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Roma Green Finance Limited (ROMA) Risk Analysis

Public companies are required to disclose risks that can affect the business and impact the stock. These disclosures are known as “Risk Factors”. Companies disclose these risks in their yearly (Form 10-K), quarterly earnings (Form 10-Q), or “foreign private issuer” reports (Form 20-F). Risk factors show the challenges a company faces. Investors can consider the worst-case scenarios before making an investment. TipRanks’ Risk Analysis categorizes risks based on proprietary classification algorithms and machine learning. Roma Green Finance Limited disclosed 43 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Roma Green Finance Limited reported the most risks in the “Finance & Corporate” category.

Risk Overview Q1, 2026

Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Mar 31, 2026, filed Jul 31, 2026

Risk Distribution
43Risks
Sector Avg.Finance & CorporateTech & InnovationLegal & RegulatoryProductionAbility to SellMacro & Political
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy

Risk Change Over Time

Roma Green Finance Limited disclosed risks per quarterNo. of Risks43Q12026Showing: Q1, 2026
Risks removedRisks addedRisks changedRoma Green Finance Limited Risk Factors
  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1
    We have incurred significantly increased costs and devote substantial management time as a result of the listing of our Class A Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

    We were listed on the Nasdaq on January 11, 2024. We have and will continue to incur additional legal, accounting and other expenses as a public reporting company, including those associated with rectifying any potential future Nasdaq deficiency, and particularly after we cease to qualify as an emerging growth company. For example, we are required to comply with the additional requirements of the rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq rules, including applicable corporate governance practices. Compliance with these requirements has increase our legal and financial compliance costs and made some activities more time-consuming and costly. In addition, our management and other personnel have diverted attention from operational and other business matters to devote substantial time to these public company requirements. We cannot predict or estimate the number of additional costs we may incur as a result. In addition, changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure are creating uncertainty for public companies, increasing legal and financial compliance costs and making some activities more time-consuming. These laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidelines are provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. We intend to invest resources to comply with evolving laws, regulations and standards, and this investment may result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management's time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities. If our efforts to comply with new laws, regulations and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to their application and practice, regulatory authorities may also initiate legal proceedings against us and our business may be adversely affected.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2
    Short selling may drive down the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

    Short selling is the practice of selling shares that the seller does not own but rather has borrowed from a third party with the intention of buying identical shares back at a later date to return to the lender. The short seller hopes to profit from a decline in the value of the shares between the sale of the borrowed shares and the purchase of the replacement shares, as the short seller expects to pay less in that purchase than it received in the sale. As it is in the short seller's interest for the price of the shares to decline, many short sellers publish, or arrange for the publication of, negative opinions and allegations regarding the relevant issuer and its business prospects in order to create negative market momentum and generate profits for themselves after selling the shares short. These short attacks have, in the past, led to selling of shares in the market. If we were to become the subject of any unfavorable publicity, whether such allegations are proven to be true or untrue, we could have to expend a significant amount of resources to investigate such allegations and/or defend ourselves. While we would strongly defend against any such short seller attacks, we may be constrained in the manner in which we can proceed against the relevant short seller by principles of freedom of speech, applicable state law or issues of commercial confidentiality.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3
    The sale or availability for sale of substantial amounts of our Class A Ordinary Shares could adversely affect their market price.

    Sales of substantial amounts of our Class A Ordinary Shares in the public market could adversely affect the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and could materially impair our ability to raise capital through equity offerings in the future. As of the date of this Annual Report, we have 53,493,467 Class A Ordinary Shares and 6,071,104 Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding. The ordinary shares sold in our IPO, the PFPO and SFPO are freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, and Class A Ordinary Shares held by our existing shareholders may also be sold in the public market in the future subject to the restrictions in Rule 144 and Rule 701 under the Securities Act and applicable lock-up agreements. We cannot predict what effect, if any, market sales of securities held by our controlling shareholder or any other shareholder or the availability of these securities for future sale will have on the market price of our shares.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4
    The trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be volatile, which could result in substantial losses to investors.

    The trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be volatile and could fluctuate widely due to factors beyond our control. This may happen because of the broad market and industry factors, like the performance and fluctuation of the market prices of other companies with business operations located mainly in the PRC or Hong Kong that may have listed their securities in the United States. In addition to market and industry factors, the price and trading volume for our Class A Ordinary Shares may be highly volatile for factors specific to our Operating Subsidiaries' operations, including the following: - fluctuations in our Operating Subsidiaries' revenues, earnings and cash flow;         - changes in financial estimates by securities analysts;         - additions or departures of key personnel;         - release of lock-up or other transfer restrictions on our outstanding equity securities or sales of additional equity securities; and         - potential litigation or regulatory investigations. Any of these factors may result in significant and sudden changes in the volume and price at which our shares will trade. In the past, shareholders of public companies have often brought securities class action suits against those companies following periods of instability in the market price of their securities. If we were involved in a class action suit, it could divert a significant amount of our management's attention and other resources from our business and operations and require us to incur significant expenses to defend the suit, which could harm our results of operations. Any such class action suit, whether or not successful, could harm our reputation and restrict our ability to raise capital in the future. In addition, if a claim is successfully made against us, we may be required to pay significant damages, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5
    If we fail to meet applicable listing requirements, Nasdaq 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.

    Our Class A Ordinary Shares are listed on Nasdaq Capital Market. We cannot assure you, however, 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. The U.S. National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996 prevents or pre-empts the states from regulating the sale of certain securities, which are referred to as "covered securities." Although the states are pre-empted from regulating the sale of our securities, this statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case. Further, if we were no longer listed on Nasdaq, our securities would not be covered securities and we would be subject to regulations in each state in which we offer our securities.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6
    Our Class A Ordinary Shares may be thinly traded and you may be unable to sell at or near ask prices or at all if you need to sell your shares to raise money or otherwise desire to liquidate your shares.

    We closed our IPO on January 11, 2024 and issued 2,449,943 ordinary shares at an offering price of $4.00 for total gross proceeds of $9,799,772 prior to deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and other related expenses. On September 26, 2024, the Company conducted a follow-on offering (the "PFPO"), in which it sold 3,600,000 of its ordinary shares at a fixed offering price of US$0.351, for total gross proceeds of US$1,263,600 before deducting offering expenses payable by the Company. On June 5, 2025, the Company conducted a second follow-on offering (the "SFPO"), in which it sold (i) 11,000,000 ordinary shares with par value US$0.001 each of the Company at an offering price of US$0.60 and (ii) 33,000,000 common warrants to purchase up to 33,000,000 ordinary shares at an exercise price of US$0.01 per share, for total gross proceeds of US$6,930,000.00 and net proceeds of approximately US$6,843,939 after deducting expenses of approximately $86,061 payable by the Company. On December 17, 2025, the Company implemented a dual-class share structure pursuant to which its then-issued and outstanding 59,564,571 ordinary shares were redesignated into 53,493,467 Class A Ordinary Shares and 6,071,104 Class B Ordinary Shares. The Class A Ordinary Shares carry one (1) vote and the Class B Ordinary Shares carry twenty-five (25) votes per share. All issued Class B Ordinary Shares are held by Top Elect Group Limited. Our Class A Ordinary Shares may be "thinly-traded", meaning that the number of persons interested in purchasing our Class A Ordinary Shares at or near bid prices at any given time may be relatively small or non-existent. This situation may be attributable to a number of factors, including the fact that we are relatively unknown to stock analysts, stock brokers, institutional investors and others in the investment community that generate or influence sales volume, and that even if we came to the attention of such persons, they tend to be risk-averse and might be reluctant to follow an unproven company such as ours or purchase or recommend the purchase of our shares until such time as we became more seasoned. As a consequence, there may be periods of several days or more when trading activity in our shares is minimal or non-existent, as compared to a seasoned issuer which has a large and steady volume of trading activity that will generally support continuous sales without an adverse effect on share price. Broad or active public trading market for our Class A Ordinary Shares may not develop or be sustained.

  • Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 7
    Because we do not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future, you must rely on price appreciation of our Class A Ordinary Shares for a return on your investment.

    We currently intend to retain all of our available funds and any future earnings 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. Therefore, you should not rely on an investment in our Class A Ordinary Shares as a source for any future dividend income. Our Board of Directors has complete discretion as to whether to distribute dividends, subject to certain requirements of Hong Kong law. Even if our Board of Directors decides 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 subsidiaries, our financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors as determined by our Board of Directors. Accordingly, a return on investment in our Class A Ordinary Shares will likely depend entirely upon any future price appreciation of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

  • Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 8
    If we fail to implement and maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may be unable to accurately or timely report our results of operations or prevent fraud, and investor confidence and the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be materially and adversely affected.

    Prior to January 11, 2024, we were a private company with limited accounting personnel. Furthermore, our management had not performed an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, and our independent registered public accounting firm had not conducted an audit of our internal control over financial reporting. Effective internal control over financial reporting is necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and, together with adequate disclosure controls and procedures, is designed to prevent fraud. Our failure to implement and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting could result in errors in our financial statements that could result in a restatement of our financial statements, cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations and cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which may result in volatility in and a decline in the market price of the Class A Ordinary Shares. We are subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or Section 404, requires that we include a report of management on our internal control over financial reporting in our Annual Report on Form 20-F. In addition, if we cease to be an "emerging growth company" as such term is defined in the JOBS Act, our independent registered public accounting firm must attest to and report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting on an annual basis. Our management may conclude that our internal control over financial reporting is not effective. Moreover, even if our management concludes that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, our independent registered public accounting firm, after conducting its own independent testing, may issue a report that is qualified if it is not satisfied with our internal controls or the level at which our controls are documented, designed, operated or reviewed, or if it interprets the relevant requirements differently from us. In addition, being a public company, our reporting obligations may place a significant burden on our management, operational and financial resources and systems for the foreseeable future. We may be unable to timely complete our evaluation testing and any required remediation. During the course of documenting and testing our internal control procedures, in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 404, we may identify material weaknesses and deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or PCAOB, has defined a material weakness as "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 the annual or interim statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis." In addition, if we fail to maintain the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting, as these standards are modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, we may not be able to conclude on an ongoing basis that we have effective internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404. Generally speaking, if we fail to achieve and maintain an effective internal control environment, we could suffer material misstatements in our financial statements and fail to meet our reporting obligations, which would likely cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information. This could in turn limit our access to capital markets, harm our results of operations and lead to a decline in the trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares. Additionally, ineffective internal control over financial reporting could expose us to increased risk of fraud, misuse of corporate assets and legal actions under the United States securities laws and subject us to potential delisting from Nasdaq, to regulatory investigations and to civil or criminal sanctions. See "Item 15. Controls and Procedures" in this Annual Report.

  • Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 9
    We incurred net losses for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2026, 2025, and 2024 and may be unable to generate sufficient operating cash flows and working capital to continue as a going concern. Failure to manage our liquidity and cash flows may materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

    We incurred net losses before income taxes of HK$27,319,616 (US$3,502,515), HK$27,771,927 and HK$5,840,256 for the years ended March 31, 2026, 2025 and 2024, respectively. We had net cash used in operating activities of HK$19,833,861 (US$2,542,803), HK$12,588,581 and HK$25,052,544 during the years ended March 31, 2026, 2025 and 2024, respectively. We can offer no assurance that we will operate profitably or that we will generate positive cash flows in the future, given our substantial expenses in relation to our revenue at this stage of our Company. Inability to collect our accounts receivable in a timely and sufficient manner, or the inability to offset our expenses with adequate revenue, may adversely affect our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations. Our accounts receivable are written off to the extent that there is no realistic prospect of recovery, which is generally after all means of collection have been exhausted and no alternative payment arrangement could be agreed between both parties. The provision for impairment on accounts receivable are estimated by reference to past default experience of the debtor and current market condition in relation to each debtor's exposure. The provision for impairment on accounts receivable also incorporates forward looking information with reference to general macroeconomic conditions that may affect the ability of the debtors to settle receivables. Although we believe that our cash on hand and anticipated cash flows from operating activities will be sufficient to meet our anticipated working capital requirements and capital expenditures in the ordinary course of business for the next 12 months, we cannot assure you this will be the case. If and when we are unable to generate sufficient cash flows from operations to meet our working capital requirements and various operating needs, we may need to raise additional funds for our operations and such funds may not be available on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. If we are unable to raise funds on acceptable terms, we may be unable to execute our business plan, take advantage of future opportunities, or respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated requirements. This may seriously harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. If we are unable to achieve or maintain profitability, the market price of our shares may significantly decrease. In the event that we require additional funding to finance our operations, our controlling shareholder has indicated his intent and ability to provide reasonable financial support, however, there is no assurance such funding will be available when we need it in the future.

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Risk Highlights Q1, 2026

Main Risk Category
Finance & Corporate
With 22 Risks
Number of Disclosed Risks
43
S&P 500 Average: 32
Recent Changes
0Risks added
0Risks removed
12Risks changed
Since Mar 2026
Number of Risk Changed
12
S&P 500 Average: 1

Risk Word Cloud

because we do not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future, you must rely on price appreciation of our class a ordinary shares for a return on your investment.price appreciation of our classchanges in international trade policies, trade disputes, barriers to trade or the emergence of a trade war may dampen growth in markets where the majority of our operating subsidiary's customers reside.majority of our operating subsidiaryon may 7, 2024, the csrc issued the guidelines of regulatory rules application - overseas offering and listing no. 7 ("guideline no. 7") which indicates that domestic companies that submitted an application to transfer from an overseas over-the-counter market to list on an exchange prior to the effective date of the trial measures (march 31, 2023), but that have not yet received approval from the overseas regulator or stock exchange, shall file with the csrc before their offering and listing procedures are completed. accordingly, we may be required to file with the csrc before any future offerings are completed.guidelines of regulatory rules applicationas a company incorporated in the cayman islands, we are permitted to adopt certain home country practices in relation to corporate governance matters that differ significantly from nasdaq corporate governance listing standards. these practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would enjoy if we complied fully with nasdaq corporate governance listing standards.nasdaq corporate governance listing standardsif we fail to implement and maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may be unable to accurately or timely report our results of operations or prevent fraud, and investor confidence and the market price of our class a ordinary shares may be materially and adversely affected.effective system of internal controlswe may be adversely affected by the losses or liabilities arising from misstatement or leakage of confidential information handled by us.leakage of confidential information handledas a company incorporated in the cayman islands, we are permitted to adopt certain home country practices in relation to corporate governance matters that differ significantly from nasdaq corporate governance listing standards. these practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would enjoy if we complied fully with nasdaq corporate governance listing standards.relation to corporate governance mattersin general, we do not enter into long-term contracts with our clients, which may expose us to potential uncertainty with respect to its revenue from time to time.expose us to potential uncertaintythe recent joint statement by the sec, proposed rule changes submitted by nasdaq, and an act passed by the u.s. senate and the u.s. house of representatives, all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies. these developments could add uncertainties to our offering, business operations, share price and reputation.applied to emerging market companieswe may become subject to a variety of prc laws and other regulations regarding data security or securities offerings that are conducted overseas and/or other foreign investment in china-based issuers, and any failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and may 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.hinder our ability to offer

Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 43

Share Price & Shareholder Rights14 | 32.6%
  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1
    The recent joint statement by the SEC, proposed rule changes submitted by Nasdaq, and an act passed by the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies. These developments could add uncertainties to our offering, business operations, share price and reputation.

    U.S. public companies that have substantially all of their operations in China (including in Hong Kong) have been the subject of intense scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity by investors, financial commentators and regulatory agencies, such as the SEC. Much of the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity has centered on financial and accounting irregularities and mistakes, a lack of effective internal controls over financial accounting, inadequate corporate governance policies or a lack of adherence thereto and, in many cases, allegations of fraud. On December 7, 2018, the SEC and the PCAOB issued a joint statement highlighting continued challenges faced by the U.S. regulators in their oversight of financial statement audits of U.S.-listed companies with significant operations in China. 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, reiterating past SEC and PCAOB statements on matters including the difficulty associated with inspecting accounting firms and audit work papers in China and higher risks of fraud in emerging markets and the difficulty of bringing and enforcing SEC, Department of Justice and other U.S. regulatory actions, including in instances of fraud, in emerging markets generally. On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the HFCA Act, requiring a foreign company to certify it is not owned or controlled by a foreign government if the PCAOB is unable to audit specified reports because the company uses a foreign auditor not subject to PCAOB inspection. If the PCAOB is unable to inspect the company's auditors for three consecutive years, the issuer's securities are prohibited to trade on a national exchange. On December 2, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the HFCA Act. On May 21, 2021, Nasdaq filed three proposals with the SEC to (i) apply minimum offering size requirement for companies primarily operating in a "Restrictive Market", (ii) prohibit Restrictive Market companies from directly listing on Nasdaq Capital Market, and only permit them to list on Nasdaq Global Select or Nasdaq Global Market in connection with a direct listing and (iii) apply additional and more stringent criteria to an applicant or listed company based on the qualifications of the company's auditors. On June 22, 2021, the Senate passed the Accelerated Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the "AHFCAA"), which, if signed into law, would reduce the time period for the delisting of foreign companies under the HFCA Act to two consecutive years instead of three years. In the event the HFCA Act is amended to prohibit an issuer's securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchange and our auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three, it will reduce the time before our Class A Ordinary Shares may be prohibited from trading or delisted from an exchange if our auditor is not subject to inspection by the PCAOB. As more stringent criteria may be imposed, including the HFCA Act, which became law in December 2020, our Class A Ordinary Shares may be prohibited from trading if our auditor cannot be fully inspected. The PCAOB issued the Determination report on December 16, 2021 (the "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 People's Republic of China because of a position taken by one or more authorities in mainland China; and (2) Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region and dependency of the PRC, because of a position taken by one or more authorities in Hong Kong. In addition, the Determination Report identified the specific registered public accounting firms subject to these determinations. The HFCA Act prohibits foreign companies from listing their securities on U.S. exchanges if the company's auditor has been unavailable for PCAOB inspection or investigation for three consecutive years and, as a result, an exchange may determine to delist our Class A Ordinary Shares. On August 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol with the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China, taking the first step toward opening access for the PCAOB to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong completely, consistent with U.S law. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB announced that it has completed a test inspection of two selected auditing firms in mainland China and Hong Kong and has voted to vacate its previous Determination Report, which concluded in December 2021 that the PCAOB could not inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms based in mainland China or Hong Kong. However, if in the future the PCAOB is prohibited from conducting complete inspections and investigations of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms in mainland China and Hong Kong, then the companies audited by those registered public accounting firms could be subject to a trading prohibition on U.S. markets pursuant to the HFCA Act. However, there can be no assurance that China will abide by the Statement of Protocol with the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China and that on-site inspections and investigations of firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong will occur and allows for full and timely access to information. As a result of these scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity, the publicly traded stock of many U.S. listed Chinese companies sharply decreased in value and, in some cases, has become virtually worthless. Many of these companies are now subject to shareholder lawsuits and SEC enforcement actions and are conducting internal and external investigations into the allegations. It is not clear what effect this sector-wide scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity will have on us, our offering, business and our Ordinary Share price. If we become the subject of any unfavorable allegations, whether such allegations are proven to be true or untrue, we will have to expend significant resources to investigate such allegations and/or defend our company. This situation will be costly and time consuming and distract our management from developing our growth. If such allegations are not proven to be groundless, we and our business operations will be severely affected and you could sustain a significant decline in the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2
    We are an emerging growth company within the meaning of the Securities Act and may take advantage of certain reduced reporting requirements.

    We are an "emerging growth company," as defined in the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various requirements applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, most significantly, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for so long as we are an emerging growth company. As a result, if we elect not to comply with such auditor attestation requirements, our investors may not have access to certain information they may deem important. The JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company does not need to comply with any new or revised financial accounting standards until such date that a private company is otherwise required to comply with such new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an "emerging growth company" can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to take advantage of the extended transition period, although we have early adopted certain new and revised accounting standards based on transition guidance permitted under such standards. As a result of this election, our future financial statements may not be comparable to other public companies that comply with the public company effective dates for these new or revised accounting standards.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3
    Certain judgments obtained against us by our shareholders may not be enforceable.

    We are a Cayman Islands exempted company and substantially all of our assets are located outside of the United States. In addition, all of our current directors and officers are nationals and residents of countries other than the United States. Further, Luk Huen Ling Claire, our Chief Executive Officer also serves a member of our board of directors. Substantially all of the assets of these persons are located outside the United States and primarily in Hong Kong, where each of our directors are located. Robertsons, our counsel as to Hong Kong law, is in the opinion of there is currently no arrangement providing for the reciprocal enforcement of judgements between Hong Kong and the United States, as such judgments of United States courts will not be directly enforced in Hong Kong. There is uncertainty as to whether the courts of 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. As a result, it may be difficult for a shareholder to effect service of process within the United States upon 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. Even if you are successful in bringing an action of this kind, the laws of the Cayman Islands may render you unable to enforce a judgment against our assets or the assets of our directors and officers. For more information regarding the relevant laws of the Cayman Islands, see "Enforceability of Civil Liabilities" below. As a result of all of the above, our shareholders may have more difficulties in protecting their interests through actions against us or our officers, directors or major shareholders than would shareholders of a corporation incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4
    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 with limited liability. Our corporate affairs are governed by our Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Companies Act and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against our directors and us, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary duties of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from the English common law, which are generally 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 precedent in some jurisdictions in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a different body of securities laws than the United States, and provide significantly less protection to investors. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have the standing to initiate a shareholder derivative action in a federal court of the United States. There is no statutory recognition in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the United States, although the courts of the Cayman Islands will in certain circumstances, recognize and enforce a non-penal judgment of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits. 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) or to obtain copies of lists of shareholders of these companies. Our directors are not required under our Memorandum and Articles of Association to make our corporate records available for inspection by our shareholders. This may make it more difficult for you to obtain the information needed to establish any facts necessary for a shareholder resolution 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 U.S. Currently, we plan to rely on home country practice with respect to any corporate governance matter. Accordingly, 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, public shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of actions taken by our management, members of the Board of Directors or controlling shareholders than they would as public shareholders of a company incorporated in the United States.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5
    As a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, we are permitted to adopt certain home country practices in relation to corporate governance matters that differ significantly from Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards. These practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would enjoy if we complied fully with Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards.

    As a foreign private issuer whose Class A Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, we rely on a provision in the Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards that allows us to follow Cayman Islands law with regard to certain aspects of corporate governance. This allows us to follow certain corporate governance practices that differ in significant respects from the corporate governance requirements applicable to U.S. companies listed on the Nasdaq. For example, we are exempt from Nasdaq regulations that require a listed U.S. company to: - have a majority of the board of directors consist of independent directors;         - require non-management directors to meet on a regular basis without management present;         - have an independent compensation committee;         - have an independent nominating committee; and         - seek shareholder approval for the implementation of certain equity compensation plans and dilutive issuances of Class A Ordinary Shares, such as transactions, other than a public offering, involving the sale of 20% or more of our Class A Ordinary Shares for less than the greater of book or market value of the shares. As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to follow home country practice in lieu of the above requirements. Our audit committee is required to comply with the provisions of Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act, which is applicable to U.S. companies listed on the Nasdaq. Therefore, we have a fully independent audit committee, in accordance with Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act. However, because we are a foreign private issuer, our audit committee is not subject to additional Nasdaq corporate governance requirements applicable to listed U.S. companies, including the requirements to have a minimum of three members and to affirmatively determine that all members are "independent," using more stringent criteria than those applicable to us as a foreign private issuer. Further, because we are a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, we are exempt from certain provisions of the securities rules and regulations in the United States that are applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, including: - the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or current reports on Form 8-K with the SEC;         - 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; and         - the selective disclosure rules by issuers of material non-public information under Regulation FD. We are required to file an annual report on Form 20-F within four months of the end of each fiscal year. In addition, we intend to publish our financial results on a semi-annual basis through press releases distributed pursuant to the rules and regulations of Nasdaq. Press releases relating to financial results and material events will also be furnished to the SEC on Form 6-K. However, the information we are required to file with or furnish to the SEC will be less extensive and less timely compared to that required to be filed with the SEC by U.S. domestic issuers. As a result, you may not be afforded the same protections or information that would be made available to you if you were investing in a U.S. domestic issuer.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6
    Our controlling shareholder has substantial influence over the Company. Its interests may not be aligned with the interests of our other shareholders, and it could prevent or cause a change of control or other transactions.

    As of the date of this Annual Report, our executive Director and chief executive officer, Ms. Luk, indirectly through Top Elect beneficially owns 100% of our issued and outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares. On December 17, 2025, the Company implemented a dual-class share structure pursuant to which its then-issued and outstanding 59,564,571 ordinary shares were redesignated into 53,493,467 Class A Ordinary Shares and 6,071,104 Class B Ordinary Shares. The Class A Ordinary Shares carry one (1) vote per share and the Class B Ordinary Shares carry twenty-five (25) votes per share. All issued Class B Ordinary Shares are held by Top Elect Group Limited. Immediately after the reclassification and redesignation, the shareholding of Top Elect represents approximately 100% of our total issued and outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares, representing 73.94% of the total voting power. As a result, the Company is deemed a controlled company in accordance with Nasdaq Stock Market Rule 5615(c). For more information regarding our principal shareholders and their affiliated entities, see "Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions" in this Annual Report.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 7
    If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if they adversely change their recommendations regarding our shares, the market price for our shares and trading volume could decline.

    The trading market for our Class A Ordinary Shares may be influenced by research or reports that industry or securities analysts publish about our business. If one or more analysts who cover us downgrade our Class A Ordinary Shares, the market price for our Class A Ordinary Shares would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease to cover us or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause the market price or trading volume for our Class A Ordinary Shares to decline.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 8Changed
    We have incurred significantly increased costs and devote substantial management time as a result of the listing of our Class A Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

    We were listed on the Nasdaq on January 11, 2024. We have and will continue to incur additional legal, accounting and other expenses as a public reporting company, including those associated with rectifying any potential future Nasdaq deficiency, and particularly after we cease to qualify as an emerging growth company. For example, we are required to comply with the additional requirements of the rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq rules, including applicable corporate governance practices. Compliance with these requirements has increase our legal and financial compliance costs and made some activities more time-consuming and costly. In addition, our management and other personnel have diverted attention from operational and other business matters to devote substantial time to these public company requirements. We cannot predict or estimate the number of additional costs we may incur as a result. In addition, changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure are creating uncertainty for public companies, increasing legal and financial compliance costs and making some activities more time-consuming. These laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidelines are provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. We intend to invest resources to comply with evolving laws, regulations and standards, and this investment may result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management's time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities. If our efforts to comply with new laws, regulations and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to their application and practice, regulatory authorities may also initiate legal proceedings against us and our business may be adversely affected.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 9
    The PCAOB determinations provides that if the Board is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in China or Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region and dependency of the PRC, because of a position taken by one or more authorities in China or Hong Kong it could result in the prohibition of trading in our securities by not being allowed to list on a U.S. exchange, and as a result Nasdaq may determine to delist our securities, which would materially affect the interest of our investors.

    The HFCA Act, which was enacted on December 18, 2020, states that if the SEC determines that a company has filed audit reports issued by a registered public accounting firm that has not been subject to inspection by the PCAOB for three consecutive years beginning in 2021, the SEC shall prohibit the company's shares from being traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter trading market in the United States. On March 24, 2021, the SEC adopted interim final rules relating to the implementation of certain disclosure and documentation requirements of the HFCA Act. A company will be required to comply with these rules if the SEC identifies it as having a "non-inspection" year under a process to be subsequently established by the SEC. The SEC is assessing how to implement other requirements of the HFCA Act, including the listing and trading prohibition requirements described above. On June 22, 2021, the Senate passed the AHFCAA which, if signed into law, would reduce the time period for the delisting of foreign companies under the HFCA Act to two consecutive years instead of three years. In the event the HFCA Act is amended to prohibit an issuer's securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchange and our auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three, it will reduce the time before our Class A Ordinary Shares may be prohibited from trading or delisted from an exchange if our auditor is not subject to inspection by the PCAOB. On November 5, 2021, the SEC approved the PCAOB's Rule 6100, Board Determinations Under the HFCA Act, Rule 6100 provides a framework for the PCAOB to use when determining, as contemplated under the HFCA Act, whether it is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms located in a foreign jurisdiction because of a position taken by one or more authorities in that jurisdiction. On December 2, 2021, the SEC issued amendments to finalize rules implementing the submission and disclosure requirements in the HFCA Act. The rules apply to registrants that the SEC identifies as having filed an annual report with an audit report issued by a registered public accounting firm that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in foreign jurisdictions. On December 16, 2021, PCAOB announced the PCAOB determinations relating to the PCAOB's inability to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China of the PRC or Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region and dependency of the PRC, because of a position taken by one or more authorities in the PRC or Hong Kong. The PCAOB determinations provide that if the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in China or Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region and dependency of the PRC, because of a position taken by one or more authorities in China or Hong Kong, it could result in the prohibition of trading in our securities by not being allowed to list on a U.S. exchange, and as a result an exchange may determine to delist our securities, which would materially affect the interest of our investors. On March 8, 2024, the Audit Committee of the Company approved the dismissal of KCCW Accounting Corp ("KCCW"), the predecessor independent registered public accounting firm of the Company, effective March 8, 2024. Also on March 8, 2024, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company appointed J&S Associate PLT ("JSA") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended March 31, 2024. Our auditor, JSA is registered with the PCAOB and subject to inspections by the PCAOB on a regular basis with the last inspection in February 2024. JSA's office is located in Malaysia. Therefore, we believe that, as of the date of this Annual Report, our auditor is not subject to the determinations announced by the PCAOB on December 16, 2021 relating to the PCAOB's inability to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in the PRC or Hong Kong because of a position taken by one or more authorities in the PRC or Hong Kong. However, to the extent that our auditor's work papers may, in the future, become located in China, such work papers will not be subject to inspection by the PCAOB because the PCAOB is currently unable to conduct inspections without the approval of the Chinese authorities. Inspections of certain other firms that the PCAOB has conducted outside of China have identified deficiencies in those firms' audit procedures and quality control procedures, which may be addressed as part of the inspection process to improve future audit quality. The inability of the PCAOB to conduct inspections of our auditors' work papers in China would make it more difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of our auditor's audit procedures or quality control procedures as compared to auditors outside of China that are subject to PCAOB inspections. As a result, our investors may be deprived of the benefits of the PCAOB's oversight of our auditor through such inspections and they may lose confidence in our reported financial information and procedures and the quality of our financial statements. We cannot assure you whether Nasdaq or other regulatory authorities will apply additional or more stringent criteria to us. Such uncertainty could cause the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares to be materially and adversely affected. We will be required to comply with these rules if the SEC identifies us as having a "non-inspection" year under a process to be subsequently established by the SEC. The SEC is assessing how to implement other requirements of the HFCA Act, including the listing and trading prohibition requirements described above. Further, the United States Senate passed the Accelerated Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which, if enacted, would amend the HFCA Act to require the SEC to prohibit an issuer's securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchange if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three. During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2026, 2025 and 2024, including through the date of this Annual Report, our auditor, including our prior auditor KCCW, did not have any documentation related to their respective audit reports located in China. However, to the extent that our current independent registered public accounting firm's audit documentation related to their audit reports for the Company may be located in China, the PCAOB may not be able to inspect such audit documentation and, as a result, you may be deprived of the benefits of such inspection. On August 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol (the "SOP") Agreement with the CSRC and China's Ministry of Finance. The SOP, together with two protocol agreements governing inspections and investigations (together, the "SOP Agreements"), establish a specific, accountable framework to make possible complete inspections and investigations by the PCAOB of audit firms based in mainland China and Hong Kong, as required under U.S. law. Under the SOP Agreements the PCAOB shall have independent discretion to select any firms for inspection or investigation and has the unfettered ability to retain any information as needed. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB announced that it has completed a test inspection of two selected auditing firms in mainland China and Hong Kong and has voted to vacate its previous Determination Report, which concluded in December 2021 that the PCAOB could not inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms based in mainland China or Hong Kong. However, if in the future the PCAOB is prohibited from conducting complete inspections and investigations of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms in mainland China and Hong Kong, then the companies audited by those registered public accounting firms could be subject to a trading prohibition on U.S. markets pursuant to the HFCA Act. If we change auditors and they are subsequently located in China or Hong Kong and the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely our auditor, it could result in the prohibition of trading in our securities by not being allowed to list on a U.S. exchange, and as a result Nasdaq may determine to delist our securities, which would materially affect the interest of our investors.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 10Changed
    Short selling may drive down the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

    Short selling is the practice of selling shares that the seller does not own but rather has borrowed from a third party with the intention of buying identical shares back at a later date to return to the lender. The short seller hopes to profit from a decline in the value of the shares between the sale of the borrowed shares and the purchase of the replacement shares, as the short seller expects to pay less in that purchase than it received in the sale. As it is in the short seller's interest for the price of the shares to decline, many short sellers publish, or arrange for the publication of, negative opinions and allegations regarding the relevant issuer and its business prospects in order to create negative market momentum and generate profits for themselves after selling the shares short. These short attacks have, in the past, led to selling of shares in the market. If we were to become the subject of any unfavorable publicity, whether such allegations are proven to be true or untrue, we could have to expend a significant amount of resources to investigate such allegations and/or defend ourselves. While we would strongly defend against any such short seller attacks, we may be constrained in the manner in which we can proceed against the relevant short seller by principles of freedom of speech, applicable state law or issues of commercial confidentiality.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 11Changed
    The sale or availability for sale of substantial amounts of our Class A Ordinary Shares could adversely affect their market price.

    Sales of substantial amounts of our Class A Ordinary Shares in the public market could adversely affect the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and could materially impair our ability to raise capital through equity offerings in the future. As of the date of this Annual Report, we have 53,493,467 Class A Ordinary Shares and 6,071,104 Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding. The ordinary shares sold in our IPO, the PFPO and SFPO are freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, and Class A Ordinary Shares held by our existing shareholders may also be sold in the public market in the future subject to the restrictions in Rule 144 and Rule 701 under the Securities Act and applicable lock-up agreements. We cannot predict what effect, if any, market sales of securities held by our controlling shareholder or any other shareholder or the availability of these securities for future sale will have on the market price of our shares.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 12Changed
    The trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be volatile, which could result in substantial losses to investors.

    The trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be volatile and could fluctuate widely due to factors beyond our control. This may happen because of the broad market and industry factors, like the performance and fluctuation of the market prices of other companies with business operations located mainly in the PRC or Hong Kong that may have listed their securities in the United States. In addition to market and industry factors, the price and trading volume for our Class A Ordinary Shares may be highly volatile for factors specific to our Operating Subsidiaries' operations, including the following: - fluctuations in our Operating Subsidiaries' revenues, earnings and cash flow;         - changes in financial estimates by securities analysts;         - additions or departures of key personnel;         - release of lock-up or other transfer restrictions on our outstanding equity securities or sales of additional equity securities; and         - potential litigation or regulatory investigations. Any of these factors may result in significant and sudden changes in the volume and price at which our shares will trade. In the past, shareholders of public companies have often brought securities class action suits against those companies following periods of instability in the market price of their securities. If we were involved in a class action suit, it could divert a significant amount of our management's attention and other resources from our business and operations and require us to incur significant expenses to defend the suit, which could harm our results of operations. Any such class action suit, whether or not successful, could harm our reputation and restrict our ability to raise capital in the future. In addition, if a claim is successfully made against us, we may be required to pay significant damages, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 13Changed
    If we fail to meet applicable listing requirements, Nasdaq 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.

    Our Class A Ordinary Shares are listed on Nasdaq Capital Market. We cannot assure you, however, 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. The U.S. National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996 prevents or pre-empts the states from regulating the sale of certain securities, which are referred to as "covered securities." Although the states are pre-empted from regulating the sale of our securities, this statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case. Further, if we were no longer listed on Nasdaq, our securities would not be covered securities and we would be subject to regulations in each state in which we offer our securities.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 14Changed
    Our Class A Ordinary Shares may be thinly traded and you may be unable to sell at or near ask prices or at all if you need to sell your shares to raise money or otherwise desire to liquidate your shares.

    We closed our IPO on January 11, 2024 and issued 2,449,943 ordinary shares at an offering price of $4.00 for total gross proceeds of $9,799,772 prior to deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and other related expenses. On September 26, 2024, the Company conducted a follow-on offering (the "PFPO"), in which it sold 3,600,000 of its ordinary shares at a fixed offering price of US$0.351, for total gross proceeds of US$1,263,600 before deducting offering expenses payable by the Company. On June 5, 2025, the Company conducted a second follow-on offering (the "SFPO"), in which it sold (i) 11,000,000 ordinary shares with par value US$0.001 each of the Company at an offering price of US$0.60 and (ii) 33,000,000 common warrants to purchase up to 33,000,000 ordinary shares at an exercise price of US$0.01 per share, for total gross proceeds of US$6,930,000.00 and net proceeds of approximately US$6,843,939 after deducting expenses of approximately $86,061 payable by the Company. On December 17, 2025, the Company implemented a dual-class share structure pursuant to which its then-issued and outstanding 59,564,571 ordinary shares were redesignated into 53,493,467 Class A Ordinary Shares and 6,071,104 Class B Ordinary Shares. The Class A Ordinary Shares carry one (1) vote and the Class B Ordinary Shares carry twenty-five (25) votes per share. All issued Class B Ordinary Shares are held by Top Elect Group Limited. Our Class A Ordinary Shares may be "thinly-traded", meaning that the number of persons interested in purchasing our Class A Ordinary Shares at or near bid prices at any given time may be relatively small or non-existent. This situation may be attributable to a number of factors, including the fact that we are relatively unknown to stock analysts, stock brokers, institutional investors and others in the investment community that generate or influence sales volume, and that even if we came to the attention of such persons, they tend to be risk-averse and might be reluctant to follow an unproven company such as ours or purchase or recommend the purchase of our shares until such time as we became more seasoned. As a consequence, there may be periods of several days or more when trading activity in our shares is minimal or non-existent, as compared to a seasoned issuer which has a large and steady volume of trading activity that will generally support continuous sales without an adverse effect on share price. Broad or active public trading market for our Class A Ordinary Shares may not develop or be sustained.

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