As filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission on January 17, 2025.
Registration
No. 333-284161
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM
F-1
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
LOBO
EV TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
萝贝电动车科技有限公司
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
British
Virgin Islands |
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3751 |
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Not
Applicable |
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
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(Primary
Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number) |
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification No.) |
Gemini
Mansion B 901, i Park, No. 18-17 Zhenze Rd
Xinwu
District, Wuxi, Jiangsu
People’s
Republic of China, 214111
+86
510 88584252
(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Puglisi
& Associates
850
Library Avenue, Suite 204
Newark,
Delaware 19711
+1
302-738-6680
(Name,
address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies
of all communications, including communications sent to agent for service, should be sent to:
Lawrence S. Venick, Esq.
Loeb & Loeb LLP
2206-19 Jardine House
1 Connaught Place Central
Hong Kong SAR
Telephone: +1 310-728-5129
Facsimile: +852-3923-1100
Approximate
date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
If
any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the
Securities Act of 1933, check the following box: ☒
If
this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.
☐
If
this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If
this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
Emerging
growth company. ☒
If
an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant
has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant
to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
The
registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the
registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective
in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall become effective
on such date as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
The
information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration
statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities
nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
PRELIMINARY
PROSPECTUS (Subject to Completion) |
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Dated ,
2025 |
LOBO
EV TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
萝贝电动车科技有限公司
2,485,000 Ordinary Shares
This
prospectus relates to the offer and sale, from time to time, of up to 2,485,000 ordinary shares (the “Ordinary Share(s)”), par
value $0.001, in the capital of LOBO EV TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (the “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our”)
by the shareholders named in the section of this prospectus entitled “Selling Shareholder”. The Ordinary Shares being offered
by the Selling Shareholder (as defined below) may be issued upon the conversion of a convertible promissory note (the “Convertible
Note”) and 850,000 Ordinary Shares (the “Pre-delivery Share(s)”) issued on December 10, 2024 pursuant to a securities
purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) that we entered into with Streeterville Capital, LLC (the “Investor”
or the “Selling Shareholder”) on December 10, 2024. The Convertible Note may be converted into more than the 1,635,000 Ordinary
Shares being offered by this prospectus, and if any portion of this Convertible Note is converted into Ordinary Shares that are not being
offered by this prospectus, such Ordinary Shares will be restricted securities and may not be resold unless registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or such resale is exempt from such registration.
We
are not selling any Ordinary Shares in this offering, and we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of Ordinary Shares by the Selling
Shareholder.
Our
Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “LOBO”. On January 3, 2025, the last reported
sale price of our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market was $1.90 per share, and on January 3, 2025, we had 8,630,000
Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.001 each issued and outstanding.
The
Selling Shareholder may offer all or part of the shares for resale from time to time through public or private transactions, at either
prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices.
This
prospectus provides a general description of the securities being offered. You should this prospectus and the registration statement
of which it forms a part before you invest in any securities.
Investing
in our Ordinary Shares involves risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 13 to read about factors you should consider before
buying our Ordinary Shares.
Investors
are cautioned that you are not buying shares of a China-based operating company but instead are buying shares of Lobo EV Technologies
Ltd. Lobo EV Technologies Ltd. is not a PRC operating company but a British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) holding company with operations
conducted by our subsidiaries in the PRC. This structure involves unique risks to investors.
The
risks could result in a material change in the value of the securities we are registering for sale or could significantly limit or completely
hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors. Our Ordinary Shares offered in this prospectus are shares of
our BVI holding company, which has no material operations of its own and conducts substantially all of its operations through the operating
entities established in the People’s Republic of China, or the PRC, primarily Jiangsu LOBO Electric Vehicle Co. Ltd. (“Jiangsu
LOBO” or “Jiangsu WFOE”), our wholly-owned subsidiary, and its subsidiaries. Because all of our operations are conducted
in China through our wholly-owned subsidiaries, the Chinese government may exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct
of our business and may intervene in or influence our operations at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations
and/or the value of our Ordinary Shares.
In
addition, as we conduct substantially all of our operations in China, we are subject to legal and operational risks associated with having
substantially all of our 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 our operations and/or cause the value of our Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or become worthless and affect our ability to
offer or continue to offer securities to investors. Recently, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and made a
number of public statements on the regulation of 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, adopting new measures
to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. As advised by our PRC counsel, DeHeng
Law Offices (Shenzhen), as of the date of this prospectus, we are not directly subject to these regulatory actions or statements, as
we have not implemented any monopolistic behavior and our business does not involve the collection of user data, implicate cybersecurity,
or involve any other type of restricted industry. On February 17, 2023, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”)
issued the Trial Measures for the Administration of Overseas Issuance and Listing of Securities by Domestic Enterprises and five supporting
guidelines, which became effective on March 31, 2023 (the “Overseas Listing Regulations”). The Overseas Listing Regulations
require that a PRC domestic enterprise seeking to issue and list its shares overseas shall complete the filing procedures with the CSRC,
failing which we may be fined between RMB 1 million and RMB 10 million. Among other things, if an overseas listed issuer intends to effect
any follow-on offering in an overseas stock market, it should, through its major operating entity incorporated in the PRC, submit filing
materials to the CSRC within three working days after the completion of the offering. The required filing materials shall include, but
not be limited to, (1) filing report and relevant commitment letter and (2) domestic legal opinions. The Overseas Listing Regulations
may subject us to additional compliance requirements in the future, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to get the clearance
of filing procedures under the Overseas Listing Regulations on a timely basis, or at all. As further advised by our PRC counsel, as of
the date of this prospectus, except for the CSRC filing for this issuance, no effective laws or regulations in the PRC explicitly require
us to seek approval from the CSRC or any other PRC governmental authorities for our overseas listing plan, nor has our company or any
of our subsidiaries received any inquiry, notice, warning or sanctions regarding our planned overseas listing from the CSRC or any other
PRC governmental authorities. However, since these statements and regulatory actions by the PRC government are newly published and official
guidance and related implementation rules have not been issued, it is highly uncertain what the potential impact such modified or new
laws and regulations will have on our daily business operation, the ability to accept foreign investments and list on a U.S. stock exchange.
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (the “SCNPC”) or other PRC regulatory authorities may in the
future promulgate laws, regulations or implementing rules that require our company, or any of our subsidiaries to obtain regulatory approval
from Chinese authorities before listing in the U.S. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 13 for a discussion of these legal
and operational risks and other information that should be considered before making a decision to purchase our Ordinary Shares.
Furthermore,
as more stringent criteria have been imposed by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”) recently,
our securities may be prohibited from trading if our auditor cannot be fully inspected. The HFCA Act (the “HFCA Act”), was
enacted on December 18, 2020. The HFCA Act states 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 such ordinary shares from being traded on a national securities exchange or in the over the counter trading market in the U.S.
On December 23, 2022, the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “AHFCA Act”) was enacted, which amended
the HFCA Act by requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is
not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three. On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued its determination
that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China
and in Hong Kong, because of positions taken by PRC authorities in those jurisdictions, and the PCAOB included in the report of its determination
a list of the accounting firms that are headquartered in the PRC or Hong Kong. This list does not include our auditor, TPS Thayer, LLC.
On August 26, 2022, the CSRC, the Ministry of Finance of the PRC (the MOF”), and the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol (the
“Protocol”), governing inspections and investigations of audit firms based in China and Hong Kong. Pursuant to the Protocol,
the PCAOB has independent discretion to select any issuer audits for inspection or investigation and has the unfettered ability to transfer
information to the SEC. However, uncertainties still exist about whether this new framework will be fully complied with. While our auditor
is based in the U.S. and is registered with PCAOB and subject to PCAOB inspection, in the event it is later determined that the PCAOB
is unable to inspect or investigate completely our auditor because of a position taken by an authority in a foreign jurisdiction, then
such lack of inspection could cause our securities to be delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market. See “Risk Factors — Risks
Related to Doing Business in China — Our Ordinary Shares may be delisted under the HFCA Act if the PCAOB is unable to inspect our
auditors for two consecutive years. The delisting of our ordinary shares, or the threat of their being delisted, may materially and adversely
affect the value of your investment” on page 30. On August 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed an agreement with the CSRC and the
MOF, allowing 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 issued a Determination Report which determined that the PCAOB (1) is able to
select engagements, audit areas, and potential violations to be reviewed or investigated, (2) has timely access to, and the ability to
retain and use, any document or information that the PCAOB considers relevant to an inspection or investigation, and (3) is able to conduct
inspections and investigations in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Act and the rules of the PCAOB, as interpreted and applied
by the PCAOB. Consequently, the PCAOB concluded that in the absence of any evidence that authorities in the PRC currently are taking
any positions to impair the PCAOB’s ability to execute its statutory mandate with respect to inspections or investigations, the
HFCA Act dictates that the PCAOB vacate the 2021 Determinations. As required by the HFCA Act, if in the future the PCAOB determines it
no longer can inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in the PRC, the PCAOB will act expeditiously
to consider whether the PCAOB should issue a new determination.
As
a holding company, we may rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our PRC subsidiaries for our cash and financing
requirements. If any of our PRC subsidiaries incurs debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing such debt may restrict
their ability to pay dividends to us. However, none of our subsidiaries has made any dividends or other distributions to our holding
company as of the date of this prospectus. In the future, cash proceeds raised from overseas financing activities, including this Offering,
may be transferred by us to our PRC subsidiaries via capital contribution or shareholder loans, as the case may be. As of the date of
this prospectus, we have not paid any dividends or made any distributions to U.S. investors.
As
of the date of this prospectus, there were no cash flows between our BVI holding company and our subsidiaries. Funds are transferred
among our PRC subsidiaries for working capital purposes, primarily between Jiangsu LOBO, our main operating subsidiary, and its subsidiaries.
The transfer of funds among companies are subject to the Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning
the Application of Law in the Trial of Private Lending Cases (2020 Revision) (the “Provisions on Private Lending Cases”),
which was implemented on August 20, 2020 to regulate the financing activities between natural persons, legal persons and unincorporated
organizations. As advised by our PRC counsel, the Provisions on Private Lending Cases do not prohibit using cash generated from one subsidiary
to fund another subsidiary’s operations. We have not been notified of any other restriction which could limit our PRC subsidiaries’
ability to transfer cash between subsidiaries. Jiangsu LOBO conducts regular review and management of all its subsidiaries’ cash
transfers and reports to its Risk Management Department and board of directors.
Please
see “Risk Factors” beginning on page 13 of this prospectus for additional information.
Neither
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon
the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
About
this Prospectus
We have not authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any representations other than those contained
in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectuses prepared by us or on our behalf or to which we have referred you. 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 Ordinary Shares offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. We are
not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted or where the person making
the offer or sale is not qualified to do so or to any person to whom it is not permitted to make such offer or sale. For the avoidance
of doubt, no offer or invitation to subscribe for Ordinary Shares is made to the public in the BVI. The information contained in this
prospectus is current only as of the date on the front cover of the prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations,
and prospects may have changed since that date.
Conventions
that Apply to this Prospectus
Unless
otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise, the terms “we,” “us,” “our Company,” “our,”
the “Company” and “LOBO EV” refer to LOBO EV Technologies Ltd., a business company limited by shares incorporated
under the laws of the British Virgin Islands. In addition, in this prospectus:
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“3C”
refers to China Compulsory Certification; |
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“Beijing
LOBO” refers to Beijing LOBO Intelligent Machine Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jiangsu LOBO; |
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“BVI”
refers to British Virgin Islands |
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“BVI
Act” refers to the BVI Business Companies Act, (Revised), as amended; |
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“China”
or the “PRC” refers to the People’s Republic of China, excluding Taiwan for the purposes of this prospectus only; |
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“EV(s)”
refers to two-wheeled electric vehicles, three-wheeled electric vehicles and off-highway four-wheeled
electric shuttles, or e-carts; |
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“e”
refers to electric. All of our products are driven by electric power whether labeled “e” or not; |
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“E-bicycle”
refers to the new national standard electric two-wheeled vehicle which conforms to the Safety Technical Specification for Electric
Bicycle (GB 17761-2018); |
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“E-moped”
refers to the electric two-wheeled vehicle which conforms to the General specifications
for electric motorcycles and electric mopeds (GB/T 24158-2018); |
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“E-motorcycle”
refers to the electric two-wheeled vehicle which conforms to the General specifications
for electric motorcycles and electric mopeds (GB/T 24158-2018); |
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“GAAP”
refers to accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S.; |
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“Guangzhou
LOBO” refers to Guangzhou LOBO Intelligent Technologies Co. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jiangsu LOBO and disposed
of by Jiangsu LOBO on December 10, 2024; |
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“Hong
Kong” refers to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC; |
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“Jiangsu
LOBO” refers to Jiangsu LOBO Electric Vehicle Co. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of LOBO HK; |
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“LOBO
HK” refers to LOBO Holdings Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of LOBO EV Technologies Ltd.; |
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“Memorandum
and Articles of Association” refers to the second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the
Company, as adopted by shareholders’ resolutions passed on 12 March 2024 and filed with the BVI registrar of corporate affairs
on 18 March 2024; |
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“R&D”
refers to research and development; |
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“RMB”
or refers to the legal currency for the time being of China; |
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“SEC”
or “Securities and Exchange Commission” refers to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; |
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“share(s)”,
“Share(s)” or “Ordinary Share(s)” refer to the ordinary share{s) of LOBO EV Technologies Ltd., par value
$0.001 per share; |
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“Tianjin
LOBO” refers to Tianjin LOBO Intelligent Robot Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jiangsu LOBO; |
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“Tianjin
Bibosch” refers to Tianjin Bibosch Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jiangsu LOBO; |
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“U.S.”
or “United States” refers to United States of America, its territories, its possessions and all areas subject to its
jurisdiction; |
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“U.S.
dollars,” “dollars,” “USD”, “US$” or “$” refers to the legal currency
for the time being of the United States; |
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“Wuxi
Jinbang” refers to Wuxi Jinbang Electric Vehicle Manufacture Co., Ltd, previously an 85%-owned subsidiary of Beijing
LOBO and disposed of by Beijing LOBO on December 30, 2024; and |
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“Wuxi
Zella” refers to Wuxi Zella Technology Trade Co., Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Jiangsu LOBO. |
Our
business is conducted by our subsidiaries in RMB for our business in China and U.S. dollars for our export business overseas. Our consolidated
financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars. In this prospectus, we refer to assets, obligations, commitments, and liabilities
in our consolidated financial statements in U.S. dollars. These dollar references are based on the exchange rate of RMB to U.S. dollars,
determined as of a specific date or for a specific period. Changes in the exchange rate will affect the amount of our obligations and
the value of our assets in terms of U.S. dollars which may result in an increase or decrease in the amount of our obligations (expressed
in dollars) and the value of our assets, including accounts receivable (expressed in dollars).
EXCHANGE
RATE INFORMATION
Our
business is conducted in China and all of our revenues are denominated in RMB. Capital accounts in our financial statements are translated
into U.S. dollars from RMB at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred. RMB is not freely convertible into
foreign currency and all foreign exchange transactions must take place through authorized institutions. No representation is made that
the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into U.S. dollars at the rates used in translation. The following table sets
forth information concerning exchange rates between the RMB and the U.S. dollar for the periods indicated. Assets and liabilities are
translated at the exchange rates as of the balance sheet date and include the exchange rate information for the fiscal years ended December
31, 2023 and 2022, and for the six months ended June 30, 2024.
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For the Year Ended December 31, 2023 | | |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2022 | | |
For
the Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
2024 | |
Period Ended RMB: USD exchange rate | |
| 7.0999 | | |
| 6.8972 | | |
| 7.2672 | |
Period Average RMB: USD exchange rate | |
| 7.0809 | | |
| 6.7290 | | |
| 7.2150 | |
TRADEMARKS
Our
logo and some of our trademarks and tradenames are used in this prospectus. This prospectus also includes
trademarks, tradenames and service marks that are the property of other organizations. Solely for convenience, trademarks, tradenames
and service marks referred to in this prospectus may appear without the ®, TM and SM symbols, but those references are not intended
to indicate in any way that we will not assert to the fullest extent under applicable law our rights or the rights of the applicable
licensor to these trademarks, tradenames and service marks.
PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY
The
following summary is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the more detailed information and financial
statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. In addition to this summary, we urge you to read the entire prospectus carefully, especially
the risks of investing in our Ordinary Shares, discussed under “Risk Factors,” before deciding whether to buy our Ordinary
Shares.
Business
Summary
Overview
We
are an innovative electric vehicles manufacturer and seller. We design, develop, manufacture and sell e-bicycles, e-mopeds, e-tricycles,
and electric off-highway four-wheeled shuttles such as golf carts and mobility scooters for the elderly and disabled persons. Leveraging
our cutting-edge technologies in robotic and artificial intelligence, we are re-defining our products in order to provide users
with convenient, affordable and pleasant driving experiences.
Headquartered
in Wuxi, China, LOBO EV is a holding company and our operating entities include Jiangsu LOBO, Beijing LOBO, Tianjin LOBO, Tianjin Bibosch
and Wuxi Zella as at the date of this prospectus. We are a provincial Hi-Tech company and Eagle-company verified by local government
and golden plus supplier verified by Alibaba.com.
Beijing
LOBO (formerly Beijing Weiqi Technology Co., Ltd.) established in August 2014 and acquired by Jiangsu LOBO in 2021, our main operating
entity manufactures and sells e-bicycles and e-tricycles in China. Tianjin LOBO, established in October 2021, manufactures e-tricycles
and e-carts. Both Tianjin Bibosch, formed in March 2022, and Wuxi Zella, formed
in August 2024, engage in the export business of our products.
We
amended our then effective memorandum and articles of association in March 2023 in order to effect a reorganization of our Ordinary
Shares by way of a sub-division and subsequent surrender of certain of our Ordinary Shares. In September 2023, we issued additional
700,000 Ordinary Shares to our shareholders on a pro-rata basis. On March 25, 2024, the Company closed the IPO an IPO of 1,380,000
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.001 per share. Kingswood, a division of Kingswood Capital Partners, LLC, acted as representative
of the underwriters (the “Representative”).
Our
Mission
Our
mission is to provide daily commuters with safer, smarter, and affordable e-bicycles, e-tricycles and e-carts.
Our
Vision
Our
vision is to provide commuters with affordable and high-quality EV and become a market leader in our industry by leveraging our design
and intelligent technology.
Our
Competitive Strengths
We
believe that the following strengths contribute to our success and differentiate us from our competitors:
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Accumulated
industry resources and experienced management team |
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User-centered
product design philosophy |
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Innovative
marketing strategy |
Our
Challenges
Currently,
we are facing the following major challenges:
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Major
key players in this industry have raised sufficient funds to increase their manufacturing capacity and to increase the investments
in sales channel development and talent recruitment after they were listed on the exchanges in China, Hong Kong and the U.S. in recent
years. As a result, market concentration began to increase and the competition intensified. |
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If
we fail to effectively implement our cost leadership strategy, we may lose our channels to the markets and suffer losses. |
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If
we fail to provide appropriate differentiated products, we may lose our users and market share. |
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We
may not be able to attract, retain, and motivate talented and experienced employees who share our vision and passion. |
To
overcome these challenges, we need adequate capital to make continuous investments in the technology R&D development, manage the
stability of supply chain, market development, and recruitment, maintain our strength in the industry, improve profit margin, expand
market share, and improve our brand awareness and reputation.
In
general, the successful execution of our growth strategies depends on whether we can overcome certain challenges, manage risks and uncertainties,
including but not limited to, our ability to maintain and enhance our brand awareness, innovate and successfully launch new products
and services, maintain and expand our distribution network, satisfy the mandated safety standards relating to our products, secure the
supply of components and parts used in our products, grow collaboration with our dealers, control costs associated with our operation
and production, and recruit and retain dedicated executive officers, key employees and qualified personnel. Please see “Risk Factors”
and other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that we face.
Our
Growth Strategies
We
are still in the early stage of development, and growth is the most important goal of the Company at present. Considering the current
market competition and our own strengths and weaknesses, our strategic goal is to become a hidden champion in the field of intelligent
urban tricycles and e-carts through our efforts in the next decade. Our strategies to achieve
this goal are as follows:
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Continue
to innovate and launch new products |
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Attach
importance to customer relationship management |
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Diversify
and increase marketing methods |
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Strengthen
cost control |
Brief
introduction to our products
Two-wheeled
Electric Vehicles (The e-bicycles)
E-bicycles.
Our e-bicycles are powered by electric motors. The appearance of e-bicycles is similar to that of traditional bicycles, with a few
plastic shields. Our e-bicycles can reach maximum speeds of 25 km/h when powered by an electric motor. Most of our e-bicycle models use
lithium batteries. All of our e-bicycles conform to the new national standard GB17761-2018 and have obtained China Compulsory Certificate,
or 3C. E-bicycles are more convenient for riders to ride than traditional bicycles as riders can rely on the electric motor for propulsion.
As of June 30, 2024, we had 1 e-bicycle models with 3C. The suggested retail prices for the different models of our e-bicycles
ranged from RMB1,200 (US$170) to RMB3,000 (US$425) as of June 30, 2024 (including batteries and chargers).
E-Mopeds.
Our e-mopeds are powered by electric motors and generally have more powerful motors, more capacity batteries than the e-bicycles.
All of the e-mopeds conform to the “General specifications for electric motorcycles and mopeds’ (GB/T 24158-2018).”
Most of the e-mopeds are exported overseas, including to Europe, Southeast Asia and Latin America. Very few of our e-mopeds have been
sold in China. As of June 30, 2024, the suggested retail prices for the different models ranged from RMB2,000 (US$280) to
RMB4,000 (US$560) in China (including batteries and chargers).
For
fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, our revenue generated from sales of two-wheeled electric vehicles amounted to approximately
RMB73 million (US$10.3 million) and RMB69 million (US$10.2 million), respectively, representing approximately 67% and 56 % of our total
revenue for those periods, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, our revenue generated from sales
of two-wheeled electric vehicles amounted to approximately RMB43.5 million (US$6.0 million) and RMB42.8 million (US$6.2 million, respectively,
representing approximately 50% and 82% of our total revenue for those periods, respectively.
Three-wheeled
Electric Vehicles (The e-tricycles)
Our
e-tricycles consist of more than 30 models. Our e-tricycle is an urban leisure tricycle for one or two adult passengers’ commuter
use only, which is mainly composed of a front wheel and two rear wheels, of which two rear wheels are power wheels and the front wheel
is the steering wheel. The maximum speed is usually less than 25 km/h.
As
of June 30, 2024, the suggested retail prices for the different models of our multifunctional tricycles ranged from RMB1,980
(US$280) to RMB 4,980 (US$700) (including batteries and chargers).
For
fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, our revenue generated from sales of three-wheeled electric vehicles amounted to
approximately RMB15 million (US$2.1 million) and RMB14 million (US$2.1 million), respectively, representing approximately 14% and 11%
of our total revenue for those periods, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, our revenue generated
from sales of three-wheeled electric vehicles amounted to approximately RMB17.4 million (US$2.4 million) and RMB5.8 million (US$0.8 million),
respectively, representing approximately 20% and 11% of our total revenue for those periods, respectively.
Electric
Off-highway Four-wheeled Shuttles (E-carts)
Our
electric Off-highway Four-wheeled shuttles consists of electric golf carts and elderly e-scooters. These electric four-wheeled vehicles
are powered by electric motors and are able to achieve maximum speeds of 40 km/h. They are designed for specific functions and certain
models can carry loads of up to 200-300 kilograms. The elderly e-scooter is designed especially for the elderly and disabled persons
and for one passenger only. The maximum speed is less than 10 km/h. As of June 30, 2024, the suggested retail prices for the different
models of our golf carts range from RMB20,000 (US$2,800) to RMB60,000 (US$8,500) and the retail price of elderly scooters
range from RMB2,500 (US$350) to 15,000 (US$2,100) (including batteries and chargers).
For
fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, our revenue generated from sales of four-wheeled electric vehicles amounted to
approximately RMB1.2 million (US$165,000) and RMB7.3 million (US$1.1 million), representing approximately 1% and 6% of our total revenue
for those periods, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024, our revenue generated from sales of four-wheeled
electric vehicles amounted to approximately RMB1.7 million (US$0.2 million) and RMB0.8 million (US$0.1 million), respectively, representing
approximately 2% and 2% of our total revenue for those periods, respectively.
Industry
Overview
China
is one of the major manufacturers and consumers of two-wheeled electric vehicles, three-wheeled electric vehicles, and off-highway four-wheeled
electric shuttles on a global scale. The new energy vehicles industry both in China and globally are large and growing
steadily. The industry has been attracting investment in recent years. New technologies and new materials are also constantly being added
to the products in the industry. As a result, competition within the industry is intensifying.
In
2023, although the market of China’s two-wheeled electric vehicles shows signs of slowing down, the global market remain expanding, with
Europe and U.S. taking the lead. The tide of the electrification revolution has also reached Southeast Asia and Africa. In 2023, the
overall performance of China’s electric vehicle industry was good, despite showing signs of saturation. Annual sales volume of electric
vehicle in China was approximately 75.0 million units in 2023, comprising sales of two-wheeled electric vehicles of approximately 56.0
million units, three-wheeled electric vehicles of approximately 14.2 million units and low speed four-wheeled electric vehicles of approximately
2.1 million units (of which approximately 1 million
were exported). In terms of three-wheeled electric vehicles, the demand for leisure models continued
to grow. The total sales volume slightly declined by approximately 7% compared to 2022, indicating saturation of the domestic market
for electric vehicle while decrease in domestic sales of electric off-highway four-wheeled shuttles was a result of current relevant
policies regulations, with a primary reliance on exports.
Electric
two-wheeled vehicles normally refer to all kinds of two wheeled e-scooters, e-bicycles, e-mopeds, and e-motorcycles. China has adopted
a new national standard promoting the use of lithium-ion battery-powered electric two-wheeled vehicles. With the amendment of the General
Technical Specifications for Electric Bicycles, the Chinese government has set a limit on the total permissible weight of electric bicycles
(including the weight of the battery) to 55kg starting from April 2019. Given the typical replacement cycle of electric two-wheeled vehicles,
which ranges from three to five years, it was projected that the majority of two-wheeled vehicles on the road would be replaced and become
compliant by 2022. In 2023, the majority of electric two-wheeled vehicles in China have undergone updates to ensure compliance with the
new national standard. From 2017 to 2023, the annual sales revenue in China experienced a growth from approximately $10.9 billion
to $16.6 billion, representing CAGR of approximately 7.3%. The sales volume also witnessed an increase, rising from approximately 30
million units in 2017 to approximately 56.0 million units in 2023. According to the China Electric Vehicle Association, the export value
of China’s electric two-wheeled vehicle industry amounted to approximately $5.5 billion in 2019, and $4.5 billion in 2023.
Electric
three-wheeled vehicles are divided into e-tricycles for transportation (usually in rural areas) and leisure (usually in urban areas)
purposes. We only manufacture and sell e-tricycles for recreational purposes, which require certain licenses from the PRC government.
The growth of sales volume of three-wheeled electric vehicle in China including freight cargo tricycles increased from approximately
7.0 million units in 2017 to approximately 14.2 million units in 2023, among them, the urban e-tricycle accounting for approximately
3.5 million units, the freight cargo tricycles accounting for approximately 7.5 million units,. According to the report issued by Hunan
Beizhesi Information Consulting Co., Ltd
The
off-highway four-wheeled electric shuttles market including golf carts, sight-seeing tourist carts, various utilities carts and elderly
scooters. In 2023, the total sales volume of off-highway four-wheeled electric shuttles in China was approximately 2.1 million units,
comprising domestic sales of four-wheel electric mobility vehicles for elderly use approximately reaching 1.4 million units (accounting
for a sales revenue of approximately US$3.6 billion) and golf carts of approximately 50,000 units. Approximately 1 million off-highway
four-wheeled electric shuttles were exported.
The
market scale of the off-highway four-wheeled electric shuttles in China is expected to reach approximately US$3.87 billion in
2028, representing CAGR of approximately 6.3% compared to the market scale in 2022. According to the China Electric Vehicle Association,
the sales volume of China’s off-highway four-wheeled electric shuttles has experienced growth, increasing from approximately
1.1 million units in 2017 to approximately 2.1 million units in 2023, with elderly e-scooters accounting for more than 1.38 million
units. The sales revenue of China’s off-highway four-wheeled electric shuttles industry also witnessed growth, rising from approximately
US$1.2 billion in 2017 to approximately US$3.9 billion in 2028, reflecting CAGR of approximately 11.2%. With the continuous growth of
the elderly population, the segment of four-wheeled elderly e-scooters is expected to contribute increasingly to the sales revenue.
Corporate
Information
Our
principal executive office is located at Gemini Mansion B 901, Software Park, No. 18-17 Zhenze Rd, Xinwu District, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People’s
Republic of China, and our phone number is +86 510 88584252. Our registered office in the BVI is located at the offices of Ogier Global
(BVI) Limited, Ritter House, Wickhams Cay II, PO Box 3170, Road Town, Tortola VG1110, BVI. We maintain a corporate website at http://www.loboevtech.com
(and investors may also visit http://www.loboebike.com for information of the Company). The information contained in, or accessible
from, our website or any other website does not constitute a part of this prospectus. We have appointed Puglisi & Associates, located
at 850 Library Avenue, Suite 204, Newark, Delaware 19711, as our agent upon whom process may be served in any action brought against
us under the securities laws of the United States.
Corporate
Structure
The
following diagram illustrates our corporate structure as of the date of this prospectus.
Compliance
with Foreign Investment
We
have been advised by our PRC Counsel, DeHeng Law Offices (Shenzhen), that pursuant to the relevant laws and regulations in PRC, none
of our business is stipulated on the Special Administrative Measures for the Access of Foreign Investment (Negative List) (2021 Version)
(the “2021 Negative List”) promulgated by the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC (“MOFCOM”) and the National Development
and Reform Commission of the PRC (“NDRC”). Therefore, we are able to conduct our business through our wholly owned PRC Subsidiaries
without being subject to restrictions imposed by the foreign investment laws and regulations of the PRC.
Summary
of Risk Factors
Investing
in our Ordinary Shares involves significant risks. You should carefully consider all of the information in this prospectus before making
an investment in our Ordinary Shares. Below please find a summary of the principal risks we face, organized under relevant headings.
These risks are discussed more fully in the section titled “Risk Factors.”
Risks
Related to Our Business and Industry
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success is dependent on our continued innovation and successful launches of new products and services, and we may not be able to
anticipate or make timely responses to changes in the preferences of consumers. Please see page 13 of this prospectus; |
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do not have a long history of running as an integrated group. Our limited operating history running as an integrated group in the
industry may not provide an adequate basis to predict our future prospects and results of operations for this segment, and may increase
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If
we fail to adopt new technologies or adapt our e-bicycles, e-mopeds, e-tricycles and e-carts to changing customer requirements or the industry standards, our business may be materially and adversely
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rely heavily on dealers for sales and distribution of our products and our success depends on our offline distribution network. Please
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Risks
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Changes
in China’s economic, political or social conditions or government policies could have a material and adverse effect on our
business and results of operations. Please see page 23 of this prospectus; |
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Uncertainties
in the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws and regulations could limit the legal protections available to you and us. Please
see page 23 of this prospectus; |
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We
may rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our PRC subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing requirements
we may have, and any limitation on the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to make payments to us could have a material and adverse effect
on our ability to conduct our business. Please see page 23 of this prospectus; |
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Increases
in labor costs and enforcement of stricter labor laws and regulations in the PRC may adversely affect our business and our profitability.
Please see page 24 of this prospectus; |
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Fluctuations
in exchange rates could have a material and adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment. Please
see page 24 of this prospectus; |
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PRC
regulation of loans to and direct investment in PRC entities by offshore holding companies and governmental control of currency conversion
may delay or prevent us from using the proceeds of our offshore offerings to make loans to or make additional capital contributions
to our PRC subsidiaries, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.
Please see page 25 of this prospectus; |
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Governmental
control of currency conversion may limit our ability to utilize our revenues effectively and affect the value of your investment.
Please see page 25 of this prospectus; |
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PRC
regulations relating to offshore investment activities by PRC residents may limit our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to increase
their registered capital or distribute profits to us or otherwise expose us or our PRC resident beneficial owners to liability and
penalties under PRC law. Please see page 26 of this prospectus; |
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China’s
M&A Rules and certain other PRC regulations establish complex procedures for some acquisitions of PRC companies by foreign investors,
which could make it more difficult for us to pursue growth through acquisitions in China. Please see page 26 of this prospectus; |
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we are classified as a PRC resident enterprise for PRC income tax purposes, such classification could result in unfavorable tax consequences
to us and our non-PRC shareholders. Please see page 27 of this prospectus; |
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face uncertainty with respect to indirect transfers of equity interests in PRC resident enterprises by their non-PRC holding companies.
Please see page 27 of this prospectus; |
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If
the custodians or authorized users of controlling non-tangible assets of our company, including our corporate chops and seals, fail
to fulfill their responsibilities, or misappropriate or misuse these assets, our business and operations could be materially and
adversely affected. Please see page 28 of this prospectus; |
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Our
leased property interest may be defective and our right to lease the properties may be affected by such defects challenged, which
could cause significant disruption to our business. Please see page 28 of this prospectus; |
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If
the Chinese government chooses to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment
in China-based issuers, such action may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer Ordinary
Shares to investors and cause the value of our Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or be worthless. Please see page 28 of this
prospectus; |
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The
CSRC issued the Overseas Listing Regulations for China-based companies seeking to offer its securities in foreign markets. The Chinese
government may exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and foreign investment in China-based issuers,
which could significantly limit or completely hinder the Company’s ability to continue to offer its Ordinary Shares to investors
and could cause the value of its securities to significantly decline or become worthless.
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Our
Ordinary Shares may be delisted under the HFCA Act if the PCAOB is unable to inspect our auditors for two consecutive years. The
delisting of our Ordinary Shares, or the threat of their being delisted, may materially and adversely affect the value of
your investment. Please see page 30 of this prospectus. |
Risks
Related to Our Securities and This Offering
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is a “best-efforts” offering, no minimum amount of securities is required to be sold, and we may not raise the amount
of capital we believe is required for our business plans. Please see page 44 of this prospectus; |
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active trading market for our Ordinary Shares may not continue and the trading price for our Ordinary Shares may fluctuate significantly.
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trading price of our Ordinary Shares has been, and could continue to be, volatile, which could result in substantial losses to investors.
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we do not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future, you must rely on price appreciation of our Ordinary Shares for return
on your investment. Please see page 46 of this prospectus; |
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Investors
will experience immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value per Share and may experience future dilution. Please
see page 47 of this prospectus; |
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must rely on the judgment of our management as to the use of the net proceeds from this Offering, and such use may not produce income
or increase our share price. Please see page 47 of this prospectus; |
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we fail to meet applicable listing requirements, Nasdaq may delist our Ordinary Shares from trading, in which case the liquidity
and market price of our Ordinary Shares could decline. Please see page 53 of this prospectus; |
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The conversion of the Convertible Note or future sales
of our Ordinary Shares may further dilute our securities and adversely impact the price of our Ordinary Shares. |
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Sales of shares issuable upon the conversion of the
Convertible Note, or the effectiveness of our registration statement may cause the market price of our shares to decline. Please
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Use
of Proceeds
We
will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the Selling Shareholder. As of the date hereof, we received $1,500,850 from
the Investor under the Securities Purchase Agreement, inclusive of payment to the Pre-delivery Shares. These proceeds
will be used for general corporate and working capital or other purposes that our Board of Directors deems to be in our best interest.
As of the date of this prospectus, we cannot specify with certainty the particular use for the net proceeds we may receive. Accordingly,
we will retain broad discretion over the use of these proceeds, if any.
Potential
CAC and CSRC Approval Required for This Offering
Recent
statements by the Chinese government have indicated an intent to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas
and/or foreign investments in China-based issuers. On July 6, 2021, the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee
and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued a document to crack down on illegal activities in the securities market and
promote the high-quality development of the capital market, which, among other things, requires the relevant governmental authorities
to strengthen cross-border oversight of law-enforcement and judicial cooperation, to enhance supervision over China-based companies listed
overseas, and to establish and improve the system of extraterritorial application of the PRC securities laws.
Furthermore,
on December 28, 2021, the CAC, the National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”), and several other administrations
jointly issued the revised Measures for Cybersecurity Review (the “Revised Review Measures”), which became effective and
replaced the existing Measures for Cybersecurity Review on February 15, 2022. According to the Revised Review Measures, if an “online
platform operator” that is in possession of personal data of more than one million users intends to list in a foreign country,
it must apply for a cybersecurity review. Moreover, the CAC released the draft of the Regulations on Network Data Security Management
in November 2021 for public consultation, which among other things, stipulates that a data processor listed overseas must conduct an
annual data security review by itself or by engaging a data security service provider and submit the annual data security review report
for a given year to the municipal cybersecurity department before January 31 of the following year. On July 7, 2022, the CAC released
the Measures for the Security Assessment of Cross-Border Data, which became effective on September 1, 2022. We do not collect or store
any personal data (including certain personal information) from our individual end-users. As of date of this prospectus, we have not
collected or stored personal information from our individual end-users. As a result, the likelihood of us being subject to the review
of the CAC is remote. Given the recent issuance of the Measures for the Security Assessment of Cross-Border Data, there is a general
lack of guidance and substantial uncertainties exist with respect to their interpretation and implementation.
On
February 17, 2023, the CSRC issued the Trial Measures for the Administration of Overseas Issuance and Listing of Securities by Domestic
Enterprises and five supporting guidelines, which became effective on March 31, 2023 (the “Overseas Listing Regulations”).
The Overseas Listing Regulations require that a PRC domestic enterprise seeking to issue and list its shares overseas shall complete
the filing procedures with the CSRC, failing which we may be fined between RMB 1 million and RMB 10 million. Such overseas securities
issuance and listing include direct and indirect issuance and listing. Where an enterprise, whose principal business activities are conducted
in China, seeks to issue and list its shares in the name of an overseas entity, such practice is deemed as an indirect overseas issuance
and listing in the meaning of the Overseas Listing Regulations. Among other things, if an overseas listed issuer intends to implement
any offering in an overseas market, it should, through its major operating entity incorporated in the PRC, submit filing materials to
the CSRC within three working days after the completion of the offering. The required filing materials shall include but not be limited
to: (1) filing report and relevant commitments; and (2) domestic legal opinions. The Overseas Listing Regulations may subject us to additional
compliance requirements in the future, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to get the clearance of filing procedures under
the Overseas Listing Regulations on a timely basis, or at all. Any failure of us to fully comply with new regulatory requirements may
significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our Ordinary Shares, cause significant disruption
to our business operations, and severely damage our reputation, which would materially and adversely affect our financial condition and
results of operations and cause our Ordinary Shares to significantly decline in value or become worthless.
As
further advised by our PRC counsel, as of the date of this prospectus, no effective laws or regulations in the PRC explicitly require
us to seek approval from any other PRC governmental authorities for our overseas listing plan, nor has our company or any of our subsidiaries
received any inquiry, notice, warning or sanctions regarding our planned overseas listing from the CSRC or any other PRC governmental
authorities. We cannot assure you that we will remain fully compliant with all new regulatory requirements of these opinions or any future
implementation rules on a timely basis, or at all. If we are subject to additional requirements that we obtain the approval or clearance
from either the CSRC, the CAC or any other regulators in China for this Offering but fail to obtain such approval or clearance, we will
not be able to pursue this Offering any further. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Conducting Business in China—Recent
regulatory developments in China may subject us to additional regulatory review or otherwise restrict or completely hinder our ability
to offer securities and raise capitals overseas, all of which could materially and adversely affect our business and cause the value
of our Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or become worthless” and “—Risks Related to Our Securities and This
Offering—The CSRC issued the Overseas Listing Regulations for China-based companies seeking to offer its securities in foreign
markets. The Chinese government may exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and foreign investment
in China-based issuers, which could significantly limit or completely hinder the Company’s ability to continue to offer its Ordinary
Shares to investors and could cause the value of its securities to significantly decline or become worthless.”
Impact
of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Our Operations and Financial Performance
The
COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted our business operations over the past two years. The Chinese government’s implementation
of various governmental measures, including lockdowns, closures, quarantines, and travel bans, had adverse effects on our product demand
and manufacturing capacity. In early 2020, when the epidemic emerged, our production came to a halt in the first quarter and gradually
recovered thereafter. However, the sporadic outbreaks in some provinces, coupled with the normalization of the dynamic COVID-Zero policy,
continued to affect our business, including aspects such as business travel, marketing, and customer service, throughout 2020 and 2022.
Furthermore, the dynamic COVID-Zero policy implemented during the Winter Olympic Games and the outbreak of the epidemic in Shanghai in
the first half of 2022 severely impacted our factories’ manufacturing capabilities. It is important to note that the World Health
Organization (WHO) declared that COVID-19 was no longer a “global health emergency” and China has recently shifted its approach
and abandoned the dynamic COVID-Zero policy. Despite this change, we acknowledge that risks associated with COVID-19 may persist and
continue to have negative repercussions for our operations. These risks include potential disruptions to logistics, supply chains, production,
delivery, as well as the overall development of our business activities.
See
“Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business and Industry—The COVID-19 pandemic and the effect of COVID-Zero policy
in China had a material adverse effect on our business in the past two years.” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—COVID-19 Pandemic Affecting Our Results of Operations.”
Implications
of Being an Emerging Growth Company
As
a Company with less than $1.23 billion in revenue during our last fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growth Company”
as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). An “emerging growth Company”
may take advantage of reduced reporting requirements that are otherwise applicable to larger public companies. In particular, as an emerging
growth Company, we:
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present only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
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not required to provide a detailed narrative disclosure discussing our compensation principles, objectives and elements and analyzing
how those elements fit with our principles and objectives, which is commonly referred to as “compensation discussion and analysis”; |
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not required to obtain an attestation and report from our auditors on our management’s assessment of our internal control over
financial reporting pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”); |
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not required to obtain a non-binding advisory vote from our shareholders on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements
(commonly referred to as the “say-on-pay,” “say-on frequency,” and “say-on-golden-parachute”
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exempt from certain executive compensation disclosure provisions requiring a pay-for-performance graph and chief executive officer
pay ratio disclosure; |
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eligible to claim longer phase-in periods for the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards under §107 of the
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the JOBS Act, we may take advantage of the above-described reduced reporting requirements and exemptions until we no longer meet the
definition of an emerging growth Company. The JOBS Act provides that we would cease to be an “emerging growth Company” at
the end of the fiscal year in which the fifth anniversary of our initial sale of common equity pursuant to a registration statement declared
effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) occurred, if we have more than $1.23 billion
in annual revenue, have more than $700 million in market value of our Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates, or issue more than $1 billion
in principal amount of non-convertible debt over a three-year period.
Implications
of Being a Foreign Private Issuer
We
are a foreign private issuer within the meaning of the rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”). As such, we are exempt from certain provisions applicable to United States domestic public companies. For example:
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interim reporting, we are permitted to comply solely with our home country requirements, which are less rigorous than the rules that
apply to domestic public companies; |
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are exempt from provisions of Regulation Fair Disclosure aimed at preventing issuers from making selective disclosures of material
information; |
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are not required to comply with the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents, or authorizations
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are not required to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their share ownership
and trading activities and establishing insider liability for profits realized from any “short-swing” trading transaction. |
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are required to file an annual report on Form 20-F within four months of the end of each fiscal year. 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 is 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 were you investing in a U.S. domestic
issuer.
The
Nasdaq listing rules provide that a foreign private issuer may follow the practices of its home country, which for us is the BVI, rather
than the Nasdaq rules as to certain corporate governance requirements, including the requirement that the issuer have a majority of independent
directors, the audit committee, compensation committee, and nominating and corporate governance committee requirements, the requirement
to disclose third-party director and nominee compensation, and the requirement to distribute annual and interim reports. A foreign private
issuer that follows a home country practice in lieu of one or more of the listing rules is required to disclose in its annual reports
filed with the SEC each requirement that it does not follow and describe the home country practice followed by the issuer in lieu of
such requirements. Although we do not currently intend to take advantage of these exceptions to the Nasdaq corporate governance rules,
we may in the future take advantage of one or more of these exemptions. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to this Offering
and the Trading Market—Because we are a foreign private issuer and are exempt from certain Nasdaq corporate governance standards
applicable to U.S. issuers, you will have less protection than you would have if we were a domestic issuer.”
Implications
of Being a Controlled Company
We became a “controlled
company” as defined under the Nasdaq listing rules because Mr. Huajian Xu, our Chairman and CEO, Mr. Jiancong Cai, our chief operating
officer, and Mr. Harry D. Shulman, our independent Director beneficially own approximately 48.05% of our Ordinary Shares in aggregate
and are able to exercise approximately 48.05% of the total voting power of our issued and outstanding shares. Upon the consummation
of this Offering, we will continue to be a “controlled company” because at such time, Mr. Xu, Mr. Cai and Mr. Shulman will
hold approximately 36.42% of our total issued and outstanding Shares and will be able to exercise approximately 36.42%
of the total voting power of our issued and outstanding share capital. For so long as we remain a “controlled company,”
we are permitted to elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements. If we rely on these exemptions, you will not
have the same protection afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to these corporate governance requirements. See section
titled “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Our Securities and This Offering.”
Even
if we cease to be a controlled company, we may still rely on exemptions available to foreign private issuers.
THE
OFFERING
Issuer |
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LOBO EV TECHNOLOGIES LTD |
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Securities
offered by the Selling Shareholder |
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2,485,000
Ordinary Shares, comprising of 1,635,000 shares
convertible from the Convertible Note and 850,000 pre-delivery shares delivered under the Securities Purchase Agreement |
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Ordinary
Shares outstanding prior to completion of this Offering |
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8,630,000
Ordinary
Shares as of the date of this prospectus
See
“Description of Share Capital” for more information. |
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Ordinary
Shares outstanding immediately after this Offering |
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10,265,000
Ordinary Shares |
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Discount
for shares underlying Convertible Note |
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The Note includes an original issue discount of $120,000.00.
In addition, Company agrees to pay $15,000.00 to Investor to cover Investor’s legal fees, accounting costs, due diligence,
monitoring and other transaction costs incurred in connection with the purchase and sale of the Securities. |
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Interest rate |
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7% per annum |
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Listing |
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Our
Ordinary Shares are listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “LOBO”. |
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Use
of proceeds |
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We
will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the Selling Shareholder. As of the
date hereof, we received $1,500,850 from the Investor under the Securities Purchase Agreement, inclusive of payment to the Pre-delivery Shares. These proceeds will
be used for general corporate and working capital or other purposes that our Board of Directors
deems to be in our best interest. As of the date of this prospectus, we cannot specify with
certainty the particular use for the net proceeds we may receive. Accordingly, we will retain
broad discretion over the use of these proceeds, if any.
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Risk
factors |
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The
Ordinary Shares offered hereby involve a high degree of risk. You should read “Risk Factors” beginning on page 13 for
a discussion of factors to consider before deciding to invest in our Ordinary Shares. |
SUMMARY
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The
following table represents our selected consolidated financial information. The selected consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive
income data and the consolidated balance sheet data, which are included in this prospectus. Our consolidated financial statements are
prepared and presented in accordance with the U.S. GAAP.
Our
historical results for any period are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any future period. You should read the
following summary financial information in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes and the information
under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in
this prospectus. The following table presents our selected consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income data and the
consolidated balance sheet data:
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For the Years Ended | | |
For the Six Months Ended | |
| |
December 31, | | |
June 30, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | | |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
Revenues | |
$ | 15,474,918 | | |
$ | 18,298,565 | | |
$ | 12,132,668 | | |
$ | 8,137,820 | |
Cost of revenues | |
| 13,266,821 | | |
| 15,273,181 | | |
| 10,768,717 | | |
| 6,954,364 | |
Gross Profit | |
| 2,208,097 | | |
| 3,025,384 | | |
| 1,363,951 | | |
| 1,183,456 | |
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| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Operating expenses | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Selling and marketing expenses | |
| 610,487 | | |
| 585,772 | | |
| 329,471 | | |
| 325,800 | |
General and administrative expenses | |
| 516,187 | | |
| 690,763 | | |
| 878,547 | | |
| 284,134 | |
Research and development expenses | |
| 262,375 | | |
| 227,555 | | |
| 245,642 | | |
| 132,174 | |
Total operating expenses | |
| 1,389,049 | | |
| 1,504,090 | | |
| 1,453,660 | | |
| 742,108 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Operating income | |
| 819,048 | | |
| 1,521,294 | | |
| (89,709 | ) | |
| 441,348 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Other expenses (income) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest expense | |
| 7,508 | | |
| 16,715 | | |
| (19,964 | ) | |
| 4,656 | |
Other (income) | |
| (519,784 | ) | |
| (27,949 | | |
| (45,537 | ) | |
| (484,545 | ) |
Total other (income) expenses, net | |
| (512,276 | ) | |
| (11,234 | | |
| (65,501 | ) | |
| (479,889 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Income/Loss before income tax expense | |
| 1,331,324 | | |
| 1,532,528 | | |
| (24,208 | ) | |
| 921,237 | |
Income tax expense | |
| 344,853 | | |
| 417,268 | | |
| 289,039 | | |
| 249,200 | |
Net Income/(Loss) | |
| 986,471 | | |
| 1,115,260 | | |
| (313,247 | ) | |
| 672,037 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net Income/(Loss) | |
| 986,471 | | |
| 1,115,260 | | |
| (313,247 | ) | |
| 672,037 | |
Less: Net income/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interest | |
| (16,873 | ) | |
| (42,827 | | |
| (10,729 | ) | |
| 14,263 | |
Net income attributable to LOBO EV Technologies LTD | |
| 969,598 | | |
| 1,072,433 | | |
| (302,518 | ) | |
| 657,774 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net Income/(Loss) | |
| 986,471 | | |
| 1,115,260 | | |
| (313,247 | ) | |
| 672,037 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | |
| (187,459 | ) | |
| (359,614 | ) | |
| (168,701 | ) | |
| (346,119 | ) |
Total comprehensive (loss) income | |
| 799,012
| | |
| 755,646 | | |
| (481,948 | ) | |
| 325,918 | |
Less: Comprehensive net (loss) attributable to non-controlling
interests | |
| 12,304 | | |
| 32,716 | | |
| (27,327 | ) | |
| 5,889 | |
Comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to LOBO EV
Technologies LTD | |
$ | 1,177,735 | | |
$ | 1,474,874 | | |
| (454,621 | ) | |
| 320,029 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net income/(loss) per share, basic and diluted | |
$ | 0.15 | | |
$ | 0.17 | | |
$ | (0.04 | ) | |
$ | 0.11 | |
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | |
| 6,400,000 | | |
| 6,400,000 | | |
| 7,143,077 | | |
| 6,400,000 | |
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As of | | |
As of | |
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December 31, | | |
June 30, | |
Balance Sheet Data: | |
2023 | | |
2022 | | |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
Cash and cash equivalents | |
$ | 470,335 | | |
$ | 182,829 | | |
$ | 1,115,181 | | |
$ | 370,171 | |
Total assets | |
| 19,671,484 | | |
| 16,937,458 | | |
| 24,459,446 | | |
| 19,671,484 | |
Total liabilities | |
| 13,792,864 | | |
| 11,857,850 | | |
| 16,366,447 | | |
| 13,792,864 | |
Total equity | |
$ | 5,878,620 | | |
$ | 5,079,608 | | |
$ | 8,092,999 | | |
$ | 5,878,620 | |
RISK
FACTORS
An
investment in our Ordinary Shares involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding whether to invest in our Ordinary Shares, you should
consider carefully the risks described below, together with all of the other information set forth in this prospectus, including the
section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated
financial statements and related notes. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, results of operations,
or cash flow could be materially and adversely affected, which could cause the trading price of our Ordinary Shares to decline, resulting
in a loss of all or part of your investment. The risks described below and discussed in other parts of this prospectus are not the only
ones that we face. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our business. You
should only consider investing in our Ordinary Shares if you can bear the risk of loss of your entire investment. .
Risks
Related to Our Business and Industry
We
may incur losses in the future.
We
had net income of $986,471 and $1,115,260 for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Despite generating net
income in the last two fiscal years, we anticipate that our operating expenses, together with the increased general administrative expenses
of a growing public company, will increase in the foreseeable future as we seek to maintain and continue to grow our business, attract
potential customers and further enhance our product offering. These efforts may prove more expensive than we currently anticipate, and
we may not succeed in increasing our revenue sufficiently to offset these higher expenses. As a result of the foregoing and other factors,
we may incur net losses in the future and may be unable to achieve or maintain profitability on a quarterly or annual basis for the foreseeable
future.
Our
success is dependent on our continued innovation and successful launches of new products and services, and we may not be able to anticipate
or make timely responses to changes in the preferences of consumers.
The
success of our operations depends on our ability to introduce new or enhanced e-bicycles, e-mopeds, e-tricycles, and e-carts,
and other new products. Consumer preferences differ across and within each of the regions in which we operate or plan to operate and
may shift over time in response to changes in demographic and social trends, economic circumstances and the marketing efforts of our
competitors. There can be no assurance that our existing products will continue to be favored by consumers or that we will be able to
anticipate or respond to changes in consumer preferences in a timely manner. Our failure to anticipate, identify or react to these particular
preferences could adversely affect our sales performance and our profitability. In addition, demand for many of our products, including
accessories, are closely linked to customers’ purchasing power and disposable income levels, which may be adversely affected by
unfavorable economic developments in the regions in which we operate.
We
devote significant resources to product development and extensions. However, we may not be successful in developing innovative new products,
and our new products may not be commercially successful. To the extent that we are not able to effectively gauge the direction of our
key markets and successfully identify, develop and manufacture new or improved e-bicycles, e-mopeds, e-tricycles, e-carts in
these changing markets, our financial results and our competitive position may suffer. Moreover, there are inherent market risks associated
with new product introductions, including uncertainties about marketing and consumer preference, and there can be no assurance that we
will be successful in introducing new products. We may expend substantial resources developing and marketing new products that may not
achieve expected sales levels.
We
have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. If we fail to develop and maintain an effective
system of internal control over financial reporting, we may be unable to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud.
In
the course of auditing our consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, we and
our independent registered public accounting firm identified two material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting
as well as other control deficiencies. As defined in standards established by the PCAOB, a “material weakness” is a deficiency,
or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material
misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The material weaknesses
identified relate to (1) we did not maintain proper accounting records and supporting document related to property, plant and equipment,
and common stock transactions; and (2) we had insufficient financial reporting and accounting personnel with appropriate knowledge of
U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements to properly address complex U.S. GAAP accounting issues and to prepare and review our consolidated
financial statements and related disclosures to fulfil U.S. GAAP and SEC financial reporting requirements. We do not expect that our
internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls will prevent all error and all fraud. We will continue to take measures
to remediate the material weakness in the future. However, we cannot be certain that these measures will successfully remediate the material
weakness or that other material weaknesses will not be discovered in the future. If our efforts are not successful or other material
weaknesses or control deficiencies occur in the future, we may be unable to report our financial results accurately on a timely basis
or help prevent fraud, which could cause our reported financial results to be materially misstated and result in the loss of investor
confidence or delisting and cause the market price of our Ordinary Shares to decline. In addition, it 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 securities. Additionally, ineffective
internal control over financial reporting could expose us to increased risk of fraud or misuse of corporate assets and subject us to
potential delisting from the stock exchange on which we list, regulatory investigations and civil or criminal sanctions. We may also
be required to restate our financial statements from prior periods. Because of our status as an emerging growth company, you will not
be able to depend on any attestation from our independent registered public accountants as to our internal control over financial reporting
for the foreseeable future.
We
do not have a long history of running as an integrated group. Our limited operating history running as an integrated group in the industry
may not provide an adequate basis to predict our future prospects and results of operations for this segment, and may increase the risk
of your investment.
Our
Company was incorporated in October 2021, and we acquired Jiangsu LOBO, including its subsidiaries, on April 8, 2022. While Wuxi Jinbang,
one of our subsidiaries, has started operations since 2002 and was acquired by LOBO Beijing in 2019, and was further disposed in 2024,
we do not have a long history of running as an integrated group with standardized policies and procedures and on which our past performance
may be predicted. Potential customers may not be familiar with our market and may have difficulty distinguishing our products and services
from those of our competitors. Convincing potential target customers of the value of our products and services is critical to increasing
the volume of sales and the success of our business. If we fail to promote or advertise the value of our products and services to our
potential target customers, if the market for our services does not develop as we expect, or if we fail to address the needs of our target
market in China or elsewhere, our business and results of operations will be harmed.
You
should consider our business and future prospects in light of the risks and challenges we face as a new entrant into our industry, including,
among other things, with respect to our ability to:
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produce
safe, reliable and quality e-bicycles, e-mopeds, e-tricycles, and e-carts, and
solution development for automotive electronics; |
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establish
and expand our customer base, including foreign customers; |
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improve
and maintain our operational efficiency; |
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maintain
a reliable, secure, high-performance and scalable technology infrastructure; |
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attract,
retain and motivate talented employees; |
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anticipate
and adapt to changing market conditions, including technological developments and changes in competitive landscape; |
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navigate
an evolving and complex regulatory environment; and |
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identify
suitable facilities to expand manufacturing capacity. |
If
we fail to address any or all of these risks and challenges, our business may be materially and adversely affected.
We
have limited experience to date in high volume manufacturing of our products. We cannot assure you that we will be able to develop or
ensure efficient, automated, low-cost manufacturing capability and processes, and reliable sources of component supply that will enable
us to meet the quality, price, engineering, design and production standards, as well as the production volumes required to successfully
mass-market our currently available and future products. We may not be able to achieve similar results or grow at the same rate as we
had in the past. As our business grows, we may adjust our product and service offerings. These adjustments may not achieve expected results
and may have a material and adverse impact on our financial conditions and results of operations.
In
addition, our growth and expansion have placed, and continue to place, a significant strain on our management and resources. This level
of significant growth may not be sustainable or achievable at all in the future. We believe that our continued growth will depend on
many factors, including continued launch of new products, effective marketing, successful entry into other overseas market and operating
efficiency. We cannot assure you that we will achieve any of the above, and our failure to do so may materially and adversely affect
our business and results of operations.
We
face intense market competition. If we fail to develop and introduce new models, and solutions development for automotive electronics
in anticipation of market demand in a timely and cost-effective manner, our competitive position and ability to generate revenues may
be materially and adversely affected.
As
a new player in the e-bicycles, e-tricycles and e-carts, and solutions development
for automotive electronics, we face intense competition from current industry leaders. The introduction of new products is subject to
risks and uncertainties. Unexpected technical, operational, logistical, regulatory or other problems could delay or prevent the introduction
of our new products. Moreover, we cannot assure you that any of these new products will match the quality or popularity of those developed
by our competitors, and achieve widespread market acceptance or generate the desired level of income for our customers.
Meanwhile,
offering new products requires us to make investments in R&D, recruit and train additional qualified workers, and increase marketing
efforts. In addition, some manufactures, including the large companies in this industry, like AIMA Technology Group Co., Ltd and Yadea
Group Holdings Ltd., have developed low-end and low-cost models which are sold at approximately RMB1,000 per two-wheel electric vehicle
(without battery). Since most of the low-speed two-wheel EV users are low-income workers in China, we may encounter difficulties with
the creation of the new products and in offering new products, we may face new risks and challenges that we are not familiar with. Furthermore,
we may experience difficulties in recruiting or otherwise identifying qualified workers to develop the electric vehicles or solutions
to address the new demand of potential customers. If we are unable to offer new products in a timely and cost-effective manner, our business,
results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.
If
we fail to adopt new technologies or adapt our e-bicycles, e-mopeds, e-tricycles, and e-carts and
solutions development for automotive electronics to changing customer requirements or the industry standards, our business may be materially
and adversely affected.
To
remain competitive, we must continue to enhance and improve the functionality and features of our products. The production cycle of e-bicycles,
e-mopeds, e-tricycles, and e-carts, from R&D stage to implementation stage takes
one to two months. The changes in customer requirements and preferences, frequent introductions of new products and services embodying
new technologies and the emergence of new industry standards and practices, any of which could render our existing technologies and products
obsolete. Our success will depend, in part, on our ability to identify, develop, acquire or license leading technologies useful in our
business, and respond to technological advances and new industry standards and practices in a cost-effective and timely way. The development
of our products, and solutions development for automotive electronics or other proprietary technology entails significant technical and
business risks. We may not be able to use new technologies effectively or adapt our proprietary technologies to meet customer requirements
or new industry standards. If we are unable to adapt in a cost-effective and timely manner a response to changing market conditions or
customer requirements, whether for technical, legal, financial or other reasons, our business, prospects, financial condition and results
of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
If
we are unable to manage our growth or execute our strategies effectively, our business and prospects may be materially and adversely
affected.
To
accommodate our growth, we anticipate that we will need to implement a variety of new and upgraded operational and financial systems,
procedures and controls, including the improvement of our accounting and other internal management systems. We will also need to continue
to expand, train, manage and motivate our workforce and manage our relationships with customers and suppliers. All of these endeavors
involve risks, and will require substantial management effort and significant additional expenditures. We may not be able to manage our
growth or execute our strategies effectively, and any failure to do so may have a material adverse effect on our business and prospects.
Our
marketing strategy of appealing to and growing sales to a more diversified group of users may not be successful.
Our
marketing is aimed at reinforcing customer perceptions of our brand as a premium brand, and valuable solution provider of automotive
electronics. We aim to provide users with a good user experiences. We cannot assure you that our services or our efforts in products
will be successful, which could impact our revenues as well as customer satisfaction and our marketing.
To
grow the business over the long term, we must be successful in selling products and services and promoting our brand experiences to a
broader scope of customers and more users. We must also execute our diversification strategy without adversely impacting the strength
of our brand with core users. Failure to successfully drive demand for our e-bicycles, e-mopeds, e-tricycles, and e-carts may
have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Our
products and services may experience quality problems from time to time, which could result in decreased sales, adversely affect our
results of operations and harm our reputation.
Our
products and services may contain design and manufacturing defects. There can be no assurance that we will be able to detect and fix
all defects in the products and services we offer. Failure to do so could result in lost revenues, significant warranty and other expenses
and harm to our reputation.
Additionally,
we source and purchase key components in our operations and production from third-party suppliers, such as tires, motors and controllers.
The quality and functions of these key components supplied by suppliers may not be consistent with and maintained at our standard, even
if we have adopted examination processes when we receive the components. Any defects or quality issues in these key components or any
noncompliance incidents associated with these third-party suppliers could result in quality issues with our products, and hence compromise
our brand image and results of operations.
We
rely heavily on dealers for sales and distribution of our products and our success depends on our offline distribution network.
We
have established a distinct retail network to sell our products and services to our dealers. As of June 30, 2024, we had 62 domestic
dealers in China, and 175 foreign dealers around the world. We sell products to dealers directly, which are our important business partners
to market our products, provide services to end-users, and show our brand images. We rely on these dealers in China to directly interact
with and serve our users, but the interest of our dealers may not be entirely aligned with ours or with that of other dealers. As of
December 31, 2023, three dealers each accounted for greater than 10% of our net accounts receivable. There can be no assurance that we
will be able to maintain our existing relationships with our dealers. Additionally, our existing dealers may not be able to maintain
past levels of sales or expand their sales. In addition, as we seek to expand into new regions in China, we cannot assure you that we
will be able to successfully establish and maintain relationships with new dealers in these regions on favorable terms or at all.
Furthermore,
we cannot assure you that we will be successful in managing our dealers and detecting inconsistencies with our brand image or values
or noncompliance with the provisions of our sales agreements by them. Any noncompliance by our dealers could, among other things, negatively
affect our brand reputation, demands for our products and our relationships with other dealers. Any of these could have a material and
adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Default
in payment by clients that have large account receivable balances could adversely impact our cash flows, working capital, results of
operations and financial condition.
Our
net accounts receivable balance was $2,532,551 as of December 31, 2023.
We
are subject to the risk that we may be unable to collect accounts receivable in a timely manner, or at all. As a result, our dealers
may not be able to pay us in a timely fashion and our accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts may accordingly increase.
Our liquidity and cash flows from operations may be adversely affected if our accounts receivable cycles or collections periods lengthen
or if we encounter a material increase in defaults of payment of our account receivable.
In
order to mitigate such risks, we conduct rigorous due diligence checks on the dealers and regularly assess the creditworthiness of corporate
account clients. However, these mitigating efforts cannot ensure that we will be able to collect accounts receivable. If the accounts
receivable cannot be collected in time, or at all, a significant amount of bad debt expense will occur, and our business, financial condition
and results of operation will likely be materially and adversely affected.
We
may be subject to product liability claims if people or properties are harmed by our products and we may be compelled to undertake product
recalls or take other actions, which could adversely affect our brand image and results of operations.
We
are subject to product liability claims for our sold products. As a result, sales of such products could expose us to product liability
claims relating to personal injury or property damage and may require product recalls or other actions. Third parties subject to such
injury or damage may bring claims or legal proceedings against us as the manufacturer of the products. In the future, we may at various
times, voluntarily or involuntarily, initiate a recall if any of our products, including any systems or parts sourced from our suppliers,
prove to be defective or noncompliant with applicable laws and regulations. Such recalls, whether voluntary or involuntary or caused
by systems or components engineered or manufactured by us or our suppliers, could involve significant expense and could adversely affect
our brand image in our target markets, as well as our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.
The
e-bicycles, e-moped, e-tricycles, and e-carts, and solutions development for automotive
electronics industries experience significant product liability claims and we face inherent risk of exposure to claims in the event our
products do not perform as expected or malfunction resulting in property damage, personal injury or death. A successful product liability
claim against us could require us to pay a substantial monetary award. Moreover, a product liability claim could generate substantial
negative publicity about our products and business and inhibit or prevent commercialization of our future products which would have material
adverse effect on our brand, business, prospects and operating results. As of the date of this prospectus, we do not maintain any insurance
to cover product liability claims. Any insurance coverage might not be sufficient to cover all potential product liability claims. Any
lawsuit seeking significant monetary damages may have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business and financial condition.
We
generally provide various warranties on different components and parts of our products to the dealers. In China, we provide extended
quality warranty to our users for terms varying from three months to one year, excluding the vulnerable parts subject to certain conditions,
among others, including that warranty only applies to normal use and quality issues. The occurrence of any material defects in our products
could make us liable for damages and warranty claims in excess of our current reserves. In addition, we could incur costs to correct
any defects, warranty claims or other problems, including costs related to product recalls. Any negative publicity related to the perceived
quality of our products could affect our brand image, retailers, dealers and customer demands, and adversely affect our operating results
and financial condition. While our warranty is limited to repairs and returns, warranty claims may result in litigation, the occurrence
of which could adversely affect our business and operating results.
Our
products are subject to safety and other standards issued by the Chinese regulatory authorities and failure to satisfy such mandated
standards would have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results.
Our
products must comply with the safety standards of the market where they are sold. In China, electric vehicles must meet or exceed all
mandated safety standards, including national level and local level standards. It is required under these standards to conduct rigorous
testing and use approved materials and equipment.
Electric
bicycles must meet the safety requirements set out in the Safety Technical Specification for Electric Bicycle (GB17761-2018), or the
Electric Bicycle Standard, which was jointly issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation (the “SMAR”) and the
National Standardization Administration of China (the “NSA”) on May 15, 2018 and came into effect on April 15, 2019. Electric
vehicles, as one type of the power-driven vehicles, must also meet the safety requirements set out in the Technical Specifications for
Safety of Power-Driven Vehicles Operating on Roads (GB7258-2017), which was jointly issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision,
Inspection and Quarantine of China (the “AQSIQ”) and the NSA on September 29, 2017 and took effect in January 1, 2018. Furthermore,
the Safety Specifications for Electric Motorcycles and Electric Mopeds (GB24155-2020), which issued by the SMAR and the NSA in May 2020
and became effective on January 1, 2021, also stipulates some specific safety requirements for electric motorcycles. There is no guarantee
that our products will satisfy the relevant standard and requirements for electric bicycles or motorcycles, and we may be required to
satisfy additional industry standards and face regulation changes relating to electric bicycle and motorcycle business in the future.
If our models were found to be in non-compliance of relevant laws and regulations, the models in question would be prohibited from being
sold in the Chinese market, which would in turn materially and adversely affect our sales and revenue, and cause damage to our brand
and result in liabilities.
Furthermore,
the electric bicycles and motorcycles must pass various tests, undergo a certification process and finally be affixed with 3C, prior
to being delivered from the factory, being sold, or being used in any commercial case, and such certification is also subject to periodic
renewal. On March 14, 2019, the Opinions of the State Administration for Market Regulation, the Ministry of Industry and Information
Technology (the “MITT”) and the Ministry of Public Security on Intensifying Supervision of the Execution of National Standards
for Electric Bicycles, or the Opinions, was promulgated. The Opinions provide that the market supervision department should strengthen
the management of 3C certification for electric bicycles, strengthen inspections of certification agencies and manufacture enterprises,
and should only allow vehicles that meet the Electric Bicycle Standards and obtained 3C certification flowing into the market. We have
obtained 3C certification for all of our current products, and will try to obtain 3C certification for our future products. There is
no guarantee, however, that all series of our products will always comply with the 3C standard and satisfy the requirements of 3C certification,
or that we will be able to renew our current certification or certify timely our new products in the future. If our products were found
to be in non-compliance with the 3C standard, we would be prohibited from selling electric vehicles in the Chinese market, which would
in turn materially and adversely affect our sales and revenue, and cause damage to our brand and result in liabilities.
We
may not be able to prevent others from unauthorized use of our intellectual property, which could harm our business and competitive position.
We
consider our copyrights, trademarks, trade names, internet domain names, patents and other intellectual property rights invaluable to
our ability to continue to develop and enhance our brand recognition. We have invested significant resources to develop our own intellectual
property. Failure to maintain or protect these rights could harm our business. We rely on a combination of patents, patent applications,
trade secrets, including know-how, copyright laws, trademarks, intellectual property licenses, contractual rights and any other agreements
to establish and protect our proprietary rights in our technology. In addition, we enter into confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
with our employees and business partners. See “Business—Intellectual Property.” Statutory laws and regulations are
subject to judicial interpretation and enforcement and may not be applied consistently due to the lack of clear guidance on statutory
interpretation. Contractual rights may be breached by counterparties, and there may not be adequate remedies available to us for any
such breach.
The
measures we take to protect our intellectual property rights may not be sufficient or adequate to prevent infringement on or misuse of
our intellectual property. Any unauthorized use of our intellectual property by third parties may adversely affect our current and future
revenues and our reputation. Preventing unauthorized uses of intellectual property rights could be difficult, costly and time-consuming,
particularly in China. Litigation may be necessary to enforce our intellectual property rights. Initiating infringement proceedings against
third parties can be expensive and time-consuming, and divert management’s attention from other business concerns. We may not prevail
in litigation to enforce our intellectual property rights against unauthorized use. Furthermore, the practice of intellectual property
rights enforcement by the PRC regulatory authorities is subject to significant uncertainty. We may have to resort to litigation to protect
our intellectual property rights. Failure to adequately protect our intellectual property could harm our brand name and materially affect
our business and results of operations.
We
may need to defend ourselves against patent, trademark or other proprietary rights infringement claims, which may be time-consuming and
would cause us to incur substantial costs.
Companies,
organizations or individuals, including our competitors, may hold or obtain patents, trademarks or other proprietary rights that would
prevent, limit or interfere with our ability to make, use, develop, sell or market our products, and solutions development for automotive
electronics, which could make it more difficult for us to operate our business. From time to time, we may receive communications from
holders of patents or trademarks regarding their proprietary rights. Companies holding patents or other intellectual property rights
may bring suits alleging infringement of such rights or otherwise assert their rights and urge us to take licenses. Our applications
and uses of patents and trademarks relating to our design, software or artificial intelligence technologies could be found to infringe
upon existing patents and trademark ownership and rights.
Additionally,
we may fail to own or apply for key trademarks in a timely fashion, or at all, which may damage our reputation and brand. Additionally,
we receive from time-to-time letters alleging infringement of patents, trademarks or other intellectual property rights by us. If the
similar trademark were to pass the preliminary review by the PRC regulatory authorities, we plan to contest against the application decision
in question during the announcement period.
As
our patents may expire and may not be extended, our patent applications may not be granted and our patent rights may be contested, circumvented,
invalidated or limited in scope, our patent rights may not protect us effectively.
As
of June 30, 2024, we owned 134 trademarks such as “LOBOEV,” “WEIQI,” “Jinbang” and “Youbang”
in the 12th category, vehicle segment, 1 3C qualification certificate, and 17 registered patents, 16 copyrights, and
9 patent applications in China. For our pending applications, we cannot assure you that we will be granted patents pursuant to our pending
applications. Even if our patent applications succeed and we are issued patents in accordance with them, it is still uncertain whether
these patents will be contested, circumvented or invalidated in the future.
In
addition, the rights granted under any issued patents may not provide us with proprietary protection or competitive advantages. The claims
under any patents that issue from our patent applications may not be broad enough to prevent others from developing technologies that
are similar or that achieve results similar to ours. It is also possible that the intellectual property rights of others will bar us
from licensing and from exploiting any patents that are issued from our pending applications. Numerous patents and pending patent applications
owned by others exist in the fields in which we have developed and are developing our technology. These patents and patent applications
might have priority over our patent applications and could subject our patent applications to invalidation. Finally, in addition to those
who may claim priority, any of our existing or pending patents may also be challenged by others on the basis that they are otherwise
invalid or unenforceable.
We
may be materially and adversely affected by negative publicity.
We
rely heavily on our brand image in selling our products. Negative publicity relating to our products and solutions, shareholders, management,
employees, operations, suppliers, dealers, industry or products similar to ours, could materially and adversely affect consumer perceptions
of our brand and result in decreased demand for our products. As of the date of this prospectus, we had not received any negative publicity.
However, there can be no assurance that we will not experience negative publicity in the future or that such negative publicity will
not have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition or prospects.
We
may fail to comply with legal or regulatory requirements or to obtain or adhere to requirements under relevant licenses, permits, registrations
or certificates.
Our
manufacturing and other production facilities as well as the packaging, storage, distribution, advertising and labeling of our products,
and solutions development for automotive electronics, are subject to extensive legal and regulatory requirements. For example, pursuant
to the Opinions of the State Administration for Market Regulation, the MITT and the Ministry of Public Security on Intensifying
Supervision of the Execution of National Standards for Electric Bicycles, we must maintain the 3C certification for our products. Loss
of or failure to renew or obtain necessary permits, licenses, registrations or certificates could delay or prevent us from meeting product
demand, introducing new products, building new facilities or acquiring new business and could materially and adversely affect our operating
results. If we are found to be in violation of applicable laws and regulations, we could be subject to administrative punishment, including
fines, injunctions, recalls or asset seizures, as well as potential criminal sanctions, any of which could have a material adverse effect
on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
In
addition, future material changes in industry standards, laws and regulations, such as increased restrictions on manufacturers, could
result in increased operating costs or affect our ordinary operations, which could also have a material adverse effect on our operations
and our financial results. We largely rely on our self-established standards concerning the production and quality control of such products.
While we are committed to producing high-quality products, there can be no assurance that our current production or quality control standards
will satisfy any applicable laws and regulations that may come into effect in the future.
We
are subject to a variety of costs and risks due to our continued expansion that may not be successful and could adversely affect our
profitability and operating results.
We
may enter into new geographic markets where we have limited or no experiences in marketing, selling, and localizing and deploying our
products. In April 2024, we entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Serbian distributor CSM 2017 Doo. Pursuant to the agreement,
the Company will work with CSM 2017 to establish an assembly line in Serbia and develop CSM-01 model for CSM 2017 Doo. However, the expansion
in Serbia may be subject to a variety of costs and risks and may not achieve our expected outcome. We also may increase the capacity
of manufacture, sales, and operations. Business expansion may be subject to risks such as:
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costs associated with establishing new distribution networks;
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difficulty finding qualified dealers in the new markets;
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difficulty integrating new operations or new product manufacture;
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difficulties staffing and with management techniques; and
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burdens of complying with a wide variety of local laws and regulations.
The
occurrence of any of these risks could negatively affect our business in the new markets and consequently our business and operating
results. In addition, the concern over these risks may also prevent us from entering into or releasing certain of our smart e-scooters
in certain markets.
We
rely on third-party logistic service providers to deliver our online direct sales orders and certain overseas orders.
We
typically rely on third-party logistic service providers to deliver our online direct sales orders and certain overseas orders. Damage
or disruption to our distribution logistics due to disputes, weather, natural disasters, fire, explosions, terrorism, pandemics or labor
strikes could impair our ability to distribute or sell our products. Inadequate third-party logistics services could also potentially
disrupt our distribution and sales and compromise our business reputation. Failure to take adequate steps to mitigate the likelihood
or potential impact of such events, or to effectively manage such events if they occur, could adversely affect our business, financial
condition and results of operations, as well as require additional resources to restore our supply chain.
Our
operations may be interrupted by production difficulties due to mechanical failures, utility shortages or stoppages, fire, natural disaster
or other calamities at or near our facilities.
We
are reliant on equipment and technology in our facilities for the production and quality control of our products, and our operations
are subject to production difficulties such as capacity constraints of our production facilities, mechanical and systems failures and
the need for construction and equipment upgrades, any of which may cause the suspension of production or/and reduced output. There can
be no assurance that we will not experience problems with our equipment or technology in the future or that we will be able to address
any such problems in a timely manner. Problems with key equipment or technology in one or more of our production facilities may affect
our ability to produce our products or cause us to incur significant expense to repair or replace such equipment or technology. Also,
scheduled and unscheduled maintenance programs may affect our production output. Any of these could have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Furthermore,
we depend on a continuous supply of utilities, such as electricity and water, to operate our production facilities. Any disruption to
the supply of electricity or other utilities to our production facilities may disrupt our production, or cause the deterioration or loss
of our inventory. This could adversely affect our ability to fulfill our sales orders and consequently may have an adverse effect on
our business and results of operations. In addition, our operations are subject to operational risks. Fire, natural disasters, pandemics
or extreme weather, including earthquakes, droughts, floods, typhoons or other storms, or excessive cold or heat could cause power outages,
fuel shortages, water shortages, damage to our production, processing or distribution facilities or disruption of transportation channels,
any of which could impair or interfere with our operations. We cannot assure you that these events will not happen in the future or that
we will be able to take adequate measures to mitigate the potential impact of such events, or to effectively respond to such events if
they occur, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
If
our suppliers or dealers fail to use ethical business practices and comply with applicable laws and regulations, our brand image could
be harmed due to negative publicity.
Our
core values, which include developing competitive products and solutions development for automotive electronics while operating with
integrity, are an important component of our brand image, which makes our reputation sensitive to allegations of unethical business practices.
We do not control the business practices of our independent suppliers or dealers. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee their compliance with
ethical business practices, such as environmental responsibilities and fair wage practices. A lack of demonstrated compliance could lead
us to seek alternative suppliers or dealers which could increase our costs and results in delayed delivery of our products or other disruptions
of our operations.
Violation
of labor or other laws by our suppliers or dealers or the divergence of their labor or other practices from those generally accepted
as ethical in the markets in which we do business could also attract negative publicity for us and our brand. This could diminish the
value of our brand image and reduce demand for our products if, as a result of such violation, we were to attract negative publicity.
If we, or other players in our industry, encounter similar problems in the future, it could harm our brand image, business, prospects,
results of operations and financial condition.
Our
success depends on our ability to retain our core management team and other key personnel.
Our
performance depends on the continued service and performance of our directors, officers and senior management as they are expected to
play an important role in guiding the implementation of our business strategies and future plans. If any of our directors, officers or
any members of our senior management were to terminate their service or employment, there can be no assurance that we would be able to
find suitable replacements in a timely manner, at acceptable cost or at all. The loss of services of key personnel or the inability to
identify, hire, train and retain other qualified and managerial personnel in the future may materially and adversely affect our business,
financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Additionally, we rely on our R&D personnel for product development and
technology innovation. If any of our key R&D personnel were to leave us, we cannot assure you that we can secure equally competent
R&D personnel in a timely manner, or at all.
Higher
employee costs and inflation may adversely affect our business and our ability to achieve or maintain profitability.
China’s
overall economy and the average wage in China have increased in recent years and are expected to grow. The average wage level for our
employees has also increased in recent years. We expect that our employee costs, including wages and employee benefits, will increase.
Unless we are able to pass on these increased employee costs to those who pay for our products and services, our ability to achieve or
maintain profitability and our results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
Our
costs and expenses may also be affected by China’s inflation level. Since our inception, inflation in China has not materially
impacted our results of operations. Although we have not in the past been materially affected by inflation since our inception, we can
provide no assurance that we will not be affected in the future by higher rates of inflation in China.
We
rely substantially on external suppliers for certain components and raw materials used in our products.
We
purchase certain key components and raw material, such as batteries, motors, tires, battery chargers and controllers from external suppliers
for use in our operations and production of products, and a continuous and stable supply of these components and raw materials that meet
our standards is crucial to our operations and production. We normally enter into one-year procurement agreements with our main external
suppliers. We expect to continue to rely on external suppliers for a substantial percentage of our production requirements in the future.
We had two suppliers accounting for greater than 10% of our total purchases in 2023. We cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain
our existing relationships with these suppliers and continue to be able to source electric motors, batteries or other key components
and raw materials we use in our products on a stable basis and at a reasonable price or at all. For example, our suppliers may increase
the prices for the components or materials we purchase and/or experience disruptions in their production of the components or materials.
The
supply chain also exposes us to multiple potential sources of delivery failure or component shortages. While we obtain components from
multiple sources whenever possible, some of the components used in our products are purchased by us from a single source. In the event
that the supply of key components is interrupted for whatever reason or there are significant increases in the prices of these key components,
our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be materially and adversely affected. Additionally, changes
in business conditions, force majeure, governmental changes and other factors beyond our control or that we do not presently anticipate
could also affect our suppliers’ ability to deliver components to us on a timely basis.
We
incur significant costs related to procuring components and raw materials required to manufacture and assemble our products. The prices
for the components and raw materials fluctuate depending on factors beyond our control including market conditions and demand for these
components and materials. Substantial increases in the prices for the components or raw materials we use in producing our products would
increase our costs and reduce our margins. Any of the foregoing could materially and adversely affect our results of operations, financial
condition and prospects. To date, we have not experienced cybersecurity attacks in our supply chain.
Any
significant cybersecurity incident or disruption of our information technology systems or those of third-party partners could materially
damage user relationships and subject us to significant reputational, financial, legal and operation consequences.
We
depend on our information technology systems, as well as those of third parties, to develop new products and services, store data, process
transactions, respond to user inquiries, and manage inventory and our supply chain. Any material disruption or slowdown of our systems
or those of third parties whom we depend upon could cause outages or delays in our manufacture, which could harm our brand and adversely
affect our operating results. We rely on cloud servers maintained by cloud service providers to store our data, and all of the data we
collect are hosted at third-party cloud service providers.
Problems
with our cloud service providers or the telecommunications network providers with whom they contract could adversely affect the user
experience delivered by us. Our cloud service providers could decide to cease providing us services without adequate notice. Any change
in service levels at our cloud servers or any errors, defects, disruptions or other performance problems with our information technology
systems could harm our brand and may damage the data of our users. If changes in technology cause our information technology systems,
or those of third parties whom we depend upon, to become obsolete, or if our or their information systems are inadequate to handle our
growth, we could lose users, and our business and operating results could be adversely affected.
Changes
in international trade policies, or the escalation of tensions in international relations, particularly with regard to China, may adversely
impact our business and operating results.
There
have been heightened tensions in international relations, particularly between the United States and China in recent years. The U.S.
government has made statements and taken certain actions that may lead to potential changes to U.S. and international trade policies
towards China. In January 2020, the “Phase One” agreement was signed between the United States and China on trade matters.
However, it remains unclear what additional actions, if any, will be taken by the U.S. or other governments with respect to international
trade agreements, the imposition of tariffs on goods imported into the U.S., tax policy related to international commerce, or other trade
matters. Any unfavorable government policies on international trade, such as capital controls or tariffs, or the U.S. dollar payment
and settlement system may affect the demand for our products, impact the competitive position of our products, prevent us from selling
products in certain countries, or even our participation in the U.S. dollar payment and settlement system, which would materially and
adversely affect our international operations, results of operations and financial condition. If any new tariffs, legislation and/or
regulations are implemented, or if existing trade agreements are renegotiated or, in particular, if the U.S. government takes retaliatory
trade actions due to the recent U.S.-China trade tensions, such changes could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and results of operations.
In
addition to trade related tensions between China and the United States, the U.S. government escalated tensions between the U.S. and China
in recent years by revoking Hong Kong’s special trading status. Also, the Congress of the United States enacted the Uyghur Forced
Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) in December 2021. Effective from June 21, 2022, the UFLPA creates a rebuttable presumption that goods mined,
produced, or manufactured (wholly or in part) in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region are made with forced labor, where goods
designated as such will be subject to an import ban into the United States. The President of the United States may also impose sanctions
on companies that knowingly engage in, are responsible for, or facilitate forced labor in Xinjiang. Our factories are not in the Xinjiang
Uyghur Autonomous Region of China (“XUAR”), and therefore, we do not experience labor shortages that impact our daily business.
We are in the process of implementing policies and controls to mitigate risk of forced labor in our supply chain, and we do not believe
that our suppliers source materials from the XUAR. However, these legal and policy developments could disrupt our supply chain or cause
our suppliers to renegotiate existing arrangements with us or fail to perform on such obligations. To the extent we identify any potential
non-compliance by any of our suppliers, we may have to find and establish relationships with alternative qualified suppliers under commercially
acceptable terms. We cannot assure you that we will be able to do so in a timely manner. Under extreme situations, we may be subject
to negative publicities or even be subject to regulatory actions, which may negatively affect our reputation and brand image, our business
and results of operations, and may materially and adversely affect the price of our ordinary shares.
Recently,
the war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia increased the uncertainties in the relations between China and the United States, and tensions
between these two countries could be heightened as a result. These tensions have affected both diplomatic and economic ties between the
two countries. Heightened tensions could reduce levels of trade, investments, technological exchanges, and other economic activities
between the two major economies. The impacts of the war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia to our business are very limited because we
do not source our raw materials from the European Union, Russia, or Ukraine and can seek alternative suppliers to our current suppliers
in China without undue cost or effort. The prices of main raw materials used in our products, including engineering plastics, steel,
rubber, lead-acid batteries, and lithium ion battery remain stable in 2023. It is not possible to predict the broader consequences of
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including related geopolitical tensions, and the measures and retaliatory actions taken by the United
States, and other countries in respect thereof as well as any counter measures or retaliatory actions by Russia or Belarus in response,
including, for example, potential cyberattacks or the disruption of energy exports, which are likely to cause regional instability, geopolitical
shifts, and could materially adversely affect global trade, currency exchange rates, regional economies and the global economy. The situation
remains uncertain, and while it is difficult to predict the impact of any of the foregoing, the conflict and actions taken in response
to either conflict could, but are not presently expected to, materially increase our costs, disrupt our supply chain, reduce our sales
and earnings, impair our ability to raise additional capital when needed on acceptable terms, if at all, or otherwise further adversely
affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. However, the existing tensions and any further deterioration in
international relations may have a negative impact on the general, economic, political, and social conditions in China and, given our
reliance on the Chinese market, adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Should we expand
our business to Eastern Europe, our board of directors will be responsible for overseeing the risks to our business, including risks
related to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Such risks include an increased risk of cybersecurity attacks, sanctions,
risks related to our employees and suppliers, if any are to be engaged locally, and operations in the affected regions and supply chain
disruptions that may affect our customers globally.
Our
business plans require a significant amount of capital. In addition, our future capital needs may require us to issue additional equity
or debt securities that may dilute the interests of our shareholders or introduce covenants that may restrict our operations or our ability
to pay dividends.
We
will need significant capital to, among other things, conduct R&D and expand our production capacity as well as roll out new products.
We also expect to require significant capital and incur substantial costs in upgrading and expanding our manufacturing plant in China.
As we ramp up our production capacity, operations, and R&D, we may also require significant capital to maintain our property, plant
and equipment and such costs may be greater than anticipated.
Our
ability to obtain the necessary financing to carry out our business plan is subject to a number of factors, including general market
conditions and investor acceptance of our business plan. These factors may make the timing, amount, terms and conditions of such financing
unattractive or unavailable to us. If we are unable to raise sufficient funds, we will have to significantly reduce our spending, delay
or cancel our planned activities or substantially change our current corporate structure. We might not be able to obtain any funding,
and we might not have sufficient resources to conduct our business as projected, both of which could mean that we would be forced to
curtail or discontinue our operations.
An
economic downturn or economic uncertainty may adversely affect consumer discretionary spending and demand for our products and services.
Our
products and services may be considered discretionary items for some consumers. Factors affecting the level of consumer spending for
such discretionary items include general economic conditions, and other factors, such as consumer confidence in future economic conditions,
fears of recession, the availability and cost of consumer credit, levels of unemployment and tax rates. As global economic uncertainty
remains, trends in consumer discretionary spending also remain unpredictable and subject to reductions. Unfavorable economic conditions
may lead consumers to delay or reduce purchases of our products and services and consumer demand for our products and services may not
grow as we expect. Our sensitivity to economic cycles and any related fluctuation in consumer demand for our products and services may
have an adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.
As
of the date of this prospectus, we do not have insurance coverage, which could expose us to significant costs and business disruption.
We
are exposed to various risks associated with our business and operations, and we do not have liability insurance coverage. A successful
liability claim against us due to injuries or damages suffered by our users could materially and adversely affect our reputation, results
of operations and financial conditions. Even if unsuccessful, such a claim could cause us adverse publicity, require substantial costs
to defend, and divert the time and attention of our management. In addition, we do not have any business disruption insurance. Any business
disruption event could result in substantial costs to us and a diversion of our resources.
Competition
for highly skilled personnel is often intense and we may incur significant costs or be unsuccessful in attracting, integrating, or retaining
qualified personnel to fulfill our current or future needs.
We
have, from time to time, experienced, and we expect to continue to experience, difficulty in hiring and retaining highly skilled employees
with appropriate qualifications. In addition, if any of our senior management or key personnel joins a competitor or engages in a competing
business, we may lose business, knowhow, trade secrets, business partners and key personnel. Furthermore, prospective candidates and
existing employees often consider the value of the equity awards they receive in connection with their employment. Thus, our ability
to attract or retain highly skilled employees may be adversely affected by declines in the perceived value of our equity or equity awards.
Furthermore, there are no assurances that the number of shares reserved for issuance under our share incentive plans will be sufficient
to grant equity awards adequate to recruit new employees and to compensate existing employees.
We
are or may be subject to risks associated with our joint research arrangement, strategic alliances or acquisitions.
We
have entered into joint R&D agreements with Jiangsu Research Institute of Dalian University of Technology and Jinan University, respectively,
to conduct R&D in several different prospects. We may in the future enter into joint R&D agreements with various third parties
to further our business purpose from time to time. The collaborations could subject us to a number of risks, including risks associated
with sharing proprietary information, non-performance by the third party and increased expenses in establishing new strategic alliances,
any of which may materially and adversely affect our business. We may have limited ability to monitor or control the actions of these
third parties and, to the extent any of these strategic third parties suffers negative publicity or harm to their reputation from events
relating to their business, we may also suffer negative publicity or harm to our reputation by virtue of our association with any such
third party.
If
appropriate opportunities arise, we may acquire additional assets, products, technologies or business that are complementary to our existing
business. In addition to possible shareholders’ approval, we may also have to obtain approvals and licenses from relevant government
authorities for the acquisitions and to comply with any applicable PRC laws and regulations, which could result in increased delay and
costs, and may derail our business strategy if we fail to do so. Furthermore, past and future acquisitions and the subsequent integration
of new assets and business into our own require significant attention from our management and could result in a diversion of resources
from our existing business, which in turn could have an adverse effect on our business operations. Acquired assets or business may not
generate the financial results we expect. Acquisitions could result in the use of substantial amounts of cash, potentially dilutive issuances
of equity securities, the occurrence of significant goodwill impairment charges, amortization expenses for other intangible assets and
exposure to potential unknown liabilities of the acquired business. Moreover, the costs of identifying and consummating acquisitions
may be significant.
Our
business could be adversely affected by trade tariffs or other trade barriers.
Starting
from early 2018, the U.S. announced the imposition of tariffs on Chinese goods entering the United States and both China and the U.S.
each imposed additional tariffs. The United States may also in the future impose tariffs on the importation of consumer products that
may affect our business, including, among others, electric vehicles. In addition, the European Union has imposed tariffs on imports of
e-bikes, which are defined as cycle with pedal assistance and an auxiliary electric motor, originating in the PRC. We currently export
e-bikes into the United States, the Republic of Korea, ASEAN countries, and Latin American countries through our dealers, and we may
increase our export volume through our dealers. To date, the impact of export restrictions, sanctions, tariffs, trade barriers, or political
or trade tensions from these countries to our products is limited. However, ASEAN countries, and Latin American countries may in the
future also impose tariffs on electric vehicles or other products that we currently sell to them, which may cause us to incur significant
additional costs to conduct business and operation in the these countries. It is not yet clear what impact these tariffs may have or
what actions other governments, including the Chinese government, may take in retaliation. In addition, these developments could have
a material adverse effect on global economic conditions and the stability of global financial markets. Any of these factors could have
a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Risks
Related to Doing Business in China
Changes
in China’s economic, political or social conditions or government policies could have a material and adverse effect on our business
and results of operations.
Substantially
all of our revenues are expected to be derived in China in the near future and most of our operations, including all of our manufacturing,
is conducted in China. Accordingly, our results of operations, financial condition and prospects are influenced by economic, political
and legal developments in China. China’s economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including
with respect to the amount of government involvement, level of development, growth rate, control of foreign exchange and allocation of
resources. The PRC government exercises significant control over China’s economic growth through strategically allocating resources,
controlling the payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy and providing preferential treatment to
particular industries or companies different regions within the country. Any adverse changes in economic conditions in China, in the
policies of the Chinese government or in the laws and regulations in China could have a material adverse effect on the overall economic
growth of China. Such developments could adversely affect our business and operating results, leading to reduction in demand for our
products and services and adversely affect our competitive position.
Uncertainties
in the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws and regulations could limit the legal protections available to you and us.
The
PRC legal system is a civil law system based on written statutes. Unlike the common law system, prior court decisions may be cited for
reference but have limited precedential value. Our PRC subsidiaries are foreign-invested enterprises and are subject to laws and regulations
applicable to foreign-invested enterprises as well as various Chinese laws and regulations generally applicable to companies incorporated
in China. However, since these laws and regulations are relatively new and the PRC legal system continues to rapidly evolve, the interpretations
of many laws, regulations and rules are not always uniform and enforcement of these laws, regulations and rules involves uncertainties.
From
time to time, we may have to resort to administrative and court proceedings to enforce our legal rights. However, since the PRC administrative
and court authorities have significant discretion in interpreting and implementing statutory and contractual terms, it may be more difficult
to evaluate the outcome of administrative and court proceedings and the level of protection we enjoy than in more developed legal systems.
Furthermore, the PRC legal system is based in part on government policies and internal rules, some of which are not published on a timely
basis or at all, and which may have a retroactive effect. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of any of these policies
and rules until sometime after the violation. Such uncertainties, including uncertainty over the scope and effect of our contractual,
property (including intellectual property) and procedural rights, and any failure to respond to changes in the regulatory environment
in China could materially and adversely affect our business and impede our ability to continue our operations.
We
may rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our PRC subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing requirements we may
have, and any limitation on the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to make payments to us could have a material and adverse effect on our
ability to conduct our business.
We
are a holding company, and we may rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our PRC subsidiaries for our cash and financing
requirements, including the funds necessary to pay dividends and other cash distributions to our shareholders and service any debt we
may incur. Current PRC regulations permit our PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends to us only out of their accumulated after-tax profits
upon satisfaction of relevant statutory conditions and procedures, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards
and regulations. In addition, each of our PRC subsidiaries is required to set aside at least 10% of its accumulated profits each year,
if any, to fund certain reserve funds until the total amount set aside reaches 50% of its registered capital. As of December 31, 2023,
the Company recorded a total statutory reserve of $521,566. For a detailed discussion of applicable PRC regulations governing distribution
of dividends, please refer to “PRC Regulations – Regulation of dividend distributions”. Additionally, if our PRC subsidiaries
incur debt on their own behalf in the future, the instruments governing their debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends or make
other distributions to us.
Any
limitation on the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to us could materially and adversely limit
our ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions that could be beneficial to our business, pay dividends, or otherwise fund and
conduct our business.
Increases
in labor costs and enforcement of stricter labor laws and regulations in the PRC may adversely affect our business and our profitability.
China’s
overall economy and the average wage in China have increased in recent years and are expected to continue to grow. The average wage level
for our employees has also increased in recent years. We expect that our labor costs, including wages and employee benefits, will continue
to increase. Unless we are able to pass on these increased labor costs to those who pay for our services, our profitability and results
of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
In
addition, we have been subject to stricter regulatory requirements in terms of entering into labor contracts with our employees and paying
various statutory employee benefits, including pensions, housing fund, medical insurance, work-related injury insurance, unemployment
insurance and maternity insurance to designated government agencies for the benefit of our employees. Pursuant to the PRC Labor Contract
Law and its implementation rules, employers are subject to stricter requirements in terms of signing labor contracts, minimum wages,
paying remuneration, determining the term of employee’s probation and unilaterally terminating labor contracts. In the event that
we decide to terminate some of our employees or otherwise change our employment or labor practices, the PRC Labor Contract Law and its
implementation rules may limit our ability to effect those changes in a desirable or cost-effective manner, which could adversely affect
our business and results of operations.
Companies
registered and operating in China are required under the Social Insurance Law and the Regulations on the Administration of Housing Funds
to apply for social insurance registration and housing fund deposit registration within 30 days of their establishment and to pay for
their employees different social insurance including pension insurance, medical insurance, work-related injury insurance, unemployment
insurance and maternity insurance to the extent required by law. We could be subject to orders by the competent labor authorities for
rectification and failure to comply with the orders may further subject us to administrative fines.
According
to the Provisional Regulations on Labor Dispatch implemented on March 1, 2014, the employer can only use dispatched workers for temporary,
auxiliary or substitute positions. Additionally, the employer shall not use more dispatched workers than 10% of the total number of employees,
and if this proportion is exceeded, the employer must not use any additional dispatched workers.
As
the interpretation and implementation of labor-related laws and regulations are still evolving, we cannot assure you that our employment
practices do not and will not violate labor-related laws and regulations in China, which may subject us to labor disputes or government
investigations. We cannot assure you that we have complied or will be able to comply with all labor-related law and regulations including
those relating to obligations to make social insurance payments and contribute to the housing provident funds. If we are deemed to have
violated relevant labor laws and regulations, we could be required to provide additional compensation to our employees and our business,
financial condition and results of operations will be adversely affected.
Fluctuations
in exchange rates could have a material and adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.
The
value of Renminbi against the U.S. dollar and other currencies is affected by changes in China’s political and economic conditions
and by China’s foreign exchange policies, among other things. In July 2005, the PRC government changed its decades-old policy of
pegging the value of Renminbi to the U.S. dollar, and Renminbi appreciated more than 20% against the U.S. dollar over the following three
years. Between July 2008 and June 2010, this appreciation halted and the exchange rate between Renminbi and the U.S. dollar remained
within a narrow band. Since June 2020, Renminbi has fluctuated against the U.S. dollar, at times significantly and unpredictably. Furthermore,
the exchange rate between Renminbi and the currencies of emerging markets also fluctuated in 2022 due to the U.S. dollar’s rise,
with Renminbi appreciated against the currencies of emerging markets. With the development of the foreign exchange market and progress
towards interest rate liberalization and Renminbi internationalization, the PRC government may in the future announce further changes
to the exchange rate system and we cannot assure you that Renminbi will not appreciate or depreciate significantly in value against the
U.S. dollar in the future. It is difficult to predict how market forces or PRC or U.S. government policy may impact the exchange rate
between Renminbi and the U.S. dollar in the future. Our export to the emerging markets may be substantially affected by the fluctuation
of the exchange rate among Renminbi, the U.S. dollar, and the currencies of emerging markets.
There
remains significant international pressure on the PRC government to adopt a more flexible currency policy. Any significant appreciation
or depreciation of Renminbi may materially and adversely affect our revenues, earnings and financial position. For example, to the extent
that we need to convert U.S. dollars we receive from this Offering into Renminbi to pay our operating expenses, appreciation of Renminbi
against the U.S. dollar would have an adverse effect on the RMB amount we would receive from the conversion. Conversely, a significant
depreciation of Renminbi against the U.S. dollar may significantly reduce the U.S. dollar equivalent of our earnings.
Very
limited hedging options are available in China to reduce our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations. To date, we have not entered into
any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk. While we may decide to enter into hedging
transactions in the future, the availability and effectiveness of these hedges may be limited and we may not be able to adequately hedge
our exposure or at all. In addition, our currency exchange losses may be magnified by PRC exchange control regulations that restrict
our ability to convert Renminbi into foreign currency. As a result, fluctuations in exchange rates may have a material adverse effect
on your investment.
PRC
regulation of loans to and direct investment in PRC entities by offshore holding companies and governmental control of currency conversion
may delay or prevent us from using the proceeds of our offshore offerings to make loans to or make additional capital contributions to
our PRC subsidiaries, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.
We
are an offshore holding company with most of our operations conducted in China. Under PRC laws and regulations, we are permitted to utilize
the proceeds from this Offering to make loans to our PRC subsidiaries, or to make additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiaries,
or to establish new PRC subsidiaries and make capital contributions to these new PRC subsidiaries, or to acquire offshore entities with
business operations in China in an offshore transaction, subject to applicable government registration, statutory limitations on amount
and approval requirements, each of which is subject to PRC regulations and approvals or registration.
If
we decide to finance our wholly-owned PRC subsidiary by means of capital contributions, these capital contributions are subject to registration
with the SAMR or its local branch, reporting of foreign investment information with the MOFCOM, or registration with other governmental
authorities in China. If we provide funding to our foreign wholly-owned subsidiaries through shareholder loans, (a) in the event that
the foreign debt management mechanism as provided in the Measures for Foreign Debts Registration and Administration and other relevant
rules applies, the balance of such loans cannot exceed the difference between the total investment and the registered capital of the
subsidiaries and we will need to register such loans with the SAFE or its local branches, or (b) in the event that the mechanism as provided
in the Notice of the People’s Bank of China on Matters concerning the Macro-Prudential Management of Full-Covered Cross-Border
Financing, or PBOC Notice No. 9 applies, the balance of such loans will be subject to the risk-weighted approach and the net asset limits
and we will need to file the loans with the SAFE in its information system pursuant to applicable requirements and guidelines issued
by the SAFE or its local branches. Pursuant to PBOC Notice No.9, upon expiry of the one-year transition period commencing on January
11, 2017, the PBOC and the SAFE would determine the cross-border financing administration mechanism for foreign invested enterprises
after evaluating the overall results of implementing PBOC Notice No.9. As of the date of this prospectus, neither the PBOC nor the SAFE
has promulgated and made public any further rules, regulations, notices, or circulars in this regard. However, it is uncertain what mechanism
will be adopted by the PBOC and the SAFE in the future and what statutory limits will be imposed on loans provided by an offshore entity
like our company to its PRC subsidiaries.
In
light of the various requirements imposed by PRC regulations on loans to and direct investment in PRC entities by offshore holding companies,
we cannot assure you that we will be able to complete the necessary registrations or obtain the necessary government approvals on a timely
basis, if at all, with respect to future loans to our PRC subsidiaries or future capital contributions by us to our PRC subsidiaries.
If we fail to complete such registrations or obtain such approvals, our ability to use the proceeds we received or expect to receive
from our offshore offerings and to capitalize or otherwise fund our PRC operations may be negatively affected, which could materially
and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.
Governmental
control of currency conversion may limit our ability to utilize our revenues effectively and affect the value of your investment.
The
PRC government imposes controls on the convertibility of Renminbi into foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency
out of China. Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, such as profit distributions and trade
and service-related foreign exchange transactions, can be made in foreign currencies without prior approval from the State Administration
of Foreign Exchange (the “SAFE”), by complying with certain procedural requirements. However, approval from or registration
with appropriate governmental authorities is required 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.
Since
2016, the PRC government has tightened its foreign exchange policies again and increased scrutiny of major outbound capital movement.
More restrictions and a substantial vetting process have been put in place by SAFE to regulate cross-border transactions falling under
the capital account. The PRC government may also restrict access in the future to foreign currencies for current account transactions,
at its discretion. We receive substantially all of our revenues in RMB. If the foreign exchange control system prevents us from obtaining
sufficient foreign currencies to satisfy our foreign currency demands, we may not be able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to our
shareholders.
PRC
regulations relating to offshore investment activities by PRC residents may limit our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to increase their
registered capital or distribute profits to us or otherwise expose us or our PRC resident beneficial owners to liability and penalties
under PRC law.
On
July 4, 2014, SAFE promulgated the Circular on Relevant Issues Relating to Domestic Resident’s Investment and Financing and Roundtrip
Investment through Special Purpose Vehicles (“SAFE Circular 37”), which replaced the former Notice on Relevant Issues Concerning
Foreign Exchange Administration for PRC Residents to Engage in Financing and Inbound Investment via Overseas Special Purpose Vehicles
(generally known as SAFE Circular 75) promulgated by SAFE on October 21, 2005. On February 13, 2015, SAFE further promulgated the Circular
on Further Simplifying and Improving the Administration of the Foreign Exchange Concerning Direct Investment (“SAFE Circular 13”),
which took effect on June 1, 2015. This SAFE Circular 13 has amended SAFE Circular 37 by requiring PRC residents or entities to register
with qualified banks rather than SAFE or its local branch in connection with their direct establishment or indirect control of an offshore
entity established for the purpose of overseas investment or financing with such PRC residents’ legally owned assets or equity
interests in domestic enterprises or offshore assets or interests. Qualified local banks will examine and handle foreign exchange registration
for overseas direct investment, including the initial foreign exchange registration and amendment registration, under SAFE Circular 37
since June 1, 2015.
According
to Circular 37 and Circular 13, our shareholders or beneficial owners who are PRC residents are subject to Circular 37 or other foreign
exchange administrative regulations in respect of their investment in our Company. If our shareholders who are PRC residents or entities
do not complete their registration with the local SAFE branches, our PRC subsidiaries may be prohibited from distributing their profits
and any proceeds from any reduction in capital, share transfer or liquidation to us, and we may be restricted in our ability to contribute
additional capital to our PRC subsidiaries. Moreover, failure to comply with SAFE registration requirements could result in liability
under PRC laws for evasion of applicable foreign exchange restrictions.
To
the best of our knowledge, our PRC resident shareholders who: (i) directly or indirectly hold shares in our BVI holding company and (ii)
are known to us, have completed the application for foreign exchange registrations for their foreign investment in our company in accordance
with Circular 37 and Circular 13.
China’s
M&A Rules and certain other PRC regulations establish complex procedures for some acquisitions of PRC companies by foreign investors,
which could make it more difficult for us to pursue growth through acquisitions in China.
On
August 8, 2006, six PRC regulatory authorities, including the MOFCOM and other government authorities jointly issued the Rules on Mergers
and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprise by Foreign Investors which was effective as of September 8, 2006, and amended on June 22, 2009
(the “M&A Rules”). The M&A Rules, and other recently adopted regulations and rules concerning mergers and acquisitions
established additional procedures and requirements that could make merger and acquisition activities by foreign investors more time-consuming
and complex. For example, the M&A Rules require that MOFCOM be notified in advance of any change-of-control transaction in which
a foreign investor takes control of a PRC domestic enterprise, if any important Industry is concerned, such transaction involves factors
that impact or may impact national economic security, or such transaction will lead to a change in control of a domestic enterprise which
holds a famous trademark or PRC time-honored brand.
Moreover,
the Anti-monopoly Law of the PRC promulgated by the SCNPC effective in August 2008 and the Provisions of the State Council on the Thresholds
for Declaring Concentration of Business Operators require that transactions which are deemed concentrations and involve parties with
specified turnover thresholds must be cleared by anti-monopoly enforcement authority before they can be completed.
In
the future, we may pursue potential strategic acquisitions that are complementary to our business and operations. Complying with the
requirements of these regulations to complete such transactions could be time-consuming, and any required approval processes, including
obtaining approval or clearance from MOFCOM, may delay or inhibit our ability to complete such transactions, which could affect our ability
to expand our business or maintain our market share.
If
we are classified as a PRC resident enterprise for PRC income tax purposes, such classification could result in unfavorable tax consequences
to us and our non-PRC shareholders.
Under
the Enterprise Income Tax Law of the PRC (the “EIT law”) and its implementation rules, an enterprise established outside
of the PRC with a “de facto management body” within the PRC is considered a PRC resident enterprise. The implementation
rules define the term “de facto management body” as the body that exercises full and substantial control over and overall
management of the business, productions, personnel, accounts and properties of an enterprise. In 2009, the State Administration of Taxation
issued a circular (“Circular 82”), which provides certain specific criteria for determining whether the “de facto management
body” of a PRC-controlled enterprise that is incorporated offshore is located in China. Although Circular 82 only applies to offshore
enterprises controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups, not those controlled by PRC individuals or foreigners like us, the
criteria set forth in the circular may reflect the State Administration of Taxation’s general position on how the “de facto
management body” test should be applied in determining the tax resident status of all offshore enterprises. According to Circular
82, an offshore incorporated enterprise controlled by a PRC enterprise or a PRC enterprise group will be regarded as a PRC tax resident
by virtue of having its “de facto management body” in China and will be subject to PRC enterprise income tax on its global
income only if all of the following conditions are met: (i) the primary location of the day-to-day operational management is in the PRC;
(ii) decisions relating to the enterprise’s financial and human resource matters are made or are subject to approval by organizations
or personnel in the PRC; (iii) the enterprise’s primary assets, accounting books and records, company seals, and board and shareholder
resolutions, are located or maintained in the PRC; and (iv) at least 50% of voting board members or senior executives habitually reside
in the PRC.
We
believe that none of our entities outside of China is a PRC resident enterprise for PRC tax purposes. However, the tax resident status
of an enterprise is subject to determination by the PRC tax authorities and uncertainties remain with respect to the interpretation of
the term “de facto management body.” If the PRC tax authorities determine that we are a PRC resident enterprise for enterprise
income tax purposes, we will be subject to the enterprise income tax on our global income at the rate of 25% and we will be required
to comply with PRC enterprise income tax reporting obligations. In addition, gains realized on the sale or other disposition of our Ordinary
Shares may be subject to PRC tax, at a rate of 10% in the case of non-PRC enterprises or 20% in the case of non-PRC individuals (in each
case, subject to the provisions of any applicable tax treaty), if such gains are deemed to be from PRC sources. It is unclear whether
non-PRC shareholders of our company would be able to claim the benefits of any tax treaties between their country of tax residence and
the PRC in the event that we are treated as a PRC resident enterprise.
We
face uncertainty with respect to indirect transfers of equity interests in PRC resident enterprises by their non-PRC holding companies.
In
February 2015, the State Administration of Taxation issued the Public Notice Regarding Certain Corporate Income Tax Matters on Indirect
Transfer of Properties by Non-Resident Enterprises (“SAT Public Notice 7”). SAT Public Notice 7 extends such administration’s
tax jurisdiction to not only indirect transfers but also transactions involving transfer of other taxable assets, through the offshore
transfer of a foreign intermediate holding company. In addition, SAT Public Notice 7 provides certain criteria on how to assess reasonable
commercial purposes and has introduced safe harbors for internal group restructurings and the purchase and sale of equity through a public
securities market. SAT Public Notice 7 also brings challenges to both the foreign transferor and transferee (or other person who is obligated
to pay for the transfer) of the taxable assets. Where a non-resident enterprise conducts an “indirect transfer” by transferring
the taxable assets indirectly by disposing of the equity interests of an overseas holding company, the non-resident enterprise being
the transferor, or the transferee, or the PRC entity which directly owned the taxable assets may report to the relevant tax authority
such indirect transfer. Using a “substance over form” principle, the PRC tax authority may disregard the existence of the
overseas holding company if it lacks a reasonable commercial purpose and was established for the purpose of reducing, avoiding or deferring
PRC tax. As a result, gains derived from such indirect transfer may be subject to PRC enterprise income tax, and the transferee or other
person who is obligated to pay for the transfer is obligated to withhold the applicable taxes, currently at a rate of 10% for the transfer
of equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise. On October 17, 2017, the SAT issued the Announcement of the State Administration of
Taxation on Issues Concerning the Withholding of Non-resident Enterprise Income Tax at Source (“SAT Bulletin 37”), which
came into effect on December 1, 2017. The SAT Bulletin 37 further clarifies the practice and procedure of the withholding of nonresident
enterprise income tax.
We
face uncertainties on the reporting and consequences of future private equity financing transactions, share exchanges or other transactions
involving the transfer of shares in our company by investors that are non-PRC resident enterprises. The PRC tax authorities may pursue
such non-resident enterprises with respect to a filing or the transferees with respect to withholding obligation, and request our PRC
subsidiaries to assist in the filing. As a result, we and non-resident enterprises in such transactions may become at risk of being subject
to filing obligations or being taxed under SAT Public Notice 7 and SAT Bulletin 37, and may be required to expend valuable resources
to comply with them or to establish that we and our non-resident enterprises should not be taxed under these regulations, which may have
a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
If
the custodians or authorized users of controlling non-tangible assets of our company, including our corporate chops and seals, fail to
fulfill their responsibilities, or misappropriate or misuse these assets, our business and operations could be materially and adversely
affected.
Under
PRC law, legal documents for corporate transactions are executed using the chops or seal of the signing entity or with the signature
of a legal representative whose designation is registered and filed with the relevant branch of the Administration of Industry and Commerce.
Although
we usually utilize chops to enter into contracts, the designated legal representatives of each of our PRC subsidiaries have the apparent
authority to enter into contracts on behalf of such entities without chops and bind such entities. All designated legal representatives
of our PRC subsidiaries and its subsidiaries are members of our senior management team who have signed employment agreements with us
or our PRC subsidiaries and its subsidiaries under which they agree to abide by various duties they owe to us. In order to maintain the
physical security of our chops and chops of our PRC entities, we generally store these items in secured locations accessible only by
the authorized personnel in the legal or finance department of each of our subsidiaries. Although we monitor such authorized personnel,
there is no assurance such procedures will prevent all instances of reckless or negligence. Accordingly, if any of our authorized personnel
misuse or misappropriate our corporate chops or seals, we could encounter difficulties in maintaining control over the relevant entities
and experience significant disruption to our operations. If a designated legal representative obtains control of the chops in an effort
to obtain control over any of our PRC subsidiaries, we or our PRC subsidiary would need to pass a new shareholder or board resolution
to designate a new legal representative and we would need to take legal action to seek the return of the chops, apply for new chops with
the relevant authorities, or otherwise seek legal redress for the violation of the representative’s fiduciary duties to us, which
could involve significant time and resources and divert management attention away from our regular business. In addition, the affected
entity may not be able to recover corporate assets that are sold or transferred out of our control in the event of such a misappropriation
if a transferee relies on the apparent authority of the representative and acts in good faith.
Our
leased property interest may be defective and our right to lease the properties may be affected by such defects challenged, which could
cause significant disruption to our business.
As
of June 30, 2024, we leased eight premises in China. Under PRC law, all lease agreements are required to be registered with the local
housing authorities. The landlords of these premises may have not completed the registration of their ownership rights or the registration
of our leases with the relevant authorities. Failure to complete these required registrations may expose our landlords, lessors and us
to potential monetary fines. If these registrations are not obtained in a timely manner or at all, we may be subject to monetary fines
or may have to relocate our offices and incur the associated losses.
If
the Chinese government chooses to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment
in China-based issuers, such action may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer Ordinary Shares
to investors and cause the value of our Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or be worthless.
Recent
statements by the Chinese government have indicated an intent to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas
and/or foreign investments in China-based issuers. On July 6, 2021, the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee
and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued a document to crack down on illegal activities in the securities market and
promote the high-quality development of the capital market, which, among other things, requires the relevant governmental authorities
to strengthen cross-border oversight of law enforcement and judicial cooperation, to enhance supervision over China-based companies listed
overseas, and to establish and improve the system of extraterritorial application of the PRC securities laws. On December 24, 2021, the
CSRC published the Provisions of the State Council on the Administration of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies
(the “Administration Provisions”), and the Administrative Measures for the Filing of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing
by Domestic Companies (the “Measures”) for public comment. It should be noted that neither the Administrative Provisions
nor the Measures have come into effect as of the date of this prospectus.
Furthermore,
on December 28, 2021, the CAC, the NDRC, and several other administrations jointly issued the revised Measures for Cybersecurity Review,
or the “Revised Review Measures”, which became effective and replaced the existing Measures for Cybersecurity Review on February
15, 2022. According to the Revised Review Measures, if an “online platform operator” that is in possession of personal data
of more than one million users intends to list in a foreign country, it must apply for a cybersecurity review. Moreover, the CAC released
the draft of the Regulations on Network Data Security Management in November 2021 for public consultation, which among other things,
stipulates that a data processor listed overseas must conduct an annual data security review by itself or by engaging a data security
service provider and submit the annual data security review report for a given year to the municipal cybersecurity department before
January 31 of the following year. On July 7, 2022, the CAC released the Measures for the Security Assessment of Cross-Border Data, which
became effective on September 1, 2022. Given the recent issuance of the Measures for the Security Assessment of Cross-Border Data, there
is a general lack of guidance and substantial uncertainties exist with respect to their interpretation and implementation.
We
manufacture and sell our products primarily in China. Our subsidiaries in China do not collect or store any data (including certain personal
information) from our individual end-users, who may be PRC individuals. As of date of this prospectus, we have not collected and stored
personal information from our individual end-users. As a result, the likelihood of us being subject to the review of the CAC is remote.
As of the date of this prospectus, we have been advised by our counsel as to PRC law, that our registered public offering in the U.S.
is not subject to the review or prior approval of the CAC or the CSRC, and we reasonably believe that we are compliant with the regulations
or policies that have been issued by the CAC to date. Uncertainties still exist, however, due to the possibility that laws, regulations,
or policies in China could change rapidly in the future. Any future action by the PRC government expanding the categories of industries
and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC could significantly limit or completely
hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and could cause the value of such securities to significantly
decline or be worthless.
The
CSRC issued the Overseas Listing Regulations for China-based companies seeking to offer its securities in foreign markets. The Chinese
government may exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and foreign investment in China-based issuers,
which could significantly limit or completely hinder the Company’s ability to continue to offer its Ordinary Shares to investors
and could cause the value of its securities to significantly decline or become worthless.
On
February 17, 2023, the CSRC issued the Trial Measures for the Administration of Overseas Issuance and Listing of Securities by Domestic
Enterprises and five supporting guidelines, which became effective on March 31, 2023 (the “Overseas Listing Regulations”).
The Overseas Listing Regulations are applicable to overseas securities offerings and/or listings conducted by issuers who are (i) PRC
domestic companies and (ii) companies incorporated overseas with substantial operations in the PRC. The Overseas Listing Regulations
stipulate that such issuer shall fulfill the filing procedures within three working days after it makes an application for initial public
offering and listing in an overseas stock market. Among other things, if an overseas listed issuer intends to effect any follow-on offering
in an overseas stock market, it should, through its major operating entity incorporated in the PRC, submit filing materials to the CSRC
within three working days after the completion of the offering. The required filing materials shall include, but not be limited to, (1)
filing report and relevant commitment letter and (2) domestic legal opinions.
In
addition, an overseas offering and listing is prohibited under any of the following circumstances: (1) that the intended securities offering
and listing is specifically prohibited by national laws and regulations and relevant provisions; (2) that the intended securities offering
and listing may constitute a threat to or endangers national security as reviewed and determined by competent authorities under the State
Council in accordance with law; (3) that, in the past three years, the domestic enterprise or its controlling shareholders or actual
controllers have committed corruption, bribery, embezzlement, misappropriation of property, or other criminal offenses disruptive to
the order of the socialist market economy; (4) that the domestic enterprise is currently under judicial investigation for suspicion of
criminal offenses or is under investigation for suspicion of major violations, and there are no clear conclusions yet; and (5) that there
are material ownership disputes over the equity of the domestic enterprise held by the controlling shareholder, a shareholder controlled
by the controlling shareholder or the actual controller. The Overseas Listing Regulations stipulate the legal consequences for breaches,
including failure to fulfill filing obligations or engaging in fraudulent filing behavior, which may result in a fine ranging from RMB1
million to RMB10 million, and in cases of severe violations, the relevant responsible persons may also be barred from entering the securities
market.
The
Overseas Listing Regulations may subject us to additional compliance requirements in the future, and we cannot assure you that we will
be able to get the clearance of filing procedures under the Overseas Listing Regulations on a timely basis, or at all. We believe that
none of the situations that would clearly prohibit overseas offering and listing applies to us. In reaching this conclusion, based on
the advice of our PRC counsel, DeHeng Law Offices (Shenzhen), that there is uncertainty inherent in relying on an opinion of counsel
in connection with whether we are required to obtain permissions from the Chinese government that is required to approve of our operations
through our subsidiaries in China and/or offering. Any failure of us to fully comply with new regulatory requirements may significantly
limit or completely hinder our ability to continue to offer its securities to investors, cause significant disruption to its business
operations, and severely damage its reputation, which could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations
and cause its securities, including the securities we have registered for sale in a prospectus, to significantly decline in value or
become worthless.
Our
Ordinary Shares may be delisted under the HFCA Act if the PCAOB is unable to inspect our auditors for two consecutive years. The delisting
of our ordinary shares, or the threat of their being delisted, may materially and adversely affect the value of your investment.
The
HFCA Act was enacted on December 18, 2020. The HFCA Act states 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 such ordinary shares from being traded on a national securities exchange or in the over the counter trading market
in the U.S. On December 23, 2022, the AHFCA Act was enacted, which amended the HFCA Act by requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s
securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead
of three. As a result, the time period before our Ordinary Shares may be prohibited from trading or delisted has been reduced accordingly.
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. Furthermore, on June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed
the AHFCA Act, which, if enacted, would amend the HFCA Act and require the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading
on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three. On September
22, 2021, the PCAOB adopted a final rule implementing the HFCA Act, which provides a framework for the PCAOB to use when determining,
as contemplated under the HFCA Act, whether the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms
located in a foreign jurisdiction because of a position taken by one or more authorities in that jurisdiction. On December 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 PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in
foreign jurisdictions. On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued a Determination Report which found that the PCAOB is unable to inspect
or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in: (i) China, and (ii) Hong Kong. Our auditor is not headquartered
in China or Hong Kong and was not identified in this report as a firm subject to the PCAOB’s determination.
Furthermore,
various equity-based research organizations have recently published reports on China-based companies after examining their corporate
governance practices, related party transactions, sales practices and financial statements, and these reports have led to special investigations
and listing suspensions on U.S. national exchanges. Any similar scrutiny on us, regardless of its lack of merit, could cause the market
price of our ordinary shares to fall, divert management resources and energy, cause us to incur expenses in defending ourselves against
rumors, and increase the premiums we pay for director and officer insurance.
Our
auditor, the independent registered public accounting firm that issues the audit report included elsewhere in this prospectus, as an
auditor of companies that are traded publicly in the United States and a firm registered with the PCAOB, is subject to laws in the United
States pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess its compliance with the applicable professional standards.
Our auditor’s registration with the PCAOB took effect in September 2020 and it is currently subject to PCAOB inspections. The PCAOB
currently has access to inspect the working papers of our auditor. However, the recent developments would add uncertainties to our offering
and we cannot assure you whether Nasdaq or regulatory authorities would apply additional and more stringent criteria to us after considering
the effectiveness of our auditor’s audit procedures and quality control procedures, adequacy of personnel and training, or sufficiency
of resources, geographic reach or experience as it relates to the audit of our financial statements.
The
SEC may propose additional rules or guidance that could impact us if our auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspection. For example, on
August 6, 2020, the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, or the PWG, issued the Report on Protecting United States Investors
from Significant Risks from Chinese Companies to the then President of the United States. This report recommended the SEC implement five
recommendations to address companies from jurisdictions that do not provide the PCAOB with sufficient access to fulfil its statutory
mandate. Some of the concepts of these recommendations were implemented with the enactment of the HFCA Act. However, some of the recommendations
were more stringent than the HFCA Act. For example, if a company’s auditor was not subject to PCAOB inspection, the report recommended
that the transition period before a company would be delisted would end on January 1, 2022.
On
August 26, 2022, the CSRC, the MOF, and PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol, (the “Protocol”), governing inspections and
investigations of audit firms based in China and Hong Kong. Pursuant to the Protocol, the PCAOB has independent discretion to select
any issuer audits for inspection or investigation and has the unfettered ability to transfer information to the SEC. However, uncertainties
still exist whether the framework will be fully complied, which could cause the market price of our ordinary shares to be materially
and adversely affected, and our securities could be delisted and prohibited from being traded on the national securities exchange earlier
than would be required by the HFCA Act. If our securities are unable to be listed on another securities exchange by then, such a delisting
would substantially impair your ability to sell or purchase our Ordinary Shares when you wish to do so, and the risk and uncertainty
associated with a potential delisting would have a negative impact on the price of our Ordinary Shares. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB
issued a Determination Report (the “2021 Determination”) which determined that the PCAOB (1) is able to select engagements,
audit areas, and potential violations to be reviewed or investigated, (2) has timely access to, and the ability to retain and use, any
document or information that the PCAOB considers relevant to an inspection or investigation, and (3) is able to conduct inspections and
investigations in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Act and the rules of the PCAOB, as interpreted and applied by the PCAOB.
Consequently, the PCAOB concluded that in the absence of any evidence that authorities in the PRC currently are taking any positions
to impair the PCAOB’s ability to execute its statutory mandate with respect to inspections or investigations, the HFCA Act dictates
that the PCAOB vacate the 2021 Determinations. As required by the HFCA Act, if in the future the PCAOB determines it no longer can inspect
or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in the PRC, the PCAOB will act expeditiously to consider whether
the PCAOB should issue a new determination.
Risks
Related to Our Securities and This Offering
The
conversion of the Convertible Note or future sales of our Ordinary Shares may further dilute our securities and adversely impact the
price of our Ordinary Shares.
As
of January 3, 2025, approximately 1,924,000 of our Ordinary Shares as unrestricted and freely tradable. Upon the effectiveness of the registration
statement of which this prospectus forms a part, up to an additional 2,485,000 Ordinary Shares (approximately 28.79% of our issued and outstanding
Ordinary Shares on the date hereof) will be unrestricted and freely tradeable. If the holders of our free trading shares wanted to make
a profit on their investment (or if they wish to sell for a loss), there might not be enough purchasers to maintain the market price
of our Ordinary Shares on the date of such sales. Any such sales, or the fear of such sales, could substantially decrease the market
price of our common shares and the value of your investment.
Sales
of shares issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Note, or the effectiveness of our registration statement may cause the market
price of our shares to decline.
Our
Convertible Note is currently convertible into Ordinary Shares, subject to certain adjustments, provided that the conversion price may
not be less than the floor price of $1.00 per share. The sale of our Ordinary Shares upon the conversion or the sale of a significant
amount of the Ordinary Shares issued or issuable in the open market, or the perception that these sales may occur, could cause the market
price of our Ordinary Shares to decline or become highly volatile.
We
may have to pay damages to the Investor, which will impact our cash flows.
Under
the terms of our securities purchase agreement entered into with the Investor, if we fail to comply with certain provisions set forth
in the agreement, including covenants requiring that we maintain the effectiveness of the registration statements registering these securities,
then we will be required to pay damages to the Investor. There can be no assurance that the registration statements will remain effective
for the time periods necessary to avoid payment of damages. If we are required to pay the Investor damages, this could materially harm
our business and future prospects.
CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
prospectus contains forward-looking statements that reflect our current expectations and views of future events, all of which are subject
to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify
these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. You can find many (but not all) of these
statements by the use of words such as “approximates,” “believes,” “hopes,” “expects,”
“anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “will,”
“would,” “should,” “could,” “may,” or other similar expressions in this prospectus.
These statements are likely to address our growth strategy, financial results, and product and development programs. You must carefully
consider any such statements and should understand that many factors could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements.
These factors may include inaccurate assumptions and a broad variety of other risks and uncertainties, including some that are known
and some that are not. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual future results may vary materially. Factors that could
cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
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about our future financial and operating results, including revenue, income, expenditures, cash balances, and other financial items; |
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ability to execute our growth, and expansion, including our ability to meet our goals; |
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and future economic and political conditions; |
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our
capital requirements and our ability to raise any additional financing which we may require; |
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our
ability to attract customers and dealers and further enhance our brand recognition; |
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ability to hire and retain qualified management personnel and key employees in order to enable us to develop our business; |
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and competition in the electric vehicle industry; and |
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assumptions described in this prospectus underlying or relating to any forward-looking statements. |
We
describe certain material risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that could affect our business, including our financial condition and
results of operations, under “Risk Factors.” We base our forward-looking statements on our management’s beliefs and
assumptions based on information available to our management at the time the statements are made. We caution you that actual outcomes
and results may, and are likely to, differ materially from what is expressed, implied or forecast by our forward-looking statements.
Accordingly, you should be careful about relying on any forward-looking statements. Except as required under the federal securities laws,
we do not have any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements after the distribution of this prospectus,
whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, or otherwise.
ENFORCEABILITY
OF CIVIL LIABILITIES
We
are incorporated as a BVI business company limited by shares under the laws of the BVI. We are incorporated
in the BVI because of certain benefits associated with being a BVI Business Company, such as political and economic stability, an effective
judicial system, a favorable tax system, the absence of foreign exchange control or currency restrictions and the availability of professional
and support services. However, the BVI has a less developed body of securities laws as compared to the United States and provides less
protections for investors. In addition, BVI companies do not have standing to sue before the federal courts of the United States.
Substantially
all of our assets are located outside the United States. In addition, certain of our directors and officers are nationals or residents
of jurisdictions other than the United States and a substantial portion of their assets are located outside the United States. As a result,
it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon us or these persons, or to enforce judgments
obtained in U.S. courts against us or them, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws
of the United States or any state in the United States. It may also be difficult for you to enforce judgments obtained in U.S. courts
based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws against us and our officers and directors.
We
have appointed Puglisi & Associates, located at 850 Library Avenue, Suite 204, Newark, Delaware 19711, as
our agent upon whom process may be served in any action brought against us under the securities laws of the United States.
We
have been advised by, Ogier, that the United States and the BVI do not have a treaty providing for reciprocal recognition and
enforcement of judgments of courts of the United States in civil and commercial matters and that a final judgment for the payment of
money rendered by any general or state court in the United States based on civil liability, whether or not predicated solely upon the
U.S. federal securities laws, would not be enforceable in the BVI. We have also been advised that a final and conclusive judgment obtained
in U.S. federal or state courts under which a sum of money is payable as compensatory damages (i.e., not being a sum claimed by a revenue
authority for taxes or other charges of a similar nature by a governmental authority, or in respect of a fine or penalty or multiple
or punitive damages) may be the subject of an action on a debt in the court of the BVI under the common law doctrine of obligation.
We
were incorporated in the BVI in order to enjoy the following benefits: (1) political and economic stability; (2) an effective
judicial system; (3) a favorable tax system; (4) the absence of exchange control or currency restrictions; and (5) the availability of
professional and support services. However, certain disadvantages accompany incorporation in the BVI. These disadvantages include, but
are not limited to, the following: (1) the BVI has a less developed body of securities laws as compared to the United States and these
securities laws provide significantly less protection to investors; and (2) BVI companies may not have standing to sue before the federal
courts of the United States. Our constitutional documents do not contain provisions requiring that disputes, including those arising
under the securities laws of the United States, between us, our officers, directors and shareholders, be arbitrated.
Ogier
has further advised us that there is uncertainty
as to whether the BVI would:
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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 |
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original actions brought in each respective jurisdiction against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the securities laws
of the United States or any state in the United States. |
DeHeng
Law Offices (Shenzhen), our counsel as to PRC
law, has advised us that the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments are provided for under the PRC Civil Procedure Law.
PRC courts may recognize and enforce foreign judgments under certain circumstances in accordance with the requirements of the PRC
Civil Procedure Law. Our counsel as to PRC law has advised us further that under PRC law, a foreign judgment that does not otherwise
violate basic legal principles, state sovereignty, safety or social public interest may be recognized and enforced by a PRC court,
based either on bilateral treaties or international conventions contracted by China and the country where the judgment is made or on
reciprocity between jurisdictions. As there currently exists no bilateral treaty, international convention or other form of
reciprocity between China and the United States governing the recognition of judgments, including those predicated upon the
liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws, it would be highly unlikely that a PRC court would enforce judgments
rendered by U.S. courts.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
We
will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the Selling Shareholder. As of the date hereof, we received $1,500,850 from
the Investor under the Securities Purchase Agreement, inclusive of payment to the Pre-delivery Shares. These proceeds
will be used for general corporate and working capital or other purposes that our Board of Directors deems to be in our best interest.
As of the date of this prospectus, we cannot specify with certainty the particular use for the net proceeds we may receive. Accordingly,
we will retain broad discretion over the use of these proceeds, if any.
DIVIDEND
POLICY
We
have not previously declared or paid cash dividends and we have no plan to declare or pay any dividends in the near future on our shares.
We currently intend to retain most, if not all, of our available funds and any future earnings to operate and expand our business.
We
are a holding company incorporated in the BVI. We rely principally on dividends from our PRC subsidiaries for our cash requirements,
including any payment of dividends to our shareholders. PRC regulations may restrict the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends
to us.
Our
board of directors has discretion as to whether to distribute dividends, subject to certain restrictions under BVI law, namely that we
may only pay dividends if we are solvent before and after the dividend payment in the sense that we will be able to satisfy our liabilities
as they become due in the ordinary course of business; and the value of assets of our company will not be less than the sum of our total
liabilities. Even if our board of directors decides to pay dividends, the form, frequency and amount will depend upon our future operations
and earnings, capital requirements and surplus, general financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that the board
of directors may deem relevant. Please see the section entitled “Material Income Tax Considerations” beginning on page 112
of this prospectus for information on the potential tax consequences of any cash dividends declared.
CAPITALIZATION
The
following table sets forth our capitalization as of June 30, 2024:
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an as adjusted basis to reflect the disposal of the two subsidiaries in December, 2024 as disclosed in the Company’s Form
6-K filed on December 30, 2024. |
You
should read this capitalization table in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.
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June
30, 2024 | |
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Actual | | |
Pro Forma
as Adjusted | |
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$ | | |
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Long-term loan | |
| - | | |
| - | |
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Shareholders’ Equity: | |
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Common stock (par value of $0.001 per share,
50,000,000 shares authorized, 7,780,000 and 6,400,000 issued and outstanding, as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively) | |
| 7,780 | | |
| 7,780 | |
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Additional
paid-in capital | |
| 5,708,280 | | |
| 5,708,280 | |
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Retained earnings | |
| 2,102,211 | | |
| 1,550,455 | |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss | |
| (529,893 | ) | |
| (360,263 | ) |
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Statutory reserve | |
| 606,881 | | |
| 379,038 | |
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Non-controlling interest | |
| 197,740 | | |
| - | |
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Total Shareholders’ Equity | |
| 8,092,999 | | |
| 7,285,290 | |
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Total Capitalization | |
| 8,092,999 | | |
| 7,285,290 | |
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LOBO
EV TECHNOLOGIES LTD
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS
OF JUNE 30, 2024
(In
U.S. dollars except for number of shares)
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LOBO EV TECHNOLOGIES | | |
Guangzhou LOBO | | |
Wuxi Jinbang | | |
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LTD And Subsidiaries | | |
Less: Disposition | | |
Less: Disposition | | |
Note | |
Pro Forma Adjustments | | |
Pro Forma Consolidated | |
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(a) | | |
(b) | | |
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Assets | |
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Current assets: | |
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Cash and cash equivalents | |
$ | 1,115,181 | | |
$ | (3,058 | ) | |
$ | (434 | ) | |
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$ | - | | |
$ | 1,111,689 | |
Accounts receivable, net | |
| 2,339,830 | | |
| - | | |
| (32,695 | ) | |
(c) | |
| 16,513 | | |
| 2,323,648 | |
Inventories, net | |
| 8,886,337 | | |
| - | | |
| (1,441,774 | ) | |
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| - | | |
| 7,444,563 | |
Amounts due from related parties | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (824,863 | ) | |
(c) | |
| 824,863 | | |
| - | |
Short-term investments | |
| 184,231 | | |
| (184,231 | ) | |
| - | | |
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| - | | |
| - | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |
| 7,828,258 | | |
| (1,610 | ) | |
| (2,083,947 | ) | |
(c)(d) | |
| 2,765,018 | | |
| 8,507,719 | |
Total current assets | |
| 20,353,837 | | |
| (188,899 | ) | |
| (4,383,713 | ) | |
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| 3,606,394 | | |
| 19,387,619 | |
Property and equipment, net | |
| 986,122 | | |
| (114,843 | ) | |
| (76,027 | ) | |
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| - | | |
| 795,252 | |
Intangible assets, net | |
| 1,996,823 | | |
| (1,223,482 | ) | |
| - | | |
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| - | | |
| 773,341 | |
Construction-in-progress | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
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| - | | |
| - | |
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | |
| 1,122,664 | | |
| (9,477 | ) | |
| (160,783 | ) | |
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| - | | |
| 952,404 | |
Other non-current assets | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
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| - | | |
| - | |
Total Assets | |
| 24,459,446 | | |
| (1,536,701 | ) | |
| (4,620,523 | ) | |
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| 3,606,394 | | |
| 21,908,616 | |
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Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | |
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Current liabilities: | |
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Accounts payable | |
$ | 1,281,014 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | (43,162 | ) | |
(c) | |
$ | 50,843 | | |
$ | 1,288,695 | |
Advances from customers | |
| 2,613,072 | | |
| - | | |
| (90,393 | ) | |
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| - | | |
| 2,522,679 | |
Other current payables | |
| 393,297 | | |
| (52,973 | ) | |
| (108,075 | ) | |
(c) | |
| 1,438,435 | | |
| 1,670,684 | |
VAT payable | |
| 6,450,933 | | |
| (171,609 | ) | |
| (2,124,124 | ) | |
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| - | | |
| 4,155,200 | |
Taxes payable | |
| 2,669,546 | | |
| (389,685 | ) | |
| (557,782 | ) | |
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| - | | |
| 1,722,079 | |
Amounts due to related parties | |
| 1,486,145 | | |
| (196,680 | ) | |
| - | | |
(c) | |
| 824,863 | | |
| 2,114,328 | |
Short-term Loan | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
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| - | | |
| - | |
Operating lease liabilities, current | |
| 701,446 | | |
| (4,126 | ) | |
| (68,314 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 629,006 | |
Total current liabilities | |
| 15,595,453 | | |
| (815,073 | ) | |
| (2,991,850 | ) | |
| |
| 2,314,141 | | |
| 14,102,671 | |
Long-term Loan | |
| 137,605 | | |
| - | | |
| (137,605 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | |
Operating lease liabilities, non-current | |
| 633,389 | | |
| (7,002 | ) | |
| (105,732 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 520,655 | |
Other payables | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | |
Total liabilities | |
| 16,366,447 | | |
| (822,075 | ) | |
| (3,235,187 | ) | |
| |
| 2,314,141 | | |
| 14,623,326 | |
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| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Commitments and contingencies | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Equity: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Common stock (par value of $0.001 per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 7,780,000 and 6,400,000
issued and outstanding, as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively) | |
| 7,780 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| |
| - | | |
| 7,780 | |
Additional paid-in capital | |
| 5,708,280 | | |
| - | | |
| (299,680 | ) | |
(d) | |
| 299,680 | | |
| 5,708,280 | |
Retained earnings | |
| 2,102,211 | | |
| (703,503 | ) | |
| (840,826 | ) | |
(d) | |
| 992,573 | | |
| 1,550,455 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | |
| (529,893 | ) | |
| 122,020 | | |
| 47,610 | | |
| |
| - | | |
| (360,263 | ) |
Statutory reserve | |
| 606,881 | | |
| (133,143 | ) | |
| (94,700 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 379,038 | |
Total LOBO EV Technologies LTD’s shareholders’ equity | |
| 7,895,259 | | |
| (714,626 | ) | |
| (1,187,596 | ) | |
| |
| 1,292,253 | | |
| 7,285,290 | |
Non-controlling interest | |
| 197,740 | | |
| - | | |
| (197,740 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | |
Total Equity | |
| 8,092,999 | | |
| (714,626 | ) | |
| (1,385,336 | ) | |
| |
| 1,292,253 | | |
| 7,285,290 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Total Liabilities and Equity | |
$ | 24,459,446 | | |
$ | (1,536,701 | ) | |
$ | (4,620,523 | ) | |
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$ | 3,606,394 | | |
$ | 21,908,616 | |
LOBO
EV TECHNOLOGIES LTD
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME
FOR
THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024
(In
U.S. dollars except for number of shares)
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LOBO EV TECHNOLOGIES | | |
Guangzhou LOBO | | |
Wuxi Jinbang | | |
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LTD And Subsidiaries | | |
Less: Disposition | | |
Less: Disposition | | |
Note | |
Pro Forma Adjustments | | |
Pro Forma Consolidated | |
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(e) | | |
(f) | | |
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| | |
| |
Revenues | |
$ | 12,132,668 | | |
$ | (56,334 | ) | |
$ | (677,411 | ) | |
(c) | |
$ | 343,819 | | |
$ | 11,742,742 | |
Cost of revenues | |
| 10,768,717 | | |
| (394,435 | ) | |
| (656,649 | ) | |
(c) | |
| 343,819 | | |
| 10,061,452 | |
Gross Profit | |
| 1,363,951 | | |
$ | 338,101 | | |
| (20,762 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 1,681,290 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Operating expenses | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Selling and marketing expenses | |
| 329,471 | | |
| (3,890 | ) | |
| (19,335 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 306,246 | |
General and administrative expenses | |
| 878,547 | | |
| (24,863 | ) | |
| (69,716 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 783,968 | |
Research and development expenses | |
| 245,642 | | |
| (109,844 | ) | |
| - | | |
| |
| - | | |
| 135,798 | |
Total operating expenses | |
| 1,453,660 | | |
| (138,597 | ) | |
| (89,051 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 1,226,012 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Operating (loss)/income | |
| (89,709 | ) | |
| 476,698 | | |
| 68,289 | | |
| |
| - | | |
| 455,278 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Other expenses (income) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Investment (income) | |
| (15,814 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
(d) | |
| (992,573 | ) | |
| (1,008,387 | ) |
Interest expense (income) | |
| (19,964 | ) | |
| 10 | | |
| (5,167 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| (25,121 | ) |
Other (income) | |
| (29,723 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 1,928 | | |
| |
| - | | |
| (27,795 | ) |
Total other (income), net | |
| (65,501 | ) | |
| 10 | | |
| (3,239 | ) | |
| |
| (992,573 | ) | |
| (1,061,303 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
(Loss)/Income before income tax expense | |
| (24,208 | ) | |
| 476,688 | | |
| 71,528 | | |
| |
| 992,573 | | |
| 1,516,581 | |
Income tax expense | |
| 289,039 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| |
| - | | |
| 289,039 | |
Net (loss)/Income | |
| (313,247 | ) | |
| 476,688 | | |
| 71,528 | | |
| |
| 992,573 | | |
| 1,227,542 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net (loss)/Income | |
| (313,247 | ) | |
| 476,688 | | |
| 71,528 | | |
| |
| 992,573 | | |
| 1,227,542 | |
Less: Net (loss)/income attributable to non-controlling interest | |
| (10,729 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 10,729 | | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | |
Net (loss)/income attributable to LOBO EV Technologies
LTD | |
| (302,518 | ) | |
| 476,688 | | |
| 60,799 | | |
| |
| 992,573 | | |
| 1,227,542 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net (loss)/Income | |
| (313,247 | ) | |
| 476,688 | | |
| 71,528 | | |
| |
| 992,573 | | |
| 1,227,542 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | |
| (168,701 | ) | |
| 24,567 | | |
| 26,913 | | |
| |
| - | | |
| (117,221 | ) |
Total comprehensive (loss) income | |
| (481,948 | ) | |
| 501,255 | | |
| 98,441 | | |
| |
| 992,573 | | |
| 1,110,321 | |
Less: Comprehensive net (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | |
| (27,327 | ) | |
| | | |
| 27,327 | | |
| |
| | | |
| - | |
Total comprehensive (loss) income attributable to LOBO
EV Technologies LTD | |
$ | (454,621 | ) | |
$ | 501,255 | | |
$ | 71,114 | | |
| |
$ | 992,573 | | |
$ | 1,110,321 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net (loss)/income per share, basic and diluted | |
$ | (0.04 | ) | |
$ | | | |
$ | | | |
| |
$ | | | |
$ | 0.17 | |
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | |
| 7,173,407 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| 7,173,407 | |
LOBO
EV TECHNOLOGIES LTD
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS
OF DECEMBER 31, 2023
(In
U.S. dollars except for number of shares)
| |
LOBO EV TECHNOLOGIES | | |
Guangzhou LOBO | | |
Wuxi Jinbang | | |
| |
| | |
| |
| |
LTD And Subsidiaries | | |
Less: Disposition | | |
Less: Disposition | | |
Note | |
Pro Forma Adjustments | | |
Pro Forma Consolidated | |
| |
| | |
(a) | | |
(b) | | |
| |
| | |
| |
Assets | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Current assets: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash and cash equivalents | |
$ | 470,335 | | |
$ | (248,649 | ) | |
$ | (159,667 | ) | |
| |
$ | - | | |
$ | 62,019 | |
Accounts receivable, net | |
| 2,532,551 | | |
| (1,566 | ) | |
| (5,311 | ) | |
(c) | |
| 16,902 | | |
| 2,542,576 | |
Inventories, net | |
| 5,737,781 | | |
| (23,976 | ) | |
| (600,104 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 5,113,701 | |
Amounts due from related parties | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (850,034 | ) | |
(c) | |
| 850,034 | | |
| - | |
Short-term investments | |
| 56,768 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| |
| - | | |
| 56,768 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |
| 7,307,478 | | |
| (37 | ) | |
| (2,788,963 | ) | |
(c)(d) | |
| 2,564,809 | | |
| 7,083,287 | |
Total current assets | |
| 16,104,913 | | |
| (274,228 | ) | |
| (4,404,079 | ) | |
| |
| 3,431,745 | | |
| 14,858,351 | |
Property and equipment, net | |
| 1,080,747 | | |
| (173,068 | ) | |
| (83,576 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 824,103 | |
Intangible assets, net | |
| 1,916,362 | | |
| (1,617,482 | ) | |
| - | | |
| |
| - | | |
| 298,880 | |
Construction-in-progress | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | |
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | |
| 569,462 | | |
| (11,487 | ) | |
| (187,734 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 370,241 | |
Other non-current assets | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | |
Total Assets | |
| 19,671,484 | | |
| (2,076,265 | ) | |
| (4,675,389 | ) | |
| |
| 3,431,745 | | |
| 16,351,575 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Current liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts payable | |
$ | 929,816 | | |
$ | (7,338 | ) | |
$ | (2,076 | ) | |
(c) | |
$ | 144,299 | | |
$ | 1,064,701 | |
Advances from customers | |
| 1,555,424 | | |
| (56,134 | ) | |
| (70,923 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 1,428,367 | |
Other current payables | |
| 370,913 | | |
| (47,178 | ) | |
| (109,493 | ) | |
(c) | |
| 1,145,159 | | |
| 1,359,401 | |
VAT payable | |
| 6,078,846 | | |
| (172,444 | ) | |
| (2,122,818 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 3,783,584 | |
Taxes payable | |
| 2,372,646 | | |
| (398,626 | ) | |
| (564,038 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 1,409,982 | |
Amounts due to related parties | |
| 1,671,371 | | |
| (153,976 | ) | |
| - | | |
(c) | |
| 850,034 | | |
| 2,367,429 | |
Short-term Loan | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | |
Operating lease liabilities, current | |
| 362,720 | | |
| (4,003 | ) | |
| (68,840 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 289,877 | |
Total current liabilities | |
| 13,341,736 | | |
| (839,699 | ) | |
| (2,938,188 | ) | |
| |
| 2,139,492 | | |
| 11,703,341 | |
Long-term Loan | |
| 140,847 | | |
| - | | |
| (140,847 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | |
Operating lease liabilities, non-current | |
| 298,961 | | |
| (9,366 | ) | |
| (105,688 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 183,907 | |
Other payables | |
| 11,320 | | |
| (11,320 | ) | |
| - | | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | |
Total liabilities | |
| 13,792,864 | | |
| (860,385 | ) | |
| (3,184,723 | ) | |
| |
| 2,139,492 | | |
| 11,887,248 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Commitments and contingencies | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Equity: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Common stock (par value of $0.001 per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 7,780,000 and 6,400,000
issued and outstanding, as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively) | |
| 6,400 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| |
| - | | |
| 6,400 | |
Additional paid-in capital | |
| 3,013,333 | | |
| - | | |
| (299,680 | ) | |
(d) | |
| 299,680 | | |
| 3,013,333 | |
Retained earnings | |
| 2,490,044 | | |
| (1,180,190 | ) | |
| (908,514 | ) | |
(d) | |
| 992,573 | | |
| 1,393,913 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | |
| (377,790 | ) | |
| 97,453 | | |
| 37,295 | | |
| |
| - | | |
| (243,042 | ) |
Statutory reserve | |
| 521,566 | | |
| (133,143 | ) | |
| (94,700 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 293,723 | |
Total LOBO EV Technologies LTD’s shareholders’ equity | |
| 5,653,553 | | |
| (1,215,880 | ) | |
| (1,265,599 | ) | |
| |
| 1,292,253 | | |
| 4,464,327 | |
Non-controlling interest | |
| 225,067 | | |
| - | | |
| (225,067 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | |
Total Equity | |
| 5,878,620 | | |
| (1,215,880 | ) | |
| (1,490,666 | ) | |
| |
| 1,292,253 | | |
| 4,464,327 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Total Liabilities and Equity | |
$ | 19,671,484 | | |
$ | (2,076,265 | ) | |
$ | (4,675,389 | ) | |
| |
$ | 3,431,745 | | |
$ | 16,351,575 | |
LOBO
EV TECHNOLOGIES LTD
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023
(In
U.S. dollars except for number of shares)
| |
LOBO EV TECHNOLOGIES | | |
Guangzhou LOBO | | |
Wuxi Jinbang | | |
| |
| | |
| |
| |
LTD And Subsidiaries | | |
Less: Disposition | | |
Less: Disposition | | |
Note | |
Pro Forma Adjustments | | |
Pro Forma Consolidated | |
| |
| | |
(e)
| | |
(f) | | |
| |
| | |
| |
Revenues | |
$ | 15,474,918 | | |
$ | (843,332 | ) | |
$ | (3,716,174 | ) | |
(c) | |
$ | 506,652 | | |
$ | 11,422,064 | |
Cost of revenues | |
| 13,266,821 | | |
| (620,949 | ) | |
| (3,305,882 | ) | |
(c) | |
| 506,652 | | |
| 9,846,642 | |
Gross Profit | |
| 2,208,097 | | |
$ | (222,383 | ) | |
| (410,292 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 1,575,422 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Operating expenses | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Selling and marketing expenses | |
| 610,487 | | |
| (7,398 | ) | |
| (130,579 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 472,510 | |
General and administrative expenses | |
| 516,187 | | |
| (53,454 | ) | |
| (121,916 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 340,817 | |
Research and development expenses | |
| 262,375 | | |
| (181,779 | ) | |
| - | | |
| |
| - | | |
| 80,596 | |
Total operating expenses | |
| 1,389,049 | | |
| (242,631 | ) | |
| (252,495 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 893,923 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Operating (loss)/income | |
| 819,048 | | |
| 20,248 | | |
| (157,797 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 681,499 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Other expenses (income) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Investment expense (income) | |
| 11,399 | | |
| 1,977 | | |
| - | | |
(d) | |
| (992,573 | ) | |
| (979,197 | ) |
Interest expense (income) | |
| 7,508 | | |
| 34 | | |
| (7,978 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| (436 | ) |
Other (income) | |
| (531,183 | ) | |
| 131 | | |
| 6,268 | | |
| |
| - | | |
| (524,784 | ) |
Total other (income), net | |
| (512,276 | ) | |
| 2,142 | | |
| (1,710 | ) | |
| |
| (992,573 | ) | |
| (1,504,417 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Income before income tax expense | |
| 1,331,324 | | |
| 18,106 | | |
| (156,087 | ) | |
| |
| 992,573 | | |
| 2,185,916 | |
Income tax expense | |
| 344,853 | | |
| - | | |
| (43,602 | ) | |
| |
| | | |
| 301,251 | |
Net Income | |
| 986,471 | | |
| 18,106 | | |
| (112,485 | ) | |
| |
| 992,573 | | |
| 1,884,665 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net Income | |
| 986,471 | | |
| 18,106 | | |
| (112,485 | ) | |
| |
| 992,573 | | |
| 1,884,665 | |
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | |
| 16,873 | | |
| - | | |
| (16,873 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | |
Net income attributable to LOBO EV Technologies LTD | |
| 969,598 | | |
| 18,106 | | |
| (95,612 | ) | |
| |
| 992,573 | | |
| 1,884,665 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net Income | |
| 986,471 | | |
| 18,106 | | |
| (112,485 | ) | |
| |
| 992,573 | | |
| 1,884,665 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | |
| (187,459 | ) | |
| 36,216 | | |
| 32,018 | | |
| |
| - | | |
| (119,224 | ) |
Total comprehensive income | |
| 799,012 | | |
| 54,322 | | |
| (80,467 | ) | |
| |
| 992,573 | | |
| 1,765,441 | |
Less: Comprehensive net attributable to noncontrolling interests | |
| 12,304 | | |
| | | |
| (12,304 | ) | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | |
Total comprehensive income attributable to LOBO EV Technologies
LTD | |
$ | 786,709 | | |
$ | 54,322 | | |
$ | (68,163 | ) | |
| |
$ | 992,573 | | |
$ | 1,765,441 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net income per share, basic and diluted | |
$ | 0.15 | | |
$ | | | |
$ | | | |
| |
$ | | | |
$ | 0.29 | |
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | |
| 6,400,000 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| 6,400,000 | |
NOTE
1 –INTRODUCTION
On
November, 2024, Jiangsu LOBO Electric Vehicle Co., LTD (“Jiangsu LOBO”) and Beijing LOBO Intelligent Machine Co., LTD (“
Beijing LOBO”) (the “Seller”) entered into share transfer agreements (“Disposition”) with Chengliang Yang
and Jueqian Wang (the “Purchaser”). Pursuant to the Disposition, the Purchaser agreed to purchase Guangzhou Lobo Intelligent
Technology Co., LTD. (“Guangzhou LOBO”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Jingsu LOBO, and Wuxi Jinbang Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
Co., LTD. (“Wuxi Jinbang”), an 85%-owned subsidiary of Beijing LOBO, for cash consideration of RMB18,000 (approximately
US $2,529) and RMB9.18 million (approximately US $ 1,289,724) (the “Purchase Price”), respectively. Upon closing of the transaction
contemplated by the Disposition, the Seller will no longer have control over Guangzhou LOBO or Wuxi Jinbang. We refer to the foregoing
transactions contemplated by the share transfer agreements collectively as the “Transaction”.
Basis
of Presentation
The
unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, using
the assumptions set forth to in the notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. The unaudited pro forma
condensed combined financial statements presented below are derived from the historical financial statements of the Lobo EV Technology
Ltd. (the “Company”), adjusted to give effect to the Transaction. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes and the respective history financial information from which it was derived,
including:
(1) |
The
historical financial statements and the accompanying notes of the Company as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2024, included
in the Company’s Report on Form 6-K for the six months ended June 30, 2024 filed with the SEC on September 30, 2024. |
(2) |
The
historical financial statements and the accompanying notes of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023, included
in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on April 30, 2024. |
The
unaudited pro form condensed combined balance sheet as of June 30, 2024 gives effect to the Transaction as if it had occurred on June
30, 2024. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and for the year
ended December 31, 2023 gives effect to the Transaction as if occurred on January 1, 2023 and carried forward through the eighteen months
ended June 30, 2024.
The
pro forma adjustments are preliminary and have been made solely for informational purposes. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated
financial statements are not intended to represent and does not purport to be indicative of what the combined financial condition or
results of operations of the Company would have been had the Transaction been completed on the applicable dates. In addition, the pro
forma financial statements do not purport to project the future financial condition and results of operations of the Company. In the
opinion of management, all necessary adjustments to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been made.
NOTE
2 – PRO FORMA RECLASSIFICATION AND ADJUSTMENTS
The
historical consolidated financial statements have been adjusted in the Pro Forma, as detailed below, to give effect to pro forma events
that are: (i) directly attributable to the Disposition, (ii) factually supportable, and (iii) with respect to the statements of operations,
expected to have a continuing impact on the disposal results of Disposition. The Pro Forma do not reflect the non-recurring cost of any
integration activities or benefits from the Disposition including potential synergies that may be generated in future periods.
The
unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 reflects the following transaction accounting
adjustments related to the Disposition:
(a)
The removal of the assets and liabilities under Guangzhou LOBO from the historical information presented.
(b)
The removal of the assets and liabilities under Wuxi Jinbang from the historical information presented.
(c)
Represents the recovery of elimination between the Company and Guangzhou LOBO as well as Wuxi Jinbang.
(d)
The pro forma net gain on disposal of assets is based on the Company’s historical balance sheet information as of June 30, 2024
and December 31, 2023 and is subject to change based upon, among other things, the actual balance sheet on the closing date of the Disposition
and the finalization of the Company’s financial closing procedures and may differ significantly from the actual net gain on disposal
of assets that the Company will recognize. The pro forma net gain on disposal of assets presented below is reflected in the unaudited
pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as if the Disposition was consummated as of June 30, 2024, and in the unaudited pro forma
condensed statements of operation as if the Disposition was consummated on January 1, 2023.
(e)
The removal of revenues and expenses from the assets sold in connection with the Guangzhou LOBO Disposition from the historical information
presented.
(f)
The removal of revenues and expenses from the assets sold in connection with the Wuxi Jinbang Disposition from the historical information
presented.
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The
information in this report contains forward-looking statements. The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and
results of operations should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.
This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. See “Disclosure
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks, and assumptions associated with these statements.
Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those discussed in our forward-looking statements as a result of
many factors, including those set forth elsewhere in this report.
Overview
Our
vision is to provide people good and affordable products for daily commuting, powered by design and intelligent technologies. Our mission
is to become a leading innovative electric vehicle manufacturer provider in China. Leveraging our next generation technologies in connectivity,
multimedia interactive software systems and artificial intelligence, we are re-defining our products in order to provide users with convenient,
affordable and innovative driving experiences.
Currently,
we design, develop, manufacture and sell e-bicycles, e-mopeds, urban tricycles, and e-carts, such as elderly scooters, golf carts as
well as the automobile information and entertainment software development and design services to customers. We do not provide in-vehicle
entertainment services to end-users independently.
Key
Factors that Affect Operating Results
We
believe the following key factors may affect our financial condition and results of operations:
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our
ability to increase our sales volume; |
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our
ability to enhance our operational efficiency; and |
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our
ability to expand into international markets. |
Results
of Operations
Six
Months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
The
following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the six months ended June
30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. This information should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes
included elsewhere in this prospectus. The results of operations in any period are not necessarily indicative of our future trends.
| |
Six Months Ended | |
| |
June 30, | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
Revenues | |
$ | 12,132,668 | | |
$ | 8,137,820 | |
Cost of revenues | |
| 10,768,717 | | |
| 6,954,364 | |
Gross Profit | |
| 1,363,951 | | |
| 1,183,456 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Operating expenses | |
| | | |
| | |
Selling and marketing expenses | |
| 329,471 | | |
| 325,800 | |
General and administrative expenses | |
| 878,547 | | |
| 284,134 | |
Research and development expenses | |
| 245,642 | | |
| 132,174 | |
Total operating expenses | |
| 1,453,660 | | |
| 742,108 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Operating (loss)/income | |
| (89,709 | ) | |
| 441,348 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Other expenses (income) | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest expense (income) | |
| (19,964 | ) | |
| 4,656 | |
Other (income) | |
| (45,537 | ) | |
| (484,545 | ) |
Total other income, net | |
| (65,501 | ) | |
| (479,889 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
(loss)/Income before income tax expense | |
| (24,208 | ) | |
| 921,237 | |
Income tax expense | |
| 289,039 | | |
| 249,200 | |
Net (loss)/Income | |
| (313,247 | ) | |
| 672,037 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net (loss)/Income | |
| (313,247 | ) | |
| 672,037 | |
Less: Net (loss)/income attributable to non-controlling interest | |
| 10,729 | | |
| (14,263 | ) |
Net (loss)/income attributable to LOBO EV Technologies LTD | |
| (302,518 | ) | |
| 657,774 | |
Segment
Information
Six
Months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
The
Company has determined that it operates in two operating segments for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023: (1) electric vehicles
and accessories sales, and (2) software royalties and development and design services.
The
following tables present the summary of each reportable segment’s revenue and income, which are considered as segment operating
performance measures, for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
| |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 | |
| |
Electric vehicles and accessories sales | | |
Software royalties and development and design services | | |
| |
| |
Segment | | |
Segment | | |
Consolidated | |
Current assets | |
$ | 20,164,937 | | |
$ | 188,900 | | |
$ | 20,353,837 | |
Non-current assets | |
| 2,757,808 | | |
| 1,347,801 | | |
| 4,105,609 | |
Revenues | |
| 12,076,334 | | |
| 56,334 | | |
| 12,132,668 | |
Depreciation and amortization | |
| 89,791 | | |
| 413,978 | | |
| 503,769 | |
Segment income (loss) before tax | |
| 452,479 | | |
| (476,687 | ) | |
| (24,208 | ) |
Segment gross profit margin | |
| 14 | % | |
| -600 | % | |
| 11 | % |
Net income (loss) | |
$ | 163,440 | | |
| (476,687 | ) | |
| (313,247 | ) |
| |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 | |
| |
Electric vehicles and accessories sales | | |
Software royalties and development and design services | | |
| |
| |
Segment | | |
Segment | | |
Consolidated | |
Current assets | |
$ | 13,617,876 | | |
$ | 741,548 | | |
$ | 14,359,424 | |
Non-current assets | |
| 1,648,698 | | |
| 1,422,157 | | |
| 3,070,855 | |
Revenues | |
| 7,496,861 | | |
| 640,959 | | |
| 8,137,820 | |
Depreciation and amortization | |
| 91,200 | | |
| 230,139 | | |
| 321,339 | |
Segment income before tax | |
| 811,842 | | |
| 109,395 | | |
| 921,237 | |
Segment gross profit margin | |
| 12 | % | |
| 39 | % | |
| 15 | % |
Net income | |
$ | 590,072 | | |
$ | 81,965 | | |
$ | 672,037 | |
Depreciation
and amortization
The
increase of depreciation and amortization was primarily due to the increases in amortization of the intangibles in the software royalties
and development and design services segment.
Segment
income before tax
The
income before tax in the vehicles and accessories sales segment decreased by $359,363 to $452,479 for the six months ended June 30, 2024,
from income before tax of $811,842 for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
The
income before tax in the software royalties and development and design services segment decreased by $586,082 to loss of $476,687 for
the six months ended June 30, 2024, from income before tax of $109,395 for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
Components
of Results of Operations
Six
Months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Revenues
Our
revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 were $12,132,668 and $8,137,820, respectively. The 49% increase in revenues
was mainly driven by the increase in electric vehicles and accessories sales rebound from COVID-19.
The
revenues of the electric vehicles and accessories sales segment increased by $4,579,473 to $12,076,334 for the six months ended June
30, 2024, from $7,496,861 for the six months ended June 30, 2023, representing an increase of approximately 61%, driven by increase in
sales of three-wheeled electric vehicles, parts and accessories.
A
detailed breakdown of sales revenues and units sold in the electric vehicles and accessories sales segment for the six months ended June
30, 2024 and 2023 is set forth below:
| |
For the Six Months Ended
June 30, | | |
Variance | |
Electric vehicles and accessories sales revenues | |
2024 | | |
2023 | | |
Amount | | |
% | |
Two-wheeled E-bicycles | |
$ | 5,937,223 | | |
$ | 5,438,031 | | |
$ | 499,192 | | |
| 9.18 | % |
Two-wheeled E-Mopeds | |
| 93,775 | | |
| 738,615 | | |
| (644,840 | ) | |
| (87.30 | )% |
Three-wheeled Electric Vehicles | |
| 2,406,992 | | |
| 843,047 | | |
| 1,563,945 | | |
| 185.51 | % |
Three-wheeled Solar Electric Vehicles | |
| 7,690 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 7,690 | | |
| 100.00 | % |
Four-Wheeled Solar Electric off-highway Shuttles | |
| 1,095 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 1,095 | | |
| 100.00 | % |
Four-Wheeled Electric off-highway Shuttles | |
| 238,573 | | |
| 118,882 | | |
| 119,691 | | |
| 100.68 | % |
Batteries | |
| 2,579,825 | | |
| 199,822 | | |
| 2,380,003 | | |
| 1,191.06 | % |
Parts and Accessories | |
| 811,161 | | |
| 158,464 | | |
| 652,697 | | |
| 411.89 | % |
Total | |
$ | 12,076,334 | | |
$ | 7,496,861 | | |
$ | 4,579,473 | | |
| 61.09 | % |
| |
For the Six Months Ended
June 30, | | |
Variance | |
Electric vehicles and accessories units sold | |
2024 | | |
2023 | | |
Amount | | |
% | |
Two-wheeled E-bicycles | |
| 25,147 | | |
| 26,988 | | |
| (1,841 | ) | |
| (6.82 | )% |
Two-wheeled E-Mopeds | |
| 554 | | |
| 2278 | | |
| (1,724 | ) | |
| (75.68 | )% |
Three-wheeled Electric Vehicles | |
| 7,765 | | |
| 2,789 | | |
| 4,976 | | |
| 178.42 | % |
Three-wheeled Solar Electric Vehicles | |
| 15 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 15 | | |
| 100.00 | % |
Four-Wheeled Solar Electric off-highway Shuttles | |
| 1 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 1 | | |
| 100.00 | % |
Four-Wheeled Electric off-highway Shuttles | |
| 322 | | |
| 133 | | |
| 189 | | |
| 142.11 | % |
Batteries | |
| 4,707 | | |
| 4,045 | | |
| 662 | | |
| 16.37 | % |
Parts and Accessories | |
| 119,335 | | |
| 27,088 | | |
| 92,247 | | |
| 340.55 | % |
Total | |
| 157,846 | | |
| 63,321 | | |
| 94,525 | | |
| 149.28 | % |
The
software royalties and development and design services segment provides software solutions development for automotive electronics, like
multimedia interactive system, multifunctional rear-view mirrors, and dash-cam, and household solar electronic system. We developed this
segment primarily through collaborating with and subcontracting from tier-one automobile suppliers.
The
revenues of the software royalties and development and design services segment decreased by $584,625 to $56,334 for the six months ended
June 30, 2024, from $640,959 for the six months ended June 30, 2023, representing a decrease of approximately 91%.
Cost
of revenues
Cost
of revenues consists primarily of manufacturing and purchase cost of raw materials, battery packs, depreciation, maintenance, and other
overhead expenses. Our cost of revenues increased by $3,814,353, or 55%, to $10,768,717 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 from $6,954,364
for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The percentage increase in cost of revenue was consistent with the 49% increase in revenues.
Gross
profit
Gross
profits for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 were $1,363,951 and $1,183,456, representing 11% and 15% of revenues, respectively.
Selling
and marketing expenses
Our
selling and marketing expenses primarily consist of salaries and benefits, office expense, and freight expense. Our selling and marketing
expenses were $329,471 and $325,800 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The selling and marketing expenses
increased primarily due to hiring more salesforce to capture the momentum of the revenue increase and more salary expenses were incurred.
General
and administrative expenses
Our
general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and welfare expenses, rent expenses, and depreciation. Our general
and administrative expenses were $878,547 and $284,134 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the increase is primarily due
to the increase in professional fees in the six months ended June 30, 2024.
Research
and development expenses
Research
and development expenses are related to certain software research and development for internal use. Research and development expenses
primarily consist of employee salaries and benefit costs. Research and development expenses were $245,642 and $132,174 for the six months
ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Income
tax expense
The
PRC enterprise income tax (“EIT”) is calculated based on the taxable income determined under the applicable EIT Law and its
implementation rules, which became effective on January 1, 2008. The EIT Law applies a uniform 25% income tax rate for all resident enterprises
in China. Income tax expenses amounted to $289,039 and $249,200 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The change
resulted from the change in our subsidiaries’ taxable income .
Net
income
As
a result of the foregoing, our net loss/incomes for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, were $(313,247) and $672,037, respectively.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Six
Months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
As
of June 30, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of $1,115,181, and a total working capital of $4,758,384.
We
believe that we will generate sufficient cash flows to fund our operations and to meet our obligations on a timely basis for the next
12 months assuming the successful implementation of our business plans.
To
utilize the proceeds from the IPO, we may make additional loans or capital contributions to our PRC subsidiaries. PRC laws and regulations
allow an offshore holding company to provide funding to our PRC subsidiaries only through loans or capital contributions, subject to
the filing or approval of government authorities and limits on the amount of capital contributions and loans. Subject to satisfaction
of applicable government registration and approval requirements, we may extend inter-company loans to our PRC subsidiaries or make additional
capital contributions to fund their capital expenditures or working capital. For an increase of registered capital, our PRC subsidiaries
need to file such change of registered capital with the State Administration for Market Regulation (the “SAMR”) or its local
counterparts through the enterprise registration system and the national enterprise credit information publicity system, and the SAMR
or its local counterparts will then submit such information to the China’s Ministry of Commerce or its local counterparts. If the
holding company provides funding to our PRC subsidiaries through loans, (a) in the event that the foreign debt management mechanism as
provided in the Measures for Foreign Debts Registration and Administration and other relevant rules applies, the balance of such loans
cannot exceed the difference between the total investment and the registered capital of the subsidiaries and we will need to register
such loans with the SAFE or its local branches, or (b) in the event that the mechanism as provided in the Notice of the People’s
Bank of China on Matters concerning the Macro-Prudential Management of Full-Covered Cross-Border Financing, or PBOC Notice No. 9, applies,
the balance of such loans will be subject to the risk-weighted approach and the net asset limits and we will need to file the loans with
the SAFE in its information system pursuant to applicable requirements and guidelines issued by the SAFE or its local branches.
Cash
Flows
Six
Months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
The
following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated:
| |
For the Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
Net cash used in operating activities | |
$ | (1,112,695 | ) | |
$ | (138,265 | ) |
Net cash used in investing activities | |
| (765,377 | ) | |
| (178,886 | ) |
Net cash provided by financing activities | |
| 2,516,551 | | |
| 521,690 | |
Effect of exchange rate changes | |
| 6,367 | | |
| (17,197 | ) |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | |
$ | 644,846 | | |
$ | 187,342 | |
Operating
Activities
Net
cash used in operating activities was $1,112,695 for the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily derived from (a) an increase of inventories
of $3,304,383; (b) an increase of prepaid expenses of $679,115, offset by (a) an increase of advance from customers of $1,114,290, and
(b) an increase of VAT payable of $1,009,699. The increase in VAT payable was primarily due to the increase of revenues. The increase
in prepaid expenses was primarily due to the prepayment to vendors.
Net
cash used in operating activities was $138,265 for the six months ended June 30, 2023, primarily derived from (a) an increase of inventories
of $1,216,371; (b) an increase of prepaid expenses of $1,858,070, (c) a decrease of accounts payable of $989,725, offset by (a) an increase
of advance from customers of $1,395,028, and (b) an increase of VAT payable of $584,518. The increase in accounts payable and VAT payable
was primarily due to the increase of revenues. The increase in prepaid expenses was primarily due to the prepayment to vendors.
Investing
Activities
For
the six months ended June 30, 2024 , net cash used in investing activities was $765,377, which was primarily due to purchase of intangible
assets of $503,617, interest-free loan to related parties of $7,123,895, offset by interest-free loans repaid by related parties of $7,102,415.
For
the six months ended June 30, 2023, net cash used in investing activities was $178,886, which was primarily due to reorganization consideration
paid of $1,437,646, and interest-free loan to related parties of $11,319,657, offset by interest-free loans repaid by related parties
of $12,913,860.
Financing
Activities
For
the six months ended June 30, 2024 , net cash provided by financing activities was $2,516,551, primarily due to $2,696,327 net proceeds
from IPO.
For
the six months ended June 30, 2023, net cash provided by financing activities was $521,690, primarily due to $784,512 proceeds from interest-free
loan from related parties.
Trend
Information
Six
Months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
We
are not aware of any trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments or events that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our
net revenues, net income, profitability, liquidity or capital resources, or that would cause reported financial information not necessarily
to be indicative of future operating results or financial condition.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
Six
Months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
We
did not have during the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any off-balance sheet financing arrangements or any relationships
with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, including entities sometimes referred to as structured finance or special purpose
entities, that were established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited
purposes.
Tabular
Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
Six
Months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Commitments
and Contingencies
From
time to time, we may be subject to certain legal proceedings, claims and disputes that arise in the ordinary course of business. Although
the outcomes of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted, we do not believe these actions, in the aggregate, will have a material
adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
Operating
Lease
Our
operating lease contractual obligations as of June 30, 2024 were as follows:
The periods ending December 31, | |
| |
2024 (remaining 6 months) | |
| 548,243 | |
2025 | |
| 378,249 | |
2026 | |
| 362,001 | |
2027 | |
| 119,439 | |
Total minimum lease payments | |
| 1,407,932 | |
Less: present value discount | |
| (73,097 | ) |
Present value of minimum lease payments | |
$ | 1,334,835 | |
Other
than those shown above, we did not have any significant capital and other commitments, long-term obligations, or guarantees as of June
30, 2024.
Results
of Operations
For
the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
The
following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the years ended December,
2023 and 2022, respectively. This information should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included
elsewhere in this prospectus. The results of operations in any period are not necessarily indicative of our future trends.
| |
For the year ended | |
| |
December 31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Revenues | |
$ | 15,474,918 | | |
$ | 18,298,565 | |
Cost of revenues | |
| 13,266,821 | | |
| 15,273,181 | |
Gross Profit | |
| 2,208,097 | | |
| 3,025,384 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Operating expenses | |
| | | |
| | |
Selling and marketing expenses | |
| 610,487 | | |
| 585,772 | |
General and administrative expenses | |
| 516,187 | | |
| 690,763 | |
Research and development expenses | |
| 262,375 | | |
| 227,555 | |
Total operating expenses | |
| 1,389,049 | | |
| 1,504,090 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Operating income | |
| 819,048 | | |
| 1,521,294 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Other expenses (income) | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest expense | |
| 7,508 | | |
| 16,715 | |
Other (income) | |
| (519,784 | ) | |
| (27,949 | ) |
Total other (income) expenses, net | |
| (512,276 | ) | |
| (11,234 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Income before income tax expense | |
| 1,331,324 | | |
| 1,532,528 | |
Income tax expense | |
| 344,853 | | |
| 417,268 | |
Net Income | |
| 986,471 | | |
| 1,115,260 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net Income | |
| 986,471 | | |
| 1,115,260 | |
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | |
| (16,873 | ) | |
| (42,827 | ) |
Net income attributable to LOBO EV Technologies LTD | |
| 969,598 | | |
| 1,072,433 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net Income | |
| 986,471 | | |
| 1,115,260 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | |
| 182,890 | | |
| 348,963 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustments for non-controlling interest | |
| 8,374 | | |
| 10,651 | |
Comprehensive income attributable to LOBO EV Technologies
LTD | |
$ | 1,177,735 | | |
$ | 1,474,874 | |
Segment
Information
The
Company has determined that it operates in two operating segments for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022: (1) electric vehicles
and accessories sales, and (2) software royalties and development and design services.
The
following tables present the summary of each reportable segment’s revenue and income, which are considered as segment operating
performance measures, for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:
| |
For the Year Ended December 31,
2023 | |
| |
Electric vehicles and accessories sales | | |
Software royalties and development and design services | | |
| |
| |
Segment | | |
Segment | | |
Consolidated | |
Current assets | |
$ | 15,830,685 | | |
$ | 274,228 | | |
$ | 16,104,913 | |
Non-current assets | |
| 1,764,534 | | |
| 1,802,037 | | |
| 3,566,571 | |
Revenues | |
| 14,298,967 | | |
| 1,175,951 | | |
| 15,474,918 | |
Depreciation and amortization | |
| 180,861 | | |
| 541,917 | | |
| 722,778 | |
Segment income before tax | |
| 1,349,430 | | |
| (18,106 | ) | |
| 1,331,324 | |
Segment gross profit margin | |
| 12 | % | |
| 40 | % | |
| 14 | % |
Net income | |
$ | 1,004,577 | | |
$ | (18,106 | ) | |
$ | 986,471 | |
| |
For the Year Ended December 31,
2022 | |
| |
Electric vehicles and accessories sales | | |
Software royalties and development and design services | | |
| |
| |
Segment | | |
Segment | | |
Consolidated | |
Current assets | |
$ | 13,191,513 | | |
$ | 755,499 | | |
$ | 13,947,012 | |
Non-current assets | |
| 1,587,699 | | |
| 1,402,747 | | |
| 2,990,446 | |
Revenues | |
| 16,930,201 | | |
| 1,368,364 | | |
| 18,298,565 | |
Depreciation and amortization | |
| 132,664 | | |
| 214,525 | | |
| 347,189 | |
Segment income before tax | |
| 1,055,425 | | |
| 477,103 | | |
| 1,532,528 | |
Segment gross profit margin | |
| 13 | % | |
| 57 | % | |
| 17 | % |
Net income | |
$ | 729,756 | | |
$ | 385,504 | | |
$ | 1,115,260 | |
Depreciation
and amortization
The
increase of depreciation and amortization year over year was primarily due to the increases in amortization of the intangibles in the
software royalties and development and design services segment.
Segment
income before tax
The
income before tax in the vehicles and accessories sales segment increased by $294,005 to $1,349,430 for the year ended December 31, 2023,
from income before tax of $1,055,425 for the year ended December 31, 2022.
The
income before tax in the software royalties and development and design services segment decreased by $495,209 to loss of $18,106 for
the year ended December 31, 2023, from income of $477,103 for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Components
of Results of Operations
Revenues
Our
revenues for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were $15,474,918 and $18,298,565, respectively. The 15% decrease in revenues
was mainly driven by the decrease in electric vehicles and accessories sales.
The
revenues of the electric vehicles and accessories sales segment decreased by $2,631,234 to $14,298,967 for the year ended December 31,
2023, from $16,930,201 for the year ended December 31, 2022, representing a decrease of approximately 16%.
A
detailed breakdown of sales revenues and units sold in the electric vehicles and accessories sales segment for the years ended December
31, 2023 and 2022 is set forth below:
| |
For the Years Ended
December 31, | | |
Variance | |
Electric vehicles and accessories sales revenues | |
2023 | | |
2022 | | |
Amount | | |
% | |
Two-wheeled E-bicycles | |
$ | 9,585,918 | | |
$ | 8,894,577 | | |
$ | 691,341 | | |
| 8 | % |
Two-wheeled E-Mopeds | |
| 722,697 | | |
| 1,366,190 | | |
| (643,493 | ) | |
| (47 | )% |
Three-wheeled Electric Vehicles | |
| 2,143,036 | | |
| 2,078,847 | | |
| 64,189 | | |
| 3 | % |
Four-Wheeled Electric off-highway Shuttles | |
| 164,679 | | |
| 1,088,644 | | |
| (923,965 | ) | |
| (85 | )% |
Batteries | |
| 1,172,441 | | |
| 2,724,339 | | |
| (1,551,898 | ) | |
| (57 | )% |
Parts and Accessories | |
| 510,196 | | |
| 777,604 | | |
| (267,408 | ) | |
| (34 | )% |
Total | |
$ | 14,298,967 | | |
$ | 16,930,201 | | |
$ | (2,631,234 | ) | |
| (16 | )% |
| |
For the Years Ended
December 31, | | |
Variance | |
Electric vehicles and accessories units sold | |
2023 | | |
2022 | | |
Amount | | |
% | |
Two-wheeled E-bicycles | |
| 49,548 | | |
| 45,831 | | |
| 3,717 | | |
| 8 | % |
Two-wheeled E-Mopeds | |
| 2,278 | | |
| 4,312 | | |
| (2,034 | ) | |
| (47 | )% |
Three-wheeled Electric Vehicles | |
| 7,482 | | |
| 7,118 | | |
| 364 | | |
| 5 | % |
Four-Wheeled Electric off-highway Shuttles | |
| 198 | | |
| 2,484 | | |
| (2,286 | ) | |
| (92 | )% |
Batteries | |
| 17,492 | | |
| 196,528 | | |
| (179,036 | ) | |
| (91 | )% |
Parts and Accessories | |
| 36,301 | | |
| 77,314 | | |
| (41,013 | ) | |
| (53 | )% |
Total | |
| 113,299 | | |
| 333,587 | | |
| (220,288 | ) | |
| (66 | )% |
The
software royalties and development and design services segment provides software solutions development for automotive electronics, like
multimedia interactive system, multifunctional rear-view mirrors, and dash-cam, and household solar electronic system. We develop this
segment primarily through collaborating with and subcontracting from tier-one automobile suppliers.
The
revenues of the software royalties and development and design services segment decreased by $192,413 to $1,175,951 for the year ended
December 31, 2023, from $1,368,364 for the year ended December 31, 2022, representing an decrease of approximately 14%.
Cost
of revenues
Cost
of revenues consists primarily of manufacturing and purchase cost of raw materials, battery packs, depreciation, maintenance, and other
overhead expenses. Our cost of revenues decreased by $2,006,360, or 13%, to $13,266,821 for the year ended December 31, 2023 from $15,273,181
for the year ended December 31, 2022. The percentage decrease in cost of revenue was consistent with the 15% decrease in revenues.
Gross
profit
Gross
profits for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were $2,208,097 and $3,025,384, representing 14% and 17% of revenues, respectively.
Selling
and marketing expenses
Our
selling and marketing expenses primarily consist of salaries and benefits, office expense, and freight expense. Our selling and marketing
expenses were $610,487 and $585,772 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The selling and marketing expenses
increased primarily due to hiring more salesforce to capture the momentum of the revenue increase and more salary expenses were incurred.
General
and administrative expenses
Our
general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and welfare expenses, rent expenses, and depreciation. Our general
and administrative expenses were $516,187 and $690,763 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Research
and development expenses
Research
and development expenses are related to certain software research and development for internal use. Research and development expenses
primarily consist of employee salaries and benefit costs. Research and development expenses were $262,375 and $227,555 for the years
ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Income
tax expense
The
PRC enterprise income tax (“EIT”) is calculated based on the taxable income determined under the applicable EIT Law and its
implementation rules, which became effective on January 1, 2008. The EIT Law applies a uniform 25% income tax rate for all resident enterprises
in China. Income tax expenses amounted to $344,853 and $417,268 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The change
resulted from the change in our taxable income.
Net
income
As
a result of the foregoing, our net incomes for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, were $986,471 and $1,115,260, respectively.
Years
Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
The
following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. This information should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and related
notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. The results of operations in any period are not necessarily indicative of our future trends.
| |
For the years ended | |
| |
December 31, | |
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Revenues | |
$ | 18,298,565 | | |
$ | 14,128,459 | |
Cost of revenues | |
| 15,273,181 | | |
| 11,197,314 | |
Gross Profit | |
| 3,025,384 | | |
| 2,931,145 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Operating expenses | |
| | | |
| | |
Selling and marketing expenses | |
| 585,772 | | |
| 316,457 | |
General and administrative expenses | |
| 690,763 | | |
| 324,702 | |
Research and development expenses | |
| 227,555 | | |
| 53,139 | |
Total operating expenses | |
| 1,504,090 | | |
| 694,298 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Operating income | |
| 1,521,294 | | |
| 2,236,847 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Other expenses (income) | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest expense | |
| 16,715 | | |
| 12,641 | |
Other (income) | |
| (27,949 | ) | |
| (5,680 | ) |
Total other (income) expenses, net | |
| (11,234 | ) | |
| 6,961 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Income before income tax expense | |
| 1,532,528 | | |
| 2,229,886 | |
Income tax expense | |
| 417,268 | | |
| 568,005 | |
Net Income | |
| 1,115,260 | | |
| 1,661,881 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net Income | |
| 1,115,260 | | |
| 1,661,881 | |
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | |
| (42,827 | ) | |
| (13,155 | ) |
Net income attributable to LOBO EV Technologies LTD | |
| 1,072,433 | | |
| 1,648,726 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net Income | |
| 1,115,260 | | |
| 1,661,881 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | |
| 348,963 | | |
| (61,220 | ) |
Foreign currency translation adjustments for non-controlling interest | |
| 10,651 | | |
| (2,800 | ) |
Comprehensive income attributable to LOBO EV Technologies
LTD | |
$ | 1,474,874 | | |
$ | 1,597,861 | |
Segment
Information
The
Company has determined that it operates in two operating segments for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021: (1) electric vehicles
and accessories sales, and (2) software royalties and development and design services.
The
following tables present the summary of each reportable segment’s revenue and income, which are considered as segment operating
performance measures, for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
| |
For the Year Ended December 31,
2022 | |
| |
Electric vehicles and accessories sales | | |
Software royalties and development and design services | | |
| |
| |
Segment | | |
Segment | | |
Consolidated | |
Current assets | |
$ | 13,191,513 | | |
$ | 755,499 | | |
$ | 13,947,012 | |
Non-current assets | |
| 1,587,699 | | |
| 1,402,747 | | |
| 2,990,446 | |
Revenues | |
| 16,930,201 | | |
| 1,368,364 | | |
| 18,298,565 | |
Depreciation and amortization | |
| 132,664 | | |
| 214,525 | | |
| 347,189 | |
Segment income before tax | |
| 1,055,425 | | |
| 477,103 | | |
| 1,532,528 | |
Segment gross profit margin | |
| 13 | % | |
| 57 | % | |
| 17 | % |
Net income | |
$ | 729,756 | | |
$ | 385,504 | | |
$ | 1,115,260 | |
| |
Year ended December 31, 2021 | |
| |
Electric vehicles and accessories sales | | |
Software royalties and development and design services | | |
| |
| |
Segment | | |
Segment | | |
Consolidated | |
Current assets | |
$ | 6,551,666 | | |
$ | 1,623,658 | | |
$ | 8,175,324 | |
Non-current assets | |
| 2,385,626 | | |
| 709,592 | | |
| 3,095,218 | |
Revenues | |
| 12,401,756 | | |
| 1,726,703 | | |
| 14,128,459 | |
Depreciation and amortization | |
| 112,369 | | |
| 9,506 | | |
| 121,875 | |
Segment income before tax | |
| 1,143,644 | | |
| 1,086,242 | | |
| 2,229,886 | |
Segment gross profit margin | |
| 15 | % | |
| 65 | % | |
| 21 | % |
Net income | |
$ | 857,928 | | |
$ | 803,953 | | |
$ | 1,661,881 | |
Depreciation
and amortization
The
increase of depreciation and amortization year over year was primarily due to the increases in amortization of the intangibles in the
Software royalties and development and design services Segment.
Segment
income before tax
The
income before tax in the vehicles and accessories sales segment decreased by $88,219 to $1,055,425 for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2022, from $1,143,644 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, representing a decrease of approximately 8%.
The
income before tax in the software royalties and development and design services segment decreased by $609,139 to $477,103 for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2022, from $1,086,242 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, representing a significant decrease of approximately
56%. The significant decrease was primarily due to a significant decrease in sales to one major dealer customer during the year ended
December 31, 2022.
Components
of Results of Operations
Revenues
Our
revenues for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $18,298,565 and $14,128,459, respectively. The 30% increase in revenues
was mainly driven by the steady increase of electric vehicles and accessories sales.
The
electric vehicles and accessories sales segment engages in manufacturing and sale of electric vehicles and accessories. For the long-term
development of the business, we have built up a production line for manufacturing electric vehicles and accessories. Currently, we are
targeting a rapid growth through our regional exclusive dealers. As of August 31, 2023, we have developed approximately 152 dealers in
more than 10 provinces across China. Among them, sales networks are mainly concentrated in Tianjin, Beijing, Hebei province, Jiangsu
province, Zhejiang province, Anhui province and Hunan province. We also have approximately 48 foreign dealers globally as of August 31,
2023.
The
revenues of the electric vehicles and accessories sales segment increased by $4,528,445 to $16,930,201 for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2022, from $12,401,756 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, representing a significant increase of approximately 37%.
A
detailed breakdown of sales revenues and units sold in the electric vehicles and accessories sales segment for the years ended December
31, 2022 and 2021 is set forth below:
| |
For the Years Ended December 31, | | |
Variance | |
Electric vehicles and accessories sales revenues | |
2022 | | |
2021 | | |
Amount | | |
% | |
Two-wheeled E-bicycles | |
$ | 8,894,577 | | |
$ | 6,028,150 | | |
$ | 2,866,427 | | |
| 47.55 | % |
Two-wheeled E-Mopeds | |
| 1,366,190 | | |
| 1,317,062 | | |
| 49,128 | | |
| 3.73 | % |
Three-wheeled Electric Vehicles | |
| 2,078,847 | | |
| 4,114,544 | | |
| (2,035,697 | ) | |
| (49.48 | )% |
Four-Wheeled Electric off-highway Shuttles | |
| 1,088,644 | | |
| 90,542 | | |
| 998,102 | | |
| 1,102.36 | % |
Batteries | |
| 2,724,339 | | |
| 696,331 | | |
| 2,028,008 | | |
| 291.24 | % |
Parts and Accessories | |
| 777,604 | | |
| 155,127 | | |
| 622,477 | | |
| 401.27 | % |
Total | |
$ | 16,930,201 | | |
$ | 12,401,756 | | |
$ | 4,528,445 | | |
| 36.51 | % |
| |
For the Years Ended December 31, | | |
Variance | |
Electric vehicles and accessories units sold | |
2022 | | |
2021 | | |
Amount | | |
% | |
Two-wheeled E-bicycles | |
| 45,831 | | |
| 34,687 | | |
| 11,144 | | |
| 32.13 | % |
Two-wheeled E-Mopeds | |
| 4,312 | | |
| 4,812 | | |
| (500 | ) | |
| (10.39 | )% |
Three-wheeled Electric Vehicles | |
| 7,118 | | |
| 12,905 | | |
| (5,787 | ) | |
| (44.84 | )% |
Four-Wheeled Electric off-highway Shuttles | |
| 2,484 | | |
| 200 | | |
| 2,284 | | |
| 1,142.00 | % |
Batteries | |
| 196,528 | | |
| 22,165 | | |
| 174,363 | | |
| 786.66 | % |
Parts and Accessories | |
| 77,314 | | |
| 1,905 | | |
| 75,409 | | |
| 3,958.48 | % |
Total | |
| 333,587 | | |
| 76,674 | | |
| 256,913 | | |
| 335.07 | % |
The
software royalties and development and design services segment provides software solutions development for automotive electronics, like
multimedia interactive system, multifunctional rear-view mirrors, and dash-cam. We develop this segment primarily through collaborating
with and subcontracting from tier-one automobile suppliers.
The
revenues of the software royalties and development and design services segment decreased by $358,339 to $1,368,364 for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2022, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, representing a decrease of approximately 21%. The decrease was primarily
due to significant decrease in sales to one major dealer during the year ended December 31, 2022.
Cost
of revenues
Cost
of revenues consists primarily of manufacturing and purchase cost of raw materials, battery packs, depreciation, maintenance, and other
overhead expenses. Our cost of revenues increased by $4,075,867, or 36%, to $15,273,181 for the year ended December 31, 2022 from $11,197,314
for the year ended December 31, 2021. The percentage increase in cost of revenue was consistent with the 30% increase in revenues.
Gross
profit
Gross
profits for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $3,025,384 and $2,931,145, representing 17% and 21% of revenues, respectively.
The decrease in gross profit margin for the year ended December 31, 2022 was due to the overall manufacturing cost increase.
Selling
and marketing expenses
Our
selling and marketing expenses primarily consist of salaries and benefits, office expense, and freight expense. Our selling and marketing
expenses were $585,772 and $316,457 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The selling and marketing expenses
increased primarily due to hiring more salesforce to capture the momentum of the economic recovery post-COVID and more salary expenses
were incurred.
General
and administrative expenses
Our
general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and welfare expenses, rent expenses, depreciation and bad debt provision.
Our general and administrative expenses were $690,763 and $324,702 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, primarily due to increased
administrative activities in Tianjin LOBO and Jiangsu LOBO, which both commenced operations in 2021 and ramped up operations in 2022.
Research
and development expenses
Research
and development expenses are related to certain software research and development for internal use. Research and development expenses
primarily consist of employee salaries and benefit costs. Research and development expenses were $227,555 and $53,139 for the years ended
December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Income
tax expense
The
PRC enterprise income tax (“EIT”) is calculated based on the taxable income determined under the applicable EIT Law and its
implementation rules, which became effective on January 1, 2008. The EIT Law applies a uniform 25% income tax rate for all resident enterprises
in China. Income tax expenses amounted to $417,268 and $568,005 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The change
resulted from the change in our taxable income.
Net
income
As
a result of the foregoing, our net incomes for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, were $1,115,260 and $1,661,881, respectively.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of December 31, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $470,335 and a total working capital of $2,763,177.
We
believe that we will generate sufficient cash flows to fund our operations and to meet our obligations on a timely basis for the next
12 months assuming the successful implementation of our business plans.
Current
foreign exchange and other regulations in the PRC may restrict our PRC entities in their ability to transfer their net assets to us and
our subsidiaries. However, we have no present plans to declare dividend and we plan to retain our retained earnings to continue to grow
our business. In addition, these restrictions had no impact on our ability to meet our cash obligations as all of our current cash obligations
are due within the PRC.
To
utilize the proceeds from this offering, we may make additional loans or capital contributions to our PRC subsidiaries. PRC laws and
regulations allow an offshore holding company to provide funding to our PRC subsidiaries only through loans or capital contributions,
subject to the filing or approval of government authorities and limits on the amount of capital contributions and loans. Subject to satisfaction
of applicable government registration and approval requirements, we may extend inter-company loans to our PRC subsidiaries or make additional
capital contributions to fund their capital expenditures or working capital. For an increase of registered capital, our PRC subsidiaries
need to file such change of registered capital with the State Administration for Market Regulation (the “SAMR”) or its local
counterparts through the enterprise registration system and the national enterprise credit information publicity system, and the SAMR
or its local counterparts will then push such information to the China’s Ministry of Commerce or its local counterparts. If the
holding company provides funding to our PRC subsidiaries through loans, (a) in the event that the foreign debt management mechanism as
provided in the Measures for Foreign Debts Registration and Administration and other relevant rules applies, the balance of such loans
cannot exceed the difference between the total investment and the registered capital of the subsidiaries and we will need to register
such loans with the SAFE or its local branches, or (b) in the event that the mechanism as provided in the Notice of the People’s
Bank of China on Matters concerning the Macro-Prudential Management of Full-Covered Cross-Border Financing, or PBOC Notice No. 9, applies,
the balance of such loans will be subject to the risk-weighted approach and the net asset limits and we will need to file the loans with
the SAFE in its information system pursuant to applicable requirements and guidelines issued by the SAFE or its local branches. While
we currently see no material obstacles to completing the filing and registration procedures with respect to future capital contributions
to our PRC subsidiaries and loans to our PRC subsidiaries, we cannot assure that we will be able to complete these filings and registrations
on a timely basis, or at all. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in China—PRC regulation on loans to,
and direct investment in, PRC entities by offshore holding companies and governmental control in currency conversion may delay or prevent
us from using the proceeds of this offering to make loans to or make additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiaries, which
could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.” We expect the net proceeds
from our initial public offering in 2024 to be used in the PRC and will be in the form of Renminbi and, therefore, our PRC subsidiaries
will need to convert any capital contributions or loans from U.S. dollars into Renminbi in accordance with applicable PRC laws and regulations.
Cash
Flows
The
following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated:
| |
| | |
For the year ended December 31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | |
$ | (1,416,618 | ) | |
$ | (1,181,659 | ) | |
$ | 1,786,271 | |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | |
| 614,673 | | |
| (981,407 | ) | |
| (2,475,332 | ) |
Net cash provided by financing activities | |
| 1,096,009 | | |
| 1,725,629 | | |
| 1,236,622 | |
Effect of exchange rate changes | |
| (6,558 | ) | |
| 6,258 | | |
| (3,573 | ) |
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | |
$ | 287,506 | | |
$ | (431,179 | ) | |
$ | 543,988 | |
Operating
Activities
Net
cash used operating activities was $1,416,618 for the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily derived from (a) an decrease of accounts
payable of $816,530; (b) an increase of prepaid expenses of $4,021,436, (c) an increase of inventories of $2,038,096, offset by (a) an
decrease of accounts receivables of $437,684, (b) an increase of VAT payable of $1,222,130, and (c) an increase of Taxes payable of $649,355.
The increase iVAT payable was primarily due to the increase of revenues. The increase in prepaid expenses was primarily due to the prepayment
to vendors.
Net
cash used operating activities was $1,181,659 for the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily derived from (a) an increase of accounts
receivables of $1,750,083; (b) an increase of prepaid expenses of $2,070,066, (c) an increase of inventories of $2,026,214, offset by
(a) an increase of accounts payable of $860,369, (b) an increase of VAT payable of $1,220,419, and (c) an increase of Taxes payable of
$938,977. The increase in accounts receivable and VAT payable was primarily due to the increase of revenues. The increase in prepaid
expenses was primarily due to the prepayment to vendors.
Net
cash provided by operating activities was $1,786,271, for the year ended December 31, 2021, primarily derived from (a) net income of
$1,661,881, adjusted by depreciation and amortization of $121,875, gain on disposal of property and equipment of $3,168, and lease expense
of operating lease right-of-use assets of $111,826; (b) a decrease of inventories of $370,970, (c) an increase of VAT payable of $1,756,920,
(d) an increase of taxes payables of $712,439, and (e) an increase of other current payables of $118,740, and offset by (a) an increase
of accounts receivables of $1,126,425; (b) an increase of prepaid expenses of $842,358, (c) a decrease of accounts payable of $473,991,
(d) a decrease of advance from dealers of $446,830, and (e) a decrease of operating lease liabilities of $175,608. The increase in accounts
receivable was primarily due to the increase of software development and design services. The increase in VAT payable was primarily due
to the increase of revenues.
Investing
Activities
For
the year ended December 31, 2023, net cash provided by investing activities was $614,673, which was primarily due to (a) interest-free
loan repaid by related parties of $20,319,617, and offset by (a) interest-free loans to related parties of $16,896,831, (b) additional
consideration paid for Reorganization of $1,437,646 and (c) capitalized software development cost of $985,995.
For
the year ended December 31, 2022, net cash used in investing activities was $981,407, which was primarily due to (a) interest-free loans
to related parties of $19,535,129, and (b) purchase of property and equipment of $777,994, offset by (a) interest-free loan repaid by
related parties of $18,439,556 and proceeds from sale of long-term investment of $1,500,966.
For
the year ended December 31, 2021, net cash used in investing activities was $2,475,332, which was primarily due to (a) interest-free
loans to related parties of $18,197,697, (b) purchases of intangible asset of $1,083,499, which consist of purchased software from third
parties and capitalized software development costs, (c) a long term investment of $1,550,195, and (d) purchase of property and equipment
of $10,974, offset by interest-free loan repaid by related parties of $18,343,712 and proceeds from sale of property and equipment of
$23,321.
Financing
Activities
For
the year ended December 31, 2023, net cash provided by financing activities was $1,096,009, consisting of proceeds of interest-free loans
from related parties of $4,811,327, and offset by the repayments of interest-free loan to related parties in the amount of $3,658,828.
For
the year ended December 31, 2022, net cash provided by financing activities was $1,725,629, consisting of (a) proceeds of interest-free
loans from related parties of $519,515, and (b) the contribution from shareholders in the amount of $1,208,568.
For
the year ended December 31, 2021, net cash provided by financing activities was $1,236,622, consisting of (a) the proceeds from long-term
borrowings from a bank in the amount of $217,027, (b) the contribution from shareholders in the amount of $1,036,811, and (c) proceeds
of interest-free loans from related parties of $2,559, offset by repayments of interest-free loans to related parties of $19,775.
Trend
Information
Other
than as disclosed in “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business and Industry— The COVID-19 pandemic and the effect
of COVID-Zero policy in China had a material adverse effect on our business in the past two years” in this prospectus, we are not
aware of any trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments or events that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our net revenues,
net income, profitability, liquidity or capital resources, or that would cause reported financial information not necessarily to be indicative
of future operating results or financial condition.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
did not have during the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any off-balance sheet financing arrangements or any relationships
with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, including entities sometimes referred to as structured finance or special purpose
entities, that were established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited
purposes.
Tabular
Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
Commitments
and Contingencies
From
time to time, we may be subject to certain legal proceedings, claims and disputes that arise in the ordinary course of business. Although
the outcomes of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted, we do not believe these actions, in the aggregate, will have a material
adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
Operating
Lease
Our
operating lease contractual obligations as of December 31, 2023 were as follows:
The periods ending December 31, | |
| |
2024 | |
$ | 383,539 | |
2025 | |
| 137,588 | |
2026 | |
| 120,958 | |
2027 | |
| 59,860 | |
Total minimum lease payments | |
| 701,945 | |
Other
than those shown above, we did not have any significant capital and other commitments, long-term obligations, or guarantees as of December
31, 2023.
Critical
Accounting Policies
(a)
Basis of presentation and principles of consolidation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of LOBO, and its
subsidiaries. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.
(b)
Use of estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the
date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period and accompanying
notes, including credit loss, the useful lives of property and equipment, impairment of short-term investments, long-term investments
and long-lived assets, valuation allowance for deferred tax assets and uncertain tax opinions. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
(c)
Foreign Currency Translation
The
reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar (“USD” or “$”). The functional currency of subsidiaries
located in China is the Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”), the functional currency of subsidiaries located in Hong Kong is the Hong
Kong dollars (“HK$”). For the entities whose functional currency is the RMB and HK$, results of operations and cash flows
are translated at average exchange rates during the period, assets and liabilities are translated at the unified exchange rate at the
end of the period, and equity is translated at historical exchange rates. As a result, amounts relating to assets and liabilities reported
on the statements of cash flows may not necessarily agree with the changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheets. Translation
adjustments are reported as foreign currency translation adjustment and are shown as a separate component of other comprehensive loss
in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
Transactions
denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing on the transaction dates.
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing
at the balance sheet date with any transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated
in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred.
The
Consolidated Balance Sheets amounts, with the exception of equity, on December 31, 2023 and 2022 were translated at RMB7.0999 to $1.00
and RMB6.8972 to $1.00, respectively. Equity accounts were stated at their historical rates. The average translation rates applied to
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income and Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were RMB7.0809
to $1.00 and RMB6.7290 to $1.00, respectively.
(d)
Fair Value Measurement
The
Company applies Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures which defines
fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands financial statement disclosure requirements for fair value measurements.
ASC
Topic 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price)
on the measurement date in an orderly transaction between market participants in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset
or liability.
ASC
Topic 820 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques, which is based on whether the inputs into the valuation technique are observable
or unobservable. The hierarchy is as follows:
Level
1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level
2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in active markets or in inactive
markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of
the financial instruments.
Level
3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value.
The
carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments approximate their fair values because of their short-term nature. The Company’s
financial instruments include cash, short-term investments, accounts receivable, amounts due from related parties, other current assets,
amounts due to related parties, accounts payable and other current payables. Short-term investments are recorded at fair value, based
on Level 1 inputs as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.
(e)
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash
and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, bank deposits and short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to
known amounts of cash and have insignificant risk of changes in value related to changes in interest rates and have original maturities
of three months or less when purchased.
(f)
Accounts receivable
Accounts
receivable are stated at the original amount less credit losses, if any, based on a review of all outstanding amounts at period end.
The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses” on January 1, 2023. The Company analyzes
the aging of the customer accounts, coverage of credit insurance, customer concentrations, customer credit-worthiness, historical and
current economic trends and changes in its customer payment patterns, and concluded that the adoption has no material impact on the consolidated
financial statements and did not consider necessary to record credit losses against its accounts receivable as of December 31, 2023 and
2022.
(g)
Inventories
Inventories,
primarily consisting of the raw materials purchased by the Company for battery packs assembling and e-bicycles production, and finished
goods including battery packs and e-bicycles, are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost of inventory is determined
using weighted-average method. Where there is evidence that the utility of inventories, in their disposal in the ordinary course of business,
will be less than cost, whether due to physical deterioration, obsolescence, changes in price levels, or other causes, the inventories
are written down to net realizable value. There were no write-downs recognized for the inventories for the years ended December 31, 2023
and 2022.
(h)
Short-term investments
Short-term
investments include wealth management products as of December 31, 2022. Short-term investments are classified as available for sale,
and reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income.
Short-term
investments include investment in publicly traded stocks as of December 31, 2023. The publicly traded stocks has readily determinable
fair values, and are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in other income in the consolidated statement of operations
and comprehensive income.
For
the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not record any impairment on the short-term investment.
(i)
Deferred IPO costs
Deferred
IPO costs represent the incremental costs incurred for the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”). These costs are
deferred and will be deducted from the proceeds of the IPO upon the completion of the IPO. Deferred IPO costs primary include professional
fees related to the IPO. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the deferred IPO costs were $1,282,570 and $797,403, respectively. Deferred
IPO costs are included in the Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(j)
Property and equipment, net
Property
and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment, if any, and depreciated on a straight-line basis over
the estimated useful lives of the assets. Cost represents the purchase price of the asset and other costs incurred to bring the asset
into its intended use. The cost of repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred; major replacements and improvements are capitalized.
When assets are retired or disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gains
or losses are included in income/loss in the year of disposition. Estimated useful lives are as follows:
Production line for e-bicycles | |
| 5-10
Years | |
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment | |
| 3-5
Years | |
Vehicles | |
| 4-10
Years | |
(k)
Intangible Assets
We
purchase software from third parties and recorded the cost in intangible assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
We
amortize the purchased software on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which is typically 3 years. Amortization
expense of Beijing LOBO is included in General and administrative expense, and amortization expense of Guangzhou LOBO is included in
cost of revenue on the statements of operations and totaled $468,781 and $184,856 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
We evaluate the purchased software for impairment and did not record impairment losses for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Refer to Note 8 – Intangible Assets for additional information regarding our purchased software.
(l)
Capitalized Software Development Costs
In
accordance with ASC 350-40, Internal-Use Software, the Company capitalizes certain computer software and software development costs incurred
in connection with developing or obtaining computer software for internal use when both the preliminary project stage is completed, and
it is probable that the software will be used as intended, until the software is available for general release. Capitalized software
costs primarily include external direct costs of materials and services utilized in developing or obtaining computer software.
As
of December 31, 2022, the software development has not been completed. In 2023, the capitalized software for internal use was completed,
the capitalized costs is amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful live of three years. The Company reviews the carrying
value for impairment whenever facts and circumstances exist that would suggest that assets might be impaired or that the useful lives
should be modified. Refer to Note 8 – Intangible Assets for additional information regarding our capitalized software development
costs.
(m)
Impairment of Long-lived Assets
In
accordance with ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment, the Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. The Company recognizes an impairment
loss when the sum of expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. The amount of impairment
is measured as the difference between the asset’s estimated fair value and its carrying amount. The Company did not record any
impairment charge for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
(n)
Long-term Investment
The
Company’s long-term investment includes equity investment without readily determinable fair value.
In
January 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2016-01 Financial Instruments - Overall: Recognition
and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The ASU requires equity investments (except those accounted for under
the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair
value recognized in net income.
The
Company adopted ASC 321, Investments — Equity Securities in June 2021, when the Company’s subsidiary, Beijing LOBO, invested
$1,569,218 (RMB 10,000,000) and held 48.17% equity of an unrelated limited partnership. Beijing LOBO is a limited partner that only bears
legal responsibilities limited to the investment amount, and does not execute partnership affairs, nor represent the limited partnership
externally. The investee company is not publicly listed, and a quoted market price is not available.
Upon
adoption of ASC 321, for this equity investment without readily determinable fair value, the Company elected
On
June 25, 2022, the Company signed a private equity fund transfer agreement with a third party to sell and transfer all the 48.17% equity
investment held in an unrelated limited partnership for proceeds of RMB 10.1 million, resulting in a gain on sale of long-term investment
of $14,861 included in the other income on the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.
The
Company assessed the qualitative factors and determined that there is no impairment loss that should be recognized for the year ended
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021. As of December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Company has long-term investment of $0, $0 and $1,569,218.
(0)
Value Added Tax
LOBO’s
China subsidiaries are subject to value-added tax (“VAT”) for providing services and sales of products.
Revenue
from providing services and sales of products is generally subject to VAT at applicable tax rates, and subsequently paid to PRC tax authorities
after netting input VAT on purchases. The excess of output VAT over input VAT is reflected in accrued expenses and other payables. The
Company reports revenue net of PRC’s VAT for all the periods presented in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive
Income.
(p)
Revenue Recognition
The
Company adopted ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC Topic 606”) from January 1, 2019 and used the modified
retrospective method for the revenue from sales of self-manufactured e-bicycles and software development and design services.
The
core principle of ASC Topic 606 is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers
in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The
following five steps are applied to achieve that core principle:
Step
1: Identify the contract with the customer
Step
2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract
Step
3: Determine the transaction price
Step
4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract
Step
5: Recognize revenue when the company satisfies a performance obligation
Revenue
recognition policies are discussed as follows:
Revenue
from sales of electric vehicles and accessories
The
Company sells electric vehicles and accessories products to end customers. The transaction price in the contract is fixed and reflected
in the sales invoice. The performance obligation is to transfer promised products to a customer upon acceptance by customers, and the
Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to deliver the products to the customers. There is only one performance obligation
in the contract and there is no need for allocation. The Company presents the revenue generated from its sales of products on a gross
basis as the Company is a principal. The revenue is recognized at a point in time when the Company satisfies the performance obligation.
The
Company offers customer warranties generally from three months to one year. To estimate reserve for warranties and returns the Company
relies on historical sales returns and warranty repair costs. Based on assessment the Company assessed no cost for warranties and returns
for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 for the electric vehicles and accessories segment.
Revenue
from sale of software development and design services
The
Company provides automobile information and entertainment software development and design services to customers. The software development
and design service contracts with customers includes two components: 1) software development, and 2) royalty agreements, and the contracts
specify the transaction price for each component. The Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling the promises in both components
of the contract, and thus the Company is the principal in both components of the contract.
The
Company provides the services to the customer and is the principal for this performance obligation. Software development services includes
customized product consulting and planning, technology and function development, verification and certification, prototype, and implementation.
A prototype installed with the customized software is built with proprietary technology that is specific to the customer, and thus the
prototype has no alternative use and is not a separate performance obligation. All activities, including the prototype, are highly interdependent
and highly interrelated. Thus, in accordance with ASC 606-10-25-19, we determined the services are not separately identifiable within
the context of the contract, and therefore do not constitute a separate performance obligation on its own. The contract only has one
performance obligation, which is to deliver the software to the customer to use in mass production.
The
Company transfers control of the software development service over time. The software that the Company developed and designed for its
customer is fully customized, and thus the software does not create an asset with an alternative use to the Company. The Company has
an enforceable right to payment for performance completed according to the terms of the contract. In accordance with ASC 606-10-25-27,
the Company satisfies the performance obligation and recognizes revenue over time using the output method, based on the development milestones
confirmed by customers periodically.
A
separate revenue stream than sale of software above is when software is delivered and the third-party arranges the production and sales,
the Company, as principal, charges a royalty fee per unit sold based on the sales volume generated by its third-party customers from
their use of the software. The Company reconciles the royalty fees with its customers on a monthly basis, and recognizes royalty revenues
at a point in time at month end.
Timing
of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers. Accounts receivable represent revenue recognized for the
amounts invoiced when the Company has satisfied its performance obligation and has unconditional right to the payment. The Company has
no contract assets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Contract
liabilities primarily consist of advances from customers. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized advances from customers
amounted to $1,555,424 and $159,844, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, $135,002 and $205,963 were recognized
as revenues from the contract liabilities.
The
Company’s standard warranty on the software development and design services varies from one year to three years or up to 100,000
kilometers of the vehicles that equipped with the software. This warranty primarily includes basic after-sales service, such as software
bug fixes. The Company considers the standard warranty is not providing incremental service to customers rather an assurance to the quality
of the software development and design services and therefore, is not a separate performance obligation. The Company analyzed historical
warranty claims, and warranty cost of $35,401 and $56,530 were recorded in cost of revenues for the years ended December 31, 2023 and
2022, respectively.
(q)
Research and Development Expenses
Research
and development (“R&D”) expenses are expensed as incurred. R&D costs are related to certain software research and
development for internal use.
R&D
expenses primarily consist of employee salary and benefit costs. R&D expenses were $262,375, $227,555 and $53,139 for the years ended
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(r)
Income Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes using the asset/liability method prescribed by ASC 740 Income Taxes. Under this method, deferred tax
assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities
using enacted tax rates that will be in effect in the period in which the differences are expected to reverse. The Company records a
valuation allowance to offset deferred tax assets if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more-likely-than-not that some
portion, or all, of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized
as income or loss in the period that includes the enactment date.
The
provisions of ASC 740-10-25, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” prescribe a more-likely-than-not threshold for
consolidated financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken (or expected to be taken) in a tax return. This
interpretation also provides guidance on the recognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current and deferred
income tax assets and liabilities, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, and related disclosures. The
Company’s operating subsidiaries in PRC are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities. According to the PRC Tax Administration
and Collection Law, the statute of limitations is three years if the underpayment of taxes is due to computational errors made by the
taxpayer or the withholding agent. The statute of limitations is extended to five years under special circumstances, where the underpayment
of taxes is more than RMB100,000 ($14,498). In the case of transfer pricing issues, the statute of limitation is ten years. There is
no statute of limitation in the case of tax evasion. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income tax are classified
as income tax expense in the period incurred.
(s)
Non-controlling Interest
A
non-controlling interest in a subsidiary of the Company represents the portion of the equity (net assets) in the subsidiary not directly
or indirectly attributable to the Company. Non-controlling interests are presented as a separate component of equity on the Consolidated
Balance Sheets, consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity and net income and other comprehensive income attributable
to non-controlling shareholders are presented as a separate component on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive
Income.
(t)
Segment Reporting
The
Company has organized its operations into two operating segments. The segments reflect the way the Company evaluates its business performance
and manages its operations by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) for making decisions, allocating
resources and assessing performance. The Company’s CODM has been identified as the chief executive officer, who reviews consolidated
results when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance of the Company.
The
Company has determined that it operates in two operating segments: (1) electric vehicles and accessories sales segment, and (2) software
royalties and development and design services segment. The Company’s reportable segments are strategic business units that offer
different products and services. They are managed separately because each business unit requires different technology and marketing strategies.
As
the Company’s long-lived assets are substantially all located in the PRC and all of the Company’s revenues and expenses are
derived from within the PRC, no geographical segments are presented.
(u)
Net Income Per Share
Basic
income per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary
shares outstanding for the period. Diluted income per share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to ordinary shareholders
as adjusted for the effect of dilutive ordinary equivalent shares, if any, by the weighted average number of ordinary and dilutive ordinary
equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Potentially dilutive shares are excluded from the computation if their effect is anti-dilutive.
(v)
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive
income is comprised of the Company’s net income and other comprehensive income (loss). The components of other comprehensive loss
consist solely of foreign currency translation adjustments.
(w)
Commitments and Contingencies
Liabilities
for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable
that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If a potential material loss contingency is not probable
but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate
of the range of possible loss if determinable and material, is disclosed. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies
are expensed as incurred.
(x)
Recent Accounting Standards
The
Company is an “emerging growth company” (“EGC”) as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012
(the “JOBS Act”). Under the JOBS Act, an EGC can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards issued subsequent to
the enactment of the JOBS Act until such time as those standards apply to private companies.
In
December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to
Income Tax Disclosures. The amendments in this ASU require that public business entities on an annual basis 1) disclose specific categories
in the rate reconciliation, and 2) provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. The amendments
require disclosure about income taxes paid by federal, state and foreign taxes, and by individual jurisdictions in which income taxes
paid is equal or greater than 5 percent of total income taxes paid. The amendment also require entities to disclose income or loss from
continuing operations before income tax expense disaggregated between domestic and foreign and income tax expense or benefit from continuing
operations disaggregated by federal, state and foreign. For all public business entities, ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods
beginning after December 15, 2024; early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating this guidance and believe the adoption will
not significantly impact the presentation of our financial condition, results of operations and disclosures.
In
November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The amendments
in this ASU improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses.
The amendments in this update require that a public entity disclose on an annual and interim basis, 1) significant segment expenses that
are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) and included within each reported measure of segment
profit or loss, 2) an amount for other segment items by reportable segment and a description of its composition. The other segment items
category is the difference between segment revenue less the segment expenses disclosed under the significant expense principle and each
reported measure of segment profit or loss, and 3) disclose the title and position of the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses
the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. For all public
business entities, ASU 2023-07 is effective for annual periods and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2024; early adoption
is permitted. We are currently evaluating this guidance and believe the adoption will not significantly impact the presentation of our
financial condition, results of operations and disclosures.
Other
accounting standards that have been issued by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material
impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption. The Company does not discuss recent standards that are not anticipated
to have an impact on or are unrelated to its consolidated financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks
We
are also exposed to liquidity risk which is risk that we are unable to provide sufficient capital resources and liquidity to meet our
commitments and business needs. Liquidity risk is controlled by the application of financial position analysis and monitoring procedures.
When necessary, we will turn to other financial institutions and the shareholders to obtain short-term funding to meet the liquidity
shortage.
Inflation
risk
Our
costs and expenses may also be affected by China’s inflation level. Since our inception, inflation in China has not materially
impacted our results of operations. According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the year-over-year percent changes in the
consumer price index for 2021, 2022 and 2023 were increases of 0.9 %, 2.0% and 0.2%, respectively. Although we have not in the past been
materially affected by inflation since our inception, we can provide no assurance that we will not be affected in the future by higher
rates of inflation in China.
Interest
rate risk
Our
exposure to interest rate risk primarily relates to the long-term borrowings we have entered with a bank. We have not been exposed to
material risks due to changes in interest rates. An increase, however, may raise the cost of any debt we have now or in the future.
Foreign
currency translation and transaction
Substantially
all of our operating activities and our assets and liabilities are denominated in RMB, which is not freely convertible into foreign currencies.
All foreign exchange transactions take place either through the Peoples’ Bank of China (“PBOC”) or other authorized
financial institutions at exchange rates quoted by PBOC. Approval of foreign currency payments by the PBOC or other regulatory institutions
requires submitting a payment application form together with suppliers’ invoices and signed contracts. The value of RMB is subject
to changes in central government policies and to international economic and political developments affecting supply and demand in the
China Foreign Exchange Trading System market.
INDUSTRY
OVERVIEW
China
is one of the major manufactures and consumers of two-wheeled electric vehicles, three-wheeled electric vehicles, and off-highway four-wheeled
electric shuttles on a global scale. The new energy vehicles industry in China is large and growing steadily. The industry has been attracting
investment in recent years. New technologies and new materials are also constantly being added to the products in the industry. As a
result, competition within the industry is intensifying.
According
to the market research and analysis report provided by Beijing Boyan Zhishang Information Consulting Co., Ltd., an active market research
company in China, the market conditions of electric two-wheeled vehicles, e-mopeds, three-wheeled vehicles and off-highway four-wheeled
electric shuttles are generally as follows:
Electric
Two-Wheeled Vehicles Market in China
Electric
two-wheeled vehicles normally refer to all kinds of two wheeled e-scooters, e-bicycles, e-mopeds, and e-motorcycles. China has adopted
a new national standard promoting the use of lithium-ion battery-powered electric two-wheeled vehicles. With the amendment of the General
Technical Specifications for Electric Bicycles, the Chinese government has set a limit on the total permissible weight of electric bicycles
(including the weight of the battery) to 55kg starting from April 2019. Since the replacement cycle of electric two-wheeled vehicles
is between three and five years, most of the tenure of two-wheeled vehicles on the road have been replaced by the new two-wheeled vehicles
which is compliant to the new national standard since 2022.
Retail
sales market of two-wheeled vehicles in China
From
2017 to 2023, the annual sale revenue in China increased from approximately $10.9 billion to approximately $16.6 billion, and the CAGR
is approximately 7.3%. The sales volume increased from approximately 30.0 million Units to approximately 59.0 million units and the CAGR
is approximately 11.9%.
The
charts below present the retail sales volume and retail sales value of the two-wheeled electric vehicles market in China:
Sales
volume and value of the Electric Two-Wheeled Vehicles market in the PRC, 2017-2023
Sales
volume and value of the Electric Two-Wheeled Vehicles in China from 2017-2023
Year | |
Sales volume (unit, Million) | | |
Sales revenue (Billion US$) | | |
Average price in US$ | | |
Growth rate in sales volume | | |
Growth rate in sales revenue | |
2017 | |
| 30.5 | | |
| 10.99 | | |
| 357 | | |
| | | |
| | |
2018 | |
| 32.2 | | |
| 11.1 | | |
| 344 | | |
| 5.6 | % | |
| 1.8 | % |
2019 | |
| 36.8 | | |
| 13.3 | | |
| 361 | | |
| 14.39 | % | |
| 19.9 | % |
2020 | |
| 47.6 | | |
| 16.3 | | |
| 342 | | |
| 29.4 | % | |
| 22.6 | % |
2021 | |
| 41.50 | | |
| 14.3 | | |
| 344 | | |
| -12.8 | % | |
| -12.3 | % |
2022 | |
| 59.0 | | |
| 17.8 | | |
| 300 | | |
| 42.2 | % | |
| 24.2 | % |
2023 | |
| 55.7 | | |
| 16.6 | | |
| 298 | | |
| 5.6 | % | |
| 6.2 | % |
Source:
China Electric Vehicle Association
Export
of two-wheeled vehicles in China
China
is one of the largest exporters of electric two-wheeled vehicles in the world. According to the China Electric Vehicle Association, the
export value of China’s electric two-wheeled vehicles industry was approximately US$3.7 billion in 2017, US$5.0 billion in 2018,
US$5.5 billion in 2019, US$6.8 billion in 2020, US$7.4 billion in 2021, US$7.4 billion in 2022 and US$3.7 million in 2023. Europe, Southeast
Asia and Latin American are the major export destinations of China’s electric two-wheeled vehicles, accounting for approximately
70% of the total export volume. The export volume of China’s electric two-wheeled vehicles industry from 2017 to 2023 is as follows:
Export
volume and value of China’s two-wheeled vehicles industry from 2017 to 2023
Year | |
Sales volume (unit, Million) | | |
Sales revenue (Billion US$) | | |
Average price in US$ | | |
Growth rate in sales volume | | |
Growth rate in sales revenue | |
2017 | |
| 9.7 | | |
| 3.67 | | |
| 380.00 | | |
| | | |
| | |
2018 | |
| 12.0 | | |
| 5.0 | | |
| 420.0 | | |
| 23.7 | % | |
| 36.7 | % |
2019 | |
| 13.3 | | |
| 5.5 | | |
| 410.0 | | |
| 11.6 | % | |
| 9.0 | % |
2020 | |
| 17.9 | | |
| 6.8 | | |
| 380.0 | | |
| 34.5 | % | |
| 24.6 | % |
2021 | |
| 19.3 | | |
| 7.4 | | |
| 385.0 | | |
| 7.6 | % | |
| 9.0 | % |
2022 | |
| 23.0 | | |
| 7.4 | | |
| 320.0 | | |
| 19.0 | % | |
| -1.0 | % |
2023 | |
| 15.04 | | |
| 4.7 | | |
| 314.0 | | |
| -34.5 | % | |
| -35.0 | % |
Source: China
Electric Vehicle Association
Forecast
of market scale of two wheeled electric vehicles
According
to China Electric Vehicle Association, the market size of China’s two wheeled electric vehicle industry will be approximately US$25.8
billion in 2023, and US$37.3 billion in 2028, with the CAGR at approximately 9.6%. The forecast of the market scale of China’s
two-wheeled electric vehicle industry from 2023 to 2028 is as follows:
Year | |
The forecast of the market scale of China’s two-wheeled
electric vehicle industry from 2023 to 2028 | |
Year on year growth rate (%) | |
2024 | |
25.8 | |
| 9.32 | % |
2025 | |
28.5 | |
| 10.5 | % |
2026 | |
30.6 | |
| 7.4 | % |
2027 | |
33.8 | |
| 10.5 | % |
2028 | |
37.3 | |
| 10.3 | % |
Source:
China Electric Vehicle Association
Electric
Three-Wheeled Vehicles Market in China
Electric
three-wheeled vehicles are divided into freight cargo e-tricycles for heavy load purposes (usually in rural areas) and urban e-tricycles
for transportation purposes (usually in urban areas). We only manufacture and sell urban e-tricycles for transportation purposes, which
require certain licenses from the PRC government. On November 27, 2018, the Ministry of industry and information technology of PRC issued The
Administrative Measures For Road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers And Product Access Permits, which came into effect on June 1, 2019.
According to the provisions of Article 6 of the measures, the enterprises shall obtain the industry access permit to manufacture the
road motor vehicle products first. The qualified manufacturers can apply for the driving permits of the road motor vehicle products.
Only products that have obtained driving permits can be licensed by the Public Security Bureau of PRC for running on public roads. Article
28 of the measures allows non-qualified enterprises to outsource the production capacity of the qualified enterprises.
Retail
sales market of electric three-wheeled vehicles in China
According
to China Electric Vehicle Association, the growth of sales volume of three-wheeled electric vehicle in China including the freight cargo
tricycles increased from approximately 7.0 million units in 2017 to approximately 14.2 million units in 2023, representing a CAGR of
approximately 15.2%. Among them, the sales volume of freight cargo tricycles is declining, and the sales volume of urban tricycles is
increasing to approximately 82.0% of the total three-wheeled vehicle market in 2023, with sales volume reaching approximately 4.2 million
units. At the same time, the fuel engine tricycles decline from approximately 30.0% of the total three-wheeled vehicle market in 2017
to 6.0% of the total three-wheeled vehicle market in 2023. The sales value of tricycles was approximately US$4.4 billion in 2017 and
US$6.3 billion in 2023. The CAGR is approximately 6.1%. The sales volume and value of China’s three-wheeled vehicles industry from
2017 to 2023 is as follows:
Sales
volume and value of China’s three-wheeled vehicle industry from 2017 to 2023
Year | |
Sales volume (unit, Million) | | |
Year on year growth rate (%) | | |
Sales value (billion US$) | | |
Year on year growth rate (%) | | |
price per unit (US$) | |
2017 | |
| 7.0 | | |
| | | |
| 4.4 | | |
| | | |
| 624.3 | |
2018 | |
| 7.8 | | |
| 11.2 | % | |
| 4.1 | | |
| -7.1 | % | |
| 521.4 | |
2019 | |
| 7.8 | | |
| 0.2 | % | |
| 4.1 | | |
| 0.3 | % | |
| 521.5 | |
2020 | |
| 8.7 | | |
| 11.5 | % | |
| 4.3 | | |
| 5.7 | % | |
| 494.3 | |
2021 | |
| 9.2 | | |
| 5.8 | % | |
| 4.6 | | |
| 6.1 | % | |
| 495.7 | |
2022 | |
| 1445 | | |
| 55.9 | % | |
| 6.5 | | |
| 41.6 | % | |
| 450.0 | |
2023 | |
| 14.2 | | |
| -0.6 | % | |
| 6.3 | | |
| -3.3 | % | |
| 440.0 | |
Source:
China Electric Vehicle Association
Forecast
of market scale of three-wheeled electric vehicles
According
to China Electric Vehicle Association, the market size of China’s three-wheeled electric vehicle industry will be approximately
US$6.3 billion in 2024, and US$9.1 billion in 2028, with the CAGR of revenue at approximately 7.9%. The forecast of the market scale
of China’s three-wheeled electric vehicle industry from 2024 to 2028 is as follows:
The
forecast of the market scale of China’s three-wheeled vehicle industry from 2023 to 2028
Year | |
The forecast of the market value (billion US$) | | |
Year on year growth rate (%) | | |
The forecast of the market volume (unit Million) | | |
Year on year growth rate (%) | |
2024 | |
| 6.8 | | |
| 7.6 | % | |
| 14.4 | | |
| 5.3 | % |
2025 | |
| 7.3 | | |
| 7.7 | % | |
| 15.5 | | |
| 7.7 | % |
2026 | |
| 7.9 | | |
| 8.0 | % | |
| 16.8 | | |
| 8.2 | % |
2027 | |
| 8.5 | | |
| 7.6 | % | |
| 17.7 | | |
| 5.4 | % |
2028 | |
| 9.1 | | |
| 7.3 | % | |
| 19.4 | | |
| 9.6 | % |
Source: China
Electric Vehicle Association
Off-Highway
Four-Wheeled Electric Shuttles Market
in China
The
off-highway four-wheeled electric shuttles market including golf carts, indoor-patrol cart, sight-seeing tourist carts, various utilities
carts and elderly e-scooters. The market scale of the off-highway four-wheeled electric shuttles in China accounts for approximately US$2.1 billion
in 2023, and can be expected to reach approximately US$3.9 billion in 2028, representing a CAGR of approximately 13.0%. For
example, the global golf cart market sales reached approximately US$1.5 billion
in 2021 and is expected to reach approximately US$1.9 billion
in 2028, with a CAGR of approximately 3.4%. Due to imposition of stricter regulations in China in 2023, the sales of various
utility carts and elderly e-scooters have significantly declined, and the annual sales of golf carts were only approximately 52,000 units.
This led to a significant decrease in the sales of off-highway four-wheeled electric shuttles this year. At present, North America is
the largest golf cart market in the world, accounting for approximately 50% of the market
share, followed by the Asia Pacific and European markets, which together account for approximately 40%
of the market share.
Off-Highway
Four-Wheeled Electric Shuttles Retail
sales market in China
According
to China Electric Vehicle Association, the sales volume of China’s off-highway four-wheeled electric shuttles grew rapidly from
approximately 1.1 million units in 2017 to 2.1 million units in 2023, among them, the elderly e-scooters accounting for approximately
1.4 million units. representing a CAGR of approximately 18.0%. The sales volume of China’s off-highway
four-wheeled electric shuttles industry is approximately US$1.2 billion from 2017 to US$2.7 billion in 2023, representing
a CAGR of approximately 14.3%. With the continuous growth of the elderly population, the segment of four-wheeled elderly e-scooters is
expected to contribute increasingly to the sales revenue. The charts below present the retail sales volume and retail sales value of
the off-highway four-wheeled electric shuttles market in China:
Sales
volume and value of China’s off-highway four-wheeled electric shuttles from 2017 to 2023
Year | |
Sales volume ( unit, Million) | | |
Year on year growth rate (%) | | |
Sales value (Billion US$) | | |
Year on year growth rate (%) | |
2017 | |
| 1.1 | | |
| | | |
| 1.2 | | |
| | |
2018 | |
| 1.3 | | |
| 13.6 | % | |
| 1.4 | | |
| 14.1 | % |
2019 | |
| 1.3 | | |
| 6.5 | % | |
| 1.5 | | |
| 8.7 | % |
2020 | |
| 1.2 | | |
| -9.3 | % | |
| 1.4 | | |
| -8.0 | % |
2021 | |
| 1.8 | | |
| 49.2 | % | |
| 1.9 | | |
| 39.9 | % |
2022 | |
| 2.9 | | |
| 61.0 | % | |
| 2.7 | | |
| 39.9 | % |
2023 | |
| 2.1 | | |
| -27.0 | % | |
| 2.1 | | |
| -24.0 | % |
Source: China
Electric Vehicle Association
Export
of off-highway four-wheeled electric shuttles in China
China
is one of the largest exporters of off-highway four-wheeled electric shuttles in the world. Although the industry has experienced the
negative impact of COVID-19 and excessive increase of shipping costs, the exports of this segment product have maintained growth since
2017. For example, according to the data of China Customs, 542,000 units of electric golf carts were exported from China in 2017, 586.000
units in 2018, 551,000 units in 2019, 854,000 units in 2020, 938,500 units in 2021, 910,300 units in 2022, and 970,000 units in 2023
representing a CAGR of approximately 10.2%.
The
export volume and value in US$ of China’s electric golf cart and patrol /sightseeing cart from 2017 to 2023 is as follows:
Year | |
Sales volume ( unit, 10 thousand) | | |
Year on year growth rate (%) | | |
Sales value (in 10 million US$) | | |
Year on year growth rate (%) | |
2017 | |
| 54.2 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 52.6 | | |
| 0 | |
2018 | |
| 58.6 | | |
| 8.1 | % | |
| 56.2 | | |
| 6.8 | % |
2019 | |
| 55.1 | | |
| -6.0 | % | |
| 55.7 | | |
| -0.8 | % |
2020 | |
| 85.4 | | |
| 55.0 | % | |
| 77.2 | | |
| 38.5 | % |
2021 | |
| 93.9 | | |
| 9.9 | % | |
| 92.1 | | |
| 19.3 | % |
2022 | |
| 91.0 | | |
| 3.0 | % | |
| 75.6 | | |
| -17.9 | % |
2023 | |
| 97.0 | | |
| 6.6 | % | |
| 70.3 | | |
| -7.0 | % |
Resource: China
Customs
Forecast
of market scale of off-highway four-wheeled electric shuttles
According
to China Electric Vehicle Association, the market size of China’s off-highway four-wheeled electric shuttles will increase from
approximately US$2.1 billion in 2023 and US$3.9 billion in 2028, representing a CAGR of 13.2%. The forecast of the market scale of China’s
off-highway four-wheeled electric shuttles from 2024 to 2028 is as follows:
Year | |
Sales value (billion US$) | | |
Year on year growth rate (%) | | |
Sales volume (unit, Million) | | |
Year on year growth rate (%) | |
2024 | |
| 2.9 | | |
| 17.6 | % | |
| 2.9 | | |
| 17.6 | % |
2025 | |
| 3.1 | | |
| 8.0 | % | |
| 3.2 | | |
| 8.8 | % |
2026 | |
| 3.4 | | |
| 8.5 | % | |
| 3.5 | | |
| 8.8 | % |
2027 | |
| 3.7 | | |
| 6.9 | % | |
| 3.7 | | |
| 6.9 | % |
2028 | |
| 3.9 | | |
| 6.0 | % | |
| 4.0 | | |
| 7.5 | % |
Source: China
Electric Vehicle Association
In-vehicle
Infotainment system industry
In-vehicle
Infotainment system is a combination of vehicle systems which are used to deliver entertainment and information to the driver and the
passengers through audio/video interfaces, control elements like touch screen displays, button panel, voice commands, and more. In-vehicle
Infotainment system market demand is likely to be driven by demand for navigation as the key feature, and by increased demand for cognitive
functioning and entertainment in general. Large screens continue to penetrate the market, as demand for entertainment with connected
technologies like Bluetooth, apps, and video-on-demand remains high. The growing automation in cars is making way for increased addition
of speech recognition technology, which is also a key trend to drive increased demand for entertainment in vehicles. An in-vehicle infotainment
system generally includes the following: car entertainment system, car navigation system, car stereo, Vehicle Onboard Radar and parking
sensor.
The
charts below present the retail sales volume and retail sales value of global in-vehicle infotainment system market.
Year | |
Sale volume (10 Million sets) | | |
Year on year growth rate | | |
Sale value (Billion US$) | | |
Year on year growth rate | | |
price per set (US$) | |
2017 | |
| 10.45 | | |
| | | |
| 12.04 | | |
| | | |
| 115.17 | |
2018 | |
| 11.47 | | |
| 9.70 | % | |
| 13.15 | | |
| 9.26 | % | |
| 114.71 | |
2019 | |
| 12.67 | | |
| 10.50 | % | |
| 14.42 | | |
| 9.62 | % | |
| 113.79 | |
2020 | |
| 13.51 | | |
| 6.60 | % | |
| 15.48 | | |
| 7.35 | % | |
| 114.59 | |
2021 | |
| 14.51 | | |
| 7.40 | % | |
| 16.77 | | |
| 8.37 | % | |
| 115.63 | |
2022 | |
| 15.45 | | |
| 6.50 | % | |
| 17.97 | | |
| 7.14 | % | |
| 116.32 | |
2023 | |
| 16.7 | | |
| 8.10 | % | |
| 19.50 | | |
| 8.53 | % | |
| 116.78 | |
2024 | |
| 18.24 | | |
| 9.20 | % | |
| 21.45 | | |
| 9.96 | % | |
| 117.60 | |
2025 | |
| 19.59 | | |
| 7.40 | % | |
| 22.96 | | |
| 7.08 | % | |
| 117.25 | |
2026 | |
| 21.41 | | |
| 9.30 | % | |
| 25.20 | | |
| 9.74 | % | |
| 117.72 | |
2027 | |
| 22.97 | | |
| 7.30 | % | |
| 26.88 | | |
| 6.66 | % | |
| 117.01 | |
2028 | |
| 24.46 | | |
| 6.50 | % | |
| 28.74 | | |
| 6.93 | % | |
| 117.48 | |
The
output of in-vehicle infotainment systems globally has shown a stable growth in recent years. It is expected to grow from approximately
US$16.77million in 2021 to US$28.7 billion in 2028, with a CAGR of 8.0% (2022-2028). From 2017 to the 2021, the CAGR of output of in-vehicle
infotainment systems in China was approximately 6.8%.
The
output of in-vehicle infotainments system in China has shown a fast trend of growth in recent years. It is expected to grow from approximately
US$4.5 billion in 2021 to approximately US$8.0 billion in 2028, with a CAGR of approximately 8.7% (2022-2028). From 2017 to the 2021,
the CAGR of output of in-vehicle infotainment systems in China was approximately 7.0%. It is expected that the output of in-vehicle infotainment
systems in China will reach approximately 77.9 million sets in 2028 and revenues of approximately US$8.0 billion.
Below
is the trend of China in-vehicle infotainment system market volume and sales value:
Year | |
Sale volume (Million sets) | | |
Year on year growth rate | | |
Sales value (Billion US$) | | |
Year on year growth rate | | |
Average price per set (US$) | |
2017 | |
| 31.79 | | |
| | | |
| 3.18 | | |
| | | |
| 99.92 | |
2018 | |
| 34.53 | | |
| 8.62 | % | |
| 3.48 | | |
| 9.47 | % | |
| 105.47 | |
2019 | |
| 38.08 | | |
| 10.28 | % | |
| 3.82 | | |
| 9.75 | % | |
| 104.3 | |
2020 | |
| 40.21 | | |
| 5.59 | % | |
| 4.06 | | |
| 6.44 | % | |
| 102 | |
2021 | |
| 43.95 | | |
| 9.30 | % | |
| 4.47 | | |
| 10.07 | % | |
| 103 | |
2022 | |
| 46.9 | | |
| 6.71 | % | |
| 4.79 | | |
| 7.13 | % | |
| 106 | |
2023 | |
| 51.4 | | |
| 9.59 | % | |
| 5.2 | | |
| 8.61 | % | |
| 106.25 | |
2024 | |
| 56.23 | | |
| 9.40 | % | |
| 5.72 | | |
| 9.95 | % | |
| 106.25 | |
2025 | |
| 60.68 | | |
| 7.91 | % | |
| 6.24 | | |
| 9.09 | % | |
| 106.25 | |
2026 | |
| 65.77 | | |
| 8.39 | % | |
| 6.71 | | |
| 7.53 | % | |
| 107.34 | |
2027 | |
| 71.82 | | |
| 9.20 | % | |
| 7.36 | | |
| 9.75 | % | |
| 107.5 | |
2028 | |
| 77.93 | | |
| 8.51 | % | |
| 8.02 | | |
| 8.93 | % | |
| 107.66 | |
Source: Electronic
Technology Committee of SAE-China
We
operate our business in the PRC under a legal regime consisting of the National People’s Congress, which is the country’s
highest legislative body, the State Council, which is the highest authority of the executive branch of the PRC central government, and
several ministries and agencies under its authority, including the SAFE, the MOFCOM, the NDRC, or the SAMR, formerly known as the State
Administration for Industry and Commerce, and their respective authorized local counterparts.
This
section sets forth a summary of the most significant rules and regulations that affect our business activities in the PRC.
Regulation
of the Production of Electric Bicycles
On
June 24, 2017, the State Council of the PRC issued the Decision on Adjusting the Catalogue for the Administration of Production Permits
for Industrial Products and on Trying out the Simplification of Approval Procedures, or the Decision. Pursuant to the Decision, the production
license for electric bicycle was cancelled and was changed to implement mandatory product certification management. On July 2, 2018,
the Announcement on the Arrangements for the Transfer of Electric Bicycle Products from Licensing to 3C Certification Management was
jointly promulgated by the State Administration for the Certification and Accreditation Administration of China (the “CNCA”).
According to the Announcement, electric bicycle products without 3C certification shall not be delivered, sold, imported or used in other
business activities commencing from April 15, 2019. On July 19, 2018, the CNCA issued the Implementation Rules for Compulsory Product
Certification of Electric Bicycles (CNCA-C11-16: 2018) which came into effect on August 1, 2018.
On
May 15, 2018, the New National Standards were promulgated by the SAMR and the NSA and became effective on April 15, 2019. The New National
Standards replace the General Technical Requirements for Electric Bicycles (GB 17761-1999) which were issued on May 28, 1999.
PRC
REGULATIONS
Regulations
relating to Foreign Direct Investment
The
Company Law of the PRC (the “Company Law”) was promulgated on December 29, 1993 and was subsequently amended on December
25, 1999, August 28, 2004, October 27, 2005, December 28, 2013, October 26, 2018 and December 29, 2023. Limited liability companies and
stock limited companies established in China shall be subject to the Company Law. Foreign-invested companies are also subject to the
Company Law, except as otherwise provided in the foreign investment laws.
The
Foreign Investment Law of the PRC (the “Foreign Investment Law”) was adopted by the National People’s Congress on March
15, 2019, which came into force as of January 1, 2020, and replaced the Law of the PRC on Sino-Foreign Equity Joint Ventures, the Law
of the PRC on Sino-Foreign Contractual Joint Ventures and the Law of the PRC on Wholly Foreign-owned Enterprises to become the legal
foundation for foreign investment in the PRC. Under the Foreign Investment Law, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China,
or the State, shall implement the management systems of pre-entry national treatment and negative list for foreign investment, according
to which the treatment given to foreign investors and their investments during the investment access stage shall be no less favorable
than that given to their domestic counterparts, and the State shall give national treatment to foreign investment beyond the negative
list where special administrative measures for the access of foreign investment in specific fields is specified. Besides, the State shall
protect foreign investors’ investment, earnings and other legitimate rights and interests within the territory of the PRC in accordance
with the law. The State will take measures to prompt foreign investment such as ensuring fair competition for foreign-invested enterprises
to participate in government procurement activities, and protecting the intellectual property rights of foreign investors and foreign-invested
enterprises. In respect of administration of foreign investment, foreign investment projects shall go through relevant verification and
record-filing formalities if required by relevant PRC laws and regulations. The organization form, institutional framework and standard
of conduct of a foreign-invested enterprise shall be subject to the provisions of the Company Law or the Partnership Enterprise Law of
the PRC, if applicable.
According
to the Catalogue for the Guidance of Foreign Investment Industries first promulgated on June 20, 1995 and amended from time to time and
the Provisions for Guiding Foreign Investment Direction issued by the State Council on February 11, 2002 and implemented on April 1,
2002, the foreign-invested projects can be classified into the following categories by industries: encouraged, permitted, restricted
and prohibited. The industries not listed in the catalogue belong to the permitted industries for foreign investment projects. According
to the Catalogue of Industries for Encouraging Foreign Investment (2020 Version) which was promulgated on December 27, 2020 and became
effective on January 27, 2021 and the Special Administrative Measures for the Admission of Foreign Investment (Negative List) (2021 Edition)
which was promulgated on December 27, 2021 and became effective on January 1, 2022, the industry in which our PRC subsidiaries are primarily
engaged does not fall into the category of restricted or prohibited industries.
Measures
on Reporting of Foreign Investment Information was promulgated by the MOFCOM and SAMR on December 30, 2019 and took effect on January
1, 2020, which repealed the Provisional Methods for Filing Management. According to the Measures on Reporting of Foreign Investment Information,
foreign investors or foreign-invested enterprises shall submit investment information through submission of initial reports, change reports,
deregistration reports, annual reports, etc. Such investment information shall be submitted to the commerce administrative authorities
through the Enterprise Registration System and the National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System. The market regulatory authorities
shall promptly forward the aforesaid investment information submitted by foreign investors and foreign-invested enterprises to the commerce
administrative authorities.
Regulations
relating to production safety
In
accordance with the Law on Production Safety of the PRC (the “Production Safety Law”), which was promulgated on June 29,
2002, became effective on November 1, 2002 and was amended on August 27, 2009, August 31, 2014 and June 10, 2021 respectively, entities
engaging in production are required to implement production safety measures specified in the Production Safety Law and other relevant
laws, administrative regulations, national standards and industry standards. Any entity that does not implement such measures for safe
production is prohibited from engaging in production and business operation activities. Entities are required to provide their employees
with education and training on production safety. Entities shall also provide their employees with protective gear that meet national
and industry standards as well as supervision and proper training to ensure their correct utilization.
Regulations
Relating to Product Quality
According
to the Civil Code of the PRC, which was promulgated in May 2020 and became effective in January 2021, a defective product which causes
property damage or physical injury to any person may subject the manufacturer or vendor of such product to civil liability for such damage
or injury.
The
Product Quality Law of the PRC was promulgated on February 22, 1993, amended on 8 July 2000, 27 August 2009 and 29 December 2018, respectively.
The Product Quality Law applies to anyone who manufactures or sells any product within the territory of the PRC. It is prohibited from
producing or selling counterfeit products in any form, including counterfeit brands, or providing false information about the product
manufacturers. Violation of national or industrial standards may result in civil liability and administrative penalties such as compensation,
fines, suspension of business and confiscation of illegal income, and serious violations may result in criminal liabilities.
Regulations
on Consumer Protection
The
PRC Consumer Protection Law, as amended on October 25, 2013 and effective on March 15, 2014, sets out the obligations of business operators
and the rights and interests of the consumers. Pursuant to this law, business operators must guarantee that the commodities they sell
satisfy the requirements for personal or property safety, provide consumers with authentic information about the commodities, and guarantee
the quality, function, usage and term of validity, etc. of the commodities. Failure to comply with the Consumer Protection Law may subject
business operators to civil liabilities such as refunding purchase prices, exchange of commodities, repairing, ceasing damages, compensation,
and restoring reputation, and even subject the business operators or the responsible individuals to criminal penalties if business operators
commit crimes by infringing the legitimate rights and interests of consumers. The amended PRC Consumer Protection Law further strengthens
the protection of consumers and imposes more stringent requirements and obligations on business operators, especially on the business
operators through the Internet. For example, the consumers are entitled to return the goods (except for certain specific goods) within
seven days upon receipt without any reasons when they purchase the goods from business operators via the Internet. The consumers whose
interests have been damaged due to their purchase of goods or acceptance of services on online marketplace platforms may claim damages
from sellers or service providers.
Regulations
relating to environmental protection
Enterprises
conducting manufacturing activities in China are subject to provisions under the PRC environmental laws and regulations on noise, waste
water, air emission and other industrial waste. The major governing environmental laws and regulations consist of the Environmental Protection
Law of the PRC, which was most recently amended on April 24, 2014 and became effective on January 1, 2015, the Law of the PRC on the
Prevention and Control of Water Pollution, which was most recently amended on June 27, 2017 and became effective on January 1, 2018,
the Law of the PRC on the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution, which was most recently amended and became effective on October 26,
2018, the Law of the PRC on the Prevention and Control of Solid Waste Pollution, which was most recently amended on April 29, 2020 and
became effective on the September 1, 2020 and the Law of the PRC on the Prevention and Control of Noise Pollution, which was promulgated
on December 24, 2021 and became effective on June 5, 2022 (collectively the “Environmental Laws”). Pursuant to the Environmental
Laws, PRC enterprises shall build requisite environmental treatment facilities affiliating to the manufacturing facilities, where waste
air, waste water and waste solids generated can be treated properly in accordance with the relevant provisions.
Pursuant
to the Law of the PRC on Evaluation of Environment Effects, which was promulgated on October 28, 2002 and was amended on July 2, 2016
and on December 29, 2018, the Administrative Regulations on Environmental Protection for Construction Projects, which was promulgated
on November 29, 1998 and amended on July 16, 2017 and became effective on October 1, 2017, and the Interim Measures for the Acceptance
Inspections of Environment Protection Facilities of Construction Projects, which was promulgated by the Ministry of Environmental Protection
of the PRC on November 20, 2017, enterprises that are planning construction projects should provide assessment reports, statement or
registration form on the environmental impact of such projects. The assessment reports and statements must be approved by the competent
environmental protection authorities prior to commencement of any construction work, while the registration forms shall be filed to them.
Unless otherwise stipulated by laws and regulations, enterprises which are required to provide assessment reports and statements shall
undertake the responsibility of acceptance inspections of the environmental protection facilities by itself upon the completion of the
construction project. A construction project may be formally put into production or use only if the corresponding environmental protection
facilities have passed the acceptance inspection. The competent authorities may carry out spot check and supervision on the implementation
of the environmental protection facilities.
Regulations
relating to Intellectual Property Rights
Trademark
The
Trademark Law of the PRC was promulgated on August 23, 1982 with the last amendment effective from November 1, 2019. The implementing
regulations of Trademark Law of the PRC was promulgated on August 3, 2002 by the State Council and amended on April 29, 2014 and became
effective on May 1, 2014. These current effective laws and regulations provide the basic legal framework for the regulations of trademarks
in China, covering registered trademarks including commodity trademarks, service trademarks, collective marks and certificate marks.
The Trademark Office under the SAMR is responsible for the registration and administration of trademarks in China. Trademarks are granted
on a term of 10 years commencing on its registration date. Six months prior to the expiration of the 10-year term, an application may
renew the trademark for another 10 years.
Patent
Pursuant
to the Patent Law of the PRC, or the Patent Law of the PRC, promulgated on March 12, 1984 with the last amendment effective from June
1, 2021, and the Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law of the PRC promulgated on June 15, 2001 with the last amendment effective
from February 1, 2010, respectively, an inventor or a designer may apply to the State Intellectual Property Office, or the SIPO for the
grant of an invention patent, a utility model patent or a design patent. According to the Patent Law of the PRC, the right to apply for
a patent (a patent application) and of registered patent can be transferred upon completion of registration with SIPO. The patent right
duration is 20 years for invention, 10 years for utility model and 15 years for design, starting from the date of application. A patentee
is obligated to pay annual fee beginning with the year in which the patent right is granted. Failure to pay the annual fee may result
in a termination of the patent right duration.
Copyright
Copyright
in the PRC, including copyrighted software, is principally protected under the Copyright Law of the PRC, the Regulation on Computer Software
Protection and related rules and regulations, the term of protection for copyrighted software is 50 years.
Domain
names.
Domain
names are regulated by the Administrative Measures on the Internet Domain Names promulgated by the Ministry of Industry and Information
Technology (“MIIT”). The MIIT is the major regulatory body responsible for the administration of domain names, under supervision
of which the China Internet Network Information Center (the “CNNIC”) is responsible for the daily administration of .cn domain
names and Chinese domain names. MIIT adopts the “first to file” principle with respect to the registration of domain names.
Domain name registrations are handled through domain name service agencies established under the relevant regulations, and applicants
become domain name holders upon successful registration.
Regulations
on employment and social welfare
Labor
Laws
Companies
in the PRC are subject to the Labor Law of the PRC (the “PRC Labor Law”) which was promulgated on July 5, 1994, became effective
on January 1, 1995 and was further amended on August 27, 2009 and December 29, 2018, the Labor Contract Law of the PRC (the “PRC
Labor Contract Law”) which was promulgated on June 29, 2007, became effective on January 1, 2008 and was further amended on December
28, 2012, and the Implementation Regulations of the PRC Labor Contract Law which was promulgated by the State Council on September 18,
2008 and became effective on the same date, as well as other related regulations, rules and provisions promulgated by the relevant government
authorities from time to time. Compared to previous PRC laws and regulations, the PRC Labor Contract Law imposes stricter requirements
in such respects as signing of labor contracts with employees, stipulation of probation period and violation penalties, termination of
labor contracts, payment of remuneration and economic compensation, use of labor dispatches as well as social security premiums.
According
to the PRC Labor Law and the PRC Labor Contract Law, a labor contract in writing shall be concluded when a labor relationship is to be
established between an employer and an employee. An employer shall pay an employee two times of his salary for each month in the circumstance
where he fails to enter into a written labor contract with the employee for more than a month but less than a year; where such period
exceeds one year, the parities are deemed to have entered into an unfixed-term labor contract. Employers shall pay wages that are not
lower than the local minimum wage standards to the employees. Employers are also required to establish labor safety and sanitation systems
in compliance with PRC rules and standards, and to provide relevant training to the employees.
Social
Insurance and Housing Provident Funds
The
PRC social insurance system is mainly governed by the Social Insurance Law of the PRC (the “Social Insurance Law”). The Social
Insurance Law was promulgated by the SCNPC on 28 October 2010, became effective on July 1, 2011 and was amended on December 29, 2018.
According to the Social Insurance Law, the Decision of the State Council on the Establishment of the Medical Insurance Program for Urban
Workers (effective from December 14, 1998), the Regulation of Insurance for Work-Related Injuries (effective from January 1, 2004 and
amended on December 20, 2010), Trial Measures for Maternity Insurance of the Staff and Workers in Enterprises (effective from January
1, 1995), the Regulations on Unemployment Insurance (effective from January 22, 1999), the Interim Regulations on the Collection and
Payment of Social Insurance Premiums(effective from January 22, 1999 and most recently amended on March 24, 2019), employers in the PRC
shall make social insurance registration with the competent authorities, and pay five basic types of social insurance premiums for their
employees, or rather, basic pension insurance, basic medical insurance, work-related injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity
insurance. According to the Social Insurance Law, if an employing entity does not pay the full amount of social insurance premiums as
scheduled or required, the social insurance premium collection institution shall order it to make the payment or make up the difference
within the stipulated period and impose a daily fine equivalent to 0.05% of the overdue payment from the day on which the payment is
overdue. If the payment is not made within the prescribed time, the social insurance authority shall impose a fine ranging from one to
three times of the overdue payment amount.
According
to the Regulations on Management of Housing Provident Funds which was promulgated by the State Council and came into effect on April
3, 1999 and was amended on March 24, 2002 and March 24, 2019, all business entities (including foreign invested enterprises) are required
to register with the local housing provident funds management center and then maintain housing provident fund accounts and pay the related
funds for their employees. In addition, for both employees and employers, the payment rate for housing provident fund shall not be less
than 5% of the average monthly salary of the employees in the previous year. The payment rate may be raised if the employer desires so.
Where an entity fails to deposit the housing provident fund in full within the time limit, it shall be ordered by the housing provident
fund management center to deposit the fund within a time limit; if it still fails to deposit the fund within the time limit, the housing
provident fund management center may apply to the People’s Court for enforcement.
Regulations
relating to foreign exchange
The
Regulation of the PRC on Foreign Exchange Control, promulgated by the State Council on January 29, 1996 and most recently amended on
August 5, 2008, is the principal regulation on foreign exchange in the PRC. According to such regulation, Renminbi is freely convertible
for current account items after due process, including distribution of dividends, trade-related foreign exchange transactions and service-related
foreign exchange transactions, whereas foreign exchange for capital account items, such as direct investments or loans, requires prior
approval of and registration with the SAFE.
According
to the Circular of State Administration of Foreign Exchange on the Reform of Administrative Approach for the Settlement of Foreign Exchange
Capital Funds of Foreign-funded Enterprises which was promulgated on March 30, 2015 and effective as from June 1, 2015, the voluntary
settlement of foreign exchange capital funds for foreign-funded enterprises will be implemented. The foreign exchange capital funds in
a foreign-funded enterprise’s capital account which have been recognized by a foreign exchange bureau as the interests of monetary
capital contributions or registered with a bank as commercial capital contributions, can be settled in banks according to such enterprise’s
actual business operation requirements. The provisional percentage for the voluntary settlement of foreign exchange capital funds for
foreign-funded enterprises is 100%.
According
to the Notice of State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Reforming and Standardizing Capital Account Foreign Exchange Settlement
Administration Policies issued by SAFE on June 9, 2016, it has been specified that, for the capital account foreign exchange income subject
to voluntary foreign exchange settlement (including the repatriation of the proceeds from overseas listing), the domestic institutions
may conduct the foreign exchange settlement at the banks according to their operation needs. The proportion of the capital account foreign
exchange income subject to voluntary foreign exchange settlement was tentatively set as 100%, provided that SAFE may adjust the aforesaid
proportion according to the international payment balance status in good time.
On
January 26, 2017, SAFE promulgated the Circular on Further Improving the Reform of Foreign Exchange Administration and Optimizing Genuineness
and Compliance Verification (the “SAFE Circular 3”), which became effective on the same date and stipulates several capital
control measures with respect to the outbound remittance of profit from domestic entities to offshore entities, including: to process
outbound remittance of profits in an amount equivalent to above US$ 50,000 for domestic entities (i) banks shall, under the principle
of genuine transaction, check board resolutions regarding profit distribution, the original version of tax filing records and audited
financial statements, and affix seals on the original version of the tax filing records to indicate the amount and the date of the outbound
remittance; and (ii) domestic entities shall use profits to make up for previous years’ losses before remitting the profits. Further,
pursuant to the SAFE Circular 3, domestic entities shall make detailed explanations of the sources of capital and utilization arrangements,
and provide board resolutions, contracts and other proof when completing the registration procedures in connection with an outbound investment.
Regulation
of dividend distributions
The
principal laws, rules and regulations governing dividend distribution by foreign-invested enterprises in the PRC are the Company Law
of the PRC, as amended. Under these laws, rules and regulations, foreign-invested enterprises may pay dividends only out of their accumulated
profit, if any, as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. Both PRC domestic companies and wholly-foreign
owned PRC enterprises are required to set aside as general reserves at least 10% of their after-tax profit, until the cumulative amount
of such reserves reaches 50% of their registered capital. A PRC company is not permitted to distribute any profits until any losses from
prior fiscal years have been offset. Profits retained from prior fiscal years may be distributed together with distributable profits
from the current fiscal year.
Regulations
on tax
PRC
Enterprise Income Tax
PRC
enterprise income tax is calculated based on taxable income, which is determined under (i) the EIT Law, which was promulgated on 16 March
2007, and was most recently amended and became effective on December 29, 2018, and (ii) the Implementing Regulations of the EIT Law (the
“EIT Regulation”) promulgated by the State Council on December 6, 2007 and implemented on 1 January 2008 and amended on 23
April 2019. The EIT Law imposes a uniform enterprise income tax rate of 25% on all PRC resident enterprises, including foreign-invested
enterprises, unless they are qualified for certain exceptions. The enterprise income tax is calculated based on the PRC resident enterprise’s
global income as determined under PRC tax laws and accounting standards.
The
EIT Law also provides that enterprises established under the laws of foreign jurisdictions with “de facto management body”
located in PRC are treated as “resident enterprises” for PRC tax purposes, and will be subjected to PRC income tax on their
worldwide income. Under the EIT Regulation, a “de facto management body” is defined as a body that has real and overall management
and control over the business, personnel, accounts and properties of an enterprise.
PRC
Value-Added Tax
Pursuant
to the Interim Regulations of the PRC on Value-added Tax which was promulgated on December 13, 1993 and was most recently amended and
became effective on November 19, 2017 and the Implementing Rules for the Interim Regulations of the PRC on Value-added Tax which was
promulgated on December 25, 1993 and was most recently amended on October 28, 2011 and became effective on November 1, 2011 (collectively
the “VAT Law”), all entities and individuals that are engaged in the sale of goods, the provision of repairs and replacement
services and the importation of goods in China are generally required to pay value-added tax (the “VAT”) at a rate of 17.0%
of the gross sales proceeds received, less any deductible VAT already paid or borne by the taxpayer. Further, when exporting goods, the
exporter is entitled to all the refund of VAT that it has already paid or borne unless otherwise stipulated.
In
accordance with the Notice of Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation on the Adjustment of Value-added Tax which was
promulgated by the MOF and the State Administration of Taxation on April 4, 2018 and came into effect on May 1, 2018, the rate of Value-added
Tax was adjusted. To be specific, where a taxpayer engages in a taxable sales activity for the Value-added Tax purpose or imports goods,
the previous applicable 17% tax rates were adjusted to 16%.
In
accordance with the Notice of Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation on the Adjustment of export rebate rate of some
products which was promulgated by the MOF and the State Administration of Taxation on October 22, 2018 and came into effect on November
1, 2018, except for the products mentioned otherwise, the export rebate rate of the export products has increased from 15% to 16%.
According
to Announcement on Policies for Deepening the Value-added Tax Reform which was promulgated by the MOF, the State Taxation Administration
and the General Administration of Customs on March 20, 2019 and came into effect on April 1, 2019, the rate of Value-added Tax has been
adjusted. To be specific, (1) for general Value-added Tax payers’ sales activities or imports that are subject to Value-added Tax
at an existing applicable rate of 16%, the applicable Value-added Tax rate is adjusted to 13%; (2) for the exportation of goods or labor
services that are previously subject to Value-added Tax at 16%, with the applicable export refund at the same rate, both the applicable
Value-added Tax rate and export refund rate are adjusted to 13%.
Withholding
Income Tax and Tax Treaties
The
EIT Regulation provides that since January 1, 2008, an income tax rate of 10% will normally be applicable to dividends declared to non-PRC
resident investors which do not have an establishment or place of business in the PRC, or which have such establishment or place of business
but the relevant income is not effectively connected with the establishment or place of business, to the extent such dividends are derived
from sources within the PRC.
Pursuant
to an Arrangement between the Mainland of China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double Taxation
and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Incomes (the “Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement”), and other
applicable PRC laws, if a Hong Kong resident enterprise is determined by the competent PRC tax authority having satisfied the relevant
conditions and requirements under such Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement and other governing laws, the 10% withholding tax on the dividends
the Hong Kong resident enterprise receives from a PRC resident enterprise may be reduced to 5%. However, in compliance with the Notice
of SAT on the Issues concerning the Application of the Dividend Clauses of Tax Agreements (“Circular 81”), which was promulgated
and became effective on February 20, 2009, if the relevant PRC tax authorities determine in their discretion that a company benefits
from such reduced income tax rate due to a structure or arrangement that is primarily tax-driven, such PRC tax authorities may adjust
the preferential tax treatment. On February 3, 2018, the SAT issued the Announcement on Certain Issues Concerning the Beneficial Owners
in a Tax Agreement (“Circular 9”), which provides the guidance for determining whether a resident of a contracting counterparty
is the “beneficial owner” of an item of income under China’s tax treaties and similar arrangements. Under Circular
9, a beneficial owner generally shall be engaged in substantive business activities and an agent may not be regarded as a beneficial
owner and, therefore, may not qualify for these benefits.
Regulation
of overseas investment by PRC residents
On
July 4, 2014, the SAFE promulgated the Circular on Relevant Issues Relating to Domestic Resident’s Investment and Financing and
Roundtrip Investment through Special Purpose Vehicles, or SAFE Circular 37, which replaced the former Notice on Relevant Issues Concerning
Foreign Exchange Administration for PRC Residents to Engage in Financing and Inbound Investment via Overseas Special Purpose Vehicles
(generally known as SAFE Circular 75) promulgated by SAFE on October 21, 2005. On February 13, 2015, SAFE further promulgated the Circular
on Further Simplifying and Improving the Administration of the Foreign Exchange Concerning Direct Investment, or SAFE Circular 13, which
took effect on June 1, 2015. This SAFE Circular 13 has amended SAFE Circular 37 by requiring PRC residents or entities to register with
qualified banks rather than SAFE or its local branch in connection with their direct establishment or indirect control of an offshore
entity established for the purpose of overseas investment or financing, for the purpose of overseas investment and financing, with such
PRC residents’ legally owned assets or equity interests in domestic enterprises or offshore assets or interests. Qualified local
banks will directly examine and accept foreign exchange registration for overseas direct investment, including the initial foreign exchange
registration and amendment registration, under Circular 37 from June 1, 2015.
These
circulars further require amendment to the registration in the event of any significant changes with respect to the special purpose vehicle,
such as an increase or decrease of capital contributed by PRC residents, share transfer or exchange, merger, division or other material
events. In the event that a PRC resident holding interests in a special purpose vehicle fails to complete the required SAFE registration,
the PRC subsidiary of that special purpose vehicle may be prohibited from making profit distributions to the offshore parent and from
carrying out subsequent cross-border foreign exchange activities, and the special purpose vehicle may be restricted in its ability to
contribute additional capital into its PRC subsidiary. Failure to comply with the various SAFE registration requirements described above
could result in liability under PRC law for evasion of foreign exchange controls.
Potential
Approval Required for This Offering
On
December 28, 2021, CAC jointly with the relevant authorities formally published Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021) which took effect
on February 15, 2022 and replace the former Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2020). Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021) stipulates
that operators of critical information infrastructure purchasing network products and services, and online platform operator (together
with the operators of critical information infrastructure, the “Operators”) carrying out data processing activities that
affect or may affect national security, shall conduct a cybersecurity review, any online platform operator who controls more than one
million users’ personal information must go through a cybersecurity review by the cybersecurity review office if it seeks to be
listed in a foreign country. Given that: (i) we do not possess personal information on more than one million users in our business operations;
and (ii) data processed in our business does not have a bearing on national security and thus may not be classified as core or important
data by the authorities, our PRC legal counsel has advised that this offering would not be required to apply for a cybersecurity review
under the Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021).
The
Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Companies by Foreign Investors, or the M&A Rules, adopted by six PRC regulatory
agencies in 2006 and amended in 2009, requires an overseas special purpose vehicle formed for listing purposes through acquisitions of
PRC domestic companies and controlled by PRC companies or individuals to obtain the approval of the CSRC prior to the listing and trading
of such special purpose vehicle’s securities on an overseas stock exchange. Our PRC counsel, [*], has advised us based on their
understanding of the current PRC law, rules and regulations that the CSRC’s approval is not required for the listing and trading
of our Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq in the context of this offering, given that:
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our PRC legal counsel has further advised us that there remains some uncertainty as to how the M&A Rules will be interpreted or implemented
in the context of an overseas offering and its opinions summarized above are subject to any new laws, rules and regulations or detailed
implementations and interpretations in any form relating to the M&A Rules.
On
February 17, 2023, the CSRC issued the Trial Measures for the Administration of Overseas Issuance and Listing of Securities by Domestic
Enterprises and five supporting guidelines, which became effective on March 31, 2023 (the “Overseas Listing Regulations”).
The Overseas Listing Regulations require that a PRC domestic enterprise seeking to issue and list its shares overseas shall complete
the filing procedures with the CSRC, failing which we may be fined between RMB 1 million and RMB 10 million. Among other things, if an
overseas listed issuer intends to effect any follow-on offering in an overseas stock market, it should, through its major operating entity
incorporated in the PRC, submit filing materials to the CSRC within three working days after the completion of the offering. The required
filing materials shall include but not be limited to: (1) filing report and relevant commitments; and (2) domestic legal opinions. The
Overseas Listing Regulations may subject us to additional compliance requirements in the future. Any failure of us to fully comply with
new regulatory requirements may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our ordinary shares,
cause significant disruption to our business operations, and severely damage our reputation, which would materially and adversely affect
our financial condition and results of operations and cause our ordinary shares to significantly decline in value or become worthless.
On
February 24, 2023, the CSRC, together with the MOF, National Administration of State Secrets Protection and National Archives Administration
of China, revised the Provisions on Strengthening Confidentiality and Archives Administration for Overseas Securities Offering and Listing,
which were issued by the CSRC and National Administration of State Secrets Protection and National Archives Administration of China in
2009, or the “Provisions.” The revised Provisions were issued under the title the “Provisions on Strengthening Confidentiality
and Archives Administration of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies”, and came into effect on March 31,
2023, together with the Overseas Listing Regulations. One of the major revisions to the revised Provisions is expanding their application
to cover indirect overseas offering and listing, as is consistent with the Overseas Listing Regulations. The revised Provisions require
that, among other things, (a) a domestic company that plans to, either directly or indirectly through its overseas listed entity, publicly
disclose or provide to relevant individuals or entities including securities companies, securities service providers and overseas regulators,
any documents and materials that contain state secrets or working secrets of government agencies, shall first obtain approval from competent
authorities according to law, and file with the secrecy administrative department at the same level; and (b) a domestic company that
plans to, either directly or indirectly through its overseas listed entity, publicly disclose or provide to relevant individuals and
entities including securities companies, securities service providers and overseas regulators, any other documents and materials that,
if leaked, will be detrimental to national security or public interest, shall strictly fulfill relevant procedures stipulated by applicable
national regulations. Any failure or perceived failure by our Company or our PRC subsidiaries to comply with the above confidentiality
and archives administration requirements under the revised Provisions and other PRC laws and regulations may result in the relevant entities
being held legally liable by competent authorities and referred to the judicial organ to be investigated for criminal liability if suspected
of committing a crime.
BUSINESS
Overview
We
are an innovative electric vehicles manufacturer and seller. We design, develop, manufacture and sell e-bicycles, e-mopeds, e-tricycles,
and electric off-highway four-wheeled shuttles such as golf carts and mobility scooters for the elderly and disabled persons. We also
provide automobile information and entertainment software development and design services to customers, but we do not provide in-vehicle
entertainment services to end-users independently. Leveraging our cutting-edge technologies in connectivity, multimedia interactive systems
and artificial intelligence, we are re-defining our products in order to provide users with convenient, affordable and pleasant driving
experiences. We do not provide in-vehicle entertainment services to end-users independently.
Headquartered
in Wuxi, China, LOBO EV is a holding company and our operating entities include Jiangsu LOBO, Beijing LOBO, Guangzhou LOBO, Tianjin LOBO,
Tianjin Bibosch and Wuxi Jinbang. We are a golden plus supplier verified by Alibaba.com, and also an Excellent Company certified by China
Business Credit Platform. We also obtained a certificate dated January 18, 2022, issued by the Development and Reform Commissions of
Gaoxin District and Xinwu District of Wuxi, certifying that Jiangsu LOBO is qualified as a pre-IPO company and the local governments
shall provide support to the IPO of Jiangsu LOBO.
Beijing
LOBO (formerly Beijing Weiqi Technology Co., Ltd.), established in August 2014 and acquired by Jiangsu LOBO in 2021, our main operating
entity, manufactures and sells e-bicycles and e-tricycles in China. Wuxi Jinbang, formed in October 2002 as one of the earliest companies
manufacturing e-bicycles in China and acquired by Beijing LOBO in 2019, manufactures e-bicycles and e-mopeds. Tianjin LOBO, established
in October 2021, manufactures e-tricycles and off-highway four-wheeled electric shuttles. Tianjin Bibosch, formed in March 2022, engages
in the export business of our products. Guangzhou LOBO (formerly Guangzhou Zhong Ke Car-link Technology Co., Ltd.), formed in May 2019,
provides intelligent product software solutions to automotive electronics, such as multimedia interactive systems, multifunctional rear-view
mirrors, and dash-cams through cooperation with leading suppliers in the automobile industry.
We
amended our then effective memorandum and articles of association in March 2023 in order to effect a reorganization of our ordinary shares
by way of a sub-division and subsequent surrender of certain of our ordinary shares. In September 2023, we issued additional 700,000
ordinary shares to our shareholders on a pro-rata basis. On March 20, 2024, we entered into the Underwriting Agreement with the Representative,
relating to our IPO. On March 25, 2024, the Company closed the IPO.
Our
Mission
Our
mission is to provide daily commuters with safer, smarter, and affordable e-bicycles, e-tricycles, and e-carts.
Our
Vision
Our
vision is to provide commuters with affordable and high-quality EV and become a market leader in our industry by leveraging our design
and intelligent technology.
Corporate
Information
Our
principal executive office is located at Gemini Mansion B 901, Software Park, No. 18-17 Zhenze Rd, Xinwu District, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People’s
Republic of China, and our phone number is +86 510 88584252. Our registered office in the BVI is located at the offices of Ogier Global
(BVI) Limited, Ritter House, Wickhams Cay II, PO Box 3170, Road Town, Tortola VG1110, BVI. We maintain a corporate website at https://loboev.io/.
The information contained in, or accessible from, our website or any other website does not constitute a part of this prospectus. We
have appointed Puglisi & Associates, located at 850 Library Avenue, Suite 204, Newark, Delaware 19711, as our agent upon whom process
may be served in any action brought against us under the securities laws of the United States.
Corporate
History and Structure
We
are a BVI business company limited by shares incorporated on October 25, 2021 under the name LOBO AI Technologies Ltd. On December 14,
2021, the Company changed its name to LOBO EV Technologies Ltd.
Our
domestic operating enterprise Beijing LOBO was established in August, 2014. At the end of 2019, Beijing LOBO acquired 85% of the shares
of Wuxi Jinbang. Guangzhou LOBO was established in May 2019. For the purpose of listing on Nasdaq, we incorporated LOBO EV Technologies
Ltd., a BVI Business Company incorporated under the laws of BVI with limited liability, in October 2021. Subsequently, we established
LOBO Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong limited liability Company, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of LOBO EV. On November 29, 2021, we organized
Jiangsu LOBO, a PRC limited liability company. Thereafter, Jiangsu LOBO completed the merger of Beijing LOBO and Guangzhou LOBO in December
2021. Consequently, both Beijing LOBO and Guangzhou LOBO became the wholly-owned subsidiaries of Jiangsu LOBO. After these domestic internal
mergers and acquisitions were completed, we undertook a reorganization, to facilitate the IPO in the United States. On March 25, 2022,
a qualified appraisal company appraised the value of Jiangsu LOBO and its subsidiaries and issued an appraisal report. LOBO HK determined
the consideration to paid to all shareholders of Jiangsu LOBO according to the report. On April 8, 2022, Jiangsu LOBO completed the internal
procedure of merger and acquisition. The written shareholders’ resolution was signed, and then followed by the legal merger and
acquisition procedures which were set up by local industrial and commercial bureau and taxation administration. LOBO HK completed its
merger and acquisition of 100% equity interest in Jiangsu LOBO on April 8, 2022. Jiangsu LOBO then became a foreign enterprise which
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of LOBO HK.
On
November, 2024, Jiangsu LOBO and Beijing LOBO entered into share transfer agreements (“Disposition”) with Chengliang Yang
and Jueqian Wang (the “Purchasers”). Pursuant to the Disposition, the Purchasers agreed to purchase Guangzhou Lobo, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Jingsu LOBO, and Wuxi Jinbang, an 85%-owned subsidiary of Beijing LOBO, for cash consideration of RMB18,000 (approximately
US $2,529) and RMB9.18 million (approximately US $ 1,289,724) (the “Purchase Price”), respectively. Upon closing of the transaction
contemplated by the Disposition, the Sellers no longer had control over Guangzhou LOBO or Wuxi Jinbang.
Compliance
with Foreign Investment
We
have been advised by DeHeng Law Offices (Shenzhen), our PRC Counsel, that pursuant to the relevant laws and regulations in PRC, none
of our businesses fall within the 2021 Negative List promulgated by the MOFCOM and NDRC. Therefore, we are able to conduct our business
through our wholly-owned PRC subsidiaries without being subject to restrictions imposed by the foreign investment laws and regulations
of the PRC.
Our
Competitive Strengths
We
believe that the following strengths contribute to our success and differentiate us from our competitors:
Accumulated
industry resources and experienced management team
Our
success is led by a visionary management team with a unique combination of engineering, design, and management experience, with a strong
track record of execution. Our management and key personnel have extensive experience in the e-bicycles industry and the IT industry.
Our CEO, Mr. Huajian Xu, has over 20 years’ experience in the marketing and management in the telecommunications industry, IT industry
and e-bicycle industry. Together with the Standardization Work Committee of the China Electrotechnical Society, as the first author,
he drafted the “Technical specification for conductive and intelligent fast charger of electric bicycles T/CES 065-2021”
in 2021, which has become the industry standard of the intelligent fast charging field in the e-bicycle industry in China. The standard
specifies the requirements for communication protocol, safety and charging process of conductive fast charger of e-bicycles. He also
was in charge of the new industry standard of wheeled service robot for elderly with other experts organized by Standardization Work
Committee of the China Electrotechnical Society. The industry standard was released in December 2022. Our COO, Mr. Jiancong Cai, has
over 12 years’ experiences in the R&D and management in the electronics industry. Mr. Cai was [in charge of the business]
of TCL Electronics Holdings Limited, the shares of which are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (stock code: 1070), and
the general manager of TCL (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. a subsidiary of TCL Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd, the shares of which are listed
on Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: 000100.SZ), between 2012 and 2013. He also served as the general manager of Guangzhou Flyaudio
Automobile Audio Co., Ltd, an automotive electronics company, for six years. Our core management personnel also includes Mr. Xing Xia,
the general manager of Wuxi Jinbang. Mr. Xia is one of the pioneers in the domestic e-bicycle industry and electric motorcycle industry,
and has more than 20 years’ experience in the manufacture, operation and management of electric motorcycles and bicycles.
User-centered
product design philosophy
We
believe that products can speak everything by themselves. We adhere to the user-centered product design concept and integrated product
development concept in our innovative R&D system. In every process of product development, we design and develop our products based
on the needs of customers and user experience. To this end, we value actual needs of end-users for product design and integrate them
into the entire product life cycle. Our R&D team and sales team work closely with our dealers during our design and research process.
For example, we invite dealers to participate in our scenario-based surveys, prototype testing and usability testing sessions. The goal
of our user-centered product design is to provide commuters with safe, affordable and high-quality EV products.
Our
user-centric product design process includes:
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Understand
the context of use and specify user requirements by conducting interviews with our end-users and dealers: Who are the main users
of the product; what drives users to use the product; what are users’ demands and under what circumstances users use the product? |
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2. |
Design
solutions and launch prototypes for testing: Once we summarize the design concept and the user’s requirements, we will launch
prototypes for testing. |
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3. |
Evaluate
against the requirements and optimize our products with our suppliers: We conduct usability tests to get firsthand feedback from
the users of the products and optimize the products with our suppliers in order to achieve cost efficiency. Getting our suppliers
involved in the development of our new products is a critical element of our cost control. |
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4. |
Repeat
the above process to realize continuous improvement. |
Many
of our best-selling products, such as the e-bicycle model Z8, and the urban tricycle model X1 are symbolic products developed under the
user-centered design concept. For example, we sealed the chassis by installing an armor for the urban tricycle models X1 to shield our
tricycles from being damaged by poor road conditions and thereby reducing our users’ maintenance costs.
Innovative
marketing strategy
Our
marketing strategy can be divided into differentiated strategy and cost-leadership strategy. For the differentiated strategy, we strengthen
our own characteristics of products, and focus on differentiated features and functions for our users, such as users living in rural
area of China, delivery persons, the elderly, and female users. For example, some of our products provide extended seats for rural users,
extended cargo brackets for delivery persons, dash cams embedded in elderly scooters and unique appliqués for females. Under the
guidance of cost-leadership strategy, the company adopts a series of means to optimize the production process, optimize the product structure,
outsource certain manufacturing to other reliable manufacturers, optimize supply chain management, obtain priority treatment from our
suppliers, and reduce product costs through joint R&D with academics. The concepts of total quality management and total budget management
are introduced and adopted in our business and daily operations.
Our
Growth Strategies
We
are still in the early stage of development, and growth is the most important goal of the Company at present. Considering the current
market competition and our own strengths and weaknesses, our strategic goal is to become a hidden champion in the field of intelligent
urban tricycles and e-carts through our efforts in the next decade. Our strategies
to achieve this goal are as follows:
Continue
to innovate and launch new products
Our
success has been underpinned by our innovation of products, including our integrated product development concept and user-centered product
design philosophy. We believe that our high-quality and affordable products are the keys to our success. To achieve the goal of being
a hidden champion in the industry, we will (1) adhere to the manufacture of e-bicycles as our main business, launch new products, and
diversify our products line, such as our latest solar-powered e-bicycles; (2) prioritize our strategic products, such as intelligent
electric urban tricycles and elderly scooters, and (3) strengthen the development of intelligent multimedia interactive system software
solutions to help our technologies attain a leading position in the EV industry. Intelligent multimedia interactive systems can be used
in four-wheeled vehicles, two-wheeled vehicles, and three-wheeled vehicles, which can greatly increase the differentiated advantages
of our products.
To
stay at the forefront of technological innovation, we will continue to invest significant resources in R&D and will recruit experts
and talents globally. We will seek to establish and strengthen strategic cooperation and partnerships globally with industry leaders,
design firms and research institutions.
Attach
importance to customer relationship management
The
perspective of our customer relationship management is to “help our customers succeed”, rather than simply meeting the customer
demands. We value the feedback of our customers and dealers and upgrade our products to address their demands. To build a long-lasting
relationship with our dealers and customers, we provide technical support, product information, and manufacturing know-how. We plan to
set up branches or representative offices in our foreign target markets in order to better understand the local market in the future.
Diversify
and increase marketing methods
Our
sales channels are divided into two segments: (1) for e-bicycles, e-mopeds, e-tricycles, and e-carts segment,
we sell our products through dealers and the Alibaba international platform, where we can also find new dealers; and (2) for solutions
development segment, we operate our business based on relationship marketing through visiting tier-one suppliers and obtaining new orders.
As
of June 30, 2024, we have established a dealer network with 62 dealers in over 10 provinces across China, including Tianjin, Beijing,
Hebei, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Hunan, Fujian and Guangdong, and 175 dealers in foreign countries in Asia, Latin America and the U.S.
We
normally expand our dealer network and engage new dealers when we attend trade shows. To maintain our dealer network, we visit our dealers
and develop new dealer relationships by visiting dealers in person. At the same time, we expand our brand awareness by using social media.
We also expect to increase our marketing expenses on the Alibaba international platform and participate in industry international exhibitions,
for example, Canton Fair, to expand our dealer network around the world in 2024.
For
our solution development segment, we maintain our business relationship with a few leading suppliers in the industry by providing good
quality service and improving the capabilities of our solutions, including the capabilities in integrating and outsourcing. Our rich
experiences and resource capabilities in multimedia interactive software system give us irreplaceable advantages for tier-one suppliers.
Strengthen
cost control
We
endeavor to reduce our procurement cost through centralized ordering and controlling manufacturing costs through the innovation of internal
management and the optimization of process flow. We benefit from our close relationships with our suppliers.
We
utilize a centralized ordering system, under which we place most orders for a particular type of spare part from selected mid-sized and
small-sized suppliers who rely on us for fast development and market expansion. By purchasing spare parts from a few suppliers, we are
in a better position to negotiate the purchase price, thereby reducing costs.
We
provide our know-how to our suppliers and work with them to improve manufacturing efficiency and lower costs, and as a result, we can
reduce our procurement cost. For example, we worked with one of our suppliers to improve the front suspension system of their golf cart
products and upgrade their cart models, which greatly established and strengthened our procurement relationship, thereby obtaining preferential
purchase prices. We also worked with a paint factory to help them solve a static electricity problem in manufacturing and assisted them
in innovating their painting process, thereby reducing our procurement costs.
We
also optimize our work process and improving our manufacturing efficiency. We innovate small and practical tools that help unskilled
workers quickly increase their labor productivity and, therefore, the training sessions for our assembly workers have been shortened,
allowing novice workers to start working in our factories after half a day of training. By upgrading our training sessions and facilities
for our workers, we expect to further improve our cost control capability.
Our
Challenges
Currently,
we are facing the following major challenges:
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Major
key players in this industry have raised sufficient funds to increase their manufacturing capacity and to increase the investments
in sales channel development and talent recruitment after they were listed on exchanges in China, Hong Kong and the U.S. in recent
years. As a result, market concentration began to increase, and the competition intensified. |
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If
we fail to effectively implement our cost leadership strategy, we may lose our channels to the markets and suffer losses. |
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If
we fail to provide appropriate differentiated products, we may lose our users and market share. |
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We
may not be able to attract, retain, and motivate talented and experienced employees who share our vision and passion. |
To
overcome these challenges, we need adequate capital to make continuous investments in the technology R&D, manage the stability of
supply chain, market development, and recruitment, maintain our strength in the industry, improve profit margin, expand market share,
and improve our brand awareness and reputation.
In
general, the successful execution of our growth strategies depends on whether we can overcome certain challenges, manage risks and uncertainties,
including but not limited to, our ability to maintain and enhance our brand awareness, innovate and successfully launch new products
and services, maintain and expand our distribution network, satisfy the mandated safety standards relating to our products, secure the
supply of components and parts used in our products, grow collaboration with our dealers, control costs associated with our operation
and production, and recruit and retain dedicated executive officers, key employees and qualified personnel. Please see “Risk Factors”
and other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that we face.
Our
Products and Solutions
Our
product portfolio consists of four series, including two-wheeled electric vehicles, electric three-wheeled vehicles, electric four-wheeled
utility vehicles, and solutions development for automotive electronics. We purchase spare parts from suppliers and assemble our products
in our factories. We have three factories with four assembly lines in total in Tianjin and Wuxi. There are two factories with three assembly
lines in Tianjin, and there is one factory with one assembly line in Wuxi. We lease the factories but own the manufacturing equipment
in our factories. During peak periods, the actual utilization rate of production capacity is about 90% under the current site conditions.
For
cost control purpose, we outsource the production of mature and simple products that have relatively low gross profit margins, as well
as four-wheeled vehicles that we do not have the conditions to assemble. Outsourcing manufacturing of certain models of two-wheeled bicycles
can reduce the costs by 3%-5% compared with manufacturing in our factories. The outsourced products only make up a part of our overall
products and cover our two-wheeled, three-wheeled, and four-wheeled products. In 2023, the company outsourced 2,436 electric two-wheeled
bicycles, 569 electric three-wheeled bicycles, and 270 electric four-wheeled utility vehicles, accounting for approximately 5.60% of
electric vehicles in stock. In 2022, the company outsourced 5,293 electric two-wheeled bicycles, 21 electric three-wheeled bicycles,
and 710 electric four-wheeled utility vehicles, accounting for approximately 25.35% of electric vehicles in stock.
Brief
introduction to our products
Two-wheeled
Electric Vehicles (The e-bicycles)
E-bicycles. Our
e-bicycles are powered by electric motors. The appearance of e-bicycles is similar to that of traditional bicycles, with a few plastic
shields. Our e-bicycles can reach maximum speeds of 25 km/h when powered by an electric motor. Most of our e-bicycle models use lithium
batteries. All of our e-bicycles conform to the new national standard GB17761-2018 and have obtained 3C Certificates (China Compulsory
Certificate). E-bicycles are more convenient for riders to ride than traditional bicycles as riders can rely on the electric motor for
propulsion. As of June 30, 2024, we had 1 e-bicycle models with 3C. The suggested retail prices for the different models ranged from
RMB2,000 (US$280) to RMB4,000 (US$560) in China (including batteries and chargers).
E-Mopeds. Our
e-mopeds are powered by electric motors and generally have more powerful motors, high-capacity batteries than our e-bicycles. All of
the e-mopeds conform to the “General specifications for electric motorcycles and mopeds’ (GB/T 24158-2018).”
Most of the e-mopeds are exported overseas, including to Europe, Southeast Asia and Latin America. Very few of our e-mopeds have been
sold in China. As of June 30, 2024, the suggested retail prices for the different models ranged from RMB2,000 (US$280) to RMB4,000
(US$560) in China (including batteries and chargers).
For
fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, our revenue generated from sales of two-wheeled electric vehicles amounted to approximately
RMB73 million (US$10.3 million) and RMB69 million (US$10.2 million), respectively, representing approximately 67% and 56% of our total
revenue for those periods, respectively.
Three-wheeled
Electric Vehicles (The e-tricycles)
Our
e-tricycles consist of more than 100 models. Our e-tricycle is an urban leisure tricycle for one or two adult passengers’ commuter
use only, which is mainly composed of a front wheel and two rear wheels, of which two rear wheels are power wheels and the front wheel
is the steering wheel. The maximum speed is usually less than 25 km/h.
As
of June 30, 2024, the suggested retail prices for the different models of our multifunctional tricycles ranged from RMB1,980 (US$280)
to RMB 4,980 (US$700) (including batteries and chargers).
For
fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, our revenue generated from sales of three-wheeled electric vehicles amounted to approximately
RMB15 million (US$2.1 million) and RMB14 million (US$2.1 million), respectively, representing approximately 14% and 11% of our total
revenue for those periods, respectively.
Electric
Off-highway Four-wheeled Shuttles (E-carts)
Our
electric Off-highway Four-wheeled shuttles consists of electric golf carts and elderly e-scooters. These electric four-wheeled vehicles
are powered by electric motors and are able to achieve maximum speeds of 40 km/h. They are designed for specific functions and certain
models can carry loads of up to 200-300 kilograms. The elderly e-scooter is designed especially for the elderly and disabled persons
and for one passenger only. The maximum speed is less than 10 km/h. As of June 30, 2024, the suggested retail prices for the different
models of our golf carts range from RMB20,000 (US$2,800) to RMB60,000 (US$8,500) and the retail price of elderly scooters range from
RMB2,500 (US$350) to 15,000 (US$2,100) (including batteries and chargers).
For
fiscal years 2023 and 2022, our revenue generated from sales of four-wheeled electric vehicles amounted to approximately RMB1.2 million
(US$165,000) and approximately RMB7.3 million (US$1.1 million), representing approximately 1% and 6% of our total revenue for those periods,
respectively.
R&D
For
the years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, our continued expenditure in R&D was approximately $262,000 and $228,000, respectively.
R&D
management with Academics and institutions
As
a small-size company with limited resources and capabilities, we will continue utilizing social and academic resources. We are working
with Jiangsu Research Institute of Dalian University of Technology to establish a joint innovation center. The center will focus on the
research in the wheeled service robot. We also entered into a letter of intent with Jinan University. Pursuant to the letter of intent,
the parties intend to jointly conduct talent training, R&D in the area of scientific and technological transformation. We believe
by cooperating with academic institutions, we can meet our R&D needs and control our R&D costs. We also jointly develop new models
EV and accessories with our research partners according to market demands. We share expenses in joint development to control risks and
cost.
R&D
direction and focus
Currently,
we regard intelligent products as an important means of our differentiated competitive strategy. We attach great importance to the intelligent
transformation of our e-bicycles, e-mopeds, e-tricycles, and e-carts. Our new instrument panels integrate our intelligent achievements
in automotive electronics and embed the multimedia interactive software system into the instruments of some models, which have won high
praise from customers. Our new instrument panels can be commercialized once the cost is reduced and the durability is improved.
We
continue to invest in automotive electronics solutions and in multimedia interactive software system in order to keep pace with cutting-edge
technologies. Based on the long-term relationship with our suppliers and dealers, we are able to continue to provide our partners with
premium products and services that exceed their expectations.
Intellectual
Property
We
regard our patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights as critical to our success. We rely
on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws and restrictions on disclosure to protect our intellectual property
rights. Our intellectual property portfolio included the following:
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Patents:
As of June 30, 2024, we have 17 registered patents in China, covering battery anti-theft, USB sockets, electronic fences, automatic
driving and navigation, and multimedia interactive software system and 9 patent applications in China. The term for invention patents
in China is 20 years from the date of filing, for utility model patents is 10 years from the filing date, and the term for design
patents is 15 years from the filing date. Details of the 17 registered patents are as follows: |
No. |
|
Patent
Description |
|
Holder |
|
Patent
Type |
|
Patent
Number |
|
Duration |
1 |
|
Exercise
bike containing electric bicycle |
|
Tianjin LOBO |
|
invention patent |
|
ZL201610210034.2 |
|
January
30, 2018 to January 29, 2028 |
2 |
|
Theft-proof
electric vehicle charging pile with electric shock prevention structure at charging port |
|
Tianjin LOBO |
|
utility
model patent |
|
ZL202022466382.0 |
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September
21, to 2021 to September 20, 2031 |
3 |
|
Safety
testing device for electric vehicle |
|
Tianjin LOBO |
|
utility
model patent |
|
ZL202022725280.6 |
|
August
31, 2021 to August 30, 2031 |
4 |
|
High-temperature
resistant testing device for battery of electric vehicle |
|
Tianjin LOBO |
|
utility
model patent |
|
ZL202022724099.3 |
|
August
31, 2021 to August 30, 2031 |
5 |
|
Anti-theft
test device for electric vehicle |
|
Tianjin LOBO |
|
utility
model patent |
|
ZL202022724082.8 |
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September
17, 2019 to September 16, 2029 |
6 |
|
Electric
vehicle instrument panel structure with mobile phone USB charging interface |
|
Tianjin LOBO |
|
utility
model patent |
|
ZL202022704745.X |
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September
17, 2021 to September 16, 2031 |
7 |
|
Anti-theft
device for battery of electric bicycle |
|
Tianjin LOBO |
|
utility
model patent |
|
Zl201921532945.2 |
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October
27, 2020 to October 26, 2030 |
8 |
|
Anti-theft
device for battery of electric bicycle |
|
Tianjin LOBO |
|
utility
model patent |
|
CN201921534015.0 |
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October
27, 2020 to October 26, 2030 |
9 |
|
Rechargeable
embedded Webcam |
|
Guangzhou
LOBO |
|
utility
model patent |
|
CN202122583834.8 |
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March
4, 2022-March 05, 2032 |
10 |
|
Electric
tricycle with adjustable waist support |
|
Tianjin
LOBO |
|
utility
model patent |
|
202322370140.5 |
|
September
1, 2023 to August 31, 2033 |
11 |
|
Outdoor
charging station for electric tricycle |
|
Tianjin
LOBO |
|
utility
model patent |
|
202322435298.6 |
|
September
8, 2023 to September 7, 2033 |
12 |
|
Electric
tricycle with golf storage bag |
|
Tianjin
LOBO |
|
utility
model patent |
|
202322491001.8 |
|
September
14, 2023 to September 13, 2033 |
13 |
|
Waterproof
case for lead-acid batteries |
|
Tianjin
LOBO |
|
utility
model patent |
|
202322564892.5 |
|
September
21, 2023 to September 20, 2033 |
14 |
|
Combined
lead-acid battery for electric vehicles |
|
Tianjin
LOBO |
|
utility
model patent |
|
202322746488.X |
|
October
13, 2023 to October 12, 2033 |
15 |
|
Electric
golf cart |
|
Tianjin
LOBO |
|
utility
model patent |
|
202322851896.1 |
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October
24, 2023 to October 23, 2033 |
16 |
|
Electric
tricycle with anti-theft storage box |
|
Tianjin
LOBO |
|
utility
model patent |
|
202323066541.8 |
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November
14, 2023 to November 13, 2033 |
17 |
|
Sightseeing
vehicle |
|
Tianjin
LOBO |
|
utility
model patent |
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202330673349.1 |
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October
18 2023 to October 17, 2033 |
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Software
copyrights: As of the June 30, 2024, we had 16 software copyrights registered in China; |
NO. |
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Copyright
Name |
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Registration
Number |
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Registration
Approval Time |
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Copyright
Type |
|
Holder |
1 |
|
Remote
bicycle battery mobile phone monitoring software |
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2021SR1734964 |
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2021-11-15 |
|
Software
copyright |
|
Beijing
LOBO |
2 |
|
Electric
bicycle charging safety alarm system software |
|
2021SR1734968 |
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2021-11-15 |
|
Software
copyright |
|
Beijing
LOBO |
3 |
|
Electric
bicycle driving record monitoring software |
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2021SR1729327 |
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2021-11-15 |
|
Software
copyright |
|
Beijing
LOBO |
4 |
|
Remote
anti-theft positioning monitoring system software |
|
2021SR1729234 |
|
2021-11-15 |
|
Software
copyright |
|
Beijing
LOBO |
5 |
|
Baby
car electronic fence nursing software |
|
2021SR1729503 |
|
2021-11-15 |
|
Software
copyright |
|
Beijing
LOBO |
6 |
|
Tire
pressure monitoring software for electric driving tire |
|
2021SR1728000 |
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2021-11-15 |
|
Software
copyright |
|
Beijing
LOBO. |
7 |
|
Intelligent
monitoring AI interactive system for the elderly based on Cloud Platform Internet of things |
|
2022SR0599829 |
|
2022/3/22 |
|
Software
copyright |
|
Wuxi
Jinbang |
8 |
|
Auto
drive system for low-speed travel tool based on GPS inertial navigation system |
|
2021SR1780825 |
|
2021-11-18 |
|
Software
copyright |
|
Guangzhou
LOBO |
9 |
|
Interactive
system for intelligent driving of low-speed travel tools based on all Netcom GSM LTE vehicle networking |
|
2021SR1781828 |
|
2021-11-18 |
|
Software
copyright |
|
Guangzhou
LOBO |
10 |
|
Real
time video remote monitoring and status transmission system of low-speed travel tools based on all Netcom GSM LTE communication network |
|
2021SR1782159 |
|
2021-11-18 |
|
Software
copyright |
|
Guangzhou
LOBO |
11 |
|
Perceptual
fusion judgment intelligent travel system based on millimeter wave radar and ultrasonic radar |
|
2021SR1781895 |
|
2021-11-18 |
|
Software
copyright |
|
Guangzhou
LOBO |
12 |
|
HD
3D look around system of low-speed travel tool based on digital transmission |
|
2021SR1780235 |
|
2021-11-18 |
|
Software
copyright |
|
Guangzhou
LOBO |
13 |
|
AR
Realistic Intelligent Helmet with Remote Monitoring System Based on 5G Network v1.0 |
|
2023SR0199869 |
|
2022-11-09 |
|
Software
copyright |
|
Guangzhou
LOBO, Nantong University, Jianfeng Li |
14 |
|
Integrated
Fusion Control Algorithm and Human Machine Interaction System for Service Robot based on 5G Network |
|
2022SR1572371 |
|
2022-10-26 |
|
Software
copyright |
|
Jiangsu
LOBO |
15 |
|
Remote
Task Scheduling System for Intelligent Sweeping Robot Based on 5G Mobile Network V1.0 |
|
2022SR1572370 |
|
2022-09-02 |
|
Software
copyright |
|
Jiangsu
LOBO |
16 |
|
WIFI
and Bluetooth Interconnected Intelligent Helmet System Based on Solar Power Supply V1.0 |
|
2022SR1412602 |
|
2022-07-28 |
|
Software
copyright |
|
Guangzhou
LOBO |
|
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Trademarks:
As of June 30, 2024, we own two stylized or graphic trademarks for all relevant goods/services.
We
also own 134 trademark registrations such as “Weiqi,” “LOBOEV,” “Jinbang,” and “Youbang”
vehicle segment category of products/services and 1 3C qualification certificate as of June 30, 2024. |
3C
Model Number |
|
Certificate
No. |
|
Date
of issuance |
TDT029Z |
|
2023011119523337 |
|
2023-02-10 |
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Domain
names: As of June 30, 2024, we have 15 registered domain names in China, including: https://loboev.io, www.loboevtech.com,
www.loboebike.com, www.loboai.com, www.loboev.cn, www.loboev.net, www.lobomotorcycle.com, www.loboemotorcycle.com, www.lobotricycle.com,
www.loboatv.com, www.loboutv.com, www.loboetricycle.com, www.loboescooter.com, www.vikitech.cn, and www.voxrobo.com. |
In
addition to the foregoing protections, we generally control access to and use of our proprietary and other confidential information through
the use of internal and external controls. For example, for external controls, we enter into confidentiality agreements or agree to confidentiality
clauses with research partners and, for internal controls, we adopt and maintain policies governing the operation and maintenance of
our systems and the management of user-generated data.
Our
Supply Chain
Our
supply chain diversification strategy helps us build a more resilient supply chain and gives us flexibility in supply procurement.
China’s
electric bicycle industry and supply chain are geographically divided into several regions, mainly the Tianjin region, Wuxi region and
Taizhou region. The suppliers of different sizes and quality are gathered in different regions except for several large national suppliers.
We sourced from over 180 suppliers across the three regions in 2022. Our top ten suppliers accounted for approximately 52.24% of the
value of our total purchases in 2022. There is no supplier that accounted for 10% or more of total purchase during the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2022. We sourced from over 131 suppliers across the three regions in 2023. Our top ten suppliers accounted for approximately
64.88% of the value of our total purchases in 2023. There is no supplier that accounted for 10% or more of total purchase during the
year ended December 31, 2023. The supply chain covers from bicycle frames to lamps, tires, hydraulic forks, power motors, controllers,
batteries, cushions, instrument panels, plastic covers and other accessories. Our product managers cooperated with our suppliers closely
by soliciting our suppliers’ input and feedback throughout our product design and manufacturing process, therefore, we maintain
the flexibility of our supply chain by designing products with common components or sourcing interchangeable components from different
suppliers. Close working relationships with our suppliers, our continued procurement, and punctual payments are the key reasons why we
can launch new products periodically with price advantage and operate an efficient and diversified supply chain. None of our suppliers
represents more than 10% of total annual purchases in 2022. Two of our suppliers represents more than 10% of total annual purchases in
2023.
We
operate a centralized procurement decision-making process when sourcing from our suppliers. Our general manager controls the negotiation
with all important suppliers and continues visiting them on site for the purpose of understanding how the supplier controls the quality
and establishing working relationships with the key persons of the suppliers. We have been strengthening our cooperation with existing
qualified suppliers and attracting new capable suppliers at the same time. We further optimize our supply chain by regularly providing
improvement recommendations to our suppliers on various production-related issues, including product quality, production efficiency and
cost control, so that supply chain optimization becomes an ongoing process.
Our
framework agreements with our suppliers typically have terms that ensure our suppliers will adhere to our delivery instructions, quality
control standards, and return and exchange policies, such as those requiring our suppliers to pay liquidated damages for their failure
to deliver goods on time and for losses arising from defects in product quality.
Marketing
We
aim to engage in cost-effective marketing activities by taking the advantage of social media and participating in exhibition shows with
our product portfolio. We also utilize a “shop in shop” strategy, which is that we occupy a small area in a large store to
promote our products. We are committed to providing our differentiated cost-effective products to our dealers. Furthermore, we rely on
the Alibaba international platform and participate in foreign-oriented exhibitions, such as the Guangzhou Export Commodities Fair to
promote our foreign trade business.
Location-based
offline marketing
We
conduct offline marketing and advertising activities through car circuit ads, small outdoor concerts, concert tour shows, etc. To achieve
higher efficiency in offline marketing, for example, we cooperate with local dealers to sponsor concert shows in the rural area of China
near the dealers’ stores, by providing product discounts, promotions, and coupons to the viewers of the shows.
Event-specific
marketing
In
addition to our day-to-day marketing operation, we also organize event-specific marketing activities, such as new product launches, promotions,
and discounts during national holidays and periodic dealer appreciation events. We rely on our dealers to manage other event-specific
marketing activities.
Overseas
marketing
We
did not incur expenses in overseas marketing. Currently, we conduct our foreign business through Alibaba’s international platform.
We have been verified as a golden plus supplier by Alibaba.com. We plan to participate in foreign exhibitions and upgrade our website
to an independent e-commerce website then initiate our online business with foreign dealers.
Our
dealers
We
sell our products to dealers, who then resell our products to end users. The revenue of our top ten dealers accounted for approximately
[60.51]% and 59.05% of our total revenue for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, with [two] and [one] dealer accounting
for 10% or more of the revenue of the Company, respectively. As of June 30, 2024, we have approximately 62 dealers nationwide and approximately
175 foreign dealers around the world.
Employees
We
had 102, 85, 72 and 60 full-time employees as of June 30, 2024, December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021. As of the date of this prospectus,
all our employees are based in China. We also hire independent contractors in our manufacturing segment.
The
following table provides the number of our full-time employees by function, as of June 30, 2024:
Function |
|
Number
of Full-Time
Employees |
|
R&D |
|
|
18 |
|
Business
and Marketing |
|
|
61 |
|
Administrative,
Human Resources and Finance |
|
|
23 |
|
Total |
|
|
102 |
|
As
of June 30, 2024, we had 68 personnel working on the assembly and production lines. The following table provides the number of personnel
working on the assembly and production lines outsourced from third parties by location as of June 30, 2024. The exact number is subject
to changes based on our daily operations and orders.
Location |
|
Number
of Outsourced Independent Contractors |
Beijing
LOBO |
|
20 |
Tianjin
LOBO |
|
32 |
Wuxi
Jinbang |
|
16 |
As
required by the PRC laws, we participate in various employee social security plans that are organized by municipal and provincial governments
for our PRC-based full-time employees, including pension, unemployment insurance, childbirth insurance, work-related injury insurance
and medical insurance. We are required under PRC law to make contributions monthly at specified percentages of the salaries, bonuses
and certain allowances of our PRC-based full-time employees, up to maximum amounts specified by applicable local governments.
We
enter into employment contracts and standard confidentiality and intellectual property agreements with our key employees. We believe
that maintaining good working relationships with our employees is essential, and we have not experienced any labor disputes. None of
our employees are represented by labor unions.
Properties
Our
headquarters are located at Gemini Mansion B 901, Software Park No.18-17 Zhenze Rd. Xinwu Qu, Wuxi Jiangsu, China and we maintain offices,
manufacturing and storage facilities in Tianjin, Wuxi and Guangzhou respectively. The offices of Tianjin Bibosch and Beijing LOBO are
at the FL 403, 506-509, H2 Building, Changyuan Road, Wuqing Development Zone, Tianjin. The factories are at Nancai Village, Wuqing District
and Lvcai Road North 1, Wuqing Development Zone, Wuqing District, Tianjin, respectively. The factory and office of Wuxi Jinbang is at
No.50, Housong Road, Xishan District, Wuxi, Jaingsu Province. As of the date of this prospectus, Jiangsu LOBO rented a premise in No.
12, Houhui Rd. Xishan District, Wuxi, Jiangsu as factory. The Office of Guangzhou LOBO is at No.12, Keyan Road, Huangpu District, Guangzhou.
As of the date of this prospectus, we do not own any real estate, and we leased an aggregate of 19,698.94 square meters of real property,
of which 672.8 square meters are office rooms, 2500 square meters are inventory room, and 16,526.14 square meters are factory buildings.
We do not expect to experience difficulties in renewing any of the leases when they expire. If we require additional space, we expect
to be able to obtain additional facilities on commercially reasonable terms. For the sake of cost control, on the premise of reasonable
layout of production capacity, we may terminate the lease contract in advance or not renew the contract when it expires.
Legal
Proceedings
From
time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings, investigations and claims incidental to the conduct of our business. As of the
date of this prospectus, we are not a party to, nor are we aware of, any legal proceedings, investigations or claims which, in the opinion
of our management, are likely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
MANAGEMENT
Directors
and Executive Officers
The
following table sets forth information regarding our executive officers and directors as of the date of this prospectus.
Name |
|
Age |
|
Position |
Huajian
Xu |
|
58 |
|
Director,
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman |
Tong
Zhu |
|
49 |
|
Chief
Financial Officer |
Jiancong
Cai |
|
39 |
|
Chief
Operating Officer |
Zhaohui
Randall Xu |
|
56 |
|
Independent
Director |
Ye
Ren |
|
38 |
|
Independent
Director |
Harry
D. Schulman |
|
74 |
|
Independent
Director |
Below
is a summary of the business experience of each our executive officers and directors:
Huajian
Xu Mr. Xu has been a director and our chief executive officer since October 2021 and August 2022, respectively. Mr. Xu has
over 25 years’ experience in business and corporate management. He served as vice general manager and general manager of Beijing
Weiqi Technologies Co. Ltd, which is the initial name of Beijing Lobo from July 2016 to June 2019 and from June 2021 to present successively.
He served as vice general manager of Changzhou Hengmao Power Technology Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of EZGO Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: EZGO)
which mainly produce lithium batteries from July 2019 to May 2021. Prior that, Mr. Xu served as deputy manager at Tantech Holdings Ltd.
(NASDAQ: TANH) from November 2012 to May 2016, vice president at Hangzhou B-Soft Group Co., Ltd., the shares of which are listed on Shenzhen
Stock Exchange (stock code: 300451.SZ) in China from November 2008 to October 2012, vice president of Hangzhou Wealthford Investment
Management Co., Ltd. from October 2002 to October 2008, a senior manager at Zhejiang Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of
China Mobile Limited, the shares of which are listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (stock code: 941) from September 1997
to September 2002, a senior manager at Zhejiang Nantian Post and Telecommunications Co., Ltd. from October 1995 to August 1997. Prior
to that, Mr. Xu worked as a lecturer at Zhejiang University from February 1992 to September 1995 and Zhejiang Shuren University from
October 1990 to January 1992. From September 1983 to July 1987, Mr. Xu studied in Suzhou University of Science and Technology majoring
in history and received his Bachelor’s degree. From September 1987 to July 1990, he studied in Northeast Normal University and
received his Master’s degree in history. He also obtained his second Master’s degree in total quality management from the
Hong Kong Polytechnic University in July 2001. Mr. Xu co-authored the industry standard T / CES 065-2021 Technical Specification
for Conductive Intelligent Fast Charger Of Electric Bicycle, and T/CES 161-2022 Technical Specification for wheeled service robot with
vehicle functions which were launched by the China Electrotechnical Society in September 2021 and December 2022 respectively.
Tong
Zhu Ms. Zhu has been our CFO since December 2022. Ms. Zhu has more than 25 years’ experience in accounting and finance.
From March 2016 to October 2022, Ms. Zhu served as CFO of Dandehill Supply Chain Co., Ltd., a supply chain company. From February 2006
to November 2015, Ms. Zhu served as various roles with Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), where she gained solid experience in manufacturing
management accounting. From August 2004 to October 2005, Ms. Zhu worked as an accountant with Fleishman Hillard in Australia. Ms. Zhu
is a Certified Public Accountant of Australia and a Certified Internal Auditor. Ms. Zhu received her Bachelor’s degree in Finance
from Shandong University of Finance and Economics in 1996 and her Master’s degree in Accounting from Macquarie University, Sydney
in 2004.
Jiancong
Cai Mr. Cai has been our chief operating officer since August 2022. Prior that, he has been the general manager & executive
director of Guangzhou Zhongke Car-Link Technologies Ltd, the former name of Guangzhou Lobo, since June 2019. He also served as the general
manager of Beijing Weiqi Technologies Co., Ltd, the former name of Beijing LOBO, from May 2019 to May 2021. Mr. Cai served as the general
manager of the overseas businesses department and the general manager in Guangzhou Flyaudio Car Audio Co., Ltd from March 2013 to May
2019 successively. He served as general manager of TCL (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. a subsidiary of TCL Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd,
the shares of which are listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: 000100.SZ) in China from February 2012 to January 2013, marketing
director of TCL Electronics Holdings Limited, the shares of which are listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (stock code:
1070) from August 2009 to January 2012. From September 2005 to July 2009, he studied in Nantong University majoring in Applied Physics
and received his Bachelors of Science Degree. From September 2014 to July 2016, Mr. Cai studied in Jinan University and received his
Master’s Degree in Public Administration. He is a seasoned veteran in the field of consumer electronics and automotive electronics
with global perspective of management and operations.
Zhaohui
Randall Xu Professor Xu has been our independent Director since March 2024. He is a seasoned expert in financial reporting
& management and SEC regulations compliance with rich knowledge and hands-on experience with U.S. securities law and Nasdaq and NYSE
rules. He has had experience in mergers & acquisitions transactions, equity and debt financing. He has been serving as a Professor
of Accounting at the University of Houston-Clear Lake since August 2007. He served as senior financial advisor to Kaixin Auto Holdings
(NASDAQ: KXIN) from November 2019 to December 2021, and has been serving as a Director of Investor Relations of Renren Inc (NYSE: RENN)
since November 2020. From May 1994 to May 1999, Mr. Xu served as financial manager with Dalian Transportation Co. Ltd. From August 1990
to April 1994, he served as business analyst with Jinshi International Trading Co. Ltd. From August 1986 to July 1990, he studied in
Luoyang Foreign Languages Institute and got his bachelor degree majoring in English. He received his MBA & Master of Accounting in
Tulane University in May 2002. From August 2003 to July 2007, he studied in University of Alabama and received his Ph.D. in Accounting.
He has obtained his U,S. CPA License from Delaware and Colorado in December 2002. Professor Xu is a member of Financial Executives International,
a member of American Accounting Association and a member of AICPA.
Ye
Ren Ms. Ren has been our independent Director since March 2024. From August 2019 to March 2022, Ms. Ren served as Chief
Financial Officer of CN Energy Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: CNEY) where she was responsible for budget and financial regulation compliance. From
April 2017 to July 2018, Ms. Ren served as the Deputy Finance Manager of Zhejiang Yongning Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., where she was responsible
for the department budget and internal control. From December 2014 to March 2017, Ms. Ren served as an Assistant to the Chief Financial
Officer of Tantech Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: TANH). From October 2013 to November 2015, Ms. Ren served as a Senior Auditor of Pan-China
Certificated Public Accountants LLP. Ms. Ren obtained her bachelor’s degree in Accounting with minor major in accounting from George
Fox University in 2010 and her master’s degree in Accounting from the University of South Carolina in 2013.
Harry
D. Schulman Mr. Schulman has been our independent Director since March 2024. Over the past 20 years, he has served on multiple
boards of public and private companies. Mr. Schulman has served as CEO of HD Schulman Int’l Trading LLC, a consumer product company
since January 2020. He has served as a board member and the chair of Audit Committee of Infobird Company Ltd (NASDAQ: IFBD) since June
2020. Since November 2019, he has served as a board member of Bright Mountain Media Inc, a public digital media marketing company. Since
August 2016, he has served as a managing partner of Hair Clinical LLC. He served as an operating partner in Baird Capital Partners, a
private equity and venture capital firm from 2008 to 2014, during which he served on the board and advisory board of various companies
that Baird Capital Partners invested in. From 2008 to 2010, he served as a director and chairman of the audit committee of Hancock Fabrics,
Inc. From 2009 to 2016, he served as the chairman of the advisory board of O2 Media, Inc., a direct to consumer and B to B marketing
firm. From 1989 to 2007, he served as the VP, CFO, COO and CEO of Applica, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of small household appliances,
successively. From 1987 to 1988, he served as a SVP and general manager of Medical Insurance Administrators, Inc. which is a nationally
known third party administrator of health insurance plans. From 1983 to 1987, he served as a VP of Baring Industries, Inc., an institutional
food service and laundry equipment designer and dealer. From 1975 to 1983, he was a controller, secretary and treasurer of Societe Generale
de Belgique, Sibeka Group, an industrial diamond and mining tool manufacturer. Mr. Schulman received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business
Administration in July 1973 from University of Dayton and obtained his Master’s Degree in Business from University of Miami, Florida
in July 1983.
Employment
Agreements and Director Agreements
We
have entered into employment agreements with each of our executive officers, pursuant to which such individuals have agreed to serve
as our executive officers for a period of 3 years from the commencement of trading of our Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq. We may terminate
the employment for cause at any time for certain acts, such as conviction or plea of guilty to a felony or any crime involving moral
turpitude, negligent or dishonest acts to our detriment, or misconduct or a failure to perform agreed duties. We may also terminate the
employment without cause at any time upon 3 months’ advance written notice. Each executive officer may resign at any time upon
3 months’ advance written notice.
Each
executive officer has agreed to hold, both during and after the termination or expiry of his employment agreement, in strict confidence
and not to use, except as required in the performance of his duties in connection with the employment or pursuant to applicable law,
any of our confidential or proprietary information or the confidential or proprietary information of any third party received by us and
for which we have confidential obligations. Each executive officer has also agreed to disclose in confidence to us all inventions, designs
and trade secrets which he conceives, develops or reduces to practice during his employment with us and to assign all right, title and
interest in them to us, and assist us in obtaining and enforcing patents, copyrights and other legal rights for these inventions, designs
and trade secrets.
In
addition, each executive officer has agreed to be bound by non-competition and non-solicitation restrictions during the term of the employment
and for one year following the last date of employment. Specifically, each executive officer has agreed not to: (i) engage or assist
others in engaging in any business or enterprise that is competitive with our business, (ii) solicit, divert or take away the business
of our clients, customers or business partners, or (iii) solicit, induce or attempt to induce any employee or independent contractor
to terminate his or her employment or engagement with us. The employment agreements also contain other customary terms and provisions.
We
have also entered into director agreements with each of our directors which agreements set forth the terms and provisions of their engagement.
Family
Relationships
There
are no family relationships or other arrangements among our directors and executive officers.
Board
of Directors
Composition
of our Board of Directors
Our
board of directors consists of four directors. A director is not required to hold any shares in our Company to qualify to serve as a
director. The Corporate Governance Rules of the Nasdaq generally require that a majority of an issuer’s board of directors must
consist of independent directors.
Our
board of directors currently consists of one director and three independent directors. Our board of directors has determined that each
of Professor Xu, Ms. Ren, and Mr. Schulman is an “independent director” as defined under the Nasdaq rules. Our board of directors
is composed of a majority of independent directors.
A
director is not required to hold any of our shares to qualify to serve as a director.
Committees
of the Board of Directors
We
have established an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee under our board of
directors. We have adopted a charter for each of the three committees. Each committee’s members and functions are described below.
Audit
Committee.
Our
audit committee consists of our three independent directors and is chaired by Professor Xu. We have determined that Professor Xu satisfies
the requirements of Section 303A of the Corporate Governance Rules/Rule 5605(c)(2) of the Listing Rules of the Nasdaq and meets the independence
standards under Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. We have determined that Professor Xu qualifies as an “audit committee financial
expert.” The audit committee oversees our accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of the financial statements
of our Company. The audit committee is responsible for, among other things:
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● |
reviewing
and recommending to our board for approval, the appointment, re-appointment or removal of the independent auditor, after considering
its annual performance evaluation of the independent auditor; |
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approving
the remuneration and terms of engagement of the independent auditor and pre-approving all auditing and non-auditing services permitted
to be performed by our independent auditors at least annually; |
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reviewing
with the independent registered public accounting firm any audit problems or difficulties and management’s response; |
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discussing
with our independent auditor, among other things, the audits of the financial statements, including whether any material information
should be disclosed, issues regarding accounting and auditing principles and practices; |
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reviewing
and approving all proposed related party transactions, as defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act; |
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discussing
the annual audited financial statements with management and the independent registered public accounting firm; |
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reviewing
the adequacy and effectiveness of our accounting and internal control policies and procedures and any special steps taken to monitor
and control major financial risk exposures; |
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approving
annual audit plans, and undertaking an annual performance evaluation of the internal audit function; |
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establishing
and overseeing procedures for the handling of complaints and whistleblowing; and |
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meeting
separately and periodically with management and the independent registered public accounting firm. |
Compensation
Committee.
Our
compensation committee consists of our three independent directors and is chaired by Ms. Ren. We have determined that Ms. Ren satisfies
the “independence” requirements of Rule5605(c)(2) of the Listing Rules of the Nasdaq. The compensation committee assists
the board in reviewing and approving the compensation structure, including all forms of compensation, relating to our directors and executive
officers. Our chief executive officer may not be present at any committee meeting during which his compensation is deliberated upon.
The compensation committee is responsible for, among other things:
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overseeing
the development and implementation of compensation programs in consultation with our management; |
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at
least annually, reviewing and approving, or recommending to the board for its approval, the compensation for our executive officers; |
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at
least annually, reviewing and recommending to the board for determination with respect to the compensation of our non-executive directors; |
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at
least annually, reviewing periodically and approving any incentive compensation or equity plans, programs or other similar arrangements; |
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reviewing
executive officer and director indemnification and insurance matters; and |
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overseeing
our regulatory compliance with respect to compensation matters, including our policies on restrictions on compensation plans and
loans to directors and executive officers. |
Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee.
Our
nominating and corporate governance committee consists of our three independent directors, and will be chaired by Mr. Schulman. We have
determined that Mr. Schulman satisfies the “independence” requirements of Rule5605(c)(2) of the Listing Rules of Nasdaq.
The nominating and corporate governance committee assists the board in selecting individuals qualified to become our directors and in
determining the composition of the board and its committees. The nominating and corporate governance committee is responsible for, among
other things:
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recommending
nominees to the board for election or re-election to the board, or for appointment to fill any vacancy on the board; |
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reviewing
annually with the board the current composition of the board with regards to characteristics such as independence, knowledge, skills,
experiences, expertise, diversity and availability of service to us; |
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developing
and recommending to our board such policies and procedures with respect to nomination or appointment of members of our board and
chairs and members of its committees or other corporate governance matters as may be required pursuant to any SEC or NASDAQ rules,
or otherwise considered desirable and appropriate; |
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selecting
and recommending to the board the names of directors to serve as members of the audit committee and the compensation committee, as
well as of the nominating and corporate governance committee itself; and |
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evaluating
the performance and effectiveness of the board as a whole. |
Code
of Business Conduct and Ethics
We
have adopted a code of business conduct and ethics, which is applicable to all of our directors, executive officers and employees and
is publicly available.
Duties
of Directors
Under
BVI law, our board of directors has the powers necessary for managing, and for directing and supervising, our business affairs. The functions
and powers of our board of directors include, among others:
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convening
shareholders’ annual and extraordinary general meetings and reporting its work to shareholders at such meetings; |
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executing
checks, promissory notes and other negotiable instruments on behalf of the Company; |
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declaring
dividends and distributions; |
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appointing
officers and determining the term of office of the officers; |
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exercising
the borrowing powers of our Company and mortgaging the property of our Company; and |
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maintaining
or registering a register of mortgages, charges or other encumbrances of the company. |
Under
BVI law, our directors have a duty to act honestly, in good faith and with a view to our best interests. Our directors also have a duty
to exercise the care, diligence and skills that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. You should refer
to “Description of Share Capital – Differences in Corporate Law” for additional information on the standard of corporate
governance under BVI law. In fulfilling their duty of care to us, our directors must ensure compliance with our Memorandum and Articles
of Association. We have the right to seek damages if a duty owed by our directors is breached.
Interested
Transactions
A
director may, subject to any separate requirement for audit and risk committee approval under applicable law or applicable Nasdaq rules,
vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he or she is interested, provided that the nature of the interest of any directors
in such contract or transaction is disclosed by him or her at or prior to its consideration and any vote in that matter.
Foreign
Private Issuer Exemption
We
are a “foreign private issuer,” as defined by the SEC. As a result, in accordance with the rules and regulations of Nasdaq,
we may choose to comply with home country governance requirements and certain exemptions thereunder rather than complying with Nasdaq
corporate governance standards. We may choose to take advantage of the following exemptions afforded to foreign private issuers:
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Exemption
from filing quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, from filing proxy solicitation materials on Schedule 14A or 14C in connection with annual
or extraordinary general meetings of shareholders, from providing current reports on Form 8-K disclosing significant events within
four (4) days of their occurrence, and from the disclosure requirements of Regulation FD. |
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Exemption
from Section 16 rules regarding sales of Ordinary Shares by insiders, which will provide less data in this regard than shareholders
of U.S. companies that are subject to the Exchange Act. |
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Exemption
from the Nasdaq rules applicable to domestic issuers requiring disclosure within four (4) business days of any determination to grant
a waiver of the code of business conduct and ethics to directors and officers. Although we will require board approval of any such
waiver, we may choose not to disclose the waiver in the manner set forth in the Nasdaq rules, as permitted by the foreign private
issuer exemption. |
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Exemption
from the requirement that our board of directors have a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors
with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities. |
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Exemption
from the requirements that director nominees are selected, or recommended for selection by our board of directors, either by (i)
independent directors constituting a majority of our board of directors’ independent directors in a vote in which only independent
directors participate, or (ii) a committee comprised solely of independent directors, and that a formal written charter or board
resolution, as applicable, addressing the nominations process is adopted. |
Furthermore,
Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(3) provides that a foreign private issuer, such as us, may rely on our home country corporate governance practices
in lieu of certain of the rules in the Nasdaq Rule 5600 Series and Rule 5250(d), provided that we nevertheless comply with Nasdaq’s
Notification of Noncompliance requirement (Rule 5625), the Voting Rights requirement (Rule 5640) and that we have an audit committee
that satisfies Rule 5605(c)(3), consisting of committee members that meet the independence requirements of Rule 5605(c)(2)(A)(ii). We
intend to follow Nasdaq listing rules and will not rely on our home country’s corporate governance practices within two years of
the completion of the IPO.
Although
we are permitted to follow certain corporate governance rules that conform to BVI requirements in lieu of Nasdaq Rule 5600 Series and
Rule 5250(d), we intend to comply with the Nasdaq corporate governance rules applicable to foreign private issuers, including the requirement
to hold annual meetings of shareholders.
Other
Corporate Governance Matters
The
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as related rules subsequently implemented by the SEC, requires foreign private issuers, including us, to
comply with various corporate governance practices. In addition, Nasdaq rules provide that foreign private issuers may follow home country
practices in lieu of the Nasdaq corporate governance standards, subject to certain exceptions and except to the extent that such exemptions
would be contrary to U.S. federal securities laws.
Because
we are a foreign private issuer, our members of our board of directors, executive board members and senior management are not subject
to short-swing profit and insider trading reporting obligations under section 16 of the Exchange Act. They will, however, be subject
to the obligations to report changes in share ownership under section 13 of the Exchange Act and related SEC rules.
We
may also be eligible to utilize the controlled Company exemptions under the Nasdaq corporate governance rules if more than 50% of our
voting power is held by an individual, a group or another Company. Pursuant to the Nasdaq corporate governance rules, in order for a
group to exist, such shareholders must have publicly filed a notice that they are acting as a group (i.e., a Schedule 13D).
Compensation
of Directors and Executive Officers
For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, we paid an aggregate of approximately $174,600,
in cash and benefits to our executive officers. We do not have a share incentive program to provide for grants of awards to our directors
and executive officers. We have not set aside or accrued any amount to provide pension, retirement or other similar benefits to our executive
officers and directors.
Equity
Incentive Plan
We
have not granted any equity awards to our directors or executive officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
Incentive
Compensation
We
do not maintain any cash incentive or bonus programs and did not maintain any such programs during the fiscal year ended December 31,
2024.
Director
and Executive Officer Compensation Table
The
following table sets forth information regarding the compensation paid to our directors and our executive officers during the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2024:
Name | |
Fees
Earned in Cash | | |
All
Other Compensation | | |
Total | |
Huajian Xu | |
$ | 21,700 | | |
$ | 0 | | |
$ | 21,700 | |
Jiancong Cai | |
$ | 3,700 | | |
$ | 0 | | |
$ | 3,700 | |
Tong Zhu | |
$ | 12,500 | | |
$ | 0 | | |
$ | 12,500 | |
Huiyan Xie | |
$ | 28,900 | | |
$ | 0 | | |
$ | 28,900 | |
Xing Xia | |
$ | 20,900 | | |
$ | 0 | | |
$ | 20,900 | |
Zhaohui Randall Xu | |
$ | 34,900 | | |
$ | 0 | | |
$ | 34,900 | |
Harry Schlman | |
$ | 39,000 | | |
$ | 0 | | |
$ | 39,000 | |
Ye Ren | |
$ | 13,000 | | |
$ | 0 | | |
$ | 13,000 | |
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
The
following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our Ordinary Shares as of the date of this prospectus by
our officers, directors, and 5% or greater beneficial owners of Ordinary Shares. There is no other person or group of affiliated persons
known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our Ordinary Shares. The following table assumes that none of our officers, directors
or 5% or greater beneficial owners of our Ordinary Shares will purchase shares in this Offering. Holders of our Ordinary Shares are entitled
to one (1) vote per share and vote on all matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders, except as may otherwise be required by law.
We
have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC. These rules generally attribute beneficial ownership of
securities to persons who possess sole or shared voting power or investment power with respect to those securities. The person is also
deemed to be a beneficial owner of any security of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Unless
otherwise indicated, the person identified in this table has sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially
owned by him, subject to applicable community property laws.
| |
Ordinary
Shares Beneficially
Owned Prior
to This Offering | | |
Ordinary
Shares Beneficially
Owned After
This Offering (2) | |
Name
of Beneficial Owners(1) | |
Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | |
Directors and Executive
Officers: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Huajian Xu(4) | |
| 3,674,320 | | |
| 47.23 | % | |
| 3,674,320 | | |
| 35.79 | % |
Tong Zhu | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Jiancong Cai | |
| 640,000 | | |
| 8.23 | % | |
| 640,000 | | |
| 6.23 | % |
Zhaohui Randall Xu | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Ye Ren | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Harry D. Schulman | |
| 64,000 | | |
| 0.82 | % | |
| 64,000 | | |
| 0.62 | |
All directors, director nominees, and executive
officers as a group (6 persons) | |
| 4,294,320 | | |
| 55.20 | % | |
| 4,294,320 | | |
| 41.83 | % |
5% shareholders: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Jiancong Cai | |
| 640,000 | | |
| 8.23 | % | |
| 640,000 | | |
| 6.23 | % |
Wealthford Capital Ltd.(3) | |
| 3,674,320 | | |
| 47.23 | % | |
| 3,674,320 | | |
| 35.79 | % |
Huiyan Xie | |
| 640,000 | | |
| 8.23 | % | |
| 640,000 | | |
| 6.23 | % |
(1) |
Unless
otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following entities or individuals is Gemini Mansion B 901, i Park, No. 18-17
Zhenze Rd, Xinwu District, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China, 214111. |
|
|
(2) |
Applicable
percentage of ownership is based on 10,265,000 Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after the Offering. |
|
|
(3) |
3,674,320
Ordinary Shares directly held by Wealthford
Capital Ltd. of which our CEO is the 90% shareholder and holds the voting and dispositive power over the Ordinary Shares held by
such entity. |
|
|
(4) |
Huajian
Xu, our Chief Executive Officer, is the 90% shareholder of Wealthford Capital Ltd. and holds the voting and dispositive power over
the Ordinary Shares held by such entity. |
SELLING
SHAREHOLDER
The
Ordinary Shares being offered by the Selling Shareholder are those issuable to Streeterville Capital, LLC upon conversion of the Convertible
Note and those issued to the same as Pre-delivery Shares. We are registering the Ordinary Shares in order to permit the Selling Shareholder
to offer the shares for resale from time to time. Except that Streeterville Capital, LLC purchased the Convertible Note and the Pre-delivery
Shares from us pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, and we sold the Convertible Note for $1,635,000.00 and the 850,000 Pre-delivery
Shares at par value on December 10, 2024, the Selling Shareholder had no material relationship with us within the past three years.
The
table below lists the Selling Shareholder and other information regarding the beneficial ownership (as determined under Section 13(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder) of the Ordinary Shares held by the Selling
Shareholder. The second column lists the number of Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by the Selling Shareholder as of the date of this
prospectus, assuming conversion of the Convertible Note but not taking account of any limitations on conversion and exercise set forth
therein.
The
third column lists the Ordinary Shares being offered by this prospectus by the Selling Shareholder and does not take in account any limitations
on conversion of the Convertible Note set forth therein.
The
fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the Selling Shareholder pursuant to this prospectus.
Under
the terms of the Convertible Note and the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Investor may not convert the Convertible Note to the extent
(but only to the extent) it or any of its affiliates would beneficially own a number of Ordinary Shares which would exceed 9.99% of the
total Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of the date of conversion. The number of shares in the second column reflects these limitations.
The Selling Shareholder may sell all, some or none of its shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution”.
Name of Selling Shareholder | |
Number of Ordinary Shares
Owned Prior to Offering | | |
Maximum Number of Ordinary
Shares to be Sold Pursuant to this Prospectus | | |
Number of Ordinary Shares
Owned After Offering | | |
Percentage of Ordinary Shares
Owned After the Offering | |
Streeterville
Capital, LLC (1) | |
| 850,000 | | |
| 2,485,000 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | % |
(1) |
The
address for Streeterville Capital, LLC is 297 Auto Mall Drive #4, St. George, Utah 84770, the general partner of Streeterville
Capital, LLC may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Streeterville Capital, LLC.
Streeterville Management, LLC, the managing member of Streeterville Capital, LLC may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the
shares held by Streeterville Capital, LLC. |
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The
following is a list of related parties with which the Company has transactions since January 1, 2021:
|
|
Name |
|
Relationship |
(a) |
|
Jiancong
Cai |
|
Deputy
General Manager/ 10% shareholder the Company |
(b) |
|
Huiyan
Xie |
|
10%
shareholder of the Company |
(c) |
|
Huajian
Xu |
|
CEO
of the Company |
(d) |
|
Xing
Xia |
|
Deputy
General Manager/ 15% shareholder of Wuxi Jinbang |
(e) |
|
Jiangsu
Zhihe New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. |
|
Xing
Xia (d) holds 49% of the company’s shares and serves as a supervisor. |
(f) |
|
Pingyi
Xu |
|
Huajian
Xu (c)’s son |
(g) |
|
Linhui
He |
|
Jiancong
Cai (a)’s wife |
(h) |
|
Tianjin
Dilang Technology Co., Ltd. |
|
Huiyan
Xu (b) holds 20% of the company’s shares, serves as the company’s executive director and manager, and is the company’s
legal representative; Changzhou Yizhiying Internet of Things Technology Co., Ltd., which is 100% owned by Jiangsu Yidianxing Electric
Technology Co., Ltd., holds 80% of the company’s shares. |
(i) |
|
Wealthford
Capital Ltd. |
|
57.88%
shareholder of the Company |
(j) |
|
Hangzhou
Zhiyi Digital Technology Co., Ltd. |
|
Pingyi
Xu (f) holds 90% of the company’s shares and serves as a legal representative; Huajian Xu (c) holds 10% of the company’s
shares. |
(k) |
|
Qianlimu
(Shiyan) Technology Co., LTD |
|
Hangzhou
Zhiyi Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (j) holds 70% of the company’s share |
Amounts
due from related parties
As
of December 31, 2024, amounts due from related parties, consisted of the following:
| |
December 31, | | |
| | |
Received | | |
Exchange Rate | | |
December 31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
Provided | | |
Repayment | | |
Translation | | |
2024 | |
Amounts due from related parties | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
(b) Huiyan Xie | |
| - | | |
| 7,715,733 | | |
| (7,709,504 | ) | |
| (6,229 | ) | |
| - | |
(d) Xing Xia | |
| - | | |
| 321,616 | | |
| (298,822 | ) | |
| (22,794 | ) | |
| - | |
Total amounts due from related parties | |
$ | - | | |
$ | | | |
| | | |
| | | |
$ | - | |
The
balance mainly represented the interest-free loans receivable from the shareholders and related entity. The amounts due from our COO,
Jiancong Cai, shareholders Huiyan Xie and Xing Xia have been fully repaid to the Company. As of December 31, 2023, our COO, Jiancong
Cai, shareholders Huiyan Xie and Xing Xia have repaid all the loans due to the company.
Amount
due to Related Parties
As
of December 31, 2024, amounts due to related parties consisted of the following:
| |
December 31, | | |
| | |
| | |
Exchange Rate | | |
Reclass | | |
December 31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
Borrowed | | |
Repaid | | |
Translation | | |
to OP | | |
2024 | |
Amounts due to related parties | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
(e) Jiancong
Cai(1) | |
$ | 153,976 | | |
$ | 350,609 | | |
$ | (311,023 | ) | |
$ | (4,769 | ) | |
$ | (188,793 | ) | |
$ | - | |
(f) Huiyan Xie | |
| 374,475 | | |
| - | | |
| (328,521 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 45,954 | |
(g) Huajian Xu | |
$ | 856,068 | | |
| 32,531 | | |
| (202,855 | ) | |
| (1,325 | ) | |
$ | 0 | | |
$ | 684,419 | |
(d)
Xing Xia(2) | |
| 286,852 | | |
| 52,917 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (339,769 | ) | |
| - | |
Total amounts due to related parties $ | |
$ | 1,671,371 | | |
$ | 436,057 | | |
$ | (842,399 | ) | |
$ | (6,094 | ) | |
$ | (528,562 | ) | |
$ | 730,373 | |
(1)
All of Jiancong Cai’s related party balances come from Guangzhou Lobo. Guangzhou Lobo has been divested since November 30, 2024. As a
result, Jiancong Cai has been transferred from a related party to a non-related party.
(2)
All of Xing Xia’s related party balances come from Wuxi Jinbang. Wuxi Jinbang has been divested since December 30, 2024. As a result,
Xing Xia has been transferred from a related party to a non-related party.
DESCRIPTION
OF SHARE CAPITAL
We
are a BVI business company limited by shares incorporated on October 25, 2021 pursuant to the BVI Act under the name of “LOBO AI
TECHNOLOGIES LTD”. On December 14, 2021, our name was changed to “Lobo EV Technologies Ltd.” Our affairs are governed
by our Memorandum and Articles of Association (as amended and restated from time to time), the BVI Act and the common law of the BVI.
As
provided in our Memorandum and Articles of Association, subject to the BVI Act, we have full capacity to carry on or undertake any business
or activity, do any act or enter into any transaction, and, for such purposes, full rights, powers and privileges. Our registered office
is at Ogier Global (BVI) Limited, Ritter House, Wickhams Cay II, PO Box 3170, Road Town, Tortola VG1110, BVI.
Our Memorandum
and Articles of Association (which is referred to as the “Memorandum” and “Articles of Association”, respectively
below) provides that we are authorized to issue a maximum of 50,000,000 Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.001 each of a single class.
In
September 2023, we issued additional 700,000 ordinary shares to our shareholders on a pro-rata basis. As a result of the share reorganization
and the shares issuance, there were 6,400,000 ordinary shares outstanding as of the date thereof. As of the date immediately after consummation
of the IPO on March 25, 2024 and prior to this Offering, 7,780,000 Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.001 were issued, fully paid and
outstanding. Upon completion of this Offering, we will have [*] Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding, assuming the underwriter does
not elect to exercise their option to purchase additional Ordinary Shares from us.
All
options, regardless of grant dates, will entitle holders to an equivalent number of Ordinary Shares once the vesting and exercising conditions
are met.
The
following are summaries of material provisions of our Memorandum and Articles of Association and the BVI Act insofar as they relate to
material terms of our Ordinary Shares. The summaries do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to
our Memorandum and Articles of Association, which is filed as an exhibit to our registration statement.
Ordinary
Shares
General. The
maximum number of shares we are authorized to issue is 50,000,000 Ordinary Shares, with a par value of $0.001 each. Holders of Ordinary
Shares have the same rights. All of our outstanding Ordinary Shares are fully paid and non-assessable. To the extent they are issued,
certificates representing the Ordinary Shares are issued in registered form. Our shareholders who are non-residents of the BVI may freely
hold and vote their Ordinary Shares.
Our
Memorandum and Articles of Association do not provide for pre-emptive rights.
Dividends. The
holders of our Ordinary Shares are entitled to such dividends as may be declared by our board of directors. Our Memorandum and Articles
of Association provide that dividends may be declared and paid at such time, and in such an amount, as the directors determine subject
to their being satisfied that the Company that, immediately after the distribution, the value of the Company’s assets will exceed
its liabilities and the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due. Holders of Ordinary Shares will be entitled
to the same amount of dividends, if declared.
Voting
Rights. In respect of all matters subject to a shareholders’ vote, each ordinary share is entitled to one vote for
each ordinary share registered in his or her name on our register of members. Holders of Ordinary Shares shall at all times vote together
on all resolutions submitted to a vote of the members. At any meeting of the Members, the chairman of such meeting is responsible for
deciding such matters as he considers appropriate and whether any resolution proposed has been carried or not.
Meetings. We
must provide written notice of all meetings of shareholders, stating the time, date and place and, in the case of a general meeting of
shareholders, the purpose or purposes thereof, at least seven days before the date of the proposed meeting. Our board of directors shall
call a general meeting upon the written request of shareholders holding at least 30% of our outstanding voting shares. In addition, our
board of directors may call a general meeting of shareholders on its own motion. At any meeting of shareholders, a quorum will be present
if there are shareholders present in person or by proxy representing not less than 50% of the issued Ordinary Shares entitled to vote
on the resolutions to be considered at the meeting. Such quorum may be represented by only a single shareholder or proxy. If no quorum
is present within two hours of the start time of the meeting, the meeting shall be dissolved if it was requested by shareholders. In
any other case, the meeting shall be adjourned to the next business day, and if shareholders representing not less than one-third of
the votes of the Ordinary Shares or each class of shares entitled to vote on the matters to be considered at the meeting are present
within one hour of the start time of the adjourned meeting, a quorum will be present. No business may be transacted at any general meeting
unless a quorum is present at the commencement of business.
A
corporation that is a shareholder shall be deemed for the purpose of our Memorandum and Articles of Association to be present in person
if represented by its duly authorized representative. Such duly authorized representative shall be entitled to exercise the same powers
on behalf of the corporation which he represents as that corporation could exercise if it were one of our individual shareholders.
Transfer
of Ordinary Shares. Under the BVI Act, the transfer of a registered share which is not listed on a recognized exchange is
by a written instrument of transfer signed by the transferor and containing the name of the transferee. However, the instrument must
also be signed by the transferee if registration would impose a liability on the transferee to the Company. The instrument of transfer
must be sent to the Company for registration. The transfer of a registered share is effective when the name of the transferee is entered
in the register of members. The entry of the name of a person in the Company’s register of members is prima facie evidence that
legal title in the share vests in that person.
The
procedure is different for the transfer of shares that are listed on a recognized exchange. Such shares may be transferred without the
need for a written instrument of transfer if the transfer is carried out in accordance with the laws, rules, procedures and other requirements
applicable to shares listed on the recognized exchange and subject to the Memorandum and Articles of Association (as amended and restated
from time to time).
Liquidation. As
permitted by BVI law and our Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Company may be voluntarily liquidated by a resolution of members
or, if permitted under section 199(2) of the BVI Act, by a resolution of directors if we have no liabilities or we are able to pay our
debts as they fall due and the value of our assets equals or exceeds our liabilities by resolution of directors and resolution of shareholders.
On a liquidation, on winding up or other return of assets of the Company to shareholders (other than on conversion, redemption or purchase
of Ordinary Shares), assets available for distribution among the holders of Ordinary Shares shall be distributed among the holders of
the Ordinary Shares on a pro rata basis.
Calls
on Ordinary Shares and Forfeiture of Ordinary Shares. Our board of directors on the terms established at the time of the
issuance of such shares or as otherwise agreed, make calls upon shareholders for any amounts unpaid on their Ordinary Shares in a notice
served to such shareholders at least 14 days prior to the specified time of payment. The Ordinary Shares that have been called upon and
remain unpaid are subject to forfeiture. For the avoidance of doubt, if the issued Ordinary Shares have been fully paid in accordance
with the terms of its issuance and subscription, the board of directors shall not have the right to make calls on such fully paid Ordinary
Shares and such fully paid Ordinary Shares shall not be subject to forfeiture.
Redemption
of Ordinary Shares. The BVI Act and our Articles of Association permit us to purchase our own shares with the prior written
consent of the relevant shareholders, a resolution of directors and in accordance with applicable law.
Variation
of Rights of Shares. All or any of the rights as specified in the Memorandum may only, whether or not the Company is being
wound up, be varied with the consent in writing of or by a resolution passed at a meeting by the holders of more than 50% of the holders
of the issued shares of that class. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued shall not, unless otherwise
expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares
ranking pari passu with such existing class of shares.
Inspection
of books and records.
Under
the BVI Act, holders of our Ordinary Shares are entitled, upon giving written notice to us, to inspect (i) our Memorandum and Articles
of Association, as amended and restated from time to time; (ii) the register of members, (iii) the register of directors and (iv) minutes
of meetings and resolutions of members, and to make copies and take extracts from the documents and records. However, our directors can
refuse access if they are satisfied that to allow such access would be contrary to our interests. See “Where You Can Find More
Information.”
Rights
of non-resident or foreign shareholders. There are no limitations imposed by our Memorandum and Articles of Association
on the rights of non-resident or foreign shareholders to hold or exercise voting rights on our shares. In addition, there are no provisions
in our Memorandum and Articles of Association governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed.
Issuance
of Additional Shares. Our Memorandum and Articles of Association authorizes our board of directors to issue additional Ordinary
Shares from time to time as our board of directors shall determine, provided that such issuance does not exceed the maximum number of
shares the Company is authorized to issue.
Register
of Members
Under
the BVI Act we must keep a register of members and there should be entered therein:
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● |
the
names and addresses of our members, a statement of the number and class of shares held by each member; |
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|
|
|
● |
the
date on which the name of any person was entered on the register as a member; and |
|
|
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|
● |
the
date on which any person ceased to be a member. |
Under
the BVI Act, the register of members of our Company is prima facie evidence of the matters set out therein (that is, the register of
members will raise a presumption of fact on the matters referred to above unless rebutted) and a member registered in the register of
members is deemed as a matter of the BVI Act to have legal title to the shares as set against its name in the register of members. Upon
completion of this Offering, we will perform the procedure necessary to update the register of members to record and give effect to the
issuance of shares by us to the transfer agent. Once our register of members has been updated, the shareholders recorded in the register
of members will be deemed to have legal title to the shares set against their name.
If
the name of any person is incorrectly entered in or omitted from our register of members, or if there is any default or unnecessary delay
in entering on the register the fact of any person having ceased to be a member of our Company, the person or member aggrieved (or any
member of our Company or our Company itself) may apply to the High Court of the BVI for an order that the register be rectified, and
the Court may either refuse such application or it may, if satisfied of the justice of the case, make an order for the rectification
of the register.
Differences
in Corporate Law
The
BVI Act and the laws of the BVI affecting BVI companies like us and our shareholders differ from laws applicable to United States corporations
and their shareholders. Set forth below is a summary of the significant differences between the provisions of the BVI Act applicable
to us and for illustrative purposes only, the Delaware Corporation Law, which governs companies incorporated in the State of Delaware.
Mergers
and Similar Arrangements. Under the BVI Act two or more companies, each a “constituent Company”, may merge or
consolidate in accordance with Section 170 of the BVI Act. A merger means the merging of two or more constituent companies into one of
the constituent companies and a consolidation means the uniting of two or more constituent companies into a new company. In order to
merge or consolidate, the directors of each constituent company must approve a written plan of merger or consolidation, which must be
authorized by a resolution of shareholders. While a director may vote on the plan of merger or consolidation even if he has a financial
interest in the plan, the interested director must disclose the interest to all other directors of the company promptly upon becoming
aware of the fact that he is interested in a transaction entered into or to be entered into by the company.
A
transaction entered into by our Company in respect of which a director is interested (including a merger or consolidation) is voidable
by us unless the director’s interest was (a) disclosed to the board prior to the transaction or (b) the transaction is (i) between
the director and the company and (ii) the transaction is in the ordinary course of the company’s business and on usual terms and
conditions. Notwithstanding the above, a transaction entered into by the company is not voidable if the material facts of the interest
are known to the shareholders and they approve or ratify it or the company received fair value for the transaction.
Shareholders
not otherwise entitled to vote on the merger or consolidation may still acquire the right to vote if the plan of merger or consolidation
contains any provision that, if proposed as an amendment to the Memorandum or Articles of Association, would entitle them to vote as
a class or series on the proposed amendment. In any event, all shareholders must be given a copy of the plan of merger or consolidation
irrespective of whether they are entitled to vote at the meeting to approve the plan of merger or consolidation. The shareholders of
the constituent companies are not required to receive shares of the surviving or consolidated company but may receive debt obligations
or other securities of the surviving or consolidated company, other assets, or a combination thereof. Further, some or all of the shares
of a class or series may be converted into a kind of asset while the other shares of the same class or series may receive a different
kind of asset. As such, not all the shares of a class or series must receive the same kind of consideration. After the plan of merger
or consolidation has been approved by the directors and authorized by a resolution of the shareholders, articles of merger or consolidation
are executed by each company and filed with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs in the BVI. A shareholder may dissent from a mandatory
redemption of his shares pursuant to an arrangement (if permitted by the court), a merger (unless the shareholder was a shareholder of
the surviving company prior to the merger and continues to hold the same or similar shares after the merger) or a consolidation. A shareholder
properly exercising his dissent rights is entitled to a cash payment equal to the fair value of his shares.
A
shareholder dissenting from a merger or consolidation must object in writing to the merger or consolidation before the vote by the shareholders
on the merger or consolidation, unless notice of the meeting was not given to the shareholder. If the merger or consolidation is approved
by the shareholders, the company must give notice of this fact to each shareholder who gave written objection within 20 days immediately
following the date of the shareholders’ approval. These shareholders then have 20 days from the date of such notice to give to
the company their written election in the form specified by the BVI Act to dissent from the merger or consolidation, provided that in
the case of a merger, the 20 days starts when the plan of merger is delivered to the shareholder. Upon giving notice of his election
to dissent, a shareholder ceases to have any shareholder rights except the right to be paid the fair value of his shares. As such, the
merger or consolidation may proceed in the ordinary course notwithstanding his dissent. Within seven days of the later of the delivery
of the notice of election to dissent and the effective date of the merger or consolidation, the company must make a written offer to
each dissenting shareholder to purchase his shares at a specified price per share that the company determines to be the fair value of
the shares. The company and the shareholder then have 30 days to agree upon the price. If the company and a shareholder fail to agree
on the price within the 30 days, then the company and the shareholder shall, within 20 days immediately following the expiration of the
30-day period, each designate an appraiser and these two appraisers shall designate a third appraiser. These three appraisers shall fix
the fair value of the shares as of the close of business on the day prior to the shareholders’ approval of the transaction without
taking into account any change in value as a result of the transaction.
Shareholders’
Suits.
There
are both statutory and common law remedies available to our shareholders as a matter of BVI law. These are summarized below.
Prejudiced
members
A
shareholder who considers that the affairs of the company have been, are being, or are likely to be, conducted in a manner that is, or
any act or acts of the company have been, or are, likely to be oppressive, unfairly discriminatory or unfairly prejudicial to him in
that capacity, can apply to the court under Section 184I of the BVI Act, inter alia, for an order that his shares be acquired, that he
be provided compensation, that the Court regulate the future conduct of the company, or that any decision of the company which contravenes
the BVI Act or our Memorandum and Articles of Association be set aside.
Derivative
actions
Section
184C of the BVI Act provides that a shareholder of a company may, with the leave of the Court, bring an action in the name of the company
to redress any wrong done to it.
Just
and equitable winding up
In
addition to the statutory remedies outlined above, shareholders can also petition for the winding up of a company on the grounds that
it is just and equitable for the court to so order. Save in exceptional circumstances, this remedy is only available where the company
has been operated as a quasi-partnership and trust and confidence between the partners has broken down.
Indemnification
of Directors and Executive Officers and Limitation of Liability. BVI law does not limit the extent to which a company’s
memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any provision
providing indemnification may be held by the BVI courts to be contrary to public policy (e.g. for purporting to provide indemnification
against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime). Under our Memorandum and Articles of Association, we may indemnify against
all expenses, including legal fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonably incurred in connection
with legal, administrative or investigative proceedings for any person who:
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is
or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed proceedings, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that the person is or was our director; or |
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is
or was, at our request, serving as a director or officer of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another body corporate
or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. |
These
indemnities only apply if the person acted honestly and in good faith with a view to our best interests and, in the case of criminal
proceedings, the person had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. This standard of conduct is generally the same
as permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law for a Delaware corporation. In addition, we will enter into indemnification agreements
with our directors and executive officers that provide such persons with additional indemnification beyond that provided in our Memorandum
and Articles of Association.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers or persons controlling
us under the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Directors’
Fiduciary Duties. Under Delaware corporate law, a director of a Delaware corporation has a fiduciary duty to the corporation
and its shareholders. This duty has two components: the duty of care and the duty of loyalty. The duty of care requires that a director
act in good faith, with the care that an ordinarily prudent person would exercise under similar circumstances. Under this duty, a director
must inform himself of, and disclose to shareholders, all material information reasonably available regarding a significant transaction.
The duty of loyalty requires that a director acts in a manner he reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation.
He must not use his corporate position for personal gain or advantage. This duty prohibits self-dealing by a director and mandates that
the best interest of the corporation and its shareholders take precedence over any interest possessed by a director, officer or controlling
shareholder and not shared by the shareholders generally. In general, actions of a director are presumed to have been made on an informed
basis, in good faith and in the honest belief that the action taken was in the best interests of the corporation. However, this presumption
may be rebutted by evidence of a breach of one of the fiduciary duties. Should such evidence be presented concerning a transaction by
a director, the director must prove the procedural fairness of the transaction, and that the transaction was of fair value to the corporation.
Under
BVI law, the directors owe the company certain statutory and fiduciary duties including, among others, a duty to act honestly, in good
faith, for a proper purpose and with a view to what the directors believe to be in the best interests of the company. When exercising
powers or performing duties as a director, the director is required to exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonable director
would exercise in the circumstances taking into account, without limitation, the nature of the company, the nature of the decision and
the position of the director and the nature of the responsibilities undertaken. In exercising the powers of a director, the directors
ensure neither they nor the company acts in a manner which contravenes the BVI Act or our Memorandum and Articles of Association (as
amended and restated from time to time). A shareholder has the right to seek damages for breaches of duties owed to us by our directors.
Shareholder
Action by Written Consent. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may eliminate the right of shareholders
to act by written consent by amendment to its certificate of incorporation. BVI law provides that shareholders may approve corporate
matters by way of a written resolution without a meeting signed by or on behalf of shareholders sufficient to constitute the requisite
majority of shareholders who would have been entitled to vote on such matter at a general meeting; provided that if the consent is less
than unanimous, notice must be given to all non-consenting shareholders.
Shareholder
Proposals. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a shareholder has the right to put any proposal before the annual
meeting of shareholders, provided it complies with the notice provisions in the governing documents. A general meeting may be called
by the board of directors or any other person authorized to do so in the governing documents, but shareholders may be precluded from
calling general meetings.
BVI
law and our Articles of Association provide that shareholders holding 30% or more of the voting rights entitled to vote on any matter
for which a meeting is to be converted may request that the directors shall requisition a shareholder’s meeting. As a BVI Company,
we are not obliged by law to call shareholders’ annual general meetings, but our Memorandum and Articles of Association do permit
the directors to call such a meeting. The location of any shareholders’ meeting can be determined by the board of directors and
can be held anywhere in the world.
Cumulative
Voting. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, cumulative voting for elections of directors is not permitted unless
the corporation’s certificate of incorporation specifically provides for it. Cumulative voting potentially facilitates the representation
of minority shareholders on a board of directors since it permits the minority shareholder to cast all the votes to which the shareholder
is entitled on a single director, which increases the shareholder’s voting power with respect to electing such director. There
are no prohibitions in relation to cumulative voting under the laws of the BVI but our Articles of Association do not provide for cumulative
voting. As a result, our shareholders are not afforded any less protections or rights on this issue than shareholders of a Delaware corporation.
Removal
of Directors. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a director of a corporation with a classified board may be removed
only for cause with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides
otherwise. Under our Memorandum and Articles of Association, directors may be removed with or without cause, by a resolution of our shareholders
called for the purpose of removing the director or for purposes including the removal of the director. Directors can also be removed
by a resolution of directors, with or without cause, passed at a meeting of directors called for the purpose of removing the director
or for purposes including the removal of the director.
Transactions
with Interested Shareholders. The Delaware General Corporation Law contains a business combination statute applicable to
Delaware corporations whereby, unless the corporation has specifically elected not to be governed by such statute by amendment to its
certificate of incorporation, it is prohibited from engaging in certain business combinations with an “interested shareholder”
for three years following the date that such person becomes an interested shareholder. An interested shareholder generally is a person
or a group who or which owns or owned 15% or more of the target’s outstanding voting share within the past three years. This has
the effect of limiting the ability of a potential acquirer to make a two-tiered bid for the target in which all shareholders would not
be treated equally. The statute does not apply if, among other things, prior to the date on which such shareholder becomes an interested
shareholder, the board of directors approves either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the person becoming
an interested shareholder. This encourages any potential acquirer of a Delaware corporation to negotiate the terms of any acquisition
transaction with the target’s board of directors.
BVI
law has no comparable statute and our Memorandum and Articles of Association fails to expressly provide for the same protection afforded
by the Delaware business combination statute.
Dissolution;
Winding up. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, unless the board of directors approves the proposal to dissolve,
dissolution must be approved by shareholders holding 100% of the total voting power of the corporation. Only if the dissolution is initiated
by the board of directors may it be approved by a simple majority of the corporation’s outstanding shares. Delaware law allows
a Delaware corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a supermajority voting requirement in connection with dissolutions
initiated by the board. Under the BVI Act and our Memorandum and Articles of Association, we may appoint a voluntary liquidator by a
resolution of the shareholders or resolution of directors.
Variation
of Rights of Shares. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may vary the rights of a class of shares
with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of such class, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise.
Under BVI law and our Memorandum and Articles of Association, if at any time our shares are divided into different classes of shares,
the rights attached to any class may only be varied, whether or not our company is in liquidation, with the consent in writing of or
by a resolution passed at a meeting by a majority of the votes cast by those entitled to vote at a meeting of the holders of the issued
shares in that class.
Amendment
of Governing Documents. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation’s governing documents may be amended
with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise.
As permitted by BVI law, our Memorandum and Articles of Association may be amended with a resolution of our shareholders or, subject
to certain exceptions, by resolutions of directors. An amendment is effective from the date it is registered at the Registry of Corporate
Affairs in the BVI.
Rights
of Non-resident or Foreign Shareholders. There are no limitations imposed by our Memorandum and Articles of Association
on the rights of non-resident or foreign shareholders to hold or exercise voting rights on our shares. In addition, there are no provisions
in our Memorandum and Articles of Association governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed.
SHARES
ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
Upon
completion of this Offering, we will have 10,265,000 Ordinary Shares outstanding. All of the Ordinary Shares sold in this Offering
will be freely transferable by persons other than our “affiliates” without restriction or further registration under the
Securities Act. Future sales of substantial amounts of Shares in the public market, or the perception that such sales may occur, could
adversely affect the market price of our Shares. Further, since a large number of our Shares will not be available for sale shortly after
this Offering because of the contractual and legal restrictions on resale described below, sales of substantial amounts of our Shares
in the public market after these restrictions lapse, or the perception that such sales may occur, could adversely affect the prevailing
market price and our ability to raise equity capital in the future.
Rule
144
6,400,000
of our Ordinary Shares, assuming the sale
of all the Ordinary Shares we are offering at the closing, that will be outstanding upon completion of this Offering are “restricted
securities” as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act and may be sold publicly in the United States only if
they are subject to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirement
such as those provided by Rule 144 and Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act. In general, beginning 90 days after we have been
a reporting company under Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act, a person (or persons whose shares are aggregated) who at the time of a sale
is not, and has not been during the three months preceding the sale, an affiliate of ours and has beneficially owned our restricted securities
for at least six months will be entitled to sell the restricted securities without registration under the Securities Act, subject only
to the availability of current public information about us, and will be entitled to sell restricted securities beneficially owned for
at least one year without restriction.
Persons
who are our affiliates and have beneficially owned our restricted securities for at least six months may sell a number of restricted
securities within any three-month period that does not exceed the greater of the following:
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average weekly trading volume of our Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq during the four calendar weeks preceding the date on which notice
of the sale is filed with the SEC. Sales by our affiliates under Rule 144 are also subject to certain requirements relating to the
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701
In
general, under Rule 701 of the Securities Act as currently in effect, each of our employees, consultants or advisors who purchases our
Ordinary Shares from us in connection with a compensatory stock or option plan or other written agreement relating to compensation is
eligible to resell such Ordinary Shares 90 days after we became a reporting Company under the Exchange Act in reliance on Rule 144, but
without compliance with some of the restrictions, including the holding period, contained in Rule 144.
Transfer
Agent and Registrar
The
transfer agent and registrar for our Ordinary Shares is Vstock Transfer, LLC.
Regulation S
Regulation S
provides generally that sales made in offshore transactions are not subject to the registration or prospectus-delivery requirements of
the Securities Act.
Selling
Restrictions
No
action has been taken in any jurisdiction except the United States that would permit a public offering of our Ordinary Shares, or the
possession, circulation or distribution of this prospectus or any other material relating to us or our Ordinary Shares in any jurisdiction
where action for that purpose is required. Accordingly, the shares may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, and neither this
prospectus nor any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the shares may be distributed or published, in or from
any country or jurisdiction except in compliance with any applicable rules and regulations of any such country or jurisdiction.
MATERIAL
INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The
following summary of material British Virgin Islands, China and United States federal income tax consequences of an investment
in our Ordinary Shares is based upon laws and relevant interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of this prospectus, all of which
are subject to change. This summary does not deal with all possible tax consequences relating to an investment in our Ordinary Shares,
such as the tax consequences under state, local, and other tax laws.
BVI
Taxation
The
Company and all distributions, interest and other amounts paid by the company in respect of the Ordinary Shares of the Company to persons
who are not resident in the BVI are exempt from all provisions of the Income Tax Ordinance in the BVI.
No
estate, inheritance, succession or gift tax, rate, duty, levy or other charge is payable by persons who are not resident in the BVI with
respect to any shares, debt obligation or other securities of the Company.
All
instruments relating to transactions in respect of the shares, debt obligations or other securities of the Company and all instruments
relating to other transactions relating to the business of the Company are exempt from payment of stamp duty in the BVI provided that
they do not relate to real estate in the BVI.
There
are currently no withholding taxes or exchange control regulations in the BVI applicable to the Company or its members.
People’s
Republic of China Taxation
According
to the EIT Law and the EIT Regulations, the enterprise income tax for both domestic and foreign-invested enterprises are unified at 25%.
According
to the EIT Law, income such as dividends, rental, interest and royalty from the PRC derived by a non-resident enterprise which has no
establishment in the PRC or has establishment but the income has no relationship with such establishment is subject to a 10% withholding
tax, which may be reduced if the foreign jurisdiction of incorporation has a tax treaty with the PRC that provides for a different withholding
arrangement, unless the relevant income is specifically exempted from tax under the applicable income tax laws, regulations, notices
and decisions which relate to foreign invested enterprises and their investors. Pursuant to the Arrangement between Mainland China and
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Tax Evasion on Income, the tax rate in respect to
dividends paid by a PRC enterprise to a Hong Kong enterprise is reduced to 5% from a standard rate of 10% if the Hong Kong enterprise
directly holds at least 25% of the PRC enterprise. Pursuant to the Circular 81, a Hong Kong resident enterprise must meet the following
conditions, among others, in order to enjoy the reduced tax rate: (i) it must directly own the required percentage of equity interests
and voting rights in the PRC resident enterprise; and (ii) it must have directly owned such percentage in the PRC resident enterprise
throughout the 12 months prior to receiving the dividends. Additionally, China has started an anti-tax treaty shopping practice since
the issuance of Circular of the State Administration of Taxation on the Interpretation and Determination of ‘Beneficial Owner’ Under
Tax Treaties in 2009. On February 3, 2018, the State Administration of Taxation released the Announcement on Issues concerning the
“Beneficial Owner” in Tax Treaties (“PN9”), which provides guidelines in determining a beneficial owner qualification
under dividends, interest and royalty articles of tax treaties. PRC tax authorities in general often scrutinize fact patterns case by
case in determining foreign shareholders’ qualifications for a reduced treaty withholding tax rate, especially against foreign
companies that are perceived as being conduits or lacking commercial substance. Furthermore, according to the Administrative Measures
for Non-Resident Enterprises to Enjoy Treatments under Tax Treaties, which became effective in January 2020, where non-resident enterprises
judge by themselves that they meet the conditions for entitlement to reduced tax rate according to tax treaties, they may enjoy such
entitlement after reporting required information to competent tax authorities provided that they shall collect and retain relevant documents
for future reference and inspections.
Provided
that our BVI holding company is not deemed to be a PRC resident enterprise, holders of our Ordinary Shares who are not PRC residents
will not be subject to PRC income tax on dividends distributed by us or gains realized from the sale or other disposition of our shares.
However, under the Public Notice on Several Issues Concerning Enterprise Income Tax on Indirect Transfer of Properties by Non-Resident
Enterprises (“SAT Circular 7”), where a non-resident enterprise conducts an “indirect transfer” by transferring
taxable assets, including, in particular, equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise, indirectly by disposing of the equity interests
of an overseas holding company, the non-resident enterprise, being the transferor, or the transferee or the PRC entity which directly
owned such taxable assets may report to the relevant tax authority such indirect transfer. Using a “substance over form”
principle, the PRC tax authority may disregard the existence of the overseas holding company if it lacks a reasonable commercial purpose
and was established for the purpose of reducing, avoiding or deferring PRC tax. As a result, gains derived from such indirect transfer
may be subject to PRC enterprise income tax, and the transferee obligated to withhold the applicable taxes, currently at a rate of 10%
for the transfer of equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise. We and our non-PRC resident investors may be at risk of being required
to file a return and being taxed under SAT Circular 7, and we may be required to expend valuable resources to comply with SAT Circular
7, or to establish that we should not be taxed thereunder.
Certain
United States Federal Income Tax Considerations
The
following discussion is a summary of U.S. federal income tax considerations generally applicable to U.S. Holders (as defined below) of
the ownership and disposition of our Ordinary Shares. This summary applies only to U.S. Holders that hold our Ordinary Shares as capital
assets (generally, property held for investment) and that have the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. This summary is based on
U.S. tax laws in effect as of the date of this prospectus, on U.S. Treasury regulations in effect or, in some cases, proposed as of the
date of this prospectus, and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof available on or before such date. All of the foregoing
authorities are subject to change, which could apply retroactively and could affect the tax consequences described below. Moreover, this
summary does not address the U.S. federal estate, gift, backup withholding, and alternative minimum tax considerations, or any state,
local, and non-U.S. tax considerations, relating to the ownership and disposition of our Ordinary Shares. The following summary does
not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be important to particular investors in light of their individual circumstances
or to persons in special tax situations such as:
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PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF U.S. FEDERAL TAXATION TO THEIR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES,
AND THE STATE, LOCAL, NON-U.S., OR OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF OUR ORDINARY SHARES.
For
purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of our Ordinary Shares that is, for U.S. federal income
tax purposes:
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trust that (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and the control of one or more U.S. persons
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a partnership (or other entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) is a beneficial owner of our Ordinary Shares,
the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership.
Partnerships holding our Ordinary Shares and their partners are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding an investment in our Ordinary
Shares.
Taxation
of Dividends and Other Distributions on Our Ordinary Shares
Subject
to the discussion below under “Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules,” any cash distributions (including the amount of
any PRC tax withheld) paid on our Ordinary Shares out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal
income tax principles, will generally be includible in the gross income of a U.S. Holder as dividend income on the day actually or constructively
received by the U.S. Holder. Because we do not intend to determine our earnings and profits on the basis of U.S. federal income tax principles,
any distribution we pay will generally be treated as a “dividend” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A non-corporate U.S.
Holder will be subject to tax on dividend income from a “qualified foreign corporation” at a lower applicable capital gains
rate rather than the marginal tax rates generally applicable to ordinary income provided that certain holding period requirements are
met. A non-U.S. corporation (other than a corporation that is classified as a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”)
for the taxable year in which the dividend is paid or the preceding taxable year) will generally be considered to be a qualified foreign
corporation (i) if it is eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive tax treaty with the United States that the U.S. Secretary of Treasury
determines is satisfactory for purposes of this provision and includes an exchange of information program, or (ii) with respect to any
dividend it pays on stock that is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States, including Nasdaq. It is
unclear whether dividends that we pay on our Ordinary Shares will meet the conditions required for the reduced tax rate. However, in
the event that we are deemed to be a PRC resident enterprise under the EIT x Law (see “Taxation—People’s Republic of
China Taxation”), we may be eligible for the benefits of the United States-PRC income tax treaty. If we are eligible for such benefits,
dividends we pay on our Ordinary Shares, would be eligible for the reduced rates of taxation described in this paragraph. You are urged
to consult your tax advisor regarding the availability of the lower rate for dividends paid with respect to our Ordinary Shares. Dividends
received on our Ordinary Shares will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction allowed to corporations.
Dividends
will generally be treated as income from foreign sources for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes and will generally constitute passive category
income. Depending on the U.S. Holder’s individual facts and circumstances, a U.S. Holder may be eligible, subject to a number of
complex limitations, to claim a foreign tax credit not in excess of any applicable treaty rate in respect of any foreign withholding
taxes imposed on dividends received on our Ordinary Shares. A U.S. Holder who does not elect to claim a foreign tax credit for foreign
tax withheld may instead claim a deduction, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in respect of such withholding, but only for a year
in which such U.S. Holder elects to do so for all creditable foreign income taxes. The rules governing the foreign tax credit are complex
and their outcome depends in large part on the U.S. Holder’s individual facts and circumstances. Accordingly, U.S. Holders are
urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the availability of the foreign tax credit under their particular circumstances.
Taxation
of Sale or Other Disposition of Ordinary Shares
Subject
to the discussion below under “Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules,” a U.S. Holder will generally recognize capital
gain or loss upon the sale or other disposition of Ordinary Shares in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized upon
the disposition and the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in such Ordinary Shares. Any capital gain or loss will be long term if
the Ordinary Shares have been held for more than one year and will generally be U.S.-source gain or loss for U.S. foreign tax credit
purposes. Long-term capital gains of non-corporate taxpayers are currently eligible for reduced rates of taxation. In the event that
gain from the disposition of the Ordinary Shares is subject to tax in the PRC, such gain may be treated as PRC-source gain under the
United States-PRC income tax treaty. The deductibility of a capital loss may be subject to limitations. U.S. Holders are urged to consult
their tax advisors regarding the tax consequences if a foreign tax is imposed on a disposition of our Ordinary Shares, including the
availability of the foreign tax credit under their particular circumstances.
Passive
Foreign Investment Company Rules
A
non-U.S. corporation, such as our company, will be classified as a PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year, if
either (i) 75% or more of its gross income for such year consists of certain types of “passive” income or (ii) 50% or more
of the value of its assets (determined on the basis of a quarterly average) during such year is attributable to assets that produce or
are held for the production of passive income. For this purpose, cash and cash equivalents are categorized as passive assets and the
company’s goodwill and other unbooked intangibles are taken into account as non-passive assets. Passive income generally includes,
among other things, dividends, interest, rents, royalties, and gains from the disposition of passive assets. We will be treated as owning
a proportionate share of the assets and earning a proportionate share of the income of any other corporation in which we own, directly
or indirectly, more than 25% (by value) of the stock.
No
assurance can be given as to whether we may be or may become a PFIC, as this is a factual determination made annually that will depend,
in part, upon the composition of our income and assets. Furthermore, the composition of our income and assets may also be affected by
how, and how quickly, we use our liquid assets and the cash raised in this Offering. Under circumstances where our revenue from activities
that produce passive income significantly increase relative to our revenue from activities that produce non-passive income, or where
we determine not to deploy significant amounts of cash for active purposes, our risk of becoming classified as a PFIC may substantially
increase. In addition, because there are uncertainties in the application of the relevant rules, it is possible that the Internal Revenue
Service may challenge our classification of certain income and assets as non-passive or our valuation of our tangible and intangible
assets, each of which may result in our becoming a PFIC for the current or subsequent taxable years. If we were classified as a PFIC
for any year during which a U.S. Holder held our Ordinary Shares, we generally would continue to be treated as a PFIC for all succeeding
years during which such U.S. Holder held our Ordinary Shares even if we cease to be a PFIC in subsequent years, unless certain elections
are made.
If
we are classified as a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder holds our Ordinary Shares, and unless the U.S. Holder makes
a mark-to-market election (as described below), the U.S. Holder will generally be subject to special tax rules that have a penalizing
effect, regardless of whether we remain a PFIC, on (i) any excess distribution that we make to the U.S. Holder (which generally means
any distribution paid during a taxable year to a U.S. Holder that is greater than 125 percent of the average annual distributions paid
in the three preceding taxable years or, if shorter, the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Ordinary Shares), and (ii) any gain
realized on the sale or other disposition of Ordinary Shares. Under these rules,
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we are treated as a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder holds our Ordinary Shares, or if any of our subsidiaries is
also a PFIC, such U.S. Holder would be treated as owning a proportionate amount (by value) of the shares of any lower-tier PFICs for
purposes of the application of these rules. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the PFIC
rules to any of our subsidiaries.
As
an alternative to the foregoing rules, a U.S. Holder of “marketable stock” in a PFIC may make a mark-to-market election with
respect to such stock, provided that such stock is “regularly traded” within the meaning of applicable U.S. Treasury regulations.
If our Ordinary Shares qualify as being regularly traded, and an election is made, the U.S. Holder will generally (i) include as ordinary
income for each taxable year that we are a PFIC the excess, if any, of the fair market value of Ordinary Shares held at the end of the
taxable year over the adjusted tax basis of such Ordinary Shares and (ii) deduct as an ordinary loss the excess, if any, of the adjusted
tax basis of the Ordinary Shares over the fair market value of such Ordinary Shares held at the end of the taxable year, but such deduction
will only be allowed to the extent of the amount previously included in income as a result of the mark-to-market election. The U.S. Holder’s
adjusted tax basis in the Ordinary Shares would be adjusted to reflect any income or loss resulting from the mark-to-market election.
If a U.S. Holder makes a mark-to-market election in respect of a corporation classified as a PFIC and such corporation ceases to be classified
as a PFIC, the U.S. Holder will not be required to take into account the gain or loss described above during any period that such corporation
is not classified as a PFIC. If a U.S. Holder makes a mark-to-market election, any gain such U.S. Holder recognizes upon the sale or
other disposition of our Ordinary Shares in a year when we are a PFIC will be treated as ordinary income and any loss will be treated
as ordinary loss, but such loss will only be treated as ordinary loss to the extent of the net amount previously included in income as
a result of the mark-to-market election.
Because
a mark-to-market election cannot be made for any lower-tier PFICs that we may own, a U.S. Holder may continue to be subject to the PFIC
rules with respect to such U.S. Holder’s indirect interest in any investments held by us that are treated as an equity interest
in a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Furthermore,
as an alternative to the foregoing rules, a U.S. Holder that owns stock of a PFIC generally may make a “qualified electing fund”
election regarding such corporation to elect out of the PFIC rules described above regarding excess distributions and recognized gains.
However, we do not intend to provide information necessary for U.S. Holders to make qualified electing fund elections which, if available,
would result in tax treatment different from the general tax treatment for PFICs described above.
If
a U.S. Holder owns our Ordinary Shares during any taxable year that we are a PFIC, the U.S. Holder must generally file an annual Internal
Revenue Service Form 8621 and provide such other information as may be required by the U.S. Treasury Department, whether or not a mark-to-market
election is or has been made. If we are or become a PFIC, you should consult your tax advisor regarding any reporting requirements that
may apply to you.
You
should consult your tax advisors regarding how the PFIC rules apply to your investment in our Ordinary Shares.
Non-U.S.
Holders
Cash
dividends paid or deemed paid to a Non-U.S. Holder with respect to the Ordinary Shares generally will not be subject to U.S. federal
income tax unless such dividends are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the
United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, are attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base that
such holder maintains or maintained in the United States).
In
addition, a Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any gain attributable to a sale or other taxable
disposition of the Ordinary Shares unless such gain is effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business in the United States
(and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base that such holder maintains
or maintained in the United States) or the Non-U.S. Holder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more
in the taxable year of such sale or other disposition and certain other conditions are met (in which case, such gain from U.S. sources
generally is subject to U.S. federal income tax at a 30% rate or a lower applicable tax treaty rate).
Cash
dividends and gains that are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States
(and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, are attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base that such holder maintains
or maintained in the United States) generally will be subject to regular U.S. federal income tax at the same regular U.S. federal income
tax rates as applicable to a comparable U.S. Holder and, in the case of a Non-U.S. Holder that is a corporation for U.S. federal income
tax purposes, may also be subject to an additional branch profits tax at a 30% rate or a lower applicable tax treaty rate.
Information
Reporting and Backup Withholding
Certain
U.S. Holders are required to report information to the Internal Revenue Service relating to an interest in “specified foreign financial
assets,” including shares issued by a non-United States corporation, for any year in which the aggregate value of all specified
foreign financial assets exceeds $50,000 (or a higher dollar amount prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service), subject to certain exceptions
(including an exception for shares held in custodial accounts maintained with a U.S. financial institution). These rules also impose
penalties if a U.S. Holder is required to submit such information to the Internal Revenue Service and fails to do so.
In
addition, dividend payments with respect to our Ordinary Shares and proceeds from the sale, exchange or redemption of our Ordinary Shares
may be subject to additional information reporting to the IRS and possible U.S. backup withholding. Backup withholding will not apply,
however, to a U.S. Holder who furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number and makes any other required certification on IRS Form
W-9 or who is otherwise exempt from backup withholding. U.S. Holders who are required to establish their exempt status generally must
provide such certification on IRS Form W-9. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the U.S.
information reporting and backup withholding rules.
Backup
withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts withheld as backup withholding may be credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability,
and you may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules by filing the appropriate claim for refund
with the IRS and furnishing any required information. We do not intend to withhold taxes for individual shareholders. However, transactions
effected through certain brokers or other intermediaries may be subject to withholding taxes (including backup withholding), and such
brokers or intermediaries may be required by law to withhold such taxes.
THE
PRECEDING DISCUSSION OF U.S. FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. IT IS NOT TAX ADVICE. EACH PROSPECTIVE
INVESTOR SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE PARTICULAR U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX CONSEQUENCES OF PURCHASING,
HOLDING AND DISPOSING OF OUR ORDINARY SHARES, INCLUDING THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY PROPOSED CHANGE IN APPLICABLE LAWS.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
The
Ordinary Shares held by the Selling Shareholder may be sold or distributed from time to time by the Selling Shareholder directly to one
or more purchasers or through brokers, dealers, or underwriters who may act solely as agents at market prices prevailing at the time
of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market prices, at negotiated prices, or at fixed prices, which may be changed on any stock
exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. The sale of the Selling Shareholder’s
Ordinary Shares offered by this prospectus may be effected in one or more of the following methods:
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transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; |
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cross or block trades; |
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purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; |
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an exchange
distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
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in privately
negotiated transactions; |
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broker-dealers
may agree with a Selling Shareholder to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; |
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“at
the market” into an existing market for the Ordinary Shares; |
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through the
writing of options on the shares; |
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a combination
of any such methods of sale; and |
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any other
method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
In
order to comply with the securities laws of certain states, if applicable, the shares of the Selling Shareholder may be sold only through
registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in certain states, such shares may not be sold unless they have been registered
or qualified for sale in the state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and complied with.
The
Selling Shareholder may also sell the Ordinary Shares under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, if available, or any other
exemption available under the Securities Act rather than under this prospectus. In addition, the selling shareholders may transfer the
Ordinary Shares by other means not described in this prospectus.
The
Selling Shareholder may also sell the shares directly to market makers acting as principals and/or broker-dealers acting as agents for
themselves or their customers. Such broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from
the Selling Shareholder and/or the purchasers of shares for whom such broker-dealers may act as agents or to whom they sell as principal
or both, which compensation as to a particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions. Market makers and block purchasers
purchasing the shares will do so for their own account and at their own risk. It is possible that a Selling Shareholder will attempt
to sell Ordinary Shares in block transactions to market makers or other purchasers at a price per share which may be below the then market
price. The Selling Shareholder cannot assure that all or any of the shares offered in this prospectus will be issued to, or sold by,
it.
Brokers,
dealers or agents participating in the distribution of the shares held by the Selling Shareholder as agents may receive compensation
in the form of commissions, discounts, or concessions from the selling shareholders and/or purchasers of the Ordinary Shares for whom
the broker-dealers may act as agent. The Selling Shareholder may agree to indemnify any agent, dealer or broker-dealer that participates
in transactions involving sales of the shares if liabilities are imposed on that person under the Securities Act.
The
Selling Shareholder acquired the securities offered hereby in the ordinary course of business and have advised us that they have not
entered into any agreements, understandings or arrangements with any underwriters or broker-dealers regarding the sale of their
Ordinary Shares, nor is there an underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with a proposed sale of Ordinary Shares by the
Selling Shareholder. If we are notified by the Selling Shareholder that any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer
for the sale of Ordinary Shares, if required, we will file a supplement to this prospectus.
We
may suspend the sale of shares by the Selling Shareholder pursuant to this prospectus for certain periods of time for certain reasons,
including if the prospectus is required to be supplemented or amended to include additional material information.
If
the Selling Shareholder uses this prospectus for any sale of the Ordinary Shares, it will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements
of the Securities Act.
Regulation
M
The
anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) may apply to sales
of our Ordinary Shares and activities of the Selling Shareholder.
We
have advised the Selling Shareholder that while it is engaged in a distribution of the shares included in this prospectus it is required
to comply with Regulation M promulgated under the Exchange Act. With certain exceptions, Regulation M precludes the selling shareholders,
any affiliated purchasers, and any broker-dealer or other person who participates in the distribution from bidding for or purchasing,
or attempting to induce any person to bid for or purchase any security which is the subject of the distribution until the entire distribution
is complete. Regulation M also prohibits any bids or purchases made in order to stabilize the price of a security in connection with
the distribution of that security. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares offered hereby this prospectus.
EXPENSES
RELATING TO THIS OFFERING
Set
forth below is an itemization of the total expenses, excluding Placement Agent commissions, that we expect to incur in connection with
this Offering. With the exception of the SEC registration fee, all amounts are estimates.
SEC Registration Fee | |
$ | 739.1 | |
Legal Fees and Expenses | |
$ | 120,000 | |
Accounting Fees and Expenses | |
| $[*] | |
Miscellaneous Expenses | |
| $[*] | |
Total | |
| $[*] | |
LEGAL
MATTERS
Loeb
& Loeb LLP is acting as counsel to our Company regarding U.S. securities law matters. The validity of the Ordinary Shares
offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Ogier. Legal matters as to PRC law will be passed upon for us by DeHeng Law Offices
(Shenzhen). Loeb & Loeb LLP may rely upon Ogier with respect to matters governed by BVI law and DeHeng Law Offices (Shenzhen) with respect
to matters governed by PRC law.
EXPERTS
The
consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 and for each of the years then ended included in this prospectus have
been so included in reliance on the report of TPS Thayer, LLC, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority
of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We
have filed a registration statement, including relevant exhibits, with the SEC on Form F-1 under the Securities Act with respect to the
Ordinary Shares to be sold in this Offering. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement on Form F-1, does
not contain all of the information contained in the registration statement. You should read our registration statements and their exhibits
and schedules for further information with respect to us and our Ordinary Shares.
Upon
the effectiveness of the registration statement on Form F-1 to which this prospectus is a part, we have become subject to periodic reporting
and other informational requirements of the Exchange Act as applicable to foreign private issuers. Accordingly, we are required to file
reports, including annual reports on Form 20-F, and other information with the SEC. You can request copies of these documents, upon payment
of a duplicating fee, by writing to the SEC.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the Board of Directors and Shareholders
Lobo
EV Technologies Ltd
Opinion
on the Financial Statements
We
have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Lobo EV Technologies Ltd and subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”)
as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’
equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred
to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the
consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the consolidated results of its operations and its
consolidated cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023 in conformity with U.S generally accepted accounting
principles.
Basis
for Opinion
These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s
financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal
securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company
is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits,
we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion
on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our
audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatements of the financial statements, whether due to error
or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits
provided a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/
TPS Thayer, LLC
We
have served as the Company’s auditor since 2021.
Sugar
Land, Texas
April
30, 2024
LOBO
EV TECHNOLOGIES LTD
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(In
U.S. dollars except for number of shares)
| |
2023 | |
2022 |
| |
As
of |
| |
December
31, | |
December
31, |
| |
2023 | |
2022 |
Assets | |
| |
|
Current
assets: | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash
and cash equivalents | |
$ | 470,335 | | |
$ | 182,829 | |
Accounts
receivable, net | |
| 2,532,551 | | |
| 3,056,321 | |
Inventories,
net | |
| 5,737,781 | | |
| 3,814,028 | |
Amounts
due from related parties | |
| - | | |
| 3,516,439 | |
Short-term
investments | |
| 56,768 | | |
| 24,271 | |
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets | |
| 7,307,478 | | |
| 3,353,124 | |
Total
current assets | |
| 16,104,913 | | |
| 13,947,012 | |
Property
and equipment, net | |
| 1,080,747 | | |
| 1,048,806 | |
Intangible
assets, net | |
| 1,916,362 | | |
| 1,441,691 | |
Operating
lease right-of-use assets, net | |
| 569,462 | | |
| 499,949 | |
Total
Assets | |
| 19,671,484 | | |
| 16,937,458 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Liabilities
and Shareholders’ Equity | |
| | | |
| | |
Current
liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts
payable | |
$ | 929,816 | | |
$ | 1,795,420 | |
Advances
from customers | |
| 1,555,424 | | |
| 159,844 | |
Other
current payables | |
| 370,913 | | |
| 684,971 | |
VAT
payable | |
| 6,078,846 | | |
| 4,856,716 | |
Taxes
payable | |
| 2,372,646 | | |
| 1,921,825 | |
Amounts
due to related parties | |
| 1,671,371 | | |
| 1,655,627 | |
Short-term
Loan | |
| - | | |
| 202,981 | |
Operating
lease liabilities, current | |
| 362,720 | | |
| 218,011 | |
Total
current liabilities | |
| 13,341,736 | | |
| 11,495,395 | |
Long-term
Loan | |
| 140,847 | | |
| - | |
Operating
lease liabilities, non-current | |
| 298,961 | | |
| 314,391 | |
Other
payables | |
| 11,320 | | |
| 48,064 | |
Total
liabilities | |
| 13,792,864 | | |
| 11,857,850 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Commitments
and contingencies | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Equity: | |
| | | |
| | |
Common
stock (par value of $0.001 per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 6,400,000 issued and outstanding, as of December 31, 2022 and
2023, respectively) | |
| 6,400 | | |
| 6,400 | |
Additional
paid-in capital | |
| 3,013,333 | | |
| 3,013,333 | |
Retained
earnings | |
| 2,490,044 | | |
| 1,619,682 | |
Accumulated
other comprehensive income | |
| (377,790 | ) | |
| (194,900 | ) |
Statutory
reserve | |
| 521,566 | | |
| 422,330 | |
Total
LOBO EV Technologies LTD’s shareholders’ equity | |
| 5,653,553 | | |
| 4,866,845 | |
Non-controlling
interest | |
| 225,067 | | |
| 212,763 | |
Total
Equity | |
| 5,878,620 | | |
| 5,079,608 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Total
Liabilities and Equity | |
$ | 19,671,484 | | |
$ | 16,937,458 | |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
LOBO
EV TECHNOLOGIES LTD
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In
U.S. dollars except for number of shares)
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
| |
For
the year ended | |
| |
December
31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Revenues | |
$ | 15,474,918 | | |
$ | 18,298,565 | | |
$ | 14,128,459 | |
Cost
of revenues | |
| 13,266,821 | | |
| 15,273,181 | | |
| 11,197,314 | |
Gross
Profit | |
| 2,208,097 | | |
| 3,025,384 | | |
| 2,931,145 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Operating
expenses | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Selling
and marketing expenses | |
| 610,487 | | |
| 585,772 | | |
| 316,457 | |
General
and administrative expenses | |
| 516,187 | | |
| 690,763 | | |
| 324,702 | |
Research
and development expenses | |
| 262,375 | | |
| 227,555 | | |
| 53,139 | |
Total
operating expenses | |
| 1,389,049 | | |
| 1,504,090 | | |
| 694,298 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Operating
income | |
| 819,048 | | |
| 1,521,294 | | |
| 2,236,847 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Other
expenses (income) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest
expense | |
| 7,508 | | |
| 16,715 | | |
| 12,641 | |
Other
(income) | |
| (519,784 | ) | |
| (27,949 | ) | |
| (5,680 | ) |
Total
other (income) expenses, net | |
| (512,276 | ) | |
| (11,234 | ) | |
| 6,961 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Income
before income tax expense | |
| 1,331,324 | | |
| 1,532,528 | | |
| 2,229,886 | |
Income
tax expense | |
| 344,853 | | |
| 417,268 | | |
| 568,005 | |
Net
Income | |
| 986,471 | | |
| 1,115,260 | | |
| 1,661,881 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net
Income | |
| 986,471 | | |
| 1,115,260 | | |
| 1,661,881 | |
Less:
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | |
| (16,873 | ) | |
| (42,827 | ) | |
| (13,155 | ) |
Net
income attributable to LOBO EV Technologies LTD | |
| 969,598 | | |
| 1,072,433 | | |
| 1,648,726 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net
Income | |
| 986,471 | | |
| 1,115,260 | | |
| 1,661,881 | |
Foreign
currency translation adjustments | |
| 182,890 | | |
| 348,963 | | |
| (61,220 | ) |
Foreign
currency translation adjustments for non-controlling interest | |
| 4,569 | | |
| 10,651 | | |
| (2,800 | ) |
Comprehensive
income attributable to LOBO EV Technologies LTD | |
$ | 1,173,930 | | |
$ | 1,474,874 | | |
$ | 1,597,861 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net
income per share, basic and diluted | |
$ | 0.15 | | |
$ | 0.17 | | |
$ | 0.26 | |
Weighted
average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | |
| 6,400,000 | | |
| 6,400,000 | | |
| 6,400,000 | |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In
U.S. dollars except for number of shares)
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
Accumulated | | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
Common
Stock | | |
Subscription | | |
Additional
Paid In | | |
Statutory | | |
Retained | | |
Other
Comprehensive | | |
Total
Shareholders’ | | |
Non-controlling | | |
Total | |
| |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Receivable | | |
Capital | | |
Reserve | | |
Earnings | | |
(Loss)/Income | | |
Equity | | |
Interest | | |
Equity | |
Balance
at, December 31, 2020 | |
| 6,400,000 | | |
| 6,400 | | |
| (5,700 | ) | |
| 773,654 | | |
| 123,477 | | |
| (802,624 | ) | |
| 92,843 | | |
| 188,050 | | |
| 164,632 | | |
| 352,682 | |
Net
income | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,648,726 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,648,726 | | |
| 13,155 | | |
| 1,661,881 | |
Appropriation
of statutory reserve | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 168,122 | | |
| (168,122 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Foreign
currency translation adjustments | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| 61,220 | | |
| 61,220 | | |
| 2,800 | | |
| 64,020 | |
Capital
contribution | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,036,811 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,036,811 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,036,811 | |
Balance
at, December 31,2021 | |
| 6,400,000 | | |
| 6,400 | | |
| (5,700 | ) | |
| 1,810,465 | | |
| 291,599 | | |
| 677,980 | | |
| 154,063 | | |
| 2,934,807 | | |
| 180,587 | | |
| 3,115,394 | |
Net
income | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,072,433 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,072,433 | | |
| 42,827 | | |
| 1,115,260 | |
Appropriation
of statutory reserve | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 130,731 | | |
| (130,731 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Foreign
currency translation adjustments | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (348,963 | ) | |
| (348,963 | ) | |
| (10,651 | ) | |
| (359,614 | ) |
Capital
contribution | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 5,700 | | |
| 1,202,868 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| 1,208,568 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,208,568 | |
Balance
at, December 31,2022 | |
| 6,400,000 | | |
$ | 6,400 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 3,013,333 | | |
$ | 422,330 | | |
$ | 1,619,682 | | |
$ | (194,900 | ) | |
$ | 4,866,845 | | |
$ | 212,763 | | |
$ | 5,079,608 | |
Balance
| |
| 6,400,000 | | |
$ | 6,400 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 3,013,333 | | |
$ | 422,330 | | |
$ | 1,619,682 | | |
$ | (194,900 | ) | |
$ | 4,866,845 | | |
$ | 212,763 | | |
$ | 5,079,608 | |
Net
income | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 969,598 | | |
| - | | |
| 969,598 | | |
| 16,873 | | |
| 986,471 | |
Appropriation
of statutory reserve | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 99,236 | | |
| (99,236 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Foreign
currency translation adjustments | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (182,890 | ) | |
| (182,890 | ) | |
| (4,569 | ) | |
| (187,459 | ) |
Balance
at, December 31,2023 | |
| 6,400,000 | | |
$ | 6,400 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 3,013,333 | | |
| 521,566 | | |
| 2,490,044 | | |
| (377,790 | ) | |
| 5,653,553 | | |
| 225,067 | | |
| 5,878,620 | |
Balance
| |
| 6,400,000 | | |
$ | 6,400 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 3,013,333 | | |
| 521,566 | | |
| 2,490,044 | | |
| (377,790 | ) | |
| 5,653,553 | | |
| 225,067 | | |
| 5,878,620 | |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
LOBO
EV TECHNOLOGIES LTD
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In
U.S. dollars except for number of shares)
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
| |
For
the year Ended December 31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net
income | |
$ | 986,471 | | |
$ | 1,115,260 | | |
$ | 1,661,881 | |
Adjustment
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Depreciation
and amortization | |
| 722,778 | | |
| 347,189 | | |
| 121,875 | |
Gain
on disposal of property and equipment | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (3,168 | ) |
Loss
on change in fair value of short-term investments | |
| 13,319 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Gain
on sale of long-term investments | |
| - | | |
| (14,861 | ) | |
| - | |
Amortization
of operating lease Right-of-use assets, nets | |
| 181,791 | | |
| 230,305 | | |
| 111,826 | |
Changes
in Operating Assets and Liabilities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts
receivable | |
| 437,684 | | |
| (1,750,083 | ) | |
| (1,126,425 | ) |
Inventories | |
| (2,038,096 | ) | |
| (2,026,214 | ) | |
| 370,970 | |
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets | |
| (4,021,436 | ) | |
| (2,070,066 | ) | |
| (842,358 | ) |
Accounts
payable | |
| (816,530 | ) | |
| 860,369 | | |
| (473,991 | ) |
Advance
from customers | |
| 1,409,334 | | |
| (82,999 | ) | |
| (446,830 | ) |
Other
current payables | |
| (42,482 | ) | |
| 178,113 | | |
| 118,740 | |
VAT
payable | |
| 1,222,130 | | |
| 1,220,419 | | |
| 1,756,920 | |
Taxes
payable | |
| 649,355 | | |
| 938,977 | | |
| 712,439 | |
Operating
lease Liabilities | |
| (120,936 | ) | |
| (128,068 | ) | |
| (175,608 | ) |
Net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities | |
| (1,416,618 | ) | |
| (1,181,659 | ) | |
| 1,786,271 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest-free
loan to related parties | |
| (16,896,831 | ) | |
| (19,535,129 | ) | |
| (18,197,697 | ) |
Interest-free
loan repaid by related parties | |
| 20,319,617 | | |
| 18,439,556 | | |
| 18,343,712 | |
Proceeds
from sale of property and equipment | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 23,321 | |
Purchase
of short-term investment | |
| (70,275 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Purchase
of long-term investment | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (1,550,195 | ) |
Proceeds
from sale of long-term equity investments | |
| - | | |
| 1,500,966 | | |
| - | |
Purchase
of property and equipment | |
| (314,197 | ) | |
| (777,994 | ) | |
| (10,974 | ) |
Cash
paid for capitalized software development cost | |
| (985,995 | ) | |
| (608,806 | ) | |
| (1,083,499 | ) |
Additional
consideration paid for Reorganization | |
| (1,437,646 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities | |
| 614,673 | | |
| (981,407 | ) | |
| (2,475,332 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Proceeds
of interest-free loan from related parties | |
| 4,811,327 | | |
| 519,515 | | |
| 2,559 | |
Repayments
of interest-free loan to related parties | |
| (3,658,828 | ) | |
| (2,454 | ) | |
| (19,775 | ) |
Repayments
of short-term borrowings | |
| (197,715 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Proceeds
of long-term borrowings | |
| 141,225 | | |
| - | | |
| 217,027 | |
Proceeds
from short-term loan | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Proceeds
from additional paid in capital | |
| - | | |
| 1,208,568 | | |
| 1,036,811 | |
Net
cash provided by financing activities | |
| 1,096,009 | | |
| 1,725,629 | | |
| 1,236,622 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | |
| (6,558 | ) | |
| 6,258 | | |
| (3,573 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
NET
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | |
| 287,506 | | |
| (431,179 | ) | |
| 543,988 | |
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period | |
| 182,829 | | |
| 614,008 | | |
| 70,020 | |
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period | |
$ | 470,335 | | |
$ | 182,829 | | |
$ | 614,008 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
SUPPLEMENTAL
CASH FLOW INFORMATION | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash
paid during the period for: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Income
taxes | |
$ | (239 | ) | |
$ | - | | |
$ | (568,005 | ) |
Interest | |
$ | 408 | | |
$ | (16,715 | ) | |
$ | (12,641 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
NON-CASH
TRANSACTIONS | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Addition
of Right-of-use assets, nets | |
$ | 273,334 | | |
$ | 575,581 | | |
$ | 149,217 | |
Liabilities
incurred for purchase of property and equipment | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 162,411 | | |
$ | - | |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
LOBO
EV TECHNOLOGIES LTD
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.
ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
Lobo
EV Technologies Ltd. (“LOBO”) was incorporated as an exempted holding company under the laws of the British Virgin Islands
on October 25, 2021. LOBO does not conduct any substantive operations on its own, but instead conducts its business operations through
its wholly-owned subsidiary in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) and the subsidiary of such entity. LOBO and
its subsidiaries are hereinafter collectively referred to as “the Company”. LOBO is an innovative electric vehicles manufacturer
and seller. LOBO designs, develops, manufactures and sells e-bicycles, e-mopeds, e-tricycles, and electric four-wheeled shuttles, through
its indirectly wholly-owned subsidiaries, Jiangsu LOBO, Beijing LOBO, Guangzhou LOBO, Tianjin LOBO, Tianjin Bibosch and Wuxi Jinbang.
LOBO also provides software solutions for automotive electronics, such as interactive multimedia software systems, multifunctional rear-view
mirrors, and dash cams. As described below, LOBO, through a series of transactions which is accounted for as a reorganization of entities
under common control (the “Reorganization”), became the ultimate parent entity of its subsidiaries. Accordingly, these consolidated
financial statements reflect the historical operations of the Company as if the current organization structure had been in existence
throughout the periods presented.
Reorganization
The
Reorganization of the Company’s legal structure was completed on March 14, 2022. The Reorganization involved (i) the incorporation
of LOBO in the British Virgin Islands as a holding company; (ii) the incorporation of LOBO Holdings Limited in Hong Kong (“LOBO
HK”), as a wholly-owned subsidiary of LOBO; (iii) the share transfer of Jiangsu LOBO from Jiangsu LOBO’s shareholders to
LOBO HK, resulting in Jiangsu LOBO becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of LOBO HK in the PRC.
LOBO
is a holding company and had not commenced operations until the Reorganization was complete.
During
the years presented in these consolidated financial statements, the control of the entities has never changed (always under the control
of the PRC Shareholders). Accordingly, the combination has been treated as a corporate restructuring (reorganization) of entities under
common control and thus the current capital structure has been retroactively presented in prior periods as if such structure existed
at that time and in accordance with ASC 805-50-45-5, the entities under common control are presented on a combined basis for all periods
to which such entities were under common control. The consolidation of the Company and its subsidiaries has been accounted for at historical
cost and prepared on the basis as if the aforementioned transactions had become effective as of the beginning of the first period presented
in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
In
March 2023, LOBO HK entered into a supplemental agreement with Jiangsu LOBO’s former shareholders, and agreed the consideration
for the share transfer of Jiangsu LOBO to LOBO HK shall be $1,437,646 (RMB 10,000,000), the registered capital amount of Jiangsu LOBO
since its incorporation in November 2021. The pro-rata amount to each shareholder of Jiangsu LOBO was documented in the initial share
transfer agreement entered in March 2022, when LOBO HK and former Jiangsu LOBO shareholders’ decided the consideration to be zero
at the time.
In
March 2023, when LOBO HK and former Jiangsu LOBO Shareholders entered into the supplemental agreement, the nature of the share transfer
transaction did not change, which is still an acquisition under common control. The supplemental agreement is part of the Reorganization
process.
Jiangsu
LOBO former shareholders include related parties who are also officers of LOBO under current structure, hence the acquisition was accounted
for as common control acquisition in accordance with ASC 805-50-45-5. Under the guidance, the current capital structure has been retroactively
presented in prior periods as if such structure existed at that time.
The
reorganization has been treated as a corporate restructuring (reorganization) of entities under common control and thus the current capital
structure has been retroactively presented in prior periods as if such structure existed at that time, and therefore, the consideration
amount of $1,437,646 is retrospectively adjusted as of the beginning of the first period presented in the accompanying consolidated financial
statements (Retrospective Adjustment -1).
On
March 1, 2023, the Company effected a one thousand-for-one subdivision of shares to shareholders, which increased the total number of
authorized and issued ordinary shares of 50,000 to 50,000,000, and decreased the par value of ordinary shares from $1 to $0.001. Then
the shareholders surrendered a pro-rata number of ordinary shares of 44,300,000 to the Company for no consideration and thereafter cancelled.
The surrendered shares have been retrospectively adjusted as of the beginning of the first period presented in the accompanying consolidated
financial statements.
On
September 15, 2023, the Company issued 700,000 shares on a pro-rata basis to the existing shareholders as stock dividend. The fair value
of the stock dividend is determined to be $2,212,000 at $3.16 per ordinary share. As of October 15, 2023, the Company has 50,000,000
ordinary shares authorized, with 6,400,000 ordinary shares issued and outstanding. The stock dividend, all share and per share data as
of December 31, 2022, and for the year ended December 31, 2022 are retroactively adjusted (Retrospective Adjustment -2).
LOBO
is a holding company and had not commenced operations until the Reorganization was complete.
During
the years presented in these consolidated financial statements, the control of the entities has never changed (always under the control
of the PRC Shareholders). Accordingly, the combination has been treated as a corporate restructuring (reorganization) of entities under
common control and thus the current capital structure has been retroactively presented in prior periods as if such structure existed
at that time and in accordance with ASC 805-50-45-5, the entities under common control are presented on a combined basis for all periods
to which such entities were under common control. The consolidation of the Company and its subsidiaries has been accounted for at historical
cost and prepared on the basis as if the aforementioned transactions had become effective as of the beginning of the first period presented
in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
The
consolidated financial statements reflect the activities of LOBO and each of the following entities:
SCHEDULE
OF ACTIVITIES OF LOBO AND EACH SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage |
|
|
|
|
|
Date
of |
|
Place
of |
|
of
effective |
|
|
|
Name |
|
Incorporation |
|
incorporation |
|
ownership |
|
|
Principal
Activities |
Wholly
owned subsidiaries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOBO
AI Technologies Ltd (LOBO BVI) |
|
October,
2021 |
|
BVI |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
Holding
company |
LOBO
Holdings Ltd (LOBO HK) |
|
November,
2021 |
|
HK |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
Investment
holding company |
Jiangsu
LOBO Electric Vehicle Co. Ltd (Jiangsu LOBO) |
|
November,
2021 |
|
PRC |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
WFOE,
a holding company |
Beijing
LOBO Intelligent Machine Co., Ltd (Beijing LOBO) |
|
August,
2014 |
|
PRC |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
Domestic
sales and outsourcing special models of e-bicycle and UVT |
Tianjin
LOBO Intelligent Robot Co., Ltd (Tianjin LOBO) |
|
October,
2021 |
|
PRC |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
Production
of electric bicycles, urban tricycles and elderly scooters |
Guangzhou
LOBO Intelligent Technologies Co. Ltd (Guangzhou LOBO) |
|
May,
2019 |
|
PRC |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
Software
development for automotive electronics |
Wuxi
Jinbang Electric Vehicle Manufacture Co., Ltd (Wuxi Jinbang) |
|
October,
2002 |
|
PRC |
|
|
85 |
% |
|
Production
of electric bicycles and electric moped |
Tianjin
Bibosch Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd (Tianjin Bibosch) |
|
March,
2022 |
|
PRC |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
Foreign
sales of e-bicycle and UVT |
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) Basis of presentation and principles of consolidation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of LOBO, and its
subsidiaries. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.
(b) Use of estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the
date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period and accompanying
notes, including credit loss, the useful lives of property and equipment, impairment of short-term investments, long-term investments
and long-lived assets, valuation allowance for deferred tax assets and uncertain tax opinions. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
(c) Foreign Currency Translation
The
reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar (“USD” or “$”). The functional currency of subsidiaries
located in China is the Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”), the functional currency of subsidiaries located in Hong Kong is the Hong
Kong dollars (“HK$”). For the entities whose functional currency is the RMB and HK$, results of operations and cash flows
are translated at average exchange rates during the period, assets and liabilities are translated at the unified exchange rate at the
end of the period, and equity is translated at historical exchange rates. As a result, amounts relating to assets and liabilities reported
on the statements of cash flows may not necessarily agree with the changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheets. Translation
adjustments are reported as foreign currency translation adjustment and are shown as a separate component of other comprehensive loss
in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
Transactions
denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing on the transaction dates.
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing
at the balance sheet date with any transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated
in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred.
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – continued
The
Consolidated Balance Sheets amounts, with the exception of equity, on December 31, 2023 and 2022 were translated at RMB7.0999 to $1.00
and RMB6.8972 to $1.00, respectively. Equity accounts were stated at their historical rates. The average translation rates applied to
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income and Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were RMB7.0809
to $1.00 and RMB6.7290 to $1.00, respectively.
(d) Fair Value Measurement
The
Company applies Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures which defines
fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands financial statement disclosure requirements for fair value measurements.
ASC
Topic 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price)
on the measurement date in an orderly transaction between market participants in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset
or liability.
ASC
Topic 820 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques, which is based on whether the inputs into the valuation technique are observable
or unobservable. The hierarchy is as follows:
Level
1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level
2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in active markets or in inactive
markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of
the financial instruments.
Level
3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value.
The
carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments approximate their fair values because of their short-term nature. The Company’s
financial instruments include cash, short-term investments, accounts receivable, amounts due from related parties, other current assets,
amounts due to related parties, accounts payable and other current payables. Short-term investments are recorded at fair value, based
on Level 1 inputs as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.
(e) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash
and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, bank deposits and short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to
known amounts of cash and have insignificant risk of changes in value related to changes in interest rates and have original maturities
of three months or less when purchased.
(f) Accounts receivable
Accounts
receivable are stated at the original amount less credit losses, if any, based on a review of all outstanding amounts at period end.
The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses” on January 1, 2023. The Company analyzes
the aging of the customer accounts, coverage of credit insurance, customer concentrations, customer credit-worthiness, historical and
current economic trends and changes in its customer payment patterns, and concluded that the adoption has no material impact on the consolidated
financial statements and did not consider necessary to record credit losses against its accounts receivable as of December 31, 2023 and
2022.
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – continued
(g) Inventories
Inventories,
primarily consisting of the raw materials purchased by the Company for battery packs assembling and e-bicycles production, and finished
goods including battery packs and e-bicycles, are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost of inventory is determined
using weighted-average method. Where there is evidence that the utility of inventories, in their disposal in the ordinary course of business,
will be less than cost, whether due to physical deterioration, obsolescence, changes in price levels, or other causes, the inventories
are written down to net realizable value. There were no write-downs recognized for the inventories for the years ended December 31, 2023
and 2022.
(h) Short-term investments
Short-term
investments include wealth management products as of December 31, 2022. Short-term investments are classified as available for sale,
and reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income.
Short-term
investments include investment in publicly traded stocks as of December 31, 2023. The publicly traded stocks has readily determinable
fair values, and are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in other income in the consolidated statement of operations
and comprehensive income.
For
the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not record any impairment on the short-term investment.
(i) Deferred IPO costs
Deferred
IPO costs represent the incremental costs incurred for the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”). These costs are
deferred and will be deducted from the proceeds of the IPO upon the completion of the IPO. Deferred IPO costs primary include professional
fees related to the IPO. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the deferred IPO costs were $1,282,570 and $797,403, respectively. Deferred
IPO costs are included in the Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(j) Property and equipment, net
Property
and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment, if any, and depreciated on a straight-line basis over
the estimated useful lives of the assets. Cost represents the purchase price of the asset and other costs incurred to bring the asset
into its intended use. The cost of repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred; major replacements and improvements are capitalized.
When assets are retired or disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gains
or losses are included in income/loss in the year of disposition. Estimated useful lives are as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE
Production
line for e-bicycles |
|
|
5-10
Years |
|
Furniture,
fixtures and office equipment |
|
|
3-5
Years |
|
Vehicles |
|
|
4-10
Years |
|
(k) Intangible Assets
We
purchase software from third parties and recorded the cost in intangible assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
We
amortize the purchased software on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which is typically 3 years. Amortization
expense of Beijing LOBO is included in General and administrative expense, and amortization expense of Guangzhou LOBO is included in
cost of revenue on the statements of operations and totaled $468,781 and $184,856 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
We evaluate the purchased software for impairment and did not record impairment losses for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Refer to Note 8 – Intangible Assets for additional information regarding our purchased software.
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – continued
(l) Capitalized Software Development Costs
In
accordance with ASC 350-40, Internal-Use Software, the Company capitalizes certain computer software and software development costs incurred
in connection with developing or obtaining computer software for internal use when both the preliminary project stage is completed, and
it is probable that the software will be used as intended, until the software is available for general release. Capitalized software
costs primarily include external direct costs of materials and services utilized in developing or obtaining computer software.
As
of December 31, 2022, the software development has not been completed. In 2023, the capitalized software for internal use was completed,
the capitalized costs is amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful live of three years. The Company reviews the carrying
value for impairment whenever facts and circumstances exist that would suggest that assets might be impaired or that the useful lives
should be modified. Refer to Note 8 – Intangible Assets for additional information regarding our capitalized software development
costs.
(m) Impairment of Long-lived Assets
In
accordance with ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment, the Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. The Company recognizes an impairment
loss when the sum of expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. The amount of impairment
is measured as the difference between the asset’s estimated fair value and its carrying amount. The Company did not record any
impairment charge for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
(n) Long-term Investment
The
Company’s long-term investment includes equity investment without readily determinable fair value.
In
January 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2016-01 Financial Instruments - Overall: Recognition
and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The ASU requires equity investments (except those accounted for under
the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair
value recognized in net income.
The
Company adopted ASC 321, Investments — Equity Securities in June 2021, when the Company’s subsidiary, Beijing LOBO, invested
$1,569,218 (RMB 10,000,000) and held 48.17% equity of an unrelated limited partnership. Beijing LOBO is a limited partner that only bears
legal responsibilities limited to the investment amount, and does not execute partnership affairs, nor represent the limited partnership
externally. The investee company is not publicly listed, and a quoted market price is not available.
Upon
adoption of ASC 321, for this equity investment without readily determinable fair value, the Company elected to use the measurement alternative
to measure this investment at cost, minus impairment, if any.
On
June 25, 2022, the Company signed a private equity fund transfer agreement with a third party to sell and transfer all the 48.17% equity
investment held in an unrelated limited partnership for proceeds of RMB 10.1 million, resulting in a gain on sale of long-term investment
of $14,861 included in the other income on the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.
The
Company assessed the qualitative factors and determined that there is no impairment loss that should be recognized for the year ended
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021. As of December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Company has long-term investment of $0, $0 and $1,569,218.
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – continued
(0) Value Added Tax
LOBO’s
China subsidiaries are subject to value-added tax (“VAT”) for providing services and sales of products.
Revenue
from providing services and sales of products is generally subject to VAT at applicable tax rates, and subsequently paid to PRC tax authorities
after netting input VAT on purchases. The excess of output VAT over input VAT is reflected in accrued expenses and other payables. The
Company reports revenue net of PRC’s VAT for all the periods presented in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive
Income.
(p) Revenue Recognition
The
Company adopted ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC Topic 606”) from January 1, 2019 and used the modified
retrospective method for the revenue from sales of self-manufactured e-bicycles and software development and design services.
The
core principle of ASC Topic 606 is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers
in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The
following five steps are applied to achieve that core principle:
Step
1: Identify the contract with the customer
Step
2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract
Step
3: Determine the transaction price
Step
4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract
Step
5: Recognize revenue when the company satisfies a performance obligation
Revenue
recognition policies are discussed as follows:
Revenue
from sales of electric vehicles and accessories
The
Company sells electric vehicles and accessories products to end customers. The transaction price in the contract is fixed and reflected
in the sales invoice. The performance obligation is to transfer promised products to a customer upon acceptance by customers, and the
Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to deliver the products to the customers. There is only one performance obligation
in the contract and there is no need for allocation. The Company presents the revenue generated from its sales of products on a gross
basis as the Company is a principal. The revenue is recognized at a point in time when the Company satisfies the performance obligation.
The
Company offers customer warranties generally from three months to one year. To estimate reserve for warranties and returns the Company
relies on historical sales returns and warranty repair costs. Based on assessment the Company assessed no cost for warranties and returns
for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 for the electric vehicles and accessories segment.
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – continued
Revenue
from sale of software development and design services
The
Company provides automobile information and entertainment software development and design services to customers. The software development
and design service contracts with customers includes two components: 1) software development, and 2) royalty agreements, and the contracts
specify the transaction price for each component. The Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling the promises in both components
of the contract, and thus the Company is the principal in both components of the contract.
The
Company provides the services to the customer and is the principal for this performance obligation. Software development services includes
customized product consulting and planning, technology and function development, verification and certification, prototype, and implementation.
A prototype installed with the customized software is built with proprietary technology that is specific to the customer, and thus the
prototype has no alternative use and is not a separate performance obligation. All activities, including the prototype, are highly interdependent
and highly interrelated. Thus, in accordance with ASC 606-10-25-19, we determined the services are not separately identifiable within
the context of the contract, and therefore do not constitute a separate performance obligation on its own. The contract only has one
performance obligation, which is to deliver the software to the customer to use in mass production.
The
Company transfers control of the software development service over time. The software that the Company developed and designed for its
customer is fully customized, and thus the software does not create an asset with an alternative use to the Company. The Company has
an enforceable right to payment for performance completed according to the terms of the contract. In accordance with ASC 606-10-25-27,
the Company satisfies the performance obligation and recognizes revenue over time using the output method, based on the development milestones
confirmed by customers periodically.
A
separate revenue stream than sale of software above is when software is delivered and the third-party arranges the production and sales,
the Company, as principal, charges a royalty fee per unit sold based on the sales volume generated by its third-party customers from
their use of the software. The Company reconciles the royalty fees with its customers on a monthly basis, and recognizes royalty revenues
at a point in time at month end.
Timing
of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers. Accounts receivable represent revenue recognized for the
amounts invoiced when the Company has satisfied its performance obligation and has unconditional right to the payment. The Company has
no contract assets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Contract
liabilities primarily consist of advances from customers. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized advances from customers
amounted to $1,555,424 and $159,844, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, $135,002 and $205,963 were recognized
as revenues from the contract liabilities.
The
Company’s standard warranty on the software development and design services varies from one year to three years or up to 100,000
kilometers of the vehicles that equipped with the software. This warranty primarily includes basic after-sales service, such as software
bug fixes. The Company considers the standard warranty is not providing incremental service to customers rather an assurance to the quality
of the software development and design services and therefore, is not a separate performance obligation. The Company analyzed historical
warranty claims, and warranty cost of $35,401 and $56,530 were recorded in cost of revenues for the years ended December 31, 2023 and
2022, respectively.
(q) Research and Development Expenses
Research
and development (“R&D”) expenses are expensed as incurred. R&D costs are related to certain software research and
development for internal use.
R&D
expenses primarily consist of employee salary and benefit costs. R&D expenses were $262,375, $227,555 and $53,139 for the years ended
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(r) Income Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes using the asset/liability method prescribed by ASC 740 Income Taxes. Under this method, deferred tax
assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities
using enacted tax rates that will be in effect in the period in which the differences are expected to reverse. The Company records a
valuation allowance to offset deferred tax assets if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more-likely-than-not that some
portion, or all, of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized
as income or loss in the period that includes the enactment date.
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – continued
The
provisions of ASC 740-10-25, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” prescribe a more-likely-than-not threshold for
consolidated financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken (or expected to be taken) in a tax return. This
interpretation also provides guidance on the recognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current and deferred
income tax assets and liabilities, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, and related disclosures. The
Company’s operating subsidiaries in PRC are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities. According to the PRC Tax Administration
and Collection Law, the statute of limitations is three years if the underpayment of taxes is due to computational errors made by the
taxpayer or the withholding agent. The statute of limitations is extended to five years under special circumstances, where the underpayment
of taxes is more than RMB100,000 ($14,498). In the case of transfer pricing issues, the statute of limitation is ten years. There is
no statute of limitation in the case of tax evasion. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income tax are classified
as income tax expense in the period incurred.
(s) Non-controlling Interest
A
non-controlling interest in a subsidiary of the Company represents the portion of the equity (net assets) in the subsidiary not directly
or indirectly attributable to the Company. Non-controlling interests are presented as a separate component of equity on the Consolidated
Balance Sheets, consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity and net income and other comprehensive income attributable
to non-controlling shareholders are presented as a separate component on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive
Income.
(t) Segment Reporting
The
Company has organized its operations into two operating segments. The segments reflect the way the Company evaluates its business performance
and manages its operations by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) for making decisions, allocating
resources and assessing performance. The Company’s CODM has been identified as the chief executive officer, who reviews consolidated
results when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance of the Company.
The
Company has determined that it operates in two operating segments: (1) electric vehicles and accessories sales segment, and (2) software
royalties and development and design services segment. The Company’s reportable segments are strategic business units that offer
different products and services. They are managed separately because each business unit requires different technology and marketing strategies.
As
the Company’s long-lived assets are substantially all located in the PRC and all of the Company’s revenues and expenses are
derived from within the PRC, no geographical segments are presented.
(u) Net Income Per Share
Basic
income per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary
shares outstanding for the period. Diluted income per share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to ordinary shareholders
as adjusted for the effect of dilutive ordinary equivalent shares, if any, by the weighted average number of ordinary and dilutive ordinary
equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Potentially dilutive shares are excluded from the computation if their effect is anti-dilutive.
(v) Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive
income is comprised of the Company’s net income and other comprehensive income (loss). The components of other comprehensive loss
consist solely of foreign currency translation adjustments.
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – continued
(w) Commitments and Contingencies
Liabilities
for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable
that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If a potential material loss contingency is not probable
but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate
of the range of possible loss if determinable and material, is disclosed. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies
are expensed as incurred.
(x) Recent Accounting Standards
The
Company is an “emerging growth company” (“EGC”) as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012
(the “JOBS Act”). Under the JOBS Act, an EGC can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards issued subsequent to
the enactment of the JOBS Act until such time as those standards apply to private companies.
In
December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to
Income Tax Disclosures. The amendments in this ASU require that public business entities on an annual basis 1) disclose specific categories
in the rate reconciliation, and 2) provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. The amendments
require disclosure about income taxes paid by federal, state and foreign taxes, and by individual jurisdictions in which income taxes
paid is equal or greater than 5 percent of total income taxes paid. The amendment also require entities to disclose income or loss from
continuing operations before income tax expense disaggregated between domestic and foreign and income tax expense or benefit from continuing
operations disaggregated by federal, state and foreign. For all public business entities, ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods
beginning after December 15, 2024; early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating this guidance and believe the adoption will
not significantly impact the presentation of our financial condition, results of operations and disclosures.
In
November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The amendments
in this ASU improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses.
The amendments in this update require that a public entity disclose on an annual and interim basis, 1) significant segment expenses that
are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) and included within each reported measure of segment
profit or loss, 2) an amount for other segment items by reportable segment and a description of its composition. The other segment items
category is the difference between segment revenue less the segment expenses disclosed under the significant expense principle and each
reported measure of segment profit or loss, and 3) disclose the title and position of the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses
the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. For all public
business entities, ASU 2023-07 is effective for annual periods and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2024; early adoption
is permitted. We are currently evaluating this guidance and believe the adoption will not significantly impact the presentation of our
financial condition, results of operations and disclosures.
Other
accounting standards that have been issued by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material
impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption. The Company does not discuss recent standards that are not anticipated
to have an impact on or are unrelated to its consolidated financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.
3.
REVENUES AND COST OF REVENUES
The
following table identifies the disaggregation of the Company’s revenues for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively:
SCHEDULE
OF DISAGGREGATION REVENUE
| |
December
31, 2023 | | |
December
31, 2022 | | |
December
31, 2021 | |
Revenues | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Electric
vehicles and accessories sales | |
$ | 14,298,967 | | |
$ | 16,930,201 | | |
$ | 12,401,756 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Software
royalties | |
| 236,005 | | |
| 376,868 | | |
| 1,362,553 | |
Software
development and design services | |
| 939,946 | | |
| 991,496 | | |
| 364,150 | |
Software
royalties and development and design subtotal | |
| 1,175,951 | | |
| 1,368,364 | | |
| 1,726,703 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Total
revenues accounted for under ASC Topic 606 | |
$ | 15,474,918 | | |
$ | 18,298,565 | | |
$ | 14,128,459 | |
The
Company applied a practical expedient to expense costs as incurred for costs to obtain a contract with a customer when the amortization
period would have been one year or less. The Company has no material incremental costs of obtaining contracts with customers that the
Company expects the benefit of those costs to be longer than one year.
Cost
of electric vehicles and accessories revenues consist primarily of cost of products, labor cost, and other overhead expenses. Cost of
Software development and design revenues consist primarily of raw material cost, outsourced development cost, and amortization cost of
the intangible assets. The following table identifies the disaggregation of the Company’s cost of revenues for the years ended
December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively:
SCHEDULE
OF COST OF REVENUES
| |
December
31, 2023 | | |
December
31, 2022 | | |
December
31, 2021 | |
Cost
of revenues | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Electric
vehicles and accessories | |
$ | 12,561,601 | | |
$ | 14,689,913 | | |
$ | 10,594,606 | |
Software
development and design services | |
| 705,220 | | |
| 583,268 | | |
| 602,708 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Total
cost of revenues | |
$ | 13,266,821 | | |
$ | 15,273,181 | | |
$ | 11,197,314 | |
4.
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
As
of December 31, 2023 and 2022, accounts receivable consisted of the following, and the Company determined that based on the aging of
the customer accounts, coverage of credit insurance, customer concentrations, customer credit-worthiness, historical and current economic
trends and changes in its customer payment patterns, the allowance for credit losses assessed to be zero.
SCHEDULE
OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
| |
December
31, 2023 | | |
December
31, 2022 | |
| |
As
of | |
| |
December
31, 2023 | | |
December
31, 2022 | |
Accounts
receivable | |
$ | 2,532,551 | | |
$ | 3,056,321 | |
5.
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
As
of December 31, 2022, short-term investments consisted of the wealth management products totaled $24,271. Wealth management products
are deposits in a financial institution with variable interest rates and not-guaranteed principal, and thus classified as available for
sale. The wealth management products were carried at fair value. Wealth management products had duration of 30 years, during which the
Company could redeem the wealth management product at its discretion. As of December 31, 2023, the Company sold all wealth management
products.
On
July 7, 2023, the Company purchased 5700 shares of a publicly traded stock listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The fair market value on
the purchase date is $70,087 based on the stock price on the purchase date. As of December 31, 2023, the Company still holds the 5700
shares of the stock at fair market value of $56,768. The change in fair value of $13,319 is recorded in other income in the consolidated
statement of operation and comprehensive income.
6.
INVENTORIES
As
of December 31, 2023 and 2022, inventories consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE
OF INVENTORY
| |
December
31,2023 | | |
December
31,2022 | |
| |
As
of | |
| |
December
31,2023 | | |
December
31,2022 | |
Finished
goods(1) | |
$ | 3,287,637 | | |
$ | 2,457,121 | |
Raw
materials(2) | |
| 2,426,168 | | |
| 1,353,371 | |
WIP(3) | |
| 23,976 | | |
| - | |
Others(4) | |
| - | | |
| 3,536 | |
Total
Inventory | |
$ | 5,737,781 | | |
$ | 3,814,028 | |
(1) |
Finished
goods includes electric vehicles and accessories. |
(2) |
Raw
materials mainly include parts, and battery cells. |
|
|
(3) |
Work-in-process
includes cost incurred to build prototypes with customized software. |
|
|
(4) |
Others
includes low-value consumption goods and goods shipped in transit. |
Based
on historical observations, the write-downs were immaterial to be recognized for the inventories for the years ended December 31, 2023
and 2022.
7.
PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
As
of December 31, 2023 and 2022, prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE
OF PREPAID EXPENSES
| |
December
31, 2023 | | |
December
31, 2022 | |
| |
As
of | |
| |
December
31, 2023 | | |
December
31, 2022 | |
Prepayment
to vendors | |
$ | 5,784,530 | | |
$ | 2,148,368 | |
Deferred
IPO Costs(1) | |
| 1,282,570 | | |
| 797,403 | |
Advances
to employees(2) | |
| 29,380 | | |
| 29,759 | |
Others(3) | |
| 210,998 | | |
| 377,594 | |
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets | |
$ | 7,307,478 | | |
$ | 3,353,124 | |
(1) |
The
balance represented the incremental costs incurred for the Company’s initial public
offering (“IPO”), which is deducted from the proceeds of the IPO upon the completion
of the IPO.
|
(2) |
The
balance represented advances that the Company’s subsidiaries have advanced to non-director/officer
employees. The advance is interest-free.
|
(3) |
The
balance primarily represented a deductible VAT input tax of $54,734 and $262,447, and a deposit of $35,568 and $34,014, as of December
31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. |
8.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
As
of December 31, 2023 and 2022, property and equipment, net consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
| |
As
of | |
| |
December
31, | | |
December
31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Production
line for e-bicycles | |
$ | 1,719,776 | | |
$ | 1,463,948 | |
Furniture,
fixtures and office equipment | |
| 181,360 | | |
| 168,595 | |
Vehicles | |
| 78,475 | | |
| 80,781 | |
Property
and equipment, Gross | |
| 1,979,611 | | |
| 1,713,324 | |
Less:
accumulated depreciation | |
| 898,864 | | |
| 664,518 | |
Property
and equipment, net | |
$ | 1,080,747 | | |
$ | 1,048,806 | |
For
the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, depreciation expense amounted to $253,997, $162,333, and $106,408, respectively.
9.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
As
of December 31, 2023 and 2022, intangibles, net consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE
OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS
| |
| | |
| |
| |
As
of | |
| |
December
31, | | |
December
31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Purchased
software | |
$ | 1,097,279 | | |
$ | 1,129,526 | |
Capitalized
software development costs | |
| 1,475,691 | | |
| 506,803 | |
Intangible
assets, gross | |
| 2,572,970 | | |
| 1,636,329 | |
Less:
accumulated amortization | |
| (656,608 | ) | |
| (194,638 | ) |
Intangible
assets, net | |
$ | 1,916,362 | | |
$ | 1,441,691 | |
In
the software development process, once the preliminary project stage was completed and management committed to funding the software through
completion and the software will be used to perform the function intended, the application development stage started. In accordance with
ASC 350-40-25, the software development costs incurred in the application development stage were capitalized, and the costs incurred
in the preliminary project stage were expensed.
In
2023, the capitalized software for internal use was completed, the capitalized costs is amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated
useful live of three years.
For
the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, amortization expense amounted to $468,781, $184,856 and $15,467. The Company did not
recognize impairment loss for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
The
following summarizes total future amortization expenses of the purchased software at December 31, 2023:
SCHEDULE
OF FUTURE AMORTIZATION EXPENSE
| |
| | |
Year
ending December 31, | |
| |
2024 | |
$ | 761,345 | |
2025 | |
| 631,519 | |
2026 | |
| 339,205 | |
2027 | |
| 38,195 | |
2028
and after | |
| 146,098 | |
Total
future amortization expense | |
$ | 1,916,362 | |
10.
ADVANCES FROM CUSTOMERS
Advances
from customers are contract liabilities that represent the Company’s obligation to transfer goods or services to customers for
which the Company has received prepayments from the customers. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded advances from customers
that amounted to $1,555,424 and 159,844, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, $135,002 and $205,963 were
recognized as revenues from the contract liabilities.
11.
TAXES PAYABLE
As
of December 31, 2023 and 2022, taxes payable consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE
OF TAXES PAYABLE
| |
| | |
| |
| |
As
of | |
| |
December
31, | | |
December
31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Income
tax payable | |
$ | 1,686,790 | | |
$ | 1,382,570 | |
Other
tax payable | |
| 685,856 | | |
| 539,255 | |
Total
tax payable | |
$ | 2,372,646 | | |
$ | 1,921,825 | |
12.
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES AND RIGHT OF USE ASSETS
Operating
Leases
During
the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company entered into multiple operating leases for new offices and facility spaces in
China. The Company measured and recorded right of use assets and corresponding operating lease liabilities at the lease commencement
dates. The discount rate utilized in such present value calculation was 4.75% based on an estimate of the Company’s incremental
borrowing rate.
The
Company has made operating lease payments in the amount of $153,560 and $124,944 during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. Rent
expense charged to operations, which differs from rent paid due to rent credits and to increasing amounts of base rent, is calculated
by allocating total rental payments on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022,
the Company incurred operating lease expense amounted to $206,806, and $222,638, respectively.
Operating
lease liabilities at December 31, 2023 and 2022, consist of:
SCHEDULE
OF OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES
| |
| | |
| |
| |
As
of | |
| |
December
31, | | |
December
31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Current
portion | |
$ | 362,720 | | |
$ | 218,011 | |
Long
term portion | |
| 298,961 | | |
| 314,391 | |
Total
operating lease liabilities | |
$ | 661,681 | | |
$ | 532,402 | |
The
following summarizes total future minimum operating lease payments at December 31, 2023:
SCHEDULE
OF FUTURE OPERATING LEASE PAYMENTS
| |
| | |
The
periods ending December 31, | |
| |
2024 | |
$ | 383,539 | |
2025 | |
| 137,588 | |
2026 | |
| 120,958 | |
2027 | |
| 59,860 | |
Total
minimum lease payments | |
| 701,945 | |
Less:
present value discount | |
| (40,264 | ) |
Present
value of minimum lease payments | |
$ | 661,681 | |
As
of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the weighted average discount rate for these leases is 4.75% and 4.75%, and the weighted average remaining
term is 43 months and 41 months, respectively.
13.
BANK LOAN
On
April 21, 2021, the Company’s subsidiary, Wuxi Jinbang entered into a line of credit agreement of $219,691 (RMB1,400,000) with
Jiangsu Changjiang Commercial Bank with an annual interest rate of 8.40%. The Company pays interest monthly, the principal balance is
due no more than 72 months, and the credit agreement expires on April 20, 2027. In April 2023, the Company paid off the entire balance
of the line of credit. Thus, the Company reclassed the bank loan of $202,981 from long-term loan as of December 31, 2021 to short-term
loan as of December 31, 2022.
On
September 26, 2023, Wuxi Jinbang drew $140,847 (RMB1,000,000) from the above credit agreement pursuit to the same term above. The Company
recorded the amount in long-term loan as of December 31, 2023.
For
the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded interest expenses of $7,929, $16,715, and $12,641, respectively.
14.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES
The
following is a list of related parties which the Company had transactions with during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:
SCHEDULE
OF LIST OF RELATED PARTIES
|
Name |
|
Relationship |
(a) |
Jiancong
Cai |
|
Deputy
General Manager/10% shareholder of the Company |
(b) |
Huiyan
Xie |
|
10%
shareholder of the Company |
(c) |
Huajian
Xu |
|
CEO
of the Company |
(d) |
Xing
Xia |
|
Deputy
General Manager/15% shareholder of Wuxi Jinbang |
(e) |
Jiangsu
Zhihe New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. |
|
Xia
Xing(d) holds 49% of the Company’s shares and serves as a supervisor. |
(f) |
Pingyi
Xu |
|
Xu
Huajian’s son |
(g) |
Linhui
He |
|
Cai
Jiancong (a)’s wife |
(i) |
Wealthford
Capital Ltd. |
|
57.88%
shareholder of the Company |
(j) |
Hangzhou
Zhiyi Digital Technology Co., Ltd. |
|
Xu
Pingyi(f) holds 90% of the Company’s shares and serves as a supervisor.
Xu Huajian(c) holds 10% of the Company’s shares. |
(k) |
Qianlimu
(Shiyan) Technology Co., LTD |
|
Hangzhou
Zhiyi Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (j) holds 70% of the company’s share. |
Amounts
due from related parties
As
of December 31, 2023 and 2022, amounts due from related parties, consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE
OF AMOUNTS DUE FROM RELATED PARTIES
| |
December
31, | | |
| | |
Received | | |
Exchange
Rate | | |
December
31, | |
| |
2022 | | |
Provided | | |
Repayment | | |
Translation | | |
2023 | |
Amounts
due from related parties | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
(a)
Jiancong Cai | |
$ | 645,309 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | (628,568 | ) | |
$ | (16,741 | ) | |
$ | -
| |
(b)
Huiyan Xie | |
| 836,320 | | |
| 12,261,386 | | |
| (13,075,865 | ) | |
| (21,841 | ) | |
| - | |
(d)
Xing Xia | |
| 2,034,810 | | |
| 4,635,445 | | |
| (6,615,184 | ) | |
| (55,071 | ) | |
| - | |
Total
amounts due from related parties | |
$ | 3,516,439 | | |
$ | 16,896,831 | | |
$ | (20,319,617 | ) | |
$ | (93,653 | ) | |
$ | - | |
| |
December
31, 2021 | | |
Provided | | |
Received
Repayment | | |
Exchange Rate Translation | | |
December
31, 2022 | |
Amounts
due from related parties |
|
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
(a)
Jiancong Cai |
|
| 158,877 | | |
| 4,136,951 | | |
| (3,625,974 | ) | |
| (24,545 | ) | |
| 645,309 | |
(b)
Huiyan Xie |
|
| 1,140,443 | | |
| 9,140,841 | | |
| (9,363,654 | ) | |
| (81,310 | ) | |
| 836,320 | |
(c)
Huajian Xu |
|
| 67,388 | | |
| 217,355 | | |
| (280,679 | ) | |
| (4,064 | ) | |
| - | |
(d)
Xing Xia |
|
| 1,282,888 | | |
| 6,039,982 | | |
| (5,169,249 | ) | |
| (118,811 | ) | |
| 2,034,810 | |
Total
amounts due from related parties |
|
$ | 2,649,596 | | |
$ | 19,535,129 | | |
$ | (18,439,556 | ) | |
$ | (228,730 | ) | |
$ | 3,516,439 | |
Amounts
due to Related Parties
As
of December 31, 2023 and 2022, amounts due to related parties consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE
OF AMOUNTS DUE TO RELATED PARTIES
| |
December
31, | | |
| | |
| | |
Exchange
Rate | | |
December
31, | |
| |
2022 | | |
Borrowed | | |
Repaid | | |
Translation | | |
2023 | |
Amounts
due to related parties | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
(e)
Jiancong Cai | |
$ | 146,637 | | |
$ | 3,194,892 | | |
$ | (3,187,141 | ) | |
$ | (412 | ) | |
$ | 153,976 | |
(f)
Huiyan Xie | |
| 146,573 | | |
| 374,475 | | |
| (146,573 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 374,475 | |
(g)
Huajian Xu | |
| 1,192,611 | | |
| 955,107 | | |
| (1,291,420 | ) | |
| (231 | ) | |
| 856,068 | |
(f)
Pingyi Xu | |
| 169,806 | | |
| - | | |
| (169,806 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | |
(d)
Xing Xia | |
| - | | |
| 286,852 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 286,852 | |
Total
amounts due to related parties $ | |
| 1,655,627 | | |
$ | 4,811,327 | | |
$ | (4,794,940 | ) | |
$ | (643 | ) | |
$ | 1,671,371 | |
| |
December
31, | | |
| | |
| | |
Exchange
Rate | | |
December
31, | |
| |
2021 | | |
Borrowed | | |
Repaid | | |
Translation | | |
2022 | |
Amounts
due to related parties | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
(a)
Jiancong Cai | |
$ | 146,637 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
$ | 146,637 | |
(b)
Huiyan Xie | |
| 146,573 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 146,573 | |
(c)
Huajian Xu | |
| 673,096 | | |
| 519,515 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,192,611 | |
(f)
Pingyi Xu | |
| 169,806 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 169,806 | |
(g
)Linhui He | |
| 2,591 | | |
| - | | |
| (2,454 | ) | |
| (137 | ) | |
| - | |
Total
amounts due to related parties | |
$ | 1,138,703 | | |
$ | 519,515 | | |
$ | (2,454 | ) | |
$ | (137 | ) | |
$ | 1,655,627 | |
Total
amount of $4,794,940 repaid to related parties during the year ended December 31, 2023 includes $1,136,112 of the reorganization consideration,
and $3,658,828 repayments to related party interest-free loans. $301,534 of the remaining reorganization consideration was paid to other
Jiangsu LOBO shareholders who are not considered the Companies related parties, the amount was recorded in Other Current Payables as
of December 31, 2022. The total payment of $1,437,646 for additional reorganization consideration was presented as investing activity
on the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2023.
The
balances represented interest-free loans payable to shareholders.
Related
party transactions
Other
than the interest free loans due to and due from shareholders, for which the balances are disclosed above, for the years ended December
31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had the following material related party transactions:
SCHEDULE
OF MATERIAL RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
the years ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
Related
Parties |
|
Nature |
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
(b) |
|
Huiyan
Xie |
|
Car
Rental expenses |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
107,000 |
|
(w) |
|
Qianlimu
(Shiyan) Technology Co., LTD |
|
Purchase
of products |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
39,454 |
|
Related
Parties |
|
Qianlimu
(Shiyan) Technology Co., LTD |
|
Purchase
of products |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
39,454 |
|
15.
INCOME TAXES
BVI
The
Company is incorporated in the BVI. Under the current laws of the BVI, the Company is not subject to income or capital gains taxes. In
addition, dividend payments are not subject to withholdings tax in the BVI.
Hong
Kong
On
March 21, 2018, the Hong Kong Legislative Council passed The Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 7) Bill 2017 (the “Bill”) which
introduces the two-tiered profits tax rates regime. The Bill was signed into law on March 28, 2018 and was announced on the following
day. Under the two-tiered profits tax rates regime, the first 2 million Hong Kong Dollar (“HKD”) of profits of the qualifying
group entity will be taxed at 8.25%, and profits above HKD 2 million will be taxed at 16.5%. The Company’s Hong Kong subsidiaries
did not have assessable profits that were derived in Hong Kong for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2023. Therefore, no Hong Kong
profit tax has been provided for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
PRC
The
Company’s PRC subsidiaries are subject to the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law (“EIT Law”) and are taxed at the statutory
income tax rate of 25%, unless otherwise specified.
The
components of the income tax provision are:
SCHEDULE
OF INCOME TAX PROVISION
| |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
As
of | |
| |
December
31, 2023 | | |
December
31, 2022 | | |
December
31, 2021 | |
Current | |
$ | 344,853 | | |
$ | 417,268 | | |
$ | 568,005 | |
Deferred | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Total
income tax provision | |
$ | 344,853 | | |
$ | 417,268 | | |
$ | 568,005 | |
The
income tax provision is included in our consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.
The
reconciliations of the statutory income tax rate and the Company’s effective income tax rate are as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF STATUTORY INCOME TAX RATE AND EFFECTIVE INCOME TAX RATE
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
As
of | |
| |
| December
31, 2023 | | |
| December
31, 2022 | | |
| December
31, 2021 | |
Net
income before provision for income taxes | |
$ | 1,331,324 | | |
$ | 1,532,528 | | |
$ | 2,229,886 | |
PRC
statutory tax rate | |
| 25 | % | |
| 25 | % | |
| 25 | % |
Income
tax at statutory tax rate | |
| 332,831 | | |
| 383,132 | | |
| 557,471 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Changes
in valuation allowance | |
| 4,305 | | |
| 57,438.00 | | |
| - | |
Effect
of income tax rate differences in jurisdictions other than mainland China* | |
| 450 | | |
| 271.00 | | |
| - | |
Tax
effect of non-deductible items | |
| 7,267 | | |
| (23,573 | ) | |
| 10,534 | |
Income
tax expense | |
$ | 344,853 | | |
$ | 417,268 | | |
$ | 568,005 | |
Effective
tax rates | |
| 26 | % | |
| 27 | % | |
| 25 | % |
The
current PRC EIT Law imposes a 10% withholding income tax for dividends distributed by foreign invested enterprises to their immediate
holding companies outside the PRC. A lower withholding tax rate will be applied if there is a tax treaty arrangement between the PRC
and the jurisdiction of the foreign holding company. Distributions to holding companies in Hong Kong that satisfy certain requirements
specified by the PRC tax authorities, for example, will be subject to a 5% withholding tax rate.
As
of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had not recorded any withholding tax on the retained earnings of its foreign invested enterprises
in the PRC, since the Company intends to reinvest its earnings to further expand its business in mainland China, and its foreign invested
enterprises do not intend to declare dividends to their immediate foreign holding companies.
As
of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there was no tax effect of temporary difference under ASC Topic 740 “Accounting for Income Taxes”
that gives rise to deferred tax asset and liability.
As
of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there was no net operating loss carried forward.
Accounting
for uncertainty tax position
The
Company did not identify significant unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. The Company did not incur
any interest or penalties related to potential underpaid income tax expenses. In general, the PRC tax authority has up to five years
to conduct examinations of the Company’s tax filings. Accordingly, the tax years from 2019 to 2023 of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries
remain open to examination by the taxing jurisdictions. The Company does not expect that its assessment regarding unrecognized tax positions
will materially change over the next 12 months.
16.
EQUITY
(a)
Common stock and Additional Paid In Capital
The
Company was established under the laws of the British Virgin Islands on October 25, 2021. The authorized number of Ordinary Shares was
50,000,000 with par value of $0.001 per share. As of December 31, 2021, the Company’s shareholders have not funded the capital
of the Ordinary Shares in British Virgin Islands and recorded subscription receivable as of December 31, 2021. The Company’s shareholders
have funded the $50,000 capital in British Virgin Islands in October and November, 2022.
Upon
the Reorganization event described in Note 1, on March 14, 2022, the Company issued the 5,700,000 Ordinary Shares of common stock with
par value of $0.001 in exchange for all outstanding common stock of Jiangsu Lobo. The Reorganization has been accounted for at historical
cost and prepared on the basis as if the Reorganization had become effective as of the beginning of the first period presented in the
accompanying financial statements of the Company.
During
the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, Jiangsu LOBO received capital contributions of $0 and $1,202,868, respectively, from its
shareholders, which were recorded as additional paid in capital, and thus, for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company’s
additional paid-in capital was $3,013,333 and $3,013,333, respectively, at the consolidated level.
On
March 1, 2023, the Company effected a one thousand-for-one subdivision of shares to shareholders, which increased the total number of
authorized and issued ordinary shares of 50,000 to 50,000,000, and decreased the par value of ordinary shares from $1 to $0.001. Then
the shareholders surrendered a pro-rata number of ordinary shares of 44,300,000 to the Company for no consideration and thereafter cancelled.
Following the surrender, the issued and outstanding ordinary shares were 5,700,000 of par value of $0.001 per share. All share and per
share data as of December 31, 2022, and for the year ended December 31, 2022 are presented on a retroactive basis.
On
September 15, 2023, the Company issued 700,000 shares on a pro-rata basis to the existing shareholders as stock dividend. The fair value
of the stock dividend is determined to be $2,212,000 at $3.16 per ordinary share. As of October 15, 2023, the Company has 50,000,000
ordinary shares authorized, with 6,400,000 ordinary shares issued and outstanding. The stock dividend, all share and per share data as
of December 31, 2022, and for the year ended December 31, 2022 are retroactively adjusted.
(b)
Subscription receivable
As
of December 31, 2021, subscription receivable represented the unfunded capital for the 5,700,000 Ordinary Shares of common stock issued
by the Company. The Company’s shareholders have funded the $50,000 capital in British Virgin Islands in October and November, 2022.
(c)
Statutory Reserve
The
Company is required to make appropriations to certain reserve funds, comprising the statutory surplus reserve and the discretionary surplus
reserve, based on after-tax net income determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the PRC (“PRC
GAAP”). Net income after taxation can be made up for the cumulative prior years’ losses, if any before allocated to the “Statutory
reserve”. Appropriations to the statutory surplus reserve are required to be at least 10% of the after-tax net income determined
in accordance with PRC GAAP until the reserve is equal to 50% of the entity’s registered capital. Appropriations to the discretionary
surplus reserve are made at the discretion of the board of directors of the Company. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, statutory reserve
provided were $521,566 and $422,330, respectively.
(d)
Non-controlling interest
As
of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company’s non-controlling interest represented 15% equity interest of Wuxi Jinbang, which was
established in October 2002.
17.
SEGMENT REPORTING
The
Company has determined that it operates in two operating segments: (1) electric vehicles and accessories sales, and (2) software royalties
and development and design services.
The
Company’s CODM, chief executive officer, measures the performance of each segment based on metrics of revenue and profit before
taxes from operations and uses these results to evaluate the performance of, and to allocate resources to each of the segments. As most
of the Company’s long-lived assets are located in the PRC and most of the Company’s revenues are derived from the PRC, no
geographical information is presented. The Company does not allocate assets to its segments as the CODM does not evaluate the performance
of segments using asset information.
The
following tables present the summary of each reportable segment’s assets, revenue and income, which is considered as a segment
operating performance measure, for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:
SCHEDULE
OF REPORTABLE SEGMENTS , REVENUE AND INCOME
| |
| Segment | | |
| Segment | | |
| Consolidated | |
| |
For
the Year Ended December 31, 2023 | |
| |
| Electric
vehicles and accessories sales | | |
| Software
royalties and development and design services | | |
| | |
| |
| Segment | | |
| Segment | | |
| Consolidated | |
Current
assets | |
$ | 15,830,685 | | |
$ | 274,228 | | |
$ | 16,104,913 | |
Non-current
assets | |
| 1,764,534 | | |
| 1,802,037 | | |
| 3,566,571 | |
Revenues | |
| 14,298,967 | | |
| 1,175,951 | | |
| 15,474,918 | |
Depreciation
and amortization | |
| 180,861 | | |
| 541,917 | | |
| 722,778 | |
Segment
income before tax | |
| 1,349,430 | | |
| (18,106 | ) | |
| 1,331,324 | |
Segment
gross profit margin | |
| 12 | % | |
| 40 | % | |
| 14 | % |
Net
income | |
$ | 1,004,577 | | |
$ | (18,106 | ) | |
$ | 986,471 | |
| |
| Segment | | |
| Segment | | |
| Consolidated | |
| |
For
the Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |
| |
| Electric
vehicles and accessories sales | | |
| Software
royalties and development and design services | | |
| | |
| |
| Segment | | |
| Segment | | |
| Consolidated | |
Current
assets | |
$ | 13,191,513 | | |
$ | 755,499 | | |
$ | 13,947,012 | |
Non-current
assets | |
| 1,587,699 | | |
| 1,402,747 | | |
| 2,990,446 | |
Revenues | |
| 16,930,201 | | |
| 1,368,364 | | |
| 18,298,565 | |
Depreciation
and amortization | |
| 132,664 | | |
| 214,525 | | |
| 347,189 | |
Segment
income before tax | |
| 1,055,425 | | |
| 477,103 | | |
| 1,532,528 | |
Segment
gross profit margin | |
| 13 | % | |
| 57 | % | |
| 17 | % |
Net
income | |
$ | 729,756 | | |
$ | 385,504 | | |
$ | 1,115,260 | |
18.
CONCENTRATIONS
Concentrations
of Credit Risk
As
of December 31, 2023 and 2022, cash and cash equivalents balances in the PRC are $470,335 and $182,829, respectively, which were primarily
deposited in financial institutions located in Mainland China. Each bank account is insured by The People’s Bank of China (the
central bank of China) with the maximum limit of RMB500,000 (equivalent to $70,692). To limit exposure to credit risk relating to deposits,
the Company primarily places cash and cash equivalent deposits with large financial institutions in China which management believes are
of high credit quality and management also continually monitors the financial institutions’ credit worthiness.
Concentrations
of Customers
The
following table sets forth information as to each customer that accounted for 10% or more of total accounts receivable as of December
31, 2023 and 2022:
SCHEDULE
OF CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK
| | |
As
of | | |
As
of | |
| | |
December
31, | | |
December
31, | |
| | |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Customer | | |
| | |
%
of | | |
| | |
%
of | |
| | |
Amount | | |
Total | | |
Amount | | |
Total | |
A | | |
$ | 997,506 | | |
| 39.39 | % | |
$ | -* | | |
| -* | % |
B | | |
| 553,800 | | |
| 21.87 | % | |
| 518,907 | | |
| 16.98 | % |
C | | |
| 479,511 | | |
| 18.93 | % | |
| -* | | |
| -* | % |
D | | |
| -* | | |
| -* | % | |
| 1,508,419 | | |
| 49.35 | % |
E | | |
| -* | | |
| -* | % | |
| 537,601 | | |
| 17.59 | % |
Total | | |
$ | 2,030,817 | | |
| 80.19 | % | |
$ | 2,564,927 | | |
| 83.92 | % |
The
following table sets forth information as to each customer that accounted for 10% or more of total revenue for the years ended December
31, 2023 and 2022.
| | |
Year
ended December 31, | |
| | |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Customer | | |
| | |
%
of | | |
| | |
%
of | |
| | |
Amount | | |
Total | | |
Amount | | |
Total | |
A | | |
$ | 1,951,384 | | |
| 12.61 | % | |
$ | -* | | |
| -* | % |
B | | |
| 1,611,111 | | |
| 10.41 | % | |
| 3,176,560 | | |
| 17.36 | % |
Total | | |
$ | 3,562,495 | | |
| 23.02 | % | |
$ | 3,176,560 | | |
| 17.36 | % |
The
following table sets forth information as to each supplier that accounted for 10% or more of total accounts payable for the years ended
December 31, 2023 and 2022.
| | |
As
of | | |
As
of | |
| | |
December
31, | | |
December
31, | |
| | |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Suppliers | | |
| | |
%
of | | |
| | |
%
of | |
| | |
Amount | | |
Total | | |
Amount | | |
Total | |
A | | |
$ | 829,815 | | |
| 89.25 | % | |
$ | -* | | |
| -* | % |
B | | |
| -* | | |
| -
* | % | |
| 403,026 | | |
| 22.45 | % |
C | | |
| -* | | |
| -* | % | |
| 299,694 | | |
| 16.69 | % |
D | | |
| -* | | |
| -* | | |
| 249,164 | | |
| 13.88 | % |
Total | | |
$ | 829,815 | | |
| 89.25 | % | |
| 951,884 | | |
| 53.02 | % |
* |
represented
the percentage below 10% |
There
following table sets forth information as to each supplier that accounted for 10% or more of total purchase during the year ended December
31, 2023 and 2022.
| | |
Year
ended December 31, | |
| | |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Suppliers | | |
| | |
%
of | | |
| | |
%
of | |
| | |
Amount | | |
Total | | |
Amount | | |
Total | |
A | | |
$ | 2,607,552 | | |
| 18.25 | % | |
$ | -* | | |
| -* | % |
B | | |
| 1,706,583 | | |
| 11.95 | % | |
| -* | | |
| -* | % |
Total | | |
$ | 4,314,135 | | |
| 30.20 | % | |
| -* | | |
| -* | % |
19.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On
March 25, 2024, the Company closed its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 1,380,000 ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per
ordinary share, at a public offering price of $4.00 per share. The Company received aggregate gross proceeds of $5,520,000, before deducting
underwriting discounts and other related expenses.
The
Company has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through April 30, 2024, which was the date of the issuance of the consolidated
financial statements, and determined that no events would have required adjustment or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements
other than that discussed above.
20.
CONDENSED PARENT ONLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
condensed parent company financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Rule 12-04, Schedule I of Regulation S-X as the restricted
net assets of the subsidiaries of the Company exceed 25% of the consolidated net assets of the Company. The ability of the Company’s
operating subsidiaries to pay dividends may be restricted due to the restriction of paid-in capital, additional paid-in capital and statutory
surplus reserves of the Company under PRC laws and regulations.
The
condensed parent company financial statements have been prepared using the same accounting principles and policies described in the notes
to the consolidated financial statements. Please refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes presented above for additional
information and disclosures with respect to these financial statements.
LOBO
EV TECHNOLOGIES LTD
(Parent
Company Only)
CONDENSED
BALANCE SHEETS
(IN
U.S. DOLLARS)
SCHEDULE
OF PARENT COMPANY CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
| |
| | |
| |
| |
As
of | |
| |
December
31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Assets | |
| | |
| |
Investment
in subsidiaries(1) | |
$ | 5,653,553 | | |
$ | 4,866,845 | |
Total
Assets(1) | |
| 5,653,553 | | |
| 4,866,845 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Liabilities
and Shareholders’ Equity | |
| | | |
| | |
Shareholders’
equity: | |
| | | |
| | |
Common
stock (par value of $0.001 per share, 50,000,000 authorized, 6,400,000 shares issued and outstanding, as of December 31, 2023 and
2022, respectively) (2) | |
| 6,400 | | |
| 6,400 | |
Subscription
receivable | |
| - | | |
| - | ) |
Additional
paid-in capital(1) (2) | |
| 3,013,333 | | |
| 3,013,333 | |
Retained
earnings(2) | |
| 2,490,044 | | |
| 1,619,682 | |
Accumulated
other comprehensive income | |
| (377,790 | ) | |
| (194,900 | |
Statutory
reserve | |
| 521,566 | | |
| 422,330 | |
Equity
attributable to LOBO EV Technologies LTD’s shareholders(1) | |
$ | 5,653,553 | | |
$ | 4,866,845 | |
Total
shareholders’ equity(1) | |
| 5,653,553 | | |
| 4,866,845 | |
Total
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity(1) | |
| 5,653,553 | | |
| 4,866,845 | |
(1) | | Reflects
retrospectively the additional Reorganization consideration of $1,437,646. Refer to Note
1, “Organization and Principal Activities.” |
(2) | | Reflects
retrospectively the stock dividend of 700,000 shares of ordinary shares issued on September
1, 2023. Refer to Note 1, “Organization and Principal Activities.” |
LOBO
EV TECHNOLOGIES LTD
(Parent
Company Only)
CONDENSED
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(IN
U.S. DOLLARS)
SCHEDULE
OF PARENT COMPANY CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATION
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
| |
For
the year ended December 31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Revenues | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
Cost
of revenues | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Gross
Profit | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Operating
expenses | |
| | | |
| | |
Selling
and marketing expenses | |
| - | | |
| - | |
General
and administrative expenses | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Research
and development expenses | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Total
operating expenses | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Operating
income | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Other
expenses (income) | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest
expense (income) | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Other
(income) expense | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Total
other expenses, net | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Income
before income tax expense | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Income
tax expense | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Equity
income of subsidiaries | |
| 969,598 | | |
| 1,072,433 | |
Net
Income | |
$ | 969,598 | | |
$ | 1,072,433 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Other
comprehensive income (loss): | |
| | | |
| | |
Foreign
currency translation adjustments | |
| 182,890 | | |
| 348,963 | |
Total
comprehensive income | |
$ | 1,152,488 | | |
$ | 1,421,396 | |
LOBO
EV TECHNOLOGIES LTD
(Parent
Company Only)
CONDENSED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN
U.S. DOLLARS)
SCHEDULE
OF PARENT COMPANY CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
| |
For
the year ended December 31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |
| | | |
| | |
Net
income | |
$ | 969,598 | | |
$ | 1,072,433 | |
Adjustment
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | |
| | | |
| | |
Equity
income of subsidiaries | |
| (969,598 | ) | |
| (1,072,433 | ) |
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |
| | | |
| | |
Net
cash used in investing activities | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |
| | | |
| | |
Net
cash provided by financing activities | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
NET
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | |
| - | | |
| - | |
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period | |
| - | | |
| - | |
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
Dividends
The
Company through its PRC subsidiaries paid cash dividends of nil and nil to its shareholders for the years ended December 31, 2023 and
2022, respectively.
On
September 15, 2023, the Company issued 700,000 shares on a pro-rata basis to the existing shareholders. The Company determined the fair
value of the stock dividend is $2,212,000, and retrospectively adjusted the stock dividend to the consolidated financial statements as
of December 31, 2022, respectively.
Resale
up to 2,485,000 Ordinary Shares
Lobo
EV Technologies Ltd.
Part
II — Information Not Required in the Prospectus
Item
6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
BVI
law does not limit the extent to which a company’s articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors,
except to the extent any such provision may be held by the BVI courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification
against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime.
Under our Memorandum and Articles of Association,
we may indemnify against all expenses, including legal fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonably
incurred in connection with legal, administrative or investigative proceedings for any person who:
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is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that the person
is or was our director; or |
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is or was, at our request, serving as a director or officer of,
or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another body corporate or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. |
These indemnities only apply if the person acted honestly and in good faith with a view to our best interests
and, in the case of criminal proceedings, the person had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) may be permitted
to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the
SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Item
7. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
In
September 2023, our initial shareholders approved a reorganization of our ordinary shares by way of a sub-division and subsequent surrender
of certain of our Ordinary Shares such that the authorized share of the company has been increased to 50,000,000 ordinary shares of $0.001
par value each. In September 2023, the Company issued additional 700,000 ordinary shares to our shareholders on a pro-rata basis, resulting
in an aggregate of 6,400,000 Ordinary Shares outstanding.
The
foregoing issuances were exempt from registration under the Securities Act since they were transactions not involving a public offering.
No underwriters were involved in these issuances of Ordinary Shares.
On December 10, 2024, the Company
entered into the Securities Purchase Agreement with the Investor pursuant to which the Company shall issue the Investor the Convertible
Note, at the purchase price of $1,500,000, in the original principal amount of $1,635,000.00 convertible into Ordinary Share. In addition,
pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company shall issue 850,000 Pre-delivery Shares at par value $0.001 per share to the
Investor. The Note bears a simple interest at a rate of 7% per annum. All outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Note will
become due and payable twelve months after the purchase price of the Convertible Note is delivered by the Investor to the Company (the
“Purchase Price Date”) The Convertible Note includes an original issue discount of $120,000.00 along with $15,000.00 for
investor’s fees, costs and other transaction expenses incurred in connection with the purchase and sale of the Convertible Note.
The Company may prepay all or a portion of the Convertible Note at any time by paying 110% of the outstanding balance elected for pre-payment.
Under the Securities Purchase Agreement, while the Convertible Note is outstanding, the Company agreed to keep adequate public information
available and maintain its Nasdaq listing. Upon the occurrence of a Trigger Event (as defined in the Convertible Note), the Investor
shall have the right to increase the balance of the Convertible Note by 15% for Major Trigger Event (as defined in the Note) and 10%
for Minor Trigger Event (as defined in the Note). In addition, the Convertible Note provides that upon occurrence of an Event of Default,
the interest rate shall accrue on the outstanding balance at the rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted
under applicable law. Upon repayment of the Convertible Note by Company in full, the Investor shall within fifteen (15) Trading Days
deliver to Company 850,000 Ordinary Shares (equal to the number of the Pre-delivery Shares) at $0.001 each Ordinary Share. The Convertible
Note contains a floor price of $1.00 for the possible future conversions into Ordinary Shares. In the event a conversion notice is delivered
where the conversion price is less than the floor price, the Investor shall have the right to elect to have the applicable conversion
amount paid in cash rather than Ordinary Shares.
Other than disclosed herein, we did not issue any securities in the past three years.
Item
8. Exhibits.
(a)
Exhibits
See
Exhibit Index of this registration statement:
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No. |
|
Description
of document |
3.1* |
|
Memorandum and Articles of Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with registration statement F-1 of the Company (File No.: 333-270499) with the SEC on March 6, 2024) |
3.2* |
|
Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with Form 6-K of the Company (File No.: 333-270499) with the SEC on March 25, 2024) |
5.1* |
|
Opinion of Ogier regarding the validity of ordinary shares being registered |
10.1* |
|
Translation of House Lease Contract dated January 5, 2022 entered by and between Guangzhou New Technology Institute and Guangzhou LOBO (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with registration statement F-1 of the Company (File No.: 333-270499) with the SEC on March 6, 2024) |
10.2* |
|
Translation of Leasing Contract entered by Tianjin Junli Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd. and Beijing LOBO (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 filed with registration statement F-1 of the Company (File No.: 333-270499) with the SEC on March 6, 2024) |
10.3* |
|
Translation of House Lease Contract entered by Beijing Chuangfu Spring Business Service Co., Ltd. and Beijing LOBO (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 filed with registration statement F-1 of the Company (File No.: 333-270499) with the SEC on March 6, 2024) |
10.4* |
|
Translation of Office Building Lease Contact dated March 30, 2022, entered by Tianjin Youdatong Operation Management Co., Ltd and Tianjin Bibosch (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 filed with registration statement F-1 of the Company (File No.: 333-270499) with the SEC on March 6, 2024) |
10.5* |
|
Translation of Plant Lease Contract dated December 20, 2021 entered by Tianjin Youdatong Operation Management Co., Ltd. and Tianjin Bibosch (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 filed with registration statement F-1 of the Company (File No.: 333-270499) with the SEC on March 6, 2024) |
10.6* |
|
Translation of Office Building Lease Contract entered by Tianjin Youdatong Operation Management Co., Ltd. and Tianjin LOBO (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 filed with registration statement F-1 of the Company (File No.: 333-270499) with the SEC on March 6, 2024) |
10.7* |
|
Translation of Lease Contact entered by Wuxi Software Industry Development Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu LOBO (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 filed with registration statement F-1 of the Company (File No.: 333-270499) with the SEC on March 6, 2024) |
10.8* |
|
Translation of House Lease Contact entered by Sichuan Yuanxing Rubber Co., Ltd. and Wuxi Jinbang (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 filed with registration statement F-1 of the Company (File No.: 333-270499) with the SEC on March 6, 2024) |
10.9* |
|
Translation of Plant Lease Agreement entered by Tianjin Golden Wheel Bicycle (Group) Co., Ltd. and Beijing LOBO dated June 24, 2023. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 filed with registration statement F-1 of the Company (File No.: 333-270499) with the SEC on March 6, 2024) |
10.10* |
|
Translation of Shares Transfer Agreement dated December 12, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 filed with registration statement F-1 of the Company (File No.: 333-270499) with the SEC on March 6, 2024) |
10.11* |
|
Translation of Supplement Agreement to the Shares Transfer Agreement dated March 18, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 filed with registration statement F-1 of the Company (File No.: 333-270499) with the SEC on March 6, 2024) |
10.12* |
|
Securities Purchase Agreement dated December 10, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 filed with Form 6-K of the Company (File No.: 333-270499) with the SEC on December 16, 2024) |
10.13* |
|
Convertible Promissory Note dated December 13, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 filed with Form 6-K of the Company (File No.: 333-270499) with the SEC on December 16, 2024) |
21.1* |
|
List of Subsidiaries |
23.1* |
|
Consent of TPS Thayer, LLC |
23.2* |
|
Consent of Ogier (included in Exhibit 5.1) |
23.3* |
|
Consent of DeHeng Law Offices (Shenzhen) |
24.1* |
|
Power of Attorney (included in signature page hereto) |
99.1* |
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Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 filed with registration statement F-1 of the Company (File No.: 333-270499) with the SEC on March 6, 2024) |
99.2* |
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Consent of Beijing Bo Yan Zhishang Information Advise Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.6 filed with registration statement F-1 of the Company (File No.: 333-270499) with the SEC on March 6, 2024) |
107* |
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Filing Fee Table |
*
Previously filed
** Filed herewith
The
agreements included as exhibits to this registration statement contain representations and warranties by each of the parties to the applicable
agreement. These representations and warranties were made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement and
(i) were not intended to be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties
if those statements prove to be inaccurate; (ii) may have been qualified in such agreement by disclosures that were made to the other
party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement; (iii) may apply contract standards of “materiality”
that are different from “materiality” under the applicable securities laws; and (iv) were made only as of the date of the
applicable agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement.
We
acknowledge that, notwithstanding the inclusion of the foregoing cautionary statements, we are responsible for considering whether additional
specific disclosures of material information regarding material contractual provisions are required to make the statements in this registration
statement not misleading.
(b)
Financial Statement Schedules
Schedules
have been omitted because the information required to be set forth therein is not applicable or is shown in the Consolidated Financial
Statements or the Notes thereto.
ITEM
9. UNDERTAKINGS.
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
i.
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
ii.
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration
Fee” table in the effective Registration Statement;
iii.
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or
any material change to such information in the registration statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(4)
To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by “Item 8.A. of
Form 20-F” at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise
required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act need not be furnished, provided that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a
post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (4) and other information necessary to ensure that
all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements.
(5)
That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as
part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant
to Rule 424(b) (1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time
it was declared effective.
(6)
For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(7)
That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:
Each
prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration
statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included
in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration
statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference
into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract
of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was
part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form F-1 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the Wuxi, China, on January 17, 2025.
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LOBO
EV Technologies Ltd. |
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By:
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/s/
Huajian Xu |
|
Name:
|
Huajian
Xu |
|
Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer and Director |
POWER
OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Huajian Xu, his true and
lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in his or name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities, to (1) act on, sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement together with all schedules and exhibits thereto and any subsequent registration
statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all schedules and exhibits thereto,
(2) act on, sign and file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents as may be necessary or appropriate in connection
therewith, (3) act on and file any supplement to any prospectus included in this Registration Statement or any such amendment or any
subsequent registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (4) take any and all
actions which may be necessary or appropriate to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person,
hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that such agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact or any of his substitutes may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
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Title |
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Date |
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/s/
Huajian Xu |
|
Chief
Executive Officer and Director |
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January
17, 2025 |
Huajian
Xu |
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(Principal
Executive Officer) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Tong Zhu |
|
Chief
Financial Officer |
|
January
17, 2025 |
Tong
Zhu |
|
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Jiancong Cai |
|
Chief
Operating Officer |
|
January
17, 2025 |
Jiancong
Cai |
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|
|
|
|
/s/
Zhaohui Randall Xu |
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Independent
Director |
|
January
17, 2025 |
Zhaohui
Randall Xu |
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Yu Ren |
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Independent
Director |
|
January
17, 2025 |
Yu
Ren |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Harry D. Schulman |
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Independent
Director |
|
January
17, 2025 |
Harry
D. Schulman |
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Authorized
U.S. Representative
Pursuant
to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of LOBO EV Technologies
Ltd., has signed this registration statement in Newark, Delaware, on January 17, 2025.
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Authorized
U.S. Representative
Puglisi
& Associates |
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By:
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/s/
Donald J. Puglisi |
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Name:
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Donald
J. Puglisi |
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Title:
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Managing
Director |
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