As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission on January 28, 2022
Registration No. 333-261347
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM F-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933
MDJM LTD
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands
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Not Applicable
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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Suite C-1505, Saidun Center
Xikang Road, Heping District, Tianjin
People’s Republic of China
+ 86-2283520851
(Address and telephone number of Registrant’s
principal executive offices)
Cogency Global Inc.
122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10168
800-221-0102
(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for
service)
With a Copy to:
Ying Li, Esq.
Guillaume de Sampigny, Esq.
Hunter Taubman Fischer &
Li LLC
48 Wall Street, Suite 1100
New York, NY 10005
212-530-2206
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale
to the public: From time to time after the effective date of the registration statement.
If only securities
being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ¨
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. x
If this Form is
filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please 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 registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.C. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ¨
If this Form is
a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.C. filed to register additional securities
or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.
Emerging growth company
x
If an emerging growth
company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not
to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to
Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ¨
†The term “new or revised financial
accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification
after April 5, 2012.
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
of Each Class of Securities to be Registered
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Amount
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Registered(1)(2)
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Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Price
Per Share
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Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price(3)
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Amount of
Registration
Fee(5)
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Ordinary
shares, $0.001 par value(4)
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Preferred
shares(4)
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Debt
securities(4)
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Warrants(4)
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Rights(4)
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Units(4)
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Total
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$
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70,000,000
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$
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6,489.00
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The registrant is registering an indeterminate number of securities for offer and sale from time to time at indeterminate prices, which shall have an aggregate offering price not to exceed $70,000,000. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement shall be deemed to cover any additional number of securities that may be issued from time to time to prevent dilution as a result of a distribution, split, combination, or similar transaction. Securities registered hereunder may be sold separately, or together with other securities registered hereunder.
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Includes consideration to be received by the registrant, if applicable, for registered securities that are issuable upon exercise, conversion, or exchange of other registered securities.
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Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Pursuant to General Instruction II.C. of Form F-3, the table lists each of the classes of securities being registered and the aggregate proceeds to be raised, but does not specify by each class information as to the amount to be registered, proposed maximum offering price per unit, and proposed maximum aggregate offering price.
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Previously paid.
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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 that
specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the
Securities Act, or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting
pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell the securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting any offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where such offer or sale is not permitted.
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JANUARY
28, 2022
PROSPECTUS
$70,000,000 of
Ordinary Shares
Preferred Shares
Debt Securities
Warrants
Rights
and
Units
MDJM LTD
We may, from time to time, in one or more
offerings, offer and sell up to $70,000,000 of our ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per share (“Ordinary Shares”), preferred
shares, debt securities, warrants, rights, and units, or any combination thereof, together or separately as described in this prospectus.
In this prospectus, references to the term “securities” refers, collectively, to our Ordinary Shares, preferred shares, debt
securities, warrants, rights, and units. The prospectus supplement for each offering of securities will describe in detail the plan of
distribution for that offering. For general information about the distribution of the securities offered, please see “Plan of Distribution”
in this prospectus.
This prospectus provides a general description
of the securities we may offer. We will provide the specific terms of the securities offered in one or more supplements to this prospectus.
We may also authorize one or more free writing
prospectuses to be provided to you in connection with these offerings. You should read this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, and
any free writing prospectus before you invest in any of our securities. The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus
may add, update, or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read carefully this prospectus, the applicable prospectus
supplement, and any related free writing prospectus, as well as the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference,
before you invest in any of our securities. This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell any securities unless accompanied by the
applicable prospectus supplement.
Our Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or “Nasdaq,”
under the symbol “MDJH.” On January 27, 2022, the last reported sale price of our Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq was $1.83
per share. The aggregate market value of our outstanding Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates, or public float, as of January 28,
2022, was approximately $4.37 million, which was calculated based on 1,455,216 Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates and the price of
$3.00 per share, which was the closing price of our Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq on December 1, 2021. Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5
of Form F-3, in no event will we sell our securities in a public primary offering with a value exceeding more than one-third of our
public float in any 12-month period so long as our public float remains below $75 million. During the 12 calendar months prior to and
including the date of this prospectus, we have not offered or sold any securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3.
Investing in our securities involves a
high degree of risk. Before making an investment decision, please read the information under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning
on page 18 of this prospectus and risk factors set forth in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F, in other reports incorporated
herein by reference, and in an applicable prospectus supplement under the heading “Risk Factors.”
We may offer and sell the securities from time
to time at fixed prices, at market prices, or at negotiated prices, to or through underwriters, to other purchasers, through agents, or
through a combination of these methods. If any underwriters are involved in the sale of any securities with respect to which this prospectus
is being delivered, the names of such underwriters and any applicable commissions or discounts will be set forth in a prospectus supplement.
The offering price of such securities and the net proceeds we expect to receive from such sale will also be set forth in a prospectus
supplement. See “Plan of Distribution” elsewhere in this prospectus for a more complete description of the ways in which the
securities may be sold.
Unless
otherwise stated, as used in this prospectus, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “MDJM,”
and the “Company” refer to MDJM LTD, a Cayman Islands company, and the terms “Mingda Tianjin” or the “VIE”
refer to Mingdajiahe (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the PRC.
We are a holding company incorporated in the
Cayman Islands and not a Chinese operating company. As a holding company with no material operations of our own, we conduct our operations
through our subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and the VIE and its subsidiaries in China. For accounting purposes, we control and receive
the economic benefits of the VIE and its subsidiaries through certain contractual arrangements (the “VIE Agreements”), which
enables us to consolidate the financial results of the VIE and its subsidiaries in our consolidated financial statements under U.S. GAAP,
and the structure involves unique risks to investors. Our securities offered in this offering are securities of our offshore holding
company in the Cayman Islands instead of securities of the VIE or its subsidiaries in China. The VIE structure provides contractual exposure
to foreign investment in China-based companies where Chinese law prohibits direct foreign investment in the operating companies. For
a description of the VIE Agreements, see “Prospectus Summary—Our Corporate Structure—VIE Agreements among WFOE, the
VIE, and the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders.” As a result of our use of the VIE structure, you may never directly hold equity interests
in the VIE or its subsidiaries.
Because we do not directly hold equity interests
in the VIE or its subsidiaries, we are subject to risks and uncertainties of the interpretations and applications of PRC laws and regulations,
including but not limited to, regulatory review of overseas listing of PRC companies through special purpose vehicles and the validity
and enforcement of the VIE Agreements among our wholly owned PRC subsidiary, the VIE, and the shareholders of the VIE. We are also subject
to the risks and uncertainties about any future actions of the PRC government in this regard that could disallow the VIE structure, which
would likely result in a material change in our operations, ant the value of our Ordinary Shares may depreciate significantly or become
worthless. The VIE Agreements have not been tested in a court of law in China as of the date of this prospectus. See “Risk Factors—Risks
Relating to Doing Business in the PRC.”
We are subject to certain legal and operational
risks associated with having the majority of our operations in China. PRC laws and regulations governing our current business operations
are sometimes vague and uncertain, and as a result these risks may result in material changes in the operations of the VIE and its subsidiaries,
significant depreciation or a complete loss of the value of our Ordinary Shares, or a complete hindrance of our ability to offer, or
continue to offer, our securities to investors. Recently, the PRC government adopted a series of regulatory actions and issued statements
to regulate business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities
market, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. As
of the date of this prospectus, we, our subsidiaries, and the VIE and its subsidiaries have not been involved in any investigations on
cybersecurity review initiated by any PRC regulatory authority, nor has any of them received any inquiry, notice, or sanction. As confirmed
by our PRC counsel, we will not be subject to cybersecurity review with the Cyberspace Administration of China, or the CAC, when the
Cybersecurity Review Measures become effective on February 15, 2022, since we currently do not have over one million users’ personal
information and do not anticipate that we will be collecting over one million users’ personal information in the foreseeable future,
which we understand might otherwise subject us to the Cybersecurity Review Measures; we are also not subject to network data security
review by the CAC if the the Draft Regulations on the Network Data Security Administration (Draft for Comments) (the “Security
Administration Draft”) are enacted as proposed, since we currently do not have over one million users’ personal information
and do not collect data that affects or may affect national security and we do not anticipate that we will be collecting over one million
users’ personal information or data that affects or may affect national security in the foreseeable future, which we understand
might otherwise subject us to the Security Administration Draft. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the
PRC—Recent greater oversight by the CAC over data security, particularly for companies seeking to list on a foreign exchange, could
adversely impact our business and our offering.” According to our PRC counsel, no relevant laws or regulations in the PRC explicitly
require us to seek approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission for our overseas listing. As of the date of this prospectus,
we, our subsidiaries, and the VIE and its subsidiaries have not received any inquiry, notice, warning, or sanctions regarding our overseas
listing from the China Securities Regulatory Commission or any other PRC governmental authorities. Since these statements and regulatory
actions are newly published, however, 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 the daily business operations of our subsidiaries and
VIE, our ability to accept foreign investments, and our listing on an U.S. exchange. The Standing Committee of the National People’s
Congress (the “SCNPC”) or PRC regulatory authorities may in the future promulgate laws, regulations, or implementing rules that
require us, our subsidiaries, or the VIE to obtain regulatory approval from Chinese authorities for listing in the U.S.
In addition, our Ordinary Shares may be prohibited
from trading on a national exchange or over-the-counter under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, if the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States) (the “PCAOB”) is unable to inspect our auditor for three consecutive years beginning in 2021.
Our auditor, RBSM LLP, is an independent registered public accounting firm with the PCAOB, and as an auditor of publicly traded companies
in the U.S., is subject to laws in the U.S., pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess its compliance with the
applicable professional standards. The PCAOB currently has access to inspect the working papers of our auditor and our auditor is not
subject to the determinations announced by the PCAOB on December 16, 2021. If trading in our Ordinary Shares is prohibited under the
Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act in the future because the PCAOB determines that it cannot inspect or fully investigate our
auditor at such future time, Nasdaq may determine to delist our Ordinary Shares. On June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Accelerating
Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which, if passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and signed into law, would reduce the
period of time for foreign companies to comply with PCAOB audits to two consecutive years instead of three, thus reducing the time period
for triggering the prohibition on trading. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC—Recent joint
statement by the SEC and the PCAOB, proposed rule changes submitted by Nasdaq, and the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act all
call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their
auditors, especially the non-U.S. auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB. These developments could add uncertainties to our continued
listing or future offerings of our securities in the U.S.”
As
of the date of this prospectus, our Company, our subsidiaries, and the VIE have not distributed any earnings or settled any amounts owed
under the VIE Agreements, nor do they have any plan to distribute earnings or settle amounts owed under the VIE Agreements in the foreseeable
future. As of the date of this prospectus, none of our subsidiaries or VIE have made any dividends or distributions to our Company and
our Company has not made any dividends or distributions to our shareholders. We intend to keep any future earnings to finance the expansion
of our business, and we do not anticipate that any cash dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future. If we determine to pay dividends
on any of our Ordinary Shares in the future, as a holding company, we will be dependent on receipt of funds from our Hong Kong subsidiary,
MDJCC Limited, and our UK subsidiary, MD Local Global Limited. MDJCC Limited will rely on payments made from Mingda Tianjin to
our PRC subsidiary, Beijing Mingda Jiahe Technology Development Co., Ltd., pursuant to the VIE Agreements, and the distribution
of such payments to MDJCC Limited; MD Local Global Limited will rely on payments from its subsidiary Mansions Estate Agent Ltd. There
were no cash transfers and transfers of other assets between MDJM LTD, its subsidiaries, and the VIE during the six months ended June
30, 2021 and the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018. See “Prospectus Summary—Asset Transfers Between Our
Company, Our Subsidiaries, and the VIE,” “Prospectus Summary—Selected Condensed Consolidated Financial Schedule,”
and our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and our audited consolidated
financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.
Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
nor any state securities commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this
prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is ,
2022.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement
that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) utilizing a “shelf” registration process.
Under this shelf registration process, we may, from time to time, sell the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings,
up to a total offering amount of $70,000,000.
This prospectus provides you with a general description
of the securities we may offer. This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement do not contain all of the information included
in the registration statement. We have omitted parts of the registration statement in accordance with the rules and regulations of
the SEC. Statements contained in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement about the provisions or contents of any agreement
or other documents are not necessarily complete. If the SEC rules and regulations require that an agreement or other document be
filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, please see that agreement or document for a complete description of these matters.
This prospectus may be supplemented by a prospectus supplement that may add, update, or change information contained or incorporated by
reference in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement or other offering materials together
with additional information described under the headings “Where You Can Find Additional Information” and “Incorporation
of Documents by Reference.”
Each time we sell securities under this shelf
registration, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain certain specific information about the terms of that offering,
including a description of any risks related to the offering. A prospectus supplement may also add, update, or change information contained
in this prospectus (including documents incorporated herein by reference). If there is any inconsistency between the information in this
prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement. The registration
statement we filed with the SEC includes exhibits that provide more details on the matters discussed in this prospectus. You should read
this prospectus and the related exhibits filed with the SEC and the accompanying prospectus supplement together with additional information
described under the headings “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” before investing in any of the securities offered.
The information in this prospectus is accurate
as of the date on the front cover. Information incorporated by reference into this prospectus is accurate as of the date of the document
from which the information is incorporated. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of
any other date.
You should rely only on the information provided
or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or in the prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with additional
or different information. This document may only be used where it is legal to sell these securities.
As permitted by SEC rules and regulations,
the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part includes additional information not contained in this prospectus. You
may read the registration statement and the other reports we file with the SEC at its website or at its offices described below under
“Where You Can Find Additional Information.”
COMMONLY USED DEFINED TERMS
Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires
otherwise, references in this prospectus or in a prospectus supplement to:
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“China” or the “PRC” are to the People’s Republic of China, excluding Taiwan and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau for the purposes of this prospectus only;
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“Exchange Act” are to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
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“fiscal year” are to the period from January 1 to December 31 of the year;
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“Mansions Estate” are to Mansions Estate Agent Ltd, a United Kingdom company, in which MD UK (defined below) holds 51% of the equity interests;
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“MDJH Hong Kong” are to our wholly owned subsidiary, MDJCC Limited, a Hong Kong corporation;
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“MD UK” are to our wholly owned subsidiary, MD Local Global Limited, a United Kingdom company;
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“Mingda Tianjin” or the “VIE” are to Mingdajiahe (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the PRC, formerly known as Tianjin Mingda Jiahe Real Estate Co. Ltd., which we control via the VIE Agreements among WFOE (defined below), Mingda Tianjin, and the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders (defined below);
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“Mingda Tianjin Shareholders” are to Siping Xu, Yang Li, Xia Ding, Qiang Ma, Liang Zhang, Meina Guo, Zhenyuan Huang, Mengnan Wang, Jie Zhang, and Lei Cai, collectively holding 100% of the equity interests in Mingda Tianjin;
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“Ordinary Shares” are to the ordinary shares of MDJM, par value $0.001 per share;
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“primary real estate market” are to the market for newly constructed and completed residential and commercial real properties, “primary real estate agency services” are to agency services provided for the primary real estate market, “secondary real estate market” are to the market for all residential and commercial real properties other than those for sale in the primary real estate market, and “secondary real estate brokerage services” are to brokerage services provided for the secondary real estate market;
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“RMB” or “Renminbi” are to the legal currency of China;
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“Sarbanes-Oxley Act” are to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;
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“Securities Act” are to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
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“Securities Exchange Commission,” the “SEC,” “Commission,” or similar terms are to the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission;
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the “PRC operating entities” are to our PRC subsidiary and the VIE and its subsidiaries;
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“UK” are to the United Kingdom;
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“US$,” “U.S. dollars,” or “dollars” are to the legal currency of the United States;
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“U.S. GAAP” are to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States;
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“VIE” are to variable interest entity;
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“we,” “us,” “our,” “MDJM,” and the “Company”
are to MDJM LTD, a Cayman Islands company;
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“WFOE” are to Beijing Mingda Jiahe Technology Development Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the PRC, which is wholly-owned by MDJH Hong Kong;
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“Xishe” are to Xishe (Tianjin) Business Management Co. Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the PRC, which was wholly-owned by Mingda Tianjin;
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“Xishe Media” are to Xishe (Tianjin) Culture and Media Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the PRC, which was wholly owned by Xishe; and
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“Xishe Xianglin” are to Xishe Xianglin (Tianjin) Business Operations & Management Co. Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the PRC, which was controlled by Xishe, which held 51% equity ownership, and Zhongcai Nongchuang (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd., an unrelated third party to us, which held 49% equity interest.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, an applicable prospectus supplement,
and our SEC filings that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus contain or incorporate by reference forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements of historical
fact are “forward-looking statements,” including any projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items, any statements
of the plans, strategies, and objectives of management for future operations, any statements concerning proposed new projects or other
developments, any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance, any statements of management’s beliefs, goals,
strategies, intentions, and objectives, and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. The words “believe,”
“anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “could,”
“should,” “potential,” “likely,” “projects,” “continue,” “will,”
and “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking
statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events, are based
on assumptions, and are subject to risks and uncertainties. We cannot guarantee that we actually will achieve the plans, intentions, or
expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on these statements. There are a number
of important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated or implied by forward-looking statements.
These important factors include those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained or incorporated by reference in
this prospectus and in the applicable prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus we may authorize for use in connection with
a specific offering. These factors and the other cautionary statements made in this prospectus should be read as being applicable to all
related forward-looking statements whenever they appear in this prospectus. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update
publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Prospectus
Summary
Our Corporate Structure
We are a holding company incorporated in the
Cayman Islands and not a Chinese operating company. As a holding company with no material operations of our own, we conduct our operations
through our subsidiaries in the U.K. and the VIE and its subsidiaries in China. The VIE Agreements were entered into by and among WFOE,
the VIE, and the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders, which include the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, the Share Pledge Agreement,
the Exclusive Option Agreement, and Powers of Attorney. For accounting purposes, we control and receive the economic benefits of the
VIE and its subsidiaries through the VIE Agreements, which enables us to consolidate the financial results of the VIE and its subsidiaries
in our consolidated financial statements under U.S. GAAP, and the structure involves unique risks to investors.. Our securities offered
in this offering are securities of our offshore holding company in the Cayman Islands instead of securities of the VIE or its subsidiaries
in China. The VIE structure provides contractual exposure to foreign investment in China-based companies where Chinese law prohibits
direct foreign investment in the operating companies. For a description of the VIE Agreements, see “—VIE Agreements among
WFOE, the VIE, and the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders.” As a result of our use of the VIE structure, you may never directly hold equity
interests in the VIE or its subsidiaries.
The following diagram illustrates our corporate structure, including
our significant subsidiaries and the VIE, as of the date of this prospectus:
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Our CEO and chairman of the board of directors,
Mr. Siping Xu, holds 87.37% of the equity interests in our holding company MDJM through MDJH Ltd, which is 100% owned by Mr. Xu.
The minority shareholders and public shareholders hold 1.54% and 11.09% of the equity interests in MDJM, respectfully.
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Ocean Tide Wealth Limited, a specialist mortgage broker and a company
incorporated and registered in England and Wales, and Mingzhe Zhang together holds 49% of the equity interests in Mansions Estate;
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The Minda Tianjin Shareholders collectively hold 100% of the equity
interests in Mingda Tianjin.
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Investors are purchasing securities
of our holding company, MDJM, instead of securities of our operating entities. Our operations are conducted through MD UK, Mansions Estate,
and Mingda Tianjin.
VIE Agreements among WFOE, the VIE, and
the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders
Due to PRC legal restrictions on foreign ownership
in the real estate sector, neither we nor our subsidiaries own any equity interest in Mingda Tianjin. Instead, for accounting purposes,
we control and receive the economic benefits of Mingda Tianjin’s business operation through the VIE Agreements, which enables us
to consolidate the financial results of the VIE and its subsidiaries in our consolidated financial statements under U.S. GAAP. WFOE,
Mingda Tianjin, and the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders entered into the VIE Agreements on April 28, 2018. The VIE Agreements are designed
to provide WFOE with the power, rights, and obligations to Mingda Tianjin as set forth under the VIE Agreements. We have evaluated the
guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 810 and determined that we are regarded as the primary
beneficiary of the VIE for accounting purposes, as a result of our direct ownership in WFOE and the provisions of the VIE Agreements.
Each of the VIE Agreements is described in detail
below:
Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement
Pursuant to the Exclusive Business Cooperation
Agreement between Mingda Tianjin and WFOE, WFOE provides Mingda Tianjin with technical support, consulting services, intellectual services,
and other management services relating to Mingda Tianjin’s day-to-day business operations and management on an exclusive basis,
utilizing its advantages in technology, human resources, and information. Additionally, Mingda Tianjin granted an irrevocable and exclusive
option to WFOE to purchase from Mingda Tianjin, any or all of Mingda Tianjin’s assets at the lowest purchase price permitted under
PRC laws. Should WFOE exercise such option, the parties will enter into a separate asset transfer or similar agreement. For services rendered
to Mingda Tianjin by WFOE under this agreement, WFOE is entitled to collect a service fee approximately equal to the net income of Mingda
Tianjin after the deduction of the required PRC statutory reserve.
The Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement will
remain in effect for 10 years unless it is terminated by WFOE with 30-day prior notice. Mingda Tianjin does not have the right to terminate
that agreement unilaterally. WFOE may unilaterally extend the term of that agreement with prior written notice.
The CEO of WFOE, Mr. Siping Xu, is currently
managing Mingda Tianjin pursuant to the terms of the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement. WFOE has absolute authority relating to
the management of Mingda Tianjin, including decisions with regard to expenses, salary raises and bonuses, hiring, firing, and other operational
functions. The Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement does not prohibit related party transactions. Our audit committee is required
to review and approve in advance any related party transactions, including transactions involving WFOE or Mingda Tianjin.
Share Pledge Agreement
Under the Share Pledge Agreement between WFOE,
and the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders, the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders pledged all of their equity interests in Mingda Tianjin to WFOE to
guarantee the performance of Mingda Tianjin’s obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement. Under the terms of
the Share Pledge Agreement, in the event that Mingda Tianjin or the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders breach their respective contractual obligations
under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, WFOE, as pledgee, will be entitled to certain rights, including the right to collect
dividends generated by the pledged equity interests. The Mingda Tianjin Shareholders also agreed that upon occurrence of any event of
default, as set forth in the Share Pledge Agreement, WFOE is entitled to dispose of the pledged equity interest in accordance with applicable
PRC laws. The Mingda Tianjin Shareholders further agreed not to dispose of the pledged equity interests or take any actions that would
prejudice WFOE’s interest.
The Share Pledge Agreement is effective until
all payments due under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement have been paid by Mingda Tianjin. WFOE will cancel or terminate the
Share Pledge Agreement upon Mingda Tianjin’s full payment of fees payable under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement.
The purposes of the Share Pledge Agreement are
to (1) guarantee the performance of Mingda Tianjin’s obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, (2) make
sure the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders do not transfer or assign the pledged equity interests, or create or allow any encumbrance that would
prejudice WFOE’s interests without WFOE’s prior written consent, and (3) provide WFOE control over Mingda Tianjin. In
the event Mingda Tianjin breaches its contractual obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, WFOE will be entitled
to foreclose on the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders’ equity interests in Mingda Tianjin and may (1) exercise its option to purchase
or designate third parties to purchase part or all of their equity interests in Mingda Tianjin and in this situation, WFOE may terminate
the VIE Agreements after acquisition of all equity interests in Mingda Tianjin or form new VIE structure with the third parties designated
by WFOE; or (2) dispose the pledged equity interests and be paid in priority out of proceeds from the disposal, in which case the
VIE structure will be terminated.
Exclusive Option Agreement
Under the Exclusive Option Agreement, the Mingda
Tianjin Shareholders irrevocably granted WFOE (or its designee) an exclusive option to purchase, to the extent permitted under PRC law,
once or at multiple times, at any time, part or all of their equity interests in Mingda Tianjin. The option price is equal to the capital
paid in by the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders subject to any appraisal or restrictions required by applicable PRC laws and regulations. As
of December 31, 2020, if WFOE exercised such option, the total option price that would be paid to all of the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders
would be approximately $1,586,834, which is the aggregate registered capital of Mingda Tianjin. The option purchase price will increase
in case the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders make additional capital contributions to Mingda Tianjin.
Under the Exclusive Option Agreement, WFOE may
at any time under any circumstances, purchase, or have its designated person purchase, at its discretion, to the extent permitted under
PRC law, all or part of the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders’ equity interests in Mingda Tianjin. The Exclusive Option Agreement, together
with the Share Pledge Agreement, Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, and the Power of Attorney, enable WFOE to exercise effective
control over Mingda Tianjin.
The agreement remains effective for a term of
10 years and may be renewed at WFOE’s election.
Powers of Attorney
Under each of the Powers of Attorney, the Mingda
Tianjin Shareholders authorize WFOE to act on their behalf as their exclusive agent and attorney with respect to all rights as shareholders,
including: (a) attending shareholders’ meetings; (b) exercising all the shareholder’s rights, including voting,
that shareholders are entitled to under the laws of China and the articles of association of Mingda Tianjin, including the sale or transfer
or pledge or disposition of shares in part or in whole; and (c) designating and appointing on behalf of shareholders the legal representative,
the executive director, supervisor, the chief executive officer, and other senior management members of Mingda Tianjin.
The term of each of the Powers of Attorney is
the same as the term of the Exclusive Option Agreement. The Powers of Attorney are irrevocable and continuously valid from the date of
execution of the Powers of Attorney, so long as the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders are shareholders of Mingda Tianjin.
Risks Associated with Our Corporate Structure
and the VIE Agreements
Because we do not directly hold equity interests
in the VIE and its subsidiaries, we are subject to risks and uncertainties of the interpretations and applications of PRC laws and regulations,
including but not limited to, regulatory review of overseas listing of PRC companies through special purpose vehicles, and the validity
and enforcement of the VIE Agreements among WFOE, Mingda Tianjin, and the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders. We are also subject to the risks
and uncertainties about any future actions of the PRC government in this regard that could disallow the VIE structure, which would likely
result in a material change in our operations, and the value of our ordinary shares may depreciate significantly or become worthless.
The VIE Agreements have not been tested in a court of law in China as of the date of this prospectus.
The VIE Agreements may not be effective as
direct ownership in providing operational control. For instance, Mingda Tianjin and the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders could breach their
VIE Agreements with WFOE by, among other things, failing to conduct their operations in an acceptable manner or taking other actions
that are detrimental to our interests. The Mingda Tianjin Shareholders may not act in the best interests of our Company or may not perform
their obligations under these contracts. Such risks exist throughout the period in which we intend to operate certain portions of our
business through the VIE Agreements with Mingda Tianjin. In the event that Mingda Tianjin or the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders fail to
perform their respective obligations under the VIE Agreements, we may have to incur substantial costs and expend additional resources
to enforce such arrangements. In addition, even if legal actions are taken to enforce such arrangements, there is uncertainty as to whether
the courts of the PRC would recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts against us or such persons predicated upon the civil liability
provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state. See “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks
Relating to Doing Business in the PRC—Our contractual arrangements with Mingda Tianjin and its shareholders may not be effective
in providing control over Mingda Tianjin” and “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing
Business in the PRC—Our contractual agreements with Mingda Tianjin are governed by the laws of the PRC and we may have difficulty
in enforcing any rights we may have under these contractual arrangements” in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F (the
“2020 Annual Report”).
We are subject to certain legal and operational
risks associated with having the majority of our operations in China. PRC laws and regulations governing our current business operations
are sometimes vague and uncertain, and as a result these risks may result in material changes in the operations of the VIE and its subsidiaries,
significant depreciation or a complete loss of the value of our Ordinary Shares, or a complete hindrance of our ability to offer, or
continue to offer, our securities to investors. Recently, the PRC government adopted a series of regulatory actions and issued statements
to regulate business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities
market, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. As
of the date of this prospectus, we, our subsidiaries, and the VIE and its subsidiaries have not been involved in any investigations on
cybersecurity review initiated by any PRC regulatory authority, nor has any of them received any inquiry, notice, or sanction. As confirmed
by our PRC counsel, we will not be subject to cybersecurity review with CAC when the Cybersecurity Review Measures become effective on
February 15, 2022, since we currently do not have over one million users’ personal information and do not anticipate that we will
be collecting over one million users’ personal information in the foreseeable future, which we understand might otherwise subject
us to the draft Measures for Cybersecurity Censorship. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC—Recent
greater oversight by the CAC over data security, particularly for companies seeking to list on a foreign exchange, could adversely impact
our business and our offering.” According to our PRC counsel, no relevant laws or regulations in the PRC explicitly require us
to seek approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission for our overseas listing. As of the date of this prospectus, we, our
subsidiaries, and the VIE and its subsidiaries have not received any inquiry, notice, warning, or sanctions regarding our overseas listing
from the China Securities Regulatory Commission or any other PRC governmental authorities. Since these statements and regulatory actions
are newly published, however, 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 the daily business operations of our subsidiaries and VIE,
our ability to accept foreign investments, and our listing on a U.S. exchange. The SCNPC or PRC regulatory authorities may in the future
promulgate laws, regulations, or implementing rules that require us, our subsidiaries, or the VIE to obtain regulatory approval
from Chinese authorities for listing in the U.S. If we do not receive or maintain the approval, or inadvertently conclude that such approval
is not required, or applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change such that we are required to obtain approval in the future,
we may be subject to an investigation by competent regulators, fines or penalties, or an order prohibiting us from conducting an offering,
and these risks could result in a material adverse change in our operations and the value of our Ordinary Shares, significantly limit
or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors, or cause such securities to significantly decline
in value or become worthless.
In addition, our Ordinary Shares may be prohibited
from trading on a national exchange or over-the-counter under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act if the PCAOB is unable to
inspect our auditor for three consecutive years beginning in 2021. Our auditor, RBSM LLP, is an independent registered public accounting
firm with the PCAOB, and as an auditor of publicly traded companies in the U.S., is subject to laws in the U.S., pursuant to which the
PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess its compliance with the applicable professional standards. The PCAOB currently has access
to inspect the working papers of our auditor and our auditor is not subject to the determinations announced by the PCAOB on December
16, 2021. If trading in our Ordinary Shares is prohibited under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act in the future because the
PCAOB determines that it cannot inspect or fully investigate our auditor at such future time, Nasdaq may determine to delist our Ordinary
Shares. On June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which, if passed by
the U.S. House of Representatives and signed into law, would reduce foreign companies to comply with PCAOB audits within two consecutive
years instead of three, thus reducing the time period for triggering the prohibition on trading. See “Risk Factors—Risks
Relating to Doing Business in the PRC—The recent joint statement by the SEC and the PCAOB, proposed rule changes submitted
by Nasdaq, and the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging
market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially the non-U.S. auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB.
These developments could add uncertainties to our listing.”
Business Overview
We conduct our business in China through the
PRC operating entities. The following description of our business is a description of the business of the PRC operating entities. See
“—Our Corporate Structure—VIE Agreements among WFOE, the VIE, and the Mingda Tianjin Shareholders” for a summary
of the VIE Agreements.
The PRC operating entities primarily provide primary
real estate agency services to their real estate developer clients, and provide, on an as-needed basis, real estate consulting services,
and independent training services. Currently, their primary market is in the Tianjin Autonomous Municipality, one of the richest cities
in the PRC, ranking seventh in the PRC based upon GDP per capita in 2020, according to China Statistical Yearbook. Since 2014, the PRC
operating entities have expanded their market presence to other first and second tier cities in China, including Chengdu of Sichuan province,
and Suzhou and Yangzhou of Jiangsu province.
In 2018, through Xishe, Xishe Xianglin, and Xishe
Media, the PRC operating entities started to provide tourism development services, which included real estate marketing and planning services,
real estate agency services, and advertisement planning services. The PRC operating entities suspended the tourism development services
and dissolved Xishe Media and Xishe Xianglin in August 2021 and Xishe in September 2021.
The PRC operating entities’ primary real
estate agency services offerings include providing primary agency sales services to residential real estate developers at any stages
of the development and sale of a residential real estate project. Since the inception of Mingda Tianjin in 2002, the PRC operating entities
have been engaged in the sale of 71 unique residential real estate projects, with 52 projects reaching 100% sales completion status as
of June 30, 2021. The PRC operating entities typically serve large and mid-sized real estate developers, such as Ping An Real Estate
Co., Ltd., China Vanke Co., Ltd., China Merchants Property Development Co. Ltd., Tianjin Metro Resources Investment Co., Ltd.,
Jingrui Real Estate (Group) Co., Ltd., Tianjin Real Estate Development (Group) Co., Ltd., Tianjin Teda Development Co., Ltd.,
and Tianjin City Investment Binhai Real Estate Management Co., Ltd., or promising emerging local developers in the markets that
they operate. The PRC operating entities primarily generate revenue through sales commissions, which are either fixed or progressive.
We generated 98.7%, 98.2%, and 97.1% of our total revenue through the PRC operating entities’ primary agency sales services during
the six months ended June 30, 2021, fiscal 2020, and fiscal 2019, respectively. The PRC operating entities have traditionally provided
exclusive primary agency sales services where they are the exclusive sales agent. While we expect the exclusive sales agent arrangements
to continue to be the main part of the PRC operating entities’ business, since 2016 the PRC operating entities have strategically
bid on and won real estate projects as co-sale agents, where they collaborate with other primary agency sales service providers to act
as co-agents in a sale. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, fiscal 2020, and fiscal 2019, 33.14%, 37.46%, and 22.26%, respectively,
of our revenue was derived from sales in real estate projects where the PRC operating entities acted as co-agents providing primary agency
sales services to their developer clients. We believe that co-sale opportunities allow the PRC operating entities to tap into developer
clients they have not previously collaborated, or who utilized their traditional primary sales agents.
The PRC operating entities also provide, on an
as-needed basis, real estate consulting services with respect to any stages or a combination of stages of the development and sale of
a residential real estate project. Types of real estate consulting services that the PRC operating entities are capable of providing include
consulting, marketing strategy planning and strategy, and advertising services and sales strategies. The PRC operating entities provide
stand-alone real estate consulting services to clients based upon a consulting service plan they created that tailors to each client’s
specific challenges and needs. They charge service fees based upon a monthly fixed charge, as well as a project completion fee in some
circumstances. We generated 1.3%, 1.8%, and 2.7% of our total revenue through the PRC operating entities’ consulting services during
the six months ended June 30, 2021, fiscal 2020, and fiscal 2019, respectively.
For their independent training services, the PRC
operating entities are engaged by existing or prior real estate developer clients to provide independent third-party training services
to the primary agency sales agents the developers have engaged. The PRC operating entities started a pilot project in 2016 for this service
offering and began generating revenue in 2018. In this role, the PRC operating entities strive to leverage their expertise and experience
in researching and creating sales programs and strategies uniquely tailored to each project and establishing and operating a sales project
from end to end to evaluate the performance of another sales team, and if needed, create sales strategy, training, and operating manuals
for a sales team, as well as establishing the operating frameworks of a successfully-run sales program. Through their independent third-party
training services, the PRC operating entities intend to establish their reputation in new local markets, which are key to their contemplated
expansion on a national level. We generated $0, $0, and $4,704 revenue through the PRC operating entities’ independent training
services during the six months ended June 30, 2021, fiscal 2020, and fiscal 2019, respectively.
The PRC operating entities started generating
revenue in the second quarter of 2019 from tourism development services provided by Xishe Xianglin. The PRC operating entities generated
$0, $0, and $49,169 revenue through tourism development services during the six months ended June 30, 2021, fiscal 2020, and fiscal
2019, respectively.
The PRC operating entities commenced their operations
in 2002. Our revenue was $2,712,679, $5,868,725, and $5,679,977 for the six months ended June 30, 2021, and the years ended December 31,
2020 and 2019, respectively. Our net loss was $231,121 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and our net income was $253,893 and
$299,364 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
COVID-19 Impact
The spread of COVID-19 has caused business disruptions
beginning in January 2020, including the closure of the majority of businesses in mainland China. In March 2020, the World Health
Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 as a global pandemic, which continues to spread throughout the world. The spread of COVID-19
has caused public health officials to recommend precautions to mitigate the spread of the virus, such as, ceasing traveling to non-essential
jobs, curtailing all unnecessary travel, and staying at home as much as possible. Because of the quarantines and travel restrictions mandated
by the Chinese government, from the end of January to mid-March of 2020, many real estate projects the PRC operating entities
were promoting and selling were suspended, which adversely impacted their business during that period. Because the PRC operating entities’
operating income and earnings have historically been lower during the first quarter than other quarters due to the winter and the Chinese
New Year holiday period, however, we believe this seasonality partially mitigated the adverse impact on the PRC operating entities’
full-year operating results in 2020. Starting from the end of March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic appeared to have slowed down in China
and these real estate projects began to reopen. Although we believe the PRC operating entities’ operations have resumed to the level
before the COVID-19 pandemic since April 2020 and even though the PRC operating entities currently expect to continue the promotion
and sales of real estate projects as they typically did, to the extent the COVID-19 pandemic further impacts the PRC operating entities’
promotion and sale of real estate projects, their financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows could be adversely affected.
Summary of Risk Factors
Investing in our securities involves significant risks. You should
carefully consider all of the information in this prospectus before making an investment in our securities. Below please find a summary
of the principal risks we face, organized under relevant headings. These risks are discussed more fully under “Item 3. Key Information—D.
Risk Factors” in the 2020 Annual Report and in the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 18 of this prospectus.
Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry
(for a more detailed discussion, see “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry”
in the 2020 Annual Report)
Risks and uncertainties related to our business
include, but are not limited to, the following:
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our business is susceptible to fluctuations in the real estate market
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our business may be materially and adversely affected by government
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our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows may
be adversely affected by public health epidemics, including the COVID-19 outbreak (see page 7 of the 2020 Annual Report);
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failure to maintain or enhance our brands or image could have a
material and adverse effect on our business and results of operations (see page 7 of the 2020 Annual Report);
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there is no guarantee that we will be able to win bids from real
estate developers at a similar rate as we did in 2020, 2019, and 2018, if we are unable to maintain similar bid-winning rates as
right now, our results of operations and prospects may be materially and adversely affected (see page 8 of the 2020 Annual Report);
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performance as we did in 2020, 2019, and 2018. In the event that our sales performance declines due to factors outside of our control
or due to the deterioration of our performance, our results of operations and prospects may be materially and adversely affected
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variations in the real estate market and the non-recurring nature of our services provided to real estate developers (see page 10
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our reliance on a concentrated number of real estate developers
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we face long cycles to settle our accounts receivable and customer
deposits, which could materially and adversely affect our results of operations (see page 12 of the 2020 Annual Report); and
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the PRC (for a more detailed discussion, see “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business
in the PRC” in our 2020 Annual Report and “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC” beginning
on page 18 of this prospectus)
We face risks and uncertainties relating to doing
business in the PRC in general, including, but not limited to, the following:
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our current corporate structure and business operations may be affected
by the newly enacted Foreign Investment Law (see page 15 of the 2020 Annual Report);
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or government policies could have a material adverse effect on our business and operations (see page 15 of the 2020 Annual Report);
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PRC laws and regulations governing our current business operations
are sometimes vague and uncertain and any changes in such laws and regulations may impair our ability to operate profitable (see
page 16 of the 2020 Annual Report);
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you may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process,
enforcing foreign judgments, or bringing actions in China against us or our management named in the prospectus based on foreign laws.
It may also be difficult for you or overseas regulators to conduct investigations or collect evidence within China (see page 16 of
the 2020 Annual Report);
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regulations relating to offshore investment activities by PRC residents
may limit our ability to acquire PRC companies and could adversely affect our business (see page 18 of the 2020 Annual Report);
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because our business is conducted in RMB and the price of our Ordinary
Shares is quoted in U.S. dollars, changes in currency conversion rates may affect the value of your investments (see page 19 of the
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be classified as a “resident enterprise” of China, which could result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC
shareholders (see page 19 of the 2020 Annual Report);
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the withholding tax liabilities of our PRC subsidiary, and dividends payable by our PRC subsidiary to our offshore subsidiaries may
not qualify to enjoy certain treaty benefits (see page 20 of the 2020 Annual Report);
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we fail to comply with applicable law, we could be subject to severe penalties and our business could be adversely affected (see
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our other public pronouncements are not subject to the scrutiny of any regulatory bodies in the PRC (see page 21 of the 2020 Annual
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acquisitions of domestic projects by offshore special purpose vehicles may subject us to severe fines or penalties and create other
regulatory uncertainties regarding our corporate structure (see page 22 of the 2020 Annual Report);
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laws of the PRC and we may have difficulty in enforcing any rights we may have under these contractual arrangements (see page 22
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part of the VIE structure do not comply with PRC regulations, or if these regulations change or are interpreted differently in the
future, we may be unable to assert our contractual rights over the assets of the VIE, and our Ordinary Shares may decline in value
or become worthless (see page 18 of this prospectus);
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uncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws
and regulations and changes in policies, rules, and regulations in China, which may be quick with little advance notice, could limit
the legal protection available to you and us (see page 18 of this prospectus);
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over the conduct of our business, the Chinese government may intervene 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 (see page 19 of this prospectus);
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intervene or influence the operations of our PRC subsidiary or the VIE or to exert control over any offering of securities conducted
overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, may cause us to make material changes to the operations of our PRC subsidiary
or the VIE, may limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors, and may cause the value
of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless (see page 19 of this prospectus);
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for companies seeking to list on a foreign exchange, could adversely impact our business and our offering (see page 19 of this
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Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council may subject us to additional compliance requirement
in the future (see page 20 of this prospectus); and
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Recent joint statement by the SEC and the PCAOB, proposed rule changes
submitted by Nasdaq, and the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be
applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially the non-U.S. auditors who are
not inspected by the PCAOB. These developments could add uncertainties to our continued listing or future offerings of our securities
in the U.S. (see page 20 of this prospectus).
|
Risks Relating to Our Ordinary Shares
and the Trading Market (for a more detailed discussion, see “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating
to Our Ordinary Shares and the Trading Market” in our 2020 Annual Report)
In addition to the risks described above, we are
subject to general risks and uncertainties relating to our Ordinary Shares and the trading market, including, but not limited to, the
following:
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●
|
because we are a Cayman Islands company and all of our business
is conducted in the PRC, you may be unable to bring an action against us or our officers and directors or to enforce any judgment
you may obtain (see page 23 of the 2020 Annual Report);
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
since our chief executive officer owns 87.4% of our Ordinary Shares,
he has the ability to elect directors and approve matters requiring shareholder approval by way of ordinary resolution or special
resolution (see page 23 of the 2020 Annual Report);
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
since we are deemed a “controlled company” under the
Nasdaq listing rules, we may follow certain exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements that could adversely affect
our public shareholders (see page 23 of the 2020 Annual Report);
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
we do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future (see
page 23 of the 2020 Annual Report);
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
the market price of our Ordinary Shares may be volatile or may decline
regardless of our operating performance (see page 24 of the 2020 Annual Report);
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
if we cease to qualify as a foreign private issuer, we would be
required to comply fully with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, and we would incur
significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we would not incur as a foreign private issuer (see page 25 of the
2020 Annual Report);
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
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 (see page 25 of the 2020 Annual Report);
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
anti-takeover provisions in our amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association may discourage, delay, or prevent a change in control (see page 26 of the 2020 Annual Report); and
|
|
|
|
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●
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the laws of the Cayman Islands may not provide our shareholders
with benefits comparable to those provided to shareholders of corporations incorporated in the United States (see page 26 of the
2020 Annual Report).
|
Permission Required from PRC Authorities
We
are currently not required to obtain permission from any of the PRC authorities to operate and issue our securities to foreign investors.
In addition, we, our subsidiaries, and Mingda Tianjin and its subsidiaries are not required to obtain permission or approval relating
to our securities from the PRC authorities, including the China Securities Regulatory Commission or the CAC, for our subsidiaries or Mingda
Tianjin’s operations, nor have we or our subsidiaries or Mingda Tianjin received any denial for our subsidiaries or Mingda Tianjin’s
operations with respect to this offering. Recently, however, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued the “Opinions on Severely Cracking Down on Illegal Securities Activities
According to Law,” or the “Opinions,” which were made available to the public on July 6, 2021. The Opinions emphasized
the need to strengthen the administration over illegal securities activities and the need to strengthen the supervision over overseas
listings by Chinese companies. Effective measures, such as promoting the construction of relevant regulatory systems, will be taken to
deal with the risks and incidents of China-concept overseas listed companies, cybersecurity, data privacy protection requirements, and
similar matters. The Opinions and any related implementing rules to be enacted may subject us to compliance requirements in the future.
Given the current regulatory environment in the PRC, we are still subject to the uncertainty of different interpretation and enforcement
of the rules and regulations in the PRC adverse to us, which may take place quickly with little advance notice. See “Risk
Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC—The Opinions recently issued by the General Office of the Central Committee
of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council may subject us to additional compliance requirement in the
future.”
Asset Transfers Between Our Company, Our
Subsidiaries, and the VIE
As of the date of this prospectus, our Company,
our subsidiaries, and the VIE have not distributed any earnings or settled any amounts owed under the VIE Agreements. Our Company, our
subsidiaries, and the VIE do not have any plan to distribute earnings or settle amounts owed under the VIE Agreements in the foreseeable
future.
During the six months ended June 30, 2021
and the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, there were no cash transfers and transfers of other assets between
our Company, our subsidiaries, and the VIE.
Dividends or Distributions Made to Our Company
and U.S. Investors and Tax Consequences
As
of the date of this prospectus, none of our subsidiaries or VIE have made any dividends or distributions to our Company and our Company
has not made any dividends or distributions to our shareholders. We intend to keep any future earnings to finance the expansion
of our business, and we do not anticipate that any cash dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future. Subject to the passive foreign
investment company rules, the gross amount of distributions we make to investors with respect to our Ordinary Shares (including the amount
of any taxes withheld therefrom) will be taxable as a dividend, to the extent that the distribution is paid out of our current or accumulated
earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles.
Under Cayman Islands law, a Cayman Islands company
may pay a dividend on its shares out of either profit or share premium amount, provided that in no circumstances may a dividend be paid
if this would result in the company being unable to pay its debts due in the ordinary course of business.
If we determine to pay dividends on any of
our Ordinary Shares in the future, as a holding company, we will be dependent on receipt of funds from our Hong Kong subsidiary, MDJH
Hong Kong, and our UK subsidiary, MD UK. MDJH Hong Kong will rely on payments made from Mingda Tianjin to WFOE, pursuant to the VIE Agreements,
and the distribution of such payments to MDJH Hong Kong; MD UK will rely on payments from its subsidiary Mansions Estate. According to
the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, such payments from subsidiaries to parent companies in China are subject to the PRC enterprise income
tax at a rate of 25%. In addition, if Mingda Tianjin or its subsidiaries or branch offices incur debt on their own behalf in the future,
the instruments governing the debt may restrict its ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to us.
Current PRC regulations permit WFOE to pay dividends
to MDJH Hong Kong only out of its accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations.
In addition, each of our operating entities in China is required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profits each year, if any,
to fund a statutory reserve until such reserve reaches 50% of its registered capital. Each of such entity in China is also required to
further set aside a portion of its after-tax profits to fund the employee welfare fund, although the amount to be set aside, if any, is
determined at the discretion of its board of directors. Although the statutory reserves can be used, among other ways, to increase the
registered capital and eliminate future losses in excess of retained earnings of the respective companies, the reserve funds are not distributable
as cash dividends except in the event of liquidation.
The PRC government also imposes controls on the
conversion of RMB into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of the PRC. Therefore, we may experience difficulties in
completing the administrative procedures necessary to obtain and remit foreign currency for the payment of dividends from our profits,
if any. Furthermore, if our operating entities in the PRC incur debt on their own in the future, the instruments governing the debt may
restrict their ability to pay dividends or make other payments. If we or our subsidiaries are unable to receive all of the revenue from
our operations through the VIE Agreements, we may be unable to pay dividends on our Ordinary Shares.
Cash dividends, if any, on our Ordinary Shares
will be paid in U.S. dollars. If we are considered a PRC tax resident enterprise for tax purposes, any dividends we pay to our overseas
shareholders may be regarded as China-sourced income and as a result may be subject to PRC withholding tax at a rate of up to 10.0%.
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, or the Double Tax Avoidance
Arrangement, the 10% withholding tax rate may be lowered to 5% if a Hong Kong resident enterprise owns no less than 25% of a PRC project.
However, the 5% withholding tax rate does not automatically apply and certain requirements must be satisfied, including without limitation
that (a) the Hong Kong resident enterprise must be the beneficial owner of the relevant dividends; and (b) the Hong Kong resident
enterprise must directly hold no less than 25% share ownership in the PRC project during the 12 consecutive months preceding its receipt
of the dividends. In current practice, a Hong Kong resident enterprise must obtain a tax resident certificate from the Hong Kong tax authority
to apply for the 5% lower PRC withholding tax rate. As the Hong Kong tax authority will issue such a tax resident certificate on a case-by-case
basis, we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority and
enjoy the preferential withholding tax rate of 5% under the Double Taxation Arrangement with respect to dividends to be paid by WFOE to
its immediate holding company, MDJH Hong Kong. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not applied for the tax resident certificate
from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority. MDJH Hong Kong intends to apply for the tax resident certificate when WFOE plans to declare
and pay dividends to MDJH Hong Kong. See “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in
the PRC—There are significant uncertainties under the EIT Law relating to the withholding tax liabilities of our PRC subsidiary,
and dividends payable by our PRC subsidiary to our offshore subsidiaries may not qualify to enjoy certain treaty benefits” in our
most recent annual report on Form 20-F.
Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations,
payments of current account items, including profit distributions, interest payments, and trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions,
can be made in foreign currencies, without prior approval of State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”), by complying
with certain procedural requirements. Specifically, without prior approval of SAFE, cash generated from the operations in PRC may be used
to pay dividends to our Company. As of the date of this prospectus, WFOE has conducted the foreign exchange registration related to our
Company under the existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, which enables WFOE to legally distribute its earnings to our Company.
Our
Company’s ability to settle amounts owed under the VIE Agreements relies upon payments made from the VIE to WFOE in accordance with
the VIE Agreements. For services rendered to the VIE by WFOE under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, WFOE is entitled to collect
a service fee from the VIE. Pursuant to the Exclusive Option Agreement, WFOE may at any time and under any circumstances purchase
all or part of the equity interests in the VIE when and to the extent permitted by PRC laws. For restrictions and limitations on our ability
to settle amounts owed under the VIE Agreements, please see “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating
to Doing Business in the PRC—Our contractual arrangements with Mingda Tianjin and its shareholders may not be effective in providing
control over Mingda Tianjin” in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F and “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to
Doing Business in the PRC—If the PRC government determines that the contractual arrangements constituting part of the VIE structure
do not comply with PRC regulations, or if these regulations change or are interpreted differently in the future, we may be unable to assert
our contractual rights over the assets of the VIE, and our Ordinary Shares may decline in value or become worthless.”
Selected Condensed Consolidated Financial Schedule
The following tables present selected condensed
consolidated financial data of MDJM, the VIE and subsidiaries of the VIE, WFOE and other subsidiaries of MDJM for the six months ended
June 30, 2021 and the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, and balance sheet data as of June 30, 2021
and December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, which have been derived from our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements
for the unaudited interim periods and our audited consolidated financial statements for those respective years.
In the table below, “Parent” refers
to our holding company, MDJM; “Other subsidiaries” refers to MDJH Hong Kong and MD UK, which are wholly owned subsidiaries
of MDJM.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
|
|
As of June 30,
2021
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
VIE and its subsidiaries
|
|
|
WFOE
|
|
|
Other
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Eliminating
Adjustments
|
|
|
Consolidated
Totals
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
|
$
|
1,823,804
|
|
|
$
|
108,819
|
|
|
$
|
500,582
|
|
|
$
|
3,099,311
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
5,532,516
|
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,670,277
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,670,277
|
|
Inter-group balance due from VIE, WFOE and subsidiaries
|
|
|
500,130
|
|
|
|
3,077,124
|
|
|
|
1,356,518
|
|
|
|
1,333,568
|
|
|
|
(6,267,340
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Inter-group investments
|
|
|
3,100,000
|
|
|
|
642,654
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
(4,242,654
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
1,125
|
|
|
|
586,171
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
587,296
|
|
Total Assets
|
|
$
|
5,425,059
|
|
|
$
|
8,085,045
|
|
|
$
|
1,857,100
|
|
|
$
|
4,932,879
|
|
|
$
|
(10,509,994
|
)
|
|
$
|
9,790,089
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
7,992
|
|
|
$
|
573,949
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
581,941
|
|
Inter-group balance due to VIE and subsidiaries
|
|
|
1,333,568
|
|
|
|
1,709,385
|
|
|
|
1,367,739
|
|
|
|
1,840,297
|
|
|
|
(6,250,989
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
272,694
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
272,694
|
|
Total Liabilities
|
|
|
1,341,560
|
|
|
|
2,556,028
|
|
|
|
1,367,739
|
|
|
|
1,840,297
|
|
|
|
(6,250,989
|
)
|
|
|
854,635
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inter-group investments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
642,654
|
|
|
|
526,511
|
|
|
|
3,100,000
|
|
|
|
(4,269,165
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Common stocks
|
|
|
1,295
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
10,380
|
|
|
|
11,675
|
|
Capital and additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
4,283,337
|
|
|
|
2,572,437
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(10,380
|
)
|
|
|
6,845,394
|
|
Statutory reserve
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
327,140
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
327,140
|
|
Accumulated profits (loss)
|
|
|
(201,133
|
)
|
|
|
2,155,602
|
|
|
|
(35,390
|
)
|
|
|
(7,418
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,911,661
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(6,337
|
)
|
|
|
(1,760
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
10,160
|
|
|
|
2,063
|
|
Non-controlling interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(162,479
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(162,479
|
)
|
Total Equities
|
|
|
4,083,499
|
|
|
|
5,529,017
|
|
|
|
489,361
|
|
|
|
3,092,582
|
|
|
|
(4,259,005
|
)
|
|
|
9,097,933
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and Equities
|
|
$
|
5,425,059
|
|
|
$
|
8,085,045
|
|
|
$
|
1,857,100
|
|
|
$
|
4,932,879
|
|
|
$
|
(10,509,994
|
)
|
|
$
|
9,790,089
|
|
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
|
|
As of December
31, 2020
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
VIE
and its subsidiaries
|
|
|
WFOE
|
|
|
Other
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Eliminating
Adjustments
|
|
|
Consolidated
Totals
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
|
$
|
4,976,511
|
|
|
$
|
633,689
|
|
|
$
|
500,477
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
6,110,693
|
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,062,343
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,062,343
|
|
Inter-group balance due from VIE, WFOE and subsidiaries
|
|
|
500,080
|
|
|
|
2,437,199
|
|
|
|
1,335,280
|
|
|
|
1,330,316
|
|
|
|
(5,602,875
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Inter-group investments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
634,770
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
(1,134,770
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
2,258
|
|
|
|
577,471
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
579,729
|
|
Total Assets
|
|
$
|
5,478,849
|
|
|
$
|
8,345,472
|
|
|
$
|
1,835,757
|
|
|
$
|
1,830,332
|
|
|
$
|
(6,737,645
|
)
|
|
$
|
10,752,765
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
1,373,662
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
1,373,662
|
|
Inter-group balance due to VIE and subsidiaries
|
|
|
1,330,316
|
|
|
|
1,094,508
|
|
|
|
1,342,691
|
|
|
|
1,835,606
|
|
|
|
(5,603,121
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
263,615
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
263,615
|
|
Total Liabilities
|
|
|
1,330,316
|
|
|
|
2,731,785
|
|
|
|
1,342,691
|
|
|
|
1,835,606
|
|
|
|
(5,603,121
|
)
|
|
|
1,637,277
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inter-group investments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
634,770
|
|
|
|
520,053
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,154,823
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Common stocks
|
|
|
1,295
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
10,380
|
|
|
|
11,675
|
|
Capital and additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
4,283,337
|
|
|
|
2,572,437
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(10,380
|
)
|
|
|
6,845,394
|
|
Statutory reserve
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
327,140
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
327,140
|
|
Accumulated profits (loss)
|
|
|
(136,100
|
)
|
|
|
2,309,609
|
|
|
|
(25,579
|
)
|
|
|
(5,273
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,142,657
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(56,449
|
)
|
|
|
(1,408
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
20,299
|
|
|
|
(37,558
|
)
|
Total MDJM Ltd stockholders’ equity
|
|
|
4,148,532
|
|
|
|
5,787,507
|
|
|
|
493,066
|
|
|
|
(5,273
|
)
|
|
|
(1,134,524
|
)
|
|
|
9,289,308
|
|
Non-controlling interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(173,820
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(173,820
|
)
|
Total Liabilities and Equities
|
|
$
|
5,478,848
|
|
|
$
|
8,345,472
|
|
|
$
|
1,835,757
|
|
|
$
|
1,830,333
|
|
|
$
|
(6,737,645
|
)
|
|
$
|
10,752,765
|
|
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
|
|
As of December
31, 2019
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
VIE and its subsidiaries
|
|
|
WFOE
|
|
|
Other
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Eliminating
Adjustments
|
|
|
Consolidated
Totals
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
|
$
|
4,995,834
|
|
|
$
|
1,056,600
|
|
|
$
|
500,234
|
|
|
$
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
6,552,677
|
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,155,158
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,155,158
|
|
Inter-group balance due from VIE, WFOE and subsidiaries
|
|
|
500,030
|
|
|
|
2,353,325
|
|
|
|
1,362,012
|
|
|
|
1,440,764
|
|
|
|
(5,656,131
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Inter-group investments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
308,607
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(308,607
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
1,532
|
|
|
|
723,462
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
724,994
|
|
Total Assets
|
|
$
|
5,497,396
|
|
|
$
|
6,597,152
|
|
|
$
|
1,862,246
|
|
|
$
|
1,440,773
|
|
|
$
|
(5,964,738
|
)
|
|
$
|
9,432,829
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
550
|
|
|
$
|
594,231
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
594,781
|
|
Inter-group balance due to VIE and subsidiaries
|
|
|
1,440,764
|
|
|
|
700,785
|
|
|
|
1,365,464
|
|
|
|
1,944,720
|
|
|
|
(5,451,733
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
339,119
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
339,119
|
|
Total Liabilities
|
|
|
1,441,314
|
|
|
|
1,634,135
|
|
|
|
1,365,464
|
|
|
|
1,944,720
|
|
|
|
(5,451,733
|
)
|
|
|
933,900
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inter-group investments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(287,076
|
)
|
|
|
(488,029
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
775,105
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Common stocks
|
|
|
1,261
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
10,380
|
|
|
|
11,641
|
|
Capital and additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
4,172,624
|
|
|
|
3,168,120
|
|
|
|
488,029
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,094,092
|
)
|
|
|
6,734,681
|
|
Statutory reserve
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
262,954
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
262,954
|
|
Accumulated profits (loss)
|
|
|
(117,804
|
)
|
|
|
2,061,728
|
|
|
|
8,828
|
|
|
|
(3,947
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
1,948,804
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(350,979
|
)
|
|
|
(75
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
70,709
|
|
|
|
(280,345
|
)
|
Total MDJM Ltd stockholders’ equity
|
|
|
4,056,081
|
|
|
|
4,854,747
|
|
|
|
8,753
|
|
|
|
(3,947
|
)
|
|
|
(237,899
|
)
|
|
|
8,677,735
|
|
Non-controlling interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(178,806
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(178,806
|
)
|
Total Liabilities and Equities
|
|
$
|
5,497,395
|
|
|
$
|
6,310,076
|
|
|
$
|
1,374,217
|
|
|
$
|
1,940,773
|
|
|
$
|
(5,689,632
|
)
|
|
$
|
9,432,829
|
|
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
|
|
As of December
31, 2018
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
VIE
and its subsidiaries
|
|
|
WFOE
|
|
|
Other
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Eliminating
Adjustments
|
|
|
Consolidated
Totals
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
|
$
|
5,626,079
|
|
|
$
|
1,066,478
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
6,692,557
|
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,767,804
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,767,804
|
|
Inter-group balance due from VIE, WFOE and subsidiaries
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
663,620
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(663,620
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,190,792
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,756,056
|
)
|
|
|
434,736
|
|
Total Assets
|
|
$
|
5,626,079
|
|
|
$
|
5,688,694
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(2,419,676
|
)
|
|
$
|
8,895,097
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
712,782
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
712,782
|
|
Inter-group balance due to VIE and subsidiaries
|
|
|
1,565,174
|
|
|
|
328,459
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,126
|
|
|
|
(1,896,759
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total Liabilities
|
|
|
1,565,174
|
|
|
|
1,041,241
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,126
|
|
|
|
(1,896,759
|
)
|
|
|
712,782
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inter-group investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Common stocks
|
|
|
1,241
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
10,380
|
|
|
|
11,621
|
|
Capital and additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
4,102,238
|
|
|
|
3,164,196
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(602,139
|
)
|
|
|
6,664,295
|
|
Statutory reserve
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
232,542
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
232,542
|
|
Accumulated profits (loss)
|
|
|
(42,574
|
)
|
|
|
1,571,810
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,126
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,526,110
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(298,429
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
68,842
|
|
|
|
(229,587
|
)
|
Total MDJM Ltd stockholders’ equity
|
|
|
4,060,905
|
|
|
|
4,670,119
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,126
|
)
|
|
|
(522,917
|
)
|
|
|
8,204,981
|
|
Non-controlling interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(22,666
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(22,666
|
)
|
Total Liabilities and Equities
|
|
$
|
5,626,079
|
|
|
$
|
5,688,694
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(2,419,676
|
)
|
|
$
|
8,895,097
|
|
CONDESED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
AND CONSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
|
For the Six
Months Ended June 30, 2021
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
VIE and its subsidiaries
|
|
|
WFOE
|
|
|
Other
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Eliminating
Adjustments
|
|
|
Consolidated
Totals
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
2,712,679
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
2,712,679
|
|
Payroll and payroll taxes
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(2,281,869
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(2,281,869
|
)
|
Professional fees
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(334,686
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(334,686
|
)
|
Other G&A expenses
|
|
|
(71,425
|
)
|
|
|
(301,662
|
)
|
|
|
(3,732
|
)
|
|
|
(2,146
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(378,965
|
)
|
Loss from operations
|
|
|
(71,425
|
)
|
|
|
(205,538
|
)
|
|
|
(3,732
|
)
|
|
|
(2,146
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(282,841
|
)
|
Other income (expenses)
|
|
|
6,394
|
|
|
|
46,084
|
|
|
|
(6,079
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
46,399
|
|
Income tax
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
5,321
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
5,321
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
(65,031
|
)
|
|
|
(154,133
|
)
|
|
|
(9,811
|
)
|
|
|
(2,146
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(231,121
|
)
|
Change in foreign currency translation adjustments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51,439
|
|
|
|
(352
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51,087
|
|
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling
interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(11,466
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(11,466
|
)
|
Comprehensive loss attributable to MDJM
Ltd ordinary shareholders
|
|
$
|
(65,031
|
)
|
|
$
|
(114,160
|
)
|
|
$
|
(10,163
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2,146
|
)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(191,500
|
)
|
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
|
|
For the Six
Months Ended June 30, 2021
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
VIE and its subsidiaries
|
|
|
WFOE
|
|
|
Other
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Eliminating
Adjustments
|
|
|
Consolidated
Totals
|
|
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
|
|
$
|
(52,656
|
)
|
|
$
|
(536,246
|
)
|
|
$
|
(6,101
|
)
|
|
$
|
(705
|
)
|
|
$
|
6,188
|
|
|
$
|
(589,520
|
)
|
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,379
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,379
|
|
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
|
|
|
(3,100,050
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,100,000
|
|
|
|
50
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash,
cash equivalents, and
restricted cash
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
7,002
|
|
|
|
6,207
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(6,245
|
)
|
|
|
6,964
|
|
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
|
|
(3,152,706
|
)
|
|
|
(524,865
|
)
|
|
|
106
|
|
|
|
3,099,295
|
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
(578,177
|
)
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash - beginning of the period
|
|
|
4,976,511
|
|
|
|
633,687
|
|
|
|
500,478
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
6,110,693
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash - end of the period
|
|
$
|
1,823,805
|
|
|
$
|
108,822
|
|
|
$
|
500,583
|
|
|
$
|
3,099,311
|
|
|
$
|
(5
|
)
|
|
$
|
5,532,516
|
|
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
|
For the Year
Ended December 31, 2020
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
VIE and its subsidiaries
|
|
|
WFOE
|
|
|
Other
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Eliminating
Adjustments
|
|
|
Consolidated
Totals
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
5,868,725
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
5,868,725
|
|
Payroll and payroll taxes
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(4,668,507
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(4,668,507
|
)
|
Professional fees
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(404,850
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(404,850
|
)
|
Other G&A expenses
|
|
|
(73,420
|
)
|
|
|
(476,212
|
)
|
|
|
(3,552
|
)
|
|
|
(1,326
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(554,510
|
)
|
Loss from operations
|
|
|
(73,420
|
)
|
|
|
319,156
|
|
|
|
(3,552
|
)
|
|
|
(1,326
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
240,858
|
|
Other income (expenses)
|
|
|
55,125
|
|
|
|
21,665
|
|
|
|
(30,855
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
45,935
|
|
Income tax
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(32,900
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(32,900
|
)
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
(18,295
|
)
|
|
|
307,921
|
|
|
|
(34,407
|
)
|
|
|
(1,326
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
253,893
|
|
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling
interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,146
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,146
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to MDJM
Ltd ordinary shareholders
|
|
$
|
(18,295
|
)
|
|
$
|
312,067
|
|
|
$
|
(34,407
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,326
|
)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
258,039
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(18,295
|
)
|
|
$
|
307,921
|
|
|
$
|
(34,407
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,326
|
)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
253,893
|
|
Change in foreign currency translation adjustments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
253,252
|
|
|
|
(1,333
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
251,919
|
|
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling
interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(9,132
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(9,132
|
)
|
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable
to MDJM Ltd ordinary
shareholders
|
|
$
|
(18,295
|
)
|
|
$
|
552,041
|
|
|
$
|
(35,740
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,326
|
)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
496,680
|
|
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
|
|
For the Year
Ended December 31, 2020
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
VIE and its subsidiaries
|
|
|
WFOE
|
|
|
Other
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Eliminating
Adjustments
|
|
|
Consolidated
Totals
|
|
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
|
|
$
|
(130,070
|
)
|
|
$
|
(467,461
|
)
|
|
$
|
(30,869
|
)
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
30,259
|
|
|
$
|
(598,133
|
)
|
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,076
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,076
|
|
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
|
|
|
110,747
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
110,747
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash,
cash equivalents, and
restricted cash
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
43,471
|
|
|
|
31,113
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(30,258
|
)
|
|
|
44,326
|
|
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
|
|
(19,323
|
)
|
|
|
(422,914
|
)
|
|
|
244
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
(441,984
|
)
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash - beginning of the period
|
|
|
4,995,834
|
|
|
|
1,056,600
|
|
|
|
500,234
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
6,552,678
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash - end of the period
|
|
$
|
4,976,511
|
|
|
$
|
633,686
|
|
|
$
|
500,477
|
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
6,110,693
|
|
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
|
For the Year
Ended December 31, 2019
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
VIE and its subsidiaries
|
|
|
WFOE
|
|
|
Other
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Eliminating
Adjustments
|
|
|
Consolidated
Totals
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
5,679,977
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
5,679,977
|
|
Payroll and payroll taxes
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,710,697
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,710,697
|
)
|
Professional fees
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(634,372
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(634,372
|
)
|
Other G&A expenses
|
|
|
(101,948
|
)
|
|
|
(870,204
|
)
|
|
|
(3,373
|
)
|
|
|
(821
|
)
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(976,348
|
)
|
Income (loss) from operations
|
|
|
(101,948
|
)
|
|
|
464,704
|
|
|
|
(3,373
|
)
|
|
|
(821
|
)
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
358,560
|
|
Other income
|
|
|
26,719
|
|
|
|
3,256
|
|
|
|
12,201
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
42,176
|
|
Income tax
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(101,372
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(101,372
|
)
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
(75,229
|
)
|
|
|
366,588
|
|
|
|
8,828
|
|
|
|
(821
|
)
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
299,364
|
|
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling
interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
153,742
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
153,742
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to MDJM
Ltd ordinary shareholders
|
|
$
|
(75,229
|
)
|
|
$
|
520,330
|
|
|
$
|
8,828
|
|
|
$
|
(821
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
|
$
|
453,106
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(75,229
|
)
|
|
$
|
366,588
|
|
|
$
|
8,828
|
|
|
$
|
(821
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
|
$
|
299,364
|
|
Change in foreign currency translation adjustments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(53,081
|
)
|
|
|
(75
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(53,156
|
)
|
Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling
interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,398
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,398
|
|
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable
to MDJM Ltd ordinary
shareholders
|
|
$
|
(75,229
|
)
|
|
$
|
315,905
|
|
|
$
|
8,753
|
|
|
$
|
(821
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
|
$
|
248,606
|
|
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
|
|
For the Year
Ended December 31, 2019
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
VIE and its subsidiaries
|
|
|
WFOE
|
|
|
Other
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Eliminating
Adjustments
|
|
|
Consolidated
Totals
|
|
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
|
|
$
|
(76,212
|
)
|
|
$
|
166,368
|
|
|
$
|
8,828
|
|
|
$
|
(821
|
)
|
|
$
|
(99,664
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,501
|
)
|
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(190,829
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
(190,828
|
)
|
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
|
|
|
(554,034
|
)
|
|
|
28,239
|
|
|
|
495,722
|
|
|
|
830
|
|
|
|
99,649
|
|
|
|
70,406
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash,
cash equivalents, and
restricted cash
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(13,659
|
)
|
|
|
(4,316
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
(17,957
|
)
|
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
|
|
(630,246
|
)
|
|
|
(9,881
|
)
|
|
|
500,234
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
(139,880
|
)
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash - beginning of the period
|
|
|
5,626,079
|
|
|
|
1,066,478
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
6,692,557
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash - end of the period
|
|
$
|
4,995,833
|
|
|
$
|
1,056,597
|
|
|
$
|
500,234
|
|
|
$
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
6,552,677
|
|
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
|
For the Year
Ended December 31, 2018
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
VIE and its subsidiaries
|
|
|
WFOE
|
|
|
Other
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Eliminating
Adjustments
|
|
|
Consolidated
Totals
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
2,408,448
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
2,408,448
|
|
Payroll and payroll taxes
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(2,214,975
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(2,214,975
|
)
|
Other G&A expenses
|
|
|
(42,574
|
)
|
|
|
(712,152
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,126
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(757,852
|
)
|
Loss from operations
|
|
|
(42,574
|
)
|
|
|
(518,679
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,126
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(564,379
|
)
|
Other income (expenses)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
26,565
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
26,565
|
|
Income tax
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
(42,574
|
)
|
|
|
(492,114
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,126
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(537,814
|
)
|
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling
interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(21,843
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(21,843
|
)
|
Net loss attributable to MDJM Ltd ordinary
shareholders
|
|
$
|
(42,574
|
)
|
|
$
|
(470,271
|
)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(3,126
|
)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(515,971
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(42,574
|
)
|
|
$
|
(492,114
|
)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(3,126
|
)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(537,814
|
)
|
Change in foreign currency translation adjustments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(170,344
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(170,344
|
)
|
Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling
interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
823
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
823
|
|
Comprehensive loss attributable to MDJM
Ltd ordinary shareholders
|
|
$
|
(42,574
|
)
|
|
$
|
(661,635
|
)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(3,126
|
)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(707,335
|
)
|
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
|
|
For the Year
Ended December 31, 2018
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
VIE and its subsidiaries
|
|
|
WFOE
|
|
|
Other
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Eliminating
Adjustments
|
|
|
Consolidated
Totals
|
|
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
|
|
$
|
(42,574
|
)
|
|
$
|
(971,441
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,126
|
)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
373,639
|
|
|
$
|
(643,502
|
)
|
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(313,965
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
312,750
|
|
|
|
(1,215
|
)
|
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
|
|
|
4,103,479
|
|
|
|
(999,261
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
999,261
|
|
|
|
4,103,479
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash,
cash equivalents, and
restricted cash
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(94,126
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
210,181
|
|
|
|
116,055
|
|
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
|
|
4,060,905
|
|
|
|
(2,378,793
|
)
|
|
|
(3,126
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,895,831
|
|
|
|
3,574,817
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash - beginning of the period
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,117,739
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
3,117,740
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash - end of the period
|
|
$
|
4,060,905
|
|
|
$
|
738,946
|
|
|
$
|
(3,126
|
)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
1,895,832
|
|
|
$
|
6,692,557
|
|
Corporate Information
Our principal executive offices are located at
Suite C-1505, Saidun Center, Xikang Road, Heping District, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China, and our phone number is +86-2283520851.
We maintain a corporate website at http://www.mdjhchina.com. The information contained in, or accessible from, our website or any other
website does not constitute a part of this prospectus. Our agent for service of process in the United States is Cogency Global Inc., 122
East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168.
RISK FACTORS
Investing in our securities involves risks. Before
making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks described under “Risk Factors” in the applicable prospectus
supplement and under the heading “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 20-F for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, which is incorporated in this prospectus by reference, as updated by our subsequent filings
under the Exchange Act that are incorporated herein by reference, together with all of the other information appearing in this prospectus
or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, in light of your particular investment objectives
and financial circumstances. In addition to those risk factors, there may be additional risks and uncertainties of which management is
not aware or focused on or that management deems immaterial. Our business, financial condition, or results of operations could be materially
adversely affected by any of these risks. The trading price of our securities could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose
all or part of your investment.
In addition, investing in our securities is
highly speculative and involves a significant degree of risk. We are a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and not a Chinese
operating company. As a holding company with no material operations of our own, we conduct our operations through our subsidiaries in
the U.K. and the VIE and its subsidiaries in China. Due to PRC legal restrictions on foreign ownership in the real estate sector, we
do not have any equity ownership of the VIE; instead, we control and receive the economic benefits of the VIE’s business operations
through the VIE Agreements. Our securities offered in this offering are securities of our offshore holding company in the Cayman Islands
instead of securities of the VIE or its subsidiaries in China. The Chinese regulatory authorities could disallow our structure, which
could result in a material change in our operations and the value of our securities could decline or become worthless. Set forth below
are certain risks related to the VIE structure and recent regulatory initiatives implemented by the relevant PRC government entities.
Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC
If the PRC government determines that the
VIE Agreements constituting part of the VIE structure do not comply with PRC regulations, or if these regulations change or are interpreted
differently in the future, we may be unable to assert our contractual rights over the assets of the VIE, and our Ordinary Shares may decline
in value or become worthless.
Recently, the PRC government adopted a series
of regulatory actions and issued statements to regulate business operations in China, including those related to VIEs. There are currently
no relevant laws or regulations in the PRC that prohibit companies whose entity interests are within the PRC from listing on overseas
stock exchanges. The VIE Agreements have not been tested in a court of law in China as of the date of this prospectus. Although we believe
that our corporate structure and VIE Agreements comply with current applicable PRC laws and regulations, in the event that PRC government
determines that the VIE Agreements constituting part of the VIE structure do not comply with PRC regulations, or if these regulations
change or are interpreted differently in the future, we may be unable to assert our contractual rights over the assets of the VIE, and
our Ordinary Shares may decline in value or become worthless.
Uncertainties in the interpretation and
enforcement of PRC laws and regulations and changes in policies, rules, and regulations in China, which may be quick with little advance
notice, could limit the legal protection available to you and us.
The PRC legal system is based on written statutes.
Unlike common law systems, it is a system in which legal cases have limited value as precedents. In the late 1970s, the PRC government
began to promulgate a comprehensive system of laws and regulations governing economic matters in general. The legislation over the past
three decades has significantly increased the protection afforded to various forms of foreign or private-sector investment in China. The
PRC operating entities are subject to various PRC laws and regulations generally applicable to companies in China. Since these laws and
regulations are relatively new and the PRC legal system continues to rapidly evolve, however, the interpretations of many laws, regulations,
and rules are not always uniform and enforcement of these laws, regulations, and rules involve uncertainties.
From time to time, we may have to resort to administrative
and court proceedings to enforce our legal rights. Since PRC administrative and court authorities have significant discretion in interpreting
and implementing statutory and contractual terms, however, it may be more difficult to evaluate the outcome of administrative and court
proceedings and the level of legal protection we enjoy in the PRC legal system than in more developed legal systems. Furthermore, the
PRC legal system is based in part on government policies, internal rules, and regulations (some of which are not published in a timely
manner or at all) that may have retroactive effect and may change quickly with little advance notice. As a result, we may not be aware
of our violation of these policies and rules until sometime after the violation. Such uncertainties, including uncertainties 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.
Given the Chinese government’s
significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business, the Chinese government may intervene 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.
The Chinese government has significant oversight
and discretion over the conduct of our business and may intervene or influence our operations at any time as the government deems appropriate
to further regulatory, political and societal goals, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our
Ordinary Shares.
The Chinese government has recently published
new policies that significantly affected certain industries such as the education and internet industries, and we cannot rule out the
possibility that it will in the future release regulations or policies regarding our industry that could adversely affect our business,
financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, if China adopts more stringent standards with respect to certain areas such
as environmental protection or corporate social responsibilities, we may incur increased compliance costs or become subject to additional
restrictions in our operations. Certain areas of the law, including intellectual property rights and confidentiality protections in China
may also not be as effective as in the United States or other countries. In addition, we cannot predict the effects of future developments
in the PRC legal system on our business operations, including the promulgation of new laws, or changes to existing laws or the interpretation
or enforcement thereof. These uncertainties could limit the legal protections available to us and our investors, including you.
Any actions by the Chinese government, including
any decision to intervene or influence the operations of our PRC subsidiary or the VIE or to exert control over any offering of securities
conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, may cause us to make material changes to the operations of our PRC
subsidiary or the VIE, may limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors, and may cause
the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.
The Chinese government has exercised and continues
to exercise substantial control over virtually every sector of the Chinese economy through regulation and state ownership. The ability
of our subsidiaries and VIE to operate in China may be impaired by changes in its laws and regulations, including those relating to taxation,
environmental regulations, land use rights, foreign investment limitations, and other matters. The central or local governments of China
may impose new, stricter regulations or interpretations of existing regulations that would require additional expenditures and efforts
on our part to ensure our PRC subsidiary and the VIE’s compliance with such regulations or interpretations. As such, our PRC subsidiary
and the VIE may be subject to various government and regulatory interference in the provinces in which they operate. They could be subject
to regulation by various political and regulatory entities, including various local and municipal agencies and government sub-divisions.
They may incur increased costs necessary to comply with existing and newly adopted laws and regulations or penalties for any failure to
comply.
Furthermore, it is uncertain when and whether
we will be required to obtain permission from the PRC government to list on U.S. exchanges in the future, and even when such permission
is obtained, whether it will be denied or rescinded. Although we believes our Company, our PRC subsidiary, and the VIE are currently not
required to obtain permission from any Chinese authorities and have not received any notice of denial of permission to list on the U.S.
exchange, our operations could be adversely affected, directly or indirectly, by existing or future laws and regulations relating to our
business or industry, particularly in the event permission to list on U.S. exchanges may be later required, or withheld or rescinded once
given.
Accordingly, government actions in the future,
including any decision to intervene or influence the operations of our PRC subsidiary or the VIE at any time or to exert control over
an offering of securities conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, may cause us to make material changes to
the operations of our PRC subsidiary or the VIE, may limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to
investors, and/or may cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.
Recent greater oversight by the CAC over
data security, particularly for companies seeking to list on a foreign exchange, could adversely impact our business and our offering.
On December 28, 2021, the CAC and other relevant
PRC governmental authorities jointly promulgated the Cybersecurity Review Measures, which will take effect on February 15, 2022. The
Cybersecurity Review Measures provide that, in addition to critical information infrastructure operators (“CIIOs”) that intend
to purchase Internet products and services, net platform operators engaging in data processing activities that affect or may affect national
security must be subject to cybersecurity review by the Cybersecurity Review Office of the PRC. According to the Cybersecurity Review
Measures, a cybersecurity review assesses potential national security risks that may be brought about by any procurement, data processing,
or overseas listing. The Cybersecurity Review Measures require that an online platform operator which possesses the personal information
of at least one million users must apply for a cybersecurity review by the CAC if it intends to be listed in foreign countries.
On November 14, 2021, the CAC published the
Security Administration Draft, which provides that data processing operators engaging in data processing activities that affect or may
affect national security must be subject to network data security review by the relevant Cyberspace Administration of the PRC. According
to the Security Administration Draft, data processing operators who possess personal data of at least one million users or collect data
that affects or may affect national security must be subject to network data security review by the relevant Cyberspace Administration
of the PRC. The deadline for public comments on the Security Administration Draft was December 13, 2021.
As of the date of this prospectus, we have
not received any notice from any authorities identifying our PRC subsidiary or the VIE as CIIOs or requiring us to go through cybersecurity
review or network data security review by the CAC. When the Cybersecurity Review Measures become effective, and if the Security Administration
Draft is enacted as proposed, we believe that the operations of our PRC subsidiary and the VIE and our listing will not be affected and
that we will not be subject to cybersecurity review by the CAC for this offering, given that our PRC subsidiary and the VIE possess personal
data of fewer than one million individual clients and do not collect data that affects or may affect national security in their business
operations as of the date of this prospectus and do not anticipate that they will be collecting over one million users’ personal
information or data that affects or may affect national security in the near future. There remains uncertainty, however, as to how the
Cybersecurity Review Measures and the Security Administration Draft will be interpreted or implemented and whether the PRC regulatory
agencies, including the CAC, may adopt new laws, regulations, rules, or detailed implementation and interpretation related to the Cybersecurity
Review Measures and the Security Administration Draft. If any such new laws, regulations, rules, or implementation and interpretation
come into effect, we will take all reasonable measures and actions to comply and to minimize the adverse effect of such laws on us. We
cannot guarantee, however, that we will not be subject to cybersecurity review and network data security review in the future. During
such reviews, we may be required to suspend our operation or experience other disruptions to our operations. Cybersecurity review and
network data security review could also result in negative publicity with respect to our Company and diversion of our managerial and
financial resources, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial conditions, and results of operations.
The Opinions recently issued by the General
Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council may subject us to additional
compliance requirement in the future.
Recently, the General Office of the Central Committee
of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued the Opinions, which were made available to
the public on July 6, 2021. The Opinions emphasized the need to strengthen the administration over illegal securities activities
and the supervision on overseas listings by China-based companies. These opinions proposed to take effective measures, such as promoting
the construction of relevant regulatory systems, to deal with the risks and incidents facing China-based overseas-listed companies and
the demand for cybersecurity and data privacy protection. The aforementioned policies and any related implementation rules to be
enacted may subject us to additional compliance requirement in the future. As the Opinions were recently issued, official guidance and
interpretation of the Opinions remain unclear in several respects at this time. Therefore, we cannot assure you that we will remain fully
compliant with all new regulatory requirements of the Opinions or any future implementation rules on a timely basis, or at all.
Recent joint statement by the SEC and
the PCAOB, proposed rule changes submitted by Nasdaq, and the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act all call for additional and more
stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially the non-U.S.
auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB. These developments could add uncertainties to our continued listing or future offerings
of our securities in the U.S.
On April 21, 2020, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton
and PCAOB Chairman William D. Duhnke III, along with other senior SEC staff, released a joint statement highlighting the risks associated
with investing in companies based in or have substantial operations in emerging markets including China. The joint statement emphasized
the risks associated with lack of access for the PCAOB to inspect auditors and audit work papers in China and higher risks of fraud in
emerging markets.
On May 18, 2020, Nasdaq filed three proposals
with the SEC to (i) apply a minimum offering size requirement for companies primarily operating in a “Restrictive Market,”
(ii) adopt a new requirement relating to the qualification of management or the board of directors for Restrictive Market companies,
and (iii) apply additional and more stringent criteria to an applicant or listed company based on the qualifications of the company’s
auditor.
On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the
Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act requiring a foreign company to certify it is not owned or controlled by a foreign government
if the PCAOB is unable to audit specified reports because the company uses a foreign auditor not subject to PCAOB inspection. If the
PCAOB is unable to inspect the company’s auditors for three consecutive years, the issuer’s securities are prohibited to
trade on a national exchange. On December 2, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable
Act. On December 18, 2020, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act was signed into law.
On March 24, 2021, the SEC adopted interim
final rules relating to the implementation of certain disclosure and documentation requirements of the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable
Act.
On June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the
Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which, if passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and signed into law, would
reduce the number of consecutive non-inspection years required for triggering the prohibitions under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable
Act from three years to two, and thus, would reduce the time before our securities may be prohibited from trading or delisted.
On September 22, 2021, the PCAOB adopted a
final rule implementing the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which provides a framework for the PCAOB to use when determining,
as contemplated under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, whether the board of directors of a company 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 adopted amendments
to finalize rules implementing the submission and disclosure requirements in the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act.
On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued a report
on its determinations that it 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 and Hong Kong authorities in those jurisdictions.
The lack of access to the PCAOB inspection
in China prevents the PCAOB from fully evaluating audits and quality control procedures of the auditors based in China. As a result,
investors may be deprived of the benefits of such PCAOB inspections. The inability of the PCAOB to conduct inspections of auditors in
China makes it more difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of these accounting firm’s audit procedures or quality control procedures
as compared to auditors outside of China that are subject to the PCAOB inspections, which could cause investors and potential investors
to lose confidence in the audit procedures and reported financial information and the quality of the financial statements of those companies
who have China-based auditors.
Our auditor, RBSM LLP, is an independent registered
public accounting firm with the PCAOB, and as an auditor of publicly traded companies in the U.S., is subject to laws in the U.S., pursuant
to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess its compliance with the applicable professional standards. The PCAOB currently
has access to inspect the working papers of our auditor and our auditor is not subject to the determinations announced by the PCAOB on
December 16, 2021. 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 since we are an emerging growth company and the majority
of our operations are conducted in China. Furthermore, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which requires that the PCAOB be
permitted to inspect an issuer’s public accounting firm within three years, may result in the delisting of our Company in the future
if the PCAOB is unable to inspect our accounting firm at such future time. The Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act,
if passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and signed into law, would reduce the period of time for foreign companies to comply with
PCAOB audits to two consecutive years instead of three, thus reducing the time period for triggering the prohibition on trading.
OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
We may from time to time, offer and sell any combination
of the securities described in this prospectus up to a total dollar amount of $70,000,000 in one or more offerings. The securities offered
under this prospectus may be offered separately, together, or in separate series, and in amounts, at prices, and on terms to be determined
at the time of sale. We will keep the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part effective until such time as all of the
securities covered by this prospectus have been disposed of pursuant to and in accordance with such registration statement.
CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS
Our capitalization will be set forth in the applicable
prospectus supplement or in a report on Form 6-K subsequently furnished to the SEC and specifically incorporated by reference into
this prospectus.
DILUTION
If required, we will set forth in a prospectus
supplement the following information regarding any material dilution of the equity interests of investors purchasing securities in an
offering under this prospectus:
|
●
|
the net tangible book value per share of our equity securities before and after the offering;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
the amount of the increase in such net tangible book value per share attributable to the cash payments made by purchasers in the offering; and
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
the amount of the immediate dilution from the public offering price which will be absorbed by such purchasers.
|
USE OF PROCEEDS
We intend to use the net proceeds from the sale
of securities we offer as indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus.
DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL
The following description of our share capital
and provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association are summaries and do not purport to be complete. Reference
is made to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association which are currently effective (and which is referred to in
this section as, respectively, the “memorandum” and the “articles”).
We were incorporated as an exempted company with
limited liability under the Companies Act (2021 Revision) of the Cayman Islands, or the “Cayman Companies Law,” on January 26,
2018. A Cayman Islands exempted company:
|
●
|
is a company that conducts its business mainly outside the Cayman Islands;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
is prohibited from trading in the Cayman Islands with any person, firm or corporation except in furtherance of the business of the exempted company carried on outside the Cayman Islands (and for this purpose can effect and conclude contracts in the Cayman Islands and exercise in the Cayman Islands all of its powers necessary for the carrying on of its business outside the Cayman Islands);
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
does not have to hold an annual general meeting;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
does not have to make its register of members open to inspection by shareholders of that company;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
may obtain an undertaking against the imposition of any future taxation;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
may register by way of continuation in another jurisdiction and be deregistered in the Cayman Islands;
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
may register as a limited duration company; and
|
|
|
|
|
●
|
may register as a segregated portfolio company.
|
Ordinary Shares
As of the date of this prospectus, our authorized
share capital is $50,000 divided into 50,000,000 Ordinary Shares, par value $0.001 per share, and there were 11,675,216 Ordinary Shares
issued and outstanding. All of our issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares are fully paid and non-assessable. Our Ordinary Shares are issued
in registered form, and are issued when registered in our register of members. Each holder of our Ordinary Shares will be entitled to
receive a certificate in respect of such Ordinary Shares. Our shareholders who are non-residents of the Cayman Islands may freely hold
and vote their Ordinary Shares. We may not issue shares or warrants to bearer.
Subject to the provisions of the Cayman Companies
Law and our articles regarding redemption and purchase of the shares, the directors have general and unconditional authority to allot
(with or without confirming rights of renunciation), grant options over or otherwise deal with any unissued shares to such persons, at
such times and on such terms and conditions as they may decide. Such authority could be exercised by the directors to allot shares which
carry rights and privileges that are preferential to the rights attaching to Ordinary Shares. No share may be issued at a discount except
in accordance with the provisions of the Cayman Companies Law. The directors may refuse to accept any application for shares, and may
accept any application in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason.
Markets
Our Ordinary Shares have been listed on the Nasdaq
Capital Market January 8, 2019 under the symbol “MDJH.”
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our Ordinary
Shares is Transhare Corporation, located at Bayside Center 1, 17755 North US Highway 19, Suite 140, Clearwater, FL 33764.
Dividends
Subject to the provisions of the Cayman Companies
Law and any rights attaching to any class or classes of shares under and in accordance with the articles:
|
(a)
|
the directors may declare dividends or distributions out of our funds which are lawfully available for that purpose; and
|
|
(b)
|
our shareholders may, by ordinary resolution, declare dividends but no such dividend shall exceed the amount recommended by the directors.
|
Subject to the requirements of the Cayman Companies
Law regarding the application of a company’s share premium account and with the sanction of an ordinary resolution, dividends may
be declared and paid out of any share premium account. The directors when paying dividends to shareholders may make such payment either
in cash or in specie.
Unless provided by the rights attached to a share,
no dividend shall bear interest.
Voting Rights
Subject to any rights or restrictions as to voting
attached to any shares, unless any share carries special voting rights, on a show of hands every shareholder who is present in person
and every person representing a shareholder by proxy shall have one vote per Ordinary Share. On a poll, every shareholder who is present
in person and every person representing a shareholder by proxy shall have one vote for each share of which he or the person represented
by proxy is the holder. In addition, all shareholders holding shares of a particular class are entitled to vote at a meeting of the holders
of that class of shares. Votes may be given either personally or by proxy.
Variation of Rights of Shares
Whenever our capital is divided into different
classes of shares, the rights attaching to any class of share (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class)
may be varied either with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than two-thirds of the issued shares of that class, or with
the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the holders of shares of the class present in person
or by proxy at a separate general meeting of the holders of shares of that class.
Unless the terms on which a class of shares was
issued state otherwise, the rights conferred on the shareholder holding shares of any class shall not be deemed to be varied by the creation
or issue of further shares ranking pari passu with the existing shares of that class.
Alteration of Share Capital
Subject to the Cayman Companies Law, our shareholders
may, by ordinary resolution:
|
(a)
|
increase our share capital by new shares of the amount fixed by that ordinary resolution and with the attached rights, priorities and privileges set out in that ordinary resolution;
|
|
|
|
|
(b)
|
consolidate and divide all or any of our share capital into shares of larger amount than our existing shares;
|
|
|
|
|
(c)
|
convert all or any of our paid up shares into stock, and reconvert that stock into paid up shares of any denomination;
|
|
|
|
|
(d)
|
sub-divide our shares or any of them into shares of an amount smaller than that fixed, so, however, that in the sub-division, the proportion between the amount paid and the amount, if any, unpaid on each reduced share shall be the same as it was in case of the share from which the reduced share is derived; and
|
|
(e)
|
cancel shares which, at the date of the passing of that ordinary resolution, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of our share capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled or, in the case of shares without nominal par value, diminish the number of shares into which our capital is divided.
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Subject to the Cayman Companies Law and to any
rights for the time being conferred on the shareholders holding a particular class of shares, our shareholders may, by special resolution,
reduce our share capital in any way.
Calls on Shares and Forfeiture
Subject to the terms of allotment, the directors
may make calls on the shareholders in respect of any monies unpaid on their shares including any premium and each shareholder shall (subject
to receiving at least 14 clear days’ notice specifying when and where payment is to be made), pay to us the amount called on his
shares. Shareholders registered as the joint holders of a share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect of the
share. If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the person from whom it is due and payable shall pay interest on the
amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at the rate fixed by the terms of allotment of the share or in the
notice of the call or if no rate is fixed, at the rate of 10 percent per annum. The directors may, at their discretion, waive payment
of the interest wholly or in part.
We have a first and paramount lien on all shares
(whether fully paid up or not) registered in the name of a shareholder (whether solely or jointly with others). The lien is for all monies
payable to us by the shareholder or the shareholder’s estate:
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whether or not those monies are presently payable.
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At any time the directors may declare any share
to be wholly or partly exempt from the lien on shares provisions of the articles.
We may sell, in such manner as the directors may
determine, any share on which the sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, if due notice that such sum is payable
has been given (as prescribed by the articles) and, within 14 days of the date on which the notice is deemed to be given under the articles,
such notice has not been complied with.
Unclaimed Dividend
A dividend that remains unclaimed for a period
of six years after it became due for payment shall be forfeited to, and shall cease to remain owing by, our Company.
Forfeiture or Surrender of Shares
If a shareholder fails to pay any call, the directors
may give to such shareholder not less than 14 clear days’ notice requiring payment and specifying the amount unpaid including any
interest which may have accrued, any expenses which have been incurred by us due to that person’s default and the place where payment
is to be made. The notice shall also contain a warning that if the notice is not complied with, the shares in respect of which the call
is made will be liable to be forfeited.
If such notice is not complied with, the directors
may, before the payment required by the notice has been received, resolve that any share the subject of that notice be forfeited (which
forfeiture shall include all dividends or other monies payable in respect of the forfeited share and not paid before such forfeiture).
A forfeited share may be sold, re-allotted or
otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the directors determine and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition
the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the directors think fit.
A person whose shares have been forfeited shall
cease to be a shareholder in respect of the forfeited shares, but shall, notwithstanding such forfeiture, remain liable to pay to us all
monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to us in respect of the shares, together with all expenses and interest from
the date of forfeiture or surrender until payment, but his liability shall cease if and when we receive payment in full of the unpaid
amount.
A declaration, whether statutory or under oath,
made by a director or the secretary shall be conclusive evidence that the person making the declaration is a director or secretary and
that the particular shares have been forfeited or surrendered on a particular date.
Subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer,
if necessary, the declaration shall constitute good title to the shares.
Share Premium Account
The directors shall establish a share premium
account and shall carry the credit of such account from time to time to a sum equal to the amount or value of the premium paid on the
issue of any share or capital contributed or such other amounts required by the Cayman Companies Law.
Redemption and Purchase of Own Shares
Subject to the Cayman Companies Law and any rights
for the time being conferred on the shareholders holding a particular class of shares, we may by action of our directors:
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issue shares that are to be redeemed or liable to be redeemed, at our option or the shareholder holding those redeemable shares, on the terms and in the manner our directors determine before the issue of those shares;
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with the consent by special resolution of the shareholders holding shares of a particular class, vary the rights attaching to that class of shares so as to provide that those shares are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at our option on the terms and in the manner which the directors determine at the time of such variation; and
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purchase all or any of our own shares of any class including any redeemable shares on the terms and in the manner which the directors determine at the time of such purchase.
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We may make a payment in respect of the redemption
or purchase of its own shares in any manner authorized by the Cayman Companies Law, including out of any combination of capital, our profits
and the proceeds of a fresh issue of shares made for the purpose of the redemption.
When making a payment in respect of the redemption
or purchase of shares, the directors may make the payment in cash or in specie (or partly in one and partly in the other) if so authorized
by the terms of the allotment of those shares or by the terms applying to those shares, or otherwise by agreement with the shareholder
holding those shares.
Transfer of Shares
Provided that a transfer of Ordinary Shares complies
with applicable rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market, a shareholder may transfer Ordinary Shares to another person by completing an
instrument of transfer in a common form or in a form prescribed by Nasdaq, or in any other form approved by the directors, executed:
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where the Ordinary Shares are fully paid, by or on behalf of that shareholder; and
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where the Ordinary Shares are partly paid, by or on behalf of that shareholder and the transferee.
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The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder
of an Ordinary Share until the name of the transferee is entered into the register of members of our Company.
Our board of directors may, in its absolute discretion,
decline to register any transfer of any Ordinary Share that has not been fully paid up or is subject to a company lien. Our board of directors
may also decline to register any transfer of such Ordinary Share unless:
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the instrument of transfer is lodged with our Company, accompanied by the certificate for the Ordinary Shares to which it relates and such other evidence as our board of directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer;
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the instrument of transfer is in respect of only one class of Ordinary Shares;
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the instrument of transfer is properly stamped, if required;
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the Ordinary Share transferred is fully paid and free of any lien in favor of us;
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any fee related to the transfer has been paid to us; and
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the transfer is not to more than four joint holders.
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If our directors refuse to register a transfer,
they are required, within three months after the date on which the instrument of transfer was lodged, to send to each of the transferor
and the transferee notice of such refusal.
This, however, is unlikely to affect market transactions
of the Ordinary Shares purchased by investors in a public offering. Since our Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market,
the legal title to such Ordinary Shares and the registration details of those Ordinary Shares in our register of members remain with DTC/Cede &
Co. All market transactions with respect to those Ordinary Shares will then be carried out without the need for any kind of registration
by the directors, as the market transactions will all be conducted through the DTC systems.
The registration of transfers may, on 14 calendar
days’ notice being given by advertisement in such one or more newspapers or by electronic means, be suspended and our register of
members closed at such times and for such periods as our board of directors may from time to time determine. The registration of transfers,
however, may not be suspended, and the register may not be closed, for more than 30 days in any year.
Inspection of Books and Records
Holders of our Ordinary Shares will have no general
right under the Cayman Companies Law to inspect or obtain copies of our register of members or our corporate records.
General Meetings
As a Cayman Islands exempted company, we are not
obligated by the Cayman Companies Law to call shareholders’ annual general meetings; accordingly, we may, but shall not be obliged
to, in each year hold a general meeting as an annual general meeting. Any annual general meeting held shall be held at such time and place
as may be determined by our board of directors. All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary
general meetings.
The directors may convene general meetings whenever
they think fit. General meetings shall also be convened on the written requisition of one or more of the shareholders entitled to attend
and vote at our general meetings who (together) hold not less than ten percent of the rights to vote at such general meeting in accordance
with the notice provisions in the articles, specifying the purpose of the meeting and signed by each of the shareholders making the requisition.
If the directors do not convene such meeting for a date not later than 21 clear days’ after the date of receipt of the written requisition,
those shareholders who requested the meeting may convene the general meeting themselves within three months after the end of such period
of 21 clear days in which case reasonable expenses incurred by them as a result of the directors failing to convene a meeting shall be
reimbursed by us.
At least 14 days’ notice of an extraordinary
general meeting and 21 days’ notice of an annual general meeting shall be given to shareholders entitled to attend and vote at such
meeting. The notice shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of that business. In addition,
if a resolution is proposed as a special resolution, the text of that resolution shall be given to all shareholders. Notice of every general
meeting shall also be given to the directors and our auditors.
Subject to the Cayman Companies Law and with the
consent of the shareholders who, individually or collectively, hold at least 90 percent of the voting rights of all those who have a right
to vote at a general meeting, a general meeting may be convened on shorter notice.
The presence of one third of the shareholders,
whether in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a general meeting.
If, within 15 minutes from the time appointed
for the general meeting, or at any time during the meeting, a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of
shareholders, shall be cancelled. In any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same time and place seven days or to such other time
or place as is determined by the directors.
The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting
at which a quorum is present, adjourn the meeting. When a meeting is adjourned for seven days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting
shall be given in accordance with the articles.
At any general meeting a resolution put to the
vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands, unless a poll is (before, or on, the declaration of the result of the show of
hands) demanded by the chairman of the meeting or by at least two shareholders having the right to vote on the resolutions or one or more
shareholders present who together hold not less than ten percent of the voting rights of all those who are entitled to vote on the resolution.
Unless a poll is so demanded, a declaration by the chairman as to the result of a resolution and an entry to that effect in the minutes
of the meeting, shall be conclusive evidence of the outcome of a show of hands, without proof of the number or proportion of the votes
recorded in favor of, or against, that resolution.
If a poll is duly demanded it shall be taken in
such manner as the chairman directs and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was
demanded.
In the case of an equality of votes, whether on
a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman of the meeting at which the show of hands takes place or at which the poll is demanded, shall
not be entitled to a second or casting vote.
Directors
We may by ordinary resolution, from time to time,
fix the maximum and minimum number of directors to be appointed. Under the Articles, we are required to have a minimum of one director
and the maximum number of directors shall be unlimited.
A director may be appointed by ordinary resolution
or by the directors. Any appointment may be to fill a vacancy or as an additional director.
Unless the remuneration of the directors is determined
by the shareholders by ordinary resolution, the directors shall be entitled to such remuneration as the directors may determine.
The shareholding qualification for directors may
be fixed by our shareholders by ordinary resolution and unless and until so fixed no share qualification shall be required.
Unless removed or re-appointed, each director
shall be appointed for a term expiring at the next-following annual general meeting, if one is held. At any annual general meeting held,
our directors will be elected by an ordinary resolution of our shareholders. At each annual general meeting, each director so elected
shall hold office for a one-year term and until the election of their respective successors in office or removed.
A director may be removed by ordinary resolution.
A director may at any time resign or retire from
office by giving us notice in writing. Unless the notice specifies a different date, the director shall be deemed to have resigned on
the date that the notice is delivered to us.
Subject to the provisions of the articles, the
office of a director may be terminated forthwith if:
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he is prohibited by the law of the Cayman Islands from acting as a director;
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he is made bankrupt or makes an arrangement or composition with his creditors generally;
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he resigns his office by notice to us;
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he only held office as a director for a fixed term and such term expires;
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in the opinion of a registered medical practitioner by whom he is being treated he becomes physically or mentally incapable of acting as a director;
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he is given notice by the majority of the other directors (not being less than two in number) to vacate office (without prejudice to any claim for damages for breach of any agreement relating to the provision of the services of such director);
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he is made subject to any law relating to mental health or incompetence, whether by court order or otherwise; or
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without the consent of the other directors, he is absent from meetings of directors for continuous period of six months.
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Each of the compensation committee and the nominating
and corporate governance committee shall consist of at least three directors and the majority of the committee members shall be independent
within the meaning of Section 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq listing rules. The audit committee shall consist of at least three directors,
all of whom shall be independent within the meaning of Section 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq listing rules and will meet the
criteria for independence set forth in Rule 10A-3 or Rule 10C-1 of the Exchange Act.
Powers and Duties of Directors
Subject to the provisions of the Cayman Companies
Law and our memorandum and articles, our business shall be managed by the directors, who may exercise all our powers. No prior act of
the directors shall be invalidated by any subsequent alteration of our memorandum or articles. To the extent allowed by the Cayman Companies
Law, however, shareholders may by special resolution validate any prior or future act of the directors which would otherwise be in breach
of their duties.
The directors may delegate any of their powers
to any committee consisting of one or more persons who need not be shareholders and may include non-directors so long as the majority
of those persons are directors; any committee so formed shall in the exercise of the powers so delegated conform to any regulations that
may be imposed on it by the directors.
The board of directors may establish any local
or divisional board of directors or agency and delegate to it its powers and authorities (with power to sub-delegate) for managing any
of our affairs whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere and may appoint any persons to be members of a local or divisional board of
directors, or to be managers or agents, and may fix their remuneration.
The directors may from time to time and at any
time by power of attorney or in any other manner they determine appoint any person, either generally or in respect of any specific matter,
to be our agent with or without authority for that person to delegate all or any of that person’s powers.
The directors may from time to time and at any
time by power of attorney or in any other manner they determine appoint any person, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the directors,
to be our attorney or our authorized signatory and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit. The powers, authorities
and discretions, however, must not exceed those vested in, or exercisable, by the directors under the articles.
The board of directors may remove any person so
appointed and may revoke or vary the delegation.
The directors may exercise all of our powers to
borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and assets both present and future and uncalled capital or any part thereof,
to issue debentures and other securities whether outright or as collateral security for any debt, liability or obligation of ours or our
parent undertaking (if any) or any subsidiary undertaking of us or of any third party.
A director shall not, as a director, vote in respect
of any contract, transaction, arrangement or proposal in which he has an interest which (together with any interest of any person connected
with him) is a material interest (otherwise than by virtue of his interests, direct or indirect, in shares or debentures or other securities
of, or otherwise in or through, us) and if he shall do so his vote shall not be counted, nor in relation thereto shall he be counted in
the quorum present at the meeting, but (in the absence of some other material interest than is mentioned below) none of these prohibitions
shall apply to:
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the giving of any security, guarantee or indemnity in respect of:
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money lent or obligations incurred by him or by any other person for our benefit or any of our subsidiaries; or
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a debt or obligation of ours or any of our subsidiaries for which the director himself has assumed responsibility in whole or in part and whether alone or jointly with others under a guarantee or indemnity or by the giving of security;
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where we or any of our subsidiaries is offering securities in which offer the director is or may be entitled to participate as a holder of securities or in the underwriting or sub-underwriting of which the director is to or may participate;
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any contract, transaction, arrangement or proposal affecting any other body corporate in which he is interested, directly or indirectly and whether as an officer, shareholder, creditor or otherwise howsoever, provided that he (together with persons connected with him) does not to his knowledge hold an interest representing one percent or more of any class of the equity share capital of such body corporate (or of any third body corporate through which his interest is derived) or of the voting rights available to shareholders of the relevant body corporate;
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any act or thing done or to be done in respect of any arrangement for the benefit of the employees of us or any of our subsidiaries under which he is not accorded as a director any privilege or advantage not generally accorded to the employees to whom such arrangement relates; or
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any matter connected with the purchase or maintenance for any director of insurance against any liability or (to the extent permitted by the Cayman Companies Law) indemnities in favor of directors, the funding of expenditure by one or more directors in defending proceedings against him or them or the doing of anything to enable such director or directors to avoid incurring such expenditure.
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A director may, as a director, vote (and be counted
in the quorum) in respect of any contract, transaction, arrangement or proposal in which he has an interest which is not a material interest
or as described above.
Capitalization of Profits
The directors may resolve to capitalize:
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any part of our profits not required for paying any preferential dividend (whether or not those profits are available for distribution); or
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any sum standing to the credit of our share premium account or capital redemption reserve, if any.
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The amount resolved to be capitalized must be
appropriated to the shareholders who would have been entitled to it had it been distributed by way of dividend and in the same proportions.
Liquidation Rights
If we are wound up, the shareholders may, subject
to the articles and any other sanction required by the Cayman Companies Law, pass a special resolution allowing the liquidator to do either
or both of the following:
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to divide in specie among the shareholders the whole or any part of our assets and, for that purpose, to value any assets and to determine how the division shall be carried out as between the shareholders or different classes of shareholders; and
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to vest the whole or any part of the assets in trustees for the benefit of shareholders and those liable to contribute to the winding up.
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The directors have the authority to present a
petition for our winding up to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands on our behalf without the sanction of a resolution passed at a general
meeting.
Register of Members
Under the Cayman Companies Law, we must keep a
register of members and there should be entered therein:
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the names and addresses of the members of the company, a statement of the shares held by each member, which: distinguishes each share by its number (so long as the share has a number); confirms the amount paid, or agreed to be considered as paid, on the shares of each member; confirms the number and category of shares held by each member; and confirms whether each relevant category of shares held by a member carries voting rights under the Articles, and if so, whether such voting rights are conditional;
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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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For these purposes, “voting rights”
means rights conferred on shareholders, including the right to appoint or remove directors, in respect of their shares to vote at general
meetings of the company on all or substantially all matters. A voting right is conditional where the voting right arises only in certain
circumstances.
Under the Cayman Companies Law, 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 shareholder registered in the register of members is deemed as a matter
of the Cayman Companies Law to have legal title to the shares as set against its name in the register of members. Upon the completion
of this offering, the register of members will be immediately updated to record and give effect to the issuance of shares by us to the
custodian or its nominee. 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 shareholder of our company, the person or shareholder aggrieved (or any shareholder of our Company or our
Company itself) may apply to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands 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.
Preferred Shares
Our articles of association allow our board of
directors a broad discretion from time to time to issue shares with or without preferred, deferred, or other special rights or restrictions,
whether in regard to dividend, voting, return of capital, or otherwise.
Our board of directors may issue preferred shares
without action by our shareholders to the extent there are authorized but unissued shares available.
You should refer to the prospectus supplement
relating to the series of preferred shares being offered for the specific terms of that series, including:
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Upon issuance, the preferred shares will be fully
paid and nonassessable, which means that its holders will have paid their purchase price in full and we may not require them to pay additional
funds.
Any preferred share terms selected by the board
of directors could decrease the amount of earnings and assets available for distribution to holders of our Ordinary Shares or adversely
affect the rights and power, including voting rights, of the holders of our Ordinary Shares without any further vote or action by the
shareholders. The rights of holders of our Ordinary Shares will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders
of any preferred shares that may be issued by us in the future. The issuance of preferred shares could also have the effect of delaying
or preventing a change in control of our company or make removal of management more difficult.
Differences in Corporate Law
The Cayman Companies Law is derived, to a large
extent, from the older Companies Acts of England and Wales but does not follow recent United Kingdom statutory enactments, and accordingly
there are significant differences between the Cayman Companies Law and the current Companies Act of England and Wales. In addition, the
Cayman Companies Law differs from laws applicable to United States corporations and their shareholders. Set forth below is a summary of
certain significant differences between the provisions of the Cayman Companies Law applicable to us and the comparable laws applicable
to companies incorporated in the State of Delaware in the United States.
Mergers and Similar Arrangements
The Cayman Companies Law permits mergers and consolidations
between Cayman Islands companies and between Cayman Islands companies and non-Cayman Islands companies. For these purposes, (a) “merger”
means the merging of two or more constituent companies and the vesting of their undertaking, property, and liabilities in one of such
companies as the surviving company, and (b) a “consolidation” means the combination of two or more constituent companies
into a consolidated company and the vesting of the undertaking, property and liabilities of such companies to the consolidated company.
In order to effect such a merger or consolidation, the directors of each constituent company must approve a written plan of merger or
consolidation, which must then be authorized by (a) a special resolution of the shareholders of each constituent company, and (b) such
other authorization, if any, as may be specified in such constituent company’s articles of association. The plan must be filed with
the Registrar of Companies together with a declaration as to the solvency of the consolidated or surviving company, a list of the assets
and liabilities of each constituent company, and an undertaking that a copy of the certificate of merger or consolidation will be given
to the shareholders and creditors of each constituent company and that notification of the merger or consolidation will be published in
the Cayman Islands Gazette. Court approval is not required for a merger or consolidation which is effected in compliance with these statutory
procedures.
A merger between a Cayman Islands parent company
and its Cayman Islands subsidiary or subsidiaries does not require authorization by a resolution of shareholders. For this purpose, a
subsidiary is a company of which at least 90% of the issued shares entitled to vote are owned by the parent company.
The consent of each holder of a fixed or floating
security interest of a constituent company is required unless this requirement is waived by a court in the Cayman Islands.
Except in certain limited circumstances, a dissenting
shareholder of a Cayman Islands constituent company is entitled to payment of the fair value of his or her shares upon dissenting from
a merger or consolidation. The exercise of such dissenter rights will preclude the exercise by the dissenting shareholder of any other
rights to which he or she might otherwise be entitled by virtue of holding shares, except for the right to seek relief on the grounds
that the merger or consolidation is void or unlawful.
In addition, there are statutory provisions that
facilitate the reconstruction and amalgamation of companies, provided that the arrangement is approved by a majority in number of each
class of shareholders and creditors with whom the arrangement is to be made, and who must, in addition, represent three-fourths in value
of each such class of shareholders or creditors, as the case may be, that are present and voting either in person or by proxy at a meeting,
or meetings, convened for that purpose. The convening of the meetings and subsequently the arrangement must be sanctioned by the Grand
Court of the Cayman Islands. While a dissenting shareholder has the right to express to the court the view that the transaction ought
not to be approved, the court can be expected to approve the arrangement if it determines that:
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the shareholders have been fairly represented at the meeting in question and the statutory majority are acting bona fide without coercion of the minority to promote interests adverse to those of the class;
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the arrangement is such that may be reasonably approved by an intelligent and honest man of that class acting in respect of his interest; and
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the arrangement is not one that would more properly be sanctioned under some other provision of the Cayman Companies Law.
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When a takeover offer is made and accepted by
holders of 90% of the shares affected within four months, the offeror may, within a two-month period commencing on the expiration of such
four month period, require the holders of the remaining shares to transfer such shares on the terms of the offer. An objection can be
made to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands but this is unlikely to succeed in the case of an offer which has been so approved unless
there is evidence of fraud, bad faith or collusion.
If an arrangement and reconstruction is thus approved,
or if a takeover offer is made and accepted, a dissenting shareholder would have no rights comparable to appraisal rights, which would
otherwise ordinarily be available to dissenting shareholders of Delaware corporations, providing rights to receive payment in cash for
the judicially determined value of the shares.
Shareholders’ Suits
In principle, we will normally be the proper plaintiff
to sue for a wrong done to us as a company, and as a general rule, a derivative action may not be brought by a minority shareholder. However,
based on English law authorities, which would in all likelihood be of persuasive authority in the Cayman Islands, the Cayman Islands courts
can be expected to follow and apply the common law principles (namely the rule in Foss v. Harbottle and the exceptions thereto)
so that a non-controlling shareholder may be permitted to commence a class action against or derivative actions in the name of the company
to challenge:
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Indemnification of Directors and Executive
Officers and Limitation of Liability
The Cayman Islands 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 Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil
fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our articles provide to the extent permitted by law, we shall indemnify each existing
or former secretary, director (including alternate director), and any of our other officers (including an investment adviser or an administrator
or liquidator) and their personal representatives against:
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without limitation to paragraph (a) above, all costs, expenses, losses, or liabilities incurred by the existing or former director (including alternate director), secretary, or officer in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative proceedings (whether threatened, pending or completed) concerning us or our affairs in any court or tribunal, whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere.
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No such existing or former director (including
alternate director), secretary, or officer, however, shall be indemnified in respect of any matter arising out of his own dishonesty.
To the extent permitted by law, we may make a
payment, or agree to make a payment, whether by way of advance, loan, or otherwise, for any legal costs incurred by an existing or former
director (including alternate director), secretary, or any of our officers in respect of any matter identified in above on condition that
the director (including alternate director), secretary, or officer must repay the amount paid by us to the extent that it is ultimately
found not liable to indemnify the director (including alternate director), the secretary, or that officer for those legal costs.
This standard of conduct is generally the same
as permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law for a Delaware corporation. In addition, we intend to enter into indemnification
agreements with our directors and executive officers that will provide such persons with additional indemnification beyond that provided
in our articles.
Anti-Takeover Provisions in Our Articles
Some provisions of our articles may discourage,
delay, or prevent a change in control of our company or management that shareholders may consider favorable, including provisions that
authorize our board of directors to issue shares at such times and on such terms and conditions as the board of directors may decide without
any further vote or action by our shareholders.
Under the Cayman Companies Law, our directors
may only exercise the rights and powers granted to them under our articles for what they believe in good faith to be in the best interests
of our company and for a proper purpose.
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 act in a manner he or she reasonably
believes to be in the best interests of the corporation. He or she must not use his or her corporate position for personal gain or advantage.
This duty prohibits self-dealing by a director and mandates that the best interests of the corporation and its shareholders take precedence
over any interest possessed by a director, officer, or controlling shareholder and not shared by the shareholders generally. In general,
actions of a director are presumed to have been made on an informed basis, in good faith and in the honest belief that the action taken
was in the best interests of the corporation. However, this presumption may be rebutted by evidence of a breach of one of the fiduciary
duties. Should such evidence be presented concerning a transaction by a director, a director must prove the procedural fairness of the
transaction, and that the transaction was of fair value to the corporation.
As a matter of Cayman Islands law, a director
owes three types of duties to the company: (i) statutory duties, (ii) fiduciary duties, and (iii) common law duties. The
Cayman Companies Law imposes a number of statutory duties on a director. A Cayman Islands director’s fiduciary duties are not codified,
however the courts of the Cayman Islands have held that a director owes the following fiduciary duties (a) a duty to act in what
the director bona fide considers to be in the best interests of the company, (b) a duty to exercise their powers for the purposes
they were conferred, (c) a duty to avoid fettering his or her discretion in the future, and (d) a duty to avoid conflicts of
interest and of duty. The common law duties owed by a director are those to act with skill, care, and diligence that may reasonably be
expected of a person carrying out the same functions as are carried out by that director in relation to the company and, also, to act
with the skill, care, and diligence in keeping with a standard of care commensurate with any particular skill they have which enables
them to meet a higher standard than a director without those skills. In fulfilling their duty of care to us, our directors must ensure
compliance with our articles, as amended and restated from time to time. We have the right to seek damages if a duty owed by any of our
directors is breached.
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. The Delaware General Corporation Law does not provide shareholders an express right to put any proposal before
the annual meeting of shareholders, but in keeping with common law, Delaware corporations generally afford shareholders an opportunity
to make proposals and nominations provided that they comply with the notice provisions in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws.
A special meeting may be called by the board of directors or any other person authorized to do so in the governing documents, but shareholders
may be precluded from calling special meetings.
The Cayman Companies Law provides shareholders
with only limited rights to requisition a general meeting, and does not provide shareholders with any right to put any proposal before
a general meeting. However, these rights may be provided in a company’s articles of association. Our articles provide that general
meetings shall be convened on the written requisition of one or more of the shareholders entitled to attend and vote at our general meetings
who (together) hold not less than 10 percent of the rights to vote at such general meeting in accordance with the notice provisions in
the articles of association, specifying the purpose of the meeting and signed by each of the shareholders making the requisition. If the
directors do not convene such meeting for a date not later than 21 clear days’ after the date of receipt of the written requisition,
those shareholders who requested the meeting may convene the general meeting themselves within three months after the end of such period
of 21 clear days in which case reasonable expenses incurred by them as a result of the directors failing to convene a meeting shall be
reimbursed by us. Our articles provide no other right to put any proposals before annual general meetings or extraordinary general meetings.
As a Cayman Islands exempted company, we are not obligated by law to call shareholders’ annual general meetings. However, our corporate
governance guidelines require us to call such meetings every year.
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. As permitted under the Cayman Companies Law, our articles 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. Subject to the provisions of our articles (which include
the removal of a director by ordinary resolution), the office of a director may be terminated forthwith if (a) he is prohibited by
the laws of the Cayman Islands from acting as a director, (b) he is made bankrupt or makes an arrangement or composition with his
creditors generally, (c) he resigns his office by notice to us, (d) he only held office as a director for a fixed term and such
term expires, (e) in the opinion of a registered medical practitioner by whom he is being treated he becomes physically or mentally
incapable of acting as a director, (f) he is given notice by the majority of the other directors (not being less than two in number)
to vacate office (without prejudice to any claim for damages for breach of any agreement relating to the provision of the services of
such director), (g) he is made subject to any law relating to mental health or incompetence, whether by court order or otherwise,
or (h) without the consent of the other directors, he is absent from meetings of directors for continuous period of six months.
Transactions with Interested Shareholders
The Delaware General Corporation Law contains
a business combination statute applicable to Delaware public corporations whereby, unless the corporation has specifically elected not
to be governed by such statute by amendment to its certificate of incorporation or bylaws that is approved by its shareholders, 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 stock or who or which is an affiliate or associate of the corporation and owned 15%
or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock 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.
The Cayman Companies Law has no comparable statute.
As a result, we cannot avail ourselves of the types of protections afforded by the Delaware business combination statute. However, although
the Cayman Companies Law does not regulate transactions between a company and its significant shareholders, under Cayman Islands law such
transactions must be entered into bona fide in the best interests of the company and for a proper corporate purpose and not with the effect
of constituting a fraud on the minority shareholders.
Dissolution; Winding Up
Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, unless
the board of directors approves the proposal to dissolve, dissolution must be approved by shareholders holding 100% of the total voting
power of the corporation. Only if the dissolution is initiated by the board of directors may it be approved by a simple majority of the
corporation’s outstanding shares. Delaware law allows a Delaware corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a supermajority
voting requirement in connection with dissolutions initiated by the board of directors.
Under the Cayman Companies Law and our articles,
the Company may be wound up by a special resolution of our shareholders, or if the winding up is initiated by our board of directors,
by either a special resolution of our members or, if our company is unable to pay its debts as they fall due, by an ordinary resolution
of our members. In addition, a company may be wound up by an order of the courts of the Cayman Islands. The court has authority to order
winding up in a number of specified circumstances including where it is, in the opinion of the court, just and equitable to do so.
Variation of Rights of Shares
Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a
corporation may vary the rights of a class of shares with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of such class, unless the
certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Under the Cayman Companies Law and our articles, if our share capital is divided into
more than one class of shares, the rights attaching to any class of share (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares
of that class) may be varied either with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than two-thirds of the issued shares of that
class, or with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the holders of shares of the class present
in person or by proxy at a separate general meeting of the holders of shares of that class.
Amendment of Governing Documents
Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a
corporation’s certificate of incorporation may be amended only if adopted and declared advisable by the board of directors and approved
by a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, and the bylaws may be amended with the approval of a majority of the outstanding
shares entitled to vote and may, if so provided in the certificate of incorporation, also be amended by the board of directors. Under
the Cayman Companies Law, our articles may only be amended by special resolution of our shareholders.
Anti-money Laundering—Cayman Islands
In order to comply with legislation or regulations
aimed at the prevention of money laundering, we may be required to adopt and maintain anti-money laundering procedures and may require
subscribers to provide evidence to verify their identity. Where permitted, and subject to certain conditions, we may also delegate the
maintenance of our anti-money laundering procedures (including the acquisition of due diligence information) to a suitable person.
We reserve the right to request such information
as is necessary to verify the identity of a subscriber. In the event of delay or failure on the part of the subscriber in producing any
information required for verification purposes, we may refuse to accept the application, in which case any funds received will be returned
without interest to the account from which they were originally debited.
We also reserve the right to refuse to make any
redemption payment to a shareholder if our directors or officers suspect or are advised that the payment of redemption proceeds to such
shareholder might result in a breach of applicable anti-money laundering or other laws or regulations by any person in any relevant jurisdiction,
or if such refusal is considered necessary or appropriate to ensure our compliance with any such laws or regulations in any applicable
jurisdiction.
If any person resident in the Cayman Islands knows
or suspects or has reason for knowing or suspecting that another person is engaged in criminal conduct or is involved with terrorism or
terrorist property and the information for that knowledge or suspicion came to their attention in the course of their business in the
regulated sector, or other trade, profession, business or employment, the person will be required to report such knowledge or suspicion
to (i) a nominated officer (appointed in accordance with the Proceeds of Crime Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands) or the Financial
Reporting Authority of the Cayman Islands, pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime Act (Revised), if the disclosure relates to criminal conduct
or money laundering or (ii) to a police constable or a nominated officer (pursuant to the Terrorism Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands)
or the Financial Reporting Authority, pursuant to the Terrorism Act (Revised), if the disclosure relates to involvement with terrorism
or terrorist financing and terrorist property. Such a report shall not be treated as a breach of confidence or of any restriction upon
the disclosure of information imposed by any enactment or otherwise.
Data Protection in the Cayman Islands –
Privacy Notice
This privacy notice explains the manner in which
we collect, process, and maintain personal data about investors of the Company pursuant to the Data Protection Act, 2021 of the Cayman
Islands, as amended from time to time and any regulations, codes of practice, or orders promulgated pursuant thereto (the “DPA”).
We are committed to processing personal data in
accordance with the DPA. In our use of personal data, we will be characterized under the DPA as a “data controller,” whilst
certain of our service providers, affiliates, and delegates may act as “data processors” under the DPA. These service providers
may process personal information for their own lawful purposes in connection with services provided to us.
By virtue of your investment in the Company, we
and certain of our service providers may collect, record, store, transfer, and otherwise process personal data by which individuals may
be directly or indirectly identified.
Your personal data will be processed fairly and
for lawful purposes, including (a) where the processing is necessary for us to perform a contract to which you are a party or for
taking pre-contractual steps at your request, (b) where the processing is necessary for compliance with any legal, tax, or regulatory
obligation to which we are subject, or (c) where the processing is for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by us or by a
service provider to whom the data are disclosed. As a data controller, we will only use your personal data for the purposes for which
we collected it. If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will contact you.
We anticipate that we will share your personal
data with our service providers for the purposes set out in this privacy notice. We may also share relevant personal data where it is
lawful to do so and necessary to comply with our contractual obligations or your instructions or where it is necessary or desirable to
do so in connection with any regulatory reporting obligations. In exceptional circumstances, we will share your personal data with regulatory,
prosecuting, and other governmental agencies or departments, and parties to litigation (whether pending or threatened), in any country
or territory including to any other person where we have a public or legal duty to do so (e.g. to assist with detecting and preventing
fraud, tax evasion, and financial crime or compliance with a court order).
Your personal data shall not be held by the Company
for longer than necessary with regard to the purposes of the data processing.
We will not sell your personal data. Any transfer
of personal data outside of the Cayman Islands shall be in accordance with the requirements of the DPA. Where necessary, we will ensure
that separate and appropriate legal agreements are put in place with the recipient of that data.
We will only transfer personal data in accordance
with the requirements of the DPA, and will apply appropriate technical and organizational information security measures designed to protect
against unauthorized or unlawful processing of the personal data and against the accidental loss, destruction, or damage to the personal
data.
If you are a natural person, this will affect
you directly. If you are a corporate investor (including, for these purposes, legal arrangements such as trusts or exempted limited partnerships)
that provides us with personal data on individuals connected to you for any reason in relation to your investment into the Company, this
will be relevant for those individuals and you should inform such individuals of the content.
You have certain rights under the DPA, including
(a) the right to be informed as to how we collect and use your personal data (and this privacy notice fulfils our obligation in this
respect), (b) the right to obtain a copy of your personal data, (c) the right to require us to stop direct marketing, (d) the
right to have inaccurate or incomplete personal data corrected, (e) the right to withdraw your consent and require us to stop processing
or restrict the processing, or not begin the processing of your personal data, (f) the right to be notified of a data breach (unless
the breach is unlikely to be prejudicial), (g) the right to obtain information as to any countries or territories outside the Cayman
Islands to which we, whether directly or indirectly, transfer, intend to transfer, or wish to transfer your personal data, general measures
we take to ensure the security of personal data, and any information available to us as to the source of your personal data, (h) the
right to complain to the Office of the Ombudsman of the Cayman Islands, and (i) the right to require us to delete your personal data
in some limited circumstances.
If you consider that your personal data has not
been handled correctly, or you are not satisfied with our responses to any requests you have made regarding the use of your personal data,
you have the right to complain to the Cayman Islands’ Ombudsman. The Ombudsman can be contacted by calling +1 (345) 946-6283 or
by email at info@ombudsman.ky.
History of Share Capital
The following is a summary of our share capital
for the three years preceding the date of this prospectus.
On December 26, 2018, we completed the first
closing of our initial public offering and issued an aggregate of 1,241,459 Ordinary Shares at a price of $5 per share.
On January 4, 2019, we completed the second
closing of our initial public offering and issued 19,361 additional Ordinary Shares at a price of $5 per share.
On August 20, 2020, we offered and sold an
aggregate of 34,396 Ordinary Shares at $3.3 per share, in reliance on the exemption under Rule 902 of Regulation S promulgated under
the Securities Act.
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
General
As used in this prospectus, the term “debt
securities” means the debentures, notes, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness that we may issue from time to time. The debt
securities will either be senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities. Debt securities will be issued under an indenture between
us and a trustee to be named therein. We have filed the forms of indentures as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus
is a part. We may issue debt securities which may or may not be converted into our Ordinary Shares or preferred shares. It is likely
that convertible debt securities will not be issued under an indenture. We may issue the debt securities independently or together with
any underlying securities, and debt securities may be attached or separate from the underlying securities.
The following description is a summary of selected
provisions relating to the debt securities that we may issue. The summary is not complete. When debt securities are offered in the future,
a prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or a free writing prospectus, as applicable, will explain the particular
terms of those securities and the extent to which these general provisions may apply. The specific terms of the debt securities as described
in a prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus will supplement and, if applicable, may
modify or replace the general terms described in this section.
This summary and any description of debt securities
in the applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus is subject to and is qualified
in its entirety by reference to all the provisions of any specific debt securities document or agreement. We will file each of these
documents, as applicable, with the SEC and incorporate them by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus
is a part on or before the time we issue a series of debt securities. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information” and
“Incorporation of Documents by Reference” below for information on how to obtain a copy of a debt securities document when
it is filed.
When we refer to a series of debt securities,
we mean all debt securities issued as part of the same series under the applicable indenture.
Terms
The applicable prospectus supplement, information
incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus, may describe the terms of any debt securities that we may offer, including, but
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Form, Exchange, and Transfer
We may issue the debt securities in registered
form or bearer form. Debt securities issued in registered form, i.e., book-entry form, will be represented by a global security registered
in the name of a depository, which will be the holder of all the debt securities represented by the global security. Those investors who
own beneficial interests in global debt securities will do so through participants in the depository’s system, and the rights of
these indirect owners will be governed solely by the applicable procedures of the depository and its participants. In addition, we may
issue debt securities in non-global form, i.e., bearer form. If any debt securities are issued in non-global form, debt securities certificates
may be exchanged for new debt securities certificates of different denominations, and holders may exchange, transfer, or convert their
debt securities at the debt securities agent’s office or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, information
incorporated by reference or free writing prospectus.
Prior to the conversion of their debt securities,
holders of debt securities convertible for Ordinary Shares or preferred shares will not have any rights of holders of Ordinary Shares
or preferred shares, and will not be entitled to dividend payments, if any, or voting rights of the Ordinary Shares or preferred shares.
Conversion of Debt Securities
A debt security may entitle the holder to purchase,
in exchange for the extinguishment of debt, an amount of securities at a conversion price that will be stated in the debt security. Debt
securities may be converted at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date set forth in the terms of such debt security.
After the close of business on the expiration date, debt securities not exercised will be paid in accordance with their terms.
Debt securities may be converted as set forth
in the applicable offering material. Upon receipt of a notice of conversion properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust
office of the indenture agent, if any, or to us, we will forward, as soon as practicable, the securities purchasable upon such exercise.
If less than all of the debt security represented by such security is converted, a new debt security will be issued for the remaining
debt security.
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS
General
We may issue warrants to purchase our securities.
We may issue the warrants independently or together with any underlying securities, and the warrants may be attached or separate from
the underlying securities. We may also issue a series of warrants under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and
a warrant agent. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants of such series and will not assume any
obligation or relationship of agency for or with holders or beneficial owners of warrants.
The following description is a summary of selected
provisions relating to the warrants that we may issue. The summary is not complete. When warrants are offered in the future, a prospectus
supplement, information incorporated by reference, or a free writing prospectus, as applicable, will explain the particular terms of those
securities and the extent to which these general provisions may apply. The specific terms of the warrants as described in a prospectus
supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus will supplement and, if applicable, may modify or replace
the general terms described in this section.
This summary and any description of warrants in
the applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus is subject to and is qualified
in its entirety by reference to all the provisions of any specific warrant document or agreement, if applicable. We will file each of
these documents, as applicable, with the SEC and incorporate them by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this
prospectus is a part on or before the time we issue a series of warrants. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information”
and “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” below for information on how to obtain a copy of a warrant document when it
is filed.
When we refer to a series of warrants, we mean
all warrants issued as part of the same series under the applicable warrant agreement.
Terms
The applicable prospectus supplement, information
incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus, may describe the terms of any warrants that we may offer, including, but not limited
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Warrant Agreement
We may issue the warrants in one or more series
under one or more warrant agreements, each to be entered into between us and a bank, trust company, or other financial institution as
warrant agent. We may add, replace, or terminate warrant agents from time to time. We may also choose to act as our own warrant agent
or may choose one of our subsidiaries to do so.
The warrant agent under a warrant agreement will
act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants issued under that agreement. Any holder of warrants may, without the consent of
any other person, enforce by appropriate legal action, on its own behalf, its right to exercise those warrants in accordance with their
terms.
Form, Exchange, and Transfer
We may issue the warrants in registered form or
bearer form. Warrants issued in registered form, i.e., book-entry form, will be represented by a global security registered in the name
of a depository, which will be the holder of all the warrants represented by the global security. Those investors who own beneficial interests
in a global warrant will do so through participants in the depository’s system, and the rights of these indirect owners will be
governed solely by the applicable procedures of the depository and its participants. In addition, we may issue warrants in non-global
form, i.e., bearer form. If any warrants are issued in non-global form, warrant certificates may be exchanged for new warrant certificates
of different denominations, and holders may exchange, transfer, or exercise their warrants at the warrant agent’s office or any
other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus.
Prior to the exercise of their warrants, holders
of warrants exercisable for Ordinary Shares or preferred shares will not have any rights of holders of Ordinary Shares or preferred shares
and will not be entitled to dividend payments, if any, or voting rights of the Ordinary Shares or preferred shares.
Exercise of Warrants
A warrant will entitle the holder to purchase
for cash an amount of securities at an exercise price that will be stated in, or that will be determinable as described in, the applicable
prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus. Warrants may be exercised at any time up to
the close of business on the expiration date set forth in the applicable offering material. After the close of business on the expiration
date, unexercised warrants will become void. Warrants may be redeemed as set forth in the applicable offering material.
Warrants may be exercised as set forth in the
applicable offering material. Upon receipt of payment and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate
trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable offering material, we will forward, as soon as practicable,
the securities purchasable upon such exercise. If less than all of the warrants represented by such warrant certificate are exercised,
a new warrant certificate will be issued for the remaining warrants.
DESCRIPTION OF RIGHTS
We may issue rights to purchase our securities.
The rights may or may not be transferable by the persons purchasing or receiving the rights. In connection with any rights offering, we
may enter into a standby underwriting or other arrangement with one or more underwriters or other persons pursuant to which such underwriters
or other persons would purchase any offered securities remaining unsubscribed for after such rights offering. Each series of rights will
be issued under a separate rights agent agreement to be entered into between us and one or more banks, trust companies, or other financial
institutions, as rights agent, that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement. The rights agent will act solely as our agent
in connection with the rights and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of rights
certificates or beneficial owners of rights.
The prospectus supplement relating to any rights
that we offer will include specific terms relating to the offering, including, among other matters:
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Each right would entitle the holder of the rights
to purchase for cash the principal amount of securities at the exercise price set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Rights
may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date for the rights provided in the applicable prospectus supplement.
After the close of business on the expiration date, all unexercised rights will become void.
If less than all of the rights issued in any rights
offering are exercised, we may offer any unsubscribed securities directly to persons other than our security holders, to or through agents,
underwriters, or dealers, or through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby arrangements, as described in the applicable
prospectus supplement.
DESCRIPTION OF UNITS
We may issue units composed of any combination
of our securities. We will issue each unit so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. As
a result, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The unit agreement under which
a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any
time before a specified date.
The following description is a summary of selected
provisions relating to units that we may offer. The summary is not complete. When units are offered in the future, a prospectus supplement,
information incorporated by reference, or a free writing prospectus, as applicable, will explain the particular terms of those securities
and the extent to which these general provisions may apply. The specific terms of the units as described in a prospectus supplement, information
incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus will supplement and, if applicable, may modify or replace the general terms described
in this section.
This summary and any description of units in the
applicable prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus is subject to and is qualified in
its entirety by reference to the unit agreement, collateral arrangements, and depositary arrangements, if applicable. We will file each
of these documents, as applicable, with the SEC and incorporate them by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which
this prospectus is a part on or before the time we issue a series of units. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information”
and “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” below for information on how to obtain a copy of a document when it is filed.
The applicable prospectus supplement, information
incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus may describe:
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The applicable provisions described in this section,
as well as those described under “Description of Share Capital,” “Description of Debt Securities,” “Description
of Warrants,” and “Description of Rights” above, will apply to each unit and to each security included in each unit,
respectively.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell the securities offered by this prospectus
from time to time in one or more transactions, including, without limitation:
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The securities may be sold at a fixed price or
prices, which may be changed, or at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices relating to the prevailing market prices or
at negotiated prices. The consideration may be cash, extinguishment of debt, or another form negotiated by the parties. Agents, underwriters,
or broker-dealers may be paid compensation for offering and selling the securities. That compensation may be in the form of discounts,
concessions, or commissions to be received from us or from the purchasers of the securities. Dealers and agents participating in the distribution
of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters, and compensation received by them on resale of the securities may be deemed to be
underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. If such dealers or agents were deemed to be underwriters, they may be
subject to statutory liabilities under the Securities Act.
We may also make direct sales through subscription
rights distributed to our existing shareholders on a pro rata basis, which may or may not be transferable. In any distribution of subscription
rights to our shareholders, if all of the underlying securities are not subscribed for, we may then sell the unsubscribed securities directly
to third parties or may engage the services of one or more underwriters, dealers, or agents, including standby underwriters, to sell the
unsubscribed securities to third parties.
Some or all of the securities that we offer through
this prospectus may be new issues of securities with no established trading market. Any underwriters to whom we sell our securities for
public offering and sale may make a market in those securities, but they will not be obligated to do so and they may discontinue any market
making at any time without notice. Accordingly, we cannot assure you of the liquidity of, or continued trading markets for, any securities
that we offer.
Agents may, from time to time, solicit offers
to purchase the securities. If required, we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement, document incorporated by reference, or
free writing prospectus, as applicable, any agent involved in the offer or sale of the securities and set forth any compensation payable
to the agent. Unless otherwise indicated, any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment. Any agent
selling the securities covered by this prospectus may be deemed to be an underwriter of the securities.
If underwriters are used in an offering, securities
will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold, from time to time, in one or more transactions, including
negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or under delayed delivery
contracts or other contractual commitments. Securities may be offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented
by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms acting as underwriters. If an underwriter or underwriters are used
in the sale of securities, an underwriting agreement will be executed with the underwriter or underwriters at the time an agreement for
the sale is reached. The applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the managing underwriter or underwriters, as well as any other
underwriter or underwriters, with respect to a particular underwritten offering of securities, and will set forth the terms of the transactions,
including compensation of the underwriters and dealers and the public offering price, if applicable. This prospectus, the applicable prospectus
supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus will be used by the underwriters to resell the securities.
If a dealer is used in the sale of the securities,
we, or an underwriter, will sell the securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell the securities to the public at
varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale. To the extent required, we will set forth in the prospectus supplement,
document incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus, as applicable, the name of the dealer and the terms of the transactions.
We may directly solicit offers to purchase the
securities and may make sales of securities directly to institutional investors or others. These persons may be deemed to be underwriters
with respect to any resale of the securities. To the extent required, the prospectus supplement, document incorporated by reference, or
free writing prospectus, as applicable, will describe the terms of any such sales, including the terms of any bidding or auction process,
if used.
Agents, underwriters, and dealers may be entitled
under agreements which may be entered into with us to indemnification by us against specified liabilities, including liabilities incurred
under the Securities Act, or to contribution by us to payments they may be required to make in respect of such liabilities. If required,
the prospectus supplement, document incorporated by reference, or free writing prospectus, as applicable, will describe the terms and
conditions of such indemnification or contribution. Some of the agents, underwriters, or dealers, or their affiliates may be customers
of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us or our subsidiaries or affiliates in the ordinary course of business.
Under the securities laws of some states, the
securities offered by this prospectus may be sold in those states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers.
Any person participating in the distribution of
securities registered under the registration statement that includes this prospectus will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange
Act, and the applicable SEC rules and regulations, including, among others, Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases
and sales of any of our securities by any such person. Furthermore, Regulation M may restrict the ability of any person engaged in the
distribution of our securities to engage in market-making activities with respect to our securities.
These restrictions may affect the marketability
of our securities and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to our securities.
Certain persons participating in an offering may
engage in over-allotment, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions, and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under
the Exchange Act that stabilize, maintain, or otherwise affect the price of the offered securities. If any such activities will occur,
they will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
To the extent required, this prospectus may be
amended or supplemented from time to time to describe a specific plan of distribution.
TAXATION
Material income tax consequences relating to the
purchase, ownership, and disposition of the securities offered by this prospectus are set forth in “Item 10. Additional Information—E.
Taxation” in our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2020, which is incorporated herein by reference,
as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference and, if applicable, in any accompanying
prospectus supplement or relevant free writing prospectus.
EXPENSES
The following table sets forth the aggregate expenses
in connection with this offering, all of which will be paid by us. All amounts shown are estimates, except for the SEC registration fee.
SEC registration fee
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MATERIAL CONTRACTS
Our material contracts are described in the documents
incorporated by reference into this prospectus. See “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” below.
MATERIAL CHANGES
Except as otherwise described in our annual report
on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, in our reports of foreign issuer on Form 6-K filed or submitted
under the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference herein, and as disclosed in this prospectus or the applicable prospectus supplement,
no reportable material changes have occurred since December 31, 2020.
LEGAL MATTERS
We are being represented by Hunter Taubman Fischer &
Li LLC with respect to certain legal matters of U.S. federal securities and New York State law. The validity of the securities offered
in this offering and certain other legal matters as to Cayman Islands law will be passed upon for us by BGA Law (Cayman) Limited, our
counsel as to Cayman Islands law. Legal matters as to PRC law will be passed upon for us by Tianjin Shanchuan Law Firm. If legal matters
in connection with offerings made pursuant to this prospectus are passed upon by counsel to underwriters, dealers, or agents, such counsel
will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to any such offering.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of MDJM LTD and Subsidiaries
appearing in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2020 have been audited by RBSM LLP, an independent
registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, and as incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial
statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting
and auditing. The office of RBSM LLP is located at 805 Third Avenue, Suite 1430, New York, NY 10022.
INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference”
into this prospectus certain information we file with the SEC. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring
you to those documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference in this prospectus shall be deemed to be modified
or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any subsequently filed document,
which also is incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such earlier statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
We hereby incorporate by reference into this prospectus
the following documents:
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our unaudited consolidated interim financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2021 on Form 6-K, filed with the SEC on October 15, 2021;
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our reports of foreign private issuer on Form 6-K, filed with the SEC on April 26, 2021, August 11, 2021, September 13, 2021, October 15, 2021, and October 18, 2021;
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the description of our Ordinary Shares contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on December 18, 2018, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description;
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Our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on April 16, 2021 contains a description of our business and audited consolidated
financial statements with a report by our independent auditors. These statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Unless expressly incorporated by reference, nothing
in this prospectus shall be deemed to incorporate by reference information furnished to, but not filed with, the SEC. Copies of all documents
incorporated by reference in this prospectus, other than exhibits to those document unless such exhibits are specially incorporated by
reference in this prospectus, will be provided at no cost to each person, including any beneficial owner, who receives a copy of this
prospectus on the written or oral request of that person made to:
MDJM LTD
Suite C-1505, Saidun Center
Xikang Road, Heping District, Tianjin
People’s Republic of China
+ 86-2283520851
You should rely only on the information that we
incorporate by reference or provide in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are
not making any offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that
the information contained or incorporated in this prospectus by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of the document
containing the information.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
As permitted by SEC rules, this prospectus omits
certain information and exhibits that are included in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Since this prospectus
may not contain all of the information that you may find important, you should review the full text of these documents. If we have filed
a contract, agreement, or other document as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, you should
read the exhibit for a more complete understanding of the document or matter involved. Each statement in this prospectus, including statements
incorporated by reference as discussed above, regarding a contract, agreement, or other document is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the actual document.
We are 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. All information filed with the SEC can be inspected over
the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street,
N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can request copies of these documents, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to the SEC.
As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt under
the Exchange Act from, among other things, the rules prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our executive
officers, directors, and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in
Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we will not be required under the Exchange Act to file periodic or current reports and
financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act.
ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES
We are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman
Islands as an exempted company with limited liability. We incorporated in the Cayman Islands because of certain benefits associated with
being a Cayman Islands exempted 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
Cayman Islands have a less developed body of securities laws that provide significantly less protection to investors as compared to the
securities laws of the United States. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to sue before the federal courts of
the United States.
Substantially all of our assets are located in
China. In addition, all of our directors and officers are residents of jurisdictions other than the United States and all or a substantial
portion of their assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process
within the United States upon us or our directors and officers, or to enforce against us or them judgments obtained in United States courts,
including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United
States.
We have appointed Cogency Global Inc. as our agent
to receive service of process with respect to any action brought against us in the United States District Court for the Southern District
of New York under the federal securities laws of the United States or of any state in the United States or any action brought against
us in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the County of New York under the securities laws of the State of New York.
Our counsel with respect to the laws of the Cayman
Islands has advised us that there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the Cayman Islands would (i) recognize or enforce judgments
of United States courts obtained against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities
laws of the United States or any state in the United States or (ii) entertain original actions brought in the Cayman Islands against
us or our directors or officers predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States.
Our counsel with respect to the laws of the Cayman
Islands has further advised us that there is currently no statutory enforcement or treaty between the United States and the Cayman Islands
providing for enforcement of judgments. A judgment obtained in the United States, however, may be recognized and enforced in the courts
of the Cayman Islands at common law, without any re-examination on the merits of the underlying dispute, by an action commenced on the
foreign judgment debt in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, provided such judgment: (i) is given by a foreign court of competent
jurisdiction; (ii) is final; (iii) is not in respect of taxes, a fine or a penalty; and (iv) was not obtained in a manner
and is not of a kind the enforcement of which is contrary to natural justice or public policy of the Cayman Islands. Furthermore, it is
uncertain that Cayman Islands courts would enforce: (1) judgments of U.S. courts obtained in actions against us or other persons
that are predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws; or (2) original actions brought against
us or other persons predicated upon the Securities Act. Our counsel with respect to the laws of the Cayman Islands has informed us that
there is uncertainty with regard to Cayman Islands law relating to whether a judgment obtained from the U.S. courts under civil liability
provisions of the securities laws will be determined by the courts of the Cayman Islands as penal or punitive in nature.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 8. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The Cayman Islands 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 such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification
against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide
that, to the extent permitted by law, we shall indemnify each existing or former secretary, director (including alternate director), and
any of our other officers (including an investment adviser or an administrator or liquidator) and their personal representatives against:
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without limitation to paragraph (a) above, all costs, expenses, losses, or liabilities incurred by the existing or former director (including alternate director), secretary, or officer in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative proceedings (whether threatened, pending or completed) concerning us or our affairs in any court or tribunal, whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere.
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No such existing or former director (including
alternate director), secretary, or officer, however, shall be indemnified in respect of any matter arising out of his or her own dishonesty.
To the extent permitted by law, we may make a
payment, or agree to make a payment, whether by way of advance, loan or otherwise, for any legal costs incurred by an existing secretary,
or any of our officers in respect of any matter identified in above on condition that the secretary, or officer must repay the amount
paid by us to the extent that it is ultimately found not liable to indemnify the secretary or that officer for those legal costs.
Item 9. Exhibits
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To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
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To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.
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however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the information required
to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated
by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b).
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That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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.
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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.
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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 Securities Act of 1933 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 3-19 of Regulation S-K if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
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Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
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That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
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Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
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Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
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The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
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Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
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(b)
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That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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(c)
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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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-3
and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Tianjin, China, on January 28, 2022.
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MDJM LTD
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By:
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/s/ Siping Xu
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Name:
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Siping Xu
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Director
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name
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Title
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Date
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/s/ Siping Xu
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Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and
Director
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January 28, 2022
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Siping Xu
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(Principal Executive Officer)
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/s/ Mengnan Wang
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Chief Financial Officer
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January 28, 2022
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Mengnan Wang
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(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
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Director
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January 28, 2022
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Yang Li
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*
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Director
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January 28, 2022
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Zhenlei Hu
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*
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Director
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January 28, 2022
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Liding Sun
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*
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Director
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January 28, 2022
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Wei Guan
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*By:
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/s/ Siping Xu
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Name: Siping Xu
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Attorney-in-fact
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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE
UNITED STATES
Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of America of MDJM LTD, has signed this registration
statement thereto in New York, NY on January 28, 2022.
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Cogency Global Inc.
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Authorized U.S. Representative
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By:
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/s/ Colleen A. De Vries
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Name: Colleen A. De Vries
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Title: Senior Vice President on behalf of Cogency Global Inc.
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