ABTS 20-F/A
Abits Group Inc (ABTS)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
(Amendment No. 2)
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
OF 1934
OR
ACT OF 1934
For the year ended
OR
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of event requiring this shell company report_________________
For the transition period from to
Commission file number
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Beijing
(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the transition report: ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per share, as of December 31, 2022.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
☐ Yes ☒
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
☐ Yes ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
| Large accelerated filer ☐ | Accelerated filer ☐ |
| Emerging growth company |
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act:
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† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has
filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting
under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its
audit report.
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
| International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ☐ |
Other ☐ |
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
☐ Item 17 ☐ Item 18
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
☐ Yes ☒
(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.
☐ Yes ☐ No
| Audit Firm ID | Auditor Name | Auditor Location | ||
Explanatory Note
This Form 20-F/A speaks as of the original filing date of the Annual Report on May 15, 2023. Other than as set forth herein, this Form 20-F/A does not, and does not purport to, amend, update or restate any other information or disclosure included in the Annual Report or reflect any events that have occurred since May 15, 2023.
ITEM 16I. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
In June 2022, we were conclusively listed by the SEC as a Commission-Identified Issuer under the HFCAA following the filing of our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 containing the audit report issued by Centurion ZD CPA & Co. (“Centurion”), a registered public accounting firm headquartered in Hong Kong that the PCAOB previously was unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in such jurisdiction.
Effective June 30, 2022, we appointed Audit Alliance LLP (“Audit Alliance”) as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 and accepted the resignation of Centurion, effective on the same date. The appointment of Audit Alliance was approved by our Audit Committee and Board of Directors. Given that Audit Alliance, which is headquartered in the Republic of Singapore, now serves as our independent registered public accounting firm to audit our consolidated financial statements, we expect to be able to comply with the HFCAA and AHFCAA and certify that we have retained a registered public accounting firm that the PCAOB has determined it is able to inspect or completely investigate which would preclude a further finding by the SEC that we are a Commission-Identified Issuer.
Further, in August 2022, the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol with the CSRC and the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China, taking the first step toward opening access for the PCAOB to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong. The PCAOB staff members conducted on-site inspections and investigations from September to November 2022. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB issued a report that vacated its December 16, 2021 determination and removed mainland China and Hong Kong from the list of jurisdictions where it is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms and confirmed that until such time as the PCAOB issues any new determination, there are no Commission-Identified Issuers at risk of having their securities subject to a trading prohibition under the HFCAA.
As of the date of this annual report, to our knowledge, (i) no governmental entities in the British Virgina Islands (BVI) or in China own shares of Moxian (BVI) Inc or any of our subsidiaries as of the date of this annual report, (ii) the governmental entities in China or in the BVI do not have a controlling financial interest in Moxian (BVI) Inc or any subsidiary, (iii) none of the members of the board of directors of Moxian (BVI) Inc or any operating subsidiaries is an official of the Chinese Communist Party, and (iv) none of the currently effective memorandum and articles of association (or equivalent organizing document) of Moxian (BVI) Inc or any subsidiary contains any charter of the Chinese Communist Party.
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS.
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Supplemental Submission pursuant to Item 16I(a) of Form 20-F |
SIGNATURES
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F/A and has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this transition report on its behalf.
| Moxian (BVI) Inc | ||
| Date: August 10, 2023 | By: | /s/ Deng Conglin |
| Name: | Deng Conglin | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| Date: August 10, 2023 | By: | /s/ Tan Wanhong |
| Name: | Tan Wanhong | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial Officer) | ||