 

(a)evidence;

 

(b)indemnity;

 

(c)payment of the expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating the evidence; and

 

(d)payment of a reasonable fee, if any for issuing a replacement share certificate,

 

as the Directors may determine, and (in the case of defacement or wearing-out) on delivery to the Company of the old certificate.

 

4Lien on Shares

 

Nature and scope of lien

 

4.1The Company has a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether Fully Paid Up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others). The lien is for all monies payable to the Company by the Member or the Member’s estate:

 

(a)either alone or jointly with any other person, whether or not that other person is a Member; and

 

(b)whether or not those monies are presently payable.

 

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4.2At any time the Board may declare any Share to be wholly or partly exempt from the provisions of this Article.

 

Company may sell Shares to satisfy lien

 

4.3The Company may sell any Shares over which it has a lien if all of the following conditions are met:

 

(a)the sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable;

 

(b)the Company gives notice to the Member holding the Share (or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of that Member) demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold; and

 

(c)that sum is not paid within fourteen (14) Clear Days after that notice is deemed to be given under these Articles,

 

and Shares to which this Article 4.3 applies shall be referred to as Lien Default Shares.

 

4.4The Lien Default Shares may be sold in such manner as the Board determines.

 

4.5To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Directors shall incur no personal liability to the Member concerned in respect of the sale.

 

Authority to execute instrument of transfer

 

4.6To give effect to a sale, the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Lien Default Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser.

 

4.7The title of the transferee of the Lien Default Shares shall not be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in respect of the sale.

 

Consequences of sale of Shares to satisfy lien

 

4.8On a sale pursuant to the preceding Articles:

 

(a)the name of the Member concerned shall be removed from the register of Members as the holder of those Lien Default Shares; and

 

(b)that person shall deliver to the Company for cancellation the certificate (if any) for those Lien Default Shares.

 

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4.9Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4.8, such person shall remain liable to the Company for all monies which, at the date of sale, were presently payable by him to the Company in respect of those Lien Default Shares. That person shall also be liable to pay interest on those monies from the date of sale until payment at the rate at which interest was payable before that sale or, failing that, at the Default Rate. The Board may waive payment wholly or in part or enforce payment without any allowance for the value of the Lien Default Shares at the time of sale or for any consideration received on their disposal.

 

Application of proceeds of sale

 

4.10The net proceeds of the sale, after payment of the costs, shall be applied in payment of so much of the sum for which the lien exists as is presently payable. Any residue shall be paid to the person whose Lien Default Shares have been sold:

 

(a)if no certificate for the Lien Default Shares was issued, at the date of the sale; or

 

(b)if a certificate for the Lien Default Shares was issued, upon surrender to the Company of that certificate for cancellation

 

but, in either case, subject to the Company retaining a like lien for all sums not presently payable as existed on the Lien Default Shares before the sale.

 

5Calls on Shares and forfeiture

 

Power to make calls and effect of calls

 

5.1Subject to the terms of allotment, the Board may make calls on the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares including any premium. The call may provide for payment to be by instalments. Subject to receiving at least 14 Clear Days’ notice specifying when and where payment is to be made, each Member shall pay to the Company the amount called on his Shares as required by the notice.

 

5.2Before receipt by the Company of any sum due under a call, that call may be revoked in whole or in part and payment of a call may be postponed in whole or in part. Where a call is to be paid in instalments, the Company may revoke the call in respect of all or any remaining instalments in whole or in part and may postpone payment of all or any of the remaining instalments in whole or in part.

 

5.3A Member on whom a call is made shall remain liable for that call notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made. He shall not be liable for calls made after he is no longer registered as Member in respect of those Shares.

 

Time when call made

 

5.4A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising the call was passed.

 

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Liability of joint holders

 

5.5Members registered as the joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect of the Share.

 

Interest on unpaid calls

 

5.6If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the person from whom it is due and payable shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid:

 

(a)at the rate fixed by the terms of allotment of the Share or in the notice of the call; or

 

(b)if no rate is fixed, at the Default Rate.

 

The Directors may waive payment of the interest wholly or in part.

 

Deemed calls

 

5.7Any amount payable in respect of a Share, whether on allotment or on a fixed date or otherwise, shall be deemed to be payable as a call. If the amount is not paid when due the provisions of these Articles shall apply as if the amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call.

 

Power to accept early payment

 

5.8The Company may accept from a Member the whole or a part of the amount remaining unpaid on Shares held by him although no part of that amount has been called up.

 

Power to make different arrangements at time of issue of Shares

 

5.9Subject to the terms of allotment, the Directors may make arrangements on the issue of Shares to distinguish between Members in the amounts and times of payment of calls on their Shares.

 

Notice of default

 

5.10If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than 14 Clear Days’ notice requiring payment of:

 

(a)the amount unpaid;

 

(b)any interest which may have accrued; and

 

(c)any expenses which have been incurred by the Company due to that person’s default.

 

5.11The notice shall state the following:

 

(a)the place where payment is to be made; and

 

(b)a warning that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call is made will be liable to be forfeited.

 

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Forfeiture or surrender of Shares

 

5.12If the notice given pursuant to Article 5.10 is not complied with, the Directors may, before the payment required by the notice has been received, resolve that any Share the subject of that notice be forfeited. The forfeiture shall include all dividends or other monies payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture. Despite the foregoing, the Board may determine that any Share the subject of that notice be accepted by the Company as surrendered by the Member holding that Share in lieu of forfeiture.

 

Disposal of forfeited or surrendered Share and power to cancel forfeiture or surrender

 

5.13A forfeited or surrendered Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Board determine either to the former Member who held that Share or to any other person. The forfeiture or surrender may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit at any time before a sale, re-allotment or other disposition. Where, for the purposes of its disposal, a forfeited or surrendered Share is to be transferred to any person, the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share to the transferee.

 

Effect of forfeiture or surrender on former Member

 

5.14On forfeiture or surrender:

 

(a)the name of the Member concerned shall be removed from the register of Members as the holder of those Shares and that person shall cease to be a Member in respect of those Shares; and

 

(b)that person shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate (if any) for the forfeited or surrendered Shares.

 

5.15Despite the forfeiture or surrender of his Shares, that person shall remain liable to the Company for all monies which at the date of forfeiture or surrender were presently payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with:

 

(a)all expenses; and

 

(b)interest from the date of forfeiture or surrender until payment:

 

(i)at the rate of which interest was payable on those monies before forfeiture; or

 

(ii)if no interest was so payable, at the Default Rate.

 

The Directors, however, may waive payment wholly or in part.

 

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Evidence of forfeiture or surrender

 

5.16A declaration, whether statutory or under oath, made by a Director or the Secretary shall be conclusive evidence of the following matters stated in it as against all persons claiming to be entitled to forfeited Shares:

 

(a)that the person making the declaration is a Director or Secretary of the Company, and

 

(b)that the particular Shares have been forfeited or surrendered on a particular date.

 

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

 

Sale of forfeited or surrendered Shares

 

5.17Any person to whom the forfeited or surrendered Shares are disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the consideration, if any, of those Shares nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity in, or invalidity of the proceedings in respect of, the forfeiture, surrender or disposal of those Shares.

 

6Transfer of Shares

 

Form of Transfer

 

6.1Subject to the following Articles about the transfer of Shares, and provided that such transfer complies with applicable rules of the Designated Stock Exchange, a Member may freely transfer Shares to another person by completing an instrument of transfer in a common form or in a form prescribed by the Designated Stock Exchange (if such Shares are listed on the Designated Stock Exchange) or in any other form approved by the Directors, executed:

 

(a)where the Shares are Fully Paid, by or on behalf of that Member; and

 

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

 

6.2The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered into the register of Members.

 

Power to refuse registration for Shares not listed on a Designated Stock Exchange

 

6.3Where the Shares of any class in question are not listed on or subject to the rules of any Designated Stock Exchange, the Directors may in their absolute discretion decline to register any transfer of such Shares which are not Fully Paid Up or on which the Company has a lien. The Directors may also, but are not required to, decline to register any transfer of any such Share unless:

 

(a)the instrument of transfer is lodged with the Company, accompanied by the certificate (if any) for the Shares to which it relates and such other evidence as the Board may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer;

 

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(b)the instrument of transfer is in respect of only one class of Shares;

 

(c)the instrument of transfer is properly stamped, if required;

 

(d)in the case of a transfer to joint holders, the number of joint holders to whom the Share is to be transferred does not exceed four;

 

(e)the Shares transferred are Fully Paid Up and free of any lien in favour of the Company; and

 

(f)any applicable fee of such maximum sum as the Designated Stock Exchanges may determine to be payable, or such lesser sum as the Board may from time to time require, related to the transfer is paid to the Company.

 

Suspension of transfers

 

6.4The registration of transfers may, on 14 Clear Days’ notice being given by advertisement in such one or more newspapers or by electronic means, be suspended and the register of Members closed at such times and for such periods as the Directors may, in their absolute discretion, from time to time determine, provided always that such registration of transfer shall not be suspended nor the register of Members closed for more than 30 Clear Days in any year.

 

Company may retain instrument of transfer

 

6.5All instruments of transfer that are registered shall be retained by the Company.

 

Notice of refusal to register

 

6.6If the Directors refuse to register a transfer of any Shares of any class not listed on a Designated Stock Exchange, they shall within one month after the date on which the instrument of transfer was lodged with the Company send to each of the transferor and the transferee notice of the refusal.

 

7Transmission of Shares

 

Persons entitled on death of a Member

 

7.1If a Member dies, the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to the deceased Members’ interest are the following:

 

(a)where the deceased Member was a joint holder, the survivor or survivors; and

 

(b)where the deceased Member was a sole holder, that Member’s personal representative or representatives.

 

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7.2Nothing in these Articles shall release the deceased Member’s estate from any liability in respect of any Share, whether the deceased was a sole holder or a joint holder.

 

Registration of transfer of a Share following death or bankruptcy

 

7.3A person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member may elect to do either of the following:

 

(a)to become the holder of the Share; or

 

(b)to transfer the Share to another person.

 

7.4That person must produce such evidence of his entitlement as the Directors may properly require.

 

7.5If the person elects to become the holder of the Share, he must give notice to the Company to that effect. For the purposes of these Articles, that notice shall be treated as though it were an executed instrument of transfer.

 

7.6If the person elects to transfer the Share to another person then:

 

(a)if the Share is Fully Paid Up, the transferor must execute an instrument of transfer; and

 

(b)if the Share is nil or Partly Paid Up, the transferor and the transferee must execute an instrument of transfer.

 

7.7All the Articles relating to the transfer of Shares shall apply to the notice or, as appropriate, the instrument of transfer.

 

Indemnity

 

7.8A person registered as a Member by reason of the death or bankruptcy of another Member shall indemnify the Company and the Directors against any loss or damage suffered by the Company or the Directors as a result of that registration.

 

Rights of person entitled to a Share following death or bankruptcy

 

7.9A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy of a Member shall have the rights to which he would be entitled if he were registered as the holder of the Share. But, until he is registered as Member in respect of the Share, he shall not be entitled to attend or vote at any meeting of the Company or at any separate meeting of the holders of that class of Shares.

 

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8Alteration of capital

 

Increasing, consolidating, converting, dividing and cancelling share capital

 

8.1To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution do any of the following and amend its Memorandum for that purpose:

 

(a)increase its share capital by new Shares of the amount fixed by that Ordinary Resolution and with the attached rights, priorities and privileges set out in that Ordinary Resolution;

 

(b)consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares;

 

(c)convert all or any of its Paid Up Shares into stock, and reconvert that stock into Paid Up Shares of any denomination;

 

(d)sub-divide its Shares or any of them into Shares of an amount smaller than that fixed by the Memorandum, so, however, that in the sub-division, the proportion between the amount paid and the amount, if any, unpaid on each reduced Share shall be the same as it was in case of the Share from which the reduced Share is derived; and

 

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

 

Dealing with fractions resulting from consolidation of Shares

 

8.2Whenever, as a result of a consolidation of Shares, any Members would become entitled to fractions of a Share the Directors may on behalf of those Members deal with the fractions as it thinks fit, including (without limitation):

 

(a)either round up or down the fraction to the nearest whole number, such rounding to be determined by the Directors acting in their sole discretion;

 

(b)sell the Shares representing the fractions for the best price reasonably obtainable to any person (including, subject to the provisions of the Act, the Company); or

 

(c)distribute the net proceeds in due proportion among those Members.

 

8.3For the purposes of Article 8.2, the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares to, in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The transferee shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money nor shall the transferee’s title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity in, or invalidity of, the proceedings in respect of the sale.

 

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Reducing share capital

 

8.4Subject to the Act and to any rights for the time being conferred on the Members holding a particular class of Shares, the Company may, by Special Resolution, reduce its share capital in any way.

 

9Redemption and purchase of own Shares

 

Power to issue redeemable Shares and to purchase own Shares

 

9.1Subject to the Act and to any rights for the time being conferred on the Members holding a particular class of Shares, the Company may by its Directors:

 

(a)issue Shares that are to be redeemed or liable to be redeemed, at the option of the Company or the Member holding those redeemable Shares, on the terms and in the manner its Directors determine before the issue of those Shares;

 

(b)with the consent by Special Resolution of the Members holding Shares of a particular class, vary the rights attaching to that class of Shares so as to provide that those Shares are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Company on the terms and in the manner which the Directors determine at the time of such variation; and

 

(c)purchase all or any of its own Shares of any class including any redeemable Shares on the terms and in the manner which the Directors determine at the time of such purchase.

 

The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner authorised by the Act, including out of any combination of the following: capital, its profits and the proceeds of a fresh issue of Shares.

 

Power to pay for redemption or purchase in cash or in specie

 

9.2When making a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of Shares, the Directors may make the payment in cash or in specie (or partly in one and partly in the other) if so authorised by the terms of the allotment of those Shares or by the terms applying to those Shares in accordance with Article 9.1, or otherwise by agreement with the Member holding those Shares.

 

Effect of redemption or purchase of a Share

 

9.3Upon the date of redemption or purchase of a Share:

 

(a)the Member holding that Share shall cease to be entitled to any rights in respect of the Share other than the right to receive:

 

(i)the price for the Share; and

 

(ii)any dividend declared in respect of the Share prior to the date of redemption or purchase;

 

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(b)the Member’s name shall be removed from the register of Members with respect to the Share; and

 

(c)the Share shall be cancelled or held as a Treasury Share, as the Directors may determine.

 

9.4For the purpose of Article 9.3, the date of redemption or purchase is the date when the Member’s name is removed from the register of Members with respect to the Shares the subject of the redemption or purchase.

 

10Meetings of Members

 

Annual and extraordinary general meetings

 

10.1The Company may, but shall not (unless required by the applicable Designated Stock Exchange Rules) be obligated to, in each year hold a general meeting as an annual general meeting, which, if held, shall be convened by the Board, in accordance with these Articles.

 

10.2All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.

 

Power to call meetings

 

10.3The Directors may call a general meeting at any time.

 

10.4If there are insufficient Directors to constitute a quorum and the remaining Directors are unable to agree on the appointment of additional Directors, the Directors must call a general meeting for the purpose of appointing additional Directors.

 

10.5The Directors must also call a general meeting if requisitioned in the manner set out in the next two Articles.

 

10.6The requisition must be in writing and given by one or more Members who together hold at least ten per cent of the rights to vote at such general meeting.

 

10.7The requisition must also:

 

(a)specify the purpose of the meeting.

 

(b)be signed by or on behalf of each requisitioner (and for this purpose each joint holder shall be obliged to sign). The requisition may consist of several documents in like form signed by one or more of the requisitioners; and

 

(c)be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions.

 

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10.8Should the Directors fail to call a general meeting within 21 Clear Days’ from the date of receipt of a requisition, the requisitioners or any of them may call a general meeting within three months after the end of that period.

 

10.9Without limitation to the foregoing, if there are insufficient Directors to constitute a quorum and the remaining Directors are unable to agree on the appointment of additional Directors, any one or more Members who together hold at least five (5) per cent of the rights to vote at a general meeting may call a general meeting for the purpose of considering the business specified in the notice of meeting which shall include as an item of business the appointment of additional Directors.

 

10.10If the Members call a meeting under the above provisions, the Company shall reimburse their reasonable expenses.

 

Content of notice

 

10.11Notice of a general meeting shall specify each of the following:

 

(a)place, the date and the hour of the meeting;

 

(b)whether the meeting will be held virtually, at a physical place or both;

 

(c)if the meeting is to be held in any part at a physical place, the address of such place;

 

(d)if the meeting is to be held in two or more places, or in any part virtually, the Electronic Communication Facilities that will be used to facilitate the meeting, including the procedures to be followed by any Member or other participant of the meeting who wishes to utilise such Electronic Communication Facilities for the purposes of attending and participating in such meeting;

 

(e)subject to paragraph (f) and the requirements of (to the extent applicable) the Designated Stock Exchange Rules, the general nature of the business to be transacted; and

 

(f)if a resolution is proposed as a Special Resolution, the text of that resolution.

 

10.12In each notice there shall appear with reasonable prominence the following statements:

 

(a)that a Member who is entitled to attend and vote is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote instead of that Member; and

 

(b)that a proxyholder need not be a Member.

 

Period of notice

 

10.13At least five (5) Clear Days’ notice must be given to Members for any general meeting.

 

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10.14Subject to the Act, a meeting may be convened on shorter notice, subject to the Act with the consent of the Member or Members who, individually or collectively, hold at least seventy-five per cent (75%) of the voting rights of all those who have a right to vote at that meeting.

 

Persons entitled to receive notice

 

10.15Subject to the provisions of these Articles and to any restrictions imposed on any Shares, the notice shall be given to the following people:

 

(a)the Members

 

(b)persons entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member;

 

(c)the Directors; and

 

(d)the Auditors (if appointed).

 

10.16The Board may determine that the Members entitled to receive notice of, attend and vote at a meeting are those persons entered on the register of Members at the close of business on a day determined by the Board.

 

Accidental omission to give notice or non-receipt of notice

 

10.17Proceedings at a meeting shall not be invalidated by the following:

 

(a)an accidental failure to give notice of the meeting to any person entitled to notice; or

 

(b)non-receipt of notice of the meeting by any person entitled to notice.

 

10.18In addition, where a notice of meeting is published on a website proceedings at the meeting shall not be invalidated merely because it is accidentally published:

 

(a)in a different place on the website; or

 

(b)for part only of the period from the date of the notification until the conclusion of the meeting to which the notice relates.

 

11Proceedings at meetings of Members

 

Quorum

 

11.1Save as provided in the following Article, no business shall be transacted at any meeting unless a quorum is present in person or by proxy at the meeting. A quorum is as follows:

 

(a)if the Company has only one Member: that Member;

 

(b)if the Company has more than one Member: one or more Members holding Shares that represent not less than one-third of the outstanding Shares carrying the right to vote at such general meeting.

 

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Lack of quorum

 

11.2If a quorum is not present at the meeting within fifteen minutes of the time appointed for the meeting, or if at any time during the meeting it becomes inquorate, then the following provisions apply:

 

(a)If the meeting was requisitioned by Members, it shall be cancelled.

 

(b)In any other case, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same time and place seven days hence, or to such other time or place as is determined by the Directors. If a quorum is not present at the meeting within fifteen minutes of the time appointed for the adjourned meeting, then the Members present in person or by proxy at the meeting shall constitute a quorum.

 

Chairman

 

11.3The chairman of a general meeting (including any Virtual Meeting) shall be the chairman of the Board or such other Director as the Directors may determine. Absent any such person being present at the meeting within fifteen minutes of the time appointed for the meeting, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to chair the meeting. The chairman of the meeting shall be entitled to attend and participate at any such general meeting by means of Electronic Communication Facilities, and to act as the chairman of such general meeting, in which event the chairman of the meeting shall be deemed to be present at the meeting.

 

11.4If no Director is present within fifteen minutes of the time appointed for the meeting, or if no Director is willing to act as chairman, the Members present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote shall choose one of their number to chair the meeting.

 

Right of a Director to attend and speak

 

11.5Even if a Director is not a Member, he shall be entitled to attend and speak at any general meeting and at any separate meeting of Members holding a particular class of Shares.

 

Accommodation of Members at Virtual Meeting

 

11.6A Member entitled to receive notice and attend a meeting will be deemed to be in attendance at such meeting despite their attendance being virtual if adequate facilities are available to ensure that the Member is able to:

 

(a)to participate in the business for which the meeting has been convened; and

 

(b)to hear all that happens at the meeting.

 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Directors may determine that any general meeting may be held as a Virtual Meeting.

 

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Security

 

11.7In addition to any measures which the Board may be required to take due to the location or venue of the meeting, the Board may make any arrangement and impose any restriction it considers appropriate and reasonable in the circumstances to ensure the security of a meeting including, without limitation, the searching of any person attending the meeting and the imposing of restrictions on the items of personal property that may be taken into the meeting place. The Board may refuse entry to, or eject from, a meeting a person who refuses to comply with any such arrangements or restrictions.

 

Adjournment, postponement and cancellation

 

11.8A meeting may be:

 

(a)postponed or cancelled prior to the meeting at the discretion of the Directors by written notice provided to all persons entitled to attend the meeting, unless the meeting was requisitioned by Members or otherwise called by Members pursuant to Article 10; or

 

(b)adjourned, with or without an appointed date for resumption, at any time during the meeting at the discretion of the chairman with the consent of the Members constituting a quorum.

 

The chairman must adjourn the meeting if so directed by the Members constituting a quorum at the meeting. No business, however, can be transacted at an adjourned or postponed meeting other than business which might properly have been transacted at the original meeting.

 

11.9Should a meeting be adjourned for more than seven (7) Clear Days, whether because of a lack of quorum or otherwise, Members shall be given at least seven (7) Clear Days’ notice of the date, time and place of the adjourned meeting and the general nature of the business to be transacted. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any notice of the adjournment.

 

Method of voting

 

11.10A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a poll.

 

Taking of a poll

 

11.11A poll shall be taken in such manner as the chairman directs. He may appoint scrutineers (who need not be Members) and fix a place and time for declaring the result of the poll. If, through the aid of technology, the meeting is held as a Virtual Meeting or in more than one place, the chairman may appoint scrutineers virtually and in more than one place; but if he considers that the poll cannot be effectively monitored at that meeting, the chairman shall adjourn the holding of the poll to a date, place and time when that can occur.

 

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Chairman’s casting vote

 

11.12In the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman of the meeting shall not be entitled to a second or casting vote.

 

Written resolutions

 

11.13Without limitation to section 60(1) of the Act, Members may pass a Special Resolution in writing without holding a meeting if the following conditions are met:

 

(a)all Members entitled to vote on the resolution are given notice of the resolution as if the same were being proposed at a meeting of Members;

 

(b)all Members entitled so to vote:

 

(i)sign a document; or

 

(ii)sign several documents in the like form each signed by one or more of those Members; and

 

(c)the signed document or documents is or are delivered to the Company, including, if the Company so nominates, by delivery of an Electronic Record by Electronic means to the address specified for that purpose.

 

Such written resolution, which shall be as effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Members entitled to vote duly convened and held, is passed when all such Members have so signified their agreement to the resolution.

 

11.14Members may pass an Ordinary Resolution in writing without holding a meeting if the following conditions are met:

 

(a)all Members entitled to vote on the resolution are:

 

(i)given notice of the resolution as if the same were being proposed at a meeting of Members; and

 

(ii)notified in the same or an accompanying notice of the date by which the resolution must be passed if it is not to lapse, being a period of 7 days beginning with the date that the notice is first given;

 

(b)the required majority of the Members entitled so to vote:

 

(i)sign a document; or

 

(ii)sign several documents in the like form each signed by one or more of those Members; and

 

(c)the signed document or documents is or are delivered to the Company, including, if the Company so nominates, by delivery of an Electronic Record by Electronic means to the address specified for that purpose.

 

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Such written resolution, which shall be as effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Members entitled to vote duly convened and held, is passed upon the later of these dates: (i) subject to the following Article, the date next immediately following the end of the period of five days beginning with the date that notice of the resolution is first given and (ii) the date when the required majority have so signified their agreement to the resolution. However, the proposed written resolution lapses if it is not passed before the end of the period of 7 days beginning with the date that notice of it is first given.

 

11.15If all Members entitled to be given notice of the Ordinary Resolution consent, a written resolution may be passed as soon as the required majority have signified their agreement to the resolution, without any minimum period of time having first elapsed. Save that the consent of the majority may be incorporated in the written resolution, each consent shall be in writing or given by Electronic Record and shall otherwise be given to the Company in accordance with Article 28 (Notices) prior to the written resolution taking effect.

 

11.16The Directors may determine the manner in which written resolutions shall be put to Members. In particular, they may provide, in the form of any written resolution, for each Member to indicate, out of the number of votes the Member would have been entitled to cast at a meeting to consider the resolution, how many votes he wishes to cast in favour of the resolution and how many against the resolution or to be treated as abstentions. The result of any such written resolution shall be determined on the same basis as on a poll.

 

11.17If a written resolution is described as a Special Resolution or as an Ordinary Resolution, it has effect accordingly.

 

11.18The Directors may determine the manner in which written resolutions shall be put to Members. In particular, they may provide, in the form of any written resolution, for each Member to indicate, out of the number of votes the Member would have been entitled to cast at a meeting to consider the resolution, how many votes he wishes to cast in favour of the resolution and how many against the resolution or to be treated as abstentions. The result of any such written resolution shall be determined on the same basis as on a poll.

 

Sole-Member Company

 

11.19If the Company has only one Member, and the Member records in writing his decision on a question, that record shall constitute both the passing of a resolution and the minute of it.

 

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12Voting rights of Members

 

Right to vote

 

12.1Unless their Shares carry no right to vote, or unless a call or other amount presently payable has not been paid, all Members are entitled to vote at a general meeting and all Members holding Shares of a particular class of Shares are entitled to vote at a meeting of the holders of that class of Shares. Unless otherwise required under the Act or by these Articles, holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares shall at all times vote together as one class on all resolutions submitted to a vote by the Members.

 

12.2Members may vote in person or by proxy.

 

12.3On a poll, each Class A Ordinary Share shall be entitled to one (1) vote on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company, and each Class B Ordinary Share shall be entitled to twenty (20) votes on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company. A fraction of a Class A Ordinary Share shall entitle its holder to an equivalent fraction of one (1) vote, and a fraction of a Class B Ordinary Share shall entitle its holder to an equivalent fraction of twenty (20) votes.

 

12.4No Member is bound to vote on his Shares or any of them; nor is he bound to vote each of his Shares in the same way.

 

Rights of joint holders

 

12.5If Shares are held jointly, only one of the joint holders may vote. If more than one of the joint holders tenders a vote, the vote of the holder whose name in respect of those Shares appears first in the register of Members shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holder.

 

Representation of corporate Members

 

12.6Save where otherwise provided, a corporate Member must act by a duly authorised representative.

 

12.7A corporate Member wishing to act by a duly authorised representative must identify that person to the Company by notice in writing.

 

12.8The authorisation may be for any period of time, and must be delivered to the Company before the commencement of the meeting at which it is first used.

 

12.9The Directors of the Company may require the production of any evidence which they consider necessary to determine the validity of the notice.

 

12.10Where a duly authorised representative is present at a meeting that Member is deemed to be present in person; and the acts of the duly authorised representative are personal acts of that Member.

 

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12.11A corporate Member may revoke the appointment of a duly authorised representative at any time by notice to the Company; but such revocation will not affect the validity of any acts carried out by the duly authorised representative before the Directors of the Company had actual notice of the revocation.

 

Member with mental disorder

 

12.12A Member in respect of whom an order has been made by any court having jurisdiction (whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere) in matters concerning mental disorder may vote by that Member’s receiver, curator bonis or other person authorised in that behalf appointed by that court.

 

12.13For the purpose of the preceding Article, evidence to the satisfaction of the Directors of the authority of the person claiming to exercise the right to vote must be received not less than 24 hours before holding the relevant meeting or the adjourned meeting in any manner specified for the delivery of forms of appointment of a proxy, whether in writing or by Electronic means. In default, the right to vote shall not be exercisable.

 

Objections to admissibility of votes

 

12.14An objection to the validity of a person’s vote may only be raised at the meeting or at the adjourned meeting at which the vote is sought to be tendered. Any objection duly made shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive.

 

Form of proxy

 

12.15An instrument appointing a proxy shall be in any common form or in any other form approved by the Directors.

 

12.16The instrument must be in writing and signed in one of the following ways:

 

(a)by the Member; or

 

(b)by the Member’s authorised attorney; or

 

(c)if the Member is a corporation or other body corporate, under seal or signed by an authorised officer, secretary or attorney.

 

If the Directors so resolve, the Company may accept an Electronic Record of that instrument delivered in the manner specified below and otherwise satisfying the Articles about authentication of Electronic Records.

 

12.17The Directors may require the production of any evidence which they consider necessary to determine the validity of any appointment of a proxy.

 

12.18A Member may revoke the appointment of a proxy at any time by notice to the Company duly signed in accordance with Article 12.16.

 

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12.19No revocation by a Member of the appointment of a proxy made in accordance with Article 12.18 will affect the validity of any acts carried out by the relevant proxy before the Directors of the Company had actual notice of the revocation.

 

How and when proxy is to be delivered

 

12.20Subject to the following Articles, the Directors may, in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, specify the manner by which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited and the place and the time (being not later than the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting to which the proxy relates) at which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited. In the absence of any such direction from the Directors in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, the form of appointment of a proxy and any authority under which it is signed (or a copy of the authority certified notarially or in any other way approved by the Directors) must be delivered so that it is received by the Company before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the form of appointment of proxy proposes to vote. They must be delivered in either of the following ways:

 

(a)In the case of an instrument in writing, it must be left at or sent by post:

 

(i)to the registered office of the Company; or

 

(ii)to such other place within the Cayman Islands specified in the notice convening the meeting or in any form of appointment of proxy sent out by the Company in relation to the meeting.

 

(b)If, pursuant to the notice provisions, a notice may be given to the Company in an Electronic Record, an Electronic Record of an appointment of a proxy must be sent to the address specified pursuant to those provisions unless another address for that purpose is specified:

 

(i)in the notice convening the meeting; or

 

(ii)in any form of appointment of a proxy sent out by the Company in relation to the meeting; or

 

(iii)in any invitation to appoint a proxy issued by the Company in relation to the meeting.

 

(c)Notwithstanding Article 12.20(a) and Article 12.20(b), the chairman of the Company may, in any event at his discretion, direct that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited.

 

12.21If the form of appointment of proxy is not delivered on time, it is invalid.

 

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12.22When two or more valid but differing appointments of proxy are delivered or received in respect of the same Share for use at the same meeting and in respect of the same matter, the one which is last validly delivered or received (regardless of its date or of the date of its execution) shall be treated as replacing and revoking the other or others as regards that Share. lf the Company is unable to determine which appointment was last validly delivered or received, none of them shall be treated as valid in respect of that Share.

 

12.23The Board may at the expense of the Company send forms of appointment of proxy to the Members by post (that is to say, pre-paying and posting a letter), or by Electronic communication or otherwise (with or without provision for their return by pre-paid post) for use at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of any class of Shares, either blank or nominating as proxy in the alternative any one or more of the Directors or any other person. lf for the purpose of any meeting invitations to appoint as proxy a person or one of a number of persons specified in the invitations are issued at the Company’s expense, they shall be issued to all (and not to some only) of the Members entitled to be sent notice of the meeting and to vote at it. The accidental omission to send such a form of appointment or to give such an invitation to, or the non-receipt of such form of appointment by, any Member entitled to attend and vote at a meeting shall not invalidate the proceedings at that meeting

 

Voting by proxy

 

12.24A proxy shall have the same voting rights at a meeting or adjourned meeting as the Member would have had except to the extent that the instrument appointing him limits those rights. Notwithstanding the appointment of a proxy, a Member may attend and vote at a meeting or adjourned meeting. If a Member votes on any resolution a vote by his proxy on the same resolution, unless in respect of different Shares, shall be invalid.

 

12.25The instrument appointing a proxy to vote at a meeting shall not confer any further right to speak at the meeting, except with the permission of the chairman of the meeting.

 

13Number of Directors

 

13.1There shall be a Board consisting of not less than one person provided however that the Company may by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors. Unless fixed by Ordinary Resolution, the maximum number of Directors shall be unlimited.

 

14Appointment, disqualification and removal of Directors

 

First Directors

 

14.1The first Directors shall be appointed in writing by the subscriber or subscribers to the Memorandum, or a majority of them.

 

No age limit

 

14.2There is no age limit for Directors save that they must be at least eighteen years of age.

 

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Corporate Directors

 

14.3Unless prohibited by law, a body corporate may be a Director. If a body corporate is a Director, the Articles about representation of corporate Members at general meetings apply, mutatis mutandis, to the Articles about Directors’ meetings.

 

No shareholding qualification

 

14.4Unless a shareholding qualification for Directors is fixed by Ordinary Resolution, no Director shall be required to own Shares as a condition of his appointment.

 

Appointment of Directors

 

14.5A Director may be appointed by Ordinary Resolution or by the Directors. Any appointment may be to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director.

 

14.6The remaining Director(s) may appoint a Director even though there is not a quorum of Directors.

 

14.7No appointment can cause the number of Directors to exceed the maximum (if one is set); and any such appointment shall be invalid.

 

14.8For so long as Shares are listed on a Designated Stock Exchange, the Directors shall include at least such number of Independent Directors as applicable law, rules or regulations or the Designated Stock Exchange Rules require as determined by the Board.

 

Board’s power to appoint Directors

 

14.9Without prejudice to the Company’s power to appoint a person to be a Director pursuant to these Articles, the Board shall have power at any time to appoint any person who is willing to act as a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an addition to the existing Board, subject to the total number of Directors not exceeding any maximum number fixed by or in accordance with these Articles.

 

14.10An appointment of a Director may be on terms that the Director shall automatically retire from office (unless he has sooner vacated office) at the next or a subsequent annual general meeting or upon any specified event or after any specified period in a written agreement between the Company and the Director, if any; but no such term shall be implied in the absence of express provision. Each Director whose term of office expires shall be eligible for re-election at a meeting of the Members or re-appointment by the Board.

 

Removal of Directors

 

14.11A Director may be removed by Ordinary Resolution.

 

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Resignation of Directors

 

14.12A Director may at any time resign office by giving to the Company notice in writing or, if permitted pursuant to the notice provisions, in an Electronic Record delivered in either case in accordance with those provisions.

 

14.13Unless the notice specifies a different date, the Director shall be deemed to have resigned on the date that the notice is delivered to the Company.

 

Termination of the office of Director

 

14.14A Director may retire from office as a Director by giving notice in writing to that effect to the Company at the registered office, which notice shall be effective upon such date as may be specified in the notice, failing which upon delivery to the registered office.

 

14.15Without prejudice to the provisions in these Articles for retirement (by rotation or otherwise), a Director’s office shall be terminated forthwith if:

 

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

 

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

 

(c)he resigns his office by notice to the Company; or

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

15Alternate Directors

 

Appointment and removal

 

15.1Any Director may appoint any other person, including another Director, to act in his place as an alternate Director. No appointment shall take effect until the Director has given notice of the appointment to the Board.

 

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15.2A Director may revoke his appointment of an alternate at any time. No revocation shall take effect until the Director has given notice of the revocation to the Board.

 

15.3A notice of appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be effective only if given to the Company by one or more of the following methods:

 

(a)by notice in writing in accordance with the notice provisions contained in these Articles;

 

(b)if the Company has a facsimile address for the time being, by sending by facsimile transmission to that facsimile address a facsimile copy or, otherwise, by sending by facsimile transmission to the facsimile address of the Company’s registered office a facsimile copy (in either case, the facsimile copy being deemed to be the notice unless Article 29.7 applies), in which event notice shall be taken to be given on the date of an error-free transmission report from the sender’s fax machine;

 

(c)if the Company has an email address for the time being, by emailing to that email address a scanned copy of the notice as a PDF attachment or, otherwise, by emailing to the email address provided by the Company’s registered office a scanned copy of the notice as a PDF attachment (in either case, the PDF version being deemed to be the notice unless Article 29.7 applies), in which event notice shall be taken to be given on the date of receipt by the Company or the Company’s registered office (as appropriate) in readable form; or

 

(d)if permitted pursuant to the notice provisions, in some other form of approved Electronic Record delivered in accordance with those provisions in writing.

 

Notices

 

15.4All notices of meetings of Directors shall continue to be given to the appointing Director and not to the alternate.

 

Rights of alternate Director

 

15.5An alternate Director shall be entitled to attend and vote at any Board meeting or meeting of a committee of the Directors at which the appointing Director is not personally present, and generally to perform all the functions of the appointing Director in his absence. An alternate Director, however, is not entitled to receive any remuneration from the Company for services rendered as an alternate Director.

 

Appointment ceases when the appointor ceases to be a Director

 

15.6An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if:

 

(a)the Director who appointed him ceases to be a Director; or

 

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(b)the Director who appointed him revokes his appointment by notice delivered to the Board or to the registered office of the Company or in any other manner approved by the Board; or

 

(c)in any event happens in relation to him which, if he were a Director of the Company, would cause his office as Director to be vacated.

 

Status of alternate Director

 

15.7An alternate Director shall carry out all functions of the Director who made the appointment.

 

15.8Save where otherwise expressed, an alternate Director shall be treated as a Director under these Articles.

 

15.9An alternate Director is not the agent of the Director appointing him.

 

15.10An alternate Director is not entitled to any remuneration for acting as alternate Director.

 

Status of the Director making the appointment

 

15.11A Director who has appointed an alternate is not thereby relieved from the duties which he owes the Company.

 

16Powers of Directors

 

Powers of Directors

 

16.1Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Memorandum and these Articles the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may for that purpose exercise all the powers of the Company.

 

16.2No prior act of the Directors shall be invalidated by any subsequent alteration of the Memorandum or these Articles. However, to the extent allowed by the Act, Members may, by Special Resolution, validate any prior or future act of the Directors which would otherwise be in breach of their duties.

 

Directors below the minimum number

 

16.3lf the number of Directors is less than the minimum prescribed in accordance with these Articles, the remaining Director or Directors shall act only for the purposes of appointing an additional Director or Directors to make up such minimum or of convening a general meeting of the Company for the purpose of making such appointment. lf there are no Director or Directors able or willing to act, any two Members may summon a general meeting for the purpose of appointing Directors. Any additional Director so appointed shall hold office (subject to these Articles) only until the dissolution of the annual general meeting next following such appointment unless he is re-elected during such meeting.

 

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Appointments to office

 

16.4The Directors may appoint a Director:

 

(a)as chairman of the Board;

 

(b)as managing Director;

 

(c)to any other executive office,

 

for such period, and on such terms, including as to remuneration as they think fit.

 

16.5The appointee must consent in writing to holding that office.

 

16.6Where a chairman is appointed he shall, unless unable to do so, preside at every meeting of Directors.

 

16.7If there is no chairman, or if the chairman is unable to preside at a meeting, that meeting may select its own chairman; or the Directors may nominate one of their number to act in place of the chairman should he ever not be available.

 

16.8Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Directors may also appoint and remove any person, who need not be a Director:

 

(a)as Secretary; and

 

(b)to any office that may be required

 

for such period and on such terms, including as to remuneration, as they think fit. In the case of an Officer, that Officer may be given any title the Directors decide.

 

16.9The Secretary or Officer must consent in writing to holding that office.

 

16.10A Director, Secretary or other Officer of the Company may not the hold the office, or perform the services, of auditor.

 

Provisions for employees

 

16.11The Board may make provision for the benefit of any persons employed or formerly employed by the Company or any of its subsidiary undertakings (or any member of his family or any person who is dependent on him) in connection with the cessation or the transfer to any person of the whole or part of the undertaking of the Company or any of its subsidiary undertakings.

 

Exercise of voting rights

 

16.12The Board may exercise the voting power conferred by the Shares in any body corporate held or owned by the Company in such manner in all respects as it thinks fit (including, without limitation, the exercise of that power in favour of any resolution appointing any Director as a Director of such body corporate, or voting or providing for the payment of remuneration to the Directors of such body corporate).

 

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Remuneration

 

16.13Every Director may be remunerated by the Company for the services he provides for the benefit of the Company, whether as Director, employee or otherwise, and shall be entitled to be paid for the expenses incurred in the Company’s business including attendance at Directors’ meetings.

 

16.14Until otherwise determined by the Company by Ordinary Resolution, the Directors (other than alternate Directors) shall be entitled to such remuneration by way of fees for their services in the office of Director as the Directors may determine.

 

16.15Remuneration may take any form and may include arrangements to pay pensions, health insurance, death or sickness benefits, whether to the Director or to any other person connected to or related to him.

 

16.16Unless his fellow Directors determine otherwise, a Director is not accountable to the Company for remuneration or other benefits received from any other company which is in the same group as the Company or which has common shareholdings.

 

Disclosure of information

 

16.17Subject to compliance with applicable laws, including the applicable federal securities laws of the United States, the Directors may release or disclose to a third party any information regarding the affairs of the Company, including any information contained in the register of Members relating to a Member, (and they may authorise any Director, Officer or other authorised agent of the Company to release or disclose to a third party any such information in his possession) if:

 

(a)the Company or that person, as the case may be, is lawfully required to do so under the laws of any jurisdiction to which the Company is subject; or

 

(b)such disclosure is in compliance with the Designated Stock Exchange Rules; or

 

(c)such disclosure is in accordance with any contract entered into by the Company; or

 

(d)the Directors are of the opinion such disclosure would assist or facilitate the Company’s operations.

 

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17Delegation of powers

 

Power to delegate any of the Directors’ powers to a committee

 

17.1The Directors may delegate any of their powers to any committee consisting of one or more persons who need not be Members. Persons on the committee may include non-Directors so long as the majority of those persons are Directors. For so long as Shares are listed on a Designated Stock Exchange, any such committee shall be made up of such number of Independent Directors as required from time to time by the Designated Stock Exchange Rules or otherwise required by applicable law.

 

17.2The delegation may be collateral with, or to the exclusion of, the Directors’ own powers.

 

17.3The delegation may be on such terms as the Directors think fit, including provision for the committee itself to delegate to a sub-committee; save that any delegation must be capable of being revoked or altered by the Directors at will.

 

17.4Unless otherwise permitted by the Directors, a committee must follow the procedures prescribed for the taking of decisions by Directors.

 

17.5For so long as the Shares are listed on a Designated Stock Exchange, the Board shall, if required by the Designated Stock Exchange Rules, establish an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee. Each of these committees shall be empowered to do all things necessary to exercise the rights of such committee set forth in these Articles. Each of the audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee shall consist of at least three Directors (or such larger minimum number as may be required from time to time by the Designated Stock Exchange Rules). The committees shall be made up of such number of Independent Directors as required from time to time by the Designated Stock Exchange Rules or otherwise required by applicable law, subject to any exemptions permitted under the Designated Stock Exchange Rules and other applicable laws.

 

Local boards

 

17.6The Board may establish any local or divisional board or agency for managing any of the affairs of the Company whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere and may appoint any persons to be members of a local or divisional Board, or to be managers or agents, and may fix their remuneration.

 

17.7The Board may delegate to any local or divisional board, manager or agent any of its powers and authorities (with power to sub-delegate) and may authorise the members of any local or divisional board or any of them to fill any vacancies and to act notwithstanding vacancies.

 

17.8Any appointment or delegation under this Article 17.8 may be made on such terms and subject to such conditions as the Board thinks fit and the Board may remove any person so appointed, and may revoke or vary any delegation.

 

Power to appoint an agent of the Company

 

17.9The Directors may appoint any person, either generally or in respect of any specific matter, to be the agent of the Company with or without authority for that person to delegate all or any of that person’s powers. The Directors may make that appointment:

 

(a)by causing the Company to enter into a power of attorney or agreement; or

 

(b)in any other manner they determine.

 

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Power to appoint an attorney or authorised signatory of the Company

 

17.10The Directors may appoint any person, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or the authorised signatory of the Company. The appointment may be:

 

(a)for any purpose;

 

(b)with the powers, authorities and discretions;

 

(c)for the period; and

 

(d)subject to such conditions

 

as they think fit. The powers, authorities and discretions, however, must not exceed those vested in, or exercisable, by the Directors under these Articles. The Directors may do so by power of attorney or any other manner they think fit.

 

17.11Any power of attorney or other appointment may contain such provision for the protection and convenience for persons dealing with the attorney or authorised signatory as the Directors think fit. Any power of attorney or other appointment may also authorise the attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in that person.

 

17.12The Board may remove any person appointed under Article 17.10 and may revoke or vary the delegation.

 

Borrowing Powers

 

17.13The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and assets both present and future and uncalled capital, or any part thereof, and to issue debentures and other securities, whether outright or as collateral security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or its parent undertaking (if any) or any subsidiary undertaking of the Company or of any third party.

 

Corporate Governance

 

17.14The Board may, from time to time, and except as required by applicable law or the Designated Stock Exchange Rules, adopt, institute, amend, modify or revoke the corporate governance policies or initiatives of the Company, which shall be intended to set forth the guiding principles and policies of the Company and the Board on various corporate governance related matters as the Board shall determine by resolution from time to time.

 

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18Meetings of Directors

 

Regulation of Directors’ meetings

 

18.1Subject to the provisions of these Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit.

 

Calling meetings

 

18.2Any Director may call a meeting of Directors at any time. The Secretary must call a meeting of the Directors if requested to do so by a Director.

 

Notice of meetings

 

18.3Notice of a Board meeting may be given to a Director personally or by word of mouth or given in writing or by Electronic communications at such address as he may from time to time specify for this purpose (or, if he does not specify an address, at his last known address). A Director may waive his right to receive notice of any meeting either prospectively or retrospectively.

 

Use of technology

 

18.4A Director may participate in a meeting of Directors through the medium of conference telephone, video or any other form of communications equipment providing all persons participating in the meeting are able to hear and speak to each other throughout the meeting.

 

18.5A Director participating in this way is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

Quorum

 

18.6The quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of Directors shall be two unless the Directors fix some other number.

 

Chairman or deputy to preside

 

18.7The Board may appoint a chairman and one or more deputy chairman or chairmen and may at any time revoke any such appointment.

 

18.8The chairman, or failing him any deputy chairman (the longest in office taking precedence if more than one is present), shall preside at all Board meetings. If no chairman or deputy chairman has been appointed, or if he is not present within five minutes after the time fixed for holding the meeting, or is unwilling to act as chairman of the meeting, the Directors present shall choose one of their number to act as chairman of the meeting.

 

Voting

 

18.9A question which arises at a Board meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. If votes are equal the chairman may, if he wishes, exercise a casting vote.

 

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Recording of dissent

 

18.10A Director present at a meeting of Directors shall be presumed to have assented to any action taken at that meeting unless:

 

(a)his dissent is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

 

(b)he has filed with the meeting before it is concluded signed dissent from that action; or

 

(c)he has forwarded to the Company as soon as practical following the conclusion of that meeting signed dissent.

 

A Director who votes in favour of an action is not entitled to record his dissent to it.

 

Written resolutions

 

18.11The Directors may pass a resolution in writing without holding a meeting if all Directors sign a document or sign several documents in the like form each signed by one or more of those Directors.

 

18.12A written resolution signed by a validly appointed alternate Director need not also be signed by the appointing Director.

 

18.13A written resolution signed personally by the appointing Director need not also be signed by his alternate.

 

18.14A resolution in writing passed pursuant to Article 18.11, Article 18.12 and/or Article 18.13 shall be as effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors duly convened and held; and it shall be treated as having been passed on the day and at the time that the last Director signs (and for the avoidance of doubt, such day may or may not be a Business Day).

 

Validity of acts of Directors in spite of formal defect

 

18.15All acts done by a meeting of the Board, or of a committee of the Board, or by any person acting as a Director or an alternate Director, shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director or member of the committee, or that any of them were disqualified or had vacated office or were not entitled to vote, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and qualified and had continued to be a Director or alternate Director and had been entitled to vote.

 

19Permissible Directors’ interests and disclosure

 

19.1A Director who is in any way, whether directly or indirectly, interested in a contract or transaction or proposed contract or transaction with the Company shall declare the nature of his interest at a meeting of the Directors. A general notice given to the Directors by any Director to the effect that he is a member of any specified company or firm and is to be regarded as interested in any contract or transaction which may thereafter be made with that company or firm shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of interest in regard to any contract so made or transaction so consummated. Subject to the Designated Stock Exchange Rules and disqualification by the chairman of the relevant Board meeting, a Director may vote in respect of any contract or transaction or proposed contract or transaction notwithstanding that he may be interested therein provided the Director discloses to his fellow directors the nature and extent of any material interests in respect of any contract or transaction or proposed contract or transaction and if he does so his vote shall be counted and he may be counted in the quorum at any meeting of the Directors at which any such contract or transaction or proposed contract or transaction shall come before the meeting for consideration.

 

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20Minutes

 

20.1The Company shall cause minutes to be made in books of:

 

(a)all appointments of Officers and committees made by the Board and of any such Officer’s remuneration; and

 

(b)the names of Directors present at every meeting of the Directors, a committee of the Board, the Company or the holders of any class of shares or debentures, and all orders, resolutions and proceedings of such meetings.

 

20.2Any such minutes, if purporting to be signed by the chairman of the meeting at which the proceedings were held or by the chairman of the next succeeding meeting or the Secretary, shall be prima facie evidence of the matters stated in them.

 

21Accounts and audit

 

21.1The Directors must ensure that proper accounting and other records are kept, and that accounts and associated reports are distributed in accordance with the requirements of the Act.

 

21.2The books of account shall be kept at the registered office of the Company and shall always be open to inspection by the Directors. No Member (other than a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by the Act or as authorised by the Directors or by Ordinary Resolution.

 

21.3Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31 December in each year and begin on 1 January in each year.

 

Auditors

 

21.4The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office on such terms as the Directors determine.

 

21.5At any general meeting convened and held at any time in accordance with these Articles, the Members may, by Ordinary Resolution, remove the Auditor before the expiration of his term of office. If they do so, the Members shall, by Ordinary Resolution, at that meeting appoint another Auditor in his stead for the remainder of his term.

 

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21.6The Auditors shall examine such books, accounts and vouchers; as may be necessary for the performance of their duties.

 

21.7The Auditors shall, if so requested by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment, and at any time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Company.

 

22Record dates

 

22.1Except to the extent of any conflicting rights attached to Shares, the resolution declaring a dividend on Shares of any class, whether it be an Ordinary Resolution of the Members or a Director’s resolution, may specify that the dividend is payable or distributable to the persons registered as the holders of those Shares at the close of business on a particular date, notwithstanding that the date may be a date prior to that on which the resolution is passed.

 

22.2If the resolution does so specify, the dividend shall be payable or distributable to the persons registered as the holders of those Shares at the close of business on the specified date in accordance with their respective holdings so registered, but without prejudice to the rights inter se in respect of the dividend of transferors and transferees of any of those Shares.

 

22.3The provisions of this Article apply, mutatis mutandis, to bonuses, capitalisation issues, distributions of realised capital profits or offers or grants made by the Company to the Members.

 

23Dividends

 

Source of dividends

 

23.1Dividends may be declared and paid out of any funds of the Company lawfully available for distribution.

 

23.2Subject to the requirements of the Act regarding the application of a company’s Share premium account and with the sanction of an Ordinary Resolution, dividends may also be declared and paid out of any share premium account.

 

Declaration of dividends by Members

 

23.3Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution declare dividends in accordance with the respective rights of the Members but no dividend shall exceed the amount recommended by the Directors.

 

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Payment of interim dividends and declaration of final dividends by Directors

 

23.4The Directors may declare and pay interim dividends or recommend final dividends in accordance with the respective rights of the Members if it appears to them that they are justified by the financial position of the Company and that such dividends may lawfully be paid.

 

23.5Subject to the provisions of the Act, in relation to the distinction between interim dividends and final dividends, the following applies:

 

(a)Upon determination to pay a dividend or dividends described as interim by the Directors in the dividend resolution, no debt shall be created by the declaration until such time as payment is made.

 

(b)Upon declaration of a dividend or dividends described as final by the Directors in the dividend resolution, a debt shall be created immediately following the declaration, the due date to be the date the dividend is stated to be payable in the resolution.

 

If the resolution fails to specify whether a dividend is final or interim, it shall be assumed to be interim.

 

23.6In relation to Shares carrying differing rights to dividends or rights to dividends at a fixed rate, the following applies:

 

(a)If the share capital is divided into different classes, the Directors may pay dividends on Shares which confer deferred or non-preferred rights with regard to dividends as well as on Shares which confer preferential rights with regard to dividends but no dividend shall be paid on Shares carrying deferred or non-preferred rights if, at the time of payment, any preferential dividend is in arrears.

 

(b)The Directors may also pay, at intervals settled by them, any dividend payable at a fixed rate if it appears to them that there are sufficient funds of the Company lawfully available for distribution to justify the payment.

 

(c)If the Directors act in good faith, they shall not incur any liability to the Members holding Shares conferring preferred rights for any loss those Members may suffer by the lawful payment of the dividend on any Shares having deferred or non-preferred rights.

 

Apportionment of dividends

 

23.7Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to Shares all dividends shall be declared and paid according to the amounts Paid Up on the Shares on which the dividend is paid. All dividends shall be apportioned and paid proportionately to the amount Paid Up on the Shares during the time or part of the time in respect of which the dividend is paid. But if a Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for dividend accordingly.

 

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Right of set off

 

23.8The Directors may deduct from a dividend or any other amount payable to a person in respect of a Share any amount due by that person to the Company on a call or otherwise in relation to a Share.

 

Power to pay other than in cash

 

23.9If the Directors so determine, any resolution declaring a dividend may direct that it shall be satisfied wholly or partly by the distribution of assets. If a difficulty arises in relation to the distribution, the Directors may settle that difficulty in any way they consider appropriate. For example, they may do any one or more of the following:

 

(a)issue fractional Shares;

 

(b)fix the value of assets for distribution and make cash payments to some Members on the footing of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of Members; and

 

(c)vest some assets in trustees.

 

How payments may be made

 

23.10A dividend or other monies payable on or in respect of a Share may be paid in any of the following ways:

 

(a)if the Member holding that Share or other person entitled to that Share nominates a bank account for that purpose - by wire transfer to that bank account; or

 

(b)by cheque or warrant sent by post to the registered address of the Member holding that Share or other person entitled to that Share.

 

23.11For the purposes of Article 23.10(a), the nomination may be in writing or in an Electronic Record and the bank account nominated may be the bank account of another person. For the purposes of Article 23.10(b), subject to any applicable law or regulation, the cheque or warrant shall be made to the order of the Member holding that Share or other person entitled to the Share or to his nominee, whether nominated in writing or in an Electronic Record, and payment of the cheque or warrant shall be a good discharge to the Company.

 

23.12If two or more persons are registered as the holders of the Share or are jointly entitled to it by reason of the death or bankruptcy of the registered holder (Joint Holders), a dividend (or other amount) payable on or in respect of that Share may be paid as follows:

 

(a)to the registered address of the Joint Holder of the Share who is named first on the register of Members or to the registered address of the deceased or bankrupt holder, as the case may be; or

 

(b)to the address or bank account of another person nominated by the Joint Holders, whether that nomination is in writing or in an Electronic Record.

 

23.13Any Joint Holder of a Share may give a valid receipt for a dividend (or other amount) payable in respect of that Share.

 

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Dividends or other monies not to bear interest in absence of special rights

 

23.14Unless provided for by the rights attached to a Share, no dividend or other monies payable by the Company in respect of a Share shall bear interest.

 

Dividends unable to be paid or unclaimed

 

23.15If a dividend cannot be paid to a Member or remains unclaimed within six weeks after it was declared or both, the Directors may pay it into a separate account in the Company’s name. If a dividend is paid into a separate account, the Company shall not be constituted trustee in respect of that account and the dividend shall remain a debt due to the Member.

 

23.16A dividend that remains unclaimed for a period of six years after it became due for payment shall be forfeited to, and shall cease to remain owing by, the Company.

 

24Capitalisation of profits

 

Capitalisation of profits or of any share premium account or capital redemption reserve;

 

24.1The Directors may resolve to capitalise:

 

(a)any part of the Company’s profits not required for paying any preferential dividend (whether or not those profits are available for distribution); or

 

(b)any sum standing to the credit of the Company’s share premium account or capital redemption reserve, if any.

 

24.2The amount resolved to be capitalised must be appropriated to the Members who would have been entitled to it had it been distributed by way of dividend and in the same proportions. The benefit to each Member so entitled must be given in either or both of the following ways::

 

(a)by paying up the amounts unpaid on that Member’s Shares;

 

(b)by issuing Fully Paid Up Shares, debentures or other securities of the Company to that Member or as that Member directs. The Directors may resolve that any Shares issued to the Member in respect of Partly Paid Up Shares (Original Shares) rank for dividend only to the extent that the Original Shares rank for dividend while those Original Shares remain Partly Paid Up.

 

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Applying an amount for the benefit of Members

 

24.3The amount capitalised must be applied to the benefit of Members in the proportions to which the Members would have been entitled to dividends if the amount capitalised had been distributed as a dividend.

 

24.4Subject to the Act, if a fraction of a Share, a debenture or other security is allocated to a Member, the Directors may issue a fractional certificate to that Member or pay him the cash equivalent of the fraction.

 

25Share Premium Account

 

Directors to maintain share premium account

 

25.1The Directors shall establish a share premium account in accordance with the Act. They shall carry to the credit of that account from time to time an amount equal to the amount or value of the premium paid on the issue of any Share or capital contributed or such other amounts required by the Act.

 

Debits to share premium account

 

25.2The following amounts shall be debited to any share premium account:

 

(a)on the redemption or purchase of a Share, the difference between the nominal value of that Share and the redemption or purchase price; and

 

(b)any other amount paid out of a share premium account as permitted by the Act.

 

25.3Notwithstanding the preceding Article, on the redemption or purchase of a Share, the Directors may pay the difference between the nominal value of that Share and the redemption purchase price out of the profits of the Company or, as permitted by the Act, out of capital.

 

26Seal

 

Company seal

 

26.1The Company may have a seal if the Directors so determine.

 

Duplicate seal

 

26.2Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Company may also have a duplicate seal or seals for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands. Each duplicate seal shall be a facsimile of the original seal of the Company. However, if the Directors so determine, a duplicate seal shall have added on its face the name of the place where it is to be used.

 

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When and how seal is to be used

 

26.3A seal may only be used by the authority of the Directors. Unless the Directors otherwise determine, a document to which a seal is affixed must be signed in one of the following ways:

 

(a)by a Director (or his alternate) and the Secretary; or

 

(b)by a single Director (or his alternate).

 

If no seal is adopted or used

 

26.4If the Directors do not adopt a seal, or a seal is not used, a document may be executed in the following manner:

 

(a)by a Director (or his alternate) and the Secretary; or

 

(b)by a single Director (or his alternate); or

 

(c)in any other manner permitted by the Act.

 

Power to allow non-manual signatures and facsimile printing of seal

 

26.5The Directors may determine that either or both of the following applies:

 

(a)that the seal or a duplicate seal need not be affixed manually but may be affixed by some other method or system of reproduction;

 

(b)that a signature required by these Articles need not be manual but may be a mechanical or Electronic Signature.

 

Validity of execution

 

26.6If a document is duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Company, it shall not be regarded as invalid merely because, at the date of the delivery, the Secretary, or the Director, or other Officer or person who signed the document or affixed the seal for and on behalf of the Company ceased to be the Secretary or hold that office and authority on behalf of the Company.

 

27Indemnity

 

27.1To the extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify each existing or former Director (including alternate Director), Secretary and other Officer of the Company (including an investment adviser or an administrator or liquidator) and their personal representatives against:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

27.2To the extent permitted by Act, the Company may make a payment, or agree to make a payment, whether by way of advance, loan or otherwise, for any legal costs incurred by an existing or former Director (including alternate Director), Secretary or Officer of the Company in respect of any matter identified in Article 27.1 on condition that the Director (including alternate Director), Secretary or Officer must repay the amount paid by the Company to the extent that it is ultimately found not liable to indemnify the Director (including alternate Director), Secretary or that Officer for those legal costs.

 

Release

 

27.3To the extent permitted by Act, the Company may by Special Resolution release any existing or former Director (including alternate Director), Secretary or other Officer of the Company from liability for any loss or damage or right to compensation which may arise out of or in connection with the execution or discharge of the duties, powers, authorities or discretions of his office; but there may be no release from liability arising out of or in connection with that person’s own dishonesty.

 

Insurance

 

27.4To the extent permitted by Act, the Company may pay, or agree to pay, a premium in respect of a contract insuring each of the following persons against risks determined by the Directors, other than liability arising out of that person’s own dishonesty:

 

(a)an existing or former Director (including alternate Director), Secretary or Officer or auditor of:

 

(i)the Company;

 

(ii)a company which is or was a subsidiary of the Company;

 

(iii)a company in which the Company has or had an interest (whether direct or indirect); and

 

(b)a trustee of an employee or retirement benefits scheme or other trust in which any of the persons referred to in paragraph (a) is or was interested.

 

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28Notices

 

Form of notices

 

28.1Save where these Articles provide otherwise, and subject to the Designated Stock Exchange Rules, any notice to be given to or by any person pursuant to these Articles shall be:

 

(a)in writing signed by or on behalf of the giver in the manner set out below for written notices; or

 

(b)subject to the next Article, in an Electronic Record signed by or on behalf of the giver by Electronic Signature and authenticated in accordance with Articles about authentication of Electronic Records; or

 

(c)where these Articles expressly permit, by the Company by means of a website.

 

Electronic communications

 

28.2A notice may only be given to the Company in an Electronic Record if:

 

(a)the Directors so resolve or otherwise accept the notice; or

 

(b)any Director or Officer provides the giver of the notice an electronic address to which the notice may be sent and a notice is sent to that address within a reasonable period of time.

 

28.3A notice may not be given by Electronic Record to a person other than the Company unless the recipient has provided the giver of the notice with an Electronic address to which notice may be sent.

 

28.4Subject to the Act, the Designated Stock Exchange Rules and to any other rules which the Company is bound to follow, the Company may also send any notice or other document pursuant to these Articles to a Member by publishing that notice or other document on a website where:

 

(a)the Company and the Member have agreed to his having access to the notice or document on a website (instead of it being sent to him);

 

(b)the notice or document is one to which that agreement applies;

 

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(c)the Member is notified (in accordance with any requirements laid down by the Act and, in a manner for the time being agreed between him and the Company for the purpose) of:

 

(i)the publication of the notice or document on a website;

 

(ii)the address of that website; and

 

(iii)the place on that website where the notice or document may be accessed, and how it may be accessed; and

 

(d)the notice or document is published on that website throughout the publication period, provided that, if the notice or document is published on that website for a part, but not all of, the publication period, the notice or document shall be treated as being published throughout that period if the failure to publish that notice of document throughout that period is wholly attributable to circumstances which it would not be reasonable to have expected the Company to prevent or avoid. For the purposes of this Article 28.4 “publication period” means a period of not less than twenty-one days, beginning on the day on which the notification referred to in Article 28.4(c) is deemed sent.

 

Persons entitled to notices

 

28.5Any notice or other document to be given to a Member may be given by reference to the register of Members as it stands at any time within the period of twenty-one days before the day that the notice is given or (where and as applicable) within any other period permitted by, or in accordance with the requirements of, (to the extent applicable) the Designated Stock Exchange Rules and/or the Designated Stock Exchanges. No change in the register of Members after that time shall invalidate the giving of such notice or document or require the Company to give such item to any other person.

 

Persons authorised to give notices

 

28.6A notice by either the Company or a Member pursuant to these Articles may be given on behalf of the Company or a Member by a Director or company secretary of the Company or a Member.

 

Delivery of written notices

 

28.7Save where these Articles provide otherwise, a notice in writing may be given personally to the recipient, or left at (as appropriate) the Member’s or Director’s registered address or the Company’s registered office, or posted to that registered address or registered office.

 

Joint holders

 

28.8Where Members are joint holders of a Share, all notices shall be given to the Member whose name first appears in the register of Members.

 

Signatures

 

28.9A written notice shall be signed when it is autographed by or on behalf of the giver, or is marked in such a way as to indicate its execution or adoption by the giver.

 

28.10An Electronic Record may be signed by an Electronic Signature.

 

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Evidence of transmission

 

28.11A notice given by Electronic Record shall be deemed sent if an Electronic Record is kept demonstrating the time, date and content of the transmission, and if no notification of failure to transmit is received by the giver.

 

28.12A notice given in writing shall be deemed sent if the giver can provide proof that the envelope containing the notice was properly addressed, pre-paid and posted, or that the written notice was otherwise properly transmitted to the recipient.

 

28.13A Member present, either in person or by proxy, at any meeting of the Company or of the holders of any class of Shares shall be deemed to have received due notice of the meeting and, where requisite, of the purposes for which it was called.

 

Giving notice to a deceased or bankrupt Member

 

28.14A notice may be given by the Company to the persons entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member by sending or delivering it, in any manner authorised by these Articles for the giving of notice to a Member, addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt or by any like description, at the address, if any, supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled.

 

28.15Until such an address has been supplied, a notice may be given in any manner in which it might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred.

 

Date of giving notices

 

28.16A notice is given on the date identified in the following table

 

Method for giving notices When taken to be given
(A) Personally At the time and date of delivery
(B) By leaving it at the Member’s registered address At the time and date it was left
(C) By posting it by prepaid post to the street or postal address of that recipient 48 hours after the date it was posted
(D) By Electronic Record (other than publication on a website), to recipient’s Electronic address 48 hours after the date it was sent
(E) By publication on a website 24 hours after the date on which the Member is deemed to have been notified of the publication of the notice or document on the website

 

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Saving provision

 

28.17None of the preceding notice provisions shall derogate from the Articles about the delivery of written resolutions of Directors and written resolutions of Members.

 

29Authentication of Electronic Records

 

Application of Articles

 

29.1Without limitation to any other provision of these Articles, any notice, written resolution or other document under these Articles that is sent by Electronic means by a Member, or by the Secretary, or by a Director or other Officer of the Company, shall be deemed to be authentic if either Article 29.2 or Article 29.4 applies.

 

Authentication of documents sent by Members by Electronic means

 

29.2An Electronic Record of a notice, written resolution or other document sent by Electronic means by or on behalf of one or more Members shall be deemed to be authentic if the following conditions are satisfied:

 

(a)the Member or each Member, as the case may be, signed the original document, and for this purpose Original Document includes several documents in like form signed by one or more of those Members; and

 

(b)the Electronic Record of the Original Document was sent by Electronic means by, or at the direction of, that Member to an address specified in accordance with these Articles for the purpose for which it was sent; and

 

(c)Article 29.7 does not apply.

 

29.3For example, where a sole Member signs a resolution and sends the Electronic Record of the original resolution, or causes it to be sent, by facsimile transmission to the address in these Articles specified for that purpose, the facsimile copy shall be deemed to be the written resolution of that Member unless Article 29.7 applies.

 

Authentication of document sent by the Secretary or Officers of the Company by Electronic means

 

29.4An Electronic Record of a notice, written resolution or other document sent by or on behalf of the Secretary or an Officer or Officers of the Company shall be deemed to be authentic if the following conditions are satisfied:

 

(a)the Secretary or the Officer or each Officer, as the case may be, signed the original document, and for this purpose Original Document includes several documents in like form signed by the Secretary or one or more of those Officers; and

 

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(b)the Electronic Record of the Original Document was sent by Electronic means by, or at the direction of, the Secretary or that Officer to an address specified in accordance with these Articles for the purpose for which it was sent; and

 

(c)Article 29.7 does not apply.

 

This Article 29.4 applies whether the document is sent by or on behalf of the Secretary or Officer in his own right or as a representative of the Company.

 

29.5For example, where a sole Director signs a resolution and scans the resolution, or causes it to be scanned, as a PDF version which is attached to an email sent to the address in these Articles specified for that purpose, the PDF version shall be deemed to be the written resolution of that Director unless Article 29.7 applies.

 

Manner of signing

 

29.6For the purposes of these Articles about the authentication of Electronic Records, a document will be taken to be signed if it is signed manually or in any other manner permitted by these Articles.

 

Saving provision

 

29.7A notice, written resolution or other document under these Articles will not be deemed to be authentic if the recipient, acting reasonably:

 

(a)believes that the signature of the signatory has been altered after the signatory had signed the original document; or

 

(b)believes that the original document, or the Electronic Record of it, was altered, without the approval of the signatory, after the signatory signed the original document; or

 

(c)otherwise doubts the authenticity of the Electronic Record of the document

 

and the recipient promptly gives notice to the sender setting the grounds of its objection. If the recipient invokes this Article, the sender may seek to establish the authenticity of the Electronic Record in any way the sender thinks fit.

 

30Transfer by way of continuation

 

30.1The Company may, by Special Resolution, resolve to be registered by way of continuation in a jurisdiction outside:

 

(a)the Cayman Islands; or

 

(b)such other jurisdiction in which it is, for the time being, incorporated, registered or existing.

 

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30.2To give effect to any resolution made pursuant to the preceding Article, the Directors may cause the following:

 

(a)an application be made to the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands to deregister the Company in the Cayman Islands or in the other jurisdiction in which it is for the time being incorporated, registered or existing; and

 

(b)all such further steps as they consider appropriate to be taken to effect the transfer by way of continuation of the Company.

 

31Winding up

 

Distribution of assets in specie

 

31.1If the Company is wound up the Members may, subject to these Articles and any other sanction required by the Act, pass a Special Resolution allowing the liquidator to do either or both of the following:

 

(a)to divide in specie among the Members the whole or any part of the assets of the Company and, for that purpose, to value any assets and to determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members; and/or

 

(b)to vest the whole or any part of the assets in trustees for the benefit of Members and those liable to contribute to the winding up.

 

No obligation to accept liability

 

31.2No Member shall be compelled to accept any assets if an obligation attaches to them.

 

31.3The Directors are authorised to present a winding up petition

 

31.4The Directors have the authority to present a petition for the winding up of the Company to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands on behalf of the Company without the sanction of a resolution passed at a general meeting.

 

32Amendment of Memorandum and Articles

 

Power to change name or amend Memorandum

 

32.1Subject to the Act, the Company may, by Special Resolution:

 

(a)change its name; or

 

(b)change the provisions of its Memorandum with respect to its objects, powers or any other matter specified in the Memorandum.

 

Power to amend these Articles

 

32.2Subject to the Act and as provided in these Articles, the Company may, by Special Resolution, amend these Articles in whole or in part.

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 5.1

 

 

Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited   D  +852 3656 6054
  E  nathan.powell@ogier.com
   
  Reference: NMP/JTC/509610.00001

 

18 October 2024

 

Dear Sirs

 

Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited (the Company)

 

We have acted as Cayman Islands counsel to the Company in connection with the Company’s registration statement on Form F-1, including all amendments or supplements thereto (the Registration Statement), as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended to date (the Securities Act). The Registration Statement relates to the offering (the Offering) of 1,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares (as defined in below) (the Public Offering Shares), together with an over-allotment option for a period of 45 days from the date of the Registration Statement for the underwriters (the Underwriters) to purchase additional Class A Ordinary Shares in the amount representing fifteen percent (15%) of the Public Offering Shares offered in the Offering (collectively, the IPO Shares).

 

We are furnishing this opinion as Exhibit 5.1, Exhibit 8.2 and Exhibit 23.2 to the Registration Statement.

 

Unless a contrary intention appears, all capitalised terms used in this opinion have the respective meanings set forth in the Documents. A reference to a Schedule is a reference to a schedule to this opinion and the headings herein are for convenience only and do not affect the construction of this opinion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ogier

Providing advice on British Virgin Islands,
Cayman Islands and Guernsey laws

 

Floor 11 Central Tower

28 Queen's Road Central

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Hong Kong

 

T +852 3656 6000

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ogier.com

Partners

Nicholas Plowman

Nathan Powell

Anthony Oakes

Oliver Payne

Kate Hodson

David Nelson

Justin Davis

Joanne Collett

Dennis Li

Florence Chan*

Lin Han

Cecilia Li**

Rachel Huang**

Yuki Yan**

Richard Bennett**

James Bergstrom

Marcus Leese

 

* admitted in New Zealand

admitted in New York

** admitted in England and Wales

not ordinarily resident in Hong Kong

 

 

 

 

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1Documents examined

 

For the purposes of giving this opinion, we have examined originals, copies, or drafts of the following documents: (the Documents):

 

(a)the certificate of incorporation of the Company dated 25 June 2024 issued by the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands (the Registrar);

 

(b)the second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company adopted by special resolution passed on 9 October 2024 (the Amended Memorandum and Articles);

 

(c)a certificate of good standing dated 9 October 2024 (the Good Standing Certificate) issued by the Registrar in respect of the Company;

 

(d)the register of directors and officers of the Company as provided to us on 29 July 2024 (the ROD);

 

(e)the register of members of the Company as provided to us on 9 September 2024 (the ROM, and together with the ROD, the Registers);

 

(f)a certificate from the sole director of the Company dated 18 October 2024 as to certain matters of facts (the Director's Certificate);

 

(g)a copy of the written resolutions of the sole director of the Company dated 15 October 2024 approving the Company's filing of the Registration Statement and issuance of the IPO Shares (the Board Resolutions);

 

(h)a draft copy of the underwriting agreement between the Company and the party named therein (the Underwriting Agreement); and

 

(i)the Registration Statement.

 

2Assumptions

 

In giving this opinion we have relied upon the assumptions set forth in this paragraph 2 without having carried out any independent investigation or verification in respect of those assumptions:

 

(a)all original documents examined by us are authentic and complete;

 

(b)all copy documents examined by us (whether in facsimile, electronic or other form) conform to the originals and those originals are authentic and complete;

 

(c)all signatures, seals, dates, stamps and markings (whether on original or copy documents) are genuine;

 

(d)each of the Good Standing Certificate, the Registers and the Director’s Certificate is accurate and complete as at the date of this opinion;

 

(e)the Amended Memorandum and Articles provided to us are in full force and effect and have not been amended, varied, supplemented or revoked in any respect;

 

 

 

 

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(f)all copies of the Registration Statement are true and correct copies and the Registration Statement conform in every material respect to the latest drafts of the same produced to us and, where the Registration Statement has been provided to us in successive drafts marked-up to indicate changes to such documents, all such changes have been so indicated;

 

(g)the Board Resolutions remain in full force and effect and have not been, and will not be, rescinded or amended, and the sole director of the Company has acted in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company and has exercised the standard of care, diligence and skill that is required of him in approving the Offering and the transactions set out in the Board Resolutions and the sole director does not have any financial interest in or other relationship to a party of the transactions contemplated by the Offering and the Board Resolutions which has not been properly disclosed in the Board Resolutions;

 

(h)the Company will duly execute and deliver the Underwriting Agreement in the draft form provided to us for review in accordance with Board Resolutions;

 

(i)no invitation has been or will be made by or on behalf of the Company to the public in the Cayman Islands to subscribe for any shares and none of the shares have been offered or issued to residents of the Cayman Islands;

 

(j)the Company is, and after the allotment and issuance of the IPO Shares will be, able to pay its liabilities as they fall due; and

 

(k)there is no provision of the law of any jurisdiction, other than the Cayman Islands, which would have any implication in relation to the opinions expressed herein.

 

3Opinions

 

On the basis of the examinations and assumptions referred to above and subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in paragraph 4 below, we are of the opinion that:

 

Corporate status

 

(a)The Company has been duly incorporated as an exempted company with limited liability and is validly existing and in good standing with the Registrar.

 

Authorised Share capital

 

(b)The authorised share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into 4,950,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of par value US$0.00001 each (the Class A Ordinary Shares) and 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of par value US$0.00001 each.

 

Corporate authorisation

 

(c)The Company has taken all requisite corporate action to authorise the issuance of the IPO Shares under the Registration Statement.

 

 

 

 

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Valid Issuance of IPO Shares

 

(d)The IPO Shares to be offered and issued by the Company as contemplated by the Registration Statement have been duly authorised for issue and when:

 

(i)issued by the Company against payment in full of the consideration therefor in accordance with the terms set out in the Registration Statement, the terms in the Underwriting Agreement and the Amended Memorandum and Articles; and

 

(ii)such issuance of IPO Shares have been duly registered in the Company's register of members as fully paid shares,

 

will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

Registration Statement - Taxation

 

(e)The statements contained in the Registration Statement in the section headed “Cayman Islands Taxation”, in so far as they purport to summarise the laws or regulations of the Cayman Islands, are accurate in all material respects and that such statements constitute our opinion.

 

4Limitations and Qualifications

 

4.1We offer no opinion:

 

(a)as to any laws other than the laws of the Cayman Islands, and we have not, for the purposes of this opinion, made any investigation of the laws of any other jurisdiction, and we express no opinion as to the meaning, validity, or effect of references in the Documents to statutes, rules, regulations, codes or judicial authority of any jurisdiction other than the Cayman Islands; or

 

(b)except to the extent that this opinion expressly provides otherwise, as to the commercial terms of, or the validity, enforceability or effect of the Registration Statement, the accuracy of representations, the fulfilment of warranties or conditions, the occurrence of events of default or terminating events or the existence of any conflicts or inconsistencies among the Registration Statement and any other agreements into which the Company may have entered or any other documents.

 

4.2Under the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands (Companies Act), annual returns in respect of the Company must be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands, together with payment of annual filing fees. A failure to file annual returns and pay annual filing fees may result in the Company being struck off the Register of Companies, following which its assets will vest in the Financial Secretary of the Cayman Islands and will be subject to disposition or retention for the benefit of the public of the Cayman Islands.

 

4.3In good standing means only that as of the date of this opinion the Company is up-to-date with the filing of its annual returns and payment of annual fees with the Registrar of Companies. We have made no enquiries into the Company's good standing with respect to any filings or payment of fees, or both, that it may be required to make under the laws of the Cayman Islands other than the Companies Act.

 

 

 

 

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5Governing law of this opinion

 

5.1This opinion is:

 

(a)governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of the Cayman Islands;

 

(b)limited to the matters expressly stated in it; and

 

(c)confined to, and given on the basis of, the laws and practice in the Cayman Islands at the date of this opinion.

 

5.2Unless otherwise indicated, a reference to any specific Cayman Islands legislation is a reference to that legislation as amended to, and as in force at, the date of this opinion.

 

6Reliance

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the headings “Enforcement of Civil Liabilities” and “Legal Matters” of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not believe that we are “experts” within the meaning of such term used in the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder with respect to any part of the Registration Statement, including this opinion as an exhibit or otherwise.

 

This opinion may be used only in connection with the offer and sale of the IPO Shares and while the Registration Statement is effective.

 

Yours faithfully

 

 

Ogier

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTIVE OFFICER AGREEMENT

 

THIS EXECUTIVE OFFICER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 5, 2024, is by and between Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), and Ngo Chiu Lam, an individual (the “Executive Officer”).

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.  Appointment. The Executive Officer was appointed as chief executive officer (the “CEO”) and chairman of the board of directors of the Company (the “Chairman”) on August 5, 2024. This Agreement serves to regulate the employment relationship between the Company and the Executive Officer from the closing date of the Company’s initial public offering. For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement shall not affect the effectiveness of the appointment of the Executive Officer on August 5, 2024. The Company shall employ the Executive Officer and the Executive Officer shall diligently and faithfully serve the CEO and Chairman pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and subject to the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company, the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange (to the extent applicable) and other applicable laws and regulations.

 

2.  Term. The term of such appointment shall commence from the closing date of the Company’s initial public offering and shall continue until the Executive Officer’s successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified or until the Executive Officer’s earlier death, disqualification, resignation or removal from office, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Company’s then current memorandum and articles of association, as may be amended from time to time, or any applicable laws, rules, or regulations (the “Expiration Date”). In the event that the Executive Officer’s successor has not been duly elected or appointed as of the Expiration Date, the Executive Officer agrees to continue to serve hereunder until such successor has been duly elected or appointed and qualified.

 

3.  Compensation. Upon the closing date of the Company’s initial public offering and during the term of this Agreement, the Executive Officer shall receive a monthly remuneration of $7,000 which shall accrue on a day to day basis payable in arrears on the last day of each calendar month provided that if the Appointment is terminated prior to the end of a calendar month, the Executive Officer shall only be entitled to a proportionate part of such salary in respect of the period of service during the relevant month up to the date of termination (the “Compensation”). The Compensation may be reviewed during the term of this Agreement by the Compensation Committee pursuant to its terms of reference after the closing date of the Company’s initial public offering. Any adjustment of the Compensation shall be recommended by the Compensation Committee (when applicable) and approved by the Board duly convened pursuant to the then current Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company.

 

4.  Duties. The Executive Officer shall exercise all powers in good faith and in the best interests of the Company, including but not limited to, the following:

 

(a)  devote a sufficient amount of time and attention to the interests and affairs of the Company in the discharge of duties of his office as the CEO and Chairman and, where relevant, as an officer of such other members of the Group as are necessary for the proper and efficient administration, supervision, and management of the strategic planning, corporate management and business development of the Group;

 

(b) faithfully and diligently perform such duties and exercise such powers as are consistent with his office in relation to the Company and/or the Group;

 

(c) in the discharge of such duties and in the exercise of such powers observe and comply with all reasonable and lawful resolutions, instructions, regulations and directions from time to time passed, made or given by the Board according to the best of his skills and ability;

 

(d) perform such services for the Group and (without further remuneration unless otherwise agreed) accept such offices in the Group as the Board may from time to time reasonably require provided the same are consistent with his office;

 

(e) at all times keep the Board promptly and fully informed (in writing if so requested) in connection with the performance of such powers and duties and provide such explanations as the Board may require in connection with his office in relation to the Company and/or the Group;

 

 

 

 

(f) act in accordance with his powers and obligations as the CEO and the Chairman and use his best endeavors to comply with and to cause the Company to comply with (a) this Agreement; (b) every rule or law applicable to any member of the Group, whether in the United States, Hong Kong, or elsewhere; (c) the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange; (d) amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company; (e) shareholders’ and board resolutions of the Company; (f) the Securities Act of 1933; and (g) all other relevant securities regulations, rules, instructions and guidelines as issued by the relevant regulatory authorities from time to time, in relation to dealings in shares or other securities of the Company or any other member of the Group, and in relation to insider information or unpublished inside information affecting the shares, debentures or other securities of any member of the Group.

 

The Executive Officer shall carry out his duties and exercise his powers jointly with any other executive officers, senior management or directors of the Group as may from time to time be appointed by the Board. The Board may at any time require the Executive Officer to cease performing any of his duties or exercising any of his power under this Agreement.

 

5.  Conflicts of Interest/Applicable Law. In the event that the Executive Officer has a direct or indirect financial or personal interest in a contract or transaction to which the Company is a party, or the Executive Officer is contemplating entering into a transaction that involves use of corporate assets or competition against the Company, the Executive Officer shall promptly disclose such potential conflict to the applicable Board committee or the Board and proceed as directed by such committee or the Board, as applicable. The Executive Officer acknowledges the duty of loyalty and the duty of care owed to the Company pursuant to applicable law and agrees to act in all cases in accordance with applicable law.

 

6.  Corporate Opportunities. Whenever the Executive Officer becomes aware of a business opportunity related to the Company’s business, which one could reasonably expect the Executive Officer to make available to the Company, the Executive Officer shall promptly disclose such opportunity to the applicable Board committee or the Board and proceed as directed by such committee or the Board, as applicable.

 

7.  Confidentiality. The Executive Officer agrees and acknowledges that, by reason of the nature of the Executive Officer’s duties on the Board, the Executive Officer will have or may have access to and become informed of proprietary, confidential and secret information which is a competitive asset of the Company (the “Confidential Information”), including, without limitation, any lists of customers or suppliers, distributors, financial statistics, research data or any other statistics and plans or operation plans or other trade secrets of the Company and any of the foregoing which belong to any person or company but to which the Executive Officer has had access by reason of the Executive Officer’s relationship with the Company. The term “Confidential Information” shall not include information which: (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Executive Officer or the Executive Officer’s representatives; or (ii) is required to be disclosed by the Executive Officer due to governmental regulatory or judicial process. The Executive Officer agrees faithfully to keep in strict confidence, and not, either directly or indirectly, to make known, divulge, reveal, furnish, make available or use (except for use in the regular course of employment duties) any such Confidential Information. The Executive Officer acknowledges that all manuals, instruction books, price lists, information and records and other information and aids relating to the Company’s business, and any and all other documents containing Confidential Information furnished to the Executive Officer by the Company or otherwise acquired or developed by the Executive Officer, shall at all times be the property of the Company. Upon termination of the Executive Officer’s services hereunder, the Executive Officer shall return to the Company any such property or documents which are in the Executive Officer’s possession, custody or control, but this obligation of confidentiality shall survive such termination until and unless any such Confidential Information shall have become, through no fault of the Executive Officer, generally known to the public. The obligations of the Executive Officer under this subsection are in addition to, and not in limitation or preemption of, all other obligations of confidentiality which the Executive Officer may have to the Company under general legal or equitable principles.

 

8.  Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. The Executive Officer agrees to abide by and follow all such procedures set forth in the Company’s code of business conduct and ethics, as may be in existence now or at any time during the term of this Agreement, and any other policy, code or document governing the conduct of executive officers of the Company as may be in existence now or at any time during the term of this Agreement.

 

9.  Expenses. Upon submission of adequate documentation by the Executive Officer to the Company, the Executive Officer shall be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the Executive Officer’s positions as a member of the Board and for services as a member of each committee of the Board to which the Executive Officer may be appointed.

 

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10.  Indemnity. The Company and the Executive Officer agree that indemnification with respect to the Executive Officer’s service shall be governed by that certain Indemnification Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Indemnification Agreement”).

 

11.  Withholding. The Executive Officer agrees to cooperate with the Company to take all steps necessary or appropriate for the withholding of taxes by the Company required under law or regulation in connection herewith, and the Company may act unilaterally in order to comply with such laws.

 

12. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns.

 

13. Recitals. The recitals to this Agreement are true and correct and are incorporated herein, in their entirety, by this reference.

 

14. Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

 

15. Headings and Captions. The titles and captions of paragraphs and subparagraphs contained in this Agreement are provided for convenience of reference only, and shall not be considered terms or conditions of this Agreement.

 

16. Neutral Construction. Neither party hereto may rely on any drafts of this Agreement in any interpretation of the Agreement. Both parties to this Agreement have reviewed this Agreement and have participated in its drafting and, accordingly, neither party shall attempt to invoke the normal rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party in any interpretation of this Agreement.

 

17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

 

18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State of New York, without application to the principles of conflicts of laws. This Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement constitute the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the Executive Officer’s service and there are no prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements, understandings, or representations, express or implied, directly or indirectly related to this Agreement that are not set forth or referenced herein. This Agreement supersedes all negotiations, preliminary agreements, and all prior and contemporaneous discussions and understandings of the parties hereto and/or their affiliates with respect to the Executive Officer’s service. The Executive Officer acknowledges that he has not relied on any prior or contemporaneous discussions or understanding in entering into this Agreement. The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be altered, amended or discharged only by the signed written agreement of the parties hereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Executive Officer Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited
     
  By: /s/ Ngo Chiu Lam
  Name: Ngo Chiu Lam
  Title: Director
     
  EXECUTIVE OFFICER
     
  /s/ Ngo Chiu Lam
  Name: Ngo Chiu Lam

 

Signature Page to Executive Officer Agreement

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

(Attached)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 5, 2024, is by and between Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”) and Ngo Chiu Lam (the “Indemnitee”) and shall become effective on the closing date of the Company’s initial public offering (the “Effective Date”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Indemnitee is a director or officer of the Company and in such capacity renders valuable services to the Company;

 

WHEREAS, both the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increased risk of litigation and other claims being asserted against directors and officers of public companies;

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that enhancing the ability of the Company to retain and attract as directors and officers the most capable persons is in the best interests of the Company and that the Company therefore should seek to assure such persons that indemnification is available; and

 

WHEREAS, in recognition of the need to provide Indemnitee with substantial protection against personal liability, in order to procure Indemnitee’s continued service as a director or officer of the Company and to enhance Indemnitee’s ability to serve the Company in an effective manner, and in order to provide such protection pursuant to express contract rights (intended to be enforceable irrespective of, among other things, any amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Memorandum and Articles of Association (collectively, the “Constituent Documents”), any change in the composition of the Board or any change in control or business combination transaction relating to the Company), the Company wishes to provide in this Agreement for the indemnification of, and the advancement of Expenses (as defined in Section 1 below) to, Indemnitee as set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the Indemnitee’s agreement to continue to provide services to the Company, the parties agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)  Beneficial Owner” has the meaning given to the term “beneficial owner” in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

(b)  Change in Control” means the occurrence after the Effective Date of any of the following events:

 

(i)  any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 51% or more of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities;

 

(ii)  the consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation, unless immediately following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, all of the Beneficial Owners of the Voting Securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 51% of the combined voting power of the outstanding Voting Securities of the entity resulting from such transaction;

 

(iii)  during any period of two consecutive years, not including any period prior to the execution of this Agreement, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board (including for this purpose any new directors whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; or

 

(iv)  the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

 

 

 

 

(c)  Claim” means:

 

(i)  any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, investigative or other, and whether made pursuant to federal, state or other law; or

 

(ii)  any inquiry, hearing or investigation that the Indemnitee determines might lead to the institution of any such action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism.

 

(d)  Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Claim in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

 

(e)  Expenses” means any and all expenses, including attorneys’ and experts’ fees, court costs, transcript costs, travel expenses, duplicating, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, and all other costs and expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness or participate in, any Claim. Expenses also shall include (i) Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Claim, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersede as bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, and (ii) for purposes of Section 4 only, Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, by litigation or otherwise. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.

 

(f)  Expense Advance” means any payment of Expenses advanced to Indemnitee by the Company pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4 hereof.

 

(g)  Indemnifiable Event” means any event or occurrence, whether occurring before, on or after the Effective Date, related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, member, manager, trustee or agent of any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity or enterprise (collectively with the Company, “Enterprise”) or by reason of an action or inaction by Indemnitee in any such capacity (whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any Loss is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement).

 

(h)  Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently performs, nor in the past five years has performed, services for either: (i) the Company or Indemnitee (other than in connection with matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement or of other indemnitees under similar agreements) or (ii) any other party to the Claim giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 

(i)  Losses” means any and all Expenses, damages, losses, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties (whether civil, criminal or other), ERISA excise taxes, amounts paid or payable in settlement, including any interest, assessments, any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement and all other charges paid or payable in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness or participate in, any Claim.

 

 

 

 

(j)  Person” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, governmental entity or other entity and includes the meaning set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

(k)  Standard of Conduct Determination” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 8(b) below.

 

(l)  Voting Securities” means any securities of the Company that vote generally in the election of directors.

 

2.  Indemnification. Subject to Section 8 and Section 9 of this Agreement, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of New York in effect on the Effective Date, or as such laws may from time to time hereafter be amended to increase the scope of such permitted indemnification, against any and all Losses if Indemnitee was or is or becomes a party to or participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or participant in, any Claim by reason of or arising in part out of an Indemnifiable Event, including, without limitation, Claims brought by or in the right of the Company, Claims brought by third parties, and Claims in which the Indemnitee is solely a witness.

 

3.  Advancement of Expenses. Indemnitee shall have the right to advancement by the Company, prior to the final disposition of any Claim by final adjudication to which there are no further rights of appeal, of any and all Expenses actually and reasonably paid or incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Claim arising out of an Indemnifiable Event at the written request of Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall set forth in such request reasonable evidence that such Expenses have been paid or incurred by Indemnitee. Indemnitee’s right to such advancement is not subject to the satisfaction of any standard of conduct. Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, within thirty days after any request by Indemnitee, the Company shall, in accordance with such request, (a) pay such Expenses on behalf of Indemnitee, (b) advance to Indemnitee funds in an amount sufficient to pay such Expenses, or (c) reimburse Indemnitee for such Expenses. In connection with any request for Expense Advances, Indemnitee shall not be required to provide any documentation or information to the extent that the provision thereof would undermine or otherwise jeopardize attorney-client privilege. The Company’s obligation to pay Expense Advances to Indemnitee is contingent upon Indemnitee’s execution and delivery to the Company of an undertaking to repay any amounts paid, advanced, or reimbursed by the Company for such Expenses to the extent that it is ultimately determined, following the final disposition of such Claim, that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification hereunder. Indemnitee’s obligation to reimburse the Company for Expense Advances shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon.

  

4. Indemnification for Expenses in Enforcing Rights. To the fullest extent allowable under applicable law, the Company shall also indemnify Indemnitee against, and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall advance to Indemnitee subject to and in accordance with Section 3, any Expenses actually and reasonably paid or incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action or proceeding by Indemnitee for (a) indemnification or reimbursement or advance payment of Expenses by the Company under any provision of this Agreement, or under any other agreement or provision of the Constituent Documents now or hereafter in effect relating to Claims relating to Indemnifiable Events, and/or (b) recovery under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company. However, in the event that Indemnitee is ultimately determined not to be entitled to such indemnification or insurance recovery, as the case may be, then all amounts advanced under this Section 4 shall be repaid.

 

5. Partial Indemnity. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for a portion of any Losses in respect of a Claim related to an Indemnifiable Event but not for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled.

 

 

 

 

6. Notification and Defense of Claims.

 

(a)  Notification of Claims. Indemnitee shall notify the Company in writing as soon as practicable of any Claim which could relate to an Indemnifiable Event or for which Indemnitee could seek Expense Advances, including a brief description (based upon information then available to Indemnitee) of the nature of, and the facts underlying, such Claim. The failure by Indemnitee to timely notify the Company hereunder shall not relieve the Company from any liability hereunder unless the Company’s ability to participate in the defense of such claim was materially and adversely affected by such failure. If at the time of the receipt of such notice, the Company has directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in effect under which coverage for Claims related to Indemnifiable Events is potentially available, the Company shall give prompt written notice to the applicable insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable policies. The Company shall provide to Indemnitee a copy of such notice delivered to the applicable insurers, and copies of all subsequent correspondence between the Company and such insurers regarding the Claim, in each case substantially concurrently with the delivery or receipt thereof by the Company.

 

(b)  Defense of Claims. The Company shall be entitled to participate in the defense of any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event at its own expense and, except as otherwise provided below, to the extent the Company so wishes, it may assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee. After notice from the Company to Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense of any such Claim, the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise for any Expenses subsequently directly incurred by Indemnitee in connection with Indemnitee’s defense of such Claim other than reasonable costs of investigation or as otherwise provided below. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ its own legal counsel in such Claim, but all Expenses related to such counsel incurred after notice from the Company of its assumption of the defense shall be at Indemnitee’s own expense; provided, however, that if (i) Indemnitee’s employment of its own legal counsel has been authorized by the Company, (ii) Indemnitee has reasonably determined that there may be a conflict of interest between Indemnitee and the Company in the defense of such Claim, (iii) after a Change in Control, Indemnitee’s employment of its own counsel has been approved by the Independent Counsel or (iv) the Company shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such Claim, then Indemnitee shall be entitled to retain its own separate counsel (but not more than one law firm) and all Expenses related to such separate counsel shall be borne by the Company.

 

7. Procedure upon Application for Indemnification. In order to obtain indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request therefor, including in such request such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of the Claim. Indemnification shall be made insofar as the Company determines Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification in accordance with Section 8 below.

 

8. Determination of Right to Indemnification.

 

(a) Mandatory Indemnification.

 

(i)  To the extent that Indemnitee shall have been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event or any portion thereof or in defense of any issue or matter therein, including without limitation dismissal without prejudice, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Losses relating to such Claim in accordance with Section 2 to the fullest extent allowable by law, and no Standard of Conduct Determination (as defined in Section 8(b)) shall be required.

 

(ii)  To the extent that Indemnitee’s involvement in a Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event is to prepare to serve and serve as a witness, and not as a party, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Losses incurred in connection therewith to the fullest extent allowable by law and no Standard of Conduct Determination (as defined in Section 8(b)) shall be required.

 

(b) Standard of Conduct. To the extent that the provisions of Section 8(a) are inapplicable to a Claim related to an Indemnifiable Event that shall have been finally disposed of, any determination of whether Indemnitee has satisfied any applicable standard of conduct under New York law that is a legally required condition to indemnification of Indemnitee hereunder against Losses relating to such Claim and any determination that Expense Advances must be repaid to the Company (a “Standard of Conduct Determination”) shall be made as follows:

 

(i)  if no Change in Control has occurred, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even if less than a quorum of the Board, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum or (C) if there are no such Disinterested Directors, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion addressed to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee; and

 

(ii)  if a Change in Control shall have occurred, (A) if the Indemnitee so requests in writing, by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even if less than a quorum of the Board or (B) otherwise, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion addressed to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee.

 

 

 

 

(c) Making the Standard of Conduct Determination. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any Standard of Conduct Determination required under Section 8(b) to be made as promptly as practicable. If the person or persons designated to make the Standard of Conduct Determination under Section 8(b) shall not have made a determination within thirty days after the later of (A) receipt by the Company of a written request from Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 7 (the date of such receipt being the “Notification Date”) and (B) the selection of an Independent Counsel, if such determination is to be made by Independent Counsel, then Indemnitee shall be deemed to have satisfied the applicable standard of conduct; provided that such 30-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, if the person or persons making such determination in good faith requires such additional time to obtain or evaluate information relating thereto. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement of Indemnitee to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of any Claim.

 

(d) Payment of Indemnification. If, in regard to any Losses:

 

(i) Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 8(a);

 

(ii)  no Standard Conduct Determination is legally required as a condition to indemnification of Indemnitee hereunder; or

 

(iii)  Indemnitee has been determined or deemed pursuant to Section 8(b) or Section 8(c) to have satisfied the Standard of Conduct Determination,

 

then the Company shall pay to Indemnitee, within thirty days after the later of (A) the Notification Date or (B) the earliest date on which the applicable criterion specified in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) is satisfied, an amount equal to such Losses.

 

(e) Selection of Independent Counsel for Standard of Conduct Determination. If a Standard of Conduct Determination is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 8(b)(i), the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board, and the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. If a Standard of Conduct Determination is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 8(b)(ii), the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee, and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either case, Indemnitee or the Company, as applicable, may, within five days after receiving written notice of selection from the other, deliver to the other a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not satisfy the criteria set forth in the definition of “Independent Counsel” in Section 1, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person or firm so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is properly and timely made and substantiated, (i) the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit; and (ii) the non-objecting party may, at its option, select an alternative Independent Counsel and give written notice to the other party advising such other party of the identity of the alternative Independent Counsel so selected, in which case the provisions of the two immediately preceding sentences, the introductory clause of this sentence and numbered clause (i) of this sentence shall apply to such subsequent selection and notice. If applicable, the provisions of clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall apply to successive alternative selections. If no Independent Counsel that is permitted under the foregoing provisions of this Section 8(e) to make the Standard of Conduct Determination shall have been selected within twenty days after the Company gives its initial notice pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 8(e) or Indemnitee gives its initial notice pursuant to the second sentence of this Section 8(e), as the case may be, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to resolve any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or to appoint as Independent Counsel a person to be selected by such court or such other person as the court shall designate, and the person or firm with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person or firm so appointed will act as Independent Counsel. In all events, the Company shall pay all of the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel incurred in connection with the Independent Counsel’s determination pursuant to Section 8(b).

 

 

 

 

(f) Presumptions and Defenses.

 

(i)  Indemnitee’s Entitlement to Indemnification. In making any Standard of Conduct Determination, the person or persons making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee has satisfied the applicable standard of conduct and is entitled to indemnification, and the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption and establish that Indemnitee is not so entitled. Any Standard of Conduct Determination that is adverse to Indemnitee may be challenged by the Indemnitee in a court of competent jurisdiction. No determination by the Company (including by its directors or any Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not satisfied any applicable standard of conduct may be used as a defense to any legal proceedings brought by Indemnitee to secure indemnification or reimbursement or advance payment of Expenses by the Company hereunder or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met any applicable standard of conduct.

 

(ii)  Reliance as a Safe Harbor. For purposes of this Agreement, and without creating any presumption as to a lack of good faith if the following circumstances do not exist, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company if Indemnitee’s actions or omissions to act are taken in good faith reliance upon the records of the Company, including its financial statements, or upon information, opinions, reports or statements furnished to Indemnitee by the officers or employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries in the course of their duties, or by committees of the Board or by any other Person (including legal counsel, accountants and financial advisors) as to matters Indemnitee reasonably believes are within such other Person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Company. In addition, the knowledge and/or actions, or failures to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnity hereunder.

 

(iii)  No Other Presumptions. For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any Claim by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, will not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any applicable standard of conduct or have any particular belief, or that indemnification hereunder is otherwise not permitted.

 

(iv)  Defense to Indemnification and Burden of Proof. It shall be a defense to any action brought by Indemnitee against the Company to enforce this Agreement (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for Losses incurred in defending against a Claim related to an Indemnifiable Event in advance of its final disposition) that it is not permissible under applicable law for the Company to indemnify Indemnitee for the amount claimed. In connection with any such action or any related Standard of Conduct Determination, the burden of proving such a defense or that the Indemnitee did not satisfy the applicable standard of conduct shall be on the Company.

 

(v)  Resolution of Claims. The Company acknowledges that a settlement or other disposition short of final judgment may be successful on the merits or otherwise for purposes of Section 8(a)(i) if it permits a party to avoid expense, delay, distraction, disruption and uncertainty. In the event that any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event to which Indemnitee is a party is resolved in any manner other than by adverse judgment against Indemnitee (including, without limitation, settlement of such action, claim or proceeding with our without payment of money or other consideration) it shall be presumed that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise for purposes of Section 8(a)(i). The Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome this presumption.

 

 

 

 

9. Exclusions from Indemnification. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to:

 

(a) indemnify or advance funds to Indemnitee for Expenses or Losses with respect to proceedings initiated by Indemnitee, including any proceedings against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees and not by way of defense, except:

 

(i) proceedings referenced in Section 4 above (unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee in such proceeding was not made in good faith or was frivolous); or

 

(ii) where the Company has joined in or the Board has consented to the initiation of such proceedings;

 

(b) indemnify Indemnitee if a final decision by a court of competent jurisdiction determines that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law;

 

(c) indemnify Indemnitee for the disgorgement of profits arising from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company in violation of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, or any similar successor statute; or

 

(d) indemnify or advance funds to Indemnitee for Indemnitee’s reimbursement to the Company of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation previously received by Indemnitee or payment of any profits realized by Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Exchange Act (including any such reimbursements under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in connection with an accounting restatement of the Company or the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act).

 

10. Settlement of Claims. The Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any threatened or pending Claim related to an Indemnifiable Event effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company shall not settle any Claim related to an Indemnifiable Event in any manner that would impose any Losses on the Indemnitee without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent.

 

11. Duration. All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during the period that Indemnitee is a director or officer of the Company (or is serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, member, trustee or agent of another Enterprise) and shall continue thereafter (i) so long as Indemnitee may be subject to any possible Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event (including any rights of appeal thereto) and (ii) throughout the pendency of any proceeding (including any rights of appeal thereto) commenced by Indemnitee to enforce or interpret his or her rights under this Agreement, even if, in either case, he or she may have ceased to serve in such capacity at the time of any such Claim or proceeding.

 

12. Non-Exclusivity. The rights of Indemnitee hereunder will be in addition to any other rights Indemnitee may have under the Constituent Documents, the New York Business Corporation Law, any other contract or otherwise (collectively, “Other Indemnity Provisions”); provided, however, that (a) to the extent that Indemnitee otherwise would have any greater right to indemnification under any Other Indemnity Provision, Indemnitee will be deemed to have such greater right hereunder and (b) to the extent that any change is made to any Other Indemnity Provision which permits any greater right to indemnification than that provided under this Agreement as of the Effective Date, Indemnitee will be deemed to have such greater right hereunder.

 

13. Liability Insurance. The Company shall from time to time make the good faith determination whether or not it is practicable for the Company to obtain and maintain a policy or policies of insurance providing the officers and directors of the Company with coverage for losses incurred in connection with their services to the Company or to ensure the Company’s performance of its indemnification obligations under this Agreement. To the extent the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any of the Company’s directors or officers, as applicable. Upon reasonable request, the Company will provide to Indemnitee copies of all directors’ and officers’ liability insurance applications, binders, policies, declarations and endorsements.

 

 

 

 

14. No Duplication of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment to Indemnitee in respect of any Losses to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise received payment under any insurance policy, the Constituent Documents, Other Indemnity Provisions or otherwise of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable by the Company hereunder.

 

15. Subrogation. In the event of payment to Indemnitee under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall execute all documents required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 

16. Amendments. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding unless in the form of a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the waiver is sought, and no such waiver shall operate as a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Except as specifically provided herein, no failure to exercise or any delay in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall constitute a waiver thereof.

 

17. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company), assigns, spouses, heirs and personal and legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all or a substantial part of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement, to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

 

18. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable in the event that any of the provisions hereof (including any portion thereof) are held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or otherwise unenforceable, and the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

19. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given and made if (i) delivered by hand; (ii) otherwise delivered against receipt therefor; (iii) mailed by postage prepaid, certified or registered mail; (iv) sent by a recognized courier with next-day or second-day delivery to the last known address of the other party; or (v) sent by e-mail with confirmation of receipt:

 

(a)  if to Indemnitee, to the email address set forth on the signature page hereto.

 

  (b)  if to the Company: Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited
    Office A, 15/F, Tower A, Capital Tower
    No. 38 Wai Yip Street
    Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong

 

Notice of change of address shall be effective only when given in accordance with this Section. All notices complying with this Section shall be deemed to have been received on the date of delivery or on the third business day after mailing.

 

20. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed in such state without giving effect to its principles of conflicts of laws.

 

21. Headings. The headings of the sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction or interpretation thereof.

 

22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

  

  Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited
     
  By: /s/ Ngo Chiu Lam
  Name: Ngo Chiu Lam
  Title: Director
     
  INDEMNITEE
     
  /s/ Ngo Chiu Lam
  Name: Ngo Chiu Lam
  Email: kcchiu.lam@kinchiu.com.hk

 

Signature Page to Indemnification Agreement

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

EXECUTIVE OFFICER AGREEMENT

 

THIS EXECUTIVE OFFICER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 5, 2024, is by and between Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), and Chun Man Lo, an individual (the “Executive Officer”).

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.  Appointment. The Executive Officer was appointed as chief financial officer (the “CFO”) on August 5, 2024. This Agreement serves to regulate the employment relationship between the Company and the Executive Officer from the closing date of the Company’s initial public offering. For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement shall not affect the effectiveness of the appointment of the Executive Officer on August 5, 2024. The Company shall employ the Executive Officer and the Executive Officer shall diligently and faithfully serve the CFO pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and subject to the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company, the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange (to the extent applicable) and other applicable laws and regulations.

 

2.  Term. The term of such appointment shall commence from the closing date of the Company’s initial public offering and shall continue until the Executive Officer’s successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified or until the Executive Officer’s earlier death, disqualification, resignation or removal from office, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Company’s then current memorandum and articles of association, as may be amended from time to time, or any applicable laws, rules, or regulations (the “Expiration Date”). In the event that the Executive Officer’s successor has not been duly elected or appointed as of the Expiration Date, the Executive Officer agrees to continue to serve hereunder until such successor has been duly elected or appointed and qualified.

 

3.  Compensation. Upon the closing date of the Company’s initial public offering and during the term of this Agreement, the Executive Officer shall receive a monthly remuneration of $3,900 which shall accrue on a day to day basis payable in arrears on the last day of each calendar month provided that if the Appointment is terminated prior to the end of a calendar month, the Executive Officer shall only be entitled to a proportionate part of such salary in respect of the period of service during the relevant month up to the date of termination (the “Compensation”). The Compensation may be reviewed during the term of this Agreement by the Compensation Committee pursuant to its terms of reference after the closing date of the Company’s initial public offering. Any adjustment of the Compensation shall be recommended by the Compensation Committee (when applicable) and approved by the Board duly convened pursuant to the then current Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company.

 

4.  Duties. The Executive Officer shall exercise all powers in good faith and in the best interests of the Company, including but not limited to, the following:

 

(a)  devote a sufficient amount of time and attention to the interests and affairs of the Company in the discharge of duties of his office as the CFO and, where relevant, as an officer of such other members of the Group as are necessary for the proper and efficient administration, supervision, and management of the strategic planning, corporate management and business development of the Group;

 

(b) faithfully and diligently perform such duties and exercise such powers as are consistent with his office in relation to the Company and/or the Group;

 

(c) in the discharge of such duties and in the exercise of such powers observe and comply with all reasonable and lawful resolutions, instructions, regulations and directions from time to time passed, made or given by the Board according to the best of his skills and ability;

 

(d) perform such services for the Group and (without further remuneration unless otherwise agreed) accept such offices in the Group as the Board may from time to time reasonably require provided the same are consistent with his office;

 

(e) at all times keep the Board promptly and fully informed (in writing if so requested) in connection with the performance of such powers and duties and provide such explanations as the Board may require in connection with his office in relation to the Company and/or the Group;

 

 

 

 

(f) act in accordance with his powers and obligations as the CFO and use his best endeavors to comply with and to cause the Company to comply with (a) this Agreement; (b) every rule or law applicable to any member of the Group, whether in the United States, Hong Kong, or elsewhere; (c) the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange; (d) amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company; (e) shareholders’ and board resolutions of the Company; (f) the Securities Act of 1933; and (g) all other relevant securities regulations, rules, instructions and guidelines as issued by the relevant regulatory authorities from time to time, in relation to dealings in shares or other securities of the Company or any other member of the Group, and in relation to insider information or unpublished inside information affecting the shares, debentures or other securities of any member of the Group.

 

The Executive Officer shall carry out his duties and exercise his powers jointly with any other executive officers, senior management or directors of the Group as may from time to time be appointed by the Board. The Board may at any time require the Executive Officer to cease performing any of his duties or exercising any of his power under this Agreement.

 

5.  Conflicts of Interest/Applicable Law. In the event that the Executive Officer has a direct or indirect financial or personal interest in a contract or transaction to which the Company is a party, or the Executive Officer is contemplating entering into a transaction that involves use of corporate assets or competition against the Company, the Executive Officer shall promptly disclose such potential conflict to the applicable Board committee or the Board and proceed as directed by such committee or the Board, as applicable. The Executive Officer acknowledges the duty of loyalty and the duty of care owed to the Company pursuant to applicable law and agrees to act in all cases in accordance with applicable law.

 

6.  Corporate Opportunities. Whenever the Executive Officer becomes aware of a business opportunity related to the Company’s business, which one could reasonably expect the Executive Officer to make available to the Company, the Executive Officer shall promptly disclose such opportunity to the applicable Board committee or the Board and proceed as directed by such committee or the Board, as applicable.

 

7.  Confidentiality. The Executive Officer agrees and acknowledges that, by reason of the nature of the Executive Officer’s duties on the Board, the Executive Officer will have or may have access to and become informed of proprietary, confidential and secret information which is a competitive asset of the Company (the “Confidential Information”), including, without limitation, any lists of customers or suppliers, distributors, financial statistics, research data or any other statistics and plans or operation plans or other trade secrets of the Company and any of the foregoing which belong to any person or company but to which the Executive Officer has had access by reason of the Executive Officer’s relationship with the Company. The term “Confidential Information” shall not include information which: (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Executive Officer or the Executive Officer’s representatives; or (ii) is required to be disclosed by the Executive Officer due to governmental regulatory or judicial process. The Executive Officer agrees faithfully to keep in strict confidence, and not, either directly or indirectly, to make known, divulge, reveal, furnish, make available or use (except for use in the regular course of employment duties) any such Confidential Information. The Executive Officer acknowledges that all manuals, instruction books, price lists, information and records and other information and aids relating to the Company’s business, and any and all other documents containing Confidential Information furnished to the Executive Officer by the Company or otherwise acquired or developed by the Executive Officer, shall at all times be the property of the Company. Upon termination of the Executive Officer’s services hereunder, the Executive Officer shall return to the Company any such property or documents which are in the Executive Officer’s possession, custody or control, but this obligation of confidentiality shall survive such termination until and unless any such Confidential Information shall have become, through no fault of the Executive Officer, generally known to the public. The obligations of the Executive Officer under this subsection are in addition to, and not in limitation or preemption of, all other obligations of confidentiality which the Executive Officer may have to the Company under general legal or equitable principles.

 

8.  Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. The Executive Officer agrees to abide by and follow all such procedures set forth in the Company’s code of business conduct and ethics, as may be in existence now or at any time during the term of this Agreement, and any other policy, code or document governing the conduct of executive officers of the Company as may be in existence now or at any time during the term of this Agreement.

 

9.  Expenses. Upon submission of adequate documentation by the Executive Officer to the Company, the Executive Officer shall be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the Executive Officer’s positions as a member of the Board and for services as a member of each committee of the Board to which the Executive Officer may be appointed.

 

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10.  Indemnity. The Company and the Executive Officer agree that indemnification with respect to the Executive Officer’s service shall be governed by that certain Indemnification Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Indemnification Agreement”).

 

11.  Withholding. The Executive Officer agrees to cooperate with the Company to take all steps necessary or appropriate for the withholding of taxes by the Company required under law or regulation in connection herewith, and the Company may act unilaterally in order to comply with such laws.

 

12. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns.

 

13. Recitals. The recitals to this Agreement are true and correct and are incorporated herein, in their entirety, by this reference.

 

14. Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

 

15. Headings and Captions. The titles and captions of paragraphs and subparagraphs contained in this Agreement are provided for convenience of reference only, and shall not be considered terms or conditions of this Agreement.

 

16. Neutral Construction. Neither party hereto may rely on any drafts of this Agreement in any interpretation of the Agreement. Both parties to this Agreement have reviewed this Agreement and have participated in its drafting and, accordingly, neither party shall attempt to invoke the normal rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party in any interpretation of this Agreement.

 

17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

 

18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State of New York, without application to the principles of conflicts of laws. This Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement constitute the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the Executive Officer’s service and there are no prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements, understandings, or representations, express or implied, directly or indirectly related to this Agreement that are not set forth or referenced herein. This Agreement supersedes all negotiations, preliminary agreements, and all prior and contemporaneous discussions and understandings of the parties hereto and/or their affiliates with respect to the Executive Officer’s service. The Executive Officer acknowledges that he has not relied on any prior or contemporaneous discussions or understanding in entering into this Agreement. The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be altered, amended or discharged only by the signed written agreement of the parties hereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Executive Officer Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited
     
  By: /s/ Ngo Chiu Lam
  Name: Ngo Chiu Lam
  Title: Director
     
  EXECUTIVE OFFICER
     
  /s/ Chun Man Lo
  Name: Chun Man Lo

 

Signature Page to Executive Officer Agreement

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

(Attached)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 5, 2024, is by and between Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”) and Chun Man Lo (the “Indemnitee”) and shall become effective on the closing date of the Company’s initial public offering (the “Effective Date”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Indemnitee is a director or officer of the Company and in such capacity renders valuable services to the Company;

 

WHEREAS, both the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increased risk of litigation and other claims being asserted against directors and officers of public companies;

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that enhancing the ability of the Company to retain and attract as directors and officers the most capable persons is in the best interests of the Company and that the Company therefore should seek to assure such persons that indemnification is available; and

 

WHEREAS, in recognition of the need to provide Indemnitee with substantial protection against personal liability, in order to procure Indemnitee’s continued service as a director or officer of the Company and to enhance Indemnitee’s ability to serve the Company in an effective manner, and in order to provide such protection pursuant to express contract rights (intended to be enforceable irrespective of, among other things, any amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Memorandum and Articles of Association (collectively, the “Constituent Documents”), any change in the composition of the Board or any change in control or business combination transaction relating to the Company), the Company wishes to provide in this Agreement for the indemnification of, and the advancement of Expenses (as defined in Section 1 below) to, Indemnitee as set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the Indemnitee’s agreement to continue to provide services to the Company, the parties agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)  Beneficial Owner” has the meaning given to the term “beneficial owner” in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

(b)  Change in Control” means the occurrence after the Effective Date of any of the following events:

 

(i)  any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 51% or more of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities;

 

(ii)  the consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation, unless immediately following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, all of the Beneficial Owners of the Voting Securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 51% of the combined voting power of the outstanding Voting Securities of the entity resulting from such transaction;

 

(iii)  during any period of two consecutive years, not including any period prior to the execution of this Agreement, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board (including for this purpose any new directors whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; or

 

(iv)  the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

 

 

 

 

(c)  Claim” means:

 

(i)  any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, investigative or other, and whether made pursuant to federal, state or other law; or

 

(ii)  any inquiry, hearing or investigation that the Indemnitee determines might lead to the institution of any such action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism.

 

(d)  Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Claim in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

 

(e)  Expenses” means any and all expenses, including attorneys’ and experts’ fees, court costs, transcript costs, travel expenses, duplicating, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, and all other costs and expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness or participate in, any Claim. Expenses also shall include (i) Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Claim, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersede as bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, and (ii) for purposes of Section 4 only, Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, by litigation or otherwise. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.

 

(f)  Expense Advance” means any payment of Expenses advanced to Indemnitee by the Company pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4 hereof.

 

(g)  Indemnifiable Event” means any event or occurrence, whether occurring before, on or after the Effective Date, related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, member, manager, trustee or agent of any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity or enterprise (collectively with the Company, “Enterprise”) or by reason of an action or inaction by Indemnitee in any such capacity (whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any Loss is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement).

 

(h)  Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently performs, nor in the past five years has performed, services for either: (i) the Company or Indemnitee (other than in connection with matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement or of other indemnitees under similar agreements) or (ii) any other party to the Claim giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 

(i)  Losses” means any and all Expenses, damages, losses, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties (whether civil, criminal or other), ERISA excise taxes, amounts paid or payable in settlement, including any interest, assessments, any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement and all other charges paid or payable in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness or participate in, any Claim.

 

 

 

 

(j)  Person” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, governmental entity or other entity and includes the meaning set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

(k)  Standard of Conduct Determination” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 8(b) below.

 

(l)  Voting Securities” means any securities of the Company that vote generally in the election of directors.

 

2.  Indemnification. Subject to Section 8 and Section 9 of this Agreement, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of New York in effect on the Effective Date, or as such laws may from time to time hereafter be amended to increase the scope of such permitted indemnification, against any and all Losses if Indemnitee was or is or becomes a party to or participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or participant in, any Claim by reason of or arising in part out of an Indemnifiable Event, including, without limitation, Claims brought by or in the right of the Company, Claims brought by third parties, and Claims in which the Indemnitee is solely a witness.

 

3.  Advancement of Expenses. Indemnitee shall have the right to advancement by the Company, prior to the final disposition of any Claim by final adjudication to which there are no further rights of appeal, of any and all Expenses actually and reasonably paid or incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Claim arising out of an Indemnifiable Event at the written request of Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall set forth in such request reasonable evidence that such Expenses have been paid or incurred by Indemnitee. Indemnitee’s right to such advancement is not subject to the satisfaction of any standard of conduct. Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, within thirty days after any request by Indemnitee, the Company shall, in accordance with such request, (a) pay such Expenses on behalf of Indemnitee, (b) advance to Indemnitee funds in an amount sufficient to pay such Expenses, or (c) reimburse Indemnitee for such Expenses. In connection with any request for Expense Advances, Indemnitee shall not be required to provide any documentation or information to the extent that the provision thereof would undermine or otherwise jeopardize attorney-client privilege. The Company’s obligation to pay Expense Advances to Indemnitee is contingent upon Indemnitee’s execution and delivery to the Company of an undertaking to repay any amounts paid, advanced, or reimbursed by the Company for such Expenses to the extent that it is ultimately determined, following the final disposition of such Claim, that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification hereunder. Indemnitee’s obligation to reimburse the Company for Expense Advances shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon.

  

4. Indemnification for Expenses in Enforcing Rights. To the fullest extent allowable under applicable law, the Company shall also indemnify Indemnitee against, and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall advance to Indemnitee subject to and in accordance with Section 3, any Expenses actually and reasonably paid or incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action or proceeding by Indemnitee for (a) indemnification or reimbursement or advance payment of Expenses by the Company under any provision of this Agreement, or under any other agreement or provision of the Constituent Documents now or hereafter in effect relating to Claims relating to Indemnifiable Events, and/or (b) recovery under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company. However, in the event that Indemnitee is ultimately determined not to be entitled to such indemnification or insurance recovery, as the case may be, then all amounts advanced under this Section 4 shall be repaid.

 

5. Partial Indemnity. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for a portion of any Losses in respect of a Claim related to an Indemnifiable Event but not for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled.

 

 

 

 

6. Notification and Defense of Claims.

 

(a)  Notification of Claims. Indemnitee shall notify the Company in writing as soon as practicable of any Claim which could relate to an Indemnifiable Event or for which Indemnitee could seek Expense Advances, including a brief description (based upon information then available to Indemnitee) of the nature of, and the facts underlying, such Claim. The failure by Indemnitee to timely notify the Company hereunder shall not relieve the Company from any liability hereunder unless the Company’s ability to participate in the defense of such claim was materially and adversely affected by such failure. If at the time of the receipt of such notice, the Company has directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in effect under which coverage for Claims related to Indemnifiable Events is potentially available, the Company shall give prompt written notice to the applicable insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable policies. The Company shall provide to Indemnitee a copy of such notice delivered to the applicable insurers, and copies of all subsequent correspondence between the Company and such insurers regarding the Claim, in each case substantially concurrently with the delivery or receipt thereof by the Company.

 

(b)  Defense of Claims. The Company shall be entitled to participate in the defense of any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event at its own expense and, except as otherwise provided below, to the extent the Company so wishes, it may assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee. After notice from the Company to Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense of any such Claim, the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise for any Expenses subsequently directly incurred by Indemnitee in connection with Indemnitee’s defense of such Claim other than reasonable costs of investigation or as otherwise provided below. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ its own legal counsel in such Claim, but all Expenses related to such counsel incurred after notice from the Company of its assumption of the defense shall be at Indemnitee’s own expense; provided, however, that if (i) Indemnitee’s employment of its own legal counsel has been authorized by the Company, (ii) Indemnitee has reasonably determined that there may be a conflict of interest between Indemnitee and the Company in the defense of such Claim, (iii) after a Change in Control, Indemnitee’s employment of its own counsel has been approved by the Independent Counsel or (iv) the Company shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such Claim, then Indemnitee shall be entitled to retain its own separate counsel (but not more than one law firm) and all Expenses related to such separate counsel shall be borne by the Company.

 

7. Procedure upon Application for Indemnification. In order to obtain indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request therefor, including in such request such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of the Claim. Indemnification shall be made insofar as the Company determines Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification in accordance with Section 8 below.

 

8. Determination of Right to Indemnification.

 

(a) Mandatory Indemnification.

 

(i)  To the extent that Indemnitee shall have been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event or any portion thereof or in defense of any issue or matter therein, including without limitation dismissal without prejudice, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Losses relating to such Claim in accordance with Section 2 to the fullest extent allowable by law, and no Standard of Conduct Determination (as defined in Section 8(b)) shall be required.

 

(ii)  To the extent that Indemnitee’s involvement in a Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event is to prepare to serve and serve as a witness, and not as a party, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Losses incurred in connection therewith to the fullest extent allowable by law and no Standard of Conduct Determination (as defined in Section 8(b)) shall be required.

 

 

 

 

(b) Standard of Conduct. To the extent that the provisions of Section 8(a) are inapplicable to a Claim related to an Indemnifiable Event that shall have been finally disposed of, any determination of whether Indemnitee has satisfied any applicable standard of conduct under New York law that is a legally required condition to indemnification of Indemnitee hereunder against Losses relating to such Claim and any determination that Expense Advances must be repaid to the Company (a “Standard of Conduct Determination”) shall be made as follows:

 

(i)  if no Change in Control has occurred, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even if less than a quorum of the Board, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum or (C) if there are no such Disinterested Directors, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion addressed to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee; and

 

(ii)  if a Change in Control shall have occurred, (A) if the Indemnitee so requests in writing, by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even if less than a quorum of the Board or (B) otherwise, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion addressed to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee.

 

(c) Making the Standard of Conduct Determination. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any Standard of Conduct Determination required under Section 8(b) to be made as promptly as practicable. If the person or persons designated to make the Standard of Conduct Determination under Section 8(b) shall not have made a determination within thirty days after the later of (A) receipt by the Company of a written request from Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 7 (the date of such receipt being the “Notification Date”) and (B) the selection of an Independent Counsel, if such determination is to be made by Independent Counsel, then Indemnitee shall be deemed to have satisfied the applicable standard of conduct; provided that such 30-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, if the person or persons making such determination in good faith requires such additional time to obtain or evaluate information relating thereto. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement of Indemnitee to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of any Claim.

 

(d) Payment of Indemnification. If, in regard to any Losses:

 

(i) Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 8(a);

 

(ii)  no Standard Conduct Determination is legally required as a condition to indemnification of Indemnitee hereunder; or

 

(iii)  Indemnitee has been determined or deemed pursuant to Section 8(b) or Section 8(c) to have satisfied the Standard of Conduct Determination,

 

then the Company shall pay to Indemnitee, within thirty days after the later of (A) the Notification Date or (B) the earliest date on which the applicable criterion specified in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) is satisfied, an amount equal to such Losses.

 

(e) Selection of Independent Counsel for Standard of Conduct Determination. If a Standard of Conduct Determination is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 8(b)(i), the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board, and the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. If a Standard of Conduct Determination is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 8(b)(ii), the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee, and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either case, Indemnitee or the Company, as applicable, may, within five days after receiving written notice of selection from the other, deliver to the other a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not satisfy the criteria set forth in the definition of “Independent Counsel” in Section 1, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person or firm so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is properly and timely made and substantiated, (i) the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit; and (ii) the non-objecting party may, at its option, select an alternative Independent Counsel and give written notice to the other party advising such other party of the identity of the alternative Independent Counsel so selected, in which case the provisions of the two immediately preceding sentences, the introductory clause of this sentence and numbered clause (i) of this sentence shall apply to such subsequent selection and notice. If applicable, the provisions of clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall apply to successive alternative selections. If no Independent Counsel that is permitted under the foregoing provisions of this Section 8(e) to make the Standard of Conduct Determination shall have been selected within twenty days after the Company gives its initial notice pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 8(e) or Indemnitee gives its initial notice pursuant to the second sentence of this Section 8(e), as the case may be, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to resolve any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or to appoint as Independent Counsel a person to be selected by such court or such other person as the court shall designate, and the person or firm with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person or firm so appointed will act as Independent Counsel. In all events, the Company shall pay all of the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel incurred in connection with the Independent Counsel’s determination pursuant to Section 8(b).

 

 

 

 

(f) Presumptions and Defenses.

 

(i)  Indemnitee’s Entitlement to Indemnification. In making any Standard of Conduct Determination, the person or persons making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee has satisfied the applicable standard of conduct and is entitled to indemnification, and the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption and establish that Indemnitee is not so entitled. Any Standard of Conduct Determination that is adverse to Indemnitee may be challenged by the Indemnitee in a court of competent jurisdiction. No determination by the Company (including by its directors or any Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not satisfied any applicable standard of conduct may be used as a defense to any legal proceedings brought by Indemnitee to secure indemnification or reimbursement or advance payment of Expenses by the Company hereunder or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met any applicable standard of conduct.

 

(ii)  Reliance as a Safe Harbor. For purposes of this Agreement, and without creating any presumption as to a lack of good faith if the following circumstances do not exist, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company if Indemnitee’s actions or omissions to act are taken in good faith reliance upon the records of the Company, including its financial statements, or upon information, opinions, reports or statements furnished to Indemnitee by the officers or employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries in the course of their duties, or by committees of the Board or by any other Person (including legal counsel, accountants and financial advisors) as to matters Indemnitee reasonably believes are within such other Person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Company. In addition, the knowledge and/or actions, or failures to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnity hereunder.

 

(iii)  No Other Presumptions. For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any Claim by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, will not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any applicable standard of conduct or have any particular belief, or that indemnification hereunder is otherwise not permitted.

 

(iv)  Defense to Indemnification and Burden of Proof. It shall be a defense to any action brought by Indemnitee against the Company to enforce this Agreement (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for Losses incurred in defending against a Claim related to an Indemnifiable Event in advance of its final disposition) that it is not permissible under applicable law for the Company to indemnify Indemnitee for the amount claimed. In connection with any such action or any related Standard of Conduct Determination, the burden of proving such a defense or that the Indemnitee did not satisfy the applicable standard of conduct shall be on the Company.

 

(v)  Resolution of Claims. The Company acknowledges that a settlement or other disposition short of final judgment may be successful on the merits or otherwise for purposes of Section 8(a)(i) if it permits a party to avoid expense, delay, distraction, disruption and uncertainty. In the event that any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event to which Indemnitee is a party is resolved in any manner other than by adverse judgment against Indemnitee (including, without limitation, settlement of such action, claim or proceeding with our without payment of money or other consideration) it shall be presumed that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise for purposes of Section 8(a)(i). The Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome this presumption.

 

 

 

 

9. Exclusions from Indemnification. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to:

 

(a) indemnify or advance funds to Indemnitee for Expenses or Losses with respect to proceedings initiated by Indemnitee, including any proceedings against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees and not by way of defense, except:

 

(i) proceedings referenced in Section 4 above (unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee in such proceeding was not made in good faith or was frivolous); or

 

(ii) where the Company has joined in or the Board has consented to the initiation of such proceedings;

 

(b) indemnify Indemnitee if a final decision by a court of competent jurisdiction determines that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law;

 

(c) indemnify Indemnitee for the disgorgement of profits arising from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company in violation of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, or any similar successor statute; or

 

(d) indemnify or advance funds to Indemnitee for Indemnitee’s reimbursement to the Company of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation previously received by Indemnitee or payment of any profits realized by Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Exchange Act (including any such reimbursements under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in connection with an accounting restatement of the Company or the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act).

 

10. Settlement of Claims. The Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any threatened or pending Claim related to an Indemnifiable Event effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company shall not settle any Claim related to an Indemnifiable Event in any manner that would impose any Losses on the Indemnitee without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent.

 

11. Duration. All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during the period that Indemnitee is a director or officer of the Company (or is serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, member, trustee or agent of another Enterprise) and shall continue thereafter (i) so long as Indemnitee may be subject to any possible Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event (including any rights of appeal thereto) and (ii) throughout the pendency of any proceeding (including any rights of appeal thereto) commenced by Indemnitee to enforce or interpret his or her rights under this Agreement, even if, in either case, he or she may have ceased to serve in such capacity at the time of any such Claim or proceeding.

 

12. Non-Exclusivity. The rights of Indemnitee hereunder will be in addition to any other rights Indemnitee may have under the Constituent Documents, the New York Business Corporation Law, any other contract or otherwise (collectively, “Other Indemnity Provisions”); provided, however, that (a) to the extent that Indemnitee otherwise would have any greater right to indemnification under any Other Indemnity Provision, Indemnitee will be deemed to have such greater right hereunder and (b) to the extent that any change is made to any Other Indemnity Provision which permits any greater right to indemnification than that provided under this Agreement as of the Effective Date, Indemnitee will be deemed to have such greater right hereunder.

 

13. Liability Insurance. The Company shall from time to time make the good faith determination whether or not it is practicable for the Company to obtain and maintain a policy or policies of insurance providing the officers and directors of the Company with coverage for losses incurred in connection with their services to the Company or to ensure the Company’s performance of its indemnification obligations under this Agreement. To the extent the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any of the Company’s directors or officers, as applicable. Upon reasonable request, the Company will provide to Indemnitee copies of all directors’ and officers’ liability insurance applications, binders, policies, declarations and endorsements.

 

 

 

 

14. No Duplication of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment to Indemnitee in respect of any Losses to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise received payment under any insurance policy, the Constituent Documents, Other Indemnity Provisions or otherwise of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable by the Company hereunder.

 

15. Subrogation. In the event of payment to Indemnitee under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall execute all documents required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 

16. Amendments. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding unless in the form of a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the waiver is sought, and no such waiver shall operate as a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Except as specifically provided herein, no failure to exercise or any delay in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall constitute a waiver thereof.

 

17. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company), assigns, spouses, heirs and personal and legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all or a substantial part of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement, to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

 

18. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable in the event that any of the provisions hereof (including any portion thereof) are held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or otherwise unenforceable, and the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

19. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given and made if (i) delivered by hand; (ii) otherwise delivered against receipt therefor; (iii) mailed by postage prepaid, certified or registered mail; (iv) sent by a recognized courier with next-day or second-day delivery to the last known address of the other party; or (v) sent by e-mail with confirmation of receipt:

 

(a)  if to Indemnitee, to the email address set forth on the signature page hereto.

 

  (b)  if to the Company: Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited
    Office A, 15/F, Tower A, Capital Tower
    No. 38 Wai Yip Street
    Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong

 

Notice of change of address shall be effective only when given in accordance with this Section. All notices complying with this Section shall be deemed to have been received on the date of delivery or on the third business day after mailing.

 

20. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed in such state without giving effect to its principles of conflicts of laws.

 

21. Headings. The headings of the sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction or interpretation thereof.

 

22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

  

  Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited
     
  By: /s/ Ngo Chiu Lam
  Name: Ngo Chiu Lam
  Title: Director
     
  INDEMNITEE
     
  /s/ Chun Man Lo
  Name: Chun Man Lo
  Email: jasonlcm@gmail.com

 

Signature Page to Indemnification Agreement

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR AGREEMENT

 

THIS INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [   ], 2024, is by and between Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), and [   ], an individual (the “Director”) and shall become effective on the closing date of the Company’s initial public offering (the “Effective Date”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to appoint the Director to serve on the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) and the Director desires to accept such appointment to serve on the Board; and

 

WHEREAS, the Director may be appointed to serve as a member or chair of one or more committees of the Board.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the Director’s services to the Company as a member of the Board, as a member of such committees of the Board to which the Director may be appointed from time to time and as chair of one or more committees to which the Director may be appointed in such capacity from time to time, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and the Director hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Term. The Company hereby appoints the Director, and the Director hereby accepts such appointment by the Company, for the purposes and upon the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement. The term of such appointment shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue until the Director’s successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified or until the Director’s earlier death, disqualification, resignation or removal from office, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Company’s then current Memorandum and Articles of Association, as may be amended from time to time, or any applicable laws, rules, or regulations (the “Expiration Date”). In the event that the Director’s successor has not been duly elected or appointed as of the Expiration Date, the Director agrees to continue to serve hereunder until such successor has been duly elected or appointed and qualified.

 

2. Compensation. Upon the Effective Date and during the term of this Agreement, the Director shall receive a monthly remuneration of $[   ] which shall accrue on a day to day basis payable in arrears on the last day of each calendar month provided that if the Appointment is terminated prior to the end of a calendar month, the Director shall only be entitled to a proportionate part of such salary in respect of the period of service during the relevant month up to the date of termination (the “Compensation”). The Compensation may be reviewed during the term of this Agreement by the Compensation Committee pursuant to its terms of reference after the Effective Date. Any adjustment of the Compensation shall be recommended by the Compensation Committee (when applicable) and approved by the Board duly convened pursuant to the then current Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company.

 

3. Independence. The Director acknowledges that appointment to the Board is contingent upon the Board’s determination that the Director is “independent” with respect to the Company in accordance with applicable listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and any other applicable rules, and that the Director may be removed from the Board in the event that the Director does not maintain such independence. The Director acknowledges and agrees that the acceptance, directly or indirectly, of any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee, other than for Board service, from the Company or any subsidiary thereof will impair the Director’s independence, and the Director agrees not to accept any such fees.

 

4. Duties. The Director shall exercise all powers in good faith and in the best interests of the Company, including but not limited to, attending all required meetings of the Board or applicable committees thereof, executive sessions of the independent directors, reviewing filing reports and other corporate documents as requested by the Company, providing comments and opinions as to business matters as requested by the Company.

 

(a) Conflicts of Interest/Applicable Law. In the event that the Director has a direct or indirect financial or personal interest in a contract or transaction to which the Company is a party, or the Director is contemplating entering into a transaction that involves use of corporate assets or competition against the Company, the Director shall promptly disclose such potential conflict to the applicable Board committee or the Board and proceed as directed by such committee or the Board, as applicable. The Director acknowledges the duty of loyalty and the duty of care owed to the Company pursuant to applicable law and agrees to act in all cases in accordance with applicable law.

 

 

 

 

(b) Corporate Opportunities. Whenever the Director becomes aware of a business opportunity related to the Company’s business, which one could reasonably expect the Director to make available to the Company, the Director shall promptly disclose such opportunity to the applicable Board committee or the Board and proceed as directed by such committee or the Board, as applicable.

 

(c) Confidentiality. The Director agrees and acknowledges that, by reason of the nature of the Director’s duties on the Board, the Director will have or may have access to and become informed of proprietary, confidential and secret information which is a competitive asset of the Company (the “Confidential Information”), including, without limitation, any lists of customers or suppliers, distributors, financial statistics, research data or any other statistics and plans or operation plans or other trade secrets of the Company and any of the foregoing which belong to any person or company but to which the Director has had access by reason of the Director’s relationship with the Company. The term “Confidential Information” shall not include information which: (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Director or the Director’s representatives; or (ii) is required to be disclosed by the Director due to governmental regulatory or judicial process. The Director agrees faithfully to keep in strict confidence, and not, either directly or indirectly, to make known, divulge, reveal, furnish, make available or use (except for use in the regular course of employment duties) any such Confidential Information. The Director acknowledges that all manuals, instruction books, price lists, information and records and other information and aids relating to the Company’s business, and any and all other documents containing Confidential Information furnished to the Director by the Company or otherwise acquired or developed by the Director, shall at all times be the property of the Company. Upon termination of the Director’s services hereunder, the Director shall return to the Company any such property or documents which are in the Director’s possession, custody or control, but this obligation of confidentiality shall survive such termination until and unless any such Confidential Information shall have become, through no fault of the Director, generally known to the public. The obligations of the Director under this subsection are in addition to, and not in limitation or preemption of, all other obligations of confidentiality which the Director may have to the Company under general legal or equitable principles.

 

(d) Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. The Director agrees to abide by and follow all such procedures set forth in the Company’s code of business conduct and ethics, as may be in existence now or at any time during the term of this Agreement, and any other policy, code or document governing the conduct of directors of the Company as may be in existence now or at any time during the term of this Agreement.

 

5. Expenses. Upon submission of adequate documentation by the Director to the Company, the Director shall be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the Director’s positions as a member of the Board and for services as a member of each committee of the Board to which the Director may be appointed.

 

6. Indemnity. The Company and the Director agree that indemnification with respect to the Director’s service on the Board shall be governed by that certain Indemnification Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Indemnification Agreement”).

 

7. Withholding. The Director agrees to cooperate with the Company to take all steps necessary or appropriate for the withholding of taxes by the Company required under law or regulation in connection herewith, and the Company may act unilaterally in order to comply with such laws.

 

8. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns.

 

9. Recitals. The recitals to this Agreement are true and correct and are incorporated herein, in their entirety, by this reference.

 

10. Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

 

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11. Headings and Captions. The titles and captions of paragraphs and subparagraphs contained in this Agreement are provided for convenience of reference only, and shall not be considered terms or conditions of this Agreement.

 

12. Neutral Construction. Neither party hereto may rely on any drafts of this Agreement in any interpretation of the Agreement. Both parties to this Agreement have reviewed this Agreement and have participated in its drafting and, accordingly, neither party shall attempt to invoke the normal rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party in any interpretation of this Agreement.

 

13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

 

14. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State of New York, without application to the principles of conflicts of laws. This Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement constitute the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the Director’s service on the Board and there are no prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements, understandings, or representations, express or implied, directly or indirectly related to this Agreement that are not set forth or referenced herein. This Agreement supersedes all negotiations, preliminary agreements, and all prior and contemporaneous discussions and understandings of the parties hereto and/or their affiliates with respect to the Director’s service on the Board. The Director acknowledges that he has not relied on any prior or contemporaneous discussions or understanding in entering into this Agreement. The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be altered, amended or discharged only by the signed written agreement of the parties hereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Independent Director Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

  Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited
     
  By:  
  Name: Ngo Chiu Lam
  Title: Director
     
  DIRECTOR
     
  [      ]
  Name: [   ]

 

Signature Page to Independent Director Agreement

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

(Attached)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [   ], 2024, is by and between Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”) and [   ] (the “Indemnitee”) and shall become effective on the closing date of the Company’s initial public offering (the “Effective Date”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Indemnitee is a director or officer of the Company and in such capacity renders valuable services to the Company;

 

WHEREAS, both the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increased risk of litigation and other claims being asserted against directors and officers of public companies;

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that enhancing the ability of the Company to retain and attract as directors and officers the most capable persons is in the best interests of the Company and that the Company therefore should seek to assure such persons that indemnification is available; and

 

WHEREAS, in recognition of the need to provide Indemnitee with substantial protection against personal liability, in order to procure Indemnitee’s continued service as a director or officer of the Company and to enhance Indemnitee’s ability to serve the Company in an effective manner, and in order to provide such protection pursuant to express contract rights (intended to be enforceable irrespective of, among other things, any amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Memorandum and Articles of Association (collectively, the “Constituent Documents”), any change in the composition of the Board or any change in control or business combination transaction relating to the Company), the Company wishes to provide in this Agreement for the indemnification of, and the advancement of Expenses (as defined in Section 1 below) to, Indemnitee as set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the Indemnitee’s agreement to continue to provide services to the Company, the parties agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)  Beneficial Owner” has the meaning given to the term “beneficial owner” in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

(b)  Change in Control” means the occurrence after the Effective Date of any of the following events:

 

(i)  any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 51% or more of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities;

 

(ii)  the consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation, unless immediately following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, all of the Beneficial Owners of the Voting Securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 51% of the combined voting power of the outstanding Voting Securities of the entity resulting from such transaction;

 

(iii)  during any period of two consecutive years, not including any period prior to the execution of this Agreement, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board (including for this purpose any new directors whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; or

 

 

 

 

(iv)  the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

 

(c)  Claim” means:

 

(i)  any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, investigative or other, and whether made pursuant to federal, state or other law; or

 

(ii)  any inquiry, hearing or investigation that the Indemnitee determines might lead to the institution of any such action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism.

 

(d)  Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Claim in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

 

(e)  Expenses” means any and all expenses, including attorneys’ and experts’ fees, court costs, transcript costs, travel expenses, duplicating, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, and all other costs and expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness or participate in, any Claim. Expenses also shall include (i) Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Claim, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersede as bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, and (ii) for purposes of Section 4 only, Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, by litigation or otherwise. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.

 

(f)  Expense Advance” means any payment of Expenses advanced to Indemnitee by the Company pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4 hereof.

 

(g)  Indemnifiable Event” means any event or occurrence, whether occurring before, on or after the Effective Date, related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, member, manager, trustee or agent of any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity or enterprise (collectively with the Company, “Enterprise”) or by reason of an action or inaction by Indemnitee in any such capacity (whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any Loss is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement).

 

(h)  Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently performs, nor in the past five years has performed, services for either: (i) the Company or Indemnitee (other than in connection with matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement or of other indemnitees under similar agreements) or (ii) any other party to the Claim giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 

(i)  Losses” means any and all Expenses, damages, losses, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties (whether civil, criminal or other), ERISA excise taxes, amounts paid or payable in settlement, including any interest, assessments, any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement and all other charges paid or payable in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness or participate in, any Claim.

 

 

 

 

(j)  Person” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, governmental entity or other entity and includes the meaning set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

(k)  Standard of Conduct Determination” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 8(b) below.

 

(l)  Voting Securities” means any securities of the Company that vote generally in the election of directors.

 

2.  Indemnification. Subject to Section 8 and Section 9 of this Agreement, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of New York in effect on the Effective Date, or as such laws may from time to time hereafter be amended to increase the scope of such permitted indemnification, against any and all Losses if Indemnitee was or is or becomes a party to or participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or participant in, any Claim by reason of or arising in part out of an Indemnifiable Event, including, without limitation, Claims brought by or in the right of the Company, Claims brought by third parties, and Claims in which the Indemnitee is solely a witness.

 

3.  Advancement of Expenses. Indemnitee shall have the right to advancement by the Company, prior to the final disposition of any Claim by final adjudication to which there are no further rights of appeal, of any and all Expenses actually and reasonably paid or incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Claim arising out of an Indemnifiable Event at the written request of Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall set forth in such request reasonable evidence that such Expenses have been paid or incurred by Indemnitee. Indemnitee’s right to such advancement is not subject to the satisfaction of any standard of conduct. Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, within thirty days after any request by Indemnitee, the Company shall, in accordance with such request, (a) pay such Expenses on behalf of Indemnitee, (b) advance to Indemnitee funds in an amount sufficient to pay such Expenses, or (c) reimburse Indemnitee for such Expenses. In connection with any request for Expense Advances, Indemnitee shall not be required to provide any documentation or information to the extent that the provision thereof would undermine or otherwise jeopardize attorney-client privilege. The Company’s obligation to pay Expense Advances to Indemnitee is contingent upon Indemnitee’s execution and delivery to the Company of an undertaking to repay any amounts paid, advanced, or reimbursed by the Company for such Expenses to the extent that it is ultimately determined, following the final disposition of such Claim, that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification hereunder. Indemnitee’s obligation to reimburse the Company for Expense Advances shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon.

  

4. Indemnification for Expenses in Enforcing Rights. To the fullest extent allowable under applicable law, the Company shall also indemnify Indemnitee against, and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall advance to Indemnitee subject to and in accordance with Section 3, any Expenses actually and reasonably paid or incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action or proceeding by Indemnitee for (a) indemnification or reimbursement or advance payment of Expenses by the Company under any provision of this Agreement, or under any other agreement or provision of the Constituent Documents now or hereafter in effect relating to Claims relating to Indemnifiable Events, and/or (b) recovery under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company. However, in the event that Indemnitee is ultimately determined not to be entitled to such indemnification or insurance recovery, as the case may be, then all amounts advanced under this Section 4 shall be repaid.

 

5. Partial Indemnity. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for a portion of any Losses in respect of a Claim related to an Indemnifiable Event but not for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled.

 

 

 

 

6. Notification and Defense of Claims.

 

(a)  Notification of Claims. Indemnitee shall notify the Company in writing as soon as practicable of any Claim which could relate to an Indemnifiable Event or for which Indemnitee could seek Expense Advances, including a brief description (based upon information then available to Indemnitee) of the nature of, and the facts underlying, such Claim. The failure by Indemnitee to timely notify the Company hereunder shall not relieve the Company from any liability hereunder unless the Company’s ability to participate in the defense of such claim was materially and adversely affected by such failure. If at the time of the receipt of such notice, the Company has directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in effect under which coverage for Claims related to Indemnifiable Events is potentially available, the Company shall give prompt written notice to the applicable insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable policies. The Company shall provide to Indemnitee a copy of such notice delivered to the applicable insurers, and copies of all subsequent correspondence between the Company and such insurers regarding the Claim, in each case substantially concurrently with the delivery or receipt thereof by the Company.

 

(b)  Defense of Claims. The Company shall be entitled to participate in the defense of any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event at its own expense and, except as otherwise provided below, to the extent the Company so wishes, it may assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee. After notice from the Company to Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense of any such Claim, the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise for any Expenses subsequently directly incurred by Indemnitee in connection with Indemnitee’s defense of such Claim other than reasonable costs of investigation or as otherwise provided below. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ its own legal counsel in such Claim, but all Expenses related to such counsel incurred after notice from the Company of its assumption of the defense shall be at Indemnitee’s own expense; provided, however, that if (i) Indemnitee’s employment of its own legal counsel has been authorized by the Company, (ii) Indemnitee has reasonably determined that there may be a conflict of interest between Indemnitee and the Company in the defense of such Claim, (iii) after a Change in Control, Indemnitee’s employment of its own counsel has been approved by the Independent Counsel or (iv) the Company shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such Claim, then Indemnitee shall be entitled to retain its own separate counsel (but not more than one law firm) and all Expenses related to such separate counsel shall be borne by the Company.

 

7. Procedure upon Application for Indemnification. In order to obtain indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request therefor, including in such request such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of the Claim. Indemnification shall be made insofar as the Company determines Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification in accordance with Section 8 below.

 

8. Determination of Right to Indemnification.

 

(a) Mandatory Indemnification.

 

(i)  To the extent that Indemnitee shall have been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event or any portion thereof or in defense of any issue or matter therein, including without limitation dismissal without prejudice, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Losses relating to such Claim in accordance with Section 2 to the fullest extent allowable by law, and no Standard of Conduct Determination (as defined in Section 8(b)) shall be required.

 

(ii)  To the extent that Indemnitee’s involvement in a Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event is to prepare to serve and serve as a witness, and not as a party, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Losses incurred in connection therewith to the fullest extent allowable by law and no Standard of Conduct Determination (as defined in Section 8(b)) shall be required.

 

(b) Standard of Conduct. To the extent that the provisions of Section 8(a) are inapplicable to a Claim related to an Indemnifiable Event that shall have been finally disposed of, any determination of whether Indemnitee has satisfied any applicable standard of conduct under New York law that is a legally required condition to indemnification of Indemnitee hereunder against Losses relating to such Claim and any determination that Expense Advances must be repaid to the Company (a “Standard of Conduct Determination”) shall be made as follows:

 

(i)  if no Change in Control has occurred, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even if less than a quorum of the Board, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum or (C) if there are no such Disinterested Directors, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion addressed to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee; and

 

 

 

 

(ii)  if a Change in Control shall have occurred, (A) if the Indemnitee so requests in writing, by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even if less than a quorum of the Board or (B) otherwise, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion addressed to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee.

 

(c) Making the Standard of Conduct Determination. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any Standard of Conduct Determination required under Section 8(b) to be made as promptly as practicable. If the person or persons designated to make the Standard of Conduct Determination under Section 8(b) shall not have made a determination within thirty days after the later of (A) receipt by the Company of a written request from Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 7 (the date of such receipt being the “Notification Date”) and (B) the selection of an Independent Counsel, if such determination is to be made by Independent Counsel, then Indemnitee shall be deemed to have satisfied the applicable standard of conduct; provided that such 30-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, if the person or persons making such determination in good faith requires such additional time to obtain or evaluate information relating thereto. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement of Indemnitee to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of any Claim.

 

(d) Payment of Indemnification. If, in regard to any Losses:

 

(i) Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 8(a);

 

(ii)  no Standard Conduct Determination is legally required as a condition to indemnification of Indemnitee hereunder; or

 

(iii)  Indemnitee has been determined or deemed pursuant to Section 8(b) or Section 8(c) to have satisfied the Standard of Conduct Determination,

 

then the Company shall pay to Indemnitee, within thirty days after the later of (A) the Notification Date or (B) the earliest date on which the applicable criterion specified in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) is satisfied, an amount equal to such Losses.

 

(e) Selection of Independent Counsel for Standard of Conduct Determination. If a Standard of Conduct Determination is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 8(b)(i), the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board, and the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. If a Standard of Conduct Determination is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 8(b)(ii), the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee, and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either case, Indemnitee or the Company, as applicable, may, within five days after receiving written notice of selection from the other, deliver to the other a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not satisfy the criteria set forth in the definition of “Independent Counsel” in Section 1, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person or firm so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is properly and timely made and substantiated, (i) the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit; and (ii) the non-objecting party may, at its option, select an alternative Independent Counsel and give written notice to the other party advising such other party of the identity of the alternative Independent Counsel so selected, in which case the provisions of the two immediately preceding sentences, the introductory clause of this sentence and numbered clause (i) of this sentence shall apply to such subsequent selection and notice. If applicable, the provisions of clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall apply to successive alternative selections. If no Independent Counsel that is permitted under the foregoing provisions of this Section 8(e) to make the Standard of Conduct Determination shall have been selected within twenty days after the Company gives its initial notice pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 8(e) or Indemnitee gives its initial notice pursuant to the second sentence of this Section 8(e), as the case may be, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to resolve any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or to appoint as Independent Counsel a person to be selected by such court or such other person as the court shall designate, and the person or firm with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person or firm so appointed will act as Independent Counsel. In all events, the Company shall pay all of the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel incurred in connection with the Independent Counsel’s determination pursuant to Section 8(b).

 

 

 

 

(f) Presumptions and Defenses.

 

(i)  Indemnitee’s Entitlement to Indemnification. In making any Standard of Conduct Determination, the person or persons making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee has satisfied the applicable standard of conduct and is entitled to indemnification, and the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption and establish that Indemnitee is not so entitled. Any Standard of Conduct Determination that is adverse to Indemnitee may be challenged by the Indemnitee in a court of competent jurisdiction. No determination by the Company (including by its directors or any Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not satisfied any applicable standard of conduct may be used as a defense to any legal proceedings brought by Indemnitee to secure indemnification or reimbursement or advance payment of Expenses by the Company hereunder or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met any applicable standard of conduct.

 

(ii)  Reliance as a Safe Harbor. For purposes of this Agreement, and without creating any presumption as to a lack of good faith if the following circumstances do not exist, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company if Indemnitee’s actions or omissions to act are taken in good faith reliance upon the records of the Company, including its financial statements, or upon information, opinions, reports or statements furnished to Indemnitee by the officers or employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries in the course of their duties, or by committees of the Board or by any other Person (including legal counsel, accountants and financial advisors) as to matters Indemnitee reasonably believes are within such other Person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Company. In addition, the knowledge and/or actions, or failures to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnity hereunder.

 

(iii)  No Other Presumptions. For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any Claim by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, will not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any applicable standard of conduct or have any particular belief, or that indemnification hereunder is otherwise not permitted.

 

(iv)  Defense to Indemnification and Burden of Proof. It shall be a defense to any action brought by Indemnitee against the Company to enforce this Agreement (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for Losses incurred in defending against a Claim related to an Indemnifiable Event in advance of its final disposition) that it is not permissible under applicable law for the Company to indemnify Indemnitee for the amount claimed. In connection with any such action or any related Standard of Conduct Determination, the burden of proving such a defense or that the Indemnitee did not satisfy the applicable standard of conduct shall be on the Company.

 

(v)  Resolution of Claims. The Company acknowledges that a settlement or other disposition short of final judgment may be successful on the merits or otherwise for purposes of Section 8(a)(i) if it permits a party to avoid expense, delay, distraction, disruption and uncertainty. In the event that any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event to which Indemnitee is a party is resolved in any manner other than by adverse judgment against Indemnitee (including, without limitation, settlement of such action, claim or proceeding with our without payment of money or other consideration) it shall be presumed that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise for purposes of Section 8(a)(i). The Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome this presumption.

 

 

 

 

9. Exclusions from Indemnification. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to:

 

(a) indemnify or advance funds to Indemnitee for Expenses or Losses with respect to proceedings initiated by Indemnitee, including any proceedings against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees and not by way of defense, except:

 

(i) proceedings referenced in Section 4 above (unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee in such proceeding was not made in good faith or was frivolous); or

 

(ii) where the Company has joined in or the Board has consented to the initiation of such proceedings;

 

(b) indemnify Indemnitee if a final decision by a court of competent jurisdiction determines that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law;

 

(c) indemnify Indemnitee for the disgorgement of profits arising from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company in violation of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, or any similar successor statute; or

 

(d) indemnify or advance funds to Indemnitee for Indemnitee’s reimbursement to the Company of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation previously received by Indemnitee or payment of any profits realized by Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Exchange Act (including any such reimbursements under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in connection with an accounting restatement of the Company or the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act).

 

10. Settlement of Claims. The Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any threatened or pending Claim related to an Indemnifiable Event effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company shall not settle any Claim related to an Indemnifiable Event in any manner that would impose any Losses on the Indemnitee without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent.

 

11. Duration. All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during the period that Indemnitee is a director or officer of the Company (or is serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, member, trustee or agent of another Enterprise) and shall continue thereafter (i) so long as Indemnitee may be subject to any possible Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event (including any rights of appeal thereto) and (ii) throughout the pendency of any proceeding (including any rights of appeal thereto) commenced by Indemnitee to enforce or interpret his or her rights under this Agreement, even if, in either case, he or she may have ceased to serve in such capacity at the time of any such Claim or proceeding.

 

12. Non-Exclusivity. The rights of Indemnitee hereunder will be in addition to any other rights Indemnitee may have under the Constituent Documents, the New York Business Corporation Law, any other contract or otherwise (collectively, “Other Indemnity Provisions”); provided, however, that (a) to the extent that Indemnitee otherwise would have any greater right to indemnification under any Other Indemnity Provision, Indemnitee will be deemed to have such greater right hereunder and (b) to the extent that any change is made to any Other Indemnity Provision which permits any greater right to indemnification than that provided under this Agreement as of the Effective Date, Indemnitee will be deemed to have such greater right hereunder.

 

13. Liability Insurance. The Company shall from time to time make the good faith determination whether or not it is practicable for the Company to obtain and maintain a policy or policies of insurance providing the officers and directors of the Company with coverage for losses incurred in connection with their services to the Company or to ensure the Company’s performance of its indemnification obligations under this Agreement. To the extent the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any of the Company’s directors or officers, as applicable. Upon reasonable request, the Company will provide to Indemnitee copies of all directors’ and officers’ liability insurance applications, binders, policies, declarations and endorsements.

 

 

 

 

14. No Duplication of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment to Indemnitee in respect of any Losses to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise received payment under any insurance policy, the Constituent Documents, Other Indemnity Provisions or otherwise of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable by the Company hereunder.

 

15. Subrogation. In the event of payment to Indemnitee under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall execute all documents required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 

16. Amendments. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding unless in the form of a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the waiver is sought, and no such waiver shall operate as a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Except as specifically provided herein, no failure to exercise or any delay in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall constitute a waiver thereof.

 

17. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company), assigns, spouses, heirs and personal and legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all or a substantial part of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement, to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

 

18. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable in the event that any of the provisions hereof (including any portion thereof) are held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or otherwise unenforceable, and the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

19. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given and made if (i) delivered by hand; (ii) otherwise delivered against receipt therefor; (iii) mailed by postage prepaid, certified or registered mail; (iv) sent by a recognized courier with next-day or second-day delivery to the last known address of the other party; or (v) sent by e-mail with confirmation of receipt:

 

(a)  if to Indemnitee, to the email address set forth on the signature page hereto.

 

  (b)  if to the Company: Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited
    Office A, 15/F, Tower A, Capital Tower
    No. 38 Wai Yip Street
    Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong

 

Notice of change of address shall be effective only when given in accordance with this Section. All notices complying with this Section shall be deemed to have been received on the date of delivery or on the third business day after mailing.

 

20. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed in such state without giving effect to its principles of conflicts of laws.

 

21. Headings. The headings of the sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction or interpretation thereof.

 

22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

  

  Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited
     
  By:  
  Name: Ngo Chiu Lam
  Title: Director
     
  INDEMNITEE
     
   
  Name: [    ]
  Email: [    ]

 

Signature Page to Indemnification Agreement

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.4

 

Date: July 29, 2023

 

Notice to Renew

 

To: Mega Ever Investment Limited

 

We notify you that we will renew the Tenancy Agreement according to the Tenancy Agreement made on September 30, 2020.

 

1. Right to renew: The Tenant has the right to renew this Tenancy Agreement at market rent (not more than 10% increase from the current rent) under the same terms. The renewal period is from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026 (both days inclusive). The terms of the Tenancy Agreement will remain unchanged, other than this clause relating to right to renew and clause related to rent free period. The Tenant must provide written notice to the Landlord within 2 months from the end of the Tenancy Agreement.

 

2. The Tenant shall keep the electricity meter intact and the original office decoration when moving out.

 

For and on behalf of

 

Kin Chiu Engineering Limited

 

/s/ Kin Chiu Engineering Limited

 

 

 

Tenancy Agreement

 

An Agreement made the 30th day of September, 2020 between the Landlord and the Tenant as more particularly described in Schedule I

 

The Landlord shall let and the Tenant shall take the Premises for the Term and at the Rent as more particularly described in Schedule I and both parties agree to observe and perform the terms and conditions as follows:-

 

1.The Tenant shall pay to the Landlord the Rent in advance on the first day of each and every calendar month during the Term. If the Tenant shall fail to pay the Rent within 7 days from the due date, the Landlord shall have right to institute appropriate action to recover the Rent and all costs, expenses and other outgoings so incurred by the Landlord in relation to such action shall be a debt owed by the Tenant to the Landlord and shall be recoverable in full by the Landlord.

 

2.The Tenant shall not make any alteration and/or additions to the Premises without the prior written consent of the Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

3.The Tenant shall not assign, transfer, sublet or part with the possession of the Premises or any part thereof to any other person. This tenancy shall be personal to the Tenant named herein.

 

4.The Tenant shall comply with all ordinances, regulations and rules of Hong Kong and shall observe and perform the covenants, terms and conditions of the Deed of Mutual Covenant and Sub-Deed of Mutual Covenant (if any) relating to the Premises. The Tenant shall not contravene any negative or restrictive covenants contained in the Government Lease(s) under which the Premises are held from the Government.

 

5.The Tenant shall during the Term pay and discharge all charges in respect of water, electricity, gas and telephone and other similar charges payable in respect of the Premises.

 

6.The Tenant shall during the Term keep the interior of the Premises in good and tenantable repair and condition (fair wear and tear and damage caused by inherent defects excepted) and shall deliver up vacant possession of the Premises in the same repair and condition on the expiration or sooner determination of this Agreement.

 

7.The Tenant shall pay to the Landlord the Security Deposit set out in Schedule I for the due observance and performance of the terms and conditions herein contained and on his part to be observed and performed. Provided that there is no antecedent breach of any of the-terms and conditions herein contained, the Landlord shall refund the Security Deposit to the Tenant without interest within 7 days from the date of delivery of vacant possession of the Premises to the Landlord or settlement of any outstanding payment owed by the Tenant to the Landlord, whichever is later. If the Rent and /or any charges payable by the Tenant hereunder or any part thereof shall be unpaid for seven (7) days after the same shall become payable (whether legally demanded or not) or if the Tenant shall commit a breach of any of the terms and conditions herein contained, it shall be lawful for the Landlord at any time thereafter to re-enter the Premises whereupon this Agreement shall absolutely determine and the Landlord may deduct any loss or damage suffered by the Landlord as a result of the Tenant’s breach from the Security Deposit without prejudice to any other right of action or any remedy of the Landlord in respect of such breach of the Tenant.

 

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8.Provided the Tenant shall have paid the Rent and other outgoings on the days and in the manner herein provided and observe and perform the terms and conditions herein contained and on the Tenant’s part to be observed and performed, the Tenant shall peacefully hold, and enjoy the Premises during the Term without any interruption by the Landlord.

 

9.The Landlord shall keep and maintain the structural parts of the Premises including the main drains, pipes and cables in proper state of repair Provided that the Landlord’s liability shall not be incurred unless and until written notice of any defect or want of repair has been giver by the Tenant to the Landlord and the Landlord shall have failed to take reasonable steps to repair and remedy the same after the lapse of a reasonable time from the date of service of such notice.

 

10.The Landlord shall pay the Property tax payable in respect of the Premises.

 

11.The Stamp Duty payable on this Agreement in duplicate shall be borne by the Landlord and the Tenant in equal shares.

 

12.The Landlord and the Tenant agree to be bound by the additional terms and conditions contained in the Schedule II (if any).

 

13.If there is any conflict between the English version and the Chinese version in this Agreement, the English version shall prevail.

 

Received the Security Deposit of HK$100,000 Received 3 key(s) of the Premises by the Tenant
   
/s/ Mega Ever Investment Limited /s/ Kin Chiu Engineering Limited
   
Confirmed and Accepted al the terms and conditions contained herein by the Landlord: Confirmed and Accepted all the terms and  conditions contained herein by the Tenant
   
/s/ Mega Ever Investment Limited /s/ Kin Chiu Engineering Limited

  

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Schedule I

 

The Premises: Room B, Office A, Tower A, 15/F, Capital Tower, No. 38 Wai Yip Street, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon

 

The Landlord: Mega Ever Investment Limited whose address is situate at Room B, 9/F, Bulkin Centre, 332-334 Portland Street, Mongkok, Kowloon

 

Telephone No.: 9668 9886

 

The Tenant: Kin Chiu Engineering Limited whose address is situate at Room H, 21/F, Block 1, Goldfield Industrial Building, 144-150 Tai Lin Pai Road, Kwai Chung, NT

 

Telephone No.: 2811 9688

 

Term: From October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2023 (both days inclusive)

 

Rent: HK$50,000 per month

 

Security Deposit: HK$100,000

 

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Schedule II

 

1.User: The Tenant shall not use or permit to be used the Premises or any part thereof for any purpose other than for office purpose only.

 

2.Miscellaneous Payments

 

a.The Tenant shall be responsible for the following payments payable in respect of the Premises during the Term: Management Fee, Air-Conditioning Charges, Government Rates, Government Rent

 

b.The Landlord shall be responsible for the following payments payable in respect of the Premises during the Term: NIL

 

3.Rent Free Period: The Tenant shall be entitled to a rent free period from October 1, 2020 to November 30, 2020 (both days inclusive) provided that the Tenant shall be responsible for the charges of Government Rent, Government Rates, management fee, water, electricity, gas, telephone and other outgoings payable in respect of Premises during such rent free period.

 

4.Break Clause: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinbefore contained, the Tenant shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement earlier than as herein provided by serving not less than 2 months’ written notice or by paying 2 months’ Rent in lieu to the Landlord provided that the said written notice shall not be served before the expiration of the 34 month of the Term of Tenancy.

 

5.Others:

 

a.Right to renew: The Tenant has the right to renew this Tenancy Agreement at market rent (not more than 10% increase from the current rent) under the same terms. The renewal period is from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026 (both days inclusive). The terms of the Tenancy Agreement will remain unchanged, other than this clause relating to right to renew and clause related to rent free period. The Tenant must provide written notice to the Landlord within 2 months from the end of the Tenancy Agreement.

 

b.The Tenant shall keep the electricity meter intact and the original office decoration when moving out.

 

 

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Exhibit 10.5

 

Tenancy Agreement

 

An Agreement made the 9th day of May, 2023 between the Landlord and the Tenant as more particularly described in Schedule I

 

The Landlord shall let and the Tenant shall take the Premises for the Term and at the Rent as more particularly described in Schedule I and both parties agree to observe and perform the terms and conditions as follows:-

 

1.The Tenant shall pay to the Landlord the Rent in advance on the 23rd day of each and every calendar month during the Term. If the Tenant shall fail to pay the Rent within 7 days from the due date, the Landlord shall have right to institute appropriate action to recover the Rent and all costs, expenses and other outgoings so incurred by the Landlord in relation to such action shall be a debt owed by the Tenant to the Landlord and shall be recoverable in full by the Landlord.

 

2.The Tenant shall not make any alteration and/or additions to the Premises without the prior written consent of the Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

3.The Tenant shall not assign, transfer, sublet or part with the possession of the Premises or any part thereof to any other person. This tenancy shall be personal to the Tenant named herein.

 

4.The Tenant shall comply with all ordinances, regulations and rules of Hong Kong and shall observe and perform the covenants, terms and conditions of the Deed of Mutual Covenant and Sub-Deed of Mutual Covenant (if any) relating to the Premises. The Tenant shall not contravene any negative or restrictive covenants contained in the Government Lease(s) under which the Premises are held from the Government.

 

5.The Tenant shall during the Term pay and discharge all charges in respect of water, electricity, gas and telephone and other similar charges payable in respect of the Premises.

 

6.The Tenant shall during the Term keep the interior of the Premises in good and tenantable repair and condition (fair wear and tear and damage caused by inherent defects excepted) and shall deliver up vacant possession of the Premises in the same repair and condition on the expiration or sooner determination of this Agreement.

 

7.The Tenant shall pay to the Landlord the Security Deposit set out in Schedule I for the due observance and performance of the terms and conditions herein contained and on his part to be observed and performed. Provided that there is no antecedent breach of any of the-terms and conditions herein contained, the Landlord shall refund the Security Deposit to the Tenant without interest within 7 days from the date of delivery of vacant possession of the Premises to the Landlord or settlement of any outstanding payment owed by the Tenant to the Landlord, whichever is later. If the Rent and /or any charges payable by the Tenant hereunder or any part thereof shall be unpaid for seven (7) days after the same shall become payable (whether legally demanded or not) or if the Tenant shall commit a breach of any of the terms and conditions herein contained, it shall be lawful for the Landlord at any time thereafter to re-enter the Premises whereupon this Agreement shall absolutely determine and the Landlord may deduct any loss or damage suffered by the Landlord as a result of the Tenant’s breach from the Security Deposit without prejudice to any other right of action or any remedy of the Landlord in respect of such breach of the Tenant.

 

 

 

8.Provided the Tenant shall have paid the Rent and other outgoings on the days and in the manner herein provided and observe and perform the terms and conditions herein contained and on the Tenant's part to be observed and performed, the Tenant shall peacefully hold, and enjoy the Premises during the Term without any interruption by the Landlord.

 

9.The Landlord shall keep and maintain the structural parts of the Premises including the main drains, pipes and cables in proper state of repair Provided that the Landlord's liability shall not be incurred unless and until written notice of any defect or want of repair has been giver by the Tenant to the Landlord and the Landlord shall have failed to take reasonable steps to repair and remedy the same after the lapse of a reasonable time from the date of service of such notice.

 

10.The Landlord shall pay the Property tax payable in respect of the Premises.

 

11.The Stamp Duty payable on this Agreement in duplicate shall be borne by the Landlord and the Tenant in equal shares.

 

12.The Landlord and the Tenant agree to be bound by the additional terms and conditions contained in the Schedule II (if any).

 

13.The Tenant shall himself/herself cover insurance for his/her own belongings against Typhoon, Depression, Storm, Flood, Fire, Theft and Accidents in relation to this Tenancy. The Landlord shall not be responsible for any damage or loss under all circumstances.

 

14.Tenant has to move out all his/her own belongings from the date of delivery of vacant possession of the premises to the Landlord.

 

15.Security Deposit cannot be utilised as rent payment.

 

16.If there is any conflict between the English version and the Chinese version in this Agreement, the Chinese version shall prevail.

 

Received the Security Deposit of HK$24,000

 

/s/ Hop Lee Full Engineering Limited

 

Received N/A key(s) of the Premises by the Tenant

 

/s/ Kin Chiu Engineering Limited

Confirmed and Accepted al the terms and
conditions contained herein by the Landlord:

 

/s/ Hop Lee Full Engineering Limited

Confirmed and Accepted all the terms and
conditions contained herein by the Tenant

 

/s/ Kin Chiu Engineering Limited

 

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Schedule I

 

The Premises: 9A03, Nos. 3-5 San Ma Tau Street, Kowloon

 

The Landlord: Hop Lee Full Engineering Ltd

 

The Tenant: Kin Chiu Engineering Limited (Flat A, 15/F, Tower A, Capital Tower, No. 38 Wai Yip Street, Kowloon Bay, KL)

 

Term: From May 23, 2023 to May 22, 2025 (both days inclusive)

 

Rent: HK$12,000 per month

 

Security Deposit: HK$24,000

 

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Schedule II

 

1.User: The Tenant shall not use or permit to be used the Premises or any part thereof for any purpose other than for following purpose only: Industrial

 

2.Miscellaneous Payments: The following payments payable in respect of the Premises during the Term:

 

a.Management fee paid by Landlord

 

b.Government Rates paid by Landlord

 

c.Government Rent paid by Landlord

 

3.Rent Free Period: The Tenant shall be entitled to a rent free period from May 9, 2023 to May 22, 2023 (both days inclusive) provided that the Tenant shall be responsible for the charges of Government Rent, Government Rates, management fee, water, electricity, gas, telephone and other outgoings payable in respect of Premises during such rent free period.

 

4.Break Clause: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein before contained, either party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement earlier than as herein provided by serving not less than 1 month’s written notice or by paying 1 month’s Rent in lieu to the Landlord provided that the said written notice shall not be served before the expiration of the 11 months of the Term of Tenancy.

 

5.Others:

 

a.Deliver on “as is” basis

 

b.Water fee: HK$200 monthly

 

c.Electricity fee: HK$1.8 per unit

 

 

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Exhibit 14.1

 

SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED

 

CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

 

1. Introduction

 

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited (the “Company”) has adopted this code of ethics (this “Code”), which is applicable to all directors, officers, and employees (to the extent that employees are hired in the future) (each a “person,” as used herein) of the Company, with the intent to:

 

promote honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;

 

promote the full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Company files with, or submits to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as well as in other public communications made by or on behalf of the Company;

 

promote compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations;

 

deter wrongdoing; and

 

require prompt internal reporting of breaches of, and accountability for adherence to, this Code.

 

This Code may be amended only by resolution of the Board. In this Code, references to the “Company” mean Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, and include, in appropriate context, the Company’s subsidiaries.

 

2. Honest, Ethical and Fair Conduct

 

Each person owes a duty to the Company to act with integrity. Integrity requires, among other things, being honest, fair, and candid. Deceit, dishonesty, and subordination of the Company’s interests to personal interests are inconsistent with integrity. Service to the Company should never be subordinated to personal gain or advantage.

 

Each person must:

 

Act with integrity, including being honest and candid while still maintaining the confidentiality of the Company’s information where required or in the Company’s interests.

 

Observe all applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations.

 

Comply with the requirements of applicable accounting and auditing standards, as well as Company policies, in order to maintain a high standard of accuracy and completeness in the Company’s financial records and other business-related information and data.

 

Adhere to a high standard of business ethics and not seek competitive advantage through unlawful or unethical business practices.

 

Deal fairly with the Company’s customers, suppliers, competitors, and employees.

 

Refrain from taking advantage of anyone through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts, or any other unfair-dealing practice.

 

Protect the assets of the Company and ensure their proper use.

 

 

 

 

Refrain from (i) taking for themselves corporate or business opportunities that are discovered through the use of corporate assets, (ii) using corporate assets, information, or position for personal gain, and (iii) competing with the Company.

 

Avoid conflicts of interest, wherever possible, except as may be allowed under guidelines or resolutions approved by the Board (or the appropriate committee of the Board). Anything that would be a conflict for a person subject to this Code also will be a conflict if it is related to a member of his or her family or a close relative. Examples of conflict of interest situations include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

any significant ownership interest in any supplier or customer;

 

any consulting or employment relationship with any customer, supplier, or competitor;

 

any outside business activity that detracts from a person’s ability to devote appropriate time and attention to his or her responsibilities with the Company;

 

the receipt of any money, non-nominal gifts, or excessive entertainment from any entity with which the Company has current or prospective business dealings;

 

being in the position of supervising, reviewing, or having any influence on the job evaluation, pay, or benefit of any close relative;

 

selling anything to the Company or buying anything from the Company, except on the same terms and conditions as comparable officers or directors are permitted to so purchase or sell;

 

any other financial transaction, arrangement or relationship (including any indebtedness or guarantee of indebtedness) involving the Company; and

 

any other circumstance, event, relationship, or situation in which the personal interest of a person subject to this Code interferes, or even appears to interfere, with the interests of the Company as a whole.

 

3. Disclosure

 

The Company strives to ensure that the contents of and the disclosures in the reports and documents that the Company files with the SEC and other public communications shall be full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable in accordance with applicable disclosure standards, including standards of materiality, where appropriate. Each person must:

 

not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about the Company to others, whether within or outside the Company, including to the Company’s independent auditors, governmental regulators, self-regulating organizations, and other governmental officials, as appropriate; and

 

in relation to his or her area of responsibility, properly review and critically analyze proposed disclosure for accuracy and completeness.

 

In addition to the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and each subsidiary of the Company (or persons performing similar functions), and each other person that typically is involved in the financial reporting of the Company must familiarize himself or herself with the disclosure requirements applicable to the Company as well as the business and financial operations of the Company.

 

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Each person must promptly bring to the attention of the Chairman of the audit committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”) (or the Chairman of the Board if no Audit Committee exists) any information he or she may have concerning (a) significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal and/or disclosure controls which could adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data or (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s financial reporting, disclosures, or internal controls.

 

4. Compliance

 

It is the Company’s obligation and policy to comply with all applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations. It is the personal responsibility of each person to, and each person must, adhere to the standards and restrictions imposed by those laws, rules, and regulations, including those relating to accounting and auditing matters.

 

5. Reporting and Accountability

 

The Board or Audit Committee, if one exists, is responsible for applying this Code to specific situations in which questions are presented to it and has the authority to interpret this Code in any particular situation. Any person who becomes aware of any existing or potential breach of this Code is required to notify the Chairman of the Board or Audit Committee promptly. Failure to do so is itself a breach of this Code.

 

Specifically, each person must:

 

Notify the Chairman promptly of any existing or potential violation of this Code.

 

Not retaliate against any other person for reports of potential violations that are made in good faith. The Company will follow the following procedures in investigating and enforcing this Code and in reporting on this Code:

 

The Board or Audit Committee, if one exists, will take all appropriate action to investigate any breaches reported to it.

 

If the Audit Committee, if one exists, determines by majority decision that a breach has occurred, it will inform the Board.

 

Upon being notified that a breach has occurred, the Board by majority decision will take or authorize such disciplinary or preventive action as it deems appropriate, after consultation with the Audit Committee, if one exists, and/or the Company’s counsel, up to and including dismissal or, in the event of criminal or other serious violations of law, notification of the SEC or other appropriate law enforcement authorities.

 

No person following the above procedure shall, as a result of following such procedure, be subject by the Company or any officer or employee thereof to discharge, demotion, suspension, threat, harassment, or, in any manner, discrimination against such person in terms and conditions of employment.

 

6. Waivers and Amendments

 

Any waiver (defined below) or an implicit waiver (defined below) from a provision of this Code for the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, and persons performing similar functions or any amendment (as defined below) to this Code is required to be disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K or in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC.

 

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A “waiver” means the approval by the Board of a material departure from a provision of this Code. An “implicit waiver” means the Company’s failure to take action within a reasonable period of time regarding a material departure from a provision of this Code that has been made known to an executive officer of the Company. An “amendment” means any amendment to this Code other than minor technical, administrative, or other non-substantive amendments hereto.

 

All persons should note that it is not the Company’s intention to grant or to permit waivers from the requirements of this Code. The Company expects full compliance with this Code.

 

7. Insider Trading And Dissemination Of Inside Information

 

Each person shall comply with the Company’s Policy Regarding Insider Trading and Dissemination of Inside Information.

 

8. Financial Statements and Other Records

 

All of the Company’s books, records, accounts and financial statements must be maintained in reasonable detail, must appropriately reflect the Company’s transactions and must both conform to applicable legal requirements and to the Company’s system of internal controls. Unrecorded or “off the books” funds or assets should not be maintained unless permitted by applicable law or regulation. Records should always be retained or destroyed according to the Company’s record retention policies. In accordance with those policies, in the event of litigation or governmental investigation, please consult the Board or the Company’s internal or external legal counsel.

 

9. Improper Influence on Conduct of Audits

 

No director, officer or employee, or any other person acting under the direction thereof, shall directly or indirectly take any action to coerce, manipulate, mislead or fraudulently influence any public or certified public accountant engaged in the performance of an audit or review of the financial statements of the Company or take any action that such person knows or should know that if successful could result in rendering the Company’s financial statements materially misleading. Any person who believes such improper influence is being exerted should report such action to such person’s supervisor, or if that is impractical under the circumstances, to any of our directors.

 

Types of conduct that could constitute improper influence include, but are not limited to, directly or indirectly:

 

Offering or paying bribes or other financial incentives, including future employment or contracts for non-audit services;

 

Providing an auditor with an inaccurate or misleading legal analysis;

 

Threatening to cancel or canceling existing non-audit or audit engagements if the auditor objects to the Company’s accounting;

 

Seeking to have a partner removed from the audit engagement because the partner objects to the Company’s accounting;

 

Blackmailing; and

 

Making physical threats.

 

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10. Anti-Corruption Laws

 

The Company complies with the anti-corruption laws of the countries in which it does business, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. To the extent prohibited by applicable law, directors, officers and employees will not directly or indirectly give anything of value to government officials, including employees of state-owned enterprises or foreign political candidates. These requirements apply both to Company employees and agents, such as third party sales representatives, no matter where they are doing business. If you are authorized to engage agents, you are responsible for ensuring they are reputable and for obtaining a written agreement to uphold the Company’s standards in this area.

 

11. Violations

 

Violation of this Code is grounds for disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment. Such action is in addition to any civil or criminal liability which might be imposed by any court or regulatory agency.

 

12. Other Policies and Procedures

 

Any other policy or procedure set out by the Company in writing or made generally known to employees, officers, or directors of the Company prior to the date hereof or hereafter are separate requirements and remain in full force and effect.

 

13. Inquiries

 

All inquiries and questions in relation to this Code or its applicability to particular people or situations should be addressed to the Company’s Secretary.

 

 

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Exhibit 21.1

 

SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED

 

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

 

Name of subsidiary   Jurisdiction of incorporation or origination
Skyline Builders (BVI) Holding Limited   British Virgin Islands
Kin Chiu Engineering Limited   Hong Kong

 

Exhibit 23.1

 

  SRCO, C.P.A., Professional Corporation
Certified Public Accountants
18 Brownstone Court
East Amherst
NY 14051
U.S.A.
   
  Tel: 416 428 1391 & 416 671 7292
Fax: 905 882 9580
Email: info@srco.ca
www.srco.ca

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form F-1 of our report dated August 9, 2024 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited and its subsidiaries comprising the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2024 and 2023 and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended March 31, 2024 and related notes.

 

We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the caption “Experts” in the Registration Statement.

 

/s/ SRCO, C.P.A., Professional Corporation

SRCO, C.P.A., Professional Corporation

 

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

 

East Amherst, NY

October 18, 2024

Exhibit 23.4

 

 

 

 

 

Date: October 18, 2024

 

Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited

Office A,15/F, Tower A, Capital Tower,

No. 38 Wai Yip Street,

Kowloon Bay, Kowloon,

Hong Kong

 

Re: Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited

 

Ladies and Gentlemen,

 

We understand that Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited (the “Company”) plans to file a registration statement on Form F-1 (the “Registration Statement”) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with its proposed initial public offering (the “Proposed IPO”).

 

We hereby consent to the references to our name and the inclusion of information, data and statements from our research reports and amendments thereto (collectively, the “Reports”), and any subsequent amendments to the Reports, as well as the citation of our research reports and amendments thereto, in the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto, in any other future filings with the SEC by the Company, including, without limitation, filings on Form 20-F or Form 6-K or other SEC filings (collectively, the “SEC Filings”), on the websites of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, in institutional and retail road shows and other activities in connection with the Proposed IPO, and in other publicity materials in connection with the Proposed IPO.

 

We further hereby consent to the filing of this letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto and as an exhibit to any other SEC Filings.

 

Yours faithfully,

For and on behalf of

Migo Corporation Limited

 

/s/ Juliana Lai  
Juliana Lai  
Director of Project  

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Unit A, 12th Floor, China Overseas Building 香港灣仔軒尼詩道139
139 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong 中國海外大廈12A
Tel : +852 2950 7800 電話 : +852 2950 7800

Fax :

+852 2950 7811

傳真 : +852 2950 7811

 

Date: October 18, 2024

 

Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited
Office A, 15/F, Tower A, Capital Tower
No. 38 Wai Yip Street, Kowloon Bay
Hong Kong

 

Attn: the Board of Directors

 

Dear Sirs,

 

Re: Legal Opinion on Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited (the “Company”)

 

1.We are the legal advisers to the Company (the “Engagement”) as to the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (“Hong Kong”) in connection with the Company’s registration statement on Form F-1, including all amendments or supplements thereto (the “Registration Statement”), filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (as amended), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Rules”), relating to the initial public offering (the “Offering”) by the Company of its Ordinary Shares (the “Ordinary Shares”) and listing of the Company’s Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Nasdaq”). We are qualified lawyers of Hong Kong and as such are qualified to issue this opinion on the laws and regulations of Hong Kong effective as of the date hereof. We have been requested to provide our opinion on the matters set forth below.

 

Applicable law

 

2.This opinion is confined solely to Hong Kong laws as applied by the Hong Kong courts as at the date of this opinion. Accordingly, we express no opinion with regard to any system of law other than the Hong Kong laws as at the date hereof as currently applied by the Hong Kong courts. This opinion is to be construed in accordance with the Hong Kong laws. In this opinion, Hong Kong law means Hong Kong domestic law only and not its conflict of law rules. We do not undertake to advise you of any change in facts or law relevant to this opinion or the opinions expressed herein after the date hereof.

 

Assumptions

 

3.For the purpose of giving this opinion, we have examined the documents provided by Kin Chiu Engineering Limited (the “HK Subsidiary”) and obtained other relevant documents as we deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering this opinion. Where certain facts were not independently established and verified by us, we have relied upon statements issued or made by, among others, appropriate representatives of the Company or the HK Subsidiary.

 

4.Furthermore, we made due inquiries as to other facts and questions of law as we deem necessary when rendering this opinion.

 

5.Company searches conducted by us with the Companies Registry are limited in respect to the information it produces. Also, the company searches do not determine conclusively whether or not an order has been made or a resolution has been passed for the winding up of a company or for the appointment of a liquidator or other person to control the assets of a company as notice of such matters might not be filed immediately and, once filed, might not appear immediately on a company’s public file.

 

PARTNERS

 

:

 

DAVID L.K. FONG 方良佳律師,TIMOTHY C.K. KWAN 關智傑律師,HERMAN H.M. LEE 李匡民律師,

HERMES H.C. SHIN 單浩銓律師

CONSULTANT : MATTHEW H.C. WONG 黃漢柱律師
SOLICITORS : BRUNO C.H. CHAN 陳震雄律師,RENY W.Y. CHENG鄭頴欣律師,PAMELA K.Y. NG 吳家宜律師

 

 

 

  

 

 

6.In rendering this opinion, we have, without any further enquiry or independent verifications, made the following assumptions (the “Assumptions”):

 

(i)All signatures, seals and chops are genuine, each signature on behalf of a party thereto is that of a person duly authorized by such party to execute the same, all documents (the “Documents”) submitted to us in relation to the Engagement as originals are authentic, and all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies conform to the originals;

 

(ii)Each of the parties (other than the Company’s subsidiary established in Hong Kong) to the Documents, (a) if a legal person or other entity, is duly organized and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and/or incorporation; or (b) if an individual, has full capacity for civil conduct; each of them, has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its/her/his obligations under such documents to which it is a party in accordance with the laws of its jurisdiction of organization or incorporation or the laws that it/she/he is subject to;

 

(iii)The Documents remain in full force and effect on the date of this opinion and have not been revoked, amended or supplemented, and no amendments, revisions, supplements, modifications or other changes have been made, and no revocation or termination has occurred, with respect to any of such Documents after they were submitted to us for the purposes of this legal opinion;

 

(iv)The accuracy and completeness of all factual representations, whether via oral or written instructions, provided by the Company to us;

 

(v)The information disclosed by the company searches referred to above is accurate and complete as at the time of this opinion and conforms to records maintained by the Company and the companies involved. The search would not fail to disclose any information which had been filed with or delivered to the Companies Registry but had not been processed at the time when the search was conducted;

 

(vi)The laws of jurisdictions other than Hong Kong which may be applicable to the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the Documents are complied with;

 

(vii)The instructions and information provided by the Company to us are true and accurate to our best belief; and

 

(viii)There has been no change in the information contained in the latest records of Company and the companies involved under the Companies Registry made up to the issuance of this opinion.

 

Opinions

 

7.Subject to the Assumptions and the Qualifications (as defined below), we are of the opinion that:

 

(i)The Company’s subsidiary established in Hong Kong is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Hong Kong. The Company’s subsidiary in Hong Kong is operating its businesses legally and had fully complied with the Hong Kong Laws and is not facing any material legal proceedings or any material legal, governmental, arbitrative proceedings, actions, decisions, demands or orders before any competent court, government agency or arbitration body in Hong Kong;

 

(ii)Hong Kong Courts may recognize and enforce judgments in civil and commercial matters by the Courts in the mainland via the Mainland Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance (Cap. 597) provided certain statutory requirements are satisfied. Hong Kong Courts may also recognize and enforce judgments from courts in other jurisdictions in accordance to the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance (Cap. 319) (“FJREO”), the Foreign Judgments (Restriction on Recognition and Enforcement) Ordinance (Cap. 46) and the common law principles. It is to be noted that probate and bankruptcy matters in relation to matrimonial matters would not fall within the scope that the FJREO would cover;

 

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(iii)The statements set forth in the Registration Statement under the captions “Risk Factors”, “Regulations”, “Enforcement of Civil Liabilities” in each case insofar as such statements purport to describe or summarize the Hong Kong legal matters stated therein as at the date hereof, are true and accurate in all material respects, and fairly present and summarize in all material respects the Hong Kong legal matters stated therein as at the date hereof; and

 

(iv)The statements set forth in the Registration Statement under the caption “Hong Kong Taxation” and “Legal Matters” are true and accurate in all material respects and that such statements constitute our opinions.

 

Qualifications

 

8.Our opinion expressed above is subject to the following qualifications (the “Qualifications”):

 

(i)Our opinion is limited to the laws of Hong Kong of general application on the date hereof. We have made no investigation of, and do not express or imply any views on, the laws of any jurisdiction other than Hong Kong. Accordingly, we express or imply no opinion directly or indirectly on the laws of any jurisdiction other than Hong Kong;

 

(ii)The laws of Hong Kong referred to herein are laws and regulations publicly available and currently in force on the date hereof and there is no guarantee that any of such laws and regulations, or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, will not be changed, amended or revoked in the future with or without retrospective effect;

 

(iii)Our opinion is subject to the effects of (a) certain legal or statutory principles affecting the enforceability of contractual rights generally under the concepts of public interest, social ethics, national security, good faith, fair dealing, and applicable statutes of limitation; (b) any circumstance in connection with formulation, execution or performance of any legal documents that would be deemed materially mistaken, clearly unconscionable, fraudulent, coercionary or concealing illegal intentions with a lawful form; (c) judicial discretion with respect to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, remedies or defenses, or calculation of damages; and (d) the discretion of any competent Hong Kong legislative, administrative or judicial bodies in exercising their authority in Hong Kong;

 

(iv)This opinion is issued based on the laws of Hong Kong that are currently in effect. For matters not explicitly provided under the laws of Hong Kong, the future interpretation, implementation and application of the specific requirements under the laws of Hong Kong are subject to the final discretion of competent Hong Kong legislative, administrative and judicial authorities, and there can be no assurance that the government agencies will not ultimately take a view that is contrary to our opinion stated above;

 

(v)We may rely, as to matters of fact (but not as to legal conclusions), to the extent we deem proper, on certificates and confirmations of responsible officers of the Company and public searches conducted in Hong Kong;

 

(vi)This opinion is intended to be used in the context which is specifically referred to herein. It should be read as a whole and each paragraph of the opinion should not be read independently; and

 

(vii)As used in this opinion, the expression “to our best knowledge” or similar language with reference to matters of fact refers to the current actual knowledge of the solicitors of this firm who have worked on matters for the Company in connection with the Offering and the transactions contemplated thereunder. We have not undertaken any independent investigation to determine the existence or absence of any fact, and no inference as to our knowledge of the existence or absence of any fact should be drawn from our representation of the Company or the rendering of this opinion.

 

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Consent

 

We hereby consent to the use of this opinion in, and the filing hereof as an exhibit to, the Registration Statement, and to the reference to our name in such 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 U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Yours faithfully

 

/s/ David Fong & Co.

 

David Fong & Co.

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

Adopted: October 15, 2024

 

NOMINATING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER

OF

SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED

 

The responsibilities and powers of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “Nominating Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited (the “Company”), as delegated by the Board, are set forth in this charter. Whenever the Nominating Committee takes an action, it shall exercise its independent judgment on an informed basis that the action is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.

 

I. PURPOSE

 

As set forth herein, the Nominating Committee shall, among other things, discharge the responsibilities of the Board relating to the appropriate size, functioning, and needs of the Board including, but not limited to, recruitment and retention of high quality Board members and committee composition and structure, as well as administration and oversight of all aspects of the Company’s corporate governance functions on behalf of the Board.

 

II. MEMBERSHIP

 

The Nominating Committee shall consist of at least two members of the Board as determined from time to time by the Board. Each member shall be “independent” in accordance with the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), as amended from time to time.

 

The Board shall elect the members of this Nominating Committee at the first Board meeting practicable following the annual meeting of shareholders and may make changes from time to time pursuant to the provisions below. Unless a chair is elected by the Board, the members of the Nominating Committee shall designate a chair by majority vote of the full Nominating Committee membership.

 

A Nominating Committee member may resign by delivering his or her written resignation to the chairman of the Board, or may be removed by majority vote of the Board by delivery to such member of written notice of removal, to take effect at a date specified therein, or upon delivery of such written notice to such member if no date is specified.

 

MEETINGS AND COMMITTEE ACTION

 

The Nominating Committee shall meet at such times as it deems necessary to fulfill its responsibilities. Meetings of the Nominating Committee shall be called by the chairman of the Nominating Committee upon such notice as is provided for in the Bylaws of the company with respect to meetings of the Board. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. Actions of the Nominating Committee may be taken in person at a meeting or in writing without a meeting. Actions taken at a meeting, to be valid, shall require the approval of a majority of the members present and voting. Actions taken in writing, to be valid, shall be signed by all members of the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee shall report its minutes from each meeting to the Board.

 

The chairman of the Nominating Committee may establish such rules as may from time to time be necessary or appropriate for the conduct of the business of the Nominating Committee. At each meeting, the chairman shall appoint as secretary a person who may, but need not, be a member of the Nominating Committee. A certificate of the secretary of the Nominating Committee or minutes of a meeting of the Nominating Committee executed by the secretary setting forth the names of the members of the Nominating Committee present at the meeting or actions taken by the Nominating Committee at the meeting shall be sufficient evidence at all times as to the members of the Nominating Committee who were present, or such actions taken.

 

 

 

 

IV. COMMITTEE AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Developing the criteria and qualifications for membership on the Board.

 

Recruiting, reviewing and nominating candidates for election to the Board or to fill vacancies on the Board.

 

Reviewing candidates proposed by shareholders, and conducting appropriate inquiries into the background and qualifications of any such candidates.

 

Establishing subcommittees for the purpose of evaluating special or unique matters.

 

Monitoring and making recommendations regarding committee functions, contributions, and composition.

 

Evaluating, on an annual basis, the Nominating Committee’s performance.

 

Administer and oversee all aspects of the Company’s corporate governance functions on behalf of the Board.

 

Make recommendations to the Board regarding corporate governance issues and related policies for risk assessment and risk management.

 

Review with management and the Board the adequacy of and compliance with the Company’s Code of Ethics and the results of management’s efforts to monitor compliance with the Company’s policies designed to ensure adherence to applicable laws and rules.

 

Performing any other activities consistent with this Charter, the Company’s by-laws and governing law, as the Committee or the Board deems appropriate.

 

V. REPORTING

 

The Nominating Committee shall prepare a statement each year concerning its compliance with this charter for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement.

 

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED

 

Board of Director Candidate Guidelines

 

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “Nominating Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited (the “Company”) will identify, evaluate, and recommend candidates to become members of the Board with the goal of creating a balance of knowledge and experience. Nominations to the Board may also be submitted to the Nominating Committee by the Company’s shareholders in accordance with the Company’s policy, a copy of which is attached hereto. Candidates will be reviewed in the context of current composition of the Board (including the diversity in background, experience, and viewpoints of the Board), the operating requirements of the Company, and the long-term interests of the Company’s shareholders. In conducting this assessment, the Nominating Committee will consider and evaluate each director-candidate based upon its assessment of the following criteria:

 

Whether the candidate is independent pursuant to the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange.

 

Whether the candidate is accomplished in his or her field and has a reputation, both personal and professional, that is consistent with the image and reputation of the Company.

 

Whether the candidate has the ability to read and understand basic financial statements.

 

If a candidate satisfies the criteria for being an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Whether the candidate has relevant experience and expertise and would be able to provide insights and practical wisdom based upon that experience and expertise.

 

Whether the candidate has knowledge of the Company and issues affecting the Company.

 

Whether the candidate is committed to enhancing shareholder value.

 

Whether the candidate fully understands, or has the capacity to fully understand, the legal responsibilities of a director and the governance processes of a public company.

 

Whether the candidate is of high moral and ethical character and would be willing to apply sound, objective, and independent business judgment, and to assume broad fiduciary responsibility.

 

Whether the candidate has, and would be willing to commit, the required hours necessary to discharge the duties of Board membership.

 

Whether the candidate has any prohibitive interlocking relationships or conflicts of interest.

 

Whether the candidate is able to develop a good working relationship with other Board members and contribute to the Board’s working relationship with the senior management of the Company.

 

Whether the candidate is able to suggest business opportunities to the Company.

 

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SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED

 

Shareholder Recommendations for Directors

 

Shareholders who wish to recommend to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “Nominating Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited (the “Company”), a candidate for election to the Board should send a written recommendation to Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited of Office A, 15/F, Tower A, Capital Tower, No. 38 Wai Yip Street, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong (Attention: Nominating Committee). The Corporate Secretary will promptly forward all such letters to the members of the Nominating Committee. Shareholders must follow certain procedures to recommend to the Nominating Committee candidates for election as directors. In general, in order to provide sufficient time to enable the Nominating Committee to evaluate candidates recommended by shareholders in connection with selecting candidates for nomination in connection with the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, the Corporate Secretary must receive the shareholder’s recommendation no later than thirty (30) days after the end of the Company’s fiscal year.

 

The recommendation must contain the following information about the candidate:

 

Name;

 

Age;

 

Business and current residence addresses, as well as residence addresses for the past 20 years;

 

Principal occupation or employment and employment history (name and address of employer and job title) for the past 10 years (or such shorter period as the candidate has been in the workforce);

 

Educational background;

 

Permission for the Company to conduct a background investigation, including the right to obtain education, employment, and credit information;

 

The number of shares of common stock of the Company beneficially owned by the candidate;

 

The information that would be required to be disclosed by the Company about the candidate under the rules of the SEC in a Proxy Statement soliciting proxies for the election of such candidate as a director (which currently includes information required by Items 401, 404 and 405 of Regulation S-K); and

 

A signed consent of the nominee to serve as a director of the Company, if elected.

 

 

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Exhibit 99.3

 

Adopted: October 15, 2024

 

AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER

OF

SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED

 

Purpose

 

The purposes of the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited (the “Company”) are to assist the Board in monitoring: (1) the integrity of the annual, quarterly, and other financial statements of the Company, (2) the independent auditor’s qualifications and independence, (3) the performance of the Company’s independent auditor, and (4) the compliance by the Company with legal and regulatory requirements. The Audit Committee also shall review and approve all related-party transactions.

 

The Audit Committee shall prepare the report required by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to be included in the Company’s annual proxy statement.

 

Committee Membership

 

The Audit Committee shall consist of no fewer than three members of the Board, absent a temporary vacancy. The Audit Committee shall meet with the applicable listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and the independence and experience requirements of Section 10A(m)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules and regulations of the Commission.

 

The members of the Audit Committee shall be appointed by the Board. Audit Committee members may be replaced by the Board. There shall be a Chairman of the Audit Committee which shall also be appointed by the Board. The Chairman of the Audit Committee shall be a member of the Audit Committee and, if present, shall preside at each meeting of the Audit Committee. He shall advise and counsel with the executives of the Company, and shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Audit Committee or the Board of Directors.

 

Meetings

 

The Audit Committee shall meet as often as it determines, but not less frequently than quarterly. The Audit Committee shall meet periodically with management and the independent auditor in separate executive sessions. The Audit Committee may request any officer or employee of the Company or the Company’s outside counsel or independent auditor to attend a meeting of the Audit Committee or to meet with any members of, or consultants to, the Audit Committee.

 

Committee Authority and Responsibilities

 

The Audit Committee shall have the sole authority to appoint or replace the independent auditor. The Audit Committee shall be directly responsible for determining the compensation and oversight of the work of the independent auditor (including resolution of disagreements between management and the independent auditor regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work. The independent auditor shall report directly to the Audit Committee.

 

The Audit Committee shall pre-approve all auditing services and permitted non-audit services to be performed for the Company by its independent auditor, including the fees and terms thereof (subject to the de minimis exceptions for non-audit services described in Section 10A(i)(1)(B) of the Exchange Act which are approved by the Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit). The Audit Committee may form and delegate authority to subcommittees of the Audit Committee consisting of one or more members when appropriate, including the authority to grant pre-approvals of audit and permitted non-audit services, provided that decisions of such subcommittee to grant pre-approvals shall be presented to the full Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.

 

 

 

 

The Audit Committee shall have the authority, to the extent it deems necessary or appropriate, to retain independent legal, accounting, or other advisors. The Company shall provide for appropriate funding, as determined by the Audit Committee, for payment of compensation to (i) the independent auditor for the purpose of rendering or issuing an audit report and (ii) any advisors employed by the Audit Committee.

 

The Audit Committee shall make regular reports to the Board. The Audit Committee shall review and reassess the adequacy of this Charter annually and recommend any proposed changes to the Board for approval. The Audit Committee annually shall review the Audit Committee’s own performance.

 

The Audit Committee shall:

 

Financial Statement and Disclosure Matters

 

1.Meet with the independent auditor prior to the audit to review the scope, planning, and staffing of the audit.

 

2.Review and discuss with management and the independent auditor the annual audit report, the financial statements and related notes and the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” or related disclosures proposed to be included in the Company’s Annual Report, and recommend to the Board whether the audited financial statements and related notes and the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” or related disclosures should be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F (or the annual report to shareholders if distributed prior to the filing of the Form 20-F).

 

3.Review and discuss with management and the independent auditor the Company’s interim financial statements, including the results of the independent auditor’s review of the interim financial statements.

 

4.Discuss with management and the independent auditor, as appropriate, significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of the Company’s financial statements, including:

 

(a)any significant changes in the Company’s selection or application of accounting principles;

 

(b)the Company’s critical accounting policies and practices;

 

(c)all alternative treatments of financial information within GAAP that have been discussed with management and the ramifications of the use of such alternative accounting principles;

 

(d)any major issues as to the adequacy of the Company’s internal controls and any special steps adopted in light of material control deficiencies; and

 

(e)any material written communications between the independent auditor and management, such as any management letter or schedule of unadjusted differences.

 

5.Discuss with management and independent auditor and, prior to issuance, review and approve the Company’s earnings releases, including the use of “pro forma” or “adjusted” non-GAAP information, and any financial information and earnings guidance to be included in such releases and provided to analysts and rating agencies. Such discussion may be general and include the types of information to be disclosed and the types of presentations to be made.

 

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6.Discuss with management and the independent auditor the effect on the Company’s financial statements of (i) regulatory and accounting initiatives and (ii) off-balance sheet structures.

 

7.Review and discuss with management and the independent auditor the Company’s major financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures, including the Company’s risk assessment and risk management policies.

 

8.Discuss with the independent auditor the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 relating to the conduct of the audit, including any difficulties encountered in the course of the audit work, any restrictions on the scope of activities or access to requested information, and any significant disagreements with management.

 

9.Review disclosures made to the Audit Committee by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (or individuals performing similar functions) during their certification process for the Annual Reports and Interim Reports (if necessary) about any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting and any fraud involving management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Oversight of the Company’s Relationship with the Independent Auditor

 

10.At least annually, obtain and review a report from the independent auditor, consistent with the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, regarding (a) the independent auditor’s internal quality-control procedures, (b) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm, (c) any steps taken to deal with any such issues and (d) all relationships between the independent auditor and the Company. Evaluate the qualifications, performance and independence of the independent auditor, including whether the auditor’s quality controls are adequate and the provision of permitted non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence, and taking into account the opinions of management and the internal auditor. The Audit Committee shall present its conclusions with respect to the independent auditor to the Board.

 

11.Verify the rotation of the lead (or coordinating) audit partner having primary responsibility for the audit and the audit partner responsible for reviewing the audit as required by law. Consider whether, in order to assure continuing auditor independence, it is appropriate to adopt a policy of rotating the independent auditing firm on a regular basis.

 

12.Oversee the Company’s hiring of employees or former employees of the independent auditor who participated in any capacity in the audit of the Company.

 

13.Be available to the independent auditor during the year for consultation purposes.

 

Compliance Oversight Responsibilities

 

14.Obtain assurance from the independent auditor that Section 10A(b) of the Exchange Act has not been implicated.

 

15.Review and approve all related-party transactions.

 

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16.Inquire and discuss with management the Company’s compliance with applicable laws and regulations and with the Company’s Code of Ethics in effect at such time, if any, and, where applicable, recommend policies and procedures for future compliance.

 

17.Establish procedures (which may be incorporated in the Company’s Code of Ethics, in effect at such time, if any) for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or reports which raise material issues regarding the Company’s financial statements or accounting policies. Review requests for waivers under the Code of Ethics sought with respect to any executive officer or director. Review annually with the Chairman of the Board or outside counsel, as appropriate, the scope, implementation and effectiveness of the ethics and compliance program, and any significant deviations by officers and employees from the Code of Ethics or other compliance policies, and other matters pertaining to the integrity of management.

 

18.Discuss with management and the independent auditor any correspondence with regulators or governmental agencies and any published reports that raise material issues regarding the Company’s financial statements or accounting policies.

 

19.Discuss with the Company’s General Counsel legal matters that may have a material impact on the financial statements or the Company’s compliance policies.

 

20.Review and approve all payments made to the Company’s officers and directors or its or their affiliates. Any payments made to members of the Audit Committee will be reviewed and approved by the Board, with the interested director or directors abstaining from such review and approval.

 

Limitation of Audit Committee’s Role

 

While the Audit Committee has the responsibilities and powers set forth in this Charter, it is not the duty of the Audit Committee to plan or conduct audits or to determine that the Company’s financial statements and disclosures are complete and accurate and are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and applicable rules and regulations. These are the responsibilities of management and the independent auditor.

 

 

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Exhibit 99.4

 

Adopted: October 15, 2024

 

CHARTER OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF

SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LIMITED

 

I.  PURPOSES

 

The Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) is appointed by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited (the “Company”) for the purposes of, among other things, (a) discharging the Board’s responsibilities relating to the compensation of the Company’s chief executive officer (the “CEO”) and other executive officers of the Company, (b) administering or delegating the power to administer the Company’s incentive compensation and equity-based compensation plans, and (c) if required by applicable rules and regulations, issuing a “Compensation Committee Report” (if necessary) to be included in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F or proxy statement, as applicable.

 

II. RESPONSIBILITIES

 

In addition to such other duties as the Board may from time to time assign, the Committee shall:

 

Establish, review, and approve the overall executive compensation philosophy and policies of the Company, including the establishment, if deemed appropriate, of performance-based incentives that support and reinforce the Company’s long-term strategic goals, organizational objectives, and stockholder interests.

 

Review and approve the Company’s goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of the CEO, annually evaluate the CEO’s performance in light of those goals and objectives and, based on this evaluation, determine the CEO’s compensation level, including, but not limited to, salary, bonus or bonus target levels, long and short-term incentive and equity compensation, retirement plans, and deferred compensation plans as the Committee deems appropriate. In determining the long-term incentive component of the CEO’s compensation, the Committee shall consider, among other factors, the Company’s performance and relative stockholder return, the value of similar incentive awards to CEOs at comparable companies, and the awards given to the Company’s CEO in past years. The CEO shall not be present during voting and deliberations relating to CEO compensation.

 

Determine the compensation of all other executive officers, including, but not limited to, salary, bonus or bonus target levels, long and short-term incentive and equity compensation, retirement plans, and deferred compensation plans, as the Committee deems appropriate. Members of senior management may report on the performance of the other executive officers of the Company and make compensation recommendations to the Committee, which will review and, as appropriate, approve the compensation recommendations.

 

Receive and evaluate performance target goals for the senior officers and employees (other than executive officers) and review periodic reports from the CEO as to the performance and compensation of such senior officers and employees.

 

Administer or delegate the power to administer the Company’s incentive and equity-based compensation plans, including the grant of stock options, restricted stock, and other equity awards under such plans.

  

 

 

Review and make recommendations to the Board with respect to the adoption of, and amendments to, incentive compensation and equity-based plans and approve for submission to the stockholders all new equity compensation plans that must be approved by stockholders pursuant to applicable law.

 

Review and approve any annual or long-term cash bonus or incentive plans in which the executive officers of the Company may participate.

 

Review and approve for the CEO and the other executive officers of the Company any employment agreements, severance arrangements, and change in control agreements or provisions.

 

Review and discuss with the Company’s management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis set forth in Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K, Item 402, if required, and, based on such review and discussion, determine whether to recommend to the Board of Directors of the Company that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the Company’s annual report or proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders.

 

Provide the Compensation Committee Report for the Company’s annual report or proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders, if required.

 

Conduct an annual performance evaluation of the Committee. In conducting such review, the Committee shall evaluate and address all matters that the Committee considers relevant to its performance, including at least the following: (a) the adequacy, appropriateness, and quality of the information received from management or others; (b) the manner in which the Committee’s recommendations were discussed or debated; (c) whether the number and length of meetings of the Committee were adequate for the Committee to complete its work in a thorough and thoughtful manner; and (d) whether this Charter appropriately addresses the matters that are or should be within its scope.

 

Oversee shareholder communications relating to executive compensation and review and make recommendations with respect to shareholder proposals related to compensation matters.

 

Undertake such other responsibilities or tasks as the Board may delegate or assign to the Committee from time to time.

 

III. COMPOSITION

 

The Committee shall be comprised of two or more members (including a chairperson) of the Board, all of whom shall be “independent directors,” as such term is defined in the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange (“the “NYSE”). At least two of the Committee members shall be “non-employee directors” as defined by Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). The members of the Committee and the chairperson shall be selected not less frequently than annually by the Board and serve at the pleasure of the Board. A Committee member (including the chairperson) may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Board.

 

The Committee, by resolution approved by a majority of the Committee, may delegate any of its responsibilities to one or more subcommittees as the Committee may from time to time deem appropriate. If at any time the Committee includes a member who is not a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, then a subcommittee comprised entirely of individuals who are “non-employee directors” may be formed by the Committee for the purpose of ratifying any grants of awards under any incentive or equity-based compensation plan for the purposes of complying with the exemption requirements of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act; provided that any such grants shall not be contingent on such ratification.

 

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IV. MEETINGS AND OPERATIONS

 

The Committee shall meet as often as necessary to enable it to fulfill its responsibilities. The Committee shall meet at the call of its chairperson or a majority of its members. The Committee may meet by telephone conference call or by any other means permitted by law. A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. The Committee shall act on the affirmative vote of a majority of members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present. The Committee may act by unanimous written consent of all members in lieu of a meeting. The Committee shall determine its own rules and procedures, including designation of a chairperson pro tempore in the absence of the chairperson, and designation of a secretary. The secretary need not be a member of the Committee and shall attend Committee meetings and prepare minutes. The Secretary of the Company shall be the Secretary of the Committee unless the Committee designates otherwise. The Committee shall keep written minutes of its meetings, which shall be recorded or filed with the books and records of the Company. Any member of the Board shall be provided with copies of such Committee minutes if requested.

 

The Committee may ask members of management, employees, outside counsel, or others whose advice and counsel are relevant to the issues then being considered by the Committee to attend any meetings (or a portion thereof) and to provide such pertinent information as the Committee may request.

 

The chairperson of the Committee shall be responsible for leadership of the Committee, including preparing the agenda which shall be circulated to the members prior to the meeting date, presiding over Committee meetings, making Committee assignments, and reporting the Committee’s actions to the Board. Following each of its meetings, the Committee shall deliver a report on the meeting to the Board, including a description of all actions taken by the Committee at the meeting.

 

If at any time during the exercise of his or her duties on behalf of the Committee, a Committee member has a direct conflict of interest with respect to an issue subject to determination or recommendation by the Committee, such Committee member shall abstain from participation, discussion, and resolution of the instant issue, and the remaining members of the Committee shall advise the Board of their recommendation on such issue. The Committee shall be able to make determinations and recommendations even if only one Committee member is free from conflicts of interest on a particular issue.

 

V. AUTHORITY

 

The Committee has the authority, to the extent it deems appropriate, to conduct or authorize investigations into or studies of matters within the Committee’s scope of responsibilities and to retain one or more compensation consultants to assist in the evaluation of CEO or executive compensation or other matters. The Committee shall have the sole authority to retain and terminate any such consulting firm, and to approve the firm’s fees and other retention terms. The Committee shall evaluate whether any compensation consultant retained or to be retained by it has any conflict of interest in accordance with Item 407(e)(3)(iv) of Regulation S-K. The Committee shall also have the authority, to the extent it deems necessary or appropriate, to retain legal counsel or other advisors. In retaining compensation consultants, outside counsel, and other advisors, the Committee must take into consideration factors specified in the NYSE listing rules. The Company will provide for appropriate funding, as determined by the Committee, for payment of any such investigations or studies and the compensation to any consulting firm, legal counsel, or other advisors retained by the Committee.

 

 

 

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Exhibit 99.5

 

CONSENT OF CHUN KIT YU

 

Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited (the “Company”) intends to file a Registration Statement on Form F-1 (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Registration Statement”), registering securities for issuance in its initial public offering. As required by Rule 438 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned hereby consents to be named in the Registration Statement as a Director appointee.

 

Dated: October 18, 2024

 

/s/ Chun Kit YU  
Chun Kit YU  

 

Exhibit 99.6

 

CONSENT OF HIU WAH LI

 

Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited (the “Company”) intends to file a Registration Statement on Form F-1 (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Registration Statement”), registering securities for issuance in its initial public offering. As required by Rule 438 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned hereby consents to be named in the Registration Statement as a Director appointee.

 

Dated: October 18, 2024

 

/s/ Hiu Wah Li  
Hiu Wah LI  

 

Exhibit 99.7

 

CONSENT OF HO WA CHA

 

Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited (the “Company”) intends to file a Registration Statement on Form F-1 (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Registration Statement”), registering securities for issuance in its initial public offering. As required by Rule 438 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned hereby consents to be named in the Registration Statement as a Director appointee.

 

Dated: October 18, 2024

 

/s/ Ho Wa Cha  
Ho Wa CHA  

Exhibit 107

 

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

 

F-1

…………..

(Form Type)

 

 Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited

 

……………………………………………………..…

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities

 

    Security
Type
  Security
Class
Title
  Fee
Calculation
or Carry
Forward
Rule
  Amount
Registered
    Expected Offering
Price Per Ordinary Share(1)
   
Aggregate
Offering
Price(1)
    Fee Rate     Amount of
Registration
Fee
    Carry
Forward
Form
Type
    Carry
Forward
File
Number
    Carry
Forward
Initial
effective
date
    Filing Fee
Previously
Paid In
Connection
with Unsold
Securities to
be Carried
Forward
 
Newly Registered Securities
Fees to Be Paid   Equity   Ordinary Shares(2)   Rule 457(o)     1,500,000     $ 4.00     $ 6,000,000       0.00015310     $ 918.6             -       -       -  
Fees to Be Paid   Equity   Ordinary Shares(3)   Rule 457(o)     225,000     $ 4.00     $ 900,000       0.00015310     $ 137.79                                  
Carry Forward Securities
Carry
Forward
Securities
  -   -   -     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
    Total Offering Amounts             $ 6,900,000             $ 1,056.39                                  
    Total Fees Previously Paid                               -                                  
    Total Fee Offsets                               -                                  
    Net Fee Due                             $ 1,056.39                                  

 

(1)The registration fee for securities is based on an estimate of the offering price of the securities, assuming the sale of the maximum number of shares at the highest expected offering price, and such estimate is solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o).
(2)In accordance with Rule 416(a), the Registrant is also registering an indeterminate number of additional shares that shall be issuable pursuant to Rule 416 to prevent dilution resulting from share splits, share dividends or similar transactions.
(3)Reflects the additional shares that the underwriter has the option to purchase to cover over-allotments, if any.