SFWL Shengfeng Development Ltd

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. )*

 

SHENGFENG DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

(Name of Issuer)

 

Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

G8117B101

(CUSIP Number)

 

December 31, 2023

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

 

	☐	Rule 13d-1(b)
	☐	Rule 13d-1(c)
	☒	Rule 13d-1(d)

 

*	The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 

CUSIP No. G8117B101

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1.	Names of Reporting Persons   Mid-Castle Development Limited
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group   (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3.	SEC Use Only
4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization   British Virgin Islands

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:	5.	Sole Voting Power   0
	6.	Shared Voting Power   3,648,000
	7.	Sole Dispositive Power   0
	8.	Shared Dispositive Power   3,648,000

9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person   3,648,000
10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares ☐
11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)   9.0%*
12.	Type of Reporting Person   FI

 

*	Percentage of class is calculated based on 40,617,513 Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding as of December 31, 2023, which information was provided by the Issuer to the Reporting Persons on December 31, 2023.

 

 

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1.	Names of Reporting Persons   Qing Lin*
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group   (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3.	SEC Use Only
4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization   China

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:	5.	Sole Voting Power   0
	6.	Shared Voting Power   3,648,000
	7.	Sole Dispositive Power   0
	8.	Shared Dispositive Power   3,648,000

9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person   3,648,000
10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares ☐
11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)   9.0%**
12.	Type of Reporting Person   IN

 

*	Represents 3,648,000 Class A Ordinary Shares held through Mid-Castle Development Limited, which is 100% owned by Qing Lin, as of December 31, 2023.
**	Percentage of class is calculated based on 40,617,513 Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding as of December 31, 2023, which information was provided by the Issuer to the Reporting Persons on December 31, 2023.

 

 

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ITEM 1.

 

(a) Name of Issuer: Shengfeng Development Limited

 

	(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: Shengfeng Building, No. 478 Fuxin East Road, Jin’an District, Fuzhou
		City, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China, 350001

 

ITEM 2.

 

2(a) Name of Person Filing:

 

(i) Mid-Castle Development Limited

(ii) Qing Lin

 

2(b) Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence:

 

(i) Mid-Castle Development Limited

4th Floor, Water’s Edge Building, Meridian Plaza, Road Town, Tortola, VG1110, British Virgin Islands

 

(ii) Qing Lin

4th Floor, Water’s Edge Building, Meridian Plaza, Road Town, Tortola, VG1110, British Virgin Islands

 

2(c) Citizenship:

 

(i) Mid-Castle Development Limited

British Virgin Islands

 

(ii) Qing Lin

China  

 

2(d) Title of Class of Securities:

Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share

 

2(e) CUSIP Number:

G8117B101

 

ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO SS.240.13d-1(b) OR 240.13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

 

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP.

 

The information requested in these paragraphs is incorporated herein by reference to the cover pages to this Schedule 13G.

 

 

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ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10. CERTIFICATIONS.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Date: February 14, 2024

 

		Mid-Castle Development Limited
	By:	/s/ Qing Lin
	Name:	Qing Lin
	Title:	Director

 

		/s/ Qing Lin
	Name:	Qing Lin

 

The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed on behalf of a person by his authorized representative other than an executive officer or general partner of the filing person, evidence of the representative’s authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with the statement, provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference. The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath his signature.

 

 

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LIST OF EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Joint Filing Agreement

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

 

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with all other Reporting Persons (as such term is defined in the Schedule 13G referred to below) on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares, par value of US$0.0001 per share, of Shengfeng Development Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company, and that this Agreement may be included as an exhibit to such joint filing. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement as of February 14, 2024.

 

		Mid-Castle Development Limited
	By:	/s/ Qing Lin
	Name:	Qing Lin
	Title:	Director

 

		/s/ Qing Lin
	Name:	Qing Lin

 

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