XFLH Capital Corp
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2025.
Registration No. 333-[*]
**UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORMS-1
**REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | 6770 | N/A |
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
8 The Green #6565
Dover, DE, 19901
(551) 358-2652
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Puglisi & Associates
850 Library Ave., Suite 204
Newark, Delaware 19711
(302) 738-6680
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
| Bill Huo, Esq. Michael Goldstein, Esq. Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. 45 Broadway, 17th Floor New York, NY 10006 (212) 599-3322 | Arila E. Zhou, Esq. Ze’-ev D. Eiger, Esq. Robinson & Cole LLP Chrysler East Building 666 Third Avenue, 20th Floor New York, NY 10017 (212) 451-2907 |
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**Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:**As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.
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| Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
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| Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ |
| Emerging growth company | ☒ | ||
If an emerging growth company, 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 Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS - SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED SEPTEMBER 29, 2025
$60,000,000
6,000,000 Units
XFLH Capital Corporation is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, which we refer to throughout this prospectus as our initial business combination. We have not selected any specific business combination target and we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, initiated any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any business combination target. We intend to focus our search initially on target businesses operating in Asia, and we may consummate a business combination with an entity located in the People’s Republic of China (including Hong Kong and Macau) (the “PRC” or “China”). We will not consider or undertake an initial business combination with any target company the financial statements of which are audited by an accounting firm that the United States Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”) is unable to inspect for two consecutive years.
This is an initial public offering of our securities. Each unit has an offering price of $10.00 and consists of one ordinary share and one right to receive one-seventh (1/7) of an ordinary share upon the consummation of an initial business combination, so you must hold rights in multiples of seven (7) in order to receive shares for all of your rights upon closing of a business combination, as described in more detail in this prospectus. We have also granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional number of units to cover over-allotments, if any, equal to 15% of the total number of Units offered to the public.
We will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their ordinary shares upon the completion of our business combination at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account described below as of two (2) business days prior to the consummation of our business combination, including interest (which interest shall be net of income taxes payable) divided by the number of then issued and outstanding ordinary shares that were sold as part of the units in this offering, which we refer to collectively as our public shares, subject to the limitations described herein. Each public shareholder may elect to redeem their public shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against or abstain from voting on the proposed transaction, or whether they were a public shareholder on the record date for the shareholder meeting held to approve the proposed transaction. Subject to the limitations described herein, if we are unable to complete our business combination within 12 months from the closing of this offering, unless the Company obtains shareholder approval to extend further its time frame to consummate a business combination, we will redeem 100% of the public shares at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest (less up to $50,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of income taxes payable) divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject to applicable law and as further described herein. If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association will provide that a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from redeeming its shares, without the consent of the directors, with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the shares sold in this offering.
We will have until 12 months from the closing of this offering to consummate an initial business combination. If we anticipate that we may be unable to consummate our initial business combination within such period, we may seek shareholder approval to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the date by which we must consummate our initial business combination. If we seek shareholder approval for an extension, our public shareholders will be offered an opportunity to redeem their shares at a per share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest (net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, subject to applicable laws. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination within the 12-month period or such period that may be extended, we will distribute the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and less up to $50,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), pro rata to our public shareholders, by way of the redemption of their shares and thereafter cease all operations except for the purposes of winding up of our affairs, as further described herein. There is no limit on the number of extensions that we may seek. If we determine not to or are unable to extend the time period to consummate our initial business combination or fail to obtain shareholder approval to extend the completion window, our sponsor’s investment in our founder shares and our private placement units will be worthless.
Our sponsor, XFLH Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands company, has agreed to (either directly or through designees) purchase an aggregate of 125,840 units (or 130,600 units if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) (“private placement units”) at a price of $10.00 per unit for an aggregate purchase price of $1,258,400 (or $1,306,000) if the over-allotment option is exercised in full). Each private placement unit will be identical to the units sold in this offering, except as described in this prospectus. The private placement units will be sold in a private placement that will close simultaneously with the closing of this offering, including the over-allotment option, as applicable. We refer to these units throughout this prospectus as private placement units.
Prior to this offering, our sponsor held directly or indirectly,1,725,000 ordinary shares, or founder shares (up to 225,000 of which are subject to forfeiture depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised) which were purchased for $25,000. In addition, if our sponsor makes any working capital loans, up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be converted into units, at the price of $10.00 per unit at the option of the lender. Such units would be identical to the private placement units.See the Section entitled “Dilution” of this prospectus for additional information. Upon the closing of this offering, our sponsor will have invested in us an aggregate of $1,283,400, comprised of the $25,000 purchase price for the founder shares (or approximately $0.02 per share) and the $1,258,400 purchase price for the private placement units.
As more fully discussed in “The Offering — Limited payments to insiders,” our sponsor, officers and directors, or our affiliates will or may receive certain fees, reimbursements, or cash payments. Our sponsor, officers and directors, or their respective affiliates will receive certain payments from us, none of which will be paid from the proceeds of this offering and the sale of private placement units held in the trust account prior to the completion of our initial business combination, including for repayment of up to $500,000 in loans made to us by our sponsor to cover offering-related and organizational expenses, payments to an affiliate of our sponsor of a total of $10,000 per month for office space, administrative and support services, and reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating and completing an initial business combination. Our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our officers and directors may also make loans to us, which would be repaid by us, to finance transaction costs in connection with our initial business combination, the terms of which have not been determined nor have any written agreements been executed with respect thereto. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into units at a price of $10.00 per unit (which, for example, would result in the holders being issued 165,000 ordinary shares if $1,500,000 of notes were so converted (including 15,000 shares upon the closing of our initial business combination in respect of 150,000 rights included in such units). The additional issuance of securities that may occur as a result of the conversion of such loans into units may result in a material dilution of the equity interests of public shareholders.See also “Dilution”,“Proposed Business — Sponsor Information” and “Management — Officer and Director Compensation” for additional information.
The amount of compensation that may be received by our sponsor and its affiliates is summarized as follows:
| Entity/Individual | Amount of Compensation to be Received or Securities Issued or to be Issued | Consideration Paid or to be Paid |
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| XFLH Holdings Limited | 1,725,000 Ordinary shares(1) | $ 25,000 |
| 125,840 Private Placement Units(1) | $1,258,400 | |
| Commencing on the closing of this offering, $10,000 per month. | Office space and administrative support services. | |
| Up to $500,000 | Repayment of loans made to us by our sponsor to cover offering-related and organizational expenses. | |
| Up to $1,500,000 in working capital loans may be convertible into private units at a price of $10.00 per unit | Working capital loans to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination. | |
| Reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating and completing an initial business combination | Services in connection with identifying, investigating and completing an initial business combination. |
| (1) | Assumes no exercise of the over-allotment option and the full forfeiture of 225,000 shares that are subject to forfeiture by our initial shareholders depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised. |
For other disclosure regarding compensation matters, see “General-The Sponsor”, “Risk Factor-Our key personnel may negotiate employment or consulting agreements with a target business in connection with a particular business combination. These agreements may provide for them to receive compensation following our initial business combination and as a result, may cause them to have conflicts of interest in determining whether a particular business combination is the most advantageous”, “Risk Factor-Our officers and directors will allocate their time to other businesses thereby causing conflicts of interest in their determination as to how much time to devote to our affairs. This conflict of interest could have a negative impact on our ability to complete our initial business combination.”, “Risk Factor-Investors may view our units as less attractive than those of other blank check companies.”, “Risk Factor-We are an emerging growth company within the meaning of the Securities Act, and if we take advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirements available to emerging growth companies, this could make our securities less attractive to investors and may make it more difficult to compare our performance with other public companies.” “MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS-Jobs Act”, “Proposed Business-Sponsor Information”, “MANAGEMENT-Officer and Director Compensation”, “MANAGEMENT-Committees of the Board of Directors-Compensation Committee”, and “MANAGEMENT-Conflicts of Interest”, “CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS”, “Description of Securities-Rights”, “INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS-United States Federal Income Taxation-General”, “UNDERWRITING-Representative Shares” and “UNDERWRITING-Tail” in this Registration Statement.
The low price that our sponsor, executive officers and directors (directly or indirectly) paid for the founder shares creates an incentive whereby our officers and directors could potentially make a substantial profit even if we select an acquisition target that subsequently declines in value and is unprofitable for public shareholders. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination within 12 months from the closing of this offering, or by such earlier liquidation date as our board of directors may approve, the founder shares, private units, private shares and private rights will be worthless, except to the extent they receive liquidating distributions from assets outside the trust account. Additionally, we will repay up to $500,000 in loans made to us by our sponsor to cover offering-related and organizational expenses. We will repay any loans which may be made by our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our directors and officers to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination; up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into private units at a price of $10.00 per unit at the option of the lender. Upon consummation of this offering, we will also reimburse our sponsor, directors or officers, or our or any of their respective affiliates for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating and completing an initial business combination.
Our sponsor, its affiliates, or promoters and members of our management team will directly or indirectly own ordinary shares, or other instruments, such as rights, linked to our private placement units, following this offering and, accordingly, may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which to effectuate our initial business combination. Further, each of our officers and directors may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular business combination if the retention or resignation of any such officers and directors was included by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to our initial business combination. We are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with a company that is affiliated with our sponsor, officers or directors, or completing the business combination through a joint venture or other form of shared ownership with our sponsor, officers or directors. In the event we seek to complete our initial business combination with a target that is affiliated with our sponsor, officers or directors, we, or a committee of independent directors, would obtain an opinion from an independent firm that commonly renders valuation opinions, independent accounting firm or independent investment banking firm that our initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view. We are not required to obtain such an opinion in any other context.
There may be potential material conflicts of interest between the SPAC sponsor, its affiliates, or promoters and the purchasers in this offering. Our sponsor, along with its affiliates, promoters, officers, and directors, currently participate, and may in the future participate, in the formation or sponsorship of other special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) similar to ours, or engage in other business or investment ventures during our pursuit of an initial business combination. Despite these activities, our officers and directors will maintain their existing fiduciary duty to us, and we will retain priority over any subsequent SPACs or ventures they may join.
For a description of risks associated with compensation and material conflicts of interests of our sponsor, its affiliates, or promoters, see***“The Offering – Conflicts of Interest,”**“Risk Factors – General Risks to Investing in a SPAC entity and Completing a Business Combination,”“Risk Factors - Risks Related to Our Securities,”“Management — Directors and Officers,” “Management — Conflicts of Interest,”“Potential Conflicts,”“Principal Shareholders,” “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions,” “Proposed Business – Sponsor Information”, “Proposed Business – Conflicts of Interest”and“Description of Securities – Certain Differences in Corporate Law”*for further information.
Because our sponsor acquired the founder shares at a nominal price, our public shareholders will incur an immediate and substantial dilution upon the closing of this offering.See the section titled “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Securities — The nominal purchase price paid by our sponsor for the founder shares may result in significant dilution to the implied value of your public shares upon the consummation of our initial business combination, and our sponsor is likely to make a substantial profit on its investment in us in the event we consummate an initial business combination, even if the business combination causes the trading price of our ordinary shares to materially decline.” See also the section titled “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Securities — Our sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000, or approximately $0.02 per founder share, and, accordingly, you will experience immediate and substantial dilution upon the purchase of our ordinary shares.” See also the sections titled “Dilution” and “The Sponsor” for more information.
The following table illustrates the difference between the public offering price per unit and our net tangible book value per share (“NTBV”), as adjusted to give effect to this offering and assuming the redemption of our public shares at varying levels and the exercise in full and no exercise of the over-allotment option.See the section titled “Dilution” for more information.
| As of August 31, 2025 | ||||||||
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| Offering Price of $10.00 per Unit · 25% of Maximum Redemption · 50% of Maximum Redemption · 75% of Maximum Redemption · Maximum Redemption | ||||||||
| NTBV | NTBV | Difference between NTBV and Offering Price | NTBV | Difference between NTBV and Offering Price | NTBV | Difference between NTBV and Offering Price | NTBV | Difference between NTBV and Offering Price |
| Assuming Full Exercise of Over-Allotment Option | ||||||||
| $7.69 | $7.19 | $2.81 | $6.41 | $3.59 | $5.04 | $4.96 | $1.94 | $8.06 |
| Assuming No Exercise of Over-Allotment Option | ||||||||
| $7.68 | $7.18 | $2.82 | $6.42 | $3.58 | $5.08 | $4.92 | $2.15 | $7.85 |
There is presently no public market for our units, ordinary shares or rights. We plan to apply to have our units listed on the Nasdaq Global Market (“NASDAQ”), under the symbol “XFLHU” on or promptly after the date of this prospectus. Our ordinary shares and rights comprising the public units are expected to begin separate trading on the 52 nd day following the date of this prospectus unless Maxim Group LLC, or Maxim, the representative of the underwriters, informs us of its decision to allow earlier separate trading, subject to our filing a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC containing an audited balance sheet reflecting our receipt of the gross proceeds of this offering and issuing a press release announcing when such separate trading will begin. We cannot guarantee that our securities will be approved for listing. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the ordinary shares and rights are expected to be traded on NASDAQ under the symbols “XFLH” and “XFLHR,” respectively.
We have not authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the units offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The information contained in this prospectus is current only as of its date.
We are an “emerging growth company” and a “smaller reporting company” under applicable federal securities laws and will be subject to reduced public company reporting requirements. Investing in our securities involves risks. We are a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company. Our units offered in this prospectus include shares of a Cayman Islands blank check company instead of the shares of the operating entities with whom we may combine. As a blank check company with no material operations of our own, we seek to complete a business combination with one or more businesses or entities and will initially focus on Asia. We may consummate a business combination with an entity located in China (including Hong Kong and Macau).
The majority of our executive officers and directors are located in or have significant ties to China. Yanzhe Yang, our Chief Executive Officer and Director, holds Chinese citizenship and resides in China; Heung Ming Henry Wong, our Independent Director nominee, holds Hong Kong citizenship and resides in Hong Kong; Chennong Huang, our Independent Director nominee, holds Chinese citizenship and resides in China; Jonathan Yee Fung Cheng, our Independent Director nominee, holds Hong Kong citizenship and resides in Hong Kong; Tianshi Yang, our Chief Financial Officer, holds Chinese citizenship and resides in China. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States on our company, executive officers and directors, or enforce judgments obtained in the United States courts against our company, executive officers and directors.
Further, although we currently do not have any People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) subsidiary or China operations, most of our executive officers and directors are located in or have significant ties to China. These ties to China present legal and operational risks to us and our investors, including significant risks related to actions that may be taken by China in the areas of regulatory, liquidity and enforcement, which exist and are independent of the legal and operational risks that ties to China may present in connection with effecting an initial business combination. For example, if these ties were to cause China to view us as subject to their regulatory authority, China could take actions that could materially hinder or prevent our offering of securities to investors and cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless. See “Summary – General, —- “Enforcement of Civil Liabilities” and – “Potential Approvals from the PRC Governmental Authorities for this Offering” for additional information.
Our Sponsor, XFLH Holdings Limited, is incorporated in British Virgin Islands. Our initial shareholders, including our sponsor, will own approximately 20.00% of our issued and outstanding shares following this offering, assuming they do not purchase units in this offering and excluding ordinary shares underlying the private placement units and representative shares. As a result, we may be considered a “foreign person” under rules promulgated by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) and may not be able to complete an initial business combination with a U.S. target company since such initial business combination may be subject to U.S. foreign investment regulations and review by a U.S. government entity such as CFIUS, or ultimately prohibited. As a result, the pool of potential targets with which we could complete an initial business combination may be limited. See*“Risk Factors — The fact that our sponsor has substantial ties with a non-U.S. person could impact our ability to complete our initial business combination.”*on page 59 of this prospectus.
If we decide to consummate our initial business combination with a target business based in and primarily operating in China, the combined company may face various legal and operational risks and uncertainties after the business combination. In order to reduce or limit such risks, we will not consider or undertake an initial business combination with any company with financial statements audited by an accounting firm that the PCAOB has identified in the Determination Report described below or that it has otherwise been unable to inspect for two consecutive years. Due to (i) the risks associated with acquiring and operating a business in the PRC and/or Hong Kong and (ii) the fact that a majority of our executive officers and directors are located in or have significant ties to China, we may be a less attractive partner to certain potential target businesses, including non-China or non-Hong Kong-based target companies and these issues may also make it more difficult for us to consummate a business combination with a PRC-based or Hong Kong-based target business. Further, due to the fact that certain of our executive officers and directors are located in or have significant ties to China
The majority of our executive officers and directors are located in or have significant ties to China. Yanzhe Yang, our Chief Executive Officer and Director, holds Chinese citizenship and resides in China; Heung Ming Henry Wong, our Independent Director nominee, holds Hong Kong citizenship and resides in Hong Kong; Chennong Huang, our Independent Director nominee, holds Chinese citizenship and resides in China; Jonathan Yee Fung Cheng, our Independent Director nominee, holds Hong Kong citizenship and resides in Hong Kong; Tianshi Yang, our Chief Financial Officer, holds Chinese citizenship and resides in China. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States on our company, executive officers and directors, or enforce judgments obtained in the United States courts against our company, executive officers and directors, it may make us a less attractive partner to certain potential target businesses, including non-China or non-Hong Kong-based target companies, and such perception may potentially limit or negatively impact our search for an initial business combination or may therefore make it more likely for us to consummate a business combination with a company based in or having the majority of its operations in the PRC and/or Hong Kong. Therefore, this may make it more difficult for us to complete an initial business combination with a target company within 12 months from the closing of this offering, unless the Company obtains shareholder approval to extend further its time frame for a business combination.
If we consummate an initial business combination with a company conducting its business in the PRC, we may operate in the PRC primarily through subsidiaries in the PRC. We may also adopt a series of contractual arrangements with variable interest entities in the PRC (the “VIEs”), in which case (i) the VIEs will be PRC-based operations companies and the PRC subsidiaries will be shell companies and (ii) investors in our securities will not and may never directly own equity interest in the VIEs but will instead hold equity interest in a holding company of the PRC subsidiaries. For a detailed description of the risks associated with this potential corporate structure, please refer to the risks disclosed under*“Risk Factors — Risks Related to Acquiring or Operating Businesses in the PRC.”Under the VIE arrangement, the dividends or other distributions to be paid by the PRC subsidiaries to their overseas holding company will depend on such PRC subsidiaries’ entitlement to substantially all of the economic benefits of the VIEs, which are typically in the form of services fees or license fees payable by the VIEs to the PRC subsidiaries under various VIE agreements. Such contractual arrangements may not be as effective as direct ownership in providing us with control over the VIEs and we may be adversely affected if we experience difficulties in settling the amounts owed to our PRC subsidiaries by the VIEs. See“Summary — Our Company — Potential Legal and Operational Risks Associated with Acquiring a Company that does Business in China.”* Recently, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations 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 the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. However, since these statements and regulatory actions are new or have not been officially implemented, it is uncertain how soon Chinese 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, and the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on our capability to acquire or merge with a company with major operations in China, and post-combination entity’s ability to conduct its business, accept foreign investments or list on an U.S. exchange or other foreign exchange. Accordingly, modified or new laws and regulations could result in a material change in the target company’s post-combination operations, significant depreciation of the value of our ordinary shares, or a complete limitation of our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors.
On February 17, 2023, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) promulgated the Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (the “Trial Administrative Measures”), which took effect on March 31, 2023. The Trial Administrative Measures further clarified and emphasized several aspects, including: (i) comprehensive determination of the “indirect overseas offering and listing by PRC domestic companies” in compliance with the principle of “substance over form” and particularly, an issuer will be required to go through the filing procedures under the Trial Administrative Measures if the following criteria are met at the same time: a) 50% or more of the issuer’s operating revenue, total profit, total assets or net assets as documented in its audited consolidated financial statements for the most recent accounting year is accounted for by PRC domestic companies, and b) the main parts of the issuer’s business activities are conducted in mainland China, or its main places of business are located in mainland China, or the senior managers in charge of its business operation and management are mostly Chinese citizens or domiciled in mainland China; (ii) exemptions from immediate filing requirements for issuers that a) have already been listed or registered but not yet listed in foreign securities markets, including U.S. markets, prior to the effective date of the Trial Administrative Measures, and b) are not required to re-perform the regulatory procedures with the relevant overseas regulatory authority or the overseas stock exchange, c) whose such overseas securities offering or listing shall be completed before September 30, 2023, provided however that such issuers shall carry out filing procedures as required if they conduct refinancing or are involved in other circumstances that require filing with the CSRC; (iii) a negative list of types of issuers banned from listing overseas, such as issuers under investigation for bribery and corruption; (iv) regulation of issuers in specific industries; (v) issuers’ compliance with national security measures and the personal data protection laws; and (vi) certain other matters such as: an issuer must file with the CSRC within three business days after it submits an application for initial public offering to competent overseas regulators; and subsequent reports shall be filed with the CSRC on material events, including change of control or voluntary or forced delisting of the issuer(s) who have completed overseas offerings and listings.
Our company is a blank check company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. We currently do not hold any equity interest in any PRC company or operate any business in China. Therefore, we believe we are not required to obtain permissions or approvals from any PRC government authorities, including the CSRC or the Cyberspace Administration of China, or any other government entity, to issue our securities to foreign investors and to list on a U.S. exchange or operate our business. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not received any inquiry, notice, warning, sanctions or regulatory objection to this offering from the CSRC or any other PRC governmental authorities. However, if we do not maintain applicable permissions or approvals, or if we inadvertently concluded that such permissions or approvals are not required, or applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change and we are required to obtain such permissions or approvals in the future, and we are denied permission and/or approvals, the relevant PRC government agencies could subject us to a stringent approval process from the relevant government entities in connection with this offering, continued listing on a U.S. exchange, the potential business combination, the issuance of shares or the maintenance of our status as a publicly listed company outside China, and the post business combination entity’s PRC operations if our business combination target is a PRC target company. We may also be subject to registration with the CSRC following this offering pursuant to the Trial Administrative Measures. It is uncertain when and whether we will be required to obtain permission from the PRC government to continue to list on a U.S. exchange in the future and offer our securities to foreign investors. If we do not maintain applicable permissions or approvals, if we inadvertently concluded that such permissions or approvals are not required, or applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change and we are required to obtain such permissions or approvals in the future, including pursuant to the Trial Administrative Measures, and we are denied permission and/or approvals from Chinese authorities to list on U.S. exchanges or offer our securities to foreign investors, we may not be able to continue listing on a U.S. exchange or be subject to other severe consequences, which would materially affect the interest of the investors. In addition, any changes in PRC law, regulations, or interpretations may severely affect our operations after this offering. The use of the term “operate” and “operations” includes the process of searching for a target business and conducting related activities. To that extent, we may not be able to conduct the process of searching for a potential target company in China.
If we decide to consummate our initial business combination with a target business based in and primarily operating in China, the target company and/or combined company will be required to go through the filing procedure to satisfy the filing requirements. We cannot assure you that we will be able to complete such process and receive clearance from CSRC on time, if at all, which could adversely affect our potential business combination with a PRC operating business and the business, financial condition and results of operations of the combined company. See*“Risk Factor — If we decide to consummate our initial business combination with a target business based in and primarily operating in China, we will be subject to the Trial Administrative Measures if the Company meets the following criteria: (i) 50% or more of the issuer’s operating revenue, total profit, total assets or net assets as documented in its audited consolidated financial statements for the most recent accounting year is accounted for by PRC domestic companies; and (ii) the main parts of the issuer’s business activities are conducted in mainland China, or its main places of business are located in mainland China, or the senior managers in charge of its business operation and management are mostly Chinese citizens or domiciled in mainland China; and if required, we cannot assure you that we will be able to complete such process and receive clearance from CSRC on time, if at all.”*
The PRC government has significant authority to exert influence on the ability of a China-based company to conduct its business, make or accept foreign investments or list on a U.S. stock exchange. For example, if we enter into a business combination with a target business operating in China, the combined company may face risks associated with regulatory approvals of the proposed business combination between us and the target, offshore offerings, anti-monopoly regulatory actions, cybersecurity and data privacy, as well as the lack of the United States Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) inspection on its auditors or the auditors of the target business. In addition, the combined company may be subject to legal and operational risks associated with having substantially all of operations in China, including risks related to the legal, political and economic policies of the Chinese government, the relations between China and the United States, or Chinese or United States regulations, which risks could result in a material change in the combined company’s operations and the value of the securities of the combined company.
Furthermore, the PRC government may also intervene with or influence the combined company’s operations at any time as the government deems appropriate to further regulatory, political and societal goals. The PRC government has recently published new policies that significantly affected certain industries such as the education and internet industries, and we cannot rule out the possibility that it will in the future release regulations or policies regarding any industry that could adversely affect our potential business combination with a PRC operating business and the business, financial condition and results of operations of the combined company. Any such action, once taken by the PRC government, could make it more difficult and costly for us to consummate a business combination with a target business operating in the PRC, result in material changes in the combined company’s post-combination operations and cause the value of the combined company’s securities to significantly decline, or in extreme cases, become worthless, or significantly limit or completely hinder the combined company’s ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors. For a detailed description of the risks associated with being based in or acquiring a company that does business in China, please refer to the risks disclosed under*“Risk Factors — Risks Related to Acquiring or Operating Businesses in the PRC.”*
In addition, we and our directors and officers who are based in or have significant ties to China may be subject to certain risks relating to regulatory oversight by the PRC government. In particular, changes in the policies, regulations, rules, and the enforcement of laws of the PRC government may be adopted quickly with little advance notice. The Chinese government may also intervene or influence our search for a target business or the completion of an initial business combination at any time through our directors and officers who are based in or have significant ties to China. This could significantly and negatively impact our search for a target business and the value of the securities we are offering for sale. See “Risk Factor — Since a majority of our directors and officers are based in or have significant ties to China, the Chinese government may have potential oversight and discretion over the conduct of our directors’ and officers’ search for a target company. The Chinese government may intervene or influence our operations at any time through our directors and officers who are based in or have significant ties in China, which could result in a material change in our search for a target business and the value of the securities we are offering. Changes in the policies, regulations, rules, and the enforcement of laws of the PRC government may be adopted quickly with little advance notice and could have a significant impact upon our ability to operate.”
On December 16, 2021, pursuant to the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “HFCAA”), the PCAOB issued a Determination Report which found that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in: (i) China, and (ii) Hong Kong. On August 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol with the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Ministry of Finance of the PRC (“SOP”), 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. Pursuant to the SOP, the PCAOB shall have independent discretion to select any issuer audits for inspection or investigation and has the unfettered ability to transfer information to the SEC. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB determined that the PCAOB was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong and voted to vacate its previous determinations to the contrary.
However, should PRC authorities obstruct or otherwise fail to facilitate the PCAOB’s access in the future, the PCAOB will consider the need to issue a new determination. Our auditor, Audit Alliance LLP, headquartered in Singapore is an independent registered public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and has been inspected by the PCAOB on a regular basis. The PCAOB currently has access to inspect the working papers of our auditor. Our auditor is not headquartered in China or Hong Kong and was not identified in the determination report as a firm subject to the PCAOB’s determination.
In the event that we decide to consummate our initial business combination with a target business based in or primarily operating in China, if there is any regulatory change which prohibits the independent accountants from providing audit documentations located in mainland China or Hong Kong to the PCAOB for inspection or investigation or the PCAOB expands the scope of the Determination Report so that the target company or the combined company is subject to the HFCAA, as the same may be amended, you may be deprived of the benefits of such inspection. This could limit or restrict our access to the U.S. capital markets and the trading of our securities on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter trading market in the U.S. may be prohibited and our securities may be delisted by such exchange under the HFCAA. Additionally, in June 2021, the Senate passed the Accelerating 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 HFCAA to two consecutive years instead of three years. On December 29, 2022, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which, among other things, amended the HFCAA to reduce the number of consecutive years an issuer can be identified as a Commission-Identified Issuer before the Commission must impose an initial trading prohibition on the issuer’s securities from three years to two years. If the combined company’s auditor cannot be inspected by the PCAOB for two consecutive years, the trading of the securities on any U.S. national securities exchanges as well as any over-the-counter trading in the U.S. will be prohibited and our securities may be delisted by such exchange. See*“Risk Factors — Though we will not consider or undertake an initial business combination with any company the financial statements of which are audited by an accounting firm that the PCAOB is unable to inspect for two consecutive years, we cannot assure you that certain existing or future U.S. laws and regulations may not restrict or eliminate our ability to complete a business combination with certain companies, particularly those target companies in China.”*
If we are unable to complete an initial business combination within 12 months from the closing of this offering , unless the Company obtains shareholder approval to extend further its time frame for a business combination, we will be unable to repay any loans, reimburse out-of-pocket expenses and make payments for rent and administrative services or expenses incurred in connection with pursuing an initial business combination, except to the extent of the limited funds available outside of the trust account, which could create a material conflict of interest in evaluating a potential initial business combination.
As an offshore holding company, if we acquire a target company that operates its business in China, we may use the proceeds of our offshore fund-raising activities to provide loans or make capital contributions to the PRC subsidiaries of the combined company, in each case subject to applicable regulatory requirements. The PRC subsidiaries may pay dividends to us out of their retained earnings. However, we will be subject to restrictions on dividend payments as current PRC regulations permit PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends to their parent only out of their accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations. In addition, companies in China are mostly required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profits each year, if any, to fund a statutory reserve until such reserve reaches 50% of its registered capital. Entities in China may also be required to further set aside a portion of their after-tax profits to fund the employee welfare fund, although the amount to be set aside, if any, is determined at the discretion of its board of directors. Although the statutory reserves can be used, among other ways, to increase the registered capital and eliminate future losses in excess of retained earnings of the respective companies, the reserve funds are not distributable as cash dividends except in the event of liquidation. As a result, the combined company’s PRC subsidiaries may not have sufficient distributable profits to pay dividends to the combined company. Furthermore, if certain procedural requirements are satisfied, the payment in foreign currencies on current account items, including profit distributions and trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions, can be made without prior approval from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (the “SAFE”) or its local branches. However, where Renminbi is to be converted into foreign currency and remitted out of China to pay capital expenses, such as the repayment of loans denominated in foreign currencies, approval from or registration with competent government authorities or its authorized banks is required. These restrictions will restrict our ability to distribute earnings from our businesses, including subsidiaries, to the parent company and U.S. investors as well as the ability to settle amounts owed under contractual agreements. Nonetheless, the funds held in our trust account are not held in China, they are held in U.S. dollars in the United States with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and therefore shareholder redemption rights would not be impacted.
We are a blank check company with no subsidiaries and no operations of our own except organizational activities, the preparation of this offering and, following the closing of this offering, searching for a suitable target to consummate an initial business combination. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not made any transfers, dividends or distributions to any person or entity. We do not intend to distribute earnings or settle amounts owed until after the closing of the business combination. We may retain all of our available funds and any future earnings following a business combination to fund the development and growth of our business. As a result, we may not pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 58 of this prospectus for a discussion of information that should be considered in connection with an investment in our securities. Investors will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors in Rule 419 blank check offerings.
Our units offered in this prospectus include shares of a Cayman Islands blank check company instead of the shares of the operating entities with whom we may combine.
| Price to Public | Underwriting Discounts and Commissions(1) | Proceeds, before expenses, to us | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per Unit | $10.00 | $0.05 | $9.95 |
| Total | $60,000,000 | $300,000 | $59,700,000 |
| (1) | Does not include certain fees and expenses payable to the underwriters in connection with this offering. In addition, the representative of the underwriters or its designees will receive an aggregate of 240,000 ordinary shares (or 276,000 ordinary shares if the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full), which we refer to herein as the “representative shares”, as compensation in connection with this offering. See also “Underwriting” for a description of compensation and other items of value payable to the underwriters. |
Of the proceeds we receive from this offering and the sale of the private placement units described in this prospectus, $60,000,000 or $69,000,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full ($10.00 per public unit) will be deposited into a trust account established by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, our transfer agent, and maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee. The proceeds deposited in the trust account could become subject to the claims of our creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of our public shareholders.
The underwriters are offering the units for sale on a firm commitment basis. Delivery of the units will be made on or about _______, 2025.
Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
No offer or invitation, whether direct or indirect, to subscribe for units, is being or may be made to the public in the Cayman Islands. We are not licensed to conduct investment business in the Cayman Islands by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and this prospectus does not constitute an offer to members of the public of our Units, whether by way of sale or subscription, in the Cayman Islands.
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The date of this prospectus is __________, 2025
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