ZCMD Zhongchao Inc

Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)

Registration No. 333-256190

 

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

(To Prospectus dated December 17, 2021)

 

ZHONGCHAO INC.

 

 

3,094,000 Class A Ordinary Shares

 

 

We are selling 3,094,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.001 per share (“Class A Ordinary Shares”), in a registered direct offering to certain purchasers in a privately negotiated transaction pursuant to this prospectus supplement at a price of $0.30 per share. We have not retained an underwriter or placement agent with respect to this offering and therefore are not paying any underwriting discounts or commissions. We estimate the total expenses of this offering will be approximately $45,000.

 

Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5. of Form F-3, in no event will we sell the securities covered hereby in a public primary offering with a value exceeding more than one-third of the aggregate market value of our Class A Ordinary Shares in any 12-month period so long as the aggregate market value of our outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates remains below $75,000,000.  The aggregate market value of our outstanding voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates is approximately $2.81 million based on the closing price of $1.559 per Class A Ordinary Share on August 9, 2024 and 1,802,508 Class A Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates.  During the 12 calendar months prior to and including the date of this prospectus supplement, we have offered or sold only $928,200 of securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3. 

 

Our Class A Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “ZCMD.” The last reported sale price of our Class A Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market on September 30, 2024 was $2.46 per share.

 

 

Investing in our Class A Ordinary Shares involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-13 of this prospectus supplement and on page 11 of the accompanying prospectus.

 

Zhongchao Inc. (the “Company” or “Zhongchao Cayman”) is an offshore holding company incorporated as an exempted company with limited liability in the Cayman Islands. We are not a Chinese operating company, but a Cayman Islands holding company with no material operations of our own, Zhongchao Cayman, through the contractual arrangements (the “Contractual Arrangements”), between Beijing Zhongchao Zhongxing Technology Limited (“Zhongchao WFOE”), a wholly subsidiary of Zhongchao Cayman incorporated in the PRC, and a variable interest entity (the “VIE”), Zhongchao Medical Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“Zhongchao Shanghai”) and its subsidiaries or collectively “the PRC operating entities”, consolidate the financial results of the PRC operating entities. We chose such VIE structure due to the restrictions imposed by PRC laws and regulations on foreign ownership of companies engaged in value-added telecommunication services and certain other businesses, and the PRC operating entities operate their businesses in which foreign investment is restricted or prohibited in the PRC through certain PRC domestic companies. If in the future the PRC laws and regulations change, and the PRC regulatory authorities disallow the VIE structure, it would likely result in a material adverse change in our operations, and the securities of Zhongchao Cayman may decline significantly in value or become worthless. For a description of the VIE contractual arrangements, see “Prospectus Supplement Summary - Our Corporate Structure — Contractual Arrangements between the Zhongchao WFOE and Zhongchao Shanghai” starting on page S-2 of this prospectus supplement.

 

The securities offered under this prospectus are securities of Zhongchao Cayman, the Cayman Islands holding company, rather than any securities of the PRC operating entities, therefore, our investors may never hold equity interests in the PRC operating entities. You are not investing in the PRC operating entities. Neither we nor our subsidiaries own any share or equity interest in the PRC operating entities. Instead, we consolidate financial results of the PRC operating entities through the Contractual Arrangements between Zhongchao WFOE and the VIE. As a result of Zhongchao Cayman’s direct ownership in Zhongchao WFOE and the Contractual Arrangements, we treat the VIE and the VIE’s subsidiaries as the consolidated entities under U.S. GAAP, but we do not own share or equity interests in the VIE or its subsidiaries. We have consolidated the financial results of the VIE and the VIE’s subsidiaries in our consolidated financial statements for accounting purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

 

As we chose such VIE structure, we are subject to certain unique risks and uncertainties that may not otherwise exist if we had direct equity ownership in the PRC operating entities. We do not hold equity interests in the VIE and its subsidiaries. Further, we are subject to risks due to uncertainty of the interpretation and the application of the PRC laws and regulations, including but not limited to limitations on foreign ownership and regulatory review of overseas listing of PRC companies through a special purpose vehicle, and the validity and enforcement of the Contractual Arrangements. We are also subject to the risks of uncertainty of 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 the operations of the PRC operating entities and/or cause the value of our securities to decrease significantly or become worthless. However, as of the date of this prospectus supplement, the agreements under the Contractual Arrangements have not been tested in any courts of law. See “Prospectus Supplement Summary - Permission Required from the PRC Authorities for Our and PRC Operating Entities’ Operation in China” starting on page S-5 of this prospectus supplement, and “Item 3. Key Information D. Risk Factor “We depend upon the VIE Arrangements in consolidating the financial results of the PRC operating entities, which may not be as effective as direct ownership” in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F filed on April 30, 2024 (the “Annual Report”) and “Risk Factors – We conduct our business through Zhongchao Shanghai and its subsidiaries by means of VIE Arrangements. If the PRC courts or administrative authorities determine that these VIE Arrangements do not comply with applicable regulations, we could be subject to severe penalties and our business could be adversely affected, and our securities may decline in value or become worthless. In addition, changes in such PRC laws and regulations may materially and adversely affect our business” on page S-14 of this prospectus supplement.

 

Investing in our securities is highly speculative, involves a high degree of risk and should be considered only by persons who can afford the loss of their entire investment.

 

We face risks and uncertainties associated with the complex and evolving PRC laws and regulations and as to whether and how the recent PRC government statements and regulatory developments. The Chinese government may intervene or influence the operation of the PRC operating entities and exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of PRC operating entities’ business and may intervene in or influence the operations of the PRC operating entities at any time, or may exert more control over offerings conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, which could result in a material change in the operations of the PRC operating entities and/or the value of our securities. Further, any actions by the Chinese government to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

 

Recently, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. On February 17, 2023, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) promulgated the Trial Administrative Measures of the Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies, or the Trial Measures, and five supporting guidelines, which became effective on March 31, 2023. Under the Trial Measures, a filing-based regulatory system applies to “indirect overseas offerings and listings” of companies in mainland China, which refers to securities offerings and listings in an overseas market made under the name of an offshore entity but based on the underlying equity, assets, earnings or other similar rights of a company in mainland China that operates its main business in mainland China. The Trial Measures states that, any post-listing follow-on offering by an issuer in an overseas market, including issuance of shares, convertible notes and other similar securities, shall be subject to filing requirement within three business days after the completion of the offering. Further, at the press conference held for the Trial Measures on February 17, 2023, officials from the CSRC clarified that the PRC domestic companies that have already been listed overseas on or before the effective date of the Trial Measures, March 31, 2023, shall be deemed as existing issuers, or the Existing Issuers. Existing Issuers are not required to complete the filing procedures immediately but shall carry out filing procedures as required if they conduct refinancing or are involved in other circumstances that require filing with the CSRC. Therefore, in the opinion of our PRC legal counsel, Han Kun Law Offices, we are required to go through filing procedures with the CSRC within three business days after the completion of the offerings under this prospectus supplement and for our future offerings and listing of our securities in an overseas market under the Trial Measures. We will begin the process of preparing a report and other required materials in connection with the CSRC filing, which will be submitted to the CSRC in due course. If we fail to complete such filing requirement, Chinese regulatory authorities may impose fines and penalties upon the PRC operating entities’ operations in China, limit the PRC operating entities’ operating privileges in China, delay or restrict the repatriation of the proceeds from the offerings in connection with this registration statement into China, or take other actions that could have a material adverse effect upon the PRC operating entities’ business, financial condition, results of operations, reputation and prospects, as well as the trading price of our securities. The officials from the CSRC have also confirmed that for the PRC domestic companies that seek to list overseas with VIE structure, the CSRC will solicit opinions from relevant regulatory authorities and complete the filing of the overseas listing of companies with VIE structure which meet the compliance requirements. As the Trial Measures were newly published, there are substantial uncertainties as to the implementation and interpretation, and how they will affect our current listing, and future offering or financing. If we are required by the Trial Measures for any future offering or any other financing activities to file with the CSRC, we cannot assure you that we will be able to complete such filings in a timely manner, or even at all. Any failure of us to fully comply with new regulatory requirements may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to continue to offer our securities, cause significant disruption to the business operations of the PRC operating entities, severely damage our reputation, materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and cause our securities to significantly decline in value or become worthless.

 

 

As of the date of this prospectus supplement, in the opinion of PRC legal counsel, Han Kun Law Offices, although we are required to complete the filing procedure in connection with our offerings under the Trial Measures, no relevant PRC laws or regulations in effect require that we or the PRC operating entities obtain permission from any PRC authorities to issue securities to foreign investors in connection with a potential offering made pursuant to this prospectus supplement as of the date of this prospectus supplement, and neither we nor the PRC operating entities have received any inquiry, notice, warning, sanction, or any regulatory objection to the offerings in connection with this registration statement from the CSRC, the CAC, or any other PRC authorities that have jurisdiction over our operations.

 

In the opinion of our PRC counsel, Han Kun Law Offices, neither we nor the PRC operating entities are subject to cybersecurity review with the Cyberspace Administration of China, or the “CAC,” under the Cybersecurity Review Measures which became effective on February 15, 2022, since we or the PRC operating entities have not been notified by the regulatory authorities as critical information infrastructure operators, and we or the PRC operating entities 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, our subsidiaries or the PRC operating entities to the Cybersecurity Review Measures. On November 14, 2021, the CAC released the Regulations on the Network Data Security Management (Draft for Comments), or the Data Security Management Regulations Draft, to solicit public opinion and comments. Pursuant to the Data Security Management Regulations Draft, data processor holding more than one million users/users’ individual information shall be subject to cybersecurity review before listing abroad. Data processing activities refers to activities such as the collection, retention, use, processing, transmission, provision, disclosure, or deletion of data. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, the MDMOOC online platform has more than 194,370 registered users, and we and the PRC operating entities currently do not hold more than one million users/users’ individual information. However, we or the PRC operating entities may be deemed as a data processor under the Data Security Management Regulations Draft. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, we or the PRC operating entities have not been informed by any PRC governmental authority of any requirement that we file for a cybersecurity review. However, if we are deemed to be a critical information infrastructure operator or a company that is engaged in data processing and holds personal information of more than one million users, we could be subject to PRC cybersecurity review. See “Prospectus Supplement Summary – Permission Required from the PRC Authorities to Issue Our Securities to Foreign Investors.”

 

As of the date hereof, in the opinion our PRC legal counsel, Han Kun Law Offices, we are in compliance with the applicable PRC laws and regulations governing the data privacy and personal information in all material respects, including the data privacy and personal information requirements of the Cyberspace Administration of China, and we have not received any complaints from any third party, or been investigated or punished by any PRC competent authority in relation to data privacy and personal information protection. However, as there remains significant uncertainty in the interpretation and enforcement of relevant PRC cybersecurity laws and regulations, we could be subject to cybersecurity review, and if so, we may not be able to pass such review in relation to the offerings in connection with this registration statement. In addition, we could become subject to enhanced cybersecurity review or investigations launched by PRC regulators in the future. Any failure or delay in the completion of the cybersecurity review procedures or any other non-compliance with the related laws and regulations may result in fines or other penalties, including suspension of business, website closure, removal of our app from the relevant app stores, and revocation of prerequisite licenses, as well as reputational damage or legal proceedings or actions against us, which may have material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Pursuant to the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “HFCAA”), if the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or the PCAOB, is unable to inspect an issuer’s auditors for three consecutive years, the issuer’s securities are prohibited to trade on a U.S. stock exchange. Furthermore, on June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (“AHFCAA”), which, if signed into law, would amend the HFCA Act and require the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three consecutive years. Pursuant to the HFCA Act, the PCAOB issued a Determination Report on December 16, 2021 which found that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in: (1) mainland China of the PRC, and (2) Hong Kong. In addition, the PCAOB’s report identified the specific registered public accounting firms which are subject to these determinations. On August 26, 2022, the CSRC, the Ministry of Finance of the PRC, and PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol, or the Protocol, governing inspections and investigations of audit firms based in China and Hong Kong. Pursuant to the Protocol, the PCAOB has independent discretion to select any issuer audits for inspection or investigation and has the unfettered ability to transfer information to the SEC. Under the PCAOB’s rules, a reassessment of a determination under the HFCA Act may result in the PCAOB reaffirming, modifying or vacating the determination. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB Board determined that the PCAOB was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong and voted to vacate its previous determinations to the contrary. However, whether the PCAOB will continue to be able to satisfactorily conduct inspections of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong is subject to uncertainty and depends on a number of factors out of our, and our auditor’s, control. The PCAOB is continuing to demand complete access in mainland China and Hong Kong moving forward, as well as to continue pursuing ongoing investigations and initiate new investigations as needed. The PCAOB has indicated that it will act immediately to consider the need to issue new determinations with the HFCA Act if needed and does not have to wait another year to reassess its determinations. In the future, if there is any regulatory change or step taken by PRC regulators that does not permit our auditor to provide audit documentations located in China or Hong Kong to the PCAOB for inspection or investigation, or the PCAOB expands the scope of the Determination so that we are subject to the HFCA Act, as the same may be amended, you may be deprived of the benefits of such inspection which could result in limitation or restriction to our access to the U.S. capital markets and trading of our securities, including trading on the national exchange and trading on “over-the-counter” markets, may be prohibited under the HFCA Act. On December 29, 2022, a legislation entitled “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023” (the “Consolidated Appropriations Act”), was signed into law by President Biden. The Consolidated Appropriations Act contained, among other things, an identical provision to AHFCAA, which reduces the number of consecutive non-inspection years required for triggering the prohibitions under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act from three years to two. See “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factor — 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 offering.” in the Annual Report.

 

 

Marcum Asia CPAs LLP (“MarcumAsia” formerly known as “Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP”) was our auditor for the financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Company then appointed Prager Metis CPAs, LLC (“Prager Metis”) as the independent registered public accounting firm. Prager Metis replaced MarcumAsia, which the Company dismissed effective as of September 27, 2022. Both MarcumAsia and Prager Metis are headquartered in New York, New York, registered with PCAOB and subject to laws in the United States pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess its compliance with the applicable professional standards. Neither our former auditor, MarcumAsia, nor our current auditor, Prager Metis, was/is headquartered in mainland China or Hong Kong or was identified in the Determination Report as a firm subject to the PCAOB’s determination.

 

We intend to keep any future earnings to re-invest in and finance the expansion of the business of the PRC operating entities, and we do not anticipate that any cash dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future. 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. Cash proceeds raised from overseas financing activities, including the cash proceeds from this offering, may be transferred by Zhongchao Cayman to Zhongchao HK, and then transferred to Zhongchao WFOE via capital contribution or shareholder loans, as the case may be. Cash proceeds may flow to the VIE from Zhongchao WFOE pursuant to certain contractual agreements between Zhongchao WFOE and the VIE as permitted by the applicable PRC regulations. The process for sending such proceeds back to mainland China may be time-consuming after the closing of this offering. We may be unable to use these proceeds to grow the business of the PRC operating entities until the PRC operating entities receive such proceeds in mainland China. Any transfer of funds by us to our PRC subsidiaries, either as a shareholder loan or as an increase in registered capital, are subject to PRC regulations. As a holding company, for Zhongchao Cayman’s cash and financing requirements, Zhongchao Cayman may rely on transfer of funds, dividends and other distributions on equity paid by Zhongchao HK, which relies on transfer of funds, dividends and other distributions by Zhongchao WFOE, which relies on payment by the PRC operating entities pursuant to the Contractual Arrangement. If any of these entities incurs debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing such debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends, make distribution or transfer funds to Zhongchao Cayman. See “Prospectus Supplement Summary – Dividend Distributions or Transfers of Cash among the Holding Company, Its Subsidiaries, and the Consolidated VIE” on page S-6 of this prospectus supplement.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Zhongchao Cayman made cash transfer of $0.1 million to Zhongchao USA. For the year ended December 31, 2022, Zhongchao Cayman made cash transfer of $1.5 million to Zhongchao USA. Except as otherwise disclosed above, for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, no other cash transfer or transfer of other assets have occurred between Zhongchao Cayman, its subsidiaries, the consolidated VIE and the subsidiaries of the VIE. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, none of our subsidiaries, the consolidated VIE, or the subsidiaries of the VIE have made any dividends or distributions to Zhongchao Cayman. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, no dividends or distributions have been made to any U.S. investors.

 

We plan to distribute earnings or settle amounts owed under the Contractual Arrangements with the VIE when required in the future. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, none of Zhongchao HK, Zhongchao WFOE and the PRC operating entities have made any dividends to Zhongchao Cayman. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, we have not made any dividends or distributions to any U.S. investors. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, Zhongchao Cayman and its subsidiaries, as well as the PRC operating entities have not adopted or maintained any other cash management policies and procedures, and each entity needs to comply with applicable law or regulations with respect to transfer of funds, dividends and distributions with other entities.

 

 

The PRC government also imposes controls on the conversion of RMB into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of the PRC. Cash in mainland China may not be available to fund operations or for other use outside of the PRC due to interventions in or the imposition of restrictions and limitations on the ability of the Company, it subsidiaries and the PRC operating entities by the PRC government to transfer cash or assets. 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 subsidiaries 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 revenues from the PRC operating entities’ operations through the current Contractual Arrangements, we may be unable to pay dividends on our Class A Ordinary Shares. See “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factor — Governmental control of currency conversion may limit our ability to use our revenues effectively and the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to obtain financing” in the Annual Report.

 

The transfer of funds among the PRC operating entities are subject to the Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Private Lending Cases (2020 Second Amendment Revision, the “Provisions on Private Lending Cases”), which was implemented on January 1, 2021 to regulate the financing activities between natural persons, legal persons and unincorporated organizations. In the opinion of our PRC counsel, Han Kun Law Offices, the Provisions on Private Lending Cases does not prohibit using cash generated from one PRC operating entity to fund another affiliated PRC operating entity’s operations. We or the PRC operating entities have not been notified of any other restriction which could limit the PRC operating entities’ ability to transfer cash among each other. In the future, cash proceeds from overseas financing activities, including this offering, may be transferred by Zhongchao Cayman to Zhongchao HK, and then transferred to Zhongchao WFOE via capital contribution or shareholder loans, as the case may be. Cash proceeds may flow to Zhongchao Shandong from Zhongchao WFOE pursuant to the Contractual Arrangements between Zhongchao WFOE and Zhongchao Shandong as permitted by the applicable PRC regulations. For more details, see “Prospectus Supplement Summary — Dividend Distributions or Transfers of Cash among the Holding Company, Its Subsidiaries, and the PRC Operating Entities” starting on page S-6 of this prospectus supplement.

 

Cash dividends, if any, on our Class A 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%. In order for us to pay dividends to our shareholders, we will rely on payments made from Zhongchao Shanghai to Zhongchao WFOE, pursuant to the Contractual Arrangements between them, and the distribution of such payments to Zhongchao HK as dividends from Zhongchao WFOE. Certain payments from Zhongchao Shanghai to Zhongchao WFOE are subject to PRC taxes, including business taxes and value added tax.

 

Further, any transfer of funds by us to our PRC subsidiaries, either as a shareholder loan or as an increase in registered capital, are subject to PRC regulations. Capital contributions to our PRC subsidiaries are subject to the report to the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, or the MOFCOM, in its local branches and registration with a local bank authorized by the China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or the SAFE. Any foreign loan procured by our PRC subsidiaries is required to be registered or filed with the SAFE or its local branches or satisfy relevant requirements as provided by the SAFE. Any medium- or long-term loan to be provided by us to the VIEs must be registered with the National Development and Reform Commission, or the NDRC, and the SAFE or its local branches. We may not be able to obtain these government approvals or complete such registrations on a timely basis, if at all, with respect to future capital contributions or foreign loans by us to our PRC subsidiaries. If we fail to receive such approvals or complete such registration or filing, our ability to use the proceeds of our financing activities and to capitalize our PRC operations may be negatively affected, which could adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business. See “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors— Risks Related to Doing Business in China—PRC regulation of loans and direct investment by offshore holding companies to PRC entities may delay or prevent us from using the proceeds of the initial public offering or any subsequent offerings to make loans or additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiary, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business” in the Annual Report.

 

We are a Cayman Islands company and consolidate the financial results of the PRC operating entities through the Contractual Arrangement. The substantially all of the operations and assets of the PRC operating entities are located in China. In addition, our management consists of five officers who are all located in China and three independent directors, among which two (Mr. John C. General and Mr. Kevin Dean Vassily) are located in the United States and one (Ms. Dan Li) is located in China. A substantial portion of the assets of these persons is located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for you to effect service of process within the United States upon these persons. It may also be difficult for you to enforce the U.S. courts judgments obtained in U.S. courts including judgments based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws against us and our officers and directors, none of whom (except two independent director) are residents in the United States, and whose significant assets are located outside the United States.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission, nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement and the prospectus to which it relates are truthful and complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

		Per Share				Total
Registered Direct Offering Price		$	0.30			$	928,200
Proceeds to Zhongchao Inc. (before expenses)		$	0.30			$	928,200

 

The date of this prospectus supplement is October 1, 2024.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Prospectus Supplement

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT	S-iii
COMMONLY USED DEFINED TERMS	S-iv
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS	S-v
Prospectus Supplement Summary	S-1
RISK FACTORS	S-13
USE OF PROCEEDS	S-18
DILUTION	S-18
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION	S-19
LEGAL MATTERS	S-19
EXPERTS	S-19
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION	S-19
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE	S-20

 

 

Prospectus

 

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About this Prospectus	1
Commonly Used Defined Terms	2
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements	3
Our Business	3
Risk Factors	11
Use of Proceeds	12
Dilution	12
Description of Share Capital	12
Description of Debt Securities	18
Description of Warrants	23
Description of Units	25
Plan of Distribution	26
Legal Matters	28
Experts	28
Financial Information	28
Information Incorporated by Reference	29
Where You Can Find More Information	29
Enforceability of Civil Liabilities	30
Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities	30

 

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

 

You should carefully read this entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus, including the information included and referred to under “Risk Factors” below, the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying base prospectus, and the financial statements and the other information incorporated by reference in the accompanying base prospectus, before making an investment decision.

 

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus form part of a registration statement on Form F-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, using a “shelf” registration process. This document contains two parts. The first part consists of this prospectus supplement, which provides you with specific information about this offering. The second part, the accompanying base prospectus, provides more general information, some of which may not apply to this offering. Generally, when we refer only to the “prospectus,” we are referring to both parts combined. This prospectus supplement may add, update, or change information contained in the accompanying base prospectus. To the extent that any statement we make in this prospectus supplement is inconsistent with statements made in the accompanying base prospectus or any documents incorporated by reference herein or therein, the statements made in this prospectus supplement will be deemed to modify or supersede those made in the accompanying base prospectus and such documents incorporated by reference herein and therein 

 

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus relate to the offering of Class A Ordinary Shares. Before buying any securities offered hereby, we urge you to carefully read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus, together with the information incorporated herein and therein by reference as described under the headings “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.” These documents contain important information that you should consider when making your investment decision. This prospectus supplement may add, update, or change information in the accompanying base prospectus.

 

You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with additional or different information. The prospectus may be used only for the purposes for which it has been published. If you receive any other information, you should not rely on it. You should assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover. Our business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects may have changed since that date. You should not rely on or assume the accuracy of any representation or warranty in any agreement that we have filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or that we may otherwise publicly file in the future because any such representation or warranty may be subject to exceptions and qualifications contained in separate disclosure schedules, may represent the parties’ risk allocation in the particular transaction, may be qualified by materiality standards that differ from what may be viewed as material for securities law purposes or may no longer continue to be true as of any given date. No offer of these securities is being made in any jurisdiction where such offer or sale is prohibited.

 

Unless we otherwise specify, when used in this prospectus supplement, the terms “Zhongchao,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Zhongchao Inc. and its subsidiaries, except that when such terms are used in this prospectus supplement in reference to the common shares, they refer specifically to Zhongchao Inc..

 

 

COMMONLY USED DEFINED TERMS

 

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All references to “RMB,” “yuan” and “Renminbi” are to the legal currency of China, all references to “HKD” is to the legal currency of Hong Kong, and all references to “USD,” and “U.S. dollars” are to the legal currency of the United States;

  

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“Beijing Boya” refers to Beijing Zhongchao Boya Medical Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC company;

 

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“Beijing Yisuizhen” refers to Beijing Yisuizhen Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC company.

 

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“China” and “PRC” refer to the People’s Republic of China;

 

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“Class A Ordinary Shares” refers to the Class A ordinary shares, $0.001 par value per share in the capital of the Company;

 

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“Class B Ordinary Shares” refers to the Class B ordinary shares, $0.001 par value per share in the capital of the Company;

 

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“Controlling Shareholder” refers to Mr. Weiguang Yang, the CEO of the Company;

 

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“Hainan Muxin” refers to Hainan Muxin Medical Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC company.

 

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“Liaoning Zhixun” refers to Zhixun Internet Hospital (Liaoning) Co., Ltd., a PRC company.

 

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“Maidemu Health” refers to Shanghai Maidemu Health Management Co., Ltd., a PRC company.

 

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“Ordinary Shares” refers to Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, collectively;

 

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“SAIC” refers to State Administration for Industry and Commerce in China and currently known as State Administration for Market Regulation;

 

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“Shanghai Huijing” refers to Shanghai Huijing Information Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC company;

 

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“Shanghai Jingyi” or “Shanghai Zhongxin” refers to Shanghai Zhongxin Medical Technology Co., Ltd, a PRC company, which was formerly known as Shanghai Jingyi, or Shanghai Jingyi Medical Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC company and changed to its current name as Shanghai Zhongxin on November 16, 2020.

 

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“Shanghai Maidemu” refers to Shanghai Maidemu Cultural Communication Corp., a PRC company;

 

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“Shanghai Xingzhong” refers to Shanghai Xingzhong Investment Management LP, a PRC company;

 

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“Shanghai Xinyuan” refers to Shanghai Xinyuan Human Resources Co., Ltd., a PRC company;

 

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“Shanghai Zhongxun” refers to Shanghai Zhongxun Medical Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC company;

 

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“West Angel” refers to West Angel (Beijing) Health Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC company.

 

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“Xinjiang Pharmaceutical” refers to Chongqing Xinjiang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a PRC company.

 

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“Zhongchao BVI” refers to Zhongchao Group Inc., a British Virgin Island company;

 

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“Zhongchao HK” refers to Zhongchao Group Limited, a Hong Kong company;

 

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“Zhongchao Shanghai” refers to Zhongchao Medical Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a PRC company; and

 

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“Zhongchao WFOE” refers to Beijing Zhongchao Zhongxing Technology Limited, a PRC company.

 

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the documents that we incorporate herein and therein by reference, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and may be forward-looking. These statements are often, but are not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “projects,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions, or the negative of these terms, or similar expressions. Accordingly, these statements involve estimates, assumptions, risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in them. Any forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed throughout this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and in particular those factors referenced in the section “Risk Factors.”

 

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus contain forward-looking statements that are based on our management’s belief and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

 

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the direct and indirect impact of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, on our business and operations;

 

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our ability to continue normal operations and interactions with our users during the COVID-19 pandemic;

 

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our dependence upon external sources for the financing of our operations;

 

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our ability to obtain and maintain our strategic collaborations and to realize the intended benefits of such collaborations;

 

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our ability to effectively execute our business plan;

 

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our ability to continue to innovate and develop new products;

 

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our ability to maintain and grow our reputation and to achieve and maintain the market acceptance of our products;

  

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our ability to manage the growth of our operations over time;

 

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our ability to maintain adequate protection of our intellectual property and to avoid violation of the intellectual property rights of others;

 

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our ability to gain and maintain regulatory approvals;

 

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our ability to maintain relationships with existing customers and develop relationships with new customers; and

 

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our ability to compete and succeed in a highly competitive and evolving industry.

 

These forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees of future performance due to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors more fully discussed in the “Risk Factors” section in this prospectus supplement and the risk factors and cautionary statements described in other documents that we file from time to time with the SEC, specifically under “Item 3D. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023, and our Reports on Form 6-K.

 

Given these uncertainties, readers should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which the statements were made and are not guarantees of future performance. Except as may be required by applicable law, we do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus supplement or the respective dates of documents incorporated by reference that include forward-looking statements.

 

 

RISK FACTORS

 

An investment in our Class A Ordinary Shares involves a high degree of risk. The following risk factors are risks of which we are aware and that we consider to be material to this offering of our Class A Ordinary Shares. You should also consider the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F and other reports that we file with the SEC, which are on file with the SEC and are incorporated herein by reference, and which may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports we file with the SEC in the future. If any of the following risks and uncertainties develops into actual events, our business, financial condition or results of operations and cash flows could be materially adversely affected. In that case, the trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares could decline and you could lose all or part of your investment. Additionally, we cannot be certain or give any assurance that any actions taken to reduce known risks and uncertainties will be effective. Before investing in our Class A Ordinary Shares, you should carefully consider the risks described below, together with all of the other information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and incorporated by reference herein and therein, including from our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F and Reports on Form 6-K.

 

Risks Related to This Offering

 

The price of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be volatile, and you could lose all or part of your investment in our Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

The price of our Class A Ordinary Shares may fluctuate as a result of changes in our operating performance or prospects and other factors. Some specific factors that may have a significant effect on the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares include:

 

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the public’s reaction to our public disclosures;

 

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actual or anticipated changes in our operating results or future prospects;

 

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strategic actions by us or our competitors, such as acquisitions or restructurings;

 

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impact of acquisitions on our liquidity and financial performance;

 

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new laws or regulations or new interpretations of existing laws or regulations applicable to our business;

 

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changes in accounting standards, policies, guidance, interpretations or principles applicable to us;

 

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conditions of the industry as a result of changes in financial markets or general economic or political conditions;

 

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the failure of securities analysts to cover our Class A Ordinary Shares in the future, or changes in financial estimates by analysts;

 

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changes in analyst recommendations or earnings estimates regarding us, other comparable companies or the industry generally, and our ability to meet those estimates;

 

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changes in the amount of dividends paid, if any;

 

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changes in our financing strategy or capital structure;

 

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future issuances of our Class A Ordinary Shares or the perception that future sales could occur; and

 

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volatility in the equity securities market.

 

A substantial number of our Class A Ordinary Shares will be sold in this offering, which could cause the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares to decline.

 

In this offering we will sell 3,094,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, which represent approximately 61% of our outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares as of June 30, 2024, after giving effect to the sale of the Class A Ordinary Shares. This sale and any future sales of a substantial number of our Class A Ordinary Shares in the public market, or the perception that such sales may occur, could adversely affect the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market. We cannot predict the effect, if any, that market sales of those Class A Ordinary Shares or the availability of those Class A Ordinary Shares for sale will have on the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

Because we do not expect to pay cash dividends for the foreseeable future, you must rely on appreciation of our Class A Ordinary Shares price for any return on your investment. Even if we change that policy, we may be restricted from paying dividends on our Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

We do not intend to pay cash dividends on Class A Ordinary Shares for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, you will have to rely on capital appreciation, if any, to earn a return on your investment in our Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

 

Risks Related to Doing Business in China

 

We conduct our business through Zhongchao Shanghai and its subsidiaries by means of VIE Arrangements. If the PRC courts or administrative authorities determine that these VIE Arrangements do not comply with applicable regulations, we could be subject to severe penalties and our business could be adversely affected, and our securities may decline in value or become worthless. In addition, changes in such PRC laws and regulations may materially and adversely affect our business.

 

There are uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of PRC laws, rules and regulations, including the laws, rules and regulations governing the validity and enforcement of the VIE Arrangements between Zhongchao WFOE and Zhongchao Shanghai. In the opinion of our PRC legal counsel, Han Kun Law Offices, based on their understanding of the current PRC laws, rules and regulations, that (i) as of the date of this prospectus supplement, the structure for operating the PRC operating entities’ business in China (including our corporate structure and VIE Arrangements with Zhongchao Shanghai, Zhongchao Shanghai and their shareholders) do not result in any violation of PRC laws or regulations currently in effect; and (ii) the VIE Arrangements among Zhongchao WFOE and Zhongchao Shanghai and their shareholders governed by PRC law are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with the terms of each of the VIE Arrangements, and do not result in any violation of PRC laws or regulations currently in effect. However, there are substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of current or future PRC laws and regulations concerning foreign investment in the PRC, and their application to and effect on the legality, binding effect and enforceability of the VIE Arrangements. In particular, we cannot rule out the possibility that PRC regulatory authorities, courts or arbitral tribunals may in the future adopt a different or contrary interpretation or take a view that is inconsistent with the opinion of our PRC legal counsel.

 

If any of our PRC entities or the PRC operating entities or their ownership structure or the VIE Arrangements are determined the PRC courts or administrative authorities to be in violation of any existing or future PRC laws, rules or regulations, or any of our PRC entities or the PRC operating entities fail to obtain or maintain any of the required governmental permits or approvals, the relevant PRC regulatory authorities would have broad discretion in dealing with such violations, including:

 

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revoking the business and operating licenses;

 

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discontinuing or restricting the operations;

 

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imposing conditions or requirements with which the PRC entities may not be able to comply;

 

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requiring us and the PRC operating entities to restructure the relevant ownership structure or operations;

 

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restricting or prohibiting our use of the proceeds from this offering to finance our business and operations in China; or

 

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imposing fines.

 

The imposition of any of these penalties would severely disrupt the PRC operating entities’ ability to conduct business and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

 

Further, if the PRC courts or administrative authorities determine that these VIE Arrangements do not comply with applicable regulations, the securities we are registering may decline in value or become worthless if the determinations, changes, or interpretations result in our inability to assert contractual control over the assets of our PRC subsidiaries or the PRC operating entities that conduct substantially all of the operations.

 

China’s economic, political and social conditions, as well as changes in any government policies, laws and regulations may be quick with little advance notice and could have a material adverse effect on the PRC operating entities’ business and the value of our securities.

 

The majority of the PRC operating entities’ business are conducted in China. Accordingly, our business, financial condition, results of operations, prospects and certain transactions we may undertake may be subject, to a significant extent, to economic, political and legal developments in China.

 

China’s economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including the amount of government involvement, level of development, growth rate, control of foreign exchange and allocation of resources. While the PRC economy has experienced significant growth in the past two to three decades, growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy. Demand for the products of the PRC operating entities depends, in large part, on economic conditions in China. Any slowdown in China’s economic growth may cause the potential customers of the PRC operating entities to delay or cancel their plans to purchase the PRC operating entities’ products, which in turn could reduce our net revenues.

 

Although China’s economy has been transitioning from a planned economy to a more market oriented economy since the late 1970s, the PRC government continues to play a significant role in regulating industry development by imposing industrial policies. The PRC government also exercises significant control over China’s economic growth through allocating resources, controlling the incurrence and payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies. Changes in any of these policies, laws and regulations may be quick with little advance notice and could adversely affect the economy in China and could have a material adverse effect on our business and the value of our securities.

 

The PRC government has implemented various measures to encourage foreign investment and sustainable economic growth and to guide the allocation of financial and other resources. However, we cannot assure you that the PRC government will not repeal or alter these measures or introduce new measures that will have a negative effect on us, or more specifically, we cannot assure you that the PRC government will not initiate possible governmental actions or scrutiny to us, which could substantially affect our operation and the value of our Ordinary Shares may depreciate quickly.

 

 

The Chinese government exerts substantial influence over the manner in which the PRC operating entities must conduct their business activities. We are currently not required to obtain approval from Chinese authorities to list or continue to list on U.S. exchanges nor for the execution of VIE agreements, however, if the VIE or the holding company were required to obtain approval and were denied permission from Chinese authorities to list or continue to list on U.S. exchanges, we will not be able to continue listing on U.S. exchange or continue to offer securities to investors, which could materially affect the interest of the investors and cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

 

The Chinese government exerts substantial influence over the manner in which the PRC operating entities must conduct their business activities. China’s business operations are comprehensively regulated. The PRC operating entities could be subject to regulation by various political and regulatory entities, including various local and municipal agencies and government sub-divisions. The PRC operating entities may incur increased costs necessary to comply with existing and newly adopted laws and regulations or penalties for any failure to comply. In the event that the PRC operating entities are not able to substantially comply with any existing or newly adopted laws and regulations, the business operations of the PRC operating entities may be materially adversely affected and the value of our Ordinary Shares may significantly decrease or become worthless.

 

On February 17, 2023, the CSRC promulgated the Interim Administrative Measures on Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Enterprises (CSRC Announcement [2022] No. 43) (“Trial Measures”), and five supporting guidelines, together with five supporting guidelines, which took effect on March 31, 2023. As the Trial Measures were newly published, there are substantial uncertainties as to the implementation and interpretation, and how they will affect our current listing, and future offering or financing. If we are required by the Trial Measures for any future offering or any other financing activities to file with the CSRC, we cannot assure you that we will be able to complete such filings in a timely manner, or even at all. Any failure of us or the PRC operating entities to fully comply with new regulatory requirements may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to continue to offer our securities, cause significant disruption to our business operations, severely damage our reputation, materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and cause our securities to significantly decline in value or become worthless.

 

Additionally, the PRC government authorities may strengthen oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers like us. Such actions taken by the PRC government authorities may intervene or influence the operations of the PRC operating entities at any time, which are beyond our control. Therefore, any such action may adversely affect the operations of the PRC operating entities and significantly limit or hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to you and cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

 

The Chinese government may intervene or influence our operations at any time, which actions may impact our operations materially and adversely, significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors, and cause the value of our 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. Our ability to operate in China may be harmed by changes in its laws and regulations, including those relating to online transmission of audio-visual program, internet live streaming services, online publishing, private education, internet information security, privacy protection and other matters. The central or local governments of these jurisdictions may impose new, stricter regulations or interpretations of existing regulations that would require additional expenditures and efforts on our part to ensure our compliance with such regulations or interpretations. Accordingly, government actions in the future, including any decision not to continue to support recent economic reforms and to return to a more centrally planned economy or regional or local variations in the implementation of economic policies, could have a significant effect on economic conditions in China or particular regions thereof, and could require us to divest ourselves of any interest we then hold in Chinese properties.

 

The PRC operating entities’ business is subject to various government and regulatory interference. The PRC operating entities could be subject to regulation by various political and regulatory entities, including various local and municipal agencies and government sub-divisions. The PRC operating entities may incur increased costs necessary to comply with existing and newly adopted laws and regulations or penalties for any failure to comply. Our operations could be adversely affected, directly or indirectly, by existing or future laws and regulations relating to our business or industry, which could result in further material changes in our operations and could adversely impact the value of our securities.

 

Furthermore, given recent statements by the Chinese government indicating an intent to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas, including but not limited to the newly promulgated Trial Measures, although we are currently not required to obtain permission from any of the PRC federal or local government, if we are required by the Trial Measures for any future offering or any other financing activities to file with the CSRC we cannot assure you that we will be able to complete such filings in a timely manner, or even at all. Any failure of us to fully comply with new regulatory requirements may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to continue to offer our securities, cause significant disruption to our business operations, severely damage our reputation, materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and cause our securities to significantly decline in value or become worthless.

 

 

We are required to complete filing procedures with the CSRC in connection with the offerings in connection with this prospectus supplement, it is uncertain whether such filing can be completed or how long it will take to complete such filing.

 

On February 17, 2023, the CSRC published the promulgated the Trial Administrative Measures of the Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies, or the Trial Measures, and five supporting guidelines, which became effective on March 31, 2023. According to the Trial Measures, among other requirements, (1) domestic companies that seek to offer or list securities overseas, both directly and indirectly, should fulfil the filing procedures with the CSRC; if a domestic company fails to complete the filing procedure or conceals any material fact or falsifies any major content in its filing documents, such domestic company may be subject to administrative penalties; (2) if the issuer meets both of the following conditions, the overseas offering and listing shall be determined as an indirect overseas offering and listing by a domestic company: (i) any of the total assets, net assets, revenues or profits of the domestic operating entities of the issuer in the most recent accounting year accounts for more than 50% of the corresponding figure in the issuer’s audited consolidated financial statements for the same period; (ii) its major operational activities are carried out in China or its main places of business are located in China, or the senior managers in charge of operation and management of the issuer are mostly Chinese citizens or are domiciled in China; (3) where a domestic company seeks to indirectly offer and list securities in an overseas market, the issuer shall designate a major domestic operating entity responsible for all filing procedures with the CSRC, and such filings shall be submitted to the CSRC within three business days after the submission of the overseas offering and listing application; and (4) if the issuer issues securities in the same overseas market after the initial issuance and listing, it shall submit filings with the CSRC within three business days after the completion of the issuance. Further, at the press conference held for the Trial Measures on February 17, 2023, officials from the CSRC clarified that the PRC domestic companies that have already been listed overseas on or before the effective date of the Trial Measures, March 31, 2023, shall be deemed as existing issuers, or the Existing Issuers. Existing Issuers are not required to complete the filing procedures immediately but shall carry out filing procedures as required if they conduct refinancing or are involved in other circumstances that require filing with the CSRC. Therefore, in the opinion of our PRC legal counsel, Han Kun Law Offices, we are required to go through filing procedures with the CSRC within three business days after the completion of the offerings under this prospectus supplement and for our future offerings and listing of our securities in an overseas market under the Trial Measures. We will begin the process of preparing a report and other required materials in connection with the CSRC filing, which will be submitted to the CSRC in due course. If we fail to complete such filing requirement, Chinese regulatory authorities may impose fines and penalties upon the PRC operating entities’ operations in China, limit the PRC operating entities’ operating privileges in China, delay or restrict the repatriation of the proceeds from the offerings in connection with this registration statement into China, or take other actions that could have a material adverse effect upon the PRC operating entities’ business, financial condition, results of operations, reputation and prospects, as well as the trading price of our securities.

 

An active trading market for our Class A Ordinary Shares may not continue and the trading price for our Class A Ordinary Shares may fluctuate significantly.

 

We cannot assure you that a liquid public market for our Class A Ordinary Shares will develop or continue. If an active public market for our Class A Ordinary Shares does not continue following the completion of the offerings in connection with this registration statement, the market price and liquidity of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be materially and adversely affected. The public offering price for our securities would be determined based upon several factors, and we can provide no assurance that the trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares after the offerings in connection with this registration statement will not decline below the public offering price. As a result, investors in the offerings in connection with this registration statement may experience a significant decrease in the value of their securities.

 

You may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing original actions in mainland China against us based on Hong Kong or other foreign laws, and the ability of U.S. authorities to bring actions in China may also be limited.

 

We are an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The majority of the operations of the PRC operating entities conducted outside of the U.S., and the majority of our assets are located in mainland China. In addition, our management consists of five officers who are all located in China and three independent directors, among which two (Mr. John C. General and Mr. Kevin Dean Vassily) are located in the United States and one (Ms. Dan Li) is located in China. As a result, it may be difficult for our shareholders to effect service of process upon us or those persons inside mainland China. In addition, our PRC legal counsel has advised us that China does not have any treaties or other form of reciprocity with the United States or the Cayman Islands that provide for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. Therefore, recognition and enforcement in mainland China of judgments of a court in any of these non-PRC jurisdictions in relation to any matter not subject to a binding arbitration provision may be difficult or impossible.

 

On July 14, 2006, Hong Kong and the PRC entered into the Arrangement on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters by the Courts of the PRC and of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Pursuant to Choice of Court Agreements Between Parties Concerned, or the 2006 Arrangement, pursuant to which a party with a final court judgment rendered by a Hong Kong court requiring payment of money in a civil and commercial case pursuant to a choice of court agreement in writing may apply for recognition and enforcement of the judgment in mainland China. Similarly, a party with a final judgment rendered by a mainland China court requiring payment of money in a civil and commercial case pursuant to a choice of court agreement in writing may apply for recognition and enforcement of the judgment in Hong Kong. A choice of court agreement in writing is defined as any agreement in writing entered into between parties after the effective date of the 2006 Arrangement in which a Hong Kong court or a mainland China court is expressly designated as the court having sole jurisdiction for the dispute. Therefore, it is not possible to enforce a judgment rendered by a Hong Kong court in mainland China if the parties in dispute have not agreed to enter into a choice of court agreement in writing. The 2006 Arrangement became effective on August 1, 2008.

 

 

Subsequently on January 18, 2019, Hong Kong and mainland China entered into the Arrangement on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters between the Courts of the Mainland and of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, or the Arrangement, pursuant to which, among other things, the scope of application was widened to cover both monetary and non-monetary judgments in most civil and commercial matters, including effective judgments on civil compensation in criminal cases. In addition, the requirement of a choice of court agreement in writing has been removed. It is no longer necessary for parties to agree to enter into a choice of court agreement in writing, as long as it can be shown that there is a connection between the dispute and the requesting place, such as place of the defendant’s residence, place of the defendant’s business or place of performance of the contract or tort. The 2019 Arrangement shall apply to judgments in civil and commercial matters made on or after its effective date by the courts of both sides. The 2006 Arrangement shall be terminated on the same day when the 2019 Arrangement comes into effect. If a “written choice of court agreement” has been signed by parties according to the 2006 Arrangement prior to the effective date of the 2019 Arrangement, the 2006 Arrangement shall still apply. Although the 2019 Arrangement has been signed, its effective date has yet to be announced. Therefore, there are still uncertainties about the outcomes and effectiveness of enforcement or recognition of judgments under the 2019 Arrangement.

 

Furthermore, shareholder claims that are common in the U.S., including securities law class actions and fraud claims, generally are difficult to pursue as a matter of law or practicality in China. For example, in China, there are significant legal and other obstacles to obtaining information needed for shareholder investigations or litigation outside China or otherwise with respect to foreign entities. Although the local authorities in China may establish a regulatory cooperation mechanism with the securities regulatory authorities of another country or region to implement cross-border supervision and administration, such regulatory cooperation with the securities regulatory authorities in the U.S. have not been efficient in the absence of mutual and practical cooperation mechanism. According to Article 177 of the PRC Securities Law which became effective in March 2020, no overseas securities regulator is allowed to directly conduct investigation or evidence collection activities within the territory of the PRC. Accordingly, without the consent of the competent PRC securities regulators and relevant authorities, no organization or individual may provide the documents and materials relating to securities business activities to overseas parties. See also “Risk Factors — You may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through U.S. courts may be limited, because we are incorporated under Cayman Islands law” for risks associated with investing in us as a Cayman Islands company.

 

You may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through U.S. courts may be limited, because we are incorporated under Cayman Islands law.

 

We are an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Our corporate affairs are governed by our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as amended, the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, which we refer to as the Companies Act below, and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take actions against the directors, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from the common law of England, the decisions of whose courts are of persuasive authority, but are not binding, on a court in the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under Cayman Islands law are not as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions in the U.S. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a less developed body of securities laws than the U.S. Some U.S. states, such as Delaware, have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law than the Cayman Islands. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to initiate a shareholder derivative action in a federal court of the U.S.

 

Shareholders of Cayman Islands exempted companies like us have no general rights under Cayman Islands law to inspect corporate records or to obtain copies of lists of shareholders of these companies (other than copies of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and register of mortgages and charges, and any special resolutions passed by our shareholders). Under Cayman Islands law, the names of our current directors can be obtained from a search conducted at the Registrar of Companies. Our directors have discretion under our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to determine whether or not, and under what conditions, our corporate records may be inspected by our shareholders, but are not obliged to make them available to our shareholders. This may make it more difficult for you to obtain the information needed to establish any facts necessary for a shareholder motion or to solicit proxies from other shareholders in connection with a proxy contest.

 

As a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, we are permitted to adopt certain home country practices in relation to corporate governance matters that differ significantly from the Nasdaq corporate governance requirements; these practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they otherwise would under rules and regulations applicable to U.S. domestic issuers.

 

As a result of all of the above, our public shareholders may have more difficulties in protecting their interests in the face of actions taken by management, members of the board of directors or controlling shareholders than they would as public shareholders of a company incorporated in the U.S.

 

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering of our Class A Ordinary Shares, after deducting our offering expenses, for general corporate purposes.

 

We cannot specify with certainty all of the particular uses of the net proceeds that we will receive from this offering and have not quantified or allocated any specific portion of the net proceeds or range of net proceeds to any particular purpose. Accordingly, we will have broad discretion in using these proceeds.

 

DILUTION

 

Dilution in net tangible book value per share to new investors is the amount by which the offering price paid by the purchasers of the Class A Ordinary Shares sold in the offering exceeds the pro forma net tangible book value per Class A Ordinary Shares after the offering. Net tangible book value per share is determined at any date by subtracting our total liabilities from the total book value of our tangible assets and dividing the difference by the number of Class A Ordinary Shares deemed to be outstanding at that date.

 

The net tangible book value of our Class A Ordinary Shares as of December 31, 2023 was approximately $21.0 million, or $10.24 per share, based on 2,054,943 both Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares outstanding as of that date.

 

After giving effect to the sale of our Class A Ordinary Shares in the aggregate amount of $928,200 at an offering price of $0.30 per share, and after deducting estimated aggregate offering expenses payable by us, our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value as of December 31, 2023 would have been approximately $21.9 million, or $4.26 per outstanding Ordinary Share. This represents an immediate decrease in the net tangible book value of approximately $5.98 per share to our existing shareholders and an immediate dilution in net tangible book value of $(3.96) per share to investors purchasing shares in this offering. The following table illustrates this per share dilution:

 

The following table illustrates this dilution on a per share basis:

 

Assumed public offering price per share		$	0.30
Net tangible book value per share as of December 31, 2023		$	10.24
Decrease in net tangible book value per share attributable to this offering		$	5.98
As adjusted net tangible book value per share as of December 31, 2023, after giving effect to this offering		$	4.26
Dilution per share to investors purchasing shares in this offering		$	(3.96	)

  

The table above is based on 1,971,124 Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding as of December 31, 2023

 

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We are selling an aggregate of 3,094,000 Class A Ordinary Shares directly to specified purchasers (collectively, the “Purchasers”). We have entered into that certain Share Purchase Agreements (the “Share Purchase Agreements”), each dated as of October 1, 2024, with each of such Purchasers relating to the sale of Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Share Purchase Agreements, on the closing date, we will issue an aggregate of 3,094,000 Class A Ordinary Shares to such Purchasers with each purchaser to receive such number of Class A Ordinary Shares as specified in the Share Purchase Agreements, respectively, and we will receive gross proceeds in the amount of $928,200. We estimate that the expenses of this offering payable by us will be approximately $45,000.

 

The Class A Ordinary Shares were offered directly to the Purchasers without a placement agent, underwriter, broker or dealer. We currently anticipate that the closing of the sale of such Class A Ordinary Shares will take place on or about October 2, 2024.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the issuance of the Class A Ordinary Shares offered to the Purchasers pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreements will be opined on by Ogier (Cayman) LLP.

 

EXPERTS

 

The financial statements in this prospectus as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 , incorporated by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023 have been audited by Prager Metis CPAs, LLC, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference, and are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The office of Prager Metis CPAs, LLC is located at 401 Hackensack Avenue, 4^th Floor, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601.

 

The financial statements in this prospectus for the year ended December 31, 2021, incorporated by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023 have been audited by Marcum Asia CPAs LLP (Formerly known as “Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP”), an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference, and are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The office of Marcum Asia CPAs LLP is located at 7 Pennsylvania Plaza Suite 830, New York, NY 10001.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

As permitted by SEC rules, this prospectus omits certain information and exhibits that are included in the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement forms a part. Since this prospectus supplement 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 the information reporting requirements of the Exchange Act that are applicable to foreign private issuers, and, in accordance with these requirements, we file annual and current reports and other information with the SEC. You may inspect, read (without charge) and copy the reports and other information we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an internet website at www.sec.gov that contains our filed reports and other information that we file electronically with the SEC.

 

We maintain a corporate website at http://izcmd.com. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus supplement.

 

 

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

 

The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information and reports we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to these documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede the information already incorporated by reference. We are incorporating by reference the documents listed below, which we have already filed with the SEC, and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, of 1934, as amended, including all filings made after the date of the filing of this registration statement and prior to the effectiveness of this registration statement, except as to any portion of any future report or document that is not deemed filed under such provisions, after the date of this prospectus supplement and prior to the termination of this offering:

 

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The Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on April 30, 2024;

 

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The Reports on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on January 3, 2024, January 12, 2024, February 20, 2024, February 27, 2024, February 29, 2024 and March 18, 2024;

 

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The description of our Class A Ordinary Shares contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on February 13, 2020, including any amendments or reports filed for the purposes of updating this description.

 

All documents that we file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and in the case of a Current Report on Form 6-K, so long as they state that they are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and other than Current Reports on Form 6-K, or portions thereof, furnished under Form 6-K) (i) after the initial filing date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and prior to the effectiveness of such registration statement and (ii) after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus from the date of filing of the documents, unless we specifically provide otherwise. Information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and may replace information previously filed with the SEC. To the extent that any information contained in any Current Report on Form 6-K or any exhibit thereto, was or is furnished to, rather than filed with the SEC, such information or exhibit is specifically not incorporated by reference.

 

Upon request, we will provide, without charge, to each person who receives this prospectus, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference (other than exhibits to the documents that are not specifically incorporated by reference in the documents). Please direct written requests for copies to us at 841 Yan’an Middle Road, Jing’An District, Shanghai, China 200040, Attention: Weiguang Yang, 021-32205987.

 

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MAY 17, 2021

 

PROSPECTUS  

 

 

Zhongchao Inc.

$45,000,000

Ordinary Shares, Preferred Shares, Debt Securities

Warrants, Units and Rights

 

We may, from time to time in one or more offerings, offer and sell up to $45,000,000 in the aggregate of Ordinary Shares, preferred shares, warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares or preferred shares, debt securities, rights or any combination of the foregoing, either individually or as units comprised of one or more of the other securities. 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 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. 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.

 

Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5. of Form F-3, in no event will we sell the securities covered hereby in a public primary offering with a value exceeding more than one-third of the aggregate market value of our Ordinary Shares in any 12-month period so long as the aggregate market value of our outstanding Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates remains below $75,000,000. The aggregate market value of our outstanding voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates is approximately $42.97 million based on the closing price of $2.66 per ordinary share on March 17, 2021 and 16,154,819 ordinary shares held by non-affiliates. 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. 

 

Our Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “ZCMD.” The applicable prospectus supplement will contain information, where applicable, as to other listings, if any, on the Nasdaq Capital Market or other securities exchange of the securities covered by the prospectus supplement.

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” on page 11 of this prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, as updated in the applicable prospectus supplement, any related free writing prospectus and other future filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, for a discussion of the factors you should consider carefully before deciding to purchase our securities.

 

We may sell these securities directly to investors, through agents designated from time to time or to or through underwriters or dealers. For additional information on the methods of sale, you should refer to the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus. 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 price to the public of such securities and the net proceeds we expect to receive from such sale will also be set forth in a prospectus supplement.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus is May 17, 2021.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	Page
About this Prospectus	1
Commonly Used Defined Terms	2
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements	3
Our Business	3
Risk Factors	11
Use of Proceeds	12
Dilution	12
Description of Share Capital	12
Description of Debt Securities	18
Description of Warrants	23
Description of Units	25
Plan of Distribution	26
Legal Matters	28
Experts	28
Financial Information	28
Information Incorporated by Reference	29
Where You Can Find More Information	29
Enforceability of Civil Liabilities	30
Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities	30

 

  

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may from time to time sell Ordinary Shares, preferred shares, warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares or preferred shares, debt securities or any combination of the foregoing, either individually or as units comprised of one or more of the other securities, in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $45,000,000. We have provided to you in this prospectus a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities under this shelf registration, we will, to the extent required by law, provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus or in any documents that we have incorporated by reference into this prospectus. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this prospectus and the prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement or the related free writing prospectus; provided that if any statement in one of these documents is inconsistent with a statement in another document having a later date – for example, a document filed after the date of this prospectus and incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus – the statement in the document having the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement.

 

We have not authorized any dealer, agent or other person to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, or any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you. You must not rely upon any information or representation not contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or an accompanying prospectus supplement, or any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you. This prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement, if any, do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the registered securities to which they relate, nor do this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus is accurate on any date subsequent to the date set forth on the front of the document or that any information we have incorporated by reference is correct on any date subsequent to the date of the document incorporated by reference (as our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date), even though this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus is delivered or securities are sold on a later date.

 

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 More Information.”

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this prospectus to “Zhongchao,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company,” “the “Registrant” or similar words refer to Zhongchao Inc., together with our subsidiaries.

 

 

COMMONLY USED DEFINED TERMS

 

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All references to “RMB,” “yuan” and “Renminbi” are to the legal currency of China, all references to “HKD” is to the legal currency of Hong Kong, and all references to “USD,” and “U.S. dollars” are to the legal currency of the United States;

 

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“China” and “PRC” refer to the People’s Republic of China, excluding, for the purposes of this prospectus only, Macau, Taiwan and Hong Kong;

 

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“Class A Ordinary Shares” refers to our Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value per share;

 

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“Class B Ordinary Shares” refers to our Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value per share;

 

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“Controlling Shareholder” refers to Mr. Weiguang Yang, the CEO of the Company;

 

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Depending on the context, the terms “we,” “us,” “our company,” “our”, “Zhongchao” and “Zhongchao Cayman” refer to Zhongchao Inc., a Cayman Islands company, and its subsidiaries and affiliated companies;

 

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“Horgos Zhongchao Medical” refers to Horgos Zhongchao Medical Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC company, which cancelled its registration on May 11, 2020;

 

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“Horgos Zhongchao Zhongxing” refers to Horgos Zhongchao Zhongxing Medical Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC company, which cancelled its registration on September 16, 2020;

 

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“mobile MAUs” are the number of unique IP address that various mobile devices having access to our MDMOOC mobile app or Sunshine Health Forums from mobile end at least once during a month. The numbers of our mobile MAUs are calculated using internal company data that has not been independently verified, and we treat each distinguishable device IP address as a separate user for purposes of calculating mobile MAUs, although inaccuracy may result from the possibility that one mobile device may have more than one IP addresses;

 

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“monthly UVs” of MDMOOC website, MDMOOC.org, or the website of our Sunshine Health Forums, ygjkclass.com, are to the number of unique IP address that various internet browsers apply to access our websites, from either PC end or mobile end, at least once during a month. The numbers of our monthly UVs of our websites are calculated using internal company data that has not been independently verified, and we treat each distinguishable IP address as a separate user for purposes of calculating monthly UVs, although inaccuracy may result from the possibility that some individuals may have more than one IP address and/or share the same IP address with other individuals to access our platform;

  

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“NFP(s)” refers to not-for-profit organizations;

 

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“SAIC” refers to State Administration for Industry and Commerce in China and currently known as State Administration for Market Regulation;

  

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“Shanghai Huijing” refers to Shanghai Huijing Information Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC company;

 

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“Shanghai Jingyi” or “Shanghai Zhongxin” refers to Shanghai Zhongxin Medical Technology Co., Ltd, a PRC company, which was formerly known as Shanghai Jingyi, or Shanghai Jingyi Medical Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC company and changed to its current name as Shanghai Zhongxin on November 16, 2020.

 

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“Shanghai Maidemu” refers to Shanghai Maidemu Cultural Communication Corp., a PRC company;

 

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“Shanghai Xingzhong” refers to Shanghai Xingzhong Investment Management LP, a PRC company;

 

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“Shanghai Zhongxun” refers to Shanghai Zhongxun Medical Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC company;

 

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“Zhongchao BVI” refers to Zhongchao Group Inc., a British Virgin Island company;

 

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“Zhongchao HK” refers to Zhongchao Group Limited, a Hong Kong company;

 

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“Zhongchao Shanghai” refers to Zhongchao Medical Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a PRC company;

 

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“Zhongchao WFOE” refers to Beijing Zhongchao Zhongxing Technology Limited, a PRC company;

 

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“Beijing Boya” refers to Beijing Zhongchao Boya Medical Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC company;

 

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“Liaoning Zhixun” refers to Zhixun Internet Hospital (Liaoning) Co., Ltd., a PRC company.

 

 

NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus 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 and Section 21E of 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.

 

OUR BUSINESS

 

History and Development of the Company

 

Our Corporate History and Structure

 

We are a holding company incorporated on April 16, 2019, under the laws of the Cayman Islands, or Zhongchao Cayman. We have no substantive operations other than holding all of the issued and outstanding shares of Zhongchao Group Inc., or Zhongchao BVI, established under the laws of the British Virgin Islands on April 23, 2019.

 

Zhongchao BVI is also a holding company holding all of the outstanding equity of Zhongchao Group Limited, or Zhongchao HK, which was established in Hong Kong on May 14, 2019. Zhongchao HK is also a holding company holding all of the outstanding equity of Beijing Zhongchao Zhongxing Technology Limited, or Zhongchao WFOE, which was established on May 29, 2019 under the laws of the PRC.

  

We conduct our business through our variable interest entity, or VIE, Zhongchao Medical Technology (Shanghai) Corp., or Zhongchao Shanghai, a PRC company, and through its wholly owned subsidiaries, including Shanghai Maidemu Cultural Communication Corp., or Shanghai Maidemu, Shanghai Zhongxun Medical Technology Co., Ltd., or Shanghai Zhongxun, Horgos Zhongchao Zhongxing Medical Technology Co., Ltd., or Horgos Zhongchao Zhongxing, Horgos Zhongchao Medical Technology Co., Ltd., or Horgos Zhongchao, Shanghai Zhongxin Medical Technology Co., Ltd (formerly known as “Shanghai Jingyi Medical Technology Co., Ltd.”, or “Shanghai Jingyi”), or Shanghai Zhongxin, Beijing Zhongchao Boya Medical Technology Co., Ltd., or Beijing Boya, and Zhixun Internet Hospital (Liaoning) Co., Ltd., or Liaoning Zhixun, each a PRC company. We commenced our operations under the name Zhongchao Medical Consulting (Shanghai) Limited, or Shanghai Zhongchao Limited, a limited liability company established under the laws of the PRC, to provide medical online and offline training services. Zhongchao Shanghai was incorporated on August 17, 2012 by Juru Guo and Baorong Xue, who held 60% and 40% equity interests in Zhongchao Shanghai respectively. On May 25, 2015, the two shareholders transferred all equity interests to Weiguang Yang who held 100% equity interests in Zhongchao Shanghai after the transfer. On January 15, 2016, the name was changed to Zhongchao Medical Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. On February 5, 2016, the management completed its registration with the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, or SAIC, to convert Shanghai Zhongchao Limited into a company limited by shares, or Zhongchao Shanghai. Through direct ownership, Zhongchao Shanghai has established subsidiaries and branch offices in various cities in PRC, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. In October 2020, we also established an office in Tokyo, Japan and will pursue potential market opportunities there.

 

 

On June 27, 2016, Zhongchao Shanghai was listed on the National Equities Exchange and Quotations Co., Ltd., or the NEEQ. At the time of listing, Weiguang Yang directly held 54.60% equity interests in Zhongchao Shanghai and Shanghai Xingzhong Investment Management LP. Ltd., a limited partnership incorporated under the PRC laws (“Shanghai Xingzhong”), directly held 17.90% equity interests in Zhongchao Shanghai. Shanghai Xingzhong was incorporated on September 22, 2015 by management of Zhongchao Shanghai as a platform for certain officers and employees holding founder shares. Pursuant to its partner agreement, Weiguan Yang is the general partner of Shanghai Xingzhong; and manages and operates Shanghai Xingzhong. He has the right, among others, to possess, manage, maintain and dispose the assets of Shanghai Xingzhong including its equity interest in Zhongchao Shanghai. As a result, Weiguang Yang controlled 72.50% equity interests in Zhongchao Shanghai upon listing on NEEQ. 

 

To facilitate our initial public offering in the United States, Zhongchao Shanghai was delisted from NEEQ in February 2019. At the time of delisting, Weiguang Yang controlled 57.29% equity interests in Zhongchao Shanghai (43.41% of which was directly held and 13.88% of which was controlled through Shanghai Xingzhong). After the delisting, a minority shareholder of Zhongchao Shanghai transferred his shares to Mr. Yang. At the time of our restructure in August 2019, Mr. Yang controlled 58.78% equity interests in Zhongchao Shanghai (44.90% of which was directly held and 13.88% of which was controlled through Shanghai Xingzhong). To conclude, Zhongchao Shanghai has been under the control of Weiguan Yang since its initial listing on NEEQ in June 2016.

 

On June 24, 2019, Zhongchao Shanghai changed its name to Zhongchao Medical Technology (Shanghai) Limited. Zhongchao Shanghai engages in technology development, technology transfer, and technical services in the field of medical technology, technical consulting in the field of network technology, and medical information consulting.

 

On March 12, 2015, Zhongchao Shanghai established its wholly owned subsidiary, Shanghai Maidemu. Shanghai Maidemu engages in planning for cultural and artistic exchanges, designing, producing, acting for and publishing various kinds of advertisements, and medical consultation.

 

On May 27, 2017, Zhongchao Shanghai established its wholly owned subsidiary, Shanghai Zhongxun. Shanghai Zhongxun engages in technology development, transfer, service and consulting in the fields of medical technology and computer technology.

 

On September 12, 2017, Zhongchao Shanghai established its wholly owned subsidiary, Horgos Zhongchao Medical. Horgos Zhongchao Medical engages in technology development, transfer, service and consulting in the fields of medical technology and computer technology. On March 26, 2020, due to business adjustment, Horgos Zhongchao Medical started its dissolution and intends to apply to the registration authority for cancellation registration. It is now in the liquidation announcement period, which will end on May 10, 2020. Horgos Zhongchao Zhongxing will take over the business of Horgos Zhongchao Medical after it completes its dissolution registration.

 

On September 28, 2016, Shanghai Maidemu formed a joint venture with Ms. Hongxia Zhang and Ms. Shuhua Gao, contributing a 55% equity interest in Shanghai Huijing Information Technology Co., Ltd., or Shanghai Huijing, a PRC company. On January 21, 2019, Shanghai Huijing was 100% owned by Shanghai Maidemu. Shanghai Huijing engages in technology development, transfer, service and consulting in the fields of computer technology, graphic designing, website page designing, planning cultural and artistic exchanges.

 

On April 16, 2019, Zhongchao Cayman was incorporated in the Cayman Islands and issued 5,497,715 Class B Ordinary Shares at 0.0001 par value as founder shares to More Healthy Holding Limited, representing 80.94% of total voting power of the Company, on converted basis, given that each Class B Ordinary Share is entitled to 15 votes and each Class A Ordinary Share is entitled to 1 vote and assuming the exercise of the HF Warrant. More Healthy Holding Limited is a BVI company 100% owned by Weiguang Yang (“More Healthy”).

  

 

On July 29, 2019, Zhongchao Shanghai established its wholly owned subsidiary, Horgos Zhongchao Zhongxing. Horgos Zhongchao Zhongxing engages in technology development, transfer, service and consulting in the fields of medical technology and computer technology.

 

On August 14, 2019, Zhongchao Cayman completed a reorganization of entities under common control of Weiguang Yang, who owned a majority of the voting power of Zhongchao Cayman prior to the reorganization. Zhongchao Cayman, Zhongchao BVI, and Zhongchao HK were established as the holding companies of Zhongchao WFOE. Zhongchao WFOE is the primary beneficiary of Zhongchao Shanghai and its subsidiaries, and all of these entities included in Zhongchao Cayman are under common control which results in the consolidation of Zhongchao Shanghai and subsidiaries which have been accounted for as a reorganization of entities under common control at carrying value. The consolidated financial statements are prepared on the basis as if the reorganization became effective as of the beginning of the first period presented in the consolidated financial statements. 

 

As part of the Company’s organization for the purpose of the initial public offering and listing on Nasdaq, on August 1, 2019, the Company and HF Capital Management Delta, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“HF Capital”) entered into a certain warrant agreement to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company (the “HF Warrant”). At the issuance of the HF Warrant, Yantai Hanfujingfei Investment Centre (LP), a limited partnership incorporated under PRC laws (“Yantai HF”, whose managing partner, Hanfor Capital Management Co., Ltd., is the sole member of HF Capital, and together with “HF Capital” hereinafter collectively referred to as “HF”) was a 6.25 % shareholder of Zhongchao Shanghai (which represented 1,350,068 shares in Zhongchao Shanghai, among which 675,068 shares were issued by Zhongchao Shanghai and the remaining 675,000 shares were purchased from two pre-existing shareholders) and planned to withdraw its capital contribution in Zhongchao Shanghai but to contribute the same amount of capital to Zhongchao Cayman directly via HF Capital. As HF Capital needs to complete necessary administrative registration required under Chinese regulations of outbound direct investments (ODI) to hold equity interest in Zhongchao Cayman, the HF Warrant entitles HF Capital to purchase 1,350,068 Class A Ordinary Shares, representing 6.25% economic beneficial interest, or 1.37% of the voting ownership interest of the Company as of December 31, 2019, or 5.42% economic beneficial interest, or 1.33% of the voting ownership interest of the Company as of the date of this prospectus, from the Company, if the following conditions are met:

 

1)

All PRC governmental consent and approval required for HF Capital to exercise the warrant and payment of the capital contribution have been obtained, including without limitation, any approval or filing with respect to HF Capital’s investment into the Company, and payment by HF Capital of the capital contribution to the Company, and reasonable evidence thereof shall have been provided to the Company;

 

2)

HF Capital has fully paid the capital contribution to Zhongchao Cayman; and

 

3)

The Company released the paid-in capital of Yantai HF from Zhongchao Shanghai.

 

The HF Warrant was issued in connection with a framework agreement among Zhongchao Shanghai, Mr. Weigang Yang, and Yantai HF dated August 1, 2019 (the “Framework Agreement”), pursuant to which Zhongchao Shanghai has agreed to complete Yantai HF’s withdrawal of capital contribution in Zhongchao Shanghai no later than one month following the completion of HF Capital’s ODI and HF has agreed to invest the same amount of fund in U.S. dollars in Zhongchao Cayman upon the completion of its ODI registration. In addition, the parties have agreed to, once the ODI registration of HF Capital is completed, deposit Yantai HF’s capital contribution into a bank account mutually controlled by Zhongchao Shanghai and Yantai HF, to be used as HF Capital’s capital contribution in Zhongchao Cayman.

 

 

As of the date of this prospectus, the registration of Yantai HF’s withdrawal of its capital contribution in Zhongchao Shanghai has been completed with local State Administration for Industry and Commerce. The paid-in capital of Yantai HF in an amount of RMB20 million (approximately US$2.9 million) is currently being held in the corporate bank account of Zhongchao Shanghai and is to be deposited in a designated bank account mutually controlled by Zhongchao Shanghai and Yantai HF after the completion of HF Capital’s ODI procedures and to be released as HF Capital’s capital contribution in Zhongchao Cayman as provided in the Framework Agreement. According to the Administrative Measures for the Outbound Investment by Enterprises promulgated by the NDRC on December 26, 2017 which became effective on March 1, 2018, the Administrative Measures on Outbound Investments promulgated by the MOFCOM on September 6, 2014 which became effective on October 6, 2014, and the Notice of the SAFE on Further Simplifying and Improving the Foreign Exchange Management Policies for Direct Investment promulgated by the SAFE on 13 February 2015 which became effective on June 1, 2015, the procedures of ODI include obtaining the Filing Notice of Outbound Direct Investment Projects issued by the competent branch of the NDRC, the Certificate of Outbound Direct Investment of Enterprises issued by the competent branch of the MOFCOM, and completing the foreign exchange registration of outbound direct investments. HF Capital is currently in the process of completing its ODI procedures. HF has further committed that in any event if it cannot complete its ODI procedures, HF shall make such capital contribution to Zhongchao Shanghai in an amount of RMB20 million (approximately US$2.9 million) or to Zhongchao Cayman in the same amount of fund in U.S. dollars, subject to certain condition.

 

On March 26, 2020, the board of Horgos Zhongchao Medical, one of the wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, approved its dissolution. The application for cancellation registration was approved by the registration authority on May 11, 2020.

 

On August 1, 2020, all shareholders of Zhongchao Shanghai, except Mr. Yang and Shanghai Xingzhong, decided to withdraw their capital contribution from Zhongchao Shanghai (the “Capital Reduction”). Given the effect of the Capital Reduction, Mr. Yang became the 76.4% shareholder of Zhongchao Shanghai with the remaining equity interests held by Shanghai Xingzhong. The Company was advised by its PRC counsel that the VIE arrangements consisting of a series of six agreements with Zhongchao Shanghai (the “Original VIE Arrangements”) shall be terminated, except for the Master Exclusive Service Agreement by and between Zhongchao WFOE and Zhongchao Shanghai dated as of August 14, 2019, to reflect the Capital Reduction. On September 10, 2020, Zhongchao WFOE, and Zhongchao Shanghai, and its shareholders signed a confirmation agreement to confirm that the Original VIE Agreements have been terminated because of the Capital Reduction.

 

Accordingly, on September 10, 2020, to clarify the legal effect of the Capital Reduction and to sustain the effective control over Zhongchao Shanghai by the Company, Mr. Yang and Shanghai Xingzhong, as the shareholders of Zhongchao Shanghai, signed a series of VIE agreements with Zhongchao WFOE, the terms of which are substantially the same as those of the Original VIE Arrangements except the number of shareholders of Zhongchao Shanghai reduced to two (the “New VIE Agreements”). Upon entry into the New VIE Agreements, the Original VIE Agreements, except for the Master Exclusive Service Agreement, were expired.

 

The board of directors of the Company approved and ratified the New VIE Agreements. The Company does not expect any negative impact of these New VIE Agreements on its operation. The New VIE Agreements enable Zhongchao WFOE and the Company to keep the effective control over Zhongchao Shanghai.

 

On November 16, 2020, Shanghai Jingyi, a subsidiary of the Company changed its name to Shanghai Zhongxin Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai Zhongxin”).

 

On September 16, 2020, Horgos Zhongchao Zhongxing, one of the wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, cancelled its registration.

 

In September 2020, we established an office in Tianjin as the offices for medical service staff and technic staff. In October 2020, we established an office in Japan and will pursue potential market opportunities there.

 

In addition, on April 27, 2020, Beijing Boya was incorporated under the PRC laws, of which 70% of its equity was owned by Zhongchao Shanghai and 30% of its equity was entrusted to Zhongchao Shanghai by the other shareholder Zhengbo Ma through a certain share entrustment agreement on April 27, 2020. Beijing Boya is primarily engaged in online hospital services, medical services, elderly nursing services, remote healthcare management services, healthcare consultation services, sales of medical appliances and other medical products.

 

On October 12, 2020, two shareholders of Shanghai Jingyi, Li Dai and Hegang Ma, transferred their shares to Mr. Weiguang Yang. As a result, Mr. Weiguang Yang holds 49% of Shanghai Jingyi’s equity and Zhongchao Shanghai holds 51% of its equity. Through a certain entrustment agreement on November 1, 2020, Mr. Weiguang Yang agreed to hold his equity interest of Shanghai Zhongxin on behalf of Shanghai Zhongxun.

 

 

On October 23, 2020, Shanghai Jingyi changed its name to Shanghai Zhongxin Medical Technology Co., Ltd., or Shanghai Zhongxin.  

 

On December 16, 2020, Mr. Weiguang Yang transferred certain parts of his shares to Zhongchao Yixin and Zhongren Yixin, As a result, Mr. Weiguang Yang, Zhongchao Yixin, and Zhongren Yixin holds 19%, 20% and 10% of the equity interest of Shanghai Jingyi, respectively. 

 

The following charts summarize our corporate legal structure and identify our subsidiaries, our VIE and its subsidiaries.

 

 

Notes: All percentages reflect the voting ownership interests instead of the equity interests held by each one of the shareholder of the Company given that each Class B Ordinary Share will be entitled to 15 votes as compared to Class A Ordinary Share, each one of which will be entitled to 1 vote.

 

(1)

Represents 5,497,715 Class B Ordinary Shares held by Mr. Weiguang Yang (“Yang”), the 100% owner of More Healthy Holding Limited (“More Healthy”).

(2)

Represents an aggregate of 10,988,809 Class A Ordinary Shares including 9,638,741 Class A Ordinary Shares held by 11 shareholders of Company, each one of which holds less than 5% voting ownership interests of the Company, as of the date of this prospectus and 1,350,068 Class A Ordinary Shares to be issued upon exercise of the HF Warrant. See footnote 3 below.

 

 

(3)

In order to directly hold equity interest in the Company, HF Capital Management Delta, Inc. (“HF Capital”) has to complete certain registration and obtain approval with local governmental authority in PRC. As a part of reorganization and due to the aforementioned factor, HF Capital was granted a warrant to purchase 1,350,068 Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company at a price $0.0001 per share or such other amount agreed by the Company and HF Capital at a grant price of RMB 20,000,000 (approximately USD$2.9 million) conditioned upon (i) HF Capital completes necessary registration and obtains approval with local governmental authority in PRC for its direct investment in the Company and (ii) Zhongchao Shanghai shall have paid HF Capital RMB 20,000,000 as returned capital contribution in Zhongchao Shanghai. The above chart assumes that HF Capital has not exercised such warrant.

(4)

Represents RMB 2.74 million (approximately USD$0.4 million) subscribed capital contribution to Zhongchao Shanghai, as of the date of this prospectus.

(5)

Represents RMB 9.70 million (approximately USD$1.4 million) subscribed capital contribution to Zhongchao Shanghai, as of the date of this prospectus.

(6)

Represents RMB 1.35 million (approximately USD$0.2 million) subscribed capital contribution to Zhongchao Shanghai, as of the date of this prospectus.

(7)

Represents RMB 3.00 million (approximately USD$0.4 million) subscribed capital contribution to Zhongchao Shanghai, as of the date of this prospectus. Shanghai Xingzhong Investment Management LP. Ltd., a limited partnership incorporated under the PRC laws (“Shanghai Xingzhong”), the general partner of which is Weiguang Yang. As the general partner of Shanghai Xingzhong, Weiguang Yang exercises the voting rights with respect to the shares held by Shanghai Xingzhong.

(8)

Represents RMB 1.35 million (approximately USD$0.2 million) subscribed capital contribution to Zhongchao Shanghai, as of the date of this prospectus.

(9)

Beijing Boya was incorporated under the PRC laws on April 27, 2020, of which 70% of its equity was owned by Zhongchao Shanghai and 30% of its equity was entrusted to Zhongchao Shanghai by the other shareholder Zhengbo Ma through a certain share entrustment agreement on April 27, 2020.

(10)

Shanghai Zhongxin, a PRC company, which was formerly known as Shanghai Jingyi, or Shanghai Jingyi Medical Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC company and changed to its current name as Shanghai Zhongxin on November 16, 2020. On October 12, 2020, two shareholders of Shanghai Jingyi, Li Dai and Hegang Ma, transferred their shares to Mr. Weiguang Yang. As a result, Mr. Weiguang Yang holds 49% of Shanghai Jingyi’s equity and Zhongchao Shanghai holds 51% of its equity. On November 1, 2020, Mr. Weiguang Yang transferred certain parts of his shares to Zhongchao Yixin and Zhongren Yixin. As a result, Mr. Weiguang Yang, Zhongchao Yixin, and Zhongren Yixin hold 19%, 20% and 10% of the equity interest of Shanghai Jingyi, respectively. Through certain entrustment agreements, Mr. Weiguang Yang, Zhongchao Yixin and Zhongren Yixin hold 19%, 20% and 10% of the equity interest of Shanghai Jingyi on behalf of Shanghai Zhongxun, respectively.  As a result, Shanghai Zhongxun owns 100% of Shanghai Zhongxin’s equity interest.

 

Business Overview

 

Our Company

 

We are a provider of healthcare information, education, and training services to healthcare professionals and the public in China. We offer a wide range of online and onsite health information services, healthcare education programs, and healthcare training products, consisting primarily of clinical practice training, open classes of popular medical topics, interactive case studies, academic conference and workshops, continuing education courses, and articles and short videos with educational healthcare content to healthcare professionals as well as the public. The services, programs, and products that we provide:

 

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make it easier for healthcare professionals to access healthcare reference sources, stay abreast of the latest medical information, learn about new treatment options, earn continuing medical education credits and communicate with peers; and

 

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enable the public to obtain health information on a particular disease or condition, offer content on topics of individual interest, improve public health consciousness, and promote people’s lifestyle.

 

 

We provide our healthcare information, education, and training services to the healthcare professionals under our “MDMOOC” brand, which we believe is one of the leading consumer brands in China’s healthcare training and education sector, as evidenced by the Securities Research Report on online medical care industry by Essence Securities Co., Ltd., a company provides securities services throughout China, where we are considered as one of the main and typical public company proving medical training with doctor interactive and online training platform and leading the Internet medical education industry. We provide our healthcare educational content to the public via our “Sunshine Health Forums”, which, based on the amount of the registered users and daily review volume, we believe is one of the largest platform in China, for general healthcare knowledge and information to the public.

 

We commenced our operation, through Zhongchao Shanghai, in August 2012 with a vision to offer a wide range of accessible and immediate healthcare information and continuous learning and training opportunities for Chinese healthcare professionals. Since our inception, we have focused on developing our information, education, and training programs to address the needs in the healthcare industry in China; and developing online platforms and onsite activities to deliver our information services, education programs and training products.

 

MDMOOC-Healthcare Information, Education, and Training for Professionals

 

Online Platforms

 

We launched our first online platform in a form of website, www.mdmooc.org, under our “MDMOOC” brand in 2013 to provide information, education, and training services to physicians and allied healthcare professionals, such as pharmacists and nurses primarily located in China, via Internet-Plus solutions. Internet Plus refers to the applications of the internet and other information technology in conventional industries, such as manufacturing, education and healthcare. It is an incomplete equation where various internet (mobile, cloud computing, big data or Internet of Things) can be added to other traditional fields. We further launched our MDMOOC Wechat subscription account and MDMOOC mobile App in 2015 and 2016, respectively (together with the website, the “MDMOOC online platform”). Healthcare professionals in China can apply for registration with their healthcare qualification to get access to our MDMOOC online platform.

  

The programs available on our MDMOOC online platform enable our users to timely obtain extension knowledge of precedents, treatments, and first-hand experiences of various disease and other healthcare related matters. In addition, our MDMOOC online platform offers these professional users what we believe is one of the largest online libraries of continuing medical education programs in China that are produced in association with entities accredited by the National Health Commission of the PRC, such as Chinese Medical Association and Chinese Journal of Continuing Medical Education. From the convenience of their home or office computer and mobile App, our professional users can access a variety of accredited editorial resources and programs including online journal articles, medical conferences, and open classes and obtain continuing medical education credits which are required for the healthcare qualification of doctors, nurses, and pharmacists.

 

We believe MDMOOC online platform helps healthcare professionals improve their clinical knowledge and practice of medicine. Since launching in 2013, we have been continuously developing our MDMOOC online platform with new forms of Internet-based education solutions. There are currently approximately 2,976 education and training programs available on our MDMOOC online platform and free to our registered users. About 95% of all our programs are self-developed by our research and development team. The original content of these programs, including daily medical thesis, commentary, conference coverage, expert columns, and activities are written by our research and development team and authors from widely respected academic institutions, and edited and managed by our in-house editorial staff. The remaining 5% of programs are created under the purchase orders of our corporate or institution customers, where we develop customized programs with designated healthcare topics. Such 5% of programs are only available to certain registered users with program passcodes provided by our corporate or institution customers. Our revenues are mainly sourced from these 5% of programs.

 

 

We currently provide our proprietary interactive programs via Practice Improvement (PI), a problem-based and case-based form of healthcare course, which integrates state-of-the-art treatment information and clinical cases for particular diseases into interactive practice modules; Community of Practice Share (COPS), an online and live clinical experience sharing platform that creates the most effective discussion in a particular healthcare domain or medical area due to the common interests of the users; Continuing Professional Development (CPD), a section of our platform that provides discussions and articles focusing on the future development and the differences between Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and other general information of physician competency framework and Meta-analysis. Our original, exclusive and proprietary content includes innovative features such as after-class quiz, key point summary and highlight during the courses, and peer-review and comments.

 

We believe that our ability to create, source, edit and organize online healthcare-related content, interactive education services, and training programs has made MDMOOC online platform one of the leading health destinations and most recognized information platform in healthcare sector in China. As of the date of this prospectus, our MDMOOC online platform has more than 680,000 registered users and a database of more than 2 million healthcare experts including over 700,000 physicians, and 1,300,000 allied healthcare professionals in medical academics, associations, and leading hospitals who constantly collaborate with us to develop training programs on needed basis.

 

Onsite Education Activities

 

In addition to healthcare information, education, and training via Internet-Plus, we organize onsite healthcare and medical training sessions and academic conferences from time to time under our “MDMOOC” brand. For instance, in January 2019, we launched EWMA-certified (defined as below) wound-management collaboration training programs, covering the topics including but not limited to basic concepts of acute and chronic wounds, management of different levels of surgical and non-surgical wounds, the construction of different levels of wound centers, and medical staff collaboration in the process of wound management.

 

We cooperate with Beijing Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Education Research Association and Professor Yixin Zhang from the Ninth People’s Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine to create courses titled “Essential Course for Wound Care Management” and “Advanced Course for Surgical Wound Treatment”. These courses have been certified and authorized by the European Wound Management Association (EWMA), a European not-for-profit umbrella organization, linking national wound management organizations, individuals and groups with interest in wound care. We plan to hold four (4) training programs for Essential Course for Wound Care Management and two (2) training programs for Advanced Course for Surgical Wound Treatment. Each program will accept no more than twenty (20) applicants who shall hold academic credential above undergraduate. We also require all applicants to have more than six-year working experience in the field of wound repair. We will issue a certificate to each of the applicant upon completion of the training as their proof of achievement and ability in the wound management and treatment

  

As of the date of this prospectus, we have successfully held the first short-term training program for Essential Course for Wound Care Management in Fujian, China from March 28, 2019 to April 4, 2019 and our first training program for Advanced Course for Surgical Wound Treatment from June 23, 2019 to June 29, 2019 in Jiangsu, China. We further held the second and third training programs for Essential Course for Wound Care Management in Zhejiang, China from August 25, 2019 to August 31, 2019 and our second and third training programs for Advanced Course for Surgical Wound Treatment from December 1, 2019 to December 7, 2019 in Jilin, China. As a result of the outbreak of COVID-19 and pandemic, we postponed our original plan to hold our future training programs in the 1^st quarter of 2020 in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. However, we successfully held the postponed Essential Courses for Wound Care Management and the Advanced Courses for Wound Treatment in Xi’an from September 10, 2020 to September 18 2020, and in Hangzhou from December 18, 202 to December 26, 2020, respectively.

 

We believe the combination of online and onsite services would provide our end-users the greatest convenience. With more choices of the forms of healthcare education, we enrich the learning experience of our end-users.

 

 

New Plug-in to Certain Programs- Assistance in Patient-Aid Projects

 

Commencing from the fourth quarter of 2018, in addition to providing training and education courses through our platforms, we have been engaged by certain customers on a project basis to establish individual columns on our MDMOOC online platform to provide training and knowledge of certain drug treatment for healthcare professionals and patients. Most of the drug treatments are cancer-related or rare disease-related. We establish online columns to facilitate qualified patients to obtain free drug treatment from not-for-profit organizations (“NFPs”) till the earlier of the expiration of contract period or the free drugs are completely delivered. For each column, we plug in features to manage the drug treatment including reviewing patients’ applications, tracking their usage of drugs, and collecting related information (such programs with new plug-in features are hereinafter referred as the “patient-aid projects”). Those customers are existing customers of us. They provide those drugs sponsored by pharmaceutical companies without charge to qualified patients and we charge those customers on our services in connection with the online columns and related training and management. In this way, we believe not only can we facilitate the clinical application of those drugs, but also benefit patients.

 

As of the date of this prospectus, we have established nearly 20 columns for cancer-related drug treatment, including drug treatment for lung cancer, liver cancer, and extended blood cancer, and 4 columns for drug treatment of rare diseases, including drug treatment for pulmonary fibrosis, multiple sclerosis, and systemic lupus erythematosus. The total number of patients covered under these patient-aid projects has reached nearly 45,000 by the end of 2020. We have launched another 3 or 4 columns for the treatment of rare diseases, including Fabry disease and Gaucher disease in mid-2020. We expect the numbers of columns for both cancer-related treatment and treatment of rare diseases double by the end of 2021, coving an aggregate of nearly 65,000 patients. 

  

Sunshine Health Forums-Healthcare Information and Education for the Public

 

Our goal is not only to provide continuing education and training to healthcare professionals but to promote healthy lifestyle and provide healthcare knowledge to the public. In order to achieve that, we develop and operate the Sunshine Health Forums, online education-for-all platforms that disseminate articles and features related to healthcare and wellness education, medical behavior intervention, and newly developed health technology and application. We launched our Sunshine Health Forums in a form of website, www.ygjkclass.com, in May 2016 followed by WeChat subscription account in August 2016, and mobile App in 2017. We establish one forum for each category of diseases for the convenience of the public. We cooperate with certain well-known we-media platforms in China, including but not limited Toutiao.com, Yidianzixun.com, Douyin.com, CN-Healthcare.com, iQiyi, Youku, and Huoshan.com to streamline our articles co-produced by healthcare professionals and us.

 

Corporate Information

 

Our principal executive office is located on the 841 Yan’an Middle Road, Jing’An District, Shanghai, China 200040. Our telephone number is 021-32205987. We maintain a website at http://izcmd.com that contains information about our Company, though no information contained on our website is part of this prospectus.

 

RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risk factors set forth under “Risk Factors” described in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F, filed on April 30, 2021, as supplemented and updated by subsequent current reports on Form 6-K that we have filed with the SEC, together with all other information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement and in any related free writing prospectus in connection with a specific offering, before making an investment decision. Each of the risk factors could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects, as well as the value of an investment in our securities, and the occurrence of any of these risks might cause you to lose all or part of your investment.

 

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Except as described in any prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus in connection with a specific offering, we currently intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered under this prospectus to fund the development and commercialization of our projects and the growth of our business, primarily working capital, and for general corporate purposes. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds to acquire or invest in technologies, products and/or businesses that we believe will enhance the value of our Company, although we have no current commitments or agreements with respect to any such transactions as of the date of this prospectus. We have not determined the amount of net proceeds to be used specifically for the foregoing purposes. As a result, our management will have broad discretion in the allocation of the net proceeds and investors will be relying on the judgment of our management regarding the application of the proceeds of any sale of the securities. If a material part of the net proceeds is to be used to repay indebtedness, we will set forth the interest rate and maturity of such indebtedness in a prospectus supplement. Pending use of the net proceeds will be deposited in interest bearing bank accounts. 

 

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:

 

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the net tangible book value per share of our equity securities before and after the offering;

 

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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

 

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the amount of the immediate dilution from the public offering price which will be absorbed by such purchasers.

 

 

DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL

 

The following description of our capital stock (which includes a description of securities we may offer pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus, as the same may be supplemented, forms a part) does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (“M&A”) and by the applicable provisions of Cayman Islands law.

 

Our authorized capital stock consists of 450,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and 50,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares. As of May 13, 2021, there were 18,085,355 Class A Ordinary Shares and 5,497,715 Class B Ordinary Shares outstanding. 

 

The following description of our capital stock is intended as a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our M&A, which have been filed previously with the SEC, and applicable provisions of Cayman Islands law.

 

We, directly or through agents, dealers or underwriters designated from time to time, may offer, issue and sell, together or separately, up to $45,000,000 in the aggregate of:

 

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Ordinary shares;

 

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preferred shares;

 

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secured or unsecured debt securities consisting of notes, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness which may be senior debt securities, senior subordinated debt securities or subordinated debt securities, each of which may be convertible into equity securities;

 

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warrants to purchase our securities;

 

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rights to purchase our securities; or

 

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units comprised of, or other combinations of, the foregoing securities.

 

Our authorized capital stock consists of 450,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and 50,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares. As of May 13, 2021, there were 18,085,355 Class A Ordinary Shares and 5,497,715 Class B Ordinary Shares outstanding (not including 1,350,068 Class A Ordinary Shares to be issued upon exercise of the HF Warrant issued to HF Capital. For more details regarding the HF Warrant, please see “Our Corporate History and Structure”). 

 

 

We may issue the debt securities as exchangeable for or convertible into Ordinary Shares, preferred shares or other securities. The preferred shares may also be exchangeable for and/or convertible into Ordinary Shares, another series of preferred shares or other securities. The debt securities, the preferred shares, the Ordinary Shares and the warrants are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “securities.” When a particular series of securities is offered, a supplement to this prospectus will be delivered with this prospectus, which will set forth the terms of the offering and sale of the offered securities.

 

Ordinary Shares

 

The following are summaries of material provisions of our M&A, corporate governance policies and the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands (“Companies Act”) insofar as they relate to the material terms of our Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares.

  

Objects of Our Company

 

Under our M&A, the objects of our Company are unrestricted and we have the full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the law of the Cayman Islands.

 

Share Capital

 

Our authorized share capital is divided into Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares. Holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares will have the same rights except for voting rights and conversion rights.

 

The holders of Class A Ordinary Shares are entitled to 1 vote for each such share held and shall be entitled to notice of any shareholders’ meeting, and, subject to the terms of M&A, to vote thereat. The Class A Ordinary Shares are not redeemable at the option of the holder and are not convertible into shares of any other class.

  

The holders of Class B Ordinary Shares shall have the right to 15 votes for each such share held, and shall be entitled to notice of any shareholders’ meeting and, subject to the terms of the M&A, to vote thereat. The Class B Ordinary Shares are not redeemable at the option of the holder but are convertible into Class A Ordinary Shares at any time after issue at the option of the holder on a one to one basis.

 

Dividends

 

The holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares are entitled to such dividends as may be declared by our Board of Directors subject to the Companies Act and to our M&A.

  

Voting Rights

 

In respect of all matters subject to a shareholders’ vote, each Class B Ordinary Share is entitled to 15 votes, and each Class A Ordinary Share is entitled to 1 vote, voting together as one class. At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a poll which shall be taken at such time and in such manner as the Chairman of the meeting directs and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting

  

No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum of members is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business; one or more members holding Ordinary Shares which carry in aggregate (or representing by proxy) not less than one-third of all votes attaching to all Ordinary Shares in issue and entitled to vote at such general meeting, present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative, shall be a quorum for all purposes provided always that if the Company has one (1) member of record, the quorum shall be that one (1) member present in person or by proxy. To avoid confusion for the purpose, when counting the quorum, each issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Share has one (1) vote and each issued and outstanding Class B Ordinary Share has fifteen (15) votes. An ordinary resolution to be passed at a general meeting requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes cast, while a special resolution requires the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of votes cast at a general meeting. A special resolution will be required for important matters.

 

 

Conversion

 

Class A Ordinary Shares are not convertible. Each Class B Ordinary Share shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, into such number of fully paid and non-assessable Class A Ordinary Shares on the basis that one Class B Ordinary Share shall be converted into one Class A Ordinary Share (being a 1:1 ratio and hereafter referred to as the “Conversion Rate”), subject to adjustment.

 

Transfer of Ordinary Shares

 

Subject to the restrictions set out below, any of our shareholders may transfer all or any of his, its or her Class A Ordinary Shares or Class B Ordinary Shares by an instrument of transfer in the usual or common form or any other form approved by our Board of Directors or in a form prescribed by the stock exchange on which our shares are then listed.

 

Our Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, decline to register any transfer of any Class A Ordinary Shares or Class B Ordinary Shares whether or not it is fully paid up to the total consideration paid for such shares. Our directors may also decline to register any transfer of any Class A Ordinary Shares or Class B Ordinary Shares if (a) the instrument of transfer is not accompanied by the certificate covering the shares to which it relates or any other evidence as our Board of Directors may reasonably require to prove the title of the transferor to, or his/her right to transfer the shares; or (b) the instrument of transfer is in respect of more than one class of shares.

 

If our directors refuse to register a transfer, they shall, within two months after the date on which the instrument of transfer was lodged, send to the transferee notice of such refusal.

 

The registration of transfers may be suspended and the register closed at such times and for such periods as our Board of Directors may from time to time determine, provided, however, that the registration of transfers shall not be suspended nor the register closed for more than 30 days in any year.

 

Winding-Up/Liquidation

 

On a return of capital on winding up or otherwise (other than on conversion, redemption or purchase of shares), a liquidator may be appointed to determine how to distribute the assets among the holders of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares. If our assets available for distribution are insufficient to repay all of the paid-up capital, the assets will be distributed so that the losses are borne by our shareholders proportionately; a similar basis will be employed if the assets are more than sufficient to repay the whole of the capital at the commencement of the winding up.

 

Calls on Ordinary Shares and Forfeiture of Ordinary Shares

 

Our Board of Directors may from time to time make calls upon shareholders for any amounts unpaid on their Class A Ordinary Shares or Class B Ordinary Shares in a notice served to such shareholders at least 14 days prior to the specified time and place of payment. The shares that have been called upon and remain unpaid on the specified time are subject to forfeiture.

 

Redemption of Shares

 

We may issue shares on terms that are subject to redemption, at our option or at the option of the holders, on such terms and in such manner as may be determined by our Board of Directors.

 

Variations of Rights of Shares

 

All or any of the special rights attached to any class of shares may, be varied with the resolution of at least two thirds of the issued shares of that class or a resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the shares of that class present in person or by proxy or with the consent in writing of the holders of at least two-thirds of the issued shares of that class.

 

 

Inspection of Books and Records

 

Directors shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of members not being Directors and no member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Companies Act or authorized by the Directors or by the Company in a general meeting. However, the Directors shall from time to time cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in a general meeting, profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by Companies Act. (See “Where You Can Find More Information”)

  

Issuance of Additional Shares

 

Our M&A authorize our Board of Directors to issue additional Class A Ordinary Shares or Class B Ordinary Shares from time to time as our Board of Directors shall determine, to the extent there are available authorized but unissued shares.

 

Our Board of Directors may, issue preferred shares without action by our shareholders to the extent there are authorized but unissued shares available. Issuance of additional shares may dilute the voting power of holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares. However, our Memorandum of Association provides for authorized share capital comprising Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares and to the extent the rights attached to any class may be varied, the Company must comply with the provisions in the M&A relating to variations to rights of shares.

 

Anti-Takeover Provisions

 

Some provisions of our M&A may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our Company or management that shareholders may consider favorable, including provisions that:

 

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authorize our Board of Directors to issue preferred shares in one or more series and to designate the price, rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of such preferred shares without any further vote or action by our shareholders (subject to variation of rights of shares provisions in our M&A); and

 

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limit the ability of shareholders to requisition and convene general meetings of shareholders. Our M&A allow our shareholders holding shares representing in aggregate not less than ten percent of our paid up share capital (as to the total consideration paid for such shares) in issue to requisition an extraordinary general meeting of our shareholders, in which case our directors are obliged to call such meeting and to put the resolutions so requisitioned to a vote at such meeting.

 

However, under Cayman Islands law, our directors may only exercise the rights and powers granted to them under our M&A for a proper purpose and for what they believe in good faith to be in the best interests of our Company.

 

 

General Meetings of Shareholders and Shareholder Proposals

 

Our shareholders’ general meetings may be held in such place within or outside the Cayman Islands as our Board of Directors considers appropriate.

 

As a Cayman Islands exempted company, we are not obliged by the Companies Act to call shareholders’ annual general meetings. However, our M&A provide that we shall hold a general meeting in each year as our annual general meeting other than the year in which the M&A were adopted at such time and place as determined by the directors. The directors may, whenever they think fit, convene an extraordinary general meeting.

 

Shareholders’ annual general meetings and any other general meetings of our shareholders may be convened by a majority of our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors shall give not less than seven days’ written notice of a shareholders’ meeting to those persons whose names appear as members in our register of members on the date the notice is given (or on any other date determined by our directors to be the record date for such meeting) and who are entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

Cayman Islands 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 M&A allow our shareholders holding shares representing in aggregate not less than ten percent of our paid up share capital (as to the total consideration paid for such shares) in issue to requisition an extraordinary general meeting of our shareholders, in which case our directors are obliged to call such meeting and to put the resolutions so requisitioned to a vote at such meeting; otherwise, our M&A do not provide our shareholders with any right to put any proposals before annual general meetings or extraordinary general meetings not called by such shareholders.

  

Exempted Company

 

We are an exempted company with limited liability under the Companies Act. The Companies Act distinguishes between ordinary resident companies and exempted companies. A Cayman Islands exempted company:

  

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is a company that conducts its business mainly outside of the Cayman Islands;

 

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is exempted from certain requirements of the Companies Act, including the filing an annual return of its shareholders with the Registrar of Companies or the Immigration Board;

 

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does not have to make its register of members open for inspection;

  

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does not have to hold an annual general meeting;

 

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may issue negotiable or bearer shares or shares with no par value (subject to the provisions of the Companies Act);

 

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may obtain an undertaking against the imposition of any future taxation (such undertakings are usually given for 20 years in the first instance); and

 

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may register by way of continuation in another jurisdiction and be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.

 

“Limited liability” means that the liability of each shareholder is limited to the amount unpaid by the shareholder on the shares of the company (except in exceptional circumstances, such as involving fraud, the establishment of an agency relationship or an illegal or improper purpose or other circumstances in which a court may be prepared to pierce or lift the corporate veil).

 

Register of Members

 

Under Cayman Islands 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, a statement of the shares held by each member, and of the amount paid or agreed to be considered as paid, on the shares of each member;

 

 

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the date on which the name of any person was entered on the register as a member; and

 

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the date on which any person ceased to be a member.

 

Under Cayman Islands law, the register of members of our Company is prima facie evidence of the matters set out therein (i.e. the register of members will raise a presumption of fact on the matters referred to above unless rebutted) and a member registered in the register of members is deemed as a matter of Cayman Islands law to have legal title to the shares as set against its name in the register of members. Once our register of members has been updated, the shareholders recorded in the register of members are deemed to have legal title to the shares set against their name.

 

If the name of any person is incorrectly entered in, or omitted from, our register of members, or if there is any default or unnecessary delay in entering on the register the fact of any person having ceased to be a member of our Company, the person or member aggrieved (or any member of our Company or our Company itself) may apply to the Cayman Islands Grand Court 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.

 

Indemnification of Directors and Executive Officers and Limitation of Liability

 

Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s M&A 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 M&A require us to indemnify our officers and directors for actions, proceedings, claims, losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (“Indemnified Losses”) incurred in their capacities as such unless such Indemnified Losses arise from dishonesty of such directors or officers. This standard of conduct is generally the same as permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law for a Delaware corporation.

  

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers or persons controlling us under the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

 

Preferred Shares 

  

As all the current authorized share capital is designated as Ordinary Shares, shareholders’ special resolution will be needed to amend the Company’s M&A to alter its authorized share capital if the Company decides to issue preferred shares. After such resolution and amendment, the Board is empowered to allot and/or issue (with or without rights of renunciation), grant options over, offer or otherwise deal with or dispose of any unissued shares of the Company (whether forming part of the original or any increased share capital), either at a premium or at par, with or without preferred, deferred or other special rights or restrictions, whether in regard to dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, on such terms and conditions, and at such times as the Board may decide and they may allot or otherwise dispose of them to such persons (including any director of the Board) on such terms and conditions and at such time as the Board may determine.

 

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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title of the series and the number of shares in the series;

 

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the price at which the preferred shares will be offered;

 

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the dividend rate or rates or method of calculating the rates, the dates on which the dividends will be payable, whether or not dividends will be cumulative or noncumulative and, if cumulative, the dates from which dividends on the preferred shares being offered will cumulate;

 

 

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the voting rights, if any, of the holders of preferred shares being offered;

 

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the provisions for a sinking fund, if any, and the provisions for redemption, if applicable, of the preferred shares being offered, including any restrictions on the foregoing as a result of arrearage in the payment of dividends or sinking fund installments;

 

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the liquidation preference per share;

 

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the terms and conditions, if applicable, upon which the preferred shares being offered will be convertible into our Ordinary Shares, including the conversion price, or the manner of calculating the conversion price, and the conversion period;

 

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the terms and conditions, if applicable, upon which the preferred shares being offered will be exchangeable for debt securities, including the exchange price, or the manner of calculating the exchange price, and the exchange period;

 

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any listing of the preferred shares being offered on any securities exchange;

 

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a discussion of any material federal income tax considerations applicable to the preferred shares being offered;

 

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any preemptive rights;

 

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the relative ranking and preferences of the preferred shares being offered as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or the winding up of our affairs;

 

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any limitations on the issuance of any class or series of preferred shares ranking senior or equal to the series of preferred shares being offered as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or the winding up of our affairs; and

 

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any additional rights, preferences, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the series.

 

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 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 stockholders. 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.

  

Description of Debt Securities

 

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, senior subordinated debt or subordinated debt securities. We may also issue convertible debt securities. Debt securities issued under an indenture (which we refer to herein as an Indenture) will be entered into between us and a trustee to be named therein. It is likely that convertible debt securities will not be issued under an Indenture.

 

The Indenture or forms of Indentures, if any, will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

 

As you read this section, please remember that for each series of debt securities, the specific terms of your debt security as described in the applicable prospectus supplement will supplement and, if applicable, may modify or replace the general terms described in the summary below. The statement we make in this section may not apply to your debt security.

 

 

Events of Default Under the Indenture

 

Unless we provide otherwise in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus applicable to a particular series of debt securities, the following are events of default under the indentures with respect to any series of debt securities that we may issue:

 

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if we fail to pay the principal or premium, if any, when due and payable at maturity, upon redemption or repurchase or otherwise;

 

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if we fail to pay interest when due and payable and our failure continues for certain days;

 

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if we fail to observe or perform any other covenant contained in the Securities of a Series or in this Indenture, and our failure continues for certain days after we receive written notice from the trustee or holders of at least certain percentage in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the applicable series. The written notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that the notice is a “Notice of Default”;

 

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if specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization occur; and

 

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if any other event of default provided with respect to securities of that series, which is specified in a Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officers’ Certificate as defined in the Form of Indenture.

 

We covenant in the Form of Indenture to deliver a certificate to the trustee annually, within certain days after the close of the fiscal year, to show that we are in compliance with the terms of the indenture and that we have not defaulted under the indenture.

 

Nonetheless, if we issue debt securities, the terms of the debt securities and the final form of indenture will be provided in a prospectus supplement. Please refer to the prospectus supplement and the form of indenture attached thereto for the terms and conditions of the offered debt securities. The terms and conditions may or may not include whether or not we must furnish periodic evidence showing that an event of default does not exist or that we are in compliance with the terms of the indenture.

 

The statements and descriptions in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement regarding provisions of the Indentures and debt securities are summaries thereof, do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the Indentures (and any amendments or supplements we may enter into from time to time which are permitted under each Indenture) and the debt securities, including the definitions therein of certain terms.

 

General

 

Unless otherwise specified in a prospectus supplement, the debt securities will be direct secured or unsecured obligations of our company. The senior debt securities will rank equally with any of our other unsecured senior and unsubordinated debt. The subordinated debt securities will be subordinate and junior in right of payment to any senior indebtedness.

 

We may issue debt securities from time to time in one or more series, in each case with the same or various maturities, at par or at a discount. Unless indicated in a prospectus supplement, we may issue additional debt securities of a particular series without the consent of the holders of the debt securities of such series outstanding at the time of the issuance. Any such additional debt securities, together with all other outstanding debt securities of that series, will constitute a single series of debt securities under the applicable Indenture and will be equal in ranking.

 

 

Should an indenture relate to unsecured indebtedness, in the event of a bankruptcy or other liquidation event involving a distribution of assets to satisfy our outstanding indebtedness or an event of default under a loan agreement relating to secured indebtedness of our company or its subsidiaries, the holders of such secured indebtedness, if any, would be entitled to receive payment of principal and interest prior to payments on the senior indebtedness issued under an Indenture.

 

Prospectus Supplement

 

Each prospectus supplement will describe the terms relating to the specific series of debt securities being offered. These terms will include some or all of the following:

 

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the title of debt securities and whether they are subordinated, senior subordinated or senior debt securities;

 

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any limit on the aggregate principal amount of debt securities of such series;

 

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the percentage of the principal amount at which the debt securities of any series will be issued;

 

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the ability to issue additional debt securities of the same series;

 

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the purchase price for the debt securities and the denominations of the debt securities;

 

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the specific designation of the series of debt securities being offered;

 

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the maturity date or dates of the debt securities and the date or dates upon which the debt securities are payable and the rate or rates at which the debt securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, which may be fixed or variable, or the method by which such rate shall be determined;

 

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the basis for calculating interest if other than 360-day year or twelve 30-day months;

 

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the date or dates from which any interest will accrue or the method by which such date or dates will be determined;

 

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the duration of any deferral period, including the maximum consecutive period during which interest payment periods may be extended;

 

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whether the amount of payments of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on the debt securities may be determined with reference to any index, formula or other method, such as one or more currencies, commodities, equity indices or other indices, and the manner of determining the amount of such payments;

 

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the dates on which we will pay interest on the debt securities and the regular record date for determining who is entitled to the interest payable on any interest payment date;

 

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the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the debt securities will be payable, where any securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange or conversion, as applicable, and notices and demands may be delivered to or upon us pursuant to the applicable Indenture;

 

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the rate or rates of amortization of the debt securities;

 

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if we possess the option to do so, the periods within which and the prices at which we may redeem the debt securities, in whole or in part, pursuant to optional redemption provisions, and the other terms and conditions of any such provisions;

 

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our obligation or discretion, if any, to redeem, repay or purchase debt securities by making periodic payments to a sinking fund or through an analogous provision or at the option of holders of the debt securities, and the period or periods within which and the price or prices at which we will redeem, repay or purchase the debt securities, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation, and the other terms and conditions of such obligation;

 

 

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the terms and conditions, if any, regarding the option or mandatory conversion or exchange of debt securities;

 

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the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any debt securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part at our option and, if other than by a board resolution, the manner in which any election by us to redeem the debt securities shall be evidenced;

 

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any restriction or condition on the transferability of the debt securities of a particular series;

 

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the portion, or methods of determining the portion, of the principal amount of the debt securities which we must pay upon the acceleration of the maturity of the debt securities in connection with any event of default if other than the full principal amount;

 

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the currency or currencies in which the debt securities will be denominated and in which principal, any premium and any interest will or may be payable or a description of any units based on or relating to a currency or currencies in which the debt securities will be denominated;

 

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provisions, if any, granting special rights to holders of the debt securities upon the occurrence of specified events;

 

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any deletions from, modifications of or additions to the events of default or our covenants with respect to the applicable series of debt securities, and whether or not such events of default or covenants are consistent with those contained in the applicable Indenture;

 

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any limitation on our ability to incur debt, redeem stock, sell our assets or other restrictions;

 

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the application, if any, of the terms of the applicable Indenture relating to defeasance and covenant defeasance (which terms are described below) to the debt securities;

 

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what subordination provisions will apply to the debt securities;

 

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the terms, if any, upon which the holders may convert or exchange the debt securities into or for our Ordinary Shares, preferred shares or other securities or property;

 

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whether we are issuing the debt securities in whole or in part in global form;

 

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any change in the right of the trustee or the requisite holders of debt securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable because of an event of default;

 

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the depositary for global or certificated debt securities, if any;

 

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any material federal income tax consequences applicable to the debt securities, including any debt securities denominated and made payable, as described in the prospectus supplements, in foreign currencies, or units based on or related to foreign currencies;

 

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any right we may have to satisfy, discharge and defease our obligations under the debt securities, or terminate or eliminate restrictive covenants or events of default in the Indentures, by depositing money or U.S. government obligations with the trustee of the Indentures;

 

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the names of any trustees, depositories, authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or registrars or other agents with respect to the debt securities;

 

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to whom any interest on any debt security shall be payable, if other than the person in whose name the security is registered, on the record date for such interest, the extent to which, or the manner in which, any interest payable on a temporary global debt security will be paid if other than in the manner provided in the applicable Indenture;

 

 

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if the principal of or any premium or interest on any debt securities is to be payable in one or more currencies or currency units other than as stated, the currency, currencies or currency units in which it shall be paid and the periods within and terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amounts payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined);

 

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the portion of the principal amount of any debt securities which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity of the debt securities pursuant to the applicable Indenture if other than the entire principal amount;

 

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if the principal amount payable at the stated maturity of any debt security of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the stated maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such debt securities as of any such date for any purpose, including the principal amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any maturity other than the stated maturity or which shall be deemed to be outstanding as of any date prior to the stated maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined); and

 

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any other specific terms of the debt securities, including any modifications to the events of default under the debt securities and any other terms which may be required by or advisable under applicable laws or regulations.

 

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will not be listed on any securities exchange. Holders of the debt securities may present registered debt securities for exchange or transfer in the manner described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Except as limited by the applicable Indenture, we will provide these services without charge, other than any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with the exchange or transfer.

 

Debt securities may bear interest at a fixed rate or a variable rate as specified in the prospectus supplement. In addition, if specified in the prospectus supplement, we may sell debt securities bearing no interest or interest at a rate that at the time of issuance is below the prevailing market rate, or at a discount below their stated principal amount. We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement any special federal income tax considerations applicable to these discounted debt securities.

 

We may issue debt securities with the principal amount payable on any principal payment date, or the amount of interest payable on any interest payment date, to be determined by referring to one or more currency exchange rates, commodity prices, equity indices or other factors. Holders of such debt securities may receive a principal amount on any principal payment date, or interest payments on any interest payment date, that are greater or less than the amount of principal or interest otherwise payable on such dates, depending upon the value on such dates of applicable currency, commodity, equity index or other factors. The applicable prospectus supplement will contain information as to how we will determine the amount of principal or interest payable on any date, as well as the currencies, commodities, equity indices or other factors to which the amount payable on that date relates and certain additional tax considerations.

 

 

Description of Warrants

 

We may issue warrants to purchase our Ordinary Shares or preferred shares. Warrants may be issued independently or together with any other securities that may be sold by us pursuant to this prospectus or any combination of the foregoing and may be attached to, or separate from, such securities. To the extent warrants that we issue are to be publicly-traded, each series of such warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a warrant agent. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any warrants that we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe in particular the terms of any series of warrants that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus. The terms of any warrants offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below. 

 

We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from another report that we file with the SEC, the form of the warrant and/or warrant agreement, if any, which may include a form of warrant certificate, as applicable that describes the terms of the particular series of warrants we may offer before the issuance of the related series of warrants. We may issue the warrants under a warrant agreement that we will enter into with a warrant agent to be selected by us. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any registered holders of warrants or beneficial owners of warrants. The following summary of material provisions of the warrants and warrant agreements is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the form of warrant and/or warrant agreement and warrant certificate applicable to a particular series of warrants. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, as well as the complete form of warrant and/or the warrant agreement and warrant certificate, as applicable, that contain the terms of the warrants. 

  

The particular terms of any issue of warrants will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the issue. Those terms may include:

 

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the title of the warrants;

 

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the price or prices at which the warrants will be issued;

 

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the designation, amount and terms of the securities or other rights for which the warrants are exercisable;

  

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the designation and terms of the other securities, if any, with which the warrants are to be issued and the number of warrants issued with each other security;

 

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the aggregate number of warrants;

 

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any provisions for adjustment of the number or amount of securities receivable upon exercise of the warrants or the exercise price of the warrants;

 

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the price or prices at which the securities or other rights purchasable upon exercise of the warrants may be purchased;

 

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if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the securities or other rights purchasable upon exercise of the warrants will be separately transferable;

 

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a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the exercise of the warrants;

 

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the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence, and the date on which the right will expire;

 

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the maximum or minimum number of warrants that may be exercised at any time;

 

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information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any; and

 

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any other terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants.

 

 

Exercise of Warrants

 

Each warrant will entitle the holder of warrants to purchase the number of Ordinary Shares or preferred shares of the relevant class or series at the exercise price stated or determinable in the prospectus supplement for the warrants. Warrants may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date shown in the applicable prospectus supplement, unless otherwise specified in such prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, if applicable, unexercised warrants will become void. Warrants may be exercised in the manner described in the applicable prospectus supplement. When the warrant holder makes the payment and properly completes and signs the warrant certificate at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent, if any, or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will, as soon as possible, forward the securities or other rights that the warrant holder has purchased. If the warrant holder exercises less than all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate, we will issue a new warrant certificate for the remaining warrants. If we so indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may surrender securities as all or part of the exercise price for warrants. 

  

Prior to the exercise of any warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares or preferred shares of the relevant class or series, holders of the warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of Ordinary Shares or preferred shares purchasable upon exercise, including the right to vote or to receive any payments of dividends or payments upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up on the Ordinary Shares or preferred shares purchasable upon exercise, if any. 

 

Outstanding Warrants

 

As of the date of this prospectus, there is an outstanding warrant to purchase 1,350,068 Ordinary Shares.

 

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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the date of determining the security holders entitled to the rights distribution;

 

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the aggregate number of rights issued and the aggregate amount of securities purchasable upon exercise of the rights;

 

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the exercise price;

 

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the conditions to completion of the rights offering;

  

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the date on which the right to exercise the rights will commence and the date on which the rights will expire; and

 

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any applicable federal income tax considerations.

 

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

 

The following description, together with the additional information we may include in any applicable prospectus supplement, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the units that we may offer under this prospectus. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any units that we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any series of units in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus. The terms of any units offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below. However, no prospectus supplement will fundamentally change the terms that are set forth in this prospectus or offer a security that is not registered and described in this prospectus at the time of its effectiveness. 

  

We will file as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from another report we file with the SEC, the form of unit agreement that describes the terms of the series of units we may offer under this prospectus, and any supplemental agreements, before the issuance of the related series of units. The following summaries of material terms and provisions of the units are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the unit agreement and any supplemental agreements applicable to a particular series of units. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, as well as the complete unit agreement and any supplemental agreements that contain the terms of the units. 

 

We may issue units consisting of any combination of the other types of securities offered under this prospectus in one or more series. We may evidence each series of units by unit certificates that we may issue under a separate agreement. We may enter into unit agreements with a unit agent. Each unit agent, if any, may be a bank or trust company that we select. We will indicate the name and address of the unit agent, if any, in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of units. Specific unit agreements, if any, will contain additional important terms and provisions. We will file as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report that we file with the SEC, the form of unit and the form of each unit agreement, if any, relating to units offered under this prospectus.

 

If we offer any units, certain terms of that series of units will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement, including, without limitation, the following, as applicable

 

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the title of the series of units;

 

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identification and description of the separate constituent securities comprising the units;

 

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the price or prices at which the units will be issued;

 

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the date, if any, on and after which the constituent securities comprising the units will be separately transferable;

 

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a discussion of certain United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the units; and

 

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any other material terms of the units and their constituent securities.

 

The provisions described in this section, as well as those described under “Description of Share Capital - Ordinary Shares and Preferred Shares” and “Description of Warrants” will apply to each unit and to any Ordinary Shares, preferred shares or warrant included in each unit, respectively. 

 

 

Issuance in Series 

 

We may issue units in such amounts and in numerous distinct series as we determine.

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

The transfer agent and registrar for our Ordinary Shares is Transhare Corporation, located in Clearwater, Florida. Their mailing address is 2849 Executive Drive, Suite 2800, Clearwater, FL 33762. Their phone number is (303) 662-1112.

  

NASDAQ Capital Market Listing

 

Our Ordinary Shares are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “ZCMD.”

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 

 

We may sell the securities offered through this prospectus (i) to or through underwriters or dealers, (ii) directly to purchasers, including our affiliates, (iii) through agents, or (iv) through a combination of any these methods. The securities may be distributed at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, market prices prevailing at the time of sale, prices related to the prevailing market prices, or negotiated prices. The prospectus supplement will include the following information:

 

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the terms of the offering;

 

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the names of any underwriters or agents;

 

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the name or names of any managing underwriter or underwriters;

 

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the purchase price of the securities;

 

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any over-allotment options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from us;

 

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the net proceeds from the sale of the securities;

 

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any delayed delivery arrangements;

 

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any underwriting discounts, commissions and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation;

 

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any initial public offering price;

 

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any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers;

 

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any commissions paid to agents; and

 

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any securities exchange or market on which the securities may be listed.

 

Sale Through Underwriters or Dealers

 

Only underwriters named in the prospectus supplement are underwriters of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement. If underwriters are used in the sale, the underwriters will acquire the securities for their own account, including through underwriting, purchase, security lending or repurchase agreements with us. The underwriters may resell the securities from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions. Underwriters may sell the securities in order to facilitate transactions in any of our other securities (described in this prospectus or otherwise), including other public or private transactions and short sales. Underwriters may offer securities to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms acting as underwriters. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to certain conditions, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the offered securities if they purchase any of them. The underwriters may change from time to time any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers.

 

 

If dealers are used in the sale of securities offered through this prospectus, we will sell the securities to them as principals. They may then resell those securities to the public at varying prices determined by the dealers at the time of resale. The prospectus supplement will include the names of the dealers and the terms of the transaction.

 

We will provide in the applicable prospectus supplement any compensation we will pay to underwriters, dealers or agents in connection with the offering of the securities, and any discounts, concessions or commissions allowed by underwriters to participating dealers.

 

Direct Sales and Sales Through Agents

 

We may sell the securities offered through this prospectus directly. In this case, no underwriters or agents would be involved. Such securities may also be sold through agents designated from time to time. The prospectus supplement will name any agent involved in the offer or sale of the offered securities and will describe any commissions payable to the agent. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, any agent will agree to use its reasonable best efforts to solicit purchases for the period of its appointment.

 

We may sell the securities directly to institutional investors or others who may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act with respect to any sale of those securities. The terms of any such sales will be described in the prospectus supplement.

  

Delayed Delivery Contracts

 

If the prospectus supplement indicates, we may authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers from certain types of institutions to purchase securities at the public offering price under delayed delivery contracts. These contracts would provide for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. The contracts would be subject only to those conditions described in the prospectus supplement. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the commission payable for solicitation of those contracts.

 

Market Making, Stabilization and Other Transactions

 

Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, other than our Ordinary Shares, all securities we offer under this prospectus will be a new issue and will have no established trading market. We may elect to list offered securities on an exchange or in the over-the-counter market. Any underwriters that we use in the sale of offered securities may make a market in such securities, but may discontinue such market making at any time without notice. Therefore, we cannot assure you that the securities will have a liquid trading market.

 

Any underwriter may also engage in stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Rule 104 under the Securities Exchange Act. Stabilizing transactions involve bids to purchase the underlying security in the open market for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of the securities. Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions.

 

Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the securities originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in a syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short positions. Stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would be in the absence of the transactions. The underwriters may, if they commence these transactions, discontinue them at any time.

 

General Information

 

Agents, underwriters, and dealers may be entitled, under agreements entered into with us, to indemnification by us against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Our agents, underwriters, and dealers, or their affiliates, may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us, in the ordinary course of business.

 

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

Except as otherwise set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, certain legal matters in connection with the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC to the extent governed by the laws of the State of New York, and by Ogier to the extent governed by the laws of the Cayman Islands. 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 financial statements in this prospectus as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, incorporated by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2020 have been audited by Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference, and are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The office of Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP is located at Suite 830, 7 Penn Plaza, New York, New York, 10001.

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The financial statements as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 are included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

  

 

INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 

 

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus the 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 that we have filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act: 

 

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the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on April 30, 2021;

 

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the Company’s Current Reports on Form 6-K, filed with the SEC on January 13, 2021,  March 17, 2021 and May 6, 2021; and

 

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the description of our Ordinary Shares incorporated by reference in our registration statement on Form 8-A, as amended (File No. 001-39229) filed with the Commission on February 13, 2020, including any amendment and report subsequently filed for the purpose of updating that description; and

 

All documents that we file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and in the case of a Current Report on Form 6-K, so long as they state that they are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and other than Current Reports on Form 6-K, or portions thereof, furnished under Form 6-K) (i) after the initial filing date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and prior to the effectiveness of such registration statement and (ii) after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus from the date of filing of the documents, unless we specifically provide otherwise. Information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and may replace information previously filed with the SEC. To the extent that any information contained in any Current Report on Form 6-K or any exhibit thereto, was or is furnished to, rather than filed with the SEC, such information or exhibit is specifically not incorporated by reference.

 

Upon request, we will provide, without charge, to each person who receives this prospectus, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference (other than exhibits to the documents that are not specifically incorporated by reference in the documents). Please direct written or oral requests for copies to us at 841 Yan’an Middle Road, Jing’An District, Shanghai, China 200040, Attention: Weiguang Yang, 021-32205987.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE 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 the information reporting requirements of the Exchange Act that are applicable to foreign private issuers, and, in accordance with these requirements, we file annual and current reports and other information with the SEC. You may inspect, read (without charge) and copy the reports and other information we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an internet website at www.sec.gov that contains our filed reports and other information that we file electronically with the SEC.

 

We maintain a corporate website at http://izcmd.com. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus.

  

 

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.

 

All of our assets are located in China. In addition, some 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.

 

According to our local Cayman Islands’ counsel, there is uncertainty with regard to Cayman Islands law relating to whether a judgment obtained from the United States or Hong Kong 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. If such a determination is made, the courts of the Cayman Islands will not recognize or enforce the judgment against a Cayman Islands’ company. The courts of the Cayman Islands in the past determined that disgorgement proceedings brought at the instance of the Securities and Exchange Commission are penal or punitive in nature and such judgments would not be enforceable in the Cayman Islands. Other civil liability provisions of the securities laws may be characterized as remedial, and therefore enforceable but the Cayman Islands’ Courts have not yet ruled in this regard. Our Cayman Islands’ counsel has further advised us that a final and conclusive judgment in the federal or state courts of the United States under which a sum of money is payable other than a sum payable in respect of taxes, fines, penalties or similar charges, may be subject to enforcement proceedings as a debt in the courts of the Cayman Islands.

 

As of the date hereof, no treaty or other form of reciprocity exists between the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong governing the recognition and enforcement of judgments.

 

Cayman Islands’ counsel further advised that although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the United States or Hong Kong, a judgment obtained in such jurisdictions will be recognized and enforced in the courts of the Cayman Islands at common law, without any re-examination of 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 (1) is given by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction, (2) imposes on the judgment debtor a liability to pay a liquidated sum for which the judgment has been given, (3) is final, (4) is not in respect of taxes, a fine or a penalty, and (5) was not obtained in a manner and is of a kind the enforcement of which is contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands.

 

INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

 

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